[House Document 114-122]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
114th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 114-122
FISCAL YEAR 2017 BUDGET AMENDMENTS
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COMMUNICATION
from
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
transmitting
FY 2017 BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE, DEFENSE,
EDUCATION, ENERGY, HOMELAND SECURITY, STATE AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMS, TRANSPORTATION, THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
ADMINISTRATION, THE PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE FOR THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA, THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD, THE U.S. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL
MUSEUM, AND THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]
April 11, 2016.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and
ordered to be printed
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U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
59-012 WASHINGTON : 2016
The White House,
Washington, April 5, 2016.
Hon. Paul D. Ryan,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: I ask the Congress to consider the
enclosed Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Budget amendments for the
Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Education, Homeland
Security, State and Other International Programs, and
Transportation, as well as the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, the Public Defender Service for the District of
Columbia, the Surface Transportation Board, and the U.S.
Holocaust Memorial Museum. Also included is an amendment to a
general provision included in Title VI of the Financial
Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016, that
would affect the Federal Trade Commission. These amendments are
necessary to reflect correctly policies assumed in my FY 2017
Budget. These amendments would increase by $4 million the
overall discretionary budget authority in my FY 2017 Budget.
This transmittal also includes FY 2017 Budget amendments
for the Legislative Branch. As a matter of comity and
tradition, these appropriations requests for the Legislative
Branch are transmitted without change. These amendments would
decrease by $25 million the overall discretionary budget
authority in my FY 2017 Budget.
Moreover, provided for your consideration are FY 2017
amendments for the Department of Energy. Included is an
amendment that would initiate modernization of Strategic
Petroleum Reserve (SPR) infrastructure, which is at the end of
its design life, as well as fund SPR marine terminal
distribution capacity enhancements. Consistent with authorities
provided in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, these
initiatives would be funded by the sale of crude oil from the
Reserve in FY 2017. Also included are two offsetting amendments
that would provide an increased amount to fund a portion of
settlement costs related to the February 2014 incidents at the
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Carlsbad, New Mexico, including
the associated 2 activities at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
The FY 2017 budget authority totals would not be affected by
these amendments.
Taken together, the transmitted amendments would decrease
by $21 million the overall discretionary budget authority in
the FY 2017 Budget.
The details of these amendments are set forth in the
enclosure from the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget.
Sincerely,
Barack Obama.
[Estimate No. 2, 114th Congress, 2d Session]
Executive Office of the President,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC, April 5, 2016.
The President,
The White House.
Dear Mr. President: Submitted for your consideration are
amendments to your Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Budget for the
Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Education, Homeland
Security, State and Other International Programs, and
Transportation, as well as the National Aeronautics Space
Administration, the Public Defender Service for the District of
Columbia, the Surface Transportation Board, and the U.S.
Holocaust Memorial Museum. Also included is an amendment to a
general provision included in Title VI of the Financial
Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016, that
would affect the Federal Trade Commission. These amendments
would increase by $4 million the overall discretionary budget
authority in your FY 2017 Budget. The amendments are necessary
to reflect correctly policies assumed in your FY 2017 Budget.
Moreover, provided for your consideration are FY 2017
amendments for the Department of Energy. Included is an
amendment that would initiate modernization of Strategic
Petroleum Reserve (SPR) infrastructure, which is at the end of
its design life, as well as fund SPR marine terminal
distribution capacity enhancements. Consistent with authorities
provided in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, these
initiatives would be funded by the sale of crude oil from the
Reserve in FY 2017. Also included are two offsetting amendments
that would provide an increased amount to fund a portion of
settlement costs related to the February 2014 incidents at the
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Carlsbad, New Mexico, including
the associated activities at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
The FY 2017 budget authority totals would not be affected by
these amendments.
This transmittal also includes FY 2017 Budget amendments
for the Legislative Branch. As a matter of comity and
tradition, these appropriations requests for the Legislative
Branch are transmitted without change. These amendments would
decrease by $25 million the overall discretionary budget
authority in your FY 2017 Budget.
Taken together, the transmitted amendments would decrease
by $21 million the overall discretionary budget authority in
your FY 2017 Budget.
Recommendation
I have reviewed these amendments and I am satisfied that
they are necessary at this time.
Therefore, I join the heads of the affected Departments and
agencies in recommending that you transmit the amendments to
the Congress.
Sincerely,
Shaun Donovan,
Director.
Enclosures.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 183
FY 2017 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete
sections 727 and 728 in their entirety and renumber the
subsequent sections accordingly.)
This amendment would remove appropriations language
inadvertently included in the FY 2017 Budget that would
repurpose emergency funds for non-emergency purposes and result
in an unintended scoring impact. This amendment is necessary to
reflect correctly the policy assumed in the FY 2017 Budget.
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, in the
newly renumbered section 730 add the following new language
immediately after ``14(h)(1)(G)'' and just before ``for'':)
of the Watershed and Flood Protection Act (16 U.S.C.
1012(h)(1)(A)-(G))
This amendment would provide the full legal citation that
was inadvertently omitted from the language.
The proposed FY 2017 Budget totals would not be affected by
these technical language amendments.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
TITLE VIII-GENERAL PROVISIONS
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 320
FY 2017 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete
the text of section 8050 and substitute Of the amounts
appropriated in this Act for ``Operation and Maintenance
Navy'', $274,524,000, to remain available until expended, may
be used for any purposes related to the National Defense
Reserve Fleet established under section 11 of the Merchant Ship
Sales Act of 1946 (50 U.S.C. 4405): Provided, That such amounts
are available for reimbursements to the Ready Reserve Force,
Maritime Administration account of the United States Department
of Transportation for programs, projects, activities, and
expenses related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet.)
This amendment would revise existing language that provides
the Department of Defense (DOD) with transfer authority to the
Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration's Ready
Reserve Force account for expenses related to the National
Defense Reserve Fleet. Instead of transfer authority, the
amendment would make available from DOD's Operation and
Maintenance, Navy account $275 million for reimbursements to
the Maritime Administration's Ready Reserve Force account for
programs, projects, activities, and expenses related to the
National Defense Reserve Fleet. This amendment is necessary to
reflect correctly the policy assumed in the FY 2017 Budget.
The proposed FY 2017 Budget totals would not be affected by
this technical language amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Innovation and Improvement
INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Pages: 359-360
FY 2017 Pending Request: $1,331,556,000
Proposed Amendment: $80,000,000
Revised Request: $1,411,556,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete
``$1,331,556,000'' and substitute $1,411,556,000; and add the
following new language immediately after the last proviso and
just before the period:)
: Provided further, That $80,000,000 shall be for
competitive grants to local educational agencies, in
partnership with one or more institutions of higher education
and other public or private entities, which may include
businesses, to promote the whole school redesign of the high
school experience in order to provide students with challenging
and relevant academic and career-related learning experiences
that prepare them for postsecondary education and careers, of
which one-half of 1 percent shall be reserved for the Secretary
of the Interior for activities consistent with the purpose of
this proviso, and of which up to 2.5 percent may be reserved
for national activities
This amendment would increase the Department of Education's
Innovation and Improvement account by $80 million for the
proposed Next Generation High Schools program. The proposed
competitive grants program was erroneously funded in the
Department's legislative proposal for the Career, Technical and
Adult Education (CTAE) account, which has been corrected in the
FY 2017 Budget database by a corresponding decrease. This
amendment would also provide the authority to create the
proposed program. This amendment is necessary to reflect
correctly the policy assumed in the FY 2017 Budget.
Taken together with the correction for the CTAE account in
the FY 2017 Budget database, the proposed FY 2017 budget
authority totals would not be affected by this technical
amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
National Nuclear Security Administration
WEAPONS ACTIVITIES
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 396
FY 2017 Pending Request: $9,285,147,000
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: $9,285,147,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete
``$42,000,000'' and substitute $50,400,000.)
This amendment would increase by $8.4 million the amount
proposed to be cancelled from available, unobligated prior-year
balances in the Department of Energy's Weapons Activities
account. This request would fully offset an increase of $8.4
million in budget authority for the Department's Defense
Environmental Cleanup account, as described in an accompanying
amendment. Taken together, the proposed FY 2017 budget
authority totals would not be affected by this amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental and Other Defense Activities
DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 399
FY 2017 Pending Request: $5,382,050,000
Proposed Amendment: $8,400,000
Revised Request: $5,390,450,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete
``$5,382,050,000'' and substitute $5,390,450,000.)
This amendment would increase by $8.4 million the
appropriations request for the Department of Energy's (DOE),
Defense Environmental Cleanup account. This proposed increase
is needed to fund a portion of settlement costs to resolve the
New Mexico Environment Department claims against DOE related to
the February 2014 incidents at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
(WIPP) in Carlsbad, New Mexico, including the associated
activities at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The additional
$8.4 million will allow DOE's Office of Environmental
Management to pay a total of $26.8 million to the State of New
Mexico for necessary repairs to its roads needed for
transportation of DOE shipments of transuranic waste to WIPP.
The proposed $8.4 million increase would be fully offset by
a corresponding increase in the amount proposed to be cancelled
from available, unobligated prior-year balances in the
Department's Weapons Activities account, as described in an
accompanying amendment. Taken together, the proposed FY 2017
budget authority totals would not be affected by this
amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Programs
ENERGY SECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE MODERNIZATION FUND
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 417
FY 2017 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: $375,400,000
Revised Request: $375,400,000
(Under the above bureau, immediately before the heading
``Energy Information Administration'' and just after the Bodoni
dash, insert the above new heading, the following new
appropriations language, and a new Bodoni dash:)
As authorized by section 404 of the Bipartisan Budget Act
of 2015 (Public Law 114-74), the Secretary of the Department of
Energy shall drawdown and sell not to exceed $375,400,000 of
crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in fiscal year
2017: Provided, That the proceeds from such drawdown and sale
shall be deposited into the Energy Security and Infrastructure
Modernization Fund during fiscal year 2017 and shall remain
available until expended for necessary expenses in carrying out
construction, maintenance, repair, and replacement activities
of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
This amendment would allow for the deposit of, and
appropriate, oil sale proceeds in the Energy Security and
Infrastructure Modernization Fund, authorized by section 404 of
the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-74). Pursuant
to section 404(c) of such Act, it would allow for the sale of
up to $375.4 million worth of Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR)
oil in fiscal year (FY) 2017. It also would make such proceeds
available to fund SPR modernization activities, including life
extension of SPR infrastructure and marine terminal
distribution enhancements. Because the oil sale authority
provided in section 404 expires in FY 2020, this Budget
amendment is necessary to ensure that there is sufficient time
to conduct oil sales, as well as conduct design work and
procure specialized equipment that requires a long-lead time to
manufacture.
The proposed FY 2017 Budget totals would not be affected by
this amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Departmental Management and Operations
ANALYSIS AND OPERATIONS
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 517
FY 2017 Pending Request: $265,719,000
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: $265,719,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, add
the following new language immediately after the second semi-
colon and just before the phrase ``and of which'':)
of which not to exceed $2,000,000 is available for facility
needs associated with secure space at fusion centers, including
improvements to buildings;
This amendment would add language providing funding related
to facilities needs for secure space at fusion centers that was
inadvertently omitted. This language would maintain for FY 2017
the authority provided in the FY 2016 enacted appropriation for
the Department's Analysis and Operations account and is
consistent with the policy assumed in the FY 2017 Budget.
The proposed FY 2017 Budget totals would not be affected by
this technical language amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 523
FY 2017 Pending Request: $11,333,352,000
Proposed Amendment: -$5,394,000
Revised Request: $11,327,958,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete
``$11,333,352,000'' and substitute $11,327,958,000.)
This amendment would correct the appropriations request for
the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Operations and Support
account, which is overstated by the inadvertent inclusion of $5
million of unaccompanied children contingency funding. The FY
2017 Budget database, however, provides the correct
appropriations amount. This amendment is necessary to reflect
accurately the policy assumed in the FY 2017 Budget.
The proposed FY 2017 Budget totals would not be affected by
this technical amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
National Protection and Programs Directorate
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 552
FY 2017 Pending Request: $1,152,502,000
Proposed Amendment: -$5,000,000
Revised Request: $1,147,502,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete
``$1,152,502,000'' and substitute $1,147,502,000.)
This amendment would decrease by $5 million the
appropriations request for the Department of Homeland
Security's National Protection and Programs Directorate
Operations and Support account, specifically for the following
programs: Infrastructure Analysis (-$1.902 million);
Infrastructure Capacity Building (-$1.588 million); and Protect
Infrastructure (-$1.510 million). This amendment would ensure
that the overall request is consistent with the FY 2017 defense
function budget cap after accounting for an error in the FY
2017 Budget database.
The proposed FY 2017 budget authority totals would be
reduced by $5 million as a result of this technical amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
GENERAL PROVISIONS
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Pages: 581-582
FY 2017 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, in
section 539, delete ``$300,000,000'' and substitute
$325,000,000.)
The amendment to section 539 is necessary to address a
proposal mistakenly included in a subsequent section (section
540), which is addressed below. The amendment to section 539
would increase by $25 million the proposed cancellation of non-
emergency funding in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's
(FEMA) Disaster Relief Fund.
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, in
section 540, delete ``$73,000,000'' and substitute $95,000,000;
delete the phrase ``and $47,000,000 appropriated by Public Law
110-28 are'' and substitute is.)
The amendment to section 540 would increase by $22 million
the proposed cancellation of non-emergency funding from Public
Law 109-88 in FEMA's Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program
Account, which would exhaust the balances in that account. In
addition, the amendment would delete the proposed cancellation
of $47 million of discretionary balances that are designated as
emergency and cannot be used to offset non-emergency spending.
Taken together, the amendments to sections 539 and 540
would propose a total cancellation of $47 million in order to
offset the proposed cancellation of $47 million in
discretionary balances that are designated as emergency, which
was inadvertently included in the FY 2017 Budget.
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete
section 541 in its entirety and renumber the subsequent
sections accordingly.)
This amendment would delete section 541, which would allow
the transfer of balances in FY 2017 from the Office of
Secretary and Executive Management account to the Office of
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives
(OCBRNE). The Department expects to expend during FY 2016 the
amount that would have been available for transfer to OCBRNE.
Therefore, the provision is not necessary.
The proposed FY 2017 Budget totals would not be affected by
these technical language amendments.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
GENERAL PROVISIONS
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 935
FY 2017 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, in
section 7061, delete ``such Act'' and substitute the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.)
This amendment would provide the correct name of the Act
associated with the referenced section 251(b)(2)(A). This
amendment is necessary to reflect correctly the policy assumed
in the FY 2017 Budget.
The proposed FY 2017 Budget totals would not be affected by
this technical language amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 988
FY 2017 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete
section 151 in its entirety.)
This amendment would remove language to expand the Federal
Railroad Administration's authority to enter into contracts,
leases, and other agreements. The proposal would have resulted
in an unintended scoring impact. This amendment is necessary to
reflect correctly the policy assumed in the FY 2017 Budget.
The proposed FY 2017 Budget totals would not be affected by
this technical language amendment.
TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 1071
FY 2017 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, in
section 622(b) delete ``2018'' and substitute 2017.)
This amendment would correct the calendar date in section
622(b) from October 1, 2018 to October 1, 2017, so that this
proposal for the Hart-Scott-Rodino pre-merger filing fees
collected by the Federal Trade Commission becomes effective in
fiscal year 2018, as intended in the FY 2017 Budget.
The proposed FY 2017 Budget totals would not be affected by
this technical language amendment.
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 1193
FY 2017 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, in the
second paragraph delete the opening and closing brackets.)
This amendment would restore an administrative provision,
inadvertently marked for deletion that provides transfer
authority for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA). This transfer authority was provided to NASA most
recently in the FY 2016 Consolidated Appropriations Act, as
well as in prior years. This amendment is necessary to reflect
correctly the policy assumed in the FY 2017 Budget.
The proposed FY 2017 Budget totals would not be affected by
this technical language amendment.
OTHER INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 1335
FY 2017 Pending Request: $41,829,000
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: $41,829,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete
the second and third provisos.)
This amendment would delete two provisos in the Public
Defender Service for the District of Columbia, Federal Payment
to the District of Columbia Public Defender Service account.
With the January 28, 2016 enactment of the District of Columbia
Courts, Public Defender Service, and Court Services and
Offender Supervision Agency Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-118),
inclusion of these two provisos in the account language is
unnecessary.
The proposed FY 2017 Budget totals would not be affected by
this technical language amendment.
OTHER INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Surface Transportation Board
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 1351
FY 2017 Pending Request: $32,000,000 (net)
Proposed Amendment: $9,151,404
Revised Request: $41,151,404 (net)
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete
``$33,250,000'' and substitute $42,401,404 and delete
``$32,000,000'' and substitute $41,151,404.)
This amendment would increase by $9 million the Surface
Transportation Board's (STB) appropriations request in the FY
2017 Budget. The STB became an independent agency on December
18, 2015, pursuant to the Surface Transportation Board
Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-110). As such, it
is not required to submit a budget request for approval before
submitting it to the Congress. Pursuant to its new authority,
STB revised its submission to OMB and formally submitted the
revised FY 2017 Budget to the Congress and OMB concurrently on
February 9, 2016. This amendment is necessary to reflect
correctly the revised amount.
The proposed FY 2017 Budget totals would increase by $9
million as a result of this technical amendment.
OTHER INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 1358
FY 2017 Pending Request: $56,999,500
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: $56,999,500
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete
``$865,000'' and substitute $1,215,000 and delete
``$2,200,000'' and substitute $2,500,000.)
This amendment would provide the correct totals for repair
and rehabilitation and equipment replacement activities,
consistent with the policy assumed in the FY 2017 Budget.
The proposed FY 2017 Budget totals would not be affected by
this technical language amendment.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Legislative Boards and Commissions
CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER MEMORIAL COMMISSION
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 41
FY 2017 Pending Request: $68,000,000
Proposed Amendment: -$25,000,000
Revised Request: $43,000,000
(Under the above heading, add the following new language:)
For necessary expenses of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Commission for design and construction of a memorial in honor
of Dwight D. Eisenhower, as authorized by Public Law 106-79,
$43,000,000, to remain available until expended.
This amendment would add appropriations language requesting
$43 million for the design and construction of the Dwight D.
Eisenhower Memorial Commission. This appropriations language
was inadvertently omitted from the FY 2017 Budget. This
amendment would also adjust downward the $68 million that was
erroneously included in the FY 2017 Budget database to reflect
correctly the Commission's intended appropriations request of
$43 million for this account.
The proposed FY 2017 Budget totals would decrease by $25
million as a result of this technical amendment.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Legislative Branch Boards and Commissions
OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 41
FY 2017 Pending Request: $5,800,000
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: $5,800,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, add
senior immediately before ``officials''.)
This amendment would add language inadvertently omitted.
The proposed FY 2017 Budget totals would not be affected by
this technical language amendment.