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

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 - Title I: Intelligence Activities - (Sec. 101) Authorizes FY2015 appropriations for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the: (1) Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI); (2) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); (3) Department of Defense (DOD); (4) Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); (5) National Security Agency (NSA); (6) Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; (7) Coast Guard; (8) Departments of State, the Treasury, Energy (DOE), and Justice (DOJ); (9) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); (10) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); (11) National Reconnaissance Office; (12) National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; and (13) Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

(Sec. 102) Specifies that the amounts authorized and the authorized personnel ceilings as of September 30, 2015, for such activities are those in the classified Schedule of Authorizations, which shall be made available to the congressional appropriations committees and the President.

(Sec. 103) Allows the DNI to authorize employment of civilian personnel in excess of the number authorized for FY2015 when necessary for the performance of important intelligence functions. Requires notification to the intelligence committees on the use of such authority.

Requires the DNI to establish guidelines to govern the treatment under such authorized personnel levels of employment or assignment in: (1) a student or trainee program; (2) a reserve corps or as a reemployed annuitant; or (3) details, joint duty, or long term, full-time training.

(Sec. 104) Authorizes appropriations for the Intelligence Community Management Account for FY2015, as well as for personnel positions for elements within such Account.

Title II: Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System - (Sec. 201) Authorizes appropriations for FY2015 for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund.

Title III: General Provisions - Subtitle A: General Matters - (Sec. 301) Permits appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, retirement, and other benefits for federal employees to be increased by such additional or supplemental amounts as necessary for increases in such compensation or benefits authorized by law.

(Sec. 302) Prohibits the authorization of appropriations by this Act from being deemed to constitute authority to conduct any intelligence activity not otherwise authorized by the Constitution or laws of the United States.

(Sec. 303) Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to require the DNI to conduct a quadrennial intelligence strategic review that delineates a national intelligence strategy addressing capabilities, structure, policies, infrastructure, budget plans, and other aspects of U.S. intelligence activities to meet national security objectives for the next 10 years. Requires consultation with federal agencies; each element of the intelligence community; state, local, and tribal governments; Congress; private sector representatives; and academics. Directs the DNI to submit a report to Congress regarding each review.

(Sec. 304) Requires the DNI to prepare a plan for management of the elements of the intelligence community that carry out financial intelligence activities.

(Sec. 305) Directs the DNI to submit to Congress a strategic plan for applying private sector best practices for employee access and monitoring systems to certain positions within the intelligence community in accordance with privacy and civil liberties protections. Requires such plan to assess the feasibility of implementing private sector: (1) hiring and human resources best practices to screen applicants for positions involving trusted access to sensitive information; (2) policies for holding supervisors and subordinates accountable for violations of established security protocols; (3) mandatory leave policies; and (4) risk indices, such as credit risk scores, to make determinations about employee access to sensitive information.

(Sec. 306) Requires each element of the intelligence community to adopt Attorney General-approved procedures to prohibit retention for a period in excess of five years of nonpublic telephone or electronic communications to or from a U.S. person that are acquired without a court order and without the consent of a person who is a party to the communication (including communications in electronic storage) unless:

 the communication constitutes, or is necessary to understand or assess, foreign intelligence or counterintelligence; the communication constitutes evidence of a crime and is retained by a law enforcement agency; the communication is enciphered or reasonably believed to have a secret meaning; all parties to the communication are reasonably believed to be non-U.S. persons; retention is necessary to protect against an imminent threat to human life (in which case the information must be reported to Congress within 30 days of the date such retention is extended) or for technical assurance or compliance purposes (in which case the information must be reported to Congress annually); or the head of an element of the intelligence community approves retention for a period in excess of five years if necessary to protect U.S. national security. Requires the head of an element approving retention in excess of five years for national security purposes to certify to Congress: (1) the reasons extended retention is necessary to protect U.S. national security, (2) the duration of the retention, (3) the particular information to be retained, and (4) the measures being taken to protect the privacy interests of U.S. persons or persons located inside the United States.

(Sec. 307) Requires the DNI to report to Congress regarding the feasibility of consolidating classified cyber threat indicator and malware sample databases in the intelligence community.

(Sec. 308) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) cooperation between the intelligence and law enforcement agencies of the United States and Ukraine should be increased to improve cybersecurity policies; and (2) the United States should improve extradition procedures among the governments of the United States, Ukraine, and other countries from which cybercriminals target U.S. citizens and entities.

Expresses further that the President should:

 initiate U.S.-Ukraine bilateral talks on cybersecurity threat and cybercrime cooperation, with additional multilateral talks that include other law enforcement partners such as Europol and Interpol; work to obtain a commitment from Ukraine to end the practice of ignoring cybercrime directed at persons outside Ukraine and to work with the United States and other allies to deter and convict known cybercriminals; establish a capacity building program with Ukraine, which could include joint intelligence efforts, U.S. law enforcement agents being sent to Ukraine to aid investigations, and agreements to connect U.S. and Ukrainian law enforcement agencies through communications networks and hotlines; and maintain a scorecard with metrics to measure Ukraine's responses to U.S. requests for intelligence or law enforcement assistance. (Sec. 309) Requires the Secretary of State to ensure that every supervisory position at a U.S. diplomatic facility in the Russian Federation is occupied by a U.S. citizen who has passed, and is subject to, a thorough background check. Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress a plan to further reduce the reliance on locally employed staff in such facilities.

(Sec. 310) Requires restricted access space to be included in each U.S. diplomatic facility that, after enactment of this Act, is constructed in, or undergoes a construction upgrade in, the Russian Federation, any country that shares a land border with the Russian Federation, or any country that is a former member of the Soviet Union.

Subtitle B: Reporting - (Sec. 311) Directs the DNI to report to Congress regarding proposals to improve: (1) the declassification process throughout the intelligence community, and (2) the National Declassification Center.

(Sec. 312) Requires the DNI to report to Congress regarding the status and effectiveness of efforts to reduce administrative costs for the intelligence community.

(Sec. 313) Directs the DNI to report annually to Congress regarding violations of law or executive orders by personnel of an element of the intelligence community that were identified during the previous calendar year. Requires each report to describe, and to include any action taken in response to, any such violation committed in the course of employment that was: (1) determined by the director, head, or general counsel of any element of the intelligence community to have occurred; (2) referred to the DOJ for possible criminal prosecution; or (3) substantiated by the inspector general of any element of the intelligence community.

(Sec. 314) Requires the DHS Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis to report to Congress regarding: (1) the intelligence activity of DHS intelligence components each fiscal year, (2) the advisability of including the budget request for all intelligence activities of each component that predominantly supports departmental missions in the Homeland Security Intelligence Program, and (3) a plan to enhance the coordination of department-wide intelligence activities to achieve greater efficiencies in the performance of DHS intelligence functions.

(Sec. 315) Expresses the sense of Congress that the President, working with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), should provide the government and armed forces of Ukraine with intelligence sharing support.

Directs the DNI and the DOD Secretary to report to Congress every 180 days with an assessment of U.S. intelligence sharing with Ukraine.

(Sec. 316) Directs the DNI to report to Congress regarding political prison camps in North Korea. Requires such report to describe U.S. actions to support implementation of the recommendations of the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, including the eventual establishment of a tribunal to hold individuals accountable for abuses.

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Secure the Southwest Border Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2014 - Provides supplemental FY2014 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); the Department of Defense (DOD); the Department of Justice (DOJ); and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for expenses related to the rise in unaccompanied alien children and alien adults accompanied by an alien minor at the southwest border.

Permits funds previously appropriated for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for assistance to the countries in Central America to be used for repatriation and reintegration activities.

Specifies other authorized, restricted, and prohibited uses of appropriated funds.

Includes rescissions of funds previously appropriated to various federal agencies.

Secure the Southwest Border Act of 2014 - Amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Authorization Act of 2008 and the Immigration and Nationality Act to change the procedures for screening and processing unaccompanied alien children who arrive at the border from certain countries.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include the commission of certain drug-related offenses as grounds for per se ineligibility for asylum.

Permits appropriations provided to DOD under this Act to be used for the National Guard to provide support for operations on the southern border.

Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) from impeding, prohibiting, or restricting certain CBP activities on federal lands.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should not allow the placement of unauthorized aliens at military installations unless certain conditions are met.

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Summary:
Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery for Cities Underfunded Because of Size Act of 2015 or TIGER CUBS Act

This bill provides $500 million in supplemental FY2015 appropriations to the Department of Transportation for national infrastructure investments under a competitive grant program commonly known as the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program. At least $100 million of the funds must be used for projects located in cities with populations between 10,000 and 50,000.

The funding provided by this bill is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. This funding is only available if the President designates the amounts as an emergency and submits the designation to Congress.

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Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since the House agreed to the Senate amendment with an amendment on December 8, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Highlights:

This bill provides continuing appropriations for most federal agencies through the earlier of April 28, 2017, or the enactment of the applicable appropriations legislation.

It is commonly referred to as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a partial government shutdown that would otherwise occur when the existing CR expires on December 9, 2016, because eleven of the twelve FY2017 regular appropriations bills that fund the federal government have not been enacted. (The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 was enacted earlier this year.)

The bill funds most projects and activities at the rate established for FY2017 spending by the Budget Control Act of 2011. The bill also includes several exceptions, known as anomalies, which provide funding flexibility and additional appropriations for various programs.

The bill also includes additional emergency, disaster relief, and Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) funding which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.

The bill extends several programs that are otherwise scheduled to expire, including health benefits for certain retired miners and their families.

Full Summary:

Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017

(Sec. 3) Specifies that references to "this Act" included in division B of this bill refer only to the provisions of that division.

(Sec. 4) Specifies the each amount in this bill designated by Congress as an emergency requirement is contingent on the President also designating all of the emergency amounts and transmitting the designations to Congress.

Specifies that each amount in this bill designated by Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism is contingent on the President also designating all of the amounts and transmitting the designations to Congress.

Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017

DIVISION A--FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017

Provides continuing appropriations to most federal agencies through April 28, 2017, or the enactment of specified appropriations legislation.

(Unless otherwise indicated, all extensions and provisions referenced in the summary are for the duration of the CR.)

(Sec. 101) Amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 to: (1) provide FY2017 appropriations through April 28, 2017, to most federal agencies for continuing projects or activities at the levels of, and under the terms and conditions of FY2016 appropriations Acts; and (2) reduce the across-the-board reduction included in the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017.

Continues all provisions included in the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (except where this bill provides otherwise) and adds the following new provisions:

(Sec. 146) Permits Department of Agriculture (USDA) funds provided for the Farm Service Agency's Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account to be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to fund loans for which applications are approved.

(Sec. 147) Permits funds provided to USDA for Child Nutrition Programs to be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to ensure that the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer for Children demonstration projects are operational by May 2017. (The program operates through competitive state grants and provides monthly benefits during the summer to low-income families with school-aged children.)

(Sec. 148) Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to extend the National Hunger Information Clearinghouse through FY2017. (The clearinghouse provides information to nongovernmental groups that assist low-income individuals or communities regarding food assistance and other activities that aid individuals and communities in reducing reliance on governmental agencies for food or other assistance.)

(Sec. 149) Permits funds provided to USDA for the Rural Utilities Service to be transferred between appropriations as necessary for the cost of direct telecommunications loans authorized by the Rural Electrification Act of 1936.

(Sec. 150) Permits funds provided to USDA for the Guaranteed Multi-Family Housing Loan Program to be apportioned up to the rate necessary to fund loans for which applications are approved.

(Sec. 151) Permits funds provided for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to be apportioned up to the rate of operations necessary to maintain the planned launch schedules for the Joint Polar Satellite System weather satellites.

(Sec. 152) Permits funds provided for the U.S. Census Bureau to be apportioned up to the rate of operations necessary to maintain the schedule and deliver the required data according to statutory deadlines for the 2020 Decennial Census Program.

(Sec. 153) Permits funds provided to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to be apportioned up to the rate of operations necessary to maintain the planned launch capability schedules for the Space Launch System launch vehicle, Exploration Ground Systems, and Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle programs.

(Sec. 154) Provides additional appropriations to the Department of Justice for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants to reimburse state and local law enforcement agencies for personnel overtime costs associated with protection of the President-elect.

(Sec. 155) Permits DOD to use specified procurement funds to begin advance procurement and detailed design work for the Ohio submarine replacement program. (The purpose of the program is to design and produce a new class of ballistic missile submarines to replace the current force.)

(Sec. 156) Permits DOD to use funds for multiyear procurement contracts, including advance procurement, for the AH-64E Attack Helicopter and the UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopter.

(Sec. 157) Permits DOD procurement funds provided for the KC-46A Tanker to be apportioned up to the rate of operations necessary to support the production rate specified in the President's FY2017 budget request.

(Sec. 158) Provides the Department of Energy (DOE) with funding flexibility to maintain schedules for weapons activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration.

(Sec. 159) Requires DOE to sell up to $375.4 million of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) in FY2017 and use the proceeds to carry out the SPR modernization program authorized in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.

(Sec. 160) Provides additional funding to DOE for the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund. (The account primarily funds the decommissioning and environmental remediation of three federal uranium enrichment facilities in Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee.)

(Sec. 161) Provides additional funding to the General Services Administration for the pension benefits of the outgoing President.

SOAR Funding Availability Act

(Sec. 162) Amends the Scholarship for Opportunity and Results Act to require the Department of Education to make certain unobligated funds available to eligible entities receiving grants under the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program.

Specifies that entities using the funds during the fiscal year must: (1) use at least 95% of the funds to provide additional scholarships for eligible students or to increase the amount of the scholarships during the year; and (2) use not more than 5% of the additional funds for administrative expenses, parental assistance, or tutoring.

(Sec. 163) Permits funds provided to the Department of Homeland Security for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Transportation Security Administration, and the U.S. Secret Service to be apportioned at a rate for operations as necessary, and apportioned to provide staffing levels as necessary, to ensure border security, fulfill immigration enforcement priorities, maintain aviation security activities, and carry out the mission associated with the protection of the President-elect.

(Sec. 164) Permits funds provided to the National Gallery of Art for Salaries and Expenses to be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to provide for staffing, maintenance, security, and administrative expenses for the recently reopened galleries.

(Sec. 165) Permits funds provided to the Smithsonian Institution for Salaries and Expenses to be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to provide for facilities maintenance, facilities operations, security, and support at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

(Sec. 166) Permits specified funds provided for the Indian Health Service to be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to provide for costs of staffing and operating newly constructed facilities.

Continued Health Benefits for Miners Act

(Sec. 167) Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to transfer specified funds from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund to provide health care benefits through April 30, 2017, for certain retired miners and their families under the United Mine Workers Association 1993 Benefit Plan. (The benefits are otherwise scheduled to expire on December 31, 2016.)

Requires a voluntary employee's beneficiary association (VEBA) established as a result of a related coal mining company bankruptcy proceeding to transfer specified funds to the United Mine Workers Benefit Plan.

Exempts the budgetary effects of this section from specified budget enforcement laws and procedures.

(Sec. 168) Increases the amounts of specified funds within the Department of Labor's Office of Workers Compensation Programs Special Benefits account that are available to Labor for: the enhancement and maintenance of automated data processing systems operations and telecommunications systems, automated workload processing operations, periodic roll disability management and medical review, and program integrity. (The funding is provided to allow Labor to implement a plan to address compound prescription drug fraud and abuse in the Federal Employees' Compensation Act program.)

(Sec. 169) Extends the authority of the Department of Education to make account maintenance fee payments to guarantee agencies under the Federal Family Education Loan program.

(Sec. 170) Provides additional funding to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for programs and activities related to: (1) the care of unaccompanied alien children, and (2) efforts to combat the trafficking of children. Rescinds specified unobligated balances from HHS's Nonrecurring Expenses Fund.

(Sec. 171) Requires HHS to allocate funds from the Prevention and Public Health Fund in the same manner as in FY2016, with the exception of a reduction for the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention.

(Sec. 172) Permits the Social Security Administration to fund activities to address the hearing backlog within the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review using specified appropriations that were provided for the renovation and modernization of the Arthur J. Altmeyer Building.

(Sec. 173) Extends the authorizations for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Child Care Entitlement programs.

(Sec. 174) Permits HHS to use funds provided by this bill to implement provisions under current law related to the authorities and responsibilities for the designation and investigation of potential cancer clusters.

(Sec. 175) Prohibits Members of Congress from receiving a cost of living adjustment (COLA) during FY2017.

(Sec. 176) Authorizes the transfer of the Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Federal Building from the General Services Administration to the House of Representatives for treatment as a House Office Building and part of the U.S. Capitol Grounds under the authority of the Architect of the Capitol.

(Sec. 177) Makes a technical change regarding Senate Minority Leadership office funding for the Office of the Assistant Minority Leader and Office of the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority.

(Sec. 178) Amends S. Res. 64 (113th Congress) to extend the authorization for the Senate National Security Working Group until December 31, 2018.

(Sec. 179) Established expedited legislative procedures in the Senate for the consideration of legislation to provide an exception to the limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.

(Sec. 180) Suspends enforcement of certain hours-of-service rules for commercial drivers unless the Secretary of Transportation and Inspector General make specified findings and determinations regarding the provisions. Applies the suspension to the requirements for: (1) two off-duty periods from 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m., and (2) the prohibition on using more than one restart during a consecutive 168-hour period. Requires the 34-hour restart rule in effect on June 30, 2013, to be restored if DOT does not make the required findings.

(Prior to 2013, commercial drivers were required to take at least 34 hours off duty after working for 60 hours in a seven-day period [or 70 hours in an eight-day period], which is known as the "34-hour restart requirement." Regulations that took effect in 2013 require the 34-hour off-duty period to cover two consecutive 1 a.m.-5 a.m. periods, and limit the drivers to one 34-hour "restart" in a 168-hour period.)

(Sec. 181) Permits funds provided for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Operations to be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to avoid disruption of continuing projects or activities. Specifies funding levels for the FAA's Facilities and Equipment account.

(Sec. 182) Permits the Maritime Administration to use specified funds and unobligated balances for costs associated with the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's Sea Year training program without regard to limitations on reprogramming or transfers of funds.

Repeals a provision that limits funding for the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy until a spending plan is submitted to Congress.

(Sec. 183) Permit funds provided to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for Tenant-Based Rental Assistance to be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to renew grants for rental assistance and administrative costs that were provided under the Tribal-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program. (The program provides rental assistance to Native American veterans who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness living on or near a reservation.)

(Sec. 184) Delays the release of required sequestration reports and orders by the Congressional Budget Office and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) if OMB determines and provides written notification that the amounts in the CR do not exceed the total base discretionary funding level that is permitted under current law for FY2017. Requires the written notification to include an estimate of both the dollar amount and sequester percentage that would be required to eliminate a breach of the discretionary spending caps for each of the defense and nondefense categories, assuming the levels of funding in the CR.

(Sec. 185) Provides emergency appropriations for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program and the Emergency Conservation Program.

(Sec. 186) Provides emergency appropriations to NASA for repairs to facilities damaged by Hurricane Matthew.

(Sec. 187) Provides emergency appropriations for the Army Corp of Engineers Construction account to address emergency situations at Corps of Engineers projects, and to rehabilitate and repair damages to projects, caused by natural disasters.

(Sec. 188) Provides emergency appropriations for the Army Corp of Engineers Mississippi River and Tributaries account to dredge navigation projects in response to, and repair damages to Corps of Engineers projects caused by, natural disasters.

(Sec. 189) Provides emergency appropriations for the Army Corp of Engineers Operation and Maintenance account to dredge navigation projects in response to, and repair damages to Corps of Engineers projects caused by, natural disasters.

(Sec. 190) Provides emergency appropriations for the Army Corp of Engineers Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies account to prepare for flood, hurricane and other natural disasters and support emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in response to such disasters.

(Sec. 191) Provides emergency appropriations for the Federal Highway Administration's Emergency Relief Program.

(Sec. 192) Provides emergency and disaster relief appropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Community Development Block Grant Program for activities related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, and economic revitalization in the most impacted and distressed areas resulting from a major disaster declared in 2016.

 (Sec. 193) Provides additional appropriations to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the FDA Innovation Account authorized by the 21st Century Cures Act.

(Sec. 194) Provides additional funding to the National Institutes of Health 's NIH Innovation Account for biomedical research authorized by the 21st Century Cures Act.

(Sec. 195) Provides additional appropriations to HHS for opioid abuse prevention and treatment activities.

(Sec. 196) Provides additional appropriations to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund, consistent with the Water and Waste Act of 2016, for grants to states with declared emergencies relating to the public health threats associated with the presence of lead or other contaminants in drinking water provided by a public water system.

(Sec. 197) Provides additional funding for the EPA's Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account to provide loans for water infrastructure projects.

(Sec. 198) Provides additional funding to HHS to establish a lead exposure registry and lead exposure advisory committee.

(Sec. 199) Provides additional funding to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for childhood lead poisoning prevention programs authorized under the Public Health Service Act.

(Sec. 200) Provides appropriations to HHS for the Healthy Start Initiative to reduce the rate of infant mortality and improve perinatal outcomes.

(Sec. 201) Rescinds specified funds from the Children's Health Insurance Program State Allotments.

Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017

DIVISION B-- SECURITY ASSISTANCE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017

Provides FY2017 Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) / Global War on Terrorism appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of State for counterterrorism activities.

TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Provides FY2017 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) to support counterterrorism operations and the European Reassurance Initiative.

Provides appropriations to DOD for:

 Military Personnel; Operation and Maintenance; the Iraq Train and Equip Fund; Procurement; Research, Development, Test And Evaluation; and the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund. TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS

Provides appropriations to the State Department to:

 counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and other terrorist organizations; address the needs of populations impacted by terrorist groups; document and investigate war crimes and crimes against humanity in Iraq and Syria; meet operational and security needs at U.S. diplomatic facilities overseas; increase overseas refugee and humanitarian assistance; counter violent extremism; and counter Russian influence and aggression. Provides appropriations for the Administration of Foreign Affairs, including:

 Diplomatic and Consular Programs; the Office of Inspector General; and Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance. Provides appropriations to the U.S. Agency for International Development for:

 Operating Expenses, the Capital Investment Fund, and the Office of Inspector General. Provides appropriations for Bilateral Economic Assistance, including:

 International Disaster Assistance; Transition Initiatives; the Economic Support Fund; Assistance For Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia; and Migration and Refugee Assistance. Provides appropriations for International Security Assistance, including:

 International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement; Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining, and Related Programs; Peacekeeping Operations; and the Foreign Military Financing Program. (Sec. 201) Specifies that, unless otherwise indicated, funds provided by this title are subject to the authorities and conditions applicable to the appropriations accounts for FY2017.

(Sec. 202) Requires the State Department or the USAID, as appropriate, to notify Congress before obligating certain funds provided by this title.

(Sec. 203) Specifies authorities and restrictions for transferring certain funds provided by this title.

(Sec. 204) Requires State and the USAID to report to Congress regarding the use of funds provided by this title prior to obligating the funds. Permits funds provided for International Disaster Assistance and Migration and Refugee Assistance to be obligated prior to the submission of the report.

(Sec. 205) Permits funds provided for the Economic Support Fund to be used for loan guarantees for Iraq, subject to specified terms and conditions. Extends the authority to make certain direct loans to Iraq for the procurement of defense articles and services.

Extends the Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism designations for certain funds made available from prior appropriations that previously included the designation. Specifies that the funds are only available if the President subsequently designates all of the amounts and transmits the designations to Congress.

(Sec. 206) Permits funds provided by this title to support counter-terrorism and countering violent extremism programs to be used to enter into contracts with individuals for personal services in the United States or abroad. Prohibits the individuals from being deemed to be federal employees, for the purpose of any law administered by the Office of Personnel Management.

measure amended house agreed senate amendment amendment december summary version repeated bill provides continuing appropriations federal agencies earlier april enactment applicable appropriations legislation commonly referred continuing resolution prevents partial government shutdown occur existing expires december fy2017 regular appropriations bills fund federal_government enacted military construction veterans_affairs related agencies appropriations act enacted earlier year bill funds projects activities rate established fy2017 spending budget_control_act bill includes exceptions known provide funding flexibility additional appropriations programs bill includes additional emergency disaster relief overseas contingency operations funding exempt discretionary spending limits bill extends programs scheduled expire including health benefits certain retired miners families summary continuing security assistance appropriations act sec specifies references act included division bill refer provisions division sec specifies bill designated congress emergency requirement contingent president designating emergency amounts transmitting designations congress specifies bill designated congress overseas contingency operations global war terrorism contingent president designating amounts transmitting designations congress continuing appropriations act division continuing appropriations act provides continuing appropriations federal agencies april enactment specified appropriations legislation indicated extensions provisions referenced summary duration sec amends continuing appropriations act provide fy2017 appropriations april federal agencies continuing projects activities levels terms conditions fy2016 appropriations acts reduce board reduction included continuing appropriations act continues provisions included continuing appropriations act bill provides adds following new provisions sec permits department_of_agriculture usda funds provided farm_service_agency agricultural credit insurance fund program account apportioned rate operations necessary fund loans applications approved sec permits funds provided usda child nutrition programs apportioned rate operations necessary ensure summer electronic benefit transfer children demonstration projects operational program operates competitive state grants provides monthly benefits summer low income families school aged children sec amends richard national school lunch act extend national hunger information clearinghouse fy2017 clearinghouse provides information nongovernmental groups assist low income individuals communities food assistance activities aid individuals communities reducing reliance governmental agencies food assistance sec permits funds provided usda rural_utilities_service transferred appropriations necessary cost direct telecommunications loans authorized rural electrification act sec permits funds provided usda guaranteed multi family housing loan program apportioned rate necessary fund loans applications approved sec permits funds provided national_oceanic_and_atmospheric_administration apportioned rate operations necessary maintain planned launch schedules joint polar satellite system weather satellites sec permits funds provided census bureau apportioned rate operations necessary maintain schedule deliver required data according statutory deadlines decennial census program sec permits funds provided national_aeronautics_and_space_administration nasa apportioned rate operations necessary maintain planned launch capability schedules space launch system launch vehicle exploration ground systems multi purpose crew vehicle programs sec provides additional appropriations department_of_justice edward_byrne_memorial_justice assistance grants reimburse state local law enforcement agencies personnel overtime costs associated protection president elect sec permits dod use specified procurement funds begin advance procurement detailed design work ohio submarine replacement program purpose program design produce new class ballistic missile submarines replace current force sec permits dod use funds multiyear procurement contracts including advance procurement attack helicopter black helicopter sec permits dod procurement funds provided tanker apportioned rate operations necessary support production rate specified president fy2017 budget request sec provides department_of_energy doe funding flexibility maintain schedules weapons activities national_nuclear_security_administration sec requires doe sell million crude oil strategic_petroleum_reserve spr fy2017 use proceeds carry spr modernization program authorized bipartisan_budget_act sec provides additional funding doe uranium_enrichment_decontamination_and_decommissioning_fund account primarily funds decommissioning environmental remediation federal uranium enrichment facilities kentucky ohio tennessee sec provides additional funding general_services_administration pension benefits outgoing president soar funding availability act sec amends scholarship opportunity results act require department_of_education certain unobligated funds available eligible entities receiving grants district_of_columbia opportunity scholarship program specifies entities funds fiscal year use funds provide additional scholarships eligible students increase scholarships year use additional funds administrative expenses parental assistance tutoring sec permits funds provided department_of_homeland_security customs border_protection immigration customs enforcement transportation_security_administration secret_service apportioned rate operations necessary apportioned provide staffing levels necessary ensure border_security fulfill immigration enforcement priorities maintain aviation security activities carry mission associated protection president elect sec permits funds provided national_gallery_of_art salaries expenses apportioned rate operations necessary provide staffing maintenance security administrative expenses recently reopened sec permits funds provided smithsonian_institution salaries expenses apportioned rate operations necessary provide facilities maintenance facilities operations security support national museum african american history culture sec permits specified funds provided indian_health_service apportioned rate operations necessary provide costs staffing operating newly constructed facilities continued health benefits miners act sec amends surface_mining_control_and_reclamation_act transfer specified funds abandoned_mine_reclamation_fund provide health_care benefits april certain retired miners families united workers association benefit plan benefits scheduled expire december requires voluntary employee beneficiary association established result related coal mining company bankruptcy proceeding transfer specified funds united workers benefit plan exempts budgetary effects section specified budget enforcement laws procedures sec increases amounts specified funds department_of_labor office workers compensation programs special benefits account available labor enhancement maintenance automated data processing systems operations telecommunications systems automated workload processing operations periodic roll disability management medical review program integrity funding provided allow labor implement plan address compound prescription drug fraud abuse federal employees compensation act program sec extends authority department_of_education account maintenance fee payments guarantee agencies federal_family_education_loan program sec provides additional funding department_of_health_and_human_services hhs programs activities related care unaccompanied alien children efforts combat trafficking children rescinds specified unobligated balances hhs nonrecurring expenses fund sec requires hhs allocate funds prevention_and_public_health_fund manner fy2016 exception reduction centers diseases control prevention sec permits social_security_administration fund activities address hearing backlog office disability adjudication review specified appropriations provided renovation modernization building sec extends authorizations temporary_assistance needy families tanf child care entitlement programs sec permits hhs use funds provided bill implement provisions current law related authorities responsibilities designation investigation potential cancer clusters sec prohibits members congress receiving cost living adjustment cola fy2017 sec authorizes transfer thomas federal building general_services_administration house_of_representatives treatment house office building capitol grounds authority architect capitol sec makes technical change senate minority leadership office funding office assistant minority leader office_of_the_secretary conference minority sec amends res congress extend authorization senate national security working_group december sec established expedited legislative procedures senate consideration legislation provide exception limitation appointment persons secretary defense seven years relief active duty regular commissioned officer armed_forces sec suspends enforcement certain hours service rules commercial drivers secretary transportation inspector_general specified findings determinations provisions applies suspension requirements duty periods prohibition restart consecutive hour period requires hour restart rule effect june restored dot required findings prior commercial drivers required hours duty working hours seven day period hours day period known hour restart requirement regulations took effect require hour duty period cover consecutive periods limit drivers hour restart hour period sec permits funds provided federal_aviation_administration faa operations apportioned rate operations necessary avoid disruption continuing projects activities specifies funding levels faa facilities equipment account sec permits maritime_administration use specified funds unobligated balances costs associated merchant marine_academy sea year training program regard limitations reprogramming transfers funds repeals provision limits funding merchant marine_academy spending plan submitted congress sec permit funds provided department_of_housing_and_urban_development tenant based rental assistance apportioned rate operations necessary renew grants rental assistance administrative costs provided tribal veterans_affairs supportive housing program program provides rental assistance native american veterans homeless risk homelessness living near reservation sec delays release required sequestration reports orders congressional_budget_office office_of_management_and_budget omb omb determines provides written notification amounts exceed total base discretionary funding level permitted current law fy2017 requires written notification include estimate dollar sequester percentage required eliminate breach discretionary spending caps defense nondefense categories assuming levels funding sec provides emergency appropriations emergency watershed protection program emergency conservation program sec provides emergency appropriations nasa repairs facilities damaged hurricane matthew sec provides emergency appropriations army engineers construction account address emergency situations corps_of_engineers projects rehabilitate repair damages projects caused natural disasters sec provides emergency appropriations army engineers mississippi_river tributaries account dredge navigation projects response repair damages corps_of_engineers projects caused natural disasters sec provides emergency appropriations army engineers operation maintenance account dredge navigation projects response repair damages corps_of_engineers projects caused natural disasters sec provides emergency appropriations army engineers flood control coastal emergencies account prepare flood hurricane natural disasters support emergency operations repairs activities response disasters sec provides emergency appropriations federal_highway_administration emergency relief program sec provides emergency disaster relief appropriations department_of_housing_and_urban_development community development block grant program activities related disaster relief long term recovery restoration infrastructure housing economic revitalization impacted distressed areas resulting major disaster declared sec provides additional appropriations food_and_drug_administration fda fda innovation account authorized 21st century cures act sec provides additional funding national_institutes_of_health nih innovation account biomedical research authorized 21st century cures act sec provides additional appropriations hhs opioid abuse prevention treatment activities sec provides additional appropriations environmental_protection_agency epa drinking water state revolving loan fund consistent water waste act grants states declared emergencies relating public health threats associated presence lead contaminants drinking water provided public water system sec provides additional funding epa water_infrastructure_finance innovation program account provide loans water infrastructure projects sec provides additional funding hhs establish lead exposure registry lead exposure advisory_committee sec provides additional funding centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention childhood lead poisoning prevention programs authorized public_health_service_act sec provides appropriations hhs healthy start initiative reduce rate infant mortality improve outcomes sec rescinds specified funds children health insurance program state allotments security assistance appropriations act division security assistance appropriations act provides fy2017 overseas contingency operations global war terrorism appropriations department_of_defense dod department_of_state counterterrorism activities title department_of_defense provides fy2017 appropriations department_of_defense dod support counterterrorism operations european initiative provides appropriations dod military personnel operation maintenance iraq train equip fund procurement research development test evaluation joint_improvised_explosive_device_defeat_fund title department_of_state foreign_operations related programs provides appropriations state_department counter islamic_state_of_iraq levant isil terrorist organizations address needs populations impacted terrorist groups document investigate war crimes crimes humanity iraq syria meet operational security needs diplomatic facilities overseas increase overseas refugee humanitarian assistance counter violent extremism counter russian influence aggression provides appropriations administration foreign affairs including diplomatic consular programs office_of_inspector_general embassy security construction maintenance provides appropriations agency international_development operating expenses capital investment fund office_of_inspector_general provides appropriations bilateral economic assistance including international disaster assistance transition initiatives economic_support_fund assistance europe central_asia migration refugee assistance provides appropriations international security assistance including international narcotics control law enforcement nonproliferation anti terrorism demining related programs peacekeeping operations foreign military financing program sec specifies indicated funds provided title subject authorities conditions applicable appropriations accounts fy2017 sec requires state_department usaid appropriate notify congress obligating certain funds provided title sec specifies authorities restrictions transferring certain funds provided title sec requires state usaid report congress use funds provided title prior obligating funds permits funds provided international disaster assistance migration refugee assistance obligated prior submission report sec permits funds provided economic_support_fund loan guarantees iraq subject specified terms conditions extends authority certain direct_loans iraq procurement defense articles services extends overseas contingency operations global war terrorism designations certain funds available prior appropriations previously included designation specifies funds available president subsequently designates amounts transmits designations congress sec permits funds provided title support counter terrorism countering violent extremism programs enter contracts individuals personal services united_states abroad prohibits individuals deemed federal employees purpose law administered office_of_personnel_management


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 10, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016

This bill amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 to extend the continuing FY2016 appropriations for federal agencies at the current annual rate until the earlier of midnight on December 16, 2015, or enactment of FY2016 appropriations legislation. The bill prevents a government shutdown when funding under current law expires on December 11, 2015.

measure amended passed senate december summary version repeated continuing appropriations act bill amends continuing appropriations act extend continuing fy2016 appropriations federal agencies current annual rate earlier midnight december enactment fy2016 appropriations legislation bill prevents government shutdown funding current law expires december


Summary:
TIGER Grants for Job Creation Act

This bill provides $7.5 billion in supplemental FY2016 appropriations to the Department of Transportation for National Infrastructure Investments under a competitive grant program known as the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program. The bill permits the funds to remain available through FY2021.

The funding provided by this bill is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Emergency spending is exempt from limits on discretionary spending and other budget enforcement rules. The funding is only available if the President subsequently designates the amount as an emergency and submits the designation to Congress.

The funding is also exempt from sequestration under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.

tiger grants job creation act bill provides billion supplemental fy2016 appropriations department_of_transportation national infrastructure investments competitive grant program known transportation investment generating economic recovery tiger program bill permits funds remain available fy2021 funding provided bill designated emergency requirement pursuant balanced_budget emergency deficit control act emergency spending exempt limits discretionary spending budget enforcement rules funding available president subsequently designates emergency submits designation congress funding exempt sequestration balanced_budget emergency deficit control act sequestration process automatic usually board spending reductions budgetary resources permanently cancelled enforce specific budget policy goals