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

Highlights:

The Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 provides FY2016 appropriations to agencies responsible for:

 regulating the financial, telecommunications, and consumer products industries; collecting taxes and assisting taxpayers; managing federal buildings and the federal workforce; and operating the Executive Office of the President, the judiciary, and the District of Columbia. The bill decreases Financial Services and General Government discretionary funding below FY2015 levels.

Compared to FY2015 levels, the bill includes increases for the judiciary and decreases for the Department of the Treasury and the District of Columbia.

Within the Treasury budget, the bill decreases funding for the Internal Revenue Service.

 The bill also includes provisions that restrict funds or affect policy in areas such as:

 the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; the funding source for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Internal Revenue Service determinations of tax-exempt status; the Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rule; policies affecting Cuba; local District of Columbia policy on issues such as marijuana legalization, abortions, and needle exchange programs. Full Summary:

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016

Provides FY2016 appropriations for financial services and general government, including programs in the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the federal judiciary, the District of Columbia, and several independent agencies.

Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2016

TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 Provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury for Departmental Offices, including:

 Salaries and Expenses, the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, the Office of Inspector General, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, and the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Provides appropriations to Treasury for:

 the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, the U.S. Mint, and the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account. Rescinds specified unobligated balances from the Treasury Forfeiture Fund.

Provides appropriations to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for:

 Taxpayer Services, Enforcement, Operations Support, and Business Systems Modernization. (Sec. 101) Permits up to 5% of any IRS appropriation provided by this bill to be transferred to any other IRS appropriation upon advance approval of Congress.

(Sec. 102) Requires the IRS to maintain an employee training program that includes taxpayers' rights, dealing courteously with taxpayers, cross-cultural relations, ethics, and the impartial application of tax law.

(Sec. 103) Requires the IRS to institute and enforce policies and procedures to safeguard the confidentiality of taxpayers' information and protect against identity theft.

(Sec. 104) Permits the IRS to use funds for improved facilities and increased staffing to provide sufficient and effective 1-800 help line service for taxpayers.

(Sec. 105) Bars the IRS from using funds provided by this bill to make a video unless it is approved in advance by the Service-Wide Video Editorial Board.

(Sec. 106) Requires the IRS to notify employers of any address changes related to employment tax payments.

(Sec. 107) Prohibits the IRS from using funds provided by this bill to target U.S. citizens for exercising any rights guaranteed under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

(Sec. 108) Prohibits the IRS from using funds provided by this bill to target groups for regulatory scrutiny based on their ideological beliefs.

(Sec. 109) Requires the IRS to comply with certain procedures and policies for conference spending that were recommended by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

 (Sec. 110) Prohibits funds provided by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) from being transferred to the IRS to implement PPACA.

(Sec. 111) Prohibits the IRS from using funds provided by this bill to implement the requirement under PPACA that individuals maintain minimum essential health care coverage.

(Sec. 112) Prohibits the IRS from using funds provided by this bill for providing employee bonuses or hiring former employees without considering conduct and federal tax compliance.

(Sec. 113) Prohibits the IRS from using funds provided by this bill to violate the confidentiality of tax returns.

(Sec. 114) Prohibits the IRS from using funds provided by this bill for pre-populated returns.

(Sec. 115) Permits Treasury to use funds provided by this bill for uniforms, overseas motor vehicles and insurance, contracts with the Department of State for health and medical services for overseas Treasury employees, and experts or consultants

(Sec. 116) Permits certain transfers between Treasury accounts, subject to congressional approval and specified requirements.

(Sec. 117) Permits the IRS to transfer certain funds to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, subject to congressional approval and specified requirements.

(Sec. 118) Bars Treasury or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing from using funds to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note.

(Sec. 119) Permits Treasury to transfer funds from Bureau of Fiscal Services--Salaries and Expenses to the Debt Collection Fund to cover the costs of debt collection. Requires the transferred amounts to be reimbursed from debt collections received in the Fund.

(Sec. 120) Prohibits the U.S. Mint from using funds to construct or operate any museum without congressional approval.

(Sec. 121) Prohibits the use of funds to merge the U.S. Mint and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing without congressional approval.

(Sec. 122) Deems funds provided for Treasury's intelligence-related activities as authorized for FY2016 until enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for FY2016.

(Sec. 123) Permits up to $5,000 to be made available from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Fund for official reception and representation expenses.

(Sec. 124) Requires Treasury to submit a capital investment plan to Congress.

(Sec. 125) Requires the Office of Financial Stability and the Office of Financial Research to report quarterly to Congress on their activities.

(Sec. 126) Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) to limit the fees available for obligation by the Office of Financial Research to the amount provided in appropriations acts beginning in FY2017.

(Sec. 127) Requires Treasury to report to Congress on the Franchise Fund.

(Sec. 128) Requires Treasury to report to Congress on economic warfare and financial terrorism.

(Sec. 129) Prohibits Treasury from using funds for certain regulations, revenue rulings, or other guidance related to the standards used to determine the tax-exempt status of a 501(c)(4) organization.

(Sec. 130) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to approve, license, facilitate, authorize, or otherwise allow certain categories of travel to Cuba incident to non-academic educational exchanges.

(Sec. 131) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to approve, license, facilitate, authorize, or otherwise allow the importation of property confiscated by the Cuban government.

(Sec. 132) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to approve, license, facilitate, authorize, or otherwise allow any financial transactions with the Cuban military or intelligence service. Includes exceptions for: (1) exports permitted under the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000, and (2) financial transactions necessary for the maintenance and improvement of the military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

(Sec. 133) Prohibits Treasury from using funds provided by this bill to enforce specified guidance for U.S. positions on multilateral development banks which engage with developing countries on coal-fired power generation.

(Sec. 134) Requires the Office of Financial Research to provide public notice of at least 90 days before issuing a proposed rule, report, or regulation. (Sec. 135) Prohibits the IRS from using funds provided by this bill to determine that a church is not exempt from taxation for participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign unless: the IRS Commissioner consents, Congress is notified, and the determination is effective no earlier than 90 days after congressional notification.

Executive Office of the President Appropriations Act, 2016

TITLE II--EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

Provides FY2016 appropriations to the Executive Office of the President and designated accounts, including:

 the White House, the Executive Residence at the White House, White House Repair and Restoration, the Council of Economic Advisers, the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council, the Office of Administration, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Information Technology Oversight and Reform, Special Assistance to the President, and the Official Residence of the Vice President. (Sec. 201) Permits certain transfers of funds between accounts within the Executive Office of the President, subject to congressional approval and specified requirements.

 (Sec. 202) Require the OMB to report to Congress on the costs of implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank).

(Sec. 203) Requires the OMB to include a statement of budgetary impact with any executive order or Presidential memorandum issued during FY2016.

 (Sec. 204) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for statements abrogating legislation passed by Congress and signed by the President.

(Sec. 205) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for an executive order or Presidential memorandum that contravenes existing law.

Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2016

TITLE III--THE JUDICIARY

Provides FY2016 appropriations to the judiciary for:

 the Supreme Court of the United States; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; the U.S. Court of International Trade; Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services; the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts; the Federal Judicial Center; and the U.S. Sentencing Commission. (Sec. 301) Permits funds provided by this title for salaries and expenses to be used for the employment of temporary or intermittent experts and consultants.

(Sec. 302) Permits certain transfers of funds between judiciary accounts, subject to congressional notification and specified requirements.

(Sec. 303) Permits up to $11,000 of appropriations provided for salaries and expenses for Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services to be used for official reception and representation expenses of the Judicial Conference of the United States.

(Sec. 304) Permits the delegation of authority to the judiciary for contracts for repairs that are under $100,000.

(Sec. 305) Requires the U.S. Marshals Service to provide a court security pilot program.

(Sec. 306) Amends the Judicial Improvement Act of 1990; the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006; and the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act to extend several temporary judgeships.

District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2016

TITLE IV--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Provides FY2016 appropriations to the District of Columbia, including federal payments for:

 Resident Tuition Support; Emergency Planning and Security Costs in the District of Columbia; District of Columbia Courts; Defender Services in District of Columbia Courts; the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia; the District of Columbia Public Defender Service; the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; Judicial Commissions; School Improvement; the District of Columbia National Guard; and Testing and Treatment of HIV/AIDS. Provides local funds for the operation of the District of Columbia out of the General Fund of the District of Columbia as set forth in the FY2016 Budget Request Act of 2015 that the District of Columbia submitted to Congress.

TITLE V--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

Provides appropriations for independent agencies, including:

 the Administrative Conference of the United States, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Election Assistance Commission, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Election Commission, the Federal Labor Relations Authority, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the General Services Administration (GSA), the Merit Systems Protection Board, the National Archives and Records Administration, the National Credit Union Administration, the Office of Government Ethics, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Office of Special Counsel, the Postal Regulatory Commission, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Selective Service System, the Small Business Administration (SBA), the U.S. Postal Service, and the U.S. Tax Court. Requires the U.S. Postal Service to: (1) continue six day delivery and rural delivery of the mail at not less than the 1983 level, and (2) maintain and comply with service standards for first class mail and periodicals effective on July 1, 2012.

(Sec. 501) Amends Dodd-Frank to permit the congressional appropriations committees to review transfers from the Federal Reserve system to the CFPB.

(Sec. 502) Changes the CFPB's source of funding from transfers from the Federal Reserve System to annual appropriations beginning in FY2017.

(Sec. 503) Requires the CFPB to notify Congress of any request for a transfer of funds from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

(Sec. 504) Requires the CFPB to submit to Congress quarterly reports on its activities.

(Sec. 505) Permits the GSA to use funds to hire passenger motor vehicles.

(Sec. 506) Permits funds provided for the Federal Buildings Fund to be transferred between activities if necessary to meet program requirements, subject to congressional approval.

(Sec. 507) Requires budget requests for courthouse construction funds to meet specified standards.

(Sec. 508) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to increase square footage, provide cleaning services or security enhancements, or provide any other service usually provided through the Federal Buildings Fund to any agency that does not pay the assessed rent.

(Sec. 509) Permits the GSA to use specified funds to pay claims against the federal government that are under $250,000 and arise from direct construction projects and building acquisitions if Congress is notified in advance.

(Sec. 510) Requires GSA, if specified congressional committees adopt a resolution granting lease authority pursuant to a prospectus, to ensure that the delineated area of procurement matches the prospectus.

(Sec. 511) Requires GSA to submit a spending plan and explanation to Congress for: (1) each project funded with the Major Repairs and Alterations and Judiciary Capital Security Program accounts, and (2) E-Government projects funded with the Federal Citizen Services Fund account.

(Sec. 512) Permits the SBA to transfer specified funds between appropriations accounts.

(Sec. 513) Waives certain loan guarantee fees for veterans and their spouses.

TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

Sets forth permissible, restricted, and prohibited uses for funds provided by this bill.

(Sec. 601) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to pay expenses or otherwise compensate non-federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this bill.

(Sec. 602) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being obligated beyond the current fiscal year or transferred to other appropriations unless authority is expressly provided by this bill.

(Sec. 603) Limits expenditures for consulting services to contracts where expenditures are a matter of public record, except where otherwise permitted under existing law.

(Sec. 604) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the U.S. government, except pursuant to transfer authority provided by an appropriations Act.

(Sec. 605) Requires enforcement of a Tariff Act of 1930 provision barring the importation of goods manufactured using convict labor.

(Sec. 606) Requires entities receiving funds provided by this bill to comply with the Buy American Act.

(Sec. 607) Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill by any person or entity convicted of violating the Buy American Act.

(Sec. 608) Provides authority, restrictions, and requirements for reprogramming. Requires agencies funded in this bill to submit to Congress a report establishing a baseline for the application of reprogramming and transfer authorities.

(Sec. 609) Permits up to 50% of unobligated balances remaining at the end of FY2016 for salaries and expenses to remain available through FY2017, subject to reprogramming guidelines and congressional approval.

(Sec. 610) Prohibits the Executive Office of the President from using funds provided by this bill to request either a Federal Bureau of Investigation background investigation or an IRS determination of tax-exempt status under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, except with the consent of the individual involved in an investigation or in extraordinary circumstances involving national security.

(Sec. 611) Makes certain cost accounting standards inapplicable to contracts under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.

(Sec. 612) Permits the OPM to accept and utilize funds made available for resolving litigation and implementing any settlement agreements regarding the nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance program.

(Sec. 613) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to pay for an abortion, or the administrative expenses in connection with any health plan under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program which provides any benefits or coverage for abortions.

(Sec. 614) Provides exceptions to the prohibition in section 613 if the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.

(Sec. 615) Waives Buy American Act restrictions for commercial information technology acquired by the federal government.

(Sec. 616) Prohibits an officer or employee of any regulatory agency or commission funded by this bill from accepting payments or reimbursements for travel, subsistence, or related expenses from a person or entity regulated by the agency or commission, subject to an exception for nonprofit tax-exempt organizations.

(Sec. 617) Permits the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the SEC to use funds for the interagency funding and sponsorship of a joint advisory committee to advise on emerging regulatory issues.

(Sec. 618) Requires agencies covered by this bill to consult with GSA before seeking new office space or making alterations to existing office space. Permits any agency with authority to enter into an emergency lease to do so during any period declared by the President to require emergency leasing authority.

 (Sec. 619) Provides funds required under current law for:

 compensation of the President; payments to the Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund, the Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund, and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judges' Retirement Fund; payment of government contributions for health and life insurance benefits of federal retired employees; payments to finance the unfunded liability of annuity benefits under the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund; and payments of annuities authorized to be paid from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. (Sec. 620) Prohibits the FTC from using funds provided by this bill to complete the draft report entitled "Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children: Preliminary Proposed Nutrition Principles to Guide Industry Self-Regulatory Efforts" unless the Working Group complies with Executive Order 13563 (Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review).

(Sec. 621) Bars the use of funds provided by this bill for the following positions: (1) Director of the White House Office of Health Reform, (2) Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change, (3) Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury assigned to the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry and Senior Counselor for Manufacturing Policy, and (4) White House Director of Urban Affairs.

(Sec. 622) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used in contravention of the Federal Records Act.

(Sec. 623) Requires specified regulatory agencies to report to Congress on increasing public participation in rulemaking, improving coordination among federal agencies, and identifying ineffective or excessively burdensome regulations.

(Sec. 624) Prohibits the obligation of funds in FY2016 from the Securities and Exchange Commission Reserve Fund established by Dodd-Frank.

(Sec. 625) Prohibits the SEC from using funds provided by this bill to require the disclosure of political contributions, contributions to tax-exempt organizations, or dues paid to trade associations.

(Sec. 626) Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal the indemnification agreement for swap data repositories and replace it with a confidentiality agreement.

(Sec. 627) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to require Internet service providers to disclose electronic communications information in a manner that violates the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

(Sec. 628) Prohibits the FCC from implementing, administering, or enforcing any rule unless the FCC publishes the text of the rule 21 days before a vote on the rule.

(Sec. 629) Prohibits the FCC from regulating rates for either broadband or wireless Internet providers.

(Sec. 630) Prohibits the FCC from implementing a specified order regarding protecting and promoting the open Internet (commonly known as net neutrality) until specified court challenges have been resolved.

(Sec. 631) Prohibits the Financial Stability Oversight Council from designating nonbanks as systemically important financial institutions until it: (1) identifies the risks to financial stability presented by the nonbank, and (2) permits the nonbank to present a plan to modify its business, structure, or operation to mitigate the identified risk prior to final designation.

(Sec. 632) Prohibits the CFPB from implementing a rule regarding the use of arbitration until specified requirements are addressed.

(Sec. 633) Prohibits the FCC from implementing a specified rule related to joint sales agreements.

TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS--GOVERNMENT-WIDE

Sets forth permissible, restricted, and prohibited uses for appropriations by designated departments, agencies, and corporations.

(Sec. 701) Prohibits the use of appropriations by any federal department, agency, or instrumentality unless it administers a policy designed to ensure that all workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances.

(Sec. 702) Establishes price limitations on vehicles purchased by the federal government and specifies exceptions.

(Sec. 703) Permits appropriations for the current fiscal year to be used for quarters and cost-of-living allowances.

(Sec. 704) Prohibits the employment of noncitizens with certain exceptions.

(Sec. 705) Permits appropriations provided to any department or agency for necessary expenses such as maintenance and operating expenses to be used for payments to the GSA for space and services.

(Sec. 706) Permits agencies to finance the costs of recycling and waste prevention programs with proceeds from the sale of materials recovered through the programs

(Sec. 707) Permits funds provided to certain corporations and agencies for administrative expenses to be used to pay rent and other service costs in the District of Columbia

(Sec. 708) Prohibits interagency financing of boards, commission, councils, committees, or similar groups absent prior statutory approval.

(Sec. 709) Prohibits funds from being used to implement, administer, or enforce any regulation which has been disapproved pursuant to a joint resolution.

(Sec. 710) Prohibits spending more than $5000 to redecorate or furnish the office of the head of a department or agency in specified circumstances unless Congress is notified in advance.

(Sec. 711) Permits interagency funding of national security and emergency preparedness telecommunications initiatives.

(Sec. 712) Requires agencies to certify that certain appointments were not created solely or primarily to detail an individual to the White House.

(Sec. 713) Bars payment of any employee who prohibits, threatens, prevents, or otherwise penalizes another employee from communicating with Congress.

(Sec. 714) Prohibits funds from being used for training that is not directly related to the performance of official duties.

(Sec. 715) Prohibits an agency of the executive branch from using funds for publicity or propaganda purposes and for the preparation or distribution of materials designed to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress.

(Sec. 716) Prohibits an agency from providing a federal employee's home address to any labor organization absent employee authorization or a court order.

(Sec. 717) Prohibits funds from being used to provide any non-public information such as mailing, telephone, or electronic mailing lists to any organization outside the federal government without approval of Congress.

(Sec. 718) Prohibits funds from being used for propaganda and publicity purposes not authorized by Congress.

(Sec. 719) Directs agency employees to use official time in an honest effort to perform official duties.

(Sec. 720) Allows the use of funds to finance an appropriate share of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board administrative costs.

(Sec. 721) Permits agencies to transfer funds to the GSA to support specified government-wide and multiagency activities that meet certain requirements and are approved by OMB.

(Sec. 722) Permits breastfeeding at any location in a federal building or on federal property if the woman and child are authorized to be there.

(Sec. 723) Permits interagency funding of the National Science and Technology Council, and requires the OMB to provide a report describing the budget and resources connected with the council.

(Sec. 724) Requires documents involving the distribution of federal funds to indicate the agency providing the funds and the amount provided.

(Sec. 725) Prohibits federal agencies from using funds to monitor individuals' Internet use, subject to specified exceptions.

(Sec. 726) Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill for health plans with prescription drug coverage unless contraceptive coverage is included. Includes exemptions for certain religious plans. Prohibits plans from discriminating against individuals who refuse to provide contraceptives due to religious beliefs or moral convictions.

(Sec. 727) States that the United States is committed to ensuring the health of its Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic athletes, and supports the strict adherence to anti-doping in sports through testing, adjudication, education, and research.

(Sec. 728) Permits federal agencies and departments to use funds appropriated for official travel to participate in the fractional aircraft ownership pilot program, if consistent with OMB Circular A-126 regarding official travel for government personnel.

(Sec. 729) Prohibits funds from being used to implement OPM regulations limiting executive branch detailees to the legislative branch or to implement limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program.

(Sec. 730) Prohibits agencies from using funds for additional law enforcement training facilities that are not within or contiguous to existing locations without the approval of Congress. Permits the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center to obtain the temporary use of additional facilities for training which cannot be accommodated in existing facilities.

(Sec. 731) Prohibits agencies from using funds to produce any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United States, unless the story includes a notification that it was prepared or funded by the agency.

(Sec. 732) Prohibits the use of funds in contravention of the Privacy Act or associated regulations.

(Sec. 733) Prohibits the use of funds for contracts with any foreign incorporated entity which is an inverted domestic corporation. Requires a waiver if necessary for national security. Exempts contracts entered into prior to enactment of this bill.

(Sec. 734) Requires agencies to pay a fee to the OPM for processing retirements of employees who separate under Voluntary Early Retirement Authority or receive Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments.

(Sec. 735) Bars the use of funds to recommend or require any entity submitting an offer for a federal contract to disclose specified political contribution as a condition of submitting the offer.

(Sec. 736) Bars the use of funds for portraits of a federal officer or employee, including the President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress, or the head of an executive branch agency or legislative branch office.

(Sec. 737) Limits pay increases for certain categories of prevailing rate employees.

(Sec. 738) Eliminates automatic pay increases for the Vice President and certain categories of political appointees.

(Sec. 739) Requires agencies to submit annual reports to Inspectors General or senior ethics officials regarding the costs and contracting procedures for conferences that cost more than $100,000.

(Sec. 740) Prohibits the use of funds to increase, eliminate, or reduce funding for a program, project, or activity, unless the changes have been enacted into law or made using transfer or reprogramming authority provided in an appropriations Act.

(Sec. 741) Prohibits funds from being used to require contractors or employees to sign confidentiality agreements or statements restricting or prohibiting the reporting of waste, fraud, or abuse to investigative or law enforcement representatives.

(Sec. 742) Prohibits the use of funds to implement or enforce a nondisclosure agreement unless it meets specified criteria.

(Sec. 743) Prohibits the use of funds for specified transactions with any corporation with certain unpaid federal tax liabilities, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and decided that further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the government.

(Sec. 744) Prohibits the use of funds for specified transactions with any corporation that was convicted of a felony within the preceding 24 months, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and decided that further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the government.

(Sec. 745) Prohibits the use of funds for Executive Order 13690 (Establishing a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard and a Process for Further Soliciting and Considering Stakeholder Input).

 (Sec. 746) Provides that references to "this Act" shall not apply to titles IV (District of Columbia) or VIII (General Provisions--District of Columbia) unless it is included in those titles or expressly provided for in this bill.

TITLE VIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 Sets forth permitted, restricted, and prohibited uses of funds appropriated by this bill for the District of Columbia.

(Sec. 801) Appropriates District of Columbia funds for making refunds and paying settlements or judgments against the District of Columbia government.

(Sec. 802) Prohibits the use of federal funds provided by this bill for publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation of any policy including boycott designed to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress or any state legislature.

(Sec. 803) Establishes reprogramming procedures for federal funds.

(Sec. 804) Prohibits the use of federal funds for the salaries and expenses of shadow U.S. Representatives or Senators.

(Sec. 805) Requires official vehicles provided to any officer or employee of the District of Columbia to be used only for official duties.

(Sec. 806) Prohibits the use of federal funds for a petition drive or civil action seeking voting representation in Congress for the District.

(Sec. 807) Bars the use of federal funds provided by this bill to distribute needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug.

(Sec. 808) Provides that nothing in this bill prevents the Council or the Mayor from addressing contraceptive coverage by health insurance plans. Expresses the intent of Congress that legislation enacted on the issue should include a conscience clause providing exceptions for religious beliefs and moral convictions.

(Sec. 809) Prohibits the use of federal funds provided by this bill to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties for the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative (THC, the psychoactive component of marijuana).

Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill to legalize or reduce penalties for possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substance Act or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative (THC, the psychoactive component of marijuana) for recreational purposes.

(Sec. 810) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for abortions except where the mother's life would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or in cases of rape or incest.

(Sec. 811) Requires the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the District of Columbia to submit to Congress, the Mayor, and the Council a revised operating budget for agencies requiring a reallocation to address unanticipated changes in program requirements.

(Sec. 812) Requires the CFO of the District of Columbia to submit to Congress, the Mayor, and the Council a revised operating budget for the District of Columbia Public Schools that aligns the school budget to actual enrollment.

(Sec. 813) Permits the District of Columbia to reprogram or transfer funds between operating funds and capital and enterprise funds. Prohibits the transfer of any funds derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects.

(Sec. 814) Prohibits federal funds from being obligated beyond the current fiscal year or transferred unless expressly permitted in this bill.

(Sec. 815) Permits up to 50% of unobligated balances available at the end of FY2016 from federal appropriations for salaries and expenses to remain available through FY2017, subject to congressional approval and reprogramming guidelines.

(Sec. 816) Appropriates local funds to the District of Columbia for FY2017 if no continuing resolution or regular appropriation for the District of Columbia is in effect. Provides the funds under the same authorities, conditions, and manner as provided for FY2016.

(Sec. 817) Provides that references to "this Act" in this title or title IV (District of Columbia) refer only to those titles, unless this Act expressly provides otherwise.

(Sec. 818) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to carry out the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 2014 (D.C. Law 20-261) or to implement any rule or regulation promulgated to carry out the Act.

TITLE IX--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

(Sec. 901) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to pay for an abortion or the administrative expenses in connection with a multi-state qualified health plan offered under PPACA which provides any benefits or coverage for abortions. Includes exceptions if the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest.

(Sec. 902) Establishes a spending reduction account for the amount by which spending proposed in this bill exceeds the subcommittee's allocation under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Specifies that the amount is $0. (Under the Rules of the House of Representatives, any savings included in the spending reduction account are not available for further appropriation during consideration of the bill.)

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

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

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


Summary:
Locatable Minerals Claim Location and Maintenance Fees Act

TITLE I--MINING CLAIM LOCATION AND MAINTENANCE FEES

(Sec. 102) This bill requires the owner or holder of a claim (claimant), for each unpatented lode mining claim, placer claim, mill site, or tunnel site located under the general mining laws (claim), to pay the Department of the Interior a location fee of $37 at the time the claim location notice is recorded with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

A claimant shall also pay Interior a claim maintenance fee of $155 per 20.66-acre claim (or fraction of it) to maintain the claim for the following assessment year. The payment of such fee shall be in lieu of the assessment work requirement contained in the general mining laws and the related filing requirements contained in the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.

The claim maintenance fee shall be waived for a claimant who certifies in writing that on the date the payment was due the claimant:

 was the holder of not more than 10 lode claims on federal lands, or an association that held less than or equal to 320 acres; and has performed assessment work sufficient to maintain the claims held for the assessment year. Interior shall charge a processing fee of $30 for the filing of such a certification.

Claim maintenance fees shall be suspended for any claims of a claimant for an area that was once open to mineral entry and location that has subsequently been segregated or withdrawn from mineral entry and location by order of Interior or a law enacted after enactment of this bill. The fees shall remain suspended until the area is reopened to mineral entry, or the claimant has submitted a notice or permit to explore or develop his or her claims or is actively mining.

The cost recovery fees required under minerals management regulations, and any substantially similar fee charged for a mining claim validity exam, shall be waived for any claimant with claims in an area that was open to mineral entry and location at the time of claim location that has subsequently been segregated or withdrawn from mineral entry and location by order of Interior or a law enacted after this bill's enactment.

The bill states that timely payment of the location and claim maintenance fees, including payment by a claim holder who qualifies for a fee waiver and complies with the required assessment work, secures the rights of the holder of a mining claim against the federal government, both before and after the discovery of valuable mineral deposits, to use and occupy federal lands under the general mining laws for all mineral activities.

Failure to pay either a claim maintenance fee or a location fee for an unpatented mining claim shall subject the claim to forfeiture, unless within 45 days after receiving a notice of failure double the amount of the unpaid claim maintenance fee is paid.

The fees imposed under this section shall apply from September 1, 2016, to August 31, 2022.

(Sec. 103) All mining claim validity exams shall be completed by Certified Mineral Examiners and reviewed by Certified Review Mineral Examiners.

(Sec. 104) Interior may carry out mining law administration program operations through FY2022.

(Sec. 105) Mineral potential reports for areas withdrawn from mineral entry, and any mining claim validity exams on claims located within those areas, must be completed or prepared by a Certified Mineral Examiner and reviewed by a Certified Review Mineral Examiner.

(Sec. 106) The U.S. Geological Survey shall enter into separate memoranda of understanding to share data to expand the U.S. Mineral Deposit Database with the BLM, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, and the Forest Service.

TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR INACTIVE AND ABANDONED NONCOAL MINE LANDS PROGRAM

(Sec. 202) The bill establishes in Interior an Abandoned Noncoal Mine Lands Program to:

 identify, secure, and remediate physical safety hazards and environmental hazards associated with inactive and abandoned noncoal mine lands that are on or affecting federal public lands or adjacent lands; maintain an inventory of the sites of such mines, affected federal public lands, and adjacent lands, including those sites that have been remediated as well as associated water resources; and identify the persons responsible for paying the costs to remediate such hazards. In securing and remediating hazards, Interior shall give priority (in the following order of priority) to:

 the protection of public health, safety, and general welfare from the adverse effects of inactive and abandoned noncoal mine lands; and the reclamation of land and water resources degraded by the adverse effects of those mine lands. (Sec. 203) Interior shall seek out federal agencies, state agencies, Indian tribes, nonprofit organizations, individuals, and corporations to participate as partners, including partners that are Good Samaritans (as defined in title III), to facilitate the remediation and securing of physical safety or environmental hazards. (Sec. 204) Interior, through the BLM, and the Department of Agriculture (USDA), through the Forest Service, shall identify at least 20 priority sites (including nominations from the public) on federal land containing inactive or abandoned mine sites suitable for Good Samaritan projects under title III.

(Sec. 205) The bill authorizes appropriations for the Abandoned Noncoal Mine Lands Program through FY2020.

TITLE III--GOOD SAMARITAN REMEDIATION OF ABANDONED MINE LANDS

Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Mine Lands Act

(Sec. 303) A Good Samaritan shall be any person that did not participate in any way in the creation of, or activities that caused, any historic mine residue at an inactive or abandoned mine site, and that:

 has an ownership interest in the inactive or abandoned mine site, but is not actually or potentially liable for related remediation costs, or affiliated with any other person potentially so liable, or a successor entity to one that was actually or potentially liable for such remediation costs; has an ownership interest in the inactive or abandoned mine site that was acquired through the inheritance of a patented mining claim; or has no ownership interest in the inactive or abandoned mine site and had no such an interest at any time during or since the creation of the historic mine residue at the site. Under the Good Samaritan program a permitting authority (the Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] or, in the case of a state or tribal program, the lead agency) may issue a permit to a Good Samaritan for a project to improve the environment (including water quality) by carrying out remediation at or related to an inactive or abandoned mine site.

A permitting authority shall ensure that remediation carried out under a permit:

 assists in attaining applicable water quality standards, and does not result in water quality worse than the baseline water condition. A permitting authority may not issue a permit for a project at or related to a mine site included on the National Priorities List developed in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, or a mine site at which the EPA or another federal, state, or tribal agency is taking an environmental enforcement or response action, unless the proposed project:

 is not inconsistent, and will not interfere, with any other planned remediation at the mine site that is likely to occur; and will accelerate environmental improvements. The bill prescribes a procedure for the processing of an application.

A permitting authority may, upon request, authorize a person to carry out appropriate investigative sampling before submitting a permit application.

Before issuing a permit, a permitting authority shall conduct a public hearing in the vicinity of the proposed project site, giving 30-days' public notice.

A permitting authority shall issue a permit or deny a permit application:

 within 180 days after receiving a completed application, or by such later date as may be determined by the permitting authority with the applicant's agreement. An application shall be considered denied if the permitting authority does not issue a permit or deny the application by the applicable date.

A permitting authority may not issue a permit if:

 the proposed project site is not a priority site, and an objection to the proposed permit is received from a federal land management agency with jurisdiction over it. A permitting authority must ensure that each permit is site- and situation-specific, relying on pre-mining conditions and conditions existing as of its issuance in order to determine appropriate water quality or other environmental benchmarks to achieve in carrying out remediation.

A permitting authority shall require activities authorized by a permit to:

 begin within one year after the permit's issuance; and continue until completed, with temporary suspensions allowed during adverse weather or other circumstances. A permitting authority shall require a permittee to take actions necessary to ensure baseline, remedial alternative, and postremediation monitoring of the environment.

A permitting authority may approve in a permit the conduct of project activities by cooperating persons if the cooperative arrangement will accomplish this title's purposes.

Subject to specified limitations, any person authorized by a permit to carry out activities shall:

 be deemed to be in compliance with environmental laws regarding those activities; and not be liable under those laws regarding those activities, including for any costs or damages deriving from the prior, present, or future activities of others at the project site. A permitting authority may:

 extend the period during which a permit is valid; and modify or terminate it for cause, including misrepresentation or a violation of a permit. A permitting authority may also, upon request by a Good Samaritan, and subject to a 30 day public notice and comment period, modify the Good Samaritan's permit to take into account any event or condition that:

 significantly reduces the feasibility or significantly increases the cost of completing the remediation work at the inactive or abandoned mine site, was not contemplated by the Good Samaritan or taken into account in the Good Samaritan's remediation plan, and is beyond the control of the Good Samaritan. Unless the permitting authority has extended the period during which a permit is valid, the authority to carry out activities under a permit shall terminate:

 if they do not begin one year after the permit is issued, if they are discontinued or uncompleted by the end date specified in the permit, or on any other appropriate grounds. A permit may be transferred only to another Good Samaritan and under other specified conditions.

A permit issued under the Good Samaritan program may not authorize any new mining activities other than those directly related to carrying out remediation at or related to the inactive or abandoned mine site.

(Sec. 304) States or Indian tribes may issue permits under this title if they have in effect a Good Samaritan permit program approved by the EPA.

The EPA shall approve a Good Samaritan permit program unless specified requirements have not been met, including designation of a lead agency.

Upon approval of a state or tribal Good Samaritan permit program, the EPA shall transfer all authority to issue permits for the state or relevant area of Indian country to the designated lead agency.

Approved state or tribal Good Samaritan permit programs shall be administered in accordance with this title, except that nothing in this title precludes a state or Indian tribe from imposing more stringent requirements on permit applicants or permittees.

(Sec. 305) A permitting authority may enforce any violation of this title, with respect to which it has jurisdiction, by:

 issuing an order to comply with the violated provision; or commencing a civil action for appropriate relief, including a permanent or temporary injunction. Any violators of this title shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to $5,000 per day, except where there is knowing conduct, in which case the civil penalty shall be $32,500 per day.

(Sec. 306) Projects authorized under the Good Samaritan permit program shall be eligible for nonpoint source management program grants under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act).

(Sec. 307) No EPA action taken pursuant to this title shall be required to comply with requirements for the preparation of an environmental impact statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

(Sec. 308) Any project authorized by a permit under this title shall be considered to satisfy all or part of any offsite mitigation requirement of the permittee, upon approval by the authority imposing such requirement.

(Sec. 309) No state or Indian tribe conducting remediation of an inactive or abandoned mine site pursuant to an approved state or tribal abandoned mine reclamation plan approved under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 shall, regarding remediation activities, be required to obtain a permit under the Clean Water Act.

(Sec. 311) No permitting authority may issue a permit under this title seven years after enactment of this title.

The EPA, Interior, and USDA shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences for the Board on Earth Sciences and Resources to study the effectiveness of the permitting activities carried out under this title.

locatable minerals claim location maintenance fees act title mining claim location maintenance fees sec bill requires owner holder claim claimant unpatented mining claim placer claim mill site tunnel site located general mining laws claim pay department_of_the_interior location fee time claim location notice recorded bureau_of_land_management blm claimant shall pay interior claim maintenance fee acre claim maintain claim following assessment year payment fee shall lieu assessment work requirement contained general mining laws related filing requirements contained federal_land_policy_and_management_act claim maintenance fee shall waived claimant certifies writing date payment claimant holder claims federal lands association held equal acres performed assessment work sufficient maintain claims held assessment year interior shall charge processing fee filing certification claim maintenance fees shall suspended claims claimant area open mineral entry location subsequently segregated withdrawn mineral entry location order interior law enacted enactment bill fees shall remain suspended area reopened mineral entry claimant submitted notice permit explore develop claims actively mining cost recovery fees required minerals management regulations substantially similar fee charged mining claim validity exam shall waived claimant claims area open mineral entry location time claim location subsequently segregated withdrawn mineral entry location order interior law enacted bill enactment bill states timely payment location claim maintenance fees including payment claim holder qualifies fee waiver complies required assessment work secures rights holder mining claim federal_government discovery valuable mineral deposits use occupy federal lands general mining laws mineral activities failure pay claim maintenance fee location fee unpatented mining claim shall subject claim forfeiture days receiving notice failure double unpaid claim maintenance fee paid fees imposed section shall apply september august sec mining claim validity exams shall completed certified mineral examiners reviewed certified review mineral examiners sec interior carry mining law administration program operations fy2022 sec mineral potential reports areas withdrawn mineral entry mining claim validity exams claims located areas completed prepared certified mineral examiner reviewed certified review mineral examiner sec geological survey shall enter separate memoranda understanding share data expand mineral deposit database blm office_of_surface_mining_reclamation_and_enforcement forest_service title department_of_the_interior inactive abandoned noncoal lands program sec bill establishes interior abandoned noncoal lands program identify secure remediate physical safety hazards environmental hazards associated inactive abandoned noncoal lands affecting federal public lands adjacent lands maintain inventory sites mines affected federal public lands adjacent lands including sites associated water resources identify persons responsible paying costs remediate hazards securing hazards interior shall priority following order priority protection public health safety general welfare adverse effects inactive abandoned noncoal lands reclamation land water resources degraded adverse effects lands sec interior shall seek federal agencies state agencies indian tribes nonprofit organizations individuals corporations participate partners including partners good samaritans defined title iii facilitate remediation securing physical safety environmental hazards sec interior blm department_of_agriculture usda forest_service shall identify priority sites including nominations public federal land containing inactive abandoned sites suitable good samaritan projects title iii sec bill authorizes appropriations abandoned noncoal lands program fy2020 title iii good samaritan remediation abandoned lands good samaritan cleanup abandoned lands act sec good samaritan shall person participate way creation activities caused historic residue inactive abandoned site ownership interest inactive abandoned site actually potentially liable related remediation costs affiliated person potentially liable successor entity actually potentially liable remediation costs ownership interest inactive abandoned site acquired inheritance patented mining claim ownership interest inactive abandoned site interest time creation historic residue site good samaritan program permitting authority environmental_protection_agency epa case state tribal program lead agency issue permit good samaritan project improve environment including water quality carrying remediation related inactive abandoned site permitting authority shall ensure remediation carried permit assists attaining applicable water quality standards result water quality baseline water condition permitting authority issue permit project related site included national priorities list developed accordance comprehensive environmental response compensation liability act site epa federal state tribal agency taking environmental enforcement response action proposed project inconsistent interfere planned remediation site likely occur accelerate environmental improvements bill prescribes procedure processing application permitting authority request authorize person carry appropriate investigative sampling submitting permit application issuing permit permitting authority shall conduct public hearing vicinity proposed project site giving days public notice permitting authority shall issue permit deny permit application days receiving completed application later date determined permitting authority applicant agreement application shall considered denied permitting authority issue permit deny application applicable date permitting authority issue permit proposed project site priority site objection proposed permit received federal land management agency jurisdiction permitting authority ensure permit situation specific relying pre mining conditions conditions existing issuance order determine appropriate water quality environmental benchmarks achieve carrying remediation permitting authority shall require activities authorized permit begin year permit issuance continue completed temporary suspensions allowed adverse weather circumstances permitting authority shall require permittee actions necessary ensure baseline remedial alternative monitoring environment permitting authority approve permit conduct project activities cooperating persons cooperative arrangement accomplish title purposes subject specified limitations person authorized permit carry activities shall deemed compliance environmental laws activities liable laws activities including costs damages deriving prior present future activities project site permitting authority extend period permit valid modify terminate cause including misrepresentation violation permit permitting authority request good samaritan subject day public notice comment period modify good samaritan permit account event condition significantly reduces feasibility significantly increases cost completing remediation work inactive abandoned site contemplated good samaritan taken account good samaritan remediation plan control good samaritan permitting authority extended period permit valid authority carry activities permit shall terminate begin year permit issued discontinued end date specified permit appropriate grounds permit transferred good samaritan specified conditions permit issued good samaritan program authorize new mining activities directly related carrying remediation related inactive abandoned site sec states indian tribes issue permits title effect good samaritan permit program approved epa epa shall approve good samaritan permit program specified requirements met including designation lead agency approval state tribal good samaritan permit program epa shall transfer authority issue permits state relevant area indian country designated lead agency approved state tribal good samaritan permit programs shall administered accordance title title precludes state indian tribe imposing stringent requirements permit applicants permittees sec permitting authority enforce violation title respect jurisdiction issuing order comply violated provision commencing civil action appropriate relief including permanent temporary injunction violators title shall subject civil penalty day knowing conduct case civil penalty shall day sec projects authorized good samaritan permit program shall eligible nonpoint source management program grants federal_water_pollution_control_act commonly known clean water act sec epa action taken pursuant title shall required comply requirements preparation environmental impact statement pursuant national_environmental_policy_act sec project authorized permit title shall considered satisfy offsite mitigation requirement permittee approval authority imposing requirement sec state indian tribe conducting remediation inactive abandoned site pursuant approved state tribal abandoned reclamation plan approved surface_mining_control_and_reclamation_act shall remediation activities required obtain permit clean water act sec permitting authority issue permit title seven years enactment title epa interior usda shall enter arrangement national_academy_of_sciences board earth sciences resources study effectiveness permitting activities carried title


Summary:
Clean Up the Code Act of 2015

This bill repeals provisions of the federal criminal code relating to the: (1) transportation of water hyacinths; (2) unauthorized application of a theft prevention decal or device to a motor vehicle; (3) fraudulent display of the 4-H club emblem; (4) commercial use of the Swiss Confederation coat of arms; (5) unauthorized use of the "Smokey Bear" character or name, the "Woodsy Owl" character, name, or slogan, or the "Golden Eagle Insignia"; (6) interstate transportation of dentures; and (7) receipt of compensation after marriage by federal employees.

clean code act bill repeals provisions federal criminal code relating transportation water unauthorized application theft prevention device motor vehicle fraudulent display club emblem commercial use arms unauthorized use bear character character golden eagle insignia interstate transportation receipt compensation marriage federal employees


Summary:
Article I Consolidated Appropriations Amendments, 2016

This bill amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 to restrict federal agencies from using appropriations for certain activities.

The bill includes restrictions that affect policy and regulations in areas, including:

 tobacco products, greenhouse gas emissions, fisheries, exports to Cuba, endangered species, water and air quality, hydraulic fracturing, limits on truck size, housing discrimination, fiduciary standards for providing investment advice for pension and retirement plans, determinations of tax-exempt status, the funding source for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, immigration, and the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The bill authorizes a land exchange between Alaska and the Department of the Interior to construct a road between the cities of King Cove and Cold Bay to provide access to emergency medical services using the airport in Cold Bay.

Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act

The bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act and includes other provisions to bar states and local subdivisions from receiving certain federal funds if they prohibit state or local law enforcement officials from engaging in certain activities related to the enforcement of federal immigration laws.

article consolidated appropriations amendments bill amends consolidated_appropriations_act restrict federal agencies appropriations certain activities bill includes restrictions affect policy regulations areas including tobacco products greenhouse gas emissions fisheries exports cuba endangered species water air quality hydraulic fracturing limits truck size housing discrimination fiduciary standards providing investment advice pension retirement plans determinations tax exempt status funding source consumer_financial_protection_bureau immigration implementation patient_protection affordable care act bill authorizes land exchange alaska department_of_the_interior construct road cities king cove cold bay provide access emergency medical services airport cold bay enforce law sanctuary cities act bill amends immigration_and_nationality_act includes provisions bar states local subdivisions receiving certain federal funds prohibit state local law enforcement officials engaging certain activities related enforcement federal immigration laws