[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.
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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
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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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