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Calendar No. 215 115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! 1st Session SENATE 115–150 DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERV- ICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO- PRIATION BILL, 2018 SEPTEMBER 7, 2017.—Ordered to be printed Mr. BLUNT, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 1771] The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 1771) mak- ing appropriations for Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes, reports favor- ably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. Amounts to new budget authority Total of bill as reported to the Senate .................... $991,867,000,000 Amount of 2017 appropriations ............................... 933,945,868,000 Amount of 2018 budget estimate ............................ 964,663,824,000 Bill as recommended to Senate compared to: 2017 appropriations .......................................... ∂57,921,132,000 2018 budget estimate ........................................ ∂27,203,176,000 26–688 PDF CONTENTS Page List of Abbreviations ............................................................................................... 4 Summary of Budget Estimates and Committee Recommendations .................... 8 Overview ............................................................................................................ 8 National Institutes of Health .......................................................................... 8 Combating Opioid Abuse ................................................................................. 9 Promoting College Affordability and Completion .......................................... 10 Improving Fiscal Accountability ...................................................................... 11 Increasing the Efficiency and Cost Effectiveness of Government ................ 12 Guidance Documents ........................................................................................ 13 Bill-Wide Directives .......................................................................................... 14 Other Highlights of the Bill ............................................................................. 15 Title I: Department of Labor: Employment and Training Administration .................................................... 18 Employee Benefits Security Administration .................................................. 28 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation .......................................................... 28 Wage and Hour Division .................................................................................. 29 Office of Labor-Management Standards ......................................................... 30 Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs .......................................... 30 Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs ................................................... 30 Occupational Safety and Health Administration ........................................... 33 Mine Safety and Health Administration ........................................................ 35 Bureau of Labor Statistics ............................................................................... 35 Office of Disability Employment Policy .......................................................... 36 Departmental Management ............................................................................. 36 General Provisions ........................................................................................... 39 Title II: Department of Health and Human Services: Health Resources and Services Administration ............................................. 41 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .................................................. 57 National Institutes of Health .......................................................................... 79 National Institute for Research on Safety and Quality ................................ 105 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration .................... 115 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ................................................ 124 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ................................................. 126 Administration for Children and Families ..................................................... 133 Administration for Community Living ........................................................... 142 Office of the Secretary ...................................................................................... 149 General Provisions ........................................................................................... 160 Title III: Department of Education: Education for the Disadvantaged .................................................................... 162 Impact Aid ......................................................................................................... 164 School Improvement Programs ........................................................................ 165 Indian Education .............................................................................................. 168 Innovation and Improvement .......................................................................... 170 Safe Schools and Citizenship Education ......................................................... 173 English Language Acquisition ......................................................................... 174 Special Education ............................................................................................. 175 Rehabilitation Services .................................................................................... 177 Special Institutions for Persons With Disabilities: American Printing House for the Blind ................................................... 178 National Technical Institute for the Deaf ............................................... 179 Gallaudet University ................................................................................. 179 Career, Technical, and Adult Education ........................................................ 179 Student Financial Assistance .......................................................................... 180 Student Aid Administration ............................................................................ 181 (2) 3 Page Title III—Continued Higher Education ............................................................................................. 185 Howard University ........................................................................................... 190 College Housing and Academic Facilities Loans Program ............................ 190 Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program Account .......................................................................................................... 191 Institute of Education Sciences ....................................................................... 191 Departmental Management: Program Administration ........................................................................... 193 Office for Civil Rights ............................................................................... 194 Office of the Inspector General ................................................................ 195 General Provisions ........................................................................................... 195 Title IV: Related Agencies: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Dis- abled ............................................................................................................... 197 Corporation for National and Community Service ........................................ 197 Corporation for Public Broadcasting ............................................................... 200 Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service .................................................. 201 Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission .................................. 201 Institute of Museum and Library Services ..................................................... 202 Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission ................................. 202 Medicare Payment Advisory Commission ...................................................... 203 National Council on Disability ........................................................................ 203 National Labor Relations Board ...................................................................... 203 National Mediation Board ............................................................................... 203 Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission ................................... 204 Railroad Retirement Board .............................................................................. 204 Social Security Administration ........................................................................ 205 Title V: General Provisions ..................................................................................... 209 Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the Sen- ate .......................................................................................................................... 211 Compliance With Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate ................................................................................................................... 211 Compliance