H.R. 6938

[119th Congress Public Law 74]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

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Public Law 119-74
119th Congress

An Act

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2026, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Jan. 23, 2026 - [H.R. 
6938]>> 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Commerce, 
Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and 
Environment Appropriations Act, 2026.>> 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy 
and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 
2026''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. References.
Sec. 4. Explanatory statement.
Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations.

DIVISION A--COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026

Title I--Department of Commerce
Title II--Department of Justice
Title III--Science
Title IV--Related Agencies
Title V--General Provisions

DIVISION B--ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026

Title I--Corps of Engineers--Civil
Title II--Department of the Interior
Title III--Department of Energy
Title IV--Independent Agencies
Title V--General Provisions

DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026

Title I--Department of the Interior
Title II--Environmental Protection Agency
Title III--Related Agencies
Title IV--General Provisions

SEC. 3. <<NOTE: 1 USC 1 note.>> REFERENCES.

Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ``this 
Act'' contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as 
referring only to the provisions of that division.
SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.

The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the House 
section of the Congressional Record on or about January 7, 2026, and 
submitted by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations of the House, 
shall have the same effect with respect to

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the allocation of funds and implementation of divisions A through C of 
this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of 
conference.
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.

The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2026.

DIVISION A-- <<NOTE: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2026.>> COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026

TITLE I <<NOTE: Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2026.>> 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

operations and administration

For necessary expenses for international trade activities of the 
Department of Commerce provided for by law, to carry out activities 
associated with facilitating, attracting, and retaining business 
investment in the United States, to carry out activities associated with 
title VI of division BB of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 
(Public Law 117-328), and for engaging in trade promotional activities 
abroad, including expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for the 
purpose of promoting exports of United States firms, without regard to 
sections 3702 and 3703 of title 44, United States Code; full medical 
coverage for dependent members of immediate families of employees 
stationed overseas and employees temporarily posted overseas; travel and 
transportation of employees of the International Trade Administration 
between two points abroad, without regard to section 40118 of title 49, 
United States Code; employment of citizens of the United States and 
aliens by contract for services; recognizing contributions to export 
expansion pursuant to Executive Order 10978; rental of space abroad for 
periods not exceeding 10 years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or 
improvement; purchase or construction of temporary demountable 
exhibition structures for use abroad; payment of tort claims, in the 
manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, 
United States Code, when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to 
exceed $294,300 for official representation expenses abroad; purchase of 
passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad, not to exceed $65,000 
per vehicle; not to exceed $350,000 for purchase of armored vehicles 
without regard to the general purchase price limitations; obtaining 
insurance on official motor vehicles; and rental of tie lines, 
$582,000,000, of which $94,000,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2027: Provided, That $20,000,000 is to be derived from 
fees to be retained and used by the International Trade Administration, 
notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code: Provided 
further, That, of amounts provided under this heading, not less than 
$16,400,000 shall be for China antidumping and countervailing duty 
enforcement and compliance activities: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Applicability. Assessments.>> That the provisions of 
the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the 
Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) 
and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying

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out these activities; and that for the purpose of this Act, 
contributions under the provisions of the Mutual Educational and 
Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall include payment for assessments for 
services provided as part of these activities.

Bureau of Industry and Security

operations and administration

For necessary expenses for export administration and national 
security activities of the Department of Commerce, including costs 
associated with the performance of export administration field 
activities both domestically and abroad; full medical coverage for 
dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed overseas; 
employment of citizens of the United States and aliens by contract for 
services abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the 
first paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, when 
such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $13,500 for 
official representation expenses abroad; awards of compensation to 
informers under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (subtitle B of 
title XVII of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2019; Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2208; 50 U.S.C. 4801 et 
seq.), and as authorized by section 1(b) of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40 
Stat. 223; 22 U.S.C. 401(b)); and purchase of passenger motor vehicles 
for official use and motor vehicles for law enforcement use with special 
requirement vehicles eligible for purchase without regard to any price 
limitation otherwise established by law, $235,000,000, of which 
$94,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That 
the <<NOTE: Applicability.>> provisions of the first sentence of 
section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and 
Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall 
apply in carrying out these activities: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Public information.>> That payments and contributions 
collected and accepted for materials or services provided as part of 
such activities may be retained for use in covering the cost of such 
activities, and for providing information to the public with respect to 
the export administration and national security activities of the 
Department of Commerce and other export control programs of the United 
States and other governments.

Economic Development Administration

economic development assistance programs

For economic development assistance as provided by the Public Works 
and Economic Development Act of 1965, including provision of assistance 
under section 207(b) of such Act, for trade adjustment assistance, and 
for programs authorized by the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation 
Act of 1980, as amended, $400,000,000 to remain available until 
expended, which shall be for the purposes and in the amounts specified 
in the table titled ``Economic Development Assistance Programs'' in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act).

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salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of administering the economic development 
assistance programs as provided for by law, $66,000,000: Provided, That 
funds provided under this heading may be used to monitor projects 
approved pursuant to title I of the Public Works Employment Act of 1976; 
title II of the Trade Act of 1974; sections 27 through 30 of the 
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722-
3723), as amended; and the Community Emergency Drought Relief Act of 
1977.

Minority Business Development Agency

minority business development

For necessary expenses of the Minority Business Development Agency 
in fostering, promoting, and developing minority business enterprises, 
as authorized by law, $50,000,000.

Economic and Statistical Analysis

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of economic and 
statistical analysis programs of the Department of Commerce, 
$118,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027.

Bureau of the Census

current surveys and programs

For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, 
preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for by law, $318,500,000: 
Provided, That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for 
promotion, outreach, and marketing activities.

periodic censuses and programs

For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, 
preparing, and publishing statistics for periodic censuses and programs 
provided for by law, $1,171,849,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2027: Provided, That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be 
used for promotion, outreach, and marketing activities.

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), $50,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, 
That, <<NOTE: Fees.>> notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary 
of Commerce shall charge Federal agencies for costs incurred in spectrum 
management, analysis, operations, and related services, and such fees 
shall be retained and used as offsetting collections for costs of such 
spectrum services, to remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of Commerce is authorized

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to retain and use as offsetting collections all funds transferred, or 
previously transferred, from other Government agencies for all costs 
incurred in telecommunications research, engineering, and related 
activities by the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences of NTIA, in 
furtherance of its assigned functions under this paragraph, and such 
funds received from other Government agencies shall remain available 
until expended.

facilities management and construction

For necessary expenses for the design, construction, alteration, 
improvement, maintenance, and repair of buildings and facilities managed 
by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, not 
otherwise provided for, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended.

United States Patent and Trademark Office

salaries and expenses

(including transfers of funds)

For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and Trademark 
Office (USPTO) provided for by law, including defense of suits 
instituted against the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 
Property and Director of the USPTO, $4,956,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, <<NOTE: Reduction.>> That the sum herein 
appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as offsetting 
collections of fees and surcharges assessed and collected by the USPTO 
under any law are received during fiscal year 2026, so as to result in a 
fiscal year 2026 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0: 
Provided further, That during fiscal year 2026, should the total amount 
of such offsetting collections be less than $4,956,000,000, this amount 
shall be reduced accordingly: Provided further, That any amount 
received in excess of $4,956,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and deposited 
in the Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, <<NOTE: Spending plan.>> That the 
Director of USPTO shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for any 
amounts made available by the preceding proviso and such spending plan 
shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and 
shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in 
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided 
further, That any amounts reprogrammed in accordance with the preceding 
proviso shall be transferred to the United States Patent and Trademark 
Office ``Salaries and Expenses'' account: Provided further, That the 
budget of the President submitted for fiscal year 2027 under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, shall include within amounts 
provided under this heading for necessary expenses of the USPTO any 
increases that are expected to result from an increase promulgated 
through rule or regulation in offsetting collections of fees and 
surcharges assessed and collected by the USPTO under any law in either 
fiscal year 2026 or fiscal year 2027: Provided further, That from 
amounts provided herein, not to exceed $13,500 shall be made available 
in fiscal year 2026 for official reception and representation expenses: 
Provided further, That in fiscal <<NOTE: Determination.>> year 2026 from 
the amounts made available for

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``Salaries and Expenses'' for the USPTO, the amounts necessary to pay 
(1) the difference between the percentage of basic pay contributed by 
the USPTO and employees under section 8334(a) of title 5, United States 
Code, and the normal cost percentage (as defined by section 8331(17) of 
that title) as provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for 
USPTO's specific use, of basic pay, of employees subject to subchapter 
III of chapter 83 of that title, and (2) the present value of the 
otherwise unfunded accruing costs, as determined by OPM for USPTO's 
specific use of post-retirement life insurance and post-retirement 
health benefits coverage for all USPTO employees who are enrolled in 
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employees Group 
Life Insurance (FEGLI), shall be transferred to the Civil Service 
Retirement and Disability Fund, the FEGLI Fund, and the Employees FEHB 
Fund, as appropriate, and shall be available for the authorized purposes 
of those accounts: Provided further, That any differences between the 
present value factors published in OPM's yearly 300 series benefit 
letters and the factors that OPM provides for USPTO's specific use shall 
be recognized as an imputed cost on USPTO's financial statements, where 
applicable: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, all fees and surcharges assessed and collected by USPTO are 
available for USPTO only pursuant to section 42(c) of title 35, United 
States Code, as amended by section 22 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents 
Act (Public Law 112-29): Provided further, That within the amounts 
appropriated, $2,450,000 shall be transferred to the ``Office of 
Inspector General'' account for activities associated with carrying out 
investigations and audits related to the USPTO.

National Institute of Standards and Technology

scientific and technical research and services

(including transfer of funds)

For necessary expenses of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology (NIST), $1,249,239,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which not to exceed $9,000,000 may be transferred to the ``Working 
Capital Fund'': Provided, That of the amounts appropriated under this 
heading, $405,331,366 shall be made available for the NIST--STRS 
projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled ``Community 
Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending'' included for this 
division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided 
further, That the amounts made available for the projects referenced in 
the preceding proviso may not be transferred for any other purpose: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for official 
reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That NIST may 
provide local transportation for summer undergraduate research 
fellowship program participants.

industrial technology services

For necessary expenses for industrial technology services, 
$212,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $175,000,000 
shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension

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Partnership, and of which $37,000,000 shall be for the Manufacturing USA 
Program.

construction of research facilities

For construction of new research facilities, including architectural 
and engineering design, and for renovation and maintenance of existing 
facilities, not otherwise provided for the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, as authorized by sections 13 through 15 of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278c-
278e), $385,897,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $257,897,000 shall be 
made available for the NIST--Construction projects, and in the amounts, 
specified in the table titled ``Community Project Funding/
Congressionally Directed Spending'' included for this division in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That up to one 
percent of amounts made available for the projects referenced in the 
preceding proviso may be used for the administrative costs of such 
projects: Provided further, That <<NOTE: Spending plan.>> the Director 
of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall submit a 
spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate for any amounts made available by the 
preceding proviso and such spending plan shall be treated as a 
reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available 
for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures 
set forth in that section: Provided further, That <<NOTE: Budget 
estimates. Time periods. 15 USC 1513b note.>> the Secretary of Commerce 
shall include in the budget justification materials for fiscal year 2027 
that the Secretary submits to Congress in support of the Department of 
Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget of the President under 
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) an estimate for each 
National Institute of Standards and Technology construction project 
having a total multi-year program cost of more than $5,000,000, and 
simultaneously the budget justification materials shall include an 
estimate of the budgetary requirements for each such project for each of 
the 5 subsequent fiscal years.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

operations, research, and facilities

(including transfer of funds)

For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including 
maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and vessels; pilot programs 
for State-led fisheries management, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit organizations 
for the purposes of conducting activities pursuant to cooperative 
agreements; and relocation of facilities, $4,540,392,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That fees and donations 
received by the National Ocean Service for the management of national 
marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for the salaries and 
expenses associated with those activities, notwithstanding section 3302 
of title 31, United States Code: Provided further, That in addition,

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$399,644,000 shall be derived by transfer from the fund entitled 
``Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to 
American Fisheries'', which shall only be used for fishery activities 
related to the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program; Fisheries Data 
Collections, Surveys, and Assessments; Observers and Training; Fisheries 
Management Programs and Services; and Interjurisdictional Fisheries 
Grants: Provided further, That in addition $28,000,000 is derived from 
recoveries of prior year obligations: Provided further, That of the 
amounts provided under this heading, including the amounts in the clause 
preceding the first proviso and in the second and third provisos, 
$4,862,168,110 shall be for the purposes and in the amounts specified in 
the tables under this heading in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this Act): Provided 
further, That of the amounts provided under this heading, including the 
amounts in the clause preceding the first proviso and in the second and 
third provisos, $105,867,890 shall be made available for the NOAA--CZM 
and NOAA--ORF projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table 
titled ``Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending'' 
included for this division in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): 
Provided further, That the amounts made available for the projects 
referenced in the preceding proviso may not be transferred for any other 
purpose: Provided further, That not to exceed $71,299,000 shall be for 
payment to the ``Department of Commerce Working Capital Fund'': 
Provided further, That any use of deobligated balances of funds provided 
under this heading in previous years shall be subject to the procedures 
set forth in section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That in 
addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under the Retired 
Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plan, and for 
payments for the medical care of retired personnel and their dependents 
under the Dependents' Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), such sums as 
may be necessary.

procurement, acquisition and construction

For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital assets, 
including alteration and modification costs, of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, $1,576,899,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2028, except that funds provided for acquisition and 
construction of satellites, vessels, aircraft, and construction of 
facilities shall remain available until expended: Provided, That in 
addition $13,000,000 is provided from recoveries of prior year 
obligations: Provided further, That the amounts provided under this 
heading, including the amounts in the clause preceding the first proviso 
and in the first proviso, shall be for the purposes and in the amounts 
specified in the tables under this heading in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this Act): 
Provided further, That any use of deobligated balances of funds 
provided under this heading in previous years shall be subject to the 
procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Budget estimates. Time periods. 15 USC 1513a 
note.>> That the Secretary of Commerce shall include in budget 
justification materials for fiscal year 2027 that the Secretary submits 
to Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as 
submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of 
title 31, United

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States Code) an estimate for each National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration procurement, acquisition or construction project having a 
total of more than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the budget 
justification shall include an estimate of the budgetary requirements 
for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years.

pacific coastal salmon recovery

For necessary expenses associated with the restoration of Pacific 
salmon populations, $65,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027: Provided, <<NOTE: Grants. State listing. Native 
Americans. Conservation. Guidelines.>> That, of the funds provided 
herein, the Secretary of Commerce may issue grants to the States of 
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, California, and Alaska, and to the 
federally recognized Tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast 
(including Alaska), for projects necessary for conservation of salmon 
and steelhead populations that are listed as threatened or endangered, 
or that are identified by a State as at-risk to be so listed, for 
maintaining populations necessary for exercise of Tribal treaty fishing 
rights or native subsistence fishing, or for conservation of Pacific 
coastal salmon and steelhead habitat, based on guidelines to be 
developed by the Secretary of Commerce: Provided further, That all 
funds shall be allocated based on scientific and other merit principles 
and shall not be available for marketing activities: Provided further, 
That funds disbursed to States shall be subject to a matching 
requirement of funds or documented in-kind contributions of at least 33 
percent of the Federal funds.

fisheries disaster assistance

For necessary expenses of administering the fishery disaster 
assistance programs authorized by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (Public Law 94-265) and the 
Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act (title III of Public Law 99-659), 
$300,000.

fishermen's contingency fund

For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public Law 95-372, 
not to exceed $349,000, to be derived from receipts collected pursuant 
to that Act, to remain available until expended.

fisheries finance program account

Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
during fiscal year 2026, obligations of direct loans may not exceed 
$24,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota loans and not to exceed 
$150,000,000 for traditional direct loans as authorized by the Merchant 
Marine Act of 1936.

recreational <<NOTE: Assessment. Fees.>> quota entity fund

For carrying out the provisions of section 106 of the Driftnet 
Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act (title I of division S of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328)), the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may assess and collect 
fees pursuant to such section, which shall be credited to this account, 
to remain available until expended, for

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the purposes specified in subsection (b) of such section, in addition to 
amounts otherwise available for such purposes.

Departmental Management

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses for the management of the Department of 
Commerce provided for by law, including not to exceed $4,500 for 
official reception and representation, $92,500,000: Provided, 
That <<NOTE: Time period. Reimbursement.>> no employee of the 
Department of Commerce may be detailed or assigned from a bureau or 
office funded by this Act or any other Act to offices within the Office 
of the Secretary of the Department of Commerce for more than 180 days in 
a fiscal year unless the individual's employing bureau or office is 
fully reimbursed for the salary and expenses of the employee for the 
entire period of assignment using funds provided under this heading: 
Provided further, That amounts made available to the Department of 
Commerce in this or any prior Act may not be transferred pursuant to 
section 508 of this or any prior Act to the account funded under this 
heading, except in the case of extraordinary circumstances that threaten 
life or property.

renovation and modernization

For necessary expenses for the renovation and modernization of the 
Herbert C. Hoover Building, $1,142,000.

office of inspector general

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.), $48,000,000.

General Provisions--Department of Commerce

(including transfer of funds)

Sec. 101. <<NOTE: Payments. Certification.>> During the current 
fiscal year, applicable appropriations and funds made available to the 
Department of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the activities 
specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 U.S.C. 1514), to the extent 
and in the manner prescribed by the Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
3324, may be used for advanced payments not otherwise authorized only 
upon the certification of officials designated by the Secretary of 
Commerce that such payments are in the public interest.

Sec. 102. During the current fiscal year, appropriations made 
available to the Department of Commerce by this Act for salaries and 
expenses shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles as 
authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law 
(5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
Sec. 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Commerce in 
this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such 
appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such 
transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall 
be treated as a reprogramming of funds under

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section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or 
expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
section: Provided further, <<NOTE: Notification. Time period.>> That 
the Secretary of Commerce shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 
at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition or disposal of any 
capital asset (including land, structures, and equipment) not 
specifically provided for in this Act or any other law appropriating 
funds for the Department of Commerce.

Sec. 104. <<NOTE: Incorporation by reference. Applicability. 33 USC 
878a note.>> The requirements set forth by section 105 of the 
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2012 (Public Law 112-55), as amended by section 105 of title I of 
division B of Public Law 113-6, are hereby adopted by reference and made 
applicable with respect to fiscal year 2026: Provided, That the life 
cycle cost for the Joint Polar Satellite System is $11,322,125,000, the 
life cycle cost of the Polar Follow On Program is $6,837,900,000, the 
life cycle cost for the Geostationary Operational Environmental 
Satellite R-Series Program is $11,700,100,000, and the life cycle cost 
for the Space Weather Follow On Program is $692,800,000.

Sec. 105. <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>> Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of Commerce may furnish services 
(including but not limited to utilities, telecommunications, and 
security services) necessary to support the operation, maintenance, and 
improvement of space that persons, firms, or organizations are 
authorized, pursuant to the Public Buildings Cooperative Use Act of 1976 
or other authority, to use or occupy in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, 
Washington, DC, or other buildings, the maintenance, operation, and 
protection of which has been delegated to the Secretary from the 
Administrator of General Services pursuant to the Federal Property and 
Administrative Services Act of 1949 on a reimbursable or non-
reimbursable basis. Amounts received as reimbursement for services 
provided under this section or the authority under which the use or 
occupancy of the space is authorized, up to $200,000, shall be credited 
to the appropriation or fund which initially bears the costs of such 
services.

Sec. 106. <<NOTE: Child pornography.>> Nothing in this title shall 
be construed to prevent a grant recipient from deterring child 
pornography, copyright infringement, or any other unlawful activity over 
its networks.

Sec. 107. <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>> The Administrator of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, 
with their consent, with reimbursement and subject to the limits of 
available appropriations, the land, services, equipment, personnel, and 
facilities of any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
States, or of any State, local government, Indian Tribal government, 
Territory, or possession, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of 
any foreign government or international organization, for purposes 
related to carrying out the responsibilities of any statute administered 
by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Sec. 108. <<NOTE: Records.>> The National Technical Information 
Service shall not charge any customer for a copy of any report or 
document generated by the Legislative Branch unless the Service has 
provided information to the customer on how an electronic copy of such 
report or document may be accessed and downloaded for free online. 
Should a <<NOTE: Fees.>> customer still require the Service to provide a 
printed or digital copy of the report or document, the charge shall be 
limited to recovering the Service's cost of processing, reproducing, and 
delivering such report or document.

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Sec. 109. <<NOTE: Grants. Contracts.>> To carry out the 
responsibilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
(NOAA), the Administrator of NOAA is authorized to: (1) enter into 
grants and cooperative agreements with; (2) use on a non-reimbursable 
basis land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities provided by; 
and (3) receive and expend funds made available on a consensual basis 
from: a Federal agency, State or subdivision thereof, local government, 
Tribal government, Territory, or possession or any subdivisions thereof: 
Provided, That funds received for permitting and related regulatory 
activities pursuant to this section shall be deposited under the heading 
``National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--Operations, Research, 
and Facilities'' and shall remain available until September 30, 2027, 
for such purposes: Provided further, That all funds within this section 
and their corresponding uses are subject to section 505 of this Act.

Sec. 110. <<NOTE: Contracts.>> Amounts provided by this Act or by 
any prior appropriations Act that remain available for obligation, for 
necessary expenses of the programs of the Economics and Statistics 
Administration of the Department of Commerce, including amounts provided 
for programs of the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of the 
Census, shall be available for expenses of cooperative agreements with 
appropriate entities, including any Federal, State, or local 
governmental unit, or institution of higher education, to aid and 
promote statistical, research, and methodology activities which further 
the purposes for which such amounts have been made available.

Sec. 111. <<NOTE: Waiver authority.>> The Secretary of Commerce, or 
the designee of the Secretary, may waive up to 50 percent of the cost 
sharing requirements under section 315, of the Coastal Zone Management 
Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1461) as necessary at the request of the grant 
applicant, for amounts made available under this Act under the heading 
``Procurement, Acquisition and Construction'' under the heading 
``National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration''.

Sec. 112. <<NOTE: Notification. Time period.>> Any unobligated 
balances of expired discretionary funds transferred to the Department of 
Commerce Nonrecurring Expenses Fund, as authorized by section 111 of 
title I of division B of Public Law 116-93, may be obligated only after 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate are notified at least 30 days in advance of the planned use of 
funds.

Sec. 113. The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, in consultation with the employees of the National 
Weather Service and non-governmental experts in personnel management, 
may establish an alternative or fixed rate for relocation allowance, 
including permanent change of station allowance, notwithstanding the 
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5724 and the regulations prescribed under 5 
U.S.C. 5738.
Sec. 114. The National Weather Service shall maintain staffing 
levels in order to fulfill the mission required under 15 U.S.C. 313 to 
protect life and property to the maximum extent possible.
This title may be cited as the ``Department of Commerce 
Appropriations Act, 2026''.

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TITLE II <<NOTE: Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2026.>> 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Justice Operations, Management, and Accountability

salaries and expenses

For expenses necessary for the operations, management, and 
accountability of the Department of Justice, $140,000,000, of which not 
to exceed $4,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027, 
and of which not to exceed $4,000,000 for security and construction of 
Department of Justice facilities shall remain available until expended.

justice information sharing technology

(including transfer of funds)

For necessary expenses for information sharing technology, including 
planning, development, deployment and departmental direction, 
$38,460,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
Attorney General may transfer up to $40,000,000 to this account, from 
funds available to the Department of Justice for information technology, 
to remain available until expended, for enterprise-wide information 
technology initiatives: Provided further, That the transfer authority 
in the preceding proviso is in addition to any other transfer authority 
contained in this Act: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to 
the first proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

Executive Office for Immigration Review

(including transfer of funds)

For expenses necessary for the administration of immigration-related 
activities of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, $800,000,000, 
of which $10,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the Executive 
Office for Immigration Review fees deposited in the ``Immigration 
Examinations Fee'' account, and of which not less than $27,500,000 shall 
be available for services and activities provided by the Legal 
Orientation Program: Provided, That not to exceed $50,000,000 of the 
total amount made available under this heading shall remain available 
until September 30, 2030, for build-out and modifications of courtroom 
space.

Office of Inspector General

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
$139,000,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen 
emergencies of a confidential character: Provided, That not to exceed 
$4,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027.

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United States Parole Commission

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the United States Parole Commission as 
authorized, $13,000,000: Provided, That, <<NOTE: Term 
extension.>> notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the 
expiration of a term of office of a Commissioner, the Commissioner may 
continue to act until a successor has been appointed.

Legal Activities

salaries and expenses, general legal activities

(including transfer of funds)

For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the Department of 
Justice, not otherwise provided for, including not to exceed $20,000 for 
expenses of collecting evidence, to be expended under the direction of, 
and to be accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney 
General; the administration of pardon and clemency petitions; and rent 
of private or Government-owned space in the District of Columbia, 
$900,000,000, of which not to exceed $50,000,000 for litigation support 
contracts and information technology projects, including cybersecurity 
and hardening of critical networks, shall remain available until 
expended: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, not to 
exceed $9,000 shall be available to the Criminal Division for official 
reception and representation expenses: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Determination.>> That notwithstanding section 205 of 
this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent 
circumstances require additional funding for litigation activities of 
the Civil Division, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to 
``Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities'' from available 
appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of 
Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided 
further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be 
treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not 
be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 
procedures set forth in that section: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>> That of the amount appropriated, such 
sums as may be necessary shall be available to the Civil Rights Division 
for salaries and expenses associated with the election monitoring 
program under section 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 
10305) and to reimburse the Office of Personnel Management for such 
salaries and expenses: Provided further, That of the amounts provided 
under this heading for the election monitoring program, $3,390,000 shall 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That any funds 
provided under this heading in prior year appropriations Acts that 
remain available to the Civil Rights Division for salaries and expenses 
associated with the election monitoring program under section 8 of the 
Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10305) may also be used to carry 
out any authorized purposes of the Civil Rights Division: Provided 
further, That amounts repurposed by the preceding proviso may not be 
used to increase the number of permanent positions.

In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the Department of 
Justice associated with processing cases under the National

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Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, $22,700,000, to be appropriated 
from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund and to remain available 
until expended.

salaries and expenses, antitrust division

For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and kindred 
laws, $245,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to 
exceed $5,000 shall be available for official reception and 
representation expenses: Provided, <<NOTE: Fees.>> That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, fees collected in fiscal year 2026 for 
premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust 
Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a) shall be retained and used for 
necessary expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, <<NOTE: Reduction.>> That the sum 
herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced (1) as such 
offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2026 and (2) to 
the extent that any remaining general fund appropriations can be derived 
from amounts credited to this account as offsetting collections in 
previous fiscal years that are not otherwise appropriated, so as to 
result in a final fiscal year 2026 appropriation from the general fund 
estimated at $0: Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 605 of 
the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990 (15 U.S.C. 18a note), none of 
the funds credited to this account as offsetting collections in previous 
fiscal years that were unavailable for obligation as of September 30, 
2025, shall become available for obligation except as provided in the 
preceding proviso: Provided further, That any premerger notification 
filing fees received in excess of $245,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 shall 
remain available until expended: Provided further, <<NOTE: Spending 
plan.>> That the Attorney General shall submit a spending plan to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate for any amounts made available by the preceding proviso and such 
spending plan shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of 
this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

salaries and expenses, united states attorneys

For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States 
Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooperative agreements, 
$2,621,000,000: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, not to 
exceed $19,600 shall be available for official reception and 
representation expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$40,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That each <<NOTE: Human trafficking. 42 USC 250a.>> United States 
Attorney shall establish or participate in a task force on human 
trafficking.

united states trustee system fund

For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee Program, as 
authorized, $205,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, deposits of 
discretionary offsetting collections to the United States Trustee System 
Fund and amounts herein appropriated shall be available in such amounts 
as may be necessary to pay refunds due depositors:

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Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
fees deposited into the Fund as discretionary offsetting collections 
pursuant to section 589a of title 28, United States Code (as limited by 
section 589a(f)(2) of title 28, United States Code), shall be retained 
and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation and shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That to the extent that 
fees deposited into the Fund as discretionary offsetting collections in 
fiscal year 2026, net of amounts necessary to pay refunds due 
depositors, exceed $205,000,000, those excess amounts shall be available 
in this and future fiscal years only to the extent provided in advance 
in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That <<NOTE: Reduction.>> the 
sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced (1) as 
such fees are received during fiscal year 2026, net of amounts necessary 
to pay refunds due depositors, (estimated at $205,000,000) and (2) to 
the extent that any remaining general fund appropriations can be derived 
from amounts deposited in the Fund as discretionary offsetting 
collections in previous fiscal years that are not otherwise 
appropriated, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2026 appropriation 
from the general fund estimated at $0.

salaries and expenses, foreign claims settlement commission

For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the Foreign 
Claims Settlement Commission, including services as authorized by 
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $2,504,000.

fees and expenses of witnesses

For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of contracts for 
the procurement and supervision of expert witnesses, for private counsel 
expenses, including advances, and for expenses of foreign counsel, 
$320,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$16,000,000 is for construction of buildings for protected witness 
safesites; not to exceed $3,000,000 is for the purchase and maintenance 
of armored and other vehicles for witness security caravans; and not to 
exceed $35,000,000 is for the purchase, installation, maintenance, and 
upgrade of secure telecommunications equipment and a secure automated 
information network to store and retrieve the identities and locations 
of protected witnesses: Provided, That amounts made available under 
this heading may not be transferred pursuant to section 205 of this Act.

salaries and expenses, community relations service

(including transfer of funds)

For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service, 
$20,000,000: Provided, <<NOTE: Determination.>> That notwithstanding 
section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General 
that emergent circumstances require additional funding for conflict 
resolution and violence prevention activities of the Community Relations 
Service, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to the Community 
Relations Service, from available appropriations for the current fiscal 
year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to 
such circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the 
preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 
of this Act and shall not be

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available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 
procedures set forth in that section.

assets forfeiture fund

For expenses authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), and (G) of 
section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code, $20,514,000, to be 
derived from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund.

United States Marshals Service

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals Service, 
$1,702,000,000, of which not to exceed $20,000 shall be available for 
official reception and representation expenses, not to exceed $8,900 
shall be available for INTERPOL Washington official reception and 
representation expenses, and not to exceed $25,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the Director of INTERPOL 
Washington shall concurrently report to the Deputy Attorney General.

construction

For construction in space that is controlled, occupied, or utilized 
by the United States Marshals Service for prisoner holding and related 
support, $8,000,000, to remain available until expended.

federal prisoner detention

For necessary expenses related to United States prisoners in the 
custody of the United States Marshals Service as authorized by section 
4013 of title 18, United States Code, $2,236,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $20,000,000 
shall be considered ``funds appropriated for State and local law 
enforcement assistance'' pursuant to section 4013(b) of title 18, United 
States Code: Provided further, That the United States Marshals Service 
shall be responsible for managing the Justice Prisoner and Air 
Transportation System.

National Security Division

salaries and expenses

(including transfer of funds)

For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the National 
Security Division, $117,200,000, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 for 
information technology systems shall remain available until expended: 
Provided, <<NOTE: Determination.>> That notwithstanding section 205 of 
this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent 
circumstances require additional funding for the activities of the 
National Security Division, the Attorney General may transfer such 
amounts to this heading from available appropriations for the current 
fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to 
respond to such circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer 
pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated

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as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be 
available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 
procedures set forth in that section.

Interagency Law Enforcement

interagency crime and drug enforcement

For necessary expenses for the identification, investigation, and 
prosecution of individuals associated with the most significant drug 
trafficking organizations, transnational organized crime, and money 
laundering organizations not otherwise provided for, to include inter-
governmental agreements with State and local law enforcement agencies 
engaged in the investigation and prosecution of individuals involved in 
transnational organized crime and drug trafficking, $300,000,000, of 
which $50,000,000 shall remain available until expended: 
Provided, <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>> That any amounts obligated from 
appropriations under this heading may be used under authorities 
available to the organizations reimbursed from this appropriation: 
Provided further, That any amounts obligated from appropriations under 
this heading shall only be available for the same purposes for which the 
amounts were obligated in fiscal year 2024.

Federal Bureau of Investigation

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 
detection, investigation, and prosecution of crimes against the United 
States, $10,609,456,000, of which not to exceed $216,900,000 shall 
remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $284,000 
shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.

construction

For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equipment, furniture, 
and information technology requirements, related to construction or 
acquisition of buildings, facilities, and sites by purchase, or as 
otherwise authorized by law; conversion, modification, and extension of 
federally owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects; 
and operation and maintenance of secure work environment facilities and 
secure networking capabilities; $15,000,000, to remain available until 
expended.

Drug Enforcement Administration

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Administration, 
including not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a 
confidential character pursuant to section 530C of title 28, United 
States Code; and expenses for conducting drug education and training 
programs, including travel and related expenses for participants in such 
programs and the distribution of items of token value that promote the 
goals of such programs, $2,580,340,000, of which not to exceed 
$75,000,000 shall remain

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available until expended and not to exceed $90,000 shall be available 
for official reception and representation expenses: Provided, That, 
notwithstanding section 3672 of Public Law 106-310, up to $10,000,000 
may be used to reimburse States, units of local government, Indian 
Tribal Governments, other public entities, and multi-jurisdictional or 
regional consortia thereof for expenses incurred to clean up and safely 
dispose of substances associated with clandestine methamphetamine 
laboratories, conversion and extraction operations, tableting 
operations, or laboratories and processing operations for fentanyl and 
fentanyl-related substances which may present a danger to public health 
or the environment: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
available by this Act or any prior Department of Justice Appropriations 
Act shall be available to restart the illicit crop imagery program.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 
and Explosives, for training of State and local law enforcement agencies 
with or without reimbursement, including training in connection with the 
training and acquisition of canines for explosives and fire accelerants 
detection; and for provision of laboratory assistance to State and local 
law enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, $1,585,000,000, 
of which not to exceed $36,000 shall be for official reception and 
representation expenses, not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for 
the payment of attorneys' fees as provided by section 924(d)(2) of title 
18, United States Code, and not to exceed $25,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
herein shall be available to investigate or act upon applications for 
relief from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of title 
18, United States Code: Provided further, That such funds shall be 
available to investigate and act upon applications filed by corporations 
for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of 
title 18, United States Code: Provided further, That no funds made 
available by this or any other Act may be used to transfer the 
functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms and Explosives to other agencies or Departments.

Federal Prison System

salaries and expenses

(including transfer of funds)

For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System for the 
administration, operation, and maintenance of Federal penal and 
correctional institutions, and for the provision of technical assistance 
and advice on corrections related issues to foreign governments, 
$8,100,000,000: Provided, That not less than $409,483,000 shall be for 
the programs and activities authorized by the First Step Act of 2018 
(Public Law 115-391), of which not less than 2 percent shall be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Research, 
Evaluation and Statistics'' for the National Institute of Justice to 
carry out evaluations of programs and activities related

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to the First Step Act of 2018: Provided further, That the Attorney 
General may transfer to the Department of Health and Human Services such 
amounts as may be necessary for direct expenditures by that Department 
for medical relief for inmates of Federal penal and correctional 
institutions: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Contracts. Determination.>> That the Director of the 
Federal Prison System, where necessary, may enter into contracts with a 
fiscal agent or fiscal intermediary claims processor to determine the 
amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of the Federal Prison System, 
furnish health services to individuals committed to the custody of the 
Federal Prison System: Provided further, That not to exceed $5,400 
shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $50,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended for necessary operations: Provided further, That, of the 
amounts provided for contract confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 
shall remain available until expended to make payments in advance for 
grants, contracts and reimbursable agreements, and other expenses: 
Provided further, <<NOTE: Donations.>> That the Director of the Federal 
Prison System may accept donated property and services relating to the 
operation of the prison card program from a not-for-profit entity which 
has operated such program in the past, notwithstanding the fact that 
such not-for-profit entity furnishes services under contracts to the 
Federal Prison System relating to the operation of pre-release services, 
halfway houses, or other custodial facilities: Provided further, That 
amounts made available under this heading for programs and activities 
related to the First Step Act of 2018 may not be transferred, or 
otherwise made available, to or for administration by the Department of 
Labor.

buildings and facilities

For planning, acquisition of sites, and construction of new 
facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and remodeling, and 
equipping of such facilities for penal and correctional use, including 
all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account; 
and constructing, remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and 
facilities at existing penal and correctional institutions, including 
all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account, 
$279,762,000, to remain available until expended, of which $150,000,000 
shall be available only for costs related to construction of new 
facilities: Provided, That labor of United States prisoners may be used 
for work performed under this appropriation.

federal <<NOTE: Contracts.>> prison industries, incorporated

The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby authorized to 
make such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing 
authority available, and in accord with the law, and to make such 
contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 
provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be 
necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the budget for the 
current fiscal year for such corporation.

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limitation on administrative expenses, federal prison industries, 
incorporated

Not to exceed $2,700,000 of the funds of the Federal Prison 
Industries, Incorporated, shall be available for its administrative 
expenses, and for services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code, to be computed on an accrual basis to be determined 
in accordance with the corporation's current prescribed accounting 
system, and such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment of 
claims, and expenditures which such accounting system requires to be 
capitalized or charged to cost of commodities acquired or produced, 
including selling and shipping expenses, and expenses in connection with 
acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, 
protection, or disposition of facilities and other property belonging to 
the corporation or in which it has an interest.

State and Local Law Enforcement Activities

Office on Violence Against Women

violence against women prevention and prosecution programs

(including transfers of funds)

For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance 
for the prevention and prosecution of violence against women, as 
authorized by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as 
amended (34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) (``the 1968 Act''); title II of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1968 (commonly known as the ``Indian Civil Rights 
Act of 1968'') (Public Law 90-284, as amended) (``the Indian Civil 
Rights Act''); the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 
(Public Law 103-322, as amended) (34 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) (``the 1994 
Act''); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647) 
(``the 1990 Act''); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end 
the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-21); the 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11101 
et seq.) (``the 1974 Act''); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence 
Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386, as amended) (``the 2000 
Act''); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-405, as amended) 
(``the 2004 Act''); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162, as amended) (``the 2005 
Act''); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public 
Law 113-4) (``the 2013 Act''); the Justice for Victims of Trafficking 
Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-22) (``the 2015 Act''); the Abolish Human 
Trafficking Act (Public Law 115-392); and the Violence Against Women Act 
Reauthorization Act of 2022 (division W of Public Law 117-103) (``the 
2022 Act''); and for related victims services, $720,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which $100,000,000 shall be derived by 
transfer from amounts available for obligation in this Act from the Fund 
established by section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98-
473 (34 U.S.C. 20101), notwithstanding section 1402(d) of such Act of 
1984, and merged with the amounts otherwise

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made available under this heading: Provided, That except as otherwise 
provided by law, not to exceed 5 percent of funds made available under 
this heading may be used for expenses related to evaluation, training, 
and technical assistance: Provided further, That of the amount 
provided--
(1) $257,000,000 is for grants to combat violence against 
women, as authorized by part T of the 1968 Act, and any 
applicable increases for the amount of such grants, as 
authorized by section 5903 of the James M. Inhofe National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023: Provided, That 
$10,000,000 shall be for any such increases under such section 
5903, which shall apply to fiscal year 2026 grants funded by 
amounts provided in this paragraph;
(2) $51,000,000 is for transitional housing assistance 
grants for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
stalking, or sexual assault as authorized by section 40299 of 
the 1994 Act;
(3) $2,500,000 is for the National Institute of Justice and 
the Bureau of Justice Statistics for research, evaluation, and 
statistics of violence against women and related issues 
addressed by grant programs of the Office on Violence Against 
Women, which shall be transferred to ``Research, Evaluation and 
Statistics'' for administration by the Office of Justice 
Programs;
(4) $17,000,000 is for a grant program to provide services 
to advocate for and respond to youth victims of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; 
assistance to children and youth exposed to such violence; 
assistance to middle and high school students through education 
and other services related to such violence; and programs to 
engage men and youth in preventing domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking: Provided, That 
unobligated balances available for the programs authorized by 
sections 41201, 41204, 41303, and 41305 of the 1994 Act, prior 
to its amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be available for this 
program: Provided further, That 10 percent of the total amount 
available for this grant program shall be available for grants 
under the program authorized by section 2015 of the 1968 Act: 
Provided further, That <<NOTE: Applicability.>> the definitions 
and grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall 
apply to this program;
(5) $60,500,000 is for grants to improve the criminal 
justice response as authorized by part U of title I of the 1968 
Act, of which up to $4,000,000 is for a homicide reduction 
initiative; up to $2,000,000 is for a domestic violence 
lethality reduction initiative; and up to $5,000,000 is for an 
initiative to promote effective policing and prosecution 
responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking, including evaluation of the effectiveness of 
funded interventions (``Policing and Prosecution Initiative'');
(6) $79,500,000 is for sexual assault victims assistance, as 
authorized by section 41601 of the 1994 Act;
(7) $50,500,000 is for rural domestic violence and child 
abuse enforcement assistance grants, as authorized by section 
40295 of the 1994 Act;
(8) $25,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent crimes 
against women on campus, as authorized by section 304 of the 
2005 Act, of which $12,500,000 is for grants to Historically

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Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, 
and Tribal colleges and universities;
(9) $55,000,000 is for legal assistance for victims, as 
authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act;
(10) $9,000,000 is for enhanced training and services to end 
violence against and abuse of women in later life, as authorized 
by section 40801 of the 1994 Act;
(11) $21,000,000 is for grants to support families in the 
justice system, as authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act: 
Provided, That unobligated balances available for the programs 
authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act and section 41002 of 
the 1994 Act, prior to their amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be 
available for this program;
(12) $11,500,000 is for education and training to end 
violence against and abuse of women with disabilities, as 
authorized by section 1402 of the 2000 Act;
(13) $1,000,000 is for the National Resource Center on 
Workplace Responses to assist victims of domestic violence, as 
authorized by section 41501 of the 1994 Act;
(14) $2,000,000 is for analysis and research on violence 
against Indian women, including as authorized by section 904 of 
the 2005 Act: Provided, That such funds may be transferred to 
``Research, Evaluation and Statistics'' for administration by 
the Office of Justice Programs;
(15) $500,000 is for a national clearinghouse that provides 
training and technical assistance on issues relating to sexual 
assault of American Indian and Alaska Native women;
(16) $14,500,000 is for programs to assist Tribal 
Governments in exercising special Tribal criminal jurisdiction, 
as authorized by section 204 of the Indian Civil Rights Act: 
Provided, <<NOTE: Applicability.>> That the grant conditions in 
section 40002(b) of the 1994 Act shall apply to grants made;
(17) $1,500,000 is for the purposes authorized under the 
2015 Act;
(18) $14,000,000 is for a grant program as authorized by 
section 41801 of the 1994 Act: 
Provided, <<NOTE: Applicability.>> That the definitions and 
grant conditions in section 109 of the 2022 Act shall apply to 
this program;
(19) $10,000,000 is for culturally specific services for 
victims, as authorized by section 121 of the 2005 Act;
(20) $4,500,000 is for an initiative to support cross-
designation of tribal prosecutors as Tribal Special Assistant 
United States Attorneys: 
Provided, <<NOTE: Applicability.>> That the definitions and 
grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to 
this initiative;
(21) $1,000,000 is for an initiative to support victims of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking, including through the provision of technical 
assistance, as authorized by section 206 of the 2022 Act: 
Provided, <<NOTE: Applicability.>> That the definitions and 
grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to 
this initiative;
(22) $2,000,000 is for a National Deaf Services Line to 
provide services to Deaf victims of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking: Provided, 
That <<NOTE: Applicability.>> the definitions and grant 
conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this 
service line;

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(23) $4,500,000 is for grants for outreach and services to 
underserved populations, as authorized by section 120 of the 
2005 Act;
(24) $3,000,000 is for an initiative to provide financial 
assistance to victims, including evaluation of the effectiveness 
of funded projects: Provided, That <<NOTE: Applicability.>> the 
definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 
Act shall apply to this initiative;
(25) $5,000,000 is for trauma-informed, victim-centered 
training for law enforcement, and related research and 
evaluation activities, as authorized by section 41701 of the 
1994 Act;
(26) $12,000,000 is for grants to support access to sexual 
assault nurse examinations, as authorized by section 304 of 
title III of the 2004 Act: Provided, 
That <<NOTE: Applicability.>> the grant conditions in section 
40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this program; and
(27) $5,000,000 is for local law enforcement grants for 
prevention, enforcement, and prosecution of cybercrimes against 
individuals, as authorized by section 1401 of the 2022 Act, and 
for a National Resource Center on Cybercrimes Against 
Individuals, as authorized by section 1402 of the 2022 Act: 
Provided, That <<NOTE: Applicability.>> the grant conditions in 
section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this paragraph.

Office of Justice Programs

research, evaluation and statistics

For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance 
authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (``title I of the 1968 Act'') (Public Law 90-351); the Violent 
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) 
(``the 1994 Act''); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 
of 1974 (``the 1974 Act'') (Public Law 93-415); the Missing Children's 
Assistance Act (34 U.S.C. 11291 et seq.); the Prosecutorial Remedies and 
Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 
(Public Law 108-21) (``the PROTECT Act''); the Justice for All Act of 
2004 (Public Law 108-405); the Violence Against Women and Department of 
Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005 
Act''); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (title II of Public Law 
101-647); the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-199); the 
Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98-
473); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 
109-248) (``the Adam Walsh Act''); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 
(Public Law 110-401); subtitle C of title II of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) (``the 2002 Act''); the Prison Rape 
Elimination Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-79) (``PREA''); the NICS 
Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-180); the Violence 
Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013 
Act''); the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public Law 
114-198); the First Step Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-391); and other 
programs, $55,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which--

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(1) $33,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics programs 
and other activities as authorized by part C of title I of the 
1968 Act; and
(2) $22,000,000 is for research, development, and evaluation 
programs, and other activities as authorized by part B of title 
I of the 1968 Act and subtitle C of title II of the 2002 Act, 
and for activities authorized by or consistent with the First 
Step Act of 2018.

state and local law enforcement assistance

(including transfer of funds)

For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance 
authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 
(Public Law 103-322) (``the 1994 Act''); the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-351) (``the 1968 Act''); the 
Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-405); the Victims of Child 
Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647) (``the 1990 Act''); the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 
109-164) (``the TVPRA of 2005''); the Violence Against Women and 
Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) 
(``the 2005 Act''); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 
2006 (Public Law 109-248) (``the Adam Walsh Act''); the Victims of 
Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386) 
(``the Victims of Trafficking Act''); the NICS Improvement Amendments 
Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-180); subtitle C of title II of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) (``the 2002 Act''); the Prison 
Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-79) (``PREA''); the Second 
Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-199); the Prioritizing Resources and 
Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-403); 
the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-473); the Mentally Ill 
Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-416); the Violence Against Women 
Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013 Act''); the 
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-198) 
(``CARA''); the Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Public Law 
114-324); Kevin and Avonte's Law (division Q of Public Law 115-141) 
(``Kevin and Avonte's Law''); the Keep Young Athletes Safe Act of 2018 
(title III of division S of Public Law 115-141) (``the Keep Young 
Athletes Safe Act''); the STOP School Violence Act of 2018 (title V of 
division S of Public Law 115-141) (``the STOP School Violence Act''); 
the Fix NICS Act of 2018 (title VI of division S of Public Law 115-141); 
the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018 
(Public Law 115-185); the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act 
(Public Law 115-271); the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2018 
(Public Law 115-391); the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate 
Crimes Prevention Act (Public Law 111-84); the Ashanti Alert Act of 2018 
(Public Law 115-401); the Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act 
of 2019 (Public Law 116-277); the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act (34 U.S.C. 
30507); the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 
(division W of Public Law 117-103) (``the 2022 Act''); the Daniel Anderl 
Judicial Security and Privacy

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Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-263); and other programs, $2,400,000,000, to 
remain available until expended as follows--
(1) $964,000,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
Assistance Grant program as authorized by subpart 1 of part E of 
title I of the 1968 Act (except that section 1001(c), and the 
special rules for Puerto Rico under section 505(g), of title I 
of the 1968 Act shall not apply for purposes of this Act), of 
which, notwithstanding such subpart 1--
(A) $12,500,000 is for an Officer Robert Wilson III 
memorial initiative on Preventing Violence Against Law 
Enforcement and Ensuring Officer Resilience and 
Survivability (VALOR);
(B) $3,000,000 is for the operation, maintenance, 
and expansion of the National Missing and Unidentified 
Persons System;
(C) $6,000,000 is for a grant program for State and 
local law enforcement to provide officer training on 
responding to individuals with mental illness or 
disabilities, including for purposes described in the 
Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022 
(Public Law 117-325);
(D) $2,500,000 is for a student loan repayment 
assistance program pursuant to section 952 of Public Law 
110-315;
(E) $15,000,000 is for prison rape prevention and 
prosecution grants to States and units of local 
government, and other programs, as authorized by PREA;
(F) $2,500,000 is for the Missing Americans Alert 
Program (title XXIV of the 1994 Act), as amended by 
Kevin and Avonte's Law;
(G) $13,000,000 is for grants authorized under the 
Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Authorization Act of 
2018 (Public Law 115-185);
(H) $11,500,000 is for the Capital Litigation 
Improvement Grant Program, as authorized by section 426 
of Public Law 108-405, and for grants for wrongful 
conviction review;
(I) $3,000,000 is for the program specified in 
paragraph (1)(I) under the heading ``State and Local Law 
Enforcement Assistance'' in division B of Public Law 
117-328;
(J) $1,000,000 is for the purposes of the Ashanti 
Alert Communications Network as authorized under the 
Ashanti Alert Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-401);
(K) $2,750,000 is for a grant program to replicate 
and support family-based alternative sentencing 
programs;
(L) $3,000,000 is for a rural violent crime 
initiative, including assistance for law enforcement;
(M) $3,000,000 is for grants authorized under the 
Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2019 
(Public Law 116-277);
(N) $1,000,000 is for the purposes authorized under 
section 1506 of the 2022 Act; and
(O) $537,978,926 is for discretionary grants to 
improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, 
to prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and to assist 
victims of crime (other than compensation), which shall 
be made available for the OJP--Byrne projects, and in 
the amounts, specified in the table titled ``Community 
Project Funding/

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Congressionally Directed Spending'' included for this 
division in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act): Provided, That such amounts may not 
be transferred for any other purpose;
(2) $202,500,000 for the State Criminal Alien Assistance 
Program, as authorized by section 241(I)(5) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(I)(5)): Provided, That no 
jurisdiction shall request compensation for any cost greater 
than the actual cost for Federal immigration and other detainees 
housed in State and local detention facilities;
(3) $83,500,000 for victim services programs for victims of 
trafficking, as authorized by section 107(b)(2) of the Victims 
of Trafficking Act, by the TVPRA of 2005, or programs authorized 
under Public Law 113-4;
(4) $7,500,000 for a grant program to prevent and address 
economic, high technology, white collar, and Internet crime, 
including as authorized by section 401 of Public Law 110-403, of 
which not less than $2,500,000 is for intellectual property 
enforcement grants including as authorized by section 401, and 
$2,000,000 is for grants to develop databases on Internet of 
Things device capabilities and to build and execute training 
modules for law enforcement;
(5) $19,000,000 for sex offender management assistance, as 
authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, and related activities, of 
which $1,000,000 is for the National Sex Offender Public 
Website;
(6) $30,000,000 for the Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest 
Partnership Grant Program, as authorized by section 2501 of 
title I of the 1968 Act: Provided, That $1,500,000 shall be 
transferred directly to the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology's Office of Law Enforcement Standards for research, 
testing, and evaluation programs;
(7) $83,000,000 for grants to States to upgrade criminal and 
mental health records for the National Instant Criminal 
Background Check System, of which no less than $24,000,000 shall 
be for grants made under the authorities of the NICS Improvement 
Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-180) and Fix NICS Act of 
2018;
(8) $32,500,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences 
Improvement Grants under part BB of title I of the 1968 Act;
(9) $138,000,000 for DNA-related and forensic programs and 
activities, of which--
(A) $115,000,000 is for the purposes authorized 
under section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination 
Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-546) (the Debbie Smith DNA 
Backlog Grant Program): Provided, That up to 4 percent 
of funds made available under this paragraph may be used 
for the purposes described in the DNA Training and 
Education for Law Enforcement, Correctional Personnel, 
and Court Officers program (Public Law 108-405, section 
303);
(B) $6,000,000 is for other local, State, and 
Federal forensic activities;

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(C) $13,000,000 is for the purposes described in the 
Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Grant 
Program (Public Law 108-405, section 412); and
(D) $4,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Forensic Exam 
Program grants, including as authorized by section 304 
of Public Law 108-405;
(10) $50,000,000 for community-based grant programs to 
improve the response to sexual assault, including assistance for 
investigation and prosecution of related cold cases;
(11) $14,000,000 for the court-appointed special advocate 
program, as authorized by section 217 of the 1990 Act;
(12) $48,000,000 for assistance to Indian Tribes;
(13) $111,000,000 for offender reentry programs and 
research, as authorized by the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public 
Law 110-199) and by the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 
2018 (Public Law 115-391), without regard to the time 
limitations specified at section 6(1) of such Act, of which not 
to exceed--
(A) $8,000,000 is for a program to improve State, 
local, and Tribal probation or parole supervision 
efforts and strategies;
(B) $5,000,000 is for children of incarcerated 
parents demonstration programs to enhance and maintain 
parental and family relationships for incarcerated 
parents as a reentry or recidivism reduction strategy;
(C) $5,000,000 is for additional replication sites 
employing the Project HOPE Opportunity Probation with 
Enforcement model implementing swift and certain 
sanctions in probation, of which no less than $500,000 
shall be used for a project that provides training, 
technical assistance, and best practices; and
(D) $10,000,000 is for a grant program for crisis 
stabilization and community reentry, as authorized by 
the Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Act of 
2020 (Public Law 116-281):
Provided, That up to $7,500,000 of funds made available in 
this paragraph may be used for performance-based awards for Pay 
for Success projects, of which up to $5,000,000 shall be for Pay 
for Success programs implementing the Permanent Supportive 
Housing Model and reentry housing;
(14) $403,000,000 for comprehensive opioid use reduction 
activities, including as authorized by CARA, and for the 
following programs, which shall address opioid, stimulant, and 
substance use disorders consistent with underlying program 
authorities, of which--
(A) $86,000,000 is for Drug Courts, as authorized by 
section 1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act;
(B) $35,000,000 is for mental health courts and 
adult and juvenile collaboration program grants, as 
authorized by parts V and HH of title I of the 1968 Act, 
and the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime 
Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 
(Public Law 110-416);
(C) $30,000,000 is for grants for Residential 
Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners, as 
authorized by part S of title I of the 1968 Act;

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(D) $32,000,000 is for a veterans treatment courts 
program, of which $4,000,000 is for a national center 
for veterans justice;
(E) $35,000,000 is for a program to monitor 
prescription drugs and scheduled listed chemical 
products; and
(F) $185,000,000 is for a comprehensive opioid, 
stimulant, and substance use disorder program;
(15) $2,500,000 for a competitive grant program authorized 
by the Keep Young Athletes Safe Act;
(16) $82,000,000 for grants to be administered by the Bureau 
of Justice Assistance for purposes authorized under the STOP 
School Violence Act;
(17) $3,000,000 for grants to State and local law 
enforcement agencies for the expenses associated with the 
investigation and prosecution of criminal offenses involving 
civil rights, as authorized by the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil 
Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-325);
(18) $17,000,000 for grants to State, local, and Tribal law 
enforcement agencies to conduct educational outreach and 
training on hate crimes and to investigate and prosecute hate 
crimes, as authorized by section 4704 of the Matthew Shepard and 
James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (Public Law 111-84);
(19) $9,000,000 for grants specified in paragraph (20) under 
the heading ``State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance'' in 
division B of Public Law 117-328;
(20) $9,000,000 for programs authorized under the Jabara-
Heyer NO HATE Act (34 U.S.C. 30507);
(21) $84,000,000 for initiatives to improve police-community 
relations, of which $15,000,000 is for a competitive matching 
grant program for purchases of body-worn cameras for State, 
local, and Tribal law enforcement; $19,000,000 is for a justice 
reinvestment initiative, for activities related to criminal 
justice reform and recidivism reduction; and $50,000,000 is for 
a community violence intervention and prevention initiative; and
(22) $7,500,000 for a grant program as authorized by the 
Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2022 (Public 
Law 117-263):

Provided, That, if a unit of local government uses any of the funds 
made available under this heading to increase the number of law 
enforcement officers, the unit of local government will achieve a net 
gain in the number of law enforcement officers who perform non-
administrative public sector safety service: Provided further, That in 
the spending plan submitted pursuant to section 528 of this Act, the 
Office of Justice Programs shall specifically and explicitly identify 
all changes in the administration of competitive grant programs for 
fiscal year 2026, including changes to applicant eligibility, priority 
areas or weightings, and the application review process.

juvenile justice programs

For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance 
authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
1974 (Public Law 93-415) (``the 1974 Act''); title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (Public Law

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90-351) (``the 1968 Act''); the Violence Against Women and Department of 
Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005 
Act''); the Missing Children's Assistance Act (34 U.S.C. 11291 et seq.); 
the PROTECT Act (Public Law 108-21); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 
1990 (Public Law 101-647) (``the 1990 Act''); the Adam Walsh Child 
Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248) (``the Adam Walsh 
Act''); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-401) (``the 
2008 Act''); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 
(Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013 Act''); the Justice for All 
Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-324); the Missing Children's 
Assistance Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-267); the Juvenile Justice Reform 
Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-385); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 
(chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98-473) (``the 1984 Act''); the 
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-198); 
and other juvenile justice programs, $375,000,000, to remain available 
until expended as follows--
(1) $65,000,000 for programs authorized by section 221 of 
the 1974 Act, and for training and technical assistance to 
assist small, nonprofit organizations with the Federal grants 
process: Provided, That of the amounts provided under this 
paragraph, $500,000 shall be for a competitive demonstration 
grant program to support emergency planning among State, local, 
and Tribal juvenile justice residential facilities;
(2) $105,000,000 for youth mentoring grants;
(3) $50,500,000 for delinquency prevention, of which, 
pursuant to sections 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act--
(A) $4,000,000 shall be for grants to prevent 
trafficking of girls;
(B) $16,000,000 shall be for the Tribal Youth 
Program;
(C) $4,500,000 shall be for competitive grants 
focusing on girls in the juvenile justice system;
(D) $10,500,000 shall be for an initiative relating 
to youth affected by opioids, stimulants, and substance 
use disorder;
(E) $9,000,000 shall be for an initiative relating 
to children exposed to violence; and
(F) $2,000,000 shall be for the Arts in Juvenile 
Justice Demonstration Program;
(4) $43,000,000 for programs authorized by the Victims of 
Child Abuse Act of 1990;
(5) $105,000,000 for missing and exploited children 
programs, including as authorized by sections 404(b) and 405(a) 
of the 1974 Act (except that section 102(b)(4)(B) of the 2008 
Act (Public Law 110-401) shall not apply for purposes of this 
Act);
(6) $4,500,000 for child abuse training programs for 
judicial personnel and practitioners, as authorized by section 
222 of the 1990 Act; and
(7) $2,000,000 for a program to improve juvenile indigent 
defense:

Provided, That not more than 10 percent of each amount may be used for 
research, evaluation, and statistics activities designed to benefit the 
programs or activities authorized: Provided further, That not more than 
2 percent of the amounts designated under paragraphs (1) through (3) and 
(6) may be used for training and

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technical assistance: Provided further, That the two preceding provisos 
shall not apply to grants and projects administered pursuant to sections 
261 and 262 of the 1974 Act and to missing and exploited children 
programs.

public safety officer benefits

(including transfer of funds)

For payments and expenses authorized under section 1001(a)(4) of 
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, such 
sums as are necessary (including amounts for administrative costs), to 
remain available until expended; and $34,800,000 for payments authorized 
by section 1201(b) of such Act and for educational assistance authorized 
by section 1218 of such Act, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, <<NOTE: Determination.>> That notwithstanding section 205 of 
this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent 
circumstances require additional funding for such disability and 
education payments, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to 
``Public Safety Officer Benefits'' from available appropriations for the 
Department of Justice as may be necessary to respond to such 
circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the 
preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

Community Oriented Policing Services

community oriented policing services programs

(including transfer of funds)

For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322); the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the Violence Against 
Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 
109-162) (``the 2005 Act''); the American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 
2017 (Public Law 115-37); the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness 
Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-113) (``the LEMHW Act''); the SUPPORT for 
Patients and Communities Act (Public Law 115-271); the Supporting and 
Treating Officers In Crisis Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-32) (``the STOIC 
Act''); and the Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022 
(Public Law 117-325), $800,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That any balances made available through prior year 
deobligations shall only be available in accordance with section 505 of 
this Act: Provided further, That of the amount provided under this 
heading--
(1) $253,093,613 is for grants under section 1701 of title I 
of the 1968 Act (34 U.S.C. 10381) for the hiring and rehiring of 
additional career law enforcement officers under part Q of such 
title notwithstanding subsection (i) of such section: Provided, 
That, notwithstanding section 1704(c) of such title (34 U.S.C. 
10384(c)), funding for hiring or rehiring a career law 
enforcement officer may not exceed $125,000 unless the Director 
of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services grants a 
waiver from this limitation: Provided further, That

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of the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $32,000,000 is 
for improving Tribal law enforcement, including hiring, 
equipment, training, anti-methamphetamine activities, and anti-
opioid activities: Provided further, That of the amounts 
appropriated under this paragraph, $44,000,000 is for regional 
information sharing activities, as authorized by part M of title 
I of the 1968 Act, which shall be transferred to and merged with 
``Research, Evaluation, and Statistics'' for administration by 
the Office of Justice Programs: Provided further, That of the 
amounts appropriated under this paragraph, no less than 
$4,000,000 is to support the Tribal Access Program: Provided 
further, That of the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, 
$10,000,000 is for training, peer mentoring, mental health 
program activities, and other support services as authorized 
under the LEMHW Act and the STOIC Act: Provided further, That 
of the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $5,500,000 is 
for the collaborative reform model of technical assistance in 
furtherance of section 1701 of title I of the 1968 Act (34 
U.S.C. 10381);
(2) $11,500,000 is for activities authorized by the POLICE 
Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-199);
(3) $13,500,000 is for competitive grants to State law 
enforcement agencies in States with high seizures of precursor 
chemicals, finished methamphetamine, laboratories, and 
laboratory dump seizures: 
Provided, <<NOTE: Investigations. Drugs and drug abuse.>> That 
funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be utilized for 
investigative purposes to locate or investigate illicit 
activities, including precursor diversion, laboratories, or 
methamphetamine traffickers;
(4) $34,500,000 is for competitive grants to statewide law 
enforcement agencies in States with high rates of primary 
treatment admissions for heroin and other opioids: Provided, 
That <<NOTE: Investigations. Drugs and drug abuse.>> these funds 
shall be utilized for investigative purposes to locate or 
investigate illicit activities, including activities related to 
the distribution of heroin or unlawful distribution of 
prescription opioids, or unlawful heroin and prescription opioid 
traffickers through statewide collaboration;
(5) $53,000,000 is for competitive grants to be administered 
by the Community Oriented Policing Services Office for purposes 
authorized under the STOP School Violence Act (title V of 
division S of Public Law 115-141);
(6) $18,000,000 is for community policing development 
activities in furtherance of section 1701 of title I of the 1968 
Act (34 U.S.C. 10381);
(7) $401,406,387 is for a law enforcement technologies and 
interoperable communications program, and related law 
enforcement and public safety equipment, which shall be made 
available for the COPS Tech projects, and in the amounts, 
specified in the table titled ``Community Project Funding/
Congressionally Directed Spending'' included for this division 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): 
Provided, That such amounts may not be transferred for any other 
purpose: Provided further, That grants funded by such amounts 
shall not be subject to section 1703 of title I of the 1968 Act 
(34 U.S.C. 10383); and

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(8) $15,000,000 is for activities authorized by the Law 
Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-
325).

General Provisions--Department of Justice

(including transfers of funds)

Sec. 201. In addition to amounts otherwise made available in this 
title for official reception and representation expenses, a total of not 
to exceed $50,000 from funds appropriated to the Department of Justice 
in this title shall be available to the Attorney General for official 
reception and representation expenses.
Sec. 202. <<NOTE: Abortion.>> None of the funds appropriated by 
this title shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the 
life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to 
term, or in the case of rape or incest: Provided, That should this 
prohibition be declared unconstitutional by a court of competent 
jurisdiction, this section shall be null and void.

Sec. 203. <<NOTE: Abortion.>> None of the funds appropriated under 
this title shall be used to require any person to perform, or facilitate 
in any way the performance of, any abortion.

Sec. 204. <<NOTE: Prisons and prisoners. Abortion.>> Nothing in the 
preceding section shall remove the obligation of the Director of the 
Bureau of Prisons to provide escort services necessary for a female 
inmate to receive such service outside the Federal facility: Provided, 
That nothing in this section in any way diminishes the effect of section 
203 intended to address the philosophical beliefs of individual 
employees of the Bureau of Prisons.

Sec. 205. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice in 
this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such 
appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be 
increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That 
any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a 
reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be 
available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set 
forth in that section: Provided further, That this section shall not 
apply to the following--
(1) paragraph 1(O) under the heading ``State and Local Law 
Enforcement Assistance''; and
(2) paragraph (7) under the heading ``Community Oriented 
Policing Services Programs''.

Sec. 206. <<NOTE: Prisons and prisoners.>> None of the funds made 
available under this title may be used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons 
or the United States Marshals Service for the purpose of transporting an 
individual who is a prisoner pursuant to conviction for crime under 
State or Federal law and is classified as a maximum or high security 
prisoner, other than to a prison or other facility certified by the 
Federal Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure for housing such a 
prisoner.

Sec. 207. <<NOTE: Prisons and prisoners.>> (a) None of the funds 
appropriated by this Act may be used by Federal prisons to purchase 
cable television services, or to rent or purchase audiovisual or 
electronic media or equipment used primarily for recreational purposes.

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(b) Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental, maintenance, or 
purchase of audiovisual or electronic media or equipment for inmate 
training, religious, or educational programs.
Sec. 208. <<NOTE: Certification.>> None of the funds made available 
under this title shall be obligated or expended for any new or enhanced 
information technology program having total estimated development costs 
in excess of $100,000,000, unless the Deputy Attorney General and the 
investment review board certify to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate that the information 
technology program has appropriate program management controls and 
contractor oversight mechanisms in place, and that the program is 
compatible with the enterprise architecture of the Department of 
Justice.

Sec. 209. <<NOTE: Applicability.>> The notification thresholds and 
procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act shall apply to 
deviations from the amounts designated for specific activities in this 
Act and in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), and to any use of 
deobligated balances of funds provided under this title in previous 
years.

Sec. 210. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to 
plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, or approve a public-private 
competition under the Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 or 
any successor administrative regulation, directive, or policy for work 
performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of Federal Prison 
Industries, Incorporated.
Sec. 211. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
shall be available for the salary, benefits, or expenses of any United 
States Attorney assigned dual or additional responsibilities by the 
Attorney General or his designee that exempt that United States Attorney 
from the residency requirements of section 545 of title 28, United 
States Code.
Sec. 212. At the discretion of the Attorney General, and in 
addition to any amounts that otherwise may be available (or authorized 
to be made available) by law, with respect to funds appropriated by this 
title under the headings ``Research, Evaluation and Statistics'', 
``State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance'', and ``Juvenile Justice 
Programs''--
(1) up to 2 percent of funds made available to the Office of 
Justice Programs for grant or reimbursement programs may be used 
by such Office to provide training and technical assistance; and
(2) up to 2 percent of funds made available for grant or 
reimbursement programs under such headings, except for amounts 
appropriated specifically for research, evaluation, or 
statistical programs administered by the National Institute of 
Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, shall be 
transferred to and merged with funds provided to the National 
Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, to be 
used by them for research, evaluation, or statistical purposes, 
without regard to the authorizations for such grant or 
reimbursement programs.
This section shall not apply to paragraph 1(O) under the 
heading ``State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance''.

Sec. 213. <<NOTE: Determination. Time periods. Waiver 
authority.>> Upon request by a grantee for whom the Attorney General has 
determined there is a fiscal hardship, the Attorney General may, with 
respect to funds appropriated in this or any

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other Act making appropriations for fiscal years 2023 through 2026 for 
the following programs, waive the following requirements:
(1) For the adult and juvenile offender State and local 
reentry demonstration projects under part FF of title I of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10631 et seq.), the requirements under section 2976(g)(1) of 
such part (34 U.S.C. 10631(g)(1)).
(2) For grants to protect inmates and safeguard communities 
as authorized by section 6 of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 
2003 (34 U.S.C. 30305(c)(3)), the requirements of section 
6(c)(3) of such Act.

Sec. 214. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, section 
20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12109(a)) shall not apply to amounts 
made available by this or any other Act.
Sec. 215. <<NOTE: Firearms.>> None of the funds made available 
under this Act, other than for the national instant criminal background 
check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence 
Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 40901), may be used by a Federal law 
enforcement officer to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to 
an individual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or suspects 
that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel, unless law enforcement 
personnel of the United States continuously monitor or control the 
firearm at all times.

Sec. 216. (a) None of the income retained in the Department of 
Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public Law 102-140 
(105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall be available for obligation 
during fiscal year 2026, except up to $12,000,000 may be obligated for 
implementation of a unified Department of Justice financial management 
system.
(b) Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated balances 
transferred to the capital account of the Department of Justice Working 
Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public Law 102-140 (105 Stat. 784; 
28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall be available for obligation in fiscal year 
2026, and any use, obligation, transfer, or allocation of such funds 
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this 
Act.
(c) Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess unobligated balances 
available under section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, United States Code, 
shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2026, and any use, 
obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds shall be treated as a 
reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act.
Sec. 217. Discretionary funds that are made available in this Act 
for the Office of Justice Programs may be used to participate in 
Performance Partnership Pilots authorized under such authorities as have 
been enacted for Performance Partnership Pilots in appropriations acts 
in prior fiscal years and the current fiscal year.
Sec. 218. <<NOTE: Time period. Reports.>> The Attorney General 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate quarterly reports on the Crime Victims 
Fund, the Working Capital Fund, the Three Percent Fund, and the Assets 
Forfeiture Fund. Such quarterly reports shall contain at least the same 
level of information and detail for each Fund as was provided to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate in fiscal year 2024.

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Sec. 219. <<NOTE: Live tissue. Determination.>> None of the funds 
made available under this Act may be used to conduct, contract for, or 
otherwise support, live tissue training, unless the Attorney General 
issues a written, non-delegable determination that such training is 
medically necessary and cannot be replicated by alternatives.

Sec. 220. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
by the Department of Justice to target or investigate parents who 
peacefully protest at school board meetings and are not suspected of 
engaging in unlawful activity.
Sec. 221. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to investigate or prosecute religious institutions on the basis of their 
religious beliefs.
Sec. 222. <<NOTE: Plan. Review.>> Any remaining unobligated 
balances from amounts originally made available under the heading 
``Federal Bureau of Investigation--Construction'' in the Department of 
Justice Appropriations Act, 2016 (title II of division B of Public Law 
114-113) or in the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2017 (title 
II of division B of Public Law 115-31) for the new Federal Bureau of 
Investigation consolidated headquarters facility in the National Capital 
Region that were subsequently reprogrammed pursuant to a notification 
received by the Committees on Appropriations from the Assistant Attorney 
General for Administration on July 1, 2025, may not be further obligated 
until the Federal Bureau of Investigation submits to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate the 
contracted and completed architectural and engineering plan for the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation's new headquarters building for review: 
Provided, <<NOTE: Classified information.>> That classified portions of 
the architectural and engineering plan shall be submitted through a 
classified annex.

This title may be cited as the ``Department of Justice 
Appropriations Act, 2026''.

TITLE <<NOTE: Science Appropriations Act, 2026.>> III

SCIENCE

Office of Science and Technology Policy

For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the National Science and 
Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 
6601 et seq.), hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as 
authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, not to exceed 
$2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, and rental of 
conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $7,965,000.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

science

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct 
and support of science research and development activities, including 
research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance 
and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft 
control, and communications activities; program management; personnel 
and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United

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States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of 
mission and administrative aircraft, $7,250,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027: Provided, That of the amount made available 
under this heading, the total amount specified in the table under this 
heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this Act) shall be for the purposes and 
in not less than the amount for each such purpose specified in such 
table.

aeronautics

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct 
and support of aeronautics research and development activities, 
including research, development, operations, support, and services; 
maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, 
spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; 
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, 
as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; 
travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and 
administrative aircraft, $935,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2027.

space technology

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct 
and support of space technology research and development activities, 
including research, development, operations, support, and services; 
maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, 
spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; 
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, 
as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; 
travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and 
administrative aircraft, $920,500,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2027.

exploration

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct 
and support of exploration research and development activities, 
including research, development, operations, support, and services; 
maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, 
spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; 
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, 
as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; 
travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and 
administrative aircraft, $7,783,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2027: Provided, <<NOTE: Time period. Budget profile.>> 
That the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate, concurrent with the annual budget submission, a 5-year budget 
profile for an integrated system that includes the Space Launch System, 
the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, Human Landing System, and 
associated ground systems.

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space operations

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct 
and support of space operations research and development activities, 
including research, development, operations, support and services; space 
flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities, including 
operations, production, and services; maintenance and repair, facility 
planning and design; program management; personnel and related costs, 
including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 
5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase 
and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, 
$4,175,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027.

science, technology, engineering, and mathematics engagement

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct 
and support of aerospace and aeronautical education research and 
development activities, including research, development, operations, 
support, and services; program management; personnel and related costs, 
including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 
5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase 
and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, 
$143,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, 
That of the amount made available under this heading, the total amount 
specified in the table under this heading in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act) shall be for the purposes and in not less than the 
amount for each such purpose specified in such table.

safety, security and mission services

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct 
and support of science, aeronautics, space technology, exploration, 
space operations and education research and development activities, 
including research, development, operations, support, and services; 
maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, 
spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; 
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, 
as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; 
travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to 
exceed $63,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and 
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and 
administrative aircraft, $3,000,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2027: Provided, That if available balances in the 
``Science, Space, and Technology Education Trust Fund'' are not 
sufficient to provide for the grant disbursements required under the 
third and fourth provisos under such heading in the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
1989 (Public Law 100-404) as amended by the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103-327), up to $1,000,000 shall be 
available from amounts made available under

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this heading to make such grant disbursements: Provided further, That 
of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $58,417,135 shall be 
made available for the SSMS projects, and in the amounts, specified in 
the table titled ``Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed 
Spending'' included for this division in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act): Provided further, That the amounts made available 
for the projects referenced in the preceding proviso may not be 
transferred for any other purpose.

construction and environmental compliance and restoration

For necessary expenses for construction of facilities including 
repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modification of facilities, 
construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities, 
facility planning and design, and restoration, and acquisition or 
condemnation of real property, as authorized by law, and environmental 
compliance and restoration, $185,336,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2031: Provided, <<NOTE: Contracts. Time period. 51 USC 
20145 note.>> That proceeds from leases deposited into this account 
shall be available for a period of 5 years to the extent and in amounts 
as provided in annual appropriations Acts: Provided further, That such 
proceeds referred to in the preceding proviso shall be available for 
obligation for fiscal year 2026 in an amount not to exceed $33,000,000: 
Provided further, That <<NOTE: Budget requests. Estimates. 51 USC 30103 
note.>> each annual budget request shall include an annual estimate of 
gross receipts and collections and proposed use of all funds collected 
pursuant to section 20145 of title 51, United States Code.

office of inspector general

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $46,500,000, of which 
$2,500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027.

administrative provisions

(including transfers of funds)

Funds <<NOTE: 51 USC 20144 note.>> for any announced prize 
otherwise authorized shall remain available, without fiscal year 
limitation, until a prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn.

Not to exceed 10 percent of any appropriation made available for the 
current fiscal year for the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration in this Act may be transferred between such 
appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise 
specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 20 percent by any 
such transfers. Any funds transferred to ``Construction and 
Environmental Compliance and Restoration'' for construction activities 
shall not increase that account by more than 20 percent. Balances so 
transferred shall be merged with and available for the same purposes and 
the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred. Any 
transfer pursuant to this provision shall be treated as a reprogramming 
of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for 
obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
section.
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation provided for the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration under previous

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appropriations Acts that remains available for obligation or expenditure 
in fiscal year 2026 may be transferred between such appropriations, but 
no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall 
be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Any transfer 
pursuant to this provision shall retain its original availability and 
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this 
Act and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with 
the procedures set forth in that section.
The <<NOTE: Spending plan.>> spending plan required by this Act 
shall be provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
at the theme, program, project, and activity level. The spending plan, 
as well as any subsequent change of an amount established in that 
spending plan that meets the notification requirements of section 505 of 
this Act, shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this 
Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in 
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

Not more than 20 percent or $50,000,000, whichever is less, of the 
amounts made available in the current-year Construction and 
Environmental Compliance and Restoration (CECR) appropriation may be 
applied to CECR projects funded under previous years' CECR 
appropriations. Use of current-year funds under this provision shall be 
treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and 
shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the 
procedures set forth in that section.
Of the amounts made available in this Act under the heading 
``Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Engagement'' (``STEM 
Engagement''), up to $5,000,000 shall be available to jointly fund, with 
an additional amount of up to $1,000,000 each from amounts made 
available in this Act under the headings ``Science'', ``Aeronautics'', 
``Space Technology'', ``Exploration'', and ``Space Operations'', 
projects and activities for engaging students in STEM and increasing 
STEM research capacities of universities, including Minority Serving 
Institutions.
Not to exceed $38,500,000 made available for the current fiscal year 
in this Act within ``Safety, Security and Mission Services'' may be 
transferred to the Working Capital Fund of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration. Balances so transferred shall be available until 
expended only for activities described in section 30102(b)(3) of title 
51, United States Code, as amended by this Act, and shall remain 
available until expended. Any transfer pursuant to this provision shall 
be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and 
shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the 
procedures set forth in that section.
There <<NOTE: 51 USC 30102 note.>> is hereby established in the 
Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the ``National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration Nonrecurring Expenses Fund'' (the 
Fund). <<NOTE: Deadline. Time periods.>> Unobligated balances of 
expired discretionary funds appropriated for this or any succeeding 
fiscal year from the General Fund of the Treasury to the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) by this or any other Act may 
be transferred (not later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after 
the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the purposes 
for which appropriated) into the Fund. Amounts deposited in the Fund 
shall be available until expended, and in addition to such other funds 
as may be available

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for such purposes, for facilities infrastructure improvements, including 
nonrecurring maintenance, necessary for the operation of NASA, subject 
to approval by the Office of Management and Budget. Amounts in the Fund 
may not be available for the purpose described in subsection (b)(3) of 
section 30102 of title 51, United States Code. 
Amounts <<NOTE: Notification. Time period.>> in the Fund may be 
obligated only after the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 30 days in advance 
of the planned use of funds.

National Science Foundation

research and related activities

For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science 
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), and Public Law 86-209 
(42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.); services as authorized by section 3109 of 
title 5, United States Code; maintenance and operation of aircraft and 
purchase of flight services for research support; acquisition of 
aircraft; and authorized travel; $7,176,500,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027: Provided, That of the amounts appropriated 
under this heading, not to exceed $700,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended for polar research and operations support, and for 
reimbursement to other Federal agencies for operational and science 
support and logistical and other related activities for the United 
States Antarctic program: Provided further, That of the amounts in the 
preceding proviso, not less than $118,800,000 shall be for U.S. 
Antarctic Logistical Support: Provided further, That receipts for 
scientific support services and materials furnished by the National 
Research Centers and other National Science Foundation supported 
research facilities may be credited to this appropriation.

major research equipment and facilities construction

For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construction, 
commissioning, and upgrading of major research equipment, facilities, 
and other such capital assets pursuant to the National Science 
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), including authorized 
travel, $251,000,000, to remain available until expended.

stem education

For necessary expenses in carrying out science, mathematics, and 
engineering education and human resources programs and activities 
pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 
et seq.), including services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code, authorized travel, and rental of conference rooms in 
the District of Columbia, $938,250,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2027: Provided, That of the amount made available under 
this heading, the total amount specified in the table under this heading 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act) shall be for the purposes 
and in not less than the amount for each such purpose specified in such 
table.

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agency operations and award management

For agency operations and award management necessary in carrying out 
the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.); 
services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; 
rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; and 
reimbursement of the Department of Homeland Security for security guard 
services; $355,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $12,000 is for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Contracts.>> That contracts may be entered into under 
this heading in fiscal year 2026 for maintenance and operation of 
facilities and for other services to be provided during the next fiscal 
year.

office of the national science board

For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, authorized 
travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms 
in the District of Columbia, and the employment of experts and 
consultants under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code) involved 
in carrying out section 4 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 
(42 U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86-209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.), 
$5,090,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for 
official reception and representation expenses.

office of inspector general

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General as 
authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, $24,160,000, of which 
$1,500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027.

administrative provisions

(including transfer of funds)

Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the 
current fiscal year for the National Science Foundation in this Act may 
be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation 
shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Any 
transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming 
of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for 
obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
section.
The <<NOTE: Notification. Time period.>> Director of the National 
Science Foundation (NSF) shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 30 days in 
advance of any planned divestment through transfer, decommissioning, 
termination, or deconstruction of any NSF-owned facilities or any NSF 
capital assets (including land, structures, and equipment) valued 
greater than $2,500,000.

This title may be cited as the ``Science Appropriations Act, 2026''.

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TITLE IV

RELATED AGENCIES

Commission on Civil Rights

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights, including 
hire of passenger motor vehicles, $14,350,000: Provided, That none of 
the funds appropriated in this paragraph may be used to employ any 
individuals under Schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations exclusive of one special assistant for each 
Commissioner: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in 
this paragraph shall be used to reimburse Commissioners for more than 75 
billable days, with the exception of the chairperson, who is permitted 
125 billable days: Provided further, <<NOTE: Donations.>> That the 
Chair may accept and use any gift or donation to carry out the work of 
the Commission: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated 
in this paragraph shall be used for any activity or expense that is not 
explicitly authorized by section 3 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 
1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975a): Provided further, That notwithstanding the 
preceding proviso, $2,000,000 shall be used to separately fund the 
Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission as authorized by title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Equal Pay Act of 
1963, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, section 501 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Genetic 
Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 (Public Law 110-233), 
the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-325), the Lilly Ledbetter 
Fair Pay Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-2), and Public Law 117-328, 
including services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by section 
1343(b) of title 31, United States Code; nonmonetary awards to private 
citizens; and up to $32,500,000 for payments to State and local 
enforcement agencies for authorized services to the Commission, 
$435,382,000, of which $2,788,000 shall be for the Office of the 
Inspector General: Provided, That the Commission is authorized to make 
available for official reception and representation expenses not to 
exceed $2,250 from available funds: Provided further, <<NOTE: Workforce 
proposals. Notifications.>> That the Commission may take no action to 
implement any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or reorganization 
until such time as the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate have been notified of such proposals, in 
accordance with the reprogramming requirements of section 505 of this 
Act: Provided further, <<NOTE: Donations.>> That the Chair may accept 
and use any gift or donation to carry out the work of the Commission.

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International Trade Commission

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the International Trade Commission, 
including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by 
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and not to exceed $2,250 
for official reception and representation expenses, $122,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, of which not less than $2,096,176 shall 
be for the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 401 et seq.).

Legal Services Corporation

payment to the legal services corporation

For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry out the 
purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974, $540,000,000, of 
which $496,300,000 is for basic field programs and required independent 
audits; $6,000,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, of which such 
amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct additional audits of 
recipients; $26,200,000 is for management and grants oversight; 
$4,750,000 is for client self-help and information technology; 
$4,750,000 is for a Pro Bono Innovation Fund; and $2,000,000 is for loan 
repayment assistance: Provided, That the budget execution for the 
payment to the Legal Services Corporation shall be carried out in this 
fiscal year in the same manner as such budget execution was carried out 
in fiscal year 2024 and such payment shall be made in full as an annual 
installment paid to the Corporation at the beginning of the fiscal year 
in such amounts as specified under this heading: Provided further, That 
the Legal Services Corporation may continue to provide locality pay to 
officers and employees at a rate no greater than that provided by the 
Federal Government to Washington, DC-based employees as authorized by 
section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, notwithstanding section 
1005(d) of the Legal Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996d(d)): 
Provided further, That <<NOTE: Applicability.>> the authorities 
provided in section 205 of this Act shall be applicable to the Legal 
Services Corporation: Provided further, That, for the purposes of 
section 505 of this Act, the Legal Services Corporation shall be 
considered an agency of the United States Government.

administrative provisions--legal services corporation

None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services 
Corporation shall be expended for any purpose prohibited or limited by, 
or contrary to any of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 
505, and 506 of Public Law 105-119, and all funds appropriated in this 
Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same terms 
and conditions set forth in such sections, except that all references in 
sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead 
to 2025 and 2026, respectively.
Section 501 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998

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(Public Law 105-119) <<NOTE: 111 Stat. 2510.>> is amended by adding the 
following new subsection at the end:

``(d) <<NOTE: Applicability.>> Modified Governing Body 
Requirement.--For purposes of this Act, section 1007(c) of the Legal 
Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996f(c)) shall be applied by 
substituting `33 percent' for `60 percent'.''.

Section 502(2) of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, 
the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 
104-134) <<NOTE: 110 Stat. 1321-52.>> is amended by striking 
subparagraph (B) in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
``(B) is governed by a board of directors or other 
governing body, 33 percent of which is comprised of 
attorneys who are members of the bar of a State, as 
defined in section 1002(8) of the Legal Services 
Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996a(8)), in which the legal 
assistance is to be provided;''.

Marine Mammal Commission

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission as authorized 
by title II of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 
et seq.), $4,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027.

Office of the United States Trade Representative

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States Trade 
Representative, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and the 
employment of experts and consultants as authorized by section 3109 of 
title 5, United States Code, $65,000,000, of which $1,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended: Provided, That of the total amount 
made available under this heading, not to exceed $124,000 shall be 
available for official reception and representation expenses.

trade enforcement trust fund

(including transfer of funds)

For activities of the United States Trade Representative authorized 
by section 611 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 
2015 (19 U.S.C. 4405), including transfers, $23,000,000, to be derived 
from the Trade Enforcement Trust Fund: Provided, That any transfer 
pursuant to subsection (d)(1) of such section shall be treated as a 
reprogramming under section 505 of this Act.

State Justice Institute

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, as authorized 
by the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10701 et seq.) 
$7,640,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2027: Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall

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be available for official reception and representation expenses: 
Provided further, That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the 
State Justice Institute shall be considered an agency of the United 
States Government.

TITLE V

GENERAL PROVISIONS

(including transfers and rescissions of funds)

Sec. 501. <<NOTE: Propaganda.>> No part of any appropriation 
contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes 
not authorized by the Congress.

Sec. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein.
Sec. 503. <<NOTE: Contracts.>> The expenditure of any appropriation 
under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, 
pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be 
limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of 
public record and available for public inspection, except where 
otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order 
issued pursuant to existing law.

Sec. 504. If any provision of this Act or the application of such 
provision to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the 
remainder of the Act and the application of each provision to persons or 
circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid shall not 
be affected thereby.
Sec. 505. <<NOTE: Contracts. Notification. Time period.>> (a) None 
of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous 
appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain 
available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2026, or provided 
from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the 
collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall 
be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of 
funds that: (1) creates or initiates a new program, project, or 
activity; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases 
funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which 
funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or 
employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices, programs, or activities; 
(6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently 
performed by Federal employees; (7) augments existing programs, 
projects, or activities in excess of $500,000 or 5 percent, whichever is 
less, or reduces by 5 percent funding for any program, project, or 
activity, or numbers of personnel by 5 percent; (8) results from any 
general savings, including savings from a reduction in personnel, which 
would result in a change in existing programs, projects, or activities 
as approved by Congress; unless the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations are notified 30 days in advance of such reprogramming of 
funds.

Sec. 506. <<NOTE: Determination.>> (a) If it has been finally 
determined by a court or Federal agency that any person intentionally 
affixed a label bearing a ``Made in America'' inscription, or any 
inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to 
the United States that is not made in the United States, the person 
shall be ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract made with

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funds made available in this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, 
and ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 
of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.

(b)(1) To the extent practicable, with respect to authorized 
purchases of promotional items, funds made available by this Act shall 
be used to purchase items that are manufactured, produced, or assembled 
in the United States, its territories or possessions.
(2) The term ``promotional items'' has the meaning given the term in 
OMB Circular A-87, Attachment B, Item (1)(f)(3).
Sec. 507. <<NOTE: Time period. Reports.>> (a) The Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, the National Science Foundation, and the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 
quarterly report on the status of balances of appropriations at the 
account level. For unobligated, uncommitted balances and unobligated, 
committed balances the quarterly reports shall separately identify the 
amounts attributable to each source year of appropriation from which the 
balances were derived. For balances that are obligated, but unexpended, 
the quarterly reports shall separately identify amounts by the year of 
obligation.

(b) The report described in subsection (a) shall be submitted within 
30 days of the end of each quarter.
(c) If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any aspect of a 
reporting requirement described in subsection (a) due to a limitation of 
a current accounting system, the department or agency shall fulfill such 
aspect to the maximum extent practicable under such accounting system 
and shall identify and describe in each quarterly report the extent to 
which such aspect is not fulfilled.
Sec. 508. Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded under 
this Act resulting from, or to prevent, personnel actions taken in 
response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be absorbed 
within the total budgetary resources available to such department or 
agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds between 
appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this section is 
provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in this Act: 
Provided further, That use of funds to carry out this section shall be 
treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and 
shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in 
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Applicability.>> That for the Department of Commerce, 
this section shall also apply to actions taken for the care and 
protection of loan collateral or grant property.

Sec. 509. <<NOTE: Tobacco and tobacco products.>> None of the 
funds provided by this Act shall be available to promote the sale or 
export of tobacco or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or 
removal by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of 
tobacco or tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not 
applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the same type.

Sec. 510. <<NOTE: 34 USC 20101 note.>> Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, amounts deposited or available in the Fund established 
by section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98-473 (34 
U.S.C. 20101) in any fiscal year in excess of $1,950,000,000 shall not 
be available for obligation until the following fiscal year: Provided, 
That notwithstanding section 1402(d) of such Act, of the amounts 
available from the Fund for obligation: (1) $10,000,000 shall be 
transferred to the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General and 
remain

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available until expended for oversight and auditing purposes associated 
with this section; and (2) 5 percent shall be available to the Office 
for Victims of Crime for grants, consistent with the requirements of the 
Victims of Crime Act, to Indian Tribes to improve services for victims 
of crime.

Sec. 511. <<NOTE: Discrimination.>> None of the funds made 
available to the Department of Justice in this Act may be used to 
discriminate against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of 
students who participate in programs for which financial assistance is 
provided from those funds, or of the parents or legal guardians of such 
students.

Sec. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer 
authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.
Sec. 513. <<NOTE: Audits. Reports.>> (a) The Inspectors General of 
the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, 
and the Legal Services Corporation shall conduct audits, pursuant to the 
Inspector General Act (5 U.S.C. App.), of grants or contracts for which 
funds are appropriated by this Act, and shall submit reports to Congress 
on the progress of such audits, which may include preliminary findings 
and a description of areas of particular interest, within 180 days after 
initiating such an audit and every 180 days thereafter until any such 
audit is completed.

(b) <<NOTE: Public information. Web posting.>> Within 60 days after 
the date on which an audit described in subsection (a) by an Inspector 
General is completed, the Secretary, Attorney General, Administrator, 
Director, or President, as appropriate, shall make the results of the 
audit available to the public on the Internet website maintained by the 
Department, Administration, Foundation, or Corporation, 
respectively. <<NOTE: Confidential information.>> The results shall be 
made available in redacted form to exclude--
(1) any matter described in section 552(b) of title 5, 
United States Code; and
(2) <<NOTE: Privacy.>> sensitive personal information for 
any individual, the public access to which could be used to 
commit identity theft or for other inappropriate or unlawful 
purposes.

(c) <<NOTE: Certification.>> Any person awarded a grant or contract 
funded by amounts appropriated by this Act shall submit a statement to 
the Secretary of Commerce, the Attorney General, the Administrator, 
Director, or President, as appropriate, certifying that no funds derived 
from the grant or contract will be made available through a subcontract 
or in any other manner to another person who has a financial interest in 
the person awarded the grant or contract.

(d) <<NOTE: Effective date. Determination. Applicability.>> The 
provisions of the preceding subsections of this section shall take 
effect 30 days after the date on which the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget, in consultation with the Director of the Office 
of Government Ethics, determines that a uniform set of rules and 
requirements, substantially similar to the requirements in such 
subsections, consistently apply under the executive branch ethics 
program to all Federal departments, agencies, and entities.

Sec. 514. <<NOTE: Reviews.>> (a) None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available under this Act may be used by the Departments 
of Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, or the National Science Foundation to acquire a high-
impact or moderate-impact information system, as defined for

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security categorization in the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology's (NIST) Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 
199, ``Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information and 
Information Systems'' unless the agency has--
(1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the information 
systems against criteria developed by NIST and the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to inform acquisition decisions 
for high-impact and moderate-impact information systems within 
the Federal Government;
(2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the presumptive 
awardee against available and relevant threat information 
provided by the FBI and other appropriate agencies; and
(3) <<NOTE: Assessments. Cyber threats. Foreign 
countries.>> in consultation with the FBI or other appropriate 
Federal entity, conducted an assessment of any risk of cyber-
espionage or sabotage associated with the acquisition of such 
system, including any risk associated with such system being 
produced, manufactured, or assembled by one or more entities 
identified by the United States Government as posing a cyber 
threat, including but not limited to, those that may be owned, 
directed, or subsidized by the People's Republic of China, the 
Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of 
Korea, or the Russian Federation.

(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under 
this Act may be used to acquire a high-impact or moderate-impact 
information system reviewed and assessed under subsection (a) unless the 
head of the assessing entity described in subsection (a) has--
(1) <<NOTE: Mitigation strategy.>> developed, in 
consultation with NIST, the FBI, and supply chain risk 
management experts, a mitigation strategy for any identified 
risks;
(2) <<NOTE: Determination.>> determined, in consultation 
with NIST and the FBI, that the acquisition of such system is in 
the national interest of the United States; and
(3) <<NOTE: Reports.>> reported that determination to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate and the agency Inspector General.

Sec. 515. <<NOTE: Torture.>> None of the funds made available in 
this Act shall be used in any way whatsoever to support or justify the 
use of torture by any official or contract employee of the United States 
Government.

Sec. 516. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
to include in any new bilateral or multilateral trade agreement the text 
of--
(1) paragraph 2 of article 16.7 of the United States-
Singapore Free Trade Agreement;
(2) paragraph 4 of article 17.9 of the United States-
Australia Free Trade Agreement; or
(3) paragraph 4 of article 15.9 of the United States-Morocco 
Free Trade Agreement.

Sec. 517. <<NOTE: National security letter.>> None of the funds 
made available in this Act may be used to authorize or issue a national 
security letter in contravention of any of the following laws 
authorizing the Federal Bureau of Investigation to issue national 
security letters: The Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978; The 
Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986; The Fair Credit Reporting 
Act; The National Security Act of 1947; USA PATRIOT Act; USA FREEDOM Act 
of 2015; and the laws amended by these Acts.

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Sec. 518. <<NOTE: Notifications.>> If at any time during any 
quarter, the program manager of a project within the jurisdiction of the 
Departments of Commerce or Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, or the National Science Foundation totaling more than 
$75,000,000 has reasonable cause to believe that the total program cost 
has increased by 10 percent or more, the program manager shall 
immediately inform the respective Secretary, Administrator, or 
Director. <<NOTE: Deadline. Determination. Statements. Cost 
estimate.>> The Secretary, Administrator, or Director shall notify the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 30 days in writing 
of such increase, and shall include in such notice: the date on which 
such determination was made; a statement of the reasons for such 
increases; the action taken and proposed to be taken to control future 
cost growth of the project; changes made in the performance or schedule 
milestones and the degree to which such changes have contributed to the 
increase in total program costs or procurement costs; new estimates of 
the total project or procurement costs; and a statement validating that 
the project's management structure is adequate to control total project 
or procurement costs.

Sec. 519. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the 
transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence or intelligence related 
activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for 
purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3094) during fiscal year 2026 until the enactment of the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026.
Sec. 520. <<NOTE: Contracts. Grants. Certification. Taxes. Time 
periods.>> None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater 
than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the 
prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency 
awarding the contract or grant that, to the best of its knowledge and 
belief, the contractor or grantee has filed all Federal tax returns 
required during the three years preceding the certification, has not 
been convicted of a criminal offense under the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, and has not, more than 90 days prior to certification, been 
notified of any unpaid Federal tax assessment for which the liability 
remains unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the subject of an 
installment agreement or offer in compromise that has been approved by 
the Internal Revenue Service and is not in default, or the assessment is 
the subject of a non-frivolous administrative or judicial proceeding.

(rescissions)

Sec. 521. <<NOTE: Deadlines.>> (a) Of the unobligated balances 
available to the Department of Commerce, the following funds are hereby 
permanently rescinded, not later than September 30, 2026, from the 
following accounts in the specified amounts--
(1) ``Economic Development Administration--Economic 
Development Assistance Programs'', $60,000,000, only from prior 
year appropriations that remain available until expended; and
(2) ``Census Working Capital Fund'', $15,000,000.

(b) Of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations 
available to the Department of Justice, the following funds are hereby 
permanently rescinded, not later than September 30, 2026, from the 
following accounts in the specified amounts--

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(1) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities--Office on 
Violence Against Women--Violence Against Women Prevention and 
Prosecution Programs'', $36,000,000;
(2) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities--Office of 
Justice Programs'', $250,000,000; and
(3) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities--Community 
Oriented Policing Services'', $25,000,000.

(c) Of the unobligated balances available to the Department of 
Justice, the following funds are hereby permanently rescinded, not later 
than September 30, 2026, from the following accounts in the specified 
amounts--
(1) ``Working Capital Fund'', $210,000,000; and
(2) ``Legal Activities--Assets Forfeiture Fund'', 
$113,200,000.

(d) <<NOTE: Reports.>> The Departments of Commerce and Justice shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate a report no later than September 1, 2026, 
specifying the amount of each rescission made pursuant to subsections 
(a), (b), and (c).

(e) The amounts rescinded in subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall not 
be from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency or 
disaster relief requirement pursuant to the concurrent resolution on the 
budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
(f) The amounts rescinded pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) shall 
not be from--
(1) amounts provided under subparagraph (Q) of paragraph (1) 
under the heading ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities--
Office of Justice Programs--State and Local Law Enforcement 
Assistance'' in title II of division B of Public Law 117-103 or 
Public Law 117-328, or amounts provided under subparagraph (R) 
of paragraph (1) under the heading ``State and Local Law 
Enforcement Activities--Office of Justice Programs--State and 
Local Law Enforcement Assistance'' in title II of division C of 
Public Law 118-42; or
(2) amounts provided under paragraph (7) under the heading 
``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities--Community Oriented 
Policing Services--Community Oriented Policing Services 
Programs'' in title II of division B of Public Law 117-103 or 
Public Law 117-328, or amounts provided under paragraph (7) 
under the heading ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities--
Community Oriented Policing Services--Community Oriented 
Policing Services Programs'' in title II of division C of Public 
Law 118-42.

Sec. 522. <<NOTE: Airline travel.>> None of the funds made 
available in this Act may be used to purchase first class or premium 
airline travel in contravention of sections 301-10.122 through 301-
10.124 of title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

Sec. 523. <<NOTE: Conference attendees.>> None of the funds made 
available in this Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the 
attendance of more than 50 employees from a Federal department or 
agency, who are stationed in the United States, at any single conference 
occurring outside the United States unless--
(1) such conference is a law enforcement training or 
operational conference for law enforcement personnel and the 
majority of Federal employees in attendance are law enforcement 
personnel stationed outside the United States; or

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(2) <<NOTE: Determination. Notification. Deadline.>> such 
conference is a scientific conference and the department or 
agency head determines that such attendance is in the national 
interest and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate within at least 15 days 
of that determination and the basis for that determination.

Sec. 524. <<NOTE: Performance plan. Reports.>> The Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget shall instruct any department, agency, 
or instrumentality of the United States receiving funds appropriated 
under this Act to track undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts 
and include in its annual performance plan and performance and 
accountability reports the following:
(1) Details on future action the department, agency, or 
instrumentality will take to resolve undisbursed balances in 
expired grant accounts.
(2) The method that the department, agency, or 
instrumentality uses to track undisbursed balances in expired 
grant accounts.
(3) Identification of undisbursed balances in expired grant 
accounts that may be returned to the Treasury of the United 
States.
(4) <<NOTE: Time period.>> In the preceding 3 fiscal years, 
details on the total number of expired grant accounts with 
undisbursed balances (on the first day of each fiscal year) for 
the department, agency, or instrumentality and the total 
finances that have not been obligated to a specific project 
remaining in the accounts.

Sec. 525. <<NOTE: Light bulbs.>> To the extent practicable, funds 
made available in this Act should be used to purchase light bulbs that 
are ``Energy Star'' qualified or have the ``Federal Energy Management 
Program'' designation.

Sec. 526. <<NOTE: China.>> (a) None of the funds made available by 
this Act may be used for the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration (NASA) or the Office of Science and Technology Policy 
(OSTP) to develop, design, plan, promulgate, implement, or execute a 
bilateral policy, program, order, or contract of any kind to 
participate, collaborate, or coordinate bilaterally in any way with 
China or any Chinese-owned company unless such activities are 
specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of enactment of 
this Act.

(b) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to 
effectuate the hosting of official Chinese visitors at facilities 
belonging to or utilized by NASA.
(c) <<NOTE: Certification.>> The limitations described in 
subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to activities which NASA or 
OSTP, after consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, have 
certified--
(1) pose no risk of resulting in the transfer of technology, 
data, or other information with national security or economic 
security implications to China or a Chinese-owned company; and
(2) <<NOTE: Determination.>> will not involve knowing 
interactions with officials who have been determined by the 
United States to have direct involvement with violations of 
human rights.

(d) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> Any certification made under subsection (c) 
shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
no later than 30 days prior to the activity in question and

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shall include a description of the purpose of the activity, its agenda, 
its major participants, and its location and timing.

Sec. 527. <<NOTE: Pornography.>> (a) None of the funds made 
available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 
network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, 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 out criminal investigations, prosecution, 
adjudication, or other law enforcement- or victim assistance-related 
activity.
Sec. 528. <<NOTE: Spending plans. Deadline.>> The Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
the National Science Foundation, the Commission on Civil Rights, the 
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the International Trade 
Commission, the Legal Services Corporation, the Marine Mammal 
Commission, the Offices of Science and Technology Policy and the United 
States Trade Representative, and the State Justice Institute shall 
submit spending plans, signed by the respective department or agency 
head, to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate not later than 45 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act: Provided, That the spending plans submitted 
pursuant to this section shall contain at least the same level of detail 
as the spending plans submitted pursuant to this section in fiscal year 
2024.

Sec. 529. <<NOTE: Contracts.>> Notwithstanding any other provision 
of this Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
by this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for contractor 
performance that has been judged to be below satisfactory performance or 
for performance that does not meet the basic requirements of a contract.

Sec. 530. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
in contravention of section 7606 (``Legitimacy of Industrial Hemp 
Research'') of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79) by the 
Department of Justice or the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Sec. 531. <<NOTE: State listing. District of 
Columbia. Territories. Medical marijuana.>> None of the funds made 
available under this Act to the Department of Justice may be used, with 
respect to any of the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, 
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, 
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, 
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, 
Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, 
North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South 
Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, 
Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, or with respect to 
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, or Puerto Rico, to 
prevent any of them from implementing their own laws that authorize the 
use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana.

Sec. 532. <<NOTE: Time period. Reports. China.>> The Department of 
Commerce, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the 
National Science Foundation shall provide a quarterly report to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate on any official travel to China by any employee of such 
Department or agency, including the purpose of such travel.

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Sec. 533. Of the amounts made available by this Act, not less than 
10 percent of each total amount provided, respectively, for Public Works 
grants authorized by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965 and grants authorized by section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler 
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722) shall be allocated 
for assistance in persistent poverty counties: 
Provided, <<NOTE: Definition.>> That for purposes of this section, the 
term ``persistent poverty counties'' means any county that has had 20 
percent or more of its population living in poverty over the past 30 
years, as measured by the 1993 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 
the 2000 decennial census, and the most recent Small Area Income and 
Poverty Estimates, or any Territory or possession of the United States.

Sec. 534. <<NOTE: Exports and imports. Canada. Firearms.>> (a) 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law or treaty, none of the funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act or any other Act 
may be expended or obligated by a department, agency, or instrumentality 
of the United States to pay administrative expenses or to compensate an 
officer or employee of the United States in connection with requiring an 
export license for the export to Canada of components, parts, 
accessories or attachments for firearms listed in Category I, section 
121.1 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations (International 
Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR), part 121, as it existed on April 
1, 2005) with a total value not exceeding $500 wholesale in any 
transaction, provided that the conditions of subsection (b) of this 
section are met by the exporting party for such articles.

(b) The foregoing exemption from obtaining an export license--
(1) does not exempt an exporter from filing any Shipper's 
Export Declaration or notification letter required by law, or 
from being otherwise eligible under the laws of the United 
States to possess, ship, transport, or export the articles 
enumerated in subsection (a); and
(2) does not permit the export without a license of--
(A) fully automatic firearms and components and 
parts for such firearms, other than for end use by the 
Federal Government, or a Provincial or Municipal 
Government of Canada;
(B) barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames) or 
complete breech mechanisms for any firearm listed in 
Category I, other than for end use by the Federal 
Government, or a Provincial or Municipal Government of 
Canada; or
(C) articles for export from Canada to another 
foreign destination.

(c) In accordance with this section, the District Directors of 
Customs and postmasters shall permit the permanent or temporary export 
without a license of any unclassified articles specified in subsection 
(a) to Canada for end use in Canada or return to the United States, or 
temporary import of Canadian-origin items from Canada for end use in the 
United States or return to Canada for a Canadian citizen.
(d) <<NOTE: President. Determination. Federal Register, 
publication. Terrorism.>> The President may require export licenses 
under this section on a temporary basis if the President determines, 
upon publication first in the Federal Register, that the Government of 
Canada has implemented or maintained inadequate import controls for the 
articles specified in subsection (a), such that a significant diversion 
of such articles has and continues to take place for use in 
international terrorism or in the escalation of a conflict in another

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nation. <<NOTE: Termination.>> The President shall terminate the 
requirements of a license when reasons for the temporary requirements 
have ceased.

Sec. 535. <<NOTE: Firearms. Ammunition.>> Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, no department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
United States receiving appropriated funds under this Act or any other 
Act shall obligate or expend in any way such funds to pay administrative 
expenses or the compensation of any officer or employee of the United 
States to deny any application submitted pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
2778(b)(1)(B) and qualified pursuant to 27 CFR section 478.112 or .113, 
for a permit to import United States origin ``curios or relics'' 
firearms, parts, or ammunition.

Sec. 536. <<NOTE: Exports and imports. Firearms.>> None of the 
funds made available by this Act may be used to pay the salaries or 
expenses of personnel to deny, or fail to act on, an application for the 
importation of any model of shotgun if--
(1) all other requirements of law with respect to the 
proposed importation are met; and
(2) no application for the importation of such model of 
shotgun, in the same configuration, had been denied by the 
Attorney General prior to January 1, 2011, on the basis that the 
shotgun was not particularly suitable for or readily adaptable 
to sporting purposes.

Sec. 537. None of the funds made available by this Act may be 
obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the 
Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty.
Sec. 538. <<NOTE: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Detainees.>> None of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act 
may be used to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release 
to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid 
Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who--
(1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed 
Forces of the United States; and
(2) <<NOTE: Cuba.>> is or was held on or after June 24, 
2009, at the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 
by the Department of Defense.

Sec. 539. <<NOTE: Detainees. Cuba.>> (a) None of the funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be 
used to construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United States, 
its territories, or possessions to house any individual described in 
subsection (c) for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the 
custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense.

(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba.
(c) An individual described in this subsection is any individual 
who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who--
(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the 
Armed Forces of the United States; and
(2) is--
(A) in the custody or under the effective control of 
the Department of Defense; or
(B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval 
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Sec. 540. Funds made available to the Department of Commerce and 
the Department of Justice in this Act and any remaining unobligated 
balances of funds made available to the Department

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of Commerce and the Department of Justice in prior year Acts, other than 
amounts designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or from amounts made available 
under the heading ``Department of Justice--Legal Activities--Fees and 
Expenses of Witnesses'', shall be available to provide payments pursuant 
to section 901(i)(2) of title IX of division J of the Further 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (22 U.S.C. 2680b(i)(2)): 
Provided, That payments made pursuant to the matter preceding this 
proviso may not exceed $5,000,000 for the Department of Commerce and 
$10,000,000 for the Department of Justice.
Sec. 541. (a)(1) <<NOTE: Deadline. Allocations.>> Within 45 days of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall allocate amounts 
made available from the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce 
Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Fund for fiscal year 2026 pursuant to 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 102(a) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 
(division A of Public Law 117-167) not otherwise allocated pursuant to 
section 546(a)(1)(B) of division C of Public Law 118-42, including the 
transfer authority in such paragraphs of that section of that Act, to 
the accounts specified, in the amounts specified, and for the projects 
and activities specified, in the table titled ``Department of Commerce 
Allocation of National Institute of Standards and Technology Funds: 
CHIPS Act Fiscal Year 2026'' in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).

(2) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
National Science Foundation shall allocate amounts made available from 
the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for 
America Workforce and Education Fund for fiscal year 2026 pursuant to 
section 102(d)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (division A of Public Law 
117-167), to the account specified, in the amounts specified, and for 
the projects and activities specified in the table titled ``National 
Science Foundation Allocation of Funds: CHIPS Act Fiscal Year 2026'' in 
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
(b) Neither the President nor his designee may allocate any amounts 
that are made available for any fiscal year under section 102(a)(2)(A) 
of the CHIPS Act of 2022 or under section 102(d)(2) of such Act if there 
is in effect an Act making or continuing appropriations for part of a 
fiscal year for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and 
Related Agencies: Provided, That in any fiscal year, the matter 
preceding this proviso shall not apply to the allocation, apportionment, 
or allotment of amounts for continuing administration of programs 
allocated funds from the CHIPS for America Fund, which may be allocated 
only in amounts that are no more than the allocation for such purposes 
in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) <<NOTE: Notifications.>> Subject to prior consultation with, and 
the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and subject to the terms 
and conditions in section 505 of this Act--
(1) the Secretary of Commerce may reallocate funds allocated 
to Industrial Technology Services for section 9906 of Public Law 
116-283 by subsection (a)(1) of this section; and

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(2) the Director of the National Science Foundation may 
reallocate funds allocated to the CHIPS for America Workforce 
and Education Fund by subsection (a)(2) of this section.

(d) <<NOTE: Time period.>> Concurrent with the annual budget 
submission of the President for fiscal year 2027, the Director of the 
National Science Foundation, as appropriate, shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate proposed allocations by account and by program, project, or 
activity, with detailed justifications, for amounts made available under 
section 102(d)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 for fiscal year 2027.

(e) <<NOTE: Time period. Reports.>> The Department of Commerce and 
the National Science Foundation, as appropriate, shall each provide the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate 
quarterly reports on the status of balances of projects and activities 
funded by the CHIPS for America Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to 
subsection (a)(1) of this section and prior appropriations Acts, the 
status of balances of projects and activities funded by the Public 
Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to 
section 543(a)(2) of division B of Public Law 117-328, and the status of 
balances of projects and activities funded by the CHIPS for America 
Workforce and Education Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to 
subsection (a)(2) of this section and prior appropriations Acts, 
including all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds.

Sec. 542. <<NOTE: Applicability.>> In making Federal financial 
assistance, the Department of Commerce, the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration, and the National Science Foundation shall continue 
to apply the negotiated indirect cost rates in section 200.414 of title 
2, Code of Federal Regulations, including with respect to the approval 
of deviations from negotiated indirect cost rates, to the same extent 
and in the same manner as such negotiated indirect cost rates were 
applied in fiscal year 2024: Provided, That none of the funds 
appropriated in this or prior Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Acts, or otherwise made available to the 
Department of Commerce, the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, and the National Science Foundation may be used to 
develop, modify, or implement changes to such fiscal year 2024 
negotiated indirect cost rates.

Sec. 543. <<NOTE: Virginia.>> None of the funds made available by 
this Act may be used to move the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 
and Explosives (ATF) Canine Training Center or the ATF National Canine 
Division from Front Royal, Virginia, to another location.

Sec. 544. (a) Of the amounts made available under the heading 
``Department of Commerce--National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration--Operations, Research, and Facilities'', $507,000,000 
shall be derived by transfer from the unobligated balances of amounts 
previously appropriated under such heading for fiscal year 2026 in 
division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 
117-58): Provided, That amounts derived by transfer pursuant to this 
subsection shall continue to be treated as amounts specified in section 
103(b) of division A of Public Law 118-5.
(b) Of the amounts made available under the heading ``Department of 
Commerce--National Telecommunications and Information Administration--
Salaries and Expenses'', $50,000,000 shall be

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derived by transfer from the unobligated balances of amounts previously 
appropriated under the heading ``National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration'' in division J of the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58), of which $25,000,000 shall 
be from amounts repurposed or transferred for salaries and expenses, 
administration, and oversight of programs pursuant to section 542 of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-42) and 
$25,000,000 shall be from amounts made available under the heading 
``Middle Mile Deployment'': Provided, That amounts derived by transfer 
pursuant to this subsection shall continue to be treated as amounts 
specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public Law 118-5.
(c) Of the amounts made available under the heading ``Department of 
Commerce--Economic Development Administration--Economic Development 
Assistance Programs'', $16,276,000 shall be derived by transfer from the 
unobligated balances of amounts previously appropriated under the 
heading ``National Telecommunications and Information Administration'' 
in division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 
117-58) and repurposed or transferred for salaries and expenses, 
administration, and oversight of programs pursuant to section 542 of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-42): Provided, 
That amounts derived by transfer pursuant to this subsection shall 
continue to be treated as amounts specified in section 103(b) of 
division A of Public Law 118-5.
(d) Of the amounts made available under the heading ``Department of 
Commerce--National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--Procurement, 
Acquisition and Construction'', $44,000,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from the unobligated balances of the Department of Commerce Nonrecurring 
Expenses Fund.
This division may be cited as the ``Commerce, Justice, Science, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026''.

DIVISION B-- <<NOTE: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2026.>> ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026

TITLE I

CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

Corps of Engineers--Civil

The following appropriations shall be expended under the direction 
of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of the Chief of 
Engineers for authorized civil functions of the Department of the Army 
pertaining to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore 
protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related efforts.

investigations

For expenses necessary where authorized by law for the collection 
and study of basic information pertaining to river and harbor, flood and 
storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, 
and related needs; for surveys and detailed studies, and plans and 
specifications of proposed river and harbor,

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flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic 
ecosystem restoration projects, and related efforts prior to 
construction; for restudy of authorized projects; and for miscellaneous 
investigations, and, when authorized by law, surveys and detailed 
studies, and plans and specifications of projects prior to construction, 
$150,384,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
Secretary <<NOTE: Work plan.>> shall not deviate from the work plan, 
once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress.

construction

For expenses necessary for the construction of river and harbor, 
flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem 
restoration, and related projects authorized by law; for conducting 
detailed studies, and plans and specifications, of such projects 
(including those involving participation by States, local governments, 
or private groups) authorized or made eligible for selection by law (but 
such detailed studies, and plans and specifications, shall not 
constitute a commitment of the Government to construction); 
$3,169,966,000, to remain available until expended; of which 
$217,983,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, 
shall be to cover the Federal share of construction costs for facilities 
under the Dredged Material Disposal Facilities program; and of which 
such sums as are necessary to cover 25 percent of the costs of 
construction, replacement, rehabilitation, and expansion of inland 
waterways projects shall be derived from the Inland Waterways Trust 
Fund, except as otherwise specifically provided for in law: 
Provided, <<NOTE: Work plan.>> That the Secretary shall not deviate from 
the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

mississippi river and tributaries

For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction projects and 
related efforts in the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape 
Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized by law, $531,588,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which $9,768,000, to be derived from the 
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, shall be to cover the Federal share of 
eligible operation and maintenance costs for inland harbors: Provided, 
That the Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, once the plan 
has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress.

operation and maintenance

(including transfer of funds)

For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, and care of 
existing river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, aquatic 
ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by law; providing 
security for infrastructure owned or operated by the Corps, including 
administrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining harbor channels 
provided by a State, municipality, or other public agency that serve 
essential navigation needs of general commerce, where authorized by law; 
surveying and charting northern and northwestern lakes and connecting 
waters; clearing

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and straightening channels; and removing obstructions to navigation, 
$6,013,217,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$3,245,249,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, 
shall be to cover the Federal share of eligible operations and 
maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, and for inland 
harbors, of which $416,760,000 shall be for donor and energy ports as 
specified in section 102 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020; 
of which $40,000,000, to be derived from the general fund of the 
Treasury, shall be for the design and construction to replace Federal 
dredges, in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such 
purposes, and shall be transferred to and merged with funds available 
for such purposes in the revolving fund established by the first section 
of the Act of July 27, 1953 (33 U.S.C. 576); of which such sums as may 
be necessary shall be derived from amounts collected in this or prior 
fiscal years under section 210 of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (16 
U.S.C. 460d-3) and are not otherwise appropriated shall be for resource 
protection, research, interpretation, and maintenance activities related 
to resource protection in the areas at which outdoor recreation is 
available; of which such sums as become available from fees collected 
under section 217 of Public Law 104-303 shall be used to cover the cost 
of operation and maintenance of the dredged material disposal facilities 
for which such fees have been collected; and of which $62,000,000, to be 
derived from the general fund of the Treasury, shall be to carry out 
subsection (c) of section 2106 of the Water Resources Reform and 
Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2238c) and shall be designated as 
being for such purpose pursuant to paragraph (2) of section 14003 of 
division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act 
(Public Law 116-136): Provided, <<NOTE: Allocation.>> That funding 
derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for donor and energy 
ports shall be allocated solely in accordance with section 2106 of the 
Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Allocation. Time period.>> That 1 percent of the total 
amount of funds provided for each of the programs, projects, or 
activities funded under this heading shall not be allocated to a field 
operating activity prior to the beginning of the fourth quarter of the 
fiscal year and shall be available for use by the Chief of Engineers to 
fund such emergency activities as the Chief of Engineers determines to 
be necessary and appropriate, and that the Chief of Engineers shall 
allocate during the fourth quarter any remaining funds which have not 
been used for emergency activities proportionally in accordance with the 
amounts provided for the programs, projects, or activities: Provided 
further, That <<NOTE: Work plan.>> the Secretary shall not deviate from 
the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

regulatory program

For expenses necessary for administration of laws pertaining to 
regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, $221,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027.

formerly utilized sites remedial action program

For expenses necessary to clean up contamination from sites in the 
United States resulting from work performed as part of

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the Nation's early atomic energy program, $75,000,000, to remain 
available until expended.

flood control and coastal emergencies

For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurricane, and other 
natural disasters and support emergency operations, repairs, and other 
activities in response to such disasters as authorized by law, 
$40,000,000, to remain available until expended.

expenses

For expenses necessary for the supervision and general 
administration of the civil works program in the headquarters of the 
Corps of Engineers and the offices of the Division Engineers; and for 
costs of management and operation of the Humphreys Engineer Center 
Support Activity, the Institute for Water Resources, the United States 
Army Engineer Research and Development Center, and the United States 
Army Corps of Engineers Finance Center allocable to the civil works 
program, $220,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, of 
which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official reception and 
representation purposes and only during the current fiscal year: 
Provided, That no part of any other appropriation provided in this title 
shall be available to fund the civil works activities of the Office of 
the Chief of Engineers or the civil works executive direction and 
management activities of the division offices: Provided further, That 
any Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies appropriation may be used to 
fund the supervision and general administration of emergency operations, 
repairs, and other activities in response to any flood, hurricane, or 
other natural disaster.

office of the assistant secretary of the <<NOTE: Reports. Work 
plan. Allocation.>> army for civil works

For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil 
Works as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 7016(b)(3), $7,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That not more than 75 
percent of such amount may be obligated or expended until the Assistant 
Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress the report required under section 101(d) of this Act and a work 
plan that allocates at least 95 percent of the additional funding 
provided under each heading in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), 
to specific programs, projects, or activities.

water infrastructure finance and innovation program account

For the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guaranteed loans, 
as authorized by the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 
2014, $2,200,000, to remain available until expended, for safety 
projects to maintain, upgrade, and repair dams identified in the 
National Inventory of Dams with a primary owner type of State, local 
government, public utility, or private: Provided, That any activity 
that results in a decrease in the hazard or a decrease in the potential 
consequences of poor performance of a dam structure listed on the 
National Inventory of Dams with

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a primary owner type of State, local government, public utility, or 
private shall be considered a safety project eligible for funds provided 
under this heading for that purpose by this or any prior Act: Provided 
further, That any safety project for a dam identified in the National 
Inventory of Dams with a primary owner type of State, local government, 
public utility, or private shall be eligible under section 5026(1)(A) of 
the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-
121) (33 U.S.C. 3905(1)(A)) for funds provided under this heading for 
that purpose by this or any prior Act: Provided further, That no 
project may be funded with amounts provided under this heading in this 
or any prior Act for a dam that is identified as jointly owned in the 
National Inventory of Dams and where one of those joint owners is the 
Federal Government: Provided further, <<NOTE: Deadline. Notice.>> That 
not later than 90 days following the end of any submittal period 
occurring before or after the date of enactment of this Act of a 
solicitation of preliminary applications from prospective borrowers 
seeking credit assistance of funds made available under this heading by 
this or any prior Act, the Secretary shall provide to each applicant a 
written notice to inform the applicant whether the applicant will be 
invited to apply for credit assistance: Provided further, That amounts 
made available under this heading in this Act shall also be available 
for projects to construct, maintain, upgrade, and repair levees and 
ancillary features with a primary owner type of State, municipal, 
county, private, or other non-Federal entity: Provided further, 
That <<NOTE: Deadline. Regulations. 33 USC 3902 note.>> not later than 
60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
begin a rulemaking process to establish the process to provide financial 
assistance for projects to construct, maintain, upgrade, and repair 
levees and ancillary features with a primary owner type of State, 
municipal, county, private, or other non-Federal entity: Provided 
further <<NOTE: Certification.>> , That no project may be funded with 
amounts provided under this heading for a levee unless the Secretary has 
certified in advance, in writing, that the levee is not owned, in whole 
or in part, by the Federal Government: Provided further, That such 
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 
further, That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations 
for the principal amount of direct loans, including capitalized 
interest, and total loan principal, including capitalized interest, any 
part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $500,000,000: Provided 
further, That the <<NOTE: Loans.>> use of direct loans or loan guarantee 
authority under this heading for direct loans or commitments to 
guarantee loans for any project, including any project that is made 
eligible for funds pursuant to the second proviso under this heading, 
shall be in accordance with the criteria published in the Federal 
Register on June 30, 2020 (85 FR 39189) pursuant to the fourth proviso 
under the heading ``Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program 
Account'' in division D of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2020 (Public Law 116-94): 
Provided <<NOTE: Loans. Certification. Compliance.>> further, That none 
of the direct loans or loan guarantee authority made available under 
this heading shall be available for any project unless the Secretary and 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget have certified in 
advance in writing that the direct loan or loan guarantee, as 
applicable, and the project comply with the criteria referenced in the 
previous proviso: Provided further, That any references to the 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the

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Administrator in the criteria referenced in the previous two provisos 
shall be deemed to be references to the Army Corps of Engineers or the 
Secretary of the Army, respectively, for purposes of the direct loans or 
loan guarantee authority made available under this heading: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Records.>> That for the purposes of carrying out the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Director of the Congressional 
Budget Office may request, and the Secretary shall promptly provide, 
documentation and information relating to a project identified in a 
Letter of Interest submitted to the Secretary pursuant to a Notice of 
Funding Availability for applications for credit assistance under the 
Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Program, including with 
respect to a project that was initiated or completed before the date of 
enactment of this Act.

In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant to sections 
5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 
2014 shall be deposited in this account, to remain available until 
expended.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and 
guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding section 5033 of the Water 
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, $5,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027.

GENERAL PROVISIONS--CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL

(including transfers of funds)

Sec. 101. (a) None of the funds provided in title I of this Act, or 
provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities 
funded in title I of this Act that remain available for obligation or 
expenditure in fiscal year 2026, shall be available for obligation or 
expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that:
(1) creates or initiates a new program, project, or 
activity;
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
(3) <<NOTE: Advance approval.>> increases funds or 
personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds 
have been denied or restricted by this Act, unless prior 
approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress;
(4) <<NOTE: Advance approval.>> proposes to use funds 
directed for a specific activity for a different purpose, unless 
prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress;
(5) <<NOTE: Advance approval.>> augments or reduces existing 
programs, projects, or activities in excess of the amounts 
contained in paragraphs (6) through (10), unless prior approval 
is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress;
(6) Investigations.--For a base level over $100,000, 
reprogramming of 25 percent of the base amount up to a limit of 
$150,000 per project, study or activity is allowed: Provided, 
That for a base level less than $100,000, the reprogramming 
limit is $25,000: Provided further, That up to $25,000 may be 
reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not 
receive an appropriation for existing obligations and 
concomitant administrative expenses;
(7) Construction.--For a base level over $2,000,000, 
reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit of 
$3,000,000 per project, study or activity is allowed: Provided,

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That for a base level less than $2,000,000, the reprogramming 
limit is $300,000: Provided further, That up to $3,000,000 may 
be reprogrammed for settled contractor claims, changed 
conditions, or real estate deficiency judgments: Provided 
further, That up to $300,000 may be reprogrammed into any 
continuing study or activity that did not receive an 
appropriation for existing obligations and concomitant 
administrative expenses;
(8) Operation and maintenance.--Unlimited reprogramming 
authority is granted for the Corps to be able to respond to 
emergencies: Provided, <<NOTE: Notification.>> That the Chief 
of Engineers shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress of these emergency actions as soon 
thereafter as practicable: Provided further, That for a base 
level over $1,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the base 
amount up to a limit of $5,000,000 per project, study, or 
activity is allowed: Provided further, That for a base level 
less than $1,000,000, the reprogramming limit is $150,000: 
Provided further, That $150,000 may be reprogrammed into any 
continuing study or activity that did not receive an 
appropriation;
(9) <<NOTE: Applicability.>> Mississippi river and 
tributaries.--The reprogramming guidelines in paragraphs (6), 
(7), and (8) shall apply to the Investigations, Construction, 
and Operation and Maintenance portions of the Mississippi River 
and Tributaries Account, respectively; and
(10) Formerly utilized sites remedial action program.--
Reprogramming of up to 15 percent of the base of the receiving 
project is permitted.

(b) De Minimus Reprogrammings.--In no case should a reprogramming 
for less than $50,000 be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress.
(c) Continuing Authorities Program.--Subsection (a)(1) shall not 
apply to any project or activity funded under the continuing authorities 
program.
(d) <<NOTE: Reports.>> Not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress to establish the 
baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for 
the current fiscal year which shall include:
(1) A table for each appropriation with a separate column to 
display the President's budget request, adjustments made by 
Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if applicable, 
and the fiscal year enacted level;
(2) A delineation in the table for each appropriation both 
by object class and program, project and activity as detailed in 
the budget appendix for the respective appropriations; and
(3) An identification of items of special congressional 
interest.

Sec. 102. <<NOTE: Allocation.>> The Secretary shall allocate funds 
made available in this Act solely in accordance with the provisions of 
this Act and in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), including the 
determination and designation of new starts.

Sec. 103. (a) None of the funds made available in this title may be 
used to award or modify any contract that commits funds beyond the 
amounts appropriated for that program, project, or activity that remain 
unobligated, except that such amounts may

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include any funds that have been made available through reprogramming 
pursuant to section 101.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to projects with awarded 
integrated design and construction contracts (IDaC) as of the date of 
enactment of this Act: Provided, <<NOTE: Contracts. Deadline.>> That 
the Corps shall modify the existing IDaC contracts for such projects to 
incorporate the authority provided in 33 U.S.C. 621 and DFARS 252.232-
7007 pursuant to DFARS 232.703-1(1)(ii)(B) within 60 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act: Provided further, <<NOTE: Notification.>> That 
the Corps shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress upon execution of such modifications for each project and 
upon commencement of work addressed in such modification: Provided 
further, That the Corps shall fully obligate any funds previously 
designated in Public Law 117-58 or prior appropriations bill as part of 
the modification, and as required supervision and administration 
associated with that modification: Provided further, That amounts 
repurposed pursuant to this section shall continue to be treated as 
amounts specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public Law 118-5.

Sec. 104. The Secretary of the Army may transfer to the Fish and 
Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service may accept and 
expend, up to $8,733,000 of funds provided in this title under the 
heading ``Operation and Maintenance'' to mitigate for fisheries lost due 
to Corps of Engineers projects.
Sec. 105. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for an open 
lake placement alternative for dredged material, after evaluating the 
least costly, environmentally acceptable manner for the disposal or 
management of dredged material originating from Lake Erie or tributaries 
thereto, unless it is approved under a State water quality certification 
pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1341): Provided, That until an open lake placement alternative 
for dredged material is approved under a State water quality 
certification, the Corps of Engineers shall continue upland placement of 
such dredged material consistent with the requirements of section 101 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211).
Sec. 106. <<NOTE: Allocation.>> Additional funding provided in this 
Act shall be allocated only to projects determined to be eligible by the 
Chief of Engineers.

Sec. 107. <<NOTE: Payments.>> Subject to consultation with the 
non-Federal sponsor and retaining sufficient amounts for the Corps of 
Engineers to carry out any of its responsibilities relating to the 
project and using appropriations made available to the project prior to 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall make advance 
payments to the non-Federal sponsors for their use in completing 
construction of any project for flood risk management identified in 
implementation guidance for the Civil Works Public-Private Partnership 
Pilot Program issued by the Director of Civil Works on January 8, 2019 
and that is under construction on the date of enactment of this Act and 
for which a prior executed Project Partnership Agreement, as amended, 
specifically identifies Federal Work, Non-Federal Work, and a Federal 
Participation Amount in excess of $700,000,000: Provided, That amounts 
described in the matter preceding this proviso shall be credited by the 
Secretary toward the Federal Participation Amount: Provided further, 
That prior to making any payments authorized in the matter preceding the 
first proviso, the Secretary and the non-Federal sponsors shall

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amend the Project Partnership Agreement executed for the project in 
order to implement any such payments and credits.

Sec. 108. <<NOTE: Kentucky.>> None of the funds made available by 
this Act may be used to carry out any water supply reallocation study 
under the Wolf Creek Dam, Lake Cumberland, Kentucky, project authorized 
under the Act of July 24, 1946 (60 Stat. 636, ch. 595).

Sec. 109. Section 225(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2328(c)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by 
striking ``at recreation site at which the fee is collected'' and 
inserting ``at any recreation site or facility that is located at the 
civil works project at which the fee is collected''.

TITLE II

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Central Utah Project

central utah project completion account

For carrying out activities authorized by the Central Utah Project 
Completion Act, $23,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $4,000,000 shall be deposited into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation 
and Conservation Account for use by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and 
Conservation Commission: Provided, That of the amount provided under 
this heading, $1,950,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027, 
for expenses necessary in carrying out related responsibilities of the 
Secretary of the Interior: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2026, 
of the amount made available to the Commission under this Act or any 
other Act, the Commission may use an amount not to exceed $2,186,000 for 
administrative expenses.

Bureau of Reclamation

The following appropriations shall be expended to execute authorized 
functions of the Bureau of Reclamation:

water and related resources

(including transfers of funds)

For management, development, and restoration of water and related 
natural resources and for related activities, including the operation, 
maintenance, and rehabilitation of reclamation and other facilities, 
participation in fulfilling related Federal responsibilities to Native 
Americans, and related grants to, and cooperative and other agreements 
with, State and local governments, federally recognized Indian Tribes, 
and others, $1,465,630,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$23,899,000 shall be available for transfer to the Upper Colorado River 
Basin Fund and $7,679,000 shall be available for transfer to the Lower 
Colorado River Basin Development Fund; of which such amounts as may be 
necessary may be advanced to the Colorado River Dam Fund: Provided, 
That such transfers may be increased or decreased within the overall 
appropriation under this heading: Provided further, That of the total 
appropriated, the amount for program activities that can be financed by 
the Reclamation Fund, the Water Storage Enhancement

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Receipts account established by section 4011(e) of Public Law 114-322, 
or the Bureau of Reclamation special fee account established by 16 
U.S.C. 6806 shall be derived from that Fund or account: Provided 
further, That funds contributed under 43 U.S.C. 395 are available until 
expended for the purposes for which the funds were contributed: 
Provided further, That funds advanced under 43 U.S.C. 397a shall be 
credited to this account and are available until expended for the same 
purposes as the sums appropriated under this heading: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading, $3,237,000 shall 
be deposited in the San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund established by 
section 110 of title I of division B of appendix D of Public Law 106-
554: Provided further, That in <<NOTE: Time period.>> accordance with 
section 4007 of Public Law 114-322 and as recommended by the Secretary 
in a letter dated January 2, 2026, funding provided for such purpose in 
fiscal year 2025 shall be made available to the Sites Reservoir Project 
and the B.F. Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion Project: Provided 
further, That in <<NOTE: Time periods.>> accordance with section 4009(a) 
of Public Law 114-322 and as recommended by the Secretary in a letter 
dated January 2, 2026, funding provided for such purpose in fiscal year 
2025 and prior fiscal years shall be made available to the Kay Bailey 
Hutchison Expansion--Concentrate Pipeline Partial Replacement Project 
and the McAllen Brackish Groundwater Treatment Facility.

central valley project restoration fund

For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habitat restoration, 
improvement, and acquisition provisions of the Central Valley Project 
Improvement Act, such sums as may be collected in fiscal year 2026 in 
the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund pursuant to sections 
3407(d), 3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of Public Law 102-575, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, <<NOTE: Payments.>> That the Bureau 
of Reclamation is directed to assess and collect the full amount of the 
additional mitigation and restoration payments authorized by section 
3407(d) of Public Law 102-575: Provided further, <<NOTE: Contracts.>> 
That none of the funds made available under this heading may be used for 
the acquisition or leasing of water for in-stream purposes if the water 
is already committed to in-stream purposes by a court adopted decree or 
order.

california bay-delta restoration

(including transfers of funds)

For carrying out activities authorized by the Water Supply, 
Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, consistent with plans to 
be approved by the Secretary of the Interior, $32,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which such amounts as may be necessary to 
carry out such activities may be transferred to appropriate accounts of 
other participating Federal agencies to carry out authorized purposes: 
Provided, That funds appropriated herein may be used for the Federal 
share of the costs of CALFED Program management: Provided further, That 
CALFED implementation shall be carried out in a balanced manner with 
clear performance measures demonstrating concurrent progress in 
achieving the goals and objectives of the Program.

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policy and administration

For expenses necessary for policy, administration, and related 
functions in the Office of the Commissioner, the Denver office, and 
offices in the six regions of the Bureau of Reclamation, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027, $64,000,000, to be derived from the 
Reclamation Fund and be nonreimbursable as provided in 43 U.S.C. 377, of 
which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official reception and 
representation expenses: Provided, That no part of any other 
appropriation in this Act shall be available for activities or functions 
budgeted as policy and administration expenses.

administrative provision

Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall be available for 
purchase and replacement of not to exceed 30 motor vehicles, which are 
for replacement only.

GENERAL PROVISIONS--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Sec. 201. <<NOTE: Advance approvals.>> (a) None of the funds 
provided in title II of this Act for Water and Related Resources, or 
provided by previous or subsequent appropriations Acts to the agencies 
or entities funded in title II of this Act for Water and Related 
Resources that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal 
year 2026, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 
reprogramming of funds that--
(1) initiates or creates a new program, project, or 
activity;
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
(3) increases funds for any program, project, or activity 
for which funds have been denied or restricted by this Act, 
unless prior approval is received from the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress;
(4) restarts or resumes any program, project or activity for 
which funds are not provided in this Act, unless prior approval 
is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress;
(5) transfers funds in excess of the following limits, 
unless prior approval is received from the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:
(A) 15 percent for any program, project or activity 
for which $2,000,000 or more is available at the 
beginning of the fiscal year; or
(B) $400,000 for any program, project or activity 
for which less than $2,000,000 is available at the 
beginning of the fiscal year;
(6) transfers more than $500,000 from either the Facilities 
Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation category or the 
Resources Management and Development category to any program, 
project, or activity in the other category, unless prior 
approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress; or
(7) transfers, where necessary to discharge legal 
obligations of the Bureau of Reclamation, more than $5,000,000 
to provide adequate funds for settled contractor claims, 
increased contractor earnings due to accelerated rates of 
operations, and real estate deficiency judgments, unless prior 
approval is

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received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress.

(b) Subsection (a)(5) shall not apply to any transfer of funds 
within the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation 
category.
(c) <<NOTE: Definition.>> For purposes of this section, the term 
``transfer'' means any movement of funds into or out of a program, 
project, or activity.

(d) Except as provided in subsections (a) and (b), the amounts made 
available in this title under the heading ``Bureau of Reclamation--Water 
and Related Resources'' shall be expended for the programs, projects, 
and activities specified in the ``Final Bill'' columns in the ``Water 
and Related Resources'' table included under the heading ``Title II--
Department of the Interior'' in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
(e) <<NOTE: Time period. Reports.>> The Bureau of Reclamation shall 
submit reports on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress detailing all the funds reprogrammed between 
programs, projects, activities, or categories of funding. The first 
quarterly report shall be submitted not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act.

Sec. 202. <<NOTE: California. Plan.>> (a) None of the funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to 
determine the final point of discharge for the interceptor drain for the 
San Luis Unit until development by the Secretary of the Interior and the 
State of California of a plan, which shall conform to the water quality 
standards of the State of California as approved by the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency, to minimize any detrimental effect 
of the San Luis drainage waters.

(b) <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>> The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir 
Cleanup Program and the costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program 
shall be classified by the Secretary of the Interior as reimbursable or 
nonreimbursable and collected until fully repaid pursuant to the 
``Cleanup Program--Alternative Repayment Plan'' and the ``SJVDP--
Alternative Repayment Plan'' described in the report entitled 
``Repayment Report, Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and San Joaquin 
Valley Drainage Program, February 1995'', prepared by the Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation. Any future obligations of funds by 
the United States relating to, or providing for, drainage service or 
drainage studies for the San Luis Unit shall be fully reimbursable by 
San Luis Unit beneficiaries of such service or studies pursuant to 
Federal reclamation law.

Sec. 203. Section 9504(e) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act 
of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10364(e)) is amended by striking ``$920,000,000'' and 
inserting ``$1,000,000,000''.
Sec. 204. <<NOTE: Applicability.>> (a) Title I of Public Law 108-361 
(the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act) (118 Stat. 1681), as amended, 
shall be applied by substituting ``2026'' for ``2022'' each place it 
appears.

(b) Section 103(f)(4)(A) of Public Law 108-361 (the Calfed Bay-Delta 
Authorization Act) (118 Stat. 1681) is amended by striking 
``$30,000,000'' and inserting ``$32,600,000''.
Sec. 205. <<NOTE: Applicability.>> Section 9106(g)(2) of the 
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11) shall be 
applied by substituting ``2026'' for ``2022''.

Sec. 206. <<NOTE: Applicability. 43 USC 2241 note.>> Section 301 of 
the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 
2241) shall be applied by substituting ``$130,000,000'' for 
``$120,000,000''.

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Sec. 207. <<NOTE: Applicability. 42 USC 10363 note.>> Section 
9503(f) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 
10363(f)) shall be applied by substituting ``2026'' for ``2023''.

Sec. 208. <<NOTE: 43 USC 510b note.>> In this fiscal year and each 
fiscal year thereafter, notwithstanding the Act of May 9, 1938, (43 
U.S.C. 392a), all monies received by the United States in connection 
with the repayment or reimbursement of costs for all projects, including 
power, financed in whole or in part with money from the Aging 
Infrastructure Account created pursuant to section 9603(d) of the 
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 510b(d)) shall be 
repaid and deposited to that account.

Sec. 209. (a) Section 10609(a)(1) of the Northwestern New Mexico 
Rural Water Projects Act (subtitle B of title X of Public Law 111-11)-- 
<<NOTE: 123 Stat. 1395.>> 
(1) is amended by striking ``$870,000,000'' and inserting 
``$1,815,000,000''; and
(2) <<NOTE: Applicability.>> shall be applied by 
substituting ``2026'' for ``2024''.

(b) Section 10604(b)(3)(B) of the Northwestern New Mexico Rural 
Water Projects Act (subtitle B of title X of Public Law 111-
11) <<NOTE: 123 Stat. 1389.>> is amended to read as follows: ``MAXIMUM 
SHARE.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the repayment obligation of 
the City shall not exceed $76,000,000''.

Sec. 210. Section 10 of Public Law 89-108, as amended (79 Stat. 
433; 100 Stat. 424; 106 Stat. 4669; 114 Stat. 2763A-291), is further 
amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by--
(A) redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph 
(D); and
(B) inserting after subparagraph (B), the following:
``(C) Other amounts.--In addition to the amounts 
made available under subparagraphs (A) and (B), there is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 7(a) 
$50,000,000.''; and
(2) <<NOTE: Applicability.>> in subsection (e), by inserting 
prior to the last sentence, the following: ``Such indexing shall 
also be applied for the $50,000,000 amount under subsection 
(b)(1)(C) for costs incurred after the date of enactment.''.

TITLE III

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

ENERGY PROGRAMS

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other 
expenses necessary for energy efficiency and renewable energy activities 
in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation 
of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility 
acquisition, construction, or expansion, $3,100,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, $224,000,000 
shall be available until September 30, 2027, for program direction.

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Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response

For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other 
expenses necessary for energy sector cybersecurity, energy security, and 
emergency response activities in carrying out the purposes of the 
Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), 
including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any 
facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or 
expansion, $190,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That of such amount, $24,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 
2027, for program direction.

Electricity

For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other 
expenses necessary for electricity activities in carrying out the 
purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 
seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or 
any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or 
expansion, $235,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That of such amount, $19,700,000 shall be available until September 30, 
2027, for program direction.

Grid Deployment

For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other 
expenses necessary for grid deployment in carrying out the purposes of 
the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), 
including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any 
facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or 
expansion, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That of such amount, $6,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 
2027, for program direction.

Nuclear Energy

For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other 
expenses necessary for nuclear energy activities in carrying out the 
purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 
seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or 
any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or 
expansion, $1,785,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of such amount, $88,000,000 shall be available until 
September 30, 2027, for program direction: Provided further, That for 
the purpose of section 954(a)(7) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as 
amended, the only amount available shall be from the amount specified as 
including that purpose in the ``Final Bill'' column in the ``Department 
of Energy'' table included under the heading ``Title III--Department of 
Energy'' in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).

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Fossil Energy

For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out fossil 
energy research and development activities, under the authority of the 
Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), 
including the acquisition of interest, including defeasible and 
equitable interests in any real property or any facility or for plant or 
facility acquisition or expansion, and for conducting inquiries, 
technological investigations and research concerning the extraction, 
processing, use, and disposal of mineral substances without 
objectionable social and environmental costs (30 U.S.C. 3, 1602, and 
1603), $720,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
of such amount $70,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027, 
for program direction.

Energy Projects

For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out 
community project funding activities, under the authority of the 
Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), 
$97,557,000, to remain available until expended, for projects, and in 
the amounts, specified for this account in the table entitled 
``Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending'' in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act).

Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves

For Department of Energy expenses necessary to carry out naval 
petroleum and oil shale reserve activities, $13,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, unobligated funds remaining from prior years shall be 
available for all naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities.

Strategic Petroleum Reserve

For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve facility development and operations and program management 
activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6201 et seq.), $206,325,000, to remain available until expended.

SPR Petroleum Account

For the acquisition, transportation, and injection of petroleum 
products, and for other necessary expenses pursuant to the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act of 1975, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), 
sections 403 and 404 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 
6241, 6239 note), section 32204 of the Fixing America's Surface 
Transportation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241 note), and section 30204 of the 
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 6241 note), $100,000, to remain 
available until expended.

Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve

For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Northeast Home 
Heating Oil Reserve storage, operation, and management

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activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6201 et seq.), $7,150,000, to remain available until expended.

Energy Information Administration

For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out the 
activities of the Energy Information Administration, $135,000,000, to 
remain available until expended.

Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup

For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other 
expenses necessary for non-defense environmental cleanup activities in 
carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of 
any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, 
construction, or expansion, $322,371,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That in addition, fees collected pursuant to 
subsection (b)(1) of section 5 of the Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008 (42 
U.S.C. 6939f(b)(1)), and deposited under this heading in fiscal year 
2026 pursuant to section 309 of title III of division C of Public Law 
116-94 are appropriated, to remain available until expended, for mercury 
storage costs.

Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund

For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out uranium 
enrichment facility decontamination and decommissioning, remedial 
actions, and other activities of title II of the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954, and title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, 
$865,000,000, to be deposited into and subsequently derived from the 
Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, to remain 
available until expended, of which $0 shall be available in accordance 
with title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.

Science

For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other 
expenses necessary for science activities in carrying out the purposes 
of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), 
including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any 
facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or 
expansion, and purchase of not more than 35 passenger motor vehicles, 
$8,400,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of 
such amount, $226,831,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027, 
for program direction.

Nuclear Waste Disposal

For Department of Energy expenses necessary for nuclear waste 
disposal activities to carry out the purposes of the Nuclear Waste 
Policy Act of 1982, Public Law 97-425, as amended, $12,040,000, to 
remain available until expended, which shall be derived from the Nuclear 
Waste Fund.

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Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy

For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out the 
activities authorized by section 5012 of the America COMPETES Act 
(Public Law 110-69), $350,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of such amount, $40,000,000 shall be available until 
September 30, 2027, for program direction.

Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program

Such sums as are derived from amounts received from borrowers 
pursuant to section 1702(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 under this 
heading in prior Acts, shall be collected in accordance with section 
502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided, That for 
necessary administrative expenses of the Title 17 Innovative Technology 
Loan Guarantee Program, as authorized, $35,000,000 is appropriated, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided further, That up to 
$35,000,000 of fees collected in fiscal year 2026 pursuant to section 
1702(h) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 shall be credited as offsetting 
collections under this heading and used for necessary administrative 
expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available until 
September 30, 2027: Provided further, That to the extent that fees 
collected in fiscal year 2026 exceed $35,000,000, those excess amounts 
shall be credited as offsetting collections under this heading and 
available in future fiscal years only to the extent provided in advance 
in appropriations Acts: Provided further, <<NOTE: Reduction.>> That the 
sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced (1) as 
such fees are received during fiscal year 2026 (estimated at 
$240,000,000) and (2) to the extent that any remaining general fund 
appropriations can be derived from fees collected in previous fiscal 
years that are not otherwise appropriated, so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2026 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0: 
Provided further, That the Department of Energy shall not subordinate 
any loan obligation to other financing in violation of section 1702 of 
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 or subordinate any Guaranteed Obligation 
to any loan or other debt obligations in violation of section 609.8 of 
title 10, Code of Federal Regulations.

In addition, $150,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
the cost of loan guarantees for the construction of small modular 
reactors or advanced nuclear reactors eligible under section 1703(b)(4) 
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513(b)(4)): Provided, 
That the amounts provided under this paragraph are in addition to those 
provided in any other Act: Provided further, That for amounts collected 
pursuant to section 1702(b)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the 
source of such payment received from borrowers may not be a loan or 
other debt obligation that is guaranteed by the Federal Government: 
Provided further, That none of such loan guarantee authority made 
available under this paragraph shall be available for commitments to 
guarantee loans for any projects where funds, personnel, or property 
(tangible or intangible) of any Federal agency, instrumentality, 
personnel, or affiliated entity are expected be used (directly or 
indirectly) through acquisitions, contracts, demonstrations, exchanges, 
grants, incentives, leases, procurements, sales, other transaction 
authority, or other arrangements, to support the project or to obtain 
goods or services from the project: Provided further, That the 
preceding proviso shall not be interpreted as precluding the use of the 
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guarantee authority provided under this paragraph for commitments to 
guarantee loans for:
(1) projects as a result of such projects benefitting from 
otherwise allowable Federal income tax benefits;
(2) projects as a result of such projects benefitting from 
being located on Federal land pursuant to a lease or right of-
way agreement for which all consideration for all uses is:
(A) paid exclusively in cash;
(B) deposited in the Treasury as offsetting 
receipts; and
(C) equal to the fair market value as determined by 
the head of the relevant agency;
(3) projects as a result of such projects benefitting from 
Federal insurance programs, including under section 170 of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210; commonly known as the 
``Price-Anderson Act''); or
(4) electric generation projects using transmission 
facilities owned or operated by a Federal Power Marketing 
Administration or the Tennessee Valley Authority that have been 
authorized, approved, and financed independent of the project 
receiving the guarantee:

Provided further, <<NOTE: Certification. Compliance.>> That none of 
the loan guarantee authority made available under this heading shall be 
available for any project unless the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget has certified in advance in writing that the loan 
guarantee and the project comply with the provisions under this heading.

Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program

For Department of Energy administrative expenses necessary in 
carrying out the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan 
Program, $9,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027.

Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program

For Department of Energy administrative expenses necessary in 
carrying out the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program, $6,300,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027.

Indian Energy Policy and Programs

For necessary expenses for Indian Energy activities in carrying out 
the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 
7101 et seq.), $75,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, 
$14,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027, for program 
direction.

Departmental Administration

For salaries and expenses of the Department of Energy necessary for 
departmental administration in carrying out the purposes of the 
Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), 
$300,578,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, including 
the hire of passenger motor vehicles and official reception and 
representation expenses not to exceed $30,000, plus

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such additional amounts as necessary to cover increases in the estimated 
amount of cost of work for others notwithstanding the provisions of the 
Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. 1511 et seq.): Provided, That such 
increases in cost of work are offset by revenue increases of the same or 
greater amount: Provided further, That moneys received by the 
Department for miscellaneous revenues estimated to total $100,578,000 in 
fiscal year 2026 may be retained and used for operating expenses within 
this account, as authorized by section 201 of Public Law 95-238, 
notwithstanding the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Reduction.>> That the sum herein appropriated shall be 
reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to 
result in a final fiscal year 2026 appropriation from the general fund 
estimated at not more than $200,000,000.

Office of the Inspector General

For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$90,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027.

ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Weapons Activities

For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other 
incidental expenses necessary for atomic energy defense weapons 
activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or 
condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or 
facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $20,378,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 
$149,244,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027, for program 
direction.

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation

For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other 
incidental expenses necessary for defense nuclear nonproliferation 
activities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or 
condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or 
facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $2,367,000,000, to 
remain available until expended.

Naval Reactors

(including transfer of funds)

For Department of Energy expenses necessary for naval reactors 
activities to carry out the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition (by purchase, 
condemnation, construction, or otherwise) of real property, plant, and 
capital equipment, facilities, and facility expansion, $2,134,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, of which,

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$96,740,000 shall be transferred to ``Department of Energy--Energy 
Programs--Nuclear Energy'', for the Advanced Test Reactor: Provided, 
That of such amount made available under this heading, $61,540,000 shall 
be available until September 30, 2027, for program direction.

Federal Salaries and Expenses

For expenses necessary for Federal Salaries and Expenses in the 
National Nuclear Security Administration, $525,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027, including official reception and 
representation expenses not to exceed $17,000.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

Defense Environmental Cleanup

For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other 
expenses necessary for atomic energy defense environmental cleanup 
activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or 
condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or 
facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $7,375,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 
$312,818,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027, for program 
direction.

Other Defense Activities

For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other 
expenses, necessary for atomic energy defense, other defense activities, 
and classified activities, in carrying out the purposes of the 
Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), 
including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any 
facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or 
expansion, $1,170,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of such amount, $384,404,000 shall be available until 
September 30, 2027, for program direction.

POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS

Bonneville Power Administration Fund

Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund, 
established pursuant to Public Law 93-454, are approved for: the Rocky 
Reach Kelt Facility, the Colville Acclimation Building Enclosures, the 
Colville Tribes Resident Fish Hatchery Expansion, the Chief Joseph 
Hatchery Water Quality Project, and the Umatilla Hatchery Facility and 
Acclimation Facilities: Provided, That expenditures are also approved 
for official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to 
exceed $5,000: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2026, no new 
direct loan obligations may be made.

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Operation and Maintenance, Southeastern Power Administration

For expenses necessary for operation and maintenance of power 
transmission facilities and for marketing electric power and energy, 
including transmission wheeling and ancillary services, pursuant to 
section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied 
to the southeastern power area, $9,285,000, including official reception 
and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 
and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944, up to $9,285,000 
collected by the Southeastern Power Administration from the sale of 
power and related services shall be credited to this account as 
discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended 
for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Southeastern 
Power Administration: Provided further, <<NOTE: Reduction.>> That the 
sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as 
collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a 
final fiscal year 2026 appropriation estimated at not more than $0: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $81,819,000 
collected by the Southeastern Power Administration pursuant to the Flood 
Control Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses 
shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain 
available until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power 
and wheeling expenditures: Provided further, <<NOTE: Definition.>> That 
for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures 
that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred 
(excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses).

Operation and Maintenance, Southwestern Power Administration

For expenses necessary for operation and maintenance of power 
transmission facilities and for marketing electric power and energy, for 
construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations and 
appurtenant facilities, and for administrative expenses, including 
official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to 
exceed $1,500 in carrying out section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 
(16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the Southwestern Power Administration, 
$59,766,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 
1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), up to $49,366,000 collected by the Southwestern 
Power Administration from the sale of power and related services shall 
be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to 
remain available until expended, for the sole purpose of funding the 
annual expenses of the Southwestern Power Administration: Provided 
further, That the <<NOTE: Reduction.>> sum herein appropriated for 
annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the 
fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2026 appropriation 
estimated at not more than $10,400,000: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $80,000,000 collected by the 
Southwestern Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 
1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited 
to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until 
expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling 
expenditures: Provided further, <<NOTE: Definition.>> That for purposes

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of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are 
generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding 
purchase power and wheeling expenses).

Construction, Rehabilitation, Operation and Maintenance, Western Area 
Power Administration

For carrying out the functions authorized by title III, section 
302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7152), and other 
related activities including conservation and renewable resources 
programs as authorized, $311,035,000, including official reception and 
representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, to remain 
available until expended, of which $311,035,000 shall be derived from 
the Department of the Interior Reclamation Fund: Provided, That 
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 
1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), and section 1 of the Interior Department 
Appropriation Act, 1939 (43 U.S.C. 392a), up to $247,663,000 collected 
by the Western Area Power Administration from the sale of power and 
related services shall be credited to this account as discretionary 
offsetting collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole 
purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Western Area Power 
Administration: Provided further, <<NOTE: Reduction.>> That the sum 
herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections 
are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal 
year 2026 appropriation estimated at not more than $63,372,000, of which 
$63,372,000 is derived from the Reclamation Fund: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $475,000,000 collected by the 
Western Area Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 
1944 and the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to recover purchase power 
and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting 
collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of 
making purchase power and wheeling expenditures: Provided further, That 
for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures 
that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred 
(excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses).

Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund

For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for the 
hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad Dams, $6,510,000, to 
remain available until expended, and to be derived from the Falcon and 
Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund of the Western Area Power 
Administration, as provided in section 2 of the Act of June 18, 1954 (68 
Stat. 255): Provided, That notwithstanding the provisions of that Act 
and of 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $6,282,000 collected by the Western Area 
Power Administration from the sale of power and related services from 
the Falcon and Amistad Dams shall be credited to this account as 
discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended 
for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the hydroelectric 
facilities of these Dams and associated Western Area Power 
Administration activities: Provided further, <<NOTE: Reduction.>> That 
the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as 
collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a 
final fiscal year 2026 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$228,000: Provided further, That for purposes of this appropriation, 
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expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same 
year that they are incurred: Provided further, That for fiscal year 
2026, the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration may 
accept up to $1,072,000 in funds contributed by United States power 
customers of the Falcon and Amistad Dams for deposit into the Falcon and 
Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund, and such funds shall be 
available for the purpose for which contributed in like manner as if 
said sums had been specifically appropriated for such purpose: Provided 
further, That any such funds shall be available without further 
appropriation and without fiscal year limitation for use by the 
Commissioner of the United States Section of the International Boundary 
and Water Commission for the sole purpose of operating, maintaining, 
repairing, rehabilitating, replacing, or upgrading the hydroelectric 
facilities at these Dams in accordance with agreements reached between 
the Administrator, Commissioner, and the power customers.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

salaries and expenses

For expenses necessary for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
to carry out the provisions of the Department of Energy Organization Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, official reception and representation expenses not to exceed 
$3,000, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $520,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That <<NOTE: 42 USC 7171 
note.>> notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed 
$520,000,000 of revenues from fees and annual charges, and other 
services and collections in fiscal year 2026 shall be retained and used 
for expenses necessary in this account, and shall remain available until 
expended: Provided further, <<NOTE: Reduction. 42 USC 7171 note.>> That 
the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as 
revenues are received during fiscal year 2026 so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2026 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not 
more than $0.

GENERAL PROVISIONS--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

(including transfers of funds)

Sec. 301. (a) No appropriation, funds, or authority made available 
by this title for the Department of Energy shall be used to initiate or 
resume any program, project, or activity or to prepare or initiate 
Requests For Proposals or similar arrangements (including Requests for 
Quotations, Requests for Information, and Funding Opportunity 
Announcements) for a program, project, or activity if the program, 
project, or activity has not been funded by Congress.
(b)(1) <<NOTE: Notification. Time period.>> Unless the Secretary of 
Energy notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress at least 3 full business days in advance, none of the funds 
made available in this title may be used to--
(A) <<NOTE: Grant.>> make a grant allocation or 
discretionary grant award totaling $1,000,000 or more;
(B) <<NOTE: Contracts.>> make a discretionary contract award 
or Other Transaction Agreement totaling $1,000,000 or more, 
including a contract covered by the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation;

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(C) provide nonoperational funding through a competition 
restricted only to Department of Energy National Laboratories 
totaling $1,000,000 or more;
(D) provide nonoperational funding directly to a Department 
of Energy National Laboratory totaling $25,000,000 or more;
(E) issue a letter of intent to make an allocation, award, 
or Agreement in excess of the limits in subparagraph (A), (B), 
(C), or (D);
(F) announce publicly the intention to make an allocation, 
award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in subparagraph (A), 
(B), (C), or (D); or
(G) issue a letter to terminate an allocation, award, or 
Agreement in excess of the limits in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), 
or (D).

(2) <<NOTE: Time period. Reports.>> The Secretary of Energy shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
within 15 days of the conclusion of each quarter a report detailing each 
grant allocation or discretionary grant award totaling less than 
$1,000,000 provided during the previous quarter.

(3) The notification required by paragraph (1) and the report 
required by paragraph (2) shall include the recipient of the award, the 
amount of the award, the fiscal year for which the funds for the award 
were appropriated, the account and program, project, or activity from 
which the funds are being drawn, the title of the award, and a brief 
description of the activity for which the award is made.
(c) <<NOTE: Contracts. Grants.>> The Department of Energy may not, 
with respect to any program, project, or activity that uses budget 
authority made available in this title under the heading ``Department of 
Energy--Energy Programs'', enter into a multiyear contract, award a 
multiyear grant, or enter into a multiyear cooperative agreement 
unless--
(1) the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement is funded 
for the full period of performance as anticipated at the time of 
award; or
(2) <<NOTE: Notification. Time period.>> the contract, 
grant, or cooperative agreement includes a clause conditioning 
the Federal Government's obligation on the availability of 
future year budget authority and the Secretary notifies the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 
3 days in advance.

(d) Except as provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g), the amounts 
made available by this title shall be expended as authorized by law for 
the programs, projects, and activities, and in the amounts, specified in 
the ``Final Bill'' column in the ``Department of Energy'' table included 
under the heading ``Title III--Department of Energy'' in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
this consolidated Act).
(e) <<NOTE: Notification. Advance approval. Time period.>> The 
amounts made available by this title may be reprogrammed for any 
program, project, or activity, and the Department shall notify, and 
obtain the prior approval of, the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior to the use of any proposed 
reprogramming that would cause any program, project, or activity funding 
level to increase or decrease by more than $5,000,000 or 10 percent, 
whichever is less, during the time period covered by this Act.

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(f) None of the funds provided in this title shall be available for 
obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that--
(1) creates, initiates, or eliminates a program, project, or 
activity;
(2) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, 
or activity for which funds are denied or restricted by this 
Act; or
(3) reduces funds that are directed to be used for a 
specific program, project, or activity by this Act.

(g)(1) <<NOTE: Waiver authority. Applicability.>> The Secretary of 
Energy may waive any requirement or restriction in this section that 
applies to the use of funds made available for the Department of Energy 
if compliance with such requirement or restriction would pose a 
substantial risk to human health, the environment, welfare, or national 
security.

(2) <<NOTE: Notification. Deadline.>> The Secretary of Energy shall 
notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of 
any waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, but not later 
than 3 days after the date of the activity to which a requirement or 
restriction would otherwise have applied. Such notice shall include an 
explanation of the substantial risk under paragraph (1) that permitted 
such waiver.

(h) The unexpended balances of prior appropriations provided for 
activities in this Act may be available to the same appropriation 
accounts for such activities established pursuant to this title. 
Available balances may be merged with funds in the applicable 
established accounts and thereafter may be accounted for as one fund for 
the same time period as originally enacted.
Sec. 302. <<NOTE: Oversight. Compliance.>> None of the funds made 
available in this title shall be used for the construction of facilities 
classified as high-hazard nuclear facilities under 10 CFR Part 830 
unless independent oversight is conducted by the Office of Enterprise 
Assessments to ensure the project is in compliance with nuclear safety 
requirements.

Sec. 303. <<NOTE: Cost estimate.>> None of the funds made available 
in this title may be used to approve critical decision-2 or critical 
decision-3 under Department of Energy Order 413.3B, or any successive 
departmental guidance, for construction projects where the total project 
cost exceeds $100,000,000, until a separate independent cost estimate 
has been developed for the project for that critical decision.

Sec. 304. None of the funds made available in this title may be 
used to support a grant allocation award, discretionary grant award, or 
cooperative agreement that exceeds $100,000,000 in Federal funding 
unless the project is carried out through internal independent project 
management procedures.
Sec. 305. No funds shall be transferred directly from ``Department 
of Energy--Power Marketing Administration--Colorado River Basins Power 
Marketing Fund, Western Area Power Administration'' to the general fund 
of the Treasury in the current fiscal year.
Sec. 306. <<NOTE: Petroleum products. China.>> None of the funds 
made available by this Act may be used to draw down and sell petroleum 
products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (1) to any entity that is 
under the ownership, control, or influence of the Chinese Communist 
Party; or (2) except on condition that such petroleum products will not 
be exported to the People's Republic of China.

Sec. 307. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act may be 
used by the Secretary of Energy to award any grant,

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contract, cooperative agreement, or loan of $10,000,000 or greater to an 
entity of concern as defined in section 10114 of division B of Public 
Law 117-167.
(b) The Secretary shall implement the requirements under subsection 
(a) using a risk-based approach and analytical tools to aggregate, link, 
analyze, and maintain information reported by an entity seeking or 
receiving such funds made available by this Act.
(c) <<NOTE: Applicability.>> This section shall be applied in a 
manner consistent with the obligations of the United States under 
applicable international agreements.

(d) The Secretary shall have the authority to require the submission 
to the agency, by an entity seeking or receiving such funds made 
available by this Act, documentation necessary to implement the 
requirements under subsection (a).
(e) Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as 
the ``Paperwork Reduction Act''), shall not apply to the implementation 
of the requirements under this section.
(f) The Secretary and other Federal agencies shall coordinate to 
share relevant information necessary to implement the requirements under 
subsection (a).
Sec. 308. <<NOTE: Russia. China. Time period. Notification.>> None 
of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 
used to admit any non-U.S. citizen from Russia or China to any nuclear 
weapons production facility, as such term is defined in section 4002 of 
the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501), other than areas 
accessible to the general public, unless 30 days prior to facility 
admittance, the Department of Energy provides notification to the 
Committees on Appropriations and Armed Services of both Houses of 
Congress.

Sec. 309. Funds made available in this title under the headings 
``Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy'', ``Electricity'', ``Fossil 
Energy'', ``Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response'', 
and ``Science'' that are allocated for the purposes of section 9 of the 
Small Business Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 638), including for Small 
Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer 
activities, or for the purposes of section 1001 of the Energy Policy Act 
of 2005, as amended (42 U.S.C. 16391), for Technology Commercialization 
Fund activities, may be reprogrammed within each account without being 
subject to the restrictions in section 301 of this title: Provided, 
That the administration and selection of awards pursuant to such 
sections will be in coordination with the offices that oversee the 
appropriations accounts to which the relevant funding was originally 
appropriated.
Sec. 310. Section 15(g)(3) of Public Law 85-536 (15 U.S.C. 
644(g)(3)) is further amended by inserting ``and by site support prime 
contractors at the National Energy Technology Laboratory'' following 
``Department of Energy''.
Sec. 311. (a) Of the amounts specified in subsection (d), 
$3,100,000,000 shall be transferred to, and merged with, amounts 
provided in this Act under the heading ``Nuclear Energy'' that remain 
available until expended, and in addition to amounts otherwise 
available, shall only be available for the not more than two competitive 
awards for Generation 3+ small modular reactor deployment projects 
described in section 311(a)(1)(A) of division D of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-42), the two awards for 
demonstration projects made prior to the date of enactment of this Act 
under the Advanced Reactor Demonstration

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Program, as authorized under section 959A of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005 (42 U.S.C. 16279a), and Risk Reduction for Future Demonstrations, 
as described under the heading Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program in 
the explanatory statement accompanying division C of the Further 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94).
(b) Of the amounts specified in subsection (d), $375,000,000 shall 
be transferred to, and merged with, amounts provided in this Act under 
the heading ``Grid Deployment Office'' that remain available until 
expended, and in addition to amounts otherwise available, shall be 
available for necessary expenses to carry out a program to enhance the 
domestic supply chain for the manufacture of distribution and power 
transformers, components, and materials, and electric grid components, 
including financial assistance, technical assistance, and competitive 
awards for procurement and acquisition.
(c) Of the amounts provided in this title that remain available 
until expended, the following amounts shall be derived by transfer from 
the funds specified in subsection (d):
(1) $1,150,000,000 of the amounts provided under the heading 
``Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy'';
(2) $100,000,000 of the amounts provided under the heading 
``Nuclear Energy'';
(3) $140,000,000 of the amounts provided under the heading 
``Fossil Energy'';
(4) $150,000,000 of the amounts provided under the heading 
``Science''; and
(5) $150,000,000 of the amounts provided in the second 
paragraph under the heading ``Title 17 Innovative Technology 
Loan Guarantee Program''.

(d) The funds specified in this subsection are the unobligated 
balances, as of the date of enactment of this Act, from amounts provided 
in title III of division J of Public Law 117-58, as follows:
(1) $1,281,141,701 of the amounts made available to carry 
out section 40323 of division D of Public Law 117-58;
(2) $1,500,000,000 of the amounts made available to carry 
out subtitle J of title IX of the Energy Policy Act of 2005;
(3) $1,040,000,000 of the amounts made available to carry 
out section 969D of the Energy Policy Act of 2005;
(4) $950,000,000 of the amounts made available to carry out 
subparagraph (B) or subparagraph (C) of section 962(b)(2) of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005; and
(5) $393,858,299 of the amounts provided under the heading 
``Energy Programs--Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy''.

(e) <<NOTE: Reports.>> Not later than 15 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Department of Energy shall 
transmit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
a report that details the amounts repurposed or transferred pursuant to 
this section: Provided, That such report shall be delineated by both 
source and destination by Treasury Appropriations Fund Symbol and 
statutory authority (including by subparagraph for funds specified in 
subsection (d)(4)).

(f) Amounts repurposed or transferred pursuant to this section shall 
continue to be treated as amounts specified in section 103(b) of 
division A of Public Law 118-5.

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Sec. 312. Section 4(c)(10)(B) of the Pacific Northwest Electric 
Power Planning and Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 839b(c)(10)(B)) is 
amended by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, adjusted for 
inflation.''.
Sec. 313. <<NOTE: Applicability.>> In making Federal financial 
assistance, the Department of Energy shall continue to apply the 
indirect cost rates, including negotiated indirect cost rates, as 
described in section 200.414 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations, 
including with respect to the approval of deviations from negotiated 
indirect cost rates, to the same extent and in the same manner as was 
applied in fiscal year 2024: Provided, That none of the funds 
appropriated in this or prior Acts or otherwise made available to the 
Department of Energy may be used to develop, modify, or implement 
changes to such negotiated indirect cost rates.

TITLE IV

INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

Appalachian Regional Commission

For expenses necessary to carry out the programs authorized by the 
Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, as amended, and for 
expenses necessary for the Federal Co-Chairman and the Alternate on the 
Appalachian Regional Commission, for payment of the Federal share of the 
administrative expenses of the Commission, including services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
$200,000,000, to remain available until expended.

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

salaries and expenses

For expenses necessary for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 
Board in carrying out activities authorized by the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954, as amended by Public Law 100-456, section 1441, $42,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027, of which not to exceed $1,000 
shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.

Delta Regional Authority

salaries and expenses

For expenses necessary for the Delta Regional Authority and to carry 
out its activities, as authorized by the Delta Regional Authority Act of 
2000, notwithstanding sections 382F(d), 382M, and 382N of said Act, 
$32,000,000, to remain available until expended.

Denali Commission

For expenses necessary for the Denali Commission including the 
purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment 
as necessary and other expenses, $18,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, notwithstanding the limitations contained in section 306(g) of 
the Denali Commission Act of 1998: Provided,

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That funds shall be available for construction projects for which the 
Denali Commission is the sole or primary funding source in an amount not 
to exceed 90 percent of total project cost for distressed communities, 
as defined by such section and by section 701 of appendix D, title VII, 
Public Law 106-113 (113 Stat. 1501A-280), and for Indian Tribes, as 
defined by section 5304(e) of title 25, United States Code, and in an 
amount not to exceed 50 percent for non-distressed communities: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law 
regarding payment of a non-Federal share in connection with a grant-in-
aid program, amounts under this heading shall be available for the 
payment of such a non-Federal share for any project for which the Denali 
Commission is not the sole or primary funding source, provided that such 
project is consistent with the purposes of the Commission.

Northern Border Regional Commission

For expenses necessary for the Northern Border Regional Commission 
in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V of title 40, United 
States Code, $42,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That such amounts shall be available for administrative expenses, 
notwithstanding section 15751(b) of title 40, United States Code.

Northwest Regional Commission

For <<NOTE: 40 USC 15301 note.>> expenses necessary to establish a 
Northwest Regional Commission located in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and 
Montana, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
amounts provided to the Northwest Regional Commission shall be used to 
carry out activities authorized for other regional Commissions by 
subtitle V of title 40, United States Code.

Southeast Crescent Regional Commission

For expenses necessary for the Southeast Crescent Regional 
Commission in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V of title 
40, United States Code, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended.

Southwest Border Regional Commission

For expenses necessary for the Southwest Border Regional Commission 
in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V of title 40, United 
States Code, $5,500,000, to remain available until expended.

Great Lakes Authority

For expenses necessary for the Great Lakes Authority in carrying out 
activities authorized by subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, 
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

salaries and expenses

For expenses necessary for the Commission in carrying out the 
purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 and the

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Atomic Energy Act of 1954, $952,700,000, including official 
representation expenses not to exceed $30,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That of the amount appropriated herein, not more 
than $11,494,000 may be made available for salaries, travel, and other 
support costs for the Office of the Commission, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027: Provided further, That revenues from 
licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and collections 
estimated at $804,509,977 in fiscal year 2026 shall be retained and used 
for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding 31 
U.S.C. 3302, and shall remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That <<NOTE: Reduction.>> the sum herein appropriated shall be 
reduced by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 2026 so as 
to result in a final fiscal year 2026 appropriation estimated at not 
more than $148,190,023.

office of inspector general

For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$18,795,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, 
That revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other 
services and collections estimated at $14,885,000 in fiscal year 2026 
shall be retained and be available until September 30, 2027, for 
necessary salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding section 
3302 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further, That 
the <<NOTE: Reduction.>> sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the 
amount of revenues received during fiscal year 2026 so as to result in a 
final fiscal year 2026 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$3,910,000: Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated under 
this heading, $1,572,000 shall be for Inspector General services for the 
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.

Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board

salaries and expenses

For expenses necessary for the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, 
as authorized by Public Law 100-203, section 5051, $4,000,000, to be 
derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund, to remain available until September 
30, 2027.

GENERAL PROVISIONS--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

Sec. 401. <<NOTE: Compliance.>> The Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
shall comply with the July 5, 2011, version of Chapter VI of its 
Internal Commission Procedures when responding to Congressional requests 
for information, consistent with Department of Justice guidance for all 
Federal agencies.

Sec. 402. (a) <<NOTE: Notification. Time period.>> The amounts made 
available by this title for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may be 
reprogrammed for any program, project, or activity, and the Commission 
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
at least 30 days prior to the use of any proposed reprogramming that 
would cause any program funding level to increase or decrease by more 
than $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, during the time period 
covered by this Act.

(b)(1) <<NOTE: Waiver authority.>> The Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission may waive the notification requirement in subsection (a) if 
compliance with such

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requirement would pose a substantial risk to human health, the 
environment, welfare, or national security.

(2) <<NOTE: Notification. Deadline.>> The Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress of any waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, 
but not later than 3 days after the date of the activity to which a 
requirement or restriction would otherwise have 
applied. <<NOTE: Reports.>> Such notice shall include an explanation of 
the substantial risk under paragraph (1) that permitted such waiver and 
shall provide a detailed report to the Committees of such waiver and 
changes to funding levels to programs, projects, or activities.

(c) Except as provided in subsections (a), (b), and (d), the amounts 
made available by this title for ``Nuclear Regulatory Commission--
Salaries and Expenses'' shall be expended as directed in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
this consolidated Act).
(d) None of the funds provided for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming 
of funds that increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or 
activity for which funds are denied or restricted by this Act.
(e) <<NOTE: Reports.>> The Commission shall provide a monthly report 
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, which 
includes the following for each program, project, or activity, including 
any prior year appropriations--
(1) total budget authority;
(2) total unobligated balances; and
(3) total unliquidated obligations.

TITLE V

GENERAL PROVISIONS

(including transfer of funds)

Sec. 501. <<NOTE: Lobbying.>> None of the funds appropriated by 
this Act may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence 
congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending 
before Congress, other than to communicate to Members of Congress as 
described in 18 U.S.C. 1913.

Sec. 502. (a) None of the funds made available in title III of this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of 
the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by or 
transfer authority provided in this Act or any other appropriations Act 
for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
this consolidated Act), or any authority whereby a department, agency, 
or instrumentality of the United States Government may provide goods or 
services to another department, agency, or instrumentality.
(b) None of the funds made available for any department, agency, or 
instrumentality of the United States Government may be transferred to 
accounts funded in title III of this Act, except pursuant to a transfer 
made by or transfer authority provided in this Act or any other 
appropriations Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in 
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this

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consolidated Act), or any authority whereby a department, agency, or 
instrumentality of the United States Government may provide goods or 
services to another department, agency, or instrumentality.
(c) <<NOTE: Time period. Reports.>> The head of any relevant 
department or agency funded in this Act utilizing any transfer authority 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress a semiannual report detailing the transfer authorities, except 
for any authority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of 
the United States Government may provide goods or services to another 
department, agency, or instrumentality, used in the previous 6 months 
and in the year-to-date. This report shall include the amounts 
transferred and the purposes for which they were transferred, and shall 
not replace or modify existing notification requirements for each 
authority.

Sec. 503. <<NOTE: Pornography.>> (a) None of the funds made 
available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 
network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, 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 out criminal investigations, prosecution, or 
adjudication activities.
This division may be cited as the ``Energy and Water Development and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026''.

DIVISION C-- <<NOTE: Department of the Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026.>> DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 
ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026

TITLE I

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

management of lands and resources

For necessary expenses for protection, use, improvement, 
development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification, acquisition 
of easements and other interests in lands, and performance of other 
functions, including maintenance of facilities, as authorized by law, in 
the management of lands and their resources under the jurisdiction of 
the Bureau of Land Management, including the general administration of 
the Bureau, and assessment of mineral potential of public lands pursuant 
to section 1010(a) of Public Law 96-487 (16 U.S.C. 3150(a)), 
$1,260,166,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027; of which 
$48,560,000 for annual maintenance and deferred maintenance programs and 
$144,000,000 for the wild horse and burro program, as authorized by 
Public Law 92-195 (16 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), shall remain available until 
expended: Provided, <<NOTE: Drilling permits.>> That amounts in the 
fee account of the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund may be used 
for any bureau-related expenses associated with the processing of oil 
and gas applications for permits to drill and related use of 
authorizations: Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading, up to $1,000,000 may be made available for the 
purposes described in section 122(e)(1)(A) of division G of Public Law 
115-31 (43 U.S.C. 1748c(e)(1)(A)): Provided further, That of the 
amounts

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made available under this heading, not to exceed $15,000 may be for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That 
of the amounts made available under this heading, $3,246,000 is for 
projects specified for Land Management Priorities in the table titled 
``Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding 
Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items'' included for this 
division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided 
further, That of the amounts made available under this heading, up to 
$3,000,000 of the amounts made available for Wildlife habitat management 
shall be available in fiscal year 2026 subject to a match by at least an 
equal amount by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for cost-
shared projects supporting conservation of Bureau lands; and such funds 
shall be advanced to the Foundation as a lump-sum grant without regard 
to when expenses are incurred.

In <<NOTE: Reduction.>> addition, $42,696,000 is for Mining Law 
Administration program operations, including the cost of administering 
the mining claim fee program, to remain available until expended, to be 
reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this 
appropriation from mining claim maintenance fees and location fees that 
are hereby authorized for fiscal year 2026, so as to result in a final 
appropriation estimated at not more than $1,260,166,000, and $2,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, from communication site rental fees 
established by the Bureau for the cost of administering communication 
site activities.

oregon and california grant lands

For expenses necessary for management, protection, and development 
of resources and for construction, operation, and maintenance of access 
roads, reforestation, and other improvements on the revested Oregon and 
California Railroad grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Oregon 
and California land-grant counties of Oregon, and on adjacent rights-of-
way; and acquisition of lands or interests therein, including existing 
connecting roads on or adjacent to such grant lands; $115,521,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That the Bureau of Land 
Management shall maintain the current Western Oregon Operating Plan and 
will fully participate in a unified wildfire protection system.

range improvements

For rehabilitation, protection, and acquisition of lands and 
interests therein, and improvement of Federal rangelands pursuant to 
section 401 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1751), notwithstanding any other Act, sums equal to 50 percent of 
all moneys received during the prior fiscal year under sections 3 and 15 
of the Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 315b, 315m) and the amount 
designated for range improvements from grazing fees and mineral leasing 
receipts from Bankhead-Jones lands transferred to the Department of the 
Interior pursuant to law, but not less than $10,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $600,000 shall 
be available for administrative expenses.

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service charges, deposits, and forfeitures

For administrative expenses and other costs related to processing 
application documents and other authorizations for use and disposal of 
public lands and resources, for costs of providing copies of official 
public land documents, for monitoring construction, operation, and 
termination of facilities in conjunction with use authorizations, and 
for rehabilitation of damaged property, such amounts as may be collected 
under Public Law 94-579 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), and under section 28 
of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185), to remain available until 
expended: Provided, <<NOTE: 43 USC 1735 note.>> That notwithstanding 
any provision to the contrary of section 305(a) of Public Law 94-579 (43 
U.S.C. 1735(a)), any moneys that have been or will be received pursuant 
to that section, whether as a result of forfeiture, compromise, or 
settlement, if not appropriate for refund pursuant to section 305(c) of 
that Act (43 U.S.C. 1735(c)), shall be available and may be expended 
under the authority of this Act by the Secretary of the Interior to 
improve, protect, or rehabilitate any public lands administered through 
the Bureau of Land Management which have been damaged by the action of a 
resource developer, purchaser, permittee, or any unauthorized person, 
without regard to whether all moneys collected from each such action are 
used on the exact lands damaged which led to the action: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: 43 USC 1735 note.>> That any such moneys that are in 
excess of amounts needed to repair damage to the exact land for which 
funds were collected may be used to repair other damaged public lands.

miscellaneous trust funds

In addition to amounts authorized to be expended under existing 
laws, there is hereby appropriated such amounts as may be contributed 
under section 307 of Public Law 94-579 (43 U.S.C. 1737), and such 
amounts as may be advanced for administrative costs, surveys, 
appraisals, and costs of making conveyances of omitted lands under 
section 211(b) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1721(b)), to remain available 
until expended.

administrative provisions

The Bureau of Land Management may carry out the operations funded 
under this Act by direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative 
agreements, and reimbursable agreements with public and private 
entities, including with States. Appropriations for the Bureau shall be 
available for purchase, erection, and dismantlement of temporary 
structures, and alteration and maintenance of necessary buildings and 
appurtenant facilities to which the United States has title; up to 
$100,000 for payments, at the discretion of the Secretary, for 
information or evidence concerning violations of laws administered by 
the Bureau; miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement 
activities authorized or approved by the Secretary and to be accounted 
for solely on the Secretary's certificate, not to exceed $10,000: 
Provided, <<NOTE: Contracts. Determination.>> That notwithstanding 
Public Law 90-620 (44 U.S.C. 501), the Bureau may, under cooperative 
cost-sharing and partnership arrangements authorized by law, procure 
printing services from cooperators in connection with jointly produced 
publications for which the cooperators share the cost of printing either 
in cash or in services, and the Bureau determines

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the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted quality standards: 
Provided further, <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>> That projects to be funded 
pursuant to a written commitment by a State government to provide an 
identified amount of money in support of the project may be carried out 
by the Bureau on a reimbursable basis: Provided further, That the 
Bureau of Land Management shall maintain staffing levels in order to 
fulfill the mission required under title 16, title 30, title 43, and 
title 54, United States Code, including to protect natural and cultural 
resources, provide and maintain appropriate access and recreation for 
visitors, provide safety precautions for visitors and staff, maintain 
physical and natural infrastructure, provide information and respond to 
stakeholders and the general public, conduct tribal consultation, 
provide for administrative support, manage energy and minerals 
resources, and carry out other activities in support of effectively 
managing the National Conservation Lands and other public lands in a 
timely manner.

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

resource management

(including transfer of funds)

For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, as authorized by law, and for scientific and economic studies, 
general administration, and for the performance of other authorized 
functions related to such resources, $1,451,515,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027, of which not to exceed $15,000 may be for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided, That not to 
exceed $14,000,000 shall be used for implementing subsections (a), (b), 
(c), and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1533) (except for processing petitions, developing and issuing 
proposed and final regulations, and taking any other steps to implement 
actions described in subsection (c)(2)(A), (c)(2)(B)(i), or 
(c)(2)(B)(ii) of such section): Provided further, That of the amount 
appropriated under this heading, $19,115,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2028, shall be for projects specified for Stewardship 
Priorities in the table titled ``Interior and Environment Incorporation 
of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending 
Items'' included for this division in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act): Provided further, That amounts in the preceding 
proviso may be transferred to the appropriate program, project, or 
activity under this heading and shall continue to only be available for 
the purposes and in such amounts as such funds were originally 
appropriated.

construction

For construction, improvement, acquisition, or removal of buildings 
and other facilities required in the conservation, management, 
investigation, protection, and utilization of fish and wildlife 
resources, and the acquisition of lands and interests therein; 
$14,709,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading, $1,000,000 is for the project 
specified for Line Item Construction Projects in the table titled 
``Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding 
Items/Congressionally Directed

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Spending Items'' included for this division in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act).

cooperative endangered species conservation fund

For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535), $22,202,000, to remain available 
until expended, to be derived from the Cooperative Endangered Species 
Conservation Fund.

national wildlife refuge fund

For expenses necessary to implement the Act of October 17, 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 715s), $13,228,000.

north american wetlands conservation fund

For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the North 
American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4401 et seq.), 
$49,000,000, to remain available until expended.

neotropical migratory bird conservation

For expenses necessary to carry out the Neotropical Migratory Bird 
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), $5,000,000, to remain 
available until expended.

multinational species conservation fund

For expenses necessary to carry out the African Elephant 
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.), the Asian Elephant 
Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4261 et seq.), the Rhinoceros and 
Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Great Ape 
Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), and the Marine Turtle 
Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), $21,000,000, to 
remain available until expended.

state and tribal wildlife grants

For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the District of 
Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the 
Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Indian tribes under the 
provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and the Fish and 
Wildlife Coordination Act, for the development and implementation of 
programs for the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including 
species that are not hunted or fished, $73,812,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That of the amount provided herein, 
$6,200,000 is for a competitive grant program for Indian tribes not 
subject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation: Provided 
further, That $7,612,000 is for a competitive grant program to implement 
approved plans for States, territories, and other jurisdictions and at 
the discretion of affected States, the regional Associations of fish and 
wildlife agencies, not subject to the remaining provisions of this 
appropriation: Provided further, <<NOTE: Apportionment.>> That the 
Secretary shall, after deducting $13,812,000 and administrative 
expenses, apportion the amount provided herein in the following manner: 
(1) to the District of Columbia and to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
each a sum

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equal to not more than one-half of 1 percent thereof; and (2) to Guam, 
American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands, each a sum equal to not more than one-
fourth of 1 percent thereof: Provided further, 
That <<NOTE: Apportionment.>> the Secretary of the Interior shall 
apportion the remaining amount in the following manner: (1) one-third of 
which is based on the ratio to which the land area of such State bears 
to the total land area of all such States; and (2) two-thirds of which 
is based on the ratio to which the population of such State bears to the 
total population of all such States: Provided further, That the amounts 
apportioned under this paragraph shall be adjusted equitably so that no 
State shall be apportioned a sum which is less than 1 percent of the 
amount available for apportionment under this paragraph for any fiscal 
year or more than 5 percent of such amount: Provided further, That the 
Federal share of planning grants shall not exceed 75 percent of the 
total costs of such projects and the Federal share of implementation 
grants shall not exceed 65 percent of the total costs of such projects: 
Provided further, That the non-Federal share of such projects may not be 
derived from Federal grant programs: Provided further, 
That <<NOTE: Apportionment.>> any amount apportioned in 2026 to any 
State, territory, or other jurisdiction that remains unobligated as of 
September 30, 2027, shall be reapportioned, together with funds 
appropriated in 2028, in the manner provided herein.

administrative provisions

<<NOTE: Contracts. Grants.>> The United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service may carry out the operations of Service programs by direct 
expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable 
agreements with public and private entities. Appropriations and funds 
available to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall be 
available for repair of damage to public roads within and adjacent to 
reservation areas caused by operations of the Service; options for the 
purchase of land at not to exceed one dollar for each option; facilities 
incident to such public recreational uses on conservation areas as are 
consistent with their primary purpose; and the maintenance and 
improvement of aquaria, buildings, and other facilities under the 
jurisdiction of the Service and to which the United States has title, 
and which are used pursuant to law in connection with management, and 
investigation of fish and wildlife resources: Provided, 
That <<NOTE: Contracts. Determination.>> notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501, 
the Service may, under cooperative cost sharing and partnership 
arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services from 
cooperators in connection with jointly produced publications for which 
the cooperators share at least one-half the cost of printing either in 
cash or services and the Service determines the cooperator is capable of 
meeting accepted quality standards: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Donations.>> That the Service may accept donated 
aircraft as replacements for existing aircraft: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, all fees collected for non-toxic shot 
review and approval shall be deposited under the heading ``United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service--Resource Management'' and shall be available 
to the Secretary, without further appropriation, to be used for expenses 
of processing of such non-toxic shot type or coating applications and 
revising regulations as necessary, and shall remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service

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shall maintain staffing levels in order to fulfill the mission required 
under title 16, title 43, and title 54, United States Code, including to 
protect natural and cultural resources, provide and maintain appropriate 
access and recreation for visitors, provide safety precautions for 
visitors and staff, maintain physical and natural infrastructure, 
provide information and respond to stakeholders and the general public, 
conduct tribal consultation, provide for administrative support, enforce 
Federal wildlife laws, protect species, uphold Acts, treaties, 
conventions and agreements to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, 
wildlife, plants, and their habitats, providing professional expertise 
to other agencies and international and private partners, and carry out 
other activities in support of effectively operating the National Fish 
Hatchery System and National Wildlife Refuge System and carrying out 
programs administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in 
a timely manner.

National Park Service

operation of the national park system

For expenses necessary for the management, operation, protection, 
and maintenance of areas and facilities administered by the National 
Park Service and for the general administration of the National Park 
Service, $2,877,195,000, of which $11,661,000 for planning and 
interagency coordination in support of Everglades restoration and 
$148,285,000 for maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation projects for 
constructed assets and $157,950,000 for cyclic maintenance projects for 
constructed assets and cultural resources and $12,500,000 for uses 
authorized by section 101122 of title 54, United States Code shall 
remain available until September 30, 2027, and not to exceed $15,000 may 
be for official reception and representative expenses: Provided, That 
funds appropriated under this heading in this Act are available for the 
purposes of section 5 of Public Law 95-348: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding section 9 of the 400 Years of African-American History 
Commission Act (36 U.S.C. note prec. 101; Public Law 115-102), 
$3,300,000 of the funds provided under this heading shall be made 
available for the purposes specified by that Act: Provided further, 
That <<NOTE: 36 USC note prec. 101.>> sections 7(b) and 8 of that Act 
shall be amended by striking ``July 1, 2025'' and inserting ``July 1, 
2027''.

In addition, for purposes described in section 2404 of Public Law 
116-9, an amount equal to the amount deposited in this fiscal year into 
the National Park Medical Services Fund established pursuant to such 
section of such Act, to remain available until expended, shall be 
derived from such Fund.

national recreation and preservation

For expenses necessary to carry out recreation programs, natural 
programs, cultural programs, heritage partnership programs, 
environmental compliance and review, international park affairs, and 
grant administration, not otherwise provided for, $91,596,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027, of which $250,000 shall be for 
projects specified for Statutory and Contractual Aid in the table titled 
``Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding 
Items/Congressionally Directed

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Spending Items'' included for this division in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act).

historic preservation fund

For expenses necessary in carrying out the National Historic 
Preservation Act (division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States 
Code), $205,059,000, to be derived from the Historic Preservation Fund 
and to remain available until September 30, 2027, of which $25,500,000 
shall be for Save America's Treasures grants for preservation of 
nationally significant sites, structures and artifacts as authorized by 
section 7303 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (54 
U.S.C. 3089): Provided, That <<NOTE: Grants.>> an individual Save 
America's Treasures grant shall be matched by non-Federal funds: 
Provided further, That individual projects shall only be eligible for 
one grant: Provided further, <<NOTE: Approval.>> That all projects to 
be funded shall be approved by the Secretary of the Interior in 
consultation with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further,That of <<NOTE: Determination.>> the funds provided for 
the Historic Preservation Fund, $1,250,000 is for competitive grants for 
the survey and nomination of properties to the National Register of 
Historic Places and as National Historic Landmarks associated with 
communities currently under-represented, as determined by the Secretary; 
$24,000,000 is for competitive grants to preserve the sites and stories 
of the African American Civil Rights movement; $5,000,000 is for 
competitive grants to preserve sites related to the struggle of all 
people to achieve equal rights in America; $11,000,000 is for grants to 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities; $7,906,000 is for 
competitive grants for the restoration of historic properties of 
national, State, and local significance listed on or eligible for 
inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places, to be made 
without imposing the usage or direct grant restrictions of section 
101(e)(3) (54 U.S.C. 302904) of the National Historic Preservation Act; 
$4,907,000 is for a competitive grant program to honor the 
semiquincentennial anniversary of the United States by restoring and 
preserving sites and structures listed on the National Register of 
Historic Places that commemorate the founding of the nation; $62,150,000 
is for State Historic Preservation Offices; $23,750,000 is for Tribal 
Historic Preservation Offices; and $15,596,000 is for projects specified 
for the Historic Preservation Fund in the table titled ``Interior and 
Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/
Congressionally Directed Spending Items'' included for this division in 
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That 
such competitive grants shall be made without imposing the matching 
requirements in section 302902(b)(3) of title 54, United States Code to 
States and Indian tribes as defined in chapter 3003 of such title, 
Native Hawaiian organizations, local governments, including Certified 
Local Governments, and non-profit organizations.

construction

For construction, improvements, repair, or replacement of physical 
facilities, and related equipment, and compliance and planning for 
programs and areas administered by the National Park Service, 
$88,461,000, of which $3,190,000 is for projects specified for Line

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item construction and maintenance in the table titled ``Interior and 
Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/
Congressionally Directed Spending Items'' included for this division in 
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act), to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, for any project initially funded in fiscal year 2026 with a future 
phase indicated in the National Park Service 5-Year Line Item 
Construction Plan, a single procurement may be issued which includes the 
full scope of the project: Provided further, That <<NOTE: Contracts.>> 
the solicitation and contract shall contain the clause availability of 
funds found at 48 CFR 52.232-18: Provided further, That National Park 
Service Donations, Park Concessions Franchise Fees, and Recreation Fees 
may be made available for the cost of adjustments and changes within the 
original scope of effort for projects funded by the National Park 
Service Construction appropriation: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Consultation.>> That the Secretary of the Interior 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations, in accordance with 
current reprogramming thresholds, prior to making any changes authorized 
by this section.

centennial challenge

For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of section 101701 
of title 54, United States Code, relating to challenge cost share 
agreements, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
Centennial Challenge projects and programs: Provided, That not less 
than 50 percent of the total cost of each project or program shall be 
derived from non-Federal sources in the form of donated cash, assets, or 
a pledge of donation guaranteed by an irrevocable letter of credit.

administrative provisions

(including transfer of funds)

In <<NOTE: Fees.>> addition to other uses set forth in section 
101917(c)(2) of title 54, United States Code, franchise fees credited to 
a sub-account shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary, 
without further appropriation, for use at any unit within the National 
Park System to extinguish or reduce liability for Possessory Interest or 
leasehold surrender interest. Such funds may only be used for this 
purpose to the extent that the benefitting unit anticipated franchise 
fee receipts over the term of the contract at that unit exceed the 
amount of funds used to extinguish or reduce liability. Franchise fees 
at the benefitting unit shall be credited to the sub-account of the 
originating unit over a period not to exceed the term of a single 
contract at the benefitting unit, in the amount of funds so expended to 
extinguish or reduce liability.

For the costs of administration of the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund grants authorized by section 105(a)(2)(B) of Public Law 109-432 (43 
U.S.C. 1331 note), the National Park Service may retain up to 3 percent 
of the amounts which are authorized to be disbursed under such section, 
such retained amounts to remain available until expended.
National Park Service funds may be transferred to the Federal 
Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation,

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for purposes authorized under 23 U.S.C. 203. Transfers may include a 
reasonable amount for FHWA administrative support costs.
The National Park Service shall maintain staffing levels in order to 
fulfill the mission required under title 16, title 43, and title 54, 
United States Code, including to protect natural and cultural resources, 
provide and maintain appropriate access and recreation for visitors, 
provide safety precautions for visitors and staff, maintain physical and 
natural infrastructure, provide information and respond to stakeholders 
and the general public, conduct tribal consultation, provide for 
administrative support, administer historic and other preservation 
programs, and carry out other activities in support of effectively 
operating the National Park System and carrying out programs 
administered by the National Park Service in a timely manner.

United States Geological Survey

surveys, investigations, and research

(including transfer of funds)

For expenses necessary for the United States Geological Survey to 
perform surveys, investigations, and research covering topography, 
geology, hydrology, biology, and the mineral and water resources of the 
United States, its territories and possessions, and other areas as 
authorized by 43 U.S.C. 31, 1332, and 1340; classify lands as to their 
mineral and water resources; give engineering supervision to power 
permittees and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensees; 
administer the minerals exploration program (30 U.S.C. 641); conduct 
inquiries into the economic conditions affecting mining and materials 
processing industries (30 U.S.C. 3, 21a, and 1603; 50 U.S.C. 98g(a)(1)) 
and related purposes as authorized by law; and to publish and 
disseminate data relative to the foregoing activities; $1,420,433,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2027; of which $95,334,000 shall 
remain available until expended for satellite operations; and of which 
$74,840,000 shall be available until expended for deferred maintenance 
and capital improvement projects that exceed $100,000 in cost: 
Provided, That none of the funds provided for the ecosystem research 
activity shall be used to conduct new surveys on private property, 
unless specifically authorized in writing by the property owner: 
Provided further, That no <<NOTE: 43 USC 50.>> part of this 
appropriation shall be used to pay more than one-half the cost of 
topographic mapping or water resources data collection and 
investigations carried on in cooperation with States and municipalities: 
Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, 
$2,250,000 shall be for projects specified for Special Initiatives in 
the table titled ``Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community 
Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items'' included 
for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 
(in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided 
further, That amounts in the preceding proviso may be transferred to the 
appropriate program, project, or activity under this heading and shall 
continue to only be available for the purposes and in such amounts as 
such funds were originally appropriated: Provided further, That of the 
amount appropriated under this heading, not

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to exceed $15,000 may be for official reception and representation 
expenses.

administrative provisions

From within the amount appropriated for activities of the United 
States Geological Survey such sums as are necessary shall be available 
for contracting for the furnishing of topographic maps and for the 
making of geophysical or other specialized surveys when it is 
administratively determined that such procedures are in the public 
interest; construction and maintenance of necessary buildings and 
appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for gauging stations, 
observation wells, and seismic equipment; expenses of the United States 
National Committee for Geological Sciences; and payment of compensation 
and expenses of persons employed by the Survey duly appointed to 
represent the United States in the negotiation and administration of 
interstate compacts: Provided, That activities funded by appropriations 
herein made may be accomplished through the use of contracts, grants, or 
cooperative agreements (including noncompetitive cooperative agreements 
with tribes) as defined in section 6302 of title 31, United States Code: 
Provided further, That the <<NOTE: Contracts.>> United States 
Geological Survey may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements 
directly with individuals or indirectly with institutions or nonprofit 
organizations, without regard to 41 U.S.C. 6101, for the temporary or 
intermittent services of students or recent graduates, who shall be 
considered employees for the purpose of chapters 57 and 81 of title 5, 
United States Code, relating to compensation for travel and work 
injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, relating to 
tort claims, but shall not be considered to be Federal employees for any 
other purposes.

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

ocean energy management

For expenses necessary for granting and administering leases, 
easements, rights-of-way, and agreements for use for oil and gas, other 
minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental 
Shelf and approving operations related thereto, as authorized by law; 
for environmental studies, as authorized by law; for implementing other 
laws and to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial 
delegation; and for matching grants or cooperative agreements, 
$191,128,000, of which $133,128,000 is to remain available until 
September 30, 2027, and of which $58,000,000 is to remain available 
until expended: Provided, <<NOTE: Reduction.>> That this total 
appropriation shall be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary of 
the Interior and credited to this appropriation from additions to 
receipts resulting from increases to lease rental rates in effect on 
August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by 
the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management pursuant to the Outer Continental 
Shelf Lands Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and 
miscellaneous administrative activities: Provided further, 
That <<NOTE: Reduction.>> the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced 
as such collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to result 
in a final fiscal year 2026 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$133,128,000: Provided further, That not to exceed

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$3,000 shall be available for reasonable expenses related to promoting 
volunteer beach and marine cleanup activities: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for official reception and 
representation expenses.

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

offshore safety and environmental enforcement

For expenses necessary for the regulation of operations related to 
leases, easements, rights-of-way, and agreements for use for oil and 
gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes on the Outer 
Continental Shelf, as authorized by law; for enforcing and implementing 
laws and regulations as authorized by law and to the extent provided by 
Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching grants or 
cooperative agreements, $160,751,000, of which $128,871,000, including 
not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 
is to remain available until September 30, 2027, and of which 
$31,880,000 is to remain available until expended, including $2,880,000 
for offshore decommissioning activities: 
Provided, <<NOTE: Reduction.>> That this total appropriation shall be 
reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary of the Interior and 
credited to this appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from 
increases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and from 
cost recovery fees from activities conducted by the Bureau of Safety and 
Environmental Enforcement pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous 
administrative activities: Provided further, That 
the <<NOTE: Reduction.>> sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as 
such collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to result in 
a final fiscal year 2026 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$131,751,000.

For an additional amount, $36,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and 
credited to this appropriation, which shall be derived from non-
refundable inspection fees collected in fiscal year 2026, as provided in 
this Act: Provided, That for fiscal year 2026, not less than 50 percent 
of the inspection fees expended by the Bureau of Safety and 
Environmental Enforcement will be used to fund personnel and mission-
related costs to expand capacity and expedite the orderly development, 
subject to environmental safeguards, of the Outer Continental Shelf 
pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et 
seq.), including the review of applications for permits to drill.

oil spill research

For necessary expenses to carry out title I, section 1016; title IV, 
sections 4202 and 4303; title VII; and title VIII, section 8201 of the 
Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $15,099,000, which shall be derived from the 
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, to remain available until expended.

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Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

regulation and technology

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Surface 
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95-87, 
$117,575,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, of which 
$63,700,000 shall be available for State and tribal regulatory grants, 
and of which not to exceed $5,000 may be for official reception and 
representation expenses: Provided, <<NOTE: 30 USC 1211 note.>> That 
appropriations for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
Enforcement may provide for the travel and per diem expenses of State 
and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
Enforcement sponsored training.

In addition, for costs to review, administer, and enforce permits 
issued by the Office pursuant to section 507 of Public Law 95-87 (30 
U.S.C. 1257), $40,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That fees <<NOTE: 30 USC 1257 note.>> assessed and collected by the 
Office pursuant to such section 507 shall be credited to this account as 
discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That <<NOTE: Reduction.>> the sum herein 
appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as collections are 
received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a fiscal year 2026 
appropriation estimated at not more than $117,575,000.

abandoned mine reclamation fund

For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the Surface Mining 
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95-87, $32,975,000, to 
be derived from receipts of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That pursuant <<NOTE: Debt 
collection. Contracts.>> to Public Law 97-365, the Department of the 
Interior is authorized to use up to 20 percent from the recovery of the 
delinquent debt owed to the United States Government to pay for 
contracts to collect these debts: Provided further, That funds made 
available under title IV of Public Law 95-87 may be used for any 
required non-Federal share of the cost of projects funded by the Federal 
Government for the purpose of environmental restoration related to 
treatment or abatement of acid mine drainage from abandoned mines: 
Provided further, That such projects must be consistent with the 
purposes and priorities of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation 
Act: Provided further, That amounts provided under this heading may be 
used for the travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel 
attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored 
training: Provided further, That of the amounts provided under this 
heading, not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for official reception 
and representation expenses.

In addition, $134,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
payments to States and federally recognized Indian tribes for 
reclamation of abandoned mine lands and other related activities in 
accordance with the terms and conditions described in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
this consolidated Act): Provided, That such additional amount shall be 
used for economic and community development in conjunction with the 
priorities described in section 403(a) of the Surface Mining Control and 
Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)): Provided further, That of 
such additional

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amount, $88,500,000 shall be distributed in equal amounts to the three 
Appalachian States with the greatest amount of unfunded needs to meet 
the priorities described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of such section, 
$33,750,000 shall be distributed in equal amounts to the three 
Appalachian States with the subsequent greatest amount of unfunded needs 
to meet such priorities, and $11,750,000 shall be for grants to 
federally recognized Indian tribes, without regard to their status as 
certified or uncertified under the Surface Mining Control and 
Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)), for reclamation of 
abandoned mine lands and other related activities in accordance with the 
terms and conditions described in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) 
and shall be used for economic and community development in conjunction 
with the priorities in section 403(a) of the Surface Mining Control and 
Reclamation Act of 1977: Provided further, <<NOTE: Payments. State and 
local governments. Native Americans. Deadline.>> That such payments 
shall be made to States and federally recognized Indian tribes not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided 
further, That if <<NOTE: Payments. Reduction.>> payments have not been 
made by the date specified in the preceding proviso, the amount 
appropriated for salaries and expenses under the heading ``Office of 
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement'' shall be reduced by 
$100,000 per day until such payments have been made.

Indian Affairs

Bureau of Indian Affairs

operation of indian programs

(including transfers of funds)

For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian programs, as 
authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of November 2, 1921 (25 
U.S.C. 13) and the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), $1,933,200,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027, except as otherwise provided herein; 
of which not to exceed $15,000 may be for official reception and 
representation expenses; of which not to exceed $78,494,000 shall be for 
welfare assistance payments: Provided, That in cases of designated 
Federal disasters, the Secretary of the Interior may exceed such cap for 
welfare payments from the amounts provided herein, to provide for 
disaster relief to Indian communities affected by the disaster: 
Provided further, That federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal 
organizations of federally recognized Indian tribes may use their tribal 
priority allocations for unmet welfare assistance costs: Provided 
further, That not to exceed $71,495,000 shall remain available until 
expended for housing improvement, road maintenance, land acquisition, 
attorney fees, litigation support, land records improvement, hearings 
and appeals, and the Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program: Provided further, 
That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $8,491,000 shall be 
for projects specified for Special Initiatives (CDS) in the table titled 
``Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding 
Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items'' included for this 
division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided 
further, That any forestry funds

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allocated to a federally recognized tribe which remain unobligated as of 
September 30, 2027, may be transferred during fiscal year 2028 to an 
Indian forest land assistance account established for the benefit of the 
holder of the funds within the holder's trust fund account: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Expiration date.>> That any such unobligated balances 
not so transferred shall expire on September 30, 2028: Provided 
further, That in order to enhance the safety of Bureau field employees, 
the Bureau may use funds to purchase uniforms or other identifying 
articles of clothing for personnel: Provided further, That not to 
exceed $7,096,000 of funds made available under this heading may, as 
needed, be transferred to ``Office of the Secretary--Departmental 
Operations'' for trust, probate, and administrative functions: Provided 
further, That the Bureau of Indian Affairs may accept transfers of funds 
from United States Customs and Border Protection to supplement any other 
funding available for reconstruction or repair of roads owned by the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs as identified on the National Tribal 
Transportation Facility Inventory, 23 U.S.C. 202(b)(1).

indian land consolidation

For the acquisition of fractional interests to further land 
consolidation as authorized under the Indian Land Consolidation Act 
Amendments of 2000 (Public Law 106-462), and the American Indian Probate 
Reform Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-374), $4,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That any provision of the Indian Land 
Consolidation Act Amendments of 2000 (Public Law 106-462) that requires 
or otherwise relates to application of a lien shall not apply to the 
acquisitions funded herein.

contract support costs

For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract support 
costs associated with Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of 
Indian Education for fiscal year 2026, such sums as may be necessary, 
which shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2027: 
Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amounts 
made available under this heading shall be available for transfer to 
another budget account.

payments for tribal leases

For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for leases pursuant 
to section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5324(l)) for fiscal year 2026, such sums as 
may be necessary, which shall be available for obligation through 
September 30, 2027: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, no amounts made available under this heading shall be available 
for transfer to another budget account.

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construction

(including transfer of funds)

For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of irrigation 
and power systems, buildings, utilities, and other facilities, including 
architectural and engineering services by contract; acquisition of 
lands, and interests in lands; and preparation of lands for farming, and 
for construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pursuant to 
Public Law 87-483; $135,780,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That such amounts as may be available for the construction of 
the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project may be transferred to the Bureau of 
Reclamation: Provided further, That any funds provided for the Safety 
of Dams program pursuant to the Indian Dams Safety Act of 1994 (25 
U.S.C. 3804), shall be made available on a nonreimbursable basis: 
Provided further, That <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>> this appropriation may 
be reimbursed from the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration 
appropriation for the appropriate share of construction costs for space 
expansion needed in agency offices to meet trust reform implementation: 
Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading, 
$10,000,000 shall be derived from the Indian Irrigation Fund established 
by section 3211 of the WIIN Act (Public Law 114-322): Provided further, 
That amounts provided under this heading are made available for the 
modernization of Federal field communication capabilities, in addition 
to amounts otherwise made available for such purpose.

indian land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to 
indians

For payments and necessary administrative expenses for 
implementation of Indian land and water claim settlements pursuant to 
Public Laws 99-264, 101-618, and 117-349 and for implementation of other 
land and water rights settlements, $976,000, to remain available until 
expended.

indian guaranteed loan program account

For the cost of guaranteed loans and insured loans, $13,329,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027, of which $2,125,000 is for 
administrative expenses, as authorized by the Indian Financing Act of 
1974: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed or 
insured, not to exceed $227,318,923.

Bureau of Indian Education

operation of indian education programs

For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian education 
programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of November 2, 
1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Education 
Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2001-2019), and the Tribally Controlled 
Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et

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seq.), $1,131,617,000 to remain available until September 30, 2027, 
except as otherwise provided herein: Provided, That federally 
recognized Indian tribes and tribal organizations of federally 
recognized Indian tribes may use their tribal priority allocations for 
unmet welfare assistance costs: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$833,592,000 for school operations costs of Bureau-funded schools and 
other education programs shall become available on June 1, 2026, and 
shall remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, including but not limited to 
the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) and 
section 1128 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2008), not 
to exceed $95,822,000 within and only from such amounts made available 
for school operations shall be available for administrative cost grants 
associated with grants approved prior to June 1, 2026: Provided 
further, That in order to enhance the safety of Bureau field employees, 
the Bureau may use funds to purchase uniforms or other identifying 
articles of clothing for personnel.

education construction

For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of buildings, 
utilities, and other facilities necessary for the operation of Indian 
education programs, including architectural and engineering services by 
contract; acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; $234,725,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That <<NOTE: Deadline.>> in 
order to ensure timely completion of construction projects, the 
Secretary of the Interior may assume control of a project and all funds 
related to the project, if, not later than 18 months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, any Public Law 100-297 (25 U.S.C. 2501, et 
seq.) grantee receiving funds appropriated in this Act or in any prior 
Act, has not completed the planning and design phase of the project and 
commenced construction.

administrative provisions

The <<NOTE: Contracts. Grants.>> Bureau of Indian Affairs and the 
Bureau of Indian Education may carry out the operation of Indian 
programs by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, 
compacts, and grants, either directly or in cooperation with States and 
other organizations.

Notwithstanding <<NOTE: Contracts.>> Public Law 87-279 (25 U.S.C. 
15), the Bureau of Indian Affairs may contract for services in support 
of the management, operation, and maintenance of the Power Division of 
the San Carlos Irrigation Project.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bureau of Indian Education for 
central office oversight and Executive Direction and Administrative 
Services (except Executive Direction and Administrative Services funding 
for Tribal Priority Allocations, regional offices, and facilities 
operations and maintenance) shall be available for contracts, grants, 
compacts, or cooperative agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or 
the Bureau of Indian Education under the provisions of the Indian Self-
Determination Act or the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 (Public Law 
103-413).
In the event any tribe returns appropriations made available by this 
Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bureau of

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Indian Education, this action shall not diminish the Federal 
Government's trust responsibility to that tribe, or the government-to-
government relationship between the United States and that tribe, or 
that tribe's ability to access future appropriations.
<<NOTE: Alaska.>> Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education, other than the 
amounts provided herein for assistance to public schools under 25 U.S.C. 
5342 et seq., shall be available to support the operation of any 
elementary or secondary school in the State of Alaska.

No <<NOTE: Waiver authority. Determination.>> funds available to the 
Bureau of Indian Education shall be used to support expanded grades for 
any school or dormitory beyond the grade structure in place or approved 
by the Secretary of the Interior at each school in the Bureau of Indian 
Education school system as of October 1, 1995, except that the Secretary 
of the Interior may waive this prohibition to support expansion of up to 
one additional grade when the Secretary determines such waiver is needed 
to support accomplishment of the mission of the Bureau of Indian 
Education, or more than one grade to expand the elementary grade 
structure for Bureau-funded schools with a K-2 grade structure on 
October 1, 1996. Appropriations made available in this or any prior Act 
for schools funded by the Bureau shall be available, in accordance with 
the Bureau's funding formula, only to the schools in the Bureau school 
system as of September 1, 1996, and to any school or school program that 
was reinstated in fiscal year 2012. <<NOTE: Charter 
schools. Reimbursement.>> Funds made available under this Act may not be 
used to establish a charter school at a Bureau-funded school (as that 
term is defined in section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 
U.S.C. 2021)), except that a charter school that is in existence on the 
date of the enactment of this Act and that has operated at a Bureau-
funded school before September 1, 1999, may continue to operate during 
that period, but only if the charter school pays to the Bureau a pro 
rata share of funds to reimburse the Bureau for the use of the real and 
personal property (including buses and vans), the funds of the charter 
school are kept separate and apart from Bureau funds, and the Bureau 
does not assume any obligation for charter school programs of the State 
in which the school is located if the charter school loses such funding. 
Employees of Bureau-funded schools sharing a campus with a charter 
school and performing functions related to the charter school's 
operation and employees of a charter school shall not be treated as 
Federal employees for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States 
Code.

<<NOTE: Continuation.>> Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
including section 113 of title I of appendix C of Public Law 106-113, if 
in fiscal year 2003 or 2004 a grantee received indirect and 
administrative costs pursuant to a distribution formula based on section 
5(f) of Public Law 101-301, the Secretary shall continue to distribute 
indirect and administrative cost funds to such grantee using the section 
5(f) distribution formula.

<<NOTE: Waiver authority. Compliance.>> Funds available under this 
Act may not be used to establish satellite locations of schools in the 
Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996, except that the Secretary 
may waive this prohibition in order for an Indian tribe to provide 
language and cultural immersion educational programs for non-public 
schools located within the jurisdictional area of the tribal government 
which exclusively serve tribal members, do not include grades beyond 
those currently served at the existing Bureau-funded school, provide

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an educational environment with educator presence and academic 
facilities comparable to the Bureau-funded school, comply with all 
applicable Tribal, Federal, or State health and safety standards, and 
the Americans with Disabilities Act, and demonstrate the benefits of 
establishing operations at a satellite location in lieu of incurring 
extraordinary costs, such as for transportation or other impacts to 
students such as those caused by busing students extended distances: 
Provided, That no funds available under this Act may be used to fund 
operations, maintenance, rehabilitation, construction, or other 
facilities-related costs for such assets that are not owned by the 
Bureau: Provided further, <<NOTE: Definition.>> That the term 
``satellite school'' means a school location physically separated from 
the existing Bureau school by more than 50 miles but that forms part of 
the existing school in all other respects.

Funds made available for Tribal Priority Allocations within 
Operation of Indian Programs and Operation of Indian Education Programs 
may be used to execute requested adjustments in tribal priority 
allocations initiated by an Indian tribe.

Bureau of Trust Funds Administration

federal trust programs

(including transfer of funds)

For the operation of trust programs for Indians by direct 
expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants, 
$100,009,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$17,152,000 from this or any other Act, may be available for settlement 
support: Provided, That funds for trust management improvements and 
litigation support may, as needed, be transferred to or merged with the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, ``Operation of Indian Programs'' and Bureau of 
Indian Education, ``Operation of Indian Education Programs'' accounts; 
the Office of the Solicitor, ``Salaries and Expenses'' account; and the 
Office of the Secretary, ``Departmental Operations'' account: Provided 
further, That funds made available through contracts or grants obligated 
during fiscal year 2026, as authorized by the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), shall 
remain available until expended by the contractor or grantee: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Time period.>> That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary shall not be required to provide a 
quarterly statement of performance for any Indian trust account that has 
not had activity for at least 15 months and has a balance of $15 or 
less: Provided further, <<NOTE: Statement. Records.>> That the 
Secretary shall issue an annual account statement and maintain a record 
of any such accounts and shall permit the balance in each such account 
to be withdrawn upon the express written request of the account holder: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $100,000 is available for the 
Secretary to make payments to correct administrative errors of either 
disbursements from or deposits to Individual Indian Money or Tribal 
accounts after September 30, 2002: Provided further, That erroneous 
payments that are recovered shall be credited to and remain available in 
this account for this purpose: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall not be required to reconcile Special Deposit Accounts with a 
balance of less than $500 unless the Bureau of Trust Funds 
Administration receives proof of ownership

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from a Special Deposit Accounts claimant: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Time period.>> That notwithstanding section 102 of the 
American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (Public Law 
103-412) or any other provision of law, the Secretary may aggregate the 
trust accounts of individuals whose whereabouts are unknown for a 
continuous period of at least 5 years and shall not be required to 
generate periodic statements of performance for the individual accounts: 
Provided further, That <<NOTE: Records. Determination.>> with respect 
to the preceding proviso, the Secretary shall continue to maintain 
sufficient records to determine the balance of the individual accounts, 
including any accrued interest and income, and such funds shall remain 
available to the individual account holders.

Departmental Offices

Office of the Secretary

departmental operations

(including transfer of funds)

For necessary expenses for management of the Department of the 
Interior and for grants and cooperative agreements, as authorized by 
law, $131,012,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027; of 
which not to exceed $15,000 may be for official reception and 
representation expenses; of which up to $1,000,000 shall be available 
for workers compensation payments and unemployment compensation payments 
associated with the orderly closure of the United States Bureau of 
Mines; and of which $14,295,000 for Indian land, mineral, and resource 
valuation activities shall remain available until expended: Provided, 
That funds for Indian land, mineral, and resource valuation activities 
may, as needed, be transferred to and merged with the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs ``Operation of Indian Programs'' and Bureau of Indian Education 
``Operation of Indian Education Programs'' accounts and the Bureau of 
Trust Funds Administration ``Federal Trust Programs'' account: Provided 
further, That funds made available through contracts or grants obligated 
during fiscal year 2026, as authorized by the Indian Self-Determination 
Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), shall remain available until 
expended by the contractor or grantee.

administrative provisions

For fiscal year 2026, up to $550,000 of the payments authorized by 
chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, may be retained for 
administrative expenses of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program: 
Provided, That the amounts provided under this Act specifically for the 
Payments in Lieu of Taxes program are the only amounts available for 
payments authorized under chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code: 
Provided further, <<NOTE: 31 USC 6903 note.>> That in the event the sums 
appropriated for any fiscal year for payments pursuant to this chapter 
are insufficient to make the full payments authorized by that chapter to 
all units of local government, then the payment to each local government 
shall be made proportionally: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
make adjustments to payment to individual units of local government to 
correct for prior overpayments or underpayments: Provided further, That 
no payment shall

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be made pursuant to that chapter to otherwise eligible units of local 
government if the computed amount of the payment is less than $100.

Insular Affairs

assistance to territories

For expenses necessary for assistance to territories under the 
jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and other jurisdictions 
identified in section 104(e) of Public Law 108-188, $117,217,000, of 
which: (1) $105,395,000 shall remain available until expended for 
territorial assistance, including general technical assistance, 
maintenance assistance, disaster assistance, coral reef initiative and 
natural resources activities, and brown tree snake control and research; 
grants to the judiciary in American Samoa for compensation and expenses, 
as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1661(c)); grants to the Government of 
American Samoa, in addition to current local revenues, for construction 
and support of governmental functions; grants to the Government of the 
Virgin Islands, as authorized by law; grants to the Government of Guam, 
as authorized by law; and grants to the Government of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, as authorized by law (Public Law 94-241; 90 Stat. 272); 
and (2) $11,822,000 shall be available until September 30, 2027, for 
salaries and expenses of the Office of Insular Affairs: 
Provided, <<NOTE: Audits. 48 USC 1469b.>> That all financial 
transactions of the territorial and local governments herein provided 
for, including such transactions of all agencies or instrumentalities 
established or used by such governments, may be audited by the 
Government Accountability Office, at its discretion, in accordance with 
chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further, That 
Northern Mariana Islands Covenant grant funding shall be provided 
according to those terms of the Agreement of the Special Representatives 
on Future United States Financial Assistance for the Northern Mariana 
Islands approved by Public Law 104-134: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Determination.>> That the funds for the program of 
operations and maintenance improvement are appropriated to 
institutionalize routine operations and maintenance improvement of 
capital infrastructure with territorial participation and cost sharing 
to be determined by the Secretary based on the grantee's commitment to 
timely maintenance of its capital assets: Provided further, That any 
appropriation for disaster assistance under this heading in this Act or 
previous appropriations Acts may be used as non-Federal matching funds 
for the purpose of hazard mitigation grants provided pursuant to section 
404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c).

compact of free association

For grants and necessary expenses, $813,000, to remain available 
until expended, to support Federal services and programs provided to the 
Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the 
Federated States of Micronesia.

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Administrative Provisions

(including transfer of funds)

At <<NOTE: Guam. Loans.>> the request of the Governor of Guam, the 
Secretary may transfer discretionary funds or mandatory funds provided 
under section 104(e) of Public Law 108-188 and Public Law 104-134, that 
are allocated for Guam, to the Secretary of Agriculture for the subsidy 
cost of direct or guaranteed loans, plus not to exceed three percent of 
the amount of the subsidy transferred for the cost of loan 
administration, for the purposes authorized by the Rural Electrification 
Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act for construction and repair projects in Guam, and such 
funds shall remain available until expended: Provided, That such costs, 
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in 
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, 
That such loans or loan guarantees may be made without regard to the 
population of the area, credit elsewhere requirements, and restrictions 
on the types of eligible entities under the Rural Electrification Act of 
1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act: Provided further, That any funds transferred to the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall be in addition to funds otherwise made 
available to make or guarantee loans under such authorities.

Office of the Solicitor

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, $84,181,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2027.

Office of Inspector General

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
$65,000,000.

Department-Wide Programs

wildland fire management

(including transfers of funds)

For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire suppression 
operations, fire science and research, emergency rehabilitation, fuels 
management activities, and rural fire assistance by the Department of 
the Interior, $1,147,171,000, of which $383,657,000 shall remain 
available until expended, of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be 
for the renovation or construction of fire facilities: Provided, That 
such funds are also available for repayment of advances to other 
appropriation accounts from which funds were previously transferred for 
such purposes: Provided further, That of the funds provided 
$214,450,000 is for fuels management activities: Provided further, That 
of the funds provided, $10,000,000 is for burned area rehabilitation: 
Provided further, That persons hired pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1469 may be 
furnished subsistence and lodging without

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cost from funds available from this appropriation: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 1856d, sums received by a bureau or 
office of the Department of the Interior for fire protection rendered 
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1856 et seq., protection of United States 
property, may be credited to the appropriation from which funds were 
expended to provide that protection, and are available without fiscal 
year limitation: Provided further, <<NOTE: Contracts. Grants.>> That 
using the amounts designated under this title of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Interior may enter into procurement contracts, grants, or 
cooperative agreements, for fuels management activities, and for 
training and monitoring associated with such fuels management activities 
on Federal land, or on adjacent non-Federal land for activities that 
benefit resources on Federal land: Provided further, That the costs of 
implementing any cooperative agreement between the Federal Government 
and any non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the 
affected parties: Provided further, That notwithstanding requirements 
of the Competition in Contracting Act, the Secretary, for purposes of 
fuels management activities, may obtain maximum practicable competition 
among: (1) local private, nonprofit, or cooperative entities; (2) Youth 
Conservation Corps crews, Public Lands Corps (Public Law 109-154), or 
related partnerships with State, local, or nonprofit youth groups; (3) 
small or micro-businesses; or (4) other entities that will hire or train 
locally a significant percentage, defined as 50 percent or more, of the 
project workforce to complete such contracts: Provided further, That 
in <<NOTE: Guidance.>> implementing this section, the Secretary shall 
develop written guidance to field units to ensure accountability and 
consistent application of the authorities provided herein: Provided 
further, That <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>> funds appropriated under this 
heading may be used to reimburse the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service for the costs of 
carrying out their responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to consult and conference, as required by 
section 7 of such Act, in connection with wildland fire management 
activities: Provided further, That <<NOTE: Contracts. Real 
property. State and local governments.>> the Secretary of the Interior 
may use wildland fire appropriations to enter into leases of real 
property with local governments, at or below fair market value, to 
construct capitalized improvements for fire facilities on such leased 
properties, including but not limited to fire guard stations, retardant 
stations, and other initial attack and fire support facilities, and to 
make advance payments for any such lease or for construction activity 
associated with the lease: Provided further, That the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the transfer of 
funds appropriated for wildland fire management, in an aggregate amount 
not to exceed $50,000,000 between the Departments when such transfers 
would facilitate and expedite wildland fire management programs and 
projects: Provided further, That funds provided for wildfire 
suppression shall be available for support of Federal emergency response 
actions: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be available for assistance to or through the Department of State 
in connection with forest and rangeland research, technical information, 
and assistance in foreign countries, and, with the concurrence of the 
Secretary of State, shall be available to support forestry, wildland 
fire management, and related natural resource activities outside the 
United States and its territories and possessions, including technical 
assistance, education and training, and cooperation with

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United States and international organizations: Provided further, That 
of the funds provided under this heading, $383,657,000 shall be 
available for wildfire suppression operations, and is provided to meet 
the terms of section 4004(b)(5)(B) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), 
the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to 
legislation establishing fiscal year 2026 budget enforcement in the 
House of Representatives.

wildfire suppression operations reserve fund

(including transfers of funds)

In addition to the amounts provided under the heading ``Department 
of the Interior--Department-Wide Programs--Wildland Fire Management'' 
for wildfire suppression operations, $370,000,000, to remain available 
until transferred, is additional new budget authority as specified for 
purposes of section 4004(b)(5) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to 
legislation establishing fiscal year 2026 budget enforcement in the 
House of Representatives: Provided, That such amounts may be 
transferred to and merged with amounts made available under the headings 
``Department of Agriculture--Forest Service--Wildland Fire Management'' 
and ``Department of the Interior--Department-Wide Programs--Wildland 
Fire Management'' for wildfire suppression operations in the fiscal year 
in which such amounts are transferred: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Notification. Deadline.>> That amounts may be 
transferred to the ``Wildland Fire Management'' accounts in the 
Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior only upon 
the notification of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
that all wildfire suppression operations funds appropriated under that 
heading in this and prior appropriations Acts to the agency to which the 
funds will be transferred will be obligated within 30 days: Provided 
further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in 
addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Determination. Deadline.>> That, in determining 
whether all wildfire suppression operations funds appropriated under the 
heading ``Wildland Fire Management'' in this and prior appropriations 
Acts to either the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the 
Interior will be obligated within 30 days pursuant to the preceding 
proviso, any funds transferred or permitted to be transferred pursuant 
to any other transfer authority provided by law shall be excluded.

central hazardous materials fund

For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior and any of 
its component offices and bureaus for the response action, including 
associated activities, performed pursuant to the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 
et seq.), $9,031,000, to remain available until expended.

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energy community revitalization program

(including transfers of funds)

For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior to 
inventory, assess, decommission, reclaim, respond to hazardous substance 
releases, remediate lands pursuant to section 40704 of Public Law 117-58 
(30 U.S.C. 1245), and carry out the purposes of section 349 of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15907), as amended, $4,700,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That such amount shall be in 
addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes: Provided 
further, That amounts appropriated under this heading are available for 
program management and oversight of these activities: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Grants.>> That the Secretary may transfer the funds 
provided under this heading in this Act to any other account in the 
Department to carry out such purposes, and may expend such funds 
directly, or through grants: Provided further, That these amounts are 
not available to fulfill Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) obligations 
agreed to in settlement or imposed by a court, whether for payment of 
funds or for work to be performed.

natural resource damage assessment and restoration

natural resource damage assessment fund

To conduct natural resource damage assessment, restoration 
activities, and onshore oil spill preparedness by the Department of the 
Interior necessary to carry out the provisions of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 
et seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et 
seq.), the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), and 54 
U.S.C. 100721 et seq., $6,500,000, to remain available until expended.

working capital fund

For the operation and maintenance of a departmental financial and 
business management system, data management, information technology 
improvements of general benefit to the Department, cybersecurity, and 
the consolidation of facilities and operations throughout the 
Department, $90,775,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, <<NOTE: Advance approval.>> That none of the funds 
appropriated in this Act or any other Act may be used to establish 
reserves in the Working Capital Fund account other than for accrued 
annual leave and depreciation of equipment without prior approval of the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior may assess 
reasonable charges to State, local, and tribal government employees for 
training services provided by the National Indian Program Training 
Center, other than training related to Public Law 93-638: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Contracts. State and local governments. Tribal 
governments.>> That the Secretary may lease or otherwise provide space 
and related facilities, equipment, or professional services of the 
National Indian Program Training Center to State, local and tribal 
government employees or persons or organizations engaged in cultural, 
educational, or recreational activities (as defined in section 3306(a) 
of title 40, United States

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Code) at the prevailing rate for similar space, facilities, equipment, 
or services in the vicinity of the National Indian Program Training 
Center: Provided further, That all funds received pursuant to the two 
preceding provisos shall be credited to this account, shall be available 
until expended, and shall be used by the Secretary for necessary 
expenses of the National Indian Program Training Center: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Grants. Contracts.>> That the Secretary may enter into 
grants and cooperative agreements to support the Office of Natural 
Resource Revenue's collection and disbursement of royalties, fees, and 
other mineral revenue proceeds, as authorized by law.

administrative provision

There is hereby authorized for acquisition from available resources 
within the Working Capital Fund, aircraft which may be obtained by 
donation, purchase, or through available excess surplus property: 
Provided, That existing aircraft being replaced may be sold, with 
proceeds derived or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for 
the replacement aircraft.

office of natural resources revenue

For necessary expenses for management of the collection and 
disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, and 
for grants and cooperative agreements, as authorized by law, 
$159,850,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027; of which 
$55,916,000 shall remain available until expended for the purpose of 
mineral revenue management activities: Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, $50,000 shall be available for refunds of 
overpayments in connection with certain Indian leases in which the 
Secretary of the Interior concurred with the claimed refund due, to pay 
amounts owed to Indian allottees or tribes, or to correct prior 
unrecoverable erroneous payments.

General Provisions, Department of the Interior

(including transfers of funds)

emergency transfer authority--intra-bureau

Sec. 101. Appropriations made in this title shall be available for 
expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or office), with the 
approval of the Secretary of the Interior, for the emergency 
reconstruction, replacement, or repair of aircraft, buildings, 
utilities, or other facilities or equipment damaged or destroyed by 
fire, flood, storm, or other unavoidable causes: Provided, That no 
funds shall be made available under this authority until funds 
specifically made available to the Department of the Interior for 
emergencies shall have been exhausted: Provided further, That all funds 
used pursuant to this section must be replenished by a supplemental 
appropriation, which must be requested as promptly as possible.

emergency transfer authority--department-wide

Sec. 102. The Secretary of the Interior may authorize the 
expenditure or transfer of any no year appropriation in this title, in 
addition to the amounts included in the budget programs of the several 
agencies, for the suppression or emergency prevention

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of wildland fires on or threatening lands under the jurisdiction of the 
Department of the Interior; for the emergency rehabilitation of burned-
over lands under its jurisdiction; for emergency actions related to 
potential or actual earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, storms, or other 
unavoidable causes; for contingency planning subsequent to actual oil 
spills; for response and natural resource damage assessment activities 
related to actual oil spills or releases of hazardous substances into 
the environment; for the prevention, suppression, and control of actual 
or potential grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks on lands under the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary, pursuant to the authority in section 
417(b) of Public Law 106-224 (7 U.S.C. 7717(b)); for emergency 
reclamation projects under section 410 of Public Law 95-87; and shall 
transfer, from any no year funds available to the Office of Surface 
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, such funds as may be necessary to 
permit assumption of regulatory authority in the event a primacy State 
is not carrying out the regulatory provisions of the Surface Mining Act: 
Provided, That appropriations <<NOTE: Payment. Reimbursement.>> made 
in this title for wildland fire operations shall be available for the 
payment of obligations incurred during the preceding fiscal year, and 
for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for destruction of vehicles, 
aircraft, or other equipment in connection with their use for wildland 
fire operations, with such reimbursement to be credited to 
appropriations currently available at the time of receipt thereof: 
Provided further, <<NOTE: Determination. Deadline.>> That for wildland 
fire operations, no funds shall be made available under this authority 
until the Secretary determines that funds appropriated for ``wildland 
fire suppression'' shall be exhausted within 30 days: Provided further, 
That all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished by a 
supplemental appropriation, which must be requested as promptly as 
possible: Provided further, <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>> That such 
replenishment funds shall be used to reimburse, on a pro rata basis, 
accounts from which emergency funds were transferred.

authorized use of funds

Sec. 103. Appropriations made to the Department of the Interior in 
this title shall be available for services as authorized by section 3109 
of title 5, United States Code, when authorized by the Secretary of the 
Interior, in total amount not to exceed $500,000; purchase and 
replacement of motor vehicles, including specially equipped law 
enforcement vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of reprints; payment for telephone 
service in private residences in the field, when authorized under 
regulations approved by the Secretary; and the payment of dues, when 
authorized by the Secretary, for library membership in societies or 
associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to 
members lower than to subscribers who are not members.

authorized use of funds, indian trust management

Sec. 104. Appropriations made in this Act under the headings Bureau 
of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, and Bureau of Trust 
Funds Administration and any unobligated balances from prior 
appropriations Acts made under the same headings shall be available for 
expenditure or transfer for Indian trust management and reform 
activities. Total funding for settlement support activities shall not 
exceed amounts specifically designated

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in this Act for such purpose. <<NOTE: Notification. Deadline.>> The 
Secretary shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
within 60 days of the expenditure or transfer of any funds under this 
section, including the amount expended or transferred and how the funds 
will be used.

redistribution of funds, bureau of indian affairs

Sec. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
of the Interior is authorized to redistribute any Tribal Priority 
Allocation funds, including tribal base funds, to alleviate tribal 
funding inequities by transferring funds to address identified, unmet 
needs, dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate 
distribution methodologies. No tribe shall receive a reduction in Tribal 
Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 percent in fiscal year 2026. 
Under circumstances of dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or 
inaccurate distribution methodologies, the 10 percent limitation does 
not apply.

ellis, governors, and liberty islands

Sec. 106. <<NOTE: New York. New Jersey.>> Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire 
lands, waters, or interests therein, including the use of all or part of 
any pier, dock, or landing within the State of New York and the State of 
New Jersey, for the purpose of operating and maintaining facilities in 
the support of transportation and accommodation of visitors to Ellis, 
Governors, and Liberty Islands, and of other program and administrative 
activities, by donation or with appropriated funds, including franchise 
fees (and other monetary consideration), or by exchange; and the 
Secretary is authorized to negotiate and enter into leases, subleases, 
concession contracts, or other agreements for the use of such facilities 
on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may determine reasonable: 
Provided, That for purposes of 54 U.S.C. 200306(a), such lands, waters, 
or interests acquired under this heading shall be considered to be 
within the exterior boundary of a System unit authorized or established.

outer continental shelf inspection fees

Sec. 107. (a) In fiscal year 2026, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall collect a nonrefundable inspection fee, which shall be deposited 
in the ``Offshore Safety and Environmental Enforcement'' account, from 
the designated operator for facilities subject to inspection under 43 
U.S.C. 1348(c).
(b) Annual fees shall be collected for facilities that are above the 
waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and are in place at the start of the 
fiscal year. Fees for fiscal year 2026 shall be--
(1) $10,500 for facilities with no wells, but with 
processing equipment or gathering lines;
(2) $17,000 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, with any 
combination of active or inactive wells; and
(3) $31,500 for facilities with more than 10 wells, with any 
combination of active or inactive wells.

(c) Fees for drilling rigs shall be assessed for all inspections 
completed in fiscal year 2026. Fees for fiscal year 2026 shall be--
(1) $30,500 per inspection for rigs operating in water 
depths of 500 feet or more; and

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(2) $16,700 per inspection for rigs operating in water 
depths of less than 500 feet.

(d) Fees for inspection of well operations conducted via non-rig 
units as outlined in title 30 CFR 250 subparts D, E, F, and Q shall be 
assessed for all inspections completed in fiscal year 2026. Fees for 
fiscal year 2026 shall be--
(1) $13,260 per inspection for non-rig units operating in 
water depths of 2,500 feet or more;
(2) $11,530 per inspection for non-rig units operating in 
water depths between 500 and 2,499 feet; and
(3) $4,470 per inspection for non-rig units operating in 
water depths of less than 500 feet.

(e) <<NOTE: Time periods. Deadline.>> The Secretary shall bill 
designated operators under subsection (b) quarterly, with payment 
required within 30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill designated 
operators under subsection (c) within 30 days of the end of the month in 
which the inspection occurred, with payment required within 30 days of 
billing. The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection 
(d) with payment required by the end of the following quarter.

contracts and agreements for wild horse and burro holding facilities

Sec. 108. <<NOTE: Time periods. 16 USC 1336 note.>> Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter 
into multiyear cooperative agreements with nonprofit organizations and 
other appropriate entities, and may enter into multiyear contracts in 
accordance with the provisions of section 3903 of title 41, United 
States Code (except that the 5-year term restriction in subsection (a) 
shall not apply), for the long-term care and maintenance of excess wild 
free roaming horses and burros by such organizations or entities on 
private land. Such cooperative agreements and contracts may not exceed 
10 years, subject to renewal at the discretion of the Secretary.

mass marking of salmonids

Sec. 109. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall, in 
carrying out its responsibilities to protect threatened and endangered 
species of salmon, implement a system of mass marking of salmonid 
stocks, intended for harvest, that are released from federally operated 
or federally financed hatcheries including but not limited to fish 
releases of coho, chinook, and steelhead species. Marked fish must have 
a visible mark that can be readily identified by commercial and 
recreational fishers.

contracts and agreements with indian affairs

Sec. 110. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal 
year 2026, in carrying out work involving cooperation with State, local, 
and tribal governments or any political subdivision thereof, Indian 
Affairs may record obligations against accounts receivable from any such 
entities, except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year 
shall not exceed total budgetary resources available at the end of the 
fiscal year.

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department of the interior experienced services program

Sec. 111. (a) <<NOTE: Grants. Contracts.>> Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law relating to Federal grants and cooperative 
agreements, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make grants 
to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, private nonprofit 
organizations designated by the Secretary of Labor under title V of the 
Older Americans Act of 1965 to utilize the talents of older Americans in 
programs authorized by other provisions of law administered by the 
Secretary and consistent with such provisions of law.

(b) Prior to awarding any grant or agreement under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall ensure that the agreement would not--
(1) result in the displacement of individuals currently 
employed by the Department, including partial displacement 
through reduction of non-overtime hours, wages, or employment 
benefits;
(2) result in the use of an individual under the Department 
of the Interior Experienced Services Program for a job or 
function in a case in which a Federal employee is in a layoff 
status from the same or substantially equivalent job within the 
Department; or
(3) affect existing contracts for services.

obligation of funds

Sec. 112. <<NOTE: Deadline.>> Amounts appropriated by this Act to 
the Department of the Interior shall be available for obligation and 
expenditure not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act.

separation of accounts

Sec. 113. <<NOTE: Transfer authority.>> The Secretary of the 
Interior, in order to implement an orderly transition to separate 
accounts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian 
Education, may transfer funds among and between the successor offices 
and bureaus affected by the reorganization only in conformance with the 
reprogramming guidelines described in this Act.

payments in lieu of taxes (pilt)

Sec. 114. <<NOTE: Applicability. 31 USC 6906 note.>> Section 6906 
of title 31, United States Code, shall be applied by substituting 
``fiscal year 2026'' for ``fiscal year 2019''.

disclosure of departure or alternate procedure approval

Sec. 115. <<NOTE: Web posting. Public information. Deadline.>> (a) 
Subject to subsection (b), in any case in which the Bureau of Safety and 
Environmental Enforcement or the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 
prescribes or approves any departure or use of alternate procedure or 
equipment, in regards to a plan or permit, under 30 CFR 585.103; 30 CFR 
550.141; 30 CFR 550.142; 30 CFR 250.141; or 30 CFR 250.142, the head of 
such bureau shall post a description of such departure or alternate 
procedure or equipment use approval on such bureau's publicly available 
website not more than 15 business days after such issuance.

(b) The head of each bureau may exclude confidential business 
information.

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long bridge project

Sec. 116. <<NOTE: Virginia. District of Columbia.>> (a) 
Authorization of Conveyance.--Hereafter, until the expiration of 
authority pursuant to subsection (e), on request by the State of 
Virginia or the District of Columbia for the purpose of the construction 
of rail and other infrastructure relating to the Long Bridge Project, 
the Secretary of the Interior may convey to the State or the District of 
Columbia, as applicable, all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to any portion of the approximately 4.4 acres of National 
Park Service land depicted as ``Permanent Impact to NPS Land'' on the 
Map dated May 15, 2020, that is identified by the State or the District 
of Columbia.

(b) Terms and Conditions.--Such conveyance of the National Park 
Service land under subsection (a) shall be subject to any terms and 
conditions that the Secretary may require. If such conveyed land is no 
longer being used for the purposes specified in this section, the lands 
or interests therein shall revert to the National Park Service after 
they have been restored or remediated to the satisfaction of the 
Secretary.
(c) Corrections.--The Secretary and the State or the District of 
Columbia, as applicable, by mutual agreement, may--
(1) make minor boundary adjustments to the National Park 
Service land to be conveyed to the State or the District of 
Columbia under subsection (a); and
(2) correct any minor errors in the Map referred to in 
subsection (a).

(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
(1) Long bridge project.--The term ``Long Bridge Project'' 
means the rail project, as identified by the Federal Railroad 
Administration, from Rosslyn (RO) Interlocking in Arlington, 
Virginia, to L'Enfant (LE) Interlocking in Washington, DC, which 
includes a bicycle and pedestrian bridge.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
Park Service.
(3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Virginia.

(e) Termination of Authority.--The authority provided by this 
section shall expire once the conveyance described in subsection (a) has 
been completed.

interagency motor pool

Sec. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or Federal 
regulation, federally recognized Indian tribes or authorized tribal 
organizations that receive Tribally-Controlled School Grants pursuant to 
Public Law 100-297 may obtain interagency motor vehicles and related 
services for performance of any activities carried out under such grants 
to the same extent as if they were contracting under the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act.

appraiser pay authority

Sec. 118. For fiscal year 2026, funds made available in this or any 
other Act or otherwise made available to the Department of the Interior 
for the Appraisal and Valuation Services Office may be used by the 
Secretary of the Interior to establish higher minimum rates of basic pay 
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the Interior in the Appraiser (GS-1171) job series at grades 11 through 
15 carrying out appraisals of real property and appraisal reviews 
conducted in support of the Department's realty programs at rates no 
greater than 15 percent above the minimum rates of basic pay normally 
scheduled, and such higher rates shall be consistent with subsections 
(e) through (h) of section 5305 of title 5, United States Code.

sage-grouse

Sec. 119. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act 
may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to write or issue pursuant 
to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533)--
(1) a proposed rule for greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus 
urophasianus);
(2) a proposed rule for the Columbia basin distinct 
population segment of greater sage-grouse.

state conservation grants

Sec. 120. For expenses necessary to carry out section 200305 of 
title 54, United States Code, the National Park Service may retain up to 
7 percent of the State Conservation Grants program to provide to States, 
the District of Columbia, and insular areas, as matching grants to 
support state program administrative costs.

historic preservation fund deposits

Sec. 121. <<NOTE: Applicability. 54 USC 303102 note.>> Section 
303102 of title 54, United States Code, shall be applied by substituting 
``fiscal year 2026'' for ``fiscal year 2023''.

interior authority for operating efficiencies

Sec. 122. <<NOTE: Time periods. Contracts.>> (a) In fiscal years 
2026 and 2027, the Secretary of the Interior may authorize and execute 
agreements to achieve operating efficiencies among and between two or 
more component bureaus and offices through the following activities:
(1) co-locating in offices and facilities leased or owned by 
any such component and sharing related utilities and equipment;
(2) detailing or assigning staff on a non-reimbursable basis 
for up to 5 business days; and
(3) sharing staff and equipment necessary to meet mission 
requirements.

(b) The authority provided by subsection (a) is to support areas of 
mission alignment between and among component bureaus and offices or 
where geographic proximity allows for efficiencies.
(c) Bureaus and offices entering into agreements authorized under 
subsections (a)(1) and (a)(3) shall bear costs for such agreements in a 
manner that reflects their approximate benefit and share of total costs, 
which may or may not include indirect costs.
(d) <<NOTE: Transfer authority. Reimbursements.>> In furtherance of 
the requirement in subsection (c), the Secretary of the Interior may 
make transfers of funds in advance or on a reimbursable basis.

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emergency law enforcement ceiling

Sec. 123. Section 103101 of title 54, United States Code, is 
amended in subsection (c)(1) by striking ``$250,000'' and inserting 
``$500,000''.

contribution authority extension

Sec. 124. Section 113 of division G of Public Law 113-76, as 
amended by Public Law 116-6 <<NOTE: 133 Stat. 232.>> , is further 
amended by striking ``2024'' and inserting ``2030''.

limitation

Sec. 125. <<NOTE: Claims. Determination. Deadline.>> If requested 
by the claimant of any mining claim located within the area covered by 
Public Land Order 7921, the Bureau of Land Management shall prioritize 
completion of a validity determination for such claim. The Bureau of 
Land Management shall strive to complete any such validity determination 
not later than 3 years of receipt of the request.

renewal

Sec. 126. The first section of Public Law 99-338 <<NOTE: 16 USC 
45a-1 note.>> (100 Stat. 641) is amended--
(1) by striking ``3 renewals'' and inserting ``7 renewals''; 
and
(2) by striking ``of Southern California Edison Company''.

field unit local hiring

Sec. 127. <<NOTE: Appointment. 43 USC 1457 note.>> The Secretary 
of the Interior may recruit and directly appoint qualified individuals 
into the competitive service who are certified as maintaining a 
permanent and exclusive residence in the vicinity of a field unit, into 
any position at or below grades GS-9 or WG-15 or equivalent within such 
field unit: Provided, That any action authorized herein shall be 
consistent with the merit principles of section 2301 of such title 5, 
and with the public notice requirements of section 3327 of such title 5: 
Provided further, That appointments under this authority shall be 
considered compliant with all applicable provisions of chapter 33 of 
title 5.

grant application requirements

Sec. 128. Section 1521 of the American Indian, Alaska Native, and 
Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act (20 U.S.C. 4441) is 
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ``private,''; and
(2) in subsection (c)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) by striking ``be Native Hawaiians or'' and 
inserting ``include Native Hawaiians and''; and
(ii) by striking the comma at the end and 
inserting ``; and'';
(B) by striking subparagraphs (B) through (D);
(C) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``of office''; 
and
(D) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as 
subparagraph (B).

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TITLE II

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Science and Technology

For science and technology, including research and development 
activities, which shall include research and development activities 
under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980; necessary expenses for personnel and related 
costs and travel expenses; procurement of laboratory equipment and 
supplies; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; and other 
operating expenses in support of research and development, $744,195,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That of the 
funds included under this heading, $27,253,000 shall be for Research: 
National Priorities as specified in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act), of which $6,278,000 shall be for projects specified for Science 
and Technology in the table titled ``Interior and Environment 
Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally 
Directed Spending Items'' included for this division in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
this consolidated Act).

Environmental Programs and Management

For environmental programs and management, including necessary 
expenses not otherwise provided for, for personnel and related costs and 
travel expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, 
and operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library memberships in 
societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at 
a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members; 
administrative costs of the brownfields program under the Small Business 
Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002; 
implementation of a coal combustion residual permit program under 
section 2301 of the Water and Waste Act of 2016; and not to exceed 
$40,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 
$3,114,671,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, 
That of amounts made available for Environmental Programs and 
Management, not less than $33,024,000 is to carry out the Energy Star 
Program pursuant to section 324(c) of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6294a(c)): Provided further, That of the funds included 
under this heading, $30,000,000 shall be for grants, including for 
projects and implementation and training: Provided further, 
That <<NOTE: Time period.>> for the funds provided in the preceding 
proviso not less than 10 percent shall be for any county that has had 20 
percent or more of its population living in poverty over the past 30 
years, as measured by the 1993 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 
the 2000 decennial census, and the most recent Small Area Income and 
Poverty Estimates, or any territory or possession of the United States: 
Provided further, That of the funds included under this heading--
(1) $30,700,000 shall be for Environmental Protection: 
National Priorities as specified in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
this consolidated Act);

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(2) $690,202,000 shall be for Geographic Programs as 
specified in the explanatory statement described in section 4 
(in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act); 
and
(3) $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be for grants, including grants that may be awarded on a non-
competitive basis, interagency agreements, and associated 
program support costs to establish and implement a program to 
assist Alaska Native Regional Corporations, Alaskan Native 
Village Corporations, federally-recognized tribes in Alaska, 
Alaska Native Non-Profit Organizations and Alaska Native 
Nonprofit Associations, and intertribal consortia comprised of 
Alaskan tribal entities to address contamination on lands 
conveyed under or pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) that were or are 
contaminated at the time of conveyance and are on an inventory 
of such lands developed and maintained by the Environmental 
Protection Agency: Provided, <<NOTE: Grants. Contracts.>> That 
grants awarded using funds made available in this paragraph may 
be used by a recipient to supplement other funds provided by the 
Environmental Protection Agency through individual media or 
multi-media grants or cooperative agreements: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available in this paragraph, in 
addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, the 
Environmental Protection Agency may reserve up to $2,000,000 for 
salaries, expenses, and administration of the program and for 
grants related to such program that address contamination on 
lands conveyed under or pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) that were or are 
contaminated at the time of conveyance and are on the EPA 
inventory of such lands.

In addition, $9,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
necessary expenses of activities described in section 26(b)(1) of the 
Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2625(b)(1)): Provided, That 
fees <<NOTE: Fees.>> collected pursuant to that section of that Act and 
deposited in the ``TSCA Service Fee Fund'' as discretionary offsetting 
receipts in fiscal year 2026 shall be retained and used for necessary 
salaries and expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, <<NOTE: Reduction.>> That the sum 
herein appropriated in this paragraph from the general fund for fiscal 
year 2026 shall be reduced by the amount of discretionary offsetting 
receipts received during fiscal year 2026, so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2026 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not 
more than $0: Provided further, That to the extent that amounts 
realized from such receipts exceed $9,000,000, those amounts in excess 
of $9,000,000 shall be deposited in the ``TSCA Service Fee Fund'' as 
discretionary offsetting receipts in fiscal year 2026, shall be retained 
and used for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, and shall 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
of <<NOTE: Allocation.>> the funds included in the first paragraph under 
this heading, the Chemical Risk Review and Reduction program project 
shall be allocated for this fiscal year, excluding the amount of any 
fees appropriated, not less than the amount of appropriations for that 
program project for fiscal year 2014.

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Office of Inspector General

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$43,250,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, 
That the Office of Inspector General shall be subject to the terms, 
conditions, and requirements specified under this heading in Senate 
Report 118-83.

Buildings and Facilities

For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and 
purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, or for use by, the 
Environmental Protection Agency, $40,676,000, to remain available until 
expended.

Hazardous Substance Superfund

(including transfers of funds)

For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including 
sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611), and 
hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, $282,749,000, to remain 
available until expended, consisting of such sums as are available in 
the Trust Fund on September 30, 2025, and not otherwise appropriated 
from the Trust Fund, as authorized by section 517(a) of the Superfund 
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) and up to $282,749,000 
as a payment from general revenues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund 
for purposes as authorized by section 517(b) of SARA: 
Provided, <<NOTE: Allocation.>> That funds appropriated under this 
heading may be allocated to other Federal agencies in accordance with 
section 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided further, That of the funds 
appropriated under this heading, $11,328,000 shall be paid to the 
``Office of Inspector General'' appropriation to remain available until 
September 30, 2027, and $17,607,000 shall be paid to the ``Science and 
Technology'' appropriation to remain available until September 30, 2027: 
Provided further, <<NOTE: Applicability. 42 USC 9622 note.>> That 
section 122(b)(3) of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9622(b)(3)) shall be applied in 
this fiscal year by inserting before the period: ``, including for the 
hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft'': Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Applicability. 26 USC 9507 note.>> That the matter 
preceding the first proviso in section 443(b) of title IV of division G 
of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328) shall 
be applied in this fiscal year by inserting before the semicolon ``, 
including for the hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft'': 
Provided further, <<NOTE: Continuation.>> That amounts repurposed 
pursuant to the preceding proviso shall continue to be treated as 
amounts specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public Law 118-5.

Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program

For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground storage tank 
cleanup activities authorized by subtitle I of the Solid Waste Disposal 
Act, $88,903,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$64,583,000 shall be for carrying out leaking underground storage tank 
cleanup activities authorized by section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste 
Disposal Act; and $24,320,000 shall

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be for carrying out the other provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act 
specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code: Provided, 
That the Administrator is authorized to use appropriations made 
available under this heading to implement section 9013 of the Solid 
Waste Disposal Act to provide financial assistance to federally 
recognized Indian tribes for the development and implementation of 
programs to manage underground storage tanks.

Inland Oil Spill Programs

For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental Protection 
Agency's responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, including 
hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, $20,561,000, to be derived 
from the Oil Spill Liability trust fund, to remain available until 
expended.

State and Tribal Assistance Grants

For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, including 
capitalization grants for State revolving funds and performance 
partnership grants, $4,409,609,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which--
(1) $1,638,861,000 shall be for making capitalization grants 
for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title VI of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and of which $1,126,101,000 
shall be for making capitalization grants for the Drinking Water 
State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act: Provided, That $892,762,272 of the funds made 
available for capitalization grants for the Clean Water State 
Revolving Funds and $715,364,627 of the funds made available for 
capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving 
Funds shall be for the construction of drinking water, 
wastewater, and storm water infrastructure and for water quality 
protection in accordance with the terms and conditions specified 
for such grants in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act) for projects specified for ``STAG--Drinking 
Water State Revolving Fund'' and ``STAG--Clean Water State 
Revolving Fund'' in the table titled ``Interior and Environment 
Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally 
Directed Spending Items'' included for this division in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act), and, for 
purposes of these grants, each grantee shall contribute not less 
than 20 percent of the cost of the project unless the grantee is 
approved for a waiver by the Agency: Provided further, That 
$13,300,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading for 
capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds 
and for capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State 
Revolving Funds, in addition to amounts otherwise available for 
such purposes, may be used by the Administrator for salaries, 
expenses, and administration for Community Project Funding 
Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items: Provided 
further, That for fiscal year 2026, to the extent there are 
sufficient eligible project applications and projects are 
consistent with State Intended Use Plans, not less than 10 
percent of the funds made available under this title to each 
State for Clean Water State Revolving Fund capitalization

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grants shall be used by the State for projects to address green 
infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or 
other environmentally innovative activities: Provided further, 
That for fiscal year 2026, funds made available under this title 
to each State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund 
capitalization grants may, at the discretion of each State, be 
used for projects to address green infrastructure, water or 
energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally 
innovative activities: Provided further, That the Administrator 
is authorized to use up to $1,500,000 of funds made available 
for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under this heading 
under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1381) to conduct the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 603(d)(7) of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the limitation on the 
amounts in a State water pollution control revolving fund that 
may be used by a State to administer the fund shall not apply to 
amounts included as principal in loans made by such fund in 
fiscal year 2026 and prior years where such amounts represent 
costs of administering the fund to the extent that such amounts 
are or were deemed reasonable by the Administrator, accounted 
for separately from other assets in the fund, and used for 
eligible purposes of the fund, including administration: 
Provided further, That <<NOTE: Territories. District of 
Columbia.>> for fiscal year 2026, notwithstanding the 
provisions of subsections (g)(1), (h), and (l) of section 201 of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, grants made under title 
II of such Act for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Marianas, the United States Virgin Islands, and the 
District of Columbia may also be made for the purpose of 
providing assistance: (1) solely for facility plans, design 
activities, or plans, specifications, and estimates for any 
proposed project for the construction of treatment works; and 
(2) for the construction, repair, or replacement of privately 
owned treatment works serving one or more principal residences 
or small commercial establishments: Provided further, That for 
fiscal year 2026, notwithstanding the provisions of such 
subsections (g)(1), (h), and (l) of section 201 and section 
518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, funds 
reserved by the Administrator for grants under section 518(c) of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act may also be used to 
provide assistance: (1) solely for facility plans, design 
activities, or plans, specifications, and estimates for any 
proposed project for the construction of treatment works; and 
(2) for the construction, repair, or replacement of privately 
owned treatment works serving one or more principal residences 
or small commercial establishments: Provided further, That for 
fiscal year 2026, notwithstanding any provision of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act and regulations issued pursuant 
thereof, up to a total of $2,000,000 of the funds reserved by 
the Administrator for grants under section 518(c) of such Act 
may also be used for grants for training, technical assistance, 
and educational programs relating to the operation and 
management of the treatment works specified in section 518(c) of 
such Act: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Oklahoma. Determination.>> That for fiscal year 
2026, funds reserved under section 518(c) of such Act shall be 
available for grants only to Indian tribes, as defined in 
section 518(h) of such Act and former Indian reservations in 
Oklahoma

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(as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) and Native 
Villages as defined in Public Law 92-203: Provided further, 
That for fiscal year 2026, notwithstanding the limitation on 
amounts in section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act, up to a total of 2 percent of the funds appropriated, or 
$30,000,000, whichever is greater, and notwithstanding the 
limitation on amounts in section 1452(i) of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act, up to a total of 2 percent of the funds appropriated, 
or $20,000,000, whichever is greater, for State Revolving Funds 
under such Acts may be reserved by the Administrator for grants 
under section 518(c) and section 1452(i) of such Acts: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Territories.>> That for fiscal year 2026, 
notwithstanding the amounts specified in section 205(c) of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, up to 1.5 percent of the 
aggregate funds appropriated for the Clean Water State Revolving 
Fund program under the Act less any sums reserved under section 
518(c) of the Act, may be reserved by the Administrator for 
grants made under title II of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Marianas, and United States Virgin Islands: Provided 
further, That for fiscal year 2026, notwithstanding the 
limitations on amounts specified in section 1452(j) of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act, up to 1.5 percent of the funds appropriated 
for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs under the 
Safe Drinking Water Act may be reserved by the Administrator for 
grants made under section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water 
Act: Provided further, <<NOTE: Determination.>> That 10 
percent of the funds made available under this title to each 
State for Clean Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants 
and 14 percent of the funds made available under this title to 
each State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund 
capitalization grants shall be used by the State to provide 
additional subsidy to eligible recipients in the form of 
forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans, or grants (or 
any combination of these), and shall be so used by the State 
only where such funds are provided as initial financing for an 
eligible recipient or to buy, refinance, or restructure the debt 
obligations of eligible recipients only where such debt was 
incurred on or after the date of enactment of this Act, or where 
such debt was incurred prior to the date of enactment of this 
Act if the State, with concurrence from the Administrator, 
determines that such funds could be used to help address a 
threat to public health from heightened exposure to lead in 
drinking water or if a Federal or State emergency declaration 
has been issued due to a threat to public health from heightened 
exposure to lead in a municipal drinking water supply before the 
date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That in a 
State in which such an emergency declaration has been issued, 
the State may use more than 14 percent of the funds made 
available under this title to the State for Drinking Water State 
Revolving Fund capitalization grants to provide additional 
subsidy to eligible recipients: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding section 1452(o) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300j-12(o)), the Administrator shall reserve up to 
$12,000,000 of the amounts made available for fiscal year 2026 
for making capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State 
Revolving Funds to pay the costs of monitoring for unregulated

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contaminants under section 1445(a)(2)(C) of such Act: Provided 
further, That the funds made available under this heading for 
Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending 
grants in this or prior appropriations Acts are not subject to 
compliance with Federal procurement requirements for competition 
and methods of procurement applicable to Federal financial 
assistance, if a Community Project Funding/Congressionally 
Directed Spending recipient has procured services or products 
through contracts entered into prior to the date of enactment of 
this legislation that complied with state and/or local laws 
governing competition;
(2) $35,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineering, 
planning, design, construction and related activities in 
connection with the construction of high priority water and 
wastewater facilities in the area of the United States-Mexico 
Border, after consultation with the appropriate border 
commission: Provided, That no funds <<NOTE: Mexico.>> provided 
by this appropriations Act to address the water, wastewater and 
other critical infrastructure needs of the colonias in the 
United States along the United States-Mexico border shall be 
made available to a county or municipal government unless that 
government has established an enforceable local ordinance, or 
other zoning rule, which prevents in that jurisdiction the 
development or construction of any additional colonia areas, or 
the development within an existing colonia the construction of 
any new home, business, or other structure which lacks water, 
wastewater, or other necessary infrastructure;
(3) $39,000,000 shall be for grants to the State of Alaska 
to address drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs of 
rural and Alaska Native Villages: Provided, <<NOTE: Alaska.>> 
That of these funds: (A) the State of Alaska shall provide a 
match of 25 percent; (B) no more than 5 percent of the funds may 
be used for administrative and overhead expenses; and (C) the 
State of Alaska shall make awards consistent with the Statewide 
priority list established in conjunction with the Agency and the 
U.S. Department of Agriculture for all water, sewer, waste 
disposal, and similar projects carried out by the State of 
Alaska that are funded under section 221 of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) or the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.) which shall 
allocate not less than 25 percent of the funds provided for 
projects in regional hub communities;
(4) $98,000,000 shall be to carry out section 104(k) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including grants, interagency 
agreements, and associated program support costs: Provided, 
That <<NOTE: Allocation.>> at least 10 percent shall be 
allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties: 
Provided further, <<NOTE: Definition. Time period.>> That for 
purposes of this section, the term ``persistent poverty 
counties'' means any county that has had 20 percent or more of 
its population living in poverty over the past 30 years, as 
measured by the 1993 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 
the 2000 decennial census, and the most recent Small Area Income 
and Poverty Estimates, or any territory or possession of the 
United States;
(5) $90,000,000 shall be for grants under title VII, 
subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005;

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(6) $67,800,000 shall be for targeted airshed grants in 
accordance with the terms and conditions in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act);
(7) $28,500,000 shall be for grants under subsections (a) 
through (j) of section 1459A of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j-19a): Provided, That for fiscal year 2026, funds 
provided under subsections (a) through (j) of such section of 
such Act may be used--
(A) by a State to provide assistance to benefit one 
or more owners of drinking water wells that are not 
public water systems or connected to a public water 
system for necessary and appropriate activities related 
to a contaminant pursuant to subsection (j) of such 
section of such Act; and
(B) to support a community described in subsection 
(c)(2) of such section of such Act;
(8) $28,000,000 shall be for grants under section 1464(d) of 
the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-24(d));
(9) $22,000,000 shall be for grants under section 1459B of 
the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-19b);
(10) $6,500,000 shall be for grants under section 1459A(l) 
of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-19a(l));
(11) $25,500,000 shall be for grants under section 104(b)(8) 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1254(b)(8));
(12) $41,000,000 shall be for grants under section 221 of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301);
(13) $5,400,000 shall be for grants under section 4304(b) of 
the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-
270);
(14) $3,500,000 shall be for carrying out section 302(a) of 
the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (33 U.S.C. 4282(a)), of which not more 
than 2 percent shall be for administrative costs to carry out 
such section: 
Provided, <<NOTE: Oklahoma. Determination. Alaska.>> That 
notwithstanding section 302(a) of such Act, the Administrator 
may also provide grants pursuant to such authority to 
intertribal consortia consistent with the requirements in 40 CFR 
35.504(a), to former Indian reservations in Oklahoma (as 
determined by the Secretary of the Interior), and Alaska Native 
Villages as defined in Public Law 92-203;
(15) $8,500,000 shall be for grants under section 103(b)(3) 
of the Clean Air Act for wildfire smoke preparedness grants in 
accordance with the terms and conditions in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That not more 
than 3 percent shall be for administrative costs to carry out 
such section;
(16) $20,364,000 shall be for State and Tribal Assistance 
Grants to be allocated in the amounts specified for those 
projects and for the purposes delineated in the table titled 
``Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project 
Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items'' included 
for this division in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act) for remediation, construction, and related 
environmental management activities in accordance with the

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terms and conditions specified for such grants in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act);
(17) $2,250,000 shall be for grants under section 1459F of 
the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-19g);
(18) $4,000,000 shall be for carrying out section 2001 of 
the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-
270, 42 U.S.C. 300j-3c note): Provided, <<NOTE: Contracts.>> 
That the Administrator may award grants to and enter into 
contracts with tribes, intertribal consortia, public or private 
agencies, institutions, organizations, and individuals, without 
regard to section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31 and section 6101 
of title 41, United States Code, and enter into interagency 
agreements as appropriate;
(19) $2,000,000 shall be for grants under section 50217(b) 
of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (33 U.S.C. 
1302f(b); Public Law 117-58);
(20) $3,500,000 shall be for grants under section 124 of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1276);
(21) $2,000,000 shall be for grants for remediation of above 
ground leaking fuel tanks pursuant to Public Law 106-554;
(22) $2,000,000 shall be for grants under section 220 of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1300); and
(23) $1,109,833,000 shall be for grants, including 
associated program support costs, to States, federally 
recognized tribes, interstate agencies, tribal consortia, and 
air pollution control agencies for multi-media or single media 
pollution prevention, control and abatement, and related 
activities, including activities pursuant to the provisions set 
forth under this heading in Public Law 104-134, and for making 
grants under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for particulate 
matter monitoring and data collection activities subject to 
terms and conditions specified by the Administrator, and under 
section 2301 of the Water and Waste Act of 2016 to assist States 
in developing and implementing programs for control of coal 
combustion residuals, of which: $46,250,000 shall be for 
carrying out section 128 of CERCLA; $9,500,000 shall be for 
Environmental Information Exchange Network grants, including 
associated program support costs; $1,475,000 shall be for grants 
to States under section 2007(f)(2) of the Solid Waste Disposal 
Act, which shall be in addition to funds appropriated under the 
heading ``Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program'' 
to carry out the provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act 
specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code other 
than section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; 
$18,512,000 of the funds available for grants under section 106 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act shall be for State 
participation in national- and State-level statistical surveys 
of water resources and enhancements to State monitoring 
programs.

Water <<NOTE: Loans.>> Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program 
Account

For the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guaranteed loans, 
as authorized by the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 
2014, $64,634,000, to remain available until

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expended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, 
including capitalized interest, and total loan principal, including 
capitalized interest, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to 
exceed $12,500,000,000: Provided further, That of the funds made 
available under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be used solely for the 
cost of direct loans and for the cost of guaranteed loans for projects 
described in section 5026(9) of the Water Infrastructure Finance and 
Innovation Act of 2014 to State infrastructure financing authorities, as 
authorized by section 5033(e) of such Act: Provided further, 
That <<NOTE: Criteria.>> the use of direct loans or loan guarantee 
authority under this heading for direct loans or commitments to 
guarantee loans for any project shall be in accordance with the criteria 
published in the Federal Register on June 30, 2020 (85 FR 39189) 
pursuant to the fourth proviso under the heading ``Water Infrastructure 
Finance and Innovation Program Account'' in division D of the Further 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94): Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Certification. Compliance.>> That none of the direct 
loans or loan guarantee authority made available under this heading 
shall be available for any project unless the Administrator and the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget have certified in 
advance in writing that the direct loan or loan guarantee, as 
applicable, and the project comply with the criteria referenced in the 
previous proviso: Provided further, <<NOTE: Records.>> That, for the 
purposes of carrying out the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
Director of the Congressional Budget Office may request, and the 
Administrator shall promptly provide, documentation and information 
relating to a project identified in a Letter of Interest submitted to 
the Administrator pursuant to a Notice of Funding Availability for 
applications for credit assistance under the Water Infrastructure 
Finance and Innovation Act Program, including with respect to a project 
that was initiated or completed before the date of enactment of this 
Act.

In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant to sections 
5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 
2014 shall be deposited in this account, to remain available until 
expended.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and 
guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding section 5033 of the Water 
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, $7,640,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027.

Administrative Provisions--Environmental Protection Agency

(including transfers of funds)

<<NOTE: Contracts. Native Americans.>> For fiscal year 2026, 
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 6303(1) and 6305(1), the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, in carrying out the Agency's function 
to implement directly Federal environmental programs required or 
authorized by law in the absence of an acceptable tribal program, may 
award cooperative agreements to federally recognized Indian tribes or 
Intertribal consortia, if authorized by their member tribes, to assist 
the Administrator in implementing Federal environmental programs for 
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tribes required or authorized by law, except that no such cooperative 
agreements may be awarded from funds designated for State financial 
assistance agreements.

<<NOTE: Fees.>> The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency is authorized to collect and obligate pesticide registration 
service fees in accordance with section 33 of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136w-8), to remain available 
until expended.

<<NOTE: Fees.>> Notwithstanding section 33(d)(2) of the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136w-
8(d)(2)), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may 
assess fees under section 33 of FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136w-8) for fiscal year 
2026.

<<NOTE: Fees.>> The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency is authorized to collect and obligate fees in accordance with 
section 3024 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6939g) for 
fiscal year 2026, to remain available until expended.

<<NOTE: Contracts. Grants.>> The Administrator is authorized to 
transfer up to $369,000,000 of the funds appropriated for the Great 
Lakes Restoration Initiative under the heading ``Environmental Programs 
and Management'' to the head of any Federal department or agency, with 
the concurrence of such head, to carry out activities that would support 
the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Great Lakes Water Quality 
Agreement programs, projects, or activities; to enter into an 
interagency agreement with the head of such Federal department or agency 
to carry out these activities; and to make grants to governmental 
entities, nonprofit organizations, institutions, and individuals for 
planning, research, monitoring, outreach, and implementation in 
furtherance of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the Great 
Lakes Water Quality Agreement.

The Science and Technology, Environmental Programs and Management, 
Office of Inspector General, Hazardous Substance Superfund, and Leaking 
Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program Accounts, are available for 
the construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of 
facilities, provided that the cost does not exceed $300,000 per project.
<<NOTE: Grants. Native Americans.>> For fiscal year 2026, and 
notwithstanding section 518(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1377(f)), the Administrator is authorized to use the 
amounts appropriated for any fiscal year under section 319 of the Act to 
make grants to Indian tribes pursuant to sections 319(h) and 518(e) of 
that Act.

<<NOTE: Grants.>> The Administrator is authorized to use the 
amounts appropriated under the heading ``Environmental Programs and 
Management'' for fiscal year 2026 to provide grants to implement the 
Southeast New England Watershed Restoration Program.

Notwithstanding the limitations on amounts in section 320(i)(2)(B) 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, not less than $2,500,000 of 
the funds made available under this title for the National Estuary 
Program shall be for making competitive awards described in section 
320(g)(4).
<<NOTE: Contracts.>> For fiscal year 2026, the Office of Chemical 
Safety and Pollution Prevention and the Office of Water may, using funds 
appropriated under the headings ``Environmental Programs and 
Management'' and ``Science and Technology'', contract directly with 
individuals or indirectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations, 
without regard to 41 U.S.C. 5, for the temporary or intermittent 
personal services of students or recent graduates, who shall be 
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employees for the purposes of chapters 57 and 81 of title 5, United 
States Code, relating to compensation for travel and work injuries, and 
chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, relating to tort claims, 
but shall not be considered to be Federal employees for any other 
purpose: Provided, That amounts used for this purpose by the Office of 
Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention and the Office of Water 
collectively may not exceed $2,000,000.

<<NOTE: Time periods. 42 USC 4321 note.>> In this fiscal year and 
each fiscal year through 2031, the Administrator may, after consultation 
with the Office of Personnel Management, employ up to 100 persons at any 
one time at the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the 
authority provided in 42 U.S.C. 209.

The Environmental Protection Agency shall maintain staffing levels 
in order to fulfill the mission and statutory obligations of the agency, 
including Section 2(f) of the Environmental Research, Development, and 
Demonstration Authorization Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 4363).
<<NOTE: Records. Time periods. Certification. Plan. Reports.>> The 
Environmental Protection agency shall provide the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate with copies of 
any available Department of Treasury quarterly certification of trust 
fund receipts collected from section 13601 of Public Law 117-169 and 
section 80201 of Public Law 117-58, an annual operating plan for such 
receipts showing amounts allocated by program area and program project, 
and quarterly reports for such receipts of obligated balances by program 
area and program project.

TITLE III

RELATED AGENCIES

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

office of the under secretary for natural resources and environment

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for 
Natural Resources and Environment, $780,000: Provided, That funds made 
available by this Act to any agency in the Natural Resources and 
Environment mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund 
up to one administrative support staff for the office.

Forest Service

forest service operations

(including transfers of funds)

For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided 
for, $1,090,600,000, of which $944,114,000 shall remain available 
through September 30, 2029: Provided, That a portion of the funds made 
available under this heading shall be for the base salary and expenses 
of employees in the Chief's Office, the Work Environment and Performance 
Office, the Business Operations Deputy Area, and the Chief Financial 
Officer's Office to carry out administrative and general management 
support functions: Provided further, That funds provided under this 
heading

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shall be available for the costs of facility maintenance, repairs, and 
leases for buildings and sites where these administrative, general 
management and other Forest Service support functions take place; the 
costs of all utility and telecommunication expenses of the Forest 
Service, as well as business services; and, for information technology, 
including cybersecurity requirements: Provided further, That funds 
provided under this heading may be used for necessary expenses to carry 
out administrative and general management support functions of the 
Forest Service not otherwise provided for and necessary for its 
operation.

forest and rangeland research

For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research as 
authorized by law, $308,697,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2029: Provided, That of the funds provided, $32,197,000 is for the 
forest inventory and analysis program: Provided further, That all 
authorities for the use of funds, including the use of contracts, 
grants, and cooperative agreements, available to execute amounts made 
available under this heading, are also available in the utilization of 
funds for Fire Science Research.

state, private, and tribal forestry

For necessary expenses of cooperating with and providing technical 
and financial assistance to States, territories, possessions, tribes, 
and others, and for forest health management, including for invasive 
plants, and conducting an international program and trade compliance 
activities as authorized, $310,594,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2029, as authorized by law, of which $18,094,000 shall be 
for projects specified for Forest Resource Information and Analysis in 
the table titled ``Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community 
Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items'' included 
for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 
(in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).

national forest system

For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided 
for, for management, protection, improvement, and utilization of the 
National Forest System, and for hazardous fuels management on or 
adjacent to such lands, $1,857,843,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2029: Provided, That of the funds provided, $31,000,000 
shall be deposited in the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration 
Fund for ecological restoration treatments as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 
7303(f): Provided further, <<NOTE: Applicability.>> That for the funds 
provided in the preceding proviso, section 4003(d)(3)(A) of the Omnibus 
Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303(d)(3)(A)) shall be 
applied by substituting ``20'' for ``10'' and section 4003(d)(3)(B) of 
the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303(d)(3)(B)) 
shall be applied by substituting ``4'' for ``2'': Provided further, 
That of the funds provided, $39,000,000 shall be for forest products: 
Provided further, That of the funds provided, $176,850,000 shall be for 
hazardous fuels management activities, of which not to exceed 
$30,000,000 may be used to make grants, using any authorities available 
to the Forest Service under the ``State, Private, and Tribal Forestry'' 
appropriation, for the

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purpose of creating incentives for increased use of biomass from 
National Forest System lands: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Determination.>> That $20,000,000 may be used by the 
Secretary of Agriculture to enter into procurement contracts or 
cooperative agreements or to issue grants for hazardous fuels management 
activities, and for training or monitoring associated with such 
hazardous fuels management activities on Federal land, or on non-Federal 
land if the Secretary determines such activities benefit resources on 
Federal land: Provided further, That funds made available to implement 
the Community Forest Restoration Act, Public Law 106-393, title VI, 
shall be available for use on non-Federal lands in accordance with 
authorities made available to the Forest Service under the ``State, 
Private, and Tribal Forestry'' appropriation: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Fees. Advance approval. 43 USC 1751 note.>> That 
notwithstanding section 33 of the Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 
U.S.C. 1012), the Secretary of Agriculture, in calculating a fee for 
grazing on a National Grassland, may provide a credit of up to 50 
percent of the calculated fee to a Grazing Association or direct 
permittee for a conservation practice approved by the Secretary in 
advance of the fiscal year in which the cost of the conservation 
practice is incurred, and that the amount credited shall remain 
available to the Grazing Association or the direct permittee, as 
appropriate, in the fiscal year in which the credit is made and each 
fiscal year thereafter for use on the project for conservation practices 
approved by the Secretary: Provided further, That funds appropriated to 
this account shall be available for the base salary and expenses of 
employees that carry out the functions funded by the ``Capital 
Improvement and Maintenance'' account, the ``Range Betterment Fund'' 
account, and the ``Management of National Forest Lands for Subsistence 
Uses'' account.

capital improvement and maintenance

(including transfer of funds)

For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided 
for, $153,250,000, to remain available through September 30, 2029, for 
construction, capital improvement, maintenance, and acquisition of 
buildings and other facilities and infrastructure; for construction, 
reconstruction, and decommissioning of roads that are no longer needed, 
including unauthorized roads that are not part of the transportation 
system; and for maintenance of forest roads and trails by the Forest 
Service as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 532-538 and 23 U.S.C. 101 and 205: 
Provided, That $6,000,000 shall be for activities authorized by 16 
U.S.C. 538(a): Provided further, That $20,850,000 shall be for projects 
specified for Construction Projects in the table titled ``Interior and 
Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/
Congressionally Directed Spending Items'' included for this division in 
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That 
funds becoming available in fiscal year 2026 under the Act of March 4, 
1913 (16 U.S.C. 501) shall be transferred to the General Fund of the 
Treasury and shall not be available for transfer or obligation for any 
other purpose unless the funds are appropriated.

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acquisition of lands for national forests special acts

For acquisition of lands within the exterior boundaries of the 
Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, Utah; the Toiyabe National 
Forest, Nevada; and the Angeles, San Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland 
National Forests, California; and the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita 
National Forests, Arkansas; as authorized by law, $664,000, to be 
derived from forest receipts.

acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges

For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived from funds 
deposited by State, county, or municipal governments, public school 
districts, or other public school authorities, and for authorized 
expenditures from funds deposited by non-Federal parties pursuant to 
Land Sale and Exchange Acts, pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967 (16 
U.S.C. 484a), to remain available through September 30, 2029, (16 U.S.C. 
516-617a, 555a; Public Law 96-586; Public Law 76-589, Public Law 76-591; 
and Public Law 78-310).

range betterment fund

For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, protection, and 
improvement, 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior fiscal 
year, as fees for grazing domestic livestock on lands in National 
Forests in the 16 Western States, pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of 
Public Law 94-579, to remain available through September 30, 2029, of 
which not to exceed 6 percent shall be available for administrative 
expenses associated with on-the-ground range rehabilitation, protection, 
and improvements.

gifts, donations and bequests for forest and rangeland research

For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b), $45,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2029, to be derived from the fund 
established pursuant to the above Act.

management of national forest lands for subsistence uses

For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to manage Federal lands 
in Alaska for subsistence uses under title VIII of the Alaska National 
Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.), $1,099,000, to 
remain available through September 30, 2029.

wildland fire management

(including transfers of funds)

For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression activities on 
National Forest System lands, for emergency wildland fire suppression on 
or adjacent to such lands or other lands under fire protection 
agreement, and for emergency rehabilitation of burned-over National 
Forest System lands and water, $2,426,111,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That such funds, including unobligated balances 
under this heading, are available for repayment of advances from other 
appropriations accounts previously transferred for such purposes: 
Provided further, That any unobligated funds appropriated in a previous 
fiscal year

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for hazardous fuels management may be transferred to the ``National 
Forest System'' account: Provided further, <<NOTE: Reimbursement. State 
and local governments.>> That such funds shall be available to 
reimburse State and other cooperating entities for services provided in 
response to wildfire and other emergencies or disasters to the extent 
such reimbursements by the Forest Service for non-fire emergencies are 
fully repaid by the responsible emergency management agency: Provided 
further, That funds provided shall be available for support to Federal 
emergency response: Provided further, <<NOTE: Costs. Contracts.>> That 
the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement between the Federal 
Government and any non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed 
on by the affected parties: Provided further, That of the funds 
provided under this heading, $1,011,000,000 shall be available for 
wildfire suppression operations, and is provided to meet the terms of 
section 4004(b)(5)(B) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to 
legislation establishing fiscal year 2026 budget enforcement in the 
House of Representatives.

wildfire suppression operations reserve fund

(including transfers of funds)

In addition to the amounts provided under the heading ``Department 
of Agriculture--Forest Service--Wildland Fire Management'' for wildfire 
suppression operations, $2,480,000,000, to remain available until 
transferred, is additional new budget authority as specified for 
purposes of section 4004(b)(5) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to 
legislation establishing fiscal year 2026 budget enforcement in the 
House of Representatives: Provided, That such amounts may be 
transferred to and merged with amounts made available under the headings 
``Department of the Interior--Department-Wide Programs--Wildland Fire 
Management'' and ``Department of Agriculture--Forest Service--Wildland 
Fire Management'' for wildfire suppression operations in the fiscal year 
in which such amounts are transferred: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Notification. Deadline.>> That amounts may be 
transferred to the ``Wildland Fire Management'' accounts in the 
Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture only upon 
the notification of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
that all wildfire suppression operations funds appropriated under that 
heading in this and prior appropriations Acts to the agency to which the 
funds will be transferred will be obligated within 30 days: Provided 
further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in 
addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Determination. Deadline.>> That, in determining 
whether all wildfire suppression operations funds appropriated under the 
heading ``Wildland Fire Management'' in this and prior appropriations 
Acts to either the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the 
Interior will be obligated within 30 days pursuant to the preceding 
proviso, any funds transferred or permitted to be transferred pursuant 
to any other transfer authority provided by law shall be excluded.

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communications site administration

(including transfer of funds)

Amounts collected in this fiscal year pursuant to section 8705(f)(2) 
of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-334), shall 
be deposited in the special account established by section 8705(f)(1) of 
such Act, shall be available to cover the costs described in subsection 
(c)(3) of such section of such Act, and shall remain available until 
expended: Provided, That such amounts shall be transferred to the 
``National Forest System'' account.

administrative provisions--forest service

(including transfers of funds)

Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal year 
shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger motor vehicles; 
acquisition of passenger motor vehicles from excess sources, and hire of 
such vehicles; purchase, lease, operation, maintenance, and acquisition 
of aircraft to maintain the operable fleet for use in Forest Service 
wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs; 
notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft being 
replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value used to 
offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft; (2) services 
pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2225, and not to exceed $100,000 for employment 
under 5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings 
and other public improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250); (4) acquisition of land, 
waters, and interests therein pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 428a; (5) for 
expenses pursuant to the Volunteers in the National Forest Act of 1972 
(16 U.S.C. 558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) the cost of uniforms as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; and (7) for debt collection contracts 
in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3718(c).
Funds made available to the Forest Service in this Act may be 
transferred between accounts affected by the Forest Service budget 
restructure outlined in section 435 of division D of the Further 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94): Provided, 
That any transfer of funds pursuant to this paragraph shall not increase 
or decrease the funds appropriated to any account in this fiscal year by 
more than ten percent: Provided further, That such transfer authority 
is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.
<<NOTE: Notification. Deadline.>> Any appropriations or funds 
available to the Forest Service may be transferred to the Wildland Fire 
Management appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency 
rehabilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters under its 
jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe burning conditions 
upon the Secretary of Agriculture's notification of the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations that all fire suppression funds 
appropriated under the heading ``Wildland Fire Management'' will be 
obligated within 30 days: Provided, That all funds used pursuant to 
this paragraph must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation which 
must be requested as promptly as possible.

Not more than $50,000,000 of funds appropriated to the Forest 
Service shall be available for expenditure or transfer to the Department 
of the Interior for wildland fire management, hazardous fuels

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management, and State fire assistance when such transfers would 
facilitate and expedite wildland fire management programs and projects.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Forest Service 
may transfer unobligated balances of discretionary funds appropriated to 
the Forest Service by this Act to or within the National Forest System 
Account, or reprogram funds to be used for the purposes of hazardous 
fuels management and urgent rehabilitation of burned-over National 
Forest System lands and water: Provided, That such transferred funds 
shall remain available through September 30, 2029: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Notification. Advance approval.>> That none of the 
funds transferred pursuant to this paragraph shall be available for 
obligation without written notification to and the prior approval of the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for 
assistance to or through the U.S. Department of State and other Federal 
agencies in connection with forest and rangeland research, technical 
information, and assistance in foreign countries, and shall be available 
to support forestry and related natural resource activities outside the 
United States and its territories and possessions, including technical 
assistance, education and training, and cooperation with United States 
government, private sector, and international organizations: Provided, 
That amounts made available for International Programs and Trade may 
utilize all authorities related to forestry, research, and cooperative 
assistance regardless of program designations.
<<NOTE: Contracts.>> Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall 
be available to enter into a cooperative agreement with the section 
509(a)(3) Supporting Organization, ``Forest Service International 
Foundation'' to assist the Foundation in meeting administrative, 
project, and other expenses, and may provide the Foundation's use of 
Forest Service personnel and facilities.

<<NOTE: Wild horses and burros.>> Funds appropriated to the Forest 
Service shall be available for expenditure or transfer to the Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, for removal, preparation, 
and adoption of excess wild horses and burros from National Forest 
System lands, and for the performance of cadastral surveys to designate 
the boundaries of such lands.

<<NOTE: 16 USC 556i.>> None of the funds made available to the 
Forest Service in this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal 
year shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of section 702(b) 
of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257), 
section 442 of Public Law 106-224 (7 U.S.C. 7772), or section 10417(b) 
of Public Law 107-171 (7 U.S.C. 8316(b)).

Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the Forest Service 
shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund of the Department of 
Agriculture and not more than $14,500,000 of funds available to the 
Forest Service shall be transferred to the Department of Agriculture for 
Department Reimbursable Programs, commonly referred to as Greenbook 
charges: Provided, <<NOTE: Reimbursement. Contracts.>> That nothing in 
this paragraph shall prohibit or limit the use of reimbursable 
agreements requested by the Forest Service in order to obtain 
information technology services, including telecommunications and system 
modifications or enhancements, from the Working Capital Fund of the 
Department of Agriculture.

Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $5,000,000 shall 
be available for priority projects within the scope of the

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approved budget, which shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation 
Corps and shall be carried out under the authority of the Public Lands 
Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.).
Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 is available to 
the Chief of the Forest Service for official reception and 
representation expenses.
Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public Law 101-593, of the 
funds available to the Forest Service, up to $3,000,000 may be advanced 
in a lump sum to the National Forest Foundation to aid conservation 
partnership projects in support of the Forest Service mission, without 
regard to when the Foundation incurs expenses, for projects on or 
benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest Service 
programs: Provided, That of the Federal funds made available to the 
Foundation, no more than $300,000 shall be available for administrative 
expenses: Provided further, That the Foundation shall obtain, by the 
end of the period of Federal financial assistance, private contributions 
to match funds made available by the Forest Service on at least a one-
for-one basis: Provided further, That the Foundation may transfer 
Federal funds to a Federal or a non-Federal recipient for a project at 
the same rate that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching 
funds.
Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98-244, up to $3,000,000 
of the funds available to the Forest Service may be advanced to the 
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in a lump sum to aid cost-share 
conservation projects, without regard to when expenses are incurred, on 
or benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest Service 
programs: Provided, That such funds shall be matched on at least a one-
for-one basis by the Foundation or its sub-recipients: Provided 
further, That the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal or 
non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate that the recipient 
has obtained the non-Federal matching funds.
<<NOTE: Grants. Contracts.>> Any amounts made available to the 
Forest Service in this fiscal year, including available collections, may 
be used by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the 
Forest Service, to enter into Federal financial assistance grants and 
cooperative agreements to support forest or grassland collaboratives in 
the accomplishment of activities benefitting both the public and the 
National Forest System, Federal lands and adjacent non-Federal lands. 
Eligible <<NOTE: Native Americans. State and local 
governments. Nonprofits. Determination.>> activities are those that 
will improve or enhance Federal investments, resources, or lands, 
including for collaborative and collaboration-based activities, 
including but not limited to facilitation, planning, and implementing 
projects, technical assistance, administrative functions, operational 
support, participant costs, and other capacity support needs, as 
identified by the Forest Service. Eligible recipients are Indian tribal 
entities (defined at 25 U.S.C. 5304(e)), state government, local 
governments, private and nonprofit entities, for-profit organizations, 
and educational <<NOTE: Contracts. Determination.>> institutions. The 
Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest 
Service, may enter into such cooperative agreements notwithstanding 
chapter 63 of title 31 when the Secretary determines that the public 
interest will be benefited and that there exists a mutual interest other 
than monetary considerations. <<NOTE: Public information.>> 
Transactions subject to Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations shall 
be publicly advertised and require competition when required by such 
Title 2. For those transactions not subject to Title 2 of the Code

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of Federal Regulations, the agency may require public advertising and 
competition when deemed appropriate. <<NOTE: Definition.>> The term 
``forest and grassland collaboratives'' means groups of individuals or 
entities with diverse interests participating in a cooperative process 
to share knowledge, ideas, and resources about the protection, 
restoration, or enhancement of natural and other resources on Federal 
and adjacent non-Federal lands, the improvement or maintenance of public 
access to Federal lands, or the reduction of risk to such lands caused 
by natural disasters.

The 19th unnumbered paragraph under the heading ``Administrative 
Provisions, Forest Service'' in title III of Public Law 109-54 is 
amended <<NOTE: 119 Stat. 538.>> in the first sentence by inserting 
``and future Acts'' after ``funds available to the Forest Service in 
this Act'' and by striking ``prior to the date of enactment of this 
Act''.

Funds <<NOTE: Urban and rural areas.>> appropriated to the Forest 
Service shall be available for interactions with and providing technical 
assistance to rural communities and natural resource-based businesses 
for sustainable rural development purposes.

<<NOTE: Payments.>> Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall 
be available for payments to counties within the Columbia River Gorge 
National Scenic Area, pursuant to section 14(c)(1) and (2), and section 
16(a)(2) of Public Law 99-663.

Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may be used to meet the 
non-Federal share requirement in section 502(c) of the Older Americans 
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)).
The Forest Service shall not assess funds for the purpose of 
performing fire, administrative, and other facilities maintenance and 
decommissioning.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of any appropriations or 
funds available to the Forest Service, not to exceed $500,000 may be 
used to reimburse the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), Department of 
Agriculture, for travel and related expenses incurred as a result of OGC 
assistance or participation requested by the Forest Service at meetings, 
training sessions, management reviews, land purchase negotiations, and 
similar matters unrelated to civil litigation: Provided, That future 
budget justifications for both the Forest Service and the Department of 
Agriculture should clearly display the sums previously transferred and 
the sums requested for transfer.
An eligible individual who is employed in any project funded under 
title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.) and 
administered by the Forest Service shall be considered to be a Federal 
employee for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code.
<<NOTE: Contracts.>> The Forest Service may employ or contract with 
an individual who is enrolled in a training program at a longstanding 
Civilian Conservation Center (as defined in section 147(d) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3197(d))) at regular 
rates of pay for necessary hours of work on National Forest System 
lands.

<<NOTE: Payments.>> Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall 
be available to pay, from a single account, the base salary and expenses 
of employees who carry out functions funded by other accounts for 
Enterprise Program, Geospatial Technology and Applications Center, 
National Applications Liaison Office, Job Corps, and National Technology 
and Development Program.

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The Forest Service shall maintain staffing levels in order to 
fulfill the mission required under title 7, title 16, title 30, title 
43, and title 54, United States Code, including to protect natural and 
cultural resources, provide and maintain appropriate access and 
recreation for visitors, provide safety precautions for visitors and 
staff, maintain physical and natural infrastructure, provide information 
and respond to stakeholders and the general public, conduct tribal 
consultation, provide for administrative support, administer forestry 
assistance programs, provide technical assistance to states, tribes and 
private landowners, manage energy and minerals resources, and carry out 
other activities in support of effectively operating the National Forest 
System and carrying out programs administered by the Forest Service in a 
timely manner.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service

indian health services

For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of August 5, 1954 (68 
Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, 
the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and titles II and III of the 
Public Health Service Act with respect to the Indian Health Service, 
$66,993,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, except as 
otherwise provided herein, which shall be in addition to funds 
previously appropriated under this heading that became available on 
October 1, 2025; in addition, $264,702,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2027, for the Electronic Health Record System and the 
Indian Healthcare Improvement Fund, of which $74,138,000 is for the 
Indian Health Care Improvement Fund and may be used, as needed, to carry 
out activities typically funded under the Indian Health Facilities 
account; and, in addition, $4,789,731,000, which shall become available 
on October 1, 2026, and remain available through September 30, 2028, 
except as otherwise provided herein; together with payments received 
during the fiscal year pursuant to sections 231(b) and 233 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238(b) and 238b), for services furnished 
by the Indian Health Service: Provided, That funds made available to 
tribes and tribal organizations through contracts, grant agreements, or 
any other agreements or compacts authorized by the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et 
seq.), shall be deemed to be obligated at the time of the grant or 
contract award and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or 
tribal organization without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, 
That from the amounts that become available on October 1, 2026, 
$2,500,000 shall be available for grants or contracts with public or 
private institutions to provide alcohol or drug treatment services to 
Indians, including alcohol detoxification services: Provided further, 
That from the amounts that become available on October 1, 2026, 
$996,755,000 shall remain available until expended for Purchased/
Referred Care: Provided further, That of the total amount specified in 
the preceding proviso for Purchased/Referred Care, $54,000,000 shall be 
for the Indian Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund: Provided further, 
That from the amounts that become available on October 1, 2026, up to

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$53,000,000 shall remain available until expended for implementation of 
the loan repayment program under section 108 of the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act: Provided further, That from the amounts that become 
available on October 1, 2026, $58,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be for costs related to or resulting from accreditation 
emergencies, including supplementing activities funded under the heading 
``Indian Health Facilities'', of which up to $4,000,000 may be used to 
supplement amounts otherwise available for Purchased/Referred Care: 
Provided further, That the amounts collected by the Federal Government 
as authorized by sections 104 and 108 of the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a) during the preceding fiscal 
year for breach of contracts shall be deposited in the Fund authorized 
by section 108A of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a-1) and shall remain 
available until expended and, notwithstanding section 108A(c) of that 
Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a-1(c)), funds shall be available to make new awards 
under the loan repayment and scholarship programs under sections 104 and 
108 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a): Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Allocations.>> That the amounts made available within 
this account for the Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention Program, for 
Opioid Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Services, for the Domestic 
Violence Prevention Program, for the Zero Suicide Initiative, for the 
housing subsidy authority for civilian employees, for Aftercare Pilot 
Programs at Youth Regional Treatment Centers, for transformation and 
modernization costs of the Indian Health Service Electronic Health 
Record system, for national quality and oversight activities, to improve 
collections from public and private insurance at Indian Health Service 
and tribally operated facilities, for an initiative to treat or reduce 
the transmission of HIV and HCV, for a maternal health initiative, for 
the Telebehaviorial Health Center of Excellence, for Alzheimer's 
activities, for Village Built Clinics, for a produce prescription pilot, 
and for accreditation emergencies shall be allocated at the discretion 
of the Director of the Indian Health Service and shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, <<NOTE: Contracts. Grants. Time 
period. Records.>> That funds provided in this Act may be used for 
annual contracts and grants that fall within 2 fiscal years, provided 
the total obligation is recorded in the year the funds are appropriated: 
Provided further, That the amounts collected by the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services under the authority of title IV of the Indian Health 
Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) shall remain available until 
expended for the purpose of achieving compliance with the applicable 
conditions and requirements of titles XVIII and XIX of the Social 
Security Act, except for those related to the planning, design, or 
construction of new facilities: Provided further, That funding 
contained herein for scholarship programs under the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That <<NOTE: Reports.>> amounts received by tribes 
and tribal organizations under title IV of the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act shall be reported and accounted for and available to the 
receiving tribes and tribal organizations until expended: Provided 
further, That the Bureau of Indian Affairs may collect from the Indian 
Health Service, and from tribes and tribal organizations operating 
health facilities pursuant to Public Law 93-638, such individually 
identifiable health information relating to disabled children as may be 
necessary for the purpose of carrying out its functions under the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.):

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Provided further, <<NOTE: Records.>> That none of the funds provided 
that become available on October 1, 2026, may be used for implementation 
of the Electronic Health Record System or the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Fund: Provided further, <<NOTE: Consultation. Time 
period.>> That none of the funds appropriated by this Act, or any other 
Act, to the Indian Health Service for the Electronic Health Record 
system shall be available for obligation or expenditure for the 
selection or implementation of a new Information Technology 
infrastructure system, unless the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate are consulted 90 days in advance 
of such obligation.

contract support costs

For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract support 
costs associated with Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act agreements with the Indian Health Service for fiscal year 2026, such 
sums as may be necessary: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, no amounts made available under this heading shall be 
available for transfer to another budget account: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Applicability.>> That amounts obligated but not 
expended by a tribe or tribal organization for contract support costs 
for such agreements for the current fiscal year shall be applied to 
contract support costs due for such agreements for subsequent fiscal 
years.

payments for tribal leases

For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for leases pursuant 
to section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5324(l)) for fiscal year 2026, such sums as 
may be necessary, which shall be available for obligation through 
September 30, 2027: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, no amounts made available under this heading shall be available 
for transfer to another budget account.

indian health facilities

For construction, repair, maintenance, demolition, improvement, and 
equipment of health and related auxiliary facilities, including quarters 
for personnel; preparation of plans, specifications, and drawings; 
acquisition of sites, purchase and erection of modular buildings, and 
purchases of trailers; and for provision of domestic and community 
sanitation facilities for Indians, as authorized by section 7 of the Act 
of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2004a), the Indian Self-Determination Act, 
and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and for expenses necessary 
to carry out such Acts and titles II and III of the Public Health 
Service Act with respect to environmental health and facilities support 
activities of the Indian Health Service, $5,826,000, to remain available 
until expended, which shall be in addition to funds previously 
appropriated under this heading that became available on October 1, 
2025; in addition, $292,622,000, to remain available until expended, for 
Sanitation Facilities Construction and Health Care Facilities 
Construction; and, in addition, $516,600,000, which shall become 
available on October 1, 2026, and remain available until expended: 
Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
appropriated for the planning, design, construction, renovation, or 
expansion of health facilities for the benefit of an Indian tribe

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or tribes may be used to purchase land on which such facilities will be 
located: Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 may be used for 
fiscal year 2027 by the Indian Health Service to purchase TRANSAM 
equipment from the Department of Defense for distribution to the Indian 
Health Service and tribal facilities: Provided further, That none of 
the funds provided that become available on October 1, 2026, may be used 
for Health Care Facilities Construction or for Sanitation Facilities 
Construction: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under 
this heading for fiscal year 2026 for Sanitation Facilities 
Construction, $17,039,000 shall be for projects specified for Sanitation 
Facilities Construction (CDS) in the table titled ``Interior and 
Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/
Congressionally Directed Spending Items'' included for this division in 
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That 
none of the funds appropriated to the Indian Health Service may be used 
for sanitation facilities construction for new homes funded with grants 
by the housing programs of the United States Department of Housing and 
Urban Development.

administrative provisions--indian health service

Appropriations provided in this Act to the Indian Health Service 
shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 at rates 
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable 
for senior-level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles and aircraft; purchase of medical equipment; purchase of 
reprints; purchase, renovation, and erection of modular buildings and 
renovation of existing facilities; payments for telephone service in 
private residences in the field, when authorized under regulations 
approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services; uniforms, or 
allowances therefor as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; and for 
expenses of attendance at meetings that relate to the functions or 
activities of the Indian Health Service: Provided, That in accordance 
with the provisions of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, non-
Indian patients may be extended health care at all tribally administered 
or Indian Health Service facilities, subject to charges, and the 
proceeds along with funds recovered under the Federal Medical Care 
Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651-2653) shall be credited to the account of 
the facility providing the service and shall be available without fiscal 
year limitation: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other law 
or regulation, funds transferred from the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development to the Indian Health Service shall be administered 
under Public Law 86-121, the Indian Sanitation Facilities Act and Public 
Law 93-638: Provided further, That funds appropriated to the Indian 
Health Service in this Act, except those used for administrative and 
program direction purposes, shall not be subject to limitations directed 
at curtailing Federal travel and transportation: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Assessments.>> That none of the funds made available to 
the Indian Health Service in this Act shall be used for any assessments 
or charges by the Department of Health and Human Services unless such 
assessments or charges are identified in the budget justification and 
provided in this Act, or approved by the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations through the reprogramming process: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Contracts. Grants.>> That notwithstanding

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any other provision of law, funds previously or herein made available to 
a tribe or tribal organization through a contract, grant, or agreement 
authorized by title I or title V of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), may be 
deobligated and reobligated to a self-determination contract under title 
I, or a self-governance agreement under title V of such Act and 
thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or tribal organization 
without fiscal year limitation: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: Regulations. Budget request.>> That none of the funds 
made available to the Indian Health Service in this Act shall be used to 
implement the final rule published in the Federal Register on September 
16, 1987, by the Department of Health and Human Services, relating to 
the eligibility for the health care services of the Indian Health 
Service until the Indian Health Service has submitted a budget request 
reflecting the increased costs associated with the proposed final rule, 
and such request has been included in an appropriations Act and enacted 
into law: Provided <<NOTE: Reimbursements. Payments.>> further, That 
with respect to functions transferred by the Indian Health Service to 
tribes or tribal organizations, the Indian Health Service is authorized 
to provide goods and services to those entities on a reimbursable basis, 
including payments in advance with subsequent adjustment, and the 
reimbursements received therefrom, along with the funds received from 
those entities pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination Act, may be 
credited to the same or subsequent appropriation account from which the 
funds were originally derived, with such amounts to remain available 
until expended: Provided further, 
That <<NOTE: Reimbursements. Costs.>> reimbursements for training, 
technical assistance, or services provided by the Indian Health Service 
will contain total costs, including direct, administrative, and overhead 
costs associated with the provision of goods, services, or technical 
assistance: Provided further, That the Indian Health Service may 
provide to civilian medical personnel serving in hospitals operated by 
the Indian Health Service housing allowances equivalent to those that 
would be provided to members of the Commissioned Corps of the United 
States Public Health Service serving in similar positions at such 
hospitals: Provided further, <<NOTE: Notification.>> That the 
appropriation structure for the Indian Health Service may not be altered 
without advance notification to the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations.

National Institutes of Health

national institute of environmental health sciences

For necessary expenses for the National Institute of Environmental 
Health Sciences in carrying out activities set forth in section 311(a) 
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9660(a)) and section 126(g) of the Superfund 
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, $77,100,000.

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

toxic substances and environmental public health

For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Substances and 
Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out activities set forth in 
sections 104(i) and 111(c)(4) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) and

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section 3019 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $79,800,000: Provided, 
That notwithstanding <<NOTE: Studies. Evaluations.>> any other 
provision of law, in lieu of performing a health assessment under 
section 104(i)(6) of CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR may conduct 
other appropriate health studies, evaluations, or activities, including, 
without limitation, biomedical testing, clinical evaluations, medical 
monitoring, and referral to accredited healthcare providers: Provided 
further, That in performing any such health assessment or health study, 
evaluation, or activity, the Administrator of ATSDR shall not be bound 
by the deadlines in section 104(i)(6)(A) of CERCLA: Provided further, 
That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
available for ATSDR to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles 
pursuant to section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 2026, and 
existing profiles may be updated as necessary.

OTHER RELATED AGENCIES

Executive Office of the President

council on environmental quality and office of environmental quality

For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to the Council 
on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality pursuant to 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Environmental Quality 
Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977, and not 
to exceed $750 for official reception and representation expenses, 
$4,629,000: Provided, <<NOTE: Appointment.>> That notwithstanding 
section 202 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970, the 
Council shall consist of one member, appointed by the President, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate, serving as chairman and 
exercising all powers, functions, and duties of the Council.

Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant to 
section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including hire of passenger 
vehicles, uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901-5902, the rental of space, and for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109 but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem equivalent 
to the maximum rate payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 
5376, $14,000,000: Provided, <<NOTE: Career positions.>> That the 
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (Board) shall have not 
more than three career Senior Executive Service positions: Provided 
further, <<NOTE: 5 USC 415 note.>> That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the individual appointed to the position of Inspector 
General of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shall, by virtue of 
such appointment, also hold the position of Inspector General of the 
Board: Provided further, <<NOTE: 5 USC 415 note.>> That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Inspector General of the Board shall 
utilize personnel of the Office of Inspector General of EPA in 
performing the duties of the Inspector General of the Board, and shall 
not appoint any individuals to positions within the Board.

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Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
Development

payment to the institute

For payment to the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native 
Culture and Arts Development, as authorized by part A of title XV of 
Public Law 99-498 (20 U.S.C. 4411 et seq.), $13,482,000, which shall 
become available on July 1, 2026, and shall remain available until 
September 30, 2027.

Smithsonian Institution

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, as authorized 
by law, including research in the fields of art, science, and history; 
development, preservation, and documentation of the National 
Collections; presentation of public exhibits and performances; 
collection, preparation, dissemination, and exchange of information and 
publications; conduct of education, training, and museum assistance 
programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, lease agreements of no 
more than 30 years, and protection of buildings, facilities, and 
approaches; not to exceed $100,000 for services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109; and purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for 
employees, $928,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, 
except as otherwise provided herein; of which not to exceed $27,000,000 
for the instrumentation program, collections acquisition, exhibition 
reinstallation, Smithsonian American Women's History Museum, National 
Museum of the American Latino, and the repatriation of skeletal remains 
program shall remain available until expended; and including such funds 
as may be necessary to support American overseas research centers: 
Provided, <<NOTE: Advance payments. Contracts.>> That funds 
appropriated herein are available for advance payments to independent 
contractors performing research services or participating in official 
Smithsonian presentations: Provided further, <<NOTE: District of 
Columbia. Contracts. Payments.>> That the Smithsonian Institution may 
expend Federal appropriations designated in this Act for lease or rent 
payments, as rent payable to the Smithsonian Institution, and such rent 
payments may be deposited into the general trust funds of the 
Institution to be available as trust funds for expenses associated with 
the purchase of a portion of the building at 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, 
Washington, DC, to the extent that federally supported activities will 
be housed there: Provided further, That the use of such amounts in the 
general trust funds of the Institution for such purpose shall not be 
construed as Federal debt service for, a Federal guarantee of, a 
transfer of risk to, or an obligation of the Federal Government: 
Provided further, <<NOTE: District of Columbia.>> That no appropriated 
funds may be used directly to service debt which is incurred to finance 
the costs of acquiring a portion of the building at 600 Maryland Avenue, 
SW, Washington, DC, or of planning, designing, and constructing 
improvements to such building: Provided further, 
That <<NOTE: Contracts. Effective date. Time period. Reports.>> any 
agreement entered into by the Smithsonian Institution for the sale of 
its ownership interest, or any portion thereof, in such building so 
acquired may not take effect until the expiration of a 30 day period 
which begins on the date on which the Secretary of the Smithsonian 
submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and Senate, the Committees on

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House Administration and Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
Senate a report, as outlined in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public 
Law 116-94; 133 Stat. 2536) on the intended sale.

facilities capital

For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and alteration of 
facilities owned or occupied by the Smithsonian Institution, by contract 
or otherwise, as authorized by section 2 of the Act of August 22, 1949 
(63 Stat. 623), and for construction, including necessary personnel, 
$152,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$10,000 shall be for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.

National Gallery of Art

salaries and expenses

For the upkeep and operations of the National Gallery of Art, the 
protection and care of the works of art therein, and administrative 
expenses incident thereto, as authorized by the Act of March 24, 1937 
(50 Stat. 51), as amended by the public resolution of April 13, 1939 
(Public Resolution 9, 76th Congress), including services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109; payment in advance when authorized by the treasurer of 
the Gallery for membership in library, museum, and art associations or 
societies whose publications or services are available to members only, 
or to members at a price lower than to the general public; purchase, 
repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards, and uniforms, or allowances 
therefor, for other employees as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902); 
purchase or rental of devices and services for protecting buildings and 
contents thereof, and maintenance, alteration, improvement, and repair 
of buildings, approaches, and grounds; and purchase of services for 
restoration and repair of works of art for the National Gallery of Art 
by contracts made, without advertising, with individuals, firms, or 
organizations at such rates or prices and under such terms and 
conditions as the Gallery may deem proper, $185,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027, of which not to exceed $3,893,000 
for the special exhibition program shall remain available until 
expended.

repair, restoration and renovation of buildings

For necessary expenses of repair, restoration, and renovation of 
buildings, grounds and facilities owned or occupied by the National 
Gallery of Art, by contract or otherwise, for operating lease agreements 
of no more than 10 years, that address space needs created by the 
ongoing renovations in the Master Facilities Plan, as authorized, 
$19,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds 
made available in prior Acts under this heading for the design and 
construction of an off-site art storage facility in partnership with the 
Smithsonian Institution may be used for the repair, restoration, and 
renovation of other National Gallery of Art buildings, grounds, and 
facilities: Provided

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further, That contracts <<NOTE: Contracts.>> awarded for environmental 
systems, protection systems, and exterior repair or renovation of 
buildings of the National Gallery of Art may be negotiated with selected 
contractors and awarded on the basis of contractor qualifications as 
well as price.

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

operations and maintenance

For necessary expenses for the operation, maintenance, and security 
of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, including rent of 
temporary office space in the District of Columbia during renovations of 
such Center, $32,340,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027.

capital repair and restoration

For necessary expenses for capital repair and restoration of the 
existing features of the building and site of the John F. Kennedy Center 
for the Performing Arts, $4,860,000, to remain available until expended.

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

salaries and expenses

For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Woodrow 
Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 1356) including hire of passenger 
vehicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $5,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027.

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

National Endowment for the Arts

grants and administration

For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the 
Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $207,000,000 shall be available to 
the National Endowment for the Arts for the support of projects and 
productions in the arts, including arts education and public outreach 
activities, through assistance to organizations and individuals pursuant 
to section 5 of the Act, for program support, and for administering the 
functions of the Act, to remain available until expended.

National Endowment for the Humanities

grants and administration

For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the 
Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $207,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, of which $192,000,000 shall be available for support of 
activities in the humanities, pursuant to section 7(c) of the Act and 
for administering the functions of the Act; and $15,000,000 shall be 
available to carry out the matching grants program pursuant to section 
10(a)(2) of the Act, including

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$13,000,000 for the purposes of section 7(h): Provided, That 
appropriations for carrying out section 10(a)(2) shall be available for 
obligation only in such amounts as may be equal to the total amounts of 
gifts, bequests, devises of money, and other property accepted by the 
chairman or by grantees of the National Endowment for the Humanities 
under the provisions of sections 11(a)(2)(B) and 11(a)(3)(B) during the 
current and preceding fiscal years for which equal amounts have not 
previously been appropriated.

Administrative Provisions

None of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on the 
Arts and the Humanities may be used to process any grant or contract 
documents which do not include the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913: Provided, 
That none of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on the 
Arts and the Humanities may be used for official reception and 
representation expenses: Provided further, That funds from 
nonappropriated sources may be used as necessary for official reception 
and representation expenses: Provided further, That the Chairperson of 
the National Endowment for the Arts may approve grants of up to $10,000, 
if in the aggregate the amount of such grants does not exceed 5 percent 
of the sums appropriated for grantmaking purposes per year: Provided 
further, That such small grant actions are taken pursuant to the terms 
of an expressed and direct delegation of authority from the National 
Council on the Arts to the Chairperson.

Commission of Fine Arts

salaries and expenses

For expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts under chapter 91 of 
title 40, United States Code, $3,641,000: Provided, <<NOTE: Fees.>> 
That the Commission is authorized to charge fees to cover the full costs 
of its publications, and such fees shall be credited to this account as 
an offsetting collection, to remain available until expended without 
further appropriation: Provided further, <<NOTE: Gifts.>> That the 
Commission is authorized to accept gifts, including objects, papers, 
artwork, drawings and artifacts, that pertain to the history and design 
of the Nation's Capital or the history and activities of the Commission 
of Fine Arts, for the purpose of artistic display, study, or education: 
Provided further, That one-tenth of 1 percent of the funds provided 
under this heading may be used for official reception and representation 
expenses.

national capital arts and cultural affairs

For necessary expenses as authorized by Public Law 99-190 (20 U.S.C. 
956a), $5,000,000.

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on Historic 
Preservation (Public Law 89-665), $8,285,000.

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National Capital Planning Commission

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the National Capital Planning Commission 
under chapter 87 of title 40, United States Code, including services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $8,750,000: Provided, That one-quarter of 
1 percent of the funds provided under this heading may be used for 
official reception and representational expenses associated with hosting 
international visitors engaged in the planning and physical development 
of world capitals.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

holocaust memorial museum

For expenses of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, as authorized by 
Public Law 106-292 (36 U.S.C. 2301-2310), $65,231,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027, of which $1,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2028, for the Museum's equipment 
replacement program; and of which $4,000,000 for the Museum's repair and 
rehabilitation program and $1,264,000 for the Museum's outreach 
initiatives program shall remain available until expended.

United States Semiquincentennial Commission

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the United States Semiquincentennial 
Commission to plan and coordinate observances and activities associated 
with the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, as 
authorized by Public Law 116-282, the technical amendments to Public Law 
114-196, $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027.

TITLE IV

GENERAL PROVISIONS

(including transfers of funds)

restriction on use of funds

Sec. 401. <<NOTE: Lobbying.>> No part of any appropriation 
contained in this Act shall be available for any activity or the 
publication or distribution of literature that in any way tends to 
promote public support or opposition to any legislative proposal on 
which Congressional action is not complete other than to communicate to 
Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 1913.

obligation of appropriations

Sec. 402. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein.

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disclosure of administrative expenses

Sec. 403. <<NOTE: Estimates. Approval.>> The amount and basis of 
estimated overhead charges, deductions, reserves, or holdbacks, 
including working capital fund charges, from programs, projects, 
activities and subactivities to support government-wide, departmental, 
agency, or bureau administrative functions or headquarters, regional, or 
central operations shall be presented in annual budget justifications 
and subject to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate. Changes to such estimates shall be 
presented to the Committees on Appropriations for approval.

mining <<NOTE: Patents and trademarks.>> applications

Sec. 404. (a) Limitation of Funds.--None of the funds appropriated 
or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or 
expended to accept or process applications for a patent for any mining 
or mill site claim located under the general mining laws.
(b) <<NOTE: Determination. Claims.>> Exceptions.--Subsection (a) 
shall not apply if the Secretary of the Interior determines that, for 
the claim concerned: (1) a patent application was filed with the 
Secretary on or before September 30, 1994; and (2) all requirements 
established under sections 2325 and 2326 of the Revised Statutes (30 
U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or lode claims, sections 2329, 2330, 2331, 
and 2333 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 35, 36, and 37) for placer 
claims, and section 2337 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 42) for mill 
site claims, as the case may be, were fully complied with by the 
applicant by that date.

(c) Report.--On September 30, 2027, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall file with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and 
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House and the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on actions taken by 
the Department under the plan submitted pursuant to section 314(c) of 
the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
1997 (Public Law 104-208).
(d) <<NOTE: Contracts.>> Mineral Examinations.--In order to process 
patent applications in a timely and responsible manner, upon the request 
of a patent applicant, the Secretary of the Interior shall allow the 
applicant to fund a qualified third-party contractor to be selected by 
the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to conduct a mineral 
examination of the mining claims or mill sites contained in a patent 
application as set forth in subsection (b). <<NOTE: Payment.>> The 
Bureau of Land Management shall have the sole responsibility to choose 
and pay the third-party contractor in accordance with the standard 
procedures employed by the Bureau of Land Management in the retention of 
third-party contractors.

contract support costs, prior year limitation

Sec. 405. <<NOTE: Continuation.>> Sections 405 and 406 of division 
F of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 
(Public Law 113-235) shall continue in effect in fiscal year 2026.

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contract support costs, fiscal year 2026 limitation

Sec. 406. Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal year 2026 under 
the headings ``Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health 
Service, Contract Support Costs'' and ``Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Contract 
Support Costs'' are the only amounts available for contract support 
costs arising out of self-determination or self-governance contracts, 
grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements for fiscal year 2026 with 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, and the Indian 
Health Service: Provided, That <<NOTE: Claims.>> such amounts provided 
by this Act are not available for payment of claims for contract support 
costs for prior years, or for repayments of payments for settlements or 
judgments awarding contract support costs for prior years.

forest management plans

Sec. 407. <<NOTE: Time period. 16 USC 1604 note.>> The Secretary of 
Agriculture shall not be considered to be in violation of section 
6(f)(5)(A) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 
of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604(f)(5)(A)) solely because more than 15 years have 
passed without revision of the plan for a unit of the National Forest 
System. Nothing in this section exempts the Secretary from any other 
requirement of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.) or any other law: 
Provided, <<NOTE: Plan. Courts.>> That if the Secretary is not acting 
expeditiously and in good faith, within the funding available, to revise 
a plan for a unit of the National Forest System, this section shall be 
void with respect to such plan and a court of proper jurisdiction may 
order completion of the plan on an accelerated basis.

prohibition within national monuments

Sec. 408. No funds provided in this Act may be expended to conduct 
preleasing, leasing and related activities under either the Mineral 
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) within the boundaries of a National 
Monument established pursuant to the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431 
et seq.) as such boundary existed on January 20, 2001, except where such 
activities are allowed under the Presidential proclamation establishing 
such monument.

limitation on takings

Sec. 409. <<NOTE: Notification. Advance approval.>> Unless 
otherwise provided herein, no funds appropriated in this Act for the 
acquisition of lands or interests in lands may be expended for the 
filing of declarations of taking or complaints in condemnation without 
the advance notification and approval of the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations: Provided, <<NOTE: Florida.>> That this provision 
shall not apply to funds appropriated to implement the Everglades 
National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989, or to funds 
appropriated for Federal assistance to the State of Florida to acquire 
lands for Everglades restoration purposes.

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prohibition on no-bid contracts

Sec. 410. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act to executive branch agencies may be used to enter 
into any Federal contract unless such contract is entered into in 
accordance with the requirements of Chapter 33 of title 41, United 
States Code, or Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, and the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless--
(1) Federal law specifically authorizes a contract to be 
entered into without regard for these requirements, including 
formula grants for States, or federally recognized Indian 
tribes;
(2) such contract is authorized by the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (Public Law 93-638, 
25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) or by any other Federal laws that 
specifically authorize a contract within an Indian tribe as 
defined in section 4(e) of that Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)); or
(3) such contract was awarded prior to the date of enactment 
of this Act.

posting of reports

Sec. 411. <<NOTE: Public information. Determination.>> (a) Any 
agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to 
subsections (b) and (c), post on the public website of that agency any 
report required to be submitted by the Congress in this or any other 
Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall 
serve the national interest.

(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--
(1) the public posting of the report compromises national 
security; or
(2) the report contains proprietary information.

(c) <<NOTE: Time period.>> The head of the agency posting such 
report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the 
requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days.

national endowment for the arts grant guidelines

Sec. 412. Of the funds provided to the National Endowment for the 
Arts--
(1) The Chairperson shall only award a grant to an 
individual if such grant is awarded to such individual for a 
literature fellowship, National Heritage Fellowship, or American 
Jazz Masters Fellowship.
(2) <<NOTE: Procedures.>> The Chairperson shall establish 
procedures to ensure that no funding provided through a grant, 
except a grant made to a State or local arts agency, or regional 
group, may be used to make a grant to any other organization or 
individual to conduct activity independent of the direct grant 
recipient. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit payments 
made in exchange for goods and services.
(3) No grant shall be used for seasonal support to a group, 
unless the application is specific to the contents of the 
season, including identified programs or projects.

national endowment for the arts program priorities

Sec. 413. (a) In providing services or awarding financial assistance 
under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 
from funds appropriated under this Act, the

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Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that 
priority is given to providing services or awarding financial assistance 
for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that serve underserved 
populations.
(b) <<NOTE: Definitions.>> In this section:
(1) The term ``underserved population'' means a population 
of individuals, including urban minorities, who have 
historically been outside the purview of arts and humanities 
programs due to factors such as a high incidence of income below 
the poverty line or to geographic isolation.
(2) The term ``poverty line'' means the poverty line (as 
defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised 
annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community 
Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a 
family of the size involved.

(c) In providing services and awarding financial assistance under 
the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 with 
funds appropriated by this Act, the Chairperson of the National 
Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing 
services or awarding financial assistance for projects, productions, 
workshops, or programs that will encourage public knowledge, education, 
understanding, and appreciation of the arts.
(d) <<NOTE: Grants.>> With funds appropriated by this Act to carry 
out section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act 
of 1965--
(1) the Chairperson shall establish a grant category for 
projects, productions, workshops, or programs that are of 
national impact or availability or are able to tour several 
States;
(2) the Chairperson shall not make grants exceeding 15 
percent, in the aggregate, of such funds to any single State, 
excluding grants made under the authority of paragraph (1);
(3) <<NOTE: Reports. Time period.>> the Chairperson shall 
report to the Congress annually and by State, on grants awarded 
by the Chairperson in each grant category under section 5 of 
such Act; and
(4) the Chairperson shall encourage the use of grants to 
improve and support community-based music performance and 
education.

status of balances of appropriations

Sec. 414. <<NOTE: Time period. Reports.>> The Department of the 
Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and 
the Indian Health Service shall provide the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and Senate quarterly reports on the 
status of balances of appropriations including all uncommitted, 
committed, and unobligated funds in each program and activity within 60 
days of enactment of this Act.

extension of grazing permits

Sec. 415. The terms and conditions of section 325 of Public Law 
108-108 (117 Stat. 1307), regarding grazing permits issued by the Forest 
Service on any lands not subject to administration under section 402 of 
the Federal Lands Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1752), shall 
remain in effect for fiscal year 2026.

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funding prohibition

Sec. 416. <<NOTE: Pornography.>> (a) None of the funds made 
available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 
network unless such network is designed to block access to pornography 
websites.

(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 out criminal investigations, prosecution, or 
adjudication activities.

humane transfer and treatment of animals

Sec. 417. <<NOTE: Wild horses and burros.>> (a) Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to 
land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, or the Secretary of 
Agriculture, with respect to land administered by the Forest Service 
(referred to in this section as the ``Secretary concerned''), may 
transfer excess wild horses and burros that have been removed from land 
administered by the Secretary concerned to other Federal, State, and 
local government agencies for use as work animals.

(b) The Secretary concerned may make a transfer under subsection (a) 
immediately on the request of a Federal, State, or local government 
agency.
(c) An excess wild horse or burro transferred under subsection (a) 
shall lose status as a wild free-roaming horse or burro (as defined in 
section 2 of Public Law 92-195 (commonly known as the ``Wild Free-
Roaming Horses and Burros Act'') (16 U.S.C. 1332)).
(d) A Federal, State, or local government agency receiving an excess 
wild horse or burro pursuant to subsection (a) shall not--
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