Sec. 770, FY 2018 Appropriations

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H. R. 1625

One tiundred fifteenth Tongress
of the
United ,'4tams of JmErica
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen

an act
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to include severe
forms of trafficking in persons within the definition of transnational organized
crime for purposes of the rewards program of the Department of State, 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 "Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2018".
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.
DIVISION A—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018
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 B—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018
Title I—Department of Commerce
Title II—Department of Justice
Title III—Science
Title IV—Related Agencies
Title V—General Provisions
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018
Title I—Military Personnel
Title II—Operation and Maintenance
Title III—Procurement
Title IV—Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
Title V—Revolving and Management Funds
Title VI—Other Department of Defense Programs
Title VII—Related .Agencies
Title VIII—General Provisions
Title IX—Overseas Contingency Operations
DIVISION D—ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018
Title I—Corps of Engineers—Civil

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shall be in addition to amounts otherwise made available for
research and criminal investigations related to such import articles,
and be available for enhancing such research and investigations:
Provided further, That the Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House and Senate on the obligation of amounts appropriated
under this section.
SEC. 779. For an additional amount for "Rural Utilities
Service—Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program", $600,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the
Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a new broadband loan and
grant pilot program under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936
(7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.): Provided, That for the purpose of the new
pilot program, the authorities provided in such Act shall include
the authority to make grants for such purposes, as described in
section 601(a) of such Act: Provided further, That the cost of direct
loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974: Provided further, That at least 90 percent of the
households to be served by a project receiving a loan or grant
under the pilot program shall be in a rural area without sufficient
access to broadband, defined for this pilot program as 10 Mbps
downstream, and 1 Mbps upstream, which shall be reevaluated
and redetermined, as necessary, on an annual basis by the Secretary
of Agriculture: Provided further, That an entity to which a loan
or grant is made under the pilot program shall not use the loan
or grant to overbuild or duplicate broadband expansion efforts made
by any entity that has received a broadband loan from the Rural
Utilities Service: Provided further, That in addition to other available funds, not more than four percent of the funds can be used
for administrative costs to carry out this pilot program and up
to three percent may be utilized for technical assistance and predevelopment planning activities to support the most rural communities, which shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for "Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses": Provided
further, That the Rural Utility Service is directed to expedite program delivery methods that would implement this section: Provided
further, That for purposes of this section, the Secretary shall adhere
to the notice, reporting and service area assessment requirements
set forth in sections 6104(a)(2)(D) and 6104(a)(2)(E) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 950bb(d)(5), and 950bb(d)(8) and
950bb(d)(10)).
SEC. 780. For an additional amount for the cost of direct loans
and grants made under the "Rural Water and Waste Disposal
Program Account", $500,000,000, to remain available until
expended, of which not to exceed $495,000,000 shall be for grants.
SEC. 781. The Secretary of Agriculture and the Commissioner
of Food and Drugs shall—
(1) post on a public Website in a searchable format information on competitive grant awards made using funds made available under an appropriations Act (other than funds appropriated to the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Forest
Service, or funds provided under the heading "Food for Peace
Title II Grants") that includes, with respect to each such award,
the Congressional District corresponding to the State, District,
Tribal jurisdiction, or territory of the United States in which
the recipient of the funds is geographically located; and