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                     CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
                                  2023

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                      C O M M I T T E E P R I N T

                                 of the

                      COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

                     U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                   on

                     H.R. 2617 / Public Law 117-328

              [Legislative Text and Explanatory Statement]

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                     COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
		     
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	       ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut, Chair


MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio			KAY GRANGER, Texas			
DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina		HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky	
LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California	ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama
SANFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., 		Georgia	MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
BARBARA LEE, California			JOHN R. CARTER, Texas
BETTY McCOLLUM, Minnesota		KEN CALVERT, California
TIM RYAN, Ohio				TOM COLE, Oklahoma
C. A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER, Maryland	MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida
DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Florida	STEVE WOMACK, Arkansas
HENRY CUELLAR, Texas			CHUCK FLEISCHMANN, Tennessee
CHELLIE PINGREE, Maine			JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER, Washington
MIKE QUIGLEY, Illinois	        	DAVID P. JOYCE, Ohio
DEREK KILMER, Washington		ANDY HARRIS, Maryland
MATT CARTWRIGHT, Pennsylvania		MARK E. AMODEI, Nevada
GRACE MENG, New York			CHRIS STEWART, Utah
MARK POCAN, Wisconsin			STEVEN M. PALAZZO, Mississippi
KATHERINE M. CLARK, Massachusetts	DAVID G. VALADAO, California
PETE AGUILAR, California		DAN NEWHOUSE, Washington
LOIS FRANKEL, Florida			JOHN R. MOOLENAAR, Michigan
CHERI BUSTOS, Illinois			JOHN H. RUTHERFORD, Florida
BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN, New Jersey	BEN CLINE, Virginia
BRENDA L. LAWRENCE, Michigan		GUY RESCHENTHALER, Pennsylvania
NORMA J. TORRES, California		MIKE GARCIA, California
CHARLIE CRIST, Florida			ASHLEY HINSON, Iowa
ANN KIRKPATRICK, Arizona		TONY GONZALES, Texas
ED CASE, Hawaii				JULIA LETLOW, Louisiana
ADRIANO ESPAILLAT, New York		
JOSH HARDER, California
JENNIFER WEXTON, Virginia
DAVID J. TRONE, Maryland
LAUREN UNDERWOOD, Illinois
SUSIE LEE, Nevada
JOSEPH D. MORELLE, New York

                    Robin Juliano, Clerk and Staff Director

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Provisions Applying to All Divisions of the Consolidated Act_______1
Front Matter Explanatory Statement_________________________________7

DIVISION A--AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, 
AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

Title I--Agricultural Programs____________________________________11
Title II--Farm Production and Conservation Programs_______________20
Title III--Rural Development Programs_____________________________26
Title IV--Domestic Food Programs__________________________________36
Title V--Foreign Assistance and Related Programs__________________39
Title VI--Related Agency and Food and Drug Administration_________40
Title VII--General Provisions_____________________________________44

DIVISION A--Explanatory Statement________________________________ 61

DIVISION B--COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2023

Title I--Department of Commerce__________________________________175
Title II--Department of Justice__________________________________186
Title III--Science______________________________________________ 210
Title IV--Related Agencies_____________________________________  217
Title V--General Provisions____________________________________  220

DIVISION B--Explanatory Statement________________________________235

DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

Title I--Military Personnel______________________________________435
Title II--Operation and Maintenance______________________________437
Title III--Procurement___________________________________________444
Title IV--Research, Development, Test and Evaluation_____________450
Title V--Revolving and Management Funds__________________________451
Title VI--Other Department of Defense Programs___________________451
Title VII--Related Agencies______________________________________453
Title VIII--General Provisions___________________________________453

DIVISION C--Explanatory Statement________________________________493

DIVISION D--ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

Title I--Corps of Engineers--Civil_______________________________787
Title II--Department of the Interior_____________________________792
Title III--Department of Energy__________________________________797
Title IV--Independent Agencies___________________________________811
Title V--General Provisions______________________________________814

DIVISION D--Explanatory Statement________________________________817

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DIVISION E--FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
2023

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Title I--Department of the Treasury_______________________________1073
Title II--Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to 
the President_____________________________________________________1084
Title III--The Judiciary__________________________________________1092
Title IV--District of Columbia____________________________________1096
Title V--Independent Agencies_____________________________________1101
Title VI--General Provisions--This Act____________________________1122
Title VII--General Provisions--Government-wide____________________1129
Title VIII--General Provisions--District of Columbia______________1146

DIVISION E--Explanatory Statement_________________________________1153
DIVISION F--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

Title I--Departmental Management, Intelligence, Situational Awareness, 
and Oversight______________________________________________________1261
Title II--Security, Enforcement, and Investigations________________1265
Title III--Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery________1276
Title IV--Research, Development, Training, and Services____________1281
Title V--General Provisions________________________________________1284

DIVISION F--Explanatory Statement__________________________________1297
                                     
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                               Clerk's Note


    This committee print provides a compilation of the enacted 
text and applicable explanatory material for the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 2617, P.L. 117-328).
    The Act consists of 12 divisions related to regular annual 
appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2023 (divisions A through 
L), and two supplemental appropriations Acts (division M, which 
contains the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2023, and division N, which contains the Disaster Relief 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023), which provide 
supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2023. The Act also 
includes 25 additional divisions largely unrelated to 
appropriations matters (divisions O through MM). This 
compilation includes only the 14 divisions related to regular 
and supplemental appropriations matters (A-N). It also includes 
the front matter of the Act, which contains provisions 
applicable to the entire consolidated Act.
    Divisions A through L are the products of negotiations 
between the House and Senate Appropriations Committees on final 
fiscal year 2023 appropriations for all 12 annual 
appropriations bills.
    The legislative text of the consolidated Act was submitted 
by Senator Patrick J. Leahy, Chairman of the Senate Committee 
on Appropriations, as an amendment (Senate Amendment 6552) to 
the House amendment to the Senate amendment to an unrelated 
bill pending in the Senate, H.R. 2617. The Senate agreed to 
that amendment on December 22, 2022, after adopting 8 
additional amendments to Senate Amendment 6552. The House 
agreed to the measure on December 23, 2022. The President 
signed the legislation on December 29, 2022, and it became 
Public Law 117-328.
    Because an ``amendments-between-the-Houses'' process was 
used instead of a conference committee, there is no conference 
report and no ``Joint Explanatory Statement of the Managers'' 
for H.R. 2617. An explanatory statement relating to Senate 
Amendment 6552 was filed by Senator Leahy in the Congressional 
Record on December 20, 2022.\1\ Section 4 of the front matter 
of the consolidated Act provides that this explanatory 
statement ``shall have the same effect with respect to the 
allocation of funds and implementation of divisions A through L 
of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a 
committee of conference.''
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    \1\ The explanatory statement appears in Books I, II, and III of 
the December 20, 2022, Congressional Record. (See pages S7819-S9590.)
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    For the convenience of users, the legislative text of each 
of divisions A through L is paired with the applicable division 
of the explanatory statement. Divisions M and N do not have 
associated explanatory material.
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                 [House Appropriations Committee Print]

      

                 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

                       (H.R. 2617; P.L. 117-328)

      

              PROVISIONS APPLYING TO ALL DIVISIONS OF 
                THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT
      
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    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

  This Act may be cited as the ``Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2023''.

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.
Sec. 6. Adjustments to compensation.

       DIVISION A--AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG 
     ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

Title I--Agricultural Programs
Title II--Farm Production and Conservation Programs
Title III--Rural Development Programs
Title IV--Domestic Food Programs
Title V--Foreign Assistance and Related Programs
Title VI--Related Agency and Food and Drug Administration
Title VII--General Provisions

     DIVISION B--COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

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

       DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

Title I--Military Personnel
Title II--Operation and Maintenance
Title III--Procurement
Title IV--Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
Title V--Revolving and Management Funds
Title VI--Other Department of Defense Programs
Title VII--Related Agencies
Title VIII--General Provisions

     DIVISION D--ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

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 E--FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS 
                               ACT, 2023

Title I--Department of the Treasury
Title II--Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to 
          the President
Title III--The Judiciary
Title IV--District of Columbia
Title V--Independent Agencies
Title VI--General Provisions--This Act
Title VII--General Provisions--Government-wide
Title VIII--General Provisions--District of Columbia

  DIVISION F--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

Title I--Departmental Management, Intelligence, Situational Awareness, 
          and Oversight
Title II--Security, Enforcement, and Investigations
Title III--Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
Title IV--Research, Development, Training, and Services
Title V--General Provisions

   DIVISION G--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED 
                   AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

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

   DIVISION H--DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND 
        EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

Title I--Department of Labor
Title II--Department of Health and Human Services
Title III--Department of Education
Title IV--Related Agencies
Title V--General Provisions

        DIVISION I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

Title I--Legislative Branch
Title II--General Provisions

   DIVISION J--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED 
                   AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

Title I--Department of Defense
Title II--Department of Veterans Affairs
Title III--Related Agencies
Title IV--General Provisions

   DIVISION K--DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED 
                   PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

Title I--Department of State and Related Agency
Title II--United States Agency for International Development
Title III--Bilateral Economic Assistance
Title IV--International Security Assistance
Title V--Multilateral Assistance
Title VI--Export and Investment Assistance
Title VII--General Provisions

DIVISION L--TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED 
                   AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

Title I--Department of Transportation
Title II--Department of Housing and Urban Development
Title III--Related Agencies
Title IV--General Provisions--This Act

  DIVISION M--ADDITIONAL UKRAINE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023


   DIVISION N--DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023


            DIVISION O--EXTENDERS AND TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

Title I--National Cybersecurity Protection System Authorization 
          Extension
Title II--NDAA Technical Corrections
Title III--Immigration Extensions
Title IV--Environment and Public Works Matters
Title V--Safety Enhancements
Title VI--Extension of Temporary Order for Fentanyl-Related Substances
Title VII--Federal Trade Commission Oversight of Horseracing Integrity 
          and Safety Authority
Title VIII--United States Parole Commission Extension
Title IX--Extension of FCC Auction Authority
Title X--Budgetary Effects

    DIVISION P--ELECTORAL COUNT REFORM AND PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION 
                              IMPROVEMENT


                  DIVISION Q--AVIATION RELATED MATTERS


              DIVISION R--NO TIKTOK ON GOVERNMENT DEVICES


                   DIVISION S--OCEANS RELATED MATTERS


                   DIVISION T--SECURE 2.0 ACT OF 2022


  DIVISION U--JOSEPH MAXWELL CLELAND AND ROBERT JOSEPH DOLE MEMORIAL 
       VETERANS BENEFITS AND HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2022


                DIVISION V--STRONG VETERANS ACT OF 2022


         DIVISION W--UNLEASHING AMERICAN INNOVATORS ACT OF 2022


   DIVISION X--EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR 
                   DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING VICTIMS' FUND


                    DIVISION Y--CONTRACT ACT OF 2022


                          DIVISION Z--COVS ACT

      

                DIVISION AA--FINANCIAL SERVICES MATTERS


             DIVISION BB--CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMMERCE


                   DIVISION CC--WATER RELATED MATTERS


                  DIVISION DD--PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT


                 DIVISION EE--POST OFFICE DESIGNATIONS


                 DIVISION FF--HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


              DIVISION GG--MERGER FILING FEE MODERNIZATION


                        DIVISION HH--AGRICULTURE


                     DIVISION II--PREGNANT WORKERS


                DIVISION JJ--NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES


               DIVISION KK--PUMP FOR NURSING MOTHERS ACT


  DIVISION LL--STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND TERRITORIAL FISCAL RECOVERY, 
            INFRASTRUCTURE, AND DISASTER RELIEF FLEXIBILITY


              DIVISION MM--FAIRNESS FOR 9/11 FAMILIES ACT


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 
Senate section of the Congressional Record on or about December 
19, 2022, and submitted by the chair of the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate, shall have the same effect with 
respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of 
divisions A through L 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, 2023.

SEC. 6. ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION.

  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment 
shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) (relating to cost of 
living adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal year 
2023.

    [Clerk's note.--Reproduced below are the introductory 
paragraphs of the Explanatory Statement regarding H.R. 2617, 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.\1\]
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    \1\ This Explanatory Statement was submitted for printing in the 
Congressional Record on
December 20, 2022, by Mr. Leahy of Vermont, Chairman of the Senate 
Committee on Appropriations. The statement appears on page S7819.
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 EXPLANATORY STATEMENT SUBMITTED BY MR. LEAHY, CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE 
    COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, REGARDING H.R. 2617, CONSOLIDATED 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

    The following is an explanation of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2023.
    This Act includes 12 regular appropriations bills for 
fiscal year 2023, supplemental appropriations providing for 
emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine and for 
providing disaster relief, and other matter. The divisions 
contained in the Act are as follows:

     Division A--Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2023

     Division B--Commerce, Justice, Science, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

     Division C--Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 2023

     Division D--Energy and Water Development and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

     Division E--Financial Services and General 
Government Appropriations Act, 2023

     Division F--Department of Homeland Security 
Appropriations Act, 2023
     Division G--Department of the Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023
      Division H--Department of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2023
      Division I--Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 2023
      Division J--Military Construction, Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023
      Division K--Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023
      Division L--Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023
     Division M--Additional Ukraine Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2023
      Division N--Disaster Relief Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2023
     Division O--Extenders and Technical Corrections
     Division P--Electoral Count Reform and 
Presidential Transition Improvement
     Division Q--Aviation Related Matters
     Division R--No TikTok on Government Devices
     Division S--Oceans Related Matters
     Division T--SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022
     Division U--Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert 
Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care 
Improvement Act of 2022
     Division V-STRONG Veterans Act of 2022
     Division W--Unleashing American Innovators Act of 
2022
     Division X--Extension of Authorization for Special 
Assessment for Domestic Trafficking Victims' Fund
     Division Y--CONTRACT Act of 2022
     Division Z--COVS Act
     Division AA--Financial Services Matters
     Division BB--Consumer Protection and Commerce
     Division CC--Water Related Matters
     Division DD--Public Land Management
     Division EE--Post Office Designation
     Division FF--Health and Human Services
     Division GG--Merger Filing Fee Modernization
     Division HH--Agriculture
     Division JJ--North Atlantic Right Whales

    Section 1 of the Act is the short title of the bill.
    Section 2 of the Act displays a table of contents.
    Section 3 of the Act states that, unless expressly provided 
otherwise, any reference to ``this Act'' contained in any 
division shall be treated as referring only to the provisions 
of that division.
    Section 4 of the Act states that this explanatory statement 
shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of 
funds and implementation of this legislation as if it were a 
joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.
    Section 5 of the Act provides a statement of 
appropriations.
    Section 6 of the Act relates to the cost of living 
adjustments for Members of Congress.

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                 [House Appropriations Committee Print]

      

                 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

                       (H.R. 2617; P.L. 117-328)

      

       DIVISION A--AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG 
     ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

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       DIVISION A--AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG 
     ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

                                TITLE I

                         AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

                  Processing, Research, and Marketing

                        Office of the Secretary

                     (including transfers of funds)

  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$65,067,000 of which not to exceed $7,432,000 shall be 
available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to 
exceed $1,396,000 shall be available for the Office of Homeland 
Security; not to exceed $5,190,000 shall be available for the 
Office of Tribal Relations, of which $1,000,000 shall be to 
establish a Tribal Public Health Resource Center at a land 
grant university with existing indigenous public health 
expertise to expand current partnerships and collaborative 
efforts with indigenous groups, including but not limited to, 
tribal organizations and institutions such as tribal colleges, 
tribal technical colleges, tribal community colleges and tribal 
universities, to improve the delivery of culturally appropriate 
public health services and functions in American Indian 
communities focusing on indigenous food sovereignty; not to 
exceed $9,280,000 shall be available for the Office of 
Partnerships and Public Engagement, of which $1,500,000 shall 
be for 7 U.S.C. 2279(c)(5); not to exceed $28,422,000 shall be 
available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Administration, of which $26,716,000 shall be available for 
Departmental Administration to provide for necessary expenses 
for management support services to offices of the Department 
and for general administration, security, repairs and 
alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not 
otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and 
efficient work of the Department: Provided, That funds made 
available by this Act to an agency in the Administration 
mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up 
to one administrative support staff for the Office; not to 
exceed $4,609,000 shall be available for the Office of 
Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations and 
Intergovernmental Affairs to carry out the programs funded by 
this Act, including programs involving intergovernmental 
affairs and liaison within the executive branch; and not to 
exceed $8,738,000 shall be available for the Office of 
Communications: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Agriculture is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for 
any office of the Office of the Secretary to any other office 
of the Office of the Secretary: Provided further, That no 
appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased by 
more than 5 percent: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$22,000 of the amount made available under this paragraph for 
the immediate Office of the Secretary shall be available for 
official reception and representation expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, 
That the amount made available under this heading for 
Departmental Administration shall be reimbursed from applicable 
appropriations in this Act for travel expenses incident to the 
holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C. 551-558: Provided 
further, That funds made available under this heading for the 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations 
and Intergovernmental Affairs shall be transferred to agencies 
of the Department of Agriculture funded by this Act to maintain 
personnel at the agency level: Provided further, That no funds 
made available under this heading for the Office of Assistant 
Secretary for Congressional Relations may be obligated after 30 
days from the date of enactment of this Act, unless the 
Secretary has notified the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress on the allocation of these funds by USDA 
agency: Provided further, That during any 30 day notification 
period referenced in section 716 of this Act, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall take no action to begin implementation of the 
action that is subject to section 716 of this Act or make any 
public announcement of such action in any form.

                          Executive Operations

                     office of the chief economist

  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Economist, 
$28,181,000, of which $8,000,000 shall be for grants or 
cooperative agreements for policy research under 7 U.S.C. 3155: 
Provided, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading, $500,000 shall be available to carry out section 224 
of subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization 
Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6924), as amended by section 12504 of 
Public Law 115-334.

                     office of hearings and appeals

  For necessary expenses of the Office of Hearings and Appeals, 
$16,703,000.

                 office of budget and program analysis

  For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program 
Analysis, $14,967,000.

                Office of the Chief Information Officer

  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, $92,284,000, of which not less than $77,428,000 is for 
cybersecurity requirements of the department.

                 Office of the Chief Financial Officer

  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial 
Officer, $7,367,000.

           Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Civil Rights, $1,466,000: Provided, That funds 
made available by this Act to an agency in the Civil Rights 
mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up 
to one administrative support staff for the Office.

                         Office of Civil Rights

  For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$37,595,000.

                  Agriculture Buildings and Facilities

                     (including transfers of funds)

  For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to 
Public Law 92-313, including authorities pursuant to the 1984 
delegation of authority from the Administrator of General 
Services to the Department of Agriculture under 40 U.S.C. 121, 
for programs and activities of the Department which are 
included in this Act, and for alterations and other actions 
needed for the Department and its agencies to consolidate 
unneeded space into configurations suitable for release to the 
Administrator of General Services, and for the operation, 
maintenance, improvement, and repair of Agriculture buildings 
and facilities, and for related costs, $40,581,000, to remain 
available until expended.

                     Hazardous Materials Management

                     (including transfers of funds)

  For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to 
comply with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and 
the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), 
$7,581,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
appropriations and funds available herein to the Department for 
Hazardous Materials Management may be transferred to any agency 
of the Department for its use in meeting all requirements 
pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal lands.

               Office of Safety, Security, and Protection

  For necessary expenses of the Office of Safety, Security, and 
Protection, $21,800,000.

                      Office of Inspector General

  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
including employment pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (Public Law 95-452; 5 U.S.C. App.), $111,561,000, 
including such sums as may be necessary for contracting and 
other arrangements with public agencies and private persons 
pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (Public Law 95-452; 5 U.S.C. App.), and including not to 
exceed $125,000 for certain confidential operational expenses, 
including the payment of informants, to be expended under the 
direction of the Inspector General pursuant to the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-452; 5 U.S.C. App.) and 
section 1337 of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (Public 
Law 97-98).

                     Office of the General Counsel

  For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel, 
$60,537,000.

                            Office of Ethics

  For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, $5,556,000.

  Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics

  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Research, Education, and Economics, $2,384,000: Provided, 
That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the 
Research, Education, and Economics mission area for salaries 
and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative 
support staff for the Office: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading, $1,000,000 shall be 
made available for the Office of the Chief Scientist.

                       Economic Research Service

  For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service, 
$92,612,000.

                National Agricultural Statistics Service

  For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service, $211,076,000, of which up to $66,413,000 
shall be available until expended for the Census of 
Agriculture: Provided, That amounts made available for the 
Census of Agriculture may be used to conduct Current Industrial 
Report surveys subject to 7 U.S.C. 2204g(d) and (f).

                     Agricultural Research Service

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research Service 
and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, or purchase 
at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, and for land exchanges 
where the lands exchanged shall be of equal value or shall be 
equalized by a payment of money to the grantor which shall not 
exceed 25 percent of the total value of the land or interests 
transferred out of Federal ownership, $1,744,279,000: Provided, 
That appropriations hereunder shall be available for the 
operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not 
to exceed one for replacement only: Provided further, That 
appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 
U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, alteration, and repair of 
buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided, the 
cost of constructing any one building shall not exceed 
$500,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses which shall each 
be limited to $1,800,000, except for 10 buildings to be 
constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed $1,100,000 
each, and except for four buildings to be constructed at a cost 
not to exceed $5,000,000 each, and the cost of altering any one 
building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of 
the current replacement value of the building or $500,000, 
whichever is greater: Provided further, That appropriations 
hereunder shall be available for entering into lease agreements 
at any Agricultural Research Service location for the 
construction of a research facility by a non-Federal entity for 
use by the Agricultural Research Service and a condition of the 
lease shall be that any facility shall be owned, operated, and 
maintained by the non-Federal entity and shall be removed upon 
the expiration or termination of the lease agreement: Provided 
further, That the limitations on alterations contained in this 
Act shall not apply to modernization or replacement of existing 
facilities at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further, That 
appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting 
easements at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: 
Provided further, That the foregoing limitations shall not 
apply to replacement of buildings needed to carry out the Act 
of April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, That 
appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting 
easements at any Agricultural Research Service location for the 
construction of a research facility by a non-Federal entity for 
use by, and acceptable to, the Agricultural Research Service 
and a condition of the easements shall be that upon completion 
the facility shall be accepted by the Secretary, subject to the 
availability of funds herein, if the Secretary finds that 
acceptance of the facility is in the interest of the United 
States: Provided further, That funds may be received from any 
State, other political subdivision, organization, or individual 
for the purpose of establishing or operating any research 
facility or research project of the Agricultural Research 
Service, as authorized by law.

                        buildings and facilities

  For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, 
improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed 
equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the 
agricultural research programs of the Department of 
Agriculture, where not otherwise provided, $74,297,000 to 
remain available until expended, of which $56,697,000 shall be 
for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this 
account in the table titled ``Community Project Funding/
Congressionally Directed Spending'' in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act).

               National Institute of Food and Agriculture

                   research and education activities

  For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for 
cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and 
for other expenses, $1,094,121,000 which shall be for the 
purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled 
``National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Research and 
Education Activities'' in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act): Provided, That funds for research grants for 
1994 institutions, education grants for 1890 institutions, 
Hispanic serving institutions education grants, capacity 
building for non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, the 
agriculture and food research initiative, veterinary medicine 
loan repayment, multicultural scholars, graduate fellowship and 
institution challenge grants, grants management systems, tribal 
colleges education equity grants, and scholarships at 1890 
institutions shall remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That each institution eligible to receive funds under 
the Evans-Allen program receives no less than $1,000,000: 
Provided further, That funds for education grants for Alaska 
Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions be made 
available to individual eligible institutions or consortia of 
eligible institutions with funds awarded equally to each of the 
States of Alaska and Hawaii: Provided further, That funds for 
providing grants for food and agricultural sciences for Alaska 
Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving institutions and for Insular 
Areas shall remain available until September 30, 2024: Provided 
further, That funds for education grants for 1890 institutions 
shall be made available to institutions eligible to receive 
funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222: Provided further, That not 
more than 5 percent of the amounts made available by this or 
any other Act to carry out the Agriculture and Food Research 
Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 3157 may be retained by the Secretary 
of Agriculture to pay administrative costs incurred by the 
Secretary in carrying out that authority.

              native american institutions endowment fund

  For the Native American Institutions Endowment Fund 
authorized by Public Law 103-382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), 
$11,880,000, to remain available until expended.

                          extension activities

  For payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto 
Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the Northern 
Marianas, and American Samoa, $565,410,000 which shall be for 
the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled 
``National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Extension 
Activities'' in the explanatory statement described in section 
4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act): Provided, That funds for extension services at 1994 
institutions and for facility improvements at 1890 institutions 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 for 
cooperative extension receive no less than $1,000,000: Provided 
further, That funds for cooperative extension under sections 
3(b) and (c) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b) and (c)) 
and section 208(c) of Public Law 93-471 shall be available for 
retirement and employees' compensation costs for extension 
agents.

                         integrated activities

  For the integrated research, education, and extension grants 
programs, including necessary administrative expenses, 
$41,500,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in the 
amounts, specified in the table titled ``National Institute of 
Food and Agriculture, Integrated Activities'' in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That 
funds for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative shall 
remain available until September 30, 2024: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, indirect costs 
shall not be charged against any Extension Implementation 
Program Area grant awarded under the Crop Protection/Pest 
Management Program (7 U.S.C. 7626).

  Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, $1,617,000: Provided, 
That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the 
Marketing and Regulatory Programs mission area for salaries and 
expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support 
staff for the Office.

               Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

  For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service, including up to $30,000 for representation 
allowances and for expenses pursuant to the Foreign Service Act 
of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085), $1,171,071,000 of which up to 
$9,552,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, 
specified for this account in the table titled ``Community 
Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending'' in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act); of which 
$514,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
available for the control of outbreaks of insects, plant 
diseases, animal diseases and for control of pest animals and 
birds (``contingency fund'') to the extent necessary to meet 
emergency conditions; of which $15,450,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be used for the cotton pests program, 
including for cost share purposes or for debt retirement for 
active eradication zones; of which $39,183,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be for Animal Health Technical 
Services; of which $4,096,000 shall be for activities under the 
authority of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, as amended (15 
U.S.C. 1831); of which $64,930,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be used to support avian health; of which 
$4,251,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 
information technology infrastructure; of which $216,117,000, 
to remain available until expended, shall be for specialty crop 
pests, of which $8,500,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2024, shall be for one-time control and management and 
associated activities directly related to the multiple-agency 
response to citrus greening; of which, $14,986,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be for field crop and rangeland 
ecosystem pests; of which $21,567,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be for zoonotic disease management; of 
which $44,067,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for emergency preparedness and response; of which $62,562,000, 
to remain available until expended, shall be for tree and wood 
pests; of which $6,500,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be for the National Veterinary Stockpile; of which up to 
$1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 
the scrapie program for indemnities; of which $2,500,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be for the wildlife 
damage management program for aviation safety: Provided, That 
of amounts available under this heading for wildlife services 
methods development, $1,000,000 shall remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That of amounts available under 
this heading for the screwworm program, $4,990,000 shall remain 
available until expended; of which $24,527,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be used to carry out the 
science program and transition activities for the National Bio 
and Agro-defense Facility located in Manhattan, Kansas: 
Provided further, That no funds shall be used to formulate or 
administer a brucellosis eradication program for the current 
fiscal year that does not require minimum matching by the 
States of at least 40 percent: Provided further, That this 
appropriation shall be available for the purchase, replacement, 
operation, and maintenance of aircraft: Provided further, That 
in addition, in emergencies which threaten any segment of the 
agricultural production industry of the United States, the 
Secretary may transfer from other appropriations or funds 
available to the agencies or corporations of the Department 
such sums as may be deemed necessary, to be available only in 
such emergencies for the arrest and eradication of contagious 
or infectious disease or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, 
and for expenses in accordance with sections 10411 and 10417 of 
the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8310 and 8316) and 
sections 431 and 442 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7751 
and 7772), and any unexpended balances of funds transferred for 
such emergency purposes in the preceding fiscal year shall be 
merged with such transferred amounts: Provided further, That 
appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to law (7 
U.S.C. 2250) for the repair and alteration of leased buildings 
and improvements, but unless otherwise provided the cost of 
altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not 
exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the 
building.
  In fiscal year 2023, the agency is authorized to collect fees 
to cover the total costs of providing technical assistance, 
goods, or services requested by States, other political 
subdivisions, domestic and international organizations, foreign 
governments, or individuals, provided that such fees are 
structured such that any entity's liability for such fees is 
reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods, or 
services provided to the entity by the agency, and such fees 
shall be reimbursed to this account, to remain available until 
expended, without further appropriation, for providing such 
assistance, goods, or services.

                        buildings and facilities

  For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance, 
environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration, and 
purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as authorized by 7 
U.S.C. 2250, and acquisition of land as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
2268a, $3,175,000, to remain available until expended.

                     Agricultural Marketing Service

                           marketing services

  For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing Service, 
$237,695,000, of which $7,504,000 shall be available for the 
purposes of section 12306 of Public Law 113-79, and of which 
$1,000,000 shall be available for the purposes of section 779 
of division A of Public Law 117-103: Provided, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading, $25,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be to carry out section 
12513 of Public Law 115-334, of which $23,000,000 shall be for 
dairy business innovation initiatives established in Public Law 
116-6 and the Secretary shall take measures to ensure an equal 
distribution of funds between these three regional innovation 
initiatives: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be 
available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration 
and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of 
altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not 
exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the 
building.
  Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization 
activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law (31 
U.S.C. 9701), except for the cost of activities relating to the 
development or maintenance of grain standards under the United 
States Grain Standards Act, 7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.

                 limitation on administrative expenses

  Not to exceed $62,596,000 (from fees collected) shall be 
obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative 
expenses: Provided, That if crop size is understated and/or 
other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may exceed this 
limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

    funds for strengthening markets, income, and supply (section 32)

                     (including transfers of funds)

  Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 
1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for commodity program 
expenses as authorized therein, and other related operating 
expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the Department of 
Commerce as authorized by the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 
U.S.C. 742a et seq.); (2) transfers otherwise provided in this 
Act; and (3) not more than $21,501,000 for formulation and 
administration of marketing agreements and orders pursuant to 
the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the 
Agricultural Act of 1961 (Public Law 87-128).

                   payments to states and possessions

  For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and 
departments of markets, and similar agencies for marketing 
activities under section 204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing 
Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), $1,235,000.

        limitation on inspection and weighing services expenses

  Not to exceed $55,000,000 (from fees collected) shall be 
obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection and 
weighing services: Provided, That if grain export activities 
require additional supervision and oversight, or other 
uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be exceeded 
by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

             Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety

  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Food Safety, $1,117,000: Provided, That funds made 
available by this Act to an agency in the Food Safety mission 
area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one 
administrative support staff for the Office.

                   Food Safety and Inspection Service

  For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by 
the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products 
Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, including 
not to exceed $10,000 for representation allowances and for 
expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 
1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $1,158,266,000; and in addition, 
$1,000,000 may be credited to this account from fees collected 
for the cost of laboratory accreditation as authorized by 
section 1327 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade 
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 138f): Provided, That funds provided for 
the Public Health Data Communication Infrastructure system 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
no fewer than 148 full-time equivalent positions shall be 
employed during fiscal year 2023 for purposes dedicated solely 
to inspections and enforcement related to the Humane Methods of 
Slaughter Act (7 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.): Provided further, That 
the Food Safety and Inspection Service shall continue 
implementation of section 11016 of Public Law 110-246 as 
further clarified by the amendments made in section 12106 of 
Public Law 113-79: Provided further, That this appropriation 
shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the 
alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the 
cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall 
not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the 
building.

                                TITLE II

               FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

   Office of the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation

  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Farm Production and Conservation, $1,727,000: Provided, 
That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Farm 
Production and Conservation mission area for salaries and 
expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support 
staff for the Office.

            Farm Production and Conservation Business Center

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

  For necessary expenses of the Farm Production and 
Conservation Business Center, $248,684,000: Provided, That 
$60,228,000 of amounts appropriated for the current fiscal year 
pursuant to section 1241(a) of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) shall be transferred 
to and merged with this account.

                          Farm Service Agency

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

  For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, 
$1,215,307,000, of which not less than $15,000,000 shall be for 
the hiring of new employees to fill vacancies and anticipated 
vacancies at Farm Service Agency county offices and farm loan 
officers and shall be available until September 30, 2024: 
Provided, That not more than 50 percent of the funding made 
available under this heading for information technology related 
to farm program delivery may be obligated until the Secretary 
submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress, and receives written or electronic notification of 
receipt from such Committees of, a plan for expenditure that 
(1) identifies for each project/investment over $25,000 (a) the 
functional and performance capabilities to be delivered and the 
mission benefits to be realized, (b) the estimated lifecycle 
cost for the entirety of the project/investment, including 
estimates for development as well as maintenance and 
operations, and (c) key milestones to be met; (2) demonstrates 
that each project/investment is, (a) consistent with the Farm 
Service Agency Information Technology Roadmap, (b) being 
managed in accordance with applicable lifecycle management 
policies and guidance, and (c) subject to the applicable 
Department's capital planning and investment control 
requirements; and (3) has been reviewed by the Government 
Accountability Office and approved by the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, 
That the agency shall submit a report by the end of the fourth 
quarter of fiscal year 2023 to the Committees on Appropriations 
and the Government Accountability Office, that identifies for 
each project/investment that is operational (a) current 
performance against key indicators of customer satisfaction, 
(b) current performance of service level agreements or other 
technical metrics, (c) current performance against a pre-
established cost baseline, (d) a detailed breakdown of current 
and planned spending on operational enhancements or upgrades, 
and (e) an assessment of whether the investment continues to 
meet business needs as intended as well as alternatives to the 
investment: Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized 
to use the services, facilities, and authorities (but not the 
funds) of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make program 
payments for all programs administered by the Agency: Provided 
further, That other funds made available to the Agency for 
authorized activities may be advanced to and merged with this 
account: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated 
under this heading, $696,594,000 shall be made available to 
county committees, to remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding the preceding proviso, any funds 
made available to county committees in the current fiscal year 
that the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency deems to 
exceed or not meet the amount needed for the county committees 
may be transferred to or from the Farm Service Agency for 
necessary expenses: Provided further, That none of the funds 
available to the Farm Service Agency shall be used to close 
Farm Service Agency county offices: Provided further, That none 
of the funds available to the Farm Service Agency shall be used 
to permanently relocate county based employees that would 
result in an office with two or fewer employees without prior 
notification and approval of the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress.

                         state mediation grants

  For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural 
Credit Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101-5106), 
$7,000,000.

               grassroots source water protection program

  For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or groundwater 
protection activities under section 1240O of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-2), $7,500,000, to remain 
available until expended.

                        dairy indemnity program

                     (including transfer of funds)

  For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity payments 
to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy products under a 
dairy indemnity program, such sums as may be necessary, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That such program is 
carried out by the Secretary in the same manner as the dairy 
indemnity program described in the Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-387, 114 Stat. 1549A-
12).

           geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers

  For necessary expenses to carry out direct reimbursement 
payments to geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers 
under section 1621 of the Food Conservation, and Energy Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 8792), $4,000,000, to remain available until 
expended.

           agricultural credit insurance fund program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

  For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and 
guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) and operating 
(7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, emergency loans (7 U.S.C. 1961 
et seq.), Indian tribe land acquisition loans (25 U.S.C. 5136), 
boll weevil loans (7 U.S.C. 1989), guaranteed conservation 
loans (7 U.S.C. 1924 et seq.), relending program (7 U.S.C. 
1936c), and Indian highly fractionated land loans (25 U.S.C. 
5136) to be available from funds in the Agricultural Credit 
Insurance Fund, as follows: $3,500,000,000 for guaranteed farm 
ownership loans and $3,100,000,000 for farm ownership direct 
loans; $2,118,491,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating 
loans and $1,633,333,000 for direct operating loans; emergency 
loans, $4,062,000; Indian tribe land acquisition loans, 
$20,000,000; guaranteed conservation loans, $150,000,000; 
relending program, $61,426,000; Indian highly fractionated land 
loans, $5,000,000; and for boll weevil eradication program 
loans, $60,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary shall deem the 
pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the purpose of boll 
weevil eradication program loans.
  For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and grants, 
including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: $249,000 
for emergency loans, to remain available until expended; and 
$23,520,000 for direct farm operating loans, $11,228,000 for 
unsubsidized guaranteed farm operating loans, $10,983,000 for 
the relending program, and $894,000 for Indian highly 
fractionated land loans.
  In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $326,461,000: 
Provided, That of this amount, $305,803,000 shall be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Farm 
Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses''.
  Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural Credit 
Insurance Program Account for farm ownership, operating and 
conservation direct loans and guaranteed loans may be 
transferred among these programs: Provided, That the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress are notified at 
least 15 days in advance of any transfer.

                         Risk Management Agency

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agency, 
$66,870,000: Provided, That $1,000,000 of the amount 
appropriated under this heading in this Act shall be available 
for compliance and integrity activities required under section 
516(b)(2)(C) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act of 1938 (7 
U.S.C. 1516(b)(2)(C)), and shall be in addition to amounts 
otherwise provided for such purpose: Provided further, That not 
to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception and 
representation expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i).

                 Natural Resources Conservation Service

                        conservation operations

  For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of the 
Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f), including preparation 
of conservation plans and establishment of measures to conserve 
soil and water (including farm irrigation and land drainage and 
such special measures for soil and water management as may be 
necessary to prevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs and 
to control agricultural related pollutants); operation of 
conservation plant materials centers; classification and 
mapping of soil; dissemination of information; acquisition of 
lands, water, and interests therein for use in the plant 
materials program by donation, exchange, or purchase at a 
nominal cost not to exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 
3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 2268a); purchase and erection or alteration 
or improvement of permanent and temporary buildings; and 
operation and maintenance of aircraft, $941,124,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024, of which up to $22,973,000 
shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for 
this account in the table titled ``Community Project Funding/
Congressionally Directed Spending'' in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That 
appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 
U.S.C. 2250 for construction and improvement of buildings and 
public improvements at plant materials centers, except that the 
cost of alterations and improvements to other buildings and 
other public improvements shall not exceed $250,000: Provided 
further, That when buildings or other structures are erected on 
non-Federal land, that the right to use such land is obtained 
as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a.

               watershed and flood prevention operations

  For necessary expenses to carry out preventive measures, 
including but not limited to surveys and investigations, 
engineering operations, works of improvement, and changes in 
use of land, in accordance with the Watershed Protection and 
Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001-1005 and 1007-1009) and in 
accordance with the provisions of laws relating to the 
activities of the Department, $75,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, of which up to $20,591,000 shall be for the 
purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account in the 
table titled ``Community Project Funding/Congressionally 
Directed Spending'' in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act): Provided, That for funds provided by this 
Act or any other prior Act, the limitation regarding the size 
of the watershed or subwatershed exceeding two hundred and 
fifty thousand acres in which such activities can be undertaken 
shall only apply for activities undertaken for the primary 
purpose of flood prevention (including structural and land 
treatment measures): Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be allocated to 
projects and activities that can commence promptly following 
enactment; that address regional priorities for flood 
prevention, agricultural water management, inefficient 
irrigation systems, fish and wildlife habitat, or watershed 
protection; or that address authorized ongoing projects under 
the authorities of section 13 of the Flood Control Act of 
December 22, 1944 (Public Law 78-534) with a primary purpose of 
watershed protection by preventing floodwater damage and 
stabilizing stream channels, tributaries, and banks to reduce 
erosion and sediment transport: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended for the authorities under 16 
U.S.C. 1001-1005 and 1007-1009 for authorized ongoing watershed 
projects with a primary purpose of providing water to rural 
communities.

                    watershed rehabilitation program

  Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed 
Protection and Flood Prevention Act, $2,000,000 is provided.

                    healthy forests reserve program

  For necessary expenses to carry out the Healthy Forests 
Reserve Program under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 
2003 (16 U.S.C. 6571-6578), $7,000,000, to remain available 
until expended.

              urban agriculture and innovative production

  For necessary expenses to carry out the Urban Agriculture and 
Innovative Production Program under section 222 of subtitle A 
of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 
U.S.C. 6923), as added by section 12302 of Public Law 115-334, 
$8,500,000.

                              CORPORATIONS

  The following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized 
to make expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing 
authority available to each such corporation or agency and in 
accord with law, and to make contracts and commitments without 
regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of 
the Government Corporation Control Act as may be necessary in 
carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for the 
current fiscal year for such corporation or agency, except as 
hereinafter provided.

                Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund

  For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516), such sums as may be necessary, 
to remain available until expended.

                   Commodity Credit Corporation Fund

                 reimbursement for net realized losses

                     (including transfers of funds)

  For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary to 
reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized 
losses sustained, but not previously reimbursed, pursuant to 
section 2 of the Act of August 17, 1961 (15 U.S.C. 713a-11): 
Provided, That of the funds available to the Commodity Credit 
Corporation under section 11 of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i) for the conduct of its 
business with the Foreign Agricultural Service, up to 
$5,000,000 may be transferred to and used by the Foreign 
Agricultural Service for information resource management 
activities of the Foreign Agricultural Service that are not 
related to Commodity Credit Corporation business: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House and Senate in writing 15 days prior 
to the obligation or commitment of any emergency funds from the 
Commodity Credit Corporation.

                       hazardous waste management

                        (limitation on expenses)

  For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Corporation 
shall not expend more than $15,000,000 for site investigation 
and cleanup expenses, and operations and maintenance expenses 
to comply with the requirement of section 107(g) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9607(g)), and section 6001 of the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6961).

                               TITLE III

                       RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

          Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development

  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Rural Development, $1,620,000: Provided, That funds made 
available by this Act to an agency in the Rural Development 
mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up 
to one administrative support staff for the Office.

                           Rural Development

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

  For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration 
and implementation of Rural Development programs, including 
activities with institutions concerning the development and 
operation of agricultural cooperatives; and for cooperative 
agreements; $351,087,000: Provided, That of the amount made 
available under this heading, up to $5,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024, shall be for the Rural 
Partners Network activities of the Department of Agriculture, 
and may be transferred to other agencies of the Department for 
such purpose, consistent with the missions and authorities of 
such agencies: Provided further, That of the amount made 
available under this heading, no less than $135,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be used for information 
technology expenses: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading 
may be used for advertising and promotional activities that 
support Rural Development programs: Provided further, That in 
addition to any other funds appropriated for purposes 
authorized by section 502(i) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 
U.S.C. 1472(i)), any amounts collected under such section, as 
amended by this Act, will immediately be credited to this 
account and will remain available until expended for such 
purposes.

                         Rural Housing Service

              rural housing insurance fund program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

  For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and 
guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the Housing Act of 
1949, to be available from funds in the rural housing insurance 
fund, as follows: $1,250,000,000 shall be for direct loans, 
$7,500,000 shall be for a Single Family Housing Relending 
demonstration program for Native American Tribes, and 
$30,000,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; 
$28,000,000 for section 504 housing repair loans; $70,000,000 
for section 515 rental housing; $400,000,000 for section 538 
guaranteed multi-family housing loans; $10,000,000 for credit 
sales of single family housing acquired property; $5,000,000 
for section 523 self-help housing land development loans; and 
$5,000,000 for section 524 site development loans.
  For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the 
cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 502 
loans, $46,375,000 shall be for direct loans; Single Family 
Housing Relending demonstration program for Native American 
Tribes, $2,468,000; section 504 housing repair loans, 
$2,324,000; section 523 self-help housing land development 
loans, $267,000; section 524 site development loans, $208,000; 
and repair, rehabilitation, and new construction of section 515 
rental housing, $13,377,000: Provided, That to support the loan 
program level for section 538 guaranteed loans made available 
under this heading the Secretary may charge or adjust any fees 
to cover the projected cost of such loan guarantees pursuant to 
the provisions of the Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 
et seq.), and the interest on such loans may not be subsidized: 
Provided further, That applicants in communities that have a 
current rural area waiver under section 541 of the Housing Act 
of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490q) shall be treated as living in a rural 
area for purposes of section 502 guaranteed loans provided 
under this heading: Provided further, That of the amounts 
available under this paragraph for section 502 direct loans, no 
less than $5,000,000 shall be available for direct loans for 
individuals whose homes will be built pursuant to a program 
funded with a mutual and self-help housing grant authorized by 
section 523 of the Housing Act of 1949 until June 1, 2023: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall implement provisions 
to provide incentives to nonprofit organizations and public 
housing authorities to facilitate the acquisition of Rural 
Housing Service (RHS) multifamily housing properties by such 
nonprofit organizations and public housing authorities that 
commit to keep such properties in the RHS multifamily housing 
program for a period of time as determined by the Secretary, 
with such incentives to include, but not be limited to, the 
following: allow such nonprofit entities and public housing 
authorities to earn a Return on Investment on their own 
resources to include proceeds from low income housing tax 
credit syndication, own contributions, grants, and developer 
loans at favorable rates and terms, invested in a deal; and 
allow reimbursement of organizational costs associated with 
owner's oversight of asset referred to as ``Asset Management 
Fee'' of up to $7,500 per property.
  In addition, for the cost of direct loans and grants, 
including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, $36,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, for a demonstration program 
for the preservation and revitalization of the sections 514, 
515, and 516 multi-family rental housing properties to 
restructure existing USDA multi-family housing loans, as the 
Secretary deems appropriate, expressly for the purposes of 
ensuring the project has sufficient resources to preserve the 
project for the purpose of providing safe and affordable 
housing for low-income residents and farm laborers including 
reducing or eliminating interest; deferring loan payments, 
subordinating, reducing or re-amortizing loan debt; and other 
financial assistance including advances, payments and 
incentives (including the ability of owners to obtain 
reasonable returns on investment) required by the Secretary: 
Provided, That the Secretary shall, as part of the preservation 
and revitalization agreement, obtain a restrictive use 
agreement consistent with the terms of the restructuring.
  In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and 
contracts, as authorized by sections 514 and 516 of the Housing 
Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484, 1486), $14,084,000, to remain 
available until expended, for direct farm labor housing loans 
and domestic farm labor housing grants and contracts.
  In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $412,254,000 shall 
be paid to the appropriation for ``Rural Development, Salaries 
and Expenses''.

                       rental assistance program

  For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed 
pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) of the 
Housing Act of 1949 or agreements entered into in lieu of debt 
forgiveness or payments for eligible households as authorized 
by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, 
$1,487,926,000, and in addition such sums as may be necessary, 
as authorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt 
incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental 
assistance program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act: 
Provided, That rental assistance agreements entered into or 
renewed during the current fiscal year shall be funded for a 
one-year period: Provided further, That upon request by an 
owner of a project financed by an existing loan under section 
514 or 515 of the Act, the Secretary may renew the rental 
assistance agreement for a period of 20 years or until the term 
of such loan has expired, subject to annual appropriations: 
Provided further, That any unexpended balances remaining at the 
end of such one-year agreements may be transferred and used for 
purposes of any debt reduction, maintenance, repair, or 
rehabilitation of any existing projects; preservation; and 
rental assistance activities authorized under title V of the 
Act: Provided further, That rental assistance provided under 
agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 2023 for a farm 
labor multi-family housing project financed under section 514 
or 516 of the Act may not be recaptured for use in another 
project until such assistance has remained unused for a period 
of 12 consecutive months, if such project has a waiting list of 
tenants seeking such assistance or the project has rental 
assistance eligible tenants who are not receiving such 
assistance: Provided further, That such recaptured rental 
assistance shall, to the extent practicable, be applied to 
another farm labor multi-family housing project financed under 
section 514 or 516 of the Act: Provided further, That except as 
provided in the fourth proviso under this heading and 
notwithstanding any other provision of the Act, the Secretary 
may recapture rental assistance provided under agreements 
entered into prior to fiscal year 2023 for a project that the 
Secretary determines no longer needs rental assistance and use 
such recaptured funds for current needs.

                     rural housing voucher account

  For the rural housing voucher program as authorized under 
section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but notwithstanding 
subsection (b) of such section, $48,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the funds made 
available under this heading shall be available for rural 
housing vouchers to any low-income household (including those 
not receiving rental assistance) residing in a property 
financed with a section 515 loan which has been prepaid or 
otherwise paid off after September 30, 2005: Provided further, 
That the amount of such voucher shall be the difference between 
comparable market rent for the section 515 unit and the tenant 
paid rent for such unit: Provided further, That funds made 
available for such vouchers shall be subject to the 
availability of annual appropriations: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
administer such vouchers with current regulations and 
administrative guidance applicable to section 8 housing 
vouchers administered by the Secretary of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development: Provided further, That in 
addition to any other available funds, the Secretary may expend 
not more than $1,000,000 total, from the program funds made 
available under this heading, for administrative expenses for 
activities funded under this heading.

                  mutual and self-help housing grants

  For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) of 
the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), $32,000,000, to 
remain available until expended.

                    rural housing assistance grants

  For grants for very low-income housing repair and rural 
housing preservation made by the Rural Housing Service, as 
authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, and 1490m, $48,000,000, to remain 
available until expended.

               rural community facilities program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

  For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and 
guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and described in 
section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act, $2,800,000,000 for direct loans and 
$650,000,000 for guaranteed loans.
  For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and grants, 
including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, for rural 
community facilities programs as authorized by section 306 and 
described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act, $341,490,328, to remain available until 
expended, of which up to $325,490,328 shall be for the 
purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account in the 
table titled ``Community Project Funding/Congressionally 
Directed Spending'' in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act): Provided, That $6,000,000 of the amount 
appropriated under this heading shall be available for a Rural 
Community Development Initiative: Provided further, That such 
funds shall be used solely to develop the capacity and ability 
of private, nonprofit community-based housing and community 
development organizations, low-income rural communities, and 
Federally Recognized Native American Tribes to undertake 
projects to improve housing, community facilities, community 
and economic development projects in rural areas: Provided 
further, That such funds shall be made available to qualified 
private, nonprofit and public intermediary organizations 
proposing to carry out a program of financial and technical 
assistance: Provided further, That such intermediary 
organizations shall provide matching funds from other sources, 
including Federal funds for related activities, in an amount 
not less than funds provided: Provided further, That any 
unobligated balances from prior year appropriations under this 
heading for the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and 
grants, including amounts deobligated or cancelled, may be made 
available to cover the subsidy costs for direct loans and or 
loan guarantees under this heading in this fiscal year: 
Provided further, That no amounts may be made available 
pursuant to the preceding proviso from amounts that were 
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to a Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, or that were 
specified in the table titled ``Community Project Funding/
Congressionally Directed Spending'' in the explanatory 
statement for division A of Public Law 117-103 described in 
section 4 in the matter preceding such division A: Provided 
further, That $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this 
heading shall be available for community facilities grants to 
tribal colleges, as authorized by section 306(a)(19) of such 
Act: Provided further, That sections 381E-H and 381N of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable 
to the funds made available under this heading.

                  Rural Business--Cooperative Service

                     rural business program account

  For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the rural 
business development programs authorized by section 310B and 
described in subsections (a), (c), (f) and (g) of section 310B 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, 
$86,520,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
of the amount appropriated under this heading, not to exceed 
$500,000 shall be made available for one grant to a qualified 
national organization to provide technical assistance for rural 
transportation in order to promote economic development and 
$9,000,000 shall be for grants to the Delta Regional Authority 
(7 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.), the Northern Border Regional 
Commission (40 U.S.C. 15101 et seq.), and the Appalachian 
Regional Commission (40 U.S.C. 14101 et seq.) for any Rural 
Community Advancement Program purpose as described in section 
381E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, of 
which not more than 5 percent may be used for administrative 
expenses: Provided further, That $4,000,000 of the amount 
appropriated under this heading shall be for business grants to 
benefit Federally Recognized Native American Tribes, including 
$250,000 for a grant to a qualified national organization to 
provide technical assistance for rural transportation in order 
to promote economic development: Provided further, That of the 
amount appropriated under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be for 
the Rural Innovation Stronger Economy Grant Program (7 U.S.C. 
2008w): Provided further, That sections 381E-H and 381N of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable 
to funds made available under this heading.

              intermediary relending program fund account

                     (including transfer of funds)

  For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by 
the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 U.S.C. 
1936b), $18,889,000.
  For the cost of direct loans, $3,313,000, as authorized by 
the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 U.S.C. 
1936b), of which $331,000 shall be available through June 30, 
2023, for Federally Recognized Native American Tribes; and of 
which $663,000 shall be available through June 30, 2023, for 
Mississippi Delta Region counties (as determined in accordance 
with Public Law 100-460): 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.
  In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
direct loan programs, $4,468,000 shall be paid to the 
appropriation for ``Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses''.

            rural economic development loans program account

  For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized under 
section 313B(a) of the Rural Electrification Act, for the 
purpose of promoting rural economic development and job 
creation projects, $75,000,000.
  The cost of grants authorized under section 313B(a) of the 
Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of promoting rural 
economic development and job creation projects shall not exceed 
$15,000,000.

                  rural cooperative development grants

  For rural cooperative development grants authorized under 
section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), $28,300,000, of which $3,500,000 shall be 
for cooperative agreements for the appropriate technology 
transfer for rural areas program: Provided, That not to exceed 
$3,000,000 shall be for grants for cooperative development 
centers, individual cooperatives, or groups of cooperatives 
that serve socially disadvantaged groups and a majority of the 
boards of directors or governing boards of which are comprised 
of individuals who are members of socially disadvantaged 
groups; and of which $16,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be for value-added agricultural product market 
development grants, as authorized by section 210A of the 
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, of which $3,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be for Agriculture 
Innovation Centers authorized pursuant to section 6402 of 
Public Law 107-171.

               rural microentrepreneur assistance program

  For the principal amount of direct loans as authorized by 
section 379E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
(7 U.S.C. 2008s), $25,000,000.
  For the cost of loans and grants, $6,000,000 under the same 
terms and conditions as authorized by section 379E of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008s).

                    rural energy for america program

  For the principal amount of loan guarantees, under the same 
terms and conditions as authorized by section 9007 of the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), 
$20,000,000.
  For the cost of a program of loan guarantees, under the same 
terms and conditions as authorized by section 9007 of the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), 
$18,000: Provided, That the cost of loan guarantees, including 
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in 
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

                   healthy food financing initiative

  For the cost of loans and grants that is consistent with 
section 243 of subtitle D of title II of the Department of 
Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6953), as 
added by section 4206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, for 
necessary expenses of the Secretary to support projects that 
provide access to healthy food in underserved areas, to create 
and preserve quality jobs, and to revitalize low-income 
communities, $3,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That such costs of loans, including the cost of 
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

                        Rural Utilities Service

             rural water and waste disposal program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

  For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and 
guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and described in 
section 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act, as follows: $1,420,000,000 for direct loans; 
and $50,000,000 for guaranteed loans.
  For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, including the 
cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, for rural water, waste water, 
waste disposal, and solid waste management programs authorized 
by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and described 
in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $596,404,000, to 
remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$1,000,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program 
described in section 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and of which not 
to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available for the rural utilities 
program described in section 306E of such Act: Provided, That 
not to exceed $15,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this 
heading shall be for grants authorized by section 306A(i)(2) of 
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act in addition to 
funding authorized by section 306A(i)(1) of such Act: Provided 
further, That $70,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this 
heading shall be for loans and grants including water and waste 
disposal systems grants authorized by section 306C(a)(2)(B) and 
section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act, and Federally Recognized Native American Tribes authorized 
by 306C(a)(1) of such Act: Provided further, That funding 
provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act may be provided to a consortium formed pursuant 
to section 325 of Public Law 105-83: Provided further, That not 
more than 2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D of 
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by 
the State of Alaska for training and technical assistance 
programs and not more than 2 percent of the funding provided 
for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act may be used by a consortium formed pursuant to section 325 
of Public Law 105-83 for training and technical assistance 
programs: Provided further, That not to exceed $37,500,000 of 
the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for 
technical assistance grants for rural water and waste systems 
pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of such Act, unless the 
Secretary makes a determination of extreme need, of which 
$8,500,000 shall be made available for a grant to a qualified 
nonprofit multi-State regional technical assistance 
organization, with experience in working with small communities 
on water and waste water problems, the principal purpose of 
such grant shall be to assist rural communities with 
populations of 3,300 or less, in improving the planning, 
financing, development, operation, and management of water and 
waste water systems, and of which not less than $800,000 shall 
be for a qualified national Native American organization to 
provide technical assistance for rural water systems for tribal 
communities: Provided further, That not to exceed $21,180,000 
of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for 
contracting with qualified national organizations for a circuit 
rider program to provide technical assistance for rural water 
systems: Provided further, That not to exceed $4,000,000 of the 
amounts made available under this heading shall be for solid 
waste management grants: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$2,724,000 of the amounts appropriated under this heading shall 
be available as the Secretary deems appropriate for water and 
waste direct one percent loans for distressed communities: 
Provided further, That if the Secretary determines that any 
portion of the amount made available for one percent loans is 
not needed for such loans, the Secretary may use such amounts 
for grants authorized by section 306(a)(2) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act: Provided further, That if any 
funds made available for the direct loan subsidy costs remain 
unobligated after July 31, 2024, such unobligated balances may 
be used for grant programs funded under this heading: Provided 
further, That $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this 
heading shall be transferred to, and merged with, the Rural 
Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account to provide 
grants authorized under section 19 of the Rural Electrification 
Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a): Provided further, That sections 
381E-H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act are not applicable to the funds made available under this 
heading.

   rural electrification and telecommunications loans program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

  The principal amount of loans and loan guarantees as 
authorized by sections 4, 305, 306, 313A, and 317 of the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 904, 935, 936, 940c-1, 
and 940g) shall be made as follows: guaranteed rural electric 
loans made pursuant to section 306 of that Act, $2,167,000,000; 
cost of money direct loans made pursuant to sections 4, 
notwithstanding the one-eighth of one percent in 4(c)(2), and 
317, notwithstanding 317(c), of that Act, $4,333,000,000; 
guaranteed underwriting loans pursuant to section 313A of that 
Act, $900,000,000; and for cost-of-money rural 
telecommunications loans made pursuant to section 305(d)(2) of 
that Act, $690,000,000: Provided, That up to $2,000,000,000 
shall be used for the construction, acquisition, design, 
engineering or improvement of fossil-fueled electric generating 
plants (whether new or existing) that utilize carbon subsurface 
utilization and storage systems.
  For the cost of direct loans as authorized by section 
305(d)(2) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 
935(d)(2)), including the cost of modifying loans, as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, cost of 
money rural telecommunications loans, $3,726,000.
  In addition, $11,500,000 to remain available until expended, 
to carry out section 6407 of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107a): Provided, That the 
energy efficiency measures supported by the funding in this 
paragraph shall contribute in a demonstrable way to the 
reduction of greenhouse gases.
  In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $33,270,000, which 
shall be paid to the appropriation for ``Rural Development, 
Salaries and Expenses''.

         distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband program

  For grants for telemedicine and distance learning services in 
rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., 
$64,991,000, to remain available until expended, of which up to 
$4,991,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, 
specified for this account in the table titled ``Community 
Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending'' in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That 
$3,000,000 shall be made available for grants authorized by 
section 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act: Provided further, That funding provided under this heading 
for grants under section 379G of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act may only be provided to entities that 
meet all of the eligibility criteria for a consortium as 
established by this section.
  For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by sections 
601 and 602 of the Rural Electrification Act, $3,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That the cost of 
direct loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
  For the cost to continue a broadband loan and grant pilot 
program established by section 779 of division A of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141) 
under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 
U.S.C. 901 et seq.), $363,512,317, to remain available until 
expended, of which up to $15,512,317 shall be for the purposes, 
and in the amounts, specified for this account in the table 
titled ``Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed 
Spending'' in the explanatory statement described in section 4 
(in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): 
Provided, That the Secretary may award grants described in 
section 601(a) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as 
amended (7 U.S.C. 950bb(a)) for the purposes of carrying out 
such pilot program: Provided further, That the cost of direct 
loans shall be defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That at least 90 percent 
of the households to be served by a project receiving a loan or 
grant under the pilot program shall be in a rural area without 
sufficient access to broadband: Provided further, That for 
purposes of such pilot program, a rural area without sufficient 
access to broadband shall be defined as twenty-five megabits 
per second downstream and three megabits per second upstream: 
Provided further, That to the extent possible, projects 
receiving funds provided under the pilot program must build out 
service to at least one hundred megabits per second downstream, 
and twenty megabits per second upstream: Provided further, That 
an entity to which a loan or grant is made under the pilot 
program shall not use the loan or grant to overbuild or 
duplicate broadband service in a service area by any entity 
that has received a broadband loan from the Rural Utilities 
Service unless such service is not provided sufficient access 
to broadband at the minimum service threshold: Provided 
further, That not more than four percent of the funds made 
available in this paragraph can be used for administrative 
costs to carry out the pilot program and up to three percent of 
funds made available in this paragraph may be available for 
technical assistance and pre-development planning activities to 
support the most rural communities: Provided further, That the 
Rural Utilities Service is directed to expedite program 
delivery methods that would implement this paragraph: Provided 
further, That for purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary 
shall adhere to the notice, reporting and service area 
assessment requirements set forth in section 701 of the Rural 
Electrification Act (7 U.S.C. 950cc).
  In addition, $35,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
for the Community Connect Grant Program authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
950bb-3.

                                TITLE IV

                         DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS

    Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer 
                                Services

  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, $1,376,000: 
Provided, That funds made available by this Act to an agency in 
the Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services mission area for 
salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one 
administrative support staff for the Office.

                       Food and Nutrition Service

                        child nutrition programs

                     (including transfers of funds)

  For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), except 
section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 
et seq.), except sections 17 and 21; $28,545,432,000 to remain 
available through September 30, 2024, of which such sums as are 
made available under section 14222(b)(1) of the Food, 
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-246), as 
amended by this Act, shall be merged with and available for the 
same time period and purposes as provided herein: Provided, 
That of the total amount available, $20,162,000 shall be 
available to carry out section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.): Provided further, That of the 
total amount available, $21,005,000 shall be available to carry 
out studies and evaluations and shall remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That of the total amount available, 
$14,000,000 shall remain available until expended to carry out 
section 18(g) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(g)): Provided further, That notwithstanding 
section 18(g)(3)(C) of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(g)(3)(c)), the total grant amount 
provided to a farm to school grant recipient in fiscal year 
2023 shall not exceed $500,000: Provided further, That of the 
total amount available, $30,000,000 shall be available to 
provide competitive grants to State agencies for subgrants to 
local educational agencies and schools to purchase the 
equipment, with a value of greater than $1,000, needed to serve 
healthier meals, improve food safety, and to help support the 
establishment, maintenance, or expansion of the school 
breakfast program: Provided further, That of the total amount 
available, $40,000,000 shall remain available until expended to 
carry out section 749(g) of the Agriculture Appropriations Act 
of 2010 (Public Law 111-80): Provided further, That of the 
total amount available, $2,000,000 shall remain available until 
expended to carry out activities authorized under subsections 
(a)(2) and (e)(2) of section 21 of the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769b-1(a)(2) and (e)(2)): 
Provided further, That of the total amount available, 
$3,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024 to carry 
out section 23 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1793), of which $1,000,000 shall be for grants under such 
section to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, 
Guam, and American Samoa: Provided further, That section 26(d) 
of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1769g(d)) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``2010 
through 2023'' and inserting ``2010 through 2024'': Provided 
further, That section 9(h)(3) of the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(3)) is amended in 
the first sentence by striking ``For fiscal year 2022'' and 
inserting ``For fiscal year 2023'': Provided further, That 
section 9(h)(4) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(4)) is amended in the first sentence by 
striking ``For fiscal year 2022'' and inserting ``For fiscal 
year 2023''.

special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children 
                                 (wic)

  For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental 
nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the Child 
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), $6,000,000,000, to 
remain available through September 30, 2024: Provided, That 
notwithstanding section 17(h)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act of 
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)), not less than $90,000,000 shall 
be used for breastfeeding peer counselors and other related 
activities, and $14,000,000 shall be used for infrastructure: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall use funds made 
available under this heading to increase the amount of a cash-
value voucher for women and children participants to an amount 
recommended by the National Academies of Science, Engineering 
and Medicine and adjusted for inflation: Provided further, That 
none of the funds provided in this account shall be available 
for the purchase of infant formula except in accordance with 
the cost containment and competitive bidding requirements 
specified in section 17 of such Act: Provided further, That 
none of the funds provided shall be available for activities 
that are not fully reimbursed by other Federal Government 
departments or agencies unless authorized by section 17 of such 
Act: Provided further, That upon termination of a federally 
mandated vendor moratorium and subject to terms and conditions 
established by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive the 
requirement at 7 CFR 246.12(g)(6) at the request of a State 
agency.

               supplemental nutrition assistance program

  For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $153,863,723,000, of which 
$3,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2025, 
shall be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at 
such times as may become necessary to carry out program 
operations: Provided, That funds provided herein shall be 
expended in accordance with section 16 of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008: Provided further, That of the funds made 
available under this heading, $998,000 may be used to provide 
nutrition education services to State agencies and Federally 
Recognized Tribes participating in the Food Distribution 
Program on Indian Reservations: Provided further, That of the 
funds made available under this heading, $3,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024, shall be used to carry out 
section 4003(b) of Public Law 115-334 relating to demonstration 
projects for tribal organizations: Provided further, That this 
appropriation shall be subject to any work registration or 
workfare requirements as may be required by law: Provided 
further, That funds made available for Employment and Training 
under this heading shall remain available through September 30, 
2024: Provided further, That funds made available under this 
heading for section 28(d)(1), section 4(b), and section 27(a) 
of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 shall remain available 
through September 30, 2024: Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available under this heading may be obligated or 
expended in contravention of section 213A of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1183A): Provided further, That 
funds made available under this heading may be used to enter 
into contracts and employ staff to conduct studies, 
evaluations, or to conduct activities related to program 
integrity provided that such activities are authorized by the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.

                      commodity assistance program

  For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance and 
the Commodity Supplemental Food Program as authorized by 
section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 
1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note); the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 
1983; special assistance for the nuclear affected islands, as 
authorized by section 103(f)(2) of the Compact of Free 
Association Amendments Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-188); and 
the Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by section 
17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, $457,710,000, to 
remain available through September 30, 2024: Provided, That 
none of these funds shall be available to reimburse the 
Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities donated to the 
program: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, effective with funds made available in fiscal 
year 2023 to support the Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition 
Program, as authorized by section 4402 of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002, such funds shall remain available 
through September 30, 2024: Provided further, That of the funds 
made available under section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)), the Secretary may use up to 20 
percent for costs associated with the distribution of 
commodities.

                   nutrition programs administration

  For necessary administrative expenses of the Food and 
Nutrition Service for carrying out any domestic nutrition 
assistance program, $189,348,000: Provided, That of the funds 
provided herein, $2,000,000 shall be used for the purposes of 
section 4404 of Public Law 107-171, as amended by section 4401 
of Public Law 110-246.

                                TITLE V

                FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

   Office of the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural 
                                Affairs

  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, $932,000: Provided, 
That funds made available by this Act to any agency in the 
Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs mission area for 
salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one 
administrative support staff for the Office.

                      office of codex alimentarius

  For necessary expenses of the Office of Codex Alimentarius, 
$4,922,000, including not to exceed $40,000 for official 
reception and representation expenses.

                      Foreign Agricultural Service

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

  For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service, 
including not to exceed $250,000 for representation allowances 
and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved 
August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $237,330,000, of which no more 
than 6 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2024, 
for overseas operations to include the payment of locally 
employed staff: Provided, That the Service may utilize advances 
of funds, or reimburse this appropriation for expenditures made 
on behalf of Federal agencies, public and private organizations 
and institutions under agreements executed pursuant to the 
agricultural food production assistance programs (7 U.S.C. 
1737) and the foreign assistance programs of the United States 
Agency for International Development: Provided further, That 
funds made available for middle-income country training 
programs, funds made available for the Borlaug International 
Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship program, and up 
to $2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service appropriation 
solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations in 
international currency exchange rates, subject to documentation 
by the Foreign Agricultural Service, shall remain available 
until expended.

                     food for peace title ii grants

  For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise 
recoverable, and unrecovered prior years' costs, including 
interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83-
480), for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions 
abroad under title II of said Act, $1,750,000,000, to remain 
available until expended.

  mcgovern-dole international food for education and child nutrition 
                             program grants

  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 
3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 1736o-1), $243,331,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the Commodity Credit Corporation is 
authorized to provide the services, facilities, and authorities 
for the purpose of implementing such section, subject to 
reimbursement from amounts provided herein: Provided further, 
That of the amount made available under this heading, not more 
than 10 percent, but not less than $24,300,000, shall remain 
available until expended to purchase agricultural commodities 
as described in subsection 3107(a)(2) of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o-1(a)(2)).

 commodity credit corporation export (loans) credit guarantee program 
                                account

                     (including transfers of funds)

  For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity Credit 
Corporation's Export Guarantee Program, GSM 102 and GSM 103, 
$6,063,000, to cover common overhead expenses as permitted by 
section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act and 
in conformity with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, which 
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
``Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses''.

                                TITLE VI

            RELATED AGENCY AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

                Department of Health and Human Services

                      food and drug administration

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

  For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration, 
including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for 
payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public 
Law 92-313 for programs and activities of the Food and Drug 
Administration which are included in this Act; for rental of 
special purpose space in the District of Columbia or elsewhere; 
in addition to amounts appropriated to the FDA Innovation 
Account, for carrying out the activities described in section 
1002(b)(4) of the 21st Century Cures Act (Public Law 114-255); 
for miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement 
activities, authorized and approved by the Secretary and to be 
accounted for solely on the Secretary's certificate, not to 
exceed $25,000; and notwithstanding section 521 of Public Law 
107-188; $6,562,793,000: Provided, That of the amount provided 
under this heading, $1,310,319,000 shall be derived from 
prescription drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379h, and 
shall be credited to this account and remain available until 
expended; $324,777,000 shall be derived from medical device 
user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j, and shall be credited 
to this account and remain available until expended; 
$582,500,000 shall be derived from human generic drug user fees 
authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-42, and shall be credited to this 
account and remain available until expended; $41,600,000 shall 
be derived from biosimilar biological product user fees 
authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-52, and shall be credited to this 
account and remain available until expended; $32,144,000 shall 
be derived from animal drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
379j-12, and shall be credited to this account and remain 
available until expended; $29,303,000 shall be derived from 
generic new animal drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-
21, and shall be credited to this account and remain available 
until expended; $712,000,000 shall be derived from tobacco 
product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 387s, and shall be 
credited to this account and remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That in addition to and notwithstanding any 
other provision under this heading, amounts collected for 
prescription drug user fees, medical device user fees, human 
generic drug user fees, biosimilar biological product user 
fees, animal drug user fees, and generic new animal drug user 
fees that exceed the respective fiscal year 2023 limitations 
are appropriated and shall be credited to this account and 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That fees 
derived from prescription drug, medical device, human generic 
drug, biosimilar biological product, animal drug, and generic 
new animal drug assessments for fiscal year 2023, including any 
such fees collected prior to fiscal year 2023 but credited for 
fiscal year 2023, shall be subject to the fiscal year 2023 
limitations: Provided further, That the Secretary may accept 
payment during fiscal year 2023 of user fees specified under 
this heading and authorized for fiscal year 2024, prior to the 
due date for such fees, and that amounts of such fees assessed 
for fiscal year 2024 for which the Secretary accepts payment in 
fiscal year 2023 shall not be included in amounts under this 
heading: Provided further, That none of these funds shall be 
used to develop, establish, or operate any program of user fees 
authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701: Provided further, That of the 
total amount appropriated: (1) $1,196,097,000 shall be for the 
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and related field 
activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs, of which no 
less than $15,000,000 shall be used for inspections of foreign 
seafood manufacturers and field examinations of imported 
seafood; (2) $2,289,290,000 shall be for the Center for Drug 
Evaluation and Research and related field activities in the 
Office of Regulatory Affairs, of which no less than $10,000,000 
shall be for pilots to increase unannounced foreign inspections 
and shall remain available until expended; (3) $489,594,000 
shall be for the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research 
and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory 
Affairs; (4) $287,339,000 shall be for the Center for 
Veterinary Medicine and for related field activities in the 
Office of Regulatory Affairs; (5) $736,359,000 shall be for the 
Center for Devices and Radiological Health and for related 
field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) 
$76,919,000 shall be for the National Center for Toxicological 
Research; (7) $677,165,000 shall be for the Center for Tobacco 
Products and for related field activities in the Office of 
Regulatory Affairs; (8) $214,082,000 shall be for Rent and 
Related activities, of which $55,893,000 is for White Oak 
Consolidation, other than the amounts paid to the General 
Services Administration for rent; (9) $236,166,000 shall be for 
payments to the General Services Administration for rent; and 
(10) $359,782,000 shall be for other activities, including the 
Office of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, the Office of 
Food Policy and Response, the Office of Operations, the Office 
of the Chief Scientist, and central services for these offices: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $25,000 of this amount 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses, 
not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Commissioner: 
Provided further, That any transfer of funds pursuant to, and 
for the administration of, section 770(n) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379dd(n)) shall only be from 
amounts made available under this heading for other activities 
and shall not exceed $2,000,000: Provided further, That of the 
amounts that are made available under this heading for ``other 
activities'', and that are not derived from user fees, 
$1,500,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ``Department of Health and Human Services--
Office of Inspector General'' for oversight of the programs and 
operations of the Food and Drug Administration and shall be in 
addition to funds otherwise made available for oversight of the 
Food and Drug Administration: Provided further, That funds may 
be transferred from one specified activity to another with the 
prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress.
  In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 42 U.S.C. 
263b, export certification user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
381, priority review user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360n and 
360ff, food and feed recall fees, food reinspection fees, and 
voluntary qualified importer program fees authorized by 21 
U.S.C. 379j-31, outsourcing facility fees authorized by 21 
U.S.C. 379j-62, prescription drug wholesale distributor 
licensing and inspection fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
353(e)(3), third-party logistics provider licensing and 
inspection fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360eee-3(c)(1), third-
party auditor fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 384d(c)(8), medical 
countermeasure priority review voucher user fees authorized by 
21 U.S.C. 360bbb-4a, and fees relating to over-the-counter 
monograph drugs authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-72 shall be 
credited to this account, to remain available until expended.

                        buildings and facilities

  For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension, 
alteration, demolition, and purchase of fixed equipment or 
facilities of or used by the Food and Drug Administration, 
where not otherwise provided, $12,788,000, to remain available 
until expended.

                   fda innovation account, cures act

                     (including transfer of funds)

  For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes described 
under section 1002(b)(4) of the 21st Century Cures Act, in 
addition to amounts available for such purposes under the 
heading ``Salaries and Expenses'', $50,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That amounts appropriated 
in this paragraph are appropriated pursuant to section 
1002(b)(3) of the 21st Century Cures Act, are to be derived 
from amounts transferred under section 1002(b)(2)(A) of such 
Act, and may be transferred by the Commissioner of Food and 
Drugs to the appropriation for ``Department of Health and Human 
Services Food and Drug Administration Salaries and Expenses'' 
solely for the purposes provided in such Act: Provided further, 
That upon a determination by the Commissioner that funds 
transferred pursuant to the previous proviso are not necessary 
for the purposes provided, such amounts may be transferred back 
to the account: Provided further, That such transfer authority 
is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.

                           INDEPENDENT AGENCY

                       Farm Credit Administration

                 limitation on administrative expenses

  Not to exceed $88,500,000 (from assessments collected from 
farm credit institutions, including the Federal Agricultural 
Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated during the current 
fiscal year for administrative expenses as authorized under 12 
U.S.C. 2249: Provided, That this limitation shall not apply to 
expenses associated with receiverships: Provided further, That 
the agency may exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with 
notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress: Provided further, That the purposes of section 
3.7(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 
2128(b)(2)(A)(i)), the Farm Credit Administration may exempt, 
an amount in its sole discretion, from the application of the 
limitation provided in that clause of export loans described in 
the clause guaranteed or insured in a manner other than 
described in subclause (II) of the clause.

                               TITLE VII

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

             (including rescissions and transfers of funds)

  Sec. 701.  The Secretary may use any appropriations made 
available to the Department of Agriculture in this Act to 
purchase new passenger motor vehicles, in addition to specific 
appropriations for this purpose, so long as the total number of 
vehicles purchased in fiscal year 2023 does not exceed the 
number of vehicles owned or leased in fiscal year 2018: 
Provided, That, prior to purchasing additional motor vehicles, 
the Secretary must determine that such vehicles are necessary 
for transportation safety, to reduce operational costs, and for 
the protection of life, property, and public safety: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may not increase the Department of 
Agriculture's fleet above the 2018 level unless the Secretary 
notifies in writing, and receives approval from, the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress within 30 days of 
the notification.
  Sec. 702.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobligated balances 
of discretionary funds appropriated by this Act or any other 
available unobligated discretionary balances that are remaining 
available of the Department of Agriculture to the Working 
Capital Fund for the acquisition of property, plant and 
equipment and for the improvement, delivery, and implementation 
of Department financial, and administrative information 
technology services, and other support systems necessary for 
the delivery of financial, administrative, and information 
technology services, including cloud adoption and migration, of 
primary benefit to the agencies of the Department of 
Agriculture, such transferred funds to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That none of the funds made available by 
this Act or any other Act shall be transferred to the Working 
Capital Fund without the prior approval of the agency 
administrator: Provided further, That none of the funds 
transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this 
section shall be available for obligation without written 
notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, 
That none of the funds appropriated by this Act or made 
available to the Department's Working Capital Fund shall be 
available for obligation or expenditure to make any changes to 
the Department's National Finance Center without written 
notification to and prior approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress as required by 
section 716 of this Act: Provided further, That none of the 
funds appropriated by this Act or made available to the 
Department's Working Capital Fund shall be available for 
obligation or expenditure to initiate, plan, develop, 
implement, or make any changes to remove or relocate any 
systems, missions, personnel, or functions of the offices of 
the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Information Officer, 
co-located with or from the National Finance Center prior to 
written notification to and prior approval of the Committee on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress and in accordance 
with the requirements of section 716 of this Act: Provided 
further, That the National Finance Center Information 
Technology Services Division personnel and data center 
management responsibilities, and control of any functions, 
missions, and systems for current and future human resources 
management and integrated personnel and payroll systems (PPS) 
and functions provided by the Chief Financial Officer and the 
Chief Information Officer shall remain in the National Finance 
Center and under the management responsibility and 
administrative control of the National Finance Center: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of Agriculture and the offices of 
the Chief Financial Officer shall actively market to existing 
and new Departments and other government agencies National 
Finance Center shared services including, but not limited to, 
payroll, financial management, and human capital shared 
services and allow the National Finance Center to perform 
technology upgrades: Provided further, That of annual income 
amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the Department of 
Agriculture attributable to the amounts in excess of the true 
costs of the shared services provided by the National Finance 
Center and budgeted for the National Finance Center, the 
Secretary shall reserve not more than 4 percent for the 
replacement or acquisition of capital equipment, including 
equipment for the improvement, delivery, and implementation of 
financial, administrative, and information technology services, 
and other systems of the National Finance Center or to pay any 
unforeseen, extraordinary cost of the National Finance Center: 
Provided further, That none of the amounts reserved shall be 
available for obligation unless the Secretary submits written 
notification of the obligation to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, 
That the limitations on the obligation of funds pending 
notification to Congressional Committees shall not apply to any 
obligation that, as determined by the Secretary, is necessary 
to respond to a declared state of emergency that significantly 
impacts the operations of the National Finance Center; or to 
evacuate employees of the National Finance Center to a safe 
haven to continue operations of the National Finance Center.
  Sec. 703.  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. 704.  No funds appropriated by this Act may be used to 
pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements or 
similar arrangements between the United States Department of 
Agriculture and nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 percent 
of the total direct cost of the agreement when the purpose of 
such cooperative arrangements is to carry out programs of 
mutual interest between the two parties. This does not preclude 
appropriate payment of indirect costs on grants and contracts 
with such institutions when such indirect costs are computed on 
a similar basis for all agencies for which appropriations are 
provided in this Act.
  Sec. 705.  Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture 
for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in 
the current fiscal year shall remain available until expended 
to disburse obligations made in the current fiscal year for the 
following accounts: the Rural Development Loan Fund program 
account, the Rural Electrification and Telecommunication Loans 
program account, and the Rural Housing Insurance Fund program 
account.
  Sec. 706.  None of the funds made available to the Department 
of Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire new 
information technology systems or significant upgrades, as 
determined by the Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
without the approval of the Chief Information Officer and the 
concurrence of the Executive Information Technology Investment 
Review Board: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be transferred to the Office of 
the Chief Information Officer without written notification to 
and the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
section 11319 of title 40, United States Code, none of the 
funds available to the Department of Agriculture for 
information technology shall be obligated for projects, 
contracts, or other agreements over $25,000 prior to receipt of 
written approval by the Chief Information Officer: Provided 
further, That the Chief Information Officer may authorize an 
agency to obligate funds without written approval from the 
Chief Information Officer for projects, contracts, or other 
agreements up to $250,000 based upon the performance of an 
agency measured against the performance plan requirements 
described in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 
113-235.
  Sec. 707.  Funds made available under section 524(b) of the 
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)) in the current 
fiscal year shall remain available until expended to disburse 
obligations made in the current fiscal year.
  Sec. 708.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
former Rural Utilities Service borrower that has repaid or 
prepaid an insured, direct or guaranteed loan under the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936, or any not-for-profit utility that 
is eligible to receive an insured or direct loan under such 
Act, shall be eligible for assistance under section 313B(a) of 
such Act in the same manner as a borrower under such Act.
  Sec. 709.  Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, 
not more than $20,000,000 in unobligated balances from 
appropriations made available for salaries and expenses in this 
Act for the Farm Service Agency shall remain available through 
September 30, 2024, for information technology expenses.
  Sec. 710.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used for first-class travel by the 
employees of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of 
sections 301-10.122 through 301-10.124 of title 41, Code of 
Federal Regulations.
  Sec. 711.  In the case of each program established or amended 
by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79) or by a 
successor to that Act, other than by title I or subtitle A of 
title III of such Act, or programs for which indefinite amounts 
were provided in that Act, that is authorized or required to be 
carried out using funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation--
          (1) such funds shall be available for salaries and 
        related administrative expenses, including technical 
        assistance, associated with the implementation of the 
        program, without regard to the limitation on the total 
        amount of allotments and fund transfers contained in 
        section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter 
        Act (15 U.S.C. 714i); and
          (2) the use of such funds for such purpose shall not 
        be considered to be a fund transfer or allotment for 
        purposes of applying the limitation on the total amount 
        of allotments and fund transfers contained in such 
        section.
  Sec. 712.  Of the funds made available by this Act, not more 
than $2,900,000 shall be used to cover necessary expenses of 
activities related to all advisory committees, panels, 
commissions, and task forces of the Department of Agriculture, 
except for panels used to comply with negotiated rule makings 
and panels used to evaluate competitively awarded grants.
  Sec. 713. (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.
  Sec. 714.  Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 14222 of 
Public Law 110-246 (7 U.S.C. 612c-6; in this section referred 
to as ``section 14222''), none of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used 
to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out a 
program under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 
U.S.C. 612c; in this section referred to as ``section 32'') in 
excess of $1,483,309,000 (exclusive of carryover appropriations 
from prior fiscal years), as follows: Child Nutrition Programs 
Entitlement Commodities--$485,000,000; State Option Contracts--
$5,000,000; Removal of Defective Commodities--$2,500,000; 
Administration of section 32 Commodity Purchases--$37,178,000: 
Provided, That, of the total funds made available in the matter 
preceding this proviso that remain unobligated on October 1, 
2023, such unobligated balances shall carryover into fiscal 
year 2024 and shall remain available until expended for any of 
the purposes of section 32, except that any such carryover 
funds used in accordance with clause (3) of section 32 may not 
exceed $350,000,000 and may not be obligated until the 
Secretary of Agriculture provides written notification of the 
expenditures to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress at least two weeks in advance: Provided further, 
That, with the exception of any available carryover funds 
authorized in any prior appropriations Act to be used for the 
purposes of clause (3) of section 32, none of the funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other 
Act shall be used to pay the salaries or expenses of any 
employee of the Department of Agriculture to carry out clause 
(3) of section 32.
  Sec. 715.  None of the funds appropriated by this or any 
other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of 
personnel who prepare or submit appropriations language as part 
of the President's budget submission to the Congress for 
programs under the jurisdiction of the Appropriations 
Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies that assumes revenues or 
reflects a reduction from the previous year due to user fees 
proposals that have not been enacted into law prior to the 
submission of the budget unless such budget submission 
identifies which additional spending reductions should occur in 
the event the user fees proposals are not enacted prior to the 
date of the convening of a committee of conference for the 
fiscal year 2024 appropriations Act.
  Sec. 716. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, or 
provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded 
by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure 
in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in 
the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the 
agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation 
or expenditure through a reprogramming, transfer of funds, or 
reimbursements as authorized by the Economy Act, or in the case 
of the Department of Agriculture, through use of the authority 
provided by section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture 
Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257) or section 8 of Public Law 
89-106 (7 U.S.C. 2263), that--
          (1) creates new programs;
          (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 offices, programs, or activities; or
          (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or 
        activities presently performed by Federal employees;
unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services (as the case may be) notifies in writing and 
receives approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of the 
reprogramming of such funds or the use of such authority.
  (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by 
previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act 
that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the 
current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the 
Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the 
agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation 
or expenditure for activities, programs, or projects through a 
reprogramming or use of the authorities referred to in 
subsection (a) involving funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 
percent, whichever is less, that--
          (1) augments existing programs, projects, or 
        activities;
          (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing 
        program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel 
        by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or
          (3) results from any general savings from a reduction 
        in personnel which would result in a change in existing 
        programs, activities, or projects as approved by 
        Congress;
unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services (as the case may be) notifies in writing and 
receives approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of the 
reprogramming or transfer of such funds or the use of such 
authority.
  (c) The Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall notify in writing and receive approval 
from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress before implementing any program or activity not 
carried out during the previous fiscal year unless the program 
or activity is funded by this Act or specifically funded by any 
other Act.
  (d) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by 
previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act 
that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the 
current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the 
Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the 
agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for--
          (1) modifying major capital investments funding 
        levels, including information technology systems, that 
        involves increasing or decreasing funds in the current 
        fiscal year for the individual investment in excess of 
        $500,000 or 10 percent of the total cost, whichever is 
        less;
          (2) realigning or reorganizing new, current, or 
        vacant positions or agency activities or functions to 
        establish a center, office, branch, or similar entity 
        with ten or more personnel; or
          (3) carrying out activities or functions that were 
        not described in the budget request;
unless the agencies funded by this Act notify, in writing, the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at 
least 30 days in advance of using the funds for these purposes.
  (e) As described in this section, no funds may be used for 
any activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services receives from the 
Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress written 
or electronic mail confirmation of receipt of the notification 
as required in this section.
  Sec. 717.  Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1932(g)(5)), the Secretary may assess a one-time fee for any 
guaranteed business and industry loan in an amount that does 
not exceed 3 percent of the guaranteed principal portion of the 
loan.
  Sec. 718.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available to the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug 
Administration or the Farm Credit Administration shall be used 
to transmit or otherwise make available reports, questions, or 
responses to questions that are a result of information 
requested for the appropriations hearing process to any non-
Department of Agriculture, non-Department of Health and Human 
Services, or non-Farm Credit Administration employee.
  Sec. 719.  Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none 
of the funds provided in this Act, may be used by an executive 
branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story intended 
for broadcast or distribution in the United States unless the 
story includes a clear notification within the text or audio of 
the prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was 
prepared or funded by that executive branch agency.
  Sec. 720.  No employee of the Department of Agriculture may 
be detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by this 
Act or any other Act to any other agency or office of the 
Department for more than 60 days in a fiscal year unless the 
individual's employing agency or office is fully reimbursed by 
the receiving agency or office for the salary and expenses of 
the employee for the period of assignment.
  Sec. 721.  Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Commissioner of 
the Food and Drug Administration and the Chairman of the Farm 
Credit Administration shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a detailed spending 
plan by program, project, and activity for all the funds made 
available under this Act including appropriated user fees, as 
defined in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 
the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
  Sec. 722.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to propose, promulgate, or implement any rule, or take 
any other action with respect to, allowing or requiring 
information intended for a prescribing health care 
professional, in the case of a drug or biological product 
subject to section 503(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 353(b)(1)), to be distributed to such 
professional electronically (in lieu of in paper form) unless 
and until a Federal law is enacted to allow or require such 
distribution.
  Sec. 723.  For the purposes of determining eligibility or 
level of program assistance for Rural Development programs the 
Secretary shall not include incarcerated prison populations.
  Sec. 724.  For loans and loan guarantees that do not require 
budget authority and the program level has been established in 
this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may increase the program 
level for such loans and loan guarantees by not more than 25 
percent: Provided, That prior to the Secretary implementing 
such an increase, the Secretary notifies, in writing, the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at 
least 15 days in advance.
  Sec. 725.  None of the credit card refunds or rebates 
transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to section 729 
of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 
(7 U.S.C. 2235a; Public Law 107-76) shall be available for 
obligation without written notification to, and the prior 
approval of, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress: Provided, That the refunds or rebates so transferred 
shall be available for obligation only for the acquisition of 
property, plant and equipment, including equipment for the 
improvement, delivery, and implementation of Departmental 
financial management, information technology, and other support 
systems necessary for the delivery of financial, 
administrative, and information technology services, including 
cloud adoption and migration, of primary benefit to the 
agencies of the Department of Agriculture.
  Sec. 726.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to implement, administer, or enforce the ``variety'' 
requirements of the final rule entitled ``Enhancing Retailer 
Standards in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
(SNAP)'' published by the Department of Agriculture in the 
Federal Register on December 15, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 90675) 
until the Secretary of Agriculture amends the definition of the 
term ``variety'' as defined in section 278.1(b)(1)(ii)(C) of 
title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, and ``variety'' as 
applied in the definition of the term ``staple food'' as 
defined in section 271.2 of title 7, Code of Federal 
Regulations, to increase the number of items that qualify as 
acceptable varieties in each staple food category so that the 
total number of such items in each staple food category exceeds 
the number of such items in each staple food category included 
in the final rule as published on December 15, 2016: Provided, 
That until the Secretary promulgates such regulatory 
amendments, the Secretary shall apply the requirements 
regarding acceptable varieties and breadth of stock to 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program retailers that were 
in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the 
Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79).
  Sec. 727.  In carrying out subsection (h) of section 502 of 
the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472), the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall have the same authority with respect to loans 
guaranteed under such section and eligible lenders for such 
loans as the Secretary has under subsections (h) and (j) of 
section 538 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1490p-2) with respect to 
loans guaranteed under such section 538 and eligible lenders 
for such loans.
  Sec. 728.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act shall be available for the United States 
Department of Agriculture to propose, finalize or implement any 
regulation that would promulgate new user fees pursuant to 31 
U.S.C. 9701 after the date of the enactment of this Act.
  Sec. 729.  Of the unobligated balances from amounts made 
available for the supplemental nutrition program as authorized 
by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1786), $315,000,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided, That no 
amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by 
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a 
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
  Sec. 730.  Notwithstanding any provision of law that 
regulates the calculation and payment of overtime and holiday 
pay for FSIS inspectors, the Secretary may charge 
establishments subject to the inspection requirements of the 
Poultry Products Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 451 et seq., the 
Federal Meat Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 601 et seq, and the Egg 
Products Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 1031 et seq., for the cost 
of inspection services provided outside of an establishment's 
approved inspection shifts, and for inspection services 
provided on Federal holidays: Provided, That any sums charged 
pursuant to this paragraph shall be deemed as overtime pay or 
holiday pay under section 1001(d) of the American Rescue Plan 
Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2, 135 Stat. 242): Provided 
further, That sums received by the Secretary under this 
paragraph shall, in addition to other available funds, remain 
available until expended to the Secretary without further 
appropriation for the purpose of funding all costs associated 
with FSIS inspections.
  Sec. 731. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall--
          (1) conduct audits in a manner that evaluates the 
        following factors in the country or region being 
        audited, as applicable--
                  (A) veterinary control and oversight;
                  (B) disease history and vaccination 
                practices;
                  (C) livestock demographics and traceability;
                  (D) epidemiological separation from potential 
                sources of infection;
                  (E) surveillance practices;
                  (F) diagnostic laboratory capabilities; and
                  (G) emergency preparedness and response; and
          (2) promptly make publicly available the final 
        reports of any audits or reviews conducted pursuant to 
        subsection (1).
  (b) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with 
United States obligations under its international trade 
agreements.
  Sec. 732.  In this fiscal year and thereafter, and 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds 
made available by this Act may be used to implement section 
3.7(f) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 in a manner inconsistent 
with section 343(a)(13) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act.
  Sec. 733.  In this fiscal year and thereafter, and 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds 
made available by this Act may be used to carry out any 
activities or incur any expense related to the issuance of 
licenses under section 3 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 
2133), or the renewal of such licenses, to class B dealers who 
sell Random Source dogs and cats for use in research, 
experiments, teaching, or testing.
  Sec. 734. (a)(1) No Federal funds made available for this 
fiscal year for the rural water, waste water, waste disposal, 
and solid waste management programs authorized by sections 306, 
306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926 et seq.) shall be used for 
a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or 
repair of a public water or wastewater system 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 Secretary of Agriculture (in this section 
referred to as the ``Secretary'') or the designee of the 
Secretary 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 or 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 Secretary or the designee receives a request for a 
waiver under this section, the Secretary or the designee shall 
make available to the public on an informal basis a copy of the 
request and information available to the Secretary or the 
designee 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 Secretary or the 
designee shall make the request and accompanying information 
available by electronic means, including on the official public 
Internet Web site of the Department.
  (d) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with 
United States obligations under international agreements.
  (e) The Secretary may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds 
appropriated in this Act for ``Rural Utilities Service--Rural 
Water and Waste Disposal Program Account'' for carrying out the 
provisions described in subsection (a)(1) for management and 
oversight of the requirements of this section.
  (f) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a project 
for which the engineering plans and specifications include use 
of iron and steel products otherwise prohibited by such 
subsection if the plans and specifications have received 
required approvals from State agencies prior to the date of 
enactment of this Act.
  (g) For purposes of this section, the terms ``United States'' 
and ``State'' shall include each of the several States, the 
District of Columbia, and each Federally recognized Indian 
Tribe.
  Sec. 735.  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. 736.  Of the total amounts made available by this Act 
for direct loans and grants under the following headings: 
``Rural Housing Service--Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program 
Account''; ``Rural Housing Service--Mutual and Self-Help 
Housing Grants''; ``Rural Housing Service--Rural Housing 
Assistance Grants''; ``Rural Housing Service--Rural Community 
Facilities Program Account''; ``Rural Business-Cooperative 
Service--Rural Business Program Account''; ``Rural Business-
Cooperative Service--Rural Economic Development Loans Program 
Account''; ``Rural Business-Cooperative Service--Rural 
Cooperative Development Grants''; ``Rural Business-Cooperative 
Service--Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program''; ``Rural 
Utilities Service--Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program 
Account''; ``Rural Utilities Service--Rural Electrification and 
Telecommunications Loans Program Account''; and ``Rural 
Utilities Service--Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and 
Broadband Program'', to the maximum extent feasible, at least 
10 percent of the funds shall be allocated for assistance in 
persistent poverty counties under this section, including, 
notwithstanding any other provision regarding population 
limits, any county seat of such a persistent poverty county 
that has a population that does not exceed the authorized 
population limit by more than 10 percent: 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 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses, and 2007-2011 
American Community Survey 5-year average, or any territory or 
possession of the United States: Provided further, That with 
respect to specific activities for which program levels have 
been made available by this Act that are not supported by 
budget authority, the requirements of this section shall be 
applied to such program level.
  Sec. 737.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to notify a sponsor or otherwise acknowledge receipt of 
a submission for an exemption for investigational use of a drug 
or biological product under section 505(i) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(i)) or section 351(a)(3) 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(a)(3)) in 
research in which a human embryo is intentionally created or 
modified to include a heritable genetic modification. Any such 
submission shall be deemed to have not been received by the 
Secretary, and the exemption may not go into effect.
  Sec. 738.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
other Act may be used to enforce the final rule promulgated by 
the Food and Drug Administration entitled ``Standards for the 
Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human 
Consumption,'' and published on November 27, 2015, with respect 
to the regulation of entities that grow, harvest, pack, or hold 
wine grapes, hops, pulse crops, or almonds.
  Sec. 739.  There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024, for a pilot program for the 
National Institute of Food and Agriculture to provide grants to 
nonprofit organizations for programs and services to establish 
and enhance farming and ranching opportunities for military 
veterans.
  Sec. 740.  For school years 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, none of 
the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement 
or enforce the matter following the first comma in the second 
sentence of footnote (c) of section 220.8(c) of title 7, Code 
of Federal Regulations, with respect to the substitution of 
vegetables for fruits under the school breakfast program 
established under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
(42 U.S.C. 1773).
  Sec. 741.  None of the funds made available by this Act or 
any other Act may be used--
          (1) in contravention of section 7606 of the 
        Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5940), subtitle G of 
        the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, or section 
        10114 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; or
          (2) to prohibit the transportation, processing, sale, 
        or use of hemp, or seeds of such plant, that is grown 
        or cultivated in accordance with section 7606 of the 
        Agricultural Act of 2014 or subtitle G of the 
        Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, within or outside 
        the State in which the hemp is grown or cultivated.
  Sec. 742.  There is hereby appropriated $3,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for grants under section 12502 of 
Public Law 115-334.
  Sec. 743.  There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000 to carry 
out section 3307 of Public Law 115-334.
  Sec. 744.  The Secretary of Agriculture may waive the 
matching funds requirement under section 412(g) of the 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 
1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632(g)).
  Sec. 745.  There is hereby appropriated $2,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for a pilot program for the Secretary 
to provide grants to qualified non-profit organizations and 
public housing authorities to provide technical assistance, 
including financial and legal services, to RHS multi-family 
housing borrowers to facilitate the acquisition of RHS multi-
family housing properties in areas where the Secretary 
determines a risk of loss of affordable housing, by non-profit 
housing organizations and public housing authorities as 
authorized by law that commit to keep such properties in the 
RHS multi-family housing program for a period of time as 
determined by the Secretary.
  Sec. 746.  There is hereby appropriated $4,000,000, to carry 
out section 4208 of Public Law 115-334, including for project 
locations in additional regions.
  Sec. 747.  There is hereby appropriated $4,000,000 to carry 
out section 12301 of Public Law 115-334, Farming Opportunities 
Training and Outreach.
  Sec. 748.  In response to an eligible community where the 
drinking water supplies are inadequate due to a natural 
disaster, as determined by the Secretary, including drought or 
severe weather, the Secretary may provide potable water through 
the Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant Program for an 
additional period of time not to exceed 120 days beyond the 
established period provided under the Program in order to 
protect public health.
  Sec. 749.  Funds made available under title II of the Food 
for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) may only be used to 
provide assistance to recipient nations if adequate monitoring 
and controls, as determined by the Administrator, are in place 
to ensure that emergency food aid is received by the intended 
beneficiaries in areas affected by food shortages and not 
diverted for unauthorized or inappropriate purposes.
  Sec. 750.  In this fiscal year and thereafter, and 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, ARS facilities as 
described in the ``Memorandum of Understanding Between the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture 
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Concerning Laboratory 
Animal Welfare'' (16-6100-0103-MU Revision 16-1) shall be 
inspected by APHIS for compliance with the Animal Welfare Act 
and its regulations and standards.
  Sec. 751.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to procure raw or processed poultry products imported 
into the United States from the People's Republic of China for 
use in the school lunch program under the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), the Child 
and Adult Care Food Program under section 17 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1766), the Summer Food Service Program for Children 
under section 13 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1761), or the school 
breakfast program under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1771 et seq.).
  Sec. 752.  For school year 2023-2024, only a school food 
authority that had a negative balance in the nonprofit school 
food service account as of June 30, 2022, shall be required to 
establish a price for paid lunches in accordance with section 
12(p) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1760(p)).
  Sec. 753.  There is hereby appropriated $2,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for the Secretary of Agriculture to 
carry out a pilot program that assists rural hospitals to 
improve long-term operations and financial health by providing 
technical assistance through analysis of current hospital 
management practices.
  Sec. 754.  Any funds made available by this or any other Act 
that the Secretary withholds pursuant to section 1668(g)(2) of 
the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 
U.S.C. 5921(g)(2)), as amended, shall be available for grants 
for biotechnology risk assessment research: Provided, That the 
Secretary may transfer such funds among appropriations of the 
Department of Agriculture for purposes of making such grants.
  Sec. 755.  There is hereby appropriated $400,000 to carry out 
section 1672(g)(4)(B) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(g)(4)(B)) as amended by 
section 7209 of Public Law 115-334.
  Sec. 756.  Hereafter, none of the funds made available by 
this Act or any other Act, may be used to pay the salaries or 
expenses of personnel to implement any activities related to 
the permitting of non-recording of observed violations of the 
Animal Welfare Act or its regulations on official inspection 
reports.
  Sec. 757.  For necessary expenses associated with cotton 
classing activities pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 55, to include 
equipment and facility upgrades, and in addition to any other 
funds made available for this purpose, there is appropriated 
$4,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: 
Provided, That amounts made available in this section shall be 
treated as funds collected by fees authorized under Mar. 4, 
1923, ch. 288, Sec. 5, 42 Stat. 1518, as amended (7 U.S.C. 55).
  Sec. 758.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
funds available to the Department of Agriculture may be used to 
move any staff office or any agency from the mission area in 
which it was located on August 1, 2018, to any other mission 
area or office within the Department in the absence of the 
enactment of specific legislation affirming such move.
  Sec. 759.  The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the 
Natural Resources Conservation Service, may use funds 
appropriated under this Act or any other Act for the Watershed 
and Flood Prevention Operations Program and the Watershed 
Rehabilitation Program carried out pursuant to the Watershed 
Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), 
and for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program carried out 
pursuant to section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 
(16 U.S.C. 2203) to provide technical services for such 
programs pursuant to section 1252(a)(1) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3851(a)(1)), notwithstanding subsection 
(c) of such section.
  Sec. 760.  In administering the pilot program established by 
section 779 of division A of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141), the Secretary of Agriculture 
may, for purposes of determining entities eligible to receive 
assistance, consider those communities which are ``Areas Rural 
in Character'': Provided, That not more than 10 percent of the 
funds made available under the heading ``Distance Learning, 
Telemedicine, and Broadband Program'' for the purposes of the 
pilot program established by section 779 of Public Law 115-141 
may be used for this purpose.
  Sec. 761.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel--
          (1) to inspect horses under section 3 of the Federal 
        Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603);
          (2) to inspect horses under section 903 of the 
        Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 
        (7 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 104-127); or
          (3) to implement or enforce section 352.19 of title 
        9, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 
        regulation).
  Sec. 762.  In addition to amounts otherwise made available by 
this Act and notwithstanding the last sentence of 16 U.S.C. 
1310, there is appropriated $4,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, to implement non-renewable agreements on 
eligible lands, including flooded agricultural lands, as 
determined by the Secretary, under the Water Bank Act (16 
U.S.C. 1301-1311).
  Sec. 763.  Out of amounts appropriated to the Food and Drug 
Administration under title VI, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and 
Drugs, shall, not later than September 30, 2023, and following 
the review required under Executive Order No. 12866 (5 U.S.C. 
601 note; relating to regulatory planning and review), issue 
advice revising the advice provided in the notice of 
availability entitled ``Advice About Eating Fish, From the 
Environmental Protection Agency and Food and Drug 
Administration; Revised Fish Advice; Availability'' (82 Fed. 
Reg. 6571 (January 19, 2017)), in a manner that is consistent 
with nutrition science recognized by the Food and Drug 
Administration on the net effects of seafood consumption.
  Sec. 764.  There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, to carry out section 2103 of Public 
Law 115-334: Provided, That the Secretary shall prioritize the 
wetland compliance needs of areas with significant numbers of 
individual wetlands, wetland acres, and conservation compliance 
requests.
  Sec. 765.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
acceptable market name of any engineered animal approved prior 
to the effective date of the National Bioengineered Food 
Disclosure Standard (February 19, 2019) shall include the words 
``genetically engineered'' prior to the existing acceptable 
market name.
  Sec. 766.  There is appropriated to the Department of 
Agriculture, for an additional amount for ``Agricultural 
Programs--Processing, Research, and Marketing--Office of the 
Secretary'', $5,000,000, which shall remain available until 
expended, for necessary expenses, under such terms and 
conditions determined by the Secretary, related to testing 
soil, water, or agricultural products for per- and 
polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at the request of an 
agricultural producer, assisting agricultural producers 
affected by PFAS contamination with costs related to mitigate 
the impacts to their operation that have resulted from such 
contamination and indemnifying agricultural producers for the 
value of unmarketable crops, livestock, and other agricultural 
products related to PFAS contamination: Provided, That the 
Secretary shall prioritize such assistance to agricultural 
producers in states and territories that have established a 
tolerance threshold for PFAS in a food or agricultural product: 
Provided further, That, not later than 90 days after the end of 
fiscal year 2023, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
Congress specifying the type, amount, and method of such 
assistance by state and territory and the status of the amounts 
obligated and plans for further expenditure, and include 
improvements that can be made to U.S. Department of Agriculture 
programs, either administratively or legislatively, to increase 
support for agricultural producers impacted by PFAS 
contamination and to enhance scientific knowledge on PFAS 
uptake in crops and livestock and PFAS mitigation and 
remediation methods and disseminate such knowledge to 
agricultural producers.
  Sec. 767.  The Secretary shall set aside for Rural Economic 
Area Partnership (REAP) Zones, until August 15, 2023, an amount 
of funds made available in title III under the headings of 
Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account, Mutual and Self-
Help Housing Grants, Rural Housing Assistance Grants, Rural 
Community Facilities Program Account, Rural Business Program 
Account, Rural Development Loan Fund Program Account, and Rural 
Water and Waste Disposal Program Account, equal to the amount 
obligated in REAP Zones with respect to funds provided under 
such headings in the most recent fiscal year any such funds 
were obligated under such headings for REAP Zones.
  Sec. 768.  There is hereby appropriated $500,000 to carry out 
the duties of the working group established under section 770 
of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 
(Public Law 116-6; 133 Stat. 89).
  Sec. 769.  For an additional amount for the Office of the 
Secretary, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, to 
continue the Institute for Rural Partnerships as established in 
section 778 of Public Law 117-103: Provided, That the Institute 
for Rural Partnerships shall continue to dedicate resources to 
researching the causes and conditions of challenges facing 
rural areas, and develop community partnerships to address such 
challenges: Provided further, That administrative or other fees 
shall not exceed one percent: Provided further, That such 
partnership shall coordinate and publish an annual report.
  Sec. 770.  Of the unobligated balances from prior year 
appropriations made available under the heading ``Farm Service 
Agency--Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account'', 
$73,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
  Sec. 771.  In addition to the amount of reimbursement for 
administrative and operating expenses available for crop 
insurance contracts described in subsection (a)(2)(F) of 
section III of the 2023 Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA) 
that cover agricultural commodities described in section 101 of 
title I of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 
U.S.C. 1621 note), there is hereby appropriated $25,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, to pay, with respect to such 
contracts for the 2021 reinsurance year, an amount that is 
equal to the difference between the amount to be paid pursuant 
to the SRA for the applicable reinsurance year and the amount 
that would be paid if such contracts were not subject to a 
reduction described in subsection (a)(2)(G) of section III of 
the SRA but subject to a reimbursement rate equal to 17.5 
percent of the net book premium.
  Sec. 772.  For an additional amount for the ``Office of the 
Secretary'', $1,300,000, to remain available until expended, 
for the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Department of Health and Human Services, to enter into an 
agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, 
and Medicine to conduct a study of the eight topics and 
scientific questions related to alcohol previously published by 
USDA and HHS and other relevant topics: Provided, That the 
panel or panels established by the National Academies Sciences, 
Engineering, and Medicine to conduct the study shall operate in 
a fully transparent manner and include a balanced 
representation of individuals who have expertise in the health 
effects of alcohol consumption, are unbiased, and are free from 
conflicts of interests: Provided further, That the findings and 
recommendations of the study shall be based on the 
preponderance of the scientific and medical knowledge 
consistent with section 5341 of title 7 of United States Code: 
Provided further, That not later than eighteen months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the National Academies of 
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall submit its report to 
the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, and the Congress of its systematic review and data 
analysis of the eight research topics: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that the 2025 Dietary 
Guidelines for Americans process includes a recommendation for 
alcohol and shall be based on the preponderance of scientific 
and medical knowledge consistent with section 5341 of title 7 
of United States Code: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall ensure the process is fully transparent and 
includes a balanced representation of individuals who are 
unbiased and free from conflicts of interest.
  Sec. 773.  The Secretary, as part of the report on foreign 
landholding required under the Agricultural Foreign Investment 
Disclosure Act (Public Law 95-460), shall report to Congress on 
foreign investments in agricultural land in the United States, 
including the impact foreign ownership has on family farms, 
rural communities, and the domestic food supply: Provided, That 
within 3 years after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall establish a streamlined process for electronic submission 
and retention of disclosures made under the Agricultural 
Foreign Investment Disclosure Act, including an internet 
database that contains disaggregated data from each disclosure 
submitted: Provided further, That all prior year disclosures of 
foreign investments in agricultural land in the United States 
are published in the database: Provided further, That the plan 
includes a process to ensure the protection of personally 
identifiable information and that all disclosures of foreign 
investments in agricultural land on the USDA website be 
disaggregated by: (1) in any case in which such foreign person 
is an individual, the citizenship of such foreign person; and 
(2) in any case in which such foreign person is not an 
individual or a government, the nature of the legal entity 
holding the interest, the country in which such foreign person 
is created or organized, and the principal place of business of 
such foreign person.
  Sec. 774.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
common name ``Kanpachi'' shall serve as an acceptable market 
name under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
301 et seq.) for labeling and marketing of ocean-farmed Seriola 
rivoliana.
  Sec. 775.  In this or any subsequent fiscal year, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall transfer to the Secretary 
of Agriculture the operation of and all property required to 
operate the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility in 
Manhattan, Kansas: Provided, That, such transfer of function 
shall include the transfer of up to 40 full time equivalent 
positions, to be completed within 120 days of the effective 
date of the transfer of function, as jointly determined by the 
Secretaries.
  Sec. 776. (a) Section 260 of the Agricultural Marketing Act 
of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1636i) is amended by striking ``2022'' and 
inserting ``2023''.
  (b) Section 942 of the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 
1999 (7 U.S.C. 1635 note; Public Law 106-78) is amended by 
striking ``2022'' and inserting ``2023''.
  Sec. 777.  Section 18(g) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(g)) is amended by striking 
``Access to Local Foods: Farm to School Program.'' and 
inserting ``Access to Local Foods: Patrick Leahy Farm to School 
Program''.
  Sec. 778.  Notwithstanding 7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13), the 
Secretary shall consider a city or town to be a rural area for 
the purposes of eligibility for a guaranteed loan funded 
through the Rural Community Facilities Program Account if the 
project to be funded received a prior loan from such account in 
fiscal year 2021.
  Sec. 779.  Of the unobligated balances in the ``Nonrecurring 
Expenses Fund'' established in section 742 of division A of 
Public Law 113-235, $150,000,000 are hereby rescinded not later 
than September 30, 2023.
  Sec. 780.  Funds made available in the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141) for the ``Rural 
Community Facilities Program Account'' under section 306 of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, 7 U.S.C. 1926, for 
the principal amount of direct loans are to remain available 
through fiscal year 2028 for the liquidation of valid 
obligations incurred in fiscal year 2018.
  Sec. 781.  Of the unobligated balances from amounts made 
available to carry out section 749(g) of the Agricultural 
Appropriations Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-80), $80,000,000 are 
hereby rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded 
from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to a Concurrent Resolution on 
the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985.
  This division may be cited as the ``Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2023''.

    [Clerk's note.--Reproduced below is the material relating 
to division A contained in the Explanatory Statement regarding 
H.R. 2617, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.\1\]
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    \1\ This Explanatory Statement was submitted for printing in the 
Congressional Record on
December 20, 2022 by Mr. Leahy of Vermont, Chairman of the Senate 
Committee on Appropriations. The statement appears on page S7820 of 
Book I.
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       DIVISION A--AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG 
     ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

                        CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTIVES

    The joint explanatory statement accompanying this division 
is approved and indicates congressional intent. Unless 
otherwise noted, the language set forth in House Report 117-392 
carries the same weight as language included in this joint 
explanatory statement and should be complied with unless 
specifically addressed to the contrary in this joint 
explanatory statement. While some language is repeated for 
emphasis, it is not intended to negate the language referred to 
above unless expressly provided herein.
    In cases in which the House or this explanatory statement 
has directed the submission of a report, such report is to be 
submitted to both the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations no later than 60 days after enactment of this 
Act, unless otherwise directed.
    Hereafter, in Division A of this statement, the term `the 
Committees' refers to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate.
    For the appropriations provided by this Act and previous 
Acts, the departments and agencies funded by this agreement are 
reminded that the Committees use the definitions for transfer, 
reprogramming, and program, project, and activity as defined by 
the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in GAO-04-261SP 
Appropriations Law--Vol. I and GAO-05-734SP Budget Glossary.
    A transfer is the shifting of funds between appropriations. 
It applies to (1) transfers from one agency to another, (2) 
transfers from one account to another within the same agency, 
and (3) transfers to an interagency or intra-agency working 
fund. In each instance, statutory authority is required.
    Reprogramming is the utilization of funds in an 
appropriation account for purposes other than those 
contemplated at the time of appropriation. It is the shifting 
of funds from one object to another within an appropriation.
    A program, project, or activity (PPA) is an element within 
a budget account. PPAs are identified by reference to include 
the most specific level of budget items identified in the 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, 
and Related Agencies Act, 2023, accompanying Committee reports, 
explanatory statements, and budget justifications. Program 
activity structures are intended to provide a meaningful 
representation of the operations financed by a specific budget 
account by project, activity, or organization.
    The agreement directs the Office of Budget and Program 
Analysis (OBPA) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to 
provide an organizational chart for each agency funded by this 
Act to the division and subdivision level, as appropriate, 
within 60 days of enactment of this Act. The agreement also 
directs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Farm 
Credit Administration (FCA) to provide an organizational chart 
of each agency, respectively, to the division and subdivision 
level, as appropriate, within 60 days of enactment of this Act.
    Further, USDA and FDA should be mindful of Congressional 
authority to determine and set final funding levels for fiscal 
year 2024. Therefore, the agencies should not presuppose 
program funding outcomes and prematurely initiate action to 
redirect staffing prior to knowing final outcomes on fiscal 
year 2024 program funding. The agreement directs OBPA to 
provide the Committees with the number of staff years and 
employees on board for each agency funded by this Act on a 
monthly basis.
    This agreement provides funding for Community Project 
Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending. The bill includes 
language in each account with such spending that the funding 
``shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for 
[the relevant account] in the table titled `Community Project 
Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending' in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act).''
    The agreement fully funds the request of the Department of 
Agriculture for the costs of the fiscal year 2023 pay increase 
for the USDA agencies funded in this bill.
    The agreement also fully funds the costs of the fiscal year 
2023 pay increase for the Food and Drug Administration.

                                TITLE I

                         AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

                  Processing, Research, and Marketing

                        Office of the Secretary

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The agreement provides $65,067,000 for the Office of the 
Secretary. This includes an increase of $2,000,000 for the 
Office of Partnership and Public Engagement for technical 
assistance training and partner organization development.
    The agreement is concerned with the dramatic rise in 
organic feedstock prices for livestock, especially organic 
dairy producers, as a result of severe drought conditions, 
international trade wars, supply chain backlogs, and 
unprecedented inflation. The Committees are working closely 
with the department to better understand this issue and find a 
solution. The agreement directs the department to report back 
to the Committees within 30 days of enactment of this Act on 
available funding sources to address this problem, including 
exercising authority under the Commodity Credit Corporation. 
The Secretary is directed to include 2022 losses in the 
Pandemic Assistance Revenue Program.
    The Farm and Food Workers Relief Grant program was 
established by USDA as a support program for frontline farm, 
grocery and meatpacking workers directly impacted by the 
pandemic. The agreement directs the Department to update the 
Committees on the program and provide legislative and/or policy 
recommendations for dealing with expenses incurred, including 
PPE, by frontline workers in any future pandemics.
    The Secretary is urged to work with the states in the 
Chesapeake Bay area to assist fishermen and processors dealing 
with invasive blue catfish.
    The agreement directs the Secretary, in consultation with 
the Secretary of HHS, to enter into an agreement with the 
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to 
conduct a study related to alcohol consumption. The agreement 
provides $1,300,000 in a general provision to carry out this 
study.
    The agreement is concerned about unfair wheat variety 
registration practices that negatively affect American wheat 
growers that export to Canada. The agreement urges the 
Secretary to work with the Department of Commerce and the 
United States Trade Representative to prioritize conversations 
with the Canadian government to address trade inequities.
    The agreement provides $15,000,000 to continue the 
Institutes for Rural Partnership at the three institutions 
originally funded in fiscal year 2022.
    The agreement encourages the Secretary to consider the 
maximum practical use of RC&D Councils in the delivery of USDA 
programs and services.
    The agreement recognizes the need for biobased and U.S. 
grown alternatives to plastic. The agreement directs the 
Secretary to explore U.S. based hemp as a robust and dependable 
plastic alternative and issue a report to the Committees within 
180 days of passage of this Act.
    The agreement encourages USDA to further expand the work of 
the 1890 and 1994 Land Grant Institutions to allow for the 
selection of a greater number of scholars and supports the 
participation of more agencies in this effort.

                         OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
                         (Dollars in thousands)
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Office of the Secretary....................................       $7,432
Office of Homeland Security................................        1,396
Office of Tribal Relations.................................        5,190
Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement...............        9,280
Office of Assistant Secretary for Administration...........        1,706
Departmental Administration................................       26,716
Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations          4,609
 and Intergovernmental Affairs.............................
Office of Communications...................................        8,738
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    Total, Office of the Secretary.........................      $65,067
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                          Executive Operations

                     OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST

    The agreement provides $28,181,000 for the Office of the 
Chief Economist.
    The agreement provides $8,000,000 for policy research under 
7 U.S.C. 3155. Of the amount provided, $3,000,000 is for the 
Department to focus efforts on entities that have developed 
models, databases, and staff necessary to conduct in-depth 
analysis of impacts of agriculture or rural development policy 
proposals on rural communities, farmers, agribusiness, 
taxpayers, and consumer. The Department is encouraged to fund 
regional and State-level baseline projections.
    The agreement directs the Secretary to study the U.S. 
bioeconomy's size and scope in comparison with other nations 
according to available data and direct/indirect jobs and 
average wages, economic output, tax contributions, and 
investment. The agreement directs to Department to consult with 
the Committees on the details of the study and submit a report 
within one year of enactment of this Act.

                     OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS

    The agreement provides $16,703,000 for the Office of 
Hearings and Appeals.

                 OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS

    The agreement provides $14,967,000 for the Office of Budget 
and Program Analysis.

                Office of the Chief Information Officer

    The agreement provides $92,284,000 for the Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, of which not less than $77,428,000 
is for cybersecurity requirements of the Department.
    The agreement directs the Department to continue to drive 
enterprise-wide implementation and expansion of the USDA 
Enterprise Data Analytics Platform and Toolset.

                 Office of the Chief Financial Officer

    The agreement provides $7,367,000 for the Office of the 
Chief Financial Officer.

           Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

    The agreement provides $1,466,000 for the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights.

                         Office of Civil Rights

    The agreement provides $37,595,000 for the Office of Civil 
Rights.

                  Agriculture Buildings and Facilities

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The agreement provides $40,581,000 for Agriculture 
Buildings and Facilities. The agreement directs the Department 
to provide updates on the One Neighborhood Initiative and 
future space needs following the COVID-19 pandemic as soon as 
possible.

                     Hazardous Materials Management

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The agreement provides $7,581,000 for Hazardous Materials 
Management.

               Office of Safety, Security, and Protection

    The agreement provides $21,800,000 for the Office of 
Safety, Security, and Protection. The agreement does not 
provide funding for activities that are currently funded 
through other resources such as the Working Capital Fund or 
that have historically been funded through other means.

                      Office of Inspector General

    The agreement provides $111,561,000 for the Office of 
Inspector General. This includes an increase of $1,500,000 for 
oversight of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

                     Office of the General Counsel

    The agreement provides $60,537,000 for the Office of the 
General Counsel (OGC). The agreement includes $2,600,000 to 
establish within OGC functions related to the Freedom of 
Information Act.

                            Office of Ethics

    The agreement provides $5,556,000 for the Office of Ethics.

  Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics

    The agreement provides $2,384,000 for the Office of the 
Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics.

                       Economic Research Service

    The agreement provides $92,612,000 for the Economic 
Research Service (ERS). The agreement includes $3,000,000 for 
costs associated with the second round of USDA's National 
Household Food Purchase and Acquisition Survey and $500,000 to 
establish a honeybee economist position to adequately inform 
USDA disaster, conservation, forage, research, and other 
programmatic efforts to support the specialty crop and honey 
industry supply chains.
    The agreement directs ERS to report on a quarterly basis 
the top five agricultural commodity exports and imports by 
State and to identify the country of destination or origin of 
those commodities.
    The agreement reminds the Secretary of directives in fiscal 
year 2022 to submit reports to the Committees on both voluntary 
carbon sequestration incentives and life cycle analysis (LCA) 
for various biobased products.
    The agreement encourages ERS to continue and expand the 
efforts relating to organic data analysis.
    The agreement recognizes ERS' ongoing efforts to identify 
census tracts with difficult and mountainous terrain and 
directs ERS to continue this research. The agreement further 
directs ERS to keep the Committees and any other interested 
parties regularly apprised of progress, and to make all efforts 
to expedite the report's completion while maintaining the 
integrity of the research.

                National Agricultural Statistics Service

    The agreement provides $211,076,000 for the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), of which $66,413,000 is 
for the Census of Agriculture. The agreement maintains funding 
for the Cost of Pollination survey, the Floriculture Crops 
report, and for NASS to coordinate with AMS for activities 
related to expanding organic price reporting and organic data 
collection. The agreement also maintains $2,000,000 to expand 
the existing geospatial program.
    The agreement expects NASS to continue its ongoing 
activities at the frequency levels assumed in fiscal year 2022, 
including barley acreage and production estimates; the Bee and 
Honey Program; the Chemical Use Data Series; the Floriculture 
Crops Report; and Fruit and Vegetable Reports, including in-
season forecasts for non-citrus fruit and tree nut crops such 
as pecans.
    The agreement directs NASS to continue to work with 
stakeholders to better understand how to capture supplemental 
information for certain crops to help offset data losses from 
the discontinuation of agricultural statistics district level 
estimates.
    The agreement encourages NASS to reinstate the 5-year 
Vineyard and Orchard Acreage Study and resume data collection 
and reporting so grape, wine, and juice producers can remain 
competitive and respond to challenges in the industry.

                     Agricultural Research Service

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The agreement provides $1,744,279,000 for the Agricultural 
Research Service (ARS), Salaries and Expenses.
    The agreement expects extramural and intramural research to 
be funded at no less than the fiscal year 2022 levels. The 
agreement provides funding increases for Activated Foods; 
Aflatoxin Mitigation; Agricultural Measurement and Monitoring 
Innovation Lab; Agrivoltaics; Alfalfa Research; Alternative 
Protein Research; BARD; Barley Pest Initiative; Bee Genomics; 
Biotechnology Innovation; Central Crops Research; Chronic 
Wasting Disease; Citrus Breeding; Climate Hubs; Coffee Leaf 
Rust; Cotton Genetics and Fiber Quality; Cover Crops; Crop 
Production Systems and Genetic Research; Dairy Forage; 
Floriculture and Nursery Research Initiative; Food Systems; 
Fumigant Alternatives Research; Genetic Oats; Harmful Algal 
Blooms; Healthy Soils in Semi-Arid Locations Research; 
Herbicide Resistance; High Performance Computing; Human 
Nutrition; Improvements in Broiler Production; LTAR; Little 
Cherry Disease; Livestock Genetics; Macadamia Tree Health; 
Machine Learning and Electromagnetic Sensors Research; Marine 
Aquaculture Seedstock; Missouri River Basin Management; 
National Bio- and Agro Defense Facility; National Soil Dynamics 
Lab; Navel Orangeworm; Pay Costs; Peanut Nutrition; Peanut 
Research; Pecan Genetics; Pecan Processing; Poultry Processing 
Research and Innovation; Poultry Production and Product Safety; 
Predictive Crop Performance; Recirculating Aquaculture Systems 
Research; Regenerative and Precision Agriculture for Orchards; 
Repair and Maintenance; Small Fruits; Soil Health Research; 
Sorghum Genetic Database; Strawberry Production; Sugarbeets; 
Sugarcane Variety Development; Sustainable Poultry Processing 
Research; Tree Fruit Post-Harvest Research; Water Quality 
Management Systems; Whitefly; and Wildfire Smoke Taint.
    The agreement encourages ARS to focus cattle fever tick 
research efforts on projects designed for synergistic 
compatibility with eradication technologies inside and beyond 
the permanent fever tick quarantine zone.
    The agreement directs ARS to continue its Atlantic salmon 
breeding and domestication work. The agreement notes that the 
current Atlantic salmon breeding program lacks a geneticist and 
supports efforts by the Department to address this need.

                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

    The agreement provides $74,297,000 for ARS Buildings and 
Facilities. In addition, $58,000,000 is provided in Division N 
of this consolidated Act for previously funded facilities that 
have incurred cost overruns.

               National Institute of Food and Agriculture

                   RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES

    The agreement provides $1,094,121,000 for the National 
Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Research and 
Education Activities.
    The agreement encourages AFRI to prioritize funding for 
agro-acoustics in its basic and applied research program, as 
well as through Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement 
grants. The agreement encourages the Secretary to expand career 
and technical training opportunities for meat processing within 
the AFRI Education and Workplace Development initiative. The 
agreement encourages NIFA to prioritize the Sustainable 
Agricultural Systems program area, particularly proposals that 
include a focus on digital agriculture and the digitally 
augmented food supply chain.
    The agreement notes that the National Organic Standards 
Board (NOSB) has identified key organic research priorities and 
encourages NIFA to consider these priorities when crafting the 
fiscal year 2023 Request for Applications for AFRI and the 
Organic Transition Program. The agreement also encourages USDA 
to increase the number of organic research projects funded 
under AFRI and the Specialty Crop Research Initiative.
    The agreement encourages USDA to support research projects 
that characterize protein from crop plants such as chickpeas, 
sorghum, lentils, fava beans, lupin, rice, oats, mushrooms, and 
water lentils to assess their suitability for use in food 
products.
    The agreement encourages land-grant universities to take 
steps to foster the next generation of public plant and animal 
breeders by placing a higher priority on the development of 
publicly available, regionally adapted cultivars and breeds.
    The agreement provides funding to support research into the 
improvement of yields, water conservation, creation of new 
uses, and other research areas with the potential to advance 
the alfalfa seed and alfalfa forage industry.
    The agreement encourages NIFA to support research on algae 
and algae application in agriculture, including new 
technologies and commercial markets for renewable and 
sustainable products derived from algae.
    The agreement encourages USDA to support aquaculture 
disease and vaccine research, including research on cold-water 
aquaculture vaccines.
    The agreement recognizes the need for research on 
eradicating livestock diseases, particularly bovine brucellosis 
and bovine tuberculosis, and encourages NIFA to make 
competitive grants available to study improved management tools 
for zoonotic livestock diseases with significant wildlife 
reservoirs.
    The agreement encourages NIFA to conduct research to 
develop technologies that will provide rapid, portable, and 
facile screening of fish species at port sites as well as at 
wholesale and retail centers.
    The agreement encourages continuation of the Dual Purpose 
with Dual Benefit partnership between the National Institute of 
Child Health and Human Development and USDA.
    The agreement supports research funding for new food safety 
technologies relating to the Nation's food supply that helps 
researchers, producers, and manufacturers, and encourages NIFA 
to increase research of novel bio-detection technologies and 
the implementation of mobile bio-detection platforms in real-
world technologies.
    The agreement continues to encourage NIFA, in coordination 
with the FDA, to establish a Center of Excellence for Foodborne 
Illness to coordinate a research program to reduce the risk of 
Listeria monocytogenes.
    The agreement supports research on how bioactive substances 
help reduce obesity and encourages increased investment in this 
area.
    The agreement directs NIFA to work with research 
institutions to develop and refine predictive models and 
monitoring technologies for native and invasive pests for 
incorporation into integrated pest management programs for 
naturally seeded, native berry crops to increase the margin of 
food safety and product quality.
    The agreement supports developing, building, operating, 
demonstrating, and teaching around integrated and bio-secure 
production technology for feed, fish-plant, and energy 
products.
    The agreement continues to encourage NIFA to raise the 
maximum grant size to accommodate a wider range of project 
types and scopes.
    The agreement emphasizes the important role of the 
Specialty Crop Research Initiative in addressing the critical 
needs of the specialty crop industry through research and 
extension activities, and encourages NIFA to prioritize 
proposals seeking to aid farmers in extending their growing 
season through the use of winter growing techniques.
    The agreement recognizes the importance of nationally 
coordinated, regionally managed canola research and extension 
programs and encourages the Secretary to give priority 
consideration to proposals that address research needs in 
production areas with the greatest potential to expand, as well 
as those where canola production is established and needs to be 
maintained.
    The agreement encourages NIFA to support cooperative work 
with State-run universities in the Southwest with experience in 
bringing together students and young dairy professionals from 
multiple States in summer programs designed to provide 
practical dairy teaching with the goal of facilitating research 
into workforce safety and antimicrobial stewardship.
    The agreement notes the critical shortage of veterinarians 
in the public, private, industrial, and academic sectors, and 
as such, continues funding both the Veterinary Medicine Loan 
Repayment Program and the Veterinary Services Grant Program.
    The agreement supports research and development efforts in 
US-made sustainable and renewable composite materials made from 
natural fibers and biopolymers and encourages NIFA to consider 
research projects which advance end-to-end American farm-to-
product capability to increase efficiency and strengthen our 
nation's manufacturing capability in the expanding field of 
sustainable engineering materials.
    The agreement provides $2,000,000 to make competitive 
grants for agricultural research facilities in support of the 
Research Facilities Act and encourages NIFA to prioritize 
facilities that are located at or primarily benefit minority 
serving institutions when making awards. In addition, the 
agreement urges NIFA to conduct outreach and grant writing 
technical assistance prior to issuing any funding awards.
    The following table reflects the agreement:

    NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
                               ACTIVITIES
                         (Dollars in Thousands)
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Hatch Act..........................  7 U.S.C. 361a-i.......     $265,000
McIntire-Stennis Cooperative         16 U.S.C. 582a through       38,000
 Forestry Act.                        a-7.
Research at 1890 Institutions        7 U.S.C. 3222.........       89,000
 (Evans-Allen Program).
Payments to the 1994 Institutions..  7 U.S.C. 301 note.....        7,000
Education Grants for 1890            7 U.S.C. 3152(b)......       30,000
 Institutions.
Scholarships at 1890 Institutions..  7 U.S.C. 3222a........       10,000
Centers of Excellence at 1890        7 U.S.C. 5926(d)......       10,000
 Institutions.
Education Grants for Hispanic-       7 U.S.C. 3241.........       16,000
 Serving Institutions.
Education Grants for Alaska Native   7 U.S.C. 3156.........        5,000
 and Native Hawaiian-Serving
 Institutions.
Research Grants for 1994             7 U.S.C. 301 note.....        5,000
 Institutions.
Capacity Building for Non Land-      7 U.S.C. 3319i........        6,000
 Grant Colleges of Agriculture.
New Beginning for Tribal Students..  7 U.S.C. 3222e........        5,000
Grants for Insular Areas...........  7 U.S.C. 3222b-2, 3362        2,500
                                      and 3363.
Agriculture and Food Research        7 U.S.C. 3157.........      455,000
 Initiative.
Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment.  7 U.S.C. 3151a........       10,000
Veterinary Services Grant Program..  7 U.S.C. 3151b........        4,000
Continuing Animal Health and         7 U.S.C. 3151a........        4,000
 Disease Research Program.
Supplemental and Alternative Crops.  7 U.S.C. 3319d........        2,000
Multicultural Scholars, Graduate     7 U.S.C. 3152(b)......       10,000
 Fellowship and Institution
 Challenge Grants.
Secondary and 2-year Post-Secondary  7 U.S.C. 3152(j)......        1,000
 Education.
Aquaculture Centers................  7 U.S.C. 3322.........        5,000
Sustainable Agriculture Research     7 U.S.C. 5811, 5812,         50,000
 and Education.                       5831, and 5832.
Farm Business Management...........  7 U.S.C. 5925f........        2,500
Sun Grant Program..................  7 U.S.C. 8114.........        3,500
Research Equipment Grants..........  7 U.S.C. 3310a........        5,000
Alfalfa Seed and Alfalfa Forage      7 U.S.C. 5925.........        4,000
 Systems Research Program.
Minor Crop Pest Management (IR-4)..  7 U.S.C. 450i(e)......       15,000
Agricultural Genome to Phenome       7 U.S.C. 5924.........        2,500
 Initiative.
Laying Hen and Turkey Research       7 U.S.C. 5925.........        1,000
 Program.
Open Data Standards for Neutral      Sec. 757 of Division A        1,000
 Data Repositories.                   of P.L. 117-103.
Research Facilities Act............  7 U.S.C. 390 et seq...        2,000
Special Research Grants:...........  7 U.S.C. 450i(c)......  ...........
  Global Change/UV Monitoring......  ......................        1,400
  Potato Research..................  ......................        4,000
  Aquaculture Research.............  ......................        2,200
  Total, Special Research Grants...  ......................        7,600
Necessary Expenses of Research and
 Education Activities:
Grants Management System...........  ......................        7,924
Federal Administration--Other        ......................       12,597
 Necessary Expenses for Research
 and Education Activities.
Total, Necessary Expenses..........  ......................       20,521
Total, Research and Education        ......................   $1,094,121
 Activities.
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              NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND

    The agreement provides $11,880,000 for the Native American 
Institutions Endowment Fund.

                          EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

    The agreement provides $565,410,000 for NIFA, Extension 
Activities.
    The agreement recognizes that changes are needed to develop 
a 21st century extension to meet the needs of today's farmers, 
and directs NIFA to conduct meetings with producers, 
stakeholders, and policymakers to begin developing a framework 
for the next generation of farm extension programs.
    The agreement is concerned that extension service resources 
do not reach minority, social disadvantaged, and Tribal 
communities and as such, encourages NIFA to evaluate 
distribution of extension resources to these populations.
    The agreement reminds the Secretary of the report directed 
in fiscal year 2022 detailing Rural Health and Safety Education 
Program funding awarded to projects addressing opioid abuse, 
projects combatting other types of substance abuse, and 
projects unrelated to substance abuse.
    The following table reflects the agreement:

     NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
                         [Dollars in Thousands]
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Smith-Lever, Section 3(b) and (c)    7 U.S.C. 343(b) and        $325,000
 programs and Cooperative Extension.  (c) and 208(c) of
                                      P.L. 93-471.
Extension Services at 1890           7 U.S.C. 3221.........       72,000
 Institutions.
Extension Services at 1994           7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3)....       11,000
 Institutions.
Facility Improvements at 1890        7 U.S.C. 3222b........       21,500
 Institutions.
Renewable Resources Extension Act..  16 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.        4,060
Rural Health and Safety Education    7 U.S.C. 2662(i)......        5,000
 Programs.
Food Animal Residue Avoidance        7 U.S.C. 7642.........        2,500
 Database Program.
Women and Minorities in STEM Fields  7 U.S.C. 5925.........        2,000
Food Safety Outreach Program.......  7 U.S.C. 7625.........       10,000
Food & Ag Service Learning.........  7 U.S.C. 7633.........        2,000
Farmer Stress Assistance Network...  7 U.S.C. 5936.........       10,000
Smith-Lever, Section 3(d):.........  7 U.S.C. 343(d).......
    Food and Nutrition Education...  ......................       70,000
    Farm Safety and Youth Farm       ......................        5,000
     Safety Education.
Programs
    New Technologies for             ......................        3,550
     Agricultural Extension.
    Children, Youth, and Families    ......................        8,395
     at Risk.
    Federally Recognized Tribes      ......................        4,305
     Extension Program.
                                                            ------------
        Total, Section 3(d)........  ......................       91,250
Necessary Expenses of Extension
 Activities
Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom..  7 U.S.C. 3152(j)......        1,000
Federal Administration--Other        ......................        8,100
 Necessary Expenses for Extension
 Activities.
                                                            ------------
        Total, Necessary Expenses..  ......................        9,100
                                                            ============
        Total, Extension Activities  ......................     $565,410
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                         INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES

    The agreement provides $41,500,000 for NIFA, Integrated 
Activities.
    The agreement supports the work being done through the 
publicly funded diagnostic laboratory network and encourages 
NIFA to prioritize funding to strengthen animal health 
diagnostic laboratories.
    The agreement directs the Secretary to support pest 
management programs in potato growing States.
    The following table reflects the amounts provided by the 
agreement:

    NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES
                         (Dollars in Thousands)
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Methyl Bromide Transition Program..  7 U.S.C. 7626.........       $2,000
Organic Transition Program.........  7 U.S.C. 7626.........        7,500
Regional Rural Development Centers.  7 U.S.C. 450i(c)......        3,000
Food and Agriculture Defense         7 U.S.C. 3351.........        8,000
 Initiative.
Crop Protection/Pest Management      7 U.S.C. 7626.........       21,000
 Program.
                                                            ------------
    Total, Integrated Activities...  ......................      $41,500
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  Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

    The agreement provides $1,617,000 for the Office of the 
Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs.
    The agreement continues to reject past proposals to 
administratively implement new user fees and believes USDA 
should not propose new user fees without taking into account 
the full impact on farmers, ranchers, and beneficiaries who 
would be forced to contend with rapid changes and additional 
costs without prior notice.

               Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The agreement provides $1,171,071,000 for the Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Salaries and Expenses. 
In addition, $125,000,000 is provided for Agricultural 
Quarantine Inspection Services in Division N of this 
consolidated Act.
    The agreement provides a net increase of $60,853,000 for 
high priority initiatives in order to protect the plant and 
animal resources of the Nation from pests and diseases. Within 
the increase total, the agreement includes the following: 
$2,635,000 to support the implementation of the National 
Aquaculture Health Plan and the Comprehensive Aquaculture 
Health Program Standards; $1,000,000 for Cattle Health to 
combat the cattle fever tick; $2,500,000 for the Equine, 
Cervid, and Small Ruminant Health program to help address 
chronic wasting disease; $722,000 for the National Veterinary 
Stockpile to protect against the most damaging animal diseases; 
$1,500,000 for the National Animal Health Laboratory Network 
[NAHLN]; $1,000,000 for Zoonotic Disease Management to combat 
antimicrobial resistance; $500,000 for the Cotton Pests program 
to continue eradication efforts against the cotton boll weevil; 
$500,000 for Field Crop and Rangeland Ecosystems Pests to 
combat the Mormon cricket and grasshopper; $750,000 for Plant 
Protection Methods Development to eradicate the Northern Giant 
Hornet; a net $2,919,000 for Specialty Crop Pests for the 
control and eventual eradication of the spotted lanternfly 
($500,000) and fruit flies ($3,419,000); $3,000,000 for 
Wildlife Damage Management to continue feral swine eradication 
efforts ($1,000,000) and to implement non-lethal livestock-
predator conflict deterrence techniques ($2,000,000); 
$2,300,000 for Wildlife Services Methods Development for 
chronic wasting disease work at the National Wildlife Research 
Center ($1,000,000) and for aircraft maintenance and 
refurbishments ($1,300,000); $1,500,000 for Animal and Plant 
Health Regulatory Enforcement; $1,400,000 for Emergency 
Preparedness and Response to implement emergency contingency 
plans for facilities regulated under the Animal Welfare Act; 
$1,000,000 for the Safe Trade and International Technical 
Assistance program to support the implementation of the Lacey 
Act; $1,000,000 for Overseas Technical and Trade Operations; 
$4,200,000 for Animal Care; $1,000,000 for the Horse Protection 
Program; and $9,552,000 for Community Project Funding/
Congressionally Directed Spending.
    The agreement notes that assessing Agriculture Quarantine 
Inspections' treatment monitoring fees on a per-enclosure basis 
imposes disproportionate impacts on industry and user groups at 
certain key ports of entry, including ports along the 
Southeastern United States. USDA is encouraged to continue 
evaluating alternative and equitable funding mechanisms in 
consultation with relevant stakeholder groups.
    The agreement encourages the Department to continue 
coordination with State animal health officials in order to 
proactively mitigate the spread of highly pathogenic avian 
influenza and to increase outreach and engagement with poultry 
producers to educate on proactive measures individuals can take 
to further mitigate the spread of the virus. The agreement 
encourages the Department to utilize existing supplemental 
funding to continue these efforts.
    The agreement directs the Department to submit a report to 
the Committees on its efforts to manage Carrizo cane and cattle 
fever tick within 60 days of enactment of this Act.
    The agreement recognizes the significant economic impact of 
the Huanglongbing disease on the citrus industry, which is 
especially acute in Florida and is a growing concern in both 
Texas and California. The agreement encourages the 
Huanglongbing Multi-Agency Coordination [HLB-MAC] group to 
explore and identify new methods to expedite the delivery of 
promising treatments directly to growers. Finally, the 
agreement expects that any funds which are redirected from 
existing HLB-MAC projects be repurposed to other priority HLB-
MAC projects that are showing promising results to ensure these 
critical funds remain committed to facilitating the design and 
implementation of the rapid delivery pathway to growers.
    The agreement directs APHIS to consider options for 
expanding environmental documentation for spotted lanternfly 
treatments in areas outside the states currently included in 
APHIS' environmental analysis as well as the cost of such 
treatments and to provide a report on these topics 90 days 
after the enactment of this Act.
    APHIS is directed to provide an annual report within 120 
days of the end of the fiscal year, detailing how the funds for 
non-lethal strategies were dispersed; including regional 
distribution, wild and domestic species impacted, number and 
size of livestock/agricultural operations impacted, and 
nonlethal tools and methods implemented and supported.
    The agreement provides no less than the fiscal year 2022 
level to support ongoing cooperative agreements with States 
impacted by Eastern Equine Encephalitis.
    The continued presence of feral cattle in the Gila National 
Forest Wilderness Area in New Mexico is negatively impacting 
both the ecosystem and recreational use of the area. The 
agreement directs APHIS Wildlife Services and the United States 
Forest Service to address this issue as expeditiously as 
feasible. The agencies shall provide reports to the Committees 
on their progress in the first and third quarters of the year.
    The agreement provides $3,000,000 for APHIS to ensure 
necessary steps are taken to develop a qualified workforce 
comprised of subject matter experts in foreign, emerging, and 
zoonotic diseases and capable of developing, validating, and 
conducting needed diagnostics, performing epidemiologic 
studies, and completing bioinformatics analyses. The agreement 
encourages APHIS to establish cooperative agreements with 
academic research institutions, particularly non-land grant 
Hispanic-Serving Institutions, to support the next generation 
of the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility workforce.
    The agreement directs USDA to submit a report to the 
Committees within 1 year of enactment of this Act regarding the 
National Detector Dog Training Center's role in protecting the 
domestic agriculture sector from pests and diseases. The report 
shall include a description of domestic pest and disease 
programs that use canine detector teams, coordination between 
APHIS and U.S. Customs and Border Protection on use of canine 
teams for agricultural quarantine inspections, and the Center's 
current capacity level.
    The agreement directs USDA to coordinate amongst all 
relevant agencies under its authority to update, and where 
applicable, develop consistent, easily replicated formulas on 
an annual basis to estimate market values of livestock and 
poultry categories for indemnity purposes. In developing and 
updating these annual values, USDA should ensure that they 
reflect applicable modern production practices, and relevant 
livestock and poultry markets so that payments by USDA 
represent average fair market values for the category of animal 
that the compensation payment is intended to cover.
    The agreement directs APHIS to work with ARS and 
stakeholders and provides no less than the fiscal year 2022 
level to develop an integrated management program for control 
of the Roseau cane scale insect pest infestation.
    The agreement includes no less than the fiscal year 2022 
funding level to improve understanding of EU1 and NA1 strains 
of the sudden oak death pathogen and treatment methods to 
inform control and management techniques in wildlands.
    The agreement provides $121,957,000 for wildlife damage 
control to maintain priority initiatives, including preventing 
the transport of invasive snakes and other harmful species. The 
agreement provides no less than the fiscal year 2022 funding 
level for the agency to reduce blackbird depredation in the 
Northern Great Plains.
    The agreement provides no less than the fiscal year 2022 
level for damage management efforts and the development of 
methods to assist producers in combatting the persistent threat 
and economic hardship caused by cormorants, pelicans, and other 
birds. The agreement provides $28,000,000 for the National 
Rabies Management Program to fortify existing barriers and 
advance prevention and eradication efforts.
    The agreement provides $2,000,000 within Wildlife Damage 
Management to maintain a National Training Academy focused on 
those areas of greatest concern such as pyrotechnics, firearms, 
hazardous materials, immobilization and euthanasia drugs, 
pesticides, animal care and handling, land vehicles, 
watercraft, and zoonotic diseases.
    The agreement notes that the need for the equine industry 
and APHIS to cooperate in order to eliminate the soring of 
horses has been consistently recognized. In 2021, the National 
Academy of Sciences recognized the importance of objective 
science-based inspection to ensure accuracy and fairness. The 
Committee directs APHIS to continue to utilize existing 
resources to implement proven objective science-based 
inspection tools for its horse soring inspection protocol.
    The following table reflects the agreement:

 
                        [in thousands of dollars]
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Animal Health Technical Services...........................      $39,183
Aquatic Animal Health......................................        5,000
Avian Health...............................................       64,930
Cattle Health..............................................      111,771
Equine, Cervid, and Small Ruminant Health..................       35,319
National Veterinary Stockpile..............................        6,500
Swine Health...............................................       26,044
Veterinary Biologics.......................................       21,479
Veterinary Diagnostics.....................................       63,777
Zoonotic Disease Management................................       21,567
                                                            ------------
  Subtotal, Animal Health                                        395,570
Agricultural Quarantine Inspection (Appropriated)..........       35,541
Cotton Pests...............................................       15,450
Field Crop & Rangeland Ecosystems Pests....................       14,986
Pest Detection.............................................       29,075
Plant Protection Methods Development.......................       22,557
Specialty Crop Pests.......................................      216,117
Tree & Wood Pests..........................................       62,562
                                                            ------------
  Subtotal, Plant Health                                         396,288
Wildlife Damage Management.................................      121,957
Wildlife Services Methods Development......................       26,244
                                                            ------------
  Subtotal, Wildlife Services                                    148,201
Animal & Plant Health Regulatory Enforcement...............       18,722
Biotechnology Regulatory Services..........................       19,691
                                                            ------------
  Subtotal, Regulatory Services                                   38,413
Contingency Fund...........................................          514
Emergency Preparedness & Response..........................       44,067
                                                            ------------
  Subtotal, Emergency Management                                  44,581
Agriculture Import/Export..................................       19,292
Overseas Technical & Trade Operations......................       25,572
                                                            ------------
  Subtotal, Safe Trade                                            44,864
Animal Welfare.............................................       37,506
Horse Protection...........................................        4,096
                                                            ------------
  Subtotal, Animal Welfare                                        41,602
APHIS Information Technology Infrastructure................        4,251
Physical/Operational Security..............................        5,182
Rent and DHS Payments......................................       42,567
Congressionally Directed Spending..........................        9,552
                                                            ------------
  Subtotal, Agency Management                                     61,552
                                                            ============
    Total, Direct Appropriation............................   $1,171,071
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                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

    The agreement provides $3,175,000 for APHIS Buildings and 
Facilities.

                     Agricultural Marketing Service

                           MARKETING SERVICES

    The agreement provides $237,695,000 for Agricultural 
Marketing Service (AMS), Marketing Services.
    The agreement includes the following increases: $2,000,000 
for the National Organic Standards program; $500,000 for the 
Acer Access and Development program; and $5,000,000 for 
oversight and enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act.
    The agreement includes $25,000,000 for the Dairy Business 
Innovation Initiatives program and $8,000,000 for the Micro-
Grants for Food Security program. The agreement also includes 
$1,000,000 for the Cattle Contracts Library in this account.
    The agreement expects AMS to prioritize proposals for the 
Acer Access and Development Program that support the promotion 
of research and education, natural resource responsibility, and 
market development and promotion, and that are from regions 
with sufficient distribution of Acer saccharum to support a 
commercially viable maple syrup industry.
    The agreement directs the Department, in collaboration with 
Customs and Border Protection, FDA, and domestic commercial 
honey producer stakeholders, to provide a report on the 
resources and authorities needed to ensure a fairer market for 
domestic honey producers and a more transparent market for 
American consumers.
    The agreement directs the Secretary, working with the 
Attorney General as appropriate, to act expeditiously to 
analyze issues surrounding transparent meat pricing mechanisms 
and reliable price discovery for cattle producers and the rest 
of the supply chain nationwide, and to consider extending the 
ongoing investigation to include economic disruptions 
associated with public health emergencies.
    The agreement urges AMS to administer the Micro-Grants for 
Food Security program in a manner that will ensure that low-
income, disadvantaged, and minority individuals are able to 
submit applications and receive funding for projects that would 
increase the amount and quality of locally produced foods. When 
practicable, the agreement directs AMS to waive or amend how it 
applies the regulatory requirements of 2 CFR 200.206, 200.313, 
200.328, and 200.329 to ensure that this program addresses food 
insecurity challenges.
    The agreement recognizes AMS' work to reimburse dairy 
producers for unintended losses in 2020 resulting from a milk 
pricing change made in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 
and pandemic-related market disruption and is concerned that 
the per-producer limitation of five million pounds resulted in 
larger producers being reimbursed for only minimal portions of 
their losses. The Department is encouraged to evaluate possible 
measures to ensure more wholesome reimbursement under future 
programs.
    The agreement encourages USDA to support the Native 
American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act (Public 
Law 114-221) by prioritizing projects that market, promote, or 
expand Native American foods, markets, and enterprises.
    The agreement directs AMS to continue strong enforcement of 
organic dairy production standards and to resolve significant 
variations in standard interpretation that exist among organic 
certifiers and organic dairy producers. AMS shall continue to 
conduct critical risk-based oversight, particularly for large, 
complex dairy operations.
    The agreement recognizes the need for organic dairy 
producers to have detailed data about market conditions in 
order to make decisions about the value of their products. 
Within 60 days of enactment of this Act, AMS is directed to 
brief the Committees on the feasibility of collection and 
publication of organic fluid milk data from all Federal Milk 
Marketing Orders.
    The agreement directs the Secretary to require mandatory 
reporting on an annual basis by accredited certifying agents on 
aggregate production areas certified by crop and location in 
order to accurately calculate organic acreage and yield 
estimates on a country-by-country basis. The agreement 
maintains funding for AMS to coordinate with NASS for 
activities related to expanding organic price reporting and 
organic data collection.

                 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

    The agreement provides a limitation on administrative 
expenses of $62,596,000.

    FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND SUPPLY (SECTION 32)

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The agreement provides $21,501,000 for Funds for 
Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply.
    The agreement notes the importance of the Secretary's 
authority, described in clause 3 of 7 U.S.C. 612c, to direct 
funds from the Section 32 account, but believes that 
communication between USDA and Congress should be improved when 
this practice is used. The agreement directs the Secretary to 
provide notification to the Committees in advance of any public 
announcement or release of Section 32 funds under the 
authorities described above.
    The following table reflects the status of this fund:

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Appropriation (30% of Customs Receipts)..............        $27,123,378
Less Transfers:
  Food and Nutrition Service.........................        -25,199,767
  Commerce Department................................           -362,611
                                                      ------------------
        Total, Transfers.............................        -25,562,378
Budget Authority, Farm Bill..........................          1,561,000
Appropriations Temporarily Reduced--Sequestration....            -77,691
                                                      ------------------
Budget Authority, Appropriations Act                           1,483,309
Less Obligations:
  Child Nutrition Programs (Entitlement Commodities).            485,000
  State Option Contract..............................              5,000
  Removal of Defective Commodities...................              2,500
  Disaster Relief....................................              5,000
  Additional Fruits, Vegetables, and Nuts Purchases..            206,000
  Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program..................            198,000
  Estimated Future Needs.............................            523,130
                                                      ------------------
        Total, Commodity Procurement.................          1,424,630
Administrative Funds:
  Commodity Purchase Support.........................             37,178
  Marketing Agreements and Orders....................             21,501
                                                      ------------------
        Total, Administrative Funds..................             58,679
                                                      ------------------
        Total Obligations............................         $1,483,309
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                   PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS

    The agreement provides $1,235,000 for Payments to States 
and Possessions.

        LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES EXPENSES

    The agreement includes a limitation on inspection and 
weighing services expenses of $55,000,000.

             Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety

    The agreement provides $1,117,000 for the Office of the 
Under Secretary for Food Safety.

                   Food Safety and Inspection Service

    The agreement provides $1,158,266,000 for the Food Safety 
and Inspection Service (FSIS) and an additional $29,700,000 in 
Division N of this consolidated Act for costs associated with 
the Goodfellow move.
    This amount includes an additional $10,000,000 to continue 
the reduced user fees for small and very small establishments. 
The Act also includes $2,800,000 to address the persistently 
high levels of public health veterinarian vacancies and up to 
$1,000,000 for the inspection of wild caught invasive species 
in the order Siluriformes and family Ictaluridae, including 
blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay.
    The agreement appreciates the updated memorandum of 
understanding on worker safety with FSIS and the U.S. 
Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration that will go towards protecting workers and 
improved training over the next five years.
    The Committees still await the report on the Cooperative 
Interstate Shipment
    (CIS) program as outlined in Section 764(e)(2) of Division 
N of Public Law 116-260.
    The agreement recognizes the crucial need for the Federal 
Government to improve its interagency coordination efforts on 
food safety, particularly as it pertains to pathogens and 
outbreaks. The Committee directs USDA and FDA to continue to 
work together and with other Federal, State, and industry 
partners to develop strategies to prevent and respond to 
foodborne outbreaks.
    The following table reflects the agreement:

                   FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE
                         (Dollars in thousands)
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Federal..............................................         $1,036,888
State................................................             67,131
International........................................             18,975
Public Health Data Communications Infrastructure                  35,272
 System..............................................
    Total, Food Safety and Inspection Service........         $1,158,266
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                                TITLE II

               Farm Production and Conservation Programs

   Office of the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation

    The agreement provides $1,727,000 for the Office of the 
Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation.

            Farm Production and Conservation Business Center

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (including transfers of funds)

    The agreement provides $248,684,000 for the Farm Production 
and Conservation (FPAC) Business Center. In addition, 
$60,228,000 is transferred from the Commodity Credit 
Corporation.
    The agreement reminds the Secretary of the report directed 
in S. Rept. 116-110 regarding the FPAC Business Center's 
efficiencies gained, metrics, hiring plan, and potential 
reorganization, which is now long overdue.

                          Farm Service Agency

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The agreement provides $1,215,307,000 for Farm Service 
Agency (FSA), Salaries and Expenses.
    The agreement urges USDA to maintain its position that 
drought on acequia-irrigated land is an eligible cause of loss 
for the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program.
    The agreement again directs USDA to brief the Committees on 
the implementation status of the Acreage Crop Reporting 
Streamlining Initiative.
    The agreement recognizes that drought is the largest cause 
of U.S. farm production losses and reminds the Secretary of the 
report directed in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 
Public Law 116-260 detailing a full analysis of the new CREP 
dryland agricultural uses authority and which dryland farming 
best practices could make advancements to protect ground water 
and surface water quality and control soil erosion while 
enhancing wildlife habitat.
    The agreement directs the Secretary to restore normal 
mortality rates under the Emergency Livestock Assistance 
Program for honeybees to fifteen percent and to restore fair 
market values for colonies and hives to at least the levels 
utilized in the 2019 program year. The agreement encourages the 
Secretary to expand eligibility under the program to include 
climate change and drought-related losses, or to include 
managed honeybees under other appropriate disaster assistance 
programs.
    The agreement encourages FSA to work with ranchers to 
tailor the Livestock Indemnity Program to address unique 
circumstances currently preventing producers from receiving 
compensation for losses stemming from panther and bald eagle 
depredation events.
    The following table reflects the agreement:

                         (Dollars in thousands)
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Salaries and expenses......................................   $1,215,307
  Transfer from ACIF.......................................      305,803
                                                            ------------
    Total, FSA Salaries and expenses.......................   $1,521,110
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                         STATE MEDIATION GRANTS

    The agreement provides $7,000,000 for State Mediation 
Grants.

               GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM

    The agreement provides $7,500,000 for the Grassroots Source 
Water Protection Program.

                        DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The agreement provides such sums as may be necessary for 
the Dairy Indemnity Program.
    The agreement notes that no payments have been made to 
Maine farmers who depopulated their herds as a result of per- 
and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination and 
encourages USDA to provide indemnification to those farmers. 
The agreement also recognizes that USDA updated the Dairy 
Indemnity Payment Program (DIPP) to provide additional options 
to dairy producers impacted by PFAS contamination, but directs 
USDA to evaluate additional resources available to producers 
facing PFAS contamination, and to inform the Committees of 
additional resources needed to provide relief.

           GEOGRAPHICALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS

    The agreement provides $4,000,000 for the Reimbursement 
Transportation Cost Payment Program for Geographically 
Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers.

           AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The agreement provides $10,652,312,000 for the ACIF program 
account.
    The following table reflects the agreement:

                         (Dollars in thousands)
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Loan Authorizations:
Farm Ownership Loans:
  Direct...................................................   $3,100,000
  Guaranteed...............................................    3,500,000
  Subtotal, Farm Ownership Loans...........................    6,600,000
Farm Operating Loans:
  Direct...................................................    1,633,333
  Unsubsidized Guaranteed..................................    2,118,491
  Subtotal, Farm Operating Loans...........................    3,751,824
Emergency Loans............................................        4,062
Indian Tribe Land Acquisition Loans........................       20,000
Conservation Loans--Guaranteed.............................      150,000
Relending Program..........................................       61,426
Indian Highly Fractionated Land............................        5,000
Boll Weevil Eradication....................................       60,000
                                                            ------------
    Total, Loan Authorizations.............................   10,652,312
Loan Subsidies:
Farm Operating Loan Subsidies:
  Direct...................................................       23,520
  Unsubsidized Guaranteed..................................       11,228
                                                            ------------
  Subtotal, Farm Operating Subsidies.......................       34,748
Emergency Loans............................................          249
Relending Program..........................................       10,983
Indian Highly Fractionated Land............................          894
                                                            ------------
Total, Loan Subsidies......................................       46,874
ACIF Expenses:.............................................
  Salaries and Expenses....................................      305,803
  Administrative Expenses..................................       20,658
                                                            ------------
    Total, ACIF Expenses...................................     $326,461
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                         Risk Management Agency

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The agreement provides $66,870,000 for Risk Management 
Agency, Salaries and Expenses.
    The agreement encourages RMA to provide for an inflation 
adjustment to all administrative and operating expense 
reimbursements in order to provide equitable relief with 
respect to specialty crop policies. The agreement recognizes 
RMA's authority to provide for an inflation adjustment to all 
administrative and operating expense reimbursements without a 
renegotiation of the SRA in a manner similar to the inflation 
adjustment from 2011 through 2015. Further, the agreement 
encourages RMA to provide for an inflation adjustment to all 
A&O in order to provide equitable relief with respect to 
specialty crop policies.

                 Natural Resources Conservation Service

                        CONSERVATION OPERATIONS

    The agreement provides $941,124,000 for Natural Resources 
Conservation Service (NRCS), Conservation Operations.
    The agreement provides $16,751,000 for the Snow Survey and 
Water Forecasting Program; $10,751,000 for the Plant Materials 
Centers, of which $1,000,000 is for climate smart agriculture; 
$86,757,000 for the Soil Surveys Program; and $800,892,000 for 
Conservation Technical Assistance, of which $14,000,000 is for 
the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative, $13,000,000 is for 
additional staff, and $1,000,000 is for Phragmite control. The 
agreement also includes $3,000,000 for a cost-share program for 
the construction and repair of perimeter fencing.
    The agreement maintains funding for the Grazing Lands 
Conservation Initiative, of which at least $12,000,000 shall be 
provided through State allocations as competitive grants to 
diverse partnerships. The agreement also directs NRCS to 
provide at least $2,000,000 through a cooperative agreement 
with a national grazing lands conservation coalition to 
establish diverse State-based coalitions and undertake grazing 
education.
    The agreement provides an increase of $7,000,000 to expand 
NRCS Snow Telemetry Network, of which $1,000,000 is for a 
study, following consultation with the Committees, of potential 
expansion of the SNOTEL automated mountain weather monitoring 
network to the northeastern United States. The agreement also 
encourages consideration of expansion into the Alpine zone of 
glaciated mountain ranges, and consideration of working with 
interested university, tribal, and non-profit partners on the 
installation and maintenance of such SNOTEL sites.
    The agreement encourages the Secretary to use mitigation 
with the conversion of a natural wetland and equivalent 
wetlands functions at a ratio which does not exceed 1-to-1 
acreage.
    The agreement expects NRCS to utilize all available 
opportunities and to work with eligible entities, including 
producers, States, irrigation districts, and acequias to assist 
in implementing area-wide plans to address drought resiliency 
and mitigation.
    The Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) helps 
farmers conserve energy and develop conservation plans through 
locally based technical service providers. The agreement urges 
the Secretary to seek out and implement opportunities to 
encourage and support farmers' energy efficiency projects. The 
agreement further encourages the Department to develop EQIP 
guidance that ensures input from local communities, including 
listening sessions with land grants and acequias.
    The agreement expects NRCS to continue to take into account 
sample design, data collection software, and data processing 
capability in order to collect and produce scientifically 
credible information on the status, condition, and trends of 
Alaska's lands, soils, waters, and related resources.
    The agreement directs NRCS to implement a multi-year 
cooperative agreement with appropriate funding support to an 
organization that supports efforts to conserve the lesser-
prairie chicken and implements carbon sequestration 
conservation programs nationwide, and that can make 
conservation solutions and best practices accessible daily to 
private land owners.
    The agreement directs NRCS to provide a report within 90 
days of enactment of this Act on actions it will take to 
eliminate program duplication as identified in IG Audit Report 
10601-0004-KC and IG Audit Report 10601-0001-32.
    The agreement continues to direct NRCS to maintain a record 
of total technical assistance dollars, differentiated between 
mandatory and discretionary allocations, and to provide the 
data to the Committees on Appropriations.
    The agreement encourages NRCS to reevaluate the match 
requirements for the Technical Service Provider program 
supporting State and Tribal health programs.

               WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

    The agreement provides $75,000,000 for Watershed and Flood 
Prevention Operations (WFPO).
    The agreement funds congressionally directed spending for 
certain activities and locations under Watershed and Flood 
Prevention Operations. While the agreement provides the 
funding, recipients of CDS are still required to apply for the 
funding. The agreement expects the agency to review the 
applications and fund projects in the same manner as previous 
years.
    The agreement is aware of increased interest in using WFPO 
funds for projects that modernize irrigation systems while also 
providing benefits for drought response and wildlife habitats, 
and directs NRCS, in collaboration with outside stakeholders 
and project sponsors, to review and streamline program guidance 
to facilitate these projects. The agreement further directs 
NRCS to provide a report within 60 days of enactment of this 
Act detailing the steps taken to streamline the program to 
reflect expanded use of funds for irrigation modernization 
projects that also improve drought response and wildlife 
habitat.

                    WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM

    The agreement provides $2,000,000 for the Watershed 
Rehabilitation Program.

                    HEALTHY FORESTS RESERVE PROGRAM

    The agreement provides $7,000,000 for the Healthy Forests 
Reserve Program.

          URBAN AGRICULTURE AND INNOVATIVE PRODUCTION PROGRAM

    The agreement provides $8,500,000 for the Urban Agriculture 
and Innovative Production Program.

                              CORPORATIONS

                Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund

    The agreement provides such sums as may be necessary for 
the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund.

                   Commodity Credit Corporation Fund

                 REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The agreement provides such sums as may be necessary for 
Reimbursement for Net Realized Losses of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation.

                       HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

                        (LIMITATION ON EXPENSES)

    The agreement provides a limitation of $15,000,000 for 
Hazardous Waste Management.

                               TITLE III

                       RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

          Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development

    The agreement provides $1,620,000 for the Office of the 
Under Secretary for Rural Development.

                           Rural Development

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The agreement provides $801,079,000 for Salaries and 
Expenses of Rural Development, including a direct appropriation 
of $351,087,000.
    The agreement remains concerned about IT systems within 
Rural Development and provides an increase of $25,000,000 to 
continue making improvements and retiring legacy systems. This 
increase shall be used to update or retire the following 
systems: UniFi/SURPASS, Hyperion Reports, and PLAS. 
Furthermore, the agreement directs the Department to provide a 
report listing the programs that still require paper 
applications and the estimated cost to develop online portals, 
as well as monthly updates on making improvements to the 
systems listed above and any other IT development.
    The agreement provides $5,000,000 for the Rural Partners 
Network and still awaits the updated report that includes key 
performance measures to evaluate the success of this new 
initiative. Additionally, the fiscal year 2022 joint 
explanatory statement requested monthly updates on the rollout 
of the program, and the Committees have yet to receive an 
update. The agreement directs the Department to begin sending 
those updates immediately.
    Additionally, the agreement provides an increase of 
$25,802,000 for pay costs. The agreement directs the Department 
to continue to fill vacancies, prioritizing ongoing mission 
critical activities, and to brief the Committees prior to 
advancing or expanding the Rural Partners Network and 
onboarding Community Liaisons. The agreement also directs the 
Department to provide a report that breaks out staffing by 
program, including current levels and end of year goals within 
30 days of enactment of this Act and monthly reports to the 
Committees with hiring updates thereafter.

                         Rural Housing Service

              RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The agreement provides a total budget authority of 
$527,357,000 for activities under the Rural Housing Insurance 
Fund Program Account.
    The Committees applaud the initial success of the Single-
Family Housing Direct relending loan program and provide 
$7,500,000 in loan level to expand the pilot to other States, 
particularly in the southwestern United States. The agreement 
directs the Department to publish a report on its website 
detailing the Native community development finance institutions 
(CDFI) that receive loans from this demonstration program, a 
breakdown of mortgage loans made under this program to 
households residing on and off Tribal trust lands, and the 
average mortgage loan amount made by Native CDFIs under this 
program.
    The agreement is concerned that there are unnecessary 
impediments facing individuals who utilize Single Family 
Housing Direct Loans and the Single Family Housing Guaranteed 
Loan Program to purchase homes or property in rural areas. The 
agreement reminds the Department that efficient review and 
approval of these applications is essential to the success of 
these programs, especially in the current housing market, and 
directs the Department to submit a report, within 60 days of 
enactment, on the current appraisal requirements for these 
homes and whether these requirements are adopted from 
requirements used by the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development or the Department of Veterans Affairs.
    The agreement reminds the Department that the fiscal year 
2017 Appropriations Act required the Department to conduct 
research and identify policy program reforms, and incentives 
for preserving rural rental housing and to produce a report 
summarizing those findings to be submitted to the Committees 2 
years later. The report is now 3 years overdue, and the 
agreement directs the Department to submit the completed report 
within 30 days of enactment of this Act.
    The following table indicates loan, subsidy, and grant 
levels provided by the agreement:

                         (Dollars in thousands)
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Loan authorizations:
Single family housing (sec. 502)
  Direct...................................................   $1,250,000
  Single Family Relending Demonstration....................        7,500
  Unsubsidized guaranteed..................................   30,000,000
Housing repair (sec. 504)..................................       28,000
Rental housing (sec. 515)..................................       70,000
Multi-family guaranteed (sec. 538).........................      400,000
Site development loans (sec. 524)..........................        5,000
Credit sales of acquired property..........................       10,000
Self-help housing land development (sec. 523)..............        5,000
Farm labor housing.........................................       20,000
    Total, Loan authorizations.............................  $31,795,500
                                                            ============
Loan subsidies, grants & administrative expenses:
Single family housing (sec. 502)
  Direct...................................................      $46,375
  Single Family Relending Demonstration....................        2,468
Housing repair (sec. 504)..................................        2,324
Rental housing (sec. 515)..................................       13,377
Multifamily Housing Revitalization.........................       36,000
Farm labor housing (sec. 514)..............................        4,084
Site development loans (sec. 524)..........................          208
Self-help land development (sec. 523)......................          267
    Total, loan subsidies..................................      105,103
                                                            ------------
Farm labor housing grants..................................       10,000
    Total, loan subsidies and grants.......................      115,103
                                                            ------------
Administrative expenses (transfer to RD)...................      412,254
    Total, Loan subsidies, grants, and administrative           $527,357
     expenses..............................................
                                                            ============
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                       RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

    The agreement provides $1,487,926,000 for the Rental 
Assistance Program.
    The Committees are interested in the fiscal year 2023 
President's budget request to decouple rental assistance from 
Section 515 loans but believe additional information is needed. 
Therefore, the agreement directs the Department to hold at 
least three listening sessions and stakeholder meetings within 
six months of enactment of this Act. Furthermore, the 
Department shall brief the Committees, within 60 days after the 
final listening session, on how decoupling rental assistance 
would be implemented.
    The Secretary is encouraged to prioritize multi-family 
housing properties acquired by means of a section 515 loan 
within the current fiscal year when determining current rental 
assistance needs.
    The agreement is concerned the shift of urban population to 
more rural settings has disproportionally impacted affordable 
housing for rural residents. Therefore, where practicable, the 
agreement urges the Secretary to prioritize Rental Assistance 
to these regions.

                     RURAL HOUSING VOUCHER ACCOUNT

    The agreement provides $48,000,000 for the Rural Housing 
Voucher Account.

                  MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS

    The agreement provides $32,000,000 for Mutual and Self-Help 
Housing Grants.

                    RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS

    The agreement provides $48,000,000 for Rural Housing 
Assistance Grants.
    The following table reflects the grant levels provided by 
the agreement:

                         (Dollars in thousands)
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Very low income housing repair grants......................      $32,000
Housing preservation grants................................       16,000
                                                            ============
    Total, grant program...................................      $48,000
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               RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The agreement provides $341,490,328 for the Rural Community 
Facilities Program Account and an additional $25,300,000 in 
Division N of this consolidated Act.
    The agreement is concerned by the ineligibility of projects 
under the Community Facilities Grant program located in 
significantly rural and low-income areas that are defined as 
distressed but do not qualify for grant funding under this 
program. The Department is required to evaluate the program's 
income and service area-based eligibility standards and 
identify ways to approve community access to these grants, 
including whether basing eligibility on national rather than 
state median household income could benefit areas located in 
predominantly poor, rural States.
    The following table reflects the loan, subsidy, and grant 
amounts provided by the agreement:

                         (Dollars in thousands)
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Loan authorizations:
  CF direct loans..........................................   $2,800,000
  CF guaranteed loans......................................      650,000
Loan subsidies and grants:
  CF grants................................................        - - -
  Community Funded Projects/Congressionally Directed             325,490
   Spending................................................
  Rural Community Development Initiative...................        6,000
  Tribal college grants....................................       10,000
    Total, subsidy and grants..............................     $341,490
                                                            ============
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                  Rural Business--Cooperative Service

                     RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The agreement provides $86,520,000 for the Rural Business 
Program Account.
    The agreement provides a $550,000,000 increase in loan 
authority for Business and Industry Guaranteed loan program. 
The agreement provides $500,000 for transportation technical 
assistance and directs that of the $4,000,000 provided for 
grants to benefit federally Recognized Native American Tribes, 
$250,000 shall be used to implement an American Indian and 
Alaska Native passenger transportation development and 
assistance initiative.
    The agreement is aware of GAO's recent report, GAO-21-579, 
which issued recommendations to USDA, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development [HUD], and the Economic Development Agency 
[EDA] to better leverage complementary Federal community and 
economic development funds. The agreement encourages USDA to 
improve collaboration with HUD and EDA to help communities 
maximize and more effectively utilize Federal economic 
development resources.
    The agreement recognizes that strong partnerships exist 
between RD and Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities. 
The agreement encourages RD to coordinate with Regional 
Commissions to promote efficiency during the grant planning and 
review process. Additionally, the agreement encourages RD to 
ensure flexible processes are available for each Regional 
Commission as appropriate.
    The agreement provides $2,000,000 for the RISE grant 
program enacted as part of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 
2018 (Public Law 115-334). These grants have the potential to 
help struggling communities by funding jobs accelerators in 
low-income rural areas. The agreement recommends funding be 
prioritized for entities leveraging next generation gigabit 
broadband service to promote entrepreneurship and entities 
based in geographical areas with established agriculture and 
technology sectors which are focused on the development of 
precision and autonomous agriculture technologies as a way to 
strengthen rural economies and create jobs.
    The following table reflects the loan, subsidy, and grant 
levels provided by the agreement:

                         (Dollars in thousands)
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loan level:
  Business and industry guaranteed loans...................   $1,800,000
Loan subsidy and grants:
  Business and industry guaranteed loans...................       38,520
  Rural business development grants........................       37,000
  Delta Regional Authority/ARC/NBRC........................        9,000
  Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) grants..........        2,000
    Total, Rural Business Program subsidy and grants.......      $86,520
                                                            ============
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              INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM FUND ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The agreement provides $7,781,000 for the Intermediary 
Relending Program Fund Account.
    The following table reflects the loan and subsidy levels 
provided by the agreement:

                         (Dollars in thousands)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loan level:
  Estimated loan level.....................................      $18,889
Subsidies and administrative expenses:
  Direct loan subsidy level................................        3,313
  Administrative Expenses..................................        4,468
  Subtotal, subsidies and administrative expenses..........       $7,781
                                                            ============
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            RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

    The agreement provides $75,000,000 for the Rural Economic 
Development Loans Program Account.

                  RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

    The agreement provides $28,300,000 for Rural Cooperative 
Development Grants. Of the amounts made available, $13,000,000 
is for the Value-Added Producer Grant Program and $3,500,000 is 
for the Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas 
Program.
    The agreement provides $3,000,000 for Agriculture 
Innovation Center funding, as authorized in section 6402 of 
Public Law 107-171, to be available as grants to States 
authorized to host, and that have previously hosted, a USDA 
Agriculture Innovation Center and where the State continues to 
demonstrate support and provide non-Federal grant funding to 
producers developing, producing, and marketing value-added 
agricultural and food products. Prior year or current grant 
awardees shall be eligible for these funds.
    The Committees are still awaiting the report on 
implementation of Section 6306 of the Agriculture Improvement 
Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-334), including a projected 
timeline for full implementation of this provision.
    The agreement urges that Value-Added Producer Grants be 
prioritized to support the production of value-added 
agricultural products, including dairy, with significant 
potential to expand production and processing in the United 
States.

               RURAL MICROENTREPRENEUR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

    The agreement provides $6,000,000 for the Rural 
Microentrepreneur Assistance Program.

                    RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM

    The agreement provides $18,000 for the Rural Energy for 
America Program (REAP) in addition to resources provided in the 
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 and Inflation Reduction Act 
of 2022.
    The agreement also acknowledges the potential of REAP to 
help rural agricultural producers and small businesses 
diversify on-farm income and promote energy efficiency through 
renewable energy production. However, the agreement recognizes 
financial barriers to program utilization by small agricultural 
producers and small businesses due to matching fund 
requirements and reimbursement-based grant funding. As such, 
the agreement encourages the Department to make REAP grants 
more accessible to socially disadvantaged groups and low income 
applicants to ensure the program's feasibility and 
accessibility for applicants of all demographics.
    The following table reflects the loan, subsidy, and grant 
levels provided by the agreement:

                         (Dollars in thousands)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loan level:
  Estimated loan level...............................            $20,000
Subsidies and administrative expenses:
  Loan subsidy level.................................                 18
                                                      ==================
    Total, subsidy and grants........................                $18
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                   HEALTHY FOOD FINANCING INITIATIVE

    The agreement provides $3,000,000 for the Healthy Food 
Financing Initiative.

                        Rural Utilities Service

             RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The agreement provides $596,404,000 for the Rural Utilities 
Service Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account and an 
additional $60,000,000 in Division N of this consolidated Act.
    The agreement recognizes that small and rural communities 
located within Central Appalachia can lack access to reliable 
water and sanitation because they do not have the capacity or 
population bases to support centralized water systems. Within 
the funds provided for the Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal 
program, the agreement encourages the Department to fund pilot 
projects intended to provide decentralized small-scale water 
and wastewater services to communities in distressed counties 
within Central Appalachia.
    The agreement provides $70,000,000 for water and waste 
disposal systems grants for Native Americans, including Native 
Alaskans, and the Colonias. The agreement recognizes the 
special needs and problems for delivery of basic services to 
these populations and encourages the Secretary to distribute 
these funds in line with the fiscal year 2014 distribution to 
the degree practicable.
    The agreement directs that no less than $1,000,000 within 
the technical assistance funding be used to support 
manufactured homes.
    The following table reflects the loan, subsidy, and grant 
levels provided by the agreement:

                         (Dollars in thousands)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loan authorizations:
  Water and waste direct loans.......................         $1,420,000
  Water and waste guaranteed loans...................             50,000
Subsidies and grants:
  Water and waste direct loan subsidy................              2,724
  Guaranteed loan subsidy............................                  0
  Water and waste revolving fund.....................              1,000
  Water well system grants...........................              5,000
  Grants for Colonias, Native Americans, and Alaska               70,000
   Native Villages...................................
  Water and waste technical assistance grants........             37,500
  Circuit Rider program..............................             21,180
  Solid waste management grants......................              4,000
  High energy cost grants............................             10,000
  Water and waste disposal grants....................            430,000
  306A(i)(2) grants..................................             15,000
                                                      ==================
    Total, subsidies and grants......................           $596,404
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   RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The agreement provides $48,496,000 for activities under the 
Rural Electrification and Telecommunications Loans Program 
Account.
    The following table indicates loan levels provided by the 
agreement:

                         (Dollars in thousands)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loan authorizations:
Electric:
  Direct, FFB........................................         $2,167,000
  Direct, Treasury...................................          4,333,000
  Guaranteed underwriting............................            900,000
  Rural Energy Savings Program.......................            110,898
                                                      ------------------
  Subtotal, electric.................................          7,510,898
Telecommunications:
  Direct, treasury rate..............................            690,000
Loan subsidy:
  Direct, treasury rate..............................              3,726
  Rural Energy Savings Program.......................             11,500
Administrative expenses..............................             33,270
                                                      ==================
    Total, budget authority..........................             48,496
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         DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND PROGRAM

    The agreement provides $466,503,317 for the Distance 
Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program. The agreement 
provides $3,000,000 to address critical healthcare needs, as 
authorized by section 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act. The agreement also provides $3,000,000 for the 
broadband deployment programs authorized in the Agriculture 
Improvement Act of 2018.
    The agreement provides $348,000,000 for the Re-Connect 
pilot, which was established in the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141). The program shall establish a 
scoring criterion that prioritizes serving the hardest to 
reach, unserved and underserved rural communities. 
Additionally, the agreement continues to direct the Secretary 
to allow entities of any structure, including partnerships and 
infrastructure applications, to apply, provided sufficient 
assurances are given that broadband service will be provided to 
the subject area through contractual arrangements.
    The agreement encourages the Department to continue to 
update the program and review process to make ReConnect more 
efficient, including collaborating with the Rural Electric 
Division to ensure that all utilities and broadband 
technologies are treated equally in the application process. In 
addition, the burdens of applying for funding and participating 
in the program should be as minimal as possible, including 
allowing all providers to offer proof of financial capability 
through bond ratings instead of submitting financial 
documentation, and to offer collateral for loans as well as 
security for performance under grants using alternate forms of 
security instead of providing a first lien on assets.
    To maximize the reach of funding, projects should not be 
funded if another broadband provider has begun a network build 
or is subject to an enforceable commitment, either through a 
Federal, State, or local funding program or other binding 
obligation to a government entity, to serve the proposed 
service area. In addition, the agreement reminds USDA to avoid 
efforts that could duplicate existing networks built by private 
investment or those built leveraging and utilizing other 
Federal programs and to coordinate with the National 
Telecommunications Information Administration and the Federal 
Communications Commission to ensure wherever possible that any 
funding provided to support deployment of last-mile broadband 
infrastructure is targeted to areas that are currently 
unserved.
    In any areas, study areas, or census blocks outside an area 
where a Tribal government has jurisdiction, and where a 
provider is already subject to a buildout obligation of 25/3 
Mbps or greater for fixed terrestrial broadband pursuant to a 
commitment to another government entity, RUS Telecommunications 
Program should take that funding into account to prevent the 
duplication of services financed by Federal support. Entities 
subject to such existing commitment applying for ReConnect 
funds to bring service offerings to the ReConnect build-to 
speed should be given a scoring preference by RUS. This shall 
include areas pending FCC final approval of an award of High-
Cost USF funds for 2 years after the applicable long form 
application deadline.
    Further, the agreement encourages the agency to prioritize 
projects financed through public-private partnerships and 
projects where Federal funding will not exceed 50 percent of 
the project's total cost. The agreement also supports efforts 
to increase transparency and encourages the Secretary to follow 
the notice and comment rulemaking procedures of the 
Administrative Procedure Act (Public Law 79-404) with respect 
to all program administration and activities, including 
publishing a written decision on RUS' website of how challenges 
were decided and the agency's reasons for such decision. In 
addition, the agreement intended the pilot to be technology 
neutral and encourages the Secretary to eliminate or revise the 
awarding of extra points under the ReConnect program based on 
commercial status, or to applicants from States without 
restrictions on broadband delivery by utilities service 
providers.
    The agreement also encourages the Department to allow 
service areas that received CAF II funds to allow other 
entities to apply for ReConnect funding for the same service 
area if the CAF II funds supported satellite deployment and the 
entity that received CAF II funds cannot provide terrestrial 
broadband. In addition, the agreement is concerned that States 
and territories outside the contiguous United States are having 
difficulty participating with the USDA broadband programs, and 
encourages the Secretary to consider grants or loans for 
satellite, or other technologies, if such middle mile 
infrastructure predominantly serves a ``rural area'' as defined 
in section 601(b) and do not lead to overbuilding. The 
agreement also remains concerned that States and territories 
outside the contiguous United States are having difficulty 
utilizing this program and directs the agency to report back to 
the Committees with recommendations to address these concerns.
    The agreement is concerned that the current weighting scale 
for the ReConnect program disadvantages rural households and 
communities that are not necessarily located on farms. In 
addition, the agreement is concerned that providing preference 
to 100 Mbps symmetrical service also unfairly disadvantages 
these communities by limiting the deployment of other 
technologies capable of providing service to these areas. 
Further, the agreement is concerned that the current program 
does not effectively recognize the unique challenges and 
opportunities that different technologies, including satellite, 
provide to delivering broadband in noncontiguous States or 
mountainous terrain. While the agreement continues to provide 
the Secretary with the flexibility to consider applications 
that provide lower speeds to areas with severe geographic 
limitations, the minimum buildout speed for the ReConnect 
program remains 100/20 Mbps.
    The Department is required to submit a report within 90 
days on the feasibility and cost of utilizing satellite 
internet service under its existing programs. The report must 
cover a cost comparison of fiber versus satellite costs with a 
focus on reaching rural areas. Additionally, USDA should report 
on any statutory barriers that prevent program dollars to go 
toward satellite internet access.
    The following table indicates loan levels provided by the 
agreement:

                         (Dollars in Thousands)
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Subsidy and grants:
  Distance learning and telemedicine grants..........            $60,000
  DLT Congressionally Directed Spending..............              4,991
  Broadband ReConnect Loans and Grants...............            348,000
  ReConnect Community Project Funding................             15,513
Broadband telecommunications program:
  Direct (treasury rate loans).......................              3,000
  Community Connect Grants...........................             35,000
                                                      ==================
    Total, subsidies and grants......................           $466,504
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                                TITLE IV

                         DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS

    Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer 
                                Services

    The agreement provides $1,376,000 for the Office of the 
Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services.
    The agreement directs the Secretary to determine ways to 
streamline the application process for the Summer Food Service 
Program and the Child and Adult Care Food Program. The 
Secretary is directed to consider allowing organizations in 
good standing for 3 years to file only one application to 
administer both programs each year. The agreement directs the 
Department to submit the report on ways to streamline the 
application process for SFSP and CACFP as required by Public 
Law 116-260.
    The agreement urges FNS to focus efforts on providing 
support to States with high levels of food insecurity, 
including high density vulnerable populations in areas without 
adequate transportation. The agreement also encourages FNS to 
assess gaps in current feeding programs.
    The agreement appreciates the intent of FNS to focus on 
implementing locally-designed initiatives to increase food 
security in frontier communities. The agreement strongly 
encourages FNS to continue to work closely with relevant 
stakeholders. The agreement directs FNS to collaborate with AMS 
in implementing Micro-Grants for Food Security.
    The agreement is concerned about the effects changes in 
SNAP eligibility can have on vulnerable populations that are 
not always looked at on a State-by-State level. The agreement 
encourages the Secretary to include vulnerable populations in 
State-by-State demographic profiles.
    The agreement directs USDA, within 18 months of enactment 
of this Act, to formalize and publish metrics for evaluating 
nutrition security in consultation with other Federal agencies, 
researchers, and public health organizations.

                       Food and Nutrition Service

                        CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The agreement provides $28,545,432,000 for Child Nutrition 
Programs, including $30,000,000 for school meal equipment 
grants; $40,000,000 for Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer; 
$14,000,000 for Farm to School grants; $3,000,000 for School 
Breakfast Expansion grants; and $20,162,000 for Team Nutrition.
    The agreement directs the Department to submit the report 
on the Summer Food Service Program as required by Public Law 
116-260 within 30 days after enactment of this Act.
    The agreement encourages the Department to retain low-fat, 
flavored milk in the forthcoming rulemaking on child nutrition 
meal pattern components and to consider the food safety and 
functional uses of sodium in cheese.
    The agreement is concerned that the per-meal reimbursement 
rates for school meals in outlying areas do not accurately 
reflect the high costs of producing and supplying school meals. 
The agreement notes the calculation for the national payment 
rate for outlying areas has not been adjusted since its 
original 1979 analysis. The agreement directs USDA to provide a 
temporary increase in the national average payment rate for the 
outlying areas at a rate at least equal to the national average 
payment rate for Alaska until the School Nutrition Cost Study 
II is completed. The agreement further directs USDA to provide 
technical assistance and flexibility to school food authorities 
in outlying areas.
    The agreement encourages the Secretary to update the system 
of crediting high-protein yogurt to accurately reflect the 
scientifically demonstrated higher protein content in strained 
yogurt.
    The agreement recognizes the nutritional value of pulse 
crops for children and encourages FNS to support school food 
authorities in sourcing and serving pulse crops.
    The agreement encourages FNS to explore utilizing third-
party services to deliver meals and snacks through CACFP in a 
non-congregate setting, particularly in school districts in 
which the poverty rate is higher than the national average.
    The agreement provides the following for Child Nutrition 
Programs:

                      TOTAL OBLIGATIONAL AUTHORITY
                         (Dollars in thousands)
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School lunch program....................................     $15,404,530
School breakfast program................................       5,453,240
Child and adult care food program.......................       4,659,778
Summer food service program.............................         655,333
Special milk program....................................           7,817
State administrative expenses...........................         339,000
Commodity procurement...................................       1,788,389
Team Nutrition..........................................          20,162
Food safety education...................................           4,196
Coordinated review......................................          10,000
Computer support and processing.........................          28,238
CACFP training and technical assistance.................          45,996
Child Nutrition Program studies and evaluations.........          21,005
Child Nutrition payment accuracy........................          12,315
Farm to school tactical team............................           6,433
School meals equipment grants...........................          30,000
Summer EBT demonstration................................          40,000
Child Nutrition Training................................           2,000
Farm to School Grants...................................          14,000
School Breakfast Expansion..............................           3,000
                                                         ===============
    Total...............................................     $28,545,432
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SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN 
                                 (WIC)

    For the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, 
Infants, and Children, the agreement provides $6,000,000,000, 
which fully funds expected participation in fiscal year 2023. 
The agreement includes $90,000,000 for the breastfeeding peer 
counselor program and $14,000,000 for infrastructure.
    The work of the National Academies of Science, Engineering 
and Medicine (NASEM) to review and make recommendations for 
updating the WIC food packages to reflect current science and 
cultural factors is recognized. The agreement notes, however, 
that while all revised packages now allow some fish, the 
amounts remain low compared to the recommendations of other 
authoritative health agencies. The agreement strongly 
encourages the Department to consider the health and cultural 
benefits of fish consumption as the NASEM recommendations are 
reviewed and used to inform the Department's next course of 
action. The agreement also strongly encourages the Department 
to continue to allow states to submit cultural food package 
proposals to respond to the cultural preferences of WIC 
participants in states like Alaska.
    The agreement encourages USDA to collaborate with HHS on 
the development of uniform, evidence-based nutrition education 
materials in order to best service WIC eligible pregnant women 
and caregivers to infants impacted by Neonatal Abstinence 
Syndrome.
    Repeated Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) have 
identified dairy products as nutrient-dense, while also 
identifying a high percentage of the U.S. population, including 
WIC's at-risk population, as not consuming the recommended 
level of dairy. As the Secretary considers an update to the WIC 
Supplemental Food Package, the Committee urges the Department 
to ensure that quantities of milk and other dairy foods 
provided to WIC participants are aligned with the DGAs.

               SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

    The agreement provides $153,863,723,000 for the 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
    The agreement is concerned about high rates of food 
insecurity among active-duty service members, particularly in 
rural and remote areas. The agreement directs FNS to submit a 
report on steps taken to address food insecurity in military 
communities, including efforts to identify eligible 
individuals, outreach efforts on military bases, and resources 
available to military families.
    The agreement continues to support the full implementation 
of the National Accuracy Clearinghouse and encourages the 
Department to use a blended workforce, including contractors 
and subcontractors, that have the capability to use data 
analytics and public data to determine the correct State to 
issue SNAP benefits. The agreement also directs the Department 
to ensure individuals are not automatically removed from 
receiving benefits.
    The agreement directs FNS to submit the report on FDPIR as 
required by PL 116-260 within 30 days of enactment of this Act.
    The agreement is concerned that FNS has prohibited tribes 
and tribal organizations that participate in the FDPIR pilot 
program from including traditional food. The agreement directs 
FNS to allow tribes participating in the pilot program to 
include traditional foods without substitutions and to allow 
participating tribes to purchase traditional foods from 
producers that may not be able to provide sufficient quantities 
to serve all participating tribes across the Nation.
    The agreement remains concerned about data discrepancies 
that allowed benefits to be issued using fraudulent 
credentials. The agreement encourages FNS to implement controls 
to address these problems and update the Committees on its 
progress in addressing the issues outlined in the January 2017 
OIG report.
    The Department is reminded that SNAP funding is not to be 
used in contravention of Section 107(b) of Division A of the 
Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000.
    The agreement encourages FNS to continue efforts on SNAP 
income verification from third-party databases and to enter 
into an agreement in fiscal year 2023 to make a third-party 
income database electronic data matching solution available to 
all 53 SNAP agencies, with a single negotiated price that 
reduces costs by taking advantage of economies of scale, and 
will facilitate greater efficiency and streamlined service 
delivery at the State level.
    The agreement provides the following for SNAP:

                      TOTAL OBLIGATIONAL AUTHORITY
                         (Dollars in thousands)
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Benefits.............................................       $140,127,000
Contingency reserve..................................          3,000,000
Administrative costs:................................
  State administrative costs.........................          5,707,550
  Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant               506,000
   Program...........................................
  Employment and Training............................            649,835
  Mandatory other program costs......................            390,752
  Discretionary other program costs..................              3,998
                                                      ------------------
Administrative subtotal..............................          7,258,135
Nutrition Assistance for Puerto Rico (NAP)...........          2,815,630
American Samoa.......................................             11,308
Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations.....            162,150
TEFAP commodities....................................            445,500
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.........             34,000
Community Food Projects..............................              5,000
Program access.......................................              5,000
                                                      ==================
Subtotal.............................................          3,478,588
                                                      ==================
    Total............................................       $153,863,723
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                      COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

    The agreement recommends an appropriation of $457,710,000 
for the Commodity Assistance Program. This includes 
$338,640,000 for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program; 
$26,000,000 for the Farmers' Market Nutrition Program; 
$92,000,000 for administrative funding for the Emergency Food 
Assistance Program; and $1,070,000 for the Food Donation 
Programs for Pacific Island Assistance.

                   NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION

    The agreement provides $189,348,000 for Nutrition Programs 
Administration, including $7,000,000 for the scientific 
integrity of the Dietary Guidelines and $1,700,000 for the 
civil rights division.

                                TITLE V

                FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

   Office of the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural 
                                Affairs

    The agreement provides $932,000 for the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs.
    The agreement includes $1,000,000 in a general provision 
for the International Agricultural Education Fellowship 
program. The agreement is concerned about regional limitations 
on eligible programs in previous funding opportunities and 
encourages USDA to avoid limiting eligibility of applicants to 
specific countries or regions.
    The agreement directs the Department to publish an annual 
report describing the recipients of funds, including the 
quantity and specific uses of such funding awards granted 
through the Market Access Program and the Foreign Market 
Development Program for the purpose of promoting agricultural 
sales in Cuba, to ensure compliance with Sec. 3201 of Public 
Law 115-334.
    The agreement encourages the Department to prioritize 
interagency coordination with the Office of the U.S. Trade 
Representative and industry engagement in order to develop 
effective and lasting solutions that will allow increased 
market access for domestic peanuts into the European Union.
    The agreement encourages USDA to work with USAID to support 
the scale up of U.S. production and procurement of Ready-to-Use 
Therapeutic Foods, and to develop a multi-year strategy to 
support this effort. The Secretary shall provide a report to 
the Committees on this strategy within 90 days of enactment of 
this Act.
    The agreement is concerned about the long-term tariffs on 
the domestic farm economy. The Department is directed to submit 
a report, after consultation with the Committees, that examines 
the impact that tariffs imposed pursuant to sections 232 and 
301 of the Trade Act of 1974 and associated retaliatory tariffs 
are having on the farm economy.

                      Office of Codex Alimentarius

    The agreement provides $4,922,000 for the Office of Codex 
Alimentarius.

                      Foreign Agricultural Service

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The agreement provides $237,330,000 for the Foreign 
Agricultural Service and a transfer of $6,063,000. The 
agreement includes $6,269,000 for pay costs, $884,000 for 
Capital Security Cost Sharing, and $1,533,000 for information 
technology.

                     FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS

    The agreement provides $1,750,000,000 for Food for Peace 
Title II Grants and an additional $50,000,000 in Division M of 
this consolidated Act.
    The agreement directs the Secretary, in consultation with 
the Administrator of USAID, to provide to the Committees a 
quarterly report on obligations and current balances of Food 
for Peace Title II grants. This report should also include any 
supplemental funding.

  MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION AND CHILD NUTRITION 
                             PROGRAM GRANTS

    The agreement provides $243,331,000 for the McGovern-Dole 
International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program 
and an additional $5,000,000 in Division M of this consolidated 
Act.

              COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT (LOANS)

                    CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The agreement provides $6,063,000 for the Commodity Credit 
Corporation Export (Loans) Credit Guarantee Program Account.

                                TITLE VI

            RELATED AGENCY AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

                Department of Health and Human Services

                      FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The agreement provides $3,530,150,000 in discretionary 
budget authority and $3,032,643,000 in definite user fees for a 
total of $6,562,793,000 for Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 
Salaries and Expenses. This total does not include permanent, 
indefinite user fees for: the Mammography Quality Standards 
Act; Color Certification; Export Certification; Priority Review 
Vouchers Pediatric Disease; Food and Feed Recall; Food 
Reinspection; Voluntary Qualified Importer Program; the Third 
Party Auditor Program; Outsourcing Facility; and Over-the-
Counter Monograph.
    The agreement expects FDA to continue all programs, 
projects, activities, and laboratories, as included in fiscal 
year 2022 unless otherwise specified, and maintains the 
$1,500,000 transfer to the Health and Human Services' Inspector 
General for its audit and oversight work involving FDA.
    The agreement provides a net increase of $226,005,000, of 
which $42,800,000 is for medical product safety, $41,000,000 is 
for food safety activities, $121,122,000 is for cross cutting 
initiatives supporting both medical and food safety, and 
$21,083,000 is for infrastructure investments.
    Within the increases provided for medical product safety, 
the agreement includes $5,000,000 for Device Shortages and 
Supply Chain; $800,000 for CVM Medical Product Supply Chain; 
$7,000,000 for Advancing the Goal of Ending the Opioid Crisis, 
including support for interagency activities to combat the 
illicit importation of opioids, including fentanyl, through 
international mail facilities and land ports-of-entry; 
$3,000,000 for the Predictive Toxicology Roadmap; $5,000,000 
for the Data Modernization and Enhanced Technology Initiative; 
$1,500,000 for Foreign Unannounced Human Drug Inspection 
Pilots; $5,000,000 for the Orphan Products Grants Program to 
implement Act for ALS; $5,000,000 for Premarket Animal Drug 
Review Workload; $1,500,000 for Drug Safety Surveillance and 
Oversight; $5,000,000 for Medical Device Cybersecurity; 
$2,000,000 for the neurology drug program; and $2,000,000 for 
Cancer Moonshot.
    Within the increases provided for food safety activities, 
the agreement provides $10,000,000 for Maternal and Infant 
Health and Nutrition; $8,000,000 for Emerging Chemical and 
Toxicology Issues; $20,000,000 for New Era of Smarter Food 
Safety; $1,000,000 for machine learning; $1,000,000 for sodium 
reduction targets; and $1,000,000 for Standards of Identity.
    Within the increases for crosscutting Agency-wide support 
initiatives, the agreement provides $71,092,000 for Pay Costs; 
$15,000,000 for Data Modernization and Enhanced Technologies; 
$10,000,000 for Inspections; $2,500,000 for the Office of 
Minority Health and Health Equity; $1,500,000 for the Office of 
Laboratory Safety; $2,500,000 for the Office of the Chief 
Counsel; $5,000,000 for Reduce Animal Testing through 
Alternative Methods; and $13,530,000 for Essential Services.
    The agreement provides specific amounts by Food and Drug 
Administration activity as reflected in the following table:

            FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION SALARIES & EXPENSES
                         (Dollars in thousands)
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Budget Authority:
  Foods.................................................      $1,196,097
  Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition..........         401,867
    Field Activities....................................         794,230
  Human Drugs...........................................         760,494
  Center for Drug Evaluation and Research...............         551,493
    Field Activities....................................         209,001
  Biologics.............................................         271,515
  Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research..........         223,465
    Field Activities....................................          48,050
  Animal Drugs and Feeds................................         230,093
  Center for Veterinary Medicine........................         148,141
    Field Activities....................................          81,952
  Devices and Radiological Products.....................         449,297
  Center for Devices and Radiological Health............         356,062
    Field Activities....................................          93,235
National Center for Toxicological Research..............          76,919
Other Activities/Office of the Commissioner.............         224,940
White Oak Consolidation.................................          48,414
Other Rent and Rent Related Activities..................         106,095
GSA Rent................................................         166,286
                                                         ---------------
Subtotal, Budget Authority..............................       3,530,150
User Fees:
Prescription Drug User Fee Act..........................       1,310,319
Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act...........         324,777
Human Generic Drug User Fee Act.........................         582,500
Biosimilar User Fee Act.................................          41,600
Animal Drug User Fee Act................................          32,144
Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act........................          29,303
Tobacco Product User Fees...............................         712,000
                                                         ---------------
Subtotal, User Fees.....................................       3,032,643
                                                         ===============
    Total, FDA Program Level............................      $6,562,793
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    The agreement is concerned by the fragility of the infant 
formula supply chain and the detrimental health impacts that 
can arise from shortage of these regulated products. The 
agreement notes that while access to infant formula has 
improved, there are still supply issues, especially in rural 
communities, and directs the FDA to continue to monitor supply 
in order to better identify areas of shortage. The agreement 
notes a request for an investigation by the HHS Inspector 
General as well as the GAO. The agreement directs the FDA to 
submit a report within 180 days, in consultation with the 
Department of Agriculture, assessing the risks and resilience 
of domestic supply chains of infant formula, including 
specialty formula, and identifying potential solutions to 
address vulnerabilities. The assessment should cover the full 
``farm to bottle'' supply chain including ingredient 
production, processing, and manufacturing, and distribution, 
including the inputs and regulatory approval needed at each of 
these steps.
    The agreement is also aware of FDA's efforts to develop 
pathways for foreign infant formula companies to enter the 
domestic infant formula market and bypass certain requirements 
that domestic companies must meet. The agreement directs FDA 
report to Congress within 90 days of passage of this Act how 
FDA determined that the oversight of foreign facilities 
participating in enforcement discretion and foreign pathways 
was easier, safer, and potential impacts towards expanding and 
growing domestic infant formula production.
    The agreement is concerned that human food facilities are 
not inspected frequently enough to adequately identify and 
respond to risks. The FDA is directed to increase the frequency 
of domestic human food inspections and develop a report for the 
Committees that identifies operational changes and determine 
the resource implications of conducting inspections every 18 
months for high-risk domestic facilities and every three years 
for non-high-risk domestic facilities.
    The agreement directs FDA to provide a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations not later than 30 days after the 
enactment of this Act identifying applicants of INDs, NDAs, 
ANDAs, including ANDAs for OTC products, and BLAs that are 
headquartered in Russia.
    The United States continues to be an important producer of 
olive oils and one of the largest olive oil markets globally. 
Accordingly, the agreement recognizes that the establishment of 
a uniform set of standards would better protect and inform 
consumers. Furthermore, the agreement is aware that a petition 
was submitted to the FDA in July 2022 to establish a Standard 
of Identity for different grades of olive oil (e.g. extra 
virgin, virgin, and refined) and olive-pomace oils. The 
agreement supports this effort and urges the FDA to work with 
USDA on the issue of grade standards and expeditiously evaluate 
and act on the petition. The agreement also directs FDA to 
brief the Committees on Appropriations within 90 days of 
enactment on the status of the agency's progress in developing 
a U.S. Standard of Identityinclusive of quality and 
authenticity for different grades of olive oil.
    The agreement is aware of the contribution of the 
accelerated approval pathway in expediting access to critical 
therapies for patients with cancer and certain rare diseases. 
The agreement encourages FDA to clarify the use of the pathway 
to help make treatment options available for such patients.
    The agreement directs the agency to review the Policy and 
Procedures Manual Guide 1240.3605 for solutions on how certain 
ingredient claims can be regulated as animal food and report 
back to the Committees within 120 days of enactment of this 
Act.
    The agreement encourages the FDA to consider an accelerated 
regulatory pathway for the review of articles intended for 
animal consumption that claim to have significant beneficial 
environmental impact. The agreement directs FDA to make 
recommendations for the appropriate pathway for environmentally 
beneficial animal food additives and report back within 120 
days of enactment of this Act.
    The agreement is concerned about the increase of products 
that are labeled and marketed using animal food product 
terminology and related iconography, including seafood. The 
agreement directs FDA to conduct a study to better understand 
consumers' attitudes, beliefs, motivations, and perceptions 
relative to product composition, health attributes, and 
labeling and report back to the Committees within one year of 
enactment of this Act.
    The agreement encourages the FDA to work with the Type 1 
diabetes community on the assessment of potential diabetes 
biomarkers related to islet autoimmunity.
    The agreement encourages the FDA to further invest in the 
science base for regulatory decisions on botanical dietary 
supplements. The agreement also encourages FDA to further 
invest in research to identify potential drug interactions with 
botanical drugs.
    The agreement supports FDA's proposal to require that all 
products marketed as dietary supplements be listed with FDA. 
The agreement believes that FDA's authorities over products 
marketed as dietary supplements should be clarified to 
facilitate enforcement against unlawfully marketed products.
    The agreement directs the FDA, in consultation with the 
Committees, to provide a report 180 days after enactment of 
this Act on domestic and foreign manufacturing of drugs 
included on FDA's list of Essential Medicines and Medical 
Countermeasures published in October 2020.
    The agreement encourages ongoing collaboration with patient 
stakeholders and the broad eczema community to address gaps and 
scientific knowledge and clarify the pathways for eczema 
therapies.
    The agreement is concerned about the proliferation of 
products marketed using standards of identity for dairy 
products that do not contain dairy ingredients. The agreement 
directs the FDA to implement an updated enforcement approach to 
enforce against dairy imitation products.
    The agreement is aware of the important contribution of the 
CFSAN Centers of Excellence (COE). The agreement encourages the 
FDA to continue to fully utilize the COEs.
    The agreement expects the FDA to provide outreach, 
training, and technical assistance to farmers and provides no 
less than the fiscal year 2022 level. The agreement also 
directs the FDA to continue working with small farms to clarify 
requirements for compliance with FSMA.
    The agreement remains concerned about potential consumer 
confusion over nutritional labeling requirements and guidelines 
for added sugar, for products such as honey and maple syrup. 
The agreement directs the FDA to continue working with impacted 
industries to ensure clear and appropriate labeling.
    The agreement understands that the FDA has approved new 
drug applications for opioids following completion of clinical 
trials using enriched enrollment, randomized, withdrawal (EERW) 
designs. The agreement directs the FDA to conduct a study to 
review EERW study designs. The agreement also encourages the 
FDA to consider expanding the scope of information requested on 
requiring fixed quantity blister packaging for certain opioids.
    The agreement commends the FDA for its continued efforts to 
approve cellular therapy drugs to treat cancer. The agreement 
urges the FDA to work with industry and the research community 
more broadly to continue enhancing its guidance and regulations 
concerning standardization of potency testing requirements for 
cellular therapies. This will expedite the advancement of novel 
cellular therapies and accelerate delivery of medicines to 
patients with complex and unmet medical need.
    The agreement is concerned about the escalating cost of 
specialty cancer drugs and biologics. The agreement encourages 
the FDA to organize clinical trials, in collaboration with 
academic medical centers and other Federal agencies, of 
marketed cancer drugs and biologics to assess whether dosing 
frequency adjustments may reduce waste and/or toxicities of 
treatment without compromising efficacy.
    The agreement encourages the FDA to facilitate innovative 
and flexible regulatory approaches, including expedited 
programs under section 506, authorities that allow for 
genetically targeted platform technologies, gene expression 
biomarkers, novel statistical approaches, external controls and 
a benefit-risk approach to evaluating manufacturing process 
requirements.
    The agreement urges the FDA to develop clearer regulatory 
pathways for emerging aging treatments and to provide an update 
on its progress in the fiscal year 2024 congressional budget 
justification. The agreement also urges the FDA to increase 
support for regulatory science that can inform these pathways, 
including collaborations with the National Institutes of 
Health, industry, and academia on the discovery and validation 
of biomarkers.
    The agreement directs the FDA to address regulation of 
donor human milk and donor human milk derived products and 
banks.
    The agreement encourages the FDA to work to include no less 
than two expert members on each Advisory Committee when that 
Committee is reviewing a drug that has been designated as an 
Orphan Drug. The agreement directs FDA to report the percentage 
of recommendations made by Advisory Committees with respect to 
orphan drugs.
    The agreement is concerned with reports of positive drug 
tests, addiction, overdose, and death related to contaminated 
imported poppy seeds and directs the FDA to establish a maximum 
permissible threshold of opiate alkaloid content for poppy 
seeds.
    The agreement directs the FDA to work with glass packaging 
suppliers and pharmaceutical manufacturers to evaluate and 
promote streamlined approval requirements designed to expedite 
the adoption and use of innovative glass packaging 
technologies.
    The agreement supports FDA's work to improve predictability 
of human and animal response to FDA regulated products. The 
agreement is encouraged by the agency's efforts to support the 
qualification of non-animal approaches with the ISTAND pilot 
program.
    The agreement supports FDA's efforts to confront the opioid 
crisis through the agency's priority areas, including 
additional funding for International Mailing Facilities. Funds 
made available in this Act for FDA's efforts at International 
Mail Facilities must focus on preventing controlled, 
counterfeit, or otherwise dangerous pharmaceuticals from 
entering the United States. Further, funds made available in 
this Act should prioritize cases in which importation poses a 
significant threat to public health. The FDA is directed to 
provide a report on products refused import at international 
mail facilities by classifying such products as controlled or 
non-controlled drugs, and further classifying controlled or 
non-controlled drugs as counterfeit, misbranded, or unapproved.
    The agreement encourages the FDA to continue to focus on 
the unique role medical foods play in nutritional management.
    The agreement directs the FDA to issue final separate 
regulations in regard to medical gas as required by Public Law 
115-31. Should the agency not issue final regulations by March 
31, 2023, the agency shall submit a report to the Committees 
quarterly thereafter explaining the status of the rulemaking 
and reasons for delay.
    The agreement expects the FDA to continue to support 
collaborative research with universities and industry on the 
toxicology of nanotechnology products and processes in 
accordance with the 2021 National Nanotechnology Initiative 
Strategic Plan.
    The agreement provides $2,000,000 to support and enhance 
the neurology drug program. The agreement urges FDA to use this 
funding to develop policies and guidance that keep pace with 
scientific discovery in these areas, particularly as they apply 
to the prevention and early detection of neurological disease.
    The agreement encourages FDA to establish a pilot program 
that will apply new tools to improve generic drug development, 
manufacturing, and quality. The program should be in 
collaboration with academic institutions.
    The agreement encourages FDA to invest in real-world 
evidence and prioritize further investments in pathogen 
reduction technologies to inform its decisions concerning blood 
donor deferral policies and the safety of the U.S. blood 
supply.
    The agreement encourages the FDA to fund Pediatric Device 
Consortia Grants at the authorized level in fiscal year 2023.
    The agreement is concerned that imported human food 
continues to have significantly higher pesticide violation 
rates than domestically produced food. The agreement encourages 
FDA to continue to partner with State inspection services and 
increase use of emerging technologies as well as treat products 
that are more likely to have pesticide violations with special 
attention. In the fiscal year 2023 sampling plan, FDA is 
encouraged to increase sampling of imported products noted in 
its 2019 supplemental analysis as having higher rates of 
foreign violations compared to domestic violations, consistent 
with FDA's risk-based approach to sampling.
    The agreement urges FDA to clarify the obligation of 
prescription drug and biological product sponsors with respect 
to promotional activities.
    The agreement supports FDA's work to promote the domestic 
manufacturing of drug and biological products and urges the 
agency to increase efforts to encourage the pharmaceutical 
industry to adopt advanced manufacturing technologies that have 
the potential to improve product quality.
    The agreement encourages the FDA to increase funding for 
research into Vibrio illnesses associated with the consumption 
of raw molluscan shellfish, improve risk assessment models, and 
develop improved rapid detection methods for virulent Vibrio 
strains.
    The agreement urges the FDA to expedite its ongoing work 
with the lupus community to develop solutions to identified 
barriers that will accelerate development of new therapies.
    The food program's recent missteps and delayed actions 
outlined in the Reagan-Udall Foundation report have revealed 
the serious consequences of FDA continuing to operate with a 
fragmented organizational structure and lack of accountability. 
To better regulate food and improve the food program, the 
agreement encourages the FDA to strongly consider the report's 
recommendations and develop a restructuring plan, that includes 
stakeholder engagement and input, that establishes and unifies 
all capacities of the food program.
    The agreement notes that the final rule for ``Yogurt 
Standards of Identity'' has been published and urges the FDA to 
promptly consider any application for a Temporary Marketing 
Permit on these issues.

                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

    The agreement provides $12,788,000 for Buildings and 
Facilities.

                   FDA Innovation Account, Cures Act

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The agreement provides $50,000,000 for FDA as authorized in 
the 21st Century Cures Act.

                           INDEPENDENT AGENCY

                       Farm Credit Administration

                 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

    The agreement includes a limitation of $88,500,000 on 
administrative expenses of the Farm Credit Administration.
    The agreement recognizes the growing interest for U.S. hemp 
and hemp-based products for a variety of uses and directs FCA 
to work with the institutions under its jurisdiction to provide 
access to guaranteed loans for hemp producers and businesses.

                               TITLE VII

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

             (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    Section 701.--The bill includes language regarding motor 
vehicles.
    Section 702.--The bill includes language regarding the 
Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture.
    Section 703.--The bill includes language limiting funding 
provided in the bill to one year unless otherwise specified.
    Section 704.--The bill includes language regarding indirect 
cost share.
    Section 705.--The bill includes language regarding the 
availability of loan funds in Rural Development programs.
    Section 706.--The bill includes language regarding new 
information technology systems.
    Section 707.--The bill includes language regarding fund 
availability in the Agriculture Management Assistance program.
    Section 708.--The bill includes language regarding Rural 
Utilities Service program eligibility.
    Section 709.--The bill includes language regarding funds 
for information technology expenses for the Farm Service 
Agency.
    Section 710.--The bill includes language prohibiting first-
class airline travel.
    Section 711.--The bill includes language regarding the 
availability of certain funds of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation.
    Section 712.--The bill includes language regarding funding 
for advisory committees.
    Section 713.--The bill includes language regarding IT 
system regulations.
    Section 714.--The bill includes language regarding Section 
32 activities.
    Section 715.--The bill includes language regarding user fee 
proposals without offsets.
    Section 716.--The bill includes language regarding the 
reprogramming of funds and notification requirements.
    Section 717.--The bill includes language regarding fees for 
the guaranteed business and industry loan program.
    Section 718.--The bill includes language regarding the 
appropriations hearing process.
    Section 719.--The bill includes language regarding 
government-sponsored news stories.
    Section 720.--The bill includes language regarding details 
and assignments of Department of Agriculture employees.
    Section 721.--The bill includes language requiring spend 
plans.
    Section 722.--The bill includes language regarding 
electronically available information for prescribing healthcare 
professionals.
    Section 723.--The bill includes language regarding Rural 
Development programs.
    Section 724.--The bill includes language regarding USDA 
loan program levels.
    Section 725.--The bill includes language regarding credit 
card refunds and rebates.
    Section 726.--The bill includes language regarding the 
definition of the term ``variety'' in SNAP.
    Section 727.--The bill includes language regarding the 
Secretary's authority with respect to the 502 guaranteed loan 
programs.
    Section 728.--The bill includes language regarding user 
fees.
    Section 729.--The bill includes language regarding 
nutrition programs.
    Section 730.--The bill includes language regarding the Food 
Safety and Inspection Service.
    Section 731.--The bill includes language regarding country 
or regional audits.
    Section 732.--The bill includes language related to Rural 
Development Programs.
    Section 733.--The bill includes language related to the 
Animal Welfare Act.
    Section 734.--The bill includes language regarding U.S. 
iron and steel products in public water or wastewater systems.
    Section 735.--The bill includes language regarding 
lobbying.
    Section 736.--The bill includes language related to 
persistent poverty counties.
    Section 737.--The bill includes language related to 
investigational use of drugs or biological products.
    Section 738.--The bill includes language related to the 
growing, harvesting, packing and holding of certain produce.
    Section 739.--The bill provides funding for grants to 
enhance farming and ranching opportunities for military 
veterans.
    Section 740.--The bill includes language related to the 
school breakfast program.
    Section 741.--The bill includes language regarding hemp.
    Section 742.--The bill provides funding for grants under 
section 12502 of Public Law 115-334.
    Section 743.--The bill provides funding to carry out 
section 3307 of Public Law 115-334.
    Section 744.--The bill includes language related to 
matching fund requirements.
    Section 745.--The bill provides funding for a pilot program 
related to multi-family housing borrowers.
    Section 746.--The bill provides funding to carry out 
section 4208 of Public Law 115-334.
    Section 747.--The bill provides funding to carry out 
section 12301 of Public Law 115-334.
    Section 748.--The bill includes language related to potable 
water.
    Section 749.--The bill includes language regarding Food for 
Peace.
    Section 750.--The bill includes language regarding 
facilities inspections.
    Section 751.--The bill includes language relating to the 
use of raw or processed poultry products from the People's 
Republic of China in various domestic nutrition programs.
    Section 752.--The bill includes language related to certain 
school food lunch prices.
    Section 753.--The bill provides funding for rural hospital 
technical assistance.
    Section 754.--The bill includes language related to 
biotechnology risk assessment research.
    Section 755.--The bill provides funding to carry out 
section 7209 of Public Law 115-334.
    Section 756.--The bill includes language related to 
enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act.
    Section 757.--The bill includes language related to cotton 
classing activities.
    Section 758.--The bill includes language related to certain 
reorganizations within the Department of Agriculture.
    Section 759.--The bill includes language related to the 
Agriculture Conservation Experiences Services Program.
    Section 760.--The bill includes language related to the 
ReConnect program.
    Section 761.--The bill includes language related to the 
Federal Meat Inspection Act.
    Section 762.--The bill provides funding for the Water Bank 
program.
    Section 763.--The bill includes language related to Food 
and Drug Administration advice about eating fish.
    Section 764.--The bill provides funding to carry out 
section 2103 of Public Law 115-334.
    Section 765.--The bill includes language related to 
genetically engineered salmon.
    Section 766.--The bill includes language related to per- 
and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
    Section 767.--The bill includes language related to Rural 
Economic Area Partnership Zones.
    Section 768.--The bill includes funding related to a 
working group.
    Section 769.--The bill provides funding for an Institute 
for Rural Partnerships.
    Section 770.--The bill includes language regarding the 
Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund.
    Section 771.--The bill includes language related to 
administrative and operating expenses available for crop 
insurance contracts.
    Section 772.--The bill includes language regarding a study.
    Section 773.--The bill includes language regarding foreign 
landholding in the United States.
    Section 774.--The bill includes language regarding a market 
name.
    Section 775.--The bill includes language regarding the 
National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility.
    Section 776.--The bill includes language regarding 
Livestock Mandatory Reporting requirements.
    Section 777.--The bill includes language renaming a 
program.
    Section 778.--The bill includes language regarding 
eligibility of certain Rural Development projects.
    Section 779.--The bill includes language regarding certain 
balances.
    Section 780.--The bill includes language regarding 
availability of funds for certain Rural Development loans.
    Section 781.--The bill includes language regarding certain 
balances.

   DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS

    Following is a list of congressional earmarks and 
congressionally directed spending items (as defined in clause 9 
of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, respectively) 
included in the bill or this explanatory statement, along with 
the name of each House Member, Senator, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner who submitted a request to the Committee of 
jurisdiction for each item so identified. For each item, a 
Member is required to provide a certification that neither the 
Member nor the Member's immediate family has a financial 
interest, and each Senator is required to provide a 
certification that neither the Senator nor the Senator's 
immediate family has a pecuniary interest in such 
congressionally directed spending item. Neither the bill nor 
the explanatory statement contains any limited tax benefits or 
limited tariff benefits as defined in the applicable House and 
Senate rules.
[GRAPHICS NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT] COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

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                  ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut, Chair


  MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio			KAY GRANGER, Texas			
  DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina	HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky	
  LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California	ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama
  SANFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., Georgia	MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
  BARBARA LEE, California		JOHN R. CARTER, Texas
  BETTY McCOLLUM, Minnesota		KEN CALVERT, California
  TIM RYAN, Ohio			TOM COLE, Oklahoma
  C. A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER, Maryland	MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida
  DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Florida	STEVE WOMACK, Arkansas
  HENRY CUELLAR, Texas			CHUCK FLEISCHMANN, Tennessee
  CHELLIE PINGREE, Maine		JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER, Washington
  MIKE QUIGLEY, Illinois	        DAVID P. JOYCE, Ohio
  DEREK KILMER, Washington		ANDY HARRIS, Maryland
  MATT CARTWRIGHT, Pennsylvania		MARK E. AMODEI, Nevada
  GRACE MENG, New York			CHRIS STEWART, Utah
  MARK POCAN, Wisconsin			STEVEN M. PALAZZO, Mississippi
  KATHERINE M. CLARK, Massachusetts	DAVID G. VALADAO, California
  PETE AGUILAR, California		DAN NEWHOUSE, Washington
  LOIS FRANKEL, Florida			JOHN R. MOOLENAAR, Michigan
  CHERI BUSTOS, Illinois		JOHN H. RUTHERFORD, Florida
  BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN, New Jersey	BEN CLINE, Virginia
  BRENDA L. LAWRENCE, Michigan		GUY RESCHENTHALER, Pennsylvania
  NORMA J. TORRES, California		MIKE GARCIA, California
  CHARLIE CRIST, Florida		ASHLEY HINSON, Iowa
  ANN KIRKPATRICK, Arizona		TONY GONZALES, Texas
  ED CASE, Hawaii			JULIA LETLOW, Louisiana
  ADRIANO ESPAILLAT, New York		
  JOSH HARDER, California
  JENNIFER WEXTON, Virginia
  DAVID J. TRONE, Maryland
  LAUREN UNDERWOOD, Illinois
  SUSIE LEE, Nevada
  JOSEPH D. MORELLE, New York

                 Robin Juliano, Clerk and Staff Director

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                 [House Appropriations Committee Print]

      

                 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

                       (H.R. 2617; P.L. 117-328)

      

     DIVISION B--COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

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     DIVISION B--COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

                                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, 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; 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 $45,000 per 
vehicle; not to exceed $325,000 for purchase of armored 
vehicles without regard to the general purchase price 
limitations; obtaining insurance on official motor vehicles; 
and rental of tie lines, $625,000,000, of which $85,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That 
$12,000,000 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: Provided further, That, of amounts 
provided under this heading, up to $3,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be for the purpose of carrying 
out a pilot fellowship program of the United States Commercial 
Service under which the Secretary of Commerce may make 
competitive grants to appropriate institutions of higher 
education or students to increase the level of knowledge and 
awareness of, and interest in employment with, that Service 
among minority students: Provided further, That any grants 
awarded under such program shall be made pursuant to 
regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary, which shall 
require as a condition of the initial receipt of grant funds, a 
commitment by prospective grantees to accept full-time 
employment in the Global Markets unit of the International 
Trade Administration upon the completion of participation in 
the program.

                    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, $191,000,000, of which $76,000,000 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 grants for economic development assistance as provided by 
the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, for 
trade adjustment assistance, and for grants authorized by 
sections 27, 28, 29, and 30 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722, 3722a, 3722b, and 
3723), as amended, $430,000,000 to remain available until 
expended, of which $50,000,000 shall be for grants under 
section 27, $41,000,000 shall be for grants under section 28, 
$41,000,000 shall be for grants under section 29 in amounts 
determined by the Secretary, and $2,500,000 shall be for grants 
under section 30: Provided, That any deviation from the amounts 
designated for specific activities in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
this consolidated Act), or 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.

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses of administering the economic 
development assistance programs as provided for by law, 
$68,000,000: 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, $70,000,000.

                   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, 
$130,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.

                          Bureau of the Census

                      current surveys and programs

  For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, 
preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for by law, 
$330,000,000: 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, $1,155,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024: 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), $62,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2024: 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.

    public telecommunications facilities, planning and construction

  For the administration of prior-year grants, recoveries and 
unobligated balances of funds previously appropriated are 
available for the administration of all open grants until their 
expiration.

               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, 
$4,253,404,000, 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 2023, so as to result in a fiscal year 2023 
appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0: Provided 
further, That during fiscal year 2023, should the total amount 
of such offsetting collections be less than $4,253,404,000, 
this amount shall be reduced accordingly: Provided further, 
That any amount received in excess of $4,253,404,000 in fiscal 
year 2023 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 2024 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 2023 or fiscal year 2024: Provided further, 
That from amounts provided herein, not to exceed $13,500 shall 
be made available in fiscal year 2023 for official reception 
and representation expenses: Provided further, That in fiscal 
year 2023 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), $953,000,000, 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, $62,532,000 shall be used for 
the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table 
immediately following the paragraph ``NIST STRS Community 
Project Funding/NIST External Projects'' 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), 
$462,285,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, 
$332,285,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the 
amounts, specified in the table immediately following the 
paragraph ``NIST Construction Community Project Funding/NIST 
Extramural Construction'' 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 2024 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, 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, $4,500,997,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2024: 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, $344,901,000 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 
not to exceed $71,299,000 shall be for payment to the 
``Department of Commerce Working Capital Fund'': Provided 
further, That of the $4,868,898,000 provided for in direct 
obligations under this heading, $4,500,997,000 is appropriated 
from the general fund, $344,901,000 is provided by transfer, 
and $23,000,000 is derived from recoveries of prior year 
obligations: Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated 
under this heading, $111,465,000 shall be used for the 
projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table 
immediately following the paragraph ``NOAA Community Project 
Funding/NOAA Special Projects'' 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 any deviation from the amounts designated for specific 
activities in the explanatory statement described in section 4 
(in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), 
or 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, 
$1,653,630,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, 
except that funds provided for acquisition and construction of 
vessels and aircraft, and construction of facilities shall 
remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 
$1,666,630,000 provided for in direct obligations under this 
heading, $1,653,630,000 is appropriated from the general fund 
and $13,000,000 is provided from recoveries of prior year 
obligations: Provided further, That any deviation from the 
amounts designated for specific activities in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act), or 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 2024 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, 2024: 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 2023, obligations of direct loans may 
not exceed $24,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota loans and 
not to exceed $100,000,000 for traditional direct loans as 
authorized by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936.

                        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, $95,000,000: 
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.

                       nonrecurring expenses fund

  For necessary expenses for technology modernization projects 
and cybersecurity risk mitigation of the Department of 
Commerce, $35,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2025: Provided, That amounts made available under this heading 
are in addition to such other funds as may be available for 
such purposes: Provided further, That 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 
15 days in advance of the planned use of funds.

                      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 
2023: 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, 2024, 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.  Amounts provided by this Act for the Hollings 
Manufacturing Extension Partnership under the heading 
``National Institute of Standards and Technology--Industrial 
Technology Services'' shall not be subject to cost share 
requirements under 15 U.S.C. 278k(e)(2): Provided, That the 
authority made available pursuant to this section shall be 
elective, in whole or in part, for any Manufacturing Extension 
Partnership Center that also receives funding from a State that 
is conditioned upon the application of a Federal cost sharing 
requirement.
  Sec. 112.  The Secretary of Commerce, or the designee of the 
Secretary, may waive--
          (1) in whole or in part, the matching requirements 
        under sections 306 and 306A, and the cost sharing 
        requirements under section 315, of the Coastal Zone 
        Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1455, 1455a, and 
        1461) as necessary at the request of the grant 
        applicant, for amounts made available under this Act 
        under the heading ``Operations, Research, and 
        Facilities'' under the heading ``National Oceanic and 
        Atmospheric Administration''; and
          (2) up to 50 percent of the matching requirements 
        under sections 306 and 306A, and the cost sharing 
        requirements under section 315, of the Coastal Zone 
        Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1455, 1455a, and 
        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''.
  This title may be cited as the ``Department of Commerce 
Appropriations Act, 2023''.

                                TITLE II

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                         General Administration

                         salaries and expenses

  For expenses necessary for the administration of the 
Department of Justice, $145,000,000, of which $4,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2024, 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, $138,000,000, 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, $860,000,000, of which $4,000,000 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 $29,000,000 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, 2027, 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, 2024.

                    United States Parole Commission

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses of the United States Parole Commission 
as authorized, $14,591,000: 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, 
$1,138,000,000, 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 amount provided for INTERPOL Washington dues payments, 
not to exceed $685,000 shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, not to 
exceed $9,000 shall be available to INTERPOL Washington for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
further, 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, $31,738,000, 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, $225,000,000, 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 for 
premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino 
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless 
of the year of collection (and estimated to be $190,000,000 in 
fiscal year 2023), 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 as such 
offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2023, so 
as to result in a final fiscal year 2023 appropriation from the 
general fund estimated at $35,000,000.

             salaries and expenses, united states attorneys

  For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States 
Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooperative 
agreements, $2,632,000,000: 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, $255,000,000, 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 
2023, net of amounts necessary to pay refunds due depositors, 
exceed $255,000,000, those excess amounts shall be 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 2023, net of amounts 
necessary to pay refunds due depositors, (estimated at 
$269,000,000) 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 2023 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, $270,000,000, 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, 
$25,024,000: 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, 
$1,705,000,000, of which not to exceed $20,000 shall be 
available for official reception and representation expenses, 
and not to exceed $25,000,000 shall remain available until 
expended.

                              construction

  For construction in space that is controlled, occupied, or 
utilized by the United States Marshals Service for prisoner 
holding and related support, $18,000,000, 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, 
$2,129,789,000, 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 Alien 
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, $133,512,000, 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, 
$550,458,000, 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.

                    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, $10,676,000,000, 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; $651,895,000, 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, $2,563,116,000, 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.

          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, 
$1,672,000,000, 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.

                              construction

  For necessary expenses related to construction of laboratory 
facilities, to include the cost of equipment, furniture, and 
information technology requirements; construction or 
acquisition of buildings, facilities, and sites by purchase, or 
as otherwise authorized by law; conversion, modification and 
extension of federally owned buildings; and preliminary 
planning and design of projects; $75,000,000, to remain 
available until expended.

                         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, $8,392,588,000: 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 ``Office of Justice 
Programs--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.

                        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, $108,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
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 transfer 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 (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) (``the Indian Civil Rights Act''); the Violent Crime 
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) 
(``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) (``the 2000 Act''); 
the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``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''); and 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, $700,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: 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) $255,000,000 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 2023 grants funded by amounts 
        provided in this paragraph;
          (2) $50,000,000 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; programs to engage men and youth in 
        preventing such violence; and assistance to middle and 
        high school students through education and other 
        services related to such violence, of which $3,500,000 
        is 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 the 
        1968 Act, of which $4,000,000 is for a homicide 
        reduction initiative; up to $4,000,000 is for a 
        domestic violence lethality reduction initiative; 
        $8,000,000 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''); and $1,000,000 is for an initiative to 
        enhance prosecution and investigation of online abuse 
        and harassment (``Prosecution and Investigation of 
        Online Abuse Initiative''): Provided, That subsections 
        (c) and (d) of section 2101 of the 1968 Act shall not 
        apply to the Policing and Prosecution Initiative or the 
        Prosecution and Investigation of Online Abuse 
        Initiative;
          (6) $78,500,000 is for sexual assault victims 
        assistance, as authorized by section 41601 of the 1994 
        Act;
          (7) $50,000,000 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) $22,000,000 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) $12,000,000 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) $1,000,000 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) $11,000,000 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) $2,500,000 is for the purposes authorized under 
        the 2015 Act;
          (18) $15,000,000 is for a grant program to support 
        restorative justice responses to domestic violence, 
        dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, 
        including evaluations of those responses: Provided, 
        That the definitions and grant conditions in section 
        109 of the 2022 Act, shall apply to this program;
          (19) $11,000,000 is for culturally specific services 
        for victims, as authorized by section 121 of the 2005 
        Act;
          (20) $3,000,000 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 remote 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) $5,000,000 is for grants for outreach and 
        services to underserved populations, as authorized by 
        section 120 of the 2005 Act;
          (24) $4,000,000 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; and
          (26) $1,500,000 is for a pilot program to improve 
        victim services on college campuses.

                       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 (``the 1968 Act''); 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''); 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 (Public Law 101-
647); the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-199); the 
Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (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, $77,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, of which--
          (1) $42,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics 
        programs, and other activities, as authorized by part C 
        of title I of the 1968 Act; and
          (2) $35,000,000 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, of 
        which $7,500,000 is for research targeted toward 
        developing a better understanding of the domestic 
        radicalization phenomenon, and advancing evidence-based 
        strategies for effective intervention and prevention; 
        $1,000,000 is for research to study the root causes of 
        school violence to include the impact and effectiveness 
        of grants made under the STOP School Violence Act of 
        2018 (title V of division S of Public Law 115-141); 
        $1,000,000 is for research on violence against American 
        Indians and Alaska Natives or otherwise affecting 
        indigenous communities, in connection with extractive 
        industry activities; $1,000,000 is for research on gun 
        violence prevention; $1,000,000 is for surveys on the 
        campus sexual assault climate; $1,200,000 is for a 
        study on certain school-based crimes; and $1,000,000 is 
        for a study on law enforcement and community agency 
        responses to opioid overdoses.

               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''); and other programs, 
$2,416,805,000, to remain available until expended as follows--
          (1) $770,805,000 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) $13,000,000 is for an Officer Robert 
                Wilson III memorial initiative on Preventing 
                Violence Against Law Enforcement and Ensuring 
                Officer Resilience and Survivability (VALOR);
                  (B) $3,500,000 is for the operation, 
                maintenance, and expansion of the National 
                Missing and Unidentified Persons System;
                  (C) $10,000,000 is for a grant program for 
                State and local law enforcement to provide 
                officer training on responding to individuals 
                with mental illness or disabilities;
                  (D) $5,000,000 is for a student loan 
                repayment assistance program pursuant to 
                section 952 of Public Law 110-315;
                  (E) $15,500,000 is for prison rape prevention 
                and prosecution grants to States and units of 
                local government, and other programs, as 
                authorized by PREA;
                  (F) $3,000,000 is for the Missing Americans 
                Alert Program (title XXIV of the 1994 Act), as 
                amended by Kevin and Avonte's Law;
                  (G) $20,000,000 is for grants authorized 
                under the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant 
                Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-185);
                  (H) $13,000,000 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 a national center on 
                restorative justice;
                  (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) $3,500,000 is for a grant program to 
                replicate and support family-based alternative 
                sentencing programs;
                  (L) $2,000,000 is for a grant program to 
                support child advocacy training in post-
                secondary education;
                  (M) $8,000,000 is for a rural violent crime 
                initiative, including assistance for law 
                enforcement;
                  (N) $6,000,000 is for grants authorized under 
                the Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains 
                Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-277);
                  (O) $4,000,000 is for a drug data research 
                center to combat opioid abuse;
                  (P) $1,500,000 is for grants to accredited 
                institutions of higher education to support 
                forensic ballistics programs;
                  (Q) $229,551,000 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 used 
                for the projects, and in the amounts, specified 
                under the heading, ``Byrne Discretionary 
                Community Project Grants/Byrne Discretionary 
                Grants'', 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;
                  (R) $5,000,000 is for the purposes authorized 
                under section 1506 of the 2022 Act;
                  (S) $5,000,000 is for a program to improve 
                virtual training for law enforcement; and
                  (T) $7,000,000 is for programs for cybercrime 
                enforcement, as authorized by sections 1401 and 
                1402 of the 2022 Act;
          (2) $234,000,000 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) $95,000,000 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) $13,000,000 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) $20,000,000 for sex offender management 
        assistance, as authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, and 
        related activities;
          (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) $1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender Public 
        Website;
          (8) $95,000,000 for grants to States to upgrade 
        criminal and mental health records for the National 
        Instant Criminal Background Check System, of which no 
        less than $25,000,000 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;
          (9) $35,000,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences 
        Improvement Grants under part BB of title I of the 1968 
        Act;
          (10) $170,000,000 for DNA-related and forensic 
        programs and activities, of which--
                  (A) $130,000,000 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) $20,000,000 for other local, State, and 
                Federal forensic activities;
                  (C) $15,000,000 is for the purposes described 
                in the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA 
                Testing Grant Program (Public Law 108-405, 
                section 412); and
                  (D) $5,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Forensic 
                Exam Program grants, including as authorized by 
                section 304 of Public Law 108-405;
          (11) $55,000,000 for community-based grant programs 
        to improve the response to sexual assault, including 
        assistance for investigation and prosecution of related 
        cold cases;
          (12) $15,000,000 for the court-appointed special 
        advocate program, as authorized by section 217 of the 
        1990 Act;
          (13) $60,000,000 for assistance to Indian Tribes;
          (14) $125,000,000 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;
          (15) $445,000,000 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) $95,000,000 is for Drug Courts, as 
                authorized by section 1001(a)(25)(A) of title I 
                of the 1968 Act;
                  (B) $45,000,000 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) $45,000,000 is for grants for Residential 
                Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners, 
                as authorized by part S of title I of the 1968 
                Act;
                  (D) $35,000,000 is for a veterans treatment 
                courts program;
                  (E) $35,000,000 is for a program to monitor 
                prescription drugs and scheduled listed 
                chemical products; and
                  (F) $190,000,000 is for a comprehensive 
                opioid, stimulant, and substance use disorder 
                program;
          (16) $2,500,000 for a competitive grant program 
        authorized by the Keep Young Athletes Safe Act;
          (17) $82,000,000 for grants to be administered by the 
        Bureau of Justice Assistance for purposes authorized 
        under the STOP School Violence Act;
          (18) $3,500,000 for grants to State and local law 
        enforcement agencies for the expenses associated with 
        the investigation and prosecution of criminal offenses 
        involving civil rights, authorized by the Emmett Till 
        Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 
        2016 (Public Law 114-325);
          (19) $25,000,000 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);
          (20) $10,000,000 for grants to support community-
        based approaches to advancing justice and 
        reconciliation, facilitating dialogue between all 
        parties, building local capacity, de-escalating 
        community tensions, and preventing hate crimes through 
        conflict resolution and community empowerment and 
        education;
          (21) $10,000,000 for programs authorized under the 
        Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act (34 U.S.C. 30507); and
          (22) $120,000,000 for initiatives to improve police-
        community relations, of which $35,000,000 is for a 
        competitive matching grant program for purchases of 
        body-worn cameras for State, local, and Tribal law 
        enforcement; $35,000,000 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:
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 
2023, 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 (``the 1974 Act''); 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 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 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, 
$400,000,000, to remain available until expended as follows--
          (1) $75,000,000 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) $107,000,000 for youth mentoring grants;
          (3) $65,000,000 for delinquency prevention, of which, 
        pursuant to sections 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act--
                  (A) $5,000,000 shall be for grants to prevent 
                trafficking of girls;
                  (B) $17,000,000 shall be for the Tribal Youth 
                Program;
                  (C) $500,000 shall be for an Internet site 
                providing information and resources on children 
                of incarcerated parents;
                  (D) $5,500,000 shall be for competitive 
                grants focusing on girls in the juvenile 
                justice system;
                  (E) $12,500,000 shall be for an initiative 
                relating to youth affected by opioids, 
                stimulants, and substance use disorder;
                  (F) $10,000,000 shall be for an initiative 
                relating to children exposed to violence; and
                  (G) $2,000,000 shall be for grants to protect 
                vulnerable and at-risk youth;
          (4) $41,000,000 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 PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 
        (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) $2,500,000 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 
(Public Law 115-113) (``the LEMHW Act''); the SUPPORT for 
Patients and Communities Act (Public Law 115-271); and the 
Supporting and Treating Officers In Crisis Act of 2019 (Public 
Law 116-32) (``the STOIC Act''), $662,880,000, 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) $324,000,000 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, $34,000,000 
        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, $7,500,000 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) $12,000,000 is for activities authorized by the 
        POLICE Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-199);
          (3) $16,000,000 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) $35,000,000 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) $45,000,000 is for community policing development 
        activities in furtherance of section 1701 of title I of 
        the 1968 Act (34 U.S.C. 10381); and
          (7) $177,880,000 is for a law enforcement 
        technologies and interoperable communications program, 
        and related law enforcement and public safety 
        equipment, which shall be used for the projects, and in 
        the amounts, specified under the heading, ``Community 
        Oriented Policing Services, Technology and Equipment 
        Community Projects/ COPS Law Enforcement Technology and 
        Equipment'', 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).

               General Provisions--Department of Justice

                     (including transfer 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(Q) 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(Q) 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 2020 through 
2023 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 2023, 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 2023, 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 2023, 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 Asset 
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 2022.
  Sec. 219.  Section 3201 of Public Law 101-647, as amended (28 
U.S.C. 509 note), is hereby amended: (1) by striking ``or the 
Immigration and Naturalization Service'' and inserting ``the 
Federal Prison System, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 
and Explosives, or the United States Marshals Service''; and 
(2) by striking ``$25,000'' and inserting ``$50,000''.
  Sec. 220.  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. 221. (a) Designation.--The facilities of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, shall be 
known and designated as the ``Richard Shelby Center for 
Innovation and Advanced Training''.
  (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
facilities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation at Redstone 
Arsenal referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a 
reference to the ``Richard Shelby Center for Innovation and 
Advanced Training''.
  This title may be cited as the ``Department of Justice 
Appropriations Act, 2023''.

                               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 Space Council

  For necessary expenses of the National Space Council, in 
carrying out the purposes of title V of Public Law 100-685 and 
Executive Order No. 13803, 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, $1,965,000: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the National Space 
Council may accept personnel support from Federal agencies, 
departments, and offices, and such Federal agencies, 
departments, and offices may detail staff without reimbursement 
to the National Space Council for purposes provided herein.

             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, 
$7,795,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.

                              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, 2024.

                            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, 
$1,200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: 
Provided, That $227,000,000 shall be for On-orbit Servicing, 
Assembly, and Manufacturing 1: Provided further, That 
$110,000,000 shall be for the development, production, and 
demonstration of a nuclear thermal propulsion system, of which 
not less than $45,000,000 shall be for reactor development, not 
less than $45,000,000 shall be for fuel materials development, 
and not less than $20,000,000 shall be for non-nuclear systems 
development and acquisition planning: Provided further, That, 
not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide a 
plan for the design of a flight demonstration.

                              exploration

  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
conduct and support of Artemis Campaign 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, $7,468,850,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That not less 
than $1,338,700,000 shall be for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew 
Vehicle: Provided further, That not less than $2,600,000,000 
shall be for the Space Launch System (SLS) launch vehicle, 
which shall have a lift capability not less than 130 metric 
tons and which shall have core elements and an Exploration 
Upper Stage developed simultaneously to be used to the maximum 
extent practicable, including for Earth to Moon missions and 
Moon landings: Provided further, That of the amounts provided 
for SLS, not less than $600,000,000 shall be for SLS Block 1B 
development including the Exploration Upper Stage and 
associated systems including related facilitization, to support 
an SLS Block 1B mission available to launch in 2025 in addition 
to the planned Block 1 missions for Artemis I through Artemis 
III: Provided further, That $799,150,000 shall be for 
Exploration Ground Systems and associated Block 1B activities, 
including up to $281,350,000 for a second mobile launch 
platform: Provided further, 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 SLS, the 
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, and associated ground systems 
that will ensure a crewed launch as early as possible, as well 
as a system-based funding profile for a sustained launch 
cadence that contemplates the use of an SLS Block 1B cargo 
variant with an 8.4 meter fairing and associated ground 
systems: Provided further, That $2,600,300,000 shall be for 
Artemis Campaign Development.

                            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, $4,250,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024.

      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, $143,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2024, of which $26,000,000 shall be for the Established Program 
to Stimulate Competitive Research and $58,000,000 shall be for 
the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program.

                 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, $3,129,451,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2024: 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, $30,701,000 shall be used for 
the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table under 
the heading ``NASA Community Projects/NASA Special Projects'' 
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, $47,300,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2028: 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 2023 in an amount not to exceed 
$25,000,000: 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, $47,600,000, of 
which $500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024.

                       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 5 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 10 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 50 percent and any funds transferred to or within 
``Exploration'' for Exploration Ground Systems shall not 
increase Exploration Ground Systems by more than $49,300,000. 
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 2023 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.
  Section 30102(b) of title 51, United States Code, is amended 
by:
          (1) Redesignating existing paragraph (3) to (4); and
          (2) Inserting, after paragraph (2), the following:
          ``(3) Information technology (it) modernization.--The 
        fund shall also be available for the purpose of funding 
        IT Modernization activities, as described in section 
        1077(b)(3)(A)-(E) of Public Law 115-91, on a non-
        reimbursable basis.''.
  Not to exceed $18,162,000 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.

                      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; $7,021,136,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2024, of which not to exceed $640,000,000 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, 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, $187,230,000, 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, $1,154,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2024.

                 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; 
$448,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $8,280 is for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
further, That contracts may be entered into under this heading 
in fiscal year 2023 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, $23,393,000, 
of which $400,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2024.

                       administrative provisions

                     (including transfers 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.
  There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United 
States a fund to be known as the ``National Science Foundation 
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 Science Foundation 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 information and business technology system 
modernization and facilities infrastructure improvements, 
including nonrecurring maintenance, necessary for the operation 
of the Foundation or its funded research facilities, subject to 
approval by the Office of Management and Budget. 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 15 days in advance of the planned use of 
funds.
  This title may be cited as the ``Science Appropriations Act, 
2023''.

                                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), and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay 
Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-2), 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 $31,500,000 for payments to State and local 
enforcement agencies for authorized services to the Commission, 
$455,000,000: 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, $122,400,000, to remain available until expended.

                       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, 
$560,000,000, of which $516,100,000 is for basic field programs 
and required independent audits; $5,700,000 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; $5,000,000 
is for client self-help and information technology; $5,000,000 
is for a Pro Bono Innovation Fund; and $2,000,000 is for loan 
repayment assistance: Provided, 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 provision--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 2022 and 2023, respectively.

                        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.), $4,500,000.

            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, 
$61,000,000, 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, 
$15,000,000, 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, 2024: 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 rescissions)

                     (including transfer 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.  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 2023, 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 10 percent, whichever is 
less, or reduces by 10 percent funding for any program, 
project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or 
(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 15 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 
$1,900,000,000 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 2023 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization 
Act for fiscal year 2023.
  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 in the 
``Nonrecurring Expenses Fund'' established in section 111(a) of 
division B of Public Law 116-93, $50,000,000 are hereby 
permanently rescinded not later than September 30, 2023.
  (b) Of the unobligated balances from prior year 
appropriations available to the Department of Commerce under 
the heading ``Economic Development Administration, Economic 
Development Assistance Programs'', $10,000,000 are hereby 
permanently rescinded, not later than September 30, 2023.
  (c) 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, 2023, 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'', 
        $15,000,000;
          (2) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, 
        Office of Justice Programs'', $75,000,000; and
          (3) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, 
        Community Oriented Policing Services'', $15,000,000.
  (d) Of the unobligated balances available to the Department 
of Justice, the following funds are hereby permanently 
rescinded, not later than September 30, 2023, from the 
following accounts in the specified amounts--
          (1) ``Working Capital Fund'', $705,768,000; and
          (2) ``Legal Activities, Assets Forfeiture Fund'', 
        $500,000,000.
  (e) 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, 2023, specifying the amount of each rescission made pursuant 
to subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d).
  (f) The amounts rescinded in subsections (a), (b), (c) and 
(d) 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.
  (g) The amounts rescinded pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) 
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
          (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.
  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), the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy (OSTP), or the National Space Council (NSC) 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, OSTP, or NSC, 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, the National Space 
Council, 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.
  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. (a) The remaining unobligated balances of funds as 
of September 30, 2023, from amounts made available to ``Office 
of the United States Trade Representative--Salaries and 
Expenses'' in title IX of the United States-Mexico-Canada 
Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 116-113), are hereby 
rescinded, and an amount of additional new budget authority 
equivalent to the amount rescinded pursuant to this subsection 
is hereby appropriated on September 30, 2023, for an additional 
amount for fiscal year 2023, to remain available until 
September 30, 2024, and shall be available for the same 
purposes, in addition to other funds as may be available for 
such purposes, and under the same authorities for which the 
funds were originally provided in Public Law 116-113, except 
that all references to ``2023'' under such heading in Public 
Law 116-113 shall be deemed to refer instead to ``2024''.
  (b) The remaining unobligated balances of funds as of 
September 30, 2023, from amounts made available to ``Office of 
the United States Trade Representative--Trade Enforcement Trust 
Fund'' in title IX of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement 
Implementation Act (Public Law 116-113), are hereby rescinded, 
and an amount of additional new budget authority equivalent to 
the amount rescinded pursuant to this subsection is hereby 
appropriated on September 30, 2023, for an additional amount 
for fiscal year 2023, to remain available until September 30, 
2024, and shall be available for the same purposes, in addition 
to other funds as may be available for such purposes, and under 
the same authorities for which the funds were originally 
provided in Public Law 116-113, except that the reference to 
``2023'' under such heading in Public Law 116-113 shall be 
deemed to refer instead to ``2024''.
  (c) The amounts rescinded pursuant to this section that were 
previously designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated 
by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) 
of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of 
Representatives on June 8, 2022.
  (d) Each amount provided by this section is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and 
section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in 
the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.
  Sec. 541.  Funds made available to the Department of Commerce 
and under the heading ``Department of Justice--Federal Bureau 
of Investigation--Salaries and Expenses'' in this Act and any 
remaining unobligated balances of funds made available to the 
Department of Commerce and under the heading ``Department of 
Justice--Federal Bureau of Investigation--Salaries and 
Expenses'' 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, 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 $5,000,000 for 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
  Sec. 542. (a) None of the funds in this Act may be used for 
design or construction of the Mobile Launcher 2 until 30 days 
after the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration (the ``Administrator'') submits a plan to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate (the ``Committees''), the Government 
Accountability Office, and the Office of Inspector General of 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration detailing a 
cost and schedule baseline for the Mobile Launcher 2. Such plan 
shall include each of the requirements described in subsection 
(c)(2) of section 30104 of title 51, United States Code, as 
well as an estimated date for completion of design and 
construction of the Mobile Launcher 2.
  (b) Not later than 90 days after the submission of the plan 
described in subsection (a), and every 90 days thereafter, the 
Administrator shall report to the Committees, the Government 
Accountability Office, and the Office of Inspector General of 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on steps 
taken to implement such plan.
  Sec. 543. (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 2023 pursuant to 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 102(a) of the CHIPS Act of 
2022 (division A of Public Law 117-167), 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 2023'' 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 Secretary of 
Commerce shall allocate amounts made available from the Public 
Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund for fiscal year 2023 
pursuant to section 106 of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (division A of 
Public Law 117-167), including the transfer authority in 
section 106(b)(2) 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 Telecommunications and Information 
Administration Funds: CHIPS Act Fiscal Year 2023'' in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
  (3) 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 2023 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 2023'' 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)(3) of 
        this section.
  (d) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of the 
President for fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of Commerce and 
the Director of the National Science Foundation, as 
appropriate, shall each 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(a)(2) and section 102(d)(2) of the 
CHIPS Act of 2022 for fiscal year 2024.
  (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, the 
status of balances of projects and activities funded by the 
Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund for amounts 
allocated pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section, 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)(3) of this section, 
including all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds.
  This division may be cited as the ``Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023''.

    [Clerk's note.--Reproduced below is the material relating 
to division B contained in the Explanatory Statement regarding 
H.R. 2617, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.\1\]
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    \1\ This Explanatory Statement was submitted for printing in the 
Congressional Record on
December 20, 2022 by Mr. Leahy of Vermont, Chairman of the Senate 
Committee on Appropriations. The statement appears on page S7898 of 
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     DIVISION B--COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

    The joint explanatory statement accompanying this division 
is approved and indicates congressional intent. Unless 
otherwise noted, the language set forth in House Report 117-395 
(``the House report'') carries the same weight as language 
included in this joint explanatory statement and should be 
complied with unless specifically addressed to the contrary in 
this joint explanatory statement or the act. The explanatory 
statement, while repeating some language for emphasis, is not 
intended to negate the language referred to above unless 
expressly provided herein. In cases where the House report 
directs the submission of a report, such report is to be 
submitted to both the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations (``the Committees'').
    Each department and agency funded in this act shall follow 
the directions set forth in this act and the accompanying 
explanatory statement and shall not reallocate resources or 
reorganize activities except as provided herein. Reprogramming 
procedures shall apply to: funds provided in this act; 
unobligated balances from previous appropriations acts that are 
available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2023; 
and non-appropriated resources such as fee collections that are 
used to meet program requirements in fiscal year 2023. These 
procedures are specified in section 505 of this act.
    Any reprogramming request shall include any out-year 
budgetary impacts and a separate accounting of program or 
mission impacts on estimated carryover funds. Any program, 
project, or activity cited in this explanatory statement, or in 
the House report and not changed by this act, shall be 
construed as the position of the Congress and shall not be 
subject to reductions or reprogramming without prior approval 
of the Committees. Further, any department or agency funded in 
this act that plans a reduction-in-force shall notify the 
Committees by letter no later than 30 days in advance of the 
date of any such planned personnel action.
    When a department or agency submits a reprogramming or 
transfer request to the Committees and does not receive 
identical responses, it shall be the responsibility of the 
department or agency seeking the reprogramming to reconcile the 
differences between the two bodies before proceeding. If 
reconciliation is not possible, the items in disagreement in 
the reprogramming or transfer request shall be considered 
unapproved. Departments and agencies shall not submit 
reprogramming notifications after July 1, 2023, except in 
extraordinary circumstances. Any such notification shall 
include a description of the extraordinary circumstances.
    In compliance with section 528 of this act, each department 
and agency funded in this act shall submit spending plans, 
signed by the respective department or agency head, for the 
Committees' review not later than 45 days after the date of 
enactment of this act.
    The Government Accountability Office (GAO) shall conduct 
ongoing reviews of large National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration (NASA) projects and major research equipment and 
facilities construction at the National Science Foundation, 
with reports to the Committees on a semiannual basis. The 
agencies shall provide access to all necessary data, as 
determined by GAO, in order for these reviews to be completed 
and provided to the Committees in a timely manner.
    The departments and agencies funded in this act are 
directed to submit reports by the deadlines detailed herein or 
to provide advance notification if there is sufficient reason 
why deadlines cannot be met, along with the expected date of 
submission.
    Some enduring reporting requirements from previous 
appropriations laws may no longer be necessary for 
congressional oversight purposes. In the interest of reducing 
government waste and expediting responses to current report 
mandates, each department or agency is invited to submit a list 
of reporting requirements that it considers outdated or no 
longer relevant for the review of the Committees. Any list 
submitted for review shall cite the original authority, as well 
as a justification for eliminating each reporting requirement.
    For fiscal year 2023, all agencies and departments funded 
in this act are directed to follow prior year direction adopted 
in Public Law 116-93, on the following topics for this fiscal 
year: ``Fighting Waste, Fraud, and Abuse,'' ``Federal Vehicle 
Fleet Management,'' ``Reducing Duplication and Improving 
Efficiencies,'' ``Reprogrammings, Reorganizations, and 
Relocations,'' ``Congressional Budget Justifications,'' 
``Reporting Requirements,'' and ``Reductions-in-Force.''

                                TITLE I

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                   International Trade Administration

                     OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

    The agreement includes $625,000,000 in total resources for 
the International Trade Administration (ITA). This amount is 
offset by $12,000,000 in estimated fee collections, resulting 
in a direct appropriation of $613,000,000.
    For fiscal year 2023, ITA is directed to continue following 
the directives under the heading ``General Data Protection 
Regulation'' in the Senate Report 116-127 and adopted by Public 
Law 116-93, as well as the directive in the joint explanatory 
statement accompanying Public Law 117-103 on ``Quad Strategic 
Partnership.''
    Global Markets.--The agreement directs ITA to continue to 
follow the directives contained in the joint explanatory 
statement accompanying Public Law 117-103 under the heading 
``Global Markets'' for fiscal year 2023, and further directs 
ITA to provide the Committees with a detailed spending plan of 
the Global Markets funding described under that heading. The 
spending plan shall include a staffing plan and a justification 
for the establishment of any new office and shall be submitted 
to the Committees no later than 180 days after enactment of 
this act.
    Trade Opportunities for Rural Businesses.--The agreement 
provides no less than $1,500,000, an increase of $1,000,000 
above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, within Global Markets 
to support rural export centers.
    Antidumping and Countervailing Duties (AD/CVD) Evasion.--
ITA is directed to submit a report to the Committees, within 
180 days of enactment of this act, outlining ITA's efforts to 
counteract the use of third countries for transshipment by 
state-backed industries and producers to evade U.S. AD/CVD 
laws. Within that report, ITA is encouraged to identify 
congressional actions that would be beneficial to counteracting 
these actions.

                    Bureau of Industry and Security

                     OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

    The agreement includes $191,000,000 for the Bureau of 
Industry and Security (BIS), an increase of $50,000,000 above 
the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
    For fiscal year 2023, BIS is directed to continue following 
the directives and reporting requirements in the joint 
explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 116-260 on 
``Export Control Regulatory Compliance Assistance'' and the 
directives in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 
Public Law 117-103 on ``Information and Communications 
Technology and Services Supply Chain.'' Additionally, in fiscal 
year 2023, BIS shall continue to provide the quarterly report 
on section 232 exclusion requests as described in the joint 
explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 116-6.
    Enforcement of Russia Export Controls.--The agreement 
continues its support for BIS's aggressive enforcement of 
Russian and Belarussian export controls and other BIS efforts 
to counter Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The agreement 
recognizes that BIS received $22,100,000 for these efforts in 
fiscal year 2022 in division N of Public Law 117-103. The 
agreement supports the continuation of these efforts within the 
funds provided.

                  Economic Development Administration

    The agreement includes $498,000,000 for the programs and 
administrative expenses of the Economic Development 
Administration (EDA).

                ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

    The agreement includes $430,000,000 for Economic 
Development Assistance Programs (EDAP). EDA is expected to 
coordinate with regional development organizations, business 
incubators, colleges, public-private partnerships and state and 
local governments and other stakeholders to address some of the 
pressing issues that challenge economic development in 
distressed communities across the country. As in prior years, 
the agreement directs EDA to consider geographic equity in 
making all award decisions and to ensure that rural projects 
are adequately represented among those selected for funding. 
Any deviation of funds shall be subject to the procedures set 
forth in section 505 of this Act. Funds are to be distributed 
as follows:

                ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
                        (in thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          Program                               Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Public Works...............................................     $121,500
Partnership Planning.......................................       36,000
Technical Assistance.......................................       14,000
Research and Evaluation....................................        2,000
Trade Adjustment Assistance................................       13,500
Economic Adjustment Assistance.............................       39,500
Assistance to Energy Transition Communities................       69,000
Regional Innovation Program Grants.........................       50,000
Recompete Pilot Program....................................       41,000
Regional Technology Innovation Hubs........................       41,000
STEM Apprenticeship Program................................        2,500
                                                            ============
  Total, Economic Development Assistance Programs..........     $430,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Outdoor Economy.--The agreement encourages EDA to consider 
projects that support outdoor recreation when consistent with a 
region's Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, as well 
as projects that promote innovation in communities and regions 
that have been adversely impacted by changes in the timber and 
pulp marketplaces and to support projects that help these 
communities develop related industries, including 
commercialization of new forest products using low-grade wood.
    Aeronautics.--The agreement encourages EDA to support 
communities looking to expand the presence of aeronautics-
related industries.
    Technical Assistance.--EDA is encouraged to identify and 
provide technical assistance to eligible entities, consistent 
with the NATIVE Act (Public Law 114-221).
    Economic Adjustment Assistance.--EDA shall continue to 
follow direction contained in the joint explanatory statement 
accompanying division B of Public Law 116-260, in the paragraph 
entitled ``Economic Adjustment Assistance.''
    Assistance to Energy Transition Communities.--Within the 
funds provided for Assistance to Energy Transition Communities, 
the agreement provides $48,000,000 for assistance to coal 
communities, and affirms the House language on this topic. Also 
within Assistance to Energy Transition Communities, the 
agreement provides $16,500,000 for assistance to nuclear power 
plant closure communities and $4,500,000 for assistance to 
biomass power plant closure communities.
    Regional Innovation Program (RIP).--The agreement provides 
$50,000,000 for RIP grants, also referred to as Build to Scale 
(B2S). Of this amount, no less than $40,000,000 shall be for 
the i6 Challenge and no less than $8,000,000 shall be for Seed 
Fund Support. EDA shall continue to ensure that RIP awards go 
to multiple grantees in diverse geographic areas and increase 
its focus on organizations and States that have not previously 
received funding from the program. Within funds provided for 
RIP, EDA shall award not less than 40 percent of grants to 
support rural communities. Additionally, EDA is directed to 
provide in its fiscal year 2023 spending plan a detailed 
justification for any funding that is intended to be used to 
support a B2S Industry Challenge in fiscal year 2023. EDA shall 
continue to ensure that RIP awards go to multiple grantees in 
multiple and diverse geographic areas, including an increased 
focus on organizations and States, and regions within States, 
that have not previously received funding from the program. 
Furthermore, within funds provided for RIP, EDA shall award not 
less than 40 percent of grants to support rural communities.
    Persistent Poverty.--The agreement retains the House 
definition of the term ``high poverty area.'' In lieu of the 
reporting requirement contained in the House report the 
agreement directs the Department, in its fiscal year 2024 
budget request, to provide to the Committees on Appropriations 
a plan for developing and implementing additional measures to 
increase the share of investments from all EDA programs in 
persistent poverty counties, high-poverty areas, and any other 
impoverished communities that EDA determines to be appropriate 
areas to target. The agreement also directs EDA to explain, in 
the case of any EDA program for which at least 10 percent of 
the funds allocated in fiscal year 2022 were not allocated to 
persistent poverty counties, why such benchmark was unable to 
be met and what steps are being taken to meet it in fiscal year 
2023.
    Coordinating Federal Resources.--The agreement encourages 
EDA to improve collaboration with the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development and the Department of Agriculture to help 
local communities maximize Federal economic development 
resources.
    Program Duplication.--EDA is directed to continue its 
efforts under the paragraph entitled ``Program Duplication'' in 
division B of the joint explanatory statement accompanying 
Public Law 117-103.

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The agreement includes $68,000,000 for EDA salaries and 
expenses.

                  Minority Business Development Agency

                     MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

    The agreement includes $70,000,000 for the Minority 
Business Development Agency (MBDA), an increase of $15,000,000 
above the fiscal year 2022 level. The increased funding 
provided shall be used to cover the requested adjustments to 
base costs, among other programmatic increases. The agreement 
directs the agency to expedite its efforts to fill all 
outstanding vacancies.
    Further, House language regarding ``Native American 
Business Development'' and ``Minority Serving Institutions 
Entrepreneurship Pilot'' is modified to encourage MBDA to 
provide up to $5,000,000 for the former and up to $3,000,000 
for the latter.
    Business Center and Specialty Project Center Programs.--The 
House funding level for ``Business Center and Specialty Project 
Center Programs'' is not adopted. Instead, the agreement 
supports the goal of expanding the Business Center and 
Specialty Projects Center programs to every state, as well as 
expanding the level of service provided by new and existing 
centers, as requested.

                   Economic and Statistical Analysis

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The agreement includes $130,000,000 for Economic and 
Statistical Analysis (ESA).
    The agreement provides not less than $1,500,000 to continue 
implementing the Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact 
Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-249). For fiscal year 2023, ESA is 
directed to continue following the directives and reporting 
requirements in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 
Public Law 116-260 on ``Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account.''
    Commodity Checkoff Programs.--The Department is encouraged 
to maximize the effectiveness of its concrete masonry checkoff 
program by developing administrative remedies, where 
practicable, to ensure program resources are fully utilized for 
their intended purpose.

                          Bureau of the Census

    The agreement includes $1,485,000,000 for the Bureau of the 
Census (``Census Bureau'').

                      CURRENT SURVEYS AND PROGRAMS

    The bill provides $330,000,000 for the Current Surveys and 
Programs account. Within the funds provided, the agreement 
supports the Current Population Survey.

                     PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS

    The bill provides $1,155,000,000 in direct appropriations 
for the Periodic Censuses and Programs account. For fiscal year 
2023, the Census Bureau is directed to continue following the 
directives and reporting requirements in the joint explanatory 
statement accompanying Public Law 116-260 on ``Ensuring the 
Integrity and Security of Surveys and Data,'' ``Utilizing 
Libraries and Community Partners for Census Surveys,'' and 
``American Community Survey.''
    Disclosure Avoidance.--The agreement directs the Census 
Bureau to work closely with its advisory committees, 
stakeholders representing public interests, and the data user 
community to ensure the availability of useful data products, 
especially for population groups in rural and remote areas, 
while protecting the confidentiality of personal data. The 
Census Bureau shall continue to consult regularly with data 
users on disclosure avoidance methods under consideration for 
all data products and programs.
    Race and Ethnicity Data Accuracy.--The Census Bureau is 
directed to provide a report to the Committees, no later than 
180 days after enactment of this act, on its plan for 
implementing updated race and ethnicity questions for its 
surveys, including the American Community Survey and the 2030 
Decennial Census, and whether the Census Bureau believes that 
additional testing is necessary.
    Ask U.S. Panel Survey.-- The Census Bureau is directed to 
provide a report to the Committees, no later than 90 days 
following enactment of this act, on the Ask U.S. Panel Survey's 
methodology, data collection processes, implementation, 
incurred and projected costs, procurement strategy, and plans 
to address any recommendations made by the Inspector General.

       National Telecommunications and Information Administration

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The agreement includes $62,000,000 for the salaries and 
expenses of the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration (NTIA). The agreement retains language from 
previous years for reimbursements for the coordination of 
spectrum management, analysis, and operations, and directs NTIA 
to submit a report to the Committees no later than June 1, 
2023, detailing the collection of reimbursements from other 
agencies.
    Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth.--As programs 
associated with the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment 
(BEAD) program are implemented, NTIA is directed to capture in 
its annual Access Broadband report the amount of funds 
previously invested by agencies over the past decade for 
broadband program implementation, as well as the efforts of 
States to deploy broadband technologies and the outcomes 
associated with the significant investment through BEAD in 
providing unserved and underserved areas access to broadband.
    Broadband Investments under the Infrastructure Investment 
and Jobs Act (IIJA).--Under Public Law 117-58, the NTIA will 
distribute $42,500,000,000 to build broadband infrastructure in 
unserved and underserved areas. However, NTIA must rely on the 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the updated maps to 
determine how to apply the formula that will distribute the 
majority of the IIJA broadband funds to States to address 
accessibility. The FCC unveiled a pre-production draft of the 
new broadband maps on November 18, 2022. In light of this 
development, the agreement encourages NTIA to prepare each 
State so that it can rapidly deploy the funding provided by 
Public Law 117-58 once the maps are completed and State 
deployment plans are approved, and directs NTIA to submit a 
report to the Committees, no later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this act, detailing the steps it has taken to 
coordinate with States to prepare for funding distribution and 
how NTIA interacts with the FCC to carry out its 
responsibilities to implement the Deployment Locations Map 
pursuant to section 60105 of Public Law 117-58.
    Rural Broadband Coordination.--The agreement continues 
prior year direction to NTIA to coordinate with other related 
Federal agencies, as well as the rural communications industry, 
to identify and pursue ways to continue sustainable broadband 
deployment and adoption, and to ensure that policies tied to 
one Federal program do not undermine the objectives and 
functionality of another.
    911 Training Grants.--The House direction regarding ``911 
Training Grants'' is adopted with the clarification that the 
plan is encouraged to be included in future budget requests.
    Spectrum Management for Science.--The agreement encourages 
NTIA, in coordination with the FCC and other appropriate 
stakeholders, to preserve spectrum access for scientific 
purposes as commercial use of radio spectrum increases.
    Federal Spectrum Management.--The agreement directs NTIA to 
continue to evaluate options for repurposing spectrum for 
broadband in support of making 500 megahertz (MHz) of spectrum 
available for wireless broadband use and to provide annual 
updates on the progress in making 500 MHz of spectrum available 
for commercial mobile use, including the strategy for freeing 
up additional spectrum from Federal agencies.
    Policy and Technical Training.--The agreement provides up 
to $289,000 for NTIA to work with the FCC and the Department of 
State to provide support for activities authorized under 
section 7 of Public Law 98-549. As part of these activities, 
NTIA may provide assistance and guidance in policy and 
technical training to impart best practices to information 
technology professionals from developing countries.
    Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program.--The agreement 
directs NTIA to continue engaging with eligible entities of the 
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program to ensure the full 
potential of the investments made in IIJA and the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) in these 
communities is realized.

              PUBLIC WIRELESS SUPPLY CHAIN INNOVATION FUND

    Section 9202(a)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 
U.S.C. 4652(a)(1)) established the Public Wireless Supply Chain 
Innovation Fund. The agreement allocates the funds according to 
the amounts listed in the following table.

  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ALLOCATION OF NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND
      INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION FUNDS: CHIPS ACT FISCAL YEAR 2023
                        (in thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Account--Project and Activity                    Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund...............  $1,1330,000
  Administrative Expenses..................................     (67,500)
                                                            ============
Office of the Inspector General, Salaries and Expenses.....       20,000
  Total....................................................   $1,350,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

               United States Patent and Trademark Office

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The agreement includes language making available to the 
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) 
$4,253,404,000, to be derived from offsetting fee collections 
estimated for fiscal year 2023 by the Congressional Budget 
Office.
    For fiscal year 2023, USPTO is directed to continue 
following the directives and reporting requirements in the 
joint explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-103 on 
``Intellectual Property Attaches'' as well as the directive 
included in Senate Report 116-127 and adopted by Public Law 
116-93 under the heading ``Intellectual Property Theft.''

             National Institute of Standards and Technology

    The agreement includes $1,627,285,000 for the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

             SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The agreement provides $953,000,000 for NIST's Scientific 
and Technical Research and Services (STRS) account. House 
funding levels for programs in STRS are not adopted, rather the 
agreement provides increases above the fiscal year 2022 enacted 
level of up to: (1) $2,000,000 for Supporting the American 
Bioeconomy; (2) $5,000,000 for NIST Center for Neutron Research 
Controls and Corrective Actions; (3) $2,000,000 for the iEdison 
System; (4) $2,500,000 for NIST's Diversity, Equity, and 
Inclusion initiatives; (5) $5,000,000 for Measurement Service 
Modernization; and (6) $8,000,000 for Standards for Critical 
and Emerging Technologies. The agreement also provides no less 
than the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for Disaster Resilience 
Research Grants. In addition, the agreement adopts House 
direction on ``Quantum Information Science'' and provides no 
less than $54,000,000 for these activities.
    Climate and Energy Measurement, Tools, and Testbeds.--The 
agreement includes an increase of no less than $11,500,000 
above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level to support the request 
for Climate and Energy Measurement, Tools, and Testbeds. Within 
these funds, the agreement includes an increase of $1,500,000 
above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level to expand NIST's 
research on direct air capture and carbon dioxide removal and 
sequestration, including to develop standard reference 
materials and standard testing procedures for direct air 
capture and to support carbonate materials development, 
testing, and certification for construction markets.
    In addition, within the funding provided, the agreement 
provides $4,000,000 for the establishment of a NIST Center of 
Excellence in climate change measurement. The center will 
establish national standards and measurements for tracking 
climate change and its impact. The center shall be established 
in a State with existing requirements to reduce greenhouse 
gases and track climate impacts. The institution shall have 
established partnerships with national climate offices, as well 
as with an established State Climate Office, and shall have 
experience conducting comprehensive state climate assessments. 
Further, NIST is encouraged to consider an institution with an 
existing interdisciplinary research institute that establishes 
and coordinates research teams that integrate data from 
physical, biological, and social sciences for the purposes of 
synthesizing climate data. NIST is encouraged to partner with 
an institution that does not currently have a Center of 
Excellence.
    Forward-Looking Building Standards.--Within funds for 
Climate and Energy Measurement, Tools, and Testbeds, the 
agreement provides not less than $3,000,000 to continue the 
work on ``Forward-Looking Building Standards'' as directed in 
the joint explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-
103. Further, NIST shall provide technical assistance to 
standards developing organizations regarding use of the 
identified forward-looking information.
    Greenhouse Gas Program and Urban Dome Initiative.--The 
agreement adopts House language regarding the ``Greenhouse Gas 
Program and Urban Dome Initiative'' and includes up to 
$15,000,000 to continue and expand sensor network deployments 
and other related activities.
    Wildfires and the Wildland-Urban Interface.--The agreement 
adopts House direction on ``Wildfires and the Wildland-Urban 
Interface'' and, within funding for Climate and Energy 
Measurement, Tools, and Testbeds, provides an increase of up to 
$1,500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for this 
purpose.
    Public Health Risk to First Responders.--The agreement 
includes $3,000,000 for NIST to complete the study of new and 
unused personal protective equipment worn by firefighters to 
determine the prevalence and concentration of PFAS in the 
equipment, as well as the extent to which PFAS may be released 
from the gear during normal wear and under what conditions, as 
authorized by the Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for 
Firefighters Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-283). By the end of 
fiscal year 2023, NIST shall provide the Committees with the 
final report required under Public Law 116-283 including the 
major study findings and recommendations on what additional 
research or technical improvements should be pursued to avoid 
unnecessary occupational exposure among firefighters to PFAS 
through personal protective equipment or related components. 
The report should include a comparison to recent peer-reviewed 
studies, including those published after 2020.
    Artificial Intelligence (AI).--The agreement provides an 
increase of no less than $4,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 
enacted level for NIST's AI research and measurement science 
efforts. NIST is directed to develop resources for government, 
corporate, and academic uses of AI to train and test systems, 
model AI behavior, and compare systems. Within the funding 
provided, the agreement encourages NIST to continue to meet 
growing demand for the Facial Recognition Vendor Test and to 
improve the test consistent with prior year direction adopted 
in Public Law 117-103.
    Algorithmic Bias.--House direction regarding ``Algorithmic 
Bias'' is adopted.
    Framework for Managing AI Risks.--NIST shall continue the 
multi-stakeholder process of developing a framework for 
managing risks related to the reliability, robustness, and 
trustworthiness of AI systems and shall provide the Committees 
with an update on its progress as soon as is practicable.
    Cybersecurity.--The agreement adopts House direction on 
``Cybersecurity'' and provides an increase of no less than 
$7,500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for these 
activities, including the National Cybersecurity Center of 
Excellence (NCCoE). NIST is further directed to support the 
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Regional 
Alliances and Multi-stakeholder Partnerships to Stimulate 
(RAMPS) Cybersecurity and Workforce Development program as 
authorized in the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283).
    In addition, NIST is encouraged to bolster the technology 
foundations and put in place the practical steps needed to 
ensure the security and integrity of the technology supply 
chain, in partnership with the private sector, in accordance 
with Executive Order 14028. NIST is also encouraged to reduce 
the backlog at the Cryptographic Module Validation Program.
    Cybersecurity and Privacy.--The agreement adopts House 
direction for ``Cybersecurity and Privacy'' and, from within 
funding for Cybersecurity, provides an increase of up to 
$2,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level to address 
the cybersecurity issues facing industrial control systems 
devices procured by the Federal government.
    Cybersecurity of Genomic Data.--The agreement provides up 
to $4,500,000 for NIST and the NCCoE to continue the 
cybersecurity of genomic data use case that was initiated in 
fiscal year 2021. NIST and NCCoE shall continue to partner with 
non-governmental entities that have existing capability to 
research and develop state-of-the-art cybersecurity 
technologies for the unique needs of genomic and biomedical-
based systems.
    Forensic Sciences.--The agreement provides $22,000,000, an 
increase of $1,500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted 
level, for forensic science research. This includes no less 
than $3,500,000 to support the Organization of Scientific Area 
Committees and no less than $1,500,000 to support technical 
merit evaluations. In addition, NIST is directed to report to 
the Committees whether Federal support is necessary for 
Standards Development Organizations in order to further advance 
the use of forensic standards.
    Circular Economy.--The agreement supports NIST's work on 
the circular economy and provides an increase of no less than 
$1,500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for these 
activities with plastics and other materials in the supply 
chain. Of this amount, up to $1,000,000 is to support further 
work on other classes of materials including electronics waste, 
battery and solar waste, and other waste streams. In addition, 
the agreement provides no less than the fiscal year 2022 
enacted level for competitive external grants for academic 
institutions to investigate plastic and polymeric materials, as 
well as novel methods to characterize both known and newly 
developed materials consistent with prior year direction 
adopted in Public Law 117-103.
    Composites.--NIST is encouraged to develop new composite 
technologies to solve problems in the manufacturing space and 
related materials industries consistent with prior year 
direction adopted in Public Law 117-103.
    Regenerative Medicine Standards.--The agreement provides 
$3,000,000 for NIST and the Standards Coordinating Body to 
continue to develop comprehensive standards for the development 
and evaluation of regenerative medicine products to fulfill the 
regenerative medicine standards provisions enacted under the 
21st Century Cures Act (Public Law 114-255). In addition, the 
agreement provides up to $1,500,000 to support the development 
of curricula in partnership with academic institutions and 
other stakeholders such as through establishment of consortia 
for workforce training around the use of regenerative medicine 
standards.
    Pyrrhotite Testing and Mitigation.--The agreement adopts 
the House language regarding ``Pyrrhotite Testing and 
Mitigation'' and provides not less than $750,000 for NIST to 
continue this work. NIST is also directed to investigate 
mitigation strategies for concrete structures that may not yet 
have developed cracking but contain pyrrhotite. Additionally, 
$4,000,000 is provided for similar work through NIST Community 
Project Funding/NIST External Projects.
    Graphene Research and Commercialization.--The agreement 
provides up to the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for NIST to 
fund and pursue graphene research activities with industry and 
academic institutions that have expertise, existing 
capabilities, and infrastructure related to the commercial 
application of graphene.
    Robotics Training Center.--The agreement provides up to 
$2,000,000 for NIST to establish a robotic training center in 
partnership with an academic institution that has expertise in 
robotics and automation in the manufacturing sector.
    Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Challenges and 
Credentialing.--The agreement provides no less than the fiscal 
year 2022 enacted level for NIST's UAV research challenges and 
credentialing program. Within the funding provided, NIST shall 
continue to partner with academic institutions to execute UAV 
prize-based challenges and to establish the measurements and 
standards infrastructure necessary for credentialing remote 
pilots.
    Malcolm Baldrige Performance Excellence Program.--The 
agreement provides $2,700,000 for the Malcolm Baldrige 
Performance Excellence Program and encourages the program to 
build more partnerships and self-assessment tools to help 
organizations with their cybersecurity risk management.
    Emerging Industries.--NIST is encouraged to support 
emerging industries, including cross-laminated timber.
    NIST STRS Community Project Funding/NIST External 
Projects.--The recommendation includes $62,532,000 for NIST 
STRS Community Project Funding/NIST External Projects as 
detailed in the table below. NIST shall provide the amounts 
listed in the table and shall perform the same level of 
oversight and due diligence as with any other external 
partners.
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                     INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

    The agreement includes $212,000,000 for Industrial 
Technology Services (ITS), including $175,000,000 for the 
Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), an increase 
of $17,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, to 
respond to the critical national needs of small- and medium-
sized enterprises, including by increasing the number of 
enterprises that the program assists. The agreement modifies 
House language on ``MEP Supply Chain Database'' to encourage 
NIST to support these activities from within available funds.
    The agreement also provides $37,000,000 for the 
Manufacturing USA Program, an increase of $20,500,000 above the 
fiscal year 2022 enacted level. Within the funds identified for 
Manufacturing USA, the agreement provides: $20,000,000 to 
support a new NIST-funded institute, which shall be broadly 
competed, and solicit applications from all focus areas 
codified in section 1741 of Public Law 116-92; at least 
$10,000,000 to support the existing NIST-funded institute; and 
up to $1,500,000 to support the Food and Drug Administration's 
participation in biomanufacturing innovation institutes.
    Biomanufacturing Capacity.--Within 120 days of enactment of 
this act, NIST shall submit a report to the Committees on: (1) 
the current biomanufacturing capacity in the United States; (2) 
the gaps in biomanufacturing infrastructure; (3) an assessment 
of appropriate sites for placement of future domestic 
biomanufacturing facilities, including in rural areas; and (4) 
related assets and opportunities as appropriate, such as 
intellectual property, talent, and technology maturation lost 
to other countries over the last 5 years.

                  CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES

    The agreement provides $462,285,000 for NIST construction, 
an increase of $256,722,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted 
level. Of this amount, no less than $130,000,000 is provided 
for Safety, Capacity, Maintenance, and Major Repairs (SCMMR) to 
address the growing backlog of facilities maintenance and 
improvements. NIST shall provide quarterly updates to Congress 
on the projects funded within this account, to include 
milestones and total amount of funding necessary for 
completion, as well as an annual report on the state of NIST 
facilities and the current maintenance backlog.
    NIST Construction Community Project Funding/NIST Extramural 
Construction.--The recommendation includes $332,285,000 for 
NIST Construction Community Project Funding/NIST Extramural 
Construction as detailed in the table below. NIST shall provide 
the amounts listed in the table and shall further perform the 
same level of due diligence as with any other external 
partners.
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   CREATING HELPFUL INCENTIVES TO PRODUCE SEMICONDUCTORS (CHIPS) FOR 
                              AMERICA FUND

    Division A of Public Law 117-167 established the CHIPS for 
America Fund. The agreement allocates the funds according to 
the amounts listed in the following table.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ALLOCATION OF NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND
              TECHNOLOGY FUNDS: CHIPS ACT FISCAL YEAR 2023
                        (in thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Account--Project and Activity                    Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Section 9902:
  Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors       $4,996,400
   (CHIPS) for America Fund................................
    Administrative Expenses................................     (96,400)
  Office of Inspector General, Salaries and Expenses.......        3,600
                                                            ------------
    Total, Section 9902....................................    5,000,000
                                                            ============
Section 9906
  Industrial Technology Services...........................    1,860,000
    Research Acquisitions and Management...................  (1,323,000)
    Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program...............    (490,000)
    Manufacturing USA Institute............................     (47,000)
  Scientific and Technology Research & Services............      138,600
    NIST Metrology Program.................................    (100,000)
    Administrative Expenses................................     (38,600)
  Office of Inspector General, Salaries and Expenses.......        1,400
                                                            ------------
    Total, Section 9906....................................    2,000,000
                                                            ============
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            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    Climate Ready Nation.--The agreement adopts the direction 
under the heading ``Climate Ready Nation'' in the House report, 
but provides alternate funding levels along with supplementary 
direction. The agreement supports the designation of a new 
position within Mission Support Executive Leadership as 
directed in the House report and provides an increase of up to 
$500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. As part of 
this work, within the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Research (OAR) Climate Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes, 
the agreement provides $6,500,000 for Climate Change 
Projections out to 2050 to Inform Risk Management, including 
$4,000,000 in support of the Water in the West Initiative.
    Fire Weather.--The agreement adopts House direction 
regarding ``Fire Weather'' and provides an increase of 
$7,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for these 
initiatives across NOAA. Within these funds, $4,000,000 is 
provided in OAR U.S. Weather Research Program to develop a 
collaborative and integrated fire weather research program, 
including the establishment of a new NOAA Fire Weather Testbed. 
Further, within these funds, $3,000,000 is provided within the 
National Weather Service (NWS) as follows: $750,000 in Central 
Processing; $500,000 in Analyze, Forecast, and Support; 
$500,000 in Dissemination; and $1,250,000 in Science and 
Technology Integration.
    Water in the West Initiative.--The agreement adopts the 
House direction under the heading ``Water in the West 
Initiative'' and provides no less than $12,213,000 within OAR 
for this work, including $8,213,000 in Climate Competitive 
Research and $4,000,000 in Climate Laboratories and Cooperative 
Institutes. Additionally, up to $1,500,000 is provided for the 
National Centers for Environmental Information for data 
stewardship and other activities related to this initiative. 
Further, within the increase provided to Research 
Supercomputing, the Water in the West Initiative shall be 
prioritized for the allocation of compute resources.
    Subseasonal to Seasonal (S2S) Weather Prediction.--The 
agreement provides $12,100,000 across NOAA line offices for its 
efforts to improve S2S Weather Prediction. This includes 
$5,000,000 in NWS Science and Technology Integration for the 
development of the Seasonal Forecast System and $7,100,000 for 
the S2S research program in the OAR U.S. Weather Research 
Program, including $1,000,000 to seed innovative research 
testbeds. As part of these efforts, NOAA is encouraged to 
pursue a pilot project for S2S precipitation forecasts for 
water management in the western United States. The pilot 
project should be carried out in coordination with NWS and 
should be focused on achieving measurable objectives for 
operational forecast improvement, including forecasts of 
seasonal mountain snowpack accumulation and total seasonal 
precipitation. The S2S work should be integrated, as much as is 
practicable, with the Water in the West Initiative and Fire 
Weather.
    Healthy Ocean Collaborations.--NOAA is encouraged to pursue 
collaborations with academic institutions located in close 
proximity to the agency's Disaster Response Center and seafood 
safety labs to advance education, training, recruitment, and 
research efforts.
    National Science Foundation (NSF) Geodetic and Seismic 
Networks.--NOAA is encouraged to negotiate a memorandum of 
understanding or another funding agreement with the NSF to 
support the long-term operation and recapitalization of the 
Network of the Americas system important to the agency's 
geodetic work and the NSF seismic systems relevant to the 
agency's tsunami warning mission.
    Adjustments to Base (ATB).--The increased funding provided 
shall be used to cover the requested ATB costs, across all NOAA 
line offices, among other programmatic increases highlighted 
herein.

                  OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The agreement includes a total program level of 
$4,910,898,000 under this account, including $42,000,000 
provided in division N, for NOAA's coastal, fisheries, marine, 
weather, satellite, and other programs. This total funding 
level includes $4,542,997,000 in direct appropriations, a 
transfer of $344,901,000 from balances in the ``Promote and 
Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to American 
Fisheries'' fund, and $23,000,000 derived from recoveries of 
prior year obligations. The following narrative descriptions 
and tables identify the specific activities and funding levels 
included in this act.
    National Ocean Service (NOS).--$679,422,000 is for NOS 
Operations, Research, and Facilities.

       NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
                        (in thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          Program                               Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Navigation, Observations and Positioning:
  Navigation, Observations and Positioning.................     $184,702
  Hydrographic Survey Priorities/Contracts.................       32,500
  IOOS Regional Observations...............................       42,500
                                                            ------------
Navigation, Observations and Positioning:..................      259,702
                                                            ============
Coastal Science and Assessment:
  Coastal Science, Assessment, Response and Restoration....       96,500
  Competitive Research.....................................       22,500
                                                            ------------
Coastal Science and Assessment.............................      119,000
                                                            ============
Ocean and Coastal Management and Services:
  Coastal Zone Management and Services.....................       51,220
  Coastal Zone Management Grants...........................       81,500
  National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund................       34,000
  Coral Reef Program.......................................       33,500
  National Estuarine Research Reserve System...............       32,500
  Sanctuaries and Marine Protected Areas...................       68,000
                                                            ------------
Ocean and Coastal Management and Services..................      300,720
                                                            ============
    Total, National Ocean Service, Operations, Research,        $679,422
     and Facilities........................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Navigation Response Teams.--The agreement provides full 
operational funding for NOAA's Navigation Response Teams within 
Navigation, Observations and Positioning.
    Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS) Program.--
The agreement provides no less than the fiscal year 2022 
enacted level for PORTS.
    Geospatial Modeling Grants.--The agreement provides 
$8,000,000 for the Geospatial Modeling Grants program for which 
all funding shall be distributed externally.
    NOAA Center of Excellence for Operational Ocean and Great 
Lakes Mapping.--The agreement provides $10,000,000 for a NOAA 
Center of Excellence for Operational Ocean and Great Lakes 
Mapping. Working in unison with and leveraging existing 
capabilities, including the Joint Hydrographic Center, the 
Center shall work across NOAA line offices, including NOS, OAR, 
and the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO), to 
support and grow the Nation's deep water, shallow water, and 
coastal mapping capabilities and data holdings, in partnership 
with industry. In particular, the Center shall serve as: (1) a 
focal point for activities transitioning developments in 
mapping platforms, sensors, and concepts of operations into 
operations; (2) a focal point for applied training for mapping 
and surveying operations, to grow and diversify the pool of 
well-qualified talent in this expanding field; (3) an agency-
wide capability to provide technical support for ocean mapping 
technologies to operators in the field on an increasingly 
diverse set of platforms; and (4) a mechanism to leverage 
public-private partnerships in advancing the Nation's ocean and 
Great Lakes mapping goals.
    Hydrographic Research and Technology Development.--The 
agreement provides no less than the fiscal year 2022 enacted 
level for the Joint Hydrographic Center and $2,000,000 for NOAA 
to continue supporting joint ocean and coastal mapping centers 
in other areas of the country.
    Ocean Mapping and Coastal Charting.--The agreement provides 
no less than the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for NOS to 
continue coordinating and implementing an interagency mapping, 
exploration, and characterization strategy for the U.S. 
Exclusive Economic Zone, as well as the Strategy for Mapping 
the Arctic and Sub-Arctic Shoreline and Nearshore of Alaska 
consistent with prior year direction adopted in Public Law 117-
103.
    Hydrographic Surveys and Contracts.--For fiscal year 2023, 
NOS shall follow prior year direction adopted in Public Law 
117-103, on the following topics: ``Hydrographic Surveys and 
Contracts'' and ``Hydrographic Charting in the Arctic.''
    National Water Level Observation Network (NWLON).--The 
House funding level for the NWLON is not adopted. No later than 
180 days after enactment of this act, NOS is directed to 
provide the Committees with a report about the status of the 
system including the maintenance backlog and future needs to 
inform climate resilience efforts, including cost estimates.
    Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS).--The agreement 
provides $42,500,000 for IOOS to recapitalize and expand 
observing system infrastructure based upon the highest priority 
needs of each region to support disaster response, weather 
forecasting and hurricane prediction, forecasting of freshwater 
and marine water quality, detection of harmful algal blooms 
(HABs), and safe maritime operations. This may include buoys, 
high frequency radar, and underwater profiling gliders. IOOS 
regional associations are encouraged to consider leveraging 
existing capabilities of the commercial sector, including 
uncrewed systems, to meet observational needs through 
commercial data buys. The agreement provides not less than 
$3,000,000 to continue and expand the IOOS HAB pilot programs 
initiated in fiscal year 2020 and to support the existing HAB 
monitoring and detection test bed.
    Coastal Science, Assessment, Response and Restoration.--The 
agreement provides no less than the fiscal year 2022 enacted 
level for operations and staffing of the Gulf of Mexico 
Disaster Response Center. Additionally, the agreement includes 
$1,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for the 
Disaster Preparedness Program.
    Harmful Algal Blooms.--The agreement provides $22,500,000 
for Competitive Research, including not less than $14,000,000 
for HABs research, including within the Great Lakes ecosystem, 
and adopts House direction for these funds. From within this 
funding, $2,000,000 is provided to explore innovative methods 
to increase monitoring and detection of HABs in freshwater 
systems by partnering with academic institutions with expertise 
in unmanned aircraft systems. In addition, NOAA is encouraged 
to fund long-term HAB research in the Gulf of Mexico that 
further develops ongoing partnerships involving academic 
institutions, the private sector, and State governments. 
Further, House language is modified to provide up to $1,000,000 
to expand both existing and new program support for States to 
assess domoic acid levels of HAB species in the marine 
environment.
    Improving Coastal Resilience.--Within the funding for 
Competitive Research, NOAA is encouraged to provide information 
and predictive capabilities to coastal communities, especially 
those with underserved populations, and to encourage natural-
based solutions to address coastal hazards like sea level rise, 
flooding, and inundation.
    Red Tide.--House language regarding ``Red Tide'' events is 
modified to encourage NOAA to undertake this research within 
funds provided.
    National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS).--The 
agreement provides $1,000,000 for NCCOS's continued 
collaboration on research priorities with NOAA's Cooperative 
Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology (CIROH).
    In addition, the agreement provides $2,500,000 above the 
fiscal year 2022 enacted level within Coastal Science, 
Assessment, Response and Restoration to support social and 
ecological science to plan and site offshore wind.
    Marine Debris.--The agreement provides an increase of 
$500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for Marine 
Debris. NOAA is directed to support competitive extramural 
funding programs and the programs authorized in the Save Our 
Seas 2.0 Act (Public Law 116-224).
    Sea Level Rise and Coastal Resilience.--House language on 
``Sea Level Rise and Coastal Resilience'' is adopted in support 
of the Climate Ready Nation initiative. For this work, and for 
Data Development and Products and Services for Coastal 
Resilience, Coastal Hazards, and Climate Adaptation, the 
agreement provides an increase of $2,500,000 above the fiscal 
year 2022 enacted level, including $1,500,000 in Coastal 
Science, Assessment, Response and Restoration and $1,000,000 in 
Coastal Zone Management and Services.
    Digital Coast.--The agreement provides $3,500,000 for the 
implementation of the Digital Coast Act (Public Law 116-223).
    Integrated Water Prediction (IWP).--The agreement provides 
no less than the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for NOS to 
continue to collaborate on the development and operation of the 
IWP program with NWS.
    Coral Reef Program.--The agreement provides $33,500,000 for 
the Coral Reef Program, including not less than the fiscal year 
2022 enacted level for NOS to work with academic institutions 
and non-governmental research organizations to carry out 
innovative restoration projects to restore degraded coral 
reefs. NOAA is encouraged to expand its collaborative work with 
external academic partners that conduct scientific research for 
the conservation of corals and coral reef ecosystems, including 
those that are experiencing an increasing prevalence of disease 
outbreaks. Restoration projects should utilize genetic strains 
that demonstrate enhanced resiliency to increased water 
temperatures, decreased pH, and coral disease, and include 
designs for multiyear monitoring to assess survival and 
ecosystem health.
    In addition, through NOAA Community Project Funding/NOAA 
Special Projects, the agreement provides $6,142,000 for coral 
research and restoration.
    Sanctuaries and Marine Protected Areas.--The agreement 
provides $68,000,000 for Sanctuaries and Marine Protected 
Areas, which is $7,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted 
level. House language on ``Sanctuaries and Marine Protected 
Areas'' is adopted and within the increased funding provided, 
NOS shall continue to support ongoing sanctuary designation 
processes and is encouraged to commence designations of new 
sites, in particular within the Great Lakes ecosystem.
    Marine National Monuments.--Within funding provided for 
Sanctuaries and Marine Protected Areas, up to $1,200,000 may be 
used for competitive education, research, and management grants 
for existing marine national monuments administered by NOS.
    National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).--$1,093,347,000 
is for NMFS Operations, Research, and Facilities.

                    NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE
                  OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
                        (in thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          Program                               Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Protected Resources Science and Management:
  Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, and Other Species...........     $175,255
  Species Recovery Grants..................................        7,250
  Atlantic Salmon..........................................        6,750
  Pacific Salmon...........................................       72,000
                                                            ------------
Protected Resources Science and Management.................      261,255
                                                            ============
  Fisheries Science and Management:........................
  Fisheries and Ecosystem Science Programs and Services....      161,500
  Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys, and Assessments.....      203,851
  Observers and Training...................................       58,383
  Fisheries Management Programs and Services...............      137,750
  Aquaculture..............................................       19,000
  Salmon Management Activities.............................       65,250
  Regional Councils and Fisheries Commissions..............       44,297
  Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants.....................        3,377
                                                            ------------
Fisheries Science and Management...........................      693,408
                                                            ============
Enforcement................................................       82,000
                                                            ============
Habitat Conservation and Restoration.......................       56,684
                                                            ============
    Total, National Marine Fisheries Service, Operations,      1,093,347
     Research and Facilities...............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    For fiscal year 2023, NMFS shall follow prior year 
direction and, if applicable, funding levels adopted by Public 
Law 117-103 on the following topics: ``Promote and Develop 
Fisheries Products and Research Funding Transfer,'' ``NMFS 
Staffing,'' ``Electronic Monitoring and Reporting,'' ``For-Hire 
Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Implementation,'' 
``American Lobster and Jonah Crab Research,'' ``Plankton 
Recorder Survey,'' ``Cooperative Research,'' ``International 
Fisheries Management Coordination,'' ``North Pacific Observer 
Coverage,'' ``Bycatch Reduction,'' ``Oyster Aquaculture, 
Research, and Restoration,'' ``Chesapeake Bay Oyster 
Restoration,'' and ``Cooperative Agreements with States.'' 
Further, the agreement providesno less than $4,500,000 for the 
John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program and also 
adopts House language on ``Foreign Fisheries'' and provides $1,150,000 
for this purpose.
    Saltonstall-Kennedy (S-K) Grant Program.--NMFS is directed 
to follow prior year direction adopted by Public Law 117-103 on 
``S-K Grant Program.'' In addition, the required spending plan 
should include an accounting of the administration of the 
regional committees authorized under the American Fisheries 
Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 117-121).
    National Seafood Council.--No later than 180 days after 
enactment of this act, NOAA shall provide the Committees with a 
report detailing how the agency would facilitate a National 
Seafood Council through the Fisheries Promotion Fund (16 U.S.C. 
4008) to support a comprehensive, nationwide seafood marketing 
and public education campaign. The report should include an 
estimated cost of such a program and explanation of how it 
would be different from the S-K Grant Program and other 
existing NMFS programs.
    Offshore Wind Energy.--The agreement provides a total of 
$13,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level across 
NMFS to address consultation and permitting, stock assessment, 
management, and protected resources needs related to the 
expansion of offshore wind energy projects. Of this amount, 
$1,500,000 is within Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, and Other 
Species; $3,000,000 is within Fisheries and Ecosystem Science 
Programs and Services; $5,500,000 is within Fisheries Data 
Collections, Surveys, and Assessments; and $3,000,000 is within 
Fisheries Management Programs and Services.
    Transition to Climate-Ready Fishery Management.--House 
language on ``Transition to Climate-Ready Fishery Management'' 
is modified to encourage NMFS to adapt its fishery management 
practices to the reality of the changing climate and to deliver 
the climate-informed advice needed for effective marine 
resource management in rapidly changing oceans.
    NMFS Project Consultations.--The agreement provides an 
additional $2,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level 
for NMFS to address the backlog of consultation requests under 
the Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Public Law 93-205) and 
authorization requests under the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
(MMPA) (Public Law 92-522).
    NMFS is directed, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers, to provide timely services to, and proactive 
communication with, applicants for permits for in-water 
construction, and to increase outreach to other relevant 
stakeholders, including in the Pacific Northwest. NMFS shall 
continue to provide updates to the Committees on a quarterly 
basis on these issues.
    North Atlantic Right Whales (NARW).--The agreement provides 
$6,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for NARW-
related research, monitoring, enforcement, and conservation 
efforts. The agreement notes the importance of increasing NARW 
monitoring to better understand species abundance and 
distribution. Therefore, within the increase provided, not less 
than $3,000,000 shall be for monitoring efforts in the Gulf of 
Maine, including for aerial surveys, vessel surveys, passive 
acoustic monitoring, habitat and plankton monitoring, habitat 
modeling, and whale tagging, in conjunction with States and 
other relevant stakeholders. Such an effort could support 
development of dynamic management strategies. In addition, no 
less than $1,500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level 
shall be to support continued development of innovative gear 
technology. Research should focus on real world compatibility 
and commercialization issues such as gear detection and 
conflict avoidance and lobster fishery gear compliance and 
enforcement. Further, within additional funding, NOAA is 
directed to collaborate with States and other stakeholders to 
improve the Decision Support Tool to merge multiple data 
streams into a single model with standardized spatial and 
temporal domains with a goal of reducing uncertainty. Finally, 
NOAA shall continue to support disentanglement, stranding 
response, and necropsy activities, and is encouraged to develop 
long-term tagging methods.
    In addition, the agreement provides $26,000,000 to States 
through the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to 
cover costs incurred by the fishing industry to comply with the 
final 2021 rule to modify the Atlantic Large Whale Take 
Reduction Plan (ALWTRP) (FR-210827-0171), as well as additional 
uses outlined below. This amount is $12,000,000 above the 
fiscal year 2022 enacted level. This assistance may be used by 
the relevant States to help defray the cost of compliance with 
new regulations, including for gear modification, 
configuration, and marking within the Northeast lobster and 
Jonah crab fisheries, both in Federal and State waters. 
Additional eligible uses of the funds may include NARW 
monitoring to inform State dynamic fisheries management, 
innovative gear development, implementing electronic tracking 
requirements within the Northeast lobster fishery, and research 
to inform future management actions, including in preparation 
for potential subsequent modifications to the ALWTRP related to 
gillnet and Atlantic mixed species trap/pot fisheries. Funding 
to the States shall be proportional to the number of active 
federally permitted lobster trap harvesters in each State, and 
the allocation details shall be developed by the States through 
the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. Not more than 
five percent shall be used for administrative costs.
    The agreement notes that NOAA has been delinquent in 
responding to an Information Quality Act (Public Law 106-554) 
request dated June 7, 2021, for correction under section 515 of 
Public Law 106-554. The petitioner has been seeking the 
correction of potential flaws in highly influential scientific 
assessment that does not meet NOAA's Information Quality 
Guidelines. NOAA is directed to respond to the merits of the 
petition within 30 days of enactment of this act. Further, NOAA 
is encouraged to consider revising the Linden and Pace models 
and Decision Support Tool using ``most reasonably certain to 
occur'' rather than ``worst case'' scenarios and assumptions 
and to incorporate whale behavior and data from broader (and 
more representative) time periods to more accurately predict 
future NARW populations before issuing any new proposed or 
final regulations.
    NOAA shall continue to work with Canada to develop risk 
reduction measures that are comparable in effectiveness for 
both vessels and fisheries, and to incorporate Canadian fishery 
measures, Canadian vessel restrictions, and U.S. vessel 
restrictions into the evaluations under the Conservation 
Framework. NOAA is also encouraged to improve regional 
management efforts by including pertinent States and interstate 
bodies in bilateral engagements with Canadian officials 
regarding coordinated efforts to enhance NARW recovery. NOAA is 
further encouraged to work with Canadian and State fisheries 
officials to explore the possibility of developing an agreement 
that provides for cooperative fisheries management of the Gulf 
of Maine.
    Southern Resident Killer Whales.--The agreement adopts 
House language on ``Southern Resident Killer Whales'' and 
provides an increase of $250,000 above the fiscal year 2022 
enacted level.
    Rice's Whale.--The House language on ``Rice's Whale'' is 
modified to encourage this work within available funds.
    Protected Species in the Western Pacific.--The agreement 
provides not less than $750,000 above the fiscal year 2022 
enacted level for Hawaiian monk seals, Hawaiian sea turtles, 
and false killer whales. Of the additional funding, not less 
than $375,000 shall be made available to support State 
activities related to these protected species, and not less 
$375,000 shall be used for additional research to mitigate 
interactions between fisheries and false killer whales.
    Sea Turtle Stranding Response and Rehabilitation.--The 
agreement provides $500,000 for NOAA to provide support to 
institutions and organizations permitted to provide sea turtle 
stranding response and/or rehabilitation. In so doing, NOAA 
shall also seek to leverage and strengthen partnerships with 
capable university veterinary schools.
    Sea Turtle Conservation.--Until a permanent rehabilitation 
facility can be established in the Galveston area, NOAA shall 
provide access for designated Houston Zoo employees to the 
Galveston Sea Turtle Hospital and associated facilities.
    Turtle Nesting Grounds in the Western Pacific.--No later 
than one year after the date of enactment of this act, NOAA, in 
coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, shall 
submit a report identifying sea turtle nesting grounds of 
concern in the central and western Pacific region and 
recommending actions to restore and conserve critical habitat.
    Unusual Mortality Events (UME).--In lieu of House language 
on the Marine Mammal UME Contingency Fund, NMFS is encouraged 
to request funding for the Fund as part of the fiscal year 2024 
budget request.
    Atlantic Salmon.--NOAA is encouraged to partner with States 
and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to develop fish passage 
performance standards for sea-run species and prioritize 
project selection, funding, and staff resources considering the 
benefits of restoring coevolved sea-run species. NOAA is 
further directed to ensure that adequate resources continue to 
be provided for State agencies to implement the recovery 
strategy effectively, including to ensure stable staffing 
levels.
    Pacific Salmon.--The agreement provides $72,000,000 for 
Pacific Salmon, which is $5,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 
enacted level. Within the funding for Pacific Salmon, no less 
than $6,000,000, an increase of $1,000,000 above the fiscal 
year 2022 enacted level, is to implement Hatchery and Genetic 
Management Plans (HGMPs) and to continue to address the backlog 
of HGMPs as directed in previous fiscal years. In addition, no 
less than the fiscal year 2021 enacted level is provided for 
pinniped removals.
    Fisheries Surveys.--NMFS is directed to take the necessary 
steps to ensure that historical levels of survey coverage are 
achieved in fiscal year 2023, and the agreement provides an 
additional $6,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level 
within Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys, and Assessments for 
this purpose, including to support the Climate-Ready Fisheries 
initiative. NMFS is directed to contract no fewer than six 
surveys for Alaskan bottom trawl surveys and cooperative 
research, including a survey to capture movement of fish 
populations out of historic survey areas, and no fewer than 
four vessels for West Coast groundfish surveys. This amount 
also fully funds both Northeast Area Monitoring and Assessment 
Program (NEAMAP) trawl surveys, including the Maine-New 
Hampshire Inshore Trawl Survey, as well as the Southeast Area 
Monitoring and Assessment Program's (SEAMAP) existing surveys 
and addresses critical data gaps in the bottom longline and 
fall trawl surveys in the Gulf Coast States and reef fish in 
the South Atlantic region.
    NOAA is encouraged to prioritize redundancy for survey 
vessels through contracted vessels or data from autonomous 
assets through the Autonomous Uncrewed Technology Operations 
(AUTO) program. To the extent vessel-based science work is 
needed for other programs, including bathymetry and coastal 
mapping, if practicable, NOAA is encouraged to fulfill those 
needs through private vessel contracts, public-private 
partnerships, and platforms other than NOAA research vessels to 
allow ample time for surveys and assessments performed by the 
NOAA Fleet.
    Fishery Data Modernization.--NMFS is encouraged to 
implement the recommendations identified at the Fisheries 
Information Management Modernization Workshop in 2019, in 
particular a Cloud Data Science Platform, a NMFS-wide cloud-
based data science, management, and publishing platform.
    Northeast Groundfish Research.--Within funding provided for 
Fisheries and Ecosystem Science Programs and Services, the 
agreement provides $2,500,000 for groundfish research for 
purposes consistent with prior year direction adopted by Public 
Law 117-103. Within funding provided, $500,000 shall be 
obligated to continue ongoing work on implementing the 
recommendations set forth in the New England Fishery Management 
Council's Fishery Data for Stock Assessment Working Group 
Report, and to continue ongoing work on implementing the 
recommendations set forth in the 2020 report of the Groundfish 
Trawl Task Force consistent with prior year direction. This 
funding is intended to support new and innovative research, 
including by the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, separately 
by, or in collaboration with, outside partners such as higher 
education institutions or State agencies, and in cooperation 
with the fishing industry.
    Fisheries Information Networks.--The agreement provides no 
less than the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for Fisheries 
Information Networks. NMFS is encouraged to support the Gulf 
States Marine Fisheries Commission to collect samples for 
additional species that may be the target of future stock 
assessments.
    Data Collection for Recreational Fisheries.--House language 
on ``Data Collection for Recreational Fisheries'' is adopted. 
In addition, NMFS is directed to work with the Gulf States to 
develop a pilot study on a Gulf-wide recreational fishing 
effort to determine the best mechanism to collect data of the 
quality sufficient for management decisions through existing 
technologies.
    Fisheries Effort Survey (FES).--NMFS is encouraged to 
conduct a thorough analysis of the effect of FES estimates on 
stock status and allocation before they are used for stock 
management.
    South Atlantic Reef Fish.--NMFS shall follow prior year 
direction adopted by Public Law 117-103 regarding ``South 
Atlantic Reef Fish,'' and the agreement provides $1,800,000 for 
this purpose. NOAA is directed to follow the guidance of the 
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council in identifying the 
best research and data collection necessary to better 
understand discard rates and mortality in the fishery. Further, 
the agreement supports full integration of the South Atlantic 
Great Red Snapper Count data into the next stock assessment so 
that the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council can 
appropriately use this new abundance data when making 
management decisions regarding red snapper.
    State Management for Recreational Red Snapper.--The 
agreement reiterates past direction that successful 
implementation of Reef Fish Amendment 50: State Management for 
Recreational Red Snapper shall be a top priority for NOAA and 
that such efforts should occur in coordination with the Gulf 
States. Within the amount provided for Fisheries Data 
Collections, Surveys, and Assessments, not less than $5,000,000 
is for NMFS to continue to work with the Gulf States to ensure 
successful implementation of State management for red snapper. 
The agreement supports full integration of the Great Red 
Snapper Count data and Gulf States catch data into the upcoming 
red snapper research track stock assessment to be completed in 
2023 and in the operational assessment that will follow in 
2024. NOAA shall delay implementation of recalibration between 
sectors until the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council can 
appropriately use this new abundance and more targeted catch 
data when making management decisions regarding red snapper.
    Gulf Reef Fish.--Within funding for Fisheries and Ecosystem 
Science Programs and Services, the agreement provides no less 
than the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for NMFS to support 
Gulf reef fish surveys, research, and sampling.
    Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Research.--NMFS is encouraged, via 
a partnership with the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, 
to provide grants to academic partners, including consortiums 
of universities, and other partners to conduct fishery-
independent research on trans-boundary, multi-jurisdictional 
fish species in the Gulf of Mexico for which current data is 
deficient (e.g., cobia, tripletail, tarpon, and gray 
triggerfish), including species that are solely managed by the 
Gulf States.
    Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishing Effort.--Within funds for 
Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys, and Assessments, the 
agreement provides $850,000 for NMFS, in consultation with the 
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council and shrimp industry 
stakeholders, to continue the development and implementation of 
the newly approved Electronic Logbook program (ELB) that 
archives vessel position and automatically transmits scientific 
shrimp fishing effort data via cellular service to NMFS.
    Northwest Fisheries Ecosystem Monitoring System.--Within 
funds for Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys, and Assessments, 
the agreement provides $850,000 to maintain a time-series 
monitoring system of hydrographic and ecological data to inform 
fishery management on the Northern California Current.
    Chesapeake Bay Atlantic Menhaden Abundance.--NMFS is 
encouraged to collect Atlantic menhaden abundance data in the 
Chesapeake Bay in partnership with the Atlantic States Marine 
Fisheries Commission and relevant States.
    Northeast Multispecies Fishery.--The agreement rejects the 
proposed cut to Observers and Training and provides not less 
than $5,500,000 for grants to the fishing industry to fully 
cover At-Sea Monitoring industry costs, including sector costs, 
in the New England groundfish fishery. Any additional At-Sea 
Monitoring costs, including shore side infrastructure, observer 
training, observer equipment and gear, electronic monitoring, 
and NOAA support costs shall be included in the fiscal year 
2024 budget request. NOAA shall ensure the costs and benefits 
of At-Sea Monitoring are commensurate with the gross revenues 
of vessels in the fishery. Before obligating any of these 
funds, NOAA shall provide the Committees with a detailed 
spending plan.
    Observer Data Integration.--The agreement provides $500,000 
within Fisheries Management Programs and Services to expedite 
efforts to integrate At-Sea Monitoring data into stock 
assessment models.
    Electronic Vessel Trip Reporting (eVTR).--Within Fisheries 
Management Programs and Services, the agreement provides 
$250,000 to support improvement and expansion of the eVTR 
program.
    Fish Stock Movement.--No later than 180 days after 
enactment of this act, NMFS shall report to the Committees 
about potential options for States to exchange or trade quota 
through fishery management councils as fish stocks expand and 
shift due to climate change. The report should detail NMFS's 
ability to intervene, under existing authority, in allocation 
disputes, as well as recommendations for improved coordination 
and transparent decision-making among councils, including in 
cases where stocks have shifted into waters off States that 
currently are not party to the relevant regional fishery 
management council.
    Harmful West Coast Large Mesh Drift Gillnets.--NMFS is 
directed to consult with the Pacific Fishery Management Council 
on a strategy to phase out the use of large mesh driftnets and 
permit the use of alternative fishing methods to increase the 
economic viability of the West Coast-based swordfish fishery 
while minimizing bycatch to the maximum extent possible.
    Marine Aquaculture.--Within NMFS Aquaculture, the agreement 
provides $700,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for 
NOAA to upgrade equipment and to increase the amount of staff 
focused on aquaculture at all NMFS fisheries science centers, 
including to return staffing levels to those in fiscal year 
2010 at the Northeast and Northwest Fisheries Science Centers.
    In addition, the agreement provides no less than the fiscal 
year 2022 enacted level to continue the multi-year Integrated 
Multi-Trophic Aquaculture demonstration pilot system in State 
waters of the Gulf of Mexico that was initiated in calendar 
year 2021.
    Review of Electronic Monitoring Data.--Within funding 
provided for Fisheries Management Programs and Services, the 
agreement provides $600,000 for the video review of the West 
Coast groundfish electronic monitoring data.
    Highly Migratory Species (HMS).--The agreement provides 
$500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for research 
grants to improve science-based management of domestic and 
international HMS in the Pacific regions and encourages 
continued collaboration between Sea Grant and NMFS for 
Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf of Mexico HMS.
    Salmon Management Activities.--The agreement provides 
$41,000,000 for Pacific Salmon Treaty (PST) activities. Before 
funding may be obligated, NOAA is directed to provide the 
Committees with a detailed spending plan consistent with prior 
year direction adopted in Public Law 117-103. Further, NOAA is 
encouraged to minimize, to the extent practicable, the amount 
of funds withheld for administrative expenses. The agreement 
also provides not less than $23,500,000 for Mitchell Act 
hatchery programs. NMFS is directed to continue genetic stock 
identification for salmon recovery and management.
    Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP).--House language 
on ``Seafood Import Monitoring Program'' is adopted, and the 
agreement provides an increase of $1,000,000 above the fiscal 
year 2022 enacted level for SIMP, established under section 539 
of Public Law 115-141. Effective implementation of SIMP is 
necessary to enforce the ban on imports of Russian seafood, 
which may be relabeled after foreign processing, hiding its 
Russian origin.
    Illegal, Unregulated, and Unreported (IUU) Fishing.--The 
agreement modifies House language to provide no less than 
$750,000 for NMFS to further test and evaluate the 
effectiveness of U.S. commercial space-based radio frequency 
data collection capabilities to track foreign vessels engaged 
in IUU fishing activities in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone 
and other remote maritime regions of economic, environmental, 
and national security significance.
    Northeast Lobster Enforcement.--The agreement provides not 
less than $950,000 for NMFS, in partnership with the relevant 
States, Joint Enforcement Agreement partner agencies, and the 
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, to continue the 
cooperative offshore lobster enforcement program.
    Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR).--
$661,297,000 is for OAR Operations, Research, and Facilities.

               OFFICE OF OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
                  OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          Program                               Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Climate Research:
  Climate Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes..........     $104,102
  Regional Climate Data and Information....................       47,932
  Climate Competitive Research.............................       72,116
                                                            ------------
Climate Research...........................................      224,150
                                                            ============
Weather and Air Chemistry Research:
  Weather Laboratories and Cooperative Institute...........       93,156
  U.S. Weather Research Program............................       39,100
  Tornado Severe Storm Research/Phased Array Radar.........       20,916
  Joint Technology Transfer Initiative.....................       13,244
                                                            ------------
Weather and Air Chemistry Research.........................      166,416
                                                            ============
Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Research:
  Ocean Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes............       39,500
  National Sea Grant College Program.......................       80,000
  Sea Grant Aquaculture Research...........................       14,000
  Ocean Exploration and Research...........................       46,000
  Integrated Ocean Acidification...........................       17,000
  Sustained Ocean Observations and Monitoring..............       52,500
  National Oceanographic Partnership Program...............        2,500
                                                            ------------
Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Research...................      251,500
                                                            ============
Innovative Research and Technology:
  High Performance Computing Initiatives...................       18,231
  Uncrewed Systems.........................................        1,000
                                                            ------------
Innovative Research and Technology.........................       19,231
                                                            ============
    Total, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research,          $661,297
     Operations, Research, and Facilities..................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Climate Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes.--The 
agreement provides an increase of $10,000,000 above the fiscal 
year 2022 enacted level for global-nested high-resolution 
models and sustained atmospheric observations, including no 
less than $4,000,000 to support the Water in the West 
Initiative.
    Atmospheric Baseline Observatories (ABOs).--The House 
language regarding ABOs is modified to provide an increase of 
no less than $1,250,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted 
level within Climate Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes. 
The recent eruption of Mauna Loa highlights the vulnerability 
of some ABOs and other Global Monitoring Laboratories as noted 
in the joint explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-
103. Consistent with that direction, NOAA shall consider how to 
provide continuity of atmospheric observations in a cost-
effective manner, and to submit its findings to the Committees, 
along with proposals to address the issue.
    Earth's Radiation Budget.--In lieu of House language 
regarding ``Earth's Radiation Budget,'' the agreement provides 
$9,500,000 for continued modeling, scientific studies, grant 
programs, and, as possible, observations and monitoring of 
stratospheric conditions and the Earth's radiation budget, 
including the impact of the introduction of material into the 
stratosphere from changes in natural systems, increased air and 
space traffic, and the assessment of solar climate 
interventions. OAR is also directed, in coordination with NASA 
and the Department of Energy, as appropriate, to continue to 
improve the understanding of the impact of atmospheric aerosols 
on radiative forcing, as well as on the formation of clouds, 
precipitation, and extreme weather and to develop plans for 
sustained observations of the stratosphere. Further, NOAA is 
encouraged to coordinate with NASA for long-range manned and 
autonomous in-situ atmospheric observational capabilities.
    NOAA, in coordination with NASA and other relevant Federal 
agencies, shall develop a research agenda to manage near-term 
climate hazard risk and coordinate research in climate 
intervention. This work shall include establishing a research 
governance framework to provide guidance on transparency, 
engagement, risk management, and international research 
collaboration for publicly funded work in solar geoengineering 
research. Additionally, the research agenda shall identify the 
capabilities needed to detect and identify attempts at solar 
geoengineering by other State and non-State actors. As part of 
this process, NOAA is encouraged to engage with nongovernmental 
stakeholders.
    Greenhouse Gas Emissions Detection Technologies.--The 
agreement provides no less than $2,000,000 for a pilot program 
of instrumentation for observing greenhouse gases and other 
atmospheric factors deployed on commercial aircraft and to 
support the evaluation of a sustained observing network using 
such platforms. The pilot program should be in cooperation with 
other Federal agencies, as relevant, and should leverage the 
NWS's Aircraft-Based Observation Program, as appropriate.
    In addition, NOAA is encouraged to collaborate with current 
and new partners to make use of commercial assets to monitor 
methane emissions from satellites to pinpoint the source of 
emissions at the individual facility level anywhere in the 
world. NOAA is further directed to report to the Committees, no 
later than 90 days after enactment of this act, on progress 
made to engage with stakeholders such as members of the Global 
Methane Initiative and the Special Presidential Envoy for 
Climate on public-private partnerships to identify and mitigate 
methane emissions.
    Forward-Looking Climate Information and Services.--The 
agreement reiterates direction from fiscal year 2022 adopted by 
Public Law 117-103 that NOAA shall, as part of its larger 
effort to expand the provision of climate information and 
services, identify and support the utilization by NIST of an 
authoritative set of climate information that emphasizes 
forward-looking climate data and projections to be utilized by 
NIST in their standard-setting process. These data shall 
include long-term meteorological information that models future 
extreme weather events, other environmental trends, 
projections, and up-to-date observations, including mesoscale 
meteorological information. Further, within funding provided 
across NOAA, the agency shall build internal capacity to aid 
both Federal and non-Federal bodies to develop standards, 
building codes, voluntary standards, and other decision support 
tools, as necessary, that take into account increasingly 
extreme weather events and other climate change challenges. In 
coordination with NIST, the Administrator, in their capacity as 
the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology, shall provide the 
Committees, not later than 180 days after enactment of this 
act, a written assessment of priority Federal agency needs for 
these data, including decision support tools for infrastructure 
planning or to inform other strategic or policy choices.
    Resilience and Adaptation Cooperative Institute (CI).--The 
agreement encourages NOAA to consider the establishment of a CI 
for Coastal Resilience and Adaptation and to include such a 
proposal as part of its fiscal year 2024 budget request.
    Climate Adaptation Partnerships (CAPs).--The agreement 
provides no less than $16,300,000 for CAPs and encourages NOAA 
to ensure that CAP teams are managed, staffed, and based at an 
institution located in the region served.
    Tribal Drought Resilience Initiative.--The agreement 
provides $500,000 to broaden drought prediction outreach to 
Tribal communities through the National Integrated Drought 
Information System (NIDIS) as authorized in the NIDIS Act of 
2006 (Public Law 109-430).
    National Integrated Heat Health Information System 
(NIHHIS).--The agreement encourages OAR, through NIHHIS, to 
study and raise awareness about the many impacts of extreme 
heat and the factors that may affect the uneven distribution of 
heat throughout a community. This may include enhancing 
education and outreach activities with partners working on 
aspects of reducing health risks of heat or supporting regional 
pilots.
    Precipitation Prediction Grand Challenge (PPGC).--The 
agreement provides no less than $2,000,000 for the PPGC.
    Marine Ecosystem Responses to Climate Change.--Within the 
funds provided for Climate Competitive Research, OAR is 
encouraged to fund improvements to ocean modeling systems and 
to build a high-resolution regional ocean modeling and 
prediction system that can inform climate-ready resource 
management.
    Tornado Research.--The agreement provides no less than 
$11,000,000 for VORTEX-USA, including no less than $10,500,000 
for VORTEX-SE, an increase of $3,500,000 above the fiscal year 
2022 enacted level.
    Advanced Quantitative Precipitation Information (AQPI) 
System.--The agreement provides $900,000 within the U.S. 
Weather Research Program for a regional radar array 
demonstration project to enable better forecasting of extreme 
West Coast precipitation events, like atmospheric rivers.
    Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Technology.--NOAA is 
encouraged to develop, demonstrate, and commercialize advanced, 
compact LiDAR systems uniquely tailored to near-surface marine 
and atmospheric profiling from Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) 
and mobile ground-based platforms.
    Coastal Aquatic Invasive Species Mitigation Grant 
Program.--The agreement modifies House language regarding the 
``Coastal Aquatic Invasive Species Mitigation Grant Program,'' 
to encourage NOAA to establish the program within available 
funds.
    Coastal Resilience.--House language under the heading ``Sea 
Grant Coastal Resilience Pilot Project'' is modified as 
follows. Within funding provided for the Sea Grant program, 
NOAA is encouraged to increase coastal resilience activities 
across all State programs. This may include recruitment of 
resilience-focused staff and enhancing research, engagement, 
decision support, and project implementation. NOAA is 
encouraged to prioritize work to enhance the coastal resilience 
of remote communities most at-risk for natural disasters and 
chronic events, with a priority given to challenges faced by 
Tribal, indigenous, or economically disadvantaged communities.
    American Lobster Research.--Within funding for the Sea 
Grant program, the agreement provides $2,000,000 for 
partnerships among State agencies, academia, and industry to 
address American lobster applied research priorities in the 
Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and southern New England. Research 
should focus on informing management actions and explore 
ecosystem changes that may influence the response of the 
lobster resource and fishery, particularly in response to 
recent NARW protection measures or potential fishery response 
to measures under consideration for inclusion in the Atlantic 
Large Whale Take Reduction Plan.
    Young Fishermen's Development Act.--Within funding for the 
Sea Grant program, the agreement provides up to $1,000,000 for 
training, education, outreach, and technical assistance for 
young fishermen as authorized under the Young Fishermen's 
Development Act (Public Law 116-289).
    Contaminants of Emerging Concern.--The agreement provides 
$1,000,000 within the Sea Grant program to partner with State 
agencies and academic institutions to research and monitor 
contaminants of emerging concern that may cause ecological or 
human health impacts, including PFAS, in coastal and estuarine 
waters.
    Ocean Exploration.--The agreement provides $46,000,000 for 
Ocean Exploration and Research, an increase of $2,590,000 above 
the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. Within the funding 
provided, OAR is directed to accelerate efforts to map and 
characterize the oceans, including by maximizing the amount of 
funding provided for the Ocean Exploration CI and supporting 
competitive awards for deep ocean research combining seismic 
and acoustic methods. NOAA is also encouraged to work with the 
Department of Education and other relevant agencies to continue 
fundamental ocean exploration in which open source data are 
collected for the oceanographic community and private 
industries in real-time through telepresence technology.
    Integrated Ocean Acidification.--Within funding provided 
for the Integrated Ocean Acidification program, NOAA shall 
continue working with State, local, territorial, and Tribal 
governments on ocean and coastal acidification research that is 
used to complete the vulnerability assessments mandated by the 
Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act (Public 
Law 111-11).
    National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP).--Within 
the funds provided for NOPP, NOAA is encouraged to work with 
other appropriate Federal agencies and industry partners to 
develop, test, and evaluate ocean-based carbon dioxide removal 
technologies.
    Ocean Noise.--NOAA is encouraged to work through NOPP to 
expand the deployment of Federal and non-Federal observing and 
data management systems capable of collecting measurements of 
underwater sound in high-priority ocean and coastal locations, 
and to develop and apply standardized forms of measurements to 
assess sounds.
    National Weather Service (NWS).--$1,247,393,000 is for NWS 
Operations, Research, and Facilities.

                        NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
                  Operations, Research, and Facilities
                        (in thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Program                               Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Observations...........................................         $251,462
Central Processing.....................................          110,500
Analyze, Forecast and Support..........................          589,500
Dissemination..........................................          116,979
Science and Technology Integration.....................          178,952
                                                        ================
    Total, National Weather Service, Operations,              $1,247,393
     Research, and Facilities..........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    NWS Staffing.--The agreement provides an increase of 
$11,750,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level to address 
staffing requirements at NWS, including $10,500,000 in Analyze, 
Forecast, and Support (AFS) for staffing at weather forecast 
offices to enhance NWS impact-based decision support services 
(IDSS), to increase the number of trained and qualified 
Incident Meteorologists (IMETs) for wildfires and other extreme 
events, and to accelerate hiring at the National Centers for 
Environmental Prediction (NCEP). The remaining $1,250,000 is 
for NCEP hiring, with $750,000 in Central Processing and 
$500,000 in Science and Technology Integration (STI). Within 
all of these increases, NWS is encouraged to provide IDSS 
support for products generated by other line offices, as 
appropriate, such as harmful algal bloom forecasts. For fiscal 
year 2023, NWS shall follow prior year direction regarding 
``NWS Staffing in Alaska'' adopted in Public Law 117-103.
    Observations.--The agreement provides an increase of 
$500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for the 
Aircraft Based Observation Program and directs NWS to 
coordinate with and leverage existing capabilities of the 
National Mesonet Program (NMP) to increase the use and 
deployment of commercial aviation-based atmospheric data, with 
an emphasis on water vapor data for numerical weather 
prediction improvement.
    National Mesonet Program.--The agreement provides no less 
than $24,700,000, an increase of $2,000,000 above the fiscal 
year 2022 enacted level, for the continuation and expansion of 
the NMP. Investments in the NMP going forward are encouraged to 
sustain coverage of data types and areas now included within 
the NMP, expand in situ and remote sensing capabilities to 
provide weather measurements in high-risk areas, such as 
vulnerable communities, and enhance coverage by the NMP in non-
contiguous States and Territories and other data sparse areas. 
Prior to acquisition of such data, NOAA shall assess the 
potential contribution of the data to improve forecast model 
skill. Of the funds provided, up to $900,000 may be used for 
Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System activities, and 
up to $600,000 may be used for costs associated with the 
National Mesonet Program Office. In addition to the funding 
provided for operational expenses, NOAA is encouraged to use 
authorities such as the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (42 
U.S.C. 4701, et seq.) in order to ensure adequate staff support 
for this program.
    In addition, through NOAA Community Project Funding/NOAA 
Special Projects, the agreement provides $3,350,000 to expand 
State mesonet programs.
    Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS).--NWS is directed 
to ensure that rural and remote communities who 
disproportionately rely on ASOS operability for continued 
reliable air service are provided with additional resources, 
such as trained human observers, to continue observing 
capabilities in the event of an ASOS outage.
    Space Weather.--Provides $1,750,000 for Space Weather 
Research to Operations, including the development of a space 
weather testbed, as part of NOAA's implementation of the 
Promoting Research and Observations of Space Weather to Improve 
the Forecasting of Tomorrow (PROSWIFT) Act (Public Law 116-
181). Of this amount, $500,000 is within Central Processing and 
$1,250,000 is within STI.
    National Data Buoy Center (NDBC).--The agreement adopts 
direction included in Public Law 117-103 regarding the NDBC, 
including the requirement to provide details in NOAA's fiscal 
year 2023 spend plan. The agreement provides the requested 
amount to maintain and service the Deep-ocean Assessment and 
Reporting of Tsunamis (DART) Array, which provides tsunami 
prediction capacity. NWS is directed to ensure that as a result 
of the investment in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
(Public Law 117-58), all DART buoys in Alaska, especially those 
in Prince William Sound and southeast Alaska, are deployed and 
fully operational.
    Tsunami Warning Program.--The agreement provides an 
increase of no less than $500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 
enacted level for the Tsunami Warning Program to increase 
staffing and modernize technology. Within 180 days of the date 
of enactment of this act, NOAA shall provide a plan and cost 
estimates to the Committees to improve operational capacity at 
its tsunami warning centers, including, at a minimum: upgrades 
to ensure the compatibility of all computer systems used by 
both centers, upgrades to ensure the reliability and 
compatibility of both centers' dissemination infrastructure, 
and plans for continuity of operations in the event that one of 
the centers goes offline.
    Environmental Processes in the Arctic.--Within funding 
provided for AFS, NWS is encouraged to develop capacity for 
seasonal to multiannual timescale predictions of environmental 
processes in the Arctic.
    Dissemination.--The agreement provides an increase of 
$6,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level to optimize 
and upgrade the integrated dissemination program.
    Weather Alerts.--House direction regarding ``Weather 
Alerts'' is adopted.
    Office of Water Prediction (OWP).--The agreement provides 
no less than $38,500,000 for OWP, which receives funding across 
multiple NWS budget lines, including a $2,000,000 increase 
above the enacted level within Dissemination. Direction carried 
in previous fiscal years for NWS to continue to expedite hiring 
within the National Water Center (NWC) Water Prediction 
Operations Division is maintained. NWS is encouraged to 
initiate Flood Inundation Mapping operations through the NWC.
    Hydrology and Water Resource Programs.--The agreement 
provides $28,250,000 for NOAA to support CIROH, which is 
$8,250,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. This 
amount includes $24,250,000 from within STI, $1,000,000 from 
within NOS Coastal Science Assessment, Response and 
Restoration, and $3,000,000 from within OAR Competitive Climate 
Research to support the broader Water in the West Initiative. 
NOAA is encouraged to leverage the CI expertise to help NOAA 
assess the most operationally relevant research.
    Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project.--NOAA is directed 
to continue the Hurricane Forecast Improvement Program 
authorized by section 104 of the Weather Research and 
Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-25). No 
later than 60 days after enactment of this act, NWS shall brief 
the Committees on the status of the program, including a plan 
and timeline for completion of any outstanding items.
    Consumer Option for an Alternative System To Allocate 
Losses (COASTAL) Act Implementation.--The agreement provides no 
less than the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for the 
development and implementation of the COASTAL Act (division F, 
title II of Public Law 112-141). NOAA is directed to continue 
to leverage existing Federal assets, expertise, and 
partnerships in carrying out COASTAL Act activities.
    National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information 
Service (NESDIS).--$375,537,000 is for NESDIS Operations, 
Research, and Facilities.

     NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE
                  Operations, Research, and Facilities
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          Program                               Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Satellite Observing Systems:
  Office of Satellite and Product Operations...............     $245,915
  Produt Development, Readiness and Application............       57,500
  U.S. Group on Earth Observations.........................          750
                                                            ------------
Environmental Satellite Observing Systems..................      304,165
                                                            ============
National Centers for Environmental Information.............       71,372
                                                            ============
    Total, National Environmental Satellite, Data and           $375,537
     Information Service, Operations, Research, and
     Facilities............................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The agreement accepts the $56,090,000 in technical 
transfers to the Office of Satellite and Product Operations; 
Product Development, Readiness and Application; and the 
National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) proposed 
in the administration's budget request to move operations 
funded within Polar Weather Satellites and Low Earth Orbit from 
Procurement, Acquisition and Construction to ORF.
    Office of Satellite and Product Operations.--The agreement 
provides $1,500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level 
for Satellite and Product Operations Deferred and Extended 
Maintenance, including for upgrades to ground systems and 
antenna systems at facilities such as those in Virginia, West 
Virginia, and Alaska, as requested.
    National Centers for Environmental Information.--The 
agreement provides no less than $10,000,000 for Regional 
Climate Services, including no less than $6,100,000 for 
Regional Climate Centers. The agreement provides $5,500,000 for 
the Coastal Data Development program, which shall be considered 
as the central repository to manage data collections from NOAA 
uncrewed systems as authorized by the Commercial Engagement 
Through Ocean Technology (CENOTE) Act (Public Law 115-394). 
NCEI is encouraged to begin to develop a Data Assembly Hub for 
uncrewed systems, in coordination with the related project 
supported through a NOAA Community Project Funding/NOAA Special 
Project.
    Mission Support.--$413,760,000 is for Mission Support 
Operations, Research, and Facilities.

                             MISSION SUPPORT
                  Operations, Research, and Facilities
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          Program                               Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mission Support Services:
  Executive Leadership.....................................      $31,743
  Mission Services and Management..........................      182,375
  IT Security..............................................       16,393
  Payment to the DOC Working Capital FUnd..................       71,299
  Facilities Maintenance...................................        6,500
  Office of Space Commerce.................................       70,000
                                                            ------------
Mission Support Services...................................      378,310
                                                            ============
Office of Education
  BWET Regional Programs...................................        8,700
  Jose E. Serrano Educational Partnership Program with            20,750
   Minority Serving Institutions...........................
  NOAA Education Program Base..............................        6,000
                                                            ------------
Office of Education........................................       35,450
                                                            ============
    Total, Mission Support, Operations, Research, and           $413,760
     Facilities............................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Tribal Liaison.--The agreement provides $500,000 in 
Executive Leadership for NOAA to increase staffing to 
strengthen communications and outreach to Tribal governments, 
Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.
    Mission Support Services.--The agreement supports the 
following requests and encourages their implementation within 
available funds: Acquisition and Grants Office, Facility 
Program Capacity, Budget Position Management System, Finance 
Transaction Processing, Spectrum, NOAA Open Data Dissemination, 
and NOAA Cloud Program. NOAA shall identify amounts for each of 
these initiatives as part of the agency's fiscal year 2023 
spending plan. The agreement further provides not less than 
$1,500,000 to accelerate NOAA's Diversity and Inclusion Plan, 
to expand NOAA's recruiting program, and for equity assessment 
and implementation support in compliance with Executive Order 
13985.
    NOAA is directed to immediately provide the Committees with 
the business case analysis for a new center of excellence, as 
required in the joint explanatory statement accompanying Public 
Law 117-103 under the heading ``Facilities Maintenance.''
    Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment.--NOAA is directed to 
continue implementing NOAA Administrative Order (NAO) 202-1106 
on sexual assault and sexual harassment prevention and is 
provided an increase of $1,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 
enacted level for these purposes. NOAA shall continue to 
provide the Committees with a copy of the report required under 
section 12.02 of NAO 202-1106.
    Office of Space Commerce (OSC).--The agreement approves the 
requested transfer of OSC to Mission Support and provides 
$70,000,000, an increase of $54,000,000 above the fiscal year 
2022 enacted level. NOAA shall provide a detailed spending plan 
for the funds provided to OSC and shall immediately submit the 
five-year strategic plan for OSC requested in the joint 
explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-103.
    Cooperative Science Center for Ocean Education.--NOAA is 
encouraged to request funding for a cooperative science center 
for ocean exploration in its fiscal year 2024 budget request.
    Providing Opportunities within the Ocean Sciences.--NOAA is 
encouraged to partner with an established consortium of higher 
education, industry, and non-profit organizations to offer 
access to a research vessel and to associated programming 
dedicated to increasing opportunities for underrepresented 
groups within the ocean sciences.
    National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB).--NOAA is directed to 
meet its obligations to fully fund the NOSB in fiscal year 
2023, in partnership with other agencies and non-Federal 
entities.
    Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO).--
$328,677,000 is for OMAO Operations, Research, and Facilities.

                OFFICE OF MARINE AND AVIATION OPERATIONS
                  Operations, Research, and Facilities
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          Program                               Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Office of Marine and Aviation Operations:
  Marine Operations and Maintenance........................     $204,000
  Aviation Operations and Aircraft Services................       40,500
  Autonomous Uncrewed Technology Operations................       21,677
  NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps..........................       62,500
                                                            ============
    Total, Office of Marine and Aviation Operations,            $328,677
     Operations, Research, and Facilities..................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Office of Health Services.--The agreement provides up to 
the requested level to support the work of the Office of Health 
Services.
    Marine Operations and Maintenance.--The agreement provides 
an increase of $30,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted 
level to enhance NOAA's Fleet operations and support additional 
days at sea. OMAO is directed to continue to implement the 
progressive maintenance program developed over the last few 
years.
    Charter Vessels.--NOAA is encouraged to enter into charter 
agreements for the services of not less than two private sector 
vessels to supplement its charting and survey efforts to 
address the growing backlog of unfulfilled missions, 
particularly those in Arctic waters.
    Monitoring of Atmospheric Rivers.--The agreement provides 
up to $2,500,000 within Aviation Operations and Aircraft 
Services to observe and predict atmospheric rivers.
    Autonomous and Uncrewed Technology Operations (AUTO).--The 
agreement provides an increase of $7,500,000 above the fiscal 
year 2022 enacted level for AUTO and notes that OMAO has 
successfully leveraged commercially available uncrewed maritime 
systems (UMS) to collect data in support of NOAA's core mission 
areas, demonstrating the utility and cost-effectiveness of 
purchasing ocean data. Within the funds provided, no less than 
the fiscal year 2022 enacted level shall be used to support 
extramural partnerships with universities and oceanographic 
institutions for UMS research, development, testing, and 
training, including research to improve precise marine 
navigation and coastal resilience through improvements to 
uncrewed platforms. NOAA shall use the increased funding for 
agency-wide data acquisition from UMS in support of relevant 
research and operational missions including hurricane intensity 
forecasting, fishery surveys, ocean exploration, and 
hydrographic surveys.
    NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps.--The agreement provides an 
increase of $8,500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level 
to increase the size of the NOAA Corps to help meet the 
increased demands on aviation operations and prepare for the 
addition of new vessels in the NOAA Fleet.
    Aviation Accession Training.--The agreement provides up to 
$2,000,000 within NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps to support 
OMAO's aviation accession training program, as authorized in 
section 105 of Public Law 116-259.
    NOAA Community Project Funding/NOAA Special Projects.--NOAA 
is directed to provide the amounts listed in the table below of 
NOAA Community Project Funding/NOAA Special Projects consistent 
with NOAA's existing authorities, jurisdictions, and 
procedures, as appropriate. NOAA shall perform the same level 
of oversight and due diligence regarding these projects as with 
any other external partners.
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               PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

    The agreement includes a total program level of 
$1,775,468,000 in direct obligations for NOAA Procurement, 
Acquisition and Construction (PAC), of which $1,762,468,000 is 
appropriated from the general fund, including $108,838,000 
provided in division N, and $13,000,000 is derived from 
recoveries of prior year obligations. The following narrative 
and table identify the specific activities and funding levels 
included in this act.

                PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          Program                               Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Ocean Service:
  National Estuarine Research Reserve Construction.........       $8,500
  Marine Sanctuaries Construction..........................        5,500
                                                            ------------
Total, NOS--PAC............................................       14,000
                                                            ============
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research:
  Research Supercomputing/CCRI.............................       70,000
  Research Acquisitions and Mangement......................       30,000
                                                            ------------
Total OAR--PAC.............................................      100,000
                                                            ============
National Weather Service:
  Observations.............................................       16,200
  Central Processing.......................................       69,649
  Dissemination............................................       10,000
  Facilities Construction and Major Repairs................       13,500
                                                            ------------
Total NWS--PAC.............................................      109,349
                                                            ============
National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information
 Service:
  Geostationary Systems--R.................................      301,000
  Polar Weather Satellite..................................      183,500
  Space Weather Follow-on..................................      136,200
  Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO)..........................      285,000
  Low Earth Orbit..........................................       96,430
  Space Weather Next.......................................      151,606
  Systems/Services, Architecture, and Engineering..........       68,500
  Common Ground Services...................................      105,433
  Satellite CDA Facility...................................        2,450
                                                            ------------
Total, NESDIS--Discretionary PAC...........................    1,330,119
                                                            ============
Mission Support:
  NOAA Construction........................................       90,000
Office of Marine and Aviation Operations:
  Fleet Capital Improvements and Technology Infusion.......       28,000
  Vessel Recapitalization and Construction.................       95,000
  Aircraft Recapitalization and Construction...............        9,000
                                                            ------------
Total OMAO--PAC............................................      132,000
                                                            ============
Total, Procurement, Acquisition and Construction...........   $1,762,468
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Judgment Fund Repayment.--The agreement does not provide 
funding for NOAA to make payments to the Department of the 
Treasury Judgment Fund.
    Research Supercomputing.--Within the funding for Research 
Supercomputing/CCRI, $15,000,000 is provided to continue to 
develop a dedicated high performance computing facility 
consistent with prior year direction adopted in Public Law 117-
103.
    Maximizing Value of Environmental Observations.--The 
agreement notes concern that too little value is being 
extracted from the plethora of environmental observations 
collected and/or purchased by NOAA to inform weather, climate, 
and ecosystem models that then generate forecasts and 
predictions. Therefore, within the increase provided for 
Research Supercomputing/CCRI, no less than $5,000,000 is to 
develop artificial intelligence systems and optimization of 
software to support preprocessing of dense observation datasets 
so extraction of the most useful information will be included 
in data assimilation for model initialization.
    Research Acquisitions and Management.--The agreement 
provides $30,000,000 for a demonstration system for a dual 
polarization Phased Array Radar (PAR) to assess advanced 
techniques to meet NOAA's future weather radar requirements and 
replace the current NEXRAD system starting in the 2030s. The 
agreement also encourages NOAA to engage with the weather 
industry to develop a charge for the SAB to study options for 
procuring or leasing assets as well as acquiring commercial 
data to help satisfy NOAA's next generation radar needs.
    Observations.--The agreement provides the requested amount 
for the ASOS Service Life Extension Program.
    Integrated Water Prediction (IWP).--The agreement provides 
no less than the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for Central 
Processing under NWS PAC, which includes not less than 
$5,739,000 to procure operational high performance computing 
resources to enable modeling improvements associated with the 
IWP initiative, consistent with direction adopted in Public Law 
117-103.
    NWS Facilities.--Within 270 days of enactment of this act, 
NOAA is directed to provide the Committees with an updated NWS 
Facilities Strategic Plan, including an ordered list of the 
highest priority facilities and associated upgrade or lease 
improvement costs.
    NESDIS Budget Reorganization.--The agreement approves the 
technical transfers from Projects, Planning, and Analysis to 
Space Weather Next and Common Ground Services. In addition, as 
satellites are launched and move from the construction phase 
into operations, NOAA is encouraged to continue to propose 
technical transfers of funding from PAC to ORF as part of 
subsequent budget requests.
    Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO).--The agreement 
provides $285,000,000 for GeoXO, which is the amount required 
to maintain the current program schedule in fiscal year 2023, 
including to complete Phase A formulation studies, to complete 
the Department of Commerce Acquisition Milestone 2, and to 
award the imager development contract. NOAA is encouraged to 
partner with NASA on the Geostationary Littoral Imaging and 
Monitoring Radiometer (GLIMR) mission to de-risk the ocean 
color instrument, as appropriate, for the GeoXO program. Before 
initiating procurement activities for other instruments and the 
spacecraft, NOAA shall provide the Committees with the report 
about the user needs and requirements and estimated lifecycle 
costs of the next generation of NOAA flagship weather 
satellites requested in the joint explanatory statement 
accompanying Public Law 117-103. The requested report shall 
include how the proposed suite of GeoXO instruments will 
improve NOAA's weather mission.
    Systems/Services Architecture and Engineering.--The 
agreement provides an increase of $10,000,000 above the fiscal 
year 2022 enacted level for the Commercial Data Purchase and 
Commercial Weather Data Pilot programs, which is to be divided 
between the two programs as deemed appropriate. Within these 
funds and consistent with direction from the Promoting Research 
and Observations of Space Weather to Improve the Forecasting of 
Tomorrow (PROSWIFT) Act (Public Law 116-181), the agreement 
provides up to $5,000,000 for a Commercial Space Weather Data 
Pilot.
    The agreement notes that NOAA's current schedule of 
conducting commercial weather data solicitations every 2 years 
may have the unintended consequence of limiting new 
partnerships with the quickly evolving commercial sector. NOAA 
shall ensure that funds provided for commercial data purchases 
are used in a manner that maximizes competition by conducting 
solicitations for new qualified commercial data market entrants 
on an annual or more frequent basis.
    NOAA Construction.--The agreement provides $90,000,000 for 
NOAA's highest priority facilities construction, repair, and 
deferred maintenance requirements, which is an increase of 
$31,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. NOAA 
shall immediately inform the Committees if there are any 
significant schedule delays or project cost increases. Further, 
30 days before obligating any funds, NOAA shall submit a report 
detailing how the funds will be expended and an explanation of 
why these projects were prioritized.
    The agreement reiterates direction adopted by Public Law 
117-103 for NOAA to establish a five-year budget framework to 
address regional facility modernization planning and 
redevelopment of priority sites, particularly those in the 
Northwest, Northeast, and Southeast regions.
    Vessel Recapitalization and Construction.--The agreement 
reaffirms its support for NOAA's Fleet Recapitalization Plan by 
providing $20,000,000 for Vessel Recapitalization and 
Construction above the requested level. The agreement expects 
that NOAA will execute a contract on two new Class B vessels in 
fiscal year 2023 and that NOAA's new vessels will facilitate 
the reduction of gaps in mission coverage as current ships are 
decommissioned. The agreement notes that the current 
procurement plan for Class C vessels would result in a mission 
gap for fisheries surveys starting in 2027. Therefore, NOAA is 
encouraged to begin design and acquisition of the Class C 
vessels.
    Mission Requirement Costs.--NOAA shall, in all future 
budget submissions to Congress, detail any unfunded mission 
requirement costs, particularly those that are necessary to 
maintain the optimal operational tempo of NOAA's assets and 
posture of NOAA facilities.

                    PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY

    The agreement includes $65,000,000 for the Pacific Coastal 
Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF) and directs that funds will be 
available to Tribes without a matching requirement. NOAA is 
directed to report on how its current priorities meet the 
intent of the PCSRF to support the recovery and protection of 
all declining salmon stocks.

                     FISHERIES DISASTER ASSISTANCE

    The agreement accepts the proposal to provide a new annual 
appropriation for Fisheries Disaster Assistance and provides 
$300,000, which is equal to the budget request.

                      FISHERMEN'S CONTINGENCY FUND

    The agreement includes $349,000 for the Fishermen's 
Contingency Fund.

                   FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

    The agreement includes language under this heading limiting 
obligations of direct loans to $24,000,000 for Individual 
Fishing Quota loans and $100,000,000 for traditional direct 
loans. NOAA is encouraged to facilitate new vessel 
construction, vessel replacement, and upgrades within the 
Fisheries Finance Program using fuel-efficient technology to 
the greatest extent practicable.

                        Departmental Management

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The agreement includes $95,000,000 for Departmental 
Management (DM) salaries and expenses.
    For fiscal year 2023, the Department is directed to follow 
prior year directives, adopted in Public Law 116-260, under the 
headings ``Staffing Report,'' ``Salary Lapse,'' ``Department of 
Commerce Working Capital Fund,'' and ``Improving Trade Data 
Reporting.'' Additionally, for fiscal year 2023 the Department 
is directed to follow prior year directives included in Senate 
Report 116-127 and adopted by Public Law 116-93, on ``Working 
Capital Funds.''
    Enhancing Microelectronics Fabrication with Advanced 
Materials and Techniques.--As the Department assesses and makes 
investments in advanced semiconductors and microelectronics 
using funds provided in regular and emergency appropriations 
bills, such assessments shall include the value of investing in 
researching advanced techniques and upgrading existing 
fabrication facilities to use advanced materials that can 
increase those facilities' capability to produce more effective 
microelectronics for existing and evolving demand.
    Wildfire Mitigation.--The Department is directed to assess 
what measures and improvements can be taken to reduce the 
likelihood of wildfire impacts to Department facilities in 
Boulder, Colorado (NIST, NOAA, and NTIA facilities) and to the 
Department's other potentially at-risk facilities around the 
country. The Department is directed to report to the Committees 
on its wildfire mitigation assessment findings within 120 days 
of enactment of this act.
    Anomalous Health Incidents (AHI).--The Department is 
directed to continue working with other Federal agencies to 
create AHI policies and procedures, including a system for 
handling requests for reimbursement. The agreement directs the 
AHI system be in place by March 15, 2023. The Department is 
directed to submit quarterly reports to the Committees on the 
number of requests for assistance, the unobligated balances of 
the original funding provided, and any additional resource 
needs to properly respond to the Department's AHI claimants.
    Outbound Investment Initiative.--The Department is 
encouraged, in coordination with the Department of the 
Treasury, to consider its role in the establishment of a 
program to address the national security threats emanating from 
outbound investments from the United States in certain sectors 
that are critical for U.S. national security. Not later than 60 
days after enactment of this act, the Department shall submit a 
report describing its efforts and identifying the resources 
that would be required to establish and implement it.

                      RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION

    The agreement includes a total of $1,142,000 for the 
Renovation and Modernization account.

                       NONRECURRING EXPENSES FUND

    The agreement includes $35,000,000 for the Department of 
Commerce Nonrecurring Expenses Fund to support cybersecurity 
risk mitigation efforts at the Department.
    The Department is directed to provide an updated out-year 
budget profile for its cybersecurity initiatives as part of the 
fiscal year 2024 budget request.

                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

    The agreement includes a total of $50,450,000 for the 
Office of Inspector General (OIG). This amount includes 
$48,000,000 in direct appropriations and a $2,450,000 transfer 
from USPTO.
    The agreement directs the OIG to continue its oversight 
work on cybersecurity, NOAA satellite and vessel procurements, 
telework, patent quality, the decennial census, and the 
business application system modernization. The OIG is directed 
to follow the directives as described in Senate Report 116-127 
and adopted by Public Law 116-93 under the heading ``Working 
Capital Fund Audits.''

               GENERAL PROVISIONS--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The agreement includes the following general provisions for 
the Department of Commerce:
    Section 101 makes funds available for advanced payments 
only upon certification of officials, designated by the 
Secretary, that such payments are considered to be in the 
public interest.
    Section 102 makes appropriations for Department of Commerce 
salaries and expenses available for hire of passenger motor 
vehicles, for services, and for uniforms and allowances as 
authorized by law.
    Section 103 provides the authority to transfer funds 
between Department of Commerce appropriation accounts and 
requires 15 days advance notification to the Committees on 
Appropriations for certain actions.
    Section 104 provides congressional notification 
requirements for NOAA satellite programs and includes life 
cycle cost estimates for certain weather satellite programs.
    Section 105 provides for reimbursement for services within 
Department of Commerce buildings.
    Section 106 clarifies that grant recipients under the 
Department of Commerce may deter child pornography, copyright 
infringement, or any other unlawful activity over their 
networks.
    Section 107 provides the NOAA Administrator with the 
authority to avail NOAA of resources, with the consent of those 
supplying the resources, to carry out responsibilities of any 
statute administered by NOAA.
    Section 108 prohibits the National Technical Information 
Service from charging for certain services.
    Section 109 allows NOAA to be reimbursed by Federal and 
non-Federal entities for performing certain activities.
    Section 110 provides the Economics and Statistics 
Administration certain authority to enter into cooperative 
agreements.
    Section 111 removes the requirement for matching funds for 
amounts provided in this act through the Manufacturing 
Extension Partnership.
    Section 112 allows the Secretary of Commerce to waive the 
cost sharing requirements for funds provided in this act under 
sections 306, 306A, and 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act 
of 1972.

                                TITLE II

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                         General Administration

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The agreement includes $145,000,000 for General 
Administration, Salaries and Expenses.
    For fiscal year 2023, the Department is directed to 
continue following the directives in the joint explanatory 
statement accompanying Public Law 117-103 on the following 
topics: ``Trafficking in Persons,'' ``Domestic Trafficking 
Victims Fund Special Assessments,'' ``Human Trafficking Justice 
Coordinators,'' ``Enforcement of Federal Hate Crimes Law,'' 
``Combating Domestic Terrorism,'' ``Human Rights Crimes,'' 
``Wildlife Trafficking,'' ``Combatting Violent Crime in Indian 
Country,'' ``Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) Opinions,'' and 
``Voting Rights.'' The Department shall submit updated reports 
consistent with the directives. House report language under 
``Voting Rights Enforcement'' is not adopted.
    Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization 
Act of 2016.--The agreement includes not less than $15,000,000 
for DOJ component agencies to implement the Emmett Till 
Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016, to 
include $3,500,000 in grant funding.
    Strengthening Police-Community Relations.--The agreement 
provides $231,000,000 for State and Local Law Enforcement 
Assistance and Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) 
Office grant programs related to police-community relations. 
This is an increase of $30,000,000, or 15 percent, above the 
fiscal year 2022 enacted level. The Department shall include as 
part of its fiscal year 2023 spending plan details on its use 
of these resources and provide the Committees quarterly updates 
thereafter.
    Responding to Opioids, Methamphetamine, Synthetic Drugs, 
and Substance Abuse in Our Communities.--The agreement includes 
a total of $608,500,000 in grant program funding, an increase 
of $36,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, to 
help communities and State and local law enforcement respond to 
substance abuse, including opioids, stimulants, and synthetic 
drugs. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is funded at 
$2,563,116,000, an increase of $141,594,000 above the fiscal 
year 2022 enacted level, to strengthen drug trafficking 
investigations, including those related to heroin, fentanyl, 
and methamphetamines. The agreement supports the continuation 
of heroin enforcement teams, methamphetamine and fentanyl 
cleanup and container programs, and other interdiction and 
intervention efforts, including expansion of DEA's 360 Strategy 
and Operation Engage.
    McGirt v. Oklahoma.--The agreement appropriately funds the 
U.S. Attorneys' offices, United States Marshals Service, DEA, 
and FBI workload increases resulting from the McGirt v. 
Oklahoma decision for fiscal year 2023. These resources will 
allow Federal, Tribal, State, and local stakeholders to further 
enable cooperation, collaboration, and sharing of pertinent 
information to protect all victims and bring all those who 
commit a crime to justice. DOJ is directed to report, within 90 
days of the date of enactment of this act, on the breakdown of 
cases per attorney in Oklahoma, estimated caseloads for the 
fiscal year 2024, and how such numbers compare with other 
districts around the country. The report shall also include the 
number and type of cases indicted compared to all referrals 
received, from which jurisdictions the cases were referred, and 
the general reasons why cases were not accepted.
    Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Interagency 
Coordination.--The Department, in coordination with relevant 
Federal agency partners, shall establish an interagency working 
group to improve human trafficking and child exploitation case 
coordination, de-confliction, and survivor support, and submit 
a report not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of 
this act on its plans for such working group. DOJ shall submit 
a follow-up report on the performance of the Working Group not 
later than one year after the date of enactment of this act.
    Departmental Efforts to Combat Crimes Against Children.--
The Department is directed to immediately submit the long-
awaited National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and 
Interdiction pursuant to 34 U.S.C. 21111(b) and publish it on 
the Department website. The report, which is required to be 
submitted to Congress every two years, has not been submitted 
since April 2016 and the Department has been directed to submit 
this report since fiscal year 2020. In addition, the Department 
shall comply with directions in the joint explanatory statement 
accompanying Public Laws 116-260 and 117-103 and immediately 
submit a detailed staffing and funding report on the office of 
the National Coordinator for Child Exploitation Prevention and 
Interdiction, including staffing, travel, and temporary duty 
travel expenses, as this information is long-overdue. The 
Department shall submit a crosscut budget presentation for 
Crimes against Children as part of its fiscal year 2024 budget 
submission and in subsequent budgets and continue following 
directives and reporting requirements in fiscal year 2023 as 
specified in the aforesaid joint explanatory statements.
    Policies on Investigating Crimes Against Children.--The 
Department shall report not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this act on steps to address recommendations 
made in Office of Inspector General OIG Report 21-093: 
``Investigation and Review of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation's Handling of Allegations of Sexual Abuse by 
Former USA Gymnastics Physician Lawrence Gerard Nassar''. The 
report shall describe FBI policy for sharing allegations of 
crimes against children with relevant FBI field offices as well 
as with State and local law enforcement, how such policy has 
been updated since the Nassar investigation, and how it is 
being disseminated and implemented within the FBI.
    Human Rights Enforcement Report.--DOJ shall report to the 
Committees on Appropriations and the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this act on the investigations and 
prosecutions of human rights offenses and other offenses 
committed by serious human rights violators for fiscal years 
2018-2022, efforts by the Criminal Division (CRM) and the 
Executive Office of the United States Attorneys (EOUSA) to 
increase such prosecutions, and any legal or organizational 
impediments to investigating and prosecuting human rights 
violations.
    Violence Against Indigenous Women.--DOJ shall follow the 
directives in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 
Public Law 117--103 under the heading ``Missing and Murdered 
Indigenous Women'' and submit an updated review and 
communications plan, including details on the use of fiscal 
year 2023 Tribal set-aside funding that supports related 
programs and initiatives in Indian Country and Alaska Native 
Villages, with its fiscal year 2023 spending plan. In addition, 
DOJ shall report not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this act on the status of implementing 
recommendations in Government Accountability Office report 
GAO--22--104045, entitled ``Missing or Murdered Indigenous 
Women: New Efforts are Underway but Opportunities Exist to 
Improve the Federal Response.''
    Fix NICS Act Requirements.--The Attorney General is 
directed to publish timely on its website the semi-annual 
reports mandated by the Fix NICS Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-
141) on Federal, State, and Tribal compliance with that act.
    National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).--The 
Department shall report not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this act on factors contributing to delayed 
participation by law enforcement agencies in NIBRS, and on DOJ 
efforts to increase such participation.
    Department of Justice Recusal Policies.--Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this act, the Department 
shall implement policies and procedures necessary to ensure 
that the recusal of any officer or employee of any DOJ 
component from a matter is registered and recorded with the 
Designated Agency Ethics Official and the Departmental Ethics 
Office. In addition, not later than 270 days after the date of 
enactment of this act, the Department shall submit the initial 
report as specified in the directives under this heading in the 
Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying Public Law 117-103.
    Financial Fraud.--The Attorney General shall continue to 
prioritize DOJ resources to ensure reports of financial fraud, 
to include scams against senior citizens, are thoroughly 
investigated to support the goal of bringing perpetrators of 
such crimes to justice.
    Death in Custody Act (DCRA) Reporting.--The Attorney 
General shall report not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this act on DCRA implementation plans, the quality 
of DCRA data collected to date, how DOJ could improve the 
quality and transparency of future data, including 
implementation of its proposed 2016 collection plan, and a 
timeline for publishing the required DCRA report.
    Money Laundering Investigations.--The Attorney General 
shall establish and convene, not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this act, an interagency working group to 
identify the number and status of investigations with a money 
laundering nexus that involves either foreign official 
corruption or drug trafficking, including the value of money or 
assets seized in fiscal year 2023, and shall submit a report 
with the findings of the working group, disaggregated by date 
and lead Federal agency, to the Committees on Appropriations 
and the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate not later than one year after the date of enactment of 
this act.
    Election Threats Task Force.--To build on the work of the 
newly established Election Threats Task Force and improve 
outreach to election workers and organizations that represent 
them, the Department shall make available on the DOJ website 
all policies and procedures related to submitting threat 
reports for election workers, administrators, officials, and 
others associated with the electoral process. This shall 
include information about what to expect after such a report is 
filed, and the rights and protections offered to election 
workers, administrators, officials, and volunteers under 
current law.
    Timely Responses to Committee Inquiries and Meeting Report 
Deadlines.--The Department is firmly reminded to submit all 
reports and studies described in report or explanatory 
statement language by the specified due date with all required 
information. In addition, any requests for information from the 
Chairs, Vice Chair, Ranking Members, or Committee staff to the 
Attorney General and any Department component should be treated 
as a priority and responded to courteously and expeditiously. 
The Department shall submit immediately and fully any reports 
outstanding from fiscal year 2022.
    Analysis of Digital Evidence.--DOJ shall brief the 
Committees not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this act on the use and management of evidence 
from digital devices used in criminal investigations. The 
briefing should address processing backlogs, training 
requirements for the use of digital evidence, technical and 
legal impediments to secure transmission and sharing with law 
enforcement and governmental partners, methods for secure and 
centralized storage, reliance on removable media, and resource 
challenges or gaps.
    Reporting on Whistleblower Protections.--DOJ shall follow 
the directives in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 
Public Law 117-103 under the heading ``Whistleblower 
Protections.'' In addition, the Attorney General is directed to 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations and the 
Judiciary, within 90 days of the date of enactment of this act, 
assessing the Department's compliance with 42 U.S.C. 4712 and 
section 3.908-9 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and 
describing the implementation status, including all actions 
taken in response to, recommendations by the Government 
Accountability Office and the DOJ Office of Inspector General 
related to whistleblower protections for employees of 
contractors and grantees.
    Crime Victims Fund.--The health of the Crime Victims Fund 
(CVF) remains a concern, and DOJ is directed to continue to 
advise litigating components of the availability of the CVF as 
a repository for fines, fees, and other penalties.
    House report language under the heading ``Ammunition 
Background Checks'' is not adopted.

                 JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The agreement includes $138,000,000 for Justice Information 
Sharing Technology. The agreement provides resources required 
for immediate DOJ cybersecurity response needs and to modernize 
the Justice Security Operations Center and supports efforts to 
strengthen DOJ cybersecurity and supply chain workforce 
development.

                Executive Office for Immigration Review

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The agreement includes $860,000,000 for the Executive 
Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), of which $4,000,000 is a 
transfer from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 
Immigration Examinations Fee Account.
    The agreement supports, within the funds provided, 
investments in information technology including efforts to 
improve EOIR's technology systems, such as ongoing development 
of its electronic case management system (ECAS), the 
digitization of older paper records, and the Virtual Court 
Initiative. EOIR is directed to keep the Committees apprised of 
these efforts in its quarterly reports.
    For fiscal year 2023, EOIR is directed to continue 
following the directives in the joint explanatory statement 
accompanying Public Law 116-260 on the following topics: 
``Immigration Adjudication Performance and Reducing Case 
Backlog,'' ``Information Technology (IT) Modernization,'' and 
``Video Teleconferencing (VTC).'' Additionally, for fiscal year 
2023, EOIR is directed to follow the directives in the joint 
explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-103 on the 
following topics: ``Immigration Judge Hiring,'' ``Immigration 
Judge Training,'' ``Disposition of EOIR Adjudications,'' and 
``Online Address Change System.'' EOIR shall submit updated 
reports consistent with the directives.
    Legal Orientation Program (LOP).--The agreement includes 
$29,000,000 for services provided by the LOP and expects no 
less than the fiscal year 2022 enacted level will be provided 
for the Immigration Court Helpdesk (ICH) program. For fiscal 
year 2023, the agreement adopts the relevant directives in the 
joint explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-103 
under the heading ``Legal Orientation Program (LOP).''

                      Office of Inspector General

    The agreement includes $139,000,000 for the Office of 
Inspector General (OIG) and includes $4,000,000 for OIG to 
establish an interdisciplinary team dedicated to the oversight 
of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP).

                    United States Parole Commission

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The agreement includes $14,591,000 for the salaries and 
expenses of the United States Parole Commission.

                            Legal Activities

            SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The agreement includes $1,138,000,000 for General Legal 
Activities. Within the funding provided, up to $10,000,000 
shall be for the Civil Rights Division for additional expenses 
relating to the enforcement of 34 U.S.C. 12601, criminal 
enforcement under 18 U.S.C. 241-242, and administrative 
enforcement by the Department of Justice, including compliance 
with consent decrees or judgments entered under such sections.
    The agreement includes additional resources for the Civil 
Rights Division to carry out its critical missions to reinforce 
democratic institutions, such as the right to vote; enforce 
human trafficking laws, fair housing, and fair lending laws; 
address hate and bias crime; respond to police misconduct; and 
protect the rights of institutionalized and disabled persons.
    The agreement supports Criminal and Civil Division 
investigation and prosecution of COVID-19 fraud, and Criminal 
Division efforts to combat child exploitation and white-collar 
crime. The agreement also supports Civil Division prescription 
opioid and data privacy litigation and Global Magnitsky Act 
prosecutions, and includes resources required to implement the 
Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act of 
2022. The agreement also supports increases for the 
Environmental and Natural Resources Division and its Office of 
Environmental Justice, the Office of Pardon Attorney, the 
Office for Access to Justice, and the Tax Division.
    INTERPOL.--The agreement supports INTERPOL Washington 
operations at no less than the fiscal year 2022 levels. The 
Department is encouraged to request a reprogramming of funding 
if necessary to complete INTERPOL Washington information 
technology modernization. DOJ is also expected to support 
secondments of DOJ law enforcement, legal, and other analytical 
personnel to the INTERPOL General Secretariat.
    Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit (HTPU).--HTPU shall 
report no later than 120 days after the date of enactment of 
this act, for fiscal years 2020-2022, on the number of human 
trafficking cases it prosecuted or assisted prosecuting, 
disaggregated by type of trafficking, and the number of 
Assistant U.S. Attorneys (AUSAs) trained on human trafficking 
prosecution and on victim restitution.
    Civil Rights Violations in State and Local Prisons and 
Jails.--The Civil Rights Division (CRT) is directed to increase 
efforts to investigate and address violations of the Civil 
Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (Public Law 96-247) in 
State and local prisons and jails.
    Prosecutions Relating to Title 8 United States Code.--The 
Department shall report within 120 days of the date of 
enactment of this act to the Committees on Appropriations and 
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate on 
the number of investigations and prosecutions carried out in 
fiscal year 2022 under sections 1325 and 1326 of title 8, 
United States Code, and the estimated resources dedicated to 
these investigations and prosecutions.

                 VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION TRUST FUND

    The agreement includes a reimbursement of $31,738,000 for 
DOJ expenses associated with litigating cases under the 
National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-
660).

               SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION

    The agreement includes $225,000,000 for the Antitrust 
Division (ATR). This appropriation is offset by an estimated 
$190,000,000 in pre-merger filing fee collections, resulting in 
a direct appropriation of $35,000,000.

             SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS

    The agreement includes $2,632,000,000 for the Executive 
Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) and the 94 United 
States Attorneys' offices, of which $40,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended. Within the funding provided, up to 
$10,000,000 shall be for additional expenses relating to the 
enforcement of 34 U.S.C. 12601, criminal enforcement under 18 
U.S.C. 241-242, and administrative enforcement by the 
Department of Justice, including compliance with consent 
decrees or judgments entered into under such sections. The 
agreement provides increases for heightened prosecution 
workload arising from the U.S. Capitol attack and domestic 
terrorism cases; COVID-19 fraud cases, civil rights, and white-
collar crime investigations; the McGirt v. Oklahoma case 
increase; and to support EOUSA cyber and eLitigation 
initiatives. In addition, the agreement provides no less than 
the fiscal year 2022 level for continued civil rights 
enforcement that will advance both criminal and civil 
litigation, including the prosecution of sex and labor 
trafficking.
    Trafficking Victims--EOUSA, in consultation with United 
States Attorneys, shall comply with requirements under the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act to provide support, 
training, and technical assistance to each Assistant United 
States Attorney designated as lead human trafficking 
prosecutor. In addition, EOUSA, in consultation with the 
Department of Homeland Security, is encouraged to develop a 
process to enable survivors with T visas to obtain an expedited 
letter of support from the DOJ when their criminal case is 
closed, and shall report not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this act on steps it has taken to ensure that 
the Department of Justice can process requests for letters of 
support to T visa survivors in under three months.

                   UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND

    The agreement includes $255,000,000 for the United States 
Trustee Program.
    Availability of Refunds Due to Depositors.--The reference 
to the phrase ``refunds due to depositors'' in the 
appropriation for the United States Trustee System Fund is 
intended to apply to programmatic refunds payable in the 
ordinary course. These would include refunds that come due 
under the ordinary operation of the fee statute as enacted by 
Congress and administered by the United States Trustee Program, 
such as refunds due to adjustments between a debtor's estimated 
and actual quarterly expenditures. The phrase is not intended 
to apply to final judgments, awards, compromise settlements, 
and any interest and costs specified in the judgments or 
interest and costs otherwise authorized by law.

      SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION

    The agreement includes $2,504,000 for the Foreign Claims 
Settlement Commission.

                     FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES

    The agreement includes $270,000,000 for Fees and Expenses 
of Witnesses.
    The Department is expected not to obligate funds for expert 
witness services, including the payment of fees and expenses of 
expert witnesses, from any other DOJ accounts other than Fees 
and Expenses of Witnesses.

           SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The agreement includes $25,024,000 for the Community 
Relations Service.

                         ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND

    The agreement includes $20,514,000 for the Assets 
Forfeiture Fund.

                     United States Marshals Service

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The agreement includes $1,705,000,000 for the salaries and 
expenses of the United States Marshals Service (USMS). Within 
the funding provided, the agreement includes increases to 
enhance judicial security, equip Deputy USMs and task force 
partners with body-worn cameras, meet obligations pursuant to 
the McGirt decision, and enhance USMS capacity to carry out its 
missions for fugitive apprehension, missing child and sex 
offender investigations, and to address challenges posed by 
domestic terrorism and violent crime. For fiscal year 2023, 
USMS is directed to continue following the directives and 
reporting requirements in the joint explanatory statement 
accompanying Public Law 117-103 for ``International 
Operations.''
    The USMS shall report monthly to the Committees on the cost 
of security provided for the Federal judiciary, to include 
details, threat assessments and intelligence, and related 
operational or equipment support, and breaking out costs 
associated with protection of Supreme Court Justices. The USMS 
is expected to advise the Committees of anticipated resource 
needs to provide security, to include possibly through 
reprogramming or transfers.
    DOJ shall continue to provide quarterly reports on USMS' 
use of Assets Forfeiture Fund (AFF) funding, as directed in 
Senate Report 116-127 and adopted by Public Law 116-93.
    Regional Fugitive Task Forces (RFTF).--The USMS is directed 
to follow the directive in the joint explanatory statement 
accompanying Public Law 117-103 for USMS to submit an updated 
report on the expansion of the RFTF program. In contemplating 
the establishment of new RFTFs, the USMS is directed to give 
consideration to regions of the United States that are not 
currently served by an RFTF, including the Midwest and New 
England.

                              CONSTRUCTION

    The agreement includes $18,000,000 for construction and 
related expenses in space controlled, occupied, or utilized by 
the USMS for prisoner holding and related support.

                       FEDERAL PRISONER DETENTION

    The agreement includes $2,129,789,000 for Federal Prisoner 
Detention (FPD).

                       National Security Division

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The agreement includes $133,512,000 for the salaries and 
expenses of the National Security Division.

                      Interagency Law Enforcement

                 INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT

    The agreement includes $550,458,000 for the Organized Crime 
and Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF), of which 
$386,513,000 is for investigations and $163,945,000 is for 
prosecutions.

                    Federal Bureau of Investigation

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The agreement includes $10,676,000,000 for the salaries and 
expenses of the FBI, including $1,959,824,000 for Intelligence, 
$4,328,648,000 for Counterterrorism and Counterintelligence, 
$3,740,492,000 for Criminal Enterprises and Federal Crimes, and 
$647,036,000 for Criminal Justice Services. The agreement 
includes additional resources for counterterrorism, including 
to counter domestic terrorism; address cyberthreats, 
cybersecurity, and technology needs; and civil rights, violent 
crime and corruption investigations. The agreement also 
includes not less than $125,000,000 for the National Instant 
Criminal Background Check System (NICS), in addition to 
$100,000,000 that was funded through the Bipartisan Safer 
Communities Act.
    Within the funding provided, up to $5,000,000 shall be for 
additional expenses relating to the enforcement of 34 U.S.C. 
12601, criminal enforcement under 18 U.S.C. 241-242, and 
administrative enforcement by the Department of Justice, 
including compliance with consent decrees or judgments entered 
into under such sections.
    For fiscal year 2023, the FBI is directed to continue 
following the directives in the joint explanatory statement 
accompanying Public Law 117-103 on the following topics: 
``Human Rights Violations,'' ``Agent Retention,'' ``Cyber 
Information Sharing,'' ``Counter-Improvised Explosive Device 
IED) Research,'' and ``FBI Police.'' The FBI shall submit 
updated reports consistent with the directives.
    OIG Audits on NICS Protocols and Procedures.--The FBI shall 
submit a report on NICS protocols and procedures not later than 
90 days after the date of enactment of this act. This report 
shall provide detailed explanations of how the FBI is 
addressing each of the recommendations described in both the 
OIG's September 2016 ``Audit of the Handling of Firearms 
Purchase Denials Through the National Instant Criminal 
Background Check System'' (Report 16-32) and the July 2021 
``Audit of Selected Aspects of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation's National Instant Criminal Background Check 
System'' (Report 21-095). If the FBI is not implementing a 
specific recommendation from these audits, the Bureau shall 
explain whether it intends to implement the specific 
recommendations and if not, why not. The report shall also 
describe any changes to the Standard Operating Procedures the 
FBI has made since 2015 to better process NICS inquiries in the 
three-day period. All unclassified data shall be publicly 
reported by the FBI.
    National Bioforensic Analysis Center (NBFAC).--Within the 
funding provided, the FBI is supported at $21,840,000 for its 
role at the NBFAC.
    Computational Technology and Capacity.--The agreement 
supports efforts by the Operational Technology Division and the 
Science and Technology Branch, including through partnerships 
with industry and academia, to develop and procure 
infrastructure, technology, and associated manpower to 
strengthen the FBI's scientific computing initiatives.
    Hate Crimes Reporting.--The FBI is directed to continue 
following the directives and reporting requirements in the 
joint explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-103 on 
``Hate Crimes Reporting.'' In addition, the report shall 
include an assessment of whether jurisdictions reporting zero 
hate crimes are accurate in their reporting and factors leading 
to inaccurate reporting.
    Submission of Hate Crimes Data.--The agreement urges the 
FBI to conduct outreach and provide technical assistance to law 
enforcement agencies that have not consistently reported hate 
crimes data, with particular attention to small and rural 
agencies with the fewest resources for administrative 
management and data analysis. In addition, the agreement 
continues to urge State, local, and Tribal law enforcement 
agencies to include the cost of participation in the FBI's Hate 
Crime Statistics Act program for the purposes of calculating 
extraordinary expenses associated with the investigation and 
prosecution of hate crimes under the Matthew Shepard and James 
Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (HCPA), Public Law 111-84.
    Background Checks for New Federal Government Senior 
Appointees.--The FBI shall report not later than 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this act with estimates of 
investigative staff, staff support and other resources and 
authorities required for the Bureau to complete the average 
number of required background investigations for senior 
appointees, including those subject to Senate confirmation, (1) 
during the period between the presidential election and the 
presidential inauguration, and (2) in the first 100 days of a 
first-term presidential administration.
    Anomalous Health Incidents (AHI).--The FBI is directed to 
continue working with other Federal agencies and DOJ leadership 
to create policies and procedures for the disbursement of 
payments to assist FBI personnel and family members that have 
experienced AHI, including a system for handling requests for 
reimbursement, and to have such a system in effect by March 1, 
2023. The FBI shall submit quarterly reports on the number of 
requests for assistance, the unobligated balances of the 
original $5,000,000 appropriated for this purpose, and any 
additional resource needed to assist FBI's AHI victims.
    Small, Medium, and Veteran-owned Businesses.--The FBI is 
strongly encouraged to leverage the capabilities of established 
small, medium, and veteran-owned businesses as it undertakes to 
collocate complementary mission operations outside of the 
national capital area.
    Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center (TEDAC), 
Hazardous Devices School (HDS), and International Advanced 
Canine Technology Center.--The agreement supports not less than 
fiscal year 2022 funding for TEDAC and operational support for 
its campus to strengthen TEDAC's role as the U.S. Government's 
strategic-level improvised explosive device exploitation 
center, and also supports the FBI Weapons of Mass Destruction 
Directorate's efforts at no less than the fiscal year 2022 
enacted level, to better disseminate threat information to the 
explosives detection canine community.
    McGirt v. Oklahoma.--FBI shall report not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of this act on coordination 
between its Oklahoma City Field Office and State and local 
partners, including any needed resources for fiscal year 2024.

                              CONSTRUCTION

    The agreement includes $651,895,000 for FBI construction, 
which provides funding above the requested level for the FBI to 
address its highest priorities outside of the immediate 
national capital area, in addition to resources dedicated to 
secure work environment projects and to continued safety and 
security upgrades at its Quantico facilities.
    The agreement does not include any funding for headquarters 
construction. The agreement continues support for the FBI's 
long-term vision for collocating complementary mission 
operations while balancing the eventual transition into a new 
headquarters building with changing footprints at Quantico, 
Clarksburg, Huntsville, and Pocatello facilities. The delay in 
the new FBI headquarters project only increases the need to 
secure viable space for supporting a variety of mission, 
workforce, and land requirements.
    The agreement provides $590,000,000 to further support the 
FBI's 21st Century Facility plans, and encourages the FBI to 
transition from interim facilities to full operating 
capabilities, to include incorporating planned technological 
requirements. As part of this 21st Century Facility planning, 
the FBI should continue to research the feasibility of using 
public-private partnership opportunities, provided annual lease 
and operating costs are reasonable and facilities can be built 
and maintained that meet FBI's operational and security 
requirements.

                    Drug Enforcement Administration

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The agreement includes a direct appropriation of 
$2,563,116,000 for the salaries and expenses of the DEA. In 
addition, DEA expects to derive $581,487,000 from fees 
deposited in the Diversion Control Fee Account to carry out the 
Diversion Control Program, resulting in $3,144,603,000 in total 
spending authority for DEA. The agreement includes $10,000,000 
to assist State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies in 
efforts to remove and dispose of hazardous materials at 
methamphetamine and fentanyl labs and processing operations. 
The agreement supports DEA expansion of its partnerships 
through Operation Engage, information sharing and technology 
infrastructure, body-worn camera programs, and increased 
workload arising from the McGirt decision. Within funding 
provided, the agreement supports DEA efforts to reverse the 
decline in staffing levels. DEA is encouraged to assign special 
agents to the areas most affected by methamphetamines and 
opioids.
    Hemp Testing Technology.--The agreement reiterates the 
directive in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 
Public Law 117-103 under this heading, and DEA shall submit 
updated reports consistent with that directive.
    Destruction of Controlled Substances.--DEA is encouraged to 
engage in substantive conversations with industry stakeholders 
on alternatives to incineration that meet the non-retrievable 
standard. DEA shall report within 90 days of the date of 
enactment of this act on its current and planned implementation 
of 40 C.F.R. 266.506 (b)(3) and is further directed to review 
technologies other than incineration that meet the non-
retrievable standard.

          Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

    The agreement includes $1,747,000,000 for the Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The agreement includes $1,672,000,000 for the salaries and 
expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
Explosives (ATF). The agreement expects ATF to comply with 
directives agreed to within the Bipartisan Safer Communities 
Act (Public Law 117-159), including dedicating funds for the 
Anti-Straw Purchasing Campaign. For fiscal year 2023, the ATF 
is directed to continue following the directives in the joint 
explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 116-260 on 
``Crime Gun Intelligence Centers (CGICs).'' The ATF shall 
submit updated reports consistent with the directives.
    Training Law Enforcement Partners.--ATF is expected to 
continue to provide training to local and State law enforcement 
agencies on submitting trace requests of firearms recovered in 
criminal investigations to ATF. The agreement supports the 
ongoing efforts of Federal, State, and local law enforcement 
agencies to solve violent crimes and urges ATF to provide all 
possible training opportunities in support of these efforts.
    Tobacco Enforcement.--The agreement reminds ATF of the 
report under the ``Tobacco Enforcement'' heading contained 
within the joint explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 
117-103, which directed ATF to submit a report assessing 
investments in tobacco initiatives in each fiscal year since 
2017, and directs ATF continue this report in fiscal year 2023.
    National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) 
Expansion.--The ATF is directed to examine ways to expand 
access to NIBIN to State and local agencies in the New England 
region.
    Out-of-Business Records (OBRs).--ATF is directed to submit 
a report, within 60 days of the date of enactment of this act, 
that details: (1) how many of the total OBRs reflect 
transactions that occurred before 2002; (2) what year the 
oldest OBRs are from that are currently maintained in the ATF 
repository; and (3) for the traces completed in the past 5 
years using OBR records, how old the records were that were 
subject to a trace.
    Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Compliance.--ATF is 
expected to comply with its obligations under FOIA. ATF is 
directed to submit a report, within 90 days of the date of 
enactment of this act, on how ATF assesses agency records for 
release under FOIA.
    Bomb Arson Tracking System (BATS).--The ATF is directed to 
proceed with a fully integrated solution for BATS upgrades as 
the platform is nearing its end cycle. Within the funds 
provided, the agreement expects ATF to prioritize funding for 
this project; however, should funds not be sufficient to cover 
the upgrade, the ATF is directed to submit a reprogramming 
notification and encourages ATF to include it as part of the 
fiscal year 2023 spend plan submission.

                              CONSTRUCTION

    The agreement includes $75,000,000 for the construction of 
an ATF forensics laboratory, at the location cited in the ATF 
report to the Committees entitled ``ATF Laboratory Facilities 
Assessment and Alignment with Partnerships,'' which provides a 
mutually beneficial academic setting in which knowledge and 
skills related to forensic science and ATF's crime gun 
intelligence programs are passed on to students and faculty.

                         Federal Prison System

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The agreement includes $8,392,588,000 for the salaries and 
expenses of the Federal Prison System. The agreement fully 
funds the requested $409,483,000 for programs and activities 
authorized by the First Step Act of 2018 (FSA), including 
medication-assisted treatment, FSA programming staff, and 
Special Education instructors at each Bureau of Prisons (BOP) 
facility. The agreement includes $180,460,000 above the request 
to sustain and increase BOP hiring efforts, and $25,560,000 for 
BOP's Land Mobile Radio and Video Security upgrades. The 
agreement also includes new language providing that not less 
than two percent of the FSA funding may be transferred to the 
National Institute of Justice to carry out required evaluations 
of FSA programs and activities. Within the funding provided for 
FSA, the agreement supports up to $1,200,000 for an initiative 
to satisfy the FSA requirement for an evidence-based dyslexia 
screener, and BOP is directed to report not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this act on its implementation 
of this initiative.
    For fiscal year 2023, BOP is directed to continue following 
the directives in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 
Public Law 117-103 on the following topics: ``Overtime Pay 
Rate,'' ``Correctional Officer Pay,'' ``First Step Act (FSA) 
Implementation,'' ``Additional Requirements of the FSA,'' 
``Residential Reentry Centers,'' ``Home Confinement,'' and 
``Inmate Mental Health and Restrictive Housing.'' BOP shall 
submit updated reports consistent with the directives. DOJ and 
BOP are reminded of the requirement to submit all reports to 
the Committees on time, including those required quarterly.
    Augmentation.--BOP is directed to continue following the 
directives and reporting requirements in the joint explanatory 
statement accompanying Public Law 117-103 on the topic 
``Augmentation.'' In addition, BOP is directed to ensure that 
non-custody correctional employees must spend 90 percent of 
their work week in their primary positions.
    Hiring, Staffing and Vacancies.--BOP shall provide a report 
to the Committees not later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this act on the status of its efforts to recruit 
and retain employees, including its outreach and its use of 
retention and recruitment incentives, as well as the rate at 
which these incentives have maintained parity with other 
Federal agencies and inflation. BOP shall continue to follow 
the directives in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 
Public Law 117-103 under the headings ``Hiring, Staffing, and 
Inmate-to-Officer Ratios'' and ``Vacancies,'' and to update all 
associated reports consistent with those directives.
    Correctional Officer Pay.--BOP, in consultation with the 
DOJ Justice Management Division, is directed to review current 
pay scales for its correctional officers in comparison to 
comparable employees in DOJ law enforcement components and 
State and local agencies, to include assessing the potential 
opportunity to raise the pay band and any associated resource 
requirements. The results of the review shall be shared with 
the Committees not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this act.
    First Step Act Implementation and Additional Requirements 
of the FSA.--BOP shall continue to follow directives under 
these headings in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 
Public Law 117-103.
    In addition, with regard to FSA Evidence-Based Recidivism 
Reduction (EBRR) and Productive Activities (PA) requirements 
BOP shall report not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this act on: (1) whether each approved EBRR and PA 
is internal, BOP-contracted, or an external third-party 
program; (2) any difference in the criteria and evaluation 
process for suitability of such programs; (3) the number of 
external faith-based programs that sought to qualify as an EBRR 
and PAs under FSA, including the number denied, number of 
requests pending, names of accepted applicants and faith 
affiliation, if any; (4) BOP actions to promote submissions of 
external programs for consideration as EBRRs and PAs; and (5) 
list of ``faith-based recidivism-reduction partnerships'' 
reported in the Bureau of Justice Statistics reporting on FSA 
implementation. The report shall describe efforts to fill 
vacant programming and other dedicated FSA positions, improve 
EBRR credit calculation transparency, EBRR programming 
available, the hours of EBRR credit participants earn for 
participation in such programs, and the need for and 
availability of medication-assisted treatment at each BOP 
facility.
    Reentry Guidance for Prison Education Programs.--DOJ is 
encouraged to collaborate with the Department of Education in 
developing and providing technical assistance to the BOP, State 
departments of corrections, and other entities responsible for 
preparing individuals to leave prison, enter their communities, 
continue education, or seek employment. BOP shall provide 
guidance on best practices for integrating reentry planning for 
participants in prison education programs, which should address 
evidence-based strategies to ensure successful entry.
    BOP Facilities and Residential Reentry Centers (RRCs) 
Study.--BOP is directed to conduct a study on the need for and 
feasibility of establishing a BOP facility in Alaska, to 
include potential cost, size, and location, as well as on the 
feasibility of expanding RRC capacity in Alaska and Hawaii to 
help those released from incarceration reenter their community 
per FSA requirements. BOP shall submit this study within 180 
days of the date of the enactment of this act.
    Roadmap to Reentry.--BOP is directed to reestablish and 
begin implementing the principles identified in the Justice 
Department's ``Roadmap to Reentry,'' including: (1) 
individualized reentry plans for individuals; (2) access to 
education, employment training, life skills, substance abuse, 
mental health, and other programs; (3) resources and 
opportunities to build and maintain family relationships; (4) 
individualized continuity of care; and (5) comprehensive 
reentry-related information and access to resources.
    Extreme Weather Plans.--BOP shall issue clear and 
consistent policies and guidance across all BOP facilities 
regarding preparations for and responses to extreme weather 
events, including by establishing temperature thresholds for 
health and safety at BOP facilities.
    Disaster Damage.--BOP shall report not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this act to the Committees on 
Appropriations, the Judiciary, and Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate on the scope of physical damage during fiscal years 
2015-2022 from storm damage at BOP-owned or managed facilities, 
and other impacts, to include: (1) injury and loss of life; (2) 
impact on provision of healthcare, dietary services, water, 
personal protective equipment, and personal hygiene products; 
(3) handling of early release or home confinement requests; (4) 
access to cost-free, uninterrupted access to legal counsel and 
visitors; (5) access to appropriate accommodations for inmates 
with disabilities; (6) access to educational and work programs; 
(7) assessment of the cost of facility damage and estimates for 
repairs; (8) the impact on staffing, equipment, and financial 
resources; and (9) other factors affecting health, safety, and 
civil rights of the correctional population. This report shall 
include any corrective actions BOP has undertaken or plans to 
undertake to improve and modernize emergency preparedness 
plans, as they relate to natural disasters, extreme weather, 
and public health emergencies and a timeline to implement any 
corrective action plans. This report shall also include agency 
corrective actions that BOP has undertaken or plans to 
undertake to improve and modernize emergency preparedness 
plans, as they relate to natural disasters, extreme weather, 
and public health emergencies and a timeline to implement any 
corrective action plans.
    Swift-Certain-Fair (SCF) Model in the Federal Prison 
System.--The SCF model has proven to be an effective deterrent 
for incarcerated populations in State and local corrections 
settings. BOP is directed to study the feasibility of 
establishing SCF pilot programs in BOP housing units based upon 
best practices developed by other applicable corrections 
agencies.

                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

    The agreement includes $290,000,000 for the construction, 
acquisition, modernization, maintenance, and repair of prison 
and detention facilities housing Federal inmates, of which 
$182,000,000 is included under this heading in division N. BOP 
shall proceed with ongoing planned and associated new 
construction efforts to meet projected capacity requirements, 
as identified in its monthly status of construction reports to 
the Committees. BOP is directed to continue to provide such 
reports monthly, along with notifications and explanations of 
any deviation from construction and activation schedules, and 
any planned adjustments or corrective actions.
    Modernization and Repair (M&R) of Existing Facilities.--BOP 
is expected to apply the funding to reduce its longstanding M&R 
backlog and is directed to prioritize funding for repairs that 
protect life and safety. BOP shall continue to provide monthly 
status of construction reports and notify the Committees of any 
changes reflected in those reports. House language regarding 
facilities with geological or seismological deficiencies is not 
adopted.

   LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, 
                              INCORPORATED

    The agreement includes a limitation on administrative 
expenses of $2,700,000 for Federal Prison Industries, 
Incorporated.

               State and Local Law Enforcement Activities

    In total, the agreement includes $4,424,485,000 for State 
and local law enforcement and crime prevention programs. This 
amount includes $133,000,000 scored as mandatory for Public 
Safety Officer Benefits.
    For fiscal year 2023, the Department is directed to 
continue following the directives in the joint explanatory 
statement accompanying Public Law 117-103 on the following 
topics: ``Management and Administration Expenses,'' ``Grant 
Funding Set-Asides,'' ``DOJ Grant Oversight,'' ``Grant Funds 
for Rural Areas,'' ``Science Advisory Board,'' ``Post-
Conviction Relief for Trafficking Victims,'' and ``Sexual Abuse 
Services in Detention Hotline.'' The Department shall submit 
updated reports consistent with the directives. The Department 
is further directed to submit an annual report on grant 
programs that have not received a sufficient number of 
qualified applicants.
    Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.--The agreement recognizes 
that Congress passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, or 
``BSCA'', (Public Law 117-159) on June 25, 2022, which included 
$1,600,000,000 in supplemental appropriations for the 
Department beginning in fiscal year 2022 and available through 
2026. Of this amount $1,500,000,000 was included for existing 
grant programs including STOP School Violence, the Community 
Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative, and the 
National Criminal Records History Improvement Program (NCHIP), 
as well as a new Byrne State-Crisis Intervention program. For 
fiscal year 2023, in addition to the funds made available for 
these programs in this Act, the agreement expects that funding 
for these programs will be supplemented through the funds 
provided in the BSCA pursuant to the spend plan submitted to 
the Committees on August 9, 2022. Further, the agreement 
directs the Department to continue following the directives in 
the joint explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-103 
under the heading ``STOP School Violence Act.''
    The agreement acknowledges that the Fix NICS Act (Public 
Law 115-141) allows the Attorney General to waive the National 
Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) match for States 
that are in compliance with the implementation plan required 
under Section 107 of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 
2007 (Public Law 110-180). The Department is directed to remind 
States of the possibility of this waiver in guidance or 
technical assistance regarding this grant program. Further, the 
Department is urged to ensure that grants made under the NCHIP 
can be made available for supporting States in the planning and 
the implementation of records systems that allow for the 
efficient expungement or sealing of qualifying criminal history 
records without requiring those eligible to apply.
    Tribal Grants and Victim Assistance.--The agreement 
provides a total of $129,000,000 in discretionary grant funding 
for Tribes as follows: $60,000,000 within the Office of Justice 
(OJP) for Tribal assistance; $17,000,000 for a Tribal youth 
program within the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention (OJJDP); $34,000,000 for Tribal resources and 
$4,000,000 for a Tribal Access Program within the COPS Office; 
and $11,000,000 for a special domestic violence criminal 
jurisdiction program and $3,000,000 for a Special Assistant 
U.S. Attorney on Tribal land program within the OVW. In 
addition, a total of $95,000,000 is provided to Tribal 
governments and Tribal coalitions in OVC funding as part of 
set-asides determined by program statute. For fiscal year 2023, 
the Department is directed to continue following the directives 
and reporting requirements in the joint explanatory statement 
accompanying Public Law 116-260 for ``Tribal Grants and Victim 
Assistance.''

                    Office on Violence Against Women

       VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The agreement includes $700,000,000 for the Office on 
Violence Against Women. These funds are distributed as follows:

       VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION PROGRAMS
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          Program                               Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
STOP Grants................................................     $255,000
Transitional Housing Assistance............................       50,000
Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women..........        2,500
Consolidated Youth-Oriented Program........................       17,000
  Engaging Men and Youth in Prevention.....................      (3,500)
Improving Criminal Justice Responses.......................       60,500
  Homicide Reduction Initiative............................      (4,000)
  Domestic Violence Firearms Lethality Reduction Initiative      (4,000)
  Policing and Prosecution Initiative......................      (8,000)
  Prosecution and Investigation of Online Abuse Initiative.      (1,000)
Sexual Assault Services Program............................       78,500
Rural Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Enforcement........       50,000
Violence on College Campuses...............................       25,000
  HBCU, HSI and Tribal Colleges and Universities...........     (12,500)
Legal Assistance for Victims...............................       55,000
Abuse Later in Life Program................................        9,000
Justice for Families Program...............................       22,000
Disabilities Program.......................................       12,000
National Resource Center on Workplace Responses............        1,000
Research on Violence Against Indian Women..................        1,000
Indian Country Sexual Assault Clearinghouse................          500
Tribal Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction.....       11,000
Rape Survivor Child Custody Act............................        2,500
Restorative Justice Responses and Evaluations..............       15,000
Culturally Specific Programs...............................       11,000
Tribal Special Assistant US Attorneys......................        3,000
LGBT Specific Services Program.............................        1,000
National Deaf Services Line................................        2,000
Underserved Populations Program............................        5,000
Financial Assistance Program...............................        4,000
Abby Honold Act............................................        5,000
Campus Assault Program.....................................        1,500
                                                            ============
    Total, Violence Against Women Prevention and                $700,000
     Prosecution Programs..................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    To minimize fraud, waste, and abuse in these programs, OVW 
is encouraged to implement any open recommendations of the 
Department's OIG with respect to the recipients of grants under 
these programs.
    Statutory Set-Asides.--The underlying statutes for several 
grant programs, including Services, Training, Officers, and 
Prosecutors (STOP) Grants and Sexual Assault Services Program 
grants, outline set-asides for Tribal governments and 
coalitions, culturally specific community-based organizations, 
and organizations providing services to underserved 
populations. These set-asides provide a total of $90,098,535 
for fiscal year 2023, with $66,263,535 for Tribal governments 
and coalitions, $17,425,000 for culturally specific 
organizations, and $6,410,000 to meet the needs of underserved 
populations. OVW shall ensure that the full amounts provided 
for in the authorizing statutes are awarded expeditiously.
    Sexual Assault Survivor's Bill of Rights.--The agreement 
provides $10,000,000 as part of the STOP grants for a new 
program authorized by section 5903 of the James M. Inhofe 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, 
including the right to receive medical forensic examinations, 
the preservation of evidence collection kits, and access to 
information resulting from such kits, prior notification of any 
destruction or disposal of evidence collection kits, and the 
right to request further preservation of any such kit. The 
Department is further directed to submit its plan for 
administering this program, including the grant solicitation 
process, as part of the fiscal year 2023 spend plan. Within one 
year of the date of enactment of this act, DOJ shall provide a 
report to the Committees on the number of States that have 
applied for grants, the number of awards made and the 
respective award amounts, and the level of unmet demand for 
this program.
    Victim Services on Campus.--The agreement includes 
$2,000,000 for a demonstration program to expand access to 
holistic assault services on college campuses with the intent 
to establish a best practices guide for other institutions to 
implement. The Department should partner with an accredited 
post-secondary institution in the greater Gulf Coast region 
that has expertise in this area, including both an established 
campus-based sexual assault nurse examiner program and an 
established campus-based multidisciplinary sexual assault 
response team, affiliation agreements with both an acute care 
hospital-based sexual assault program as well as a community-
based sexual assault victim service provider, and an existing 
infrastructure to provide evidence and simulation-based 
training and education to multidisciplinary team members.

                       Office of Justice Programs

                  RESEARCH, EVALUATIONS AND STATISTICS

    The agreement provides $77,000,000 for the Research, 
Evaluation and Statistics account. These funds are distributed 
as follows:

                   RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND STATISTICS
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          Program                               Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bureau of Justice Statistics...............................      $42,000
National Institute of Justice..............................       35,000
  Domestic Radicalization Research.........................      (7,500)
  Research on School Safety................................      (1,000)
  Violence Against American Indian/Alaskan Natives at            (1,000)
   Extraction Sites........................................
  Gun Violence Prevention..................................      (1,000)
  Campus Sexual Assault Climate Survey.....................      (1,000)
  School-Based Hate Crimes.................................      (1,200)
  Law Enforcement Response to Opioid Overdoses.............      (1,000)
                                                            ============
    Total, Research, Evaluation and Statistics.............      $77,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    For fiscal year 2023, the Department is directed to 
continue following the directives and reporting requirements in 
the joint explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 116-260 
regarding ``Spending Plans'' as well as the directives and 
reporting requirements in the joint explanatory statement 
accompanying Public Law 117-103 regarding ``Correctional 
Education Evaluation.''
    Assessment of National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and 
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).--Directives under the 
Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (Public 
Law 115-435) (``Evidence Act'') and other congressionally-
requested initiatives have given NIJ and BJS additional 
responsibilities and obligations. The agreement directs OJP to 
conduct a full assessment of the impact on NIJ and BJS 
regarding the Evidence Act and other congressionally-requested 
initiatives, including their ability to keep pace with cutting-
edge scientific practices and emerging policy needs. OJP is 
further directed to develop a forward-looking vision for 
strengthening these agencies' abilities to respond nimbly to 
and anticipate future needs and scientific developments over 
the next decade and identify the resources needed to achieve 
this vision. These activities should, where possible, be 
integrated into OJP's implementation of the Evidence Act. OJP 
shall provide an update to the Committees on its progress 
within 180 days of the date of enactment of this act.
    Research on Violence Against Women.--In addition to 
$3,500,000 transferred from the OVW for research and evaluation 
on violence against women and Indian women, the agreement 
provides $1,000,000 for NIJ to research domestic violence 
radicalization and $1,000,000 for research on violence against 
Native Americans, Alaska Natives and other Indigenous 
communities at extraction sites. NIJ is encouraged to undertake 
additional research regarding domestic violence homicide 
prevention.
    Study on School-Based Hate Crimes.--The agreement provides 
$1,200,000 for NIJ to administer a competitive grant to an 
accredited research university for a study covering the 
purposes of the solicitation for opportunity number O-NIJ-2022-
171191 in the K-12 education system to understand the scope, 
characteristics, and outcomes of these incidents.
    Study on Law Enforcement Responses to Opioid Overdoses.--
The agreement provides $1,000,000 for NIJ to administer a 
competitive grant to an accredited research university for a 
study regarding law enforcement's responses to opioid 
overdoses. The study shall take into account law enforcement's 
responses with linked community agencies and also include 
specific practices utilized to ensure the well-being, 
assessment, and protection of children in these situations.
    In lieu of House report language regarding the ``Community 
Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program'' the 
agreement directs the Department to report to the Committees, 
no later than 180 days after the enactment of this act, on the 
feasibility of assessing State and local law enforcement pay 
compared to the cost of living in the jurisdiction for which 
they serve. The agreement encourages the Department to include 
in its report any challenges or limitations in performing this 
type of survey as well as funding that would be required to 
perform this work.

               STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The agreement includes $2,416,805,000 for State and Local 
Law Enforcement Assistance programs. These funds are 
distributed as follows:

               STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          Program                               Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants.................     $770,805
  Officer Robert Wilson III VALOR Initiative...............     (13,000)
  NamUs....................................................      (3,500)
  Officer Training for Responding to People with Mental         (10,000)
   Illness or Disabilities.................................
  John R. Justice Grant Program............................      (5,000)
  Prison Rape Prevention and Prosecution...................     (15,500)
  Kevin and Avonte's Law...................................      (3,000)
  Project Safe Neighborhoods...............................     (20,000)
  Capital Litigation and Wrongful Conviction Review........     (13,000)
  National Center on Restorative Justice...................      (3,000)
  Ashanti Alert Network....................................      (1,000)
  Family-Based Alternative Sentencing Pilot Programs.......      (3,500)
  Child Advocacy Training..................................      (2,000)
  Rural Violent Crime Initiative...........................      (8,000)
  Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act.............      (6,000)
  Drug Data Research Center to Combat Opioid Abuse.........      (4,000)
  Forensics Ballistics Programs in Higher Education........      (1,500)
  Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne          (229,551)
   Discretionary Grants....................................
  Multidisciplinary Partnership Improvements for Protective      (5,000)
   Order...................................................
  Virtual Training for Law Enforcement.....................      (5,000)
  Cybercrime Enforcement and National Resource Center......      (7,000)
  State Criminal Alien Assistance Program..................      234,000
  Victims of Trafficking Grants............................       95,000
  Economic, High-tech, White Collar and Cybercrime                13,000
   Prevention..............................................
  Intellectual Property Enforcement Program................      (2,500)
  Internet of Things Training Modules......................      (2,000)
  Adam Walsh Act Implementation............................       20,000
  Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program.       30,000
  Transfer to NIST/OLES....................................      (1,500)
  National Sex Offender Public Website.....................        1,000
  National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)        95,000
   Initiative..............................................
  NICS Acts Record Improvement Program.....................     (25,000)
  Paul Coverdell Forensic Science..........................       35,000
  DNA Initiative...........................................      170,000
  Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grants..........................    (130,000)
  State and Local Forensic Activities......................     (20,000)
  Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Grants......     (15,000)
  Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program Grants..............      (5,000)
  Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI).....................       55,000
  CASA--Special Advocates..................................       15,000
  Tribal Assistance........................................       60,000
  Second Chance Act/Offender Reentry.......................      125,000
  Smart Probation..........................................      (8,000)
  Children of Incarcerated Parents Demo Grants.............      (5,000)
  Pay for Success..........................................      (7,500)
  Project HOPE Opportunity Probation with Enforcement......      (5,000)
  Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry...............     (10,000)
  Anti-Opioid Initiative...................................      445,000
  Drug Courts..............................................     (95,000)
  Mentally Ill Offender Act................................     (45,000)
  Residential Drug Treatment...............................     (45,000)
  Veterans Treatment Courts................................     (35,000)
  Prescription Drug Monitoring.............................     (35,000)
  Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use           (190,000)
   Disorder Program........................................
  Keep Young Athletes Safe Act of 2018.....................        2,500
  STOP School Violence Act.................................       82,000
  Emmett Till Act Grants...................................        3,500
  Hate Crimes Prevention Act Grants........................       25,000
  Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice..........       10,000
  Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act.................................       10,000
  Community Trust Initiative...............................      120,000
  Body Worn Camera Partnership Program.....................     (35,000)
  Justice Reinvestment Initiative..........................     (35,000)
  Community Violence Intervention and Prevention...........     (50,000)
                                                            ============
    Total, State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance......   $2,416,805
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    For fiscal year 2023, the Department is directed to 
continue following the directives in the joint explanatory 
statement accompanying Public Law 116-260 on the following 
topics: ``Project Safe Neighborhoods,'' ``Group Violence 
Intervention,'' ``Grants to Combat Human Trafficking,'' 
``Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program,'' 
``Sexual Assault Kit Initiative,'' ``Keep Young Athletes Safe 
Act,'' ``Paul Coverdell Forensic Science,'' ``Comprehensive 
Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) Programs,'' and ``Body-Worn 
Camera Partnership Program.'' In addition, the Department is 
directed to continue following the directives in House Report 
117-97 adopted by reference in Public Law 116-260 on ``Byrne 
Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG) Formula program'' 
and the joint explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 
117-103 on ``Uses of Byrne-JAG Funds.'' The agreement urges the 
Department to release Byrne-JAG funds as expeditiously as 
possible and clarifies that Byrne-JAG funding may not be made 
available for luxury items, real estate, or construction 
projects. Lastly, the agreement urges Byrne-JAG recipients to 
offer meaningful language access to applicable programs and 
services for individuals with limited English proficiency, 
where practicable. The Department shall submit updated reports 
consistent with the directives.
    For fiscal year 2023, the Department is directed to 
continue following the directives in the joint explanatory 
statement accompanying Public Law 117-103 on the following 
topics: ``Officer Training on Responding to People with Mental 
Illness or Disabilities,'' ``Capital Litigation Improvement and 
Wrongful Conviction Review,'' ``DNA Initiative,'' ``Second 
Chance Act,'' ``Community Based Violence Intervention and 
Prevention Initiative (CVIPI),'' and ``Forensic Ballistics and 
Higher Education.''
    The agreement adopts and reinforces language in House 
Report 117-395 under the heading ``Rapid DNA.''
    National Center on Restorative Justice.--Of the $3,000,000 
provided in the agreement for this program, no less than 
$2,500,000 shall be used to continue a partnership with an 
accredited university of higher education and/or law school for 
the purposes of supporting a National Center on Restorative 
Justice (the ``Center'') to educate and train the next 
generation of justice leaders. The Center shall also continue 
to support research focusing on how best to provide direct 
services to address social inequities, such as simultaneous 
access to substance abuse treatment and higher education. 
Further, the Center will expand educational opportunities for 
those under sentence and in a court-supervised substance abuse 
program, and, through research and evaluation, the Center will 
disseminate reports on the impact of attitudes, recidivism, and 
costs of the educational initiatives. Up to $500,000 may be 
used to support microgrants to innovative restorative justice 
projects in communities across the country.
    Drug Data Research Center to Combat Opioid Abuse.--The 
agreement provides $4,000,000 for the continuation of a 
national drug data research center to combat opioid abuse that 
is at an accredited institution of higher education that 
conducts research on opioids, has existing expertise in 
databases, statistics, and geographic information systems, and 
has an established network of subject and behavioral matter 
experts.
    Virtual Training.--The agreement provides $5,000,000 for 
OJP to partner with no fewer than two universities in a joint 
effort to develop a training regime with artificial 
intelligence and virtual reality.
    Internet of Things Capabilities Database.--The agreement 
provides $2,000,000 for a separate competitive grant program in 
order to provide four awards of not less than $500,000 each for 
institutions of higher learning that provide training in 
computer forensics and digital investigation to develop a 
database on Internet of Things device capabilities and to build 
and execute training modules for law enforcement.
    Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Training Program 
Grants.--The Department is encouraged to prioritize rural, 
Tribal, underserved communities, and urban areas without full-
time coverage for this program. Within the amount provided for 
Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program, $2,000,000 shall be to 
establish regional SANE training programs, which are identified 
as establishing a level of excellence in forensic nursing and 
are qualified to prepare current and future sexual assault 
nurse examiners/forensic nurse examiners to be profession-ready 
and meet the applicable State certification and licensure 
requirements. These programs shall provide training and 
supervision to nurses with the purpose of increasing sexual 
assault forensic nurse capacity in rural areas, and in support 
of population-specific programs and hospitals including, but 
not limited to, underserved or historically underfunded 
communities. Entities receiving these funds shall promote best 
practices in forensic nursing throughout a region, while 
continuing to research and develop the highest standards of 
care.
    Sexual Assault Kit Initiative.--The Department should 
maximize the results of investments in sexual assault kit (SAK) 
testing through continued research to identify best practices 
for State, local, and Tribal jurisdictions in handling the 
myriad issues that arise from perpetrator identification, such 
as victim notification, investigation, prosecution, 
documentation, forensic advancements, inter-jurisdiction 
sharing, and tracking. The Department should also fund efforts 
to support cross-jurisdiction and cross-site data sharing to 
identify and pursue repeat offenders operating in multiple 
jurisdictions. Finally, the Department should work further to 
validate the extensive cost savings that result from the 
prevention of future offenses as a result of SAK testing. The 
Department is directed to support efforts that advance these 
objectives and BJA is directed to issue a report within one 
year of the date of enactment of this act on the number of 
partially tested kits.
    Assessing Reentry Impacts on Local Communities.--When 
awarding Second Chance Act grants, OJP shall consider the 
impact of reentry of prisoners on communities in which a 
disproportionate number of individuals reside upon release from 
incarceration. OJP shall assess the reentry burdens borne by 
local communities and local law enforcement agencies, review 
the resources available in such communities to support 
successful reentry and the extent to which those resources are 
used effectively, and make recommendations to strengthen the 
resources in such communities that are available to support 
successful reentry and to lessen the burden placed on such 
communities by the need to support reentry.
    Project HOPE Institute.--The agreement provides $5,000,000 
for Project HOPE, of which not less than $500,000 shall be to 
continue the Project HOPE Institute to provide training, 
technical assistance, and best practices for jurisdictions 
replicating the HOPE model. BJA shall award grants to support 
both existing Project HOPE models and new jurisdictions.
    Veterans Treatment Courts.--OJP is directed to keep the 
Committees apprised of the status of the evaluation to be 
completed under the NIJ solicitation ``NIJ Multisite Impact and 
Cost-Efficiency Evaluation of Veterans Treatment Courts, Fiscal 
Year 2022.'' BJA is urged to promote awareness of veterans 
treatment court funding opportunities within State court 
systems. OJP shall report, within 180 days of the enactment of 
this act, on these efforts, including efforts to administer the 
program through a dedicated solicitation.
    Keep Young Athletes Safe Act.--The agreement provides 
$2,500,000 for a competitive grant program to safeguard young 
athletes against abuse in sports, including emotional, 
physical, and sexual abuse. The Department is directed to 
ensure that survivors' lived experiences are incorporated as 
part of new curriculum, training materials, and technical 
assistance, including a better understanding of how and when to 
report. Any recommendations regarding youth athletes stemming 
from the work and reporting by the Commission on the State of 
U.S. Olympics and Paralympics shall be incorporated into this 
program.
    Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants/Byrne 
Discretionary Grants (``projects'').--The agreement provides 
$229,551,000 for projects to prevent crime, improve the 
criminal justice system, provide victim services, and for other 
related activities. The accompanying table details funding for 
project activities, which are incorporated by reference in this 
Act:
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                       JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS

    The agreement includes $400,000,000 for Juvenile Justice 
programs. These funds are distributed as follows:

                        JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          Program                               Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Part B--State Formula Grants...............................      $75,000
  Emergency Planning--Juvenile Detention Facilities........        (500)
Youth Mentoring Grants.                                          107,000
Title V--Delinquency Prevention Incentive Grants...........       65,000
  Prevention of Trafficking of Girls.......................      (5,000)
  Tribal Youth.............................................     (17,000)
  Children of Incarcerated Parents Web Portal..............        (500)
  Girls in the Justice System..............................      (5,500)
  Opioid Affected Youth Initiative.........................     (12,500)
  Children Exposed to Violence.............................     (10,000)
  Protecting Vulnerable and At-risk Youth..................      (2,000)
Victims of Child Abuse Programs............................       41,000
Missing and Exploited Children Programs....................      105,000
Training for Judicial Personnel............................        4,500
Juvenile Indigent Defense..................................        2,500
                                                            ============
    Total, Juvenile Justice................................     $400,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    For fiscal year 2023, the Department is directed to 
continue following the directives and reporting requirements in 
the joint explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 116-260 
regarding ``Youth Mentoring Grants'' and ``Victims of Child 
Abuse Act.'' Additionally, the Department is directed to follow 
the directives and reporting requirements in the joint 
explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-103 under the 
headings ``Protecting Vulnerable and At-Risk Youth,'' 
``Statutes of Limitations on Crimes Against Children,'' 
``Missing and Exploited Children Programs,'' ``Advanced Skills 
Training for Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) 
Officers,'' and ``ICACCOPS Training.''
    The agreement encourages OJJDP to review its suite of grant 
programs in order to offer services and programs for children 
and youth who have experienced complex trauma.
    Arts in Juvenile Justice.--The Department shall continue to 
develop the Arts in the Juvenile Justice Demonstration Program 
as described in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 
Public Law 117-103. OJJDP is encouraged to prioritize 
applications within these competitive grants partners who have 
experience in serving youth who are engaged, or at risk of 
engaging, in the juvenile justice system as well as 
partnerships developed through authentic collaboration with 
young people who have lived expertise or experience. The OJJDP 
shall provide a report not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this act on the use of funds, grant recipients, 
and project purposes for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 funding, 
including expansion of the program and creation of best 
practices to replicate these kinds of partnerships.
    Department of Defense Tracking and Response to Child 
Abuse.--OJJDP is directed to coordinate with the Department of 
Defense on the implementation of recommendations made in GAO's 
report ``Increased Guidance and Collaboration Needed to Improve 
DOD's Tracking and Response to Child Abuse'' (GAO-20-110), 
including national agreements between child advocacy centers 
and each military service.

                     PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER BENEFITS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The agreement includes $167,800,000 for the Public Safety 
Officer Benefits program for fiscal year 2023.

                  Community Oriented Policing Services

             COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The agreement includes $662,880,000 for Community Oriented 
Policing Services (COPS) programs, as follows:

                  COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          Program                               Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COPS Hiring Grants.........................................     $324,000
  Tribal Resources Grant Program...........................     (34,000)
  Regional Information Sharing Activities..................     (44,000)
  Tribal Access Program....................................      (4,000)
  Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act...........     (10,000)
  Collaborative Reform Model...............................      (7,500)
Community Policing Development.............................       45,000
POLICE Act.................................................       12,000
Anti-Methamphetamine Task Forces...........................       16,000
Anti-Heroin Task Forces....................................       35,000
STOP School Violence Act...................................       53,000
COPS Technology and Equipment Community Projects...........      177,880
                                                            ============
    Total, Community Oriented Policing Services............     $662,880
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    For fiscal year 2023, the COPS Office is directed to 
continue following the directives and reporting requirements in 
the joint explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 116-260 
regarding ``Anti-Methamphetamine Task Forces,'' ``Anti-Heroin 
Task Forces,'' and ``School Resource Officers.'' Further, the 
COPS Office is directed to follow the directives and reporting 
requirements in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 
Public Law 117-103 regarding ``COPS Hiring,'' ``Community 
Policing Development (CPD), Training and Technical 
Assistance,'' and ``Collaborative Reform Model.''
    The agreement adopts and reinforces direction in House 
Report 117-395 under the heading ``Active Shooter Training'' 
and further encourages the continued development of e-learning 
resources to supplement in person training.
    Additional Technical Assistance.--The Committee urges the 
COPS Office to provide increased technical assistance to 
applicants who have not previously received COPS grants or 
otherwise indicate that they are newly establishing community-
oriented policing programs.
    Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) Program.--The 
Department shall assess no more than four percent of the total 
appropriation for the RISS program for management and 
administration purposes, so as to ensure sufficient funding is 
available for law enforcement. The program shall continue to be 
administered as grants.
    Community Policing Development (CPD).--The agreement 
provides $45,000,000 for CPD, which is directed to be provided 
in competitive grants, including directly to law enforcement 
agencies, in the following manner: $11,000,000 is to expand the 
use of crisis intervention teams in order to embed mental and 
behavioral health services with law enforcement, including 
funding for specialized training; $16,000,000 is for officer 
training in de-escalation, including scenario-based training 
developed in collaboration with community-based organizations, 
implicit bias, and duty to intervene techniques, of which no 
less than $3,000,000 is for grants to regional de-escalation 
training centers that are administered by accredited 
universities of higher education and offer de-escalation 
training certified by a national certification program; 
$9,000,000 is for assisting agencies with gaining accreditation 
to ensure compliance with national and international standards 
covering all aspects of law enforcement policies, procedures, 
practices, and operations of which no less than $2,500,000 is 
to be provided for small and rural law enforcement agencies for 
this purpose; $6,000,000 is for the continuation of the CPD 
Microgrants program that provides funding for demonstration and 
pilot projects that offer creative ideas to advance crime 
fighting, community engagement, problem solving, or 
organizational changes to support community policing; and 
$3,000,000 is for grants to support tolerance, diversity, and 
anti-bias training programs offered by organizations with well-
established experience training law enforcement personnel and 
criminal justice professionals.
    The agreement directs the Department to, within existing 
discretionary grants that provide training for law enforcement 
agencies, prioritize grants for nonprofits and other non-
governmental entities that have undergone rigorous evaluation 
and have a successful track record of administering research-
based trainings to law enforcement agencies on the importance 
of respecting civil and constitutional rights.
    Community Oriented Policing Services, Technology and 
Equipment Community Projects/COPS Law Enforcement Technology 
and Equipment (``projects'').--The agreement provides 
$177,880,000 for grants to State, local, Tribal, territorial, 
and other entities to develop and acquire effective equipment, 
technologies, and interoperable communications that assist in 
responding to and preventing crime. The agreement notes that 
the projects included in this statement should help improve 
police effectiveness and the flow of information among law 
enforcement agencies, local government service providers, and 
the communities they serve. Equipment funded under this program 
should meet any applicable requirements of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology's Office of Law 
Enforcement Standards. The accompanying table details funding 
for congressionally designated activities, which are 
incorporated by reference in this Act:
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               General Provisions--Department of Justice

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The agreement includes the following general provisions for 
the Department of Justice:
    Section 201 makes available additional reception and 
representation funding for the Attorney General from the 
amounts provided in this title.
    Section 202 prohibits the use of funds to pay for an 
abortion, except in the case of rape or incest, or to preserve 
the life of the mother.
    Section 203 prohibits the use of funds to require any 
person to perform or facilitate the performance of an abortion.
    Section 204 establishes that the Director of the Bureau of 
Prisons (BOP) is obliged to provide escort services to an 
inmate receiving an abortion outside of a Federal facility, 
except where this obligation conflicts with the preceding 
section.
    Section 205 establishes requirements and procedures for 
transfer proposals.
    Section 206 prohibits the use of funds for transporting 
prisoners classified as maximum or high security, other than to 
a facility certified by the BOP as appropriately secure.
    Section 207 prohibits the use of funds for the purchase or 
rental by Federal prisons of audiovisual or electronic media or 
equipment, services and materials used primarily for 
recreational purposes, except for those items and services 
needed for inmate training, religious, or educational purposes.
    Section 208 requires review by the Deputy Attorney General 
and the Department Investment Review Board prior to the 
obligation or expenditure of funds for major information 
technology projects.
    Section 209 requires the Department to follow reprogramming 
procedures prior to any deviation from the program amounts 
specified in this title or the reuse of specified deobligated 
funds provided in previous years.
    Section 210 prohibits the use of funds for A-76 
competitions for work performed by employees of BOP or Federal 
Prison Industries, Inc.
    Section 211 prohibits U.S. Attorneys from holding 
additional responsibilities that exempt U.S. Attorneys from 
statutory residency requirements.
    Section 212 permits up to 2 percent of grant and 
reimbursement program funds made available to the OJP to be 
used for training and technical assistance and permits up to 2 
percent of grant funds made available to that office to be used 
for criminal justice research, evaluation, and statistics by 
the NIJ and the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
    Section 213 provides cost-share waivers for certain DOJ 
grant programs.
    Section 214 waives the requirement that the Attorney 
General reserve certain funds from amounts provided for 
offender incarceration.
    Section 215 prohibits funds, other than funds for the 
national instant criminal background check system established 
under the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, from being 
used to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to a 
known or suspected agent of a drug cartel where law enforcement 
personnel do not continuously monitor or control such firearm.
    Section 216 places limitations on the obligation of funds 
from certain Department of Justice accounts and funding 
sources.
    Section 217 allows certain funding to be made available for 
use in Performance Partnership Pilots.
    Section 218 establishes reporting requirements for certain 
Department of Justice funds.
    Section 219 provides for humanitarian expenses incurred 
from illness, injury, or death while on duty for certain 
Department of Justice personnel.
    Section 220 prohibits funds in this act from being 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. Should 
additional funding be needed for humane medical simulation, the 
Department should request this as part of components' budget 
submissions.
    Section 221 designates the facilities of the FBI at 
Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, as the ``Richard Shelby Center for 
Innovation and Advanced Training.''

                               TITLE III

                                SCIENCE

                Office of Science and Technology Policy

    The agreement includes $7,965,000 for the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy (OSTP).
    Federal Climate Action Plans.--The agreement adopts House 
language on ``Climate Change Adaptation'' and directs OSTP to 
undertake this work from within available funds.

                         National Space Council

    The agreement includes $1,965,000 for the activities of the 
National Space Council.
    Quarterly Briefings.--The National Space Council is 
directed to continue to provide quarterly briefings to the 
Committees on its activities.

             National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    The agreement includes $25,383,701,000 for the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), of which 
$367,000,000 is included in division N. NASA shall continue to 
follow directives contained in the explanatory statement 
accompanying division B of Public Law 116-260 under the 
headings ``Quarterly Launch Schedule'' and ``Oversight and 
Accountability.'' Additionally, as the relationship between 
NASA and its commercial partners deepens, NASA should seek to 
retain ownership of technologies, scientific data and 
discoveries made using public funds. Finally, as stated in the 
House report, GAO is directed to continue its review of NASA's 
programs or projects that are expected to have an estimated 
life-cycle cost over $250,000,000.

              NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Program                               Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Science:
  Earth Science........................................       $2,195,000
  Planetary Science....................................        3,200,000
  Astrophysics.........................................        1,510,000
  Heliophysics.........................................          805,000
  Biological and Physical Science......................           85,000
                                                        ----------------
    Total, Science.....................................        7,795,000
                                                        ================
Aeronautics............................................          935,000
                                                        ================
Space Technology.......................................        1,200,000
                                                        ================
Exploration:
  Orion Multi-purpose Crew Vehicle.....................      (1,338,700)
  Space Launch System (SLS) Vehicle Deployment.........      (2,600,000)
  Exploration Ground Systems...........................        (799,150)
  Artemis Campaign Development.........................      (2,600,300)
                                                        ----------------
    Total, Exploration.................................        7,468,850
                                                        ================
Space Operations.......................................        4,250,000
                                                        ================
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics                143,500
 (STEM)................................................
                                                        ================
Safety, Security and Mission Services..................        3,129,451
                                                        ================
Construction and Environmental Compliance and                  * 414,300
 Restoration...........................................
                                                        ================
Office of Inspector General............................           47,600
                                                        ================
    Total, NASA........................................      $25,383,701
                                                        ================
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Includes $367,000,000 in emergency funding provided in division N.

                                SCIENCE

    The agreement includes $7,795,000,000 for Science and 
directs NASA to provide funding as described in the table above 
and text below. NASA is expected to continue making progress on 
the recommendations of the National Academies' decadal surveys 
now and in the future. NASA should also ensure that its merit 
review systems encourage principal investigators (PI) to use 
commercial orbital and sub-orbital platforms.
    Earth Science.--In lieu of the funds designated in the 
House report for Earth Science, the agreement provides no less 
than the request level for the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean 
Ecosystem (PACE) and NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar 
missions. The agreement also provides up to the request level 
for Airborne Science, Earth System Explorers, and Computing and 
Management.
    Earth Systems Observatory Missions.--NASA shall submit, 
concurrent with its fiscal year 2024 budget submission, the 
estimated costs, by fiscal year, and schedules for each of the 
first four designated observables missions. NASA should plan to 
competitively select future missions. An increase in competed, 
PI-led missions will encourage responsible cost and schedule 
constraints, develop novel remote sensing technologies, and 
leverage the talents and expertise of scientists at 
universities and research institutions.
    Venture Class Missions.--In lieu of the House funding, the 
agreement provides up to $194,500,000 for Venture Class 
missions and reminds NASA to ensure mission classification is 
appropriately distributed across all levels of risk. NASA is 
encouraged to set aside funding for educational payloads.
    GeoCarb.--The agreement provides $20,000,000 for the 
GeoCarb mission to support completion of the spectrograph and 
other close-out work. To the extent practicable, NASA should 
work with the mission PI to use remaining funds to secure 
delivery of all subsystems for the instrument with full 
documentation delivered in fiscal year 2023. Should the 
instrument be completed within remaining funds, NASA is 
encouraged to consider options to fly on a mission of 
opportunity in the future, should the opportunity arise. 
Further, within the funds provided, NASA is directed to 
mitigate the impact of mission cancellation on the PI team and 
to continue efforts to replace the loss of scientific data 
stemming from GeoCarb's cancellation.
    Geosynchronous Littoral Imaging and Monitoring Radiometer 
(GLIMR).--The agreement includes up to the requested level for 
GLIMR to ensure a final confirmation review by January 31, 
2023. NASA is directed to work with NOAA to ensure that GLIMR 
meets the requirements of the GeoXO program, as appropriate.
    Small Satellite Launch.--NASA shall continue competitive 
processes to ensure small satellite launch opportunities, 
including by increasing the utilization of Venture-Class 
Acquisition Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) contracting in 
fiscal year 2023 and beyond.
    University Small Satellite Missions.--Of the funds provided 
for Science, NASA is directed to allocate not less than 
$30,000,000 for university small satellite missions.
    Wildfire Detection Technologies.--The House language 
providing $8,000,000 to initiate concept studies to develop and 
demonstrate low-cost and scalable infrared sensing and other 
technologies for wildfire management is retained. The agreement 
reiterates that this funding is provided in addition to other 
wildfire research activity assumed in the budget request.
    Remote Sensing of Marginal Ice Zones.--NASA shall report to 
the Committees on whether and how long-range, multi-day 
endurance polar monitoring Uncrewed Aircraft Systems could be 
utilized to address remote sensing of marginal ice zones, 
including recommended cost and development timetable, if 
appropriate.
    Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs).--The agreement supports NASA's 
contribution, in coordination with NOAA and other Federal 
agencies, to monitoring and detection of freshwater HABs under 
section 9 of Public Law 115-423.
    Joint Agency Satellite Division (JASD).--The agreement 
notes the important role that the JASD plays in partnering with 
NOAA to design, construct, and launch weather satellites that 
are instrumental to accurate forecasts. It is expected that as 
NOAA embarks on the next generation of geostationary, polar-
orbiting, and space weather satellites, NASA will ensure that 
these flagship constellations can be delivered within cost and 
schedule goals.
    Planetary Defense.--In lieu of the House language on 
funding, the agreement provides $137,800,000 for Planetary 
Defense, including not less than $90,000,000 for the Near-Earth 
Object (NEO) Surveyor mission. The agreement notes concern 
about NEO Surveyor's proposed launch slippage into 2028 and 
reminds NASA of its mandate to detect 90 percent of objects 
greater than 140 meters in size that threaten Earth.
    Lunar Discovery.--NASA's Lunar Discovery and Exploration 
program shall adhere to the lunar science priorities 
established by decadal surveys and the National Research 
Council's report, ``Scientific Context for the Exploration of 
the Moon.'' Accordingly, the agreement includes up to 
$486,300,000 for Lunar Discovery and Exploration, including up 
to the request level for Commercial Lunar Payload Services 
(CLPS), $22,100,000 for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, and 
not less than $97,200,000 for the Volatiles Investigating Polar 
Exploration Rover (VIPER) mission. Further, NASA is encouraged 
to leverage the resources and expertise of both private 
industry and universities in advancing its lunar science and 
exploration agenda.
    Mars Sample Return.--The agreement provides no less than 
the request level for Mars Sample Return. In addition to the 
requirements of the briefing described in the House report, 
NASA shall brief the Committees on a year-by-year funding 
profile for a planned 2028 launch as well as any guardrails 
NASA has put in place to ensure that the Mars Sample Return 
mission does not continue to grow in cost while incurring 
launch delays. This consolidated briefing shall occur within 45 
days of enactment of this act.
    Mars Exploration.--The agreement provides up to 
$233,900,000 to support the Mars Exploration initiative.
    New Frontiers.--The agreement provides up to $478,400,000 
for New Frontiers, including up to the request level for Juno 
and not less than $400,100,000 for Dragonfly. Additionally, 
NASA is directed to brief the Committees within 180 days of 
enactment of this act on how NASA's planned investments in New 
Frontiers over the next five years will advance the 
recommendations of the 2022 Planetary Science Decadal Survey 
titled ``Origins, Worlds, and Life.'' Such briefing may be 
conducted concurrently with the briefing directed in the House 
language relating to the New Frontiers V development cost cap.
    Planetary Exploration.--The agreement affirms the House 
language on ``Small Innovative Missions for Planetary 
Exploration (SIMPLEx),'' and encourages NASA, in its fiscal 
year 2024 budget submission, to continue the cadence of 
SIMPLEx, New Frontiers and Discovery class missions in spite of 
cost pressures from planetary flagship missions, including the 
Mars program.
    Astrophysics.--The agreement provides up to the request 
level for Astrophysics Research, Astrophysics Future Missions, 
and the Hubble Space Telescope.
    Astrophysics Explorers.--The agreement provides up to 
$245,600,000 for Astrophysics Explorers. NASA's commitment to 
accelerate the cadence of Astrophysics Explorers missions and 
to continue a new line of small Pioneer-class missions that 
leverage advancements in low-cost platforms such as cubesats 
and balloons is appreciated.
    James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).--The agreement provides 
the requested funding level for JWST. The agreement also notes 
the historic nature of the images being returned by JWST and 
congratulates NASA on the success of the mission thus far.
    Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.--The agreement provides 
$482,200,000 for the Roman Telescope. The agreement reiterates 
the expectation that NASA will use a $3,500,000,000 development 
cost cap in execution of the mission.
    Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Education.--The agreement 
provides no less than $52,000,000 for education and outreach 
efforts. The agreement further supports the recommendation that 
the Astrophysics program continue to administer this SMD-wide 
education funding. The agreement encourages SMD-funded 
investigators to be directly involved in outreach and education 
efforts and support citizen science. NASA should continue to 
prioritize funding for ongoing education efforts linked 
directly to its science missions.
    Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA).--
No less than $30,000,000 is provided for SOFIA to ensure an 
orderly close-out of the mission and to assist NASA staff 
assigned to SOFIA in transitioning to other NASA missions. The 
House reporting requirement is affirmed.
    Astrophysics Decadal Survey.--The Astrophysics decadal 
survey, ``Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics 
for the 2020s'' (Astro2020) recommended the establishment of a 
technology development program to mature science and 
technologies needed for the recommended missions beginning with 
those needed for a large telescope to observe habitable 
exoplanets. As part of its preparations for implementing the 
Astro2020 recommendations, NASA is expected to include 
appropriate funding for technology maturation in its fiscal 
year 2024 budget request to ensure continued Astrophysics 
mission success.
    Heliophysics Research Range.--The agreement provides the 
requested level for Research Range.
    Living With A Star.--The agreement provides $147,300,000 
for Living With A Star, of which $73,000,000 is for the 
Geospace Dynamics Constellation mission.
    Heliophysics Explorers.--The agreement provides 
$167,900,000 for Heliophysics Explorers.
    Heliophysics Technology.--The agreement provides the 
request level for Heliophysics Technology.
    Space Weather.--The agreement provides no less than 
$25,000,000 for Space Weather, including $2,000,000 for a 
center-based mechanism to support multidisciplinary space 
weather research, advance new capabilities, and foster 
collaboration among university, government, and industry 
participants aimed at improving research-to-operations and 
operations-to-research. NASA should continue to coordinate with 
NOAA, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of 
Defense to focus on research and technology that improves 
operational space weather forecasts and assets, including 
ground-based assets such as the Daniel K. Inouye Solar 
Telescope.
    Solar Terrestrial Probes.--The agreement provides 
$208,000,000 for Solar Terrestrial Probes, including 
$26,000,000 from within current and prior year resources to 
continue Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission operations and 
$5,000,000 to continue formulation for the DYNAMIC mission as a 
cost-capped PI-led mission. NASA is directed to maintain 
operations and scientific analysis for MMS at a level that will 
achieve the phase two objective of night side reconnection 
events and issue the instrument solicitation for DYNAMIC.
    Diversify, Realize, Integrate, Venture, Educate (DRIVE) 
Initiative.--The agreement supports the ongoing execution of 
the DRIVE initiative, a top priority of the National Research 
Council Decadal Survey, and encourages NASA to implement the 
goal of increasing the competitive research program to 25 
percent of the Heliophysics budget request to enable the 
development of new technologies, including advanced 
computational tools, establish competitively awarded DRIVE 
Science Centers, support multidisciplinary research 
collaboration using integrated observatory data, and support 
early career investigators.
    Heliophysics Budget Execution.--The Heliophysics Division 
is directed to brief the Committees quarterly on its execution, 
including the status of all projects in development and any 
solicitations expected in the next quarter. The briefing should 
include any solicitations that will be delayed due to perceived 
lack of funding.
    Biological and Physical Science (BPS).--Funds provided for 
BPS may be used for the development and demonstration of in-
situ analysis, sample preparation and handling, and specialized 
equipment for the next generation of microgravity science. NASA 
should develop and operate space-based capabilities for 
transformational microgravity science that advances U.S. 
leadership in such areas as quantum physics, thriving in deep 
space, and soft matter.

                              AERONAUTICS

    The agreement includes $935,000,000 for Aeronautics. Within 
the Aeronautics Directorate, NASA is encouraged to accelerate 
research and development for next generation commercial engine 
technologies for electrified aircraft propulsion, including 
electric air flight. NASA is further encouraged to support 
research into additive manufacturing.
    Hypersonics Technology.--The agreement includes not less 
than $50,000,000 for Hypersonics Technology, of which 
$15,000,000 shall be prioritized for opportunities for public-
private partnerships, including $10,000,000 for carbon/carbon 
material testing and $5,000,000 to develop and mature 
automation of high-temperature ceramic matrix composites for 
material characterization, as well as other technologies that 
meet both NASA's strategic goals and industry needs.
    Optimization of Stitched Composites.--The agreement 
provides $10,000,000 to facilitate technology development in 
stitched composites and encourages NASA to partner with 
industry to further NASA's goals in developing large-scale 
components and high-rate manufacturing techniques for use in 
subsonic aircraft.
    Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations 
(ACERO).--The agreement includes $10,000,000 to begin the ACERO 
initiative, as proposed in the House report.
    Aircraft Fuel Efficiency.--The agreement supports NASA's 
effort to support subsonic aircraft fuel efficiency 
improvements and efforts to reduce emissions as a bridge to the 
electrification of aircraft propulsion. The agreement 
encourages NASA to advance its research that will reduce fuel 
consumption and carbon emissions on legacy aircraft platforms, 
including a demonstration mission when appropriate. NASA is 
further encouraged to utilize cost share opportunities with 
industry in furthering these efforts.
    Advanced Materials Research.--The agreement provides up to 
$7,000,000 above the request to advance university-led 
aeronautics materials research, such as the development of 
composite thermoplastic fibers. NASA is encouraged to partner 
with academic institutions that have strong capabilities in 
aviation, aerospace structures, and materials testing and 
evaluation.

                            SPACE TECHNOLOGY

    The agreement includes $1,200,000,000 for Space Technology 
and reaffirms support for the independence of the mission 
directorate. The agreement also supports the Space Technology 
Mission Directorate's efforts to enable technologies related to 
in-space and additive manufacturing, thermal protection, Solar 
Electric Propulsion, Fission Surface Power, Archinaut-2, and 
artificial intelligence.
    Orbital Debris Remediation.--The agreement includes up to 
$5,000,000 to advance early-stage technology for active debris 
remediation as described in the House report.
    Regional Economic Development Initiative.--The agreement 
provides up to $10,000,000 for the Regional Economic 
Development Initiative.
    On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1 (OSAM-
1).--The agreement provides $227,000,000 for OSAM-1, formerly 
known as the Restore-L/SPace Infrastructure Dexterous Robot. 
NASA should continue to work with private sector and university 
partners to facilitate commercialization of the technologies 
developed within the program.
    Nuclear Thermal Propulsion.--The agreement provides not 
less than $110,000,000 for the development of nuclear thermal 
propulsion, of which $45,000,000 is for reactor development, 
$45,000,000 is for fuel materials development, and $20,000,000 
is for non-nuclear systems development and acquisition 
planning. NASA is encouraged to develop innovative nuclear 
technologies that enable a regular cadence of extended duration 
robotic missions to the lunar surface and Mars.
    Flight Opportunities Program.--The agreement includes up to 
$27,000,000 for the Flight Opportunities Program, including up 
to $5,000,000 to support payload development and flight of K-12 
and collegiate educational payloads. NASA shall continue to 
follow directives contained in the explanatory statement 
accompanying division B of Public Law 116-260 under the heading 
``Flight Opportunities Program.''
    Innovative Nanomaterials.--The agreement provides up to 
$5,000,000 to advance large scale production and use of 
innovative nanomaterials, including carbon nanotubes and 
carbon/carbon composites.
    Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP).--The House language on 
``Nuclear Electric Propulsion'' is adopted, and the agreement 
provides up to $15,000,000 to begin a systematic approach to 
NEP technology development.
    Lunar Surface Power.--In addition to the reporting 
requirement in the House report, the agreement urges NASA to 
devote the resources required to ensure that lunar surface 
power systems, such as vertical solar arrays and fission 
surface power, are fully developed and prepared for deployment 
when the time for surface missions arrives in the mid-2020s. In 
lieu of the funding provided in the House report, the agreement 
provides up to $40,000,000 for payload development and delivery 
to the lunar surface via the Commercial Lunar Payload Services 
(CLPS) program to execute a surface power demonstration by 
2026. NASA is also encouraged to identify areas of alignment 
between nuclear propulsion and fission surface power research.
    Tipping Point and Announcement of Collaborative 
Opportunities (ACO).--The House direction on Tipping Point and 
ACO solicitations is retained, and the agreement provides up to 
$85,000,000 to implement these important opportunities.
    In Space Additive Manufacturing Capabilities.--House 
language on ``Additive Manufacturing'' is adopted, and the 
agreement provides up to $15,000,000 for the research, 
development, and enhancement of in-space additive manufacturing 
capabilities.
    Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR).--NASA shall 
continue to fulfill statutory obligations for SBIR funding and 
place an increased focus on awarding SBIR awards to firms with 
fewer than 50 employees.

                              EXPLORATION

    The agreement includes $7,468,850,000 for Exploration.
    Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle.--The agreement includes 
$1,338,700,000 for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle and 
does not include transfer authority for a portion of Orion 
funds to the Space Operations Mission Directorate.
    Space Launch System (SLS).--The agreement provides 
$2,600,000,000 for SLS, of which not less than $600,000,000 is 
for concurrent SLS Block 1B Development, including Exploration 
Upper Stage development and associated stage adapter work. The 
agreement is supportive of fully developing the capabilities of 
SLS, and directs NASA to continue the simultaneous development 
of activities as authorized under sections 302(c)(l)(a) and (b) 
of Public Law 111-267. Further, as NASA continues to refine its 
strategy for a sustainable presence and exploration of the 
lunar surface, the agreement encourages NASA to continue its 
exploration of a cargo variant of SLS for use in the Artemis 
program and for other purposes.
    Exploration Ground Systems (EGS).--In lieu of the House 
funding for EGS, the agreement provides not less than 
$799,150,000 for EGS, including up to $281,350,000 for the 
Mobile Launch Platform-2 (ML-2), which includes half of the 
additional need NASA has identified since its fiscal year 2023 
budget submission. NASA is expected to find the other half of 
the estimated need from within other resources provided without 
proposing reductions in Congressional priorities, both in 
fiscal year 2023 and beyond. The agreement also retains a 
provision limiting the use of funds for ML-2.
    Artemis Campaign Development.--The agreement includes 
$2,600,300,000 for Artemis Campaign Development. Within 90 days 
of enactment of this act, NASA shall provide the Committees 
with a workforce plan that identifies, by center, the 
anticipated impacts to its workforce as the Artemis program 
transitions from development to operations and the future 
program, mission, and technology development assignments 
necessary to maintain NASA's capabilities at its centers.
    Human Landing System (HLS).--The agreement provides not 
less than $1,485,600,000 for HLS, including the request level 
for Sustaining Lunar Development activities, and no less than 
the requested amount for the Lunar Lander office. NASA is 
expected to ensure redundancy and competition in the HLS 
program for research, development, testing and evaluation of 
multiple HLS systems.
    Spacesuits.--The agreement provides the requested funding 
for Extravehicular Activity and Human Systems Mobility Program 
(EHP) and notes that in 2022 NASA began the process for 
developing the spacesuits that will be necessary for the crewed 
landing on the Moon and for future use in low-Earth orbit. 
Within the funds provided for EHP, NASA is encouraged to 
continue promoting redundancy and competition, including robust 
support for research, development, testing, and evaluation for 
multiple competitively awarded space suit capabilities.
    Priority of Use Missions.--NASA is directed to follow the 
reporting requirements under the paragraph ``Priority of Use 
Missions'' in division B of the report accompanying Public Law 
117-103.
    Habitat Systems Research and Development.--As part of 
NASA's plan for a sustained lunar presence, NASA may need to 
establish a habitation systems program office as part of the 
Artemis program with expertise in systems engineering 
development and science and exploration systems integration. 
NASA is encouraged to continue its planning to support the 
launch readiness of a lunar surface habitat and establish a 
program office, should one become necessary.

                            SPACE OPERATIONS

    The agreement provides $4,250,000,000 for Space Operations, 
including not less than $10,000,000 for technical activities 
leading to a competitively awarded U.S. International Space 
Station (ISS) deorbit vehicle in fiscal year 2024 to ensure the 
safe and controlled deorbit of the ISS at the end of its useful 
life.
    Commercial Crew.--NASA is expected to certify a new 
commercial crew carrier in fiscal year 2023, bringing much-
needed competition to the Commercial Crew program. NASA is 
encouraged to continue efforts to enhance competition to 
generate savings within the Commercial Crew program.
    21st Century Launch Complex Program.--The agreement 
includes up to the fiscal year 2022 levels for the 21st Century 
Launch Complex Program. If NASA again does not propose funding 
this initiative in its fiscal year 2024 budget submission, it 
is expected that the agency will request sufficient funding 
within Construction and Environmental Compliance and 
Restoration to realize the full potential of all NASA-owned 
launch complexes in awarding funds made available through this 
program.
    Rocket Propulsion Test Program.--The agreement provides 
$48,200,000 for the Rocket Propulsion Test Program and directs 
NASA to provide, not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
act, a forward-looking plan describing how NASA intends to 
maintain and modernize its propulsion testing facilities to 
address current and future testing needs. Such a plan should 
assess the commercial space and other benefits of test stand 
modifications at NASA's rocket engine test facility to enable 
next-generation, lox-kerosene Oxygen-Rich Staged Combustion 
engine test capabilities.
    Space Communications.--The agreement provides up to the 
request level for the Communications Services Program. NASA is 
directed to provide a timeline for sustainment of the existing 
space communications network and infrastructure upgrades in its 
fiscal year 2024 budget request. NASA is also directed to 
identify adequate resources and provide a plan to address any 
upgrades identified in its Deep Space Network ``Road to Green'' 
study. NASA is directed to brief the Committees on these plans 
within 30 days after the enactment of this act.
    Commercial Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) Development.--The 
agreement provides up to $224,300,000 for LEO 
commercialization. NASA shall continue to follow directives 
contained in the explanatory statement accompanying division B 
of Public Law 116-260 under the heading ``Commercial LEO 
Development.''
    Human Research Program.--Crew health and safety will be 
integral to future crewed Moon and Mars missions, and NASA is 
directed to continue its research into understanding the 
effects of living and working in space on astronauts.

      SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS ENGAGEMENT

    The agreement includes $143,500,000 for Science, 
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Engagement.
    Space Grant Program.--The agreement includes $58,000,000 
for the Space Grant Program; directs that these amounts be 
allocated to State consortia for competitively awarded grants 
in support of local, regional, and national STEM needs; and 
directs that all 52 participating jurisdictions be supported at 
no less than $900,000 each.
    Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research 
(EPSCoR).--The agreement includes $26,000,000 for EPSCoR.
    Minority University Research and Education Project 
(MUREP).--The agreement includes $45,500,000 for MUREP and 
continues direction contained in the explanatory statement 
accompanying division B of Public Law 116-260.
    STEM Education and Accountability Projects (SEAP).--The 
agreement includes $14,000,000 for SEAP. The agreement also 
reflects strong support for the Competitive Program for 
Science, Museums, Planetariums, and NASA Visitors Centers known 
as ``Teams Engaging Affiliate Museums and Informal 
Institutions'' (TEAM II) program.

                 SAFETY, SECURITY AND MISSION SERVICES

    The agreement includes $3,129,451,000 for Safety, Security 
and Mission Services.
    Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) Program.--The 
agreement provides $39,100,000 for IV&V. If necessary, NASA 
shall fund additional IV&V activities from within the mission 
directorates that make use of IV&V services.
    Aerosciences Evaluation and Test Capabilities (AETC).--NASA 
is directed to report to the Committees within 30 days of 
enactment of this act on AETC's process for portfolio 
maintenance and repair decisions, as well as near-term priority 
investments and maintenance that are needed to meet expected 
demand growth and reliable availability of these facilities. 
Such report should include a detailed explanation of how 
requested resources in each of the outyears, as shown in the 
fiscal year 2023 budget submission, will meet expected demand 
and reliable availability of these facilities.
    NASA Community Projects/NASA Special Projects.--Within the 
appropriation for Safety, Security and Mission Services, the 
agreement provides funds for the following projects:
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       CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION

    The agreement includes $414,300,000 for Construction and 
Environmental Compliance and Restoration (CECR), of which 
$367,000,000 is provided in division N.
    Unmet Construction Needs.--NASA is directed to include, in 
priority order, no fewer than the top 10 construction projects 
that are needed but unfunded in its fiscal year 2024 budget 
request, along with any unmet repairs that result from damage 
from wildfires, hurricanes, or other natural disasters.

                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

    The agreement includes $47,600,000 for the Office of 
Inspector General.

                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    NASA is directed to provide any notification under section 
20144(h)(4) of title 51, United States Code, to the Committees.
    The agreement allows for certain transfers of funds, 
including special transfer authority for Exploration Ground 
Systems.
    As in fiscal year 2022, the agreement also includes a 
provision providing NASA the authority to combine amounts from 
one or more of its Science, Aeronautics, Space Technology, 
Exploration, and Space Operations appropriations with amounts 
from the STEM Engagement appropriation to jointly fund discrete 
projects or activities, through contracts, grants, or 
cooperative agreements, that serve these purposes. NASA is 
directed to provide notification of the Agency's intent to 
award a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement that would be 
jointly funded under this authority, no less than 15 days prior 
to award.
    The agreement expands the allowable uses of NASA's Working 
Capital Fund (WCF) and permits a transfer of funds into the 
WCF.

                      National Science Foundation

    The agreement includes $9,539,011,000 for the National 
Science Foundation (NSF), of which $700,162,000 is included in 
division N.

                    RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

    The agreement includes $7,629,298,000 for Research and 
Related Activities (R&RA), of which $608,162,000 is included 
under this heading in division N.
    Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships.--The agreement 
recognizes NSF's critical role in driving U.S. scientific and 
technological innovation and supports the Directorate for 
Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) authorized under 
the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act 
(division B of Public Law 117-167).
    Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines).--As part of the 
TIP Directorate, the agreement supports the Regional Innovation 
Engines, authorized under section 10388 of Public Law 117-167, 
to create regional-scale innovation ecosystems throughout the 
United States and help spur economic growth by bringing 
together the science and technology research enterprise and 
regional-level resources to promote long-term national 
competitiveness. In implementing the NSF Engines, the 
Foundation is encouraged to coordinate with the EDA Regional 
Technology Hubs program.
    Climate Science and Sustainability Research.--The agreement 
provides not less than $970,000,000 for climate science and 
sustainability research through the U.S. Global Change Research 
Program and Clean Energy Technology.
    Artificial Intelligence (AI).--The agreement provides up to 
$686,000,000 to support AI-related grants and interdisciplinary 
research initiatives. House language on ``Artificial 
Intelligence'' is adopted, and the agreement reiterates the 
encouragement for NSF to invest in the ethical and safe 
development of AI and to continue the expansion of the National 
AI Research Institutes. Finding availability for computing time 
for AI research can be challenging and cost-prohibitive for 
principal investigators, therefore NSF is encouraged to find 
effective paths for academic researchers to purchase compute 
time on high-end cloud computing for machine learning in order 
to increase academic AI research capabilities and 
competitiveness. In addition, NSF is encouraged to continue its 
efforts in workforce development for AI and other emerging 
technologies, including education programs for non-computer 
science students, with focused outreach to community colleges, 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving 
Institutions, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Minority 
Serving Institutions, including by supporting partnerships and 
cooperative agreements.
    NSF is encouraged to partner with non-governmental 
organizations, academic institutions (with special 
consideration given to Minority Serving Institutions), and 
other Federal agencies, including NIST, to fund research on 
algorithmic bias in AI, machine learning, and intelligent 
systems and its impacts on decisions related to employment, 
housing, and creditworthiness and to develop methods, tools, 
and programs for resolving bias within an algorithm.
    Quantum Information Science.--The agreement provides 
$235,000,000 for quantum information science research, 
including $185,000,000 for activities authorized under section 
301 of the National Quantum Initiative Act (Public Law 115-368) 
and $50,000,000 for National Quantum Information Science 
Research Centers, as authorized in section 302 of that act.
    Historically Black Colleges and Universities Excellence in 
Research (HBCU-EiR).--The agreement provides $25,000,000 for 
the HBCU-EiR program.
    Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research 
(EPSCoR).--In recognition that the success of our Nation's 
research enterprise relies on success in every State, the 
agreement reinforces the Research and Development, Competition, 
and Innovation Act (Public Law 117-167) requirements that, to 
the maximum extent practicable, 15.5 percent of NSF research 
funding and 16 percent of scholarship funding go to EPSCoR 
States in fiscal year 2023. To help achieve these targets, the 
agreement provides no less than $245,000,000 for the EPSCoR 
program. Within the amount provided, no more than 5 percent 
shall be used for administration and other overhead costs. NSF 
is encouraged to support projects in EPSCoR States across all 
funding initiatives and centers, including Regional Innovation 
Engines, Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure awards, and Science 
and Technology Centers.
    Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative 
Equity and Diversity (GRANTED).--The agreement supports NSF's 
new GRANTED initiative that will provide assistance to mitigate 
the barriers to competitiveness at underserved institutions 
within the Nation's research enterprise. NSF is encouraged to 
leverage its expertise to ensure institutions participating in 
GRANTED are able to implement best practices in order to 
increase the likelihood of award success through increased 
research capacity.
    Infrastructure Investments.--Unless otherwise noted, within 
amounts provided, NSF is directed to allocate no less than the 
fiscal year 2022 enacted levels to maintain its core research 
levels, including support for existing scientific research 
laboratories, observational networks, and other research 
infrastructure assets, such as the astronomy assets, the 
current academic research fleet, federally-funded research and 
development centers, and the national high performance 
computing centers.
    Astronomy.--NSF is encouraged to provide appropriate levels 
of support for operating its current facilities, developing 
instrumentation, and preparing for investments in future world-
class scientific research facilities. As such, the agreement 
provides up to $30,000,000 for NSF to support the design and 
development of next generation astronomy facilities recommended 
in the ``Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics 2020'' 
(Astro2020). NSF is also expected to support a balanced 
portfolio of astronomy research grants by scientists and 
students engaged in ground-breaking research. As NSF develops 
plans for realizing Astro2020, the Foundation shall provide 
regular briefings to the Committees on its progress.
    Scientific Facilities and Instrumentation.--The agreement 
supports the continuation of operations at the Daniel K. Inouye 
Solar Telescope (DKIST) and the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) 
receivers and provides no less than the fiscal year 2022 
enacted funding levels for these facilities. In addition, the 
agreement fully funds the maximum operating capacity of the 
Center for High Energy X-Ray Science (CHEXS). NSF is also 
directed to continue working with the National Solar 
Observatory and the academic community to ensure the Richard B. 
Dunn Solar Telescope and its associated instrumentation remain 
available for continued research.
    Green Bank Observatory (GBO).--The agreement supports NSF's 
effort to develop multi-agency plans at GBO and provides no 
less than the requested level to support operations and 
maintenance at GBO through multi-agency plans, or directly 
through the Foundation.
    Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure.--The agreement provides 
up to the request level for the Mid-scale Research 
Infrastructure program.
    Academic Research Infrastructure.--The agreement recognizes 
there is considerable support for academic research 
infrastructure construction and modernization across all 
directorates. Therefore, NSF is encouraged to evaluate its 
requirements for facilities programs that provide the academic 
and research community support for access to critical research 
facilities and platforms to ensure that the programs benefit 
broad and diverse segments of the science and technology 
community.
    In particular, NSF is encouraged to support the 
construction or acquisition of local-class research vessels 
through the Major Research Infrastructure program or Mid-scale 
Research Infrastructure that will provide outstanding 
experiential, place-based education and to support innovative 
research and educational programs focused on understanding and 
sustaining the near-coastal marine and estuarine environments.
    Biological Infrastructure.--NSF is directed to review its 
biological infrastructure investments and develop a plan for 
how to review their impact and to consider what other 
mechanistic approaches could give NSF more flexibility to 
evaluate and maintain critical infrastructure during its useful 
life.
    Understanding Rules of Life.--The agreement supports NSF's 
focus on the Understanding Rules of Life research, including in 
plant genomics, and directs NSF to continue to advance the 
ongoing plant genomics research programs, to further its work 
in crop-based genomics research, and to maintain a focus on 
research related to crops of economic importance.
    Navigating the New Arctic.--As NSF continues the Navigating 
the New Arctic program, the Foundation is encouraged to expand 
its support of research and infrastructure in the North 
Atlantic region of the Arctic, which is critical for 
understanding how Arctic warming will affect the environmental 
and socio-economic conditions of communities along the Atlantic 
Seaboard. In addition, to maximize investments, NSF is 
encouraged to develop new multinational partnerships to support 
research teams that address pan-Arctic and global concerns 
linked to Arctic change.
    International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP).--The 
agreement supports up to the requested level for IODP and 
recognizes the strategic scientific value of leadership in this 
field.
    Sustainable Chemistry Research.--NSF is directed to 
continue research and related activities associated with the 
Sustainable Chemistry Basic Research program authorized under 
section 509 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 
(Public Law 111-358). In addition, NSF is encouraged to 
coordinate with OSTP to implement the provisions in subtitle E 
of title II of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283).
    Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes 
Experiment-Southeast (VORTEX-SE).--It is expected that future 
budget requests for VORTEX-SE will include adequate budgetary 
resources for associated research and instrumentation that will 
maximize the scientific return of this ongoing research. NSF is 
encouraged to look beyond traditional research disciplines and 
programs and to utilize collaborative opportunities for co-
funding grants that enhance understanding of the fundamental 
natural processes and hazards of tornadoes in the southeast and 
to improve models of these seasonal extreme events.
    Disaster Research.--NSF is encouraged to fund grants for 
meritorious landslide research, data collection, and warning 
systems in fulfilment of the National Landslide Preparedness 
Act (Public Law 116-323) and the National Earthquake Hazards 
Reduction Program Reauthorization Act (Public Law 115-307). NSF 
is further encouraged to prioritize funding for the deployment 
of early warning systems in States with high levels of both 
landslides and seismic activities.
    Seismology and Geodesy Facilities.--The agreement supports 
the recommendations of the NSF analysis titled ``Portfolio 
Review of EAR Seismology and Geodesy Instrumentation,'' 
particularly those recommendations related to broadening the 
funding mechanisms for long-term support for seismic and 
geodetic facilities. Federal departments and agencies that 
depend on these facilities and the operational data they 
produce, including NOAA, the U.S. Air Force, the National 
Nuclear Security Administration, the National Energy Technology 
Laboratory, and the U.S. Geological Survey, should contribute 
to the long-term support and recapitalization of facility 
instrumentation. NSF is directed to continue efforts to 
negotiate memoranda of understanding or other funding 
agreements with these agencies and to include an update on the 
status of these negotiations as part of the fiscal year 2024 
budget justification.
    Fairness in Merit Review.--NSF shall brief the Committees, 
no later than 180 days after the enactment of this act, on its 
actions and findings in understanding and addressing bias in 
the merit review process. As part of this briefing, NSF shall 
include a discussion of the option of adopting institution-
blind, investigator-blind, and dual-anonymous processes for 
merit review of proposals, with a focus on the fairness of the 
process faced by all applicants.
    Research Security.--The agreement notes the importance 
placed on research security in Public Law 117-167 and supports 
the implementation of the various provisions in fiscal year 
2023. The agreement further supports NSF's initiative to create 
clear guidelines that inform researchers and universities on 
disclosure requirements pertaining to research security. NSF is 
encouraged to continue to engage university and affinity groups 
to listen to any community concerns and share information about 
NSF's policies and processes. NSF is further encouraged to 
explore ways to assist less-resourced institutions on 
disclosure requirements and international talent retention.
    Not later than 90 days after enactment of this act, NSF 
shall brief the Committees on its plans for fulfilling the 
requirements of Public Law 117-167 with regard to research 
security, including its ongoing plans for community outreach 
and engagement.
    Power Dynamics in the Research Community.--House language 
on ``Power Dynamics in the Research Community'' is adopted. NSF 
is encouraged to continue to develop approaches to analyze and 
study means to address potential bias and develop safe spaces 
to voice concerns without the fear of repercussion in the 
research community. NSF shall provide a report to the 
Committees on these activities no later than 180 days after 
enactment of this act.

          MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION

    The agreement provides $187,230,000 for Major Research 
Equipment and Facilities Construction (MREFC), including the 
requested levels for the continued construction of the Vera C. 
Rubin Observatory (previously known as the Large Synoptic 
Survey Telescope), the Antarctic Infrastructure 
Recapitalization (previously known as the Antarctic 
Infrastructure Modernization for Science), Regional Class 
Research Vessels, and the High Luminosity-Large Hadron Collider 
Upgrade. The Government Accountability Office is directed to 
continue its annual reviews and semiannual updates of programs 
funded within MREFC and shall report to Congress on the status 
of large-scale NSF projects and activities based on its review 
of this information. NSF shall continue to provide quarterly 
briefings to the Committees on the activities funded in this 
account, no later than 60 days after the end of each quarter.
    Mid-scale Research Infrastructure.--The agreement includes 
$76,250,000 for Mid-scale Research Infrastructure. The 
Foundation is encouraged to award at least one Mid-scale 
Research Infrastructure project led by an institution in an 
EPSCoR State.

                             STEM EDUCATION

    The agreement includes $1,246,000,000 for EDU, of which 
$92,000,000 is included in division N. The agreement accepts 
NSF's proposal to rename the Directorate for Education and 
Human Resources as the Directorate for STEM Education (EDU), as 
well as the identical change request with respect to that 
account.
    Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).--The agreement 
accepts NSF's proposal to consolidate GRFP within EDU and 
provides up to $325,000,000, an increase of $29,000,000 above 
the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, to increase the fellowship 
stipend, as requested, as well as to increase the number of 
fellows.
    Broadening Participation.--The agreement supports the 
requested increases related to Broadening Participation in STEM 
programs. NSF is encouraged to ensure the Foundation partners 
with communities with significant populations of 
underrepresented groups within STEM research and education as 
well as the STEM workforce. The agreement provides no less than 
$55,500,000 for Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority 
Participation; $43,000,000 for the Historically Black Colleges 
and Universities Undergraduate Program; $20,000,000 for the 
Tribal Colleges and Universities Program; $70,000,000 for 
Advancing Informal STEM Learning; $9,500,000 for the Alliances 
for Graduate Education and the Professoriate; $27,000,000 for 
Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology; 
$68,000,000 for the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program; 
and $19,000,000 for ADVANCE.
    Eddie Bernice Johnson Inclusion Across the Nation of 
Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in 
Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) Initiative.--The agreement 
supports the Big Idea to broaden participation in science and 
engineering by developing networks and partnerships that 
involve organizations and consortia from different sectors 
committed to the common agenda of STEM inclusion as authorized 
in section 10323 of Public Law 117-167. The agreement provides 
not less than $24,000,000 for INCLUDES and encourages NSF to 
ensure the agency partners with communities with significant 
populations of underrepresented groups in the STEM workforce.
    Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving 
Institutions (IUSE: HSI).--The agreement provides $53,500,000 
for the IUSE: HSI program to build capacity at institutions of 
higher education that typically do not receive high levels of 
NSF funding. NSF is directed to collaborate with stakeholders 
in preparing a report that investigates and makes 
recommendations about how to increase the rate of Hispanic 
Ph.D. graduates in STEM fields. This report shall be provided 
to the Committees no later than 270 days after enactment of 
this act.
    Advanced Technological Education.--The agreement provides 
$76,000,000 for Advanced Technological Education.
    CyberCorps: Scholarships for Service.--The agreement 
provides no less than $69,000,000 for the CyberCorps: 
Scholarship for Service program, an increase of $6,000,000 
above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, and adopts House 
direction.
    Hands-on and Experiential Learning Opportunities.--
Developing a robust, talented, and diverse homegrown workforce, 
particularly in the fields of STEM, is critical to the success 
of the U.S. innovation economy. NSF is directed to provide 
grants to support the development of hands-on learning 
opportunities in STEM education as authorized under section 
10311 of Public Law 117-167, including via afterschool 
activities and innovative learning opportunities such as 
robotics competitions.

   CREATING HELPFUL INCENTIVES TO PRODUCE SEMICONDUCTORS (CHIPS) FOR 
                  AMERICA WORKFORCE AND EDUCATION FUND

    Division A of Public Law 117-167 established the CHIPS for 
America Workforce and Education Fund. The agreement allocates 
the funds according to the amounts listed in the following 
table.

 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ALLOCATION OF FUNDS: CHIPS ACT FISCAL YEAR
                                  2023
                        (in thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Account--Project and Actitivity                   Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Creating Helpful Incentatives to Produce Semiconductors          $25,000
 (CHIPS) for America Workforce and Education Fund......
  Research & Related Activities........................         (18,000)
  STEM Education Activities............................          (7,000)
                                                        ----------------
    Total..............................................           25,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                 AGENCY OPERATIONS AND AWARD MANAGEMENT

    The agreement includes $448,000,000 for Agency Operations 
and Award Management.

                  OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD

    The agreement includes $5,090,000 for the National Science 
Board.

                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

    The agreement includes $23,393,000 for the Office of 
Inspector General.

                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The agreement includes three administrative provisions. The 
first establishes thresholds for the transfer of funds. The 
second provision is regarding notification prior to acquisition 
or disposal of certain assets. The third provision establishes 
the National Science Foundation Nonrecurring Expenses Fund to 
reinvest funds that would otherwise expire to support the 
national science and research enterprise, as requested.

                                TITLE IV

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                       Commission on Civil Rights

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The agreement includes $14,350,000 for the Commission on 
Civil Rights (CCR), of which $2,000,000 is to be used 
separately to fund the Commission on the Social Status of Black 
Men and Boys (CSSBMB). The agreement reiterates prior 
instruction to provide a detailed spending plan for the funding 
provided for the CSSBMB within 45 days of enactment of this 
act. In addition, the CCR shall continue to include the CSSBMB 
as a separate line item in future fiscal year budget requests.

                Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The agreement includes $455,000,000 for the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC shall 
continue to follow the directives contained in the joint 
explanatory statement accompanying division B of Public Law 
117-103 under the headings ``Charge Reporting,'' ``Public 
Comment on EEOC Guidance,'' and ``Inventory Backlog 
Reduction.''
    Equal Pay and Report Data.--In lieu of the House language 
on ``Equal Pay and Report Data'' the agreement notes the 
release of the report by the National Academies of Sciences, 
Engineering and Medicines and directs the Commission to brief 
the Committees on Appropriations within 30 days of enactment of 
this act on the actions the Commission intends to take in 
response to the data and recommendations contained in the 
report.
    Skills-based Hiring.--The agreement affirms the House 
directive language on skills-based hiring.
    National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force.--EEOC is 
encouraged to explore whether reinstating the National Equal 
Pay Enforcement Task Force would further the agency's mission.

                     International Trade Commission

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The agreement includes $122,400,000 for the International 
Trade Commission (ITC).

                       Legal Services Corporation

               PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

    The agreement includes $560,000,000 for the Legal Services 
Corporation (LSC).

                        Marine Mammal Commission

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The agreement includes $4,500,000 for the Marine Mammal 
Commission.

            Office of the United States Trade Representative

    The agreement includes a total of $76,000,000 for the 
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR).
    For fiscal year 2023, USTR is directed to continue 
following the directives and reporting requirements included in 
Senate Report 116-127 and adopted in Public Law 116-93, on the 
following topics: ``Trade and Agricultural Exports,'' ``Trade 
Enforcement,'' and ``Travel.'' Additionally, USTR is directed 
to continue following the directives and reporting requirements 
in the joint explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 116-
260 regarding ``China Trade Deal Costs.'' Finally, USTR is 
directed to continue following the directives and reporting 
requirements in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 
Public Law 117-103, on the following topics: ``United States-
Canada Softwood Lumber Dispute,'' ``Quad Strategic 
Partnership,'' and ``Parity for American Exports.''
    The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) 
Implementation Act.--The agreement notes that Public Law 116-
113 provided supplemental funds for USTR activities to 
implement the USMCA from fiscal years 2020 through 2023. Due to 
pandemic-related barriers beyond USTR's control, such as travel 
restrictions and staffing relocation limitations to and within 
Mexico, USTR experienced delays in its ability to obligate 
these funds for their intended purpose. Section 540 of this act 
extends availability of those funds for an additional year. To 
the extent additional discretionary funds may be required to 
implement the agreement beyond fiscal year 2024, the agreement 
directs USTR to articulate those funding needs in its annual 
budget requests.

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The agreement includes $61,000,000 for the salaries and 
expenses of USTR.

                      TRADE ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The agreement includes $15,000,000, which is to be derived 
from the Trade Enforcement Trust Fund, for trade enforcement 
activities and transfers authorized by the Trade Facilitation 
and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015.

                        State Justice Institute

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The agreement includes $7,640,000 for the State Justice 
Institute (SJI).
    Fines, Fees, and Bail Practices.--SJI is encouraged to 
continue prioritizing its investments in the areas of fines, 
fees, and bail practices so that State courts can continue 
taking a leadership role in reviewing these practices.

                                TITLE V

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

                        (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The agreement includes the following general provisions:
    Section 501 prohibits the use of funds for publicity or 
propaganda purposes unless expressly authorized by law.
    Section 502 prohibits any appropriation contained in this 
act from remaining available for obligation beyond the current 
fiscal year unless expressly provided.
    Section 503 provides that the expenditure of any 
appropriation contained in this act for any consulting service 
through procurement contracts 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 existing Executive order issued 
pursuant to existing law.
    Section 504 provides that if any provision of this act or 
the application of such provision to any person or circumstance 
shall be held invalid, the remainder of this act and the 
application of other provisions shall not be affected.
    Section 505 prohibits 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 employee; (5) reorganizes or renames offices, programs, or 
activities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any function or 
activity presently performed by Federal employees; (7) augments 
funds for existing programs, projects, or activities in excess 
of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, or reduces by 10 
percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, 
or numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or (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 15 
days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
    Section 506 provides that if it is determined that any 
person intentionally affixes a ``Made in America'' label to any 
product that was not made in America that person shall not be 
eligible to receive any contract or subcontract with funds made 
available in this act. The section further provides that to the 
extent practicable, with respect to purchases of promotional 
items, funds made available under this act shall be used to 
purchase items manufactured, produced, or assembled in the 
United States or its territories or possessions.
    Section 507 requires quarterly reporting to Congress on the 
status of balances of appropriations.
    Section 508 provides that 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 in this act, or, for the Department of Commerce, 
from actions taken for the care and protection of loan 
collateral or grant property, shall be absorbed within the 
budgetary resources available to the department or agency, and 
provides transfer authority between appropriation accounts to 
carry out this provision, subject to reprogramming procedures.
    Section 509 prohibits funds made available in this act from 
being used to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco 
products or to seek the reduction or removal of foreign 
restrictions on the marketing of tobacco products, except for 
restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or 
tobacco products of the same type. This provision is not 
intended to impact routine international trade services to all 
U.S. citizens, including the processing of applications to 
establish foreign trade zones.
    Section 510 stipulates the obligations of certain receipts 
deposited into the Crime Victims Fund.
    Section 511 prohibits the use of Department of Justice 
funds for programs that discriminate against or denigrate the 
religious or moral beliefs of students participating in such 
programs.
    Section 512 prohibits the transfer of funds in this 
agreement to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
United States Government, except for transfers made by, or 
pursuant to authorities provided in, this agreement or any 
other appropriations act.
    Section 513 requires certain timetables of audits performed 
by Inspectors General of the Departments of Commerce and 
Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the 
National Science Foundation and the Legal Services Corporation 
and sets limits and restrictions on the awarding and use of 
grants or contracts funded by amounts appropriated by this act.
    Section 514 prohibits funds for acquisition of certain 
information systems unless the acquiring department or agency 
has reviewed and assessed certain risks. Any acquisition of 
such an information system is contingent upon the development 
of a risk mitigation strategy and a determination that the 
acquisition is in the national interest. Each department or 
agency covered under section 514 shall submit a quarterly 
report to the Committees on Appropriations describing reviews 
and assessments of risk made pursuant to this section and any 
associated findings or determinations.
    Section 515 prohibits the use of funds in this act to 
support or justify the use of torture by any official or 
contract employee of the United States Government.
    Section 516 prohibits the use of funds to include certain 
language in trade agreements.
    Section 517 prohibits the use of funds in this act to 
authorize or issue a National Security Letter (NSL) in 
contravention of certain laws authorizing the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation to issue NSLs.
    Section 518 requires congressional notification for any 
project within the Departments of Commerce or Justice, the 
National Science Foundation, or the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration totaling more than $75,000,000 that has 
cost increases of 10 percent or more.
    Section 519 deems funds for intelligence or intelligence-
related activities as authorized by the Congress until the 
enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 
2023.
    Section 520 prohibits contracts or grant awards in excess 
of $5,000,000 unless the prospective contractor or grantee 
certifies that the organization has filed all Federal tax 
returns, has not been convicted of a criminal offense under the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has no unpaid Federal tax 
assessment.

                             (RESCISSIONS)

    Section 521 provides for rescissions of unobligated 
balances. Subsection (e) requires the Departments of Commerce 
and Justice to submit a report on the amount of each 
rescission. These reports shall include the distribution of 
such rescissions among decision units, or, in the case of 
rescissions from grant accounts, the distribution of such 
rescissions among specific grant programs, and whether such 
rescissions were taken from recoveries and deobligations, or 
from funds that were never obligated. Rescissions shall be 
applied to discretionary budget authority balances that were 
not appropriated with emergency or disaster relief 
designations. The Department of Justice shall ensure that 
amounts for Joint Law Enforcement Operations are preserved at 
no less than the fiscal year 2022 level and that those amounts 
and amounts for victim compensation are prioritized.
    Section 522 prohibits the use of funds in this act for the 
purchase of first class or premium air travel in contravention 
of the Code of Federal Regulations.
    Section 523 prohibits the use of funds to pay for the 
attendance of more than 50 department or agency employees, who 
are stationed in the United States, at any single conference 
outside the United States, unless the conference is: (1) a law 
enforcement training or operational event where the majority of 
Federal attendees are law enforcement personnel stationed 
outside the United States; (2) a scientific conference for 
which the department or agency head has notified the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations that such attendance is in 
the national interest, along with the basis for such 
determination.
    Section 524 requires any department, agency, or 
instrumentality of the United States Government receiving funds 
appropriated under this act to track and report on undisbursed 
balances in expired grant accounts.
    Section 525 requires, when practicable, the use of funds in 
this act to purchase light bulbs that have the ``Energy Star'' 
or ``Federal Energy Management Program'' designation.
    Section 526 prohibits the use of funds by NASA, OSTP, or 
the National Space Council (NSC) to engage in bilateral 
activities with China or a Chinese-owned company or effectuate 
the hosting of official Chinese visitors at certain facilities 
unless the activities are authorized by subsequent legislation 
or NASA, OSTP, or NSC have made a certification pursuant to 
subsections (c) and (d) of this section.
    Section 527 prohibits the use of funds to establish or 
maintain a computer network that does not block pornography, 
except for law enforcement and victim assistance purposes.
    Section 528 requires the departments and agencies funded in 
this act to submit spending plans.
    Section 529 prohibits funds to pay for award or incentive 
fees for contractors with below satisfactory performance or 
performance that fails to meet the basic requirements of the 
contract. The heads of executive branch departments, agencies, 
boards, and commissions funded by this act are directed to 
require that all contracts within their purview that provide 
award fees link such fees to successful acquisition outcomes, 
specifying the terms of cost, schedule, and performance.
    Section 530 prohibits the use of funds by the Department of 
Justice or the Drug Enforcement Administration in contravention 
of a certain section of the Agricultural Act of 2014.
    Section 531 prohibits the Department of Justice from 
preventing certain States from implementing State laws 
regarding the use of medical marijuana.
    Section 532 requires quarterly reports from the Department 
of Commerce, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
and the National Science Foundation of travel to China.
    Section 533 requires 10 percent of the funds for certain 
programs be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty 
counties.
    Section 534 prohibits the use of funds in this act to 
require certain export licenses.
    Section 535 prohibits the use of funds in this act to deny 
certain import applications regarding ``curios or relics'' 
firearms, parts, or ammunition.
    Section 536 prohibits funds from being used to deny the 
importation of shotgun models if no application for the 
importation of such models, in the same configuration, had been 
denied prior to January 1, 2011, on the basis that the shotgun 
was not particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to 
sporting purposes.
    Section 537 prohibits the use of funds to implement the 
Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of 
ratification for the Treaty.
    Section 538 includes language regarding detainees held at 
Guantanamo Bay.
    Section 539 includes language regarding facilities for 
housing detainees held at Guantanamo Bay.
    Section 540 extends the availability of certain funds.
    Section 541 provides that the Department of Commerce and 
Federal Bureau of Investigation may utilize funding to provide 
payments pursuant to section 901(i)(2) of title IX of division 
J of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020.
    Section 542 withholds funding from NASA's Mobile Launcher 2 
project until detailed cost and schedule information are 
provided to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, the 
Government Accountability Office (GAO), and the NASA Office of 
Inspector General.
    Section 543 sets certain requirements for the allocations 
of funds related to the CHIPS Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-167).

   Disclosure of Earmarks and Congressionally Directed Spending Items

    Following is a list of congressional earmarks and 
congressionally directed spending items (as defined in clause 9 
of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, respectively) 
included in the bill or this explanatory statement, along with 
the name of each House Member, Senator, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner who submitted a request to the Committee of 
jurisdiction for each item so identified. For each item, a 
Member is required to provide a certification that neither the 
Member nor the Member's immediate family has a financial 
interest, and each Senator is required to provide a 
certification that neither the Senator nor the Senator's 
immediate family has a pecuniary interest in such 
congressionally directed spending item. Neither the bill nor 
the explanatory statement contains any limited tax benefits or 
limited tariff benefits as defined in the applicable House and 
Senate rules.
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                 [House Appropriations Committee Print]

      

                 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

                       (H.R. 2617; P.L. 117-328)

      

       DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

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       DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

                                TITLE I

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Military Personnel, Army

  For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station 
travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
permanent duty stations, for members of the Army on active duty 
(except members of reserve components provided for elsewhere), 
cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve 
Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 
156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and 
to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
$49,628,305,000.

                        Military Personnel, Navy

  For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station 
travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
permanent duty stations, for members of the Navy on active duty 
(except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere), 
midshipmen, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve 
Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 
156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and 
to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
$36,706,395,000.

                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

  For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station 
travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
permanent duty stations, for members of the Marine Corps on 
active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for 
elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public 
Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the 
Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
$15,050,088,000.

                     Military Personnel, Air Force

  For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station 
travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
permanent duty stations, for members of the Air Force on active 
duty (except members of reserve components provided for 
elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the 
Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to 
section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 
note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement 
Fund, $35,427,788,000.

                    Military Personnel, Space Force

  For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station 
travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
permanent duty stations, for members of the Space Force on 
active duty and cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers' 
Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of 
Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the 
Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $1,109,400,000.

                        Reserve Personnel, Army

  For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Reserve 
on active duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 7038 of title 
10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under 
section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection 
with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, 
United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or 
while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and 
expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States 
Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military 
Retirement Fund, $5,212,834,000.

                        Reserve Personnel, Navy

  For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Navy Reserve 
on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, United States 
Code, or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of 
title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing 
duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing 
drills or equivalent duty, and expenses authorized by section 
16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the 
Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $2,400,831,000.

                    Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps

  For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Marine Corps 
Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, United 
States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 
12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with 
performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, 
United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or 
while performing drills or equivalent duty, and for members of 
the Marine Corps platoon leaders class, and expenses authorized 
by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for 
payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
$826,712,000.

                      Reserve Personnel, Air Force

  For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force 
Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 8038 of 
title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty 
under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in 
connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) 
of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve 
training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or 
other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 
10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of 
Defense Military Retirement Fund, $2,457,519,000.

                     National Guard Personnel, Army

  For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army National 
Guard while on duty under sections 10211, 10302, or 12402 of 
title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States Code, or 
while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 or 
section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, in connection 
with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, 
United States Code, or while undergoing training, or while 
performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and 
expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States 
Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military 
Retirement Fund, $9,232,554,000.

                  National Guard Personnel, Air Force

  For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air National 
Guard on duty under sections 10211, 10305, or 12402 of title 10 
or section 708 of title 32, United States Code, or while 
serving on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 or section 
502(f) of title 32, United States Code, in connection with 
performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, 
United States Code, or while undergoing training, or while 
performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and 
expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States 
Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military 
Retirement Fund, $4,913,538,000.

                                TITLE II

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army

  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized by law, 
$59,015,977,000: Provided, That not to exceed $12,478,000 may 
be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be 
expended upon the approval or authority of the Secretary of the 
Army, and payments may be made upon the Secretary's certificate 
of necessity for confidential military purposes.

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy

  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine Corps, as 
authorized by law, $68,260,046,000: Provided, That not to 
exceed $15,055,000 may be used for emergencies and 
extraordinary expenses, to be expended upon the approval or 
authority of the Secretary of the Navy, and payments may be 
made upon the Secretary's certificate of necessity for 
confidential military purposes.

                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as authorized by 
law, $9,891,998,000.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as authorized by 
law, $60,279,937,000: Provided, That not to exceed $7,699,000 
may be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be 
expended upon the approval or authority of the Secretary of the 
Air Force, and payments may be made upon the Secretary's 
certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes.

                 Operation and Maintenance, Space Force

  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of the Space Force, as authorized by 
law, $4,086,883,000.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

                     (including transfer of funds)

  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of activities and agencies of the 
Department of Defense (other than the military departments), as 
authorized by law, $49,574,779,000: Provided, That not more 
than $2,981,000 may be used for the Combatant Commander 
Initiative Fund authorized under section 166a of title 10, 
United States Code: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$36,000,000 may be used for emergencies and extraordinary 
expenses, to be expended upon the approval or authority of the 
Secretary of Defense, and payments may be made upon the 
Secretary's certificate of necessity for confidential military 
purposes: Provided further, That of the funds provided under 
this heading, not less than $55,000,000 shall be made available 
for the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement 
Program, of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be available 
for centers defined in 10 U.S.C. 2411(1)(D): Provided further, 
That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
by this Act may be used to plan or implement the consolidation 
of a budget or appropriations liaison office of the Office of 
the Secretary of Defense, the office of the Secretary of a 
military department, or the service headquarters of one of the 
Armed Forces into a legislative affairs or legislative liaison 
office: Provided further, That $49,071,000 to remain available 
until expended, is available only for expenses relating to 
certain classified activities, and may be transferred as 
necessary by the Secretary of Defense to operation and 
maintenance appropriations or research, development, test and 
evaluation appropriations, to be merged with and to be 
available for the same time period as the appropriations to 
which transferred: Provided further, That any ceiling on the 
investment item unit cost of items that may be purchased with 
operation and maintenance funds shall not apply to the funds 
described in the preceding proviso: Provided further, That of 
the funds provided under this heading, $2,467,009,000, of which 
$1,510,260,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, 
shall be available to provide support and assistance to foreign 
security forces or other groups or individuals to conduct, 
support or facilitate counterterrorism, crisis response, or 
other Department of Defense security cooperation programs: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate on the use and status 
of funds made available in this paragraph: Provided further, 
That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in 
addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in 
this Act.

                   Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund

  For the ``Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Train and 
Equip Fund'', $475,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2024: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the 
Secretary of Defense in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, to provide assistance, including training; equipment; 
logistics support, supplies, and services; stipends; 
infrastructure repair and renovation; construction for facility 
fortification and humane treatment; and sustainment, to foreign 
security forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals 
participating, or preparing to participate in activities to 
counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and their 
affiliated or associated groups: Provided further, That amounts 
made available under this heading shall be available to provide 
assistance only for activities in a country designated by the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, as having a security mission to counter the Islamic 
State of Iraq and Syria, and following written notification to 
the congressional defense committees of such designation: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
that prior to providing assistance to elements of any forces or 
individuals, such elements or individuals are appropriately 
vetted, including at a minimum, assessing such elements for 
associations with terrorist groups or groups associated with 
the Government of Iran; and receiving commitments from such 
elements to promote respect for human rights and the rule of 
law: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not 
fewer than 15 days prior to obligating from this appropriation 
account, notify the congressional defense committees in writing 
of the details of any such obligation: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of Defense may accept and retain contributions, 
including assistance in-kind, from foreign governments, 
including the Government of Iraq and other entities, to carry 
out assistance authorized under this heading: Provided further, 
That contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein 
from any foreign government or other entity may be credited to 
this Fund, to remain available until expended, and used for 
such purposes: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
shall prioritize such contributions when providing any 
assistance for construction for facility fortification: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive a 
provision of law relating to the acquisition of items and 
support services or sections 40 and 40A of the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780 and 2785) if the Secretary 
determines that such provision of law would prohibit, restrict, 
delay or otherwise limit the provision of such assistance and a 
notice of and justification for such waiver is submitted to the 
congressional defense committees, the Committees on 
Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives: Provided further, That the United States 
may accept equipment procured using funds provided under this 
heading, or under the heading, ``Iraq Train and Equip Fund'' in 
prior Acts, that was transferred to security forces, irregular 
forces, or groups participating, or preparing to participate in 
activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and 
returned by such forces or groups to the United States, and 
such equipment may be treated as stocks of the Department of 
Defense upon written notification to the congressional defense 
committees: Provided further, That equipment procured using 
funds provided under this heading, or under the heading, ``Iraq 
Train and Equip Fund'' in prior Acts, and not yet transferred 
to security forces, irregular forces, or groups participating, 
or preparing to participate in activities to counter the 
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria may be treated as stocks of the 
Department of Defense when determined by the Secretary to no 
longer be required for transfer to such forces or groups and 
upon written notification to the congressional defense 
committees: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense 
committees on the use of funds provided under this heading, 
including, but not limited to, the number of individuals 
trained, the nature and scope of support and sustainment 
provided to each group or individual, the area of operations 
for each group, and the contributions of other countries, 
groups, or individuals.

                Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve

  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance, including training, organization, 
and administration, of the Army Reserve; repair of facilities 
and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and 
transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of 
services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, 
$3,206,434,000.

                Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve

  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance, including training, organization, 
and administration, of the Navy Reserve; repair of facilities 
and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and 
transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of 
services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, 
$1,278,050,000.

            Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve

  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance, including training, organization, 
and administration, of the Marine Corps Reserve; repair of 
facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; 
procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and 
communications, $347,633,000.

              Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve

  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance, including training, organization, 
and administration, of the Air Force Reserve; repair of 
facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; 
procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and 
communications, $3,700,800,000.

             Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

  For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the 
Army National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment 
and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, 
operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; personnel services in the National 
Guard Bureau; travel expenses (other than mileage), as 
authorized by law for Army personnel on active duty, for Army 
National Guard division, regimental, and battalion commanders 
while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau 
regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National 
Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army National Guard 
as authorized by law; and expenses of repair, modification, 
maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment (including 
aircraft), $8,299,187,000.

             Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard

  For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the 
Air National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment 
and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, 
operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; 
transportation of things, hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
supplying and equipping the Air National Guard, as authorized 
by law; expenses for repair, modification, maintenance, and 
issue of supplies and equipment, including those furnished from 
stocks under the control of agencies of the Department of 
Defense; travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same basis 
as authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel on active 
Federal duty, for Air National Guard commanders while 
inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau 
regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National 
Guard Bureau, $7,382,079,000.

          United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

  For salaries and expenses necessary for the United States 
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, $16,003,000, of which 
not to exceed $10,000 may be used for official representation 
purposes.

                    Environmental Restoration, Army

                     (including transfer of funds)

  For the Department of the Army, $324,500,000, to remain 
available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of 
the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required 
for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of 
hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the 
Department of the Army, or for similar purposes, transfer the 
funds made available by this appropriation to other 
appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, to 
be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and 
for the same time period as the appropriations to which 
transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that 
all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation 
are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 
amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided 
further, That the transfer authority provided under this 
heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided 
elsewhere in this Act.

                    Environmental Restoration, Navy

                     (including transfer of funds)

  For the Department of the Navy, $400,113,000, to remain 
available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of 
the Navy shall, upon determining that such funds are required 
for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of 
hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the 
Department of the Navy, or for similar purposes, transfer the 
funds made available by this appropriation to other 
appropriations made available to the Department of the Navy, to 
be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and 
for the same time period as the appropriations to which 
transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that 
all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation 
are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 
amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided 
further, That the transfer authority provided under this 
heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided 
elsewhere in this Act.

                  Environmental Restoration, Air Force

                     (including transfer of funds)

  For the Department of the Air Force, $573,810,000, to remain 
available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of 
the Air Force shall, upon determining that such funds are 
required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling 
of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of 
the Department of the Air Force, or for similar purposes, 
transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to 
other appropriations made available to the Department of the 
Air Force, to be merged with and to be available for the same 
purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to 
which transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination 
that all or part of the funds transferred from this 
appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided 
herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this 
appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer authority 
provided under this heading is in addition to any other 
transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.

                Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide

                     (including transfer of funds)

  For the Department of Defense, $10,979,000, to remain 
available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of 
Defense shall, upon determining that such funds are required 
for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of 
hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the 
Department of Defense, or for similar purposes, transfer the 
funds made available by this appropriation to other 
appropriations made available to the Department of Defense, to 
be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and 
for the same time period as the appropriations to which 
transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that 
all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation 
are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 
amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided 
further, That the transfer authority provided under this 
heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided 
elsewhere in this Act.

         Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites

                     (including transfer of funds)

  For the Department of the Army, $317,580,000, to remain 
available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of 
the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required 
for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of 
hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris at 
sites formerly used by the Department of Defense, transfer the 
funds made available by this appropriation to other 
appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, to 
be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and 
for the same time period as the appropriations to which 
transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that 
all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation 
are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 
amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided 
further, That the transfer authority provided under this 
heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided 
elsewhere in this Act.

             Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid

  For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, 
and Civic Aid programs of the Department of Defense (consisting 
of the programs provided under sections 401, 402, 404, 407, 
2557, and 2561 of title 10, United States Code), $170,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That 
such amounts shall not be subject to the limitation in section 
407(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code.

                  Cooperative Threat Reduction Account

  For assistance, including assistance provided by contract or 
by grants, under programs and activities of the Department of 
Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program authorized under 
the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act, 
$351,598,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025.

    Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account

  For the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce 
Development Account, $111,791,000: Provided, That no other 
amounts may be otherwise credited or transferred to the 
Account, or deposited into the Account, in fiscal year 2023 
pursuant to section 1705(d) of title 10, United States Code.

                               TITLE III

                              PROCUREMENT

                       Aircraft Procurement, Army

  For construction, procurement, production, modification, and 
modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, 
ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories 
therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion 
of public and private plants, including the land necessary 
therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and 
interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 
thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and 
installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in 
public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and 
contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses 
necessary for the foregoing purposes, $3,847,834,000, to remain 
available for obligation until September 30, 2025.

                       Missile Procurement, Army

  For construction, procurement, production, modification, and 
modernization of missiles, equipment, including ordnance, 
ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories 
therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion 
of public and private plants, including the land necessary 
therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and 
interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 
thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and 
installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in 
public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and 
contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses 
necessary for the foregoing purposes, $3,848,853,000, to remain 
available for obligation until September 30, 2025.

        Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army

  For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, equipment, including 
ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized 
equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private 
plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the 
foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may 
be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 
approval of title; and procurement and installation of 
equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private 
plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 
equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the 
foregoing purposes, $4,505,157,000, to remain available for 
obligation until September 30, 2025.

                    Procurement of Ammunition, Army

  For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment 
and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, 
including ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of 
title 10, United States Code, and the land necessary therefor, 
for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests 
therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon 
prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of 
equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private 
plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 
equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the 
foregoing purposes, $2,770,120,000, to remain available for 
obligation until September 30, 2025.

                        Other Procurement, Army

  For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
of vehicles, including tactical, support, and non-tracked 
combat vehicles; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 
replacement only; communications and electronic equipment; 
other support equipment; spare parts, ordnance, and accessories 
therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion 
of public and private plants, including the land necessary 
therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and 
interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 
thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and 
installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in 
public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and 
contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses 
necessary for the foregoing purposes, $8,668,148,000, to remain 
available for obligation until September 30, 2025.

                       Aircraft Procurement, Navy

  For construction, procurement, production, modification, and 
modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, spare 
parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; 
expansion of public and private plants, including the land 
necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may 
be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 
approval of title; and procurement and installation of 
equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private 
plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 
equipment layaway, $19,031,864,000, to remain available for 
obligation until September 30, 2025.

                       Weapons Procurement, Navy

  For construction, procurement, production, modification, and 
modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weapons, and 
related support equipment including spare parts, and 
accessories therefor; expansion of public and private plants, 
including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and 
interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 
thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and 
installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in 
public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and 
contractor-owned equipment layaway, $4,823,113,000, to remain 
available for obligation until September 30, 2025.

            Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps

  For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment 
and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, 
including ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of 
title 10, United States Code, and the land necessary therefor, 
for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests 
therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon 
prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of 
equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private 
plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 
equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the 
foregoing purposes, $920,884,000, to remain available for 
obligation until September 30, 2025.

                   Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy

  For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisition, or 
conversion of vessels as authorized by law, including armor and 
armament thereof, plant equipment, appliances, and machine 
tools and installation thereof in public and private plants; 
reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 
layaway; procurement of critical, long lead time components and 
designs for vessels to be constructed or converted in the 
future; and expansion of public and private plants, including 
land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, 
may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 
approval of title, as follows:
          Columbia Class Submarine, $3,079,223,000;
          Columbia Class Submarine (AP), $2,778,553,000;
          Carrier Replacement Program (CVN-80), $1,465,880,000;
          Carrier Replacement Program (CVN-81), $1,052,024,000;
          Virginia Class Submarine, $4,534,184,000;
          Virginia Class Submarine (AP), $2,025,651,000;
          CVN Refueling Overhauls (AP), $612,081,000;
          DDG-1000 Program, $72,976,000;
          DDG-51 Destroyer, $6,946,537,000;
          DDG-51 Destroyer (AP), $695,652,000;
          FFG-Frigate, $1,135,224,000;
          LPD Flight II, $1,673,000,000;
          LPD Flight II (AP), $250,000,000;
          LHA Replacement, $1,374,470,000;
          Expeditionary Fast Transport, $645,000,000;
          TAO Fleet Oiler, $782,588,000;
          Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship, $95,915,000;
          Ship to Shore Connector, $454,533,000;
          Service Craft, $21,056,000;
          Auxiliary Personnel Lighter, $71,218,000;
          LCAC SLEP, $36,301,000;
          Auxiliary Vessels, $133,000,000;
          For outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and first 
        destination transportation, $707,412,000; and
          Completion of Prior Year Shipbuilding Programs, 
        $1,312,646,000.
In all: $31,955,124,000, to remain available for obligation 
until September 30, 2027: Provided, That additional obligations 
may be incurred after September 30, 2027, for engineering 
services, tests, evaluations, and other such budgeted work that 
must be performed in the final stage of ship construction: 
Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this 
heading for the construction or conversion of any naval vessel 
to be constructed in shipyards in the United States shall be 
expended in foreign facilities for the construction of major 
components of such vessel: Provided further, That none of the 
funds provided under this heading shall be used for the 
construction of any naval vessel in foreign shipyards: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
this Act for Columbia Class Submarine (AP) may be available for 
the purposes authorized by subsections (f), (g), (h) or (i) of 
section 2218a of title 10, United States Code, only in 
accordance with the provisions of the applicable subsection.

                        Other Procurement, Navy

  For procurement, production, and modernization of support 
equipment and materials not otherwise provided for, Navy 
ordnance (except ordnance for new aircraft, new ships, and 
ships authorized for conversion); the purchase of passenger 
motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public and 
private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such 
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement 
and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in 
public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and 
contractor-owned equipment layaway, $12,138,590,000, to remain 
available for obligation until September 30, 2025: Provided, 
That such funds are also available for the maintenance, repair, 
and modernization of ships under a pilot program established 
for such purposes.

                       Procurement, Marine Corps

  For expenses necessary for the procurement, manufacture, and 
modification of missiles, armament, military equipment, spare 
parts, and accessories therefor; plant equipment, appliances, 
and machine tools, and installation thereof in public and 
private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-
owned equipment layaway; vehicles for the Marine Corps, 
including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 
replacement only; and expansion of public and private plants, 
including land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests 
therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon 
prior to approval of title, $3,669,510,000, to remain available 
for obligation until September 30, 2025.

                    Aircraft Procurement, Air Force

  For construction, procurement, and modification of aircraft 
and equipment, including armor and armament, specialized ground 
handling equipment, and training devices, spare parts, and 
accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of 
public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and 
installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, 
and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant 
and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including 
rents and transportation of things, $22,196,175,000, to remain 
available for obligation until September 30, 2025.

                     Missile Procurement, Air Force

  For construction, procurement, and modification of missiles, 
rockets, and related equipment, including spare parts and 
accessories therefor; ground handling equipment, and training 
devices; expansion of public and private plants, Government-
owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, 
erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the 
foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may 
be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 
approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-
owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the 
foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of 
things, $2,999,346,000, to remain available for obligation 
until September 30, 2025.

                  Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force

  For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment 
and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, 
including ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of 
title 10, United States Code, and the land necessary therefor, 
for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests 
therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon 
prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of 
equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private 
plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 
equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the 
foregoing purposes, $857,722,000, to remain available for 
obligation until September 30, 2025.

                      Other Procurement, Air Force

  For procurement and modification of equipment (including 
ground guidance and electronic control equipment, and ground 
electronic and communication equipment), and supplies, 
materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided 
for; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement 
only; lease of passenger motor vehicles; and expansion of 
public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and 
installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, 
and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
prosecuted thereon, prior to approval of title; reserve plant 
and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 
$28,034,122,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2025.

                        Procurement, Space Force

  For construction, procurement, and modification of 
spacecraft, rockets, and related equipment, including spare 
parts and accessories therefor; ground handling equipment, and 
training devices; expansion of public and private plants, 
Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such 
plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for 
the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, 
may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 
approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-
owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the 
foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of 
things, $4,462,188,000, to remain available for obligation 
until September 30, 2025.

                       Procurement, Defense-Wide

  For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of 
Defense (other than the military departments) necessary for 
procurement, production, and modification of equipment, 
supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise 
provided for; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 
replacement only; expansion of public and private plants, 
equipment, and installation thereof in such plants, erection of 
structures, and acquisition of land for the foregoing purposes, 
and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 
layaway, $6,139,674,000, to remain available for obligation 
until September 30, 2025.

                    Defense Production Act Purchases

  For activities by the Department of Defense pursuant to 
sections 108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense Production Act 
of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4518, 4531, 4532, and 4533), $372,906,000, 
to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2027, 
which shall be obligated and expended by the Secretary of 
Defense as if delegated the necessary authorities conferred by 
the Defense Production Act of 1950.

              National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account

  For procurement of rotary-wing aircraft; combat, tactical and 
support vehicles; other weapons; and other procurement items 
for the reserve components of the Armed Forces, $1,000,000,000, 
to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2025: 
Provided, That the Chiefs of National Guard and Reserve 
components shall, not later than 30 days after enactment of 
this Act, individually submit to the congressional defense 
committees the modernization priority assessment for their 
respective National Guard or Reserve component: Provided 
further, That none of the funds made available by this 
paragraph may be used to procure manned fixed wing aircraft, or 
procure or modify missiles, munitions, or ammunition.

                                TITLE IV

               RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army

  For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific 
research, development, test and evaluation, including 
maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities 
and equipment, $17,150,141,000, to remain available for 
obligation until September 30, 2024.

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy

  For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific 
research, development, test and evaluation, including 
maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities 
and equipment, $26,017,309,000, to remain available for 
obligation until September 30, 2024: Provided, That funds 
appropriated in this paragraph which are available for the V-22 
may be used to meet unique operational requirements of the 
Special Operations Forces.

         Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force

  For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific 
research, development, test and evaluation, including 
maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities 
and equipment, $44,946,927,000, to remain available for 
obligation until September 30, 2024.

        Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Space Force

  For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific 
research, development, test and evaluation, including 
maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities 
and equipment, $16,631,377,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2024.

        Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide

  For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of 
Defense (other than the military departments), necessary for 
basic and applied scientific research, development, test and 
evaluation; advanced research projects as may be designated and 
determined by the Secretary of Defense, pursuant to law; 
maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities 
and equipment, $34,565,478,000, to remain available for 
obligation until September 30, 2024.

                Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense

  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
independent activities of the Director, Operational Test and 
Evaluation, in the direction and supervision of operational 
test and evaluation, including initial operational test and 
evaluation which is conducted prior to, and in support of, 
production decisions; joint operational testing and evaluation; 
and administrative expenses in connection therewith, 
$449,294,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2024.

                                TITLE V

                     REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

                     Defense Working Capital Funds

  For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $1,654,710,000.

                                TITLE VI

                  OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

                         Defense Health Program

  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical and 
health care programs of the Department of Defense as authorized 
by law, $39,225,101,000; of which $35,613,417,000 shall be for 
operation and maintenance, of which not to exceed one percent 
shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2024, 
and of which up to $18,577,877,000 may be available for 
contracts entered into under the TRICARE program; of which 
$570,074,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2025, shall be for procurement; and of which 
$3,041,610,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2024, shall be for research, development, test 
and evaluation: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, of the amount made available under this 
heading for research, development, test and evaluation, not 
less than $12,000,000 shall be available for HIV prevention 
educational activities undertaken in connection with United 
States military training, exercises, and humanitarian 
assistance activities conducted primarily in African nations: 
Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading 
for research, development, test and evaluation, not less than 
$1,561,000,000 shall be made available to the Defense Health 
Agency to carry out the congressionally directed medical 
research programs: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
quarterly reports on the current status of the deployment of 
the electronic health record: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Defense shall provide notice to the congressional 
defense committees not later than 10 business days after 
delaying the proposed timeline of such deployment if such delay 
is longer than 1 week: Provided further, That the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall perform quarterly 
performance reviews of such deployment.

           Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense

  For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical 
agents and munitions in accordance with the provisions of 
section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 
1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for the destruction of other 
chemical warfare materials that are not in the chemical weapon 
stockpile, $1,059,818,000, of which $84,612,000 shall be for 
operation and maintenance, of which no less than $53,186,000 
shall be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness 
Program, consisting of $22,778,000 for activities on military 
installations and $30,408,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2024, to assist State and local governments; and 
$975,206,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, 
shall be for research, development, test and evaluation, of 
which $971,742,000 shall only be for the Assembled Chemical 
Weapons Alternatives program.

         Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense

                     (including transfer of funds)

  For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of the 
Department of Defense, for transfer to appropriations available 
to the Department of Defense for military personnel of the 
reserve components serving under the provisions of title 10 and 
title 32, United States Code; for operation and maintenance; 
for procurement; and for research, development, test and 
evaluation, $970,764,000, of which $614,510,000 shall be for 
counter-narcotics support; $130,060,000 shall be for the drug 
demand reduction program; $200,316,000 shall be for the 
National Guard counter-drug program; and $25,878,000 shall be 
for the National Guard counter-drug schools program: Provided, 
That the funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
available for obligation for the same time period and for the 
same purpose as the appropriation to which transferred: 
Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of 
the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary 
for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be 
transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That 
the transfer authority provided under this heading is in 
addition to any other transfer authority contained elsewhere in 
this Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 
heading may be used to support a new start program or project 
only after written prior notification to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

                    Office of the Inspector General

  For expenses and activities of the Office of the Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978, as amended, $485,359,000, of which $481,971,000 
shall be for operation and maintenance, of which not to exceed 
$700,000 is available for emergencies and extraordinary 
expenses to be expended upon the approval or authority of the 
Inspector General, and payments may be made upon the Inspector 
General's certificate of necessity for confidential military 
purposes; of which $1,524,000, to remain available for 
obligation until September 30, 2025, shall be for procurement; 
and of which $1,864,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2024, shall be for research, development, test and 
evaluation.

            Support for International Sporting Competitions

  For logistical and security support for international 
sporting competitions (including pay and non-travel related 
allowances only for members of the Reserve Components of the 
Armed Forces of the United States called or ordered to active 
duty in connection with providing such support), $10,377,000, 
to remain available until expended.

                               TITLE VII

                            RELATED AGENCIES

   Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund

  For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and 
Disability System Fund, to maintain the proper funding level 
for continuing the operation of the Central Intelligence Agency 
Retirement and Disability System, $514,000,000.

               Intelligence Community Management Account

  For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Community 
Management Account, $562,265,000.

                               TITLE VIII

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

  Sec. 8001.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not 
authorized by the Congress.
  Sec. 8002.  During the current fiscal year, provisions of law 
prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or employment of, 
any person not a citizen of the United States shall not apply 
to personnel of the Department of Defense: Provided, That 
salary increases granted to direct and indirect hire foreign 
national employees of the Department of Defense funded by this 
Act shall not be at a rate in excess of the percentage increase 
authorized by law for civilian employees of the Department of 
Defense whose pay is computed under the provisions of section 
5332 of title 5, United States Code, or at a rate in excess of 
the percentage increase provided by the appropriate host nation 
to its own employees, whichever is higher: Provided further, 
That this section shall not apply to Department of Defense 
foreign service national employees serving at United States 
diplomatic missions whose pay is set by the Department of State 
under the Foreign Service Act of 1980: Provided further, That 
the limitations of this provision shall not apply to foreign 
national employees of the Department of Defense in the Republic 
of Turkey.
  Sec. 8003.  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. 8004.  No more than 20 percent of the appropriations in 
this Act which are limited for obligation during the current 
fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the 
fiscal year: Provided, That this section shall not apply to 
obligations for support of active duty training of reserve 
components or summer camp training of the Reserve Officers' 
Training Corps.

                          (transfer of funds)

  Sec. 8005.  Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense 
that such action is necessary in the national interest, the 
Secretary may, with the approval of the Office of Management 
and Budget, transfer not to exceed $6,000,000,000 of working 
capital funds of the Department of Defense or funds made 
available in this Act to the Department of Defense for military 
functions (except military construction) between such 
appropriations or funds or any subdivision thereof, to be 
merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and for 
the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which 
transferred: Provided, That such authority to transfer may not 
be used unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen 
military requirements, than those for which originally 
appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are 
requested has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Congress 
promptly of all transfers made pursuant to this authority or 
any other authority in this Act: Provided further, That no part 
of the funds in this Act shall be available to prepare or 
present a request to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate for reprogramming of 
funds, unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen 
military requirements, than those for which originally 
appropriated and in no case where the item for which 
reprogramming is requested has been denied by the Congress: 
Provided further, That a request for multiple reprogrammings of 
funds using authority provided in this section shall be made 
prior to June 30, 2023: Provided further, That transfers among 
military personnel appropriations shall not be taken into 
account for purposes of the limitation on the amount of funds 
that may be transferred under this section.
  Sec. 8006. (a) With regard to the list of specific programs, 
projects, and activities (and the dollar amounts and 
adjustments to budget activities corresponding to such 
programs, projects, and activities) contained in the tables 
titled Explanation of Project Level Adjustments in the 
explanatory statement regarding this Act and the tables 
contained in the classified annex accompanying this Act, the 
obligation and expenditure of amounts appropriated or otherwise 
made available in this Act for those programs, projects, and 
activities for which the amounts appropriated exceed the 
amounts requested are hereby required by law to be carried out 
in the manner provided by such tables to the same extent as if 
the tables were included in the text of this Act.
  (b) Amounts specified in the referenced tables described in 
subsection (a) shall not be treated as subdivisions of 
appropriations for purposes of section 8005 of this Act: 
Provided, That section 8005 shall apply when transfers of the 
amounts described in subsection (a) occur between appropriation 
accounts.
  Sec. 8007. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Department of Defense shall submit a 
report to the congressional defense committees to establish the 
baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer 
authorities for fiscal year 2023: Provided, That the report 
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 appropriate, and the fiscal 
        year enacted level;
          (2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation 
        both by budget activity and program, project, and 
        activity as detailed in the Budget Appendix; and
          (3) an identification of items of special 
        congressional interest.
  (b) Notwithstanding section 8005 of this Act, none of the 
funds provided in this Act shall be available for reprogramming 
or transfer until the report identified in subsection (a) is 
submitted to the congressional defense committees, unless the 
Secretary of Defense certifies in writing to the congressional 
defense committees that such reprogramming or transfer is 
necessary as an emergency requirement: Provided, That this 
subsection shall not apply to transfers from the following 
appropriations accounts:
          (1) ``Environmental Restoration, Army'';
          (2) ``Environmental Restoration, Navy'';
          (3) ``Environmental Restoration, Air Force'';
          (4) ``Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide'';
          (5) ``Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used 
        Defense Sites''; and
          (6) ``Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activities, 
        Defense''.

                          (transfer of funds)

  Sec. 8008.  During the current fiscal year, cash balances in 
working capital funds of the Department of Defense established 
pursuant to section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, may 
be maintained in only such amounts as are necessary at any time 
for cash disbursements to be made from such funds: Provided, 
That transfers may be made between such funds: Provided 
further, That transfers may be made between working capital 
funds and the ``Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense'' 
appropriation and the ``Operation and Maintenance'' 
appropriation accounts in such amounts as may be determined by 
the Secretary of Defense, with the approval of the Office of 
Management and Budget, except that such transfers may not be 
made unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the Congress 
of the proposed transfer: Provided further, That except in 
amounts equal to the amounts appropriated to working capital 
funds in this Act, no obligations may be made against a working 
capital fund to procure or increase the value of war reserve 
material inventory, unless the Secretary of Defense has 
notified the Congress prior to any such obligation.
  Sec. 8009.  Funds appropriated by this Act may not be used to 
initiate a special access program without prior notification 30 
calendar days in advance to the congressional defense 
committees.
  Sec. 8010.  None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract that employs 
economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in 
any one year of the contract or that includes an unfunded 
contingent liability in excess of $20,000,000; or (2) a 
contract for advance procurement leading to a multiyear 
contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in 
excess of $20,000,000 in any one year, unless the congressional 
defense committees have been notified at least 30 days in 
advance of the proposed contract award: Provided, That no part 
of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available 
to initiate a multiyear contract for which the economic order 
quantity advance procurement is not funded at least to the 
limits of the Government's liability: Provided further, That no 
part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be 
available to initiate multiyear procurement contracts for any 
systems or component thereof if the value of the multiyear 
contract would exceed $500,000,000 unless specifically provided 
in this Act: Provided further, That no multiyear procurement 
contract can be terminated without 30-day prior notification to 
the congressional defense committees: Provided further, That 
the execution of multiyear authority shall require the use of a 
present value analysis to determine lowest cost compared to an 
annual procurement: Provided further, That none of the funds 
provided in this Act may be used for a multiyear contract 
executed after the date of the enactment of this Act unless in 
the case of any such contract--
          (1) the Secretary of Defense has submitted to 
        Congress a budget request for full funding of units to 
        be procured through the contract and, in the case of a 
        contract for procurement of aircraft, that includes, 
        for any aircraft unit to be procured through the 
        contract for which procurement funds are requested in 
        that budget request for production beyond advance 
        procurement activities in the fiscal year covered by 
        the budget, full funding of procurement of such unit in 
        that fiscal year;
          (2) cancellation provisions in the contract do not 
        include consideration of recurring manufacturing costs 
        of the contractor associated with the production of 
        unfunded units to be delivered under the contract;
          (3) the contract provides that payments to the 
        contractor under the contract shall not be made in 
        advance of incurred costs on funded units; and
          (4) the contract does not provide for a price 
        adjustment based on a failure to award a follow-on 
        contract.
Funds appropriated in title III of this Act may be used for 
multiyear procurement contracts for up to 15 DDG-51 Arleigh 
Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyers.
  Sec. 8011.  Within the funds appropriated for the operation 
and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are hereby 
appropriated pursuant to section 401 of title 10, United States 
Code, for humanitarian and civic assistance costs under chapter 
20 of title 10, United States Code: Provided, That such funds 
may also be obligated for humanitarian and civic assistance 
costs incidental to authorized operations and pursuant to 
authority granted in section 401 of title 10, United States 
Code, and these obligations shall be reported as required by 
section 401(d) of title 10, United States Code: Provided 
further, That funds available for operation and maintenance 
shall be available for providing humanitarian and similar 
assistance by using Civic Action Teams in the Trust Territories 
of the Pacific Islands and freely associated states of 
Micronesia, pursuant to the Compact of Free Association as 
authorized by Public Law 99-239: Provided further, That upon a 
determination by the Secretary of the Army that such action is 
beneficial for graduate medical education programs conducted at 
Army medical facilities located in Hawaii, the Secretary of the 
Army may authorize the provision of medical services at such 
facilities and transportation to such facilities, on a 
nonreimbursable basis, for civilian patients from American 
Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the 
Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, 
and Guam.
  Sec. 8012. (a) During the current fiscal year, the civilian 
personnel of the Department of Defense may not be managed on 
the basis of any constraint or limitation in terms of man 
years, end strength, full-time equivalent positions, or maximum 
number of employees, but are to be managed solely on the basis 
of, and in a manner consistent with--
          (1) the total force management policies and 
        procedures established under section 129a of title 10, 
        United States Code;
          (2) the workload required to carry out the functions 
        and activities of the Department; and
          (3) the funds made available to the Department for 
        such fiscal year.
  (b) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to 
reduce the civilian workforce programmed full time equivalent 
levels absent the appropriate analysis of the impact of these 
reductions on workload, military force structure, lethality, 
readiness, operational effectiveness, stress on the military 
force, and fully burdened costs.
  (c) A projection of the number of full-time equivalent 
positions shall not be considered a constraint or limitation 
for purposes of subsection (a) and reducing funding for under-
execution of such a projection shall not be considered managing 
based on a constraint or limitation for purposes of such 
subsection.
  (d) The fiscal year 2024 budget request for the Department of 
Defense, and any justification material and other documentation 
supporting such a request, shall be prepared and submitted to 
Congress as if subsections (a) and (b) were effective with 
respect to such fiscal year.
  (e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to 
military (civilian) technicians.
  Sec. 8013.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence 
congressional action on any legislation or appropriation 
matters pending before the Congress.
  Sec. 8014.  None of the funds available in this Act to the 
Department of Defense, other than appropriations made for 
necessary or routine refurbishments, upgrades, or maintenance 
activities, shall be used to reduce or to prepare to reduce the 
number of deployed and non-deployed strategic delivery vehicles 
and launchers below the levels set forth in the report 
submitted to Congress in accordance with section 1042 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.

                          (transfer of funds)

  Sec. 8015. (a) Funds appropriated in title III of this Act 
for the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protege Program may 
be transferred to any other appropriation contained in this Act 
solely for the purpose of implementing a Mentor-Protege Program 
developmental assistance agreement pursuant to section 831 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 
(Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note), as amended, under 
the authority of this provision or any other transfer authority 
contained in this Act.
  (b) The Secretary of Defense shall include with the budget 
justification documents in support of the budget for fiscal 
year 2024 (as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of 
title 31, United States Code) a description of each transfer 
under this section that occurred during the last fiscal year 
before the fiscal year in which such budget is submitted.
  Sec. 8016.  None of the funds in this Act may be available 
for the purchase by the Department of Defense (and its 
departments and agencies) of welded shipboard anchor and 
mooring chain unless the anchor and mooring chain are 
manufactured in the United States from components which are 
substantially manufactured in the United States: Provided, That 
for the purpose of this section, the term ``manufactured'' 
shall include cutting, heat treating, quality control, testing 
of chain and welding (including the forging and shot blasting 
process): Provided further, That for the purpose of this 
section substantially all of the components of anchor and 
mooring chain shall be considered to be produced or 
manufactured in the United States if the aggregate cost of the 
components produced or manufactured in the United States 
exceeds the aggregate cost of the components produced or 
manufactured outside the United States: Provided further, That 
when adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet 
Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis, the 
Secretary of the Service responsible for the procurement may 
waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in 
writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate that such an acquisition must be 
made in order to acquire capability for national security 
purposes.
  Sec. 8017.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
be used for the support of any nonappropriated funds activity 
of the Department of Defense that procures malt beverages and 
wine with nonappropriated funds for resale (including such 
alcoholic beverages sold by the drink) on a military 
installation located in the United States unless such malt 
beverages and wine are procured within that State, or in the 
case of the District of Columbia, within the District of 
Columbia, in which the military installation is located: 
Provided, That, in a case in which the military installation is 
located in more than one State, purchases may be made in any 
State in which the installation is located: Provided further, 
That such local procurement requirements for malt beverages and 
wine shall apply to all alcoholic beverages only for military 
installations in States which are not contiguous with another 
State: Provided further, That alcoholic beverages other than 
wine and malt beverages, in contiguous States and the District 
of Columbia shall be procured from the most competitive source, 
price and other factors considered.
  Sec. 8018.  None of the funds available to the Department of 
Defense may be used to demilitarize or dispose of M-1 Carbines, 
M-1 Garand rifles, M-14 rifles, .22 caliber rifles, .30 caliber 
rifles, or M-1911 pistols, or to demilitarize or destroy small 
arms ammunition or ammunition components that are not otherwise 
prohibited from commercial sale under Federal law, unless the 
small arms ammunition or ammunition components are certified by 
the Secretary of the Army or designee as unserviceable or 
unsafe for further use.
  Sec. 8019.  No more than $500,000 of the funds appropriated 
or made available in this Act shall be used during a single 
fiscal year for any single relocation of an organization, unit, 
activity or function of the Department of Defense into or 
within the National Capital Region: Provided, That the 
Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-
case basis by certifying in writing to the congressional 
defense committees that such a relocation is required in the 
best interest of the Government.
  Sec. 8020.  In addition to the funds provided elsewhere in 
this Act, $25,000,000 is appropriated only for incentive 
payments authorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act 
of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544): Provided, That a prime contractor or 
a subcontractor at any tier that makes a subcontract award to 
any subcontractor or supplier as defined in section 1544 of 
title 25, United States Code, or a small business owned and 
controlled by an individual or individuals defined under 
section 4221(9) of title 25, United States Code, shall be 
considered a contractor for the purposes of being allowed 
additional compensation under section 504 of the Indian 
Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544) whenever the prime 
contract or subcontract amount is over $500,000 and involves 
the expenditure of funds appropriated by an Act making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense with respect to 
any fiscal year: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
1906 of title 41, United States Code, this section shall be 
applicable to any Department of Defense acquisition of supplies 
or services, including any contract and any subcontract at any 
tier for acquisition of commercial items produced or 
manufactured, in whole or in part, by any subcontractor or 
supplier defined in section 1544 of title 25, United States 
Code, or a small business owned and controlled by an individual 
or individuals defined under section 4221(9) of title 25, 
United States Code.
  Sec. 8021. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary of the Air Force may convey at no cost to the Air 
Force, without consideration, to Indian tribes located in the 
States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, 
Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington relocatable military housing 
units located at Grand Forks Air Force Base, Malmstrom Air 
Force Base, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Ellsworth Air Force 
Base, and Minot Air Force Base that are excess to the needs of 
the Air Force.
  (b) The Secretary of the Air Force shall convey, at no cost 
to the Air Force, military housing units under subsection (a) 
in accordance with the request for such units that are 
submitted to the Secretary by the Operation Walking Shield 
Program on behalf of Indian tribes located in the States of 
Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, 
Minnesota, and Washington. Any such conveyance shall be subject 
to the condition that the housing units shall be removed within 
a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Secretary.
  (c) The Operation Walking Shield Program shall resolve any 
conflicts among requests of Indian tribes for housing units 
under subsection (a) before submitting requests to the 
Secretary of the Air Force under subsection (b).
  (d) In this section, the term ``Indian tribe'' means any 
recognized Indian tribe included on the current list published 
by the Secretary of the Interior under section 104 of the 
Federally Recognized Indian Tribe Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-
454; 108 Stat. 4792; 25 U.S.C. 5131).
  Sec. 8022.  Of the funds appropriated to the Department of 
Defense under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-
Wide'', not less than $20,000,000 shall be made available only 
for the mitigation of environmental impacts, including training 
and technical assistance to tribes, related administrative 
support, the gathering of information, documenting of 
environmental damage, and developing a system for 
prioritization of mitigation and cost to complete estimates for 
mitigation, on Indian lands resulting from Department of 
Defense activities.
  Sec. 8023.  Funds appropriated by this Act for the Defense 
Media Activity shall not be used for any national or 
international political or psychological activities.
  Sec. 8024.  Of the amounts appropriated for ``Working Capital 
Fund, Army'', $115,000,000 shall be available to maintain 
competitive rates at the arsenals.
  Sec. 8025. (a) Of the funds made available in this Act, not 
less than $64,800,000 shall be available for the Civil Air 
Patrol Corporation, of which--
          (1) $51,300,000 shall be available from ``Operation 
        and Maintenance, Air Force'' to support Civil Air 
        Patrol Corporation operation and maintenance, 
        readiness, counter-drug activities, and drug demand 
        reduction activities involving youth programs;
          (2) $11,600,000 shall be available from ``Aircraft 
        Procurement, Air Force''; and
          (3) $1,900,000 shall be available from ``Other 
        Procurement, Air Force'' for vehicle procurement.
  (b) The Secretary of the Air Force should waive reimbursement 
for any funds used by the Civil Air Patrol for counter-drug 
activities in support of Federal, State, and local government 
agencies.
  Sec. 8026. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act are 
available to establish a new Department of Defense (department) 
federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), 
either as a new entity, or as a separate entity administrated 
by an organization managing another FFRDC, or as a nonprofit 
membership corporation consisting of a consortium of other 
FFRDCs and other nonprofit entities.
  (b) No member of a Board of Directors, Trustees, Overseers, 
Advisory Group, Special Issues Panel, Visiting Committee, or 
any similar entity of a defense FFRDC, and no paid consultant 
to any defense FFRDC, except when acting in a technical 
advisory capacity, may be compensated for his or her services 
as a member of such entity, or as a paid consultant by more 
than one FFRDC in a fiscal year: Provided, That a member of any 
such entity referred to previously in this subsection shall be 
allowed travel expenses and per diem as authorized under the 
Federal Joint Travel Regulations, when engaged in the 
performance of membership duties.
  (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
funds available to the department from any source during the 
current fiscal year may be used by a defense FFRDC, through a 
fee or other payment mechanism, for construction of new 
buildings not located on a military installation, for payment 
of cost sharing for projects funded by Government grants, for 
absorption of contract overruns, or for certain charitable 
contributions, not to include employee participation in 
community service and/or development.
  (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds 
available to the department during fiscal year 2023, not more 
than $2,788,107,000 may be funded for professional technical 
staff-related costs of the defense FFRDCs: Provided, That 
within such funds, not more than $446,097,000 shall be 
available for the defense studies and analysis FFRDCs: Provided 
further, That this subsection shall not apply to staff years 
funded in the National Intelligence Program and the Military 
Intelligence Program: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Defense shall, with the submission of the department's fiscal 
year 2024 budget request, submit a report presenting the 
specific amounts of staff years of technical effort to be 
allocated for each defense FFRDC by program during that fiscal 
year and the associated budget estimates, by appropriation 
account and program.
  (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
total amount appropriated in this Act for FFRDCs is hereby 
reduced by $129,893,000: Provided, That this subsection shall 
not apply to appropriations for the National Intelligence 
Program and Military Intelligence Program.
  Sec. 8027.  For the purposes of this Act, the term 
``congressional defense committees'' means the Armed Services 
Committee of the House of Representatives, the Armed Services 
Committee of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee 
on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives.
  Sec. 8028.  For the purposes of this Act, the term 
``congressional intelligence committees'' means the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the 
Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate.
  Sec. 8029.  During the current fiscal year, the Department of 
Defense may acquire the modification, depot maintenance and 
repair of aircraft, vehicles and vessels as well as the 
production of components and other Defense-related articles, 
through competition between Department of Defense depot 
maintenance activities and private firms: Provided, That the 
Senior Acquisition Executive of the military department or 
Defense Agency concerned, with power of delegation, shall 
certify that successful bids include comparable estimates of 
all direct and indirect costs for both public and private bids: 
Provided further, That Office of Management and Budget Circular 
A-76 shall not apply to competitions conducted under this 
section.
  Sec. 8030. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act may 
be expended by an entity of the Department of Defense unless 
the entity, in expending the funds, complies with the Buy 
American Act. For purposes of this subsection, the term ``Buy 
American Act'' means chapter 83 of title 41, United States 
Code.
  (b) If the Secretary of Defense determines that a person has 
been convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing a 
``Made in America'' inscription to any product sold in or 
shipped to the United States that is not made in America, the 
Secretary shall determine, in accordance with section 4658 of 
title 10, United States Code, whether the person should be 
debarred from contracting with the Department of Defense.
  (c) In the case of any equipment or products purchased with 
appropriations provided under this Act, it is the sense of the 
Congress that any entity of the Department of Defense, in 
expending the appropriation, purchase only American-made 
equipment and products, provided that American-made equipment 
and products are cost-competitive, quality competitive, and 
available in a timely fashion.
  Sec. 8031.  None of the funds appropriated or made available 
in this Act shall be used to procure carbon, alloy, or armor 
steel plate for use in any Government-owned facility or 
property under the control of the Department of Defense which 
were not melted and rolled in the United States or Canada: 
Provided, That these procurement restrictions shall apply to 
any and all Federal Supply Class 9515, American Society of 
Testing and Materials (ASTM) or American Iron and Steel 
Institute (AISI) specifications of carbon, alloy or armor steel 
plate: Provided further, That the Secretary of the military 
department responsible for the procurement may waive this 
restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic supplies 
are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on 
a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in 
order to acquire capability for national security purposes: 
Provided further, That these restrictions shall not apply to 
contracts which are in being as of the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
  Sec. 8032. (a)(1) If the Secretary of Defense, after 
consultation with the United States Trade Representative, 
determines that a foreign country which is party to an 
agreement described in paragraph (2) has violated the terms of 
the agreement by discriminating against certain types of 
products produced in the United States that are covered by the 
agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall rescind the 
Secretary's blanket waiver of the Buy American Act with respect 
to such types of products produced in that foreign country.
  (2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any 
reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding, 
between the United States and a foreign country pursuant to 
which the Secretary of Defense has prospectively waived the Buy 
American Act for certain products in that country.
  (b) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congress a 
report on the amount of Department of Defense purchases from 
foreign entities in fiscal year 2023. Such report shall 
separately indicate the dollar value of items for which the Buy 
American Act was waived pursuant to any agreement described in 
subsection (a)(2), the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 
2501 et seq.), or any international agreement to which the 
United States is a party.
  (c) For purposes of this section, the term ``Buy American 
Act'' means chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code.
  Sec. 8033.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
used for the procurement of ball and roller bearings other than 
those produced by a domestic source and of domestic origin: 
Provided, That the Secretary of the military department 
responsible for such procurement may waive this restriction on 
a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate, that adequate domestic supplies are not available to 
meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and 
that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire 
capability for national security purposes: Provided further, 
That this restriction shall not apply to the purchase of 
``commercial products'', as defined by section 103 of title 41, 
United States Code, except that the restriction shall apply to 
ball or roller bearings purchased as end items.
  Sec. 8034.  In addition to any other funds made available for 
such purposes, there is appropriated $93,500,000, for an 
additional amount for the ``National Defense Stockpile 
Transaction Fund'', to remain available until September 30, 
2025, for activities pursuant to the Strategic and Critical 
Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.): Provided, 
That none of the funds provided under this section may be 
obligated or expended until 90 days after the Secretary of 
Defense provides the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a detailed execution plan for 
such funds.
  Sec. 8035.  None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
purchase any supercomputer which is not manufactured in the 
United States, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the 
congressional defense committees that such an acquisition must 
be made in order to acquire capability for national security 
purposes that is not available from United States 
manufacturers.
  Sec. 8036. (a) The Secretary of Defense may, on a case-by-
case basis, waive with respect to a foreign country each 
limitation on the procurement of defense items from foreign 
sources provided in law if the Secretary determines that the 
application of the limitation with respect to that country 
would invalidate cooperative programs entered into between the 
Department of Defense and the foreign country, or would 
invalidate reciprocal trade agreements for the procurement of 
defense items entered into under section 4851 of title 10, 
United States Code, and the country does not discriminate 
against the same or similar defense items produced in the 
United States for that country.
  (b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to--
          (1) contracts and subcontracts entered into on or 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
          (2) options for the procurement of items that are 
        exercised after such date under contracts that are 
        entered into before such date if the option prices are 
        adjusted for any reason other than the application of a 
        waiver granted under subsection (a).
  (c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation regarding 
construction of public vessels, ball and roller bearings, food, 
and clothing or textile materials as defined by section XI 
(chapters 50-65) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States and products classified under headings 4010, 
4202, 4203, 6401 through 6406, 6505, 7019, 7218 through 7229, 
7304.41 through 7304.49, 7306.40, 7502 through 7508, 8105, 
8108, 8109, 8211, 8215, and 9404.
  Sec. 8037.  None of the funds made available in this Act, or 
any subsequent Act making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense, may be used for the purchase or manufacture of a flag 
of the United States unless such flags are treated as covered 
items under section 4862(b) of title 10, United States Code.
  Sec. 8038.  During the current fiscal year, amounts contained 
in the Department of Defense Overseas Military Facility 
Investment Recovery Account shall be available until expended 
for the payments specified by section 2687a(b)(2) of title 10, 
United States Code.
  Sec. 8039.  During the current fiscal year, appropriations 
which are available to the Department of Defense for operation 
and maintenance may be used to purchase items having an 
investment item unit cost of not more than $350,000: Provided, 
That upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such 
action is necessary to meet the operational requirements of a 
Commander of a Combatant Command engaged in a named contingency 
operation overseas, such funds may be used to purchase items 
having an investment item unit cost of not more than $500,000.
  Sec. 8040.  Up to $13,720,000 of the funds appropriated under 
the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'' may be made 
available for the Asia Pacific Regional Initiative Program for 
the purpose of enabling the United States Indo-Pacific Command 
to execute Theater Security Cooperation activities such as 
humanitarian assistance, and payment of incremental and 
personnel costs of training and exercising with foreign 
security forces: Provided, That funds made available for this 
purpose may be used, notwithstanding any other funding 
authorities for humanitarian assistance, security assistance or 
combined exercise expenses: Provided further, That funds may 
not be obligated to provide assistance to any foreign country 
that is otherwise prohibited from receiving such type of 
assistance under any other provision of law.
  Sec. 8041.  The Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations 
to prohibit the sale of any tobacco or tobacco-related products 
in military resale outlets in the United States, its 
territories and possessions at a price below the most 
competitive price in the local community: Provided, That such 
regulations shall direct that the prices of tobacco or tobacco-
related products in overseas military retail outlets shall be 
within the range of prices established for military retail 
system stores located in the United States.
  Sec. 8042. (a) During the current fiscal year, none of the 
appropriations or funds available to the Department of Defense 
Working Capital Funds shall be used for the purchase of an 
investment item for the purpose of acquiring a new inventory 
item for sale or anticipated sale during the current fiscal 
year or a subsequent fiscal year to customers of the Department 
of Defense Working Capital Funds if such an item would not have 
been chargeable to the Department of Defense Business 
Operations Fund during fiscal year 1994 and if the purchase of 
such an investment item would be chargeable during the current 
fiscal year to appropriations made to the Department of Defense 
for procurement.
  (b) The fiscal year 2024 budget request for the Department of 
Defense as well as all justification material and other 
documentation supporting the fiscal year 2024 Department of 
Defense budget shall be prepared and submitted to the Congress 
on the basis that any equipment which was classified as an end 
item and funded in a procurement appropriation contained in 
this Act shall be budgeted for in a proposed fiscal year 2024 
procurement appropriation and not in the supply management 
business area or any other area or category of the Department 
of Defense Working Capital Funds.
  Sec. 8043.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act for 
programs of the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain 
available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, except 
for funds appropriated for the Reserve for Contingencies, which 
shall remain available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That 
funds appropriated, transferred, or otherwise credited to the 
Central Intelligence Agency Central Services Working Capital 
Fund during this or any prior or subsequent fiscal year shall 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That any 
funds appropriated or transferred to the Central Intelligence 
Agency for advanced research and development acquisition, for 
agent operations, and for covert action programs authorized by 
the President under section 503 of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3093) shall remain available until September 
30, 2024: Provided further, That any funds appropriated or 
transferred to the Central Intelligence Agency for the 
construction, improvement, or alteration of facilities, 
including leased facilities, to be used primarily by personnel 
of the intelligence community, shall remain available until 
September 30, 2025.

                     (including transfer of funds)

  Sec. 8044.  Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the 
heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', 
$47,000,000 shall be for continued implementation and expansion 
of the Sexual Assault Special Victims' Counsel Program: 
Provided, That the funds are made available for transfer to the 
Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the 
Department of the Air Force: Provided further, That funds 
transferred shall be merged with and available for the same 
purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to 
which the funds are transferred: Provided further, That this 
transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer 
authority provided in this Act.
  Sec. 8045. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), 
none of the funds made available by this Act may be used--
          (1) to establish a field operating agency; or
          (2) to pay the basic pay of a member of the Armed 
        Forces or civilian employee of the department who is 
        transferred or reassigned from a headquarters activity 
        if the member or employee's place of duty remains at 
        the location of that headquarters.
  (b) The Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a military 
department may waive the limitations in subsection (a), on a 
case-by-case basis, if the Secretary determines, and certifies 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate that the granting of the waiver 
will reduce the personnel requirements or the financial 
requirements of the department.
  (c) This section does not apply to--
          (1) field operating agencies funded within the 
        National Intelligence Program;
          (2) an Army field operating agency established to 
        eliminate, mitigate, or counter the effects of 
        improvised explosive devices, and, as determined by the 
        Secretary of the Army, other similar threats;
          (3) an Army field operating agency established to 
        improve the effectiveness and efficiencies of biometric 
        activities and to integrate common biometric 
        technologies throughout the Department of Defense; or
          (4) an Air Force field operating agency established 
        to administer the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Program 
        and Mortuary Operations for the Department of Defense 
        and authorized Federal entities.
  Sec. 8046. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
shall be available to convert to contractor performance an 
activity or function of the Department of Defense that, on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, is performed by 
Department of Defense civilian employees unless--
          (1) the conversion is based on the result of a 
        public-private competition that includes a most 
        efficient and cost effective organization plan 
        developed by such activity or function;
          (2) the Competitive Sourcing Official determines 
        that, over all performance periods stated in the 
        solicitation of offers for performance of the activity 
        or function, the cost of performance of the activity or 
        function by a contractor would be less costly to the 
        Department of Defense by an amount that equals or 
        exceeds the lesser of--
                  (A) 10 percent of the most efficient 
                organization's personnel-related costs for 
                performance of that activity or function by 
                Federal employees; or
                  (B) $10,000,000; and
          (3) the contractor does not receive an advantage for 
        a proposal that would reduce costs for the Department 
        of Defense by--
                  (A) not making an employer-sponsored health 
                insurance plan available to the workers who are 
                to be employed in the performance of that 
                activity or function under the contract; or
                  (B) offering to such workers an employer-
                sponsored health benefits plan that requires 
                the employer to contribute less towards the 
                premium or subscription share than the amount 
                that is paid by the Department of Defense for 
                health benefits for civilian employees under 
                chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.
  (b)(1) The Department of Defense, without regard to 
subsection (a) of this section or subsection (a), (b), or (c) 
of section 2461 of title 10, United States Code, and 
notwithstanding any administrative regulation, requirement, or 
policy to the contrary shall have full authority to enter into 
a contract for the performance of any commercial or industrial 
type function of the Department of Defense that--
          (A) is included on the procurement list established 
        pursuant to section 2 of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act 
        (section 8503 of title 41, United States Code);
          (B) is planned to be converted to performance by a 
        qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or by a 
        qualified nonprofit agency for other severely 
        handicapped individuals in accordance with that Act; or
          (C) is planned to be converted to performance by a 
        qualified firm under at least 51 percent ownership by 
        an Indian tribe, as defined in section 4(e) of the 
        Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
        (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)), or a Native Hawaiian Organization, 
        as defined in section 8(a)(15) of the Small Business 
        Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15)).
  (2) This section shall not apply to depot contracts or 
contracts for depot maintenance as provided in sections 2469 
and 2474 of title 10, United States Code.
  (c) The conversion of any activity or function of the 
Department of Defense under the authority provided by this 
section shall be credited toward any competitive or outsourcing 
goal, target, or measurement that may be established by 
statute, regulation, or policy and is deemed to be awarded 
under the authority of, and in compliance with, subsection (h) 
of section 2304 of title 10, United States Code, for the 
competition or outsourcing of commercial activities.

                              (rescissions)

  Sec. 8047.  Of the funds appropriated in Department of 
Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby 
rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the 
specified amounts: Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded 
from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on 
the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985:
          ``Aircraft Procurement, Army'', 2021/2023, 
        $7,300,000;
          ``Other Procurement, Army'', 2021/2023, $3,177,000;
          ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', 2021/2023, 
        $115,804,000;
          ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', 2022/
        2023, $105,000,000;
          ``Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund'', 2022/2023, 
        $65,000,000;
          ``Aircraft Procurement, Army'', 2022/2024, 
        $9,437,000;
          ``Other Procurement, Army'', 2022/2024, $71,544,000;
          ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy: CVN Refueling 
        Overhauls'', 2022/2026, $191,000,000;
          ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy: Service Craft'', 
        2022/2026, $6,092,000;
          ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', 2022/2024, 
        $205,568,000;
          ``Other Procurement, Air Force'', 2022/2024, 
        $9,100,000;
          ``Procurement, Space Force'', 2022/2024, $7,000,000;
          ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army'', 
        2022/2023, $26,700,000;
          ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air 
        Force'', 2022/2023, $117,727,000;
          ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Space 
        Force'', 2022/2023, $113,400,000; and
          ``Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency 
        Working Capital Fund'', XXXX/XXXX, $30,000,000.
  Sec. 8048.  None of the funds available in this Act may be 
used to reduce the authorized positions for military 
technicians (dual status) of the Army National Guard, Air 
National Guard, Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve for the 
purpose of applying any administratively imposed civilian 
personnel ceiling, freeze, or reduction on military technicians 
(dual status), unless such reductions are a direct result of a 
reduction in military force structure.
  Sec. 8049.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available in this Act may be obligated or expended for 
assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea unless 
specifically appropriated for that purpose: Provided, That this 
restriction shall not apply to any activities incidental to the 
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency mission to recover and 
identify the remains of United States Armed Forces personnel 
from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
  Sec. 8050.  Funds appropriated in this Act for operation and 
maintenance of the Military Departments, Combatant Commands and 
Defense Agencies shall be available for reimbursement of pay, 
allowances and other expenses which would otherwise be incurred 
against appropriations for the National Guard and Reserve when 
members of the National Guard and Reserve provide intelligence 
or counterintelligence support to Combatant Commands, Defense 
Agencies and Joint Intelligence Activities, including the 
activities and programs included within the National 
Intelligence Program and the Military Intelligence Program: 
Provided, That nothing in this section authorizes deviation 
from established Reserve and National Guard personnel and 
training procedures.
  Sec. 8051. (a) None of the funds available to the Department 
of Defense for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or 
counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other 
department or agency of the United States except as 
specifically provided in an appropriations law.
  (b) None of the funds available to the Central Intelligence 
Agency for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or counter-
drug activities may be transferred to any other department or 
agency of the United States except as specifically provided in 
an appropriations law.
  Sec. 8052.  In addition to the amounts appropriated or 
otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, $49,000,000 is 
hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense: Provided, 
That upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that it 
shall serve the national interest, the Secretary shall make 
grants in the amounts specified as follows: $24,000,000 to the 
United Service Organizations and $25,000,000 to the Red Cross.
  Sec. 8053.  Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, 
the Small Business Innovation Research program and the Small 
Business Technology Transfer program set-asides shall be taken 
proportionally from all programs, projects, or activities to 
the extent they contribute to the extramural budget. The 
Secretary of each military department, the Director of each 
Defense Agency, and the head of each other relevant component 
of the Department of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees, concurrent with submission of the budget 
justification documents to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of 
title 31, United States Code, a report with a detailed 
accounting of the Small Business Innovation Research program 
and the Small Business Technology Transfer program set-asides 
taken from programs, projects, or activities within such 
department, agency, or component during the most recently 
completed fiscal year.
  Sec. 8054.  None of the funds available to the Department of 
Defense under this Act shall be obligated or expended to pay a 
contractor under a contract with the Department of Defense for 
costs of any amount paid by the contractor to an employee 
when--
          (1) such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in excess 
        of the normal salary paid by the contractor to the 
        employee; and
          (2) such bonus is part of restructuring costs 
        associated with a business combination.

                     (including transfer of funds)

  Sec. 8055.  During the current fiscal year, no more than 
$30,000,000 of appropriations made in this Act under the 
heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' may be 
transferred to appropriations available for the pay of military 
personnel, to be merged with, and to be available for the same 
time period as the appropriations to which transferred, to be 
used in support of such personnel in connection with support 
and services for eligible organizations and activities outside 
the Department of Defense pursuant to section 2012 of title 10, 
United States Code.
  Sec. 8056.  During the current fiscal year, in the case of an 
appropriation account of the Department of Defense for which 
the period of availability for obligation has expired or which 
has closed under the provisions of section 1552 of title 31, 
United States Code, and which has a negative unliquidated or 
unexpended balance, an obligation or an adjustment of an 
obligation may be charged to any current appropriation account 
for the same purpose as the expired or closed account if--
          (1) the obligation would have been properly 
        chargeable (except as to amount) to the expired or 
        closed account before the end of the period of 
        availability or closing of that account;
          (2) the obligation is not otherwise properly 
        chargeable to any current appropriation account of the 
        Department of Defense; and
          (3) in the case of an expired account, the obligation 
        is not chargeable to a current appropriation of the 
        Department of Defense under the provisions of section 
        1405(b)(8) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
        for Fiscal Year 1991, Public Law 101-510, as amended 
        (31 U.S.C. 1551 note): Provided, That in the case of an 
        expired account, if subsequent review or investigation 
        discloses that there was not in fact a negative 
        unliquidated or unexpended balance in the account, any 
        charge to a current account under the authority of this 
        section shall be reversed and recorded against the 
        expired account: Provided further, That the total 
        amount charged to a current appropriation under this 
        section may not exceed an amount equal to 1 percent of 
        the total appropriation for that account:
Provided, That the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) 
shall include with the budget of the President for fiscal year 
2024 (as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of 
title 31, United States Code) a statement describing each 
instance if any, during each of the fiscal years 2016 through 
2023 in which the authority in this section was exercised.
  Sec. 8057. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Chief of the National Guard Bureau may permit the use of 
equipment of the National Guard Distance Learning Project by 
any person or entity on a space-available, reimbursable basis. 
The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall establish the 
amount of reimbursement for such use on a case-by-case basis.
  (b) Amounts collected under subsection (a) shall be credited 
to funds available for the National Guard Distance Learning 
Project and be available to defray the costs associated with 
the use of equipment of the project under that subsection. Such 
funds shall be available for such purposes without fiscal year 
limitation.
  Sec. 8058. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this or prior Acts may be obligated or 
expended to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage or 
on backup aircraft inventory status any C-40 aircraft.
  (b) The limitation under subsection (a) shall not apply to an 
individual C-40 aircraft that the Secretary of the Air Force 
determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be no longer mission 
capable due to a Class A mishap.
  (c) If the Secretary determines under subsection (b) that an 
aircraft is no longer mission capable, the Secretary shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a certification 
in writing that the status of such aircraft is due to a Class A 
mishap and not due to lack of maintenance, repairs, or other 
reasons.
  (d) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the necessary 
steps taken by the Department of Defense to meet the travel 
requirements for official or representational duties of members 
of Congress and the Cabinet in fiscal years 2023 and 2024.
  Sec. 8059. (a) None of the funds appropriated in title IV of 
this Act may be used to procure end-items for delivery to 
military forces for operational training, operational use, or 
inventory requirements: Provided, That this restriction does 
not apply to end-items used in development, prototyping in 
accordance with an approved test strategy, and test activities 
preceding and leading to acceptance for operational use.
  (b) If the number of end-items budgeted with funds 
appropriated in title IV of this Act exceeds the number 
required in an approved test strategy, the Under Secretary of 
Defense (Research and Engineering) and the Under Secretary of 
Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), in coordination with the 
responsible Service Acquisition Executive, shall certify in 
writing to the congressional defense committees that there is a 
bonafide need for the additional end-items at the time of 
submittal to Congress of the budget of the President for fiscal 
year 2024 pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States 
Code: Provided, That this restriction does not apply to 
programs funded within the National Intelligence Program.
  (c) The Secretary of Defense shall, at the time of the 
submittal to Congress of the budget of the President for fiscal 
year 2024 pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States 
Code, submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
detailing the use of funds requested in research, development, 
test and evaluation accounts for end-items used in development, 
prototyping and test activities preceding and leading to 
acceptance for operational use: Provided, That the report shall 
set forth, for each end item covered by the preceding proviso, 
a detailed list of the statutory authorities under which 
amounts in the accounts described in that proviso were used for 
such item: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
shall, at the time of the submittal to Congress of the budget 
of the President for fiscal year 2024 pursuant to section 1105 
of title 31, United States Code, submit to the congressional 
defense committees a certification that funds requested for 
fiscal year 2024 in research, development, test and evaluation 
accounts are in compliance with this section: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a 
case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate that it is in the national security interest to do so.
  Sec. 8060.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or other Department of Defense Appropriations 
Acts may be obligated or expended for the purpose of performing 
repairs or maintenance to military family housing units of the 
Department of Defense, including areas in such military family 
housing units that may be used for the purpose of conducting 
official Department of Defense business.
  Sec. 8061.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Research, 
Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' for any new 
start defense innovation acceleration or rapid prototyping 
program demonstration project with a value of more than 
$5,000,000 may only be obligated 15 days after a report, 
including a description of the project, the planned acquisition 
and transition strategy and its estimated annual and total 
cost, has been provided in writing to the congressional defense 
committees: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive 
this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying to the 
congressional defense committees that it is in the national 
interest to do so.
  Sec. 8062.  The Secretary of Defense shall continue to 
provide a classified quarterly report to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, 
Subcommittees on Defense on certain matters as directed in the 
classified annex accompanying this Act.
  Sec. 8063.  Notwithstanding section 12310(b) of title 10, 
United States Code, a Reserve who is a member of the National 
Guard serving on full-time National Guard duty under section 
502(f) of title 32, United States Code, may perform duties in 
support of the ground-based elements of the National Ballistic 
Missile Defense System.
  Sec. 8064.  None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
used to transfer to any nongovernmental entity ammunition held 
by the Department of Defense that has a center-fire cartridge 
and a United States military nomenclature designation of 
``armor penetrator'', ``armor piercing (AP)'', ``armor piercing 
incendiary (API)'', or ``armor-piercing incendiary tracer (API-
T)'', except to an entity performing demilitarization services 
for the Department of Defense under a contract that requires 
the entity to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Department 
of Defense that armor piercing projectiles are either: (1) 
rendered incapable of reuse by the demilitarization process; or 
(2) used to manufacture ammunition pursuant to a contract with 
the Department of Defense or the manufacture of ammunition for 
export pursuant to a License for Permanent Export of 
Unclassified Military Articles issued by the Department of 
State.
  Sec. 8065.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or their designee, may 
waive payment of all or part of the consideration that 
otherwise would be required under section 2667 of title 10, 
United States Code, in the case of a lease of personal property 
for a period not in excess of 1 year to any organization 
specified in section 508(d) of title 32, United States Code, or 
any other youth, social, or fraternal nonprofit organization as 
may be approved by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or 
their designee, on a case-by-case basis.

                     (including transfer of funds)

  Sec. 8066.  Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the 
heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $158,967,374 shall 
remain available until expended: Provided, That, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
Defense is authorized to transfer such funds to other 
activities of the Federal Government: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of Defense is authorized to enter into and carry 
out contracts for the acquisition of real property, 
construction, personal services, and operations related to 
projects carrying out the purposes of this section: Provided 
further, That contracts entered into under the authority of 
this section may provide for such indemnification as the 
Secretary determines to be necessary: Provided further, That 
projects authorized by this section shall comply with 
applicable Federal, State, and local law to the maximum extent 
consistent with the national security, as determined by the 
Secretary of Defense.
  Sec. 8067. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this or any 
other Act may be used to take any action to modify--
          (1) the appropriations account structure for the 
        National Intelligence Program budget, including through 
        the creation of a new appropriation or new 
        appropriation account;
          (2) how the National Intelligence Program budget 
        request is presented in the unclassified P-1, R-1, and 
        O-1 documents supporting the Department of Defense 
        budget request;
          (3) the process by which the National Intelligence 
        Program appropriations are apportioned to the executing 
        agencies; or
          (4) the process by which the National Intelligence 
        Program appropriations are allotted, obligated and 
        disbursed.
  (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to prohibit 
the merger of programs or changes to the National Intelligence 
Program budget at or below the Expenditure Center level, 
provided such change is otherwise in accordance with paragraphs 
(1)-(3) of subsection (a).
  (c) The Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary 
of Defense may jointly, only for the purposes of achieving 
auditable financial statements and improving fiscal reporting, 
study and develop detailed proposals for alternative financial 
management processes. Such study shall include a comprehensive 
counterintelligence risk assessment to ensure that none of the 
alternative processes will adversely affect 
counterintelligence.
  (d) Upon development of the detailed proposals defined under 
subsection (c), the Director of National Intelligence and the 
Secretary of Defense shall--
          (1) provide the proposed alternatives to all affected 
        agencies;
          (2) receive certification from all affected agencies 
        attesting that the proposed alternatives will help 
        achieve auditability, improve fiscal reporting, and 
        will not adversely affect counterintelligence; and
          (3) not later than 30 days after receiving all 
        necessary certifications under paragraph (2), present 
        the proposed alternatives and certifications to the 
        congressional defense and intelligence committees.

                     (including transfer of funds)

  Sec. 8068.  In addition to amounts made available elsewhere 
in this Act, $200,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the 
Department of Defense and made available for transfer to 
operation and maintenance accounts, procurement accounts, and 
research, development, test and evaluation accounts only for 
those efforts by the United States Africa Command or United 
States Southern Command to expand cooperation or improve the 
capabilities of our allies and partners in their areas of 
operation: Provided, That none of the funds provided under this 
section may be obligated or expended until 60 days after the 
Secretary of Defense provides to the congressional defense 
committees an execution plan: Provided further, That not less 
than 30 days prior to any transfer of funds, the Secretary of 
Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of 
the details of any such transfer: Provided further, That upon 
transfer, the funds shall be merged with and available for the 
same purposes, and for the same time period, as the 
appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That the 
transfer authority provided under this section is in addition 
to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.

                      (including transfer of funds)

  Sec. 8069.  During the current fiscal year, not to exceed 
$11,000,000 from each of the appropriations made in title II of 
this Act for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', ``Operation 
and Maintenance, Navy'', and ``Operation and Maintenance, Air 
Force'' may be transferred by the military department concerned 
to its central fund established for Fisher Houses and Suites 
pursuant to section 2493(d) of title 10, United States Code.

                     (including transfer of funds)

  Sec. 8070.  Of the amounts appropriated for ``Operation and 
Maintenance, Navy'', up to $1,000,000 shall be available for 
transfer to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service 
Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the 
John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and 
Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105).
  Sec. 8071.  None of the funds available to the Department of 
Defense may be obligated to modify command and control 
relationships to give Fleet Forces Command operational and 
administrative control of United States Navy forces assigned to 
the Pacific fleet: Provided, That the command and control 
relationships which existed on October 1, 2004, shall remain in 
force until a written modification has been proposed to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate: Provided further, That the proposed 
modification may be implemented 30 days after the notification 
unless an objection is received from either the House or Senate 
Appropriations Committees: Provided further, That any proposed 
modification shall not preclude the ability of the commander of 
United States Indo-Pacific Command to meet operational 
requirements.
  Sec. 8072.  Any notice that is required to be submitted to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate under section 3601 of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by section 804(a) of the James M. 
Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, 
after the date of the enactment of this Act shall be submitted 
pursuant to that requirement concurrently to the Subcommittees 
on Defense of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate.

                     (including transfer of funds)

  Sec. 8073.  Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the 
headings ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'' and ``Research, 
Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', $500,000,000 
shall be for the Israeli Cooperative Programs: Provided, That 
of this amount, $80,000,000 shall be for the Secretary of 
Defense to provide to the Government of Israel for the 
procurement of the Iron Dome defense system to counter short-
range rocket threats, subject to the U.S.-Israel Iron Dome 
Procurement Agreement, as amended; $127,000,000 shall be for 
the Short Range Ballistic Missile Defense (SRBMD) program, 
including cruise missile defense research and development under 
the SRBMD program; $40,000,000 shall be for co-production 
activities of SRBMD systems in the United States and in Israel 
to meet Israel's defense requirements consistent with each 
nation's laws, regulations, and procedures, subject to the 
U.S.-Israeli co-production agreement for SRBMD, as amended; 
$80,000,000 shall be for an upper-tier component to the Israeli 
Missile Defense Architecture, of which $80,000,000 shall be for 
co-production activities of Arrow 3 Upper Tier systems in the 
United States and in Israel to meet Israel's defense 
requirements consistent with each nation's laws, regulations, 
and procedures, subject to the U.S.-Israeli co-production 
agreement for Arrow 3 Upper Tier, as amended; and $173,000,000 
shall be for the Arrow System Improvement Program including 
development of a long range, ground and airborne, detection 
suite: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 
under this provision is in addition to any other transfer 
authority contained in this Act.
  Sec. 8074.  Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the 
heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', $1,312,646,000 
shall be available until September 30, 2023, to fund prior year 
shipbuilding cost increases for the following programs:
          (1) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
        Navy'', 2013/2023: Carrier Replacement Program, 
        $461,700,000;
          (2) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
        Navy'', 2015/2023: Virginia Class Submarine Program, 
        $46,060,000;
          (3) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
        Navy'', 2015/2023: DDG-51 Destroyer, $30,231,000;
          (4) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
        Navy'', 2015/2023: Littoral Combat Ship, $4,250,000;
          (5) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
        Navy'', 2016/2023: DDG-51 Destroyer, $24,238,000;
          (6) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
        Navy'', 2016/2023: Virginia Class Submarine Program, 
        $58,642,000;
          (7) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
        Navy'', 2016/2023: TAO Fleet Oiler, $9,200,000;
          (8) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
        Navy'', 2016/2023: Littoral Combat Ship, $18,000,000;
          (9) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
        Navy'', 2016/2023: CVN Refueling Overhauls, 
        $62,000,000;
          (10) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
        Navy'', 2016/2023: Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship 
        Program, $1,750,000;
          (11) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
        Navy'', 2017/2023: DDG-51 Destroyer, $168,178,000;
          (12) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
        Navy'', 2017/2023: LPD-17, $17,739,000;
          (13) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
        Navy'', 2017/2023: LHA Replacement Program, 
        $19,300,000;
          (14) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
        Navy'', 2017/2023: Littoral Combat Ship, $29,030,000;
          (15) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
        Navy'', 2018/2023: DDG-51 Destroyer, $5,930,000;
          (16) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
        Navy'', 2018/2023: Littoral Combat Ship, $9,538,000;
          (17) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
        Navy'', 2018/2023: TAO Fleet Oiler, $12,500,000;
          (18) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
        Navy'', 2018/2023: Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship 
        Program, $2,800,000;
          (19) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
        Navy'', 2019/2023: Littoral Combat Ship, $6,983,000;
          (20) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
        Navy'', 2019/2023: TAO Fleet Oiler, $106,400,000;
          (21) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
        Navy'', 2019/2023: Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship 
        Program, $2,450,000;
          (22) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
        Navy'', 2021/2023: Virginia Class Submarine Program, 
        $200,000,000; and
          (23) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
        Navy'', 2021/2023: Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship 
        Program, $15,727,000.
  Sec. 8075.  Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available 
by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence 
activities and intelligence-related activities not otherwise 
authorized in the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2023 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).
  Sec. 8076.  None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming 
of funds that creates or initiates a new program, project, or 
activity unless such program, project, or activity must be 
undertaken immediately in the interest of national security and 
only after written prior notification to the congressional 
defense committees.
  Sec. 8077.  In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this 
Act, $5,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of 
Defense, to remain available for obligation until expended: 
Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, that 
upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that it 
shall serve the national interest, these funds shall be 
available only for a grant to the Fisher House Foundation, 
Inc., only for the construction and furnishing of additional 
Fisher Houses to meet the needs of military family members when 
confronted with the illness or hospitalization of an eligible 
military beneficiary.
  Sec. 8078.  None of the funds in this Act may be used for 
research, development, test, evaluation, procurement or 
deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a missile defense 
system.
  Sec. 8079.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be obligated or expended for the purpose of decommissioning the 
USS Fort Worth, the USS Wichita, the USS Billings, the USS 
Indianapolis, or the USS St. Louis.
  Sec. 8080.  None of the funds appropriated or made available 
in this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish the 
operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the 
Air Force Reserve, if such action would reduce the WC-130 
Weather Reconnaissance mission below the levels funded in this 
Act: Provided, That the Air Force shall allow the 53rd Weather 
Reconnaissance Squadron to perform other missions in support of 
national defense requirements during the non-hurricane season.
  Sec. 8081.  None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
available for integration of foreign intelligence information 
unless the information has been lawfully collected and 
processed during the conduct of authorized foreign intelligence 
activities: Provided, That information pertaining to United 
States persons shall only be handled in accordance with 
protections provided in the Fourth Amendment of the United 
States Constitution as implemented through Executive Order No. 
12333.
  Sec. 8082. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be used to transfer research and development, acquisition, or 
other program authority relating to current tactical unmanned 
aerial vehicles (TUAVs) from the Army.
  (b) The Army shall retain responsibility for and operational 
control of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) 
in order to support the Secretary of Defense in matters 
relating to the employment of unmanned aerial vehicles.
  Sec. 8083.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act for 
programs of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal 
year, except for funds appropriated for research and 
technology, which shall remain available until September 30, 
2024, and except for funds appropriated for the purchase of 
real property, which shall remain available until September 30, 
2025.
  Sec. 8084.  For purposes of section 1553(b) of title 31, 
United States Code, any subdivision of appropriations made in 
this Act under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
Navy'' shall be considered to be for the same purpose as any 
subdivision under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
Navy'' appropriations in any prior fiscal year, and the 1 
percent limitation shall apply to the total amount of the 
appropriation.
  Sec. 8085. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 
shall submit a report to the congressional intelligence 
committees to establish the baseline for application of 
reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 2023: 
Provided, That the report 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 appropriate, and the fiscal 
        year enacted level;
          (2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation 
        by Expenditure Center and project; and
          (3) an identification of items of special 
        congressional interest.
  (b) None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence 
Program in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or 
transfer until the report identified in subsection (a) is 
submitted to the congressional intelligence committees, unless 
the Director of National Intelligence certifies in writing to 
the congressional intelligence committees that such 
reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency 
requirement.
  Sec. 8086.  Any transfer of amounts appropriated to the 
Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account 
in or for fiscal year 2023 to a military department or Defense 
Agency pursuant to section 1705(e)(1) of title 10, United 
States Code, shall be covered by and subject to section 8005 of 
this Act.
  Sec. 8087. (a) None of the funds provided for the National 
Intelligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act 
shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 
reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with section 
102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3024(d)) that--
          (1) creates a new start effort;
          (2) terminates a program with appropriated funding of 
        $10,000,000 or more;
          (3) transfers funding into or out of the National 
        Intelligence Program; or
          (4) transfers funding between appropriations, unless 
        the congressional intelligence committees are notified 
        30 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; this 
        notification period may be reduced for urgent national 
        security requirements.
  (b) None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence 
Program in this or any prior appropriations Act shall be 
available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming 
or transfer of funds in accordance with section 102A(d) of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(d)) that results 
in a cumulative increase or decrease of the levels specified in 
the classified annex accompanying the Act unless the 
congressional intelligence committees are notified 30 days in 
advance of such reprogramming of funds; this notification 
period may be reduced for urgent national security 
requirements.
  Sec. 8088. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in 
this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on 
the public Web site 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.
  Sec. 8089. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be expended for any Federal 
contract for an amount in excess of $1,000,000, unless the 
contractor agrees not to--
          (1) enter into any agreement with any of its 
        employees or independent contractors that requires, as 
        a condition of employment, that the employee or 
        independent contractor agree to resolve through 
        arbitration any claim under title VII of the Civil 
        Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising 
        out of sexual assault or harassment, including assault 
        and battery, intentional infliction of emotional 
        distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, 
        supervision, or retention; or
          (2) take any action to enforce any provision of an 
        existing agreement with an employee or independent 
        contractor that mandates that the employee or 
        independent contractor resolve through arbitration any 
        claim under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
        or any tort related to or arising out of sexual assault 
        or harassment, including assault and battery, 
        intentional infliction of emotional distress, false 
        imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or 
        retention.
  (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be expended for any Federal contract 
unless the contractor certifies that it requires each covered 
subcontractor to agree not to enter into, and not to take any 
action to enforce any provision of, any agreement as described 
in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), with respect to 
any employee or independent contractor performing work related 
to such subcontract. For purposes of this subsection, a 
``covered subcontractor'' is an entity that has a subcontract 
in excess of $1,000,000 on a contract subject to subsection 
(a).
  (c) The prohibitions in this section do not apply with 
respect to a contractor's or subcontractor's agreements with 
employees or independent contractors that may not be enforced 
in a court of the United States.
  (d) The Secretary of Defense may waive the application of 
subsection (a) or (b) to a particular contractor or 
subcontractor for the purposes of a particular contract or 
subcontract if the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary personally 
determines that the waiver is necessary to avoid harm to 
national security interests of the United States, and that the 
term of the contract or subcontract is not longer than 
necessary to avoid such harm. The determination shall set forth 
with specificity the grounds for the waiver and for the 
contract or subcontract term selected, and shall state any 
alternatives considered in lieu of a waiver and the reasons 
each such alternative would not avoid harm to national security 
interests of the United States. The Secretary of Defense shall 
transmit to Congress, and simultaneously make public, any 
determination under this subsection not less than 15 business 
days before the contract or subcontract addressed in the 
determination may be awarded.

                     (including transfer of funds)

  Sec. 8090.  From within the funds appropriated for operation 
and maintenance for the Defense Health Program in this Act, up 
to $168,000,000, shall be available for transfer to the Joint 
Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
Facility Demonstration Fund in accordance with the provisions 
of section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010, Public Law 111-84: Provided, That for 
purposes of section 1704(b), the facility operations funded are 
operations of the integrated Captain James A. Lovell Federal 
Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Veterans 
Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care Center, and 
supporting facilities designated as a combined Federal medical 
facility as described by section 706 of Public Law 110-417: 
Provided further, That additional funds may be transferred from 
funds appropriated for operation and maintenance for the 
Defense Health Program to the Joint Department of Defense-
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration 
Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of Defense to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate.
  Sec. 8091.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used by the Department of Defense 
or a component thereof in contravention of the provisions of 
section 130h of title 10, United States Code.
  Sec. 8092.  Appropriations available to the Department of 
Defense may be used for the purchase of heavy and light armored 
vehicles for the physical security of personnel or for force 
protection purposes up to a limit of $450,000 per vehicle, 
notwithstanding price or other limitations applicable to the 
purchase of passenger carrying vehicles.

                     (including transfer of funds)

  Sec. 8093.  Upon a determination by the Director of National 
Intelligence that such action is necessary and in the national 
interest, the Director may, with the approval of the Office of 
Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed $1,500,000,000 of 
the funds made available in this Act for the National 
Intelligence Program: Provided, That such authority to transfer 
may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on 
unforeseen intelligence requirements, than those for which 
originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which 
funds are requested has been denied by the Congress: Provided 
further, That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds 
using authority provided in this section shall be made prior to 
June 30, 2023.
  Sec. 8094.  Of the amounts appropriated in this Act for 
``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', $133,000,000, to remain 
available for obligation until September 30, 2027, may be used 
for the purchase of two used sealift vessels for the National 
Defense Reserve Fleet, established under section 11 of the 
Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (46 U.S.C. 57100): Provided, 
That such amounts are available for reimbursements to the Ready 
Reserve Force, Maritime Administration account of the United 
States Department of Transportation for programs, projects, 
activities, and expenses related to the National Defense 
Reserve Fleet: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
2218 of title 10, United States Code, none of these funds shall 
be transferred to the National Defense Sealift Fund for 
execution.
  Sec. 8095.  The Secretary of Defense shall post grant awards 
on a public website in a searchable format.
  Sec. 8096.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used by the National Security Agency to--
          (1) conduct an acquisition pursuant to section 702 of 
        the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 
        the purpose of targeting a United States person; or
          (2) acquire, monitor, or store the contents (as such 
        term is defined in section 2510(8) of title 18, United 
        States Code) of any electronic communication of a 
        United States person from a provider of electronic 
        communication services to the public pursuant to 
        section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
        Act of 1978.
  Sec. 8097.  None of the funds made available in this or any 
other Act may be used to pay the salary of any officer or 
employee of any agency funded by this Act who approves or 
implements the transfer of administrative responsibilities or 
budgetary resources of any program, project, or activity 
financed by this Act to the jurisdiction of another Federal 
agency not financed by this Act without the express 
authorization of Congress: Provided, That this limitation shall 
not apply to transfers of funds expressly provided for in 
Defense Appropriations Acts, or provisions of Acts providing 
supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense.
  Sec. 8098.  Of the amounts appropriated in this Act for 
``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $589,325,000, to remain 
available until expended, may be used for any purposes related 
to the National Defense Reserve Fleet established under section 
11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (46 U.S.C. 57100): 
Provided, That such amounts are available for reimbursements to 
the Ready Reserve Force, Maritime Administration account of the 
United States Department of Transportation for programs, 
projects, activities, and expenses related to the National 
Defense Reserve Fleet.
  Sec. 8099.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used for Government Travel Charge Card expenses by military 
or civilian personnel of the Department of Defense for gaming, 
or for entertainment that includes topless or nude entertainers 
or participants, as prohibited by Department of Defense FMR, 
Volume 9, Chapter 3 and Department of Defense Instruction 
1015.10 (enclosure 3, 14a and 14b).
  Sec. 8100. (a) None of the funds provided in this Act for the 
TAO Fleet Oiler program shall be used to award a new contract 
that provides for the acquisition of the following components 
unless those components are manufactured in the United States: 
Auxiliary equipment (including pumps) for shipboard services; 
propulsion equipment (including engines, reduction gears, and 
propellers); shipboard cranes; spreaders for shipboard cranes; 
and anchor chains, specifically for the seventh and subsequent 
ships of the fleet.
  (b) None of the funds provided in this Act for the FFG(X) 
Frigate program shall be used to award a new contract that 
provides for the acquisition of the following components unless 
those components are manufactured in the United States: Air 
circuit breakers; gyrocompasses; electronic navigation chart 
systems; steering controls; pumps; propulsion and machinery 
control systems; totally enclosed lifeboats; auxiliary 
equipment pumps; shipboard cranes; auxiliary chill water 
systems; and propulsion propellers: Provided, That the 
Secretary of the Navy shall incorporate United States 
manufactured propulsion engines and propulsion reduction gears 
into the FFG(X) Frigate program beginning not later than with 
the eleventh ship of the program.
  Sec. 8101.  None of the funds provided in this Act for 
requirements development, performance specification 
development, concept design and development, ship configuration 
development, systems engineering, naval architecture, marine 
engineering, operations research analysis, industry studies, 
preliminary design, development of the Detailed Design and 
Construction Request for Proposals solicitation package, or 
related activities for the T-ARC(X) Cable Laying and Repair 
Ship or the T-AGOS(X) Oceanographic Surveillance Ship may be 
used to award a new contract for such activities unless these 
contracts include specifications that all auxiliary equipment, 
including pumps and propulsion shafts, are manufactured in the 
United States.
  Sec. 8102.  No amounts credited or otherwise made available 
in this or any other Act to the Department of Defense 
Acquisition Workforce Development Account may be transferred 
to:
          (1) the Rapid Prototyping Fund established under 
        section 804(d) of the National Defense Authorization 
        Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note); or
          (2) credited to a military-department specific fund 
        established under section 804(d)(2) of the National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (as 
        amended by section 897 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017).
  Sec. 8103.  From funds made available in title II of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense may purchase for use by military 
and civilian employees of the Department of Defense in the 
United States Central Command area of responsibility: (1) 
passenger motor vehicles up to a limit of $75,000 per vehicle; 
and (2) heavy and light armored vehicles for the physical 
security of personnel or for force protection purposes up to a 
limit of $450,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other 
limitations applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying 
vehicles.
  Sec. 8104. (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, or for 
any activity necessary for the national defense, including 
intelligence activities.
  Sec. 8105.  None of the funds provided for, or otherwise made 
available, in this or any other Act, may be obligated or 
expended by the Secretary of Defense to provide motorized 
vehicles, aviation platforms, munitions other than small arms 
and munitions appropriate for customary ceremonial honors, 
operational military units, or operational military platforms 
if the Secretary determines that providing such units, 
platforms, or equipment would undermine the readiness of such 
units, platforms, or equipment.
  Sec. 8106. (a) None of the funds made available by this or 
any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum 
of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant 
to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to any corporation that 
has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, 
for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been 
exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a 
timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority 
responsible for collecting such tax liability, provided that 
the applicable Federal agency is aware of the unpaid Federal 
tax liability.
  (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply if the applicable Federal 
agency has considered suspension or debarment of the 
corporation described in such subsection and has made a 
determination that such suspension or debarment is not 
necessary to protect the interests of the Federal Government.
  Sec. 8107. (a) Amounts appropriated under title IV of this 
Act, as detailed in budget activity eight of the ``Explanation 
of Project Level Adjustments'' tables in the explanatory 
statement regarding this Act, may be used for expenses for the 
agile research, development, test and evaluation, procurement, 
production, modification, and operation and maintenance, only 
for the following Software and Digital Technology Pilot 
programs--
          (1) Defensive CYBER (PE 0608041A);
          (2) Risk Management Information (PE 0608013N);
          (3) Maritime Tactical Command and Control (PE 
        0608231N);
          (4) Space Command & Control (PE 1208248SF);
          (5) National Background Investigation Services (PE 
        0608197V);
          (6) Global Command and Control System (PE 0303150K); 
        and
          (7) Acquisition Visibility (PE 0608648D8Z).
  (b) None of the funds appropriated by this or prior 
Department of Defense Appropriations Acts may be obligated or 
expended to initiate additional Software and Digital Technology 
Pilot Programs in fiscal year 2023.
  Sec. 8108.  In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this 
Act, there is appropriated $686,500,000, for an additional 
amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That such funds 
shall only be available to the Secretary of Defense, acting 
through the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation of 
the Department of Defense, or for transfer to the Secretary of 
Education, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to make 
grants, conclude cooperative agreements, or supplement other 
Federal funds to construct, renovate, repair, or expand 
elementary and secondary public schools on military 
installations in order to address capacity or facility 
condition deficiencies at such schools: Provided further, That 
in making such funds available, the Office of Local Defense 
Community Cooperation or the Secretary of Education shall give 
priority consideration to those military installations with 
schools having the most serious capacity or facility condition 
deficiencies as determined by the Secretary of Defense: 
Provided further, That as a condition of receiving funds under 
this section a local educational agency or State shall provide 
a matching share as described in the notice titled ``Department 
of Defense Program for Construction, Renovation, Repair or 
Expansion of Public Schools Located on Military Installations'' 
published by the Department of Defense in the Federal Register 
on September 9, 2011 (76 Fed. Reg. 55883 et seq.): Provided 
further, That these provisions apply to funds provided under 
this section, and to funds previously provided by Congress to 
construct, renovate, repair, or expand elementary and secondary 
public schools on military installations in order to address 
capacity or facility condition deficiencies at such schools to 
the extent such funds remain unobligated on the date of 
enactment of this section.
  Sec. 8109.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used in contravention of the following laws enacted or 
regulations promulgated to implement the United Nations 
Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or 
Degrading Treatment or Punishment (done at New York on December 
10, 1984):
          (1) Section 2340A of title 18, United States Code.
          (2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and 
        Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public Law 
        105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 note) and 
        regulations prescribed thereto, including regulations 
        under part 208 of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, 
        and part 95 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations.
          (3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department of 
        Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to 
        Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic 
        Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-148).
  Sec. 8110.  Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the 
heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', for the 
Defense Security Cooperation Agency, $300,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024, shall be for the Ukraine 
Security Assistance Initiative: Provided, That such funds shall 
be available to the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence 
of the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, including 
training; equipment; lethal assistance; logistics support, 
supplies and services; salaries and stipends; sustainment; and 
intelligence support to the military and national security 
forces of Ukraine, and to other forces or groups recognized by 
and under the authority of the Government of Ukraine, including 
governmental entities within Ukraine, engaged in resisting 
Russian aggression against Ukraine, for replacement of any 
weapons or articles provided to the Government of Ukraine from 
the inventory of the United States, and to recover or dispose 
of equipment procured using funds made available in this 
section in this or prior Acts: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Defense shall, not less than 15 days prior to 
obligating funds made available in this section, notify the 
congressional defense committees in writing of the details of 
any such obligation: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Defense shall, not more than 60 days after such notification is 
made, inform such committees if such funds have not been 
obligated and the reasons therefor: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Defense shall consult with such committees in 
advance of the provision of support provided to other forces or 
groups recognized by and under the authority of the Government 
of Ukraine: Provided further, That the United States may accept 
equipment procured using funds made available in this section 
in this or prior Acts transferred to the security forces of 
Ukraine and returned by such forces to the United States: 
Provided further, That equipment procured using funds made 
available in this section in this or prior Acts, and not yet 
transferred to the military or national security forces of 
Ukraine or to other assisted entities, or returned by such 
forces or other assisted entities to the United States, may be 
treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon written 
notification to the congressional defense committees: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly 
reports to the congressional defense committees on the use and 
status of funds made available in this section.
  Sec. 8111.  During the current fiscal year, the Department of 
Defense is authorized to incur obligations of not to exceed 
$350,000,000 for purposes specified in section 2350j(c) of 
title 10, United States Code, in anticipation of receipt of 
contributions, only from the Government of Kuwait, under that 
section: Provided, That, such contributions shall, upon 
receipt, be credited to the appropriations or fund which 
incurred such obligations.
  Sec. 8112.  Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the 
heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', for the 
Defense Security Cooperation Agency, $1,510,260,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024, shall be available for 
International Security Cooperation Programs and other programs 
to provide support and assistance to foreign security forces or 
other groups or individuals to conduct, support or facilitate 
counterterrorism, crisis response, or building partner capacity 
programs: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not 
less than 15 days prior to obligating funds made available in 
this section, notify the congressional defense committees in 
writing of the details of any planned obligation: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate on the use and status of funds 
made available in this section.
  Sec. 8113.  Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the 
heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', for the 
Defense Security Cooperation Agency, $410,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024, shall be available to 
reimburse Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman under 
section 1226 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note), for enhanced border 
security, of which not less than $150,000,000 shall be for 
Jordan: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not less 
than 15 days prior to obligating funds made available in this 
section, notify the congressional defense committees in writing 
of the details of any planned obligation and the nature of the 
expenses incurred: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
on the use and status of funds made available in this section.
  Sec. 8114.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (50 
U.S.C. 1541 et seq.).
  Sec. 8115.  None of the funds made available by this Act for 
excess defense articles, assistance under section 333 of title 
10, United States Code, or peacekeeping operations for the 
countries designated annually to be in violation of the 
standards of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 (Public 
Law 110-457; 22 U.S.C. 2370c-1) may be used to support any 
military training or operation that includes child soldiers, as 
defined by the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008, unless 
such assistance is otherwise permitted under section 404 of the 
Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008.
  Sec. 8116.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be made available for any member of the Taliban.
  Sec. 8117.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
transfer of funds, appropriated or otherwise made available by 
this Act, for support to friendly foreign countries in 
connection with the conduct of operations in which the United 
States is not participating, pursuant to section 331(d) of 
title 10, United States Code, shall be made in accordance with 
section 8005 of this Act.
  Sec. 8118. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this or any other Act may be used by the 
Secretary of Defense, or any other official or officer of the 
Department of Defense, to enter into a contract, memorandum of 
understanding, or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant 
to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to Rosoboronexport or 
any subsidiary of Rosoboronexport.
  (b) The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation in 
subsection (a) if the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, 
determines that it is in the vital national security interest 
of the United States to do so, and certifies in writing to the 
congressional defense committees that--
          (1) Rosoboronexport has ceased the transfer of lethal 
        military equipment to, and the maintenance of existing 
        lethal military equipment for, the Government of the 
        Syrian Arab Republic;
          (2) the armed forces of the Russian Federation have 
        withdrawn from Ukraine; and
          (3) agents of the Russian Federation have ceased 
        taking active measures to destabilize the control of 
        the Government of Ukraine over eastern Ukraine.
  (c) The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall 
conduct a review of any action involving Rosoboronexport with 
respect to a waiver issued by the Secretary of Defense pursuant 
to subsection (b), and not later than 90 days after the date on 
which such a waiver is issued by the Secretary of Defense, the 
Inspector General shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report containing the results of the review 
conducted with respect to such waiver.

                     (including transfer of funds)

  Sec. 8119.  In addition to the amounts appropriated or 
otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, $1,000,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2024, is hereby 
appropriated to the Department of Defense and made available 
for transfer only to other appropriations available to the 
Department of Defense in Department of Defense Appropriations 
Acts: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the 
Secretary of Defense for the purpose of conducting activities 
relating to improvements of infrastructure and defueling at the 
Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility: Provided further, That 
amounts transferred pursuant to this appropriation shall be 
merged with, and be available for the same purposes and time 
period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided 
further, That upon a determination that all or part of the 
funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for 
the purposes provided in this section, such amounts may be 
transferred back to this section: Provided further, That the 
transfer authority provided pursuant to this section is in 
addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: 
Provided further, That not less than 30 days prior to any 
transfer of funds pursuant to this section, the Secretary of 
Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of 
the details of any such transfer: Provided further, That not 
later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act and every 30 
days thereafter through fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate, 
setting forth all categories and amounts of obligations and 
expenditures made under the authority provided in this section.
  Sec. 8120. (a) Notwithstanding section 2215 of title 10, 
United States Code, the Secretary of Defense may transfer to 
the Secretary of State, for use by the United States Agency for 
International Development, amounts to be used for the Bien Hoa 
dioxin cleanup in Vietnam.
  (b) Not more than $15,000,000 may be transferred in each of 
fiscal years 2024 through 2030 under the transfer authority in 
subsection (a).
  (c) The transfer authority in subsection (a) is in addition 
to any other transfer authority available to the Department of 
Defense.
  (d) If the Secretary of Defense determines to use the 
transfer authority in subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
notify the congressional defense committees of that 
determination not later than 30 days before the Secretary uses 
the transfer authority.

                     (including transfer of funds)

  Sec. 8121.  In addition to amounts appropriated in title III, 
title IV, or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, 
$1,052,501,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of 
Defense and made available for transfer to the procurement and 
research, development, test and evaluation accounts of the 
Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force to reflect 
revised economic assumptions: Provided, That the transfer 
authority provided under this section is in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act: 
Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this 
section may be obligated or expended until 30 days after the 
Secretary of Defense provides the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed 
execution plan for such funds.
  Sec. 8122.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
to reflect savings due to favorable foreign exchange rates, the 
total amount appropriated in this Act is hereby reduced by 
$956,400,000.
  Sec. 8123.  Equipment procured using funds provided in prior 
Acts under the heading ``Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund'' 
for the program authorized by section 1209 of the Carl Levin 
and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291), or under the 
heading ``Iraq Train and Equip Fund'' for the program 
authorized by section 1236 of such Act, and not yet transferred 
to authorized recipients may be transferred to foreign security 
forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals, authorized to 
receive assistance using amounts provided under the heading 
``Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund'' in this Act: Provided, 
That such equipment may be transferred 15 days following 
written notification to the congressional defense committees.
  Sec. 8124.  Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the 
heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', for the 
Defense Security Cooperation Agency, $25,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024, shall be for payments to 
reimburse key cooperating nations for logistical, military, and 
other support, including access, provided to United States 
military and stability operations to counter the Islamic State 
of Iraq and Syria: Provided, That such reimbursement payments 
may be made in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense, with 
the concurrence of the Secretary of State, and in consultation 
with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, may 
determine, based on documentation determined by the Secretary 
of Defense to adequately account for the support provided, and 
such determination is final and conclusive upon the accounting 
officers of the United States, and 15 days following written 
notification to the appropriate congressional committees: 
Provided further, That these funds may be used for the purpose 
of providing specialized training and procuring supplies and 
specialized equipment and providing such supplies and loaning 
such equipment on a non-reimbursable basis to coalition forces 
supporting United States military and stability operations to 
counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and 15 days 
following written notification to the appropriate congressional 
committees: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
on the use and status of funds made available in this section.
  Sec. 8125.  In carrying out the program described in the 
memorandum on the subject of ``Policy for Assisted Reproductive 
Services for the Benefit of Seriously or Severely Ill/Injured 
(Category II or III) Active Duty Service Members'' issued by 
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on April 
3, 2012, and the guidance issued to implement such memorandum, 
the Secretary of Defense shall apply such policy and guidance, 
except that--
          (1) the limitation on periods regarding embryo 
        cryopreservation and storage set forth in part III(G) 
        and in part IV(H) of such memorandum shall not apply; 
        and
          (2) the term ``assisted reproductive technology'' 
        shall include embryo cryopreservation and storage 
        without limitation on the duration of such 
        cryopreservation and storage.
  Sec. 8126.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used to transfer the National 
Reconnaissance Office to the Space Force: Provided, That 
nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit or prohibit 
cooperation, collaboration, and coordination between the 
National Reconnaissance Office and the Space Force or any other 
elements of the Department of Defense.
  Sec. 8127.  Funds awarded pursuant to the authority in 
section 8085 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
2010 (Public Law 111-118) to the Edward M. Kennedy Institute 
for the Senate may be used for facility operations and 
maintenance, and program activities, without regard to any 
previous endowment disbursement limitations.
  Sec. 8128.  The Secretary of Defense shall notify the 
congressional defense committees in writing not more than 30 
days after the receipt of any contribution of funds received 
from the government of a foreign country for any purpose 
relating to the stationing or operations of the United States 
Armed Forces: Provided, That such notification shall include 
the amount of the contribution; the purpose for which such 
contribution was made; and the authority under which such 
contribution was accepted by the Secretary of Defense: Provided 
further, That not fewer than 15 days prior to obligating such 
funds, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees in writing a notification of 
the planned use of such contributions, including whether such 
contributions would support existing or new stationing or 
operations of the United States Armed Forces.
  Sec. 8129. (a) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, in 
coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments 
and the Chiefs of the Armed Forces, shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees, not later than 30 days after 
the last day of each quarter of the fiscal year, a report on 
the use of operation and maintenance funds for activities or 
exercises in excess of $5,000,000 that have been designated by 
the Secretary of Defense as unplanned activities for fiscal 
year 2023.
  (b) Each report required by subsection (a) shall also 
include--
          (1) the title, date, and location, of each activity 
        and exercise covered by the report;
          (2) an identification of the military department and 
        units that participated in each such activity or 
        exercise (including an estimate of the number of 
        participants);
          (3) the total cost of the activity or exercise, by 
        budget line item (with a breakdown by cost element such 
        as transportation); and
          (4) a short explanation of the objective of the 
        activity or exercise.
  (c) The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted 
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
  Sec. 8130.  Not later than 15 days after the date on which 
any foreign base that involves the stationing or operations of 
the United States Armed Forces, including a temporary base, 
permanent base, or base owned and operated by a foreign 
country, is opened or closed, the Secretary of Defense shall 
notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the 
opening or closing of such base: Provided, That such 
notification shall also include information on any personnel 
changes, costs, and savings associated with the opening or 
closing of such base.
  Sec. 8131.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used with respect to Iraq in contravention of the War Powers 
Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), including for the 
introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities in 
Iraq, into situations in Iraq where imminent involvement in 
hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, or into 
Iraqi territory, airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, 
in contravention of the congressional consultation and 
reporting requirements of sections 3 and 4 of such Resolution 
(50 U.S.C. 1542 and 1543).
  Sec. 8132.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used with respect to Syria in contravention of the War 
Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), including for the 
introduction of United States armed or military forces into 
hostilities in Syria, into situations in Syria where imminent 
involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the 
circumstances, or into Syrian territory, airspace, or waters 
while equipped for combat, in contravention of the 
congressional consultation and reporting requirements of 
sections 3 and 4 of that law (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 1543).
  Sec. 8133.  Nothing in this Act may be construed as 
authorizing the use of force against Iran or the Democratic 
People's Republic of Korea.
  Sec. 8134.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or any other Act shall be obligated or 
expended by the United States Government for a purpose as 
follows:
          (1) To establish any military installation or base 
        for the purpose of providing for the permanent 
        stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq.
          (2) To exercise United States control over any oil 
        resource of Iraq or Syria.
  Sec. 8135.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
under the heading ``Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund'', and 
under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' 
for Department of Defense security cooperation grant programs, 
may be used to procure or transfer man-portable air defense 
systems.
  Sec. 8136.  Up to $500,000,000 of funds appropriated by this 
Act for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency in ``Operation 
and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' may be used to provide 
assistance to the Government of Jordan to support the armed 
forces of Jordan and to enhance security along its borders.
  Sec. 8137.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to support any activity conducted by, or associated 
with, the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
  Sec. 8138.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to provide arms, training, or other assistance to the 
Azov Battalion.
  Sec. 8139.  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 
        United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by 
        the Department of Defense.
  Sec. 8140.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available in this Act may be used to transfer any individual 
detained at United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 
to the custody or control of the individual's country of 
origin, any other foreign country, or any other foreign entity 
except in accordance with section 1034 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92) and 
section 1035 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232).
  Sec. 8141. (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. 8142.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to carry out the closure or realignment of the United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
  Sec. 8143.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to fund any work to be performed by EcoHealth Alliance, 
Inc. in China on research supported by the government of China 
unless the Secretary of Defense determines that a waiver to 
such prohibition is in the national security interests of the 
United States and, not later than 14 days after granting such a 
waiver, submits to the congressional defense committees a 
detailed justification for the waiver, including--
          (1) an identification of the Department of Defense 
        entity obligating or expending the funds;
          (2) an identification of the amount of such funds;
          (3) an identification of the intended purpose of such 
        funds;
          (4) an identification of the recipient or prospective 
        recipient of such funds (including any third-party 
        entity recipient, as applicable);
          (5) an explanation for how the waiver is in the 
        national security interests of the United States; and
          (6) any other information the Secretary determines 
        appropriate.
  Sec. 8144. (a) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall allocate amounts made available from 
the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors 
(CHIPS) for America Defense Fund for fiscal year 2023 pursuant 
to the transfer authority in section 102(b)(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 ``Department of 
Defense Allocation of Funds: CHIPS and Science Act Fiscal Year 
2023'' 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(b)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 if there is in 
effect an Act making or continuing appropriations for part of a 
fiscal year for the Department of Defense: 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 using funds 
transferred from the CHIPS for America Defense Fund, which may 
be allocated pursuant to the transfer authority in section 
102(b)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 only in amounts that are no 
more than the allocation for such purposes in subsection (a) of 
this section.
  (c) The Secretary of Defense may reallocate funds allocated 
by subsection (a) of this section, subject to the terms and 
conditions contained in the provisos in section 8005 of this 
Act: Provided, That amounts may be reallocated pursuant to this 
subsection only for those requirements necessary to carry out 
section 9903(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283).
  (d) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of the 
President for fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of Defense 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(b)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 for fiscal year 2024.
  (e) The Department of Defense shall 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 Defense Fund for 
amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, 
including all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds.
  Sec. 8145.  The Secretary of the Navy shall continue to 
provide pay and allowances to Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis, United 
States Navy, until such time as the Secretary of the Navy makes 
a determination with respect to the separation of Lieutenant 
Alkonis from the Navy.
  This division may be cited as the ``Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2023''.

    [Clerk's note.--Reproduced below is the material relating 
to division C contained in the Explanatory Statement regarding 
H.R. 2617, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.\1\]
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    \1\ This Explanatory Statement was submitted for printing in the 
Congressional Record on
December 20, 2022 by Mr. Leahy of Vermont, Chairman of the Senate 
Committee on Appropriations. The statement appears on page S8029 of 
Book I.
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       DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

    The following is an explanation of the effects of this Act, 
which makes appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
fiscal year 2023. The joint explanatory statement accompanying 
this division is approved and indicates congressional intent. 
Unless otherwise noted, the language set forth in House Report 
117-388 carries the same weight as language included in this 
joint explanatory statement and should be complied with unless 
specifically addressed to the contrary in this joint 
explanatory statement. While some language is repeated for 
emphasis, it is not intended to negate the language referred to 
above unless expressly provided herein.

              DEFINITION OF PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY

    For the purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-177), as amended by 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation 
Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-119), and by the Budget Enforcement 
Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-508), the terms ``program, project, 
and activity'' for appropriations contained in this Act shall 
be defined as the most specific level of budget items 
identified in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
2023, the related classified annexes and Committee reports, and 
the P-1 and R-1 budget justification documents as subsequently 
modified by congressional action.
    The following exception to the above definition shall 
apply: the military personnel and the operation and maintenance 
accounts, for which the term ``program, project, and activity'' 
is defined as the appropriations accounts contained in the 
Department of Defense Appropriations Act.
    At the time the President submits the Budget for fiscal 
year 2024, the Secretary of Defense is directed to transmit to 
the congressional defense committees budget justification 
documents to be known as the M-1 and O-1, which shall identify, 
at the budget activity, activity group, and sub-activity group 
level, the amounts requested by the President to be 
appropriated to the Department of Defense for military 
personnel and operation and maintenance in any budget request, 
or amended budget request, for fiscal year 2024.

                         REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE

    The Secretary of Defense is directed to continue to follow 
the reprogramming guidance for acquisition accounts as 
specified in the report accompanying the House version of the 
Department of Defense Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2008 
(House Report 110-279). The dollar threshold for reprogramming 
funds shall be $10,000,000 for military personnel; operation 
and maintenance; procurement; and research, development, test 
and evaluation.
    Additionally, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) 
is directed to continue to provide the congressional defense 
committees annual DD Form 1416 reports for titles I and II and 
quarterly, spreadsheet-based DD Form 1416 reports for Service 
and defense-wide accounts in titles III and IV of this Act. 
Reports for titles III and IV shall comply with guidance 
specified in the explanatory statement accompanying the 
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006. The Department 
shall continue to follow the limitation that prior approval 
reprogrammings are set at either the specified dollar threshold 
or 20 percent of the procurement or research, development, test 
and evaluation line, whichever is less. These thresholds are 
cumulative from the base for reprogramming value as modified by 
any adjustments. Therefore, if the combined value of transfers 
into or out of a military personnel (M-1); an operation and 
maintenance (O-1); a procurement (P-1); or a research, 
development, test and evaluation (R-1) line exceeds the 
identified threshold, the Secretary of Defense must submit a 
prior approval reprogramming to the congressional defense 
committees. In addition, guidelines on the application of prior 
approval reprogramming procedures for congressional special 
interest items are established elsewhere in this statement.

                  CONGRESSIONAL SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

    Items for which additional funds have been provided or 
items for which funding is specifically reduced as shown in the 
project level tables or in paragraphs using the phrase ``only 
for'' or ``only to'' in this report are congressional special 
interest items for the purpose of the Base for Reprogramming 
(DD Form 1414). Each of these items must be carried on the DD 
Form 1414 at the stated amount, as specifically addressed in 
the Committee report.

                      REVISED ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS

    The agreement provides additional funding to offset cost 
factors that have increased since the formulation of the fiscal 
year 2023 President's budget request. This includes 
$1,752,375,000 for higher than planned housing, subsistence and 
other expenses for military personnel; $841,892,000 for higher 
costs for utilities and daycare; over $1,000,000,000 for 
acquisition programs; $209,615,000 to offset price increases 
for patrons at the commissaries; $400,000,000 for higher costs 
for the Defense Health Program; as well as $3,734,000,000 for 
higher fuel costs. It is directed that the additional funding 
shall be applied to incremental costs due to increased 
inflation or other pricing indexes and shall not be used to 
address program baseline shortfalls or to fund other unforeseen 
requirements. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is 
directed to continue working with the congressional defense 
committees to refine pricing shortfall estimates caused by 
revised economic assumptions through the second quarter of 
fiscal year 2023. Further, it is directed that none of these 
additional funds may be obligated or expended until 30 days 
after the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) provides an 
execution plan to the congressional defense committees.

                            CLASSIFIED ANNEX

    Adjustments to the classified programs are addressed in the 
classified annex accompanying this report.

                           FUNDING INCREASES

    The funding increases outlined in the tables for each 
appropriation account shall be provided only for the specific 
purposes indicated in the tables.

                COMPETITION FOR CONGRESSIONAL INCREASES

    Funding increases outlined in the tables for each 
appropriation account shall be provided only for the specific 
purposes indicated in the tables titled Explanation of Project 
Level Adjustments. Except for projects contained in the table 
titled Community Project Funding, funding increases shall be 
competitively awarded, or provided to programs that have 
received competitive awards in the past.

                       COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING

    The agreement directs the Secretary of Defense to ensure 
that all Community Project Funding is awarded to its intended 
recipients.

     APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-IDENTIFIED UNFUNDED 
                              REQUIREMENTS

    In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 222(a), the military services 
and combatant commands submitted to the congressional defense 
committees unfunded mission requirements in excess of 
$19,000,000,000 with submission of the fiscal year 2023 
President's budget. The agreement includes additional 
appropriations in fiscal year 2023 to address these shortfalls, 
as identified in the tables of Explanation of Project Level 
Adjustments in this explanatory statement. As previously 
stated, there are concerns about instances where appropriations 
for unfunded requirements remained unobligated until proposed 
for realignment. While it is understandable that requirements 
evolve and associated funding requirements change during 
execution of the budget, such unexecuted appropriations suggest 
that additional details regarding the execution of 
appropriations provided specifically for unfunded requirements 
identified by the Department of Defense is warranted. 
Therefore, direction included in the Joint Explanatory 
Statement accompanying the Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 2022, is reiterated, and it is directed that any 
submission of unfunded requirements by the military services, 
defense agencies, and combatant commands with the fiscal year 
2024 President's budget be accompanied by updated requirements 
and programmatic and execution plans for unfunded requirements 
that received appropriations in fiscal year 2023. Further, the 
Assistant Secretaries (Financial Management and Comptroller) 
for the Air Force, Navy, and Army are directed to incorporate 
in the congressional budget brief templates distinct 
programmatic and execution data for appropriations provided in 
the previous three fiscal years for unfunded requirements 
pertaining to the program/effort.

                  CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION

    In March 2020, the Undersecretary of Defense for 
Intelligence and Security issued Instruction 5200.48, which 
outlines the Department's policies on content that it deems 
controlled unclassified information (CUI). It is understood 
that these policies are intended to safeguard national security 
and ensure that sensitive but unclassified Department of 
Defense information is not revealed to adversaries. However, 
while common sense security practices are supported, there is 
concern that the extensive use of CUI will result in less 
transparency, accountability, and congressional oversight. 
Therefore, the Deputy Secretary of Defense is directed to 
review the current usage of CUI to ensure its appropriate 
application, and to brief the congressional defense committees 
not later than 30 days after the enactment of this Act on the 
findings of this review. As appropriate, the briefing may be 
provided in an unclassified format with a classified annex.

                 NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AVIATION MISHAPS

    The number of Navy and Marine Corps aviation mishaps that 
have occurred in the current calendar year, some of which have 
resulted in the tragic loss of life of sailors and Marines, is 
concerning. The Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of 
the Marine Corps are directed to brief the findings of the 
accident review boards on the various mishaps to the House and 
Senate Appropriations Committees not later than 180 days after 
the enactment of this Act. The agreement encourages Service 
leadership to focus on finding common causes that apply to both 
the Navy and Marine Corps aviation units and their missions.

          REFORMS, RE-PRIORITIZATIONS, AND RETIREMENTS EXHIBIT

    The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is directed to 
continue to refine the ``Reforms, Re-prioritizations, and 
Retirements'' budget exhibit, to include budget line item 
details, and to submit the Defense Operation and Maintenance 
overview book at the same time as the detailed justification 
books.

                     HOMELAND DEFENSE RADAR--HAWAII

    The agreement directs the Director of the Missile Defense 
Agency, in consultation with the Commander of United States 
Indo-Pacific Command, to provide quarterly updates to the 
congressional defense committees on the status of the Homeland 
Defense Radar--Hawaii production and location siting, as well 
as current and evolving threats in the region. These updates 
shall be provided at the unclassified and classified level as 
required.

                            DEFENSE OF GUAM

    The Director, Missile Defense Agency, in coordination with 
the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, is directed 
to provide a quarterly update to the congressional defense 
committees on the mission to support the Defense of Guam. The 
update shall include: the status of environmental impact 
statements and site surveys required to support placement of 
weapons systems supporting the Defense of Guam, the upgrades to 
Guam's infrastructure required to support the mission, 
acquisition schedules of anticipated weapons systems and 
corresponding deployment schedules of such systems, manning 
requirements for the Defense of Guam mission, and obligation 
and expenditure data on all funding related to the Defense of 
Guam. These updates shall be provided at an unclassified and 
classified level as required.

                COMPLETE AND TIMELY FINANCIAL REPORTING

    The agreement directs the Undersecretary of Defense 
(Comptroller) to provide the congressional defense committees, 
not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, a plan 
for delivery of comprehensive obligation and execution data, 
including expenditure data for funds with a tenure longer than 
one year.

                          JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER

    In July 2022, the Department of Defense announced a 
contract for F-35 Joint Strike Fighters (JSF) covering 
production lots 15 through 17, corresponding to fiscal years 
2021 through 2023. This contract encompasses 230 United States 
aircraft previously appropriated by Congress or requested in 
the fiscal year 2023 President's budget request. Due to 
multiple factors, the cost of this contract exceeds available 
and requested funds by $1,825,600,000 once all relevant factors 
are considered, putting 19 aircraft at risk of being lost. 
Through a combination of congressional increases and excess 
funds transferred from elsewhere within the JSF program, the 
agreement provides resources to cover this shortfall, allowing 
for the restoration of all 19 at-risk aircraft, including 11 F-
35A, one F-35B, and seven F-35C aircraft in fiscal year 2023 
and prior years. The Program Executive Officer (PEO), F-35 
Joint Program Office (JPO) is directed to report to the 
congressional defense committees, not later than 90 days after 
the enactment of this Act, on how these additional funds will 
be applied to the lot 15-17 contract.
    In addition, it is noted that development and test 
activities on the critical path for the Block 4 and TR-3 
capability upgrades continue to experience repeated delays and 
are jeopardizing the current timeline for planned integration 
into lot 15 aircraft. The agreement therefore directs the PEO, 
F-35 JPO to submit a report to the congressional defense 
committees providing an updated assessment of the Block 4 and 
TR-3 development programs, to include an assessment of the 
critical paths to lot 15 integration and retrofit installation, 
not later than 30 days after the enactment of this Act and 
written notification following each subsequent breach in 
timeline for those activities identified along the critical 
path.

   BUDGET JUSTIFICATION DOCUMENTATION OF OVERSEAS OPERATIONS FUNDING

    Section 8077 of H.R. 8236 directed specific details be 
included in separate budget justification documents for cost of 
the United States Armed Forces' participation in contingency 
operations for the Military Personnel accounts; the Operation 
and Maintenance accounts; the Procurement accounts; and the 
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation accounts. The 
agreement does not include this provision. It is acknowledged 
that creating base budget justification books and a separate 
Overseas Operations Appendix is not only an administrative 
burden, but may confuse the process, with some stakeholders not 
being aware that the Appendix is a subset of the baseline 
submission.
    In lieu of a general provision prescribing the formulation 
of the budget justification documents, the agreement directs 
the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and the Assistant 
Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force (Financial 
Management and Comptroller) to work together with the House and 
Senate Appropriations Committees to develop clear guidance on 
how to account for both baseline and contingency operations 
funding in the budget request exhibits for all appropriations. 
Comptrollers are further directed to begin discussions not 
later than 45 days after the enactment of this Act and for the 
updated exhibits to be included in the justification materials 
with the fiscal year 2025 President's budget request.

                      TITLE I--MILITARY PERSONNEL

    The agreement provides $172,708,964,000 in Title I, 
Military Personnel.
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                                   SUMMARY OF MILITARY PERSONNEL END STRENGTH
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                                                                 Fiscal year 2023
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                                    Fiscal year                                                     Change from
                                       2022       Budget Request    Final Bill      Change from     fiscal year
                                    authorized                                        request          2022
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Active Forces (End Strength):
  Army..........................         485,000         473,000         452,000         -21,000         -33,000
  Navy..........................         346,920         346,300         354,000           7,700           7,080
  Marine Corps..................         178,500         177,000         177,000               0          -1,500
  Air Force.....................         329,220         323,400         325,344           1,944          -3,876
  Space Force...................           8,400           8,600           8,600               0             200
    Total, Active Forces........       1,348,040       1,328,300       1,316,944         -11,356         -31,096
Guard and Reserve Forces
(End Strength):
  Army Reserve..................         189,500         189,500         177,000         -12,500         -12,500
  Navy Reserve..................          58,600          57,700          57,000            -700          -1,600
  Marine Corps Reserve..........          36,800          33,000          33,000               0          -3,800
  Air Force Reserve.............          70,300          70,000          70,000               0            -300
  Army National Guard...........         336,000         336,000         325,000         -11,000         -11,000
  Air National Guard............         108,300         108,400         108,400               0             100
    Total, Selected Reserve.....         799,500         794,600         770,400         -24,200         -29,100
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    Total, Military Personnel...       2,147,540       2,122,900       2,087,344         -35,556         -60,196
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                      MILITARY PERSONNEL OVERVIEW

    The agreement provides the resources required for 1,316,944 
active forces and 770,400 selected reserve forces in order to 
meet operational needs for fiscal year 2023. The agreement also 
provides the funding necessary to support a 4.6 percent pay 
raise for all military personnel, effective January 1, 2023.

         REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL ACCOUNTS

    The Secretary of Defense is directed to submit the Base for 
Reprogramming (DD Form 1414) for each of the fiscal year 2023 
appropriations accounts not later than 60 days after the 
enactment of this Act. The Secretary of Defense is prohibited 
from executing any reprogramming or transfer of funds for any 
purpose other than originally appropriated until the 
aforementioned report is submitted to the House and Senate 
Defense Appropriations Subcommittees.
    The Secretary of Defense is directed to use the normal 
prior approval reprogramming procedures to transfer funds in 
the Services' military personnel accounts between budget 
activities in excess of $10,000,000.

               MILITARY PERSONNEL SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

    Items for which additional funds have been provided or have 
been specifically reduced as shown in the project level tables 
or in paragraphs using the phrase ``only for'' or ``only to'' 
in the joint explanatory statement are congressional special 
interest items for the purpose of the Base for Reprogramming 
(DD Form 1414). This includes the program increases for basic 
allowance for subsistence, basic allowance for housing, 
dislocation allowance, basic needs allowance and temporary 
lodging expense. Each of these items must be carried on the DD 
Form 1414 at the stated amount as specifically addressed in the 
joint explanatory statement. Below threshold reprogrammings may 
not be used to either restore or reduce funding from 
congressional special interest items as identified on the DD 
Form 1414.

                           STRENGTH REPORTING

    The Service Secretaries are directed to provide monthly 
strength reports for all components to the congressional 
defense committees beginning not later than 30 days after the 
enactment of this Act. The first report shall provide actual 
baseline end strength for officer, enlisted, and cadet 
personnel, and the total component. The second report shall 
provide the end of year projection for average strength for 
officer, enlisted, and cadet personnel using the formula in the 
Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation Volume 
2A, Chapter Two. For the active components, this report shall 
break out average strength data by base and direct war and 
enduring costs; and differentiate between the active and 
reserve components. It shall also include the actuals and 
projections compared to the fiscal year 2023 President's budget 
request.

                   RESERVE COMPONENT BUDGET REPORTING

    The Secretary of Defense is directed to provide a semi-
annual detailed report to the congressional defense committees 
which shows transfers between sub-activities within the 
military personnel appropriation. Reports shall be submitted 
not later than 30 days after the end of the second quarter and 
not later than 30 days after the end of the fiscal year.

  ADVANCED TRAUMA AND PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECT TRAINING SERVICES FOR THE 
                             NATIONAL GUARD

    The Chiefs of the National Guard are directed to continue 
pursuing state-of-the-art trauma training, critical care, 
behavioral health, public health training and other ancillary, 
direct training with civilian and international partners. 
Further, the Chiefs of the National Guard are directed to 
develop enhanced medical and critical care preparedness 
programs in order to minimize civilian-military and 
international coalition medical operational gaps in the event 
of a catastrophic incident. These preparedness programs shall 
be delivered through direct training services, to include 
public health curriculums focusing on the epidemiology of 
public health diseases, mass casualty triage, advanced disaster 
and hazardous material life support, emergency dental, and 
psychological health.

                       EXTREMISM IN THE MILITARY

    In lieu of House language on extremism in the military, the 
agreement directs the Secretary of Defense, not later than 120 
days after the enactment of this Act, to provide the 
congressional defense committees with an update to the report 
on military personnel and extremist or criminal groups. The 
report shall describe new policy and personnel actions taken 
since the preceding report and provide additional information 
on the types of extremist or criminal groups involved in such 
personnel actions. Details may be provided by a classified 
appendix, if required.

              AIR NATIONAL GUARD UNITS WITH SPACE MISSIONS

    The Secretary of the Air Force is directed to provide a 
report to the congressional defense committees detailing any 
plans to transfer space missions, personnel, or equipment of 
the Air National Guard to the Space Force. The report shall be 
submitted not later than 30 days after the transfer decision is 
made, shall include fiscal year 2024 cost estimates through the 
future years defense program, the rationale for the decision, 
an explanation of organizational benefits, and any follow-on 
missions identified for the Air National Guard units that are 
losing space elements following the transfer. Further, the 
Secretary of the Air Force is directed to certify in writing 
that such transfer is consistent with the mission of the Space 
Force and will not have an adverse impact on the Air National 
Guard.

                        MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY

    The agreement provides $49,628,305,000 for Military 
Personnel, Army, as follows:
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                        MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY

    The agreement provides $36,706,395,000 for Military 
Personnel, Navy, as follows:
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                    MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

    The agreement provides $15,050,088,000 for Military 
Personnel, Marine Corps, as follows:
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                     MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

    The agreement provides $35,427,788,000 for Military 
Personnel, Air Force, as follows:
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                    MILITARY PERSONNEL, SPACE FORCE

    The agreement provides $1,109,400,000 for Military 
Personnel, Space Force, as follows:
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                        RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY

    The agreement provides $5,212,834,000 for Reserve 
Personnel, Army, as follows:
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                        RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY

    The agreement provides $2,400,831,000 for Reserve 
Personnel, Navy, as follows:
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                    RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

    The agreement provides $826,712,000 for Reserve Personnel, 
Marine Corps, as follows:
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                      RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

    The agreement provides $2,457,519,000 for Reserve 
Personnel, Air Force, as follows:
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                     NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY

    The agreement provides $9,232,554,000 for National Guard 
Personnel, Army, as follows:
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                  NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

    The agreement provides $4,913,538,000 for National Guard 
Personnel, Air Force, as follows:
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                  TITLE II--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

    The agreement provides $278,075,177,000 in Title II, 
Operation and Maintenance.
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     REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ACCOUNTS

    The Secretary of Defense is directed to submit the Base for 
Reprogramming (DD Form 1414) for each of the fiscal year 2023 
appropriation accounts not later than 60 days after the 
enactment of this Act. The Secretary of Defense is prohibited 
from executing any reprogramming or transfer of funds for any 
purpose other than originally appropriated until the 
aforementioned report is submitted to the House and Senate 
Defense Appropriations Subcommittees.
    The Secretary of Defense is directed to use the normal 
prior approval reprogramming procedures to transfer funds in 
the Services' operation and maintenance accounts between O-1 
budget activities, or between sub-activity groups in the case 
of Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, in excess of 
$10,000,000. In addition, the Secretary of Defense shall follow 
prior approval reprogramming procedures for transfers in excess 
of $10,000,000 out of the following readiness sub-activity 
groups:
    Army:
    Maneuver units
    Modular support brigades
    Land forces operations support
    Aviation assets
    Force readiness operations support
    Land forces depot maintenance
    Base operations support
    Facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization
    Specialized skill training
    Flight training
    Navy:
    Mission and other flight operations
    Fleet air training
    Aircraft depot maintenance
    Mission and other ship operations
    Ship depot maintenance
    Combat support forces
    Facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization
    Base operating support
    Marine Corps:
    Operational forces
    Field logistics
    Depot maintenance
    Facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization
    Air Force:
    Primary combat forces
    Combat enhancement forces
    Depot purchase equipment maintenance
    Facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization
    Contractor logistics support and system support
    Flying hour program
    Space Force:
    Space operations
    Contractor logistics support and system support
    Administration
    Air Force Reserve:
    Primary combat forces
    Air National Guard:
    Aircraft operations
    Additionally, the Secretary of Defense is directed to use 
normal prior approval reprogramming procedures when 
implementing transfers in excess of $10,000,000 into the 
following budget sub-activities:
    Air Force:
    Base support
    Army National Guard:
    Base operations support
    Facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization
    Management and operational headquarters
    Air National Guard:
    Contractor logistics support and systems support

            OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

    Items for which additional funds have been provided or have 
been specifically reduced as shown in the project level tables 
or in paragraphs using the phrase ``only for'' or ``only to'' 
in the explanatory statement are congressional special interest 
items for the purpose of the Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 
1414). Each of these items must be carried on the DD Form 1414 
at the stated amount as specifically addressed in the 
explanatory statement. Below threshold reprogrammings may not 
be used to either restore or reduce funding from congressional 
special interest items as identified on the DD Form 1414.

            OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET EXECUTION DATA

    The Secretary of Defense is directed to continue to provide 
the congressional defense committees with quarterly budget 
execution data. Such data should be provided not later than 45 
days after the close of each quarter of the fiscal year and 
should be provided for each O-l budget activity, activity 
group, and sub-activity group for each of the active, defense-
wide, reserve, and National Guard components. For each O-l 
budget activity, activity group, and sub-activity group, these 
reports should include the budget request and actual obligation 
amount, the distribution of unallocated congressional 
adjustments to the budget request, all adjustments made by the 
Department in establishing the Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 
1414) report, all adjustments resulting from below threshold 
reprogrammings, and all adjustments resulting from prior 
approval reprogramming requests.

         REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND

    The agreement directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a 
baseline report that shows the Special Operations Command's 
operation and maintenance funding by sub-activity group for the 
fiscal year 2023 appropriation not later than 60 days after the 
enactment of this Act. The Secretary of Defense is further 
directed to submit quarterly execution reports to the 
congressional defense committees not later than 45 days after 
the end of each fiscal quarter that addresses the rationale for 
the realignment of any funds within and between budget sub-
activities. Finally, the Secretary of Defense is directed to 
notify the congressional defense committees 30 days prior to 
the realignment of funds in excess of $10,000,000 between sub-
activity groups.

              REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR FUEL COST INCREASE

    The agreement recommends a funding increase to reflect 
higher than anticipated fuel costs. The funding provided is a 
congressional special interest item. The Secretary of Defense 
and Service Secretaries are directed to submit a breakout of 
the recommended fuel increase by appropriation, budget line 
item, and OP-32 line item not later than 30 days after the 
enactment of this Act.

                    JOINT ALL DOMAIN TRAINING CENTER

    The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Chiefs 
of the military services, is directed to provide a report to 
the congressional defense committees, not later than 90 days 
after the enactment of this Act, that details the feasibility, 
potential locations and projected costs of establishing a Joint 
All Domain Training Center in the eastern half of the United 
States.

             ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAM TRANSPARENCY

    The agreement provides an additional $520,730,000 for the 
environmental restoration accounts to accelerate the cleanup of 
hazardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants. The 
Secretary of Defense and the Service Secretaries are directed 
to provide a report on Environmental Restoration Program 
implementation to the congressional defense committees not 
later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act. The report 
shall include an explanation of the evaluation processes and 
criteria; and a spend plan for account activities along with 
project location, funding history, and total cost. Further, the 
Secretary of Defense and the Service Secretaries are directed 
to provide quarterly budget execution reports to the House and 
Senate Appropriations Committees not later than 45 days after 
the enactment of this Act.

                      DRINKING WATER CONTAMINATION

    The agreement provides an additional $224,900,000 for the 
Department of Defense and military services to remediate 
contaminated drinking water caused by per- and polyfluoroalkyl 
substances (PFAS). In communities where PFAS has leeched into 
the groundwater used for drinking in communities surrounding 
active and former military installations, the Secretary of 
Defense and Service Secretaries are directed to continue to 
prioritize mitigation plans that remove these chemicals from 
the groundwater as quickly and efficiently as possible. The 
Secretary of Defense and the Service Secretaries are directed 
to provide a spend plan to the House and Senate Appropriations 
Committees for the additional funds not later than 90 days 
after the enactment of this Act. Further, the Secretary of 
Defense and the Service Secretaries are directed to include a 
separate budget justification report on PFAS remediation and 
aqueous film forming foam removal and disposal activities in 
the operation and maintenance and environmental restoration 
accounts to the congressional defense committees no later than 
30 days after the fiscal year 2024 President's budget request 
is delivered to Congress that includes an updated assessment of 
the entire funding requirement for those known costs.

     PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATE AND PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID EXPOSURE 
                               ASSESSMENT

    In lieu of related items directed under this heading in 
House Report 117-388, the agreement directs the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment 
to submit a report to the House and Senate Appropriations 
Committees not later than 30 days after the enactment of this 
Act on the Department's strategy to execute the $20,000,000 
provided for a study and assessment of the health implications 
of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid 
(PFOA) contamination in drinking water. Further, as the 
Department conducts its exposure assessment on all 
installations known to have PFOS/PFOA drinking water 
contamination, the agreement directs the Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment to publicly 
release the measured levels of contamination found at each 
installation.

                    OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

    The agreement provides $59,015,977,000 for Operation and 
Maintenance, Army, as follows:
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                    OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY

    The agreement provides $68,260,046,000 for Operation and 
Maintenance, Navy, as follows:
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                   NAVAL SHIPYARD APPRENTICE PROGRAM

    The Secretary of the Navy is directed to induct classes of 
not fewer than 100 apprentices at each of the respective naval 
shipyards and to include the costs of the class of apprentices 
in the fiscal year 2024 President's budget request.

                       UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

    The agreement directs that funds appropriated under 
Operation and Maintenance, Navy may be used to pay overhead 
costs incurred by a naval shipyard when drydocking Coast Guard 
ships.

                            SHIP MAINTENANCE

    Despite the Navy's efforts to tackle barriers to on-time 
ship maintenance, concerns about costs and schedules remain. 
The agreement directs the following deliverables to keep the 
congressional defense committees informed about efforts to 
address maintenance challenges. The Secretary of the Navy shall 
continue to provide the quarterly reports regarding private 
contracted ship maintenance as directed in House Report 116-
453; submit the annual report on ship maintenance required by 
section 1016 of Public Law 117-81 to the House and Senate 
Appropriations Committees in conjunction with its submission to 
the House and Senate Armed Services Committees; and not later 
than 30 days after the enactment of this Act, brief the House 
and Senate Appropriations Committees on the Navy's formulation 
of a new funding model that is projecting to cut submarine 
maintenance delays by 2026. This language replaces the language 
under the heading ``Ship Maintenance'' in House Report 117-388.

                 LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP ALTERNATIVE USES

    It is noted that despite repeated concerns from the 
congressional defense committees, the Navy continues to propose 
the decommissioning of many Littoral Combat Ships well before 
the end of their useful service lives. However, it is 
understood that the Navy is conducting studies on the 
alternative uses of these platforms, including the future 
integration of unmanned systems. It is noted and appreciated 
that the Navy is taking these positive steps in utilizing ships 
that were funded at great taxpayer expense. Therefore, the 
Secretary of the Navy, not later than 30 days after the 
enactment of this Act, is directed to submit a detailed 
development plan, including the associated resourcing 
requirements across the future year defense program, to the 
congressional defense committees on these proposed alternative 
uses. Further, the Secretary of the Navy is directed to include 
funding for the modifications of these ships in its fiscal year 
2024 President's budget request.

                OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

    The agreement provides $9,891,998,000 for Operation and 
Maintenance, Marine Corps, as follows:
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                  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

    The agreement provides $60,279,937,000 for Operation and 
Maintenance, Air Force, as follows:
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                 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE

    The agreement provides $4,086,883,000 for Operation and 
Maintenance, Space Force, as follows:
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                OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

    The agreement provides $49,574,779,000 for Operation and 
Maintenance, Defense-Wide, as follows:
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         QUARTERLY REPORTS ON GUANTANAMO BAY DETENTION FACILITY

    The agreement directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a 
report to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees not 
later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, and 
quarterly thereafter, on the current number of detainees at the 
Guantanamo Bay detention facility; their legal status; a 
description of all Department of Defense costs associated with 
the facility during the last two fiscal years by program, 
account, and activity; and the status of funds for the current 
fiscal year. This language replaces the language under the 
heading ``Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility'' in House Report 
117-388.

        DEFENSE LANGUAGE AND NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION OFFICE

    The agreement designates the funding included in the fiscal 
year 2023 President's budget request for the Language Training 
Centers as a congressional special interest item and directs 
that the funding profiles for the Language Training Centers and 
the Language Flagship Program for the prior year, current year, 
and budget year be included in the Performance Criteria section 
of the Defense Human Resources Activity OP-5 budget exhibit in 
future budget submissions.

        PER DIEM RATES OUTSIDE OF THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES

    The agreement directs a designee of the Secretary of 
Defense to brief the House and Senate Appropriations Committees 
not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act on how 
the Department will mitigate any impacts resulting from outside 
of the continental United States per diem rates that fall well 
below market rates in between normal rate review cycles.

      ENHANCING THE CAPABILITY OF MILITARY CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE 
     ORGANIZATIONS TO PREVENT AND COMBAT CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION

    The Secretary of Defense is directed to provide a report to 
the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, not later than 
30 days after the enactment of this Act, regarding an update on 
the initiative established under section 550D of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-
92). The report shall also address opportunities within the 
following subject matters: establishing cooperative agreements 
and co-training with the relevant federal, state, local, and 
other law enforcement agencies; integrating child protective 
services and organizations into the initiative; and 
implementing recommendations made in the Government 
Accountability Office's report titled ``Increased Guidance and 
Collaboration Needed to Improve DoD's Tracking and Response to 
Child Abuse'' (GAO-20-110).

                    GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REPORT

    In lieu of related items directed in House Report 117-388, 
the agreement directs the Secretary of Defense to provide the 
briefings requested under the heading ``Climate Change Report 
and Adaptation Roadmap, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report and 
Fossil Fuels'' in Division C of the explanatory statement 
accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public 
Law 117-103).

              DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY PROGRAMS

    The agreement directs the Secretary of Defense to brief the 
House and Senate Appropriations Committees not later than 90 
days after the enactment of this Act on updates to the Baltic 
Security Initiative's multi-year strategy and spend plan. The 
agreement also directs the Secretary of Defense to brief the 
House and Senate Appropriations Committees not later than 90 
days after the enactment of this Act on the transition of the 
Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq to a security cooperation 
office by the end of fiscal year 2023.
    The agreement directs the Secretary of Defense to brief the 
House and Senate Appropriations Committees not later than 90 
days after the enactment of this Act on efforts to make 
security cooperation programs more integrated and strategic, 
including through the Significant Security Cooperation 
Initiative.
    The agreement supports international security cooperation 
programs with partner countries and continues language 
requiring the Secretary of Defense to notify the congressional 
defense committees in writing not less than 15 days prior to 
the obligation of funds. The agreement notes with concern 
delays in the obligation, expenditure, and execution of 
International Security Cooperation Programs and directs the 
Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency to review 
the implementation timelines for such programs. The agreement 
further directs the Director to provide a briefing to the House 
and Senate Appropriations Committees not later than 60 days 
after the enactment of this Act on this review and ways to 
effectively utilize the period of availability of funding for 
these programs consistent with congressional review and 
oversight requirements.
    The agreement directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a 
report to the congressional defense committees not later than 
90 days after the enactment of this Act on the Department's 
multi-year goals and objectives for the border security 
program. The agreement also directs the Secretary to consult 
with the House and Senate Appropriations Committees not later 
than 45 days after the enactment of this Act on options to 
increase the predictability of reimburse amounts for enhanced 
border security.
    The agreement provides funding for international security 
cooperation programs with Central Asian countries to increase 
border security and counter terrorist threats emanating from 
Afghanistan by utilizing certain aircraft taken out of that 
country. The Secretary of Defense shall consult with the House 
and Senate Appropriations Committees not later than 60 days 
after the enactment of this Act on the disposition of these 
aircraft and the costs of various courses of action associated 
with a phased introduction of some of them to partner 
countries. Furthermore, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a 
report to the congressional defense committees not later than 
120 days after the enactment of this Act on the goals and 
milestones for each program, information on host nations 
capabilities and planned contributions, any agreements and 
commitments made by host governments, plans to ensure the 
graduation and sustainability of these programs, and 
information on how these programs will be integrated with 
related programs.
    The agreement directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a 
briefing to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees not 
later than 30 days after the enactment of this Act on the 
execution plan for the establishment of a Department of Defense 
Irregular Warfare Functional Center.

                 CIVILIAN HARM MITIGATION AND RESPONSE

    The agreement supports reforms to avoid, mitigate, and 
respond to civilian harm and provides $41,750,000 to implement 
the Department of Defense's Civilian Harm Mitigation and 
Response Action Plan. The Secretary of Defense shall submit a 
spend plan on the proposed use of funds to the House and Senate 
Appropriations Committees not later than 45 days after the 
enactment of this Act.
    The agreement includes sufficient funding for the Office of 
the Secretary of Defense under Operation and Maintenance, 
Defense-Wide, for payments made to redress injury and loss 
pursuant to section 1213 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92).

                   COUNTER-ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND

    The agreement provides $475,000,000 for Counter-ISIS Train 
and Equip Fund, as follows:

                EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Budget
                                                  Request     Final Bill
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Iraq Train and Equip..........................      358,015      315,000
  Historical unobligated balances.............  ...........      -43,015
Syria Train and Equip.........................      183,677      160,000
  Historical unobligated balances.............  ...........      -23,677
                                               -------------------------
    Total, Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund..      541,692      475,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The agreement continues support funds under this heading 
for the Iraqi Security Forces, Kurdish Peshmerga, and the 
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to participate in activities to 
counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The 
agreement also continues the requirement that the Secretary of 
Defense ensure elements are appropriately vetted and receiving 
commitments from them to promote respect for human rights and 
the rule of law.
    The agreement directs that congressional notifications for 
funds provided under this heading include a description of the 
amount, type, and purpose of assistance to be funded, and the 
recipient of the assistance; the budget and implementation 
timeline, with anticipated delivery schedule for assistance; 
and a description of any material misuse of assistance since 
the last notification was submitted, along with a description 
of any remedies taken.
    The agreement directs the Secretary of Defense to consult 
with the House and Senate Appropriations Committees prior to 
submitting any notification that includes fortification or 
construction for detention facilities or internally displaced 
persons camps and prohibits the use of funds under this heading 
for any other construction activity. The agreement also directs 
that such notifications include detailed information on the 
scope of proposed projects and contributions from foreign 
governments. The liberation of ISIS controlled territory has 
left the SDF holding thousands of hardened foreign fighters and 
their families under challenging conditions. Accordingly, the 
agreement directs the Secretary of Defense to continue to 
engage with the SDF on these matters, including to ensure that 
detainees are afforded all protections due under the Geneva 
Conventions.

                OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE

    The agreement provides $3,206,434,000 for Operation and 
Maintenance, Army Reserve, as follows:
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                OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE

    The agreement provides $1,278,050,000 for Operation and 
Maintenance, Navy Reserve, as follows:
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            OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE

    The agreement provides $347,633,000 for Operation and 
Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve, as follows:
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              OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE

    The agreement provides $3,700,800,000 for Operation and 
Maintenance, Air Force Reserve, as follows:
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                       HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE

    The Secretary of the Air Force is directed to provide a 
report to the congressional defense committees that includes an 
assessment of the impacts of civil aviation to military 
readiness and military activity at Homestead Air Reserve Base.

             OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

    The agreement provides $8,299,187,000 for Operation and 
Maintenance, Army National Guard, as follows:
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             OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

    The agreement provides $7,382,079,000 for Operation and 
Maintenance, Air National Guard, as follows:
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          UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES

    The agreement provides $16,003,000 for the United States 
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.

                    ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY

    The agreement provides $324,500,000, an increase of 
$128,256,000 above the fiscal year 2023 President's budget 
request, for Environmental Restoration, Army. Specifically, 
$86,256,000 is provided as a general program increase, 
$40,000,000 is provided for the Army and Army National Guard to 
address costs associated with remediating contamination caused 
by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and $2,000,000 is 
provided for Restoration Advisory Boards.

                    ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY

    The agreement provides $400,113,000, an increase of 
$40,765,000 above the fiscal year 2023 President's budget 
request, for Environmental Restoration, Navy. Specifically, 
$30,765,000 is provided as a general program increase and 
$10,000,000 is provided to address costs associated with 
remediating contamination caused by per- and polyfluoroalkyl 
substances.

                  ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE

    The agreement provides $573,810,000, an increase of 
$259,336,000 above the fiscal year 2023 President's budget 
request, for Environmental Restoration, Air Force. 
Specifically, $124,336,000 is provided as a general program 
increase, $133,000,000 is provided for the Air Force and Air 
National Guard to address costs associated with remediating 
contamination caused by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, 
and $2,000,000 is provided for Restoration Advisory Boards.

                ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE-WIDE

    The agreement provides $10,979,000, an increase of 
$2,055,000 above the fiscal year 2023 President's budget 
request, for Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide.

         ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES

    The agreement provides $317,580,000, an increase of 
$90,318,000 above the fiscal year 2023 President's budget 
request, for Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense 
Sites. Specifically, $65,318,000 is provided as a general 
program increase, $20,000,000 is provided for the Military 
Munitions Response Program, and $5,000,000 is provided to 
address costs associated with remediating contamination caused 
by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

             OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID

    The agreement provides $170,000,000 for Overseas 
Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid, as follows:

                EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Budget
                                                  Request     Final Bill
------------------------------------------------------------------------
FOREIGN DISASTER RELIEF.......................       20,000       25,000
  Program increase............................  ...........        5,000
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.......................       77,800      120,000
  Program increase............................  ...........       42,200
HUMANITARIAN MINE ACTION PROGRAM..............       15,000       25,000
  Program increase............................  ...........       10,000
                                               -------------------------
    Total, Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster,         112,800      170,000
     and Civic Aid............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                  COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT

    The agreement provides $351,598,000 for the Cooperative 
Threat Reduction Account, as follows:

                EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Budget
                                                  Request     Final Bill
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Strategic Offensive Arms Elimination..........        6,859        6,859
Chemical Weapons Destruction..................       14,998       14,998
Global Nuclear Security.......................       18,088       18,088
Biological Threat Reduction Program...........      225,000      235,000
  Program increase--Biological Threat           ...........       10,000
   Reduction Program..........................
Proliferation Prevention Program..............       45,890       45,890
Other Assessments/Admin Costs.................       30,763       30,763
                                               -------------------------
    Total, Cooperative Threat Reduction             341,598      351,598
     Account..................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT

    The agreement provides $111,791,000 for the Department of 
Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account, as follows:

                EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Budget
                                                  Request     Final Bill
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Recruiting and Hiring.........................        1,444        1,444
  Program increase--diversity STEM talent       ...........        3,000
   development................................
Training and Development......................       50,952       50,952
Retention and Recognition.....................        1,395        1,395
UNDIST--Program increase--Defense Civilian                0       50,000
 Training Corps...............................
UNDIST--Program increase--congressional                   0        5,000
 mandates.....................................
                                               -------------------------
    Total, DOD Acquisition Workforce                 53,791      111,791
     Development Account......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

    The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment is directed to provide the Department of Defense 
Acquisition Workforce Development Account annual report to the 
congressional defense committees not later than 30 days after 
submission of the fiscal year 2024 President's budget request. 
Further, as in previous years, the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment is directed to provide the 
congressional defense committees, with the fiscal year 2024 
President's budget request, additional details regarding total 
funding for the acquisition workforce by funding category and 
specific appropriations accounts in the future years defense 
program, to include an explanation of changes from prior years' 
submissions.

    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT 
                       REPROGRAMMING REQUIREMENTS

    The Secretary of Defense is directed to follow 
reprogramming guidance for the Department of Defense 
Acquisition Workforce Development Account (DAWDA) consistent 
with reprogramming guidance for acquisition accounts detailed 
elsewhere in this joint explanatory statement. The dollar 
threshold for reprogramming DAWDA funds remains $10,000,000.

                         TITLE III--PROCUREMENT

    The agreement provides $162,241,330,000 in Title III, 
Procurement, as follows:
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            REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR ACQUISITION ACCOUNTS

    The Secretary of Defense is directed to continue to follow 
the reprogramming guidance as specified in the report 
accompanying the House version of the Department of Defense 
Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2008 (House Report 110-
279). Specifically, the dollar threshold for reprogramming 
funds shall be $10,000,000 for procurement and research, 
development, test and evaluation.
    Also, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is 
directed to continue to provide the congressional defense 
committees quarterly, spreadsheet-based DD Form 1416 reports 
for Service and defense-wide accounts in titles III and IV of 
this Act. Reports for titles III and IV shall comply with the 
guidance specified in the explanatory statement accompanying 
the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006. The 
Department shall continue to follow the limitation that prior 
approval reprogrammings are set at either the specified dollar 
threshold or 20 percent of the procurement or research, 
development, test and evaluation line, whichever is less. These 
thresholds are cumulative from the base for reprogramming value 
as modified by any adjustments. Therefore, if the combined 
value of transfers into or out of a procurement (P-1) or 
research, development, test and evaluation (R-1) line exceeds 
the identified threshold, the Secretary of Defense must submit 
a prior approval reprogramming to the congressional defense 
committees. In addition, guidelines on the application of prior 
approval reprogramming procedures for congressional special 
interest items are established elsewhere in this statement.

                           FUNDING INCREASES

    The funding increases outlined in these tables shall be 
provided only for the specific purposes indicated in the 
tables. Additional guidance is provided in the overview of this 
explanatory statement.

                   PROCUREMENT SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

    Items for which additional funds have been recommended or 
items for which funding is specifically reduced as shown in the 
project level tables detailing recommended adjustments or in 
paragraphs using the phrase ``only for'' or ``only to'' in the 
joint explanatory statement are congressional special interest 
items for the purpose of the Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 
1414). Each of these items must be carried on the DD Form 1414 
at the stated amount, as specifically addressed elsewhere in 
the joint explanatory statement.

                      ARMY ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL BASE

    The Secretary of the Army is directed to provide 45-day 
written notification to the congressional defense committees 
prior to approving civilian reductions in force that will 
result in an employment loss of 50 or more full-time employees 
at any Army organic industrial base facility. The notification 
shall include the impact that the proposed reduction in force 
will have on the ability to maintain the organic industrial 
base critical manufacturing capabilities as delineated in the 
Army Organic Industrial Base Strategy Report, a detailed 
accounting of the costs of implementing the reduction in force, 
and an assessment of the cost of, and time necessary, for 
restoration of any lost capability to meet future organic 
wartime manufacturing needs.

                       AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY

    The agreement provides $3,847,834,000 for Aircraft 
Procurement, Army, as follows:
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                       MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY

    The agreement provides $3,848,853,000 for Missile 
Procurement, Army, as follows:
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        PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES, ARMY

    The agreement provides $4,505,157,000 for Procurement of 
Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army, as follows:
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                    PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY

    The agreement provides $2,770,120,000 for Procurement of 
Ammunition, Army, as follows:
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                  ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT MODERNIZATION

    The agreement recommends an additional $200,000,000 to 
accelerate Army Ammunition Plant modernization programs in 
fiscal year 2023. The agreement further directs that none of 
these funds may be obligated or expended until 30 days after 
the Secretary of the Army provides a detailed spend plan to the 
congressional defense committees detailing planned obligations 
by project, to include any changes from prior year spend plans. 
Further, with submission of the fiscal year 2024 President's 
budget request, the Secretary of the Army is directed to submit 
an updated Army Ammunition Plant Modernization Plan that 
clearly identifies modernization requirements that are funded 
in the fiscal year 2024 budget request, requirements planned 
for inclusion in the future years defense program, and 
requirements that remain unfunded.

                        OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY

    The agreement provides $8,668,148,000 for Other 
Procurement, Army, as follows:
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                       AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY

    The agreement provides $19,031,864,000 for Aircraft 
Procurement, Navy, as follows:
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                       WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY

    The agreement provides $4,823,113,000 for Weapons 
Procurement, Navy, as follows:
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            PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

    The agreement provides $920,884,000 for Procurement of 
Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps, as follows:
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                   SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY

    The agreement provides $31,955,124,000 for Shipbuilding and 
Conversion, Navy, as follows:
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                   SUBMARINE CONSTRUCTION PERFORMANCE

    The agreement fully supports the fiscal year 2023 
President's budget request for the Columbia class submarines 
(CLB) and the Virginia class submarines (VCS), but notes 
continued concern over both the VCS construction cost and 
schedule performance and CLB schedule variances. The agreement 
further notes that for the first time since fiscal year 2010, 
the budget request includes funds for cost overruns for VCS 
program construction-related performance overruns. Therefore, 
to ensure transparency of future cost and schedule estimates, 
the Secretary of the Navy is directed to submit to the 
congressional defense committees the most current cost and 
schedule estimates, by submarine, with the submission of future 
President's budget requests. The report shall also include 
detailed explanations for all submarines not fully resourced to 
the Navy's cost estimate and all projected cost-to-complete 
requirements for previously authorized and appropriated 
submarines.

                       SUBMARINE INDUSTRIAL BASE

    The agreement provides $541,000,000 in Columbia class 
submarine and $207,000,000 in the Industrial Base Analysis and 
Sustainment (IBAS) program to strengthen the submarine 
industrial base (SIB) to fund supplier development, shipyard 
infrastructure, strategic outsourcing, workforce development, 
and technology opportunities. The Secretary of the Navy is 
directed to submit a report to the congressional defense 
committees not later than 60 days after the enactment of this 
Act detailing how SIB and IBAS funding will be allocated to 
industry partners, state and local entities, and other 
partners, and clearly articulate how these investments will 
enable serial submarine production.

             DOMESTIC SOURCE CONTENT FOR NAVY SHIPBUILDING

    The Secretary of the Navy is directed to submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report assessing the 
domestic source content of any procurements carried out as part 
of a Navy shipbuilding program, identifying critical components 
that are available from only one or a few suppliers in the 
United States, and providing recommendations to expand 
productive capacity in the United States with the submission of 
the fiscal year 2024 President's budget request. Additionally, 
the Secretary shall establish an information repository for the 
collection of supplier information that can be used for 
continuous data analysis and program management activities.

                        OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY

    The agreement provides $12,138,590,000 for Other 
Procurement, Navy, as follows:
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     DDG 51 LIGHTWEIGHT ADVANCED DEGAUSSING MINE PROTECTION SYSTEM

    The agreement recognizes section 124 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-
81) and urges the Secretary of the Navy to keep the 
congressional defense committees apprised of plans to meet this 
requirement.

                       PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS

    The agreement provides $3,669,510,000 for Procurement, 
Marine Corps, as follows:
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                    AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

    The agreement provides $22,196,175,000 for Aircraft 
Procurement, Air Force, as follows:
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                                 F-15EX

    The agreement includes $2,317,368,000 for 24 F-15EX 
aircraft, a reduction of $104,980,000 and the same number of 
aircraft included in the request. The agreement directs the 
Secretary of the Air Force to procure the full number of 
aircraft appropriated by the agreement and to apply the funding 
reduction to initial spares and other support costs as 
indicated by the table titled ``Explanation of Project Level 
Adjustments'' included under this account heading. The 
agreement is based on the understanding that the Air Force will 
not award the production of these aircraft through an 
undefinitized contractual action as has been the practice for 
prior lots of aircraft. This language replaces the language 
under this heading in House Report 117-388.

                         POLAR TACTICAL AIRLIFT

    The Air National Guard currently maintains and operates a 
fleet of LC-130H aircraft that provide assured access to the 
polar regions in support of Presidential Decision Memorandum 
6646 and the United States Northern Command's (USNORTHCOM) 
mission requirements. The agreement notes that these aircraft 
possess approximately 15 years of service life and are being 
upgraded with advanced avionics and propulsion. Given the ever-
increasing importance of the polar regions in our National 
Defense Strategy, and our adversaries' excursion into those 
regions, the Congress believes that this vital capability must 
be maintained, modernized, and eventually replaced in an 
appropriate and timely fashion.
    The agreement therefore directs the Secretary of the Air 
Force to begin the requirements definition process for the 
follow-on aircraft to fulfill the polar tactical airlift 
mission set and provides an additional $1,000,000 in Operation 
and Maintenance, Air Force to conduct the studies and analyses 
to inform those requirements. The agreement further directs the 
Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the Commander, 
USNORTHCOM and Director, Air National Guard, to submit to the 
congressional defense committees, not later than 120 days 
following the enactment of this Act, an initial cost estimate 
and capabilities review of C-130J aircraft and the associated 
modifications to fulfill the polar tactical airlift mission 
set.

                          CLASSIC ASSOCIATIONS

    The agreement notes that pending the resolution and passage 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, 
the Secretary of the Air Force may develop a plan to transfer 
KC-135 aircraft to air refueling wings of the Air National 
Guard that are operating as classic associations with active 
duty units of the Air Force. The agreement therefore directs 
the Secretary of the Air Force to provide a copy of the plan 
and the associated implementation costs by appropriation and 
budget line item across the future years defense program to the 
House and Senate Appropriations Committees.

               TRUNCATION OF EXISTING PRODUCTION PROGRAMS

    The fiscal year 2023 President's budget request includes 
ten Combat Rescue Helicopters (CRH), which is less than the 20 
CRH previously planned. The agreement therefore recommends an 
additional $570,000,000 for ten additional CRH and associated 
spares. It is concerning that in the fiscal year 2023 
President's budget submission both the F-15EX and CRH programs 
have been truncated across the future years defense program 
(FYDP) well below their stated acquisition objectives. The 
revised strategy sees the F-15EX planned procurement objective 
reduced from 144 to 80 aircraft and the CRH procurement 
objective reduced from 113 to 75 aircraft. Both programs are in 
the relatively early stages of production and provide modern 
capabilities, but the new strategy ends CRH production after 
this fiscal year and F-15EX production after fiscal year 2024.
    While trade-offs occur to support force readiness and 
modernization, truncating programs that only recently 
transitioned into production and were hailed as supporting 
critical Air Force missions, such as personnel recovery and 
future tactical air, calls into question the strategic 
underpinning of these and other acquisition decisions. The 
reduction in the F-15EX program, for example, leaves in doubt 
the status and future of F-15C/D units, several of which are 
housed in the Air National Guard. The agreement therefore 
directs the Secretary of the Air Force to submit a report to 
the congressional defense committees, concurrent with 
submission of the fiscal year 2024 President's budget request, 
that provides a list of all aircraft procurement programs that 
are being truncated across the FYDP, to include F-15EX and CRH. 
The report shall include an assessment of the operational 
impacts of the decision, strategic basing impacts, cost 
avoidance by fiscal year, quantity change, and the rationale 
for truncation.

                      F-15EX CONFORMAL FUEL TANKS

    Conformal fuel tanks (CFT) have the capacity to extend the 
range and increase the lethality of F-15EX aircraft. The 
Secretary of the Air Force is directed to submit a report to 
the congressional defense committees not later than 90 days 
after the enactment of this Act on the Air Force's plans to 
equip F-15EX aircraft with CFT, including the potential 
procurement of new CFT that are in production.

                     MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

    The agreement provides $2,999,346,000 for Missile 
Procurement, Air Force, as follows:
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                  PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE

    The agreement provides $857,722,000 for Procurement of 
Ammunition, Air Force, as follows:
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                      OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

    The agreement provides $28,034,122,000 for Other 
Procurement, Air Force, as follows:
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                            BUDGET EXHIBITS

    The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial 
Management and Comptroller) is directed to provide the P-5, P-
5a, P-21, and P-40 budget exhibits for unclassified programs in 
budget activities three and four, including such information 
for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, with the fiscal year 2024 
President's budget request.

                        PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE

    The agreement provides $4,462,188,000 for Procurement, 
Space Force, as follows:
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                     NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH

    The agreement directs the Secretary of Defense and the 
Director of National Intelligence to utilize the Space Force 
launch enterprise phase 2 contract for National Security Space 
Launch class missions unless they certify to the congressional 
defense and intelligence committees that commercial launch or 
delivery on orbit procurement for a designated mission is in 
the national security interest of the government and outline 
the rationale for such a determination.

                      PROTECTED WIDEBAND SATELLITE

    The agreement includes $442,000,000 to procure a protected 
wideband satellite to provide resilient, jam resistant tactical 
communications to support warfighter needs. The agreement 
directs the Secretary of the Air Force to provide a funding 
plan for launch and operation and maintenance activities to the 
congressional defense committees not later than 90 days after 
the enactment of this Act.

                       PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE

    The agreement provides $6,139,674,000 for Procurement, 
Defense-Wide, as follows:
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                    DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES

    The agreement provides $372,906,000 for Defense Production 
Act Purchases, as follows:

                EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                        (in thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Budget Request    Final Bill
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES........         659,906         372,906
  Undistributed reduction...............  ..............        -350,000
  Program increase--critical minerals     ..............          10,000
   recycling............................
  Program increase--domestic aluminum     ..............          23,000
   casting..............................
  Program increase--heavy forging         ..............          15,000
   capacity improvement program.........
  Program increase--graphite, colbalt,    ..............          15,000
   and platinum mining feasibility
   studies..............................
    Total Defense Production Act                 659,906         372,906
     Purchases..........................
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                  NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT

    The agreement provides $1,000,000,000 for National Guard 
and Reserve Equipment, as follows:

                EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Budget Request    Final Bill
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD.....................               0         335,000
  Program increase--miscellaneous                      0         335,000
   equipment............................
AIR NATIONAL GUARD......................               0         305,000
  Program increase--miscellaneous         ..............         305,000
   equipment............................
ARMY RESERVE............................               0         137,000
  Program increase--miscellaneous                      0         137,000
   equipment............................
NAVY RESERVE............................               0          55,000
  Program increase--miscellaneous                      0          55,000
   equipment............................
MARINE CORPS RESERVE....................               0          18,000
  Program increase--miscellaneous                      0          18,000
   equipment............................
AIR FORCE RESERVE.......................               0         150,000
  Program increase--miscellaneous                      0         150,000
   equipment............................
    Total, National Guard and Reserve                  0       1,000,000
     Equipment..........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                  NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT

    The agreement includes an appropriation of $1,000,000,000. 
Of that amount, $335,000,000 is for the Army National Guard; 
$305,000,000 is for the Air National Guard; $137,000,000 is for 
the Army Reserve; $55,000,000 is for the Navy Reserve; 
$18,000,000 is for the Marine Corps Reserve; and $150,000,000 
is for the Air Force Reserve to meet urgent equipment needs in 
the coming fiscal year. The agreement includes direction for 
the component commanders of the Army Reserve, Marine Forces 
Reserve, Air Force Reserve, Army National Guard, and Air 
National Guard to submit to the congressional defense 
committees a detailed assessment of their component's 
modernization priorities, not later than 30 days after the 
enactment of this Act.
    The Secretary of Defense is directed to ensure that the 
National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account is executed by the 
Chiefs of the National Guard and reserve components with 
priority consideration given to the following items: acoustic 
hailing devices; airfield lighting system; aviation status 
dashboard; containerized ice making systems; crash-worthy 
ballistically tolerant auxiliary fuel systems; degraded visual 
environment systems; gamma radiation protection; integration of 
aluminum mesh secondary combustion ignition prevention 
technology for combat and logistics vehicle fuel tanks; KC-135 
Aircraft Emergency Response Refuel Equipment Kit to enable 
forward area refueling/defueling systems; land surveying 
systems; lightweight, rapidly deployable, computer-based 
artillery call for fire training and simulation; modular small 
arms ranges and small arms training simulators and tools; pilot 
physiological monitoring systems; radiological screening 
portals; small unmanned aerial systems and tethered drones; 
software defined radios; special tactics squadrons and joint 
terminal attack controllers tethered drone; tactical rinse 
systems; UH-72A/B security and support mission equipment 
modernization; upgraded commercial-off-the-shelf ground mapping 
for C-130 aircraft; and vehicle-mounted and man-portable 
radiological nuclear detection systems.

          TITLE IV--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

    The agreement provides $139,760,526,000 in Title IV, 
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, as follows:
[GRAPHIC NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT] 

            REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR ACQUISITION ACCOUNTS

    The Secretary of Defense is directed to continue to follow 
the reprogramming guidance as specified in the report 
accompanying the House version of the Department of Defense 
Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2008 (House Report 110-
279). Specifically, the dollar threshold for reprogramming 
funds shall be $10,000,000 for procurement and research, 
development, test and evaluation.
    Also, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is 
directed to continue to provide the congressional defense 
committees quarterly, spreadsheet-based DD Form 1416 reports 
for Service and defense-wide accounts in titles III and IV of 
this Act. Reports for titles III and IV shall comply with the 
guidance specified in the explanatory statement accompanying 
the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006. The 
Department shall continue to follow the limitation that prior 
approval reprogrammings are set at either the specified dollar 
threshold or 20 percent of the procurement or research, 
development, test and evaluation line, whichever is less. These 
thresholds are cumulative from the Base for Reprogramming value 
as modified by any adjustments. Therefore, if the combined 
value of transfers into or out of a procurement (P-1) or 
research, development, test and evaluation (R-1) line exceeds 
the identified threshold, the Secretary of Defense must submit 
a prior approval reprogramming to the congressional defense 
committees. In addition, guidelines on the application of prior 
approval reprogramming procedures for congressional special 
interest items are established elsewhere in this statement.

                           FUNDING INCREASES

    The funding increases outlined in these tables shall be 
provided only for the specific purposes indicated in the 
tables. Additional guidance is provided in the overview of this 
explanatory statement.

   RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

    Items for which additional funds have been recommended or 
items for which funding is specifically reduced as shown in the 
project level tables detailing recommended adjustments or in 
paragraphs using the phrase ``only for'' or ``only to'' in the 
joint explanatory statement are congressional special interest 
items for the purpose of the Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 
1414). Each of these items must be carried on the DD Form 1414 
at the stated amount, as specifically addressed elsewhere in 
the joint explanatory statement.

                      OTHER TRANSACTION AGREEMENTS

    Pursuant to section 873 of the John S. McCain National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-
232), as amended by section 819 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) and 
the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the Department of 
Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education 
Appropriations Act for 2019 (Public Law 115-245), the 
Department of Defense is required to meet annual and quarterly 
reporting requirements on the use of Other Transaction 
Authority (OTA). The agreement notes the continued importance 
of this reporting requirement, particularly given the lack of 
fidelity within the Department on execution of OTAs and the 
wide discrepancy in utilization rates. This continues to raise 
concerns on the efficacy of existing guidance in normalizing 
the use of OTAs going forward.
    Therefore, the agreement directs the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to continue the 
previously established reporting requirements. Further, the 
agreement directs the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition and Sustainment, not later than 60 days following 
the enactment of this Act, to submit a report to the 
congressional defense committees on the Department's use of OTA 
agreements in fiscal year 2022, to include an analysis of the 
relative success rates of follow-on production contracts 
initiated after the conclusion of initial OTA agreements in 
comparison to lessons learned from conventional Federal 
Acquisition Regulation-based acquisitions.

    REPORTING ON MID-TIER ACQUISITION AND RAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAMS

    The agreement notes support for efforts to deliver 
capability to the warfighter at an accelerated pace, such as 
through use of acquisition authorities and contracting 
strategies provided in National Defense Authorization Acts for 
the rapid development, rapid prototyping, rapid acquisition, 
accelerated acquisition, and middle-tier acquisition (``section 
804'') of warfighter capabilities. The agreement notes that the 
spectrum of programs using these types of acquisition 
authorities ranges from small programs that have already 
deployed prototypes, to programs that by virtue of their scope 
and cost would otherwise be subject to reporting requirements 
and acquisition regulations applicable to traditional major 
acquisition category I programs. The agreement notes the 
Department of Defense's continued use of such acquisition 
authorities, and concern remains over the lack of standard 
acquisition information provided for such programs with the 
budget request, to include independent cost estimates, 
technology and manufacturing readiness assessments, and test 
and evaluation master plans. This is of particular concern as 
programs increase the use of acquisition strategies that 
utilize both rapid prototyping and rapid fielding authorities 
sequentially, together resulting in a ten-year acquisition 
program, or by purchasing excessive numbers of end-items under 
the rapid prototyping authorities for eventual fielding, rather 
than only procuring the number of units required for testing. 
Further, there is remaining concern that the Services' growing 
trend toward procuring de facto operational assets via 
prototyping acquisitions may limit the Services' ability to 
successfully manage their acquisition programs in the long-term 
by eliminating the full understanding of full program costs up-
front; unnecessarily narrowing the industrial base early in the 
acquisition process; and eliminating opportunities for future 
innovation by reducing competition over the life of the 
acquisition. Further, there is concern that budgeting for these 
de facto end-items incrementally with research and development 
appropriations instead of fully funding them with procurement 
appropriations obfuscates costs and limits transparency and 
visibility into Services' procurement efforts. Therefore, the 
agreement modifies section 8059 of this Act, further defining 
instances in which end-item procurement can be conducted with 
research and development funding.
    The Under Secretaries of Defense for Research and 
Engineering and Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination 
with the Service acquisition executives for the Army, Navy, Air 
Force, and Space Force, are directed to provide to the 
congressional defense committees with submission of the fiscal 
year 2024 President's budget request a complete list of 
approved acquisition programs, and programs pending approval in 
fiscal year 2024, utilizing prototyping or accelerated 
acquisition authorities, along with the rationale for each 
selected acquisition strategy, as well as a cost estimate and 
contracting strategy for each such program. Further, the Under 
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and the Assistant 
Secretaries (Financial Management and Comptroller) for the 
Army, Navy, and Air Force, are directed to certify full funding 
of the acquisition strategies for each of these programs in the 
fiscal year 2024 President's budget request, including their 
test strategies; finally, the Director, Operational Test and 
Evaluation, is directed to certify to the congressional defense 
committees the appropriateness of the Services' planned test 
strategies for such programs, to include a risk assessment. To 
the extent that the respective Service acquisition executives, 
Services' financial manager and comptrollers, and Director, 
Operational Test and Evaluation, provided the information 
requested above with submission of the fiscal year 2023 
President's budget, any variations therefrom should be included 
with the fiscal year 2024 submission. In addition, the 
Services' financial manager and comptrollers are directed to 
identify the full costs for prototyping units by individual 
item in the research, development, test and evaluation budget 
exhibits for the budget year as well as the future years 
defense program.

             SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS

    The fiscal year 2023 President's budget request includes 
ten new programs for inclusion in the Software and Digital 
Technology Pilot Programs funded in Budget Activity Eight (BA 
08) within the research, development, test and evaluation 
accounts, established in fiscal year 2021. This is an increase 
over the five new programs requested, but not approved, in the 
fiscal year 2022 budget request.
    The agreement again acknowledges the Department's rationale 
regarding the incremental technical challenges posed by modern 
software development practices, including implementing 
technical fixes to existing code, addressing cyber 
vulnerabilities, and integrating incrementally developed new 
capabilities. However, the Congress maintains its position that 
objective quantitative and qualitative evidence is required to 
evaluate the ongoing approved pilot programs prior to 
considering an expansion of programs funded under BA 08. 
Reporting requirements outlined in the Joint Explanatory 
Statement accompanying the Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) have not been submitted to the 
congressional defense committees on a timely basis and have not 
yet provided a baseline for analyzing the effectiveness of the 
pilot programs compared to traditional appropriation practices. 
Reports received to date indicate that the Department is still 
implementing methods to capture the appropriate data that would 
allow an objective analysis for how a single budget activity 
improves the performance of software pilot programs. Therefore, 
the agreement recommends maintaining the Software and Digital 
Technology Pilot Programs in their current form, as detailed in 
title VIII of this Act. The recommendation transfers funds for 
programs requested as BA 08 new starts in fiscal year 2023 to 
their historical appropriation accounts for execution, as 
detailed in the appropriate Explanation of Project Level 
Adjustments tables. Further, the agreement encourages the 
Secretary of Defense to refrain from submitting additional BA 
08 pilot programs in future budget submissions until the 
Department has demonstrated its ability to collect quantitative 
data on the performance improvements provided by the pilot 
program.
    As detailed in the reporting requirements outlined in the 
Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), and 
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-
103), the Secretary of Defense shall submit quarterly reports 
to the congressional defense committees detailing the 
Department's assessment for each of the programs included in 
title VIII. This report shall include, at a minimum, 
quantitative and qualitative metrics; an assessment of eight 
similar programs, with representations from each service, 
funded through traditional appropriation legislation for 
comparison; an assessment of each pilot program against their 
own historical performance when funded through traditional 
appropriation legislation; and an assessment of prior year BA 
08 execution by activity compared to planned execution in the 
respective budget request.

            RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY

    The agreement provides $17,150,141,000 for Research, 
Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, as follows:
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                    SERIAL BUS CYBER VULNERABILITIES

    Army weapons platforms require cyber resilience as a key 
performance parameter of system survivability especially in 
compromised or contested cyber environments. To meet this 
requirement, the agreement encourages the Secretary of the Army 
to implement technology solutions on existing platforms, such 
as Stryker vehicles, as well as new weapons systems, that will 
develop, integrate, and demonstrate secure communication 
technologies using secure digital bus subsystems while 
minimizing performance degradation. These technology solutions 
are especially critical to the resiliency and survivability of 
weapons platforms that implement common bus dependent 
architectures like Modular Open Systems Approach, while 
operating in cyber-contested environments. Army labs and 
centers within Army Futures Command, Combat Capabilities 
Development Command, along with affiliated industry partners, 
possess the competencies and infrastructure to enable 
maturation and transition of such technologies to weapon system 
program managers.

                     ROBOTIC COMBAT VEHICLE-MEDIUM

    The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022 provided 
$20,000,000 to procure additional Robotic Combat Vehicle--
Medium (RCV-M) test assets for experimentation by U.S. Army 
Forces Command (FORSCOM) via soldier evaluations at the company 
level. The agreement recognizes the importance of such 
experimentation in shaping future doctrine, concepts of 
operation, tactics, techniques, and procedures, and 
requirements for follow-on robotic platforms and therefore 
directs the Secretary of the Army, through FORSCOM, to utilize 
all available RCV-M assets in the aforementioned experiments.

            RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY

    The agreement provides $26,017,309,000 for Research, 
Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, as follows:
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              ULTRA-LONG ENDURANCE UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS

    The agreement notes that the Geographic Combatant Commands 
have a requirement for persistent airborne intelligence, 
surveillance, and reconnaissance platforms that is not being 
fully met by existing unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Therefore, 
the Chief of Naval Research is directed to provide a report to 
the congressional defense committees, not later than 90 days 
following the enactment of this Act, that identifies research 
and development activities for ultra-long endurance attritable 
group III UAS, along with a resourcing profile associated with 
these efforts, and identification of any additional areas in 
need of investment.

         GUIDANCE AND NAVIGATION SYSTEMS FOR 81MM MORTAR ROUNDS

    Recent battlefield lessons underscore the importance of 
mobile precision fires on modern battlefields. Over the past 
decade, Congress has appropriated significant funds for the 
development of guidance systems that can be utilized on 
existing munition rounds, to include 81mm mortars, 155mm 
howitzers, and Naval 5-inch guns. The agreement notes that 
recently, the 81mm mortar precision guidance kit was tested by 
the Marine Corps from an unmanned aerial system. Further, the 
agreement notes that maturation of the prototype guidance 
system to operate in a GPS-denied environment is technically 
achievable and feasible. Therefore, the Under Secretary of 
Defense (Comptroller) is directed to provide a plan, not later 
than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, for technology 
maturation and potential fielding of this capability by one or 
more of the services.

          LARGE DISPLACEMENT UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLE PROGRAM

    The agreement notes that the fiscal year 2023 President's 
budget request did not include funding for the Snakehead Large 
Displacement Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (LDUUV) program and 
proposes a divestment from the platform including all planned 
procurements in the future years defense program (FYDP) 
following the Department's decision to reprogram fiscal year 
2022 programmatic funds. The agreement further notes that there 
have been significant advancements in commercially available 
unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) technology since the inception 
of the Snakehead LDUUV program. The Secretary of the Navy is 
encouraged to prioritize advancements in autonomy, endurance, 
and multi-mission payload capability now available in the 
commercial LDUUV sector.
    Consistent with the Navy's goal of delivering these 
significant advantages in the undersea domain to the fleet, the 
Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the Chief of Naval 
Operations and the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, 
Development, and Acquisition), is encouraged to integrate 
available commercial LDUUV platforms into the test and 
evaluation schedule for UUVs. The Secretary of the Navy is 
further encouraged to integrate commercially available UUV 
technology into Navy and Marine Corps concept of operations 
development and resourcing, procurement, and fielding plans 
over the FYDP.

         RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE

    The agreement provides $44,946,927,000 for Research, 
Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force, as follows:
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                     TRANSFORMATIONAL CAPABILITIES

    The agreement transfers the Transformational Technology 
Development activities in the Advanced Technology Development 
budget activity to the Future AF Integrated Technology Demos 
line, program element 0603032F, to provide a more complete 
picture of the Vanguard program. The Secretary of the Air Force 
is directed to provide detailed justifications of critical 
tasks under the Vanguard program with the submission of the 
fiscal year 2024 President's budget request.

      PROVIDING BUDGETARY FIDELITY IN THE TECH TRANSITION PROGRAM

    The Secretary of the Air Force is directed to retain the 
program element structure established in the table titled 
``explanation of project level adjustments'' included under 
this account heading for Tech Transition Program; AFWERX Prime; 
Nuclear Command, Control and Communications (NC3); and Rapid 
Defense Experimentation Reserve in the fiscal year 2024 
President's budget request.

                      ADVANCED ENGINE DEVELOPMENT

    The Secretary of the Air Force is directed to retain 
separate program elements for the Adaptive Engine Transition 
Program and Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion programs in the 
fiscal year 2024 President's budget request.

                                 AFWERX

    The agreement supports AFWERX as a novel acquisition 
approach to accelerate development of emerging technology and 
encourages the Secretary of the Air Force to expand the program 
into new focus areas such as supersonic flight.

             DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PARTNERSHIP INTERMEDIARY

    The agreement supports increased use of a Department of 
Defense Partnership Intermediary as defined in 15 U.S.C. 3715, 
to seek out, assess and engage non-traditional small business 
vendors into the Department's development and acquisition 
efforts. The effort should engage a Partnership Intermediary 
with a successful history of leveraging non-Department of 
Defense networks and using innovative means to seek out, 
identify, qualify, and help to interest new and non-traditional 
small business and manufacturers in sharing their innovations 
and doing business with the Department. Expanding the 
availability of highly qualified non-traditional manufacturers 
within the Department of Defense's support base will save money 
for the taxpayer and the Department of Defense, broaden the 
national industrial base, and bring improved solutions and 
equipment to the warfighter faster.

        RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, SPACE FORCE

    The agreement provides $16,631,377,000 for Research, 
Development, Test and Evaluation, Space Force, as follows:
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          SPACE FORCE PROGRAM AFFORDABILITY AND EXECUTABILITY

    The agreement notes that the budget projection provided 
with the fiscal year 2023 Space Force request is currently 
anticipated to remain flat and declining over the next five 
years, even though the Space Force is proposing ambitious plans 
for new architectures, programs, and mission areas. This 
apparent mismatch between program scope and overall budget 
resources raises concerns about the degree to which serious 
analysis or long-term planning has been done to assess the 
realism and affordability of its portfolio of programs. 
Therefore, the agreement directs the Secretary of the Air 
Force, through the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for 
Space Acquisition and Integration, to provide the House and 
Senate Appropriations Committees with a briefing, including 
supporting analysis, an assessment of risks, and risk 
management plans, not later than February 1, 2023, on the 
projected cost, affordability, and executability of the full 
portfolio of classified and unclassified programs and 
activities funded in the Space Force accounts.

            MISSILE WARNING-MISSILE TRACKING LIFE-CYCLE COST

    The fiscal year 2023 President's budget request includes 
more than $4,500,000,000 for missile warning-related programs 
for both legacy missile warning programs and smaller, more 
proliferated architectures in medium and low-earth orbit as 
part of the Resilient Missile Warning/Missile Tracking program. 
While the agreement strongly supports the pivot to a more 
proliferated and diverse architecture of smaller satellites, 
the Space Force has not provided sufficient information on the 
expected life-cycle cost of the new architecture; the cost to 
recapitalize a proliferated architecture every three to five 
years; potential risks and challenges in the supply chain; the 
ability of the Space Force to scale up capabilities to command 
and control a much larger number of satellites; and the 
applicability and ability to meet stringent requirements for 
missile warning certification, cybersecurity, and resilience 
against reversible and irreversible kinetic and non-kinetic 
attacks. Therefore, the agreement directs the Director, Cost 
Assessment and Program Evaluation, to develop a life-cycle cost 
estimate for the proposed Resilient Missile Warning/Missile 
Tracking initiative and provide a report on the estimate to the 
House and Senate Appropriations Committees not later than 180 
days after the enactment of this Act.
    In addition, the agreement directs the Secretary of the Air 
Force, in consultation with the Chief of Space Operations, to 
provide a report to the congressional defense committees, not 
later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, that 
provides an assessment of each of the missile warning and 
missile tracking programs to include a comparison of the cost, 
schedule, capabilities, system life-span, and associated risk 
of each. The report shall include an integrated master schedule 
for all missile warning and missile tracking weapon systems 
currently in operation or development. This report shall be 
accompanied by a supplementary classified version that captures 
all relevant programs capable of providing missile warning 
across the Title 10 and Title 50 mission sets. Further, the 
agreement directs the Secretary of the Air Force to continue to 
provide quarterly briefings on the status of its missile 
warning-related program and expand the scope to include both 
the OPIR program and the Resilient Missile Warning-Missile 
Tracking program as an integrated set of programs.

               SPACE FORCE UNIQUE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    The agreement continues to recognize that science and 
technology programs can have shared goals and leverage 
advancements in research areas that cut across both the air and 
space domains. While there are clear benefits to cross-domain 
multi-disciplinary investments, it can result in an increased 
level of complexity in allocating resources to the appropriate 
Service appropriations accounts for technology discovery and 
application efforts early in the research and development (R&D) 
phase. The agreement notes that space unique capabilities and 
those programs executed out of the Space Vehicles Directorate 
at the Air Force Research Lab are more appropriately budgeted 
in the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Space Force 
account. Further, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
2022 (Public Law 117-103) directed that the Secretary of the 
Air Force provide a comprehensive proposal to the congressional 
defense committees to establish an objective, transparent, and 
effective means to align the Department of the Air Force's 
science and technology resources across the R&D continuum; a 
requirement that has not yet been fulfilled. Therefore, the 
agreement directs the Secretary of the Air Force, with the 
submission of the fiscal year 2024 President's budget request, 
to include space unique science and technology programs and 
efforts within the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 
Space Force account and to provide the required proposal in a 
timely manner.

                      TACTICALLY RESPONSIVE SPACE

    The agreement continues to support the maturation of a 
responsive launch program of record to rapidly place and 
reconstitute space assets in support of combatant command 
requirements and space enterprise resilience. Therefore, the 
agreement recommends an additional $50,000,000 for a tactically 
responsive launch capability.
    The agreement notes that the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103) provided 
$50,000,000 for tactically responsive space launch capabilities 
and directed that the Secretary of the Air Force to provide the 
congressional defense committees with an acquisition strategy 
for this capability. Further, section 1609 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283) directed the Secretary of the Air Force to establish a 
tactically responsive space launch program within the future 
years defense program. However, the fiscal year 2023 
President's budget request does not include any resources to 
establish the program despite a need to counter adversarial 
launches of disruptive technologies in a tactically relevant 
timeline. Therefore, the agreement directs the Secretary of the 
Air Force to submit, with the President's fiscal year 2024 
budget request, the resourcing profile across the future years 
defense program by program, project, and activity for 
tactically responsive space capabilities, to include launch.

                             CISLUNAR SPACE

    The agreement notes that the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103) appropriated 
$61,000,000 for a cislunar flight experiment and $70,000,000 
for nuclear propulsion technologies for cislunar flight. 
Developing capabilities and operating within cislunar space is 
imperative for the Nation to obtain national security, science 
and technology, and economic advantages. Therefore, the 
agreement recommends an additional $20,000,000 for cislunar 
activities. Further, the agreement strongly supports 
operationally relevant capabilities in cislunar space and 
encourages the Secretary of the Air Force to increase 
investments in this area. Further, the agreement directs the 
Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the Chief of 
Space Operations, to submit a report to the congressional 
defense committees, not later than 90 days following the 
enactment of this Act, that details the acquisition programs 
and systems that are in development for operational use within 
the cislunar or lunar space, and any capabilities in 
development for the cislunar space domain awareness mission. 
The report shall include a list of acquisition milestones and 
dates (or program schedule for each of the efforts) as well as 
the costs of the effort by appropriation, line item, and 
program element across the future years defense program. In 
addition, the report shall include a list of unfunded programs 
and opportunities for investment.

        RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE

    The agreement provides $34,565,478,000 for Research, 
Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide, as follows:
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                 RAPID DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION RESERVE

    The fiscal year 2023 President's budget request includes 
$358,000,000 for the Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve Fund 
(RDER), an increase of $323,981,000 over fiscal year 2022 
enacted funding levels. The request included RDER funding 
within Service program elements, aligning resources with the 
Service responsible for conducting the experimentation.
    The agreement makes modest adjustments to funding levels in 
Service RDER program elements and ensures that RDER funding is 
delineated in a standalone program element. Moreover, it 
provides the Office of the Secretary of Defense with an 
appropriate level of funding within Research, Development, Test 
and Evaluation, Defense-Wide, to conduct only core program 
management and integration activities, and reduces the scope of 
RDER efforts within the Office of the Joint Staff funding 
element.
    Concerns remain with RDER's ability to synchronize 
experimentation occurring at Service and Combatant Command-
level events with programmatic acquisition milestones. 
Therefore, the agreement directs the Undersecretary of Defense 
for Research and Engineering, in coordination with the Service 
Secretaries, to provide a schedule and spend plan of RDER 
activities to the congressional defense committees not later 
than 60 days after the enactment of this Act.

        STREAMLINING AND BOLSTERING INNOVATION PROGRAM ELEMENTS

    The agreement consolidates existing prototyping program 
elements within Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 
Defense-Wide, into one dedicated program element per budget 
activity. In Budget Activity 03, the Defense Modernization and 
Prototyping Program, the Joint Capability Technology 
Demonstration, and certain prototyping activities previously 
conducted in the Technology Innovation program element are 
combined to create the Defense Innovation Acceleration program 
element. In Budget Activity 04, the agreement supports the 
continuation of the Rapid Prototyping Program and separates the 
Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve Fund program management 
activities into a dedicated program element. Furthermore, the 
agreement modifies section 8061 of the bill to normalize 
standards across program elements. Not later than 60 days after 
the enactment of this Act, the Undersecretary of Defense for 
Research and Engineering shall brief the congressional defense 
committees on its implementation of these adjustments to the 
budget structure.

                    RADAR TRANSMISSION CAPABILITIES

    The agreement directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a 
report to the congressional defense committees not later than 
180 days after the enactment of this Act on current and 
potential contributions to national security capabilities for 
navigation and space situational awareness (SSA) of the ongoing 
efforts by the National Science Foundation, its National Radio 
Astronomy Observatory, and industry partners to develop the 
Next Generation Very Large Array and a new high-power radar 
transmitter for the Green Bank Telescope. The report shall 
include a review of current SSA capabilities and shortfalls; an 
assessment of potential development activities and their 
ability to support requirements; and plans, funding, and 
timelines for future SSA radar observation capabilities.

           OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDITS AND REPORTS

    The agreement directs the Office of the Inspector General 
to submit a report on covered contractors' compliance with the 
prohibition on advertising contained in 10 U.S.C. 3744(a)(8) 
and provides no further direction under this heading.

                OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE

    The agreement provides $449,294,000 for Operational Test 
and Evaluation, Defense, as follows:

                EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Budget Request    Final Bill
------------------------------------------------------------------------
OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION.........         119,529         134,529
  Program increase--browser plug-in       ..............           5,000
   security research....................
  Program increase--red team automation.  ..............          10,000
LIVE FIRE TESTING.......................          99,947         169,147
  Program increase--test capabilities     ..............          41,000
   acceleration--electromagnetic
   spectrum live fire test and..........
  Program increase--test capabilities     ..............          10,000
   acceleration--hypersonics live fire
   test and evaluation..................
  Program increase--test capabilities     ..............          15,000
   acceleration--space systems live fire
   test and evaluation..................
  Program increase--test capabilities     ..............           3,200
   acceleration--data management tri-
   service data repository..............
OPERATIONAL TEST ACTIVITIES AND ANALYSIS          57,718         156,618
  Program increase--test capabilities     ..............           7,500
   acceleration--directed energy
   instrumentation......................
  Program increase--test capabilities     ..............           7,500
   acceleration--space systems
   operational test and evaluation......
  Program increase--test capabilities     ..............          25,000
   acceleration--next phase of threat
   specific and threat capable models...
  Program increase--test capabilities     ..............          16,400
   acceleration--data management tri-
   service operational test activities
   and analysis.........................
  Program increase--test capabilities     ..............          17,500
   acceleration--AI-reliant cognitive
   electronic warfare systems models
   development..........................
  Program increase--test capabilities     ..............           6,000
   acceleration--tools and technologies
   for artificial intelligence/
   autonomous systems evaluation........
  Program increase--test capabilities     ..............           8,000
   acceleration--innovation hub for
   software and cyber...................
                                         -------------------------------
    Total, Operational Test &                    277,194         449,294
     Evaluation, Defense................
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    CERTIFICATION OF FUNDING FOR TEST INFRASTRUCTURE AND TEST EVENT 
                               RESOURCES

    The Department of Defense component and Service acquisition 
executives are directed to certify to the Director, Operational 
Test and Evaluation (DOT&E), that the Department of Defense and 
Services' test infrastructure, assets, and personnel are fully 
funded in the budget year and the future years defense program 
to support agreed-upon Test and Evaluation Master Plans, Test 
and Evaluation Strategies or equivalent documents for programs 
on the DOT&E Oversight List, and provide this certification in 
the format, defined by the Director, not later than 60 days 
prior to the submission of the fiscal year 2024 President's 
budget request. The Director, DOT&E is directed to provide an 
assessment to the congressional defense committees with 
submission of the fiscal year 2024 President's budget request 
on whether or not the test infrastructure, assets, and 
personnel funding in the budget year and the future years 
defense program can adequately support agreed-upon test and 
evaluation programs and identify, where applicable, shortfalls 
by service and program.

                TITLE V--REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

    The agreement provides $1,654,710,000 in Title V, Revolving 
and Management Funds.

                     DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS

    The agreement provides $1,654,710,000 for Defense Working 
Capital Funds, as follows:

                EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Budget
                                                  Request     Final Bill
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Industrial Operations.........................       28,448      143,448
  Program incease--Arsenal Sustainment          ...........      115,000
   Initiative.................................
Supply Management.............................        1,489        1,489
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY....................       29,937      144,937
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE...............       80,448       80,448
National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund         253,500            0
 funded in Sec 8034...........................
Transfer: National Defense Stockpile            ...........     -253,500
 Transaction fund funded in Sec 8034..........
Defense Logistics Agency--Defense Automation &            2            2
 Production Services..........................
Defense Logistics Agency--Energy Management...        8,300        8,300
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE............      261,802        8,302
Commissary Operations.........................    1,211,208    1,421,023
  Program increase--Doorstop Deliveries.......  ...........          200
  Program increase--reduce commissary prices..  ...........      209,615
DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA............    1,211,208    1,421,023
                                               -------------------------
    Total, Defense Working Capital Funds......    1,583,395    1,654,710
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             TITLE VI--OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

    The agreement provides $41,751,419,000 in Title VI, Other 
Department of Defense Programs, as follows:
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                         DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

    The agreement provides $39,225,101,000 for the Defense 
Health Program, as follows:
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         REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR THE DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

    The agreement directs that the In-House Care and Private 
Sector Care budget sub-activities remain designated as 
congressional special interest items. Any transfer of funds 
into or out of these sub-activities requires the Secretary of 
Defense to follow prior approval reprogramming procedures. The 
Secretary of Defense is further directed to provide a report to 
the congressional defense committees not later than 30 days 
after the enactment of this Act that delineates transfers of 
funds and the dates they occurred from the Private Sector Care 
budget sub-activity to any other budget sub-activity in fiscal 
year 2022.
    The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs is 
directed to provide quarterly reports and briefings to the 
congressional defense committees on budget execution data for 
all of the Defense Health Program budget activities not later 
than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter and to 
adequately reflect changes to the budget activities requested 
by the Services in future budget submissions. These reports 
shall also be made available to the Government Accountability 
Office.

                               CARRYOVER

    The agreement provides one percent carryover authority for 
the Operation and Maintenance account of the Defense Health 
Program. The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs 
is directed to submit a detailed spend plan for any fiscal year 
2022 designated carryover funds to the congressional defense 
committees not less than 30 days prior to executing the 
carryover funds.

                 PEER-REVIEWED CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAM

    The agreement provides $130,000,000 for the peer-reviewed 
cancer research program to research cancers not addressed in 
the breast, pancreatic, prostate, ovarian, kidney, lung, 
melanoma, and rare cancer research programs.
    The funds provided in the peer-reviewed cancer research 
program are directed to be used to conduct research in the 
following areas: bladder cancer; blood cancers; brain cancer; 
colorectal cancer; endometrial cancer; esophageal cancer; germ 
cell cancers; head and neck cancer; liver cancer; lymphoma; 
mesothelioma; metastatic cancers; myeloma; neuroblastoma; 
pediatric brain tumors; pediatric, adolescent, and young adult 
cancers; sarcoma; stomach cancer; thyroid cancer; and Von 
Hippel-Lindau syndrome malignancies (excluding cancers of the 
kidney and pancreas).
    The peer-reviewed cancer research program shall be used 
only for the purposes listed above. The inclusion of the 
individual rare cancer research program shall not prohibit the 
peer-reviewed cancer research program from funding the above-
mentioned cancers or cancer subtypes that may be rare by 
definition. The report directed under this heading in House 
Report 117-88 is still required to be provided not later than 
12 months after the enactment of this Act.

                 PEER-REVIEWED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM

    The agreement provides $370,000,000 for a peer-reviewed 
medical research program. The Secretary of Defense, in 
conjunction with the Service Surgeons General, is directed to 
select medical research projects of clear scientific merit and 
direct relevance to military health. Research areas considered 
under this funding are restricted to: arthritis, celiac 
disease, dystonia, eating disorders, eczema, Ehlers-Danlos 
syndrome, neuroinflammatory response to emerging viral 
diseases, endometriosis, epidermolysis bullosa, familial 
hypercholesterolemia, fibrous dysplasia/McCune-Albright 
syndrome, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, food allergies, 
Fragile X, frontotemporal degeneration, Guillain-Barre 
syndrome, hemorrhage control, hepatitis B, hereditary ataxia, 
hydrocephalus, hypercholesterolemia, inflammatory bowel 
diseases, interstitial cystitis, lymphatic disease, lymphedema, 
malaria, maternal mental health, mitochondrial disease, myalgic 
encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, myotonic dystrophy, 
nephrotic syndrome, neuroactive steroids, non-opioid therapy 
for pain management, orthopedics, pancreatitis, peripheral 
neuropathy, polycystic kidney disease, pressure ulcers, 
proteomics, pulmonary fibrosis, respiratory health, rheumatoid 
arthritis, scleroderma, sickle-cell disease, sleep disorders 
and restriction, suicide prevention, trauma, tuberculosis, 
vascular malformations, and Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome benign 
manifestations. The additional funding provided under the peer-
reviewed medical research program shall be devoted only to the 
purposes listed above.

               JOINT WARFIGHTER MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM

    The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs is 
directed to submit a report, not later than 12 months after the 
enactment of this Act, to the congressional defense committees 
that lists the projects that receive funding under the Joint 
Warfighter Medical Research Program. The report shall include 
the funding amount awarded to each project, a thorough 
description of each project's research, and the benefit the 
research will provide to the Department of Defense.

                       ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS

    The agreement directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a 
report to the congressional defense committees not later than 
90 days after the enactment of this Act on the status of the 
installation of all remaining information technology and 
related infrastructure required to complete the deployment of 
the electronic health record system, including the timeline to 
complete installation and costs associated, if the Department 
accelerated the deployment timeline. The agreement directs the 
Comptroller General to continue quarterly performance reviews 
of the deployment of MHS GENESIS with a focus on whether the 
program is meeting expected cost, schedule, scope, quality, and 
risk mitigation expectations. It is expected that the Program 
Executive Officer of Defense Healthcare Management Systems (PEO 
DHMS) will facilitate quarterly performance reviews by 
providing the Comptroller General with regular and in-depth 
access to the program.
    The agreement directs the PEO DHMS to provide monthly 
reports not later than 15 days after the end of each month to 
the congressional defense committees on the status of all open 
incident reports, as well as the 46 high priority incident 
reports, in order to better track the progress of resolving the 
issues identified in the initial deployment of MHS GENESIS. The 
PEO DHMS, in conjunction with the Director of the Interagency 
Program Office and the Director of the Defense Health Agency, 
is directed to provide quarterly reports not later than 30 days 
after the end of each fiscal quarter to the congressional 
defense committees and the Government Accountability Office on 
the cost of the program, including indirect costs being funded 
outside of the DHMS Modernization Electronic Health Record 
program and schedule of the program, to include milestones, 
knowledge points, and acquisition timelines, as well as 
quarterly obligation reports.

             PEER-REVIEWED TOXIC EXPOSURES RESEARCH PROGRAM

    The agreement provides $30,000,000 for the peer-reviewed 
toxic exposures research program. The funds provided in this 
program are directed to be used to conduct research of clear 
scientific merit and direct relevance to neurotoxin exposure; 
Gulf War illness and its treatment; airborne hazards and burn 
pits; as well as toxic military exposures in general, including 
prophylactic medications, pesticides, organophosphates, toxic 
industrial chemicals, materials, metals, and minerals. The 
agreement directs the Director of Congressionally Directed 
Medical Research Programs, to ensure that the program is 
conducted using competitive selection and peer-review for the 
identification of research with the highest technical merit and 
military benefit. Further, the agreement directs that this 
program be coordinated with similar activities in the 
Department of Veterans Affairs. Collaborations between 
researchers at military or veteran institutions and non-
military research institutions are encouraged to leverage the 
knowledge, infrastructure, and access to military and veteran 
populations. The inclusion of the toxic exposures research 
program shall not prohibit research in any other 
congressionally directed research program that may be 
associated with conditions or health abnormalities which may 
have been the result of toxic exposures.

                 MILITARY TREATMENT FACILITY TRANSITION

    The Comptroller General is directed to provide the 
congressional defense committees a report not later than 180 
days after the enactment of this Act on the status of the 
transition of military treatment facilities to the Defense 
Health Agency (DHA). The report shall include a review of 
functions at facilities that have already transitioned, 
including DHA's role or management and the administration 
support that the military Services are providing, and a 
timeline for that support to cease; cost implications of the 
transition, including the Department's plan for maximizing 
efficiencies and reducing duplication; the current and planned 
DHA staffing model; and how the DHA will ensure that the 
Services' Medical requirements are considered and met.
    Additionally, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health 
Affairs, along with the Director of the DHA and Service 
Secretaries, is directed to provide a briefing to the 
congressional defense committees not later than 60 days after 
the enactment of this Act, detailing the method and metrics 
used to evaluate medical and health contracts that had been 
funded within the Services for fiscal year 2021 and/or fiscal 
year 2022 to determine whether such contracts should be 
retained.

                    CHRONIC PAIN MANAGEMENT RESEARCH

    The funds provided in the chronic pain management research 
program shall be used to conduct research on the effects of 
using prescription opioids to manage chronic pain and for 
researching alternatives, namely non-opioid or non-addictive 
methods to treat and manage chronic pain, with a focus on 
issues related to military populations.

               NEGATIVE AIR PRESSURE CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS

    The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs is 
directed to explore commercial-off-the-shelf portable and 
modular negative air room containment systems to increase 
readiness and capacity to respond to pandemics and biological 
events at Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs) worldwide, and 
is further directed to provide a report to the congressional 
defense committees, not later than 180 days after the enactment 
of this Act, on the Department's assessment of modular negative 
air room containment system requirements in MTFs as well as a 
detailed recommendations for the resources and acquisition of 
necessary systems.

           CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE

    The agreement provides $1,059,818,000 for Chemical Agents 
and Munitions Destruction, Defense, as follows:

                EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                        (In thousands of dollars)
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                                                   Budget
                                                  Request     Final Bill
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.....................       84,612       84,612
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION....      975,206      975.206
                                               -------------------------
    TOTAL, CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS          1,059,818    1,059,818
     DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE.....................
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         DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE

    The agreement provides $970,764,000 for Drug Interdiction 
and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense, as follows:

                EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Budget
                                                  Request     Final Bill
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COUNTER-NARCOTICS SUPPORT.....................      619,474      614,510
  Program decrease--Project 1387..............  ...........       -6,644
  Program increase--USNORTHCOM and USSOUTHCOM   ...........        1,680
   operations.................................
DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM.................      130,060      130,060
NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG PROGRAM...........      100,316      200,316
  Program increase............................  ...........      100,000
NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG SCHOOLS...........        5,878       25,878
  Program increase............................  ...........       20,000
                                               -------------------------
    Total, Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug       855,728      970,764
     Activities, Defense......................
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         DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE

    The Secretary of Defense is directed to ensure that 
international programs requested and supported by this account 
do not duplicate programs funded by the Defense Security 
Cooperation Agency in the Operation and Maintenance, Defense-
Wide account. Any congressional notification submitted pursuant 
to 10 U.S.C. 284 shall identify any resources within the 
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide account that are 
allocated for similar or related purposes.
    The Secretary of Defense is directed to provide quarterly 
reports to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees on 
the use and status of funds provided under this heading, 
including information for each project as identified in the 
Project Definitions (PB 47) budget exhibit of the fiscal year 
2023 budget justification materials and other documentation 
supporting the fiscal year 2023 budget request. The report 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may be accompanied 
by a classified annex.

                    OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

    The agreement provides $485,359,000 for the Office of the 
Inspector General, as follows:

                EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Budget
                                                  Request     Final Bill
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.....................      474,650      480,650
  Program increase............................  ...........        6,000
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, CYBER..............        1,321        1,321
PROCUREMENT...................................        1,524        1,524
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION....        1,864        1,864
                                               -------------------------
    Total, Office of the Inspector General....      479,359      485,359
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              QUARTERLY END STRENGTH AND EXECUTION REPORTS

    The agreement directs the Department of Defense Inspector 
General to provide quarterly reports to the congressional 
defense committees on civilian personnel end strength, full-
time equivalents, and budget execution not later than 15 days 
after the end of each fiscal quarter. The reports should 
contain quarterly civilian personnel end strength and full-time 
equivalents (FTE) as well as an estimate of fiscal year end 
strength and fiscal year FTE. The reports should also include 
quarterly budget execution data along with revised fiscal year 
estimated execution data. The Inspector General is directed to 
provide realistic end of fiscal year estimates based on 
personnel trends to date.

            SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL SPORTING COMPETITIONS

    The agreement provides $10,377,000 for Support for 
International Sporting Competitions.

                      TITLE VII--RELATED AGENCIES

    The agreement provides $1,076,265,000 in Title VII, Related 
Agencies, as follows:
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                            CLASSIFIED ANNEX

    Adjustments to classified programs are addressed in a 
separate, detailed, and comprehensive classified annex. The 
Intelligence Community, the Department of Defense, and other 
organizations are expected to fully comply with the 
recommendations and directions in the classified annex 
accompanying the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
2023.

   CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM FUND

    The agreement provides $514,000,000 for the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund.

               INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT

    The agreement provides $562,265,000, a decrease of 
$72,735,000 below the fiscal year 2023 President's budget 
request, for the Intelligence Community Management Account.

                     TITLE VIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    Title VIII of the accompanying bill includes 144 general 
provisions. A brief description of each provision follows.
    Section 8001 provides that no funds made available in this 
Act may be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not 
authorized by Congress.
    Section 8002 provides for conditions and limitations on the 
payment of compensation to, or employment of, foreign 
nationals.
    Section 8003 provides that no funds made available in this 
Act may be obligated beyond the end of the fiscal year unless 
expressly provided for a greater period of availability 
elsewhere in the Act.
    Section 8004 limits the obligation of certain funds 
provided in this Act during the last two months of the fiscal 
year.
    Section 8005 provides for the general transfer authority of 
funds to other military functions.
    Section 8006 provides that the tables titled ``Explanation 
of Project Level Adjustments'' in the Committee report and 
classified annex shall be carried out in the manner provided by 
the tables to the same extent as if the tables were included in 
the text of this Act.
    Section 8007 provides for the establishment of a baseline 
for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for 
the current fiscal year.
    Section 8008 provides for limitations on the use of 
transfer authority of working capital fund cash balances.
    Section 8009 provides that none of the funds appropriated 
in this Act may be used to initiate a special access program 
without prior notification to the congressional defense 
committees.
    Section 8010 provides limitations and conditions on the use 
of funds made available in this Act to initiate multiyear 
procurement contracts.
    Section 8011 provides for the use and obligation of funds 
for humanitarian and civic assistance costs.
    Section 8012 stipulates that civilian personnel of the 
Department of Defense may not be managed on the basis of end 
strength or be subject to end strength limitations.
    Section 8013 prohibits funding from being used to influence 
congressional action on any matters pending before the 
Congress.
    Section 8014 restricts the use of funds to reduce or 
prepare to reduce the number of deployed and non-deployed 
strategic delivery vehicles and launchers.
    Section 8015 provides for the transfer of funds 
appropriated in title III of this Act for the Department of 
Defense Pilot Mentor-Protege Program.
    Section 8016 provides for the Department of Defense to 
purchase anchor and mooring chains manufactured only in the 
United States.
    Section 8017 prohibits funds made available in this Act for 
the support of any non-appropriated activity of the Department 
of Defense that procures malt beverages and wine except under 
certain conditions.
    Section 8018 prohibits funds made available to the 
Department of Defense from being used to demilitarize or 
dispose of certain surplus firearms and small arms ammunition 
or ammunition components.
    Section 8019 provides a limitation on funds being used for 
the relocation of any Department of Defense entity into or 
within the National Capital Region.
    Section 8020 provides for incentive payments authorized by 
section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 
1544).
    Section 8021 provides for the conveyance, without 
consideration, of relocatable housing units that are excess to 
the needs of the Air Force.
    Section 8022 provides for the availability of funds for the 
mitigation of environmental impacts on Indian lands resulting 
from Department of Defense activities.
    Section 8023 provides that no funding for the Defense Media 
Activity may be used for national or international political or 
psychological activities.
    Section 8024 provides funding in the Army's Working Capital 
Fund to maintain competitive rates at the arsenals.
    Section 8025 provides funding for the Civil Air Patrol 
Corporation.
    Section 8026 prohibits funding from being used to establish 
new Department of Defense Federally Funded Research and 
Development Centers (FFRDCs), with certain limitations, and 
increases funding provided for FFRDCs. The agreement includes 
$2.788 billion for the funding of FFRDCs. This funding level is 
based on the Administration's revised request of $2.918 
billion.
    Section 8027 defines the congressional defense committees 
as the Armed Services Committees of the House and Senate and 
the Subcommittees on Defense of the House and Senate 
Appropriations Committees.
    Section 8028 defines the congressional intelligence 
committees as being the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House, the Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the Senate, and the Subcommittees on Defense of the House 
and Senate Appropriations Committees.
    Section 8029 provides for competitions between private 
firms and Department of Defense depot maintenance activities.
    Section 8030 requires the Department of Defense to comply 
with the Buy American Act, chapter 83 of title 41, United 
States Code.
    Section 8031 provides for the Department of Defense to 
procure carbon, alloy, or armor steel plate melted and rolled 
only in the United States and Canada.
    Section 8032 provides for the revocation of blanket waivers 
of the Buy American Act.
    Section 8033 prohibits funding from being used for the 
procurement of ball and roller bearings other than those 
produced by a domestic source and of domestic origin.
    Section 8034 appropriates funding for the National Defense 
Stockpile Transaction Fund.
    Section 8035 prohibits funding from being used to purchase 
supercomputers which are not manufactured in the United States.
    Section 8036 provides for a waiver of ``Buy American'' 
provisions for certain cooperative programs.
    Section 8037 prohibits the use of funds for the purchase or 
manufacture of a United States flag unless such flags are 
treated as covered items under section 4862(b) of title 10, 
United States Code.
    Section 8038 provides for the availability of funds 
contained in the Department of Defense Overseas Military 
Facility Investment Recovery Account.
    Section 8039 provides authority to use operation and 
maintenance appropriations to purchase items having an 
investment item unit cost of not more than $350,000.
    Section 8040 provides authority to use operation and 
maintenance appropriations for the Asia Pacific Regional 
Initiative Program.
    Section 8041 prohibits the sale of tobacco products in 
military resale outlets below the most competitive price in the 
local community.
    Section 8042 prohibits the use of Working Capital Funds to 
purchase specified investment items.
    Section 8043 provides that none of the funds appropriated 
for the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain available for 
obligation beyond the current fiscal year except for funds 
appropriated for the Reserve for Contingencies, the Working 
Capital Fund, or other programs as specified.
    Section 8044 provides funding for Sexual Assault Prevention 
and Response Programs.
    Section 8045 places certain limitations on the use of funds 
made available in this Act to establish field operating 
agencies.
    Section 8046 places restrictions on converting to 
contractor performance an activity or function of the 
Department of Defense unless it meets certain guidelines 
provided.

                             (RESCISSIONS)

    Section 8047 provides for a total of $1,083,849,000 in 
rescissions as follows:

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2021 Appropriations:
  Aircraft Procurement, Army:
    ARL SEMA MODS......................................       $7,300,000
  Other Procurement, Army:
    Joint Information Environment......................        3,177,000
  Aircraft Procurement, Air Force:
    H-60...............................................        8,458,000
    KC-46A MDAP........................................       63,057,000
    Combat Rescue Helicopter...........................       44,289,000
2022 Appropriations:
  Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide:
    DSCA Security Cooperation..........................       30,000,000
    DSCA Coalition Support Funds.......................       25,000,000
    DSCA Border Security...............................       50,000,000
  Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund:
    Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund..................       65,000,000
  Aircraft Procurement, Army:
    ARL SEMA MODS......................................        9,437,000
  Other Procurement, Army:
    Joint Effects Targeting System.....................       51,896,000
    Contract Writing System............................       12,671,000
    Building, Pre-Fab, Relocatable.....................        6,977,000
  Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy:
    CVN Refueling Overhauls (AP).......................      191,000,000
    Service Craft......................................        6,092,000
  Aircraft Procurement, Air Force:
    E-3................................................       30,000,000
    H-60...............................................        2,000,000
    KC-46A MDAP........................................       31,514,000
    Combat Rescue Helicopter...........................       32,144,000
    B-52 TDL...........................................       14,200,000
    Compass Call.......................................       23,693,000
    E-8................................................        6,600,000
    MQ-9 Mods..........................................       65,417,000
  Other Procurement, Air Force:
    Classified Adjustment..............................        9,100,000
  Procurement, Space Force:
    National Security Space Launch.....................        7,000,000
  Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army:
    Information Technology Development.................       26,700,000
  Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air
   Force:
    Advanced Technology and Sensors (C-ABSAA)..........        3,327,000
    AWACS..............................................       20,000,000
    HC/MC-130 Recap....................................       30,000,000
    HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter....................       14,400,000
    Stand-in Attack Weapon.............................       50,000,000
  Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Space
   Force:
    EO/IR Weather Systems..............................       35,400,000
    GPS III Follow-On..................................       38,000,000
    Next-Generation OPIR...............................       40,000,000
No-Year Appropriations:
  Defense Working Capital Funds:
    Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency          $30,000,000
     Working Capital Fund..............................
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    Section 8048 prohibits funds made available in this Act 
from being used to reduce authorized positions for military 
technicians (dual status) of the Army National Guard, Air 
National Guard, Army Reserve, and Air Force Reserve unless such 
reductions are a direct result of a reduction in military force 
structure.
    Section 8049 prohibits funding from being obligated or 
expended for assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of 
Korea unless specifically appropriated for that purpose.
    Section 8050 provides for reimbursement to the National 
Guard and reserve when members of the National Guard and 
reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence support to 
the combatant commands, defense agencies, and joint 
intelligence activities.
    Section 8051 prohibits the transfer of Department of 
Defense and Central Intelligence Agency drug interdiction and 
counter-drug activities funds to other agencies.
    Section 8052 provides funding for Red Cross and United 
Services Organization grants.
    Section 8053 provides funds for the Small Business 
Innovation Research program and the Small Business Technology 
Transfer program.
    Section 8054 prohibits funding from being used for 
contractor bonuses being paid due to business restructuring.
    Section 8055 provides transfer authority for the pay of 
military personnel in connection with support and services for 
eligible organizations and activities outside the Department of 
Defense.
    Section 8056 provides for the Department of Defense to 
dispose of negative unliquidated or unexpended balances for 
expired or closed accounts.
    Section 8057 provides conditions for the use of equipment 
of the National Guard Distance Learning Project on a space-
available, reimbursable basis.
    Section 8058 limits funds for the retirement of C-40 
aircraft.
    Section 8059 provides for the limitation on the use of 
funds appropriated in title IV to procure end-items for 
delivery to military forces for operational training, 
operational use or inventory requirements.
    Section 8060 prohibits funding in this Act from being used 
for repairs or maintenance to military family housing units.
    Section 8061 provides obligation authority for new starts 
for advanced concept technology demonstration projects only 
after notification to the congressional defense committees.
    Section 8062 provides that the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide a classified quarterly report on certain matters as 
directed in the classified annex accompanying this Act.
    Section 8063 provides for the use of National Guard 
personnel to support ground-based elements of the National 
Ballistic Missile Defense System.
    Section 8064 prohibits the use of funds made available in 
this Act to transfer to any nongovernmental entity ammunition 
held by the Department of Defense that has a center-fire 
cartridge and is designated as ``armor piercing'' except for 
demilitarization purposes.
    Section 8065 provides for a waiver by the Chief of the 
National Guard Bureau or his designee for all or part of 
consideration in cases of personal property leases of less than 
one year.
    Section 8066 provides for the transfer of funds made 
available in this Act under Operation and Maintenance, Army to 
other activities of the federal government for classified 
purposes.
    Section 8067 prohibits funding to separate, or to 
consolidate from within, the National Intelligence Program 
budget from the Department of Defense budget.
    Section 8068 provides funding to expand cooperation or 
improve the capabilities of allies and partners in the United 
States Africa Command and the United States Southern Command 
areas of responsibilities.
    Section 8069 provides the authority to transfer funding 
from operation and maintenance accounts for the Army, Navy, and 
Air Force to the central fund for Fisher Houses and Suites.
    Section 8070 provides for the transfer of funds made 
available in this Act under Operation and Maintenance, Navy to 
the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development Trust 
Fund.
    Section 8071 prohibits the modification of command and 
control relationships to give Fleet Forces Command operational 
and administrative control of United States Navy forces 
assigned to the Pacific fleet.
    Section 8072 requires notification for the rapid 
acquisition and deployment of supplies and associated support 
services.
    Section 8073 provides funding and transfer authority for 
the Israeli Cooperative Programs.
    Section 8074 provides for the funding of prior year 
shipbuilding cost increases.
    Section 8075 provides that funds made available in this Act 
for intelligence and intelligence-related activities not 
otherwise authorized by the Intelligence Authorization Act for 
the current fiscal year are deemed to be specifically 
authorized by Congress for purposes of section 504 of the 
National Security Act of 1947.
    Section 8076 prohibits funding from being used to initiate 
a new start program without prior written notification.
    Section 8077 provides grant authority for the construction 
and furnishing of additional Fisher Houses to meet the needs of 
military family members when confronted with the illness or 
hospitalization of an eligible military beneficiary.
    Section 8078 prohibits funding from being used for the 
research, development, test, evaluation, procurement, or 
deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a missile defense 
system.
    Section 8079 prohibits funds for the decommissioning of 
certain ships.
    Section 8080 prohibits funding from being used to reduce or 
disestablish the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance 
Squadron of the Air Force Reserve.
    Section 8081 prohibits funding from being used for the 
integration of foreign intelligence information unless the 
information has been lawfully collected and processed during 
conduct of authorized foreign intelligence activities.
    Section 8082 prohibits funding from being used to transfer 
program authority relating to current tactical unmanned aerial 
vehicles from the Army and requires the Army to retain 
responsibility for and operational control of the MQ-1C 
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.
    Section 8083 limits the availability of funding provided 
for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence beyond 
the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for 
research and technology, which shall remain available for the 
current and the following fiscal years.
    Section 8084 provides limitations on the Shipbuilding and 
Conversion, Navy appropriation.
    Section 8085 provides for the establishment of a baseline 
for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for 
the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for the 
current fiscal year.
    Section 8086 places limitations on the reprogramming of 
funds from the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce 
Development Account.
    Section 8087 provides for limitations on funding provided 
for the National Intelligence Program to be available for 
obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or transfer 
of funds in accordance with section 102A(d) of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(d)).
    Section 8088 provides that any agency receiving funds made 
available in this Act shall post on a public website any report 
required to be submitted to Congress with certain exceptions.
    Section 8089 prohibits the use of funds for federal 
contracts in excess of $1,000,000 unless the contractor meets 
certain conditions.
    Section 8090 provides funds for transfer to the Joint 
Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
Facility Demonstration Fund.
    Section 8091 prohibits the use of funds providing certain 
missile defense information to certain entities.
    Section 8092 provides for the purchase of heavy and light 
armored vehicles for the physical security of personnel or for 
force protection purposes up to a limit of $450,000 per 
vehicle.
    Section 8093 provides the Director of National Intelligence 
with general transfer authority with certain limitations.
    Section 8094 authorizes the use of funds in the 
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy account to purchase two used 
auxiliary vessels for the National Defense Reserve Fleet.
    Section 8095 directs the Secretary of Defense to post grant 
awards on a public Web site in a searchable format.
    Section 8096 prohibits the use of funds by the National 
Security Agency targeting United States persons under 
authorities granted in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
Act.
    Section 8097 places restrictions on transfer amounts 
available to pay salaries for non-Department of Defense 
personnel.
    Section 8098 provides that operation and maintenance funds 
may be used for any purposes related to the National Defense 
Reserve Fleet.
    Section 8099 prohibits the use of funds for gaming or 
entertainment that involves nude entertainers.
    Section 8100 prohibits the use of funds to award a new TAO 
Fleet Oiler or FFG Frigate program contract for the acquisition 
of certain components unless those components are manufactured 
in the United States.
    Section 8101 prohibits funds for the development and design 
of certain future naval ships unless any contract specifies 
that all hull, mechanical, and electrical components are 
manufactured in the United States.
    Section 8102 prohibits certain transfers from the 
Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development 
Account.
    Section 8103 provides for the procurement of certain 
vehicles in the United States Central Command area.
    Section 8104 prohibits the use of funding for information 
technology systems that do not have pornographic content 
filters.
    Section 8105 places restrictions on the use of funding for 
military parades.
    Section 8106 prohibits funds in the Act from being used to 
enter into a contract or provide a loan to any corporation that 
has any unpaid Federal tax liability.
    Section 8107 provides funds for agile development, test and 
evaluation, procurement, production and modification, and the 
operation and maintenance for certain software pilot programs.
    Section 8108 makes funds available through the Office of 
Local Defense Community Cooperation for transfer to the 
Secretary of Education, to make grants to construct, renovate, 
repair, or expand elementary and secondary public schools on 
military installations.
    Section 8109 prohibits the use of funding in contravention 
of the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other 
Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
    Section 8110 provides security assistance for Ukraine.
    Section 8111 provides for the obligation of funds in 
anticipation of receipt of contributions from the Government of 
Kuwait.
    Section 8112 provides funding for International Security 
Cooperation Programs.
    Section 8113 provides funding to reimburse certain 
countries for border security.
    Section 8114 prohibits funding from being used in 
contravention of the War Powers Resolution.
    Section 8115 prohibits funding from being used in violation 
of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008.
    Section 8116 prohibits funds for any member of the Taliban.
    Section 8117 provides that certain support to friendly 
foreign countries be made in accordance with section 8005 of 
this Act.
    Section 8118 prohibits funds from being used to enter into 
a contract with Rosoboronexport.
    Section 8119 provides funding and the authority to address 
the issues at Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.
    Section 8120 authorizes the Secretary of Defense to 
transfer funds for the Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup in Vietnam.
    Section 8121 provides additional appropriations to reflect 
revised economic assumptions.
    Section 8122 reflects savings due to favorable foreign 
exchange rates.
    Section 8123 allows for the transfer of equipment to those 
authorized to receive assistance under the Counter-ISIS Train 
and Equip Fund.
    Section 8124 provides funding to reimburse key cooperating 
nations for logistical, military, and other support.
    Section 8125 provides guidance on the implementation of the 
Policy for Assisted Reproductive Services for the Benefit of 
Seriously or Severely Ill/Injured Active Duty Service Members.
    Section 8126 prohibits funds from being used to transfer 
the National Reconnaissance Office to the Space Force.
    Section 8127 provides the authority for the Edward M. 
Kennedy Institute for the Senate to use certain funds for 
facility operations and maintenance, and program activities.
    Section 8128 requires notification of the receipt of 
contributions from foreign governments.
    Section 8129 requires the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs to 
report on any unplanned activity or exercise.
    Section 8130 requires notification if a foreign base is 
opened or closed.
    Section 8131 prohibits the use of funds with respect to 
Iraq in contravention of the War Powers Resolution.
    Section 8132 prohibits the use of funds with respect to 
Syria in contravention of the War Powers Resolution.
    Section 8133 provides that nothing in this Act may be 
construed as authorizing the use of force against Iran or North 
Korea.
    Section 8134 prohibits the establishment of permanent bases 
in Iraq or Afghanistan or United States control over Iraq or 
Syria oil resources.
    Section 8135 prohibits the use of funding under certain 
headings to procure or transfer man-portable air defense 
systems.
    Section 8136 provides security assistance to the Government 
of Jordan.
    Section 8137 prohibits the use of funds to be used to 
support any activity associated with the Wuhan Institute of 
Virology.
    Section 8138 prohibits the use of funds to provide arms, 
training, or other assistance to the Azov Battalion.
    Section 8139 prohibits the use of funds to transfer, 
release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the 
United States of certain detainees.
    Section 8140 prohibits the use of funds to transfer any 
individual detained at United States Naval Station Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of the individual's 
country of origin or any other foreign country.
    Section 8141 prohibits the use of funds to construct, 
acquire, or modify any facility in the United States to house 
any individual detained at United States Naval Station 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
    Section 8142 prohibits the use of funds to carry out the 
closure of the United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba.
    Section 8143 prohibits funds for any work to be performed 
by EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. in China on research supported by 
the Government of the People's Republic of China.
    Section 8144 directs the Secretary of Defense to allocate 
amounts made available from the Creating Helpful Incentives to 
Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Defense Fund for 
fiscal year 2023 as follows:

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS: CHIPS AND SCIENCE ACT FISCAL 
                               YEAR 2023

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Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-
 Wide Budget Activity 02, Applied Research:
  Microelectronics Commons.............................       65,062,000
Budget Activity 03, Advanced Technology Development:
  Microelectronics Commons.............................      269,256,000
Budget Activity 04, Advanced Component Development and
 Prototypes:
  Microelectronics Commons.............................       65,682,000
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   DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS

    Following is a list of congressional earmarks and 
congressionally directed spending items (as defined in clause 9 
of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, respectively) 
included in the bill or this explanatory statement, along with 
the name of each House Member, Senator, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner who submitted a request to the Committee of 
jurisdiction for each item so identified. For each item, a 
Member is required to provide a certification that neither the 
Member nor the Member's immediate family has a financial 
interest, and each Senator is required to provide a 
certification that neither the Senator nor the Senator's 
immediate family has a pecuniary interest in such 
congressionally directed spending item. Neither the bill nor 
the explanatory statement contains any limited tax benefits or 
limited tariff benefits as defined in the applicable House and 
Senate rules.
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                 [House Appropriations Committee Print]

      

                 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

                       (H.R. 2617; P.L. 117-328)

      

     DIVISION D--ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

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     DIVISION D--ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

                                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, 
$172,500,000, 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); 
$1,808,800,000, to remain available until expended; of which 
$75,518,000, 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 35 
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, 
$370,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$15,390,000, 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

  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, $5,078,500,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $2,227,092,000, 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 such sums as 
become available from the special account for the Corps of 
Engineers established by the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
Act of 1965 shall be derived from that account 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 $56,000,000, 
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)(B) of section 14003 of division B of the 
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 
116-136): Provided, 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, $218,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2024.

            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, $400,000,000, 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, $35,000,000, 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, 
$215,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, 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. 3016(b)(3), $5,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2024: 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 administrative expenses to carry out the direct and 
guaranteed loan programs authorized by the Water Infrastructure 
Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, $7,200,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024.

             GENERAL PROVISIONS--CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL

                     (including transfer 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 2023, 
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).
  Sec. 103.  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.
  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 $5,400,000 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.  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. 107.  None of the funds made available by this Act or 
any other Act may be used to reorganize or to transfer the 
Civil Works functions or authority of the Corps of Engineers or 
the Secretary of the Army to another department or agency.
  Sec. 108.  Additional funding provided in this Act shall be 
allocated only to projects determined to be eligible by the 
Chief of Engineers.

                                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 $5,000,000 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, 
$1,600,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024, for 
expenses necessary in carrying out related responsibilities of 
the Secretary of the Interior: Provided further, That for 
fiscal year 2023, of the amount made available to the 
Commission under this Act or any other Act, the Commission may 
use an amount not to exceed $1,880,000 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, $1,787,151,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $22,165,000 shall be available for transfer to the Upper 
Colorado River Basin Fund and $7,584,000 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 $500,000 shall be 
available for transfer into the Aging Infrastructure Account 
established by section 9603(d)(1) of the Omnibus Public Land 
Management Act of 2009, as amended (43 U.S.C. 510b(d)(1)): 
Provided further, That such transfers, except for the transfer 
authorized by the preceding proviso, 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, $10,000,000 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 of the amounts provided 
herein, funds may be used for high-priority projects which 
shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps, as 
authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1706: Provided further, That within 
available funds, $250,000 shall be for grants and financial 
assistance for educational activities: Provided further, That 
in accordance with section 4007 of Public Law 114-322 and as 
recommended by the Secretary in a letter dated November 30, 
2022, funding provided for such purpose in fiscal years 2021 
and 2022 shall be made available to the Los Vaqueros Reservoir 
Expansion Project Phase 2, and the North-of-the-Delta Off 
Stream Storage (Sites Reservoir 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 November 
30, 2022, funding provided for such purpose in fiscal year 2022 
shall be made available to the El Paso Water Utilities Public 
Service Board: Provided further, That in accordance with 
section 4009(c) of Public Law 114-322 and as recommended by the 
Secretary in a letter dated November 30, 2022, funding provided 
for such purpose in fiscal year 2022 shall be made available to 
the Eastern Municipal Water District.

                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 2023 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, 
$33,000,000, 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, 2024, 
$65,079,000, to be derived from the Reclamation Fund and be 
nonreimbursable as provided in 43 U.S.C. 377: 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 2023, 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 ``$750,000,000'' and inserting ``$820,000,000''.
  Sec. 204. (a) Title I of Public Law 108-361 (the Calfed Bay-
Delta Authorization Act) (118 Stat. 1681), as amended by 
section 204 of division D of Public Law 117-103, shall be 
applied by substituting ``2023'' for ``2022'' each place it 
appears.
  (b) Section 103(f)(4)(A) of Public Law 108-361 (the Calfed 
Bay-Delta Authorization Act) is amended by striking 
``$25,000,000'' and inserting ``$30,000,000''.
  Sec. 205.  Section 9106(g)(2) of Public Law 111-11 (Omnibus 
Public Land Management Act of 2009) shall be applied by 
substituting ``2023'' for ``2022''.
  Sec. 206. (a) Section 104(c) of the Reclamation States 
Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2214(c)) shall 
be applied by substituting ``2023'' for ``2022''.
  (b) Section 301 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought 
Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2241) shall be applied by 
substituting ``2023'' for ``2022'' and by substituting 
``$130,000,000'' for ``$120,000,000''.
  Sec. 207.  Section 529(b)(3) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-541) as amended, is 
amended by striking ``$30,000,000'' and inserting 
``$40,000,000''.
  Sec. 208.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used for pre-construction or construction activities for any 
project recommended after enactment of the Energy and Water 
Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 and 
prior to enactment of this Act by the Secretary of the Interior 
and transmitted to the appropriate committees of Congress 
pursuant to section 4007 of the Water Infrastructure 
Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114-322) if such 
project is not named in this Act, Public Law 116-260, or Public 
Law 117-43.

                               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, $3,460,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That of such amount, $223,000,000 
shall be available until September 30, 2024, 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, 
$200,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That of such amount, $25,143,000 shall be available until 
September 30, 2024, 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, $350,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of such amount, $23,000,000 shall be available 
until September 30, 2024, for program direction.

                             Nuclear Energy

                     (including transfer of funds)

  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, $1,473,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $20,000,000 shall be transferred to ``Department of 
Energy--Energy Programs--Science'', for hot cells operations 
and maintenance: Provided, That of such amount, $85,000,000 
shall be available until September 30, 2024, for program 
direction: Provided further, That for the purpose of section 
954(a)(6) 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 and Carbon Management

  For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out 
fossil energy and carbon management 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), $890,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of such amount 
$70,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024, 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.), $221,968,652, to remain available until expended, for 
projects specified in the table that appears under the heading 
``Community Project Funding and Congressionally Directed 
Spending of Energy Projects'' 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, $13,004,000, 
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.), $207,175,000, 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: Provided, That of the unobligated 
balances from amounts deposited under this heading pursuant to 
section 167(b)(3) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
U.S.C. 6247(b)(3)), $2,052,000,000 is hereby permanently 
rescinded not later than September 30, 2023.

                   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.), $7,000,000, 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, and the purchase of one passenger 
motor vehicle, $358,583,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That in addition, fees collected pursuant 
to subsection (b)(1) of section 6939f of title 42, United 
States Code, and deposited under this heading in fiscal year 
2023 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, $879,052,000, to 
be derived from the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and 
Decommissioning Fund, to remain available until expended, of 
which $14,800,000 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, 
including one ambulance, for replacement only, $8,100,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That of such 
amount, $211,211,000 shall be available until September 30, 
2024, 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, 
$10,205,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be 
derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund.

                         Technology Transitions

  For Department of Energy expenses necessary for carrying out 
the activities of technology transitions, $22,098,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 
$13,183,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024, for 
program direction.

                      Clean Energy Demonstrations

  For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment 
and other expenses necessary for clean energy demonstrations 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, $89,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of such amount, $25,000,000 shall be available 
until September 30, 2024, for program direction.

               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), $470,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 
$37,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024, for 
program direction.

         Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program

                    (including rescission of funds)

  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, $66,206,000 is appropriated, to remain available 
until September 30, 2024: Provided further, That up to 
$66,206,000 of fees collected in fiscal year 2023 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, 2024: Provided 
further, That to the extent that fees collected in fiscal year 
2023 exceed $66,206,000, 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 2023 (estimated at 
$35,000,000) 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 2023 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 
609.10 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations.
  Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available in 
the first proviso of section 1425 of the Department of Defense 
and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (Public Law 
112-10) for the cost of loan guarantees under section 1703 of 
the Energy Policy Act of 2005, $150,000,000 are hereby 
permanently rescinded: Provided, That, subject to section 502 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, commitments to 
guarantee loans for eligible projects under title XVII of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005, shall not exceed a total principal 
amount of $15,000,000,000, to remain available until committed: 
Provided further, 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 Federal 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 paragraph 
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 paragraph.

        Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program

  For Department of Energy administrative expenses necessary in 
carrying out the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing 
Loan Program, $9,800,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2024.

                  Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program

  For Department of Energy administrative expenses necessary in 
carrying out the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program, 
$2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: 
Provided, That in this fiscal year and subsequent fiscal years, 
under section 2602(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 
U.S.C. 3502(c)), the Secretary of Energy may also provide 
direct loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a): Provided further, That such 
direct loans shall be made through the Federal Financing Bank, 
with the full faith and credit of the United States Government 
on the principal and interest: Provided further, That any funds 
previously appropriated for the cost of loan guarantees under 
section 2602(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 
3502(c)) may also be used, in this fiscal year and subsequent 
fiscal years, for the cost of direct loans provided under such 
section of such Act: Provided further, That for the cost of 
direct loans for the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program as 
provided for in the preceding three provisos and for the cost 
of guaranteed loans for such program under section 2602(c) of 
the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3502(c)), $2,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: 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 
(2 U.S.C. 661a).

                   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, 2024, 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.), $383,578,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2024, 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 2023 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 2023 appropriation from the general fund estimated 
at not more than $283,000,000.

                    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, $86,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2024.

                    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, $17,116,119,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 
$130,070,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024, 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, $2,490,000,000, 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, $2,081,445,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which, $99,747,000 shall be 
transferred to ``Department of Energy--Energy Programs--Nuclear 
Energy'', for the Advanced Test Reactor: Provided, That of such 
amount, $58,525,000 shall be available until September 30, 
2024, for program direction.

                     Federal Salaries and Expenses

  For expenses necessary for Federal Salaries and Expenses in 
the National Nuclear Security Administration, $475,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2024, 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, $7,025,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That of such amount, $317,002,000 
shall be available until September 30, 2024, for program 
direction.

     Defense Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning

                     (including transfer of funds)

  For an additional amount for atomic energy defense 
environmental cleanup activities for Department of Energy 
contributions for uranium enrichment decontamination and 
decommissioning activities, $586,035,000, to be deposited into 
the Defense Environmental Cleanup account, which shall be 
transferred to the ``Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and 
Decommissioning Fund''.

                        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, $1,035,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 
$364,734,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024, 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 
Colville Tribes Residents Fish Hatchery Expansion, Chief Joseph 
Hatchery Water Quality Project, and Umatilla Hatchery Facility 
Project and, in addition, for official reception and 
representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $5,000: 
Provided, That during fiscal year 2023, 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, 
$8,173,000, 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 
$8,173,000 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 2023 
appropriation estimated at not more than $0: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $78,696,000 
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, $53,488,000, 
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 $42,880,000 
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 2023 
appropriation estimated at not more than $10,608,000: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $70,000,000 
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, $299,573,000, 
including official reception and representation expenses in an 
amount not to exceed $1,500, to remain available until 
expended, of which $299,573,000 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 
$200,841,000 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 2023 appropriation estimated at not more 
than $98,732,000, of which $98,732,000 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, 
$6,330,000, 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 $6,102,000 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 2023 
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 2023, the Administrator of the Western Area Power 
Administration may accept up to $1,598,000 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, $508,400,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, not to exceed $508,400,000 of revenues from 
fees and annual charges, and other services and collections in 
fiscal year 2023 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 2023 so as to result in a final fiscal year 
2023 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more 
than $0.

                GENERAL PROVISIONS--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

  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) issue a letter of intent to make an allocation, 
        award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in 
        subparagraph (A) or (B); or
          (D) announce publicly the intention to make an 
        allocation, award, or Agreement in excess of the limits 
        in subparagraph (A) or (B).
  (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 
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.  Funds appropriated by this or any other Act, or 
made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for 
intelligence 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 2023 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization 
Act for fiscal year 2023.
  Sec. 303.  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. 304.  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. 305.  Notwithstanding section 161 of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241), upon a determination by 
the President in this fiscal year that a regional supply 
shortage of refined petroleum product of significant scope and 
duration exists, that a severe increase in the price of refined 
petroleum product will likely result from such shortage, and 
that a draw down and sale of refined petroleum product would 
assist directly and significantly in reducing the adverse 
impact of such shortage, the Secretary of Energy may draw down 
and sell refined petroleum product from the Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve. Proceeds from a sale under this section shall be 
deposited into the SPR Petroleum Account established in section 
167 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6247), 
and such amounts shall be available for obligation, without 
fiscal year limitation, consistent with that section.
  Sec. 306.  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. 307.  All unavailable collections currently in the 
United States Enrichment Corporation Fund shall be transferred 
to and merged with the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and 
Decommissioning Fund and shall be available only to the extent 
provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
  Sec. 308.  Subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 40401(a)(2) 
of Public Law 117-58, paragraph (3) of section 1702(r) of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16512(r)(3)) as added by 
section 40401(c)(2)(C) of Public Law 117-58, and subsection (l) 
of section 136 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 
2007 (42 U.S.C. 17013(l)), are hereby repealed.
  Sec. 309. (a) Hereafter, for energy development, 
demonstration, and deployment programs funded under Department 
of Energy appropriations (other than those for the National 
Nuclear Security Administration and Office of Environmental 
Management) provided for fiscal year 2022, the current fiscal 
year, or any fiscal year thereafter (including by Acts other 
than appropriations Acts), the Secretary may vest unconditional 
title or other property interests acquired under projects in an 
award recipient, subrecipient, or successor in interest, 
including the United States, at the conclusion of the award 
period for projects receiving an initial award in fiscal year 
2022 or later.
  (b) Upon vesting unconditional title pursuant to subsection 
(a) in an award recipient, subrecipient, or successor in 
interest other than the United States, the United States shall 
have no liabilities or obligations to the property.
  (c) For purposes of this section, the term ``property 
interest'' does not include any interest in intellectual 
property developed using funding provided under a project.
  Sec. 310.  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.

                                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, $41,401,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2024, 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, $30,100,000, 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, $17,000,000, 
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 
80 percent of total project cost for distressed communities, as 
defined by section 307 of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 
(division C, title III, Public Law 105-277), as amended by 
section 701 of appendix D, title VII, Public Law 106-113 (113 
Stat. 1501A-280), and 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, $40,000,000, 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.

                 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, $5,000,000, 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, $911,384,000, including official 
representation expenses not to exceed $25,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of the amount 
appropriated herein, not more than $9,500,000 may be made 
available for salaries, travel, and other support costs for the 
Office of the Commission, to remain available until September 
30, 2024: Provided further, That revenues from licensing fees, 
inspection services, and other services and collections 
estimated at $777,498,000 in fiscal year 2023 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 2023 so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2023 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$133,886,000.

                      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, $15,769,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2024: Provided, That revenues from licensing fees, inspection 
services, and other services and collections estimated at 
$12,655,000 in fiscal year 2023 shall be retained and be 
available until September 30, 2024, 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 2023 so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2023 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$3,114,000: Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated 
under this heading, $1,520,000 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, 
$3,945,000, to be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund, to 
remain available until September 30, 2024.

                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.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used in contravention of Executive Order No. 12898 of 
February 11, 1994 (Federal Actions to Address Environmental 
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations).
  Sec. 504. (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, 2023''.

    [Clerk's note.--Reproduced below is the material relating 
to division D contained in the Explanatory Statement regarding 
H.R. 2617, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.\1\]
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    \1\ This Explanatory Statement was submitted for printing in the 
Congressional Record on
December 20, 2022 by Mr. Leahy of Vermont, Chairman of the Senate 
Committee on Appropriations. The statement appears on page S8286 of 
Book I.
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     DIVISION D--ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

    The following statement to the House of Representatives and 
the Senate is submitted in explanation of the agreed upon Act 
making appropriations for energy and water development for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes.
    The explanatory statement accompanying this division is 
approved and indicates congressional intent. Unless otherwise 
noted, the language set forth in House Report 117-394 carries 
the same weight as the language included in this explanatory 
statement and should be complied with unless specifically 
addressed to the contrary in this explanatory statement. While 
some language is repeated for emphasis, it is not intended to 
negate the language referred to above unless expressly provided 
herein. Additionally, where this explanatory statement states 
that the ``agreement only includes'' or ``the following is the 
only'' direction, any direction included in the House on that 
matter shall be considered as replaced with the direction 
provided within this explanatory statement. In cases where the 
House report or this explanatory statement has directed a 
briefing or the submission of a report, such briefing or report 
is to be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress, hereinafter referred to as the Committees. 
House reporting requirements with deadlines prior to or within 
15 days of enactment of this Act shall be submitted not later 
than 60 days after enactment of this Act. All other reporting 
deadlines not changed by this explanatory statement are to be 
met.
    Funds for the individual programs and activities within the 
accounts in this Act are displayed in the detailed table at the 
end of the explanatory statement for this Act. Funding levels 
that are not displayed in the detailed table are identified in 
this explanatory statement.
    In fiscal year 2023, for purposes of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-177), 
the following information provides the definition of the term 
``program, project, or activity'' for departments and agencies 
under the jurisdiction of the Energy and Water Development and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The term ``program, 
project, or activity'' shall include the most specific level of 
budget items identified in the Energy and Water Development and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 and the explanatory 
statement accompanying this Act.
    The Comptroller General of the United States is directed to 
review the management and operations of the Offices of 
Inspector General (OIG) for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
and the Department of Energy (DOE) to assess their strategic 
planning, quality assurance processes, and overall 
effectiveness in carrying out their statutory responsibilities. 
For the DOE OIG, GAO is directed to review their strategic 
planning, especially with respect to carrying out audits that 
would previously have been conducted under the cooperative 
audit strategy. The GAO is directed to brief the Committees on 
its preliminary findings not later than 180 days after 
enactment of this Act.

       TITLE I--CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil

    The summary tables included in this title set forth the 
dispositions with respect to the individual appropriations, 
projects, and activities of the Corps of Engineers (Corps). 
Additional items of this Act are discussed below.
    Advanced Funds Agreements.--In light of a non-federal 
sponsor's commitment to provide all funding required for 
construction of the project, or separable element thereof, 
federal funds shall not be provided for such construction. 
Instead, for such projects, any federal funding may be provided 
only after completion of construction, as repayment of the 
federal share of such construction, from funding provided in 
this or subsequent acts for reimbursements or repayments, and 
would be subject to a new start designation. This direction is 
not intended to apply to any project with an advanced funds 
project partnership agreement that was in place prior to 
December 20, 2019.
    Apportionment Under a Continuing Resolution.--The change in 
apportionment policy is rejected, and the Administration is 
directed to follow the previous policy during any continuing 
resolutions that may occur in this or any future fiscal years.
    Budget Structure Changes.--The fiscal year 2023 budget 
request for the Corps proposed numerous structural changes, 
including the creation of two new accounts, Harbor Maintenance 
Trust Fund (HMTF) and Inland Waterways Trust Fund (IWTF); the 
shifting of various studies and projects among accounts and 
business lines; and the consolidation of certain remaining 
items. The agreement rejects all such proposed changes and 
instead funds all activities in the accounts in which funding 
has traditionally been provided. Unless expressly noted, all 
projects and studies remain at the levels proposed in the 
budget request but may be funded in different accounts. In 
particular:
     Projects proposed for funding in the HMTF account 
in the budget request are funded in the Construction, 
Mississippi River and Tributaries, and Operation and 
Maintenance accounts, as appropriate;
     Projects requested in the IWTF account are shown 
in the Construction account;
     Dredged Material Management Plans, requested in 
the Investigations account, are funded in the Operation and 
Maintenance account;
     Disposition studies will continue to be funded 
under the Disposition of Completed Projects remaining item in 
the Investigations account;
     Tribal Partnership projects will continue to be 
funded under the Tribal Partnership Program remaining item in 
the Investigations account as well as in the remaining item in 
the Construction account, and these amounts may be used to 
cover necessary administrative expenses prior to agreement 
execution;
     Project Condition Surveys, Scheduling of Reservoir 
Operations and Surveillance of Northern Boundary Waters will 
continue to be funded under states instead of consolidated into 
national programs as requested in the Operation and Maintenance 
account and the HMTF account;
     Inspection of Completed Works will continue to be 
funded under the individual states instead of consolidated into 
a national program as requested in the Operation and 
Maintenance account and the Mississippi River and Tributaries 
account; and
     Dam Safety Modification Studies, requested in the 
Investigations account, will be funded under the Dam Safety and 
Seepage/Stability Correction Program remaining item in the 
Construction account.
    For any fiscal year, if the Corps proposes budget structure 
changes, the budget request shall be accompanied by a display 
of the funding request in the traditional budget structure.
    Continuing Contracts.--The Corps is authorized by section 
621 of title 33, United States Code, to execute its Civil Works 
projects through the use of a Special Continuing Contract 
Clause as described in Engineer Circulars 11-2-221 and 11-2-
222, and an Incremental Funding Clause (DFARS 252.2327-7007). 
The Administration is directed to continue using its existing 
continuing contract authorities in accordance with the general 
provisions in this Act as an efficient approach to managing 
large, multi-year projects.
    Deep Draft Navigation.--The agreement provides an estimated 
$2,318,000,000 for HMTF eligible activities in accordance with 
the changes in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic 
Security Act (Public Law 116-136) and the Water Resources 
Development Act (WRDA) of 2020 (Public Law 116-260). The 
agreement provides $56,000,000 for the program authorized by 
section 2106 (c) of the Water Resources and Reform Development 
Act (WRRDA) of 2014 (Public Law 113-121).
    Invasive Carp.--The Corps is undertaking multiple efforts 
to stop invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes. There is 
appreciation that the Corps' spend plan for fiscal year 2022 
funding provided under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 
Act (IIJA) (Public Law 117-58) included $225,838,000 to 
initiate construction of the Brandon Road Lock and Dam, Aquatic 
Nuisance Species Barrier project. Further, the fiscal year 2023 
budget request includes $47,880,500 for the project to continue 
this important effort. As the Corps prioritizes projects, it 
shall consider critical projects to prevent the spread of 
invasive species. The Corps is directed to provide to the 
Committees quarterly updates on the progress and status of 
efforts to prevent the further spread of invasive carp, 
including the Brandon Road Recommended Plan and the second 
array at the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal; the location and 
density of carp populations; the use of emergency procedures 
previously authorized by Congress; the development, 
consideration, and implementation of new technological and 
structural countermeasures; and progress on preconstruction 
engineering and design (PED) and construction work.
    The Corps shall continue to collaborate at levels 
commensurate with previous years with the U.S. Coast Guard, the 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the State of Illinois, and 
members of the Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee, 
including identifying navigation protocols that would be 
beneficial or effective in reducing the risk of vessels 
inadvertently carrying aquatic invasive species, including 
invasive carp, through the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet, 
Illinois. Any findings of such an evaluation shall be included 
in the quarterly briefings to the Committees. The Corps is 
further directed to implement navigation protocols shown to be 
effective at reducing the risk of entrainment without 
jeopardizing the safety of vessels and crews. The Corps and 
other federal and state agencies are conducting ongoing 
research on additional potential invasive carp solutions. The 
Corps is directed to provide to the Committees not later than 
30 days after enactment of this Act a briefing on such 
navigation protocols and potential solutions.
    Reporting Requirement.--The Corps is directed to provide to 
the Committees a quarterly report that shall include the total 
budget authority and unobligated balances by year for each 
program, project, or activity, including any prior year 
appropriations. The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil 
Works is directed to provide to the Committees a quarterly 
report that includes the total budget authority and unobligated 
balances by year for each activity funded in the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works account, 
including any prior year appropriations.
    Reprogramming.--The reprogramming legislation provided in 
the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94) is retained.

                           Additional Funding

    The agreement includes funding above the budget request to 
ensure continued improvements to our national economy, public 
safety, and environmental health that result from water 
resources projects. This funding is for additional work that 
either was not included in the budget request or was 
inadequately budgeted. The bill contains a provision requiring 
the Corps to allocate funds in accordance with only the 
direction in this agreement. In lieu of all House direction--
under any heading--regarding additional funding, new starts, 
and the fiscal year 2023 work plan, the Corps shall follow the 
direction included in this explanatory statement.
    The executive branch retains complete discretion over 
project-specific allocation decisions within the additional 
funds provided, subject to only the direction here and under 
the heading ``Additional Funding'' or ``Additional Funding for 
Ongoing Work'' within each of the Investigations, Construction, 
Mississippi River and Tributaries, and Operation and 
Maintenance accounts. A study or project may not be excluded 
from evaluation for being ``inconsistent with Administration 
policy.'' Voluntary funding in excess of legally-required cost 
shares for studies and projects is acceptable, but shall not be 
used as a criterion for allocating the additional funding 
provided or for the selection of new starts.
    The Administration is reminded that these funds are in 
addition to the budget request, and Administration budget 
metrics shall not be a reason to disqualify a study or project 
from being funded. It is expected that all of the additional 
funding provided will be allocated to specific programs, 
projects, or activities. The focus of the allocation process 
shall favor the obligation, rather than expenditure, of funds. 
Additionally, the Administration shall consider the extent to 
which the Corps is able to obligate funds as it allocates the 
additional funding. The Corps shall evaluate all studies and 
projects only within accounts and categories consistent with 
previous congressional funding.
    A project or study shall be eligible for additional funding 
within the Investigations, Construction, and Mississippi River 
and Tributaries accounts if: (1) it has received funding, other 
than through a reprogramming, in at least one of the previous 
three fiscal years; or (2) it was previously funded and could 
reach a significant milestone, complete a discrete element of 
work, or produce significant outputs in fiscal year 2023. None 
of the additional funding in any account may be used for any 
item where funding was specifically denied or for projects in 
the Continuing Authorities Program (CAP). Funds shall be 
allocated consistent with statutory cost share requirements. 
Also, funding associated with each category of Additional 
Funding may be allocated as appropriate to any eligible study 
or project within that category; funding associated with each 
subcategory may be allocated only to eligible studies or 
projects, within that subcategory.
    The Corps is reminded that the flood and storm damage 
reduction mission area can include instances where non-federal 
sponsors are seeking assistance with flood control and 
unauthorized discharges from permitted wastewater treatment 
facilities and that the navigation mission area includes work 
in remote and subsistence harbor areas. In addition to the 
priority factors used to allocate all additional funding 
provided in the Construction account, the Corps also shall 
consider the non-federal sponsor's ability and willingness to 
promptly provide the required cash contribution, if any, as 
well as required lands, easements, rights-of-way, relocations, 
and disposal areas.
    Work Plan.--The Corps is directed to provide to the 
Committees not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act a 
work plan including the following information: (1) a detailed 
description of the process and criteria used to evaluate 
studies and projects; (2) delineation of how these funds are to 
be allocated; (3) a summary of the work to be accomplished with 
each allocation, including phase of work and the study or 
project's remaining cost to complete (excluding Operation and 
Maintenance); and (4) a list of all studies and projects that 
were considered eligible for funding but did not receive 
funding, including an explanation of whether the study or 
project could have used funds in fiscal year 2023 and the 
specific reasons each study or project was considered as being 
less competitive for an allocation of funds.
    The Administration shall not delay apportioning the funding 
for Community Project Funding and Congressionally Directed 
Spending while developing the work plan for additional funding.
    New Starts.--The agreement includes funding for a limited 
number of new projects, including those proposed in the budget 
request. No further new starts are provided for in this Act.
    While there remains significant need for new investments in 
water resources projects, decisions regarding the processes by 
which projects may be made eligible for funding or the manner 
in which projects are funded can only be made by the 
Committees.
    There continues to be confusion regarding the executive 
branch's policies and guidelines regarding which studies and 
projects require new start designations. Therefore, the Corps 
is directed to notify the Committees at least seven days prior 
to execution of an agreement for construction of any project 
except environmental infrastructure projects and projects under 
the CAP. Additionally, the agreement reiterates and clarifies 
previous congressional direction as follows. Neither study nor 
construction activities related to individual projects 
authorized under section 1037 of WRRDA of 2014 shall require a 
new start or new investment decision; these activities shall be 
considered ongoing work. No new start or new investment 
decision shall be required when moving from feasibility to PED. 
The initiation of construction of an individually authorized 
project funded within a programmatic line item may not require 
a new start designation provided that some amount of 
construction funding under such programmatic line item was 
appropriated and expended during the previous fiscal year. No 
new start or new investment decision shall be required to 
initiate work on a separable element of a project when 
construction of one or more separable elements of that project 
was initiated previously; it shall be considered ongoing work. 
A new construction start shall not be required for work 
undertaken to correct a design deficiency on an existing 
federal project; it shall be considered ongoing work. The Corps 
is reminded that resumptions are just that--resumption of 
previously-initiated studies or projects and, as such, do not 
require new start designations.

                             INVESTIGATIONS

    The agreement includes $172,500,000 for Investigations.
    The allocation for projects and activities within the 
Investigations account is shown in the following table:
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    Updated Capabilities.--The agreement adjusts some project-
specific allocations downward based on updated technical 
information from the Corps.
    Additional Funding.--The Corps is expected to allocate the 
additional funding provided in this account primarily to 
specific feasibility and PED phases, rather than to remaining 
items as has been the case in previous work plans. The Corps 
shall include appropriate requests for funding in future budget 
submissions for PED and new feasibility studies initiated in 
fiscal year 2023. The Administration is reminded that a project 
study is not complete until the PED phase is complete and that 
no new start or new investment decision shall be required when 
moving from feasibility to PED.
    Of the additional funding provided, $4,000,000 shall be for 
Flood Risk Management PED activities.
    When allocating the additional funding provided in this 
account, the Corps shall consider prioritizing: completing or 
accelerating ongoing studies that will enhance the nation's 
economic development, job growth, and international 
competitiveness; projects located in areas that have suffered 
recent natural disasters; projects that protect life and 
property; or projects addressing legal requirements. The Corps 
is urged to consider any national security benefits a project 
may have when allocating this funding. The Corps is encouraged 
to prioritize completing or accelerating ongoing studies for 
flood risk management projects in areas experiencing dramatic 
or rapid increases in urban development in and around project 
sites.
    Baltimore Harbor and Channels, Maryland--Seagirt Loop 
Deepening.--The importance of the Port of Baltimore and the 
need to adequately support the significant growth in vessel 
size and cargo capacities of ships is noted. If funds remain 
when the study completes, the Corps is encouraged to use such 
funds for PED.
    Beattyville, Kentucky.--The Corps is encouraged to continue 
to work expeditiously with the nonfederal sponsor on plans to 
reduce flooding near Beattyville.
    Bubbly Creek.--The Corps is directed to provide to the 
Committees not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act a 
briefing on proposed solutions on a path forward for this 
restoration project.
    Chacon Creek, Texas.--The Corps is encouraged to include 
appropriate funding for this project in future budget 
submissions.
    Chicago River.--The Corps is urged to work with the City of 
Chicago River Ecology and Governance Task Force toward a 
comprehensive ecosystem restoration project for the restoration 
of the Chicago River. The Corps is encouraged to consider 
including funding for this study in future budget submissions.
    Coastal Field Data Collection.--The agreement provides an 
additional $2,000,000 to continue data collection and research 
on the impact of extreme storms in coastal regions. 
Additionally, with the funds provided, the Corps is encouraged 
to evaluate the readiness of the unique facilities and 
equipment necessary to support this effort and to include 
increased funding in future budget submissions in order to 
revitalize and modernize facilities and equipment in support of 
this program.
    Coordination with Other Water Resource Agencies.--The 
agreement includes $200,000 for continued collaboration with 
other federal agencies and stakeholders on invasive species 
challenges.
    Disposition of Completed Projects.--The Corps is directed 
to provide to the Committees copies of disposition studies upon 
completion. The agreement rejects the budget request proposal 
to fund a disposition study of the Arkansas Red River Chloride 
Control project. The Corps is directed to brief the Committees 
not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act on the 
status of the project.
    Flood Policy in Urban Areas.--The Corps is reminded that 
the Flood Policy in Urban Areas report as detailed in section 
1211 of America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (AWIA) 
(Public Law 115-270) can be completed using existing funds, if 
needed. The Corps is directed to provide to the Committees not 
later than 45 days after enactment of this Act a briefing on 
the findings of this report.
    Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Basin.--The Corps is 
directed to coordinate with the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater 
Authority and the base and within its existing authorities, to 
consider and, if appropriate, assist with reducing or 
eliminating overdraft and increasing water supply resiliency, 
including through importation of water into the basin, 
infrastructure planning, and permitting assistance.
    Louisiana Coastal Area Task Force.--The Corps is 
encouraged, as appropriate, to establish the Task Force 
authorized by section 7004 of WRDA of 2007 (Public Law 110-114) 
to improve coordination of ecosystem restoration in the 
Louisiana Coastal Area and is reminded of the reporting 
requirement in section 212 of WRDA of 2020.
    Murrieta Creek, California.--The Corps is urged to move 
forward with the General Reevaluation Report and construction 
of Phase 2B expeditiously. The Corps is also expected to 
minimize contingencies included in the cost estimate to the 
maximum degree practicable.
    Non-Contiguous Regional Sediment Study.--The agreement 
reiterates House direction.
    North Atlantic Division Report on Hurricane Barriers and 
Harbors of Refuge.--The importance of the North Atlantic 
Division report on hurricane barriers and harbors of refuge 
mandated under section 1218 of AWIA is recognized. While the 
Corps has completed an initial report focused on the New 
England area, the report is not complete. The Corps is 
encouraged to complete the report and is reminded to include 
reporting requirements in future budget requests, if needed.
    Planning Assistance to States.--The Corps is encouraged to 
continue building capacity to provide this assistance to 
vulnerable coastal communities, including tribal, Alaskan 
Native, and Native Hawaiian communities. Within the funds 
provided, the Corps is directed to prioritize providing 
planning-level technical assistance to coastal federally 
recognized tribal communities that are actively working to 
relocate homes and other critical infrastructure to higher 
ground to mitigate the impacts of climate change, which include 
but are not limited to studies, surveys, and rates of erosion 
of land being evaluated for relocation. The Corps is also 
reminded that this program encompasses many types of studies 
and technical assistance dealing with a number of water 
resource issues, including but not limited to sediment 
management, coastal resilience, state water planning, water 
distribution, and water supply evaluations.
    Remote Sensing/Geographic Information System Support.--The 
agreement includes $2,100,000 to implement the results of a 
pilot effort funded in fiscal year 2020 to identify 
modernization initiatives and recommendations for the 
procurement of advanced integrated Global Positioning System 
and optical surveying and mapping equipment. The Corps is 
directed to provide to the Committees, prior to the obligation 
of any funds, a briefing on this effort, to include proposed 
avenues to modernize this type of equipment at Districts 
nationwide.
    Research and Development.--The Corps is encouraged to 
engage in monitored field trials of coastal restoration 
optimized for blue carbon CO2 sequestration. The 
Corps is directed to investigate partnering with one or more 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to offer 
internship opportunities.
    Research and Development. Biopolymers.--The agreement 
provides $6,000,000 to continue research activities. It is 
understood that this effort will be completed in 2024.
    Research and Development, Earthen Dams and Levees.--The 
value of work on earthen dams and levees, specifically with a 
focus on comprehensive modeling and the impacts of seepage, 
slope stability, and multiple modes of failure, is recognized. 
The Corps is encouraged to include funding for these activities 
in future budget requests.
    Research and Development, Flood and Coastal Systems.--The 
importance of ensuring the integrity of the nation's flood 
control systems and employing the most effective technologies 
to identify potential deficiencies in these systems is 
recognized. The agreement provides $5,000,000 to utilize 
partnerships to research and develop advanced technology to 
automate assessment and inspection of flood control systems for 
the purpose of identifying levee deficiencies such as slope 
instability, settlement and seepage, and ensuring the safety of 
the surrounding areas and communities. This work is expected to 
contribute to existing operations and maintenance activities. 
It is understood that this effort will be completed in 2024.
    Research and Development, Future Work.--The value of 
research topics addressed by the Army Engineer Research and 
Development Center (ERDC) that advance the Civil Works missions 
of the Corps is valued and recognized. It is understood that 
responding to critical research needs benefit the Corps by 
leveraging the expertise of universities through partnerships. 
The Committees encourage the ERDC to thoughtfully prioritize 
work that will support the underlying mission areas of the 
Corps. The ERDC is directed to provide to the Committees not 
later than 60 days after enactment of this Act a briefing on 
future research needs (including multi-year funding 
requirements) and potential university partnerships related to 
its strategic goals.
    Research and Development, Innovative Materials.--The 
agreement provides $1,500,000 to fully fund a study on 
innovative materials as detailed in section 1173 of the Water 
Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (Public 
Law 114-322). It is understood that the report will be 
completed in one year.
    Research and Development, Modeling.--The agreement provides 
$4,000,000 to support ongoing research into geochemical, 
geophysical, and sedimentological analysis and modeling. It is 
understood that this effort will be completed in 2024.
    Research and Development, Modernize Existing Coastal and 
Hydraulic Models.--The recommendation provides $5,000,000 to 
continue the effort of modernizing existing Corps coastal and 
hydraulics models and integrate them to make them accessible 
for use by other agencies, universities, and the public. The 
Corps is encouraged to collaborate with HBCUs as part of this 
effort. It is understood that this effort will complete in 
2026. The Corps is directed to provide to the Committees not 
later than 60 days after enactment of this Act a briefing on 
the status of this effort.
    Research and Development, Oyster Reef Restoration.--The 
agreement provides $1,500,000 to fully fund follow-on 
activities related to the identification of effective oyster 
restoration strategies. The Corps is encouraged to continue 
ongoing partnerships with research universities to leverage 
their expertise to enhance these activities. The Corps is 
directed to provide to the Committees not later than 60 days 
after enactment of this Act a briefing on the status of this 
effort.
    Research and Development, Polymer Composites.--The Corps is 
directed to provide to the Committees not later than 90 days 
after enactment of this Act a briefing on the progress of the 
report funded by Public Law 117-58 and future work to be 
undertaken on this effort.
    Research and Development, Subsurface Drains.--The Corps is 
encouraged to fund research and development opportunities of 
subsurface drain systems as potential flood risk or coastal 
storm risk reduction measures in project development.
    Research and Development, Urban Flood Damage Reduction.--
The agreement includes $3,000,000 for the Corps to continue its 
focus on the management of water resources infrastructure and 
projects that promote public safety, reduce risk, improve 
operational efficiencies, reduce flood damage, and sustain the 
environment. The Corps shall continue its focus on addressing 
needs for resilient water resources infrastructure. Work should 
focus on unique western U.S. issues like wildfire; rain-on-
snow; atmospheric rivers effects on flood risk management; and 
bridging the connection between climate change science and 
engineering application for flood risk management, emergency 
management, and ecosystem management. The tools and 
technologies developed under this program should also be 
applicable to other parts of the country. It is understood that 
with continued funding this effort will be completed in 2025.
    River Basin Commissions.--The agreement provides funds 
under the River Basin Commission line item to meet the federal 
government's equitable funding requirements pursuant to the 
Delaware River Basin Compact. The Congress has made clear its 
intent that the Susquehanna, Delaware, and Potomac River Basin 
Commissions be supported, and the Corps is encouraged to budget 
accordingly in future budget submissions. The Corps is directed 
to provide to the Committees not later than 90 days after 
enactment of this Act a briefing describing the reasons why 
funds have not been provided to these commissions since 2015.
    Shore Protection Easements.--Periodic restoration of shore 
protection projects are important for the protection of public 
safety, public infrastructure, native vegetation and wildlife, 
as well as economy stability in oceanfront communities. Local 
governments are facing challenges in obtaining necessary 
approvals for easements when no work will be performed on the 
property for which the easement is being required. The Corps is 
encouraged to work with local governments to incorporate 
flexibility in project agreement language that allows for 
incremental acquisition of easements necessary for scheduled 
nourishments.
    Six-State High Plains Ogallala Aquifer Area Study.--The 
agreement reiterates House direction.
    Tittabawassee River Watershed.--The Corps is encouraged to 
participate and coordinate as a federal stakeholder with the 
Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency, the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), as well as state, local, 
and tribal governments, and business and non-profit 
stakeholders, on developing and supporting conservation and 
environment-based flood mitigation measures to reduce the 
impact of floods on communities, lives, and livelihoods within 
the Tittabawassee River Watershed in the Great Lakes Bay 
Region.
    Upper Mississippi River Basin and Northeast Iowa 
Flooding.--Within its existing authorities, the Corps is 
encouraged to continue coordinating closely with affected 
communities in this region and to help these communities 
mitigate future flood disasters in this area.
    Upper Rio Grande Basin.--A comprehensive approach with the 
National Academies of Sciences and the Bureau of Reclamation on 
water and reservoir management, operation issues, and climate 
resiliency within the Upper Rio Grande Basin (including the 
Heron, El Vado, Abiquiu, Cochiti, Jemez Canyon, Elephant Butte, 
and Caballo Dams and Reservoirs) is encouraged. Accordingly, 
the Corps is directed to provide to the Committees not later 
than 90 days after enactment of this Act a briefing on the work 
that has been done to date and any additional work that can be 
done.

                              CONSTRUCTION

    The agreement includes $1,808,800,000 for Construction.
    The allocation for projects and activities within the 
Construction account is shown in the following table:
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    Updated Capabilities.--The agreement adjusts some project-
specific allocations downward based on updated technical 
information from the Corps.
    Additional Funding.--The agreement includes additional 
funds for projects and activities to enhance the nation's 
economic development, job growth, and international 
competitiveness.
    Public Law 117-43 and Public Law 117-58 included funding 
within the Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies account to 
restore authorized shore protection projects to full project 
profile. That funding is expected to address some of the 
current year capability. The Corps is reminded that if 
additional work can be done, these projects are also eligible 
to compete for additional funding for flood and storm damage 
reduction.
    The Corps is reminded that projects in the non-contiguous 
states and U.S. territories such as Hawaii are eligible for 
funding in this account.
    When allocating the additional funding provided in this 
account, the Corps is encouraged to evaluate authorized 
reimbursements in the same manner as if the projects were being 
evaluated for new or ongoing construction. The Corps shall not 
condition these funds, or any funds appropriated in this Act, 
on a non-federal interest paying more than its required share 
in any phase of a project. When allocating the additional 
funding provided in this account, the Corps shall consider 
giving priority to the following:
     benefits of the funded work to the national 
economy;
     extent to which the work will enhance national, 
regional, or local economic development;
     number of jobs created directly and supported in 
the supply chain by the funded activity;
     significance to national security, including the 
strategic significance of commodities;
     ability to obligate the funds allocated within the 
calendar year, including consideration of the ability of the 
non-federal sponsor to provide any required cost share;
     ability to complete the project, separable 
element, or project phase with the funds allocated;
     legal requirements, including responsibilities to 
tribes;
     effect on alleviating water supply issues in areas 
that have been afflicted by severe droughts in the past four 
fiscal years, including projects focused on the treatment of 
brackish water;
     for flood and storm damage reduction projects 
(including authorized nonstructural measures and periodic beach 
renourishments):
            population, safety of life, economic activity, or 
        public infrastructure at risk, as appropriate;
            the severity of risk of flooding or the frequency 
        with which an area has experienced flooding; and
            preservation of historically significant 
        communities, culture, and heritage;
     for shore protection projects, projects in areas 
that have suffered severe beach erosion requiring additional 
sand placement outside of the normal beach renourishment cycle 
or in which the normal beach renourishment cycle has been 
delayed, and projects in areas where there is risk to life and 
public health and safety and risk of environmental 
contamination;
     for mitigation projects, projects with the purpose 
to address the safety concerns of coastal communities impacted 
by federal flood control, navigation, and defense projects;
     for navigation projects, the number of jobs or 
level of economic activity to be supported by completion of the 
project, separable element, or project phase;
     for projects cost shared with the IWTF, the 
economic impact on the local, regional, and national economy if 
the project is not funded, as well as discrete segments of work 
that can be completed within the funding provided in this line 
item;
     for other authorized project purposes and 
environmental restoration or compliance projects, to include 
the beneficial use of dredged material; and
     for environmental infrastructure, projects with 
the greater economic impact, projects in rural communities, 
projects in communities with significant shoreline and 
instances of runoff, projects in or that benefit counties or 
parishes with high poverty rates, projects owed past 
reimbursements, projects in financially-distressed 
municipalities, projects that improve stormwater capture 
capabilities, projects that provide backup raw water supply in 
the event of an emergency, and projects that will provide 
substantial benefits to water quality improvements.
    Alternative Delivery.--The agreement supports alternative 
delivery approaches such as P3s and split delivery methods that 
leverage public and private resources to reduce cost and risk 
to populations by delivering infrastructure sooner. The use of 
P3s and split delivery methods can be a viable strategy to help 
address the Corps' backlog of projects while reducing 
scheduling and funding risk to the federal government. The 
Corps is reminded that projects which use these methods are 
eligible to compete for additional funding recommended in this 
account.
    Aquatic Plant Control Program.--Of the additional funding 
provided for the Aquatic Plant Control Program, $16,000,000 
shall be for watercraft inspection stations and rapid response, 
as authorized in section 104 of the River and Harbor Act of 
1958 (Public Law 85-500), distributed to carry out subsections 
(d)(1)(A)(i), (d)(1)(A)(ii), (d)(1)(A)(iii), and (d)(1)(A)(iv), 
and $3,000,000 shall be for related monitoring as authorized by 
section 1170 of AWIA. The agreement provides $2,000,000 for 
activities for monitoring, surveys, and control of flowering 
rush and hydrilla. Additionally, $7,000,000 shall be for 
nationwide research and development to address invasive aquatic 
plants, and the Corps is encouraged to consider work to address 
invasive aquatic plants in the Northern Everglades region. The 
Corps is encouraged to consider work to address and prevent the 
threat of hydrilla infestation within the states of Florida and 
Georgia. The agreement also provides $500,000 to continue 
activities authorized under section 509 of WRDA of 2020, and 
the Corps is directed to provide to the Committees prior to the 
obligation of any funds for this purpose a briefing on how it 
will implement this program.
    Aquatic Plant Control Program, Connecticut River Basin.--
Additional funding of $6,000,000 is provided for hydrilla 
control, research, and demonstration work in the Connecticut 
River basin. The Corps is encouraged to consider the benefits 
of establishing a rapid response task force to cover the 
multistate watershed.
    Aquatic Plant Control Program, Mississippi River Basin.--
The Corps is engaged in a multipronged effort to combat 
invasive species in the country's waterways and protect the 
Mississippi River Basin, which is one of the most valued 
ecosystems in the world. The agreement provides $500,000 for 
the Corps, in partnership with other federal partners, to 
continue planning, designing, initial engineering and project 
management activities for construction of carp barriers in the 
Mississippi River Basin and the Tennessee-Tombigbee waterway.
    Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Pilot Program.--The 
agreement provides $4,173,000 to continue the pilot projects to 
demonstrate the economic benefits and impacts of 
environmentally sustainable maintenance dredging methods that 
provide for ecosystem restoration and resilient protective 
measures. Cost sharing for these projects shall be in 
accordance with subsection (e) of section 1122 of the WIIN Act. 
The Corps is further directed to brief the Committees prior to 
any effort to solicit or select any additional pilot projects 
as authorized by AWIA.
    Bird Drive Basin Conveyance, Seepage Collection, and 
Recharge.--The Corps is encouraged to work with the Department 
of the Interior and the South Florida Water Management District 
to quickly identify a consensus project footprint between SW 
8th Street and the C-1W Canal to the south, immediately east of 
Krome Avenue. This work is intended to enable Miami-Dade County 
and the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority to begin necessary land 
acquisitions in support of the creation of a West Kendall 
Everglades Buffer and progress toward completing this important 
element of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan 
(CERP).
    Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands Project.--The Corps is 
encouraged to consider the incorporation of highly treated, 
reclaimed wastewater as an additional source of freshwater into 
further study, design, and construction of the project and to 
evaluate the potential to use additional volumes of reclaimed 
wastewater to restore freshwater artesian springs within the 
Bay through underground injection to the shallow, underlying 
aquifer.
    Central Everglades Planning Project.--The Corps is strongly 
encouraged to expedite the required validation reports for PPA 
North. The Corps is also encouraged to design and construct the 
recently-authorized Everglades Agricultural Area Storage 
Reservoir as quickly as possible to utilize the expanded water 
delivery capabilities of completed PPA South elements.
    Central and South Florida Project.--The Corps is urged to 
maintain continued attention to the need of the South Florida 
economy and environment for a functioning flood control system.
    CERP--Indian River Lagoon-South.--The Corps is urged to 
expedite design work on the C-23 and C-24 Reservoirs that will 
serve as crucial elements of the Indian River Lagoon-South CERP 
project.
    Charleston Harbor.--The funding provided is for 
reimbursement of the advanced funds provided by the non-federal 
sponsor to cover the federal share of the cost of the National 
Economic Development plan. The non-federal sponsor may be 
eligible for additional reimbursement in the future.
    Chesapeake Bay Comprehensive Water Resources and 
Restoration Plan.--The Corps is reminded that the Chesapeake 
Bay Environmental Restoration and Protection Program and the 
Chesapeake Bay Oyster Recovery Program are eligible to compete 
for the additional funding provided in this account, and the 
Corps is encouraged to provide appropriate funding in future 
budget requests.
    Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Dispersal Barrier, 
Illinois.--No funds recommended in this Act may be used for 
construction of hydrologic separation measures.
    Columbia River Treaty.--The Corps is directed to brief, in 
a classified setting and in coordination with the Department of 
State, not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act on 
post-fiscal year 2023 flood control operations as dictated by 
the Columbia River Treaty. Further, not later than 90 days 
after enactment of this Act the Corps shall provide a 
classified detailed assessment, in coordination with Department 
of State, of its funding requirements and plan for post-fiscal 
year 2023 flood control operations as dictated by the Columbia 
River Treaty.
    Construction Funding Schedules.--A complete and reliable 
cost estimate with an out-year funding schedule is essential to 
understanding current funding and future funding requirements 
within the Corps' construction portfolio. A comprehensive 
outlook of these dynamic requirements is necessary for Congress 
to consider and balance funding allocations annually, and to 
assess the long-term effects of new investment decisions. 
Therefore, not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act 
and annually thereafter, the Chief of Engineers shall submit 
directly to the Committees, a breakdown, by fiscal year, of the 
full and efficient federal funding needs for each ongoing 
construction project in the Corps' Civil Works program. For 
each project identified, the Corps shall also provide the total 
project cost with a breakdown between the federal and non-
federal costs, and any applicable authorization ceiling. For 
the purposes of this report, an active project shall mean any 
project which has received construction account appropriations, 
including those funded in a supplemental, and has remaining 
costs to be funded from the Construction account. These funding 
requirements shall be based on technical construction 
sequencing, and realistic workflow and shall not be altered to 
reflect administrative policies and priorities or any assumed 
limitation on funding available.
    Continuing Authorities Program (CAP).--Funding is provided 
for nine CAP sections at a total of $72,285,000. The management 
of CAP should continue consistent with direction provided in 
previous fiscal years. The Corps shall allow for the 
advancement of flood control projects in combination with 
ecological benefits using natural and nature-based solutions 
alone, or in combination with, built infrastructure where 
appropriate for reliable risk reduction during the development 
of projects under section 205 of CAP. Within the section 1135 
CAP authority, and to the extent already authorized by law, the 
Corps is reminded that projects that restore degraded wetland 
habitat and stream habitat impacted by construction of Corps 
levees or channels, including those with executed Feasibility 
Cost Share Agreements, and projects that will divert 
significant pollutant nutrient runoff from entering wetland 
habitats, are eligible to compete for funding.
    Environmental Infrastructure.--The Corps is reminded that 
environmental infrastructure authorities include caps on 
federal participation, but do not provide a guarantee that the 
project authorization level will be met.
    Everglades Agricultural Area.--The agreement reiterates 
House direction.
    Friendswood, TX.--The agreement reiterates House direction.
    Implementation of Projects Receiving Supplemental Funds.--
The Committees continue to have significant concerns with the 
Administration's implementation of funding provided via 
supplemental appropriations Acts. As stated in the fiscal year 
2022 Act, the Committees are troubled by the continued 
challenges with execution, cost overruns, and significant 
delays in completing projects funded under the Bipartisan 
Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123). As the BBA 2018 
program progresses, it is possible that projects will not be 
completed within previously available supplemental funds. The 
Committees do not intend for those projects to be delayed. The 
Corps is directed to provide to the Committees not later than 
90 days after enactment of this Act an out-year plan for 
completion of all BBA 2018 projects by identifying funding 
shortfalls by project and fiscal year.
    In addition, the Administration, without notice or 
explanation to Congress, changed its interpretation of bill 
language that had not changed from previous supplemental 
appropriations Acts when allocating funding under the Disaster 
Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022 (DRSAA) (Public 
Law 117-43). Specifically, it has ignored congressional intent 
and its own previous interpretation that construction projects 
be funded to completion using supplemental funds and that 
ongoing construction projects be completed at full federal 
expense. By allocating only incremental funding for some 
ongoing construction projects, the Administration's decision 
means that the non-federal sponsors remain responsible for 
significant costs. The lack of forethought and consideration 
for the impact to non-federal sponsors that likely do not have 
funding available to cost-share these lifesaving projects 
according to the normal rules is unreasonable and contrary to 
congressional intent apparent in the expressed provisions of 
DRSAA.
    Not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the 
Administration shall provide to the Committees a briefing on 
the legal and policy justification for the changed 
interpretation of law, plans for completing all construction 
projects funded under DRSAA, and options for addressing cost 
share issues that have arisen as a result of the 
Administration's decision. Further, the Corps shall brief the 
Committees quarterly on the status of all supplemental programs 
and the plan for completion of related projects.
    Kentucky Lock and Dam, Kentucky.--There is concern about 
major delays on construction projects, particularly the 
Kentucky Lock and Dam, which was provided funding by Public Law 
117-58 that the Administration states will physically complete 
and fiscally close out the project. The Corps is strongly urged 
to expedite construction.
    Lake Isabella, California.--The Corps is directed to work 
with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to expeditiously finalize 
the site location for the USFS visitor center and to undertake 
all requirements to evaluate, update, and finalize any 
necessary statutorily-required review and compliance activities 
with the goal of commencing construction by December 31, 2023, 
or at the earliest possible date.
    McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS).--
MKARNS is recognized as an established Marine Highway for 
waterborne commerce to include agriculture and aggregate 
commodities (sand, gravel, and rock) from the Gulf Coast to the 
Mid-West. Deepening the MKARNS to a consistent 12-foot 
navigation channel will provide tow drafts that are more 
compatible with navigation on the Mississippi River, which will 
reduce inefficient barge operations and transportation costs. 
The Corps is urged to prioritize this project in fiscal year 
2023 to accelerate construction. The Corps is also encouraged 
to provide funds for nonstructural activities, such as channel 
deepening, with low annual funding needs in years where 
appropriated funds for IWTF cost shared projects are sufficient 
to accommodate such projects without impacting ongoing 
construction projects. Lastly, the Corps is encouraged to 
prioritize inland waterways projects consistent with the update 
to the Capital Investment Strategy, pursuant to section 2002(d) 
of WRRDA of 2014.
    New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Georgia and South 
Carolina.--The Corps is encouraged to work with all 
stakeholders toward a mutually beneficial resolution that will 
ensure waters levels for existing activities and functions are 
maintained, as detailed in section 1319 of the WIIN Act.
    Non-Federal Implementation Pilot Program.--Due to ongoing 
concerns initially expressed in the fiscal year 2020 Senate 
Report, the Corps shall notify the Committees upon receiving 
any proposal from a non-federal interest requesting to utilize 
the section 1043 (b) of WRRDA of 2014 authority. The Corps 
shall not negotiate or enter into a project partnership 
agreement to transfer funds to a non-federal interest utilizing 
this authority unless approval is received from the Committees. 
None of the funds recommended in this Act shall be used under 
this authority for a project where construction has been 
started but not completed.
    Port of Brownsville Deepening Project, Texas.--The Corps is 
encouraged to include appropriate funding for this project in 
future budget submissions.
    Raritan River Basin, Green Brook Sub-Basin, New Jersey.--
The Corps is encouraged to expeditiously move forward with 
construction of the Lower Basin and Stony Brook portions of the 
project.
    Restoration of Abandoned Mine Sites, Tribal Partnerships.--
Additional funding is recommended to provide technical, 
planning, and design assistance to federal and non-federal 
interests carrying out projects to address water quality 
problems caused by drainage and related activities from 
abandoned and inactive noncoal mines under section 560 of WRDA 
of 1999 (Public Law 106-53). Additionally, the Corps is 
directed to develop an action plan to proactively engage with 
tribal communities in the western United States and brief the 
Committees no later than 90 days after enactment of this Act on 
such plan.
    Riverbank Erosion.--The Corps is encouraged to prioritize 
projects to stabilize the Indiana shoreline of the Ohio River 
damaged by the operation of federally-owned dams on the Ohio 
River as authorized in section 9 of the Flood Control Act of 
1946 (33 USC 701q).
    Soo Locks, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.--The Corps is 
strongly encouraged to move forward expeditiously to complete 
this critical project and to include appropriate funding for 
these activities in future budget submissions.
    South Florida Ecosystem Restoration (SFER), Florida.--As in 
previous years, the agreement provides funding for all study 
and construction authorities related to Everglades restoration 
under the line item titled ``South Florida Ecosystem 
Restoration, Florida.'' This single line item allows the Corps 
flexibility in implementing the numerous activities underway in 
any given fiscal year. For fiscal year 2023, the Corps is 
directed to make publicly available a comprehensive snapshot of 
all SFER cost share accounting down to the project level and to 
ensure the accuracy of all budget justification sheets that 
inform SFER Integrated Financial Plan documents by October 31, 
2023.
    Tulsa and West-Tulsa Levee System (TWTLS).--The Corps is 
encouraged to expeditiously complete construction since the 
TWTLS protected area is home to a substantial population of 
elderly and low income residents, and was classified by the 
Corps as a high risk of failure and life loss in 2019.
    Unified Facilities Guide Specifications.--The Corps is 
encouraged to continue to work with the Air Force and Navy to 
update the criteria included in the Unified Facilities Guide 
Specifications as appropriate. The Corps is encouraged to 
consider using lower carbon building materials, including 
cements such as portland-limestone cement, in order to reduce 
the environmental footprint of infrastructure projects.
    Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program (UMRR), Quincy 
Bay.--The Corps is encouraged to prioritize the environmental 
restoration project in Quincy Bay near Quincy, Illinois as a 
Tier 1 project for immediate commencement through the UMRR 
Program.

                   MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES

    The agreement includes $370,000,000 for Mississippi River 
and Tributaries.
    The allocation for projects and activities within the 
Mississippi River and Tributaries account is shown in the 
following table:
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    Updated Capabilities.--The agreement adjusts some project-
specific allocations downward based on updated technical 
information from the Corps.
    Additional Funding.--When allocating the additional funding 
provided in this account, the Corps shall consider giving 
priority to completing or accelerating ongoing work that will 
enhance the nation's economic development, job growth, and 
international competitiveness or for studies or projects 
located in areas that have suffered recent natural disasters. 
While this funding is shown under remaining items, the Corps 
shall use these funds in Investigations, Construction, and 
Operation and Maintenance, as applicable. This may include work 
on remaining unconstructed features of projects permitted and 
authorized by law, in response to recent flood disasters.
    When allocating additional funds provided in this account, 
the Corps is directed to give adequate consideration to 
cooperative projects addressing watershed erosion, 
sedimentation, flooding, and environmental degradation. Also, 
the importance of erosion control in headwater streams and 
tributaries, and the environmental, water quality, and sediment 
reduction benefits it provides downstream is recognized.
    Comprehensive Management Studies.--Comprehensive management 
studies that are fully within the boundaries of this account 
are authorized under the requirements, including cost share, of 
the Mississippi River and Tributaries project.
    Lower Mississippi River Main Stem.--The budget request 
proposes to consolidate several activities across multiple 
states into one line item. The agreement does not support this 
change and instead continues to fund these activities as 
separate line items.
    Mississippi River Commission.--No funding is provided for 
this new line item. The Corps is directed to continue funding 
the costs of the commission from within the funds provided for 
activities within the Mississippi River and Tributaries 
project.
    Yazoo Basin, Yazoo Backwater Area, Mississippi.--Funding is 
provided for mitigation of previously constructed features.

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

    The agreement includes $5,078,500,000 for Operation and 
Maintenance.
    The allocation for projects and activities within the 
Operation and Maintenance account is shown in the following 
table:
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    Updated Capabilities.--The agreement adjusts some project-
specific allocations downward based on updated technical 
information from the Corps.
    Additional Funding for Ongoing Work.--Of the additional 
funding provided in this account for other authorized project 
purposes, the Corps shall allocate not less than $300,000 for 
efforts to address terrestrial noxious weed control and 
sediment removal activities pursuant to section 503 of WRDA of 
2020.
    Of the additional funding provided in this account for 
other authorized project purposes, the Corps shall allocate not 
less than $2,000,000 for efforts to combat invasive mussels at 
Corps-owned reservoirs.
    Of the additional funding provided in this account, the 
Corps shall also allocate funds according to the direction 
under the headings ``Water Control Manuals''.
    There is not support for a level of funding that does not 
fund operation and maintenance of our nation's aging 
infrastructure sufficiently to ensure continued competitiveness 
in a global marketplace. Federal navigation channels maintained 
at only a fraction of authorized dimensions and navigation 
locks and hydropower facilities being used well beyond their 
design life results in economic inefficiencies and risks 
infrastructure failure, which can cause substantial economic 
losses.
    When allocating the additional funding provided in this 
account, the Corps shall consider giving priority to the 
following:
     ability to complete ongoing work maintaining 
authorized depths and widths of harbors and shipping channels 
(including small, remote, or subsistence harbors), including 
where contaminated sediments are present;
     ability to address critical maintenance backlog;
     presence of the U.S. Coast Guard;
     extent to which the work will enhance national, 
regional, or local economic development, including domestic 
manufacturing capacity;
     extent to which the work will promote job growth 
or international competitiveness;
     number of jobs created directly by the funded 
activity;
     ability to obligate the funds allocated within the 
fiscal year;
     ability to complete the project, separable 
element, project phase, or useful increment of work within the 
funds allocated;
     ability to address hazardous barriers to 
navigation due to shallow channels;
     dredging projects that would provide supplementary 
benefits to tributaries and waterways in close proximity to 
ongoing island replenishment projects;
     risk of imminent failure or closure of the 
facility;
     extent to which the work will promote recreation-
based benefits, including those created by recreational 
boating;
     improvements to federal breakwaters and jetties 
where additional work will improve the safety of navigation and 
stabilize infrastructure to prevent continued deterioration; 
and
     for harbor maintenance activities:
            total tonnage handled;
            total exports;
            total imports;
            dollar value of cargo handled;
            energy infrastructure and national security needs 
        served;
            designation as strategic seaports;
            maintenance of dredge disposal activities;
            lack of alternative means of freight movement;
            savings over alternative means of freight movement; 
        and
            improvements to dredged disposal facilities that 
        will result in long-term savings, including a reduction 
        in regular maintenance costs.
    Aquatic Nuisance Control Research Program.--The agreement 
provides $8,000,000 to supplement activities related to harmful 
algal bloom research and control and directs the Corps to 
target freshwater ecosystems. There is awareness of the need to 
develop next generation ecological models to maintain inland 
and intracoastal waterways and the agreement provides 
$5,000,000 for this purpose. The agreement provides $5,000,000 
to continue work on the Harmful Algal Bloom Demonstration 
Program, as authorized by WRDA of 2020, and the Corps is 
directed to provide to the Committees not later than 60 days 
after enactment of this Act a briefing on the status of this 
effort.
    Additional funding recommended in this remaining item is to 
supplement and advance Corps activities to address harmful 
algal blooms including: early detection, prevention, and 
management techniques and procedures to reduce the occurrence 
and impacts of harmful algal blooms in our nation's water 
resources; work collaboratively with university partners to 
develop prediction, avoidance, and remediation measures focused 
on environmental triggers in riverine ecosystems; and to 
advance state-of-the-art Unmanned Aerial Systems-based 
detection, monitoring, and mapping of invasive aquatic plant 
species in conjunction with university partners.
    Arkansas Red River Chloride Control.--The Corps is reminded 
of their existing obligations to continue operations and 
maintenance activities for the Red River Chloride Control 
project, Oklahoma and Texas, at federal expense and is also 
reminded that this project is eligible to compete for 
additional funding in this account.
    Asset Management/Facilities and Equipment Maintenance 
(FEM).--The agreement provides $2,000,000 to continue research 
on novel approaches to repair and maintenance practices that 
will increase civil infrastructure intelligence and resilience. 
The Corps is directed to provide to the Committees not later 
than 60 days after enactment of this Act a report on the status 
of this effort. The Corps was previously provided $1,000,000 
under the Asset Management/FEM remaining item to complete a 
study of their inventory in accordance with section 6002 of 
WRRDA of 2014. There is frustration regarding how long it has 
taken the Corps to make progress on this effort. Nonetheless, 
the second phase of inventory and assessment are currently 
ongoing, and the Corps is directed to provide to the Committees 
not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act a briefing 
that includes details on the percentage of the work that has 
already been done and a timeline for completion of the 
inventory.
    Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Dispersal Barrier.--The 
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (CSSC) dispersal barrier at Des 
Plaines River is a key control mechanism for protecting the 
Great Lakes from invasive carp. Over the last decade, the Corps 
has invested significant resources in building a permanent 
electric barrier on the Chicago Area Waterways System. 
Maximizing effectiveness of the CSSC can have significant 
immediate benefits for preventing spread of aquatic invasive 
species into the productive and ecologically diverse Great 
Lakes system.
    Coastal Inlets Research Program.--Communities, 
infrastructure, and resources tied to coastal regions are 
vulnerable to damage from extreme coastal events and long-term 
coastal change. The agreement includes additional funding for 
the Corps-led, multi-university effort to identify engineering 
frameworks to address coastal resilience needs; to develop 
adaptive pathways that lead to coastal resilience; for efforts 
that measure the coastal forces that lead to infrastructure 
damage and erosion during extreme storm events; and to improve 
coupling of terrestrial and coastal models. Additional funding 
is also provided for the Corps to continue work with NOAA's 
National Water Center on protecting the nation's water 
resources.
    Civil Works Water Management System.--Additional funding is 
included for incorporation of ensemble forecasts within the 
suite of numerical modeling tools in support of water 
management operations to advance the Forecast-Informed 
Reservoir Operations (FIRO) effort.
    Dredging Operations and Environmental Research, 
Contaminated Sediment Management.--The assessment and 
management of contaminated sediments represents a significant 
cost to the federal government and impacts the nation's inland 
and coastal navigation system affecting the free flow of 
commerce. There is a critical need for investment in technology 
and approaches to enable more cost effective and sustainable 
practices for the assessment and management of contaminated 
sediments. The Corps is directed to develop a public-private 
partnership focused on research, development, and 
implementation of solutions for the assessment and management 
of contaminated sediments through the Dredging Operations and 
Environmental Research program.
    Dredging Operations Technical Support Program.--The 
agreement provides $2,200,000 for the further development of 
the Integrated Navigation Analysis and Visualization platform 
related to the operation and maintenance of the U.S. Marine 
Transportation System. The agreement also includes additional 
funds to support the research and application of artificial 
intelligence, machine learning, and advanced modeling 
capabilities to improve streamflow forecasting for channel 
shoaling and dredging to help reduce interruptions in 
waterborne inland commerce as a result of flooding and other 
silting activities. The Corps is directed to provide to the 
Committees not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act a 
briefing on the potential need for evaluation of whether deeper 
and wider channels would improve supply chain performance 
throughout the southeast region of the country.
    Emerging Harbor Projects.--The agreement includes funding 
for individual projects defined as emerging harbor projects in 
section 210(f)(2) of WRDA of 1986 (Public Law 99-662) that 
exceeds the funding levels envisioned in sections 210(c)(3) and 
210(d)(1)(B)(ii) of WRDA of 1986.
    Engineering With Nature.--The agreement provides 
$20,000,000 for the Engineering with Nature (EWN) initiative. 
Funding under this line item is intended for EWN activities 
having a national or regional scope or that benefit the Corps' 
broader execution of its mission areas. It is not intended to 
replace or preclude the appropriate use of EWN practices at 
districts using project-specific funding or work performed 
across other Corps programs that might involve EWN. Of the 
funding provided in this remaining item, $10,000,000 is 
provided to support research and development of natural 
infrastructure solutions for the nation's bays and estuaries to 
reduce costs, environmental and aesthetic impacts, and improve 
access and health outcomes for the communities, economies, 
ecosystems, and defense installations that concentrate in the 
nation's bays and estuaries, and to design innovative nature-
based infrastructure with landscape architecture, coastal 
modeling, and engineering. Of the funding provided in this 
remaining item, $5,000,000 is to support ongoing research and 
advance work with university partners to develop standards, 
design guidance, and testing protocols to improve and 
standardize nature-based and hybrid infrastructure solutions, 
including those in drought and fire-prone lands and post-fire 
recovery areas.
    Enhanced Options for Sand Acquisition for Beach 
Renourishment Projects.--The Corps is urged to provide states 
with guidance and recommendations to implement cost effective 
measures and planning for sand management.
    Flood and Earthquake Modeling.--Last fiscal year additional 
funds were provided in the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program 
to facilitate coordination with the National Levee Safety 
program to develop a plan for leveraging existing knowledge 
related to potential seismic concerns related to levees. The 
Corps is evaluating whether earthquake models would aid in 
assessment and if collaboration with universities would be 
beneficial. The Corps is directed to provide to the Committees 
not later than 90 days of enactment of this Act a briefing on 
the progress to date and any recommended future work.
    Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act.--
The Corps is directed to provide to the Committees not later 
than 90 days after enactment of this Act a briefing on the 
effort to coordinate the federal response to harmful algal 
bloom activities.
    Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, Washington.--The agreement 
reiterates House direction.
    Inland Water Navigation Charts.--The agreement provides 
$2,000,000 for the eHydro program to modernize and enhance the 
distribution of the navigation charts and an additional 
$2,000,000 to support the transition of the National Dredging 
Quality Management Program's automated dredging monitoring data 
to a cloud environment.
    Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam.--The agreement reiterates House 
direction.
    Kennebec River Long-Term Maintenance Dredging.--There is 
continued support for the Memorandum of Agreement signed in 
January 2019 denoting responsibilities between the Department 
of the Army and the Department of the Navy for the regular 
maintenance of the Kennebec River Federal Navigation Channel. 
Maintenance dredging of the Kennebec is essential to the safe 
passage of newly constructed Navy guided missile destroyers to 
the Atlantic Ocean. The Secretary is directed to continue 
collaborating with the Department of the Navy to ensure regular 
maintenance dredging of the Kennebec.
    Lake Okeechobee, Florida.--The Corps is encouraged to use 
the best available science and appropriately weigh the concerns 
of all water users to ensure the ecosystem is preserved, water 
supply for the eight million residents in South Florida is 
maintained, and the safety of all residents of the region is 
upheld.
    Lake Providence Harbor, Louisiana.--The agreement 
reiterates House direction.
    Lake Sakakawea & Lake Oahe Recreation Facilities.--There is 
support for the coordinated efforts by the Corps with state and 
local stakeholders to maintain recreational areas and related 
infrastructure at mainstem Missouri River reservoirs during 
drought conditions. However, there is disappointment in the 
fact that the Corps has not provided a long-term plan to 
restore and maintain recreational facilities near Lake 
Sakakawea and Lake Oahe as recommended in fiscal year 2020. The 
Corps is directed to report not later than 60 days after 
enactment of this Act with a plan that identifies funding 
sources to address the deferred maintenance backlog in these 
areas and repair boat ramps and access roads to these 
facilities.
    Levee Safety.--The agreement provides additional funding 
for the National (Levee) Flood Inventory, including $3,150,000 
to expedite work on non-federal levees in meeting the 
requirements of section 131 of WRDA of 2020. The Corps is 
directed to provide to the Committees not later than 30 days 
after enactment of this Act a briefing on this effort. In 
fiscal year 2020, Congress provided $15,000,000 to implement 
levee safety initiatives to meet the requirements under section 
3016 of WRRDA of 2014. These funds are sufficient to complete 
Phase II activities. The Corps is directed to provide to the 
Committees not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act a 
briefing on the status of these activities and activities 
associated with section 3016 of WRRDA of 2014, including any 
additional funding needs identified to complete and a timeline 
for implementation of the next phase.
    Missouri River Operations.--The Corps intends to conduct a 
test flow regarding releases of water from the Missouri River 
mainstem dams in the future. The Corps is directed to provide 
to the Committees not later than 30 days prior to such a 
release a report that includes 1) the rationale for conducting 
such a test flow; 2) the expected implications for water access 
along the Missouri River; and 3) steps the Corps has taken to 
reduce or mitigate the effects of a test flow on water access.
    Mobile Bay Beneficial Use of Dredged Material.--The Corps 
is encouraged to examine beneficial uses of dredged material in 
Mobile Bay, Alabama.
    Monitoring of Completed Navigation Projects, Fisheries.--
There is concern that a reduction in or elimination of 
navigational lock operations on the nation's inland waterways 
is having a negative impact on river ecosystems, particularly 
the ability of endangered, threatened, and game fish species to 
migrate through waterways, particularly during critical 
spawning periods. Preliminary research successfully indicates 
that reduced lock operations on certain Corps-designated low-
use waterways are directly impacting migration and that there 
are effective means to mitigate the impacts. Maximizing the 
ability of fish to use these locks to move past the dams has 
the potential to restore natural and historic long-distance 
river migrations that may be critical to species survival.
    Within available funds for ongoing work, the Corps is 
directed to continue this research at not less than the fiscal 
year 2022 level. The agreement provides $4,000,000 to expand 
the research to assist the Corps across all waterways, lock 
structures, lock operation methods, and fish species that will 
more fully inform the Corps' operations. Additionally, the 
agreement provides $2,000,000 for the NICE effort by the Corps 
to expand, on a national basis, the ongoing research on the 
impact of reduced lock operations on riverine fish.
    Monitoring of Completed Navigation Projects, Structural 
Health Monitoring.--The agreement provides $4,000,000 to 
support the structural health monitoring program to facilitate 
research to maximize operations, enhance efficiency, and 
protect asset life through catastrophic failure mitigation.
    Mount St. Helens Sediment Monitoring.--The Corps is 
encouraged to include appropriate funding for sediment 
monitoring activities in future budget submissions.
    National Coastal Mapping Program.--The agreement provides 
$5,000,000 for Arctic coastal mapping needs. The Corps has 
responsibility for some mapping but, in general, does not 
include shoreline. Before the Corps obligates funds to map 
shoreline in Alaska, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
Civil Works shall provide notice to the Committees. The notice 
shall include certification that the effort is coordinated with 
NOAA and complements those efforts.
    Okatibbee Lake, Mississippi.--The agreement reiterates 
House direction.
    Ohio Harbors.--The Corps is reminded that the Toledo, 
Huron, Port Clinton, Lorain, and Sandusky Harbors are eligible 
to compete for additional funding in this account.
    Performance Based Budgeting Support Program.--Of the 
funding provided for this remaining item, $3,500,000 shall be 
used to support performance-based methods that enable robust 
budgeting of the hydropower program through better 
understanding of operation and maintenance impacts leveraging 
data analytics.
    Recreational Facilities.--The Corps is directed to provide 
to the Committees not later than 30 days after enactment of 
this Act a report including an analysis of current lease terms 
and the effects these terms have on concessionaire financing.
    Regional Dredge Contracting.--In accordance with section 
1111 of AWIA and the Gulf Coast Regional Dredge Demonstration 
Program established by Public Law 116-94, the Corps is 
encouraged to enter into regional contracts to support 
increased efficiencies in the deployment of dredges for all 
civil works mission sets, prioritizing deep draft navigational 
projects.
    Regional Sediment Management.--The agreement provides 
$4,000,000 to develop integrated tools that build coastal 
resilience across navigation, flood risk management, and 
ecosystem projects within the program, integrate existing and 
emerging physical coastal processing tools that focus on 
sediment management, and apply optimization principles to 
placement in order to gain greater value and benefit from 
dredged sediments, particularly for Civil Works business lines 
and missions. The Corps is directed to conduct a study and 
provide a report to the Committees not later than one year 
after enactment of this Act on how the Corps could apply 
dredged sediments to better increase coastal resilience and 
what resources are needed to implement these practices. 
Additionally, the agreement provides $600,000 for cooperation 
and coordination with the Great Lakes states to develop 
sediment transport models for Great Lakes tributaries that 
discharge to federal navigation channels.
    Response to Climate Change at Corps Projects.--The 
agreement provides $2,000,000 to update policies to enhance the 
consideration of benefit categories equally and improve efforts 
to identify and consider impacts to disadvantaged, rural/urban, 
tribal, and other minority communities throughout the Corps 
planning and decision-making processes.
    Small, Remote, or Subsistence Harbors.--The agreement 
emphasizes the importance of ensuring that our country's small 
and low-use ports remain functional. The Corps is urged to 
consider expediting scheduled maintenance at small and low-use 
ports that have experienced unexpected levels of deterioration 
since their last dredging. There is concern that the 
Administration's criteria for navigation maintenance 
disadvantage small, remote, or subsistence harbors and 
waterways from competing for scarce navigation maintenance 
funds. The Corps is directed to revise the criteria used for 
determining which navigation maintenance projects are funded 
and to develop a reasonable and equitable allocation under the 
Operation and Maintenance account. There is support for 
including criteria to evaluate economic impact that these 
projects provide to local and regional economies.
    Stakeholder Engagement.--The agreement reiterates House 
direction.
    Tampa Harbor, Florida.--The agreement reiterates House 
direction.
    Tangier Island, Beneficial Use.--Additional funding 
recommended for Baltimore Harbor and Channels (50 foot) project 
is for environmental coordination as well as plans and 
specifications to add Tangier Island as a beneficial use 
placement site for dredged material.
    Tenkiller Ferry Lake.--The Corps' effort to use flows out 
of the surge tank to feed the fishery downstream of the 
Tenkiller Ferry Lake is encouraging, and the Corps is strongly 
encouraged to complete the assessment as soon as possible.
    Tuttle Creek Lake, KS.--The additional funding provided is 
for Water Injection Dredging efforts.
    Upper St. Anthony Falls, Minnesota.--The Corps is reminded 
that the Upper St. Anthony Falls project remains an authorized 
federal project and is encouraged to continue to operate and 
maintain the lock and keep it in a state of good repair. There 
is concern that the Corps is attempting to divest the entire 
federal project at once without a willing non-federal partner 
for the disposition study. The Corps is directed to continue 
the disposition study at full federal expense.
    Walter F. George, George W. Andrews, and Jim Woodruff Locks 
and Dams.--The Corps is reminded that repair and maintenance 
needs for the Walter F. George Lock and Dam, the George W. 
Andrews Lock and Dam, and the Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam are 
eligible to compete for additional funding provided in this 
account and is encouraged to include appropriate funding for 
these activities in future budget submissions. The Corps is 
directed to provide to the Committees not later than 60 days 
after enactment of this Act a briefing on these projects and 
the status of dredging in the lower Apalachicola River.
    Water Control Manuals.--The Corps is encouraged to continue 
to update water control manuals across its projects. The 
agreement provides additional funding of $5,700,000 in this 
account for other authorized project purposes, for water 
control manual updates at projects located in states where a 
Reclamation facility is also located, in regions where FIRO 
projects exist, and where atmospheric rivers cause flood 
damages. The agreement also provides $1,000,000 of additional 
funding provided in this account for other authorized project 
purposes to expand the scope of the water control manual update 
prioritization report funded in fiscal year 2020 to other 
projects within the Corps portfolio to ensure that actions 
being conducted for water control manual updates and 
incorporation of FIRO-based principles are properly aligned 
with one another.
    Water Control Manuals, Section 7 Dams.--The agreement 
provides $2,200,000 of additional funding provided in this 
account for other authorized project purposes to update water 
control manuals for non-Corps owned high hazard dams where: (1) 
the Corps has a responsibility for flood control operations 
under section 7 of the Flood Control Act of 1944; (2) the dam 
requires coordination of water releases with one or more other 
high-hazard dams for flood control purposes; and (3) the dam 
owner is actively investigating the feasibility of applying 
FIRO technology.
    Water Operations Technical Support (WOTS).--The agreement 
provides $5,000,000 in addition to the budget request to 
continue developing and incorporating improved weather 
forecasting for Corps reservoirs and waterway projects through 
the multiagency, multidisciplinary FIRO research effort by 
completing Phase 2 and starting Phase 3. The Corps is 
encouraged to consider applying FIRO to additional section 7 
dams, including the Seven Oaks Dam in California.

                           REGULATORY PROGRAM

    The agreement includes $218,000,000 for the Regulatory 
Program. Funds above the budget request are included to address 
capacity needs across the Corps related to staffing shortages 
in Corps districts. The Corps is encouraged to budget 
appropriately in order to process permits in a timely fashion.
    Chehalis Basin.--The agreement reiterates House direction.
    Mitigation Banking.--The Corps is encouraged to ensure 
sufficient staffing levels to efficiently and expeditiously 
process mitigation bank applications.
    Permit Application Backlogs.--The agreement reiterates 
House direction. The Corps is directed to provide to the 
Committees not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act a 
report on staffing levels and permit backlogs in each of the 
last five years, as well as a plan for rectifying the staffing 
shortages. The Corps is directed to brief the Committees on the 
results of the report upon completion.
    Shellfish Permitting.--The Corps is encouraged to work with 
Clean Water Act enforcing agencies to uphold a fair permitting 
system that protects the nation's waters and balances the needs 
of the economy and communities.

            FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM

    The agreement includes $400,000,000 for the Formerly 
Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program.

                 FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

    The agreement includes $35,000,000 for Flood Control and 
Coastal Emergencies. As the nation experiences severe weather 
events more frequently, the agreement notes appreciation for 
the work the Corps undertakes with this funding. The 
Administration is reminded that traditionally, funding for 
disaster response has been provided in supplemental 
appropriations legislation, including recently in 2021 (Public 
Law 117-43), and that amounts necessary to address damages at 
Corps projects in response to natural disasters can be 
significant. The Administration is again reminded that it has 
been deficient in providing to the Committees detailed 
estimates of damages to Corps projects as required by Public 
Law 115-123 and shall submit such report not later than 15 days 
after enactment of this Act and monthly thereafter.

                                EXPENSES

    The agreement includes $215,000,000 for Expenses.
    Additional funds recommended in this account shall be used 
to support implementation of the Corps' Civil Works program, 
including hiring additional full-time equivalents. This 
includes developing and issuing policy guidance; managing Civil 
Works program; and providing national coordination of and 
participation in forums and events within headquarters, the 
division offices, and meeting other enterprise requirements and 
operating expenses. The Corps is encouraged to pursue updating 
the 2011 U.S. Army Manpower Analysis Agency staffing analysis 
based on current Civil Works needs.

     OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR CIVIL WORKS

    The agreement includes $5,000,000 for the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works. The agreement 
includes legislative language that restricts the availability 
of 25 percent of the funding provided in this account until 
such time as at least 95 percent of the additional funding 
provided in each account has been allocated to specific 
programs, projects, or activities. This restriction shall not 
affect the roles and responsibilities established in previous 
fiscal years of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the 
Army for Civil Works, the Corps headquarters, the Corps field 
operating agencies, or any other executive branch agency.
    A timely and accessible executive branch in the course of 
fulfilling its constitutional role in the appropriations 
process is essential. The requesting and receiving of basic, 
factual information, such as budget justification materials, is 
vital in order to maintain a transparent and open governing 
process. The agreement recognizes that some discussions 
internal to the executive branch are pre-decisional in nature 
and, therefore, not subject to disclosure. However, the access 
to facts, figures, and statistics that inform these decisions 
are not subject to this same sensitivity and are critical to 
the budget process. The Administration shall ensure timely and 
complete responses to these inquiries.
    Administrative Costs.--To support additional transparency 
in project costs, the Secretary is directed to ensure that 
future budget requests specify the amount of anticipated 
administrative costs for individual projects.

      WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION PROGRAM ACCOUNT

    The agreement provides $7,200,000 for the Water 
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account. Funds 
are provided for program development, administration, and 
oversight, including but not limited to finalizing the proposed 
rule, and publishing the Notice of Funding Availability. The 
Administration is strongly encouraged to expeditiously finalize 
efforts to stand up the program to provide the financial 
assistance envisioned in the legislation. The Corps is directed 
to provide to the Committees not later than 30 days after 
enactment of this Act a briefing on the status of this effort 
and opportunities to expand this program in the future, to 
include levees.

             General Provisions--Corps of Engineers--Civil

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The agreement includes a provision relating to 
reprogramming.
    The agreement includes a provision regarding the allocation 
of funds.
    The agreement includes a provision prohibiting the use of 
funds to carry out any contract that commits funds beyond the 
amounts appropriated for that program, project, or activity.
    The agreement includes a provision funding transfers to the 
Fish and Wildlife Service.
    The agreement includes a provision regarding certain 
dredged material disposal activities. The Corps is directed to 
brief the Committees not later than 90 days after enactment of 
this Act on dredged material disposal issues.
    The agreement includes a provision regarding reallocations 
at a project.
    The agreement includes a provision prohibiting the use of 
funds in this Act for reorganization of the Civil Works 
program. Nothing in this Act prohibits the Corps from 
contracting with the National Academy of Sciences to carry out 
the study authorized by section 1102 of AWIA.
    The agreement includes a provision regarding eligibility 
for additional funding. Whether a project is eligible for 
funding under a particular provision of additional funding is a 
function of the technical details of the project; it is not a 
policy decision. The Chief of Engineers is the federal 
government's technical expert responsible for execution of the 
Civil Works program and for offering professional advice on its 
development. Therefore, the provision in this agreement 
clarifies that a project's eligibility for additional funding 
shall be solely the professional determination of the Chief of 
Engineers.

                  TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                          Central Utah Project

                CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT

    The agreement includes a total of $23,000,000 for the 
Central Utah Project Completion Account, which includes 
$16,400,000 for Central Utah Project construction, $5,000,000 
for transfer to the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and 
Conservation Account for use by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation 
and Conservation Commission, and $1,600,000 for necessary 
expenses of the Secretary of the Interior. The agreement allows 
up to $1,880,000 for the Commission's administrative expenses. 
This allows the Department of the Interior to develop water 
supply facilities that will continue to sustain economic growth 
and an enhanced quality of life in the western states, the 
fastest growing region in the United States. The agreement 
notes commitment to complete the Central Utah Project, which 
would enable the project to initiate repayment to the federal 
government.

                         Bureau of Reclamation

    In lieu of all House direction regarding additional funding 
and the fiscal year 2023 work plan, the agreement includes 
direction under the heading ``Additional Funding for Ongoing 
Work'' in the Water and Related Resources account. Reclamation 
shall provide not later than 120 days after enactment of this 
Act a quarterly report to the Committees, which includes the 
total budget authority and unobligated balances by year for 
each program, project, or activity, including any prior year 
appropriations.

                      WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The agreement provides $1,787,151,000 for Water and Related 
Resources.
    The agreement for Water and Related Resources is shown in 
the following table:
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    Additional Funding for Ongoing Work.--The agreement 
includes funds above the budget request for Water and Related 
Resources studies, projects, and activities. This funding is 
for additional work that either was not included in the budget 
request or was inadequately budgeted. Priority in allocating 
these funds should be given to advancing and completing ongoing 
work, including preconstruction activities and where 
environmental compliance has been completed; improving water 
supply reliability; improving water deliveries; enhancing 
national, regional, or local economic development; promoting 
job growth; advancing tribal and non-tribal water settlement 
studies and activities; or addressing critical backlog 
maintenance and rehabilitation activities.
    Of the additional funding provided under the heading 
``Water Conservation and Delivery'', $134,000,000 shall be for 
water storage projects as authorized in section 4007 of the 
Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act 
(Public Law 114-322).
    Of the additional funding provided under the heading 
``Water Conservation and Delivery'', $50,000,000 shall be for 
implementing the Drought Contingency Plan in the Lower Colorado 
River Basin to create or conserve recurring Colorado River 
water that contributes to supplies in Lake Mead and other 
Colorado River water reservoirs in the Lower Colorado River 
Basin or projects to improve the long-term efficiency of 
operations in the Lower Colorado River Basin, consistent with 
the Secretary's obligations under the Colorado River Drought 
Contingency Plan Authorization Act (Public Law 116-14) and 
related agreements. None of these funds shall be used for the 
operation of the Yuma Desalting Plant and nothing in this 
section shall be construed as limiting existing or future 
opportunities to augment the water supplies of the Colorado 
River.
    Of the additional funding provided under the heading 
``Water Conservation and Delivery'', not less than $17,500,000 
shall be for the planning, pre-construction, or construction 
activities related to projects found to be feasible by the 
Secretary and that are ready to be initiated for the repair of 
critical Reclamation canals where operational conveyance 
capacity has been seriously impaired by factors such as age or 
land subsidence, especially those that would imminently 
jeopardize Reclamation's ability to meet water delivery 
obligations.
    Of the additional funding provided under the heading ``Fish 
Passage and Fish Screens'', $6,000,000 shall be for the 
Anadromous Fish Screen Program.
    Of the additional funding provided under the heading 
``Environmental Restoration or Compliance'', not less than 
$20,000,000 shall be for activities authorized under sections 
4001 and 4010 of the WIIN Act or as set forth in federal-state 
plans for restoring threatened and endangered fish species 
affected by the operation of Reclamation's water projects.
    Reclamation is directed to provide to the Committees not 
later than 45 days after enactment of this Act a report 
delineating how these funds are to be distributed, in which 
phase the work is to be accomplished, and an explanation of the 
criteria and rankings used to justify each allocation.
    Reclamation is reminded that the following activities are 
eligible to compete for funding under the appropriate heading: 
activities authorized under Indian Water Rights Settlements; 
aquifer recharging efforts to address the ongoing backlog of 
related projects; all authorized rural water projects, 
including those with tribal components, those with non-tribal 
components, and those with both; conjunctive use projects and 
other projects to maximize groundwater storage and beneficial 
use; ongoing work, including preconstruction activities, on 
projects that provide new or existing water supplies through 
additional infrastructure; the last two remaining priority 
unscreened diversions on the Sacramento River and high priority 
diversions in the San Joaquin River Basin; and activities 
authorized under section 206 of Public Law 113-235.
    Aging Infrastructure Account.--The agreement does not 
support allowing increases or decreases in transfer amounts at 
this time. Reclamation is directed to provide to the Committees 
a report detailing implementation plans for this program.
    Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program.--Reclamation is 
directed to provide to the Committees not later than 30 days 
after enactment of this Act a briefing on the plan to implement 
this program.
    Aquifer Recharge.--Reclamation is directed to work closely 
with project beneficiaries to identify and resolve any barriers 
to aquifer recharge projects when appropriate while utilizing 
full authority to prioritize funds for ongoing projects through 
completion. Of the additional funds provided in this account, 
$20,000,000 shall be for Aquifer Storage and Recovery projects 
focused on ensuring sustainable water supply and protecting 
water quality of aquifers in the Great Plains Region with 
shared or multi-use aquifers, for municipal, agricultural 
irrigation, industrial, recreation, and domestic users.
    Calfed Water Storage Feasibility Studies.--Reclamation is 
strongly encouraged to expeditiously complete financial 
assistance projects requested by non-federal sponsors of the 
Calfed water storage projects that have been under study for 
over a decade.
    Columbia Basin Project.--Reclamation is urged to move 
forward to implement the Odessa Groundwater Replacement Program 
to provide farmlands in Central and Eastern Washington with 
surface water supply through operational changes in the storage 
and delivery system.
    Drought Contingency Plans.--Reclamation is encouraged to 
provide sufficient funding for activities that support drought 
contingency plans to conserve water and reduce risks from 
ongoing drought for the Upper and Lower Colorado River basins.
    Friant-Kern Canal.--The Secretary is encouraged to include 
funding in future budget submissions for construction 
activities related to projects found to be feasible by the 
Secretary and which are ready to initiate repairs. Reclamation 
canals where operational conveyance capacity has been seriously 
impaired by factors such as age or land subsidence, especially 
those that would imminently jeopardize water delivery 
obligations, should be prioritized.
    Klamath Basin Project.--Reclamation is encouraged to 
continue to collaborate on agreements with state agencies to 
support groundwater monitoring efforts in the Klamath Basin.
    Lake Powell.--Reclamation is encouraged to work closely 
with relevant stakeholders as the current severe drought 
situation develops.
    Municipal Water Districts.--Reclamation is encouraged to 
fully consider water districts that supply water to 
municipalities when developing work plans.
    Research and Development: Desalination and Water 
Purification Program.--Of the funding provided for this 
program, $12,000,000 shall be for desalination projects as 
authorized in section 4009(a) of the WIIN Act.
    Research and Development: Science and Technology Program: 
Airborne Snow Observatory Program.--The agreement provides an 
additional $4,000,000 for this program, which advances snow and 
water supply forecasting, of which at least $1,500,000 shall be 
to implement this research at projects.
    Research and Development: Science and Technology Program: 
Snow Modeling Data Processing.--The agreement provides an 
additional $1,500,000 to support Reclamation's efforts to 
support the U.S. Department of Agriculture and NOAA's efforts 
to improve real-time and derived snow water equivalent 
information such that it can be immediately used for water 
resources decision-making.
    Rural Water Projects.--Reclamation is reminded that 
voluntary funding in excess of legally required cost shares for 
rural water projects is acceptable, but shall not be used by 
Reclamation as a criterion for allocating additional funding 
provided in this agreement or for budgeting in future years.
    Rural Water Project--Dry-Redwater, Montana.--Reclamation is 
strongly encouraged to engage with the Dry-Redwater Regional 
Water Authority to complete the feasibility study for the 
project authorized in PL 116-260.
    Salton Sea.--The agreement reiterates House direction.
    Salton Sea Restoration.--Reclamation is encouraged to 
partner with federal, state, and local agencies and coordinate 
use of all existing authorities and funding sources to support 
the State of California's Salton Sea Management Program and 
reduce the likelihood of severe health and environmental 
impacts and to include appropriate funding for these efforts in 
future budget submissions.
    San Joaquin River Restoration.--Permanent appropriations 
should not supplant continued annual appropriations. 
Reclamation is encouraged to include adequate funding in future 
budget requests.
    St. Mary's Diversion Dam and Conveyance Works.--Reclamation 
is urged to continue working with local stakeholders to 
complete its ability to pay study for the rehabilitation of the 
St. Mary's Diversion Dam. Further, Reclamation is encouraged to 
complete its work to develop a Milk River Project model as 
expeditiously as possible.
    Tualatin Project, Scoggins Dam, Oregon.--Reclamation is 
urged to expediently complete the dam safety modification 
report.
    Water Treatment Pilots.--Reclamation is encouraged to look 
for innovative and cost-effective ways to evaluate treatment 
solutions in advance of significant infrastructure investments, 
including pilots for water treatment projects.
    WaterSMART Program: Drought Responses & Comprehensive 
Drought Plans.--The agreement provides an additional 
$10,000,000 for this program for authorized drought response 
activities in the California and Oregon Klamath Basin.
    WaterSMART Program: Open Evapotranspiration System.--The 
fiscal year 2022 Act directed Reclamation to provide a briefing 
on the potential application of the Open Evapotranspiration 
system to Reclamation missions. Reclamation is directed to 
provide it not later than 15 days after enactment of this Act.
    WaterSMART Program: Title XVI Water Reclamation & Reuse 
Program.--Of the additional funding provided for this program, 
not less than $20,000,000 shall be for water recycling and 
reuse projects as authorized in section 4009(c) of the WIIN 
Act.
    Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project, Washington.--
Reclamation is encouraged to budget appropriately for this work 
in order to move forward on implementing authorized components 
of the plan and is reminded that activities within this program 
are eligible to compete for additional funds provided in this 
account.

                CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT RESTORATION FUND

    The agreement provides an indefinite appropriation, which 
allows Reclamation to expend funds collected in fiscal year 
2023. The estimate of collections in fiscal year 2023 is 
$45,770,000.

                    CALIFORNIA BAY-DELTA RESTORATION

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The agreement provides $33,000,000 for the California Bay-
Delta Restoration Program.

                       POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION

    The agreement provides $65,079,000 for Policy and 
Administration.

                        ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

    The agreement includes a provision limiting Reclamation to 
purchase not more than thirty passenger vehicles for 
replacement only.

             General Provisions--Department of the Interior

    The agreement includes a provision outlining the 
circumstances under which the Bureau of Reclamation may 
reprogram funds.
    The agreement includes a provision regarding the San Luis 
Unit and Kesterson Reservoir in California.
    The agreement includes a provision regarding section 
9504(e) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 
(Public Law 111-11).
    The agreement includes a provision regarding the Calfed 
Bay-Delta Authorization Act.
    The agreement includes a provision regarding section 
9106(g)(2) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009.
    The agreement includes a provision regarding the 
Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991.
    The agreement includes a provision regarding WRDA of 2000 
(Public Law 106-541).
    The agreement includes a provision prohibiting the use of 
funds in this Act for certain activities.

                    TITLE III--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

    The agreement provides $46,243,359,000 for the Department 
of Energy to fund programs in its primary mission areas of 
science, energy, environment, and national security.

                       Reprogramming Requirements

    The agreement carries the Department's reprogramming 
authority in statute to ensure that the Department carries out 
its programs consistent with congressional direction. The 
Department shall, when possible, submit consolidated, 
cumulative notifications to the Committees.
    Definition.--A reprogramming includes the reallocation of 
funds from one program, project, or activity to another within 
an appropriation. For construction projects, a reprogramming 
constitutes the reallocation of funds from one construction 
project to another project or a change of $2,000,000 or 10 
percent, whichever is less, in the scope of an approved 
project.

                   Financial Reporting and Management

    The Department is still not in compliance with its 
statutory requirement to submit to Congress, at the time that 
the President's budget request is submitted, a future-years 
energy program that covers the fiscal year of the budget 
submission and the four succeeding years, as directed in the 
fiscal year 2012 Act. While the Committees appreciate the small 
progress of including some information in the budget request, 
the information provided was inadequate because it clearly was 
not a ``meaningful and comprehensive multi-year budget'' as 
required. In addition, the Department has an outstanding 
requirement to submit a plan to become fully compliant with 
this requirement. The Department is directed to provide these 
requirements not later than 30 days after enactment of this 
Act. The Department may not obligate more than 75 percent of 
amounts provided to the Office of the Secretary until the 
Department briefs the Committees on options for ways to provide 
future-years energy program information.
    Commonly Recycled Paper.--The agreement reiterates House 
direction on this topic.
    Congressional Reporting Requirements.--The Department is 
directed to provide quarterly updates to the Committees on 
congressional reporting requirements. Further, the Department 
is directed to provide all congressionally required reports 
digitally in addition to traditional correspondence.
    SBIR and STTR Programs.--The agreement reiterates House 
direction on this topic.
    Mortgaging Future-Year Awards.--The agreement reiterates 
House direction on this topic.
    General Plant Projects.--The agreement reiterates House 
direction on this topic.
    Competitive Procedures.--The agreement reiterates House 
direction on this topic.
    Cost Share Waivers.--The agreement reiterates House 
direction on this topic.
    Notification of Funding Availability.--The agreement 
includes no direction on this topic.

                  WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSITY

    Workforce Development.--The agreement reiterates House 
direction on this topic.
    The Department is encouraged to prioritize training and 
workforce development programs that assist and support workers 
in trades and activities required for the continued growth of 
the U.S. energy efficiency and renewable energy sectors, 
including training programs focused on building retrofit, the 
construction industry, and the electric vehicle industry. The 
Department is encouraged to continue to work with 2-year, 
community and technical colleges, labor, and nongovernmental 
and industry consortia to pursue job training programs, 
including programs focused on displaced fossil fuel workers, 
that lead to an industry-recognized credential in the renewable 
energy and energy efficiency workforce. The agreement 
recognizes the Department's collaborations with the Department 
of Defense to address national security priorities including 
climate change and electric infrastructure. The agreement 
recognizes the Department's individual education and workforce 
development programs relating to the intersection of national 
security and energy but encourages interdepartmental 
coordination on the creation or modification of these programs.

                        CROSSCUTTING INITIATIVES

    Carbon Dioxide Removal.--The agreement provides not less 
than $140,000,000 for research, development, and demonstration 
of carbon dioxide removal technologies, including not less than 
$20,000,000 from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy (EERE), not less than $70,000,000 from Office of Fossil 
Energy and Carbon Management (FECM), and not less than 
$50,000,000 from the Office of Science.
    The Department is encouraged to carry out activities under 
the Carbon Dioxide Removal Research, Development, and 
Demonstration Program authorized in section 5001 of the Energy 
Act of 2020. The Department is directed to coordinate these 
activities among FECM, EERE, the Office of Science, and any 
other relevant program offices or agencies, including the 
Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Agriculture.
    The agreement reiterates House direction on the development 
of diverse carbon management technologies and methods.
    The agreement reiterates House direction on the development 
and commercialization of carbon dioxide removal technologies at 
significant scale.
    The agreement reiterates House direction on the carbon 
removal implementation plan and the roles and responsibilities 
of each program participating in the implementation plan.
    The Department is directed to establish a competitive 
purchasing pilot program for the purchase of carbon dioxide 
removed from the atmosphere or upper hydrosphere, in support of 
carbon dioxide removal projects authorized in section 969D of 
the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
    Critical Minerals and Materials.--The agreement provides 
not less than $248,500,000 for research, development, 
demonstration, and commercialization activities on the 
development of alternatives to, recycling of, and efficient 
production and use of critical minerals and materials, 
including not less than $112,000,000 from EERE, not less than 
$50,000,000 from FECM, not less than $25,000,000 from the 
Office of Science, and not less than $61,500,000 from the 
Office of Nuclear Energy (NE).
    The agreement reiterates House direction on university 
initiatives for critical mineral extraction; the Critical 
Materials Institute and the Critical Materials Consortium; the 
Critical Materials Supply Chain Research Facility; and 
workforce needs in critical minerals and materials industries.
    The Department is encouraged to carry out these activities 
pursuant to sections 7001 and 7002 of the Energy Act of 2020.
    Energy Storage.--The agreement provides not less than 
$540,000,000 for research, development, demonstration, 
commercialization, and deployment of energy storage, including 
not less than $347,000,000 from EERE, not less than $95,000,000 
from the Office of Electricity (OE), not less than $5,000,000 
from FECM, not less than $10,000,000 from NE, and not less than 
$83,000,000 from the Office of Science.
    The Department is directed to carry out these activities in 
accordance with sections 3201 and 3202 of the Energy Act of 
2020.
    The agreement notes support for the Department's Energy 
Storage Grand Challenge (ESGC) and Long-Duration Storage Shot 
Initiatives, which includes cost-shared demonstrations of 
energy storage technologies.
    Energy-Water Nexus.--The agreement reiterates House 
direction on this topic.
    Industrial Decarbonization.--The agreement provides not 
less than $685,000,000 for industrial decarbonization 
activities, including not less than $420,000,000 from EERE, not 
less than $200,000,000 from FECM, and not less than $65,000,000 
from the Office of Science. The Department is directed to 
establish the Industrial Emissions Reduction Technology 
Development Program authorized in section 6003 of Public Law 
116--206 for clean industrial research, development, and 
demonstrations that are both sector-specific and technology-
inclusive. The program shall coordinate with EERE, FECM, the 
Office of Science, Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations, and 
other relevant program offices. Not later than 60 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Department is directed to detail on 
how it will improve coordination and align different program 
offices to implement the recently released Industrial 
Decarbonization Roadmap strategy, including who within the 
Department will lead this work. The funds provided are for the 
development of a suite of technologies to strengthen the 
competitiveness of America's industrial sector, with an 
emphasis on heavy industrial sectors, including iron, steel, 
steel mill products, aluminum, cement, concrete, glass, pulp, 
paper, industrial ceramics, and chemicals. Within available 
funds, the agreement provides not less than $25,000,000 for 
clean heat alternatives for industrial processes.
    Further, the agreement notes a lack of coordination across 
the Department regarding Industrial Decarbonization activities. 
Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the 
Department is directed to detail on how it will improve 
coordination and align different program offices to implement 
the recently released Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap 
strategy, including who within the Department will lead this 
work. The Department is encouraged to specify the value-added 
roles that distinct federal funding streams will play in 
achieving the emissions reduction goals of the Industrial 
Decarbonization Roadmap, including across the Department's 
program offices.
    Alternative Modes of Transportation.--The agreement notes 
the Department's ongoing efforts to develop technologies and 
low carbon fuels that will reduce emission in shipping, 
aviation, agricultural, and long-distance transportation.
    The agreement provides not less than $380,000,000 to 
further the research, development, testing, and demonstration 
of innovative technologies and solutions for low- or no-
emission alternative fuels for ongoing efforts to develop 
technologies and low carbon fuels that will reduce emission in 
shipping, aviation, agricultural, and long-distance 
transportation. This funding level includes not less than 
$300,000,000 from EERE, not less than $35,000,000 from FECM, 
not less than $35,000,000 from OE, and not less than 
$10,000,000 from the Office of Science.
    Further, there are technologies that will reduce emissions 
in existing locomotive fleets, such as different blends of 
renewable diesel and biodiesel, as well as to accelerate the 
commercial viability of innovative technologies and 
alternatives to traditional diesel fuel, including batteries 
and hydrogen fuel cells. The agreement notes that hastening the 
availability of low- and no-carbon alternatives to diesel fuel 
for locomotives will be essential to addressing climate change 
while also meeting our nation's projected 50 percent growth in 
freight transportation demand by 2050. Further, the agreement 
notes that the decarbonization of the rail industry will be 
essential to achieving a net-zero emissions economy as rail 
will continue to play a vital role in such a broad cross-
section of industrial economic sectors well into the future. 
Further, the Department is encouraged to accelerate its work on 
sustainable aviation fuels, with a focus getting feedstocks and 
biorefining processes for net-zero emission fuels into 
demonstration as it works to meet the goals of the Sustainable 
Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge. The Department is encouraged to 
develop a clear framework for evaluating the emissions 
reduction potential of different sustainable aviation fuel 
pathways and to prioritize research and development of fuels 
with the greatest potential to reduce GHG emissions while 
avoiding unintended consequences on forests and food supply 
chains. The Department is encouraged to work with other federal 
agencies and the national labs to coordinate efforts to advance 
sustainable aviation fuels.
    DOE and USDA Interagency Working Group.--The agreement 
reiterates House direction on this topic.
    Fluoropolymers.--The agreement reiterates House direction 
on this topic.
    Grid Modernization.--The agreement reiterates House 
direction on this topic.
    The Department is directed to develop a plan for a pipeline 
of students, graduates, and professors to sustain a robust grid 
modernization research, design, and operations capability over 
the long-term.
    Further, the agreement notes the value of a diverse range 
of clean distributed energy resources, and the Department is 
encouraged to evaluate opportunities to deploy multi-resource 
microgrids that incorporate dispatchable, fuel-flexible, 
renewable fuel-compatible, distributed generation technologies, 
including but not limited to linear generator technology, 
paired with variable output renewable resources and battery 
storage technology, in order to simultaneously achieve 
substantial carbon and criteria emissions reductions, ensure 
multi-day resilience, and improve energy security and 
independence.
    Harmful Algal Blooms.--The agreement reiterates House 
direction on this topic.
    Hydrogen.--The Department is directed to coordinate its 
efforts in hydrogen energy and fuel cell technologies across 
EERE, FECM, NE, OE, the Office of Science, the Office of Clean 
Energy Demonstrations, the Advanced Research Projects Agency--
Energy, and any other relevant program offices to maximize the 
effectiveness of investments in hydrogen-related activities.
    The agreement provides not less than $316,000,000 for the 
Hydrogen crosscut, including not less than $163,000,000 from 
EERE, not less than $113,000,000 from FECM, not less than 
$23,000,000 from NE, and not less than $17,000,000 from the 
Office of Science.
    The agreement provides not less than $15,000,000 for 
technologies to advance hydrogen use for heavy-duty 
transportation, industrial, and hard-to-electrify 
transportation applications including trains, maritime 
shipping, and aviation.
    Integrated Energy Systems.--The agreement reiterates House 
direction on this topic.
    Landfill Emissions.--The agreement reiterates House 
direction on this topic.

                            ENERGY PROGRAMS

                 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

    The agreement provides $3,460,000,000 for Energy Efficiency 
and Renewable Energy.
    Additional direction related to Department-wide 
crosscutting initiatives is provided under the heading 
Crosscutting Initiatives in the front matter of Department of 
Energy.
    The agreement supports the budget request for the 
Communities to Clean Energy Program.
    Aquatic Decarbonization.--The agreement provides not less 
than $40,000,000 for crosscutting efforts that will contribute 
to multiple areas of ocean- and water-based energy technologies 
and include support for research, development, and 
infrastructure that leverages the Department's existing ocean-
based assets and infrastructure. The Department is directed to 
provide to the Committees prior to the obligation of these 
funds a detailed spending plan highlighting which offices are 
contributing to this effort and the planned investments in 
research, development, and deployment, including infrastructure 
needs.
    Database of State Incentives for Renewables and 
Efficiency.--The Department is directed to support needed 
security and software upgrades for the Database of State 
Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE), a program 
that provides U.S. homeowners, businesses, policymakers, and 
others with vital information relating to clean energy 
incentives and policies across the country.
    Energy Transitions Initiative.--The agreement provides not 
less than $15,000,000 for the Energy Transitions Initiative 
(ETI), including the Technology-to-Market and Communities 
subprogram, to support initiatives to address high energy 
costs, reliability and inadequate infrastructure challenges 
faced by island and remote communities. The Department is 
directed to support stakeholder engagement and capacity 
building and reiterates House direction on community-based 
initiatives. Additionally, the agreement notes that without a 
plan to support communities that have or are receiving 
technical assistance through cohorts 1 and 2, the federal 
investment risks being stranded. The Department should provide 
some level of support and program continuity for these 
communities from locally relevant technical assistance 
providers. To facilitate improvement of this initiative, the 
Department is directed to provide to the Committees not later 
than 90 days after enactment of this Act a report detailing: 1) 
current status of projects supported through this program; 2) 
plans to ensure ETIPP program continuity and follow-up support 
through regional project partners; 3) offboarding processes for 
cohorts 1 and 2 as well as how the offboarding processes build 
a pipeline of projects for other programs in the Department; 4) 
plans for recruiting and supporting a third cohort of 
communities; and 5) recommendations on the inclusion of 
additional geographies supported with additional regional 
partners.
    Workforce Development.--The agreement provides $5,000,000 
to support expanding efforts to include students from 
underserved institutions in the technology development programs 
within the Department's portfolio of manufacturing, solar, 
transportation and grid/energy storage through a university 
which has existing partnerships with several Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions, 
and participants in several Departmental applied energy 
research programs.
    The Department is encouraged to continue to work with two-
year, community and technical colleges; labor; and 
nongovernmental and industry consortia to pursue job training 
programs, including programs focused on displaced fossil fuel 
workers, that lead to an industry-recognized credential in the 
energy workforce. The Department is encouraged to update and 
publish on its website the list of credentials that are 
recognized by the Department through its Better Buildings 
Workforce Guidelines and additional credentials that are 
relevant to designing, building, and operating building energy 
systems.
    University Research Consortium on Resilience.--In fiscal 
year 2021 and fiscal year 2022, the agreement directed 
$20,000,000 in total for a competitive solicitation which the 
Department was expected to release in Fall 2022. The Department 
is directed to release the funding opportunity and award funds 
expeditiously.

                       SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION

    The agreement provides not less than $35,000,000 to 
continue the SuperTruck III vehicle demonstration program and 
further address the energy efficiency, carbon dioxide emissions 
reduction potential, and freight efficiency of heavy and medium 
duty long- and regional-haul vehicles.
    Vehicle Technologies.--The Department is encouraged to 
prioritize projects in states where the transportation sector 
is responsible for a higher percentage of the state's total 
energy consumption and is the largest source of greenhouse 
gases.
    Within available funds, the agreement supports a 
solicitation to further develop and demonstrate advanced 
wireless charging technologies, including charging coils, that 
reduce cost and improve performance of wireless power transfer 
and to demonstrate opportunity wireless vehicle charging in 
northern climates, in areas with high ratio of renewable energy 
deployment.
    The agreement provides up to $250,000,000 for Battery and 
Electrification Technologies.
    The Vehicle Technologies Office is encouraged to prioritize 
recycling funding awards for projects that demonstrate 
recycling of all battery components, including casings and 
enclosures made from plastics and polymer composites.
    The agreement provides $10,000,000 for research and 
development of engine architectures that integrate low-carbon 
fuels like ethanol and biodiesel, including the performance of 
these engines on higher blends of renewable fuels.
    The agreement provides up to $25,000,000 to advance energy 
efficiency and low-emission technologies for off-road 
application vehicles, including up to $5,000,000 for fluid 
power systems. The Department is directed to prioritize 
applications in ports, warehouses, and railyards. These funds 
shall be awarded through a competitive solicitation in which 
university and industry teams are eligible to apply.
    The agreement provides not less than $100,000,000 for 
Technology Integration and Deployment.
    Within available funds for Technology Integration and 
Deployment, the agreement provides not less than $10,000,000 be 
made available to advance the development and demonstration of 
technologies for electric aircraft for the cargo and logistics 
industry with the dual purpose of supporting electric delivery 
trucks.
    The Department is directed to continue to support the Clean 
Cities alternative fuels deployment program focused on vehicles 
that can deliver lower greenhouse gas emissions and meet 
customer needs, which can include vehicles powered by biofuels, 
electricity, hydrogen, natural gas, renewable natural gas, 
propane, and renewable propane. Within available funds, the 
agreement provides not less than $65,000,000 for deployment 
through the Clean Cities program, including not less than 
$20,000,000 in direct cooperative agreements with the Clean 
Cities Coalitions and not less than $40,000,000 for competitive 
grants to support alternative fuel, infrastructure, new 
mobility, and vehicle deployment activities. When issuing 
competitive grants in support of these activities, the 
Department is encouraged to include some awards that range from 
$500,000 to $1,000,000 each and encourage at least one Clean 
Cities coalition partner. The Department is encouraged to 
ensure balance in the award of funds to achieve varied aims in 
fostering broader adoption of clean vehicles and installation 
of supporting infrastructure. The Department is encouraged to 
prioritize projects that can contribute the greatest reductions 
in lifecycle greenhouse gases and other harmful air pollutants. 
The Department is encouraged to work with the Department of 
Transportation and industry on coordinating efforts to deploy 
electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The Department 
is encouraged to explore ways in which the Clean Cities Program 
can leverage funding to provide greater support, including 
through grants, technical assistance, and community engagement, 
for clean fuels and vehicles in underserved or disadvantaged 
communities so they can benefit from the emissions reductions 
and public health benefits delivered by electrification.
    The agreement provides not less than $5,000,000 for 
electric vehicle workforce development activities. The 
Department is encouraged to build upon its existing 
partnerships with the GridEd workforce training program to 
advance a national electric vehicle workforce. The Department 
is encouraged to include engagement with the electric industry; 
auto industry; labor unions; university and community colleges, 
including Historically Black Colleges and University and other 
Minority Serving Institutions; and training institutes.
    The agreement reiterates House direction on the report 
directed by the fiscal year 2022 Act on challenges in cost-
effective and safe operation of vehicles. The Department is 
directed to coordinate with the Department of Transportation 
and the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation to develop a 
roadmap for electric vehicle transition and workforce training. 
The Department is also directed to coordinate with the Clean 
Cities Program, the Department of Transportation, and the Joint 
Office of Energy and Transportation to ensure all activities 
are aligned to meet the goals of widespread adoption of 
electric vehicles.
    The agreement provides not less than $54,000,000 for Energy 
Efficient Mobility Systems, including not less than $34,000,000 
to conduct early-stage research and development at the vehicle, 
traveler, and system levels and not less than $20,000,000 for 
pilot and demonstration projects pairing self-driving 
technology with zero-emission vehicles to help ensure mobility 
does not come at the cost of increased tailpipe pollution.
    The agreement provides up to $10,000,000 to improve 12-volt 
lead batteries for safety-critical electric vehicle 
applications.
    The agreement provides $10,000,000 for novel engine designs 
that can achieve significant efficiency improvements in 
hydrogen combustion. The Department is encouraged to support 
research and development for hydrogen combustion by two-stroke 
opposed piston engines.
    The Department is encouraged to work with the Department of 
Transportation and industry on coordinating efforts to deploy 
hydrogen fueling infrastructure.
    The Department, in coordination with the Joint Office of 
Energy and Transportation, is encouraged to assess if the 
capacity of electricity distribution can meet anticipated 
electricity demand at proposed charging locations. The 
Department is encouraged to consult with stakeholders and 
entities tasked with overseeing the U.S. electric grid in this 
assessment.
    The Department, in coordination with the Environmental 
Protection Agency, is encouraged to consider the benefits of a 
competitive voucher program to continue improving the energy 
efficiency of commercial long-haul vehicles with active 
emission-reducing technology.
    The agreement provides up to $5,000,000 for research on 
direct injection, engine technology, and the use of dimethyl 
ether as fuel.
    The agreement provides up to $10,000,000 to address 
technical barriers to the increased use of natural gas 
vehicles, with a focus on those utilizing non-fossil based, 
renewable natural gas. Technical barriers include 
demonstrations of advanced natural gas vehicles and fueling 
infrastructure, medium and heavy duty on-road natural gas 
engine research and development, energy efficiency 
improvements, emission reduction technologies, fueling 
infrastructure optimization, and renewable gas production 
research and development.
    The Department is directed to prioritize recycling funding 
awards for projects that demonstrate recycling of all battery 
components, including casings and enclosures made from plastics 
and polymer composites.
    The Department is directed to prioritize funding and 
technical assistance through its grant programs for electric 
vehicle car share programs at public housing facilities.
    The Department is directed, in coordination with the 
Department of Transportation and the Joint Office of Energy and 
Transportation, to focus on increasing availability of and 
access to publicly accessible charging infrastructure that can 
support both personal vehicle uses and ride-share services, 
particularly in underserved or disadvantaged communities that 
lack convenient access to such infrastructure.
    The Department is encouraged in its position in the Joint 
Office of Energy and Transportation to increase deployment and 
accessibility of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in 
underserved or disadvantaged communities through grants, 
technical assistance, and community engagement and to address 
``soft costs'' of installing EV charging infrastructure, such 
as permitting and interconnection challenges, to accelerate 
deployment. The Department is encouraged to develop and submit 
a roadmap to the Committees to provide voluntary technical 
assistance to municipalities aimed at reducing the time and 
costs for permitting, inspecting, and interconnecting publicly 
available EV supply equipment through standardized 
requirements, online application systems, recognition programs, 
and technical assistance.
    Bioenergy Technologies.--The agreement supports research to 
develop the foundation for scalable techniques to use carbon 
dioxide produced in various plants, such as in biorefineries, 
to produce higher value fuels, chemicals, or materials.
    The agreement provides up to $5,000,000 for continued 
support of the development and testing of new domestic 
manufactured low-emission, high-efficiency, residential wood 
heaters that supply easily accessed and affordable renewable 
energy and have the potential to reduce the national costs 
associated with thermal energy.
    The agreement provides not less than $44,000,000 for 
feedstock technologies research and the Biomass Feedstock 
National User Facility and $40,000,000 for algae-related 
activities.
    The agreement provides not less than $23,000,000 for the 
Agile BioFoundry to accelerate the Design-Build-Test-Learn 
cycle for biofuels and bioproducts with a focus on sustainable 
aviation fuels.
    The agreement provides not less than $100,000,000 for 
Conversion Technologies. Within available funds for Conversion 
Technologies, the agreement provides $5,000,000 to demonstrate 
the use of and improve the efficiency of community-scale 
digesters with priority given for projects in states and tribal 
areas that have adopted statutory requirements for the 
diversion of a high percentage of food material from municipal 
waste streams.
    The agreement provides up to $6,000,000 to support 
research, at commercially relevant processing scales, into 
affordable preprocessing of forest residue technologies, forest 
residue fractionation technologies, and other processing 
improvements relevant to thermal deoxygenation biorefineries in 
order to enable economic production of sustainable aviation 
fuels and economic upgrading of hemicelluloses and lignin.
    The agreement provides not less than $70,000,000 for System 
Development and Integration, including for demonstration 
activities. The agreement reiterates House direction on 
feedstocks and biorefining processes for sustainable aviation 
fuels.
    The Department is directed to address research challenges 
to maximize use of atmospheric carbon dioxide, including in 
highly alkaline conditions to maximize carbon capture. This 
research shall aim to eliminate the requirement for co-location 
of algal production facilities with power plants or costly, 
low-volume pipelines; increase algal productivity levels; and 
lower the cost of biofuel production.
    Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies.--The Department is 
directed to maintain a diverse program that focuses on early-, 
mid-, and late-stage research and development and technology 
acceleration, including market transformation.
    The agreement provides not less than $100,000,000 for 
H2@Scale.
    The agreement provides not less than $60,000,000 for 
technologies to advance hydrogen use for hard-to-electrify 
transportation applications, including trains, maritime 
shipping, and aviation.
    The agreement provides up to $30,000,000 for Fuel Cell 
Technologies.
    The agreement provides $10,000,000 for perovskites and 
other catalysts and catalyst supports for hydrogen carriers. 
The Department should prioritize efforts that couple 
computational modeling, experimental characterization, and 
controlled synthesis, along with durability and degradation 
science. The Department is encouraged to prioritize efforts 
that include partnerships between at least one academic partner 
and one national laboratory.
    The agreement provides not less than $10,000,000 for solar 
fuels research and development for hydrogen generation. The 
Department is encouraged to leverage research and technology 
advances from the Fuels from Sunlight Hub.
    The agreement supports the Department's continued 
activities for high temperature electrolyzer development and 
integrated pilot level technology testing and validation, 
including at national laboratories.
    The agreement reiterates House direction on alkaline and 
proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzers.
    The Department is directed to continue to consider the 
economic and environmental impacts of various modes used to 
transport hydrogen in its decision-making process.
    The Department is directed to prioritize opportunities to 
advance a network of pipelines to reliably deliver adequate 
supplies of hydrogen for end users.
    The Department is directed to continue efforts aimed at 
reducing the cost of hydrogen production, storage, and 
distribution including novel onboard hydrogen tank systems, 
trailer delivery systems, and development of systems and 
equipment for hydrogen pipelines.
    The agreement provides not less than $15,000,000 for 
Safety, Codes, and Standards to maintain a robust program and 
engage with state and local agencies to support their technical 
needs relative to hydrogen infrastructure and safety.

                            RENEWABLE ENERGY

    The agreement provides up to $5,000,000 for the Wind Energy 
Technologies Office and the Water Power Technologies Office to 
support university-led research projects related to resource 
characterization, site planning, aquaculture assessments, 
community outreach, and planning for long term environmental 
monitoring for applications of marine energy and floating 
offshore wind technologies to support sustainable, scalable 
aquaculture production.
    Solar Energy Technologies.--The agreement provides not less 
than $60,000,000 for Concentrating Solar Power Technologies and 
not less than $77,000,000 for Photovoltaic Technologies.
    The agreement provides not less than $45,000,000 for 
Balance of System Soft Costs efforts focused on reducing the 
time and costs for permitting, inspecting, and interconnecting 
distributed solar and storage projects installed behind the 
customer's meter through standardized requirements, online 
application systems, and grant awards to localities which 
voluntarily adopt the Solar Automated Permit Processing 
platform.
    The agreement provides up to $40,000,000 to continue and 
expand work to lower barriers to solar adoption for low-income 
households, renters, multifamily homes, and minority 
communities. The Department is encouraged to explore and 
provide resources on financing and business models that are 
well-suited to these households and communities.
    The agreement provides not less than $5,000,000 for the 
National Community Solar Partnership program.
    The agreement provides up to $10,000,000 for technology 
development, testing and verification of technologies that help 
solar energy projects avoid, minimize, and mitigate impacts on 
wildlife and ecosystems, including through improved scientific 
research into avian-solar interactions.
    The agreement provides not less than $55,000,000 for 
Systems Integration and not less than $70,000,000 for 
Manufacturing and Competitiveness.
    The agreement provides not less than $25,000,000 for 
research, development, demonstration, and commercial activities 
related to cadmium telluride (CdTe). This work shall align with 
the goals of the technology roadmap for research: reducing CdTe 
module manufacturing costs, addressing supply chain challenges, 
achieving greater cell and module efficiency, cutting CdTe 
solar costs while extending solar panel life, and increasing 
the global market share of domestically produced photovoltaics.
    The agreement provides not less than $25,000,000 for 
perovskites.
    The Department is directed to support the development of 
small-scale pilot manufacturing plants for perovskite 
photovoltaics. The Department is encouraged to issue awards to 
commercial-ready solar perovskite entities that are prepared to 
scale up solar technologies.
    The agreement notes support for the recently established 
Perovskite Accelerator for Commercializing Technologies (PACT) 
Center, which has been established for testing the durability 
of perovskite photovoltaics. The Department is encouraged to 
consider establishment of a companion research accelerator to 
advance the underpinnings of the technology, following the 
model established for the CdTe Consortium that was announced by 
the Department in 2020. A perovskite R&D accelerator could be 
focused on nucleation and degradation, the science of inherent 
material stability, new substrates, energy loss mechanisms, 
ultra-high efficiency bifacial and tandem devices, and 
inherently scalable production methods such as solution 
processing and roll-to-roll manufacturing.
    The Department is directed to continue supporting the 
regional demonstration sites under the Solar Energy 
Technologies Office.
    Wind Energy Technologies.--The agreement provides not less 
than $13,000,000 for distributed wind technologies.
    The Department is directed to give priority to stewarding 
the assets and optimizing the operations of the Department-
owned wind energy research and development facilities. The 
Department should continue to prioritize mission readiness and 
optimization of the operations of the National Wind Technology 
Center. The agreement provides not less than $5,000,000 for 
research and operations of the Integrated Energy System at 
Scale, a large-scale research platform using high-performance 
computing, modeling and simulation, including improved models 
that can be used to understand atmospheric and wind power plant 
flow physics, and reliability and grid integration efforts.
    The agreement provides up to $30,000,000 to initiate the 
establishment of a university-based development and testing 
facility capable of supporting industrial prototyping and 
manufacturing of turbine systems capable of producing upwards 
of 30 megawatts of power per unit. The Department is further 
directed to support the accompanying electric grid integration 
of these offshore wind turbine capabilities.
    The agreement provides not less than $65,000,000 for 
offshore wind. The Department is directed to support innovative 
offshore wind demonstration projects to optimize their 
development, design, construction methods, testing plans, and 
economic value proposition. Within available funds for offshore 
wind, the agreement provides not less than $6,000,000 for 
advanced technology demonstration of floating offshore wind 
projects.
    Within available funds for offshore wind, the agreement 
provides up to $6,000,000 for Centers of Excellence focused on 
the offshore wind energy engineering, infrastructure, supply 
chain, transmission, and other pertinent issues required to 
support offshore wind in the United States.
    Within available funds for offshore wind, the agreement 
provides not less than $30,000,000 for floating offshore 
research, development, and demonstration, including activities 
to facilitate interconnection between offshore generation 
facilities and the grid.
    The Department is encouraged to continue to support 
research and development related to siting and environmental 
permitting issues, which if not properly addressed may lead to 
unnecessary delays in achieving the national goal to deploy 30 
gigawatts of offshore wind generation by 2030. In considering 
research and development funding related to siting and 
environmental permitting issues, the Department shall 
prioritize the development of technologies and capabilities 
related to minimizing impacts to coastal communities, federal 
radar missions, and living marine resources.
    The Department is encouraged to continue focusing efforts 
with non-profit and academic partners to conduct coastal 
atmospheric boundary layer characterization that will help 
optimize and inform efforts of the Department of Interior's 
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and assist the growing 
domestic coast wind energy industry.
    Water Power Technologies.--The agreement provides not less 
than $59,000,000 for Hydropower Technologies and not less than 
$120,000,000 for Marine Energy. The Department is encouraged to 
utilize existing authorities to waive cost share for water 
power technologies research, development, demonstration, and 
deployment activities.
    The agreement provides up to $10,000,000 for demonstration 
of a modular pumped storage project. The agreement provides up 
to $35,000,000 to expand the HydroWIRES program to enhance the 
flexibility of America's hydropower and pumped storage 
hydropower resources, including support for research, 
development, and demonstration to advance pumped storage 
hydropower projects. The Department is encouraged to continue 
efforts that support and demonstrate increased grid reliability 
and integration of other renewable energy resources, including 
applications to optimally integrate small hydropower with 
advancements in battery storage and other grid services.
    The agreement provides up to $10,000,000 to continue 
industry-led research, development, demonstration, and 
deployment efforts of innovative technologies for fish passage 
and invasive fish species removal at hydropower facilities, as 
well as analysis of hydrologic climate science and water basin 
data to understand the impact of climate change on hydropower. 
The agreement provides up to $5,000,000 for innovative 
analytics to optimize hydropower applications such as machine 
learning-based hydrologic forecasts and operations optimization 
technology advancement.
    The agreement provides up to $15,000,000 for small 
hydropower innovation, testing, and initiatives, including 
industry-led competitive solicitations for advanced turbine 
demonstrations; improved environmental performance; 
standardized or modular project deployment applications; and 
advanced manufacturing and supply chain innovations. The 
Department is encouraged to support innovative analytics to 
optimize hydropower applications such as machine learning-based 
hydrologic forecasts and operations optimization technology 
advancement.
    The agreement provides up to $10,000,000 for design and 
engineering based on the outcome of the Department's ongoing 
scoping activities toward a network of hydropower testing 
facilities. The fiscal year 2022 Act directed the Department to 
provide a briefing on its strategy for establishing these 
facilities. The Department is directed to provide it not later 
than 30 days after enactment of this Act.
    The agreement provides up to $5,000,000 for irrigation 
modernization demonstration and deployment activities including 
physical sites and digital tools that advance energy, water, 
environmental, community, and agricultural benefits.
    The agreement provides up to $10,000,000 for the purposes 
of sections 242 and 243 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 as 
being carried out by the Grid Deployment Office.
    Within available funds for Marine Energy, the agreement 
provides not less than $50,000,000 for industry-led competitive 
solicitations to increase energy capture, improve reliability, 
and to assess and monitor environmental effects of marine 
energy systems and components at a variety of scales, including 
full-scale prototypes. Within available funds for Marine 
Energy, the agreement provides up to $20,000,000 for 
continuation of foundational research activities led by 
universities and research institutions affiliated with the 
National Marine Energy Centers. Within available funds for 
Marine Energy, the agreement provides up to $10,000,000 for 
operations at the National Marine Energy Centers in order to 
accelerate the transition of marine energy technologies to 
market.
    Within available funds for Marine Energy, the agreement 
provides not less than $27,000,000 address infrastructure needs 
at marine energy technology testing sites, including general 
plant projects and planning activities for the staged 
development of an ocean current test facility and upgrades to 
facilities that provide cost effective open water access for 
prototype testing. Within available funds for infrastructure 
needs at marine energy technology testing sites, the agreement 
provides up to $5,000,000 for the development and construction 
of an open water, fully energetic, grid connected ocean current 
energy test facility, not less than $5,000,000 for general 
purpose plant projects, and not less $22,000,000 to complete 
construction of the grid connected wave energy test facility.
    The agreement provides not less than $5,000,000 for the 
Department's Marine and Coastal Research Laboratory. The 
agreement provides up to $8,000,000 for continuation of the 
Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research 
initiative. The agreement supports the Atlantic Marine Energy 
Center. The Department is directed to continue to coordinate 
with the U.S. Navy and other federal agencies on marine energy 
technology development for national security and other 
applications.
    The agreement provides $24,000,000 for the Powering the 
Blue Economy initiative. The Department is directed to continue 
leveraging existing core capabilities at national laboratories 
to execute this work, in partnership with universities and 
industry.
    The Department is encouraged to use its cost share waiver 
authority under section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, 
when applicable and as appropriate, for water power technology 
research, development, demonstration, and deployment 
activities.
    The agreement recognizes the challenges of decarbonizing 
remote communities and the maritime sector. The Department is 
encouraged to continue to focus on activities addressing the 
integration of clean energy systems for remote communities and 
port electrification, including the demonstration of marine, 
distributed wind, solar, energy storage, improved microgrids, 
and local production of zero-carbon fuels.
    Geothermal Technologies.--The agreement supports research, 
development, and demonstration, including implementation of the 
recommendations outlined in the GeoVision study and authorized 
in the Energy Act of 2020.
    The agreement provides up to $100,000,000 for enhanced 
geothermal system demonstrations (EGS) and next-generation 
geothermal demonstration projects in diverse geographic areas. 
The Department is directed to include demonstration projects in 
an area with no obvious surface expression or to develop deep, 
direct use geothermal technologies to distribute geothermal 
heat through an integrated energy system or district heating 
system. The Department is directed to consider Superhot Rock 
geothermal demonstrations in which water, at that depth, would 
reach supercritical conditions and demonstrate incremental 
improvements toward producing supercritical water at the 
surface.
    Renewable Energy Grid Integration.--The agreement provides 
$45,000,000 for activities to facilitate the integration of 
grid activities among renewable energy technologies and to 
include integrated system analysis, technical assistance, and 
innovative municipal or community-driven initiatives to 
increase the use and integration of renewable energy in the 
United States. Within available funds, the agreement provides 
$10,000,000 for development and demonstration of an 
``energyshed'' management system that addresses a discrete 
geographic area in which renewable sources currently provide a 
large portion of electric energy needs, where grid capacity 
constraints result in curtailment of renewable generation, and 
with interactive smart meters. The ``energyshed'' design should 
achieve a high level of integration, resilience, and 
reliability among all energy uses, including both on-demand and 
long-time energy scales, transmission, and distribution of 
electricity.

                           ENERGY EFFICIENCY

    Advanced Manufacturing.--The agreement provides not less 
than $185,000,000 for Industrial Efficiency and 
Decarbonization.
    The agreement reiterates House direction related to the 
conversion and retooling of industrial facilities.
    Within available funds for Industrial Efficiency and 
Decarbonization, the agreement provides $20,000,000 for 
continued research for energy efficiency improvement and 
emissions reduction in the chemical industry including dynamic 
catalyst science coupled with data analytics.
    Within available funds for Industrial Efficiency and 
Decarbonization, the agreement provides up to $10,000,000 for 
the issuance of a competitive solicitation for university and 
industry-led teams to improve the efficiency of industrial 
drying processes.
    The agreement provides not less than $105,000,000 for Clean 
Energy Manufacturing.
    Within available funds for Clean Energy Manufacturing, the 
agreement provides $25,000,000 for the Manufacturing 
Demonstration Facility (MDF) and the Carbon Fiber Technology 
Facility. Within available funds for the MDF, the agreement 
includes $5,000,000 for the development of processes for 
materials solutions.
    Within available funds for Clean Energy Manufacturing, the 
agreement provides $10,000,000 for the development of advanced 
tooling for lightweight automotive components to lead the 
transition to electric vehicle and mobility solutions to meet 
the national urgency for market adoption. The Department is 
directed to further foster the partnership between the MDF, 
universities, and industry in the Great Lakes region for 
economic growth and technology innovation and manufacturing 
scale up related to mobility and advanced electric vehicles, 
thereby accelerating technology deployment and increasing the 
competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing industries.
    Within available funds for Clean Energy Manufacturing, the 
agreement provides up to $15,000,000 to provide ongoing support 
for the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Technical Assistance 
Partnerships and related CHP activities. The Department is 
directed to collaborate with industry on the potential energy 
efficiency and energy security gains to be realized with 
district energy systems.
    Within available funds for Clean Energy Manufacturing, the 
agreement provides $5,000,000 for advanced manufacturing of 
large wind blades.
    Within available funds for Clean Energy Manufacturing, the 
agreement provides $3,000,000 for advanced manufacturing of 
large iron and steel castings and forgings for offshore wind 
turbines.
    The agreement supports additive manufacturing technologies 
for wind energy applications.
    The agreement notes the important role large-area additive 
manufacturing can play in helping to advance the deployment of 
building, transportation, and clean energy technologies. The 
Department is directed to further foster the partnership 
between the national laboratories, universities, and industry 
to use bio-based thermoplastics composites, such as micro- and 
nanocellulosic materials, and large-area 3-D printing to 
overcome challenges to the cost and deployment of building, 
transportation, and energy technologies.
    Within available funds for Clean Energy Manufacturing, the 
agreement provides up to $5,000,000 for university-led research 
and development of catalytic processes to transform low value 
feedstocks into carbon-neutral liquid fuels and chemical 
products.
    Within available funds for Clean Energy Manufacturing, the 
agreement provides $10,000,000 to support sustainable chemistry 
research and development. The fiscal year 2021 Act directed the 
Department to provide a report exploring how incorporating 
sustainable chemistry in consumer and commercial manufacturing 
processes fits within its research and development portfolio 
and can benefit these processes. The Department is directed to 
provide the report immediately.
    Within available funds for Clean Energy Manufacturing, the 
agreement provides up to $5,000,000 for university-led research 
in order to increase recycling rates for polyethylene plastics 
and develop conversion of waste polyethylene to more recyclable 
and biodegradable plastics.
    Within available funds for Clean Energy Manufacturing, the 
agreement provides up to $20,000,000 to continue development of 
additive manufacturing involving nanocellulose feedstock 
materials made from forest products. This work shall be 
conducted in partnership with the MDF to leverage expertise and 
capabilities for large scale additive manufacturing.
    Within available funds for Clean Energy Manufacturing, the 
agreement provides $2,000,000 to fund lithium-ion battery 
rejuvenation, recycling, and reuse programs that will focus on 
research, education, and workforce development to help the 
economy and national energy security. The agreement reiterates 
House direction on these efforts.
    Within available funds for Clean Energy Manufacturing, the 
agreement provides up to $12,000,000 for research in silicon 
carbide and gallium nitride power electronics.
    Within available funds for Clean Energy Manufacturing, the 
agreement provides up to $5,000,000 to continue development of 
low-cost polymer infiltration processes for the fabrication of 
ceramic matrix composites and other advanced material processes 
for high-temperature components, including silicon carbide 
components.
    The Department is directed to support the expeditious 
development and production of lithium battery technology to 
scale up the domestic battery supply chain. Within available 
funds for Clean Energy Manufacturing, the agreement provides up 
to $10,000,000 for solid state lithium metal battery storage 
demonstration projects that are U.S.-controlled, U.S.-made, and 
North American sourced and supplied. The Department is directed 
to prioritize battery technology that is compatible with 
existing and next generation cathodes, including nickel and 
cobalt free cathodes, will further enhance energy density, and 
is intrinsically nonflammable.
    The agreement notes the Department's efforts to expand the 
capabilities of the United States in advanced battery 
manufacturing for long-duration grid-scale energy storage. As 
the Department continues its efforts to scale up a domestic 
advanced battery supply chain, including battery manufacturing 
demonstration projects, the Department is encouraged to seek a 
broad spectrum of battery chemistries not wholly exclusive to 
lithium-ion based battery technology and encourages the 
Department to craft-grant solicitations widely enough to 
include all compelling emerging technologies such as multi-day 
storage (MDS) chemistries such as iron-air batteries or other 
new configurations.
    The agreement provides not less than $80,000,000 for 
Material Supply Chains.
    Within available funds for Material Supply Chains, the 
agreement provides up to $5,000,000 to increase participation 
in databases used in generating environmental product 
declarations (EPDs), the disclosure tool measuring the embodied 
carbon of a product or service, in coordination with the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
    Within available funds for Material Supply Chains, the 
agreement provides up to $15,000,000 for a competitive grant 
program to improve the sustainability and competitiveness of 
U.S. mining operations, including the beneficial use of 
byproducts such as capturing excess nitrogen oxide and 
utilizing it to produce ammonium sulfate fertilizer suitable 
for agricultural use.
    Within available funds for Material Supply Chains, the 
agreement provides not less than $5,000,000 to apply the Office 
of Science's leadership computing facility expertise in machine 
learning to increase efficiencies in large-scale, high rate 
manufacturing processes for aerostructures and other large 
composite structures.
    The agreement provides not less than $45,000,000 for 
Technical Assistance and Workforce Development.
    Within available funds for Technical Assistance and 
Workforce Development, the agreement provides $5,000,000 to 
expand the technical assistance provided for water and 
wastewater treatment. Within available funds for Technical 
Assistance and Workforce Development, the agreement provides 
$20,000,000 for research and development on technologies to 
achieve energy efficiency of water and wastewater treatment 
plants, including the deployment of advanced technology, as 
appropriate.
    The Department is encouraged to support innovation in water 
technologies that will incentivize technology developments for 
the blue economy, including consideration of establishing a 
Center of Excellence, with a focus on the Great Lakes region.
    Within available funds for Technical Assistance and 
Workforce Development, the agreement provides not less than 
$10,000,000 for the Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program 
(LEEP) and reiterates House direction on this topic.
    Building Technologies.--Within available funds for Emerging 
Technologies, the Department is encouraged to make funding 
available for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) 
and refrigeration research, development and deployment, 
including heat pumps, heat pump water heaters and boilers. The 
Department shall focus its efforts to address whole building 
energy performance and cost issues to inform efforts to advance 
beneficial electrification and greenhouse gas mitigation 
without compromising building energy performance.
    The agreement provides not less than $70,000,000 for 
Commercial Building Integration for core research and 
development of more cost-effective integration techniques and 
technologies that could help the transition toward deep 
retrofits, not less than $60,000,000 for Residential Buildings 
Integration, and not less than $75,000,000 for Equipment and 
Building Standards.
    The Department is directed to advance building upgrades and 
weatherization of homes, as well as to advance work in grid-
integrated efficient buildings and inclusion of smart grid 
systems, demand flexibility and new initiatives in workforce 
training to ensure the technology and research findings reach 
practitioners. The Department is encouraged to concentrate 
funding on industry teams to facilitate research, demonstrate 
and test new systems, and facilitate widespread deployment and 
dissemination of information and best practices through direct 
engagement with builders, the construction trades, equipment 
manufacturers, smart grid technology and systems suppliers, 
integrators, and state and local governments and other market 
transformation activities.
    The agreement provides up to $30,000,000 for the Building 
Energy Codes Program to increase training, including 
certifications, and provide technical assistance to states, 
local governments, regional collaboratives, workforce 
development providers, homebuilders, office builders, 
architects and engineers, and other organizations that develop, 
adopt, or assist with the adoption or compliance with model 
building energy codes and standards to improve energy 
efficiency and resilience.
    The agreement provides not less than $30,000,000 to 
continue to invest in transactive energy and control research 
and development efforts to support demonstrations in which 
renewable energy and energy efficiency elements connected to 
the electric grid, such as buildings; wind and solar; energy 
storage; including batteries; hydrogen technologies; and 
electric vehicle charging stations, work together seamlessly to 
enhance reliability, security, and efficiency of the nation's 
electric grid. The Department is directed to prioritize market-
based transactive energy principles, from the individual energy 
generation/consumption nodes to the wholesale and energy 
distribution markets. The Department is directed to establish 
efforts in various parts of the country where prevailing 
weather and market constructions differ. The Department is 
further directed to prioritize projects that connect multiple 
physically separated sites with multiple topologies.
    The Department is directed to carry out the Grid-
interactive Efficient Buildings (GEB) program to ensure that a 
high level of energy efficiency is a core element of the 
program and a baseline characteristic for GEBs, which are also 
connected, smart, and flexible. EERE shall engage with the 
public and private sectors, including the building and 
manufacturing industries and state and local governments, to 
share information on GEB technologies, costs, and benefits, and 
to provide information to position American companies to lead 
in this area.
    The agreement provides up to $50,000,000 for solid-state 
lighting.
    The agreement provides up to $40,000,000 to facilitate deep 
whole-house energy efficiency retrofits, particularly those 
using innovations from the Advanced Building Construction 
Initiative, such as demonstrations, outreach, engagement, and 
training to private sector contractors, including continuing 
efforts to advance smart home technology.
    The Department is directed to develop programs to support a 
skilled, robust, diverse, and nationally representative 
building energy efficiency and building energy retrofit 
workforce. The agreement provides up to $40,000,000 for these 
activities.
    The agreement provides up to $30,000,000 for energy-related 
research and development in buildings.
    The Department is encouraged to expand efforts within the 
Advanced Building Construction initiative to scale development 
and adoption of innovative technologies to produce affordable, 
energy efficient buildings and retrofits with low lifecycle 
carbon impacts. The Department is directed to support technical 
assistance to state, local, and tribal governments to reduce 
emissions from buildings through efficient electrification 
strategies.
    The Department is encouraged to concentrate funding on 
industry teams to facilitate research, demonstrate and test new 
systems, and facilitate widespread deployment and dissemination 
of information and best practices through direct engagement 
with builders, the construction trades, equipment 
manufacturers, smart grid technology and systems suppliers, 
integrators, and state and local governments and other market 
transformation activities. Further, the Department is 
encouraged to support deep whole-house energy efficiency 
retrofits, particularly those using innovations from the 
Advanced Building Construction Initiative, such as 
demonstrations, outreach, engagement, and training to private 
sector contractors, including continuing efforts to advance 
smart home technology. The agreement notes support for 
continued efforts to address property rating and valuation in 
commercial and residential buildings as a way to improve 
transparency of energy utilization in buildings for persons and 
companies buying or leasing property.
    The Department is encouraged to support university 
research, in partnership with national labs, for developing, 
building, and evaluating cross-laminated timber wall systems 
for embodied energy content, operating energy efficiency, wall 
moisture profiles, structural connector durability, and health 
monitoring sensors.
    The agreement notes support for continued research to 
quantify the resilience impacts of energy codes for buildings, 
occupants, and communities. Recognizing that the pandemic has 
presented challenges to permit processing for building 
departments reliant on paper-based systems, the Department is 
encouraged to develop cloud-based software that can facilitate 
permit processing for projects that conserve energy or promote 
resilience as well as efforts to help departments modernize 
systems.
    The Department is directed to prioritize energy efficiency 
measures that reduce energy consumption, especially among high 
energy-burden households within communities of color. The 
Department is directed further to focus on increasing 
availability of and access to publicly, individually, and 
community-owned heat pumps.
    The Department is directed to support collaborative 
projects with the Department of Agriculture's Agricultural 
Research Service to improve the energy efficiency in controlled 
environmental agriculture (CEA).
    The Department is encouraged to work with two-year 
community and technical colleges, labor, and nongovernmental 
and industry consortia to advance job training programs and to 
collaborate with the Department of Education, the Department of 
Labor, and the residential and commercial efficiency building 
industry to ensure support is reaching small energy efficiency 
businesses that have had difficulty accessing federal workforce 
support.
    The agreement provides up to $5,000,000 for novel earlier-
stage research, development, and demonstration of technologies 
to advance energy efficient, high-rise Cross-Laminated Timber 
(CLT) building systems.

                  STATE AND COMMUNITY ENERGY PROGRAMS

    The Department is directed to coordinate and expand 
activities to convene municipal governments, provide robust and 
tailored technical assistance to municipal governments, and 
provide funding and support to municipal governments or 
national and local partner organizations to implement best 
practices to advance energy efficiency adoption, building and 
vehicle electrification, grid modernization, distributed 
electricity generation, and workforce development at the local 
level. The Department is directed to include work with 
organizations that convene and support municipal governments.
    The Department is directed to obligate funds for State and 
Community Energy Programs expeditiously to grantees.
    The Department is directed to achieve staffing levels that 
will allow it to provide robust training, technical assistance, 
and oversight for the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) 
and the State Energy Program (SEP).
    Weatherization.--The Department is directed to provide to 
the Committees not later than 30 days after enactment of this 
Act a briefing regarding ongoing efforts at the Department to 
collaborate with the Department of Health and Human Services' 
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) program and 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development's HOME 
Investment Partnerships Program (HOME). The Department is 
encouraged to work collaboratively with other federal agencies 
and to outline ways the various weatherization and home 
assistance programs can better integrate assistance for 
structurally deficient but weatherable residences.
    Within available funds, the agreement provides $1,000,000 
for WAP grant recipients that have previously worked with the 
Department via the Weatherization Innovation Pilot Program, for 
the purpose of developing and implementing state and regional 
programs to treat harmful substances, including vermiculite.
    The agreement supports WAP's continued participation in the 
interagency working group on Healthy Homes and Energy with the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Department is 
encouraged to further coordinate with the Office of Lead Hazard 
Control and Healthy Homes on energy-related housing projects 
occurrence of window replacements, which supports the reduction 
of lead-based paint hazards in homes.
    The agreement notes that the Department is working to 
update the Weatherization Assistance Program and encourages the 
Department to update the calculation of the Savings-to-
Investment Ratio (SIR) to reflect total whole home savings and 
to account for the total value measures that keep homes 
prepared for future climate conditions. The Department is 
encouraged to continue its work enabling states to create 
priority lists of measures to reduce energy audit time and 
increase the rate of production.
    The Department is encouraged to work with all relevant 
stakeholders to identify efficiencies for delivering 
weatherization services and examine options to streamline 
policies and procedures when other funding sources are utilized 
in conjunction with funds from the Department. The Department 
is encouraged to prioritize initiatives that promote green, 
healthy, and climate resilient schools, libraries, and other 
public buildings.
    State Energy Program.--The Department is directed to 
support technical assistance on energy and related air quality 
in schools.
    The Department is encouraged to prioritize initiatives that 
promote green, healthy, and climate resilient schools, 
libraries, and other public buildings.

                 MANUFACTURING AND ENERGY SUPPLY CHAINS

    The agreement provides up to $15,000,000 to support the 
Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) program. The Department is 
directed to apply the additional funding to support regions 
that are currently designated as underserved through the IAC 
program.

                   FEDERAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

    The agreement provides up to $2,000,000 for workforce 
development and the Performance Based Contract National 
Resource Initiative.
    The Department is directed to continue the consideration of 
all AFFECT grant funding to be leveraged through private sector 
investment in federal infrastructure to ensure maximum overall 
investment in resiliency, efficiency, emissions reductions, and 
security. The Department is encouraged to prioritize funding to 
projects that attract at least ten dollars for each federal 
dollar invested and that utilize public-private partnerships 
like energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs) and utility 
energy service contracts (UESCs).
    The agreement supports the Net-Zero Laboratory Initiative 
to achieve ambitious, real-world pathways to net-zero emissions 
with enhanced resilience. The Department is directed to 
continue this effort. The Department is encouraged to 
prioritize funding projects from the national laboratory 
pilot's established roadmaps to catalyze adoption not only for 
other national laboratories but also to the entire federal 
agencies' operational footprints.

                           CORPORATE SUPPORT

    Program Direction.--The agreement provides not less than 
$22,000,000 for the Office of State and Community Energy 
Programs, not less than $1,000,000 for the Office of 
Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains, not less than 
$14,000,000 for the Federal Energy Management Program, and not 
less than $180,000,000 for the Office of Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy.

         Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response

    The agreement provides $200,000,000 for Cybersecurity, 
Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER).
    Additional direction related to Department-wide 
crosscutting initiatives is provided under the heading 
Crosscutting Initiatives in the front matter of Department of 
Energy.
    The Department is directed to include an itemization of 
funding levels below the control point in future budget 
submissions.
    Given concerns about the longstanding lack of clarity on 
the Department's cyber research and development 
responsibilities, CESER is directed to coordinate with the 
Office of Electricity and relevant applied energy offices in 
clearly defining these program activities. The Department is 
directed to provide the Committees quarterly updates on these 
topics.
    In light of documented cyber targeting of utilities, 
including by state actors, the agreement encourages the 
Department to incorporate pilot programs with private sector 
participants to demonstrate active defense cybersecurity 
protection.
    The Department is encouraged to develop cybersecurity 
consortiums of public-private-partnerships between public 
universities, local and state government, and private industry 
to develop a community of relevance in cybersecurity workforce 
development for the energy sector.
    The Department is encouraged to expand student research 
participant opportunities within its cyber workforce 
development programs and projects by expanding its utilization 
of the DOE Scholars Program.
    Risk Management Technology and Tools.--The agreement 
provides $20,000,000 for the Cyber Testing for Resilient 
Industrial Control System (CyTRICS) program.
    The agreement provides $5,000,000 for consequence-driven 
cyber-informed engineering, and $5,000,000 to support efforts 
to enable security by design through execution of the national 
cyber-informed engineering strategy.
    The agreement provides not less than $6,800,000 to expedite 
development and testing of secure inputs, processing, and 
outputs of systems utilizing novel cybersecurity technology.
    The agreement provides up to $5,000,000 for university-
based research and development of scalable cyber-physical 
platforms for resilient and secure electric power systems that 
are flexible, modular, self-healing, and autonomous. This 
activity should be conducted in coordination with the Office of 
Electricity.
    The agreement provides not less than $5,000,000 to conduct 
a demonstration program of innovative technologies, such as 
technologies for monitoring vegetation management, to improve 
grid resiliency from wildfires.
    The Department is encouraged to establish partnerships 
among universities and national laboratories to advance 
research on cyber-immune critical infrastructure.
    The agreement provides up to $2,500,000 for regional-scale 
high-performance computer simulations of earthquake analysis of 
the energy system.
    Preparedness, Policy, and Risk Analysis.--The Department is 
encouraged to continue trusted partnerships with information 
sharing platform providers which reduce security risks by not 
collecting and centralizing sensitive data such as IP 
addresses, logs, packet captures and file names and keep 
participants' data on premises. The recommendation provides up 
to $10,000,000 to expand collective defense and community-wide 
visibility programs designed for operational technology and 
industrial control system networks.
    The agreement supports Departmental initiatives focused on 
cybersecurity risk information-sharing and secure data 
anonymization and analysis for both operational and information 
technology components of equipment commonly utilized in both 
the bulk power system and distribution systems. The Department 
is encouraged to prioritize enrolling under-resourced electric 
utilities in such programs, particularly rural electric 
cooperatives and municipally-owned entities.

                              Electricity

    The agreement provides $350,000,000 for Electricity. Given 
concerns about the longstanding lack of clarity on the 
Department's cyber research and development responsibilities, 
the Office of Electricity (OE) is directed to coordinate with 
the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency 
Response (CESER) and other relevant offices in clearly defining 
these program activities. The Department is expected to 
integrate cybersecurity, where relevant, throughout all of OE's 
research, development, demonstration, and deployment 
activities. The Department is directed to provide the 
Committees quarterly updates on these topics.
    Additional direction related to Department-wide 
crosscutting initiatives is provided under the heading 
Crosscutting Initiatives in the front matter of Department of 
Energy.
    The Department is directed to include an itemization of 
funding levels below the control point in future budget 
submissions.
    The agreement provides up to $15,000,000 for energy storage 
technology and microgrid assistance to assist electric 
cooperatives and municipal power utilities in deploying energy 
storage and microgrid technologies.
    The Department is directed to provide to the Committees not 
later than 180 days after enactment of this Act a report 
related to the ability of the electric system to meet the 
demand of new electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The 
report should anticipate the growth in the use of light duty, 
medium duty, and heavy duty electric vehicles and assess how 
much additional electric generation, transmission, and 
distribution capacity will need to be added to the electric 
system to meet demand. Further, the Department is encouraged to 
develop a plan on how the Department can assist the electric 
system in meeting the anticipated increase in demand, and then 
provide Congress with recommendations on how the study can be 
supported legislatively. The Department is directed to provide 
to the Committees not later than 90 days after submission of 
the report a plan, including recommendations, on how the 
Department can assist the electric system in meeting the 
anticipated increase in demand. For the report and plan, OE is 
directed to coordinate with the Grid Deployment Office, the 
Vehicle Technologies Office, and the Joint Office of Energy and 
Transportation.

                    GRID CONTROLS AND COMMUNICATIONS

    Resilient Distribution Systems.--The Department is directed 
to continue efforts to support the integration of sensors into 
the nation's electric distribution systems, fundamental 
research and field validation of microgrid controllers and 
systems, and transactive energy concepts, including studies and 
evaluations of energy usage behavior in response to price 
signals. The agreement places a high priority on addressing the 
challenges facing the electric power grid by advancing the 
deployment of innovative technologies, tools, and techniques to 
modernize and increase the resiliency of the distribution 
portion of the electricity delivery system. The Department is 
encouraged to work with national laboratories and industry to 
advance best practices to technology deployment and adoption 
across the country.
    The Department is encouraged to pursue strategic 
investments to improve reliability, resilience, outage 
recovery, and operational efficiency, building upon previous 
and ongoing grid modernization efforts.
    In addition to emerging fuel technologies for distributed 
grids, the Department is directed to evaluate currently 
available distributed fuels, such as propane-fueled microgrids 
and their ability to be paired with renewable technology.
    The Department is directed to focus on identifying and 
addressing technical and regulatory barriers impeding grid 
integration of distributed energy systems to reduce energy 
costs and improve the resiliency and reliability of the 
electric grid and funds provided for the Advanced Grid Research 
and Development Division for these activities. The agreement 
supports advanced control concepts and open test beds for new 
distribution control tools for enhanced distribution system 
resilience.
    The agreement provides up to $5,000,000 to evaluate and 
identify a standard approach to modeling distributed energy 
resources.
    OE is encouraged to focus on identifying and addressing 
technical and regulatory barriers impeding grid integration of 
distributed energy systems to reduce energy costs and improve 
the resiliency and reliability of the electric grid.
    The Department is directed to support the COMMANDER 
(Coordinated Management of Microgrids and Networked Distributed 
Energy Resources) National Test Bed to establish a data link 
for a back-up operations center that can benefit utility 
companies across the country and support the North American 
Energy Resilience Model.
    The agreement provides not less than $15,000,000 for a 
demonstration project with the Department's Grid Sensors and 
Sensor Analytics program. The demonstration activities may 
focus on utilizing data from distribution utilities that have 
deployed advanced metering infrastructure.
    The agreement provides $10,000,000 for coordinated 
research, development, deployment, and training related to 
advanced microgrid-enabling technologies, with a focus on 
underserved and Indigenous communities in remote and islanded 
areas. The Department is directed to partner with organizations 
with specialized experience addressing local energy challenges, 
including community-based organizations and institutions of 
higher education, with a priority for minority-serving 
institutions.
    Cyber Resilient and Secure Utility Communications 
Networks.--The agreement provides $10,000,000 for the DarkNet 
project to explore opportunities for getting the nation's 
critical infrastructure off the Internet and shielding the 
nation's electricity infrastructure from disruptive cyber 
penetration, including expansion of the communications network 
architecture and development of cutting-edge networking 
technologies.
    OE is directed to coordinate with CESER on university-based 
research and development of scalable cyber-physical platforms 
for resilient and secure electric power systems that are 
flexible, modular, self-healing, and autonomous.
    The agreement provides up to $5,000,000 for OE to partner 
with utility-led facilities to evaluate and commission new 
distribution communications and control technologies for a 
secure smart grid.

                 GRID HARDWARE, COMPONENTS, AND SYSTEMS

    Energy Storage.--The agreement provides not less than 
$20,000,000 for a competitive pilot demonstration grant 
program, as authorized in section 3201 of the Energy Act of 
2020, for energy storage projects that are U.S-controlled, 
U.S.-made, and North American sourced and supplied. The 
Department is directed to include in this program large scale 
commercial development and deployment of long cycle life, 
lithium-grid scale batteries and their components.
    Transformer Resilience and Advanced Components.--The 
agreement provides up to $5,000,000 for the Grid Research 
Integration and Demonstration Center.
    The Department is directed to develop a high voltage direct 
current (HVDC) moonshot initiative to support research and 
development to reduce the costs of HVDC technology and long-
distance transmission, including for nascent superconducting 
technology.
    The Department is encouraged to conduct research to reduce 
costs associated with high voltage direct current converter 
stations. The agreement recognizes the Department's role in the 
development of a standardized power electronic converter 
applied across a range of grid applications, coupled with the 
need to reduce transmission costs and improve reliability 
through advanced technological research. The agreement 
emphasizes the security and economic imperative of fostering 
and maintaining a robust domestic supply chain of transformers 
and components, including the largest capacity transformers.
    The agreement reiterates concerns about the escalating cost 
of rebuilding utility infrastructure in regions subject to the 
effects of extreme weather and climate change and considers the 
most appropriate strategy to rebuild federally funded utility 
infrastructure only to specifications that can withstand 
foreseeable environmental outcomes.
    The Department is directed to continue to support research 
and development for advanced components and grid materials for 
low-cost power flow control devices, including both solid-state 
and hybrid concepts that use power electronics to control 
electromagnetic devices and enable improved controllability, 
flexibility, and resiliency. Because there are limited viable 
alternatives to Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) in power generation 
and transmission equipment above 72kV, the Department is 
encouraged to support research and development to advance safe 
and effective capture and reuse technologies for the use of SF6 
in components like circuit breakers. Below 72kV power 
generation and distribution equipment is fully capable of being 
designed and manufactured without SF6; therefore, the 
Department is directed to support research and development to 
advance safe and effective alternatives to SF6, including in 
circuit breakers, reclosers, sectionalizers, load break 
switches, switchgear and gas insulated lines.

                            GRID DEPLOYMENT

    The Department is encouraged to provide public utility 
commissions and state energy offices with technical assistance 
for understanding distribution planning, interconnection, and 
modeling of distributed energy sources.
    The Department is encouraged to deploy transmission 
facilities and related technologies by enhancing the 
reliability and resilience of the bulk power system, including 
HVDC transmission networks and interregional connections, and 
integrating power-generating resources into the electric grid. 
Further, the Department is encouraged to develop opportunities 
for connecting areas of high energy resources to areas of high 
energy demand, including offshore transmission, and for linking 
together transmission planning regions and other activities 
that would ensure deployment of bulk power across a national 
electric grid.
    Wholesale Electricity Market Technical Assistance and 
Grants.--The Department is directed to provide technical and 
financial assistance to states and regions to develop market 
governance, planning and policy, and regulatory development 
assistance related to the formation, expansion, or improvement 
of grid regions to ensure a clean, reliable, resilient, and 
equitable grid.

                             Nuclear Energy

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The agreement provides $1,473,000,000 for Nuclear Energy.
    Additional direction related to Department-wide 
crosscutting initiatives is provided under the heading 
Crosscutting Initiatives in the front matter of Department of 
Energy.
    The Department is reminded that it does not have authority 
to redirect any appropriations between control points. Transfer 
or reprogramming of funds requires congressional approval. The 
Department may not repurpose or re-scope projects identified in 
control points without prior congressional notification.
    The Department has not provided the report directed by the 
fiscal year 2022 Act related to thorium molten-salt reactors. 
The Department is directed to provide the report not later than 
15 days after enactment of this Act.
    The fiscal year 2020 Act required the Department to 
contract with the National Academy of Sciences on a report to 
study the non-proliferation and security risks and 
international safeguards challenges associated with advanced 
nuclear reactors and related fuel cycle technologies, including 
the fuel cycle for small modular reactors. The Department is 
directed to provide to the Committees not later than 90 days 
after enactment of this Act a report and briefing describing 
how it plans to implement recommendations from the report, 
including how it would propose to fund advanced reactors that 
produce lower waste yields, compared to traditional reactors.
    Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP).--The Department 
is directed to provide to the Committees prior to the 
obligation of these funds a detailed spending and execution 
plan for NEUP activities. The Department is directed to provide 
to the Committees not later 90 days after enactment of this Act 
and quarterly thereafter briefings on the implementation of 
NEUP. Within available funds for NEUP, SBIR/STTR, and TCF, the 
agreement provides $6,500,000 for the University Nuclear 
Leadership Program, previously funded as the Integrated 
University Program. The agreement supports the diversification 
of financial assistance it provides through the program to 
include supporting nontechnical nuclear research that serves to 
increase community participation and confidence in nuclear 
energy systems. Within available funds for NEUP, SBIR/STTR, and 
TCF, the agreement provides $17,500,000 for University Fuel 
Services, previously funded as Research Reactor Infrastructure. 
The Department is directed to provide to the Committees not 
later than 180 days after enactment of this Act a report 
detailing the needs of university reactor refurbishments and 
the potential need to upgrade or build additional university 
reactors. The report shall include a detailed plan including 
total lifecycle costs and associated funding profiles for 
potential new university reactors. The agreement does not 
provide any funds for the planning and construction of new 
university nuclear reactors. Within available funds for NEUP, 
SBIR/STTR, and TCF, the agreement provides up to $12,000,000 to 
revitalize existing university nuclear research infrastructure, 
especially in support of nuclear cyber-physical protection, new 
digital technologies in advanced nuclear reactors, and the 
development and safety assessments of small modular reactors.
    Advanced Reactor Licensing.--The agreement provides up to 
$5,000,000 for the Advanced Nuclear Licensing Energy Cost-Share 
Grant Program as authorized under 42 U.S.C. 16280.
    The agreement recognizes the importance of creating a 
domestic graphite supply for the nuclear energy industry. The 
Department is encouraged to explore activities to secure a 
domestic supply of nuclear grade graphite at synthetic graphite 
facilities that are U.S.-based and U.S.-owned.

                  NUCLEAR ENERGY ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES

    The agreement provides $12,000,000 for integrated energy 
systems.
    Nuclear Science User Facilities.--The agreement provides 
not less than $12,000,000 for computational support.
    Joint Modeling and Simulation Program.--The agreement 
continues the requirement that use and application of the codes 
and tools shall be funded by the end user, not the Joint 
Modeling and Simulation Program.

          FUEL CYCLE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION

    The agreement supports availability of high-assay low-
enriched uranium (HALEU) and other advanced nuclear fuels, 
consistent with section 2001 of the Energy Act of 2020.
    Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability.--The Department is 
directed to conduct these activities in a manner that will 
encourage, rather than discourage, the private sector 
commercialization of HALEU production. The Department is 
directed to disburse these funds on a competitive basis.
    The Department is encouraged to utilize a competitive 
solicitation process to send a signal to potential domestic and 
international customers that the United States strongly 
supports the deployment of advanced reactors on the earliest 
possible schedule. Upon approval from the Committee, the 
Department may proceed with issuing a solicitation, awarding 
selections, and expeditiously executing the contracts without 
any further delays.
    The Department is directed to provide to the Committees not 
later than 30 days after enactment of this Act and not less 
than 60 days prior to the obligation of Advanced Nuclear Fuel 
Availability funds the report required by section 2001(b)(2) of 
the Energy Act of 2020. This report shall include, at a 
minimum, a plan for the program that includes specific 
milestones and timelines for completion of the program, as well 
as expected out-year costs.
    The Department is directed to provide to the Committees not 
later than 30 days after enactment of this Act a report 
explaining how the Department plans to support the first core 
loads needed by the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program 
(ARDP) awardees to maintain and not delay the scheduled 
timelines of the demonstration projects.
    The Department is encouraged to ensure that all federally-
funded transfers and shipments of uranium hexafluoride and 
depleted uranium hexafluoride shall, to the extent practicable, 
use American manufactured shipping cylinders and transportation 
casks.
    Material Recovery and Waste Form Development.--The 
agreement provides not less than $27,000,000 for EBR-II 
Processing for HALEU. The Department is encouraged to continue 
activities related to the ZIRCEX process.
    Accident Tolerant Fuels.--The agreement provides 
$114,000,000 for development of nuclear fuels with enhanced 
accident-tolerant characteristics to significantly mitigate the 
potential consequences of a nuclear accident. The agreement 
provides not less than $15,000,000 for further development of 
silicon carbide ceramic matrix composite fuel cladding for 
light water reactors. The agreement notes a concern that 
funding for the industry-led portions of the Accident Tolerant 
Fuels program is not being obligated by the Department in a 
timely manner. The Department is reminded reallocation or 
reprograming of funds require the Committees' approval. The 
Department is directed to align its contracts with the three 
industry-lead teams with the provided funding. The Department 
is directed to provide to the Committees not later than 15 days 
after enactment of this Act a table summarizing the allocation 
of fiscal year 2023 funds.
    TRISO Fuel and Graphite Qualification.--The agreement 
provides $10,000,000 to continue the transition of TRISO fuel 
to a multiple-producer market, ensuring that more than one 
industry source would be available to the commercial and 
government markets.
    Fuel Cycle Laboratory R&D.--The agreement provides not less 
than $10,000,000 for an advanced metallic fuels program.
    Used Nuclear Fuel Disposition R&D.--The agreement provides 
$5,000,000 for advanced reactor used fuel disposition.
    The Department is directed to develop an integrated 
strategy between the Office of Nuclear Energy and the Office of 
Environmental Management to establish a road-ready, dry storage 
packaging configuration capability for Department-owned spent 
fuel. The Department is directed to provide to the Committees 
not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act a briefing, 
including participation from the Office of Nuclear Energy and 
the Office of Environmental Management, on an implementation 
strategy for these activities.
    Integrated Waste Management System.--The Department is 
directed to move forward under existing authority to identify a 
site for a federal interim storage facility. The Department is 
further directed to use a consent-based approach when 
undertaking these activities.
    The Department is directed to continue site preparation 
activities at stranded sites, to evaluate the re-initiation of 
regional transport, and to undertake transportation 
coordination efforts.

       REACTOR CONCEPTS RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION

    Advanced Small Modular Reactor RD&D.--The agreement 
provides $165,000,000 for ongoing demonstration activities. 
Within these funds, consistent with the budget request not more 
than $30,000,000 is provided consistent with the existing 
cooperative agreement DENE0008928. Prior to the obligation of 
more than 95 percent of fiscal year 2023 funding, the 
Department is directed to conduct independent cost and project 
management analyses of ongoing demonstration activities through 
the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations, similar to the 
demonstrations of the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program.
    Advanced Reactor Technologies.--The agreement provides not 
less than $8,500,000 for Advanced Reactor Concepts and up to 
$20,000,000 for MARVEL. The agreement provides not less than 
$5,000,000 for continued work on the Supercritical 
Transformational Electric Power Research and Development. The 
agreement supports the collaboration between the national 
laboratories and industry partners to develop and validate sCO2 
power conversion specifically for modular micronuclear reactors 
by spring of 2023. This work should continue to be coordinated 
with the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management.

                 ADVANCED REACTOR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

    The Department is directed to continue to ensure the ARDP 
moves forward expeditiously and to clearly articulate future 
funding needs for the programs within the ARDP in future budget 
requests. The Department is directed to continue to focus 
resources on partners capable of project delivery in the next 
four to six years.
    National Reactor Innovation Center.--The agreement supports 
capital design and construction activities for demonstration 
reactor test bed preparation at Idaho National Laboratory 
supporting advanced reactor demonstration activities.
    Construction.--Funds above the request are provided to 
complete preliminary design and initiate construction for the 
Safeguards Category 1 advanced reactor testbed at the Idaho 
National Laboratory.

                             INFRASTRUCTURE

    ORNL Nuclear Facilities Operations and Maintenance.--The 
agreement provides $20,000,000 to be transferred to the Office 
of Science for the continued safe operations and maintenance of 
the Oak Ridge National Laboratory hot cells.
    INL Facilities Operations and Maintenance.--The agreement 
provides $318,924,000 for INL Facilities Operations and 
Maintenance.

                  Fossil Energy and Carbon Management

    The agreement provides $890,000,000 for Fossil Energy and 
Carbon Management.
    Additional direction related to Department-wide 
crosscutting initiatives is provided under the heading 
Crosscutting Initiatives in the front matter of Department of 
Energy.
    The agreement does not support the closure of any National 
Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) site and provides no funds 
to plan, develop, implement, or pursue the consolidation or 
closure of any of the NETL sites.
    The agreement includes not less than $5,000,000 for 
integrated energy systems.
    The Department is directed to continue efforts to support 
natural gas demand response pilot programs.
    The Department is directed to support research, 
development, and demonstration activities to show the increased 
viability of renewable LPG and to pursue new production 
pathways from sustainable aviation fuel production, landfill 
waste, and animal waste.
    The Department is directed to support pilot and 
demonstration activities for chemical looping hydrogen 
production and carbon capture. The Department is encouraged to 
support a chemical looping hydrogen production and carbon 
capture commercial demonstration project using natural gas, 
biomass, or coal to demonstrate the technical, operational, and 
economic advantages of chemical looping for clean hydrogen 
production and carbon capture.
    The agreement supports the Department's efforts to offer 
undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students majoring in 
scientific, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) 
disciplines the opportunity to learn about programs, policies, 
and research, development, demonstration, and deployment 
initiatives within the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon 
Management.
    The Department is encouraged to prioritize Carbon Capture 
Utilization and Storage (CCUS) funding on projects and research 
that look to reduce the cost of these technologies for 
commercial deployment.
    Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems & Hydrogen.--The agreement 
provides not less than $121,000,000 for the research, 
development, and demonstration of solid oxide fuel cell systems 
and hydrogen production, transport, storage, and use systems.
    The agreement provides up to $50,000,000 to assess 
solutions to decrease potential emissions of nitrogen oxides 
from the direct combustion of hydrogen in natural gas fired 
power plants.
    The agreement supports the continuation of the Energy 
Department's Cooperative Agreements to develop cost sharing 
partnerships to conduct basic, fundamental, and applied 
research that assist industry in developing, deploying, and 
commercializing efficient, low-carbon, nonpolluting energy 
technologies that could compete effectively in meeting 
requirements for clean fuels, chemical feedstocks, electricity, 
and water resources.
    National Carbon Capture Center.--The agreement provides 
funding for the Department's National Carbon Capture Center 
consistent with the cooperative agreement. The Department is 
directed to use funds within CCUS and Power Systems for 
research and development across a broad range of technology and 
fuel applications as it determines to be merited.
    The agreement provides $10,000,000 for a laboratory 
demonstration project for carbon-neutral methanol synthesis 
from direct air capture and carbon-free hydrogen production.
    Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant 
Communities.--The agreement supports the Administration's 
efforts to assist coal communities through their Interagency 
Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic 
Revitalization which is led by the Department. The agreement 
provides $3,000,000 for these efforts.

                     CARBON MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES

    The Department is directed to conduct CCUS activities, 
including front-end engineering and design studies, large pilot 
projects, and demonstration projects that capture and securely 
store volumes of carbon dioxide from fossil energy power 
plants, industrial facilities, or directly from the air 
consistent with the objectives of title IV of the Energy Act of 
2020.
    The Department is encouraged to assess environmental issues 
that are common to carbon management infrastructure projects 
and, where appropriate, consider proposing criteria for 
required environmental reviews, in consultation with the 
Council on Environmental Quality, as they relate to carbon 
management technologies.
    The Department is directed to conduct research, 
development, and demonstration activities, including studies 
and pilots, to identify categories of possible mineral and 
waste feedstocks across the United States suitable for use in 
CCUS technologies; assess the feasibility for technology 
deployment using such feedstocks to enable the production of 
low carbon cement/concretes, building materials, consumer items 
and other manufactured products; and identify applications and 
validate and quantify the low carbon attributes of these 
products. The Department is encouraged to carry out these 
activities in consultation with leading industry specialists 
and in collaboration with national laboratories. The Department 
is encouraged to continue supporting activities to assist 
communities in the design and construction of pilot-scale 
equipment and systems necessary to demonstrate CCUS at waste to 
energy plants.
    The Department is directed to establish a program to 
support research and development of novel, proof-of-principle 
carbon containment projects with the goal of finding and de-
risking methods and locations to remove atmospheric carbon 
dioxide that are effective, safe, low cost, and scalable. The 
agreement provides up to $50,000,000 to support work at 
multiple sites to pursue research, development, and deployment 
of carbon containment technologies and proximate carbon dioxide 
capturing systems that also meet regional economic and 
ecological restoration policy goals such as catastrophic 
wildfire mitigation and job creation.
    Carbon Capture.--The agreement provides not less than 
$15,000,000 for research and optimization of carbon capture 
technologies at industrial facilities and not less than 
$20,000,000 for research and optimization of carbon capture 
technologies for natural gas power systems.
    The agreement provides up to $75,000,000 to support front-
end engineering and design studies, including for the 
development of a first-of-its-kind carbon capture project at an 
existing natural gas combined cycle plant, large pilot 
projects, and demonstration projects. The Department is 
encouraged to prioritize entities that are primarily engaged in 
the generation of electricity from natural gas in competitive 
power markets.
    Carbon Dioxide Removal.--The agreement provides up to 
$15,000,000 for research, development and demonstration 
activities related to the indirect sequestration of carbon 
dioxide in ocean waters.
    Carbon Utilization.--The agreement supports carbon 
utilization research, development, and demonstration activities 
to advance valuable and innovative uses of captured carbon, 
including conversion to products such as chemicals, plastics, 
building materials, and fuels. The Department is directed to 
support the evaluation of carbon utilization pathways for 
consideration under section 45Q of Title 26 CFR.
    The Department is encouraged to support technologies that 
significantly improve the efficiency, effectiveness, costs, 
emissions reductions, and environmental performance of carbon 
dioxide captured from coal, natural gas, industrial facilities, 
and other sources to produce fuels and other valuable products.
    The agreement provides not less than $10,000,000 for 
research and development of carbon utilization using algal 
systems.
    The Department is encouraged to support research and 
development activities in the Carbon Utilization Program to 
support valuable and innovative uses of captured carbon, 
including biological utilization by the conversion of carbon 
dioxide to high value products such as chemicals, plastics, 
building materials, curing for cement, and the integration of 
carbon utilization technologies with fossil fuel power plants, 
such as biological conversion systems.
    Carbon Transport and Storage.--The agreement provides not 
less than $40,000,000 for CarbonSAFE and not less than 
$20,000,000 for the Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships 
(the Regional Initiatives). The Department is directed to 
expeditiously award the fiscal year 2022 funds and to provide 
the Committees regular updates on these activities.
    The agreement supports the Department's efforts to support 
front-end engineering and design for carbon dioxide transport 
infrastructure necessary to deploy CCUS technologies.
    Within the amounts provided for Carbon Storage, the 
Department is encouraged to support surveys and site 
characterization of promising ocean-based geologic formations, 
and to partner with non-federal entities with the technological 
capabilities to accelerate and improve this process.
    Hydrogen with Carbon Management.--The Department is 
encouraged to support hydrogen research, development, and 
demonstration activities that support fossil fuel-derived 
hydrogen production equipped with CCUS technologies that 
results in significantly reduced carbon dioxide intensity. The 
agreement supports continued collaboration with the Office of 
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the Office of 
Electricity, and the Office of Nuclear Energy.
    The agreement provides not less than $30,000,000 for 
Advanced Turbines to carry out research, development, and 
demonstration to develop near-zero-emission advanced turbine 
technologies.
    The agreement provides up to $50,000,000 for materials 
research and development. The Department is directed to support 
the development of ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials in 
accordance with the CMC Manufacturing Roadmap and section 4005 
of the Energy Act of 2020.
    The Department is encouraged to continue work on coal and 
coal biomass to both liquids and solids activities and 
encourages the Department to focus on research and development 
to improve cost and efficiency of coal-to-fuels technology 
implementation and polygeneration.
    The agreement provides $1,500,000 to accelerate development 
and deployment of wireless sensor systems for coal-fired power 
generation in order to improve generative efficiency, reduce 
emissions, and lower maintenance costs.
    The agreement supports competitively awarded research and 
development activities, coordinated with the Offices of Nuclear 
Energy and Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, to advance 
the use of supercritical power cycles.

                RESOURCE TECHNOLOGIES AND SUSTAINABILITY

    The agreement provides up to $30,000,000 for the Department 
to assist in the discovery, identification, and 
characterization of undocumented orphan oil and gas wells.
    Advanced Remediation Technologies.--The agreement provides 
up to $20,000,000 for university research and field 
investigations in the Gulf of Mexico to confirm the nature, 
regional context, and hydrocarbon system behavior of gas 
hydrate deposits. The agreement provides not less than 
$19,000,000 for Unconventional Field Test Sites. The Department 
is directed to maintain robust efforts in enhanced recovery 
technologies.
    The agreement provides $10,000,000 for further research on 
multipronged approaches for characterizing the constituents of 
and managing the cleaning of water produced during the 
extraction of oil and natural gas, of which $8,000,000 is 
available to partner with research universities engaged in the 
study of characterizing, cleaning, treating, and managing 
produced water and who are willing to engage though public 
private partnerships with the energy industry to develop and 
assess commercially viable technology to achieve the same.
    The agreement provides up to $7,000,000 for the Risk Based 
Data Management System. The agreement supports the continued 
funding of the Risk Based Data Management System, and in 
particular, its functions under FracFocus. FracFocus should 
maintain its autonomy and not be incorporated into any federal 
agency.
    Methane Mitigation Technologies.--The agreement provides 
$60,000,000 for Methane Mitigation Technologies, which includes 
activities previously funded through Emissions Mitigation from 
Midstream Infrastructure and Emissions Quantification from 
Natural Gas Infrastructure.
    The Department is encouraged to support activities to 
develop and demonstrate an easily implementable, maintainable, 
and low-cost integrated methane monitoring platform. The 
Department is encouraged to accelerate development and 
deployment of high-temperature harsh-environment sensors, 
sensor packaging, and wireless sensor hardware for power 
generation.
    The Department is encouraged to collaborate with external 
stakeholders in making use of commercial assets to monitor 
methane emissions from satellites and other methane emissions 
detection technologies to isolate the source of emissions at 
the individual facility level and to explore technologies, 
including in coordination with public-private partnerships, 
that promote innovative approaches, such as detection 
technologies in support of reducing methane gas emissions. The 
agreement provides up to $5,000,000 for advanced observational 
technologies, as validated in peer-reviewed publications, to 
globally identify and mitigate methane and volatile organic 
compound emissions from existing operations assisting worldwide 
partners and governments deploy targeted reduction measures.
    Natural Gas Decarbonization and Hydrogen Technologies.--The 
agreement provides up to $10,000,000 for a demonstration 
project focused on producing hydrogen from the processing of 
produced water and mineral substances and transporting hydrogen 
using existing energy infrastructure.
    The agreement provides up to $10,000,000 for research to 
develop hydrogen transportation and storage infrastructure, 
including the safety, mechanical integrity and regulatory 
impacts of blending hydrogen into existing natural gas 
pipelines. Comprehensive planning approaches for transitioning 
segments of natural gas users to increased hydrogen use should 
be part of the program, including analysis of the 
infrastructure required to transport hydrogen.
    The agreement supports the Department's efforts to utilize 
natural gas and related infrastructure more effectively for 
decarbonization solutions, including research to convert 
natural gas, natural gas liquids and other gas streams to low-
carbon, sustainable products, including chemicals and fuels, 
such as ammonia and hydrogen. Further, the agreement supports 
comprehensive planning approaches for transitioning segments of 
the economy using hydrogen and other low-carbon fuels. This 
planning should include both production, storage, and 
transportation of these fuels. The Department is encouraged to 
establish the Center for Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals at the 
National Energy Technology Lab.
    Mineral Sustainability.--The Department is directed to 
submit to the Committees not later than 180 days after 
enactment of this Act an assessment of the vulnerabilities to 
the U.S. energy system from foreign reliance for critical and 
strategic minerals and the actions the Department is taking to 
bolster domestic mineral production.
    The Department is directed to conduct research and 
development to develop and assess advanced separation 
technologies for the extraction and recovery of rare earth 
elements and other critical materials from coal and coal 
byproducts. Further, the Department is directed to determine 
and mitigate any potential environmental or public health 
impacts that could arise from the recovery of rare earth 
elements from coal-based resources. The agreement provides up 
to $6,000,000 for the Department, in collaboration with the 
Department of Commerce and U.S. Geological Survey, to pilot a 
research and development project to enhance the security and 
stability of the rare earth element supply chain. Research 
should include approaches to mining of domestic rare earth 
elements that are critical to U.S. technology development and 
manufacturing, as well as emphasize environmentally responsible 
mining practices. The Department is encouraged to partner with 
universities in these efforts.
    The agreement provides up to $5,000,000 for university-led 
consortium for research and development of biofilm-based 
barrier technologies to reduce methane emissions from orphan 
wells.
    The Department is directed to continue its external agency 
activities to develop and test advanced separation technologies 
and accelerate the advancement of commercially viable 
technologies for the recovery of rare earth elements and 
minerals from byproduct sources. Research should support pilot-
scale and experimental activities for near-term applications, 
which encompass the extraction and recovery of rare earth 
elements and minerals.
    The Department is directed to continue the Carbon Ore, Rare 
Earths, and Critical Minerals (CORE-CM) Program.
    The agreement provides up to $10,000,000 for utilizing coal 
as a precursor for high-value added products at the Carbon 
Fiber Technology Facility.

                          NETL INFRASTRUCTURE

    Within available funds for NETL Infrastructure, the 
Department is directed to prioritize funds for Joule, site-wide 
upgrades for safety, and addressing and avoiding deferred 
maintenance.
    The agreement supports the Human Resources Shared Service 
Center.

                            Energy Projects

    The agreement provides $221,968,652 for the Energy Projects 
account for Community Project Funding and Congressionally 
Directed Spending at the Department for the following list of 
projects.
    The Committees remind recipients that statutory cost 
sharing requirements may apply to these projects.
    The Department may use program direction funds from the 
appropriate program offices to implement these projects.
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                 Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves

    The agreement provides $13,004,000 for the operation of the 
Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves.

                      Strategic Petroleum Reserve

    The agreement includes $207,175,000 for the Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve.
    No funding is requested for the establishment of a new 
regional petroleum product reserve, and no funding is provided 
for this purpose. Further, the Department may not establish any 
new regional petroleum product reserves unless funding for such 
a proposed regional petroleum product reserve is explicitly 
requested in advance in an annual budget request and approved 
by Congress in an appropriations Act.

                         SPR Petroleum Account

    The agreement provides $100,000 for the SPR Petroleum 
Account.

                   Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve

    The agreement provides $7,000,000 for the Northeast Home 
Heating Oil Reserve.

                   Energy Information Administration

    The agreement provides $135,000,000 for the Energy 
Information Administration.
    The agreement provides up to $3,000,000 to conduct a 
monthly survey of electric and heating service providers of 
final termination notices sent due to bill non-payment, service 
disconnections due to bill non-payment, and Service 
reconnections of customers disconnected for bill non-payment, 
in a form and manner determined by the agency.

                   Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup

    The agreement provides $358,583,000 for Non-Defense 
Environmental Cleanup.
    Gaseous Diffusion Plants.--The agreement provides 
$130,938,000 for cleanup activities at the Gaseous Diffusion 
Plants, including an additional $7,500,000 above the budget 
request for infrastructure improvements required for the 
shipping and disposal of oxide cylinders, as well as to advance 
the near-term shipment of cylinders and may be used to 
demonstrate multicar oxide rail shipment at Paducah.
    Small Sites.--The agreement provides $132,463,000 for Small 
Sites cleanup. Within this amount, $26,409,000 is for the 
Energy Technology Engineering Center, $13,500,000 is for Idaho 
National Laboratory, $15,000,000 is for work on the B71 complex 
at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, $67,000,000 is for 
Moab, and $10,554,000 is for excess Office of Science 
facilities.
    The agreement reiterates House direction regarding a 
briefing on historic preservation efforts associated with the 
deactivation and decommissioning of the S1W prototype reactor.

      Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund

    The agreement provides $879,052,000 for activities funded 
from the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning 
Fund.
    Portsmouth Site.--Within funds available for Pensions and 
Community and Regulatory Support, the agreement includes 
$500,000 above the budget request to maintain community liaison 
activities and to provide technical and regulatory assistance 
to the local community and surrounding counties. Further, the 
agreement includes $20,000,000 above the budget request to 
provide support for community-focused education and training 
opportunities and economic development initiatives in the local 
community and surrounding counties. The agreement reiterates 
House direction on air and ground water monitoring and 
reporting and land use planning.
    Paducah Site.--Within available funding, $2,000,000 is 
directed for a reindustrialization study to assess how the 
Department's efforts complement the community's long-term plans 
for reindustrialization and workforce development. The 
Department is encouraged to utilize the additional funds to 
advance deactivation work on the C-333 Process Building, one of 
the four large process buildings at the site. The agreement 
notes the progress of the workforce development partnership 
with labor unions to train workers in the fields of radiation 
protection and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act to 
build up the next generation of field workers. The Department 
is encouraged to continue prioritizing partnerships by 
utilizing local community colleges and universities to train 
local citizens to advance the deactivation of C-333.

                                Science

    The agreement provides $8,100,000,000 for Science.
    Additional direction related to Department-wide 
crosscutting initiatives is provided under the heading 
Crosscutting Initiatives in front matter for the Department of 
Energy.
    Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.--The 
agreement includes not less than $135,000,000 for Artificial 
Intelligence and Machine Learning across the Office of Science 
Programs.
    Biomedical Sciences.--The Department is encouraged to 
expand its relationships with NIH, including NIMH, to work 
together more strategically to leverage the Department's 
research capabilities, including instrumentation, materials, 
modeling and simulation, and data science. The facilities and 
equipment funded in this Act support applications in many areas 
of biomedical research. Better coordination between the 
Department and NIH could be instrumental in assisting to 
develop the nation's health, security, and technologies with 
novel biomedical application. The agreement includes not less 
than $2,000,000 for collaboration with NIH within the 
Department's data and computational mission space.
    Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research.--The 
agreement provides not less than $35,000,000 for EPSCoR. The 
Department is directed to continue annual or at minimum, 
biennial implementation grant solicitations. Further, EPSCoR 
shall be implemented and funded across all the Department of 
Science Programs.
    Facility Operations.--The agreement notes disappointment 
with the Department's lack of support for robust user facility 
operations in the budget request. Supporting these vital user 
facilities should be a top priority for the Department to 
advance scientific discovery. The Department is directed to 
prioritize the stewardship of the user facilities in fiscal 
year 2023 and in future budget requests.
    HBCU/MSI Engagement.--The agreement provides not less than 
$60,000,000, including through the Reaching a New Energy 
Sciences Workforce (RENEW) and Funding for Accelerated, 
Inclusive Research (FAIR) programs, in support of the Office of 
Science's engagement with Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities (HBCUs) and other Minority Serving Institutions 
(MSIs) to build research capacity and workforce development.
    Quantum Information Sciences.--The agreement provides not 
less than $245,000,000 for quantum information science, 
including not less than $120,000,000 for research and 
$125,000,000 for the five National Quantum Information Science 
Research Centers. The Department shall continue its 
coordination efforts with the National Science Foundation, 
other federal agencies, private sector stakeholders, and the 
user community to promote researcher access to quantum systems, 
enhance the U.S. quantum research enterprise, develop the U.S. 
quantum computing industry, and educate the future quantum 
computing workforce. Further, the Department is directed to 
provide to the Committees not later than 90 days after 
enactment of this Act a report of near-term application 
developments and of the research funding breakdown across the 
five National Quantum Information Science Research Centers.

                 ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING RESEARCH

    High Performance Computing and Network Facilities.--The 
agreement provides not less than $175,000,000 for the Argonne 
Leadership Computing Facility, not less than $255,000,000 for 
the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, and not less than 
$130,000,000 for the National Energy Research Scientific 
Computing Center at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The 
agreement includes not less than $90,000,000 to support 
necessary infrastructure upgrades and operations for ESnet.
    The Department is directed to support continued planning 
and design for the High Performance Data Facility.
    Mathematical, Computational, and Computer Sciences 
Research.--The agreement provides not less than $300,000,000 
for Mathematical, Computational, and Computer Sciences 
Research.
    The agreement includes not less than $15,000,000 and up to 
$45,000,000 for the development of advanced memory technologies 
to advance artificial intelligence and analytics for science 
applications by a U.S.-based manufacturer of memory systems and 
memory semantic storage.
    The agreement supports the Center for Advanced Mathematics 
for Energy Research Applications (CAMERA) and encourages the 
Department to support the creation of a crosscutting research 
program that leverages applied math, computer science and 
computational science to deliver artificial intelligence 
research, development, and deployment to increase the 
scientific productivity of the user facilities.
    The agreement provides not less than $20,000,000 for 
computational sciences workforce programs.

                         BASIC ENERGY SCIENCES

    The agreement provides not less than $130,000,000 for 
Energy Frontier Research Centers, $25,000,000 for the Batteries 
and Energy Storage Hub, and not less than $20,000,000 for the 
Fuels from Sunlight Hub.
    The agreement provides $1,000,000 to establish a center, 
with coordination between the national laboratories and 
universities, focused on computational research for precision 
design of materials. This research should be focused on 
developing computational research relevant to the Materials 
Genome Initiative, the National Quantum Initiative and 
Computational Materials Science in order to discover and 
understand advanced materials with unique properties that are 
able to develop new quantum device capabilities, such as 
enhanced resolution in imaging, sensors, and detectors, as well 
as significantly larger computational capabilities.
    The agreement provides not less than $566,000,000 for 
facilities operations of the nation's light sources, not less 
than $311,000,000 for facilities operations of the high-flux 
neutron sources, and not less than $149,000,000 for facilities 
operations of the Nanoscale Science Research Centers (NSRC).
    The agreement provides not less than $17,500,000 for other 
project costs, including $5,000,000 for Advanced Photon Source 
Upgrade, $4,000,000 for Linac Coherent Light Source-II-HE, 
$5,000,000 for the Second Target Station, not less than 
$2,000,000 for HFIR Pressure Vessel Replacement, and $1,500,000 
NSLS-II Experimental Tools III.
    The agreement includes $25,000,000 for NSRC 
Recapitalization and not less than $25,000,000 for NSLS-II 
Experimental Tools-II.

                 BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

    The agreement includes not less than $405,000,000 for 
Biological Systems Science and not less than $425,000,000 for 
Earth and Environmental Systems Sciences.
    The agreement provides up to $20,000,000 to support low-
dose radiation research. The Department is directed to 
coordinate this work with the Office of Environment, Health, 
Safety, and Security.
    The agreement provides not less than $110,000,000 for the 
Bioenergy Research Centers to accelerate research and 
development needed for advanced fuels and products.
    The Department is directed to maintain Genomic Science as a 
top priority, and the agreement provides not less than 
$109,000,000 for Foundational Genomics Research. Further, the 
agreement includes not less than $45,000,000 for Biomolecular 
Characterization and Imaging Science. The agreement provides 
not less than $90,000,000 for the Joint Genome Institute.
    The Department is directed to support activities to advance 
Artificial Intelligence for Earth System Processes (AI4ESP) for 
integrating diverse observations and models, with a focus on 
water cycles, extreme hydrology in vulnerable watersheds 
critical for U.S. water resilience in a changing climate, and 
atmospheric cloud aerosols.
    The Department is directed to support activities to develop 
integrated mountainous hydroclimate modeling and observational 
capabilities. The Department is directed to leverage activities 
supported by other federal agencies who are also active in 
investigating how the snow dominated Upper Colorado mountainous 
systems are responding to extreme events and gradual warming 
and the implications for water resilience in the western United 
States.
    The Department is encouraged to support activities for 
academia to perform independent evaluations of climate models 
using existing data sets and peer-reviewed publications of 
climate-scale processes in order to determine various models' 
ability to reproduce the actual climate.
    The agreement provides $30,000,000 to continue the 
development of observational assets and support associated 
research on the nation's major land-water interfaces, including 
the Great Lakes and the Puget Sound, by leveraging national 
laboratories' assets as well as local infrastructure and 
expertise at universities and other research institutions. The 
Department is directed to provide the ten-year research plan to 
the Committees not later than 30 days after enactment of this 
Act.
    The agreement provides not less than $36,000,000 to improve 
the understanding of key cloud, aerosol, precipitation, and 
radiation processes. The Department is encouraged to coordinate 
with the Department of Homeland Security to improve 
modernization and adaptation of capabilities from the National 
Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center to support 
climate impacts on infrastructure and communities. The 
Department is encouraged, in cooperation with other agencies as 
relevant, to implement a pilot program providing 
instrumentation for observing marine aerosols, greenhouse 
gases, and other environmental factors as relevant, deployed on 
commercial or other non-dedicated ocean vessels, and to 
evaluate a sustained observing network using such platforms. 
The agreement notes support for the Department's activities to 
support the previously-directed five-year plan and accompanying 
scientific assessment led by the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy on solar and other climate interventions.
    The agreement supports the development and prototyping of 
fabricated ecosystem testbeds, sensing systems and data 
capabilities to enable interrogation of biological-
environmental interactions across molecular to ecosystem-
relevant scales-under controlled laboratory conditions and 
through remote connections to field observatories.
    The agreement provides $2,000,000 for academia to perform 
independent evaluations of climate models using existing data 
sets and peer-reviewed publications of climate-scale processes 
to determine various models' ability to reproduce the actual 
climate.
    The agreement provides not less than $120,000,000 for 
Environmental System Science.
    The Department is directed to continue to support the 
Environmental System Science Focus Areas and enabling 
infrastructure, such as the SPRUCE manipulation site and 
management of the AmeriFLUX project.
    The Department is directed to give priority to optimizing 
the operation of Biological and Environmental Research User 
Facilities. The agreement provides not less than $65,000,000 
for operation of the Environmental and Molecular Sciences 
Laboratory and supports investment in the microbial molecular 
phenotyping capability project. The agreement supports 
activities for the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) User 
Facility.

                         FUSION ENERGY SCIENCES

    The Department is directed to follow and embrace the 
recommendations of the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory 
Committee's ``Powering the Future: Fusion and Plasmas'' report, 
and the Committees' endeavor to provide funding that reflects 
the prioritization developed through the community's consensus 
process. The Department is directed to include an explanation 
in future budget requests how the Department is aligning its 
Fusion Energy Sciences program with the recommendations of the 
``Powering the Future: Fusion and Plasmas'' report.
    The agreement provides not less than $45,000,000 for Theory 
& Simulation and not less than $81,000,000 for Burning Plasma 
Science Long Pulse.
    The agreement provides not less than $104,000,000 for NSTX-
U, including NSTX-U Operations and NSTX-U Research.
    The agreement provides not less than $130,000,000 for DIII-
D, including DIII-D Operations and DIII-D Research. The 
Department is encouraged to support activities to enable 
completion of planned facility enhancements, revitalization of 
critical equipment, and critical new tools to address critical 
research needs and secure U.S. leadership in support of ITER 
and a potential future fusion pilot plant. The Department is 
encouraged to provide increased research operations and enable 
broader participation in the DIII-D program by university 
researchers and graduate students, to fully exploit the world 
leading capabilities developed at the facility. Further, the 
Department is encouraged to support training activities at 
DIII-D for the next generation of fusion scientists.
    The agreement includes not less than $25,000,000 for the 
Milestone-Based Development Program.
    The Department is encouraged to prioritize high-performance 
computation activities for fusion energy research.
    The agreement provides up to $32,000,000 for the High-
Energy-Density Laboratory Plasmas to advance cutting-edge 
research in extreme states of matter, support and expand the 
capabilities of the LaserNetUS facilities, and continue 
investments in new intense, ultrafast laser technologies and 
facilities needed to implement the recommendations of the 
Brightest Light Initiative Workshop Report in order to retain 
U.S. leadership in these fields.
    The agreement provides not less than $14,000,000 for the 
Materials Plasma Exposure eXperiment.
    The agreement provides $5,000,000 to support research for 
facility enhancements and new development and test facilities 
for university-based fusion experiments.
    The agreement provides $242,000,000 for the ITER project. 
Within available funds for ITER, the agreement provides not 
less than $70,000,000 for cash contributions.
    The Department is encouraged to develop and support a 
national team for ITER research, operations, and commissioning, 
which is required to take full advantage of ITER when it is 
completed.
    The agreement includes no direction regarding the FY22 
required ITER information.

                          HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS

    The agreement provides not less than $35,000,000 for the 
Sanford Underground Research Facility. The agreement includes 
up to $10,000,000 for the Cosmic Microwave Background-Stage 4.
    The Department is encouraged to fund facility operations at 
levels for optimal operations. The Department is encouraged to 
fund facility operations and MIEs at optimal levels.

                            NUCLEAR PHYSICS

    The Department is directed to give priority to optimizing 
operations for all Nuclear Physics user facilities.
    The agreement provides not less than $20,000,000 for other 
project costs for the Electron Ion Collider.

                       ISOTOPE R&D AND PRODUCTION

    The agreement provides up to $4,000,000 to increase their 
inventory of Sr-90 in light of the nation's growing demand for 
Sr-90 for multiple applications.

           WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS AND SCIENTISTS

    The Department is encouraged to continue to work with 2-
year, community and technical colleges, labor, and 
nongovernmental and industry consortia to pursue job training 
programs, including programs focused on displaced fossil fuel 
workers, that lead to an industry-recognized credential in the 
energy workforce.

                         Nuclear Waste Disposal

    The agreement provides $10,205,000 for Nuclear Waste 
Disposal for Nuclear Waste Fund (NWF) oversight activities, 
which is derived from the NWF.
    The Department is directed to provide to the Committees not 
later than 90 days after enactment of this Act a briefing on 
anticipated future-year requirements for NWF oversight 
activities.

                         Technology Transitions

    The agreement provides $22,098,000 for Technology 
Transitions.
    The agreement provides not less than $5,000,000 to support 
the Energy Program for Innovation Clusters Program.
    The Department is directed to provide the Committees not 
later than 180 days after enactment of this Act a report 
outlining the office's five-year roadmap to achieving its goal 
of commercializing the Department's technology.

                      Clean Energy Demonstrations

    The agreement provides $89,000,000 for Clean Energy 
Demonstrations.
    The agreement notes support for the Department's activities 
to build capacity to implement large-scale funding 
opportunities as well as prepare for long-term operation of the 
office. The Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) 
represents an opportunity for the Department to provide 
dedicated expertise and focus to successfully implement large-
scale, pre-commercial clean energy technology demonstrations. 
The Department is encouraged to prioritize technology 
demonstrations for the highest emitting sectors.
    The agreement notes support for the Department's efforts to 
demonstrate the technical and economic viability of carrying 
out alternative energy projects on current and former mine land 
compatible in a manner with existing operations.
    The Department is directed to continue to provide the 
Committees quarterly briefings on efforts to conduct 
administrative and project management activities for technology 
demonstrations.
    The Department is directed to conduct OCED activities on a 
competitive basis and include cost-share requirements pursuant 
to section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The Department 
is encouraged to conduct these activities through technology 
neutral solicitations focused on crosscutting energy 
challenges. It is expected that the Department avoid the 
practice of making awards dependent on funding from future 
years' appropriations.

               Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy

    The agreement provides $470,000,000 for the Advanced 
Research Projects Agency--Energy.
    The budget request proposes to expand ARPA-E's scope to 
focus on climate innovations, adaptation, and resilience. The 
agreement notes that ARPA-E already has the ability to fund 
this work through section 5012 of the America COMPETES Act. 
This includes climate-related innovations, and further, the 
agreement notes that ARPA-E already funds such activities.

         Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program

    The agreement provides a net appropriation of $31,206,000 
in administrative expenses for the Title 17 Innovative 
Technology Loan Guarantee Program.
    As provided in 42 U.S.C. 16511, the Secretary may make 
guarantees under this section only for projects that avoid, 
reduce, or sequester air pollutants or anthropogenic emissions 
of greenhouse gases and employ new or significantly improved 
technologies as compared to commercial technologies in service 
in the United States upon issuance of the loan guarantee.

        Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program

    The agreement provides $9,800,000 for the Advanced 
Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program.

                  Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program

    The agreement provides $4,000,000 for the Tribal Energy 
Loan Guarantee Program.

                   Indian Energy Policy and Programs

    The agreement provides $75,000,000 for Indian Energy Policy 
and Programs.
    The agreement provides up to $45,000,000 to advance 
technical assistance, demonstration, and deployment of clean 
energy for households and communities in tribal nations to 
improve reliability, resilience, and alleviate energy poverty.
    The agreement provides up to $8,000,000 for coordinated 
research, development, deployment, and training related to 
advanced microgrid-enabling technologies, with a focus on 
underserved and Indigenous communities in remote and islanded 
areas.
    The Department is encouraged to use its cost share waiver 
authority under section 2602 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, 
as modified by section 8013 of the Energy Act of 2020, when 
appropriate.
    The Department is encouraged to partner with organizations 
with specialized experience addressing local energy challenges, 
including community-based organizations and institutions of 
higher education, with a priority for minority-serving 
institutions.
    The agreement notes support for the Office of Indian 
Energy's efforts to utilize local Subject Matter Experts to 
assist Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages in development 
energy projects and providing support for energy planning.
    The Department is encouraged to design funding opportunity 
announcements that do not exclude tribes based on local land 
ownership structures, consistent with expanded authority under 
section 2602 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, as modified by 
section 8013 of the Energy Act of 2020.

                      Departmental Administration

    The agreement provides $283,000,000 for Departmental 
Administration.
    Control Points.--The agreement includes eight reprogramming 
control points in this account to provide flexibility in the 
management of support functions. The Other Departmental 
Administration activities include Management, Project 
Management Oversight and Assessments, Chief Human Capital 
Officer, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business 
Utilization, General Counsel, Office of Policy, and Public 
Affairs. The Department is directed to continue to submit a 
budget request that proposes a separate funding level for each 
of these activities.
    Chief Information Officer.--The agreement provides not less 
than $125,000,000 for cybersecurity and cyber modernization 
across the Department. The agreement provides up to $10,000,000 
for the IM Office of Architecture, Engineering, Technology, and 
Innovation to expand low-code application development across 
the Department and establish a Low-Code Platform Factory that 
improves the efficiency of custom application development, 
improves cybersecurity posture, reduces operation and 
maintenance costs associated with legacy applications, and 
empowers Department personnel who are closest to problems to 
create solutions, selecting low-code application development 
options that are most appropriate for each mission need 
pursuant to IM's market research.
    International Affairs.--The agreement provides $2,000,000 
for the Israel Binational Industrial Research and Development 
(BIRD) Foundation and $4,000,000 to continue the U.S. Israel 
Center of Excellence in Energy Engineering and Water 
Technology.
    Other Departmental Administration.--The agreement provides 
not less than $35,000,000 for the Chief Human Capital Officer, 
not less than $13,500,000 for Project Management Oversight and 
Assessments, and not less than $20,000,000 for the Office of 
Policy.
    U.S. Energy and Employment Report.--The Department is 
directed to continue to complete an annual U.S. energy 
employment report that includes a comprehensive statistical 
survey to collect data, publish the data, and provide a summary 
report. The information collected shall include data relating 
to employment figures and demographics in the U.S. energy 
sector using methodology approved by the Office of Management 
and Budget in 2016. The Department is directed to produce and 
release this report annually.
    The agreement is supportive of the work on the CIO Business 
Operations Support Services (CBOSS) program, and the Department 
is directed to provide regular updates on any developments 
regarding this effort.
    The Arctic Energy Office is encouraged to explore the 
feasibility, scalability, and potential commercialization of 
utilizing data server waste heat from immersion cooling 
technologies as a heat source for integration with other 
renewable energy resources for heat pump district heating 
purposes.

                    Office of the Inspector General

    The agreement provides $86,000,000 for the Office of the 
Inspector General.
    The Inspector General is directed to continue providing 
quarterly briefings to the Committees on implementation of the 
independent audit strategy.

                    ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

                NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

    The agreement provides $22,162,564,000 for the National 
Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). The agreement continues 
funding for recapitalization of our nuclear weapons 
infrastructure, while modernizing and maintaining a safe, 
secure, and credible nuclear deterrent without the need for 
underground testing. The agreement supports continuing 
important efforts to secure and permanently eliminate remaining 
stockpiles of nuclear and radiological materials both here and 
abroad to reduce the global danger from the proliferation of 
weapons of mass destruction. The agreement also supports Naval 
Reactors and the important role they play in enabling the 
Navy's nuclear fleet.
    A highly skilled and diverse workforce is required to 
maintain and modernize the nuclear weapons stockpile and 
execute the global nonproliferation initiatives of the NNSA. 
The agreement commends the NNSA for considerable progress made 
to recruit and retain this unique workforce but reminds NNSA to 
remain within authorized staffing levels in the coming fiscal 
year.
    The agreement notes concern with NNSA's lack of 
transparency and inability to proactively communicate with the 
Committees. NNSA is directed to provide to the Committees not 
later than 30 days after enactment of this Act a briefing on 
its plan for improved communication and outreach with the 
Committees.
    NNSA Reorganization.--The agreement notes concern that NNSA 
has not clearly defined a compelling rationale that justifies 
its May 2022 announced reorganization. Reorganizations are 
often disruptive to work and difficult on the workforce, which 
in turn can decrease overall performance and productivity. 
Further, NNSA's high-level goals for the reorganization are 
unspecific, and NNSA may find it difficult to determine whether 
the reorganization is successful. NNSA should take additional 
action while it continues to implement its July 2022 
reorganization.
    Therefore, NNSA is directed to establish not later than 90 
days after enactment of this Act specific goals and performance 
measures for its July 2022 reorganization. NNSA is further 
directed to report to the Committees not later than one year 
after enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for five 
years on its progress to meeting the specific goals for the 
July 2022 reorganization using the established performance 
measures.
    Enhanced Mission Delivery Initiative.--The agreement 
recognizes the unique challenges associated with the operations 
of the nuclear security enterprise. Given its current workload, 
recruiting and retention concerns, and the importance of the 
relationship between the federal personnel and the M&O 
contractors, NNSA action on recommendations in its recent 
Enhanced Mission Delivery Initiative (EMDI) may be prudent. 
Prior to NNSA's implementation of any EMDI recommendations, the 
Comptroller General of the United States is directed to 
evaluate the proposed implementation and brief the Committees 
on its findings at a schedule to be determined in consultation 
with the Committees.
    Project Management.--The agreement notes NNSA's inability 
to properly estimate costs and timelines for large projects. 
The NNSA is encouraged to assess and reassess as needed current 
performance on projects costing more than $750,000,000 and make 
appropriate project management changes. When reassessing, the 
NNSA is encouraged to identify problems in cost and schedule 
estimates early, and provide updated information to the 
Committees immediately.

                           Weapons Activities

    The agreement provides $17,116,119,000 for Weapons 
Activities.
    The agreement urges the Administration to ensure that 
military requirements align to what the NNSA can realistically 
achieve.
    University Collaboration.--The agreement notes progress in 
establishing the Center of Excellence regarding lifetime 
extension and materials degradation issues, including its 
expansion to the entire nuclear security enterprise. NNSA is 
encouraged to continue these efforts, including developing a 
recruiting pipeline capability across the enterprise, in 
consultation with institutions that have an existing track 
record with institutions traditionally underrepresented in the 
nuclear security industry, including Minority Serving 
Institutions and Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
    Cattle.--The agreement notes the presence of unauthorized 
and unbranded cattle on Department land near Los Alamos 
National Laboratory. The cattle pose health, safety, and 
environmental risks. NNSA is encouraged to remove all 
unauthorized and unbranded cattle between Water Canyon and 
Frijoles Canyon not later than 12 months after enactment of 
this Act. NNSA is directed to provide to the Committees not 
later than 12 months after enactment of this Act a plan for 
removal of all unauthorized and unbranded cattle from 
Department property near Los Alamos National Laboratory, 
including statutory impediments to that plan.
    Plutonium Pit Production.--NNSA is directed to provide to 
the Committees not later than 180 days after enactment of this 
Act a plan to establish a two-site Integrated Master Schedule 
covering the entirety of the work required to produce 80 pits 
per year and a timeline that NNSA has high confidence will 
achieve this critical requirement.
    NNSA is further directed to provide to the Committees not 
later than 180 days after enactment of this Act a contingency 
plan coordinated with the Department of Defense for meeting 
strategic deterrent requirements based on current pit 
production timelines.
    Plutonium Modernization.--The agreement provides not less 
than $10,000,000 for workforce development and training 
partnerships with Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
(HBCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Tribal Colleges and 
Universities in South Carolina and New Mexico to support 
plutonium pit production.
    Academic Programs.--The agreement provides $45,000,000 for 
the Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program and 
$10,000,000 for the Tribal Education Partnership Program.
    Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) and High Yield.--The 
agreement provides $630,000,000 for ICF. Within available 
funds, the agreement provides not less than $380,000,000 for 
the National Ignition Facility (NIF), not less than $86,100,000 
for OMEGA, and not less than $82,600,000 for the Z Facility. 
Within funds provided for Facility Operations, the agreement 
provides not less than $35,000,000 for NNSA to manage target 
development and acquisition. The fiscal year 2022 Act directed 
NNSA to provide to the Committees a strategic plan for 
recapitalizing, upgrading, and maintaining ICF facilities. NNSA 
is directed to provide the report to the Committees not later 
than 30 days after enactment of this Act.
    Advanced Simulation and Computing.--The agreement provides 
$35,000,000 for research in advanced memory technology and 
near-memory computing architectures by a U.S.-based 
manufacturer of very large-scale memory systems and memory 
semantic storage from 100s of terabytes to petabytes that will 
inspire advancements in data marshaling technologies that will 
dramatically improve effective performance for NNSA mission 
applications.
    Contractor Pensions.--The agreement provides $114,632,000 
for payments into the legacy University of California 
contractor employee defined benefit pension plans, the Requa 
settlement reached in 2019, and the pension plan at the 
Savannah River Site.

                    Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation

    The agreement provides $2,490,000,000 for Defense Nuclear 
Nonproliferation.
    NNSA is encouraged to continue to cooperate and support the 
Office of Nuclear Energy in developing safeguards concepts, 
policies, and technologies to address the proliferation 
challenges unique to advanced nuclear reactors. NNSA is further 
encouraged to cooperate with the national laboratories and 
industry to support the implementation of ``safeguards-by-
design'' features in advanced nuclear reactors.
    The agreement provides $51,200,000 to pack and ship 
material from Y-12 to a domestic commercial processor to begin 
production of limited quantities of HALEU.
    The agreement provides $30,000,000 to remove HALEU from a 
partner country.
    The agreement provides not less than $25,000,000 for the 
Green Border Security Initiative within the Nuclear Smuggling 
Detection and Deterrence program.
    The agreement provides $20,000,000 for the University 
Consortia for Nonproliferation Research.
    NNSA Bioassurance Program.--The agreement reiterates House 
direction regarding initial and quarterly reporting on 
Bioassurance activities.
    Contractor Pensions.--The agreement provides $55,708,000 
for payments into the legacy UC defined benefit pension plans, 
the Requa settlement reached in 2019, and the pension plan at 
the SRS.

                             Naval Reactors

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The agreement provides $2,081,445,000 for Naval Reactors.
    Naval Reactors Development.--Naval Reactors is directed to 
provide quarterly briefings to the Committees outlining its 
research and development program's direction and plan for the 
future.

                     Federal Salaries and Expenses

    The agreement provides $475,000,000 for Federal Salaries 
and Expenses.
    The agreement recognizes the importance of recruiting and 
retaining the highly skilled personnel needed to meet NNSA's 
important mission. NNSA is directed to only hire within 
authorized personnel numbers provided for a given fiscal year, 
and if NNSA exceeds this authorized amount, then the 
Administrator must submit to the Committees not later than 30 
days a report justifying the excess.

               ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

                     Defense Environmental Cleanup

    The agreement provides $7,025,000,000 for Defense 
Environmental Cleanup.
    Future Budget Requests.--The Department is directed to 
include out-year funding projections in the annual budget 
request by control point for Environmental Management, and an 
estimate of the total cost and time to complete each site.
    Richland.--The agreement provides $1,006,519,000 for 
Richland Operations in order to fund the Department's 
compliance with its legal obligations under the Tri-Party 
Agreement. As a signatory to the Tri-Party Agreement, the 
Department is required to meet specific compliance milestones 
toward the cleanup of the Hanford site. Among other things, the 
Department committed to provide the funding necessary to enable 
full compliance with its cleanup milestones. The agreement 
recognizes that significant progress has been made at the 
Hanford site, but greater funding will be necessary to meet 
compliance milestones.
    In additional to annual operations funding to support the 
national historical park mission, the agreement funds B Reactor 
roof replacement and other preservation efforts as well as all 
other operations and maintenance requirements for the B Reactor 
facility.
    The Department is directed to support the Hanford Workforce 
Engagement Center to provide education and advocacy to current 
and former Hanford employees on all available federal and state 
compensation programs as well as the Hazardous Materials and 
Emergency Response facilities, which provide valuable training 
to Hanford employees.
    None of the Richland Operations funds shall be used to 
carry out activities with the Office of River Protection's tank 
farms.
    Office of River Protection.--The agreement provides 
$1,730,408,000 for the Office of River Protection. The 
Department is reminded that meeting the Consent Decree 
milestone for operations of Direct Feed Low Activity Waste must 
remain the Department's top focus within the Office of River 
Protection. The agreement reiterates House direction regarding 
low level waste offsite disposal.
    The agreement provides funds for full engineering, 
procurement, and construction work on the High-Level Waste 
Treatment Facility, for design and engineering of the Pre-
Treatment Facility, to ensure compliance with the 2016 Consent 
Decree and Tri-Party Agreement milestones, and to continue tank 
waste retrievals.
    Idaho National Laboratory.--The agreement notes efforts 
underway at the Idaho National Laboratory Site to collaborate 
across all programs and contractors to address respective 
missions. The agreement encourages the Office of Nuclear 
Energy, the Office of Environmental Management, and Naval 
Reactors to continue this integration to ensure existing 
facilities, capabilities, and workforce are being utilized 
efficiently and effectively. As part of this integration 
effort, the Department is directed to develop an Idaho Sitewide 
Spent Nuclear Fuel Management Plan and shall analyze the use of 
the Naval Reactors spent fuel packaging facility to support 
EM's packaging needs in lieu of new construction.
    The agreement notes that funding was provided in the fiscal 
year 2022 Act to pilot a road-ready, dry storage packaging 
capability and the Department is encouraged to move forward 
expeditiously with these activities in coordination with the 
Office of Nuclear Energy. Further, the Department is directed 
to provide to the Committees not later than 60 days after 
enactment of this Act a briefing, coordinated between the 
Offices of Environmental Management and Nuclear Energy, to 
address elimination of mixed waste streams identified in the 
Idaho National Laboratory Site Treatment Plan.
    Program Direction.--The agreement recognizes the need to 
prepare the next generation of environmental management 
workforce and encourages the Department to continue mentoring, 
training, and recruiting the next generation of environmental 
management workforce. As part of its workforce strategies, the 
Department is encouraged to leverage the DOE Scholars Program 
to enable the training of technicians to support cleanup and 
remediation activities across the program.
    Technology Development.--The agreement provides $5,000,000 
for the National Spent Nuclear Fuel Program to address issues 
related to storing, transporting, processing, and disposing of 
Department-owned and managed spent nuclear fuel. The agreement 
provides up to $7,000,000 for work on qualification, testing 
and research to advance the state-of-the-art containment 
ventilation systems.

     Defense Uranium Enrichment Decontamination And Decommissioning

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The agreement provides $586,035,000 for Defense Uranium 
Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning.

                        Other Defense Activities

    The agreement provides $1,035,000,000 for Other Defense 
Activities.
    The agreement notes the importance of the Environment, 
Health, Safety, and Security mission to inform worker health 
and safety decisions. The Department is encouraged to support 
efforts to further engage subject matter experts, knowledge 
sharing tools, and health database innovations allowing for 
continuous improvement in this important area.

                    POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS

                  Bonneville Power Administration Fund

    The agreement provides no appropriation for the Bonneville 
Power Administration, which derives its funding from revenues 
deposited into the Bonneville Power Administration Fund.

      Operation And Maintenance, Southeastern Power Administration

    The agreement provides a net appropriation of $0 for the 
Southeastern Power Administration.

      Operation And Maintenance, Southwestern Power Administration

    The agreement provides a net appropriation of $10,608,000 
for the Southwestern Power Administration.

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

    The agreement provides a net appropriation of $98,732,000 
for the Western Area Power Administration.

           Falcon And Amistad Operating And Maintenance Fund

    The agreement provides a net appropriation of $228,000 for 
the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund.

                  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The agreement provides $508,400,000 for the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission (FERC). Revenues for FERC are set to an 
amount equal to the budget authority, resulting in a net 
appropriation of $0.

                GENERAL PROVISIONS--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The agreement includes a provision prohibiting the use of 
funds provided in this title to initiate requests for 
proposals, other solicitations, or arrangements for new 
programs or activities that have not yet been approved and 
funded by Congress; requires notification or a report for 
certain funding actions; prohibits funds to be used for certain 
multi-year ``Energy Programs'' activities without notification; 
and prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds provided 
in this title through a reprogramming of funds except in 
certain circumstances. The notification requirements in the 
provision also apply to the modification of any grant, 
contract, or Other Transaction Agreement where funds are 
allocated for new programs, projects, or activities not covered 
by a previous notification.
    The agreement includes a provision authorizing intelligence 
activities of the Department of Energy for purposes of section 
504 of the National Security Act of 1947.
    The agreement includes a provision prohibiting the use of 
funds in this title for capital construction of high hazard 
nuclear facilities, unless certain independent oversight is 
conducted.
    The agreement includes a provision prohibiting the use of 
funds in this title to approve critical decision-2 or critical 
decision-3 for certain construction projects, unless a separate 
independent cost estimate has been developed for that critical 
decision.
    The agreement includes a provision regarding authority to 
release refined petroleum product from the Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve.
    The agreement includes a provision to prohibit certain 
payments.
    The agreement includes a provision transferring certain 
funds that may only be used for cleanup related activities at 
the Paducah, KY and Portsmouth, OH gaseous diffusion plants.
    The agreement includes a provision related to the loan 
programs.
    The agreement includes a provision regarding property 
disposition.
    The agreement includes a provision that prohibits the use 
of certain funds in this title unless project management is 
conducted.
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                     TITLE IV--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                    Appalachian Regional Commission

    The agreement provides $200,000,000 for the Appalachian 
Regional Commission (ARC).
    The agreement provides $8,000,000 for Local Development 
Districts.
    The agreement provides $10,000,000 to continue the program 
of high-speed broadband deployment in distressed counties 
within the Central Appalachian region that have been most 
negatively impacted by the downturn in the coal industry.
    The agreement provides not less than $15,000,000 for 
counties within the Northern Appalachian region to support 
economic development, manufacturing, and entrepreneurship.
    The agreement provides $16,000,000 for a program of basic 
infrastructure improvements in distressed counties in Central 
Appalachia. Funds shall be distributed according to ARC's 
distressed counties formula and shall be in addition to the 
regular allocation to distressed counties.
    The agreement provides $65,000,000 is for the POWER Plan.
    The agreement includes $13,000,000 to address the substance 
abuse crisis that disproportionally affects Appalachia.
    The agreement provides not less than $16,000,000 for a 
program of industrial site and workforce development in 
Southern and South Central Appalachia, focused primarily on the 
automotive supplier sector and the aviation sector. Up to 
$13,500,000 of that amount is for activities in Southern 
Appalachia. The funds shall be distributed to states that have 
distressed counties in Southern and South Central Appalachia 
using the ARC Area Development Formula.
    The agreement provides $15,000,000 to continue a program of 
high-speed broadband deployment in economically distressed 
counties within the North Central and Northern Appalachian 
regions.
    The agreement reiterates House direction regarding high-
poverty areas.

                Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The agreement provides $41,401,000 for the Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB).
    Congress permanently authorized the Inspector General for 
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to serve as the Inspector 
General for the DNFSB. The agreement includes $1,520,000 within 
the Office of Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission to perform these services.

                        Delta Regional Authority

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The agreement provides $30,100,000 for the Delta Regional 
Authority.
    The agreement includes not less than $15,000,000 for flood 
control, basic public infrastructure development, and 
transportation improvements, which shall be allocated separate 
from the state formula funding method.
    The agreement reiterates House direction regarding high-
poverty areas.

                           Denali Commission

    The agreement provides $17,000,000 for the Denali 
Commission.
    The agreement reiterates House direction regarding high-
poverty areas.

                  Northern Border Regional Commission

    The agreement provides $40,000,000 for the Northern Border 
Regional Commission (NBRC).
    The agreement provides not less than $4,000,000 for 
initiatives that seek to address the decline in forest-based 
economies throughout the region and $1,250,000 for the State 
Capacity Building Grant Program authorized in the 2018 Farm 
Bill, provided that the funds support dedicated in-state 
resources focused on NBRC programs.
    The agreement reiterates House direction regarding high-
poverty areas.

                 Southeast Crescent Regional Commission

    The agreement provides $20,000,000 for the Southeast 
Crescent Regional Commission.
    The agreement reiterates House direction regarding high-
poverty areas.

                  Southwest Border Regional Commission

    The agreement provides $5,000,000 for the Southwest Border 
Regional Commission.
    The agreement supports targeted investment in impoverished 
areas to promote economic development in communities where it 
has been scarce, both in persistent poverty counties and in 
other high-poverty areas.

                     Nuclear Regulatory Commission

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The agreement provides $911,384,000 for the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission. This amount is offset by estimated 
revenues of $777,498,000, resulting in a net appropriation of 
$133,886,000.
    Budget Execution Plan.--The Commission is directed to 
provide to the Committees not later than 30 days after 
enactment of this Act a specific budget execution plan. The 
plan shall include details at the product line level within 
each of the control points.
    Integrated University Program.--The Commission is directed 
to use $16,000,000 of prior year, unobligated balances for the 
Integrated University Program, including for grants to support 
research projects that do not align with programmatic missions 
but are critical to maintaining the discipline of nuclear 
science and engineering. Because the Commission has already 
collected fees corresponding to these activities in prior 
years, the agreement does not include these funds within the 
fee base calculation for determining authorized revenues and 
does not provide authority to collect additional offsetting 
receipts for their use.
    Advanced Nuclear Reactor Regulatory Infrastructure.--The 
agreement includes $23,800,000 for the development of 
regulatory infrastructure for advanced nuclear technologies, 
which is not subject to the Commission's general fee recovery 
collection requirements. The Commission is encouraged to 
incorporate nuclear safeguards and security requirements into 
its development of the advanced reactor regulatory 
infrastructure and to work with the Department of Energy, the 
International Atomic Energy Agency, and other groups in the 
formulation of its licensing requirements.
    Accident Tolerant Fuels Program.--The Commission is 
directed to submit a report to the Committees on the 
preparedness for accident tolerant fuel licensing with a focus 
on what steps are being taken to ensure that licensing 
activities (including higher burnup and enrichment) support 
projected deployment schedules.

                         (Dollars in thousands)
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                        Account                             Final Bill
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Nuclear Reactor Safety.................................         $490,673
Integrated University Program..........................           16,000
Nuclear Materials and Waste Safety.....................          111,594
Decommissioning and Low-Level Waste....................           23,866
Corporate Support......................................          285,251
Use of Prior-Year Balances.............................          -16,000
                                                        ----------------
    Total, Nuclear Regulatory Commission...............          911,384
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                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

    The agreement provides $15,769,000 for the Office of 
Inspector General in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. This 
amount is offset by revenues of $12,655,000, resulting in a net 
appropriation of $3,114,000.
    The agreement provides $1,520,000 to provide inspector 
general services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 
Board.

                  Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The agreement provides $3,945,000 for the Nuclear Waste 
Technical Review Board.

                GENERAL PROVISIONS--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

    The agreement includes a provision instructing the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission on responding to congressional requests 
for information.
    The agreement includes a provision relating to 
reprogramming.

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The agreement includes a provision relating to lobbying 
restrictions.
    The agreement includes a provision relating to transfer 
authority. No additional transfer authority is implied or 
conveyed by this provision. For the purposes of this provision, 
the term ``transfer'' shall mean the shifting of all or part of 
the budget authority in one account to another.
    The agreement includes a provision prohibiting funds to be 
used in contravention of the executive order entitled ``Federal 
Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority 
Populations and Low-Income Populations.''
    The agreement includes a provision prohibiting the use of 
funds to establish or maintain a computer network unless such 
network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of 
pornography, except for law enforcement investigation, 
prosecution, or adjudication activities.

   DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS

    Following is a list of congressional earmarks and 
congressionally directed spending items (as defined in clause 9 
of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, respectively) 
included in the bill or this explanatory statement, along with 
the name of each House Member, Senator, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner who submitted a request to the Committee of 
jurisdiction for each item so identified. For each item, a 
Member is required to provide a certification that neither the 
Member nor the Member's immediate family has a financial 
interest, and each Senator is required to provide a 
certification that neither the Senator nor the Senator's 
immediate family has a pecuniary interest in such 
congressionally directed spending item. Neither the bill nor 
the explanatory statement contains any limited tax benefits or 
limited tariff benefits as defined in the applicable House and 
Senate rules.
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                 [House Appropriations Committee Print]

      

                 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

                       (H.R. 2617; P.L. 117-328)

      

                   DIVISION E--FINANCIAL SERVICES AND
              GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

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 DIVISION E--FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS 
                               ACT, 2023

                                TITLE I

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                          Departmental Offices

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices including 
operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building and 
Freedman's Bank Building; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
maintenance, repairs, and improvements of, and purchase of 
commercial insurance policies for, real properties leased or 
owned overseas, when necessary for the performance of official 
business; executive direction program activities; international 
affairs and economic policy activities; domestic finance and 
tax policy activities, including technical assistance to State, 
local, and territorial entities; and Treasury-wide management 
policies and programs activities, $273,882,000, of which not 
less than $12,000,000 shall be available for the administration 
of financial assistance, in addition to amounts otherwise 
available for such purposes: Provided, That of the amount 
appropriated under this heading--
          (1) not to exceed $350,000 is for official reception 
        and representation expenses;
          (2) not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen 
        emergencies of a confidential nature to be allocated 
        and expended under the direction of the Secretary of 
        the Treasury and to be accounted for solely on the 
        Secretary's certificate; and
          (3) not to exceed $34,000,000 shall remain available 
        until September 30, 2024, for--
                  (A) the Treasury-wide Financial Statement 
                Audit and Internal Control Program;
                  (B) information technology modernization 
                requirements;
                  (C) the audit, oversight, and administration 
                of the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund;
                  (D) the development and implementation of 
                programs within the Office of Cybersecurity and 
                Critical Infrastructure Protection, including 
                entering into cooperative agreements;
                  (E) operations and maintenance of facilities; 
                and
                  (F) international operations.

       committee on foreign investment in the united states fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

  For necessary expenses of the Committee on Foreign Investment 
in the United States, $21,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the chairperson of the Committee may 
transfer such amounts to any department or agency represented 
on the Committee (including the Department of the Treasury) 
subject to advance notification to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: 
Provided further, That amounts so transferred shall remain 
available until expended for expenses of implementing section 
721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 
U.S.C. 4565), and shall be available in addition to any other 
funds available to any department or agency: Provided further, 
That fees authorized by section 721(p) of such Act shall be 
credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections: 
Provided further, That the total amount appropriated under this 
heading from the general fund shall be reduced as such 
offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2023, so 
as to result in a total appropriation from the general fund 
estimated at not more than $0.

             office of terrorism and financial intelligence

                         salaries and expenses

  For the necessary expenses of the Office of Terrorism and 
Financial Intelligence to safeguard the financial system 
against illicit use and to combat rogue nations, terrorist 
facilitators, weapons of mass destruction proliferators, human 
rights abusers, money launderers, drug kingpins, and other 
national security threats, $216,059,000, of which not less than 
$3,000,000 shall be available for addressing human rights 
violations and corruption, including activities authorized by 
the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 
2656 note): Provided, That of the amounts appropriated under 
this heading, up to $12,000,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2024.

                   cybersecurity enhancement account

  For salaries and expenses for enhanced cybersecurity for 
systems operated by the Department of the Treasury, 
$100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025: 
Provided, That such funds shall supplement and not supplant any 
other amounts made available to the Treasury offices and 
bureaus for cybersecurity: Provided further, That of the total 
amount made available under this heading $6,000,000 shall be 
available for administrative expenses for the Treasury Chief 
Information Officer to provide oversight of the investments 
made under this heading: Provided further, That such funds 
shall supplement and not supplant any other amounts made 
available to the Treasury Chief Information Officer.

        department-wide systems and capital investments programs

                     (including transfer of funds)

  For development and acquisition of automatic data processing 
equipment, software, and services and for repairs and 
renovations to buildings owned by the Department of the 
Treasury, $11,118,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2025: Provided, That these funds shall be transferred to 
accounts and in amounts as necessary to satisfy the 
requirements of the Department's offices, bureaus, and other 
organizations: Provided further, That this transfer authority 
shall be in addition to any other transfer authority provided 
in this Act: Provided further, That none of the funds 
appropriated under this heading shall be used to support or 
supplement ``Internal Revenue Service, Operations Support'' or 
``Internal Revenue Service, Business Systems Modernization''.

                      office of inspector general

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 
1978, $48,878,000, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for 
unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be 
allocated and expended under the direction of the Inspector 
General of the Treasury; of which up to $2,800,000 to remain 
available until September 30, 2024, shall be for audits and 
investigations conducted pursuant to section 1608 of the 
Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, 
and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (33 
U.S.C. 1321 note); and of which not to exceed $1,000 shall be 
available for official reception and representation expenses.

           treasury inspector general for tax administration

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector General for 
Tax Administration in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 
1978, as amended, including purchase and hire of passenger 
motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the 
Inspector General for Tax Administration; $174,250,000, of 
which $5,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2024; of which not to exceed $6,000,000 shall be available for 
official travel expenses; of which not to exceed $500,000 shall 
be available for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential 
nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction of the 
Inspector General for Tax Administration; and of which not to 
exceed $1,500 shall be available for official reception and 
representation expenses.

    special inspector general for the troubled asset relief program

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Special Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Emergency 
Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-343), 
$9,000,000.

                  Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement 
Network, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and 
training expenses of non-Federal and foreign government 
personnel to attend meetings and training concerned with 
domestic and foreign financial intelligence activities, law 
enforcement, and financial regulation; services authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109; not to exceed $25,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses; and for assistance to Federal law 
enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, 
$190,193,000, of which not to exceed $55,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2025.

                      Bureau of the Fiscal Service

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau of the 
Fiscal Service, $372,485,000; of which not to exceed 
$8,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, is 
for information systems modernization initiatives; and of which 
$5,000 shall be available for official reception and 
representation expenses.
  In addition, $165,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill 
Liability Trust Fund to reimburse administrative and personnel 
expenses for financial management of the Fund, as authorized by 
section 1012 of Public Law 101-380.

                Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, including hire of passenger 
motor vehicles, $148,863,000; of which not to exceed $6,000 
shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses; and of which not to exceed $50,000 shall be available 
for cooperative research and development programs for 
laboratory services; and provision of laboratory assistance to 
State and local agencies with or without reimbursement: 
Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, 
$5,000,000 shall be for the costs of accelerating the 
processing of formula and label applications: Provided further, 
That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2024, shall be for the 
costs associated with enforcement of and education regarding 
the trade practice provisions of the Federal Alcohol 
Administration Act (27 U.S.C. 201 et seq.).

                           United States Mint

               united states mint public enterprise fund

  Pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, United States Code, the 
United States Mint is provided funding through the United 
States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for costs associated with 
the production of circulating coins, numismatic coins, and 
protective services, including both operating expenses and 
capital investments: Provided, That the aggregate amount of new 
liabilities and obligations incurred during fiscal year 2023 
under such section 5136 for circulating coinage and protective 
service capital investments of the United States Mint shall not 
exceed $50,000,000.

   Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account

  To carry out the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory 
Improvement Act of 1994 (subtitle A of title I of Public Law 
103-325), including services authorized by section 3109 of 
title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not 
to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for EX-III, 
$324,000,000. Of the amount appropriated under this heading--
          (1) not less than $196,000,000, notwithstanding 
        section 108(e) of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 
        4707(e)) with regard to Small and/or Emerging Community 
        Development Financial Institutions Assistance awards, 
        is available until September 30, 2024, for financial 
        assistance and technical assistance under subparagraphs 
        (A) and (B) of section 108(a)(1), respectively, of 
        Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(a)(1)(A) and (B)), 
        of which up to $1,600,000 may be available for training 
        and outreach under section 109 of Public Law 103-325 
        (12 U.S.C. 4708), of which up to $3,153,750 may be used 
        for the cost of direct loans, of which up to 
        $10,000,000, notwithstanding subsection (d) of section 
        108 of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(d)), may be 
        available to provide financial assistance, technical 
        assistance, training, and outreach to community 
        development financial institutions to expand 
        investments that benefit individuals with disabilities, 
        and of which up to $2,000,000 shall be for the Economic 
        Mobility Corps to be operated in conjunction with the 
        Corporation for National and Community Service, 
        pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 12571: Provided, That the cost of 
        direct and guaranteed loans, 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 not to exceed $25,000,000: Provided further, That 
        of the funds provided under this paragraph, excluding 
        those made to community development financial 
        institutions to expand investments that benefit 
        individuals with disabilities and those made to 
        community development financial institutions that serve 
        populations living in persistent poverty counties, the 
        CDFI Fund shall prioritize Financial Assistance awards 
        to organizations that invest and lend in high-poverty 
        areas: Provided further, That for purposes of this 
        section, the term ``high-poverty area'' means any 
        census tract with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent 
        as measured by the 2016-2020 5-year data series 
        available from the American Community Survey of the 
        Bureau of the Census for all States and Puerto Rico or 
        with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent as measured 
        by the 2010 Island areas Decennial Census data for any 
        territory or possession of the United States;
          (2) not less than $25,000,000, notwithstanding 
        section 108(e) of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 
        4707(e)), is available until September 30, 2024, for 
        financial assistance, technical assistance, training, 
        and outreach programs designed to benefit Native 
        American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native 
        communities and provided primarily through qualified 
        community development lender organizations with 
        experience and expertise in community development 
        banking and lending in Indian country, Native American 
        organizations, Tribes and Tribal organizations, and 
        other suitable providers;
          (3) not less than $35,000,000 is available until 
        September 30, 2024, for the Bank Enterprise Award 
        program;
          (4) not less than $24,000,000, notwithstanding 
        subsections (d) and (e) of section 108 of Public Law 
        103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(d) and (e)), is available until 
        September 30, 2024, for a Healthy Food Financing 
        Initiative to provide financial assistance, technical 
        assistance, training, and outreach to community 
        development financial institutions for the purpose of 
        offering affordable financing and technical assistance 
        to expand the availability of healthy food options in 
        distressed communities;
          (5) not less than $9,000,000 is available until 
        September 30, 2024, to provide grants for loan loss 
        reserve funds and to provide technical assistance for 
        small dollar loan programs under section 122 of Public 
        Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4719): Provided, That sections 
        108(d) and 122(b)(2) of such Public Law shall not apply 
        to the provision of such grants and technical 
        assistance;
          (6) up to $35,000,000 is available for administrative 
        expenses, including administration of CDFI Fund 
        programs and the New Markets Tax Credit Program, of 
        which not less than $1,000,000 is for the development 
        of tools to better assess and inform CDFI investment 
        performance and CDFI program impacts, and up to 
        $300,000 is for administrative expenses to carry out 
        the direct loan program; and
          (7) during fiscal year 2023, none of the funds 
        available under this heading are available for the 
        cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
        Budget Act of 1974, of commitments to guarantee bonds 
        and notes under section 114A of the Riegle Community 
        Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (12 
        U.S.C. 4713a): Provided, That commitments to guarantee 
        bonds and notes under such section 114A shall not 
        exceed $500,000,000: Provided further, That such 
        section 114A shall remain in effect until December 31, 
        2023: Provided further, That of the funds awarded under 
        this heading, except those provided for the Economic 
        Mobility Corps, not less than 10 percent shall be used 
        for awards that support investments that serve 
        populations living in persistent poverty counties: 
        Provided further, That for the purposes of this 
        paragraph and paragraph (1), the term ``persistent 
        poverty counties'' means any county, including county 
        equivalent areas in Puerto Rico, that has had 20 
        percent or more of its population living in poverty 
        over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990 and 
        2000 decennial censuses and the 2016-2020 5-year data 
        series available from the American Community Survey of 
        the Bureau of the Census or any other territory or 
        possession of the United States that has had 20 percent 
        or more of its population living in poverty over the 
        past 30 years, as measured by the 1990, 2000 and 2010 
        Island Areas Decennial Censuses, or equivalent data, of 
        the Bureau of the Census.

                        Internal Revenue Service

                           taxpayer services

  For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to 
provide taxpayer services, including pre-filing assistance and 
education, filing and account services, taxpayer advocacy 
services, and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at 
such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner, 
$2,780,606,000, of which not to exceed $100,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2024, of which not less 
than $11,000,000 shall be for the Tax Counseling for the 
Elderly Program, of which not less than $26,000,000 shall be 
available for low-income taxpayer clinic grants, including 
grants to individual clinics of up to $200,000, of which not 
less than $40,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2024, shall be available for the Community Volunteer Income Tax 
Assistance Matching Grants Program for tax return preparation 
assistance, and of which not less than $236,000,000 shall be 
available for operating expenses of the Taxpayer Advocate 
Service: Provided, That of the amounts made available for the 
Taxpayer Advocate Service, not less than $7,000,000 shall be 
for identity theft and refund fraud casework.

                              enforcement

  For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities of the 
Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect owed taxes, 
to provide legal and litigation support, to conduct criminal 
investigations, to enforce criminal statutes related to 
violations of internal revenue laws and other financial crimes, 
to purchase and hire passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 
1343(b)), and to provide other services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the 
Commissioner, $5,437,622,000; of which not to exceed 
$250,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024; 
of which not less than $60,257,000 shall be for the Interagency 
Crime and Drug Enforcement program; and of which not to exceed 
$25,000,000 shall be for investigative technology for the 
Criminal Investigation Division: Provided, That the amount made 
available for investigative technology for the Criminal 
Investigation Division shall be in addition to amounts made 
available for the Criminal Investigation Division under the 
``Operations Support'' heading.

                           operations support

  For necessary expenses to operate the Internal Revenue 
Service to support taxpayer services and enforcement programs, 
including rent payments; facilities services; printing; 
postage; physical security; headquarters and other IRS-wide 
administration activities; research and statistics of income; 
telecommunications; information technology development, 
enhancement, operations, maintenance and security; the hire of 
passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); the operations of 
the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board; and other 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may 
be determined by the Commissioner; $4,100,826,000, of which not 
to exceed $275,000,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2024; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended for acquisition of equipment and 
construction, repair and renovation of facilities; of which not 
to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2025, for research; and of which not to exceed $20,000 shall be 
for official reception and representation expenses: Provided, 
That not later than 30 days after the end of each quarter, the 
Internal Revenue Service shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate and the Comptroller General of the United States 
detailing major information technology investments in the 
Internal Revenue Service Integrated Modernization Business Plan 
portfolio, including detailed, plain language summaries on the 
status of plans, costs, and results; prior results and actual 
expenditures of the prior quarter; upcoming deliverables and 
costs for the fiscal year; risks and mitigation strategies 
associated with ongoing work; reasons for any cost or schedule 
variances; and total expenditures by fiscal year: Provided 
further, That the Internal Revenue Service shall include, in 
its budget justification for fiscal year 2024, a summary of 
cost and schedule performance information for its major 
information technology systems.

          administrative provisions--internal revenue service

                     (including transfer of funds)

  Sec. 101.  Not to exceed 5 percent of the appropriation made 
available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service under the 
``Enforcement'' heading, and not to exceed 5 percent of any 
other appropriation made available in this Act to the Internal 
Revenue Service, may be transferred to any other Internal 
Revenue Service appropriation upon the advance approval of the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate.
  Sec. 102.  The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain an 
employee training program, which shall include the following 
topics: taxpayers' rights, dealing courteously with taxpayers, 
cross-cultural relations, ethics, and the impartial application 
of tax law.
  Sec. 103.  The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and 
enforce policies and procedures that will safeguard the 
confidentiality of taxpayer information and protect taxpayers 
against identity theft.
  Sec. 104.  Funds made available by this or any other Act to 
the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved 
facilities and increased staffing to provide sufficient and 
effective 1-800 help line service for taxpayers. The 
Commissioner shall continue to make improvements to the 
Internal Revenue Service 1-800 help line service a priority and 
allocate resources necessary to enhance the response time to 
taxpayer communications, particularly with regard to victims of 
tax-related crimes.
  Sec. 105.  The Internal Revenue Service shall issue a notice 
of confirmation of any address change relating to an employer 
making employment tax payments, and such notice shall be sent 
to both the employer's former and new address and an officer or 
employee of the Internal Revenue Service shall give special 
consideration to an offer-in-compromise from a taxpayer who has 
been the victim of fraud by a third party payroll tax preparer.
  Sec. 106.  None of the funds made available under this Act 
may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens 
of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under 
the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
  Sec. 107.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target groups for 
regulatory scrutiny based on their ideological beliefs.
  Sec. 108.  None of funds made available by this Act to the 
Internal Revenue Service shall be obligated or expended on 
conferences that do not adhere to the procedures, verification 
processes, documentation requirements, and policies issued by 
the Chief Financial Officer, Human Capital Office, and Agency-
Wide Shared Services as a result of the recommendations in the 
report published on May 31, 2013, by the Treasury Inspector 
General for Tax Administration entitled ``Review of the August 
2010 Small Business/Self-Employed Division's Conference in 
Anaheim, California'' (Reference Number 2013-10-037).
  Sec. 109.  None of the funds made available in this Act to 
the Internal Revenue Service may be obligated or expended--
          (1) to make a payment to any employee under a bonus, 
        award, or recognition program; or
          (2) under any hiring or personnel selection process 
        with respect to re-hiring a former employee;
unless such program or process takes into account the conduct 
and Federal tax compliance of such employee or former employee.
  Sec. 110.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used in contravention of section 6103 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to confidentiality and 
disclosure of returns and return information).
  Sec. 111.  The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's 
delegate) may use the funds made available in this Act, subject 
to such policies as the Secretary (or the Secretary's delegate) 
may establish, to utilize direct hire authority to recruit and 
appoint qualified applicants, without regard to any notice or 
preference requirements, directly to positions in the 
competitive service to process backlogged tax returns and 
return information.
  Sec. 112.  Notwithstanding section 1344 of title 31, United 
States Code, funds appropriated to the Internal Revenue Service 
in this Act may be used to provide passenger carrier 
transportation and protection between the Commissioner of 
Internal Revenue's residence and place of employment.

         Administrative Provisions--Department of the Treasury

                     (including transfers of funds)

  Sec. 113.  Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury 
in this Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including 
maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of insurance for 
official motor vehicles operated in foreign countries; purchase 
of motor vehicles without regard to the general purchase price 
limitations for vehicles purchased and used overseas for the 
current fiscal year; entering into contracts with the 
Department of State for the furnishing of health and medical 
services to employees and their dependents serving in foreign 
countries; and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
  Sec. 114.  Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in 
this title made available under the headings ``Departmental 
Offices--Salaries and Expenses'', ``Office of Inspector 
General'', ``Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset 
Relief Program'', ``Financial Crimes Enforcement Network'', 
``Bureau of the Fiscal Service'', and ``Alcohol and Tobacco Tax 
and Trade Bureau'' may be transferred between such 
appropriations upon the advance approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: 
Provided, That no transfer under this section may increase or 
decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.
  Sec. 115.  Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriation made 
available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be 
transferred to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax 
Administration's appropriation upon the advance approval of the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate: Provided, That no transfer may increase or 
decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.
  Sec. 116.  None of the funds appropriated in this Act or 
otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury or the 
Bureau of Engraving and Printing may be used to redesign the $1 
Federal Reserve note.
  Sec. 117.  The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer funds 
from the ``Bureau of the Fiscal Service--Salaries and 
Expenses'' to the Debt Collection Fund as necessary to cover 
the costs of debt collection: Provided, That such amounts shall 
be reimbursed to such salaries and expenses account from debt 
collections received in the Debt Collection Fund.
  Sec. 118.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or any other Act may be used by the United 
States Mint to construct or operate any museum without the 
explicit approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate, the House Committee on 
Financial Services, and the Senate Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  Sec. 119.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or any other Act or source to the Department 
of the Treasury, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the 
United States Mint, individually or collectively, may be used 
to consolidate any or all functions of the Bureau of Engraving 
and Printing and the United States Mint without the explicit 
approval of the House Committee on Financial Services; the 
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; and 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate.
  Sec. 120.  Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available 
by the transfer of funds in this Act, for the Department of the 
Treasury's 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. 414) during fiscal year 2023 until the enactment of 
the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.
  Sec. 121.  Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made available from 
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Industrial Revolving 
Fund for necessary official reception and representation 
expenses.
  Sec. 122.  The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a 
Capital Investment Plan to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 30 
days following the submission of the annual budget submitted by 
the President: Provided, That such Capital Investment Plan 
shall include capital investment spending from all accounts 
within the Department of the Treasury, including but not 
limited to the Department-wide Systems and Capital Investment 
Programs account, Treasury Franchise Fund account, and the 
Treasury Forfeiture Fund account: Provided further, That such 
Capital Investment Plan shall include expenditures occurring in 
previous fiscal years for each capital investment project that 
has not been fully completed.
  Sec. 123.  During fiscal year 2023--
          (1) none of the funds made available in this or any 
        other Act may be used by the Department of the 
        Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Service, to 
        issue, revise, or finalize any regulation, revenue 
        ruling, or other guidance not limited to a particular 
        taxpayer relating to the standard which is used to 
        determine whether an organization is operated 
        exclusively for the promotion of social welfare for 
        purposes of section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue 
        Code of 1986 (including the proposed regulations 
        published at 78 Fed. Reg. 71535 (November 29, 2013)); 
        and
          (2) the standard and definitions as in effect on 
        January 1, 2010, which are used to make such 
        determinations shall apply after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act for purposes of determining 
        status under section 501(c)(4) of such Code of 
        organizations created on, before, or after such date.
  Sec. 124.  Within 45 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit an itemized 
report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate on the amount of total funds 
charged to each office by the Franchise Fund including the 
amount charged for each service provided by the Franchise Fund 
to each office, a detailed description of the services, a 
detailed explanation of how each charge for each service is 
calculated, and a description of the role customers have in 
governing in the Franchise Fund.
  Sec. 125. (a) Not later than 60 days after the end of each 
quarter, the Office of Financial Stability and the Office of 
Financial Research shall submit reports on their activities to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial 
Services of the House of Representatives, and the Senate 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  (b) The reports required under subsection (a) shall include--
          (1) the obligations made during the previous quarter 
        by object class, office, and activity;
          (2) the estimated obligations for the remainder of 
        the fiscal year by object class, office, and activity;
          (3) the number of full-time equivalents within each 
        office during the previous quarter;
          (4) the estimated number of full-time equivalents 
        within each office for the remainder of the fiscal 
        year; and
          (5) actions taken to achieve the goals, objectives, 
        and performance measures of each office.
  (c) At the request of any such Committees specified in 
subsection (a), the Office of Financial Stability and the 
Office of Financial Research shall make officials available to 
testify on the contents of the reports required under 
subsection (a).
  Sec. 126.  In addition to amounts otherwise available, there 
is appropriated to the Special Inspector General for Pandemic 
Recovery, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
necessary expenses in carrying out section 4018 of the 
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 
116-136).
  Sec. 127.  Section 127 of the Department of the Treasury 
Appropriations Act, 2019 (title I of division D of Public Law 
116-6) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ``, including public improvements in the area around 
such facility to mitigate traffic impacts caused by the 
construction and occupancy of the facility''.
  This title may be cited as the ``Department of the Treasury 
Appropriations Act, 2023''.

                                TITLE II

    EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE 
                               PRESIDENT

                            The White House

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses for the White House as authorized by 
law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105; subsistence 
expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 105, which shall be expended 
and accounted for as provided in that section; hire of 
passenger motor vehicles, and travel (not to exceed $100,000 to 
be expended and accounted for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 103); and 
not to exceed $19,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses, to be available for allocation within the Executive 
Office of the President; and for necessary expenses of the 
Office of Policy Development, including services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107, $77,681,000.

                 Executive Residence at the White House

                           operating expenses

  For necessary expenses of the Executive Residence at the 
White House, $15,609,000, to be expended and accounted for as 
provided by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 112-114.

                         reimbursable expenses

  For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at 
the White House, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, That 
all reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence 
shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this 
paragraph: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, such amount for reimbursable operating 
expenses shall be the exclusive authority of the Executive 
Residence to incur obligations and to receive offsetting 
collections, for such expenses: Provided further, That the 
Executive Residence shall require each person sponsoring a 
reimbursable political event to pay in advance an amount equal 
to the estimated cost of the event, and all such advance 
payments shall be credited to this account and remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That the Executive Residence 
shall require the national committee of the political party of 
the President to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be separately 
accounted for and available for expenses relating to 
reimbursable political events sponsored by such committee 
during such fiscal year: Provided further, That the Executive 
Residence shall ensure that a written notice of any amount owed 
for a reimbursable operating expense under this paragraph is 
submitted to the person owing such amount within 60 days after 
such expense is incurred, and that such amount is collected 
within 30 days after the submission of such notice: Provided 
further, That the Executive Residence shall charge interest and 
assess penalties and other charges on any such amount that is 
not reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with the 
interest and penalty provisions applicable to an outstanding 
debt on a United States Government claim under 31 U.S.C. 3717: 
Provided further, That each such amount that is reimbursed, and 
any accompanying interest and charges, shall be deposited in 
the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further, That 
the Executive Residence shall prepare and submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations, by not later than 90 days after 
the end of the fiscal year covered by this Act, a report 
setting forth the reimbursable operating expenses of the 
Executive Residence during the preceding fiscal year, including 
the total amount of such expenses, the amount of such total 
that consists of reimbursable official and ceremonial events, 
the amount of such total that consists of reimbursable 
political events, and the portion of each such amount that has 
been reimbursed as of the date of the report: Provided further, 
That the Executive Residence shall maintain a system for the 
tracking of expenses related to reimbursable events within the 
Executive Residence that includes a standard for the 
classification of any such expense as political or 
nonpolitical: Provided further, That no provision of this 
paragraph may be construed to exempt the Executive Residence 
from any other applicable requirement of subchapter I or II of 
chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code.

                   White House Repair and Restoration

  For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Executive 
Residence at the White House pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 105(d), 
$2,500,000, to remain available until expended, for required 
maintenance, resolution of safety and health issues, and 
continued preventative maintenance.

                      Council of Economic Advisers

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic Advisers in 
carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of 1946 (15 
U.S.C. 1021 et seq.), $4,903,000.

        National Security Council and Homeland Security Council

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses of the National Security Council and 
the Homeland Security Council, including services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $17,901,000, of which not to exceed $10,000 
shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses.

                        Office of Administration

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 
107, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $115,463,000, of 
which not to exceed $12,800,000 shall remain available until 
expended for continued modernization of information resources 
within the Executive Office of the President: Provided, That of 
the amounts provided under this heading, up to $7,000,000 shall 
be available for a program to provide payments (such as 
stipends, subsistence allowances, cost reimbursements, or 
awards) to students, recent graduates, and veterans recently 
discharged from active duty who are performing voluntary 
services in the Executive Office of the President under section 
3111(b) of title 5, United States Code, or comparable authority 
and shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available to pay 
or compensate such individuals: Provided further, That such 
payments shall not be considered compensation for purposes of 
such section 3111(b) and may be paid in advance.

                    Office of Management and Budget

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and 
Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, to carry out the provisions of 
chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, and to prepare and 
submit the budget of the United States Government, in 
accordance with section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, $128,035,000, of which not to exceed $3,000 shall be 
available for official representation expenses: Provided, That 
none of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Office of 
Management and Budget may be used for the purpose of reviewing 
any agricultural marketing orders or any activities or 
regulations under the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing 
Agreement Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.): Provided further, 
That none of the funds made available for the Office of 
Management and Budget by this Act may be expended for the 
altering of the transcript of actual testimony of witnesses, 
except for testimony of officials of the Office of Management 
and Budget, before the Committees on Appropriations or their 
subcommittees: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
available for the Office of Management and Budget by this Act 
may be expended for the altering of the annual work plan 
developed by the Corps of Engineers for submission to the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That none of 
the funds provided in this or prior Acts shall be used, 
directly or indirectly, by the Office of Management and Budget, 
for evaluating or determining if water resource project or 
study reports submitted by the Chief of Engineers acting 
through the Secretary of the Army are in compliance with all 
applicable laws, regulations, and requirements relevant to the 
Civil Works water resource planning process: Provided further, 
That the Office of Management and Budget shall have not more 
than 60 days in which to perform budgetary policy reviews of 
water resource matters on which the Chief of Engineers has 
reported: Provided further, That the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall notify the appropriate authorizing 
and appropriating committees when the 60-day review is 
initiated: Provided further, That if water resource reports 
have not been transmitted to the appropriate authorizing and 
appropriating committees within 15 days after the end of the 
Office of Management and Budget review period based on the 
notification from the Director, Congress shall assume Office of 
Management and Budget concurrence with the report and act 
accordingly: Provided further, That no later than 14 days after 
the submission of the budget of the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2024, the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget shall make publicly available on a website a tabular 
list for each agency that submits budget justification 
materials (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Funding 
Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006) that shall 
include, at minimum, the name of the agency, the date on which 
the budget justification materials of the agency were submitted 
to Congress, and a uniform resource locator where the budget 
justification materials are published on the website of the 
agency.

             Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator

  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Intellectual 
Property Enforcement Coordinator, as authorized by title III of 
the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual 
Property Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-403), including services 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $1,902,000.

                 Office of the National Cyber Director

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses of the Office of the National Cyber 
Director, as authorized by section 1752 of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (Public Law 116-283), $21,926,000, of which not to exceed 
$5,000 shall be available for official reception and 
representation expenses.

                 Office of National Drug Control Policy

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy; for research activities pursuant to the Office of 
National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998, as 
amended; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses; and for participation in joint 
projects or in the provision of services on matters of mutual 
interest with nonprofit, research, or public organizations or 
agencies, with or without reimbursement, $21,500,000: Provided, 
That the Office is authorized to accept, hold, administer, and 
utilize gifts, both real and personal, public and private, 
without fiscal year limitation, for the purpose of aiding or 
facilitating the work of the Office.

                     federal drug control programs

             high intensity drug trafficking areas program

                     (including transfers of funds)

  For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, 
$302,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for 
drug control activities consistent with the approved strategy 
for each of the designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking 
Areas (``HIDTAs''), of which not less than 51 percent shall be 
transferred to State and local entities for drug control 
activities and shall be obligated not later than 120 days after 
enactment of this Act: Provided, That up to 49 percent may be 
transferred to Federal agencies and departments in amounts 
determined by the Director of the Office of National Drug 
Control Policy, of which up to $5,800,000 may be used for 
auditing services and associated activities and $1,500,000 
shall be for the Grants Management System for use by the Office 
of National Drug Control Policy: Provided further, That any 
unexpended funds obligated prior to fiscal year 2021 may be 
used for any other approved activities of that HIDTA, subject 
to reprogramming requirements: Provided further, That each 
HIDTA designated as of September 30, 2022, shall be funded at 
not less than the fiscal year 2022 base level, unless the 
Director submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate justification for 
changes to those levels based on clearly articulated priorities 
and published Office of National Drug Control Policy 
performance measures of effectiveness: Provided further, That 
the Director shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of 
the initial allocation of fiscal year 2023 funding among HIDTAs 
not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, and shall 
notify the Committees of planned uses of discretionary HIDTA 
funding, as determined in consultation with the HIDTA 
Directors, not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act: 
Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of 
the funds so transferred from this appropriation are not 
necessary for the purposes provided herein and upon 
notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate, such amounts may be 
transferred back to this appropriation.

                  other federal drug control programs

                     (including transfers of funds)

  For other drug control activities authorized by the Anti-Drug 
Abuse Act of 1988 and the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998, as amended, $137,120,000, 
to remain available until expended, which shall be available as 
follows: $109,000,000 for the Drug-Free Communities Program, of 
which not more than $12,780,000 is for administrative expenses, 
and of which $2,500,000 shall be made available as directed by 
section 4 of Public Law 107-82, as amended by section 8204 of 
Public Law 115-271; $3,000,000 for drug court training and 
technical assistance; $15,250,000 for anti-doping activities; 
up to $3,420,000 for the United States membership dues to the 
World Anti-Doping Agency; $1,250,000 for the Model Acts 
Program; and $5,200,000 for activities authorized by section 
103 of Public Law 114-198: Provided, That amounts made 
available under this heading may be transferred to other 
Federal departments and agencies to carry out such activities: 
Provided further, That the Director of the Office of National 
Drug Control Policy shall, not fewer than 30 days prior to 
obligating funds under this heading for United States 
membership dues to the World Anti-Doping Agency, submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate a spending plan and explanation of the proposed 
uses of these funds.

                          Unanticipated Needs

  For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet 
unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national interest, 
security, or defense which may arise at home or abroad during 
the current fiscal year, as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 108, 
$1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.

              Information Technology Oversight and Reform

                     (including transfer of funds)

  For necessary expenses for the furtherance of integrated, 
efficient, secure, and effective uses of information technology 
in the Federal Government, $13,700,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget may transfer these funds to one or more 
other agencies to carry out projects to meet these purposes.

                  Special Assistance to the President

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President to 
provide assistance to the President in connection with 
specially assigned functions; services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106, including subsistence expenses as 
authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, which shall be expended and 
accounted for as provided in that section; and hire of 
passenger motor vehicles, $6,076,000.

                Official Residence of the Vice President

                           operating expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

  For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, and to 
the extent not otherwise provided for, heating and lighting, 
including electric power and fixtures, of the official 
residence of the Vice President; the hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; and not to exceed $90,000 pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 
106(b)(2), $321,000: Provided, That advances, repayments, or 
transfers from this appropriation may be made to any department 
or agency for expenses of carrying out such activities.

Administrative Provisions--Executive Office of the President and Funds 
                     Appropriated to the President

                     (including transfer of funds)

  Sec. 201.  From funds made available in this Act under the 
headings ``The White House'', ``Executive Residence at the 
White House'', ``White House Repair and Restoration'', 
``Council of Economic Advisers'', ``National Security Council 
and Homeland Security Council'', ``Office of Administration'', 
``Special Assistance to the President'', and ``Official 
Residence of the Vice President'', the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget (or such other officer as the 
President may designate in writing), may, with advance approval 
of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate, transfer not to exceed 10 
percent of any such appropriation to any other such 
appropriation, to be merged with and available for the same 
time and for the same purposes as the appropriation to which 
transferred: Provided, That the amount of an appropriation 
shall not be increased by more than 50 percent by such 
transfers: Provided further, That no amount shall be 
transferred from ``Special Assistance to the President'' or 
``Official Residence of the Vice President'' without the 
approval of the Vice President.
  Sec. 202. (a) During fiscal year 2023, any Executive order or 
Presidential memorandum issued or revoked by the President 
shall be accompanied by a written statement from the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget on the budgetary impact, 
including costs, benefits, and revenues, of such order or 
memorandum.
  (b) Any such statement shall include--
          (1) a narrative summary of the budgetary impact of 
        such order or memorandum on the Federal Government;
          (2) the impact on mandatory and discretionary 
        obligations and outlays as the result of such order or 
        memorandum, listed by Federal agency, for each year in 
        the 5-fiscal-year period beginning in fiscal year 2023; 
        and
          (3) the impact on revenues of the Federal Government 
        as the result of such order or memorandum over the 5-
        fiscal-year period beginning in fiscal year 2023.
  (c) If an Executive order or Presidential memorandum is 
issued during fiscal year 2023 due to a national emergency, the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget may issue the 
statement required by subsection (a) not later than 15 days 
after the date that such order or memorandum is issued.
  (d) The requirement for cost estimates for Presidential 
memoranda shall only apply for Presidential memoranda estimated 
to have a regulatory cost in excess of $100,000,000.
  Sec. 203.  Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall issue a memorandum to all Federal departments, 
agencies, and corporations directing compliance with the 
provisions in title VII of this Act.
  Sec. 204.  In fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year 
thereafter--(1) the Office of Management and Budget shall 
operate and maintain the automated system required to be 
implemented by section 204 of the Financial Services and 
General Government Appropriations Act, 2022 (division E of 
Public Law 117-103) and shall continue to post each document 
apportioning an appropriation, pursuant to section 1513(b) of 
title 31, United States Code, including any associated 
footnotes, in a format that qualifies each such document as an 
open Government data asset (as that term is defined in section 
3502 of title 44, United States Code); and (2) the requirements 
specified in subsection (c), the first and second provisos of 
subsection (d)(1), and subsection (d)(2) of such section 204 
shall continue to apply.
  Sec. 205.  For an additional amount for ``Office of National 
Drug Control Policy--Salaries and Expenses'', $10,482,000, 
which shall be for initiatives in the amounts and for the 
projects specified in the table that appears under the heading 
``Administrative Provisions--Executive Office of the President 
and Funds Appropriated to the President'' in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That none of 
the funds made available by this section may be transferred for 
any other purpose.
  This title may be cited as the ``Executive Office of the 
President Appropriations Act, 2023''.

                               TITLE III

                             THE JUDICIARY

                   Supreme Court of the United States

                         salaries and expenses

  For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme 
Court, as required by law, excluding care of the building and 
grounds, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as 
authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 
for official reception and representation expenses; and for 
miscellaneous expenses, to be expended as the Chief Justice may 
approve, $109,551,000, of which $1,500,000 shall remain 
available until expended.
  In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief 
justice and associate justices of the court.

                    care of the building and grounds

  For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the 
Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon 
the Architect by 40 U.S.C. 6111 and 6112, $29,246,000, to 
remain available until expended.

         United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

                         salaries and expenses

  For salaries of officers and employees, and for necessary 
expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $36,735,000.
  In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief judge 
and judges of the court.

               United States Court of International Trade

                         salaries and expenses

  For salaries of officers and employees of the court, 
services, and necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by 
law, $21,260,000.
  In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief judge 
and judges of the court.

    Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services

                         salaries and expenses

  For the salaries of judges of the United States Court of 
Federal Claims, magistrate judges, and all other officers and 
employees of the Federal Judiciary not otherwise specifically 
provided for, necessary expenses of the courts, and the 
purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for 
Probation and Pretrial Services Office staff, as authorized by 
law, $5,905,055,000 (including the purchase of firearms and 
ammunition); of which not to exceed $27,817,000 shall remain 
available until expended for space alteration projects and for 
furniture and furnishings related to new space alteration and 
construction projects.
  In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary under current law for the salaries of circuit and 
district judges (including judges of the territorial courts of 
the United States), bankruptcy judges, and justices and judges 
retired from office or from regular active service.
  In addition, for expenses of the United States Court of 
Federal Claims associated with processing cases under the 
National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-
660), not to exceed $9,975,000, to be appropriated from the 
Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.

                           defender services

  For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; the 
compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys 
appointed to represent persons under 18 U.S.C. 3006A and 3599, 
and for the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of 
persons furnishing investigative, expert, and other services 
for such representations as authorized by law; the compensation 
(in accordance with the maximums under 18 U.S.C. 3006A) and 
reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to assist the 
court in criminal cases where the defendant has waived 
representation by counsel; the compensation and reimbursement 
of expenses of attorneys appointed to represent jurors in civil 
actions for the protection of their employment, as authorized 
by 28 U.S.C. 1875(d)(1); the compensation and reimbursement of 
expenses of attorneys appointed under 18 U.S.C. 983(b)(1) in 
connection with certain judicial civil forfeiture proceedings; 
the compensation and reimbursement of travel expenses of 
guardians ad litem appointed under 18 U.S.C. 4100(b); and for 
necessary training and general administrative expenses, 
$1,382,680,000, to remain available until expended.

                    fees of jurors and commissioners

  For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 
1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commissioners as authorized 
by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensation of commissioners appointed 
in condemnation cases pursuant to rule 71.1(h) of the Federal 
Rules of Civil Procedure (28 U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71.1(h)), 
$58,239,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
the compensation of land commissioners shall not exceed the 
daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 
5332.

                             court security

                     (including transfer of funds)

  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident 
to the provision of protective guard services for United States 
courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court or 
Administrative Office of the United States Courts operations, 
the procurement, installation, and maintenance of security 
systems and equipment for United States courthouses and other 
facilities housing Federal court or Administrative Office of 
the United States Courts operations, building ingress-egress 
control, inspection of mail and packages, directed security 
patrols, perimeter security, basic security services provided 
by the Federal Protective Service, and other similar activities 
as authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement and 
Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100-702), $750,163,000, of 
which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until 
expended, to be expended directly or transferred to the United 
States Marshals Service, which shall be responsible for 
administering the Judicial Facility Security Program consistent 
with standards or guidelines agreed to by the Director of the 
Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the 
Attorney General: Provided, That funds made available under 
this heading may be used for managing a Judiciary-wide program 
to facilitate security and emergency management services among 
the Judiciary, United States Marshals Service, Federal 
Protective Service, General Services Administration, other 
Federal agencies, state and local governments and the public; 
and, notwithstanding sections 331, 566(e)(1), and 566(i) of 
title 28, United States Code, for identifying and pursuing the 
voluntary redaction and reduction of personally identifiable 
information on the internet of judges and other familial 
relatives who live at the judge's domicile.

           Administrative Office of the United States Courts

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the 
United States Courts as authorized by law, including travel as 
authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a passenger motor vehicle 
as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), advertising and rent in the 
District of Columbia and elsewhere, $102,673,000, of which not 
to exceed $8,500 is authorized for official reception and 
representation expenses.

                        Federal Judicial Center

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as 
authorized by Public Law 90-219, $34,261,000; of which 
$1,800,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2024, 
to provide education and training to Federal court personnel; 
and of which not to exceed $1,500 is authorized for official 
reception and representation expenses.

                  United States Sentencing Commission

                         salaries and expenses

  For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the 
provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code, 
$21,641,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for 
official reception and representation expenses.

                Administrative Provisions--the Judiciary

                     (including transfer of funds)

  Sec. 301.  Appropriations and authorizations made in this 
title which are available for salaries and expenses shall be 
available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
  Sec. 302.  Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in this 
Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such 
appropriation, except ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and 
Other Judicial Services, Defender Services'' and ``Courts of 
Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Fees of 
Jurors and Commissioners'', 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 sections 604 and 608 of this Act and shall not be 
available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 
with the procedures set forth in section 608.
  Sec. 303.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
salaries and expenses appropriation for ``Courts of Appeals, 
District Courts, and Other Judicial Services'' shall be 
available for official reception and representation expenses of 
the Judicial Conference of the United States: Provided, That 
such available funds shall not exceed $11,000 and shall be 
administered by the Director of the Administrative Office of 
the United States Courts in the capacity as Secretary of the 
Judicial Conference.
  Sec. 304.  Section 3315(a) of title 40, United States Code, 
shall be applied by substituting ``Federal'' for ``executive'' 
each place it appears.
  Sec. 305.  In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 561-569, and 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States 
Marshals Service shall provide, for such courthouses as its 
Director may designate in consultation with the Director of the 
Administrative Office of the United States Courts, for purposes 
of a pilot program, the security services that 40 U.S.C. 1315 
authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to provide, 
except for the services specified in 40 U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(E). 
For building-specific security services at these courthouses, 
the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States 
Courts shall reimburse the United States Marshals Service 
rather than the Department of Homeland Security.
  Sec. 306. (a) Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act 
of 1990 (Public Law 101-650; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), is amended in 
the matter following paragraph 12--
          (1) in the second sentence (relating to the District 
        of Kansas), by striking ``31 years and 6 months'' and 
        inserting ``32 years and 6 months''; and
          (2) in the sixth sentence (relating to the District 
        of Hawaii), by striking ``28 years and 6 months'' and 
        inserting ``29 years and 6 months''.
  (b) Section 406 of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and 
Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-
115; 119 Stat. 2470; 28 U.S.C. 133 note) is amended in the 
second sentence (relating to the eastern District of Missouri) 
by striking ``29 years and 6 months'' and inserting ``30 years 
and 6 months''.
  (c) Section 312(c)(2) of the 21st Century Department of 
Justice Appropriations Authorization Act (Public Law 107-273; 
28 U.S.C. 133 note), is amended--
          (1) in the first sentence by striking ``20 years'' 
        and inserting ``21 years'';
          (2) in the second sentence (relating to the central 
        District of California), by striking ``19 years and 6 
        months'' and inserting ``20 years and 6 months''; and
          (3) in the third sentence (relating to the western 
        district of North Carolina), by striking ``18 years'' 
        and inserting ``19 years''.
  Sec. 307.  Section 677 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
  ``(d) The Counselor, with the approval of the Chief Justice, 
shall establish a retention and recruitment program that is 
consistent with section 908 of the Emergency Supplemental Act, 
2002 (2 U.S.C. 1926) for Supreme Court Police officers and 
other critical employees who agree in writing to remain 
employed with the Supreme Court for a period of service of not 
less than two years.''.
  Sec. 308.  Section 996(b) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ``84 (Federal Employees' Retirement 
System),'' after ``83 (Retirement),''.
  This title may be cited as the ``Judiciary Appropriations 
Act, 2023''.

                                TITLE IV

                          DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

                             Federal Funds

              federal payment for resident tuition support

  For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, to be 
deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide program to 
be administered by the Mayor, for District of Columbia resident 
tuition support, $40,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That such funds, including any interest 
accrued thereon, may be used on behalf of eligible District of 
Columbia residents to pay an amount based upon the difference 
between in-State and out-of-State tuition at public 
institutions of higher education, or to pay up to $2,500 each 
year at eligible private institutions of higher education: 
Provided further, That the awarding of such funds may be 
prioritized on the basis of a resident's academic merit, the 
income and need of eligible students and such other factors as 
may be authorized: Provided further, That the District of 
Columbia government shall maintain a dedicated account for the 
Resident Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the 
Federal funds appropriated to the Program in this Act and any 
subsequent appropriations, any unobligated balances from prior 
fiscal years, and any interest earned in this or any fiscal 
year: Provided further, That the account shall be under the 
control of the District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer, 
who shall use those funds solely for the purposes of carrying 
out the Resident Tuition Support Program: Provided further, 
That the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall provide a 
quarterly financial report to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate for these funds 
showing, by object class, the expenditures made and the purpose 
therefor.

   federal payment for emergency planning and security costs in the 
                          district of columbia

  For a Federal payment of necessary expenses, as determined by 
the Mayor of the District of Columbia in written consultation 
with the elected county or city officials of surrounding 
jurisdictions, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
for the costs of providing public safety at events related to 
the presence of the National Capital in the District of 
Columbia, including support requested by the Director of the 
United States Secret Service in carrying out protective duties 
under the direction of the Secretary of Homeland Security, and 
for the costs of providing support to respond to immediate and 
specific terrorist threats or attacks in the District of 
Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions.

           federal payment to the district of columbia courts

  For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia 
Courts, including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, 
$291,068,000 to be allocated as follows: for the District of 
Columbia Court of Appeals, $15,055,000, of which not to exceed 
$2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; 
for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 
$140,973,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official 
reception and representation expenses; for the District of 
Columbia Court System, $88,290,000, of which not to exceed 
$2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; 
and $46,750,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, 
for capital improvements for District of Columbia courthouse 
facilities: Provided, That funds made available for capital 
improvements shall be expended consistent with the District of 
Columbia Courts master plan study and facilities condition 
assessment: Provided further, That, in addition to the amounts 
appropriated herein, fees received by the District of Columbia 
Courts for administering bar examinations and processing 
District of Columbia bar admissions may be retained and 
credited to this appropriation, to remain available until 
expended, for salaries and expenses associated with such 
activities, notwithstanding section 450 of the District of 
Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-204.50): 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned 
quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated 
and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for 
salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided 
further, That 30 days after providing written notice to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate, the District of Columbia Courts may reallocate 
not more than $9,000,000 of the funds provided under this 
heading among the items and entities funded under this heading: 
Provided further, That the Joint Committee on Judicial 
Administration in the District of Columbia may, by regulation, 
establish a program substantially similar to the program set 
forth in subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5, United States 
Code, for employees of the District of Columbia Courts.

  federal payment for defender services in district of columbia courts

                    (including rescission of funds)

  For payments authorized under section 11-2604 and section 11-
2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to representation provided 
under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments 
for counsel appointed in proceedings in the Family Court of the 
Superior Court of the District of Columbia under chapter 23 of 
title 16, D.C. Official Code, or pursuant to contractual 
agreements to provide guardian ad litem representation, 
training, technical assistance, and such other services as are 
necessary to improve the quality of guardian ad litem 
representation, payments for counsel appointed in adoption 
proceedings under chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, 
and payments authorized under section 21-2060, D.C. Official 
Code (relating to services provided under the District of 
Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable 
Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $46,005,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That funds provided under 
this heading shall be administered by the Joint Committee on 
Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, this 
appropriation shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of 
Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same 
manner as funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal 
agencies: Provided further, That of the unobligated balances 
from prior year appropriations made available under this 
heading, $22,000,000, are hereby rescinded not later than 
September 30, 2023.

 federal payment to the court services and offender supervision agency 
                      for the district of columbia

  For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of 
motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender Supervision 
Agency for the District of Columbia, as authorized by the 
National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement 
Act of 1997, $285,016,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 is for 
official reception and representation expenses related to 
Community Supervision and Pretrial Services Agency programs, 
and of which not to exceed $25,000 is for dues and assessments 
relating to the implementation of the Court Services and 
Offender Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002: 
Provided, That, of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
$204,579,000 shall be for necessary expenses of Community 
Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to include expenses 
relating to the supervision of adults subject to protection 
orders or the provision of services for or related to such 
persons, of which $7,798,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2025, for costs associated with the relocation 
under replacement leases for headquarters offices, field 
offices and related facilities: Provided further, That, of the 
funds appropriated under this heading, $80,437,000 shall be 
available to the Pretrial Services Agency, of which $998,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2025, for costs 
associated with relocation under a replacement lease for 
headquarters offices, field offices, and related facilities: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned 
quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated 
and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for 
salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided 
further, That amounts under this heading may be used for 
programmatic incentives for defendants to successfully complete 
their terms of supervision.

  federal payment to the district of columbia public defender service

  For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of 
motor vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public Defender 
Service, as authorized by the National Capital Revitalization 
and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, $53,629,000: 
Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all 
amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by 
the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended 
in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and 
expenses of Federal agencies: Provided further, That the 
District of Columbia Public Defender Service may establish for 
employees of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service a 
program substantially similar to the program set forth in 
subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, 
except that the maximum amount of the payment made under the 
program to any individual may not exceed the amount referred to 
in section 3523(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code: 
Provided further, That for the purposes of engaging with, and 
receiving services from, Federal Franchise Fund Programs 
established in accordance with section 403 of the Government 
Management Reform Act of 1994, as amended, the District of 
Columbia Public Defender Service shall be considered an agency 
of the United States Government: Provided further, That the 
District of Columbia Public Defender Service may enter into 
contracts for the procurement of severable services and 
multiyear contracts for the acquisition of property and 
services to the same extent and under the same conditions as an 
executive agency under sections 3902 and 3903 of title 41, 
United States Code.

      federal payment to the criminal justice coordinating council

  For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating 
Council, $2,450,000, to remain available until expended, to 
support initiatives related to the coordination of Federal and 
local criminal justice resources in the District of Columbia.

                federal payment for judicial commissions

  For a Federal payment, to remain available until September 
30, 2024, to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and 
Tenure, $330,000, and for the Judicial Nomination Commission, 
$300,000.

                 federal payment for school improvement

  For a Federal payment for a school improvement program in the 
District of Columbia, $52,500,000, to remain available until 
expended, for payments authorized under the Scholarships for 
Opportunity and Results Act (division C of Public Law 112-10): 
Provided, That, to the extent that funds are available for 
opportunity scholarships and following the priorities included 
in section 3006 of such Act, the Secretary of Education shall 
make scholarships available to students eligible under section 
3013(3) of such Act (Public Law 112-10; 125 Stat. 211) 
including students who were not offered a scholarship during 
any previous school year: Provided further, That within funds 
provided for opportunity scholarships up to $1,750,000 shall be 
for the activities specified in sections 3007(b) through 
3007(d) of the Act and up to $500,000 shall be for the 
activities specified in section 3009 of the Act.

      federal payment for the district of columbia national guard

  For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia National 
Guard, $600,000, to remain available until expended for the 
Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia 
National Guard Retention and College Access Program.

         federal payment for testing and treatment of hiv/aids

  For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for the 
testing of individuals for, and the treatment of individuals 
with, human immunodeficiency virus and acquired 
immunodeficiency syndrome in the District of Columbia, 
$4,000,000.

 federal payment to the district of columbia water and sewer authority

  For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Water and 
Sewer Authority, $8,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, to continue implementation of the Combined Sewer 
Overflow Long-Term Plan: Provided, That the District of 
Columbia Water and Sewer Authority provides a 100 percent match 
for this payment.

                       District of Columbia Funds

  Local funds are appropriated for the District of Columbia for 
the current fiscal year out of the General Fund of the District 
of Columbia (``General Fund'') for programs and activities set 
forth in the Fiscal Year 2023 Local Budget Act of 2022 (D.C. 
Act 24-486) and at rates set forth under such Act, as amended 
as of the date of enactment of this Act: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided 
in section 450A of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act 
(section 1-204.50a, D.C. Official Code), sections 816 and 817 
of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations 
Act, 2009 (secs. 47-369.01 and 47-369.02, D.C. Official Code), 
and provisions of this Act, the total amount appropriated in 
this Act for operating expenses for the District of Columbia 
for fiscal year 2023 under this heading shall not exceed the 
estimates included in the Fiscal Year 2023 Local Budget Act of 
2022, as amended as of the date of enactment of this Act or the 
sum of the total revenues of the District of Columbia for such 
fiscal year: Provided further, That the amount appropriated may 
be increased by proceeds of one-time transactions, which are 
expended for emergency or unanticipated operating or capital 
needs: Provided further, That such increases shall be approved 
by enactment of local District law and shall comply with all 
reserve requirements contained in the District of Columbia Home 
Rule Act: Provided further, That the Chief Financial Officer of 
the District of Columbia shall take such steps as are necessary 
to assure that the District of Columbia meets these 
requirements, including the apportioning by the Chief Financial 
Officer of the appropriations and funds made available to the 
District during fiscal year 2023, except that the Chief 
Financial Officer may not reprogram for operating expenses any 
funds derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued 
for capital projects.
  This title may be cited as the ``District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act, 2023''.

                                TITLE V

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

             Administrative Conference of the United States

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses of the Administrative Conference of 
the United States, authorized by 5 U.S.C. 591 et seq., 
$3,465,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, of 
which not to exceed $1,000 is for official reception and 
representation expenses.

   Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation

                         salaries and expenses

  For payment to the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence 
in Education Fund, established by section 1408 of Public Law 
99-661 (20 U.S.C. 4707), for necessary expenses to carry out 
activities pursuant to the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and 
Excellence in Education Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.), 
$2,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                  Commodity Futures Trading Commission

                     (including transfer of funds)

  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including the 
purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and the rental 
of space (to include multiple year leases), in the District of 
Columbia and elsewhere, $365,000,000, including not to exceed 
$3,000 for official reception and representation expenses, and 
not to exceed $25,000 for the expenses for consultations and 
meetings hosted by the Commission with foreign governmental and 
other regulatory officials, of which not less than $20,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2024, and of which 
not less than $4,218,000 shall be for expenses of the Office of 
the Inspector General: Provided, That notwithstanding the 
limitations in 31 U.S.C. 1553, amounts provided under this 
heading are available for the liquidation of obligations equal 
to current year payments on leases entered into prior to the 
date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That for the 
purpose of recording and liquidating any lease obligations that 
should have been recorded and liquidated against accounts 
closed pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1552, and consistent with the 
preceding proviso, such amounts shall be transferred to and 
recorded in a no-year account in the Treasury, which has been 
established for the sole purpose of recording adjustments for 
and liquidating such unpaid obligations.

                   Consumer Product Safety Commission

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for 
individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the 
maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376, purchase of nominal 
awards to recognize non-Federal officials' contributions to 
Commission activities, and not to exceed $4,000 for official 
reception and representation expenses, $152,500,000, of which 
$2,000,000 shall remain available until expended, to carry out 
the program, including administrative costs, required by 
section 1405 of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety 
Act (Public Law 110-140; 15 U.S.C. 8004), and of which 
$2,000,000 shall remain available until expended, to carry out 
the program, including administrative costs, required by 
section 204 of the Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon 
Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2022 (title II of division 
Q of Public Law 117-103).

      administrative provision--consumer product safety commission

  Sec. 501.  During fiscal year 2023, none of the amounts made 
available by this Act may be used to finalize or implement the 
Safety Standard for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles published 
by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the Federal 
Register on November 19, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 68964) until 
after--
          (1) the National Academy of Sciences, in consultation 
        with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
        and the Department of Defense, completes a study to 
        determine--
                  (A) the technical validity of the lateral 
                stability and vehicle handling requirements 
                proposed by such standard for purposes of 
                reducing the risk of Recreational Off-Highway 
                Vehicle (referred to in this section as 
                ``ROV'') rollovers in the off-road environment, 
                including the repeatability and reproducibility 
                of testing for compliance with such 
                requirements;
                  (B) the number of ROV rollovers that would be 
                prevented if the proposed requirements were 
                adopted;
                  (C) whether there is a technical basis for 
                the proposal to provide information on a point-
                of-sale hangtag about a ROV's rollover 
                resistance on a progressive scale; and
                  (D) the effect on the utility of ROVs used by 
                the United States military if the proposed 
                requirements were adopted; and
          (2) a report containing the results of the study 
        completed under paragraph (1) is delivered to--
                  (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                Transportation of the Senate;
                  (B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
                the House of Representatives;
                  (C) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
                Senate; and
                  (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
                House of Representatives.

                     Election Assistance Commission

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses to carry out the Help America Vote Act 
of 2002 (Public Law 107-252), $28,000,000, of which $1,500,000 
shall be made available to the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology for election reform activities authorized under 
the Help America Vote Act of 2002, and of which $1,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be for the Help America 
Vote College Program as authorized by title V of the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002.

                        election security grants

  Notwithstanding section 104(c)(2)(B) of the Help America Vote 
Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20904(c)(2)(B)), $75,000,000 is provided 
to the Election Assistance Commission for necessary expenses to 
make payments to States for activities to improve the 
administration of elections for Federal office, including to 
enhance election technology and make election security 
improvements, as authorized by sections 101, 103, and 104 of 
such Act: Provided, That for purposes of applying such 
sections, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 
shall be deemed to be a State and, for purposes of sections 
101(d)(2) and 103(a) shall be treated in the same manner as the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
United States Virgin Islands: Provided further, That each 
reference to the ``Administrator of General Services'' or the 
``Administrator'' in sections 101 and 103 shall be deemed to 
refer to the ``Election Assistance Commission'': Provided 
further, That each reference to ``$5,000,000'' in section 103 
shall be deemed to refer to ``$1,000,000'' and each reference 
to ``$1,000,000'' in section 103 shall be deemed to refer to 
``$200,000'': Provided further, That not later than two years 
after receiving a payment under this heading, a State shall 
make available funds for such activities in an amount equal to 
20 percent of the total amount of the payment made to the State 
under this heading: Provided further, That not later than 45 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Election 
Assistance Commission shall make the payments to States under 
this heading: Provided further, That States shall submit 
quarterly financial reports and annual progress reports.

                   Federal Communications Commission

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications 
Commission, as authorized by law, including uniforms and 
allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; not 
to exceed $4,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses; purchase and hire of motor vehicles; special counsel 
fees; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
$390,192,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That $390,192,000 of offsetting collections shall be assessed 
and collected pursuant to section 9 of title I of the 
Communications Act of 1934, shall be retained and used for 
necessary expenses and shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be 
reduced as such offsetting collections are received during 
fiscal year 2023 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2023 
appropriation estimated at $0: Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B), proceeds from the use 
of a competitive bidding system that may be retained and made 
available for obligation shall not exceed $132,231,000 for 
fiscal year 2023: Provided further, That, of the amount 
appropriated under this heading, not less than $12,131,000 
shall be for the salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Inspector General.

      administrative provisions--federal communications commission

  Sec. 510.  Section 302 of the Universal Service 
Antideficiency Temporary Suspension Act is amended by striking 
``December 31, 2022'' each place it appears and inserting 
``December 31, 2023''.
  Sec. 511.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
used by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, 
or change its rules or regulations for universal service 
support payments to implement the February 27, 2004, 
recommendations of the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal 
Service regarding single connection or primary line 
restrictions on universal service support payments.

                 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

                    office of the inspector general

  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 
1978, $47,500,000, to be derived from the Deposit Insurance 
Fund or, only when appropriate, the FSLIC Resolution Fund.

                      Federal Election Commission

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, $81,674,000, of which 
not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for reception and 
representation expenses.

                   Federal Labor Relations Authority

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Federal 
Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization Plan 
Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, 
including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and including 
hire of experts and consultants, hire of passenger motor 
vehicles, and including official reception and representation 
expenses (not to exceed $1,500) and rental of conference rooms 
in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $29,400,000: 
Provided, That public members of the Federal Service Impasses 
Panel may be paid travel expenses and per diem in lieu of 
subsistence as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons 
employed intermittently in the Government service, and 
compensation as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, 
That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees 
charged to non-Federal participants at labor-management 
relations conferences shall be credited to and merged with this 
account, to be available without further appropriation for the 
costs of carrying out these conferences.

                        Federal Trade Commission

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission, 
including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $2,000 for 
official reception and representation expenses, $430,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That not to 
exceed $300,000 shall be available for use to contract with a 
person or persons for collection services in accordance with 
the terms of 31 U.S.C. 3718: Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, fees collected in 
fiscal year 2023 for premerger notification filings under the 
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 
18a), (and estimated to be $190,000,000 in fiscal year 2023) 
shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this 
appropriation and shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, fees collected to implement and enforce the Telemarketing 
Sales Rule, promulgated under the Telemarketing and Consumer 
Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), 
regardless of the year of collection (and estimated to be 
$20,000,000 in fiscal year 2023), shall be credited to this 
account, and 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 2023 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 2023 
appropriation from the general fund estimated at $48,000,000: 
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, 2022, shall become available for 
obligation except as provided in the preceding proviso: 
Provided further, That none of the funds made available to the 
Federal Trade Commission may be used to implement subsection 
(e)(2)(B) of section 43 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1831t).

                    General Services Administration

                        real property activities

                         federal buildings fund

                 limitations on availability of revenue

                     (including transfers of funds)

  Amounts in the Fund, including revenues and collections 
deposited into the Fund, shall be available for necessary 
expenses of real property management and related activities not 
otherwise provided for, including operation, maintenance, and 
protection of federally owned and leased buildings; rental of 
buildings in the District of Columbia; restoration of leased 
premises; moving governmental agencies (including space 
adjustments and telecommunications relocation expenses) in 
connection with the assignment, allocation, and transfer of 
space; contractual services incident to cleaning or servicing 
buildings, and moving; repair and alteration of federally owned 
buildings, including grounds, approaches, and appurtenances; 
care and safeguarding of sites; maintenance, preservation, 
demolition, and equipment; acquisition of buildings and sites 
by purchase, condemnation, or as otherwise authorized by law; 
acquisition of options to purchase buildings and sites; 
conversion and extension of federally owned buildings; 
preliminary planning and design of projects by contract or 
otherwise; construction of new buildings (including equipment 
for such buildings); and payment of principal, interest, and 
any other obligations for public buildings acquired by 
installment purchase and purchase contract; in the aggregate 
amount of $10,013,150,000, of which--
          (1) $807,809,000 shall remain available until 
        expended for construction and acquisition (including 
        funds for sites and expenses, and associated design and 
        construction services) and remediation, in addition to 
        amounts otherwise provided for such purposes, as 
        follows:
          Connecticut:
          Hartford, U.S. Courthouse, $61,500,000;
          District of Columbia:
          DHS Consolidation at St. Elizabeths, $252,963,000;
          Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Lease Purchase 
        Option, $21,000,000;
          Southeast Federal Center Remediation, $3,946,000;
          Florida:
          Fort Lauderdale, U.S. Courthouse, $55,000,000;
          National Capital Region:
          Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters 
        Consolidation, $375,000,000;
          Tennessee:
          Chattanooga, U.S. Courthouse, $38,400,000:
        Provided, That each of the foregoing limits of costs on 
        construction, acquisition, and remediation projects may 
        be exceeded to the extent that savings are effected in 
        other such projects, but not to exceed 20 percent of 
        the amounts included in a transmitted prospectus, if 
        required, unless advance approval is obtained from the 
        Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
        Representatives and the Senate of a greater amount;
          (2) $662,280,000 shall remain available until 
        expended for repairs and alterations, including 
        associated design and construction services, in 
        addition to amounts otherwise provided for such 
        purposes, of which--
                  (A) $244,783,000 is for Major Repairs and 
                Alterations as follows:
          Multiple Locations:
          National Conveying Systems, $30,000,000;
          National Capital Region:
          Fire Alarm Systems, $40,000,000;
          California:
          San Francisco, Federal Building, $15,687,000;
          Georgia:
          Atlanta, Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, 
        $10,229,000;
          Massachusetts:
          Boston, John J. Moakley U.S. Courthouse, $10,345,000;
          Montana:
          Butte, Mike Mansfield Federal Building and U.S. 
        Courthouse, $25,792,000;
          New York:
          New York, Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, 
        $68,497,000;
          Ohio:
          Cleveland, Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, 
        $10,235,000;
          Oklahoma:
          Oklahoma City, William J. Holloway, Jr. U.S. 
        Courthouse and Post Office, $3,093,000;
          Pennsylvania:
          Philadelphia, James A. Byrne U.S. Courthouse, 
        $12,927,000;
          Vermont:
          St. Albans, Federal Building, U.S. Post Office and 
        Custom House, $17,978,000;
                  (B) $398,797,000 is for Basic Repairs and 
                Alterations, of which $3,000,000 is for repairs 
                to the water feature at the Wilkie D. Ferguson 
                Jr. U.S. Courthouse in Miami, FL; and
                  (C) $18,700,000 is for Special Emphasis 
                Programs as follows:
          Judiciary Capital Security Program, $18,700,000;
        Provided, That funds made available in this or any 
        previous Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs 
        and Alterations shall, for prospectus projects, be 
        limited to the amount identified for each project, 
        except each project in this or any previous Act may be 
        increased by an amount not to exceed 20 percent unless 
        advance approval is obtained from the Committees on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
        Senate of a greater amount: Provided further, That 
        additional projects for which prospectuses have been 
        fully approved may be funded under this category only 
        if advance approval is obtained from the Committees on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
        Senate: Provided further, That the amounts provided in 
        this or any prior Act for ``Repairs and Alterations'' 
        may be used to fund costs associated with implementing 
        security improvements to buildings necessary to meet 
        the minimum standards for security in accordance with 
        current law and in compliance with the reprogramming 
        guidelines of the appropriate Committees of the House 
        and Senate: Provided further, That the difference 
        between the funds appropriated and expended on any 
        projects in this or any prior Act, under the heading 
        ``Repairs and Alterations'', may be transferred to 
        ``Basic Repairs and Alterations'' or used to fund 
        authorized increases in prospectus projects: Provided 
        further, That the amount provided in this or any prior 
        Act for ``Basic Repairs and Alterations'' may be used 
        to pay claims against the Government arising from any 
        projects under the heading ``Repairs and Alterations'' 
        or used to fund authorized increases in prospectus 
        projects;
          (3) $5,561,680,000 for rental of space to remain 
        available until expended; and
          (4) $2,981,381,000 for building operations to remain 
        available until expended: Provided, That the total 
        amount of funds made available from this Fund to the 
        General Services Administration shall not be available 
        for expenses of any construction, repair, alteration 
        and acquisition project for which a prospectus, if 
        required by 40 U.S.C. 3307(a), has not been approved, 
        except that necessary funds may be expended for each 
        project for required expenses for the development of a 
        proposed prospectus: Provided further, That funds 
        available in the Federal Buildings Fund may be expended 
        for emergency repairs when advance approval is obtained 
        from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
        Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That 
        amounts necessary to provide reimbursable special 
        services to other agencies under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2) 
        and amounts to provide such reimbursable fencing, 
        lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private 
        or other property not in Government ownership or 
        control as may be appropriate to enable the United 
        States Secret Service to perform its protective 
        functions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, shall be 
        available from such revenues and collections: Provided 
        further, That revenues and collections and any other 
        sums accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2023, 
        excluding reimbursements under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2), in 
        excess of the aggregate new obligational authority 
        authorized for Real Property Activities of the Federal 
        Buildings Fund in this Act shall remain in the Fund and 
        shall not be available for expenditure except as 
        authorized in appropriations Acts.

                           general activities

                         government-wide policy

  For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, 
for Government-wide policy associated with the management of 
real and personal property assets and certain administrative 
services; Government-wide policy support responsibilities 
relating to acquisition, travel, motor vehicles, information 
technology management, and related technology activities; and 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and evaluation 
activities as authorized by statute; $71,186,000, of which 
$4,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024.

                           operating expenses

  For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, 
for Government-wide activities associated with utilization and 
donation of surplus personal property; disposal of real 
property; agency-wide policy direction, and management; the 
hire of zero-emission passenger motor vehicles and supporting 
charging or fueling infrastructure; and services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $54,478,000, of which not to exceed $7,500 is 
for official reception and representation expenses.

                   civilian board of contract appeals

  For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, 
for the activities associated with the Civilian Board of 
Contract Appeals, $10,352,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended.

                      office of inspector general

  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General and 
service authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $74,583,000: Provided, 
That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be available for 
information technology enhancements related to implementing 
cloud services, improving security measures, and providing 
modern technology case management solutions: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for payment for 
information and detection of fraud against the Government, 
including payment for recovery of stolen Government property: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available 
for awards to employees of other Federal agencies and private 
citizens in recognition of efforts and initiatives resulting in 
enhanced Office of Inspector General effectiveness.

           allowances and office staff for former presidents

  For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958 
(3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95-138, $5,200,000.

                     federal citizen services fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

  For expenses authorized by 40 U.S.C. 323 and 44 U.S.C. 3604; 
and for expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, 
in support of interagency projects that enable the Federal 
Government to enhance its ability to conduct activities 
electronically, through the development and implementation of 
innovative uses of information technology; $90,000,000, to be 
deposited into the Federal Citizen Services Fund: Provided, 
That the previous amount may be transferred to Federal agencies 
to carry out the purpose of the Federal Citizen Services Fund: 
Provided further, That the appropriations, revenues, 
reimbursements, and collections deposited into the Fund shall 
be available until expended for necessary expenses of Federal 
Citizen Services and other activities that enable the Federal 
Government to enhance its ability to conduct activities 
electronically in the aggregate amount not to exceed 
$200,000,000: Provided further, That appropriations, revenues, 
reimbursements, and collections accruing to this Fund during 
fiscal year 2023 in excess of such amount shall remain in the 
Fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as 
authorized in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That, of 
the total amount appropriated, up to $5,000,000 shall be 
available for support functions and full-time hires to support 
activities related to the Administration's requirements under 
title II of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act 
of 2018 (Public Law 115-435): Provided further, That the 
transfer authorities provided herein shall be in addition to 
any other transfer authority provided in this Act.

                     technology modernization fund

  For the Technology Modernization Fund, $50,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for technology-related modernization 
activities.

                          working capital fund

  For the Working Capital Fund of the General Services 
Administration, $5,900,000, to remain available until expended, 
for necessary costs incurred by the Administrator to modernize 
rulemaking systems and to provide support services for Federal 
rulemaking agencies.

       administrative provisions--general services administration

                     (including transfer of funds)

  Sec. 520.  Funds available to the General Services 
Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger 
motor vehicles.
  Sec. 521.  Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made available 
for fiscal year 2023 for Federal Buildings Fund activities may 
be transferred between such activities only to the extent 
necessary to meet program requirements: Provided, That any 
proposed transfers shall be approved in advance by the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate.
  Sec. 522.  Except as otherwise provided in this title, funds 
made available by this Act shall be used to transmit a fiscal 
year 2024 request for United States Courthouse construction 
only if the request: (1) meets the design guide standards for 
construction as established and approved by the General 
Services Administration, the Judicial Conference of the United 
States, and the Office of Management and Budget; (2) reflects 
the priorities of the Judicial Conference of the United States 
as set out in its approved Courthouse Project Priorities plan; 
and (3) includes a standardized courtroom utilization study of 
each facility to be constructed, replaced, or expanded.
  Sec. 523.  None of the funds provided in this Act may be used 
to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide 
cleaning services, security enhancements, or any other service 
usually provided through the Federal Buildings Fund, to any 
agency that does not pay the rate per square foot assessment 
for space and services as determined by the General Services 
Administration in consideration of the Public Buildings 
Amendments Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-313).
  Sec. 524.  From funds made available under the heading 
``Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of 
Revenue'', claims against the Government of less than $250,000 
arising from direct construction projects and acquisition of 
buildings may be liquidated from savings effected in other 
construction projects with prior notification to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate.
  Sec. 525.  In any case in which the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting lease authority 
pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Congress by the 
Administrator of the General Services Administration under 40 
U.S.C. 3307, the Administrator shall ensure that the delineated 
area of procurement is identical to the delineated area 
included in the prospectus for all lease agreements, except 
that, if the Administrator determines that the delineated area 
of the procurement should not be identical to the delineated 
area included in the prospectus, the Administrator shall 
provide an explanatory statement to each of such committees and 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate prior to exercising any lease 
authority provided in the resolution.
  Sec. 526.  With respect to projects funded under the heading 
``Federal Citizen Services Fund'', the Administrator of General 
Services shall submit a spending plan and explanation for each 
project to be undertaken to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of this Act.
  Sec. 527.  The Administrator of the General Services 
Administration shall select a site from one of the three listed 
in the General Services Administration (GSA) Fiscal Year 2017 
PNCR-FBI-NCR17 prospectus for a new fully consolidated Federal 
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters.
   In considering the September 2022 and amended November 2022 
GSA Site Selection Plan for the FBI Suburban Headquarters, not 
later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, prior to any 
action by the GSA site selection panel for the new Federal FBI 
headquarters, the GSA Administrator shall conduct separate and 
detailed consultations with individuals representing the sites 
from the State of Maryland and Commonwealth of Virginia to 
further consider perspectives related to mission requirements, 
sustainable siting and equity, and evaluate the viability of 
the GSA's Site Selection Criteria for the FBI Headquarters to 
ensure it is consistent with Congressional intent as expressed 
in the resolution of the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate (112th Congress), adopted December 8, 2011 
and further described in the General Services Administration 
Fiscal Year 2017 PNCR-FBI-NCR17 prospectus. Following those 
consultations, the Administrator shall proceed with the site 
selection process.

                 Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation

                         salaries and expenses

  For payment to the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation 
Trust Fund, established by section 10 of Public Law 93-642, 
$3,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                     Merit Systems Protection Board

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

  For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit 
Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan 
Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, and 
the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note), 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of 
conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, 
hire of passenger motor vehicles, direct procurement of survey 
printing, and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses, $49,655,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2024, and in addition not to exceed $2,345,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2024, for 
administrative expenses to adjudicate retirement appeals to be 
transferred from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability 
Fund in amounts determined by the Merit Systems Protection 
Board.

            Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation

            morris k. udall and stewart l. udall trust fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

  For payment to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall 
Foundation, pursuant to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. 
Udall Foundation Act (20 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), $1,800,000, to 
remain available for direct expenditure until expended, of 
which, notwithstanding sections 8 and 9 of such Act, up to 
$1,000,000 shall be available to carry out the activities 
authorized by section 6(7) of Public Law 102-259 and section 
817(a) of Public Law 106-568 (20 U.S.C. 5604(7)): Provided, 
That all current and previous amounts transferred to the Office 
of Inspector General of the Department of the Interior will 
remain available until expended for audits and investigations 
of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, 
consistent with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.), as amended, and for annual independent financial audits 
of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation pursuant 
to the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Public Law 
107-289): Provided further, That previous amounts transferred 
to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of the 
Interior may be transferred to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart 
L. Udall Foundation for annual independent financial audits 
pursuant to the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 
(Public Law 107-289).

                 environmental dispute resolution fund

  For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund to 
carry out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy and 
Conflict Resolution Act of 1998, $3,943,000, to remain 
available until expended.

              National Archives and Records Administration

                           operating expenses

  For necessary expenses in connection with the administration 
of the National Archives and Records Administration and 
archived Federal records and related activities, as provided by 
law, and for expenses necessary for the review and 
declassification of documents, the activities of the Public 
Interest Declassification Board, the operations and maintenance 
of the electronic records archives, the hire of passenger motor 
vehicles, and for uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including maintenance, 
repairs, and cleaning, $427,520,000, of which $30,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended for expenses necessary to 
enhance the Federal Government's ability to electronically 
preserve, manage, and store Government records, and of which up 
to $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended to 
implement the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 
2018 (Public Law 115-426).

                      office of inspector general

  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Reform Act 
of 2008, Public Law 110-409, 122 Stat. 4302-16 (2008), and the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), and for the hire 
of passenger motor vehicles, $5,980,000.

                        repairs and restoration

  For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives 
facilities and museum exhibits, related equipment for public 
spaces, and to provide adequate storage for holdings, 
$22,224,000, to remain available until expended, of which no 
less than $7,250,000 is for upgrades to the Carter Presidential 
Library in Atlanta, Georgia and of which $6,000,000 is for the 
Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Museum in Starkville, 
Mississippi.

        national historical publications and records commission

                             grants program

  For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for 
historical publications and records as authorized by 44 U.S.C. 
2504, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
up to $2,000,000 shall be to preserve and make publicly 
available the congressional papers of former Members of the 
House and Senate.

 administrative provision--national archives and records administration

  Sec. 530.  For an additional amount for ``National Historical 
Publications and Records Commission Grants Program'', 
$22,573,000, which shall be for initiatives in the amounts and 
for the projects specified in the table that appears under the 
heading ``Administrative Provisions--National Archives and 
Records Administration'' in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act): Provided, That none of the funds made 
available by this section may be transferred for any other 
purpose.

                  National Credit Union Administration

               community development revolving loan fund

  For the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund program as 
authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812, 9822, and 9910, $3,500,000 shall 
be available until September 30, 2024, for technical assistance 
to low-income designated credit unions: Provided, That credit 
unions designated solely as minority depository institutions 
shall be eligible to apply for and receive such technical 
assistance.

                      Office of Government Ethics

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office 
of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act 
of 1978, the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, and the Representative 
Louise McIntosh Slaughter Stop Trading on Congressional 
Knowledge Act of 2012, including services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the District of 
Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and 
not to exceed $1,500 for official reception and representation 
expenses, $24,500,000.

                     Office of Personnel Management

                         salaries and expenses

                  (including transfers of trust funds)

  For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office 
of Personnel Management (OPM) pursuant to Reorganization Plan 
Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical 
examinations performed for veterans by private physicians on a 
fee basis; rental of conference rooms in the District of 
Columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not 
to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation 
expenses; and payment of per diem and/or subsistence allowances 
to employees where Voting Rights Act activities require an 
employee to remain overnight at his or her post of duty, 
$190,784,000: Provided, That of the total amount made available 
under this heading, $19,373,000 shall remain available until 
expended, for information technology modernization and Trust 
Fund Federal Financial System migration or modernization, and 
shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available for such 
purposes: Provided further, That of the total amount made 
available under this heading, $1,381,748 may be made available 
for strengthening the capacity and capabilities of the 
acquisition workforce (as defined by the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy Act, as amended (41 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.)), 
including the recruitment, hiring, training, and retention of 
such workforce and information technology in support of 
acquisition workforce effectiveness or for management solutions 
to improve acquisition management; and in addition $194,924,000 
for administrative expenses, to be transferred from the 
appropriate trust funds of OPM without regard to other 
statutes, including direct procurement of printed materials, 
for the retirement and insurance programs: Provided further, 
That the provisions of this appropriation shall not affect the 
authority to use applicable trust funds as provided by sections 
8348(a)(1)(B), 8958(f)(2)(A), 8988(f)(2)(A), and 9004(f)(2)(A) 
of title 5, United States Code: Provided further, That no part 
of this appropriation shall be available for salaries and 
expenses of the Legal Examining Unit of OPM established 
pursuant to Executive Order No. 9358 of July 1, 1943, or any 
successor unit of like purpose: Provided further, That the 
President's Commission on White House Fellows, established by 
Executive Order No. 11183 of October 3, 1964, may, during 
fiscal year 2023, accept donations of money, property, and 
personal services: Provided further, That such donations, 
including those from prior years, may be used for the 
development of publicity materials to provide information about 
the White House Fellows, except that no such donations shall be 
accepted for travel or reimbursement of travel expenses, or for 
the salaries of employees of such Commission: Provided further, 
That not to exceed 5 percent of amounts made available under 
this heading may be transferred to an information technology 
working capital fund established for purposes authorized by 
subtitle G of title X of division A of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 40 
U.S.C. 11301 note): Provided further, That the OPM Director 
shall notify, and receive approval from, the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
at least 15 days in advance of any transfer under the preceding 
proviso: Provided further, That amounts transferred to such a 
fund under such transfer authority from any organizational 
category of OPM shall not exceed 5 percent of each such 
organizational category's budget as identified in the report 
required by section 608 of this Act: Provided further, That 
amounts transferred to such a fund shall remain available for 
obligation through September 30, 2026.

                      office of inspector general

                         salaries and expenses

                  (including transfer of trust funds)

  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 
1978, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, hire 
of passenger motor vehicles, $6,908,000, and in addition, not 
to exceed $29,487,000 for administrative expenses to audit, 
investigate, and provide other oversight of the Office of 
Personnel Management's retirement and insurance programs, to be 
transferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of 
Personnel Management, as determined by the Inspector General: 
Provided, That the Inspector General is authorized to rent 
conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere.

                       Office of Special Counsel

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office 
of Special Counsel, including services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109, payment of fees and expenses for witnesses, rental 
of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, 
and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $31,904,000.

              Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Liberties 
Oversight Board, as authorized by section 1061 of the 
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 
U.S.C. 2000ee), $10,600,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2024.

                     Public Buildings Reform Board

                         salaries and expenses

  For salaries and expenses of the Public Buildings Reform 
Board in carrying out the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act 
of 2016 (Public Law 114-287), $4,000,000, to remain available 
until expended.

                   Securities and Exchange Commission

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange 
Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) in the 
District of Columbia and elsewhere, and not to exceed $3,500 
for official reception and representation expenses, 
$2,149,000,000, to remain available until expended; of which 
not less than $18,979,000 shall be for the Office of Inspector 
General; of which not to exceed $275,000 shall be available for 
a permanent secretariat for the International Organization of 
Securities Commissions; and of which not to exceed $100,000 
shall be available for expenses for consultations and meetings 
hosted by the Commission with foreign governmental and other 
regulatory officials, members of their delegations and staffs 
to exchange views concerning securities matters, such expenses 
to include necessary logistic and administrative expenses and 
the expenses of Commission staff and foreign invitees in 
attendance including: (1) incidental expenses such as meals; 
(2) travel and transportation; and (3) related lodging or 
subsistence.
  In addition to the foregoing appropriation, for move, 
replication, and related costs associated with a replacement 
lease for the Commission's District of Columbia headquarters 
facilities, not to exceed $57,405,000, to remain available 
until expended; and for move, replication, and related costs 
associated with a replacement lease for the Commission's San 
Francisco Regional Office facilities, not to exceed $3,365,000, 
to remain available until expended.
  For purposes of calculating the fee rate under section 31(j) 
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee(j)) for 
fiscal year 2023, all amounts appropriated under this heading 
shall be deemed to be the regular appropriation to the 
Commission for fiscal year 2023: Provided, That fees and 
charges authorized by section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) shall be credited to this account as 
offsetting collections: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$2,149,000,000 of such offsetting collections shall be 
available until expended for necessary expenses of this 
account; not to exceed $57,405,000 of such offsetting 
collections shall be available until expended for move, 
replication, and related costs under this heading associated 
with a replacement lease for the Commission's District of 
Columbia headquarters facilities; and not to exceed $3,365,000 
of such offsetting collections shall be available until 
expended for move, replication, and related costs under this 
heading associated with a replacement lease for the 
Commission's San Francisco Regional Office facilities: Provided 
further, That the total amount appropriated under this heading 
from the general fund for fiscal year 2023 shall be reduced as 
such offsetting fees are received so as to result in a final 
total fiscal year 2023 appropriation from the general fund 
estimated at not more than $0: Provided further, That if any 
amount of the appropriation for move, replication, and related 
costs associated with a replacement lease for the Commission's 
District of Columbia headquarters facilities or if any amount 
of the appropriation for move, replication, and related costs 
associated with a replacement lease for the Commission's San 
Francisco Regional Office facilities is subsequently de-
obligated by the Commission, such amount that was derived from 
the general fund shall be returned to the general fund, and 
such amounts that were derived from fees or assessments 
collected for such purpose shall be paid to each national 
securities exchange and national securities association, 
respectively, in proportion to any fees or assessments paid by 
such national securities exchange or national securities 
association under section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) in fiscal year 2023.

                        Selective Service System

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, 
including expenses of attendance at meetings and of training 
for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Service 
System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101-4118 for civilian 
employees; hire of passenger motor vehicles; services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed $750 for 
official reception and representation expenses; $31,700,000: 
Provided, That during the current fiscal year, the President 
may exempt this appropriation from the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 
1341, whenever the President deems such action to be necessary 
in the interest of national defense: Provided further, That 
none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be expended for 
or in connection with the induction of any person into the 
Armed Forces of the United States.

                     Small Business Administration

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the 
Small Business Administration, including hire of passenger 
motor vehicles as authorized by sections 1343 and 1344 of title 
31, United States Code, and not to exceed $3,500 for official 
reception and representation expenses, $326,000,000, of which 
not less than $12,000,000 shall be available for examinations, 
reviews, and other lender oversight activities: Provided, That 
the Administrator is authorized to charge fees to cover the 
cost of publications developed by the Small Business 
Administration, and certain loan program activities, including 
fees authorized by section 5(b) of the Small Business Act: 
Provided further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, 
revenues received from all such activities shall be credited to 
this account, to remain available until expended, for carrying 
out these purposes without further appropriations: Provided 
further, That the Small Business Administration may accept 
gifts in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 and may co-sponsor 
activities, each in accordance with section 132(a) of division 
K of Public Law 108-447, during fiscal year 2023: Provided 
further, That $6,100,000 shall be available for the Loan 
Modernization and Accounting System, to be available until 
September 30, 2024: Provided further, That $20,000,000 shall be 
available for costs associated with the certification of small 
business concerns owned and controlled by veterans or service-
disabled veterans under sections 36A and 36 of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657f-1; 657f), respectively, and 
section 862 of Public Law 116-283, to be available until 
September 30, 2024.

                  entrepreneurial development programs

  For necessary expenses of programs supporting entrepreneurial 
and small business development, $320,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That $140,000,000 
shall be available to fund grants for performance in fiscal 
year 2023 or fiscal year 2024 as authorized by section 21 of 
the Small Business Act: Provided further, That $41,000,000 
shall be for marketing, management, and technical assistance 
under section 7(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(m)(4)) by intermediaries that make microloans under the 
microloan program: Provided further, That $20,000,000 shall be 
available for grants to States to carry out export programs 
that assist small business concerns authorized under section 
22(l) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 649(l)).

                      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, $32,020,000.

                           office of advocacy

  For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in carrying 
out the provisions of title II of Public Law 94-305 (15 U.S.C. 
634a et seq.) and the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.), $10,211,000, to remain available until 
expended.

                     business loans program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

  For the cost of direct loans, $6,000,000, 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 
subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
during fiscal year 2023 commitments to guarantee loans under 
section 503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 and 
commitments for loans authorized under subparagraph (C) of 
section 502(7) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 
U.S.C. 696(7)) shall not exceed, in the aggregate, 
$15,000,000,000: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2023 
commitments for general business loans authorized under 
paragraphs (1) through (35) of section 7(a) of the Small 
Business Act shall not exceed $35,000,000,000 for a combination 
of amortizing term loans and the aggregated maximum line of 
credit provided by revolving loans: Provided further, That 
during fiscal year 2023 commitments to guarantee loans for 
debentures under section 303(b) of the Small Business 
Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed $5,000,000,000: 
Provided further, That during fiscal year 2023, guarantees of 
trust certificates authorized by section 5(g) of the Small 
Business Act shall not exceed a principal amount of 
$15,000,000,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$165,300,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriations for Salaries and Expenses.

                     disaster loans program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

  For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan 
program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, 
$179,000,000, to be available until expended, of which 
$1,600,000 is for the Office of Inspector General of the Small 
Business Administration for audits and reviews of disaster 
loans and the disaster loan programs and shall be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriations for the Office of 
Inspector General; of which $169,000,000 is for direct 
administrative expenses of loan making and servicing to carry 
out the direct loan program, which may be transferred to and 
merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses; and 
of which $8,400,000 is for indirect administrative expenses for 
the direct loan program, which may be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses: Provided, 
That, of the funds provided under this heading, $143,000,000 
shall be for major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5122(2)): Provided further, That the amount for major 
disasters under this heading is designated by the Congress as 
being for disaster relief pursuant to a concurrent resolution 
on the budget in the Senate and section 1(f) of H. Res. 1151 
(117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives 
on June 8, 2022.

        administrative provisions--small business administration

                     (including transfers of funds)

  Sec. 540.  Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the Small Business 
Administration 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 paragraph shall be treated as a 
reprogramming of funds under section 608 of this Act and shall 
not be available for obligation or expenditure except in 
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
  Sec. 541.  Not to exceed 3 percent of any appropriation made 
available in this Act for the Small Business Administration 
under the headings ``Salaries and Expenses'' and ``Business 
Loans Program Account'' may be transferred to the 
Administration's information technology system modernization 
and working capital fund (IT WCF), as authorized by section 
1077(b)(1) of title X of division A of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, for the purposes 
specified in section 1077(b)(3) of such Act, upon the advance 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That amounts 
transferred to the IT WCF under this section shall remain 
available for obligation through September 30, 2026.
  Sec. 542.  For an additional amount for ``Small Business 
Administration--Salaries and Expenses'', $179,710,000, which 
shall be for initiatives related to small business development 
and entrepreneurship, including programmatic, construction, and 
acquisition activities, in the amounts and for the projects 
specified in the table that appears under the heading 
``Administrative Provisions--Small Business Administration'' in 
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That, 
notwithstanding sections 2701.92 and 2701.93 of title 2, Code 
of Federal Regulations, the Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration may permit awards to subrecipients for 
initiatives funded under this section: Provided further, That 
none of the funds made available by this section may be 
transferred for any other purpose.

                      United States Postal Service

                   payment to the postal service fund

  For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone on 
free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) 
of section 2401 of title 39, United States Code, $50,253,000: 
Provided, That mail for overseas voting and mail for the blind 
shall continue to be free: Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available to the Postal Service by this Act shall be 
used to implement any rule, regulation, or policy of charging 
any officer or employee of any State or local child support 
enforcement agency, or any individual participating in a State 
or local program of child support enforcement, a fee for 
information requested or provided concerning an address of a 
postal customer: Provided further, That none of the funds 
provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate or close 
small rural and other small post offices: Provided further, 
That the Postal Service may not destroy, and shall continue to 
offer for sale, any copies of the Multinational Species 
Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp, as authorized under the 
Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act 
of 2010 (Public Law 111-241).

                      office of inspector general

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

  For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 
1978, $271,000,000, to be derived by transfer from the Postal 
Service Fund and expended as authorized by section 603(b)(3) of 
the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109-
435).

                        United States Tax Court

                         salaries and expenses

  For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and 
other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to 
exceed $3,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses, $57,300,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the amount made 
available under 26 U.S.C. 7475 shall be transferred and added 
to any amounts available under 26 U.S.C. 7473, to remain 
available until expended, for the operation and maintenance of 
the United States Tax Court: Provided further, That travel 
expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written 
certificate of the judge.

                                TITLE VI

                      GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

                     (including rescission of funds)

  Sec. 601.  None of the funds in this Act shall be used for 
the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses 
of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in 
regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.
  Sec. 602.  None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, 
nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, except for 
transfers made pursuant to the authority in section 3173(d) of 
title 40, United States Code, unless expressly so provided 
herein.
  Sec. 603.  The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
Act for any consulting service through procurement contract 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, 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. 604.  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. 605.  None of the funds made available by this Act shall 
be available for any activity or for paying the salary of any 
Government employee where funding an activity or paying a 
salary to a Government employee would result in a decision, 
determination, rule, regulation, or policy that would prohibit 
the enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1307).
  Sec. 606.  No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be 
expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in 
expending the assistance the entity will comply with chapter 83 
of title 41, United States Code.
  Sec. 607.  No funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
under this Act shall be made available to any person or entity 
that has been convicted of violating chapter 83 of title 41, 
United States Code.
  Sec. 608.  Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of 
the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous 
appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this 
Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in 
fiscal year 2023, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury 
derived by the collection of fees and available to the agencies 
funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or 
expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates 
a new program; (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 the 
Congress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific 
activity by the Committee on Appropriations of either the House 
of Representatives or the Senate for a different purpose; (5) 
augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess 
of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; (6) reduces 
existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 
percent, whichever is less; or (7) creates or reorganizes 
offices, programs, or activities unless prior approval is 
received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That prior to any 
significant reorganization, restructuring, relocation, or 
closing of offices, programs, or activities, each agency or 
entity funded in this Act shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: 
Provided further, That not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate to establish the 
baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer 
authorities for the current fiscal year: Provided further, That 
at a minimum the report shall include: (1) a table for each 
appropriation, detailing both full-time employee equivalents 
and budget authority, with separate columns to display the 
prior year enacted level, the President's budget request, 
adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted 
rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; 
(2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation and its 
respective prior year enacted level by object class and 
program, project, and activity as detailed in this Act, in the 
accompanying report, or in the budget appendix for the 
respective appropriation, whichever is more detailed, and which 
shall apply to all items for which a dollar amount is specified 
and to all programs for which new budget authority is provided, 
as well as to discretionary grants and discretionary grant 
allocations; and (3) an identification of items of special 
congressional interest: Provided further, That the amount 
appropriated or limited for salaries and expenses for an agency 
shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after the 
required date that the report has not been submitted to the 
Congress.
  Sec. 609.  Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, 
not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining 
available at the end of fiscal year 2023 from appropriations 
made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2023 
in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2024, 
for each such account for the purposes authorized: Provided, 
That a request shall be submitted to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided 
further, That these requests shall be made in compliance with 
reprogramming guidelines.
  Sec. 610. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used by the Executive Office of the President to 
request--
          (1) any official background investigation report on 
        any individual from the Federal Bureau of 
        Investigation; or
          (2) a determination with respect to the treatment of 
        an organization as described in section 501(c) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation 
        under section 501(a) of such Code from the Department 
        of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service.
  (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply--
          (1) in the case of an official background 
        investigation report, if such individual has given 
        express written consent for such request not more than 
        6 months prior to the date of such request and during 
        the same presidential administration; or
          (2) if such request is required due to extraordinary 
        circumstances involving national security.
  Sec. 611.  The cost accounting standards promulgated under 
chapter 15 of title 41, United States Code shall not apply with 
respect to a contract under the Federal Employees Health 
Benefits Program established under chapter 89 of title 5, 
United States Code.
  Sec. 612.  For the purpose of resolving litigation and 
implementing any settlement agreements regarding the nonforeign 
area cost-of-living allowance program, the Office of Personnel 
Management may accept and utilize (without regard to any 
restriction on unanticipated travel expenses imposed in an 
appropriations Act) funds made available to the Office of 
Personnel Management pursuant to court approval.
  Sec. 613.  No funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative 
expenses in connection with any health plan under the Federal 
employees health benefits program which provides any benefits 
or coverage for abortions.
  Sec. 614.  The provision of section 613 shall not apply where 
the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were 
carried to term, or the pregnancy is the result of an act of 
rape or incest.
  Sec. 615.  In order to promote Government access to 
commercial information technology, the restriction on 
purchasing nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies set 
forth in chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code (popularly 
known as the Buy American Act), shall not apply to the 
acquisition by the Federal Government of information technology 
(as defined in section 11101 of title 40, United States Code), 
that is a commercial item (as defined in section 103 of title 
41, United States Code).
  Sec. 616.  Notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, United 
States Code, no officer or employee of any regulatory agency or 
commission funded by this Act may accept on behalf of that 
agency, nor may such agency or commission accept, payment or 
reimbursement from a non-Federal entity for travel, 
subsistence, or related expenses for the purpose of enabling an 
officer or employee to attend and participate in any meeting or 
similar function relating to the official duties of the officer 
or employee when the entity offering payment or reimbursement 
is a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency or 
commission, or represents a person or entity subject to 
regulation by such agency or commission, unless the person or 
entity is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 
501(a) of such Code.
  Sec. 617. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
an Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise authorized to 
enter into contracts for either leases or the construction or 
alteration of real property for office, meeting, storage, or 
other space must consult with the General Services 
Administration before issuing a solicitation for offers of new 
leases or construction contracts, and in the case of succeeding 
leases, before entering into negotiations with the current 
lessor.
  (2) Any such agency with authority to enter into an emergency 
lease may do so during any period declared by the President to 
require emergency leasing authority with respect to such 
agency.
  (b) For purposes of this section, the term ``Executive agency 
covered by this Act'' means any Executive agency provided funds 
by this Act, but does not include the General Services 
Administration or the United States Postal Service.
  Sec. 618. (a) There are appropriated for the following 
activities the amounts required under current law:
          (1) Compensation of the President (3 U.S.C. 102).
          (2) Payments to--
                  (A) the Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund 
                (28 U.S.C. 377(o));
                  (B) the Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund 
                (28 U.S.C. 376(c)); and
                  (C) the United States Court of Federal Claims 
                Judges' Retirement Fund (28 U.S.C. 178(l)).
          (3) Payment of Government contributions--
                  (A) with respect to the health benefits of 
                retired employees, as authorized by chapter 89 
                of title 5, United States Code, and the Retired 
                Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (74 Stat. 
                849); and
                  (B) with respect to the life insurance 
                benefits for employees retiring after December 
                31, 1989 (5 U.S.C. ch. 87).
          (4) Payment to finance the unfunded liability of new 
        and increased annuity benefits under the Civil Service 
        Retirement and Disability Fund (5 U.S.C. 8348).
          (5) Payment of annuities authorized to be paid from 
        the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund by 
        statutory provisions other than subchapter III of 
        chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States 
        Code.
  (b) Nothing in this section may be construed to exempt any 
amount appropriated by this section from any otherwise 
applicable limitation on the use of funds contained in this 
Act.
  Sec. 619.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used by the Federal Trade Commission to complete the draft 
report entitled ``Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to 
Children: Preliminary Proposed Nutrition Principles to Guide 
Industry Self-Regulatory Efforts'' unless the Interagency 
Working Group on Food Marketed to Children complies with 
Executive Order No. 13563.
  Sec. 620. (a) The head of each executive branch agency funded 
by this Act shall ensure that the Chief Information Officer of 
the agency has the authority to participate in decisions 
regarding the budget planning process related to information 
technology.
  (b) Amounts appropriated for any executive branch agency 
funded by this Act that are available for information 
technology shall be allocated within the agency, consistent 
with the provisions of appropriations Acts and budget 
guidelines and recommendations from the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget, in such manner as specified by, or 
approved by, the Chief Information Officer of the agency in 
consultation with the Chief Financial Officer of the agency and 
budget officials.
  Sec. 621.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used in contravention of chapter 29, 31, or 33 of title 44, 
United States Code.
  Sec. 622.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used by a governmental entity to require the disclosure by a 
provider of electronic communication service to the public or 
remote computing service of the contents of a wire or 
electronic communication that is in electronic storage with the 
provider (as such terms are defined in sections 2510 and 2711 
of title 18, United States Code) in a manner that violates the 
Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
  Sec. 623.  No funds provided in this Act shall be used to 
deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access 
to any records, documents, or other materials available to the 
department or agency over which that Inspector General has 
responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978, or to 
prevent or impede that Inspector General's access to such 
records, documents, or other materials, under any provision of 
law, except a provision of law that expressly refers to the 
Inspector General and expressly limits the Inspector General's 
right of access. A department or agency covered by this section 
shall provide its Inspector General with access to all such 
records, documents, and other materials in a timely manner. 
Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance with statutory 
limitations on disclosure relevant to the information provided 
by the establishment over which that Inspector General has 
responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978. Each 
Inspector General covered by this section shall report to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate within 5 calendar days any failures to comply 
with this requirement.
  Sec. 624.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
used by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, 
or change the rules or regulations of the Commission for 
universal service high-cost support for competitive eligible 
telecommunications carriers in a way that is inconsistent with 
paragraph (e)(5) or (e)(6) of section 54.307 of title 47, Code 
of Federal Regulations, as in effect on July 15, 2015: 
Provided, That this section shall not prohibit the Commission 
from considering, developing, or adopting other support 
mechanisms as an alternative to Mobility Fund Phase II: 
Provided further, That any such alternative mechanism shall 
maintain existing high-cost support to competitive eligible 
telecommunications carriers until support under such mechanism 
commences.
  Sec. 625. (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 activities, or other 
law enforcement- or victim assistance-related activity.
  Sec. 626.  None of the funds appropriated or other-wise made 
available by this Act may be used to pay award or incentive 
fees for contractors whose performance has been judged to be 
below satisfactory, behind schedule, over budget, or has failed 
to meet the basic requirements of a contract, unless the Agency 
determines that any such deviations are due to unforeseeable 
events, government-driven scope changes, or are not significant 
within the overall scope of the project and/or program and 
unless such awards or incentive fees are consistent with 
section 16.401(e)(2) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
  Sec. 627. (a) None of the funds made available under this Act 
may be used to pay for travel and conference activities that 
result in a total cost to an Executive branch department, 
agency, board or commission funded by this Act of more than 
$500,000 at any single conference unless the agency or entity 
determines that such attendance is in the national interest and 
advance notice is transmitted to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
that includes the basis of that determination.
  (b) None of the funds made available under this Act may be 
used to pay for the travel to or attendance of more than 50 
employees, who are stationed in the United States, at any 
single conference occurring outside the United States unless 
the agency or entity determines that such attendance is in the 
national interest and advance notice is transmitted to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate that includes the basis of that determination.
  Sec. 628.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used for first-class or business-class travel by the 
employees of executive branch agencies funded by this Act in 
contravention of sections 301-10.122 through 301-10.125 of 
title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
  Sec. 629.  In addition to any amounts appropriated or 
otherwise made available for expenses related to enhancements 
to www.oversight.gov, $850,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be provided for an additional amount for such 
purpose to the Inspectors General Council Fund established 
pursuant to section 11(c)(3)(B) of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.): Provided, That these amounts shall be in 
addition to any amounts or any authority available to the 
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency 
under section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.).
  Sec. 630.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be obligated on contracts in excess of $5,000 for public 
relations, as that term is defined in Office and Management and 
Budget Circular A-87 (revised May 10, 2004), unless advance 
notice of such an obligation is transmitted to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate.
  Sec. 631.  Federal agencies funded under this Act shall 
clearly state within the text, audio, or video used for 
advertising or educational purposes, including emails or 
Internet postings, that the communication is printed, 
published, or produced and disseminated at U.S. taxpayer 
expense. The funds used by a Federal agency to carry out this 
requirement shall be derived from amounts made available to the 
agency for advertising or other communications regarding the 
programs and activities of the agency.
  Sec. 632.  When issuing statements, press releases, requests 
for proposals, bid solicitations and other documents describing 
projects or programs funded in whole or in part with Federal 
money, all grantees receiving Federal funds included in this 
Act, shall clearly state--
          (1) the percentage of the total costs of the program 
        or project which will be financed with Federal money;
          (2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the 
        project or program; and
          (3) percentage and dollar amount of the total costs 
        of the project or program that will be financed by non-
        governmental sources.
  Sec. 633.  None of the funds made available by this Act shall 
be used by the Securities and Exchange Commission to finalize, 
issue, or implement any rule, regulation, or order regarding 
the disclosure of political contributions, contributions to tax 
exempt organizations, or dues paid to trade associations.
  Sec. 634.  Not later than 45 days after the last day of each 
quarter, each agency funded in this Act shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate a quarterly budget report that includes total 
obligations of the Agency for that quarter for each 
appropriation, by the source year of the appropriation.
  Sec. 635. (a) Section 41002(c)(1) of Public Law 114-94 (42 
U.S.C. 4370m-1(c)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph:
                  ``(E) Personnel.--The Executive Director of 
                the Council may appoint and fix the 
                compensation of such employees as the Executive 
                Director considers necessary to carry out the 
                roles and responsibilities of the Executive 
                Director.''.
  (b) Section 41009(d)(2) of Public Law 114-94 (42 U.S.C. 
4370m-8(d)(2)) is amended by striking ``staffing of the Office 
of the Executive Director'' and inserting ``appointing and 
fixing the compensation of such employees as the Executive 
Director considers necessary to carry out the roles and 
responsibilities of the Executive Director''.
  Sec. 636. (a) Designation.--The Federal building located at 
90 7th Street in San Francisco, California, shall be known and 
designated as the ``Speaker Nancy Pelosi Federal Building''.
  (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
Federal building referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed 
to be a reference to the ``Speaker Nancy Pelosi Federal 
Building''.
  Sec. 637.  Of the unobligated balances available in the 
Department of the Treasury, Treasury Forfeiture Fund, 
established by section 9703 of title 31, United States Code, 
$150,000,000 shall be permanently rescinded not later than 
September 30, 2023.

                               TITLE VII

                  GENERAL PROVISIONS--GOVERNMENT-WIDE

                Departments, Agencies, and Corporations

                     (including transfers of funds)

  Sec. 701.  No department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
United States receiving appropriated funds under this or any 
other Act for fiscal year 2023 shall obligate or expend any 
such funds, unless such department, agency, or instrumentality 
has in place, and will continue to administer in good faith, a 
written policy designed to ensure that all of its workplaces 
are free from the illegal use, possession, or distribution of 
controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances 
Act (21 U.S.C. 802)) by the officers and employees of such 
department, agency, or instrumentality.
  Sec. 702.  Unless otherwise specifically provided, the 
maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year in 
accordance with section 1343(c) of title 31, United States 
Code, for the purchase of any passenger motor vehicle 
(exclusive of buses, ambulances, law enforcement vehicles, 
protective vehicles, and undercover surveillance vehicles), is 
hereby fixed at $26,733 except station wagons for which the 
maximum shall be $27,873: Provided, That these limits may be 
exceeded by not to exceed $7,775 for police-type vehicles: 
Provided further, That the limits set forth in this section may 
not be exceeded by more than 5 percent for electric or hybrid 
vehicles purchased for demonstration under the provisions of 
the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and 
Demonstration Act of 1976: Provided further, That the limits 
set forth in this section may be exceeded by the incremental 
cost of clean alternative fuels vehicles acquired pursuant to 
Public Law 101-549 over the cost of comparable conventionally 
fueled vehicles: Provided further, That the limits set forth in 
this section shall not apply to any vehicle that is a 
commercial item and which operates on alternative fuel, 
including but not limited to electric, plug-in hybrid electric, 
and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
  Sec. 703.  Appropriations of the executive departments and 
independent establishments for the current fiscal year 
available for expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the 
activity concerned, are hereby made available for quarters 
allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in accordance with 5 
U.S.C. 5922-5924.
  Sec. 704.  Unless otherwise specified in law during the 
current fiscal year, no part of any appropriation contained in 
this or any other Act shall be used to pay the compensation of 
any officer or employee of the Government of the United States 
(including any agency the majority of the stock of which is 
owned by the Government of the United States) whose post of 
duty is in the continental United States unless such person: 
(1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is a person who is 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking 
citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); (3) is a 
person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is 
granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration 
of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a 
citizen when eligible; or (4) is a person who owes allegiance 
to the United States: Provided, That for purposes of this 
section, affidavits signed by any such person shall be 
considered prima facie evidence that the requirements of this 
section with respect to his or her status are being complied 
with: Provided further, That for purposes of paragraphs (2) and 
(3) such affidavits shall be submitted prior to employment and 
updated thereafter as necessary: Provided further, That any 
person making a false affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, 
and upon conviction, shall be fined no more than $4,000 or 
imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both: Provided further, 
That the above penal clause shall be in addition to, and not in 
substitution for, any other provisions of existing law: 
Provided further, That any payment made to any officer or 
employee contrary to the provisions of this section shall be 
recoverable in action by the Federal Government: Provided 
further, That this section shall not apply to any person who is 
an officer or employee of the Government of the United States 
on the date of enactment of this Act, or to international 
broadcasters employed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors, 
or to temporary employment of translators, or to temporary 
employment in the field service (not to exceed 60 days) as a 
result of emergencies: Provided further, That this section does 
not apply to the employment as Wildland firefighters for not 
more than 120 days of nonresident aliens employed by the 
Department of the Interior or the USDA Forest Service pursuant 
to an agreement with another country.
  Sec. 705.  Appropriations available to any department or 
agency during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, 
including maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be 
available for payment to the General Services Administration 
for charges for space and services and those expenses of 
renovation and alteration of buildings and facilities which 
constitute public improvements performed in accordance with the 
Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 479), the Public 
Buildings Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other 
applicable law.
  Sec. 706.  In addition to funds provided in this or any other 
Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and use 
funds resulting from the sale of materials, including Federal 
records disposed of pursuant to a records schedule recovered 
through recycling or waste prevention programs. Such funds 
shall be available until expended for the following purposes:
          (1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and 
        recycling programs as described in Executive Order No. 
        14057 (December 8, 2021), including any such programs 
        adopted prior to the effective date of the Executive 
        order.
          (2) Other Federal agency environmental management 
        programs, including, but not limited to, the 
        development and implementation of hazardous waste 
        management and pollution prevention programs.
          (3) Other employee programs as authorized by law or 
        as deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal 
        agency.
  Sec. 707.  Funds made available by this or any other Act for 
administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the 
corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of title 31, 
United States Code, shall be available, in addition to objects 
for which such funds are otherwise available, for rent in the 
District of Columbia; services in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 
3109; and the objects specified under this head, all the 
provisions of which shall be applicable to the expenditure of 
such funds unless otherwise specified in the Act by which they 
are made available: Provided, That in the event any functions 
budgeted as administrative expenses are subsequently 
transferred to or paid from other funds, the limitations on 
administrative expenses shall be correspondingly reduced.
  Sec. 708.  No part of any appropriation contained in this or 
any other Act shall be available for interagency financing of 
boards (except Federal Executive Boards), commissions, 
councils, committees, or similar groups (whether or not they 
are interagency entities) which do not have a prior and 
specific statutory approval to receive financial support from 
more than one agency or instrumentality.
  Sec. 709.  None of the funds made available pursuant to the 
provisions of this or any other Act shall be used to implement, 
administer, or enforce any regulation which has been 
disapproved pursuant to a joint resolution duly adopted in 
accordance with the applicable law of the United States.
  Sec. 710.  During the period in which the head of any 
department or agency, or any other officer or civilian employee 
of the Federal Government appointed by the President of the 
United States, holds office, no funds may be obligated or 
expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish or redecorate the 
office of such department head, agency head, officer, or 
employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for any 
such office, unless advance notice of such furnishing or 
redecoration is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate. For the 
purposes of this section, the term ``office'' shall include the 
entire suite of offices assigned to the individual, as well as 
any other space used primarily by the individual or the use of 
which is directly controlled by the individual.
  Sec. 711.  Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or section 708 of 
this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by 
this or any other Act shall be available for the interagency 
funding of national security and emergency preparedness 
telecommunications initiatives which benefit multiple Federal 
departments, agencies, or entities, as provided by Executive 
Order No. 13618 (July 6, 2012).
  Sec. 712. (a) None of the funds made available by this or any 
other Act may be obligated or expended by any department, 
agency, or other instrumentality of the Federal Government to 
pay the salaries or expenses of any individual appointed to a 
position of a confidential or policy-determining character that 
is excepted from the competitive service under section 3302 of 
title 5, United States Code, (pursuant to schedule C of subpart 
C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations) 
unless the head of the applicable department, agency, or other 
instrumentality employing such schedule C individual certifies 
to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management that the 
schedule C position occupied by the individual was not created 
solely or primarily in order to detail the individual to the 
White House.
  (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to Federal 
employees or members of the armed forces detailed to or from an 
element of the intelligence community (as that term is defined 
under section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3003(4))).
  Sec. 713.  No part of any appropriation contained in this or 
any other Act shall be available for the payment of the salary 
of any officer or employee of the Federal Government, who--
          (1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens 
        to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee 
        of the Federal Government from having any direct oral 
        or written communication or contact with any Member, 
        committee, or subcommittee of the Congress in 
        connection with any matter pertaining to the employment 
        of such other officer or employee or pertaining to the 
        department or agency of such other officer or employee 
        in any way, irrespective of whether such communication 
        or contact is at the initiative of such other officer 
        or employee or in response to the request or inquiry of 
        such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or
          (2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, 
        reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance 
        or efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, 
        reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in 
        regard to any employment right, entitlement, or 
        benefit, or any term or condition of employment of, any 
        other officer or employee of the Federal Government, or 
        attempts or threatens to commit any of the foregoing 
        actions with respect to such other officer or employee, 
        by reason of any communication or contact of such other 
        officer or employee with any Member, committee, or 
        subcommittee of the Congress as described in paragraph 
        (1).
  Sec. 714. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any 
other Act may be obligated or expended for any employee 
training that--
          (1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, 
        skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the 
        performance of official duties;
          (2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of 
        emotional response or psychological stress in some 
        participants;
          (3) does not require prior employee notification of 
        the content and methods to be used in the training and 
        written end of course evaluation;
          (4) contains any methods or content associated with 
        religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ``new 
        age'' belief systems as defined in Equal Employment 
        Opportunity Commission Notice N-915.022, dated 
        September 2, 1988; or
          (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, 
        participants' personal values or lifestyle outside the 
        workplace.
  (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 
otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing 
directly upon the performance of official duties.
  Sec. 715.  No part of any funds appropriated in this or any 
other Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, 
other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative 
relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and for 
the preparation, distribution or use of any kit, pamphlet, 
booklet, publication, radio, television, or film presentation 
designed to support or defeat legislation pending before the 
Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself.
  Sec. 716.  None of the funds appropriated by this or any 
other Act may be used by an agency to provide a Federal 
employee's home address to any labor organization except when 
the employee has authorized such disclosure or when such 
disclosure has been ordered by a court of competent 
jurisdiction.
  Sec. 717.  None of the funds made available in this or any 
other Act may be used to provide any non-public information 
such as mailing, telephone, or electronic mailing lists to any 
person or any organization outside of the Federal Government 
without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate.
  Sec. 718.  No part of any appropriation contained in this or 
any other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, including 
by private contractor, for publicity or propaganda purposes 
within the United States not heretofore authorized by Congress.
  Sec. 719. (a) In this section, the term ``agency''--
          (1) means an Executive agency, as defined under 5 
        U.S.C. 105; and
          (2) includes a military department, as defined under 
        section 102 of such title and the United States Postal 
        Service.
  (b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regulations 
to use such time for other purposes, an employee of an agency 
shall use official time in an honest effort to perform official 
duties. An employee not under a leave system, including a 
Presidential appointee exempted under 5 U.S.C. 6301(2), has an 
obligation to expend an honest effort and a reasonable 
proportion of such employee's time in the performance of 
official duties.
  Sec. 720.  Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of 
this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by 
this or any other Act to any department or agency, which is a 
member of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board 
(FASAB), shall be available to finance an appropriate share of 
FASAB administrative costs.
  Sec. 721.  Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of 
this Act, the head of each Executive department and agency is 
hereby authorized to transfer to or reimburse ``General 
Services Administration, Government-wide Policy'' with the 
approval of the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, funds made available for the current fiscal year by 
this or any other Act, including rebates from charge card and 
other contracts: Provided, That these funds shall be 
administered by the Administrator of General Services to 
support Government-wide and other multi-agency financial, 
information technology, procurement, and other management 
innovations, initiatives, and activities, including improving 
coordination and reducing duplication, as approved by the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in 
consultation with the appropriate interagency and multi-agency 
groups designated by the Director (including the President's 
Management Council for overall management improvement 
initiatives, the Chief Financial Officers Council for financial 
management initiatives, the Chief Information Officers Council 
for information technology initiatives, the Chief Human Capital 
Officers Council for human capital initiatives, the Chief 
Acquisition Officers Council for procurement initiatives, and 
the Performance Improvement Council for performance improvement 
initiatives): Provided further, That the total funds 
transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed $15,000,000 to 
improve coordination, reduce duplication, and for other 
activities related to Federal Government Priority Goals 
established by 31 U.S.C. 1120, and not to exceed $17,000,000 
for Government-wide innovations, initiatives, and activities: 
Provided further, That the funds transferred to or for 
reimbursement of ``General Services Administration, Government-
Wide Policy'' during fiscal year 2023 shall remain available 
for obligation through September 30, 2024: Provided further, 
That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in 
consultation with the Administrator of General Services, shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
Representatives a detailed spend plan for the funds to be 
transferred or reimbursed: Provided further, That the spend 
plan shall, at a minimum, include: (i) the amounts currently in 
the funds authorized under this section and the estimate of 
amounts to be transferred or reimbursed in fiscal year 2023; 
(ii) a detailed breakdown of the purposes for all funds 
estimated to be transferred or reimbursed pursuant to this 
section (including total number of personnel and costs for all 
staff whose salaries are provided for by this section); (iii) 
where applicable, a description of the funds intended for use 
by or for the benefit of each executive council; and (iv) where 
applicable, a description of the funds intended for use by or 
for the implementation of specific laws passed by Congress: 
Provided further, That no transfers or reimbursements may be 
made pursuant to this section until 15 days following 
notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate by the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget.
  Sec. 722.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
woman may breastfeed her child at any location in a Federal 
building or on Federal property, if the woman and her child are 
otherwise authorized to be present at the location.
  Sec. 723.  Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or section 708 of 
this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by 
this or any other Act shall be available for the interagency 
funding of specific projects, workshops, studies, and similar 
efforts to carry out the purposes of the National Science and 
Technology Council (authorized by Executive Order No. 12881), 
which benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or 
entities: Provided, That the Office of Management and Budget 
shall provide a report describing the budget of and resources 
connected with the National Science and Technology Council to 
the Committees on Appropriations, the House Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology, and the Senate Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation 90 days after enactment 
of this Act.
  Sec. 724.  Any request for proposals, solicitation, grant 
application, form, notification, press release, or other 
publications involving the distribution of Federal funds shall 
comply with any relevant requirements in part 200 of title 2, 
Code of Federal Regulations: Provided, That this section shall 
apply to direct payments, formula funds, and grants received by 
a State receiving Federal funds.
  Sec. 725. (a) Prohibition of Federal Agency Monitoring of 
Individuals' Internet Use.--None of the funds made available in 
this or any other Act may be used by any Federal agency--
          (1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation of 
        data, derived from any means, that includes any 
        personally identifiable information relating to an 
        individual's access to or use of any Federal Government 
        Internet site of the agency; or
          (2) to enter into any agreement with a third party 
        (including another government agency) to collect, 
        review, or obtain any aggregation of data, derived from 
        any means, that includes any personally identifiable 
        information relating to an individual's access to or 
        use of any nongovernmental Internet site.
  (b) Exceptions.--The limitations established in subsection 
(a) shall not apply to--
          (1) any record of aggregate data that does not 
        identify particular persons;
          (2) any voluntary submission of personally 
        identifiable information;
          (3) any action taken for law enforcement, regulatory, 
        or supervisory purposes, in accordance with applicable 
        law; or
          (4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) that is 
        a system security action taken by the operator of an 
        Internet site and is necessarily incident to providing 
        the Internet site services or to protecting the rights 
        or property of the provider of the Internet site.
  (c) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
          (1) The term ``regulatory'' means agency actions to 
        implement, interpret or enforce authorities provided in 
        law.
          (2) The term ``supervisory'' means examinations of 
        the agency's supervised institutions, including 
        assessing safety and soundness, overall financial 
        condition, management practices and policies and 
        compliance with applicable standards as provided in 
        law.
  Sec. 726. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be used to enter into or renew a contract which includes a 
provision providing prescription drug coverage, except where 
the contract also includes a provision for contraceptive 
coverage.
  (b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract with--
          (1) any of the following religious plans:
                  (A) Personal Care's HMO; and
                  (B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and
          (2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier for 
        the plan objects to such coverage on the basis of 
        religious beliefs.
  (c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters into 
or renews a contract under this section may not subject any 
individual to discrimination on the basis that the individual 
refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for contraceptives 
because such activities would be contrary to the individual's 
religious beliefs or moral convictions.
  (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require 
coverage of abortion or abortion-related services.
  Sec. 727.  The United States is committed to ensuring the 
health of its Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic athletes, 
and supports the strict adherence to anti-doping in sport 
through testing, adjudication, education, and research as 
performed by nationally recognized oversight authorities.
  Sec. 728.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
appropriated for official travel to Federal departments and 
agencies may be used by such departments and agencies, if 
consistent with Office of Management and Budget Circular A-126 
regarding official travel for Government personnel, to 
participate in the fractional aircraft ownership pilot program.
  Sec. 729.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
of the funds appropriated or made available under this or any 
other appropriations Act may be used to implement or enforce 
restrictions or limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional 
Fellowship Program, or to implement the proposed regulations of 
the Office of Personnel Management to add sections 300.311 
through 300.316 to part 300 of title 5 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations, published in the Federal Register, volume 68, 
number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the detail of 
executive branch employees to the legislative branch).
  Sec. 730.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any 
additional facilities, except within or contiguous to existing 
locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting Federal law 
enforcement training without the advance approval of the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate, except that the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Centers is authorized to obtain the temporary use of 
additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement 
for training which cannot be accommodated in existing Centers 
facilities.
  Sec. 731.  Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none 
of the funds provided in this or any other Act may be used by 
an executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news 
story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United 
States, unless the story includes a clear notification within 
the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the 
prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executive 
branch agency.
  Sec. 732.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used in contravention of section 552a of title 5, United 
States Code (popularly known as the Privacy Act), and 
regulations implementing that section.
  Sec. 733. (a) In General.--None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used 
for any Federal Government contract with any foreign 
incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic 
corporation under section 835(b) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 395(b)) or any subsidiary of such an entity.
  (b) Waivers.--
          (1) In general.--Any Secretary shall waive subsection 
        (a) with respect to any Federal Government contract 
        under the authority of such Secretary if the Secretary 
        determines that the waiver is required in the interest 
        of national security.
          (2) Report to congress.--Any Secretary issuing a 
        waiver under paragraph (1) shall report such issuance 
        to Congress.
  (c) Exception.--This section shall not apply to any Federal 
Government contract entered into before the date of the 
enactment of this Act, or to any task order issued pursuant to 
such contract.
  Sec. 734.  During fiscal year 2023, for each employee who--
          (1) retires under section 8336(d)(2) or 8414(b)(1)(B) 
        of title 5, United States Code; or
          (2) retires under any other provision of subchapter 
        III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 5 and 
        receives a payment as an incentive to separate, the 
        separating agency shall remit to the Civil Service 
        Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to the 
        Office of Personnel Management's average unit cost of 
        processing a retirement claim for the preceding fiscal 
        year. Such amounts shall be available until expended to 
        the Office of Personnel Management and shall be deemed 
        to be an administrative expense under section 
        8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code.
  Sec. 735. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any 
other Act may be used to recommend or require any entity 
submitting an offer for a Federal contract to disclose any of 
the following information as a condition of submitting the 
offer:
          (1) Any payment consisting of a contribution, 
        expenditure, independent expenditure, or disbursement 
        for an electioneering communication that is made by the 
        entity, its officers or directors, or any of its 
        affiliates or subsidiaries to a candidate for election 
        for Federal office or to a political committee, or that 
        is otherwise made with respect to any election for 
        Federal office.
          (2) Any disbursement of funds (other than a payment 
        described in paragraph (1)) made by the entity, its 
        officers or directors, or any of its affiliates or 
        subsidiaries to any person with the intent or the 
        reasonable expectation that the person will use the 
        funds to make a payment described in paragraph (1).
  (b) In this section, each of the terms ``contribution'', 
``expenditure'', ``independent expenditure'', ``electioneering 
communication'', ``candidate'', ``election'', and ``Federal 
office'' has the meaning given such term in the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.).
  Sec. 736.  None of the funds made available in this or any 
other Act may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait of 
an officer or employee of the Federal Government, including the 
President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress (including 
a Delegate or a Resident Commissioner to Congress), the head of 
an executive branch agency (as defined in section 133 of title 
41, United States Code), or the head of an office of the 
legislative branch.
  Sec. 737. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
and except as otherwise provided in this section, no part of 
any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 2023, by this or 
any other Act, may be used to pay any prevailing rate employee 
described in section 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States 
Code--
          (A) during the period from the date of expiration of 
        the limitation imposed by the comparable section for 
        the previous fiscal years until the normal effective 
        date of the applicable wage survey adjustment that is 
        to take effect in fiscal year 2023, in an amount that 
        exceeds the rate payable for the applicable grade and 
        step of the applicable wage schedule in accordance with 
        such section; and
          (B) during the period consisting of the remainder of 
        fiscal year 2023, in an amount that exceeds, as a 
        result of a wage survey adjustment, the rate payable 
        under subparagraph (A) by more than the sum of--
                  (i) the percentage adjustment taking effect 
                in fiscal year 2023 under section 5303 of title 
                5, United States Code, in the rates of pay 
                under the General Schedule; and
                  (ii) the difference between the overall 
                average percentage of the locality-based 
                comparability payments taking effect in fiscal 
                year 2023 under section 5304 of such title 
                (whether by adjustment or otherwise), and the 
                overall average percentage of such payments 
                which was effective in the previous fiscal year 
                under such section.
  (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no prevailing 
rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 
5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, and no employee 
covered by section 5348 of such title, may be paid during the 
periods for which paragraph (1) is in effect at a rate that 
exceeds the rates that would be payable under paragraph (1) 
were paragraph (1) applicable to such employee.
  (3) For the purposes of this subsection, the rates payable to 
an employee who is covered by this subsection and who is paid 
from a schedule not in existence on September 30, 2022, shall 
be determined under regulations prescribed by the Office of 
Personnel Management.
  (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of 
premium pay for employees subject to this subsection may not be 
changed from the rates in effect on September 30, 2022, except 
to the extent determined by the Office of Personnel Management 
to be consistent with the purpose of this subsection.
  (5) This subsection shall apply with respect to pay for 
service performed after September 30, 2022.
  (6) For the purpose of administering any provision of law 
(including any rule or regulation that provides premium pay, 
retirement, life insurance, or any other employee benefit) that 
requires any deduction or contribution, or that imposes any 
requirement or limitation on the basis of a rate of salary or 
basic pay, the rate of salary or basic pay payable after the 
application of this subsection shall be treated as the rate of 
salary or basic pay.
  (7) Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to permit 
or require the payment to any employee covered by this 
subsection at a rate in excess of the rate that would be 
payable were this subsection not in effect.
  (8) The Office of Personnel Management may provide for 
exceptions to the limitations imposed by this subsection if the 
Office determines that such exceptions are necessary to ensure 
the recruitment or retention of qualified employees.
  (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the adjustment in rates 
of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that take place in 
fiscal year 2023 under sections 5344 and 5348 of title 5, 
United States Code, shall be--
          (1) not less than the percentage received by 
        employees in the same location whose rates of basic pay 
        are adjusted pursuant to the statutory pay systems 
        under sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United States 
        Code: Provided, That prevailing rate employees at 
        locations where there are no employees whose pay is 
        increased pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 of title 
        5, United States Code, and prevailing rate employees 
        described in section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, United 
        States Code, shall be considered to be located in the 
        pay locality designated as ``Rest of United States'' 
        pursuant to section 5304 of title 5, United States 
        Code, for purposes of this subsection; and
          (2) effective as of the first day of the first 
        applicable pay period beginning after September 30, 
        2022.
  Sec. 738. (a) The head of any Executive branch department, 
agency, board, commission, or office funded by this or any 
other appropriations Act shall submit annual reports to the 
Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity 
without an Inspector General, regarding the costs and 
contracting procedures related to each conference held by any 
such department, agency, board, commission, or office during 
fiscal year 2023 for which the cost to the United States 
Government was more than $100,000.
  (b) Each report submitted shall include, for each conference 
described in subsection (a) held during the applicable period--
          (1) a description of its purpose;
          (2) the number of participants attending;
          (3) a detailed statement of the costs to the United 
        States Government, including--
                  (A) the cost of any food or beverages;
                  (B) the cost of any audio-visual services;
                  (C) the cost of employee or contractor travel 
                to and from the conference; and
                  (D) a discussion of the methodology used to 
                determine which costs relate to the conference; 
                and
          (4) a description of the contracting procedures used 
        including--
                  (A) whether contracts were awarded on a 
                competitive basis; and
                  (B) a discussion of any cost comparison 
                conducted by the departmental component or 
                office in evaluating potential contractors for 
                the conference.
  (c) Within 15 days after the end of a quarter, the head of 
any such department, agency, board, commission, or office shall 
notify the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any 
entity without an Inspector General, of the date, location, and 
number of employees attending a conference held by any 
Executive branch department, agency, board, commission, or 
office funded by this or any other appropriations Act during 
fiscal year 2023 for which the cost to the United States 
Government was more than $20,000.
  (d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by 
this or any other appropriations Act may not be used for the 
purpose of defraying the costs of a conference described in 
subsection (c) that is not directly and programmatically 
related to the purpose for which the grant or contract was 
awarded, such as a conference held in connection with planning, 
training, assessment, review, or other routine purposes related 
to a project funded by the grant or contract.
  (e) None of the funds made available in this or any other 
appropriations Act may be used for travel and conference 
activities that are not in compliance with Office of Management 
and Budget Memorandum M-12-12 dated May 11, 2012 or any 
subsequent revisions to that memorandum.
  Sec. 739.  None of the funds made available in this or any 
other appropriations Act may be used to increase, eliminate, or 
reduce funding for a program, project, or activity as proposed 
in the President's budget request for a fiscal year until such 
proposed change is subsequently enacted in an appropriation 
Act, or unless such change is made pursuant to the 
reprogramming or transfer provisions of this or any other 
appropriations Act.
  Sec. 740.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
other Act may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or 
apply the rule entitled ``Competitive Area'' published by the 
Office of Personnel Management in the Federal Register on April 
15, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 20180 et seq.).
  Sec. 741.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or any other Act may be used to begin or 
announce a study or public-private competition regarding the 
conversion to contractor performance of any function performed 
by Federal employees pursuant to Office of Management and 
Budget Circular A-76 or any other administrative regulation, 
directive, or policy.
  Sec. 742. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this or any other Act may be available for a 
contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with an entity that 
requires employees or contractors of such entity seeking to 
report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality 
agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting 
such employees or contractors from lawfully reporting such 
waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law 
enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency 
authorized to receive such information.
  (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not contravene 
requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any 
other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing 
the nondisclosure of classified information.
  Sec. 743. (a) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act 
may be used to implement or enforce the agreements in Standard 
Forms 312 and 4414 of the Government or any other nondisclosure 
policy, form, or agreement if such policy, form, or agreement 
does not contain the following provisions: ``These provisions 
are consistent with and do not supersede, conflict with, or 
otherwise alter the employee obligations, rights, or 
liabilities created by existing statute or Executive order 
relating to (1) classified information, (2) communications to 
Congress, (3) the reporting to an Inspector General or the 
Office of Special Counsel of a violation of any law, rule, or 
regulation, or mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse 
of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public 
health or safety, or (4) any other whistleblower protection. 
The definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions, 
and liabilities created by controlling Executive orders and 
statutory provisions are incorporated into this agreement and 
are controlling.'': Provided, That notwithstanding the 
preceding provision of this section, a nondisclosure policy 
form or agreement that is to be executed by a person connected 
with the conduct of an intelligence or intelligence-related 
activity, other than an employee or officer of the United 
States Government, may contain provisions appropriate to the 
particular activity for which such document is to be used. Such 
form or agreement shall, at a minimum, require that the person 
will not disclose any classified information received in the 
course of such activity unless specifically authorized to do so 
by the United States Government. Such nondisclosure forms shall 
also make it clear that they do not bar disclosures to 
Congress, or to an authorized official of an executive agency 
or the Department of Justice, that are essential to reporting a 
substantial violation of law.
  (b) A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be implemented 
and enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) if it complies with 
the requirements for such agreement that were in effect when 
the agreement was entered into.
  (c) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be 
used to implement or enforce any agreement entered into during 
fiscal year 2014 which does not contain substantially similar 
language to that required in subsection (a).
  Sec. 744.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of 
understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, 
or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that 
has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, 
for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been 
exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a 
timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority 
responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the 
awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless a 
Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the 
corporation and has made a determination that this further 
action is not necessary to protect the interests of the 
Government.
  Sec. 745.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of 
understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, 
or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that 
was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal 
law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency 
is aware of the conviction, unless a Federal agency has 
considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has 
made a determination that this further action is not necessary 
to protect the interests of the Government.
  Sec. 746. (a) During fiscal year 2023, on the date on which a 
request is made for a transfer of funds in accordance with 
section 1017 of Public Law 111-203, the Bureau of Consumer 
Financial Protection shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, 
the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate of such request.
  (b) Any notification required by this section shall be made 
available on the Bureau's public website.
  Sec. 747. (a) Notwithstanding any official rate adjusted 
under section 104 of title 3, United States Code, the rate 
payable to the Vice President during calendar year 2023 shall 
be the rate payable to the Vice President on December 31, 2022, 
by operation of section 747 of division E of Public Law 117-
103.
  (b) Notwithstanding any official rate adjusted under section 
5318 of title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of 
law, the payable rate during calendar year 2023 for an employee 
serving in an Executive Schedule position, or in a position for 
which the rate of pay is fixed by statute at an Executive 
Schedule rate, shall be the rate payable for the applicable 
Executive Schedule level on December 31, 2022, by operation of 
section 747 of division E of Public Law 117-103. Such an 
employee may not receive a rate increase during calendar year 
2023, except as provided in subsection (i).
  (c) Notwithstanding section 401 of the Foreign Service Act of 
1980 (Public Law 96-465) or any other provision of law, a chief 
of mission or ambassador at large is subject to subsection (b) 
in the same manner as other employees who are paid at an 
Executive Schedule rate.
  (d)(1) This subsection applies to--
          (A) a noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive 
        Service paid a rate of basic pay at or above the 
        official rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule; 
        or
          (B) a limited term appointee or limited emergency 
        appointee in the Senior Executive Service serving under 
        a political appointment and paid a rate of basic pay at 
        or above the official rate for level IV of the 
        Executive Schedule.
  (2) Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of title 5, United 
States Code, an employee described in paragraph (1) may not 
receive a pay rate increase during calendar year 2023, except 
as provided in subsection (i).
  (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee 
paid a rate of basic pay (including any locality based payments 
under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, or similar 
authority) at or above the official rate for level IV of the 
Executive Schedule who serves under a political appointment may 
not receive a pay rate increase during calendar year 2023, 
except as provided in subsection (i). This subsection does not 
apply to employees in the General Schedule pay system or the 
Foreign Service pay system, to employees appointed under 
section 3161 of title 5, United States Code, or to employees in 
another pay system whose position would be classified at GS-15 
or below if chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code, applied 
to them.
  (f) Nothing in subsections (b) through (e) shall prevent 
employees who do not serve under a political appointment from 
receiving pay increases as otherwise provided under applicable 
law.
  (g) This section does not apply to an individual who makes an 
election to retain Senior Executive Service basic pay under 
section 3392(c) of title 5, United States Code, for such time 
as that election is in effect.
  (h) This section does not apply to an individual who makes an 
election to retain Senior Foreign Service pay entitlements 
under section 302(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public 
Law 96-465) for such time as that election is in effect.
  (i) Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an employee 
in a covered position may receive a pay rate increase upon an 
authorized movement to a different covered position only if 
that new position has higher-level duties and a pre-established 
level or range of pay higher than the level or range for the 
position held immediately before the movement. Any such 
increase must be based on the rates of pay and applicable 
limitations on payable rates of pay in effect on December 31, 
2022, by operation of section 747 of division E of Public Law 
117-103.
  (j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for an 
individual who is newly appointed to a covered position during 
the period of time subject to this section, the initial pay 
rate shall be based on the rates of pay and applicable 
limitations on payable rates of pay in effect on December 31, 
2022, by operation of section 747 of division E of Public Law 
117-103.
  (k) If an employee affected by this section is subject to a 
biweekly pay period that begins in calendar year 2023 but ends 
in calendar year 2024, the bar on the employee's receipt of pay 
rate increases shall apply through the end of that pay period.
  (l) For the purpose of this section, the term ``covered 
position'' means a position occupied by an employee whose pay 
is restricted under this section.
  (m) This section takes effect on the first day of the first 
applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2023.
  Sec. 748.  In the event of a violation of the Impoundment 
Control Act of 1974, the President or the head of the relevant 
department or agency, as the case may be, shall report 
immediately to the Congress all relevant facts and a statement 
of actions taken: Provided, That a copy of each report shall 
also be transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate and the Comptroller 
General on the same date the report is transmitted to the 
Congress.
  Sec. 749. (a) Each department or agency of the executive 
branch of the United States Government shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations and the Budget of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate and any other appropriate 
congressional committees if--
          (1) an apportionment is not made in the required time 
        period provided in section 1513(b) of title 31, United 
        States Code;
          (2) an approved apportionment received by the 
        department or agency conditions the availability of an 
        appropriation on further action; or
          (3) an approved apportionment received by the 
        department or agency may hinder the prudent obligation 
        of such appropriation or the execution of a program, 
        project, or activity by such department or agency.
  (b) Any notification submitted to a congressional committee 
pursuant to this section shall contain information identifying 
the bureau, account name, appropriation name, and Treasury 
Appropriation Fund Symbol or fund account.
  Sec. 750. (a) Any non-Federal entity receiving funds provided 
in this or any other appropriations Act for fiscal year 2023 
that are specified in the disclosure table submitted in 
compliance with clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives or Rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the 
Senate that is included in the report or explanatory statement 
accompanying any such Act shall be deemed to be a recipient of 
a Federal award with respect to such funds for purposes of the 
requirements of 2 CFR 200.334, regarding records retention, and 
2 CFR 200.337, regarding access by the Comptroller General of 
the United States.
  (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, 
amend, supersede, or restrict in any manner any requirements 
otherwise applicable to non-Federal entities described in 
paragraph (1) or any existing authority of the Comptroller 
General.
  Sec. 751.  Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, United 
States Code, or section 708 of this Act, funds made available 
by this or any other Act to any Federal agency may be used by 
that Federal agency for interagency funding for coordination 
with, participation in, or recommendations involving, 
activities of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development 
Command, the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs 
and the National Institutes of Health research programs.
  Sec. 752. (a)(1) Not later than 100 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget (in this section referred to as the ``Director''), 
in coordination with the Architectural and Transportation 
Barriers Compliance Board and the Administrator of General 
Services (in this section referred to as the 
``Administrator''), shall disseminate amended or updated 
criteria and instructions to any Federal department or agency 
(in this section referred to as an ``agency'') covered by 
section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d) 
for the evaluation required pursuant to paragraph (3)(B).
  (2) Such criteria and instructions shall--
          (A) include, at minimum, requirements that 
        information technologies and digital services must-
                  (i) conform to the technical standards 
                referenced in subsection (a)(2)(A) of such 
                section 508, as determined by appropriate 
                conformance testing; and
                  (ii) be accessible to and usable by 
                individuals with disabilities as determined 
                from consultation with individuals with 
                disabilities, including those with visual, 
                auditory, tactile, and cognitive disabilities, 
                or members of any disability organization; and
          (B) provide guidance to agencies regarding the types 
        and format of data and information to be submitted to 
        the Director and the Administrator pursuant to 
        paragraph (3), including how to submit such data and 
        information, the metrics by which compliance will be 
        assessed in the reports required in subsection (b), and 
        any other directions necessary for agencies to 
        demonstrate compliance with accessibility standards for 
        electronic and information technology procured and in 
        use within an agency, as required by such section 508.
  (3) Not later than 225 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the head of each agency shall--
          (A) evaluate the extent to which the electronic and 
        information technology of the agency are accessible to 
        and usable by individuals with disabilities described 
        in subsection (a)(1) of such section 508 compared to 
        the access to and use of the technology and services by 
        individuals described in such section who are not 
        individuals with disabilities;
          (B) evaluate the electronic and information 
        technology of the agency in accordance with the 
        criteria and instructions provided in paragraph (1); 
        and
          (C) submit a report containing the evaluations 
        jointly to the Director and the Administrator.
  (b)(1) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, and annually thereafter, the Administrator, in 
consultation with the Director, shall prepare and submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations and Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committees on 
Appropriations and Oversight and Reform of the House of 
Representatives a report that shall include--
          (A) a comprehensive assessment (including information 
        identifying the metrics and data used) of compliance by 
        each agency, and by the Federal Government generally, 
        with the criteria and instructions disseminated under 
        subsection (a)(1);
          (B) a detailed description of the actions, 
        activities, and other efforts made by the Administrator 
        over the year preceding submission to support such 
        compliance at agencies and any planned efforts in the 
        coming year to improve compliance at agencies; and
          (C) a list of recommendations that agencies or 
        Congress may take to help support that compliance.
  (2) The Administrator shall ensure that the reports required 
under this subsection are made available on a public website 
and are maintained as an open Government data asset (as that 
term is defined in section 3502 of title 44, United States 
Code).
  Sec. 753.  Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of 
this Act, the head of each Executive department and agency is 
hereby authorized to transfer to or reimburse ``General 
Services Administration, Federal Citizen Services Fund'' with 
the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, funds made available for the current fiscal year by 
this or any other Act, including rebates from charge card and 
other contracts: Provided, That these funds, in addition to 
amounts otherwise available, shall be administered by the 
Administrator of General Services to carry out the purposes of 
the Federal Citizen Services Fund and to support Government-
wide and other multi-agency financial, information technology, 
procurement, and other activities, including services 
authorized by 44 U.S.C. 3604 and enabling Federal agencies to 
take advantage of information technology in sharing 
information: Provided further, That the total funds transferred 
or reimbursed shall not exceed $15,000,000 for such purposes: 
Provided further, That the funds transferred to or for 
reimbursement of ``General Services Administration, Federal 
Citizen Services Fund'' during fiscal year 2023 shall remain 
available for obligation through September 30, 2024: Provided 
further, That not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator of General Services, in consultation 
with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate a detailed spend plan for the 
funds to be transferred or reimbursed: Provided further, That 
the spend plan shall, at a minimum, include: (i) the amounts 
currently in the funds authorized under this section and the 
estimate of amounts to be transferred or reimbursed in fiscal 
year 2023; (ii) a detailed breakdown of the purposes for all 
funds estimated to be transferred or reimbursed pursuant to 
this section (including total number of personnel and costs for 
all staff whose salaries are provided for by this section); and 
(iii) where applicable, a description of the funds intended for 
use by or for the implementation of specific laws passed by 
Congress: Provided further, That no transfers or reimbursements 
may be made pursuant to this section until 15 days following 
notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate by the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget.
  Sec. 754.  Except as expressly provided otherwise, any 
reference to ``this Act'' contained in any title other than 
title IV or VIII shall not apply to such title IV or VIII.

                               TITLE VIII

                GENERAL PROVISIONS--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

                     (including transfers of funds)

  Sec. 801.  There are appropriated from the applicable funds 
of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for 
making refunds and for the payment of legal settlements or 
judgments that have been entered against the District of 
Columbia government.
  Sec. 802.  None of the Federal funds provided in this Act 
shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes or 
implementation of any policy including boycott designed to 
support or defeat legislation pending before Congress or any 
State legislature.
  Sec. 803. (a) None of the Federal funds provided under this 
Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and 
District government agencies, that remain available for 
obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2023, 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 expenditures for an 
agency through a reprogramming of funds which--
          (1) creates new programs;
          (2) eliminates a program, project, or responsibility 
        center;
          (3) establishes or changes allocations specifically 
        denied, limited or increased under this Act;
          (4) increases funds or personnel by any means for any 
        program, project, or responsibility center for which 
        funds have been denied or restricted;
          (5) re-establishes any program or project previously 
        deferred through reprogramming;
          (6) augments any existing program, project, or 
        responsibility center through a reprogramming of funds 
        in excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is 
        less; or
          (7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel 
        assigned to a specific program, project or 
        responsibility center, unless prior approval is 
        received from the Committees on Appropriations of the 
        House of Representatives and the Senate.
  (b) The District of Columbia government is authorized to 
approve and execute reprogramming and transfer requests of 
local funds under this title through November 7, 2023.
  Sec. 804.  None of the Federal funds provided in this Act may 
be used by the District of Columbia to provide for salaries, 
expenses, or other costs associated with the offices of United 
States Senator or United States Representative under section 
4(d) of the District of Columbia Statehood Constitutional 
Convention Initiatives of 1979 (D.C. Law 3-171; D.C. Official 
Code, sec. 1-123).
  Sec. 805.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, none 
of the funds made available by this Act or by any other Act may 
be used to provide any officer or employee of the District of 
Columbia with an official vehicle unless the officer or 
employee uses the vehicle only in the performance of the 
officer's or employee's official duties. For purposes of this 
section, the term ``official duties'' does not include travel 
between the officer's or employee's residence and workplace, 
except in the case of--
          (1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan Police 
        Department who resides in the District of Columbia or 
        is otherwise designated by the Chief of the Department;
          (2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer 
        or employee of the District of Columbia Fire and 
        Emergency Medical Services Department who resides in 
        the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;
          (3) at the discretion of the Director of the 
        Department of Corrections, an officer or employee of 
        the District of Columbia Department of Corrections who 
        resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 
        hours a day;
          (4) at the discretion of the Chief Medical Examiner, 
        an officer or employee of the Office of the Chief 
        Medical Examiner who resides in the District of 
        Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;
          (5) at the discretion of the Director of the Homeland 
        Security and Emergency Management Agency, an officer or 
        employee of the Homeland Security and Emergency 
        Management Agency who resides in the District of 
        Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;
          (6) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and
          (7) the Chairman of the Council of the District of 
        Columbia.
  Sec. 806. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this Act 
may be used by the District of Columbia Attorney General or any 
other officer or entity of the District government to provide 
assistance for any petition drive or civil action which seeks 
to require Congress to provide for voting representation in 
Congress for the District of Columbia.
  (b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Columbia 
Attorney General from reviewing or commenting on briefs in 
private lawsuits, or from consulting with officials of the 
District government regarding such lawsuits.
  Sec. 807.  None of the Federal funds contained in this Act 
may be used to distribute any needle or syringe for the purpose 
of preventing the spread of blood borne pathogens in any 
location that has been determined by the local public health or 
local law enforcement authorities to be inappropriate for such 
distribution.
  Sec. 808.  Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent 
the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from 
addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive coverage 
by health insurance plans, but it is the intent of Congress 
that any legislation enacted on such issue should include a 
``conscience clause'' which provides exceptions for religious 
beliefs and moral convictions.
  Sec. 809. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this Act 
may be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation 
to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the 
possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance 
under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or 
any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative.
  (b) No funds available for obligation or expenditure by the 
District of Columbia government under any authority may be used 
to enact any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise 
reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or 
distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any 
tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for recreational purposes.
  Sec. 810.  No funds available for obligation or expenditure 
by the District of Columbia government under any authority 
shall be expended for any abortion except where the life of the 
mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or 
where the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.
  Sec. 811. (a) No later than 30 calendar days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for 
the District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council of the 
District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds operating 
budget in the format of the budget that the District of 
Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the 
District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-
204.42), for all agencies of the District of Columbia 
government for fiscal year 2023 that is in the total amount of 
the approved appropriation and that realigns all budgeted data 
for personal services and other-than-personal services, 
respectively, with anticipated actual expenditures.
  (b) This section shall apply only to an agency for which the 
Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia certifies 
that a reallocation is required to address unanticipated 
changes in program requirements.
  Sec. 812.  No later than 30 calendar days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the 
District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council for the District of 
Columbia, a revised appropriated funds operating budget for the 
District of Columbia Public Schools that aligns schools budgets 
to actual enrollment. The revised appropriated funds budget 
shall be in the format of the budget that the District of 
Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the 
District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-
204.42).
  Sec. 813. (a) Amounts appropriated in this Act as operating 
funds may be transferred to the District of Columbia's 
enterprise and capital funds and such amounts, once 
transferred, shall retain appropriation authority consistent 
with the provisions of this Act.
  (b) The District of Columbia government is authorized to 
reprogram or transfer for operating expenses any local funds 
transferred or reprogrammed in this or the four prior fiscal 
years from operating funds to capital funds, and such amounts, 
once transferred or reprogrammed, shall retain appropriation 
authority consistent with the provisions of this Act.
  (c) The District of Columbia government may not transfer or 
reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, 
notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects.
  Sec. 814.  None of the Federal funds appropriated in this Act 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal 
year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, 
unless expressly so provided herein.
  Sec. 815.  Except as otherwise specifically provided by law 
or under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated 
balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2023 
from appropriations of Federal funds made available for 
salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2023 in this Act, shall 
remain available through September 30, 2024, for each such 
account for the purposes authorized: Provided, That a request 
shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to 
the expenditure of such funds: Provided further, That these 
requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming 
guidelines outlined in section 803 of this Act.
  Sec. 816. (a)(1) During fiscal year 2024, during a period in 
which neither a District of Columbia continuing resolution or a 
regular District of Columbia appropriation bill is in effect, 
local funds are appropriated in the amount provided for any 
project or activity for which local funds are provided in the 
Act referred to in paragraph (2) (subject to any modifications 
enacted by the District of Columbia as of the beginning of the 
period during which this subsection is in effect) at the rate 
set forth by such Act.
  (2) The Act referred to in this paragraph is the Act of the 
Council of the District of Columbia pursuant to which a 
proposed budget is approved for fiscal year 2024 which (subject 
to the requirements of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act) 
will constitute the local portion of the annual budget for the 
District of Columbia government for fiscal year 2024 for 
purposes of section 446 of the District of Columbia Home Rule 
Act (sec. 1-204.46, D.C. Official Code).
  (b) Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease to be 
available--
          (1) during any period in which a District of Columbia 
        continuing resolution for fiscal year 2024 is in 
        effect; or
          (2) upon the enactment into law of the regular 
        District of Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 
        2024.
  (c) An appropriation made by subsection (a) is provided under 
the authority and conditions as provided under this Act and 
shall be available to the extent and in the manner that would 
be provided by this Act.
  (d) An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall cover all 
obligations or expenditures incurred for such project or 
activity during the portion of fiscal year 2024 for which this 
section applies to such project or activity.
  (e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity 
during any period of fiscal year 2024 if any other provision of 
law (other than an authorization of appropriations)--
          (1) makes an appropriation, makes funds available, or 
        grants authority for such project or activity to 
        continue for such period; or
          (2) specifically provides that no appropriation shall 
        be made, no funds shall be made available, or no 
        authority shall be granted for such project or activity 
        to continue for such period.
  (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect 
obligations of the government of the District of Columbia 
mandated by other law.
  Sec. 817. (a) Section 244 of the Revised Statutes of the 
United States relating to the District of Columbia (sec. 9-
1201.03, D.C. Official Code) does not apply with respect to any 
railroads installed pursuant to the Long Bridge Project.
  (b) In this section, the term ``Long Bridge Project'' means 
the project carried out by the District of Columbia and the 
Commonwealth of Virginia to construct a new Long Bridge 
adjacent to the existing Long Bridge over the Potomac River, 
including related infrastructure and other related projects, to 
expand commuter and regional passenger rail service and to 
provide bike and pedestrian access crossings over the Potomac 
River.
  Sec. 818.  Not later than 45 days after the last day of each 
quarter, each Federal and District government agency 
appropriated Federal funds in this Act shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate a quarterly budget report that includes total 
obligations of the Agency for that quarter for each Federal 
funds appropriation provided in this Act, by the source year of 
the appropriation.
  Sec. 819. (a)(1) Section 11-2604(a), District of Columbia 
Official Code, is amended by striking ``at a fixed rate of $90 
per hour'' and inserting ``an hourly rate not to exceed the 
rate payable under section 3006A(d)(1) of title 18, United 
States Code''.
  (2) The amendments made by this section shall apply with 
respect to cases and proceedings initiated on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
  (b)(1) Section 11-2605, District of Columbia Official Code, 
is amended in subsections (b) and (c) by striking ``(or, in the 
case of investigative services, a fixed rate of $25 per hour)'' 
each place it appears.
  (2) The amendments made by this section shall apply with 
respect to investigative services provided in connection with 
cases and proceedings initiated on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
  Sec. 820.  Except as expressly provided otherwise, any 
reference to ``this Act'' contained in this title or in title 
IV shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of this 
title or of title IV.
  This division may be cited as the ``Financial Services and 
General Government Appropriations Act, 2023''.

    [Clerk's note.--Reproduced below is the material relating 
to division E contained in the Explanatory Statement regarding 
H.R. 2617, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.\1\]
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    \1\ This Explanatory Statement was submitted for printing in the 
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December 20, 2022 by Mr. Leahy of Vermont, Chairman of the Senate 
Committee on Appropriations. The statement appears on page 8479 of Book 
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 DIVISION E--FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS 
                               ACT, 2023

    The joint explanatory statement accompanying this division 
is approved and indicates Congressional intent. Unless 
otherwise noted, the language set forth in House Report 117-393 
carries the same weight as language included in this joint 
explanatory statement and should be complied with unless 
specifically addressed to the contrary in this joint 
explanatory statement. While some language is repeated for 
emphasis, it is not intended to negate the language referred to 
above unless expressly provided herein.
    References in the joint explanatory statement to ``the 
Committees'' refer to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House and Senate.
    Reports.--Agencies funded by this Act that currently 
provide separate copies of periodic reports and correspondence 
to the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate 
Appropriations Committees and Subcommittees on Financial 
Services and General Government are directed to use a single 
cover letter jointly addressed to the chairs and ranking 
members of the Committees and Subcommittees of both the House 
and the Senate. To the greatest extent feasible, agencies 
should include in the cover letter a reference or hyperlink to 
facilitate electronic access to the report and provide the 
documents by electronic mail delivery. These measures will help 
reduce costs, conserve paper, expedite agency processing, and 
ensure that consistent information is conveyed concurrently to 
the majority and minority committee offices of both chambers of 
Congress.
    Agencies funded by this Act are directed to provide the 
Committees with direct, unobstructed, and timely access to the 
budget offices and to provide the Committees with prompt and 
complete responses to requests for information, in particular 
to requests for technical information.
    Agencies funded by this Act should review the reprogramming 
guidelines included in section 608 of this agreement and are 
reminded that baseline reports are due to the Committees no 
later than sixty days after enactment of this Act.
    The agreement directs all agencies to plan accordingly to 
satisfy Congressional reporting deadlines.
    Antideficiency Act Violations.--The agreement directs any 
agency funded by this Act to concurrently transmit to the 
Committees a copy of any Antideficiency Act violation report 
submitted pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1351 or 31 U.S.C. 1517(b).

                                TITLE I

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                          Departmental Offices

                         Salaries and Expenses

    The bill provides $273,882,000 for departmental offices 
salaries and expenses.
    Federal Contractor Tax Check System.--Since 2019, Congress 
has provided $30 million to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 
to develop a Federal Contractor Tax Check System that provides 
tax certificates to Federal contractors, which are then used to 
certify that they are not delinquent in payment of Federal 
taxes. However, funds appropriated for this system have not 
been fully obligated, and development of the system has been 
delayed. Treasury and the IRS are directed to provide a 
briefing within 60 days of enactment of this Act on the status 
of the Federal Contractor Tax Check System including the causes 
of any delays that prevent the IRS from providing these 
certificates to vendors in fiscal year 2023.
    Financial Inclusion.--Treasury, in conjunction with its 
Federal partners, is directed to develop a strategy to improve 
financial inclusion. The strategy should aim to broaden access 
to financial services among underserved communities and improve 
the ability of such communities to use and benefit from 
financial tools and services. The strategy should establish 
national objectives for financial inclusion; set benchmarks for 
measuring progress; and offer recommendations for advancing 
financial inclusion through public policy, government programs, 
financial products and services, technology, and other tools 
and infrastructure. The Department is directed to brief the 
Committees on its plans to implement this language within 90 
days of enactment of this Act.
    Wildlife Trafficking.--The Department is directed to use 
available resources to identify money laundering related to 
wildlife trafficking and the illegal ivory trade.
    U.S. Currency Redesign.--The Department is directed to 
provide a briefing to the Committees within 180 days of 
enactment of this Act on any redesign plans for U.S. currency.
    Coordination with the Federal Communications Commission.--
Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, Treasury 
shall submit a report to the Committees detailing the steps it 
has taken to coordinate with the Federal Communications 
Commission and carry out its responsibilities to implement the 
Deployment Locations Map pursuant to section 60105 of the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
    E-mail Compromise Fraud.--The Department is directed to 
submit a report not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
Act, describing its ongoing activities to both combat and raise 
awareness of wire fraud in real estate transactions and email 
compromise scams. Additionally, the report should detail any 
joint activities to counter such fraud that the Department 
conducts with relevant Federal agencies, such as the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Justice.
    Impact of Telework.--Treasury and the IRS are directed to 
evaluate how increased telework impacts recruitment, retention, 
and organizational performance and report back to the 
Committees within 180 days of enactment of this Act.
    Outbound Investment.--The Department of the Treasury, in 
coordination with the Department of Commerce and other Federal 
partners, is encouraged to consider establishing a program to 
address the national security threats emanating from outbound 
investments from the United States in certain sectors that are 
critical for U.S. national security. Not later than 60 days 
after enactment of this Act, Treasury shall submit a report 
describing such a program including the resources required over 
the next three years to establish and implement it.

       COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES FUND

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The bill provides $21,000,000 for the Committee on Foreign 
Investment in the United States Fund (CFIUS).
    Genomic Data.--CFIUS is encouraged to continue to consult 
the Department of Health and Human Services on any review of a 
covered transaction involving a United States business that 
maintains or collects information about genetic tests of United 
States citizens, including any such information related to 
genomic sequencing.

             OFFICE OF TERRORISM AND FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $216,059,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI).
    TFI is directed to fully implement all sanctions and 
divestment measures and to promptly notify the Committees of 
any resource constraints that adversely impact the 
implementation of any sanctions program.
    Blockchain Analysis Tools.--Blockchain analysis tools allow 
government agencies to gain important intelligence and insight 
into the illicit networks essential to identifying the 
individuals and entities behind attacks. In support of efforts 
to counter criminal and terrorist groups, TFI is expected to 
acquire improved blockchain analysis tools, training on 
cryptocurrency and cryptocurrency-related investigations, and 
investigative support to reduce crimes involving ransomware 
attacks or exploiting the use of cryptocurrency.

                   CYBERSECURITY ENHANCEMENT ACCOUNT

    The bill provides $100,000,000 for the Cybersecurity 
Enhancement Account.
    The importance, complexity, and broad impacts of the Bureau 
of the Fiscal Service's systems to its Federal customers and 
American taxpayers is seen in everything from timely monthly 
payments to veterans and Social Security recipients to the 
collection of tax revenue and the sale of marketable securities 
that finance the government. Given this critical role, the 
Department is expected to prioritize investments that 
strengthen cyber resiliency and support the implementation of 
Zero Trust Architecture and acceleration of cloud adoption 
within the Fiscal Service.

        DEPARTMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS AND CAPITAL INVESTMENTS PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The bill provides $11,118,000 for the Department-Wide 
Systems and Capital Investments Programs.

                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $48,878,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the Office of Inspector General.
    Treasury's information systems are critical to the core 
functions of government and the nation's financial 
infrastructure. The Inspector General is encouraged to conduct 
oversight work on cyber-based threats and the potential 
vulnerability of Treasury's networks and systems including its 
physical security, continuous monitoring, and strong 
authentication.

           TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $174,250,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA).
    Combatting Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Impersonation 
Scams.--The agreement commends the work that TIGTA has done 
thus far to combat IRS impersonation scams, encourages TIGTA to 
continue to prioritize working with the IRS to increase 
awareness of this scam, and urges TIGTA to pursue the criminals 
perpetrating this fraud.

    SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $9,000,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled 
Asset Relief Program.

                  Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $190,193,000 for salaries and expenses 
for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).
    Investment Adviser Reporting Requirements.--Illicit actors, 
including drug traffickers, have used investment advisers such 
as hedge fund managers to clean their ill-gotten gains. In 
2015, FinCEN proposed regulations to subject investment 
advisers to Federal Bank Secrecy Act rules but did not finalize 
these regulations. FinCEN is encouraged to update and finalize 
its 2015 investment adviser rule as soon as possible and to 
brief the Committees on its progress no later than 90 days 
after enactment of this Act.
    Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs).--GTOs are an important 
tool that enable the collection of shell corporations' 
beneficial ownership information to prevent illegal money from 
terrorism, sex trafficking, money laundering, and other illegal 
activities from being hidden in real estate transactions. 
FinCEN is directed to keep the Committees updated on efforts to 
expand the use and scope of GTOs.

                      Bureau of the Fiscal Service

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $372,485,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the Bureau of the Fiscal Service.
    Federal Facilities.--Federal agencies, including the Bureau 
of the Fiscal Service, face challenges in returning to pre-
pandemic levels of operations at Federal facilities as a result 
of the coronavirus. At the same time, the Bureau has a 
responsibility to maintain continuity of operations and 
minimize uncertainty among its employees and the communities in 
which it operates, including the Bureau's facilities in 
Parkersburg, West Virginia. Fiscal Service is encouraged to 
consult with state and local leaders and their employees on 
their long-term plans for operating and maintaining their 
current facilities.

                Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $148,863,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).
    Serving Facts for Alcoholic Beverages.--The agreement notes 
that TTB recently confirmed it will initiate new rulemaking on 
the issues of nutrient and content labeling, expanded alcohol 
content labeling, major food allergen labeling, and ingredient 
labeling. TTB is encouraged to proceed with rulemaking to 
require a uniform ``Alcohol Facts Label'' on alcohol beverage 
containers and provide the Committees with a report on the 
status of its efforts not later than 120 days after enactment 
of this Act.

                           United States Mint

               UNITED STATES MINT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND

    The bill specifies that not more than $50,000,000 in new 
liabilities and obligations may be incurred during fiscal year 
2023 for circulating coinage and protective service capital 
investments of the U.S. Mint.

   Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account

    The bill provides $324,000,000 for the Community 
Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund program. The 
bill limits the total loan principal for the Bond Guarantee 
program to $500,000,000.

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                        Program                               ($000)
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Financial/Technical Assistance Grants..................         $196,000
  Disability Fund......................................       $ (10,000)
  Mobility Corps.......................................        $ (2,000)
Native Initiatives.....................................         $ 25,000
Bank Enterprise Award Program..........................         $ 35,000
Healthy Food Financing Initiative......................         $ 24,000
Small Dollar Loan Program..............................          $ 9,000
Administrative Expenses................................         $ 35,000
                                                        ----------------
    Total, CDFI Fund Program Account...................        $ 324,000
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    Impact of CDFI Awardees.--The agreement directs the 
Secretary to report to the Committees within 90 days of 
enactment of this Act on the impact the most recent CDFI Fund 
awardees are having in the communities they serve, the overall 
risk the Fund's portfolio is exposed to, and a description of 
awardees that are at risk of noncompliance.
    CDFI Capacity Building.--Up to $1 million is provided for 
technical assistance to CDFIs to support economic recovery 
efforts in communities affected by natural disasters or sudden 
economic crises.
    Non-Metropolitan and Rural Areas.--The agreement directs 
the Treasury to take into consideration non-metropolitan and 
rural areas in the development and award decisions to ensure 
funding is used in each program for projects that serve 
populations living in persistent poverty counties in accordance 
with this Act. Further, Treasury is directed to report to the 
Committees within 90 days of enactment of this Act detailing 
how the fiscal year 2022 CDFI Program recipients intend to 
serve non-metropolitan and rural areas.
    CDFI Certifications.--As the CDFI Fund implements changes 
to the certification application and recertification process, 
the CDFI Fund is directed to consider and address concerns 
raised by CDFIs and stakeholders.

                        Internal Revenue Service

    Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).--Internal 
Revenue Service (IRS) is directed to analyze FATCA compliance, 
including revenue generated and any potential lost revenue due 
to non-compliance, outline efforts to improve compliance, and 
brief the Committees no later than 180 days after enactment of 
this Act.
    Security of Taxpayer Information.--The IRS is directed to 
provide a written report no later than 120 days after enactment 
of this Act, to the Committees, detailing what steps the IRS 
has taken to address outstanding Government Accountability 
Office and TIGTA recommendations regarding security flaws, 
steps taken to comply with the Federal Information Security 
Management Act and other security requirements. Additionally, 
the report shall include future steps to further protect 
taxpayer data and a timeline of implementation of such steps.

                           TAXPAYER SERVICES

    The bill provides $2,780,606,000 for Taxpayer Services. 
Within the overall amount, not less than $11,000,000 is for the 
Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program; not less than 
$26,000,000 is for Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic Grants; and not 
less than $236,000,000 is for operating expenses of the IRS 
Taxpayer Advocate Service, of which not less than $7,000,000 is 
for identity theft casework.
    In addition, within the overall amount provided, not less 
than $40,000,000 is available until September 30, 2024, for the 
Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grants 
Program.
    Rural Service Delivery Issues.--The IRS must do more to 
address the needs of rural taxpayers by ensuring that they have 
the ability to reach local taxpayer assistance centers.
    Inentity Protection Personal Identification Number (IP PIN) 
Expansion.--The agreement continues the directive adopted in 
the explanatory statement accompanying division E of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116--456) 
relating to the IP PIN pilot program.
    Taxpayer Services in Alaska and Hawaii.--The agreement 
continues the directive adopted in the explanatory statement 
accompanying division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2021 (Public Law 116-456) relating to taxpayer advocate centers 
in Alaska and Hawaii.

                              ENFORCEMENT

    The bill provides $5,437,622,000 for Enforcement, of which 
up to $25,000,000 is for investigative technology for the 
Criminal Investigation Division, to support their critical law 
enforcement mission, and not less than $60,257,000 is for the 
Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement program.
    Preventing Misclassification of Contractors.--The IRS SS--8 
Program, the Questionable Employment Tax Practices Program, 
criminal investigations, and examinations initiated based on 
tax filings that are indicative of potential misclassification 
are all critical to ensuring that workers are classified 
correctly. The IRS is directed to notify the Committees prior 
to making any staffing reductions or reallocations within the 
SS--8 processing program.
    Criminal Investigators.--In lieu of the House report 
language on the Criminal Investigation Division, the IRS is 
urged to provide adequate resources for personnel to help 
combat money laundering and reduce the tax gap.

                           OPERATIONS SUPPORT

    The bill provides $4,100,826,000 for Operations Support.

                     BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION

    The agreement notes the IRS received $1,464,500,000 in the 
American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2) which included, among 
other objectives, the furtherance of integrated, modernized, 
and secure IRS systems. Additionally, the Inflation Reduction 
Act (P.L. 117-169) provided an additional $4,750,700,000 for 
business systems modernization. The IRS is urged to use 
unobligated funds from the American Rescue Plan for Customer 
Account Data Engine 2, Enterprise Case Management System, Web 
Applications, taxpayer assistance systems, cybersecurity, and 
data protection.
    The agreement directs the Department to conduct a semi-
annual review of the IRS' major IT investments. The agreement 
further directs GAO to review and provide an annual report to 
the Committees evaluating the cost, functionality, and schedule 
of major IRS IT investments.

          ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The bill includes the following provisions:
    Section 101 provides transfer authority.
    Section 102 requires the IRS to maintain an employee 
training program on topics such as taxpayers' rights.
    Section 103 requires the IRS to safeguard taxpayer 
information and to protect taxpayers against identity theft.
    Section 104 permits funding for 1-800 help line services 
for taxpayers and directs the Commissioner to make improving 
phone service a priority and to enhance response times.
    Section 105 requires the IRS to issue notices to employers 
of any address change request and to give special consideration 
to offers in compromise for taxpayers who have been victims of 
payroll tax preparer fraud.
    Section 106 prohibits the use of funds by the IRS to target 
United States citizens for exercising any right guaranteed 
under the First Amendment to the Constitution.
    Section 107 prohibits the use of funds by the IRS to target 
groups for regulatory scrutiny based on their ideological 
beliefs.
    Section 108 requires the IRS to comply with procedures and 
policies on conference spending in accordance with IRS policies 
issued as a result of TIGTA recommendations.
    Section 109 prohibits funds for giving bonuses to employees 
or hiring former employees without considering conduct and 
compliance with Federal tax law.
    Section 110 prohibits the IRS from using funds made 
available by this Act to contravene a provision of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 related to the confidentiality and 
disclosure of returns and return information.
    Section 111 provides the IRS with direct hiring authorities 
for positions to process backlogged tax returns and return 
information.
    Section 112 provides passenger carrier transportation and 
protection between the Commissioner of the IRS's residence and 
place of employment.

         Administrative Provisions--Department of the Treasury

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    Section 113 allows Treasury to use funds for certain 
specified expenses.
    Section 114 allows for the transfer of up to 2 percent of 
funds among various Treasury bureaus and offices.
    Section 115 allows for the transfer of up to 2 percent from 
the IRS accounts to TIGTA.
    Section 116 prohibits funding to redesign the $1 note.
    Section 117 allows for the transfer of funds from the 
Bureau of the Fiscal Service--Salaries and Expenses to the Debt 
Collection Fund conditional on future reimbursement.
    Section 118 prohibits funds to build a United States Mint 
museum without the approval of the Committees and the 
authorizing committees of jurisdiction.
    Section 119 prohibits funding for consolidating the 
functions of the United States Mint and the Bureau of Engraving 
and Printing without the approval of the Committees and the 
authorizing committees of jurisdiction.
    Section 120 specifies that funds for Treasury intelligence 
activities are deemed to be specifically authorized until 
enactment of the fiscal year 2023 Intelligence Authorization 
Act.
    Section 121 permits the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to 
use up to $5,000 from the Industrial Revolving Fund for 
reception and representation expenses.
    Section 122 requires the Secretary to submit a Capital 
Investment Plan.
    Section 123 prohibits the Department from finalizing any 
regulation related to the standards used to determine the tax-
exempt status of a 501(c)(4) organization.
    Section 124 requires a Franchise Fund report.
    Section 125 requires the Office of Financial Research and 
Office of Financial Stability to submit quarterly reports.
    Section 126 provides funding for the Special Inspector 
General for Pandemic Recovery.
    Section 127 permits the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to 
use the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Fund for road and 
traffic light improvements surrounding its new facility.

                                TITLE II

    EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE 
                               PRESIDENT

                            The White House

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $77,681,000 for the salaries and expenses 
of the White House.
    American Grown Flowers.--The White House is encouraged to 
adopt an American-grown policy for cut flowers and greens 
displayed at the White House to support American farmers, 
retailers, wholesalers, florists, and their employees who rely 
on the American-grown cut flower industry.

                 Executive Residence at the White House

                           OPERATING EXPENSES

    The bill provides $15,609,000 for the Executive Residence 
at the White House.

                   White House Repair and Restoration

    The bill provides $2,500,000 for repair, alteration, and 
improvement of the Executive Residence at the White House.

                      Council of Economic Advisers

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $4,903,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the Council of Economic Advisers.

        National Security Council and Homeland Security Council

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $17,901,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the National Security Council and Homeland Security Council, of 
which not to exceed $10,000 is available for official reception 
and representation expenses.

                        Office of Administration

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $115,463,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the Office of Administration, of which not more than 
$12,800,000 is for information technology modernization. Of the 
amount provided under this heading, up to $7,000,000 shall be 
available to provide payments (such as stipends, subsistence 
allowances, cost reimbursements, or awards) to students, recent 
graduates, and veterans recently discharged from active duty.

                    Office of Management and Budget

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $128,035,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
    Biodefense Activities.--OMB is again directed to conduct a 
detailed analysis of the Administration's budget for biodefense 
activities as part of the annual budget process. The Committees 
requested such a report since fiscal year 2019. Such analysis 
should display all funds requested for biodefense activities, 
both mandatory and discretionary, by agency and categorized by 
biodefense enterprise element.
    Federal Government Hiring Process.--There is concern about 
the length of time it takes the Federal Government to hire 
qualified employees and the difficulty talented individuals 
have in applying for and securing Federal employment. OMB and 
OPM are expected to take the lead in ensuring that the Federal 
Government can recruit and hire the best and the brightest. OMB 
and OPM are also expected to actively assist agencies in 
developing highly qualified talent teams to ensure each agency 
has dedicated resources and support for improving their hiring 
system and to work proactively with agencies seeking specific 
hiring authorities to address pressing government priorities. 
OMB and OPM are directed to brief the Committees no later than 
120 days after enactment of this Act on their plans to address 
this issue.
    Information Technology Strategic Plan.--Congress has made 
significant investments in the Technology Modernization Fund 
and the Federal Citizens Services Fund at the General Services 
Administration (GSA), in the Information Technology Oversight 
and Reform Fund at OMB, and in the U.S. Digital Service. The 
Federal Government must maximize the impact of these funds by 
developing a strategic spend plan that prevents duplication 
efforts, prioritizes spending, and guarantees coordination 
among agencies. OMB is directed to provide the Committees with 
a detailed strategic plan for use of the funds no later than 60 
days after enactment of this Act.
    Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA).--The 
agreement directs OMB to provide a report no later than 60 days 
after enactment of this Act that details the current full time 
equivalent staff of OIRA, including the cumulative cost of all 
personnel within the Office, the current organizational chart 
of OIRA and recommendations for improving the OIRA's oversight 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

             Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator

    The bill provides $1,902,000 for the Intellectual Property 
Enforcement Coordinator.

                 Office of the National Cyber Director

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $21,926,000 for the Office of the 
National Cyber Director.
    Memory Safety.--A significant portion of cybersecurity 
vulnerabilities today, including those exploited to gain 
unauthorized access to systems, relate to memory safety. The 
Office of the National Cyber Director is encouraged to 
investigate memory safety within the Federal Government and to 
brief the Committees no later than 180 days after enactment of 
this Act on its findings.

                 Office of National Drug Control Policy

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $21,500,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).
    Fentanyl-Related Substances.--Given the urgency of the drug 
overdose epidemic, ONDCP shall report to the Committees no 
later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, on ways to 
improve the timeliness, accuracy, and accessibility of fatal 
and non-fatal overdose data from law enforcement, emergency 
medical services, and public health sources.

                     FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS

             HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The bill provides $302,000,000 for the High Intensity Drug 
Trafficking Areas Program (HIDTA).
    ONDCP is directed to consult with the HIDTAs in advance of 
deciding programmatic spending allocations for discretionary 
(supplemental) funding, taking particular note of areas with 
the highest rates of overdose deaths.
    Opioid Crisis.--To ensure that communities are equipped 
with the necessary resources to coordinate law enforcement 
strategies adequately, ONDCP is directed to prioritize eligible 
applicants whose communities are experiencing the highest 
overdose death rates per capita when deciding new designations. 
Further, ONDCP is directed to provide enhanced technical 
assistance to any applicants that have applied at any time 
during the past three award cycles that did not receive a 
designation.

                  OTHER FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The bill provides $137,120,000 for Other Federal Drug 
Control Programs. The agreement allocates funds among specific 
programs as follows:

 
 
 
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Drug-Free Communities Program..........................     $109,000,000
  (Training)...........................................      (2,500,000)
Drug court training and technical assistance...........        3,000,000
Anti-Doping activities.................................       15,250,000
World Anti-Doping Agency (U.S. membership dues)........        3,420,000
Model Acts Program.....................................        1,250,000
Community-based coalition enhancement grants (CARA             5,200,000
 Grants)...............................................
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    Fentanyl-Related Substances.--ONDCP is directed to report 
to the Committees no later than 120 days after enactment of 
this Act on any targeted prevention efforts and on efforts to 
encourage community-led coalitions to raise awareness on the 
rise of fentanyl contamination of illegal drugs.
    World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Governance.--ONDCP should 
work diligently to ensure that the Assembly of the American 
Sports Council, which determines representatives from western 
hemisphere governments on WADA Boards, provides a permanent 
solution to ensure fair representation to the largest donors to 
WADA in the region, such as the U.S. Government. It is 
important that the United States has fair and regular access to 
WADA's key decision-making bodies by having a regular seat on 
the Executive Committee. ONDCP is directed to submit a report 
and to brief the Committees no later than 180 days after 
enactment of this Act on the status of implementation of 
governance reforms and other related WADA matters which impact 
the United States Government's capacity to promote clean sport 
proactively.

                          Unanticipated Needs

    The bill provides $1,000,000 for unanticipated needs of the 
President.

              Information Technology Oversight and Reform

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The bill provides $13,700,000 for information technology 
oversight and reform activities.

                  Special Assistance To The President

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $6,076,000 for salaries and expenses to 
enable the Vice President to provide special assistance to the 
President.

                Official Residence of the Vice President

                           OPERATING EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The bill provides $321,000 for operating expenses for the 
official residence of the Vice President.

Administrative Provisions--Executive Office of the President and Funds 
                     Appropriated to the President

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The bill includes the following administrative provisions:
    Section 201 provides transfer authority among various 
Executive Office of the President accounts.
    Section 202 requires the Director of the OMB, during fiscal 
year 2023, to include a statement of budgetary impact with any 
Executive order issued or revoked and for Presidential 
memoranda estimated to have a regulatory cost in excess of 
$100,000,000.
    Section 203 requires the Director of the OMB to issue a 
memorandum to all Federal departments, agencies, and 
corporations directing compliance with title VII of this Act.
    Section 204 requires OMB to implement a system to make 
publicly available, in an automated fashion, all documents 
apportioning an appropriation and all relevant delegations of 
apportionment authority, and to provide an explanation of any 
footnotes for apportioned amounts.
    Section 205 provides funds for initiatives related to drug 
prevention, to be awarded as follows:
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                        TITLE III--THE JUDICIARY

                   Supreme Court of the United States

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $109,551,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the Supreme Court. In addition, the bill provides mandatory 
costs as authorized by current law for the salaries of the 
chief justice and associate justices of the court.

                    CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS

    The bill provides $29,246,000 for the care of the Supreme 
Court building and grounds.

         United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $36,735,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. In 
addition, the bill provides mandatory costs as authorized by 
current law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of 
the court.

               United States Court of International Trade

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $21,260,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the United States Court of International Trade. In addition, 
the bill provides mandatory costs as authorized by current law 
for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the court.

    Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $5,905,055,000 for salaries and expenses 
of the Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial 
Services, of which $106,079,000 is for cybersecurity and IT 
modernization priorities. In addition, the bill provides 
mandatory costs as authorized by current law for the salaries 
of circuit and district judges (including judges of the 
territorial courts of the United States), bankruptcy judges, 
and justices and judges retired from office or from regular 
active service. The bill also provides $9,975,000 from the 
Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.
    McGirt v. Oklahoma.--The Administrative Office (AO) of the 
U.S. Courts is directed to report to the Committees no later 
than 120 days after enactment of this Act on the change in 
Criminal Justice Act representations for Federal defender 
offices and panel attorneys in the three Oklahoma Federal 
judicial districts pre- and post-McGirt, estimated Federal 
defender and panel attorney caseloads in Oklahoma judicial 
districts for the next fiscal year, and total McGirt cases 
taken by Federal defenders and panel attorneys outside of 
Oklahoma.
    Federal Courthouses.--Construction projects should be 
identified through the assessment process that will improve the 
overall functionality and security of Federal courthouses.
    Courthouse Fencing.--The Judiciary should address 
courthouse perimeter fencing needs such as those identified by 
the District of Maryland within the funding provided in the 
bill.

                           DEFENDER SERVICES

    The bill provides $1,382,680,000 for Defender Services, of 
which $8,042,000 is for cybersecurity and IT modernization.
    Report regarding Effective Assistance of Counsel in Federal 
Judicial Districts Lacking A Federal Public or Community 
Defender.--The AO is directed to collect data and report to the 
House and Senate Committees on the Judiciary and Committees, no 
later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, on specific 
criteria about each district that currently lacks a Federal 
Public or Community Defender. The Judiciary shall consult with 
the Committees regarding the specific criteria required in the 
report.
    Effective Assistance of Counsel for Indigent Defendants in 
Districts Lacking a Federal Public or Community Defender.--The 
AO is strongly encouraged to work with judicial districts 
lacking a federal defender office to establish one.

                    FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS

    The bill provides $58,239,000 for Fees of Jurors and 
Commissioners.

                             COURT SECURITY

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The bill provides $750,163,000 for Court Security. 
Additional funding was provided in P.L. 117-103 and in P.L. 
117-180 for courthouse hardening.

           Administrative Office of the United States Courts

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $102,673,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the Administrative Office (AO) of the United States Courts.
    Court Interpreter Program Data.--The AO is strongly 
encouraged to develop and submit to the Committees a plan for 
how it would collect court interpreter data and evaluate and 
monitor the accessibility of court interpreter services for 
affected individuals in Federal court no later than 150 days 
after enactment of this Act. The plan should address data 
collection processes, costs, and timeframe for developing and 
implementing new data collection processes and system 
modifications as well as specific data. The Judiciary shall 
consult with the Committees regarding the specific criteria 
required in the plan.
    Additionally, the AO is strongly encouraged to evaluate the 
skills of interpreters in languages for which formal 
certification is not available and should consider certifying 
interpreters in those languages.
    Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER).--Regular 
updates are expected on the Judiciary's plans to modernize the 
PACER system and the underlying case management and electronic 
case files system to improve their security, efficiency 
functionality, and user experience.

                        Federal Judicial Center

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $34,261,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the Federal Judicial Center (FJC), of which $1,000,000 is for 
the FJC to contract with the National Academy of Public 
Administration on the workplace misconduct report.

                  United States Sentencing Commission

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $21,641,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the United States Sentencing Commission.

                ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--THE JUDICIARY

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The bill includes the following administrative provisions:
    Section 301 makes funds appropriated for salaries and 
expenses available for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
    Section 302 provides transfer authority among Judiciary 
appropriations.
    Section 303 permits not more than $11,000 to be used for 
official reception and representation expenses of the Judicial 
Conference.
    Section 304 extends through fiscal year 2023 the delegation 
of authority to the Judiciary for contracts for repairs of less 
than $100,000.
    Section 305 continues a pilot program where the United 
States Marshals Service provides perimeter security services at 
selected courthouses.
    Section 306 extends temporary judgeships in the eastern 
district of Missouri, Kansas, Arizona, the central district of 
California, the northern district of Alabama, the southern 
district of Florida, New Mexico, the western district of North 
Carolina, the eastern district of Texas, and Hawaii.
    Section 307 provides the authority for the Supreme Court to 
establish a retention and recruitment program for Supreme Court 
Police officers and other critical employees.
    Section 308 codifies the United States Sentencing 
Commission's participation in the Federal Employees' Retirement 
System.

                                TITLE IV

                          DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

                             Federal Funds

    Death with Dignity.--Congress has expressly forbidden the 
use of Federal funding for purposes related to assisted suicide 
under the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997 
(Public Law 105-12). There are concerns that the Death with 
Dignity Act of 2016 (D.C. Law 21-182) puts our Nation's most 
vulnerable people who are elderly, disabled, or fighting mental 
illness at risk. As such, the Chief Financial Officer for the 
District of Columbia shall submit a report to the Committees to 
certify that no Federal funds are used to implement D.C. Law 
21-182 in the District of Columbia in contravention of existing 
law. The District shall also report to the Committees on the 
number of lethal prescriptions prescribed during the fiscal 
year, the number of patients that actually consumed the 
medication and the cause of death that was listed on the death 
certificate.

              FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT

    The bill provides $40,000,000 for District of Columbia 
resident tuition support.

   FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND SECURITY COSTS IN THE 
                          DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

    The bill provides $30,000,000 for emergency planning and 
security costs in the District of Columbia to remain available 
until expended.

           FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS

    The bill provides $291,068,000 for the District of Columbia 
courts, of which $15,055,000 is for the D.C. Court of Appeals, 
$140,973,000 is for the Superior Court, $88,290,000 is for the 
D.C. Court System, and $46,750,000 is for capital improvements 
to courthouse facilities.

  FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS

                    (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

    The bill provides $46,005,000 for defender services in the 
District of Columbia.

 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY 
                      FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

    The bill provides $285,016,000 for court services and 
offender supervision in the District of Columbia.

  FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE

    The bill provides $53,269,000 for public defender services 
in the District of Columbia.

      FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL

    The bill provides $2,450,000 for the Criminal Justice 
Coordinating Council.

                FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR JUDICIAL COMMISSIONS

    The bill provides $630,000 for Judicial Commissions. Within 
the amount provided, $330,000 is for the Commission on Judicial 
Disabilities and Tenure and $300,000 is for the Judicial 
Nomination Commission.

                 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

    The bill provides $52,500,000 for school improvement in the 
District of Columbia to be distributed in accordance with the 
provisions of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act 
(SOAR Act). The funds are to be allocated evenly between 
District of Columbia public schools, charter schools, and 
opportunity scholarships as authorized by law.
    The agreement does not adopt the House report directives in 
Federal Payments For School Improvement.

      FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATIONAL GUARD

    The bill provides $600,000 for the Major General David F. 
Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia National Guard Retention and 
College Access Program.

         FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR TESTING AND TREATMENT OF HIV/AIDS

    The bill provides $4,000,000 for HIV/AIDS testing and 
treatment.

 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY

    The bill provides $8,000,000 for the District of Columbia 
Water and Sewer Authority.

                       District of Columbia Funds

    The bill provides authority for the District of Columbia to 
spend its local funds in accordance with the Fiscal Year 2023 
Budget Request Act of 2022.

                                TITLE V

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

             Administrative Conference of the United States

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $3,465,000 for the Administrative 
Conference of the United States.

   Barry Goldwater Scholarship And Excellence In Education Foundation

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $2,000,000 for the Barry Goldwater 
Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.

                  Commodity Futures Trading Commission

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The bill provides $365,000,000 for the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission.

                   Consumer Product Safety Commission

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $152,500,000 for the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission (CPSC). Within the amount provided, 
$2,000,000 is available until expended for the pool and spa 
safety grants program established by the Virginia Graeme Baker 
Pool and Spa Safety Act and $2,000,000 is available until 
expended to carry out the program, including administrative 
costs, required by section 204 of the Nicholas and Zachary Burt 
Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2022.

      ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

    Section 501 prohibits the use of Federal funds in fiscal 
year 2023 for the adoption or implementation of the proposed 
rule on ROVs until a study by the National Academy of Sciences 
is completed.

                     Election Assistance Commission

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $28,000,000 for the salaries and expenses 
of the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), of which 
$1,500,000 shall be made available to the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (NIST) for election reform activities, 
and of which $1,000,000 shall be for the Help America Vote 
College Program.
    Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, EAC and NIST shall 
submit to the Committees an expenditure plan for the funds that 
includes: (1) the number and position title and office of each 
staff person doing work and amount of time each staff person 
spends on that work; (2) the specific tasks accomplished 
including length of time needed to accomplish the task; and (3) 
an explanation of expenditures, including contracts and grants, 
and use of the EAC funding provided to NIST (including 
enumeration of funds).

                        ELECTION SECURITY GRANTS

    The bill provides $75,000,000 to the Election Assistance 
Commission to make payments to states for activities to improve 
the administration of elections for Federal office, including 
to enhance election technology and make election security 
improvements, as authorized under sections 101, 103, and 104 of 
the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-252).

                   Federal Communications Commission

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $390,192,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The bill provides 
that $390,192,000 be derived from offsetting collections, 
resulting in no net appropriation.
    9-1-1.--The FCC is commended for requiring the deployment 
of vertical location technology to ensure that the location of 
9-1-1 calls is transmitted at the time of the call delivery and 
is directed to brief the Committees on what other actions can 
be taken to improve 9-1-1 reliability.
    Agency Coordination.--In recognition of their vital role in 
advancing and preserving universal communication services, the 
FCC is encouraged to coordinate efforts with the Rural Utility 
Service to optimize the use of limited resources and promote 
broadband deployment in rural America.
    Contraband Cell Phones.--The agreement notes continued 
concerns regarding the exploitation of contraband cell phones 
in prisons and jails nationwide. The FCC is encouraged to 
continue to explore all available options to address this 
issue, including the use of geofencing, quiet zones, network-
based solutions, and beacon technology. The FCC is directed to 
brief the Committees no later than 90 days after enactment of 
this Act on its findings and timeline for acting on the second 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in FCC 21--82.
    Enhanced Mapping.--The FCC is encouraged to partner with 
other Federal entities to gain access to multiple data sources 
and technologies such as aerial imagery, light detection and 
ranging (LIDAR), and multi-spectral data to create more 
accurate national broadband coverage maps.
    Promoting Digital Expansion.--Far too many individuals 
residing in low-income areas and communities of color lack 
access to high-speed Internet service. The FCC is commended for 
its commitment to implement the Congressional mandate in the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and is urged to act 
expeditiously on this issue. Further, the FCC is directed to 
brief the Committees no later than 120 days after enactment of 
this Act on the status of its efforts to promote universal 
access and further shrink the digital divide.
    Universal Service Reform.--Far too many Americans living in 
rural areas lack access to broadband at speeds necessary to 
fully participate in the Internet age. The FCC is urged to 
prioritize unserved and underserved areas in all Universal 
Service Fund (USF) programs.
    Wireless Resiliency During Disasters.--The FCC is commended 
for its action on this issue in June 2022 to strengthen the 
resiliency of wireless phone service during natural disasters, 
including wildfires. Not later than 180 days after enactment of 
this Act, the FCC is directed to brief the Committees on the 
effectiveness of the recently updated regulations.

      ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

    Section 510 extends an exemption from the Antideficiency 
Act for the Universal Service Fund.
    Section 511 prohibits the FCC from changing rules governing 
the USF regarding single connection or primary line 
restrictions.

                 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

                    OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

    The bill provides a transfer of $47,500,000 to fund the 
Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation. The OIG's appropriations are derived 
from the Deposit Insurance Fund and the Federal Savings and 
Loan Insurance Corporation Resolution Fund.

                      Federal Election Commission

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $81,674,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the Federal Election Commission.

                   Federal Labor Relations Authority

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $29,400,000 for the Federal Labor 
Relations Authority.

            Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council

                 ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IMPROVEMENT FUND

    The bill provides no funding for the Federal Permitting 
Improvement Steering Council's (FPISC) Environmental Review 
Improvement Fund. The agreement notes that P.L. 117-169 
provided the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council 
Environmental Review Improvement Fund with $350,000,000 to 
remain available through September 30, 2031, of which 
$70,000,000 is for fiscal year 2023. In addition, P.L. 117-58 
provided $650,000 for fiscal year 2023.
    No later than 180 days of enactment of this Act, the FPISC 
shall provide a spending plan to the Committees for all funds 
received in P.L. 117-169 and P.L. 117-58.
    A provision is included in Title VI clarifying the hiring 
authorities of the Executive Director.

                        Federal Trade Commission

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $430,000,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). This appropriation is 
partially offset by premerger filing and Telemarketing Sales 
Rule fees estimated at $190,000,000 and $20,000,000, 
respectively.
    With the concurrence of the Committees, the FTC may choose 
to provide a briefing to the Committees in lieu of providing a 
required report.
    Consumer Right to Repair.--In lieu of House report 
language, the agreement notes the FTC's ongoing work examining 
how manufacturers, particularly mobile phone and car 
manufacturers, may limit repairs by consumers and repair shops, 
and how those limitations may increase costs, limit choice, and 
impact consumers' rights under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. 
The FTC's ``Nixing the Fix'' report includes assertions that 
manufacturers are exploiting their access to consumers' 
telematics data while limiting those same consumers from 
accessing their own data or from sharing such access with 
independent repair shops. Following up on the report, the 
agreement directs the FTC to prioritize investigations and 
enforcement efforts that protect consumers from unfair acts 
limiting competition, specifically stemming from manufacturers' 
control over telematics systems.
    Food Marketed to Children.--The agreement notes that no 
funding for the Federal Trade Commission may be used to 
complete the draft report on food marketed to children as 
described in the House report.
    Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act.--The agreement 
supports continued implementation of the Horseracing Integrity 
and Safety Act (P.L. 116-260) to promote fairness and increase 
safety in the horseracing industry.
    Imported Shrimp.--The FTC is strongly encouraged to 
continue to enforce its Section 5 reviews of deceptive 
practices tied to country-of-origin labeling for imported 
shrimp. Imported shrimp account for more than 90 percent of the 
shrimp consumed in the United States, yet there is widespread 
use of illegal veterinary drugs and overuse of antibiotics by 
foreign bad actors. The FTC is urged to coordinate its 
enforcement and proper origin requirements for the benefit of 
U.S. consumers with Customs and Border Protection, the 
Department of Agriculture, and the Food and Drug Administration 
to close any country-of-origin labeling gaps and prevent 
deceptive practices for imported shrimp.
    Made in U.S.A.--There are continuing concerns that, for 
companies that brazenly violate the FTC Act's prohibition on 
deception by falsely labeling wholly imported products as 
``Made in U.S.A.,'' the FTC has often settled charges without 
requiring the company to disgorge its ill-gotten gains or admit 
liability. The agreement recommends that the FTC seek 
aggressive remedies for ``Made in U.S.A.'' violators, including 
through tougher settlements and the use of its powers under 
both section 5(m) of the FTC Act and the FTC's recently 
finalized Made in U.S.A. Labeling Rule.
    Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Study.--The FTC is urged to 
expeditiously execute its 6(b) study of pharmacy benefits 
managers' business practices. The study should identify acts 
and practices that may be either unlawful today or contrary to 
the public interest in obtaining safe and affordable medicines, 
and provide recommendations to Congress and the Administration.
    Section 13(b).--The Supreme Court recently ruled that 
Section 13(b) of the FTC Act permits the FTC to obtain only 
injunctions and not monetary redress for victims of violations 
of laws enforced by the FTC. Therefore, victimized consumers 
will have less of an opportunity via Section 13(b) to get their 
money back. The FTC is encouraged to work with Congress to 
address this issue.

                    General Services Administration

    In lieu of the House report directive on Diversity in 
Federal Public Building Names, GSA is directed to submit to the 
Committees no later than 180 days after enactment of this Act a 
list of all unnamed GSA-owned buildings with more than 10,000 
gross square feet.
    Hartford, Connecticut Courthouse.--The agreement directs 
GSA to review a range of potential sites for the new Hartford 
courthouse consistent with Executive Order 12072, as amended by 
Executive Order 13946, the National Environmental Policy Act, 
and GSA's Good Neighbor Program, among other site 
considerations.
    Springfield, Missouri Courthouse.--No later than 180 days 
after enactment of this Act, GSA, in consultation with the 
Federal Judiciary and other federal tenants, is directed to 
submit to the Committees an updated housing plan and cost 
estimate for a new Federal courthouse in Springfield, Missouri, 
that fully meets the operational needs of the Federal Courts 
and other Federal tenants. As a part of this plan, GSA is 
directed to include a separate housing plan and cost estimate 
that combines both a new Federal courthouse and space for 
operations for any other agency within 50 miles of Springfield, 
Missouri, that is on the GSA Inventory of Owned and Leased 
Properties.
    Extreme Weather Risks.--The agreement directs GSA to 
continue to promulgate criteria to manage extreme weather risks 
for public buildings and issue any additional guidance 
necessary for every public building constructed, acquired, or 
altered by GSA to conform to such criteria.
    Acquisition Authorities.--The agreement directs GSA to 
provide a report to the Committees on all its existing 
acquisition authorities, no later than 180 days after enactment 
of this Act.
    System for Award Management (SAM).--As GSA continues SAM 
modernization efforts, GSA is expected to make anti-fraud 
measures a priority. No later than 180 days after enactment of 
this Act, GSA is directed, in consultation with the Award 
Committee for e-Government, to submit a report documenting its 
progress to modernize SAM, including any anti-fraud measures 
and screening processes, tools, and any additional enhancements 
being considered to verify the identity of federal government 
contractors and grant recipients.
    Future of Federal Office Space.--GSA is directed to provide 
periodic briefings on how the Federal Government can reduce its 
office space requirements based on the lessons learned from the 
use of telework during the pandemic.
    Dirksen Courthouse.--GSA is commended for efforts to 
involve stakeholders in discussions to address the State Street 
properties in Chicago. GSA is expected to continue to provide 
advance notice to and consult with the Committees before taking 
any actions with respect to these properties.
    Santa Teresa Port of Entry.--GSA is requested to keep the 
Committees updated on progress in modernizing the Santa Teresa 
Port of Entry.
    Executive Order 14057.--GSA is encouraged to meet carbon 
reductions in accordance with Executive Order (E.O.) 14057. GSA 
is further encouraged to incorporate considerations of energy 
security, cybersecurity, reliability, and resiliency, in its 
decision-making processes related to E.O. 14057.

                        REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES

                         FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND

                 LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The bill provides resources from the GSA Federal Buildings 
Fund totaling $10,013,150,000.
    Social Cost of Carbon.--The agreement does not adopt the 
House directive on the social cost of carbon.

                      CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION

    The bill provides $807,809,000 for construction and 
acquisition:

 
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               State                     Description          Amount
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CT................................  Hartford, United         $61,500,000
                                     States Courthouse.
DC................................  DHS Consolidation at    $252,963,000
                                     St. Elizabeths.
DC................................  Federal Energy           $21,000,000
                                     Regulatory
                                     Commission Lease.
DC................................  Southeast Federal         $3,946,000
                                     Center Remediation.
FL................................  Ft. Lauderdale           $55,000,000
                                     Courthouse.
NCR...............................  Federal Bureau of       $375,000,000
                                     Investigation
                                     Headquarters.
TN................................  Chattanooga, United      $38,400,000
                                     States Courthouse.
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    Land Ports-of-Entry Study.--The agreement does not adopt 
the House report directive in Construction and Acquisition on 
Land Ports-of-Entry Study.
    Innovative Wood Products.--The agreement directs GSA to 
evaluate the use of innovative wood products as a green 
building material and potential aid in carbon storage, which 
can deliver a cost-effective and sustainable path to reduce 
excessive hazardous fuels loads and foster long-term forest 
resilience by expanding markets for low-grade and low-value 
wood, providing economic diversity for forest communities and 
reducing wildfire risk in the process. GSA is encouraged to 
continue to partner with industry to identify opportunities to 
expand utilization of these materials in Federal construction 
projects in the future.

                        REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS

    The bill provides $662,280,000 for repairs and alterations:

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Major Repairs and Alterations...........................    $244,783,000
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               State                     Description          Amount
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Multiple Locations................  National Conveying       $30,000,000
                                     Systems.
NCR...............................  Fire Alarm Systems..     $40,000,000
CA................................  San Francisco,           $15,687,000
                                     Federal Building.
GA................................  Atlanta, Sam Nunn        $10,229,000
                                     Atlanta Federal
                                     Center.
MA................................  Boston, John J.          $10,345,000
                                     Moakley U.S.
                                     Courthouse.
MT................................  Butte, Mike              $25,792,000
                                     Mansfield Federal
                                     Building and U.S.
                                     Courthouse.
NY................................  New York, Alexander      $68,497,000
                                     Hamilton U.S.
                                     Custom House.
OH................................  Cleveland, Carl B.       $10,235,000
                                     Stokes U.S.
                                     Courthouse.
OK................................  William J. Holloway,      $3,093,000
                                     Jr. U.S. Courthouse
                                     and U.S. Post
                                     Office.
PA................................  Philadelphia, James      $12,927,000
                                     A. Byrne U.S.
                                     Courthouse.
VT................................  St. Albans, Federal      $17,978,000
                                     Building, U.S. Post
                                     Office and Custom
                                     House.
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    Inflation Reduction Act.--Funds provided to the Federal 
Buildings Fund in P.L. 117-169 shall augment all GSA projects 
in this Act funded under Construction and Acquisition, and 
Major Repairs and Alterations in order to facilitate their 
completion.

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Basic Repairs and Alterations...........................    $398,797,000
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    Within the total for Basic Repairs and Alterations, 
$3,000,000 is for repairs to the water feature at the Wilkie D. 
Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse in Miami, FL.

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Special Emphasis Programs...............................     $18,700,000
Judicial Capital Security...............................     $18,700,000
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                            RENTAL OF SPACE

    The bill provides $5,561,680,000 for rental of space.
    Leased Buildings Pilot.--The agreement encourages GSA to: 
(1) evaluate the benefits of developing a pilot program 
entering into mutual aid agreements with private sector lessors 
of buildings where GSA has a leasehold interest; and (2) make 
available technical assistance to support lessors in making the 
building more energy efficient, support the installation of 
electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and conduct related 
work.

                          BUILDING OPERATIONS

    The bill provides $2,981,381,000 for building operations.
    Plum Island.--The agreement expresses support for the 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the General Services 
Administration's efforts to remediate and transfer ownership of 
Plum Island. DHS and GSA are encouraged to work expeditiously 
on the Plum Island Closure and Sale project and to consider a 
Federal conservation outcome for the island, should the 
Department of Interior or another Federal agency express an 
interest in acquiring the property through a Federal transfer 
for conservation and related activities.
    Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in Public 
Buildings.--In addition to the House report directive on 
Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in public buildings, 
the agreement directs GSA to work with the Department of Health 
and Human Services to examine whether AEDs should be required 
in federally owned buildings under the custody and control of 
GSA. GSA and HHS shall issue an updated FMR bulletin no later 
than 1 year after enactment of this Act.

                           GENERAL ACTIVITIES

                         GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY

    The bill provides $71,186,000 for GSA government-wide 
policy activities.
    Library of Buildings.--In lieu of House report language, 
the agreement directs GSA to create a ``library of buildings'' 
comprised of a representative group of ``typical'' as-built 
projects to establish baseline embodied carbon through whole 
building life cycle assessments for government construction 
projects. Using standard based metrics from Life Cycle 
Inventory and a set of standard-based Whole Building Life Cycle 
Assessment practices, GSA is directed to analyze and evaluate 
existing buildings to assess their embodied carbon levels. The 
data would be made accessible to the public and inform future 
policy direction on reductions below the baselines to maximize 
carbon reduction in federal buildings.
    Brooks Act.--The agreement directs GSA to not award or 
facilitate the award of any contract for the provision of 
architectural, engineering, and related services in a manner 
inconsistent with the procedures in the Brooks Act (40 U.S.C. 
1101 et seq.) and part 36.6 of the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation.

                           OPERATING EXPENSES

    The bill provides $54,478,000 for operating expenses. 
Within the amount provided, $29,092,000 is for Real and 
Personal Property Management and Disposal and $25,386,000 is 
for the Office of the Administrator.

                   CIVILIAN BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS

    The bill provides $10,352,000 for the Civilian Board of 
Contract Appeals.

                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

    The bill provides $74,583,000 for the Office of Inspector 
General.

           ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER PRESIDENTS

    The bill provides $5,200,000 for allowances and office 
staff for former Presidents.

                     FEDERAL CITIZEN SERVICES FUND

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The bill provides $90,000,000 for deposit into the Federal 
Citizen Services Fund and authorizes use of appropriations, 
revenues, and collections in the Fund in an aggregate amount 
not to exceed $200,000,000.
    Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act.--The 
agreement includes up to $5,000,000 for implementation of the 
Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act (Public Law 
115-435). GSA is urged to develop guidance to ensure all 
relevant external stakeholders are provided the opportunity to 
comment. GSA is encouraged to work towards consolidating 
existing and leveraging new commercial technologies to 
implement Federal data initiatives and carry out pilot projects 
related to the implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act 
and to expand the data.gov platform further to implement these 
initiatives.
    Credential Service Providers.--In lieu of House report 
language, the agreement directs GSA to promote government-wide 
policy that leverages portable identity and multiple credential 
service providers (CSPs) independently certified against the 
requisite National Institute of Standards and Technology 
guidelines for the highest possible pass rates, fraud 
prevention, and cost reduction.
    Federal Government IT Investments.--The current funding for 
Federal Government information technology (IT), especially the 
siloed nature in which agencies acquire, deploy, and oversee 
their IT investments, impedes the development, maintenance and 
ongoing improvement of shared technology platforms and services 
that address common needs across agencies. The inability of 
government systems to interface and interact with each other 
makes it exceptionally harder for Americans to easily and 
securely access benefits and makes it easier for people to 
defraud the government. Some fraud uncovered in pandemic relief 
programs could have been avoided if federal agencies were able 
to make data available to other agencies in ways that improved 
program administration, reduced administrative burden to 
citizens, and limited the ability of bad actors to exploit 
common weaknesses across programs.
    Section 753 of this Act authorizes the transfer of funds to 
GSA to finance an appropriate share of various IT projects that 
support modernization, customer experience, and cybersecurity 
efforts across the federal enterprise. The GSA Administrator, 
in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget and, 
as appropriate, other federal agencies, is directed to 
identify, define, and produce a prioritized list of the common 
challenges or needs across agencies that would benefit from 
shared technical solutions or ways to make data more accessible 
and interoperable across one or more agency IT systems, 
including specific examples and recommendations and report to 
the Committees no later than 180 days after enactment of this 
Act.
    The Government Accountability Office is directed to 
identify statutes or agency policies that currently inhibit the 
adoption of shared technology platforms and services, and make 
recommendations on changes--either within agency procedures or 
statute--that would remove these obstacles.

                     TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION FUND

    The bill provides $50,000,000 for the Technology 
Modernization Fund for technology-related modernization 
activities.

                          WORKING CAPITAL FUND

    The bill provides $5,900,000 for the Working Capital Fund 
for necessary costs to modernize e-rulemaking systems.

       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    Section 520 specifies that funds are available for hire of 
motor vehicles.
    Section 521 authorizes transfers within the Federal 
Buildings Fund, with advance approval of the Committees.
    Section 522 requires transmittal of a fiscal year 2024 
request for courthouse construction that meets design guide 
standards, reflects the priorities in the Judicial Conference's 
5-year construction plan, and includes a standardized courtroom 
utilization study.
    Section 523 specifies that funds in this Act may not be 
used to increase the amount of occupiable space or provide 
services such as cleaning or security for any agency that does 
not pay the rental charges assessed by GSA.
    Section 524 permits GSA to pay certain construction-related 
claims against the Federal Government from savings achieved in 
other projects.
    Section 525 requires that the delineated area of 
procurement for leased space match the approved prospectus, 
unless the Administrator provides an explanatory statement to 
the appropriate Congressional committees.
    Section 526 requires a spending plan for the Federal 
Citizen Services Fund.
    Section 527 addresses the selection of a site for a new 
Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters from one of the 
three identified sites in GSA fiscal year 2017 prospectus PNCR-
FBI-NCR 17.

                 Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $3,000,000 for payment to the Harry S 
Truman Scholarship Foundation Trust Fund.

                     Merit Systems Protection Board

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The bill provides $52,000,000 for the salaries and expenses 
of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Within the amount 
provided, $49,655,000 is a direct appropriation and $2,345,000 
is a transfer from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability 
Fund to adjudicate retirement appeals.

            Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation

            MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL TRUST FUND

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The bill provides $1,800,000 for payment to the Morris K. 
Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund.

                 ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND

    The bill provides $3,943,000 for payment to the 
Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund.

              National Archives and Records Administration

                           OPERATING EXPENSES

    The bill provides $427,520,000 for the operating expenses 
of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), of 
which up to $2,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 
2024, to preserve and make publicly available the congressional 
papers of former Members of the House and Senate.
    Alaskan Records.--NARA is commended for keeping its 
commitments to digitize the Territorial and Federal records 
generated in Alaska that are currently stored at the Sand Point 
facility in Washington; to post such records online on an easy-
to-find, navigable, and searchable platform; and to consult 
with Alaska Native Tribes and Tribal organizations concerning 
the most effective methods of maintaining meaningful access to 
those records. No later than 180 days after enactment of this 
Act, NARA is directed to submit a report to the Committees that 
summarizes the consultations that have occurred, the result of 
those consultations, and a timeline for completing the 
digitization within two years.
    National Personnel Records Center.--Congress has already 
provided NARA with $50,000,000 for the Federal Record Centers 
Program to aid in the effort to address the backlog of military 
personnel records requests such as hiring additional staff and 
investing in technology to support remote work. NARA is 
expected to prioritize efforts necessary to better serve 
American veterans. NARA is directed to provide quarterly 
reports on the status of the backlog, estimates of when it will 
be cleared, and planned and year-to-date expenditures to 
address the backlog.

                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

    The bill provides $5,980,000 for the Office of Inspector 
General.

                        REPAIRS AND RESTORATION

    The bill provides $22,224,000 for the repair, alteration, 
and improvement of archives facilities and museum exhibits, 
related equipment for public spaces, and to provide adequate 
storage for holdings, to remain available until expended.
    Funds are included for the Carter Presidential Library in 
Atlanta, Georgia, and the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library 
in Starkville, Mississippi.

        NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS COMMISSION

                             GRANTS PROGRAM

    The bill provides $12,000,000 for the National Historical 
Publications and Records Commission grants program. The 
agreement includes $2,000,000 for a competitive grant program 
to support preserving the congressional papers of former 
Members of the Senate and House and for making these papers 
available for public research.

 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION--NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

    Section 530 provides funds for initiatives related to the 
preserving and publishing of historical records to be awarded 
as follows:
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                  National Credit Union Administration

               COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND

    The bill provides $3,500,000 for the Community Development 
Revolving Loan Fund.

                      Office of Government Ethics

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $24,500,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the Office of Government Ethics.

                     Office of Personnel Management

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                  (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF TRUST FUNDS)

    The bill provides $385,708,000 for salaries and expenses of 
Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Within the amount 
provided, $190,784,000 is a direct appropriation and 
$194,924,000 is a transfer from OPM trust funds. These amounts 
support 34 new full-time equivalents for Retirement Services 
and $19,373,000 for information technology modernization.
    Transparency in Political Appointments.--In lieu of House 
report language on transparency in political appointments, the 
agreement recommends that OPM include political appointee data 
in Fedscope.
    Wildland Firefighter Classification and Pay.--OPM is 
directed to analyze how pay for wildland and other firefighters 
employed by the Federal Government might be modified or 
reformed to address concerns about pay-related matters, such as 
classification and work hours, and report to the Committees on 
its findings no later than 90 days after enactment of this Act. 
OPM should use this information to assess the need for special 
rates of pay under section 5305 of title 5, United States Code, 
for Federal wildland firefighters, including estimates of the 
cost of providing any proposed special rates and include that 
information in its reporting.
    Exploring Tools for Prescription Drug Price Transparency in 
the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) Program.--OPM is 
directed to explore and evaluate the benefits and potential 
overall cost savings resulting from FEHB Carriers' 
implementation of Internet-based self-service tools that 
deliver transparency and clinical decision support on 
prescription drug costs to its members. OPM is directed to 
report to the Committees one year after enactment of this Act, 
contingent on the availability of funding for this study.
    Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Police.--The 
agreement recognizes the difficulty of designating the members 
of the FBI police and other General Schedule police officers as 
law enforcement officers for retirement purposes and the need 
to review pay levels for police officers in the General 
Schedule. GAO shall conduct a study of the FBI and other 
agencies that employ General Schedule police officers and 
report to the Committees regarding the issues that would need 
to be addressed by Congress if it decided to cover police 
officers under the law enforcement officer retirement 
provisions and the need for higher pay levels for General 
Schedule police officers.
    IT Modernization.--OPM is expected to continue to make IT 
modernization a high priority and to make continual progress.
    Federal Government Hiring Process.--OMB and OPM are 
expected to take the lead in ensuring that the Federal 
Government can recruit and hire the best and the brightest. OMB 
and OPM are also encouraged to actively assist agencies in 
implementing robust and highly qualified talent teams to ensure 
each agency has dedicated resources and support for improving 
their hiring system and to work proactively with agencies 
seeking specific hiring authorities to address pressing 
government priorities.
    Retirement Processing.--OPM is expected to continue to 
submit monthly reports on the pace of retirement processing.

                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                  (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)

    The bill provides $36,395,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the Office of Inspector General. Within the amount provided, 
$6,908,000 is a direct appropriation and $29,487,000 is a 
transfer from OPM trust funds.

                       Office of Special Counsel

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill includes $31,904,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the Office of Special Counsel.

              Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $10,600,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.

                     Public Buildings Reform Board

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $4,000,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the Public Buildings Reform Board (PBRB).
    Sand Point.--The PBRB is directed to refrain from moving 
forward with a sale of the Sand Point facility until all of its 
records are digitized and available online or relocated to 
another facility in the Seattle area.

                   Securities and Exchange Commission

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $2,149,000,000 for the Securities and 
Exchange Commission (SEC). In addition, another $57,405,000 and 
$3,365,000 is provided for move, replication, and related costs 
associated with replacement leases for the Commission's 
District of Columbia facilities and the Commission's San 
Francisco Regional Office facilities, respectively. All funds 
are derived from offsetting collections, resulting in no net 
appropriation.
    Climate Change Risks to Municipal Bond Markets.--The 
agreement does not adopt the House report directive on State 
and local municipal bond markets.
    Data Security and the Consolidated Audit Trail.--The SEC 
continues to collect an increasing amount of market-sensitive 
data and customer information-including through the 
Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT). As a repository for sensitive 
market data, the security of the CAT system and the data 
included within it is paramount. The Commission is strongly 
urged, in their oversight of FINRA, to ensure the CAT has 
adequate breach notification policies in place so affected 
participants are promptly notified of critical security events.
    International Financial Reporting.--The agreement notes 
that investors have expressed the need for more material 
information about the international financial operations of 
public companies in order to assess risk and inform investment 
decisions, and encourages the SEC to consider promulgating 
requirements for public companies to disclose basic financial 
information on a country-by-country basis.
    Reserve Fund Notifications.--The SEC's adherence to its 
obligation to notify Congress of the date, amount, and purpose 
of any obligation from the Reserve Fund within 10 days of such 
obligation is appreciated. The SEC is directed, in its written 
notifications to Congress required by 15 U.S.C. 78d(i)(3), to 
specify: (1) the balance in the fund remaining available after 
the obligation is deducted; (2) the estimated total cost of the 
project for which amounts are being deducted; (3) the total 
amount for all projects that have withdrawn funding from the 
fund since fiscal year 2012; and (4) the estimated amount, per 
project, that will be required to complete all ongoing projects 
which use funding derived from the fund. The SEC is also 
directed to submit, no later than 30 days after enactment of 
this Act, a detailed spending plan for the allocation of 
expenditures from the fund.
    Small Business Outreach.--SEC is directed to submit a 
report no later than 120 days after enactment of this Act 
detailing outreach to small businesses and investors, 
particularly women and minority-owned small businesses, and how 
the SEC can incorporate this outreach into each rulemaking.
    Special Purpose Acquisition Companies.--Special Purpose 
Acquisition Companies (SPACs) raise investor funds through an 
initial public offering with the goal of acquiring and merging 
with a private company within a two-year window. SPACs are 
becoming more popular but the risks that come with these 
companies are not always clear to everyday investors. The SEC 
is encouraged to use their authority to provide retail-friendly 
disclosures for SPACs.

                        Selective Service System

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $31,700,000 for the salaries and expenses 
of the Selective Service System.

                     Small Business Administration

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $326,000,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the Small Business Administration (SBA). The agreement includes 
at least $12,000,000 for SBA's Office of Credit Risk Management 
(OCRM) for lender oversight and risk-based reviews. Funding for 
the Office of General Counsel is provided separately from this 
amount. OCRM must play a key role in eliminating waste, fraud, 
and abuse in SBA lending programs and protecting taxpayer 
losses on loans by ensuring lenders comply with procedures that 
mitigate the risk of loss under SBA's loan programs.
    District Office Staffing Levels.--Adequate staffing at 
district offices is essential to SBA's mission. District 
offices offer a critical line of communication and source of 
advice for small businesses, especially during the pandemic, 
when so many businesses and entrepreneurs relied on SBA 
services. SBA is directed to provide a report to the Committees 
no later than 90 days after enactment of this Act on the 
staffing and budget level for each district office for the past 
five fiscal years.
    Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Collaboration.--
SBA is directed to continue its collaborative effort with the 
SEC to ensure effective oversight of SBICs and the protection 
of SBIC investors.
    Small Business Investment Company Concentration.--Due to 
concerns about the geographic concentration of SBICs, the 
agreement supports the inclusion of additional reporting 
requirements on small business investment activities and 
encourages SBA to conduct Investment Committee interviews on-
site or as close to the applicant's physical location as 
possible.
    2017 Hurricane Recommendations.--The agreement notes that 
SBA has implemented two recommendations for Executive Action 
made by the Government Accountability Office in the report 
``Disaster Loan Processing Was Timelier, but Planning 
Improvements and Pilot Program Evaluation Needed,'' and expects 
SBA to implement the remaining recommendations.
    Disaster Loan Assistance Portal.--SBA is encouraged to 
migrate the Disaster Loan Assistance Portal to the cloud to 
improve the user experience by making it more user-friendly, 
accessible, and intuitive.
    Information Technology Modernization.--The agreement 
recognizes the importance of IT systems modernization and 
performance to fulfilling SBA's mission. The agreement notes 
SBA's authority to utilize a working capital fund to help SBA 
implement IT modernization projects that comply with the intent 
of Congress in the Federal Information Technology Acquisition 
Act to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in Federal IT 
enterprise programs.
    Native Hawaiian Organizations.--There is concern that 
Native Hawaiian Organizations (NHOs) are not treated as 8(a) 
eligible entities by all Federal agencies, and expects SBA to 
work closely with Congress to provide equal opportunities to 
NHOs.

                  ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

    The bill provides $320,000,000 for SBA Entrepreneurial 
Development Programs.

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                         Program                              ($000)
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7(j) Technical Assistance Program (Contracting                     4,000
 Assistance)............................................
Cybersecurity for Small Business Pilot Program..........           3,000
Entrepreneurship Education..............................           3,000
Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program.          10,000
Growth Accelerators.....................................          10,000
HUBZone Program.........................................           4,000
Microloan Technical Assistance..........................          41,000
National Women's Business Council.......................           1,500
Native American Outreach................................           4,000
PRIME Technical Assistance..............................           8,000
Regional Innovation Clusters............................          10,000
SCORE...................................................          17,000
Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)...............         140,000
State Trade Expansion Program (STEP)....................          20,000
Veterans Outreach.......................................          17,500
Women's Business Centers (WBC)..........................          27,000
                                                         ---------------
  Total, Entrepreneurial Development Programs...........         320,000
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    Grants Management System.--SBA is directed to provide a 
report no later than 30 days after enactment of this Act on the 
implementation of a new grants management system and the 
timeline for completion.
    Cybersecurity for Small Businesses.--The agreement 
recommends $3,000,000 for a Cybersecurity Assistance Pilot 
Program that will competitively award up to three grants to 
States to provide new small businesses with access to 
cybersecurity tools during their formative and most vulnerable 
years.
    Federal and State Technology Partnership (FAST) Program.--
The agreement notes the FAST program's efforts to reach 
innovative, technology-driven small businesses and to leverage 
the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small 
Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs to stimulate 
economic development. The FAST program is particularly 
important in States that are seeking to build high technology 
industries but are underrepresented in the SBIR/STTR programs. 
SBA is directed to consider prioritizing awards to States that 
receive below the national median average of SBIRs/STTRs. Small 
Business and Technology Development Centers (SBTDCs) serve 
small businesses in these fields and are accredited to provide 
intellectual property and technology commercialization 
assistance to businesses in high technology industries. Of the 
amount provided for FAST, $1,500,000 shall be for FAST awards 
to SBTDCs fully accredited for technology designation as of 
December 31, 2022.
    Growth Accelerators.--The agreement recognizes the success 
of Growth Accelerators in spreading the growth of start-ups in 
areas of the country where funding from private capital is 
scarce. Within amounts provided for growth accelerators, SBA 
shall prioritize funding to applications from rural areas that 
have not previously received an award.
    HUBZone.--SBA is encouraged to update and implement HUBZone 
guidance, as well as implement a plan to mitigate information 
technology issues affecting the HUBZone certification process.
    Regional Innovation Clusters Eligibility.--The agreement 
strongly encourages SBA to reevaluate the eligibility criteria 
established in the fiscal year 2019 request for proposal (RFP) 
for Regional Innovation Clusters and directs SBA to brief the 
Committees on the eligibility criteria for the fiscal year 2022 
RFP no less than 30 days prior to its publication.
    SCORE.--The SCORE program has made several improvements to 
address issues identified in SBA Office of Inspector General's 
audit of SCORE's fiscal year 2017 award. The agreement supports 
efforts by SCORE to continue to improve program operations and 
strengthen financial monitoring and accountability.
    Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs).--Subject to the 
availability of funds, the Administrator shall, to the extent 
practicable, ensure that a small business development center is 
appropriately reimbursed within the same fiscal year in which 
the expenses are submitted for reimbursement for any and all 
legitimate expenses incurred in carrying out activities under 
section 21(a)(1) et seq. of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
648(a)(1) et seq.).
    SBDC Minimum Funding Awards.--SBA should assess the minimum 
funding levels awarded to States and U.S. territories through 
the SBDC Program to ensure adequate resources are provided to 
meet the demand of each State.
    Women's Business Centers.--SBA is encouraged to refine and 
share its quarterly dashboard of performance goals with all 
WBCs for transparency and coordinate services with other 
business assistance programs to avoid duplication.

                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

    The bill provides $32,020,000 for the Office of Inspector 
General (OIG).
    The OIG is encouraged to continue routine analysis and 
reporting on SBA's oversight of the 7(a) loan program, 
effective management of counseling and training services 
offered by partner organizations, and SBA's management of the 
Disaster Assistance Program.

                           OFFICE OF ADVOCACY

    The bill provides $10,211,000 for the Office of Advocacy.

                     BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The bill provides $171,300,000 for the Business Loans 
Program Account, of which $6,000,000 is for loans subsidy for 
the Microloan Program and $165,300,000 is for the authorized 
expenses of administering the business loans programs.

                     DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The bill provides $179,000,000 for the administrative costs 
of the Disaster Loans Program, of which $143,000,000 is 
designated as being for disaster relief for major disasters and 
$36,000,000 is provided for the authorized expenses of 
administering SBA-declared disasters.
    Examining Disparities in Disaster Assistance.--SBA is 
directed to conduct an internal review of its disaster recovery 
program implementation practices to identify if any current 
practices leave out or provide unequal outcomes for communities 
of color and economically-disadvantaged communities; and, if 
so, develop recommendations on executive and legislative 
actions that could improve outcomes. Further, GAO is directed 
to provide a report to the Committees no later than 270 days 
after enactment of this Act, on recovery outcomes in 
communities that received SBA disaster recovery support and 
identify how SBA programs address the needs of economically-
disadvantaged communities or communities of color.
    SBA Disaster Loan Duplication of Assistance.--There is 
concern that some disaster victims are penalized with disaster 
benefit reductions if they apply for SBA disaster loans, but 
wind up not taking the loan when other Federal assistance is 
awarded. SBA is urged to issue guidance relating to the 
consideration of whether an applicant was approved for but 
declined assistance from SBA under section 7(b) of the Small 
Business Act.
    Business Recovery Centers.--SBA is encouraged to continue 
its close collaboration with the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency (FEMA) during disaster recovery and consider additional 
co-location of Business Recovery Centers and Disaster Recovery 
Centers where economically practicable.

        ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    Section 540 provides transfer authority and availability of 
funds.
    Section 541 authorizes the transfer of funding available 
under the SBA ``Salaries and Expenses'' and ``Business Loans 
Program Account'' appropriations into the SBA Information 
Technology System Modernization and Working Capital Fund.
    Section 542 provides funds for initiatives related to small 
business development and entrepreneurship, including 
programmatic, construction, and acquisition activities, to be 
awarded as follows:
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                      United States Postal Service

                   PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND

    The bill provides $50,253,000 for a payment to the Postal 
Service Fund.
    House Report Directives.--The agreement does not adopt the 
House report directives on a postal non-banking financial 
services modernization pilot program or next generation 
delivery vehicle.
    Small Post Offices.--The agreement includes provisions 
ensuring that mail for overseas voting and mail for the blind 
shall continue to be free and that none of the funds provided 
be used to consolidate or close small rural and other small 
post offices in fiscal year 2023. Maintenance of six-day 
delivery is mandated by the Postal Services Reform Act.
    Zip Code Overlap.--The USPS is reminded of the report 
required by House Report 117-79 on zip code overlap in multiple 
municipal jurisdictions.

                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The bill provides $271,000,000 for the Office of Inspector 
General.
    Access to the Postal Service Asset Forfeiture Fund.--Since 
2005, the USPS OIG has been a valuable law enforcement partner 
and active participant in the Postal Service's asset forfeiture 
program, which is managed by the U.S. Postal Inspection 
Service. Notably, over the past 10 years, the OIG has 
contributed over $33 million in forfeited funds to the Postal 
Service Fund, either from cases where it was the lead 
investigating agency or as a participant in joint law 
enforcement investigations. However, there is concern that the 
OIG no longer has access to proceeds in the Fund, as it has had 
for the past 17 years.

                        United States Tax Court

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The bill provides $57,300,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the United States Tax Court, of which not to exceed $3,000 is 
available for official reception and representation expenses.

                                TITLE VI

                      GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

                    (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

    Section 601 prohibits pay and other expenses of non-Federal 
parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings 
funded in this Act.
    Section 602 prohibits obligations beyond the current fiscal 
year and prohibits transfers of funds unless expressly provided 
except for transfers made pursuant to the authority in section 
3173(d) of title 40, United States Code.
    Section 603 limits expenditures for any consulting service 
through procurement contracts to those contracts where such 
expenditures are a matter of public record and available for 
public inspection.
    Section 604 prohibits funds in this Act from being 
transferred without express authority.
    Section 605 prohibits the use of funds to engage in 
activities that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (46 Stat. 590).
    Section 606 prohibits the use of funds unless the recipient 
agrees to comply with the Buy American Act.
    Section 607 prohibits funding for any person or entity 
convicted of violating the Buy American Act.
    Section 608 authorizes the reprogramming of funds, 
specifies the reprogramming procedures for agencies funded by 
this Act, and penalizes late reporting.
    Section 609 ensures that 50 percent of unobligated balances 
may remain available for certain purposes.
    Section 610 restricts the use of funds for the Executive 
Office of the President to request official background reports 
from the Federal Bureau of Investigation without the written 
consent of the individual who is the subject of the report.
    Section 611 ensures that the cost accounting standards 
shall not apply with respect to a contract under the Federal 
Employees Health Benefits Program.
    Section 612 allows the use of certain funds relating to 
nonforeign area cost-of-living allowances.
    Section 613 prohibits the expenditure of funds for 
abortions under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
    Section 614 provides an exemption from section 613 if the 
life of the mother is in danger or the pregnancy is a result of 
an act of rape or incest.
    Section 615 waives restrictions on the purchase of 
nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies in the case of 
acquisition by the Federal Government of information 
technology.
    Section 616 prohibits the acceptance by agencies or 
commissions funded by this Act, or by their officers or 
employees, of payment or reimbursement for travel, subsistence, 
or related expenses from any person or entity (or their 
representative) that engages in activities regulated by such 
agencies or commissions.
    Section 617 requires agencies covered by this Act with 
independent leasing authority to consult with the General 
Services Administration before seeking new office space or 
making alterations to existing office space.
    Section 618 provides for several appropriated mandatory 
accounts, where authorizing language requires the payment of 
funds for Compensation of the President, the Judicial 
Retirement Funds (Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund, Judicial 
Survivors' Annuities Fund, and the United States Court of 
Federal Claims Judges' Retirement Fund), the Government Payment 
for Annuitants for Employee Health Benefits and Employee Life 
Insurance, and the Payment to the Civil Service Retirement and 
Disability Fund. In addition, language is included for certain 
retirement, healthcare, and survivor benefits required by 3 
U.S.C. 102 note.
    Section 619 prohibits funds for the Federal Trade 
Commission to complete the draft report on food marketed to 
children.
    Section 620 provides authority for Chief Information 
Officers over information technology spending.
    Section 621 prohibits funds from being used in 
contravention of the Federal Records Act.
    Section 622 relates to electronic communications.
    Section 623 prohibits funds to be used to deny Inspectors 
General access to records.
    Section 624 relates to Universal Service Fund payments for 
wireless providers.
    Section 625 relates to pornography and computer networks.
    Section 626 prohibits funds to pay for award or incentive 
fees for contractors with below satisfactory performance.
    Section 627 relates to conference expenditures.
    Section 628 prohibits funds made available under this Act 
from being used to fund first-class or business-class travel in 
contravention of Federal regulations.
    Section 629 provides $850,000 for the Inspectors General 
Council Fund for expenses related to www.oversight.gov.
    Section 630 relates to contracts for public relations 
services.
    Section 631 relates to advertising and educational 
programming.
    Section 632 relates to statements by grantees regarding 
projects or programs funded by this agreement.
    Section 633 prohibits funds for the SEC to finalize, issue, 
or implement any rule, regulation, or order requiring the 
disclosure of political contributions, contributions to tax-
exempt organizations, or dues paid to trade associations in SEC 
filings.
    Section 634 requires agencies funded in this Act to submit 
to the Committees quarterly budget reports on obligations.
    Section 635 clarifies the hiring authorities of the 
Executive Director of the Federal Permitting Improvement 
Steering Council.
    Section 636 designates the Federal building located at 90 
7th Street, San Francisco, California as the ``Speaker Nancy 
Pelosi Federal Building''.
    Section 637 rescinds $150,000,000 in unobligated balances 
from the Department of the Treasury, Treasury Forfeiture Fund.

                               TITLE VII

                  GENERAL PROVISIONS--GOVERNMENT-WIDE

                Departments, Agencies, and Corporations

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    Section 701 requires agencies to administer a policy 
designed to ensure that its workplaces are free from the 
illegal use of controlled substances.
    Section 702 sets specific limits on the cost of passenger 
vehicles purchased by the Federal Government with exceptions 
for police, heavy duty, electric hybrid, and clean fuels 
vehicles and with an exception for commercial vehicles that 
operate on emerging motor vehicle technology.
    Section 703 allows funds made available to agencies for 
travel to also be used for quarters allowances and cost-of-
living allowances.
    Section 704 prohibits the Government from employing non-
U.S. citizens whose posts of duty would be in the continental 
United States.
    Section 705 ensures that agencies will have authority to 
pay GSA for space renovation and other services.
    Section 706 allows agencies to use receipts from the sale 
of materials for acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, 
environmental management programs, and other Federal employee 
programs.
    Section 707 provides that funds for administrative expenses 
may be used to pay rent and other service costs in the District 
of Columbia.
    Section 708 precludes interagency financing of groups 
absent prior statutory approval.
    Section 709 prohibits the use of appropriated funds for 
enforcing regulations disapproved in accordance with the 
applicable law of the United States.
    Section 710 limits the amount that can be used for 
redecoration of offices under certain circumstances.
    Section 711 permits interagency funding of national 
security and emergency preparedness telecommunications 
initiatives that benefit multiple Federal departments, 
agencies, and entities.
    Section 712 requires agencies to certify that a schedule C 
appointment was not created solely or primarily to detail the 
employee to the White House.
    Section 713 prohibits the use of funds to prevent Federal 
employees from communicating with Congress or to take 
disciplinary or personnel actions against employees for such 
communication.
    Section 714 prohibits Federal training not directly related 
to the performance of official duties.
    Section 715 prohibits the use of appropriated funds for 
publicity or propaganda designed to support or defeat 
legislation pending before Congress.
    Section 716 prohibits the use of appropriated funds by an 
agency to provide home addresses of Federal employees to labor 
organizations, absent employee authorization or court order.
    Section 717 prohibits the use of appropriated funds to 
provide nonpublic information such as mailing or telephone 
lists to any person or organization outside of the Government 
without approval of the Committees.
    Section 718 prohibits the use of appropriated funds for 
publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not 
authorized by Congress.
    Section 719 directs agencies' employees to use official 
time in an honest effort to perform official duties.
    Section 720 authorizes the use of current fiscal year funds 
to finance an appropriate share of the Federal Accounting 
Standards Advisory Board administrative costs.
    Section 721 authorizes the transfer of funds to GSA to 
finance an appropriate share of various Government-wide boards 
and councils under certain conditions.
    Section 722 authorizes breastfeeding at any location in a 
Federal building or on Federal property.
    Section 723 permits interagency funding of the National 
Science and Technology Council and requires OMB to report on 
the budget and resources of the Council.
    Section 724 requires identification of the Federal agencies 
providing Federal funds and the amount provided for all 
proposals, solicitations, grant applications, forms, 
notifications, press releases, or other publications related to 
the distribution of funding to a State.
    Section 725 prohibits the use of funds to monitor personal 
information relating to the use of Federal Internet sites.
    Section 726 regards contraceptive coverage under the 
Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan.
    Section 727 recognizes that the United States is committed 
to ensuring the health of Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic 
athletes, and supports strict adherence to anti-doping in sport 
activities.
    Section 728 allows departments and agencies to use official 
travel funds to participate in the fractional aircraft 
ownership pilot programs.
    Section 729 prohibits funds for implementation of OPM 
regulations limiting detailees to the legislative branch and 
placing certain limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional 
Fellowship program.
    Section 730 restricts the use of funds for Federal law 
enforcement training facilities with an exception for the 
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers.
    Section 731 prohibits executive branch agencies from 
creating or funding prepackaged news stories that are broadcast 
or distributed in the United States unless specific 
notification conditions are met.
    Section 732 prohibits funds used in contravention of the 
Privacy Act, section 552a of title 5, United States Code, or 
section 522.224 of title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
    Section 733 prohibits funds in this or any other Act from 
being used for Federal contracts with inverted domestic 
corporations or other corporations using similar inverted 
structures, unless the contract preceded this Act or the 
Secretary grants a waiver in the interest of national security.
    Section 734 requires agencies to remit to the Civil Service 
Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to the OPM 
average unit cost of processing a retirement claim for the 
preceding fiscal year, to be available to OPM for the cost of 
processing retirements of employees who separate under 
Voluntary Early Retirement Authority or who receive Voluntary 
Separation Incentive Payments.
    Section 735 prohibits funds to require any entity 
submitting an offer for a Federal contract to disclose 
political contributions.
    Section 736 prohibits funds for the painting of a portrait 
of an employee of the Federal Government, including the 
President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress, the head 
of an executive branch agency, or the head of an office of the 
legislative branch.
    Section 737 limits the pay increases of certain prevailing 
rate employees.
    Section 738 requires reports to Inspectors General 
concerning expenditures for agency conferences.
    Section 739 prohibits the use of funds to increase, 
eliminate, or reduce a program or project unless such change is 
made pursuant to reprogramming or transfer provisions.
    Section 740 prohibits OPM or any other agency from using 
funds to implement regulations changing the competitive areas 
under reductions-in-force for Federal employees.
    Section 741 prohibits the use of funds to begin or announce 
a study or a public-private competition regarding the 
conversion to contractor performance of any function performed 
by civilian Federal employees pursuant to OMB Circular A--76 or 
any other administrative regulation, directive, or policy.
    Section 742 ensures that contractors are not prevented from 
reporting waste, fraud, or abuse by signing confidentiality 
agreements that would prohibit such disclosure.
    Section 743 prohibits the expenditure of funds for the 
implementation of agreements in certain nondisclosure policies 
unless certain provisions are included in the policies.
    Section 744 prohibits funds to any corporation with certain 
unpaid Federal tax liabilities unless an agency has considered 
suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a 
determination that this further action is not necessary to 
protect the interests of the Government.
    Section 745 prohibits funds to any corporation that was 
convicted of a felony criminal violation within the preceding 
24 months unless an agency has considered suspension or 
debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that 
this further action is not necessary to protect the interests 
of the Government.
    Section 746 relates to the Consumer Financial Protection 
Bureau (CFPB). Given the need for transparency and 
accountability in the Federal budgeting process, the CFPB is 
directed to provide an informal, nonpublic full briefing at 
least annually before the relevant Appropriations subcommittee 
on the CFPB's finances and expenditures.
    Section 747 eliminates automatic statutory pay increases 
for the Vice President, political appointees paid under the 
executive schedule, ambassadors who are not career members of 
the Foreign Service, political appointed (noncareer) Senior 
Executive Service employees, and any other senior political 
appointee paid at or above level IV of the executive schedule.
    Section 748 requires reporting Impoundment Control Act 
violations to Congress.
    Section 749 requires that any executive branch agency 
notify the Committees if an apportionment of an appropriation 
for such agency is not approved in a timely and appropriate 
manner.
    Section 750 requires the retention of certain records 
pertaining to certain GAO audits.
    Section 751 addresses interagency funding for the United 
States Army Medical Research and Development Command, the 
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs and the 
National Institutes of Health research programs.
    Section 752 addresses accessibility to government 
electronic and information technology for individuals with 
disabilities.
    Section 753 authorizes the transfer of funds to GSA to 
finance an appropriate share of various information technology 
projects among Government-wide boards and councils under 
certain conditions.
    Section 754 declares the inapplicability of these general 
provisions to title IV and title VIII.

                               TITLE VIII

                GENERAL PROVISIONS--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    Section 801 allows the use of local funds for making 
refunds or paying judgments against the District of Columbia 
government.
    Section 802 prohibits the use of Federal funds for 
publicity or propaganda designed to support or defeat 
legislation before Congress or any State legislature.
    Section 803 establishes reprogramming procedures for 
Federal funds.
    Section 804 prohibits the use of Federal funds for the 
salaries and expenses of a shadow U.S. Senator or U.S. 
Representative.
    Section 805 places restrictions on the use of District of 
Columbia government vehicles.
    Section 806 prohibits the use of Federal funds for a 
petition or civil action that seeks to require voting rights 
for the District of Columbia in Congress.
    Section 807 prohibits the use of Federal funds in this Act 
to distribute, for the purpose of preventing the spread of 
bloodborne pathogens, sterile needles or syringes in any 
location that has been determined by local public health 
officials or local law enforcement authorities to be 
inappropriate for such distribution.
    Section 808 concerns a ``conscience clause'' on legislation 
that pertains to contraceptive coverage by health insurance 
plans.
    Section 809 prohibits Federal funds to enact or carry out 
any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or reduce penalties 
associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any 
schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act or any 
tetrahydrocannabinols derivative. In addition, section 809 
prohibits Federal and local funds to enact any law, rule, or 
regulation to legalize or reduce penalties associated with the 
possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance 
under the Controlled Substances Act or any 
tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for recreational purposes.
    Section 810 prohibits the use of funds for abortion except 
in the cases of rape or incest or if necessary, to save the 
life of the mother.
    Section 811 requires the CFO to submit a revised operating 
budget no later than 30 calendar days after the enactment of 
this Act for agencies the CFO certifies as requiring a 
reallocation to address unanticipated program needs.
    Section 812 requires the CFO to submit a revised operating 
budget for the District of Columbia Public Schools, no later 
than 30 calendar days after the enactment of this Act, which 
aligns schools' budgets to actual enrollment.
    Section 813 allows for transfers of local funds between 
operating funds and capital and enterprise funds.
    Section 814 prohibits the obligation of Federal funds 
beyond the current fiscal year and transfers of funds unless 
expressly provided herein.
    Section 815 provides that not to exceed 50 percent of 
unobligated balances from Federal appropriations for salaries 
and expenses may remain available for certain purposes. This 
provision applies to the District of Columbia Courts, the Court 
Services and Offender Supervision Agency, and the District of 
Columbia Public Defender Service.
    Section 816 appropriates local funds during fiscal year 
2024 if there is an absence of a continuing resolution or 
regular appropriation for the District of Columbia. Funds are 
provided under the same authorities and conditions and in the 
same manner and extent as provided for in fiscal year 2023.
    Section 817 provides the District of Columbia authority to 
transfer, receive, and acquire lands and funding it deems 
necessary for the construction and operation of interstate 
bridges over navigable waters, including related 
infrastructure, for a project to expand commuter and regional 
passenger rail service and provide bike and pedestrian access 
crossings.
    Section 818 requires each Federal and District government 
agency appropriated Federal funding in this Act to submit to 
the Committees quarterly budget reports on obligations.
    Section 819 is a new provision that raises the rate for 
attorneys and investigators representing indigent defendants.
    Section 820 specifies that references to ``this Act'' in 
this title or title IV are treated as referring only to the 
provisions of this title and title IV.
    This division may be cited as ``Financial Services and 
General Government Appropriations Act, 2023.''

   DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS

    Following is a list of congressional earmarks and 
congressionally directed spending items (as defined in clause 9 
of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, respectively) 
included in the bill or this explanatory statement, along with 
the name of each House Member, Senator, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner who submitted a request to the Committee of 
jurisdiction for each item so identified. For each item, a 
Member is required to provide a certification that neither the 
Member nor the Member's immediate family has a financial 
interest, and each Senator is required to provide a 
certification that neither the Senator nor the Senator's 
immediate family has a pecuniary interest in such 
congressionally directed spending item. Neither the bill nor 
the explanatory statement contains any limited tax benefits or 
limited tariff benefits as defined in the applicable House and 
Senate rules.
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                 [House Appropriations Committee Print]

      

                 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

                       (H.R. 2617; P.L. 117-328)

      

  DIVISION F--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

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  DIVISION F--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

                                TITLE I

   DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INTELLIGENCE, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, AND 
                               OVERSIGHT

            Office of the Secretary and Executive Management

                         operations and support

  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary and for 
executive management for operations and support, $336,746,000; 
of which $18,862,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2024: Provided, That not to exceed $30,000 shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
further, That $5,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation 
until the Secretary submits, to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 
responses to all questions for the record for each hearing on 
the fiscal year 2024 budget submission for the Department of 
Homeland Security held by such Committees prior to July 1.

              procurement, construction, and improvements

  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary and for 
executive management for procurement, construction, and 
improvements, $8,048,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2025.

                           federal assistance

                     (including transfer of funds)

  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary and for 
executive management for Federal assistance through grants, 
contracts, cooperative agreements, and other activities, 
$40,000,000, which shall be transferred to ``Federal Emergency 
Management Agency--Federal Assistance'', of which $20,000,000 
shall be for targeted violence and terrorism prevention grants 
and of which $20,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2024, shall be for the Alternatives to Detention Case 
Management pilot program.

                         Management Directorate

                         operations and support

  For necessary expenses of the Management Directorate for 
operations and support, including vehicle fleet modernization, 
$1,743,160,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,000 shall be 
for official reception and representation expenses.

              procurement, construction, and improvements

  For necessary expenses of the Management Directorate for 
procurement, construction, and improvements, $325,245,000, of 
which $137,245,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2025, and of which $188,000,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2027.

                       federal protective service

  The revenues and collections of security fees credited to 
this account shall be available until expended for necessary 
expenses related to the protection of federally owned and 
leased buildings and for the operations of the Federal 
Protective Service.

           Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness

                         operations and support

  For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence and 
Analysis and the Office of Homeland Security Situational 
Awareness for operations and support, $316,640,000, of which 
$95,273,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024: 
Provided, That not to exceed $3,825 shall be for official 
reception and representation expenses and not to exceed 
$2,000,000 is available for facility needs associated with 
secure space at fusion centers, including improvements to 
buildings.

                    Office of the Inspector General

                         operations and support

  For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General 
for operations and support, $214,879,000: Provided, That not to 
exceed $300,000 may be used for certain confidential 
operational expenses, including the payment of informants, to 
be expended at the direction of the Inspector General.

                       Administrative Provisions

                     (including transfer of funds)

  Sec. 101. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit 
a report not later than October 15, 2023, to the Inspector 
General of the Department of Homeland Security listing all 
grants and contracts awarded by any means other than full and 
open competition during fiscal years 2022 or 2023.
  (b) The Inspector General shall review the report required by 
subsection (a) to assess departmental compliance with 
applicable laws and regulations and report the results of that 
review to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives not later than February 15, 2024.
  Sec. 102.  Not later than 30 days after the last day of each 
month, the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of 
Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
monthly budget and staffing report that includes total 
obligations of the Department for that month and for the fiscal 
year at the appropriation and program, project, and activity 
levels, by the source year of the appropriation.
  Sec. 103.  The Secretary of Homeland Security shall require 
that all contracts of the Department of Homeland Security that 
provide award fees link such fees to successful acquisition 
outcomes, which shall be specified in terms of cost, schedule, 
and performance.
  Sec. 104. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall notify 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives of any proposed transfers of funds available 
under section 9705(g)(4)(B) of title 31, United States Code, 
from the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund to any 
agency within the Department of Homeland Security.
  (b) None of the funds identified for such a transfer may be 
obligated until the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives are notified of the proposed 
transfer.
  Sec. 105.  All official costs associated with the use of 
Government aircraft by Department of Homeland Security 
personnel to support official travel of the Secretary and the 
Deputy Secretary shall be paid from amounts made available for 
the Office of the Secretary.
  Sec. 106. (a) The Under Secretary for Management shall brief 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives not later than 45 days after the end of each 
fiscal quarter on all Level 1 and Level 2 acquisition programs 
on the Master Acquisition Oversight list between Acquisition 
Decision Event and Full Operational Capability, including 
programs that have been removed from such list during the 
preceding quarter.
  (b) For each such program, the briefing described in 
subsection (a) shall include--
          (1) a description of the purpose of the program, 
        including the capabilities being acquired and the 
        component(s) sponsoring the acquisition;
          (2) the total number of units, as appropriate, to be 
        acquired annually until procurement is complete under 
        the current acquisition program baseline;
          (3) the Acquisition Review Board status, including--
                  (A) the current acquisition phase by 
                increment, as applicable;
                  (B) the date of the most recent review; and
                  (C) whether the program has been paused or is 
                in breach status;
          (4) a comparison between the initial Department-
        approved acquisition program baseline cost, schedule, 
        and performance thresholds and objectives and the 
        program's current such thresholds and objectives, if 
        applicable;
          (5) the lifecycle cost estimate, adjusted for 
        comparison to the Future Years Homeland Security 
        Program, including--
                  (A) the confidence level for the estimate;
                  (B) the fiscal years included in the 
                estimate;
                  (C) a breakout of the estimate for the prior 
                five years, the current year, and the budget 
                year;
                  (D) a breakout of the estimate by 
                appropriation account or other funding source; 
                and
                  (E) a description of and rationale for any 
                changes to the estimate as compared to the 
                previously approved baseline, as applicable, 
                and during the prior fiscal year;
          (6) a summary of the findings of any independent 
        verification and validation of the items to be acquired 
        or an explanation for why no such verification and 
        validation has been performed;
          (7) a table displaying the obligation of all program 
        funds by prior fiscal year, the estimated obligation of 
        funds for the current fiscal year, and an estimate for 
        the planned carryover of funds into the subsequent 
        fiscal year;
          (8) a listing of prime contractors and major 
        subcontractors; and
          (9) narrative descriptions of risks to cost, 
        schedule, or performance that could result in a program 
        breach if not successfully mitigated.
  (c) The Under Secretary for Management shall submit each 
approved Acquisition Decision Memorandum for programs described 
in this section to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives not later than five 
business days after the date of approval of such memorandum by 
the Under Secretary for Management or the designee of the Under 
Secretary.
  Sec. 107. (a) None of the funds made available to the 
Department of Homeland Security in this Act or prior 
appropriations Acts may be obligated for any new pilot or 
demonstration unless the component or office carrying out such 
pilot or demonstration has documented the information described 
in subsection (c).
  (b) Prior to the obligation of any such funds made available 
for ``Operations and Support'' for a new pilot or 
demonstration, the Under Secretary for Management shall provide 
a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives on the information described in 
subsection (c).
  (c) The information required under subsections (a) and (b) 
for a pilot or demonstration shall include the following--
          (1) documented objectives that are well-defined and 
        measurable;
          (2) an assessment methodology that details--
                  (A) the type and source of assessment data;
                  (B) the methods for, and frequency of, 
                collecting such data; and
                  (C) how such data will be analyzed; and
          (3) an implementation plan, including milestones, 
        cost estimates, and implementation schedules, including 
        a projected end date.
  (d) Not later than 90 days after the date of completion of a 
pilot or demonstration described in subsection (e) the Under 
Secretary for Management shall provide a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives detailing lessons learned, actual costs, any 
planned expansion or continuation of the pilot or 
demonstration, and any planned transition of such pilot or 
demonstration into an enduring program or operation.
  (e) For the purposes of this section, a pilot or 
demonstration program is a study, demonstration, experimental 
program, or trial that--
          (1) is a small-scale, short-term experiment conducted 
        in order to evaluate feasibility, duration, costs, or 
        adverse events, and improve upon the design of an 
        effort prior to implementation of a larger scale 
        effort; and
          (2) uses more than 10 full-time equivalents or 
        obligates, or proposes to obligate, $5,000,000 or more, 
        but does not include congressionally directed programs 
        or enhancements and does not include programs that were 
        in operation as of March 15, 2022.
  (f) For the purposes of this section, a pilot or 
demonstration does not include any testing, evaluation, or 
initial deployment phase executed under a procurement contract 
for the acquisition of information technology services or 
systems, or any pilot or demonstration carried out by a non-
federal recipient under any financial assistance agreement 
funded by the Department.
  Sec. 108.  Of the amount made available by section 4005 of 
the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2), 
$14,000,000 shall be transferred to ``Office of Inspector 
General--Operations and Support'' for oversight of the use of 
funds made available under such section 4005.

                                TITLE II

               SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS

                   U.S. Customs and Border Protection

                         operations and support

                     (including transfer of funds)

  For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
for operations and support, including the transportation of 
unaccompanied alien minors; the provision of air and marine 
support to Federal, State, local, and international agencies in 
the enforcement or administration of laws enforced by the 
Department of Homeland Security; at the discretion of the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, the provision of such support 
to Federal, State, and local agencies in other law enforcement 
and emergency humanitarian efforts; the purchase and lease of 
up to 7,500 (6,500 for replacement only) police-type vehicles; 
the purchase, maintenance, or operation of marine vessels, 
aircraft, and unmanned aerial systems; and contracting with 
individuals for personal services abroad; $15,590,694,000; of 
which $3,274,000 shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance 
Trust Fund for administrative expenses related to the 
collection of the Harbor Maintenance Fee pursuant to section 
9505(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 
9505(c)(3)) and notwithstanding section 1511(e)(1) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 551(e)(1)); of which 
$500,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024; and 
of which such sums as become available in the Customs User Fee 
Account, except sums subject to section 13031(f)(3) of the 
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 
U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from that account: 
Provided, That not to exceed $34,425 shall be for official 
reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $150,000 shall be available for payment for 
rental space in connection with preclearance operations: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be for 
awards of compensation to informants, to be accounted for 
solely under the certificate of the Secretary of Homeland 
Security: Provided further, That $800,000,000 shall be 
transferred to ``Federal Emergency Management Agency--Federal 
Assistance'' to support sheltering and related activities 
provided by non-Federal entities, including facility 
improvements and construction, in support of relieving 
overcrowding in short-term holding facilities of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection, of which not to exceed $11,200,000 shall 
be for the administrative costs of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$5,000,000 may be transferred to the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
for the maintenance and repair of roads on Native American 
reservations used by the U.S. Border Patrol: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading for the 
Executive Leadership and Oversight program, project, and 
activity, as outlined in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act), $5,000,000 shall not be available for 
obligation until the reports concerning human capital strategic 
plans and the Office of Field Operations workload staffing 
model that are directed in such explanatory statement are 
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives.

              procurement, construction, and improvements

  For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
for procurement, construction, and improvements, including 
procurement of marine vessels, aircraft, and unmanned aerial 
systems, $581,558,000, of which $481,658,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2025; and of which $99,900,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2027.

                U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

                         operations and support

  For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement for operations and support, including the purchase 
and lease of up to 3,790 (2,350 for replacement only) police-
type vehicles; overseas vetted units; and maintenance, minor 
construction, and minor leasehold improvements at owned and 
leased facilities; $8,396,305,000; of which not less than 
$6,000,000 shall remain available until expended for efforts to 
enforce laws against forced child labor; of which $46,696,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2024; of which not 
less than $2,000,000 is for paid apprenticeships for 
participants in the Human Exploitation Rescue Operative Child-
Rescue Corps; of which not less than $15,000,000 shall be 
available for investigation of intellectual property rights 
violations, including operation of the National Intellectual 
Property Rights Coordination Center; and of which not less than 
$4,181,786,000 shall be for enforcement, detention, and removal 
operations, including transportation of unaccompanied alien 
minors: Provided, That not to exceed $11,475 shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
further, That not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be available 
until expended for conducting special operations under section 
3131 of the Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 (19 U.S.C. 2081): 
Provided further, That not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be for 
awards of compensation to informants, to be accounted for 
solely under the certificate of the Secretary of Homeland 
Security: Provided further, That not to exceed $11,216,000 
shall be available to fund or reimburse other Federal agencies 
for the costs associated with the care, maintenance, and 
repatriation of smuggled aliens unlawfully present in the 
United States: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading for the Executive Leadership and 
Oversight program, project, and activity, as outlined in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act), $5,000,000 
shall not be available for obligation until the reports 
directed under this heading in the explanatory statements 
accompanying Public Laws 116-6, 116-93, and 117-103 have been 
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives.

              procurement, construction, and improvements

  For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement for procurement, construction, and improvements, 
$22,997,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025.

                 Transportation Security Administration

                         operations and support

  For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security 
Administration for operations and support, $8,798,363,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That not 
to exceed $7,650 shall be for official reception and 
representation expenses: Provided further, That security 
service fees authorized under section 44940 of title 49, United 
States Code, shall be credited to this appropriation as 
offsetting collections and shall be available only for aviation 
security: Provided further, That the sum appropriated under 
this heading from the general fund shall be reduced on a 
dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are 
received during fiscal year 2023 so as to result in a final 
fiscal year appropriation from the general fund estimated at 
not more than $6,308,363,000.

              procurement, construction, and improvements

  For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security 
Administration for procurement, construction, and improvements, 
$141,645,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025.

                        research and development

  For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security 
Administration for research and development, $33,532,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2024.

                              Coast Guard

                         operations and support

  For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for operations and 
support including the Coast Guard Reserve; purchase or lease of 
not to exceed 25 passenger motor vehicles, which shall be for 
replacement only; purchase or lease of small boats for 
contingent and emergent requirements (at a unit cost of not 
more than $700,000) and repairs and service-life replacements, 
not to exceed a total of $31,000,000; purchase, lease, or 
improvements of boats necessary for overseas deployments and 
activities; payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-
377 (42 U.S.C. 402 note; 96 Stat. 1920); and recreation and 
welfare; $9,700,478,000, of which $530,000,000 shall be for 
defense-related activities; of which $24,500,000 shall be 
derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out 
the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 
1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)); of which $20,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2025; of which $24,359,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2027, for environmental 
compliance and restoration; and of which $70,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2024, which shall only be 
available for vessel depot level maintenance: Provided, That 
not to exceed $23,000 shall be for official reception and 
representation expenses.

              procurement, construction, and improvements

  For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for procurement, 
construction, and improvements, including aids to navigation, 
shore facilities (including facilities at Department of Defense 
installations used by the Coast Guard), and vessels and 
aircraft, including equipment related thereto, $1,669,650,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2027; of which 
$20,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust 
Fund to carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil 
Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)).

                        research and development

  For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for research and 
development; and for maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and 
operation of facilities and equipment; $7,476,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2025, of which $500,000 shall be 
derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out 
the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 
1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)): Provided, That there may be 
credited to and used for the purposes of this appropriation 
funds received from State and local governments, other public 
authorities, private sources, and foreign countries for 
expenses incurred for research, development, testing, and 
evaluation.

                              retired pay

  For retired pay, including the payment of obligations 
otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this purpose, 
payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and 
Survivor Benefits Plans, payment for career status bonuses, 
payment of continuation pay under section 356 of title 37, 
United States Code, concurrent receipts, combat-related special 
compensation, and payments for medical care of retired 
personnel and their dependents under chapter 55 of title 10, 
United States Code, $2,044,414,000, to remain available until 
expended.

                      United States Secret Service

                         operations and support

  For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service 
for operations and support, including purchase of not to exceed 
652 vehicles for police-type use; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; purchase of motorcycles made in the United States; 
hire of aircraft; rental of buildings in the District of 
Columbia; fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities 
on private or other property not in Government ownership or 
control, as may be necessary to perform protective functions; 
conduct of and participation in firearms matches; presentation 
of awards; conduct of behavioral research in support of 
protective intelligence and operations; payment in advance for 
commercial accommodations as may be necessary to perform 
protective functions; and payment, without regard to section 
5702 of title 5, United States Code, of subsistence expenses of 
employees who are on protective missions, whether at or away 
from their duty stations; $2,734,267,000; of which $52,296,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2024, and of which 
$6,000,000 shall be for a grant for activities related to 
investigations of missing and exploited children; and of which 
up to $20,500,000 may be for calendar year 2022 premium pay in 
excess of the annual equivalent of the limitation on the rate 
of pay contained in section 5547(a) of title 5, United States 
Code, pursuant to section 2 of the Overtime Pay for Protective 
Services Act of 2016 (5 U.S.C. 5547 note), as last amended by 
Public Law 116-269: Provided, That not to exceed $19,125 shall 
be for official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
further, That not to exceed $100,000 shall be to provide 
technical assistance and equipment to foreign law enforcement 
organizations in criminal investigations within the 
jurisdiction of the United States Secret Service.

              procurement, construction, and improvements

  For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service 
for procurement, construction, and improvements, $83,888,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2025.

                        research and development

  For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service 
for research and development, $4,025,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2024.

                       Administrative Provisions

  Sec. 201.  Section 201 of the Department of Homeland Security 
Appropriations Act, 2018 (division F of Public Law 115-141), 
related to overtime compensation limitations, shall apply with 
respect to funds made available in this Act in the same manner 
as such section applied to funds made available in that Act, 
except that ``fiscal year 2023'' shall be substituted for 
``fiscal year 2018''.
  Sec. 202.  Funding made available under the headings ``U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection--Operations and Support'' and 
``U.S. Customs and Border Protection--Procurement, 
Construction, and Improvements'' shall be available for customs 
expenses when necessary to maintain operations and prevent 
adverse personnel actions in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin 
Islands, in addition to funding provided by sections 740 and 
1406i of title 48, United States Code.
  Sec. 203.  As authorized by section 601(b) of the United 
States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act 
(Public Law 112-42), fees collected from passengers arriving 
from Canada, Mexico, or an adjacent island pursuant to section 
13031(a)(5) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(5)) shall be available until 
expended.
  Sec. 204. (a) For an additional amount for ``U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection--Operations and Support'', $31,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts 
collected and credited to this appropriation in fiscal year 
2023 from amounts authorized to be collected by section 286(i) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(i)), 
section 10412 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8311), and section 817 of the Trade Facilitation 
and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-125), or 
other such authorizing language.
  (b) To the extent that amounts realized from such collections 
exceed $31,000,000, those amounts in excess of $31,000,000 
shall be credited to this appropriation, to remain available 
until expended.
  Sec. 205.  None of the funds made available in this Act for 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection may be used to prevent an 
individual not in the business of importing a prescription drug 
(within the meaning of section 801(g) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act) from importing a prescription drug from 
Canada that complies with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act: Provided, That this section shall apply only to 
individuals transporting on their person a personal-use 
quantity of the prescription drug, not to exceed a 90-day 
supply: Provided further, That the prescription drug may not 
be--
          (1) a controlled substance, as defined in section 102 
        of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802); or
          (2) a biological product, as defined in section 351 
        of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262).
  Sec. 206. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
none of the funds provided in this or any other Act shall be 
used to approve a waiver of the navigation and vessel-
inspection laws pursuant to section 501(b) of title 46, United 
States Code, for the transportation of crude oil distributed 
from and to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, after consultation with the Secretaries 
of the Departments of Energy and Transportation and 
representatives from the United States flag maritime industry, 
takes adequate measures to ensure the use of United States flag 
vessels.
  (b) The Secretary shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives within 2 business days of any 
request for waivers of navigation and vessel-inspection laws 
pursuant to section 501(b) of title 46, United States Code, 
with respect to such transportation, and the disposition of 
such requests.
  Sec. 207. (a) Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall not--
          (1) establish, collect, or otherwise impose any new 
        border crossing fee on individuals crossing the 
        Southern border or the Northern border at a land port 
        of entry; or
          (2) conduct any study relating to the imposition of a 
        border crossing fee.
  (b) In this section, the term ``border crossing fee'' means a 
fee that every pedestrian, cyclist, and driver and passenger of 
a private motor vehicle is required to pay for the privilege of 
crossing the Southern border or the Northern border at a land 
port of entry.
  Sec. 208. (a) Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection shall submit an expenditure plan for any 
amounts made available for ``U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection--Procurement, Construction, and Improvements'' in 
this Act and prior Acts to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives.
  (b) No such amounts provided in this Act may be obligated 
prior to the submission of such plan.
  Sec. 209.  Section 211 of the Department of Homeland Security 
Appropriations Act, 2021 (division F of Public Law 116-260), 
prohibiting the use of funds for the construction of fencing in 
certain areas, shall apply with respect to funds made available 
in this Act in the same manner as such section applied to funds 
made available in that Act.
  Sec. 210. (a) Funds made available in this Act may be used to 
alter operations within the National Targeting Center of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection.
  (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, provided by 
previous appropriations Acts that remain available for 
obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2023, or provided from 
any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by 
the collection of fees available to the components funded by 
this Act, may be used to reduce anticipated or planned vetting 
operations at existing locations unless specifically authorized 
by a statute enacted after the date of enactment of this Act.
  Sec. 211. (a) Of the amounts transferred from ``U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection--Operations and Support'' to ``Federal 
Emergency Management Agency--Federal Assistance'' in this Act, 
up to $785,000,000 may be made available for the emergency food 
and shelter program under title II of the McKinney Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331) for the purposes of 
providing shelter and other services to families and 
individuals encountered by the Department of Homeland Security.
  (b) Notwithstanding sections 313(a) and 316 of such Act, up 
to $50,000,000 of any amounts made available to the emergency 
food and shelter program under subsection (a) may be used for 
the construction and expansion of shelter facilities.
  (c) Notwithstanding section 311 of such Act, funds made 
available for the purposes described in subsection (b) may be 
awarded to the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National 
Board up to 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
  (d) Notwithstanding sections 315 and 316(b) of such Act, 
funds made available under subsection (b) may be disbursed by 
the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board up to 24 
months after the date on which such funds become available.
  (e) Amounts made available under subsection (a) may be 
available for the reimbursement of costs incurred after June 
30, 2022.
  (f) The real property disposition requirements at 2 CFR 
200.311(c) shall not apply to grants funded by the amounts 
transferred from ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection--
Operations and Support'' to ``Federal Emergency Management 
Agency--Federal Assistance'' in this Act.
  Sec. 212.  Of the total amount made available under ``U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection--Procurement, Construction, and 
Improvements'', $581,558,000 shall be available only as 
follows:
          (1) $230,277,000 for the acquisition and deployment 
        of border security technologies;
          (2) $126,047,000 for trade and travel assets and 
        infrastructure;
          (3) $99,900,000 for facility construction and 
        improvements;
          (4) $92,661,000 for integrated operations assets and 
        infrastructure; and
          (5) $32,673,000 for mission support and 
        infrastructure.
  Sec. 213.  None of the funds provided under the heading 
``U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Operations and 
Support'' may be used to continue a delegation of law 
enforcement authority authorized under section 287(g) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)) if the 
Department of Homeland Security Inspector General determines 
that the terms of the agreement governing the delegation of 
authority have been materially violated.
  Sec. 214. (a) None of the funds provided under the heading 
``U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Operations and 
Support'' may be used to continue any contract for the 
provision of detention services if the two most recent overall 
performance evaluations received by the contracted facility are 
less than ``adequate'' or the equivalent median score in any 
subsequent performance evaluation system.
  (b) The performance evaluations referenced in subsection (a) 
shall be conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility.
  Sec. 215.  Without regard to the limitation as to time and 
condition of section 503(d) of this Act, the Secretary may 
reprogram within and transfer funds to ``U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement--Operations and Support'' as necessary to 
ensure the detention of aliens prioritized for removal.
  Sec. 216.  The reports required to be submitted under section 
216 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 
2021 (division F of Public Law 116-260) shall continue to be 
submitted semimonthly and each matter required to be included 
in such reports by such section 216 shall apply in the same 
manner and to the same extent during the period described in 
such section 216.
  Sec. 217.  The terms and conditions of sections 216 and 217 
of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020 
(division D of Public Law 116-93) shall apply to this Act.
  Sec. 218.  Members of the United States House of 
Representatives and the United States Senate, including the 
leadership; the heads of Federal agencies and commissions, 
including the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Under Secretaries, 
and Assistant Secretaries of the Department of Homeland 
Security; the United States Attorney General, Deputy Attorney 
General, Assistant Attorneys General, and the United States 
Attorneys; and senior members of the Executive Office of the 
President, including the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget, shall not be exempt from Federal passenger and 
baggage screening.
  Sec. 219.  Any award by the Transportation Security 
Administration to deploy explosives detection systems shall be 
based on risk, the airport's current reliance on other 
screening solutions, lobby congestion resulting in increased 
security concerns, high injury rates, airport readiness, and 
increased cost effectiveness.
  Sec. 220.  Notwithstanding section 44923 of title 49, United 
States Code, for fiscal year 2023, any funds in the Aviation 
Security Capital Fund established by section 44923(h) of title 
49, United States Code, may be used for the procurement and 
installation of explosives detection systems or for the 
issuance of other transaction agreements for the purpose of 
funding projects described in section 44923(a) of such title.
  Sec. 221.  Not later than 45 days after the submission of the 
President's budget proposal, the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations and Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committees on 
Appropriations and Homeland Security in the House of 
Representatives a single report that fulfills the following 
requirements:
          (1) a Capital Investment Plan, both constrained and 
        unconstrained, that includes a plan for continuous and 
        sustained capital investment in new, and the 
        replacement of aged, transportation security equipment;
          (2) the 5-year technology investment plan as required 
        by section 1611 of title XVI of the Homeland Security 
        Act of 2002, as amended by section 3 of the 
        Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act (Public 
        Law 113-245); and
          (3) the Advanced Integrated Passenger Screening 
        Technologies report as required by the Senate Report 
        accompanying the Department of Homeland Security 
        Appropriations Act, 2019 (Senate Report 115-283).
  Sec. 222.  Section 225 of division A of Public Law 116-6 (49 
U.S.C. 44901 note), relating to a pilot program for screening 
outside of an existing primary passenger terminal screening 
area, is amended in subsection (e) by striking ``2023'' and 
inserting ``2025''.
  Sec. 223. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act 
under the heading ``Coast Guard--Operations and Support'' shall 
be for expenses incurred for recreational vessels under section 
12114 of title 46, United States Code, except to the extent 
fees are collected from owners of yachts and credited to the 
appropriation made available by this Act under the heading 
``Coast Guard--Operations and Support''.
  (b) To the extent such fees are insufficient to pay expenses 
of recreational vessel documentation under such section 12114, 
and there is a backlog of recreational vessel applications, 
personnel performing non-recreational vessel documentation 
functions under subchapter II of chapter 121 of title 46, 
United States Code, may perform documentation under section 
12114.
  Sec. 224.  Without regard to the limitation as to time and 
condition of section 503(d) of this Act, after June 30, in 
accordance with the notification requirement described in 
subsection (b) of such section, up to the following amounts may 
be reprogrammed within ``Coast Guard--Operations and 
Support''--
          (1) $10,000,000 to or from the ``Military Personnel'' 
        funding category; and
          (2) $10,000,000 between the ``Field Operations'' 
        funding subcategories.
  Sec. 225.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
future-years capital investment plan as described in the second 
proviso under the heading ``Coast Guard--Acquisition, 
Construction, and Improvements'' in the Department of Homeland 
Security Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 114-4), which 
shall be subject to the requirements in the third and fourth 
provisos under such heading.
  Sec. 226.  Of the funds made available for defense-related 
activities under the heading ``Coast Guard--Operations and 
Support'', up to $190,000,000 that are used for enduring 
overseas missions in support of the global fight against 
terrorism may be reallocated by program, project, and activity, 
notwithstanding section 503 of this Act.
  Sec. 227.  None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 
reduce the Coast Guard's legacy Operations Systems Center 
mission or its government-employed or contract staff levels.
  Sec. 228.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
used to conduct, or to implement the results of, a competition 
under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 for 
activities performed with respect to the Coast Guard National 
Vessel Documentation Center.
  Sec. 229.  Funds made available in this Act may be used to 
alter operations within the Civil Engineering Program of the 
Coast Guard nationwide, including civil engineering units, 
facilities design and construction centers, maintenance and 
logistics commands, and the Coast Guard Academy, except that 
none of the funds provided in this Act may be used to reduce 
operations within any civil engineering unit unless 
specifically authorized by a statute enacted after the date of 
enactment of this Act.
  Sec. 230.  Amounts deposited into the Coast Guard Housing 
Fund in fiscal year 2023 shall be available until expended to 
carry out the purposes of section 2946 of title 14, United 
States Code, and shall be in addition to funds otherwise 
available for such purposes.
  Sec. 231. (a) Notwithstanding section 2110 of title 46, 
United States Code, none of the funds made available in this 
Act shall be used to charge a fee for an inspection of a towing 
vessel, as defined in 46 CFR 136.110, that utilizes the Towing 
Safety Management System option for a Certificate of Inspection 
issued under subchapter M of title 46, Code of Federal 
Regulations.
  (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply after the date the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard makes a determination under 
section 815(a) of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization 
Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-282) and, as necessary based on 
such determination, carries out the requirements of section 
815(b) of such Act.
  Sec. 232.  The United States Secret Service is authorized to 
obligate funds in anticipation of reimbursements from executive 
agencies, as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States 
Code, for personnel receiving training sponsored by the James 
J. Rowley Training Center, except that total obligations at the 
end of the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary 
resources available under the heading ``United States Secret 
Service--Operations and Support'' at the end of the fiscal 
year.
  Sec. 233. (a) None of the funds made available to the United 
States Secret Service by this Act or by previous appropriations 
Acts may be made available for the protection of the head of a 
Federal agency other than the Secretary of Homeland Security.
  (b) The Director of the United States Secret Service may 
enter into agreements to provide such protection on a fully 
reimbursable basis.
  Sec. 234.  For purposes of section 503(a)(3) of this Act, up 
to $15,000,000 may be reprogrammed within ``United States 
Secret Service--Operations and Support''.
  Sec. 235.  Funding made available in this Act for ``United 
States Secret Service--Operations and Support'' is available 
for travel of United States Secret Service employees on 
protective missions without regard to the limitations on such 
expenditures in this or any other Act if the Director of the 
United States Secret Service or a designee notifies the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives 10 or more days in advance, or as early as 
practicable, prior to such expenditures.
  Sec. 236.  Of the amounts made available by this Act under 
the heading ``United States Secret Service--Operations and 
Support'', $23,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be distributed as a grant or cooperative agreement for 
existing National Computer Forensics Institute facilities 
currently used by the United States Secret Service to carry out 
activities under section 383 of title 6, United States Code, of 
which not to exceed 5 percent, or the applicable negotiated 
rate, shall be for the administrative costs of the Department 
of Homeland Security in carrying out this section.

                               TITLE III

            PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY

            Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

                         operations and support

  For necessary expenses of the Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Security Agency for operations and support, 
$2,350,559,000, of which $36,293,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2024: Provided, That not to exceed $5,500 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses.

              procurement, construction, and improvements

  For necessary expenses of the Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Security Agency for procurement, construction, 
and improvements, $549,148,000, of which $522,048,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2025, and of which 
$27,100,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027.

                        research and development

  For necessary expenses of the Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Security Agency for research and development, 
$7,431,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency

                         operations and support

  For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency for operations and support, $1,379,680,000: Provided, 
That not to exceed $2,250 shall be for official reception and 
representation expenses.

              procurement, construction, and improvements

  For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency for procurement, construction, and improvements, 
$207,730,000, of which $130,425,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2025, and of which $77,305,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2027.

                           federal assistance

                     (including transfer of funds)

  For activities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for 
Federal assistance through grants, contracts, cooperative 
agreements, and other activities, $3,882,014,000, which shall 
be allocated as follows:
          (1) $520,000,000 for the State Homeland Security 
        Grant Program under section 2004 of the Homeland 
        Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605), of which 
        $90,000,000 shall be for Operation Stonegarden and 
        $15,000,000 shall be for Tribal Homeland Security 
        Grants under section 2005 of the Homeland Security Act 
        of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 606): Provided, That notwithstanding 
        subsection (c)(4) of such section 2004, for fiscal year 
        2023, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall make 
        available to local and tribal governments amounts 
        provided to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under this 
        paragraph in accordance with subsection (c)(1) of such 
        section 2004.
          (2) $615,000,000 for the Urban Area Security 
        Initiative under section 2003 of the Homeland Security 
        Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604).
          (3) $305,000,000 for the Nonprofit Security Grant 
        Program under sections 2003 and 2004 of the Homeland 
        Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604 and 605), of which 
        $152,500,000 is for eligible recipients located in 
        high-risk urban areas that receive funding under 
        section 2003 of such Act and $152,500,000 is for 
        eligible recipients that are located outside such 
        areas: Provided, That eligible recipients are those 
        described in section 2009(b) of such Act (6 U.S.C. 
        609a(b)) or are an otherwise eligible recipient at risk 
        of a terrorist or other extremist attack.
          (4) $105,000,000 for Public Transportation Security 
        Assistance, Railroad Security Assistance, and Over-the-
        Road Bus Security Assistance under sections 1406, 1513, 
        and 1532 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/
        11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135, 1163, and 
        1182), of which $10,000,000 shall be for Amtrak 
        security and $2,000,000 shall be for Over-the-Road Bus 
        Security: Provided, That such public transportation 
        security assistance shall be provided directly to 
        public transportation agencies.
          (5) $100,000,000 for Port Security Grants in 
        accordance with section 70107 of title 46, United 
        States Code.
          (6) $720,000,000, to remain available until September 
        30, 2024, of which $360,000,000 shall be for Assistance 
        to Firefighter Grants and $360,000,000 shall be for 
        Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response 
        Grants under sections 33 and 34 respectively of the 
        Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 
        U.S.C. 2229 and 2229a).
          (7) $355,000,000 for emergency management performance 
        grants under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 
        (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford 
        Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
        5121), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 
        U.S.C. 7701), section 762 of title 6, United States 
        Code, and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
        App.).
          (8) $312,750,000 for necessary expenses for Flood 
        Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis, in addition to and to 
        supplement any other sums appropriated under the 
        National Flood Insurance Fund, and such additional sums 
        as may be provided by States or other political 
        subdivisions for cost-shared mapping activities under 
        section 1360(f)(2) of the National Flood Insurance Act 
        of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4101(f)(2)), to remain available 
        until expended.
          (9) $12,000,000 for Regional Catastrophic 
        Preparedness Grants.
          (10) $130,000,000 for the emergency food and shelter 
        program under title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331), to remain available 
        until September 30, 2024: Provided, That not to exceed 
        3.5 percent shall be for total administrative costs.
          (11) $56,000,000 for the Next Generation Warning 
        System.
          (12) $335,145,000 for Community Project Funding and 
        Congressionally Directed Spending grants, which shall 
        be for the purposes, and the amounts, specified in the 
        table entitled ``Community Project Funding/
        Congressionally Directed Spending'' under this heading 
        in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 
        the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
        Act), of which--
                  (A) $86,140,285, in addition to amounts 
                otherwise made available for such purpose, is 
                for emergency operations center grants under 
                section 614 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
                Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
                5196c);
                  (B) $233,043,782, in addition to amounts 
                otherwise made available for such purpose, is 
                for pre-disaster mitigation grants under 
                section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
                Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
                5133(e), notwithstanding subsections (f), (g), 
                and (l) of that section (42 U.S.C. 5133(f), 
                (g), (l)); and
                  (C) $15,960,933 is for management and 
                administration costs of recipients.
          (13) $316,119,000 to sustain current operations for 
        training, exercises, technical assistance, and other 
        programs.

                          disaster relief fund

  For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq.), $19,945,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be for major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and is designated by the Congress as being 
for disaster relief pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the 
budget in the Senate and section 1(f) of H. Res. 1151 (117th 
Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 
8, 2022.

                     national flood insurance fund

  For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 
1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Biggert-Waters Flood 
Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-141, 126 Stat. 
916), and the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 
2014 (Public Law 113-89; 128 Stat. 1020), $225,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2024, which shall be 
derived from offsetting amounts collected under section 1308(d) 
of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
4015(d)); of which $18,500,000 shall be available for mission 
support associated with flood management; and of which 
$206,500,000 shall be available for flood plain management and 
flood mapping: Provided, That any additional fees collected 
pursuant to section 1308(d) of the National Flood Insurance Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(d)) shall be credited as offsetting 
collections to this account, to be available for flood plain 
management and flood mapping: Provided further, That in fiscal 
year 2023, no funds shall be available from the National Flood 
Insurance Fund under section 1310 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4017) in excess of--
          (1) $223,770,000 for operating expenses and salaries 
        and expenses associated with flood insurance 
        operations;
          (2) $960,647,000 for commissions and taxes of agents;
          (3) such sums as are necessary for interest on 
        Treasury borrowings; and
          (4) $175,000,000, which shall remain available until 
        expended, for flood mitigation actions and for flood 
        mitigation assistance under section 1366 of the 
        National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c), 
        notwithstanding sections 1366(e) and 1310(a)(7) of such 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 4104c(e), 4017):
Provided further, That the amounts collected under section 102 
of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4012a) 
and section 1366(e) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 4104c(e)), shall be deposited in the National Flood 
Insurance Fund to supplement other amounts specified as 
available for section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act 
of 1968, notwithstanding section 102(f)(8), section 1366(e) of 
the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, and paragraphs (1) 
through (3) of section 1367(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
4012a(f)(8), 4104c(e), 4104d(b)(1)-(3)): Provided further, That 
total administrative costs shall not exceed 4 percent of the 
total appropriation: Provided further, That up to $5,000,000 is 
available to carry out section 24 of the Homeowner Flood 
Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (42 U.S.C. 4033).

                       Administrative Provisions

                     (including transfer of funds)

  Sec. 301.  Funds made available under the heading 
``Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency--Operations 
and Support'' may be made available for the necessary expenses 
of procuring or providing access to cybersecurity threat feeds 
for branches, agencies, independent agencies, corporations, 
establishments, and instrumentalities of the Federal Government 
of the United States, state, local, tribal, and territorial 
entities, fusion centers as described in section 210A of the 
Homeland Security Act (6 U.S.C. 124h), and Information and 
Analysis Organizations.
  Sec. 302. (a) The Director of the Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Security Agency (or the Director's designee) 
shall provide the briefings to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives described under 
the heading ``Quarterly Budget and Staffing Briefings'' in the 
explanatory statement for division F of Public Law 117-103 
described in section 4 in the matter preceding division A of 
such Public Law--
          (1) with respect to the first quarter of fiscal year 
        2023, not later than the later of 30 days after the 
        date of enactment of this Act or January 30, 2023; and
          (2) with respect to each subsequent fiscal quarter in 
        fiscal year 2023, not later than 21 days after the end 
        of each such quarter.
  (b) In the event that any such briefing required during this 
fiscal year under subsection (a) is not provided, the amount 
made available in title III to the Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Security Agency under the heading ``Operations 
and Support'' shall be reduced by $50,000 for each day of 
noncompliance with subsection (a), and the amount made 
available under such heading and specified in the detailed 
funding table in the explanatory statement for this division 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
this consolidated Act) for Management and Business Activities 
shall be correspondingly reduced by an equivalent amount.
  Sec. 303. (a) Notwithstanding section 2008(a)(12) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609(a)(12)) or any 
other provision of law, not more than 5 percent of the amount 
of a grant made available in paragraphs (1) through (5) under 
``Federal Emergency Management Agency--Federal Assistance'', 
may be used by the recipient for expenses directly related to 
administration of the grant.
  (b) The authority provided in subsection (a) shall also apply 
to a state recipient for the administration of a grant under 
such paragraph (3).
  Sec. 304.  Notwithstanding section 2004(e)(1) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605(e)(1)), the meaning of 
``total funds appropriated for grants under this section and 
section 2003'' in each place that it appears shall not include 
any funds provided for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program in 
paragraph (3) under the heading ``Federal Emergency Management 
Agency--Federal Assistance'' in this Act.
  Sec. 305.  Applications for grants under the heading 
``Federal Emergency Management Agency--Federal Assistance'', 
for paragraphs (1) through (5), shall be made available to 
eligible applicants not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, eligible applicants shall submit 
applications not later than 80 days after the grant 
announcement, and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall act within 65 days after the receipt of 
an application.
  Sec. 306. (a) Under the heading ``Federal Emergency 
Management Agency--Federal Assistance'', for grants under 
paragraphs (1) through (5) and (9), the Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency shall brief the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives 5 full business days in advance of announcing 
publicly the intention of making an award.
  (b) If any such public announcement is made before 5 full 
business days have elapsed following such briefing, $1,000,000 
of amounts appropriated by this Act for ``Federal Emergency 
Management Agency--Operations and Support'' shall be rescinded.
  Sec. 307.  Under the heading ``Federal Emergency Management 
Agency--Federal Assistance'', for grants under paragraphs (1) 
and (2), the installation of communications towers is not 
considered construction of a building or other physical 
facility.
  Sec. 308.  The reporting requirements in paragraphs (1) and 
(2) under the heading ``Federal Emergency Management Agency--
Disaster Relief Fund'' in the Department of Homeland Security 
Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 114-4), related to 
reporting on the Disaster Relief Fund, shall be applied in 
fiscal year 2023 with respect to budget year 2024 and current 
fiscal year 2023, respectively--
          (1) in paragraph (1) by substituting ``fiscal year 
        2024'' for ``fiscal year 2016''; and
          (2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``business'' after 
        ``fifth''.
  Sec. 309.  In making grants under the heading ``Federal 
Emergency Management Agency--Federal Assistance'', for Staffing 
for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grants, the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency may 
grant waivers from the requirements in subsections (a)(1)(A), 
(a)(1)(B), (a)(1)(E), (c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(4) of section 34 
of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 
U.S.C. 2229a).
  Sec. 310. (a) The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal 
year 2023, as authorized in title III of the Departments of 
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (42 U.S.C. 
5196e), shall not be less than 100 percent of the amounts 
anticipated by the Department of Homeland Security to be 
necessary for its Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program 
for the next fiscal year.
  (b) The methodology for assessment and collection of fees 
shall be fair and equitable and shall reflect costs of 
providing such services, including administrative costs of 
collecting such fees.
  (c) Such fees shall be deposited in a Radiological Emergency 
Preparedness Program account as offsetting collections and will 
become available for authorized purposes on October 1, 2023, 
and remain available until expended.
  Sec. 311.  In making grants under the heading ``Federal 
Emergency Management Agency--Federal Assistance'', for 
Assistance to Firefighter Grants, the Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency may waive subsection (k) of 
section 33 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 
1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229).

                                TITLE IV

             RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES

               U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

                         operations and support

  For necessary expenses of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
Services for operations and support, including for the E-Verify 
Program and for the Refugee and International Operations 
Programs, $242,981,000: Provided, That such amounts shall be in 
addition to any other amounts made available for such purposes, 
and shall not be construed to require any reduction of any fee 
described in section 286(m) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(m)): Provided further, That not to exceed 
$5,000 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses.

                           federal assistance

  For necessary expenses of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
Services for Federal assistance for the Citizenship and 
Integration Grant Program, $25,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2024.

                Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers

                         operations and support

  For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Centers for operations and support, including the 
purchase of not to exceed 117 vehicles for police-type use and 
hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by 
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $354,552,000, of 
which $66,665,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2024: Provided, That not to exceed $7,180 shall be for official 
reception and representation expenses.

              procurement, construction, and improvements

  For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Centers for procurement, construction, and 
improvements, $51,995,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2027, for acquisition of necessary additional real property 
and facilities, construction and ongoing maintenance, facility 
improvements and related expenses of the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Centers.

                   Science and Technology Directorate

                         operations and support

  For necessary expenses of the Science and Technology 
Directorate for operations and support, including the purchase 
or lease of not to exceed 5 vehicles, $384,107,000, of which 
$219,897,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024: 
Provided, That not to exceed $10,000 shall be for official 
reception and representation expenses.

              procurement, construction, and improvements

  For necessary expenses of the Science and Technology 
Directorate for procurement, construction, and improvements, 
$55,216,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027.

                        research and development

  For necessary expenses of the Science and Technology 
Directorate for research and development, $461,218,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2025.

             Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office

                         operations and support

  For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons of Mass 
Destruction Office for operations and support, $151,970,000, of 
which $50,446,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2024: Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be for official 
reception and representation expenses.

              procurement, construction, and improvements

  For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons of Mass 
Destruction Office for procurement, construction, and 
improvements, $75,204,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2025.

                        research and development

  For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons of Mass 
Destruction Office for research and development, $64,615,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2025.

                           federal assistance

  For necessary expenses of the Countering Weapons of Mass 
Destruction Office for Federal assistance through grants, 
contracts, cooperative agreements, and other activities, 
$139,183,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025.

                       Administrative Provisions

  Sec. 401. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds otherwise made available to U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services may be used to acquire, operate, equip, 
and dispose of up to 5 vehicles, for replacement only, for 
areas where the Administrator of General Services does not 
provide vehicles for lease.
  (b) The Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 
may authorize employees who are assigned to those areas to use 
such vehicles to travel between the employees' residences and 
places of employment.
  Sec. 402.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
used to process or approve a competition under Office of 
Management and Budget Circular A-76 for services provided by 
employees (including employees serving on a temporary or term 
basis) of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of the 
Department of Homeland Security who are known as Immigration 
Information Officers, Immigration Service Analysts, Contact 
Representatives, Investigative Assistants, or Immigration 
Services Officers.
  Sec. 403.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
Federal funds made available to U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services may be used for the collection and use of 
biometrics taken at a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 
Application Support Center that is overseen virtually by U.S. 
Citizenship and Immigration Services personnel using 
appropriate technology.
  Sec. 404.  The Director of the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Centers is authorized to distribute funds to Federal 
law enforcement agencies for expenses incurred participating in 
training accreditation.
  Sec. 405.  The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation 
Board, including representatives from the Federal law 
enforcement community and non-Federal accreditation experts 
involved in law enforcement training, shall lead the Federal 
law enforcement training accreditation process to continue the 
implementation of measuring and assessing the quality and 
effectiveness of Federal law enforcement training programs, 
facilities, and instructors.
  Sec. 406. (a) The Director of the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Centers may accept transfers to its ``Procurement, 
Construction, and Improvements'' account from Government 
agencies requesting the construction of special use facilities, 
as authorized by the Economy Act (31 U.S.C. 1535(b)).
  (b) The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers shall 
maintain administrative control and ownership upon completion 
of such facilities.
  Sec. 407.  The functions of the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Centers instructor staff shall be classified as 
inherently governmental for purposes of the Federal Activities 
Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (31 U.S.C. 501 note).

                                TITLE V

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

             (including transfers and rescissions of funds)

  Sec. 501.  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. 502.  Subject to the requirements of section 503 of this 
Act, the unexpended balances of prior appropriations provided 
for activities in this Act may be transferred to appropriation 
accounts for such activities established pursuant to this Act, 
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. 503. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, 
provided by previous appropriations Acts to the components in 
or transferred to the Department of Homeland Security that 
remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 
2023, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the 
United States derived by the collection of fees available to 
the components funded by this Act, shall be available for 
obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds 
that--
          (1) creates or eliminates a program, project, or 
        activity, or increases funds for any program, project, 
        or activity for which funds have been denied or 
        restricted by the Congress;
          (2) contracts out any function or activity presently 
        performed by Federal employees or any new function or 
        activity proposed to be performed by Federal employees 
        in the President's budget proposal for fiscal year 2023 
        for the Department of Homeland Security;
          (3) augments funding for existing programs, projects, 
        or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, 
        whichever is less;
          (4) reduces funding for any program, project, or 
        activity, or numbers of personnel, by 10 percent or 
        more; or
          (5) results from any general savings from a reduction 
        in personnel that would result in a change in funding 
        levels for programs, projects, or activities as 
        approved by the Congress.
  (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
are notified at least 15 days in advance of such reprogramming.
  (c) Up to 5 percent of any appropriation made available for 
the current fiscal year for the Department of Homeland Security 
by this Act or provided by previous appropriations Acts may be 
transferred between such appropriations if the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
are notified at least 30 days in advance of such transfer, but 
no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically 
provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by such 
transfer.
  (d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c), no funds 
shall be reprogrammed within or transferred between 
appropriations based upon an initial notification provided 
after June 30, except in extraordinary circumstances that 
imminently threaten the safety of human life or the protection 
of property.
  (e) The notification thresholds and procedures set forth in 
subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) shall apply to any use of 
deobligated balances of funds provided in previous Department 
of Homeland Security Appropriations Acts that remain available 
for obligation in the current year.
  (f) Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Secretary of Homeland 
Security may transfer to the fund established by 8 U.S.C. 1101 
note, up to $20,000,000 from appropriations available to the 
Department of Homeland Security: Provided, That the Secretary 
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives at least 5 days in advance of such 
transfer.
  Sec. 504. (a) Section 504 of the Department of Homeland 
Security Appropriations Act, 2017 (division F of Public Law 
115-31), related to the operations of a working capital fund, 
shall apply with respect to funds made available in this Act in 
the same manner as such section applied to funds made available 
in that Act.
  (b) Funds from such working capital fund may be obligated and 
expended in anticipation of reimbursements from components of 
the Department of Homeland Security.
  Sec. 505. (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided by 
law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining 
available at the end of fiscal year 2023, as recorded in the 
financial records at the time of a reprogramming notification, 
but not later than June 30, 2024, from appropriations for 
``Operations and Support'' for fiscal year 2023 in this Act 
shall remain available through September 30, 2024, in the 
account and for the purposes for which the appropriations were 
provided.
  (b) Prior to the obligation of such funds, a notification 
shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives in accordance with 
section 503 of this Act.
  Sec. 506. (a) Funds made available by this Act for 
intelligence 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. 414) during fiscal 
year 2023 until the enactment of an Act authorizing 
intelligence activities for fiscal year 2023.
  (b) Amounts described in subsection (a) made available for 
``Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness--Operations 
and Support'' that exceed the amounts in such authorization for 
such account shall be transferred to and merged with amounts 
made available under the heading ``Management Directorate--
Operations and Support''.
  (c) Prior to the obligation of any funds transferred under 
subsection (b), the Management Directorate shall brief the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives on a plan for the use of such funds.
  Sec. 507. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security, or the 
designee of the Secretary, shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
at least 3 full business days in advance of--
          (1) making or awarding a grant allocation or grant in 
        excess of $1,000,000;
          (2) making or awarding a contract, other transaction 
        agreement, or task or delivery order on a Department of 
        Homeland Security multiple award contract, or to issue 
        a letter of intent totaling in excess of $4,000,000;
          (3) awarding a task or delivery order requiring an 
        obligation of funds in an amount greater than 
        $10,000,000 from multi-year Department of Homeland 
        Security funds;
          (4) making a sole-source grant award; or
          (5) announcing publicly the intention to make or 
        award items under paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4), 
        including a contract covered by the Federal Acquisition 
        Regulation.
  (b) If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that 
compliance with this section would pose a substantial risk to 
human life, health, or safety, an award may be made without 
notification, and the Secretary shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
not later than 5 full business days after such an award is made 
or letter issued.
  (c) A notification under this section--
          (1) may not involve funds that are not available for 
        obligation; and
          (2) shall include the amount of the award; the fiscal 
        year for which the funds for the award were 
        appropriated; the type of contract; and the account 
        from which the funds are being drawn.
  Sec. 508.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional 
facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, 
to be used for the purpose of conducting Federal law 
enforcement training without advance notification to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, except that the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Centers is authorized to obtain the temporary use of 
additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement 
for training that cannot be accommodated in existing Centers' 
facilities.
  Sec. 509.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used for expenses for any 
construction, repair, alteration, or acquisition project for 
which a prospectus otherwise required under chapter 33 of title 
40, United States Code, has not been approved, except that 
necessary funds may be expended for each project for required 
expenses for the development of a proposed prospectus.
  Sec. 510.  No Federal funds may be available to pay the 
salary of any employee serving as a contracting officer's 
representative, or anyone acting in a similar capacity, who has 
not received contracting officer's representative training.
  Sec. 511.  Sections 522 and 530 of the Department of Homeland 
Security Appropriations Act, 2008 (division E of Public Law 
110-161; 121 Stat. 2073 and 2074) shall apply with respect to 
funds made available in this Act in the same manner as such 
sections applied to funds made available in that Act.
  Sec. 512. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used in contravention of the applicable provisions of 
the Buy American Act.
  (b) For purposes of subsection (a), the term ``Buy American 
Act'' means chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code.
  Sec. 513.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to amend the oath of allegiance required by section 337 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1448).
  Sec. 514.  None of the funds provided or otherwise made 
available in this Act shall be available to carry out section 
872 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 452) unless 
explicitly authorized by the Congress.
  Sec. 515.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used for planning, testing, piloting, or developing a 
national identification card.
  Sec. 516.  Any official that is required by this Act to 
report or to certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives may not delegate such 
authority to perform that act unless specifically authorized 
herein.
  Sec. 517.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used for first-class travel by the employees of agencies 
funded by this Act in contravention of sections 301-10.122 
through 301-10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
  Sec. 518.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to employ workers described in section 274A(h)(3) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3)).
  Sec. 519.  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 performance that does not meet the 
basic requirements of a contract.
  Sec. 520. (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, territorial, or local 
law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out 
criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication 
activities.
  Sec. 521.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used by the Department of Homeland 
Security to enter into any Federal contract unless such 
contract is entered into in accordance with the requirements of 
subtitle I of title 41, United States Code, or chapter 137 of 
title 10, United States Code, and the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation, unless such contract is otherwise authorized by 
statute to be entered into without regard to the above 
referenced statutes.
  Sec. 522.  None of the funds made available in this Act 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. 523. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used to pay for the travel to or attendance of more than 
50 employees of a single component of the Department of 
Homeland Security, who are stationed in the United States, at a 
single international conference unless the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, or a designee, determines that such 
attendance is in the national interest and notifies the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives within at least 10 days of that determination 
and the basis for that determination.
  (b) For purposes of this section the term ``international 
conference'' shall mean a conference occurring outside of the 
United States attended by representatives of the United States 
Government and of foreign governments, international 
organizations, or nongovernmental organizations.
  (c) The total cost to the Department of Homeland Security of 
any such conference shall not exceed $500,000.
  (d) Employees who attend a conference virtually without 
travel away from their permanent duty station within the United 
States shall not be counted for purposes of this section, and 
the prohibition contained in this section shall not apply to 
payments for the costs of attendance for such employees.
  Sec. 524.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to reimburse any Federal department or agency for its 
participation in a National Special Security Event.
  Sec. 525. (a) None of the funds made available to the 
Department of Homeland Security by this or any other Act may be 
obligated for the implementation of any structural pay reform 
or the introduction of any new position classification that 
will affect more than 100 full-time positions or costs more 
than $5,000,000 in a single year before the end of the 30-day 
period beginning on the date on which the Secretary of Homeland 
Security submits to Congress a notification that includes--
          (1) the number of full-time positions affected by 
        such change;
          (2) funding required for such change for the current 
        fiscal year and through the Future Years Homeland 
        Security Program;
          (3) justification for such change; and
          (4) for a structural pay reform, an analysis of 
        compensation alternatives to such change that were 
        considered by the Department.
  (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to such change if--
          (1) it was proposed in the President's budget 
        proposal for the fiscal year funded by this Act; and
          (2) funds for such change have not been explicitly 
        denied or restricted in this Act.
  Sec. 526. (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 Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives in this 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 
        homeland or 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 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives for not less than 45 days except as otherwise 
specified in law.
  Sec. 527. (a) Funding provided in this Act for ``Operations 
and Support'' may be used for minor procurement, construction, 
and improvements.
  (b) For purposes of subsection (a), ``minor'' refers to end 
items with a unit cost of $250,000 or less for personal 
property, and $2,000,000 or less for real property.
  Sec. 528.  The authority provided by section 532 of the 
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 
(Public Law 115-141) regarding primary and secondary schooling 
of dependents shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2023.
  Sec. 529. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available to the Department of Homeland Security by this 
Act may be used to prevent any of the following persons from 
entering, for the purpose of conducting oversight, any facility 
operated by or for the Department of Homeland Security used to 
detain or otherwise house aliens, or to make any temporary 
modification at any such facility that in any way alters what 
is observed by a visiting Member of Congress or such designated 
employee, compared to what would be observed in the absence of 
such modification:
          (1) A Member of Congress.
          (2) An employee of the United States House of 
        Representatives or the United States Senate designated 
        by such a Member for the purposes of this section.
  (b) Nothing in this section may be construed to require a 
Member of Congress to provide prior notice of the intent to 
enter a facility described in subsection (a) for the purpose of 
conducting oversight.
  (c) With respect to individuals described in subsection 
(a)(2), the Department of Homeland Security may require that a 
request be made at least 24 hours in advance of an intent to 
enter a facility described in subsection (a).
  Sec. 530. (a) For an additional amount for ``Federal 
Emergency Management Agency--Federal Assistance'', $3,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2024, exclusively for 
providing reimbursement of extraordinary law enforcement or 
other emergency personnel costs for protection activities 
directly and demonstrably associated with any residence of the 
President that is designated or identified to be secured by the 
United States Secret Service.
  (b) Subsections (b) through (f) of section 534 of the 
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 
(Public Law 115-141), shall be applied with respect to amounts 
made available by subsection (a) of this section by 
substituting ``October 1, 2023'' for ``October 1, 2018'' and 
``October 1, 2022'' for ``October 1, 2017''.
  Sec. 531. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of 
the funds made available in this Act may be used to place 
restraints on a woman in the custody of the Department of 
Homeland Security (including during transport, in a detention 
facility, or at an outside medical facility) who is pregnant or 
in post-delivery recuperation.
  (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a pregnant 
woman if--
          (1) an appropriate official of the Department of 
        Homeland Security makes an individualized determination 
        that the woman--
                  (A) is a serious flight risk, and such risk 
                cannot be prevented by other means; or
                  (B) poses an immediate and serious threat to 
                harm herself or others that cannot be prevented 
                by other means; or
          (2) a medical professional responsible for the care 
        of the pregnant woman determines that the use of 
        therapeutic restraints is appropriate for the medical 
        safety of the woman.
  (c) If a pregnant woman is restrained pursuant to subsection 
(b), only the safest and least restrictive restraints, as 
determined by the appropriate medical professional treating the 
woman, may be used. In no case may restraints be used on a 
woman who is in active labor or delivery, and in no case may a 
pregnant woman be restrained in a face-down position with four-
point restraints, on her back, or in a restraint belt that 
constricts the area of the pregnancy. A pregnant woman who is 
immobilized by restraints shall be positioned, to the maximum 
extent feasible, on her left side.
  Sec. 532. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act 
may be used to destroy any document, recording, or other record 
pertaining to any--
          (1) death of,
          (2) potential sexual assault or abuse perpetrated 
        against, or
          (3) allegation of abuse, criminal activity, or 
        disruption committed by
an individual held in the custody of the Department of Homeland 
Security.
  (b) The records referred to in subsection (a) shall be made 
available, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, 
and Federal rules governing disclosure in litigation, to an 
individual who has been charged with a crime, been placed into 
segregation, or otherwise punished as a result of an allegation 
described in paragraph (3), upon the request of such 
individual.
  Sec. 533.  Section 519 of division F of Public Law 114-113, 
regarding a prohibition on funding for any position designated 
as a Principal Federal Official, shall apply with respect to 
any Federal funds in the same manner as such section applied to 
funds made available in that Act.
  Sec. 534. (a) Not later than 10 days after the date on which 
the budget of the President for a fiscal year is submitted to 
Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, the Under Secretary for Management of Homeland Security 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report on the unfunded 
priorities, for the Department of Homeland Security and 
separately for each departmental component, for which 
discretionary funding would be classified as budget function 
050.
  (b) Each report under this section shall specify, for each 
such unfunded priority--
          (1) a summary description, including the objectives 
        to be achieved if such priority is funded (whether in 
        whole or in part);
          (2) the description, including the objectives to be 
        achieved if such priority is funded (whether in whole 
        or in part);
          (3) account information, including the following (as 
        applicable):
                  (A) appropriation account; and
                  (B) program, project, or activity name; and
          (4) the additional number of full-time or part-time 
        positions to be funded as part of such priority.
  (c) In this section, the term ``unfunded priority'', in the 
case of a fiscal year, means a requirement that--
          (1) is not funded in the budget referred to in 
        subsection (a);
          (2) is necessary to fulfill a requirement associated 
        with an operational or contingency plan for the 
        Department; and
          (3) would have been recommended for funding through 
        the budget referred to in subsection (a) if--
                  (A) additional resources had been available 
                for the budget to fund the requirement;
                  (B) the requirement has emerged since the 
                budget was formulated; or
                  (C) the requirement is necessary to sustain 
                prior-year investments.
  Sec. 535. (a) Not later than 10 days after a determination is 
made by the President to evaluate and initiate protection under 
any authority for a former or retired Government official or 
employee, or for an individual who, during the duration of the 
directed protection, will become a former or retired Government 
official or employee (referred to in this section as a 
``covered individual''), the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall submit a notification to congressional leadership and the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
Representatives (referred to in this section as the 
``appropriate congressional committees'').
  (b) Such notification may be submitted in classified form, if 
necessary, and in consultation with the Director of National 
Intelligence or the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, as appropriate, and shall include the threat 
assessment, scope of the protection, and the anticipated cost 
and duration of such protection.
  (c) Not later than 15 days before extending, or 30 days 
before terminating, protection for a covered individual, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a notification 
regarding the extension or termination and any change to the 
threat assessment to the congressional leadership and the 
appropriate congressional committees.
  (d) Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, and quarterly thereafter, the Secretary shall submit 
a report to the congressional leadership and the appropriate 
congressional committees, which may be submitted in classified 
form, if necessary, detailing each covered individual, and the 
scope and associated cost of protection.
  Sec. 536. (a) None of the funds provided to the Department of 
Homeland Security in this or any prior Act may be used by an 
agency to submit an initial project proposal to the Technology 
Modernization Fund (as authorized by section 1078 of subtitle G 
of title X of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91)) unless, concurrent with the 
submission of an initial project proposal to the Technology 
Modernization Board, the head of the agency--
          (1) notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the 
        Senate and the House of Representatives of the proposed 
        submission of the project proposal;
          (2) submits to the Committees on Appropriations a 
        copy of the project proposal; and
          (3) provides a detailed analysis of how the proposed 
        project funding would supplement or supplant funding 
        requested as part of the Department's most recent 
        budget submission.
  (b) None of the funds provided to the Department of Homeland 
Security by the Technology Modernization Fund shall be 
available for obligation until 15 days after a report on such 
funds has been transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
  (c) The report described in subsection (b) shall include--
          (1) the full project proposal submitted to and 
        approved by the Fund's Technology Modernization Board;
          (2) the finalized interagency agreement between the 
        Department and the Fund including the project's 
        deliverables and repayment terms, as applicable;
          (3) a detailed analysis of how the project will 
        supplement or supplant existing funding available to 
        the Department for similar activities;
          (4) a plan for how the Department will repay the 
        Fund, including specific planned funding sources, as 
        applicable; and
          (5) other information as determined by the Secretary.
  Sec. 537.  Within 60 days of any budget submission for the 
Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2024 that 
assumes revenues or proposes a reduction from the previous year 
based on user fees proposals that have not been enacted into 
law prior to the submission of the budget, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall provide the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
specific reductions in proposed discretionary budget authority 
commensurate with the revenues assumed in such proposals in the 
event that they are not enacted prior to October 1, 2023.
  Sec. 538.  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. 539.  No Federal funds made available to the Department 
of Homeland Security may be used to enter into a procurement 
contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 
with, or make a grant to, or provide a loan or guarantee to, 
any entity identified under section 1260H of the William M. 
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) or any subsidiary of such 
entity.
  Sec. 540.  Section 205 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5135) is 
amended--
          (1) in subsection (d)--
                  (A) in paragraph (2)--
                          (i) by striking subparagraph (C);
                          (ii) at the end of subparagraph (A), 
                        by adding ``and''; and
                          (iii) at the end of subparagraph (B), 
                        by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
                        period;
                  (B) in paragraph (3)(D), by striking ``local 
                governments, insular areas, and Indian tribal 
                governments'' and inserting ``local governments 
                and Tribal governments''; and
                  (C) by striking paragraph (4); and
          (2) in subsection (m)--
                  (A) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting 
                the following:
          ``(3) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' 
        means a State or an Indian tribal government that has 
        received a major disaster declaration pursuant to 
        section 401.'';
                  (B) by striking paragraphs (5) and (10);
                  (C) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through 
                (9) as paragraphs (5) through (8), 
                respectively; and
                  (D) by redesignating paragraph (11) as 
                paragraph (9).
  Sec. 541.  For an additional amount for ``Federal Emergency 
Management Agency--Federal Assistance'', $3,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024, for an Emergency Operations 
Center grant under section 614 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5196c), 
in addition to amounts otherwise available, for the project 
identified as the ``Vermilion Safe Room'' in the table entitled 
``Homeland Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/
Congressionally Directed Spending Items'' under the heading 
``Federal Emergency Management Agency--Federal Assistance'' in 
the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter 
preceding division A of Public Law 117-103.
  Sec. 542.  The contents in the ``Senate'' sub column of the 
``Requestor(s)'' column for the project identified as the 
``Emergency Operations Center'' for the recipient ``Baker 
County Sheriff's Office'' in the table entitled ``Community 
Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending'' under the 
heading ``Disclosure of Earmarks and Congressionally Directed 
Spending Items'' in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 in the matter preceding division A of Public Law 117-
103 are deemed to be amended by striking ``Wyden'' and 
inserting ``Merkley, Wyden''.
  Sec. 543.  Subsection (c) of section 16005 of title VI of 
division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic 
Security Act (Public Law 116-136) shall be applied as if the 
language read as follows: ``Subsection (a) shall apply until 
September 30, 2023.''.
  Sec. 544.  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. 545. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security (in this 
section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall, on a bimonthly 
basis beginning immediately after the date of enactment of this 
Act, develop estimates of the number of noncitizens anticipated 
to arrive at the southwest border of the United States.
  (b) The Secretary shall ensure that, at a minimum, the 
estimates developed pursuant to subsection (a)--
          (1) cover the current fiscal year and the following 
        fiscal year;
          (2) include a breakout by demographics, to include 
        single adults, family units, and unaccompanied 
        children;
          (3) undergo an independent validation and 
        verification review;
          (4) are used to inform policy planning and budgeting 
        processes within the Department of Homeland Security; 
        and
          (5) are included in the budget materials submitted to 
        Congress in support of the President's annual budget 
        request pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United 
        States Code, for each fiscal year beginning after the 
        date of enactment of this Act and, for such budget 
        materials shall include--
                  (A) the most recent bimonthly estimates 
                developed pursuant to subsection (a);
                  (B) a description and quantification of the 
                estimates used to justify funding requests for 
                Department programs related to border security, 
                immigration enforcement, and immigration 
                services;
                  (C) a description and quantification of the 
                anticipated workload and requirements resulting 
                from such estimates; and
                  (D) a confirmation as to whether the budget 
                requests for impacted agencies were developed 
                using the same estimates.
  (c) The Secretary shall share the bimonthly estimates 
developed pursuant to subsection (a) with the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, the Attorney General, the Secretary 
of State, and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives.
  Sec. 546. (a) For an additional amount for the accounts, in 
the amounts, and for the purposes specified, in addition to 
amounts otherwise made available for such purposes--
          (1) ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection--Operations 
        and Support'', $1,563,143,000 for border management 
        requirements of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection; 
        and
          (2) ``U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement--
        Operations and Support'', $339,658,000 for non-
        detention border management requirements.
  (b) None of the funds provided in subsection (a)(1) shall be 
used--
          (1) to hire permanent Federal employees;
          (2) for any flight hours other than those flown by 
        U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine 
        Operations, except for internal transportation of 
        noncitizens; or
          (3) to acquire, maintain, or extend border security 
        technology and capabilities, except for technology and 
        capabilities to improve Border Patrol processing.
  (c) Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Under Secretary for Management shall provide an 
expenditure plan for the use of the funds made available in 
subsection (a).
  (d) The plan required in subsection (c) shall be updated to 
reflect changes and expenditures and submitted to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives every 60 days until all funds are expended or 
expired.
  Sec. 547.  Section 210G(i) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 124n(i)) shall be applied by substituting 
``September 30, 2023'' for ``the date that is 4 years after the 
date of enactment of this section''.

                         (rescissions of funds)

  Sec. 548.  Of the funds appropriated to the Department of 
Homeland Security, the following funds are hereby rescinded 
from the following accounts and programs in the specified 
amounts: Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from 
amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget 
or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985:
          (1) $139,928,000 from the unobligated balances 
        available under the heading ``U.S. Customs and Border 
        Protection--Procurement, Construction, and 
        Improvements''.
          (2) $12,207 from the unobligated balances available 
        in the ``Transportation Security Administration--
        Transportation Security Support'' account (70 X 0554).
          (3) $32,750,000 from the unobligated balances 
        available in the ``U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
        Services--Operations and Support'' account (70 22/23 
        0300).
          (4) $187,278 from the unobligated balances available 
        in the ``U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services--
        Operations and Support'' account (70 X 0300).
          (5) $65,165 from the unobligated balances available 
        in the ``Federal Emergency Management Agency--State and 
        Local Programs'' account (70 X 0560).
          (6) $50,880 from the unobligated balances available 
        in the ``Information Analysis and Infrastructure 
        Protection--Operating Expenses'' account (70 X 0900).
          (7) $113,000,000 from the unobligated balances 
        available under the heading ``Management Directorate--
        Procurement, Construction, and Improvements''.
          (8) $42,730,000 from Public Law 116-93 under the 
        heading ``Coast Guard--Procurement, Construction, and 
        Improvements''.
          (9) $19,000,000 from Public Law 116-6 under the 
        heading ``Coast Guard--Procurement, Construction, and 
        Improvements''.
  Sec. 549.  The following unobligated balances made available 
to the Department of Homeland Security pursuant to section 505 
of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022 
(Public Law 117-103) are rescinded:
          (1) $23,858,130 from ``Office of the Secretary and 
        Executive Management--Operations and Support''.
          (2) $604,580 from ``Management Directorate--
        Operations and Support''.
          (3) $636,170 from ``Intelligence, Analysis, and 
        Operations Coordination--Operations and Support''.
          (4) $338,830 from ``U.S. Customs and Border 
        Protection--Operations and Support''.
          (5) $8,972,900 from ``U.S. Immigration and Customs 
        Enforcement--Operations and Support''.
          (6) $6,332,670 from ``United States Secret Service--
        Operations and Support''.
          (7) $1,250,420 from ``Cybersecurity and 
        Infrastructure Security Agency--Operations and 
        Support''.
          (8) $10,899 from ``Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency--Operations and Support''.
          (9) $3,208,190 from ``U.S. Citizenship and 
        Immigration Services--Operations and Support''.
          (10) $459,790 from ``Federal Law Enforcement Training 
        Centers--Operations and Support''.
          (11) $141,630 from ``Science and Technology 
        Directorate--Operations and Support''.
          (12) $350,450 from ``Countering Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction Office--Operations and Support''.
  This division may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland 
Security Appropriations Act, 2023''.

    [Clerk's note.--Reproduced below is the material relating 
to division F contained in the Explanatory Statement regarding 
H.R. 2617, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.\1\]
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    \1\ This Explanatory Statement was submitted for printing in the 
Congressional Record on
December 20, 2022 by Mr. Leahy of Vermont, Chairman of the Senate 
Committee on Appropriations. The statement appears on page S8553 of 
Book II.

    DIVISION F--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2023
    The following is an explanation of Division F, which makes 
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 
for fiscal year 2023. Funding provided in this agreement 
sustains existing programs that protect the nation from all 
manner of threats and ensures DHS's ability to improve 
preparedness at the federal, state, local, tribal, and 
territorial levels; prevent and respond to terrorist attacks; 
and hire, train, and equip DHS frontline personnel protecting 
the country.
    The joint explanatory statement (JES) accompanying this 
division indicates congressional intent. Unless otherwise 
specifically noted in this JES, directives set forth in House 
Report 117-396 carry the same weight as those included in the 
JES. While some directives from the House report may be 
repeated in the JES for emphasis, this should not be 
interpreted as establishing other directives from the House 
report as lesser priorities.
    References in the JES to ``the Committees'' or ``the 
Committees on Appropriations'' should be interpreted as both 
the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security and 
the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security.
    This JES refers to certain entities, persons, funds, and 
documents as follows: the Department of Homeland Security is 
referenced as DHS or the Department; the Government 
Accountability Office is referenced as GAO; and the Office of 
Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security is 
referenced as OIG. In addition, ``full-time equivalents'' are 
referred to as FTE; ``full-time positions'' are referenced as 
FTP; ``Information Technology'' is referred to as IT; 
``program, project, and activity'' is referred to as PPA; any 
reference to ``the Secretary'' should be interpreted to mean 
the Secretary of Homeland Security; ``component'' should be 
interpreted to mean an agency, administration, or directorate 
within DHS; any reference to SLTT should be interpreted to mean 
state, local, tribal, and territorial governments; and ``budget 
request'' or ``the request'' should be interpreted to mean the 
budget of the U.S. Government for fiscal year 2023 that was 
submitted to Congress on March 28, 2022.

TITLE I--DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INTELLIGENCE, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, 
                             AND OVERSIGHT

            Office of the Secretary and Executive Management

                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

    The agreement includes an increase of $45,566,000 above the 
budget request, including program increases above the request 
of $365,000 for the Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA); 
$10,414,000 for the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans; 
$22,266,000 for the Office of Health Security; $7,157,000 for 
the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL); 
$7,311,000 for the Office of the Immigration Detention 
Ombudsman (OIDO); and $2,256,000 for the Office of Partnership 
and Engagement (OPE). Within the total amount provided, 
$18,862,000 is made available for two fiscal years, including 
$14,862,000 for the Office of Health Security and $4,000,000 
for OIDO. The bill does not provide the requested transfer of 
the Office for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships into 
OPE from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and does not 
include the requested transfer of the Blue Campaign out of OPE 
to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

                        Management and Oversight

    Caseloads and Staffing.--Within 90 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Office of General Counsel (OGC) 
shall brief the Committees on the current average caseload per 
attorney, along with staffing levels, goals, and requirements 
by division.
    Joint Requirements Council (JRC).--The Office of the 
Secretary is directed to continue to provide quarterly 
briefings on the JRC, which shall include--at a minimum--the 
identification of specific accomplishments for the preceding 
quarter, particularly those that have resulted in resource 
realignment.
    Management Directive 0810.1.--Division F of the explanatory 
statement accompanying Public Law 117-103 directed the 
Secretary to review Management Directive 0810.1 to ensure the 
Department has clearly delineated roles and responsibilities 
for each of its oversight bodies, while also preserving the 
independence and authorities of the DHS Office of the Inspector 
General (OIG); to brief the Committees not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of that Act on the interim findings 
of the review; and to issue a revised directive, as warranted 
by the review, not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act. The Department is directed to 
immediately comply with the overdue requirements of this 
directive.

                 Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans

    Advance Requests for Protection.--Within 180 days of the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Office of Strategy, Policy, 
and Plans (OSPP), in consultation with the State Department, 
shall submit to the Committees an assessment of the United for 
Ukraine program and the factors to be considered in any effort 
to apply related methods more broadly.
    Biometric Exit.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the OSPP is directed to provide an 
expenditure plan for H-1B and L-1 fee revenue and any other 
resources to be applied to biometric exit implementation. Not 
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
OSPP shall brief the Committees on its ongoing efforts to 
address entry and exit data collection and exchange in the air, 
land, and sea border environments.
    Border-Related Data and Transparency.--Within 30 days of 
the date of enactment of this Act and quarterly thereafter, the 
Department, in consultation with other appropriate federal 
officials, shall submit to the Committees sector level, monthly 
apprehension data and estimates of the numbers of ``turn 
backs'' and ``got aways,'' as defined by section 223 of title 
6, United States Code. In addition, CBP is directed to ensure a 
review by third party statistical experts on the current 
process, assumptions, and formulas used to derive ``got away'' 
estimates and any proposed changes to improve them, including 
any proposed changes to statutory definitions. CBP shall 
provide the Committees with the findings and recommendations 
from the review, including a description of any steps the 
agency plans to take based on them.
    Charging Document Backlog.--Within 30 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act, OSPP shall provide to the Committees a 
plan to avoid the release of noncitizens into the interior of 
the United States without valid charging documents, as well as 
a plan to decrease the ICE backlog for issuing charging 
documents, which shall include any necessary resource 
requirements.
    Detention Report.--The Department is reminded of the 
reporting requirement pursuant to section 1386(b) of title 8, 
United States Code, which should be submitted to the Committees 
on the Judiciary and Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
Representatives not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act.
    Family Separation-Extended Families.--The Department shall 
continue to follow the directives under this subject heading in 
the explanatory statement accompanying the fiscal year 2022 Act 
(Public Law 117-103) according to the previously directed 
timeframes, reporting requirements and other required actions.
    Family Separation and Reunification.--The Department shall 
continue to follow the directives under this subject heading in 
the explanatory statement accompanying the fiscal year 2022 Act 
(Public Law 117-103) according to the previously directed 
timeframes, reporting requirements and other required actions.
    Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation.--OSPP is directed 
to brief the Committees semiannually on department-wide efforts 
to combat human trafficking and child exploitation and to 
continue to provide the study required in the Trafficking 
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-
457).
    Informational Report on Departmental Inspections.--Within 
180 days of the date of enactment of this Act, OSPP is directed 
to produce a report that examines and summarizes the roles, 
responsibilities, and scope of work of all departmental 
entities that engage in detention oversight, including within 
components. The report shall include all Memoranda of 
Understanding currently in place concerning the scope, roles, 
and responsibilities related to detention oversight for all 
departmental entities, including all relevant citations to each 
entity's authority.
    Law Enforcement Support.--Not later than 45 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, the 
Secretary shall make available a report on a publicly 
accessible website that includes data on requests to any law 
enforcement component of the Department of Homeland Security 
for law enforcement support in the form of personnel, aircraft, 
or other assets. The Department is directed to continue to work 
with the Committees on the format and content of the report as 
described in the explanatory statement accompanying division F 
of Public Law 117-103.
    Messaging Impacts on Irregular Migration.--Within 60 days 
of the date of enactment of this Act, OSPP shall brief the 
Committees on its messaging efforts to discourage irregular 
migration to the United States, including an assessment on the 
efficacy of various messaging strategies and media.
    Migration Analysis Center (MAC).--The agreement includes an 
increase of $6,514,000 above the request for MAC, of which 
$5,499,000 is to restore and annualize the cost of funding 
provided in fiscal year 2022 to establish the MAC and 
$1,015,000 is for an additional enhancement, including for 
additional FTE. OSPP is directed to ensure that funding and 
personnel resources for the MAC are clearly described in future 
budget requests.
    Office of Immigration Statistics (OIS).--The agreement 
includes $3,900,000 above the request for OIS to address an 
increasing workload and to establish a new Office of Homeland 
Security Statistics (OHSS) that will operate as an independent 
statistical unit. Not later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Department shall provide a briefing 
to the Committees on an obligation plan for the OHSS and 
anticipated milestones for independent reporting on the 
Department's immigration activities and for its planned 
expansion to other homeland security data domains. The briefing 
shall also address the role of the DHS Statistical Official in 
overseeing the Department's statistical reporting standards and 
ensuring consistency in the Department's public reporting.
    Parole Requests.--Division F of the explanatory statement 
accompanying Public Law 117-103 directed the Department to 
provide quarterly reports on the number of parole requests 
received and granted, and for those granted, the rationale for 
each grant and its duration. The reports shall delineate 
requests received and granted by entity, including ICE, CBP, 
and USCIS. The Department shall continue to work with the 
Committees to begin providing all the required data in a 
satisfactory and timely manner.
    Records Management.--The Department is expected to maintain 
records and respond to records requests according to the 
requirements of section 552 of title 5, United States Code, for 
information related to all detainees in the custody of the 
Department, regardless of whether such detainees are housed in 
a federal or non-federal detention facility. Records should 
only be withheld from disclosure if the Department can 
reasonably foresee that disclosure would harm an interest 
protected by an exemption described in section 552(b) of title 
5, United States Code, or is otherwise prohibited by law.
    Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (sUAS).--Until national 
security requirements for procuring sUAS are in place, no funds 
in this Act shall be used to procure sUAS without a 
certification of review of the industry alert and any 
subsequent UAS guidance and the completion of a risk assessment 
that considers the proposed use of foreign-made UAS. OSPP is 
directed to continue to review domestically produced sUAS 
alternatives and update guidance as appropriate.
    Southwest Border Security and Preparedness.--On April 26, 
2022, the Secretary issued a Department-wide plan to manage an 
unprecedented number of noncitizens crossing the southwest 
border while continuing to secure the border, including through 
interdicting narcotics and other illicit goods. Within 120 days 
of the date of enactment of this Act, OSPP is directed to 
report on the status of implementing the plan, including 
changes in processing, transportation, holding, and medical 
services capacities. The report shall include a detailed 
accounting of the funding supporting implementation of the plan 
and a description of related partnerships with other federal 
agencies, state and local governments, foreign governments, and 
nongovernmental organizations providing services in support of 
the plan.
    Tribal Consultation.--Within 180 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Department shall consult and work 
with Tribes to improve the mandatory base level training course 
for Department personnel, including contractors, who regularly 
interact with tribal members or are likely to encounter tribal 
members at their duty station.
    Women in Law Enforcement.--Within 90 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act, OSPP shall brief the Committees on 
efforts to recruit and retain women in law enforcement across 
the Department. At a minimum, the briefing shall include an 
overview of current efforts, by component, along with base 
funding for such efforts; an assessment of the success of 
current efforts, including the metrics used by fiscal year; and 
the current percentage of women in law enforcement positions, 
by component, including the percentage in executive and 
supervisory positions. In addition, the briefing shall identify 
planned recruitment and retention efforts by component for 
fiscal years 2023 and 2024; any unmet funding requirements for 
improving those efforts, by component and with comparisons to 
similar efforts by other federal law enforcement agencies, 
including the Department of Justice; and recommendations, by 
component, for new or expanded programs or efforts.
    Visa Overstays.--Consistent with section 1376 of title 8, 
United States Code, the Department is directed to submit an 
updated report outlining its comprehensive strategy for 
overstay enforcement and deterrence not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. The report shall 
detail ongoing actions to identify aliens who have overstayed 
their visas, including efforts to improve overstay reporting 
capabilities; notify aliens in advance of their required 
departure dates; track overstays for enforcement action; refuse 
or revoke current and future visas and travel authorization; 
and otherwise deter violations or take enforcement action.

                       Operations and Engagement

    Blue Campaign.--The Department is directed to account for 
and propose full direct funding for program operations in the 
justification materials that accompany future budget 
submissions. Any transfer of funds to the Center for Combatting 
Human Trafficking from OSEM or any other account requires a 
notification under section 503(c) of this Act.
    External Communication--Within 90 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Department shall brief the 
Committees on options for strengthening external communications 
and engagement within OSEM, including communications and 
information sharing with the Committees. The briefing shall 
include an analysis of whether the current alignment of 
external facing offices in OSEM creates stovepipes and hurdles 
to clear communication related to the Department's operations. 
The briefing shall include recommended options to consolidate 
and realign external facing offices and assess how that will 
support more comprehensive and accurate engagement and 
communications.
    Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL).--The 
agreement includes an increase of $7,157,000 above the request, 
including an increase of $250,000 for management and 
administration of the Alternatives to Detention (ATD) Case 
Management Pilot Program (CMPP); $4,901,000 to restore and 
annualize enhancements in the fiscal year 2022 funding Act for 
ATD-CMPP administration ($750,000), Women, Peace, and Security 
Act implementation ($580,000), and CRCL staffing ($3,571,000); 
and $2,006,000 to restore proposed cuts related to contract 
support that were not justified.
    OIDO.--The agreement includes $7,311,000 above the request, 
including $3,310,000 to restore an enhancement provided in 
fiscal year 2022 and an additional enhancement of $4,000,000 to 
help OIDO to continue expanding toward full operational 
capacity. The additional funds are intended to support the 
hiring of permanent OIDO staff, in addition to support 
contracts.
    Outreach to Tribes and Rural Areas.--The Office of 
Partnership and Engagement is directed to brief the Committees 
not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act 
on its outreach efforts to rural communities and tribes in 
support of the homeland security mission.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

    The agreement provides $8,048,000 for the Office of Health 
Security for the Medical Information Exchange. No funding was 
proposed for this account.

                           FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

    The agreement provides an increase of $15,000,000 above the 
request for ATD-CMPP.

                         Management Directorate

                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

    The agreement includes an overall decrease of $10,265,000 
below the request. It includes increases of $36,092,000 for 
Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) sustainment 
costs; $2,500,000 for the Program Analysis and Evaluation 
Division to review models developed by DHS components and 
$3,000,000 for the Cybersecurity and Diversity Fellowship 
Program. It includes decreases of $44,000,000 for vehicles and 
$2,788,000 for the Acquisition Data Analytics Platform Tool. 
The agreement also provides technical adjustments requested by 
the Department including moving $1,334,000 from the Management 
Directorate to OSEM for updated working capital fund estimates; 
$700,000 to OSEM for a suicide prevention initiative; and 
$3,010,000 to FEMA for the DHS Volunteer Force. The agreement 
does not include any resources related to third party medical 
expenses in this account.
    Budget Justifications.--The Department is expected to 
provide complete justification materials for the fiscal year 
2024 budget request, providing details for each office and 
program, and clearly describing and accounting for current 
services, transfers, adjustments to base, and program changes. 
In addition to the detail described in Senate Report 116-125, 
the justifications shall incorporate output from predictive 
models used by DHS component agencies to identify likely 
impacts to future requirements. For each relevant program area, 
justifications shall clearly describe and quantify the 
projections used to inform resource requests, indicate the 
agencies impacted by the projections, and confirm whether the 
budget requests for those agencies were developed using the 
same assumptions. In addition, the Chief Financial Officer 
(CFO) is directed to ensure that fiscal year 2024 budget 
justification materials for classified and unclassified budgets 
of all components are submitted concurrent with the President's 
budget submission to the Congress.
    Component Expenditure and Staffing Plans.--The Department 
is directed to notify the Committees when significant, policy 
related changes are made to expenditure plans. Any significant 
new activity that has not been explicitly justified to the 
Committees or for which funds have not been provided in 
appropriations Acts requires the submission of a reprogramming 
or transfer notification. The Department shall submit staffing 
plans to the Committees on a quarterly basis and shall ensure 
such plans are connected to activity-level details in the 
budget justification materials.
    Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS).--Within 60 days of 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Department shall brief 
the Committees on its estimated funding needs, including those 
not addressed within the fiscal year 2023 budget request, for 
fiscal years 2023 through 2024 to research, test, acquire, and 
deploy CUAS capabilities.
    Cybersecurity Professionals.--Not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Office of the Chief 
Human Capital Officer, in coordination with OCIO and the 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), shall 
brief the Committees on the status of meeting the Department's 
cybersecurity hiring goals and plans for developing 
standardized metrics to ensure consistency in identifying 
personnel skills and talents across the Department.
    Domestic Supply Chain.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall provide a report to the Committees with 
recommendations on how the Department may procure additional 
items from domestic sources and bolster the domestic supply 
chain for items related to national security. The report shall 
include a status of the compliance of the Department with the 
requirements under section 604 of title VI of division A of the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (6 U.S.C. 453b). 
Additionally, the report shall include an assessment of the 
capacity of the Department to procure the following items from 
domestic sources: personal protective equipment and other items 
necessary to respond to a pandemic such as that caused by 
COVID-19; body armor components intended to provide ballistic 
protection for an individual; helmets that provide ballistic 
protection and other head protection and components; and rain 
gear, cold weather gear, and other environmental and flame 
resistant clothing.
    Financial Systems Modernization Transitions.--Within 30 
days of the date of enactment of this Act, OCFO and OCIO, 
together with the Coast Guard, are directed to brief the 
Committees on the full extent of the delays in the Coast Guard 
transition to a new financial management system and the extent 
to which the causes of the delays have been remedied. In 
addition, OFCO and OCIO are directed to brief the Committees on 
lessons learned from all completed component transitions and 
measures that are being taken to ensure that further 
transitions are successful and cost effective, including 
related costs. The CFO shall notify the Committees when 
significant delays are projected to occur.
    IDENT Sustainment Operations.--The agreement includes an 
increase of $36,092,000 for the continued operation of IDENT 
during fiscal year 2023 due to the mismanagement of the program 
and the program's failure to achieve initial operating capacity 
of the Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology System (HART) 
on schedule.
    Independent Evaluation of HART.--The Department is directed 
to initiate an independent evaluation of HART in fiscal year 
2023 by an entity outside of DHS that follows the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology requirements for 
independent verification and validation. Additionally, the 
Department shall report to the Committees on the technology, 
data collection mechanisms, and sharing agreements among DHS 
immigration enforcement agencies, other federal, state, local, 
and foreign law enforcement agencies, and fusion centers as 
relates to the development of HART. The report shall provide 
details on HART data compiling and a list of data sharing 
agreements related to the source or recipient of data.
    Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) Semi-Annual 
Briefings.--OBIM is directed to continue briefing the 
Committees on a semiannual basis on its workload, service 
levels, staffing, modernization efforts, and other operations.
    Zero Trust Security Model.--The agreement directs the 
Department to continue aggressively pursuing a zero-trust 
security model, including through adopting capabilities that 
allow mobile devices, remote workspaces, and other endpoints to 
operate in a secureand protected manner.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

    The agreement provides $247,133,000 below the request. 
Reductions to the request include $140,000,000 for a third 
Joint Processing Center (JPC); $50,000,000 for climate change 
projects; $28,000,000 for financial systems modernization; 
$17,133,000 proposed for HART development and deployment; and 
$12,000,000 for the Office of Intelligence and Analysis 
building on the St. Elizabeths campus.
    DHS Headquarters Consolidation.--Within 60 days of the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Department shall brief the 
Committees on an updated master plan for St. Elizabeths, to 
include an updated Estimated Implementation Costs and Date of 
Occupancy list and a detailed plan for the average number of 
federal employees, by component, who are slated to work on-site 
at the St. Elizabeths campus and the average number who will 
telework. The plan should provide comparisons for each category 
with the original master plan for St. Elizabeths and the 
current numbers for each category.
    HART Development and Deployment.--The agreement includes a 
decrease of $17,133,000 from the request due to ongoing cost, 
schedule, and performance challenges.
    JPC.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Department shall brief the Committees on its 
plans for JPCs.

                       FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE

    Security Camera and Alarm Systems.--The agreement directs 
FPS to work with the General Service Administration (GSA) to 
implement the recommendations in the GSA Inspector General's 
report on security camera and alarm systems at GSA-owned 
buildings and to brief the Committees on an implementation plan 
and schedule within 180 days of the date of enactment of this 
Act.

           Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness

                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

    The agreement provides $316,640,000, a reduction of 
$24,519,000 below the request, of which $95,273,000 is 
available until September 30, 2024.
    Intelligence Data Environment for Analytics (IDEA).--The 
agreement does not include the requested $24,519,000 for the 
IDEA.
    Annual Budget Justification Materials.--The fiscal year 
2024 budget justification materials for the classified budget 
shall include the same level of detail required for other 
appropriations and PPAs.
    Intelligence Expenditure Plan.--The Department's Chief 
Intelligence Officer is directed to brief the Committees on the 
fiscal year 2023 expenditure plan for the Office of 
Intelligence and Analysis within 30 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act. The plan shall include the following:
    (1) fiscal year 2023 expenditures and staffing allotted for 
each program as compared to fiscal years 2019 through 2022;
    (2) all funded versus on-board positions, including FTE, 
contractors, and reimbursable and non-reimbursable detailees;
    (3) a plan for all programs and investments, including 
dates or timeframes for achieving key milestones;
    (4) allocations of funding within each PPA for individual 
programs and a description of the desired outcomes for fiscal 
year 2023; and
    (5) items outlined in the classified annex accompanying the 
fiscal year 2022 explanatory statement, updated for fiscal year 
2023.
    Continuation of Fiscal Year 2022 Requirements.--The 
Department is directed to continue providing in fiscal year 
2023 any briefing and report as outlined in the classified 
annex accompanying the fiscal year 2022 explanatory statement.

                      Office of Inspector General

                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

    The agreement provides $214,879,000 for the Office of 
Inspector General (OIG), as requested. The agreement also 
includes a provision that transfers $14,000,000 of the 
$50,000,000,000 made available to the FEMA Disaster Relief Fund 
in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117--2) to 
the OIG for oversight of the use of those funds.
    Obligation Plan.--Information accompanying OIG's fiscal 
year 2024 budget request shall include an obligation plan with 
details on projected obligations by oversight area and activity 
type, such as by audits, inspections, and investigations.
    Monthly Budget and Staffing Briefings.--The OIG shall 
continue to provide the Committees monthly budget and staffing 
briefings, as described in the explanatory statement 
accompanying the fiscal year 2022 funding Act (Public Law 117--
103). The briefings shall include all available funding 
sources, contracts, and contract FTE. Further, the briefings 
shall be modified in fiscal year 2023 to begin to shift away 
from program office profiles and instead reflect budget and 
staffing profiles by oversight area. They shall include a plan 
of action and milestones update regarding the development of a 
robust reporting capability that will provide more transparency 
and insight into OIG's budget planning and execution by such 
oversight areas.
    Required Notification of Failure to Provide Requested 
Information by Secret Service.--In addition to the requirements 
of the Inspector General Act, the Inspector General shall 
notify the Committees in writing within 30 days of requesting 
and not receiving information from the Secret Service. Within 
30 days after receipt of any such action by the Secret Service, 
the Inspector General shall transmit to the Committees a copy 
of the request for information; the response from the Secret 
Service, if any; and a statement regarding whether the 
Inspector General agrees or disagrees with such response.

                   TITLE I--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

    Section 101. The agreement continues a provision requiring 
the Inspector General to review grants and contracts awarded by 
means other than full and open competition and report the 
results to the Committees.
    Section 102. The agreement continues a provision requiring 
the CFO to submit monthly budget execution and staffing reports 
within 30 days after the close of each month.
    Section 103. The agreement continues a provision directing 
the Secretary to require that contracts providing award fees 
link such fees to successful acquisition outcomes.
    Section 104. The agreement continues a provision requiring 
the Secretary, in conjunction with the Secretary of the 
Treasury, to notify the Committees of any proposed transfers 
from the Department of Treasury Forfeiture Fund to any agency 
at DHS. No funds may be obligated prior to such notification.
    Section 105. The agreement continues a provision related to 
official travel costs of the Secretary and Deputy Secretary.
    Section 106. The agreement continues and modifies a 
provision requiring the Under Secretary for Management to 
provide quarterly briefings on acquisition information to the 
Committees.
    Section 107. The agreement continues and modifies a 
provision restricting the use of funding for certain pilot 
programs unless the Secretary submits specified information to 
the Committees related to the program's goals, metrics, and 
implementation plan.
    Section 108. The agreement includes a new provision 
transferring $14,000,000 to the OIG from amounts provided to 
FEMA for the Disaster Relief Fund in the American Rescue Plan 
Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2).

          TITLE II--SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS

                   U.S. Customs and Border Protection

                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The agreement includes $1,131,069,000 above the request, 
including the following: $1,600,000 for suicide prevention and 
wellness activities, to include employee child and backup care, 
for a total of $24,600,000; $3,000,000 for the unified 
immigration portal, for a total of $20,000,000; $2,000,000 for 
Procurement Directorate within the Office of Acquisition; 
$2,500,000 for the Survivor Advocacy Program; $3,000,000 for 
the Office of Finance staffing; $5,000,000 for technology 
capabilities for the Office of Chief Counsel; $800,000,000 for 
a shelter and services grant program; $60,085,000 for an 
additional 125 CBP Officers, 250 technicians, and 250 mission 
support staff; $51,536,000 over the enacted level for forced 
labor to include $17,112,000 for an advanced trade analytics 
platform for a total of $99,428,000 over fiscal year 2022; 
$10,000,000 for innovative technology, for a total of 
$35,000,000; $6,000,000 for an increase in the uniform 
allowance; $5,000,000 for tribal roads; $6,900,000 for linear 
ground detection system sustainment; $5,200,000 for cross 
border tunnel threats; $5,300,000 for counter unmanned aerial 
systems; $7,702,000 for team awareness kits, for a total of 
$19,417,000; $10,000,000 for tactical communications; 
$94,655,000 to reject Trade and Travel Operations PPA base pay 
reductions; $51,116,000 to reject reductions to rent related 
expenses; $3,000,000 for counter network capability; $8,000,000 
for increased intelligence capabilities; and $600,000 for 
medical utilization.
    Reductions to the request include: $140,231,000 for changes 
to the adjustments to base for current services due to updated 
base pay and annualizations; $3,000,000 for zero trust 
architecture; $2,500,000 for the Office of Finance Resource 
Planning Technology & Analytic; $10,000,000 for contracting 
costs; $31,500,000 for medical referral costs; and $2,000,000 
for medical contract costs. The account is reduced $3,000,000 
for a transfer to PC&I.
    Within the total amount provided, the recommendation 
includes: $5,000,000 for tuition assistance; $10,000,000 for 
processing improvements; $6,000,000 for caregivers and 
childcare services; $3,500,000 for rescue beacons and the 
Missing Migrant Program; $6,000,000 for Carrizo cane control; 
$21,055,000 for the Incident Driven Video Recording System, 
including body worn cameras and related requirements for 
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) compliance and data storage; 
$21,000,000 for autonomous surveillance towers; $10,000,000 for 
video monitoring capabilities; and $7,000,000 for Port of Entry 
(POE) technology, of which $5,000,000 is for outbound 
operations.
    Within the total amount provided, the bill makes 
$500,000,000 available until September 30, 2024, to provide 
limited flexibility for certain activities.
    Border Management Requirements.--Funds provided in title V 
of this Act are for border management requirements. Eligible 
uses of these funds include soft-sided facilities with 
appropriate wrap-around services; medical capabilities; child 
caregivers; overtime and temporary duty (TDY) costs; DHS 
volunteer force costs; CBP -related transportation costs; 
operational costs; flight hours; law enforcement personnel; and 
general contract support for processing. Not later than 45 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Undersecretary for 
Management shall provide an expenditure plan to the Committees 
for the use of these funds and the Commissioner shall provide a 
bimonthly update thereafter.
    None of the funds provided for border management 
requirements shall be used:
    (1) to hire FTE;
    (2) for flight hours other than those flown by CBP Air and 
Marine Operations; or
    (3) to acquire, maintain, or extend border security 
technologies and capabilities except to improve processing.
    CBP should consider a full suite of options to attain 
additional processing support in a cost-effective manner, 
including through DHS volunteers, contract staff, temporary 
duty assignments, re-employed annuitants, and remote 
processing.
    Chief Operating Officer (COO) Re-designation.--CBP is 
encouraged to re-designate the current COO position from 
``general'' to ``career reserved.'' The expanding CBP workload 
requires stability from career leadership in overseeing the 
day-to-day operations of the organization.
    Childcare for Employees.--Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, CBP shall provide a briefing to 
the Committees on options for meeting the childcare needs of 
its workforce in underserved areas. The briefing should include 
an assessment of the limits of existing legal authorities and 
cost estimates for various options.
    Contracted Capabilities.--CBP is directed to brief the 
Committees not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act on the feasibility and legal limitations of using 
contracted personnel for the monitoring of Border Patrol 
surveillance video; expanding the role of contracted personnel 
in processing noncitizens; and supplementing Air and Marine 
Operations (AMO) flying hours with contracted flying hours.
    Developing and Using Predictive Analytics.--The agreement 
directs CBP to provide, within 45 days of the date of enactment 
of this Act, a description of its analytic and modeling 
capabilities; data provided by those capabilities; how CBP 
currently uses that data; and any plans to expand such use. 
Further, CBP shall provide a briefing to the Committees within 
45 days of the date of enactment of this Act on a plan to 
better incorporate data output from current analytic and 
modeling capabilities into reporting requirements in fiscal 
year 2023, and options for investments in expanded capabilities 
in fiscal year 2024.
    Human Capital Strategic Plan.--Not later than 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall 
submit to the Committees a human capital strategy plan 
addressing future staffing challenges as a growing percentage 
of CBP law enforcement personnel become eligible for retirement 
between fiscal year 2023 and the end of fiscal year 2028. The 
plan shall include an assessment of potential operational 
impacts; hiring and recruitment strategies that incorporate 
lessons learned from previous hiring efforts; resource 
requirements for CBP offices that provide critical support for 
hiring, including for Human Resource Management, the Office of 
Training and Development, and the Office of Professional 
Responsibility; and funding requirements to maintain 
operational effectiveness, including for both hiring and 
overtime costs.
    Integrating Budget Requests.--In order to minimize funding 
imbalances across CBP and DHS programs, CBP is directed to 
include with any requests for new funds a description of the 
impact of the investment on other programs. CBP, in 
coordination with the Department, is directed to provide a 
briefing to the Committees within 60 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act on a plan for complying with this 
requirement, including a description of how necessary data will 
be incorporated into internal planning and budgeting processes.
    Intelligence Human Capital Strategic Plan.--Not later than 
120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, CBP shall 
brief the Committees on an intelligence human capital plan for 
the next five fiscal years addressing the expanded need for 
intelligence professionals, including:
    (1) a description of CBP intelligence functions;
    (2) the role(s) that new, non-law enforcement analysts 
would perform;
    (3) the benefits of additional analysts;
    (4) the number of law enforcement personnel currently 
performing intelligence function roles;
    (5) the methodology used to determine the number of law 
enforcement personnel who would be returned to front-line 
duties;
    (6) the timeline for, and the projected number of, such law 
enforcement personnel and the associated resource requirements 
for each of the next five fiscal years;
    (7) a cost-benefit analysis for the options of hiring 
intelligence professionals versus additional law enforcement 
personnel;
    (8) examples of how current operations are shaped by 
intelligence data analysis; and
    (9) how additional analysts would enhance strategic and 
tactical understanding of the border environment to improve 
operational decision making.
    Law Enforcement Suitability Analysis.--CBP is directed to 
submit a report on the effectiveness of polygraph tests within 
120 days of the date of enactment of this Act. The report shall 
include data comparing CBP's failure rates to those of other 
federal law enforcement agencies; a list of admissions elicited 
during polygraph tests since CBP implemented a mandatory 
polygraph test requirement; and details regarding the total and 
annualized number of such admissions and types of admissions.
    Northern Border Strategy Implementation Plan.--Within 90 
days of the date of enactment of this Act and quarterly 
thereafter, CBP shall brief the Committees on the status of the 
Northern Border Strategy Implementation Plan, including whether 
the fiscal year 2022 milestones have been achieved; the status 
of the fiscal year 2023 milestones; and, in each case where a 
milestone has not been achieved, detailed explanations for the 
failure to achieve the milestone. The fiscal year 2024 budget 
request shall detail specific northern border staffing and 
technology requirements and request specific funding for 
implementation of planned northern border enforcement 
initiatives enumerated in the analysis. The Department shall 
work with the Committees prior to providing this briefing to 
ensure alignment with expectations.
    Overtime Usage.--CBP is directed to provide a briefing to 
the Committees that compares onboard positions, salary and 
overtime costs, and the monthly volume of vehicles, 
pedestrians, and cargo containers by POE for fiscal years 2017 
through 2022.
    Prioritizing the Acquisition of Innovative and Emerging 
Technologies and Capabilities.--The Commissioner shall ensure 
that all funding provided in this Act for the acquisition of 
operational or administrative technology, equipment, and 
services focuses on innovative and emerging capabilities. 
Agency policies should prioritize the testing and, when testing 
results support a sound business case, their acquisition and 
operationalization. New technologies, including artificial 
intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) tools and autonomous 
capabilities, are critical for improving mission performance 
and personnel effectiveness. Within 60 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act, CBP shall provide a briefing to the 
Committees on a plan to better prioritize innovative and 
emerging technologies and capabilities into the agency's 
internal planning, budgeting, and programming processes.
    Quarterly Budget and Staffing Briefings.--In addition to 
the requirement set forth in section 102 of this Act, CBP shall 
provide the Committees quarterly budget and staffing briefings 
beginning not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act and not later than 30 days after the close of each 
quarter thereafter. The briefings shall include any source of 
funding available to CBP for obligation; align projected and 
executed budgetary obligations and on-board staffing data to 
program areas within each PPA; and delineate pay from non-pay 
obligations. CBP is directed to provide the data and other 
information supporting each briefing to the Committees in a 
downloadable, searchable, and sortable spreadsheet format. The 
first briefing shall include:
    (1) planned monthly obligations and onboard staffing 
projections for the fiscal year against which execution data 
will be compared in subsequent briefings, along with any 
changes to the plan;
    (2) a consultation with the Committees on a plan and format 
for future quarterly briefings;
    (3) a description of any limitations that CBP's financial 
and staffing systems of record present towards complying with 
requirements under this heading, such as the monitoring of 
obligations and onboard staff at the program level; and
    (4) plans to address such limitations.
    Prior to the first briefing, CBP shall provide the 
Committees a proposed list of program areas to be tracked 
within each PPA, which shall include at a minimum any program 
enhancements in this Act for congressional priorities described 
in this statement or enhancements that were in the President's 
budget request.
    Recruitment, Hiring, and Retention.--Within 90 days of the 
date of enactment of this Act, CBP shall brief the Committees 
on its efforts to improve hiring and retention by all of its 
law enforcement components. CBP shall prioritize and continue 
efforts to use available incentives to recruit and retain 
personnel in rural and remote areas, including the exploration 
of new strategies; ensure that its efforts include the 
recruitment and retention of women and other traditionally 
under-represented population groups; and ensure that 
appropriate anti-harassment protocols are in place for all 
personnel. CBP shall also ensure that staff are trained to 
recognize signs of trauma exposure, understand common behaviors 
of people exposed to trauma, and on trauma-informed practices.
    Resource Prioritization.--CBP is directed to provide a 
bimonthly briefing to the Committees on its efforts to evaluate 
CBP-wide workload, capabilities, assets, and human resource 
gaps; describe how those gaps impact mission performance; and 
use the results of the ongoing analyses to support the 
development of the fiscal year 2024 budget request.

                       BORDER SECURITY OPERATIONS

    Assessing Commercial Satellite Radio Frequency (RF).--CBP 
is directed to continue pilot programs and other efforts to 
evaluate the use of commercial satellite radio frequency (RF) 
collections to improve situational awareness near the land 
borders of the United States, including how RF collection can 
be integrated into existing surveillance and reconnaissance 
architectures.
    Border Barriers.--Within 90 days of the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Commissioner shall provide an update on the 
work of the multi-agency working group established to identify 
the impacts of complete and incomplete border security 
infrastructure on border security, communities, tribes, 
wildlife, and local environments, including the impacts of 
erosion and improper drainage associated with partially 
complete infrastructure projects, as well as its plan for 
addressing such impacts.
    Border Patrol Hiring.--The agreement provides funding for 
19,855 Border Patrol agents, an increase of 300 above the level 
funded in fiscal year 2022. In light of the Border Patrol's 
ongoing recruitment and attrition challenges, funding that is 
unable to be executed for new hiring in fiscal year 2023 is 
available for additional targeted Border Patrol Agent hiring 
and retention efforts; hiring processing coordinators and 
professional staff that relieve agents of administrative 
duties; and for morale efforts, to include increasing the 
uniform allowance.
    Within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act, CBP 
shall brief the Committees on a plan and schedule for hiring 
the funded level of agents. The briefing shall also address how 
CBP is ensuring appropriate oversight of the hiring process and 
its efforts to implement recommendations from misconduct 
investigations. Given the number of agents from the northern 
border who have been redeployed to the southwest border in 
recent years, the briefing shall also detail the number of 
planned new agents who will be assigned to the northern border.
    Border Security Technology Gaps.--Within 180 days of the 
date of enactment of this Act, CBP shall brief the Committees 
on its efforts to improve border security technology 
development and acquisition.
    Body Worn Cameras.--Within 90 days of the date of enactment 
of this Act, CBP shall provide the Committees an execution plan 
and deployment schedule for body worn cameras.
    Operational Impact of Processing Coordinators.--Within 60 
days of the date of enactment of this Act and quarterly 
thereafter, CBP shall provide a briefing to the Committees on 
the status of hiring processing coordinators funded by this and 
previous appropriations Acts, including the number of law 
enforcement personnel returned to the field as a result of the 
onboarding of new coordinators; the measures the agency is 
using to assess the costs and benefits of coordinator 
positions; and a description of all training and certifications 
required for such positions. Future funding requests for 
coordinators shall be accompanied by measures clearly detailing 
projected operational impacts.
    Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA).--The agreement directs 
CBP to post on its website, within 60 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act, a schedule for achieving full compliance 
with PREA requirements.
    Reporting Requirements for Deaths in Custody.--CBP shall 
continue to provide the data required in House Report 116-80 
regarding deaths of noncitizens.
    Shelter and Services Program.--The agreement provides 
$800,000,000 for a Shelter and Services Program (SSP) to 
support CBP in effectively managing noncitizen processing and 
preventing the overcrowding of short-term CBP holding 
facilities. Within the total amount provided, up to $50,000,000 
is available for the construction or expansion of shelter 
facilities. The funds are transferred to the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency (FEMA) for administration as grants or 
cooperative agreements with state and local governments and 
non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
    During fiscal year 2023, a portion of this funding may be 
used for the existing Emergency Food and Shelter Program-
Humanitarian (EFSP-H) in order to provide time for CBP and FEMA 
to establish a funding allocation process for the SSP. While 
the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board has performed 
admirably in administering EFSP-H since it was first funded in 
fiscal year 2019, funding the SSP through CBP will facilitate 
more effective support of CBP efforts to efficiently process 
and humanely treat noncitizens. It also acknowledges the 
existing vital partnership between CBP and NGOs.
    Prior to EFSP-H, many NGOs and local communities already 
provided shelter and other services to individuals released 
directly from CBP custody, helping to facilitate the humane and 
respectful treatment of noncitizens undergoing processing at 
CBP facilities, including families, while minimizing impacts on 
local border communities. Overcrowding at CBP short-term 
holding facilities has negative impacts on noncitizens and 
makes it more difficult for CBP personnel to carry out their 
duties. This partnership also serves American taxpayers by 
minimizing the need to expand the capacity of existing CBP 
facilities.
    Not less than quarterly, CBP shall provide data to FEMA to 
help inform decisions on where funding should be provided to 
shelters along the southwest border and in the interior of the 
United States to support CBP's border security mission. At a 
minimum, this data shall include historical data and future 
projections of encounters of families and single adults, by POE 
and Border Patrol sector.
    Short Term Detention.--In addition to direction in House 
Report 117-396, the Commissioner shall provide a report to the 
Committees, within 90 days of the date of enactment of this 
Act, on infrastructure changes, training protocols, and other 
investments made or planned to ensure the safe, humane, and 
orderly processing of single adults, families, and 
unaccompanied children in CBP custody, in compliance with the 
CBP National Standards on Transport, Escort, Detention, and 
Search as well as the Flores Settlement. The report shall also 
describe CBP efforts to improve stakeholder monitoring and 
access policies at CBP facilities. These directives should not 
be construed to interfere with the rights obtained, or 
obligations owed, under any federal consent decree.
    Transportation Checks and Roving Enforcement.--In addition 
to direction in House Report 117-396, the required reporting 
shall include the total amount of drugs, currency, and firearms 
seized as a result of transportation checks.
    Workload Staffing Model for Between the Ports.--Within 30 
days of the date of enactment of this Act, CBP shall provide a 
briefing to the Committees on how data from the Border Patrol's 
Mission Advantage Program demonstrates its impact on personnel 
needs and projections of the impacts of future investments in 
the program. Within 60 days of the date of enactment of this 
Act, CBP shall provide a report to the Committees detailing the 
staffing model and the process that CBP used to create and 
validate it.

        TRADE AND TRAVEL OPERATIONS--OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS

    Advanced Electronic Data (AED).--Within 180 days of the 
date of enactment of this Act, CBP shall provide a report to 
the Committees on the implementation of the AED initiative, 
including the:
    (1) total volume received by the United States Postal 
Service (USPS) and volume containing AED;
    (2) volume received by country containing AED;
    (3) number of packages CBP requests to screen and the 
number tendered by the USPS;
    (4) number of goods seized in Mail Facilities; and
    (5) volume received from countries exempted from AED by 
CBP.
    The report shall also include a detailed plan, to be 
developed in coordination with the USPS, for the Postal Service 
to scan every package or letter entering the United States that 
could contain an illegal opioid.
    Border Searches and Electronics.--In addition to direction 
in House Report 117-396, the required reporting shall include 
the number of times CBP searched an electronic device at the 
request of a federal, state, local, or foreign governmental 
entity, including another component of the Department, or 
disclosed to such entity information from any searched device.
    Border Security Deployment Program (BSDP).--CBP shall 
provide the Committees a briefing within 120 days of the date 
of enactment of this Act on the agency's plan to expand BSDP at 
land POEs.
    Combatting Transportation of Firearms and Illicit Funds.--
The agreement encourages CBP to continue to collaborate with 
domestic and international partners to disrupt the flow of 
funding that supports illicit monetary instruments and firearm 
smuggling activities. CBP shall inform the Committees any 
additional legal authorities or resources needed for these 
efforts.
    Data on Asylum Seekers.--The agreement directs the Office 
of Field Operations (OFO) to continue to produce a monthly 
report detailing for each preceding month: the POEs along the 
southwest border at which queue management or metering 
practices have been employed; a detailed flow-chart for how a 
noncitizen's case is managed in these processes; and the number 
of asylum seekers processed at each such POE.
    The report shall also address: CBP's rationale for queue 
management or metering practices at POEs; capacity and resource 
constraints leading to or requiring the implementation of such 
practices; recommendations for alleviating such capacity and 
resource constraints; and any agreements or arrangements 
between CBP, or the Federal Government more broadly, and 
Government of Mexico authorities involving efforts to restrict 
the number of potential asylum seekers that can access a POE 
prior to entering the United States.
    Environmental Crimes Enforcement.--Within 120 days of the 
date of enactment of this Act, CBP shall provide a briefing to 
the Committees on the activities and resources applied to the 
enforcement of the Lacey Act amendments of 2008, which help 
address international deforestation and combat trade in illegal 
wildlife and timber products. The briefing shall also address 
CBP efforts to assist the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture with the 
electronic collection of data, as well as its continued 
consultation with trading partners, importers, exporters, and 
other interested groups as the provisions of the Act are fully 
implemented.
    Enhancement of Supply Chain Security.--Within 180 days of 
the date of enactment of this Act, CBP shall provide a briefing 
to the Committees with recommendations on how innovative 
capabilities, including blockchain-based platforms, may improve 
trade operations between the United States and Central and 
South American countries, including potential opportunities for 
partnership with non-profit and private partners and with 
Central and South American Customs Agencies.
    Expanding Outbound Operations at Land Ports of Entry 
(LPOE).--The agreement provides $30,000,000 for building 
outbound operations capacity, including $2,250,000 for Domestic 
Operations to hire 18 CBP officers; $5,000,000 for RFID/QR code 
readers for all outbound truck lanes to capture trucks at exit, 
increase CBP's ability to pursue subjects attempting to abscond 
from CBP inspection areas and other security capabilities and 
upgrades; and $22,750,000 through the Procurement, 
Construction, and Improvements account for non-intrusive 
inspection equipment, development and deployment of ACE 
electronic export manifest capability, and infrastructure 
investments, including vehicle inspection stations. Within 90 
days of the date of enactment of this Act, CBP is directed to 
provide an expenditure plan for the use of these funds and to 
brief the Committees on the metrics it will use to capture the 
impact of this investment.
    Fee Shortfalls and Reinstating Base Funding for OFO 
Personnel.--The agreement restores $94,655,000 in proposed 
reductions to pay for existing OFO personnel. The CBP CFO shall 
continue to manage and oversee CBP fee funding to ensure 
current year operational requirements are balanced against the 
continuing requirement to build and maximize a carryover 
balance. If fee collections during fiscal year 2023 exceed 
current projections and carryover requirements, CBP shall 
refrain from obligating those available funds until it briefs 
the Committees on options for the use of those funds to include 
for hiring additional CBP officers and mission support staff.
    Identifying Fentanyl Analogues and Related Substances at 
the Southwest Border.--Within 60 days of the date of enactment 
of this Act, CBP shall provide the Committees a briefing on 
options to publicly report seizures of fentanyl-related 
substances and fentanyl analogues in the same manner it reports 
monthly seizures of marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl.
    International Mail and Express Consignment Facilities.--
Previously provided funds, and funds provided in this Act shall 
be made available for facility improvements; detection and 
testing equipment upgrades; increased capacity for testing and 
storing illegal and regulated substances; interoperability 
improvements with Food and Drug Administration detection 
equipment; and innovative technologies that apply advanced 
analytics and machine learning capabilities.
    LPOE Hours of Operation.--CBP is directed to consult with 
elected officials at all levels, community members, and 
industry stakeholders prior to making changes to LPOE hours of 
operations. Prior to any actual reduction in operating hours, 
CBP shall demonstrate that the change will not impede local or 
regional commerce or unduly impede local resident traffic.
    Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, CBP shall provide a report to the Committees detailing 
operating hours at all northern border POEs and describing how 
CBP plans to improve the recruitment and retention of CBP 
personnel at remote northern border ports of entry to sustain 
those operating hours. Additionally, the agreement directs CBP 
to establish a pilot program for the co-location of CBP and 
Canada Border Services Agency border agents at remote LPOEs to 
maintain border security and reduce costs.
    Locality Pay Scale Flexibility.--Within 120 days of the 
date of enactment of this Act, CBP is directed to provide a 
report, in coordination with the Office of Personnel 
Management, on:
    (1) an analysis of local pay scales and how those pay 
brackets impact recruitment and retention;
    (2) an overview of agency authorities for adjusting pay; 
and
    (3) recommendations to better align local pay with costs of 
living to improve recruitment and retention.
    Northern Border LPOEs and CBPOs.--CBP shall prioritize 
staffing shortages at northern border LPOEs to help expedite 
cross-border tourist and commercial traffic while providing 
significant consideration to the health, safety, and welfare 
needs of CBP officers; explore options for 24-hour use of NEXUS 
at LPOEs; and expand public awareness about and enrollment in 
the NEXUS program, including through the deployment of signage 
in collaboration with state transportation agencies.
    Additionally, CBP is directed to notify the Committees 
within 15 days of redeploying more than 10 percent of staff in 
any sector along the northern border to the southwest border or 
other ports of entry, including the number and location of the 
personnel diverted, the duration of the temporary deployment, 
and when the personnel will return to their posts.
    Prevent Abduction Program.--Within 180 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act, CBP is directed to report to the 
Committees on the status of the Prevent Abduction Program, 
including:
    (1) the total hours of training CBP officers receive on the 
issue of international parental child abduction;
    (2) the total number of children enrolled in the program 
and the number enrolled in the preceding fiscal year;
    (3) the number of children enrolled in the program who were 
taken out of the United States through an air POE by an 
abductor, if any; and
    (4) the identification of resources CBP might need to 
ensure children are not removed from the United States in 
violation of a valid state court order.
    Reimbursable Services Program.--CBP is directed to provide 
each air, land, and sea port operator, including cruise 
terminals, with information on baseline service levels and 
report to the Committees quarterly on its adherence to these 
baseline levels. The report shall also address staffing 
shortages, requirements for facility and security upgrades, and 
plans for technology recapitalization; the process used to 
decide how initiatives are funded; a justification for the 
scope of the requests; and how CBP will negotiate with port 
operators and incorporate their feedback into the development 
of plans to address future facility and security needs.
    CBP is encouraged to defer all current and future seaport 
facility agreements until it has provided details on baseline 
service levels to each port operator and provided the 
Committees with estimates for future facility and security 
requirement improvements and associated federally mandated 
technology. CBP is expected to work in partnership with 
seaports and refrain from imposing requirements on seaports in 
a unilateral fashion.
    Workforce Staffing Model.--Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, CBP shall provide a report to 
the Committees on the results of the most current Trade and 
Travel Workload Staffing Model, to include results; 
descriptions of any other models related to workload at ports 
of entry; and a comparison of model results. The agreement 
withholds funds from the Executive Leadership and Oversight PPA 
pending delivery of the report.

              TRADE AND TRAVEL OPERATIONS--OFFICE OF TRADE

    Combatting Transshipment.--CBP is directed to modify 
targeting criteria and make additional changes necessary to 
provide CBP with the administrative flexibility required to 
identify transshipped products.
    Trade Enforcement.--Within 90 days of the date of enactment 
of this Act, CBP shall provide a report to the Committees 
detailing its implementation of trade priorities.
    Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA).--The agreement 
fully funds implementation of the UFLPA, adjusted for funding 
provided above the request in fiscal year 2022. Within 60 days 
of the date of enactment of this Act, CBP shall provide a 
briefing to the Committees on implementation of the law.

                         INTEGRATED OPERATIONS

    Honey Import Testing.--CBP is directed to provide a report 
to the Committees, within 180 days of the date of enactment of 
this Act and in consultation with the FDA, on:
    (1) the number of imported honey shipments tested for 
country of origin (COO) fraud and adulteration;
    (2) the number of shipments that testing suggested involved 
COO fraud or adulteration;
    (3) the technologies employed in carrying out those tests; 
and
    (4) an ongoing strategy for CBP to detect and combat COO 
fraud.
    Office of International Affairs.--CBP is directed to 
provide a briefing, within 60 days of the date of enactment of 
this Act and in coordination with the Department of State, on 
opportunities to expand information campaigns in targeted 
Central and South American countries through social and 
behavior change communication advertising the dangers of 
irregular migration to the United States and educating 
residents of those countries about legal immigration pathways.
    Persistent Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) Demonstration.--
The agreement directs AMO to work with CBP's innovation 
technology program to examine opportunities to work with 
industry partners to conduct a persistent, long duration MDA 
demonstration in an area where illicit maritime activity is 
known to be concentrated. Additionally, AMO is encouraged to 
place staff within the innovation technology program to assist 
in the development of AMO-specific capabilities.

                            MISSION SUPPORT

    Medical Care.--Within 60 days of the date of enactment of 
this Act, CBP shall provide to the Committees a briefing on the 
medical care capacity supported by the enacted funding level, 
along with a detailed breakout of the types of care it 
supports.

                          ENTERPRISE SERVICES

    CBP OneTM Mobile Application.--Within 90 days of 
the date of enactment of this Act, CBP shall provide to the 
Committees a report on CBP OneTM, including a 
description of current uses; the frequency of use for each 
service available on the mobile application; a description of 
additional services and features that will be implemented by 
the end of fiscal year 2023; and data specific to the use of 
the mobile application by International Organizations and/or 
asylum seekers for the purpose of coordinating entry into the 
United States through a POE, along with any expansion plans for 
this service.
    Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR).--Within 90 
days of the date of enactment of this Act, CBP shall brief the 
Committees on efforts to hire additional OPR agents and a 
description of targeted areas of investigative enhancements or 
expansions, and its efforts to ensure CBP meets hiring targets 
for agents and officers.
    Remote Applications for Protection.--Within 120 days of the 
date of enactment of this Act, CBP is directed to provide a 
briefing to the Committees on any ongoing efforts to work with 
USCIS and the State Department that allow noncitizens from 
certain countries to apply to seek protection in the United 
States, prior to their arrival, using CBP OneTM.
    Personnel Pay Resources Reporting.--The CBP CFO is directed 
to provide a full-year pay execution plan to the Committees 
within 30 days of the date of enactment of this Act, along with 
monthly updates thereafter, for the Border Security Operations 
PPA and the Trade & Travel sub-PPAs for Domestic Operations, 
Targeting, and International Operations. The report shall 
compare planned execution to actual obligations for FTE and 
overtime. In addition, it shall differentiate needs that are 
tied to inspection and non-inspection operations.
    Survivor Advocacy Program.--The agreement provides an 
additional $2,500,000 to increase the number of full-time 
personnel working as survivor advocates to help CBP personnel 
and their families after the death of a CBP employee.
    Video Monitoring.--Any non-working closed caption 
television and associated recording or storage equipment in a 
facility that detains migrants must be repaired or replaced 
within 24 hours. Instances of equipment that remain non-working 
after 120 hours must be reported to the Office of Professional 
Responsibility. Outage and repair status reporting shall be 
updated weekly.
    Workforce Wellness and Suicide Prevention.--The agreement 
provides not less than $24,600,000 for workforce wellness and 
suicide prevention. In addition to direction in the House 
Report, the agreement includes not less than $1,600,000 to work 
with non-profits to provide workforce wellness and suicide 
prevention services at CBP locations on the southern border. 
Further, CBP shall explore opportunities to establish 
partnerships with other federal agencies and SLTT entities, 
especially within the law enforcement and first responder 
communities, to improve and expand service offerings, with a 
focus on underserved areas.
    Withholds.--Of the $249,915,000 made available through the 
bill for the Executive Leadership and Oversight PPA, the 
agreement withholds $5,000,000 until reports concerning human 
capital strategic plans and the Office of Field Operations 
workload staffing model are submitted to the Committees.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

    The bill includes the following increases above the 
request: $150,000,000 for border security technology, to 
include funding for a common operating picture; $69,947,000 for 
non-intrusive inspection (NII) systems; $3,000,000 for a 
distributed ledger; $7,500,000 for an electronic export 
manifest capability associated with outbound enforcement; and 
$26,650,000 for the Advanced Training Center (ATC).
    The bill reduces the request by the following amounts: 
$5,000,000 from ACE enhancements; $31,245,000 from Multi Role 
Enforcement Aircraft; $10,000,000 from the light enforcement 
platform; and $45,459,000 from CBP facilities. The agreement 
also includes realignments based on technical assistance 
provided by the Department.
    Border Patrol Technology.--In addition to direction in the 
House Report, this funding is available for autonomous 
surveillance, search and rescue capabilities, mobile 
surveillance capabilities, cross-border tunnel detection 
capabilities, geospatial capabilities, small unmanned 
aerialsystems, counter small unmanned aerial system 
capabilities, and common operating picture capabilities. The 
Commissioner is directed to prioritize procurement of the most 
cost-effective technologies based on lifecycle costs, system 
availability, reduced requirements for personnel, and input 
from sector leadership.
    Construction and Facility Improvements.--The agreement 
provides $99,900,000 for CBP facilities, a reduction of 
$45,459,000 from the request. In technical assistance provided 
to the Committees, CBP proposed a restructuring of the budget 
request to offset unforeseen costs of previously funded 
facilities projects. Additionally, the agreement rescinds 
$43,500,000 from prior years.
    Within the funds provided, $26,650,000 is for additional 
expansion and renovation activities at the ATC. These funds 
shall be used to complete construction of the Institute 
Building and an Instructional Design/Distance Learning Center.
    Additionally, not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, CBP shall submit a report to the 
Committees that includes:
    (1) the details of the design and construction process for 
new or renovated Border Patrol facilities, including stations, 
processing centers, and checkpoints;
    (2) detailed requirements for each facility currently 
funded or proposed for funding, including buildings, parking 
facilities, sally ports, vehicle maintenance facilities, 
fueling stations, temporary detainee holding facilities, and 
kennels;
    (3) for each currently funded facility:
    (a) the total amount funded, obligated, and expended, by 
fiscal year; and
    (b) if funds were obligated to an outside agency (e.g., 
General Services Administration and U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers), the obligation and expenditure status of those 
funds;
    (4) for each currently funded facility and for proposed 
facilities, a construction schedule and associated expenditure 
plan broken out by quarter (to include funds appropriated 
through other agencies);
    (5) For each requirement described in (2):
    (a) the severability of each requirement that is specific 
to the location;
    (b) confirmation that each requirement is an independently 
awardable option for all contracts currently funded;
    (c) the requirements for facilities that are unfunded; and
    (d) the requirements for facilities described in (2) that 
are unfunded; and
    (6) the number of personnel to be assigned at each 
location, with confirmation the design is scoped to address 
current and anticipated future staffing needs.
    The report shall also include a detailed plan to improve 
CBP's cost estimating capability for these facilities.
    Deterring Illicit Substances.--CBP shall ensure the 
necessary resources for procuring NII, passive radiation, and 
X-ray/Gamma-ray imaging of cargo and conveyances to detect, 
interdict, and deter the flow of illicit drugs, including 
fentanyl, carfentanil, and heroin.
    Distributed Ledger Technology.--The agreement provides 
$2,500,000 above the request for CBP to test implementation of 
blockchain and distributed ledger technologies to improve trade 
operations, including enhancement of supply chain security, 
single window, and sharing of Customs Trade Partnership Against 
Terrorism data, in cooperation with foreign Customs Agencies 
and leveraging existing platforms as appropriate. Furthermore, 
the agreement provides $500,000 to explore opportunities for 
additional investment in distributed ledger platforms for 
coordination of customs data between the United States and 
international partners, including potential opportunities for 
partnership with non-profit and private entities. CBP shall 
provide a report to the Committees within 180 days of the date 
of enactment of this Act with such recommendations.
    Innovative Technology.--The bill provides $20,000,000 for 
innovative technology, of which not more than $5,000,000 shall 
be available for each specific technology project. CBP is 
encouraged to review the following technologies: geospatial 
search and rescue; unmanned maritime vessels; remote sensing; 
mesh networking; satellite communications; vehicle 
communications in LTE denied areas; DNA traceability tools to 
assist in identifying goods made with forced labor and 
aerostats. CBP shall provide a briefing to the Committees 
within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act and 
quarterly thereafter on pilot or demonstration projects that 
have transitioned to normal operations over the last three 
fiscal years; the impact of such transitions on performance; an 
assessment of common indicators for successful and unsuccessful 
pilots; and recommendations to incentivize CBP programs to 
participate in testing and adopting promising new capabilities.
    LPOE.--CBP shall provide a detailed report and timeline 
within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act outlining 
completion of the Blue Water Bridge Plaza expansion project. 
The report shall align with the annual LPOE priority list; 
outline projected CBP costs; explain how CBP will engage with 
state and local entities; and detail specific milestones and a 
timeline for the project's completion.
    CBP is directed to provide an update on the agency's 
implementation of recommendations from GAO's July 2019 report, 
``Border Infrastructure: Actions Needed to Improve Information 
on Facilities and Capital Planning at Land Border Crossings,'' 
along with a description of any changes CBP is making to the 
existing planning process. Additionally, CBP shall, in 
consultation with GSA, consider growth in trade value, the 
expansion of in-bound commercial traffic, and CBP operational 
needs when developing the capital investment plan. CBP is 
directed to provide an update within 60 days of the completion 
of the ongoing assessment of capacity requirements at the Santa 
Teresa POE.
    Within 120 days of the date of enactment of this Act, CBP, 
in consultation with GSA, shall provide the Committees a 
briefing on plans to execute the funds provided in the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021. As part of this 
briefing, CBP shall provide the Committees an update on steps 
to ``rebuild'' the annual 5-year LPOE plan.
    Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft (MEA).--The agreement 
provides $29,000,000 to fund the second land variant MEA to 
expand CBP's ability to conduct maritime, air, and land 
surveillance at our Nation's borders. Additionally, the 
agreement rescinds $23,182,000 from prior year funding for this 
program due to contract cost savings.
    NII.--The agreement provides $69,947,000 for the NII 
program.CBP shall execute these funds only as follows: 
$15,250,000 for outbound inspection equipment; $10,000,000 for 
artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities, to 
include independent verification and validation during the 
initial stages of development; $44,947,000 for the deployment 
of previously funded equipment, civil works infrastructure, 
site prep, and installation of equipment associated with 
achieving 100 percent scanning of vehicles crossing the U.S. 
border. The agreement rescinds all remaining unobligated fiscal 
year 2022 funding provided for NII, totaling $73,246,000, due 
to continued concerns with the management of the NII program, 
as discussed in House Report 117-396.
    To date, CBP has failed to request any funding to address 
unfunded requirements for civil works, installation, and site 
prep for previously funded NII equipment to be deployed in pre-
primary lanes at LPOEs, which could require more than an 
additional $200,000,000. While the agreement provides 
additional funding for the NII program, CBP and DHS are 
encouraged to request funds in future budgets to address this 
shortfall.
    To ensure proper oversight of NII funds, CBP shall also 
continue to provide monthly updates to the Committees on the 
obligation of funds for NII equipment, along with actual and 
projected performance gains as a result of NII deployments 
funded in this or prior appropriations. Within 30 days of the 
date of enactment of this Act, CBP shall provide a briefing to 
the Committees on the status of NII coverage in pre-primary 
lanes along the southwest border. The briefing should address 
how an increase in pre-primary screening will impact current 
secondary inspection capacity and the workflow of other federal 
agencies that may not have sufficient time to plan for 
additional resource needs.
    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, CBP shall provide a report on the current status of mobile 
NII technology and proposals for enhancing it.
    CBP is reminded of the reporting requirement on 100 percent 
scanning in the joint explanatory statement accompanying the 
fiscal year 2022 funding Act, which was due to Congress on 
September 12, 2022.
    Period of Availability.--The PPA funding table in the 
explanatory statement accompanying division F of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103) 
included an inadvertent transposition of the funding amounts 
available for three years and five years in CBP's Procurement, 
Construction, and Improvements (PC&I) account. Notwithstanding 
that transposition, the three- and five-year funds are not 
purpose restricted and may be obligated for any project funded 
under the fiscal year 2022 PC&I appropriation. CBP shall 
allocate these funds as necessary to execute fully all of the 
funded projects within the periods of availability set forth in 
that Act. CBP is directed to provide revised spending 
allocations for the three- and five-year funds when it submits 
the expenditure plan required under Section 208 of this Act.
    Revenue Modernization.--Within 120 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act, CBP shall provide a briefing to the 
Committees describing the percent transition from manual field 
collections to automated electronic systems, along with the 
cost, by POE.

                U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

    The agreement provides $394,177,000 above the request, 
including increases of $5,960,000 for Homeland Security 
Investigations (HSI); $379,560,000 for Enforcement and Removal 
Operations (ERO); and $8,657,000 for Mission Support and Office 
of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA) activities. The agreement 
also provides net-zero technical adjustments requested by ICE 
after submission of the budget request.
    Within the total amount provided, the agreement makes 
$46,696,000 available until September 30, 2024, including 
$32,996,000 for authorized Title III activities and $13,700,000 
for the Visa Security Program. The agreement also continues a 
provision that withholds $5,000,000 from obligation until the 
reports directed in the explanatory statements accompanying 
Public Laws 116-6, 116-93, and 117-103 have been submitted to 
the Committees.
    Annual ERO and HSI Reports.--ICE is directed to continue 
issuing annual Fiscal Year ERO and HSI reports by not later 
than 90 days after end of each fiscal year. The reports should 
compare data for the reporting fiscal year to the prior five 
fiscal years in a sortable, downloadable, and printable format, 
with a description of any significant deviations in data 
representation when compared to prior years.
    Continuation of Prior-Year Requirements.--ICE shall 
continue to follow the directives under the following headings 
in the explanatory statements accompanying the fiscal year 2022 
funding Act (Public Law 117-103), according to the previously 
directed timeframes, reporting requirements, required 
sustainment, and guidance:
    (1) Detention Standards;
    (2) Reporting Requirements;
    (3) Healthcare Costs for Immigrants in Detention;
    (4) Law Enforcement Support Center (LESC);
    (5) Sex Offender Release Notifications;
    (6) Kiosks for Non-Detained Appearances;
    (7) Detention Facility Inspections;
    (8) HERO Child-Rescue Corp Program;
    (9) Child Exploitation Investigations Unit;
    (10) Counter-Proliferation Investigations Center;
    (11) International Megan's Law;
    (12) Opioid Investigations;
    (13) Access to Due Process;
    (14) Immigration Enforcement at Sensitive Locations;
    (15) Forced Child Labor;
    (16) Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement;
    (17) Electronic Nationality Verification Program;
    (18) ICE Removal and Detention of U.S. Citizens;
    (19) Immigration Data; and
    (20) Wrongful Removals.
    Danger Pay.--Within 60 days of the date of enactment of 
this Act, ICE shall provide a report to the Committees that 
details the location of all ICE federal employees serving 
abroad who currently do not receive danger pay in locations 
where other federal employees receive such pay. The report 
shall also include a projected estimate of the cost to provide 
danger pay to such employees.
    Facilities Backlog and Use.--Within 60 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, ICE is 
directed to brief the Committees on any changes to facility 
condition assessments. ICE is also directed to incorporate 
those assessments into its outyear budget requests--including 
its annual budget justifications--for facility maintenance 
funding, as well as in its monthly execution briefings.
    Financial and Reporting System.--ICE shall develop a plan 
to configure its financial and reporting systems by June 2023 
to better budget for and monitor the costs of programs and 
initiatives and to track obligations and expenditures by 
program and initiative. Not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, ICE shall brief the Committees on the 
status of this effort, including a description of anticipated 
risks and a mitigation plan to address such risks.
    Forward Funding of Contracts.--ICE is directed to identify 
in its monthly budget briefings any funding used for contracts 
for which the period of performance extends beyond the fiscal 
year, or begins after the end of the fiscal year, and to 
include an exhibit in future budget requests showing any such 
forward funded contracts.
    Monthly Budget and Staffing Briefings.--In addition to the 
requirement set forth in section 102 of this Act, ICE shall 
provide the Committees monthly budget and staffing briefings 
beginning not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act. The briefings shall include any source of funding 
available to ICE for obligation; align projected and executed 
budgetary obligations and on-board staffing data to program 
areas within each PPA; and delineate pay and non-pay 
obligations. Prior to the first briefing, ICE shall provide the 
Committees a proposed list of program areas to be tracked 
within each PPA, which shall at a minimum include all 
congressional priorities referenced in this Act, along with 
those of the last three fiscal years, including the 
accompanying explanatory statements for each Act. The first 
briefing shall include:
    (1) planned monthly obligations and onboard staffing 
projections for the fiscal year against which execution data 
will be compared in subsequent briefings, along with any 
changes to the plan;
    (2) a consultation with the Committees on a plan and format 
for future monthly briefings;
    (3) a description of any limitations presented by ICE's 
existing financial and staffing systems of record in complying 
with requirements under this heading, such as the monitoring of 
obligations and onboard staff at the program level; and
    (4) ICE's plan to address the limitations described in (3), 
including resource requirements.
    Title V Requirements.--The agreement provides $339,658,000 
in Title V for ICE's non-detention border management 
requirements, including $74,980,000 in third party medical 
costs related to noncitizens in CBP custody.

                    Homeland Security Investigations

    Enhancing and Modernizing HSI's Capabilities.--The 
agreement provides a total increase of $5,960,000 above the 
request, including:
    (1) $31,808,000 to restore proposed reductions for the 
Domestic Investigations PPA based on efficiencies that were not 
clearly defined;
    (2) $10,017,000 to increase investigative capacity to 
respond to projected increases in workload associated with the 
planned expansion of CBP's NII technology along the southwest 
border;
    (3) $2,200,000 to expand and enhance undercover activities;
    (4) $8,600,000 to accelerate development of capabilities 
for the Repository for Analytics in a Virtualized Environment 
(RAVEn);
    (5) $6,860,000 to fund the training, equipment, travel, 
software, and analysts necessary to address the increase in 
child exploitation leads and investigations and increased 
victim assistance requirements;
    (6) $4,500,000 for the training, equipping, and hiring of 
Human Exploitation Rescue Operative (HERO) Child-Rescue Corps 
program graduates;
    (7) $220,000 for the Victim Assistance Program;
    (8) $14,500,000 for the National Intellectual Property 
Rights (IPR) Center, of which, not less than $7,500,000 shall 
be for the creation of the Wildlife Trafficking Unit;
    (9) $1,607,000 to restore proposed reductions to the 
International Investigations PPA; and
    (10) $1,820,000 to restore proposed reductions to the 
Intelligence PPA.
    ICE is directed to update the Committees with details about 
the use of these additional funds as part of its monthly 
operational and expenditure plans. Further, ICE shall provide 
detailed staffing and budget assumptions about these efforts in 
future budget requests. The agreement also includes a reduction 
of $73,672,000 from the request based on updated information 
from ICE about personnel cost requirements. The agreement also 
rejects the proposed realignment of $2,500,000 from OSEM for 
the Blue Campaign.
    International Operations Strategic Plan.--Within 90 days of 
the date of enactment of this Act, HSI is directed to brief the 
Committees on its strategic plan for international operations. 
At a minimum, the plan should include a justification for an 
expanded international presence; the proposed locations for 
expansion; the operational and administrative resources 
required to implement the plan; a description of any plan 
implementation challenges or impediments, including any related 
to the State Department; and a description of any planned 
expansion of the Visa Security Program.
    Wildlife Trafficking Unit.--$7,500,000 is provided above 
the request for the establishment of a new unit dedicated to 
the prevention of Wildlife Trafficking within HSI's IPR Center, 
Global Trade Division. HSI shall continue to work in 
partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and CBP to 
improve efforts to address wildlife trafficking. Within 90 days 
of enactment of this Act, HSI shall brief the Committees on the 
execution of these funds and the status of the new Wildlife 
Trafficking Unit, including efforts to hire and train future 
staff. HSI is also directed to continue to produce the report 
identified in Public Law 116-125.

                   Enforcement and Removal Operations

    The agreement sustains the fiscal year 2022 detention 
capacity levels. Reductions below the request include 
$46,150,000 based on updated information from ICE and technical 
assistance from the Department; $15,000,000 from amounts 
proposed for an information technology initiative; $21,000,000 
related to facility standards; $3,313,000 associated with 
Fugitive Operations technical assistance and efficiencies; 
$6,258,000 for Criminal Apprehension Program technical 
assistance and efficiencies; $820,000 for Transportation and 
Removal Program (TRP) efficiencies; and $84,871,000 for the ATD 
program. The agreement does not include the requested 
realignment of $8,000,000 in third party medical costs to CBP.
    287(g) Program.--ICE is directed to publish applications 
for new or renewed 287(g) agreements on its website at least 
eight weeks prior to entering into any such agreement. In 
addition, ICE shall ensure thorough vetting of 287(g) 
applicants to minimize detention conditions that do not fully 
comply with Performance-Based National Detention Standards and 
PREA standards.
    ICE, OIG, and CRCL are directed to provide rigorous 
oversight of the 287(g) program, and ICE is directed to notify 
the Committees 15 days prior to implementing any changes to the 
program, including any changes to training requirements, data 
collection, selection criteria, or the jurisdictions with which 
ICE has agreements, including both entering into new contracts 
or the termination of existing contracts. ICE is also directed 
to report to the Committees on the effectiveness and accuracy 
of prior efforts to publicly disclose personally identifiable 
information about noncitizens encountered through the 287(g) 
program within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act.
    If CRCL or ICE's Office of Professional Responsibility 
(OPR) determines that a participating 287(g) jurisdiction has a 
pattern or practice of civil rights or liberties violations of 
individuals who were subsequently the subject of immigration 
enforcement activity delegated under the 287(g) authority, the 
Secretary shall require CRCL to conduct a review of the use of 
this program in that jurisdiction which shall include 
recommendations regarding ICE's furtherance of any such 
agreement with that jurisdiction. Not later than 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, 
CRCL and OPR shall brief the Committees on any such 
determinations, reviews, and recommendations, as well as the 
status of any previous activity.
    ATD.--The funding level for ATD is based on fiscal year 
2022 data on the actual program costs and provides sufficient 
funding for the proposed enrollment levels. ICE shall continue 
to brief the Committees on any ATD contracts it awards under 
this program. Within 60 days of the date of enactment of this 
Act, ICE shall begin providing a monthly briefing on the number 
of noncitizens participating in the ATD program by technology 
type, cost by technology type, and the number of participants 
who attend a portion of or all of their immigration court 
hearings. ICE shall also continue to publish annually the 
following policies and data relating to ATD:
    (1) guidance for referral, placement, escalation, and de-
escalation decisions;
    (2) enrollment and disenrollment by Field Office;
    (3) information on the length of enrollment broken down by 
type of ATD;
    (4) a breakdown of enrollment by type and point of 
apprehension; and
    (5) a breakdown of disenrollment by type and reason.
    ATD Program Violations.--ICE shall submit data to the 
Committees within 30 days of the date of the enactment of this 
Act and monthly thereafter, on the number of ATD program 
violations in the prior month, broken out by area of 
responsibility, type of violation, repeat violations, and any 
enforcement consequences for violations.
    ATD Referrals.--ICE shall consider enrollment referrals 
from NGOs and community partners that are actively implementing 
ICE's ATD programs that utilize case management. ICE shall 
establish, with the consultation of relevant NGO and local 
community partners, at ICE's discretion, criteria for such 
referrals, guidelines for submission, and criteria for how ICE 
will consider any such referrals for enrollment in ATD 
programs. ICE shall submit a report to the Committees on 
progress regarding these guidelines within 60 days of the date 
of enactment of this Act and quarterly thereafter until the 
guidelines are finalized. ICE shall submit an annual report on 
the number of NGO referrals that are submitted and the number 
of such referrals accepted into ATD programs that utilize case 
management programs.
    Custody Operations.--The agreement sustains the fiscal year 
2022 detention capacity levels. Within 90 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act, ICE shall brief the Committees on a 
projected cost to secure an Independent Verification and 
Validation (IV&V) of a detention capacity funding requirements 
model to be used for resource planning for the current year, 
budget year, and out-years. The review should address the 
accuracy of projections of average daily population levels and 
utilization rates for funded detention capacity; whether the 
model clearly accounts for policy and external factors; and 
whether the model is informed by projected border encounters. 
ICE shall brief the Committees within 30 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act and monthly thereafter on the detention 
capacity, cost, and actual use associated with detention 
contracts that do not have guaranteed minimum costs.
    Detention and Solitary Confinement of Vulnerable/Special 
Populations.--Within 15 days of the date of enactment of this 
Act and quarterly thereafter, ICE shall report on a publicly 
available website the number of individuals in vulnerable or 
special populations in its physical custody for the preceding 
quarter. At a minimum, the report shall include:
    (1) a definition for vulnerable and special populations;
    (2) the number of consecutive and cumulative days such 
individuals were in detention or involuntary segregation 
through isolation, solitary confinement, or protective custody;
    (3) the basis for any use of involuntary segregation; and
    (4) the process for and frequency of re-evaluating custody 
decisions.
    Within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act, ICE 
shall brief the Committees on the state of compliance with the 
principles and standards of all ICE guidance related to 
vulnerable populations, along with any necessary actions needed 
to remediate deficiencies. The briefing should address the 
number of facilities that are in compliance with such guidance; 
their location; the number of available beds for vulnerable or 
special populations; whether those beds are in a form of 
involuntary segregation; and whether such facilities need 
additional resources to ensure the health and safety of such 
persons in their care and custody.
    Juvenile Coordinators.--Within 60 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, ICE shall 
brief the Committees on the status of regional juvenile 
coordinators and young adults in the ICE system, and provide 
updates on the IV&V, as previously directed.
    Personal devices.--ICE shall brief the Committees, within 
180 days of the date of enactment of this Act, on the potential 
implications, pros/cons, and costs/savings associated with 
allowing noncitizens in custody to retain or have access to 
their personal cell phones while in custody.
    Pregnant, Postpartum, and Lactating Women.--ICE is directed 
to provide semiannual reports on the total number of pregnant, 
postpartum, and lactating women in ICE custody, including 
detailed justification of the circumstances warranting each 
such detainee's continued detention and the length of 
detention. These anonymized reports shall be made publicly 
available on the ICE website.
    Transportation and Removal Program (TRP).--TRP provides the 
safe and secure transportation of noncitizens who are subject 
to final orders of removal or require transfer within the 
United States, which may ultimately include transportation to 
the noncitizen's final destination if ICE determines in its 
discretion that such transportation is necessary.
    Within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act, and 
quarterly thereafter, ICE shall brief the Committees on its 
existing contracts for all air, ground, and sea transportation 
of noncitizens, including children and families. The briefing 
shall include a description of the current total contracted 
capacity, delineated by transportation type; average cost per 
person for each type; contract options, where applicable; 
contract costs, including actual daily, weekly, and monthly 
costs; and comparisons of actual costs to initial projections 
for the preceding quarter.
    Unaccompanied Children (UC) Transferred from ORR.--Not 
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act and 
quarterly thereafter, ICE shall brief the Committees on its 
compliance with Garcia Ramirez, Et Al. v. ICE, Et Al. (No. CV 
18-508 (RC)).

                            Mission Support

    The agreement provides $8,657,000 above the request for 
Mission Support and includes realignments among the three 
Mission Support sub-PPAs based on technical assistance from the 
Department. The total includes increases above the request of 
$4,000,000 for a workforce staffing model IV&V $2,500,000 for 
the Office of Detention Oversight; $12,000,000 for body worn 
cameras; $10,000,000 for increased legal access for non-
citizens in detention; and $583,000 for restoring a 2022 
enhancement for the Office of Professional Responsibility. It 
includes decreases from the request of: $7,917,000 for OPLA 
augmentation efforts; $1,999,000 for event security logging; 
$1,486,000 for ATD IT services; and $9,024,000 for mission and 
administration support infrastructure.
    Body Worn Cameras.--ICE shall use the results from its Body 
Worn Camera pilot to develop guidance and policies for full 
implementation across the agency. Within 90 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act, ICE shall brief the Committees on the 
draft guidance and policies for the pilot.
    Fleet.--The agreement provides the requested amount for 
vehicles, of which $1,000,000 is for the replacement and 
maintenance of vehicles deployed overseas.
    Improved Legal Resources.--The agreement provides 
$10,000,000 above the request to the Civil Liberties Division 
of the Office of Diversity and Civil Rights to improve law 
libraries, update legal materials, provide online legal access, 
expand video attorney visitation, and facilitate the secure 
exchange of legal documents between noncitizens and their 
counsel. ICE is directed to brief the Committees on an 
expenditure plan for increased legal access within 60 days of 
the date of enactment of this Act.
    Office of Detention Oversight (ODO).--The agreement 
provides $2,500,000 above the request to support additional, 
unannounced inspections; to review compliance with each 
detention standard not less than once every three years at each 
facility; to expand ODO's oversight to facilities that detain 
individuals for 72-hours or less; and to conduct reviews and 
inspections of any special or short-term or emergency 
facilities and programs.
    Workload Staffing Model (WSM).--The agreement includes 
$4,000,000 above the request to conduct an IV&V of the WSM, 
which shall be performed by an organization that is 
technically, managerially, and financially independent from ICE 
and DHS. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, ICE shall brief the Committees on the status of the 
IV&V and the WSM, including how the WSM supports the 
formulation of budget requests and is used in the development 
and implementation of ICE's operational plan.

                 Office of the Principal Legal Advisor

    The agreement provides the requested level of $402,314,000 
for OPLA.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

    The agreement provides $22,997,000, $74,765,000 below the 
request. ICE shall provide a detailed expenditure plan to the 
Committees for each project, including the planned use of any 
carryover balances of prior-year funding, within 30 days of the 
date of enactment of this Act and provide plan updates as part 
of its monthly operational and expenditure briefings. These 
plans shall also include information on the operational 
efficiencies and expanded capabilities that will result from 
these investments.

                 Transportation Security Administration

                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

    The agreement reduces the request by a total of 
$744,362,000. Increases above the request include $94,147,000 
for exit lane staffing; $13,382,000 for the Personnel Futures 
Program; $5,000,000 for acquisition support staffing; and 
$4,000,000 for pipeline cybersecurity. Decreases below the 
request are attributed to the implementation of personnel 
system changes later in the fiscal year than proposed and 
staffing increases that better reflect fiscal year 2023 
requirements, as described below. The agreement includes 
$22,300,000 for Credential Authentication Technology in the 
PC&I account instead of in the O&S account, where the funding 
had been proposed. The agreement also provides net zero 
budgetary adjustments requested by TSA in technical assistance.
    Exit Lane Staffing.--The agreement rejects the $94,147,000 
decrease proposed in the President's fiscal year 2023 budget to 
eliminate statutorily-required exit lane staffing. Within 120 
days of the date of enactment of this Act, TSA shall provide a 
report to the Committees on technological solutions to secure 
exit lanes and the feasibility of implementing such solutions.
    Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS).--TSA shall continue to 
submit semiannual reports at the appropriate level of 
classification on FAMS mission coverage, staffing levels, and 
hiring rates.
    Hiring in Rural Communities.--Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, TSA shall provide a briefing 
to the Committees on the challenges of recruiting and retaining 
federal employees in non-contiguous and rural states, including 
how TSA is addressing these challenges and the resources 
identified for this purpose.
    International Parental Child Abduction.--Within 120 days of 
the date of enactment of this Act, TSA shall provide a report 
to the Committees summarizing current frontline workforce 
training requirements on recognizing and preventing 
international parental child abduction.
    On-Person Screening Algorithm Development.--The agreement 
provides $18,700,000, as requested in the President's fiscal 
year 2023 budget, to continue the development of an upgraded 
algorithm to achieve lower alarm rates for the current Advanced 
Imagining Technology fleet.
    Passenger Screening Canine Teams.--Within 120 days of the 
date of enactment of this Act, TSA shall brief the Committees 
on its ongoing efforts to improve the effectiveness of 
passenger screening canine teams.
    Personnel System Changes.--The agreement provides 
$397,619,000 to implement TSA personnel system initiatives in 
fiscal year 2023, compared to $992,020,000 in the President's 
budget request. Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, TSA shall provide a briefing to the 
Committees on a detailed plan to effectively measure the impact 
of these personnel system changes on TSO recruitment, hiring, 
and retention.
    Pipeline Cybersecurity.--The agreement provides $4,000,000 
above the President's budget request for pipeline 
cybersecurity, sufficient to meet the estimated fiscal year 
2023 requirements for this activity when combined with 
carryover funding from prior years. Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, TSA shall provide a 
briefing to the Committees on an obligation plan for fiscal 
year 2023 and actions taken to better plan for required funding 
in future years.
    Remote Screening Infrastructure (RSI).--Within 90 days of 
the date of enactment of this Act, TSA shall provide a briefing 
to the Committees detailing its partnership with the Science 
and Technology Directorate on the RSI initiative. The briefing 
shall include information on all remote screening evaluation 
efforts, the feasibility of incorporating remote screening 
infrastructure into screening environments, and an analysis of 
any potential impacts on TSA staffing, security operations, and 
the passenger experience.
    Transportation Security Officer (TSO) Staffing.--The 
agreement provides $60,638,000 for new TSO hiring. Within 90 
days of the date of enactment of this Act, and monthly 
thereafter, TSA shall provide a briefing on TSO staffing levels 
using the most current payroll data available, combined with 
commensurate passenger volume and wait-time data. TSA shall 
ensure that future budget requests and briefings include a 
detailed forecast of passenger volume in relation to requested 
TSO staffing levels and specify projected operational 
efficiencies and passenger experience improvements resulting 
from the continued investment and deployment of new screening 
technologies.
    Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR) Teams.--
The agreement partially rejects the $6,854,000 decrease for 
VIPR as proposed in the President's fiscal year 2023 budget. 
Within the funds provided for Surface Programs, the agreement 
includes $800,000 for body worn cameras to ensure compliance 
with Executive Order 14074, and $151,000 for increased VIPR law 
enforcement training.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

    The agreement provides $22,300,000 above the request, which 
reflects the realignment of Credential Authentication 
Technology funding from the O&S account.
    Computed Tomography (CT).--The agreement includes 
$105,405,000, as proposed in the President's fiscal year 2023 
budget, for the purchase and installation of approximately 108 
CT machines for passenger checkpoints at the highest-risk 
airports in the United States. TSA is directed to continue to 
leverage innovative capabilities to improve threat detection.
    Credential Authentication Technology (CAT).--Within 90 days 
of the date of enactment of this Act, TSA shall provide a 
report to the Committees detailing airports at which CAT is 
currently deployed, airports at which CAT is not currently 
deployed, and a plan for the full procurement and deployment of 
CAT systems at all domestic airports.
    Explosive Detection Systems (EDS).--TSA is directed to 
provide quarterly briefings on its investment plans for 
checkpoint security and EDS refurbishment, procurement, and 
installation by airport location. These briefings shall include 
information on specific technologies for purchase; program 
schedules; major milestones; obligation schedules; 
recapitalization priorities; status of operational testing for 
each passenger screening technology under development; and a 
table detailing actual unobligated balances versus those 
anticipated at the close of the fiscal year.
    These briefings shall also include details on checkpoint 
screening pilot programs and public-private partnerships that 
are in progress or being considered for implementation. For 
each pilot program or public-private partnership, these 
briefings shall also include a summary; a description of its 
goals; potential capabilities and benefits of the program; the 
airports where the pilots or partnerships will take place; 
funding commitments; and plans for future expansion.
    In addition, the briefing shall include detailed program 
schedules for passenger screening technologies, including all 
milestones from the issuance of a request for proposal to 
deployment.

                        RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

    The agreement provides $33,532,000 as requested.
    Innovation Task Force (ITF).--Within 120 days of the date 
of enactment of this Act, TSA shall provide a briefing to the 
Committees on how the funds provided for ITF will inform future 
TSA budget requests.
    Open Architecture.--Within 120 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act, TSA shall provide a briefing to the 
Committees on current developments of an established open 
architecture framework for transportation security equipment. 
The briefing shall include well-defined requirements and 
standards, and detail existing workflows and interfaces across 
the aviation security domain.

                              Coast Guard

                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

    The agreement provides an increase of $80,449,000 above the 
request, including increases of $110,939,000 to maintain 2022 
enhancements; $82,598,000 for increased fuel and energy costs; 
$20,000,000 for the National Coast Guard Museum exhibits; 
$5,000,000 to meet increased demand for the child care subsidy; 
$5,000,000 for housing program investments; $2,500,000 for 
military recruiting; $4,004,000 for other recruiting and 
retention efforts; $3,600,000 to accelerate efforts to modify 
the nine 140-foot Bay Class Icebreaking Tug berthings to 
accommodate mixed gender crews; $1,900,000 for the operation, 
maintenance, and transport of new hyperbaric chambers funded in 
PC&I and $275,000 for station redundancy adjustments.
    The agreement includes reductions from the request, 
including: $39,509,000 for the Atlantic Partnership; 
$25,000,000 for the crewing of a commercially available 
icebreaker; $21,611,000 to reflect updated pay assumptions; 
$20,429,000 in NSC follow-on costs to reflect changes in the 
NSC schedule; $6,756,000 for software follow-on costs; 
$5,781,000 in Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) follow-on costs to 
reflect changes in the OPC schedule; $3,807,000 for the 
Operations and Strategy Development--Oceania program; and 
$2,474,000 for innovation and commercial technology 
initiatives.
    In lieu of the requested contingency funding, the agreement 
provides increased funding in the two Field Operations PPAs. 
For the fiscal year 2024 budget justification, the Department 
is expected to propose funding in the same sub-PPA structure.
    Department of Defense (DOD) Cybersecurity Requirements.--
The Coast Guard shall brief the Committees within 120 days of 
the date of enactment of this Act, on its compliance with DOD 
information network requirements.
    Interoperable Gateway System (IGS) Modernization.--The 
Coast Guard is directed to explore the feasibility and value of 
incorporating IGS technology into its operations and to brief 
the Committees on the results of its assessment within 120 days 
of the date of enactment of this Act.
    Migrant Interdiction Effectiveness.--Within 90 days of the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Coast Guard is directed to 
brief the Committees on the key drivers of the drop in the 
migrant interdiction effectiveness rate in the maritime 
environment and any actions the Coast Guard is taking to 
improve its effectiveness rate.
    NSC Follow-On.--The agreement reduces the budget request 
for NSC follow-on costs by $20,429,000 but fully funds the 
requested military personnel follow-on costs.
    OPC Follow-On.--The agreement reduces the budget request 
for operations and maintenance costs of the second OPC by 
$5,781,000 but fully funds the requested military personnel 
follow-on costs.
    Offshore Wind.--The Coast Guard and Department are 
encouraged to collaborate with other public and private 
stakeholders, including industry and labor groups, to support 
offshore wind and supporting maritime infrastructure and to 
work together to support the domestic workforce and vessel 
inventory required to advance offshore wind technology.
    Regional Programs.--The Coast Guard shall provide quarterly 
briefings on the execution of funding provided for its 
operations in various regions (including the Arctic Strategy 
and Operations and the Oceania Operations and Strategy 
Development initiatives funded in the agreement) beginning 
within 180 days of the date of enactment of this Act.
    Towing Vessel Inspection Fee.--The Coast Guard is directed 
to brief the Committees on the status of the rulemaking and 
implementation of new user fees within 60 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act.
    Unfunded Priorities List (UPL).--The Coast Guard is 
directed to provide a list of approved but unfunded Coast Guard 
priorities and the associated funding needs for each priority 
to the Committees at the time of the fiscal year 2024 budget 
request submission.
    Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV).--The agreement directs the 
Coast Guard to provide a report on its research and development 
activities related to USVs, including an evaluation of wind and 
solar powered vessels with surface and subsurface capabilities, 
within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act. The Coast 
Guard shall update the Committees on the findings of its 
research as they become available.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

    The agreement provides an increase of $14,800,000 above the 
request, including $46,000,000 for the economic price 
adjustment costs of Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) funded in 
prior years; $56,000,000 for eight new MH-60T helicopter hulls; 
$12,000,000 for heavy weather boats; $10,000,000 for the Vessel 
Traffic System modernization and Command and Control 
Modernization efforts; $7,800,000 for hyperbaric recompression 
chambers; $75,000,000 for the Polar Security Cutter
    (PSC) homeport in Seattle; $10,000,000 for phase 3 of the 
family housing project at Fort Wadsworth-Sector New York; 
$10,000,000 for Air Station Barbers Point hangar project; 
$105,000,000 for the Kodiak pier project for OPCs and FRCs; and 
$35,000,000 for construction and expansion of Coast Guard child 
development centers. Reductions from the request include: 
$125,000,000 for a commercially available ice breaker; 
$120,000,000 from the PSC program and $107,000,000 from the OPC 
program.
    Coast Guard Yard Resilient Infrastructure and Construction 
Improvement.--The Coast Guard should dedicate funding to 
facility upgrades needed to improve the resilience of the Coast 
Guard Yard and associated infrastructure, as well as any other 
shore infrastructure maintenance and capital improvement 
projects.
    Commercially Available Icebreaker.--The agreement does not 
include the requested funding for the acquisition of a 
commercially available polar icebreaker.
    Domestic Content.--To the maximum extent practicable, the 
Coast Guard is directed to utilize components that are 
manufactured in the United States when contracting for new 
vessels, including auxiliary equipment, such as pumps for 
shipboard services; propulsion equipment, including engines, 
reduction gears, and propellers; shipboard cranes; and 
spreaders for shipboard cranes.
    Fleet Mix Analysis.--The Coast Guard is directed to provide 
an update to the Committees on the analysis required in 
division F of the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying 
Public Law 117-103 within 60 days of the date of enactment of 
this Act. The analysis should include all classes of vessels, 
including those with missions that might not have a direct 
bearing on the workload of other vessel classes.
    Full-Funding Policy.--Consistent with congressional 
direction in prior years, the Coast Guard shall be exempt from 
any acquisition policy that requires an appropriation for the 
total acquisition cost for a vessel, including long lead time 
materials (LLTM), production costs, and postproduction costs, 
before a production contract can be awarded.
    Funded Projects.--The Coast Guard is directed to 
expeditiously notify the Committees regarding cost increases, 
executability concerns, and any other issues that may increase 
the risk profile of planned and funded acquisitions.
    Heavy Weather Boats.--The agreement includes $12,000,000 
above the request to replace heavy weather boats that have been 
taken out of service.
    NSC Program.--The agreement provides the requested 
$60,000,000 for the NSC program to support post-delivery 
activities to missionize and operationalize NSCs 10 and 11.
    OPC.--The agreement includes $543,000,000, which is 
$107,000,000 below the request, for the construction of the 
fifth OPC and LLTM for the sixth OPC. No funding is provided 
for hull form licenses or training aids.
    PSC.--The agreement includes $42,000,000 for the program 
management costs of a third PSC.
    Quarterly Acquisition Briefing.--The Coast Guard shall 
continue to brief the Committees quarterly on all major 
acquisitions, with a particular focus on the costs and 
schedules of the NSC, OPC, and PSC programs. In addition, the 
Coast Guard shall brief the Committees at least one week prior 
to taking procurement actions that will significantly impact 
the costs of these acquisition programs.
    Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC).--The agreement includes 
$77,000,000, as requested, for the recapitalization of the 
nation's inland tenders and barges. The Coast Guard shall 
maintain consistent oversight of the procurement process 
including adherence to the small business set aside arrangement 
throughout the duration of the program.

                                Aircraft

    MH--60T Fleet.--The agreement includes $56,000,000 above 
the request for eight new MH-60T helicopter hulls to accelerate 
the rotary wing fleet transition.

                       Other Acquisition Programs

    The agreement includes $17,800,000 above the request, 
including $7,800,000 for hyperbaric recompression chambers and 
$10,000,000 for the Vessel Traffic System modernization and 
Command and Control Modernization efforts.

                Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation

    The agreement includes $235,000,000 above the request for 
several projects from the Coast Guard's UPL including 
$75,000,000 for the PSC homeport in Seattle; $10,000,000 for 
phase 3 of the family housing project at Fort Wadsworth-Sector 
New York; $10,000,000 for Air Station Barbers Point hangar 
project; $105,000,000 for the Kodiak pier project for OPCs and 
FRCs; and $35,000,000 for construction and expansion of Coast 
Guard Child Development Centers.

                      United States Secret Service

                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

    The agreement provides $100,671,000 above the request, 
including $11,000,000 for increased travel expenses; 
$32,800,000 for protection of protectees; $11,700,000 for 
increased National Special Security Event (NSSE) support; 
$2,500,000 for the National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC); 
$2,600,000 for increased campaign support; $38,270,000 to 
continue and expand training in computer forensics by the 
National Computer Forensics Institute (NCFI); $5,000,000 for 
Cyber Fraud Task Force (CFTF); and $8,801,000 for permanent 
change of station requirements. Additionally, the agreement 
includes a net realignment of $18,000,000 from O&S to PC&I 
compared to the request, based on technical assistance from the 
Secret Service.
    Within the total amount provided, the bill makes 
$52,296,000 available until September 30, 2024, including 
$1,675,000 for international operations; $12,880,000 for the 
James J. Rowley Training Center; $15,241,000 for Operational 
Mission Support; $18,000,000 for protective travel; and 
$4,500,000 for NSSEs.
    CFTF.--The agreement includes $5,000,000 above the request 
to help provide the modern investigative capabilities necessary 
for combating the rise in transnational crimes under the 
jurisdiction of USSS. The USSS shall ensure funds are evenly 
distributed among the Secret Service's Field Divisions for 
necessary mobile forensic technology upgrades. Not later than 
120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, USSS is 
directed to provide a briefing on the efforts of the CFTF, 
including the current state of the program and any future needs 
to ensure the task forces remain prepared for evolving cyber 
threats.
    Presidential Limousine.--USSS is directed to provide annual 
updates on acquisition contract progress, including contract 
performance in meeting delivery deadlines.
    Secret Service Overtime.--Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, USSS is directed to provide data 
to the Committees for the previous calendar year on personnel 
who received supermax pay, disaggregated by position, title and 
pay grade, years of federal service at USSS, total years of 
service with the Federal Government, and total salary, 
delineated by base, overtime, and supermax pay. USSS shall 
ensure that all privacy-related laws are followed as a part of 
this data reporting requirement. Beginning with the fiscal year 
2025 budget request, this information should be included in the 
justification materials that accompany budget submissions.
    Support for NCFI.--The agreement includes $45,526,000 to 
continue training in computer forensics and academic 
certification at NCFI and $23,000,000 to repurpose and renovate 
existing NCFI facilities to accommodate the ongoing growth of 
the program. These resources are critical to bolstering state 
and local cyber capabilities and supporting USSS CFTF. NCFI 
shall continue to prioritize the training needs of SLTT law 
enforcement personnel and legal and judicial professionals in 
computer forensics and cyber investigations.
    Strategic Human Capital Plan.--The agreement directs the 
USSS, in coordination with the Department's Chief Human Capital 
Officer (CHCO), to annually evaluate the 5-year strategic human 
capital plan to assess progress in meeting identified 
benchmarks and goals. The USSS and the CHCO shall also brief 
the Committees not less than bi-annually on progress in 
achieving plan benchmarks and goals.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

    The agreement provides $18,000,000 above the request for a 
net realignment from O&S based on technical assistance provided 
by the Secret Service.

                  TITLE II--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

    Section 201. The agreement continues a provision regarding 
overtime compensation.
    Section 202. The agreement continues a provision allowing 
CBP to sustain or increase operations in Puerto Rico and the 
U.S. Virgin Islands with appropriated funds.
    Section 203. The agreement continues a provision regarding 
the availability of passenger fees collected from certain 
countries.
    Section 204. The agreement continues a provision allowing 
CBP access to certain reimbursements for preclearance 
activities.
    Section 205. The agreement continues a provision regarding 
the importation of prescription drugs from Canada.
    Section 206. The agreement continues a provision regarding 
the waiver of certain navigation and vessel-inspection laws.
    Section 207. The agreement continues a provision preventing 
the establishment of new border crossing fees at LPOEs.
    Section 208. The agreement continues and modifies a 
provision requiring the Commissioner of CBP to submit an 
expenditure plan for funds made available under the heading, 
``U.S. Customs and Border Protection--Procurement, 
Construction, and Improvements''.
    Section 209. The agreement continues a provision 
prohibiting the construction of border security barriers in 
specified areas.
    Section 210. The agreement continues a provision on vetting 
operations at existing locations.
    Section 211. The agreement includes a new provision that 
provides for a grant for the purposes of providing shelter and 
other services.
    Section 212. The agreement continues a provision that 
describes the use of funds provided under the heading, ``U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection--Procurement, Construction, and 
Improvements''.
    Section 213. The agreement continues a provision 
prohibiting the use of funds provided under the heading, ``U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Operations and Support'' 
to continue a delegation of authority under the 287(g) program 
if the terms of an agreement governing such delegation have 
been materially violated.
    Section 214. The agreement continues a provision 
prohibiting the use of funds provided under the heading ``U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Operations and Support'' 
to contract with a facility for detention services if the 
facility receives less than ``adequate'' ratings in two 
consecutive performance evaluations and requires that such 
evaluations be conducted by the ICE OPR.
    Section 215. The agreement continues a provision allowing 
the Secretary to reprogram funds within and transfer funds to 
``U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Operations and 
Support'' to ensure the detention of noncitizens prioritized 
for removal.
    Section 216. The agreement continues a provision that 
requires ICE to provide statistics about its detention 
population.
    Section 217. By reference, the agreement continues 
provisions related to information sharing and on reporting 
under the 287(g) program.
    Section 218. The agreement continues a provision clarifying 
that certain elected and appointed officials are not exempt 
from federal passenger and baggage screening.
    Section 219. The agreement continues a provision directing 
TSA to deploy explosives detection systems based on risk and 
other factors.
    Section 220. The agreement continues a provision 
authorizing TSA to use funds from the Aviation Security Capital 
Fund for the procurement and installation of explosives 
detection systems or for other purposes authorized by law.
    Section 221. The agreement continues and modifies a 
provision requiring TSA to provide a report that includes the 
Capital Investment Plan, the five-year technology investment 
plan, and information on Advanced Integrated Passenger 
Screening Technologies.
    Section 222. The agreement continues and modifies a 
provision relating to a pilot program for screening outside an 
existing primary passenger terminal screening area.
    Section 223. The agreement continues a provision 
prohibiting funds made available by this Act under the heading, 
``Coast Guard--Operations and Support'' for recreational vessel 
expenses, except to the extent fees are collected from owners 
of yachts and credited to this appropriation.
    Section 224. The agreement continues a provision under the 
heading, ``Coast Guard--Operations and Support'' allowing up to 
$10,000,000 to be reprogrammed to or from Military Personnel 
and between the Field Operations funding subcategories.
    Section 225. The agreement continues a provision requiring 
the Commandant of the Coast Guard to submit a future-years 
capital investment plan.
    Section 226. The agreement continues a provision related to 
the reallocation of funds for certain overseas activities.
    Section 227. The agreement continues a provision 
prohibiting funds to reduce the staff or mission at the Coast 
Guard's legacy Operations Systems Center.
    Section 228. The agreement continues a provision 
prohibiting the use of funds to conduct a competition for 
activities related to the Coast Guard National Vessel 
Documentation Center.
    Section 229. The agreement continues a provision allowing 
the use of funds to alter, but not reduce, operations within 
the Civil Engineering program of the Coast Guard.
    Section 230. The agreement continues a provision allowing 
for use of the Coast Guard Housing Fund.
    Section 231. The agreement continues a provision related to 
towing vessel fees.
    Section 232. The agreement continues a provision allowing 
the Secret Service to obligate funds in anticipation of 
reimbursement for personnel receiving training.
    Section 233. The agreement continues a provision 
prohibiting the use of funds by the Secret Service to protect 
the head of a federal agency other than the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, except when the Director has entered into a 
reimbursable agreement for such protection services.
    Section 234. The agreement continues a provision allowing 
the reprogramming of funds provided under the heading, ``United 
States Secret Service--Operations and Support''.
    Section 235. The agreement continues a provision allowing 
funds provided under the heading, ``United States Secret 
Service--Operations and Support'' to be available for travel of 
employees on protective missions without regard to the 
limitations on such expenditures.
    Section 236. The agreement includes a new provision 
providing for a grant or cooperative agreement for certain 
existing facilities used by the USSS.

      TITLE III--PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY

            Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

    The agreement includes a net increase of $388,946,000 above 
the budget request, as described in further detail below. The 
agreement also includes one-time reductions to account for 
projected under-execution of payroll-related funding; such 
reductions are not intended to impact CISA's table of 
organization but rather, to reflect that hiring all 
congressionally funded positions will require additional time.
    Of the total amount provided for this account, $36,293,000 
is available until September 30, 2024, for the National 
Infrastructure Simulation Analysis Center (NISAC).
    Industry Outreach.--To allow CISA and industry to have 
meaningful discussions about cybersecurity capabilities, 
challenges, and technologies, as well as future business 
opportunities, CISA is directed to hold quarterly outreach 
sessions with a broad array of small, mid-size, and large cyber 
security businesses. In addition, CISA shall regularly provide 
additional engagement opportunities for both small group and 
one-on-one industry sessions. CISA shall provide a briefing to 
the Committees within 90 days of the date of enactment of this 
Act that details the level of participation, materials shared 
with industry, and a timeline for future engagements.
    Quarterly Budget and Staffing Briefings.--The agreement 
includes a provision to require that the Director of CISA (or 
the Director's designee) provide the Committees quarterly 
expenditure plan, budget execution, and staffing briefings, 
consistent with the requirement in the explanatory statement 
accompanying the fiscal year 2022 funding Act (Public Law 117-
103). The provision reduces the amounts for CISA Operations and 
Support by $50,000 for each day after the respective due dates 
that the briefings for the first three quarters have not been 
provided to the Committees; and directs that any such 
reductions come from the Management and Business Activities 
PPA.

                             Cybersecurity

    The agreement includes a net increase of $210,241,000 above 
the budget request, including $164,819,000 to sustain fiscal 
year 2022 enhancements; $23,476,000 to implement requirements 
of the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act 
of 2022 (CIRCIA) (Public Law 117-103); and $51,400,000 in 
enhancements that are described in more detail below. The 
agreement realigns $650,000 and 3 FTE from CISA's Joint Cyber 
Defense Collaborative (JCDC) to CISA's Office of Strategy, 
Policy, and Plans (SPP) to host the Program Management Office 
(PMO) for Sensitive Source Reporting Programs. The agreement 
includes a one-time reduction of $21,877,000 below the request 
for projected under-execution of funding for staffing and 
$6,927,000 below the request for requested enhancements already 
funded in the sustainment of fiscal year 2022 enhancements.
    Accreditation of Third-Party Cybersecurity Service 
Providers.--CISA shall examine the feasibility of developing 
standardized requirements for and accreditation of third-party 
cybersecurity service providers for federal agencies, SLTT 
governments, and critical infrastructure organizations, 
including vulnerability assessment and incident response 
providers. Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, CISA shall brief the Committees on the results of 
this analysis, which shall include any necessary additional 
legal authorities required to execute such functions.
    Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Shared Services Pilot 
Program.--The agreement provides $15,000,000 above the request 
for the development of a pilot program to make available 
scalable, commercial cybersecurity shared services that 
critical infrastructure entities can utilize to detect and 
prevent cybersecurity threats and more effectively mitigate 
vulnerabilities, as described in House Report 117-396.
    Cyber Defense Education and Training (CDET).--The agreement 
provides $17,300,000 above the request to support CDET, 
including $5,000,000 for continuing the Federal Cyber 
Reskilling Academy; $2,500,000 for continuing the National 
Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE); $3,000,000 for 
the development of non-traditional training providers (NTTP) in 
cyber workforce development; and $6,800,000 for continuing 
investments in cybersecurity education programs targeting 
kindergarten through the 12th grade (K-12), including the 
Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program 
(CETAP). CETAP and NTTP funding may be executed as grants or 
cooperative agreements, as needed.
    CISA shall provide a briefing to the Committees not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act regarding 
efforts to implement the interagency cybersecurity training and 
education strategy developed in fiscal year 2022, to include an 
update on CISA's cybersecurity education and training programs. 
CISA is also directed to continue its commitment to the NICE 
Challenge Project and shall brief the Committees not later than 
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act on its planned 
activities regarding this project.
    Cyber Threat Indicators.--The agreement provides $7,100,000 
above the budget request level for a collaborative analysis of 
cyber threat indicators, including $6,740,000 within the Threat 
Hunting PPA and $360,000 within the Operations, Planning, and 
Coordination PPA, to expand CISA's capacity and capabilities 
related to data collection and statistical analyses.
    Cyber Threat Intelligence Shared Service Offering.--The 
agreement provides $2,500,000 above the request to enable CISA 
to continue efforts funded in fiscal year 2022 to enhance its 
cyber threat intelligence ``as-a service'' capabilities through 
CISA's Cybersecurity Shared Services Office (CSSO).
    Data Security Vulnerability Improvements.--Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit a report that examines existing security 
vulnerabilities of Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) 
government IT systems. The report shall include an examination 
of emerging technologies that could improve the government's 
data security and protection, such as data shielding and 
immutable logging of suspect activity; instant threat and 
anomaly detection mechanisms; and user behavior analytics. This 
report may be submitted in a classified format, if necessary, 
along with an unclassified summary of findings.
    Evaluating Expansion of CSSO Support.--The recommendation 
required under this heading in House Report 117-396 shall be 
due to the Committees not later than 240 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act.
    Evaluating Federal Cybersecurity Planning and Strategy.--
CISA is reminded of the requirement under this heading in the 
explanatory statement accompanying the fiscal year 2022 funding 
Act that is due annually within 60 days of the submission of 
the President's annual budget request.
    Federal Network Resilience, Hardening Critical 
Infrastructure and SLTT Attack Surfaces.--CISA is directed to 
expand its attack surface visibility and national vulnerability 
incident response to improve situational awareness of internet-
accessible attack surfaces related to non-federal, critical 
infrastructure, and SLTT networks. Accordingly, the agreement 
provides $67,714,000 above the request to restore proposed cuts 
to and sustain efforts funded in fiscal year 2022 for attack 
surface management and federal vulnerability response, and 
provides an additional $6,000,000 to add non-federal, critical 
infrastructure, and SLTT networks to the portfolio.
    Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC).--In addition to 
providing $16,995,000 above the request in the Operational 
Planning and Coordination PPA to sustain fiscal year 2022 
enhancements for the JCDC, the agreement provides $14,728,000, 
as requested, to further expand the JCDC's capabilities, of 
which $2,604,000 is to support the Joint Cyber Coordination 
Group.
    Further, the agreement provides $300,000 above the budget 
request to mature and expand CISA's existing relationship with 
the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center and related 
entities that help mitigate risk to our healthcare 
infrastructure, along with all other sectors and ISACs.
    Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-
ISAC).--The agreement provides not less than $43,000,000 to be 
awarded to the MS-ISAC to sustain and continue to expand and 
invest in the program's capabilities and expertise, to include:
    (1) SLTT election security support via the Election 
Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center;
    (2) mis- and disinformation mitigation capabilities;
    (3) enhanced support and additional licenses for Endpoint 
Detection and Response;
    (4) expanded malicious domain activity blocking and 
reporting services;
    (5) expansion of the MS-ISAC cyber incident response team 
and its capabilities;
    (6) additional Albert sensors;
    (7) additional services, including Managed Email Security, 
Security Orchestration Automation and Response, Web Application 
Firewall, and the SLTT Critical Infrastructure Baseline 
Security program;
    (8) continuing a National Prevention Pilot to provide an 
unclassified Unified Threat Management service for election and 
SLTT partners;
    (9) improving threat intelligence and data retention and 
storage capabilities; and
    (10) allowing additional SLTT members to receive MS-ISAC 
services.
    Private Sector Engagement on Cyber Training.--The briefing 
required under this heading in House Report 117-396 shall be 
due to the Committees not later than 60 days after the 
completion of the National Cyber Workforce Strategy report.
    Protective Domain Name Service (DNS).--The agreement 
provides $15,000,000 above the request to continue support for 
the operation of a centralized federal DNS egress service.
    Ransomware.--Within 180 days of the date of enactment of 
this Act, CISA shall provide a briefing to the Committees on 
the factors that left the United States vulnerable to any 
ransomware attack on critical infrastructure over the last year 
and CISA's efforts to raise awareness of the threat of 
ransomware and activities to reduce the impact of ransomware 
attacks.
    State Courts Electronic Data.--CISA is directed to continue 
its ongoing partnership with MS--ISAC to expand outreach to the 
state courts through national level associations to drive 
participation and understanding of services available to 
prevent, protect against, and respond to cyber-attacks on state 
court electronic data systems.
    Threat Hunting.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, CISA shall provide a report to the 
Committees on the total capacity of threat hunting and incident 
response capability it has developed, using a metric by which 
its ability to respond to the severity and quantity of 
incidents can be measured.

                        Infrastructure Security

    The agreement includes a net increase of $26,890,000 above 
the budget request, including $28,219,000 to sustain fiscal 
year 2022 enhancements; $2,520,000 to restore the proposed cut 
to the Infrastructure Assessments and Analysis Program; and 
$12,064,000 in enhancements that are described in more detail 
below. The agreement includes a one-time reduction of 
$12,000,000 below the request for projected under-execution of 
funding for staffing and $3,913,000 below the request for a 
requested increase to implement exercise-related provisions of 
the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act that 
are already funded in the sustainment of fiscal year 2022 
enhancements.
    Bomb Disposal Technician Training and Technology Training 
Events (TTEs).--The agreement provides $2,000,000 above the 
request for the Office for Bombing Prevention, as described in 
House Report 117-396. Not later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, CISA and the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation (FBI) Hazardous Devices School (HDS) shall 
provide a briefing to the Committees that outlines a strategy 
for ensuring that guidance, intelligence products, training 
curricula, and capability assessments provided to the Public 
Safety Bomb Technician community follow standardized 
terminology, as well as tactics, techniques, and procedures. 
The briefing shall include a description of authorities, roles, 
and responsibilities of all relevant federal government 
stakeholders, including any impacts of resources at CISA and 
the FBI.
    National Cyber Exercise Program (NCEP).--In furtherance of 
section 1547 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81), the agreement provides 
$6,500,000 above the request for CISA to execute its role as 
the NCEP administrator.
    School Safety.--The agreement provides $3,564,000 above the 
request to allow CISA to expand its school safety services and 
product offerings. Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, CISA shall provide a briefing to the 
Committees on its strategy and plans to address the wide range 
of complex and evolving threats to the nation's schools, both 
cyber and physical. The briefing shall reflect the consultation 
requirements set forth in 2220D of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 665K), including the Departments of Education, 
Justice, and Health and Human Services, and education, 
disability, and civil rights stakeholders. Further, the 
briefing shall include a breakout of the funding and staffing 
resources dedicated to these efforts and information on how 
CISA plans to prioritize evidence-based resources and 
strategies that help foster safe, inclusive, and positive 
school climates that support the social, emotional, and mental 
well-being of students alongside their physical safety.

                        Emergency Communications

    The agreement includes an increase of $28,336,000 above the 
budget request, including $22,482,000 to sustain fiscal year 
2022 enhancements; $3,854,000 to restore the proposed cut to 
the Interoperable Communications Technical Assistance Program; 
and $2,000,000 in enhancements that are described in more 
detail below.
    Cyber Resilient 911 (CR911) Ecosystem.--In lieu of the 
requirement under the heading, ``Resilient Next Generation 911 
(NG911) Ecosystem'' in House Report 117-396, CISA shall include 
the CR911 program in its quarterly expenditure plan and budget 
briefings described above.
    First Responder Emergency Medical Communications.--The 
agreement provides $6,000,000 above the request--$2,000,000 
above the fiscal year 2022 level--for CISA to administer and 
expand competitive grants for SLTT merit-based demonstration 
projects and technical assistance offerings that aid in the 
implementation of the National Emergency Communications Plan 
through innovative approaches to interoperable emergency 
medical communications in rural areas to enhance public safety 
communications.

                         Integrated Operations

    The agreement includes a net increase of $38,517,000 above 
the budget request, including $34,032,000 to sustain fiscal 
year 2022 enhancements; $5,869,000 to implement requirements of 
CIRCIA; and $7,216,000 to restore the proposed cut to chemical 
security inspections based on unexplained efficiencies that 
would result in fewer inspections of regulated chemical 
facilities throughout the fiscal year. The agreement includes a 
one-time reduction of $8,600,000 below the request for 
projected under-execution of funding for staffing.
    State Cybersecurity Coordinators.--Not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, CISA shall provide a 
briefing to the Committees detailing its plan and schedule to 
hire all vacant state cybersecurity coordinator positions. CISA 
shall also include recommendations to the Committees on 
additional resources state cybersecurity coordinators need to 
assist state, local, and tribal governments enhance their cyber 
defenses.

                       Risk Management Operations

    The agreement includes a net increase of $44,107,000 above 
the budget request, including $43,338,000 to sustain fiscal 
year 2022 enhancements; $700,000 to implement requirements of 
CIRCIA; and $6,869,000 to restore the proposed cut to the 
NISAC. The agreement includes a one-time reduction of 
$6,800,000 below the request for projected under-execution of 
funding for staffing.
    Continuity of the Economy Plan.--The agreement provides 
$349,000 above the request for the continued development of a 
Continuity of the Economy Plan, as required by section 9603 of 
the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283).
    National Risk Management Center (NRMC).--Not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, CISA shall 
provide a briefing to the Committees on the strategic direction 
of the NRMC. The briefing shall also include an update on 
CISA's national critical functions analytic capabilities, along 
with any applications of these capabilities in fiscal year 2022 
and the status and prioritization of ongoing analyses and 
modeling.

                Stakeholder Engagement and Requirements

    The agreement includes a net increase of $14,388,000 above 
the budget request, including $16,198,000 to sustain fiscal 
year 2022 enhancements; $700,000 to implement requirements of 
CIRCIA; and $1,890,000 in enhancements that are described in 
more detail below. The agreement includes a one-time reduction 
of $4,400,000 below the request for projected under-execution 
of funding for staffing.
    Systemically Important Entities (SIE) Outreach and 
Engagement Support.--The agreement provides $1,890,000 above 
the request to support agency-wide efforts to engage with and 
support SIEs, as described in House Report 117-396.

                            Mission Support

    The agreement includes a net increase of $26,467,000 above 
the budget request, including $16,618,000 to sustain fiscal 
year 2022 enhancements; $3,755,000 to implement requirements of 
CIRCIA; and $11,620,000 in enhancements that are described in 
more detail below. The agreement realigns $650,000 and 3 FTE 
from the JCDC to SPP, as described above. The agreement 
includes $6,176,000 below the request for requested 
enhancements for procurement operations already funded in the 
sustainment of fiscal year 2022 enhancements.
    Cybersecurity Insurance and Data Analysis Working Group.--
In lieu of direction provided under these headings in House 
Report 117-396, CISA shall provide a briefing to the 
Committees, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, on the status of establishing a public-private 
cybersecurity insurance and data analysis working group, as 
described in House Report 117-87.
    Mission Support Requirements.--The agreement provides 
$10,500,000 above the request, of which $8,000,000 is for 
Management and Business Activities for resource planning and to 
improve internal controls, with a focus on hiring and budget 
planning, execution, and reporting; and of which $2,500,000 is 
for Strategy, Policy, and Plans to increase its capacity to 
address CISA's expanding and evolving mission.
    Talent Management Mission Support.--The agreement provides 
$1,120,000 above the request for additional personnel to 
support hiring and talent management programs, including 
through the accelerated implementation of the Cyber Talent 
Management System.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

                             Cybersecurity

    Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM).--The agreement 
provides $331,896,000 for CDM, as requested. CISA is directed 
to continue evaluating the use of automation to replace manual 
software patch remediation methods, as described in House 
Report 117-396. CISA shall provide a briefing to the Committees 
on the findings of the evaluation within 30 days of the 
completion of the evaluation.
    National Cybersecurity Protection System (NCPS).--The 
agreement provides $91,193,000 for NCPS, including $1,000,000 
above the request to enhance the protection of federal networks 
and expand CISA's ability to coordinate and execute defenses 
against nation-state threats and mitigate critical 
vulnerabilities.
    Threat Hunting.--The agreement provides $31,000,000 for 
threat hunting, of which $28,000,000 is for CyberSentry, 
$3,000,000 above the request. Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, CISA shall provide a briefing to 
the Committees on the additional capacity it will achieve in 
fiscal year 2023.

                        RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

                            Risk Management

    Technology Development and Deployment Program (TDDP).--The 
agreement provides $3,500,000 above the request for the TDDP.

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency

                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

    The agreement provides $1,448,000 above the request, 
including $1,000,000 for administration of the Next Generation 
Warning System; $9,193,000 for Integrated Public Alert and 
Warning System; $2,000,000 for National Continuity Readiness 
Implementation; $2,426,000 for the FEMA Strategic Program; 
$305,000 for the Emergency Management Accreditation Program; 
$370,000 for the Certified Emergency Manager Program; 
$3,000,000 for the FEMA Operations Center; $3,200,000 for the 
Administration of Community Project Funding/Congressionally 
Directed Spending grants; $350,000 to reject the proposed cut 
to administration of Alternatives to Detention Case Management; 
$3,010,000 for the transfer of Volunteer Force into FEMA; 
$632,000 to reject the proposed transfer of the Office of Faith 
and Neighborhood Partnerships; $6,697,000 to reject the 
proposed realignment of Defense Production Act activities; 
$1,600,000 for Continuity Communications Equipment; $1,000,000 
for the Deployable Cellular Communications System; $7,500,000 
for post disaster technical assistance to insular areas; and 
$32,000 above the request to sustain fiscal year 2022 
enhancements.
    Funding below the request includes reductions of $400,000 
for Human Capital Systems; $4,500,000 for Regional Response 
Coordination Center Modernization; $1,622,000 for Mobile 
Emergency Office Vehicles (MEOVs); and $900,000 for the privacy 
organization program. The agreement also includes a reduction 
of $32,464,000 for one-time reductions to account for projected 
under-execution of payroll-related funding and net zero 
technical adjustments among PPAs requested by FEMA, including 
the realignment of the Enterprise Cybersecurity activity and an 
associated $982,000 out of O&S to the Disaster Relief Fund 
base.
    Advanced Modeling and 3D Technology.--Within 180 days of 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Office of Response and 
Recovery (OR&R) is directed to brief the Committees on the 
benefits and feasibility of integrating hi-resolution imagery 
and three-dimensional simulation capabilities into its 
emergency response tools, the steps OR&R is taking to execute 
such integration (including partnerships with industry), and 
how these steps could expedite Federal disaster declarations by 
the President.
    Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC).--
Within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act and 
quarterly thereafter, FEMA shall brief the Committees on the 
status of BRIC implementation, including projected funding 
levels; a description of how stakeholder views, including those 
of local governments, are incorporated into program operation; 
and details about how FEMA is addressing stakeholder concerns 
regarding limited feedback from FEMA to unsuccessful applicants 
and regarding the geographic distribution of grants.
    Within 180 days of the date of enactment of this Act, FEMA 
is directed to brief the Committees on plans for addressing how 
the BRIC technical scoring process takes into consideration the 
unique circumstances of many local municipalities, such as the 
level of government with responsibility for building code 
adoption and enforcement.
    Dam Removal Coordination.--Within 60 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act, FEMA, in consultation with the U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service, shall submit a plan to increase inter-
agency coordination on dam removal and related flood map 
updates, including a timeline for plans to update flood maps of 
states where dam removals have taken place within the past 10 
years.
    Emergency Management Assistance Compact.--The agreement 
provides $2,000,000 in the Response and Recovery PPA for the 
Emergency Management Assistance Compact.
    Interagency Coordination.--Within 90 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act, FEMA and the U.S. Department of Housing 
and Urban Development (HUD) are directed to brief the 
Committees on:
    (1) efforts to improve data sharing and integration;
    (2) how such efforts are staffed, coordinated, and 
monitored to ensure continual progress;
    (3) how such efforts can reduce redundant and burdensome 
data collection from survivors;
    (4) known challenges and barriers to advancing FEMA-HUD 
data sharing;
    (5) safeguards in place to protect survivor privacy; and
    (6) key lessons learned from prior efforts.
    National Dam Safety Program.--The agreement provides not 
less than $9,657,000 in the Mitigation PPA for the National Dam 
Safety Program.
    National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program.--The 
agreement provides not less than $8,517,000 in the Mitigation 
PPA for the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program.
    National Inventory of Dams.--FEMA is directed to ensure the 
maintenance and reliable operation of national decision support 
tools that generate flood inundation maps and other products to 
support the goals of dam safety.
    New Programs and Initiatives.--FEMA is directed to brief 
the Committees prior to implementing significant new programs 
or initiatives, with sufficient time allowed for appropriate 
feedback and oversight.
    Small and Rural Water and Waste Water Systems.--FEMA is 
directed to provide a briefing, within 60 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act, outlining a plan and the resources 
necessary (by state) to assist water and wastewater utilities 
that lack financial resources and capacity to address emergency 
preparedness and response activities in the Gulf of Mexico 
coastal states.
    Technical Assistance for Insular Areas.--The agreement 
provides $7,500,000 for post-disaster technical assistance for 
insular areas, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 5204b. FEMA is 
directed to brief the Committees prior to implementing this 
program.
    Technical Hazards Preparedness and Training.--Within 60 
days of the date of enactment of this Act, FEMA shall brief the 
Committees on a plan to implement technical hazards 
preparedness and training, to include an estimate of the 
resources required to offer this nationwide.
    Underserved Communities.--Within 60 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act, FEMA shall brief the Committees on its 
efforts to implement the requirements of Executive Order 13985 
and the measurable outcomes related to such implementation.
    Urban Search and Rescue (US&R).--Within 60 days of the date 
of enactment of this Act, FEMA shall brief the Committees on 
the US&R program to understand how previously provided funds 
have been utilized.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

    The agreement includes an increase of $17,411,000 above the 
request, including $3,000,000 for the National Warning System; 
$8,400,000 for the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System; 
and $10,411,000 for construction, facilities, and asset 
improvement projects at the Mount Weather Emergency Operations 
Center. No funding is provided for Mobile Emergency Office 
Vehicles.

                           FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The agreement includes an increase of $351,525,000 above 
the budget request, not including funding transferred from the 
Office of the Secretary and Executive Management for targeted 
violence and terrorism prevention grants and an Alternatives to 
Detention case management pilot program, or funds transferred 
from U.S. Customs and Border Protection for a Shelter and 
Services Program. The amount provided for this appropriation by 
PPA is as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     Budget Estimate       Final Bill
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Federal Assistance Grants
    State Homeland Security Grant        $616,186,000       $520,000,000
     Program......................
    (Operation Stonegarden).......       (90,000,000)       (90,000,000)
    (Tribal Security Grants)......       (15,000,000)       (15,000,000)
    (Non-profit Security).........      (180,000,000)              - - -
    Urban Area Security Initiative        711,184,000        615,000,000
    (Non-profit Security).........      (180,000,000)              - - -
    Non-Profit Security Grants....              - - -        305,000,000
    Public Transportation Security        100,000,000        105,000,000
     Assistance...................
    (Amtrak Security).............       (10,000,000)       (10,000,000)
    (Over-the-Road Bus Security)..        (2,000,000)        (2,000,000)
    Port Security Grants..........        100,000,000        100,000,000
    Assistance to Firefighter             370,000,000        360,000,000
     Grants.......................
    Staffing for Adequate Fire and        370,000,000        360,000,000
     Emergency Response (SAFER)
     Grants.......................
    Emergency Management                  355,000,000        355,000,000
     Performance Grants...........
    Critical Infrastructure                80,000,000              - - -
     Cybersecurity Grant Program..
    Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk         350,000,000        312,750,000
     Analysis Program (RiskMAP)...
    Regional Catastrophic                  12,000,000         12,000,000
     Preparedness Grants..........
    Emergency Food and Shelter....        154,000,000        130,000,000
    (Humanitarian Assistance).....       (24,000,000)              - - -
    Next Generation Warning System              - - -         56,000,000
    Community Project Funding/                  - - -        335,145,000
     Congressionally Directed
     Spending Grants..............
                                   -------------------------------------
        Subtotal, Grants..........      3,218,370,000      3,565,895,000
Education, Training, and Exercises
    Center for Domestic                    71,031,000         71,031,000
     Preparedness.................
    Center for Homeland Defense            18,000,000         18,000,000
     and Security.................
    Emergency Management Institute         30,777,000         30,777,000
    U.S. Fire Administration......         58,287,000         58,287,000
    National Domestic Preparedness        101,000,000        101,000,000
     Consortium...................
    Continuing Training Grants....         12,000,000         16,000,000
    National Exercise Program.....         21,024,000         21,024,000
                                   -------------------------------------
        Subtotal, Education,              312,119,000        316,119,000
         Training, and Exercises..
                                   -------------------------------------
        Subtotal, Federal               3,530,489,000      3,882,014,000
         Assistance...............
    Targeted Violence and                (20,000,000)       (20,000,000)
     Terrorism Prevention Grants
     (by transfer)................
    Alternatives to Detention Case        (5,000,000)       (20,000,000)
     Management (by transfer).....
    Shelter and Services Program                - - -      (800,000,000)
     (by transfer)................
                                   -------------------------------------
        Total, Federal Assistance      $3,555,489,000     $4,722,014,000
         (including transfers)....
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Combating Domestic Violent Extremism.--The agreement 
directs FEMA to post a public report detailing the use of 
fiscal year 2021 and 2022 State Homeland Security Grant Program 
and Urban Area Security Initiative grants related to combating 
domestic violent extremism within 90 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act.
    Community Project Funding and Congressionally Directed 
Spending.--The agreement provides $335,145,000 for Community 
Project Funding (CPF) and Congressionally Directed Spending 
(CDS) Grants. Although CPF/CDS project award amounts are not 
available for the management and administration (M&A) costs of 
states, the total includes $15,960,933 for the reimbursement of 
state M&A costs, which may not exceed an amount equal to 5 
percent of the total award amount for each project. However, 
state recipients may use other eligible funds, including their 
own funds, in addition to the amount provided in this bill for 
CPF and CDS M&A. In addition to their own funds, subrecipients 
may use CPF/CDS project award funds for M&A to the extent it is 
permitted by the relevant FEMA guidance.
    Continuing Training Grants.--The agreement includes 
$16,000,000 for Continuing Training Grants, including not less 
than $3,000,000 to be competitively awarded for FEMA-certified 
rural and tribal training; $2,000,000 for FEMA to partner with 
the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Unmanned Aircraft 
Center of Excellence to conduct a regional training program for 
SLTT responders in using UAS for disaster preparedness and 
response; and $8,000,000 for activities of the National 
Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium (NCPC).
    NCPC is directed to provide to the Committees, by not later 
than the end of fiscal year 2023, a comprehensive report 
detailing recommendations for establishing multi-year curricula 
to improve cybersecurity preparedness among SLTT governments 
that utilize the Consortium's services.
    Flood Mapping.--FEMA is directed to brief the Committees 
within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act on its 
flood mapping plan for fiscal year 2023.
    Grant Considerations.--When awarding grants, the 
Administrator shall consider the needs of cybersecurity 
preparedness and planning, state court cybersecurity, 911 call 
capability, alert and warning capabilities, implementation of 
the REAL ID Act (Public Law 109-13), and countering targeted 
violence and terrorism prevention programs.
    Light Detection and Ranging.--FEMA is directed to obligate 
not less than the fiscal year 2022 funding level for Light 
Detection and Ranging surveys based on flood risk.
    Local Control Pilot Study and Assessment.--Within 180 days 
of the date of enactment of this Act, FEMA shall brief the 
Committees on its plan to conduct a pilot study and assessment 
on a local control option for offsetting the impacts of a 
physical revision of flood insurance rate maps for eligible 
communities. Prior to the briefing, FEMA shall confer with the 
Committees to ensure its technical aspects will align with the 
Committees' intent.
    Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program.--FEMA is 
directed to prioritize the use of funding to formalize new or 
sustain existing working groups for continued effective 
coordination; ensure synchronization of plans and shared best 
practices; implement citizen and community preparedness 
campaigns; and pre-position needed commodities and equipment. 
FEMA is further directed to consider the needs of both areas at 
risk of natural and man-made catastrophes, and other directly 
or indirectly affected communities.
    RiskMAP Urban Flood Mapping Program.--FEMA is reminded of 
the requirement to brief the Committees within 30 days of the 
completion of Fiscal Year 2020 Urban Area Flooding Pilot 
activities and to make related recommendations, including 
whether a permanent program should be established.
    Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response 
(SAFER).--FEMA is directed to provide a briefing to the 
Committees, within 90 days of the date of enactment of this 
Act, detailing SAFER grant awards by state for fiscal years 
2019 through 2022, delineated by funding provided to career and 
volunteer fire departments.
    United States Fire Administration (USFA).--FEMA is directed 
to continue to provide funding for the congressionally-mandated 
National Fallen Firefighters Memorial. Within 180 days of the 
date of enactment of this Act, USFA is directed to provide a 
briefing to the Committees on any plans to revise Emergency 
Support Function (ESF)-4, Firefighting, to clarify or change 
USFA's role in responding to structural fires and wildland 
fires that expand into the Wildland Urban Interface. The 
briefing shall also address plans for improving data collection 
efforts, including efforts to upgrade or replace the National 
Fire Incident Reporting System.
    CBP Shelter and Services Program (SSP).--The bill transfers 
$800,000,000 for CBP's Shelter and Services Program from CBP's 
Operations and Support account to FEMA for administration.
    FEMA and CBP shall brief the Committees within 180 days of 
the date of enactment of this Act on the process and timeline 
for establishing the program, including any potential change--
statutory or otherwise--that would help maximize the program's 
efficiency and effectiveness. In order to avoid any 
interruption in support for CBP short-term holding facility 
decompression, up to $785,000,000 of the amount provided for 
SSP in fiscal year 2023 is available for allocation through the 
Emergency Food and Shelter Program-Humanitarian (EFSP-H), 
including up to $50,000,000 that may be used for the 
construction and expansion of shelter facilities (see further 
description, below). FEMA and CBP should continue to work 
cooperatively with non-governmental organizations (NGO) and 
state and local governments to fund eligible costs of providing 
temporary shelter and related services to individuals released 
from DHS custody.
    Within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act and 
quarterly thereafter, FEMA shall brief the Committees on 
funding awarded since fiscal year 2019 through EFSP-H, to 
include details on the amounts awarded to each recipient and 
the lowest level of data available from recipients (to include 
invoices, as necessary), along with administrative costs 
incurred by FEMA or the Emergency Food and Shelter National 
Board.
    In addition, within 180 days of the date of enactment of 
this Act, CBP and FEMA shall provide a report to the Committees 
on the planned or actual date(s) of the notice(s) of funding 
opportunity (NOFO) for the SSP; planned and actual obligations 
and outlays; funding awarded to each governmental and non-
governmental recipient; reimbursements to-date for fiscal year 
2023 for both governmental and non-governmental organizations; 
a description of SSP program goals, policies, and program 
structure; an SSP award allocation methodology that depends to 
the greatest extent possible on available border data; and 
outcome performance measures and results related to achieving 
program goals. The initial briefing shall include an analysis 
of challenges and impediments CBP and FEMA may have in 
providing data to the Committees related to sheltering 
requirements and a description of the strategies in place to 
overcome these issues.
    Under the new SSP, the permissible use of funding includes 
the construction and expansion of shelter facilities to help 
address shelter capacity constraints, particularly in border 
areas with consistently high numbers of individuals crossing 
the border between the ports of entry. During the fiscal year 
2023 transition to SSP, a limited amount of EFSP-H funding is 
made available, at the discretion of the Board and in 
consultation with CBP and FEMA, for the construction and 
expansion of state, local, or NGO shelter facilities. This 
authority provides flexibility in meeting shelter capacity 
requirements as part of an overall strategy to maximize the use 
of shelter capacity in support of decompressing CBP short-term 
holding facilities. FEMA and the Board shall notify the 
Committees at least 15 days in advance of awarding any EFSP-H 
funds for shelter construction or expansion.
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                          DISASTER RELIEF FUND

    The agreement provides $19,945,000,000, an increase of 
$205,000,000 above the request. The total amount is 
appropriated under the budget cap adjustment for major disaster 
response and recovery activities. No funds are provided for 
base DRF activities due to a significant carryover balance in 
the base account.
    Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC).--
The Capability and Capacity Building activity shall be funded 
at no less than $1,500,000 per state as defined by section 
102(4) of the Stafford Act in fiscal year 2023.
    Disaster Declaration Process.--FEMA is directed to consult 
with states, including those with large populations, on the 
policy of considering population size when determining the 
assistance criteria for Public Assistance. Within 270 days of 
the date of enactment of this Act, FEMA shall provide a 
briefing to the Committees on the results of the consultation.
    GAO Review of FEMA COVID-19 Funding.--GAO is directed to 
conduct a comprehensive audit and review of FEMA's role in the 
response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including types of projects 
submitted, approved, and not approved for award; FEMA use of 
financial controls to ensure project award eligibility and the 
prevention of awards that duplicate other federal funding 
awards; FEMA's forecasting methodologies for future COVID-19-
related obligations and FEMA's incorporation of lessons learned 
into such methodologies; and recipients' processes to ensure 
FEMA funding is used for only eligible costs.
    The Agreement directs the Comptroller General to brief the 
Committees on its preliminary findings not later than one year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and to provide a full 
report on the findings of the review to the same Committees at 
a date agreed upon at a preliminary briefing.
    Improving access to BRIC.--Within 90 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act, FEMA shall brief the Committees on 
challenges states face in accessing BRIC grants.
    Natural Infrastructure Activities.--Within 180 days of the 
date of enactment of this Act, FEMA shall provide the 
Committees a report on the number, total requested funding, and 
percentage of fiscal year 2021 BRIC applications for natural 
infrastructure projects, and a comparison of these numbers to 
the fiscal year 2020 grant cycle. The report shall be 
disaggregated by successful and unsuccessful applications and 
describe the types of natural infrastructure activities funded.
    FEMA may utilize public/private partnerships, pursuant to 
16 U.S.C. 3701 and 16 U.S.C. 3709, to enhance and leverage 
nature-based infrastructure within the BRIC and pre-disaster 
mitigation programs through one or more pilot projects. Such 
projects should provide additional expedited and streamlined 
opportunities for communities, including disadvantaged 
communities, to utilize funding for enhancing nature-based 
strategies that provide resilience and protection against 
natural threats, including but not limited to coastal and 
inland flooding, wildland fires, and drought.
    Public Assistance Briefings.--FEMA is reminded of the 
overdue Public Assistance briefings described in House Report 
117-396 and is directed to provide these briefings as soon as 
possible.

                     NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND

    The agreement includes $225,000,000 for the National Flood 
Insurance Fund, consistent with the budget request.

                  TITLE III--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

    Section 301. The agreement includes a provision making 
``Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency--Operations 
and Support'' funding available for procuring and providing 
cybersecurity threat feeds to CISA stakeholders and partners.
    Section 302. The agreement includes a provision regarding 
quarterly budget and staffing briefings for CISA.
    Section 303. The agreement modifies a provision limiting 
expenses for administration of grants.
    Section 304. The agreement includes a provision clarifying 
the allocation of funds for the State Homeland Security Grant 
Program.
    Section 305. The agreement continues a provision specifying 
timeframes for information on certain grant awards.
    Section 306. The agreement continues and modifies a 
provision requiring a five-day advance notification for certain 
grant awards under ``Federal Emergency Management Agency--
Federal Assistance.''
    Section 307. The agreement continues a provision that 
addresses the availability of certain grant funds for the 
installation of communications towers.
    Section 308. The agreement continues a provision requiring 
a report on the expenditures of the DRF.
    Section 309. The agreement continues a provision permitting 
waivers to certain SAFER grant program requirements.
    Section 310. The agreement continues a provision providing 
for the receipt and expenditure of fees collected for the 
Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program, as authorized by 
Public Law 105-276.
    Section 311. The agreement continues a provision permitting 
waivers to certain Assistance to Firefighter Grants program 
requirements.

        TITLE IV--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES

           United States Citizenship And Immigration Services

                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

    The agreement provides $242,981,000 for operations and 
support, of which $109,611,000 is for the E-Verify program and 
$133,370,000 is for refugee processing, as requested. Given 
projected carryover balances for fiscal year 2024, the 
agreement does not provide funding for backlog reduction for 
fiscal year 2023.
    Asylum Processing.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, USCIS shall provide a report to the 
Committees that details its efforts to reduce the backlog of 
asylum applications, while ensuring that asylum applicants are 
properly reviewed for security purposes. USCIS shall coordinate 
with relevant federal agencies that provide services to 
individuals who have been granted asylum to ensure that such 
persons are appropriately referred and informed of available 
services. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, USCIS shall provide a briefing to the Committees on 
efforts to refer asylees for services.
    Backlog Reporting.--USCIS shall provide the Committees a 
plan, within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act, to 
establish a quarterly, public report on all backlogs, 
frontlogs, and pending forms for all form types. The report 
shall include the number of applicants or petitioners in each 
USCIS backlog, frontlog, or pending status, including 
beneficiaries where applicable, by form type; and shall include 
the length of the status associated with the relevant form 
type. Additionally, within 180 days of the date of enactment of 
this Act, USCIS shall provide a briefing to the Committees on a 
plan for addressing ongoing backlogs and frontlogs.
    Budget and Productivity Reporting.--USCIS shall provide 
semi-annual briefings to the Committees on budget operations, 
including revenue projections, actual spending, and other 
financial forecasts. At a minimum, the briefing shall detail 
spending by directorate and office, with comparisons to initial 
projections; revenue and expenses delineated by form type; 
other agency expenses, including payments or transfers to other 
federal agencies; and carryover or reserve fund projections and 
spending. USCIS shall ensure the agency maintains a sufficient 
carryover balance to provide stability amid fluctuating 
receipts. Additionally, USCIS shall establish a baseline for 
current application and petition processing capacity, along 
with metrics for measuring the impact of investments in 
personnel, technology, and changes to processes and policies on 
productivity. Updates on USCIS performance against these 
metrics shall be included with the briefings.
    Budget Justification Materials.--USCIS shall provide 
additional detailed information and accounting level data in 
its future budget justification materials to ensure 
transparency and executability. Such details shall include 
additional information regarding each adjustment to base and 
program change from the prior year for each PPA, including the 
PPAs within the Immigration Examinations Fee Account (IEFA) and 
at the office-level for the Administration PPA. Within 30 days 
of the date of enactment of this Act, USCIS shall confer with 
the Committees on the PPA structure to be used for future 
budget requests.
    Data on Asylum Operations.--USCIS is directed to continue 
to make available, on a publicly accessible website in a 
downloadable, searchable, and sortable format, a report 
containing not less than the previous 12 months of semimonthly 
data on:
    (1) the number of noncitizens determined to have a credible 
or reasonable fear of--
    (a) persecution, as defined in section 235(b)(1)(B)(v) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act; or
    (b) torture, as defined in section 208.30 of title 8, Code 
of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 1, 2018);
    (2) the total number of cases received by U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration Services to adjudicate credible or reasonable 
fear claims, as described in paragraph (1), and the total 
number of cases closed; and
    (3) the total pending asylum operations workload.
    Such report shall also disaggregate the data described 
above with respect to the following subsets:
    (1) claims submitted by aliens detained at a U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement family residential center 
or an emergency family shelter;
    (2) claims submitted by aliens, organized by each 
subdivision of legal or administrative authority under which 
claims are reviewed; and
    (3) the job series of the personnel reviewing the claims.
    Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, and quarterly thereafter, USCIS shall provide a briefing 
to the Committees on the implementation of the Credible Fear 
and Asylum Processing Interim Final Rule. The briefing shall 
include data on the number of credible fear interviews and 
Asylum Merits Interviews conducted; outcomes of such 
interviews, including, but not limited to, the number approved, 
denied, administratively closed, and pending cases; the Field 
Office location of such interviews; and whether the individual 
was represented. USCIS shall report publicly the number of 
individuals referred to immigration or criminal proceedings, or 
otherwise referred for an enforcement action.
    Electronic Processing.--USCIS shall provide a semi-annual 
briefing to the Committees on its electronic processing 
efforts, as described in the explanatory statement accompanying 
the fiscal year 2022 funding Act (Public Law 117-103), 
including its efforts to establish a centralized mechanism for 
asylum seekers to apply for employment authorization online. 
Further, USCIS shall explore options, including through 
technology, to increase access to interviews and other 
processes for individuals who may not be geographically located 
near a USCIS Field Office.
    E-Verify.--Within 90 days of the date of enactment of this 
Act, USCIS shall provide a briefing on the status of its plans 
to modernize and improve the quality and accuracy of 
information submitted into the E-Verify system, including the 
status of its efforts to implement an appeal process for a non-
confirmation within the E-Verify system.
    Employment Authorizations.--USCIS shall ensure all 
regulatory, statutory, and court-ordered or stipulated 
agreement timelines are met for all applications for employment 
authorization. Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, USCIS is 
directed to make available on a publicly accessible website:
    (1) the total number of pending employment authorization 
applications filed; and
    (2) the total number of such applications that have been 
pending for 60 or fewer days, 61-90 days, 91-120 days, 121-179 
days, and 180 or more days.
    The website shall also summarize, on an annual basis, all 
existing processing time goals, the source of the time goal, 
and whether the agency met the time goal for the prior fiscal 
year.
    Fee Waivers and Exemptions.--Within 60 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act and quarterly thereafter, the Department 
shall provide the Committees with updated reports on all 
applications and petitions for which fees are waived and any 
budgetary impacts resulting from the issuances of such waivers.
    H-2A and H-2B Visas.--USCIS shall, in coordination with the 
Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification, 
timely post public information provided by employers on Form I-
129 and associated filings regarding recruiters, recruiting 
agents, or agencies they plan to use. USCIS shall also 
establish a process whereby workers may confirm that they are 
the beneficiaries of H-2A or H-2B petitions and can receive 
information about their own immigration status, including their 
authorized period of stay and the status of any requested visa 
extensions.
    Military Naturalization Applications.--The briefing 
required under this heading in House Report 117-396 shall be 
due not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act.
    Refugee Admissions.--The agreement provides sufficient 
resources for USCIS to meet the Presidential Determination on 
refugee admissions for the fiscal year. Within 90 days of the 
date of enactment of this Act, USCIS shall provide a briefing 
to the Committees on its detailed plan to achieve the 
Presidential Determination on refugee admissions for Fiscal 
Year 2023. The briefing shall include, for fiscal year 2022, 
the information identified under this heading in the 
explanatory statement accompanying the fiscal year 2022 funding 
Act (Public Law 117-103) related to staffing, interviews, 
approvals, and denials. USCIS shall examine whether any 
burdensome administrative or inefficiencies currently exist in 
the refugee admissions process including whether any 
duplicative fingerprint requirements exist that slow refugee 
admissions and shall include such information in the briefing 
to the Committees.
    Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) Applications.--Not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act and 
quarterly thereafter, USCIS shall make the following 
information available on a publicly accessible website:
    (1) the total number of SIJ petitions pending before USCIS 
and the length of time each case has been pending;
    (2) the total number of SIJ adjudications, broken down by 
grant or denial and the average length of time SIJ petitions 
were pending prior to adjudication, decision, or issuance of a 
Request for Evidence (RFE) or Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID);
    (3) the total number of RFEs and NOIDs issued; and
    (4) the total numbers of SIJ petitions that have been 
pending for 60 or fewer days, 61-90 days, 91-120 days, 121-179 
days, and 180 or more days.
    Voter Registration for New Citizens.--Not later than 120 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, USCIS shall 
provide a briefing to the Committees regarding the status of 
its efforts in each field office to facilitate the registration 
of U.S. Citizens upon completion of their oath ceremonies. At a 
minimum, the briefing shall include details on agreements and 
partnerships with the appropriate state or local officials or 
agencies, or non-profits, as appropriate, and how USCIS works 
with the appropriate entities to electronically transfer voter 
information, or to pursue other avenues to reduce paperwork and 
facilitate voter registration for these individuals upon 
successfully obtaining U.S. Citizenship.
    Workload Staffing Modeling.--Not later than 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, USCIS shall provide a 
briefing to the Committees that updates the information 
required under this heading in the explanatory statement 
accompanying the fiscal year 2022 funding Act (Public Law 117-
103). The briefing shall include data outputs from the Staffing 
Allocation Model and the Model of Operational Planning in order 
to provide the Committees a better understanding of what the 
budget request and anticipated fee funded resources will 
support and the associated projections for improvements in 
performance.

                           FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

    The agreement provides $25,000,000 to support the 
Citizenship and Integration Grant Program. Additionally, USCIS 
continues to have the authority to accept private donations to 
support this program.

                Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers

                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

    The agreement provides $695,000 below the request for a 
transfer to PC&I for the purchase of Vogel Road.
    Interagency Training Centers.--The Department shall 
continue working with the Department of the Army and with the 
National Guard, as well as state and local leaders, to identify 
opportunities to expand domestic training locations on federal 
or state property, particularly in regions like the Northeast 
that lack facilities for training related to active shooters, 
dense urban terrain, and cyber and electromagnetic response.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

    The agreement provides $10,695,000 above the request, 
including $10,000,000 for the Charleston Construction Project 
and a transfer of $695,000 from O&S for the purchase of Vogel 
Road.

                   Science and Technology Directorate

                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

    The agreement provides $31,000,000 above the budget request 
for operations and support, which is described in further 
detail below. Of the total amount provided for this account, 
$219,897,000 is available until September 30, 2024, for 
Laboratory Facilities and Acquisition and Operations Analysis.

                         Laboratory Facilities

    Work for Others (WFO).--S&T shall provide a briefing to the 
Committees not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act on the implementation and execution of the WFO 
program, including actions it is taking to ensure the program 
is supported, without disruption, into the future. The briefing 
shall include a review of the current execution of the program 
and identify whether there is full cost recovery for WFO 
projects and activities.

                  Acquisition and Operations Analysis

    Border Security Capabilities and Performance Measurement.--
S&T shall provide to the Committees, within 90 days of the date 
of enactment of this Act, an initial report that includes a 
preliminary assessment of the efficacy and impact of 
technological solutions acquired and deployed within the past 5 
years, personnel levels, and other related investments to 
address current border security needs. Within one year of 
enactment of this Act, S&T shall provide a final report to the 
Committees that includes:
    (1) a final assessment of the efficacy and impact of border 
investments deployed within the past 5 years to address border 
protection needs;
    (2) recommendations for a decision support tool 
architecture that supports deployment of future technology 
solutions; and
    (3) an action plan based on the analyses and assessments.
    Measuring Impact of Efforts to Combat Forced Labor.--To 
accelerate capabilities to prevent the entry of goods subject 
to Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307), the 
agreement provides $2,500,000 above the request to develop, in 
partnership with CBP's Office of Trade, analytic capabilities 
to assess the impact of Department and CBP actions and 
investments on world-wide forced labor levels and how those 
investments impact U.S. businesses.
    Projecting and Planning for Future Flow to U.S. Southwest 
Border.--The agreement provides $8,000,000 above the request to 
expand and evolve the interagency models used to project 
impacts to federal agencies from the changing flow of migrants 
crossing the border, as well as the effect of changes in 
policies and agency resources. A primary objective is to model 
the different processing pathways for noncitizens encountered 
at the border based on their demographics (e.g., single adults, 
family units, and unaccompanied children) and then apply 
predictive tools to help establish a shared baseline across all 
agencies and community partners that play a role in managing 
that processing.
    Working with the Department's Office of the Chief Financial 
Officer (OCFO), Office of Policy (including the Office of 
Immigration Statistics (OIS)), and operational components, S&T 
shall collaborate with the Departments of Justice and Health 
and Human Services to share model outputs that can inform the 
development of agency budget requests. Not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, S&T, the Office of 
Policy, OCFO, and the relevant DHS operational partners shall 
provide a briefing to the Committees on the planned execution 
of these funds and a timeframe for delivery of model outputs to 
all impacted agencies.
    Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies 
(SAFETY) Act.--The agreement provides $4,000,000 above the 
request for the Office of SAFETY Act Implementation (OSAI). Not 
later than nine months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
OSAI shall deploy a public-facing dashboard to document the 
progress in achieving the objectives established under the 
SAFETY Act implementation regulations, including monthly 
performance metric updates. Such metrics shall include, but not 
be limited to:
    (1) applications submitted for developmental test and 
evaluation designation, full designation, and certification, 
including renewals, modifications, transfers, and pre-
applications;
    (2) the number of applications in evaluation beyond both 
120 and 165 days, by application type; and
    (3) processing timelines associated with issuing 
completeness determinations and rendering final decisions, by 
application type.
    System of Systems Operational Analytics (SoSOA).--To expand 
upon the services the SoSOA team can provide, the agreement 
provides $5,500,000 above the request, of which $4,000,000 is 
in the Acquisition and Operations Analysis PPA and $1,500,000 
is in the Mission Support PPA for additional staffing. Not 
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act and 
quarterly thereafter, S&T shall brief the Committees on the 
execution of these funds and the projects the SoSOA team is 
supporting.

                            Mission Support

    The agreement provides $12,500,000 above the request for 
the Mission Support PPA, including $5,500,000 for the Chief 
Information Office to sustain core operational requirements and 
for a systems refresh; $4,500,000 for contract acquisition 
program support; $500,000 for counsel detailees supporting 
OSAI; $1,500,000 for SoSOA, as described above; and $500,000 
for the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology Center, as 
described in House Report 117--396.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

    The agreement provides $35,750,000, as requested, for 
critical improvements to S&T's laboratory facilities; 
$13,466,000, as requested, for the Plum Island Closure and 
Support (PICS) Program; and $6,000,000 for the design and 
environmental planning of the Detection Sciences Testing and 
Applied Research (DSTAR) Center, a reduction of $34,250,000 
below the request.
    National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center 
(NBACC).--S&T shall ensure that the NBACC facility expansion 
scoping study described in the request is completed and is 
directed to provide a briefing to the Committees on the results 
not later than 150 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act.
    Plum Island Closure and Support (PICS) Program.--The 
agreement provides $13,466,000 to continue the transition, 
closure, and conveyance of all Plum Island real property and 
all related personal property prior to the transfer of the Plum 
Island Animal Disease Center's (PIADC) operational and 
programmatic missions to the National Bio and Agro-Defense 
Facility (NBAF). S&T is encouraged to establish a cooperative 
agreement to administer funding for a facilitated process that 
can enable stakeholders to conduct an ecosystem study of Plum 
Island's native wildlife and natural habitat in the 
conservation area.
    With the transition of the PIADC science mission activities 
to the NBAF, currently scheduled for completion in fiscal year 
2024, S&T shall continue to provide semi-annual briefings on 
the progress of these activities, as specified in the 
explanatory report accompanying Public Law 116-260. S&T shall 
also notify the Committees in these briefings of any 
foreseeable issues with the continuation at NBAF of any DHS 
essential mission activities that were performed by the 
Department at PIADC, along with steps that the Department is 
considering to avoid interruption. Further, not later than 120 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, S&T, in 
consultation with the Department of Agriculture, shall provide 
a briefing to the Committees on the full transition schedule 
and projected milestones, including any risk factors that may 
impact timelines and corresponding budget estimates. The 
briefing shall also include details regarding:
    (1) the activities each department intends to conduct and 
the anticipated personnel and resources to be assigned to NBAF, 
particularly those outlined in Section 5(J) of the National 
Security Memorandum on ``Strengthening the Security and 
Resilience of United States Food and Agriculture'' (NSM-16) 
(November 10, 2022); and
    (2) the continuity plans for legacy Agricultural Research 
Service, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and DHS 
collaborative efforts that were conducted at PIADC that should 
be transitioned to NBAF, including but not limited to:
    (a) the Targeted Advanced Development (TAD) Group;
    (b) PANTHR/TIGER studies for threat and risk assessments;
    (c) agent characterization of cross-over threats for the 
Intelligence Community; and
    (d) initiatives that fall under Other Transaction Authority 
(OTA).
    Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL) DSTAR Center.--The 
agreement provides partial funding of $6,000,000 for planning 
and design activities for DSTAR, pending receipt of an up-to-
date detailed project cost estimate and schedule. Concurrent 
with the President's fiscal year 2024 budget request, S&T shall 
provide a detailed project schedule and milestones assessment 
for construction of the DSTAR Center, including a revised cost 
estimate that reflects the TSL's up-to-date requirements for 
the center and current market conditions.

                        RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

    The agreement provides $2,500,000 above the request for 
University Programs.
    Despite the direction below to consider funding above the 
request within S&T's various thrust areas, overall funding for 
Research, Development, and Innovation is provided at the 
request level. Accordingly, S&T shall notify the Committees not 
fewer than 30 days in advance of any reduction, 
discontinuation, or transfer of custody from the Undersecretary 
for Science and Technology of any R&D activity described in the 
request, including reductions taken to redirect funding for any 
effort described below.

                 Research, Development, and Innovation

    Increased Early Collaboration with Stakeholders.--Within 90 
days of the date of enactment of this Act, S&T shall provide a 
briefing to the Committees on its early-outreach efforts, 
including the pros and cons of a creating a formal forum or 
portal for interested stakeholders and partners to share 
perspectives on future research.
    Transitioning New Capabilities to Operational Components.--
To better account for both the impact of R&D funding and how 
those resources improve the Department's operational 
capabilities, S&T shall provide a briefing to the Committees 
within 45 days of the date of enactment of this Act on a plan 
to partner with DHS components to develop key measures to 
capture that impact and quantify a return on investment. Within 
60 days of the date of enactment of this Act, S&T shall provide 
the Committees examples of the impact of not fewer than three 
R&D projects.

                            Border Security

    Within the Border Security thrust area, S&T shall consider 
funding for the following: up to $4,000,000 above the request 
for work related to enabling unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to 
support DHS operational entities and for work related to 
addressing threats posed by UAS, including small UAS, in the 
border, maritime, and urban environments; up to $2,000,000 
above the request for expansion of Low-Cost Team Awareness Kits 
(TAK); up to $4,736,000 above the request for port of entry 
(POE) data analytic capabilities for the detection and 
disruption of illegal activity while expediting processing; up 
to $5,000,000 above the request for development and deployment 
of active neutron interrogation for cargo screening; and up to 
$3,000,000 above the request to address threats facing port and 
maritime critical infrastructure.

           Chemical, Biological, and Explosive (CBE) Defense

    Within the CBE Defense thrust area, S&T shall consider 
funding for the following: up to $6,000,000 above the request 
for next generation biosurveillance systems; and up to 
$8,300,000 for the detection canine program.
    Opioid and Fentanyl Detection.--S&T shall provide a report 
to the Committees within 180 days of the date of enactment of 
this Act on any research or development activity that 
incorporates rapid scanning into screening methods for drug 
interdiction.

                   Cybersecurity/Information Analysis

    Within the Cybersecurity/Information Analysis thrust area, 
S&T shall consider funding for the following: up to $5,000,000 
above the request for voting technologies and election data 
security procedures; up to $4,000,000 above the request for 
cyber defense/incident response capabilities for chemical 
sector critical infrastructure; and up to $6,000,000 for the 
U.S.-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation grant program, as 
authorized by section 1551 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022; and up to $2,000,000 
above the request to continue efforts to ensure the 
effectiveness of cyber training for law enforcement and 
vulnerable populations.

                  First Responder/Disaster Resilience

    Within the First Responder/Disaster Resilience thrust area, 
S&T shall consider funding for the following: up to $4,000,000 
above the request to develop and deploy software quality 
assurance tools for monitoring and timely cyber-attack 
mitigation for critical infrastructure and to complete the 
requirements for federal contracts specified in Executive Order 
13905--Strengthening National Resilience Through Responsible 
Use of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services (February 
18, 2020); up to $9,000,000 above the request for exploitation 
of mesonets for emergency preparedness and response to provide 
advance warning of severe weather conditions, for developing 
capabilities for maintaining and improving the integrity of the 
nation's levee and dams systems, and for research into viable 
alternatives of concrete dam design and performance; up to 
$1,500,000 above the request for research on advanced modeling 
and three-dimensional (3D) simulation technologies that support 
FEMA disaster resilience, mitigation, and recovery operations; 
$5,000,000 above the request for the Research and Prototyping 
for Improvised Explosive Device Defeat (RAPID) program; and up 
to $9,000,000 to further expand the Distributed Environment for 
Critical Infrastructure Decision-making Exercises program, 
focusing on industrial control systems for multi-sector cyber 
event exercises.
    Advanced Modeling and 3D Simulation Technologies.--In lieu 
of the direction provided in House Report 117-396, S&T shall 
assist, as needed, FEMA OR&R in the analysis described under 
the FEMA O&S heading, ``Advanced Modeling and 3D Technology'' 
above.
    RAPID.--Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, S&T shall provide a briefing to the Committees on 
the planned obligation of funds for RAPID; developing 
technologies; and transition/training efforts to support public 
safety across the nation.

               Innovative Research and Foundational Tools

    Within the Innovative Research and Foundational Tools 
thrust area, S&T shall consider funding for the following: up 
to $2,000,000 above the request for the Binational Industrial 
Research and Development Homeland Security (BIRD HLS) program; 
up to $10,000,000 above the request to support any required 
additional funding for container demonstrations to expedite 
transition to more secure composite shipping containers; up to 
$2,000,000 above the request for any necessary efforts to 
continue to develop thermoplastic composite materials that 
reduce costs and improve intrusion sensor integration; up to 
$5,000,000 above the request for work to be performed at the 
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology Center; and up to 
$5,000,000 above the request for enhancing the resiliency and 
reliability of domestically manufactured, multi-modal wildfire 
fire detection systems.
    BIRD HLS.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, S&T shall provide a briefing to the 
Committees on the outcome of each grant awarded through the 
program and on any commercialization or transition to practice 
that has resulted from the program's initiatives. Further, S&T, 
in collaboration with the BIRD Foundation, shall provide a 
report to the Committees on the status of funds for the BIRD 
HLS and Cybersecurity programs, to include a history of 
contributions, interest, and repayments to the program, along 
with grant payments and any other costs charged to these 
programs.

        Physical Security and Critical Infrastructure Resilience

    Within the Physical Security and Critical Infrastructure 
Resilience thrust area, S&T shall consider targeting up to 
$2,500,000 to detect hazardous materials more effectively in 
cargo loads at POEs and improve the efficiency of screening 
operations.

                          University Programs

    The agreement provides $2,500,000 above the request for the 
Minority-Serving Institutions Program (MSIP).
    Centers of Excellence.--In lieu of the requirement under 
this heading in House Report 117-396, S&T shall provide a 
briefing to the Committees not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act on how DHS is leveraging Emeritus 
COEs to address homeland security challenges.
    MSIP.--The Department shall ensure that the MSIP is open to 
the minority-serving institutions defined in section 371(a) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)).

             Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office

                         OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

    The Agreement includes the proposed funding level.
    Radiation Portal Technology Enhancement and Replacement.--
CWMD, in collaboration with CBP, is directed to provide a 
briefing to the Committees within 90 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act and quarterly thereafter regarding the 
requirements for the RAPTER program and any related progress 
updates. CWMD shall also promptly communicate with industry 
stakeholders a revised development strategy and timelines, and 
when completed, the updated requirements for RAPTER or any 
follow-on program.

              PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

    The agreement includes a realignment of $19,900,000 from 
the proposed amount for Research and Development for the 
Radiation Portal Monitor (RPM) Replacement Program.
    Strategic Commercial Seaports (SCS).--CWMD is directed to 
provide the Committees a briefing, within 90 days of the date 
of enactment of this Act, on plans to procure and install RPMs 
at SCS locations designated by the U.S. Department of 
Transportation Maritime Administration and the U.S. Department 
of Defense Military Surface Deployment and Distribution 
Command. The briefing shall include the Department's 
recommendation on the appropriate number of functioning and 
staffed RPMs for each dedicated ingress/egress gate at each 
SCS, along with the estimated costs, including total 
acquisition, operations, and maintenance costs and associated 
costs for any necessary infrastructure enhancements or 
configuration changes at each POE; and a proposed timeline for 
procurement, deployment, and installation of the RPM 
technology.

                        RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

    The Agreement includes an increase of $2,000,000 for 
Technical Forensics and realigns $19,900,000 to the Procurement 
Construction and Improvements account for the RPM Replacement 
Program, consistent with technical assistance received from the 
Agency.
    National Technical Nuclear Forensics Center (NTNFC).--The 
Agreement includes $2,000,000 above the request for the NTNFC. 
CWMD is directed to provide the Committees a briefing on NTNFC 
activities and capabilities within 120 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act.

                           FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

    Biosurveillance Capabilities.--CWMD is directed to provide 
an update on the status of the Biological Detection for the 
Twenty-First Century (BD21) program and plans to replace 
BioWatch capabilities within 120 days of the date of enactment 
of this Act. The update shall address the status of CWMD 
implementation of recommendations in GAO-21-292, ``DHS 
Exploring New Methods to Replace BioWatch and Could Benefit 
from Additional Guidance.''
    Securing the Cities Implementation Plan.--The Countering 
Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 2018 requires CWMD to 
develop an implementation plan for the Securing the Cities 
program that, among other things, identifies program goals and 
a strategy for achieving them. CWMD is directed to provide the 
Committees, within 120 days of the date of enactment of this 
Act, an updated implementation plan for the Securing the Cities 
program, including a detailed assessment of program 
expenditures and their impact on achieving key program 
milestones.

                  TITLE IV--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

    Section 401. The agreement continues a provision allowing 
USCIS to acquire, operate, equip, and dispose of up to five 
vehicles under certain scenarios.
    Section 402. The agreement continues a provision limiting 
the use of A-76 competitions by USCIS.
    Section 403. The agreement continues a provision related to 
the collection and use of biometrics.
    Section 404. The agreement continues a provision 
authorizing the Director of FLETC to distribute funds for 
expenses incurred in training accreditation.
    Section 405. The agreement continues a provision directing 
the FLETC Accreditation Board to lead the federal law 
enforcement training accreditation process to measure and 
assess federal law enforcement training programs, facilities, 
and instructors.
    Section 406. The agreement continues a provision allowing 
the acceptance of transfers from government agencies into 
``Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers--Procurement, 
Construction, and Improvements''.
    Section 407. The agreement continues a provision 
classifying FLETC instructor staff as inherently governmental 
for certain considerations.

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

             (INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

    Section 501. The agreement continues a provision directing 
that no part of any appropriation shall remain available for 
obligation beyond the current year unless expressly provided.
    Section 502. The agreement continues a provision providing 
authority to merge unexpended balances of prior appropriations 
with new appropriation accounts, to be used for the same 
purpose, subject to reprogramming guidelines.
    Section 503. The agreement continues a provision related to 
reprogramming limitations and transfer authority.
    The Department must notify the Committees on Appropriations 
at least 15 days in advance of each reprogramming of funds that 
would: (1) reduce programs, projects, and activities, or 
personnel, by ten percent or more; or (2) increase a program, 
project, or activity by more than $5,000,000 or ten percent, 
whichever is less.
    The term ``program, project, and activity'' (PPA) is 
defined as each functional category listed under an account 
heading in the funding table at the back of this explanatory 
statement, along with each funding amount designated for a 
particular purpose within the statement narrative, exclusive of 
simple references to increases or reductions below the budget 
request. Funding for each PPA should not be used for the 
purposes of any other PPA. Within 30 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Department shall submit to the 
Committees a table delineating PPAs subject to section 503 
notification requirements.
    For purposes of reprogramming notifications, the creation 
of a new program, project, or activity is defined as any 
significant new activity that has not been explicitly justified 
to the Congress in budget justification material and for which 
funds have not been appropriated by the Congress.
    Limited transfer authority is provided to give the 
Department flexibility in responding to emerging requirements 
and significant changes in circumstances, but is not intended 
to facilitate the implementation of new programs, projects, or 
activities that were not proposed in a formal budget 
submission. Transfers may not reduce accounts by more than five 
percent or augment appropriations by more than ten percent. The 
Department must notify the Committees on Appropriations not 
fewer than 30 days in advance of any transfer.
    To avoid violations of the Anti-Deficiency Act, the 
Secretary shall ensure that any transfer of funds is carried 
out in compliance with the limitations and requirements of 
section 503(c). In particular, the Secretary should ensure that 
any such transfers adhere to the opinion of the Comptroller 
General's decision in the Matter of: John D. Webster, Director, 
Financial Services, Library of Congress, dated November 7, 
1997, with regard to the definition of an appropriation subject 
to transfer limitations.
    Notifications should provide complete explanations of 
proposed funding reallocations, including detailed 
justifications for increases and offsets; any specific impact 
the proposed changes are expected to have on future-year 
appropriations requirements; a table showing the proposed 
revisions to funding and full-time equivalents (FTE)--at the 
account and PPA levels--for the current fiscal year; and any 
expected funding and FTE impacts during the budget year.
    The Department shall manage its PPAs within the levels 
appropriated and should only submit reprogramming or transfer 
notifications in cases of unforeseeable and compelling 
circumstances that could not have been predicted when 
formulating the budget request for the current fiscal year. 
When the Department becomes aware of an emerging requirement 
after the President's budget has been submitted to Congress but 
prior to the enactment of a full-year funding Act for the 
budget year, it is incumbent on the Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer to timely notify the Committees. When the 
Department submits a reprogramming or transfer notification and 
does not receive identical responses from the House and Senate 
Committees, it is expected to work with the Committees to 
reconcile the differences before proceeding.
    Section 504. The agreement continues a provision, by 
reference, prohibiting funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available to the Department to make payment to the Working 
Capital Fund (WCF), except for activities and amounts allowed 
in the President's fiscal year 2023 budget request.
    Section 505. The agreement continues a provision providing 
that not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances from 
prior-year appropriations for each Operations and Support 
appropriation shall remain available through fiscal year 2024, 
subject to section 503 reprogramming requirements.
    Section 506. The agreement continues a provision that deems 
intelligence activities to be specifically authorized during 
fiscal year 2023 until the enactment of an Act authorizing 
intelligence activities for fiscal year 2023. When such an 
authorization is enacted after the enactment of this Act, 
amounts appropriated for ``Intelligence, Analysis, and 
Situational Awareness--Operations and Support'' in excess of 
the authorized amounts shall be transferred to ``Management 
Directorate--Operations and Support''.
    Section 507. The agreement continues a provision requiring 
notification to the Committees at least three days before DHS 
executes or announces grant allocations or grant awards 
totaling $1,000,000 or more; an award or contract, other 
transaction agreement, or task order on a multiple award 
agreement, or to issue a letter of intent of greater than 
$4,000,000; task or delivery orders greater than $10,000,000 
from multi-year funds; or sole-source grant awards. 
Notifications shall include a description of the projects or 
activities to be funded and the location, including city, 
county, and state.
    Section 508. The agreement continues a provision 
prohibiting all agencies from purchasing, constructing, or 
leasing additional facilities for federal law enforcement 
training without advance notification to the Committees.
    Section 509. The agreement continues a provision 
prohibiting the use of funds for any construction, repair, 
alteration, or acquisition project for which a prospectus, if 
required under chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, has 
not been approved.
    Section 510. The agreement continues and modifies a 
provision that includes and consolidates by reference prior-
year statutory provisions related to sensitive security 
information and the use of funds in conformance with section 
303 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.
    Section 511. The agreement continues a provision related to 
contracting officer representatives.
    Section 512. The agreement continues a provision 
prohibiting the use of funds in contravention of the Buy 
American Act.
    Section 513. The agreement continues a provision regarding 
the oath of allegiance required by section 337 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act.
    Section 514. The agreement continues and modifies a 
provision that precludes DHS from using funds in this Act to 
use reorganization authority. This prohibition is not intended 
to prevent the Department from carrying out routine or small 
reallocations of personnel or functions within components, 
subject to section 503 of this Act. This section prevents 
large-scale reorganization of the Department, which should be 
acted on legislatively by the relevant congressional committees 
of jurisdiction. Any DHS proposal to reorganize components that 
is included as part of a budget request will be considered by 
the Committees.
    Section 515. The agreement continues a provision 
prohibiting funds for planning, testing, piloting, or 
developing a national identification card.
    Section 516. The agreement continues a provision directing 
that any official required by this Act to report or certify to 
the Committees on Appropriations may not delegate such 
authority unless expressly authorized to do so in this Act.
    Section 517. The agreement continues a provision 
prohibiting funds in this Act to be used for first-class 
travel.
    Section 518. The agreement continues a provision 
prohibiting the use of funds to employ illegal workers as 
described in Section 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act.
    Section 519. The agreement continues a provision 
prohibiting funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
this Act to pay for award or incentive fees for contractors 
with below satisfactory performance or performance that fails 
to meet the basic requirements of the contract.
    Section 520. The agreement continues a provision requiring 
DHS computer systems to block electronic access to pornography, 
except for law enforcement purposes.
    Section 521. The agreement continues a provision 
prohibiting the use of funds to enter into a federal contract 
unless the contract meets requirements of the Federal Property 
and Administrative Services Act of 1949 or chapter 137 of title 
10, United States Code, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation, 
unless the contract is otherwise authorized by statute.
    Section 522. The agreement continues a provision regarding 
the transfer of firearms by federal law enforcement personnel.
    Section 523. The agreement continues a provision regarding 
funding restrictions and reporting requirements related to 
conferences occurring outside of the United States.
    Section 524. The agreement continues a provision 
prohibiting the use of funds to reimburse any federal 
department or agency for its participation in a National 
Special Security Event.
    Section 525. The agreement continues a provision requiring 
a notification, including justification materials, prior to 
implementing any structural pay reform that affects more than 
100 full time positions or costs more than $5,000,000, 
including the introduction of new position classifications.
    Section 526. The agreement continues a provision directing 
the Department to post on a public website reports required by 
the Committees on Appropriations unless public posting 
compromises homeland or national security or contains 
proprietary information.
    Section 527. The agreement continues a provision 
authorizing minor procurement, construction, and improvements 
activities using Operations and Support funding.
    Section 528. The agreement continues a provision to 
authorize discretionary funding for the cost of primary and 
secondary schooling of dependents in territories that meet 
certain criteria.
    Section 529. The agreement continues a provision regarding 
congressional visits to detention facilities.
    Section 530. The agreement continues a provision providing 
funding for ``Federal Emergency Management Agency--Federal 
Assistance'' to reimburse extraordinary law enforcement 
personnel overtime costs for protection activities directly and 
demonstrably associated with a residence of the President that 
is designated for protection.
    Section 531. The agreement continues a provision 
prohibiting the use of funds to use restraints on pregnant 
detainees in DHS custody except in certain circumstances.
    Section 532. The agreement continues a provision 
prohibiting the use of funds for the destruction of records 
related to the death, sexual abuse, or assault of detainees in 
custody.
    Section 533. The agreement continues a provision 
prohibiting the use of federal funds for a Principal Federal 
Official during a Stafford Act declared disaster or emergency, 
with certain exceptions.
    Section 534. The agreement continues a provision requiring 
the submission of a report on unfunded priorities for which 
appropriations would be classified as the 050 Budget function 
category.
    Section 535. The agreement continues a provision requiring 
notifications and reporting related to the protection of 
certain individuals.
    Section 536. The agreement continues a provision requiring 
notifications and the submission of information to the 
Committees related to DHS requests for resources from the 
Technology Modernization Fund.
    Section 537. The agreement continues a provision requiring 
the identification of discretionary offsets when fee increase 
proposals to support current activities assume the enactment of 
such proposals prior to the beginning of the budget year.
    Section 538. The agreement continues a provision related to 
the Arms Trade Treaty.
    Section 539. The agreement includes a provision prohibiting 
the use of funds related to certain entities identified under 
section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.
    Section 540. The agreement includes a provision making 
technical corrections to section 205 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.
    Section 541. The agreement includes a provision making a 
technical correction to a Community Funding Project funded in 
the fiscal year 2022 DHS funding Act.
    Section 542. The agreement includes a provision making a 
technical correction to a Congressionally Directed Spending 
grant funded in the fiscal year 2022 DHS funding Act.
    Section 543. The agreement continues a provision extending 
an authority provided in title VI of division B of Public Law 
116-136.
    Section 544. The agreement continues a provision 
prohibiting the use of funds for the transfer or release of 
individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba into or within the United States.
    Section 545. The agreement includes a provision directing 
the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop, use, and share 
estimates of arrivals of noncitizens at the southwest border.
    Section 546. The agreement continues and modifies a 
provision appropriating additional amounts for CBP and ICE to 
address Border Management requirements.
    Section 547. The agreement includes an extension of an 
authorization related to the protection of certain facilities 
and assets from unmanned aircraft.
    Section 548. The agreement includes a provision rescinding 
unobligated balances from specified sources.
    Section 549. The agreement includes a provision rescinding 
lapsed balances pursuant to Section 505 of division F of Public 
Law 117-103.

                         DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS

              AND CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS

    Following is a list of congressional earmarks and 
congressionally directed spending items (as defined in clause 9 
of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, respectively) 
included in the bill or this explanatory statement, along with 
the name of each House Member, Senator, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner who submitted a request to the Committee of 
jurisdiction for each item so identified. For each item, a 
Member is required to provide a certification that neither the 
Member nor the Member's immediate family has a financial 
interest, and each Senator is required to provide a 
certification that neither the Senator nor the Senator's 
immediate family has a pecuniary interest in such 
congressionally directed spending item. Neither the bill nor 
the explanatory statement contains any limited tax benefits or 
limited tariff benefits as defined in the applicable House and 
Senate rules.

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