The Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 () is a

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that extended fiscal year 2017 funding for the

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from December 9, 2016 until April 28, 2017. The bill contains a boost to defense spending as well as bipartisan health programs.

Background

Normally Congress must enact appropriations legislation by the beginning of the

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in October. On September 28, 2016, Congress passed a

, the Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act which extended funding at the previous year's levels up to December 9, 2016. In November 2016, shortly after the 2016 presidential election, the incoming Trump administration advocated for a second continuing resolution funding the government only until the end of March, to allow the incoming administration influence over the 2017 budget. The House Republican leadership acceded to this plan, although some lawmakers expressed concern that delaying the final appropriations legislation would distract Congress from other priorities during the beginning of Trump's administration.

Legislative history

H.R. 2028 originally contained the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, which passed the

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on May 1, 2015. Text was later stricken and replaced with the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, which passed the

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on May 12, 2016 and was sent back to the House. The text was again stricken and replaced with the continuing resolution on December 8, 2016, where it was passed 326–96. The

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passed the legislation the following day 63-36 just an hour before the midnight deadline, averting a potential

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. The passage of the bill in the Senate was delayed after Democrats objected to the fact that an extension of health benefits for retired miners would not last until the end of the year, but a compromise was made to take up the matter in January.

Provisions

As reported by '' The Hill'', total government expenditures remain at $1.07 trillion. However the

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and

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will receive a combined $8 billion increase through the

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fund, which is not subject to the spending caps of the

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. The bill includes $170 million for drinking water safety grants and a lead exposure registry in order to address the Flint water crisis, and a $4.1 billion flood relief package including community rebuilding grants, storm damage prevention programs, and repair of damaged highways. Also, the bill funds the

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with $872 million toward medical research,

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reforms, and state grants to address the

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epidemic. It contains a provision making it easier for the incoming 115th Congress to temporarily reduce the amount of time after retirement a general must spend to be appointed Secretary of Defense, indirectly allowing

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to assume office in 2017. Finally, the bill corrects a drafting error made in the

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regarding

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rules for truck drivers.

References

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Background

Legislative history

Provisions

See also

References

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