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, 2016 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 FY2015 levels. It also includes provisions that restrict funding or affect polices in areas such as:

 implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, abortion, human embryo research, collective bargaining, fiduciary standards for providing investment advice for pension and retirement plans, needle exchange programs, and dietary guidelines. The bill also restricts funding for Department of Education regulations to develop a college ratings system, 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, 2016

Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and several related agencies.

Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2016

TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Provides FY2016 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Labor.

Provides appropriations to the Employment and Training Administration for:

 Training and Employment Services, 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, the Mine Safety and Health Administration, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 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 funds available under section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to be used only for competitive grants to train individuals 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. Includes an exception for specified funds that are permitted to be used to process permanent foreign labor certifications under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

(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 transfer funds provided for technical assistance services to grantees to Program Administration if the services will be more efficiently performed by federal employees.

(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) Exempts certain employees who are not employed by an insurance company and are adjusting or evaluating claims resulting from a major disaster from maximum hours provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 for two years after a state or federal declaration of a disaster or catastrophe.

(Sec. 109) 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. 110) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce provisions of a specified regulation regarding the circumstances under which an individual is considered a fiduciary with respect to retirement investment advice.

(Sec. 111) Sets forth requirements for determining the prevailing wage for the H-2B program. (The 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. 112) Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill to enforce the definition of corresponding employment or the three-fourths guarantee rule definition found in specified regulations for the H-2B program. Specifies the definition of temporary need that applies for the purpose of regulating admission of temporary workers under the H-2B program.

(Sec. 113) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to implement specified regulations regarding audits of certification applications and required assisted recruitment with respect to the temporary employment of foreign workers in the United States under the H-2B program.

(Sec. 114) Allows an employer in the seafood industry, upon Labor's approval of a petition for H-2B nonimmigrants (temporary nonagricultural workers), to bring the H-2B workers into the United States at any time during 120 days after the start date without filing another petition. Prohibits the employer, however, from bringing H-2B workers into the United States after 90 days following the start date unless the employer completes a new assessment of the local labor market and offers the job to an equally or better qualified U.S. worker.

(Sec. 115) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for rules, standards, or policies related to occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica until specified requirements are met.

Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2016

TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Provides FY2016 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 Work Force, Maternal and Child Health, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, Health Care Systems, Rural Health, Family Planning, 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 Center for Advancing Translational Services; the National Library of Medicine; 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, Payment 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) Limit 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 Services 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) Revises the time frame in which HHS may terminate a Public Health Service loan repayment contract with an individual from 45 days before the end of the fiscal year in which the contract was entered to 60 days after the execution of a contract awarded in 2016.

(Sec. 207) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for voluntary family planning grants and contracts 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) Prohibits any provider of voluntary planning services under the PHS Act from being exempt from any state law requiring notifications 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 during FY2016.

(Sec. 213) Permits the CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to transfer funds that are available for Individual Learning Accounts.

(Sec. 214) Permits 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. 215) Requires: (1) the use of AIDS research funds be determined jointly by the NIH and the Office of AIDS Research, and (2) the funds to be allocated directly to the Office of AIDS Research for distribution that is consistent with the AIDS research plan.

(Sec. 216) Permits the NIH to use specified funds to enter into certain transactions to carry out research in support of the NIH Common Fund. (The NIH Common Fund supports support 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. 217) Limits the funds NIH may use for the alteration, repair, or improvement of facilities.

(Sec. 218) Transfers specified funds provided to NIH for National Research Service Awards (NRSA) to the Health Resources and Services Administration to make NRSA awards for research in primary medical care and health service.

(Sec. 219) Amends the PSA Act to modify requirements for the NIH's Institutional Development Award (IDeA) program.

(Sec. 220) Amends the Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2008 to modify requirements for the HHS Nonrecurring Expenses Fund.

(Sec. 221) 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 FY2017.

(Sec. 222) Permits the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority 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. 223) 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. 224) 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 reporting accompanying this bill.

(Sec. 225) Requires the HHS budget justifications to include specified details regarding federal employees and contractors involved in activities related to PPACA.

(Sec. 226) Requires HHS to include in the FY2017 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 FY2017.

(Sec. 227) Requires HHS to provide Congress with detailed, monthly enrollment figures from the exchanges established under PPACA.

(Sec. 228) Prohibits specified funds provided by this bill from being used for payments relating to the risk corridors program established by PPACA.

(Sec. 229) Prohibits specified funds provided by this bill from being used for the state-based exchanges established under PPACA.

(Sec. 230) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the 2015 Dietary Guidelines unless the information and guidelines in the report are: (1) solely nutritional and dietary in nature, and (2) based only on a preponderance of nutritional and dietary scientific evidence without extraneous information.

(Sec. 231) Rescinds specified unobligated balances from appropriations previously provided to the Health Resources and Services Administration.

(Sec. 232) Rescinds specified unobligated balances from appropriations previously provided to the CDC for Individual Learning Accounts.

(Sec. 233) Rescinds specified unobligated balances from appropriations previously provided to the Department of Health and Human Services--Administration for Children and Families--Refugee and Entrant Assistance account for the unaccompanied children program.

Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2016

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 and Disability Research. 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 for the involuntary transportation of students other than to the school nearest to the student's home, except to transport students requiring special education in order to comply with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

(Sec. 303) Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill 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) Permits the Outlying Areas (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands) to consolidate funds received under this bill under part A (Innovative Programs) of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

(Sec. 306) Amends the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 to permit the Republic of Palau to continue to receive certain federal funds.

(Sec. 307) Permits ED to reserve specified funds for studies and evaluations of Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 programs funded by this bill.

(Sec. 308) 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. 309) Rescinds specified unobligated balances from discretionary funds previously provided for the Pell grant program.

(Sec. 310) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for specified higher education regulations to define gainful employment, establish requirements for the state authorization of higher education programs, define credit hours, develop a college ratings system, and establish a teacher preparation program accountability system. Provides that the restrictions no longer apply after the HEA is reauthorized.

(Sec. 311) Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill to require or incentivize states, local educational agencies, or schools to adopt any specific instructional content, academic standards, academic assessments, curriculum, or program of instruction.

(Sec. 312) Amends the HEA to modify the requirements for ED career pathway programs.

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 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. 402) Sets forth requirements for AmeriCorps programs receiving grants under the National Service Trust program.

(Sec. 403) Requires certain donations made to the CNCS to be used to supplement and not supplant current programs and operations.

(Sec. 404) Requires certain education awards at GI bill-eligible institutions to be limited to veterans.

(Sec. 405) Permits state Commissions on National and Community Service established under the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to receive criminal history record information.

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. 406) Prohibits the National Labor Relations Board from using funds to provide employees with electronic voting to determine a collective bargaining representative.

(Sec. 407) 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. 408) Prohibits funds 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. 409) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to implement a new 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.

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) Prohibit funds provided by this bill from being used for human embryo research and related activities.

(Sec. 509) Limits 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 identifiers 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 report 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 committee 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 based on a conviction for a violation of specified provisions of the Social Security Act.

(Sec. 519) Prohibits 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) Permits funds provided by this bill to be used to carry out up to 10 Performance Partnership Pilots that: (1) are designed to improve outcomes for disconnected youth; (2) include communities that have recently experienced civil unrest; and (3) involve federal programs targeted on disconnected youth, or designed to prevent youth from disconnecting from school or work, or that provide education, training, employment, and other related social services.

(Sec. 526) Requires Labor, HHS, ED, and SSA to submit specified reports to Congress on the status of balances of appropriations.

(Sec. 527) Amends the PHS Act to modify requirements that apply to compensation for work injuries of National Disaster Medical System employees.

(Sec. 528) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used in contravention of ''public charge'' inadmissibility grounds present in the Immigration and Nationality Act.

(Sec. 529) Rescinds funds previously provided for the Independent Payment Advisory Board.

(Sec. 530) Rescinds funds previously provided for Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans under PPACA.

(Sec. 531) Prohibits specified amounts in the Child Enrollment Contingency Fund from being obligated during the current fiscal year.

(Sec. 532) Rescinds specified funds previously provided for the Children's Health Insurance Program.

(Sec. 533) Rescinds specified unobligated balances previously provided to the Community Health Center Fund.

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social_services emergency fund sec limit 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_services_act act funds evaluation programs funded title sec sets forth restrictions requirements transfer hhs funds appropriations accounts sec revises time frame hhs terminate public_health_service loan repayment contract individual days end fiscal year contract entered days execution contract awarded sec prohibits funds provided bill voluntary family planning grants contracts applicant certifies encourages family participation decision minors seek family planning services provides counseling minors resisting attempts coerce minors engaging sexual activities sec prohibits provider voluntary planning services act exempt state law requiring notifications 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 fy2016 sec permits cdc agency toxic substances disease registry transfer funds available individual learning accounts sec permits nih jointly office aids research transfer specified hiv research funds nih institutes centers congress notified advance sec requires use aids research funds determined jointly nih office aids research funds allocated directly office aids research distribution consistent aids research plan sec permits nih use specified funds enter certain transactions carry research support nih common fund nih common fund supports support 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 sec amends act modify requirements nih institutional development award idea program sec amends department_of_health_and_human_services appropriations act modify requirements hhs nonrecurring expenses fund sec requires party payments nih research organisms substances retained credited appropriations accounts nih institutes centers making substance organism available permits funds available fy2017 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 reporting accompanying bill sec requires hhs budget justifications include specified details federal employees contractors involved activities related ppaca sec requires hhs include fy2017 budget specified details uses funds centers medicare medicaid_services health insurance exchanges year enactment ppaca proposed uses funds fy2017 sec requires hhs provide congress detailed monthly enrollment figures exchanges established ppaca sec prohibits specified funds provided bill payments relating risk corridors program established ppaca sec prohibits specified funds provided bill state based exchanges established ppaca sec prohibits funds provided bill dietary guidelines information guidelines report solely nutritional dietary nature based preponderance nutritional dietary scientific evidence information sec rescinds specified unobligated balances appropriations previously provided health_resources_and_services_administration sec rescinds specified unobligated balances appropriations previously provided cdc individual learning accounts sec rescinds specified unobligated balances appropriations previously provided department_of_health_and_human_services administration children families refugee entrant assistance account unaccompanied children program 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 disability research 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 involuntary transportation students school nearest student home transport students requiring special education order comply title civil rights act sec prohibits use funds provided bill prevent implementation programs voluntary prayer public schools sec permits transfer certain funds accounts subject specified restrictions requirements sec permits outlying areas american_samoa guam northern_mariana_islands virgin_islands consolidate funds received bill innovative_programs title elementary secondary education act sec amends compact_of_free_association amendments act permit republic_of_palau continue receive certain federal funds sec permits reserve specified funds studies evaluations elementary secondary education act programs funded bill sec permits certain institutions continue use endowment income student scholarships subject specified limits requirements applies section titles iii higher education act hea reauthorized sec rescinds specified unobligated balances discretionary funds previously provided pell_grant program sec prohibits funds provided bill specified higher education regulations define gainful employment establish requirements state authorization higher education programs define credit hours develop college ratings system establish teacher preparation program accountability system provides restrictions longer apply hea reauthorized sec prohibits use funds provided bill require incentivize states local educational agencies schools adopt specific instructional content academic standards academic assessments curriculum program instruction sec amends hea modify requirements career pathway programs 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 significant changes program requirements policy rulemaking prohibits employees disclosing specified information grant selection process person employee authorized receive information sec sets forth 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 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 change interpretation application standard determine entities joint employers national_labor_relations_act sec prohibits funds provided bill implement new standard initial bargaining unit determinations conflicts standard majority opinion island gaming united food commercial workers international union local 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 prohibit funds provided bill human embryo research related activities sec limits 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 identifiers individual individual capacity employer health_care provider legislation enacted specifically approving standard sec prohibits funds provided bill enter renew contract contractor submitted labor required report 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_committee 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 based conviction violation 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 permits funds provided bill carry performance partnership pilots designed improve outcomes disconnected youth include communities recently experienced civil involve federal programs targeted disconnected youth designed prevent youth school work provide education training employment related social_services sec requires labor hhs ssa submit specified reports congress status balances appropriations sec amends act modify requirements apply compensation work injuries national disaster medical system employees sec prohibits funds provided bill contravention public charge inadmissibility grounds present immigration_and_nationality_act sec rescinds funds previously provided independent_payment_advisory_board sec rescinds funds previously provided consumer operated oriented plans ppaca 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 unobligated balances previously provided community health center fund


Summary:
This bill modifies requirements that apply to the obligation and release of federal highway funds by states.

Under current law, any funds released by the final payment or a modification for a project must be credited to the same class of funds previously apportioned or allocated to the state for the project and are immediately available for obligation.

This bill permits the funds to be credited to a similar class of funds if the same class is no longer authorized.

bill modifies requirements apply obligation release federal highway funds states current law funds released final payment modification project credited class funds previously apportioned allocated state project immediately available obligation bill permits funds credited similar class funds class longer authorized


Summary:
Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act or the PACT Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal criminal code to revise and expand provisions with respect to animal crushing.

It retains existing criminal offenses that prohibit knowingly creating or distributing an animal crush video using interstate commerce. The bill also adds a new provision to criminalize an intentional act of animal crushing. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to seven years, or both.

It provides additional exceptions for conduct, or a video of conduct, including conduct that is: (1) medical or scientific research, (2) necessary to protect the life or property of a person, (3) performed as part of euthanizing an animal, or (4) unintentional.

preventing animal cruelty torture act pact act sec bill amends federal criminal code revise expand provisions respect animal retains existing criminal offenses prohibit knowingly creating distributing animal video interstate commerce bill adds new provision intentional act animal violator subject criminal penalties fine prison term seven years provides additional exceptions conduct video conduct including conduct medical scientific research necessary protect life property person performed animal unintentional


Summary:
Rebuilding Urban Inner Cities Is Long Overdue Act of 2015 or the REBUILD Act

Provides FY2015 supplemental appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Designates each amount provided by this bill as an emergency requirement, pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Provides that the funds are only available if the President subsequently designates the amounts. (Emergency spending is exempt from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules.)

Provides appropriations to DOJ for: the Office of Justice Programs, including State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance and Juvenile Justice Programs; and Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS).

Provides appropriations to the SBA for Entrepreneurial Development Programs and the Business Loans Program Account.

Provides appropriations to Labor for the Employment and Training Administration.

Provides appropriations to HHS for the Health Resources and Services Administration and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Provides appropriations to HUD for Public and Indian Housing, Community Planning and Development, and the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes.

Requires HUD to extend current Moving to Work agreements of previously designated participating agencies until the end of FY2028, subject to specified requirements and restrictions. (Moving to Work is a demonstration program that provides HUD and local Public Housing Authorities flexibility to test alternative policies for providing housing assistance through the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program and the public housing program.)

rebuilding urban inner cities long overdue act rebuild act provides fy2015 supplemental appropriations department_of_justice doj small_business_administration sba department_of_labor department_of_health_and_human_services hhs department_of_housing_and_urban_development hud designates provided bill emergency requirement pursuant balanced_budget emergency deficit control act provides funds available president subsequently designates amounts emergency spending exempt discretionary spending limits budget enforcement rules provides appropriations doj office_of_justice_programs including state local law enforcement assistance juvenile justice programs community oriented policing services cops provides appropriations sba entrepreneurial development programs business loans program account provides appropriations labor employment_and_training_administration provides appropriations hhs health_resources_and_services_administration substance_abuse_and_mental_health_services_administration provides appropriations hud public indian housing community planning development office lead hazard control healthy homes requires hud extend current moving work agreements previously designated participating agencies end subject specified requirements restrictions moving work demonstration program provides hud local public housing authorities flexibility test alternative policies providing housing assistance section housing choice voucher program public housing program