Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Highlights:

The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 provides annual appropriations for:

 the Department of Labor; most of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); the Department of Education (ED); and several related agencies, including the Social Security Administration, the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and the National Labor Relations Board. The bill does not include funding for the Food and Drug Administration, the Indian Health Service, and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, which are included within HHS, but considered in other appropriations bills.

The bill includes both discretionary and mandatory funding. The majority of the funding in the bill is mandatory funding for entitlement programs such as Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income that are funded in annual appropriations bills. These programs, known as appropriated entitlements, are included in annual appropriations bills, though the amounts provided for the programs are generally determined by authorizing statutes that control details of the programs such as eligibility rules and benefit levels.

The bill decreases discretionary funding compared to FY2016 levels. It also includes provisions that affect polices in areas such as:

 implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, abortion, human embryo research, the use of federal facilities for in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments, fiduciary standards for providing investment advice for pension and retirement plans, collective bargaining, needle exchange programs, and withholding financial assistance to educational institutions for violations of the civil rights of transgender students. The bill also restricts funding for Department of Education regulations to define gainful employment, establish requirements for the state authorization of higher education programs, define credit hours, and establish a teacher preparation program accountability system.

Full Summary:

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017

Provides FY2017 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and several related agencies.

Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2017

TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Provides FY2017 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Labor.

Provides appropriations to the Employment and Training Administration for:

 Training and Employment Services, the Job Corps, Community Service Employment for Older Americans, Federal Unemployment Benefits and Allowances, State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations, Advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund and Other Funds, and Program Administration. Provides appropriations to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Provides appropriation to Labor for:

 the Employee Benefits Security Administration, the Wage and Hour Division, the Office of Labor-Management Standards, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Office of Disability Employment Policy. Provides appropriations for Departmental Management, including:

 Salaries and Expenses, Veterans Employment and Training, IT Modernization, and the Office of Inspector General. (Sec. 101) Prohibits Job Corps funds provided by this bill from being used to pay individual salary and bonuses at a rate in excess of Executive Level II.

(Sec. 102) Permits specified Labor funds to be transferred between accounts and sets forth requirements for the transfers.

(Sec. 103) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the procurement of goods and services utilizing forced or indentured child labor.

(Sec. 104) Requires specified funds available for job training grants under the American Competitiveness and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to be used only for competitive grants to train individuals who are over the age of 16 and not enrolled in school in occupations and industries for which employers are using H-1B visas to hire foreign workers.

(Sec. 105) Prohibits a recipient of Employment and Training Administration (ETA) funds from using the funds to pay the salary and bonuses of an individual at a rate in excess of Executive Level II, with an exception for vendors providing goods and services. Permits states to establish lower limits for salaries and bonuses.

(Sec. 106) Permits the ETA to: (1) transfer funds provided for technical assistance services to grantees to Program Administration if the services will be more efficiently performed by federal employees., and (2) transfer specified Program Administration funds to carry out program integrity activities.

(Sec. 107) Limits the funds that may be reserved for evaluation of programs and activities and requires the Chief Evaluation Officer to submit a plan to Congress in advance of transferring funds to be used for evaluations.

(Sec. 108) Permits Labor to select an entity to operate a Civilian Conservation Center on a competitive basis if the center has had consistently low performance.

(Sec. 109) Prohibits the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, and the Forest Service from using funds to implement, administer, or enforce Labor's Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors regulation, with respect to federal contracts or permits related to seasonal recreational services or equipment rental for the general public in connection with federal property or land.

(Sec. 110) Prohibits any rule issued by Labor pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) regarding the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice from taking effect or having any legal effect, including the final rule published on April 8, 2016.

(The rule defines who is a fiduciary with respect to pension and retirement plans. Under current law, a person who provides investment advice has a fiduciary obligation that requires the person to provide advice in the sole interest of plan participants and beneficiaries. The rule changes the definition of "investment advice" to treat people who provide investment advice to pension and retirement plans for a fee or other compensation as fiduciaries in a wider array of advice relationships.)

(Sec. 111) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the final rule entitled "Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees" published by Labor on May 23, 2016. (The rule revises regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act implementing the exemption from minimum wage and overtime pay for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees.)

(Sec. 112) Provides employers in the seafood industry with flexibility with respect to bringing H-2B nonimmigrant workers into the United States. (The H-2B program allows U.S. employers or U.S. agents who meet specific regulatory requirements to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary nonagricultural jobs.)

(Sec. 113) Sets forth requirements for determining the prevailing wage for the H-2B program.

(Sec. 114) Rescinds specified advance appropriations from the ETA's Dislocated Workers Assistance National Reserve account.

Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2017

TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Provides FY2017 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Provides appropriations to the Health Resources and Services Administration for:

 Primary Health Care, the Health Workforce, Maternal and Child Health, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, Health Care Systems, Rural Health, Program Management, and the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Trust Fund. Provides appropriations to the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) for:

 Immunization and Respiratory Diseases; HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Tuberculosis Prevention; Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases; Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; Birth Defects, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities and Health; Public Health Scientific Services; Environmental Health; Injury Prevention and Control; the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program; Global Health; Public Health Preparedness and Response; Buildings and Facilities; and CDC-Wide Activities and Program Support. Provides appropriations to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for:

 the National Cancer Institute; the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research; the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; the National Institute of General Medical Sciences; the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; the National Eye Institute; the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; the National Institute on Aging; the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; the National Institute of Nursing Research; the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; the National Institute on Drug Abuse; the National Institute of Mental Health; the National Human Genome Research Institute; the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health; the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities; the John E. Fogarty International Center; the National Library of Medicine; the National Center for Advancing Translational Services; the Office of the Director; and Buildings and Facilities. Provides appropriations to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for:

 Mental Health, Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse Prevention, and Health Surveillance and Program Support. Provides appropriations to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Provides appropriations to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for:

 Grants to States for Medicaid, Payments to Health Care Trust Funds, Program Management, and the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Account. Provides appropriations to the Administration for Children and Families for:

 Payments to States for Child Support Enforcement and Family Support Programs, Low Income Home Energy Assistance, Refugee and Entrant Assistance, Payments to States for the Child Care and Development Block Grant, the Social Services Block Grant, Children and Families Services Programs, Promoting Safe and Stable Families, and Payments for Foster Care and Permanency. Provides appropriations to the Administration for Community Living for Aging and Disability Services Programs.

Provides appropriations to the Office of the Secretary for:

 General Departmental Management, the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, the Office of Inspector General, the Office for Civil Rights, Retirement Pay and Medical Benefits for Commissioned Officers, and the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund. (Sec. 201) Limits the funds provided by this title that may be used for official reception and representation expenses.

(Sec. 202) Prohibits funds provided by this title from being used to pay the salary of an individual, through a grant or other extramural mechanism, in excess of Executive Level II.

(Sec. 203) Restricts HHS's use of funds for program evaluation activities unless a report is submitted to Congress regarding the proposed use of the funds or the funds are specifically provided in this bill.

(Sec. 204) Permits the transfer of specified Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) funds for the evaluation of programs funded in this title.

(Sec. 205) Sets forth restrictions and requirements for the transfer of HHS funds between appropriations accounts.

(Sec. 206) Permits National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program contracts to be cancelled up to 60 days after the execution of a contract awarded in FY2017.

(Sec. 207) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being made available under title X (Population Research and Voluntary Family Planning Programs) of the PHS Act unless the applicant certifies that it: (1) encourages family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services, and (2) provides counseling to minors on resisting attempts to coerce minors into engaging in sexual activities.

(Sec. 208) Specifies that no provider of services under title X of the PHS Act may be exempt from any state law requiring notification or the reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, rape, or incest.

(Sec. 209) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the Medicare Advantage program if HHS denies participation to an otherwise eligible entity because it will not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or provide referrals for abortions.

(Sec. 210) Prohibits funds provided by this title from being used to advocate or promote gun control.

(Sec. 211) Limits the number of Public Health Service employees that may be assigned to assist in child survival activities and to work in AIDS programs through and with funds provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, or the World Health Organization.

(Sec. 212) Permits HHS to exercise specified spending authority to carry out international health activities, including HIV/AIDS and other infectious disease, chronic and environmental disease, and other health activities abroad during FY2017.

(Sec. 213) Permits the NIH, jointly with the Office of AIDS Research, to transfer specified HIV research funds among NIH institutes and centers if Congress is notified in advance.

(Sec. 214) Makes NIH funds for HIV research available to the Office of AIDS Research.

(Sec. 215) Permits the NIH: (1) to use specified funds to enter into certain transactions to carry out research in support of the NIH Common Fund; and (2) utilize peer review procedures, as determined to be appropriate by the NIH and in lieu of what would otherwise by required by under the PHS Act, to obtain assessments of scientific and technical merit. (The NIH Common Fund supports cross-cutting, trans-NIH programs that require participation by at least two NIH Institutes or Centers or would otherwise benefit from strategic planning and coordination.)

(Sec. 216) Limits the funds NIH may use for the alteration, repair, or improvement of facilities.

(Sec. 217) Transfers specified funds provided to NIH for National Research Service Awards (NRSA) to: (1) the Health Resources and Services Administration to make NRSA awards for research in primary medical care and health service, and (2) to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to make NRSA awards for health service research.

(Sec. 218) Requires third party payments made to NIH for research organisms or substances to be retained and credited to the appropriations accounts of the NIH institutes and centers making the substance or organism available. Permits the funds to be available through FY2018.

(Sec. 219) Permits the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to enter into multiyear contracts of up to 10 years for the purchase of research services or of security countermeasures, subject to specified requirements.

(Sec. 220) Requires HHS to establish a publicly accessible website that provides details regarding expenditures from the Prevention and Public Health Fund established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).

 (Sec. 221) Transfers mandatory funds from the Prevention and Public Health Fund created by PPACA to accounts within HHS activities outlined under the heading ''Prevention and Public Health Fund'' in the report accompanying this bill.

(Sec. 222) Requires the HHS budget justifications to include specified details regarding federal employees and contractors involved in activities related to PPACA.

(Sec. 223) Requires HHS to include in the FY2018 budget specified details regarding: (1) the uses of funds by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for health insurance exchanges for each year since the enactment of PPACA, and (2) the proposed uses of the funds for FY2018.

(Sec. 224) Requires HHS to report to Congress on: (1) monthly enrollment figures from exchanges established under PPACA, and (2) any new or competitive grant awards authorized under Section 330 (Health Centers) of the PHS Act.

(Sec. 225) Prohibits specified funds provided by this bill from being used for payments relating to the risk corridors program established by PPACA.

(Sec. 226) Terminates the Nonrecurring Expenses Fund and rescinds the unobligated balances.

(Sec. 227) Prohibits discretionary funds provided by this bill from being used to support patient-centered outcomes research.

(Sec. 228) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to carry out title X (Population Research and Voluntary Family Planning Programs) of the PHS Act.

(Sec. 229) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the Navigators program, which was created by PPACA to carry out public education activities, provide information to prospective enrollees about insurance options and federal assistance, and examine enrollees' eligibility for other federal or state health care programs, such as Medicaid.

(Sec. 230) Requires HHS to include in the FY2018 budget justification an analysis of how a provision of the PHS Act related to coverage of preventive health services will impact eligibility for discretionary HHS programs.

(Sec. 231) Establishes an Infectious Diseases Rapid Response Reserve Fund to prevent, prepare for, or respond to an infectious disease emergency. Provides specifies CDC appropriations to be deposited into the fund. Specifies requirements and the uses for the fund.

(Sec. 232) Requires HHS to use the recommendations last issued before 2009 to administer any law referring to the current recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force for breast cancer screening, mammography, and prevention.

Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2017

TITLE III--DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Provides appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Education (ED).

Provides appropriations to ED for:

 Education for the Disadvantaged, Impact Aid, School Improvement Programs, Indian Education, Innovation and Improvement, Safe Schools and Citizenship Education, English Language Acquisition, Special Education, and Rehabilitation Services. Provides appropriations for Special Institutions for Persons with Disabilities, including:

 the American Printing House for the Blind, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, and Gallaudet University. Provides Appropriations to ED for:

 Career, Technical, and Adult Education; Student Financial Assistance; Student Aid Administration; Higher Education; Howard University; the College Housing and Academic Facilities Loans Program; the Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program Account; and the Institute of Education Sciences. Provides appropriations for Departmental Management, including:

 Program Administration, the Office for Civil Rights, and the Office of Inspector General. (Sec. 301) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to transport teachers or students in order to: (1) overcome racial imbalance in any school, or (2) carry out a racial desegregation plan.

(Sec. 302) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to require the transportation of students to a school other than the school nearest to the student's home, except for students who require special education.

(Sec. 303) Specifies that no funds provided by this bill may be used to prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer and meditation in public schools.

(Sec. 304) Permits ED to transfer certain funds between accounts, subject to specified restrictions and requirements.

(Sec. 305) Amends the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 to permit the Republic of Palau to continue to receive certain federal funds.

(Sec. 306) Permits funds provided by this bill and consolidated for evaluation purposes under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) to be obligated from July 1, 2017, through September 30, 2018.

(Sec. 307) Permits certain institutions to continue to use endowment income for student scholarships, subject to specified limits and requirements. Applies this section until titles III and V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) are reauthorized.

(Sec. 308) Extends the authorization of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity through 2017.

(Sec. 309) Extends through 2017 ED's authority to provide account maintenance fees to guaranty agencies for federal student loans.

(Sec. 310) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for ED regulations to:

 define "gainful employment" under the HEA, set a federal definition of a credit hour, establish requirements for state licensing and authorization of institutions of higher education located within the state, or establish or regulate a teacher preparation program accountability system. (Sec. 311) Prohibits ED from withholding financial assistance to public educational institutions for alleged violations described in the May 13, 2016, letter issued jointly by the Department of Justice and ED, regarding civil rights protections for transgender students, until: (1) the violations have been generally recognized by U.S. courts in final judgments that may not be appealed, and (2) the violations have been determined by the applicable court to have occurred.

 TITLE IV--RELATED AGENCIES

Provides appropriations for the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled.

Provides appropriations to the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) for:

 Operating Expenses, Payment to the National Service Trust, Salaries and Expenses, and the Office of Inspector General. (Sec. 401) Requires the Committee For Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled to submit specified quarterly reports to Congress.

(Sec. 402) Requires the CNCS to make any significant changes to program requirements or policy through rulemaking. Prohibits CNCS employees from disclosing specified information during a grant selection process to any person that is not a CNCS employee or authorized to receive the information.

(Sec. 403) Sets forth minimum share requirements for AmeriCorps programs receiving grants under the National Service Trust program.

(Sec. 404) Requires certain donations made to the CNCS to be used to supplement and not supplant current programs and operations.

(Sec. 405) Requires certain education awards at GI bill-eligible institutions to be limited to veterans.

(Sec. 406) Permits State Commissions on National and Community Service established under the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to receive criminal history record information. under the terms of the National Child Protection Act.

Provides appropriations for other related agencies, including:

 the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, the National Council on Disability, and the National Labor Relations Board. (Sec. 407) Prohibits the National Labor Relations Board from using funds to provide employees with electronic voting to determine a collective bargaining representative.

(Sec. 408) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to implement or enforce any rule amending specified regulations relating to the filing and processing of petitions pursuant to the representation of employees for the purposes of collective bargaining with their employer.

(Sec. 409) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to enforce the National Labor Relations Act against any Indian tribe, including any enterprise or institution owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on its Indian lands.

(Sec. 410) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for any change in the interpretation or application of a standard to determine whether entities are ''joint employers'' under the National Labor Relations Act.

(Sec. 411) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for any standard for initial bargaining unit determinations that conflicts with the standard articulated in the majority opinion in Wheeling Island Gaming Inc. and United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 23, subject to specified exceptions. Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for any standard for initial bargaining unit determinations that utilizes the overwhelming community of interest test except in accretion cases.

Provides appropriations to the National Mediation Board and the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.

Provides appropriations to the Railroad Retirement Board for:

 the Dual Benefits Payments Account, Federal Payments to the Railroad Retirement Accounts, Administration, and the Office of Inspector General. Provides appropriations to the Social Security Administration (SSA) for:

 Payments to Social Security Trust Funds, the Supplemental Security Income Program, Administrative Expenses, and the Office of Inspector General. TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sets forth required, permissible, restricted, and prohibited uses of funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.

(Sec. 501) Permits Labor, HHS, and ED to transfer certain unexpended balances to accounts to be used for the same purposes as the original appropriation.

(Sec. 502) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from remaining available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless otherwise specified.

(Sec. 503) Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill for lobbying and related activities.

(Sec. 504) Limits the official reception and representation expenses of Labor and ED.

(Sec. 505) Requires grantees receiving federal funds provided by this bill to clearly state specified details regarding the federal funding and non-governmental funding sources in documents related to federally funded projects.

(Sec. 506) Prohibits funds provided by this bill or in any trust fund which received funds in this bill from being used for: (1) abortions, or (2) health benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion.

(Sec. 507) Provides an exception to the prohibition on funding for abortion if: (1) the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest; or (2) a woman suffers from a physical disorder, injury, or illness that would place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed.

Bars the availability of funds to a federal agency or program, or to a state or local government, if it subjects any institutional or individual health care entity to discrimination on the basis that the health care entity does not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for abortions.

(Sec. 508) Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill for certain research involving human embryos.

(Sec. 509) Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill for promoting the legalization of controlled substances. Includes an exception when there is medical evidence of a therapeutic advantage to the use of the drug or federally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted to determine therapeutic advantage.

(Sec. 510) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for regulations to provide a unique health identifier for an individual (except in an individual's capacity as an employer or a health care provider), until legislation is enacted specifically approving the standard.

(Sec. 511) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to enter into or renew a contract with a contractor that has not submitted to Labor a required annual report concerning employment of certain veterans.

(Sec. 512) Prohibits the transfer of funds provided by this bill to any federal department, agency, or instrumentality, except pursuant to an appropriations Act.

(Sec. 513) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for libraries unless they are in compliance with the Children's Internet Protection Act.

(Sec. 514) Sets forth requirements, procedures, and restrictions for the reprogramming of funds.

(Sec. 515) Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill to: (1) require candidates for scientific advisory committees to disclose their political activities, or (2) disseminate information that is deliberately false or misleading.

(Sec. 516) Requires departments and agencies funded in this bill to submit operating plans.

(Sec. 517) Requires Labor, HHS, and ED to report to Congress on the number and amounts of contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements awarded on a non-competitive basis.

(Sec. 518) Prohibits the SSA from processing earnings for work performed under a fraudulent Social Security number if the performance of the work has formed the basis of a conviction for violating specified provisions of the Social Security Act.

(Sec. 519) Prohibits the SSA from using funds provided by this bill to establish totalization arrangements between the U.S. Social Security system and the social security system of Mexico. (A totalization agreement coordinates the payment of Social Security taxes and benefits for workers who divide their careers between two countries.)

(Sec. 520) Restricts the use of funds provided by this bill to purchase sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug.

(Sec. 521) Requires computer networks of agencies funded by this bill to block pornography.

(Sec. 522) Prohibits funds from being provided to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, allied organizations, or successors.

(Sec. 523) Sets forth reporting requirements for spending on conferences.

(Sec. 524) Requires agencies funded by this bill to clearly state within the text, audio, or video used for advertising or educational purposes, that the communication is printed, published, or produced and disseminated at U.S. taxpayer expense.

(Sec. 525) Requires Labor, HHS, ED, and SSA to submit specified reports to Congress on the status of balances of appropriations.

(Sec. 526) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to implement, administer, or enforce provisions of PPACA and related laws, with specified exceptions.

(Sec. 527) Rescinds funds previously provided for the Independent Payment Advisory Board.

(Sec. 528) Rescinds funds provided under PPACA for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation.

(Sec. 529) Rescinds funds provided under PPACA for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund.

(Sec. 530) Prohibits specified amounts in the Child Enrollment Contingency Fund from being obligated during the current fiscal year.

(Sec. 531) Rescinds specified funds previously provided for the Children's Health Insurance Program.

(Sec. 532) Rescinds specified funds from the Children's Health Insurance Program Performance Bonus Fund.

Health Care Conscience Rights Act

(Sec. 533) Amends PPACA to add provisions prohibiting discrimination with respect to health care entities that refuse to participate in abortions. Provides that health care sponsors, individuals, and insurers are not required to purchase or provide coverage for specified items or services if they have moral or religious objections.

(Sec. 534) Specifies that funds may be used by a health care delivery system that uses federal facilities for payment for or delivery of in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments only if the treatments do not result in the discarding or destruction of viable human embryos before embryo transfer.

(Sec. 535) Establishes a spending reduction account for the amount by which spending proposed in this bill exceeds the subcommittee's allocation under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Specifies that the amount is $0. (Under the Rules of the House of Representatives, any savings included in the spending reduction account are not available for further appropriation during consideration of the bill.)

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appeals office national coordinator health information technology office_of_inspector_general office civil rights retirement pay medical benefits commissioned officers public health social_services emergency fund sec limits funds provided title official reception representation expenses sec prohibits funds provided title pay salary individual grant extramural mechanism excess executive level sec restricts hhs use funds program evaluation activities report submitted congress proposed use funds funds specifically provided bill sec permits transfer specified public_health_service_act act funds evaluation programs funded title sec sets forth restrictions requirements transfer hhs funds appropriations accounts sec permits national_health_service_corps_loan_repayment_program contracts cancelled days execution contract awarded fy2017 sec prohibits funds provided bill available title population research voluntary family planning programs act applicant certifies encourages family participation decision minors seek family planning services provides counseling minors resisting attempts coerce minors engaging sexual activities sec specifies provider services title act exempt state law requiring notification reporting child abuse child sexual abuse rape incest sec prohibits funds provided bill medicare_advantage program hhs denies participation eligible entity provide pay provide coverage provide referrals abortions sec prohibits funds provided title advocate promote gun control sec limits number public_health_service employees assigned assist child survival activities work aids programs funds provided agency international_development united_nations international children emergency fund world_health_organization sec permits hhs exercise specified spending authority carry international health activities including hiv aids infectious disease chronic environmental disease health activities abroad fy2017 sec permits nih jointly office aids research transfer specified hiv research funds nih institutes centers congress notified advance sec makes nih funds hiv research available office aids research sec permits nih use specified funds enter certain transactions carry research support nih common fund utilize peer_review procedures determined appropriate nih lieu required act obtain assessments scientific technical merit nih common fund supports cross cutting trans nih programs require participation nih institutes centers benefit strategic planning coordination sec limits funds nih use alteration repair improvement facilities sec transfers specified funds provided nih national research service awards health_resources_and_services_administration awards research primary medical care health service agency healthcare_research_and_quality awards health service research sec requires party payments nih research organisms substances retained credited appropriations accounts nih institutes centers making substance organism available permits funds available fy2018 sec permits biomedical advanced research development authority enter multiyear contracts years purchase research services security countermeasures subject specified requirements sec requires hhs establish publicly accessible website provides details expenditures prevention_and_public_health_fund established patient_protection affordable care act ppaca sec transfers mandatory funds prevention_and_public_health_fund created ppaca accounts hhs activities outlined heading prevention_and_public_health_fund report accompanying bill sec requires hhs budget justifications include specified details federal employees contractors involved activities related ppaca sec requires hhs include fy2018 budget specified details uses funds centers medicare medicaid_services health insurance exchanges year enactment ppaca proposed uses funds fy2018 sec requires hhs report congress monthly enrollment figures exchanges established ppaca new competitive grant awards authorized section health centers act sec prohibits specified funds provided bill payments relating risk corridors program established ppaca sec terminates nonrecurring expenses fund rescinds unobligated balances sec prohibits discretionary funds provided bill support patient centered outcomes research sec prohibits funds provided bill carry title population research voluntary family planning programs act sec prohibits funds provided bill navigators program created ppaca carry public education activities provide information prospective enrollees insurance options federal assistance examine enrollees eligibility federal state health_care programs medicaid sec requires hhs include fy2018 budget justification analysis provision act related coverage preventive health services impact eligibility discretionary hhs programs sec establishes infectious diseases rapid response reserve fund prevent prepare respond infectious disease emergency provides specifies cdc appropriations deposited fund specifies requirements uses fund sec requires hhs use recommendations issued administer law referring current recommendations united_states_preventive_services_task_force breast cancer screening mammography prevention department_of_education appropriations act title iii department_of_education provides appropriations agencies programs department_of_education provides appropriations education disadvantaged impact aid school improvement programs indian education innovation improvement safe schools citizenship education english_language_acquisition special education rehabilitation services provides appropriations special institutions persons disabilities including american printing house blind national technical institute deaf university provides appropriations career technical adult_education student financial assistance student aid administration higher education university college housing academic facilities loans program historically black college university capital financing program account institute_of_education_sciences provides appropriations departmental management including program administration office civil rights office_of_inspector_general sec prohibits funds provided bill transport teachers students order overcome racial imbalance school carry racial plan sec prohibits funds provided bill require transportation students school school nearest student home students require special education sec specifies funds provided bill prevent implementation programs voluntary prayer public schools sec permits transfer certain funds accounts subject specified restrictions requirements sec amends compact_of_free_association amendments act permit republic_of_palau continue receive certain federal funds sec permits funds provided bill consolidated evaluation purposes elementary secondary education act esea obligated july september sec permits certain institutions continue use endowment income student scholarships subject specified limits requirements applies section titles iii higher education act hea reauthorized sec extends authorization national advisory_committee institutional quality integrity sec extends authority provide account maintenance fees guaranty agencies federal student loans sec prohibits funds provided bill regulations define gainful employment hea set federal definition credit hour establish requirements state licensing authorization institutions higher education located state establish regulate teacher preparation program accountability system sec prohibits_ed withholding financial assistance public educational institutions alleged violations described letter issued jointly department_of_justice civil rights protections transgender students violations generally recognized courts final judgments appealed violations determined applicable court occurred title related agencies provides appropriations committee purchase people blind severely disabled provides appropriations corporation_for_national_and_community_service operating expenses payment national_service_trust salaries expenses office_of_inspector_general sec requires committee purchase people blind severely disabled submit specified quarterly reports congress sec requires significant changes program requirements policy rulemaking prohibits employees disclosing specified information grant selection process person employee authorized receive information sec sets forth minimum share requirements americorps programs receiving grants national_service_trust program sec requires certain donations supplement supplant current programs operations sec requires certain education awards bill eligible institutions limited veterans sec permits state commissions national community service established national_and_community_service_act receive criminal history record information terms national child protection act provides appropriations related agencies including corporation_for_public_broadcasting federal_mediation_and_conciliation_service federal safety health review commission institute museum library services medicaid chip payment access commission medicare_payment_advisory_commission national council disability national_labor_relations_board sec prohibits national_labor_relations_board funds provide employees electronic voting determine collective bargaining representative sec prohibits funds provided bill implement enforce rule amending specified regulations relating filing processing petitions pursuant representation employees purposes collective bargaining employer sec prohibits funds provided bill enforce national_labor_relations_act indian tribe including enterprise institution owned operated indian tribe located indian lands sec prohibits funds provided bill change interpretation application standard determine entities joint employers national_labor_relations_act sec prohibits funds provided bill standard initial bargaining unit determinations conflicts standard majority opinion island gaming united food commercial workers international union local subject specified exceptions prohibits funds provided bill standard initial bargaining unit determinations utilizes community interest test cases provides appropriations national mediation board occupational_safety_and_health_review_commission provides appropriations railroad_retirement_board dual benefits payments account federal payments railroad retirement accounts administration office_of_inspector_general provides appropriations social_security_administration ssa payments social_security_trust_funds supplemental security income program administrative expenses office_of_inspector_general title general_provisions sets forth required permissible restricted prohibited uses funds provided appropriations acts sec permits labor hhs transfer certain unexpended balances accounts purposes original appropriation sec prohibits funds provided bill remaining available obligation current fiscal year specified sec prohibits use funds provided bill lobbying related activities sec limits official reception representation expenses labor sec requires grantees receiving federal funds provided bill clearly state specified details federal funding non governmental funding sources documents related federally funded projects sec prohibits funds provided bill trust_fund received funds bill abortions health benefits coverage includes coverage abortion sec provides exception prohibition funding abortion pregnancy result rape incest woman suffers physical disorder injury illness place woman danger death abortion performed bars availability funds federal agency program state local government subjects institutional individual health_care entity discrimination basis health_care entity provide pay provide coverage refer abortions sec prohibits use funds provided bill certain research involving human sec prohibits use funds provided bill promoting legalization controlled substances includes exception medical evidence therapeutic advantage use drug federally sponsored clinical trials conducted determine therapeutic advantage sec prohibits funds provided bill regulations provide unique health identifier individual individual capacity employer health_care provider legislation enacted specifically approving standard sec prohibits funds provided bill enter renew contract contractor submitted labor required annual report concerning employment certain veterans sec prohibits transfer funds provided bill federal department agency instrumentality pursuant appropriations act sec prohibits funds provided bill libraries compliance children internet protection act sec sets forth requirements procedures restrictions reprogramming funds sec prohibits use funds provided bill require candidates scientific advisory committees disclose political activities disseminate information deliberately false misleading sec requires departments agencies funded bill submit operating plans sec requires labor hhs report congress number amounts contracts grants cooperative agreements awarded non competitive basis sec prohibits ssa processing earnings work performed fraudulent social_security number performance work formed basis conviction violating specified provisions social_security_act sec prohibits ssa funds provided bill establish totalization arrangements social_security system social_security system mexico totalization agreement coordinates payment social_security taxes benefits workers divide careers countries sec restricts use funds provided bill purchase sterile needles syringes injection illegal drug sec requires computer networks agencies funded bill block pornography sec prohibits funds provided association_of_community_organizations_for_reform acorn affiliates subsidiaries allied organizations successors sec sets forth reporting requirements spending conferences sec requires agencies funded bill clearly state text audio video advertising educational purposes communication printed published produced disseminated taxpayer expense sec requires labor hhs ssa submit specified reports congress status balances appropriations sec prohibits funds provided bill implement administer enforce provisions ppaca related laws specified exceptions sec rescinds funds previously provided independent_payment_advisory_board sec rescinds funds provided ppaca center medicare medicaid_innovation sec rescinds funds provided ppaca patient centered outcomes research trust_fund sec prohibits specified amounts child enrollment contingency fund obligated current fiscal year sec rescinds specified funds previously provided children health insurance program sec rescinds specified funds children health insurance program performance bonus fund health_care conscience rights act sec amends ppaca add provisions prohibiting discrimination respect health_care entities refuse participate abortions provides health_care sponsors individuals insurers required purchase provide coverage specified items services moral religious objections sec specifies funds health_care delivery system uses federal facilities payment delivery vitro fertilization treatments treatments result destruction viable human embryo transfer sec establishes spending reduction account spending proposed bill exceeds subcommittee allocation congressional_budget_act specifies rules house_of_representatives savings included spending reduction account available appropriation consideration bill


Summary:
This bill provides continuing FY2017 appropriations to most federal agencies until the earlier of December 9, 2016, or the enactment of the applicable appropriations legislation.

 It prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur when FY2017 begins on October 1, 2016, because the FY2017 appropriations bills that fund the federal government have not been enacted. The bill specifies the rates of operations for security and nonsecurity programs for the duration of the continuing appropriations.

The bill enacts, by reference, the provisions of the conference report for H.R. 2577 (Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 and Zika Response and Preparedness Act).

American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015 or the American SAFE Act of 2015

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence must take specified actions to ensure that certain aliens from Iraq or Syria receive thorough background investigations and are certified not to be a security threat prior to being admitted to the United States as refugees.

Protecting Internet Freedom Act

The Department of Commerce may not allow the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's responsibility for Internet domain name system functions to cease unless a federal statute enacted after enactment of this bill expressly grants Commerce the authority.

Commerce must certify to Congress that the United States: (1) secured sole ownership of the .gov and .mil top-level domains, and (2) entered into a contract with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers that provides the U.S. government with exclusive control and use of those domains in perpetuity.

bill provides continuing fy2017 appropriations federal agencies earlier december enactment applicable appropriations legislation prevents government shutdown occur fy2017 begins october fy2017 appropriations bills fund federal_government enacted bill specifies rates operations security nonsecurity programs duration continuing appropriations bill enacts reference provisions conference report military construction veterans_affairs related agencies appropriations act zika response preparedness act american security foreign act american safe act federal_bureau_of_investigation department_of_homeland_security director national_intelligence specified actions ensure certain aliens iraq syria receive thorough background investigations certified security threat prior admitted united_states refugees protecting internet freedom act department_of_commerce allow national_telecommunications_and_information_administration responsibility internet domain system functions cease federal statute enacted enactment bill expressly grants commerce authority commerce certify congress united_states secured sole ownership level domains entered contract internet corporation assigned names numbers provides government exclusive control use domains perpetuity


Summary:
Social Enterprise Ecosystem and Economic Development Commission Act of 2016 or the SEEED Commission Act of 2016

This bill establishes the Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise to examine and make recommendations on ways the federal government can support and utilize social enterprises. The Commission must: (1) establish criteria for identifying social enterprises for purposes of federal programs, and (2) identify opportunities for the federal government to engage social enterprises in creating jobs and strengthening local economies.

social enterprise ecosystem economic development commission act commission act bill establishes_the_commission advancement social enterprise examine recommendations ways federal_government support utilize social enterprises commission establish criteria identifying social enterprises purposes federal programs identify opportunities federal_government engage social enterprises creating jobs strengthening local economies


Summary:
  (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 18, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Grants Oversight and New Efficiency Act or the GONE Act

(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget to instruct each agency, in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to submit to Congress and HHS by December 31 of the first calendar year beginning after this Act's enactment a report that:

 lists each federal grant award held by such agency; provides the total number of federal grant awards, including the number of grants by time period of expiration, the number with zero dollar balances, and the number with undisbursed balances; describes the challenges leading to delays in grant closeout; and explains, for the 30 oldest federal grant awards, why each has not been closed out. If an agency head is unable to submit all of such information, the report shall include an explanation of why the information was not available, including any shortcomings with and plans to improve existing grant systems, including data systems.

Each agency, within one year after submitting such report, shall provide notice to HHS specifying: (1) whether it has closed out all of the federal grant awards in the report, and (2) which awards have not been closed out. HHS, within 90 days after all of such notices have been provided or by March 31 of the calendar year following the first calendar year beginning after this Act's enactment, whichever is sooner, shall compile, and report to Congress on, such notices.

The Inspector General of an agency with more than $500 million in annual grant funding, within one year after such agency has provided the notice to Congress, shall conduct a risk assessment to determine if an audit or review of the agency's grant closeout process is warranted.

The OMB, within six months after the second such report on notices is submitted, shall report to Congress on recommendations for legislation to improve accountability and oversight in grants management, including the timely closeout of a federal grant award.

The bill defines "federal grant award" as a grant, including a cooperative agreement, in an agency cash payment management system held by the U.S. government for which: (1) the grant award period of performance has been expired for more than two years, and (2) closeout has not yet occurred.

measure amended passed senate december summary version repeated grants oversight new efficiency_act act sec bill requires office_of_management_and_budget instruct agency coordination department_of_health_and_human_services hhs submit congress hhs december calendar year beginning act enactment report lists federal grant award held agency provides total number federal grant awards including number grants time period expiration number zero dollar balances number undisbursed balances describes challenges leading delays grant explains federal grant awards closed agency head unable submit information report shall include explanation information available including plans improve existing grant systems including data systems agency year submitting report shall provide notice hhs specifying closed federal grant awards report awards closed hhs days notices provided march calendar year following calendar year beginning act enactment whichever sooner shall compile report congress notices inspector_general agency million annual grant funding year agency provided notice congress shall conduct risk assessment determine audit review agency grant process warranted omb months second report notices submitted shall report congress recommendations legislation improve accountability oversight grants management including timely federal grant award bill defines federal grant award grant including cooperative agreement agency cash payment management system held government grant award period performance expired years occurred


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

(Sec. 1) This bill exempts broadcast television stations from the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) amended joint sales agreement (JSA) rules if the stations were parties to a JSA that was in effect on the effective date of the amendment adopted by the FCC on March 31, 2014.

Under the FCC's amended rule, a television station that sells more than 15% of the weekly advertising time of another station in the same market is attributed an ownership interest subject to ownership limitations. The bill exempts stations from being considered in violation of such ownership limitations by reason of the amended rule if they were a party to an existing JSA that was in effect on the effective date of the amendment.

measure amended introduced summary expanded action occurred measure sec bill exempts broadcast television stations federal_communications_commission fcc amended joint sales agreement rules stations parties effect effective date amendment adopted fcc march fcc amended rule television station sells weekly advertising time station market attributed ownership interest subject ownership limitations bill exempts stations considered violation ownership limitations reason amended rule party existing effect effective date amendment


Summary:
Electric Transmission Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Act

This bill establishes the Interagency Rapid Response Team for Transmission (Team), composed of specified federal agencies, to expedite the permitting process for electric transmission infrastructure on both federal and non-federal land.

The Team shall:

 facilitate coordination and unified environmental documentation among electric transmission infrastructure project applicants, federal agencies, states, and Indian tribes; establish clear timelines for the review and coordination of projects; ensure that each project is posted on the "e-Trans" federal permitting transmission tracking system; and notify Team members involved in any specific permit of any outstanding agency action required with respect to the permit, and any approval or required comment that has exceeded statutory or agency timelines for completion. The Transmission Ombudsperson, established by this Act within the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, shall create a process for permitting maintenance and upgrades to electric transmission lines and resolving complaints.

The Department of the Interior must not take certain actions under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 with respect to rights-of-way reserved for a federal agency or department for an electric transmission system unless the agency or department head proposes to change the use of the right-of-way to support a function other than an electric transmission system.

The actions prohibited unless a change of use is proposed include:

 requiring a new grant, permit, or renewal of the grant or permit relating to the right-of-way; requiring any other authorization or instrument relating to the right-of-way; or imposing new terms or conditions relating to the right-of-way or its use, including proposed changes affecting electric transmission system facilities or appurtenances.

electric transmission infrastructure permitting improvement act bill establishes interagency rapid response team transmission team composed specified federal agencies expedite permitting process electric transmission infrastructure federal non federal land team shall facilitate coordination unified environmental documentation electric transmission infrastructure project applicants federal agencies states indian tribes establish clear timelines review coordination projects ensure project posted trans federal permitting transmission tracking system notify team members involved specific permit outstanding agency action required respect permit approval required comment exceeded statutory agency timelines completion transmission established act federal_energy_regulatory_commission shall create process permitting maintenance upgrades electric transmission lines resolving complaints department_of_the_interior certain actions federal_land_policy_and_management_act respect rights way reserved federal agency department electric transmission system agency department head proposes change use right way support function electric transmission system actions prohibited change use proposed include requiring new grant permit renewal grant permit relating right way requiring authorization instrument relating right way imposing new terms conditions relating right way use including proposed changes affecting electric transmission system facilities appurtenances


Summary:
Condensate Act of 2015

This bill requires the Department of Energy to develop a standard definition of the term "condensate" and, subsequently, advise relevant federal agencies to adopt that definition in order to clarify U.S. energy policy.

The Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy may assess the suitability of condensate separately from crude oil for use in strategic reserves.

The Energy Information Administration must collect data concerning the chemical properties of domestically produced condensate and crude oil.

The Department of the Interior must assess condensate separately from crude oil.

The bill authorizes:

 the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to estimate condensate separately from crude oil as part of the resource assessments regarding domestic geological formations, the Office of Natural Resources Revenue Data Collection to collect condensate data separately from crude oil, and the United States Geological Survey to include estimates of condensate separately from crude oil as part of the resource assessments regarding domestic geological formations. Congress declares that processed condensate is a petroleum product.

condensate act bill requires department_of_energy develop standard definition term condensate subsequently advise relevant federal agencies adopt definition order clarify energy policy assistant secretary fossil energy assess suitability condensate separately crude oil use strategic reserves energy_information_administration collect data concerning chemical properties domestically produced condensate crude oil department_of_the_interior assess condensate separately crude oil bill authorizes bureau_of_ocean_energy_management estimate condensate separately crude oil resource assessments domestic geological formations office_of_natural_resources_revenue data collection collect condensate data separately crude oil united_states_geological_survey include estimates condensate separately crude oil resource assessments domestic geological formations congress declares processed condensate petroleum product