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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017

115th Congress · Approved May 5, 2017 · 131 Stat. 135

An Act

Making appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short Title.

This Act may be cited as the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017”.

SEC. 2. Table of Contents.

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. Correction.

DIVISION A— AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017

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 Agency and Food and Drug Administration

Title VII— General Provisions

DIVISION B— COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017

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, 2017

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

Title X— Department of Defense—Additional Appropriations

DIVISION D— ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017

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, 2017

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

Title IX— SOAR Reauthorization

DIVISION F— DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017

Title I— Departmental Management, Operations, Intelligence, and Oversight

Title II— Security, Enforcement, and Investigations

Title III— Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

Title IV— Research, Development, Training, and Services

Title V— General Provisions

Title VI— Department of Homeland Security—Additional Appropriations

DIVISION G— DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017

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, 2017

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, 2017

Title I— Legislative Branch

Title II— General Provisions

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

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

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

Title I— Department of Transportation

Title II— Department of Housing and Urban Development

Title III— Related Agencies

Title IV— General Provisions—This Act

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

Title I— Overseas Contingency Operations

Title II— Department of Veterans Affairs

Title III— General Provision—This Division

DIVISION M— OTHER MATTERS

Title I— Health Benefits for Miners Act of 2017

Title II— Puerto Rico Section 1108(g) Amendment of 2017

Title III— General Provision

DIVISION N— INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017

DIVISION O— HONORING INVESTMENTS IN RECRUITING AND EMPLOYING AMERICAN MILITARY VETERANS ACT OF 2017

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 section of the Congressional Record on or about May 2, 2017, and submitted 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, 2017.

SEC. 6. Availability of Funds.

(a)
Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress.
(b)
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 2017, 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 2017 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. Correction.

The Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 114–254) is amended by changing the long title so as to read: “ Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes.”.