    [Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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    [H.R. 6938 Introduced in House (IH)]

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    119th CONGRESS
      2d Session
                                    H. R. 6938

    Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September
                       30, 2026, and for other purposes.

    _______________________________________________________________________

                        IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                January 6, 2026

       Mr. Cole introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
     Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the
     Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
       each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
                    jurisdiction of the committee concerned

    _______________________________________________________________________

                                     A BILL

    Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September
                       30, 2026, and for other purposes.

        Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
    United States of America in Congress assembled,

    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. 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 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--COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES
                            APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026

                                    TITLE I

                             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, 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 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 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, 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).

                             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,
    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 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, 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, 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 year 2026 from the amounts made available for ``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 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 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 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, $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,
    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
    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, 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 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 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 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.  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 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 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.  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.  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.  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.  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.  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 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.
        Sec. 109.  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.  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.  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.  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''.

                                    TITLE II

                             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.

                        United States Parole Commission

                             salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the United States Parole Commission as
    authorized, $13,000,000:  Provided, That, 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, 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, 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 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, 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, 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, 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 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:  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 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, 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 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, 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 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,
    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 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 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, 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, 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 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.

       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 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 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
            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, 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, 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, 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, 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 the
            definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994
            Act shall apply to this service line;
                (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 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 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 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--
                (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 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/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;
                        (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;
                        (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 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 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, 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
            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, 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 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
                (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.  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.  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.  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.  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. (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.
        (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.  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.  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.  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 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.  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.  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.
        Sec. 219.  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.  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, 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 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 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, 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.

                                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 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, 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 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 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
    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 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 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). 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 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 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.

                     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,
    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 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''.

                                    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, 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, 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, That the
    Chair may accept and use any gift or donation to carry out the work of
    the Commission.

                         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 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 (Public Law
    105-119) is amended by adding the following new subsection at the end:
        ``(d) 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) 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 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.  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.  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. (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. (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 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. (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, 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.  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.  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
    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.  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. (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) 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. 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) 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) 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) 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. (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 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) 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) developed, in consultation with NIST, the FBI, and
            supply chain risk management experts, a mitigation strategy for
            any identified risks;
                (2) 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) reported that determination to the Committees on
            Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
            and the agency Inspector General.
        Sec. 515.  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.  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.
        Sec. 518.  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. 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.  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. (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--
                (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) 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.  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.  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
                (2) 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.  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) 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.  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. (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) 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) 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) 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 shall include a description
    of the purpose of the activity, its agenda, its major participants, and
    its location and timing.
        Sec. 527. (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.  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.  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.  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.  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.
        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, 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. (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) 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 nation. The President shall
    terminate the requirements of a license when reasons for the temporary
    requirements have ceased.
        Sec. 535.  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.  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.  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) 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. (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 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) 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) 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
                (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) 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) 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.  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.  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 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--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, 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 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,
    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 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, 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,
    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 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 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 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 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,
    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
    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, 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 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 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 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, 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) 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) 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) 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, 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, 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) 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) 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.  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 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, 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, 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.  Additional funding provided in this Act shall be
    allocated only to projects determined to be eligible by the Chief of
    Engineers.
        Sec. 107.  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 amend the
    Project Partnership Agreement executed for the project in order to
    implement any such payments and credits.
        Sec. 108.  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
    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 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 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, 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, 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.

                           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. (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 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) 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) 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. (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) 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. (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.  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.  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''.
        Sec. 207.  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.  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)--
                (1) is amended by striking ``$870,000,000'' and inserting
            ``$1,815,000,000''; and
                (2) 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) 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) 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.

             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).

                                 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 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.

                   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, 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 loan 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, 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 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,
    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, $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.

          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, 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, 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 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, 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).

     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, 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, 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, annual 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 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,
    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) 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) make a grant allocation or discretionary grant award
            totaling $1,000,000 or more;
                (B) make a discretionary contract award or Other
            Transaction Agreement totaling $1,000,000 or more, including a
            contract covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation;
                (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) 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) 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) 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) 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.
        (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) 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) 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.  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.  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.  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, 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) 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.  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 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) 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.
        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.  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, 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 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 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 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 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.  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) 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) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may waive the notification
    requirement in subsection (a) if compliance with such requirement would
    pose a substantial risk to human health, the environment, welfare, or
    national security.
        (2) 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. 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) 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.  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 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) 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. (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--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, 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 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 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.

                   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, 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, 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, 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 the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted quality
    standards:  Provided further, 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 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, 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 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 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 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

        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 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, 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 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 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 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 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, 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 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
    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 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, 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 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, 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 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 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 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, 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 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 $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, 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 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.

              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, 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 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 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 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 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,
    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 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
    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, 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.

                                  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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
        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 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. 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.
        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.
        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 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, 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, 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, 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 from a Special Deposit
    Accounts claimant:  Provided further, 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 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, 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 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, 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, 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.

                           Administrative Provisions

                         (including transfer of funds)

        At 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 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, 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
    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 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 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 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, 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, 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.

                    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, 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,
    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, 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
    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, 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 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 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, 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, 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 in this Act for such purpose.
    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.  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
                (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) 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.  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.

            department of the interior experienced services program

        Sec. 111. (a) 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.  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.  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.  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. (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.

                              long bridge project

        Sec. 116. (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 for employees of the Department of 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.  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. (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) 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.

                       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, is further amended by striking ``2024''
    and inserting ``2030''.

                                   limitation

        Sec. 125.  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 (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.  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).

                                    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 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);
                (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, 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 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, 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 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.

                          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, 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, 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, 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, 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 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 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 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, 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 (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, 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, 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
            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 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, 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 at least 10 percent shall be allocated for assistance in
            persistent poverty counties:  Provided further, 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;
                (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, 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 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, 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 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 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
    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, 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, 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)

        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 Indian tribes required
    or authorized by law, except that no such cooperative agreements may be
    awarded from funds designated for State financial assistance
    agreements.
        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.
        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.
        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.
        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.
        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.
        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).
        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 considered 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.
        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).
        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 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, 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 purpose of creating incentives for increased use
    of biomass from National Forest System lands:  Provided further, 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, 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.

             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 for hazardous fuels management may be
    transferred to the ``National Forest System'' account:  Provided
    further, 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, 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, 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, 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.

                       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.
        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 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, 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.
        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.
        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.
        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, 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
    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.
        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 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 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.
    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
    of Federal Regulations, the agency may require public advertising and
    competition when deemed appropriate. 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 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 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.
        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.
        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.
        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.
        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 $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, 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, 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 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.):
    Provided further, 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, 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, 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 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, 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,
    That notwithstanding 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, 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
    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 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, 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 section
    3019 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $79,800,000:  Provided, That
    notwithstanding 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, 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, That the Chemical Safety and Hazard
    Investigation Board (Board) shall have not more than three career
    Senior Executive Service positions:  Provided further, 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, 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.

        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, That funds appropriated herein are available for advance
    payments to independent contractors performing research services or
    participating in official Smithsonian presentations:  Provided further,
    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, 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 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 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 further, That 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 $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, 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, 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.

                      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.  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.

                     disclosure of administrative expenses

        Sec. 403.  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 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) 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) 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). 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.  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.

              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 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.  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, 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.  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, 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.

                        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. (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) 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) 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 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) 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) 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) 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.  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.

                              funding prohibition

        Sec. 416. (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. (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--
                (1) destroy the horse or burro in a manner that results in
            the destruction of the horse or burro into a commercial
            product;
                (2) sell or otherwise transfer the horse or burro in a
            manner that results in the destruction of the horse or burro
            for processing into a commercial product; or
                (3) euthanize the horse or burro, except on the
            recommendation of a licensed veterinarian in a case of severe
            injury, illness, or advanced age.
        (e) Amounts appropriated by this Act shall not be available for--
                (1) the destruction of any healthy, unadopted, and wild
            horse or burro under the jurisdiction of the Secretary
            concerned (including a contractor); or
                (2) the sale of a wild horse or burro that results in the
            destruction of the wild horse or burro for processing into a
            commercial product.

       forest service facility realignment and enhancement authorization
                                   extension

        Sec. 418.  Section 503(f) of Public Law 109-54 (16 U.S.C. 580d
    note) shall be applied by substituting ``September 30, 2026'' for
    ``September 30, 2019''.

                         use of american iron and steel

        Sec. 419. (a)(1) None of the funds made available by a State water
    pollution control revolving fund as authorized by section 1452 of the
    Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12) shall be used for a project
    for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public
    water system or treatment works unless all of the iron and steel
    products used in the project are produced in the United States.
        (2) In this section, the term ``iron and steel'' products means the
    following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined
    pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings,
    hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves,
    structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction
    materials.
        (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category of cases
    in which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (in
    this section referred to as the ``Administrator'') finds that--
                (1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the
            public interest;
                (2) iron and steel products are not produced in the United
            States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of
            a satisfactory quality; or
                (3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the
            United States will increase the cost of the overall project by
            more than 25 percent.
        (c) If the Administrator receives a request for a waiver under this
    section, the Administrator shall make available to the public on an
    informal basis a copy of the request and information available to the
    Administrator concerning the request, and shall allow for informal
    public input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making a
    finding based on the request. The Administrator shall make the request
    and accompanying information available by electronic means, including
    on the official public Internet Web site of the Environmental
    Protection Agency.
        (d) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with
    United States obligations under international agreements.
        (e) The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds
    appropriated in this Act for the Clean and Drinking Water State
    Revolving Funds for carrying out the provisions described in subsection
    (a)(1) for management and oversight of the requirements of this
    section.

    local cooperator training agreements and transfers of excess equipment
                           and supplies for wildfires

        Sec. 420.  The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter
    into grants and cooperative agreements with volunteer fire departments,
    rural fire departments, rangeland fire protection associations, and
    similar organizations to provide for wildland fire training and
    equipment, including supplies and communication devices.
    Notwithstanding section 121(c) of title 40, United States Code, or
    section 521 of title 40, United States Code, the Secretary is further
    authorized to transfer title to excess Department of the Interior
    firefighting equipment no longer needed to carry out the functions of
    the Department's wildland fire management program to such
    organizations.

                            reprogramming guidelines

        Sec. 421.  None of the funds made available in this Act, in this
    and prior fiscal years, may be reprogrammed without the advance
    notification and approval of the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations in accordance with the reprogramming procedures
    contained in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
    matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).

                               local contractors

        Sec. 422.  Section 412 of division E of Public Law 112-74 shall be
    applied by substituting ``fiscal year 2026'' for ``fiscal year 2019''.

                interpretive association authorization extension

        Sec. 423.  Section 426 of division G of Public Law 113-76 (16
    U.S.C. 565a-1 note) shall be applied by substituting ``September 30,
    2026'' for ``September 30, 2019''.

        forest botanical products fee collection authorization extension

        Sec. 424.  Section 339 of the Department of the Interior and
    Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (as enacted into law by
    Public Law 106-113; 16 U.S.C. 528 note), as amended by section 335(6)
    of Public Law 108-108 and section 432 of Public Law 113-76, shall be
    applied by substituting ``fiscal year 2026'' for ``fiscal year 2019''.

                                  chaco canyon

        Sec. 425.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to accept a nomination for oil and gas leasing under 43 CFR 3120.3 et
    seq., or to offer for oil and gas leasing, any Federal lands within the
    withdrawal area identified on the map of the Chaco Culture National
    Historical Park prepared by the Bureau of Land Management and dated
    April 2, 2019, prior to the completion of the cultural resources
    investigation identified in the explanatory statement described in
    section 4 in the matter preceding division A of the Consolidated
    Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).

                                 tribal leases

        Sec. 426. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the
    case of any lease under section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination
    and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5324(l)), the initial lease
    term shall commence no earlier than the date of receipt of the lease
    proposal.
        (b) The Secretaries of the Interior and Health and Human Services
    shall, jointly or separately, during fiscal year 2026 consult with
    tribes and tribal organizations through public solicitation and other
    means regarding the requirements for leases under section 105(l) of the
    Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
    5324(l)) on how to implement a consistent and transparent process for
    the payment of such leases.

                   forest ecosystem health and recovery fund

        Sec. 427.  The authority provided under the heading ``Forest
    Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund'' in title I of Public Law 111-88,
    as amended by section 117 of division F of Public Law 113-235, shall be
    applied by substituting ``fiscal year 2026'' for ``fiscal year 2020''
    each place it appears.

            allocation of projects, land and water conservation fund

        Sec. 428. (a)(1) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the
    Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, as
    appropriate, shall allocate amounts made available for expenditure from
    the Land and Water Conservation Fund for fiscal year 2026 pursuant to
    subsection (a) of section 200303 of title 54, United States Code, to
    the agencies and accounts specified, for the projects specified under
    the accounts titled ``Land Acquisition Projects'' and ``Forest Legacy
    Projects'' in the Forest Service, and in the amounts specified in the
    table titled ``Allocation of Funds: Land and Water Conservation Fund
    Fiscal Year 2026'' in the explanatory statement described in section 4
    (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act):
    Provided, That the matter preceding this proviso shall not apply to
    amounts in any account titled ``Land Acquisition Projects'' in the
    Bureau of Land Management, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or
    National Park Service in such table.
        (2)(A) Within 30 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
    the Interior shall provide to the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations project lists with project data sheets as described in
    subsection (c)(4), which shall include a sufficient number of projects
    to total the amounts for the account titled ``Land Acquisition
    Projects'' for each of the Bureau of Land Management, United States
    Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Park Service, as specified in
    the table titled ``Allocation of Funds: Land and Water Conservation
    Fund Fiscal Year 2026'' in the explanatory statement described in
    section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated
    Act):  Provided, That on the date on which the Secretary of the
    Interior provides to the Committees on Appropriations such project
    lists with such project data sheets, the Secretary of the Interior
    shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations lists of
    supplementary allocations for Federal land acquisition projects for
    each of the Bureau of Land Management, United States Fish and Wildlife
    Service, and National Park Service that are prioritized and detailed by
    account, program, and project, and that total no less than half the
    full amount allocated to each such account for that land management
    Agency in the table titled ``Allocation of Funds: Land and Water
    Conservation Fund Fiscal Year 2026'' in the explanatory statement
    described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
    consolidated Act):  Provided further, That expenditure of funds under
    this paragraph is a reprogramming and shall be subject to section 421
    of this Act.
        (B) Within 45 days of the date on which a reprogramming is approved
    pursuant to the last proviso in subparagraph (A), the Secretary of the
    Interior shall allocate amounts made available for expenditure from the
    Land and Water Conservation Fund for fiscal year 2026 pursuant to
    subsection (a) of section 200303 of title 54, United States Code, to
    the account titled ``Land Acquisition Projects'' for each of the Bureau
    of Land Management, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and
    National Park Service, as applicable, in the amounts specified in the
    table titled ``Allocation of Funds: Land and Water Conservation Fund
    Fiscal Year 2026'' in the explanatory statement described in section 4
    (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) and for
    the projects included in the project lists approved by the Committees
    on Appropriations in accordance with subparagraph (A).
        (3) If any portion of a project specified under the accounts titled
    ``Land Acquisition Projects'' and ``Forest Legacy Projects'' in the
    Forest Service in the table titled ``Allocation of Funds: Land and
    Water Conservation Fund Fiscal Year 2026'' in the explanatory statement
    described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
    consolidated Act) or for the projects included in the project lists
    approved by the Committees on Appropriations in accordance with
    subsection (a)(2)(A) is intended to be carried out within the Federal
    land unit or project boundary as specified in such table (or any prior
    allocation table incorporated by reference into a prior Act, as
    applicable) or project list but outside the specific tracts for the
    project described in the corresponding project data sheet submitted to
    the Committees on Appropriations required by section 200303(c)(1) of
    title 54, United States Code, or paragraph (2), not later than 30 days
    before the date on which the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary
    of Agriculture expends amounts on the project, the Secretary of the
    Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as appropriate, shall provide
    written notice to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of
    such expenditure.
        (b) Neither the President nor his designee may allocate any amounts
    that are made available for any fiscal year under subsection (a) of
    section 200303 of title 54, United States Code, other than in amounts
    and for projects and activities that are allocated by subsection (a)(1)
    or in accordance with subsection (a)(2) of this section:  Provided,
    That in any fiscal year, the matter preceding this proviso shall not
    apply to the allocation of amounts for continuing administration of
    programs allocated funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund,
    which may be allocated only in amounts that are no more than the
    allocation for such purposes in subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this
    section.
        (c)(1) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of the
    President for fiscal year 2027, the Secretary of Agriculture shall
    submit to the Committees on Appropriations a list of supplementary
    allocations for Federal land acquisition and Forest Legacy Projects at
    the Forest Service that are in addition to the ``Submission of Cost
    Estimates'' required by section 200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States
    Code, that are prioritized and detailed by account, program, and
    project, and that total no less than half the full amount allocated to
    each such account for the Forest Service under the allocations
    submitted under section 200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States Code:
    Provided, That in the event amounts allocated by this Act or any prior
    Act pursuant to subsection (a) of section 200303 of title 54, United
    States Code, are no longer needed because a project has been completed
    or can no longer be executed, such amounts must be clearly identified
    if proposed for reallocation in the annual budget submission.
        (2) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of the President
    for fiscal year 2027, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the
    Committees on Appropriations a list of supplementary allocations for
    Federal land acquisition projects at the National Park Service, the
    United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Bureau of Land
    Management that are in addition to the ``Submission of Cost Estimates''
    required by section 200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States Code, that
    are prioritized and detailed by account, program, and project, and that
    total the full amount allocated to each such account for that land
    management Agency in the table titled ``Allocation of Funds: Land and
    Water Conservation Fund Fiscal Year 2026'' in the explanatory statement
    described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
    consolidated Act):  Provided, That in the event amounts allocated by
    this Act or any prior Act pursuant to subsection (a) of section 200303
    of title 54, United States Code, are no longer needed because a project
    has been completed or can no longer be executed, such amounts must be
    clearly identified if proposed for reallocation in the annual budget
    submission.
        (3) The Federal land acquisition and Forest Legacy projects in the
    ``Submission of Cost Estimates'' required by section 200303(c)(1) of
    title 54, United States Code, in the project lists provided under
    subsection (a)(2), in the list of supplementary allocations provided
    under subsection (a)(2), and on the lists of supplementary allocations
    required by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be comprised only of projects
    for which a willing seller has been identified and for which an
    appraisal or market research has been initiated.
        (4) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of the President
    for fiscal year 2027, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary
    of Agriculture shall each submit to the Committees on Appropriations
    project data sheets in the same format and containing the same level of
    detailed information that is found on such sheets in the Budget
    Justifications annually submitted by the Secretary of the Interior with
    the President's Budget for the projects in the ``Submission of Cost
    Estimates'' required by section 200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States
    Code, and in the same format and containing the same level of detailed
    information that is found on such sheets submitted to the Committees on
    Appropriations pursuant to section 427 of division D of the Further
    Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94) for the list
    of supplementary allocations required by paragraphs (1) and (2).
        (5) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture
    shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations quarterly reports on
    the status of balances of projects and activities funded by the
    National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund and the Land and
    Water Conservation Fund, and the status of balances of projects and
    activities funded by the Land and Water Conservation Fund for amounts
    allocated pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section, including all
    uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds.
        (d) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
    Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, as appropriate, shall
    allocate amounts made available for expenditure from the Land and Water
    Conservation Fund for fiscal year 2025 pursuant to subsection (a) of
    section 200303 of title 54, United States Code, to the agencies and
    accounts specified, for the projects specified, under the accounts
    specified, and in the amounts specified in the table titled
    ``Allocation of Funds: Land and Water Conservation Fund Fiscal Year
    2025 Revisions'' in the explanatory statement described in section 4
    (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
        (e)(1) Within 30 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
    the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide to the
    House and Senate Committees on Appropriations project lists with
    project data sheets, which shall include a sufficient number of
    projects to total the amounts for the account titled ``National Parks
    and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund'' for each of the Bureau of
    Land Management, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park
    Service, Bureau of Indian Education, and U.S. Forest Service:
    Provided, That expenditure of funds under this paragraph is a
    reprogramming and shall be subject to section 421 of this Act.
        (2) Within 45 days of the date on which a reprogramming is approved
    pursuant to the last proviso in subparagraph (1), the Secretary of the
    Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall allocate amounts made
    available for expenditure from the National Parks and Public Land
    Legacy Restoration Fund for fiscal year 2026 pursuant to subsection (c)
    of 200402 of title 54, United States Code, to the account titled
    ``National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund'' for each of
    the Bureau of Land Management, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
    National Park Service, Bureau of Indian Education, and U.S. Forest
    Service as applicable, in the amounts specified and for the projects
    included in the project lists approved by the Committees on
    Appropriations in accordance with subparagraph (1).

                      policies relating to biomass energy

        Sec. 429.  To support the key role that forests in the United
    States can play in addressing the energy needs of the United States,
    the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the
    Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, consistent
    with their missions, jointly--
                (1) ensure that Federal policy relating to forest
            bioenergy--
                        (A) is consistent across all Federal departments
                    and agencies; and
                        (B) recognizes the full benefits of the use of
                    forest biomass for energy, conservation, and
                    responsible forest management; and
                (2) establish clear and simple policies for the use of
            forest biomass as an energy solution, including policies that--
                        (A) reflect the carbon neutrality of forest
                    bioenergy and recognize biomass as a renewable energy
                    source, provided the use of forest biomass for energy
                    production does not cause conversion of forests to non-
                    forest use;
                        (B) encourage private investment throughout the
                    forest biomass supply chain, including in--
                                (i) working forests;
                                (ii) harvesting operations;
                                (iii) forest improvement operations;
                                (iv) forest bioenergy production;
                                (v) wood products manufacturing; or
                                (vi) paper manufacturing;
                        (C) encourage forest management to improve forest
                    health; and
                        (D) recognize State initiatives to produce and use
                    forest biomass.

                           small remote incinerators

        Sec. 430.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    to implement or enforce the regulation issued on March 21, 2011 at 40
    CFR part 60 subparts CCCC and DDDD with respect to units in the State
    of Alaska that are defined as ``small, remote incinerator'' units in
    those regulations and, until a subsequent regulation is issued, the
    Administrator shall implement the law and regulations in effect prior
    to such date.

                            timber sale requirements

        Sec. 431.  No timber sale in Alaska's Region 10 shall be advertised
    if the indicated rate is deficit (defined as the value of the timber is
    not sufficient to cover all logging and stumpage costs and provide a
    normal profit and risk allowance under the Forest Service's appraisal
    process) when appraised using a residual value appraisal. The western
    red cedar timber from those sales which is surplus to the needs of the
    domestic processors in Alaska, shall be made available to domestic
    processors in the contiguous 48 United States at prevailing domestic
    prices. All additional western red cedar volume not sold to Alaska or
    contiguous 48 United States domestic processors may be exported to
    foreign markets at the election of the timber sale holder. All Alaska
    yellow cedar may be sold at prevailing export prices at the election of
    the timber sale holder.

                     transfer authority to federal highway

         administration for the national parks and public land legacy
                                restoration fund

        Sec. 432.  Funds made available or allocated in this Act to the
    Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture that are
    subject to the allocations and limitations in 54 U.S.C. 200402(e) and
    prohibitions in 54 U.S.C. 200402(f) may be further allocated or
    reallocated to the Federal Highway Administration for transportation
    projects of the covered agencies defined in 54 U.S.C. 200401(2).

                          prohibition on use of funds

        Sec. 433.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the
    funds made available in this Act or any other Act may be used to
    promulgate or implement any regulation requiring the issuance of
    permits under title V of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7661 et seq.) for
    carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane emissions
    resulting from biological processes associated with livestock
    production.

                     greenhouse gas reporting restrictions

        Sec. 434.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the
    funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to implement
    any provision in a rule, if that provision requires mandatory reporting
    of greenhouse gas emissions from manure management systems.

                              funding prohibition

        Sec. 435.  None of the funds made available by this or any other
    Act may be used to regulate the lead content of ammunition, ammunition
    components, or fishing tackle under the Toxic Substances Control Act
    (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) or any other law.

                              firefighter pay cap

        Sec. 436. (a) Section 1701 of division B of the Extending
    Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act (5 U.S.C.
    5547 note), as amended by Public Law 117-103, is further amended in
    subsection (a)(1), by striking the last sentence and inserting ``Any
    Services during a given calendar year that generate payments payable in
    the subsequent calendar year shall be disregarded in applying this
    subsection''.
        (b) The waivers of premium and overtime pay authorized in
    subsections (a) through (c) of section 1701 of division B of the
    Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act (5
    U.S.C. 5547 note), as amended by Public Law 117-103, shall be applied
    in fiscal year 2026.

         alaska native regional health entities authorization extension

        Sec. 437.  Section 424(a) of title IV of division G of the
    Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113-76) shall be
    applied by substituting ``October 1, 2026'' for ``December 24, 2022''.

                            lava ridge wind project

        Sec. 438. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act may be
    obligated or expended for the purpose of granting, issuing, or renewing
    a right-of-way under section 501 of the Federal Land Policy and
    Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761) for the Lava Ridge Wind
    Project, unless or until the Secretary of the Interior, acting through
    the Bureau of Land Management, has analyzed, in consultation with local
    elected officials and stakeholders, action alternatives designed to
    reduce impacts to wildlife, cultural resources, transportation,
    hunting, wetlands and the connected surface and ground waters. The
    Secretary shall complete such consultations, and seek feedback
    regarding action alternatives, not later than September 30, 2026, and
    no funds made available in this Act shall be used for granting,
    issuing, or renewing a right-of-way under section 501 of the Federal
    Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761) for the Lava
    Ridge Wind Project while such consultations and efforts are ongoing.
        (b) Prior to granting, issuing, or renewing a right-of-way under
    section 501 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
    U.S.C. 1761) for the Lava Ridge Wind Project, the Secretary shall
    periodically report to the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations on the status of consultations required under subsection
    (a) and, once such consultations are complete, provide a briefing to
    the Committees on the action alternatives and the feedback of local
    elected officials and stakeholders.

             wildfire suppression funding and forest management act

        Sec. 439.  Section 104 of the Wildfire Suppression Funding and
    Forest Management Activities Act (division O of Public Law 115-141) is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``90'' and inserting
            ``180''; and
                (2) in paragraph (4) of subsection (b), by inserting the
            following before the semi-colon: ``, and shall include an
            accounting of any spending in the first two quarters of the
            succeeding fiscal year that is attributable to suppression
            operations in the fiscal year for which the report was
            prepared''.

                          five year construction plan

        Sec. 440.  The Department of the Interior and the Forest Service
    are directed to maintain updated 5-year deferred maintenance plans
    that, to the extent practicable, include a list of all outstanding
    deferred maintenance needs, and to provide them to the Committee on a
    quarterly basis.

                          quarterly disaster estimates

        Sec. 441.  The Department of the Interior, the United States Forest
    Service, and the Environmental Protection agency shall provide
    quarterly estimates to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and the Senate within 30 days of a quarter closing
    detailing the costs to repair, restore, or otherwise remediate damages
    to Federal lands and infrastructure caused by disasters and, for the
    Environmental Protection Agency, the costs to repair and improve the
    resiliency of drinking water and wastewater infrastructure damaged in
    states, territories, and on tribal lands.

      american women's history museum and national museum of the american
                                     latino

        Sec. 442.  None of the funds made available by this or any other
    Act may be used to close, halt development of, merge with or transfer
    to another function or program, reduce funding, or otherwise diminish
    the operations of the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum or
    the National Museum of the American Latino established by Public Law
    116-260 on December 27, 2020.

                   program funding incorporated by reference

        Sec. 443.  Amounts provided in this Act shall be allocated in the
    amounts specified for the programs, projects and activities specified
    in the tables in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in
    the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) titled:
                (1) Program Funding for Management of Lands and Resources;
                (2) Program Funding for Resource Management;
                (3) Program Funding for Operation of the National Park
            System;
                (4) Program Funding for National Recreation and
            Preservation;
                (5) Program Funding for National Heritage Areas;
                (6) Program Funding for Surveys, Investigations, and
            Research;
                (7) Program Funding for Operation of Indian Programs;
                (8) Program Funding for Science and Technology Programs;
                (9) Program Funding for Environmental Programs and
            Management;
                (10) Program Funding for National Estuary Program;
                (11) Program Funding for Forest and Rangeland Research;
                (12) Program Funding for State, Private, and Tribal
            Forestry; and
                (13) Program Funding for National Forest System.

                                  repurposing

        Sec. 444. (a) Of the amounts made available under the heading
    ``Department of the Interior--Departmental Offices--Department-Wide
    Programs--Wildland Fire Management'', $763,514,000 shall be derived by
    transfer from the unobligated balances of amounts previously
    appropriated in division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
    Act (Public Law 117-58) as follows: (1) $125,000,000 from the
    unobligated balances under the heading ``Environmental Protection
    Agency--State and Tribal Assistance Grants'' from amounts that will
    become available for fiscal year 2026 in paragraph (3); (2)
    $353,514,000 from the unobligated balances under the heading
    ``Department of the Interior--Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
    Enforcement--Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund''; (3) $285,000,000 from
    the unobligated balances under the heading ``Department of the
    Interior--Methane Reduction Infrastructure'':  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:  Provided further, That amounts derived by transfer pursuant
    to this subsection shall not be available for wildfire suppression
    operations.
        (b) Of the amounts made available under the heading ``Department of
    the Interior--Departmental Offices--Office of Inspector General'',
    $65,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the unobligated balances
    of amounts previously appropriated in division J of the Infrastructure
    Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58), including amounts that
    will become available for fiscal year 2026, that have been or will be
    transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of the
    Interior for oversight of funding provided to the Department of the
    Interior in title VI of division J of that Act:  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
    Agriculture--Forest Service--Forest Service Operations'', $146,486,000
    shall be derived by transfer from the unobligated balances of amounts
    previously appropriated under the heading ``Department of the
    Interior--Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--
    Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund'' 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.

      bureau of land management actions regarding grazing on public lands

        Sec. 445.  Paragraph (1) of section 122(a) of division E of Public
    Law 112-74 (125 Stat. 1013) is amended by striking ``through 2024.'' in
    the first sentence and inserting ``through 2027,''.

                             technical corrections

        Sec. 446.  The contents in the ``Senate'' sub column of the
    ``Requestor(s)'' column in the table titled ``Community Project
    Funding/Congressional Directed Spending'' under the heading
    ``Disclosure of Earmarks and Congressionally Directed Spending Items''
    in the explanatory statement for the Agriculture, Rural Development,
    Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act,
    2026 (division B of Public Law 119-37) described in section 4 in the
    matter preceding division A of such Act are deemed to be amended--
                (1) by inserting ``Schiff'' for the project identified as
            the ``Forest and Watershed Management Plan'' for the recipient
            ``McKinleyville Community Services District'';
                (2) by inserting ``Schatz'' for the project identified as
            ``Facility Improvements and Purchase of Equipment'' for the
            recipient ``The Queens Health System''; and
                (3) by inserting ``Cantwell'' for the project identified as
            the ``Chewelah Expansion and Regional Workforce Development
            Center'' for the recipient ``NEW Health Programs Association''.
        This division may be cited as the ``Department of the Interior,
    Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026''.
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