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Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
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PUBLIC LAW 116–94—DEC. 20, 2019
FURTHER CONSOLIDATED
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020
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133 STAT. 2534
PUBLIC LAW 116–94—DEC. 20, 2019
Public Law 116–94
116th Congress
An Act
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2020, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Further Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2020’’.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. References.
Sec. 4. Explanatory statement.
Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations.
Sec. 6. Availability of funds.
Sec. 7. Adjustments to compensation.
Sec. 8 Office of Management and Budget Reporting Requirements.
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,
AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020
Title I—Department of Labor
Title II—Department of Health and Human Services
Title III—Department of Education
Title IV—Related Agencies
Title V—General Provisions
DIVISION B—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020
Title I—Agricultural Programs
Title II—Farm Production and Conservation Programs
Title III—Rural Development Programs
Title IV—Domestic Food Programs
Title V—Foreign Assistance and Related Programs
Title VI—Related Agencies and Food and Drug Administration
Title VII—General Provisions
DIVISION C—ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020
Title I—Corps of Engineers—Civil
Title II—Department of the Interior
Title III—Department of Energy
Title IV—Independent Agencies
Title V—General Provisions
DIVISION D—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND
RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020
Title I—Department of the Interior
Title II—Environmental Protection Agency
Title III—Related Agencies
Further
Consolidated
Appropriations
Act, 2020.
Dec. 20, 2019
[H.R. 1865]
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133 STAT. 2535
PUBLIC LAW 116–94—DEC. 20, 2019
Title IV—General Provisions
DIVISION E—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020
Title I—Legislative Branch
Title II—General Provisions
DIVISION F—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND
RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020
Title I—Department of Defense
Title II—Department of Veterans Affairs
Title III—Related Agencies
Title IV—Overseas Contingency Operations
Title V—Natural Disaster Relief
Title VI—General Provisions
DIVISION G—DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND
RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020
Title I—Department of State and Related Agency
Title II—United States Agency for International Development
Title III—Bilateral Economic Assistance
Title IV—International Security Assistance
Title V—Multilateral Assistance
Title VI—Export and Investment Assistance
Title VII—General Provisions
DIVISION H—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT,
AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020
Title I—Department of Transportation
Title II—Department of Housing and Urban Development
Title III—Related Agencies
Title IV—General Provisions—This Act
DIVISION I—EXTENSIONS
Title I—Immigration Extensions
Title II—National Flood Insurance Program Extension
Title III—Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Extension
Title IV—Export-Import Bank Extension
Title V—Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Extension
Title VI—NASA Enhanced Use Leasing Extension
Title VII—INKSNA Extension
Title VIII—Brand USA Extension
Title IX—DC Opportunity Scholarship Extensions
Title X—Budgetary Effects
DIVISION J—FOREIGN POLICY
DIVISION K—NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM COMMEMORATIVE
COIN
DIVISION L—DHS CYBER HUNT AND INCIDENT RESPONSE TEAMS
DIVISION M—BIPARTISAN AMERICAN MINERS
DIVISION N—HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES EXTENDERS
DIVISION O—SETTING EVERY COMMUNITY UP FOR RETIREMENT
ENHANCEMENT
DIVISION P—OTHER MATTER
Title I—Platte River Recovery Implementation Program
Title II—Great Lakes
Title III—Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
Title IV—White Horse Hill National Game Preserve
Title V—Pittman-Robertson Fund
Title VI—John F. Kennedy Center
Title VII—Preserving America’s Battlefields
Title VIII—Veterans Affairs Report on Disability Compensation and the Positive As-
sociation With Exposure to an Herbicide Agent
Title IX—Disaster Recovery Workforce
Title X—Television Viewer Protection
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133 STAT. 2536
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Title XI—Eligibility to Receive Signals Under a Distant-Signal Satellite License
Title XII—Groundfish Trawl Fishery
Title XIII—Temporary Relief from Certain ERISA Requirements
Title XIV—Library of Congress Technical Corrections
Title XV—Senate Entities
Title XVI—Legislative Branch Inspectors General Independence
Title XVII—Managing Political Fund Activity
Title XVIII—Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area Study
Title XIX—International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Title XX—European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2019
DIVISION Q—REVENUE PROVISIONS
SEC. 3. REFERENCES.
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ‘‘this
Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as
referring only to the provisions of that division.
SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.
The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the
House section of the Congressional Record on or about December
17, 2019, and submitted by the Chairwoman of the Committee
on Appropriations of the House, shall have the same effect with
respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of divisions
A through H of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement
of a committee of conference.
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.
The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2020.
SEC. 6. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.
(a) Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress as
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
shall be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the President
subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such
designations to the Congress.
(b) Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress for
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded, if
applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all
such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress.
SEC. 7. ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment
shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization
Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) (relating to cost of living adjustments
for Members of Congress) during fiscal year 2020.
SEC. 8. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS.
(a) As of the date of enactment of this Act, section 150 of
the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020 (division A of Public Law
116–59), as added by the Further Continuing Appropriations Act,
2020 (division A of Public Law 116–69), shall no longer have any
force or effect.
(b) Notwithstanding the ‘‘7 calendar days’’ requirement in sec-
tion 251(a)(7)(B) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Estimates.
2 USC 4501 note.
President.
1 USC 1 note.
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133 STAT. 2537
PUBLIC LAW 116–94—DEC. 20, 2019
Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(a)(7)(B)), for any appropriations
Act for fiscal year 2020 enacted before January 1, 2020, the Office
of Management and Budget shall transmit to the Congress its
report under that section estimating the discretionary budgetary
effects of such Acts not later than January 15, 2020.
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
For necessary expenses of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (referred to in this Act as ‘‘WIOA’’) and the National
Apprenticeship Act, $3,611,200,000, plus reimbursements, shall be
available. Of the amounts provided:
(1) for grants to States for adult employment and training
activities, youth activities, and dislocated worker employment
and training activities, $2,819,832,000 as follows:
(A) $854,649,000 for adult employment and training
activities, of which $142,649,000 shall be available for the
period July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021, and of which
$712,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1,
2020 through June 30, 2021;
(B) $913,130,000 for youth activities, which shall be
available for the period April 1, 2020 through June 30,
2021; and
(C) $1,052,053,000 for dislocated worker employment
and training activities, of which $192,053,000 shall be
available for the period July 1, 2020 through June 30,
2021, and of which $860,000,000 shall be available for
the period October 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021:
Provided, That the funds available for allotment to outlying
areas to carry out subtitle B of title I of the WIOA shall
not be subject to the requirements of section 127(b)(1)(B)(ii)
of such Act; and
(2) for national programs, $791,368,000 as follows:
(A) $270,859,000 for the dislocated workers assistance
national reserve, of which $70,859,000 shall be available
for the period July 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021,
and of which $200,000,000 shall be available for the period
October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021: Provided,
That funds provided to carry out section 132(a)(2)(A) of
the WIOA may be used to provide assistance to a State
for statewide or local use in order to address cases where
there have been worker dislocations across multiple sectors
or across multiple local areas and such workers remain
dislocated; coordinate the State workforce development
plan with emerging economic development needs; and train
such eligible dislocated workers: Provided further, That
funds provided to carry out sections 168(b) and 169(c) of
Coordination.
Grants.
State and local
governments.
Time periods.
Department of
Labor
Appropriations
Act, 2020.
Departments of
Labor, Health
and Human
Services, and
Education, and
Related Agencies
Appropriations
Act, 2020.
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the WIOA may be used for technical assistance and dem-
onstration projects, respectively, that provide assistance
to new entrants in the workforce and incumbent workers:
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 168(b) of
the WIOA, of the funds provided under this subparagraph,
the Secretary of Labor (referred to in this title as ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) may reserve not more than 10 percent of such
funds to provide technical assistance and carry out addi-
tional activities related to the transition to the WIOA:
Provided further, That of the funds provided under this
subparagraph, $70,000,000 shall be for training and
employment assistance under sections 168(b), 169(c) (not-
withstanding the 10 percent limitation in such section)
and 170 of the WIOA as follows:
(i) $30,000,000 shall be for workers in the Appa-
lachian region, as defined by 40 U.S.C. 14102(a)(1)
and workers in the Lower Mississippi, as defined in
section 4(2) of the Delta Development Act (Public Law
100–460, 102 Stat. 2246; 7 U.S.C. 2009aa(2));
(ii) $40,000,000 shall be for the purpose of devel-
oping, offering, or improving educational or career
training programs at community colleges, defined as
public institutions of higher education, as described
in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act and
at which the associate’s degree is primarily the highest
degree awarded, with other eligible institutions of
higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of the
Higher Education Act, eligible to participate through
consortia, with community colleges as the lead grantee:
Provided, That the Secretary shall follow the require-
ments for the program in House Report 116–62: Pro-
vided further, That any grant funds used for
apprenticeships
shall
be
used
to
support
only
apprenticeship programs registered under the National
Apprenticeship Act and as referred to in section 3(7)(B)
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act;
(B) $55,000,000 for Native American programs under
section 166 of the WIOA, which shall be available for
the period July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021;
(C) $91,896,000 for migrant and seasonal farmworker
programs under section 167 of the WIOA, including
$85,229,000 for formula grants (of which not less than
70 percent shall be for employment and training services),
$6,122,000 for migrant and seasonal housing (of which
not less than 70 percent shall be for permanent housing),
and $545,000 for other discretionary purposes, which shall
be available for the period April 1, 2020 through June
30, 2021: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law or related regulation, the Department of Labor
shall take no action limiting the number or proportion
of eligible participants receiving related assistance services
or discouraging grantees from providing such services;
(D) $94,534,000 for YouthBuild activities as described
in section 171 of the WIOA, which shall be available for
the period April 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021;
Grants.
Grants.
Requirements.
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133 STAT. 2539
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(E) $98,079,000 for ex-offender activities, under the
authority of section 169 of the WIOA, which shall be avail-
able for the period April 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021:
Provided, That of this amount, $25,000,000 shall be for
competitive grants to national and regional intermediaries
for activities that prepare young ex-offenders and school
dropouts for employment, wit
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