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There are also a number of provisions in this bill specific to certain agencies, including:

The Dept. of Defense (DOD) would be prohibited from starting new programs, entering into multi-year contracts, or increasing production rates.
The Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) would have extra operational funding to implement opioid addiction legislation.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) would be able to continue to receive and approve permits for drilling on federal lands.

Additionally, the agency tasked with controlling the internet’s domain name system would give up control of the DNS to the international community as planned. The District of Columbia would be authorized to continue spend locally-generated revenues.

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Funding the Federal Government Through December 9 (With Money for Zika)