House Appropriations Committee Issues Report on Departments of Labor, HHS, Education, Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2018 (Part 9 of 10)
TITLE IV--RELATED AGENCIES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends
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1. Employee salaries (total), including executive salaries,
2. Employee benefits, including executive benefits,
3. Executive salaries,
4. Executive benefits,
5. Total travel expenses,
6. Executive travel,
7. Lobbying,
8. Advertising and promotion,
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10. Funds spent to support the efforts of the
OPERATING EXPENSES
The Committee recommends
Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA)
The Committee recommends
The Committee recommends
Foster Grandparents Program..........................
Senior Companion Program............................. 45,512,000
Retired Senior Volunteer Program..................... 48,903,000
AmeriCorps State and National Grants
The Committee recommends
Innovation, Assistance, and Other Activities
The Committee recommends
Evaluation
The Committee recommends
The Committee recommends
State Commission Administrative Grants
The Committee recommends
Payment to the
The Committee recommends
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends
The Committee recommends
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Sec. 401. The Committee continues bill language that combines separate matching requirements for AmeriCorps grants.
Sec. 402. The Committee continues bill language related to
Sec. 403. The Committee continues bill language related to donations.
Sec. 404. The Committee continues bill language related to veterans.
Sec. 405. The Committee continues bill language related to criminal history background checks.
The Committee recommends
The Committee values the contributions of public television and radio stations in serving the needs of their local communities. National organizations should continue to invest in high quality, national, diverse programming to be made available to locally-owned and operated stations. In fulfilling the mission of the Public Broadcasting Act, CPB should encourage Federally funded content distributed through National organizations to focus on rural America, civic discourse and engagement, and life-long learning. This content should reflect America's increasing diversity, including age, ethnicity, race, gender, socio-economic background, geography, and points of view. Local television and radio stations, in the interest of best serving their communities, should continue to have discretion on what content to broadcast from the National organizations.
National Minority Consortia.--According to the Public Broadcasting Act, one of the greatest priorities of public broadcasting is to address the needs of unserved and underserved audiences, particularly children and minorities. Programming that reflects the histories and perspectives of diverse racial and ethnic communities is a core value and responsibility of public broadcasting, therefore the Committee supports continued investment in the National Minority Consortia to help accomplish this goal.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends
OFFICE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES: GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION
The Committee recommends
Budget Activity................... This Bill
Library Services Technology Act:
Grants to States.................................
Native American Library Services................. 4,063,000
National Leadership: Libraries................... 13,406,000
Museum Services Act:
21st Century Museum Professionals................ 0
Conservation Project Support..................... 0
Native American/Hawaiian Museum Services......... 972,000
National Leadership: Museums..................... 8,113,000
African American History and Culture Act:
Museum Grants for African American History and 1,481,000
Culture.........................................
Museum and Library Services Act General Provisions:
Research, Analysis and Data Collection........... 1,713,000
Library Services and Technology
The Grants to State Library Agencies program provides funds to State Library Administrative Agencies using a population- based formula.
The Committee recommends
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends
The
Medicaid and
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee provides
The Committee supports the unique role played by the Medicaid and
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Sec. 406. The Committee continues a provision relating to electronic voting for purposes of collective bargaining.
Sec. 407. The Committee includes a new provision relating to jurisdiction over Indian tribes.
Sec. 408. The Committee includes a new provision relating to joint-employer standards.
Sec. 409. The Committee includes a new provision relating to collective bargaining units.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends
Railroad Retirement Board
DUAL BENEFITS PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
The Committee recommends
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS
The Committee recommends
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATION
The Committee recommends a consolidated limitation of
The Committee maintains its position that the financial statements and audit of the
LIMITATION ON THE
The Committee recommends authority to expend
PAYMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS
The Committee recommends
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM
The Committee recommends
Research and Demonstration
Within the appropriation for SSI, the Committee recommends
The Committee does not include bill language extending the period of availability for research and demonstrations. The Committee requests, as part of the fiscal year 2019 Congressional Justification, for each research or demonstration project the total cost obligated to date.
Administration
Within the appropriation for SSI, the Committee recommends
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
The Committee recommends
Pilot Program Metrics.--Pilot programs are valuable opportunities to evaluate the effects of programmatic changes, but require a well thought out design that includes appropriate measures to evaluate the pilot's effectiveness. For instance, the
Information Technology.--The Committee continues to request the plan referenced under this heading in House Report 114-699.
Reducing Social Security Number Use.--
Report on Medical Listings.--SSA employs medical listings to make disability determinations, many of which have not been updated. The Committee continues direction for SSA to provide a report within 60 days of enactment to the
Report on LAE Expenditures.--The Committee continues to request the report referenced under this heading in House Report 114-699 as part of the fiscal year 2019 Congressional Justification.
The Committee recommends that not less than
The Committee requests the
User Fees
In addition to the other amounts provided, the Committee recommends
Continuing Disability Reviews and Redeterminations
The Committee recommends
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The Committee recommends
TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Sec. 501. The Committee continues a provision allowing the Secretaries of Labor,
Sec. 502. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting the obligation of funds beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided.
Sec. 503. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting funds from being used to support or defeat legislation.
Sec. 504. The Committee continues a provision limiting the amount available for official reception and representation expenses for the Secretaries of Labor and Education, the Director of the
Sec. 505. The Committee continues a provision requiring grantees receiving Federal funds to clearly state the percentage of the total cost of the program or project that will be financed with Federal money.
Sec. 506. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting the use of funds for any abortion.
Sec. 507. The Committee continues a provision providing exceptions to section 506 and a provision prohibiting funds from being made available to a Federal agency or program, or to a State or local government, if such agency, program or government discriminates against institutional or individual health care entities because they do not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for abortions.
Sec. 508. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting use of funds for certain research involving human embryos.
Sec. 509. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting use of funds for any activity that promotes the legalization of any drug or substance included in schedule I of the schedules of controlled substances.
Sec. 510. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting use of funds to promulgate or adopt any final standard providing for a unique health identifier until legislation is enacted specifically approving the standard.
Sec. 511. The Committee continues a provision related to annual reports to the Secretary of Labor.
Sec. 512. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting transfer of funds made available in this Act except by authority provided in this Act or another appropriations Act.
Sec. 513. The Committee continues a provision to limit funds in the bill for public libraries to those that comply with the requirements of the Children's Internet Protection Act.
Sec. 514. The Committee continues a provision regarding procedures for reprogramming of funds.
Sec. 515. The Committee continues a provision pertaining to appointments to scientific advisory committees.
Sec. 516. The Committee continues a provision requiring each department and related agency funded through this Act to submit an operating plan within 45 days of enactment, detailing any funding allocations that are different than those specified in this Act, the accompanying detailed table, or budget request.
Sec. 517. The Committee continues a provision requiring the Secretaries of Labor,
Sec. 518. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting the use of funds to process claims for credit for quarters of coverage based on work performed under a
Sec. 519. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting the use of funds to implement a
Sec. 520. The Committee continues a provision related to needle exchange.
Sec. 521. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting the use of funds for the downloading or exchanging of pornography.
Sec. 522. The Committee continues a provision that prohibits funding from going to the
Sec. 523. The Committee continues a provision relating to reporting requirements for conference expenditures.
Sec. 524. The Committee continues a provision relating to disclosure of
Sec. 525. The Committee continues a provision relating to performance partnership pilots.
Sec. 526. The Committee continues provision requesting quarterly reports on the status of balances of appropriations from the Departments of Labor,
Sec. 527. The Committee includes a new provision prohibiting use of funds to implement, administer, enforce or further the provisions of Public Law 111-148 and portions of public Law 111-152 with certain exceptions.
Sec. 528. The Committee includes a new provision prohibiting use of funds for research on fetal tissue obtained from an induced abortion.
Sec. 529. The Committee includes a new provision restricting funding to certain health care entities.
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Sec. 530. The Committee rescinds
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Sec. 531. The Committee rescinds
Sec. 532. The Committee modifies a provision relating to the
(RESCISSION)
Sec. 533. The Committee rescinds
(RESCISSION)
Sec. 534. The Committee rescinds
(RESCISSION)
Sec. 535. The Committee rescinds
Sec. 536. The Committee includes a new provision relating to conscience protection with respect to health care entities that refuse to participate in abortions.
Sec. 537. The Committee includes a new provision relating to minimum wage on Federal lands.
SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT
Sec. 538. The Committee includes a Spending Reduction Account.
House of Representatives Reporting Requirements
The following materials are submitted in accordance with various requirements of the Rules of the
STATEMENT OF GENERAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
RESCISSION OF FUNDS
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
RESCISSIONS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL
Account....................... Amount
Dislocated Workers National Reserve..............
Preexisting Condition Insurance Program.......... 323,000,000
Performance Bonus Payments....................... 88,046,000
Pell Grants...................................... 3,270,844,000
TRANSFER OF FUNDS
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
TITLE I
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Language is included under "Departmental Management, Salaries and Expenses'"authorizing the transfer of funds available for program evaluation to any other account within the Department to carry out evaluation activities.
A general provision is included that allows not to exceed one percent of any discretionary appropriations to be transferred between an appropriation of the
A general provision is included that authorizes the transfer of funds from the "
A general provision is included that provides for the transfer of up to 0.75 percent of funds from each appropriation to carry out evaluations of any of the programs or activities from "Training and Employment Services'', "
TITLE II
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Language is included under "Administration for Children and Families--Refugee and Entrant Assistance"permitting transfers pursuant to a general provision to increase an appropriation under this heading by ten percent.
Language is included under "Administration for Community Living, Aging and Disability Services Programs"for transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture to carryout section 311 of the Older Americans Act of 1965.
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A general provision is included that allows not to exceed one percent of any discretionary funds to be transferred between appropriation accounts of the "
A general provision is included that allows the transfer of up to three percent among the institutes and centers of the "
A general provision is included that allows the transfer of funding determined to be related to the human immunodeficiency virus to the "
A general provision is included that transfers one percent of the amount made available for "
A general provision is included to direct the transfer of the "
TITLE III
A general provision is included that allows not to exceed one percent of any discretionary funds to be transferred between appropriation accounts of the
TITLE IV
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TITLE V
A general provision is included that allows the Secretaries of Labor,
DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS
Neither the bill nor the report contains any Congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined in clause 9 of rule XXI.
Compliance With Rule XIII, CL. 3(E) (Ramseyer Rule)
In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965
CHANGES IN THE APPLICATION OF EXISTING LAW
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(A) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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Language is included under "Special Benefits"providing that balances of reimbursements unobligated on
Language is included under "Special Benefits"providing that funds shall be transferred to the appropriation from entities required under 5 U.S.C. 8147(c) as determined by the
Language is included under "Special Benefits"providing that funds transferred from entities under 5 U.S.C 8147(c), specified amounts may be used by the
Language is included under "Special Benefits"providing that the Secretary may prescribe regulations requiring identification for the filing benefit claims.
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Language is included under "Departmental Management-- Salaries and Expenses"providing that the
Language is included under "Departmental Management-- Salaries and Expenses"providing that funds available for program evaluation may be used to administer grants for evaluation purposes under certain conditions.
Language is included under "Departmental Management-- Salaries and Expenses"providing that funds available to the Women's Bureau may be used for grants to service and promote the interests of women in the workplace.
Language is included under "Departmental Management-- Salaries and Expenses"providing that certain amounts made available to the Women's Bureau shall be used for grants authorized by the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Act.
Language is included under "Veterans Employment and Training"providing that up to three percent of States' grants may be used for federal expenditures for data systems and contract support.
Language is included under "Veterans Employment and Training"providing that funds may be used for support specialists providing intensive services to wounded servicemembers.
Language is included under "Veterans Employment and Training"providing that
Language is included under "Veterans Employment and Training"providing that the
Language is included under "Veterans Employment and Training"providing that funds made available to assist homeless veterans may be awarded through
Language is included under "Veterans Employment and Training"providing that authorized services to veterans may also be provided to veterans recently released from incarceration.
Language is included under "General Provisions" prohibiting the use of
Language is included under "General Provisions" authorizing the transfer of up to one percent of discretionary funds between programs, projects, or activities as long as the transfer does not increase any program, project, or activity by more than three percent and no new program, project, or activity is created by such transfer.
Language is included under "General Provisions" prohibiting the use funds for procurement of goods or services rendered by forced or indentured child labor.
Language is included under "General Provisions" prohibiting the use of any funds appropriated for grants solicited after
Language is included under "General Provisions" prohibiting the use of any funds appropriated for
Language is included under "General Provisions"providing that the
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Language is included under "General Provisions"regarding the application of certain Fair Labor Standards Act requirements pertaining to the evaluation of claims following a major disaster.
Language is included under "General Provisions" rescinding advance appropriations for the Dislocated Workers National Reserve.
Language is included under "General Provisions"providing flexibility of crossing for H-2B nonimmigrant workers in the seafood industry.
Language is included under "General Provisions"providing requirements for the determination of prevailing wages in the H-2B nonimmigrant workers program.
Language is included under "General Provisions" prohibiting the use of any funds to enforce certain administrative requirements under the H-2B nonimmigrant workers program.
Language is included under "General Provisions"providing that the regulation regarding the definition of the term fiduciary has no effect.
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