SECTION 1. Short Title.
This Act may be cited as the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016”.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
An Act
Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 2. Table of Contents.
The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. References.
Sec. 4. Explanatory statement.
Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations.
Sec. 6. Availability of funds.
Sec. 7. Technical allowance for estimating differences.
Sec. 8. Corrections.
Sec. 9. Adjustments to compensation.
DIVISION A— AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016
Title I— Agricultural Programs
Title II— Conservation Programs
Title III— Rural Development Programs
Title IV— Domestic Food Programs
Title V— Foreign Assistance and Related Programs
Title VI— Related Agencies and Food and Drug Administration
Title VII— General Provisions
DIVISION B— COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016
Title I— Department of Commerce
Title II— Department of Justice
Title III— Science
Title IV— Related Agencies
Title V— General Provisions
DIVISION C— DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016
Title I— Military Personnel
Title II— Operation and Maintenance
Title III— Procurement
Title IV— Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
Title V— Revolving and Management Funds
Title VI— Other Department of Defense Programs
Title VII— Related Agencies
Title VIII— General Provisions
Title IX— Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
DIVISION D— ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016
Title I— Corps of Engineers—Civil
Title II— Department of the Interior
Title III— Department of Energy
Title IV— Independent Agencies
Title V— General Provisions
DIVISION E— FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016
Title I— Department of the Treasury
Title II— Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President
Title III— The Judiciary
Title IV— District of Columbia
Title V— Independent Agencies
Title VI— General Provisions—This Act
Title VII— General Provisions—Government-wide
Title VIII— General Provisions—District of Columbia
DIVISION F— DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016
Title I— Departmental Management and Operations
Title II— Security, Enforcement, and Investigations
Title III— Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
Title IV— Research, Development, Training, and Services
Title V— General Provisions
DIVISION G— DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016
Title I— Department of the Interior
Title II— Environmental Protection Agency
Title III— Related Agencies
Title IV— General Provisions
DIVISION H— DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016
Title I— Department of Labor
Title II— Department of Health and Human Services
Title III— Department of Education
Title IV— Related Agencies
Title V— General Provisions
DIVISION I— LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016
Title I— Legislative Branch
Title II— General Provisions
DIVISION J— MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016
Title I— Department of Defense
Title II— Department of Veterans Affairs
Title III— Related Agencies
Title IV— General Provisions
DIVISION K— DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016
Title I— Department of State and Related Agency
Title II— United States Agency for International Development
Title III— Bilateral Economic Assistance
Title IV— International Security Assistance
Title V— Multilateral Assistance
Title VI— Export and Investment Assistance
Title VII— General Provisions
Title VIII— Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
Title IX— Other Matters
DIVISION L— TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016
Title I— Department of Transportation
Title II— Department of Housing and Urban Development
Title III— Related Agencies
Title IV— General Provisions—This Act
DIVISION M— INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016
DIVISION N— CYBERSECURITY ACT OF 2015
DIVISION O— OTHER MATTERS
DIVISION P— TAX-RELATED PROVISIONS
DIVISION Q— PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM TAX HIKES ACT OF 2015
SEC. 3. References.
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to “this Act” contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.
SEC. 4. Explanatory Statement.
The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the House of Representatives section of the Congressional Record on or about December 17, 2015 by the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the House, shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of divisions A through L of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.
SEC. 5. Statement of Appropriations.
The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016.
SEC. 6. Availability of Funds.
Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress.
SEC. 7. Technical Allowance for Estimating Differences.
If, for fiscal year 2016, new budget authority provided in appropriations Acts exceeds the discretionary spending limit for any category set forth in section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 due to estimating differences with the Congressional Budget Office, an adjustment to the discretionary spending limit in such category for fiscal year 2016 shall be made by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the amount of the excess but the total of all such adjustments shall not exceed 0.2 percent of the sum of the adjusted discretionary spending limits for all categories for that fiscal year.
SEC. 8. Corrections.
The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–53) is amended—
by changing the long title so as to read: “Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.”;
by inserting after the enacting clause (before section 1) the following: “ DIVISION A—TSA OFFICE OF INSPECTION ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2015”;
by inserting after section 8 (before the statement of appropriations) the following: “ DIVISION B—CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 2016”; and
by inserting after section 150 (before the short title) the following new section: “ Sec. 151. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference in this division to ‘this Act’ shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of this division.”.
SEC. 9. Adjustments to Compensation.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) (relating to cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal year 2016.