[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 19, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H6733-H6859]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


  TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023


                             general leave

  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include 
extraneous material on H.R. 8294.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from Connecticut?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1232 and rule 
XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House 
on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill, H.R. 8294.
  The Chair appoints the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Manning) 
to preside over the Committee of the Whole.

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                     in the committee of the whole

  Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 8294) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes, 
with Ms. Manning in the chair.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The CHAIR. Pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered read the 
first time.
  General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 1 
hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective 
designees.
  The gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) and the gentlewoman 
from Texas (Ms. Granger) each will control 30 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Connecticut.

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  Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Over this last year, Congress began to restore our investments after 
the years of disinvestment that working families, the middle class, and 
vulnerable people believe was wrong. Spending has favored the biggest 
corporations and special interests, which got heard first in 
Washington. But hardworking Americans are still paying high taxes and 
have not seen a pay increase in years.
  The spike in the cost of living, gas prices, and rent are blows to so 
many. That has guided our priorities, and it has guided these bills.
  In the Appropriations Committee, we were determined to put together 
bills that ensure we offset the rise in prices produced by blocked 
supply chains, the greed of oil companies, and the Russian invasion of 
Ukraine.
  H.R. 8294, the package of the six 2023 appropriations bills before 
us, provides the critical funding America needs. Instead of catering to 
big corporations and the wealthy, we uphold our commitment with this 
legislation that helps lower the cost of living, creates American jobs, 
gives working families a better shot, and supports small businesses. As 
we do so, we tackle our Nation's and the world's toughest crises.
  We reach some of our most vulnerable Americans by funding the 
programs that keep roofs over the heads of millions and keep food on 
the tables of millions more. We strengthen nutrition assistance through 
WIC, food stamps, and child nutrition programs like school meals. We 
increase access to affordable housing with rental assistance programs 
and improve the safety and living conditions of those in public 
housing. We also expand opportunities for families with support for 
homeownership programs.
  These bills help invigorate rural communities as we expand broadband, 
strengthen water programs in rural areas, and invest in single-family 
home loans.
  We support Native Americans and honor the Federal Government's 
responsibilities to Native families by investing in strong and 
resilient Tribal communities, including through housing, education, and 
healthcare programs.
  We also transform the ways we meet the needs of our veterans, who 
deserve and who have earned our support, including the 9.2 million 
veterans who rely on the VA for their healthcare, by increasing funding 
for medical programs. For the first time ever, we put VA medical care 
into its own funding category so that funding for veterans does not 
have to compete with other critical programs.
  Supporting those who protect us also means protecting servicemembers 
and their families and communities all over our Nation. We invest in 
our national security and improve our military readiness through robust 
investments in critical military installations at home and abroad and 
in the well-being of our servicemembers and their families.
  At the same time, we also make our communities safer by supporting 
victims while fighting crime, violence, and corruption.
  This package strengthens our capacity to work for all Americans. We 
ensure the IRS has the resources to crack down on big corporations and 
the wealthy who do not pay their fair share and provide better customer 
service to families navigating the tax system. We protect consumers 
with more funding for critical consumer protection agencies by 
strengthening our food safety

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infrastructure, including oversight of the baby formula industry.
  We do this while bolstering economic development in distressed 
communities and strengthening our economy and our economic growth by 
supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs as they pursue the 
American Dream. We create jobs and put Americans to work rebuilding our 
infrastructure. We help small businesses grow and thrive, foster the 
green energy jobs of tomorrow, and support a skilled and growing 
workforce.
  We confront the existential threat of climate change and strengthen 
our resiliency on various fronts, including by investing in cleaner, 
safer, and more affordable American energy, advancing climate science, 
conserving our land and water, expanding environmental enforcement, and 
embracing stronger environmental justice efforts.
  Finally, with inclusion of nearly 2,700 community project funding 
requests totaling over $6 billion, we are directly meeting the needs of 
Americans everywhere in ways that will have a profound and lasting 
impact.
  When taken together, this package meets the moment at a time when so 
many want to see critical changes in our priorities. It reaches every 
corner of our Nation to give hardworking Americans, the middle class, 
and the vulnerable a better shot. I urge my colleagues to support these 
bills.
  I thank the subcommittee staff, led by our clerks, for all of their 
work: Christina Monroe with the Transportation, and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee; Martha Foley with the 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies Subcommittee; Scott McKee with the Energy and Water 
Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee; Matt Smith with 
Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee; Rita Culp with 
the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee; and Jenny 
Neuscheler with the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and 
Related Agencies Subcommittee.
  I also thank all the subcommittee chairs and ranking members for 
their efforts and their dedication to these efforts. Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Chair Pingree is not 
here today, but I specifically thank her for her work. This bill makes 
transformative investments in our environment, and this is in large 
part because of her relentless advocacy.
  Madam Chair, I urge support for the bill, and I reserve the balance 
of my time.
  Ms. GRANGER. Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Madam Chair, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 8294, a package of 
six appropriations bills.
  As we sit here today, inflation is 9.1 percent above last year, the 
highest it has been in more than 40 years. Economists recommend that 
American households budget an extra $5,000 this year to cover rising 
prices. That is over $400 a month. Many families simply can't afford 
this.
  Under this administration, prices of everyday goods are skyrocketing. 
For example, gas prices hit an unprecedented $5 a gallon; energy 
services, like electricity and natural gas, are up 19 percent; and 
groceries have increased over 12 percent, the highest jump since 1979.
  Americans are paying more for just about everything. The social 
spending pushed by Members on the other side of the aisle is a key 
driver of today's inflation. Simply put, record-high spending by the 
government means record-high prices for the American people. 
Unfortunately, the bills before us do not reduce spending or reflect 
the economic realities we face.
  Many of these bills receive double-digit percentage increases, 
including a 70 percent increase for Financial Services and General 
Government, an 18 percent increase for Interior-Environment, and a 12.2 
percent increase for Transportation-Housing and Urban Development.
  At a time when Americans are struggling to pay for gas and groceries, 
the Federal Government should be reducing spending. We should 
prioritize core responsibilities, such as our national security, and we 
must cut extravagant social programs.
  In addition to my concerns about funding levels, the policies 
proposed in these bills do not reflect a bipartisan agreement. In 
particular, the bills before us today drop longstanding pro-life 
protections that prevent taxpayer funding for abortions. The bills 
allow for the closure and transfer of dangerous criminals from 
Guantanamo Bay to the United States and worsen our Nation's energy 
crisis.
  Just a few months ago, we were able to come to an agreement and enact 
the fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills. Those bills continued 
longstanding policies supported in the past by Members of both parties 
and drop new controversial provisions. I hope we will be able to do the 
same this year so that those bills can get to the President's desk and 
be signed into law.
  Madam Chair, I urge a ``no'' vote, and I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Chair, I yield 4 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Ohio (Ms. Kaptur), the chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Energy and 
Water Development, and Related Agencies.
  Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Chair, I thank Chair DeLauro very much for her 
indefatigable leadership of this committee in service to the American 
people. I also thank Ranking Member Granger, as well as the dedicated 
staff. Special plaudits to Ranking Member Simpson, a hardworking, 
serious Member of Congress who devotes his considerable talents to real 
challenges facing our Nation.
  Our 2023 Energy and Water bill takes a significant step forward to 
secure American energy independence, rebuild critical infrastructure, 
foster scientific innovation, and sustain life on our corner of Mother 
Earth.
  We meet at a time when Lake Mead, once the largest water reservoir in 
the United States, is now at record-low levels due to a punishing 
Western drought across seven States that is sucking the Colorado River 
dry. London, England, has experienced its hottest day at 104 degrees, 
and forest fires are raging now across Europe and in our Nation, as 
well.
  Madam Chair, 6,600 wildland firefighters and support personnel are 
containing 85 large fires and complexes that have already burned over 3 
million acres in 13 of our States. Fourteen new large fires have been 
reported, seven in Texas, two in Alaska, two in Washington, and one 
each in Arizona, California, and Idaho.
  In addition, Putin's unjust war against Ukraine crystalizes how 
essential having a comprehensive energy independence strategy is for 
our Nation, for our economy, and surely for our security.
  America has been making great progress since the Department of Energy 
was established in 1977, but we are not at home plate in energy 
independence. With this bill, we are rounding second base and running 
hard toward third on our way to home plate. We are diversifying across 
many energy sectors that hold promise and are climate-friendly: 
advanced nuclear, hydrogen, solar, and wind, but also thermal heat 
recapture, conservation, and so much more.
  In traditional sectors since 2010, oil production has doubled, and 
natural gas production is about 60 percent higher. But, of course, 
those supplies are finite. We must advance to infinite energy sources 
for the long haul of our country and world.
  Our bill invests over $56 billion for America's energy and water 
priorities while supporting good-paying jobs across the country. Key 
investments include $48.2 billion for the Department of Energy, $3.3 
billion above enacted. Within the Department of Energy, as our citizens 
experience water shortages, wildfires, and fiercer weather events, 
energy efficiency and renewable energy receive record funding of $4 
billion--yes, an $800 million increase above enacted. We live in 
unusual times.
  That includes a new office of State and community energy programs 
that receives $562 million to increase energy affordability at a time 
of inflation and transform our energy economy by working more 
cooperatively with State, local, and community-level partners.
  ARPA-E receives $550 million, $100 million above enacted, to 
literally invent a new energy future for this country.
  The Office of Science receives $8 billion, $525 million above 
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is so vital to America's energy innovation and research in the physical 
sciences.
  The new Defense Production Act Domestic Clean Energy Accelerator 
receives $100 million to expand domestic manufacturing and help America 
lead in solar and other clean energy industries that are being hacked 
every day by, frankly, our political enemies.
  We responsibly fund our nuclear deterrent while increasing funding 
for nonproliferation programs.
  The bill provides nearly $11 billion, $2.8 billion above the budget 
request, to rebuild our water infrastructure and respond to the severe 
Western drought.
  The CHAIR. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Chair, I yield an additional 1 minute to the 
gentlewoman from Ohio.

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  These investments in the Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of 
Reclamation are critical to protecting and supplying communities in 
every district of our Nation.
  Our bill increases funding for regional commissions which promote 
economic development in economically challenged regions and distressed 
counties across our country. Our bill will strengthen the foundational 
components that underpin every aspect of decent life in our Nation and 
represents a strategic investment in America's future, without 
question.
  Madam Chair, I thank the staff who worked tirelessly to put this bill 
together: Scott McKee, Brian Smith, Will Ostertag, Daniela Todesco, 
Eric Lipka, John Howes, and Angie Giancarlo.
  Ms. GRANGER. Madam Chair, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from 
Idaho (Mr. Simpson), the ranking member of Energy and Water 
Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee.
  Mr. SIMPSON. Madam Chair, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding time.
  Madam Chair, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 8294, the six-bill 
fiscal year 2023 appropriations package that includes the Energy and 
Water Development appropriations bill.
  Unfortunately, these bills are based on funding levels that passed 
the House without any Republican support--zero Republican support. Like 
the President's budget request, the majority's Energy and Water bill 
overfunds certain nondefense programs and shortchanges our national 
security needs.
  For example, the bill before us is below the budget request for 
weapons activities and naval reactors--a budget request that many of us 
considered insufficient to address the current global threats.
  We must uphold our Nation's strong nuclear deterrence posture, and to 
do that, we must adequately fund the activities necessary to maintain a 
safe, reliable, and effective stockpile. Yet, the bill before us cuts 
some of these programs below last year, below the budget request, and 
leaves other items completely out.
  On the other hand, the bill increases energy efficiency and renewable 
energy activities by more than 25 percent over last year's--and that is 
on top of the tens of billions--I repeat--tens of billions of dollars 
in the infrastructure bill programs that are in the early stages of 
implementation.
  The bill includes funding for the President's proposal to use the 
Defense Production Act for nonemergency issues. For instance, even the 
Department of Energy has indicated that there is no supply shortage of 
insulation. Yet, the administration is claiming it is such an emergency 
that it justifies use of the Defense Production Act.
  With inflation at the highest levels in 40 years, we need to be more 
judicious about how much and where we allocate our discretionary 
appropriations.
  While Republicans have concerns with the overall direction of this 
bill, I would note there are also programs that, if considered 
individually, House Republicans could support. For example, strong 
support for the Army Corps of Engineers including specific Community 
Project Funding and additional programmatic funding that has long been 
a bipartisan priority.
  Of great importance to me, of course, is the Department of Energy's 
Nuclear Energy program. I appreciate that the bill continues support 
for:
  Work on microreactors, including the MARVEL program.
  Work to ensure a supply of high-assay low-enriched uranium, which 
will be necessary for many of the next generation of reactors.
  The Advanced Reactors Demonstration Program; and
  The national laboratories infrastructure necessary to enable these 
other activities to succeed.
  I would like to work with my colleagues as we move the bill forward 
to better support the Advanced Small Modular Reactors demonstration 
program.
  The NuScale SMR is the first ever NRC-approved SMR design, and we 
need to ensure this demonstration succeeds.
  Madam Chair, before I yield back, I would acknowledge Energy and 
Water Development and Related Agencies Chairwoman Kaptur's continued 
commitment to addressing individual Member priorities on both sides of 
the aisle. I thank the chair for that consideration, and she has been a 
pleasure to work with across the aisle.
  I also thank the staff for their hard work over the past several 
months, particularly Scott, Brian, Will, Daniela, and Jaime of the 
majority staff; Angie and Austin of the minority staff; and Sarah in my 
personal staff.
  Finally, I thank Chairwoman DeLauro and Ranking Member Granger of the 
full committee for their leadership and support of the important 
programs in this bill and doing the appropriations process in regular 
order.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. 
Before I yield to the gentleman from North Carolina, I would say that 
Chairman Price, this will be the last time he brings an appropriations 
bill to the floor of the House of Representatives. I think I speak for 
all of us when I say that his honesty, his integrity, his commitment to 
the legislative process and making it work for the people, not only in 
his district but all over the United States, is really pretty 
extraordinary.
  I quote from Shirley Chisholm, the first African-American woman who 
was elected to the House of Representatives, when she said that public 
service is the rent you pay for space on this Earth.
    David Price has paid that rent over and over and over again.
  Madam Chair, it gives me great pleasure to yield 6 minutes to the 
gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Price), the chairman of the 
Transportation, and Housing, and Urban Development, and Related 
Agencies Subcommittee.
  Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Madam Chair, I thank the chairwoman for 
those kind and generous words. And I do rise in strong support of this 
critical legislation. As chairman of the Transportation, and Housing 
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, or T-HUD as 
we call it, I first thank my partner and ranking member, Mario Diaz-
Balart, for his cooperative and collaborative relationship this year 
and for many years prior, including when our roles were reversed.
  Madam Chair, the bipartisan work we do in assembling our subcommittee 
bills reflects an earlier era when the Appropriations Committee 
presented a united front throughout the process. That era, regrettably, 
has passed, but the cooperative work remains at the subcommittee level. 
What we have done has made this a better bill, and hopefully will help 
us achieve agreement eventually and finalize T-HUD and other bills.
  Division A of the bill, the T-HUD section, represents our continued 
commitment to upgrading our aging transportation infrastructure, 
addressing our Nation's affordable housing and homelessness crises, 
bolstering our resiliency in the face of climate change and natural 
disasters, remedying inequities and disparities in our housing and 
transportation systems, and prioritizing safety--whether that is 
eliminating hazards in public housing or improving the certification of 
aircraft.
  Overall, the bill includes $90.9 billion in discretionary funding; 
that is an increase of $9.85 billion over the current year.
  The bill also provides $77.6 billion to fully fund programs that 
utilize the Highway Trust Fund as part of last year's historic and 
bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

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  For housing, we continue to ensure housing stability for five million 
people by fully renewing all Housing Choice Vouchers and meeting the 
renewal needs of public housing, homeless assistance grants, and 
several other initiatives. This is coupled with new investments, 
including more than 140,000 new tenant-based vouchers for low-income 
families and people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, over 5,600 
new affordable housing units for seniors and people with disabilities, 
and more than 6,700 new vouchers for veterans experiencing homelessness 
and youth aging out of foster care.
  The bill also provides an 8 percent increase for the HOME program, an 
11 percent increase for NeighborWorks programs, and a historic 29 
percent increase for Choice Neighborhoods, a program that, like housing 
for the elderly and for people with disabilities, our subcommittee has 
brought back into production after they were on life support.
  I was able to see some of these life-changing investments firsthand 
in my own State in Winston-Salem, where I toured a Choice Neighborhood 
with my colleague, Kathy Manning. And there are more to come.
  Importantly, the bill provides, for the first time, a major 
investment in our Nation's manufactured housing, by providing $500 
million for a new program to preserve and revitalize this essential 
form of housing that has been too long overlooked. Many of these 
communities have faced significant infrastructure and resiliency 
challenges. This bill recognizes the opportunities that will come from 
direct investments in manufactured housing, a portion of our housing 
stock that provides for over 20 million people.
  On the transportation side, the bill upholds the commitment to 
respond to transportation needs across all modes: highways, transit, 
rail, aviation, bike and pedestrian projects, and ports. It invests in 
the safety and reliability of our passenger and freight rail systems, 
including a combined $1.2 billion for the CRISI program and the 
Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail. That has been 
and remains a signature emphasis of our subcommittee.
  I am particularly proud of this aspect of the bill as we build out 
the Raleigh to Richmond corridor, the next step in the Southeast 
Corridor from Washington to Charlotte and eventually Atlanta. These 
regional corridors represent the future of passenger rail in this 
country, and they are critical to reducing congestion and lowering 
greenhouse gas emissions.
  The bill also provides robust funding for our transit infrastructure, 
including $3 billion for Capital Investment Grants, or New Starts, to 
create new transit routes nationwide, and $646 million for Transit 
Infrastructure Grants to help transit agencies innovate and improve 
public transit.
  Madam Chair, before closing, I, too, thank our staff for their 
immeasurable contributions to this bill and for guiding the Members and 
staff on both sides of the aisle through this process.
  Starting with our wonderful chief clerk, Christina Monroe, as well as 
Josephine Eckert, Winnie Chang, Xavier Arriaga, Samhita Subramanian, 
and Rachel Keyes, along with Leigh Whittaker on my personal staff, and 
Doug Disrud on the minority side.
  Since this is my last time presenting the T-HUD bill, I also want to 
mention all of the staff who helped me and my colleagues through the 
subcommittee process since I took on the ranking member and eventually 
the chairman's role. That includes three previous clerks: Kate 
Hallahan, Joe Carlisle, Matt Washington; and it includes Angela Ohm, 
Sarah Puro, Becky Salay, Jenny Neuscheler, and Gladys Barcena at the 
subcommittee, as well as Laura Thrift, Kate Roetzer, Sean Maxwell, and 
Nora Blalock from my own staff. A hearty thanks to all of you.
  Mr. Chairman, in closing, this year's T-HUD will make forward-looking 
investments in our housing and transportation infrastructure while 
bolstering safety and uplifting vulnerable populations. It will benefit 
communities across America and lay a strong foundation for economic 
growth and resiliency.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to support this legislation.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Florida (Mr. Diaz-Balart), the ranking member of the Transportation, 
and Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee.
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the bill in 
its current form but there are some really good things in this 
legislation, and I will talk about why I can't support it at this time.
  But first, I thank my dear friend, Chairman Price, for his work on 
the T-HUD portion of the bill, and, most importantly, as the chairwoman 
said, for his lifetime of honorable service to this country.
  I know that the committee and Congress will miss Mr. Price. He has 
been, frankly, a privilege to work with. Not that we don't have 
disagreements, but we always work through those disagreements in a 
respectful, open process.
  Evidence of his life and his service can be found in this bill as 
well as other past T-HUD bills. One example, Mr. Chairman, is the 
manufactured housing initiative that will, frankly, help revitalize 
communities across the Nation. Chairman Price listened to stakeholders 
and developed this innovative program with his characteristic deep 
understanding of policy.
  I have said--and I know he doesn't feel it is a negative thing, on 
the contrary, I say it with great compliment--that he is a total policy 
wand, Mr. Chairman. And this is one of those areas where you see his 
policy involvement.
  Some of you may not know that the Committee on Appropriations 
unanimously voted to name this efficiently the Preservation and 
Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement, PRICE, after 
Chairman Price. And I thank the chairman for including the funding that 
he did for port infrastructure. I would also mention that he and I, and 
the entire T-HUD Committee, have always made safety a priority, and 
this bill continues in that tradition.
  The bill modernizes air traffic control systems to make sure that 
they are the safest in the world, as well as it makes progress in road 
and rail safety.
  We share a priority of supporting American innovation, whether it is 
automated vehicles to unmanned aircraft to commercial space, this bill 
makes key investments in those areas as well. And it provides over $3 
billion above last year, just to maintain HUD's current rental 
assistance programs. And that is something that, obviously, we all 
support, but I want to mention that those are things that once we do, 
we have to continue to fund every single year. Obviously, I support 
renewing this assistance, especially to the elderly, our disabled, and 
our veterans.
  Again, much of the HUD spending in this bill will create new 
liabilities for future years. For example, the bill expands Section 8--
a program that obviously we all know about--by $1.1 billion.
  This new spending would, in essence, require several billion dollars 
for renewals in future years. So, in essence, it becomes a de facto 
mandatory requirement which creates many, many issues.

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  Let me be clear. I cannot support the bill at its current spending 
level. The bill was written under unrealistic top-line numbers, set by 
the majority. As a result, this bill has an overall increase of 12 
percent above last year, which is, again, not acceptable. Inflation is 
at a 40-year high.
  The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Phillips). The time of the gentleman has 
expired.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chair, I yield an additional 1 minute to the 
gentleman from Florida.
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Chair, inflation is at a 40-year high. Contrary 
to what some say, we cannot address inflation by spending more money--
by continuing to spend more and more money. Instead, we need an 
agreement that reduces excessive spending that balances defense and 
nondefense spending, and, again, removes all of the controversial 
riders.
  Once that happens, Mr. Chair, I am confident that we will be able to 
reach an agreement that this House and the majority and the minority 
can live with.
  Again, I thank Chairman Price for his leadership, his friendship, and 
openness. He will be missed. I would be remiss if I didn't thank the 
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and the ranking member of the full committee for their leadership.
  I am confident that we will eventually be able to have numbers that 
we can live with and have a bipartisan bill, but until then, I have to 
oppose the bill.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. Bishop), the chairman of the Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
Subcommittee.
  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of H.R. 8294. As 
chairman of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, I am pleased to 
highlight the national priorities funded in our division.
  The impact of the agriculture division is far-reaching and it touches 
the lives of every single American. We all eat the food, rely on the 
medicine and the medical devices, and wear products made from fibers, 
such as cotton, that are made possible by this bill.
  Our fiscal year 2023 allocation is $27.2 billion, which is $2 billion 
over the fiscal year 2022 bill. The bill provides $4.2 billion for 
Rural Development initiatives, including more than $560 million for 
broadband expansion to provide economic development opportunities and 
improved education and healthcare services. The bill continues 
important funding for the Community Facilities Program that supports 
everything from libraries and fire stations to childcare centers and 
nursing homes.
  Our bill fully funds the SNAP, WIC, and Child Nutrition programs. It 
continues to enhance fruit and vegetable benefits for women and 
children and provides additional protections for SNAP recipients. We 
have record-high funding for the Food for Peace program, $1.8 billion, 
and $265 million for the McGovern-Dole program, critically needed in 
light of the global food crisis that has worsened following the Russian 
invasion of Ukraine.
  The bill provides $3.8 billion for agriculture research, which helps 
the United States produce the most abundant and affordable food in the 
world, and provides $3.1 billion in farm and conservation programs, 
which includes funding to address the impacts of climate change.
  The Food and Drug Administration is funded at $3.6 billion in 
discretionary funding. There are important increases to help combat the 
opioid crisis, support unannounced inspections of foreign drug 
manufacturing facilities, and ensure the safety of infant formula.
  Finally, the bill provides funding for 134 Community Project Funding 
requests for members, totaling over $191 million.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to support this bill. I thank the 
ranking member, Dr. Harris, and his staff for helping produce this 
bill. I thank my personal staff and the subcommittee staff for their 
extraordinary work on the bill. Of course, I thank Chairwoman DeLauro 
and Ranking Member Granger, as well as the majority and minority staffs 
of the full committee.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chair, I yield 6 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio 
(Mr. Joyce), the ranking member of the Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies Subcommittee.
  Mr. JOYCE of Ohio. Mr. Chair, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 
8294.
  Before I get into the details of the Interior-Environment section of 
the bill, I thank Chairwoman DeLauro and Ranking Member Granger for 
their leadership on the Appropriations Committee.
  I also extend my sincere thanks to Chellie Pingree, the chair of the 
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. Chair Pingree 
has been a fair leader, and I appreciate the work she has done on the 
many bipartisan priorities in the Interior bill, and to her staff for 
their tireless efforts.
  The Interior bill provides funding for many important and critical 
programs that help conserve and protect our Nation's most critical 
natural, cultural, and environmental resources. More than that, it 
makes investments that matter to communities, businesses, and 
industries across the country.
  The bill provides strong support for our National Parks, helps fight 
catastrophic wildfires, addresses our aging infrastructure, and fully 
funds the Payment in Lieu of Taxes, or PILT program.
  I am grateful for my home district in Ohio that the bill provides 
increased funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. The GLRI 
funding is critical in our work to restore and protect the lakes for 
future generations.
  Finally, I am pleased the bill advances longstanding efforts to 
increase the Federal commitment to honor our treaties and trust 
responsibilities with the American Indians and Alaskan Natives by 
providing a $12.6 billion investment in Indian Country; and a new 
provision that will help ensure sovereignty of Tribal laws.
  Unfortunately, while I am supportive of many of the bipartisan 
components of the bill, I am unable to support it today given serious 
spending and policy concerns.
  First and foremost, the bill fails to recognize the situation the 
country is now in and reverse this administration's assault on 
conventional energy production.
  It eliminates longstanding, bipartisan provisions and adds new, 
controversial policy riders that would weaken U.S. energy and mineral 
security by limiting domestic development of these and other natural 
resources.
  Given the rising energy costs and unprecedented prices we are seeing 
at the gas pump, it is now more important than ever that we continue to 
support our all-of-the-above energy strategy.
  New provisions would prevent and disincentivize domestic production, 
only making us more dependent on our adversaries. Simply put, these 
provisions undermine the American energy sector and fail to put 
American industries and the American people first.
  Similar riders were dropped from the final conference agreement last 
year, and the same must be done again before this bill can be signed 
into law.
  We must also address the spending in this bill before we can reach a 
final agreement. With a top-line increase of nearly $7 billion in 
double-digit increases across many of the agencies, the spending is 
simply irresponsible in the absence of a broader, fiscally responsible 
Federal budget.
  With record-high inflation under this administration, now is the time 
to limit spending. The Federal Government must make the tough choices 
to live within its means and work to rein in Federal spending to 
protect families from inflationary pressures and future generations 
from crippling debt.
  It is the combination of these funding and policy reasons that I 
cannot support the bill at this time.
  I look forward to supporting amendments to improve H.R. 8294, 
including one to remove a harmful rider on trophy permits, and my 
amendment to add limits on the burdensome SEC climate rule.
  The SEC, which has no mandate to regulate carbon emissions, wants 
public companies to disclose new climate-related information, including 
greenhouse gas emissions. These requirements have already lessened 
investor enthusiasm for domestic drilling and oil protection.
  At the same time, my friends on the other side of the aisle ask our 
energy producers to expand capacity--which, of course, requires 
investment.
  Make no mistake, this rule will impact businesses of all kinds--small 
and large, public and private, energy and non-energy.
  Under this rule, many public companies will be required to disclose 
not only their greenhouse gas emissions, but also the emissions of 
businesses upstream and downstream in their value chain.
  Congress created the SEC to protect investors, maintain fair, 
orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation--not 
to set climate policy.
  Unfortunately, the agency has lost its focus. I look forward to the 
debate on these key issues across all our appropriations bills and am 
committed to working with Chair Pingree and our colleagues as the 
fiscal year 2023 process moves forward to craft legislation that can 
receive bipartisan support.
  Until then, I strongly urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this 
package.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Pelosi), the distinguished Speaker of the House of 
Representatives.
  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Chair, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I thank 
her for her unsurpassed leadership as chair of the Appropriations 
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reflecting the values of our country, based on her leadership in terms 
of listening to the American people and meeting their kitchen-table 
needs, and, again, advancing us into the future.
  We said about many of these initiatives: When we pass this, we will 
be making history. Not only that, we will be making progress, thanks to 
the leadership of Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro, chair of the committee. It 
is a source of great joy to me because I served on the committee with 
her, saw her leadership then and now as chair.
  Let me just describe--people say: What is a minibus?
  A minibus is a minibus. It is not an omnibus. Sometimes we would have 
a bill that contained all of the appropriations bills. Omni, all. 
Omnibus. This is a minibus, which contains six of the bills--six very 
important pieces of legislation--and hopefully we will move soon to 
pass the others.
  With these bills, our Democratic majority advances many of our 
Nation's cherished principles and priorities, including job creation, 
expanding opportunity, and protecting health and well-being.
  Let us salute the masterful Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro, a maestro of the 
appropriations process, who is a constant source of inspiration, 
leadership, and strategic thinking for all of us.
  I also thank our cardinals for their hard work in carefully crafting 
each of these six very important bills contained in this minibus. You 
are called a cardinal if you rise to be a chair of one of the 
subcommittees of Appropriations. It is a great honor.
  Mr. Chair, I do want to acknowledge the work of Chairman Sanford 
Bishop. We just heard from him about food, agriculture, rural 
development, et cetera.
  Chairwoman Marcy Kaptur, Energy and Water Development.
  Chairman   Mike Quigley, Financial Services and General Government.
  Chairwoman Chellie Pingree, Interior-Environment.
  Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Military Construction and 
Veterans Affairs.
  Chairman   David Price, Transportation, and Housing and Urban 
Development. Mr. Price will be leaving us at the end of this term, but 
his legacy will be with our country for a long time to come.

  Mr. Chair, I thank our colleague on the other side of the aisle for 
acknowledging Mr. Price's work, and naming a portion of the 
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development bill in his name. Mr. 
Diaz-Balart, I thank you for that beautiful recognition of Chairman 
Price. He certainly is revered on our side of the aisle, and we 
appreciate the bipartisan recognition of his leadership.
  Mr. Chair, the House's Appropriations minibus will have an immediate 
impact on people's lives because it puts working families first.
  This package defends health and well-being: improving the safety and 
security of our Nation's food supply. A vote for this bill is a vote 
for the safety of our Nation's food supply. A vote against it is a vote 
against the safety of our Nation's food supply.
  The bill supports the WIC program--Women, Infants, and Children--food 
stamps, and other initiatives that keep our families fed.
  This package strengthens economic security with strong investments to 
expand access to safe, affordable housing--thank you, Mr. Price--
support small business growth, and protect the interests of American 
consumers.
  In doing so, these bills advance President Biden's commitment to 
putting justice and equity front and center, moving to close economic 
disparities weighing heaviest on communities of color and low-income 
families.
  At the same time, this package will further power Democrats' mission 
to rebuild our Nation while reinvigorating the middle class.
  Our bipartisan infrastructure law that was bipartisan and passed last 
year was a monumental step forward. Now, this legislation builds on 
that bipartisan progress: creating good-paying American jobs, 
rehabilitating our crumbling infrastructure; securing critical funding 
for roads, bridges, ports and rail, transit and aviation, and more; and 
improving the strength and resilience of our water systems.
  This is a health issue in addition to a commerce issue. These 
investments lay a crucial economic foundation, better equipping our 
Nation to compete and win in the 21st century economy.
  This package is also about protecting and preserving our planet--a 
responsibility we owe our children and grandchildren and future 
generations.
  The investments in this legislation, Mr. Chair, are another strong 
step toward independent, affordable, clean energy jobs for the future: 
whether spurring innovation in new, sustainable technologies; 
strengthening community resilience to mitigate climate disaster; or 
conserving our cherished public lands.
  Anyone who watches the news these days sees the impact on the climate 
crisis on our planet.

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  Throughout Europe, there are record heat waves. In our own country, 
we have had scores of our hottest record days, scores of them in our 
own country. The climate crisis is a real one. There is a short fuse on 
it. We must act. We cannot ignore the signs or the governance and the 
protections that go with it.
  Preserving clean air and clean water for our children is a public 
health issue. The air they breathe and the water they drink is an 
immediate health issue. It is an economic necessity, creating good-
paying jobs in the industries of the future while staving off 
catastrophic costs of inaction.
  A matter of national security is preventing violent conflicts over 
resources and habitat. You have droughts; you have rising sea levels; 
you have encroachment of deserts; and you have change in the thermal 
management of the planet, Mr. Chair. All of this contributes to 
competition for habitats and resources, and our National Security 
Advisors tell us that that can be a cause of conflict, in addition to 
the toll it takes on people.
  For many of us, it is a moral issue if you believe as I do that this 
is God's creation and that we have a moral responsibility to be good 
stewards of it. That is one purpose. But if you don't share that view, 
you do understand that we have a moral responsibility to our children 
to pass on the planet in a responsible way for future generations. This 
is one of the Democratic majority's top priorities, and we will never 
stop fighting for the climate action that we need.
  Finally, and importantly--one of my favorite subjects--this package 
honors our Nation's sacred duty to our veterans, their families, and 
their caregivers. A vote for this bill is a vote for our veterans, 
their families, and their caregivers with robust support for veterans' 
healthcare, which covers more than 7 million patients, with more 
resources to build essential VA infrastructure, and with increased 
funding to address mental health, substance abuse disorder, the scourge 
of veteran homelessness, and much more.
  As we do so, we honor the truth when the military says that, on the 
battlefield, we leave no soldier behind, and when they come home, we 
leave no veteran behind.
  Mr. Chair, Democrats believe that governance is a powerful force for 
good when we invest in what we value most as a nation--protection of 
our people, their health, their safety, the planet, the air they 
breathe, the water they drink, and security for our country. Today, our 
Democratic majority advances appropriations legislation that furthers 
that mission with funding that will meet the needs of American families 
in every corner of our country, and we take an important step to 
advance President Biden's inspiring vision of building a better America 
for all with liberty and equity for all.
  Mr. Chair, I urge a strong bipartisan vote for this minibus package. 
I salute our cardinals for their great leadership, and I again pay 
homage to the chair of the committee, Madam Chair Rosa DeLauro, for her 
extraordinary leadership.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chair, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from 
Maryland (Mr. Harris), who is the acting ranking member of the 
Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies.
  Mr. HARRIS. Mr. Chair, I thank Ranking Member Granger for yielding.
  Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to H.R. 8294, which includes the FY23 
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Drug Administration, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.
  First, I thank Chair DeLauro and Ranking Member Granger for their 
leadership in moving these bills through the appropriations process. I 
also thank the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee chairman, Mr. Bishop, 
for his leadership in crafting a bill that funds a number of programs 
with broad bipartisan support, such as rural broadband programs, 
critical ag research programs, and protections to ensure we have safe 
food, drugs, and medical devices.
  While there are many things to like about this bill, the total 
discretionary spending level of $27.2 billion, or an 8 percent increase 
over the previous year's funding, does not acknowledge the economic 
reality that our Nation faces.
  A stunning 88 percent of Americans believe our country is on the 
wrong track, according to a recent poll by the Monmouth University 
Polling Institute. That is what Americans are talking about around 
their kitchen tables.
  Just last week, inflation jumped again to a 40-year high of 9.1 
percent. We can't keep ignoring this situation. Americans have figured 
out that more government spending only ends in higher prices for the 
American people and adds to the inflation problem created by this 
Congress and the Biden administration's reckless and immoral spending 
included in this minibus.
  In this vein, this division of the minibus provides unsustainable 
funding increases across the board, most notably for the Food and Drug 
Administration, which would receive an overwhelming and unnecessary 10 
percent increase. A lot of American families wish they were getting a 
10 percent increase in their paychecks. Based on how the FDA has 
handled the infant formula crisis, it is clear that strong leadership 
is needed at the FDA, not this unnecessary increase in funding.
  The bill also includes increased benefits for the WIC program, a 
great program, but those increased benefits were intended to be a 
temporary, one-time increase included in the American Rescue Plan. I 
understand the importance of making sure WIC participants have access 
to fruits and vegetables. However, this bill is taking a temporary 
increase in response to COVID and including it in the regular, ongoing 
program as if to make these increased benefits permanent without regard 
to the inflationary pressures of out-of-control government spending 
that is already squeezing taxpayers.
  I am also extremely concerned about providing the administration with 
unlimited spending authority for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
Program, or SNAP, at the end of the next fiscal year. The 
administration claims this authority is needed for an unexpected 
increase in SNAP participation, but the President continues to tout 
record-low unemployment rates, which should translate into a decrease 
in SNAP participation. Furthermore, the program has a reserve fund 
totaling up to $9 billion already to address unexpected participation 
increases should they unexpectedly occur, so providing USDA with a 
blank check is just simply irresponsible.

  In times like these, as stewards of taxpayer dollars, Congress must 
make tough decisions in the greater interest of the American people. 
While I support a number of programs in the bill, I cannot support the 
bill at this unsustainable spending level.
  This bill touches the lives of every American, and I hope we can find 
common ground to support America's farmers, ranchers, and rural 
communities. As this process moves forward, I am committed to working 
with Chairman Bishop, Chair DeLauro, Ranking Member Granger, and the 
rest of our colleagues to resolve these differences.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to oppose this bill.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield 4 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Florida (Ms. Wasserman Schultz), who is the chair of the Subcommittee 
on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies.
  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Chair, I thank the gentlewoman for 
yielding.
  Mr. Chair, I rise in strong support of H.R. 8294, the appropriations 
minibus for fiscal year 2023.
  I really want to start out my remarks, Mr. Chair, by saying what a 
joy it is to work with my counterpart, Judge Carter, as our ranking 
member. He and I really worked hand in glove. We are personal friends, 
and we worked very closely together, along with the ranking member, Ms. 
Granger, and Ms. DeLauro. In a very divisive process, it is really nice 
to have met and befriended someone like Judge Carter. I wish him the 
best.
  By now, we all know President Biden's wise words: ``Don't tell me 
what you value. Show me your budget, and I will tell you what you 
value.''
  This minibus truly reflects our values, the values of promoting 
progress and opportunity, and protecting those who most need it. That 
is why I take tremendous pride in this bill as the Military 
Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee 
chair. It is a statement of principled values, especially with its 
strong support for veterans, servicemembers, and their families.
  We steer $15.1 billion to critical military infrastructure, such as 
new barracks and child development centers, and focus on ensuring that 
family housing is clear of mold, lead, and contaminants. We invest in 
climate and energy resilience projects and devote $200 million to PFAS 
contamination cleanup at closed installations.
  We provide more to NATO security and support the infrastructure 
necessary for wartime, peace, and deterrence operations by bolstering 
requirements to confront Russian aggression and protect our European 
allies.
  This bill improves the quality of life on military installations and 
honors servicemembers and their families once they leave these 
facilities by ensuring veterans receive the care and support they 
earned. We do it by providing the Department of Veterans Affairs with 
$135 billion to boost medical research and fully fund medical care. We 
make major investments in women's health, mental health, suicide 
prevention, and homelessness programs, and we tackle the disability 
claims backlog.
  The bill also tackles two issues close to my and many Members' 
hearts. It includes a prohibition on the painful scientific testing on 
dogs and cats, and it also makes permanent VA's authority to offer a 
full range of fertility treatment. That means expanding eligibility to 
include partners in addition to spouses, removing discrimination 
against same-sex couples, and allowing the use of donated sperm and 
eggs in IVF.
  Outside of MILCON-VA, the Energy and Water bill appropriates a record 
$407 million for Everglades restoration. The river of grass is the 
lifeblood of south Florida, and the chance to make this level of 
historic progress is hugely significant toward our restoration efforts.
  I am proud that this bill makes it a priority to reduce the number of 
injuries and deaths associated with pools and spas. We will save lives 
by increasing funding by pool safety grants to $2.5 million. Drowning 
poses a significant public health risk to our Nation's children, 
remaining the number one cause of unintentional death for children 
younger than 5 years old in this country.
  Additionally, the Interior bill reflects the importance of protecting 
our coastlines from greedy oil companies by prohibiting the Department 
of the Interior from conducting offshore oil and gas leasing activities 
along Florida's coasts.
  It also funds valuable community projects, and in my district, that 
means critical infrastructure, clean transit, and improved water 
quality in Hollywood, Southwest Ranches, and Sunrise.
  Finally, our values are reflected by how Congress confronts the 
dramatic rise in highway fatalities. New data shows we lost ground in 
our fight to end drunk driving, the leading cause of highway deaths. 
But this bill directs the DOT to take immediate steps to save lives by 
requiring the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to issue a 
rule requiring all new passenger vehicles to be equipped with advanced 
alcohol monitoring technology. This technology will save an estimated 
9,400 lives a year. For reference, airbags save 3,000 lives annually. 
According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, this may be the most 
significant motor vehicle safety rulemaking ever undertaken in terms of 
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  We have a chance to enhance, improve, and save millions of lives by 
passing this minibus, and I respectfully urge my colleagues to support 
these cherished American values.
  Lastly, Mr. Chair, I thank my incredible staff for all the work that 
they did to bring this remarkable piece of legislation to the floor.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Virginia (Mr. Cline), who is a member of the Appropriations Committee.
  Mr. CLINE. Mr. Chair, it is with sadness that I come to the floor to 
speak against this measure.
  We had opportunities in the Appropriations Committee to work across 
the aisle to address the concerns of the minority and to fund the 
priorities of this country and its people. Unfortunately, with a 40-
year high in inflation, CPI rising to 9.1 percent in June, $30 trillion 
in debt, and the CBO recently predicting $1.6 trillion in deficits over 
the next decade, business as usual can no longer be contemplated.
  We must take action to secure the financial stability of this country 
for the future, for our children, for their children, and for future 
generations. We have to return to fiscal sanity through these 
appropriations bills to rein in inflation and rescue this economy.
  Transportation-Housing and Urban Development has an increase of more 
than 12 percent; Agriculture an increase of 8 percent; Financial 
Services and General Government an increase of 17 percent over FY22; 
Interior, 18 percent increase; MILCON, more than 10 percent above 2022.
  All of these bills contain important priorities, but they also 
contain excessive amounts of waste and liberal priorities that are not 
in keeping with the priorities of the American people, so I urge their 
defeat.
  Mr. Chair, I thank the gentlewoman from Texas for her hard work in 
trying to get our priorities considered.
  I look forward to continuing to work to ensure that fiscal 
responsibility is the watchword of the day and that the American people 
have their tax dollars looked after by the Appropriations Committee.

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  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from 
Illinois (Mr. Quigley), the chairman of the Financial Services and 
General Government Subcommittee.
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Chair, as the chairman of the Financial Services and 
General Government Subcommittee, I rise today in strong support of the 
FY23 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill.
  First, I thank the staff on both sides for their efforts in drafting 
this bill and preparing it to come to the House floor.
  I also want to thank my colleague, the ranking member, Mr. Womack, 
for his hard work and collaboration on this bill. He has been 
thoughtful in his input and, frankly, a pleasure to work with.
  The FSGG bill includes $29.8 billion in funding, an increase of $4.3 
billion over last year.
  For Treasury, the bill includes $15.6 billion, $1.3 billion above 
last year. Within that level, there is $336 million for CDFIs, an 
increase of $41 million. The IRS gets $13.6 billion, an increase of $1 
billion over the 2022 level.
  For ONDCP, $462 million, including $300 million for the High 
Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program and $110 million for the Drug-
Free Communities Program.
  For the Judiciary, $8.6 billion, within this amount, $128 million is 
targeted for judiciary security, cybersecurity, and information 
technology modernization. For the Supreme Court, $143 million, $30 
million above last year, included in this increase is funding to 
provide for enhanced security services.
  For the Consumer Product Safety Commission, $166.3 million, $27.3 
million above last year, including $2.5 million for Pool Safety Grants.
  For Election Security Grants, $400 million, an increase of $325 
million above last year. These grants will help State and local 
governments protect our democracy through fair and secure elections.
  For the GSA, $1.1 billion over last year, including $500 million for 
a new FBI headquarters. Also included, $100 million for both the 
Electric Vehicle Fund and the Technology Modernization Fund.
  For SBA, $1.1 billion, $77 million above last year. This fund 
includes $326 million for the Entrepreneurial Development Programs.
  We have solid increases for the Federal Communications Commission, 
Securities and Exchange Commission, OPM, the Archives, and the Federal 
Trade Commission.
  The bill is silent on the civilian pay increase, allowing the 
proposed 4.6 percent increase to take effect.
  We removed harmful riders to the bill, including the Hyde 
restrictions, three ``dark money'' riders, and the D.C. cannabis rider.
  We include language making Dreamers eligible for Federal employment.
  And finally, I am proud this bill was able to include 98 percent of 
Members' Community Project Funding requests, including from Democrats 
and Republicans. This funding will go directly to important projects in 
Members' districts connected with the SBA, GSA, and the National 
Archives.
  I urge all Members to support the bill.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chairman, as I said before, the bills before us do 
not reflect the economic realities we face. At a time of record-high 
inflation, the Federal Government should be reducing not increasing 
spending. The priorities included in these bills are simply out of 
touch with what the American people need.
  I urge my colleagues to vote ``no,'' and I yield back the balance of 
my time.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Mr. Chairman, first, let me just say, I thank the ranking member (Ms. 
Granger) for her commitment and her dedication to the Appropriations 
Committee and the process, a place where she has spent a number of 
years in the various subcommittees, and it is an honor to work with her 
in this effort.
  I applaud the funding bills that help the middle class, working 
families, and small businesses, in what are desperate times. And that 
is what these bills do is to provide that kind of assistance to these 
families. I am proud to support these bills.
  I listened to my colleagues about inflation, what they failed to 
mention, which has been really demonstrated, is that we are looking at 
oil companies who have consolidated; and what they are doing is buying 
back their stock, instead of lowering the price of gas.
  They now have 26 million acres of Federal land in which they could 
deal with extraction, and they have the permits, but they refuse to do 
it. They are in the business of buying back their stock, thereby 
increasing inflation by keeping gas prices high.
  We have the same situation in the meat industry with meat, poultry, 
and pork, which is continuing to raise the price because of the 
consolidation.
  I would just mention one other thing. In the recommendations to vote 
``no'' on this package, it just is interesting to look at what my 
colleagues view as not wanting to do; that is, to provide an increase 
for the Internal Revenue Service. Why is that money provided to the 
IRS? It is really to look at those corporations who are not paying 
their fair share of taxes.
  So they are not much interested in seeing them pay their fair share 
of taxes, or the wealthiest of individuals who don't pay their fair 
share of taxes.
  They also do not want to provide money for women, infants, and 
children for food. They don't want to provide money for food security, 
for people who are on the food stamp program.
  They don't want to do anything for domestic manufacturing on clean 
energy, which could lower the cost of energy. So, there is a bit of 
disingenuousness on what we are doing with the cost.
  I am proud to support these bills. I urge my colleagues to support 
the six-bill appropriations package, and I yield back the balance of my 
time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I rise to support the Fiscal Year 2023 
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.
  I thank Ranking Member Joyce for his collaboration and partnership 
through this process, and I am grateful for the leadership of 
Chairwoman DeLauro, and Ranking Member Granger.
  The fiscal year 2023 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies bill 
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$6.8 billion dollars over last year's enacted level, which is an 18 
percent increase. Last year, we made unprecedented investments to fight 
the climate crisis, return science as the foundation for decision-
making, dedicate the highest level of federal funding to the arts and 
humanities ever, and continue our commitment to tribal nations.
  This bill continues to build on those successes. Through the 
investments made in this bill, our country will be better positioned to 
confront the climate crisis. Just last month, we witnessed Yellowstone, 
America's first national park, experience devastating flooding that 
triggered mudslides, resulting in its emergency closure and leaving 
damage that will take years to rebuild. Only weeks later, a destructive 
wildfire threatened to destroy the giant sequoias of Yosemite National 
Park. These tragedies underscored how vulnerable our ecosystems and 
species are to the impacts of climate change.
  That is why the investments in this bill, such as the 15 percent 
increase for the land management agencies, will be meaningful for 
climate adaptation and resiliency efforts on our public lands. The bill 
also invests in renewable energy, both on and offshore, to provide 
opportunities for growth in this sector--creating good paying American 
jobs. And we make historic investments for science and environmental 
protection, providing the funding necessary to build a strong EPA.
  In addition to these critical investments to protect our natural 
resources, the bill also includes strong funding for cultural resources 
by fostering the Arts and Humanities. The bill provides $414 million 
for both the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment 
for the Humanities. These funds benefit all of our districts and are a 
positive tool for economic development, education, and community 
building.
  And finally, this bill supports Native American families by investing 
in a strong and resilient Indian Country, including through education 
and health care programs.
  This is a strong bill. Through its investments, the Interior bill 
takes a whole-of-government approach to securing a safe and habitable 
world for future generations. I urge my colleagues to support.
  The Acting CHAIR. All time for general debate has now expired.
  Pursuant to the rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-55 is adopted and 
the bill, as amended, is considered read.
  The text of the bill, as amended, is as follows:

                               H.R. 8294

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Transportation, Housing and 
     Urban Development, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and 
     Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, 
     Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans 
     Affairs Appropriations Act, 2023''.

     SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO ACT.

       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. 3. REFERENCES TO REPORT.

       (a) Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023.--Any reference to 
     a ``report accompanying this Act'' contained in division A of 
     this Act shall be treated as a reference to House Report 117-
     402. The effect of such Report shall be limited to division A 
     and shall apply for purposes of determining the allocation of 
     funds provided by, and the implementation of, division A.
       (b) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
     Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     2023.--Any reference to a ``report accompanying this Act'' 
     contained in division B of this Act shall be treated as a 
     reference to House Report 117-392. The effect of such Report 
     shall be limited to division B and shall apply for purposes 
     of determining the allocation of funds provided by, and the 
     implementation of, division B.
       (c) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 2023.--Any reference to a ``report 
     accompanying this Act'' contained in division C of this Act 
     shall be treated as a reference to House Report 117-394. The 
     effect of such Report shall be limited to division C and 
     shall apply for purposes of determining the allocation of 
     funds provided by, and the implementation of, division C.
       (d) Financial Services and General Government 
     Appropriations Act, 2023.--Any reference to a ``report 
     accompanying this Act'' contained in division D of this Act 
     shall be treated as a reference to House Report 117-393. The 
     effect of such Report shall be limited to division D and 
     shall apply for purposes of determining the allocation of 
     funds provided by, and the implementation of, division D.
       (e) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023.--Any reference to a 
     ``report accompanying this Act'' contained in division E of 
     this Act shall be treated as a reference to House Report 117-
     400. The effect of such Report shall be limited to division E 
     and shall apply for purposes of determining the allocation of 
     funds provided by, and the implementation of, division E.
       (f) Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023.--Any reference to a 
     ``report accompanying this Act'' contained in division F of 
     this Act shall be treated as a reference to House Report 117-
     391. The effect of such Report shall be limited to division F 
     and shall apply for purposes of determining the allocation of 
     funds provided by, and the implementation of, division F.

     SEC. 4. 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.

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

                                TITLE I

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        Office of the Secretary

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
     $176,000,000:  Provided, That of the sums appropriated under 
     this heading--
       (1) $3,569,000 shall be available for the immediate Office 
     of the Secretary;
       (2) $1,277,000 shall be available for the immediate Office 
     of the Deputy Secretary;
       (3) $27,089,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
     General Counsel;
       (4) $17,400,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
     Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy;
       (5) $21,026,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
     Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs;
       (6) $3,968,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
     Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs;
       (7) $42,402,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
     Assistant Secretary for Administration;
       (8) $5,727,000 shall be available for the Office of Public 
     Affairs and Public Engagement;
       (9) $2,312,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
     Executive Secretariat;
       (10) $18,533,000 shall be available for the Office of 
     Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response;
       (11) $29,195,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
     Chief Information Officer; and
       (12) $1,500,000 shall be available for the Office of Tribal 
     Government Affairs; and
       (13) $2,000,000 shall be available for the Office of 
     Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy:
       Provided further, That the Secretary of Transportation 
     (referred to in this title as the ``Secretary'') 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 7 
     percent by all such transfers:  Provided further, That any 
     change in funding greater than 7 percent shall be subject to 
     the requirements of section 405 of this Act:  Provided 
     further, That not to exceed $70,000 shall be for allocation 
     within the Department for official reception and 
     representation expenses as the Secretary may determine:  
     Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, there may be credited to this appropriation up to 
     $2,500,000 in funds received in user fees.

                        research and technology

       For necessary expenses related to the Office of the 
     Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, $66,963,000, 
     of which $52,780,000 shall remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation, 
     to be available until expended, funds received from States, 
     counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and 
     private sources for expenses incurred for training:  Provided 
     further, That any reference in law, regulation, judicial 
     proceedings, or elsewhere to the Research and Innovative 
     Technology Administration shall continue to be deemed to be a 
     reference to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
     Research and Technology of the Department of Transportation.

                  national infrastructure investments

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out section 6702 of title 
     49, United States Code, $775,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended:  Provided, That section 6702(f)(2) of title 
     49, United States Code, shall not apply to amounts made 
     available under this heading in this Act:  Provided further, 
     That of amounts made available under this heading in this 
     Act, not less than $30,000,000 shall be awarded to projects 
     in historically disadvantaged communities or areas of 
     persistent poverty as such term is defined under section 
     6702(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code:  Provided 
     further, That section 6702(g) of title 49, United States 
     Code, shall not apply to amounts made available under this 
     heading in this Act:  Provided further, That of the amounts 
     made available under this heading in this Act not less than 5 
     percent shall be made available for the planning, 
     preparation, or design of eligible projects and shall 
     prioritize transit, transit oriented development, multimodal, 
     intercity passenger rail, and pedestrian projects:  Provided 
     further, That grants awarded under this heading in this Act 
     for eligible projects for planning, preparation, or design 
     shall not be subject to a minimum grant size:  Provided 
     further, That in distributing amounts made available under 
     this heading in this Act, the Secretary shall take such 
     measures so as to ensure an equitable geographic distribution 
     of funds, an appropriate balance in addressing the needs of 
     urban and rural areas, including Tribal areas, and the 
     investment in a variety of transportation modes:  Provided 
     further, That section 6702(c)(2)(C) of

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     title 49, United States Code, shall not apply to amounts made 
     available under this heading in this Act:  Provided further, 
     That a grant award under this heading in this Act shall be 
     not greater than $50,000,000:  Provided further, That section 
     6702(c)(3) of title 49, United States Code, shall not apply 
     to amounts made available under this heading in this Act:  
     Provided further, That not more than 15 percent of the 
     amounts made available under this heading in this Act may be 
     awarded to projects in a single state:  Provided further, 
     That for amounts made available under this heading in this 
     Act, the Secretary shall give priority to projects that 
     require a contribution of Federal funds in order to complete 
     an overall financing package:  Provided further, That section 
     6702(f)(1) of title 49, United States Code, shall not apply 
     to amounts made available under this heading in this Act:  
     Provided further, That of the amounts awarded under this 
     heading in this Act, not more than 50 percent shall be 
     allocated for eligible projects located in rural areas and 
     not more than 50 percent shall be allocated for eligible 
     projects located in urbanized areas:  Provided further, That 
     for the purpose of determining if an award for planning, 
     preparation, or design under this heading in this Act is an 
     urban award, the project location is the location of the 
     project being planned, prepared, or designed:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary shall apply to projects under 
     this heading the Federal requirements that the Secretary 
     determines are appropriate based on the purpose of the 
     National Infrastructure Investments program, the requirements 
     expressly stated under this heading, the requirements 
     expressly stated in chapter 67 of title 49, United States 
     Code, and the Federal requirements applicable to comparable 
     projects supported by other Department of Transportation 
     financial assistance programs, including domestic preference 
     requirements, contracting opportunities for small and 
     disadvantaged businesses, and labor practices:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary may retain up to 2 percent of the 
     amounts made available under this heading in this Act, and 
     may transfer portions of such amounts to the Administrators 
     of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway 
     Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the 
     Federal Railroad Administration and the Maritime 
     Administration to fund the award and oversight of grants and 
     credit assistance made under the program authorized under 
     section 6702 of title 49, United States Code:  Provided 
     further, That for amounts made available under this heading 
     in this Act, the Secretary shall consider and award projects 
     based solely on the selection criteria as identified under 
     paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 6702(d) of title 49, United 
     States Code.

                    thriving communities initiative

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for a thriving communities program, 
     $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025:  
     Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation shall make 
     such amounts available for technical assistance and 
     cooperative agreements to develop and implement technical 
     assistance, planning, and capacity building to improve and 
     foster thriving communities through transportation 
     improvements:  Provided further, That the Secretary may enter 
     into cooperative agreements with philanthropic entities, non-
     profit organizations, other Federal agencies, state or local 
     governments and their agencies, Indian Tribes, or other 
     technical assistance providers, to provide such technical 
     assistance, planning, and capacity building to state, local, 
     or Tribal governments, United States territories, 
     metropolitan planning organizations, transit agencies, or 
     other political subdivisions of state or local governments:  
     Provided further, That to be eligible for a cooperative 
     agreement under this heading, a recipient shall provide 
     assistance to entities described in the preceding proviso on 
     engaging in public planning processes with residents, local 
     businesses, non-profit organizations, and to the extent 
     practicable, philanthropic organizations, educational 
     institutions, or other community stakeholders:  Provided 
     further, That such cooperative agreements shall facilitate 
     the planning and development of transportation and community 
     revitalization activities supported by the Department of 
     Transportation under titles 23, 46, and 49, United States 
     Code, that increase mobility, reduce pollution from 
     transportation sources, expand affordable transportation 
     options, facilitate efficient land use, preserve or expand 
     jobs, improve housing conditions, enhance connections to 
     health care, education, and food security, or improve health 
     outcomes:  Provided further, That the Secretary may 
     prioritize assistance provided with amounts made available 
     under this heading to communities that have disproportionate 
     rates of pollution and poor air quality, communities 
     experiencing disproportionate effects (as defined by 
     Executive Order No. 12898), areas of persistent poverty as 
     defined in section 6702(a)(1) of title 49, United States 
     Code, or historically disadvantaged communities:  Provided 
     further, That the preceding proviso shall not prevent the 
     Secretary from providing assistance with amounts made 
     available under this heading to entities described in the 
     second proviso under this heading that request assistance 
     through the thriving communities program:  Provided further, 
     That planning and technical assistance made available under 
     this heading may include pre-application assistance for 
     capital projects eligible under titles 23, 46, and 49, United 
     States Code:  Provided further, That the Secretary may retain 
     amounts made available under this heading for the necessary 
     administrative expenses of (1) developing and disseminating 
     best practices, modeling, and cost-benefit analysis 
     methodologies to assist entities described in the second 
     proviso under this heading with applications for financial 
     assistance programs under titles 23, 46, and 49, United 
     States Code, and (2) award, administration, and oversight of 
     cooperative agreements to carry out the provisions under this 
     heading:  Provided further, That such amounts and payments as 
     may be necessary to carry out the thriving communities 
     program may be transferred to appropriate accounts of other 
     operating administrations within the Department of 
     Transportation:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
     notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not 
     later than 3 business days prior to a transfer carried out 
     under the preceding proviso.

     national surface transportation and innovative finance bureau

       For necessary expenses of the National Surface 
     Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau as authorized by 
     49 U.S.C. 116, $3,800,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That the Secretary may collect and spend 
     fees, as authorized by title 23, United States Code, to cover 
     the costs of services of expert firms, including counsel, in 
     the field of municipal and project finance to assist in the 
     underwriting and servicing of Federal credit instruments and 
     all or a portion of the costs to the Federal Government of 
     servicing such credit instruments:  Provided further, That 
     such fees are available until expended to pay for such costs: 
      Provided further, That such amounts are in addition to other 
     amounts made available for such purposes and are not subject 
     to any obligation limitation or the limitation on 
     administrative expenses under section 608 of title 23, United 
     States Code.

       railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing program

       The Secretary is authorized to issue direct loans and loan 
     guarantees pursuant to chapter 224 of title 49, United States 
     Code, and such authority shall exist so long as any such 
     direct loan or loan guarantee is outstanding.

                      financial management capital

       For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing the 
     Department of Transportation's financial systems and re-
     engineering business processes, $5,000,000, to remain 
     available through September 30, 2024.

                       cyber security initiatives

       For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, 
     including necessary upgrades to network and information 
     technology infrastructure, improvement of identity management 
     and authentication capabilities, securing and protecting 
     data, implementation of Federal cyber security initiatives, 
     and implementation of enhanced security controls on agency 
     computers and mobile devices, $48,100,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2024.

                         office of civil rights

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
     $15,000,000.

           transportation planning, research, and development

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for conducting transportation 
     planning, research, systems development, development 
     activities, and making grants, $19,648,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That of such amount, 
     $7,136,000 shall be for necessary expenses of the Interagency 
     Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center (IIPIC):  
     Provided further, That there may be transferred to this 
     appropriation, to remain available until expended, amounts 
     transferred from other Federal agencies for expenses incurred 
     under this heading for IIPIC activities not related to 
     transportation infrastructure:  Provided further, That the 
     tools and analysis developed by the IIPIC shall be available 
     to other Federal agencies for the permitting and review of 
     major infrastructure projects not related to transportation 
     only to the extent that other Federal agencies provide 
     funding to the Department in accordance with the preceding 
     proviso.

                          working capital fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for operating costs and capital 
     outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed 
     $505,285,000, shall be paid from appropriations made 
     available to the Department of Transportation:  Provided, 
     That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis 
     to entities within the Department of Transportation:  
     Provided further, That the limitation in the preceding 
     proviso on operating expenses shall not apply to entities 
     external to the Department of Transportation or for funds 
     provided in Public Law 117-58:  Provided further, That no 
     funds made available by this Act to an agency of the 
     Department shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund 
     without majority approval of the Working Capital Fund 
     Steering Committee and approval of the Secretary:  Provided 
     further, That no assessments may be levied against any 
     program, budget activity, subactivity, or project funded by 
     this Act unless notice of such assessments and the basis 
     therefor are presented to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations and are approved by such Committees.

       small and disadvantaged business utilization and outreach

       For necessary expenses for small and disadvantaged business 
     utilization and outreach activities, $7,094,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2024:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding section 332 of title 49, United States Code, 
     such amounts may be used for business opportunities related 
     to any mode of transportation:  Provided further, That 
     appropriations made available under this heading shall be 
     available for any purpose consistent with prior year 
     appropriations that were made available under the heading 
     ``Office of the Secretary--Minority Business Resource Center 
     Program''.

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                        payments to air carriers

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       In addition to funds made available from any other source 
     to carry out the essential air service program under sections 
     41731 through 41742 of title 49, United States Code, 
     $354,827,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 
     Fund, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That in 
     determining between or among carriers competing to provide 
     service to a community, the Secretary may consider the 
     relative subsidy requirements of the carriers:  Provided 
     further, That basic essential air service minimum 
     requirements shall not include the 15-passenger capacity 
     requirement under section 41732(b)(3) of title 49, United 
     States Code:  Provided further, That amounts authorized to be 
     distributed for the essential air service program under 
     section 41742(b) of title 49, United States Code, shall be 
     made available immediately from amounts otherwise provided to 
     the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration:  
     Provided further, That the Administrator may reimburse such 
     amounts from fees credited to the account established under 
     section 45303 of title 49, United States Code.

                         electric vehicle fleet

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for the Department's transition to 
     the General Services Administration's leased vehicle fleet, 
     and for the purchase of zero emission passenger motor 
     vehicles and supporting charging or fueling infrastructure, 
     $11,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025:  
     Provided, That such amounts are in addition to amounts 
     otherwise available for such purposes:  Provided further, 
     That amounts made available under this heading may be 
     transferred to other accounts of the Department of 
     Transportation for the purposes specified under this heading: 
      Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations not later than 3 
     business days prior to a transfer carried out under the 
     preceding proviso.

  administrative provisions--office of the secretary of transportation

       Sec. 101.  None of the funds made available by this Act to 
     the Department of Transportation may be obligated for the 
     Office of the Secretary of Transportation to approve 
     assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds 
     appropriated to the operating administrations in this Act, 
     except for activities underway on the date of enactment of 
     this Act, unless such assessments or agreements have 
     completed the normal reprogramming process for congressional 
     notification.
       Sec. 102.  The Secretary shall post on the web site of the 
     Department of Transportation a schedule of all meetings of 
     the Council on Credit and Finance, including the agenda for 
     each meeting, and require the Council on Credit and Finance 
     to record the decisions and actions of each meeting.
       Sec. 103.  In addition to authority provided by section 327 
     of title 49, United States Code, the Department's Working 
     Capital Fund is authorized to provide partial or full 
     payments in advance and accept subsequent reimbursements from 
     all Federal agencies from available funds for transit benefit 
     distribution services that are necessary to carry out the 
     Federal transit pass transportation fringe benefit program 
     under Executive Order No. 13150 and section 3049 of SAFETEA-
     LU (5 U.S.C. 7905 note):  Provided, That the Department shall 
     maintain a reasonable operating reserve in the Working 
     Capital Fund, to be expended in advance to provide 
     uninterrupted transit benefits to Government employees:  
     Provided further, That such reserve shall not exceed 1 month 
     of benefits payable and may be used only for the purpose of 
     providing for the continuation of transit benefits:  Provided 
     further, That the Working Capital Fund shall be fully 
     reimbursed by each customer agency from available funds for 
     the actual cost of the transit benefit.
       Sec. 104.  Receipts collected in the Department's Working 
     Capital Fund, as authorized by section 327 of title 49, 
     United States Code, for unused transit and van pool benefits, 
     in an amount not to exceed 10 percent of fiscal year 2023 
     collections, shall be available until expended in the 
     Department's Working Capital Fund to provide contractual 
     services in support of section 189 of this Act:  Provided, 
     That obligations in fiscal year 2023 of such collections 
     shall not exceed $1,000,000.
       Sec. 105.  None of the funds in this title may be obligated 
     or expended for retention or senior executive bonuses for an 
     employee of the Department of Transportation without the 
     prior written approval of the Assistant Secretary for 
     Administration.
       Sec. 106.  In addition to authority provided by section 327 
     of title 49, United States Code, the Department's 
     Administrative Working Capital Fund is hereby authorized to 
     transfer information technology equipment, software, and 
     systems from Departmental sources or other entities and 
     collect and maintain a reserve at rates which will return 
     full cost of transferred assets.
       Sec. 107.  None of the funds provided in this Act to the 
     Department of Transportation may be used to provide credit 
     assistance unless not less than 3 days before any application 
     approval to provide credit assistance under sections 603 and 
     604 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary provides 
     notification in writing to the following committees: the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations; the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives:  Provided, That such notification shall 
     include, but not be limited to, the name of the project 
     sponsor; a description of the project; whether credit 
     assistance will be provided as a direct loan, loan guarantee, 
     or line of credit; and the amount of credit assistance.

                    Federal Aviation Administration

                               operations

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration, not otherwise provided for, including 
     operations and research activities related to commercial 
     space transportation, administrative expenses for research 
     and development, establishment of air navigation facilities, 
     the operation (including leasing) and maintenance of 
     aircraft, subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and 
     maps sold to the public, the lease or purchase of passenger 
     motor vehicles for replacement only, $11,870,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2024, of which 
     $9,993,821,000 to be derived from the Airport and Airway 
     Trust Fund:  Provided, That of the amounts made available 
     under this heading--
       (1) not less than $1,645,018,000 shall be available for 
     aviation safety activities;
       (2) $8,760,044,000 shall be available for air traffic 
     organization activities;
       (3) $33,675,000 shall be available for commercial space 
     transportation activities;
       (4) $915,049,000 shall be available for finance and 
     management activities;
       (5) $65,581,000 shall be available for NextGen and 
     operations planning activities;
       (6) $153,447,000 shall be available for security and 
     hazardous materials safety; and
       (7) $297,186,000 shall be available for staff offices:
       Provided further, That not to exceed 5 percent of any 
     budget activity, except for aviation safety budget activity, 
     may be transferred to any budget activity under this heading: 
      Provided further, That no transfer may increase or decrease 
     any appropriation under this heading by more than 5 percent:  
     Provided further, That any transfer in excess of 5 percent 
     shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 
     405 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 not later than 
     60 days after the submission of the budget request, the 
     Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall 
     transmit to Congress an annual update to the report submitted 
     to Congress in December 2004 pursuant to section 221 of the 
     Vision 100-Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 
     40101 note):  Provided further, That the amounts made 
     available under this heading shall be reduced by $100,000 for 
     each day after 60 days after the submission of the budget 
     request that such report has not been transmitted to 
     Congress:  Provided further, That not later than 60 days 
     after the submission of the budget request, the Administrator 
     shall transmit to Congress a companion report that describes 
     a comprehensive strategy for staffing, hiring, and training 
     flight standards and aircraft certification staff in a format 
     similar to the one utilized for the controller staffing plan, 
     including stated attrition estimates and numerical hiring 
     goals by fiscal year:  Provided further, That the amounts 
     made available under this heading shall be reduced by 
     $100,000 for each day after the date that is 60 days after 
     the submission of the budget request that such report has not 
     been submitted to Congress:  Provided further, That funds may 
     be used to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit 
     standard-setting organization to assist in the development of 
     aviation safety standards:  Provided further, That none of 
     the funds made available by this Act shall be available for 
     new applicants for the second career training program:  
     Provided further, That none of the funds made available by 
     this Act shall be available for the Federal Aviation 
     Administration to finalize or implement any regulation that 
     would promulgate new aviation user fees not specifically 
     authorized by law after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act:  Provided further, That there may be credited to this 
     appropriation, as offsetting collections, funds received from 
     States, counties, municipalities, foreign authorities, other 
     public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred 
     in the provision of agency services, including receipts for 
     the maintenance and operation of air navigation facilities, 
     and for issuance, renewal or modification of certificates, 
     including airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates, 
     or for tests related thereto, or for processing major repair 
     or alteration forms:  Provided further, That of the amounts 
     made available under this heading, not less than $187,800,000 
     shall be used to fund direct operations of the current air 
     traffic control towers in the contract tower program, 
     including the contract tower cost share program, and any 
     airport that is currently qualified or that will qualify for 
     the program during the fiscal year:  Provided further, That 
     none of the funds made available by this Act for aeronautical 
     charting and cartography are available for activities 
     conducted by, or coordinated through, the Working Capital 
     Fund:  Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated 
     or otherwise made available by this Act or any other Act may 
     be used to eliminate the Contract Weather Observers program 
     at any airport.

                        facilities and equipment

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
     acquisition, establishment, technical support services, 
     improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of national 
     airspace systems and experimental facilities and equipment, 
     as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, 
     United States Code, including initial acquisition of 
     necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service 
     testing, including construction of test facilities and 
     acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; 
     construction and furnishing of quarters and related 
     accommodations for officers and employees of the Federal

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     Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities where 
     such accommodations are not available; and the purchase, 
     lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds made available 
     under this heading, including aircraft for aviation 
     regulation and certification; to be derived from the Airport 
     and Airway Trust Fund, $2,900,000,000, of which $570,000,000 
     is for personnel and related expenses and shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2024, $1,803,600,000 is for 
     equipment and shall remain available until September 30, 
     2025, and $526,400,000 is for facilities and shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2027:  Provided, That there may 
     be credited to this appropriation funds received from States, 
     counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and 
     private sources, for expenses incurred in the establishment, 
     improvement, and modernization of national airspace systems:  
     Provided further, That not later than 60 days after 
     submission of the budget request, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall transmit to the Congress an investment 
     plan for the Federal Aviation Administration which includes 
     funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 2024 
     through 2028, with total funding for each year of the plan 
     constrained to the funding targets for those years as 
     estimated and approved by the Office of Management and 
     Budget:  Provided further, That section 405 of this Act shall 
     apply to amounts made available under this heading in title 
     VIII of the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs 
     Appropriations Act (division J of Public Law 117-58):  
     Provided further, That the amounts specified for each Budget 
     Line Item in the table included in the ``Facilities and 
     Equipment Spend Plan for Fiscal Year 2023 Infrastructure 
     Investment and Jobs Act Funding'' section of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration FY 2023 President's Budget, as 
     submitted to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations, shall be the baseline for application of 
     reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal 
     year pursuant to paragraph (7) of such section 405 for 
     amounts referred to in the preceding proviso:  Provided 
     further, That, notwithstanding paragraphs (5) and (6) of such 
     section 405, unless prior approval is received from the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations, not to exceed 10 
     percent of any funding level specified for projects and 
     activities in the table referred to in the preceding proviso 
     may be transferred to any other funding level specified for 
     projects and activities in such table and no transfer of such 
     funding levels may increase or decrease any funding level in 
     such table by more than 10 percent.

                 research, engineering, and development

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
     research, engineering, and development, as authorized under 
     part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, 
     including construction of experimental facilities and 
     acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, 
     $260,500,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 
     Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2025:  
     Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation as 
     offsetting collections, funds received from States, counties, 
     municipalities, other public authorities, and private 
     sources, which shall be available for expenses incurred for 
     research, engineering, and development:  Provided further, 
     That amounts made available under this heading shall be used 
     in accordance with the report accompanying this Act:  
     Provided further, That not to exceed 10 percent of any 
     funding level specified under this heading in the report 
     accompanying this Act may be transferred to any other funding 
     level specified under this heading in the report accompanying 
     this Act:  Provided further, That no transfer may increase or 
     decrease any funding level by more than 10 percent:  Provided 
     further, That any transfer in excess of 10 percent shall be 
     treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 405 of this 
     Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
     except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
     section.

                       grants-in-aid for airports

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid 
     for airport planning and development, and noise compatibility 
     planning and programs as authorized under subchapter I of 
     chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 of title 49, 
     United States Code, and under other law authorizing such 
     obligations; for procurement, installation, and commissioning 
     of runway incursion prevention devices and systems at 
     airports of such title; for grants authorized under section 
     41743 of title 49, United States Code; and for inspection 
     activities and administration of airport safety programs, 
     including those related to airport operating certificates 
     under section 44706 of title 49, United States Code, 
     $3,350,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 
     Trust Fund and to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That none of the amounts made available under this heading 
     shall be available for the planning or execution of programs 
     the obligations for which are in excess of $3,350,000,000, in 
     fiscal year 2023, notwithstanding section 47117(g) of title 
     49, United States Code:  Provided further, That none of the 
     amounts made available under this heading shall be available 
     for the replacement of baggage conveyor systems, 
     reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas, or other airport 
     improvements that are necessary to install bulk explosive 
     detection systems:  Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     section 47109(a) of title 49, United States Code, the 
     Government's share of allowable project costs under paragraph 
     (2) of such section for subgrants or paragraph (3) of such 
     section shall be 95 percent for a project at other than a 
     large or medium hub airport that is a successive phase of a 
     multi-phased construction project for which the project 
     sponsor received a grant in fiscal year 2011 for the 
     construction project:  Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, of amounts limited under this 
     heading, not less than $137,372,000 shall be available for 
     administration, $15,000,000 shall be available for the 
     Airport Cooperative Research Program, $40,828,000 shall be 
     available for Airport Technology Research, and $10,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended, shall be available and 
     transferred to ``Office of the Secretary, Salaries and 
     Expenses'' to carry out the Small Community Air Service 
     Development Program:  Provided further, That in addition to 
     airports eligible under section 41743 of title 49, United 
     States Code, such program may include the participation of an 
     airport that serves a community or consortium that is not 
     larger than a small hub airport, according to FAA hub 
     classifications effective at the time the Office of the 
     Secretary issues a request for proposals.

                       grants-in-aid for airports

       For an additional amount for ``Grants-In-Aid for 
     Airports'', to enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
     grants for projects as authorized by subchapter 1 of chapter 
     471 and subchapter 1 of chapter 475 of title 49, United 
     States Code, $272,604,000, to remain available through 
     September 30, 2025:  Provided, That amounts made available 
     under this heading shall be derived from the general fund, 
     and such funds shall not be subject to apportionment 
     formulas, special apportionment categories, or minimum 
     percentages under chapter 471 of title 49, United States 
     Code:  Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
     under this heading, $172,604,000 is for Community Project 
     Funding for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for 
     this account in the table titled ``Transportation, Housing 
     and Urban Development Incorporation of Community Project 
     Funding Items'' included in the report accompanying this Act: 
      Provided further, That any funds made available under this 
     heading in this Act that remain available after the 
     distribution of funds under the preceding proviso shall be 
     available to the Secretary to distribute as discretionary 
     grants to airports:  Provided further, That the amounts made 
     available under this heading shall not be subject to any 
     limitation on obligations for the Grants-in-Aid for Airports 
     program set forth in any Act:  Provided further, That the 
     Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may 
     retain up to 0.5 percent of the amounts made available under 
     this heading to fund the award and oversight by the 
     Administrator of grants made under this heading.

       administrative provisions--federal aviation administration

       Sec. 110.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to compensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years 
     under the federally funded research and development center 
     contract between the Federal Aviation Administration and the 
     Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development during 
     fiscal year 2023.
       Sec. 111.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     shall be used to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations 
     requiring airport sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation 
     Administration without cost building construction, 
     maintenance, utilities and expenses, or space in airport 
     sponsor-owned buildings for services relating to air traffic 
     control, air navigation, or weather reporting:  Provided, 
     That the prohibition on the use of funds in this section does 
     not apply to negotiations between the agency and airport 
     sponsors to achieve agreement on ``below-market'' rates for 
     these items or to grant assurances that require airport 
     sponsors to provide land without cost to the Federal Aviation 
     Administration for air traffic control facilities.
       Sec. 112.  The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration may reimburse amounts made available to 
     satisfy section 41742(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, 
     from fees credited under section 45303 of title 49, United 
     States Code, and any amount remaining in such account at the 
     close of any fiscal year may be made available to satisfy 
     section 41742(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, for the 
     subsequent fiscal year.
       Sec. 113.  Amounts collected under section 40113(e) of 
     title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to the 
     appropriation current at the time of collection, to be merged 
     with and available for the same purposes as such 
     appropriation.
       Sec. 114.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     shall be available for paying premium pay under section 
     5546(a) of title 5, United States Code, to any Federal 
     Aviation Administration employee unless such employee 
     actually performed work during the time corresponding to such 
     premium pay.
       Sec. 115.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be obligated or expended for an employee of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration to purchase a store gift card or gift 
     certificate through use of a Government-issued credit card.
       Sec. 116.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds made available under this Act or any prior Act 
     may be used to implement or to continue to implement any 
     limitation on the ability of any owner or operator of a 
     private aircraft to obtain, upon a request to the 
     Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, a 
     blocking of that owner's or operator's aircraft registration 
     number, Mode S transponder code, flight identification, call 
     sign, or similar identifying information from any ground 
     based display to the public that would allow the real-time or 
     near real-time flight tracking of that aircraft's movements, 
     except data made available to a Government agency, for the 
     noncommercial flights of that owner or operator.

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       Sec. 117.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than 
     nine political and Presidential appointees in the Federal 
     Aviation Administration.
       Sec. 118.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to increase fees pursuant to section 44721 of title 
     49, United States Code, until the Federal Aviation 
     Administration provides to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations a report that justifies all fees related to 
     aeronautical navigation products and explains how such fees 
     are consistent with Executive Order No. 13642.
       Sec. 119.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to close a regional operations center of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration or reduce its services unless the 
     Administrator notifies the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations not less than 90 full business days in 
     advance.
       Sec. 119A.  None of the funds made available by or limited 
     by this Act may be used to change weight restrictions or 
     prior permission rules at Teterboro airport in Teterboro, New 
     Jersey.
       Sec. 119B.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration to withhold from consideration and approval 
     any new application for participation in the Contract Tower 
     Program, or for reevaluation of Cost-share Program 
     participants so long as the Federal Aviation Administration 
     has received an application from the airport, and so long as 
     the Administrator determines such tower is eligible using the 
     factors set forth in Federal Aviation Administration 
     published establishment criteria.
       Sec. 119C.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to open, close, redesignate as a lesser office, 
     or reorganize a regional office, the aeronautical center, or 
     the technical center unless the Administrator submits a 
     request for the reprogramming of funds under section 405 of 
     this Act.
       Sec. 119D.  The Federal Aviation Administration 
     Administrative Services Franchise Fund may be reimbursed 
     after performance or paid in advance from funds available to 
     the Federal Aviation Administration and other Federal 
     agencies for which the Fund performs services.
       Sec. 119E.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available to the FAA may be used to carry out the FAA's 
     obligations under section 44502(e) of title 49, United States 
     Code, unless the eligible air traffic system or equipment to 
     be transferred to the FAA under section 44502(e) of title 49, 
     United States Code, was purchased by the transferor airport--
       (1) during the period of time beginning on October 5, 2018 
     and ending on December 31, 2021; or
       (2) on or after January 1, 2022 for transferor airports 
     located in a non-contiguous states.
       Sec. 119F.  Of the funds provided under the heading 
     ``Grants-in-aid for Airports'', up to $3,500,000 shall be for 
     necessary expenses, including an independent verification 
     regime, to provide reimbursement to airport sponsors that do 
     not provide gateway operations and providers of general 
     aviation ground support services, or other aviation tenants, 
     located at those airports closed during a temporary flight 
     restriction (TFR) for any residence of the President that is 
     designated or identified to be secured by the United States 
     Secret Service, and for direct and incremental financial 
     losses incurred while such airports are closed solely due to 
     the actions of the Federal Government: Provided, That no 
     funds shall be obligated or distributed to airport sponsors 
     that do not provide gateway operations and providers of 
     general aviation ground support services until an independent 
     audit is completed: Provided further, That losses incurred as 
     a result of violations of law, or through fault or 
     negligence, of such operators and service providers or of 
     third parties (including airports) are not eligible for 
     reimbursements: Provided further, That obligation and 
     expenditure of funds are conditional upon full release of the 
     United States Government for all claims for financial losses 
     resulting from such actions.

                     Federal Highway Administration

                 limitation on administrative expenses

                          (highway trust fund)

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Not to exceed $476,783,991 together with advances and 
     reimbursements received by the Federal Highway 
     Administration, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for 
     administration and operation of the Federal Highway 
     Administration or transferred to the Appalachian Regional 
     Commission for administrative activities associated with the 
     Appalachian Development Highway System.

                          federal-aid highways

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       Funds available for the implementation or execution of 
     authorized Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
     construction programs shall not exceed total obligations of 
     $58,764,510,674 for fiscal year 2023:  Provided, That the 
     limitation on obligations under this heading shall only apply 
     to contract authority authorized from the Highway Trust Fund 
     (other than the Mass Transit Account), unless otherwise 
     specified in law.

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
     authorized Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
     construction programs, $59,503,510,674 derived from the 
     Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), to 
     remain available until expended.

                    highway infrastructure programs

                     (including transfer of funds)

       There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary 
     $1,755,060,641:  Provided, That the funds made available 
     under this heading shall be derived from the general fund, 
     shall be in addition to any funds provided for fiscal year 
     2023 in this or any other Act for: (1) ``Federal-aid 
     Highways'' under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; 
     or (2) the Appalachian Development Highway System as 
     authorized under section 1069(y) of Public Law 102-240, and 
     shall not affect the distribution or amount of funds provided 
     in any other Act:  Provided further, That section 11101(e) of 
     Public Law 117-58 shall apply to amounts made available under 
     this heading:  Provided further, That unless otherwise 
     specified, amounts made available under this heading shall be 
     available until September 30, 2026, and shall not be subject 
     to any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways or 
     highway safety construction programs set forth in any Act 
     making annual appropriations:  Provided further, That of the 
     funds made available under this heading, the Federal Highway 
     Administration may retain an amount of $3,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, to fund the oversight of projects 
     carried out with funds made available under this heading:  
     Provided further, That of the funds made available under this 
     heading--
       (1) $1,275,060,641 shall be made available for Community 
     Project Funding for the purposes, and in the amounts, 
     specified for this account in the table titled 
     ``Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Incorporation 
     of Community Project Funding Items'' included in the report 
     accompanying this Act:  Provided, That, except as otherwise 
     provided under this heading, the funds made available under 
     this paragraph shall be administered as if apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code:  Provided further, 
     That funds made available under this paragraph that are used 
     for Tribal projects shall be administered as if allocated 
     under chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code, except that 
     the set-asides described in subparagraph (C) of section 
     202(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, and subsections 
     (a)(6), (c), and (e) of section 202 of such title, and 
     section 1123(h)(1) of MAP-21 (as amended by Public Law 117-
     58), shall not apply to such funds;
       (2) $100,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses for 
     construction of the Appalachian Development Highway System as 
     authorized under section 1069(y) of Public Law 102-240:  
     Provided, That for the purposes of funds made available under 
     this paragraph, the term ``Appalachian State'' means a State 
     that contains 1 or more counties (including any political 
     subdivision located within the area) in the Appalachian 
     region as defined in section 14102(a) of title 40, United 
     States Code:  Provided further, That funds made available 
     under this heading for construction of the Appalachian 
     Development Highway System shall remain available until 
     expended:  Provided further, That, except as provided in the 
     following proviso, funds made available under this heading 
     for construction of the Appalachian Development Highway 
     System shall be administered as if apportioned under chapter 
     1 of title 23, United States Code:  Provided further, That a 
     project carried out with funds made available under this 
     heading for construction of the Appalachian Development 
     Highway System shall be carried out in the same manner as a 
     project under section 14501 of title 40, United States Code:  
     Provided further, That subject to the following proviso, 
     funds made available under this heading for construction of 
     the Appalachian Development Highway System shall be 
     apportioned to the Appalachian States according to the 
     percentages derived from the 2021 Appalachian Development 
     Highway System Cost-to-Complete Estimate, adopted in 
     Appalachian Regional Commission Resolution Number 788, and 
     confirmed as each Appalachian State's relative share of the 
     estimated remaining need to complete the Appalachian 
     Development Highway System, adjusted to exclude those 
     corridors that such States have no current plans to complete, 
     as reported in the 2013 Appalachian Development Highway 
     System Completion Report, unless those States have modified 
     and assigned a higher priority for completion of an 
     Appalachian Development Highway System corridor, as reported 
     in the 2021 Appalachian Development Highway System Future 
     Outlook:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall adjust 
     apportionments made under the preceding proviso so that no 
     Appalachian State shall be apportioned an amount in excess of 
     30 percent of the amount made available for construction of 
     the Appalachian Development Highway System under this 
     heading:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall consult 
     with the Appalachian Regional Commission in making 
     adjustments under the preceding two provisos:  Provided 
     further, That the Federal share of the costs for which an 
     expenditure is made for construction of the Appalachian 
     Development Highway System under this heading shall be up to 
     100 percent;
       (3) $75,000,000 shall be for the nationally significant 
     Federal lands and Tribal projects program under section 1123 
     of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 201 note), of which not less than 
     $37,500,000 shall be for competitive grants to tribal 
     governments;
       (4) $12,000,000 shall be for the regional infrastructure 
     accelerator demonstration program authorized under section 
     1441 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 601 note):  Provided, That 
     for funds made available under this paragraph, the Federal 
     share of the costs shall be, at the option of the recipient, 
     up to 100 percent;
       (5) $30,000,000 shall be for the national scenic byways 
     program under section 162 of title 23, United States Code:  
     Provided, That, except as otherwise provided under this 
     heading, the funds made available under this paragraph shall 
     be administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 
     23, United States Code;
       (6) $100,000,000 shall be for the safe streets and roads 
     for all grant program under section 24112

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     of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (23 U.S.C. 402 
     note), to remain available until expended:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding section 24112(c)(2)(B) of Pub. L. 117-58, of 
     the total amount made available under this paragraph in this 
     Act, the Secretary may award less than 40 percent to eligible 
     projects described in 24112(a)(3)(A) of Pub. L. 117-58, but 
     shall award not less than 20 percent to such projects:  
     Provided further, That amounts made available under this 
     paragraph in this Act may be transferred to and merged with 
     the appropriations for ``Office of the Secretary'';
       (7) $100,000,000 shall be for the active transportation 
     infrastructure investment program under section 11529 of the 
     Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (23 U.S.C. 217 note), 
     to remain available until expended:  Provided, That, except 
     as otherwise provided under such section or this heading, the 
     funds made available under this paragraph shall be 
     administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
     United States Code;
       (8) $55,000,000 shall be for the healthy streets program 
     under section 11406 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 
     Act (23 U.S.C. 149 note):  Provided, That, except as 
     otherwise provided under such section or this heading, the 
     funds made available under this paragraph shall be 
     administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
     United States Code; and
       (9) $5,000,000 shall be for a cooperative series of 
     agreements to examine the impacts of culverts, roads, and 
     bridges on threatened or endangered salmon populations.

       administrative provisions--federal highway administration

       Sec. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall--
       (1) not distribute from the obligation limitation for 
     Federal-aid highways--
       (A) amounts authorized for administrative expenses and 
     programs by section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code; 
     and
       (B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of Transportation 
     Statistics;
       (2) not distribute an amount from the obligation limitation 
     for Federal-aid highways that is equal to the unobligated 
     balance of amounts--
       (A) made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid highway and highway 
     safety construction programs for previous fiscal years the 
     funds for which are allocated by the Secretary (or 
     apportioned by the Secretary under sections 202 or 204 of 
     title 23, United States Code); and
       (B) for which obligation limitation was provided in a 
     previous fiscal year;
       (3) determine the proportion that--
       (A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways, 
     less the aggregate of amounts not distributed under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; bears to
       (B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for 
     the Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
     programs (other than sums authorized to be appropriated for 
     provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) through (11) of 
     subsection (b) and sums authorized to be appropriated for 
     section 119 of title 23, United States Code, equal to the 
     amount referred to in subsection (b)(12) for such fiscal 
     year), less the aggregate of the amounts not distributed 
     under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection;
       (4) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 
     highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2), for each of the programs (other than 
     programs to which paragraph (1) applies) that are allocated 
     by the Secretary under authorized Federal-aid highway and 
     highway safety construction programs, or apportioned by the 
     Secretary under sections 202 or 204 of title 23, United 
     States Code, by multiplying--
       (A) the proportion determined under paragraph (3); by
       (B) the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each such 
     program for such fiscal year; and
       (5) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 
     highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) and the amounts distributed under 
     paragraph (4), for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
     construction programs that are apportioned by the Secretary 
     under title 23, United States Code (other than the amounts 
     apportioned for the National Highway Performance Program in 
     section 119 of title 23, United States Code, that are exempt 
     from the limitation under subsection (b)(12) and the amounts 
     apportioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in the 
     proportion that--
       (A) amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs 
     that are apportioned under title 23, United States Code, to 
     each State for such fiscal year; bears to
       (B) the total of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     for the programs that are apportioned under title 23, United 
     States Code, to all States for such fiscal year.
       (b) Exceptions From Obligation Limitation.--The obligation 
     limitation for Federal-aid highways shall not apply to 
     obligations under or for--
       (1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code;
       (2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance 
     Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 Stat. 2714);
       (3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 (95 
     Stat. 1701);
       (4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the Surface 
     Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2119);
       (5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the Surface 
     Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 
     (101 Stat. 198);
       (6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2027);
       (7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code (as in 
     effect on June 8, 1998);
       (8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in 
     effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but only in an 
     amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);
       (9) Federal-aid highway programs for which obligation 
     authority was made available under the Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts 
     for multiple years or to remain available until expended, but 
     only to the extent that the obligation authority has not 
     lapsed or been used;
       (10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in 
     effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but only in an 
     amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);
       (11) section 1603 of SAFETEA-LU (23 U.S.C. 118 note; 119 
     Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds obligated in accordance 
     with that section were not subject to a limitation on 
     obligations at the time at which the funds were initially 
     made available for obligation; and
       (12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code (but, for 
     each of fiscal years 2013 through 2023, only in an amount 
     equal to $639,000,000).
       (c) Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority.--
     Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall, after 
     August 1 of such fiscal year--
       (1) revise a distribution of the obligation limitation made 
     available under subsection (a) if an amount distributed 
     cannot be obligated during that fiscal year; and
       (2) redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to 
     obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed 
     during that fiscal year, giving priority to those States 
     having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under 
     sections 144 (as in effect on the day before the date of 
     enactment of Public Law 112-141) and 104 of title 23, United 
     States Code.
       (d) Applicability of Obligation Limitations to 
     Transportation Research Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall apply to 
     contract authority for transportation research programs 
     carried out under--
       (A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code;
       (B) title VI of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation 
     Act; and
       (C) title III of division A of the Infrastructure 
     Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58).
       (2) Exception.--Obligation authority made available under 
     paragraph (1) shall--
       (A) remain available for a period of 4 fiscal years; and
       (B) be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed 
     on obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
     construction programs for future fiscal years.
       (e) Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     distribution of obligation limitation under subsection (a), 
     the Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds 
     (excluding funds authorized for the program under section 202 
     of title 23, United States Code) that--
       (A) are authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year 
     for Federal-aid highway programs; and
       (B) the Secretary determines will not be allocated to the 
     States (or will not be apportioned to the States under 
     section 204 of title 23, United States Code), and will not be 
     available for obligation, for such fiscal year because of the 
     imposition of any obligation limitation for such fiscal year.
       (2) Ratio.--Funds shall be distributed under paragraph (1) 
     in the same proportion as the distribution of obligation 
     authority under subsection (a)(5).
       (3) Availability.--Funds distributed to each State under 
     paragraph (1) shall be available for any purpose described in 
     section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code.
       Sec. 121.  Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received 
     by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of 
     data products, for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to 
     chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, may be credited 
     to the Federal-aid highways account for the purpose of 
     reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses:  Provided, That 
     such funds shall be subject to the obligation limitation for 
     Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs.
       Sec. 122.  Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, under 
     his or her statutory authority, any Buy America requirement 
     for Federal-aid highways projects, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall make an informal public notice and 
     comment opportunity on the intent to issue such waiver and 
     the reasons therefor:  Provided, That the Secretary shall 
     provide an annual report to the House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations on any waivers granted under the Buy 
     America requirements.
       Sec. 123.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to make a grant for a project under section 117 of 
     title 23, United States Code, unless the Secretary, at least 
     60 days before making a grant under that section, provides 
     written notification to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations of the proposed grant, including an evaluation 
     and justification for the project and the amount of the 
     proposed grant award:  Provided, That the written 
     notification required in the preceding proviso shall be made 
     not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       Sec. 124. (a) A State or territory, as defined in section 
     165 of title 23, United States Code, may use for any project 
     eligible under section 133(b) of title 23 or section 165 of 
     title 23 and located within the boundary of the State or 
     territory any earmarked amount, and any associated obligation 
     limitation:  Provided, That the Department of Transportation 
     for the State or territory for which the earmarked amount was 
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     designated or directed notifies the Secretary of its intent 
     to use its authority under this section and submits an annual 
     report to the Secretary identifying the projects to which the 
     funding would be applied. Notwithstanding the original period 
     of availability of funds to be obligated under this section, 
     such funds and associated obligation limitation shall remain 
     available for obligation for a period of 3 fiscal years after 
     the fiscal year in which the Secretary is notified. The 
     Federal share of the cost of a project carried out with funds 
     made available under this section shall be the same as 
     associated with the earmark.
       (b) In this section, the term ``earmarked amount'' means--
       (1) congressionally directed spending, as defined in rule 
     XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, identified in a 
     prior law, report, or joint explanatory statement, which was 
     authorized to be appropriated or appropriated more than 10 
     fiscal years prior to the current fiscal year, and 
     administered by the Federal Highway Administration; or
       (2) a congressional earmark, as defined in rule XXI of the 
     Rules of the House of Representatives, identified in a prior 
     law, report, or joint explanatory statement, which was 
     authorized to be appropriated or appropriated more than 10 
     fiscal years prior to the current fiscal year, and 
     administered by the Federal Highway Administration.
       (c) The authority under subsection (a) may be exercised 
     only for those projects or activities that have obligated 
     less than 10 percent of the amount made available for 
     obligation as of October 1 of the current fiscal year, and 
     shall be applied to projects within the same general 
     geographic area within 25 miles for which the funding was 
     designated, except that a State or territory may apply such 
     authority to unexpended balances of funds from projects or 
     activities the State or territory certifies have been closed 
     and for which payments have been made under a final voucher.
       (d) The Secretary shall submit consolidated reports of the 
     information provided by the States and territories annually 
     to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
       Sec. 125.  Until final guidance is published, the 
     Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall 
     adjudicate requests for Buy America waivers under the 
     criteria that were in effect prior to April 17, 2018.

              Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

              motor carrier safety operations and programs

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For payment of obligations incurred in the implementation, 
     execution, and administration of motor carrier safety 
     operations and programs pursuant to section 31110 of title 
     49, United States Code, $367,500,000, to be derived from the 
     Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), 
     together with advances and reimbursements received by the 
     Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the sum of which 
     shall remain available until expended:  Provided, That funds 
     available for implementation, execution, or administration of 
     motor carrier safety operations and programs authorized under 
     title 49, United States Code, shall not exceed total 
     obligations of $367,500,000, for ``Motor Carrier Safety 
     Operations and Programs'' for fiscal year 2023, of which 
     $14,073,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2025, is for the research and technology 
     program, and of which not less than $63,098,000, to remain 
     available for obligation until September 30, 2025, is for 
     development, modernization, enhancement, and continued 
     operation and maintenance of information technology and 
     information management.

                      motor carrier safety grants

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
     sections 31102, 31103, 31104, and 31313 of title 49, United 
     States Code, $506,150,000, to be derived from the Highway 
     Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That funds 
     available for the implementation or execution of motor 
     carrier safety programs shall not exceed total obligations of 
     $506,150,000 in fiscal year 2023 for ``Motor Carrier Safety 
     Grants'':  Provided further, That of the amounts made 
     available under this heading--
       (1) $398,500,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2024, shall be for the motor carrier safety 
     assistance program;
       (2) $42,650,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2024, shall be for the commercial driver's 
     license program implementation program;
       (3) $58,800,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2024, shall be for the high priority program;
       (4) $1,200,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2024, shall be for the commercial motor vehicle 
     operators grant program; and
       (5) $5,000,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2024, shall be for the commercial motor vehicle 
     enforcement training and support grant program.

 administrative provisions--federal motor carrier safety administration

       Sec. 130.  The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 
     shall update annual inspection regulations under Appendix G 
     to subchapter B of chapter III of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, as recommended by GAO-19-264.
       Sec. 131.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available to the Department of Transportation by this Act or 
     any other Act may be obligated or expended to implement, 
     administer, or enforce the requirements of section 31137 of 
     title 49, United States Code, or any regulation issued by the 
     Secretary pursuant to such section, with respect to the use 
     of electronic logging devices by operators of commercial 
     motor vehicles, as such term is defined in section 31132 of 
     such title, who are transporting livestock, as such term is 
     defined in section 602 of the Emergency Livestock Feed 
     Assistance Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 1471), or insects.

             National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

                        operations and research

       For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the 
     Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety 
     authorized under chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI of 
     title 49, United States Code, $230,000,000, to remain 
     available through September 30, 2024.

                        operations and research

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the 
     provisions of section 403 of title 23, United States Code, 
     including behavioral research on Automated Driving Systems 
     and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and improving consumer 
     responses to safety recalls, section 25024 of the 
     Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58), 
     and chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, 
     $197,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund 
     (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain available 
     until expended:  Provided, That none of the funds in this Act 
     shall be available for the planning or execution of programs 
     the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2023, are in 
     excess of $197,000,000:  Provided further, That of the sums 
     appropriated under this heading--
       (1) $190,000,000 shall be for programs authorized under 
     section 403 of title 23, United States Code, including 
     behavioral research on Automated Driving Systems and Advanced 
     Driver Assistance Systems and improving consumer responses to 
     safety recalls, and section 25024 of the Infrastructure 
     Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58); and
       (2) $7,000,000 shall be for the National Driver Register 
     authorized under chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code:
       Provided further, That within the $197,000,000 obligation 
     limitation for operations and research, $57,500,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2024:  Provided further, 
     That amounts for behavioral research on Automated Driving 
     Systems and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and improving 
     consumer responses to safety recalls are in addition to any 
     other funds provided for those purposes for fiscal year 2023 
     in this Act.

                     highway traffic safety grants

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
     provisions of sections 402, 404, and 405 of title 23, United 
     States Code, and grant administration expenses under chapter 
     4 of title 23, United States Code, to remain available until 
     expended, $795,220,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust 
     Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account):  Provided, That 
     none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
     planning or execution of programs for which the total 
     obligations in fiscal year 2023 are in excess of $795,220,000 
     for programs authorized under sections 402, 404, and 405 of 
     title 23, United States Code, and grant administration 
     expenses under chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code:  
     Provided further, That of the sums appropriated under this 
     heading--
       (1) $370,900,000 shall be for ``Highway Safety Programs'' 
     under section 402 of title 23, United States Code;
       (2) $346,500,000 shall be for ``National Priority Safety 
     Programs'' under section 405 of title 23, United States Code;
       (3) $38,300,000 shall be for the ``High Visibility 
     Enforcement Program'' under section 404 of title 23, United 
     States Code; and
       (4) $39,520,000 shall be for grant administrative expenses 
     under chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code:
       Provided further, That none of these funds shall be used 
     for construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for 
     office furnishings and fixtures for State, local or private 
     buildings or structures:  Provided further, That not to 
     exceed $500,000 of the funds made available for ``National 
     Priority Safety Programs'' under section 405 of title 23, 
     United States Code, for ``Impaired Driving Countermeasures'' 
     (as described in subsection (d) of that section) shall be 
     available for technical assistance to the States:  Provided 
     further, That with respect to the ``Transfers'' provision 
     under section 405(a)(8) of title 23, United States Code, any 
     amounts transferred to increase the amounts made available 
     under section 402 shall include the obligation authority for 
     such amounts:  Provided further, That the Administrator shall 
     notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of 
     any exercise of the authority granted under the preceding 
     proviso or under section 405(a)(8) of title 23, United States 
     Code, within 5 days.

      administrative provisions--national highway traffic safety 
                             administration

       Sec. 140.  An additional $130,000 shall be made available 
     to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, out of 
     the amount limited for section 402 of title 23, United States 
     Code, to pay for travel and related expenses for State 
     management reviews and to pay for core competency development 
     training and related expenses for highway safety staff.

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       Sec. 141.  The limitations on obligations for the programs 
     of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration set in 
     this Act shall not apply to obligations for which obligation 
     authority was made available in previous public laws but only 
     to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or 
     been used.
       Sec. 142.  None of the funds in this Act or any other Act 
     shall be used to enforce the requirements of section 
     405(a)(9) of title 23, United States Code.

                    Federal Railroad Administration

                         safety and operations

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad 
     Administration, not otherwise provided for, $250,449,000, of 
     which $25,000,000 shall remain available until expended.

                   railroad research and development

       For necessary expenses for railroad research and 
     development, $47,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
      Provided, That of the amounts made available under this 
     heading, up to $3,000,000 shall be available pursuant to 
     section 20108(d) of title 49, United States Code, for the 
     construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and 
     improvements at the Transportation Technology Center.

         federal-state partnership for intercity passenger rail

       For necessary expenses related to Federal-State Partnership 
     for Intercity Passenger Rail grants as authorized by section 
     24911 of title 49, United States Code, $555,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That amounts made 
     available under the heading ``Northeast Corridor Grants to 
     the National Railroad Passenger Corporation'' in this Act may 
     be used as non-Federal share for projects located on the 
     Northeast Corridor selected for award under section 24911 of 
     title 49, United States Code, notwithstanding subsection (f) 
     of such section:  Provided further, That amounts made 
     available under the heading ``National Network Grants to the 
     National Railroad Passenger Corporation'' in this Act may be 
     used as non-Federal share for projects not located on the 
     Northeast Corridor selected for award under section 24911 of 
     title 49, United States Code, notwithstanding subsection (f) 
     of such section:  Provided further, That the Secretary may 
     withhold up to 2 percent of the amounts made available under 
     this heading in this Act for the costs of award and project 
     management oversight of grants carried out under title 49, 
     United States Code.

        consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvements

       For necessary expenses related to Consolidated Rail 
     Infrastructure and Safety Improvements grants, as authorized 
     by section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, 
     $630,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That of the amounts made available under this heading in this 
     Act--
       (1) not less than $150,000,000 shall be for projects 
     eligible under section 22907(c)(2) of title 49, United States 
     Code, that support the development of new intercity passenger 
     rail service routes including alignments for existing routes;
       (2) not less than $25,000,000 shall be for projects 
     eligible under section 22907(c)(11) of title 49, United 
     States Code:  Provided, That for amounts made available in 
     this paragraph, the Secretary shall give preference to 
     projects that are located in counties with the most 
     pedestrian trespasser casualties; and
       (3) $5,000,000 shall be for preconstruction planning 
     activities and capital costs related to the deployment of 
     magnetic levitation transportation projects:
       Provided further, That for amounts made available under 
     this heading, eligible projects under section 22907(c)(8) of 
     title 49, United States Code, shall also include railroad 
     systems planning (including the preparation of regional 
     intercity passenger rail plans and State Rail Plans) and 
     railroad project development activities (including railroad 
     project planning, preliminary engineering, design, 
     environmental analysis, feasibility studies, and the 
     development and analysis of project alternatives):  Provided 
     further, That section 22907(e)(1)(A) of title 49, United 
     States Code, shall not apply to amounts made available under 
     this heading:  Provided further, That section 22907(e)(1)(A) 
     of title 49, United States Code, shall not apply to amounts 
     made available under this heading in previous fiscal years if 
     such funds are announced in a notice of funding opportunity 
     that includes funds made available under this heading:  
     Provided further, That unobligated balances remaining after 6 
     years after the date of enactment of this Act may be used for 
     any eligible project under section 22907(c) of title 49, 
     United States Code:  Provided further, That the Secretary may 
     withhold up to 2 percent of the amounts made available under 
     this heading in this Act for the costs of award and project 
     management oversight of grants carried out under title 49, 
     United States Code.

     northeast corridor grants to the national railroad passenger 
                              corporation

       To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to 
     the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for activities 
     associated with the Northeast Corridor as authorized by 
     section 22101(a) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 
     Act (Public Law 117-58), $882,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended:  Provided, That the Secretary may retain up 
     to one-half of 1 percent of the amounts made available under 
     both this heading in this Act and the ``National Network 
     Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation'' 
     heading in this Act to fund the costs of project management 
     and oversight of activities authorized by section 22101(c) of 
     the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-
     58):  Provided further, That in addition to the project 
     management oversight funds authorized under section 22101(c) 
     of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 
     117-58), the Secretary may retain up to an additional 
     $1,000,000 of the amounts made available under this heading 
     in this Act to fund expenses associated with the Northeast 
     Corridor Commission established under section 24905 of title 
     49, United States Code:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 24911(f) of title 49, United States 
     Code, amounts made available under this heading in this Act 
     may be used as non-Federal share for projects located on the 
     Northeast Corridor selected for award under section 24911 of 
     title 49, United States Code.

 national network grants to the national railroad passenger corporation

       To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to 
     the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for activities 
     associated with the National Network as authorized by section 
     22101(b) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
     (Public Law 117-58), $1,463,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended:  Provided, That the National Railroad 
     Passenger Corporation may use up to 10 percent of the amounts 
     made available under this heading in this Act to support 
     planning and capital costs, and operating assistance 
     consistent with the Federal funding limitations under section 
     22908 of title 49, United States Code, of corridors selected 
     under section 25101 of title 49, United States Code, that are 
     operated by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation:  
     Provided further, That notwithstanding section 24911(f) of 
     title 49, United States Code, amounts made available under 
     this heading in this Act may be used as non-Federal share for 
     projects not located on the Northeast Corridor selected for 
     award under section 24911 of title 49, United States Code:  
     Provided further, That none of the funds made available under 
     this heading in this Act shall be used by Amtrak to give 
     notice under subsection (a) or (c) of section 24706 of title 
     49, United States Code, with respect to long-distance routes 
     (as defined in section 24102 of title 49, United States Code) 
     on which Amtrak is the sole operator on a host railroad's 
     line and a positive train control system is not required by 
     law or regulation, or, except in an emergency or during 
     maintenance or construction outages impacting such routes, to 
     otherwise discontinue, reduce the frequency of, suspend, or 
     substantially alter the route of rail service on any portion 
     of such route operated in fiscal year 2018, including 
     implementation of service permitted by section 24305(a)(3)(A) 
     of title 49, United States Code, in lieu of rail service.

       administrative provisions--federal railroad administration

                         (including rescission)

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 150.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation in 
     contravention of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining 
     Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.).
       Sec. 151.  Amounts made available in this and prior Acts to 
     the Secretary or to the Federal Railroad Administration for 
     the costs of award, administration, and project management 
     oversight of financial assistance which are administered by 
     the Federal Railroad Administration may be transferred to the 
     Federal Railroad Administration's ``Financial Assistance 
     Oversight and Technical Assistance'' account for necessary 
     expenses to support the award, administration, project 
     management oversight, and technical assistance of financial 
     assistance administered by the Federal Railroad 
     Administration, in the same manner as appropriated in this 
     and prior Acts:  Provided, That this section shall not apply 
     to amounts that were previously 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. 152.  Amounts made available under the heading 
     ``Department of Transportation--Federal Railroad 
     Administration--Restoration and Enhancement'' in any prior 
     fiscal years are subject to the requirements of section 22908 
     of title 49, United States Code, as in effect on the 
     effective date of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
     (Public Law 117-58):  Provided, That the limitation in 
     subsection (e)(2) of section 22908 of title 49, United States 
     Code, shall not apply to amounts made available for grants 
     under such section in any prior Act.
       Sec. 153.  Amounts transferred to a ``Financial Assistance 
     Oversight and Technical Assistance'' account pursuant to 
     section 802 of title VIII of the Infrastructure Investment 
     and Jobs Appropriations Act (division J of Public Law 117-
     58), as amended by section 156 of this title, from amounts 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2023 may also be used by the 
     Federal Railroad Administration for the Northeast Corridor 
     Commission established under section 24905 of title 49, 
     United States Code, and for the State-Supported Route 
     Committee established under section 24712(a) of title 49, 
     United States Code, including to assist the Federal Railroad 
     Administration with the delivery of projects carried out with 
     amounts made available under the headings ``Department of 
     Transportation--Federal Railroad Administration--Northeast 
     Corridor Grants to the National Railroad Passenger 
     Corporation'', ``Department of Transportation--Federal 
     Railroad Administration--National Network Grants to the 
     National Railroad Passenger Corporation'', and ``Department 
     of Transportation--Federal Railroad Administration--Federal-
     State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grants'' in 
     such title:  Provided, That the Federal Railroad 
     Administration shall notify the House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations not less than 15 days prior to making any 
     amounts available to the Northeast Corridor

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     Commission or State-Supported Route Committee pursuant to 
     this section:  Provided further, That amounts repurposed by 
     this section that were previously designated by the Congress 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or a concurrent 
     resolution on the budget are designated 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.
       Sec. 154.  The matter under the heading ``Department of 
     Transportation--Federal Railroad Administration--Northeast 
     Corridor Grants to the National Railroad Passenger 
     Corporation'' in title VIII of division J of Public Law 117-
     58 is amended--
       (1) in the fourth proviso, by striking ``Secretary of 
     Transportation shall submit'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
     Transportation, in consultation with Amtrak, shall submit'';
       (2) in the fifth proviso, by striking ``Secretary of 
     Transportation shall submit'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
     Transportation, in consultation with Amtrak, shall prepare 
     and submit''; and
       (3) in the tenth proviso, by striking ``, to facilitate a 
     coordinated and efficient delivery of projects carried out 
     under this heading in this Act'':
       Provided, That amounts repurposed by the amendments made by 
     this section that were previously designated by the Congress 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or a concurrent 
     resolution on the budget are designated 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.
       Sec. 155.  The matter under the heading ``Department of 
     Transportation--Federal Railroad Administration--National 
     Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger 
     Corporation'' in title VIII of division J of Public Law 117-
     58 is amended--
       (1) in the third proviso, by striking ``Secretary of 
     Transportation shall submit'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
     Transportation, in consultation with Amtrak, shall submit''; 
     and
       (2) in the fourth proviso, by striking ``Secretary of 
     Transportation shall submit'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
     Transportation, in consultation with Amtrak, shall prepare 
     and submit'':
       Provided, That amounts repurposed by the amendments made by 
     this section that were previously designated by the Congress 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or a concurrent 
     resolution on the budget are designated 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.
       Sec. 156.  Section 802 of title VIII of division J of 
     Public Law 117-58 is amended--
       (1) in the first proviso, by inserting ``that could be'' 
     after ``amounts''; and
       (2) in the second proviso, by inserting ``that could be'' 
     after ``amounts'':
       Provided, That amounts repurposed by the amendments made by 
     this section that were previously designated by the Congress 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or a concurrent 
     resolution on the budget are designated 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.
       Sec. 157.  Of the unobligated balances of funds remaining 
     from the ``Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program'' 
     account totaling $1,811,124.16 appropriated by Public Law 
     112-10 is hereby permanently rescinded.

                     Federal Transit Administration

                         transit formula grants

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal Public 
     Transportation Assistance Program in this account, and for 
     payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the 
     provisions of sections 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, 5314, 
     5318, 5329(e)(6), 5334, 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340 of title 
     49, United States Code, section 20005(b) of MAP-21 (Public 
     Law 112-141), and section 3006(b) of the Fixing America's 
     Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114-94), 
     $13,634,000,000, to be derived from the Mass Transit Account 
     of the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That funds available for the 
     implementation or execution of programs authorized under 
     sections 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, 5314, 5318, 
     5329(e)(6), 5334, 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340 of title 49, 
     United States Code, section 20005(b) of MAP-21 (Public Law 
     112-141), and section 3006(b) of the Fixing America's Surface 
     Transportation Act (Public Law 114-94), shall not exceed 
     total obligations of $13,634,000,000 in fiscal year 2023.

                     transit infrastructure grants

       For an additional amount for buses and bus facilities 
     competitive grants under section 5339(b) of title 49, United 
     States Code, low or no emission grants under section 5339(c) 
     of such title, passenger ferry grants under section 5307(h) 
     of such title, bus testing facilities under section 5318 of 
     such title, Community Project Funding for projects and 
     activities eligible under chapter 53 of such title, 
     administrative expenses and ongoing program management 
     oversight as authorized under sections 5334 and 5338(c)(2) of 
     such title, ferry service for rural communities under section 
     71103 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public 
     Law 117-58), and competitive integrated smart mobility 
     grants, $646,428,324, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That of the amounts made available under this 
     heading in this Act--
       (1) $200,000,000 shall be for buses and bus facilities 
     competitive grants as authorized under section 5339(b) of 
     such title;
       (2) $75,000,000 shall be for low or no emission grants as 
     authorized under section 5339(c) of such title:  Provided, 
     That for amounts made available in this paragraph, the 
     minimum grant award shall be not less than $750,000;
       (3) $20,000,000 shall be for passenger ferry grants as 
     authorized under section 5307(h) of such title;
       (4) $2,000,000 shall be for the operation and maintenance 
     of the bus testing facilities selected under section 5318 of 
     such title:  Provided, That for amounts made available in 
     this paragraph, the Federal cost share shall be 100 percent;
       (5) $267,428,324 shall be for Community Project Funding for 
     the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account 
     in the table titled ``Transportation, Housing and Urban 
     Development Incorporation of Community Project Funding 
     Items'' included in the report accompanying this Act:  
     Provided, That unless otherwise specified, applicable 
     requirements under chapter 53 of title 49, United States 
     Code, shall apply to amounts made available in this 
     paragraph, except that the Federal share of the costs for a 
     project in this paragraph shall be in an amount equal to 80 
     percent of the net costs of the project, unless the Secretary 
     approves a higher maximum Federal share of the net costs of 
     the project consistent with administration of similar 
     projects funded under chapter 53 of title 49, United States 
     Code;
       (6) $2,000,000 shall be for administrative expenses and 
     ongoing program management oversight as authorized under 
     sections 5334 and 5338(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 
     including for administering amounts made available for 
     Community Project Funding in paragraph (5) under this heading 
     in this Act, and shall be in addition to any other 
     appropriations available for such purpose;
       (7) $30,000,000 shall be for ferry service for rural 
     communities under section 71103 of the Infrastructure 
     Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58):  Provided, That 
     for amounts made available in this paragraph, notwithstanding 
     section 71103(a)(2)(B), eligible service shall include 
     passenger ferry service that serves at least two rural areas 
     with a single segment over 20 miles between the two rural 
     areas and is not otherwise eligible under section 5307(h) of 
     title 49, United States Code:  Provided further, That 
     entities that provide eligible service pursuant to the 
     preceding proviso may use amounts made available in this 
     paragraph for public transportation capital projects to 
     support any ferry service between two rural areas:  Provided 
     further, That entities eligible for amounts made available in 
     this paragraph shall only provide ferry service to rural 
     areas; and
       (8) $50,000,000 shall be for integrated smart mobility 
     grants to recipients eligible under sections 5307 and 5311 of 
     title 49, United States Code, for planning and capital 
     projects eligible under chapter 53 of such title that support 
     the adoption of innovative approaches to mobility that will 
     improve safety, accessibility, air-quality, and equity in 
     access to community services and economic opportunities:  
     Provided, That such innovative approaches may include changes 
     to service frequencies, patterns, areas of coverage, and 
     first and last mile options such as optimizing transit route 
     planning and using integrated travel planning and payment 
     systems; fare improvement projects; deployment of transit 
     ambassadors; data and systems integration; and other 
     activities designed to improve public transportation 
     services:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall give 
     preference to projects that will improve access to jobs and 
     affordable housing; enhance connections to health care, 
     education, and food security; improve health outcomes; 
     address how individuals without access to advanced technology 
     will benefit from such innovative solutions; or include job 
     retention and retraining for current employees:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary shall award not less than 5 but 
     not more than 10 integrated smart mobility grants with 
     amounts made available in this paragraph:  Provided further, 
     That the Secretary shall award, to not less than 3 distinct 
     recipients, not less than 1 such grant to a recipient 
     eligible under section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, 
     not less than 1 such grant to a recipient eligible under 
     section 5311 of title 49, United States Code, and not less 
     than 1 such grant to a recipient eligible under sections 5307 
     or 5311 of title 49, United States Code, that provides 
     commuter rail passenger transportation:  Provided further, 
     That capital and operating expenses shall be eligible for 
     amounts made available in this paragraph:  Provided further, 
     That an eligible subrecipient under section 5307 or 5311 of 
     title 49, United States Code, shall be eligible to be a 
     direct recipient:  Provided further, That the Federal share 
     for planning and capital projects funded with amounts made 
     available in this paragraph shall not exceed 80 percent of 
     the net project cost:  Provided further, That the Federal 
     share for operating expenses funded with amounts made 
     available in this paragraph shall not exceed 50 percent of 
     the net project cost:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
     shall not waive requirements in section 5333 of title 49, 
     United States Code, for projects funded with amounts made 
     available in this paragraph:  Provided further, That unless 
     otherwise specified, applicable requirements under chapter 53 
     of title 49, United States Code, shall apply to amounts made 
     available in this paragraph:

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       Provided further, That amounts made available under this 
     heading in this Act shall be derived from the general fund:  
     Provided further, That amounts made available under this 
     heading in this Act shall not be subject to any limitation on 
     obligations for transit programs set forth in this or any 
     other Act.

                   technical assistance and training

       For necessary expenses to carry out section 5314 of title 
     49, United States Code, $8,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2024:  Provided, That the assistance provided 
     under this heading does not duplicate the activities of 
     section 5311(b) or section 5312 of title 49, United States 
     Code:  Provided further, That amounts made available under 
     this heading are in addition to any other amounts made 
     available for such purposes:  Provided further, That amounts 
     made available under this heading shall not be subject to any 
     limitation on obligations set forth in this or any other Act.

                       capital investment grants

       For necessary expenses to carry out fixed guideway capital 
     investment grants under section 5309 of title 49, United 
     States Code, and section 3005(b) of the Fixing America's 
     Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114-94), 
     $3,012,000,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That of the amounts made available under this 
     heading in this Act, $1,897,166,000 shall be available for 
     projects authorized under section 5309(d) of title 49, United 
     States Code, $40,714,000 shall be available for projects 
     authorized under section 5309(e) of title 49, United States 
     Code, $94,000,000 shall be available for projects authorized 
     under section 5309(h) of title 49, United States Code, and 
     $350,000,000 shall be available for projects authorized under 
     section 3005(b) of the Fixing America's Surface 
     Transportation Act (Public Law 114-94):  Provided further, 
     That the Secretary shall continue to administer the capital 
     investment grants program in accordance with the procedural 
     and substantive requirements of section 5309 of title 49, 
     United States Code, and of section 3005(b) of the Fixing 
     America's Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114-94):  
     Provided further, That projects that receive a grant 
     agreement under the Expedited Project Delivery for Capital 
     Investment Grants Pilot Program under section 3005(b) of the 
     Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114-
     94) shall be deemed eligible for funding provided for 
     projects under section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, 
     without further evaluation or rating under such section:  
     Provided further, That such funding shall not exceed the 
     Federal share under section 3005(b) of the Fixing America's 
     Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114-94):  Provided 
     further, That upon submission to the Congress of the fiscal 
     year 2024 President's budget, the Secretary of Transportation 
     shall transmit to Congress the annual report on capital 
     investment grants, including proposed allocations for fiscal 
     year 2024.

      grants to the washington metropolitan area transit authority

       For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
     Authority as authorized under section 601 of division B of 
     the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 
     (Public Law 110-432), $150,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation 
     shall approve grants for capital and preventive maintenance 
     expenditures for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
     Authority only after receiving and reviewing a request for 
     each specific project:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
     shall determine that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
     Authority has placed the highest priority on those 
     investments that will improve the safety of the system before 
     approving such grants.

       administrative provisions--federal transit administration

       Sec. 160.  The limitations on obligations for the programs 
     of the Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any 
     authority under section 5338 of title 49, United States Code, 
     previously made available for obligation, or to any other 
     authority previously made available for obligation.
       Sec. 161.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds appropriated or limited by this Act under the heading 
     ``Capital Investment Grants'' of the Federal Transit 
     Administration for projects specified in this Act or 
     identified in the report accompanying this Act not obligated 
     by September 30, 2026, and other recoveries, shall be 
     directed to projects eligible to use the funds for the 
     purposes for which they were originally provided.
       Sec. 162.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     funds appropriated before October 1, 2022, under any section 
     of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that remain 
     available for expenditure, may be transferred to and 
     administered under the most recent appropriation heading for 
     any such section.
       Sec. 163.  None of the funds made available by this Act or 
     any other Act shall be used to adjust apportionments or 
     withhold funds from apportionments pursuant to section 
     9503(e)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 
     9503(e)(4)).
       Sec. 164.  None of the funds made available by this Act or 
     any other Act shall be used to impede or hinder project 
     advancement or approval for any project seeking a Federal 
     contribution from the capital investment grants program of 
     greater than 40 percent of project costs as authorized under 
     section 5309 of title 49, United States Code.
       Sec. 165.  Of the amounts made available under the heading 
     ``Department of Transportation--Federal Transit 
     Administration--Capital Investment Grants'' in this Act, 
     $600,000,000 shall be made available for allocation to 
     recipients with existing full funding grant agreements under 
     sections 5309(d) and 5309(e) of title 49, United States Code, 
     that received allocations for fiscal year 2022 and have 
     either (1) a capital investment grant share of 40 percent or 
     less; or (2) signed a full funding grant agreement between 
     January 20, 2017 and January 20, 2021:  Provided, That 
     recipients with projects open for revenue service shall not 
     be eligible to receive an allocation of funding under this 
     section:  Provided further, That amounts shall be provided to 
     recipients proportionally based on the non-capital investment 
     grant share of the project:  Provided further, That no 
     project may receive an allocation of more than 40 percent of 
     the total amount in this section:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall proportionally distribute funds in excess of 
     such 40 percent to recipients for which the percent of funds 
     does not exceed 40 percent:  Provided further, That a 
     recipient may not receive an allocation of funding under this 
     section if the recipient has (1) expended less than 75 
     percent of the allocations received under paragraph (4) of 
     section 3401(b) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 
     (Public Law 117-2); and (2) expended less than 50 percent of 
     the federal operating assistance allocations received under 
     section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, in the 
     Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public 
     Law 116-136), the Coronavirus Response and Relief 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), 
     or the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2):  
     Provided further, That amounts allocated pursuant to this 
     section shall be provided to eligible recipients 
     notwithstanding the limitation of any calculation of the 
     maximum amount of Federal financial assistance for the 
     project under section 5309(k)(2)(C)(ii) of title 49, United 
     States Code:  Provided further, That the Federal Transit 
     Administration shall allocate amounts under this section no 
     later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 166.  The remaining unobligated balances, as of 
     September 30, 2023, from amounts made available to the 
     Department of Transportation under the heading ``Federal 
     Transit Administration--Capital Investment Grants'' in 
     division H of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
     2020 (Public Law 116-94) are hereby rescinded, and an amount 
     of additional new budget authority equivalent to the amount 
     rescinded 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 and under the same authorities for 
     which such amounts were originally provided in Public Law 
     116-94.
       Sec. 167.  Notwithstanding section 5302(4)(L) of title 49, 
     United States Code, fuel for vehicle operations, including 
     the cost of utilities used for the propulsion of electrically 
     driven vehicles, may be treated, at the option of the 
     recipient, as an associated capital maintenance item for 
     purposes of grants made under sections 5307 and 5311 of such 
     title in fiscal year 2023:  Provided, That an amount equal to 
     not more than 5 percent of the total funding allocated under 
     sections 5307 or 5311 of such title to an urbanized area, 
     state, or territory in fiscal year 2023 may be obligated for 
     such purpose from available amounts allocated in fiscal year 
     2023 or prior years.

        Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

       The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation 
     is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the 
     limits of funds and borrowing authority available to the 
     Corporation, and in accord with 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 programs 
     set forth in the Corporation's budget for the current fiscal 
     year.

                       operations and maintenance

                    (harbor maintenance trust fund)

       For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, 
     maintenance, and capital infrastructure activities on 
     portions of the St. Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, and 
     maintained by the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development 
     Corporation, $41,500,000, to be derived from the Harbor 
     Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to section 210 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238):  
     Provided, That of the amounts made available under this 
     heading, not less than $14,800,000 shall be for the seaway 
     infrastructure program:  Provided further, That not more than 
     $1,000,000 of the unobligated balances from the amounts made 
     available for capital asset renewal activities under this 
     heading or under the heading ``Saint Lawrence Seaway 
     Development Corporation--Operations and Maintenance'' in any 
     prior Act shall be for activities pursuant to section 
     984(a)(12) of title 33, United States Code.

                        Maritime Administration

                       maritime security program

       For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag 
     merchant fleet as authorized under chapter 531 of title 46, 
     United States Code, to serve the national security needs of 
     the United States, $318,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                          cable security fleet

       For the cable security fleet program, as authorized under 
     chapter 532 of title 46, United States Code, $10,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

                        tanker security program

       For the tanker security fleet program, as authorized under 
     chapter 534 of title 46, United States Code, $60,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

                        operations and training

       For necessary expenses of operations and training 
     activities authorized by law,

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     $192,000,000:  Provided, That of the amounts made available 
     under this heading--
       (1) $87,848,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2024, shall be for the operations of the United States 
     Merchant Marine Academy;
       (2) $11,900,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
     be for facilities maintenance and repair, and equipment, at 
     the United States Merchant Marine Academy;
       (3) $6,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2024 shall be for the Maritime Environmental and Technical 
     Assistance program authorized under section 50307 of title 
     46, United States Code; and
       (4) $14,819,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
     be for the America's Marine Highway Program to make grants 
     for the purposes authorized under paragraphs (1) and (3) of 
     section 55601(b) of title 46, United States Code:
       Provided further, That the Administrator of the Maritime 
     Administration shall transmit to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations the annual report on sexual 
     assault and sexual harassment at the United States Merchant 
     Marine Academy as required pursuant to section 3510 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017 (46 
     U.S.C. 51318):  Provided further, That available balances 
     under this heading for the Short Sea Transportation Program 
     (now known as the America's Marine Highway Program) from 
     prior year recoveries shall be available to carry out 
     activities authorized under paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 
     55601(b) of title 46, United States Code.

                   state maritime academy operations

       For necessary expenses of operations, support, and training 
     activities for State Maritime Academies, $77,700,000:  
     Provided, That of the amounts made available under this 
     heading--
       (1) $30,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
     be for maintenance, repair, life extension, insurance, and 
     capacity improvement of National Defense Reserve Fleet 
     training ships, and for support of training ship operations 
     at the State Maritime Academies, of which not more than 
     $8,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 
     expenses related to training mariners; and for costs 
     associated with training vessel sharing pursuant to section 
     51504(g)(3) of title 46, United States Code, for costs 
     associated with mobilizing, operating and demobilizing the 
     vessel, including travel costs for students, faculty and 
     crew, the costs of the general agent, crew costs, fuel, 
     insurance, operational fees, and vessel hire costs, as 
     determined by the Secretary;
       (2) $35,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
     be for the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel Program, 
     including funds for construction, planning, administration, 
     design of school ships, and necessary expenses to construct 
     infrastructure to berth such ships;
       (3) $2,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2027, shall be for the Student Incentive Program;
       (4) $3,800,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
     be for training ship fuel assistance; and
       (5) $6,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2024, shall be for direct payments for State Maritime 
     Academies.

                     assistance to small shipyards

       To make grants to qualified shipyards as authorized under 
     section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, $20,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended.

                             ship disposal

       For necessary expenses related to the disposal of obsolete 
     vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Maritime 
     Administration, $6,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

          maritime guaranteed loan (title xi) program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed 
     loan program, $3,000,000, which shall be transferred to and 
     merged with the appropriations for ``Maritime 
     Administration--Operations and Training''.

                port infrastructure development program

       To make grants to improve port facilities as authorized 
     under section 54301 of title 46, United States Code, 
     $300,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That projects eligible for amounts made available under this 
     heading in this Act shall be projects for coastal seaports, 
     inland river ports, or Great Lakes ports:  Provided further, 
     That of the amounts made available under this heading in this 
     Act, not less than $275,000,000 shall be for coastal seaports 
     or Great Lakes ports:  Provided further, That amounts made 
     available under this heading in this Act may not be used for 
     the purchase or installation of fully automated cargo 
     handling equipment or terminal infrastructure that is 
     designed for fully automated cargo handling equipment:  
     Provided further, That for the purposes of the preceding 
     proviso, ``fully automated cargo handling equipment'' means 
     cargo handling equipment that is remotely operated or 
     remotely monitored and does not require the exercise of human 
     intervention or control:  Provided further, That for grants 
     awarded under this heading in this Act, the minimum grant 
     size shall be $1,000,000:  Provided further, That the 
     proceeds of Federal credit assistance under chapter 6 of 
     title 23, United States Code, or chapter 224 of title 49, 
     United States Code, shall be considered to be part of the 
     non-Federal share of project costs if the loan is repayable 
     from non-Federal funds, unless otherwise requested.

           administrative provision--maritime administration

       Sec. 170.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     in addition to any existing authority, the Maritime 
     Administration is authorized to furnish utilities and 
     services and make necessary repairs in connection with any 
     lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government property 
     under control of the Maritime Administration:  Provided, That 
     payments received therefor shall be credited to the 
     appropriation charged with the cost thereof and shall remain 
     available until expended:  Provided further, That rental 
     payments under any such lease, contract, or occupancy for 
     items other than such utilities, services, or repairs shall 
     be deposited into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

         Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

                          operational expenses

       For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline and 
     Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, $30,150,000, of 
     which $4,500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     2025.

                       hazardous materials safety

       For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous materials 
     safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
     Safety Administration, $70,710,500, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2025, of which $1,000,000 shall be made 
     available for carrying out section 5107(i) of title 49, 
     United States Code:  Provided, That up to $800,000 in fees 
     collected under section 5108(g) of title 49, United States 
     Code, shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury 
     as offsetting receipts:  Provided further, That there may be 
     credited to this appropriation, to be available until 
     expended, funds received from States, counties, 
     municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources 
     for expenses incurred for training, for reports publication 
     and dissemination, and for travel expenses incurred in 
     performance of hazardous materials exemptions and approvals 
     functions.

                            pipeline safety

                         (pipeline safety fund)

                    (oil spill liability trust fund)

       For expenses necessary to carry out a pipeline safety 
     program, as authorized by section 60107 of title 49, United 
     States Code, and to discharge the pipeline program 
     responsibilities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (Public Law 
     101-380), $187,800,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2025, of which $29,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil 
     Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which $151,400,000 shall be 
     derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund; of which $400,000 
     shall be derived from the fees collected under section 60303 
     of title 49, United States Code, and deposited in the 
     Liquefied Natural Gas Siting Account for compliance reviews 
     of liquefied natural gas facilities; and of which $7,000,000 
     shall be derived from fees collected under section 60302 of 
     title 49, United States Code, and deposited in the 
     Underground Natural Gas Storage Facility Safety Account for 
     the purpose of carrying out section 60141 of title 49, United 
     States Code:  Provided, That not less than $1,058,000 of the 
     amounts made available under this heading shall be for the 
     One-Call State grant program:  Provided further, That any 
     amounts made available under this heading in this Act or in 
     prior Acts for research contracts, grants, cooperative 
     agreements or research other transactions agreements 
     (``OTAs'') shall require written notification to the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full 
     business days before such research contracts, grants, 
     cooperative agreements, or research OTAs are announced by the 
     Department of Transportation:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall transmit to the House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations the report on pipeline safety testing 
     enhancement as required pursuant to section 105 of the 
     Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing 
     Safety Act of 2020 (division R of Public Law 116-260):  
     Provided further, That the Secretary may obligate amounts 
     made available under this heading to engineer, erect, alter, 
     and repair buildings or make any other public improvements 
     for research facilities at the Transportation Technology 
     Center after the Secretary submits an updated research plan 
     and the report in the preceding proviso to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations and after such plan and 
     report in the preceding proviso are approved by the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations.

                     emergency preparedness grants

                      (limitation on obligations)

                     (emergency preparedness fund)

       For expenses necessary to carry out the Emergency 
     Preparedness Grants program, not more than $28,318,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2025, from amounts made 
     available by section 5116(h) and subsections (b) and (c) of 
     section 5128 of title 49, United States Code:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding section 5116(h)(4) of title 49, United States 
     Code, not more than 4 percent of the amounts made available 
     from this account shall be available to pay the 
     administrative costs of carrying out sections 5116, 5107(e), 
     and 5108(g)(2) of title 49, United States Code:  Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c) of 
     section 5128 of title 49, United States Code, and the 
     limitation on obligations provided under this heading, prior 
     year recoveries recognized in the current year shall be 
     available to develop and deliver hazardous materials 
     emergency response training for emergency responders, 
     including response activities for the transportation of crude 
     oil, ethanol, flammable liquids, and other hazardous 
     commodities by rail, consistent with National Fire Protection 
     Association standards, and to make such training available 
     through an electronic format:  Provided further, That the 
     prior year recoveries made available under this heading shall 
     also be available to carry out sections 5116(a)(1)(C), 
     5116(h), 5116(i), 5116(j), and 5107(e) of title 49, United 
     States Code.

                      Office of Inspector General

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     to carry out the provisions of

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     the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $108,073,000:  
     Provided, That the Inspector General shall have all necessary 
     authority, in carrying out the duties specified in the 
     Inspector General Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), to 
     investigate allegations of fraud, including false statements 
     to the government (18 U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity 
     that is subject to regulation by the Department of 
     Transportation.

            General Provisions--Department of Transportation

       Sec. 180. (a) During the current fiscal year, applicable 
     appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall be 
     available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liability 
     insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign countries 
     on official department business; and uniforms or allowances 
     therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (b) During the current fiscal year, applicable 
     appropriations to the Department and its operating 
     administrations shall be available for the purchase, 
     maintenance, operation, and deployment of unmanned aircraft 
     systems that advance the missions of the Department of 
     Transportation or an operating administration of the 
     Department of Transportation.
       (c) Any unmanned aircraft system purchased, procured, or 
     contracted for by the Department prior to the date of 
     enactment of this Act shall be deemed authorized by Congress 
     as if this provision was in effect when the system was 
     purchased, procured, or contracted for.
       Sec. 181.  Appropriations contained in this Act for the 
     Department of Transportation shall be available for services 
     as 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 an Executive Level IV.
       Sec. 182. (a) No recipient of amounts made available by 
     this Act shall disseminate personal information (as defined 
     in section 2725(3) of title 18, United States Code) obtained 
     by a State department of motor vehicles in connection with a 
     motor vehicle record as defined in section 2725(1) of title 
     18, United States Code, except as provided in section 2721 of 
     title 18, United States Code, for a use permitted under 
     section 2721 of title 18, United States Code.
       (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall not 
     withhold amounts made available by this Act for any grantee 
     if a State is in noncompliance with this provision.
       Sec. 183.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than 125 
     political and Presidential appointees in the Department of 
     Transportation:  Provided, That none of the personnel covered 
     by this provision may be assigned on temporary detail outside 
     the Department of Transportation.
       Sec. 184.  Funds received by the Federal Highway 
     Administration and Federal Railroad Administration from 
     States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, 
     and private sources for expenses incurred for training may be 
     credited respectively to the Federal Highway Administration's 
     ``Federal-Aid Highways'' account and to the Federal Railroad 
     Administration's ``Safety and Operations'' account, except 
     for State rail safety inspectors participating in training 
     pursuant to section 20105 of title 49, United States Code.
       Sec. 185.  None of the funds made available by this Act or 
     in title VIII of division J of the Infrastructure Investment 
     and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58) to the Department of 
     Transportation may be used to make a loan, loan guarantee, 
     line of credit, letter of intent, federally funded 
     cooperative agreement, full funding grant agreement, or 
     discretionary grant unless the Secretary of Transportation 
     notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
     not less than 3 full business days before any project 
     competitively selected to receive any discretionary grant 
     award, letter of intent, loan commitment, loan guarantee 
     commitment, line of credit commitment, federally funded 
     cooperative agreement, or full funding grant agreement is 
     announced by the Department or its operating administrations: 
      Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation shall provide 
     the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations with a 
     comprehensive list of all such loans, loan guarantees, lines 
     of credit, letters of intent, federally funded cooperative 
     agreements, full funding grant agreements, and discretionary 
     grants prior to the notification required under the preceding 
     proviso:  Provided further, That the Secretary gives 
     concurrent notification to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations for any ``quick release'' of funds from the 
     emergency relief program:  Provided further, That no 
     notification shall involve funds that are not available for 
     obligation.
       Sec. 186.  Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor 
     fees, and other funds received by the Department of 
     Transportation from travel management centers, charge card 
     programs, the subleasing of building space, and miscellaneous 
     sources are to be credited to appropriations of the 
     Department of Transportation and allocated to organizational 
     units of the Department of Transportation using fair and 
     equitable criteria and such funds shall be available until 
     expended.
       Sec. 187.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if 
     any funds provided by or limited by this Act are subject to a 
     reprogramming action that requires notice to be provided to 
     the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, 
     transmission of such reprogramming notice shall be provided 
     solely to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, 
     and such reprogramming action shall be approved or denied 
     solely by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:  
     Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation may provide 
     notice to other congressional committees of the action of the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on such 
     reprogramming but not sooner than 30 days after the date on 
     which the reprogramming action has been approved or denied by 
     the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
       Sec. 188.  Funds appropriated by this Act to the operating 
     administrations may be obligated for the Office of the 
     Secretary for the costs related to assessments or 
     reimbursable agreements only when such amounts are for the 
     costs of goods and services that are purchased to provide a 
     direct benefit to the applicable operating administration or 
     administrations.
       Sec. 189.  The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 
     carry out a program that establishes uniform standards for 
     developing and supporting agency transit pass and transit 
     benefits authorized under section 7905 of title 5, United 
     States Code, including distribution of transit benefits by 
     various paper and electronic media.
       Sec. 190.  The Department of Transportation may use funds 
     provided by this Act, or any other Act, to assist a contract 
     under title 49 or 23 of the United States Code utilizing 
     geographic, economic, or any other hiring preference not 
     otherwise authorized by law, or to amend a rule, regulation, 
     policy or other measure that forbids a recipient of a Federal 
     Highway Administration or Federal Transit Administration 
     grant from imposing such hiring preference on a contract or 
     construction project with which the Department of 
     Transportation is assisting, only if the grant recipient 
     certifies the following:
       (1) that except with respect to apprentices or trainees, a 
     pool of readily available but unemployed individuals 
     possessing the knowledge, skill, and ability to perform the 
     work that the contract requires resides in the jurisdiction;
       (2) that the grant recipient will include appropriate 
     provisions in its bid document ensuring that the contractor 
     does not displace any of its existing employees in order to 
     satisfy such hiring preference; and
       (3) that any increase in the cost of labor, training, or 
     delays resulting from the use of such hiring preference does 
     not delay or displace any transportation project in the 
     applicable Statewide Transportation Improvement Program or 
     Transportation Improvement Program.
       Sec. 191.  The Secretary of Transportation shall coordinate 
     with the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that best 
     practices for Industrial Control Systems Procurement are up-
     to-date and shall ensure that systems procured with funds 
     provided under this title were procured using such practices.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of 
     Transportation Appropriations Act, 2023''.

                                TITLE II

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                     Management and Administration

                           executive offices

       For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Offices, 
     which shall be comprised of the offices of the Secretary, 
     Deputy Secretary, Adjudicatory Services, Congressional and 
     Intergovernmental Relations, Public Affairs, Small and 
     Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and the Center for Faith-
     Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, $18,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2024:  Provided, That not to 
     exceed $25,000 of the amount made available under this 
     heading shall be available to the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development (referred to in this title as ``the 
     Secretary'') for official reception and representation 
     expenses as the Secretary may determine.

                     administrative support offices

       For necessary salaries and expenses for Administrative 
     Support Offices, $690,900,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2024:  Provided, That of the sums appropriated 
     under this heading--
       (1) $97,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
     Chief Financial Officer;
       (2) $126,100,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
     General Counsel, of which not less than $18,500,000 shall be 
     for the Departmental Enforcement Center;
       (3) $239,566,000 shall be available for the Office of 
     Administration, of which not less than $3,500,000 may be for 
     modernization and deferred maintenance of the Weaver 
     Building;
       (4) $54,776,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
     Chief Human Capital Officer;
       (5) $32,058,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
     Chief Procurement Officer;
       (6) $66,200,000 shall be available for the Office of Field 
     Policy and Management;
       (7) $5,000,000 shall be available for the Office of 
     Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; and
       (8) $70,200,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
     Chief Information Officer:
       Provided further, That funds made available under this 
     heading may be used for necessary administrative and non-
     administrative expenses of the Department, not otherwise 
     provided for, including purchase of uniforms, or allowances 
     therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, 
     United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
     services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
     States Code:  Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading 
     may be used for advertising and promotional activities that 
     directly support program activities funded in this title:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations quarterly written 
     notification regarding the status of pending congressional 
     reports:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide 
     in electronic form all signed reports required by Congress.

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                            program offices

       For necessary salaries and expenses for Program Offices, 
     $1,091,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: 
      Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this heading--
       (1) $285,900,000 shall be available for the Office of 
     Public and Indian Housing;
       (2) $158,100,000 shall be available for the Office of 
     Community Planning and Development;
       (3) $488,500,000 shall be available for the Office of 
     Housing, of which not less than $13,000,000 shall be for the 
     Office of Recapitalization;
       (4) $41,600,000 shall be available for the Office of Policy 
     Development and Research;
       (5) $105,800,000 shall be available for the Office of Fair 
     Housing and Equal Opportunity; and
       (6) $11,300,000 shall be available for the Office of Lead 
     Hazard Control and Healthy Homes.

                          working capital fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the working capital fund for the Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development (referred to in this paragraph as the 
     ``Fund''), pursuant, in part, to section 7(f) of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 
     3535(f)), amounts transferred, including reimbursements 
     pursuant to section 7(f), to the Fund under this heading 
     shall be available only for Federal shared services used by 
     offices and agencies of the Department, and for any such 
     portion of any office or agency's printing, records 
     management, space renovation, furniture, or supply services 
     the Secretary has determined shall be provided through the 
     Fund, and the operational expenses of the Fund:  Provided, 
     That amounts within the Fund shall not be available to 
     provide services not specifically authorized under this 
     heading:  Provided further, That upon a determination by the 
     Secretary that any other service (or portion thereof) 
     authorized under this heading shall be provided through the 
     Fund, amounts made available in this title for salaries and 
     expenses under the headings ``Executive Offices'', 
     ``Administrative Support Offices'', ``Program Offices'', and 
     ``Government National Mortgage Association'', for such 
     services shall be transferred to the Fund, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall notify the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations of its plans for executing such transfers at 
     least 15 days in advance of such transfers.

                       Public and Indian Housing

                     tenant-based rental assistance

       For activities and assistance for the provision of tenant-
     based rental assistance authorized under the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (in 
     this title ``the Act''), not otherwise provided for, 
     $27,042,932,000, to remain available until expended, which 
     shall be available on October 1, 2022 (in addition to the 
     $4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading 
     that shall be available on October 1, 2022), and 
     $4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, which 
     shall be available on October 1, 2023:  Provided, That the 
     amounts made available under this heading are provided as 
     follows:
       (1) $26,184,000,000 shall be available for renewals of 
     expiring section 8 tenant-based annual contributions 
     contracts (including renewals of enhanced vouchers under any 
     provision of law authorizing such assistance under section 
     8(t) of the Act) and including renewal of other special 
     purpose incremental vouchers:  Provided, That notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, from amounts provided under this 
     paragraph and any carryover, the Secretary for the calendar 
     year 2023 funding cycle shall provide renewal funding for 
     each public housing agency based on validated voucher 
     management system (VMS) leasing and cost data for the prior 
     calendar year and by applying an inflation factor as 
     established by the Secretary, by notice published in the 
     Federal Register, and by making any necessary adjustments for 
     the costs associated with the first-time renewal of vouchers 
     under this paragraph including tenant protection and Choice 
     Neighborhoods vouchers:  Provided further, That funds 
     provided under this paragraph and prior Acts may be used to 
     fund a total number of unit months under lease which exceeds 
     a public housing agency's authorized level of units under 
     contract, except for public housing agencies participating in 
     the Moving to Work (MTW) demonstration, which are instead 
     governed in accordance with the requirements of the MTW 
     demonstration program or their MTW agreements, if any:  
     Provided further, That amounts repurposed pursuant to the 
     preceding proviso that were previously designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or a 
     concurrent resolution on the budget are designated 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:  Provided further, That 
     costs associated with any forgone increases in tenant rent 
     payments due to the implementation of rent incentives as 
     authorized pursuant to waivers or alternative requirements of 
     the Jobs-Plus initiative as described under the heading 
     ``Self-Sufficiency Programs'' shall be renewed:  Provided 
     further, That costs associated with any forgone increases in 
     tenant rent payments due to the implementation of rent 
     incentives as authorized pursuant to waivers or alternative 
     requirements of the Jobs-Plus initiative as described under 
     the heading ``Self-Sufficiency Programs'' shall be renewed:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall, to the extent 
     necessary to stay within the amount specified under this 
     paragraph (except as otherwise modified under this 
     paragraph), prorate each public housing agency's allocation 
     otherwise established pursuant to this paragraph:  Provided 
     further, That except as provided in the following provisos, 
     the entire amount specified under this paragraph (except as 
     otherwise modified under this paragraph) shall be obligated 
     to the public housing agencies based on the allocation and 
     pro rata method described above, and the Secretary shall 
     notify public housing agencies of their annual budget by the 
     latter of 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act or 
     March 1, 2023:  Provided further, That the Secretary may 
     extend the notification period with the prior written 
     approval of the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations:  Provided further, That public housing 
     agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall be 
     funded in accordance with the requirements of the MTW 
     demonstration program or their MTW agreements, if any, and 
     shall be subject to the same pro rata adjustments under the 
     preceding provisos:  Provided further, That the Secretary may 
     offset public housing agencies' calendar year 2023 
     allocations based on the excess amounts of public housing 
     agencies' net restricted assets accounts, including HUD-held 
     programmatic reserves (in accordance with VMS data in 
     calendar year 2022 that is verifiable and complete), as 
     determined by the Secretary:  Provided further, That public 
     housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall 
     also be subject to the offset, as determined by the 
     Secretary, excluding amounts subject to the single fund 
     budget authority provisions of their MTW agreements, from the 
     agencies' calendar year 2023 MTW funding allocation:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall use any offset 
     referred to in the preceding two provisos throughout the 
     calendar year to prevent the termination of rental assistance 
     for families as the result of insufficient funding, as 
     determined by the Secretary, and to avoid or reduce the 
     proration of renewal funding allocations:  Provided further, 
     That up to $100,000,000 shall be available only: (1) for 
     adjustments in the allocations for public housing agencies, 
     after application for an adjustment by a public housing 
     agency that experienced a significant increase, as determined 
     by the Secretary, in renewal costs of vouchers resulting from 
     unforeseen circumstances or from portability under section 
     8(r) of the Act; (2) for vouchers that were not in use during 
     the previous 12-month period in order to be available to meet 
     a commitment pursuant to section 8(o)(13) of the Act, or an 
     adjustment for a funding obligation not yet expended in the 
     previous calendar year for a MTW-eligible activity to develop 
     affordable housing for an agency added to the MTW 
     demonstration under the expansion authority provided in 
     section 239 of the Transportation, Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 
     (division L of Public Law 114-113); (3) for adjustments for 
     costs associated with HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing 
     (HUD-VASH) vouchers; (4) for public housing agencies that 
     despite taking reasonable cost savings measures, as 
     determined by the Secretary, would otherwise be required to 
     terminate rental assistance as a result of insufficient 
     funding; (5) for adjustments in the allocations for public 
     housing agencies that (i) are leasing a lower-than-average 
     percentage of their authorized vouchers, (ii) have low 
     amounts of budget authority in their net restricted assets 
     accounts and HUD-held programmatic reserves, relative to 
     other agencies, and (iii) are not participating in the Moving 
     to Work demonstration, to enable such agencies to lease more 
     vouchers; (6) for withheld payments in accordance with 
     section 8(o)(8)(A)(ii) of the Act for months in the previous 
     calendar year that were subsequently paid by the public 
     housing agency after the agency's actual costs were 
     validated; and (7) for public housing agencies that have 
     experienced increased costs or loss of units in an area for 
     which the President declared a disaster under title IV of the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.);
       (2) $230,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental assistance 
     for relocation and replacement of housing units that are 
     demolished or disposed of pursuant to section 18 of the Act, 
     conversion of section 23 projects to assistance under section 
     8, the family unification program under section 8(x) of the 
     Act, relocation of witnesses (including victims of violent 
     crimes) in connection with efforts to combat crime in public 
     and assisted housing pursuant to a request from a law 
     enforcement or prosecution agency, enhanced vouchers under 
     any provision of law authorizing such assistance under 
     section 8(t) of the Act, Choice Neighborhood vouchers, 
     mandatory and voluntary conversions, and tenant protection 
     assistance including replacement and relocation assistance or 
     for project-based assistance to prevent the displacement of 
     unassisted elderly tenants currently residing in section 202 
     properties financed between 1959 and 1974 that are refinanced 
     pursuant to Public Law 106-569, as amended, or under the 
     authority as provided under this Act:  Provided, That of the 
     amounts made available under this paragraph, up to 
     $10,000,000 shall be available to provide public housing 
     agencies with enhanced vouchers for families residing in 
     State-assisted projects financed between 1970 and 1979 that 
     were subject to a use agreement under the Low-Income Housing 
     Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990 (title VI 
     of Public Law 101-625; LIHPRHA) or the Emergency Low Income 
     Housing Preservation Act of 1987 (title II of Public Law 100-
     242; ELIHPA) on the date the affordability protections at 
     such projects expire or terminate during calendar years 2022 
     and 2023:  Provided further, That that the State housing 
     finance agency shall submit the request to the Secretary for 
     enhanced vouchers for families residing in such eligible 
     State-assisted projects no

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     later than the latter of 120 days prior to the expiration or 
     termination of affordability protections at such projects or 
     120 days after enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That 
     such enhanced vouchers shall not be considered replacement 
     vouchers:  Provided further, That when a public housing 
     development is submitted for demolition or disposition under 
     section 18 of the Act, the Secretary may provide section 8 
     rental assistance when the units pose an imminent health and 
     safety risk to residents:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary may provide section 8 rental assistance from 
     amounts made available under this paragraph for units 
     assisted under a project-based subsidy contract funded under 
     the ``Project-Based Rental Assistance'' heading under this 
     title where the owner has received a Notice of Default and 
     the units pose an imminent health and safety risk to 
     residents:  Provided further, That to the extent that the 
     Secretary determines that such units are not feasible for 
     continued rental assistance payments or transfer of the 
     subsidy contract associated with such units to another 
     project or projects and owner or owners, any remaining 
     amounts associated with such units under such contract shall 
     be recaptured and such recaptured amounts, in an amount equal 
     to the cost of rental assistance provided pursuant to the 
     previous proviso, up to the total amounts recaptured, shall 
     be transferred to and merged with amounts under this 
     paragraph:  Provided further, That of the amounts made 
     available under this paragraph, no less than $5,000,000 may 
     be available to provide tenant protection assistance, not 
     otherwise provided under this paragraph, to residents 
     residing in low vacancy areas and who may have to pay rents 
     greater than 30 percent of household income, as the result 
     of: (A) the maturity of a HUD-insured, HUD-held or section 
     202 loan that requires the permission of the Secretary prior 
     to loan prepayment; (B) the expiration of a rental assistance 
     contract for which the tenants are not eligible for enhanced 
     voucher or tenant protection assistance under existing law; 
     or (C) the expiration of affordability restrictions 
     accompanying a mortgage or preservation program administered 
     by the Secretary:  Provided further, That such tenant 
     protection assistance made available under the preceding 
     proviso may be provided under the authority of section 8(t) 
     or section 8(o)(13) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     (42 U.S.C. 1437f(t)):  Provided further, That the Secretary 
     shall issue guidance to implement the previous two provisos, 
     including, but not limited to, requirements for defining 
     eligible at-risk households not later than 60 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That any 
     tenant protection voucher made available from amounts under 
     this paragraph shall not be reissued by any public housing 
     agency, except the replacement vouchers as defined by the 
     Secretary by notice, when the initial family that received 
     any such voucher no longer receives such voucher, and the 
     authority for any public housing agency to issue any such 
     voucher shall cease to exist:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary may only provide replacement vouchers for units 
     that were occupied within the previous 24 months that cease 
     to be available as assisted housing, subject only to the 
     availability of funds;
       (3) $2,756,932,000 shall be for administrative and other 
     expenses of public housing agencies in administering the 
     section 8 tenant-based rental assistance program, of which up 
     to $10,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary to 
     allocate to public housing agencies that need additional 
     funds to administer their section 8 programs, including fees 
     associated with section 8 tenant protection rental 
     assistance, the administration of disaster related vouchers, 
     HUD-VASH vouchers, and other special purpose incremental 
     vouchers:  Provided, That no less than $2,746,932,000 of the 
     amount provided in this paragraph shall be allocated to 
     public housing agencies for the calendar year 2023 funding 
     cycle based on section 8(q) of the Act (and related 
     Appropriation Act provisions) as in effect immediately before 
     the enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility 
     Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-276):  Provided further, That if 
     the amounts made available under this paragraph are 
     insufficient to pay the amounts determined under the 
     preceding proviso, the Secretary may decrease the amounts 
     allocated to agencies by a uniform percentage applicable to 
     all agencies receiving funding under this paragraph or may, 
     to the extent necessary to provide full payment of amounts 
     determined under the preceding proviso, utilize unobligated 
     balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from 
     funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development under this heading from prior fiscal years, 
     excluding special purpose vouchers, notwithstanding the 
     purposes for which such amounts were appropriated:  Provided 
     further, That all public housing agencies participating in 
     the MTW demonstration shall be funded in accordance with the 
     requirements of the MTW demonstration program or their MTW 
     agreements, if any, and shall be subject to the same uniform 
     percentage decrease as under the preceding proviso:  Provided 
     further, That amounts provided under this paragraph shall be 
     only for activities related to the provision of tenant-based 
     rental assistance authorized under section 8, including 
     related development activities;
       (4) $667,000,000 for the renewal of tenant-based assistance 
     contracts under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), including necessary 
     administrative expenses:  Provided, That administrative and 
     other expenses of public housing agencies in administering 
     the special purpose vouchers in this paragraph shall be 
     funded under the same terms and be subject to the same pro 
     rata reduction as the percent decrease for administrative and 
     other expenses to public housing agencies under paragraph (3) 
     of this heading:  Provided further, That up to $10,000,000 
     shall be available only (1) for adjustments in the allocation 
     for public housing agencies, after applications for an 
     adjustment by a public housing agency that experienced a 
     significant increase, as determined by the Secretary, in 
     Mainstream renewal costs resulting from unforeseen 
     circumstances, and (2) for public housing agencies that 
     despite taking reasonable cost savings measures, as 
     determined by the Secretary, would otherwise be required to 
     terminate the rental assistance for Mainstream families as a 
     result of insufficient funding:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall allocate amounts under the preceding proviso 
     based on need, as determined by the Secretary:  Provided 
     further, That of the amounts made available under this 
     paragraph, up to $5,000,000 shall be available for a pilot 
     program for public housing agencies that partner with 
     administering entities under the Projects for Assistance in 
     Transition from Homelessness (PATH) program as authorized by 
     the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 
     1990 or other eligible entities, as determined by the 
     Secretary, to assist persons with serious mental illness:  
     Provided further, That the amounts made available in the 
     preceding proviso shall be for incremental rental voucher 
     assistance, including project-based vouchers, under such 
     section 811 for non-elderly persons with serious mental 
     illness, and for administrative and other expenses of public 
     housing agencies:  Provided further, That in awarding 
     assistance under such pilot program the Secretary may give 
     bonus points to public housing agencies giving preference to 
     individuals referred from the Coordinated Entry System (CES) 
     or operating a Family Self-Sufficiency program:  Provided 
     further, That in administering such pilot program, the 
     Secretary may waive, or specify alternative requirements for, 
     any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary 
     administers in connection with the use of funds made 
     available under such pilot (except for requirements related 
     to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the 
     environment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any such 
     waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for the 
     effective delivery and administration of such voucher 
     assistance:  Provided further, That upon turnover, section 
     811 special purpose vouchers funded under this heading in 
     this or prior Acts, or under any other heading in prior Acts, 
     shall be provided to non-elderly persons with disabilities;
       (5) Of the amounts provided under paragraph (1) up to 
     $5,000,000 shall be for rental assistance and associated 
     administrative fees for Tribal HUD-VASH to serve Native 
     American veterans that are homeless or at-risk of 
     homelessness living on or near a reservation or other Indian 
     areas:  Provided, That such amount shall be made available 
     for renewal grants to recipients that received assistance 
     under prior Acts under the Tribal HUD-VASH program:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary shall be authorized to specify 
     criteria for renewal grants, including data on the 
     utilization of assistance reported by grant recipients:  
     Provided further, That such assistance shall be administered 
     in accordance with program requirements under the Native 
     American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 
     1996 and modeled after the HUD-VASH program:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary shall be authorized to waive, or 
     specify alternative requirements for any provision of any 
     statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in 
     connection with the use of funds made available under this 
     paragraph (except for requirements related to fair housing, 
     nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment), 
     upon a finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or 
     alternative requirements are necessary for the effective 
     delivery and administration of such assistance:  Provided 
     further, That grant recipients shall report to the Secretary 
     on utilization of such rental assistance and other program 
     data, as prescribed by the Secretary:  Provided further, That 
     the Secretary may reallocate, as determined by the Secretary, 
     amounts returned or recaptured from awards under the Tribal 
     HUD-VASH program under prior Acts to existing recipients 
     under the Tribal HUD-VASH program;
       (6) $50,000,000 for incremental rental voucher assistance 
     for use through a supported housing program administered in 
     conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs as 
     authorized under section 8(o)(19) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937:  Provided, That the Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development shall make such funding available, 
     notwithstanding section 203 (competition provision) of this 
     title, to public housing agencies that partner with eligible 
     VA Medical Centers or other entities as designated by the 
     Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, based on 
     geographical need for such assistance as identified by the 
     Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, public 
     housing agency administrative performance, and other factors 
     as specified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development in consultation with the Secretary of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs:  Provided further, That of 
     the amounts made available under this paragraph, up to 
     $5,000,000 may be allocated to public housing agencies 
     administering temporary case management and supportive 
     services to HUD-VASH eligible veterans that have not yet 
     received a referral from the Department of Veterans Affairs:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development may waive, or specify alternative requirements 
     for (in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs), any provision of any statute or regulation 
     that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     administers in connection with the use of funds made 
     available under this paragraph (except for requirements 
     related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, 
     and the environment), upon a finding by

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     the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative 
     requirements are necessary for the effective delivery and 
     administration of such voucher assistance:  Provided further, 
     That assistance made available under this paragraph shall 
     continue to remain available for homeless veterans upon turn-
     over;
       (7) $30,000,000 shall be made available for the family 
     unification program as authorized under section 8(x) of the 
     Act:  Provided, That the amounts made available under this 
     paragraph are provided as follows:
       (A) $5,000,000 shall be for new incremental voucher 
     assistance:  Provided, That the assistance made available 
     under this subparagraph shall continue to remain available 
     for family unification upon turnover; and
       (B) $25,000,000 shall be for new incremental voucher 
     assistance to assist eligible youth as defined by such 
     section 8(x)(2)(B):  Provided, That assistance made available 
     under this subparagraph shall continue to remain available 
     for such eligible youth upon turnover:  Provided further, 
     That of the total amount made available under this 
     subparagraph, up to $15,000,000 shall be available on a 
     noncompetitive basis to public housing agencies that partner 
     with public child welfare agencies to identify such eligible 
     youth, that request such assistance to timely assist such 
     eligible youth, and that meet any other criteria as specified 
     by the Secretary:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
     review utilization of the assistance made available under the 
     preceding proviso, at an interval to be determined by the 
     Secretary, and unutilized voucher assistance that is no 
     longer needed shall be recaptured by the Secretary and 
     reallocated pursuant to the preceding proviso:
       Provided further, That for any public housing agency 
     administering voucher assistance appropriated in a prior Act 
     under the family unification program, or made available and 
     competitively selected under this paragraph, that determines 
     that it no longer has an identified need for such assistance 
     upon turnover, such agency shall notify the Secretary, and 
     the Secretary shall recapture such assistance from the agency 
     and reallocate it to any other public housing agency or 
     agencies based on need for voucher assistance in connection 
     with such specified program or eligible youth, as applicable;
       (8) $1,100,000,000 shall be made available for new 
     incremental voucher assistance under section 8(o) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 to be allocated pursuant to 
     a method, as determined by the Secretary, which may include a 
     formula that may include such factors as severe cost burden, 
     overcrowding, substandard housing for very low-income 
     renters, homelessness, and administrative capacity, where 
     such allocation method shall include both rural and urban 
     areas:  Provided, That the Secretary may specify additional 
     terms and conditions to ensure that public housing agencies 
     provide vouchers for use by survivors of domestic violence, 
     or individuals and families who are homeless, as defined in 
     section 103(a) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 11302(a)), or at risk of homelessness, as defined 
     in section 401(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11360(1));
       (9) $25,000,000 shall be for mobility-related services, as 
     defined by the Secretary, for voucher families with children 
     modeled after services provided in connection with the 
     mobility demonstration authorized under section 235 of 
     division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437f note; Public Law 116-6):  Provided, That the 
     Secretary shall make funding available to public housing 
     agencies on a competitive basis and shall give preference to 
     public housing agencies with higher concentrations of housing 
     choice voucher families with children residing in high-
     poverty neighborhoods:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
     may recapture from the public housing agencies unused 
     balances based on utilization of such awards and reallocate 
     such amounts to any other public housing agency or agencies 
     based on need for such mobility-related services as 
     identified under such competition; and
       (10) the Secretary shall separately track all special 
     purpose vouchers funded under this heading:  Provided, That 
     the Secretary may waive, or specify alternative requirements 
     for, any provision of any statute or regulation that the 
     Secretary administers in connection with the use of funds 
     made available for new incremental voucher assistance or 
     renewals for the Mainstream program, the HUD-VASH program (in 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs), and the family unification program (including the 
     Foster Youth to Independence program) in this and prior Acts 
     (except for requirements related to fair housing, 
     nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment), 
     upon a finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or 
     alternative requirements are necessary for the effective 
     delivery and administration of voucher assistance in such 
     respective programs.

                        housing certificate fund

                        (including rescissions)

       Unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, 
     remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development under this heading, the heading 
     ``Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing'' and the heading 
     ``Project-Based Rental Assistance'', for fiscal year 2023 and 
     prior years may be used for renewal of or amendments to 
     section 8 project-based contracts and for performance-based 
     contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for 
     which such funds were appropriated:  Provided, That any 
     obligated balances of contract authority from fiscal year 
     1974 and prior fiscal years that have been terminated shall 
     be rescinded:  Provided further, That amounts heretofore 
     recaptured, or recaptured during the current fiscal year, 
     from section 8 project-based contracts from source years 
     fiscal year 1975 through fiscal year 1987 are hereby 
     rescinded, and an amount of additional new budget authority, 
     equivalent to the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated, to 
     remain available until expended, for the purposes set forth 
     under this heading, in addition to amounts otherwise 
     available.

                          public housing fund

       For 2023 payments to public housing agencies for the 
     operation and management of public housing, as authorized by 
     section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437g(e)) (the ``Act''), and to carry out capital and 
     management activities for public housing agencies, as 
     authorized under section 9(d) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1437g(d)), $8,733,500,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2026:  Provided, That the amounts made 
     available under this heading are provided as follows:
       (1) $5,038,500,000 shall be available to the Secretary to 
     allocate pursuant to the Operating Fund formula at part 990 
     of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, for 2023 payments:  
     Provided, That the amount of any forgone increases in tenant 
     rent payments due to the implementation of rent incentives as 
     authorized pursuant to waivers or alternative requirements of 
     the Jobs-Plus initiative as described under the heading 
     ``Self-Sufficiency Programs'' shall be factored into the 
     PHA's general operating fund eligibility pursuant to such 
     formula;
       (2) $25,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary to 
     allocate pursuant to a need-based application process 
     notwithstanding section 203 of this title and not subject to 
     such Operating Fund formula to public housing agencies that 
     experience, or are at risk of, financial shortfalls, as 
     determined by the Secretary:  Provided, That after all such 
     shortfall needs are met, the Secretary may distribute any 
     remaining funds to all public housing agencies on a pro-rata 
     basis pursuant to such Operating Fund formula;
       (3) $3,400,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary to 
     allocate pursuant to the Capital Fund formula at section 
     905.400 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations:  Provided, 
     That for funds provided under this paragraph, the limitation 
     in section 9(g)(1) of the Act shall be 25 percent:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary may waive the limitation in the 
     preceding proviso to allow public housing agencies to fund 
     activities authorized under section 9(e)(1)(C) of the Act:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify public 
     housing agencies requesting waivers under the preceding 
     proviso if the request is approved or denied within 14 days 
     of submitting the request:  Provided further, That from the 
     funds made available under this paragraph, the Secretary 
     shall provide bonus awards in fiscal year 2023 to public 
     housing agencies that are designated high performers:  
     Provided further, That the Department shall notify public 
     housing agencies of their formula allocation within 60 days 
     of enactment of this Act;
       (4) $65,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary to 
     make grants, notwithstanding section 203 of this title, to 
     public housing agencies for emergency capital needs, 
     including safety and security measures necessary to address 
     crime and drug-related activity, as well as needs resulting 
     from unforeseen or unpreventable emergencies and natural 
     disasters excluding Presidentially declared emergencies and 
     natural disasters under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) occurring 
     in fiscal year 2023, of which $45,000,000 shall be available 
     for public housing agencies under administrative and judicial 
     receiverships or under the control of a Federal monitor:  
     Provided, That of the amount made available under this 
     paragraph, not less than $10,000,000 shall be for safety and 
     security measures:  Provided further, That in addition to the 
     amount in the preceding proviso for such safety and security 
     measures, any amounts that remain available, after all 
     applications received on or before September 30, 2024, for 
     emergency capital needs have been processed, shall be 
     allocated to public housing agencies for such safety and 
     security measures;
       (5) $65,000,000 shall be for competitive grants to public 
     housing agencies to evaluate and reduce residential health 
     hazards in public housing, including lead-based paint (by 
     carrying out the activities of risk assessments, abatement, 
     and interim controls, as those terms are defined in section 
     1004 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act 
     of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4851b)), carbon monoxide, mold, radon, and 
     fire safety:  Provided, That not less than $25,000,000 of the 
     amounts provided under this paragraph shall be awarded for 
     evaluating and reducing lead-based paint hazards:  Provided 
     further, That for purposes of environmental review, a grant 
     under this paragraph shall be considered funds for projects 
     or activities under title I of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) for purposes of section 26 
     of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1437x) and shall be subject to the 
     regulations implementing such section:  Provided further, 
     That amounts made available under this paragraph shall be 
     combined with amounts made available under the sixth 
     paragraph under this heading in the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) and shall be 
     used in accordance with the purposes and requirements under 
     this paragraph:  Provided further, That amounts made 
     available under this paragraph may be used for competitive 
     grants to public housing agencies that improve water and 
     energy efficiency, or reduce the risk of harm to occupants or 
     property from natural hazards;
       (6) $15,000,000 shall be to support the costs of 
     administrative and judicial receiverships and for competitive 
     grants to PHAs in receivership, designated troubled or 
     substandard, or otherwise at risk, as determined by the 
     Secretary, for costs associated with public housing asset 
     improvement, in addition to other amounts for that purpose 
     provided under any heading under this title;

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       (7) $50,000,000 shall be to support ongoing public housing 
     financial and physical assessment activities;
       (8) $75,000,000 shall be available to improve the energy or 
     water efficiency or climate resilience of public housing, 
     including for competitive grants to public housing agencies 
     for capital improvements to achieve such purposes:  Provided, 
     That of the amounts made available under this paragraph, up 
     to $20,000,000, shall be available for utility benchmarking, 
     including research and evaluations, technical assistance, to 
     develop systems and tools necessary to collect and analyze 
     PHA utility benchmarking data, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2026:  Provided further, That for purposes of 
     environmental review, grants under this paragraph shall be 
     considered funds for projects or activities under title I of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et 
     seq.) for purposes of section 26 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1437x) and shall be subject to the regulations implementing 
     such section:
       Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law or regulation, during fiscal year 2023, the Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development may not delegate to any 
     Department official other than the Deputy Secretary and the 
     Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing any 
     authority under paragraph (2) of section 9(j) of the Act 
     regarding the extension of the time periods under such 
     section:  Provided further, That for purposes of such section 
     9(j), the term ``obligate'' means, with respect to amounts, 
     that the amounts are subject to a binding agreement that will 
     result in outlays, immediately or in the future.

                    choice neighborhoods initiative

       For competitive grants under the Choice Neighborhoods 
     Initiative (subject to section 24 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v) unless otherwise 
     specified under this heading), for transformation, 
     rehabilitation, and replacement housing needs of public and 
     HUD-assisted housing and to transform neighborhoods of 
     poverty into functioning, sustainable, mixed-income 
     neighborhoods with appropriate services, schools, public 
     assets, transportation, and access to jobs, $450,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2027:  Provided, That 
     grant funds may be used for resident and community services, 
     community development, and affordable housing needs in the 
     community, and for conversion of vacant or foreclosed 
     properties to affordable housing:  Provided further, That not 
     more than 20 percent of the amount of any grant made with 
     amounts made available under this heading may be used for 
     necessary supportive services notwithstanding subsection 
     (d)(1)(L) of such section 24:  Provided further, That the use 
     of amounts made available under this heading shall not be 
     deemed to be for public housing, notwithstanding section 
     3(b)(1) of such Act:  Provided further, That grantees shall 
     commit to an additional period of affordability determined by 
     the Secretary of not fewer than 20 years:  Provided further, 
     That the Secretary may specify a period of affordability that 
     is less than 20 years with respect to owner-occupied 
     homeownership units developed with grants from amounts made 
     available under this heading:  Provided further, That 
     grantees shall provide a match in State, local, other 
     Federal, or private funds:  Provided further, That grantees 
     may include local governments, Tribal entities, public 
     housing agencies, and nonprofit organizations:  Provided 
     further, That for-profit developers may apply jointly with a 
     public entity:  Provided further, That for purposes of 
     environmental review, a grantee shall be treated as a public 
     housing agency under section 26 of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437x), and grants made with amounts 
     available under this heading shall be subject to the 
     regulations issued by the Secretary to implement such 
     section:  Provided further, That of the amounts made 
     available under this heading, not less than $225,000,000 
     shall be awarded to public housing agencies:  Provided 
     further, That such grantees shall create partnerships with 
     other local organizations, including assisted housing owners, 
     service agencies, and resident organizations:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary shall consult with the 
     Secretaries of Education, Labor, Transportation, Health and 
     Human Services, Agriculture, and Commerce, the Attorney 
     General, and the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency to coordinate and leverage other 
     appropriate Federal resources:  Provided further, That not 
     more than $10,000,000 of the amounts made available under 
     this heading may be provided as grants to undertake 
     comprehensive local planning with input from residents and 
     the community:  Provided further, That unobligated balances, 
     including recaptures, remaining from amounts made available 
     under the heading ``Revitalization of Severely Distressed 
     Public Housing (HOPE VI)'' in fiscal year 2011 and prior 
     fiscal years may be used for purposes under this heading, 
     notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were 
     appropriated:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
     make grant awards not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act in such amounts that the Secretary 
     determines:  Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
     24(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437v(o)), the Secretary may, until September 30, 2023, 
     obligate any available unobligated balances made available 
     under this heading in this or any prior Act.

                       self-sufficiency programs

       For activities and assistance related to Self-Sufficiency 
     Programs, to remain available until September 30, 2026, 
     $175,000,000:  Provided, That the amounts made available 
     under this heading are provided as follows:
       (1) $125,000,000 shall be for the Family Self-Sufficiency 
     program to support family self-sufficiency coordinators under 
     section 23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437u), to promote the development of local strategies 
     to coordinate the use of assistance under sections 8 and 9 of 
     such Act with public and private resources, and enable 
     eligible families to achieve economic independence and self-
     sufficiency:  Provided, That the Secretary may, by Federal 
     Register notice, waive or specify alternative requirements 
     under subsections (b)(3), (b)(4), (b)(5), or (c)(1) of 
     section 23 of such Act in order to facilitate the operation 
     of a unified self-sufficiency program for individuals 
     receiving assistance under different provisions of such Act, 
     as determined by the Secretary:  Provided further, That an 
     owner or sponsor of a multifamily property receiving project-
     based rental assistance under section 8 of such Act shall be 
     eligible to receive awards from the Secretary under this 
     paragraph in this and prior Acts to support family self-
     sufficiency coordinators as established in the final rule 
     ``Streamlining and Implementation of Economic Growth, 
     Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Changes to 
     Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program'' published in the 
     Federal Register on May 17, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 30020):  
     Provided further, That owners or sponsors of a multifamily 
     property receiving project-based rental assistance under 
     section 8 of such Act may voluntarily make a Family Self-
     Sufficiency program available to the assisted tenants of such 
     property in accordance with procedures established by the 
     Secretary:  Provided further, That such procedures 
     established pursuant to the preceding proviso shall permit 
     participating tenants to accrue escrow funds in accordance 
     with section 23(d)(2) of such Act and shall allow owners to 
     use funding from residual receipt accounts to hire 
     coordinators for their own Family Self-Sufficiency program;
       (2) $35,000,000 shall be for the Resident Opportunity and 
     Self-Sufficiency program to provide for supportive services, 
     service coordinators, and congregate services as authorized 
     by section 34 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437z-6) and the Native American Housing Assistance 
     and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.):  
     Provided, That amounts made available under this paragraph 
     may be made available for grant renewal for the Resident 
     Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency program for any public 
     housing agency or owner of a multifamily property receiving 
     project-based rental assistance under section 8 of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) that lost any 
     amount of funding for the Resident Opportunity and Self-
     Sufficiency program as a result of participation in the 
     program created under the heading ``Rental Assistance 
     Demonstration'' in the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-55), as 
     amended (42 U.S.C. 1437f note); and
       (3) $15,000,000 shall be for a Jobs-Plus initiative, 
     modeled after the Jobs-Plus demonstration:  Provided, That 
     funding provided under this paragraph shall be available for 
     competitive grants to partnerships between public housing 
     authorities or owners or sponsors of multifamily properties 
     receiving project-based rental assistance under section 8, 
     that, in partnership with local workforce investment boards 
     established under section 107 of the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act of 2014 (29 U.S.C. 3122), and other agencies 
     and organizations provide support to help public housing 
     residents, or tenants residing in units assisted under a 
     project-based section 8 contract (including section 8(o)(13) 
     of the United States Housing Act of 1937), obtain employment 
     or increase earnings, or both:  Provided further, That 
     applicants must demonstrate the ability to provide services 
     to residents, partner with workforce investment boards, and 
     leverage service dollars:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary may allow public housing agencies to request 
     exemptions from rent and income limitation requirements under 
     sections 3 and 6 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437a, 1437d), as necessary to implement the Jobs-Plus 
     program, on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may 
     approve upon a finding by the Secretary that any such waivers 
     or alternative requirements are necessary for the effective 
     implementation of the Jobs-Plus initiative as a voluntary 
     program for residents:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
     shall publish by notice in the Federal Register any waivers 
     or alternative requirements pursuant to the preceding proviso 
     no later than 10 days before the effective date of such 
     notice:  Provided further, That the costs of any rent 
     incentives as authorized pursuant to such waivers or 
     alternative requirements shall not be charged against the 
     competitive grant amounts made available under this 
     paragraph.

                        native american programs

       For activities and assistance authorized under title I of 
     the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination 
     Act of 1996 (in this heading ``NAHASDA'') (25 U.S.C. 4111 et 
     seq.), title I of the Housing and Community Development Act 
     of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) with respect to Indian 
     tribes, and related training and technical assistance, 
     $1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: 
      Provided, That the amounts made available under this heading 
     are provided as follows:
       (1) $772,000,000 shall be for the Native American Housing 
     Block Grants program, as authorized under title I of NAHASDA: 
      Provided, That, notwithstanding NAHASDA, to determine the 
     amount of the allocation under title I of such Act for each 
     Indian tribe, the Secretary shall apply the formula under 
     section 302 of such Act with the need component based on 
     single-race census data and with the need component based on 
     multi-race census data, and the amount of the allocation for 
     each Indian tribe shall be the greater of the two resulting 
     allocation amounts:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
     shall notify grantees of their formula allocation not

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     later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act;
       (2) $150,000,000 shall be for competitive grants under the 
     Native American Housing Block Grants program, as authorized 
     under title I of NAHASDA:  Provided, That the Secretary shall 
     obligate such amount for competitive grants to eligible 
     recipients authorized under NAHASDA that apply for funds:  
     Provided further, That in awarding amounts made available in 
     this paragraph, the Secretary shall consider need and 
     administrative capacity, and shall give priority to projects 
     that will spur construction and rehabilitation of housing:  
     Provided further, That a grant funded pursuant to this 
     paragraph shall be in an amount not greater than $7,500,000:  
     Provided further, That any amounts transferred for the 
     necessary costs of administering and overseeing the 
     obligation and expenditure of such amounts in prior Acts may 
     also be used for the necessary costs of administering and 
     overseeing such amounts;
       (3) $1,000,000 shall be for the cost of guaranteed notes 
     and other obligations, as authorized by title VI of NAHASDA:  
     Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
     such notes and other obligations, shall be as defined in 
     section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 
     661a):  Provided further, That amounts made available in this 
     and prior Acts for the cost of such guaranteed notes and 
     other obligations, that are unobligated, including recaptures 
     and carryover, shall be available to subsidize the total 
     principal amount of any notes and other obligations, any part 
     of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $50,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2024;
       (4) $70,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian tribes for 
     carrying out the Indian Community Development Block Grant 
     program under title I of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974, notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of 
     such Act, of which, notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law (including section 203 of this Act), not more than 
     $5,000,000 may be used for emergencies that constitute 
     imminent threats to health and safety:  Provided, That not to 
     exceed 20 percent of any grant made with amounts made 
     available in this paragraph shall be expended for planning 
     and management development and administration; and
       (5) $7,000,000, in addition to amounts otherwise available 
     for such purposes, shall be for providing training and 
     technical assistance to Indian tribes, Indian housing 
     authorities, and tribally designated housing entities, to 
     support the inspection of Indian housing units, for contract 
     expertise, and for training and technical assistance related 
     to amounts made available under this heading and other 
     headings in this Act for the needs of Native American 
     families and Indian country:  Provided, That of the amounts 
     made available in this paragraph, not less than $2,000,000 
     shall be for a national organization as authorized under 
     section 703 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4212):  Provided further, 
     That amounts made available in this paragraph may be used, 
     contracted, or competed as determined by the Secretary:  
     Provided further, That notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 
     31, United States Code (commonly known as the Federal Grant 
     and Cooperative Agreements Act of 1977), the amounts made 
     available in this paragraph may be used by the Secretary to 
     enter into cooperative agreements with public and private 
     organizations, agencies, institutions, and other technical 
     assistance providers to support the administration of 
     negotiated rulemaking under section 106 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 
     4116), the administration of the allocation formula under 
     section 302 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4152), and the 
     administration of performance tracking and reporting under 
     section 407 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4167).

           indian housing loan guarantee fund program account

       For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 
     184 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 
     U.S.C. 1715z-13a), $5,521,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That such costs, including the costs of 
     modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a):  
     Provided further, That amounts made available in this and 
     prior Acts for the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by 
     section 184 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
     1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-13a), that are unobligated, including 
     recaptures and carryover, shall be available to subsidize 
     total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, 
     not to exceed $1,400,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2024.

                  native hawaiian housing block grant

       For the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program, as 
     authorized under title VIII of the Native American Housing 
     Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4221 
     et seq.), $10,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2027:  Provided, That notwithstanding section 812(b) of 
     such Act, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands may not 
     invest grant amounts made available under this heading in 
     investment securities and other obligations:  Provided 
     further, That amounts made available under this heading in 
     this and prior fiscal years may be used to provide rental 
     assistance to eligible Native Hawaiian families both on and 
     off the Hawaiian Home Lands, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law.

      native hawaiian housing loan guarantee fund program account

       New commitments to guarantee loans, as authorized by 
     section 184A of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
     1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-13b), any part of which is to be 
     guaranteed, shall not exceed $28,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2024, in total loan principal:  Provided, 
     That the Secretary may enter into commitments to guarantee 
     loans used for refinancing.

                   Community Planning and Development

              housing opportunities for persons with aids

       For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Persons with 
     AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), $600,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2024, except that amounts 
     allocated pursuant to section 854(c)(5) of such Act shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2025:  Provided, That 
     the Department shall notify grantees of their formula 
     allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act.

                       community development fund

       For assistance to States and units of general local 
     government, and other entities, for economic and community 
     development activities, and other purposes, $5,299,157,664, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2026, unless 
     otherwise specified:  Provided, That of the total amount 
     provided under this heading, $3,300,000,000 is for carrying 
     out the community development block grant program under title 
     I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as 
     amended (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) (in this heading ``the 
     Act''):  Provided further, That unless explicitly provided 
     for under this heading, not to exceed 20 percent of any grant 
     made with funds made available under this heading shall be 
     expended for planning and management development and 
     administration:  Provided further, That a metropolitan city, 
     urban county, unit of general local government, or insular 
     area that directly or indirectly receives funds under this 
     heading may not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer all or any 
     portion of such funds to another such entity in exchange for 
     any other funds, credits, or non-Federal considerations, but 
     shall use such funds for activities eligible under title I of 
     the Act:  Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
     105(e)(1) of the Act, no funds made available under this 
     heading may be provided to a for-profit entity for an 
     economic development project under section 105(a)(17) unless 
     such project has been evaluated and selected in accordance 
     with guidelines required under subsection (e)(2) of section 
     105:  Provided further, That of the total amount provided 
     under this heading, $25,000,000 shall be for activities 
     authorized under section 8071 of the SUPPORT for Patients and 
     Communities Act (Public Law 115-271):  Provided further, That 
     the funds allocated pursuant to the preceding proviso shall 
     not adversely affect the amount of any formula assistance 
     received by a State under the first proviso:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary shall allocate the funds for such 
     activities based on the notice establishing the funding 
     formula published in 84 FR 16027 (April 17, 2019) except that 
     the formula shall use age-adjusted rates of drug overdose 
     deaths for 2019 based on data from the Centers for Disease 
     Control and Prevention:  Provided further, That of the total 
     amount made available under this heading, $1,974,157,664 
     shall be available for grants for the Economic Development 
     Initiative (EDI) for the purposes, and in amounts, specified 
     for Community Project Funding in the table titled 
     ``Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Incorporation 
     of Community Project Funding Items'' included in the report 
     accompanying this Act:  Provided further, That none of the 
     amounts made available in the preceding proviso shall be used 
     for reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to the 
     obligation of funds:  Provided further, That the Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development shall notify grantees of 
     their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this 
     Act:  Provided further, That for fiscal year 2023 section 
     105(a)(8) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)(8)) and section 
     570.201(e) of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, shall 
     not apply for public services activities to prevent, prepare 
     for, and respond to homelessness and emergency rental 
     assistance needs.

         community development loan guarantees program account

       Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a), during fiscal year 2023, commitments to 
     guarantee loans under section 108 of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308), any part 
     of which is guaranteed, shall not exceed a total principal 
     amount of $300,000,000, notwithstanding any aggregate 
     limitation on outstanding obligations guaranteed in 
     subsection (k) of such section 108:  Provided, That the 
     Secretary shall collect fees from borrowers, notwithstanding 
     subsection (m) of such section 108, to result in a credit 
     subsidy cost of zero for guaranteeing such loans, and any 
     such fees shall be collected in accordance with section 
     502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided 
     further, That such commitment authority funded by fees may be 
     used to guarantee, or make commitments to guarantee, notes or 
     other obligations issued by any State on behalf of non-
     entitlement communities in the State in accordance with the 
     requirements of such section 108:  Provided further, That any 
     State receiving such a guarantee or commitment under the 
     preceding proviso shall distribute all funds subject to such 
     guarantee to the units of general local government in non-
     entitlement areas that received the commitment:  Provided 
     further, That $60,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2025, shall be for competitive economic 
     development grants, as authorized by section 108(q) of the 
     Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, 
     for projects that improve community resilience by supporting 
     distributed clean energy plus storage, flood-control 
     infrastructure, or redevelopment of brownfields or 
     grayfields, such as foreclosed, vacant, contaminated, 
     abandoned, or blighted properties, obsolete manufactured 
     housing, vacant shopping malls, landfills, or otherwise 
     underutilized commercial or industrial properties:  Provided 
     further, That no funds made available under this heading may 
     be used to establish loan loss

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     reserves for the section 108 Community Development Loan 
     Guarantee program:  Provided further, That amounts made 
     available under this heading may be used for the payment of 
     costs associated with private sector financing of debt 
     obligations and fees collected in connection with the section 
     108 Community Development Loan Guarantee program.

                  home investment partnerships program

       For the HOME Investment Partnerships program, as authorized 
     under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.), 
     $1,675,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026: 
      Provided, That of the amount made available under this 
     heading, up to $50,000,000 shall be for awards to States and 
     insular areas for assistance to homebuyers as authorized 
     under section 212(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12742(a)(1)), 
     in addition to amounts made otherwise available for such 
     purpose:  Provided further, That amounts made available under 
     the preceding proviso shall be allocated in the same manner 
     as other amounts made available under this heading, except 
     that amounts that would have been reserved and allocated to 
     units of general local government within the State pursuant 
     to section 217 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12747) shall be 
     provided to the State:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
     may waive or specify alternative requirements for any 
     provision of such Act in connection with the use of amounts 
     made available under the preceding two provisos (except for 
     requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, 
     labor standards, and the environment) upon a finding that any 
     such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary to 
     expedite or facilitate the use of amounts awarded pursuant to 
     the preceding provisos:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 231(b) of such Act (24 U.S.C. 
     12771(b)), all unobligated balances remaining from amounts 
     recaptured pursuant to such section that remain available 
     until expended shall be combined with amounts made available 
     under this heading and allocated in accordance with the 
     formula under section 217(b)(1)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     12747(b)(1)(A)):  Provided further, That the Department shall 
     notify grantees of their formula allocations not later than 
     60 days after enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That 
     section 218(g) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12748(g)) shall not 
     apply with respect to the right of a jurisdiction to draw 
     funds from its HOME Investment Trust Fund that otherwise 
     expired or would expire in any calendar year from 2016 
     through 2025 under that section:  Provided further, That 
     section 231(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12771(b)) shall not 
     apply to any uninvested funds that otherwise were deducted or 
     would be deducted from the line of credit in the 
     participating jurisdiction's HOME Investment Trust Fund in 
     any calendar year from 2018 through 2025 under that section.

   preservation and reinvestment initiative for community enhancement

       For competitive grants to preserve and revitalize 
     manufactured housing and eligible manufactured housing 
     communities (including pre-1976 mobile homes) under title I 
     of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as 
     amended (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), $500,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2027:  Provided, That 
     recipients of grants provided with amounts made available 
     under this heading shall be States, units of general local 
     government, resident-owned manufactured housing communities, 
     cooperatives, nonprofit entities including consortia of 
     nonprofit entities, community development financial 
     institutions, Indian Tribes and Tribally designated housing 
     entities, or other entities approved by the Secretary:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary may approve entities for 
     selection that partner with one or several residents of such 
     eligible communities or that propose to implement a grant 
     program that would assist residents of such eligible 
     communities:  Provided further, That eligible uses of such 
     grants may include infrastructure, planning, resident and 
     community services (including relocation assistance and 
     eviction prevention), resiliency activities, and providing 
     other assistance to residents or owners of manufactured 
     homes, which may include providing assistance for 
     manufactured housing land and site acquisition:  Provided 
     further, That, except as determined by the Secretary, 
     participation in this program shall not encumber the future 
     transfer of title or use of property by the residents, 
     owners, or communities:  Provided further, That when 
     selecting recipients, the Secretary shall prioritize 
     applications that primarily benefit low- or moderately low-
     income residents and preserve long-term housing affordability 
     for residents of manufactured housing or a manufactured 
     housing community:  Provided further, That eligible 
     manufactured housing communities may include those that are--
       (1) owned by the residents of the manufactured housing 
     community through a resident-controlled entity, as defined by 
     the Secretary; or
       (2) determined by the Secretary to be subject to binding 
     agreements that will preserve the community and maintain 
     affordability on a long-term basis:
       Provided further, That, of the amounts made available under 
     this heading, $50,000,000 shall be for a pilot program for 
     the Secretary to provide grants to assist in the 
     redevelopment of manufactured housing communities (including 
     pre-1976 mobile homes) as replacement housing that is 
     affordable, as defined by the Secretary:  Provided further, 
     That each such redevelopment project shall provide, for each 
     unit of single-family manufactured housing (including pre-
     1976 mobile homes) replaced under the project, up to 4 
     dwelling units of such affordable housing:  Provided further, 
     That the Secretary shall define eligible activities for grant 
     assistance under the pilot program, which may include 
     relocation assistance or buy-outs for residents of a 
     manufactured housing community or downpayment assistance for 
     such residents:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
     require each grantee under the pilot program to supplement 
     the amount of the grant with non-Federal amounts exceeding 50 
     percent of the grant:  Provided further, That resiliency 
     activities means the reconstruction, repair, or replacement 
     of manufactured housing and manufactured housing communities 
     to protect the health and safety of manufactured housing 
     residents and to address weatherization and energy efficiency 
     needs, except that for pre-1976 mobile homes, funds made 
     available under this heading may be used only for 
     replacement:  Provided further, That the Secretary may waive 
     or specify alternative requirements for any provision of any 
     statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in 
     connection with the use of amounts made available under this 
     heading (except for requirements related to fair housing, 
     nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment), 
     upon a finding that such waiver or alternative requirement is 
     necessary to facilitate the use of such amounts.

        self-help and assisted homeownership opportunity program

       For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity 
     Program, as authorized under section 11 of the Housing 
     Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 12805 
     note), and for related activities and assistance, 
     $62,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025:  
     Provided, That the amounts made available under this heading 
     are provided as follows:
       (1) $12,500,000 shall be for the Self-Help Homeownership 
     Opportunity Program as authorized under such section 11;
       (2) $45,000,000 shall be for the second, third, and fourth 
     capacity building entities specified in section 4(a) of the 
     HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note), of which 
     not less than $5,000,000 shall be for rural capacity building 
     activities:  Provided, That for purposes of awarding grants 
     from amounts made available in this paragraph, the Secretary 
     may enter into multiyear agreements, as appropriate, subject 
     to the availability of annual appropriations; and
       (3) $5,000,000 shall be for capacity building by national 
     rural housing organizations having experience assessing 
     national rural conditions and providing financing, training, 
     technical assistance, information, and research to local 
     nonprofit organizations, local governments, and Indian Tribes 
     serving high need rural communities.

                       homeless assistance grants

       For assistance under title IV of the McKinney-Vento 
     Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.), 
     $3,604,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025: 
      Provided, That of the amounts made available under this 
     heading--
       (1) $290,000,000 shall be for the Emergency Solutions 
     Grants program authorized under subtitle B of such title IV 
     (42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.):  Provided, That the Department 
     shall notify grantees of their formula allocation from 
     amounts allocated (which may represent initial or final 
     amounts allocated) for the Emergency Solutions Grant program 
     not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act;
       (2) $3,200,000,000 shall be for the Continuum of Care 
     program authorized under subtitle C of such title IV (42 
     U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) and the Rural Housing Stability 
     Assistance programs authorized under subtitle D of such title 
     IV (42 U.S.C. 11408):  Provided, That the Secretary shall 
     prioritize funding under the Continuum of Care program to 
     continuums of care that have demonstrated a capacity to 
     reallocate funding from lower performing projects to higher 
     performing projects:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
     shall provide incentives to create projects that coordinate 
     with housing providers and healthcare organizations to 
     provide permanent supportive housing and rapid re-housing 
     services:  Provided further, That for fiscal year 2023 the 
     Secretary may establish by notice an alternative maximum 
     amount for administrative costs related to the requirements 
     described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 402(f) of 
     subtitle A of such title IV of no more than 5 percent or 
     $50,000, whichever is greater, notwithstanding the 3 percent 
     limitation in section 423(a)(10) of such subtitle C:  
     Provided further, That of the amounts made available for the 
     Continuum of Care program under this paragraph, not less than 
     $75,000,000 shall be for grants for new rapid re-housing 
     projects and supportive service projects providing 
     coordinated entry, and for eligible activities that the 
     Secretary determines to be critical in order to assist 
     survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, or stalking:  Provided further, That amounts made 
     available for the Continuum of Care program under this 
     heading in this Act and any remaining unobligated balances 
     from prior Acts may be used to competitively or non-
     competitively renew or replace grants for youth homeless 
     demonstration projects under the Continuum of Care program, 
     notwithstanding any conflict with the requirements of the 
     Continuum of Care program;
       (3) $7,000,000 shall be for the national homeless data 
     analysis project:  Provided, That notwithstanding the 
     provisions of the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreements 
     Act of 1977 (31 U.S.C. 6301-6308), the amounts made available 
     under this paragraph and any remaining unobligated balances 
     under this heading for such purposes in prior Acts may be 
     used by the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements 
     with such entities as may be determined by the Secretary, 
     including public and private organizations, agencies, and 
     institutions; and
       (4) $107,000,000 shall be to implement projects to 
     demonstrate how a comprehensive approach to serving homeless 
     youth, age 24 and under, in up to 25 communities with a 
     priority for communities with substantial rural populations 
     in up to eight locations, can dramatically reduce

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     youth homelessness:  Provided, That of the amount made 
     available under this paragraph, not less than $25,000,000 
     shall be for youth homelessness system improvement grants to 
     support communities, including but not limited to the 
     communities assisted under the matter preceding this proviso, 
     in establishing and implementing a response system for youth 
     homelessness, or for improving their existing system:  
     Provided further, That of the amount made available under 
     this paragraph, up to $10,000,000 shall be to provide 
     technical assistance to communities, including but not 
     limited to the communities assisted in the preceding proviso 
     and the matter preceding such proviso, on improving system 
     responses to youth homelessness, and collection, analysis, 
     use, and reporting of data and performance measures under the 
     comprehensive approaches to serve homeless youth, in addition 
     to and in coordination with other technical assistance funds 
     provided under this title:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary may use up to 10 percent of the amount made 
     available under the preceding proviso to build the capacity 
     of current technical assistance providers or to train new 
     technical assistance providers with verifiable prior 
     experience with systems and programs for youth experiencing 
     homelessness:
       Provided further, That youth aged 24 and under seeking 
     assistance under this heading shall not be required to 
     provide third party documentation to establish their 
     eligibility under subsection (a) or (b) of section 103 of the 
     McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302) to 
     receive services:  Provided further, That unaccompanied youth 
     aged 24 and under or families headed by youth aged 24 and 
     under who are living in unsafe situations may be served by 
     youth-serving providers funded under this heading:  Provided 
     further, That persons eligible under section 103(a)(5) of the 
     McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act may be served by any 
     project funded under this heading to provide both 
     transitional housing and rapid re-housing:  Provided further, 
     That for all matching funds requirements applicable to funds 
     made available under this heading for this fiscal year and 
     prior fiscal years, a grantee may use (or could have used) as 
     a source of match funds other funds administered by the 
     Secretary and other Federal agencies unless there is (or was) 
     a specific statutory prohibition on any such use of any such 
     funds:  Provided further, That none of the funds made 
     available under this heading shall be available to provide 
     funding for new projects, except for projects created through 
     reallocation, unless the Secretary determines that the 
     continuum of care has demonstrated that projects are 
     evaluated and ranked based on the degree to which they 
     improve the continuum of care's system performance:  Provided 
     further, That any unobligated amounts remaining from funds 
     made available under this heading in fiscal year 2012 and 
     prior years for project-based rental assistance for 
     rehabilitation projects with 10-year grant terms may be used 
     for purposes under this heading, notwithstanding the purposes 
     for which such funds were appropriated:  Provided further, 
     That unobligated balances, including recaptures and 
     carryover, remaining from funds transferred to or 
     appropriated under this heading in fiscal year 2019 or prior 
     years, except for rental assistance amounts that were 
     recaptured and made available until expended, shall be 
     available for the current purposes authorized under this 
     heading in addition to the purposes for which such funds 
     originally were appropriated.

                            Housing Programs

                    project-based rental assistance

       For activities and assistance for the provision of project-
     based subsidy contracts under the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (in this heading ``the 
     Act''), not otherwise provided for, $14,540,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended, shall be available on 
     October 1, 2022 (in addition to the $400,000,000 previously 
     appropriated under this heading that became available October 
     1, 2022), and $400,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, shall be available on October 1, 2023:  Provided, 
     That the amounts made available under this heading shall be 
     for expiring or terminating section 8 project-based subsidy 
     contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation 
     contracts), for amendments to section 8 project-based subsidy 
     contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation 
     contracts), for contracts entered into pursuant to section 
     441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
     11401), for renewal of section 8 contracts for units in 
     projects that are subject to approved plans of action under 
     the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or 
     the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident 
     Homeownership Act of 1990, and for administrative and other 
     expenses associated with project-based activities and 
     assistance funded under this heading:  Provided further, That 
     the amount of any forgone increases in tenant rent payments 
     due to the implementation of rent incentives as authorized 
     pursuant to waivers or alternative requirements of the Jobs-
     Plus initiative as described under the heading ``Self-
     Sufficiency Programs'' shall be factored into housing 
     assistance payments under project-based subsidy contracts:  
     Provided further, That of the total amounts made available 
     under this heading, not to exceed $375,000,000 shall be for 
     performance-based contract administrators or contractors for 
     section 8 project-based assistance, for carrying out 42 
     U.S.C. 1437(f):  Provided further, That the Secretary may 
     also use such amounts in the preceding proviso for 
     performance-based contract administrators or contractors for 
     the administration of: interest reduction payments pursuant 
     to section 236(a) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1715z-1(a)); rent supplement payments pursuant to section 101 
     of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 
     1701s); section 236(f)(2) rental assistance payments (12 
     U.S.C. 1715z-1(f)(2)); project rental assistance contracts 
     for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 
     1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q); project rental assistance contracts 
     for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under 
     section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)); project 
     assistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the 
     Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 86-372; 73 Stat. 667); and 
     loans under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (Public 
     Law 86-372; 73 Stat. 667):  Provided further, That amounts 
     recaptured under this heading, the heading ``Annual 
     Contributions for Assisted Housing'', or the heading 
     ``Housing Certificate Fund'', may be used for renewals of or 
     amendments to section 8 project-based contracts or for 
     performance-based contract administrators or contractors, 
     notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were 
     appropriated:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, upon the request of the Secretary, 
     project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for 
     any project subject to a section 8 project-based Housing 
     Assistance Payments contract that authorizes the Department 
     or a housing finance agency to require that surplus project 
     funds be deposited in an interest-bearing residual receipts 
     account and that are in excess of an amount to be determined 
     by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the Department and 
     deposited in this account, to be available until expended:  
     Provided further, That amounts deposited pursuant to the 
     preceding proviso shall be available in addition to the 
     amount otherwise provided under this heading for uses 
     authorized under this heading:  Provided further, That of the 
     total amounts made available under this heading, not to 
     exceed $250,000,000 shall be available for rent adjustments 
     authorized under section 515(d) of the Multifamily Assisted 
     Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (as added by 
     section 234(a) of this Act):  Provided further, That of the 
     total amounts made available under this heading, not to 
     exceed $25,000,000 shall be available for adjustments under 
     section 524(h) of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and 
     Affordability Act of 1997 (as added by section 234(b) of this 
     Act) necessary to address health and safety deficiencies:  
     Provided further, That up to 2 percent of the total amounts 
     made available in the preceding two provisos shall be for 
     administrative contract costs, including for carrying out due 
     diligence and underwriting functions for evaluating owners' 
     requests and for technical assistance activities:  Provided 
     further, That of the total amounts made available under this 
     heading, not to exceed $31,000,000 shall be available for 
     budget based adjustments for service coordinators for the 
     elderly:  Provided further, That any additional amounts for 
     rent adjustments or supplemental contract funding authorized 
     under the preceding four provisos shall be combined with 
     other amounts obligated to such contracts and the combined 
     total amount shall be available for all purposes under such 
     contracts.

                        housing for the elderly

       For capital advances, including amendments to capital 
     advance contracts, for housing for the elderly, as authorized 
     by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q), 
     for project rental assistance for the elderly under section 
     202(c)(2) of such Act, including amendments to contracts for 
     such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such 
     assistance for up to a 5-year term, for senior preservation 
     rental assistance contracts, including renewals, as 
     authorized by section 811(e) of the American Homeownership 
     and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000 (12 U.S.C. 1701q note), 
     and for supportive services associated with the housing, 
     $1,200,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2026:  
     Provided, That of the amount made available under this 
     heading, up to $125,000,000 shall be for service coordinators 
     and the continuation of existing congregate service grants 
     for residents of assisted housing projects:  Provided 
     further, That any funding for existing service coordinators 
     under the preceding proviso shall be provided within 120 days 
     of enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That amounts 
     made available under this heading shall be available for Real 
     Estate Assessment Center inspections and inspection-related 
     activities associated with section 202 projects:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary may waive the provisions of 
     section 202 governing the terms and conditions of project 
     rental assistance, except that the initial contract term for 
     such assistance shall not exceed 5 years in duration:  
     Provided further, That upon request of the Secretary, project 
     funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any 
     project subject to a section 202 project rental assistance 
     contract, and that upon termination of such contract are in 
     excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall 
     be remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2026:  Provided 
     further, That amounts deposited in this account pursuant to 
     the preceding proviso shall be available, in addition to the 
     amounts otherwise provided by this heading, for the purposes 
     authorized under this heading:  Provided further, That 
     unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, 
     remaining from funds transferred to or appropriated under 
     this heading shall be available for the current purposes 
     authorized under this heading in addition to the purposes for 
     which such funds originally were appropriated:  Provided 
     further, That of the total amount made available under this 
     heading, up to $25,000,000 shall be used to expand the supply 
     of intergenerational dwelling units (as such term is defined 
     in section 202 of the Legacy Act of 2003 (12 U.S.C. 1701q 
     note)) for elderly caregivers raising children:  Provided 
     further, That for the purposes of the preceding proviso the 
     Secretary may

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     waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any provision 
     of section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q) 
     in order to facilitate the development of such units, except 
     for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, 
     labor standards, and the environment:  Provided further, That 
     of the total amount made available under this heading, up to 
     $6,000,000 shall be used by the Secretary to support 
     preservation transactions of housing for the elderly 
     originally developed with a capital advance and assisted by a 
     project rental assistance contract under the provisions of 
     section 202(c) of the Housing Act of 1959.

                 housing for persons with disabilities

       For capital advances, including amendments to capital 
     advance contracts, for supportive housing for persons with 
     disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-
     Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), 
     for project rental assistance for supportive housing for 
     persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of such 
     Act, for project assistance contracts pursuant to subsection 
     (h) of section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as added by 
     section 205(a) of the Housing and Community Development 
     Amendments of 1978 (Public Law 95-557: 92 Stat. 2090), 
     including amendments to contracts for such assistance and 
     renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 
     5-year term, for project rental assistance to State housing 
     finance agencies and other appropriate entities as authorized 
     under section 811(b)(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act, and for supportive services 
     associated with the housing for persons with disabilities as 
     authorized by section 811(b)(1) of such Act, $400,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2026:  Provided, That 
     amounts made available under this heading shall be available 
     for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and inspection-
     related activities associated with section 811 projects:  
     Provided further, That, upon the request of the Secretary, 
     project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for 
     any project subject to a section 811 project rental 
     assistance contract, and that upon termination of such 
     contract are in excess of an amount to be determined by the 
     Secretary, shall be remitted to the Department and deposited 
     in this account, to remain available until September 30, 
     2026:  Provided further, That amounts deposited in this 
     account pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be available 
     in addition to the amounts otherwise provided by this heading 
     for the purposes authorized under this heading:  Provided 
     further, That unobligated balances, including recaptures and 
     carryover, remaining from funds transferred to or 
     appropriated under this heading shall be used for the current 
     purposes authorized under this heading in addition to the 
     purposes for which such funds originally were appropriated.

                     housing counseling assistance

       For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding 
     loans, as authorized under section 106 of the Housing and 
     Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, $70,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2024, including up to 
     $4,500,000 for administrative contract services:  Provided, 
     That funds shall be used for providing counseling and advice 
     to tenants and homeowners, both current and prospective, with 
     respect to property maintenance, financial management or 
     literacy, and such other matters as may be appropriate to 
     assist them in improving their housing conditions, meeting 
     their financial needs, and fulfilling the responsibilities of 
     tenancy or homeownership; for program administration; and for 
     housing counselor training:  Provided further, That for 
     purposes of awarding grants from amounts provided under this 
     heading, the Secretary may enter into multiyear agreements, 
     as appropriate, subject to the availability of annual 
     appropriations.

            payment to manufactured housing fees trust fund

       For necessary expenses as authorized by the National 
     Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 
     1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), up to $14,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which $14,000,000 shall be 
     derived from the Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund 
     (established under section 620(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5419(e)):  Provided, That not to exceed the total amount 
     appropriated under this heading shall be available from the 
     general fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary to incur 
     obligations and make expenditures pending the receipt of 
     collections to the Fund pursuant to section 620 of such Act:  
     Provided further, That the amount made available under this 
     heading from the general fund shall be reduced as such 
     collections are received during fiscal year 2023 so as to 
     result in a final fiscal year 2023 appropriation from the 
     general fund estimated at zero, and fees pursuant to such 
     section 620 shall be modified as necessary to ensure such a 
     final fiscal year 2023 appropriation:  Provided further, That 
     for the dispute resolution and installation programs, the 
     Secretary may assess and collect fees from any program 
     participant:  Provided further, That such collections shall 
     be deposited into the Trust Fund, and the Secretary, as 
     provided herein, may use such collections, as well as fees 
     collected under section 620 of such Act, for necessary 
     expenses of such Act:  Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding the requirements of section 620 of such Act, 
     the Secretary may carry out responsibilities of the Secretary 
     under such Act through the use of approved service providers 
     that are paid directly by the recipients of their services.

                     Federal Housing Administration

               mutual mortgage insurance program account

       New commitments to guarantee single family loans insured 
     under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund shall not exceed 
     $400,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2024:  Provided, That during fiscal year 2023, obligations to 
     make direct loans to carry out the purposes of section 204(g) 
     of the National Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed 
     $1,000,000:  Provided further, That the foregoing amount in 
     the preceding proviso shall be for loans to nonprofit and 
     governmental entities in connection with sales of single 
     family real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly 
     insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund:  Provided 
     further, That for administrative contract expenses of the 
     Federal Housing Administration, $150,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2024:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding the limitation in the first sentence of 
     section 255(g) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-
     20(g)), during fiscal year 2023 the Secretary may insure and 
     enter into new commitments to insure mortgages under section 
     255 of the National Housing Act only to the extent that the 
     net credit subsidy cost for such insurance does not exceed 
     zero.

                general and special risk program account

       New commitments to guarantee loans insured under the 
     General and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as authorized by 
     sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1715z-3 and 1735c), shall not exceed $35,000,000,000 in total 
     loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2024:  Provided, That 
     during fiscal year 2023, gross obligations for the principal 
     amount of direct loans, as authorized by sections 204(g), 
     207(l), 238, and 519(a) of the National Housing Act, shall 
     not exceed $1,000,000, which shall be for loans to nonprofit 
     and governmental entities in connection with the sale of 
     single family real properties owned by the Secretary and 
     formerly insured under such Act.

                Government National Mortgage Association

guarantees of mortgage-backed securities loan guarantee program account

       New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the 
     purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as 
     amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)), shall not exceed 
     $900,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2024:  Provided, That $33,500,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2024, shall be for necessary salaries and 
     expenses of the Government National Mortgage Association:  
     Provided further, That to the extent that guaranteed loan 
     commitments exceed $155,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 
     2023 an additional $100 for necessary salaries and expenses 
     shall be available until expended for each $1,000,000 in 
     additional guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata 
     amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall 
     funds made available by this proviso exceed $3,000,000:  
     Provided further, That receipts from Commitment and 
     Multiclass fees collected pursuant to title III of the 
     National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1716 et seq.) shall be 
     credited as offsetting collections to this account.

                    Policy Development and Research

                        research and technology

       For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs 
     of research and studies relating to housing and urban 
     problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title 
     V of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 
     1701z-1 et seq.), including carrying out the functions of the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under section 
     1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, and for 
     technical assistance, $160,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2024:  Provided, That with respect to amounts 
     made available under this heading, notwithstanding section 
     203 of this title, the Secretary may enter into cooperative 
     agreements with philanthropic entities, other Federal 
     agencies, State or local governments and their agencies, 
     Indian Tribes, tribally designated housing entities, or 
     colleges or universities for research projects:  Provided 
     further, That with respect to the preceding proviso, such 
     partners to the cooperative agreements shall contribute at 
     least a 50 percent match toward the cost of the project:  
     Provided further, That for non-competitive agreements entered 
     into in accordance with the preceding two provisos, the 
     Secretary shall comply with section 2(b) of the Federal 
     Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Public 
     Law 109-282, 31 U.S.C. note) in lieu of compliance with 
     section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development Reform Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545(a)(4)(C)) with 
     respect to documentation of award decisions:  Provided 
     further, That prior to obligation of technical assistance 
     funding, the Secretary shall submit a plan to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations on how the Secretary will 
     allocate funding for this activity at least 30 days prior to 
     obligation:  Provided further, That none of the funds 
     provided under this heading may be available for the doctoral 
     dissertation research grant program:  Provided further, That 
     an additional $20,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2025, shall be for competitive grants to 
     nonprofit or governmental entities to provide legal 
     assistance (including assistance related to pretrial 
     activities, trial activities, post-trial activities and 
     alternative dispute resolution) at no cost to eligible low-
     income tenants at risk of or subject to eviction:  Provided 
     further, That in awarding grants under the preceding proviso, 
     the Secretary shall give preference to applicants that 
     include a marketing strategy for residents of areas with high 
     rates of eviction, have experience providing no-cost legal 
     assistance to low-income individuals, including those with 
     limited English proficiency or disabilities, and have 
     sufficient capacity to administer such assistance,

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     and may select unfunded or partially funded eligible 
     applicants identified in the previous competition:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary shall ensure, to the extent 
     practicable, that the proportion of eligible tenants living 
     in rural areas who will receive legal assistance with grant 
     funds made available under this heading is not less than the 
     overall proportion of eligible tenants who live in rural 
     areas.

                   Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

                        fair housing activities

       For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise 
     provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.), and section 561 of the 
     Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 
     3616a), $86,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2024:  Provided, That notwithstanding section 3302 of title 
     31, United States Code, the Secretary may assess and collect 
     fees to cover the costs of the Fair Housing Training Academy, 
     and may use such funds to develop on-line courses and provide 
     such training:  Provided further, That none of the funds made 
     available under this heading may be used to lobby the 
     executive or legislative branches of the Federal Government 
     in connection with a specific contract, grant, or loan:  
     Provided further, That of the funds made available under this 
     heading, $1,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary for 
     the creation and promotion of translated materials and other 
     programs that support the assistance of persons with limited 
     English proficiency in utilizing the services provided by the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development.

            Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

                         lead hazard reduction

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as authorized by 
     section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard 
     Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4852), the Healthy Homes 
     Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the Housing 
     and Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z-1 and 
     1701z-2), and for related activities and assistance, 
     $415,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025:  
     Provided, That the amounts made available under this heading 
     are provided as follows:
       (1) $290,000,000 shall be for the award of grants pursuant 
     to such section 1011, of which not less than $95,000,000 
     shall be provided to areas with the highest lead-based paint 
     abatement needs;
       (2) $85,000,000 shall be for the Healthy Homes Initiative, 
     pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban 
     Development Act of 1970, which shall include research, 
     studies, testing, and demonstration efforts, including 
     education and outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning 
     and other housing-related diseases and hazards, and 
     mitigating housing-related health and safety hazards in 
     housing of low-income families, of which--
       (A) $5,000,000 shall be for the implementation of projects 
     in up to five communities that are served by both the Healthy 
     Homes Initiative and the Department of Energy weatherization 
     programs to demonstrate whether the coordination of Healthy 
     Homes remediation activities with weatherization activities 
     achieves cost savings and better outcomes in improving the 
     safety and quality of homes; and
       (B) $10,000,000 shall be for grants to experienced non-
     profit organizations, States, local governments, or public 
     housing agencies for safety and functional home modification 
     repairs and renovations to meet the needs of low-income 
     elderly homeowners to enable them to remain in their primary 
     residence:  Provided, That of the total amount made available 
     under this subparagraph no less than $3,000,000 shall be 
     available to meet such needs in communities with substantial 
     rural populations;
       (3) $5,000,000 shall be for the award of grants and 
     contracts for research pursuant to sections 1051 and 1052 of 
     the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 
     (42 U.S.C. 4854, 4854a);
       (4) Up to $2,000,000 in total of the amounts made available 
     under paragraphs (2) and (3) may be transferred to the 
     heading ``Research and Technology'' for the purposes of 
     conducting research and studies and for use in accordance 
     with the provisos under that heading for non-competitive 
     agreements;
       (5) $30,000,000 shall be for a lead-risk assessment 
     demonstration for public housing agencies to conduct lead 
     hazard screenings or lead-risk assessments during housing 
     quality standards inspections of units in which a family 
     receiving assistance under section 8(o) of the U.S. Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) resides or expects to 
     reside, and has or expects to have a child under age 6 
     residing in the unit, while preserving rental housing 
     availability and affordability; and
       (6) $5,000,000 shall be for grants for a radon testing and 
     mitigation safety demonstration program (the radon 
     demonstration) in public housing:  Provided, That the testing 
     method, mitigation method, or action level used under the 
     radon demonstration shall be as specified by applicable state 
     or local law, if such law is more protective of human health 
     or the environment than the method or level specified by the 
     Secretary:
       Provided further, That for purposes of environmental 
     review, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 
     1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other provisions of law 
     that further the purposes of such Act, a grant under the 
     Healthy Homes Initiative, or the Lead Technical Studies 
     program, or other demonstrations or programs under this 
     heading or under prior appropriations Acts for such purposes 
     under this heading, or under the heading ``Housing for the 
     Elderly'' under prior Appropriations Acts, shall be 
     considered to be funds for a special project for purposes of 
     section 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property 
     Disposition Reform Act of 1994:  Provided further, That each 
     applicant for a grant or cooperative agreement under this 
     heading shall certify adequate capacity that is acceptable to 
     the Secretary to carry out the proposed use of funds pursuant 
     to a notice of funding opportunity:  Provided further, That 
     amounts made available under this heading, except for amounts 
     in paragraphs (2)(B) for home modification repairs and 
     renovations, in this or prior appropriations Acts, still 
     remaining available, may be used for any purpose under this 
     heading notwithstanding the purpose for which such amounts 
     were appropriated if a program competition is undersubscribed 
     and there are other program competitions under this heading 
     that are oversubscribed.

                      Information Technology Fund

       For Department-wide and program-specific information 
     technology systems and infrastructure, $382,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2025, of which up to 
     $16,746,000 shall be for development, modernization, and 
     enhancement projects, including planning for such projects:  
     Provided, That not more than 10 percent of the funds made 
     available under this heading for development, modernization, 
     and enhancement may be obligated until the Secretary submits 
     and the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations approve 
     a plan that--
       (1) identifies for each development, modernization, and 
     enhancement project to be funded from available balances, 
     including carryover--
       (A) plain language summaries of the project scope;
       (B) the estimated total project cost; and
       (C) key milestones to be met; and
       (2) identifies for each major modernization project--
       (A) the functional and performance capabilities to be 
     delivered and the mission benefits to be realized;
       (B) the estimated life-cycle cost;
       (C) key milestones to be met through the project end date, 
     including any identified system decommissioning;
       (D) a description of the procurement strategy and 
     governance structure for the project and the number of HUD 
     staff and contractors supporting the project; and
       (E) certification from the Chief Information Officer that 
     each project is compliant with the Department's enterprise 
     architecture, life-cycle management and capital planning and 
     investment control requirements:
       Provided further, That not later than 30 days after the end 
     of each quarter, the Secretary shall submit an updated report 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate summarizing the status, cost 
     and plan for all modernization projects; and for each major 
     modernization project with an approved project plan, 
     identifying--
       (1) results and actual expenditures of the prior quarter;
       (2) any variances in cost, schedule (including 
     procurement), or functionality from the previously approved 
     project plan, reasons for such variances and estimated impact 
     on total life-cycle costs; and
       (3) risks and mitigation strategies associated with ongoing 
     work.

                      Office of Inspector General

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
     Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended, $140,000,000:  Provided, That the 
     Inspector General shall have independent authority over all 
     personnel and acquisition issues within this office.

    General Provisions--Department of Housing and Urban Development

                     (including transfer of funds)

                         (including rescission)

       Sec. 201.  Fifty percent of the amounts of budget 
     authority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts 
     associated with such budget authority, that are recaptured 
     from projects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart B. 
     McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437f note) shall be rescinded or in the case of cash, 
     shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such amounts of budget 
     authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to 
     the Treasury shall be used by State housing finance agencies 
     or local governments or local housing agencies with projects 
     approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     for which settlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in 
     accordance with such section. Notwithstanding the previous 
     sentence, the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the 
     budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or 
     remitted to the Treasury to provide project owners with 
     incentives to refinance their project at a lower interest 
     rate.
       Sec. 202.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to investigate or prosecute under the Fair Housing 
     Act any otherwise lawful activity engaged in by one or more 
     persons, including the filing or maintaining of a 
     nonfrivolous legal action, that is engaged in solely for the 
     purpose of achieving or preventing action by a Government 
     official or entity, or a court of competent jurisdiction.
       Sec. 203.  Except as explicitly provided in law, any grant, 
     cooperative agreement or other assistance made pursuant to 
     title II of this Act shall be made on a competitive basis and 
     in accordance with section 102 of the Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545).
       Sec. 204.  Section 7 of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535)

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     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(u)(1) Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development subject to the Government Corporation Control Act 
     shall be available, without regard to the limitations on 
     administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract or 
     fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for services 
     and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage Association, 
     Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan 
     Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve 
     banks or any member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any 
     insured bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811-1).
       ``(2) Corporations and agencies of the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development which are subject to chapter 91 
     of title 31, United States Code, are hereby authorized to 
     make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and 
     borrowing authority available to each such corporation or 
     agency and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts 
     and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 
     provided by section 9104 of such title as may be necessary in 
     carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for such 
     corporation or agency except as hereinafter provided:  
     Provided, That collections of these corporations and agencies 
     may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase commitments 
     only to the extent expressly provided for in an 
     appropriations Act (unless such loans are in support of other 
     forms of assistance provided for in appropriations Acts), 
     except that this proviso shall not apply to the mortgage 
     insurance or guaranty operations of these corporations, or 
     where loans or mortgage purchases are necessary to protect 
     the financial interest of the United States Government.''.
       Sec. 205.  Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or 
     through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any 
     appropriation for the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall be available for any program, project or 
     activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget 
     estimates submitted to Congress.
       Sec. 206.  The Secretary shall provide quarterly reports to 
     the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations regarding 
     all uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured, and excess funds in 
     each program and activity within the jurisdiction of the 
     Department and shall submit additional, updated budget 
     information to these Committees upon request.
       Sec. 207.  None of the funds made available by this title 
     may be used for an audit of the Government National Mortgage 
     Association that makes applicable requirements under the 
     Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.).
       Sec. 208. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     subject to the conditions listed under this section, for 
     fiscal years 2023 and 2024, the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development may authorize the transfer of some or all 
     project-based assistance, debt held or insured by the 
     Secretary and statutorily required low-income and very low-
     income use restrictions if any, associated with one or more 
     multifamily housing project or projects to another 
     multifamily housing project or projects.
       (b) Phased Transfers.--Transfers of project-based 
     assistance under this section may be done in phases to 
     accommodate the financing and other requirements related to 
     rehabilitating or constructing the project or projects to 
     which the assistance is transferred, to ensure that such 
     project or projects meet the standards under subsection (c).
       (c) The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is subject to 
     the following conditions:
       (1) Number and bedroom size of units.--
       (A) For occupied units in the transferring project: The 
     number of low-income and very low-income units and the 
     configuration (i.e., bedroom size) provided by the 
     transferring project shall be no less than when transferred 
     to the receiving project or projects and the net dollar 
     amount of Federal assistance provided to the transferring 
     project shall remain the same in the receiving project or 
     projects.
       (B) For unoccupied units in the transferring project: The 
     Secretary may authorize a reduction in the number of dwelling 
     units in the receiving project or projects to allow for a 
     reconfiguration of bedroom sizes to meet current market 
     demands, as determined by the Secretary and provided there is 
     no increase in the project-based assistance budget authority.
       (2) The transferring project shall, as determined by the 
     Secretary, be either physically obsolete or economically 
     nonviable, or be reasonably expected to become economically 
     nonviable when complying with state or Federal requirements 
     for community integration and reduced concentration of 
     individuals with disabilities.
       (3) The receiving project or projects shall meet or exceed 
     applicable physical standards established by the Secretary.
       (4) The owner or mortgagor of the transferring project 
     shall notify and consult with the tenants residing in the 
     transferring project and provide a certification of approval 
     by all appropriate local governmental officials.
       (5) The tenants of the transferring project who remain 
     eligible for assistance to be provided by the receiving 
     project or projects shall not be required to vacate their 
     units in the transferring project or projects until new units 
     in the receiving project are available for occupancy.
       (6) The Secretary determines that this transfer is in the 
     best interest of the tenants.
       (7) If either the transferring project or the receiving 
     project or projects meets the condition specified in 
     subsection (d)(2)(A), any lien on the receiving project 
     resulting from additional financing obtained by the owner 
     shall be subordinate to any FHA-insured mortgage lien 
     transferred to, or placed on, such project by the Secretary, 
     except that the Secretary may waive this requirement upon 
     determination that such a waiver is necessary to facilitate 
     the financing of acquisition, construction, and/or 
     rehabilitation of the receiving project or projects.
       (8) If the transferring project meets the requirements of 
     subsection (d)(2), the owner or mortgagor of the receiving 
     project or projects shall execute and record either a 
     continuation of the existing use agreement or a new use 
     agreement for the project where, in either case, any use 
     restrictions in such agreement are of no lesser duration than 
     the existing use restrictions.
       (9) The transfer does not increase the cost (as defined in 
     section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 
     661a)) of any FHA-insured mortgage, except to the extent that 
     appropriations are provided in advance for the amount of any 
     such increased cost.
       (d) For purposes of this section--
       (1) the terms ``low-income'' and ``very low-income'' shall 
     have the meanings provided by the statute and/or regulations 
     governing the program under which the project is insured or 
     assisted;
       (2) the term ``multifamily housing project'' means housing 
     that meets one of the following conditions--
       (A) housing that is subject to a mortgage insured under the 
     National Housing Act;
       (B) housing that has project-based assistance attached to 
     the structure including projects undergoing mark to market 
     debt restructuring under the Multifamily Assisted Housing 
     Reform and Affordability Housing Act;
       (C) housing that is assisted under section 202 of the 
     Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q);
       (D) housing that is assisted under section 202 of the 
     Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q), as such section 
     existed before the enactment of the Cranston-Gonzales 
     National Affordable Housing Act;
       (E) housing that is assisted under section 811 of the 
     Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
     8013); or
       (F) housing or vacant land that is subject to a use 
     agreement;
       (3) the term ``project-based assistance'' means--
       (A) assistance provided under section 8(b) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(b));
       (B) assistance for housing constructed or substantially 
     rehabilitated pursuant to assistance provided under section 
     8(b)(2) of such Act (as such section existed immediately 
     before October 1, 1983);
       (C) rent supplement payments under section 101 of the 
     Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s);
       (D) interest reduction payments under section 236 and/or 
     additional assistance payments under section 236(f)(2) of the 
     National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1);
       (E) assistance payments made under section 202(c)(2) of the 
     Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(c)(2)); and
       (F) assistance payments made under section 811(d)(2) of the 
     Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
     8013(d)(2));
       (4) the term ``receiving project or projects'' means the 
     multifamily housing project or projects to which some or all 
     of the project-based assistance, debt, and statutorily 
     required low-income and very low-income use restrictions are 
     to be transferred;
       (5) the term ``transferring project'' means the multifamily 
     housing project which is transferring some or all of the 
     project-based assistance, debt, and the statutorily required 
     low-income and very low-income use restrictions to the 
     receiving project or projects; and
       (6) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development.
       (e) Research Report.--The Secretary shall conduct an 
     evaluation of the transfer authority under this section, 
     including the effect of such transfers on the operational 
     efficiency, contract rents, physical and financial 
     conditions, and long-term preservation of the affected 
     properties. The Secretary shall publish by notice in the 
     Federal Register the terms and conditions, including criteria 
     for approval by the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, of transfers pursuant to this section no later 
     than 30 days before the effective date of such notice.
       Sec. 209. (a) No assistance shall be provided under section 
     8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) 
     to any individual who--
       (1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of higher 
     education (as defined under section 102 of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002));
       (2) is under 24 years of age;
       (3) is not a veteran;
       (4) is unmarried;
       (5) does not have a dependent child;
       (6) is not a person with disabilities, as such term is 
     defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(3)(E)) and was not receiving 
     assistance under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005;
       (7) is not a youth who left foster care at age 14 or older 
     and is at risk of becoming homeless; and
       (8) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has parents 
     who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, to receive 
     assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f).
       (b) For purposes of determining the eligibility of a person 
     to receive assistance under section 8 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), any financial 
     assistance (in excess of amounts received for tuition and any 
     other required fees and charges) that an individual receives 
     under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et 
     seq.), from private sources, or from an institution of higher 
     education (as defined under section 102 of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)), shall be considered 
     income to that individual, except for a person over the age 
     of 23 with dependent children.

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       Sec. 210.  The funds made available for Native Alaskans 
     under paragraph (1) under the heading ``Native American 
     Programs'' in title II of this Act shall be allocated to the 
     same Native Alaskan housing block grant recipients that 
     received funds in fiscal year 2005, and only such recipients 
     shall be eligible to apply for funds made available under 
     paragraph (2) of such heading.
       Sec. 211.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in 
     fiscal year 2023, in managing and disposing of any 
     multifamily property that is owned or has a mortgage held by 
     the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and during 
     the process of foreclosure on any property with a contract 
     for rental assistance payments under section 8 of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) or any other 
     Federal programs, the Secretary shall maintain any rental 
     assistance payments under section 8 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 and other programs that are attached to 
     any dwelling units in the property. To the extent the 
     Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants and 
     the local government that such a multifamily property owned 
     or having a mortgage held by the Secretary is not feasible 
     for continued rental assistance payments under such section 8 
     or other programs, based on consideration of (1) the costs of 
     rehabilitating and operating the property and all available 
     Federal, State, and local resources, including rent 
     adjustments under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted 
     Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (in this section 
     ``MAHRAA'') (42 U.S.C. 1437f note), and (2) environmental 
     conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effective 
     fashion, the Secretary may, in consultation with the tenants 
     of that property, contract for project-based rental 
     assistance payments with an owner or owners of other existing 
     housing properties, or provide other rental assistance. The 
     Secretary shall also take appropriate steps to ensure that 
     project-based contracts remain in effect prior to 
     foreclosure, subject to the exercise of contractual abatement 
     remedies to assist relocation of tenants for imminent major 
     threats to health and safety after written notice to and 
     informed consent of the affected tenants and use of other 
     available remedies, such as partial abatements or 
     receivership. After disposition of any multifamily property 
     described in this section, the contract and allowable rent 
     levels on such properties shall be subject to the 
     requirements under section 524 of MAHRAA.
       Sec. 212.  Public housing agencies that own and operate 400 
     or fewer public housing units may elect to be exempt from any 
     asset management requirement imposed by the Secretary in 
     connection with the operating fund rule:  Provided, That an 
     agency seeking a discontinuance of a reduction of subsidy 
     under the operating fund formula shall not be exempt from 
     asset management requirements.
       Sec. 213.  With respect to the use of amounts provided in 
     this Act and in future Acts for the operation, capital 
     improvement, and management of public housing as authorized 
     by sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d),(e)), the Secretary shall not impose 
     any requirement or guideline relating to asset management 
     that restricts or limits in any way the use of capital funds 
     for central office costs pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of 
     section 9(g) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1), (2)):  Provided, That a public housing 
     agency may not use capital funds authorized under section 
     9(d) for activities that are eligible under section 9(e) for 
     assistance with amounts from the operating fund in excess of 
     the amounts permitted under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 
     9(g).
       Sec. 214.  No official or employee of the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development shall be designated as an 
     allotment holder unless the Office of the Chief Financial 
     Officer has determined that such allotment holder has 
     implemented an adequate system of funds control and has 
     received training in funds control procedures and directives. 
     The Chief Financial Officer shall ensure that there is a 
     trained allotment holder for each HUD appropriation under the 
     accounts ``Executive Offices'', ``Administrative Support 
     Offices'', ``Program Offices'', ``Government National 
     Mortgage Association--Guarantees of Mortgage-Backed 
     Securities Loan Guarantee Program Account'', and ``Office of 
     Inspector General'' within the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development.
       Sec. 215.  The Secretary shall, for fiscal year 2023, 
     notify the public through the Federal Register and other 
     means, as determined appropriate, of the issuance of a notice 
     of funding opportunity (NOFO) for any program or 
     discretionary fund administered by the Secretary that is to 
     be competitively awarded. Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, for fiscal year 2023, the Secretary may make the NOFO 
     available only on the Internet at the appropriate Government 
     website or through other electronic media, as determined by 
     the Secretary.
       Sec. 216.  Payment of attorney fees in program-related 
     litigation shall be paid from the individual program office 
     and Office of General Counsel salaries and expenses 
     appropriations.
       Sec. 217.  The Secretary is authorized to transfer up to 10 
     percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of funds 
     appropriated for any office under the headings 
     ``Administrative Support Offices'' or ``Program Offices'' to 
     any other such office under such headings:  Provided, That no 
     appropriation for any such office under such headings shall 
     be increased or decreased by more than 10 percent or 
     $5,000,000, whichever is less, without prior written approval 
     of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide 
     notification to such Committees 3 business days in advance of 
     any such transfers under this section up to 10 percent or 
     $5,000,000, whichever is less.
       Sec. 218. (a) Any entity receiving housing assistance 
     payments shall maintain decent, safe, and sanitary 
     conditions, as determined by the Secretary, and comply with 
     any standards under applicable State or local laws, rules, 
     ordinances, or regulations relating to the physical condition 
     of any property covered under a housing assistance payment 
     contract.
       (b) The Secretary shall take action under subsection (c) 
     when a multifamily housing project with a contract under 
     section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437f) or a contract for similar project-based assistance--
       (1) receives a Uniform Physical Condition Standards (UPCS) 
     score of 59 or less; or
       (2) fails to certify in writing to the Secretary within 3 
     days that all Exigent Health and Safety deficiencies 
     identified by the inspector at the project have been 
     corrected.
       Such requirements shall apply to insured and noninsured 
     projects with assistance attached to the units under section 
     8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), 
     but shall not apply to such units assisted under section 
     8(o)(13) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)) or to public 
     housing units assisted with capital or operating funds under 
     section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437g).
       (c)(1) Within 15 days of the issuance of the Real Estate 
     Assessment Center (``REAC'') inspection, the Secretary shall 
     provide the owner with a Notice of Default with a specified 
     timetable, determined by the Secretary, for correcting all 
     deficiencies. The Secretary shall provide a copy of the 
     Notice of Default to the tenants, the local government, any 
     mortgagees, and any contract administrator. If the owner's 
     appeal results in a UPCS score of 60 or above, the Secretary 
     may withdraw the Notice of Default.
       (2) At the end of the time period for correcting all 
     deficiencies specified in the Notice of Default, if the owner 
     fails to fully correct such deficiencies, the Secretary shall 
     take one or more of the following actions, and provide 
     additional notice of those actions to the owner and the 
     parties specified above--
       (A) require immediate replacement of project management 
     with a management agent approved by the Secretary;
       (B) impose civil money penalties, which shall be used 
     solely for the purpose of supporting safe and sanitary 
     conditions at applicable properties, as designated by the 
     Secretary, with priority given to the tenants of the property 
     affected by the penalty;
       (C) abate the section 8 contract, including partial 
     abatement, as determined by the Secretary, until all 
     deficiencies have been corrected;
       (D) pursue transfer of the project to an owner, approved by 
     the Secretary under established procedures, who will be 
     obligated to promptly make all required repairs and to accept 
     renewal of the assistance contract if such renewal is 
     offered;
       (E) transfer the existing section 8 contract to another 
     project or projects and owner or owners;
       (F) pursue exclusionary sanctions, including suspensions or 
     debarments from Federal programs;
       (G) seek judicial appointment of a receiver to manage the 
     property and cure all project deficiencies or seek a judicial 
     order of specific performance requiring the owner to cure all 
     project deficiencies;
       (H) work with the owner, lender, or other related party to 
     stabilize the property in an attempt to preserve the property 
     through compliance, transfer of ownership, or an infusion of 
     capital provided by a third-party that requires time to 
     effectuate; or
       (I) take any other regulatory or contractual remedies 
     available as deemed necessary and appropriate by the 
     Secretary.
       (d) The Secretary shall take appropriate steps to ensure 
     that project-based contracts remain in effect, subject to the 
     exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist 
     relocation of tenants for major threats to health and safety 
     after written notice to and informed consent of the affected 
     tenants and use of other remedies set forth above. To the 
     extent the Secretary determines, in consultation with the 
     tenants and the local government, that the property is not 
     feasible for continued rental assistance payments under such 
     section 8 or other programs, based on consideration of--
       (1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the property 
     and all available Federal, State, and local resources, 
     including rent adjustments under section 524 of the 
     Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 
     1997 (``MAHRAA''); and
       (2) environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in a 
     cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may contract for 
     project-based rental assistance payments with an owner or 
     owners of other existing housing properties, or provide other 
     rental assistance.
       (e) The Secretary shall report semi-annually on all 
     properties covered by this section that are assessed through 
     the Real Estate Assessment Center and have UPCS physical 
     inspection scores of less than 60 or have received an 
     unsatisfactory management and occupancy review within the 
     past 36 months. The report shall include--
       (1) identification of the property level enforcement 
     actions being taken to address such conditions, including 
     imposition of civil money penalties and termination of 
     subsidies, and identification of properties that have such 
     conditions multiple times;
       (2) identification of property level actions that the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development is taking to 
     protect tenants of such identified properties; and
       (3) any administrative or legislative recommendations to 
     further improve the living conditions at properties covered 
     under a housing assistance payment contract.
       The first report shall be submitted to the Senate and House 
     Committees on Appropriations not later than 30 days after the 
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     this Act, and the second report shall be submitted within 180 
     days of the transmittal of the first report.
       Sec. 219.  None of the funds made available by this Act, or 
     any other Act, for purposes authorized under section 8 (only 
     with respect to the tenant-based rental assistance program) 
     and section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437 et seq.), may be used by any public housing 
     agency for any amount of salary, including bonuses, for the 
     chief executive officer of which, or any other official or 
     employee of which, that exceeds the annual rate of basic pay 
     payable for a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule 
     at any time during any public housing agency fiscal year 
     2023.
       Sec. 220.  None of the funds made available by this Act and 
     provided to the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
     may be used to make a grant award unless the Secretary 
     notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
     not less than 3 full business days before any project, State, 
     locality, housing authority, Tribe, nonprofit organization, 
     or other entity selected to receive a grant award is 
     announced by the Department or its offices:  Provided, That 
     such notification shall list each grant award by State and 
     congressional district.
       Sec. 221.  None of the funds made available in this Act 
     shall be used by the Federal Housing Administration, the 
     Government National Mortgage Association, or the Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development to insure, securitize, or 
     establish a Federal guarantee of any mortgage or mortgage 
     backed security that refinances or otherwise replaces a 
     mortgage that has been subject to eminent domain condemnation 
     or seizure, by a State, municipality, or any other political 
     subdivision of a State.
       Sec. 222.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to terminate the status of a unit of general local 
     government as a metropolitan city (as defined in section 102 
     of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
     U.S.C. 5302)) with respect to grants under section 106 of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 5306).
       Sec. 223.  Amounts made available by this Act that are 
     appropriated, allocated, advanced on a reimbursable basis, or 
     transferred to the Office of Policy Development and Research 
     of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and 
     functions thereof, for research, evaluation, or statistical 
     purposes, and that are unexpended at the time of completion 
     of a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement, may be 
     deobligated and shall immediately become available and may be 
     reobligated in that fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal year 
     for the research, evaluation, or statistical purposes for 
     which the amounts are made available to that Office subject 
     to reprogramming requirements in section 405 of this Act.
       Sec. 224.  None of the funds provided in this Act or any 
     other Act may be used for awards, including performance, 
     special act, or spot, for any employee of the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development subject to administrative 
     discipline (including suspension from work), in this fiscal 
     year, but this prohibition shall not be effective prior to 
     the effective date of any such administrative discipline or 
     after any final decision over-turning such discipline.
       Sec. 225.  With respect to grant amounts awarded under the 
     heading ``Homeless Assistance Grants'' for fiscal years 2015 
     through 2023 for the Continuum of Care (CoC) program as 
     authorized under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento 
     Homeless Assistance Act, costs paid by program income of 
     grant recipients may count toward meeting the recipient's 
     matching requirements, provided the costs are eligible CoC 
     costs that supplement the recipient's CoC program.
       Sec. 226. (a) From amounts made available under this title 
     under the heading ``Homeless Assistance Grants'', the 
     Secretary may award 1-year transition grants to recipients of 
     funds for activities under subtitle C of the McKinney-Vento 
     Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) to 
     transition from one Continuum of Care program component to 
     another.
       (b) In order to be eligible to receive a transition grant, 
     the funding recipient must have the consent of the continuum 
     of care and meet standards determined by the Secretary.
       Sec. 227.  The Promise Zone designations and Promise Zone 
     Designation Agreements entered into pursuant to such 
     designations, made by the Secretary in prior fiscal years, 
     shall remain in effect in accordance with the terms and 
     conditions of such agreements.
       Sec. 228.  Any public housing agency designated as a Moving 
     to Work agency pursuant to section 239 of division L of 
     Public Law 114-113 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note; 129 Stat. 2897) 
     may, upon such designation, use funds (except for special 
     purpose funding, including special purpose vouchers) 
     previously allocated to any such public housing agency under 
     section 8 or 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, 
     including any reserve funds held by the public housing agency 
     or funds held by the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, pursuant to the authority for use of section 8 
     or 9 funding provided under such section and section 204 of 
     title II of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing 
     and Urban Development and Independent Agencies Appropriations 
     Act, 1996 (Public Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 1321-28), 
     notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds were 
     appropriated.
       Sec. 229.  None of the amounts made available by this Act 
     may be used to prohibit any public housing agency under 
     receivership or the direction of a Federal monitor from 
     applying for, receiving, or using funds made available under 
     the heading ``Public Housing Fund'' for competitive grants to 
     evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards in this Act or 
     that remain available and not awarded from prior Acts, or be 
     used to prohibit a public housing agency from using such 
     funds to carry out any required work pursuant to a settlement 
     agreement, consent decree, voluntary agreement, or similar 
     document for a violation of the Lead Safe Housing or Lead 
     Disclosure Rules.
       Sec. 230.  None of the funds made available by this title 
     may be used to issue rules or guidance in contravention of 
     section 1210 of Public Law 115-254 (132 Stat. 3442) or 
     section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155).
       Sec. 231. (a) Funds previously made available in the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113) 
     for the ``Choice Neighborhoods Initiative'' that were 
     available for obligation through fiscal year 2018 are to 
     remain available through fiscal year 2024 for the liquidation 
     of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2016 through 
     2018.
       (b) Funds previously made available in the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31) for the ``Choice 
     Neighborhoods Initiative'' that were available for obligation 
     through fiscal year 2019 are to remain available through 
     fiscal year 2025 for the liquidation of valid obligations 
     incurred in fiscal years 2017 through 2019.
       (c) Funds previously made available in the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141) for the 
     ``Choice Neighborhoods Initiative'' that were available for 
     obligation through fiscal year 2020 are to remain available 
     through fiscal year 2026 for the liquidation of valid 
     obligations incurred in fiscal years 2018 through 2020.
       (d) Funds previously made available in the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 116-6) for the ``Choice 
     Neighborhoods Initiative'' that were available for obligation 
     through fiscal year 2021 are to remain available through 
     fiscal year 2027 for the liquidation of valid obligations 
     incurred in fiscal years 2019 through 2021.
       (e) Funds previously made available in the Further 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94) for 
     the ``Choice Neighborhoods Initiative'' that were available 
     for obligation through fiscal year 2022 are to remain 
     available through fiscal year 2028 for the liquidation of 
     valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2020 through 2022.
       (f) Funds previously made available in the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) for the 
     ``Choice Neighborhoods Initiative'' that were available for 
     obligation through fiscal year 2023 are to remain available 
     through fiscal year 2029 for the liquidation of valid 
     obligations incurred in fiscal years 2021 through 2023.
       Sec. 232.  For fiscal year 2023, if the Secretary 
     determines or has determined, for any prior formula grant 
     allocation administered by the Secretary under a program 
     under the headings ``Public and Indian Housing'', ``Community 
     Planning and Development'', or ``Housing Programs'' in this 
     title, that a recipient received an allocation greater than 
     the amount such recipient should have received for a formula 
     allocation cycle pursuant to applicable statutes and 
     regulations, the Secretary may adjust for any such funding 
     error in the next applicable formula allocation cycle by (a) 
     offsetting each such recipient's formula allocation (if 
     eligible for a formula allocation in the next applicable 
     formula allocation cycle) by the amount of any such funding 
     error; and (b) reallocating any available balances that are 
     attributable to the offset to the recipient or recipients 
     that would have been allocated additional funds in the 
     formula allocation cycle in which any such error occurred (if 
     such recipient or recipients are eligible for a formula 
     allocation in the next applicable formula allocation cycle) 
     in an amount proportionate to such recipient's eligibility 
     under the next applicable formula allocation cycle formula:  
     Provided, That all offsets and reallocations from such 
     available balances shall be recorded against funds available 
     for the next applicable formula allocation cycle:  Provided 
     further, That the term ``next applicable formula allocation 
     cycle'' means the first formula allocation cycle for a 
     program that is reasonably available for correction following 
     such a Secretarial determination:  Provided further, That if, 
     upon request by a recipient and giving consideration to all 
     Federal resources available to the recipient for the same 
     grant purposes, the Secretary determines that the offset in a 
     next applicable formula allocation cycle would critically 
     impair the recipient's ability to accomplish the purpose of 
     the formula grant, the Secretary may adjust for the funding 
     error across two or more formula allocation cycles.
       Sec. 233. (a) Amounts made available in paragraphs (1) and 
     (2) under the heading ``Native American Programs'' in title 
     XII of division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and 
     Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136) which were 
     allocated or awarded to Indian tribes or tribally designated 
     housing entities, and which are not accepted as of the date 
     of enactment of this Act, are voluntarily returned, or 
     otherwise recaptured for any reason, may be used by the 
     Secretary to make additional grants for the same purpose and 
     under the same terms and conditions as amounts appropriated 
     by section 11003(a)(2) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 
     2021 (Public Law 117-2).
       (b) Amounts repurposed by this section that were previously 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985 or a concurrent resolution on the budget are 
     designated 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.
       Sec. 234.  The Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and 
     Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended--

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        (a) in section 515, by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Rent Adjustments and Subsequent Renewals.--After the 
     initial renewal of a section 8 contract pursuant to this 
     section and notwithstanding any other provision of law or 
     contract regarding the adjustment of rents or subsequent 
     renewal of such contract for a project, including such a 
     provision in section 514 or this section, in the case of a 
     project subject to any restrictions imposed pursuant to 
     sections 514 or this section, the Secretary may, not more 
     than once every 10 years, adjust such rents or renew such 
     contracts at rent levels that are equal to the lesser of 
     budget-based rents or comparable market rents for the market 
     area upon the request of an owner or purchaser who--
       ``(1) demonstrates that--
       ``(A) project income is insufficient to operate and 
     maintain the project, and no rehabilitation is currently 
     needed, as determined by the Secretary; or
       ``(B) the rent adjustment or renewal contract is necessary 
     to support commercially reasonable financing (including any 
     required debt service coverage and replacement reserve) for 
     rehabilitation necessary to ensure the long-term 
     sustainability of the project, as determined by the 
     Secretary, and in the event the owner or purchaser fails to 
     implement the rehabilitation as required by the Secretary, 
     the Secretary may take such action against the owner or 
     purchaser as allowed by law; and
       ``(2) agrees to--
       ``(A) extend the affordability and use restrictions 
     required under 514(e)(6) for an additional twenty years; and
       ``(B) enter into a binding commitment to continue to renew 
     such contract for and during such extended term, provided 
     that after the affordability and use restrictions required 
     under 514(e)(6) have been maintained for a term of 30 years:
       ``(i) an owner with a contract for which rent levels were 
     set at the time of its initial renewal under section 
     514(g)(2) shall request that the Secretary renew such 
     contract under section 524 for and during such extended term; 
     and
       ``(ii) an owner with a contract for which rent levels were 
     set at the time of its initial renewal under section 
     514(g)(1) may request that the Secretary renew such contract 
     under section 524.'';
       (b) in section 524, by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h) Rent Adjustments to Address Distress.--In the case of 
     a section 8 contract that will be eligible for renewal under 
     this section when it expires or terminates, notwithstanding 
     any provision of contract or law regarding the adjustment of 
     rents, including such a provision in this section, the 
     Secretary may adjust such rents, subject to the availability 
     of funds for such rent adjustments, to rent levels that are 
     equal to the lesser of budget-based rents or comparable 
     market rents for the market area at the request of an owner 
     or purchaser who demonstrates that such rent adjustment is 
     needed to address project health and safety deficiencies and 
     that--
       ``(1) project income is insufficient to operate and 
     maintain the project, and no rehabilitation is currently 
     needed, as determined by the Secretary; or
       ``(2) the rent adjustment is necessary to support 
     commercially reasonable financing (including any required 
     debt service coverage and replacement reserve) for 
     rehabilitation necessary to ensure the long-term 
     sustainability of the project, as determined by the 
     Secretary, and in the event the owner or purchaser fails to 
     implement the rehabilitation as required by the Secretary, 
     the Secretary may take such action against the owner or 
     purchaser as allowed by law.''; and
       (c) in section 579, by striking ``October 1, 2022'' each 
     place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``October 1, 
     2027''.
       Sec. 235.  Of the amounts made available under the heading 
     ``Project-Based Rental Assistance'' in prior Acts, up to 
     $1,300,000 may be transferred to Treasury Account 86-X-0148 
     for the liquidation of obligations incurred in fiscal year 
     2018 in connection with the continued provision of interest 
     reduction payments authorized under section 236 of the 
     National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1).
       Sec. 236. (a) Funds previously made available in chapter 9 
     of title X of the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 
     (Public Law 113-2, division A; 127 Stat. 36) under the 
     heading ``Department of Housing and Urban Development--
     Community Planning and Development--Community Development 
     Fund'' that were available for obligation through fiscal year 
     2017 are to remain available until expended for the 
     liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 
     2013 through 2017.
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case 
     of any grantee of funds referred to in subsection (a) of this 
     section that provides assistance that duplicates benefits 
     available to a person for the same purpose from another 
     source, the grantee itself shall--
       (1) be subject to remedies for noncompliance; or
       (2) bear responsibility for absorbing such cost of 
     duplicative benefits and returning an amount equal to any 
     duplicative benefits paid to the grantee's funds available 
     for use under such heading, unless the Secretary, upon the 
     request of a grantee issues a public determination by 
     publication in the Federal Register that it is not in the 
     best interest of the Federal Government to pursue such 
     remedies.
       (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any grantee 
     of funds referred to in subsection (a) of this section may 
     request a waiver from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development of any recoupment by the Secretary of such funds 
     for amounts owed by persons who have received such assistance 
     from such funds and who have been defrauded, or after 
     receiving assistance, have filed for bankruptcy, gone through 
     a foreclosure procedure on property that received such 
     assistance, or are deceased. If the grantee self-certifies to 
     the Secretary in such request that it has verified that the 
     individual conditions of each person it is requesting a 
     waiver for meets one of the conditions specified in the 
     preceding sentence, the Secretary may grant such waivers on 
     the basis of grantee self-certification, issue a public 
     determination by publication in the Federal Register that it 
     is not in the best interest of the Federal Government to 
     pursue such recoupment, and may conduct oversight to verify 
     grantee self-certification and subject the grantee to 
     remedies for noncompliance for any amounts that have not met 
     such requirements.
       (d) Amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were 
     previously designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 or a concurrent resolution on the 
     budget are designated 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.
       Sec. 237.  None of the funds made available to the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development by this or any 
     other Act may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or 
     in any way make effective the proposed rule entitled 
     ``Housing and Community Development Act of 1980: Verification 
     of Eligible Status'', issued by the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development on May 10, 2019 (Docket No. FR-6124-P-01), 
     or any final rule based substantially on such proposed rule.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2023''.

                               TITLE III

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                              Access Board

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Access Board, as authorized 
     by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     792), $9,850,000:  Provided, That, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, there may be credited to this appropriation 
     funds received for publications and training expenses.

                      Federal Maritime Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission 
     as authorized by section 201(d) of the Merchant Marine Act, 
     1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. 46107), 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; and uniforms or 
     allowances therefore, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 
     of title 5, United States Code, $38,260,000, of which 
     $2,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024:  
     Provided, That not to exceed $3,500 shall be for official 
     reception and representation expenses.

                National Railroad Passenger Corporation

                      Office of Inspector General

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to carry out 
     the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
     App. 3), $27,935,000:  Provided, That the Inspector General 
     shall have all necessary authority, in carrying out the 
     duties specified in such Act, to investigate allegations of 
     fraud, including false statements to the Government under 
     section 1001 of title 18, United States Code, by any person 
     or entity that is subject to regulation by the National 
     Railroad Passenger Corporation:  Provided further, That the 
     Inspector General may enter into contracts and other 
     arrangements for audits, studies, analyses, and other 
     services with public agencies and with private persons, 
     subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern 
     the obtaining of such services within the National Railroad 
     Passenger Corporation:  Provided further, That the Inspector 
     General may select, appoint, and employ such officers and 
     employees as may be necessary for carrying out the functions, 
     powers, and duties of the Office of Inspector General, 
     subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern 
     such selections, appointments, and employment within the 
     National Railroad Passenger Corporation:  Provided further, 
     That concurrent with the President's budget request for 
     fiscal year 2024, the Inspector General shall submit to the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a budget 
     request for fiscal year 2024 in similar format and substance 
     to budget requests submitted by executive agencies of the 
     Federal Government.

                  National Transportation Safety Board

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the National Transportation 
     Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and 
     aircraft; services as 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 a GS-15; 
     uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 
     5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code, $129,300,000, 
     of which not to exceed $2,000 may be used for official 
     reception and representation expenses:  Provided, That the 
     amounts made available to the National Transportation Safety 
     Board in this Act include amounts necessary to make lease 
     payments on an obligation incurred in fiscal year 2001 for a 
     capital lease.

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                 Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

          payment to the neighborhood reinvestment corporation

       For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation 
     for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, as 
     authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 8101-8107), $185,000,000.

                      Surface Transportation Board

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation Board, 
     including services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 
     United States Code, $42,029,000:  Provided, That of the 
     amounts made available under this heading, not less than 
     $1,000,000 shall be for the necessary salaries and expenses 
     to implement section 22309 of the Infrastructure Investment 
     and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58), and for other activities as 
     appropriate as determined by the Surface Transportation 
     Board:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees 
     established by the Surface Transportation Board shall be 
     credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections and 
     used for necessary and authorized expenses under this 
     heading:  Provided further, That the amounts made available 
     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, to result in a final 
     appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more 
     than $40,779,000.

           United States Interagency Council on Homelessness

                           operating expenses

       For necessary expenses, including payment of salaries, 
     authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the 
     rental of conference rooms, and the employment of experts and 
     consultants under section 3109 of title 5, United States 
     Code, of the United States Interagency Council on 
     Homelessness in carrying out the functions pursuant to title 
     II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended, 
     $4,580,000.

                                TITLE IV

                      GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

       Sec. 401.  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. 402.  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, 
     unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 403.  The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through a 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. 404. (a) None of the funds made available in this 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. 405.  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 either the House or Senate Committees on Appropriations 
     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, reorganizes, or restructures a branch, 
     division, office, bureau, board, commission, agency, 
     administration, or department different from the budget 
     justifications submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
     or the table accompanying the report accompanying this Act, 
     whichever is more detailed, unless prior approval is received 
     from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:
       Provided, 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 
     Senate and of the House of Representatives to establish the 
     baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer 
     authorities for the current fiscal year:  Provided further, 
     That the report shall include--
       (A) a table for each appropriation with a separate column 
     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;
       (B) 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, the 
     table accompanying the report accompanying this Act, 
     accompanying reports of the House and Senate Committee on 
     Appropriations, or in the budget appendix for the respective 
     appropriations, whichever is more detailed, and shall apply 
     to all items for which a dollar amount is specified and to 
     all programs for which new budget (obligational) authority is 
     provided, as well as to discretionary grants and 
     discretionary grant allocations; and
       (C) an identification of items of special congressional 
     interest.
       Sec. 406.  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 House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for 
     approval prior to the expenditure of such funds:  Provided 
     further, That these requests shall be made in compliance with 
     reprogramming guidelines under section 405 of this Act.
       Sec. 407.  No funds in this Act may be used to support any 
     Federal, State, or local projects that seek to use the power 
     of eminent domain, unless eminent domain is employed only for 
     a public use:  Provided, That for purposes of this section, 
     public use shall not be construed to include economic 
     development that primarily benefits private entities:  
     Provided further, That any use of funds for mass transit, 
     railroad, airport, seaport or highway projects, as well as 
     utility projects which benefit or serve the general public 
     (including energy-related, communication-related, water-
     related and wastewater-related infrastructure), other 
     structures designated for use by the general public or which 
     have other common-carrier or public-utility functions that 
     serve the general public and are subject to regulation and 
     oversight by the government, and projects for the removal of 
     an immediate threat to public health and safety or 
     brownfields as defined in the Small Business Liability Relief 
     and Brownfields Revitalization Act (Public Law 107-118) shall 
     be considered a public use for purposes of eminent domain.
       Sec. 408.  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. 409.  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 sections 
     2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 8301-8305, 
     popularly known as the ``Buy American Act'').
       Sec. 410.  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 the Buy 
     American Act (41 U.S.C. 8301-8305).
       Sec. 411.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for first-class airline accommodations in 
     contravention of sections 301-10.122 and 301-10.123 of title 
     41, Code of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 412.  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 of a single agency or department of the 
     United States Government, who are stationed in the United 
     States, at any single international conference unless the 
     relevant Secretary reports to the House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations at least 5 days in advance that such 
     attendance is important to the national interest:  Provided, 
     That 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.
       Sec. 413.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available under this Act may be used by the Surface 
     Transportation Board to charge or collect any filing fee for 
     rate or practice complaints filed with the Board in an amount 
     in excess of the amount authorized for district court civil 
     suit filing fees under section 1914 of title 28, United 
     States Code.
       Sec. 414. (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. 415. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may 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 (5

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     U.S.C. App.), 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.
       (b) 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.
       (c) 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 (5 U.S.C. App.).
       (d) 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. 416.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 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 unless such awards or incentive fees are 
     consistent with 16.401(e)(2) of the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulations.
       Sec. 417.  Within the amounts appropriated in this Act, 
     funding shall be allocated in the amounts specified for those 
     projects and purposes delineated in the table titled 
     ``Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Incorporation 
     of Community Project Funding Items'' included in the report 
     accompanying this Act.
       Sec. 418.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be available to pay the salary for any person 
     filling a position, other than a temporary position, formerly 
     held by an employee who has left to enter the Armed Forces of 
     the United States and has satisfactorily completed his or her 
     period of active military or naval service, and has within 90 
     days after his or her release from such service or from 
     hospitalization continuing after discharge for a period of 
     not more than 1 year, made application for restoration to his 
     or her former position and has been certified by the Office 
     of Personnel Management as still qualified to perform the 
     duties of his or her former position and has not been 
     restored thereto.
       Sec. 419. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to approve a new foreign air carrier permit under 
     sections 41301 through 41305 of title 49, United States Code, 
     or exemption application under section 40109 of that title of 
     an air carrier already holding an air operators certificate 
     issued by a country that is party to the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-
     Norway Air Transport Agreement where such approval would 
     contravene United States law or Article 17 bis of the U.S.-
     E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement.
       (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict or 
     otherwise preclude the Secretary of Transportation from 
     granting a foreign air carrier permit or an exemption to such 
     an air carrier where such authorization is consistent with 
     the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement and 
     United States law.
       This division may be cited as the ``Transportation, Housing 
     and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
     Act, 2023''.

       DIVISION B--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, 
     $69,845,000, of which not to exceed $8,432,000 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; not to exceed 
     $11,287,000 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 $28,822,000 shall be 
     available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
     Administration, of which $27,116,000 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 $10,109,000 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, $30,181,000, 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, $16,967,000.

                Office of the Chief Information Officer

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief 
     Information Officer, $93,284,000, 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, $9,559,000.

           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, $68,858,000, 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.), 
     $8,581,000, 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.), $111,061,000, 
     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

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     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, $62,137,000.

                            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, $3,384,000: 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, $2,000,000 shall 
     be made available for the Office of the Chief Scientist.

                       Economic Research Service

       For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service, 
     $90,612,000.

                National Agricultural Statistics Service

       For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 
     Statistics Service, $211,023,000, of which up to $66,361,000 
     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, 
     $1,737,629,000: 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, $57,305,000 to 
     remain available until expended, of which $25,900,000 shall 
     be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this 
     account in the table titled ``Community Project Funding'' in 
     the report accompanying this 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, $1,142,021,000, 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 report accompanying this 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, $586,502,000, 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 report accompanying this 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, 
     $39,500,000, 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 
     report accompanying this 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), $1,164,209,000, 
     of which $530,000, 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 $15,950,000, 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 $219,698,000, to remain available 
     until expended, shall be for specialty crop pests; of which, 
     $14,986,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 
     field crop and rangeland ecosystem pests; of which 
     $24,067,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 
     zoonotic disease management; of which $44,117,000, 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 
     $6,528,000, 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

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     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, $242,913,000, of which $7,504,000 shall be available 
     for the purposes of section 12306 of Public Law 113-79: 
     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: 
     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), $1,180,364,000; 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 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, $257,684,000: 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, 
     $1,229,396,000: 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 of both Houses of 
     Congress 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

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     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), $6,500,000, 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), $3,000,000, 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, 
     $75,443,000; of which $4,500,000 shall be available to 
     conduct research and development and carry out contracting 
     and partnerships as described under subsections 522(c) and 
     (d) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 
     1522(c) and (d)), in addition to amounts otherwise provided 
     for such purposes: 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, $1,023,777,000, 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'' in 
     the report accompanying this 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, $95,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended: 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.

                    watershed rehabilitation program

       Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed 
     Protection and Flood Prevention Act, $5,000,000 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), $10,000,000, 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, $13,500,000.

                              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.

                       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).

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                               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; $401,976,000: 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 
     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: $1,500,000,000 shall be for 
     direct loans, $12,000,000 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; $150,000,000 for section 515 rental housing; 
     $300,000,000 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, $55,650,000 shall be for direct loans; $3,948,000 
     shall be for a single family housing relending demonstration 
     program for Native American Tribes; 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, $28,665,000: 
     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, $40,000,000, 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: Provided further, That any balances, including 
     obligated balances, available for all demonstration programs 
     for the preservation and revitalization of sections 514, 515, 
     and 516 multi-family rental housing properties in the 
     ``Multi-Family Housing Revitalization Program Account'' shall 
     be transferred to and merged with this account, and shall 
     also be available for the preservation and revitalization of 
     sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family rental housing 
     properties, including the restructuring of existing USDA 
     multi-family housing loans: Provided further, That following 
     the transfer of balances described in the preceding proviso, 
     any adjustments to obligations for demonstration programs for 
     the preservation and revitalization of sections 514, 515, and 
     516 multi-family rental housing properties that would 
     otherwise be incurred in the ``Multi-Family Housing 
     Revitalization Program Account'' shall be made in this 
     account from amounts transferred to this account under the 
     preceding proviso.
       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), $18,126,000, to 
     remain available until expended, for direct farm labor 
     housing loans and domestic farm labor housing grants and 
     contracts: Provided, That any balances available for the Farm 
     Labor Program Account shall be transferred to and merged with 
     this account.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $412,254,000 
     shall be transferred to and merged with 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, $1,493,926,000, of which $40,000,000 shall be available 
     until September 30, 2024; 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 of the 
     amounts made available under this heading, not less than 
     $8,000,000 shall be available for newly constructed units 
     financed under section 514 and 516 of the Housing Act of 
     1949: 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 fifth 
     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, $38,000,000, 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.

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                  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), $33,000,000, 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, $194,865,000, to remain available 
     until expended, of which up to $126,865,000 shall be for the 
     purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account in 
     the table titled ``Community Project Funding'' in the report 
     accompanying this Act: Provided, That $8,000,000 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

                     (including transfers of funds)

       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, 
     $88,800,000, 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 
     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 transferred to and 
     merged with 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, $50,000,000.
       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 $10,000,000.

                  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), $27,600,000, of which 
     $2,800,000 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 authorized by 
     section 379E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
     Act (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 cost of a program of loan guarantees and grants, 
     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), $10,045,000: 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, $5,000,000, 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: $1,450,000,000 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, $685,072,000, 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

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     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 
     $20,762,000 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 $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 any prior year balances for 
     high-energy cost grants authorized by section 19 of the Rural 
     Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a) shall be 
     transferred to and merged with the Rural Utilities Service, 
     High Energy Cost Grants Account: Provided further, That not 
     to exceed $6,810,000 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 
     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 direct and guaranteed loans as 
     authorized by sections 4, 305, 306, and 317 of the Rural 
     Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 904, 935, 936, and 
     940g) shall be made as follows: loans made pursuant to 
     section 306, guaranteed electric loans, $2,167,000,000; loans 
     made pursuant to sections 4, notwithstanding 4(c)(2), of that 
     Act, and 317, notwithstanding 317(c), of that Act, cost-of-
     money direct loans, $4,333,000,000; loans made pursuant to 
     section 313A of that Act, guaranteed underwriting loans, 
     $800,000,000; and for loans made pursuant to section 
     305(d)(2) of that Act, cost of money telecommunications 
     loans, $690,000,000.
       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 transferred to and merged with 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., 
     $60,000,000, to remain available until expended: 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, $2,000,000, 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 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.), $465,513,000, to remain available until expended, of 
     which up to $15,513,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the 
     amounts, specified for this account in the table titled 
     ``Community Project Funding'' in the report accompanying this 
     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 megabytes per second downstream and three 
     megabytes 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 
     megabytes per second downstream, and twenty megabytes 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; $28,619,957,000 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, 
     $12,000,000 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, 
     $40,000,000 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, 
     $50,000,000 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, $10,000,000 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 $2,000,000 
     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''.

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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.), $111,180,895,000, 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.
       For making, after June 30 of the current fiscal year, 
     benefit payments to individuals, and payments to States or 
     other non-Federal entities, pursuant to the Food and 
     Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), for 
     unanticipated costs incurred for the last three months of the 
     fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.

                      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, 
     $469,710,000, 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, $231,378,000: 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), $234,913,000, 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, 
     $1,800,000,000, 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), $265,000,000, 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 $26,500,000, 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 AGENCIES 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; $6,484,171,000: Provided, 
     That of the amount provided under this heading, 
     $1,224,132,000 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; 
     $248,342,000 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; $550,449,000 
     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; $40,841,000 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; $32,238,000 
     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; $29,459,000 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

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     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) $1,244,007,000 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) $2,225,209,000 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, and $15,000,000 shall be for coordinating programs 
     and activities of the Food and Drug Administration with those 
     of the Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Customs and 
     Border Protection to combat the illicit importation of 
     opioids, including fentanyl, through international mail 
     facilities and land ports-of entry; (3) $477,782,000 shall be 
     for the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and for 
     related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; 
     (4) $295,999,000 shall be for the Center for Veterinary 
     Medicine and for related field activities in the Office of 
     Regulatory Affairs; (5) $682,221,000 shall be for the Center 
     for Devices and Radiological Health and for related field 
     activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) 
     $77,893,000 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) $216,603,000 shall 
     be for Rent and Related activities, of which $56,011,000 is 
     for White Oak Consolidation, other than the amounts paid to 
     the General Services Administration for rent; (9) 
     $237,917,000 shall be for payments to the General Services 
     Administration for rent; and (10) $349,375,000 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, $16,000,000, 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 AGENCIES

                  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 $4,567,000 
     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.

                       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

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     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. (a) 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.
       (b) 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 Rural Development mission area 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 
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     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, the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures 
     Trading Commission (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, the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures 
     Trading Commission (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, the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures 
     Trading Commission 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 five 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, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, or the Chairman of 
     the Commodity Futures Trading Commission 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, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 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, 
     non-Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 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, the 
     Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 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 report accompanying 
     this 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.  For fiscal year 2023, the Secretary shall 
     establish a process under which an establishment in the 
     Chesapeake Bay area that is subject to examination and 
     inspection under section 6 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
     solely due to the establishment's processing of domestic, 
     wild caught, invasive blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus), may 
     apply for a waiver of such examination and inspection 
     requirements if the establishment is subject to inspection 
     under the Seafood Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points 
     Program of the Food and Drug Administration and the 
     establishment attests that it applies existing Seafood Hazard 
     Critical Control Points Program for all species processed at 
     the establishment.
       Sec. 730.  Notwithstanding any provision of law that 
     regulates the calculation and payment of overtime and holiday 
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     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.  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 $3,000,000, to 
     carry out section 4208 of Public Law 115-334, including for 
     project locations in additional regions and timely completion 
     of required reporting to Congress.
       Sec. 747.  There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000 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 
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     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.  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:
        (a) the permitting of non-recording of observed violations 
     of the Animal Welfare Act or its regulations on official 
     inspection reports; or
       (b) the prioritizing of education or collaborative 
     approaches to violations or noncompliance ahead of 
     enforcement under the Animal Welfare Act.
       Sec. 756.  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. 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.  There is hereby appropriated $29,700,000 for the 
     Goodfellow Federal facility, to remain available until 
     expended, which shall be transferred to and merged with the 
     appropriation for ``Food Safety and Inspection Service''.
       Sec. 762.  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--
       (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. 763.  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. 764.  Any future compliance date for any provision of 
     the Food and Drug Administration's final rule entitled ``Milk 
     and Cream Products and Yogurt Products; Final Rule To Revoke 
     the Standards for Lowfat Yogurt and Nonfat Yogurt and To 
     Amend the Standard for Yogurt'' (86 Fed. Reg. 31117, June 11, 
     2021) for which the agency is exercising enforcement 
     discretion or that is stayed as a result of objections timely 
     filed under 21 U.S.C. 371(e)(2), shall be established no 
     earlier than January 1 of the year that is three years after 
     either:
        (a) Final action upon such objection(s) is taken by the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services; or
       (b) The party withdraws such objection(s).
       Sec. 765.  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 
     $50,000,000, 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. 766.  There is appropriated to the Department of 
     Agriculture, for an additional amount for ``Agricultural 
     Programs--Processing, Research, and Marketing--Office of the 
     Secretary'', $10,000,000, which shall remain available until 
     expended, for necessary expenses to address assistance for 
     disasters occurring in calendar year 2022.
       Sec. 767.  In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
     there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture 
     $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to 
     provide relief payments for frontline grocery workers through 
     the Farmworker and Food Worker Relief Grant Program of the 
     Agricultural Marketing Service.
       Sec. 768.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to review or approve an application 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)) that is submitted by a sponsor located 
     in Russia, unless such application is for a drug that is 
     intended to treat a serious or life-threatening condition and 
     for which there is an unmet medical treatment need.
       Sec. 769.  The Secretary of Agriculture shall take such 
     actions as may be necessary to prohibit the purchase of 
     agricultural land located in the United States by companies 
     owned, in full or in part, by the People's Republic of China, 
     Russia, North Korea, or Iran.
       This division may be cited as the ``Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023''.

     DIVISION C--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

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     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, $160,000,000, 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); $2,475,152,000, to remain available until 
     expended; of which $43,011,000 shall be derived from the 
     Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund 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, 
     $350,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $10,315,000 shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance 
     Trust Fund 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, $5,150,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which $2,264,674,000 shall be 
     derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to cover the 
     Federal share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for 
     coastal harbors and channels, and for inland harbors; of 
     which $56,000,000, to be derived from the general fund of the 
     Treasury, shall be to carry out section 2106(c) of Public Law 
     113-121 (33 U.S.C. 2238c(c)) and is designated as being for 
     such purpose pursuant to section 14003(2)(B) of the CARES Act 
     (Public Law 116-136); 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; and 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:  
     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, 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, 
     $213,000,000, 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, $278,338,000, 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 this title, 
     as designated under such heading in the report accompanying 
     this 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, 
     notwithstanding subsections (b)(2) and (c) of section 5033 of 
     such Act, $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

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     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; and
       (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 title solely in accordance with the 
     provisions of this Act and the report accompanying this 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, $1,747,101,000, 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.

                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 section 4(o) of the Act of 
     December 5, 1924 (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;

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       (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 ``House Recommended'' columns in the ``Water 
     and Related Resources'' table included under the heading 
     ``Title II--Department of the Interior'' in the report 
     accompanying this 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 (Public Law 111-11; 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) is amended by striking ``2022'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``2023''.
       (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) is amended by striking 
     ``2022'' and inserting ``2023''.
       Sec. 206. (a) Section 104(c) of the Reclamation States 
     Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-250; 43 
     U.S.C. 2214(c)) is amended by striking ``2022'' and inserting 
     ``2023''.
       (b) Section 301 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought 
     Relief Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-250; 43 U.S.C. 2241) is 
     amended by striking ``2022'' and inserting ``2023'' and by 
     striking ``$120,000,000'' and inserting ``$130,000,000''.
       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 provided in this Act may be 
     used for the Shasta Dam and Reservoir Enlargement Project.

                               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, $4,000,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That of such 
     amount, $245,000,000 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, $205,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That of such amount, $24,000,000 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

       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, $1,779,800,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  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 ``Bill'' column in the ``Department of 
     Energy'' table included under the heading ``Title III--
     Department of Energy'' in the report accompanying this 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), 
     $880,000,000, 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 
     the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 
     seq.), $117,326,652, to remain available until expended, for 
     the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table 
     titled ``Community Project Funding Department of Energy 
     Projects'' in the report accompanying this 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.), $214,175,000, 
     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), 
     $8,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                   Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve

       For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Northeast 
     Home Heating Oil Reserve storage, operation, and management 
     activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), $7,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

                   Energy Information Administration

       For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out 
     the activities of the Energy Information Administration, 
     $144,480,000, 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, $333,863,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That in addition, fees 
     collected pursuant to subsection

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     (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, $823,321,000, 
     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, $8,000,000,000, 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, $23,058,000, 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, $189,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That of such amount, $25,000,000 shall 
     be available until September 30, 2024, for program direction.

        Defense Production Act Domestic Clean Energy Accelerator

       For activities by the Department of Energy pursuant to 
     titles I, III, and VII of the Defense Production Act of 1950 
     (50 U.S.C. subchapters I, II, and III), notwithstanding the 
     requirements of section 303(a)(1) through (a)(6) of such Act, 
     $100,000,000, to remain available until expended, which shall 
     be obligated and expended by the Secretary of Energy as if 
     delegated the necessary authorities conferred by the Defense 
     Production Act of 1950, and which shall be for expanding the 
     domestic production capability for solar, transformers, 
     electric grid components, fuel cells, electrolyzers, heat 
     pumps, and insulation, of which up to $5,000,000 shall be 
     available until September 30, 2024, for administrative 
     expenses.

               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), $550,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That of such amount, 
     $45,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024, for 
     program direction.

         Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program

       Such sums as are derived from amounts received from 
     borrowers pursuant to section 1702(b) of the Energy Policy 
     Act of 2005 under this heading in prior Acts, shall be 
     collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided, That for 
     necessary administrative expenses of the Title 17 Innovative 
     Technology Loan Guarantee Program, as authorized, $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.

        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 the cost of direct and guaranteed loans for the Tribal 
     Energy Loan Guarantee Program under section 2602(c) of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3502(c)), $8,000,000, 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 (2 U.S.C. 661a):  Provided further, 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.
       In addition, 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.

                   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, $15,000,000 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.), $407,715,000, 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 $307,137,000.

                    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, $92,000,000, 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, $16,333,065,000, 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, $2,424,000,000, 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,

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     $2,000,000,000, 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, $6,722,521,000, 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, $823,321,000, 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, 
     $1,027,554,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That of such amount, $359,734,000 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 $350,083,000 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

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     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

             (including transfers and rescissions of funds)

       Sec. 301. (a) No appropriation, funds, or authority made 
     available by this title for the Department of Energy shall be 
     used to initiate or resume any program, project, or activity 
     or to prepare or initiate Requests For Proposals or similar 
     arrangements (including Requests for Quotations, Requests for 
     Information, and Funding Opportunity Announcements) for a 
     program, project, or activity if the program, project, or 
     activity has not been funded by Congress.
       (b)(1) Unless the Secretary of Energy notifies the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at 
     least 3 full business days in advance, none of the funds made 
     available in this title may be used to--
       (A) make or modify a grant allocation or discretionary 
     grant award totaling $1,000,000 or more;
       (B) make or modify 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 or modify an 
     allocation, award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B); or
       (D) announce publicly the intention to make or modify 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 or modified 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 ``Bill'' column in the ``Department of 
     Energy'' table included under the heading ``Title III--
     Department of Energy'' in the report accompanying this 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.  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 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 in this section 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 by this section 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 by this section 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 by this section 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 section.
       Sec. 310. (a) Hereafter, for energy development, 
     demonstration, and deployment programs funded under 
     Department of Energy appropriations (other than those for the 
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     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. 311.  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, $220,000,000, 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, 
     $15,100,000, 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, $38,000,000, 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, $33,000,000, 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, $2,500,000, 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, $17,769,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2024:  Provided, That revenues from licensing fees, 
     inspection services, and other services and collections 
     estimated at $14,655,000 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. (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 report accompanying this 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 report 
     accompanying this 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 
     report accompanying this 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.

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       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''.

 DIVISION D--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, $278,382,000:  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, $20,000,000, 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, $217,059,000, of which not 
     less than $4,000,000 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, 
     $135,000,000, 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; for the hire of 
     zero emission passenger motor vehicles and for supporting 
     charging or fueling infrastructure; 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; 
     $179,409,000, 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, 
     $210,330,000, 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, $150,863,000; 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

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     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, $336,420,000. Of the amount appropriated 
     under this heading--
       (1) not less than $216,883,000, 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 not less than $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 $22,500,000, 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 $28,000,000 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 $10,000,000 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 $35,037,000 is 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 Fund 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, rent payments, and other services as authorized by 
     5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the 
     Commissioner, $3,410,728,000, 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 
     $13,000,000 shall be available for low-income taxpayer clinic 
     grants, of which not less than $35,000,000, 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 $235,000,000 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 $6,000,000 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)), rent payments, and to provide other services 
     as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be 
     determined by the Commissioner, $6,120,262,000, 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 of 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; 
     $3,753,561,000, 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.

                     business systems modernization

       For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service's 
     business systems modernization program, $310,027,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2025, for the capital 
     asset acquisition of information technology systems, 
     including management and related contractual costs of said 
     acquisitions, including related Internal Revenue Service 
     labor costs, and contractual costs associated with operations 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109:  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

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     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.

           administrative provisions--internal revenue service

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 101.  Not to exceed 4 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:  Provided, That an additional 
     2 percent of the appropriation made available in this Act to 
     the Internal Revenue Service under the ``Enforcement'' 
     heading may be transferred to the appropriation made 
     available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service under 
     the ``Taxpayer Services'' heading upon 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.  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. 124. (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.

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       (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. 125.  In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
     there is appropriated to the Special Inspector General for 
     Pandemic Recovery, $16,000,000, 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. 126.  Of the unobligated balances from amounts made 
     available to the Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in 
     this section as ``Secretary'') for administrative expenses 
     pursuant to sections 4003(f) and 4112(b) of the Coronavirus 
     Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136) 
     and section 7301(b)(5) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 
     2021 (Public Law 117-2), up to $80,000,000 shall be available 
     to the Secretary for any administrative expenses of the 
     Department of the Treasury determined by the Secretary to be 
     necessary to implement section 501 of division N of the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), 
     sections 3201 or 3206 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 
     (Public Law 117-2), or title VI of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), in addition to amounts otherwise 
     available for such purposes.
       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, $13,901,000, of which not to 
     exceed $6,000 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 $4,500,000 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.

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                 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, 
     $22,340,000:  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, $300,000,000, 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:  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 Public Law 
     110-690 and the Office of National Drug Control Policy 
     Reauthorization Act of 1998, as amended, $139,670,000, to 
     remain available until expended, which shall be available as 
     follows: $110,000,000 for the Drug-Free Communities Program, 
     of which not more than $12,900,000 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; $15,000,000 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; $5,200,000 for activities 
     authorized by section 103 of Public Law 114-198; $1,300,000 
     for policy research; and $500,000 for performance audits and 
     evaluations:  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.  Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act and updated every 90 days thereafter, 
     the Executive Office of the President shall make 
     contemporaneously available on a publicly available website, 
     a searchable, sortable, downloadable database of visitors to 
     the White House, the Vice President's residence, or any other 
     location at which the President or the Vice President 
     regularly conducts official business that includes the name 
     of each visitor, the date and time of entry for each visitor, 
     the name of each individual with whom each visitor met, and 
     the purpose of the visit:  Provided, That notwithstanding 
     this requirement, the Executive Office of the President, 
     after consultation with the President or his designee, may 
     exclude from the database any information that would 
     implicate personal privacy or law enforcement concerns or 
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     security, relate to a purely personal guest, or reveal the 
     social security number, taxpayer identification number, birth 
     date, home address, or personal phone number of an 
     individual, the name of an individual, who is less than 18 
     years old, or a financial account number:  Provided further, 
     With respect to a particular sensitive meeting, the Executive 
     Office of the President shall disclose the number of records 
     withheld on this basis and post the applicable records no 
     later than 360 days later.
       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, $113,951,000, 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, $5,867,825,000 (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 $10,280,000, 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, 
     $1,409,211,000, 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)), $45,677,000, 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), $750,586,000, 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, $105,700,000, 
     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--

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       (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.  In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
     there is appropriated to the Judiciary $128,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2024, to be used for 
     judicial security, cybersecurity, and information technology 
     modernization infrastructure: Provided, That for the purposes 
     provided herein, such funds may be transferred to the 
     ``Salaries and Expenses'', ``Court Security'', and ``Defender 
     Services'' appropriations under the ``Courts of Appeals, 
     District Courts, and Other Judicial Services'' heading in 
     this title:  Provided further, That this transfer authority 
     shall be in addition to any other transfer authority provided 
     by law.
       Sec. 308.  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.''.
       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, $295,588,000 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 $51,270,000, 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 the 
     heading ``Federal Payment for Defender Services in District 
     of Columbia Courts'', $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, $281,516,000, 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, $76,937,000 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

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     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 the 
     District of Columbia Public Defender Service may be deemed an 
     ``agency'' for 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 (Public Law 103-356), as amended:   
     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:  Provided further, That none of the 
     funds made available under this heading may be used for an 
     opportunity scholarship for a student to attend a school 
     which does not certify to the Secretary of Education that the 
     student will be provided with the same protections under the 
     Federal laws which are enforced by the Office for Civil 
     Rights of the Department of Education which are provided to a 
     student of a public elementary or secondary school in the 
     District of Columbia and which does not certify to the 
     Secretary of Education that the student and the student's 
     parents will be provided with the same services, rights, and 
     protections under the Individuals With Disabilities Education 
     Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) which are provided to a student 
     and a student's parents of a public elementary or secondary 
     school in the District of Columbia, as enumerated in Table 2 
     of Government Accountability Office Report 18-94 (entitled 
     ``Federal Actions Needed to Ensure Parents Are Notified About 
     Changes in Rights for Students with Disabilities''), issued 
     November 2017.

      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, 
     $5,000,000.

 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.
       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.

                   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, $166,300,000, of which 
     $2,500,000 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).

      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), $34,087,000, 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 $4,000,000, 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)), $400,000,000 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 ``$3,000,000'' and 
     each reference to ``$1,000,000'' in section 103 shall be 
     deemed to refer to ``$600,000'':  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 a State 
     shall use such payment to replace voting systems which use 
     direct-recording electronic voting machines with a voting 
     system which uses an individual, durable, voter-verified 
     paper ballot which is marked by the voter by hand or through 
     the use of a non-tabulating ballot-marking device or system, 
     so long as the voter shall have the option to mark his or her 
     ballot by hand, and provides the voter with an opportunity to 
     inspect and confirm the marked ballot before casting (in this 
     heading referred to as a ``qualified voting system''):  
     Provided further, That for purposes of determining whether a 
     voting system is a qualified voting system, a voter-verified 
     paper audit trail receipt generated by a direct-recording 
     electronic voting machine is not a paper ballot:  Provided 
     further, That none of the funds made available under this 
     heading may be used to purchase or obtain any voting system 
     which is not a qualified voting system:  Provided further, 
     That a State may use such payment to carry out other 
     authorized activities to improve the administration of 
     elections for Federal office only if the State certifies to 
     the Election Assistance Commission that the State has 
     replaced all voting systems which use direct-recording 
     electronic voting machines with qualified voting systems:  
     Provided further, That not less than 67 percent of the amount 
     of the payment made to a State under this heading shall be 
     allocated in cash or in kind to the units of local government 
     which are responsible for the administration of elections for 
     Federal office in the State:  Provided further, That States 
     shall

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     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, 2024''.
       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.
       Sec. 512.  Notwithstanding section 421 of the Controlled 
     Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 862), or any other provision of 
     law, none of the funds made available in this Act to the 
     Federal Communications Commission may be used, with respect 
     to an authorization for radio or television stations, to 
     deny, fail to renew for a full term or condition the 
     authorization, decline to approve an application for 
     authority to assign the authorization or transfer direct or 
     indirect control of the licensee, require an early renewal 
     application, or impose a forfeiture penalty because the 
     station broadcast or otherwise transmitted advertisements (a) 
     of a business selling cannabis or cannabis-derived products, 
     the sale or distribution of which is authorized in the State, 
     political subdivision of a State, or Indian country in which 
     the community of license of a station is located, or (b) of a 
     business selling hemp, hemp-derived CBD products or other 
     hemp-derived cannabinoid products.

                 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:  Provided, That not less than 
     $2,211,000 shall be for the salaries and expenses of the 
     Office of the Inspector General.

                   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, 
     $31,762,000:  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 Permitting Improvement Steering Council

                 environmental review improvement fund

       For necessary expenses of the Environmental Review 
     Improvement Fund established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4370m-
     8(d), $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                        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, 
     $490,000,000, 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 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, 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 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 not more than $280,000,000:  
     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 
     $10,485,535,000, of which--
       (1) $962,438,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     construction and acquisition (including funds for sites and 
     expenses, and associated design and construction services) as 
     follows:
       (A) $379,938,000 is for the Department of Homeland Security 
     Consolidation at St. Elizabeths, Washington, DC;
       (B) $21,000,000 is for the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission Lease Purchase;
       (C) $500,000,000 is for the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     Headquarters Consolidation in the National Capital Region; 
     and
       (D) $61,500,000 is for the U.S. Courthouse in Hartford, CT:
       Provided, That each of the foregoing limits of costs on new 
     construction and acquisition projects may be exceeded to the 
     extent that savings are effected in other such projects, but 
     not to exceed 10 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) $974,708,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     repairs and alterations, including associated design and 
     construction services, of which--
       (A) $475,911,000 is for Major Repairs and Alterations as 
     follows:
       Multiple Locations:
       National Conveying Systems, $63,198,000;
       National Capital Region:
       Fire Alarm Systems, $81,125,000;
       New York:
       New York, Alexander Hamilton U.S. Courthouse, $68,497,000;
       Pennsylvania:
       Philadelphia, James A. Byrne U.S. Courthouse, $83,955,000;
       Georgia:
       Atlanta, Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, $72,015,000;
       Montana:
       Butte, Mike Mansfield Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 
     $25,792,000;
       California:
       San Francisco Federal Building, $15,687,000;
       Vermont:
       St. Albans, Federal Building, U.S. Post Office and 
     Courthouse, $17,978,000;
       Colorado:
       Denver, Federal Center Infrastructure, $47,664,000;
       (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) $100,000,000 is for the Special Emphasis Programs:
       Provided, That funds made available in this or any previous 
     Act in the Federal Buildings Fund

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     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 10 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) $5,596,008,000 for rental of space to remain available 
     until expended; and
       (4) $2,952,381,000 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 
     2022, 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 and evaluation activities 
     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; $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; 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 September 30, 2024.

                      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 necessary expenses of the Office of Products and 
     Programs, including services authorized by 40 U.S.C. 323 and 
     44 U.S.C. 3604; and for necessary expenses 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; $115,784,000, 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 
     $160,000,000:  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, $100,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended, for technology-related 
     modernization activities.

                asset proceeds and space management fund

       For carrying out section 16(b) of the Federal Assets Sale 
     and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note), $7,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended.

                          working capital fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Working Capital Fund of the General Services 
     Administration, $10,900,000, 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:  Provided, That 
     amounts made available under this heading shall be in 
     addition to any other amounts available for such purposes.

                         electric vehicles fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the procurement of zero emission and electric passenger 
     motor vehicles and the associated charging infrastructure, 
     notwithstanding section 303(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 
     1992 (42 U.S.C. 13212(c)), $100,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended:  Provided, That amounts made available under 
     this heading shall be in addition to any other amounts 
     available for such purposes:  Provided further, That amounts 
     available under this heading may be transferred to and merged 
     with appropriations at other Federal agencies, at the 
     discretion of the Administrator, for carrying out the 
     purposes under this heading, including for the procurement of 
     charging infrastructure for the United States Postal Service.

       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

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     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 E-Government 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.  None of the funds made available in this or any 
     other Act for the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     Headquarters Consolidation project may be used to plan or 
     design any facility that does not meet the requirements of a 
     new, fully-consolidated headquarters building in the National 
     Capital Region at one of the three sites listed in the 
     General Services Administration Fiscal Year 2017 PNCR-FBI-NCR 
     17 prospectus for a new fully-consolidated Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation Headquarters, and that does not meet 
     Interagency Security Committee Level V security standards as 
     described in the General Services Administration Fiscal Year 
     2017 PNCR-FBI-NCR 17 prospectus.
       Sec. 528.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by the General Services Administration to 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 chapter 11 of title 40, 
     United States Code, and subpart 36.6 of title 48, Code of 
     Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 529.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to implement or otherwise carry out directives 
     contained in any Executive Order that would establish a 
     preferred architectural style for Federal buildings and 
     courthouses or that would otherwise conflict with the Guiding 
     Principles of Federal Architecture, as established by the Ad 
     Hoc Committee on Federal Space on June 1, 1962.

                 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, 
     $2,500,000, 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, $51,139,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2024, and in addition 
     $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 
     Trust Fund, 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, and to remain 
     available 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 under sections 10 and 11 of the Morris 
     K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act (Public Law 111-
     90), $3,943,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That during fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, any amounts in such Fund shall, pursuant to 
     section 1557 of title 31, United States Code, be exempt from 
     the provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 15 of such title.

              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, 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), and of which $1,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses 
     of the Public Interest Declassification Board in carrying out 
     the provisions of the Public Interest Declassification Act of 
     2000 (title VII of Public Law 106-567; 50 U.S.C. 3301 note).

                      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 to provide adequate storage for holdings, 
     $7,500,000, to remain available until expended.

         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, $9,500,000, to remain available until expended.

 administrative provision--national archives and records administration

       Sec. 530.  For an additional amount for ``National 
     Historical Publications and Records Commission Grants 
     Program'', $1,332,000, 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 report 
     accompanying this 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, $4,000,000 
     shall be available until September 30, 2024, for technical 
     assistance to low-income designated credit unions.

                      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, $25,400,000.

                     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, $220,262,000:  Provided, That of the total amount made 
     available under this heading, $19,373,000 shall remain 
     available until expended, for information technology 
     infrastructure 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 
     $190,316,000 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

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     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) upon the advance approval of the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate:  Provided further, That amounts transferred 
     to such a fund under the preceding proviso from any 
     organizational category of the Office of Personnel Management 
     shall not exceed 5 percent of its 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, $5,556,000, and in 
     addition, not to exceed $32,163,000 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, $31,990,000.

              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), $10,700,000, 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 $18,979,400 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.
       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; and 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:  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 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.

      administrative provision--securities and exchange commission

       Sec. 540.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to implement the amendments to sections 240.14a-1(l), 
     240.14a-2, or 240.14a-9 of title 17, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, that were adopted by the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission on July 22, 2020.

                        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; $29,300,000:  
     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, $313,872,000, 
     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 remain available until September 30, 2024, for the Loan 
     Modernization and Accounting System:  Provided further, That 
     $20,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, 
     for expenses relating to the certification of small business 
     concerns owned and controlled by veterans and small business 
     concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans 
     under sections 36 and 36A of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 657f; 657f-1).

                  entrepreneurial development programs

       For necessary expenses of programs supporting 
     entrepreneurial and small business development, $326,000,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2024:  Provided, That 
     $145,000,000 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 $22,000,000 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

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     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 shall not exceed $11,000,000,000:  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 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 $7,500,000,000:  
     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 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. 550.  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. 551.  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. 552.  For an additional amount under the heading 
     ``Small Business Administration--Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $75,159,000, which shall be for initiatives related to small 
     business development and entrepreneurship, including 
     programmatic and construction activities, in the amounts and 
     for the projects specified in the table that appears under 
     the heading ``Administrative Provisions--Small Business 
     Administration'' in the report accompanying this 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, 
     $56,253,000:  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 travel expenses of 
     the judges shall be paid upon the written certificate of the 
     judge.

                                TITLE VI

                      GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

       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, 
     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

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     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.  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. 614.  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. 615. (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. 616. (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. 617. (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. 618.  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. 619.  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. 620.  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. 621.  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. 622. (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. 623.  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 16.401(e)(2) of the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation.
       Sec. 624. (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

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     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. 625.  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. 626.  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. 627.  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. 628.  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. 629.  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. 630.  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. 631.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to penalize a financial institution solely because 
     the institution provides financial services to an entity that 
     is a manufacturer, a producer, or a person that participates 
     in any business or organized activity that involves handling 
     hemp, hemp-derived cannabidiol products, other hemp-derived 
     cannabinoid products, marijuana, marijuana products, or 
     marijuana proceeds, and engages in such activity pursuant to 
     a law established by a State, political subdivision of a 
     State, or Indian Tribe. In this section, the term ``State'' 
     means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, 
     and any territory or possession of the United States.

                               TITLE VII

                  GENERAL PROVISIONS--GOVERNMENT-WIDE

                Departments, Agencies, and Corporations

                     (including transfer 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 subsection 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 $19,947 except station wagons for which 
     the maximum shall be $19,997:  Provided, That these limits 
     may be exceeded by not to exceed $7,250 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; (4) is a person who owes allegiance to the United 
     States; or (5) is a person who is authorized to be employed 
     in the United States pursuant to the Deferred Action for 
     Childhood Arrivals program established under the memorandum 
     of the Secretary of Homeland Security dated June 15, 2012:  
     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. 13834 
     (May 17, 2018), 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,

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     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, the United States Postal Service, 
     and the Postal Regulatory Commission.
       (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 such 
     transfers or reimbursements may only be made after 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

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       (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.  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. 736. (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. 737. (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;
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       (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. 738.  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. 739.  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. 740.  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. 741. (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. 742. (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 or the Office of Special Counsel, 
     (3) the reporting to an Inspector General 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 2023 which does not contain substantially 
     similar language to that required in subsection (a).
       Sec. 743.  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. 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 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. 745. (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. 746. (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

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     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. 747.  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. 748.  During the current fiscal year--
        (a) with respect to budget authority proposed to be 
     rescinded or that is set to be reserved or proposed to be 
     deferred in a special message transmitted under section 1012 
     or 1013 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 
     Act of 1974, such budget authority--
       (1) shall be made available for obligation in sufficient 
     time to be prudently obligated as required under section 
     1012(b) or 1013 of such Act; and
       (2) may not be deferred or otherwise withheld from 
     obligation during the 90-day period before the expiration of 
     the period of availability of such budget authority, 
     including, if applicable, the 90-day period before the 
     expiration of an initial period of availability for which 
     such budget authority was provided.
       (b) With respect to an apportionment of an appropriation 
     made pursuant to section 1513(b) of title 31, United States 
     Code, an appropriation (as that term is defined in section 
     1511 of title 31, United States Code) shall be apportioned--
       (1) to make available all amounts for obligation in 
     sufficient time to be prudently obligated; and
       (2) to make available all amounts for obligation, without 
     precondition (including footnotes) that shall be met prior to 
     obligation, not later than 90 days before the expiration of 
     the period of availability of such appropriation, including, 
     if applicable, 90 days before the expiration of an initial 
     period of availability for which such appropriation was 
     provided.
       (c) As used in this section, the term ``budget authority'' 
     includes budget authority made available by this or any other 
     Act, by prior appropriations Acts, or by any law other than 
     an appropriations Act.
       (d)(1) The Comptroller General shall review compliance with 
     this section and shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations and the Budget, and any other appropriate 
     congressional committees of the House of Representatives and 
     Senate a report, and any relevant information related to the 
     report, on any noncompliance with this section or the 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
       (2) The President or the head of the relevant department or 
     agency of the United States shall provide information, 
     documentation, and views to the Comptroller General, as is 
     determined by the Comptroller General to be necessary to 
     determine such compliance, not later than 20 days after the 
     date on which the request from the Comptroller General is 
     received, or if the Comptroller General determines that a 
     shorter or longer period is appropriate based on the specific 
     circumstances, within such shorter or longer period.
       (3) To carry out the responsibilities of this section and 
     the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, the Comptroller General 
     shall also have access to interview the officers, employees, 
     contractors, and other agents and representatives of a 
     department, agency, or office of the United States at any 
     reasonable time as the Comptroller General may request.
       (e)(1) An officer or employee of the Executive Branch of 
     the United States Government violating this section shall be 
     subject to appropriate administrative discipline including, 
     when circumstances warrant, suspension from duty without pay 
     or removal from office.
       (2) In the event of a violation of this section, or in the 
     case that the Government Accountability Office issues a legal 
     decision concluding that a department, agency, or office of 
     the United States violated this section, 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 Comptroller 
     General and the relevant inspector general on the same date 
     the report is transmitted to the Congress.
       (3) Any such report shall include a summary of the facts 
     pertaining to the violation, the title and Treasury 
     Appropriation Fund Symbol of the appropriation or fund 
     account, the amount involved for each violation, the date on 
     which the violation occurred, the position of any individuals 
     responsible for the violation, a statement of the 
     administrative discipline imposed and any further action 
     taken with respect to any officer or employee involved in the 
     violation, a statement of any additional action taken to 
     prevent recurrence of the same type of violation, and any 
     written response by any officer or employee identified by 
     position as involved in the violation:  Provided, That in the 
     case that the Government Accountability Office issues a legal 
     decision concluding that a department, agency, or office of 
     the United States violated this section and the relevant 
     department, agency, or office does not agree that a violation 
     has occurred, the report provided to Congress, the 
     Comptroller General, and relevant inspector general will 
     explain such department, agency, or office's position.
       Sec. 749. (a) If an executive agency or the District of 
     Columbia government receives a written request for 
     information, documentation, or views from the Government 
     Accountability Office relating to a decision or opinion on 
     budget or appropriations law, the executive agency or the 
     District of Columbia government shall provide the requested 
     information, documentation, or views not later than 20 days 
     after receiving the written request, unless such written 
     request specifically provides otherwise.
       (b) If an executive agency or the District of Columbia 
     government fails to respond to the request for information, 
     documentation, or views within the time required by this 
     section--
       (1) the Comptroller General shall notify, in writing, the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and any other appropriate 
     congressional committee of the House of Representatives and 
     the Senate of such failure; and
       (2) the Comptroller General is hereby expressly empowered, 
     through attorneys of their own selection, to bring a civil 
     action in the United States District Court for the District 
     of Columbia to require such information, documentation, or 
     views to be produced, and such court is expressly empowered 
     to enter in such civil action, against any department, 
     agency, officer, or employee of the United States, any 
     decree, judgment, or order which may be necessary or 
     appropriate to require such production.
       (c) If the Government Accountability Office determines that 
     an officer or employee of an executive agency or an officer 
     or employee of the District of Columbia government has 
     violated section 1341(a), 1342, or 1517(a) of title 31, 
     United States Code, the head of the agency or the Mayor of 
     the District of Columbia, as the case may be, shall report 
     immediately to the President and Congress all relevant facts 
     and a statement of actions taken:  Provided, That a copy of 
     each report shall also be transmitted to the Comptroller 
     General on the same date the report is transmitted to the 
     President and Congress:  Provided further, That in the case 
     that the Government Accountability Office issues a legal 
     decision concluding that section 1341(a), 1342, or 1517(a) of 
     title 31, United States Code was violated, and the executive 
     agency or District of Columbia government, as applicable, 
     does not agree that a violation has occurred, the report 
     provided to the President, the Congress, and the Comptroller 
     General will explain its position.
       (d) The report required by subsection (c) and any report 
     required by section 1351 or section 1517(b) of title 31, 
     United States Code, shall include a summary of the facts 
     pertaining to the violation, the title and Treasury 
     Appropriation Fund Symbol of the appropriation or fund 
     account, the amount involved for each violation, the date on 
     which the violation occurred, the position of any officer or 
     employee responsible for the violation, a statement of the 
     administrative discipline imposed and any further action 
     taken with respect to any officer or employee involved in the 
     violation, a statement of any additional action taken to 
     prevent recurrence of the same type of violation, a statement 
     of any determination that the violation was not knowing and 
     willful that has been made by the executive agency or 
     District of Columbia government, and any written response by 
     any officer or employee identified by position as involved in 
     the violation.
       Sec. 750. (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. 751. (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established 
     the Commission on Federal Naming and Displays (hereinafter 
     referred to as the ``Commission'').
       (b) Duties.--
       (1) Development of list.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     day by which all of its members have been appointed, the 
     Commission, with input from the general public, shall develop 
     and publish a list of property names, monuments, statues, 
     public artworks, historical markers, and other symbols owned 
     by the Federal government or located on property owned by the 
     Federal government (including the legislative branch and the 
     judicial branch) which the Commission identifies as 
     inconsistent with the values of diversity, equity, and 
     inclusion, including those

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     that do not represent the demographic diversity and history 
     of the community.
       (2) Recommendations.--Not later than 180 days after 
     publishing the list under paragraph (1), and after holding 
     not fewer than two public meetings, the Commission shall 
     submit to the President and Congress a report containing the 
     following information:
       (A) A recommendation regarding whether each property name, 
     monument, statue, public artwork, historical marker, or other 
     symbol on the list developed under paragraph (1) should 
     remain unchanged or should be renamed or removed.
       (B) Supporting materials and context information for each 
     recommendation under subparagraph (A).
       (C) Such other recommendations as the Commission may 
     consider appropriate, including recommendations for 
     educational programs, supplemental historical markers, or 
     other activities to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion 
     and to promote national reconciliation.
       (3) Separate views of members.--The Commission may include 
     in the report submitted under paragraph (2) supplemental or 
     dissenting recommendations from individual members of the 
     Commission.
       (c) Membership.--
       (1) Appointment.--The Commission shall consist of the 
     following:
       (A) Two members appointed by the President.
       (B) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (C) Two members appointed by the Majority Leader of the 
     Senate.
       (D) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (E) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
     Senate.
       (F) Each of the following individuals:
       (i) The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
       (ii) The Historian of the House of Representatives.
       (iii) The Historian of the Senate.
       (2) Qualifications.--Each member of the Commission 
     appointed under subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph 
     (1) shall have 10 or more years of educational and 
     professional experience in one or more of the following 
     disciplines:
       (A) History.
       (B) Art and antiquities.
       (C) Historic preservation.
       (D) Cultural heritage.
       (E) Education.
       (3) No compensation for service; travel expenses.--Members 
     of the Commission shall serve without pay, but each member 
     shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under 
     subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.
       (4) Deadline for appointment.--The members of the 
     Commission shall be appointed not later than 45 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (5) Co-chairs.--Not later than 10 days after the first 
     meeting of the Commission, the members of the Commission 
     shall select two co-chairs from among the members.
       (d) Powers.--
       (1) Hearings and sessions.--The Commission may, for the 
     purpose of carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit and act 
     at times and places, take testimony, and receive evidence as 
     the Commission considers appropriate, except that the 
     Commission shall hold its initial meeting not later than 10 
     days after the day by which all of its members have been 
     appointed.
       (2) Obtaining official data.--The Commission may secure 
     directly from any department or agency of the United States 
     information necessary to enable it to carry out its duties. 
     Upon request of the Commission, the head of that department 
     or agency shall furnish that information to the Commission.
       (3) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails 
     in the same manner and under the same conditions as other 
     departments and agencies of the United States.
       (4) Administrative support services.--Upon the request of 
     the Commission, the Librarian of Congress shall provide to 
     the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative 
     support services necessary for the Commission to carry out 
     its duties.
       (5) Staff of federal agencies.--Upon the request of the 
     Commission, the head of any Federal department or agency may 
     detail any of the personnel of that department or agency to 
     the Commission to assist it in carrying out its duties. Any 
     personnel detailed to the Commission under this paragraph may 
     receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under 
     subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.
       (6) Contract authority.--The Commission may contract with 
     and compensate government and private agencies or persons for 
     goods and services, without regard to section 6101 of title 
     41, United States Code.
       (e) Funding.--There is hereby appropriated $1,500,000, to 
     remain available until expended, to carry out this section.
       (f) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 60 days 
     after submitting the report under subsection (b)(2).
       Sec. 752.  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. 753. (a) As a condition of 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 that is included in the report or 
     explanatory statement accompanying any such Act, any non-
     Federal entity shall, to the extent practicable--
       (1) retain until the date that is 3 years after the date on 
     which such entity has expended such funds any records related 
     to the planned or actual obligation or expenditure of such 
     funds, and make available any such records to the Comptroller 
     General of the United States, upon request; and
       (2) subject to reasonable advance notification by the 
     Comptroller General--
       (A) make available to the Comptroller General or their 
     designee for interview, any officers, employees, or staff of 
     such entity involved in the obligation or expenditure of such 
     funds; and
       (B) grant access to the Comptroller General or their 
     designee for inspection, any facilities, work sites, offices, 
     or other locations, as the Comptroller General deems 
     necessary, at which the individuals referenced in 
     subparagraph (A) carry out their responsibilities related to 
     such funds. The Comptroller General may make and retain 
     copies of these records as the Comptroller General determines 
     necessary.
       (b) Access, rights, and authority provided to the 
     Comptroller General or their designee under this section 
     shall be in addition to any other authority vested in the 
     Comptroller General, and nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to limit, amend, supersede, or restrict in any 
     manner any existing authority of the Comptroller General.
       Sec. 754. (a) Beginning on the date that is 180 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, and except as provided in 
     subsection (b), none of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to purchase infrastructure as a service except 
     infrastructure as a service determined by the Government to 
     take reasonable measures to--
       (1) not store or transmit images which depict known 
     violations of sections 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, 2252B or 
     2260 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to child 
     pornography; and
       (2) comply with the reporting requirements under section 
     2258A(a) of such title for such violations.
       (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     such services used for bona fide law enforcement actions.
       Sec. 755.  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

       Sec. 801.  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.
       Sec. 802.  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. 803.  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 
     801 of this Act.
       Sec. 804. (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

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     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. 805. (a) Section 3(c)(2)(G) of the District of 
     Columbia College Access Act of 1999 (sec. 38-2702(c)(2)(G), 
     D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(G) is from a family with a taxable annual income of less 
     than the applicable family income limit, as defined in 
     paragraph (7).''.
       (b) Section 3(c) of such Act (sec. 38-2702(c), D.C. 
     Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(7) Applicable family income limit.--The term `applicable 
     family income limit' means, with respect to an individual, 
     the following:
       ``(A) In the case of an individual who began an 
     undergraduate course of study prior to school year 2015-2016, 
     $1,000,000.
       ``(B) In the case of an individual who begins an 
     undergraduate course of study in school year 2016-2017, 
     $750,000.
       ``(C) In the case of an individual who begins an 
     undergraduate course of study in school year 2017-2018 or 
     school year 2018-2019, the applicable family income limit 
     under this paragraph for an individual who began an 
     undergraduate course of study in the previous school year, 
     adjusted by the Mayor for inflation, as measured by the 
     percentage increase, if any, from the preceding fiscal year 
     in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, 
     published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department 
     of Labor.
       ``(D) In the case of an individual who begins an 
     undergraduate course of study in school year 2019-2020, 
     $500,000.
       ``(E) In the case of an individual who begins an 
     undergraduate course of study in school year 2020-2021, the 
     amount described in subparagraph (D), adjusted by the Mayor 
     for inflation, as measured by the percentage increase, if 
     any, from the preceding fiscal year in the Consumer Price 
     Index for All Urban Consumers, published by the Bureau of 
     Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.
       ``(F) In the case of an individual who begins an 
     undergraduate course of study in school year 2021-2022, 
     $750,000.
       ``(G) In the case of an individual who begins an 
     undergraduate course of study in school year 2022-2023 or any 
     succeeding school year, the applicable family income limit 
     under this paragraph for an individual who began an 
     undergraduate course of study in the previous school year, 
     adjusted by the Mayor for inflation, as measured by the 
     percentage increase, if any, from the preceding fiscal year 
     in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, 
     published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department 
     of Labor.''.
       (c) The amendments made by this section shall take effect 
     as if included in the enactment of the Financial Services and 
     General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 (division D of 
     Public Law 116-6).
       Sec. 806.  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. 807. (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. 808.  No services may be made available in accordance 
     with section 740(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act 
     (sec. 1-207.40(a), D.C. Official Code) at any time during 
     fiscal year 2023.
       Sec. 809.  Section 3 of the District of Columbia College 
     Access Act of 1999 (sec.38-2702, D.C. Official Code), is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking ``$10,000'' and 
     inserting ``$15,000'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking ``$50,000'' and 
     inserting ``$75,000'';
       (3) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking ``and'' at the 
     end;
       (4) in subsection (b)(1), by redesignating subparagraph (B) 
     as subparagraph (C) and inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
     following new subparagraph; ``(B) after making reductions 
     under subparagraph (A), ratably reduce the amount of the 
     tuition and fee payment of each eligible student who receives 
     more than $10,000 for the award year; and''; and
       (5) in subparagraph (C) of subsection (b)(1), as so 
     redesignated, by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraphs (A) and (B)''.
       Sec. 810. Adjustments in Compensation Rates for Certain 
     Personnel.--
       (a) Attorneys Representing Indigent Defendants.--
       (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) Criminal Justice Investigators.--
       (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. 811.  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''.

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

                                TITLE I

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                       Bureau of Land Management

                   management of lands and resources

       For necessary expenses for protection, use, improvement, 
     development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification, 
     acquisition of easements and other interests in lands, and 
     performance of other functions, including maintenance of 
     facilities, as authorized by law, in the management of lands 
     and their resources under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of 
     Land Management, including the general administration of the 
     Bureau, and assessment of mineral potential of public lands 
     pursuant to section 1010(a) of Public Law 96-487 (16 U.S.C. 
     3150(a)), $1,416,126,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2024; of which $79,345,000 for annual and deferred 
     maintenance and $156,100,000 for the wild horse and burro 
     program, as authorized by Public Law 92-195 (16 U.S.C. 1331 
     et seq.), shall remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That amounts in the fee account of the BLM Permit Processing 
     Improvement Fund may be used for any bureau-related expenses 
     associated with the processing of oil and gas applications 
     for permits to drill and related use of authorizations:  
     Provided further, That of the amounts made available under 
     this heading, up to $1,000,000 may be made available for the 
     purposes described in section 122(e)(1)(A) of division G of 
     Public Law 115-31 (43 U.S.C. 1748c(e)(1)(A)).
       In addition, $51,020,000, to remain available until 
     expended, is for conducting oil and gas inspection 
     activities, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau 
     and credited to this appropriation from onshore oil and gas 
     inspection fees that the Bureau shall collect, as provided 
     for in this Act; and $39,696,000 is for Mining Law 
     Administration program operations, including the cost of 
     administering the mining claim fee program, to remain 
     available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected 
     by the Bureau and credited to this appropriation from mining 
     claim maintenance fees and location fees that are hereby 
     authorized for fiscal year 2023, so as to result in a final 
     appropriation estimated at not more than $1,416,126,000 and 
     $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, from 
     communication site rental fees established by the Bureau for 
     the cost of administering communication site activities.

                   oregon and california grant lands

       For expenses necessary for management, protection, and 
     development of resources and for construction, operation, and 
     maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and other 
     improvements on the revested Oregon and California Railroad 
     grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Oregon and 
     California land-grant counties of Oregon, and on adjacent 
     rights-of-way; and acquisition of lands or interests therein, 
     including existing connecting roads on or adjacent to such 
     grant lands; $125,049,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That 25 percent of the aggregate of all 
     receipts during the current fiscal year from the revested 
     Oregon and California Railroad grant lands is hereby made a 
     charge against the Oregon and California land-grant fund and 
     shall be transferred to the General Fund in the Treasury in 
     accordance with the second paragraph of subsection (b) of 
     title II of the Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 2605).

                           range improvements

       For rehabilitation, protection, and acquisition of lands 
     and interests therein, and improvement

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

               service charges, deposits, and forfeitures

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

                       miscellaneous trust funds

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

                       administrative provisions

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

                United States Fish and Wildlife Service

                          resource management

       For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, as authorized by law, and for scientific 
     and economic studies, general administration, and for the 
     performance of other authorized functions related to such 
     resources, $1,649,753,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2024:  Provided, That not to exceed $25,946,000 
     shall be used for implementing subsections (a), (b), (c), and 
     (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
     U.S.C. 1533) (except for processing petitions, developing and 
     issuing proposed and final regulations, and taking any other 
     steps to implement actions described in subsection (c)(2)(A), 
     (c)(2)(B)(i), or (c)(2)(B)(ii)) of such section.

                              construction

       For construction, improvement, acquisition, or removal of 
     buildings and other facilities required in the conservation, 
     management, investigation, protection, and utilization of 
     fish and wildlife resources, and the acquisition of lands and 
     interests therein; $32,904,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That such amounts are available for the 
     modernization of field communication capabilities, in 
     addition to amounts otherwise available for such purpose.

            cooperative endangered species conservation fund

       For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535), $24,564,000, 
     to remain available until expended, to be derived from the 
     Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund.

                     national wildlife refuge fund

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

               north american wetlands conservation fund

       For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the 
     North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4401 et 
     seq.), $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                neotropical migratory bird conservation

       For expenses necessary to carry out the Neotropical 
     Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), 
     $5,100,000, to remain available until expended.

                multinational species conservation fund

       For expenses necessary to carry out the African Elephant 
     Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.), the Asian Elephant 
     Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4261 et seq.), the 
     Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301 
     et seq.), the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 
     6301 et seq.), and the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 
     (16 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), $25,500,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

                    state and tribal wildlife grants

       For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the 
     District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States 
     Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, 
     and Indian tribes under the provisions of the Fish and 
     Wildlife Act of 1956 and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination 
     Act, for the development and implementation of programs for 
     the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including species 
     that are not hunted or fished, $74,362,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That of the amount 
     provided herein, $6,250,000 is for a competitive grant 
     program for Indian tribes not subject to the remaining 
     provisions of this appropriation:  Provided further, That 
     $7,862,000 is for a competitive grant program to implement 
     approved plans for States, territories, and other 
     jurisdictions and at the discretion of affected States, the 
     regional Associations of fish and wildlife agencies, not 
     subject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall, after deducting 
     $14,112,000 and administrative expenses, apportion the amount 
     provided herein in the following manner: (1) to the District 
     of Columbia and to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, each a 
     sum equal to not more than one-half of 1 percent thereof; and 
     (2) to Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin 
     Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands, each a sum equal to not more than one-fourth of 1 
     percent thereof:  Provided further, That the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall apportion the remaining amount in the 
     following manner: (1) one-third of which is based on the 
     ratio to which the land area of such State bears to the total 
     land area of all such States; and (2) two-thirds of which is 
     based on the ratio to which the population of such State 
     bears to the total population of all such States:  Provided 
     further, That the amounts apportioned under this paragraph 
     shall be adjusted equitably so that no State shall be 
     apportioned a sum which is less than 1 percent of the amount 
     available for apportionment under this paragraph for any 
     fiscal year or more than 5 percent of such amount:  Provided 
     further, That the Federal share of planning grants shall not 
     exceed 75 percent of the total costs of such projects and the 
     Federal share of implementation grants shall not exceed 65 
     percent of the total costs of such projects:  Provided 
     further, That the non-Federal share of such projects may not 
     be derived from Federal grant programs:  Provided further, 
     That any amount apportioned in 2023 to any State, territory, 
     or other jurisdiction that remains unobligated as of 
     September 30, 2024, shall be reapportioned, together with 
     funds appropriated in 2025, in the manner provided herein.

                       administrative provisions

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

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     I of division E of Public Law 112-74 (16 U.S.C. 742l-1) is 
     amended by striking ``2012'' and inserting ``2023'' and 
     striking ``$400,000'' and inserting ``$750,000''.

                         National Park Service

                 operation of the national park system

       For expenses necessary for the management, operation, and 
     maintenance of areas and facilities administered by the 
     National Park Service and for the general administration of 
     the National Park Service, $3,089,856,000, of which 
     $11,661,000 for planning and interagency coordination in 
     support of Everglades restoration and $135,980,000 for 
     maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation projects for 
     constructed assets and $188,184,000 for cyclic maintenance 
     projects for constructed assets and cultural resources and 
     $5,000,000 for uses authorized by section 101122 of title 54, 
     United States Code shall remain available until September 30, 
     2024:  Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading 
     in this Act are available for the purposes of section 5 of 
     Public Law 95-348:  Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     section 9 of the 400 Years of African-American History 
     Commission Act (36 U.S.C. note prec. 101; Public Law 115-
     102), $3,300,000 of the funds provided under this heading 
     shall be made available for the purposes specified by that 
     Act:  Provided further, That sections (7)(b) and (8) of that 
     Act shall be amended by striking ``July 1, 2023'' and 
     inserting ``July 1, 2024''.
       In addition, for purposes described in section 2404 of 
     Public Law 116-9, an amount equal to the amount deposited in 
     this fiscal year into the National Park Medical Services Fund 
     established pursuant to such section of such Act, to remain 
     available until expended, shall be derived from such Fund.

                  national recreation and preservation

       For expenses necessary to carry out recreation programs, 
     natural programs, cultural programs, heritage partnership 
     programs, environmental compliance and review, international 
     park affairs, and grant administration, not otherwise 
     provided for, $88,243,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2024.

                       historic preservation fund

       For expenses necessary in carrying out the National 
     Historic Preservation Act (division A of subtitle III of 
     title 54, United States Code), $170,825,000, to be derived 
     from the Historic Preservation Fund and to remain available 
     until September 30, 2024, of which $26,500,000 shall be for 
     Save America's Treasures grants for preservation of 
     nationally significant sites, structures and artifacts as 
     authorized by section 7303 of the Omnibus Public Land 
     Management Act of 2009 (54 U.S.C. 3089):  Provided, That an 
     individual Save America's Treasures grant shall be matched by 
     non-Federal funds:  Provided further, That individual 
     projects shall only be eligible for one grant:  Provided 
     further, That all projects to be funded shall be approved by 
     the Secretary of the Interior in consultation with the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further, 
     That of the funds provided for the Historic Preservation 
     Fund, $1,250,000 is for competitive grants for the survey and 
     nomination of properties to the National Register of Historic 
     Places and as National Historic Landmarks associated with 
     communities currently under-represented, as determined by the 
     Secretary; $26,750,000 is for competitive grants to preserve 
     the sites and stories of the Civil Rights movement; 
     $10,000,000 is for grants to Historically Black Colleges and 
     Universities; $10,000,000 is for competitive grants for the 
     restoration of historic properties of national, State, and 
     local significance listed on or eligible for inclusion on the 
     National Register of Historic Places, to be made without 
     imposing the usage or direct grant restrictions of section 
     101(e)(3) (54 U.S.C. 302904) of the National Historical 
     Preservation Act; $3,000,000 is for a competitive grant 
     program to honor the semiquincentennial anniversary of the 
     United States by restoring and preserving sites and 
     structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places 
     that commemorate the founding of the nation; and $11,650,000 
     is for projects specified for the Historic Preservation Fund 
     in the table titled ``Interior and Environment Incorporation 
     of Community Project Funding Items'' included for this 
     division in the report accompanying this Act:  Provided 
     further, That such competitive grants shall be made without 
     imposing the matching requirements in section 302902(b)(3) of 
     title 54, United States Code to States and Indian tribes as 
     defined in chapter 3003 of such title, Native Hawaiian 
     organizations, local governments, including Certified Local 
     Governments, and non-profit organizations.

                              construction

       For construction, improvements, repair, or replacement of 
     physical facilities, and compliance and planning for programs 
     and areas administered by the National Park Service, 
     $279,340,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That notwithstanding any other provision of law, for any 
     project initially funded in fiscal year 2023 with a future 
     phase indicated in the National Park Service 5-Year Line Item 
     Construction Plan, a single procurement may be issued which 
     includes the full scope of the project:  Provided further, 
     That the solicitation and contract shall contain the clause 
     availability of funds found at 48 CFR 52.232-18:  Provided 
     further, That National Park Service Donations, Park 
     Concessions Franchise Fees, and Recreation Fees may be made 
     available for the cost of adjustments and changes within the 
     original scope of effort for projects funded by the National 
     Park Service Construction appropriation:  Provided further, 
     That the Secretary of the Interior shall consult with the 
     Committees on Appropriations, in accordance with current 
     reprogramming thresholds, prior to making any charges 
     authorized by this section.

                          centennial challenge

       For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of 
     section 101701 of title 54, United States Code, relating to 
     challenge cost share agreements, $15,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, for Centennial Challenge projects 
     and programs:  Provided, That not less than 50 percent of the 
     total cost of each project or program shall be derived from 
     non-Federal sources in the form of donated cash, assets, or a 
     pledge of donation guaranteed by an irrevocable letter of 
     credit.

                       administrative provisions

                     (including transfer of funds)

       In addition to other uses set forth in section 101917(c)(2) 
     of title 54, United States Code, franchise fees credited to a 
     sub-account shall be available for expenditure by the 
     Secretary, without further appropriation, for use at any unit 
     within the National Park System to extinguish or reduce 
     liability for Possessory Interest or leasehold surrender 
     interest. Such funds may only be used for this purpose to the 
     extent that the benefitting unit anticipated franchise fee 
     receipts over the term of the contract at that unit exceed 
     the amount of funds used to extinguish or reduce liability. 
     Franchise fees at the benefitting unit shall be credited to 
     the sub-account of the originating unit over a period not to 
     exceed the term of a single contract at the benefitting unit, 
     in the amount of funds so expended to extinguish or reduce 
     liability.
       For the costs of administration of the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund grants authorized by section 105(a)(2)(B) 
     of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (Public Law 
     109-432), the National Park Service may retain up to 3 
     percent of the amounts which are authorized to be disbursed 
     under such section, such retained amounts to remain available 
     until expended.
       National Park Service funds may be transferred to the 
     Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of 
     Transportation, for purposes authorized under 23 U.S.C. 203. 
     Transfers may include a reasonable amount for FHWA 
     administrative support costs.

                    United States Geological Survey

                 surveys, investigations, and research

       For expenses necessary for the United States Geological 
     Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and research 
     covering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, and the 
     mineral and water resources of the United States, its 
     territories and possessions, and other areas as authorized by 
     43 U.S.C. 31, 1332, and 1340; classify lands as to their 
     mineral and water resources; give engineering supervision to 
     power permittees and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
     licensees; administer the minerals exploration program (30 
     U.S.C. 641); conduct inquiries into the economic conditions 
     affecting mining and materials processing industries (30 
     U.S.C. 3, 21a, and 1603; 50 U.S.C. 98g(a)(1)) and related 
     purposes as authorized by law; and to publish and disseminate 
     data relative to the foregoing activities; $1,644,232,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2024; of which 
     $92,274,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     satellite operations; and of which $74,840,000 shall be 
     available until expended for deferred maintenance and capital 
     improvement projects that exceed $100,000 in cost:  Provided, 
     That none of the funds provided for the ecosystem research 
     activity shall be used to conduct new surveys on private 
     property, unless specifically authorized in writing by the 
     property owner:  Provided further, That no part of this 
     appropriation shall be used to pay more than one-half the 
     cost of topographic mapping or water resources data 
     collection and investigations carried on in cooperation with 
     States and municipalities.

                       administrative provisions

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

                   Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

                        ocean energy management

       For expenses necessary for granting and administering 
     leases, easements, rights-of-way, and agreements for use for 
     oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-related 
     purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf and approving 
     operations related thereto, as authorized by law; for 
     environmental studies, as authorized by law; for implementing 
     other laws and to the extent provided by Presidential or 
     Secretarial delegation; and for matching grants or 
     cooperative

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     agreements $228,765,000, of which $191,765,000 is to remain 
     available until September 30, 2024, and of which $37,000,000 
     is to remain available until expended:  Provided, That this 
     total appropriation shall be reduced by amounts collected by 
     the Secretary of the Interior and credited to this 
     appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from 
     increases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, 
     and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by the 
     Bureau of Ocean Energy Management pursuant to the Outer 
     Continental Shelf Lands Act, including studies, assessments, 
     analysis, and miscellaneous administrative activities:  
     Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be 
     reduced as such collections are received during the fiscal 
     year, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2023 
     appropriation estimated at not more than $191,765,000:  
     Provided further, That not to exceed $3,000 shall be 
     available for reasonable expenses related to promoting 
     volunteer beach and marine cleanup activities.

             Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

             offshore safety and environmental enforcement

       For expenses necessary for the regulation of operations 
     related to leases, easements, rights-of-way, and agreements 
     for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-
     related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf, as 
     authorized by law; for enforcing and implementing laws and 
     regulations as authorized by law and to the extent provided 
     by Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching 
     grants or cooperative agreements, $175,086,000, of which 
     $151,086,000 is to remain available until September 30, 2024, 
     and of which $24,000,000 is to remain available until 
     expended, including $5,000,000 for offshore decommissioning 
     activities:  Provided, That this total appropriation shall be 
     reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary of the Interior 
     and credited to this appropriation from additions to receipts 
     resulting from increases to lease rental rates in effect on 
     August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery fees from activities 
     conducted by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
     Enforcement pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
     Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and 
     miscellaneous administrative activities:  Provided further, 
     That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such 
     collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to 
     result in a final fiscal year 2023 appropriation estimated at 
     not more than $156,086,000.
       For an additional amount, $44,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the 
     Secretary and credited to this appropriation, which shall be 
     derived from non-refundable inspection fees collected in 
     fiscal year 2023, as provided in this Act:  Provided, That to 
     the extent that amounts realized from such inspection fees 
     exceed $44,000,000, the amounts realized in excess of 
     $44,000,000 shall be credited to this appropriation and 
     remain available until expended:  Provided further, That for 
     fiscal year 2023, not less than 50 percent of the inspection 
     fees expended by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
     Enforcement will be used to fund personnel and mission-
     related costs to expand capacity and expedite the orderly 
     development, subject to environmental safeguards, of the 
     Outer Continental Shelf pursuant to the Outer Continental 
     Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), including the 
     review of applications for permits to drill.

                           oil spill research

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

          Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

                       regulation and technology

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public 
     Law 95-87, $122,076,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2024, of which $65,000,000 shall be available for state 
     and tribal regulatory grants:  Provided, That appropriations 
     for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 
     may provide for the travel and per diem expenses of State and 
     tribal personnel attending Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training.
       In addition, for costs to review, administer, and enforce 
     permits issued by the Office pursuant to section 507 of 
     Public Law 95-87 (30 U.S.C. 1257), $40,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That fees assessed and 
     collected by the Office pursuant to such section 507 shall be 
     credited to this account as discretionary offsetting 
     collections, to remain available until expended:  Provided 
     further, That the sum herein appropriated from the general 
     fund shall be reduced as collections are received during the 
     fiscal year, so as to result in a fiscal year 2023 
     appropriation estimated at not more than $122,076,000.

                    abandoned mine reclamation fund

       For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the Surface 
     Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95-87, 
     $34,142,000, to be derived from receipts of the Abandoned 
     Mine Reclamation Fund and to remain available until expended: 
      Provided, That pursuant to Public Law 97-365, the Department 
     of the Interior is authorized to use up to 20 percent from 
     the recovery of the delinquent debt owed to the United States 
     Government to pay for contracts to collect these debts:  
     Provided further, That funds made available under title IV of 
     Public Law 95-87 may be used for any required non-Federal 
     share of the cost of projects funded by the Federal 
     Government for the purpose of environmental restoration 
     related to treatment or abatement of acid mine drainage from 
     abandoned mines:  Provided further, That such projects must 
     be consistent with the purposes and priorities of the Surface 
     Mining Control and Reclamation Act:  Provided further, That 
     amounts provided under this heading may be used for the 
     travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel 
     attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
     Enforcement sponsored training.
       In addition, $135,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, for grants to States and federally recognized 
     Indian Tribes for reclamation of abandoned mine lands and 
     other related activities in accordance with the terms and 
     conditions described in the report accompanying this Act:  
     Provided, That such additional amount shall be used for 
     economic and community development in conjunction with the 
     priorities in section 403(a) of the Surface Mining Control 
     and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)):  Provided 
     further, That of such additional amount, $88,042,000 shall be 
     distributed in equal amounts to the three Appalachian States 
     with the greatest amount of unfunded needs to meet the 
     priorities described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of such 
     section, $35,218,000 shall be distributed in equal amounts to 
     the three Appalachian States with the subsequent greatest 
     amount of unfunded needs to meet such priorities, and 
     $11,740,000 shall be for grants to federally recognized 
     Indian Tribes without regard to their status as certified or 
     uncertified under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation 
     Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)), for reclamation of abandoned 
     mine lands and other related activities in accordance with 
     the terms and conditions described in the report accompanying 
     this Act and shall be used for economic and community 
     development in conjunction with the priorities in section 
     403(a) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 
     1977:  Provided further, That such additional amount shall be 
     allocated to States and Indian Tribes within 60 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.

                             Indian Affairs

                        Bureau of Indian Affairs

                      operation of indian programs

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian 
     programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of 
     November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13) and the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 
     5301 et seq.), $2,149,387,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2024, except as otherwise provided herein; of 
     which not to exceed $8,500 may be for official reception and 
     representation expenses; of which not to exceed $78,488,000 
     shall be for welfare assistance payments:  Provided, That in 
     cases of designated Federal disasters, the Secretary of the 
     Interior may exceed such cap for welfare payments from the 
     amounts provided herein, to provide for disaster relief to 
     Indian communities affected by the disaster:  Provided 
     further, That federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal 
     organizations of federally recognized Indian tribes may use 
     their tribal priority allocations for unmet welfare 
     assistance costs:  Provided further, That not to exceed 
     $67,084,000 shall remain available until expended for housing 
     improvement, road maintenance, land acquisition, attorney 
     fees, litigation support, land records improvement, and the 
     Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program:  Provided further, That any 
     forestry funds allocated to a federally recognized tribe 
     which remain unobligated as of September 30, 2024, may be 
     transferred during fiscal year 2025 to an Indian forest land 
     assistance account established for the benefit of the holder 
     of the funds within the holder's trust fund account:  
     Provided further, That any such unobligated balances not so 
     transferred shall expire on September 30, 2025:  Provided 
     further, That in order to enhance the safety of Bureau field 
     employees, the Bureau may use funds to purchase uniforms or 
     other identifying articles of clothing for personnel:  
     Provided further, That the Bureau of Indian Affairs may 
     accept transfers of funds from United States Customs and 
     Border Protection to supplement any other funding available 
     for reconstruction or repair of roads owned by the Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs as identified on the National Tribal 
     Transportation Facility Inventory, 23 U.S.C. 202(b)(1).

                       indian land consolidation

       For the acquisition of fractional interests to further land 
     consolidation as authorized under the Indian Land 
     Consolidation Act Amendments of 2000 (Public Law 106-462), 
     and the American Indian Probate Reform Act of 2004 (Public 
     Law 108-374), $50,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That any provision of the Indian Land 
     Consolidation Act Amendments of 2000 (Public Law 106-462) 
     that requires or otherwise relates to application of a lien 
     shall not apply to the acquisitions funded herein.

                         contract support costs

       For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for 
     contract support costs associated with Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act agreements with 
     the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian 
     Education for fiscal year 2023, such sums as may be 
     necessary, which shall be available for obligation through 
     September 30, 2024:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, no amounts made available under this 
     heading shall be available for transfer to another budget 
     account.

                       payments for tribal leases

       For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for leases 
     pursuant to section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination 
     and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5324(l)) for fiscal 
     year

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     2023, such sums as may be necessary, which shall be available 
     for obligation through September 30, 2024:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amounts made 
     available under this heading shall be available for transfer 
     to another budget account.

                              construction

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of 
     irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, and other 
     facilities, including architectural and engineering services 
     by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; 
     and preparation of lands for farming, and for construction of 
     the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pursuant to Public Law 
     87-483; $181,009,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That such amounts as may be available for the 
     construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project may be 
     transferred to the Bureau of Reclamation:  Provided further, 
     That any funds provided for the Safety of Dams program 
     pursuant to the Act of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), shall 
     be made available on a nonreimbursable basis:  Provided 
     further, That this appropriation may be reimbursed from the 
     Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians 
     appropriation for the appropriate share of construction costs 
     for space expansion needed in agency offices to meet trust 
     reform implementation:  Provided further, That of the funds 
     made available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be 
     derived from the Indian Irrigation Fund established by 
     section 3211 of the WIIN Act (Public Law 114-322; 130 Stat. 
     1749).

 indian land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to 
                                indians

       For payments and necessary administrative expenses for 
     implementation of Indian land and water claim settlements 
     pursuant to Public Laws 99-264, 114-322, and 116-260, and for 
     implementation of other land and water rights settlements, 
     $825,000, to remain available until expended.

                 indian guaranteed loan program account

       For the cost of guaranteed loans and insured loans, 
     $13,884,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, of 
     which $2,680,000 is for administrative expenses, as 
     authorized by the Indian Financing Act of 1974:  Provided, 
     That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, 
     shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974:  Provided further, That these funds are 
     available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of 
     which is to be guaranteed or insured, not to exceed 
     $150,213,551.

                       Bureau of Indian Education

                 operation of indian education programs

       For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian 
     education programs, as authorized by law, including the 
     Snyder Act of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), the Indian 
     Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 
     U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 
     U.S.C. 2001-2019), and the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 
     1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), $1,202,676,000 to remain 
     available until September 30, 2024, except as otherwise 
     provided herein:  Provided, That federally recognized Indian 
     tribes and tribal organizations of federally recognized 
     Indian tribes may use their tribal priority allocations for 
     unmet welfare assistance costs:  Provided further, That not 
     to exceed $870,288,000 for school operations costs of Bureau-
     funded schools and other education programs shall become 
     available on July 1, 2023, and shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2024:  Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, including but not limited to the 
     Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et 
     seq.) and section 1128 of the Education Amendments of 1978 
     (25 U.S.C. 2008), not to exceed $99,107,000 within and only 
     from such amounts made available for school operations shall 
     be available for administrative cost grants associated with 
     grants approved prior to July 1, 2023:  Provided further, 
     That in order to enhance the safety of Bureau field 
     employees, the Bureau may use funds to purchase uniforms or 
     other identifying articles of clothing for personnel.

                         education construction

       For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of 
     buildings, utilities, and other facilities necessary for the 
     operation of Indian education programs, including 
     architectural and engineering services by contract; 
     acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; $375,102,000 to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That in order to 
     ensure timely completion of construction projects, the 
     Secretary of the Interior may assume control of a project and 
     all funds related to the project, if, not later than 18 
     months after the date of the enactment of this Act, any 
     Public Law 100-297 (25 U.S.C. 2501, et seq.) grantee 
     receiving funds appropriated in this Act or in any prior Act, 
     has not completed the planning and design phase of the 
     project and commenced construction.

                       administrative provisions

       The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian 
     Education may carry out the operation of Indian programs by 
     direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, 
     compacts, and grants, either directly or in cooperation with 
     States and other organizations.
       Notwithstanding Public Law 87-279 (25 U.S.C. 15), the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs may contract for services in support 
     of the management, operation, and maintenance of the Power 
     Division of the San Carlos Irrigation Project.
       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
     available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bureau of 
     Indian Education for central office oversight and Executive 
     Direction and Administrative Services (except Executive 
     Direction and Administrative Services funding for Tribal 
     Priority Allocations, regional offices, and facilities 
     operations and maintenance) shall be available for contracts, 
     grants, compacts, or cooperative agreements with the Bureau 
     of Indian Affairs or the Bureau of Indian Education under the 
     provisions of the Indian Self-Determination Act or the Tribal 
     Self-Governance Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-413).
       In the event any tribe returns appropriations made 
     available by this Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the 
     Bureau of Indian Education, this action shall not diminish 
     the Federal Government's trust responsibility to that tribe, 
     or the government-to-government relationship between the 
     United States and that tribe, or that tribe's ability to 
     access future appropriations.
       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
     available to the Bureau of Indian Education, other than the 
     amounts provided herein for assistance to public schools 
     under 25 U.S.C. 452 et seq., shall be available to support 
     the operation of any elementary or secondary school in the 
     State of Alaska.
       No funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education shall 
     be used to support expanded grades for any school or 
     dormitory beyond the grade structure in place or approved by 
     the Secretary of the Interior at each school in the Bureau of 
     Indian Education school system as of October 1, 1995, except 
     that the Secretary of the Interior may waive this prohibition 
     to support expansion of up to one additional grade when the 
     Secretary determines such waiver is needed to support 
     accomplishment of the mission of the Bureau of Indian 
     Education, or more than one grade to expand the elementary 
     grade structure for Bureau-funded schools with a K-2 grade 
     structure on October 1, 1996. Appropriations made available 
     in this or any prior Act for schools funded by the Bureau 
     shall be available, in accordance with the Bureau's funding 
     formula, only to the schools in the Bureau school system as 
     of September 1, 1996, and to any school or school program 
     that was reinstated in fiscal year 2012. Funds made available 
     under this Act may not be used to establish a charter school 
     at a Bureau-funded school (as that term is defined in section 
     1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021)), 
     except that a charter school that is in existence on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act and that has operated at a 
     Bureau-funded school before September 1, 1999, may continue 
     to operate during that period, but only if the charter school 
     pays to the Bureau a pro rata share of funds to reimburse the 
     Bureau for the use of the real and personal property 
     (including buses and vans), the funds of the charter school 
     are kept separate and apart from Bureau funds, and the Bureau 
     does not assume any obligation for charter school programs of 
     the State in which the school is located if the charter 
     school loses such funding. Employees of Bureau-funded schools 
     sharing a campus with a charter school and performing 
     functions related to the charter school's operation and 
     employees of a charter school shall not be treated as Federal 
     employees for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United 
     States Code.
       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including 
     section 113 of title I of appendix C of Public Law 106-113, 
     if in fiscal year 2003 or 2004 a grantee received indirect 
     and administrative costs pursuant to a distribution formula 
     based on section 5(f) of Public Law 101-301, the Secretary 
     shall continue to distribute indirect and administrative cost 
     funds to such grantee using the section 5(f) distribution 
     formula.
       Funds available under this Act may not be used to establish 
     satellite locations of schools in the Bureau school system as 
     of September 1, 1996, except that the Secretary may waive 
     this prohibition in order for an Indian tribe to provide 
     language and cultural immersion educational programs for non-
     public schools located within the jurisdictional area of the 
     tribal government which exclusively serve tribal members, do 
     not include grades beyond those currently served at the 
     existing Bureau-funded school, provide an educational 
     environment with educator presence and academic facilities 
     comparable to the Bureau-funded school, comply with all 
     applicable Tribal, Federal, or State health and safety 
     standards, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, and 
     demonstrate the benefits of establishing operations at a 
     satellite location in lieu of incurring extraordinary costs, 
     such as for transportation or other impacts to students such 
     as those caused by busing students extended distances:  
     Provided, That no funds available under this Act may be used 
     to fund operations, maintenance, rehabilitation, 
     construction, or other facilities-related costs for such 
     assets that are not owned by the Bureau:  Provided further, 
     That the term ``satellite school'' means a school location 
     physically separated from the existing Bureau school by more 
     than 50 miles but that forms part of the existing school in 
     all other respects.
       Funds made available for Tribal Priority Allocations within 
     Operation of Indian Programs and Operation of Indian 
     Education Programs may be used to execute requested 
     adjustments in tribal priority allocations initiated by an 
     Indian Tribe.

           Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians

                         federal trust programs

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the operation of trust programs for Indians by direct 
     expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and 
     grants, $111,286,000, to remain available until expended, of 
     which not to exceed $17,867,000 from this or any other Act, 
     may be available for historical accounting:  Provided, That 
     funds for trust management improvements and litigation 
     support may, as needed, be transferred to or merged with the 
     Bureau

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     of Indian Affairs, ``Operation of Indian Programs'' and 
     Bureau of Indian Education, ``Operation of Indian Education 
     Programs'' accounts; the Office of the Solicitor, ``Salaries 
     and Expenses'' account; and the Office of the Secretary, 
     ``Departmental Operations'' account:  Provided further, That 
     funds made available through contracts or grants obligated 
     during fiscal year 2023, as authorized by the Indian Self-
     Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), shall 
     remain available until expended by the contractor or grantee: 
      Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, the Secretary shall not be required to provide a 
     quarterly statement of performance for any Indian trust 
     account that has not had activity for at least 15 months and 
     has a balance of $15 or less:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall issue an annual account statement and 
     maintain a record of any such accounts and shall permit the 
     balance in each such account to be withdrawn upon the express 
     written request of the account holder:  Provided further, 
     That not to exceed $100,000 is available for the Secretary to 
     make payments to correct administrative errors of either 
     disbursements from or deposits to Individual Indian Money or 
     Tribal accounts after September 30, 2002:  Provided further, 
     That erroneous payments that are recovered shall be credited 
     to and remain available in this account for this purpose:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall not be required to 
     reconcile Special Deposit Accounts with a balance of less 
     than $500 unless the Office of the Special Trustee receives 
     proof of ownership from a Special Deposit Accounts claimant:  
     Provided further, That notwithstanding section 102 of the 
     American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 
     (Public Law 103-412) or any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary may aggregate the trust accounts of individuals 
     whose whereabouts are unknown for a continuous period of at 
     least 5 years and shall not be required to generate periodic 
     statements of performance for the individual accounts:  
     Provided further, That with respect to the eighth proviso, 
     the Secretary shall continue to maintain sufficient records 
     to determine the balance of the individual accounts, 
     including any accrued interest and income, and such funds 
     shall remain available to the individual account holders.

                          DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

                        Office of the Secretary

                        departmental operations

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for management of the Department of 
     the Interior and for grants and cooperative agreements, as 
     authorized by law, $147,706,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2024; of which not to exceed $15,000 may be for 
     official reception and representation expenses; of which up 
     to $1,000,000 shall be available for workers compensation 
     payments and unemployment compensation payments associated 
     with the orderly closure of the United States Bureau of 
     Mines; and of which $14,295,000 for Indian land, mineral, and 
     resource valuation activities shall remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That funds for Indian land, mineral, and 
     resource valuation activities may, as needed, be transferred 
     to and merged with the Bureau of Indian Affairs ``Operation 
     of Indian Programs'' and Bureau of Indian Education 
     ``Operation of Indian Education Programs'' accounts and the 
     Office of the Special Trustee ``Federal Trust Programs'' 
     account:  Provided further, That funds made available through 
     contracts or grants obligated during fiscal year 2023, as 
     authorized by the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 
     U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), shall remain available until expended 
     by the contractor or grantee.

                       administrative provisions

       For fiscal year 2023, up to $400,000 of the payments 
     authorized by chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, may 
     be retained for administrative expenses of the Payments in 
     Lieu of Taxes Program:  Provided, That the amounts provided 
     under this Act specifically for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes 
     program are the only amounts available for payments 
     authorized under chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code:  
     Provided further, That in the event the sums appropriated for 
     any fiscal year for payments pursuant to this chapter are 
     insufficient to make the full payments authorized by that 
     chapter to all units of local government, then the payment to 
     each local government shall be made proportionally:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary may make adjustments to payment 
     to individual units of local government to correct for prior 
     overpayments or underpayments:  Provided further, That no 
     payment shall be made pursuant to that chapter to otherwise 
     eligible units of local government if the computed amount of 
     the payment is less than $100.

                            Insular Affairs

                       assistance to territories

       For expenses necessary for assistance to territories under 
     the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and other 
     jurisdictions identified in section 104(e) of Public Law 108-
     188, $121,257,000, of which: (1) $111,040,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for territorial assistance, 
     including general technical assistance, maintenance 
     assistance, disaster assistance, coral reef initiative and 
     natural resources activities, and brown tree snake control 
     and research; grants to the judiciary in American Samoa for 
     compensation and expenses, as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 
     1661(c)); grants to the Government of American Samoa, in 
     addition to current local revenues, for construction and 
     support of governmental functions; grants to the Government 
     of the Virgin Islands, as authorized by law; grants to the 
     Government of Guam, as authorized by law; and grants to the 
     Government of the Northern Mariana Islands, as authorized by 
     law (Public Law 94-241; 90 Stat. 272); and (2) $10,217,000 
     shall be available until September 30, 2024, for salaries and 
     expenses of the Office of Insular Affairs:  Provided, That 
     all financial transactions of the territorial and local 
     governments herein provided for, including such transactions 
     of all agencies or instrumentalities established or used by 
     such governments, may be audited by the Government 
     Accountability Office, at its discretion, in accordance with 
     chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code:  Provided 
     further, That Northern Mariana Islands Covenant grant funding 
     shall be provided according to those terms of the Agreement 
     of the Special Representatives on Future United States 
     Financial Assistance for the Northern Mariana Islands 
     approved by Public Law 104-134:  Provided further, That the 
     funds for the program of operations and maintenance 
     improvement are appropriated to institutionalize routine 
     operations and maintenance improvement of capital 
     infrastructure with territorial participation and cost 
     sharing to be determined by the Secretary based on the 
     grantee's commitment to timely maintenance of its capital 
     assets:  Provided further, That any appropriation for 
     disaster assistance under this heading in this Act or 
     previous appropriations Acts may be used as non-Federal 
     matching funds for the purpose of hazard mitigation grants 
     provided pursuant to section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5170c).

                      compact of free association

       For grants and necessary expenses, $8,463,000, to remain 
     available until expended, as provided for in sections 
     221(a)(2) and 233 of the Compact of Free Association for the 
     Republic of Palau; and section 221(a)(2) of the Compacts of 
     Free Association for the Government of the Republic of the 
     Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia, as 
     authorized by Public Law 99-658 and Public Law 108-188:  
     Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     $5,000,000 is for deposit into the Compact Trust Fund of the 
     Republic of the Marshall Islands as compensation authorized 
     by Public Law 108-188 for adverse financial and economic 
     impacts.

                       Administrative Provisions

                     (including transfer of funds)

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

                        Office of the Solicitor

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, 
     $103,190,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.

                      Office of Inspector General

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
     $76,870,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.

                        Department-wide Programs

                        wildland fire management

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire 
     suppression operations, fire science and research, emergency 
     rehabilitation, fuels management activities, and rural fire 
     assistance by the Department of the Interior, $1,202,130,000, 
     to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 
     $10,000,000 shall be for the renovation or construction of 
     fire facilities:  Provided, That such funds are also 
     available for repayment of advances to other appropriation 
     accounts from which funds were previously transferred for 
     such purposes:  Provided further, That of the funds provided 
     $304,344,000 is for fuels management activities:  Provided 
     further, That of the funds provided $22,470,000 is for burned 
     area rehabilitation:  Provided further, That persons hired 
     pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1469 may be furnished subsistence and 
     lodging without cost from funds available from this 
     appropriation:  Provided further, That notwithstanding 42 
     U.S.C. 1856d, sums received by a bureau or office of the 
     Department of the Interior for fire protection rendered 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1856 et seq., protection of United 
     States property, may be credited to the appropriation from 
     which funds were expended to provide that protection, and are 
     available without fiscal year limitation:  Provided further, 
     That using the amounts designated under this title of this 
     Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into procurement 
     contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements, for fuels 
     management activities, and for training and monitoring 
     associated with such fuels management activities on Federal 
     land, or on adjacent non-Federal land for activities that 
     benefit resources on Federal land:  Provided further, That 
     the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement between 
     the Federal Government and any non-Federal entity may be

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     shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties:  
     Provided further, That notwithstanding requirements of the 
     Competition in Contracting Act, the Secretary, for purposes 
     of fuels management activities, may obtain maximum 
     practicable competition among: (1) local private, nonprofit, 
     or cooperative entities; (2) Youth Conservation Corps crews, 
     Public Lands Corps (Public Law 109-154), or related 
     partnerships with State, local, or nonprofit youth groups; 
     (3) small or micro-businesses; or (4) other entities that 
     will hire or train locally a significant percentage, defined 
     as 50 percent or more, of the project workforce to complete 
     such contracts:  Provided further, That in implementing this 
     section, the Secretary shall develop written guidance to 
     field units to ensure accountability and consistent 
     application of the authorities provided herein:  Provided 
     further, That funds appropriated under this heading may be 
     used to reimburse the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
     and the National Marine Fisheries Service for the costs of 
     carrying out their responsibilities under the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to consult and 
     conference, as required by section 7 of such Act, in 
     connection with wildland fire management activities:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior may use 
     wildland fire appropriations to enter into leases of real 
     property with local governments, at or below fair market 
     value, to construct capitalized improvements for fire 
     facilities on such leased properties, including but not 
     limited to fire guard stations, retardant stations, and other 
     initial attack and fire support facilities, and to make 
     advance payments for any such lease or for construction 
     activity associated with the lease:  Provided further, That 
     the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture may authorize the transfer of funds appropriated 
     for wildland fire management, in an aggregate amount not to 
     exceed $50,000,000 between the Departments when such 
     transfers would facilitate and expedite wildland fire 
     management programs and projects:  Provided further, That 
     funds provided for wildfire suppression shall be available 
     for support of Federal emergency response actions:  Provided 
     further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
     available for assistance to or through the Department of 
     State in connection with forest and rangeland research, 
     technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, 
     and, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall be 
     available to support forestry, wildland fire management, and 
     related natural resource activities outside the United States 
     and its territories and possessions, including technical 
     assistance, education and training, and cooperation with 
     United States and international organizations:  Provided 
     further, That of the funds provided under this heading, 
     $383,657,000 shall be available for wildfire suppression 
     operations, and is provided to meet the terms of section 
     4004(b)(5)(B) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the 
     concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and 
     section 1(g)(2) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as 
     engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.

              wildfire suppression operations reserve fund

                     (including transfers of funds)

       In addition to the amounts provided under the heading 
     ``Department of the Interior--Department-Wide Programs--
     Wildland Fire Management'' for wildfire suppression 
     operations, $340,000,000, to remain available until 
     transferred, is additional new budget authority as specified 
     for purposes of section 4004(b)(5) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th 
     Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
     year 2022, and section 1(g) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), 
     as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022: 
      Provided, That such amounts may be transferred to and merged 
     with amounts made available under the headings ``Department 
     of Agriculture--Forest Service--Wildland Fire Management'' 
     and ``Department of the Interior--Department-Wide Programs--
     Wildland Fire Management'' for wildfire suppression 
     operations in the fiscal year in which such amounts are 
     transferred:  Provided further, That amounts may be 
     transferred to the ``Wildland Fire Management'' accounts in 
     the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the 
     Interior only upon the notification of the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations that all wildfire suppression 
     operations funds appropriated under that heading in this and 
     prior appropriations Acts to the agency to which the funds 
     will be transferred will be obligated within 30 days:  
     Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under 
     this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority 
     provided by law:  Provided further, That, in determining 
     whether all wildfire suppression operations funds 
     appropriated under the heading ``Wildland Fire Management'' 
     in this and prior appropriations Acts to either the 
     Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior 
     will be obligated within 30 days pursuant to the preceding 
     proviso, any funds transferred or permitted to be transferred 
     pursuant to any other transfer authority provided by law 
     shall be excluded.

                    central hazardous materials fund

       For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior 
     and any of its component offices and bureaus for the response 
     action, including associated activities, performed pursuant 
     to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
     and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), $10,064,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

                energy community revitalization program

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior to 
     inventory, assess, decommission, reclaim, respond to 
     hazardous substance releases, remediate lands pursuant to 
     section 40704 of Public Law 117-58 (30 U.S.C. 1245), and 
     carry out the purposes of section 349 of the Energy Policy 
     Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15907), as amended, $45,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That such amount 
     shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 
     purposes:  Provided further, That amounts appropriated under 
     this heading are available for program management and 
     oversight of these activities:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary may transfer the funds provided under this heading 
     in this Act to any other account in the Department to carry 
     out such purposes, and may expend such funds directly, or 
     through grants:  Provided further, That these amounts are not 
     available to fulfill Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) 
     obligations agreed to in settlement or imposed by a court, 
     whether for payment of funds or for work to be performed.

           natural resource damage assessment and restoration

                natural resource damage assessment fund

       To conduct natural resource damage assessment, restoration 
     activities, and onshore oil spill preparedness by the 
     Department of the Interior necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), 
     the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), and 
     54 U.S.C. 100721 et seq., $8,059,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

                          working capital fund

       For the operation and maintenance of a departmental 
     financial and business management system, data management, 
     and information technology improvements of general benefit to 
     the Department, cybersecurity, and the consolidation of 
     facilities and operations throughout the Department, 
     $118,746,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That none of the funds appropriated in this Act or any other 
     Act may be used to establish reserves in the Working Capital 
     Fund account other than for accrued annual leave and 
     depreciation of equipment without prior approval of the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate:  Provided further, That the Secretary of the 
     Interior may assess reasonable charges to State, local, and 
     tribal government employees for training services provided by 
     the National Indian Program Training Center, other than 
     training related to Public Law 93-638:  Provided further, 
     That the Secretary may lease or otherwise provide space and 
     related facilities, equipment, or professional services of 
     the National Indian Program Training Center to State, local 
     and tribal government employees or persons or organizations 
     engaged in cultural, educational, or recreational activities 
     (as defined in section 3306(a) of title 40, United States 
     Code) at the prevailing rate for similar space, facilities, 
     equipment, or services in the vicinity of the National Indian 
     Program Training Center:  Provided further, That all funds 
     received pursuant to the two preceding provisos shall be 
     credited to this account, shall be available until expended, 
     and shall be used by the Secretary for necessary expenses of 
     the National Indian Program Training Center:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary may enter into grants and 
     cooperative agreements to support the Office of Natural 
     Resource Revenue's collection and disbursement of royalties, 
     fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, as authorized by 
     law.

                        administrative provision

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

                  office of natural resources revenue

       For necessary expenses for management of the collection and 
     disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue 
     proceeds, and for grants and cooperative agreements, as 
     authorized by law, $174,977,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2024; of which $69,751,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for the purpose of mineral revenue 
     management activities:  Provided, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, $15,000 shall be available for 
     refunds of overpayments in connection with certain Indian 
     leases in which the Secretary of the Interior concurred with 
     the claimed refund due, to pay amounts owed to Indian 
     allottees or tribes, or to correct prior unrecoverable 
     erroneous payments.

             General Provisions, Department of the Interior

                     (including transfers of funds)

               emergency transfer authority--intra-bureau

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

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             emergency transfer authority--department-wide

       Sec. 102.  The Secretary of the Interior may authorize the 
     expenditure or transfer of any no year appropriation in this 
     title, in addition to the amounts included in the budget 
     programs of the several agencies, for the suppression or 
     emergency prevention of wildland fires on or threatening 
     lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the 
     Interior; for the emergency rehabilitation of burned-over 
     lands under its jurisdiction; for emergency actions related 
     to potential or actual earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, 
     storms, or other unavoidable causes; for contingency planning 
     subsequent to actual oil spills; for response and natural 
     resource damage assessment activities related to actual oil 
     spills or releases of hazardous substances into the 
     environment; for the prevention, suppression, and control of 
     actual or potential grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks 
     on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, pursuant to 
     the authority in section 417(b) of Public Law 106-224 (7 
     U.S.C. 7717(b)); for emergency reclamation projects under 
     section 410 of Public Law 95-87; and shall transfer, from any 
     no year funds available to the Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, such funds as may be necessary 
     to permit assumption of regulatory authority in the event a 
     primacy State is not carrying out the regulatory provisions 
     of the Surface Mining Act:  Provided, That appropriations 
     made in this title for wildland fire operations shall be 
     available for the payment of obligations incurred during the 
     preceding fiscal year, and for reimbursement to other Federal 
     agencies for destruction of vehicles, aircraft, or other 
     equipment in connection with their use for wildland fire 
     operations, with such reimbursement to be credited to 
     appropriations currently available at the time of receipt 
     thereof:  Provided further, That for wildland fire 
     operations, no funds shall be made available under this 
     authority until the Secretary determines that funds 
     appropriated for ``wildland fire suppression'' shall be 
     exhausted within 30 days:  Provided further, That all funds 
     used pursuant to this section must be replenished by a 
     supplemental appropriation, which must be requested as 
     promptly as possible:  Provided further, That such 
     replenishment funds shall be used to reimburse, on a pro rata 
     basis, accounts from which emergency funds were transferred.

                        authorized use of funds

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

            authorized use of funds, indian trust management

       Sec. 104.  Appropriations made in this Act under the 
     headings Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian 
     Education, and Office of the Special Trustee for American 
     Indians and any unobligated balances from prior 
     appropriations Acts made under the same headings shall be 
     available for expenditure or transfer for Indian trust 
     management and reform activities. Total funding for 
     historical accounting activities shall not exceed amounts 
     specifically designated in this Act for such purpose. The 
     Secretary shall notify the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations within 60 days of the expenditure or transfer 
     of any funds under this section, including the amount 
     expended or transferred and how the funds will be used.

           redistribution of funds, bureau of indian affairs

       Sec. 105.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redistribute any 
     Tribal Priority Allocation funds, including tribal base 
     funds, to alleviate tribal funding inequities by transferring 
     funds to address identified, unmet needs, dual enrollment, 
     overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution 
     methodologies. No tribe shall receive a reduction in Tribal 
     Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 percent in fiscal 
     year 2023. Under circumstances of dual enrollment, 
     overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution 
     methodologies, the 10 percent limitation does not apply.

                 ellis, governors, and liberty islands

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

                outer continental shelf inspection fees

       Sec. 107. (a) In fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall collect a nonrefundable inspection fee, which 
     shall be deposited in the ``Offshore Safety and Environmental 
     Enforcement'' account, from the designated operator for 
     facilities subject to inspection under 43 U.S.C. 1348(c).
       (b) Annual fees shall be collected for facilities that are 
     above the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and are in 
     place at the start of the fiscal year. Fees for fiscal year 
     2023 shall be--
       (1) $11,725 for facilities with no wells, but with 
     processing equipment or gathering lines;
       (2) $18,984 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, with any 
     combination of active or inactive wells; and
       (3) $35,176 for facilities with more than 10 wells, with 
     any combination of active or inactive wells.
       (c) Fees shall be assessed for facilities that are above 
     the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and require follow-up 
     inspections. Fees for fiscal year 2023 shall be--
       (1) $5,863 for facilities with no wells, but with 
     processing or gathering lines;
       (2) $9,492 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, with any 
     combination of active or inactive wells; and
       (3) $17,588 for facilities with more than 10 wells, with 
     any combination of active or inactive wells.
       (d) Fees for drilling rigs shall be assessed for all 
     inspections completed in fiscal year 2023. Fees for fiscal 
     year 2023 shall be--
       (1) $34,059 per inspection for rigs operating in water 
     depths of 500 feet or more; and
       (2) $18,649 per inspection for rigs operating in water 
     depths of less than 500 feet.
       (e) Fees for inspection of well operations conducted via 
     non-rig units as outlined in title 30 CFR 250 subparts D, E, 
     F, and Q shall be assessed for all inspections completed in 
     fiscal year 2023. Fees for fiscal year 2023 shall be--
       (1) $13,260 per inspection for non-rig units operating in 
     water depths of 2,500 feet or more;
       (2) $11,530 per inspection for non-rig units operating in 
     water depths between 500 and 2,499 feet; and
       (3) $4,470 per inspection for non-rig units operating in 
     water depths of less than 500 feet.
       (f) The Secretary shall bill designated operators under 
     subsection (b) quarterly, with payment required within 30 
     days of billing. The Secretary shall bill designated 
     operators under subsection (c) within 30 days of the end of 
     the month in which the inspection occurred, with payment 
     required within 30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill 
     designated operators under subsection (d) with payment 
     required by the end of the following quarter.

  contracts and agreements for wild horse and burro holding facilities

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

                       mass marking of salmonids

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

              contracts and agreements with indian affairs

       Sec. 110.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     during fiscal year 2023, in carrying out work involving 
     cooperation with State, local, and tribal governments or any 
     political subdivision thereof, Indian Affairs may record 
     obligations against accounts receivable from any such 
     entities, except that total obligations at the end of the 
     fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources 
     available at the end of the fiscal year.

        department of the interior experienced services program

       Sec. 111. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     relating to Federal grants and cooperative agreements, the 
     Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make grants to, or 
     enter into cooperative agreements with, private nonprofit 
     organizations designated by the Secretary of Labor under 
     title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 to utilize the 
     talents of older Americans in programs authorized by other 
     provisions of law administered by the Secretary and 
     consistent with such provisions of law.
       (b) Prior to awarding any grant or agreement under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the agreement 
     would not--
       (1) result in the displacement of individuals currently 
     employed by the Department, including partial displacement 
     through reduction of non-overtime hours, wages, or employment 
     benefits;
       (2) result in the use of an individual under the Department 
     of the Interior Experienced Services Program for a job or 
     function in a case in which a Federal employee is in a layoff 
     status from the same or substantially equivalent job within 
     the Department; or
       (3) affect existing contracts for services.

                          obligation of funds

       Sec. 112.  Amounts appropriated by this Act to the 
     Department of the Interior shall be available

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     for obligation and expenditure not later than 60 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.

                         separation of accounts

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

                    payments in lieu of taxes (pilt)

       Sec. 114.  Section 6906 of title 31, United States Code, 
     shall be applied by substituting ``fiscal year 2023'' for 
     ``fiscal year 2019''.

        disclosure of departure or alternate procedure approval

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

                          long bridge project

       Sec. 116. (a) Authorization of Conveyance.--On request by 
     the State of Virginia or the District of Columbia for the 
     purpose of the construction of rail and other infrastructure 
     relating to the Long Bridge Project, the Secretary of the 
     Interior may convey to the State or the District of Columbia, 
     as applicable, all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to any portion of the approximately 4.4 acres 
     of National Park Service land depicted as ``Permanent Impact 
     to NPS Land'' on the Map dated May 15, 2020, that is 
     identified by the State or the District of Columbia.
       (b) Terms and Conditions.--Such conveyance of the National 
     Park Service land under subsection (a) shall be subject to 
     any terms and conditions that the Secretary may require. If 
     such conveyed land is no longer being used for the purposes 
     specified in this section, the lands or interests therein 
     shall revert to the National Park Service after they have 
     been restored or remediated to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary.
       (c) Corrections.--The Secretary and the State or the 
     District of Columbia, as applicable, by mutual agreement, 
     may--
       (1) make minor boundary adjustments to the National Park 
     Service land to be conveyed to the State or the District of 
     Columbia under subsection (a); and
       (2) correct any minor errors in the Map referred to in 
     subsection (a).
       (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) Long bridge project.--The term ``Long Bridge Project'' 
     means the rail project, as identified by the Federal Railroad 
     Administration, from Rosslyn (RO) Interlocking in Arlington, 
     Virginia, to L'Enfant (LE) Interlocking in Washington, DC, 
     which includes a bicycle and pedestrian bridge.
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
     Park Service.
       (3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Virginia.

                         interagency motor pool

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

                      delaware water gap authority

       Sec. 118.  Section 4(b) of The Delaware Water Gap National 
     Recreation Area Improvement Act, as amended by section 1 of 
     Public Law 115-101, shall be applied by substituting ``2023'' 
     for ``2021''.

                 national heritage areas and corridors

       Sec. 119. (a) Section 109(a) of the Quinebaug and Shetucket 
     Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 (title I 
     of Public Law 103-449), is amended by striking 
     ``$17,000,000'' and inserting ``$19,000,000''.
       (b) Section 409(a) of the Steel Industry American Heritage 
     Area Act of 1996 (title IV of division II of Public Law 104-
     333) is amended by striking ``$20,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$22,000,000''.
       (c) Section 608(a) of the South Carolina National Heritage 
     Corridor Act of 1996 (title VI of division II of Public Law 
     104-333) is amended by striking ``$17,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$19,000,000''.
       (d) Subsection 157(h)(1) of the Wheeling National Heritage 
     Area Act of 2000 (section 157 of Public Law 106-291) is 
     amended by striking ``$15,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$17,000,000''.
       (e) Sections 411, 432, and 451 of title IV of the 
     Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-
     229), are each amended by striking ``the date that is 15 
     years after the date of'' and all that follows through the 
     end of each section and inserting ``September 30, 2024.''.
       (f) Section 512 of the National Aviation Heritage Area Act 
     (title V of division J of Public Law 108-447), is amended by 
     striking ``2022'' and inserting ``2024''.
       (g) Section 608 of the Oil Region National Heritage Area 
     Act (title VI of Public Law 108-447) is amended by striking 
     ``2022'' and inserting ``2024''.
       (h) Section 125(a) of Public Law 98-398, as amended by 
     section 402 of Public Law 109-338 (120 Stat. 1853), is 
     amended by striking ``$10,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$12,000,000''.

         study for selma to montgomery national historic trail

       Sec. 120. (a) Study.--The Secretary of the Interior 
     (Secretary) shall conduct a study to evaluate--
       (1) resources associated with the 1965 Voting Rights March 
     from Selma to Montgomery not currently part of the Selma to 
     Montgomery National Historic Trail (Trail) (16 U.S.C. 
     1244(a)(20)) that would be appropriate for addition to the 
     Trail; and
       (2) the potential designation of the Trail as a unit of the 
     National Park System instead of, or in addition to, remaining 
     a designated part of the National Trails System.
       (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the Committee 
     on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a 
     report that describes the results of the study and the 
     conclusions and recommendations of the study.
       (c) Land Acquisition.--The Secretary is authorized, subject 
     to the availability of appropriations and at her discretion, 
     to acquire property or interests therein located in the city 
     of Selma, Alabama and generally depicted on the map entitled, 
     ``Selma to Montgomery NHT Proposed Addition,'' numbered 628/
     177376 and dated September 14, 2021, with the consent of the 
     owner, for the benefit of the Selma to Montgomery National 
     Historic Trail and to further the purpose for which the trail 
     has been established.

                        appraiser pay authority

       Sec. 121.  For fiscal year 2023, funds made available in 
     this or any other Act or otherwise made available to the 
     Department of the Interior for the Appraisal and Valuation 
     Services Office may be used by the Secretary of the Interior 
     to establish higher minimum rates of basic pay for employees 
     of the Department of the Interior in the Appraiser (GS-1171) 
     job series at grades 11 through 15 carrying out appraisals of 
     real property and appraisal reviews conducted in support of 
     the Department's realty programs at rates no greater than 15 
     percent above the minimum rates of basic pay normally 
     scheduled, and such higher rates shall be consistent with 
     subsections (e) through (h) of section 5305 of title 5, 
     United States Code.

                   onshore oil and gas inspection fee

       Sec. 122. (a) Onshore Oil and Gas Inspection Fees.--The 
     designated operator under each oil and gas lease on Federal 
     or Indian lands, or under each unit and communitization 
     agreement that includes one or more such Federal or Indian 
     leases, that is subject to inspection under section 108(b) of 
     the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 
     U.S.C. 1718(b)) and that is in force at the start of fiscal 
     year 2022 shall pay a nonrefundable annual inspection fee 
     that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) shall collect and 
     deposit in the ``Management of Lands and Resources'' account.
       (b) Fees.--Fees for fiscal year 2023 shall be--
       (1) $1,560 for each lease or unit or communitization 
     agreement with 1 to 10 wells, with any combination of active 
     or inactive wells;
       (2) $7,000 for each lease or unit or communitization 
     agreement with 11 to 50 wells, with any combination of active 
     or inactive wells; and
       (3) $14,000 for each lease or unit or communitization 
     agreement with more than 50 wells, with any combination of 
     active or inactive wells.
       (c) Billing and Payment.--BLM shall bill designated 
     operators not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, with payment required within 30 days of billing.
       (d) Penalty.--If the designated operator fails to pay the 
     full amount of the fee as prescribed in this section, the 
     Secretary may, in addition to utilizing any other applicable 
     enforcement authority, assess civil penalties against the 
     operator in the same manner as if this section were a mineral 
     leasing law as defined in paragraph (8) of section 3 of 
     Public Law 97-451 (30 U.S.C 1702(8)), as amended.
       (e) Exemption for Tribal Operators.--An operator that is a 
     Tribe or is controlled by a Tribe is not subject to 
     subsection (a) with respect to a lease, unit, or 
     communitization agreement that is located entirely on the 
     lands of such Tribe.

                        decommissioning account

       Sec. 123. (a) Effective upon the later of October 1, 2022, 
     or the date of enactment of this Act, the fifth and sixth 
     provisos under the amended heading ``Royalty and Offshore 
     Minerals Management'' for the Minerals Management Service in 
     Public Law 101-512 shall hereafter have no force or effect.
       (b) Beginning on the later of October 1, 2022, or the date 
     of enactment of this Act, and in each fiscal year hereafter--
       (1) Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, any moneys 
     hereafter received as a result of the forfeiture of a bond or 
     other security by an Outer Continental Shelf permittee, 
     lessee, or right-of-way holder that does not fulfill the 
     requirements of its permit, lease, or right-of-way or does 
     not comply with the regulations of the Secretary, or as a 
     bankruptcy distribution or settlement associated with such 
     failure or noncompliance, shall be credited to a separate 
     account established in the Treasury for decommissioning 
     activities and shall be available to the Bureau of Ocean 
     Energy Management without further appropriation or fiscal 
     year limitation to

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     cover the cost to the United States of any improvement, 
     protection, rehabilitation, or decommissioning work rendered 
     necessary by the action or inaction that led to the 
     forfeiture or bankruptcy distribution or settlement, to 
     remain available until expended.
       (2) Amounts deposited into the decommissioning account may 
     be allocated to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
     Enforcement for such costs.
       (3) Any moneys received for such costs currently held in 
     the Ocean Energy Management account shall be transferred to 
     the decommissioning account; and
       (4) Any portion of the moneys so credited shall be returned 
     to the bankruptcy estate, permittee, lessee, or right-of-way 
     holder to the extent that the money is in excess of the 
     amount expended in performing the work necessitated by the 
     action or inaction which led to their receipt or, if the bond 
     or security was forfeited for failure to pay the civil 
     penalty, in excess of the civil penalty imposed.

    land and water conservation fund financial assistance to states

       Sec. 124.  For expenses necessary to carry out section 
     200305 of title 54, United States Code, the National Park 
     Service may retain up to 7 percent of the State Conservation 
     Grants program to provide to States, the District of 
     Columbia, and insular areas, as matching grants to support 
     state program administrative costs.

                       incorporation by reference

       Sec. 125. (a) H.R. 6707 as introduced in the 117th Congress 
     (Advancing Equality for Wabanaki Nations Act) is hereby 
     enacted into law.
       (b) In publishing this Act in slip form and in the United 
     States Statutes at large pursuant to section 112 of title 1, 
     United States Code, the Archivist of the United States shall 
     include after the date of approval at the end an appendix 
     setting forth the text of the sections of the bill referred 
     to in subsection (a).

                 indian reservation gaming regulations

       Sec. 126.  The Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and 
     Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act (Public Law 
     100--89; 101 Stat. 666) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 301 RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       ``Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preclude or 
     limit the applicability of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 
     (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).''.

                       indian reorganization act

       Sec. 127. (a) Modification.--(1) In General.--The first 
     sentence of section 19 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly 
     known as the ``Indian Reorganization Act'') (25 U.S.C. 5129), 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking ``The term'' and inserting ``Effective 
     beginning on June 18, 1934, the term''; and
       (B) by striking ``any recognized Indian tribe now under 
     Federal jurisdiction'' and inserting ``any federally 
     recognized Indian tribe''.
       (2) Effective Date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect as if included in the Act of June 18, 1934 
     (commonly known as the ``Indian Reorganization Act'') (25 
     U.S.C. 5129), on the date of enactment of that Act.
       (b) Ratification And Confirmation Of Actions.--Any action 
     taken by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the Act of 
     June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the ``Indian Reorganization 
     Act'') (25 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) for any Indian tribe that was 
     federally recognized on the date of the action is ratified 
     and confirmed, to the extent such action is subjected to 
     challenge based on whether the Indian tribe was federally 
     recognized or under Federal jurisdiction on June 18, 1934, as 
     if the action had, by prior act of Congress, been 
     specifically authorized and directed.
       (c) Effect On Other Laws.--(1) In General.--Nothing in this 
     section or the amendments made by this section affects--
       (A) the application or effect of any Federal law other than 
     the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) (as amended 
     by subsection (a)); or
       (B) any limitation on the authority of the Secretary of the 
     Interior under any Federal law or regulation other than the 
     Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) (as so 
     amended).
       (2) References in other laws.--An express reference to the 
     Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) contained in 
     any other Federal law shall be considered to be a reference 
     to that Act as amended by subsection (a).

                     lowell national historic park

       Sec. 128.  Section 103(a) of Public Law 95-290 (16 U.S.C. 
     410cc-13; 92 Stat. 292) is amended by striking paragraph (1) 
     and redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (1).

                      restriction on use of funds

       Sec. 129. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used by the Secretary of the Interior or the Director 
     of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to conduct or 
     authorize oil and gas preleasing, leasing, or related 
     activities, including but not limited to the issuance of 
     permits for geological and geophysical exploration, in any 
     planning area where the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil 
     and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program (November 2016) did 
     not schedule leases.
       (b) The restrictions under subsection (a) apply to the 
     formal steps identified by the Department of the Interior and 
     the enabling steps prior to leasing, including the issuance 
     of permits for geological and geophysical exploration.

                            tribal cannabis

       Sec. 130.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act to 
     the Department of Justice or its agencies or bureaus or the 
     Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office 
     of Justice Services, including those agency funds distributed 
     to any Indian tribe (as such term is defined in the Federally 
     Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5130(2))) 
     via the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
     Act (25 U.S.C. Sec.  5301, et. seq.), may be used to enforce 
     federal laws criminalizing the use, distribution, possession, 
     or cultivation of marijuana against any person engaged in the 
     use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of marijuana in 
     Indian country (as defined by 18 U.S.C. Sec.  1151), where 
     tribal laws authorize such use, distribution, possession, or 
     cultivation of marijuana, subject to the following:
       (1) unless federal law subjects the Indian lands (as such 
     term is defined in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 
     U.S.C. 2703(4)) to the civil and criminal laws of the state 
     and the tribal laws authorizing the use, distribution, 
     possession, or cultivation of marijuana do not comply 
     therewith or the Indian lands are not in a state that has 
     legalized marijuana for any purpose; and
       (2) provided the governing Indian tribe (Federally 
     Recognized Indian Tribe List Act) takes reasonable measures 
     under tribal marijuana laws to ensure that marijuana is 
     prohibited for minors; marijuana is not diverted to states or 
     tribes where marijuana is prohibited by state or tribal law; 
     marijuana is not used as a means for trafficking other 
     illegal drugs or used to support organized crime activity; 
     and marijuana is not permitted on Federal public lands.

                visitor experience improvement authority

       Sec. 131.  Section 101938 of title 54, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking ``7'' and inserting ``9''.

                     big cypress national preserve

       Sec. 132.  The Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
     the Director of the National Park Service, shall prepare an 
     environmental impact statement under the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), 
     prior to approving an operations permit, as described in 36 
     Code of Federal Regulations, subpart B Sec. Sec. 9.80 through 
     9.90, for the purpose of conducting or proposing to conduct 
     non-federal oil or gas operations within the Big Cypress 
     National Preserve.

                                TITLE II

                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

                         Science and Technology

       For science and technology, including research and 
     development activities, which shall include research and 
     development activities under the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980; necessary 
     expenses for personnel and related costs and travel expenses; 
     procurement of laboratory equipment and supplies; hire, 
     maintenance, and operation of aircraft; and other operating 
     expenses in support of research and development, 
     $872,743,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024:  
     Provided, That of the funds included under this heading, 
     $10,000,000 shall be for Research: National Priorities as 
     specified in the report accompanying this Act.

                 Environmental Programs and Management

       For environmental programs and management, including 
     necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, for personnel 
     and related costs and travel expenses; hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; 
     purchase of reprints; library memberships in societies or 
     associations which issue publications to members only or at a 
     price to members lower than to subscribers who are not 
     members; administrative costs of the brownfields program 
     under the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields 
     Revitalization Act of 2002; implementation of a coal 
     combustion residual permit program under section 2301 of the 
     Water and Waste Act of 2016; and not to exceed $9,000 for 
     official reception and representation expenses, 
     $3,792,315,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: 
      Provided, That of the amounts made available under this 
     heading, $27,700,000 shall be for Environmental Protection: 
     National Priorities as specified in the report accompanying 
     this Act:  Provided further, That of the amounts made 
     available under this heading, $679,938,000 shall be for 
     Geographic Programs specified in the report accompanying this 
     Act:  Provided further, That amounts made available under 
     this heading may be used for environmental justice 
     implementation and training grants, and associated program 
     support costs.  Provided further, That of the amounts made 
     available under this heading, the Chemical Risk Review and 
     Reduction program project shall be allocated for this fiscal 
     year, excluding the amount of any fees appropriated, not less 
     than the amount of appropriations for that program project 
     for fiscal year 2014.

                      Office of Inspector General

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, $55,865,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2024.

                        Buildings and Facilities

       For construction, repair, improvement, extension, 
     alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, 
     or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     $80,570,000, to remain available until expended.

                     Hazardous Substance Superfund

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (CERCLA), including sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), 
     and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611), and hire, maintenance, and 
     operation of aircraft, $1,313,638,000, to remain available 
     until expended, consisting of, in the following order, 
     amounts made available for fiscal year 2023 pursuant to 
     section 613 of Public

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     Law 117-58; to the extent necessary, such sums as are 
     available in the Trust Fund on September 30, 2022, and not 
     otherwise appropriated from the Trust Fund, as authorized by 
     section 517(a) of the Superfund Amendments and 
     Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA); and to the extent 
     necessary, up to $1,313,638,000 as a payment from general 
     revenues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes as 
     authorized by section 517(b) of SARA:  Provided, That funds 
     appropriated under this heading may be allocated to other 
     Federal agencies in accordance with section 111(a) of CERCLA: 
      Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading, $12,111,000 shall be paid to the ``Office of 
     Inspector General'' appropriation to remain available until 
     September 30, 2024, and $31,391,000 shall be paid to the 
     ``Science and Technology'' appropriation to remain available 
     until September 30, 2024.

          Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program

       For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground 
     storage tank cleanup activities authorized by subtitle I of 
     the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $93,814,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which $67,145,000 shall be for 
     carrying out leaking underground storage tank cleanup 
     activities authorized by section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste 
     Disposal Act; $26,669,000 shall be for carrying out the other 
     provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act specified in 
     section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code:  Provided, That 
     the Administrator is authorized to use appropriations made 
     available under this heading to implement section 9013 of the 
     Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide financial assistance to 
     federally recognized Indian tribes for the development and 
     implementation of programs to manage underground storage 
     tanks.

                       Inland Oil Spill Programs

       For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental 
     Protection Agency's responsibilities under the Oil Pollution 
     Act of 1990, including hire, maintenance, and operation of 
     aircraft, $26,502,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill 
     Liability trust fund, to remain available until expended.

                   State and Tribal Assistance Grants

       For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, 
     including capitalization grants for State revolving funds and 
     performance partnership grants, $5,177,332,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which--
       (1) $1,751,646,000 shall be for making capitalization 
     grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title 
     VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and of which 
     $1,126,096,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for 
     the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 
     of the Safe Drinking Water Act:  Provided, That $553,401,264 
     of the funds made available for capitalization grants for the 
     Clean Water State Revolving Funds and $381,263,499 of the 
     funds made available for capitalization grants for the 
     Drinking Water State Revolving Funds shall be for the 
     construction of drinking water, wastewater, and storm water 
     infrastructure and for water quality protection in accordance 
     with the terms and conditions specified for such grants in 
     the report accompanying this Act for projects specified for 
     ``STAG--Drinking Water SRF'' and ``STAG--Clean Water SRF'', 
     in the table titled ``Interior and Environment Incorporation 
     of Community Project Funding Items'' included in the report 
     accompanying this Act, and, for purposes of these grants, 
     each grantee shall contribute not less than 20 percent of the 
     cost of the project unless the grantee is approved for a 
     waiver by the Agency:  Provided further, That for fiscal year 
     2023, to the extent there are sufficient eligible project 
     applications and projects are consistent with State Intended 
     Use Plans, not less than 10 percent of the funds made 
     available under this title to each State for Clean Water 
     State Revolving Fund capitalization grants shall be used by 
     the State for projects to address green infrastructure, water 
     or energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally 
     innovative activities:  Provided further, That the 
     Administrator is authorized to use up to $1,500,000 of 
     amounts made available for the Clean Water State Revolving 
     Funds under this heading under title VI of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381) to conduct the Clean 
     Watersheds Needs Survey:  Provided further, That for fiscal 
     year 2023, amounts made available under this title to each 
     State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization 
     grants may, at the discretion of each State, be used for 
     projects to address green infrastructure, water or energy 
     efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative 
     activities:  Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
     603(d)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the 
     limitation on the amounts in a State water pollution control 
     revolving fund that may be used by a State to administer the 
     fund shall not apply to amounts included as principal in 
     loans made by such fund in fiscal year 2023 and prior years 
     where such amounts represent costs of administering the fund 
     to the extent that such amounts are or were deemed reasonable 
     by the Administrator, accounted for separately from other 
     assets in the fund, and used for eligible purposes of the 
     fund, including administration:  Provided further, That for 
     fiscal year 2023, notwithstanding the provisions of 
     subsections (g)(1), (h), and (l) of section 201 of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act, grants made under title 
     II of such Act for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of 
     the Northern Marianas, the United States Virgin Islands, and 
     the District of Columbia may also be made for the purpose of 
     providing assistance: (1) solely for facility plans, design 
     activities, or plans, specifications, and estimates for any 
     proposed project for the construction of treatment works; and 
     (2) for the construction, repair, or replacement of privately 
     owned treatment works serving one or more principal 
     residences or small commercial establishments:  Provided 
     further, That for fiscal year 2023, notwithstanding the 
     provisions of such subsections (g)(1), (h), and (l) of 
     section 201 and section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act, funds reserved by the Administrator for grants 
     under section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act may also be used to provide assistance: (1) solely for 
     facility plans, design activities, or plans, specifications, 
     and estimates for any proposed project for the construction 
     of treatment works; and (2) for the construction, repair, or 
     replacement of privately owned treatment works serving one or 
     more principal residences or small commercial establishments: 
      Provided further, That for fiscal year 2023, notwithstanding 
     any provision of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and 
     regulations issued pursuant thereof, up to a total of 
     $2,000,000 of the funds reserved by the Administrator for 
     grants under section 518(c) of such Act may also be used for 
     grants for training, technical assistance, and educational 
     programs relating to the operation and management of the 
     treatment works specified in section 518(c) of such Act:  
     Provided further, That for fiscal year 2023, funds reserved 
     under section 518(c) of such Act shall be available for 
     grants only to Indian tribes, as defined in section 518(h) of 
     such Act and former Indian reservations in Oklahoma (as 
     determined by the Secretary of the Interior) and Native 
     Villages as defined in Public Law 92-203:  Provided further, 
     That for fiscal year 2023, notwithstanding the limitation on 
     amounts in section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act, up to a total of 2 percent of the funds 
     appropriated, or $30,000,000, whichever is greater, and 
     notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section 1452(i) 
     of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to a total of 2 percent of 
     the funds appropriated, or $20,000,000, whichever is greater, 
     for State Revolving Funds under such Acts may be reserved by 
     the Administrator for grants under section 518(c) and section 
     1452(i) of such Acts:  Provided further, That for fiscal year 
     2023, notwithstanding the amounts specified in section 205(c) 
     of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, up to 1.5 percent 
     of the aggregate funds appropriated for the Clean Water State 
     Revolving Fund program under the Act less any sums reserved 
     under section 518(c) of the Act, may be reserved by the 
     Administrator for grants made under title II of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act for American Samoa, Guam, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, and United States 
     Virgin Islands:  Provided further, That for fiscal year 2023, 
     notwithstanding the limitations on amounts specified in 
     section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to 1.5 
     percent of the funds appropriated for the Drinking Water 
     State Revolving Fund programs under the Safe Drinking Water 
     Act may be reserved by the Administrator for grants made 
     under section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act:  
     Provided further, That 10 percent of the funds made available 
     under this title to each State for Clean Water State 
     Revolving Fund capitalization grants and 14 percent of the 
     funds made available under this title to each State for 
     Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants 
     shall be used by the State to provide additional subsidy to 
     eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal, 
     negative interest loans, or grants (or any combination of 
     these), and shall be so used by the State only where such 
     funds are provided as initial financing for an eligible 
     recipient or to buy, refinance, or restructure the debt 
     obligations of eligible recipients only where such debt was 
     incurred on or after the date of enactment of this Act, or 
     where such debt was incurred prior to the date of enactment 
     of this Act if the State, with concurrence from the 
     Administrator, determines that such funds could be used to 
     help address a threat to public health from heightened 
     exposure to lead in drinking water or if a Federal or State 
     emergency declaration has been issued due to a threat to 
     public health from heightened exposure to lead in a municipal 
     drinking water supply before the date of enactment of this 
     Act:  Provided further, That in a State in which such an 
     emergency declaration has been issued, the State may use more 
     than 14 percent of the funds made available under this title 
     to the State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund 
     capitalization grants to provide additional subsidy to 
     eligible recipients:  Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     section 1452(o) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
     300j-12(o)), the Administrator shall reserve $12,000,000 of 
     amounts made available under this paragraph for making 
     capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving 
     Funds to pay the costs of monitoring for unregulated 
     contaminants under section 1445(a)(2)(C) of such Act during 
     fiscal years 2023 through 2027;
       (2) $35,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineering, 
     planning, design, construction and related activities in 
     connection with the construction of high priority water and 
     wastewater facilities in the area of the United States-Mexico 
     Border, after consultation with the appropriate border 
     commission:  Provided, That no funds provided by this 
     appropriations Act to address the water, wastewater and other 
     critical infrastructure needs of the colonias in the United 
     States along the United States-Mexico border shall be made 
     available to a county or municipal government unless that 
     government has established an enforceable local ordinance, or 
     other zoning rule, which prevents in that jurisdiction the 
     development or construction of any additional colonia areas, 
     or the development within an existing colonia the 
     construction of any new home, business, or other structure 
     which lacks water, wastewater, or other necessary 
     infrastructure;
       (3) $40,000,000 shall be for grants to the State of Alaska 
     to address drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs 
     of rural and Alaska

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     Native Villages:  Provided, That of these funds: (A) the 
     State of Alaska shall provide a match of 25 percent; (B) no 
     more than 5 percent of the funds may be used for 
     administrative and overhead expenses; and (C) the State of 
     Alaska shall make awards consistent with the Statewide 
     priority list established in conjunction with the Agency and 
     the U.S. Department of Agriculture for all water, sewer, 
     waste disposal, and similar projects carried out by the State 
     of Alaska that are funded under section 221 of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) or the 
     Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et 
     seq.) which shall allocate not less than 25 percent of the 
     funds provided for projects in regional hub communities;
       (4) $130,982,000 shall be to carry out section 104(k) of 
     the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including grants, interagency 
     agreements, and associated program support costs:  Provided, 
     That at least 10 percent shall be allocated for assistance in 
     persistent poverty counties:  Provided further, That for 
     purposes of this section, the term ``persistent poverty 
     counties'' means any county that has had 20 percent or more 
     of its population living in poverty over the past 30 years, 
     as measured by the 1993 Small Area Income and Poverty 
     Estimates, the 2000 decennial census, and the most recent 
     Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, or any territory or 
     possession of the United States;
       (5) $150,000,000 shall be for grants under title VII, 
     subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005;
       (6) $100,000,000 shall be for targeted airshed grants in 
     accordance with the terms and conditions in the explanatory 
     statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
     division A of this consolidated Act);
       (7) $4,000,000 shall be to carry out the water quality 
     program authorized in section 5004(d) of the Water 
     Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 
     114--322);
       (8) $42,593,000 shall be for grants under subsections (a) 
     through (j) of section 1459A of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 300j-19a);
       (9) $36,000,000 shall be for grants under section 1464(d) 
     of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-24(d));
       (10) $51,011,000 shall be for grants under section 1459B of 
     the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-19b);
       (11) $6,000,000 shall be for grants under section 1459A(l) 
     of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-19a(l));
       (12) $33,000,000 shall be for grants under section 
     104(b)(8) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1254(b)(8));
       (13) $280,000,000 shall be for grants under section 221 of 
     the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301);
       (14) $5,000,000 shall be for grants under section 4304(b) 
     of the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (Public Law 
     115-270);
       (15) $10,000,000 shall be for grants under section 1442(b) 
     of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j--1(b));
       (16) $10,000,000 shall be for grants under section 1459F of 
     the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j--19g);
       (17) $5,000,000, in addition to amounts otherwise 
     available, shall be for grants under sections 104(b)(3), 
     104(b)(8), and 104(g) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(b)(3), 1254(b)(8) and 1254(g));
       (18) $5,000,000 shall be for grants under section 224 of 
     the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1302b);
       (19) $5,000,000 shall be for grants under section 226 of 
     the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1302d);
       (20) $5,000,000 shall be for grants under section 50213 of 
     the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 10361; 
     Public Law 117--58);
       (21) $5,000,000 shall be for grants under section 50217(b) 
     of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (33 U.S.C. 
     1302f(b); Public Law 117--58);
       (22) $5,000,000 shall be for grants under section 50217(c) 
     of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (33 U.S.C. 
     1302f(c); Public Law 117--58);
       (23) $10,000,000 shall be for grants under section 220 of 
     the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1300);
       (24) $5,000,000 shall be for grants under section 124 of 
     the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1276); and
       (25) $1,321,004,000 shall be for grants, including 
     associated program support costs, to States, federally 
     recognized Tribes, interstate agencies, tribal consortia, and 
     air pollution control agencies for multi-media or single 
     media pollution prevention, control and abatement, and 
     related activities, including activities pursuant to the 
     provisions set forth under this heading in Public Law 104-
     134, and for making grants under section 103 of the Clean Air 
     Act for particulate matter monitoring and data collection 
     activities subject to terms and conditions specified by the 
     Administrator, and under section 2301 of the Water and Waste 
     Act of 2016 to assist States in developing and implementing 
     programs for control of coal combustion residuals, of which: 
     $46,954,000 shall be for carrying out section 128 of CERCLA; 
     $15,000,000 shall be for Environmental Information Exchange 
     Network grants, including associated program support costs; 
     $1,505,000 shall be for grants to States under section 
     2007(f)(2) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, which shall be in 
     addition to funds appropriated under the heading ``Leaking 
     Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program'' to carry out 
     the provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act specified in 
     section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code other than 
     section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; $18,512,000 
     of the funds available for grants under section 106 of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act shall be for State 
     participation in national- and State-level statistical 
     surveys of water resources and enhancements to State 
     monitoring programs; and $10,000,000 shall be for carrying 
     out section 302(a) of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (33 U.S.C. 
     4283(a)), of which not more than 2 percent shall be for 
     administrative costs to carry out such section:  Provided, 
     That grants made pursuant to the authority in such section 
     302(a) may also be used for the construction, maintenance, 
     and operation of post consumer materials management or 
     recycling facilities:  Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     such section 302(a), the Administrator may also provide 
     grants pursuant to such authority to intertribal consortia 
     consistent with the requirements in 40 CFR 35.504(a), to 
     former Indian reservations in Oklahoma (as determined by the 
     Secretary of the Interior), and Alaska Native Villages as 
     defined in Public Law 92-203).

      Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account

       For the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guaranteed 
     loans, as authorized by the Water Infrastructure Finance and 
     Innovation Act of 2014, $72,108,000, to remain available 
     until expended:  Provided, That such costs, including the 
     cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 
     502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided 
     further, That these funds are available to subsidize gross 
     obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, 
     including capitalized interest, and total loan principal, 
     including capitalized interest, any part of which is to be 
     guaranteed, not to exceed $12,500,000,000:  Provided further, 
     That of the funds made available under this heading, 
     $5,000,000 shall be used solely for the cost of direct loans 
     and for the cost of guaranteed loans for projects described 
     in section 5026(9) of the Water Infrastructure Finance and 
     Innovation Act of 2014 to State infrastructure financing 
     authorities, as authorized by section 5033(e) of such Act:  
     Provided further, That the use of direct loans or loan 
     guarantee authority under this heading for direct loans or 
     commitments to guarantee loans for any project shall be in 
     accordance with the criteria published in the Federal 
     Register on June 30, 2020 (85 FR 39189) pursuant to the 
     fourth proviso under the heading ``Water Infrastructure 
     Finance and Innovation Program Account'' in division D of the 
     Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 
     116-94):  Provided further, That none of the direct loans or 
     loan guarantee authority made available under this heading 
     shall be available for any project unless the Administrator 
     and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget have 
     certified in advance in writing that the direct loan or loan 
     guarantee, as applicable, and the project comply with the 
     criteria referenced in the preceding proviso:  Provided 
     further, That, for the purposes of carrying out the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Director of the 
     Congressional Budget Office may request, and the 
     Administrator shall promptly provide, documentation and 
     information relating to a project identified in a Letter of 
     Interest submitted to the Administrator pursuant to a Notice 
     of Funding Availability for applications for credit 
     assistance under the Water Infrastructure Finance and 
     Innovation Act Program, including with respect to a project 
     that was initiated or completed before the date of enactment 
     of this Act.
       In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant to 
     sections 5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure Finance 
     and Innovation Act of 2014 shall be deposited in this 
     account, to remain available until expended.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct and guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding section 
     5033 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act 
     of 2014, $8,236,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2024.

       Administrative Provisions--Environmental Protection Agency

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For fiscal year 2023, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 6303(1) and 
     6305(1), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, in carrying out the Agency's function to implement 
     directly Federal environmental programs required or 
     authorized by law in the absence of an acceptable tribal 
     program, may award cooperative agreements to federally 
     recognized Indian tribes or Intertribal consortia, if 
     authorized by their member tribes, to assist the 
     Administrator in implementing Federal environmental programs 
     for Indian tribes required or authorized by law, except that 
     no such cooperative agreements may be awarded from funds 
     designated for State financial assistance agreements.
       The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is 
     authorized to collect and obligate pesticide registration 
     service fees in accordance with section 33 of the Federal 
     Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136w-
     8), to remain available until expended.
       Notwithstanding section 33(d)(2) of the Federal 
     Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 
     136w-8(d)(2)), the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency may assess fees under section 33 of FIFRA 
     (7 U.S.C. 136w-8) for fiscal year 2023.
       The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to 
     $368,000,000 of the funds appropriated for the Great Lakes 
     Restoration Initiative under the heading ``Environmental 
     Programs and Management'' to the head of any Federal 
     department or agency, with the concurrence of such head, to 
     carry out activities that would support the Great Lakes 
     Restoration Initiative and Great Lakes Water Quality 
     Agreement programs, projects, or activities; to enter into an 
     interagency agreement with the head of such Federal 
     department or agency to carry out these activities; and to 
     make grants to governmental entities, nonprofit 
     organizations, institutions,

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     and individuals for planning, research, monitoring, outreach, 
     and implementation in furtherance of the Great Lakes 
     Restoration Initiative and the Great Lakes Water Quality 
     Agreement.
       The Science and Technology, Environmental Programs and 
     Management, Office of Inspector General, Hazardous Substance 
     Superfund, and Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund 
     Program Accounts, are available for the construction, 
     alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of 
     facilities, provided that the cost does not exceed $350,000 
     per project.
       The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is 
     authorized to collect and obligate fees in accordance with 
     section 3024 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 
     6939g) for fiscal year 2023, to remain available until 
     expended.
       The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is 
     authorized to collect and obligate fees in accordance with 
     section 26(b) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 
     2625(b)) for fiscal year 2023, to remain available until 
     expended.
       For fiscal year 2023, and notwithstanding section 518(f) of 
     the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1377(f)), 
     the Administrator is authorized to use the amounts 
     appropriated for any fiscal year under section 319 of the Act 
     to make grants to Indian tribes pursuant to sections 319(h) 
     and 518(e) of that Act.
       The Administrator is authorized to use the amounts 
     appropriated under the heading ``Environmental Programs and 
     Management'' for fiscal year 2023 to provide grants to 
     implement the Southeastern New England Watershed Restoration 
     Program.
       Notwithstanding the limitations on amounts in section 
     320(i)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, not 
     less than $4,000,000 of the funds made available under this 
     title for the National Estuary Program shall be for making 
     competitive awards described in section 320(g)(4).
       Section 122(b)(3) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9622(b)(3)), shall be applied by inserting before the period: 
     ``, including for the hire, maintenance, and operation of 
     aircraft.''.
       For fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the Office of Chemical 
     Safety and Pollution Prevention and the Office of Water may, 
     using funds appropriated under the headings ``Environmental 
     Programs and Management'' and ``Science and Technology'', 
     contract directly with individuals or indirectly with 
     institutions or nonprofit organizations, without regard to 41 
     U.S.C. 5, for the temporary or intermittent personal services 
     of students or recent graduates, who shall be considered 
     employees for the purposes of chapters 57 and 81 of title 5, 
     United States Code, relating to compensation for travel and 
     work injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States 
     Code, relating to tort claims, but shall not be considered to 
     be Federal employees for any other purpose:  Provided, That 
     amounts used for this purpose by the Office of Chemical 
     Safety and Pollution Prevention and the Office of Water 
     collectively may not exceed $2,000,000.

                               TITLE III

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

  office of the under secretary for natural resources and environment

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
     for Natural Resources and Environment, $1,429,000:  Provided, 
     That funds made available by this Act to any agency in the 
     Natural Resources and Environment mission area for salaries 
     and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative 
     support staff for the office.

                             Forest Service

                       forest service operations

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise 
     provided for, $1,112,652,000, to remain available through 
     September 30, 2026:  Provided, That a portion of the funds 
     made available under this heading shall be for the base 
     salary and expenses of employees in the Chief's Office, the 
     Work Environment and Performance Office, the Business 
     Operations Deputy Area, and the Chief Financial Officer's 
     Office to carry out administrative and general management 
     support functions:  Provided further, That funds provided 
     under this heading shall be available for the costs of 
     facility maintenance, repairs, and leases for buildings and 
     sites where these administrative, general management and 
     other Forest Service support functions take place; the costs 
     of all utility and telecommunication expenses of the Forest 
     Service, as well as business services; and, for information 
     technology, including cyber security requirements:  Provided 
     further, That funds provided under this heading may be used 
     for necessary expenses to carry out administrative and 
     general management support functions of the Forest Service 
     not otherwise provided for and necessary for its operation.

                     forest and rangeland research

       For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research as 
     authorized by law, $360,370,000, to remain available through 
     September 30, 2026:  Provided, That of the funds provided, 
     $37,700,000 is for the forest inventory and analysis program: 
      Provided further, That all authorities for the use of funds, 
     including the use of contracts, grants, and cooperative 
     agreements, available to execute the Forest and Rangeland 
     Research appropriation, are also available in the utilization 
     of these funds for Fire Science Research.

                       state and private forestry

       For necessary expenses of cooperating with and providing 
     technical and financial assistance to States, territories, 
     possessions, and others, and for forest health management, 
     including for invasive plants, and conducting an 
     international program and trade compliance activities as 
     authorized, $332,626,000, to remain available through 
     September 30, 2026, as authorized by law, of which $9,482,000 
     shall be for projects specified for Forest Resource 
     Information and Analysis in the table titled ``Interior and 
     Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding 
     Items'' included in the report accompanying this Act.

                         national forest system

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise 
     provided for, for management, protection, improvement, and 
     utilization of the National Forest System, and for hazardous 
     fuels management on or adjacent to such lands, 
     $1,997,650,000, to remain available through September 30, 
     2026:  Provided, That of the funds provided, $60,000,000 
     shall be deposited in the Collaborative Forest Landscape 
     Restoration Fund for ecological restoration treatments as 
     authorized by 16 U.S.C. 7303(f):  Provided further, That of 
     the funds provided, $38,000,000 shall be for forest products: 
      Provided further, That of the amounts made available for 
     hazardous fuels management under this heading in prior Acts, 
     any unobligated amounts may be transferred to ``Forest 
     Service--Wildland Fire Management'' to be used for the 
     purposes provided therein:  Provided further, That funds made 
     available to implement the Community Forest Restoration Act, 
     Public Law 106-393, title VI, shall be available for use on 
     non-Federal lands in accordance with authorities made 
     available to the Forest Service under the ``State and Private 
     Forestry'' appropriation:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 33 of the Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 1012), the Secretary of Agriculture, in 
     calculating a fee for grazing on a National Grassland, may 
     provide a credit of up to 50 percent of the calculated fee to 
     a Grazing Association or direct permittee for a conservation 
     practice approved by the Secretary in advance of the fiscal 
     year in which the cost of the conservation practice is 
     incurred, and that the amount credited shall remain available 
     to the Grazing Association or the direct permittee, as 
     appropriate, in the fiscal year in which the credit is made 
     and each fiscal year thereafter for use on the project for 
     conservation practices approved by the Secretary:  Provided 
     further, That funds appropriated to this account shall be 
     available for the base salary and expenses of employees that 
     carry out the functions funded by the ``Capital Improvement 
     and Maintenance'' account, the ``Range Betterment Fund'' 
     account, and the ``Management of National Forest Lands for 
     Subsistence Uses'' account.

                  capital improvement and maintenance

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise 
     provided for, $162,182,000, to remain available through 
     September 30, 2026, for construction, capital improvement, 
     maintenance, and acquisition of buildings and other 
     facilities and infrastructure; and for construction, 
     reconstruction, and decommissioning of roads that are no 
     longer needed, including unauthorized roads that are not part 
     of the transportation system; and for maintenance of forest 
     roads and trails by the Forest Service as authorized by 16 
     U.S.C. 532-538 and 23 U.S.C. 101 and 205:  Provided, That 
     $15,000,000 shall be for activities authorized by 16 U.S.C. 
     538(a):  Provided further, That funds becoming available in 
     fiscal year 2023 under the Act of March 4, 1913 (16 U.S.C. 
     501) shall be transferred to the General Fund of the Treasury 
     and shall not be available for transfer or obligation for any 
     other purpose unless the funds are appropriated.

         acquisition of lands for national forests special acts

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

            acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges

       For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived from 
     funds deposited by State, county, or municipal governments, 
     public school districts, or other public school authorities, 
     and for authorized expenditures from funds deposited by non-
     Federal parties pursuant to Land Sale and Exchange Acts, 
     pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967 (16 U.S.C. 484a), to 
     remain available through September 30, 2026, (16 U.S.C. 516-
     617a, 555a; Public Law 96-586; Public Law 76-589, Public Law 
     76-591; and Public Law 78-310).

                         range betterment fund

       For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, protection, 
     and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys received during the 
     prior fiscal year, as fees for grazing domestic livestock on 
     lands in National Forests in the 16 Western States, pursuant 
     to section 401(b)(1) of Public Law 94-579, to remain 
     available through September 30, 2026, of which not to exceed 
     6 percent shall be available for administrative expenses 
     associated with on-the-ground range rehabilitation, 
     protection, and improvements.

    gifts, donations and bequests for forest and rangeland research

       For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b), $45,000, to 
     remain available through September 30, 2026, to be derived 
     from the fund established pursuant to the above Act.

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        management of national forest lands for subsistence uses

       For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to manage 
     Federal lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under title VIII 
     of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 
     U.S.C. 3111 et seq.), $1,099,000, to remain available through 
     September 30, 2026.

                        wildland fire management

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression 
     activities on National Forest System lands, for emergency 
     wildland fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or 
     other lands under fire protection agreement, and for 
     emergency rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest 
     System lands and water, $2,678,659,000, to remain available 
     until expended:  Provided, That such funds including 
     unobligated balances under this heading, are available for 
     repayment of advances from other appropriations accounts 
     previously transferred for such purposes:  Provided further, 
     That any unobligated funds appropriated in a previous fiscal 
     year for hazardous fuels management may be transferred to the 
     ``National Forest System'' account:  Provided further, That 
     such funds shall be available to reimburse State and other 
     cooperating entities for services provided in response to 
     wildfire and other emergencies or disasters to the extent 
     such reimbursements by the Forest Service for non-fire 
     emergencies are fully repaid by the responsible emergency 
     management agency:  Provided further, That funds provided 
     shall be available for support to Federal emergency response: 
      Provided further, That the costs of implementing any 
     cooperative agreement between the Federal Government and any 
     non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by 
     the affected parties:  Provided further, That of the funds 
     provided, $321,388,000 shall be for hazardous fuels 
     management activities, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 may 
     be used to make grants, using any authorities available to 
     the Forest Service under the ``State and Private Forestry'' 
     appropriation, for the purpose of creating incentives for 
     increased use of biomass from National Forest System lands:  
     Provided further, That funds made available in the preceding 
     proviso to implement the Community Forest Restoration Act, 
     Public Law 106-393, title VI, shall be available for use on 
     non-Federal lands in accordance with authorities made 
     available to the Forest Service under the ``State and Private 
     Forestry'' appropriation:  Provided further, That of the 
     funds provided under this heading, $20,000,000 may be used by 
     the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into procurement 
     contracts or cooperative agreements; to issue grants for 
     hazardous fuels management activities; for training or 
     monitoring associated with such hazardous fuels management 
     activities on Federal land; or for training or monitoring 
     associated with such hazardous fuels management activities on 
     non-Federal land if the Secretary determines such activities 
     benefit resources on Federal land:  Provided further, That of 
     the funds provided under this heading, $1,011,000,000 shall 
     be available for wildfire suppression operations, and is 
     provided to meet the terms of section 4004(b)(5)(B) of S. 
     Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 
     the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(g)(2) of H. 
     Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of 
     Representatives on June 8, 2022.

              wildfire suppression operations reserve fund

                     (including transfers of funds)

       In addition to the amounts provided under the heading 
     ``Department of Agriculture--Forest Service--Wildland Fire 
     Management'' for wildfire suppression operations, 
     $2,210,000,000, to remain available until transferred, is 
     additional new budget authority as specified for purposes of 
     section 4004(b)(5) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the 
     concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and 
     section 1(g) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed 
     in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022:  Provided, 
     That such amounts may be transferred to and merged with 
     amounts made available under the headings ``Department of the 
     Interior--Department-Wide Programs--Wildland Fire 
     Management'' and ``Department of Agriculture--Forest 
     Service--Wildland Fire Management'' for wildfire suppression 
     operations in the fiscal year in which such amounts are 
     transferred:  Provided further, That amounts may be 
     transferred to the ``Wildland Fire Management'' accounts in 
     the Department of the Interior or the Department of 
     Agriculture only upon the notification of the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations that all wildfire 
     suppression operations funds appropriated under that heading 
     in this and prior appropriations Acts to the agency to which 
     the funds will be transferred will be obligated within 30 
     days:  Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 
     under this heading is in addition to any other transfer 
     authority provided by law:  Provided further, That, in 
     determining whether all wildfire suppression operations funds 
     appropriated under the heading ``Wildland Fire Management'' 
     in this and prior appropriations Acts to either the 
     Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior 
     will be obligated within 30 days pursuant to the preceding 
     proviso, any funds transferred or permitted to be transferred 
     pursuant to any other transfer authority provided by law 
     shall be excluded.

                   communications site administration

                     (including transfer of funds)

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

               administrative provisions--forest service

                     (including transfers of funds)

       Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal 
     year shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger motor 
     vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor vehicles from excess 
     sources, and hire of such vehicles; purchase, lease, 
     operation, maintenance, and acquisition of aircraft to 
     maintain the operable fleet for use in Forest Service 
     wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs; 
     notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft 
     being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in 
     value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement 
     aircraft; (2) services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2225, and not to 
     exceed $100,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) 
     purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings and other 
     public improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250); (4) acquisition of land, 
     waters, and interests therein pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 428a; (5) 
     for expenses pursuant to the Volunteers in the National 
     Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) 
     the cost of uniforms as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; and 
     (7) for debt collection contracts in accordance with 31 
     U.S.C. 3718(c).
       Funds made available to the Forest Service in this Act may 
     be transferred between accounts affected by the Forest 
     Service budget restructure outlined in section 435 of 
     division D of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
     2020 (Public Law 116-94):  Provided, That any transfer of 
     funds pursuant to this paragraph shall not increase or 
     decrease the funds appropriated to any account in this fiscal 
     year by more than ten percent:  Provided further, That such 
     transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer 
     authority provided by law.
       Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service 
     may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Management 
     appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency 
     rehabilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters 
     under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe 
     burning conditions upon the Secretary of Agriculture's 
     notification of the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations that all fire suppression funds appropriated 
     under the heading ``Wildland Fire Management'' will be 
     obligated within 30 days:  Provided, That all funds used 
     pursuant to this paragraph must be replenished by a 
     supplemental appropriation which must be requested as 
     promptly as possible.
       Not more than $50,000,000 of funds appropriated to the 
     Forest Service shall be available for expenditure or transfer 
     to the Department of the Interior for wildland fire 
     management, hazardous fuels management, and State fire 
     assistance when such transfers would facilitate and expedite 
     wildland fire management programs and projects.
       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Forest 
     Service may transfer unobligated balances of discretionary 
     funds appropriated to the Forest Service by this Act to or 
     within the National Forest System Account, or reprogram funds 
     to be used for the purposes of hazardous fuels management and 
     urgent rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System 
     lands and water:  Provided, That such transferred funds shall 
     remain available through September 30, 2026:  Provided 
     further, That none of the funds transferred pursuant to this 
     paragraph shall be available for obligation without written 
     notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
       Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
     for assistance to or through the Agency for International 
     Development in connection with forest and rangeland research, 
     technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, 
     and shall be available to support forestry and related 
     natural resource activities outside the United States and its 
     territories and possessions, including technical assistance, 
     education and training, and cooperation with United States 
     government, private sector, and international organizations. 
     The Forest Service, acting for the International Program, may 
     sign direct funding agreements with foreign governments and 
     institutions as well as other domestic agencies (including 
     the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Department 
     of State, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation), United 
     States private sector firms, institutions and organizations 
     to provide technical assistance and training programs on 
     forestry and rangeland management:  Provided, That to 
     maximize effectiveness of domestic and international research 
     and cooperation, the International Program may utilize all 
     authorities related to forestry, research, and cooperative 
     assistance regardless of program designations.
       Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
     for expenditure or transfer to the Department of the 
     Interior, Bureau of Land Management, for removal, 
     preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros 
     from National Forest System lands, and for the performance of 
     cadastral surveys to designate the boundaries of such lands.
       None of the funds made available to the Forest Service in 
     this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal year 
     shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of section 
     702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 
     (7 U.S.C. 2257), section 442 of Public Law 106-224 (7 U.S.C. 
     7772), or section 10417(b) of Public Law 107-171 (7 U.S.C. 
     8316(b)).
       Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the Forest 
     Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund of 
     the Department of Agriculture and not more than $14,500,000 
     of funds available to the Forest Service shall be transferred 
     to the Department of Agriculture for Department Reimbursable 
     Programs, commonly referred to as Greenbook charges. Nothing 
     in this

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     paragraph shall prohibit or limit the use of reimbursable 
     agreements requested by the Forest Service in order to obtain 
     information technology services, including telecommunications 
     and system modifications or enhancements, from the Working 
     Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture.
       Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to 
     $5,000,000 shall be available for priority projects within 
     the scope of the approved budget, which shall be carried out 
     by the Youth Conservation Corps and shall be carried out 
     under the authority of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 
     U.S.C. 1721 et seq.).
       Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 is 
     available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official 
     reception and representation expenses.
       Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public Law 101-
     593, of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to 
     $3,000,000 may be advanced in a lump sum to the National 
     Forest Foundation to aid conservation partnership projects in 
     support of the Forest Service mission, without regard to when 
     the Foundation incurs expenses, for projects on or 
     benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest 
     Service programs:  Provided, That of the Federal funds made 
     available to the Foundation, no more than $300,000 shall be 
     available for administrative expenses:  Provided further, 
     That the Foundation shall obtain, by the end of the period of 
     Federal financial assistance, private contributions to match 
     funds made available by the Forest Service on at least a one-
     for-one basis:  Provided further, That the Foundation may 
     transfer Federal funds to a Federal or a non-Federal 
     recipient for a project at the same rate that the recipient 
     has obtained the non-Federal matching funds.
       Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98-244, up to 
     $3,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest Service may 
     be advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in a 
     lump sum to aid cost-share conservation projects, without 
     regard to when expenses are incurred, on or benefitting 
     National Forest System lands or related to Forest Service 
     programs:  Provided, That such funds shall be matched on at 
     least a one-for-one basis by the Foundation or its sub-
     recipients:  Provided further, That the Foundation may 
     transfer Federal funds to a Federal or non-Federal recipient 
     for a project at the same rate that the recipient has 
     obtained the non-Federal matching funds.
       Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
     for interactions with and providing technical assistance to 
     rural communities and natural resource-based businesses for 
     sustainable rural development purposes.
       Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
     for payments to counties within the Columbia River Gorge 
     National Scenic Area, pursuant to section 14(c)(1) and (2), 
     and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99-663.
       Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may be used to 
     meet the non-Federal share requirement in section 502(c) of 
     the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)).
       The Forest Service shall not assess funds for the purpose 
     of performing fire, administrative, and other facilities 
     maintenance and decommissioning.
       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of any 
     appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service, not 
     to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Office of the 
     General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agriculture, for travel 
     and related expenses incurred as a result of OGC assistance 
     or participation requested by the Forest Service at meetings, 
     training sessions, management reviews, land purchase 
     negotiations, and similar matters unrelated to civil 
     litigation. Future budget justifications for both the Forest 
     Service and the Department of Agriculture should clearly 
     display the sums previously transferred and the sums 
     requested for transfer.
       An eligible individual who is employed in any project 
     funded under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
     U.S.C. 3056 et seq.) and administered by the Forest Service 
     shall be considered to be a Federal employee for purposes of 
     chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code.
       Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
     to pay, from a single account, the base salary and expenses 
     of employees who carry out functions funded by other accounts 
     for Enterprise Program, Geospatial Technology and 
     Applications Center, remnant Natural Resource Manager, Job 
     Corps, and National Technology and Development Program.

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                         Indian Health Service

                         indian health services

       For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of August 5, 
     1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act, the Indian Health Care Improvement 
     Act, and titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to the Indian Health Service, $5,734,044,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2024, except as 
     otherwise provided herein, together with payments received 
     during the fiscal year pursuant to sections 231(b) and 233 of 
     the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238(b)and 238b), for 
     services furnished by the Indian Health Service:  Provided, 
     That funds made available to tribes and tribal organizations 
     through contracts, grant agreements, or any other agreements 
     or compacts authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450), shall be 
     deemed to be obligated at the time of the grant or contract 
     award and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or 
     tribal organization without fiscal year limitation:  Provided 
     further, That $2,500,000 shall be available for grants or 
     contracts with public or private institutions to provide 
     alcohol or drug treatment services to Indians, including 
     alcohol detoxification services:  Provided further, That 
     $1,097,255,000 for Purchased/Referred Care, including 
     $54,000,000 for the Indian Catastrophic Health Emergency 
     Fund, shall remain available until expended:  Provided 
     further, That of the funds provided, up to $66,000,000 shall 
     remain available until expended for implementation of the 
     loan repayment program under section 108 of the Indian Health 
     Care Improvement Act:  Provided further, That of the funds 
     provided, $58,000,000 shall be for costs related to or 
     resulting from accreditation emergencies, including 
     supplementing activities funded under the heading ``Indian 
     Health Facilities,'' of which up to $4,000,000 may be used to 
     supplement amounts otherwise available for Purchased/Referred 
     Care:  Provided further, That the amounts collected by the 
     Federal Government as authorized by sections 104 and 108 of 
     the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 
     1616a) during the preceding fiscal year for breach of 
     contracts shall be deposited in the Fund authorized by 
     section 108A of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a-1) and shall remain 
     available until expended and, notwithstanding section 108A(c) 
     of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a-1(c)), funds shall be available 
     to make new awards under the loan repayment and scholarship 
     programs under sections 104 and 108 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 
     1613a and 1616a):  Provided further, That the amounts made 
     available within this account for the substance use and 
     suicide prevention program, for Opioid Prevention, Treatment 
     and Recovery Services, for the Domestic Violence Prevention 
     Program, for the Zero Suicide Initiative, for the housing 
     subsidy authority for civilian employees, for Aftercare Pilot 
     Programs at Youth Regional Treatment Centers, for 
     transformation and modernization costs of the Indian Health 
     Service Electronic Health Record system, for national quality 
     and oversight activities, to improve collections from public 
     and private insurance at Indian Health Service and tribally 
     operated facilities, for an initiative to treat or reduce the 
     transmission of HIV and HCV, for a maternal health 
     initiative, for the Telebehaviorial Health Center of 
     Excellence, for Alzheimer's grants, for Village Built 
     Clinics, for a produce prescription pilot, and for 
     accreditation emergencies shall be allocated at the 
     discretion of the Director of the Indian Health Service and 
     shall remain available until expended:  Provided further, 
     That funds provided in this Act may be used for annual 
     contracts and grants that fall within 2 fiscal years, 
     provided the total obligation is recorded in the year the 
     funds are appropriated:  Provided further, That the amounts 
     collected by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under 
     the authority of title IV of the Indian Health Care 
     Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) shall remain available until 
     expended for the purpose of achieving compliance with the 
     applicable conditions and requirements of titles XVIII and 
     XIX of the Social Security Act, except for those related to 
     the planning, design, or construction of new facilities:  
     Provided further, That funding contained herein for 
     scholarship programs under the Indian Health Care Improvement 
     Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) shall remain available until expended:  
     Provided further, That amounts received by tribes and tribal 
     organizations under title IV of the Indian Health Care 
     Improvement Act shall be reported and accounted for and 
     available to the receiving tribes and tribal organizations 
     until expended:  Provided further, That the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs may collect from the Indian Health Service, and from 
     tribes and tribal organizations operating health facilities 
     pursuant to Public Law 93-638, such individually identifiable 
     health information relating to disabled children as may be 
     necessary for the purpose of carrying out its functions under 
     the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
     1400 et seq.):  Provided further, That of the funds provided, 
     $232,138,000 is for the Indian Health Care Improvement Fund 
     and may be used, as needed, to carry out activities typically 
     funded under the Indian Health Facilities account:  Provided 
     further, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act, or 
     any other Act, to the Indian Health Service for the 
     Electronic Health Record system shall be available for 
     obligation or expenditure for the selection or implementation 
     of a new Information Technology infrastructure system, unless 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate are consulted 90 days in 
     advance of such obligation.

                         contract support costs

       For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for 
     contract support costs associated with Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act agreements with 
     the Indian Health Service for fiscal year 2023, such sums as 
     may be necessary:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, no amounts made available under this 
     heading shall be available for transfer to another budget 
     account:  Provided further, That amounts obligated but not 
     expended by a tribe or tribal organization for contract 
     support costs for such agreements for the current fiscal year 
     shall be applied to contract support costs due for such 
     agreements for subsequent fiscal years.

                       payments for tribal leases

       For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for leases 
     pursuant to section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination 
     and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5324(l)) for fiscal 
     year 2023, such sums as may be necessary, which shall be 
     available for obligation through September 30, 2024:  
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     amounts made available under this heading shall be available 
     for transfer to another budget account.

                        indian health facilities

       For construction, repair, maintenance, demolition, 
     improvement, and equipment of health and related auxiliary 
     facilities, including quarters for personnel; preparation of 
     plans, specifications, and drawings; acquisition of sites,

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     purchase and erection of modular buildings, and purchases of 
     trailers; and for provision of domestic and community 
     sanitation facilities for Indians, as authorized by section 7 
     of the Act of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2004a), the Indian 
     Self-Determination Act, and the Indian Health Care 
     Improvement Act, and for expenses necessary to carry out such 
     Acts and titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to environmental health and facilities support 
     activities of the Indian Health Service, $1,306,979,000, to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
     appropriated for the planning, design, construction, 
     renovation, or expansion of health facilities for the benefit 
     of an Indian tribe or tribes may be used to purchase land on 
     which such facilities will be located:  Provided further, 
     That not to exceed $500,000 may be used by the Indian Health 
     Service to purchase TRANSAM equipment from the Department of 
     Defense for distribution to the Indian Health Service and 
     tribal facilities:  Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated to the Indian Health Service may be used for 
     sanitation facilities construction for new homes funded with 
     grants by the housing programs of the United States 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development.

            administrative provisions--indian health service

       Appropriations provided in this Act to the Indian Health 
     Service shall be available for services as authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 3109 at rates not to exceed the per diem rate 
     equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior-level 
     positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles and aircraft; purchase of medical equipment; 
     purchase of reprints; purchase, renovation, and erection of 
     modular buildings and renovation of existing facilities; 
     payments for telephone service in private residences in the 
     field, when authorized under regulations approved by the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services; uniforms, or 
     allowances therefor as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; and 
     for expenses of attendance at meetings that relate to the 
     functions or activities of the Indian Health Service:  
     Provided, That in accordance with the provisions of the 
     Indian Health Care Improvement Act, non-Indian patients may 
     be extended health care at all tribally administered or 
     Indian Health Service facilities, subject to charges, and the 
     proceeds along with funds recovered under the Federal Medical 
     Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651-2653) shall be credited to 
     the account of the facility providing the service and shall 
     be available without fiscal year limitation:  Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding any other law or regulation, 
     funds transferred from the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development to the Indian Health Service shall be 
     administered under Public Law 86-121, the Indian Sanitation 
     Facilities Act and Public Law 93-638:  Provided further, That 
     funds appropriated to the Indian Health Service in this Act, 
     except those used for administrative and program direction 
     purposes, shall not be subject to limitations directed at 
     curtailing Federal travel and transportation:  Provided 
     further, That none of the funds made available to the Indian 
     Health Service in this Act shall be used for any assessments 
     or charges by the Department of Health and Human Services 
     unless identified in the budget justification and provided in 
     this Act, or approved by the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations through the reprogramming process:  Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds previously or herein made available to a tribe or 
     tribal organization through a contract, grant, or agreement 
     authorized by title I or title V of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 
     450 et seq.), may be deobligated and reobligated to a self-
     determination contract under title I, or a self-governance 
     agreement under title V of such Act and thereafter shall 
     remain available to the tribe or tribal organization without 
     fiscal year limitation:  Provided further, That none of the 
     funds made available to the Indian Health Service in this Act 
     shall be used to implement the final rule published in the 
     Federal Register on September 16, 1987, by the Department of 
     Health and Human Services, relating to the eligibility for 
     the health care services of the Indian Health Service until 
     the Indian Health Service has submitted a budget request 
     reflecting the increased costs associated with the proposed 
     final rule, and such request has been included in an 
     appropriations Act and enacted into law:  Provided further, 
     That with respect to functions transferred by the Indian 
     Health Service to tribes or tribal organizations, the Indian 
     Health Service is authorized to provide goods and services to 
     those entities on a reimbursable basis, including payments in 
     advance with subsequent adjustment, and the reimbursements 
     received therefrom, along with the funds received from those 
     entities pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination Act, may 
     be credited to the same or subsequent appropriation account 
     from which the funds were originally derived, with such 
     amounts to remain available until expended:  Provided 
     further, That reimbursements for training, technical 
     assistance, or services provided by the Indian Health Service 
     will contain total costs, including direct, administrative, 
     and overhead costs associated with the provision of goods, 
     services, or technical assistance:  Provided further, That 
     the Indian Health Service may provide to civilian medical 
     personnel serving in hospitals operated by the Indian Health 
     Service housing allowances equivalent to those that would be 
     provided to members of the Commissioned Corps of the United 
     States Public Health Service serving in similar positions at 
     such hospitals:  Provided further, That the appropriation 
     structure for the Indian Health Service may not be altered 
     without advance notification to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations.

                     National Institutes of Health

          national institute of environmental health sciences

       For necessary expenses for the National Institute of 
     Environmental Health Sciences in carrying out activities set 
     forth in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9660(a)) and section 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and 
     Reauthorization Act of 1986, $83,035,000.

            Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

            toxic substances and environmental public health

       For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Substances 
     and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out activities set 
     forth in sections 104(i) and 111(c)(4) of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (CERCLA) and section 3019 of the Solid Waste Disposal 
     Act, $85,020,000:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, in lieu of performing a health assessment 
     under section 104(i)(6) of CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR 
     may conduct other appropriate health studies, evaluations, or 
     activities, including, without limitation, biomedical 
     testing, clinical evaluations, medical monitoring, and 
     referral to accredited healthcare providers:  Provided 
     further, That in performing any such health assessment or 
     health study, evaluation, or activity, the Administrator of 
     ATSDR shall not be bound by the deadlines in section 
     104(i)(6)(A) of CERCLA:  Provided further, That none of the 
     funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for 
     ATSDR to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles 
     pursuant to section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 2023, 
     and existing profiles may be updated as necessary.

                         OTHER RELATED AGENCIES

                   Executive Office of the President

  council on environmental quality and office of environmental quality

       For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to 
     the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of 
     Environmental Quality pursuant to the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969, the Environmental Quality Improvement Act 
     of 1970, and Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977, and not to 
     exceed $750 for official reception and representation 
     expenses, $4,676,000:  Provided, That notwithstanding section 
     202 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970, the 
     Council shall consist of one member, appointed by the 
     President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
     serving as chairman and exercising all powers, functions, and 
     duties of the Council.

             Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant 
     to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including hire of 
     passenger vehicles, uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902, and for services authorized 
     by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates for individuals not to exceed 
     the per diem equivalent to the maximum rate payable for 
     senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376, $14,400,000:  
     Provided, That the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation 
     Board (Board) shall have not more than three career Senior 
     Executive Service positions:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the individual 
     appointed to the position of Inspector General of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shall, by virtue of 
     such appointment, also hold the position of Inspector General 
     of the Board:  Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the Inspector General of the Board 
     shall utilize personnel of the Office of Inspector General of 
     EPA in performing the duties of the Inspector General of the 
     Board, and shall not appoint any individuals to positions 
     within the Board.

              Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Navajo and Hopi 
     Indian Relocation as authorized by Public Law 93-531, 
     $3,060,000, to remain available until expended, which shall 
     be derived from unobligated balances from prior year 
     appropriations available under this heading:  Provided, That 
     funds provided in this or any other appropriations Act are to 
     be used to relocate eligible individuals and groups including 
     evictees from District 6, Hopi-partitioned lands residents, 
     those in significantly substandard housing, and all others 
     certified as eligible and not included in the preceding 
     categories:  Provided further, That none of the funds 
     contained in this or any other Act may be used by the Office 
     of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation to evict any single 
     Navajo or Navajo family who, as of November 30, 1985, was 
     physically domiciled on the lands partitioned to the Hopi 
     Tribe unless a new or replacement home is provided for such 
     household:  Provided further, That no relocatee will be 
     provided with more than one new or replacement home:  
     Provided further, That the Office shall relocate any 
     certified eligible relocatees who have selected and received 
     an approved homesite on the Navajo reservation or selected a 
     replacement residence off the Navajo reservation or on the 
     land acquired pursuant to section 11 of Public Law 93-531 (88 
     Stat. 1716).

    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
                              Development

                        payment to the institute

       For payment to the Institute of American Indian and Alaska 
     Native Culture and Arts Development, as authorized by part A 
     of title XV of

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     Public Law 99-498 (20 U.S.C. 4411 et seq.), $13,274,000, 
     which shall become available on July 1, 2023, and shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2024.

                        Smithsonian Institution

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, as 
     authorized by law, including research in the fields of art, 
     science, and history; development, preservation, and 
     documentation of the National Collections; presentation of 
     public exhibits and performances; collection, preparation, 
     dissemination, and exchange of information and publications; 
     conduct of education, training, and museum assistance 
     programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, lease 
     agreements of no more than 30 years, and protection of 
     buildings, facilities, and approaches; not to exceed $100,000 
     for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and purchase, 
     rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for employees, 
     $909,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, 
     except as otherwise provided herein; of which not to exceed 
     $26,974,000 for the instrumentation program, collections 
     acquisition, exhibition reinstallation, Smithsonian American 
     Women's History Museum, National Museum of the American 
     Latino, and the repatriation of skeletal remains program 
     shall remain available until expended; and including such 
     funds as may be necessary to support American overseas 
     research centers:  Provided, That funds appropriated herein 
     are available for advance payments to independent contractors 
     performing research services or participating in official 
     Smithsonian presentations:  Provided further, That the 
     Smithsonian Institution may expend Federal appropriations 
     designated in this Act for lease or rent payments, as rent 
     payable to the Smithsonian Institution, and such rent 
     payments may be deposited into the general trust funds of the 
     Institution to be available as trust funds for expenses 
     associated with the purchase of a portion of the building at 
     600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, to the extent that 
     federally supported activities will be housed there:  
     Provided further, That the use of such amounts in the general 
     trust funds of the Institution for such purpose shall not be 
     construed as Federal debt service for, a Federal guarantee 
     of, a transfer of risk to, or an obligation of the Federal 
     Government:  Provided further, That no appropriated funds may 
     be used directly to service debt which is incurred to finance 
     the costs of acquiring a portion of the building at 600 
     Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, or of planning, 
     designing, and constructing improvements to such building:  
     Provided further, That any agreement entered into by the 
     Smithsonian Institution for the sale of its ownership 
     interest, or any portion thereof, in such building so 
     acquired may not take effect until the expiration of a 30 day 
     period which begins on the date on which the Secretary of the 
     Smithsonian submits to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and Senate, the Committees on 
     House Administration and Transportation and Infrastructure of 
     the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration of the Senate a report, as outlined in the 
     explanatory statement described in section 4 of the Further 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94; 133 
     Stat. 2536) on the intended sale.

                           facilities capital

       For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and 
     alteration of facilities owned or occupied by the Smithsonian 
     Institution, by contract or otherwise, as authorized by 
     section 2 of the Act of August 22, 1949 (63 Stat. 623), and 
     for construction, including necessary personnel, 
     $265,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     not to exceed $10,000 shall be for services as authorized by 
     5 U.S.C. 3109.

                        National Gallery of Art

                         salaries and expenses

       For the upkeep and operations of the National Gallery of 
     Art, the protection and care of the works of art therein, and 
     administrative expenses incident thereto, as authorized by 
     the Act of March 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51), as amended by the 
     public resolution of April 13, 1939 (Public Resolution 9, 
     76th Congress), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     3109; payment in advance when authorized by the treasurer of 
     the Gallery for membership in library, museum, and art 
     associations or societies whose publications or services are 
     available to members only, or to members at a price lower 
     than to the general public; purchase, repair, and cleaning of 
     uniforms for guards, and uniforms, or allowances therefor, 
     for other employees as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-
     5902); purchase or rental of devices and services for 
     protecting buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance, 
     alteration, improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches, 
     and grounds; and purchase of services for restoration and 
     repair of works of art for the National Gallery of Art by 
     contracts made, without advertising, with individuals, firms, 
     or organizations at such rates or prices and under such terms 
     and conditions as the Gallery may deem proper, $170,240,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2024, of which not to 
     exceed $3,875,000 for the special exhibition program shall 
     remain available until expended.

            repair, restoration and renovation of buildings

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of repair, restoration, and 
     renovation of buildings, grounds and facilities owned or 
     occupied by the National Gallery of Art, by contract or 
     otherwise, for operating lease agreements of no more than 10 
     years, that address space needs created by the ongoing 
     renovations in the Master Facilities Plan, as authorized, 
     $39,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That of this amount, $27,208,000 shall be available for 
     design and construction of an off-site art storage facility 
     in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution and may be 
     transferred to the Smithsonian Institution for such purposes: 
      Provided further, That contracts awarded for environmental 
     systems, protection systems, and exterior repair or 
     renovation of buildings of the National Gallery of Art may be 
     negotiated with selected contractors and awarded on the basis 
     of contractor qualifications as well as price.

             John f. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

                       operations and maintenance

       For necessary expenses for the operation, maintenance, and 
     security of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
     Arts, $27,640,000, to remain available until September, 30, 
     2024.

                     capital repair and restoration

       For necessary expenses for capital repair and restoration 
     of the existing features of the building and site of the John 
     F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, $17,740,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

            Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of 
     the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 1356) 
     including hire of passenger vehicles and services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $15,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2024.

           National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

                    National Endowment for the Arts

                       grants and administration

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

                 National Endowment for the Humanities

                       grants and administration

       For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation 
     on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $207,000,000 to 
     remain available until expended, of which $188,250,000 shall 
     be available for support of activities in the humanities, 
     pursuant to section 7(c) of the Act and for administering the 
     functions of the Act; and $18,750,000 shall be available to 
     carry out the matching grants program pursuant to section 
     10(a)(2) of the Act, including $15,750,000 for the purposes 
     of section 7(h):  Provided, That appropriations for carrying 
     out section 10(a)(2) shall be available for obligation only 
     in such amounts as may be equal to the total amounts of 
     gifts, bequests, devises of money, and other property 
     accepted by the chairman or by grantees of the National 
     Endowment for the Humanities under the provisions of sections 
     11(a)(2)(B) and 11(a)(3)(B) during the current and preceding 
     fiscal years for which equal amounts have not previously been 
     appropriated.

                       Administrative Provisions

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

                        Commission of Fine Arts

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts under chapter 
     91 of title 40, United States Code, $3,661,000:  Provided, 
     That the Commission is authorized to charge fees to cover the 
     full costs of its publications, and such fees shall be 
     credited to this account as an offsetting collection, to 
     remain available until expended without further 
     appropriation:  Provided further, That the Commission is 
     authorized to accept gifts, including objects, papers, 
     artwork, drawings and artifacts, that pertain to the history 
     and design of the Nation's Capital or the history and 
     activities of the Commission of Fine Arts, for the purpose of 
     artistic display, study, or education:  Provided further, 
     That one-tenth of one percent of the funds provided under 
     this heading may be used for official reception and 
     representation expenses.

               national capital arts and cultural affairs

       For necessary expenses as authorized by Public Law 99-190 
     (20 U.S.C. 956a), $5,000,000:  Provided, That the item 
     relating to ``National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs'' in 
     the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1986, as enacted into law by section 
     101(d) of Public Law 99-190 (20 U.S.C. 956a), shall be 
     applied in fiscal year 2023 in the second paragraph by 
     inserting ``, calendar year 2020 excluded'' before the first 
     period:  Provided further, That in determining an eligible 
     organization's annual income for calendar years 2021,

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     2022, and 2023 funds or grants received by the eligible 
     organization from any supplemental appropriations Act related 
     to coronavirus or any other law providing appropriations for 
     the purpose of preventing, preparing for, or responding to 
     coronavirus shall be counted as part of the eligible 
     organization's annual income.

               Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on Historic 
     Preservation (Public Law 89-665), $8,585,000.

                  National Capital Planning Commission

                         salaries and expenses

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

                United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

                       holocaust memorial museum

       For expenses of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, as 
     authorized by Public Law 106-292 (36 U.S.C. 2301-2310), 
     $65,231,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2025, for the Museum's equipment replacement 
     program; and of which $4,000,000 for the Museum's repair and 
     rehabilitation program and $1,264,000 for the Museum's 
     outreach initiatives program shall remain available until 
     expended.

                             Presidio Trust

       The Presidio Trust is authorized to issue obligations to 
     the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 104(d)(3) 
     of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 
     (Public Law 104-333), in an amount not to exceed $90,000,000: 
      Provided, That such section is amended by striking 
     ``$150,000,000'' and inserting ``$250,000,000''.

                   World War I Centennial Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       Notwithstanding section 9 of the World War I Centennial 
     Commission Act, as authorized by the World War I Centennial 
     Commission Act (Public Law 112-272) and the Carl Levin and 
     Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291), for necessary 
     expenses of the World War I Centennial Commission, 
     $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024:  
     Provided, That in addition to the authority provided by 
     section 6(g) of such Act, the World War I Commission may 
     accept money, in-kind personnel services, contractual 
     support, or any appropriate support from any executive branch 
     agency for activities of the Commission.

              United States Semiquincentennial Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the United States 
     Semiquincentennial Commission to plan and coordinate 
     observances and activities associated with the 250th 
     anniversary of the founding of the United States, as 
     authorized by Public Law 116-282, the technical amendments to 
     Public Law 114-196, $15,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2024.

                                TITLE IV

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     (including transfers of funds)

                      restriction on use of funds

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

                      obligation of appropriations

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

                 disclosure of administrative expenses

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

                          mining applications

       Sec. 404. (a) Limitation of Funds.--None of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act 
     shall be obligated or expended to accept or process 
     applications for a patent for any mining or mill site claim 
     located under the general mining laws.
       (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply if the 
     Secretary of the Interior determines that, for the claim 
     concerned: (1) a patent application was filed with the 
     Secretary on or before September 30, 1994; and (2) all 
     requirements established under sections 2325 and 2326 of the 
     Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or lode 
     claims, sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Revised 
     Statutes (30 U.S.C. 35, 36, and 37) for placer claims, and 
     section 2337 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 42) for mill 
     site claims, as the case may be, were fully complied with by 
     the applicant by that date.
       (c) Report.--On September 30, 2024, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall file with the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
     House and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
     the Senate a report on actions taken by the Department under 
     the plan submitted pursuant to section 314(c) of the 
     Department of the Interior and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-208).
       (d) Mineral Examinations.--In order to process patent 
     applications in a timely and responsible manner, upon the 
     request of a patent applicant, the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall allow the applicant to fund a qualified third-party 
     contractor to be selected by the Director of the Bureau of 
     Land Management to conduct a mineral examination of the 
     mining claims or mill sites contained in a patent application 
     as set forth in subsection (b). The Bureau of Land Management 
     shall have the sole responsibility to choose and pay the 
     third-party contractor in accordance with the standard 
     procedures employed by the Bureau of Land Management in the 
     retention of third-party contractors.

             contract support costs, prior year limitation

       Sec. 405.  Sections 405 and 406 of division F of the 
     Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 
     (Public Law 113-235) shall continue in effect in fiscal year 
     2023.

          contract support costs, fiscal year 2023 limitation

       Sec. 406.  Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal year 
     2023 under the headings ``Department of Health and Human 
     Services, Indian Health Service, Contract Support Costs'' and 
     ``Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs and 
     Bureau of Indian Education, Contract Support Costs'' are the 
     only amounts available for contract support costs arising out 
     of self-determination or self-governance contracts, grants, 
     compacts, or annual funding agreements for fiscal year 2023 
     with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian 
     Education, and the Indian Health Service:  Provided, That 
     such amounts provided by this Act are not available for 
     payment of claims for contract support costs for prior years, 
     or for repayments of payments for settlements or judgments 
     awarding contract support costs for prior years.

                        forest management plans

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

                 prohibition within national monuments

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

                         limitation on takings

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

                    prohibition on no-bid contracts

       Sec. 410.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act to executive branch agencies may be 
     used to enter into any Federal contract unless such contract 
     is entered into in accordance with the requirements of 
     Chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code, or Chapter 137 of 
     title 10, United States Code, and the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation, unless--
       (1) Federal law specifically authorizes a contract to be 
     entered into without regard for these requirements, including 
     formula grants for States, or federally recognized Indian 
     tribes;
       (2) such contract is authorized by the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (Public Law 93-
     638, 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) or by any other Federal laws that 
     specifically authorize a contract within an Indian tribe as 
     defined in section 4(e) of that Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)); or
       (3) such contract was awarded prior to the date of 
     enactment of this Act.

                           posting of reports

       Sec. 411. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in 
     this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on 
     the public website of that agency any report required to be 
     submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the 
     determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve 
     the national interest.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--

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       (1) the public posting of the report compromises national 
     security; or
       (2) the report contains proprietary information.
       (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so 
     only after such report has been made available to the 
     requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less 
     than 45 days.

            national endowment for the arts grant guidelines

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

           national endowment for the arts program priorities

       Sec. 413. (a) In providing services or awarding financial 
     assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the 
     Humanities Act of 1965 from funds appropriated under this 
     Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts 
     shall ensure that priority is given to providing services or 
     awarding financial assistance for projects, productions, 
     workshops, or programs that serve underserved populations.
       (b) In this section:
       (1) The term ``underserved population'' means a population 
     of individuals, including urban minorities, who have 
     historically been outside the purview of arts and humanities 
     programs due to factors such as a high incidence of income 
     below the poverty line or to geographic isolation.
       (2) The term ``poverty line'' means the poverty line (as 
     defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised 
     annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a 
     family of the size involved.
       (c) In providing services and awarding financial assistance 
     under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act 
     of 1965 with funds appropriated by this Act, the Chairperson 
     of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that 
     priority is given to providing services or awarding financial 
     assistance for projects, productions, workshops, or programs 
     that will encourage public knowledge, education, 
     understanding, and appreciation of the arts.
       (d) With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 
     section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and 
     Humanities Act of 1965--
       (1) the Chairperson shall establish a grant category for 
     projects, productions, workshops, or programs that are of 
     national impact or availability or are able to tour several 
     States;
       (2) the Chairperson shall not make grants exceeding 15 
     percent, in the aggregate, of such funds to any single State, 
     excluding grants made under the authority of paragraph (1);
       (3) the Chairperson shall report to the Congress annually 
     and by State, on grants awarded by the Chairperson in each 
     grant category under section 5 of such Act; and
       (4) the Chairperson shall encourage the use of grants to 
     improve and support community-based music performance and 
     education.

                  status of balances of appropriations

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

                      extension of grazing permits

       Sec. 415.  The terms and conditions of section 325 of 
     Public Law 108-108 (117 Stat. 1307), regarding grazing 
     permits issued by the Forest Service on any lands not subject 
     to administration under section 402 of the Federal Lands 
     Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1752), shall remain in 
     effect for fiscal year 2023.

                          funding prohibition

       Sec. 416. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used to maintain or establish a computer network 
     unless such network is designed to block access to 
     pornography websites.
       (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds 
     necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
     enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal 
     investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.

                humane transfer and treatment of animals

       Sec. 417. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land 
     administered by the Bureau of Land Management, or the 
     Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to land administered 
     by the Forest Service (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Secretary concerned''), may transfer excess wild horses and 
     burros that have been removed from land administered by the 
     Secretary concerned to other Federal, State, and local 
     government agencies for use as work animals.
       (b) The Secretary concerned may make a transfer under 
     subsection (a) immediately on the request of a Federal, 
     State, or local government agency.
       (c) An excess wild horse or burro transferred under 
     subsection (a) shall lose status as a wild free-roaming horse 
     or burro (as defined in section 2 of Public Law 92-195 
     (commonly known as the ``Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros 
     Act'') (16 U.S.C. 1332)).
       (d) A Federal, State, or local government agency receiving 
     an excess wild horse or burro pursuant to subsection (a) 
     shall not--
       (1) destroy the horse or burro in a manner that results in 
     the destruction of the horse or burro into a commercial 
     product;
       (2) sell or otherwise transfer the horse or burro in a 
     manner that results in the destruction of the horse or burro 
     for processing into a commercial product; or
       (3) euthanize the horse or burro, except on the 
     recommendation of a licensed veterinarian in a case of severe 
     injury, illness, or advanced age.
       (e) Amounts appropriated by this Act shall not be available 
     for--
       (1) the destruction of any healthy, unadopted, and wild 
     horse or burro under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
     concerned (including a contractor); or
       (2) the sale of a wild horse or burro that results in the 
     destruction of the wild horse or burro for processing into a 
     commercial product.

   forest service facility realignment and enhancement authorization 
                               extension

       Sec. 418.  Section 503(f) of Public Law 109-54 (16 U.S.C. 
     580d note) shall be applied by substituting ``September 30, 
     2023'' for ``September 30, 2019''.

                     use of american iron and steel

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

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

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

                            recreation fees

       Sec. 421.  Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recreation 
     Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6809) shall be applied by 
     substituting ``October 1, 2024'' for ``September 30, 2019''.

                        reprogramming guidelines

       Sec. 422.  None of the funds made available in this Act, in 
     this and prior fiscal years, may be reprogrammed without the 
     advance approval of the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations in accordance with the reprogramming 
     procedures contained in the explanatory statement described 
     in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
     consolidated Act).

                           local contractors

       Sec. 423.  Section 412 of division E of Public Law 112-74 
     shall be applied by substituting ``fiscal year 2023'' for 
     ``fiscal year 2019''.

      shasta-trinity marina fee authority authorization extension

       Sec. 424.  Section 422 of division F of Public Law 110-161 
     (121 Stat 1844), as amended, shall be applied by substituting 
     ``fiscal year 2023'' for ``fiscal year 2019''.

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            interpretive association authorization extension

       Sec. 425.  Section 426 of division G of Public Law 113-76 
     (16 U.S.C. 565a-1 note) shall be applied by substituting 
     ``September 30, 2023'' for ``September 30, 2019''.

             puerto rico schooling authorization extension

       Sec. 426.  The authority provided by the 19th unnumbered 
     paragraph under heading ``Administrative Provisions, Forest 
     Service'' in title III of Public Law 109-54, as amended, 
     shall be applied by substituting ``fiscal year 2023'' for 
     ``fiscal year 2019''.

    forest botanical products fee collection authorization extension

       Sec. 427.  Section 339 of the Department of the Interior 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (as enacted 
     into law by Public Law 106-113; 16 U.S.C. 528 note), as 
     amended by section 335(6) of Public Law 108-108 and section 
     432 of Public Law 113-76, shall be applied by substituting 
     ``fiscal year 2023'' for ``fiscal year 2019''.

                              chaco canyon

       Sec. 428.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to accept a nomination for oil and gas leasing under 
     43 CFR 3120.3 et seq., or to offer for oil and gas leasing, 
     any Federal lands within the withdrawal area identified on 
     the map of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park 
     prepared by the Bureau of Land Management and dated April 2, 
     2019.

                             tribal leases

       Sec. 429.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in 
     the case of any lease under section 105(l) of the Indian 
     Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     5324(l)), the initial lease term shall commence no earlier 
     than the date of receipt of the lease proposal.

               forest ecosystem health and recovery fund

       Sec. 430.  The authority provided under the heading 
     ``Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund'' in title I of 
     Public Law 111-88, as amended by section 117 of division F of 
     Public Law 113-235, shall be applied by substituting ``fiscal 
     year 2023'' for ``fiscal year 2020'' each place it appears.

     allocation of projects, national parks and public land legacy 
         restoration fund and land and water conservation fund

       Sec. 431. (a)(1) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary of the Interior shall allocate amounts made 
     available from the National Parks and Public Land Legacy 
     Restoration Fund for fiscal year 2023 pursuant to subsection 
     (c) of section 200402 of title 54, United States Code, and as 
     provided in subsection (e) of such section of such title, to 
     the agencies of the Department of the Interior and the 
     Department of Agriculture specified, in the amounts 
     specified, for the stations and unit names specified, and for 
     the projects and activities specified in the table titled 
     ``Allocation of Funds: National Parks and Public Land Legacy 
     Restoration Fund Fiscal Year 2023'' in the report 
     accompanying this Act.
       (2) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, as 
     appropriate, shall allocate amounts made available for 
     expenditure from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for 
     fiscal year 2023 pursuant to subsection (a) of section 200303 
     of title 54, United States Code, to the agencies and accounts 
     specified, in the amounts specified, and for the projects and 
     activities specified in the table titled ``Allocation of 
     Funds: Land and Water Conservation Fund Fiscal Year 2023'' in 
     the report accompanying this Act.
       (b) Except as otherwise provided by subsection (c) of this 
     section, neither the President nor his designee may allocate 
     any amounts that are made available for any fiscal year under 
     subsection (c) of section 200402 of title 54, United States 
     Code, or subsection (a) of section 200303 of title 54, United 
     States Code, other than in amounts and for projects and 
     activities that are allocated by subsections (a)(1) and 
     (a)(2) of this section:  Provided, That in any fiscal year, 
     the matter preceding this proviso shall not apply to the 
     allocation of amounts for continuing administration of 
     programs allocated funds from the National Parks and Public 
     Land Legacy Restoration Fund or the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund, which may be allocated only in amounts 
     that are no more than the allocation for such purposes in 
     subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section.
       (c) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture may reallocate amounts from each agency's 
     ``Contingency Fund'' line in the table titled ``Allocation of 
     Funds: National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund 
     Fiscal Year 2023'' to any project funded by the National 
     Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund within the same 
     agency, from any fiscal year, that experienced a funding 
     deficiency due to unforeseen cost overruns, in accordance 
     with the following requirements:
       (1) ``Contingency Fund'' amounts may only be reallocated if 
     there is a risk to project completion resulting from 
     unforeseen cost overruns;
       (2) ``Contingency Fund'' amounts may only be reallocated 
     for cost of adjustments and changes within the original scope 
     of effort for projects funded by the National Parks and 
     Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund; and
       (3) The Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of 
     Agriculture must provide written notification to the 
     Committees on Appropriations 30 days before taking any 
     actions authorized by this subsection if the amount 
     reallocated from the ``Contingency Fund'' line for a project 
     is projected to be 10 percent or greater than the following, 
     as applicable:
       (A) The amount allocated to that project in the table 
     titled ``Allocation of Funds: National Parks and Public Land 
     Legacy Restoration Fund Fiscal Year 2023'' in the report 
     accompanying this Act; or
       (B) The initial estimate in the most recent report 
     submitted, prior to enactment of this Act, to the Committees 
     on Appropriations pursuant to section 434(e) of Division G of 
     the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-
     260).
       (d)(1) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of the 
     President for fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of the Interior 
     and the Secretary of Agriculture shall each submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate project data sheets for the projects in the 
     ``Submission of Annual List of Projects to Congress'' 
     required by section 200402(h) of title 54, United States 
     Code:  Provided, That the ``Submission of Annual List of 
     Projects to Congress'' must include a ``Contingency Fund'' 
     line for each agency within the allocations defined in 
     subsection (e) of section 200402 of title 54, United States 
     Code:  Provided further, That in the event amounts allocated 
     by this Act or any prior Act for the National Parks and 
     Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund are no longer needed to 
     complete a specified project, such amounts may be reallocated 
     in such submission to that agency's ``Contingency Fund'' 
     line:  Provided further, That any proposals to change the 
     scope of or terminate a previously approved project must be 
     clearly identified in such submission.
       (2)(A) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of the 
     President for fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of the Interior 
     and the Secretary of Agriculture shall each submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate a list of supplementary allocations for 
     Federal land acquisition and Forest Legacy Projects at the 
     National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     the Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. Forest Service 
     that are in addition to the ``Submission of Cost Estimates'' 
     required by section 200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States 
     Code, that are prioritized and detailed by account, program, 
     and project, and that total no less than half the full amount 
     allocated to each account for that land management Agency 
     under the allocations submitted under section 200303(c)(1) of 
     title 54, United States Code:  Provided, That in the event 
     amounts allocated by this Act or any prior Act pursuant to 
     subsection (a) of section 200303 of title 54, United States 
     Code are no longer needed because a project has been 
     completed or can no longer be executed, such amounts must be 
     clearly identified if proposed for reallocation in the annual 
     budget submission.
       (B) The Federal land acquisition and Forest Legacy projects 
     in the ``Submission of Cost Estimates'' required by section 
     200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States Code, and on the list 
     of supplementary allocations required by subparagraph (A) 
     shall be comprised only of projects for which a willing 
     seller has been identified and for which an appraisal or 
     market research has been initiated.
       (C) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of the 
     President for fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of the Interior 
     and the Secretary of Agriculture shall each submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate project data sheets in the same format and 
     containing the same level of detailed information that is 
     found on such sheets in the Budget Justifications annually 
     submitted by the Department of the Interior with the 
     President's Budget for the projects in the ``Submission of 
     Cost Estimates'' required by section 200303(c)(1) of title 
     54, United States Code, and in the same format and containing 
     the same level of detailed information that is found on such 
     sheets submitted to the Committees pursuant to section 427 of 
     division D of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
     2020 (Public Law 116-94) for the list of supplementary 
     allocations required by subparagraph (A).
       (e) The Department of the Interior and the Department of 
     Agriculture 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 National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund 
     for amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this 
     section and the status of balances of projects and activities 
     funded by the Land and Water Conservation Fund for amounts 
     allocated pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section, 
     including all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds, 
     and, for amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of 
     this section, National Parks and Public Land Legacy 
     Restoration Fund amounts reallocated pursuant to subsection 
     (c) of this section.

                  policies relating to biomass energy

       Sec. 432.  To support the key role that forests in the 
     United States can play in addressing the energy needs of the 
     United States, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, and the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency shall, consistent with their missions, 
     jointly--
       (1) ensure that Federal policy relating to forest 
     bioenergy--
       (A) is consistent across all Federal departments and 
     agencies; and
       (B) using the best available science, recognizes the 
     benefits of the use of forest biomass for energy, 
     conservation, and responsible forest management; and
       (2) establish clear and simple policies for the use of 
     forest biomass as an energy solution, including policies 
     that--
       (A) reflect the carbon benefits of forest bioenergy and 
     recognize biomass as a renewable energy source, provided the 
     use of forest biomass for energy production does not cause 
     conversion of forests to non-forest use;

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       (B) encourage private investment throughout the forest 
     biomass supply chain, including in--
       (i) working forests;
       (ii) harvesting operations;
       (iii) forest improvement operations;
       (iv) forest bioenergy production;
       (v) wood products manufacturing; or
       (vi) paper manufacturing;
       (C) encourage forest management to improve forest health; 
     and
       (D) recognize State initiatives to produce and use forest 
     biomass.

                        timber sale requirements

       Sec. 433.  No timber sale in Alaska's Region 10 shall be 
     advertised if the indicated rate is deficit (defined as the 
     value of the timber is not sufficient to cover all logging 
     and stumpage costs and provide a normal profit and risk 
     allowance under the Forest Service's appraisal process) when 
     appraised using a residual value appraisal. The western red 
     cedar timber from those sales which is surplus to the needs 
     of the domestic processors in Alaska, shall be made available 
     to domestic processors in the contiguous 48 United States at 
     prevailing domestic prices. All additional western red cedar 
     volume not sold to Alaska or contiguous 48 United States 
     domestic processors may be exported to foreign markets at the 
     election of the timber sale holder. All Alaska yellow cedar 
     may be sold at prevailing export prices at the election of 
     the timber sale holder.

 transfer authority to federal highway administration for the national 
             parks and public land legacy restoration fund

       Sec. 434.  Funds made available or allocated in this Act to 
     the Department of the Interior or the Department of 
     Agriculture that are subject to the allocations and 
     limitations in 54 U.S.C. 200402(e) and prohibitions in 54 
     U.S.C. 200402(f) may be further allocated or reallocated to 
     the Federal Highway Administration for transportation 
     projects of the covered agencies defined in 54 U.S.C. 
     200401(2).

                     ice age national scenic trail

       Sec. 435.  Section 5(a)(10) of the National Trails System 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(10)) is amended by striking the third 
     and fourth sentences and inserting ``The trail shall be 
     administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a unit of 
     the National Park System.''.

  facilities renovation for urban indian organizations to the extent 
              authorized for other government contractors

       Sec. 436.  The Secretary of Health and Human Services may 
     authorize an urban Indian organization (as defined in section 
     4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603) 
     that is awarded a grant or contract under title V of that Act 
     (25 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.)) to use funds provided in such grant 
     or contract for minor renovations to facilities or 
     construction or expansion of facilities, including leased 
     facilities, to assist the urban Indian organization in 
     meeting or maintaining standards issued by Federal or State 
     governments or by accreditation organizations.

                        tongass national forest

       Sec. 437.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to plan, design, study, or construct, for the purpose 
     of harvesting timber by private entities or individuals, a 
     forest development road in the Tongass National Forest.

                           road construction

       Sec. 438.  Section 8206(a)(4)(B)(i) of the Agricultural Act 
     of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a(a)(4)(B)(i)) is amended by inserting 
     ``or Bureau of Land Management managed'' after ``National 
     Forest System''.

                           permit prohibition

       Sec. 439.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to issue a permit for the import of a sport-hunted 
     trophy of an elephant or lion taken in Tanzania, Zimbabwe, or 
     Zambia. The limitation described in this section shall not 
     apply in the case of the administration of a tax or tariff.
       This division may be cited as the ``Department of the 
     Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
     Act, 2023''.

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

                                TITLE I

                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

                      Military Construction, Army

       For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment 
     of temporary or permanent public works, military 
     installations, facilities, and real property for the Army as 
     currently authorized by law, including personnel in the Army 
     Corps of Engineers and other personal services necessary for 
     the purposes of this appropriation, and for construction and 
     operation of facilities in support of the functions of the 
     Commander in Chief, $997,425,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2027: Provided, That, of the amount made 
     available under this heading, not to exceed $240,011,000 
     shall be available for study, planning, design, architect and 
     engineer services, and host nation support, as authorized by 
     law, unless the Secretary of the Army determines that 
     additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 
     notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: 
     Provided further, That of the amount made available under 
     this heading, $101,860,000 shall be for the projects and 
     activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table under 
     the heading ``Military Construction, Army'' in the report 
     accompanying this Act, in addition to amounts otherwise 
     available for such purposes.

              Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps

       For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment 
     of temporary or permanent public works, naval installations, 
     facilities, and real property for the Navy and Marine Corps 
     as currently authorized by law, including personnel in the 
     Naval Facilities Engineering Command and other personal 
     services necessary for the purposes of this appropriation, 
     $3,808,340,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: 
     Provided, That, of the amount made available under this 
     heading, not to exceed $428,073,000 shall be available for 
     study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, 
     as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy 
     determines that additional obligations are necessary for such 
     purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons 
     therefor: Provided further, That of the amount made available 
     under this heading, $5,949,000 shall be for the project and 
     activity, and in the amount, specified in the table under the 
     heading ``Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'' in 
     the report accompanying this Act, in addition to amounts 
     otherwise available for such purposes.

                    Military Construction, Air Force

       For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment 
     of temporary or permanent public works, military 
     installations, facilities, and real property for the Air 
     Force as currently authorized by law, $2,291,156,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That, of 
     the amount made available under this heading, not to exceed 
     $171,094,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 
     and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, 
     unless the Secretary of the Air Force determines that 
     additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 
     notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: 
     Provided further, That of the amount made available under 
     this heading, $185,700,000 shall be for the projects and 
     activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table under 
     the heading ``Military Construction, Air Force'' in the 
     report accompanying this Act, in addition to amounts 
     otherwise available for such purposes.

                  Military Construction, Defense-Wide

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment 
     of temporary or permanent public works, installations, 
     facilities, and real property for activities and agencies of 
     the Department of Defense (other than the military 
     departments), as currently authorized by law, $2,675,128,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That 
     such amounts of this appropriation as may be determined by 
     the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to such 
     appropriations of the Department of Defense available for 
     military construction or family housing as the Secretary may 
     designate, 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 further, That, of the 
     amount made available under this heading, not to exceed 
     $506,107,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 
     and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, 
     unless the Secretary of Defense determines that additional 
     obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of 
     the determination and the reasons therefor: Provided further, 
     That of the amount made available under this heading, 
     $58,730,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and in 
     the amounts, specified in the table under the heading 
     ``Military Construction, Defense-Wide'' in the report 
     accompanying this Act, in addition to amounts otherwise 
     available for such purposes.

               Military Construction, Army National Guard

       For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, 
     and conversion of facilities for the training and 
     administration of the Army National Guard, and contributions 
     therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 
     States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, 
     $325,658,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: 
     Provided, That, of the amount made available under this 
     heading, not to exceed $43,625,000 shall be available for 
     study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, 
     as authorized by law, unless the Director of the Army 
     National Guard determines that additional obligations are 
     necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the 
     determination and the reasons therefor: Provided further, 
     That of the amount made available under this heading, 
     $3,380,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and in 
     the amounts, specified in the table under the heading 
     ``Military Construction, Army National Guard'' in the report 
     accompanying this Act, in addition to amounts otherwise 
     available for such purposes.

               Military Construction, Air National Guard

       For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, 
     and conversion of facilities for the training and 
     administration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 
     therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 
     States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, 
     $193,983,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: 
     Provided, That, of the amount made available under this 
     heading, not to exceed $41,712,000 shall be available for 
     study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, 
     as authorized by law, unless the Director of the Air National 
     Guard determines that additional obligations are necessary 
     for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the 
     determination and the reasons therefor: Provided further, 
     That of the amount made available under this heading, 
     $20,100,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and in 
     the amounts,

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     specified in the table under the heading ``Military 
     Construction, Air National Guard'' in the report accompanying 
     this Act, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 
     purposes.

                  Military Construction, Army Reserve

       For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, 
     and conversion of facilities for the training and 
     administration of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 
     1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military 
     Construction Authorization Acts, $119,878,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That, of the 
     amount made available under this heading, not to exceed 
     $19,829,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 
     and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, 
     unless the Chief of the Army Reserve determines that 
     additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 
     notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor.

                  Military Construction, Navy Reserve

       For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, 
     and conversion of facilities for the training and 
     administration of the reserve components of the Navy and 
     Marine Corps as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 
     United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization 
     Acts, $30,337,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2027: Provided, That, of the amount made available under this 
     heading, not to exceed $2,590,000 shall be available for 
     study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, 
     as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy 
     determines that additional obligations are necessary for such 
     purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons 
     therefor.

                Military Construction, Air Force Reserve

       For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, 
     and conversion of facilities for the training and 
     administration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by 
     chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military 
     Construction Authorization Acts, $82,123,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That, of the 
     amount made available under this heading, not to exceed 
     $21,773,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 
     and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, 
     unless the Chief of the Air Force Reserve determines that 
     additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 
     notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: 
     Provided further, That of the amount made available under 
     this heading, $5,500,000 shall be for the projects and 
     activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table under 
     the heading ``Military Construction, Air Force Reserve'' in 
     the report accompanying this Act, in addition to amounts 
     otherwise available for such purposes.

                   North Atlantic Treaty Organization

                      Security Investment Program

       For the United States share of the cost of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program for 
     the acquisition and construction of military facilities and 
     installations (including international military headquarters) 
     and for related expenses for the collective defense of the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized by section 2806 of 
     title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction 
     Authorization Acts, $220,139,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

               Department of Defense Base Closure Account

       For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Closure 
     Account, established by section 2906(a) of the Defense Base 
     Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), 
     $574,687,000, to remain available until expended.

                   Family Housing Construction, Army

       For expenses of family housing for the Army for 
     construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 
     expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 
     $169,339,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027.

             Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army

       For expenses of family housing for the Army for operation 
     and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor 
     construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance 
     premiums, as authorized by law, $446,411,000.

           Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps

       For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine 
     Corps for construction, including acquisition, replacement, 
     addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized 
     by law, $337,297,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2027.

    Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps

       For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine 
     Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt payment, 
     leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, 
     and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, $378,224,000.

                 Family Housing Construction, Air Force

       For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 
     construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 
     expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 
     $232,788,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027.

          Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

       For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 
     operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 
     minor construction, principal and interest charges, and 
     insurance premiums, as authorized by law, $365,222,000.

         Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

       For expenses of family housing for the activities and 
     agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the 
     military departments) for operation and maintenance, leasing, 
     and minor construction, as authorized by law, $50,113,000.

                         Department of Defense

                    Family Housing Improvement Fund

       For the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement 
     Fund, $6,442,000, to remain available until expended, for 
     family housing initiatives undertaken pursuant to section 
     2883 of title 10, United States Code, providing alternative 
     means of acquiring and improving military family housing and 
     supporting facilities.

                         Department of Defense

            Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund

       For the Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied 
     Housing Improvement Fund, $494,000, to remain available until 
     expended, for unaccompanied housing initiatives undertaken 
     pursuant to section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, 
     providing alternative means of acquiring and improving 
     military unaccompanied housing and supporting facilities.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 101.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee 
     contract for construction, where cost estimates exceed 
     $25,000, to be performed within the United States, except 
     Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of the 
     Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons therefor.
       Sec. 102.  Funds made available in this title for 
     construction shall be available for hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles.
       Sec. 103.  Funds made available in this title for 
     construction may be used for advances to the Federal Highway 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, for the 
     construction of access roads as authorized by section 210 of 
     title 23, United States Code, when projects authorized 
     therein are certified as important to the national defense by 
     the Secretary of Defense.
       Sec. 104.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     may be used to begin construction of new bases in the United 
     States for which specific appropriations have not been made.
       Sec. 105.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     shall be used for purchase of land or land easements in 
     excess of 100 percent of the value as determined by the Army 
     Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engineering 
     Command, except: (1) where there is a determination of value 
     by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated by the Attorney 
     General or the designee of the Attorney General; (3) where 
     the estimated value is less than $25,000; or (4) as otherwise 
     determined by the Secretary of Defense to be in the public 
     interest.
       Sec. 106.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     shall be used to: (1) acquire land; (2) provide for site 
     preparation; or (3) install utilities for any family housing, 
     except housing for which funds have been made available in 
     annual Acts making appropriations for military construction.
       Sec. 107.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     for minor construction may be used to transfer or relocate 
     any activity from one base or installation to another, 
     without prior notification to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
       Sec. 108.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     may be used for the procurement of steel for any construction 
     project or activity for which American steel producers, 
     fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied the 
     opportunity to compete for such steel procurement.
       Sec. 109.  None of the funds available to the Department of 
     Defense for military construction or family housing during 
     the current fiscal year may be used to pay real property 
     taxes in any foreign nation.
       Sec. 110.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     may be used to initiate a new installation overseas without 
     prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress.
       Sec. 111.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts 
     estimated by the Government to exceed $500,000 for projects 
     to be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization member country, or in countries bordering the 
     Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are awarded to United 
     States firms or United States firms in joint venture with 
     host nation firms.
       Sec. 112.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     for military construction in the United States territories 
     and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in 
     countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, may be used to award 
     any contract estimated by the Government to exceed $1,000,000 
     to a foreign contractor: Provided, That this section shall 
     not be applicable to contract awards for which the lowest 
     responsive and responsible bid of a United States contractor 
     exceeds the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a 
     foreign contractor by greater than 20 percent: Provided 
     further, That this section shall not apply to contract awards 
     for military construction on Kwajalein Atoll for which the 
     lowest responsive and responsible bid is submitted by a 
     Marshallese contractor.
       Sec. 113.  The Secretary of Defense shall inform the 
     appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, including 
     the Committees on Appropriations, of plans and scope of any 
     proposed military exercise involving United States personnel 
     30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts expended for 
     construction, either temporary or permanent, are anticipated 
     to exceed $100,000.
       Sec. 114.  Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense 
     for construction in prior years shall be available for 
     construction authorized

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     for each such military department by the authorizations 
     enacted into law during the current session of Congress.
       Sec. 115.  For military construction or family housing 
     projects that are being completed with funds otherwise 
     expired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may 
     be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, 
     inspection, overhead, engineering and design on those 
     projects and on subsequent claims, if any.
       Sec. 116.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     funds made available to a military department or defense 
     agency for the construction of military projects may be 
     obligated for a military construction project or contract, or 
     for any portion of such a project or contract, at any time 
     before the end of the fourth fiscal year after the fiscal 
     year for which funds for such project were made available, if 
     the funds obligated for such project: (1) are obligated from 
     funds available for military construction projects; and (2) 
     do not exceed the amount appropriated for such project, plus 
     any amount by which the cost of such project is increased 
     pursuant to law.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 117.  Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 14 
     days for a notification provided in an electronic medium 
     pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, United States 
     Code, to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress, such additional amounts as may be determined by the 
     Secretary of Defense may be transferred to: (1) the 
     Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund from 
     amounts appropriated for construction in ``Family Housing'' 
     accounts, to be merged with and to be available for the same 
     purposes and for the same period of time as amounts 
     appropriated directly to the Fund; or (2) the Department of 
     Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund from 
     amounts appropriated for construction of military 
     unaccompanied housing in ``Military Construction'' accounts, 
     to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes 
     and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated 
     directly to the Fund: Provided, That appropriations made 
     available to the Funds shall be available to cover the costs, 
     as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, of direct loans or loan guarantees issued by the 
     Department of Defense pursuant to the provisions of 
     subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, 
     pertaining to alternative means of acquiring and improving 
     military family housing, military unaccompanied housing, and 
     supporting facilities.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 118.  In addition to any other transfer authority 
     available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 
     transferred from the Department of Defense Base Closure 
     Account to the fund established by section 1013(d) of the 
     Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 
     (42 U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses associated with the 
     Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 42 U.S.C. 
     3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts transferred shall be merged with 
     and be available for the same purposes and for the same time 
     period as the fund to which transferred.
       Sec. 119.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds made available in this title for operation and 
     maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive source 
     of funds for repair and maintenance of all family housing 
     units, including general or flag officer quarters: Provided, 
     That not more than $35,000 per unit may be spent annually for 
     the maintenance and repair of any general or flag officer 
     quarters without 30 days prior notification, or 14 days for a 
     notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant to 
     sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, United States Code, to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, 
     except that an after-the-fact notification shall be submitted 
     if the limitation is exceeded solely due to costs associated 
     with environmental remediation that could not be reasonably 
     anticipated at the time of the budget submission: Provided 
     further, That the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is 
     to report annually to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress all operation and maintenance 
     expenditures for each individual general or flag officer 
     quarters for the prior fiscal year.
       Sec. 120.  Amounts contained in the Ford Island Improvement 
     Account established by subsection (h) of section 2814 of 
     title 10, United States Code, are appropriated and shall be 
     available until expended for the purposes specified in 
     subsection (i)(1) of such section or until transferred 
     pursuant to subsection (i)(3) of such section.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 121.  During the 5-year period after appropriations 
     available in this Act to the Department of Defense for 
     military construction and family housing operation and 
     maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, 
     upon a determination that such appropriations will not be 
     necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making 
     authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obligations 
     incurred during the period of availability of such 
     appropriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations 
     may be transferred into the appropriation ``Foreign Currency 
     Fluctuations, Construction, Defense'', to be merged with and 
     to be available for the same time period and for the same 
     purposes as the appropriation to which transferred.
       Sec. 122.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     may be obligated or expended for planning and design and 
     construction of projects at Arlington National Cemetery.
       Sec. 123.  All amounts appropriated to the ``Department of 
     Defense--Military Construction, Army'', ``Department of 
     Defense--Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'', 
     ``Department of Defense--Military Construction, Air Force'', 
     and ``Department of Defense--Military Construction, Defense-
     Wide'' accounts pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations in a National Defense Authorization Act 
     specified for fiscal year 2023 in the funding table in 
     section 4601 of that Act shall be immediately available and 
     allotted to contract for the full scope of authorized 
     projects.
       Sec. 124.  Notwithstanding section 116 of this Act, funds 
     made available in this Act or any available unobligated 
     balances from prior appropriations Acts may be obligated 
     before October 1, 2024 for fiscal years 2017 and 2018 
     military construction projects for which project 
     authorization has not lapsed or for which authorization is 
     extended for fiscal year 2023 by a National Defense 
     Authorization Act: Provided, That no amounts may be obligated 
     pursuant to this section 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. 125.  For the purposes of this Act, the term 
     ``congressional defense committees'' means the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate, the Subcommittee on Military Construction and 
     Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military Construction and 
     Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
       Sec. 126.  For an additional amount for the accounts and in 
     the amounts specified for planning and design and unspecified 
     minor construction, for improving military installation 
     resilience, to remain available until September 30, 2027:
       ``Military Construction, Army'', $40,000,000;
       ``Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'', 
     $40,000,000;
       ``Military Construction, Air Force'', $40,000,000; and
       ``Military Construction, Defense-Wide'', $15,000,000:
      Provided, That not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an 
     expenditure plan for funds provided under this section: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned may not obligate or expend any funds 
     prior to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of both 
     Houses of Congress of the expenditure plan required by this 
     section.
       Sec. 127.  For an additional amount for the accounts and in 
     the amounts specified for planning and design, for child 
     development centers, to remain available until September 30, 
     2027:
       ``Military Construction, Army'', $15,000,000;
       ``Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'', 
     $15,000,000; and
       ``Military Construction, Air Force'', $15,000,000:
      Provided, That not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an 
     expenditure plan for funds provided under this section.
       Sec. 128.  For an additional amount for ``Military 
     Construction, Air Force'', $360,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2027, for expenses incurred as a result 
     of natural disasters: Provided, That not later than 60 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
     Air Force, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees 
     on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure 
     plan for funds provided under this section.
       Sec. 129.  For an additional amount for the accounts and in 
     the amounts specified for planning and design, unspecified 
     minor construction, and authorized major construction 
     projects, for construction improvements to Department of 
     Defense laboratory facilities, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2027:
       ``Military Construction, Army'', $40,000,000;
       ``Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'', 
     $30,000,000; and
       ``Military Construction, Air Force'', $30,000,000:
      Provided, That not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an 
     expenditure plan for funds provided under this section: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned may not obligate or expend any funds 
     prior to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of both 
     Houses of Congress of the expenditure plan required by this 
     section.
       Sec. 130.  For an additional amount for ``Military 
     Construction, Air Force Reserve'', $8,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That such funds 
     may only be obligated to carry out construction projects 
     identified in the Department of the Air Force's unfunded 
     priority list for fiscal year 2023 submitted to Congress: 
     Provided further, That not later than 60 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, or 
     a duly authorized designee, shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan 
     for funds provided under this section.
       Sec. 131.  For an additional amount for the accounts and in 
     the amounts specified to address cost increases identified 
     subsequent to the fiscal year 2023 budget request for 
     authorized major construction projects included in that 
     request, to remain available until September 30, 2027:
       ``Military Construction, Army'', $253,500,000;
       ``Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'', 
     $200,000,000;
       ``Military Construction, Air Force'', $30,000,000;

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       ``Military Construction, Defense-Wide'', $37,897,000;
       ``Military Construction, Army National Guard'', 
     $89,000,000;
       ``Military Construction, Air National Guard'', $11,000,000;
       ``Military Construction, Army Reserve'', $66,000,000; and
       ``Military Construction, Navy Reserve'', $2,660,000:
      Provided, That not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an 
     expenditure plan for funds provided under this section: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned may not obligate or expend any funds 
     prior to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of both 
     Houses of Congress of the expenditure plan required by this 
     section.
       Sec. 132.  For an additional amount for ``Military 
     Construction, Defense-Wide'' , $8,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2027, to address cost increases 
     for authorized major construction projects funded by this 
     Act: Provided, That not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, or their 
     designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds 
     provided under this section: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of Defense may not obligate or expend any funds 
     prior to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of both 
     Houses of Congress of the expenditure plan required by this 
     section.
       Sec. 133.  For an additional amount for ``Military 
     Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'', $100,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2027, for planning and 
     design of water treatment and distribution facilities 
     construction, including relating to improvements of 
     infrastructure and defueling at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel 
     Storage Facility: Provided, That not later than 180 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
     Navy, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan 
     for funds provided under this section: Provided further, That 
     the Secretary of the Navy may not obligate or expend any 
     funds prior to approval by the Committees on Appropriations 
     of both Houses of Congress of the expenditure plan required 
     by this section.
       Sec. 134.  For an additional amount for the accounts and in 
     the amounts specified for barracks and unaccompanied 
     personnel housing, to remain available until September 30, 
     2027:
       ``Military Construction, Army National Guard'', 
     $15,243,000; and
       ``Military Construction, Army Reserve'', $68,400,000:
      Provided, That such funds may only be obligated to carry out 
     construction projects identified in the Department's unfunded 
     priority list for fiscal year 2023 submitted to Congress: 
     Provided further, That not later than 30 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army, or their 
     designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds 
     provided under this section.
       Sec. 135.  For an additional amount for ``Family Housing 
     Construction, Army'' , $138,783,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2027: Provided, That such funds may only 
     be obligated to carry out construction, improvement, and 
     replacement projects identified in the Department of the 
     Army's cost to complete projects list of previously 
     appropriated projects submitted to Congress: Provided 
     further, That, of the amount made available under this 
     section, $28,900,000 shall be available for projects within 
     the continental United States: Provided further, That such 
     projects are subject to authorization prior to obligation and 
     expenditure of funds to carry out construction: Provided 
     further, That not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army, or their 
     designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds 
     provided under this section.
       Sec. 136.  For an additional amount for the accounts and in 
     the amounts specified for child development centers, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2027:
       ``Military Construction, Army'', $9,000,000; and
       ``Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'', 
     $47,940,000; and
       ``Military Construction, Air Force'', $22,393,000:
      Provided, That such funds may only be obligated to carry out 
     construction projects identified in the respective military 
     department's Future Years Defense Program list for fiscal 
     year 2023 submitted to Congress, or the respective military 
     department's cost to complete project list of previously 
     appropriated projects submitted to Congress: Provided 
     further, That not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an 
     expenditure plan for funds provided under this section.

                                TITLE II

                     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

                    Veterans Benefits Administration

                       compensation and pensions

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of 
     veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations as 
     authorized by section 107 and chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 53, 
     55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; pension benefits 
     to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 15, 51, 
     53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; and burial 
     benefits, the Reinstated Entitlement Program for Survivors, 
     emergency and other officers' retirement pay, adjusted-
     service credits and certificates, payment of premiums due on 
     commercial life insurance policies guaranteed under the 
     provisions of title IV of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act 
     (50 U.S.C. App. 541 et seq.) and for other benefits as 
     authorized by sections 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and 
     chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States 
     Code, $146,778,136,000, which shall become available on 
     October 1, 2023, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That not to exceed $21,423,000 of the amount made 
     available for fiscal year 2024 under this heading shall be 
     reimbursed to ``General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits 
     Administration'', and ``Information Technology Systems'' for 
     necessary expenses in implementing the provisions of chapters 
     51, 53, and 55 of title 38, United States Code, the funding 
     source for which is specifically provided as the 
     ``Compensation and Pensions'' appropriation: Provided 
     further, That such sums as may be earned on an actual 
     qualifying patient basis, shall be reimbursed to ``Medical 
     Care Collections Fund'' to augment the funding of individual 
     medical facilities for nursing home care provided to 
     pensioners as authorized.

                         readjustment benefits

        For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation 
     benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by 
     chapters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 
     61 of title 38, United States Code, $8,452,500,000, which 
     shall become available on October 1, 2023, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That expenses for 
     rehabilitation program services and assistance which the 
     Secretary is authorized to provide under subsection (a) of 
     section 3104 of title 38, United States Code, other than 
     under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that subsection, 
     shall be charged to this account.

                   veterans insurance and indemnities

        For military and naval insurance, national service life 
     insurance, servicemen's indemnities, service-disabled 
     veterans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as 
     authorized by chapters 19 and 21 of title 38, United States 
     Code, $121,126,000, which shall become available on October 
     1, 2023, to remain available until expended.

                 veterans housing benefit program fund

        For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as 
     may be necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by 
     subchapters I through III of chapter 37 of title 38, United 
     States Code: 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, 
     during fiscal year 2023, within the resources available, not 
     to exceed $500,000 in gross obligations for direct loans are 
     authorized for specially adapted housing loans.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct and guaranteed loan programs, $282,361,131.

            vocational rehabilitation loans program account

       For the cost of direct loans, $7,171, as authorized by 
     chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code: 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 funds made available under 
     this heading are available to subsidize gross obligations for 
     the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $942,330.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct loan program, $445,698, which may be paid to 
     the appropriation for ``General Operating Expenses, Veterans 
     Benefits Administration''.

          native american veteran housing loan program account

        For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan 
     program authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 of title 38, 
     United States Code, $1,400,000.

      general operating expenses, veterans benefits administration

        For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Benefits 
     Administration, not otherwise provided for, including hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement of the General 
     Services Administration for security guard services, and 
     reimbursement of the Department of Defense for the cost of 
     overseas employee mail, $3,863,000,000: Provided, That 
     expenses for services and assistance authorized under 
     paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of section 3104(a) of 
     title 38, United States Code, that the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs determines are necessary to enable entitled veterans: 
     (1) to the maximum extent feasible, to become employable and 
     to obtain and maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve 
     maximum independence in daily living, shall be charged to 
     this account: Provided further, That, of the funds made 
     available under this heading, not to exceed 10 percent shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2024.

                     Veterans Health Administration

                            medical services

       For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized by 
     law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 
     beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and 
     veterans described in section 1705(a) of title 38, United 
     States Code, including care and treatment in facilities not 
     under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including 
     medical supplies and equipment, bioengineering services, food 
     services, and salaries and expenses of healthcare employees 
     hired under title 38, United States Code, assistance and 
     support services for caregivers as authorized by section 
     1720G of title 38, United States Code, loan repayments 
     authorized by section 604 of the Caregivers and Veterans 
     Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-163; 124 
     Stat. 1174; 38 U.S.C. 7681 note), monthly assistance 
     allowances authorized by section 322(d) of

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     title 38, United States Code, grants authorized by section 
     521A of title 38, United States Code, and administrative 
     expenses necessary to carry out sections 322(d) and 521A of 
     title 38, United States Code, and hospital care and medical 
     services authorized by section 1787 of title 38, United 
     States Code; $327,000,000, which shall be in addition to 
     funds previously appropriated under this heading that become 
     available on October 1, 2022; and, in addition, 
     $74,004,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become available 
     on October 1, 2023, and shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2024: Provided, That, of the amount made 
     available on October 1, 2023, under this heading, 
     $1,500,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     2025: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     establish a priority for the provision of medical treatment 
     for veterans who have service-connected disabilities, lower 
     income, or have special needs: Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall give priority funding for the 
     provision of basic medical benefits to veterans in enrollment 
     priority groups 1 through 6: Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs may authorize the dispensing of prescription 
     drugs from Veterans Health Administration facilities to 
     enrolled veterans with privately written prescriptions based 
     on requirements established by the Secretary: Provided 
     further, That the implementation of the program described in 
     the previous proviso shall incur no additional cost to the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient 
     amounts appropriated under this heading for medical supplies 
     and equipment are available for the acquisition of 
     prosthetics designed specifically for female veterans.

                         medical community care

        For necessary expenses for furnishing health care to 
     individuals pursuant to chapter 17 of title 38, United States 
     Code, at non-Department facilities, $4,300,000,000, which 
     shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated under 
     this heading that become available on October 1, 2022; and, 
     in addition, $33,000,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall 
     become available on October 1, 2023, and shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That, of the 
     amount made available on October 1, 2023, under this heading, 
     $2,000,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     2025.

                     medical support and compliance

        For necessary expenses in the administration of the 
     medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, 
     supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; 
     administrative expenses in support of capital policy 
     activities; and administrative and legal expenses of the 
     Department for collecting and recovering amounts owed the 
     Department as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, United 
     States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 
     U.S.C. 2651 et seq.), $1,400,000,000, which shall be in 
     addition to funds previously appropriated under this heading 
     that become available on October 1, 2022; and, in addition, 
     $12,300,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become available 
     on October 1, 2023, and shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2024: Provided, That, of the amount made 
     available on October 1, 2023, under this heading, 
     $200,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025.

                           medical facilities

        For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation 
     of hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, and 
     other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health 
     Administration; for administrative expenses in support of 
     planning, design, project management, real property 
     acquisition and disposition, construction, and renovation of 
     any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the 
     Department; for oversight, engineering, and architectural 
     activities not charged to project costs; for repairing, 
     altering, improving, or providing facilities in the several 
     hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Department, 
     not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by the hire 
     of temporary employees and purchase of materials; for leases 
     of facilities; and for laundry services; $1,500,000,000, 
     which shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated 
     under this heading that become available on October 1, 2022; 
     and, in addition, $8,800,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall 
     become available on October 1, 2023, and shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That, of the 
     amount made available on October 1, 2023, under this heading, 
     $350,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025.

                    medical and prosthetic research

        For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical 
     and prosthetic research and development as authorized by 
     chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, $926,000,000, 
     plus reimbursements, shall remain available until September 
     30, 2024: Provided, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall ensure that sufficient amounts appropriated under this 
     heading are available for prosthetic research specifically 
     for female veterans, and for toxic exposure research.

                    National Cemetery Administration

        For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery 
     Administration for operations and maintenance, not otherwise 
     provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor; 
     cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase of one 
     passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial operations; 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alteration or 
     improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction of the 
     National Cemetery Administration, $430,000,000, of which not 
     to exceed 10 percent shall remain available until September 
     30, 2024.

                      Departmental Administration

                         general administration

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary operating expenses of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including 
     administrative expenses in support of Department-wide capital 
     planning, management and policy activities, uniforms, or 
     allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for official 
     reception and representation expenses; hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services 
     Administration for security guard services, $435,000,000, of 
     which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2024: Provided, That funds provided under this 
     heading may be transferred to ``General Operating Expenses, 
     Veterans Benefits Administration''.

                       board of veterans appeals

        For necessary operating expenses of the Board of Veterans 
     Appeals, $285,000,000, of which not to exceed 10 percent 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2024.

                     information technology systems

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for information technology systems 
     and telecommunications support, including developmental 
     information systems and operational information systems; for 
     pay and associated costs; and for the capital asset 
     acquisition of information technology systems, including 
     management and related contractual costs of said 
     acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with 
     operations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
     States Code, $5,782,000,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, 
     That $1,494,230,000 shall be for pay and associated costs, of 
     which not to exceed 3 percent shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2024: Provided further, That $4,145,678,000 
     shall be for operations and maintenance, of which not to 
     exceed 5 percent shall remain available until September 30, 
     2024: Provided further, That $142,092,000 shall be for 
     information technology systems development, and shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2024: Provided further, That 
     amounts made available for salaries and expenses, operations 
     and maintenance, and information technology systems 
     development may be transferred among the three subaccounts 
     after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests from the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the 
     authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued: 
     Provided further, That amounts made available for the 
     ``Information Technology Systems'' account for development 
     may be transferred among projects or to newly defined 
     projects: Provided further, That no project may be increased 
     or decreased by more than $3,000,000 of cost prior to 
     submitting a request to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress to make the transfer and an approval 
     is issued, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has 
     elapsed: Provided further, That the funds made available 
     under this heading for information technology systems 
     development shall be for the projects, and in the amounts, 
     specified in the table entitled ``Information Technology 
     Development Projects'' under this heading in the report 
     accompanying this Act.

                   veterans electronic health record

       For activities related to implementation, preparation, 
     development, interface, management, rollout, and maintenance 
     of a Veterans Electronic Health Record system, including 
     contractual costs associated with operations authorized by 
     section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and salaries and 
     expenses of employees hired under titles 5 and 38, United 
     States Code, $1,759,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2025: Provided, That the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress quarterly reports detailing 
     obligations, expenditures, and deployment implementation by 
     facility, including any changes from the deployment plan or 
     schedule: Provided further, That the funds provided in this 
     account shall only be available to the Office of the Deputy 
     Secretary, to be administered by that Office: Provided 
     further, That 25 percent of the funds made available under 
     this heading shall not be available until July 1, 2023, and 
     are contingent upon the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     providing a certification of any changes to the deployment 
     schedules contained in the plan submitted pursuant to the 
     last proviso under this heading in division J of Public Law 
     117-103, an updated plan with benchmarks and measurable 
     metrics for deployment, and an updated plan for addressing 
     all required infrastructure upgrades, no later than 30 days 
     prior to that date to the Committees on Appropriations, and 
     upon approval of the Committees on Appropriations prior to 
     that date.

                      office of inspector general

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
     to include information technology, in carrying out the 
     provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
     App.), $273,000,000, of which not to exceed 10 percent shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2024.

                      construction, major projects

       For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of 
     the facilities, including parking projects, under the 
     jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 
     316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of title 38, United States 
     Code, not otherwise provided for, including planning, 
     architectural and engineering services, construction 
     management services, maintenance or guarantee period services 
     costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under the 
     project, services of claims analysts, offsite

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     utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 
     site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is 
     more than the amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of 
     title 38, United States Code, or where funds for a project 
     were made available in a previous major project 
     appropriation, $1,371,890,000, of which $731,722,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2027, and of which 
     $640,168,000 shall remain available until expended, of which 
     $1,500,000 shall be available for seismic improvement 
     projects and seismic program management activities, including 
     for projects that would otherwise be funded by the 
     Construction, Minor Projects, Medical Facilities or National 
     Cemetery Administration accounts: Provided, That except for 
     advance planning activities, including needs assessments 
     which may or may not lead to capital investments, and other 
     capital asset management related activities, including 
     portfolio development and management activities, and 
     planning, cost estimating, and design for major medical 
     facility projects and major medical facility leases and 
     investment strategy studies funded through the advance 
     planning fund and the planning and design activities funded 
     through the design fund, staffing expenses, and funds 
     provided for the purchase, security, and maintenance of land 
     for the National Cemetery Administration through the land 
     acquisition line item, none of the funds made available under 
     this heading shall be used for any project that has not been 
     notified to Congress through the budgetary process or that 
     has not been approved by the Congress through statute, joint 
     resolution, or in the explanatory statement accompanying such 
     Act and presented to the President at the time of enrollment: 
     Provided further, That such sums as may be necessary shall be 
     available to reimburse the ``General Administration'' account 
     for payment of salaries and expenses of all Office of 
     Construction and Facilities Management employees to support 
     the full range of capital infrastructure services provided, 
     including minor construction and leasing services: Provided 
     further, That funds made available under this heading for 
     fiscal year 2023, for each approved project shall be 
     obligated: (1) by the awarding of a construction documents 
     contract by September 30, 2023; and (2) by the awarding of a 
     construction contract by September 30, 2024: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     promptly submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
     Houses of Congress a written report on any approved major 
     construction project for which obligations are not incurred 
     within the time limitations established above: Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding the requirements of section 
     8104(a) of title 38, United States Code, amounts made 
     available under this heading for seismic improvement projects 
     and seismic program management activities shall be available 
     for the completion of both new and existing seismic projects 
     of the Department.

                      construction, minor projects

       For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of 
     the facilities, including parking projects, under the 
     jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs which 
     may lead to capital investments, architectural and 
     engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period 
     services costs associated with equipment guarantees provided 
     under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite 
     utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 
     site acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in 
     sections 316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of title 38, United 
     States Code, not otherwise provided for, where the estimated 
     cost of a project is equal to or less than the amount set 
     forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States 
     Code, $626,110,000, of which $563,499,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2027, and of which $62,611,000 
     shall remain available until expended, along with unobligated 
     balances of previous ``Construction, Minor Projects'' 
     appropriations which are hereby made available for any 
     project where the estimated cost is equal to or less than the 
     amount set forth in such section: Provided, That funds made 
     available under this heading shall be for: (1) repairs to any 
     of the nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for 
     the use of the Department which are necessary because of loss 
     or damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; and 
     (2) temporary measures necessary to prevent or to minimize 
     further loss by such causes.

       grants for construction of state extended care facilities

        For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State 
     nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, 
     modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, and 
     domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing care to 
     veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 8137 of title 
     38, United States Code, $150,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

             grants for construction of veterans cemeteries

        For grants to assist States and tribal organizations in 
     establishing, expanding, or improving veterans cemeteries as 
     authorized by section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, 
     $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                    asset and infrastructure review

        For carrying out the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review 
     Act of 2018 (subtitle A of title II of Public Law 115-182), 
     $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.

                       Administrative Provisions

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 201.  Any appropriation for fiscal year 2023 for 
     ``Compensation and Pensions'', ``Readjustment Benefits'', and 
     ``Veterans Insurance and Indemnities'' may be transferred as 
     necessary to any other of the mentioned appropriations: 
     Provided, That, before a transfer may take place, the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the 
     authority to make the transfer and such Committees issue an 
     approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has 
     elapsed.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 202.  Amounts made available for the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2023, in this or any other 
     Act, under the ``Medical Services'', ``Medical Community 
     Care'', ``Medical Support and Compliance'', and ``Medical 
     Facilities'' accounts may be transferred among the accounts: 
     Provided, That any transfers among the ``Medical Services'', 
     ``Medical Community Care'', and ``Medical Support and 
     Compliance'' accounts of 1 percent or less of the total 
     amount appropriated to the account in this or any other Act 
     may take place subject to notification from the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
     Houses of Congress of the amount and purpose of the transfer: 
     Provided further, That any transfers among the ``Medical 
     Services'', ``Medical Community Care'', and ``Medical Support 
     and Compliance'' accounts in excess of 1 percent, or 
     exceeding the cumulative 1 percent for the fiscal year, may 
     take place only after the Secretary requests from the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the 
     authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued: 
     Provided further, That any transfers to or from the ``Medical 
     Facilities'' account may take place only after the Secretary 
     requests from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
     of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an 
     approval is issued.
       Sec. 203.  Appropriations available in this title for 
     salaries and expenses shall be available for services 
     authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles; lease of a facility or land 
     or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized 
     by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United States Code.
       Sec. 204.  No appropriations in this title (except the 
     appropriations for ``Construction, Major Projects'', and 
     ``Construction, Minor Projects'') shall be available for the 
     purchase of any site for or toward the construction of any 
     new hospital or home.
       Sec. 205.  No appropriations in this title shall be 
     available for hospitalization or examination of any persons 
     (except beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or 
     examination under the laws providing such benefits to 
     veterans, and persons receiving such treatment under sections 
     7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States Code, or the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reimbursement of the 
     cost of such hospitalization or examination is made to the 
     ``Medical Services'' account at such rates as may be fixed by 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       Sec. 206.  Appropriations available in this title for 
     ``Compensation and Pensions'', ``Readjustment Benefits'', and 
     ``Veterans Insurance and Indemnities'' shall be available for 
     payment of prior year accrued obligations required to be 
     recorded by law against the corresponding prior year accounts 
     within the last quarter of fiscal year 2022.
       Sec. 207.  Appropriations available in this title shall be 
     available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding 
     prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 
     3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
     except that if such obligations are from trust fund accounts 
     they shall be payable only from ``Compensation and 
     Pensions''.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 208.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     during fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall, from the National Service Life Insurance Fund under 
     section 1920 of title 38, United States Code, the Veterans' 
     Special Life Insurance Fund under section 1923 of title 38, 
     United States Code, and the United States Government Life 
     Insurance Fund under section 1955 of title 38, United States 
     Code, reimburse the ``General Operating Expenses, Veterans 
     Benefits Administration'' and ``Information Technology 
     Systems'' accounts for the cost of administration of the 
     insurance programs financed through those accounts: Provided, 
     That reimbursement shall be made only from the surplus 
     earnings accumulated in such an insurance program during 
     fiscal year 2023 that are available for dividends in that 
     program after claims have been paid and actuarially 
     determined reserves have been set aside: Provided further, 
     That if the cost of administration of such an insurance 
     program exceeds the amount of surplus earnings accumulated in 
     that program, reimbursement shall be made only to the extent 
     of such surplus earnings: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall determine the cost of administration for 
     fiscal year 2023 which is properly allocable to the provision 
     of each such insurance program and to the provision of any 
     total disability income insurance included in that insurance 
     program.
       Sec. 209.  Amounts deducted from enhanced-use lease 
     proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses incurred by 
     that account during a prior fiscal year for providing 
     enhanced-use lease services shall be available until 
     expended.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 210.  Funds available in this title or funds for 
     salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be 
     available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Management, 
     Diversity and Inclusion, the Office of Employment 
     Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, and the Alternative 
     Dispute Resolution function within the Office of Human 
     Resources and Administration for all services provided at 
     rates which will recover actual costs but not to exceed 
     $86,481,000 for the Office of Resolution Management, 
     Diversity and Inclusion, $6,812,000 for the Office of 
     Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication,

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     and $4,576,000 for the Alternative Dispute Resolution 
     function within the Office of Human Resources and 
     Administration: Provided, That payments may be made in 
     advance for services to be furnished based on estimated 
     costs: Provided further, That amounts received shall be 
     credited to the ``General Administration'' and ``Information 
     Technology Systems'' accounts for use by the office that 
     provided the service.
       Sec. 211.  No funds of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     shall be available for hospital care, nursing home care, or 
     medical services provided to any person under chapter 17 of 
     title 38, United States Code, for a non-service-connected 
     disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of such title, 
     unless that person has disclosed to the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs, in such form as the Secretary may require, current, 
     accurate third-party reimbursement information for purposes 
     of section 1729 of such title: Provided, That the Secretary 
     may recover, in the same manner as any other debt due the 
     United States, the reasonable charges for such care or 
     services from any person who does not make such disclosure as 
     required: Provided further, That any amounts so recovered for 
     care or services provided in a prior fiscal year may be 
     obligated by the Secretary during the fiscal year in which 
     amounts are received.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 212.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leasing 
     activities (including disposal) may be deposited into the 
     ``Construction, Major Projects'' and ``Construction, Minor 
     Projects'' accounts and be used for construction (including 
     site acquisition and disposition), alterations, and 
     improvements of any medical facility under the jurisdiction 
     or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such 
     sums as realized are in addition to the amount provided for 
     in ``Construction, Major Projects'' and ``Construction, Minor 
     Projects''.
       Sec. 213.  Amounts made available under ``Medical 
     Services'' are available--
       (1) for furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and 
     equipment; and
       (2) for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and other 
     expenses incidental to funerals and burials for beneficiaries 
     receiving care in the Department.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 214.  Such sums as may be deposited into the Medical 
     Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of title 38, 
     United States Code, may be transferred to the ``Medical 
     Services'' and ``Medical Community Care'' accounts to remain 
     available until expended for the purposes of these accounts.
       Sec. 215.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into 
     agreements with Federally Qualified Health Centers in the 
     State of Alaska and Indian tribes and tribal organizations 
     which are party to the Alaska Native Health Compact with the 
     Indian Health Service, to provide healthcare, including 
     behavioral health and dental care, to veterans in rural 
     Alaska. The Secretary shall require participating veterans 
     and facilities to comply with all appropriate rules and 
     regulations, as established by the Secretary. The term 
     ``rural Alaska'' shall mean those lands which are not within 
     the boundaries of the municipality of Anchorage or the 
     Fairbanks North Star Borough.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 216.  Such sums as may be deposited into the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursuant to 
     section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may be 
     transferred to the ``Construction, Major Projects'' and 
     ``Construction, Minor Projects'' accounts, to remain 
     available until expended for the purposes of these accounts.
       Sec. 217.  Not later than 30 days after the end of each 
     fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress a report on the financial status of the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs for the preceding quarter: Provided, 
     That, at a minimum, the report shall include the direction 
     contained in the paragraph entitled ``Quarterly reporting'', 
     under the heading ``General Administration'' in the joint 
     explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 114-223.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 218.  Amounts made available under the ``Medical 
     Services'', ``Medical Community Care'', ``Medical Support and 
     Compliance'', ``Medical Facilities'', ``General Operating 
     Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration'', ``Board of 
     Veterans Appeals'', ``General Administration'', and 
     ``National Cemetery Administration'' accounts for fiscal year 
     2023 may be transferred to or from the ``Information 
     Technology Systems'' account: Provided, That such transfers 
     may not result in a more than 10 percent aggregate increase 
     in the total amount made available by this Act for the 
     ``Information Technology Systems'' account: Provided further, 
     That, before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to 
     make the transfer and an approval is issued.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 219.  Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2023 for ``Medical 
     Services'', ``Medical Community Care'', ``Medical Support and 
     Compliance'', ``Medical Facilities'', ``Construction, Minor 
     Projects'', and ``Information Technology Systems'', up to 
     $330,140,000, plus reimbursements, may be transferred to the 
     Joint Department of Defense--Department of Veterans Affairs 
     Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by section 
     1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2571) and may be used 
     for operation of the facilities designated as combined 
     Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the 
     Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4500): Provided, 
     That additional funds may be transferred from accounts 
     designated in this section to the Joint Department of 
     Defense--Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 
     Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That section 220 
     of title II of division J of Public Law 117-103 is repealed.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 220.  Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs which become available on October 1, 2023, 
     for ``Medical Services'', ``Medical Community Care'', 
     ``Medical Support and Compliance'', and ``Medical 
     Facilities'', up to $314,825,000, plus reimbursements, may be 
     transferred to the Joint Department of Defense--Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, 
     established by section 1704 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 
     123 Stat. 2571) and may be used for operation of the 
     facilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities 
     as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
     110-417; 122 Stat. 4500): Provided, That additional funds may 
     be transferred from accounts designated in this section to 
     the Joint Department of Defense--Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written 
     notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 221.  Such sums as may be deposited into the Medical 
     Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of title 38, 
     United States Code, for healthcare provided at facilities 
     designated as combined Federal medical facilities as 
     described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
     110-417; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be available: (1) for 
     transfer to the Joint Department of Defense--Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, 
     established by section 1704 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 
     123 Stat. 2571); and (2) for operations of the facilities 
     designated as combined Federal medical facilities as 
     described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
     110-417; 122 Stat. 4500): Provided, That, notwithstanding 
     section 1704(b)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2573), 
     amounts transferred to the Joint Department of Defense--
     Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration 
     Fund shall remain available until expended.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 222.  Of the amounts available in this title for 
     ``Medical Services'', ``Medical Community Care'', ``Medical 
     Support and Compliance'', and ``Medical Facilities'', a 
     minimum of $15,000,000 shall be transferred to the DOD-VA 
     Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, as authorized by section 
     8111(d) of title 38, United States Code, to remain available 
     until expended, for any purpose authorized by section 8111 of 
     title 38, United States Code.
       Sec. 223.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall notify 
     the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
     of all bid savings in a major construction project that total 
     at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the programmed amount of 
     the project, whichever is less: Provided, That such 
     notification shall occur within 14 days of a contract 
     identifying the programmed amount: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress 14 days prior to the obligation of 
     such bid savings and shall describe the anticipated use of 
     such savings.
       Sec. 224.  None of the funds made available for 
     ``Construction, Major Projects'' may be used for a project in 
     excess of the scope specified for that project in the 
     original justification data provided to the Congress as part 
     of the request for appropriations unless the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs receives approval from the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
       Sec. 225.  Not later than 30 days after the end of each 
     fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress a quarterly report containing performance measures 
     and data from each Veterans Benefits Administration Regional 
     Office: Provided, That, at a minimum, the report shall 
     include the direction contained in the section entitled 
     ``Disability claims backlog'', under the heading ``General 
     Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration'' in the 
     joint explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 114-223: 
     Provided further, That the report shall also include 
     information on the number of appeals pending at the Veterans 
     Benefits Administration as well as the Board of Veterans 
     Appeals on a quarterly basis.
       Sec. 226.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide 
     written notification to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress 15 days prior to organizational 
     changes which result in the transfer of 25 or more full-time 
     equivalents from one organizational unit of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs to another.
       Sec. 227.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide 
     on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress notification of any single national 
     outreach and awareness marketing campaign in which 
     obligations exceed $1,000,000.

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                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 228.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, upon 
     determination that such action is necessary to address needs 
     of the Veterans Health Administration, may transfer to the 
     ``Medical Services'' account any discretionary appropriations 
     made available for fiscal year 2023 in this title (except 
     appropriations made to the ``General Operating Expenses, 
     Veterans Benefits Administration'' account) or any 
     discretionary unobligated balances within the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, including those appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2023, that were provided in advance by appropriations 
     Acts: Provided, That transfers shall be made only with the 
     approval of the Office of Management and Budget: Provided 
     further, That the transfer authority provided in this section 
     is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by 
     law: Provided further, That no amounts may be transferred 
     from amounts that were designated by Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget 
     or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985: Provided further, That such authority to transfer may 
     not be used unless for higher priority items, based on 
     emergent healthcare requirements, than those for which 
     originally appropriated and in no case where the item for 
     which funds are requested has been denied by Congress: 
     Provided further, That, upon determination that all or part 
     of the funds transferred from an appropriation are not 
     necessary, such amounts may be transferred back to that 
     appropriation and shall be available for the same purposes as 
     originally appropriated: Provided further, That before a 
     transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both 
     Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and 
     receive approval of that request.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 229.  Amounts made available for the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2023, under the ``Board of 
     Veterans Appeals'' and the ``General Operating Expenses, 
     Veterans Benefits Administration'' accounts may be 
     transferred between such accounts: Provided, That before a 
     transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both 
     Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and 
     receive approval of that request.
       Sec. 230.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not 
     reprogram funds among major construction projects or programs 
     if such instance of reprogramming will exceed $7,000,000, 
     unless such reprogramming is approved by the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
       Sec. 231. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     ensure that the toll-free suicide hotline under section 
     1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code--
       (1) provides to individuals who contact the hotline 
     immediate assistance from a trained professional; and
       (2) adheres to all requirements of the American Association 
     of Suicidology.
       (b)(1) None of the funds made available by this Act may be 
     used to enforce or otherwise carry out any Executive action 
     that prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from 
     appointing an individual to occupy a vacant civil service 
     position, or establishing a new civil service position, at 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to such a 
     position relating to the hotline specified in subsection (a).
       (2) In this subsection--
       (A) the term ``civil service'' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 2101(1) of title 5, United States Code; and
       (B) the term ``Executive action'' includes--
       (i) any Executive order, Presidential memorandum, or other 
     action by the President; and
       (ii) any agency policy, order, or other directive.
       (c)(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a 
     study on the effectiveness of the hotline specified in 
     subsection (a) during the 5-year period beginning on January 
     1, 2016, based on an analysis of national suicide data and 
     data collected from such hotline.
       (2) At a minimum, the study required by paragraph (1) 
     shall--
       (A) determine the number of veterans who contact the 
     hotline specified in subsection (a) and who receive follow up 
     services from the hotline or mental health services from the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs thereafter;
       (B) determine the number of veterans who contact the 
     hotline who are not referred to, or do not continue 
     receiving, mental health care who commit suicide; and
       (C) determine the number of veterans described in 
     subparagraph (A) who commit or attempt suicide.
       Sec. 232.  Effective during the period beginning on October 
     1, 2018, and ending on January 1, 2024, none of the funds 
     made available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs by this 
     or any other Act may be obligated or expended in 
     contravention of the ``Veterans Health Administration 
     Clinical Preventive Services Guidance Statement on the 
     Veterans Health Administration's Screening for Breast Cancer 
     Guidance'' published on May 10, 2017, as issued by the 
     Veterans Health Administration National Center for Health 
     Promotion and Disease Prevention.
       Sec. 233.  Subchapter II of chapter 17 of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section (and conforming the table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter accordingly):

     ``Sec. 1720K. Infertility counseling and treatment; 
       reimbursement of adoption expenses

       ``(a) Infertility Counseling and Treatment.--(1) Pursuant 
     to regulations the Secretary shall prescribe to carry out 
     this subsection, the Secretary may provide infertility 
     counseling and treatment, using assisted reproductive 
     technology, including in vitro fertilization, intrauterine 
     insemination, and other advanced reproductive technologies, 
     to the following:
       ``(A) A veteran--
       ``(i) who is enrolled in the system of annual patient 
     enrollment established and operated under section 1705 of 
     this title; and
       ``(ii) who, in the judgment of a health care professional 
     of the Department--
       ``(I) has a service-connected disability or condition 
     causing or aggravating infertility; or
       ``(II) is infertile as a result of having received 
     medically necessary treatment pursuant to this chapter.
       ``(B) The spouse of a veteran described in subparagraph 
     (A), or the partner of a veteran described in subparagraph 
     (A) whom the veteran designates for purposes of this 
     subsection.
       ``(2)(A) The Secretary may contract with a provider of in 
     vitro fertilization services to obtain donor gametes or 
     embryos from third-party donors.
       ``(B) The Secretary may only obtain third-party donation of 
     gametes or embryos through a contract.
       ``(C) The Secretary may not provide assisted reproductive 
     technology services or medical services to third-party 
     donors.
       ``(3)(A) The Secretary may contract with a facility to 
     furnish the cryopreservation, storage, and transportation of 
     gametes and embryos.
       ``(B) The Secretary may not impose any limitation on the 
     period in which an embryo or gamete is cryopreserved and 
     stored pursuant to this subsection.
       ``(4) The legal status, custody, future use, donation, 
     disposition, or destruction, of gametes or embryos relating 
     to infertility or treatment furnished under this subsection 
     shall be determined in accordance with the law of the State 
     in which the gametes or embryos are located.
       ``(5)(A) In prescribing regulations to carry out this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall ensure that any in vitro 
     fertilization (including with respect to the number of 
     retrieval attempts and completed embryo transfer cycles) will 
     be--
       ``(i) determined using the best medical evidence available; 
     and
       ``(ii) provided in accordance with applicable standards of 
     care.
       ``(B) In furnishing in vitro fertilization to a covered 
     individual pursuant to this subsection, the Secretary is 
     responsible only for payment of the costs of the in vitro 
     fertilization services.
       ``(C) The Secretary may not furnish an in vitro 
     fertilization cycle to a covered individual under this 
     subsection unless the Secretary receives consent for such 
     cycle from each of the following:
       ``(i) The covered individual.
       ``(ii) If the covered individual is a spouse or partner of 
     a veteran as described in subparagraph (1)(B), the veteran.
       ``(iii) If applicable, the third-party donor.
       ``(6) In this subsection:
       ``(A) The term `covered individual' means a veteran, 
     spouse, or partner who receives infertility counseling and 
     treatment under paragraph (1).
       ``(B) The term `gamete' means a mature sperm or an oocyte 
     or egg germ cell, as applicable.
       ``(C) The term `infertility' means the inability to 
     procreate without the use of infertility treatment.
       ``(D) The term `in vitro fertilization' means the procedure 
     in which an oocyte is removed from a mature ovarian follicle 
     and fertilized by a sperm cell outside the human body and, at 
     the appropriate time, transferred into the uterus.
       ``(E) The term `third-party donor' means an individual who 
     consents to donate the gametes or embryo of the individual 
     for use in treatment furnished pursuant to this subsection.
       ``(b) Adoption Reimbursement.--(1) Pursuant to regulations 
     the Secretary shall prescribe to carry out this subsection, 
     the Secretary may reimburse an eligible veteran for 
     qualifying adoption expenses incurred by the veteran in the 
     adoption of a child.
       ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, an eligible veteran 
     is a veteran who meets the following criteria:
       ``(A) The veteran is enrolled in the system of annual 
     patient enrollment established and operated under section 
     1705 of this title.
       ``(B) The veteran, in the judgment of the health care 
     professional of the Department--
       ``(i) has a service-connected disability or condition 
     causing or aggravating infertility; or
       ``(ii) is infertile as a result of having received 
     medically necessary treatment pursuant to this chapter.
       ``(3) An adoption for which expenses may be reimbursed 
     under this subsection includes an adoption by a single 
     person, an infant adoption, an intercountry adoption, or an 
     adoption of a child with special needs (as defined in section 
     473(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 673(c))).
       ``(4) The Secretary may reimburse an eligible veteran for 
     qualifying adoption expenses under this subsection only after 
     the adoption is final.
       ``(5) The Secretary may not reimburse an eligible veteran 
     for qualifying adoption expenses under this subsection for 
     any expense paid to or for the veteran under any other 
     adoption benefits program administered by the Federal 
     Government or under any such program administered by a State 
     or local government.
       ``(6)(A)(i) The Secretary may not reimburse an eligible 
     veteran, or two eligible veterans who are partners, for 
     qualifying adoption expenses under this subsection for more 
     than one adoption.
       ``(ii) The Secretary may not reimburse more than one 
     eligible veteran for the qualifying adoption expenses under 
     this subsection for the adoption of the same child.
       ``(B) In prescribing regulations to carry out this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall establish minimum and maximum 
     amounts for the reimbursement of qualifying adoption 
     expenses.

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       ``(7) In this subsection:
       ``(A) Notwithstanding section 101 of this title, the term 
     `child' means an individual who is under the age of eighteen 
     years.
       ``(B) The term `qualified adoption agency' means--
       ``(i) a State or local government agency that has 
     responsibility under State or local law for child placement 
     through adoption;
       ``(ii) a nonprofit, voluntary adoption agency that is 
     authorized by State or local law to place children for 
     adoption;
       ``(iii) any other source authorized by a State to provide 
     adoption placement if the adoption is supervised by a court 
     under State or local law; or
       ``(iv) a foreign government or an agency authorized by a 
     foreign government to place children for adoption, in any 
     case in which--
       ``(I) the adopted child is entitled to automatic 
     citizenship under section 320 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1431); or
       ``(II) a certificate of citizenship has been issued for 
     such child under section 322 of that Act (8 U.S.C. 1433).
       ``(C) The term `qualifying adoption expenses' means 
     reasonable and necessary expenses that are directly related 
     to the legal adoption of a child, but only if such adoption 
     is arranged by a qualified adoption agency. Such term does 
     not include any expense incurred--
       ``(i) by an adopting parent for travel; or
       ``(ii) in connection with an adoption arranged in violation 
     of Federal, State, or local law.
       ``(D) The term `reasonable and necessary expenses' 
     includes--
       ``(i) public and private agency fees, including adoption 
     fees charged by an agency in a foreign country;
       ``(ii) placement fees, including fees charged adoptive 
     parents for counseling;
       ``(iii) legal fees (including court costs) or notary 
     expenses; and
       ``(iv) medical expenses, including hospital expenses of the 
     biological mother of the child to be adopted and of a newborn 
     infant to be adopted.''.
       Sec. 234.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act or any other Act for the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner that is inconsistent 
     with: (1) section 842 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. 2506); or (2) section 
     8110(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code.
       Sec. 235.  Section 842 of Public Law 109-115 shall not 
     apply to conversion of an activity or function of the 
     Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits 
     Administration, or National Cemetery Administration to 
     contractor performance by a business concern that is at least 
     51 percent owned by one or more Indian tribes as defined in 
     section 5304(e) of title 25, United States Code, or one or 
     more Native Hawaiian Organizations as defined in section 
     637(a)(15) of title 15, United States Code.
       Sec. 236. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor, shall 
     discontinue using Social Security account numbers to identify 
     individuals in all information systems of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs as follows:
       (1) For all veterans submitting to the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs new claims for benefits under laws 
     administered by the Secretary, not later than March 23, 2023.
       (2) For all individuals not described in paragraph (1), not 
     later than March 23, 2026.
       (b) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use a Social 
     Security account number to identify an individual in an 
     information system of the Department of Veterans Affairs if 
     and only if the use of such number is required to obtain 
     information the Secretary requires from an information system 
     that is not under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.
       (c) The matter in subsections (a) and (b) shall supersede 
     section 238 of division F of Public Law 116-94.
       Sec. 237.  For funds provided to the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs for each of fiscal year 2023 and 2024 for ``Medical 
     Services'', section 239 of division A of Public Law 114-223 
     shall apply.
       Sec. 238.  None of the funds appropriated in this or prior 
     appropriations Acts or otherwise made available to the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs may be used to transfer any 
     amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund 
     to any other account within the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs.
       Sec. 239.  Of the funds provided to the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 
     2024 for ``Medical Services'', funds may be used in each year 
     to carry out and expand the child care program authorized by 
     section 205 of Public Law 111-163, notwithstanding subsection 
     (e) of such section.
       Sec. 240.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this title may be used by the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement related to 
     resolving a dispute or claim with an individual that would 
     restrict in any way the individual from speaking to members 
     of Congress or their staff on any topic not otherwise 
     prohibited from disclosure by Federal law or required by 
     Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of national 
     defense or the conduct of foreign affairs.
       Sec. 241.  For funds provided to the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs for each of fiscal year 2023 and 2024, section 258 of 
     division A of Public Law 114-223 shall apply.
       Sec. 242. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act may 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 (5 U.S.C. App.), or 
     to prevent or impede the access of the Inspector General to 
     such records, documents, or other materials, under any 
     provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly 
     refers to such Inspector General and expressly limits the 
     right of access.
       (b) A department or agency covered by this section shall 
     provide its Inspector General access to all records, 
     documents, and other materials in a timely manner.
       (c) 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 (5 U.S.C. App.).
       (d) Each Inspector General covered by this section shall 
     report to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives within 5 calendar days of any failure by any 
     department or agency covered by this section to comply with 
     this requirement.
       Sec. 243.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used in a manner that would increase wait times for 
     veterans who seek care at medical facilities of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs.
       Sec. 244.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act to the Veterans Health Administration 
     may be used in fiscal year 2023 to convert any program which 
     received specific purpose funds in fiscal year 2022 to a 
     general purpose funded program unless the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs submits written notification of any such 
     proposal to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
     of Congress at least 30 days prior to any such action and an 
     approval is issued by the Committees.
       Sec. 245. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b), none of 
     the funds made available by this Act may be used by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs to purchase, breed, transport, 
     house, feed, maintain, dispose of, or experiment on, dogs or 
     cats as part of the conduct of any study including an 
     assignment of pain category D or E, as defined by the Pain 
     and Distress Categories of the Department of Agriculture (or 
     such successor categories developed pursuant to section 13 of 
     the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2143)).
       (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to training programs or 
     studies of service dogs described in section 1714 of title 
     38, United States Code, or section 17.148 of title 38, Code 
     of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 246.  Amounts made available for the ``Veterans Health 
     Administration, Medical Community Care'' account in this or 
     any other Act for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 may be used for 
     expenses that would otherwise be payable from the Veterans 
     Choice Fund established by section 802 of the Veterans 
     Access, Choice, and Accountability Act, as amended (38 U.S.C. 
     1701 note).
       Sec. 247.  Obligations and expenditures applicable to the 
     ``Medical Services'' account in fiscal years 2017 through 
     2019 for aid to state homes (as authorized by section 1741 of 
     title 38, United States Code) shall remain in the ``Medical 
     Community Care'' account for such fiscal years.
       Sec. 248.  Of the amounts made available for the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2023, in this or any 
     other Act, under the ``Veterans Health Administration--
     Medical Services'', ``Veterans Health Administration--Medical 
     Community Care'', ``Veterans Health Administration--Medical 
     Support and Compliance'', and ``Veterans Health 
     Administration--Medical Facilities'' accounts, $911,119,000 
     shall be made available for gender-specific care and 
     programmatic efforts to deliver care for women veterans.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 249.  Amounts made available for the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs for ``Medical Facilities'' and ``General 
     Administration'' in this Act or prior Acts that remain 
     available for obligation in fiscal year 2023 may be 
     transferred as necessary to the ``Asset and Infrastructure 
     Review'' account for the purposes of carrying out the VA 
     Asset and Infrastructure Review Act of 2018 (subtitle A of 
     title II of Public Law 115-182): Provided, That the total 
     amounts transferred may not increase the account by more than 
     $2,000,000: Provided further, That in advance of any such 
     transfer, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request 
     from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress the authority to make the transfer and such 
     Committees issue an approval, or absent a response, a period 
     of 30 days has elapsed.

                         (rescission of funds)

       Sec. 250.  Of the unobligated balances in the ``Recurring 
     Expenses Transformational Fund'' established in section 243 
     of division J of Public Law 114-113, $48,132,853 is hereby 
     rescinded.
       Sec. 251.  Not later than 30 days after the end of each 
     fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress a quarterly report on the status of the ``Veterans 
     Medical Care and Health Fund'', established to execute 
     section 8002 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public 
     Law 117-2): Provided, That, at a minimum, the report shall 
     include an update on obligations by program, project or 
     activity and a plan for expending the remaining funds: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs must 
     submit notification of any plans to reallocate funds from the 
     current apportionment categories of ``Medical Services'', 
     ``Medical Support and Compliance'', ``Medical Facilities'', 
     ``Medical Community Care'', or ``Medical and Prosthetic 
     Research'', including the amount and purpose of each 
     reallocation to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
     Houses of Congress and such Committees issue an approval, or 
     absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed.
       Sec. 252.  By no later than September 30, 2023, the 
     Secretary shall commence construction of

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     the Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Bakersfield, 
     California in accordance with Lease No. 36C10F20L0008.

                               TITLE III

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                  American Battle Monuments Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the 
     American Battle Monuments Commission, including the 
     acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign countries; 
     purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of national 
     cemeteries and monuments outside of the United States and its 
     territories and possessions; rent of office and garage space 
     in foreign countries; purchase (one-for-one replacement basis 
     only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed 
     $15,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 
     and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign 
     countries, when required by law of such countries, 
     $87,500,000, to remain available until expended.

                 foreign currency fluctuations account

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the 
     American Battle Monuments Commission, such sums as may be 
     necessary, to remain available until expended, for purposes 
     authorized by section 2109 of title 36, United States Code.

           United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

                         salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses for the operation of the United 
     States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as authorized by 
     sections 7251 through 7298 of title 38, United States Code, 
     $45,159,000: Provided, That $3,385,000 shall be available for 
     the purpose of providing financial assistance as described 
     and in accordance with the process and reporting procedures 
     set forth under this heading in Public Law 102-229.

                      Department of Defense--Civil

                       Cemeterial Expenses, Army

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, and 
     improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers' and 
     Airmen's Home National Cemetery, including the purchase or 
     lease of passenger motor vehicles for replacement on a one-
     for-one basis only, and not to exceed $2,000 for official 
     reception and representation expenses, $93,400,000, of which 
     not to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2025. In addition, such sums as may be 
     necessary for parking maintenance, repairs and replacement, 
     to be derived from the ``Lease of Department of Defense Real 
     Property for Defense Agencies'' account.

                              construction

        For necessary expenses for planning and design and 
     construction at Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers' and 
     Airmen's Home National Cemetery, $62,500,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which $2,500,000 shall be for 
     study, planning and design, and architect and engineering 
     services for Memorial Avenue improvements at Arlington 
     National Cemetery; and $60,000,000 shall be for planning and 
     design and construction associated with the Southern 
     Expansion project at Arlington National Cemetery.

                      Armed Forces Retirement Home

                               trust fund

       For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retirement Home 
     to operate and maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home--
     Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces 
     Retirement Home--Gulfport, Mississippi, to be paid from funds 
     available in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, 
     $75,360,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, of 
     which $7,300,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     construction and renovation of the physical plants at the 
     Armed Forces Retirement Home--Washington, District of 
     Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home--Gulfport, 
     Mississippi: Provided, That of the amounts made available 
     under this heading from funds available in the Armed Forces 
     Retirement Home Trust Fund, $25,000,000 shall be paid from 
     the general fund of the Treasury to the Trust Fund.

                           major construction

       For an additional amount for necessary expenses related to 
     design, planning, and construction for renovation of the 
     Sheridan Building at the Armed Forces Retirement Home--
     Washington, District of Columbia, $77,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, shall be paid from the general fund 
     of the Treasury to the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust 
     Fund.

                        Administrative Provision

       Sec. 301.  Amounts deposited into the special account 
     established under 10 U.S.C. 7727 are appropriated and shall 
     be available until expended to support activities at the Army 
     National Military Cemeteries.

                                TITLE IV

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 401.  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. 402.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for any program, project, or activity, when it is 
     made known to the Federal entity or official to which the 
     funds are made available that the program, project, or 
     activity is not in compliance with any Federal law relating 
     to risk assessment, the protection of private property 
     rights, or unfunded mandates.
       Sec. 403.  All departments and agencies funded under this 
     Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing 
     statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of 
     ``E-Commerce'' technologies and procedures in the conduct of 
     their business practices and public service activities.
       Sec. 404.  Unless stated otherwise, all reports and 
     notifications required by this Act shall be submitted to the 
     Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, 
     and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on Military 
     Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
       Sec. 405.  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 or any other 
     appropriations Act.
       Sec. 406.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for a project or program named for an individual 
     serving as a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of 
     the United States House of Representatives.
       Sec. 407. (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 confidential or 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. 408. (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. 409.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by an agency of the executive branch to pay for 
     first-class travel by an employee of the agency in 
     contravention of sections 301-10.122 through 301-10.124 of 
     title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 410.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to execute a contract for goods or services, 
     including construction services, where the contractor has not 
     complied with Executive Order No. 12989.
       Sec. 411.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used in contravention of section 101(e)(8) of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       This division may be cited as the ``Military Construction, 
     Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     2023''.

  The Acting CHAIR. No further amendment to the bill shall be in order 
except those printed in part A of House Report 117-420, amendments en 
bloc described in section 3 of House Resolution 1232, and pro forma 
amendments described in section 4 of that resolution.
  Each further amendment printed in part A of House Report 117-420 not 
earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 3 
of House Resolution 1232, shall be considered only in the order printed 
in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the 
report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 
specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent 
and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before 
action thereon, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by 
section 4 of House Resolution 1232, and shall not be subject to a 
demand for division of the question.
  It shall be in order at any time for the chair of the Committee on 
Appropriations or her designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting 
of amendments printed in part A of the report not earlier disposed of. 
Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 
30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees, 
shall not be subject to amendment, except as provided by section 4 of 
House Resolution 1232, and shall not be subject to a demand for 
division of the question.
  During consideration of the bill for amendment, the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective 
designees may offer up to five pro forma amendments each at any point 
for the purpose of debate.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I move to strike the last word.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Connecticut is recognized for 
5 minutes.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield to the gentlewoman from California 
(Ms. Lee), the chairwoman of the State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Subcommittee.
  Ms. LEE of California. First of all, I thank our chair for the time. 
I rise in

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support of H.R. 8294, which provides funding for numerous critical 
Federal programs for Fiscal Year 2023.
  And let me just take a moment to thank our chairwoman, Rosa DeLauro, 
for leading this appropriations process; what a job. But it was 
amazing, very inclusive, very democratic, and I thank her for including 
so much for not only Democrats in the bill, but also for our Republican 
colleagues.
  I also thank Leader Hoyer, our Speaker, and Whip Clyburn for working 
to get this bill to the floor.
  Not least, I thank Chairs Bishop, Kaptur, Pingree, Price, Quigley, 
and Wasserman Schultz for their leadership in crafting each of these 
individual bills included in this package.
  I tell you, systemic racism--and you know I am going to talk about 
that, Mr. Chair--it is really at the heart of every crisis that we face 
today. This bill responds with critical investments to fight poverty, 
hunger, homelessness, housing insecurity, the climate crisis, and also 
includes so many provisions for equity and for justice.
  I represent a district in the Bay Area that has some of the biggest 
challenges with transportation and housing affordability in the 
country. This bill fully funds President Biden's plan to fight for fair 
housing. And it includes important investments in housing and 
transportation equity, to help reverse decades of systemic racism.
  The climate crisis threatens the health, safety, air quality, and 
livelihoods of neighborhoods, especially poor and low-income 
neighborhoods which primarily are communities of color.
  This bill would advance energy independence, lower energy costs, 
invest in renewable energy and scientific innovation, and address 
fundamental environmental injustices.
  Finally, as the co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, I am 
pleased that this bill furthers the effort to stop unfairly targeting 
people and businesses in States and localities where voters have chosen 
to make cannabis legal.
  I urge my colleagues to vote for H.R. 8294. I once again thank our 
chairwoman for such a great job.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chair, I move to strike the last word.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Texas is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chair, I yield to the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. 
Womack), the ranking member of the Financial Services and General 
Government Subcommittee.
  Mr. WOMACK. Mr. Chair, I thank the ranking member for the time. I 
would have been here a little bit earlier, but previous commitments 
kept me from speaking during general debate.
  I rise in opposition to this package of appropriations bills. I am 
the ranking member of the Financial Services and General Government 
Subcommittee, and I have a great deal of respect for my chairman,   
Mike Quigley. We work well together. I appreciate the hard work that 
Mike and his team put in in trying to get a bill that we can come to 
agreement on.
  However, the bill we are debating is packed with unjustifiable 
spending that ignores the government's unsustainable fiscal trajectory 
and the historic level of inflation burdening all Americans, and we 
should be fixing that, not making it worse.
  As the pandemic wanes and inflation soars, I was hoping that we could 
begin reducing spending. Instead, the Financial Services division of 
this bill increases discretionary spending by over 17 percent.
  Many programs in the bill get double-digit percentage increases; some 
get triple-digit percentage increases. For example, the bill provides:
  An increase of 433 percent for election grants;
  A 20 percent for the White House;
  A 30 percent for the Federal Trade Commission;
  A $1 billion increase for the IRS; and
  A $1.6 billion increase for GSA.
  These increases are unconscionable when considering the U.S.' 
historically high debt, now in excess of $30 trillion, and inflation 
over 9 percent. The combination of debt and inflation places a heavy 
burden on future generations of Americans. We should be fixing that.
  There are also several controversial policy changes included in the 
FSGG division, such as allowing D.C. tax dollars to fund abortions, and 
removing the prohibitions on Federal employee health benefits funding 
for abortions. These policy changes are no-goes. They make this bill 
and minibus, as a whole, dead in the water. They will have to be fixed 
if we are going to come to some agreement.
  We need to continue the longstanding legacy riders and drop the 
poison pills. And we need a top-line spending agreement that reduces 
nondefense spending and funds national security at an appropriate 
level.
  But maybe the larger question about this bill has more to do with how 
we came up with these top-line numbers. We allowed the four corners of 
leadership to dictate these top-line numbers. They didn't come out 
after a budget process. And we have a Budget Committee over here whose 
purpose is, in part, to do that very thing.

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  But that didn't happen. So we kick out numbers that we won't agree 
to, wasn't through a budget process where we can define our priorities, 
the emerging needs of our country, and come to some agreement through a 
legitimate budget process, but that is not what happened here.
  So it is long since time that we stop this process of doing deeming 
resolutions or burying top-line numbers in rule bills and get back to 
the process that is laid out for us, and that is to do a budget 
resolution, House and Senate, to get to some kind of an agreement, and 
then establish an appropriate appropriation process where we can do 
these bills individually.
  There are 12. We are going to do six today, and then we are going to 
do six later, but we ought to be doing them individually, and we ought 
to give the Members of Congress an opportunity--because it is our 
Article I responsibility. We need to be giving the Members of Congress 
the ability to have input on these bills and not just let the four 
corners of leadership decide what we are going to do or what we are not 
going to do.
  So while I oppose this package in its current form, I do look forward 
to working with my friend   Mike Quigley on a bipartisan compromise, at 
least on the FSGG side, and then perhaps we can do that for the 12 
bills completely and then get about the business of funding the 
government, which is part of our fundamental responsibility.
  Mr. Chair, I appreciate the Madam Ranking Member yielding time.


     Amendments En Bloc No. 1 Offered by Ms. DeLauro of Connecticut

  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, pursuant to House Resolution 1232, I offer 
amendments en bloc.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendments en bloc.
  Amendments en bloc No. 1 consisting of amendment Nos. 1, 18, 31, 44, 
53, 79, 83, 97, 118, 128, 139, 151, and 160 printed in part A of House 
Report 117-420, offered by Ms. DeLauro of Connecticut:

            amendment no. 1 offered by mr. allen of georgia

       At the end of division A (before the short title), insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  Each amount made available by this Act (other 
     than an amount required to be made available by a provision 
     of law) is hereby reduced by 5 percent.


            amendment no. 18 offered by mr. hern of oklahoma

       At the end of division A (before the short title), insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. GLOBAL REDUCTION.

       Each amount made available by this Act (other than an 
     amount required to be made available by a provision of law or 
     an amount defined as a ``security category'' under section 
     250(c)(4)(B) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985) is hereby reduced by 26 percent.


        amendment no. 31 offered by mr. norman of south carolina

       At the end of division A (before the short title), insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. GLOBAL REDUCTION.

       Each amount made available by this Act (other than an 
     amount required to be made available by a provision of law) 
     is hereby reduced by 5 percent.


            amendment no. 44 offered by mr. hern of oklahoma

       At the end of division B (before the short title), insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. GLOBAL REDUCTION.

       Each amount made available by this Act (other than an 
     amount required to be made available by a provision of law or 
     an amount defined as a ``security category'' under section 
     250(c)(4)(B) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985) is hereby reduced by 22 percent.

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        amendment no. 53 offered by mr. norman of south carolina

       At the end of division B (before the short title), insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. GLOBAL REDUCTION.

       Each amount made available by this Act (other than an 
     amount required to be made available by a provision of law) 
     is hereby reduced by 5 percent.


            amendment no. 79 offered by mr. hern of oklahoma

       At the end of division C (before the short title), insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. GLOBAL REDUCTION.

       Each amount made available by this Act (other than an 
     amount required to be made available by a provision of law or 
     an amount defined as a ``security category'' under section 
     250(c)(4)(B) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985) is hereby reduced by 24 percent.


        amendment no. 83 offered by mr. norman of South Carolina

       At the end of division C (before the short title), insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. GLOBAL REDUCTION.

       Each amount made available by this Act (other than an 
     amount required to be made available by a provision of law) 
     is hereby reduced by 5 percent.


            amendment no. 97 offered by mr. allen of georgia

       At the end of division D (before the short title), insert 
     the following:

                     TITLE IX--ADDITIONAL PROVISION

     SEC. ___. GLOBAL REDUCTION.

       Each amount made available by any title in this Act (other 
     than an amount required to be made available by a provision 
     of law) is hereby reduced by 5 percent.


           amendment no. 118 offered by mr. hern of oklahoma

       At the end of division D (before the short title), insert 
     the following:

                     TITLE IX--ADDITIONAL PROVISION

     SEC. __. GLOBAL REDUCTION.

       Each amount made available by any title in this Act (other 
     than an amount required to be made available by a provision 
     of law or an amount defined as a ``security category'' under 
     section 250(c)(4)(B) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985) is hereby reduced by 22 percent.


       amendment no. 128 offered by mr. norman of south carolina

       At the end of division D (before the short title), insert 
     the following:

                     TITLE IX--ADDITIONAL PROVISION

     SEC. __. GLOBAL REDUCTION.

       Each amount made available by this Act (other than an 
     amount required to be made available by a provision of law) 
     is hereby reduced by 5 percent.


           amendment no. 139 offered by mr. allen of georgia

       At the end of division E (before the short title), insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. GLOBAL REDUCTION.

       Each amount made available by this Act (other than an 
     amount required to be made available by a provision of law) 
     is hereby reduced by 5 percent.


                 amendment no. 151 mr. hern of oklahoma

       At the end of division E (before the short title), insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. GLOBAL REDUCTION.

       Each amount made available by this Act (other than an 
     amount required to be made available by a provision of law or 
     an amount defined as a ``security category'' under section 
     250(c)(4)(B) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985) is hereby reduced by 22 percent.


       amendment no. 160 offered by mr. norman of south carolina

       At the end of division E (before the short title), insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. GLOBAL REDUCTION.

       Each amount made available by this Act (other than an 
     amount required to be made available by a provision of law) 
     is hereby reduced by 5 percent.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1232, the gentlewoman 
from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) and the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. 
Granger) each will control 15 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Connecticut.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Hern).
  Mr. HERN. Mr. Chair, I rise today with a deep concern over the 
rampant spending that has come out of this Chamber over the last 2 
years.
  While our constituents suffer from 40-year high inflation, this 
Chamber has done nothing to help them. Instead, my colleagues across 
the aisle have doubled down on their reckless spending and continue to 
make each bill bigger than the last. The spending has got to stop.
  We know that the American Rescue Plan was the catalyst for inflation 
problems. We know that Biden's agenda has worsened those inflationary 
pressures. And yet, today--today--we are looking at even more 
exorbitant spending.
  We have been here before. Me and my colleagues remember the 1970s and 
the 1980s when inflation was even worse than it is today.
  Inflation isn't new. We know how to reverse it. We have to stop the 
spending. That is what my amendments do, cut our spending.
  I urge every Member of this Chamber to support my amendments, which 
will cut wasteful spending from government programs.
  The status quo is not serving our constituents. For 20 years, we have 
operated without the appropriate appropriations process in this 
country. For the last 4 years, since I have been in Congress, I've 
never seen a budget that has been provided and worked out, as my 
colleague just mentioned prior to me.
  The spending has continued to rise unchallenged. When will it end? To 
maintain what we have done for the last 20 years is a disservice to the 
people counting on us.
  When I am home in Oklahoma, the only thing my constituents ask me is: 
How are you going to stop inflation?
  I know it is the same for all of my colleagues. Here is how we can 
answer them: Cut the spending.
  Mr. Chair, I urge adoption of my amendments from both sides of the 
aisle.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  While I have offered this en bloc amendment for the purposes of 
legislative efficiency, I strongly oppose it. This en bloc amendment 
makes severe and harmful cuts to the minibus.
  The draconian cuts are indiscriminate, they are harmful, and they 
seek to overturn long overdue investments. I urge all Members to oppose 
this en bloc amendment.
  Mr. Chair, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. 
Quigley), the chair of the Subcommittee on Financial Service and 
General Government.
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the legislation 
included in this amendment. These amendments would impose 5 and 22 
percent cuts across the board.
  These cuts are, frankly, a clumsy way to randomly hack away at 
funding with no thought or consideration to their impact.
  The amendment would slash funding for the Small Business 
Administration by more than $200 million, severely undercutting much-
needed support for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
  The reduction to the IRS amendment would reduce staffing across the 
entire agency, resulting in lower customer service, reduced enforcement 
efforts, increasing the tax gap, and placing U.S. taxpayers at 
increased risk of identification theft.
  A 22 percent cut to the District of Columbia public safety funding 
would result in layoffs and reduced service for the D.C. courts, the 
D.C. Public Defender's Office, and the Court Services and Offender 
Supervision Agency. The ability to monitor defendants pending trial and 
returning citizens would be severely hampered.
  A cut of this magnitude would also cripple many small but important 
agencies. It would prevent the Federal Trade Commission from 
investigating privacy and cybersecurity issues or pursuing cases to 
block anticompetitive mergers.
  It would harm the Consumer Product Safety Commission's ability to 
monitor and block dangerous products.
  Additionally, this amendment would cripple the Office of Personnel 
Management's distribution of monthly annuity payments, as well as 
undermine other critical agencies that support millions of Federal 
workers across the country.
  I, therefore, urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this ill-conceived 
and irresponsible amendment.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. Allen).
  Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Chair, I rise today in strong support of my amendments 
on this en bloc package.
  Let's review our Nation's fiscal trajectory here. Our Nation is over 
$30 trillion in debt. American families are dealing with record 
inflation, in large part due to unprecedented Federal spending.

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  What does the other side want to do? Spend more money, which will 
make inflation worse.
  This time last year, the President told us inflation was temporary 
when the rate was just over 5 percent. Fast forward 12 months, and 
inflation in this country has skyrocketed to 9 percent. This bill 
spends almost 14 percent over last year's spending levels.
  If adopted, my three amendments would reduce spending by a modest 5 
percent in Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Financial 
Services and General Government, and Department of the Interior, 
environment divisions of this spending package.
  This amendment should be an easy one for everyone to support. Look at 
the American people. Don't you think they have cut their expenses much 
more than 5 percent because of inflation? Are we going to respond to 
them like this? Yet, Democrats oppose those cuts.

  Every time I am in the district, I hear about the cost of food, the 
price of gas, and how the other side's failed fiscal policies are 
harming American families.
  Milk is up 16 percent. Butter is up 21 percent. Eggs are up 33 
percent. The American people are not happy, and it is showing up in the 
President's approval ratings.
  Instead of continuing down this reckless path, let's change course. 
Americans shouldn't have to watch their hard-earned money continue to 
be devalued due to radical Democratic policies. If we are serious about 
stopping inflation, Congress must rein in wasteful spending and enact 
policies that will enable us to reclaim our energy independence.
  I urge all Members to vote in favor of my amendments in this en bloc 
package.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from North 
Carolina (Mr. Price), the chairman of the Subcommittee on 
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies.
  Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to sit 
up and take notice of this. This is quite an amendment--quite a radical 
amendment.
  It indiscriminately would cut a total of 36 percent from programs in 
Transportation and Housing without any regard for the merits of the 
programs, just indiscriminate whacking away.
  This is only in the T-HUD section of the bill, and I will limit 
myself to that. I can't imagine that Members would dream of supporting 
this amendment.
  Investments in our transportation and housing infrastructure will 
stall. Jobs will be lost. Some of our most vulnerable people, including 
veterans, children, will be harmed.
  This amendment will result in a reduction--I want to stress--in the 
very programs Republicans profess to support. Let me give you some good 
examples.
  The FAA's Contract Tower Program that enjoyed strong bipartisan 
support, critical to air safety--whacked away.
  NeighborWorks, which supports local solutions to expand affordable 
housing, increased housing counseling assistance, and strengthens 
economic development. We increase NeighborWorks under bipartisan 
urging--slashed.
  Community Project Funding. Republicans and Democrats alike have 
requested these appropriations to address transportation and housing 
challenges in their local communities. Believe me: If we don't do it, 
no one will. Those would be drastically cut.
  Port infrastructure, another Republican emphasis--cut.
  The amendment would even cut the small amount of defense spending 
included in the T-HUD section of the bill: That would be directed to 
critical maritime security programs.
  Here is what else this amendment would mean the eviction of tens of 
thousands of low-income households, half of which are elderly or 
disabled, a growing backlog of roof, elevator, and other critical 
health and safety repairs to public housing; thousands of homeless 
veterans, survivors of domestic violence, youth out on the street; and 
a halt in the production of affordable housing, which already is in 
short supply.
  Roads, bridges, aviation, transit, rail, and port systems across 
rural and urban communities--having their repair and upkeep halted or 
slowed, becoming less safe.
  The bill before us helps us make progress in rebuilding and restoring 
our infrastructure. This amendment would take us backward.
  It is strange, isn't it, that deficits only seem to matter when it 
comes to helping people keep a safe roof over their heads and creating 
a more resilient infrastructure that can withstand the next tornado or 
earthquake or flood, something every one of our districts benefits 
from.
  This isn't just a run-of-the-mill amendment. I suggest that Members 
look carefully at what is in it and what it would do and what kind of 
totally justified criticism they will be subject to if this amendment 
even comes close to passing. I urge its defeat.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. Bishop), the chairman of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies.
  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the en 
bloc. Mr. Hern's amendment in this en bloc would cut discretionary 
programs in the agriculture bill by 22 percent. Mr. Norman's would cut 
them by 5 percent. Either level will have devastating and 
counterproductive consequences across numerous programs.
  This would mean cutting rural development initiatives. The 22 percent 
cut would reduce much-needed investments in rural broadband, 
electricity, water and waste systems, and housing at a time when we 
really, really want to lift our rural communities.
  It would mean cutting our investment in farm and conservation 
programs, agriculture research, Food for Peace grants, and the 
McGovern-Dole program.

                              {time}  1500

  The Food and Drug Administration budget would be cut by over $800 
million under Mr. Hern's proposal, lessening our ability to address the 
opioid crisis, medical supply chain issues, infant formula, and food 
safety.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in opposition to these amendments.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Hern).
  Mr. HERN. Mr. Chair, I appreciate the comments from my colleagues 
across the aisle. What the American people have just heard is the only 
way forward is to spend even more.
  Remember, the Obama administration's own Treasury Secretary said the 
spending is what caused the inflation that you are experiencing that is 
running rampant across America. The spending is crushing the future of 
our American kids and our grandkids and future generations, with over 
$30 trillion in debt. The same inflation that the Feds right now are 
raising interest rates, they are going to drive up our mandatory 
spending on the interest on our debt.
  The answer is not to continue spending ourselves into bankruptcy. 
There has been no offer from my colleagues across the aisle where there 
is any way to quit spending the amount of money we are seeing today.
  Moody's just said that the American people have $5 trillion more in 
their bank accounts today than they had just a little over a year ago, 
money that was sent to them by the Federal Government that we borrow 
from places like China.
  Friends, we have got to be more fiscally responsible. I spent the 
last 2 years--5\1/2\ months last year, 5\1/2\ months this year--as the 
budget chairman for the Republican Study Committee, actually working on 
the budget, actually seeing where our spending goes.
  We cannot keep having double-digit increases in our spending and 
expect to be ever responsible to the American people for the future of 
this country.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, if my colleagues on the other side were so 
interested in really reducing inflation, I would hope that they would 
be supportive of the child tax credit, which none of them have 
supported, which, in fact, the majority of the people using the child 
tax credit are dealing with food, with clothing, with school supplies, 
with rent, but all of these expenses have gone up, and the money has 
run out.
  They can't find their way clear to support a child tax credit, and 
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lack of action from the Congress to renew the child tax credit is 
trouble, it is big trouble for these families, especially as the costs 
of life continue to swell due to inflation.
  Let's look at the cost of inflation and why we have inflation and 
take a look at what the oil companies are doing with price gouging. 
What we ought to do is to do a windfall profits tax on people who are 
making money hand over fist and refuse to lower the price of gasoline 
at the pump because they are buying back stock to take care of 
themselves and their stakeholders.
  That is a portion of what is causing inflation and the rise in the 
cost of living. If you were genuine about that, you would look at these 
matters as well as just talking about inflation and not looking at the 
root causes of it today.
  Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. McCarthy), the Republican leader.
  Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of my amendment, 
which is in part of the en bloc package of amendments No. 7 that is 
designed to help protect our giant sequoias, which are native to my 
home State of California, from catastrophic wildfires.
  Giant sequoias only grow one place in the world, in California. They 
live to 2,000, 3,000 years. Historically, they only die when they 
tumble over after living through so many thousands of years.
  But right now, as I stand here, there are currently 1,500 
firefighters on the ground working to contain the Washburn fire in 
Yosemite National Park. The fire is threatening more than 500 giant 
sequoias, including the world's largest and oldest, the Grizzly Giant.
  On record prior, the only time in history that we had giant sequoias 
dying from fire was in 1297; but in the last 2 years, we have lost 20 
percent of all the giant sequoias from fire. Think about that. In just 
2 years, we have now lost 20 percent. As we speak and talk right now, 
1,500 firefighters are trying to defend 500 giant sequoias, even the 
oldest one on record.
  I led a bipartisan congressional delegation to see the giant sequoias 
impacted by fires in my district earlier this year. The devastation was 
shocking. These losses are a clarion call for not only the National 
Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service to act to remove hazardous 
fuel buildup so we can reduce the risk of high-intensity fires in these 
groves, but for Congress to make the critical management reforms and 
provide the resources necessary to protect these iconic trees.
  It is interesting when we were there together in a bipartisan group 
to study it, there were people from other countries just to come see 
these majestic beauties. When you talk to the Forest Service that led 
us throughout, you would look at their badges. I don't know if anyone 
has ever taken the time, but these trees are so iconic, they are on the 
badge of our U.S. Forest Service.
  But, again, in the last 2 years, 20 percent of them have been wiped 
out by fire. If we do nothing, they can all be taken away.
  In a Congress as divided as ours today, these giant sequoias have 
actually united a bipartisan group of lawmakers who are committed to 
protecting these natural wonders. I have been proud to introduce the 
Save Our Sequoias Act with fellow California Congressman Scott Peters 
as well as Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman, 
Congressman Panetta, Congressman McClintock, Congressman Costa, 
Congressman Valadao, and Congressman Garamendi. They have all taken the 
time to study what is before us right now.
  The SOS Act will help save giant sequoias because it was declared an 
emergency so we can immediately reduce the risk of catastrophic fires 
in the giant sequoia groves by removing the hazardous fuel buildup, 
remove the barriers that prevent the Forest Service and local experts 
from taking action in advance to save these resources, provide funding 
for the comprehensive reforestation study.

  We are able to come together on this bill because we all have deep 
understandings that our giant sequoias are in a crisis. That knowledge 
also brought us together to offer this amendment today. This amendment 
would prioritize $5 million in the National Park Service and $5 million 
in the U.S. Forest Service to support efforts to reduce the risk of 
catastrophic fires killing giant sequoias in the Sierra Nevada, 
including environmentally responsible prescribed burns and mechanical 
thinning, among other things. But this would only be for the groves.
  It would also help prioritize funds for the development of a strategy 
by the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to better protect 
the giant sequoia groves from catastrophic fires, a requirement 
included in the fiscal year 2023 Interior Appropriations Committee 
report.
  We are racing against the clock. Fires are burning right now in the 
Sierra National Forest, threatening these trees. Some of them are more 
than 2,000 years old. We cannot be the generation that allows these 
massive and ancient natural wonders to perish on our watch.
  I urge my colleagues to support this amendment and vote for the en 
bloc package No. 7. I thank the chairman, and I thank our ranking 
member for yielding the time.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc offered 
by the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. HERN. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendments en bloc offered by the gentlewoman from 
Connecticut will be postponed.


     Amendments En Bloc No. 2 Offered by Ms. DeLauro of Connecticut

  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, pursuant to House Resolution 1232, I offer 
amendments en bloc.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendments en bloc.
  Amendments en bloc No. 2 consisting of amendment Nos. 2, 4, 5, 8, 26, 
33, 34, 36, 37, 40, 42, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 64, 
65, 69, 74, 75, 76, 77, 81, and 96 printed in part A of House Report 
number 117-420 offered by Ms. DeLauro of Connecticut:


             amendment no. 2 Offered by Mr. Allred of Texas

       Page 39, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.


           amendment no. 4 Offered by Mr. carter of Louisiana

       Page 152, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $3,000,000,000) (reduced by 
     $3,000,000,000)''.
       Page 153, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $3,000,000,000) (reduced by 
     $3,000,000,000)''.


            amendment no. 5 Offered by Ms. castor of florida

       Page 26, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $115,000,000) (increased by $115,000,000)''.


        amendment no. 8 Offered by Mr. desaulnier of california

       Page 162, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 162, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 188, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $2,000,000)''.


            amendment no. 26 Offered by Mr. kahele of hawaii

       Strike section 419 of division A of the bill and insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 419.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to approve a new foreign air carrier permit under 
     sections 41301 through 41305 of title 49, United States Code, 
     or exemption application under section 40109 of that title, 
     where such approval would contravene section 40101(a)(5) and 
     (15) of title 49, United States Code.


         amendment no. 33 Offered by Mr. Panetta of California

       Page 40, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 45, after line 7, insert the following (and 
     redesignate the subsequent paragraphs accordingly):
       (8) $2,000,000 shall be for grants to eligible entities to 
     carry out activities to benefit pollinators on roadsides and 
     highway rights-of-way under section 11528 of the 
     Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (23 U.S.C. 332);


            amendment no. 34 Offered by Mr. Pfluger of Texas

       Page 22, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000)''.

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         amendment no. 36 Offered by Ms. Sherrill of New Jersey

       Page 56, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $10,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000)''.


         amendment no. 37 Offered by Ms. Sherrill of New Jersey

       Page 231, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000)''.


            amendment no. 40 Offered by Mr. Baird of Indiana

       Page 312, line 3, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $8,000,000)''.
       Page 311, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $8,000,000)''.


          amendment no. 42 Offered by Mr. Bergman of Michigan

       Page 305, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000)''.


          amendment no. 46 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas

       Page 245, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $3,000,000)''.
       Page 251, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.


          amendment no. 47 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas

       At the end of division B (before the short title), insert 
     the following:
       Sec. 770.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     under the heading ``DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS--Food and 
     Nutrition Service--Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
     Program'' may be used in contravention of section 107(b) of 
     division A of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence 
     Protection Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 1475; 22 U.S.C. 7105(b)).


          amendment no. 48 Offered by Ms. Jacobs of California

       Page 245, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $3,000,000)''.
       Page 298, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $3,000,000)''.
       Page 299, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $3,000,000)''.


        amendment no. 49 Offered by Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire

       Page 246, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $700,000)''.
       Page 288, line 8, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $700,000)''.
       Page 288, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $700,000)''.


          amendment no. 50 Offered by Mr. Larsen of Washington

       Page 251, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $10,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000)''.


           Amendment No. 52 Offered by Mr. Neguse of Colorado

       Page 245, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''.
       Page 270, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000)''.


         Amendment No. 56 Offered by Mr. Penetta of California

       Page 308, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $3,000,000) (reduced by $3,000,000)''.


            Amendment No. 57 Offered by Mr. Pfluger of Texas

       Page 242, line 11, after the first dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.


         Amendment No. 59 Offered by Ms. Schrier of Washington

       At the end of division B (before the short title), insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __. 
       For ``Agricultural Programs-Research, Education, and 
     Economics-National Institute of Food and Agriculture-Research 
     and Education Activities'' for the establishment of a program 
     to make competitive grants to assist in the facility 
     construction, alteration, acquisition, modernization, 
     renovation, or remodeling of agricultural research 
     facilities, as authorized by the Research Facilities Act (7 
     U.S.C. 390 et seq.), there is hereby appropriated, and the 
     amount otherwise provided by this Act for ``Agricultural 
     Programs-Rural Development-Salaries and Expenses'' is hereby 
     reduced by, $2,000,000.


         Amendment No. 60 Offered by Ms. Spanberger of Virginia

       Page 245, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 270, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.


         Amendment No. 61 Offered by Ms. Spanberger of Virginia

       Page 245, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $3,000,000)''.
       Page 298, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $3,000,000)''.
       Page 299, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $3,000,000)''.


          Amendment No. 64 Offered by Mr. Stauber of Minnesota

       Page 246, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $418,000)''.
       Page 290, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $418,000)''.
       Page 292, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $418,000)''.


           Amendment No. 65 Offered by Mr. Steil of Wisconsin

       Page 311, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.
       Page 311, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.
       Page 312, line 3, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''.


           amendment no. 69 Offered by Mr. Beyer of Virginia

       Page 383, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $234,678,000)''.
       Page 383, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $234,678,000)''.


        amendment no. 74 Offered by Mr. DeSaulnier of California

       Page 358, line 3, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $3,000,000)''.
       Page 360, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $3,000,000)''.


            amendment no. 75 Offered by Ms. Escobar of Texas

       Page 387, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $8,000,000) (reduced by $8,000,000)''.


          amendment no. 76 Offered by Mr. Graves of Louisiana

       Page 356, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.


          amendment no. 77 Offered by Mr. Graves of Louisiana

       Page 356, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.


             amendment no. 81 Offered by Mr. Moore of Utah

       Page 361, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $4,000,000) (increased by $4,000,000)''.


        amendment no. 96 Offered by Mrs. Trahan of Massachusetts

       Page 383, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $20,000,000)(increased by $20,000,000)''.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1232, the gentlewoman 
from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) and the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. 
Granger) each will control 15 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Connecticut.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield myself 45 seconds. The en bloc 
amendment includes a number of proposals offered by my Democratic and 
Republican colleagues. I urge my colleagues to support the important 
proposals contained in this amendment, and I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Utah 
(Mr. Moore).
  Mr. MOORE of Utah. Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of amendment 
No. 81, which would provide funding for the Modernization Access to Our 
Public Land Act, otherwise known as the MAPLand Act, which was enacted 
last April.
  I was proud to work with a strong, bipartisan coalition of Members in 
the House and the Senate to get this bill signed into law, and I 
appreciate Congresswoman Dingell for working with me on this amendment 
before us today.
  Making public land information more detailed and accessible in the 
digital age is one of the many reasons why this bill has enjoyed such 
broad support as it soared through the legislative process.
  Adoption of this amendment today will provide the funding needed to 
modernize and improve the quality of this data so that Americans can 
more easily recreate on our Federal lands, which will also improve our 
ability to fund important conservation programs that enhance and 
protect habitats across this Nation.
  This amendment is about helping families spend more time together 
outside, about improving the way our government works, and about 
fostering and sharing the joy of the great outdoors.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to support amendment No. 81.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Washington (Ms. Schrier).
  Ms. SCHRIER. Mr. Chair, I am so glad that my amendment to fund the 
Research Facilities Act was included in this government spending 
package. We need to address our deferred research maintenance backlog 
and increase investments in next-generation agriculture research.
  This research is critical, as farmers in my district face daunting 
challenges. For example, the ability for researchers to conduct 
experiments on plants under various environmental stresses is critical 
for understanding how crops respond to new climate conditions. Modern 
facilities can also help researchers screen new crop varieties and 
understand the impacts of a changing climate on things like nutrient 
density and susceptibility to pestilence.
  Many farmers in Washington State rely on the tremendous research done

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at institutions like Washington State University. Ensuring that they 
have modern facilities, cutting-edge facilities, will make it easier 
for them to attract and keep world-class researchers.
  These investments will reposition the United States for leadership, 
long-term success, and competitiveness around the world, and make sure 
we are leading in agricultural research and food research.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chair, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Minnesota (Mr. Stauber).
  Mr. STAUBER. Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of my amendment I 
introduced, which increases the Circuit Rider program. The modest 
increase of $418,000, offset entirely, means cleaner water for rural 
America.

                              {time}  1515

  Circuit riders travel from facility to facility across our small 
towns, lending expertise and technical assistance because each 
individual locality does not have the money to pay for their own. Many 
treatment facilities in rural America have a dozen or less employees, 
and these circuit riders save money for local budgets and taxpayers.
  According to the National Rural Water Association, this minor 
increase allows for about 90 more circuit riders. That is 90 more 
experts traveling across rural America and rural Minnesota, lending 
their invaluable knowledge to our rural water treatment facilities.
  In an industry losing expertise to retirement or other jobs, this 
funding can also be used to keep these mission-critical positions 
competitive.
  Finally, this amendment brings funding for the Circuit Rider Program 
in line with a request I led along with 50 other bipartisan Members of 
Congress.
  Let's allow rural America to have clean, sanitary water, free up 
local budgets, and ensure our rural operators get the technical 
assistance they so desperately need.
  Mr. Chair, I urge adoption of my amendment.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. Bishop), the chair of the Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee.
  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of this 
bipartisan en bloc. These amendments addressing the Agriculture 
division of the package were made in order by the rule, and they have 
been agreed to by both sides.
  This was a truly collaborative process between both sides of the 
aisle, and I believe this bipartisan effort will definitely improve the 
bill.
  I thank the sponsors for their efforts and highlight a few of the 
issues that are covered by these amendments: encouraging innovation in 
USDA research programs, protecting victims of trafficking, and 
increasing funding for the farm-to-school program and the Circuit Rider 
Program.
  Mr. Chair, I support the amendment and urge its adoption. It improves 
the bill.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Louisiana (Mr. Carter).
  Mr. CARTER of Louisiana. Mr. Chair, I thank Chairwoman DeLauro very 
much for the opportunity to speak.
  Last year, Hurricane Ida swept through my State, leaving in its wake 
a shocking, terrible path of destruction. This body saw the devastation 
of this storm and saw fit to make an immediate downpayment so that the 
recovery could begin in Louisiana as we assessed the incredible damage.
  Implied in that downpayment was a commitment to come back and do more 
when Louisiana determined its actual need. My State, and many people 
here, are asking this body to keep its commitment.
  Disaster knows no boundary. It can and will hit all of our districts 
unexpectedly. I promise to be with you when it does. Today, I need this 
body to stand with me and pass additional hurricane relief funding so 
that the people of Louisiana can fully recover.
  Mr. Chair, I urge the passage of en bloc No. 2.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc offered 
by the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. TIFFANY. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendments en bloc offered by the gentlewoman from 
Connecticut will be postponed.


     Amendments En Bloc No. 3 Offered by Ms. DeLauro of Connecticut

  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, pursuant to House Resolution 1232, I offer 
amendments en bloc.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendments en bloc.
  Amendments en bloc No. 3 consisting of amendment Nos. 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 
11, 12, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 35, 39, 41, 43, 
45, 51, 54, 55, 58, 62, 63, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 80, 82, 84, 85, 
86, 89, 93, 94, and 95, printed in part A of House Report 117-420, 
offered by Ms. DeLauro of Connecticut:


      Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Auchincloss of Massachusetts

       Page 7, line 9, after the first dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $15,000,000)''.
       Page 7, line 9, after the first dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $15,000,000)''.


           Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. Cohen of Tennessee

       Page 23, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $1,000,000)(increased by $1,000,000)''.


       Amendment No. 7 Offered by Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois

       Page 28, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $10,000,000)(reduced by $10,000,000)''.


            Amendment No. 9 Offered by Ms. Escobar of Texas

       Page 5, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000)''.


            Amendment No. 10 Offered by Ms. Escobar of Texas

       Page 152, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000)''.


            Amendment No. 11 Offered by Ms. Escobar of Texas

       Page 5, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 5, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $1,000,000)''.
       Page 6, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $1,000,000)''.
       Page 7, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.


            Amendment No. 12 Offered by Ms. Escobar of Texas

       Page 110, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $105,800,000) (reduced by $105,800,000)''.


          Amendment No. 19 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas

       Page 190, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000)(increased by $1,000,000)''.


          Amendment No. 20 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas

       Page 8, line 3, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000)''.


          Amendment No. 21 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas

       Page 152, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.
       Page 153, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.


          Amendment No. 22 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas

       Page 64, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $1,000,000)(increased by $1,000,000)''.


          Amendment No. 23 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas

       At the end of division A (before the short title), insert 
     the following:
       Sec. ___.  None of the funds made available by division A 
     of this Act to the Department of Transportation may be used 
     in contravention of section 306108 of title 54, United States 
     Code.


         Amendment No. 24 Offered by Ms. Jayapal of Washington

       Page 163, line 8, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $3,604,000,000)''.
       Page 163, line 8, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $3,604,000,000)''.


           Amendment No. 25 Offered by Mr. Jones of New York

       Page 121, line 13, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.


          Amendment No. 27 Offered by Mr. Larsen of Washington

       Page 28, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000)''.


           Amendment No. 28 Offered by Mr. Levin of Michigan

       Page 134, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $12,500,000) (increased by $12,500,000)''.

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           Amendment No. 29 Offered by Mr. Levin of Michigan

       Page 7, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000)''.


       Amendment No. 30 Offered by Ms. Manning of North Carolina

       Page 181, line 23, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.


           Amendment No. 32 Offered by Ms. Omar of Minnesota

       Page 181, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000)(increased by $1,000,000)''.


       Amendment No. 35 Offered by Ms. Pressley of Massachusetts

       Page 76, line 14, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.


          Amendment No. 39 Offered by Ms. Waters of California

        Page 111, line 15, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $24,000,000) (reduced by $24,000,000)''.
       Page 130, line 15, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $24,000,000) (reduced by $24,000,000)''.
       Page 133, line 23, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $65,000,000,000) (reduced by 
     $65,000,000,000)''.
       Page 134, line 23, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $65,000,000,000) (reduced by 
     $65,000,000,000)''.
       Page 152, line 25, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $3,000,000,000) (reduced by 
     $3,000,000,000)''.
       Page 153, line 2, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $3,000,000,000) (reduced by 
     $3,000,000,000)''.
       Page 157, line 5, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $20,000,000,000) (reduced by 
     $20,000,000,000)''.
       Page 157, line 7, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $10,000,000,000) (reduced by 
     $10,000,000,000)''.
       Page 173, line 5, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $500,000,000) (reduced by $500,000,000)''.
       Page 175, line 25, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $500,000,000) (reduced by $500,000,000)''.


           Amendment No. 41 Offered by Mr. Bera of California

       Page 249, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,500,000) (increased by $1,500,000)''.


            Amendment No. 43 Offered by Ms. Escobar of Texas

       Page 289, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $10,045,000) (reduced by $10,045,000)''.


        Amendment No. 45 Offered by Ms. Houlahan of Pennsylvania

       Page 244, line 22, after the first dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''.
       Page 246, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''.
       Page 286, line 3, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $15,000,000)''.


           Amendment No. 51 Offered by Ms. Moore of Wisconsin

       Page 245, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 298, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 299, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.


           Amendment No. 54 Offered by Ms. Omar of Minnesota

       Page 298, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.


           Amendment No. 55 Offered by Ms. Omar of Minnesota

       Page 302, line 1, after the first dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000)''.


     Amendment No. 58 Offered by Ms. Plaskett of the Virgin Islands

     At the end of division B (before the short title), insert the 
     following
       Sec. __.  There is hereby appropriated, and the amount 
     otherwise made available by this Act for ``Agricultural 
     Programs--Agricultural Marketing Service--Marketing 
     Services'' is reduced by, $10,000,000, to carry out section 
     4206 of Public Law 115-334.


         Amendment No. 62 Offered by Ms. Spanberger of Virginia

       Page 308, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $500,000)''.
       Page 308, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $500,000)''.


         Amendment No. 63 Offered by Ms. Spanberger of Virginia

       Page 246, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''.
       Page 258, line 22, after the first dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000)''.


         Amendment No. 66 Offered by Ms. Velazquez of New York

       Page 302, line 1, after the first dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000,000)''.


      Amendment No. 67 Offered by Mr. Auchincloss of Massachusetts

       Page 377, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $2,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000)''.


      Amendment No. 68 Offered by Mr. Auchincloss of Massachusetts

       Page 377, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.
       Page 388, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''.


            Amendment No. 70 Offered by Ms. Bush of Missouri

       Page 384, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.
       Page 388, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''.


            Amendment No. 71 Offered by Ms. Bush of Missouri

       Page 383, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $500,000)''.
       Page 388, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $500,000)''.


            Amendment No. 72 Offered by Ms. Bush of Missouri

       Page 377, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.
       Page 380, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''.


           Amendment No. 73 Offered by Ms. Castor of Florida

       Page 378, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $30,000,000)(increased by $30,000,000)''.


          Amendment No. 80 Offered by Ms. Matsui of California

       Page 377, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $3,000,000)''.
       Page 388, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $3,000,000)''.


           Amendment No. 82 Offered by Mr. Neguse of Colorado

       Page 368, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 371, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $2,000,000)''.


           Amendment No. 84 Offered by Ms. Omar of Minnesota

       Page 380, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.


           amendment no. 85 Offered by Ms. Omar of Minnesota

       At the end of division C (before the short title), insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the Secretary of Energy to make a guarantee under 
     section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     16513) for a project that does not avoid, reduce, or 
     sequester air pollutants or anthropogenic emissions of 
     greenhouse gases.


          amendment no. 86 Offered by Mr. Peters of California

       Page 378, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $30,500,000)(increased by $30,500,000)''.


         amendment no. 89 Offered by Mr. Phillips of Minnesota

        Page 399, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.


        amendment no. 93 Offered by Ms. Scanlon of Pennsylvania

       Page 377, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1.00) (increased by $1.00)''.


         amendment no. 94 Offered by Ms. Sherrill of New Jersey

       Page 377, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000)''.


          amendment no. 95 Offered by Ms. Speier of California

       Page 377, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $3,000,000)''.
       Page 388, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $3,000,000)''.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1232, the gentlewoman 
from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) and the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. 
Granger) each will control 15 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Connecticut.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield myself 45 seconds.
  The amendments en bloc includes a number of proposals offered by my 
Democratic colleagues. It reflects our shared values of investing in 
the American people to create good-paying jobs, grow opportunity, and 
provide a lifeline to the vulnerable.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to support the important proposals 
contained in this en bloc, and I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. Bishop), the chairman of the Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
Subcommittee.
  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Chair, I thank the gentlewoman for 
yielding.
  These amendments en bloc address the Agriculture division of this 
package that were made in order by the rule. I believe they will 
improve the bill also.
  In particular, the amendments will increase the funding for the 
school breakfast expansion program and further advance the needs of 
Puerto Rico and the other territories, all of which participate in the 
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Food Security Program. Representative Velazquez' amendment draws 
attention to Puerto Rico's nutrition needs, where about 1.5 million 
residents receive nutrition assistance.
  The amendments highlight other important issues, such as rural energy 
efficiency and the need to build our infant formula manufacturing base 
in this country.
  Mr. Chair, I support the amendment, and I urge its adoption.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I rise in opposition to the en bloc package of amendments. These 46 
amendments do nothing to reduce inflation, fix the supply chain, lower 
gas prices, or bolster our national security. Instead, these amendments 
continue the majority's trend of inflationary spending increases, 
including a proposal to increase mandatory spending by another $1 
billion, just one example of excess spending.
  The Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office receives an 
enormous 25 percent increase in this bill, and this en bloc package 
would increase it even more.
  My colleagues on the other side of the aisle must understand 
Americans will not stand for bloated bureaucracy and runaway spending.
  Mr. Chair, I urge Members to vote ``no'' on this en bloc package, and 
I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Miss GONZALEZ-COLON. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of amendment No. 66 
included in En Bloc 3 and sponsored by Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez of 
New York. I am a cosponsor of this amendment, which supports an 
increase of $1 billion for the Nutrition Assistance Program in Puerto 
Rico for Fiscal Year 2023 .
   Unlike the 50 states, the U.S, Virgin Islands, and Guam, Puerto Rico 
does not participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, 
known as SNAP. Instead, we have the NAP block grant, which provides 
capped funding and serves over 1.4 million of my constituents on the 
Island.
  Due to limited funds, NAP does not automatically adjust to increases 
in demand These are most common in the aftermath of natural disasters, 
like we saw after the hurricanes in 2017, and most recently the COVID-
19 pandemic. Because of this, we have had to turn to Congress on 
multiple occasions to advocate for additional emergency NAP funds, 
included in various disaster supplementals.
  The most recent allotment, provided due to COVID-19, was expended 
last month, meaning Island residents who rely on this program have 
already noticed a significant reduction in their monthly benefits as we 
continue managing the challenges related to the pandemic and the rising 
costs of food. Additional funds are needed since, for many, NAP is the 
main program that secures their access to a healthy diet.
  Mr. Speaker, the true remedy to this issue is a transition to SNAP. 
Currently, NAP beneficiaries in PR receive far less in monthly benefits 
than their counterparts in SNAP, and don't have access to programs like 
D-SNAP. which is a vehicle to get expedited disaster assistance without 
depending on supplemental legislation. As such, I have introduced H.R. 
5220, the Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act, which 
transitions Puerto Rico from NAP to SNAP, and I continue working with 
stakeholders to gather additional input on this issue moving forward.
  Still, there is an immediate need at hand. As such, I support this 
and every effort that seeks to secure additional funds for NAP and 
underscores the need to transition to SNAP
  I urge my colleagues to vote in favor.
  Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of my 
amendment to H.R. 8294, the fiscal year 2023 Transportation, Housing 
and Urban Development, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water 
Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, 
Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations 
Act, to ensure that Congress is adequately funding Tenant Participation 
Activities. I thank Chairs Rosa DeLauro and David Price for supporting 
this amendment.
  The right of tenants to organize is a fundamental part of successful 
federal housing programs. The tenant participation process, built into 
all of HUD's major housing programs, can ensure that tenants play an 
integral role in the management process and promote services 
benefitting all residents. For example, through the public notice and 
comment process, tenants can prevent changes to the property that will 
destabilize residents' lives or diminish their rights. Funding resident 
participation and organizing activities is also an intentional and 
active way to value the lived experience of assisted families. Their 
empowerment is essential as we work towards a more just housing system.
   At present, these activities are not adequately funded. The 
allotment that Public Housing Authorities can provide tenant 
participation activities through a formula--$25 per occupied unit--has 
not changed since 2001. As a former union organizer, I understand what 
a difference even a small amount of funds can make for getting people 
activated and motivated to join an organizing effort. My amendment 
seeks to ensure that the PHA allotment is increased to $40 per occupied 
unit, per year, adjusted for inflation so that HUD residents have the 
financial support they need to participate in organizing activities 
that will improve the lives of residents and their surrounding 
communities.
  I urge my colleagues to support this important amendment.
  Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of my 
amendment to ensure that funding is prioritized for the Rebuilding 
American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) 
discretionary grant program in H.R. 8294, the fiscal year 2023 
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and 
General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and 
Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act. It is critical that RAISE grants 
include equipping our highways with electric vehicle charging 
equipment, as well as powering public buses and rail with electricity. 
I thank Chairs Rosa DeLauro and David Price for their support for my 
amendment.
  Today, continued investments in outdated technology that contributes 
to our planet's disastrous overheating are not sustainable. Instead, we 
should be investing in projects that will decarbonize and electrify our 
public transportation sector and help the country achieve net-zero 
carbon emissions. We must also commit to funding projects that further 
the goal of equity and uplift our most vulnerable populations, as the 
effects of climate change have a disproportionate impact on communities 
of color.
  Our planet and the future of younger Americans and future generations 
depend on our ability to act on climate change now, and take every 
opportunity to transition away from fossil fuel dependence. Madam 
Speaker, this is one of those critical opportunities. This is our 
opportunity to ensure that our infrastructure is sustainable and 
equitable; to make a strategic investment both in our nation's 
infrastructure and our environment; to invest in future generations, 
not just for our grandchildren but for their children and beyond. I 
urge my colleagues to support this amendment.
  Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of En 
Bloc 3 that includes my Rules amendment number 110 to increase funding 
for diversity in the aviation field.
  Being an aircraft pilot is an in-demand, high-paying profession, with 
the median annual wage for a commercial pilot being over $99,000. 
Unfortunately, the aviation industry is impressively homogenous. 
According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, 93 percent of aviation 
pilots and engineers in 2021 were White with only 6.1 percent being 
Hispanic/Latino, 3.9 percent being Black, and 1.5 percent being Asian. 
Approximately 95 percent of aviation pilots and engineers are men.
  Prior to the pandemic, the pilot pipeline was untenably low, We have 
heard repeatedly this summer about how the recent travel problems occur 
in part due to a pilot shortage. The high cost of pilot training is a 
key barrier to entering the profession, especially for people of color. 
Pilot training can cost between $80,000 to $100,000.
  My amendment gives Congress an opportunity to help individuals enter 
aviation careers while increasing the diversity of the field. My 
amendment increases and decreases the Research, Engineering, and 
Development program by $10 million to highlight the need to double 
funding for the Aviation Workforce Development Grants. The Aviation 
Workforce Development Grants program invests in training and 
diversification of aircraft pilots and aviation maintenance workers. 
The aircraft pilot program and the aviation maintenance program each is 
currently authorized at $5 million. My amendment highlights how 
doubling funding for these grants would help address the immediate need 
to increase the aviation workforce with a focus on individuals 
currently underrepresented in the profession.
  Further, my amendment focuses on how the Aviation Workforce program 
could include more students of color by expanding partnerships with 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and 
Universities, and the five Minority Serving Institutions, including: 
Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions; 
Alaska Native and

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Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Hispanic Serving Institutions; 
Native American-Serving Non-Tribal Institutions; and Predominantly 
Black Institutions. These institutions have expertise in educating and 
graduating low income students of color. Collaborating with these 
institutions is an effective way to target grants to students from 
racial/ethnic backgrounds with financial need.
  In closing, I urge my colleagues to support my amendment to bring 
attention to the need to increase funding for aviation workforce 
training and diversity.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc offered 
by the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendments en bloc offered by the gentlewoman from 
Connecticut will be postponed.


     Amendments En Bloc No. 4 Offered by Ms. DeLauro of Connecticut

  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, pursuant to House Resolution 1232, I offer 
amendments en bloc.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendments en bloc.
  Amendments en bloc No. 4 consisting of amendments Nos. 13 and 179, 
printed in part A of House Report 117-420, offered by Ms. DeLauro of 
Connecticut:


            Amendment No. 13 Offered by Mr. Good of Virginia

       Page 241, after line 8, insert the following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to implement, administer, or enforce the prevailing 
     wage requirements in subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, 
     United States Code (commonly referred to as the ``Davis-Bacon 
     Act'').


           Amendment No. 179 Offered by Mr. Good of Virginia

       Page 241, after line 8, insert the following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to implement, administer, or enforce the prevailing 
     wage requirements in subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, 
     United States Code (commonly referred to as the ``Davis-Bacon 
     Act'').
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1232, the gentlewoman 
from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) and the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. 
Granger) each will control 15 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Connecticut.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I oppose these amendments en bloc. Davis-Bacon is a pretty simple 
concept and a fair one. What does the Davis-Bacon Act do? It protects 
the government as well as workers in carrying out the policy of paying 
a decent wage on government contracts.
  The Davis-Bacon Act requires that workers on federally funded 
construction projects be paid no less than the wages paid in the 
community for similar work. It requires that every contract for 
construction to which the Federal Government is a party, in excess of 
$2,000, contain a provision defining the minimum wages paid to various 
classes of laborers and mechanics.
  The House has taken numerous votes on this issue, and on every vote 
this body has voted to maintain Davis-Bacon requirements. We should not 
be attacking working-class people, men and women who work every single 
day for a decent paycheck, and their wages haven't been increased with 
the cost of inflation. We should defeat the amendment before us today, 
and we should move on to more important matters.
  Mr. Chair, I urge all Members to vote ``no,'' and I reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chair, I yield 10 minutes to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Valadao), a member of the Appropriations Committee.
  Mr. VALADAO. Mr. Chair, I request support from my colleagues on a 
very simple amendment.
  This amendment would prohibit the Department of Energy from sending 
America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China. Supporting this 
language is common sense, especially since we need to focus on 
increasing energy production and not supporting our adversaries while 
Americans are still suffering from outrageously high fuel prices here 
at home.
  These reserves are meant to be used for emergencies only. They are 
not meant to be used when our leadership has failed us by unnecessarily 
restricting domestic energy production.
  What is even more concerning is that under the Biden administration, 
our Strategic Petroleum Reserve supplies have been severely diminished. 
It does not make sense that we are using our already depleted energy 
supplies to help China build up their own strategic reserves.
  It is irresponsible and dangerous for the United States to provide 
our foreign adversary with fuel that we desperately need to keep here 
in the United States in case of an emergency. It seems the Biden 
administration is helping to support China's national security at the 
expense of our own.
  It has been suggested that selling resources from the Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve will help reduce fuel prices here at home. That is 
simply not true.
  What we should be doing instead is supporting our energy producers 
here in the United States. We have abundant resources here that can and 
should be used. We are deliberately holding our country back by 
overregulating and stifling our domestic energy producers. The very 
last thing we should be doing is sending our precious resources from 
the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China. I urge all of my colleagues 
to support the United States national security by supporting this 
amendment.
  Mr. Chair, I include in the Record the text of this amendment.

       At the end of division C (before the short title), insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to draw down and sell petroleum products from the 
     Strategic Petroleum Reserve to any entity that does not 
     certify to the Secretary of Energy that--
       (1) it is not under the ownership, control, or influence of 
     the Chinese Communist Party; and
       (2) such petroleum products will not be exported to the 
     People's Republic of China.
  Mr. VALADAO. Mr. Chair, thank you for allowing me this time to talk 
about the importance of the three amendments I submitted to this bill 
that, unfortunately, we won't be voting on today.
  The severe drought throughout the American West has been negatively 
impacting my constituents and local community for years.
  In the Central Valley, our farmers have had to turn to pumping 
groundwater to protect their high-value crops. Towns have been forced 
to pump more and more groundwater to meet their communities' needs. As 
a result, these communities have experienced land subsidence at the 
expense of critical water infrastructure.
  In the worst cases, farmers are forced to fallow their fields and dry 
out valuable orchards due to access to little or no water.
  My constituents are farmers who feed the world, and with record-high 
food prices, the inability for our domestic farmers to grow food is 
going to impact the entire country. The situation is dire and only 
getting worse.
  We can't produce more water, but we can work with the water we 
already have and apply commonsense solutions to make this water 
available to our agricultural communities.
  My first amendment would have addressed water storage capacity issues 
by extending the storage provision of subtitle J of the WIIN Act. It 
would have also created a program to assist in funding the repairs to 
damaged canal facilities.
  Unless these canals are completely restored, the issue of subsidence 
and resulting unnecessary water loss will continue and conditions will 
worsen.

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  My second amendment would codify the 2019 biological opinions that 
were independently peer-reviewed and informed by the most accurate and 
best-available science.
  Unfortunately, the Biden administration's Bureau of Reclamation has 
ignored science and reinitiated consultation with the BiOps with no 
explanation. Codifying the 2019 BiOps would put an end to senseless 
litigation and provide operational certainty for Valley farmers.
  My third amendment was one focused on transparency and would direct 
the Bureau of Reclamation to provide the Committee on Appropriations 
with a justification on their decision to reinitiate consultation of 
2019 biological opinions. We need to stop playing politics with a 
resource that the Central Valley is so reliant on.

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  It is extremely disappointing that the majority rejected each one of 
these amendments that would bring more water to the communities 
throughout the Central Valley who are doing everything they possibly 
can to survive these conditions and provide food for our Nation.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New 
Jersey (Mr. Norcross).
  Mr. NORCROSS. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the gentlewoman for 
yielding.
  Here we are once again having a discussion about Davis-Bacon 
prevailing wages. Dozens of studies over decades have shown prevailing 
wages increase productivity, raise wages, helps local contractors, 
promote high-quality apprenticeship programs. The very thing that we 
talk about doing here for our districts.
  Prevailing wage laws increase productivity by attracting higher-
quality general contractors and subcontractors to bid on public works; 
it levels the playing field. As a result, public projects cut down on 
change orders and finish projects with greater efficiency.
  In fact, in 2015, West Virginia repealed its State prevailing wage 
law, arguing it would allow the State to build five schools instead of 
four. But after a study, the repeal showed that there were no cost 
savings from repeal of the law--but massive decreases in wages, out-of-
town contractors and apprenticeships.
  Not only that, prevailing wage laws are also good for business. They 
are good for contractor associations. They are good for people.
  I find it absolutely unbelievable that we come down and have these 
discussions each and every time saying: I am fighting to lower wages in 
my district. This is what my people want, they want to be paid less. 
Not a word on what the contractor/owners can make. But the workers, the 
ones who build things, we are fighting to lower those wages.
  This is insane. I would call it dumb, but I want to be kinder. We are 
in a great institution. Let's just call it wrong, hateful, 
misappropriated.
  But the fact of the matter is, we are here to raise the level of 
quality and, certainly, of helping those who need it most, the ones who 
build America.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to defeat this amendment.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Virginia (Mr. Good).
  Mr. GOOD of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of two 
amendments that would prohibit Federal funding for Davis-Bacon under 
Division A and Division F of this minibus.
  Passed into law in 1931, Davis-Bacon was a conglomeration of many Jim 
Crow-era policies intended to inflate the wages of government 
contractors and eliminate competition for labor in favor of White union 
workers.
  Nearly every day on this House floor, we hear from Democrats about 
how anyone who disagrees with them must obviously be a racist. That is 
their default response to virtually all opposition to their disastrous 
policies.
  Climate--racist. Healthcare--racist. COVID--racist. Infrastructure--
racist. Police--racist. School choice--racist. Border security--racist. 
Voting Republican--obviously, racist. Being a patriot in the military--
racist. Election integrity--super racist.
  In fact, the President of the United States called proponents of 
voter ID worse than Jim Crow. They were ``Jim Eagle.''
  But will any Democrat join me today in this effort to oppose Davis-
Bacon, a hateful, legal artifact from the Jim Crow era?
  Beyond its history, the Davis-Bacon Act artificially drives up the 
cost of Federally funded construction projects by requiring the payment 
of the prevailing wage, an arbitrary wage determined by the Department 
of Labor, rather than the wage determined by the marketplace. That is 
never good, and certainly not in the interest of the taxpayer--you 
know, the ones who pay the bills.
  In fact, Davis-Bacon drives up Federal construction costs by about 10 
percent every year and costs taxpayers about $11 billion a year. I 
know, I know. We waste trillions around here, and we don't care about 
billions. We don't take that seriously. But why should American 
taxpayers subsidize unions when only 14 percent of construction workers 
are unionized.
  Billions of Federal dollars are being funneled towards just one-tenth 
of the entire construction workforce in our country. By inflating wages 
far above the market rate, we are not helping American workers, we are 
robbing taxpayers of $11 billion a year. Nonunion workers are paying 
more in taxes to subsidize higher union wages for Davis-Bacon workers.
  With the Biden price hike driving inflation to a 40-percent high at 9 
percent, we should all be thinking about ways to save taxpayer money 
and make government more efficient. The Biden price hike has the impact 
of making every American work one month for free this year. That is how 
much less purchasing power they have.
  My legislation to repeal the Davis-Bacon Act has the support of 
Americans for Prosperity, Citizens Against Government Waste, 
FreedomWorks, Heritage Action for America, and National Right to Work.
  Mr. Chairman, I urge all my colleagues to support my commonsense 
amendments to prohibit funding for Davis-Bacon and save taxpayers $11 
billion per year.

  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from North 
Carolina (Mr. Price), the chairman of the Transportation, Housing and 
Urban Development, and Related Agencies for appropriations.
  Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Mr. Chair, I strongly oppose this 
amendment. It seeks to waive longstanding prevailing wage requirements 
that are contained in the Davis-Bacon Act.
  This act ensures that workers are paid decent wages while preventing 
contractors from undercutting competitors by offering wages or setting 
wages below prevailing levels.
  Davis-Bacon helps protect workers. It helps protect the government. 
Davis-Bacon applies government-wide, but it does particularly apply to 
the T-HUD sections of the bill. Hence, I strongly oppose it.
  I often noted immodestly over these last years when everybody was 
talking infrastructure--and ``Infrastructure Week'' almost became a 
punch line--that while everybody else was talking about it, we were 
doing it. We were doing it on the T-HUD Appropriations Subcommittee and 
in the Congress, year after year, plugging away at our infrastructure 
needs.
  And that is what we have done. We have actually made investments in 
the annual T-HUD bill, and these investments are practically synonymous 
with construction. That is what they are about. Construction. 
Construction workers.
  There are countless transportation formula and competitive grant 
programs, as well as affordable housing programs in the bill that 
follow Davis-Bacon requirements--have done so happily and productively 
over many years--and they would suddenly face new standards.
  Davis-Bacon has helped construction workers in all trades all 
throughout the Nation since 1931, and there is no need to abandon it 
now--although Republicans have been trying to abandon it for a good 
number of those years.
  Instead of actively trying to reduce wages, we should be working to 
lift up workers and increase wages. The Congress has rejected similar 
amendments in the past because there is a strong bipartisan support in 
this body for fair labor standards for construction contracts.
  So it is my hope that we stop disrespecting working people. Stop 
disrespecting working people. Stand up for working people. Defeat this 
amendment before us today.
  Mr. Chair, I urge all Members to oppose the en bloc amendment.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Virginia (Ms. Spanberger).
  Ms. SPANBERGER. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of my amendment 
to protect seniors and crack down on drug companies obscuring the side 
effects of their prescription drugs in their television ads.
  The United States is one of only two countries that allow direct-to-
consumer pharmaceutical advertising, and there are serious consumer 
safety concerns about these ads. These ads use distracting imagery, 
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beautiful sunrises to distract consumers from a drug's dangerous side 
effects.
  Congress instructed the FDA to crack down on these deceptive 
techniques more than a decade ago. However, the FDA has misused that 
statutory deadline by more than a decade.
  My amendment simply instructs the agency to finalize the rulemaking 
as soon as possible. Medical decisions should always be made between a 
patient and their doctor, not between a patient and their TV screen.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to support my commonsense consumer 
protection amendment.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chairman, in closing, I just remind my colleagues, 
this body has rejected this amendment on a bipartisan basis time and 
time again.
  Speaking about inflation, we know that wages have not kept up with 
inflation, and working people are struggling, living paycheck to 
paycheck. Why are we dealing with an amendment that would try to 
curtail wages and prevailing wages for workers every day who go on a 
job and put forth all of their efforts to be able to get a decent wage 
to take care of their children, to be able to deal with inflation?
  It speaks loudly of my colleagues who refuse to believe that we need 
to have wages increase to help people fight inflation.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc offered 
by the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes 
appeared to have it.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendments en bloc offered by the gentlewoman from 
Connecticut will be postponed.


     Amendments En Bloc No. 5 Offered by Ms. DeLauro of Connecticut

  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, pursuant to House Resolution 1232, I offer 
amendments en bloc.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendments en bloc.
  Amendments en bloc No. 5 consisting of amendment Nos. 14, 15, 16, 17, 
38, 78, 87, 88, 90, 91, 92, 100, 103, 105, 109, 110, 111, 112, 117, 
120, 122, 131, 133, 134, 135, 143, 145, 147, 148, 149, 150, 157, 163, 
167, 168, and 175 printed in part A of House Report 117-420, offered by 
Ms. DeLauro of Connecticut:

            Amendment No. 14 Offered by Mr. Good of Virginia

       Page 18, beginning on line 13, strike ``Electric Vehicle 
     Fleet'' and all that follows through ``preceding proviso.'' 
     on page 19, line 3.


            Amendment No. 15 Offered by Mr. Good of Virginia

       Page 133, line 23, insert ``(reduced by $75,000,000)''.
       Page 138, line 5, insert ``and'' after the semicolon.
       Page 138, line 8, strike the semicolon and insert a period.
       Page 138, strike line 9, and all that follows through page 
     139, line 14.


         Amendment No. 16 Offered by Mr. Grothman of Wisconsin

       At the end of division A (before the short title), insert 
     the following:
       Sec. ___.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used for the implementation of the equity action plan of 
     the Department of Transportation.


         Amendment No. 17 Offered by Mr. Grothman of Wisconsin

       Page 153, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $300,000,000)''.


            Amendment No. 38 Offered by Mr. Taylor of Texas

       Page 39, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.


         Amendment No. 78 Offered by Mr. Grothman of Wisconsin

       At the end of division C (before the short title), insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to fund the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity 
     of the Department of Energy.


            Amendment No. 87 Offered by Mr. Pfluger of Texas

       At the end of division C (before the short title), insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to implement or enforce Executive Order 14008 
     entitled ``Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad'' 
     published in the Federal Register on February 1, 2021 (86 
     Fed. Reg. 7619).


            Amendment No. 88 Offered by Mr. Pfluger of Texas

       Strike page 384, line 19 through page 385, line 8.


              Amendment No. 90 Offered by Mr. Roy of Texas

       At the end of division C (before the short title), insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     under the heading ``Department of Energy Energy Programs--
     Departmental Administration'' shall be available for the 
     Department of Energy Office of Economic Impact and Diversity, 
     and the amount otherwise provided under such heading is 
     hereby reduced by $34,140,000.


              Amendment No. 91 Offered by Mr. Roy of Texas

       Page 385, strike lines 9 through 15.


              Amendment No. 92 Offered by Mr. Roy of Texas

       Page 384, strike line 19 and all that follows through page 
     385, line 8.


        Amendment No. 100 Offered by Mr. Budd of North Carolina

       At the end of division D (before the short title), insert 
     the following:

                      TITLE IX--General provisions

       Sec. __.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used to implement or enforce 
     Executive Order 14019 (86 Federal Register 13623).


           Amendment No. 103 Offered by Mr. Clyde of Georgia

       At the end of division D (before the short title), insert 
     the following:

                      TITLE IX--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 901.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to promulgate, implement, administer, or enforce 
     Executive Order 14076 signed by President Biden on July 8, 
     2022.


           Amendment No. 105 Offered by Mr. Davidson of Ohio

       At the end of division D (before the short title), insert 
     the following:

                      TITLE IX--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 901.

       None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to 
     promulgate rules to amend the following forms issued by the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-1A, Form N-2, Form 
     N-CSR, Form N-8B-2, Form S-6, Form N-CEN, and part 2A of Form 
     ADV.


            Amendment No. 109 Offered by Mr. Fallon of Texas

       Page 419, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $278,382,000) (increased by $278,382,000)''.


            Amendment No. 110 Offered by Mr. Fallon of Texas

       Page 506, strike line 6 and all that follows through line 
     20.


        Amendment No. 111 Offered by Mr. Fitzgerald of Wisconsin

       At the end of division D (before the short title), insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds in this Act made available to 
     the Federal Trade Commission may be used to promulgate any 
     rule defining or describing unfair methods of competition for 
     purposes of the Federal Trade Commissission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 
     et seq.).


            Amendment No. 112 Offered by Mr. Gooden of Texas

       Page 590, beginning on line 6, strike section 751.


         Amendment No. 117 Offered by Mr. Grothman of Wisconsin

       Strike section 751 of division D of the bill.


         Amendment No. 120 Offered by Mr. Huizenga of Michigan

       Page 520, line 21, insert after the dollar figure the 
     following: ``(reduced by $83,000,000) (increased by 
     $83,000,000)''.


             Amendment No. 122 Offered by MR. JOYCE OF OHIO

       At the end of division D (before the short title), insert 
     the following:

                      TITLE IX--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 901.  None of funds made available by this Act may be 
     used to finalize the proposed rule of the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission titled ``The Enhancement and 
     Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for 
     Investors'' (March 21, 2022) or to implement or enforce such 
     a finalized rule.


           Amendment No. 131 Offered by Mr. Pfluger of Texas

       Page 506, strike lines 6 through 20.


           Amendment No. 133 Offered by Mr. Rose of Tennessee

       At the end of division D (before the short title), insert 
     the following:

                      TITLE IX--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 901.  None of the amounts made available by this Act 
     may be used to implement or enforce the provisions of the 
     rule titled ``The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-
     Related Disclosures for Investors'' (March 21, 2022) that 
     would require registrants to disclose Scope 3 emissions.


             Amendment No. 134 Offered by Mr. Roy of Texas

       At the end of division D (before the short title), insert 
     the following:

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                     TITLE IX--ADDITIONAL PROVISION

       Sec. 901.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used for the implementation of Executive Order 13985 
     (relating to Advancing Racial Equity and Support for 
     Underserved Communities Throughout the Federal Government).


             Amendment No. 135 Offered by Mr. Roy of Texas

       Page 493, strike lines 9 through page 494 line 5.


           amendment no. 143 Offered by Mr. Burgess of Texas

       At the end of division E (before the short title) insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the Environmental Protection Agency to hire or pay 
     the salary of any officer or employee of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency under subsection (f) or (g) of section 207 
     of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 209) who is not 
     already receiving pay under either such subsection on the 
     date of enactment of this Act.


       amendment no. 145 Offered by Mr. Duncan of South Carolina

       Strike section 439 of division E.


            amendment no. 147 Offered by Mr. Gooden of Texas

       At the end of division E (before the short title), insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used for environmental justice activities.


         amendment no. 148 Offered by Mr. Grothman of Wisconsin

       Page 750, line 15, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(reduced by $57,151,000)''.
       Page 751, line 1, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $57,152,000)''.


         amendment no. 149 Offered by Mr. Grothman of Wisconsin

       Page 745, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $240,950,000)''.
       Page 747, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $70,203,000)''.


         amendment no. 150 Offered by Mr. Grothman of Wisconsin

       Page 689, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $294,938,000)''.


          amendment no. 157 Offered by Mrs. Miller of Illinois

       Page 689, beginning line 16, strike the 3rd proviso.


           amendment no. 163 Offered by Mr. Pfluger of Texas

       At the end of division E (before the short title), insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to implement or enforce Executive Order 14008 
     entitled ``Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad'' 
     published in the Federal Register on February 1, 2021 (86 
     Fed. Reg. 7619).   


             amendment no. 167 Offered by Mr. Roy of Texas

       At the end of division E (before the short title), insert 
     the following:
       Sec. 440. None of the funds made available by this Act 
     under the heading ``Bureau of Ocean Energy Management - Ocean 
     Energy Management'' shall be available for renewable energy 
     programs, and the amount otherwise provided under such 
     heading is hereby reduced by $51,675,000.


             amendment no. 168 Offered by Mr. Roy of Texas

       At the end of division E (before the short title), insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     under the heading ``Indian Affairs--Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs--Operation of Indian Programs'' shall be available 
     for Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal climate resilience 
     programs, and the amount otherwise provided under such 
     heading is hereby reduced by $59,859,000.


        amendment no. 175 Offered by Mr. Budd of North Carolina

       At the end of division F (before the short title), insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used to implement or enforce 
     Executive Order 14019 (86 Federal Register 13623).

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1232, the gentlewoman 
from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) and the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. 
Granger) each will control 15 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Connecticut.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Grothman).
  Mr. GROTHMAN. Mr. Chair, I have seven amendments in the en bloc, and 
I will talk on two issues, in general, that cover, I think, all of the 
amendments.
  The first thing is an overall concern of spending. It is a lot easier 
to break an economy than to fix an economy. And the American Rescue 
Plan and the very high-spending infrastructure bill--between them, 
spending over $3 trillion--I think is the primary reason for the huge 
inflation we are having to deal with today.
  Look at these underlying bills--the T-HUD bill, up 12 percent; 
financial services--in general government up 17 percent--these programs 
have to be held at an even or slight decrease level for years to make 
up for the damage that was done with those two big bills.
  I am not going to say there wasn't damage done before that. I think a 
little bit of the COVID bills that were originally signed by the prior 
President were not exactly the most frugal things either, but everybody 
knew at the time this was a problem. And my amendments are along the 
lines of not destroying programs, not taking out programs altogether, 
but going back to the amount that was spent last year, or the amount 
that was spent in President Obama's final year.
  I sometimes use President Obama's final year to show that I am not 
being reckless here, but what I am saying is, there ought to be a 
little bit of restraint in the Committee on Appropriations and a little 
bit of restraint of the new bills coming out.
  A couple of my amendments also address this obsession with hiring 
bureaucrats to enforce diversity. America is supposed to be a country 
in which we view ourselves as individuals. There are people who, I 
think, want to destroy America, and try to set one group against the 
other group.
  When I look in my district, I know a lot of people who are Hmong. I 
recently got to know a lot of people from India. I know people from 
Russia. They have had no problem succeeding in America. And they all 
tell me the same thing: The easiest place in the world to succeed is 
America.
  But there are people who try to divide us and set up programs in 
which you say, I am not going to succeed because of who I am. I want to 
succeed as a group of people determined by where my ancestors were born 
three or five or ten generations ago.

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  Not only are these programs, first of all, a waste of money. We have 
to have some people administer the programs, we have nowhere near 
enough people to work in American business as it is.
  Secondly, they are designed to train people that what goes on in 
Washington is a fight or a contest between ethnic groups--that is a 
cancerous way to think. The fact that so many immigrants come here 
without even being able to speak English and succeed, wildly show it as 
a lie. I am trying to reduce funding or get rid of funding all together 
for some of these programs.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. Clyde).
  Mr. CLYDE. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of my amendment in en bloc 
No. 5.
  My amendment prohibits funds made available by this act to be used to 
promulgate, implement, administer, or enforce President Biden's radical 
abortion executive order number 14076.
  In this executive order, the Biden administration chose to focus its 
attention on protecting the abortion industry at the expense of women 
and their unborn children. This is totally unacceptable.
  This executive order is also ruled by executive fiat, and my 
amendment rightfully defunds it. The executive order is also a great 
example of disinformation. The Biden administration tried to create the 
Disinformation Governance Board, and it didn't do so well. Now we have 
it in an executive order--disinformation.
  Let me be very clear. Miscarriage management and the treatment of 
ectopic pregnancies are not abortions. The Biden administration's 
executive order simply creates fear and confusion by spreading this 
misinformation.
  Finally, nothing in the Constitution grants the Federal Government 
the authority to expand access to abortion. This is a State's rights 
issue and must be resolved at the State level.
  Mr. Chair, I urge all my colleagues to support this amendment to 
defund this Biden executive order promoting abortion.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Virginia (Mr. Good).
  Mr. GOOD of Virginia. Mr. Chair, I offered two amendments to this 
appropriations package that would save a total of $86 million in 
taxpayer dollars.

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  One amendment strikes funding to buy electric vehicles for the 
Federal fleet, and the other removes woke Federal funding to make 
public housing ``climate resilient''--whatever the heck that is.
  The American people cannot afford Biden's climate agenda. They also 
don't want it, as I am confident they will demonstrate 112 days from 
today.
  Americans are suffering from 9 percent inflation, the highest in 40 
years. Call it the Biden price hike, if you will, with an average 
national gas price of nearly $5 per gallon.
  Yet, this Democratic majority wants to make the American people pay 
for unelected bureaucrats to drive around in expensive electric 
vehicles and make them fund climate welfare programs.
  Washington is pumping $91 billion in funding toward a ridiculous 
transportation and housing bill. This is an increase of 12 percent year 
over year.
  Voting for an absurd spending increase is simply a vote for more 
inflation and economic pain for all Americans.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to support my amendment, vote to 
eliminate wasteful spending, and oppose the underlying bill.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume in 
closing.
  Mr. Chair, while I have offered this en bloc amendment for 
legislative efficiency, I strongly oppose it.
  The en bloc amendment makes severe, harmful changes to the bills that 
are under consideration. Included in the en bloc amendments there is a 
limitation on the Environmental Protection Agency to be able to hire 
new employees and detrimental efforts to the environment; it limits 
access to voting; and, in particular, infringes on a woman's access to 
healthcare. These amendments do not move our country forward, they 
really are harmful to all Americans.
  Mr. Chair, I urge all Members to oppose this amendment, and I yield 
back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Krishnamoorthi). The question is on the 
amendments en bloc offered by the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. 
DeLauro).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes 
appeared to have it.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendments en bloc offered by the gentlewoman from 
Connecticut will be postponed.


     Amendments En Bloc No. 6 Offered by Ms. DeLauro of Connecticut

  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, pursuant to House Resolution 1232, I offer 
amendments en bloc.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendments en bloc.
  Amendments en bloc No. 6 consisting of amendment Nos. 98, 99, 101, 
102, 108, 114, 119, 121, 124, 126, 127, 129, 130, 132, 138, 140, 144, 
146, 154, 162, 165, 166, 169, 170, 171, 173, 176, 177, 178, and 185 
printed in part A of House Report 117-420, offered by Ms. DeLauro of 
Connecticut:

      Amendment No. 98 Offered by Mr. Auchincloss of Massachusetts

       Page 427, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increase by $1,000,000)(reduced by $1,000,000)''.


            Amendment No. 99 Offered by Mrs. Beatty of Ohio

       Page 419, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $20)''.
       Page 419, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $20)''.


           Amendment No. 101 Offered by Ms. Omar of Minnesota

       Page 419, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $500,000)(increased by $500,000)''.


           Amendment No. 102 Offered by Ms. Castor of Florida

       Page 498, line 3, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $20,000,000)''.
       Page 499, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $20,000,000)''.
       Page 500, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $20,000,000)''.


           Amendment No. 108 Offered by Ms. Escobar of Texas

       Page 427, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 428, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 428, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 497, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 500, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $2,000,000)''.


       Amendment No. 114 Offered by Mr. Gottheimer of New Jersey

       Page 419, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000)''.
       Page 497, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''.
       Page 500, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''.


       Amendment No. 119 Offered by Ms. Houlahan of Pennsylvania

       Page 525, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000)''.


         Amendment No. 121 Offered by Ms. Jayapal of Washington

       Page 520, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $4,000,000)''.
       Page 520, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $4,000,000)''.


           Amendment No. 124 Offered by Mr. Levin of Michigan

       Page 488, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000)''.


          Amendment No. 126 Offered by Mr. Morelle of New York

       Page 494, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $5,000,000)(increased by $5,000,000)''.


          Amendment No. 127 Offered by Ms. Morelle of New York

       Page 500, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.


           Amendment No. 129 Offered by Ms. Omar of Minnesota

       Page 419, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000)(increased by $1,000,000)''.


           Amendment No. 130 Offered by Ms. Omar of Minnesota

       Page 425, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.


          amendment no. 132 offered by mr. quigley of illinois

       Add at the end of title VII of division D the following:
       Sec. 7__.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be used in contravention of Executive Order 14076 (87 Fed. 
     Reg 42053; relating to protecting access to reproductive 
     healthcare services).


         Amendment No. 138 Offered by Ms. Waters of California

       Page 427, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $336,420,000) (increased by $336,420,000)''.


     Amendment No. 140 Offered by Mr. Auchincloss of Massachusetts

       Page 688, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $2,000,000)(increased by $2,000,000)''.


           Amendment No. 144 Offered by Ms. Castor of Florida

       Page 689, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $80,000,000)(increased by $80,000,000)''.


           Amendment No. 146 Offered by Ms. Escobar of Texas

       Page 616, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $74,362,000) (reduced by $74,362,000)''.


         Amendment No. 154 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas

       Page 689, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000)''.


           Amendment No. 162 Offered by Ms. Omar of Minnesota

       Page 608, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.


           Amendment No. 165 Offered by Miss Rice of New York

       Page 628, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000)''.
       Page 628, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000)''.
       Page 629, line 3, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000)''.
       Page 647, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''.


        Amendment No. 166 Offered by Ms. Ross of North Carolina

       At the end of division E (before the short title) insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this division 
     may be used to enforce the Presidential Memorandum entitled 
     ``Memorandum on the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United 
     States Outer Continental Shelf from Leasing Disposition'' 
     (issued September 8, 2020) or the Presidential Memorandum 
     entitled ``Presidential Determination on the Withdrawal of 
     Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf 
     from Leasing Disposition'' (issued September 25, 2020), with 
     respect to leasing activities pursuant to section 8(p)(1)(C) 
     of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
     1337(p)(1)(C)) relating to the Mid Atlantic, South Atlantic, 
     and Straits of Florida Planning Areas.


        Amendment No. 169 Offered by Mr. David Scott of Georgia

       Page 692, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.


        Amendment No. 170 Offered by Ms. Sherrill of New Jersey

       Page 689, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $15,000,000) (increased by $15,000,000)''.

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           Amendment No. 171 Offered by Ms. Tlaib of Michigan

       Page 692, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.


     Amendment No. 173 Offered by Mr. Auchincloss of Massachusetts

       Page 825, line 3, after the first dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''.
       Page 825, line 3, after the first dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.


           Amendment No. 176 Offered by Ms. Escobar of Texas

       Page 785, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $997,425,000)(reduced by $997,425,000)''.


           Amendment No. 177 Offered by Ms. Escobar of Texas

       Page 826, line 23, after the first dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $550,000,000) (reduced by $550,000,000)''.


           Amendment No. 178 Offered by Ms. Escobar of Texas

       Page 816, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000)''.


  Amendment No. 185 Offered by Ms. Norton of the District of Columbia

       Page 816, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1232, the gentlewoman 
from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) and the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. 
Granger) each will control 15 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Connecticut.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield myself 45 seconds. The en bloc 
includes a number of proposals offered by my Democratic colleagues. It 
reflects our shared values of investing in the American people to 
create good-paying jobs, to grow opportunity, and provide a lifeline to 
the vulnerable.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to support the important proposals 
contained in this amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 10 minutes to the gentleman from 
Tennessee (Mr. Rose).
  Mr. ROSE. Mr. Chair, I would urge my colleagues to support my 
amendment, amendment No. 133 of division D, a part of en bloc No. 5.
  This amendment would prohibit the SEC from implementing provisions of 
its proposal entitled Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-
Related Disclosures for Investors that mandate disclosure of Scope 3 
emissions.
  Scope 3 emissions include emissions from activities in an 
organization's supply chain. Public companies have no ownership--and 
little to no control--of these emissions.
  Recently, I led a bipartisan letter with 118 Members of Congress 
expressing concern about the proposed rule's impact on farmers.
  Mr. Chair, I include in the Record the letter.

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 25, 2022.
     Hon. Gary Gensler,
     Chair, Securities and Exchange Commission,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Chair Gensler: We write to express significant 
     concerns with the impact the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission's (SEC) proposed rule on ``Enhanced and 
     Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for 
     Investors'' will have on the agricultural community.
       It is our strong belief that this proposed rule, if 
     promulgated, would be a significant and unworkable regulatory 
     burden, and a considerable departure from the SEC's mission 
     to protect investors, facilitate capital formation, and 
     foster fair, orderly, and efficient markets. It is not within 
     the purview of the SEC to regulate farmers and ranchers, 
     which is what this rule would do by requiring public 
     companies to disclose their Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) 
     emissions. To do business with public companies, small farms 
     would be required to disclose a significant amount of 
     climate-related information. But unlike large corporations, 
     small farms do not have full-scale compliance departments. 
     Imposing these additional reporting requirements could 
     disqualify small, family-owned farms from doing business with 
     companies which could lead to more consolidation in the 
     agriculture industry.
       Farmers are already regulated by agencies at the local, 
     state, and federal levels. There are currently multiple 
     programs at the federal level to help farmers implement 
     conservation practices. Bureaucrats in Washington, D.C.--
     specifically unelected SEC staff--who have no jurisdiction 
     over environmental policy and who have never stepped foot on 
     a farm should not have such influence over how farmers take 
     care of their land.
       We also have concerns about the specific information from 
     each farm that would have to be reported under this proposal. 
     The time and energy put into complying with this new 
     regulation will divert American farmers away from their 
     primary goal of producing our nation's food, fuel, and fiber. 
     As this rule is written, it is also unclear how farmers will 
     be protected from privacy concerns as they, unlike 
     corporations, live at their places of business where they 
     would now have to disclose significant amounts of 
     information. In American Farm Bureau Federation v. EPA, the 
     8th U.S. Circuit Court for Appeals affirmed that public 
     disclosure of farmers' personal information would constitute 
     a ``substantial'' and ``clearly unwarranted invasion of 
     personal privacy.'' Similarly, the SEC should consider how 
     the disclosure of Scope 3 GHG emissions could have privacy 
     implications for farmers and scrap this rule entirely to 
     ensure their private property information would not end up on 
     any public disclosures.
       Finally, we are concerned that the comment period, although 
     recently extended until June, is inadequate given the 
     magnitude of this proposed rule, which totals 510 pages and 
     has 1,068 technical footnotes. The Commission's use of 
     abbreviated comment periods for complex rules like this as 
     well as the lack of consistency across rulemakings is 
     troubling, as it will result in less, much-needed input from 
     the public on these important issues.
       We appreciate your attention to our concerns and request a 
     response no later than June 24, 2022.
           Sincerely,
         John Rose, Member of Congress; Scott DesJarlais, M.D., 
           Member of Congress; David Kustoff, Member of Congress; 
           French Hill, Member of Congress; Glenn ``GT'' Thompson, 
           Member of Congress; Mark E. Green, MD, Member of 
           Congress; Elaine G. Luria, Member of Congress; Virginia 
           Foxx, Member of Congress; Ron Estes, Member of 
           Congress; Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D., Member of 
           Congress; Mo Brooks, Member of Congress; Barry Moore, 
           Member of Congress; Ben Cline, Member of Congress; 
           Thomas Massie, Member of Congress; Jerry L. Carl, 
           Member of Congress; Ted Budd, Member of Congress; Andy 
           Biggs, Member of Congress; Mary E. Miller, Member of 
           Congress.
         Mike Carey, Member of Congress; Pete Sessions, Member of 
           Congress; Lance Gooden, Member of Congress; Tracey 
           Mann, Member of Congress; Jodey C. Arrington, Member of 
           Congress; William R. Timmons IV, Member of Congress; 
           Chris Jacobs, Member of Congress; Mike Rogers, Member 
           of Congress; Kelly Armstrong, Member of Congress; Doug 
           LaMalfa, Member of Congress.
         David Rouzer, Member of Congress; Alex X. Mooney, Member 
           of Congress; Troy Balderson, Member of Congress; Paul 
           A. Gosar, D.D.S., Member of Congress; Beth Van Duyne, 
           Member of Congress; Ken Buck, Member of Congress; 
           Steven M. Palazzo, Member of Congress; Austin Scott, 
           Member of Congress; Louie Gohmert, Member of Congress; 
           Dan Bishop, Member of Congress.
         Chip Roy, Member of Congress; Dan Crenshaw, Member of 
           Congress; Rodney Davis, Member of Congress; Michael 
           Guest, Member of Congress; Gary J. Palmer, Member of 
           Congress; John Katko, Member of Congress; Rick W. 
           Allen, Member of Congress; Richard Hudson, Member of 
           Congress; Trent Kelly, Member of Congress; Kevin Brady, 
           Member of Congress.
         Yvette Herrell, Member of Congress; Jake Ellzey, Member 
           of Congress; Michelle Fischbach, Member of Congress; 
           Jackie Walorski, Member of Congress; Brett Guthrie, 
           Member of Congress; Robert J. Wittman, Member of 
           Congress; Bill Posey, Member of Congress; Michael 
           Cloud, Member of Congress; Eric A. ``Rick'' Crawford, 
           Member of Congress; Markwayne Mullin, Member of 
           Congress.
         Debbie Lesko, Member of Congress; James Comer, Member of 
           Congress; Charles J. ``Chuck'' Fleischmann, Member of 
           Congress; Ann Wagner, Member of Congress; Harold 
           Rogers, Member of Congress; Russ Fulcher, Member of 
           Congress; A. Drew Ferguson IV, Member of Congress; Jay 
           Obernolte, Member of Congress; Mike Johnson, Member of 
           Congress; Adrian Smith, Member of Congress.
         Stephanie Bice, Member of Congress; Matthew Rosendale, 
           Sr., Member of Congress; Daniel Meuser, Member of 
           Congress; Lisa C. McClain, Member of Congress; Julia 
           Letlow, Member of Congress; Dusty Johnson, Member of 
           Congress; Greg Pence, Member of Congress; Darin LaHood, 
           Member of Congress; Jake LaTurner, Member of Congress; 
           Vicky Hartzler, Member of Congress.
         Sam Graves, Member of Congress; Guy Reschenthaler, Member 
           of Congress; Tim Walberg, Member of Congress; Tim 
           Burchett, Member of Congress; James R. Baird, Member of 
           Congress, Ranking Member, Research and Technology; Neal 
           P. Dunn, Member of Congress; Mark E. Amodei, Member of 
           Congress; Clay Higgins, Member of Congress; Pete 
           Stauber, Member of Congress; Andrew S. Clyde, Member of 
           Congress.

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         Ashley Hinson, Member of Congress; Andy Barr, Member of 
           Congress, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Member of Congress; Ralph 
           Norman, Member of Congress; Mike Bost, Member of 
           Congress; Anthony Gonzalez, Member of Congress; Diana 
           Harshbarger, Member of Congress; Randy Feenstra, Member 
           of Congress; Jack Bergman, Member of Congress; Gregory 
           F. Murphy, M.D., Member of Congress.
         Warren Davidson, Member of Congress; John R. Moolenaar, 
           Member of Congress; Jim Jordan, Member of Congress; 
           Roger Williams, Member of Congress; Jim Banks, Member 
           of Congress; Troy E. Nehls, Member of Congress; Robert 
           B. Aderholt, Member of Congress; Brad R. Wenstrup, 
           D.P.M., Member of Congress; Brian Babin, D.D.S., Member 
           of Congress; Elissa Slotkin, Member of Congress.
         Bill Huizenga, Member of Congress; David G. Valadao, 
           Member of Congress; Lee Zeldin, Member of Congress; 
           Bruce Westerman, Member of Congress; Steve Womack, 
           Member of Congress; Bryan Steil, Member of Congress; 
           Earl L. ``Buddy'' Carter, Member of Congress; Tom 
           McClincock, Member of Congress; David P. Joyce, Member 
           of Congress; W. Gregory Steube, Member of Congress.
  Mr. ROSE. Mr. Chair, the proposal would drive capital away from 
smaller suppliers that may not have the resources to measure their 
greenhouse gas emissions. SEC Chair Gensler points to significant 
investor demand for requiring this type of information, but the demand 
is coming from large asset managers and climate activists, not retail 
investors.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to support my amendment.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the majority leader.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chair, this is a bill that has to pass if we are going 
to keep the government operating. The chair of this committee has 
worked very hard to get that done, and she has been successful, as 
chair, of moving most of our bills through this House.
  The Senate has not yet moved any of its bills, as it did not last 
year. This is an important, critical part of our process to fund 
government and keep it operating and invest in the priorities of the 
American people. That is what we are doing today in these appropriation 
bills.
  Mr. Chair, I thank Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro and members of the staff 
of the Appropriations Committee for their hard work on this package.
  Once again, our majority is passing appropriation bills in a timely 
manner. Sadly, as I said, the Senate has yet to bring any appropriation 
bills to the Senate floor.
  Today's package funds about a quarter of the total expected 
discretionary funding for next year. It reflects the budget request 
from the Biden administration, and in some cases funds programs at 
levels we have determined should be increased.
  It also includes Community Project Funding for investments in our 
communities that will help improve public safety, encourage economic 
growth, and fight poverty.
  Bringing back Community Project Funding was an essential tool in 
helping to restore Congress' power of the purse. I add that it was done 
in a bipartisan way, and it was done--thanks to the chair--in a very 
transparent way. We wanted to make sure that more funding decisions are 
being made by the Members who know their districts best.
  There is much to celebrate in this package, which is why I rise in 
support of this package. Many important and worthwhile investments in 
the American people, in our communities, in economic opportunity, and 
in so many areas--I am not going to go into all of them, they will be 
discussed.
  I do want to highlight just a few of the important victories in this 
bill, particularly for the constituents and communities I represent in 
Maryland's Fifth District.
  First, Mr. Chairman, this bill moves us a major step closer to 
realizing a new, badly needed, consolidated FBI Headquarters, a 
critical national security project that many of us have worked on for 
more than a decade.
  In fact, I started working on this in 2009 when the director of the 
FBI said: This building is very out of date, does not accommodate the 
work that we need to do, and we must have a new building--and requested 
that there be a campus-like setting where all of the FBI could be 
consolidated from the almost 20 different locations that they were 
located in in the city.
  This legislation will ensure that we can build a fully consolidated 
FBI Headquarters that meets the needs of the Bureau with a substantial 
payment of $500 million toward that project. It limits the GSA to 
committing any of those funds only to one of the two sites in Maryland 
and one in Virginia. The GSA just recently adjudged all three of those 
sites to be eligible sites.
  This project, first requested, as I said, by the FBI in 2009, is now 
ready for final site selection. This building, which had been delayed 
at a cost of giving the Bureau the tools and facilities necessary to 
fulfill its missions, can now be advanced in the timeframe I have 
understood from the administration, which is before the end of the 
fiscal year.

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  In May of last year, the four Senators from Maryland and Virginia 
wrote to President Biden and urged his administration to move forward 
expeditiously. That was some 15 months ago. It is long past 
expeditiously, and I look forward to seeing this project realized.
  Mr. Chair, I thank the chair and the chair of the subcommittee, Mr. 
Quigley, for his help on this effort. It is an important one for our 
country.
  Furthermore, this package would provide civilian Federal employees 
with a 4.6% cost-of-living adjustment--at parity with the raise being 
provided to military personnel--and makes DREAMERS eligible to serve as 
Federal employees.
  It increases the V.A. Health Care System's budget by nearly $22 
billion over last year, which will help provide high-quality care to 
7.3 million veterans in our country.
  And it provides the Army Corps of Engineers with $3.5 million to 
further oyster recovery in the Chesapeake Bay.
  In addition to these priorities for Maryland's Fifth District, there 
are other critical investments for which I have advocated for a long 
time.
  These include $400 million in Election Security Grants through the 
Election Assistance Commission, which was created under my Help America 
Vote Act Legislation in 2002.
  It also funds a program I've championed to encourage college students 
to become nonpartisan poll workers in their communities.
  I was also glad to see the inclusion of $100 million for the 
Technology Modernization Fund, which was launched under bipartisan 
legislation I led with Leader McCarthy.
  This will help agencies upgrade technology systems so that they can 
serve americans more efficiently and securely.
  Additionally, this package makes a strong investment in combatting 
hunger by providing W.I.C. funds to serve more than 6 million people 
and $28.6 billion toward child-nutrition programs.
  It will also ensure that S.N.A.P. does not run out of money in 2023 
and can continue helping those with the lowest incomes put food on the 
table.
  Mr. Chair, this is a very solid and robust funding package, and it 
is--as I said--a first step in our effort to continue funding 
government and delivering the priorities of the american people on 
time.
  I urge the Senate to match our pace in the appropriations process so 
that we can continue governing responsibly `for the people.'
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chair, I rise in strong opposition to this en bloc package of 
amendments. These 29 amendments include excess funding and policies 
that expand the scope and reach of the Federal Government. They do this 
while also limiting our country's energy options and allowing funding 
for President Biden's executive order on abortion.
  Again, Mr. Chair, I urge a ``no'' vote on this en bloc package, and I 
reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Illinois (Mr. Quigley), who is the chairman of the Financial Services 
and General Government Subcommittee.
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Chair, last month, as the Appropriations Committee 
considered the FSGG funding bill, the Supreme Court took the 
unprecedented step of stripping American women of a constitutional 
right to decide their own reproductive destiny. Extremist Justices, 
inventing flimsy arguments against a right that Americans have enjoyed 
for nearly 50 years, opened the door for radical legislators to ban 
abortion.
  This is a crisis, and a crisis means all hands are on deck. With my 
friends,

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Representatives Lee, DeGette, and Frankel, I am offering an amendment 
to ensure that the FSGG bill is in the fight. This amendment prohibits 
any Federal funds from my bill from being used in contravention to 
President Biden's executive order on protecting access to reproductive 
healthcare.
  This is not just about the executive order itself. It is about the 
policies and recommendations that will result from it. The interagency 
policymaking effort to address barriers to abortion access must include 
FSGG jurisdiction, and Federal agencies must all work to swiftly and 
fully implement solutions to these barriers.
  In addition, FSGG has jurisdiction over the District of Columbia. 
Anti-abortion extremists go so far as to try to tell D.C. taxpayers 
that they cannot make their own decisions about whether to support 
access to reproductive care. I am here to say that D.C. citizens 
shouldn't be bullied by extremists pushing an ideological agenda. The 
Federal Government's place must only be to improve access to care in 
D.C., never to tell the citizens of our Nation's Capital that members 
of a body to which they are not even permitted to send a voting 
representative say that they can't look after their own reproductive 
destinies.
  President Biden called for a whole-of-government effort to safeguard 
abortion access. As the branch of government charged with the purse 
strings of the United States, it is our duty to join that effort.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Auchincloss).
  Mr. AUCHINCLOSS. Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of the en bloc 
package, which includes my amendment to increase funding for the 
Department of Veterans Affairs' electronic records system.
  One of the most insistent casework requests I receive is from 
veterans who are unable to receive care due to the Department's records 
request backlog. I have raised with the Department individual cases, 
and I have also been working with local veterans service organizations 
to advocate on behalf of their members. Yet, it still takes anywhere 
from 6 to 8 months to get anything back from the archives. That is not 
acceptable.
  Digitizing veterans' records will expedite their requests and improve 
their experience.
  I know first-hand what veterans experience while on Active Duty. It 
is our responsibility to ensure that they have access to the high-
quality care and services promised to them when they swore an oath to 
protect and serve our country.
  Mr. Chair, I urge support for my amendment.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chair, I thank the gentlewoman for her 
leadership, and the ranking member, as well.
  Let me say that America is going to get not a payday but an 
investment.
  Unlike how my colleagues like to characterize the hard work of the 
appropriators and our chairwoman, this is about good-paying jobs, $90 
billion in transportation.
  This is about tackling hunger and agriculture, some $27 million.
  This is about helping Houston with its horrible and yearly 
confrontation with flooding.
  Yes, this is about the issues of Energy. As well, with Financial 
Services, this is about helping our consumers. Of course, in Interior, 
I want to say that this is about helping the work that I am doing on 
the Emancipation Trail.
  I am delighted that I also rise to support all the en blocs. I have 
amendments in all of them. Particularly, I want to emphasize the work 
that is being done through my amendments on oversight over the General 
Land Office that has tackled Houston, Harris County, and the region 
after Hurricane Harvey like they are at odds. Our Federal money, $4 
billion, was supposed to go to Harris County and Houston. Houston 
ultimately got zero amount at a certain stage, and they only gave 
Harris County $800,000 when we are suffering with loss of housing and 
with major flooding.
  My amendment will talk about major oversight over the GLO and their 
treatment of local jurisdictions. This plays across America when States 
get money, and they don't believe that it should go to the local 
communities.
  Let me also indicate I am glad that my human trafficking victims bill 
is in. That provides for SNAP resources and to clarify that if you are 
educating a human trafficking victim that is not documented, you can 
clarify for them without looking like you are recruiting or selling 
SNAP to let them know that they are eligible for it, which is extremely 
important.
  Also, I-45, the President of the United States issued an equity 
policy that whenever you do major infrastructure projects, you should 
look at how it impacts historic neighborhoods and how it impacts the 
minority neighborhoods and urban neighborhoods. I-45, a major Federal 
project, has not even perceived that to be important. My amendment 
indicates that that should be the case.

  The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield the gentlewoman from Texas an 
additional 1 minute.
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chair, I thank the gentlewoman for her 
graciousness.
  That is an ongoing issue that we have in our community, where the 
communities are not taken into consideration when the houses are 
leveled and when the flooding is increased by an infrastructure project 
that we now have a title VI proceeding under that is funded by Federal 
dollars.
  Let me also express my appreciation for amendments dealing with the 
Federal Railroad Administration. Everyone that knows it has trains. We 
know that it provides part of the supply chain. But in our communities, 
there are the crossings, there are the sounds, and there are the horns. 
All we want to do is work harmoniously in the oversight over the 
Federal Railroad Administration to deal with safety and operations in 
our communities. That is particularly important.
  I also want to express appreciation for the work my amendments will 
do and that they have been accepted dealing with the issue of historic 
preservation, which will include places like Freedmen's Town, 
Independence Heights, and, of course, the historic Third Ward where 
Emancipation Park is.
  Again, the underlying bill is a bill that will invest in America. I 
support this legislation and the good work of the Appropriations 
Committee.
  Mr. Chair, I ask everyone to support that and the amendments included 
in the en bloc.
  Mr. Chair, I rise to speak in a strong support of H.R. 8294, the 
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and 
General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and 
Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act.
  H.R. 8294 makes key investments in rebuilding our nation's 
infrastructure, expanding research innovation, combating climate 
change, and honoring the sacrifice and commitment of our nation's 
veterans.
  The diligent work that produced this comprehensive legislation will 
make a very positive impact on so many sectors and activities 
throughout American society.
  Mr. Chair, I also want to voice my strong support for En Bloc 
Amendments No. 2, 3, 6, and 7, which incorporates Jackson Lee 
Amendments.
  I thank the Rules Committee and Chairman McGovern for making these 
amendments in order and the Appropriations Committee and Chairwoman 
DeLauro for including it in this En Bloc Amendment.
  The Jackson Lee amendments are in the following Divisions of the 
bill:
  Division A--Transportation, Housing and Urban Development
  Division B--Agriculture
  Division E--Interior and the Environment


                               en bloc #2

  Jackson Lee Amendment #46 supports the work of the National Institute 
of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) by making a $2,000,000 increase in 
funding to that office for the purpose of supporting agriculture 
research programs particularly at 1890s Institutions, which are land 
grant colleges at 28 Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
(HBCUs), as well as Hispanic-serving institutions, and other 
educational institutions that benefit underrepresented communities.
  This amendment promotes NIFA's work with agricultural experiment 
stations, cooperative forestry, and other innovations to improve our 
nation's food production through agricultural

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research, economic analysis, extension, and higher education.
  The NIFA was created at the time of the industrial revolution to 
ensure that the nation would have a sufficient number of working farms 
to provide a reliable supply of domestically produced food.
  One of ways NIFA achieves its mission is by providing research grants 
to education institutions, which include 1890s institutions created by 
the Morrill Act of 1890.
  Today, land-grant colleges and universities can be found in 18 
states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The list 
includes:
  Alabama A&M University
  Alcorn State University
  Delaware State University
  Florida A&M University
  Fort Valley State University
  Kentucky State University
  Langston University
  Lincoln University
  North Carolina A&T State University
  Prairie View A&M University in Texas
  South Carolina State University
  Southern University System
  Tennessee State University
  Tuskegee University
  University of Arkansas Pine Bluff
  University of Maryland Eastern Shore
  University of the District of Columbia*
  University of the Virgin Islands
  Virginia State University
  West Virginia State University
  HBCUs annually enroll 40% of all African American students in 4-year 
colleges and universities. HBCUs are prominent among research 
institutions in fields such as:
  animal sciences
  sustainable agriculture and agriculture economics
  toxicology and waste management
  conservation and environmental management
  business and industrial development
  biomedical science
  In particular, Jackson Lee Amendment #68 is necessary to make clear 
that providing victims of trafficking access to information about their 
eligibility to receive SNAP benefits does not constitute the type of 
SNAP recruitment activities or ``advertising'' of the SNAP program 
prohibited by the bill and by Section 4018 of the Agriculture Act of 
2014 (Public Law No: 113-079).
  Trafficking in humans, and especially domestic child trafficking, has 
no place in a civilized society. Those who engage in this illicit trade 
should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. This House made 
that clear again in 2021 when it passed H.R. 3530, the Justice for 
Victims of Trafficking Act, which contained my Sense of the Congress 
amendment added during the Judiciary Committee markup.
  That means we need to ensure that state and local law enforcement 
agencies have the tools, resources, and training necessary to identify, 
apprehend, and prosecute criminals who ruthless traffic in children and 
young persons.
  And one of the most effective resources in bringing criminals to 
justice is the cooperation and assistance of their victims.
  Perpetrators of crime know that they are more likely to evade 
detection and punishment when their victims refuse to assist or 
cooperate with law enforcement. That is why they make it a point to 
instill fear in their victims--for their own safety or that of family 
and loved ones.


                               en bloc #3

  Jackson Lee Amendment #19 increases and decreases HUD's Office of 
Inspector General account by $1,000,000 with the intent to support the 
OIG's oversight of the Texas General Land Office to track the 
accounting of Emergency Supplemental Disaster Appropriations for 
Hurricane Harvey Mitigation and Recovery that Congress approved for the 
2017 disaster.
  food and nutrition
  plant and social sciences
  international development
  Agricultural research programs at HCBUs assist people living in 
densely populated areas to learn ways to eliminate food deserts, 
increase public education about farming, bolster appreciation for our 
nation's farmers, and provide new avenues to careers for those 
graduating with degrees in agriculture who seek to enter cutting-edge 
agricultural research.
  This amendment promotes NIFA's work with agricultural experiment 
stations, cooperative forestry, and other innovations to improve our 
nation's food production through agricultural research, economic 
analysis, extension, and higher education.
  The funds provided by the Jackson Lee amendment would support 
research and education for helping urban and suburban communities 
maximize their green space by turning it into productive farming 
resources to support access to affordable foods.
  Jackson Lee Amendment #47 provides a straightforward, important 
contribution to the bill for a goal shared by every Member of this 
body: ending the scourge of human trafficking. This amendment provides 
that:
  None of the funds made available by this Act for ``DOMESTIC FOOD 
PROGRAMS--Food & Nutrition Service--Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
Program'' may be used in contravention of section 107(b) of Division A 
of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 
U.S.C. 7105(b)).
  The effect of this amendment will be to make clear that nothing in 
this bill restricts the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture or 
any federal agency head from providing assistance and benefits to 
victims of trafficking under current law as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 
Sec. 7105(b) of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act 
of 2000 (114 Stat. 1464, Pub. Law 106-386).
  Jackson Lee Amendment #20 provides an increase of $1,000,000 in 
assistance to address challenges faced by historically disadvantaged 
communities and areas impacted by persistent poverty not included in 
decision making when major highway construction threatens their homes, 
businesses, and culturally significant structures.
  Jackson Lee Amendment #21 increases and decreases by $1,000,000 the 
Community Development Fund and the Community Development Block Grant 
program to address the fairness in the use of Community Development 
Block Grant Disaster funding to repair or replace single family homes 
damaged during Hurricane Harvey to ensure that multi-generational homes 
can house families at documented pre-disaster capacity.
  Jackson Lee Amendment #22 increases and decreases by $1,000,000 the 
Federal Rail Administration Safety and Operation's account to emphasize 
the need to provide dedicated funding to address community engagement 
on safety issues related to railroad crossings in urban areas.
  Jackson Lee Amendment #23 prohibits the Department of Transportation 
from using funds for Section 106 Transportation construction projects 
in urban areas that have not been determined to meet the statutory and 
fiduciary obligations of the National Historic Preservation Act (54 USC 
306108).


                               en bloc #6

  Jackson Lee Amendment #57 increases and decreases funding for 
Environmental Programs and Management by $5 million to highlight the 
need to support culturally competent federal, state, and local public 
health and environmental protection efforts to address cancer clusters 
impacting overburdened communities in the gulf coast region.


                               en bloc #7

  Jackson Lee Amendment #56 increases and decreases funds for the 
Historic Preservation Fund by $3,000,000 with the intent of enhancing 
activities for the preservation, restoration, and maintenance of 
nationally significant sites, artifacts, and structures through 
competitive grants at the local, state, and federal levels focusing on 
projects involving HBCUs, sites and stories linked to the Civil Rights 
movement, landmarks associated with communities that are historically 
underrepresented, and sites related to the histories of Indigenous 
peoples.
  The Historic Preservation Fund is vital in working to preserve 
nationally significant sites, structures, and artifacts. We want the 
environment to be safe, but we want the historic environment to be 
preserved for those who are a valuable part of the historical story of 
America.
  It is crucial to the Freedmen's Town community in Houston, but it is 
also crucial to the Tulsa story in Oklahoma, the story of Chicago, 
Savannah, New York, and many other States where we have systematically 
ignored the historic preservation of our Nation. Who will tell our 
children the story? I am fighting in Houston. Others are fighting 
elsewhere. This amendment is to create the historical record, the 
legislative record that we are committed to.
  I urge all Members to vote in support of En Bloc #2, 3, 6, and 7, and 
the Jackson Lee Amendments.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. CARSON. Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of my amendment, co-
authored with Congresswoman Omar, in support of financial literacy 
education. The amendment increases and decreases the Treasury Salaries 
and Expenses account by $500,000. This is to encourage Treasury to work 
with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to study the best models 
for financial literacy programming and assist schools, nonprofits, and 
localities in developing their own financial literacy programs for 
young people and families.
  If the pandemic has shown us anything it is that our financial well-
being is important in times of crisis. Therefore, I believe it is 
important to promote and establish financial literacy skills for 
students across our nation to establish habits that will last a 
lifetime. Studies have shown that 88 percent of Americans believe 
finance education should be taught in schools and 92 percent of K-12 
teachers believe that financial education should be taught in school, 
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the subject. Yet as of this year only 22.7 percent of U.S. high school 
students are guaranteed to receive a personal finance education.
  According to the Government Accountability Office, giving Americans 
the information they need to make effective financial decisions can be 
key to their well-being and to the country's economic health. The 
global financial crisis, when many borrowers failed to fully understand 
the risks associated with certain financial products and currently, the 
economic hardships presented by the sudden disruptions caused by the 
spread of COVID-19, underscore the need to improve individuals' 
financial literacy and empower all Americans to make informed financial 
decisions. This is especially true for young people as they are earning 
their first paychecks, securing student aid, and establishing their 
financial independence.
  I believe America should be leading the world with the best-educated 
students who will drive our economic innovation and success.
  I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of this amendment.
  Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Mr. Chair, I rise today to urge support for my 
amendment to H.R. 8294, the fiscal year 2023 Transportation, Housing 
and Urban Development, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water 
Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, 
Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations 
Act, to require funds for the Election Assistance Commission to be used 
to pay for the wages of election poll workers. I thank Chairs Rosa 
DeLauro and Mike Quigley for their support of this amendment.
  We are at a crossroads in our nation. Efforts to undermine our 
democracy and perpetuate the Big Lie have made the workplace 
incredibility challenging for election workers. Despite these 
challenges, election workers continue to ensure that Americans can vote 
safely and securely. That is why we must ensure they are adequately 
paid for their contributions. Our system of democratic participation 
cannot function without them.
  Last month, I introduced H.R. 8015, the Enhanced Pay for Election 
Workers Act alongside 40 colleagues. The bill creates a new grant 
program to provide states with funding to increase election worker 
wages. This amendment builds off that proposal to highlight the need 
for federal election funds to help pay election poll workers 
adequately. Election workers are chronically underpaid, and increased 
wages will help improve recruitment and morale. In turn, this will help 
all of us by ensuring the smooth administration of elections, which 
safeguards our democracy. I urge a yes vote on this amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc offered 
by the gentlewoman from Connecticut.
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendments en bloc offered by the gentlewoman from 
Connecticut will be postponed.


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings 
will now resume on those amendments printed in part A of House Report 
117-420 on which further proceedings were postponed, in the following 
order:
  Amendments en bloc No. 1 by Ms. DeLauro of Connecticut.
  Amendments en bloc No. 2 by Ms. DeLauro of Connecticut.
  Amendments en bloc No. 3 by Ms. DeLauro of Connecticut.
  Amendments en bloc No. 4 by Ms. DeLauro of Connecticut.
  Amendments en bloc No. 5 by Ms. DeLauro of Connecticut.
  Amendments en bloc No. 6 by Ms. DeLauro of Connecticut.
  The Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any 
electronic vote after the first vote in this series.


     Amendments En Bloc No. 1 Offered by Ms. DeLauro of Connecticut

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on amendments en bloc offered by the gentlewoman from 
Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) on which further proceedings were postponed 
and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendments en bloc.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendments en bloc.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 199, 
noes 229, not voting 8, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 367]

                               AYES--199

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Amodei
     Armstrong
     Arrington
     Babin
     Bacon
     Baird
     Balderson
     Banks
     Barr
     Bentz
     Bergman
     Bice (OK)
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Bost
     Brady
     Brooks
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Budd
     Burgess
     Calvert
     Cammack
     Carey
     Carl
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (TX)
     Chabot
     Cheney
     Cline
     Cloud
     Clyde
     Cole
     Comer
     Conway
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Curtis
     Davidson
     Davis, Rodney
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Donalds
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ellzey
     Emmer
     Estes
     Fallon
     Feenstra
     Ferguson
     Fischbach
     Fitzgerald
     Fleischmann
     Flood
     Flores
     Foxx
     Franklin, C. Scott
     Fulcher
     Gaetz
     Gallagher
     Garbarino
     Garcia (CA)
     Gibbs
     Gimenez
     Gohmert
     Gonzales, Tony
     Gonzalez-Colon
     Good (VA)
     Gooden (TX)
     Gosar
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Green (TN)
     Greene (GA)
     Griffith
     Grothman
     Guest
     Guthrie
     Harris
     Harshbarger
     Hern
     Herrell
     Herrera Beutler
     Hice (GA)
     Higgins (LA)
     Hill
     Hinson
     Hollingsworth
     Hudson
     Huizenga
     Issa
     Jackson
     Johnson (LA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jordan
     Joyce (OH)
     Joyce (PA)
     Keller
     Kelly (MS)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kim (CA)
     Kustoff
     LaHood
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Latta
     LaTurner
     Lesko
     Letlow
     Long
     Loudermilk
     Luetkemeyer
     Mace
     Malliotakis
     Mann
     Massie
     Mast
     McCarthy
     McCaul
     McClain
     McClintock
     McHenry
     Meijer
     Meuser
     Miller (IL)
     Miller-Meeks
     Moolenaar
     Mooney
     Moore (AL)
     Moore (UT)
     Mullin
     Murphy (NC)
     Nehls
     Newhouse
     Norman
     Obernolte
     Owens
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Pence
     Perry
     Pfluger
     Posey
     Reschenthaler
     Rice (SC)
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rose
     Rosendale
     Rouzer
     Roy
     Rutherford
     Salazar
     Scalise
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Simpson
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smucker
     Spartz
     Stauber
     Steel
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Steube
     Stewart
     Taylor
     Tenney
     Tiffany
     Timmons
     Turner
     Upton
     Valadao
     Van Drew
     Van Duyne
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walorski
     Waltz
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Williams (TX)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Zeldin

                               NOES--229

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Allred
     Auchincloss
     Axne
     Barragan
     Bass
     Beatty
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bourdeaux
     Bowman
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brown (MD)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownley
     Bush
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carson
     Carter (LA)
     Cartwright
     Case
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Cherfilus-McCormick
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Cooper
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crist
     Crow
     Cuellar
     Davids (KS)
     Davis, Danny K.
     Dean
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Demings
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Evans
     Fitzpatrick
     Fletcher
     Foster
     Frankel, Lois
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Golden
     Gomez
     Gonzalez (OH)
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gottheimer
     Green, Al (TX)
     Grijalva
     Harder (CA)
     Hayes
     Higgins (NY)
     Himes
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Jackson Lee
     Jacobs (CA)
     Jacobs (NY)
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (TX)
     Jones
     Kahele
     Kaptur
     Katko
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Khanna
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kim (NJ)
     Kind
     Kirkpatrick
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster
     Lamb
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lawson (FL)
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NV)
     Leger Fernandez
     Levin (CA)
     Levin (MI)
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Luria
     Lynch
     Malinowski
     Maloney, Carolyn B.
     Maloney, Sean
     Manning
     Matsui
     McBath
     McCollum
     McEachin
     McGovern
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Mfume
     Moore (WI)
     Morelle
     Moulton
     Mrvan
     Murphy (FL)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Newman
     Norcross
     Norton
     O'Halleran
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Plaskett
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Raskin
     Rice (NY)
     Ross
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan
     Sablan
     San Nicolas
     Sanchez
     Sarbanes
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Schrader
     Schrier
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Sessions
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Sherrill
     Sires
     Slotkin
     Smith (WA)
     Soto
     Spanberger
     Speier
     Stansbury
     Stanton
     Stevens
     Strickland
     Suozzi
     Swalwell
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thompson (PA)
     Titus
     Tlaib
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres (NY)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Underwood
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Velazquez
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman

[[Page H6855]]


     Welch
     Wexton
     Wild
     Williams (GA)
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth

                             NOT VOTING--8

     Burchett
     Cawthorn
     Hartzler
     Kinzinger
     Lucas
     McKinley
     Miller (WV)
     Radewagen

                              {time}  1654

  Messrs. GALLEGO, BLUMENAUER, AUCHINCLOSS, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. 
KHANNA, Mrs. BUSTOS, Messrs. LYNCH, CLEAVER, Mses. BASS, JACKSON LEE, 
Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mrs. CHERFILUS-McCORMICK, Ms. McCOLLUM, 
Mr. COURTNEY, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. NEAL, Ms. BARRAGAN, 
Messrs. LARSON of Connecticut, DOGGETT, PETERS, CASTRO of Texas, 
HUFFMAN, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Messrs. KAHELE, BUTTERFIELD, LANGEVIN, 
Miss RICE of New York, Mses. SCANLON, SLOTKIN, Messrs. SEAN PATRICK 
MALONEY of New York, CICILLINE, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Mses. SEWELL and 
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ changed their vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
  Messrs. BOST, FERGUSON, DUNCAN, McCLINTOCK, CALVERT, ARRINGTON, 
MURPHY of North Carolina, NEWHOUSE, DUNN, MULLIN, STEUBE, STAUBER, and 
MEIJER changed their vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
  So the en bloc amendments were rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


    Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress

     Barragan (Correa)
     Bowman (Neguse)
     Boyle, Brendan F. (Beyer)
     Brown (MD) (Evans)
     Carter (TX) (Weber (TX))
     Castro (TX) (Correa)
     Connolly (Beyer)
     Crist (Wasserman Schultz)
     DeFazio (Pallone)
     Demings (Kelly (IL))
     Escobar (Garcia (TX))
     Foster (Spanberger)
     Garcia (IL) (Takano)
     Gohmert (Weber (TX))
     Gosar (Weber (TX))
     Grijalva (Correa)
     Houlahan (Spanberger)
     Kahele (Correa)
     Kirkpatrick (Pallone)
     Lawson (FL) (Evans)
     Leger Fernandez (Correa)
     Meng (Kuster)
     Mfume (Evans)
     Moore (WI) (Beyer)
     Newman (Beyer)
     Pascrell (Pallone)
     Pingree (Kuster)
     Porter (Neguse)
     Reschenthaler (Keller)
     Rice (SC) (Meijer)
     Salazar (Waltz)
     San Nicolas (Takano)
     Sherrill (Pallone)
     Sires (Pallone)
     Smucker (Keller)
     Taylor (McHenry)
     Thompson (MS) (Bishop (GA))
     Walorski (Fischbach)
     Williams (GA) (Neguse)
     Wilson (FL) (Evans)
     Wilson (SC) (Norman)


     Amendments En Bloc No. 2 Offered by Ms. DeLauro of Connecticut

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on amendments en bloc printed in part A of House Report 
117-420 offered by the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) on 
which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes 
prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 336, 
noes 90, not voting 10, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 368]

                               AYES--336

     Adams
     Aderholt
     Aguilar
     Allred
     Amodei
     Auchincloss
     Axne
     Bacon
     Baird
     Balderson
     Barragan
     Bass
     Beatty
     Bentz
     Bera
     Bergman
     Beyer
     Bice (OK)
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bost
     Bourdeaux
     Bowman
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brady
     Brown (MD)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownley
     Buchanan
     Bucshon
     Bush
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Calvert
     Cammack
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carson
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (LA)
     Cartwright
     Case
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Cawthorn
     Cheney
     Cherfilus-McCormick
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Cole
     Connolly
     Conway
     Cooper
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Crist
     Crow
     Cuellar
     Curtis
     Davids (KS)
     Davis, Danny K.
     Davis, Rodney
     Dean
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Demings
     DeSaulnier
     DesJarlais
     Deutch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Dunn
     Ellzey
     Emmer
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Evans
     Feenstra
     Ferguson
     Fischbach
     Fitzgerald
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Fletcher
     Flood
     Flores
     Foster
     Frankel, Lois
     Gallagher
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garbarino
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Gibbs
     Gimenez
     Golden
     Gomez
     Gonzales, Tony
     Gonzalez (OH)
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gonzalez-Colon
     Gottheimer
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Green, Al (TX)
     Grijalva
     Guthrie
     Harder (CA)
     Harshbarger
     Hayes
     Herrera Beutler
     Higgins (LA)
     Higgins (NY)
     Hill
     Himes
     Hinson
     Hollingsworth
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Hudson
     Huffman
     Issa
     Jackson Lee
     Jacobs (CA)
     Jacobs (NY)
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (LA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson (TX)
     Jones
     Joyce (OH)
     Kahele
     Kaptur
     Katko
     Keating
     Keller
     Kelly (IL)
     Kelly (PA)
     Khanna
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kim (CA)
     Kim (NJ)
     Kind
     Kirkpatrick
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster
     LaHood
     Lamb
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     LaTurner
     Lawrence
     Lawson (FL)
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NV)
     Leger Fernandez
     Letlow
     Levin (CA)
     Levin (MI)
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Luetkemeyer
     Luria
     Lynch
     Malinowski
     Malliotakis
     Maloney, Carolyn B.
     Maloney, Sean
     Manning
     Matsui
     McBath
     McCarthy
     McCaul
     McCollum
     McEachin
     McGovern
     McHenry
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meijer
     Meng
     Mfume
     Miller-Meeks
     Moore (UT)
     Moore (WI)
     Morelle
     Moulton
     Mrvan
     Murphy (FL)
     Murphy (NC)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Newhouse
     Newman
     Norcross
     Norton
     O'Halleran
     Obernolte
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Owens
     Palazzo
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pence
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Plaskett
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Raskin
     Reschenthaler
     Rice (NY)
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rose
     Ross
     Rouzer
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan
     Sablan
     San Nicolas
     Sanchez
     Sarbanes
     Scalise
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Schrader
     Schrier
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, Austin
     Scott, David
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Sherrill
     Simpson
     Sires
     Slotkin
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Smucker
     Soto
     Spanberger
     Spartz
     Speier
     Stansbury
     Stanton
     Stauber
     Steel
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Stevens
     Stewart
     Strickland
     Suozzi
     Swalwell
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thompson (PA)
     Tiffany
     Titus
     Tlaib
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres (NY)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Turner
     Underwood
     Upton
     Valadao
     Van Drew
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Velazquez
     Wagner
     Walorski
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Westerman
     Wexton
     Wild
     Williams (GA)
     Wilson (FL)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Yarmuth

                                NOES--90

     Allen
     Armstrong
     Arrington
     Babin
     Banks
     Barr
     Biggs
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Brooks
     Buck
     Budd
     Burgess
     Carey
     Carl
     Carter (TX)
     Chabot
     Cline
     Cloud
     Clyde
     Comer
     Davidson
     Donalds
     Duncan
     Estes
     Fallon
     Foxx
     Franklin, C. Scott
     Fulcher
     Gaetz
     Garcia (CA)
     Gohmert
     Good (VA)
     Gooden (TX)
     Gosar
     Green (TN)
     Greene (GA)
     Griffith
     Grothman
     Guest
     Harris
     Hern
     Herrell
     Hice (GA)
     Huizenga
     Jackson
     Jordan
     Joyce (PA)
     Kelly (MS)
     Kustoff
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Latta
     Lesko
     Long
     Loudermilk
     Mace
     Mann
     Massie
     Mast
     McClain
     McClintock
     Miller (IL)
     Moolenaar
     Moore (AL)
     Mullin
     Nehls
     Norman
     Palmer
     Perry
     Pfluger
     Posey
     Rice (SC)
     Rosendale
     Roy
     Rutherford
     Salazar
     Schweikert
     Steube
     Taylor
     Tenney
     Timmons
     Van Duyne
     Walberg
     Waltz
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Williams (TX)
     Zeldin

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Burchett
     Hartzler
     Kinzinger
     Lucas
     McKinley
     Meuser
     Miller (WV)
     Mooney
     Radewagen
     Sessions

                              {time}  1704

  Mr. COMER changed his vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
  So the en bloc amendments were agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


    Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress

     Barragan (Correa)
     Bowman (Neguse)
     Boyle, Brendan F. (Beyer)
     Brown (MD) (Evans)
     Carter (TX) (Weber (TX))
     Castro (TX) (Correa)
     Cawthorn (Greene (GA))
     Connolly (Beyer)
     Crist (Wasserman Schultz)
     DeFazio (Pallone)
     Demings (Kelly (IL))
     Escobar (Garcia (TX))
     Foster (Spanberger)
     Garcia (IL) (Takano)
     Gohmert (Weber (TX))
     Gosar (Weber (TX))
     Grijalva (Correa)
     Houlahan (Spanberger)
     Kahele (Correa)
     Kirkpatrick (Pallone)
     Lawson (FL) (Evans)
     Leger Fernandez (Correa)
     Meng (Kuster)
     Mfume (Evans)
     Moore (WI) (Beyer)
     Newman (Beyer)
     Pascrell (Pallone)
     Pingree (Kuster)
     Porter (Neguse)
     Reschenthaler (Keller)
     Rice (SC) (Meijer)
     Salazar (Waltz)
     San Nicolas (Takano)
     Sherrill (Pallone)
     Sires (Pallone)
     Smucker (Keller)
     Taylor (McHenry)
     Thompson (MS) (Bishop (GA))
     Walorski (Fischbach)
     Williams (GA) (Neguse)
     Wilson (FL) (Evans)
     Wilson (SC) (Norman)

[[Page H6856]]


  



     Amendments En Bloc No. 3 Offered by Ms. DeLauro of Connecticut

  The Acting CHAIR (Ms. Wild). The unfinished business is the demand 
for a recorded vote on amendments en bloc offered by the gentlewoman 
from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) on which further proceedings were 
postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendments en bloc.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendments en bloc.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 225, 
noes 201, not voting 10, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 369]

                               AYES--225

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Allred
     Auchincloss
     Axne
     Barragan
     Bass
     Beatty
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bourdeaux
     Bowman
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brown (MD)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownley
     Bush
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carson
     Carter (LA)
     Cartwright
     Case
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Cherfilus-McCormick
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Cooper
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crist
     Crow
     Cuellar
     Davids (KS)
     Davis, Danny K.
     Dean
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Demings
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Evans
     Fitzpatrick
     Fletcher
     Foster
     Frankel, Lois
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Golden
     Gomez
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gonzalez-Colon (PR)
     Gottheimer
     Green, Al (TX)
     Grijalva
     Harder (CA)
     Hayes
     Higgins (NY)
     Himes
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Jackson Lee
     Jacobs (CA)
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (TX)
     Jones
     Kahele
     Kaptur
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Khanna
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kim (NJ)
     Kind
     Kirkpatrick
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster
     Lamb
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lawson (FL)
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NV)
     Leger Fernandez
     Levin (CA)
     Levin (MI)
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Luria
     Lynch
     Malinowski
     Maloney, Carolyn B.
     Maloney, Sean
     Manning
     Matsui
     McBath
     McCollum
     McEachin
     McGovern
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Mfume
     Moore (WI)
     Morelle
     Moulton
     Mrvan
     Murphy (FL)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Newman
     Norcross
     Norton
     O'Halleran
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Plaskett
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Raskin
     Rice (NY)
     Ross
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan
     Sablan
     San Nicolas
     Sanchez
     Sarbanes
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Schrader
     Schrier
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Sherrill
     Sires
     Slotkin
     Smith (WA)
     Soto
     Spanberger
     Speier
     Stansbury
     Stanton
     Stevens
     Strickland
     Suozzi
     Swalwell
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Titus
     Tlaib
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres (NY)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Underwood
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Velazquez
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Wexton
     Wild
     Williams (GA)
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth

                               NOES--201

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Amodei
     Armstrong
     Arrington
     Babin
     Bacon
     Baird
     Balderson
     Banks
     Barr
     Bentz
     Bergman
     Bice (OK)
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Bost
     Brady
     Brooks
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Budd
     Burgess
     Calvert
     Cammack
     Carey
     Carl
     Carter (GA)
     Cawthorn
     Chabot
     Cheney
     Cline
     Cloud
     Clyde
     Cole
     Comer
     Conway
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Curtis
     Davidson
     Davis, Rodney
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Donalds
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ellzey
     Emmer
     Estes
     Fallon
     Feenstra
     Ferguson
     Fischbach
     Fitzgerald
     Fleischmann
     Flood
     Flores
     Foxx
     Franklin, C. Scott
     Fulcher
     Gaetz
     Gallagher
     Garbarino
     Garcia (CA)
     Gibbs
     Gimenez
     Gonzales, Tony
     Gonzalez (OH)
     Good (VA)
     Gooden (TX)
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Green (TN)
     Greene (GA)
     Griffith
     Grothman
     Guest
     Guthrie
     Harris
     Harshbarger
     Hern
     Herrell
     Herrera Beutler
     Hice (GA)
     Higgins (LA)
     Hill
     Hinson
     Hollingsworth
     Hudson
     Huizenga
     Issa
     Jackson
     Jacobs (NY)
     Johnson (LA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jordan
     Joyce (OH)
     Joyce (PA)
     Katko
     Keller
     Kelly (MS)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kim (CA)
     Kustoff
     LaHood
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Latta
     LaTurner
     Lesko
     Letlow
     Long
     Loudermilk
     Luetkemeyer
     Mace
     Malliotakis
     Mann
     Massie
     Mast
     McCarthy
     McCaul
     McClain
     McClintock
     McHenry
     Meijer
     Meuser
     Miller (IL)
     Miller-Meeks
     Moolenaar
     Mooney
     Moore (AL)
     Moore (UT)
     Mullin
     Murphy (NC)
     Nehls
     Newhouse
     Norman
     Obernolte
     Owens
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Pence
     Perry
     Pfluger
     Posey
     Reschenthaler
     Rice (SC)
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rose
     Rosendale
     Rouzer
     Roy
     Rutherford
     Salazar
     Scalise
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Sessions
     Simpson
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smucker
     Spartz
     Stauber
     Steel
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Steube
     Stewart
     Taylor
     Tenney
     Thompson (PA)
     Tiffany
     Timmons
     Turner
     Upton
     Valadao
     Van Drew
     Van Duyne
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walorski
     Waltz
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Williams (TX)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Zeldin

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Burchett
     Carter (TX)
     Gohmert
     Gosar
     Hartzler
     Kinzinger
     Lucas
     McKinley
     Miller (WV)
     Radewagen

                              {time}  1713

  So the en bloc amendments were agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


    Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress

     Barragan (Correa)
     Bowman (Neguse)
     Boyle, Brendan F. (Beyer)
     Brown (MD) (Evans)
     Castro (TX) (Correa)
     Cawthorn (Greene (GA))
     Connolly (Beyer)
     Crist (Wasserman Schultz)
     DeFazio (Pallone)
     Demings (Kelly (IL))
     Escobar (Garcia (TX))
     Foster (Spanberger)
     Garcia (IL) (Takano)
     Grijalva (Correa)
     Houlahan (Spanberger)
     Kahele (Correa)
     Kirkpatrick (Pallone)
     Lawson (FL) (Evans)
     Leger Fernandez (Correa)
     Meng (Kuster)
     Mfume (Evans)
     Moore (WI) (Beyer)
     Newman (Beyer)
     Pascrell (Pallone)
     Pingree (Kuster)
     Porter (Neguse)
     Reschenthaler (Keller)
     Rice (SC) (Meijer)
     Salazar (Waltz)
     San Nicolas (Takano)
     Sherrill (Pallone)
     Sires (Pallone)
     Smucker (Keller)
     Taylor (McHenry)
     Thompson (MS) (Bishop (GA))
     Walorski (Fischbach)
     Williams (GA) (Neguse)
     Wilson (FL) (Evans)
     Wilson (SC) (Norman)


     Amendments En Bloc No. 4 Offered by Ms. DeLauro of Connecticut

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on amendments en bloc printed in part A of House Report 
117-420 offered by the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) on 
which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes 
prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 165, 
noes 264, not voting 7, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 370]

                               AYES--165

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Amodei
     Armstrong
     Arrington
     Babin
     Baird
     Banks
     Barr
     Bentz
     Bice (OK)
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Brady
     Brooks
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Budd
     Burgess
     Calvert
     Cammack
     Carl
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (TX)
     Cawthorn
     Chabot
     Cheney
     Cline
     Cloud
     Clyde
     Cole
     Comer
     Conway
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Curtis
     Davidson
     DesJarlais
     Donalds
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ellzey
     Estes
     Fallon
     Ferguson
     Fischbach
     Fitzgerald
     Fleischmann
     Flood
     Flores
     Foxx
     Franklin, C. Scott
     Fulcher
     Gaetz
     Garcia (CA)
     Gibbs
     Gohmert
     Gonzales, Tony
     Gonzalez-Colon (PR)
     Good (VA)
     Gooden (TX)
     Gosar
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Green (TN)
     Greene (GA)
     Griffith
     Grothman
     Guest
     Guthrie
     Harris
     Harshbarger
     Hern
     Herrell
     Herrera Beutler
     Hice (GA)
     Higgins (LA)
     Hill
     Hinson
     Hollingsworth
     Hudson
     Huizenga
     Jackson
     Johnson (LA)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jordan
     Joyce (PA)
     Keller
     Kelly (MS)
     Kim (CA)
     Kustoff
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Latta
     LaTurner
     Lesko
     Letlow
     Long
     Loudermilk
     Luetkemeyer
     Mace
     Mann
     Massie
     McCarthy
     McCaul
     McClain
     McClintock
     McHenry
     Meijer
     Miller (IL)
     Moolenaar
     Mooney
     Moore (AL)
     Moore (UT)
     Mullin
     Murphy (NC)

[[Page H6857]]


     Nehls
     Norman
     Obernolte
     Owens
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Pence
     Perry
     Pfluger
     Posey
     Rice (SC)
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rose
     Rosendale
     Rouzer
     Roy
     Rutherford
     Scalise
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Sessions
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smucker
     Spartz
     Steel
     Steube
     Stewart
     Taylor
     Thompson (PA)
     Tiffany
     Timmons
     Van Duyne
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walorski
     Waltz
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Williams (TX)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack

                               NOES--264

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Allred
     Auchincloss
     Axne
     Bacon
     Balderson
     Barragan
     Bass
     Beatty
     Bera
     Bergman
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bost
     Bourdeaux
     Bowman
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brown (MD)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownley
     Bucshon
     Bush
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carey
     Carson
     Carter (LA)
     Cartwright
     Case
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Cherfilus-McCormick
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Cooper
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crist
     Crow
     Cuellar
     Davids (KS)
     Davis, Danny K.
     Davis, Rodney
     Dean
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Demings
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Emmer
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Evans
     Feenstra
     Fitzpatrick
     Fletcher
     Foster
     Frankel, Lois
     Gallagher
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garbarino
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Gimenez
     Golden
     Gomez
     Gonzalez (OH)
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gottheimer
     Graves (MO)
     Green, Al (TX)
     Grijalva
     Harder (CA)
     Hayes
     Higgins (NY)
     Himes
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Issa
     Jackson Lee
     Jacobs (CA)
     Jacobs (NY)
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson (TX)
     Jones
     Joyce (OH)
     Kahele
     Kaptur
     Katko
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Kelly (PA)
     Khanna
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kim (NJ)
     Kind
     Kirkpatrick
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster
     LaHood
     Lamb
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lawson (FL)
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NV)
     Leger Fernandez
     Levin (CA)
     Levin (MI)
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Luria
     Lynch
     Malinowski
     Malliotakis
     Maloney, Carolyn B.
     Maloney, Sean
     Manning
     Mast
     Matsui
     McBath
     McCollum
     McEachin
     McGovern
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Meuser
     Mfume
     Miller-Meeks
     Moore (WI)
     Morelle
     Moulton
     Mrvan
     Murphy (FL)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Newhouse
     Newman
     Norcross
     Norton
     O'Halleran
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Plaskett
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Raskin
     Reschenthaler
     Rice (NY)
     Ross
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan
     Sablan
     Salazar
     San Nicolas
     Sanchez
     Sarbanes
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Schrader
     Schrier
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Sherrill
     Simpson
     Sires
     Slotkin
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Soto
     Spanberger
     Speier
     Stansbury
     Stanton
     Stauber
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Stevens
     Strickland
     Suozzi
     Swalwell
     Takano
     Tenney
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Titus
     Tlaib
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres (NY)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Turner
     Underwood
     Upton
     Valadao
     Van Drew
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Velazquez
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Wexton
     Wild
     Williams (GA)
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth
     Zeldin

                             NOT VOTING--7

     Burchett
     Hartzler
     Kinzinger
     Lucas
     McKinley
     Miller (WV)
     Radewagen

                              {time}  1724

  Mr. LaHOOD changed his vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
  Mr. Latta changed his vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
  So the en bloc amendments were rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


    Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress

     Barragan (Correa)
     Bowman (Neguse)
     Boyle, Brendan F. (Beyer)
     Brown (MD) (Evans)
     Carter (TX) (Weber (TX))
     Castro (TX) (Correa)
     Cawthorn (Greene (GA))
     Connolly (Beyer)
     Crist (Wasserman Schultz)
     DeFazio (Pallone)
     Demings (Kelly (IL))
     Escobar (Garcia (TX))
     Foster (Spanberger)
     Garcia (IL) (Takano)
     Gohmert (Weber (TX))
     Gosar (Weber (TX))
     Grijalva (Correa)
     Houlahan (Spanberger)
     Kahele (Correa)
     Kirkpatrick (Pallone)
     Lawson (FL) (Evans)
     Leger Fernandez (Correa)
     Meng (Kuster)
     Mfume (Evans)
     Moore (WI) (Beyer)
     Newman (Beyer)
     Pascrell (Pallone)
     Pingree (Kuster)
     Porter (Neguse)
     Reschenthaler (Keller)
     Rice (SC) (Meijer)
     Salazar (Waltz)
     San Nicolas (Takano)
     Sherrill (Pallone)
     Sires (Pallone)
     Smucker (Keller)
     Taylor (McHenry)
     Thompson (MS) (Bishop (GA))
     Walorski (Fischbach)
     Williams (GA) (Neguse)
     Wilson (FL) (Evans)
     Wilson (SC) (Norman)


     Amendments En Bloc No. 5 Offered by Ms. DeLauro of Connecticut

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on amendments en bloc printed in part A of House Report 
117-420 offered by the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) on 
which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes 
prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 197, 
noes 230, not voting 9, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 371]

                               AYES--197

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Amodei
     Armstrong
     Arrington
     Babin
     Baird
     Balderson
     Banks
     Barr
     Bentz
     Bergman
     Bice (OK)
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Bost
     Brady
     Brooks
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Budd
     Burgess
     Calvert
     Cammack
     Carey
     Carl
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (TX)
     Cawthorn
     Chabot
     Cheney
     Cline
     Cloud
     Clyde
     Cole
     Comer
     Conway
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Curtis
     Davidson
     Davis, Rodney
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Donalds
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ellzey
     Emmer
     Estes
     Fallon
     Feenstra
     Ferguson
     Fischbach
     Fitzgerald
     Fleischmann
     Flood
     Flores
     Foxx
     Franklin, C. Scott
     Fulcher
     Gaetz
     Gallagher
     Garbarino
     Garcia (CA)
     Gibbs
     Gimenez
     Gohmert
     Gonzales, Tony
     Gonzalez-Colon
     Good (VA)
     Gooden (TX)
     Gosar
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Green (TN)
     Greene (GA)
     Griffith
     Grothman
     Guest
     Guthrie
     Harris
     Harshbarger
     Hern
     Herrell
     Herrera Beutler
     Hice (GA)
     Higgins (LA)
     Hill
     Hinson
     Hudson
     Huizenga
     Issa
     Jackson
     Jacobs (NY)
     Johnson (LA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jordan
     Joyce (OH)
     Joyce (PA)
     Keller
     Kelly (MS)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kim (CA)
     Kustoff
     LaHood
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Latta
     LaTurner
     Lesko
     Letlow
     Long
     Loudermilk
     Luetkemeyer
     Mace
     Malliotakis
     Mann
     Massie
     Mast
     McCarthy
     McCaul
     McClain
     McClintock
     McHenry
     Meijer
     Meuser
     Miller (IL)
     Miller-Meeks
     Moolenaar
     Mooney
     Moore (AL)
     Moore (UT)
     Mullin
     Murphy (NC)
     Nehls
     Newhouse
     Norman
     Obernolte
     Owens
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Pence
     Perry
     Pfluger
     Posey
     Reschenthaler
     Rice (SC)
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rose
     Rosendale
     Rouzer
     Roy
     Scalise
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Sessions
     Simpson
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smucker
     Spartz
     Steel
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Steube
     Stewart
     Taylor
     Tenney
     Thompson (PA)
     Tiffany
     Timmons
     Turner
     Upton
     Valadao
     Van Duyne
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walorski
     Waltz
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Williams (TX)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Zeldin

                               NOES--230

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Allred
     Auchincloss
     Axne
     Bacon
     Barragan
     Bass
     Beatty
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bourdeaux
     Bowman
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brown (MD)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownley
     Bush
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carson
     Carter (LA)
     Cartwright
     Case
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Cherfilus-McCormick
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Cooper
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crist
     Crow
     Cuellar
     Davids (KS)
     Davis, Danny K.
     Dean
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Demings
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Evans
     Fitzpatrick
     Fletcher
     Foster
     Frankel, Lois
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Golden
     Gomez
     Gonzalez (OH)
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gottheimer
     Green, Al (TX)
     Grijalva
     Harder (CA)
     Hayes
     Higgins (NY)
     Himes
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Jackson Lee
     Jacobs (CA)
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (TX)
     Jones
     Kahele
     Kaptur
     Katko
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Khanna
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kim (NJ)
     Kind
     Kirkpatrick
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster
     Lamb
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lawson (FL)
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NV)

[[Page H6858]]


     Leger Fernandez
     Levin (CA)
     Levin (MI)
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Luria
     Lynch
     Malinowski
     Maloney, Carolyn B.
     Maloney, Sean
     Manning
     Matsui
     McBath
     McCollum
     McEachin
     McGovern
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Mfume
     Moore (WI)
     Morelle
     Moulton
     Mrvan
     Murphy (FL)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Newman
     Norcross
     Norton
     O'Halleran
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Plaskett
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Raskin
     Rice (NY)
     Ross
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan
     Sablan
     Salazar
     San Nicolas
     Sanchez
     Sarbanes
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Schrader
     Schrier
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Sherrill
     Sires
     Slotkin
     Smith (WA)
     Soto
     Spanberger
     Speier
     Stansbury
     Stanton
     Stauber
     Stevens
     Strickland
     Suozzi
     Swalwell
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Titus
     Tlaib
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres (NY)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Underwood
     Van Drew
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Velazquez
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Wexton
     Wild
     Williams (GA)
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth

                             NOT VOTING--9

     Burchett
     Hartzler
     Hollingsworth
     Kinzinger
     Lucas
     McKinley
     Miller (WV)
     Radewagen
     Rutherford

                              {time}  1732

  So the en bloc amendments were rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  Stated for:
  Mr. RUTHERFORD. Madam Chair, had I been present, I would have voted 
``aye'' on rollcall No. 371.


    members recorded pursuant to house resolution 8, 117th congress

     Barragan (Correa)
     Bowman (Neguse)
     Boyle, Brendan F. (Beyer)
     Brown (MD) (Evans)
     Carter (TX) (Weber (TX))
     Castro (TX) (Correa)
     Cawthorn (Greene (GA))
     Connolly (Beyer)
     Crist (Wasserman Schultz)
     DeFazio (Pallone)
     Demings (Kelly (IL))
     Escobar (Garcia (TX))
     Foster (Spanberger)
     Garcia (IL) (Takano)
     Gohmert (Weber (TX))
     Gosar (Weber (TX))
     Grijalva (Correa)
     Houlahan (Spanberger)
     Kahele (Correa)
     Kirkpatrick (Pallone)
     Lawson (FL) (Evans)
     Leger Fernandez (Correa)
     Meng (Kuster)
     Mfume (Evans)
     Moore (WI) (Beyer)
     Newman (Beyer)
     Pascrell (Pallone)
     Pingree (Kuster)
     Porter (Neguse)
     Reschenthaler (Keller)
     Rice (SC) (Meijer)
     Salazar (Waltz)
     San Nicolas (Takano)
     Sherrill (Pallone)
     Sires (Pallone)
     Smucker (Keller)
     Taylor (McHenry)
     Thompson (MS) (Bishop (GA))
     Walorski (Fischbach)
     Williams (GA) (Neguse)
     Wilson (FL) (Evans)
     Wilson (SC) (Norman)


     Amendments En Bloc No. 6 Offered by Ms. DeLauro of Connecticut

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on amendments en bloc offered by the gentlewoman from 
Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) on which further proceedings were postponed 
and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendments en bloc.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendments en bloc.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 224, 
noes 204, not voting 8, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 372]

                               AYES--224

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Allred
     Auchincloss
     Axne
     Barragan
     Bass
     Beatty
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bourdeaux
     Bowman
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brown (MD)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownley
     Bush
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carson
     Carter (LA)
     Cartwright
     Case
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Cherfilus-McCormick
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Cooper
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crist
     Crow
     Cuellar
     Davids (KS)
     Davis, Danny K.
     Dean
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Demings
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Evans
     Fitzpatrick
     Fletcher
     Foster
     Frankel, Lois
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Golden
     Gomez
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gottheimer
     Green, Al (TX)
     Grijalva
     Harder (CA)
     Hayes
     Higgins (NY)
     Himes
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Jackson Lee
     Jacobs (CA)
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (TX)
     Jones
     Kahele
     Kaptur
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Khanna
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kim (NJ)
     Kind
     Kirkpatrick
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster
     Lamb
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lawson (FL)
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NV)
     Leger Fernandez
     Levin (CA)
     Levin (MI)
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Luria
     Lynch
     Malinowski
     Maloney, Carolyn B.
     Maloney, Sean
     Manning
     Matsui
     McBath
     McCollum
     McEachin
     McGovern
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Mfume
     Moore (WI)
     Morelle
     Moulton
     Mrvan
     Murphy (FL)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Newman
     Norcross
     Norton
     O'Halleran
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Plaskett
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Raskin
     Rice (NY)
     Ross
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan
     Sablan
     San Nicolas
     Sanchez
     Sarbanes
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Schrader
     Schrier
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Sherrill
     Sires
     Slotkin
     Smith (WA)
     Soto
     Spanberger
     Speier
     Stansbury
     Stanton
     Stevens
     Strickland
     Suozzi
     Swalwell
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Titus
     Tlaib
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres (NY)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Underwood
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Velazquez
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Wexton
     Wild
     Williams (GA)
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth

                               NOES--204

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Amodei
     Armstrong
     Arrington
     Babin
     Bacon
     Baird
     Balderson
     Banks
     Barr
     Bentz
     Bergman
     Bice (OK)
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Bost
     Brady
     Brooks
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Budd
     Burgess
     Calvert
     Cammack
     Carey
     Carl
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (TX)
     Cawthorn
     Chabot
     Cheney
     Cline
     Cloud
     Clyde
     Cole
     Comer
     Conway
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Curtis
     Davidson
     Davis, Rodney
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Donalds
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ellzey
     Emmer
     Estes
     Fallon
     Feenstra
     Ferguson
     Fischbach
     Fitzgerald
     Fleischmann
     Flood
     Flores
     Foxx
     Franklin, C. Scott
     Fulcher
     Gaetz
     Gallagher
     Garbarino
     Garcia (CA)
     Gibbs
     Gimenez
     Gohmert
     Gonzales, Tony
     Gonzalez (OH)
     Gonzalez-Colon
     Good (VA)
     Gooden (TX)
     Gosar
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Green (TN)
     Greene (GA)
     Griffith
     Grothman
     Guest
     Guthrie
     Harris
     Harshbarger
     Hern
     Herrell
     Herrera Beutler
     Hice (GA)
     Higgins (LA)
     Hill
     Hinson
     Hudson
     Huizenga
     Issa
     Jackson
     Jacobs (NY)
     Johnson (LA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jordan
     Joyce (OH)
     Joyce (PA)
     Katko
     Keller
     Kelly (MS)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kim (CA)
     Kustoff
     LaHood
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Latta
     LaTurner
     Lesko
     Letlow
     Long
     Loudermilk
     Luetkemeyer
     Mace
     Malliotakis
     Mann
     Massie
     Mast
     McCarthy
     McCaul
     McClain
     McClintock
     McHenry
     Meijer
     Meuser
     Miller (IL)
     Miller-Meeks
     Moolenaar
     Mooney
     Moore (AL)
     Moore (UT)
     Mullin
     Murphy (NC)
     Nehls
     Newhouse
     Norman
     Obernolte
     Owens
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Pence
     Perry
     Pfluger
     Posey
     Reschenthaler
     Rice (SC)
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rose
     Rosendale
     Rouzer
     Roy
     Rutherford
     Salazar
     Scalise
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Sessions
     Simpson
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smucker
     Spartz
     Stauber
     Steel
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Steube
     Stewart
     Taylor
     Tenney
     Thompson (PA)
     Tiffany
     Timmons
     Turner
     Upton
     Valadao
     Van Drew
     Van Duyne
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walorski
     Waltz
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Williams (TX)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Zeldin

                             NOT VOTING--8

     Burchett
     Hartzler
     Hollingsworth
     Kinzinger
     Lucas
     McKinley
     Miller (WV)
     Radewagen

                              {time}  1743

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi and Ms. WATERS changed their vote from 
``no'' to ``aye.''
  So the en bloc amendments were agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


    Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress

     Barragan (Correa)
     Bowman (Neguse)
     Boyle, Brendan F. (Beyer)
     Brown (MD) (Evans)
     Carter (TX) (Weber (TX))
     Castro (TX) (Correa)
     Cawthorn (Greene (GA))
     Connolly (Beyer)
     Crist (Wasserman Schultz)
     DeFazio (Pallone)
     Demings (Kelly (IL))
     Escobar (Garcia (TX))
     Foster (Spanberger)
     Garcia (IL) (Takano)
     Gohmert (Weber (TX))
     Gosar (Weber (TX))
     Grijalva (Correa)
     Houlahan (Spanberger)
     Kahele (Correa)
     Kirkpatrick (Pallone)
     Lawson (FL) (Evans)
     Leger Fernandez (Correa)
     Meng (Kuster)
     Mfume (Evans)
     Moore (WI) (Beyer)

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     Newman (Beyer)
     Pascrell (Pallone)
     Pingree (Kuster)
     Porter (Neguse)
     Reschenthaler (Keller)
     Rice (SC) (Meijer)
     Salazar (Waltz)
     San Nicolas (Takano)
     Sherrill (Pallone)
     Sires (Pallone)
     Smucker (Keller)
     Taylor (McHenry)
     Thompson (MS) (Bishop (GA))
     Walorski (Fischbach)
     Williams (GA) (Neguse)
     Wilson (FL) (Evans)
     Wilson (SC)
     (Norman)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Chairman, I move that the Committee do now rise.
  The motion was agreed to.
  Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. 
Torres of New York) having assumed the chair, Ms. Wild, Acting Chair of 
the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, reported 
that that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 
8294) making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and 
Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes, and has come to no 
resolution thereon.

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