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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATIONFederal Funds

TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

For necessary expenses of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (referredto in this Act as "WIOA"), the Second Chance Act of 2007, and the National Appren-ticeship Act, $2,053,766,000 plus reimbursements, shall be available. Of the amountsprovided:

(1) for grants to States for adult employment and training activities, youthactivities, and dislocated worker employment and training activities,$1,629,522,000 as follows:

(A) $490,370,000 for adult employment and training activities, of which$102,370,000 shall be available for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019,and of which $388,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2018through June 30, 2019;

(B) $523,667,000 for youth activities, which shall be available for the periodApril 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019; and

(C) $615,485,000 for dislocated worker employment and training activities,of which $160,485,000 shall be available for the period July 1, 2018 through June30, 2019, and of which $455,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1,2018 through June 30, 2019: Provided, That pursuant to section 128(a)(1) of theWIOA, the amount available to the Governor for statewide workforce investmentactivities shall not exceed 15 percent of the amount allotted to the State from eachof the appropriations under the preceding subparagraphs: Provided further, Thatthe funds available for allotment to outlying areas to carry out subtitle B of titleI of the WIOA shall not be subject to the requirements of section 127(b)(1)(B)(ii)of such Act: Provided further, That the Secretary of Labor, pursuant to a requestfrom a State, may waive the requirements relating to the required designation oflocal workforce development areas under paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 106(b)of the WIOA and allow the Governor to redesignate such local areas in accordancewith the considerations specified in section 106(b)(1)(B) of such Act: Providedfurther, That a local workforce development board may transfer, with the priorapproval by the Governor, up to 100 percent of the funds allocated to the localarea for adult employment and training activities to youth activities, and up to100 percent of the funds allocated for youth activities to adult employment andtraining activities: Provided further, That, notwithstanding sections 129(b)(1) and134(a)(2) of the WIOA, the funds reserved for statewide activities under section128(a) of such Act may be used to carry out any of the activities described undersections 129(b) and 134(a) of such Act: Provided further, That, notwithstandingsection 134(a)(2)(A) of the WIOA, funds required to be reserved to carry outrapid response services under section 133(a)(2) of such Act may be used by Statesto provide other Statewide activities described in sections 129(b) and 134(a) ofsuch Act or to provide additional assistance to local workforce development areas:Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 128(b)(4) of the WIOA, localworkforce development boards may use not more than 12.5 percent of funds alloc-ated under section 128(b) and section 133(b) of such Act for administrative costsof carrying out local workforce investment activities: Provided further, That inaddition to waivers issued pursuant to requests by States under section 189(i) ofthe WIOA, the Secretary of Labor may waive such administrative and reportingrequirements under such Act (except requirements relating to labor standards ornondiscrimination) as the Secretary determines are appropriate to promote effi-ciency and reduce administrative costs of States and local workforce developmentareas: Provided further, That notwithstanding sections 127(b)(1)(C)(iv)(IV) and132(b)(1)(B)(iv)(IV) of the WIOA, in allotting funds to the States for the Youthformula program under section 127(b)(1)(C) and for the Adult formula programunder section 132(b)(1)(B) of such Act, the Secretary of Labor shall ensure thatno State shall receive, for each such formula program, an allotment that is lessthan the greater of: 90 percent of the allotment percentage of the State for thepreceding year; or 0.3 percent of the amount available to all States for each suchformula program; and

(2) for national programs, $424,244,000 as follows:(A) $117,000,000 for the dislocated workers assistance national reserve, of

which $21,000,000 shall be available for the period July 1, 2018 throughSeptember 30, 2019, of which $30,000,000 shall be available for the period October1, 2018 through September 30, 2019 and $66,000,000 shall be available for theperiod October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2019: Provided, That funds providedto carry out section 132(a)(2)(A) of the WIOA may be used to provide assistanceto a State for statewide or local use in order to address cases where there havebeen worker dislocations across multiple sectors or across multiple local areasand such workers remain dislocated; coordinate the State workforce development

plan with emerging economic development needs; and train such eligible dislocatedworkers: Provided further, That funds provided to carry out sections 168(b) and169(c) of the WIOA may be used for technical assistance and demonstration pro-jects, respectively, that provide assistance to new entrants in the workforce andincumbent workers: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 168(b) of theWIOA, of the funds provided under this subparagraph, the Secretary of Labor(referred to in this title as "Secretary") may reserve not more than 10 percent ofsuch funds to provide technical assistance and carry out additional activities relatedto the transition to the WIOA: Provided further, That the funds provided underthis subparagraph for the period of October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2019shall be for training and employment assistance under sections 168(b), 169(c)(notwithstanding the 10 percent limitation in such section) and 170 of the WIOAfor workers in the Appalachian region, as defined by 40 U.S.C. 14102(a)(1);

(B) $49,905,000 for Native American programs under section 166 of the WIOA,which shall be available for the period April 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019;

(C) $84,373,000 for YouthBuild activities as described in section 171 of theWIOA, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2018 through June 30,2019;

(D) $5,226,000 for technical assistance activities under section 168 of theWIOA, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019;

(E) $77,911,000 for ex-offender activities, under the authority of section 169of the WIOA and section 212 of the Second Chance Act of 2007, which shall beavailable for the period April 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019: Provided, That ofthis amount, $20,000,000 shall be for competitive grants to national and regionalintermediaries for activities that prepare young ex-offenders and school dropoutsfor employment, with a priority for projects serving high-crime, high-povertyareas; and

(F) $89,829,000 to expand opportunities relating to apprenticeship programsregistered under the National Apprenticeship Act, to be available to the Secretaryto carry out activities through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts andother arrangements, with States and other appropriate entities, which shall beavailable for the period April 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget

was prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continu-ing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annu-alized level provided by the continuing resolution.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

2018 est.2017 est.2016 actualIdentification code 016–0174–0–1–504

Obligations by program activity:490814813Adult Employment and Training Activities .................................00016991,2391,232Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Activities .............00036081,002875Youth Activities .........................................................................0005888377Reintegration of Ex-Offenders ...................................................0008506050Native Americans ......................................................................001018182Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers ..........................................00111139National Programs ....................................................................0013

200128321H-1B Job Training Grants ..........................................................0015664Data Quality Initiative ...............................................................0017

9089.................Apprenticeship Grants ...............................................................002443.................Technical Assistance .................................................................0025

2,2373,5063,493Total direct obligations ..................................................................0799..................................1Training and Employment Services (Reimbursable) ..................0801

2,2373,5063,494Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................0900

Budgetary resources:Unobligated balance:

366397390Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000.................397125Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1 ......1001..................................–13Unobligated balance transfer to other accts [016–0179] ......1010..................................–1Unobligated balance transfer to other accts [091–0400] ......1010..................................12Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................1021

366397388Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................1050Budget authority:

Appropriations, discretionary:1,1811,5601,563Appropriation ....................................................................1100

..................................–8Appropriations transferred to other acct [016–0165] ........1120

1,1811,5601,555Appropriation, discretionary (total) .......................................1160Advance appropriations, discretionary:

1,7721,7691,772Advance appropriation ..................................................1170

.................–6.................Advance appropriations transferred to other accounts[016–0165] ..................................................................

1172

727

TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES—Continued

Program and Financing—Continued


–899..................................Advance appropriations permanently reduced ..............1174

8731,7631,772Advanced appropriation, discretionary (total) ...................1180Appropriations, mandatory:

150150174Appropriation (H-1B Skills Training) .................................1201101213Appropriation (previously unavailable) .............................1203

.................–10–12Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of

appropriations temporarily reduced ..............................1232

160152175Appropriations, mandatory (total) .........................................1260Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:

.................1.................Collected ...........................................................................1700

.................–11Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............1701

..................................1Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total) .........17502,2143,4753,503Budget authority (total) .............................................................19002,5803,8723,891Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930

Memorandum (non-add) entries:343366397Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941

Change in obligated balance:Unpaid obligations:

3,4283,6613,352Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................30002,2373,5063,494New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010

–3,266–3,739–3,137Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020..................................–12Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........3040..................................–36Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............3041

2,3993,4283,661Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................3050Uncollected payments:

.................–1.................Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........3060

.................1–1Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........3070

..................................–1Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year .............................3090Memorandum (non-add) entries:

3,4283,6603,352Obligated balance, start of year ............................................31002,3993,4283,660Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................3200

Budget authority and outlays, net:Discretionary:

2,0543,3233,328Budget authority, gross .........................................................4000Outlays, gross:

6421,1651,117Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................40102,3132,3721,889Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011

2,9553,5373,006Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4020Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:

Offsetting collections (collected) from:.................–1.................Federal sources .................................................................4030

.................–1.................Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....4040Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:

.................1–1Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......4050

.................1–1Additional offsets against budget authority only (total) ........4060

2,0543,3233,327Budget authority, net (discretionary) .........................................40702,9553,5363,006Outlays, net (discretionary) .......................................................4080

Mandatory:160152175Budget authority, gross .........................................................4090

Outlays, gross:44.................Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100

307198131Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101

311202131Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................41102,2143,4753,502Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................41803,2663,7383,137Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

Enacted in 2014, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)is the primary authorization for this appropriation account. The Act is in-tended to provide job seekers and workers with the labor market informa-tion, job search assistance, and training they need to get and keep goodjobs, and to provide employers with skilled workers. Funds appropriatedfor this account generally are available on a July to June program yearbasis, and include substantial advance appropriation amounts. This accountincludes:

Adult employment and training activities.—Grants to provide financialassistance to States and territories to design and operate training and em-ployment assistance programs for adults, including low-income individualsand public assistance recipients.

Youth activities.—Grants to support a wide range of activities and servicesto prepare low-income youth for academic and employment success, in-cluding summer and year-round jobs. The program links academic andoccupational learning with youth development activities.

Dislocated worker employment and training activities.—Grants to providereemployment services and retraining assistance to individuals dislocatedfrom their employment. The Budget provides funding for National Dislo-cated Worker Grants specifically targeted to communities in the Appalachi-an region.

Native Americans.—Grants to Indian tribes and other Native Americangroups to provide training, work experience, and other employment-relatedservices to Native Americans.

Reintegration of Ex-Offenders.—Supports activities authorized under theSecond Chance Act to help individuals exiting prison make a successfultransition to community life and long-term employment through mentoring,job training, and other services. Using the authority of section 169 of theWIOA, the Department also provides competitive grants for a range ofyoung ex-offenders and school dropouts, particularly those in high-poverty,high-crime areas with similar services. The Administration intends to devotefunds to test and replicate evidence-based strategies for young ex-offenders.The Department of Labor will continue to coordinate closely with the De-partment of Justice and other relevant Agencies in carrying out the Ex-Offender program.

Apprenticeship Grants.—Activities that support Registered Apprentice-ship programs at the state and local levels through a range of activities,such as state-specific outreach strategies, partnerships, economic develop-ment strategies, and expanded access to apprenticeship opportunities forunder-represented populations through pre-apprenticeships and careerpathways.

YouthBuild.—Grants that impart education and occupational skills toprogram participants by providing them with academic training and occu-pational skills training, providing a clear path into a chosen career field.

Technical Assistance.—Technical assistance activities to support WIOAimplementation.

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)


Direct obligations:72040Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2

..................................10Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.72,2303,4863,443Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0

2,2373,5063,493Direct obligations ..................................................................99.0..................................1Reimbursable obligations .....................................................99.0

2,2373,5063,494Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................99.9

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JOB CORPS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

To carry out subtitle C of title I of the WIOA, including Federal administrativeexpenses, the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, the construction, al-teration, and repairs of buildings and other facilities, and the purchase of realproperty for training centers as authorized by the WIOA, and to carry out closureof Job Corps centers, including but not limited to building demolition and removal,$1,448,444,000, plus reimbursements, as follows:

(1) $1,341,318,000 for Job Corps Operations, which shall be available for theperiod July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019;

(2) $74,857,000 for construction, rehabilitation and acquisition of Job CorpsCenters, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30,2021, and which may include the acquisition, maintenance, and repair of majoritems of equipment: Provided, That the Secretary may transfer up to 15 percentof such funds to meet the operational needs of such centers or to achieve adminis-trative efficiencies: Provided further, That any funds transferred pursuant to thepreceding proviso shall not be available for obligation after June 30, 2019:Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Repres-

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018728 Employment and Training Administration—ContinuedFederal Funds—Continued

entatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer;and

(3) $32,269,000 for necessary expenses of Job Corps, which shall be availablefor obligation for the period October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018:Provided, That no funds from any other appropriation shall be used to providemeal services at or for Job Corps centers.Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget




Obligations by program activity:1,4851,5261,442Operations .................................................................................0001

9710578Construction, Rehabilitation, and Acquisition (CRA) .................0002323232Administration ..........................................................................0003



1,014991832Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000..................................38Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................1021

1,014991870Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................1050Budget authority:

Appropriations, discretionary:1,4481,6861,689Appropriation ....................................................................1100


1,4481,6861,685Appropriation, discretionary (total) .......................................11601,4481,6861,685Budget authority (total) .............................................................19002,4622,6772,555Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930

Memorandum (non-add) entries:..................................–12Unobligated balance expiring ................................................1940

8481,014991Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941


9459091,063Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................30001,6141,6631,552New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010

..................................6Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........3011–1,609–1,627–1,640Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020

..................................–38Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........3040

..................................–34Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............3041

950945909Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................3050Memorandum (non-add) entries:

9459091,063Obligated balance, start of year ............................................3100950945909Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................3200



230266200Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................40101,3791,3611,440Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011

1,6091,6271,640Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................40201,4481,6861,685Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................41801,6091,6271,640Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

Established in 1964 as part of the Economic Opportunity Act and author-ized by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (P.L.113–128, Title 1, Subtitle C, section 141), Job Corps is the nation's largestfederally-funded, primarily residential, training program for at-risk youth.Job Corps operates centers in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the District ofColumbia. Job Corps provides economically disadvantaged youth withacademic, career technical and marketable skills to enter the workforce,enroll in post-secondary education, or enlist in the military.

Job Corps serves and trains approximately 50,000 participants each yearwhile emphasizing the attainment of academic credentials which include:a High School Diploma (HSD) or General Educational Development (GED)and career technical credentials, industry-recognized certifications, statelicensures, and pre-apprenticeship credentials. These portable credentialsprovide for long-term attachment to the workforce and economic mobilityas Job Corps graduates advance through their careers. Furthermore, these

credentials ensure that program graduates have gained the skills andknowledge necessary to effectively compete in today's workforce.

Large and small businesses, nonprofit organizations, Native Americanorganizations and Alaskan Native corporations manage and operate themajority of the Job Corps centers through contractual agreements with theDepartment of Labor, while the remaining centers are operated through aninteragency agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In 2015,Job Corps opened two new centers in New Hampshire and Wyoming, thelast two States without Job Corps centers. Job Corps participants must beeconomically disadvantaged youth, ages 16–24, and meet one or more ofthe following criteria: basic skills deficient; a school dropout; homeless, arunaway, or a foster child; a parent; or in need of additional education,vocational training, or intensive counseling and related assistance in orderto participate successfully in regular schoolwork or to secure and holdemployment.

The 2018 Budget will close chronically low-performing centers, savingfunds and focusing the program on the operation of centers that have proventhat they can successfully educate and prepare youth for jobs. The Budgetalso proposes to prioritize the enrollment of youth who are at least 20 yearsold, for whom the program has been proven to be more effective.



Direct obligations:Personnel compensation:

718987Full-time permanent .............................................................11.1443Other personnel compensation ..............................................11.5

759390Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.9344239Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1544Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0111Transportation of things ............................................................22.0222Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1988Rental payments to others ........................................................23.28108Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3111Advisory and assistance services ..............................................25.1

1,3271,3381,247Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2333849Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3202025Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................25.4441Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7

201717Supplies and materials .............................................................26.01032Equipment .................................................................................31.0658258Land and structures ..................................................................32.0

1,6141,6631,552Direct obligations ..................................................................99.0


Employment Summary


166168162Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment ............................1001

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COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT FOR OLDER AMERICANS

Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budgetwas prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continu-ing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annu-alized level provided by the continuing resolution.



Obligations by program activity:5343226National programs ....................................................................0001

.................9595State programs .........................................................................0002

5438321Total new obligations (object class 41.0) ......................................0900


16416957Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000

729DEPARTMENT OF LABOREmployment and Training Administration—Continued

Federal Funds—Continued

COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT FOR OLDER AMERICANS—Continued



Budget authority:Appropriations, discretionary:

.................433434Appropriation ....................................................................1100


.................433433Appropriation, discretionary (total) .......................................1160164602490Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930



247198311Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................30005438321New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010

–245–389–428Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020..................................–6Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............3041


247198311Obligated balance, start of year ............................................31007247198Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................3200


.................433433Budget authority, gross .........................................................4000Outlays, gross:

.................8274Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................4010245307354Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011

245389428Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4020.................433433Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180

245389428Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

Community Service Employment for Older Americans (CSEOA), author-ized by Title V of the Older Americans Act as amended in 2006 (P.L.109–365), is a federally-sponsored community service employment andtraining program for unemployed low-income individuals, ages 55 andolder. The program is eliminated in the 2018 Budget.

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TAA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND CAREER TRAINING GRANT FUND




246486899Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................3000–160–240–389Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020




Budget authority and outlays, net:Mandatory:

Outlays, gross:160240389Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101

...................................................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180160240389Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

The Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Community College and CareerTraining program, which received appropriations in the Health Care andEducation Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Section 1501 of P.L. 111–152, 124Stat.1070), provided $500 million annually in fiscal years 2011–2014 forcompetitive grants to eligible institutions of higher education.

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FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES

For payments during fiscal year 2018 of trade adjustment benefit payments andallowances under part I of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of

1974, and section 246 of that Act; and for training, employment and case manage-ment services, allowances for job search and relocation, and related State adminis-trative expenses under part II of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the TradeAct of 1974, and including benefit payments, allowances, training, employment andcase management services, and related State administration provided pursuant tosection 231(a) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 and section405(a) of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, $790,000,000 together withsuch amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent appropriationfor payments for any period subsequent to September 15, 2018: Provided, Thatnotwithstanding section 502 of this division, any part of the appropriation providedunder this heading may remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscalyear pursuant to the authorities of section 245(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.2317(c)).




Obligations by program activity:301240209Trade Adjustment Assistance benefits ......................................0001450400391Trade Adjustment Assistance training and other activities ........0002393326Wage Insurance Payments .........................................................0005

790673626Total direct obligations ..................................................................0799

790673626Total new obligations, unexpired accounts (object class 41.0) .......0900

Budgetary resources:Budget authority:

Appropriations, mandatory:790722685Appropriation ....................................................................1200


appropriations permanently reduced ............................1230

790673626Appropriations, mandatory (total) .........................................1260790673626Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900790673626Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930



..................................5Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........3011–690–556–415Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020–346–221–320Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............3041




790673626Budget authority, gross .........................................................4090Outlays, gross:

363293191Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100327263224Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101

690556415Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4110790673626Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180690556415Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

The Federal Unemployment Benefits and Allowances (FUBA) accountfunds the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Workers program, whichprovides income support through Trade Readjustment Allowances (TRA);Training and Other Activities, which includes funding for the Trade Ad-justment Assistance in three categories: 1) Training and Other Activities;2) Trade Readjustment Allowances (TRA); and, Readjustment Trade Ad-justment Assistances (RTAA) (jointly called the TAA program).$790,000,000 is sufficient to continue the TAA program under the TradeAdjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015.

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STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OPERATIONS

For authorized administrative expenses, $88,896,000, together with not to exceed$3,124,263,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administra-tion Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund ("the Trust Fund"), of which:

(1) $2,635,775,000 from the Trust Fund is for grants to States for the adminis-tration of State unemployment insurance laws as authorized under title III of theSocial Security Act (including not less than $130,000,000 to conduct in-personreemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improperpayment reviews, and to provide reemployment services and referrals to trainingas appropriate, for claimants of unemployment insurance for ex-service membersunder 5 U.S.C. 8521 et. seq. and for the claimants of regular unemploymentcompensation who are profiled as most likely to exhaust their benefits in eachState, and $6,000,000 for continued support of the Unemployment Insurance In-tegrity Center of Excellence), the administration of unemployment insurance forFederal employees and for ex-service members as authorized under 5 U.S.C.8501–8523, and the administration of trade readjustment allowances, reemploy-ment trade adjustment assistance, and alternative trade adjustment assistanceunder the Trade Act of 1974 and under section 231(a) of the Trade AdjustmentAssistance Extension Act of 2011 and section 405(a) of the Trade PreferencesExtension Act of 2015, and shall be available for obligation by the States throughDecember 31, 2018, except that funds used for automation shall be available forFederal obligation through December 31, 2018, and for State obligation throughSeptember 30, 2020, or, if the automation is being carried out through consortiaof States, for State obligation through September 30, 2023, and for expenditurethrough September 30, 2024, and funds for competitive grants awarded to Statesfor improved operations and to conduct in-person reemployment and eligibilityassessments and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews and providereemployment services and referrals to training as appropriate shall be availablefor Federal obligation through December 31, 2018, and for obligation by theStates through September 30, 2020, and funds for the Unemployment InsuranceIntegrity Center of Excellence shall be available for obligation by the State throughSeptember 30, 2021, and funds used for unemployment insurance workloads ex-perienced by the States through September 30, 2018 shall be available for Federalobligation through December 31, 2018;

(2) $12,000,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activities necessary to supportthe administration of the Federal-State unemployment insurance system;

(3) $394,516,000 from the Trust Fund, together with $21,372,000 from theGeneral Fund of the Treasury, is for grants to States in accordance with section6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, and shall be available for Federal obligation for theperiod July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019: Provided, That notwithstanding thefunding allocation in section 7 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, States may use up to100 percent of the funds allotted to the State under section 6 of such Act to carryout the activities described in section 7(a) of such Act;

(4) $19,780,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activities of the EmploymentService, including administration of the work opportunity tax credit under section51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the provision of technical assistanceand staff training under the Wagner-Peyser Act;

(5) $62,192,000 from the Trust Fund is for the administration of foreign laborcertifications and related activities under the Immigration and Nationality Actand related laws, of which $47,937,000 shall be available for the Federal admin-istration of such activities, and $14,255,000 shall be available for grants to Statesfor the administration of such activities; and

(6) $67,524,000 from the General Fund is to provide workforce information,national electronic tools, and one-stop system building under the Wagner-PeyserAct, and shall be available for Federal obligation for the period July 1, 2018through June 30, 2019, of which up to $9,800,000, to remain available untilSeptember 30, 2020, shall be used to carry out research and demonstration projectsrelated to testing effective ways to promote greater labor force participation ofpeople with disabilities: Provided, That the Secretary may transfer amounts madeavailable for research and demonstration projects under this paragraph to the"Office of Disability Employment Policy" account for such purposes: Providedfurther, That to the extent that the Average Weekly Insured Unemployment("AWIU") for fiscal year 2018 is projected by the Department of Labor to exceed2,154,000, an additional $28,600,000 from the Trust Fund shall be available forobligation for every 100,000 increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rataamount for any increment less than 100,000) to carry out title III of the SocialSecurity Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this Act that are allottedto a State to carry out activities under title III of the Social Security Act may beused by such State to assist other States in carrying out activities under such titleIII if the other States include areas that have suffered a major disaster declaredby the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-sistance Act: Provided further, That the Secretary may use funds appropriated for

grants to States under title III of the Social Security Act to make payments on behalfof States for the use of the National Directory of New Hires under section 453(j)(8)of such Act: Provided further, That the Secretary may use funds appropriated forgrants to States under title III of the Social Security Act to make payments on behalfof States to the entity operating the State Information Data Exchange System:Provided further, That funds appropriated in this Act which are used to establisha national one-stop career center system, or which are used to support the nationalactivities of the Federal-State unemployment insurance, employment service, orimmigration programs, may be obligated in contracts, grants, or agreements withStates and non-State entities: Provided further, That States awarded competitivegrants for improved operations under title III of the Social Security Act, or awardedgrants to support the national activities of the Federal-State unemployment insur-ance system, may award subgrants to other States under such grants, subject tothe conditions applicable to the grants: Provided further, That funds appropriatedunder this Act for activities authorized under title III of the Social Security Actand the Wagner-Peyser Act may be used by States to fund integrated UnemploymentInsurance and Employment Service automation efforts, notwithstanding cost alloc-ation principles prescribed under the Office of Management and Budget publicationentitled Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirementsfor Federal Awards: Provided further, That the Secretary, at the request of a Stateparticipating in a consortium with other States, may reallot funds allotted to suchState under title III of the Social Security Act to other States participating in theconsortium in order to carry out activities that benefit the administration of theunemployment compensation law of the State making the request: Provided further,That the Secretary may collect fees for the costs associated with additional datacollection, analyses, and reporting services relating to the National AgriculturalWorkers Survey requested by State and local governments, public and private in-stitutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations and may utilize suchsums, in accordance with the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a, for the National Agricul-tural Workers Survey infrastructure, methodology, and data to meet the informationcollection and reporting needs of such entities, which shall be credited to thisappropriation and shall remain available until September 30, 2019, for suchpurposes.Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budget




Obligations by program activity:2,6362,7402,712State UI administration .............................................................0001

121515UI national activities .................................................................0002416678678ES grants to States ...................................................................0010202020ES national activities ................................................................0011686856American Job Centers ................................................................0012626262Foreign labor certification .........................................................0014282824H-1B fees ..................................................................................0015

3,2423,6113,567Total direct obligations ..................................................................079950503Reimbursable program DUA administration ..............................0801111Reimbursable program NAWS surveys .......................................0803

51514Total reimbursable obligations ......................................................0899



16116569Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000.................6169Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1 ......1001..................................13Unobligated balance transfer from other acct [016–0174] ....1011..................................27Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................1021


Appropriations, discretionary:898989Appropriation ....................................................................1100

Appropriations, mandatory:181717Appropriation (special or trust fund H-1B Fees) ................1201

.................11Appropriation (previously unavailable) .............................1203



181717Appropriations, mandatory (total) .........................................1260Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:

3,1763,5453,161Collected ...........................................................................1700..................................340Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............1701



STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICE

OPERATIONS—Continued



..................................–9Spending authority from offsetting collections transferred

to other accounts [016–0165] ......................................1710

3,1763,5453,492Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total) .........1750Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:

..................................3Offsetting collections (DUA) ..............................................18002726Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............1801

2729Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total) .......18503,2853,6583,627Budget authority (total) .............................................................19003,4463,8233,736Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930




..................................7Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........3011–4,172–3,794–3,597Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020



8651,7441,876Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................3050Uncollected payments:

–1,738–1,731–1,690Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........3060–2–7–366Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........3070

..................................325Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired ..............3071

–1,740–1,738–1,731Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year .............................3090Memorandum (non-add) entries:

6145269Obligated balance, start of year ............................................3100–8756145Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................3200



2,3502,4572,231Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................40101,8021,3131,335Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011


Offsetting collections (collected) from:–395–657–659Federal sources .................................................................4030–20–20–20Federal sources .................................................................4030–48–48–48Federal sources .................................................................4030–14–14–14Federal sources .................................................................4030–1–1–1Federal sources .................................................................4030

–2,518–2,640–2,526Federal sources .................................................................4030–130–95–95Federal sources .................................................................4030

.................–20–20Federal sources .................................................................4030–50–50–3Federal sources .................................................................4030

–3,176–3,545–3,386Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....4040Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:

..................................–340Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......4050

..................................225Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts ...........4052

..................................–115Additional offsets against budget authority only (total) ........4060

898980Budget authority, net (discretionary) .........................................4070976225180Outlays, net (discretionary) .......................................................4080

Mandatory:202446Budget authority, gross .........................................................4090

Outlays, gross:20242Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100

..................................29Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101

202431Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4110Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:

Offsetting collections (collected) from:–2–7–96Federal sources .................................................................4120

Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:–2–7–26Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired .......41402793Offsetting collections credited to expired accounts ...........4142

..................................67Additional offsets against budget authority only (total) ........4150

181717Budget authority, net (mandatory) ............................................41601817–65Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................4170

10710697Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180994242115Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

Summary of Budget Authority and Outlays (in millions of dollars)

2018 est.2017 est.2016 actual

Enacted/requested:10710697Budget Authority .......................................................................994242115Outlays ......................................................................................

Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO:1..................................Budget Authority .......................................................................1..................................Outlays ......................................................................................

Total:10810697Budget Authority .......................................................................995242115Outlays ......................................................................................

Unemployment compensation.—State administration amounts provideadministrative grants to State agencies that pay unemployment compensa-tion to eligible workers and collect State unemployment taxes from employ-ers. These agencies also pay unemployment benefits to former Federalpersonnel and ex-servicemembers as well as trade readjustment allowancesto eligible individuals. State administration amounts also provide adminis-trative grants to State agencies to improve the integrity and financial stabil-ity of the unemployment compensation program through a comprehensiveperformance management system, UI Performs. The purpose is to effectcontinuous improvement in State performance and implement activitiesdesigned to reduce errors and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse in the pay-ment of unemployment compensation benefits and the collection of unem-ployment taxes. National activities relating to the Federal-State unemploy-ment insurance programs are conducted through contracts or agreementswith the State agencies or non-State entities. A workload contingency re-serve is included in State administration to meet increases in the costs ofadministering the program resulting from increases in the number of unem-ployment claims filed and paid. The appropriation automatically providesadditional funds whenever unemployment claims workloads increase abovelevels specified in the appropriations language.

UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAM STATISTICS2018 est.2017 est.2016 actual2015 actual

34,90034,90034,97635,035Staff years .........................................................................Basic workload (in thousands):

8,1078,0607,9937,893Employer tax accounts ...................................................689,631681,047670,800662,598Employee wage items recorded ......................................14,89514,48814,03814,869Initial claims taken .......................................................

111,173113,666113,293121,461Weeks claimed ...............................................................7,1007,0777,2617,679Nonmonetary determinations .........................................1,1191,1581,2421,389Appeals .........................................................................

142,192140,567138,595136,969Covered employment .....................................................

Employment service.—The public employment service is a nationwidesystem providing no-fee employment services to job-seekers and employers.State employment service activities are financed by grants provided byformula to States. Funding allotments are provided annually on a ProgramYear basis beginning July 1 and ending June 30 of the following year.

Employment service activities serving national needs are conductedthrough specific reimbursable agreements between the States and theFederal Government under the Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended, and otherlegislation. States also receive funding under this activity for administrationof the Work Opportunity Tax Credit, as well as for amortization paymentsfor those States that had independent retirement plans prior to 1980 in theirState employment service agencies.

EMPLOYMENT SERVICE PROGRAM STATISTICS2018 est.2017 est.2016 est.2015 actual

8,29813,56713,56713,245Total participants (thousands) ..........................................TBDTBD55.6%63.0%Entered employment rate ...................................................

50.1250.1250.1250.12Cost per participant ..........................................................

Years are program years running from July 1 of the year indicated through June 30 of the following year.

Foreign Labor Certification.—This activity provides for the administra-tion and operation of the foreign labor certification programs within theEmployment and Training Administration. Under these programs, U.S.employers that can demonstrate a shortage of qualified, available U.S.workers and that there would be no adverse impact on similarly situatedU.S. workers may seek the Secretary of Labor's certification as a first stepin the multi-agency process required to hire a foreign worker to fill critical


permanent or temporary vacancies. Major programs include the permanent,H-2A temporary agricultural, H-2B temporary non-agricultural, and H-1Btemporary highly skilled worker visas. The account is divided into Federaland State activities.

Federal Administration.—Federal Administration provides leadership,policy, budget, program operations including staffing (Federal and contract-ors), information technology, three national processing center facilities,and operational direction to Federal activities supporting the effective andefficient administration of foreign labor certification programs.

State grants.—Provides grants to State workforce agencies in 54 Statesand U.S. territories funding employment-related activities required for theadministration of Federal foreign labor certification programs. IncludesState Workforce Agency posting and circulation of job orders and otherassistance to employers in the recruitment of U.S. workers, processing ofemployer requests for prevailing wage determinations for the permanentand temporary programs, State safety inspection of housing provided byemployers to workers, and State development of prevailing wage and pre-vailing practice surveys used to set wages and standards in a defined geo-graphic area.

American Job Centers.—These funds are used to support the joint Federal-State efforts to improve the comprehensive American Job Center systemauthorized under WIOA. This system provides workers and employerswith quick and easy access to a wide array of enhanced career developmentand labor market information services. A portion of these funds supportsa joint initiative between the Employment and Training Administrationand the Office of Disability Employment Policy to improve the accessibilityand accountability of the public workforce development system for indi-viduals with disabilities.

National Agricultural Workers Survey fee.—The Department of Laborconducts the National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS), which collectsinformation annually about the demographic, employment, and healthcharacteristics of the U.S. crop labor force. The information is obtaineddirectly from farm workers through face-to-face interviews.



Direct obligations:222221Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................11.1777Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1232Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1

302728Advisory and assistance services ..............................................25.1101010Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.211139Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3999Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7111Equipment .................................................................................31.0

3,1503,5193,480Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0

3,2423,6113,567Direct obligations ..................................................................99.051514Reimbursable obligations .....................................................99.0


Employment Summary


156159162Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment ............................1001414139Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment ............................1001

STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OPERATIONS

(Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO)



Obligations by program activity:1..................................FLC fees ....................................................................................0015

1..................................Total new obligations, unexpired accounts (object class 25.1) .......0900


Appropriations, mandatory:1..................................Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................12011..................................Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930


1..................................New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010–1..................................Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020


1..................................Budget authority, gross .........................................................4090Outlays, gross:

1..................................Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................41001..................................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................41801..................................Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

The Budget proposes authorizing legislation to establish and retain feesto cover the costs of operating the foreign labor certification programs,which ensure that employers proposing to bring in immigrant workers havechecked to ensure that American workers cannot meet their needs and thatimmigrant workers are being compensated appropriately and not disad-vantaging American workers. The ability to charge fees for these programswould give the Department of Labor a more reliable, workload-based sourceof funding for this function (as the Department of Homeland Security has),and would ultimately eliminate the need for discretionary appropriations.The proposal includes the following: 1) charge employer fees for its pre-vailing wage determinations; 2) charge employer fees for its permanentlabor certification program; 3) charge employer fees for H-2B non-agricul-tural workers; and 4) retain and adjust the H-2A agricultural worker applic-ation fees currently deposited into the General Fund. The fee levels, includ-ing possible expedited processing fees, would be set via regulation to ensurethat the amounts are subject to review. Given DOL OIG's important rolein investigating fraud and abuse, the proposal also includes a mechanismto provide funding for OIG's work to oversee foreign labor certificationprograms.

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PAYMENTS TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND



Obligations by program activity:..................................6Payments to ESAA .....................................................................0012

..................................6Total new obligations (object class 41.0) ......................................0900


Appropriations, mandatory:..................................6Appropriation (indefinite) ..................................................1200..................................6Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900..................................6Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930


..................................6New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010

..................................–6Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020


..................................6Budget authority, gross .........................................................4090Outlays, gross:

..................................6Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101

..................................6Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180

..................................6Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

This account provides for general fund financing of extended unemploy-ment benefit programs under certain statutes. It is also the mechanism usedto make general fund reimbursements for some or all of the benefits andadministrative costs incurred for temporary Federal programs. These funds



PAYMENTS TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND—Continued

are transferred from the Payments to the Unemployment Trust Fund accountto a receipt account in the Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF) so that re-sources may be transferred to the Employment Security AdministrationAccount in the UTF for administrative costs or to the Extended Unemploy-ment Compensation Account in the UTF for benefit costs.

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SHORT TIME COMPENSATION PROGRAMS




111Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000111Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930



..................................4Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................3000

..................................–2Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020

..................................–2Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............3041Memorandum (non-add) entries:

..................................4Obligated balance, start of year ............................................3100


Outlays, gross:..................................2Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101...................................................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180..................................2Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

Short Time Compensation (STC), also known as work sharing, is a layoffaversion strategy that enables workers to remain employed and employersto retain their trained staff during times of reduced business activity. TheMiddle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 codified and expan-ded the definition of STC. Under the STC program, workers receive apercentage of the unemployment benefits they would have received iftotally unemployed based upon the percentage of reduction in their hoursof work. States that had been operating an STC program before enactmentof the Act had two and a half years to amend their laws to conform to thenew definition (the deadline for conformity was August 2014). As an in-centive for states to enact state STC programs and promote the use of STC,the Act provided for 100 percent reimbursement of STC benefit costs paidunder state law for up to 156 weeks, or three years (reimbursement wassubject to sequestration). Grant funding was also available to states whosepermanent STC laws meet the new Federal definition (the applicationdeadline was December 31, 2014).

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FEDERAL ADDITIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAM, RECOVERY



Obligations by program activity:

..................................3Federal Additional Unemployment Compensation Program,

Recovery (Direct) ...................................................................0001

..................................3Total new obligations (object class 42.0) ......................................0900


.................11Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................1021

.................–1–8Other balances withdrawn to Treasury ..................................1029

..................................10Recoveries of prior year paid obligations ...............................1033

..................................3Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................1050

..................................3Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930


242526Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................3000..................................3New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010..................................–3Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020.................–1–1Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........3040




Outlays, gross:..................................3Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101

Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:Offsetting collections (collected) from:

..................................–10Non-Federal sources .........................................................4123Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:

..................................10Recoveries of prior year paid obligations, unexpired

accounts .......................................................................4143

..................................–7Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................4170

...................................................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180

..................................–7Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

This account provides mandatory general revenue funding for a temporaryprogram established under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Actof 2009 (Public Law 111–5) and subsequently extended. This programpaid a supplement of $25 on every week of unemployment compensation.It was last extended in Public Law 111–157 and paid benefits through itsDecember 7, 2010, with a phaseout period. As a result of adjudications,benefits continue to be paid but are minimal.

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ADVANCES TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND AND OTHER FUNDS

For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by sections905(d) and 1203 of the Social Security Act, and to the Black Lung Disability TrustFund as authorized by section 9501(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;and for nonrepayable advances to the revolving fund established by section 901(e)of the Social Security Act, to the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by 5U.S.C. 8509, and to the "Federal Unemployment Benefits and Allowances" account,such sums as may be necessary, which shall be available for obligation throughSeptember 30, 2019.

This appropriation makes available funding for repayable advances (loans)to two accounts in the Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF): the ExtendedUnemployment Compensation Account (EUCA) which pays the Federalshare of extended unemployment benefits, and the Federal UnemploymentAccount (FUA) which makes loans to States to fund unemployment bene-fits. In addition, the account has provided repayable advances to the BlackLung Disability Trust Fund (BLDTF) when its balances proved insufficientto make payments from that account. The BLDTF now has authority toborrow directly from the Treasury under the trust fund debt restructuringprovisions of Public Law 110–343. Repayable advances are shown asborrowing authority within the UTF or the BLDTF, and they do not appearas budget authority or outlays in the Advances to the Unemployment TrustFund and Other Funds account.

This appropriation also makes available funding as needed for nonrepay-able advances to the Federal Employees Compensation Account (FECA)to pay the costs of unemployment compensation for former Federal employ-ees and ex-servicemembers, and to the Federal Unemployment and Benefitsand Allowances (FUBA) account to pay the costs of benefits and servicesunder the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers (TAA) program. Theseadvances are shown as budget authority and outlays in the Advances ac-count. The 2014 appropriations language included new authority for non-repayable advances to the revolving fund for the Employment SecurityAdministration Account (ESAA) in the Unemployment Trust Fund. Inturn, this revolving fund may provide repayable, interest-bearing advancesto the ESAA account if it runs short of funds, and the borrowing authoritywill enable ESAA to cover its obligations despite seasonal variations inthe account's receipts.


Advances were needed for the FUA and EUCA accounts in fiscal year2014, and the Department estimates that no advances will be necessary in2017 and 2018. Detail on the nonrepayable advances is provided above;detail on the repayable advances is shown separately in the UTF account.

To address the potential need for significant, and somewhat unpredictableadvances to various accounts, the Congress appropriates such sums as ne-cessary for advances to all of the potential recipient accounts. The fiscalyear 2018 request continues this authority.

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PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

For expenses of administering employment and training programs, $104,378,000,together with not to exceed $49,887,000 which may be expended from the Employ-ment Security Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund.




Obligations by program activity:434343Workforce security .....................................................................0003343434Apprenticeship training, employer and labor services ...............0004999Executive direction ....................................................................0005

686868Training & Employment Services ...............................................0006

154154154Total direct obligations ..................................................................0799443Reimbursable programs (DUA/E-grants/VOPAR/VRAP) ..............0803

158158157Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................0900



Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:505050Offsetting collections (UTF) ...............................................1700442Collected [DUA/eGrants/Grants Management/TA to PA] .....1700

..................................1Change in uncollected payments, Federal sources ............1701

545453Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total) .........1750158158158Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900158158158Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930




..................................2Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........3011–158–156–159Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020


222220Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................3050Uncollected payments:

–1–1.................Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........3060..................................–1Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........3070

–1–1–1Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, end of year .............................3090Memorandum (non-add) entries:




137137142Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................4010211917Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011



–54–54–52Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....4040Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:


..................................–1Additional offsets against budget authority only (total) ........4060

104104105Budget authority, net (discretionary) .........................................4070104102107Outlays, net (discretionary) .......................................................4080104104105Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180104102107Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

This account provides for the Federal administration of Employment andTraining Administration programs.

Training and Employment services.— Training and Employment servicesprovides leadership, policy direction and administration for a decentralizedsystem of grants to State and local governments as well as federally admin-istered programs for job training and employment assistance for low incomeadults, youth and dislocated workers; provides for training and employmentservices to special targeted groups; provides for the settlement of tradeadjustment petitions; and includes related program operations supportactivities.

Workforce security.—Provides leadership and policy direction for theadministration of the comprehensive nationwide public employment servicesystem; oversees unemployment insurance programs in each State; supportsa one-stop career center network, including a comprehensive system ofcollecting, analyzing and disseminating labor market information; and in-cludes related program operations support activities.

Office of Apprenticeship.—Oversees the administration of a Federal-Stateapprenticeship structure that registers apprenticeship training programsmeeting national standards, and provides outreach to employers and labororganizations to promote and develop high-quality apprenticeship programs.The office will broaden the reach of Registered Apprenticeship programsacross the US in part through its grant funding.

Executive direction.—Provides leadership and policy direction for alltraining and employment services programs and activities and provides forrelated program operations support, including research, evaluations, anddemonstrations.




777676Full-time permanent .............................................................11.1..................................1Other than full-time permanent ............................................11.3

111Other personnel compensation ..............................................11.5

787778Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.9262525Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1222Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0999Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1111Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3112Advisory and assistance services ..............................................25.1122Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2

222220Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3131412Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7111Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0

..................................2Equipment .................................................................................31.0

154154154Direct obligations ..................................................................99.0443Reimbursable obligations .....................................................99.0

158158157Total new obligations, unexpired accounts ............................99.9

Employment Summary


730742754Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment ............................1001111114Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment ...............2001

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WORKERS COMPENSATION PROGRAMS




..................................6Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................3000

..................................–6Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020Memorandum (non-add) entries:

..................................6Obligated balance, start of year ............................................3100


Outlays, gross:..................................6Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011...................................................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180..................................6Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

Workers Compensation Programs.—Section 5011 of Public Law 109–148made $50,000,000 available to the New York State Uninsured EmployersFund for reimbursement of claims related to the September 11, 2001, ter-rorist attacks on the United States and for reimbursement of claims relatedto the first response emergency services personnel who were injured, weredisabled, or died due to such terrorist attacks.

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ADVANCES TO THE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNT OF THE

UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND

This account is a revolving fund that is available to make advances tothe Employment Security Administration Account (ESAA) in the Unem-ployment Trust Fund under the provisions of section 901(e) of the SocialSecurity Act. These repayable, interest-bearing advances permit financingof the Federal and State administrative costs of employment security pro-grams when the balance in ESAA is insufficient. The borrowing authorityalso enables ESAA to cover its obligations despite seasonal variations inthe account's receipts.

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Trust Funds


Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)


60,89150,53340,891Balance, start of year ....................................................................0100.................2.................2016 receipt reclassification adjustment ......................................0198

60,89150,53540,891Balance, start of year ................................................................0199Receipts:

Current law:8,1377,7998,254General Taxes, FUTA, Unemployment Trust Fund ....................1110

41,65841,41740,485Unemployment Trust Fund, State Accounts, Deposits by

States ...............................................................................1110

147125117Unemployment Trust Fund, Deposits by Railroad Retirement

Board ................................................................................1110

647126Interest on Unemployment Insurance Loans to States, Federal

Unemployment Account, Unemployment Trust Fund ..........1130

713667589Deposits by Federal Agencies to the Federal Employees

Compensation Account, Unemployment Trust Fund ...........1140

..................................6

Payments from the General Fund for Administrative Cost forExtended Unemployment Benefit, Unemployment TrustFund ..................................................................................

1140

1,5151,3671,044Unemployment Trust Fund, Interest and Profits on Investments

in Public Debt Securities ...................................................1140

52,17651,42250,621Total current law receipts ..................................................1199

52,17651,42250,621Total receipts .............................................................................1999

113,067101,95791,512Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................2000Appropriations:

Current law:–3,480–3,848–3,855Unemployment Trust Fund .....................................................2101

–38,701–40,759–46,645Unemployment Trust Fund .....................................................2101–16–15–17Railroad Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund ......................2101

–122–100–106Railroad Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund ......................2101.................–21–38Unemployment Trust Fund .....................................................2103

.................–33–40Railroad Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund ......................2103

.................1021Unemployment Trust Fund .....................................................21324,0763,7009,657Unemployment Trust Fund .....................................................2134

..................................18Railroad Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund ......................2134

–38,243–41,066–41,005Total current law appropriations .......................................2199Proposed:

82..................................Unemployment Trust Fund .....................................................2201–697..................................Unemployment Trust Fund .....................................................2201

–615..................................Total proposed appropriations ...............................................2299

–38,858–41,066–41,005Total appropriations ..................................................................2999..................................26Cash reconciliation adjustment .....................................................5098

74,20960,89150,533Balance, end of year ..................................................................5099



Obligations by program activity:32,31032,17031,890Benefit payments by States .......................................................0001

715705551Federal employees' unemployment compensation .....................00023,0623,4323,439State administrative expenses ..................................................0003183183183Direct expenses .........................................................................0010696467Reimbursements to the Department of the Treasury ..................0011

234233233Veterans employment and training ............................................0020111Interest on FUTA refunds ...........................................................0021

30130230Interest on General Fund Advances ...........................................0022



31.................Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000.................1.................Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1 ......1001.................2.................Adjustment of unobligated bal brought forward, Oct 1 .........1020

33.................Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................1050Budget authority:

Appropriations, discretionary:3,4803,8483,855Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................1101

Appropriations, mandatory:38,70140,75946,645Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................1201

.................2138Appropriation (previously unavailable) .............................1203



–4,076–3,700–9,657Appropriations precluded from obligation (Excess,

collections minus spending) .........................................1234

–1,500–4,000–4,265Appropriations applied to repay debt ................................1236

33,12533,07032,740Appropriations, mandatory (total) .........................................126036,60536,91836,595Budget authority (total) .............................................................190036,60836,92136,595Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930




–37,493–37,055–36,401Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020

2,5763,4653,602Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................3050Memorandum (non-add) entries:

3,4653,6023,409Obligated balance, start of year ............................................31002,5763,4653,602Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................3200



2,6242,7302,208Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................40101,7441,2551,684Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011

4,3683,9853,892Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4020Mandatory:


33,12533,07032,509Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................410036,60536,91836,595Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................418037,49337,05536,401Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

Memorandum (non-add) entries:66,00053,77644,368Total investments, SOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............500080,00066,00053,776Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............5001–4,537–8,537–12,802Outstanding debt, SOY ..............................................................5080


–3,037–4,537–8,537Outstanding debt, EOY ..............................................................5081



Enacted/requested:36,60536,91836,595Budget Authority .......................................................................37,49337,05536,401Outlays ......................................................................................

Legislative proposal, not subject to PAYGO:–82..................................Budget Authority .......................................................................–82..................................Outlays ......................................................................................

Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO:697..................................Budget Authority .......................................................................697..................................Outlays ......................................................................................

Total:37,22036,91836,595Budget Authority .......................................................................38,10837,05536,401Outlays ......................................................................................

The financial transactions of the Federal-State and railroad unemploymentinsurance systems are made through the Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF).The UTF has one account for the railroad unemployment insurance systembut for the Federal-State unemployment insurance system there are 57separate accounts: one for each of the 50 states, three jurisdictions (Districtof Columbia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands) and four federal accounts. Thestate and jurisdiction accounts receive funds from a state unemploymentinsurance payroll tax which is used to pay benefits. The Federal Unemploy-ment Tax Act (FUTA) payroll tax provides funds for two of the Federalaccounts - the Employment Security Administration Account (ESAA) andthe Extended Unemployment Compensation Account (EUCA) while theremaining two, the Federal Unemployment Account (FUA) and the FederalEmployee Compensation Account (FECA) are revolving accounts.

Except for FECA balances, funds on deposit in the UTF accounts areinvested in Government securities until needed for payment of benefits oradministrative expenses. FUTA is deposited in the ESAA which retains80 percent of the deposit and pays the costs of Federal and State adminis-tration of the unemployment insurance system, veterans' employment ser-vices, surveys of wages and employment, foreign labor certifications andabout 97 percent of the costs of the Employment Service. The other 20percent of FUTA is transferred to EUCA which pays for certain extendedbenefit (EB) payments. During periods of high State unemployment, thereis a stand-by program of EB, financed one-half by State unemploymenttaxes and one-half by the FUTA payroll tax.

The UTF also provides repayable advances (loans) to the States and jur-isdictions from FUA when the balances in their individual accounts areinsufficient to pay benefits. Federal accounts in the UTF may receive re-payable advances from the general fund when they have insufficient bal-ances to make advances to States, pay the Federal share of extended unem-ployment benefits, or pay for State and Federal administrative costs.

The Federal Employees Compensation Account (FECA) in the UTFprovides funds to States for unemployment compensation benefits paid toeligible former Federal civilian personnel, Postal Service employees, andex-servicemembers. In turn, the various Federal agencies reimburse FECAfor benefits paid to their former employees. FECA is not funded out ofFederal unemployment taxes. Any additional resources necessary to assurethat the FECA account can make the required payments to States areprovided from the Advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund and OtherFunds appropriation.

Both the benefit payments and administrative expenses of the separateunemployment insurance program for railroad employees are paid fromthe UTF, and receipts from a tax on railroad payrolls are deposited into theprogram's account in the UTF to meet expenses.

Status of Funds (in millions of dollars)


Unexpended balance, start of year:59,89845,67931,606Balance, start of year ................................................................0100

59,89845,67931,606Total balance, start of year ........................................................0999

Cash income during the year:Current law:

Receipts:8,1377,7998,254General Taxes, FUTA, Unemployment Trust Fund ................1110

41,65841,41740,485Unemployment Trust Fund, State Accounts, Deposits by

States ...........................................................................1110

147125117Unemployment Trust Fund, Deposits by Railroad Retirement

Board ............................................................................1110

171720Railroad Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund ..................1130

1,5151,3671,044Unemployment Trust Fund, Interest and Profits on

Investments in Public Debt Securities ..........................1150

647126

Interest on Unemployment Insurance Loans to States,Federal Unemployment Account, Unemployment TrustFund .............................................................................

1150

713667589Deposits by Federal Agencies to the Federal Employees

Compensation Account, Unemployment Trust Fund .......1160

..................................6

Payments from the General Fund for Administrative Costfor Extended Unemployment Benefit, Unemployment TrustFund .............................................................................

1160

52,19351,43950,641Income under present law .............................................1199Proposed:

...................................................General Taxes, FUTA, Unemployment Trust Fund ....................1210

...................................................Unemployment Trust Fund, State Accounts, Deposits by

States ...............................................................................1210


States ...............................................................................1210


States ...............................................................................1210


States ...............................................................................1210

...................................................Income proposed ...............................................................1299

52,19351,43950,641Total cash income .................................................................1999Cash outgo during year:

Current law:–37,493–37,055–36,401Unemployment Trust Fund [012–05–8042–0] .......................2100

–155–165–168Railroad Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund

[446–00–8051–0] ............................................................2100

–37,648–37,220–36,569Outgo under current law ...................................................2199Proposed:

82..................................Unemployment Trust Fund .....................................................2200–697..................................Unemployment Trust Fund .....................................................2200

–615..................................Outgo under proposed legislation .....................................2299

–38,263–37,220–36,569Total cash outgo (-) ...................................................................2999Surplus or deficit::

12,40912,80512,902Excluding interest .....................................................................31101,5211,4141,170Interest ......................................................................................3120

13,93014,21914,072Subtotal, surplus or deficit ....................................................3199..................................1Rounding adjustment ....................................................................3298

..................................1Total adjustments .....................................................................3299

13,93014,21914,073Total change in fund balance ....................................................3999Unexpended balance, end of year::

–6,172–6,102–8,097Uninvested balance (net), end of year .......................................410080,00066,00053,776Unemployment Trust Fund .........................................................4200

73,82859,89845,679Total balance, end of year .........................................................4999



Direct obligations:696467Reimbursements to Department of the Treasury ........................25.3

715705767FECA (Federal Employee) Benefits .............................................42.032,31032,17031,735State unemployment benefits ....................................................42.0

31131211Interest and dividends ..............................................................43.0177177183ETA-PA, BLS, FLC .......................................................................94.0234233233Veterans employment and training ............................................94.0

3,0623,4323,392Payments to States for administrative expenses .......................94.0666Departmental management ......................................................94.0


Trust Funds—Continued

UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND—Continued

Object Classification—Continued




(Legislative proposal, not subject to PAYGO)



Obligations by program activity:–82..................................Benefit payments by States .......................................................0001

–82..................................Total new obligations (object class 42.0) ......................................0900


Appropriations, mandatory:–82..................................Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................1201–82..................................Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930


–82..................................New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................301082..................................Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020


–82..................................Budget authority, gross .........................................................4090Outlays, gross:

–82..................................Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100–82..................................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180–82..................................Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190





Obligations by program activity:697..................................Benefit Payments by States .......................................................0001

697..................................Total new obligations (object class 42.0) ......................................0900


Appropriations, mandatory:697..................................Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................1201697..................................Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930




697..................................Budget authority, gross .........................................................4090Outlays, gross:

697..................................Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100697..................................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180697..................................Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

Minimum Solvency Standard.—Since the end of the most recent recession,many states continue to struggle to maintain adequate Unemployment In-surance (UI) Trust Fund balances. The Budget includes a proposal to adda minimum solvency standard in the UI program to help address the chal-lenge states face in maintaining sufficient balances in their UnemploymentTrust Fund accounts. This proposal would strengthen states' incentive toadequately fund their UI systems by making states that fail to maintain anAverage High-Cost Multiple (AHCM) of 0.5 for two consecutive January

firsts subject to FUTA tax credit reductions under the same schedule thatstates which go below a zero trust fund balance face currently.

UI Program Integrity Package.—The Budget includes a package of pro-gram integrity proposals similar to those included in the proposed Unem-ployment Compensation Program Integrity Act, which the Department sentto Congress last year in response to the UI program's three consecutiveyears of high improper payment rates. Specifically, the package includesthe following proposals:

Require states to use SIDES.—This proposal will require state UIagencies to use the State Information Data Exchange System (SIDES) toexchange information with employers concerning reasons for a claimant'sseparation from employment.

Require states to cross-match against the NDNH.—This proposal willrequire state UI agencies to use the National Directory for New Hires intheir claims to better identify individuals continuing to claim unemploy-ment compensation after returning to work, one of the leading root causesof UI improper payments.

Allow the Secretary of Labor to establish UI corrective actions.—Thisproposal will allow the Secretary of Labor to require states to implementcorrective action measures for poor state performance in the UI program,helping to reduce improper payments in states with the highest improperpayment rates. Currently, the Secretary has very limited options to requirestate UI agencies to take actions to respond to poor performance and highimproper payment rates.

Require states to cross-match with SSA's prisoner database.—Undercurrent law, state UI agencies' use of cross-matches is permissible andthe Social Security Administration's (SSA) Prisoner Update ProcessingSystem (PUPS) is currently only used by some states for UI verification.Requiring states to cross-match claims against the PUPS or other repos-itories of prisoner information will help identify those individuals in-eligible for benefits due to incarceration and reduce improper payments.

Allow states to retain 5 percent of UI overpayments for program integ-rity use.—This proposal will allow States to retain 5 percent of overpay-ment recoveries to fund program integrity activities in each state's UIprogram. This provides an incentive to states to increase detection andrecovery of improper payments and provides necessary resources to carryout staff-intensive work to validate crossmatch hits as required by law.

Require states to use penalty and interest collections solely for UI ad-ministration.—This proposal will require states to deposit all penalty andinterest payments collected through the UI program into the state's Un-employment Trust Fund account and require the funds be used for improv-ing state administration of the UI program and reemployment servicesfor UI claimants. States with high improper payment rates would be re-quired to use a portion of the funds for program integrity activities. Cur-rently, states have discretion to use these funds for non-UI purposes.Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA).—The

Budget includes a proposal to make the RESEA program a permanentprogram that states are required to operate in conjunction with their UIprogram. It will provide mandatory funding to states to provide RESEAsfor the one-half of UI claimants profiled as most likely to exhaust benefitsand for transitioning veterans receiving Unemployment Compensation forEx-military Members (UCX) benefits. Funding for this proposal will beginin 2019; discretionary funding for these activities is provided in 2018.

Offset Overlapping UI and Disability Insurance Benefits.—The Budgetincludes a proposal to reduce an individual's entitlement to a DisabilityInsurance benefit in any month in which the individual also receives anunemployment compensation benefit.

Paid Parental Leave.—The Budget includes a proposal to establish aFederal-state paid parental leave benefit program within the unemploymentinsurance (UI) program that would begin in 2020. The program will providesix weeks of benefits for mothers, fathers, and adoptive parents. The benefit

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018738 Employment and Training Administration—ContinuedTrust Funds—Continued

is provided to help families recover from childbirth and to bond with theirnew children.

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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SECURITY ADMINISTRATIONFederal Funds

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Employee Benefits Security Administration,$183,926,000, of which not less than $3,000,000 shall be made available throughSeptember 30, 2019, for the procurement of expert witnesses for enforcement litiga-tion.




Obligations by program activity:.................147147Enforcement and participant assistance ..................................0001.................2727Policy and compliance assistance .............................................0002.................77Executive leadership, program oversight and administration ....0003

184..................................Employee Benefits Security Programs (FY 17) ...........................0004

184181181Total direct obligations ..................................................................0799886Salaries and Expenses (Reimbursable) .....................................0801




Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:883Collected: Federal Sources ................................................1700


886Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total) .........1750192189187Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900192189187Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930






–3–3–3Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........3060..................................–3Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........3070..................................3Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired ..............3071












Employee Benefits Security Programs.—Conducts criminal and civil in-vestigations to ensure compliance with the fiduciary provisions of theEmployee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Federal Em-ployees' Retirement System Act (FERSA). Assures compliance with ap-plicable reporting, disclosure and other requirements of ERISA as well asaccounting, auditing, and actuarial standards. Discloses required plan filingsto the public. Provides information, technical, and compliance assistanceto benefit plan professionals and participants and to the general public.Conducts policy, research, and legislative analysis on pension, health, andother employee benefit issues. Provides compliance assistance to employersand plan officials. Develops regulations and interpretations. Issues individu-al and class exemptions from regulations. Provides leadership, policy dir-ection, strategic planning, and administrative guidance in the support ofthe Department's ERISA responsibilities.

2018 est.2017 est.12016 Actual

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND SECURITY PROGRAMS2

N/A3N/A2,335Investigations conducted .....................................................................

$608,200,000$548,200,000$709,694,0004Participant benefit recoveries and plan assets restored ......................

21.0%21.0%22.0%Investigative time for major enforcement cases .......................................

87.0%587.0%87.0%Civil cases closed or referred for litigation within 30 months ...................

87.0%587.0%90.0%Criminal cases closed or referred for prosecution within 18 months ........

70.0%570.0%76.0%Other civil cases closed or referred for litigation within 18 months ..........

250,000250,000193,669Inquiries received .................................................................................3,5004,0004,018Reporting compliance reviews ..............................................................

3,27463,2774,922Exemptions, determinations, interpretations and regulations issued ........

500590345Average days to process exemption requests .......................................

1 Reflects a revision of original estimates based on an assumed full-year continuing resolution in 2017.2 Reflects the consolidation of budget activities for Enforcement and Participant Assistance, Policy and ComplianceAssistance, and Executive Leadership, Program Oversight and Administration into a single budget activity for EmployeeBenefits Security Programs.3 The agency continues its efforts to enhance the quality and impact of its investigations and has placed specialemphasis on the timely conduct and referral of cases, as well as the impact of its investigations (e.g., the amountsrecovered for plan participants and beneficiaries). While the agency will continue to report the total number of invest-igations conducted, it will no longer make projections of the raw number of investigations.4 Reflects nearly $559 million in participant benefit recoveries, over $109 million in plan assets restored, nearly $22million in distributions for abandoned plans, over $9 million for Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program recoveries andnearly $11 million in participant health plan recoveries.5 Enforcement measures are based on the timely conduct and referral of cases for litigation or prosecution (excludesMajor Cases).6 Includes Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement (MEWA) registrations.




919191Full-time permanent .............................................................11.1111Other than full-time permanent ............................................11.3111Other personnel compensation ..............................................11.5

939393Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.9292930Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1112Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0

111110Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1..................................1Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3

111Printing and reproduction .........................................................24.0111Advisory and assistance services ..............................................25.1855Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2

262620Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3223Research and development contracts .......................................25.5

101012Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7111Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0112Equipment .................................................................................31.0



739DEPARTMENT OF LABOREmployee Benefits Security Administration

Federal Funds

SALARIES AND EXPENSES—Continued

Employment Summary



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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATIONFederal Funds

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION FUND

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("Corporation") is authorized to makesuch expenditures, including financial assistance authorized by subtitle E of title IVof the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, within limits of funds andborrowing authority available to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and tomake such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, asprovided by 31 U.S.C. 9104, as may be necessary in carrying out the program, in-cluding associated administrative expenses, through September 30, 2018, for theCorporation: Provided, That none of the funds available to the Corporation forfiscal year 2018 shall be available for obligations for administrative expenses inexcess of $424,417,000: Provided further, That an amount not to exceed an addi-tional $98,500,000 shall be available through September 30, 2022, for costs associ-ated with the acquisition, occupancy, and related costs of headquarters space:Provided further, That to the extent that the number of new plan participants inplans terminated by the Corporation exceeds 100,000 in fiscal year 2018, an amountnot to exceed an additional $9,200,000 shall be available through September 30,2019, for obligation for administrative expenses for every 20,000 additional termin-ated participants: Provided further, That obligations in excess of the amountsprovided in this paragraph may be incurred for unforeseen and extraordinary pre-termination expenses or extraordinary multiemployer program related expensesafter approval by the Office of Management and Budget and notification of theCommittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.




Obligations by program activity:6,7086,3765,593Single-employer benefit payment ..............................................0801169149113Multiemployer financial assistance ...........................................0802

..................................76Pension insurance activities .....................................................0803

..................................162Pension plan termination ..........................................................0804

..................................166Operational support ..................................................................0805523432.................Administrative Expenses ...........................................................0806111113100Investment Management Fees ...................................................0807



25,99923,20518,003Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000Budget authority:

Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:12,9609,86411,412Collected ...........................................................................1800

.................99Offsetting collections (previously unavailable) .................1802

.................–9–9New and/or unobligated balance of spending authority from

offsetting collections temporarily reduced ....................1823

12,9609,86411,412Spending auth from offsetting collections, mand (total) .......185038,95933,06929,415Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930

Memorandum (non-add) entries:31,44825,99923,205Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941


338239216Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................30007,5117,0706,210New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010

–7,510–6,971–6,187Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020





7,5106,7326,020Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100.................239167Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101


Offsetting collections (collected) from:–962995–903Cash Investment Receipts ................................................4121

–11,998–10,859–10,509Non-Federal sources .........................................................4123

–12,960–9,864–11,412Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....4130–5,450–2,893–5,225Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................4170

...................................................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180–5,450–2,893–5,225Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

Memorandum (non-add) entries:26,59023,69718,492Total investments, SOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............500032,03926,59023,697Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............5001

999Unexpired unavailable balance, SOY: Offsetting collections .......5090999Unexpired unavailable balance, EOY: Offsetting collections .......5092



Enacted/requested:–5,450–2,893–5,225Outlays ......................................................................................

Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO:–1,224..................................Outlays ......................................................................................

Total:–6,674–2,893–5,225Outlays ......................................................................................

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is a Federal corpor-ation established under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of1974, as amended. It guarantees payment of basic pension benefits earnedby more than 40,000,000 American workers in two separate insuranceprograms. The single-employer program protects about 30,000,000 workersand retirees in over 22,000 pension plans. The multiemployer programprotects over 10,000,000 workers and retirees in about 1,400 pension plans.The Corporation receives no funds from general tax revenues. Operationsare financed by insurance premiums paid by companies that sponsor definedbenefit pension plans, investment income, and assets from terminated plans.PBGC is requesting $522,917,000 in spending authority for administrativepurposes in 2018. The request includes costs for increased cybersecurityand a repeat of the 2017 request for funds available over five years tosupport the acquisition of a new PBGC headquarters lease as a full-yearappropriation had not been enacted at the time the budget was produced.

Protecting Multiemployer Participants.—The Budget will include pro-posed changes to PBGC's premiums that would raise $21,248,000,000 overthe budget window.

Specifically, the Budget proposes to create a variable-rate premium (VRP)and an exit premium in the multiemployer program. A multiemployer VRPwould require plans to pay additional premiums based on their level ofunderfunding- as is done in the single-employer program. An exit premiumassessed on employers that withdraw from a plan would compensate theinsurance program for the additional risk imposed on it when employersexit. Premium rate changes would be phased-in over the ten year Budgetwindow. PBGC would have limited authority to design waivers for someor all of the variable rate premium assessed to terminated plans or ongoingplans that are in critical status, if there is a substantial risk that the paymentof premiums will accelerate plan insolvency resulting in earlier financialassistance to the plan. Aggregate waivers for a year would be limited to25% of anticipated total multiemployer variable rate premiums for all plans.

The Budget also calls for the repeal of provisions accelerating fiscal year2026 premiums into fiscal year 2025 and repeals the requirement for certainmultiemployer premium revenues to be held in non-interest bearing invest-ments. The Budget will instead accelerate premium payments in both thesingle and multiemployer programs from fiscal year 2028 into fiscal year2027.

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018740 Employee Benefits Security Administration—ContinuedFederal Funds—Continued

Plan Preservation Efforts.—PBGC works to preserve plans and keeppension promises in the hands of the employers who make them. Whencompanies undertake major transactions that might threaten their abilityto pay pensions, PBGC negotiates protections for their pension plans. Lastyear, PBGC worked with dozens of companies, both in bankruptcy andotherwise, to preserve their plans that were at risk. In 2016, PBGC:

—Helped to protect 55,000 people by encouraging companies to keeptheir plans when they emerged from bankruptcy;

—Negotiated almost $3,000,000,000 in financial assurance to protectmore than 367,000 people in plans at risk; and

—Conducted reviews of plan sponsor calculations for plans that endthrough standard terminations, resulting in almost 940 participants receivingcorrected benefit amounts totaling $4,500,000.

Stepping in to Insure Pensions When Plans Fail.—When plans do fail,PBGC steps in to ensure that a portion of benefits continue to be paid. Overthe years, PBGC has become responsible for almost 1,500,000 people innearly 4,800 failed plans. In 2016, PBGC:

—Paid $5,700,000,000 to almost 840,000 retirees in more than 4,700failed single-employer plans;

—Provided $113,000,000 in financial assistance to 65 multiemployerpension plans covering the benefits of 59,000 participants (an additional27,000 workers in these multiemployer plans will receive guaranteed bene-fits when they retire) over the past year; and

—Assumed responsibility for more than 46,000 people in 76 trusteedsingle-employer plans

Single-employer benefit payments.—The single-employer program pro-tects about 30,000,000 workers and retirees in about 22,000 pension plans.Under this program, a company may voluntarily seek to terminate its plan,or PBGC may voluntarily seek to terminate its plan, or PBGC may seektermination. The PBGC must seek termination when a plan cannot paycurrent benefits. A plan that cannot pay all benefits may be ended by a"distress" termination, but only if the employer meets tests proving severefinancial distress, such as proving that continuing the plan would force thecompany to go out of business. If a terminated plan cannot pay at least thePBGC-guaranteed level of benefits, PBGC uses its funds to ensure thatguaranteed benefits are paid. A sponsor may terminate a plan in a "standard"termination only if plan assets are sufficient to pay all benefits. In a standardtermination, the sponsor closes out the plan by purchasing annuities froman insurance company or by paying benefits in a lump sum.

Multiemployer financial assistance.—The multiemployer insurance pro-gram protects over 10,000,000 workers and retirees in about 1,400 pensionplans. Multiemployer pension plans are maintained under collective bar-gaining agreements involving unrelated employers, generally of the sameindustry. If a PBGC insured multiemployer plan is unable to pay guaranteedbenefits when due, the PBGC will provide the plan with financial assistance(a loan to the plan) to continue paying guaranteed benefits.

Investment management fees.—PBGC contracts with professional finan-cial services corporations to manage Trust Fund assets in accordance withan investment strategy approved by PBGC's Board of Directors. Investmentmanagement fees are determined by the amount of assets under manage-ment. They are a direct, programmatic expense required to maintain theTrust Fund which supports single-employer benefit payments.

Consolidated Administrative Budget.—PBGC's administrative budgetcomprises all expenditures and operations that support:

—Benefit payments to pension plan participants—Financial assistance to distressed multiemployer pension plans—Stewardship and accountabilityThese operations include premium collections, pre-trusteeship work, ef-

forts to preserve pension plans, recovery of assets from former plan spon-sors, and pension insurance program protection activities. This area alsocovers the expenditures that support activities related to trusteeship; planasset management (excluding investment management fees) and trust ac-counting; as well as benefit payments and administration services. Finally,this area includes the administrative functions covering procurement, fin-

ancial management, human resources, facilities management, communica-tions, legal support, and information technology infrastructure. These fundssupport the operations of the Pension and Plan Sponsor Advocate as wellas the Inspector General and funding to support the required functions andefforts of that office, including training and participation in Council of theInspector Generals on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) activities.



Reimbursable obligations:Personnel compensation:



457527Rental payments to others ........................................................23.2655Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3

..................................1Printing and reproduction .........................................................24.011111395Advisory and assistance services ..............................................25.1236273220Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2

445Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3332Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0433Equipment .................................................................................31.0

169149113Investments and loans ..............................................................33.06,7706,2885,593Insurance claims and indemnities ............................................42.0


Employment Summary


966964946Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment ...............2001

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION FUND




Obligations by program activity:28..................................Multiemployer Financial Assistance ..........................................0802

28..................................Total new obligations (object class 33.0) ......................................0900


Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:1,252..................................Collected ...........................................................................18001,252..................................Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930

Memorandum (non-add) entries:1,224..................................Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941




1,252..................................Budget authority, gross .........................................................4090Outlays, gross:

28..................................Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:

Offsetting collections (collected) from:–28..................................Interest on Federal securities: ...........................................4121

–1,224..................................Non-Federal sources: ........................................................4123

–1,252..................................Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....4130–1,224..................................Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................4170

...................................................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180–1,224..................................Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

Memorandum (non-add) entries:–1,252..................................Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............5001

741DEPARTMENT OF LABORPension Benefit Guaranty Corporation—Continued


PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION FUND—Continued

The 2018 Budget proposes changes to PBGC premiums that would raise$21 billion. The Budget proposes to create a new variable rate premium(VRP) and an exit premium in the multiemployer program, estimated toraise an additional $16 billion in premium revenue over the budget window.This level of additional multiemployer premium revenue is expected to besufficient to fund the multiemployer program for the next 20 years. In ad-dition, the Budget proposes to accelerate the plan year 2027 payment datefor both single and multiemployer premiums by one month while reversinga prior change in the payment date for plan year 2025 premiums.

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EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATIONFederal Funds





226Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................3000..................................2Obligations ("upward adjustments"), expired accounts ........3011..................................–6Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, expired .............3041



...................................................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180

...................................................Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

In 2010, the Department of Labor abolished the Employment StandardsAdministration (ESA) to streamline administration of the programs. Asthe Department was reinvigorating its enforcement of worker protectionlaws, this reorganization supported the Administration's Worker Protectionefforts by eliminating redundant management efforts by elevating programissues directly to the Secretarial level. It also reflected the importance ofthese programs and increased enforcement supporting the Secretary'sWorker Protection goals. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (P.L.112–74) accepted the Administration's proposal to replace the appropriationfor the Employment and Standards Administration by four individual ap-propriations for the component agencies and offices previously under theheading "Employment Standards Administration Salaries and Expenses."In the 2014 Budget, funding was requested separately for the Office ofWorkers' Compensation Programs, Wage and Hour Division, Office ofFederal Contract Compliance Programs, and Office of Labor-ManagementStandards.

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OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMSFederal Funds


For necessary expenses for the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs,$113,109,000, together with $2,173,000 which may be expended from the SpecialFund in accordance with sections 39(c), 44(d), and 44(j) of the Longshore andHarbor Workers' Compensation Act.




Obligations by program activity:113113113Federal programs for workers' compensation ............................0003403835Trust Funds, Federal Programs for Workers' Compensation ........0801




Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:403835Collected ...........................................................................1700

153151148Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900153151148Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930










Offsetting collections (collected) from:–40–38–35Federal sources .................................................................4030113113113Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180113111115Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) administersthe Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA), the Longshore andHarbor Workers' Compensation Act, the Energy Employees OccupationalIllness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA), and the Black Lung Be-nefits Act (Black Lung). These programs ensure that eligible disabled andinjured workers or their survivors receive compensation and medical bene-fits and a range of services, including vocational rehabilitation, supervisionof medical care, and technical and advisory counseling, to which they areentitled.





676667Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.9222223Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1998Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1111Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3111Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.29119Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3212Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7111Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0111Equipment .................................................................................31.0



Employment Summary



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THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018742 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation—ContinuedFederal Funds—Continued

SPECIAL BENEFITS


For the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses (except administrativeexpenses) accruing during the current or any prior fiscal year authorized by 5 U.S.C.81; continuation of benefits as provided for under the heading "Civilian War Bene-fits" in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1947; the Employees'Compensation Commission Appropriation Act, 1944; sections 4(c) and 5(f) of theWar Claims Act of 1948 (50 U.S.C. App. 2012); obligations incurred under the WarHazards Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 50 percent of the additionalcompensation and benefits required by section 10(h) of the Longshore and HarborWorkers' Compensation Act, $220,000,000, together with such amounts as may benecessary to be charged to the subsequent year appropriation for the payment ofcompensation and other benefits for any period subsequent to August 15 of thecurrent year, for deposit into and to assume the attributes of the Employees' Com-pensation Fund established under 5 U.S.C. 8147(a): Provided, That amounts appro-priated may be used under 5 U.S.C. 8104 by the Secretary to reimburse an employer,who is not the employer at the time of injury, for portions of the salary of a re-em-ployed, disabled beneficiary: Provided further, That balances of reimbursementsunobligated on September 30, 2017, shall remain available until expended for thepayment of compensation, benefits, and expenses: Provided further, That in additionthere shall be transferred to this appropriation from the Postal Service and fromany other corporation or instrumentality required under 5 U.S.C. 8147(c) to payan amount for its fair share of the cost of administration, such sums as the Secretarydetermines to be the cost of administration for employees of such fair share entitiesthrough September 30, 2018: Provided further, That of those funds transferred tothis account from the fair share entities to pay the cost of administration of theFederal Employees' Compensation Act, $71,188,000 shall be made available to theSecretary for enhancement and maintenance of automated data processing systemsoperations and telecommunications systems; for automated workload processingoperations, including document imaging, centralized mail intake, and medical billprocessing; for periodic roll disability management and medical review; and forprogram integrity: Provided further, That the remaining funds shall be paid intothe Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further, That the Secretary mayrequire that any person filing a notice of injury or a claim for benefits under 5 U.S.C.81, or the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, provide as part ofsuch notice and claim, such identifying information (including Social Security accountnumber) as such regulations may prescribe.




Obligations by program activity:333Longshore and harbor workers' compensation benefits .............0001

217217207Federal Employees' Compensation Act benefits ........................0002

220220210Total direct obligations ..................................................................07993,1323,0953,054Federal Employees' Compensation Act benefits ........................0801

716762FECA Fair Share (administrative expenses) ...............................0802

3,2033,1623,116Total reimbursable obligations ......................................................0899



1,1211,2181,290Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000..................................5Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................1021

1,1211,2181,295Unobligated balance (total) ......................................................1050Budget authority:


Spending authority from offsetting collections, mandatory:3,0803,0653,039Collected ...........................................................................18003,3003,2853,249Budget authority (total) .............................................................19004,4214,5034,544Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930

Memorandum (non-add) entries:9981,1211,218Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941



–3,340–3,325–3,264Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020



–2–2–2Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........3060





3,3003,2853,088Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................41004040176Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101


Offsetting collections (collected) from:–3,080–3,065.................Federal sources .................................................................4120

..................................–3,039Non-Federal sources .........................................................4123

–3,080–3,065–3,039Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....4130

220220210Budget authority, net (mandatory) ............................................4160260260225Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................4170220220210Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180260260225Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

Federal Employees' Compensation Act benefits.—The Federal Employees'Compensation Act program provides monetary and medical benefits toFederal workers who sustain work-related injury or disease. Not all benefitsare paid by the program, since the first 45 days of disability are usuallycovered by keeping injured workers in pay status with their employingagencies (the continuation-of-pay period). A workers' compensation caseis created following the receipt of an injury report or claim for occupationaldisease. In 2018, the FECA Program projects to create 110,300 cases forFederal workers or their survivors; 17,500 Federal employees are projectedto submit initial wage-loss claims; and 40,000 are projected to receive long-term wage replacement benefits for job-related injuries, diseases, or deaths.Most of the costs of this account are charged back to the beneficiaries'employing agencies.

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION WORKLOAD2018 proj.2017 proj.2016 actual

17,50017,60016,934Initial Wage-Loss Claims Received ...........................................................

8,600,0008,700,0008,583,235Number of Compensation and Medical Payments Processed1 ..................110,300109,200109,249Cases Created ..........................................................................................40,00040,00039,273Periodic Roll Payment Cases - Long-term Disability .................................

1This entry represents total payments processed; in previous years, the number provided was for total bills processed.Note that there is usually more than one payment per bill.

Longshore and harbor workers' compensation benefits.—Under theLongshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, as amended, the Fed-eral Government pays from direct appropriations one-half of the increasedbenefits provided by the amendments for persons on the rolls prior to 1972.The remainder is provided from the special fund which is financed byprivate employers, and is assessed at the beginning of each calendar yearfor their proportionate share of these payments.



220220210Direct obligations: Insurance claims and indemnities ...................42.03,2033,1623,116Reimbursable obligations .....................................................99.0


Employment Summary



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743DEPARTMENT OF LABOROffice of Workers' Compensation Programs—Continued


ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION FUND



Obligations by program activity:590580757Part B benefits ..........................................................................0001283289319Part E benefits ..........................................................................0002494621RECA section 5 benefits ............................................................0003

106103.................RECA supplemental benefits (Part B) ........................................0004

1,0281,0181,097Total new obligations (object class 42.0) ......................................0900


Appropriations, mandatory:1,0281,0181,097Appropriation ....................................................................12001,0281,0181,097Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930



–1,028–1,018–1,100Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020





1,0281,0181,069Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100..................................31Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101

1,0281,0181,100Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................41101,0281,0181,097Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................41801,0281,0181,100Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

Energy Employees' Compensation Act benefits.—The Department ofLabor is delegated responsibility to adjudicate and administer claims forbenefits under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness CompensationProgram Act of 2000 (EEOICPA). In July 2001, the program began accept-ing claims from employees or survivors of employees of the Departmentof Energy (DOE) and of private companies under contract with DOE whosuffer from a radiation-related cancer, beryllium-related disease, orchronic silicosis as a result of their work in producing or testing nuclearweapons. The Act authorizes a lump-sum payment of $150,000 and reim-bursement of medical expenses.

The Ronald Reagan National Defense Authorization Act of 2005 (P.L.108–767) amended EEOICPA, giving DOL responsibility for a new pro-gram (Part E) to pay workers' compensation benefits to DOE contractorsand their families for illness and death arising from toxic exposures inDOE's nuclear weapons complex. This law also provides compensationfor uranium workers covered under section 5 of the Radiation ExposureCompensation Act. Benefit payments under Part E began in 2005.

EEOICPA Workload Summary

Part B2018 proj.2017 proj.2016 actual

4,9775,3005,709Initial Claims Received .............................................................................6,2096,3416,051Initial Claims Processed ...........................................................................7,2879,0048,094Final Decisions Issued ..............................................................................3,4003,6833,089Payments Issued ......................................................................................

10,9047,0006,887Consequential Claims Received ...............................................................31,76630,00025,030Threads - Medical Authorizations (Part B and E) ......................................

Part E2018 proj.2017 proj.2016 actual

4,7544,8534,965Initial Claims Received .............................................................................5,6445,0085,204Initial Claims Processed ...........................................................................

11,94812,04412,154Final Decisions Issued ..............................................................................4,5783,5133,889Payments Issued ......................................................................................

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ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS

COMPENSATION FUND

For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees Occupational IllnessCompensation Program Act, $59,846,000, to remain available until expended:Provided, That the Secretary may require that any person filing a claim for benefitsunder the Act provide as part of such claim such identifying information (includingSocial Security account number) as may be prescribed.




Obligations by program activity:605452Energy Part B ............................................................................0002797068Energy Part E .............................................................................0004



553Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000..................................1Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................1021


Appropriations, mandatory:6054134Appropriation ....................................................................12007970.................Appropriation (Part E) .......................................................1200

..................................–13Appropriations and/or unobligated balance of

appropriations permanently reduced ............................1230

139124121Appropriations, mandatory (total) .........................................1260144129125Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930




–139–124–128Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020..................................–1Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........3040





135120107Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................41004421Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101


Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of2000 (EEOICPA) administration.—Under Executive Order 13179 theSecretary of Labor is assigned primary responsibility for administering theEEOICPA program, while other responsibilities have been delegated tothe Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Energy (DOE),and Justice (DOJ). The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OW-CP) in the Department of Labor (DOL) is responsible for claims adjudica-tion, and award and payment of compensation and medical benefits. DOL'sOffice of the Solicitor provides legal support and represents the Departmentin claimant appeals of OWCP decisions. HHS is responsible for developingindividual dose reconstructions to estimate occupational radiation exposure,and developing regulations to guide DOL's determination of whether anindividual's cancer was caused by radiation exposure at a DOE or atomicweapons facility. DOE is responsible for providing exposure histories atemployment facilities covered under the Act, and other employment inform-ation. DOJ assists claimants who have been awarded compensation under

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018744 Office of Workers' Compensation Programs—ContinuedFederal Funds—Continued

the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to file for additional compens-ation, including medical benefits, under EEOICPA.

The Ronald Reagan National Defense Authorization Act of 2005 (P.L.108–767) amended EEOICPA, giving DOL responsibility for a new pro-gram (Part E) to pay workers' compensation benefits to DOE contractorsand their families for illness and death arising from toxic exposures inDOE's nuclear weapons complex. This law also provides compensationfor uranium workers covered by the Radiation Exposure CompensationAct. Administrative expenses for Part E are covered through indefinite,mandatory appropriations provided in P.L. 108–767.

The Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon national Defense Author-ization Act of 2015 (P.L. 113–291) amended EEOICPA to include Section3687, creating the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Healthto advise the Secretary of Labor (as delegated by Executive Order 13699)with respect to technical aspects of the EEOICPA program. The AdvisoryBoard is charged with advising the Secretary on four statutorily-specifictechnical issues related to EEOICPA: DOL's site exposure matrices; med-ical guidance for claims examiners; evidentiary requirements for claimsunder subtitle B related to lung disease; and the work of industrial hygienistsand staff physicians and consulting physicians to ensure quality, objectivity,and consistency.





464544Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.9161515Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.11..................................Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0555Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1111Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3

242318Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2222222Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3231214Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7111Equipment .................................................................................31.0


Employment Summary



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SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR DISABLED COAL MINERS

For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, asamended by Public Law 107–275, $54,319,000, to remain available until expended.

For making after July 31 of the current fiscal year, benefit payments to individualsunder title IV of such Act, for costs incurred in the current fiscal year, such amountsas may be necessary.

For making benefit payments under title IV for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019,$15,000,000, to remain available until expended.




Obligations by program activity:657596Benefits .....................................................................................0001555Administration ..........................................................................0002



103103114Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000Budget authority:


Advance appropriations, mandatory:161921Advance appropriation ..................................................1270708090Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900

173183204Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930Memorandum (non-add) entries:

103103103Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941


.................910Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................30007080101New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010

–70–89–102Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020

..................................9Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................3050Memorandum (non-add) entries:

.................910Obligated balance, start of year ............................................3100

..................................9Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................3200



708090Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100.................912Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101


Title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act authorizes monthlybenefits to coal miners disabled due to coal workers' pneumoconiosis (blacklung), and to their widows and certain other dependents. Part B of the Actassigned the processing and paying of claims filed between December 30,1969 (when the program originated) and June 30, 1973 to the Social Secur-ity Administration (SSA). P.L. 107–275 transferred Part B claims processingand payment operations from SSA to the Department of Labor's Office ofWorkers' Compensation Programs. This change was implemented on Oc-tober 1, 2003.



Direct obligations:111Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................11.1111Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1111Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3222Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7

657596Insurance claims and indemnities ............................................42.0


Employment Summary



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PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION COMPENSATION FUND



Obligations by program activity:555Benefits .....................................................................................0001

555Total new obligations (object class 42.0) ......................................0900


323742Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000323742Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930



PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION COMPENSATION FUND—Continued





555New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010–5–5–5Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020


Outlays, gross:555Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101

...................................................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180555Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

Memorandum (non-add) entries:323742Total investments, SOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............5000273237Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............5001

This fund was established to provide for the accumulation of funds tomeet the Panama Canal Commission's obligations to defray costs ofworkers' compensation which will accrue pursuant to the Federal Employ-ees' Compensation Act (FECA). On December 31, 1999, the Commissionwas dissolved as set forth in the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977; however,the liability of the Commission for payments beyond that date did not endwith its termination. The establishment of this fund, into which funds weredeposited on a regular basis by the Commission, was in conjunction withthe transfer of the administration of the FECA program from the Commis-sion to the Department of Labor, effective January 1, 1989.

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Trust Funds

BLACK LUNG DISABILITY TRUST FUND


Such sums as may be necessary from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (the"Fund"), to remain available until expended, for payment of all benefits authorizedby section 9501(d)(1), (2), (6), and (7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; andrepayment of, and payment of interest on advances, as authorized by section9501(d)(4) of that Act. In addition, the following amounts may be expended fromthe Fund for fiscal year 2018 for expenses of operation and administration of theBlack Lung Benefits program, as authorized by section 9501(d)(5): not to exceed$38,246,000 for transfer to the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs,"Salaries and Expenses"; not to exceed $30,595,000 for transfer to DepartmentalManagement, "Salaries and Expenses"; not to exceed $330,000 for transfer to De-partmental Management, "Office of Inspector General"; and not to exceed $356,000for payments into miscellaneous receipts for the expenses of the Department of theTreasury.




818125Balance, start of year ....................................................................0100Receipts:

Current law:

423413440Transfer from General Fund, Black Lung Benefits Revenue Act

Taxes .................................................................................1110

221Miscellaneous Interest, Black Lung Disability Trust Fund .......1130

425415441Total current law receipts ..................................................1199

425415441Total receipts .............................................................................1999

506496466Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................2000Appropriations:

Current law:–425–415–440Black Lung Disability Trust Fund ...........................................2101

..................................56Black Lung Disability Trust Fund ...........................................2134

–425–415–384Total current law appropriations .......................................2199

–425–415–384Total appropriations ..................................................................2999..................................–1Rounding adjustment ....................................................................5098

818181Balance, end of year ..................................................................5099



Obligations by program activity:159160143Disabled coal miners benefits ...................................................0001696562Administrative expenses ...........................................................0002

175147121Interest on zero coupon bonds ...................................................00031252Interest on short term advances ................................................0004



..................................15Recoveries of prior year paid obligations ...............................1033Budget authority:

Appropriations, mandatory:425415440Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................1201

..................................–56Appropriations precluded from obligation .........................1234–10–38–71Repay principal on zero coupon bonds ..............................1236

415377313Appropriations, mandatory (total) .........................................1260Borrowing authority, mandatory:

1,6421,266910Borrowing authority ...........................................................1400–1,266–910–910Borrowing authority applied to repay debt ........................1422–376–356.................Borrowing authority applied to repay debt ........................1422415377313Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900415377328Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930


.................1112Unpaid obligations, brought forward, Oct 1 ..........................3000415377328New obligations, unexpired accounts ....................................3010

–415–388–329Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020

..................................11Unpaid obligations, end of year .................................................3050Memorandum (non-add) entries:

.................1112Obligated balance, start of year ............................................3100

..................................11Obligated balance, end of year ..............................................3200



415377313Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100.................1116Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101


Offsetting collections (collected) from:..................................–15Non-Federal sources .........................................................4123

Additional offsets against gross budget authority only:


accounts .......................................................................4143

415377313Budget authority, net (mandatory) ............................................4160415388314Outlays, net (mandatory) ...........................................................4170415377313Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180415388314Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

Memorandum (non-add) entries:–4,318–4,356–4,427Outstanding debt, SOY ..............................................................5080–4,308–4,318–4,356Outstanding debt, EOY ..............................................................5081–1,642–1,266–910Borrowing ..................................................................................5082

The trust fund consists of all monies collected from the coal mine industryunder the provisions of the Black Lung Benefits Revenue Act of 1981, asamended by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985,in the form of an excise tax on mined coal. These moneys are expended topay compensation, medical, and survivor benefits to eligible miners andtheir survivors, where mine employment terminated prior to 1970 or whereno mine operator can be assigned liability. In addition, the fund pays alladministrative costs incurred in the operation of Part C of the Black Lungprogram. The fund is administered jointly by the Secretaries of Labor,Treasury, and Health and Human Services. The Emergency Economic

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018746 Office of Workers' Compensation Programs—ContinuedFederal Funds—Continued

Stabilization Act of 2008, enacted on October 3, 2008, authorized restruc-turing of the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (BLDTF) debt by (1) ex-tending the current coal excise tax rates of $1.10 per ton on underground-mined coal and $0.55 per ton on surface-mined coal until December 31,2018; (2) providing a one-time appropriation for the BLDTF to repay themarket value of parts of the outstanding repayable advances and accruedinterest; and (3) refinancing the remainder of the outstanding debt throughthe issuance of zero-coupon bonds, to be retired using the BLDTF's annualoperating surplus until all of its remaining obligations have been paid.

BLACK LUNG DISABILITY TRUST FUND WORKLOAD2018 proj.2017 proj.2016 actual

7,5008,0007,478Claims Received .......................................................................................15,10015,60016,047Claims in Payment Status ........................................................................

450500562Medical Benefits Only Recipients .............................................................

Status of Funds (in millions of dollars)


Unexpended balance, start of year:–4,235–4,262–4,390Balance, start of year ................................................................0100

...................................................Rounding adjustment ....................................................................0298

–4,235–4,262–4,390Total balance, start of year ........................................................0999Cash income during the year:

Current law:Receipts:

423413440Transfer from General Fund, Black Lung Benefits Revenue

Act Taxes .......................................................................1110

..................................15Black Lung Disability Trust Fund .......................................1130

221Miscellaneous Interest, Black Lung Disability Trust

Fund .............................................................................1150

425415456Income under present law .............................................1199

425415456Total cash income .................................................................1999Cash outgo during year:

Current law:–415–388–329Black Lung Disability Trust Fund [012–15–8144–0] .............2100

–415–388–329Outgo under current law ...................................................2199

–415–388–329Total cash outgo (-) ...................................................................2999Surplus or deficit::

825126Excluding interest .....................................................................3110221Interest ......................................................................................3120

1027127Subtotal, surplus or deficit ....................................................3199..................................1Rounding adjustment ....................................................................3298

..................................1Total adjustments .....................................................................3299

1027128Total change in fund balance ....................................................3999Unexpended balance, end of year::

–4,225–4,235–4,262Uninvested balance (net), end of year .......................................4100

–4,225–4,235–4,262Total balance, end of year .........................................................4999



Direct obligations:696562Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3

171165145Insurance claims and indemnities ............................................42.0175147121Interest and dividends ..............................................................43.0


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SPECIAL WORKERS' COMPENSATION EXPENSES



..................................1Balance, start of year ....................................................................0100

..................................–1Rounding adjustment ....................................................................0198

...................................................Balance, start of year ................................................................0199Receipts:

Current law:

140140113Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers Compensation Act,

Receipts, Special Workers' ................................................1110

998Workmen's Compensation Act within District of Columbia,

Receipts, Special Workers' ................................................1110

149149121Total current law receipts ..................................................1199

149149121Total receipts .............................................................................1999

149149121Total: Balances and receipts .....................................................2000Appropriations:

Current law:–2–2–2Special Workers' Compensation Expenses .............................2101

–147–147–119Special Workers' Compensation Expenses .............................2101

–149–149–121Total current law appropriations .......................................2199

–149–149–121Total appropriations ..................................................................2999

...................................................Balance, end of year ..................................................................5099




119121113Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, as

amended ...............................................................................0001

887District of Columbia Compensation Act .....................................0002



755554Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000.................22Discretionary unobligated balance brought fwd, Oct 1 ......1001

Budget authority:Appropriations, discretionary:

222Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................1101Appropriations, mandatory:

147147119Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................1201149149121Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900224204175Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930




–127–131–119Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020





22.................Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................4010Mandatory:


125127119Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100.................2.................Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101


Memorandum (non-add) entries:785756Total investments, SOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............5000997857Total investments, EOY: Federal securities: Par value ...............5001

The trust funds consist of amounts received from employers for the deathof an employee where no person is entitled to compensation for such death,for fines and penalty payments, and—pursuant to an annual assessment ofthe industry—for the general expenses of the fund under the Longshoreand Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), as amended.

These trust funds are available for payments of additional compensationfor second injuries. When a second injury is combined with a previousdisability and results in increased permanent partial disability, permanenttotal disability, or death, the employer's liability for benefits is limited toa specified period of compensation payments, after which the fund provides


Trust Funds—Continued

SPECIAL WORKERS' COMPENSATION EXPENSES—Continued

continuing compensation benefits. In addition, the fund pays one-half ofthe increased benefits provided under the LHWCA for persons on the rollsprior to 1972. Maintenance payments are made to disabled employees un-dergoing vocational rehabilitation to enable them to return to remunerativeoccupations, and the costs of necessary rehabilitation services not otherwiseavailable to disabled workers are defrayed. Payments are made in caseswhere other circumstances preclude payment by an employer and to providemedical, surgical, and other treatment in disability cases where there hasbeen a default by the insolvency of an uninsured employer.



Direct obligations:222Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3

125127118Insurance claims and indemnities ............................................42.0


✦

WAGE AND HOUR DIVISIONFederal Funds


For necessary expenses for the Wage and Hour Division, including reimbursementto State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for inspection servicesrendered, $230,068,000.




Obligations by program activity:230227227Wage and Hour (Direct and H-1B) .............................................0001

333Salaries and Expenses (Reimbursable) .....................................0801



11.................Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000Budget authority:














234238226Outlays, gross (total) .............................................................4020

Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays:Offsetting collections (collected) from:

–3–3–3Non-Federal sources .........................................................4033

–3–3–3Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....4040230227228Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180231235223Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

The Wage and Hour Division enforces the minimum wage, overtime,child labor, and other employment standards under the Fair Labor StandardsAct (FLSA), the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act(MSPA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), certain provisionsof the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), the wage garnishment pro-visions in Title III of the Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA), and theEmployee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA). The Division also determinesprevailing wages and enforces employment standards under various Gov-ernment contract wage standards, including the Davis-Bacon and RelatedActs (DBRA) and the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA).Collectively, these labor standards cover most private, state, and localgovernment employment. They protect over 135,000,000 workers in morethan 7,300,000 establishments throughout the United States and its territor-ies.




113110109Full-time permanent .............................................................11.1.................1.................Other than full-time permanent ............................................11.3



141413Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1434Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3111Printing and reproduction .........................................................24.0656Advisory and assistance services ..............................................25.1211Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2

394140Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3456Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7111Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0211Equipment .................................................................................31.0



Employment Summary


1,3931,4041,359Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment ............................1001

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H-1 B AND L FRAUD PREVENTION AND DETECTION



Obligations by program activity:585857H-1 B and L Fraud Prevention and Detection .............................0001



Appropriations, mandatory:454848Appropriation (special or trust fund) .................................1201333Appropriation (previously unavailable) .............................1203



484848Appropriations, mandatory (total) .........................................1260586877Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018748 Office of Workers' Compensation Programs—ContinuedTrust Funds—Continued

Memorandum (non-add) entries:.................1020Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941



–58–58–56Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020





4838.................Outlays from new mandatory authority .............................4100102056Outlays from mandatory balances ....................................4101


The Wage and Hour Division has traditionally had responsibility for en-forcing certain worker protections provisions of the Immigration and Na-tionality Act, specifically the H-2A and H-1B temporary non-immigrantforeign worker programs. Pursuant to an Interagency Agreement (IAA)between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S.Department of Labor (DOL) and section 214(c)(14)(B) of the Immigrationand Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(14)(B), DOL and WHD havebeen delegated the enforcement authority located at section 214(c)(14)(A)(i)of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(14)(A)(i) for enforcing the H-2B temporarynon-immigrant foreign worker program. Under section 524 of H.R. 3288,the Secretary of Labor may use one-third of the H-1B and L Fraud Protec-tion and Detection fee account for enforcement of these temporary workerprogram provisions and for related enforcement activities.




292832Full-time permanent .............................................................11.1.................1.................Other personnel compensation ..............................................11.5


171713Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.311.................Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7


Employment Summary



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OFFICE OF FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLIANCEPROGRAMS

Federal Funds


For necessary expenses for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs,$88,000,000.




Obligations by program activity:88105105Federal contractor EEO standards enforcement ........................0002


Appropriations, discretionary:88105105Appropriation ....................................................................110088105105Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930



–90–103–101Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020







The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) enforces,for the benefit of job seekers and wage earners, the contractual promise ofaffirmative action and equal employment opportunity required of thosewho do business with the Federal government. OFCCP administers Exec-utive Order 11246, as amended, which prohibits employment discriminationon the basis of race, religion, color, sex, and/or national origin; Section503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the Americans withDisabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), as amended, which prohibit employmentdiscrimination against individuals with disabilities; and the Vietnam EraVeterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended, which pro-hibits employment discrimination against protected veterans. OFCCPmonitors contractors' compliance through reporting requirements andcompliance evaluations. The 2018 Budget proposes merging OFCCP intothe Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), creating oneagency to combat employment discrimination. OFCCP and EEOC willwork collaboratively to coordinate this transition to the EEOC by the endof FY 2018. This builds on the existing tradition of operational coordinationbetween the two agencies. The transition of OFCCP and integration ofthese two agencies will reduce operational redundancies, promote efficien-cies, improve services to citizens, and strengthen civil rights enforcement.




445454Full-time permanent .............................................................11.1.................11Other personnel compensation ..............................................11.5

445555Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.9141718Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1111Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0666Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1111Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3

..................................1Advisory and assistance services ..............................................25.1134Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2

171112Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.312.................Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................25.4375Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7

.................22Equipment .................................................................................31.0


749DEPARTMENT OF LABOROffice of Federal Contract Compliance Programs

Federal Funds


Employment Summary



✦

OFFICE OF LABOR MANAGEMENT STANDARDSFederal Funds


For necessary expenses for the Office of Labor-Management Standards,$46,634,000.




Obligations by program activity:474140Labor-management standards ..................................................0002







–47–38–40Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020







The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) receives and dis-closes reports of unions, union officers and employees, employers, laborconsultants and others in accordance with the Labor Management Reportingand Disclosure Act (LMRDA), including union financial reports and em-ployer and consultant activity reports; audits union financial records andinvestigates possible embezzlements of union funds; conducts union officerelection investigations; supervises reruns of union officer elections pursuantto voluntary settlements or after court determinations that elections werenot conducted in accordance with the LMRDA; and administers the stat-utory program to certify employee protection provisions under variousFederally-sponsored transportation programs. In 2018, OLMS plans con-tinued efforts to advance transparency and financial integrity protections,primarily through audits, investigations and compliance assistance efforts.OLMS will ensure that Federally sponsored transportation grants are pro-cessed in a timely manner providing requisite protection to employeesagainst adverse impacts as a result of federal assistance.



Direct obligations:212020Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................11.1887Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1111Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0333Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1111Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2666Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3722Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7


Employment Summary



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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTHADMINISTRATION

Federal Funds


For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration,$543,257,000, including not to exceed $100,658,000 which shall be the maximumamount available for grants to States under section 23(g) of the Occupational Safetyand Health Act (the "Act"), which grants shall be no less than 50 percent of the costsof State occupational safety and health programs required to be incurred underplans approved by the Secretary under section 18 of the Act; and, in addition, not-withstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Occupational Safety and Health Administrationmay retain up to $499,000 per fiscal year of training institute course tuition andfees, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, and may utilize such sums for oc-cupational safety and health training and education: Provided, That notwithstanding31 U.S.C. 3302, the Secretary is authorized, during the fiscal year ending September30, 2018, to collect and retain fees for services provided to Nationally RecognizedTesting Laboratories, and may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisionsof 29 U.S.C. 9a, to administer national and international laboratory recognitionprograms that ensure the safety of equipment and products used by workers in theworkplace: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this para-graph shall be obligated or expended to prescribe, issue, administer, or enforce anystandard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act which is applicable to any personwho is engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain a temporary laborcamp and employs 10 or fewer employees: Provided further, That no funds appro-priated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to administer or enforceany standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act with respect to any employerof 10 or fewer employees who is included within a category having a Days Away,Restricted, or Transferred ("DART") occupational injury and illness rate, at themost precise industrial classification code for which such data are published, lessthan the national average rate as such rates are most recently published by theSecretary, acting through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in accordance with section24 of the Act, except—

(1) to provide, as authorized by the Act, consultation, technical assistance,educational and training services, and to conduct surveys and studies;

(2) to conduct an inspection or investigation in response to an employee com-plaint, to issue a citation for violations found during such inspection, and to assessa penalty for violations which are not corrected within a reasonable abatementperiod and for any willful violations found;

(3) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to imminent dangers;(4) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to health hazards;(5) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to a report of an em-

ployment accident which is fatal to one or more employees or which results inhospitalization of two or more employees, and to take any action pursuant to suchinvestigation authorized by the Act; and

(6) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to complaints of discrim-ination against employees for exercising rights under the Act:Provided further, That the foregoing proviso shall not apply to any person who

is engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain a temporary labor campand employs 10 or fewer employees.

Note.—A full-year 2017 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the budgetwas prepared; therefore, the budget assumes this account is operating under the Further Continu-

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018750 Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs—ContinuedFederal Funds—Continued

ing Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114–254). The amounts included for 2017 reflect the annu-alized level provided by the continuing resolution.



Obligations by program activity:182020Safety and health standards .....................................................0001

208208208Federal enforcement ..................................................................0002171718Whistleblower protection ...........................................................0003

101101101State programs .........................................................................0004242424Technical support ......................................................................0005726868Federal compliance assistance .................................................0006585858State consultation grants ..........................................................0007

.................1111Training grants ..........................................................................0008343434Safety and health statistics ......................................................0009111111Executive direction and administration .....................................0010

















Offsetting collections (collected) from:–2–2–2Non-Federal sources .........................................................4033

–2–2–2Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....4040543552553Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180544540559Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

Safety and Health Standards.—This activity provides for the protectionof workers' safety and health through development, promulgation, review,and evaluation of occupational safety and health standards and guidance,as specified under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHAct). Before any standard is proposed or promulgated, a determination ismade that: (1) a significant risk of serious injury or health impairment exists;(2) the standard will reduce this risk; (3) the standard is economically andtechnologically feasible; and (4) the standard is economically and techno-logically feasible when compared with alternative regulatory proposalsproviding equal levels of protection. This activity also ensures, throughthe SBREFA process, that small business concerns are taken into accountin the process of developing standards.

Federal Enforcement.—This activity provides for ensuring the protectionof employees through the enforcement of workplace standards promulgatedunder the OSH Act, through the physical inspection of worksites, and byproviding guidance on how to comply with the requirements of OSHAstandards. Enforcement programs are targeted to the investigation of im-minent danger situations and employee complaints, investigation of fataland catastrophic accidents, programmed inspections of firms with injury

and illness rates that are above the national average, and special emphasisinspections for serious safety and health hazards. OSHA's enforcementstrategy ranges from a selective targeting of inspections and related com-pliance activities to specific high hazard industries and worksites.

Whistleblower Programs.—This activity provides for the enforcementof twenty-two whistleblower protection statutes, including Section 11(c)of the OSH Act, which prohibits any person from discharging or in anymanner retaliating against any employee because the employee has exer-cised rights under the Act, including complaining to OSHA and seekingan OSHA inspection, participating in an OSHA inspection, and participatingor testifying in any proceeding related to an OSHA inspection. In additionto the OSH Act, this activity includes administration of twenty-one otherwhistleblower protection statutes that protect employees who report viola-tions of various airline, commercial motor carrier, consumer product, en-vironmental, financial reform, food safety, health care reform, nuclear,pipeline, public transportation agency, railroad, maritime, automotivemanufacturing, and securities laws.

State Programs.—This activity supports states in assuming responsibilityfor administering occupational safety and health programs under StatePlans approved by the Secretary. Under section 23 of the OSH Act, grantsmatching up to 50 percent of total program costs are made to States thatmeet the Act's criteria for establishing and implementing State programsthat are at least as effective as the Federal OSHA program. State programs,like Federal OSHA, provide a mix of enforcement, outreach, training, andcompliance assistance activities.

Technical Support.—This activity provides support for OSHA's emer-gency response activities, including responses to oil spills, hurricanes,tornados, and other natural or man-made disasters. This activity providesspecialized technical expertise and advice in support of a wide range ofprogram areas, including construction, standards setting, variance determ-inations, compliance assistance, and enforcement. Areas of expertise includelaboratory accreditation, industrial hygiene, occupational health nursing,occupational medicine, chemical analysis, equipment calibration, safetyengineering, environmental impact statements, technical and scientificdatabases, computer-based outreach products, and emergency preparedness.

Federal Compliance Assistance.—This activity supports a range oftraining, outreach, and cooperative programs that provide compliance as-sistance for employers and employees in protecting workers' safety andhealth, with particular emphasis on high-hazard industries, small business,and other hard-to-reach workers. OSHA works with employers and employ-ees through cooperative programs such as the Voluntary Protection Pro-grams that recognize employers with exemplary safety and health programs,and Alliances and Strategic Partnerships that commit organizations tocollaborative efforts with OSHA. This activity also provides assistance tofederal agencies in implementing and improving their job safety and healthprograms. Occupational safety and health training is provided at the OSHATraining Institute and affiliated Education Centers throughout the country.Compliance and technical assistance materials are prepared and dissemin-ated to the public through various means, including the Internet.

State Compliance Assistance: Consultation Grants.—This activity sup-ports 90 percent federally funded cooperative agreements with designatedState agencies to provide free on-site consultation to small and medium-sized employers upon request. State agencies tailor workplans to specificneeds in each State while maximizing their impact on injury and illnessrates in smaller establishments in high-hazard industries. These projectsoffer a variety of services, including safety and health program assessmentand assistance, hazard identification and control, and training of employersand their employees.

Safety and Health Statistics.—This activity supports information techno-logy infrastructure, management of information, OSHA's webpage andweb-based compliance assistance services, and the statistical basis forOSHA's programs and field operations. These are provided through an in-tegrated data network and statistical analysis and review. OSHA administersand maintains the recordkeeping system that serves as the foundation for

751DEPARTMENT OF LABOROccupational Safety and Health Administration—Continued



the BLS survey on occupational injuries and illnesses and provides guidanceon recordkeeping requirements to both the public and private sectors.

Executive direction and administration.—This activity supports executivedirection, planning and evaluation, management support, legislative liaison,interagency affairs, federal agency liaison, administrative services, andbudgeting and financial control.

PROGRAM STATISTICS2018 est.2017 est.2016 actual

323Standards promulgated ............................................................................Inspections:

31,00032,54031,948Federal inspections ..............................................................................41,73542,37143,105State program inspections ...................................................................2,7952,9003,307Whistleblower cases .................................................................................

Training and consultations:27,92027,42027,927Consultation visits ...............................................................................

131010New strategic partnerships ..................................................................805,000801,370900,010Outreach Training .................................................................................




188186191Full-time permanent .............................................................11.1.................1.................Other than full-time permanent ............................................11.3



252523Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1333Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3111Printing and reproduction .........................................................24.0111Advisory and assistance services ..............................................25.1

697070Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2666661Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3889Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7223Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0433Equipment .................................................................................31.0

101111111Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0



Employment Summary


1,9691,9952,046Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment ............................1001443Reimbursable civilian full-time equivalent employment ...............2001

✦

MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATIONFederal Funds


For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and Health Administration,$375,172,000, including purchase and bestowal of certificates and trophies in con-nection with mine rescue and first-aid work, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles,including up to $2,000,000 for mine rescue and recovery activities: Provided, Thatnotwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, not to exceed $750,000 may be collected by theNational Mine Health and Safety Academy for room, board, tuition, and the sale oftraining materials, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, to be available formine safety and health education and training activities: Provided further, Thatnotwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Mine Safety and Health Administration is au-thorized to collect and retain up to $2,499,000 from fees collected for the approvaland certification of equipment, materials, and explosives for use in mines, and mayutilize such sums for such activities: Provided further, That the Secretary is author-ized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other contributions from public andprivate sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation with other agencies, Fed-eral, State, or private: Provided further, That the Mine Safety and Health Adminis-tration is authorized to promote health and safety education and training in themining community through cooperative programs with States, industry, and safetyassociations: Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to recognize the

Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association as a principal safety association and, notwith-standing any other provision of law, may provide funds and, with or without reim-bursement, personnel, including service of Mine Safety and Health Administrationofficials as officers in local chapters or in the national organization: Provided fur-ther, That any funds available to the Department of Labor may be used, with theapproval of the Secretary, to provide for the costs of mine rescue and survival oper-ations in the event of a major disaster.




Obligations by program activity:157159163Coal ...........................................................................................0001989695Metal/non-metal .......................................................................0002665Standards development ............................................................0003887Assessments .............................................................................0004

373737Educational policy and development .........................................0005343434Technical support ......................................................................0006161616Program administration ............................................................0007191918Program evaluation & information resources ............................0008









111Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941











Offsetting collections (collected) from:–3–3–3Non-Federal sources .........................................................4033375375376Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180375373381Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

Enforcement.—The enforcement strategy in 2018 will be an integratedapproach toward the prevention of mining accidents, injuries, and occupa-tional illnesses. This includes inspection of mines and other activities asmandated by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act),as amended by the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Actof 2006 (MINER Act), special emphasis initiatives that focus on persistentsafety and health hazards, promulgation of federal mine safety and healthstandards, investigation of serious accidents, and on-site education andtraining. The desired outcome of these enforcement efforts is to prevent

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018752 Occupational Safety and Health Administration—ContinuedFederal Funds—Continued

death, disease, and injury from mining and promote safe and healthfulworkplaces for the Nation's miners.

Office of Assessments.— This activity assesses and collects civil monetarypenalties for violations of safety and health standards and manages MSHA'saccountability, special enforcement, and investigation functions.

Educational Policy and Development.—This activity develops and co-ordinates MSHA's mine safety and health education and training policies,and provides classroom instruction at the National Mine Health and SafetyAcademy for MSHA personnel, other governmental personnel, and themining industry.

Technical Support.—This activity applies engineering and scientific ex-pertise through field and laboratory forensic investigations to resolvetechnical problems associated with implementing the Mine Act and theMINER Act. Technical Support administers a fee program to approveequipment, materials, and explosives for use in mines and performs fieldand laboratory audits of equipment previously approved by MSHA. It alsocollects and analyzes data relative to the cause, frequency, and circum-stances of mine accidents.

Program Evaluation and Information Resources (PEIR).—This activityprovides program evaluation and information technology resource manage-ment services for the agency.

Program Administration.—This activity performs general administrativefunctions and is responsible for meeting performance requirements anddeveloping MSHA's performance plan and Annual Performance Report.

PROGRAM STATISTICS2018 Est.2017 Est.2016 Actual

Enforcement per 200,000 hours worked by employees:Fatality Rates

TBD0.01210.0123All-MSHA fatality rates .....................................................................TBD0.01570.0160Coal Mines .......................................................................................TBD0.01020.0104Metal/non-metal mines ....................................................................

211Regulations promulgated .........................................................................Assessments:

89,70089,70099,541Violations assessed ..............................................................................Educational Policy and Development:

1,1251,1251,414Course days ..........................................................................................Technical Support:

415415466Equipment approvals ...........................................................................140,000140,000143,698Laboratory samples analyzed ...............................................................





183183184Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.9737373Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1111113Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0777Transportation of things ............................................................22.0

161614Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1333Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3668Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2

515146Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3111Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................25.49910Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7334Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0333Equipment .................................................................................31.0999Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0



Employment Summary


2,1102,1522,250Direct civilian full-time equivalent employment ............................1001

✦

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICSFederal Funds


For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, including advances orreimbursements to State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for servicesrendered, $542,966,000, together with not to exceed $64,876,000 which may beexpended from the Employment Security Administration account in the UnemploymentTrust Fund.




Obligations by program activity:268267263Labor force statistics ................................................................0001210210213Prices and cost of living ............................................................0002838485Compensation and working conditions ......................................0003111111Productivity and technology ......................................................0004363636Executive direction and staff services .......................................0006



















Offsetting collections (collected) from:–97–96–90Federal sources .................................................................4030–1–1–1Non-Federal sources .........................................................4033

–98–97–91Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays (total) ....4040


Labor Force Statistics.—Publishes monthly estimates of the labor force,employment, unemployment, and earnings for the Nation, States, and localareas. Makes studies of the labor force. Publishes data on employment andwages, by industry. Provides economic projections, including changes in

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the level and structure of the economy, as well as employment projectionsby industry and by occupational category.

2018 est.2017 est.2016 act.Labor Force Statistics (selected items):

3,500,0003,500,0003,600,000Employment and wages for NAICS industries (quarterly series) ...........

102,600108,100107,050Employment and unemployment estimates for States and local areas

(monthly and annual series) ............................................................126,500135,000139,358Occupational Employment Statistics (annual series) ...........................

205N/A206Industry projections (2 yr. cycle) ...........................................................

576576576Detailed occupations covered in the Occupational Outlook

Handbook .........................................................................................

Prices and Cost of Living.—Publishes the Consumer Price Index (CPI),the Producer Price Index, U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes, estimatesof consumers' expenditures, and studies of price change.

2018 est.2017 est.2016 act.6,2006,2006,300Consumer Price Indexes published (monthly) ...........................................100%100%100%Percentage of CPI monthly releases on schedule ......................................10,80010,70010,659Producer Price Indexes published (monthly) .............................................1,0501,0501,050U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes published (monthly) ........................

Compensation and Working Conditions.—Publishes data on employeecompensation, including information on wages, salaries, and employer-provided benefits, by occupation for major labor markets and industries.Publishes information on work stoppages. Compiles annual informationto estimate the number and incidence rate of work-related injuries, illnesses,and fatalities.

2018 est.2017 est.2016 act.Compensation and working conditions (major items):

11,40011,40011,400Employment Cost Index: number of establishments .............................230,000231,679230,941Occupational safety and health: number of establishments ................

Productivity and Technology.—Publishes data on labor and multifactorproductivity trends for major sectors of the economy and individual indus-tries, as well as data on hours worked, labor compensation, and unit laborcosts. Analyzes trends in order to examine the factors underlying changesin productivity to understand the relationships between productivity, wages,prices, profits, and employment, to compare trends in efficiency acrossindustries, and to examine the effects of technological improvements.

2018 est.2017 est.2016 act.212121Studies, articles, and special reports .......................................................

4,4454,4354,391Series updated .........................................................................................

Executive Direction and Staff Services.—Provides agency-wide policyand management direction, including all centralized program support ser-vices in the administrative, publications, information technology, fieldoperations, and statistical methods research areas necessary to produce andrelease statistical and research output in a reliable, secure, timely, and ef-fective manner.






393333Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1554Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3221Printing and reproduction .........................................................24.0

122014Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2133132132Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3

5119Research and development contracts .......................................25.5474664Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7111Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0366Equipment .................................................................................31.0




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DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENTFederal Funds



For necessary expenses for Departmental Management, including the hire of threepassenger motor vehicles, $259,550,000, together with not to exceed $308,000,which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account inthe Unemployment Trust Fund: Provided, That funds available to the Bureau ofInternational Labor Affairs may be used to administer or operate international laboractivities, bilateral and multilateral technical assistance, and microfinance programs,by or through contracts and other arrangements, and manage grants that wereawarded prior to December 31, 2017: Provided further, That $8,025,000 shall beused for program evaluation and shall be available for obligation through September30, 2019: Provided further, That funds available for program evaluation may beused to administer grants for the purpose of evaluation: Provided further, Thatgrants made for the purpose of evaluation shall be awarded through fair and opencompetition: Provided further, That funds available for program evaluation may betransferred to any other appropriate account in the Department for such purpose:Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Repres-entatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.




Obligations by program activity:283131Program direction and support ..................................................0001

137133133Legal services ...........................................................................0002198685International labor affairs .........................................................0003242828Administration and management ..............................................0004545353Adjudication ..............................................................................000531111Women's bureau ........................................................................0007777Civil rights ................................................................................0008

1055Chief Financial Officer ..............................................................000981428Departmental Program Evaluation ............................................0011

290368381Total Direct Program - Subtotal .....................................................0192

290368381Total direct obligations ..................................................................0799141414Reimbursable - SOL ..................................................................080122.................Reimbursable - ILAB .................................................................0802

242410Reimbursable - OASAM .............................................................0804

404024Total reimbursable obligations ......................................................0899




Appropriations, discretionary:260333334Appropriation (Regular) ....................................................1100

..................................8Appropriations transferred from ETA-TES [016–0174] .......1121

..................................4Appropriations transferred from ETA-OJC [016–0181] .......1121

..................................1Appropriations transferred from ETA-CSEOA

[016–0175] ..................................................................1121

260333347Appropriation, discretionary (total) .......................................1160Advance appropriations, discretionary:

.................6.................Advance appropriations transferred from other accounts[016–0174] ..................................................................

1173


..................................9Spending authority from offsetting collections transferred

from SUIESO [016–0179] ..............................................1711

696862Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total) .........1750

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018754 Bureau of Labor Statistics—ContinuedFederal Funds—Continued








–1–1–2Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........3060..................................1Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, expired ..............3071










..................................1Additional offsets against budget authority only (total) ........4060


Program Direction and Support.—Provides leadership and direction forall programs and functions assigned to the Department of Labor (DOL).Provides guidance for the development and implementation of governmentalpolicy to protect and promote the interests of the American worker,achieving better employment and earnings, promoting productivity andeconomic growth, safety, equity and affirmative action in employment,and collecting and analyzing statistics on the labor force.

Legal Services.—Provides the Secretary of Labor and departmental pro-gram officials with the legal services required to accomplish the Depart-ment's mission. The major services include litigating cases; providing as-sistance to the Department of Justice in case preparation and trials; review-ing rules, orders and written interpretations and opinions for DOL programagencies and the public; assisting in the development and defense of rulesand regulations and opinions for DOL program agencies and the public;assisting in the development and defense of rules and regulations; providingopinions and advice to all agencies of the Department; and coordinatingthe Department's legislative program.

International Labor Affairs.—Supports the Department's goals of improv-ing job opportunities and working conditions in the United States throughits international engagement. ILAB promotes a fair global playing fieldfor workers in the United States and around the world by enforcing tradeand labor commitments, strengthening labor standards, and combattingchild labor, forced labor and human trafficking.

Administration and Management.—Exercises leadership in all depart-mental administrative and management programs and services and ensuresefficient and effective operation of Departmental programs; provides policyguidance on matters of personnel management, information resourcemanagement and procurement; and provides for consistent and constructiveinternal labor-management relations throughout the Department.

Adjudication.—Renders timely decisions on appeals of claims filed beforefour different components, which include the Office of Administrative Law

Judges, the Administrative Review Board, the Benefits Review Board, andthe Employees' Compensation Appeals Board.

Women's Bureau.—Develops policies and standards, and conducts inquir-ies related to the interests of working women.

Civil Rights.—Ensures compliance with certain Federal civil rights statutesand Executive Orders, and their implementing regulations, including TitlesVI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Sections 504 and 508 of theRehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Actof 1990, Section 188 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and Section188 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. These laws applyto and protect Department of Labor (DOL) employees, DOL applicantsfor employment, and individuals who interact with DOL programs andactivities.

Chief Financial Officer.—Created as a result of the CFO Act of 1990,provides financial management leadership and direction to all DOL programagencies on financial matters arising from legislative and regulatory man-dates such as the CFO Act, GMRA, FFMIA, FMFIA, Clinger-Cohen, TheReports Consolidation Act, IPIA, Treasury Financial Manual guidance andOMB Circulars.

Program Evaluation.—The Office of the Chief Evaluation Officer ischarged with coordinating and overseeing rigorous evaluations of the De-partment of Labor's programs, and ensuring high standards in evaluationsundertaken and funded by the Department of Labor. Provides for thecentralization of evaluation activities; builds evaluation capacity and ex-pertise within the Department; ensures the independence of the evaluationand research functions; and makes sure that evaluation and research findingsare available and accessible in a timely and user-friendly way.






191918Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1332Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3

101429Advisory and assistance services ..............................................25.1556Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2

454647Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3..................................1Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................25.4

555Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7222Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0

.................23Equipment .................................................................................31.0

.................6157Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0



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OFFICE OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY


For necessary expenses for the Office of Disability Employment Policy to provideleadership, develop policy and initiatives, and award grants furthering the objectiveof eliminating barriers to the training and employment of people with disabilities,$27,203,000, of which not less than $9,000,000 shall be made available throughSeptember 30, 2020, for research and demonstration projects related to testing ef-fective ways to promote greater labor force participation of people with disabilities:

755DEPARTMENT OF LABORDepartmental Management—Continued


OFFICE OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY—Continued

Provided, That the Secretary may transfer amounts made available under thisheading for research and demonstration projects to the "State Unemployment Insur-ance and Employment Service Operations" account for such purposes.




Obligations by program activity:273838Office of Disability Employment Policy ......................................0001












Office of Disability Employment Policy.—This agency provides nationalleadership in developing policy to eliminate barriers to employment facedby people with disabilities. ODEP works within the Department of Laborand in collaboration with other Federal, state and local agencies, private-sector employers, and employer associations to develop and disseminateevidence-based policy strategies and effective practices. ODEP also assistsagencies and employers in adopting evidence-based policies and practices.The goal of these efforts is to increase employment opportunities for andthe workforce participation rate of people with disabilities.



Direct obligations:666Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................11.1222Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1111Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.161210Advisory and assistance services ..............................................25.1322Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.391517Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................................41.0


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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out theprovisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $80,487,000, together with not to

exceed $5,649,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Adminis-tration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund.




Obligations by program activity:868687Program and Trust Funds ..........................................................0001


Appropriations, discretionary:808081Appropriation (Program Activities) ....................................1100












Offsetting collections (collected) from:–6–6–6Federal sources .................................................................4030808081Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180807680Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducts audits, investigations,and evaluations that improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and economyof departmental programs and operations. It addresses DOL program fraudand labor racketeering in the American workplace, provides technical as-sistance to DOL program agencies, and advice to the Secretary and theCongress on how to attain the highest possible program performance. TheOffice of Audit performs audits of the Department's financial statements,programs, activities, and systems to determine whether information is reli-able, controls are effective, and resources are safeguarded. It also ensuresfunds are expended in a manner consistent with laws and regulations, andwith achieving the desired program results. The Office of Investigations -Labor Racketeering and Fraud conducts investigations to detect and deterfraud, waste, and abuse in departmental programs. It also identifies andreduces labor racketeering and corruption in employee benefit plans, labormanagement relations, and internal union affairs.

2018 est.2017 est.2016 actual252727Number of Audits ......................................................................................

225225544Number of Investigations Completed ........................................................





454545Total personnel compensation ...........................................11.9191918Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1222Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0555Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018756 Departmental Management—ContinuedFederal Funds—Continued

..................................1Rental payments to others ........................................................23.2111Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3334Advisory and assistance services ..............................................25.1111Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2887Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3

..................................1Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7111Supplies and materials .............................................................26.0111Insurance claims and indemnities ............................................42.0


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VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING

Not to exceed $234,558,000 may be derived from the Employment Security Admin-istration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund to carry out the provisions ofchapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States Code, of which:

(1) $174,667,000 is for Jobs for Veterans State grants under 38 U.S.C.4102A(b)(5) to support disabled veterans' outreach program specialists undersection 4103A of such title and local veterans' employment representatives undersection 4104(b) of such title, and for the expenses described in section4102A(b)(5)(C), which shall be available for obligation by the States throughDecember 31, 2018, and not to exceed 3 percent for the necessary Federal ex-penditures for data systems and contract support to allow for the tracking of par-ticipant and performance information: Provided, That, in addition, such fundsmay be used to support such specialists and representatives in the provision ofservices to transitioning members of the Armed Forces who have participated inthe Transition Assistance Program and have been identified as in need of intensiveservices, to members of the Armed Forces who are wounded, ill, or injured andreceiving treatment in military treatment facilities or warrior transition units, andto the spouses or other family caregivers of such wounded, ill, or injured members;

(2) $16,073,000 is for carrying out the Transition Assistance Program under38 U.S.C. 4113 and 10 U.S.C. 1144: Provided, That, up to $300,000 of such fundsmay be used to enter into a cooperative agreement with a State relating to a mobileapplication to provide transition assistance to separating service members, veter-ans, and eligible spouses;

(3) $40,410,000 is for Federal administration of chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title38, United States Code; and

(4) $3,408,000 is for the National Veterans' Employment and Training ServicesInstitute under 38 U.S.C. 4109:Provided, That the Secretary may reallocate among the appropriations provided

under paragraphs (1) through (4) above an amount not to exceed 3 percent of theappropriation from which such reallocation is made.

In addition, from the General Fund of the Treasury, $45,037,000 is for carryingout programs to assist homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness whoare transitioning from certain institutions under sections 2021, 2021A, and 2023 oftitle 38, United States Code: Provided, That notwithstanding subsections (c)(3) and(d) of section 2023, the Secretary may award grants through September 30, 2018,to provide services under such section: Provided further, That services providedunder section 2023 may include, in addition to services to the individuals describedin subsection (e) of such section, services to veterans recently released from incar-ceration who are at risk of homelessness.




Obligations by program activity:175175173Jobs for Veterans State grants ...................................................0003161614Transition Assistance Program ..................................................0004404043Federal Management .................................................................0005333National Veterans' Training Institute .........................................0006

453838Homeless veterans program ......................................................0007




Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary:234234233Collected ...........................................................................1700279272271Budget authority (total) .............................................................1900279272271Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930











453838Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180444632Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

Jobs for Veterans State grants.—The Jobs for Veterans Act (JVA) of2002 provides the foundation for this budget activity. The JVA requiresthe Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) to act on behalfof the Secretary in the promulgation of policies and regulations that ensuremaximum employment and training opportunities for veterans and priorityof service for veterans (38 U.S.C. 4215) within the State workforce deliverysystem for employment and training programs funded in whole or in partby the U.S. Department of Labor. Under the JVA, grants are allocated toStates according to the statutory formula to support Disabled Veterans'Outreach Program (DVOP) specialists and Local Veterans' EmploymentRepresentatives (LVERs).

Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program specialists (38 U.S.C. 4103A)provide intensive services to meet the employment needs of eligible veter-ans. DVOP specialists place maximum emphasis on assisting veterans withsignificant barriers to employment, or other populations defined by theSecretary or through appropriations language.

Local Veterans' Employment Representatives (38 U.S.C. 4104) conductoutreach to employers, employer associations, and business groups topromote the advantages of hiring veterans. LVERs also facilitate employ-ment, training, and placement services provided to veterans under the ap-plicable State employment service delivery system, including AmericanJob Centers by educating all workforce partner staff on current employmentinitiatives and programs for veterans. In addition, each LVER providesreports to the manager of the State employment service delivery systemand to the State Director for Veterans Employment and Training (38 U.S.C.4103) regarding the State's compliance with Federal law and regulationswith respect to special services and priorities for eligible veterans.

Transition Assistance Program (TAP).—This program provides employ-ment workshops for separating service members and their spouses in thecontinental U.S. and at major overseas installations to prepare these indi-viduals for entry into the civilian workforce and job market. Its primarygoal is to expedite and facilitate the transition from military to civilianemployment. VETS coordinates with the Departments of Defense, VeteransAffairs, and Homeland Security to provide transition services to militaryservice members separating from active duty. TAP is implemented world-wide and provides labor-market and employment-related information andother services to separating service members and their spouses. TAP nowincludes an optional two-day Career Technical Training Track (CTTT)



VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING—Continued

workshop, for transitioning service members interested in technical careers.This program is conducted consistent with the existing TAP InteragencyMemorandum of Understanding.

Federal management.—VETS' Federal management budget activitysupports the Federal administration of 38 U.S.C. §§ 41, 42, and 43. Thisallows VETS to carry out programs such as the Jobs for Veterans StateGrants and develop policies to provide employment and training opportun-ities designed to meet the needs of veterans (38 U.S.C. 4102–4115). It alsoenables VETS to discharge its responsibilities to administer, interpret, andhelp enforce the Uniformed Services Employment and ReemploymentRights Act of 1994 (USERRA), 38 U.S.C. §§ 4301–4335, in which itprovides technical assistance and investigates complaints received fromveterans and service members who believe their employment and reemploy-ment rights were violated. In addition, this budget activity enables VETSto investigate complaints received from preference eligibles who believetheir veterans' preference rights in Federal hiring pursuant to the Veterans'Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA), 5 U.S.C. § 3330a, wereviolated. VETS' Federal Contractor Program (VETS-4212) is also supportedunder this activity, pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 4212. These responsibilitiesinvolve administering a system whereby Federal contractors submit reportssetting forth their affirmative action efforts to hire and retain eligible vet-erans in their employ.

Resources under this activity are also used to evaluate the job trainingand employment assistance services provided to veterans under the Jobsfor Veterans State Grants (38 U.S.C. 4102A(b)(5)), and the HomelessVeterans Reintegration Program (Section 738 of the Stewart B. McKinneyHomeless Assistance Act (MHAA) of July 1987, and amended by Section5 of the Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Assistance Act (HVCAA of2001)). This budget activity supports field activities and personnel whoprovide technical assistance to grantees to ensure they meet negotiated andmandated performance goals and other grant provisions.

This budget activity also supports the oversight and development ofpolicies for TAP (10 U.S.C. 1144 and 38 U.S.C. 4113). The activity fundsoutreach and education efforts, such as job fairs, that raise the awarenessof employers about the benefits of hiring veterans. The activities of theAdvisory Committee for Veterans Employment, Training, and EmployerOutreach (38 U.S.C. 4110) also are supported.

National Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute.—TheNational Veterans' Training Institute (NVTI) supplies competency-basedtraining to Federal and State providers of services to veterans (38 U.S.C.4109). NVTI also provides training for VETS personnel. NVTI is admin-istered through a contract and supported by dedicated funds. NVTI ensuresthat these service providers receive a comprehensive foundation so theycan effectively assist job-seeking veterans.

Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program.—The Homeless Veterans'Reintegration Program (HVRP) (38 U.S.C. 2021) provides grants to Statesor other public entities, as well as to non-profits, including faith-based or-ganizations. Grant awards enable grantees to operate employment programsto reach out to homeless veterans assist in reintegrating homeless veteransinto meaningful employment within the labor force and to stimulate thedevelopment of effective service delivery systems that will address thecomplex problems facing homeless veterans. VETS partners with the De-partments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development topromote multi-agency-funded programs that integrate the different servicesneeded by homeless veterans. HVRP grants are provided for both urbanand rural areas.



Direct obligations:232322Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .........................11.1887Civilian personnel benefits ........................................................12.1222Travel and transportation of persons .........................................21.0111Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1

..................................1Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3111Printing and reproduction .........................................................24.0

171618Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.27108Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3111Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7


280273271Direct obligations ..................................................................99.0–1–1.................Adjustment for rounding ...........................................................99.5


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IT MODERNIZATION

For necessary expenses for Department of Labor centralized infrastructure tech-nology investment activities related to support systems and modernization,$29,722,000, to remain available through September 30, 2019.




Obligations by program activity:555Departmental Support Systems .................................................0001

252525IT Infrastructure Modernization .................................................0002

303030Direct program activities, subtotal ................................................0100






–28–28–19Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020







Departmental Support Systems.—This activity represents a permanent,centralized IT investment fund for the Department of Labor managed bythe Chief Information Officer. The fund supports enterprise-wide IT securityenhancements that facilitate a centrally managed IT environment with in-creased risk mitigation parameters to protect the integrity of DOL data andnetwork availability. These efforts are achieved through several new andongoing projects mandated by executive and congressional directives.

IT Infrastructure Modernization.—This Chief Information Officer-man-aged activity funds the effort to transform nine major independently fundedand managed IT infrastructure silos at the sub-agency level into a unifiedIT infrastructure. The unified infrastructure will be centrally managed and

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018758 Departmental Management—ContinuedFederal Funds—Continued

provide all agencies with general purpose business productivity tools, ashared environment for common data sources, and the underlying IT ser-vices to support it.



Direct obligations:242423Advisory and assistance services ..............................................25.1114Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7553Equipment .................................................................................31.0


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WORKING CAPITAL FUND




309309278Financial and administrative services (includes Core

Financial) ..............................................................................0801

424240Field services ............................................................................0802353533Human resources services .........................................................0804343424Telecommunications ..................................................................080511.................Non-DOL Reimbursables ...........................................................0806



61817Unobligated balance brought forward, Oct 1 .........................1000

333Unobligated balance transfers between expired and unexpired

accounts ...........................................................................1012

825Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations ...........................1021..................................3Recoveries of prior year paid obligations ...............................1033




404404365Spending auth from offsetting collections, disc (total) .........1750421427393Total budgetary resources available ..............................................1930

Memorandum (non-add) entries:.................618Unexpired unobligated balance, end of year ..........................1941



–397–398–314Outlays (gross) ......................................................................3020–8–2–5Recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations, unexpired .........3040


–9–9.................Uncollected pymts, Fed sources, brought forward, Oct 1 ........3060..................................–9Change in uncollected pymts, Fed sources, unexpired ..........3070





283295.................Outlays from new discretionary authority ..........................4010114103314Outlays from discretionary balances .................................4011






accounts .......................................................................4053

..................................–6Additional offsets against budget authority only (total) ........4060–7–6–45Outlays, net (discretionary) .......................................................4080

...................................................Budget authority, net (total) ..........................................................4180–7–6–45Outlays, net (total) ........................................................................4190

Financial and Administrative Services.—Provides a program of central-ized services at both the national and regional levels supporting financialsystems on a Department-wide basis, financial services primarily for DOLnational office staff, cost determination activities, maintenance of depart-mental host computer systems, procurement and contract services, safetyand health services, maintenance and operation of the Frances PerkinsBuilding and general administrative support in the following areas: spaceand telecommunications, property and supplies, printing and reproductionand energy management. In addition, support is provided for the operationand maintenance of the New Core Financial Management System.

Field Services.—Provides a full range of administrative and technicalservices to all agencies of the Department located in its regional and fieldoffices. These services are primarily in the personnel, financial, informationtechnology and general administrative areas.

Human Resources Services.—Provides leadership, guidance, and technicalexpertise in all areas related to the management of the Department's humanresources, including recruitment, development, and retention of staff, andleadership in labor-management cooperation. This activity's focus is on astrategic planning process that will result in sustained leadership and assist-ance to DOL agencies in recruiting, developing and retaining a high quality,diverse workforce that effectively meets the changing mission requirementsand program priorities of the Department.

Telecommunications.—Provides for departmental telecommunicationspayments to the General Services Administration.

Non-DOL Reimbursements.—Provides for services rendered to any entityor person for use of Departmental facilities and services, including associ-ated utilities and security services and support for regional consolidatedadministrative support unit activities. The income received from non-DOLagencies and organizations funds in full the costs of all services provided.This income is credited to and merged with other income received by theWorking Capital Fund.

Financing.—The Working Capital Fund is funded by the agencies andorganizations for which centralized services are performed at rates thatreturn in full all expenses of operation, including reserves for accrued an-nual leave.



Reimbursable obligations:Personnel compensation:

848477Full-time permanent .............................................................11.1..................................1Other than full-time permanent ............................................11.3



101010Rental payments to GSA ............................................................23.1383832Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ............23.3515160Advisory and assistance services ..............................................25.1313119Other services from non-Federal sources ..................................25.2444426Other goods and services from Federal sources ........................25.3131316Operation and maintenance of facilities ...................................25.4999970Operation and maintenance of equipment ................................25.7222Supplies and materials .............................................................26.09927Equipment .................................................................................31.0


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Federal Funds

ALL OTHER GENERAL FUND PROPRIETARY RECEIPTS INCLUDING BUDGET CLEARING

ACCOUNTS

The Budget proposes authorizing legislation to establish and retain feesto cover the costs of operating the foreign labor certification programs,which ensure that employers proposing to bring in immigrant workers havechecked to ensure that American workers cannot meet their needs and thatimmigrant workers are being compensated appropriately and not disad-vantaging American workers. The ability to charge fees for these programswould give the Department of Labor a more reliable, workload-based sourceof funding for this function (as the Department of Homeland Security has),and would ultimately eliminate the need for discretionary appropriations.The proposal includes the following: 1) charge employer fees for its pre-vailing wage determinations; 2) charge employer fees for its permanentlabor certification program; 3) charge employer fees for H-2B non-agricul-tural workers; and 4) retain and adjust the H-2A agricultural worker applic-ation fees currently deposited into the General Fund. The fee levels, includ-ing possible expedited processing fees, would be set via regulation to ensurethat the amounts are subject to review. Given DOL OIG's important rolein investigating fraud and abuse, the proposal also includes a mechanismto provide funding for OIG's work to oversee foreign labor certificationprograms.

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GENERAL FUND RECEIPT ACCOUNTS(in millions of dollars)


Offsetting receipts from the public:

111General Fund Proprietary Interest Receipts, not Otherwise

Classified ...................................................................016–143500

171617All Other General Fund Proprietary Receipts Including

Budget Clearing Accounts ..........................................016–322000

1..................................Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO ...........................016–322000191718General Fund Offsetting receipts from the public .....................................

Intragovernmental payments:

..................................2Undistributed Intragovernmental Payments and

Receivables from Cancelled Accounts ........................016–388500

..................................2General Fund Intragovernmental payments ..............................................

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GENERAL PROVISIONSSEC. 101. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for the Job Corps shall be

used to pay the salary and bonuses of an individual, either as direct costs or anyproration as an indirect cost, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II.

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)SEC. 102. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds (pursuant to the

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appropriatedfor the current fiscal year for the Department of Labor in this Act may be transferredbetween a program, project, or activity, but no such program, project, or activityshall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: Provided, That thetransfer authority granted by this section shall not be used to create any new programor to fund any project or activity for which no funds are provided in this Act:Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Repres-entatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.

SEC. 103. In accordance with Executive Order 13126, none of the funds appropri-ated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expendedfor the procurement of goods mined, produced, manufactured, or harvested or ser-vices rendered, in whole or in part, by forced or indentured child labor in industriesand host countries already identified by the United States Department of Laborprior to enactment of this Act.

SEC. 104. Except as otherwise provided in this section, none of the funds madeavailable to the Department of Labor for grants under section 414(c) of the AmericanCompetitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2916a) maybe used for any purpose other than competitive grants for training individuals inthe occupations and industries for which employers are using H-1B visas to hireforeign workers, and the related activities necessary to support such training.

SEC. 105. None of the funds made available by this Act under the heading "Employ-ment and Training Administration" shall be used by a recipient or subrecipient ofsuch funds to pay the salary and bonuses of an individual, either as direct costs orindirect costs, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II. This limitation shall not applyto vendors providing goods and services as defined in Office of Management andBudget Circular A-133. Where States are recipients of such funds, States may estab-lish a lower limit for salaries and bonuses of those receiving salaries and bonusesfrom subrecipients of such funds, taking into account factors including the relativecost-of-living in the State, the compensation levels for comparable State or localgovernment employees, and the size of the organizations that administer Federalprograms involved including Employment and Training Administration programs.

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)SEC. 106. (a) Notwithstanding section 102, the Secretary may transfer funds made

available to the Employment and Training Administration by this Act, either directlyor through a set-aside, for technical assistance services to grantees to "ProgramAdministration" when it is determined that those services will be more efficientlyperformed by Federal employees: Provided, That this section shall not apply tosection 171 of the WIOA.

(b) Notwithstanding section 102, the Secretary may transfer not more than 0.5percent of each discretionary appropriation made available to the Employment andTraning Administration by this Act to "Program Administration" to carry out programintegrity activities related to any of the programs or activities that are funded underany such discretionary appropriations: Provided, That, notwithstanding section102, the Secretary may transfer not more than 0.5 percent of funds made availablein paragraphs (1) and (2) of the "Office of Job Corps" account to paragraph (3) ofsuch account to carry out program integrity activities related to the Job Corpsprogram: Provided further, That funds transferred under the authority provided bythis subsection shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2019.

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)SEC. 107. (a) The Secretary may reserve not more than 0.75 percent from each

appropriation made available in this Act identified in subsection (b) in order tocarry out evaluations of any of the programs or activities that are funded undersuch accounts. Any funds reserved under this section shall be transferred to "Depart-mental Management" for use by the Office of the Chief Evaluation Officer withinthe Department of Labor, and shall be available for obligation through September30, 2019: Provided, That such funds shall only be available if the Chief EvaluationOfficer of the Department of Labor submits a plan to the Committees on Appropri-ations of the House of Representatives and the Senate describing the evaluations tobe carried out 15 days in advance of any transfer.

(b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are: "Training and EmploymentServices", "Job Corps", "Community Service Employment for Older Americans","State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations", "EmployeeBenefits Security Administration", "Office of Workers' Compensation Programs","Wage and Hour Division", "Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs","Office of Labor Management Standards", "Occupational Safety and Health Admin-istration", "Mine Safety and Health Administration", "Office of Disability Employ-ment Policy", funding made available to the "Bureau of International Labor Affairs"and "Women's Bureau" within the "Departmental Management, Salaries and Ex-penses" account, and "Veterans Employment and Training".

SEC. 108. (a) Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207)shall be applied as if the following text is part of such section:

"(s)(1) The provisions of this section shall not apply for a period of 2 years afterthe occurrence of a major disaster to any employee—

"(A) employed to adjust or evaluate claims resulting from or relating to suchmajor disaster, by an employer not engaged, directly or through an affiliate, inunderwriting, selling, or marketing property, casualty, or liability insurancepolicies or contracts;

"(B) who receives from such employer on average weekly compensation of notless than $591.00 per week or any minimum weekly amount established by theSecretary, whichever is greater, for the number of weeks such employee is en-gaged in any of the activities described in subparagraph (C); and

"(C) whose duties include any of the following:"(i) interviewing insured individuals, individuals who suffered injuries or

other damages or losses arising from or relating to a disaster, witnesses, orphysicians;"(ii) inspecting property damage or reviewing factual information to prepare

damage estimates;"(iii) evaluating and making recommendations regarding coverage or com-

pensability of claims or determining liability or value aspects of claims;"(iv) negotiating settlements; or"(v) making recommendations regarding litigation.

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"(2) The exemption in this subsection shall not affect the exemption provided bysection 13(a)(1).

"(3) For purposes of this subsection—"(A) the term "major disaster" means any disaster or catastrophe declared or

designated by any State or Federal agency or department;"(B) the term "employee employed to adjust or evaluate claims resulting from

or relating to such major disaster" means an individual who timely secured orsecures a license required by applicable law to engage in and perform theactivities described in clauses (i) through (v) of paragraph (1)(C) relating to amajor disaster, and is employed by an employer that maintains worker compens-ation insurance coverage or protection for its employees, if required by applic-able law, and withholds applicable Federal, State, and local income and payrolltaxes from the wages, salaries and any benefits of such employees; and

"(C) the term "affiliate" means a company that, by reason of ownership orcontrol of 25 percent or more of the outstanding shares of any class of votingsecurities of one or more companies, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlledby, or is under common control with, another company.".

(b) This section shall be effective on the date of enactment of this Act.SEC. 109. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement,

administer, or enforce the Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors regulationpublished by the Department of Labor in the Federal Register on October 7, 2014(79 Fed. Reg. 60634 et seq.), with respect to Federal contracts, permits, or othercontract-like instruments entered into with the Federal Government in connectionwith Federal property or lands, specifically related to offering seasonal recreationalservices or seasonal recreation equipment rental for the general public: Provided,That this section shall not apply to lodging and food services associated with sea-sonal recreation services.

SEC. 110. (a) FLEXIBILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE CROSSING OF H-2BNONIMMIGRANTS WORKING IN THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), if a petition for H-2B nonimmigrantsfiled by an employer in the seafood industry is granted, the employer may bringthe nonimmigrants described in the petition into the United States at any timeduring the 120-day period beginning on the start date for which the employer isseeking the services of the nonimmigrants without filing another petition.

(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR CROSSINGS AFTER 90TH DAY.—An employer in theseafood industry may not bring H-2B nonimmigrants into the United States afterthe date that is 90 days after the start date for which the employer is seeking theservices of the nonimmigrants unless the employer—

(A) completes a new assessment of the local labor market by—(i) listing job orders in local newspapers on 2 separate Sundays; and(ii) posting the job opportunity on the appropriate Department of Labor

Electronic Job Registry and at the employer's place of employment; and(B) offers the job to an equally or better qualified United States worker who—

(i) applies for the job; and(ii) will be available at the time and place of need.

(3) EXEMPTION FROM RULES WITH RESPECT TO STAGGERING.—The Secretaryof Labor shall not consider an employer in the seafood industry who brings H-2Bnonimmigrants into the United States during the 120-day period specified inparagraph (1) to be staggering the date of need in violation of section 655.20(d)of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, or any other applicable provision of law.(b) H-2B NONIMMIGRANTS DEFINED.—In this section, the term "H-2B nonimmig-

rants" means aliens admitted to the United States pursuant to section101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B)).

SEC. 111. The determination of prevailing wage for the purposes of the H-2Bprogram shall be the greater of—(1) the actual wage level paid by the employer toother employees with similar experience and qualifications for such position in thesame location; or (2) the prevailing wage level for the occupational classificationof the position in the geographic area in which the H-2B nonimmigrant will be em-ployed, based on the best information available at the time of filing the petition. Inthe determination of prevailing wage for the purposes of the H-2B program, theSecretary shall accept private wage surveys even in instances where OccupationalEmployment Statistics survey data are available unless the Secretary determinesthat the methodology and data in the provided survey are not statistically supported.

SEC. 112. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to enforce the definition ofcorresponding employment found in 20 CFR 655.5 or the three-fourths guaranteerule definition found in 20 CFR 655.20, or any references thereto. Further, for thepurpose of regulating admission of temporary workers under the H-2B program,the definition of temporary need shall be that provided in 8 CFR 214.2(h)(6)(ii)(B).

SEC. 113. (a) The Secretary may transfer not more than 0.5 percent from eachappropriation made available in this Act that is identified in subsection (b) to the"Departmental Management" account for use by the Office of the Chief Information

Officer to carry out information technology purchases and upgrades for any of theprograms or activities that are funded by such appropriations identified in subsection(b): Provided, That such transferred funds shall be available for obligation throughSeptember 30, 2019: Provided further, That the Chief Information Officer shallsubmit a plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representativesand the Senate describing the purchases and upgrades to be carried out andproviding an explanation of why the funds are not needed in the donor account atleast 15 days in advance of any such transfer.

(b) The appropriations referred to in subsection (a) are: any funds made availableto the "Program Administration" account; and funds made available for Federaladministration within the "Job Corps", "State Unemployment Insurance and Em-ployment Service Operations", "Employee Benefits Security Administration", "Officeof Workers' Compensation Programs", "Wage and Hour Division", "Office of Fed-eral Contract Compliance Programs", "Office of Labor Management Standards","Occupational Safety and Health Administration", "Mine Safety and Health Admin-istration", "Veterans Employment and Training", "Bureau of Labor Statistics", and"Office of Disability Employment Policy" accounts.

SEC. 114. There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States a fundto be known as the "Nonrecurring expenses fund" (the Fund): Provided, That un-obligated balances of expired discretionary funds appropriated for this or any suc-ceeding fiscal year from the General Fund of the Treasury to the Department ofLabor by this or any other Act may be transferred (not later than the end of the fifthfiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the pur-poses for which appropriated) into the Fund: Provided further, That amounts depos-ited in the Fund shall be available until expended, and in addition to such otherfunds as may be available for such purposes, for capital acquisition necessary forthe operation of the Department, including facilities infrastructure and informationtechnology infrastructure, subject to approval by the Office of Management andBudget: Provided further, That amounts in the Fund may be obligated only afterthe Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senateare notified at least 15 days in advance of the planned use of funds.

SEC. 115. The paragraph under the heading "Working Capital Fund" in PublicLaw 85–67 (29 U.S.C. 563) is amended by striking the following proviso: "Providedfurther, That the unobligated balance of the Fund shall not exceed $20,000,000.".

SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may furnishthrough grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and other arrangements, excesspersonal property to programs registered under the National Apprenticeship Act(50 Stat. 664; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.) for the purpose of training apprentices in thoseprograms.

SEC. 117. The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs' treatment suites andany program information prepared by the Office of Workers' Compensation Programsfor treatment suites shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552(b)(3) of title5, U.S. Code.

SEC. 118. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator ofGeneral Services may make a Job Corps center facility available for competitivepublic sale upon the Secretary's declaration that the property is excess to the needsof the Job Corps program.

SEC. 119. Notwithstanding section 144(a)(1) of the WIOA, the Secretary shallprioritize the enrollment of applicants who are at least 20 years old into the JobCorps program.

SEC. 120. Of the discretionary funds made available to the Department of Laborfor use in fiscal year 2018, the following amounts which became available on October1, 2017, are hereby permanently cancelled from the "Training and EmploymentServices" account in the amounts specified:

(1) $324,000,000 of funds made available for adult employment and trainingactivities;

(2) $405,000,000 of funds made available for dislocated worker training and em-ployment activities; and

(3) $170,000,000 of funds made available for the dislocated workers assistancenational reserve.

SEC. 121. Notwithstanding the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016(Public Law 114–287), the proceeds from the sale of any Job Corps center facilityunder such Act shall be transferred to the Secretary pursuant to section 158(g) ofthe WIOA.

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(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)SEC. 501. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education

are authorized to transfer unexpended balances of prior appropriations to accountscorresponding to current appropriations provided in this Act. Such transferred

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balances shall be used for the same purpose, and for the same periods of time, forwhich they were originally appropriated.

SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain availablefor obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.

SEC. 503. (a) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or transferredpursuant to section 4002 of Public Law 111–148 shall be used, other than for normaland recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propagandapurposes, for the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet,publication, electronic communication, radio, television, or video presentation de-signed to support or defeat the enactment of legislation before the Congress or anyState or local legislature or legislative body, except in presentation to the Congressor any State or local legislature itself, or designed to support or defeat any proposedor pending regulation, administrative action, or order issued by the executive branchof any State or local government, except in presentation to the executive branch ofany State or local government itself.

(b) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or transferred pursuant tosection 4002 of Public Law 111–148 shall be used to pay the salary or expenses ofany grant or contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, related to anyactivity designed to influence the enactment of legislation, or appropriations, regu-lation, administrative action, or Executive order proposed or pending before theCongress or any State government, State legislature or local legislature or legislativebody, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative and State-localrelationships, for presentation to any State of local legislature or legislative bodyitself, or for participation by an agency or officer of a State, local or tribal govern-ment in policymaking and administrative processes within the executive branch ofthat government.

(c) The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) shall include any activity to advocateor promote any proposed, pending or future Federal, State or local tax increase, orany proposed, pending, or future requirement or restriction on any legal consumerproduct, including its sale or marketing, including but not limited to the advocacyor promotion of gun control.

SEC. 504. The Secretaries of Labor and Education are authorized to make availablenot to exceed $28,000 and $20,000, respectively, from funds available for salariesand expenses under titles I and III, respectively, for official reception and represent-ation expenses; the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service isauthorized to make available for official reception and representation expenses notto exceed $5,000 from the funds available for "Federal Mediation and ConciliationService, Salaries and Expenses"; and the Chairman of the National Mediation Boardis authorized to make available for official reception and representation expensesnot to exceed $5,000 from funds available for "National Mediation Board, Salariesand Expenses".

SEC. 505. When issuing statements, press releases, requests for proposals, bidsolicitations and other documents describing projects or programs funded in wholeor in part with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal funds included in thisAct, including but not limited to State and local governments and recipients ofFederal research grants, shall clearly state—

(1) the percentage of the total costs of the program or project which will befinanced with Federal money;

(2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project or program; and(3) percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the project or program

that will be financed by non-governmental sources.SEC. 506. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none of the funds in

any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended forany abortion.

(b) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none of the funds in any trustfund to which funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for health benefitscoverage that includes coverage of abortion.

(c) The term "health benefits coverage" means the package of services coveredby a managed care provider or organization pursuant to a contract or other arrange-ment.

SEC. 507. (a) The limitations established in the preceding section shall not applyto an abortion—

(1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest; or(2) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury,

or physical illness, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by orarising from the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a physician, placethe woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed.(b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as prohibiting the expendit-

ure by a State, locality, entity, or private person of State, local, or private funds(other than a State's or locality's contribution of Medicaid matching funds).

(c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as restricting the abilityof any managed care provider from offering abortion coverage or the ability of a

State or locality to contract separately with such a provider for such coverage withState funds (other than a State's or locality's contribution of Medicaid matchingfunds).

(d)(1) None of the funds made available in this Act may be made available to aFederal agency or program, or to a State or local government, if such agency,program, or government subjects any institutional or individual health care entityto discrimination on the basis that the health care entity does not provide, pay for,provide coverage of, or refer for abortions.

(2) In this subsection, the term "health care entity" includes an individual physicianor other health care professional, a hospital, a provider-sponsored organization, ahealth maintenance organization, a health insurance plan, or any other kind ofhealth care facility, organization, or plan.

SEC. 508. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for—(1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos for research purposes; or(2) research in which a human embryo or embryos are destroyed, discarded, or

knowingly subjected to risk of injury or death greater than that allowed for researchon fetuses in utero under 45 CFR 46.204(b) and section 498(b) of the Public HealthService Act (42 U.S.C. 289g(b)).(b) For purposes of this section, the term "human embryo or embryos" includes

any organism, not protected as a human subject under 45 CFR 46 as of the date ofthe enactment of this Act, that is derived by fertilization, parthenogenesis, cloning,or any other means from one or more human gametes or human diploid cells.

SEC. 509. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for anyactivity that promotes the legalization of any drug or other substance included inschedule I of the schedules of controlled substances established under section 202of the Controlled Substances Act except for normal and recognized executive-con-gressional communications.

(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply when there is significant med-ical evidence of a therapeutic advantage to the use of such drug or other substanceor that federally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted to determine thera-peutic advantage.

SEC. 510. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to promulgateor adopt any final standard under section 1173(b) of the Social Security Actproviding for, or providing for the assignment of, a unique health identifier for anindividual (except in an individual's capacity as an employer or a health care pro-vider), until legislation is enacted specifically approving the standard.

SEC. 511. None of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated or expen-ded to enter into or renew a contract with an entity if—

(1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with the United States and is subjectto the requirement in 38 U.S.C. 4212(d) regarding submission of an annual reportto the Secretary of Labor concerning employment of certain veterans; and

(2) such entity has not submitted a report as required by that section for themost recent year for which such requirement was applicable to such entity.

SEC. 512. None of the funds made available by this Act to carry out the LibraryServices and Technology Act may be made available to any library covered byparagraph (1) of section 224(f) of such Act, as amended by the Children's InternetProtection Act, unless such library has made the certifications required by paragraph(4) of such section.

SEC. 513. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to requestthat a candidate for appointment to a Federal scientific advisory committee disclosethe political affiliation or voting history of the candidate or the position that thecandidate holds with respect to political issues not directly related to and necessaryfor the work of the committee involved.

(b) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to disseminate in-formation that is deliberately false or misleading.

SEC. 514. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be expended or obligatedby the Commissioner of Social Security, for purposes of administering Social Securitybenefit payments under title II of the Social Security Act, to process any claim forcredit for a quarter of coverage based on work performed under a social securityaccount number that is not the claimant's number and the performance of such workunder such number has formed the basis for a conviction of the claimant of a violationof section 208(a)(6) or (7) of the Social Security Act.

SEC. 515. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by the Commis-sioner of Social Security or the Social Security Administration to pay the compens-ation of employees of the Social Security Administration to administer Social Securitybenefit payments, under any agreement between the United States and Mexico es-tablishing totalization arrangements between the social security system establishedby title II of the Social Security Act and the social security system of Mexico, whichwould not otherwise be payable but for such agreement.

SEC. 516. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no funds appropriatedin this Act shall be used to purchase sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermicinjection of any illegal drug: Provided, That such limitation does not apply to the

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use of funds for elements of a program other than making such purchases if therelevant State or local health department, in consultation with the Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention, determines that the State or local jurisdiction, as applicable,is experiencing, or is at risk for, a significant increase in hepatitis infections or anHIV outbreak due to injection drug use, and such program is operating in accordancewith State and local law.

SEC. 517. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintainor establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, download-ing, and exchanging of pornography.

(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal,State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying outcriminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.

SEC. 518. (a) Federal agencies may use Federal discretionary funds that are madeavailable in this Act to carry out up to 10 Performance Partnership Pilots. SuchPilots shall be governed by the provisions of section 526 of division H of PublicLaw 113–76, except that in carrying out such Pilots section 526 shall be applied bysubstituting "Fiscal Year 2018" for "Fiscal Year 2014" in the title of subsection (b)and by substituting "September 30, 2022" for "September 30, 2018" each place itappears.

(b) In addition, Federal agencies may use Federal discretionary funds that aremade available in this Act to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots that arebeing carried out pursuant to the authority provided by section 526 of division Hof Public Law 113–76, section 524 of division G of Public Law 113–235, and section525 of division H of Public Law 114–113.

SEC. 519. EVALUATION FUNDING FLEXIBILITY PILOT.(a) This section applies to:

(1) the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation withinthe Office of the Secretary and the Administration for Children and Families inthe Department of Health and Human Services; and

(2) the Chief Evaluation Office and the statistical-related cooperative andinteragency agreements and contracting activities of the Bureau of Labor Stat-istics in the Department of Labor.(b) Amounts made available under this Act which are either appropriated, al-

located, advanced on a reimbursable basis, or transferred to the functions andorganizations identified in subsection (a) for research, evaluation, or statisticalpurposes shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2022. When anoffice referenced in subsection (a) receives research and evaluation funding frommultiple appropriations, such offices may use a single Treasury account for suchactivities, with funding advanced on a reimbursable basis.

(c) Amounts referenced in subsection (b) that are unexpended at the time ofcompletion of a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement may be deobligatedand shall immediately become available and may be reobligated in that fiscal year

or the subsequent fiscal year for the research, evaluation, or statistical purposesfor which the amounts are made available to that account.SEC. 520. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made

available by this Act may be made available either directly, through a State (includingthrough managed care contracts with a State), or through any other means, to aprohibited entity.

(b) PROHIBITED ENTITY.—The term "prohibited entity" means an entity, includ-ing its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, and clinics—

(1) that, as of the date of enactment of this Act—(A) is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue

Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code;(B) is an essential community provider described in section 156.235 of title

45, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of thisAct), that is primarily engaged in family planning services, reproductive health,and related medical care; and

(C) performs, or provides any funds to any other entity that performs, abor-tions, other than an abortion—

(i) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest; or(ii) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical

injury, or physical illness that would, as certified by a physician, place thewoman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself;and

(2) for which the total amount of Federal grants to such entity, including grantsto any affiliates, subsidiaries, or clinics, under title X of the Public Health ServiceAct in fiscal year 2016 exceeded $23,000,000.(c)(1) END OF PROHIBITION. —The definition in subsection (b) shall cease to

apply to an entity if such entity certifies that it, including its affiliates, subsidiaries,successors, and clinics, will not perform, and will not provide any funds to anyother entity that performs, an abortion as defined in subsection (b)(1)(C).

(2) REPAYMENT. —The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall seek re-payment of any Federal assistance received by any entity that had made a certifica-tion described in paragraph (1) and subsequently violated the terms of such certific-ation.

(CANCELLATIONS)SEC. 521. Of the funds made available for purposes of carrying out section

2105(a)(3) of the Social Security Act, $1,193,000,000 are hereby permanently can-celled.

SEC. 522. Of any available amounts appropriated under section 301(b)(3) ofPublic Law 114–10, $3,279,000,000 are hereby permanently cancelled.

SEC. 523. Of the unobligated balances available in the "Nonrecurring ExpensesFund" established in section 223 of division G of Public Law 110–161, $560,000,000are hereby permanently cancelled.

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