Calendar No.lll Purpose: To authorize parity for defense and nondefense spending pursuant to the Bipartisan Budget Act of S.

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1 AMENDMENT NO.llll Calendar No.lll Purpose: To authorize parity for defense and nondefense spending pursuant to the Bipartisan Budget Act of 20. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES th Cong., 2d Sess. S. 29 To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 20 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on llllllllll and ordered to be printed Ordered to lie on the table and to be printed AMENDMENT intended to be proposed by Mr. REED (for himself and Ms. MIKULSKI) to the amendment (No. 229) llllllllll proposed by Mr. MCCAIN Viz: 2 At the end, add the following: SEC.. OTHER OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS MATTERS. (a) ADJUSTMENTS. Section 0(d) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 20 (Public Law ; 29 Stat. ) is amended () by striking paragraph (2)(B) and inserting the following:

2 2 (B) for fiscal year 20, 2 $,9,000,000. ; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol- lowing: () For purposes authorized by section (b) of the National Defense Authorization Act of 20, $,000,000,000.. (b) ADDITIONAL PURPOSES. In addition to amounts 9 already authorized to be appropriated or made available 0 under an appropriation Act making appropriations for fis- cal year 20, there are authorized to be appropriated for 2 fiscal year 20 () $2,000,000,000 to address cybersecurity vulnerabilities, which shall be allocated by the Direc- tor of the Office of Management and Budget among nondefense agencies; (2) $,00,000,000 to address the heroin and opioid crisis, including funding for law enforcement, 9 treatment, and prevention; 20 () $,900,000,000 for budget function 0 to 2 implement the integrated campaign plan to counter 22 the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, for assist- 2 ance under the Food for Peace Act ( U.S.C. 2 2 et seq.), for assistance for Israel, Jordan, and Leb- 2 anon, and for embassy security;

3 () $,00,000,000 for security and law en- 2 forcement needs, including funding for (A) the Department of Homeland Secu- rity (i) for the Transportation Security Administration to reduce wait times and improve security; (ii) to hire 2,000 new Customs and 9 Border Protection Officers; and 0 (iii) for the Coast Guard; (B) law enforcement at the Department of 2 Justice, such as the Federal Bureau of Inves- tigation and hiring under the Community Ori- ented Policing Services program; and (C) the Federal Emergency Management Agency for grants to State and local first re- sponders; () $,200,000,000 to meet the infrastructure 9 needs of the United States, including 20 (A) funding for the transportation invest- 2 ment generating economic recovery grant pro- 22 gram carried out by the Secretary of Transpor- 2 tation (commonly known as TIGER grants ); 2 and

4 (B) funding to address maintenance, con- 2 struction, and security-related backlogs for (i) medical facilities and minor con- struction projects of the Department of Veterans Affairs; (ii) the Federal Aviation Administra- tion; (iii) rail and transit systems; 9 (iv) the National Park System; and 0 (v) the HOME Investment Partner- ships Program authorized under title II of 2 the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (2 U.S.C. 22 et seq.); () $,900,000,000 for water infrastructure, in- cluding grants and loans for rural water systems, State revolving funds, and funds to mitigate lead contamination, including a grant to Flint, Michigan; () $,9,000,000 for science and technology, 9 including 20 (A) $2,000,000,000 for the National Insti- 2 tutes of Health; and 22 (B) $,9,000,000 for the National 2 Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics 2 and Space Administration, the Department of

5 Energy research, including ARPA-E, and De- 2 partment of Agriculture research; () $,900,000,000 for Zika prevention and treatment; (9) $202,000,000 for wildland fire suppression; and (0) $900,000,000 to fully implement the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (Public Law 9 ; 2 Stat. ) and protect food safety, the 0 Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 9; 29 Stat. 02), the Individuals with Disabilities 2 Education Act (20 U.S.C. 00), the Workforce In- novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 0 et seq.), and for college affordability.