[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 198 (Tuesday, December 20, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7819-S8551]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   EXPLANATORY STATEMENT SUBMITTED BY MR. LEAHY, CHAIR OF THE SENATE 
    COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, REGARDING H.R. 2617, CONSOLIDATED 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

  The following is an explanation of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2023.

       This Act includes the 12 regular appropriations bills for 
     fiscal year 2023, supplemental appropriations providing for 
     emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine and for 
     providing disaster relief, and other matter. The divisions 
     contained in the Act are as follows:
          Division A--Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
     and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
     Act, 2023
          Division B--Commerce, Justice, Science, and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023
          Division C--Department of Defense Appropriations 
     Act, 2023
          Division D--Energy and Water Development and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

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          Division E--Financial Services and General 
     Government Appropriations Act, 2023
          Division F--Department of Homeland Security 
     Appropriations Act, 2023
          Division G--Department of the Interior, 
     Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023
          Division H--Departments of Labor, Health and 
     Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 2023
          Division I--Legislative Branch Appropriations 
     Act, 2023
          Division J--Military Construction, Veterans 
     Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023
          Division K--Department of State, Foreign 
     Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023
          Division L--Transportation, Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023
          Division M--Additional Ukraine Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 2023
          Division N--Disaster Relief Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 2023
          Division O--Extenders and Technical Corrections
          Division P--Electoral Count Reform and 
     Presidential Transition Improvement
          Division Q--Aviation Related Matters
          Division R--No TikTok on Government Devices
          Division S--Oceans Related Matters
          Division T--SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022
          Division U--Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert 
     Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care 
     Improvement Act of 2022
          Division V--STRONG Veterans Act of 2022
          Division W--Unleashing American Innovators Act 
     of 2022
          Division X--Extension of Authorization for 
     Special Assessment for Domestic Trafficking Victims' Fund
          Division Y--CONTRACT Act of 2022
          Division Z--COVS Act
          Division AA--Financial Services Matters
          Division BB--Consumer Protection and Commerce
          Division CC--Water Related Matters
          Division DD--Public Land Management
          Division EE--Post Office Designation
          Division FF--Health and Human Services
          Division GG--Merger Filing Fee Modernization
          Division HH--Agriculture
          Division JJ--North Atlantic Right Whales
       Section 1 of the Act is the short title of the bill.
       Section 2 of the Act displays a table of contents.
       Section 3 of the Act states that, unless expressly provided 
     otherwise, any reference to ``this Act'' contained in any 
     division shall be treated as referring only to the provisions 
     of that division.
       Section 4 of the Act states that this explanatory statement 
     shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of 
     funds and implementation of this legislation as if it were a 
     joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.
       Section 5 of the Act provides a statement of 
     appropriations.
       Section 6 of the Act relates to the cost of living 
     adjustments for Members of Congress.

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

                        CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTIVES

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

                                TITLE I

                         AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

                  Processing, Research, and Marketing

                        Office of the Secretary


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

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

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     Land Grant Institutions to allow for the selection of a 
     greater number of scholars and supports the participation of 
     more agencies in this effort.

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


                     OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST

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


                     OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS

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


                 OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS

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

                Office of the Chief Information Officer

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

                 Office of the Chief Financial Officer

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

           Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

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

                         Office of Civil Rights

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

                  Agriculture Buildings and Facilities


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

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

                     Hazardous Materials Management


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

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

               Office of Safety, Security, and Protection

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

                      Office of Inspector General

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

                     Office of the General Counsel

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

                            Office of Ethics

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

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

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

                       Economic Research Service

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

                National Agricultural Statistics Service

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

                     Agricultural Research Service


                         Salaries and Expenses

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


                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

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

               National Institute of Food and Agriculture


                   Research and Education Activities

       The agreement provides $1,094,121,000 for the National 
     Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Research and 
     Education Activities.
       The agreement encourages AFRI to prioritize funding for 
     agro-acoustics in its

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

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

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


                          EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

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

     NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
                         [Dollars in Thousands]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Smith-Lever, Section 3(b) and (c)    7 U.S.C. 343(b) and        $325,000
 programs and Cooperative Extension.  (c) and 208(c) of
                                      P.L. 93-471.
Extension Services at 1890           7 U.S.C. 3221.........       72,000
 Institutions.
Extension Services at 1994           7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3)....       11,000
 Institutions.
Facility Improvements at 1890        7 U.S.C. 3222b........       21,500
 Institutions.
Renewable Resources Extension Act..  16 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.        4,060

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Rural Health and Safety Education    7 U.S.C. 2662(i)......        5,000
 Programs.
Food Animal Residue Avoidance        7 U.S.C. 7642.........        2,500
 Database Program.
Women and Minorities in STEM Fields  7 U.S.C. 5925.........        2,000
Food Safety Outreach Program.......  7 U.S.C. 7625.........       10,000
Food & Ag Service Learning.........  7 U.S.C. 7633.........        2,000
Farmer Stress Assistance Network...  7 U.S.C. 5936.........       10,000
Smith-Lever, Section 3(d):.........  7 U.S.C. 343(d).......
    Food and Nutrition Education...  ......................       70,000
    Farm Safety and Youth Farm       ......................        5,000
     Safety Education.
Programs
    New Technologies for             ......................        3,550
     Agricultural Extension.
    Children, Youth, and Families    ......................        8,395
     at Risk.
    Federally Recognized Tribes      ......................        4,305
     Extension Program.
                                                            ------------
        Total, Section 3(d)........  ......................       91,250
Necessary Expenses of Extension
 Activities
Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom..  7 U.S.C. 3152(j)......        1,000
Federal Administration--Other        ......................        8,100
 Necessary Expenses for Extension
 Activities.
                                                            ------------
        Total, Necessary Expenses..  ......................        9,100
                                                            ============
        Total, Extension Activities  ......................     $565,410
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                         integrated activities

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

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

  Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

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

               Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service


                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

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

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     species. The agreement provides no less than the fiscal year 
     2022 funding level for the agency to reduce blackbird 
     depredation in the Northern Great Plains.
       The agreement provides no less than the fiscal year 2022 
     level for damage management efforts and the development of 
     methods to assist producers in combatting the persistent 
     threat and economic hardship caused by cormorants, pelicans, 
     and other birds. The agreement provides $28,000,000 for the 
     National Rabies Management Program to fortify existing 
     barriers and advance prevention and eradication efforts.
       The agreement provides $2,000,000 within Wildlife Damage 
     Management to maintain a National Training Academy focused on 
     those areas of greatest concern such as pyrotechnics, 
     firearms, hazardous materials, immobilization and euthanasia 
     drugs, pesticides, animal care and handling, land vehicles, 
     watercraft, and zoonotic diseases.
       The agreement notes that the need for the equine industry 
     and APHIS to cooperate in order to eliminate the soring of 
     horses has been consistently recognized. In 2021, the 
     National Academy of Sciences recognized the importance of 
     objective science-based inspection to ensure accuracy and 
     fairness. The Committee directs APHIS to continue to utilize 
     existing resources to implement proven objective science-
     based inspection tools for its horse soring inspection 
     protocol.
       The following table reflects the agreement:

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

                        buildings and facilities

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

                     Agricultural Marketing Service


                           marketing services

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


                 limitation on administrative expenses

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


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

                     (including transfers of funds)

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

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

                   payments to states and possessions

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


        limitation on inspection and weighing services expenses

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

             Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety

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

                   Food Safety and Inspection Service

       The agreement provides $1,158,266,000 for the Food Safety 
     and Inspection Service (FSIS) and an additional $29,700,000 
     in Division N of this consolidated Act for costs associated 
     with the Goodfellow move.

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

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

                                TITLE II

               Farm Production and Conservation Programs

   Office of the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation

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

            Farm Production and Conservation Business Center


                         salaries and expenses

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

                          Farm Service Agency


                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

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

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

                         state mediation grants

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


               grassroots source water protection program

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


                        dairy indemnity program

                     (including transfer of funds)

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


           geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers

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


           agricultural credit insurance fund program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

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

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

                         Risk Management Agency


                         salaries and expenses

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

                 Natural Resources Conservation Service


                        CONSERVATION OPERATIONS

       The agreement provides $941,124,000 for Natural Resources 
     Conservation Service (NRCS), Conservation Operations.
       The agreement provides $16,751,000 for the Snow Survey and 
     Water Forecasting Program; $10,751,000 for the Plant 
     Materials Centers, of which $1,000,000 is for climate smart 
     agriculture; $86,757,000 for the Soil Surveys Program; and 
     $800,892,000 for Conservation Technical Assistance, of which 
     $14,000,000 is for the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative, 
     $13,000,000 is for additional staff, and $1,000,000 is for 
     Phragmite control. The agreement also includes $3,000,000 for 
     a cost-share program for the construction and repair of 
     perimeter fencing.
       The agreement maintains funding for the Grazing Lands 
     Conservation Initiative, of which at least $12,000,000 shall 
     be provided through State allocations as competitive grants 
     to diverse partnerships. The agreement also directs NRCS to 
     provide at least $2,000,000 through a cooperative agreement 
     with a national grazing lands conservation coalition to 
     establish diverse State-based coalitions and undertake 
     grazing education.
       The agreement provides an increase of $7,000,000 to expand 
     NRCS Snow Telemetry Network, of which $1,000,000 is for a 
     study, following consultation with the Committees, of 
     potential expansion of the SNOTEL automated mountain weather 
     monitoring network to the northeastern United States. The 
     agreement also encourages consideration of expansion into the 
     Alpine zone of glaciated mountain ranges, and consideration 
     of working with interested university, tribal, and non-profit 
     partners on the installation and maintenance of such SNOTEL 
     sites.
       The agreement encourages the Secretary to use mitigation 
     with the conversion of a natural wetland and equivalent 
     wetlands functions at a ratio which does not exceed 1-to-1 
     acreage.
       The agreement expects NRCS to utilize all available 
     opportunities and to work with eligible entities, including 
     producers, States,

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     irrigation districts, and acequias to assist in implementing 
     area-wide plans to address drought resiliency and mitigation.
       The Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) helps 
     farmers conserve energy and develop conservation plans 
     through locally based technical service providers. The 
     agreement urges the Secretary to seek out and implement 
     opportunities to encourage and support farmers' energy 
     efficiency projects. The agreement further encourages the 
     Department to develop EQIP guidance that ensures input from 
     local communities, including listening sessions with land 
     grants and acequias.
       The agreement expects NRCS to continue to take into account 
     sample design, data collection software, and data processing 
     capability in order to collect and produce scientifically 
     credible information on the status, condition, and trends of 
     Alaska's lands, soils, waters, and related resources.
       The agreement directs NRCS to implement a multi-year 
     cooperative agreement with appropriate funding support to an 
     organization that supports efforts to conserve the lesser-
     prairie chicken and implements carbon sequestration 
     conservation programs nationwide, and that can make 
     conservation solutions and best practices accessible daily to 
     private land owners.
       The agreement directs NRCS to provide a report within 90 
     days of enactment of this Act on actions it will take to 
     eliminate program duplication as identified in IG Audit 
     Report 10601-0004-KC and IG Audit Report 10601-0001-32.
       The agreement continues to direct NRCS to maintain a record 
     of total technical assistance dollars, differentiated between 
     mandatory and discretionary allocations, and to provide the 
     data to the Committees on Appropriations.
       The agreement encourages NRCS to reevaluate the match 
     requirements for the Technical Service Provider program 
     supporting State and Tribal health programs.


               WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

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


                    WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM

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


                    HEALTHY FORESTS RESERVE PROGRAM

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


          URBAN AGRICULTURE AND INNOVATIVE PRODUCTION PROGRAM

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

                              CORPORATIONS

                Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund

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

                   Commodity Credit Corporation Fund


                 REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

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


                       HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

                        (LIMITATION ON EXPENSES)

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

                               TITLE III

                       RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

          Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development

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

                           Rural Development


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

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

                         Rural Housing Service


              RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

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

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

                       RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

       The agreement provides $1,487,926,000 for the Rental 
     Assistance Program.
       The Committees are interested in the fiscal year 2023 
     President's budget request to decouple rental assistance from 
     Section 515 loans but believe additional information is 
     needed. Therefore, the agreement directs the Department to 
     hold at least three listening sessions and stakeholder 
     meetings within six months of enactment of this Act. 
     Furthermore, the Department shall brief the Committees, 
     within 60 days after the final listening session, on how 
     decoupling rental assistance would be implemented.
       The Secretary is encouraged to prioritize multi-family 
     housing properties acquired by

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     means of a section 515 loan within the current fiscal year 
     when determining current rental assistance needs.
       The agreement is concerned the shift of urban population to 
     more rural settings has disproportionally impacted affordable 
     housing for rural residents. Therefore, where practicable, 
     the agreement urges the Secretary to prioritize Rental 
     Assistance to these regions.


                     RURAL HOUSING VOUCHER ACCOUNT

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


                  MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS

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


                    RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS

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

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

               RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

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

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

                  Rural Business--Cooperative Service


                     RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

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

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

              INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM FUND ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

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

            RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

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


                  RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

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


               RURAL MICROENTREPRENEUR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

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


                    RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM

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

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

                   HEALTHY FOOD FINANCING INITIATIVE

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

                        Rural Utilities Service


             RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $596,404,000 for the Rural Utilities 
     Service Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account and an 
     additional $60,000,000 in Division N of this consolidated 
     Act.
       The agreement recognizes that small and rural communities 
     located within Central Appalachia can lack access to reliable 
     water and sanitation because they do not have the capacity or 
     population bases to support centralized water systems. Within 
     the funds provided for the Rural Water and Wastewater 
     Disposal program, the agreement encourages the Department to 
     fund pilot projects intended to provide decentralized small-
     scale water and wastewater services to communities in 
     distressed counties within Central Appalachia.
       The agreement provides $70,000,000 for water and waste 
     disposal systems grants for Native Americans, including 
     Native Alaskans, and the Colonias. The agreement recognizes 
     the special needs and problems for delivery of basic services 
     to these populations and encourages the Secretary to 
     distribute these funds in line with the fiscal

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     year 2014 distribution to the degree practicable.
       The agreement directs that no less than $1,000,000 within 
     the technical assistance funding be used to support 
     manufactured homes.
       The following table reflects the loan, subsidy, and grant 
     levels provided by the agreement:

                         (Dollars in thousands)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loan authorizations:
  Water and waste direct loans.......................         $1,420,000
  Water and waste guaranteed loans...................             50,000
Subsidies and grants:
  Water and waste direct loan subsidy................              2,724
  Guaranteed loan subsidy............................   - - -02Water and
                                                         waste revolving
                                                                    fund
  Water well system grants...........................              5,000
  Grants for Colonias, Native Americans, and Alaska               70,000
   Native Villages...................................
  Water and waste technical assistance grants........             37,500
  Circuit Rider program..............................             21,180
  Solid waste management grants......................              4,000
  High energy cost grants............................             10,000
  Water and waste disposal grants....................            430,000
  306A(i)(2) grants..................................             15,000
                                                      ==================
    Total, subsidies and grants......................           $596,404
------------------------------------------------------------------------

   RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

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

         DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND PROGRAM

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

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

                                TITLE IV

                         DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS

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

       The agreement provides $1,376,000 for the Office of the 
     Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services.
       The agreement directs the Secretary to determine ways to 
     streamline the application process for the Summer Food 
     Service Program and the Child and Adult Care Food Program. 
     The Secretary is directed to consider allowing organizations 
     in good standing for 3 years to file only one application to 
     administer both programs each year. The agreement directs the 
     Department to submit the report on ways to streamline the 
     application process for SFSP and CACFP as required by Public 
     Law 116-260.
       The agreement urges FNS to focus efforts on providing 
     support to States with high levels of food insecurity, 
     including high density vulnerable populations in areas 
     without adequate transportation. The agreement also 
     encourages FNS to assess gaps in current feeding programs.
       The agreement appreciates the intent of FNS to focus on 
     implementing locally-designed initiatives to increase food 
     security in frontier communities. The agreement strongly 
     encourages FNS to continue to work closely with relevant 
     stakeholders. The agreement directs FNS to collaborate with 
     AMS in implementing Micro-Grants for Food Security.
       The agreement is concerned about the effects changes in 
     SNAP eligibility can have

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     on vulnerable populations that are not always looked at on a 
     State-by-State level. The agreement encourages the Secretary 
     to include vulnerable populations in State-by-State 
     demographic profiles.
       The agreement directs USDA, within 18 months of enactment 
     of this Act, to formalize and publish metrics for evaluating 
     nutrition security in consultation with other Federal 
     agencies, researchers, and public health organizations.

                       Food and Nutrition Service


                        CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

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

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

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN 
                                 (WIC)

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


               SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

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

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

                      COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

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


                   NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION

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

                                TITLE V

                FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

   Office of the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural 
                                Affairs

       The agreement provides $932,000 for the Office of the Under 
     Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs.
       The agreement includes $1,000,000 in a general provision 
     for the International Agricultural Education Fellowship 
     program. The

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

                      Office of Codex Alimentarius

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

                      Foreign Agricultural Service


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

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


                     FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS

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


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

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


              COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT (LOANS)

                    CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

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

                                TITLE VI

            RELATED AGENCY AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

                Department of Health and Human Services


                      FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

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

            FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION SALARIES & EXPENSES
                         (Dollars in thousands)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Budget Authority:
  Foods.................................................      $1,196,097
  Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition..........         401,867
    Field Activities....................................         794,230
  Human Drugs...........................................         760,494
  Center for Drug Evaluation and Research...............         551,493
    Field Activities....................................         209,001
  Biologics.............................................         271,515
  Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research..........         223,465
    Field Activities....................................          48,050
  Animal Drugs and Feeds................................         230,093
  Center for Veterinary Medicine........................         148,141
    Field Activities....................................          81,952
  Devices and Radiological Products.....................         449,297
  Center for Devices and Radiological Health............         356,062
    Field Activities....................................          93,235
National Center for Toxicological Research..............          76,919
Other Activities/Office of the Commissioner.............         224,940
White Oak Consolidation.................................          48,414
Other Rent and Rent Related Activities..................         106,095
GSA Rent................................................         166,286
                                                         ---------------
Subtotal, Budget Authority..............................       3,530,150
User Fees:
Prescription Drug User Fee Act..........................       1,310,319
Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act...........         324,777
Human Generic Drug User Fee Act.........................         582,500
Biosimilar User Fee Act.................................          41,600
Animal Drug User Fee Act................................          32,144
Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act........................          29,303
Tobacco Product User Fees...............................         712,000
                                                         ---------------
Subtotal, User Fees.....................................       3,032,643
                                                         ===============
    Total, FDA Program Level............................      $6,562,793
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The agreement is concerned by the fragility of the infant 
     formula supply chain and the detrimental health impacts that 
     can arise from shortage of these regulated products. The 
     agreement notes that while access to infant formula has 
     improved, there are still supply issues, especially in rural 
     communities, and directs the FDA to continue to monitor 
     supply in order to better identify areas of shortage. The 
     agreement notes a request for an investigation by the HHS 
     Inspector General as well as the GAO. The agreement directs 
     the FDA to submit a report within 180 days, in consultation 
     with the Department of Agriculture, assessing the risks and 
     resilience of domestic supply chains of infant formula, 
     including specialty formula, and identifying potential 
     solutions to address vulnerabilities. The assessment should 
     cover the full ``farm to bottle'' supply chain including 
     ingredient production, processing, and manufacturing, and 
     distribution, including the inputs and regulatory approval 
     needed at each of these steps.
       The agreement is also aware of FDA's efforts to develop 
     pathways for foreign infant formula companies to enter the 
     domestic infant formula market and bypass certain 
     requirements that domestic companies must meet. The agreement 
     directs FDA report to Congress within 90 days of passage of 
     this Act how FDA determined that the oversight of foreign 
     facilities participating in enforcement discretion and 
     foreign pathways was easier, safer, and potential impacts 
     towards expanding and growing domestic infant formula 
     production.
       The agreement is concerned that human food facilities are 
     not inspected frequently enough to adequately identify and 
     respond to risks. The FDA is directed to increase the 
     frequency of domestic human food inspections and develop a 
     report for the Committees that identifies operational changes 
     and determine the resource implications of conducting 
     inspections every 18 months for high-risk domestic facilities 
     and every three years for non-high-risk domestic facilities.
       The agreement directs FDA to provide a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations not later than 30 days after the 
     enactment of this Act identifying applicants of INDs, NDAs, 
     ANDAs, including ANDAs for OTC products, and BLAs that are 
     headquartered in Russia.
       The United States continues to be an important producer of 
     olive oils and one of the largest olive oil markets globally. 
     Accordingly, the agreement recognizes that the establishment 
     of a uniform set of standards would better protect and inform 
     consumers. Furthermore, the agreement is aware that a 
     petition was submitted to the FDA in July

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     2022 to establish a Standard of Identity for different grades 
     of olive oil (e.g. extra virgin, virgin, and refined) and 
     olive-pomace oils. The agreement supports this effort and 
     urges the FDA to work with USDA on the issue of grade 
     standards and expeditiously evaluate and act on the petition. 
     The agreement also directs FDA to brief the Committees on 
     Appropriations within 90 days of enactment on the status of 
     the agency's progress in developing a U.S. Standard of 
     Identityinclusive of quality and authenticity for different 
     grades of olive oil.
       The agreement is aware of the contribution of the 
     accelerated approval pathway in expediting access to critical 
     therapies for patients with cancer and certain rare diseases. 
     The agreement encourages FDA to clarify the use of the 
     pathway to help make treatment options available for such 
     patients.
       The agreement directs the agency to review the Policy and 
     Procedures Manual Guide 1240.3605 for solutions on how 
     certain ingredient claims can be regulated as animal food and 
     report back to the Committees within 120 days of enactment of 
     this Act.
       The agreement encourages the FDA to consider an accelerated 
     regulatory pathway for the review of articles intended for 
     animal consumption that claim to have significant beneficial 
     environmental impact. The agreement directs FDA to make 
     recommendations for the appropriate pathway for 
     environmentally beneficial animal food additives and report 
     back within 120 days of enactment of this Act.
       The agreement is concerned about the increase of products 
     that are labeled and marketed using animal food product 
     terminology and related iconography, including seafood. The 
     agreement directs FDA to conduct a study to better understand 
     consumers' attitudes, beliefs, motivations, and perceptions 
     relative to product composition, health attributes, and 
     labeling and report back to the Committees within one year of 
     enactment of this Act.
       The agreement encourages the FDA to work with the Type 1 
     diabetes community on the assessment of potential diabetes 
     biomarkers related to islet autoimmunity.
       The agreement encourages the FDA to further invest in the 
     science base for regulatory decisions on botanical dietary 
     supplements. The agreement also encourages FDA to further 
     invest in research to identify potential drug interactions 
     with botanical drugs.
       The agreement supports FDA's proposal to require that all 
     products marketed as dietary supplements be listed with FDA. 
     The agreement believes that FDA's authorities over products 
     marketed as dietary supplements should be clarified to 
     facilitate enforcement against unlawfully marketed products.
       The agreement directs the FDA, in consultation with the 
     Committees, to provide a report 180 days after enactment of 
     this Act on domestic and foreign manufacturing of drugs 
     included on FDA's list of Essential Medicines and Medical 
     Countermeasures published in October 2020.
       The agreement encourages ongoing collaboration with patient 
     stakeholders and the broad eczema community to address gaps 
     and scientific knowledge and clarify the pathways for eczema 
     therapies.
       The agreement is concerned about the proliferation of 
     products marketed using standards of identity for dairy 
     products that do not contain dairy ingredients. The agreement 
     directs the FDA to implement an updated enforcement approach 
     to enforce against dairy imitation products.
       The agreement is aware of the important contribution of the 
     CFSAN Centers of Excellence (COE). The agreement encourages 
     the FDA to continue to fully utilize the COEs.
       The agreement expects the FDA to provide outreach, 
     training, and technical assistance to farmers and provides no 
     less than the fiscal year 2022 level. The agreement also 
     directs the FDA to continue working with small farms to 
     clarify requirements for compliance with FSMA.
       The agreement remains concerned about potential consumer 
     confusion over nutritional labeling requirements and 
     guidelines for added sugar, for products such as honey and 
     maple syrup. The agreement directs the FDA to continue 
     working with impacted industries to ensure clear and 
     appropriate labeling.
       The agreement understands that the FDA has approved new 
     drug applications for opioids following completion of 
     clinical trials using enriched enrollment, randomized, 
     withdrawal (EERW) designs. The agreement directs the FDA to 
     conduct a study to review EERW study designs. The agreement 
     also encourages the FDA to consider expanding the scope of 
     information requested on requiring fixed quantity blister 
     packaging for certain opioids.
       The agreement commends the FDA for its continued efforts to 
     approve cellular therapy drugs to treat cancer. The agreement 
     urges the FDA to work with industry and the research 
     community more broadly to continue enhancing its guidance and 
     regulations concerning standardization of potency testing 
     requirements for cellular therapies. This will expedite the 
     advancement of novel cellular therapies and accelerate 
     delivery of medicines to patients with complex and unmet 
     medical need.
       The agreement is concerned about the escalating cost of 
     specialty cancer drugs and biologics. The agreement 
     encourages the FDA to organize clinical trials, in 
     collaboration with academic medical centers and other Federal 
     agencies, of marketed cancer drugs and biologics to assess 
     whether dosing frequency adjustments may reduce waste and/or 
     toxicities of treatment without compromising efficacy.
       The agreement encourages the FDA to facilitate innovative 
     and flexible regulatory approaches, including expedited 
     programs under section 506, authorities that allow for 
     genetically targeted platform technologies, gene expression 
     biomarkers, novel statistical approaches, external controls 
     and a benefit-risk approach to evaluating manufacturing 
     process requirements.
       The agreement urges the FDA to develop clearer regulatory 
     pathways for emerging aging treatments and to provide an 
     update on its progress in the fiscal year 2024 congressional 
     budget justification. The agreement also urges the FDA to 
     increase support for regulatory science that can inform these 
     pathways, including collaborations with the National 
     Institutes of Health, industry, and academia on the discovery 
     and validation of biomarkers.
       The agreement directs the FDA to address regulation of 
     donor human milk and donor human milk derived products and 
     banks.
       The agreement encourages the FDA to work to include no less 
     than two expert members on each Advisory Committee when that 
     Committee is reviewing a drug that has been designated as an 
     Orphan Drug. The agreement directs FDA to report the 
     percentage of recommendations made by Advisory Committees 
     with respect to orphan drugs.
       The agreement is concerned with reports of positive drug 
     tests, addiction, overdose, and death related to contaminated 
     imported poppy seeds and directs the FDA to establish a 
     maximum permissible threshold of opiate alkaloid content for 
     poppy seeds.
       The agreement directs the FDA to work with glass packaging 
     suppliers and pharmaceutical manufacturers to evaluate and 
     promote streamlined approval requirements designed to 
     expedite the adoption and use of innovative glass packaging 
     technologies.
       The agreement supports FDA's work to improve predictability 
     of human and animal response to FDA regulated products. The 
     agreement is encouraged by the agency's efforts to support 
     the qualification of non-animal approaches with the ISTAND 
     pilot program.
       The agreement supports FDA's efforts to confront the opioid 
     crisis through the agency's priority areas, including 
     additional funding for International Mailing Facilities. 
     Funds made available in this Act for FDA's efforts at 
     International Mail Facilities must focus on preventing 
     controlled, counterfeit, or otherwise dangerous 
     pharmaceuticals from entering the United States. Further, 
     funds made available in this Act should prioritize cases in 
     which importation poses a significant threat to public 
     health. The FDA is directed to provide a report on products 
     refused import at international mail facilities by 
     classifying such products as controlled or non-controlled 
     drugs, and further classifying controlled or non-controlled 
     drugs as counterfeit, misbranded, or unapproved.
       The agreement encourages the FDA to continue to focus on 
     the unique role medical foods play in nutritional management.
       The agreement directs the FDA to issue final separate 
     regulations in regard to medical gas as required by Public 
     Law 115-31. Should the agency not issue final regulations by 
     March 31, 2023, the agency shall submit a report to the 
     Committees quarterly thereafter explaining the status of the 
     rulemaking and reasons for delay.
       The agreement expects the FDA to continue to support 
     collaborative research with universities and industry on the 
     toxicology of nanotechnology products and processes in 
     accordance with the 2021 National Nanotechnology Initiative 
     Strategic Plan.
       The agreement provides $2,000,000 to support and enhance 
     the neurology drug program. The agreement urges FDA to use 
     this funding to develop policies and guidance that keep pace 
     with scientific discovery in these areas, particularly as 
     they apply to the prevention and early detection of 
     neurological disease.
       The agreement encourages FDA to establish a pilot program 
     that will apply new tools to improve generic drug 
     development, manufacturing, and quality. The program should 
     be in collaboration with academic institutions.
       The agreement encourages FDA to invest in real-world 
     evidence and prioritize further investments in pathogen 
     reduction technologies to inform its decisions concerning 
     blood donor deferral policies and the safety of the U.S. 
     blood supply.
       The agreement encourages the FDA to fund Pediatric Device 
     Consortia Grants at the authorized level in fiscal year 2023.
       The agreement is concerned that imported human food 
     continues to have significantly higher pesticide violation 
     rates than domestically produced food. The agreement 
     encourages FDA to continue to partner with State inspection 
     services and increase use of emerging technologies as well as 
     treat products that are more likely to have pesticide 
     violations with special attention. In the fiscal year 2023 
     sampling plan, FDA is encouraged to increase sampling of 
     imported products noted in its 2019 supplemental analysis as 
     having higher rates of foreign violations compared to 
     domestic violations, consistent with FDA's risk-based 
     approach to sampling.
       The agreement urges FDA to clarify the obligation of 
     prescription drug and biological product sponsors with 
     respect to promotional activities.

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       The agreement supports FDA's work to promote the domestic 
     manufacturing of drug and biological products and urges the 
     agency to increase efforts to encourage the pharmaceutical 
     industry to adopt advanced manufacturing technologies that 
     have the potential to improve product quality.
       The agreement encourages the FDA to increase funding for 
     research into Vibrio illnesses associated with the 
     consumption of raw molluscan shellfish, improve risk 
     assessment models, and develop improved rapid detection 
     methods for virulent Vibrio strains.
       The agreement urges the FDA to expedite its ongoing work 
     with the lupus community to develop solutions to identified 
     barriers that will accelerate development of new therapies.
       The food program's recent missteps and delayed actions 
     outlined in the Reagan-Udall Foundation report have revealed 
     the serious consequences of FDA continuing to operate with a 
     fragmented organizational structure and lack of 
     accountability. To better regulate food and improve the food 
     program, the agreement encourages the FDA to strongly 
     consider the report's recommendations and develop a 
     restructuring plan, that includes stakeholder engagement and 
     input, that establishes and unifies all capacities of the 
     food program.
       The agreement notes that the final rule for ``Yogurt 
     Standards of Identity'' has been published and urges the FDA 
     to promptly consider any application for a Temporary 
     Marketing Permit on these issues.


                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

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

                   FDA Innovation Account, Cures Act


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

                           INDEPENDENT AGENCY

                       Farm Credit Administration


                 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

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

                               TITLE VII

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS


             (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

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


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

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

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

                                TITLE I

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                   International Trade Administration


                     OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

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

                    Bureau of Industry and Security


                     OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

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

                  Economic Development Administration

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


                ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

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

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

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


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                  Minority Business Development Agency


                     MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

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

                   Economic and Statistical Analysis


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                          Bureau of the Census

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


                      CURRENT SURVEYS AND PROGRAMS

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


                     PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS

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

       National Telecommunications and Information Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

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     to information technology professionals from developing 
     countries.
       Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program.--The agreement 
     directs NTIA to continue engaging with eligible entities of 
     the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program to ensure the full 
     potential of the investments made in IIJA and the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) in 
     these communities is realized.


              PUBLIC WIRELESS SUPPLY CHAIN INNOVATION FUND

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

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

               United States Patent and Trademark Office


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

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

             National Institute of Standards and Technology

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


             SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $953,000,000 for NIST's Scientific 
     and Technical Research and Services (STRS) account. House 
     funding levels for programs in STRS are not adopted, rather 
     the agreement provides increases above the fiscal year 2022 
     enacted level of up to: (1) $2,000,000 for Supporting the 
     American Bioeconomy; (2) $5,000,000 for NIST Center for 
     Neutron Research Controls and Corrective Actions; (3) 
     $2,000,000 for the iEdison System; (4) $2,500,000 for NIST's 
     Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives; (5) $5,000,000 
     for Measurement Service Modernization; and (6) $8,000,000 for 
     Standards for Critical and Emerging Technologies. The 
     agreement also provides no less than the fiscal year 2022 
     enacted level for Disaster Resilience Research Grants. In 
     addition, the agreement adopts House direction on ``Quantum 
     Information Science'' and provides no less than $54,000,000 
     for these activities.
       Climate and Energy Measurement, Tools, and Testbeds.--The 
     agreement includes an increase of no less than $11,500,000 
     above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level to support the 
     request for Climate and Energy Measurement, Tools, and 
     Testbeds. Within these funds, the agreement includes an 
     increase of $1,500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted 
     level to expand NIST's research on direct air capture and 
     carbon dioxide removal and sequestration, including to 
     develop standard reference materials and standard testing 
     procedures for direct air capture and to support carbonate 
     materials development, testing, and certification for 
     construction markets.
       In addition, within the funding provided, the agreement 
     provides $4,000,000 for the establishment of a NIST Center of 
     Excellence in climate change measurement. The center will 
     establish national standards and measurements for tracking 
     climate change and its impact. The center shall be 
     established in a State with existing requirements to reduce 
     greenhouse gases and track climate impacts. The institution 
     shall have established partnerships with national climate 
     offices, as well as with an established State Climate Office, 
     and shall have experience conducting comprehensive state 
     climate assessments. Further, NIST is encouraged to consider 
     an institution with an existing interdisciplinary research 
     institute that establishes and coordinates research teams 
     that integrate data from physical, biological, and social 
     sciences for the purposes of synthesizing climate data. NIST 
     is encouraged to partner with an institution that does not 
     currently have a Center of Excellence.
       Forward-Looking Building Standards.--Within funds for 
     Climate and Energy Measurement, Tools, and Testbeds, the 
     agreement provides not less than $3,000,000 to continue the 
     work on ``Forward-Looking Building Standards'' as directed in 
     the joint explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-
     103. Further, NIST shall provide technical assistance to 
     standards developing organizations regarding use of the 
     identified forward-looking information.
       Greenhouse Gas Program and Urban Dome Initiative.--The 
     agreement adopts House language regarding the ``Greenhouse 
     Gas Program and Urban Dome Initiative'' and includes up to 
     $15,000,000 to continue and expand sensor network deployments 
     and other related activities.
       Wildfires and the Wildland-Urban Interface.--The agreement 
     adopts House direction on ``Wildfires and the Wildland-Urban 
     Interface'' and, within funding for Climate and Energy 
     Measurement, Tools, and Testbeds, provides an increase of up 
     to $1,500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for 
     this purpose.
       Public Health Risk to First Responders.--The agreement 
     includes $3,000,000 for NIST to complete the study of new and 
     unused personal protective equipment worn by firefighters to 
     determine the prevalence and concentration of PFAS in the 
     equipment, as well as the extent to which PFAS may be 
     released from the gear during normal wear and under what 
     conditions, as authorized by the Guaranteeing Equipment 
     Safety for Firefighters Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-283). By 
     the end of fiscal year 2023, NIST shall provide the 
     Committees with the final report required under Public Law 
     116-283 including the major study findings and 
     recommendations on what additional research or technical 
     improvements should be pursued to avoid unnecessary 
     occupational exposure among firefighters to PFAS through 
     personal protective equipment or related components. The 
     report should include a comparison to recent peer-reviewed 
     studies, including those published after 2020.
       Artificial Intelligence (AI).--The agreement provides an 
     increase of no less than $4,000,000 above the fiscal year 
     2022 enacted level for NIST's AI research and measurement 
     science efforts. NIST is directed to develop resources for 
     government, corporate, and academic uses of AI to train and 
     test systems, model AI behavior, and compare systems. Within 
     the funding provided, the agreement encourages NIST to 
     continue to meet growing demand for the Facial Recognition 
     Vendor Test and to improve the test consistent with prior 
     year direction adopted in Public Law 117-103.
       Algorithmic Bias.--House direction regarding ``Algorithmic 
     Bias'' is adopted.
       Framework for Managing AI Risks.--NIST shall continue the 
     multi-stakeholder process of developing a framework for 
     managing risks related to the reliability, robustness, and 
     trustworthiness of AI systems and shall provide the 
     Committees with an update on its progress as soon as is 
     practicable.
       Cybersecurity.--The agreement adopts House direction on 
     ``Cybersecurity'' and provides an increase of no less than 
     $7,500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for these 
     activities, including the National Cybersecurity Center of 
     Excellence (NCCoE). NIST is further directed to support the 
     National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) 
     Regional Alliances and Multi-stakeholder Partnerships to 
     Stimulate (RAMPS) Cybersecurity and Workforce Development 
     program as authorized in the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
     (Public Law 116-283).
       In addition, NIST is encouraged to bolster the technology 
     foundations and put in place the practical steps needed to 
     ensure the security and integrity of the technology supply 
     chain, in partnership with the private sector, in accordance 
     with Executive Order 14028. NIST is also encouraged to reduce 
     the backlog at the Cryptographic Module Validation Program.
       Cybersecurity and Privacy.--The agreement adopts House 
     direction for ``Cybersecurity and Privacy'' and, from within 
     funding for Cybersecurity, provides an increase of up to 
     $2,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level to 
     address the cybersecurity issues facing industrial control 
     systems devices procured by the Federal government.
       Cybersecurity of Genomic Data.--The agreement provides up 
     to $4,500,000 for NIST and the NCCoE to continue the 
     cybersecurity of genomic data use case that was initiated in 
     fiscal year 2021. NIST and NCCoE shall continue to partner 
     with non-governmental entities that have existing capability 
     to research and develop state-of-the-art cybersecurity 
     technologies for the unique needs of genomic and biomedical-
     based systems.
       Forensic Sciences.--The agreement provides $22,000,000, an 
     increase of $1,500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted 
     level, for forensic science research. This includes no less 
     than $3,500,000 to support the Organization of Scientific 
     Area Committees and no less than $1,500,000 to support 
     technical merit evaluations. In addition, NIST is directed to 
     report to the Committees whether Federal support is necessary 
     for Standards Development Organizations in order to further 
     advance the use of forensic standards.
       Circular Economy.--The agreement supports NIST's work on 
     the circular economy and provides an increase of no less than 
     $1,500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for these 
     activities with plastics and other materials in the supply 
     chain. Of this amount, up to $1,000,000 is to support further 
     work on other classes of materials including electronics 
     waste, battery and solar waste, and other waste streams. In 
     addition, the agreement provides no less than the fiscal year 
     2022 enacted level for competitive external grants for 
     academic institutions to investigate plastic and polymeric 
     materials, as well as novel methods to characterize both 
     known and newly developed materials consistent with prior 
     year direction adopted in Public Law 117-103.

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       Composites.--NIST is encouraged to develop new composite 
     technologies to solve problems in the manufacturing space and 
     related materials industries consistent with prior year 
     direction adopted in Public Law 117-103.
       Regenerative Medicine Standards.--The agreement provides 
     $3,000,000 for NIST and the Standards Coordinating Body to 
     continue to develop comprehensive standards for the 
     development and evaluation of regenerative medicine products 
     to fulfill the regenerative medicine standards provisions 
     enacted under the 21st Century Cures Act (Public Law 114-
     255). In addition, the agreement provides up to $1,500,000 to 
     support the development of curricula in partnership with 
     academic institutions and other stakeholders such as through 
     establishment of consortia for workforce training around the 
     use of regenerative medicine standards.
       Pyrrhotite Testing and Mitigation.--The agreement adopts 
     the House language regarding ``Pyrrhotite Testing and 
     Mitigation'' and provides not less than $750,000 for NIST to 
     continue this work. NIST is also directed to investigate 
     mitigation strategies for concrete structures that may not 
     yet have developed cracking but contain pyrrhotite. 
     Additionally, $4,000,000 is provided for similar work through 
     NIST Community Project Funding/NIST External Projects.
       Graphene Research and Commercialization.--The agreement 
     provides up to the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for NIST to 
     fund and pursue graphene research activities with 
     industry and academic institutions that have expertise, 
     existing capabilities, and infrastructure related to the 
     commercial application of graphene.
       Robotics Training Center.--The agreement provides up to 
     $2,000,000 for NIST to establish a robotic training center in 
     partnership with an academic institution that has expertise 
     in robotics and automation in the manufacturing sector.
       Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Challenges and 
     Credentialing.--The agreement provides no less than the 
     fiscal year 2022 enacted level for NIST's UAV research 
     challenges and credentialing program. Within the funding 
     provided, NIST shall continue to partner with academic 
     institutions to execute UAV prize-based challenges and to 
     establish the measurements and standards infrastructure 
     necessary for credentialing remote pilots.
       Malcolm Baldrige Performance Excellence Program.--The 
     agreement provides $2,700,000 for the Malcolm Baldrige 
     Performance Excellence Program and encourages the program to 
     build more partnerships and self-assessment tools to help 
     organizations with their cybersecurity risk management.
       Emerging Industries.--NIST is encouraged to support 
     emerging industries, including cross-laminated timber.
       NIST STRS Community Project Funding/NIST External 
     Projects.--The recommendation includes $62,532,000 for NIST 
     STRS Community Project Funding/NIST External Projects as 
     detailed in the table below. NIST shall provide the amounts 
     listed in the table and shall perform the same level of 
     oversight and due diligence as with any other external 
     partners.

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                     INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

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


                  CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES

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

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

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

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

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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


                  OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

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

       Navigation Response Teams.--The agreement provides full 
     operational funding for NOAA's Navigation Response Teams 
     within Navigation, Observations and Positioning.
       Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS) Program.--
     The agreement provides no less than the fiscal year 2022 
     enacted level for PORTS.
       Geospatial Modeling Grants.--The agreement provides 
     $8,000,000 for the Geospatial Modeling Grants program for 
     which all funding shall be distributed externally.
       NOAA Center of Excellence for Operational Ocean and Great 
     Lakes Mapping.--The agreement provides $10,000,000 for a NOAA 
     Center of Excellence for Operational Ocean and Great Lakes 
     Mapping. Working in unison with and leveraging existing 
     capabilities, including the Joint Hydrographic Center, the 
     Center shall work across NOAA line offices, including NOS, 
     OAR, and the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO), 
     to support and grow the Nation's deep water, shallow water, 
     and coastal mapping capabilities and data holdings, in 
     partnership with industry. In particular, the Center shall 
     serve as: (1) a focal point for activities transitioning 
     developments in mapping platforms, sensors, and concepts of 
     operations into operations; (2) a focal point for applied 
     training for mapping and surveying operations, to grow and 
     diversify the pool of well-qualified talent in this expanding 
     field; (3) an agency-wide capability to provide technical 
     support for ocean mapping technologies to operators in the 
     field on an increasingly diverse set of platforms; and (4) a 
     mechanism to leverage public-private partnerships in 
     advancing the Nation's ocean and Great Lakes mapping goals.
       Hydrographic Research and Technology Development.--The 
     agreement provides no less than the fiscal year 2022 enacted 
     level for the Joint Hydrographic Center and $2,000,000 for 
     NOAA to continue supporting joint ocean and coastal mapping 
     centers in other areas of the country.
       Ocean Mapping and Coastal Charting.--The agreement provides 
     no less than the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for NOS to 
     continue coordinating and implementing an interagency 
     mapping, exploration, and characterization strategy for the 
     U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone, as well as the Strategy for 
     Mapping the Arctic and Sub-Arctic Shoreline and Nearshore of 
     Alaska consistent with prior year direction adopted in Public 
     Law 117-103.
       Hydrographic Surveys and Contracts.--For fiscal year 2023, 
     NOS shall follow prior year direction adopted in Public Law 
     117-103, on the following topics: ``Hydrographic Surveys and 
     Contracts'' and ``Hydrographic Charting in the Arctic.''
       National Water Level Observation Network (NWLON).--The 
     House funding level for the NWLON is not adopted. No later 
     than 180 days after enactment of this act, NOS is directed to 
     provide the Committees with a report about the status of the 
     system including the maintenance backlog and future needs to 
     inform climate resilience efforts, including cost estimates.
       Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS).--The agreement 
     provides $42,500,000 for IOOS to recapitalize and expand 
     observing system infrastructure based upon the highest 
     priority needs of each region to support disaster response, 
     weather forecasting and hurricane prediction, forecasting of 
     freshwater and marine water quality, detection of harmful 
     algal blooms (HABs), and safe maritime operations. This may 
     include buoys, high frequency radar, and underwater profiling 
     gliders. IOOS regional associations are encouraged to 
     consider leveraging existing capabilities of the commercial 
     sector, including uncrewed systems, to meet observational 
     needs through commercial data buys. The agreement provides 
     not less than $3,000,000 to continue and expand the IOOS HAB 
     pilot programs initiated in fiscal year 2020 and to support 
     the existing HAB monitoring and detection test bed.

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       Coastal Science, Assessment, Response and Restoration.--The 
     agreement provides no less than the fiscal year 2022 enacted 
     level for operations and staffing of the Gulf of Mexico 
     Disaster Response Center. Additionally, the agreement 
     includes $1,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level 
     for the Disaster Preparedness Program.
       Harmful Algal Blooms.--The agreement provides $22,500,000 
     for Competitive Research, including not less than $14,000,000 
     for HABs research, including within the Great Lakes 
     ecosystem, and adopts House direction for these funds. From 
     within this funding, $2,000,000 is provided to explore 
     innovative methods to increase monitoring and detection of 
     HABs in freshwater systems by partnering with academic 
     institutions with expertise in unmanned aircraft systems. In 
     addition, NOAA is encouraged to fund long-term HAB research 
     in the Gulf of Mexico that further develops ongoing 
     partnerships involving academic institutions, the private 
     sector, and State governments. Further, House language is 
     modified to provide up to $1,000,000 to expand both existing 
     and new program support for States to assess domoic acid 
     levels of HAB species in the marine environment.
       Improving Coastal Resilience.--Within the funding for 
     Competitive Research, NOAA is encouraged to provide 
     information and predictive capabilities to coastal 
     communities, especially those with underserved populations, 
     and to encourage natural-based solutions to address coastal 
     hazards like sea level rise, flooding, and inundation.
       Red Tide.--House language regarding ``Red Tide'' events is 
     modified to encourage NOAA to undertake this research within 
     funds provided.
       National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS).--The 
     agreement provides $1,000,000 for NCCOS's continued 
     collaboration on research priorities with NOAA's Cooperative 
     Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology (CIROH).
       In addition, the agreement provides $2,500,000 above the 
     fiscal year 2022 enacted level within Coastal Science, 
     Assessment, Response and Restoration to support social and 
     ecological science to plan and site offshore wind.
       Marine Debris.--The agreement provides an increase of 
     $500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for Marine 
     Debris. NOAA is directed to support competitive extramural 
     funding programs and the programs authorized in the Save Our 
     Seas 2.0 Act (Public Law 116-224).
       Sea Level Rise and Coastal Resilience.--House language on 
     ``Sea Level Rise and Coastal Resilience'' is adopted in 
     support of the Climate Ready Nation initiative. For this 
     work, and for Data Development and Products and Services for 
     Coastal Resilience, Coastal Hazards, and Climate Adaptation, 
     the agreement provides an increase of $2,500,000 above the 
     fiscal year 2022 enacted level, including $1,500,000 in 
     Coastal Science, Assessment, Response and Restoration and 
     $1,000,000 in Coastal Zone Management and Services.
       Digital Coast.--The agreement provides $3,500,000 for the 
     implementation of the Digital Coast Act (Public Law 116-223).
       Integrated Water Prediction (IWP).--The agreement provides 
     no less than the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for NOS to 
     continue to collaborate on the development and operation of 
     the IWP program with NWS.
       Coral Reef Program.--The agreement provides $33,500,000 for 
     the Coral Reef Program, including not less than the fiscal 
     year 2022 enacted level for NOS to work with academic 
     institutions and non-governmental research organizations to 
     carry out innovative restoration projects to restore degraded 
     coral reefs. NOAA is encouraged to expand its collaborative 
     work with external academic partners that conduct scientific 
     research for the conservation of corals and coral reef 
     ecosystems, including those that are experiencing an 
     increasing prevalence of disease outbreaks. Restoration 
     projects should utilize genetic strains that demonstrate 
     enhanced resiliency to increased water temperatures, 
     decreased pH, and coral disease, and include designs for 
     multiyear monitoring to assess survival and ecosystem health.
       In addition, through NOAA Community Project Funding/NOAA 
     Special Projects, the agreement provides $6,142,000 for coral 
     research and restoration.
       Sanctuaries and Marine Protected Areas.--The agreement 
     provides $68,000,000 for Sanctuaries and Marine Protected 
     Areas, which is $7,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted 
     level. House language on ``Sanctuaries and Marine Protected 
     Areas'' is adopted and within the increased funding provided, 
     NOS shall continue to support ongoing sanctuary designation 
     processes and is encouraged to commence designations of new 
     sites, in particular within the Great Lakes ecosystem.
       Marine National Monuments.--Within funding provided for 
     Sanctuaries and Marine Protected Areas, up to $1,200,000 may 
     be used for competitive education, research, and management 
     grants for existing marine national monuments administered by 
     NOS.
       National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).--$1,093,347,000 
     is for NMFS Operations, Research, and Facilities.

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

       For fiscal year 2023, NMFS shall follow prior year 
     direction and, if applicable, funding levels adopted by 
     Public Law 117-103 on the following topics: ``Promote and 
     Develop Fisheries Products and Research Funding Transfer,'' 
     ``NMFS Staffing,'' ``Electronic Monitoring and Reporting,'' 
     ``For-Hire Electronic Monitoring and Reporting 
     Implementation,'' ``American Lobster and Jonah Crab 
     Research,'' ``Plankton Recorder Survey,'' ``Cooperative 
     Research,'' ``International Fisheries Management 
     Coordination,'' ``North Pacific Observer Coverage,'' 
     ``Bycatch Reduction,'' ``Oyster Aquaculture, Research, and 
     Restoration,'' ``Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration,'' and 
     ``Cooperative Agreements with States.'' Further, the 
     agreement provides no less than $4,500,000 for the John H. 
     Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program and 
     also adopts House language on ``Foreign Fisheries'' and 
     provides $1,150,000 for this purpose.
       Saltonstall-Kennedy (S-K) Grant Program.--NMFS is directed 
     to follow prior year direction adopted by Public Law 117-103 
     on ``S-K Grant Program.'' In addition, the required spending 
     plan should include an accounting of the administration of 
     the regional committees authorized under the American 
     Fisheries Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 117-121).
       National Seafood Council.--No later than 180 days after 
     enactment of this act, NOAA shall provide the Committees with 
     a report detailing how the agency would facilitate a National 
     Seafood Council through the Fisheries Promotion Fund (16 
     U.S.C. 4008) to support a comprehensive, nationwide seafood 
     marketing and public education campaign. The report should 
     include an estimated cost of such a program and explanation 
     of how it would be different from the S-K Grant Program and 
     other existing NMFS programs.
       Offshore Wind Energy.--The agreement provides a total of 
     $13,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level across 
     NMFS to address consultation and permitting, stock 
     assessment, management, and protected resources needs related 
     to the expansion of offshore wind energy projects. Of this 
     amount, $1,500,000 is within Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, and 
     Other Species; $3,000,000 is within Fisheries and Ecosystem 
     Science Programs and Services; $5,500,000 is within Fisheries 
     Data Collections, Surveys, and Assessments; and $3,000,000 is 
     within Fisheries Management Programs and Services.
       Transition to Climate-Ready Fishery Management.--House 
     language on ``Transition to Climate-Ready Fishery 
     Management'' is modified to encourage NMFS to adapt its 
     fishery management practices to the reality of the changing 
     climate and to deliver the climate-informed advice needed for 
     effective marine resource management in rapidly changing 
     oceans.
       NMFS Project Consultations.--The agreement provides an 
     additional $2,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted 
     level for NMFS to address the backlog of consultation 
     requests under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Public Law 
     93-205) and authorization requests under the Marine Mammal 
     Protection Act (MMPA) (Public Law 92-522).
       NMFS is directed, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps 
     of Engineers, to provide timely services to, and proactive 
     communication with, applicants for permits for in-water 
     construction, and to increase outreach to other relevant 
     stakeholders, including in the Pacific Northwest. NMFS shall 
     continue to provide updates to the Committees on a quarterly 
     basis on these issues.
       North Atlantic Right Whales (NARW).--The agreement provides 
     $6,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for NARW-
     related research, monitoring, enforcement, and conservation 
     efforts. The agreement notes the importance of increasing 
     NARW monitoring to better understand species abundance and 
     distribution. Therefore, within the increase provided, not 
     less than $3,000,000 shall be for monitoring efforts in the 
     Gulf of Maine, including for aerial surveys, vessel surveys, 
     passive acoustic monitoring, habitat and plankton monitoring, 
     habitat modeling, and whale tagging, in conjunction with 
     States and other relevant stakeholders. Such an effort could 
     support development of dynamic management strategies. In 
     addition, no less than $1,500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 
     enacted level shall be to support continued development of 
     innovative gear technology. Research should focus on real 
     world compatibility and commercialization issues such as gear 
     detection and conflict avoidance and lobster fishery gear 
     compliance and enforcement. Further, within additional 
     funding, NOAA is directed to collaborate with States and 
     other stakeholders to improve the Decision Support Tool to 
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     streams into a single model with standardized spatial and 
     temporal domains with a goal of reducing uncertainty. 
     Finally, NOAA shall continue to support disentanglement, 
     stranding response, and necropsy activities, and is 
     encouraged to develop long-term tagging methods.
       In addition, the agreement provides $26,000,000 to States 
     through the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to 
     cover costs incurred by the fishing industry to comply with 
     the final 2021 rule to modify the Atlantic Large Whale Take 
     Reduction Plan (ALWTRP) (FR-210827-0171), as well as 
     additional uses outlined below. This amount is $12,000,000 
     above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. This assistance may 
     be used by the relevant States to help defray the cost of 
     compliance with new regulations, including for gear 
     modification, configuration, and marking within the Northeast 
     lobster and Jonah crab fisheries, both in Federal and State 
     waters. Additional eligible uses of the funds may include 
     NARW monitoring to inform State dynamic fisheries management, 
     innovative gear development, implementing electronic tracking 
     requirements within the Northeast lobster fishery, and 
     research to inform future management actions, including in 
     preparation for potential subsequent modifications to the 
     ALWTRP related to gillnet and Atlantic mixed species trap/pot 
     fisheries. Funding to the States shall be proportional to the 
     number of active federally permitted lobster trap harvesters 
     in each State, and the allocation details shall be developed 
     by the States through the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 
     Commission. Not more than five percent shall be used for 
     administrative costs.
       The agreement notes that NOAA has been delinquent in 
     responding to an Information Quality Act (Public Law 106-554) 
     request dated June 7, 2021, for correction under section 515 
     of Public Law 106-554. The petitioner has been seeking the 
     correction of potential flaws in highly influential 
     scientific assessment that does not meet NOAA's Information 
     Quality Guidelines. NOAA is directed to respond to the merits 
     of the petition within 30 days of enactment of this act. 
     Further, NOAA is encouraged to consider revising the Linden 
     and Pace models and Decision Support Tool using ``most 
     reasonably certain to occur'' rather than ``worst case'' 
     scenarios and assumptions and to incorporate whale behavior 
     and data from broader (and more representative) time periods 
     to more accurately predict future NARW populations before 
     issuing any new proposed or final regulations.
       NOAA shall continue to work with Canada to develop risk 
     reduction measures that are comparable in effectiveness for 
     both vessels and fisheries, and to incorporate Canadian 
     fishery measures, Canadian vessel restrictions, and U.S. 
     vessel restrictions into the evaluations under the 
     Conservation Framework. NOAA is also encouraged to improve 
     regional management efforts by including pertinent States and 
     interstate bodies in bilateral engagements with Canadian 
     officials regarding coordinated efforts to enhance NARW 
     recovery. NOAA is further encouraged to work with Canadian 
     and State fisheries officials to explore the possibility of 
     developing an agreement that provides for cooperative 
     fisheries management of the Gulf of Maine.
       Southern Resident Killer Whales.--The agreement adopts 
     House language on ``Southern Resident Killer Whales'' and 
     provides an increase of $250,000 above the fiscal year 2022 
     enacted level.
       Rice's Whale.--The House language on ``Rice's Whale'' is 
     modified to encourage this work within available funds.
       Protected Species in the Western Pacific.--The agreement 
     provides not less than $750,000 above the fiscal year 2022 
     enacted level for Hawaiian monk seals, Hawaiian sea turtles, 
     and false killer whales. Of the additional funding, not less 
     than $375,000 shall be made available to support State 
     activities related to these protected species, and not less 
     $375,000 shall be used for additional research to mitigate 
     interactions between fisheries and false killer whales.
       Sea Turtle Stranding Response and Rehabilitation.--The 
     agreement provides $500,000 for NOAA to provide support to 
     institutions and organizations permitted to provide sea 
     turtle stranding response and/or rehabilitation. In so doing, 
     NOAA shall also seek to leverage and strengthen partnerships 
     with capable university veterinary schools.
       Sea Turtle Conservation.--Until a permanent rehabilitation 
     facility can be established in the Galveston area, NOAA shall 
     provide access for designated Houston Zoo employees to the 
     Galveston Sea Turtle Hospital and associated facilities.
       Turtle Nesting Grounds in the Western Pacific.--No later 
     than one year after the date of enactment of this act, NOAA, 
     in coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     shall submit a report identifying sea turtle nesting grounds 
     of concern in the central and western Pacific region and 
     recommending actions to restore and conserve critical 
     habitat.
       Unusual Mortality Events (UME).--In lieu of House language 
     on the Marine Mammal UME Contingency Fund, NMFS is encouraged 
     to request funding for the Fund as part of the fiscal year 
     2024 budget request.
       Atlantic Salmon.--NOAA is encouraged to partner with States 
     and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to develop fish 
     passage performance standards for sea-run species and 
     prioritize project selection, funding, and staff resources 
     considering the benefits of restoring coevolved sea-run 
     species. NOAA is further directed to ensure that adequate 
     resources continue to be provided for State agencies to 
     implement the recovery strategy effectively, including to 
     ensure stable staffing levels.
       Pacific Salmon.--The agreement provides $72,000,000 for 
     Pacific Salmon, which is $5,000,000 above the fiscal year 
     2022 enacted level. Within the funding for Pacific Salmon, no 
     less than $6,000,000, an increase of $1,000,000 above the 
     fiscal year 2022 enacted level, is to implement Hatchery and 
     Genetic Management Plans (HGMPs) and to continue to address 
     the backlog of HGMPs as directed in previous fiscal years. In 
     addition, no less than the fiscal year 2021 enacted level is 
     provided for pinniped removals.
       Fisheries Surveys.--NMFS is directed to take the necessary 
     steps to ensure that historical levels of survey coverage are 
     achieved in fiscal year 2023, and the agreement provides an 
     additional $6,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted 
     level within Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys, and 
     Assessments for this purpose, including to support the 
     Climate-Ready Fisheries initiative. NMFS is directed to 
     contract no fewer than six surveys for Alaskan bottom trawl 
     surveys and cooperative research, including a survey to 
     capture movement of fish populations out of historic survey 
     areas, and no fewer than four vessels for West Coast 
     groundfish surveys. This amount also fully funds both 
     Northeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (NEAMAP) 
     trawl surveys, including the Maine-New Hampshire Inshore 
     Trawl Survey, as well as the Southeast Area Monitoring and 
     Assessment Program's (SEAMAP) existing surveys and addresses 
     critical data gaps in the bottom longline and fall trawl 
     surveys in the Gulf Coast States and reef fish in the South 
     Atlantic region.
       NOAA is encouraged to prioritize redundancy for survey 
     vessels through contracted vessels or data from autonomous 
     assets through the Autonomous Uncrewed Technology Operations 
     (AUTO) program. To the extent vessel-based science work is 
     needed for other programs, including bathymetry and coastal 
     mapping, if practicable, NOAA is encouraged to fulfill those 
     needs through private vessel contracts, public-private 
     partnerships, and platforms other than NOAA research vessels 
     to allow ample time for surveys and assessments performed by 
     the NOAA Fleet.
       Fishery Data Modernization.--NMFS is encouraged to 
     implement the recommendations identified at the Fisheries 
     Information Management Modernization Workshop in 2019, in 
     particular a Cloud Data Science Platform, a NMFS-wide cloud-
     based data science, management, and publishing platform.
       Northeast Groundfish Research.--Within funding provided for 
     Fisheries and Ecosystem Science Programs and Services, the 
     agreement provides $2,500,000 for groundfish research for 
     purposes consistent with prior year direction adopted by 
     Public Law 117-103. Within funding provided, $500,000 shall 
     be obligated to continue ongoing work on implementing the 
     recommendations set forth in the New England Fishery 
     Management Council's Fishery Data for Stock Assessment 
     Working Group Report, and to continue ongoing work on 
     implementing the recommendations set forth in the 2020 report 
     of the Groundfish Trawl Task Force consistent with prior year 
     direction. This funding is intended to support new and 
     innovative research, including by the Northeast Fisheries 
     Science Center, separately by, or in collaboration with, 
     outside partners such as higher education institutions or 
     State agencies, and in cooperation with the fishing industry.
       Fisheries Information Networks.--The agreement provides no 
     less than the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for Fisheries 
     Information Networks. NMFS is encouraged to support the Gulf 
     States Marine Fisheries Commission to collect samples for 
     additional species that may be the target of future stock 
     assessments.
       Data Collection for Recreational Fisheries.--House language 
     on ``Data Collection for Recreational Fisheries'' is adopted. 
     In addition, NMFS is directed to work with the Gulf States to 
     develop a pilot study on a Gulf-wide recreational fishing 
     effort to determine the best mechanism to collect data of the 
     quality sufficient for management decisions through existing 
     technologies.
       Fisheries Effort Survey (FES).--NMFS is encouraged to 
     conduct a thorough analysis of the effect of FES estimates on 
     stock status and allocation before they are used for stock 
     management.
       South Atlantic Reef Fish.--NMFS shall follow prior year 
     direction adopted by Public Law 117-103 regarding ``South 
     Atlantic Reef Fish,'' and the agreement provides $1,800,000 
     for this purpose. NOAA is directed to follow the guidance of 
     the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council in identifying 
     the best research and data collection necessary to better 
     understand discard rates and mortality in the fishery. 
     Further, the agreement supports full integration of the South 
     Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count data into the next stock 
     assessment so that the South Atlantic Fishery Management 
     Council can appropriately use this new abundance data when 
     making management decisions regarding red snapper.
       State Management for Recreational Red Snapper.--The 
     agreement reiterates past direction that successful 
     implementation of Reef Fish Amendment 50: State Management 
     for Recreational Red Snapper shall be a top priority for NOAA 
     and that such efforts should occur in coordination with the 
     Gulf States. Within the amount provided for Fisheries

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     Data Collections, Surveys, and Assessments, not less than 
     $5,000,000 is for NMFS to continue to work with the Gulf 
     States to ensure successful implementation of State 
     management for red snapper. The agreement supports full 
     integration of the Great Red Snapper Count data and Gulf 
     States catch data into the upcoming red snapper research 
     track stock assessment to be completed in 2023 and in the 
     operational assessment that will follow in 2024. NOAA 
     shall delay implementation of recalibration between 
     sectors until the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 
     Council can appropriately use this new abundance and more 
     targeted catch data when making management decisions 
     regarding red snapper.
       Gulf Reef Fish.--Within funding for Fisheries and Ecosystem 
     Science Programs and Services, the agreement provides no less 
     than the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for NMFS to support 
     Gulf reef fish surveys, research, and sampling.
       Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Research.--NMFS is encouraged, via 
     a partnership with the Gulf States Marine Fisheries 
     Commission, to provide grants to academic partners, including 
     consortiums of universities, and other partners to conduct 
     fishery-independent research on trans-boundary, multi-
     jurisdictional fish species in the Gulf of Mexico for which 
     current data is deficient (e.g., cobia, tripletail, tarpon, 
     and gray triggerfish), including species that are solely 
     managed by the Gulf States.
       Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishing Effort.--Within funds for 
     Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys, and Assessments, the 
     agreement provides $850,000 for NMFS, in consultation with 
     the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council and shrimp 
     industry stakeholders, to continue the development and 
     implementation of the newly approved Electronic Logbook 
     program (ELB) that archives vessel position and automatically 
     transmits scientific shrimp fishing effort data via cellular 
     service to NMFS.
       Northwest Fisheries Ecosystem Monitoring System.--Within 
     funds for Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys, and 
     Assessments, the agreement provides $850,000 to maintain a 
     time-series monitoring system of hydrographic and ecological 
     data to inform fishery management on the Northern California 
     Current.
       Chesapeake Bay Atlantic Menhaden Abundance.--NMFS is 
     encouraged to collect Atlantic menhaden abundance data in the 
     Chesapeake Bay in partnership with the Atlantic States Marine 
     Fisheries Commission and relevant States.
       Northeast Multispecies Fishery.--The agreement rejects the 
     proposed cut to Observers and Training and provides not less 
     than $5,500,000 for grants to the fishing industry to fully 
     cover At-Sea Monitoring industry costs, including sector 
     costs, in the New England groundfish fishery. Any additional 
     At-Sea Monitoring costs, including shore side infrastructure, 
     observer training, observer equipment and gear, electronic 
     monitoring, and NOAA support costs shall be included in the 
     fiscal year 2024 budget request. NOAA shall ensure the costs 
     and benefits of At-Sea Monitoring are commensurate with the 
     gross revenues of vessels in the fishery. Before obligating 
     any of these funds, NOAA shall provide the Committees with a 
     detailed spending plan.
       Observer Data Integration.--The agreement provides $500,000 
     within Fisheries Management Programs and Services to expedite 
     efforts to integrate At-Sea Monitoring data into stock 
     assessment models.
       Electronic Vessel Trip Reporting (eVTR).--Within Fisheries 
     Management Programs and Services, the agreement provides 
     $250,000 to support improvement and expansion of the eVTR 
     program.
       Fish Stock Movement.--No later than 180 days after 
     enactment of this act, NMFS shall report to the Committees 
     about potential options for States to exchange or trade quota 
     through fishery management councils as fish stocks expand and 
     shift due to climate change. The report should detail NMFS's 
     ability to intervene, under existing authority, in allocation 
     disputes, as well as recommendations for improved 
     coordination and transparent decision-making among councils, 
     including in cases where stocks have shifted into waters off 
     States that currently are not party to the relevant regional 
     fishery management council.
       Harmful West Coast Large Mesh Drift Gillnets.--NMFS is 
     directed to consult with the Pacific Fishery Management 
     Council on a strategy to phase out the use of large mesh 
     driftnets and permit the use of alternative fishing methods 
     to increase the economic viability of the West Coast-based 
     swordfish fishery while minimizing bycatch to the maximum 
     extent possible.
       Marine Aquaculture.--Within NMFS Aquaculture, the agreement 
     provides $700,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level 
     for NOAA to upgrade equipment and to increase the amount of 
     staff focused on aquaculture at all NMFS fisheries science 
     centers, including to return staffing levels to those in 
     fiscal year 2010 at the Northeast and Northwest Fisheries 
     Science Centers.
       In addition, the agreement provides no less than the fiscal 
     year 2022 enacted level to continue the multi-year Integrated 
     Multi-Trophic Aquaculture demonstration pilot system in State 
     waters of the Gulf of Mexico that was initiated in calendar 
     year 2021.
       Review of Electronic Monitoring Data.--Within funding 
     provided for Fisheries Management Programs and Services, the 
     agreement provides $600,000 for the video review of the West 
     Coast groundfish electronic monitoring data.
       Highly Migratory Species (HMS).--The agreement provides 
     $500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for 
     research grants to improve science-based management of 
     domestic and international HMS in the Pacific regions and 
     encourages continued collaboration between Sea Grant and NMFS 
     for Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf of Mexico HMS.
       Salmon Management Activities.--The agreement provides 
     $41,000,000 for Pacific Salmon Treaty (PST) activities. 
     Before funding may be obligated, NOAA is directed to provide 
     the Committees with a detailed spending plan consistent with 
     prior year direction adopted in Public Law 117-103. Further, 
     NOAA is encouraged to minimize, to the extent practicable, 
     the amount of funds withheld for administrative expenses. The 
     agreement also provides not less than $23,500,000 for 
     Mitchell Act hatchery programs. NMFS is directed to continue 
     genetic stock identification for salmon recovery and 
     management.
       Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP).--House language 
     on ``Seafood Import Monitoring Program'' is adopted, and the 
     agreement provides an increase of $1,000,000 above the fiscal 
     year 2022 enacted level for SIMP, established under section 
     539 of Public Law 115-141. Effective implementation of SIMP 
     is necessary to enforce the ban on imports of Russian 
     seafood, which may be relabeled after foreign processing, 
     hiding its Russian origin.
       Illegal, Unregulated, and Unreported (IUU) Fishing.--The 
     agreement modifies House language to provide no less than 
     $750,000 for NMFS to further test and evaluate the 
     effectiveness of U.S. commercial space-based radio frequency 
     data collection capabilities to track foreign vessels engaged 
     in IUU fishing activities in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone 
     and other remote maritime regions of economic, environmental, 
     and national security significance.
       Northeast Lobster Enforcement.--The agreement provides not 
     less than $950,000 for NMFS, in partnership with the relevant 
     States, Joint Enforcement Agreement partner agencies, and the 
     Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, to continue the 
     cooperative offshore lobster enforcement program.
       Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR).--
     $661,297,000 is for OAR Operations, Research, and Facilities.

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

       Climate Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes.--The 
     agreement provides an increase of $10,000,000 above the 
     fiscal year 2022 enacted level for global-nested high-
     resolution models and sustained atmospheric observations, 
     including no less than $4,000,000 to support the Water in the 
     West Initiative.
       Atmospheric Baseline Observatories (ABOs).--The House 
     language regarding ABOs is modified to provide an increase of 
     no less than $1,250,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted 
     level within Climate Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes. 
     The recent eruption of Mauna Loa highlights the vulnerability 
     of some ABOs and other Global Monitoring Laboratories as 
     noted in the joint explanatory statement accompanying Public 
     Law 117-103. Consistent with that direction, NOAA shall 
     consider how to provide continuity of atmospheric 
     observations in a cost-effective manner, and to submit its 
     findings to the Committees, along with proposals to address 
     the issue.
       Earth's Radiation Budget.--In lieu of House language 
     regarding ``Earth's Radiation Budget,'' the agreement 
     provides $9,500,000 for continued modeling, scientific 
     studies, grant programs, and, as possible, observations and 
     monitoring of stratospheric conditions and the Earth's 
     radiation budget, including the impact of the introduction of 
     material into the stratosphere from changes in natural 
     systems, increased air and space traffic, and the assessment 
     of solar climate interventions. OAR is also directed, in 
     coordination with NASA and the Department of Energy, as 
     appropriate, to continue to improve the understanding of the 
     impact of atmospheric aerosols on radiative forcing, as well 
     as on the formation of clouds, precipitation, and extreme 
     weather and to develop plans for sustained observations of 
     the stratosphere. Further, NOAA is encouraged to coordinate 
     with NASA for long-range manned

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

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

       NWS Staffing.--The agreement provides an increase of 
     $11,750,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level to 
     address staffing requirements at NWS, including $10,500,000 
     in Analyze, Forecast, and Support (AFS) for staffing at 
     weather forecast offices to enhance NWS impact-based decision 
     support services (IDSS), to increase the number of trained 
     and qualified Incident Meteorologists (IMETs) for wildfires 
     and other extreme events, and to accelerate hiring at the 
     National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP). The 
     remaining $1,250,000 is for NCEP hiring, with $750,000 in 
     Central Processing and $500,000 in Science and Technology 
     Integration (STI). Within all of these increases,

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

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

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

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

       Tribal Liaison.--The agreement provides $500,000 in 
     Executive Leadership for NOAA to increase staffing to 
     strengthen communications and outreach to Tribal governments, 
     Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.
       Mission Support Services.--The agreement supports the 
     following requests and encourages their implementation within 
     available funds: Acquisition and Grants Office, Facility 
     Program Capacity, Budget Position Management System, Finance 
     Transaction Processing, Spectrum, NOAA Open Data 
     Dissemination, and NOAA Cloud Program. NOAA shall identify 
     amounts for each of these initiatives as part of the agency's 
     fiscal year 2023 spending plan. The agreement further 
     provides not less than $1,500,000 to accelerate NOAA's 
     Diversity and Inclusion Plan, to expand NOAA's recruiting 
     program, and for equity assessment and implementation support 
     in compliance with Executive Order 13985.
       NOAA is directed to immediately provide the Committees with 
     the business case analysis for a new center of excellence, as 
     required in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 
     Public Law 117-103 under the heading ``Facilities 
     Maintenance.''
       Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment.--NOAA is directed to 
     continue implementing

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     NOAA Administrative Order (NAO) 202-1106 on sexual assault 
     and sexual harassment prevention and is provided an increase 
     of $1,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for 
     these purposes. NOAA shall continue to provide the Committees 
     with a copy of the report required under section 12.02 of NAO 
     202-1106.
       Office of Space Commerce (OSC).--The agreement approves the 
     requested transfer of OSC to Mission Support and provides 
     $70,000,000, an increase of $54,000,000 above the fiscal year 
     2022 enacted level. NOAA shall provide a detailed spending 
     plan for the funds provided to OSC and shall immediately 
     submit the five-year strategic plan for OSC requested in the 
     joint explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-103.
       Cooperative Science Center for Ocean Education.--NOAA is 
     encouraged to request funding for a cooperative science 
     center for ocean exploration in its fiscal year 2024 budget 
     request.
       Providing Opportunities within the Ocean Sciences.--NOAA is 
     encouraged to partner with an established consortium of 
     higher education, industry, and non-profit organizations to 
     offer access to a research vessel and to associated 
     programming dedicated to increasing opportunities for 
     underrepresented groups within the ocean sciences.
       National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB).--NOAA is directed to 
     meet its obligations to fully fund the NOSB in fiscal year 
     2023, in partnership with other agencies and non-Federal 
     entities.
       Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO).--
     $328,677,000 is for OMAO Operations, Research, and 
     Facilities.

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

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

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               procurement, acquisition and construction

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

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

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


                    pacific coastal salmon recovery

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


                     fisheries disaster assistance

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


                      fishermen's contingency fund

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


                   fisheries finance program account

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

                        Departmental Management


                         salaries and expenses

       The agreement includes $95,000,000 for Departmental 
     Management (DM) salaries and expenses.
       For fiscal year 2023, the Department is directed to follow 
     prior year directives, adopted in Public Law 116-260, under 
     the headings ``Staffing Report,'' ``Salary Lapse,'' 
     ``Department of Commerce Working Capital Fund,'' and 
     ``Improving Trade Data Reporting.'' Additionally, for fiscal 
     year 2023 the Department is directed to follow prior year 
     directives included in Senate Report 116-127 and adopted by 
     Public Law 116-93, on ``Working Capital Funds.''
       Enhancing Microelectronics Fabrication with Advanced 
     Materials and Techniques.--As the Department assesses and 
     makes investments in advanced semiconductors and 
     microelectronics using funds provided in regular and 
     emergency appropriations bills, such assessments shall 
     include the value of investing in

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     researching advanced techniques and upgrading existing 
     fabrication facilities to use advanced materials that can 
     increase those facilities' capability to produce more 
     effective microelectronics for existing and evolving demand.
       Wildfire Mitigation.--The Department is directed to assess 
     what measures and improvements can be taken to reduce the 
     likelihood of wildfire impacts to Department facilities in 
     Boulder, Colorado (NIST, NOAA, and NTIA facilities) and to 
     the Department's other potentially at-risk facilities around 
     the country. The Department is directed to report to the 
     Committees on its wildfire mitigation assessment findings 
     within 120 days of enactment of this act.
       Anomalous Health Incidents (AHI).--The Department is 
     directed to continue working with other Federal agencies to 
     create AHI policies and procedures, including a system for 
     handling requests for reimbursement. The agreement directs 
     the AHI system be in place by March 15, 2023. The Department 
     is directed to submit quarterly reports to the Committees on 
     the number of requests for assistance, the unobligated 
     balances of the original funding provided, and any additional 
     resource needs to properly respond to the Department's AHI 
     claimants.
       Outbound Investment Initiative.--The Department is 
     encouraged, in coordination with the Department of the 
     Treasury, to consider its role in the establishment of a 
     program to address the national security threats emanating 
     from outbound investments from the United States in certain 
     sectors that are critical for U.S. national security. Not 
     later than 60 days after enactment of this act, the 
     Department shall submit a report describing its efforts and 
     identifying the resources that would be required to establish 
     and implement it.


                      renovation and modernization

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


                       nonrecurring expenses fund

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


                      office of inspector general

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

               GENERAL PROVISIONS--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


                     (including transfer of funds)

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

                                TITLE II

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                         General Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       The agreement includes $145,000,000 for General 
     Administration, Salaries and Expenses.
       For fiscal year 2023, the Department is directed to 
     continue following the directives in the joint explanatory 
     statement accompanying Public Law 117-103 on the following 
     topics: ``Trafficking in Persons,'' ``Domestic Trafficking 
     Victims Fund Special Assessments,'' ``Human Trafficking 
     Justice Coordinators,'' ``Enforcement of Federal Hate Crimes 
     Law,'' ``Combating Domestic Terrorism,'' ``Human Rights 
     Crimes,'' ``Wildlife Trafficking,'' ``Combatting Violent 
     Crime in Indian Country,'' ``Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) 
     Opinions,'' and ``Voting Rights.'' The Department shall 
     submit updated reports consistent with the directives. House 
     report language under ``Voting Rights Enforcement'' is not 
     adopted.
       Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization 
     Act of 2016.--The agreement includes not less than 
     $15,000,000 for DOJ component agencies to implement the 
     Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act 
     of 2016, to include $3,500,000 in grant funding.
       Strengthening Police-Community Relations.--The agreement 
     provides $231,000,000 for State and Local Law Enforcement 
     Assistance and Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) 
     Office grant programs related to police-community relations. 
     This is an increase of $30,000,000, or 15 percent, above the 
     fiscal year 2022 enacted level. The Department shall include 
     as part of its fiscal year 2023 spending plan details on its 
     use of these resources and provide the Committees quarterly 
     updates thereafter.
       Responding to Opioids, Methamphetamine, Synthetic Drugs, 
     and Substance Abuse in Our Communities.--The agreement 
     includes a total of $608,500,000 in grant program funding, an 
     increase of $36,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted 
     level, to help communities and State and local law 
     enforcement respond to substance abuse, including opioids, 
     stimulants, and synthetic drugs. The Drug Enforcement 
     Administration (DEA) is funded at $2,563,116,000, an increase 
     of $141,594,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, to 
     strengthen drug trafficking investigations, including those 
     related to heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamines. The 
     agreement supports the continuation of heroin enforcement 
     teams, methamphetamine and fentanyl cleanup and container 
     programs, and other interdiction and intervention efforts, 
     including expansion of DEA's 360 Strategy and Operation 
     Engage.
       McGirt v. Oklahoma.--The agreement appropriately funds the 
     U.S. Attorneys' offices, United States Marshals Service, DEA, 
     and FBI workload increases resulting from the McGirt v. 
     Oklahoma decision for fiscal year 2023. These resources will 
     allow Federal, Tribal, State, and local stakeholders to 
     further enable cooperation, collaboration, and sharing of 
     pertinent information to protect all victims and bring all 
     those who commit a crime to justice. DOJ is directed to 
     report, within 90 days of the date of enactment of this act, 
     on the breakdown of cases per attorney in Oklahoma, estimated 
     caseloads for the fiscal year 2024, and how such numbers 
     compare with other districts around the country. The report 
     shall also include the number and type of cases indicted 
     compared to all referrals received, from which jurisdictions 
     the cases were referred, and the general reasons why cases 
     were not accepted.
       Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Interagency 
     Coordination.--The Department, in coordination with relevant 
     Federal agency partners, shall establish an interagency 
     working group to improve human trafficking and child 
     exploitation case coordination, de-confliction, and survivor 
     support, and submit a report not later than 45 days after the 
     date of enactment of this act on its plans for such working 
     group. DOJ shall submit a follow-up report on the performance 
     of the Working Group not later than one year after the date 
     of enactment of this act.
       Departmental Efforts to Combat Crimes Against Children.--
     The Department is directed to immediately submit the long-
     awaited National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention 
     and Interdiction pursuant to 34 U.S.C. 21111(b) and publish 
     it on the Department website. The report, which is required 
     to be submitted to Congress every two years, has not been 
     submitted since April 2016 and the Department has been 
     directed to submit this report since fiscal year 2020. In 
     addition, the Department shall comply with directions in the 
     joint explanatory statement accompanying Public Laws 116-260 
     and 117-103 and immediately submit a detailed staffing and 
     funding report on the office of the National Coordinator for 
     Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, including 
     staffing, travel, and temporary duty travel expenses, as this 
     information is long-overdue. The Department shall submit a 
     crosscut budget presentation for Crimes against Children as 
     part of its fiscal year 2024 budget submission and in 
     subsequent budgets and continue following directives and 
     reporting requirements in fiscal year 2023 as specified in 
     the aforesaid joint explanatory statements.
       Policies on Investigating Crimes Against Children.--The 
     Department shall report not later than 60 days after the date 
     of enactment of this act on steps to address recommendations 
     made in Office of Inspector General

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     OIG Report 21-093: ``Investigation and Review of the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation's Handling of Allegations of Sexual 
     Abuse by Former USA Gymnastics Physician Lawrence Gerard 
     Nassar''. The report shall describe FBI policy for sharing 
     allegations of crimes against children with relevant FBI 
     field offices as well as with State and local law 
     enforcement, how such policy has been updated since the 
     Nassar investigation, and how it is being disseminated and 
     implemented within the FBI.
       Human Rights Enforcement Report.--DOJ shall report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and the Judiciary of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate not later than 90 days 
     after the date of enactment of this act on the investigations 
     and prosecutions of human rights offenses and other offenses 
     committed by serious human rights violators for fiscal years 
     2018-2022, efforts by the Criminal Division (CRM) and the 
     Executive Office of the United States Attorneys (EOUSA) to 
     increase such prosecutions, and any legal or organizational 
     impediments to investigating and prosecuting human rights 
     violations.
       Violence Against Indigenous Women.--DOJ shall follow the 
     directives in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 
     Public Law 117--103 under the heading ``Missing and Murdered 
     Indigenous Women'' and submit an updated review and 
     communications plan, including details on the use of fiscal 
     year 2023 Tribal set-aside funding that supports related 
     programs and initiatives in Indian Country and Alaska Native 
     Villages, with its fiscal year 2023 spending plan. In 
     addition, DOJ shall report not later than 90 days after the 
     date of enactment of this act on the status of implementing 
     recommendations in Government Accountability Office report 
     GAO--22--104045, entitled ``Missing or Murdered Indigenous 
     Women: New Efforts are Underway but Opportunities Exist to 
     Improve the Federal Response.''
       Fix NICS Act Requirements.--The Attorney General is 
     directed to publish timely on its website the semi-annual 
     reports mandated by the Fix NICS Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-
     141) on Federal, State, and Tribal compliance with that act.
       National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).--The 
     Department shall report not later than 60 days after the date 
     of enactment of this act on factors contributing to delayed 
     participation by law enforcement agencies in NIBRS, and on 
     DOJ efforts to increase such participation.
       Department of Justice Recusal Policies.--Not later than 180 
     days after the date of enactment of this act, the Department 
     shall implement policies and procedures necessary to ensure 
     that the recusal of any officer or employee of any DOJ 
     component from a matter is registered and recorded with the 
     Designated Agency Ethics Official and the Departmental Ethics 
     Office. In addition, not later than 270 days after the date 
     of enactment of this act, the Department shall submit the 
     initial report as specified in the directives under this 
     heading in the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying 
     Public Law 117-103.
       Financial Fraud.--The Attorney General shall continue to 
     prioritize DOJ resources to ensure reports of financial 
     fraud, to include scams against senior citizens, are 
     thoroughly investigated to support the goal of bringing 
     perpetrators of such crimes to justice.
       Death in Custody Act (DCRA) Reporting.--The Attorney 
     General shall report not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this act on DCRA implementation plans, the 
     quality of DCRA data collected to date, how DOJ could improve 
     the quality and transparency of future data, including 
     implementation of its proposed 2016 collection plan, and a 
     timeline for publishing the required DCRA report.
       Money Laundering Investigations.--The Attorney General 
     shall establish and convene, not later than 60 days after the 
     date of enactment of this act, an interagency working group 
     to identify the number and status of investigations with a 
     money laundering nexus that involves either foreign official 
     corruption or drug trafficking, including the value of money 
     or assets seized in fiscal year 2023, and shall submit a 
     report with the findings of the working group, disaggregated 
     by date and lead Federal agency, to the Committees on 
     Appropriations and the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate not later than one year after 
     the date of enactment of this act.
       Election Threats Task Force.--To build on the work of the 
     newly established Election Threats Task Force and improve 
     outreach to election workers and organizations that represent 
     them, the Department shall make available on the DOJ website 
     all policies and procedures related to submitting threat 
     reports for election workers, administrators, officials, and 
     others associated with the electoral process. This shall 
     include information about what to expect after such a report 
     is filed, and the rights and protections offered to election 
     workers, administrators, officials, and volunteers under 
     current law.
       Timely Responses to Committee Inquiries and Meeting Report 
     Deadlines.--The Department is firmly reminded to submit all 
     reports and studies described in report or explanatory 
     statement language by the specified due date with all 
     required information. In addition, any requests for 
     information from the Chairs, Vice Chair, Ranking Members, or 
     Committee staff to the Attorney General and any Department 
     component should be treated as a priority and responded to 
     courteously and expeditiously. The Department shall submit 
     immediately and fully any reports outstanding from fiscal 
     year 2022.
       Analysis of Digital Evidence.--DOJ shall brief the 
     Committees not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this act on the use and management of evidence 
     from digital devices used in criminal investigations. The 
     briefing should address processing backlogs, training 
     requirements for the use of digital evidence, technical 
     and legal impediments to secure transmission and sharing 
     with law enforcement and governmental partners, methods 
     for secure and centralized storage, reliance on removable 
     media, and resource challenges or gaps.
       Reporting on Whistleblower Protections.--DOJ shall follow 
     the directives in the joint explanatory statement 
     accompanying Public Law 117-103 under the heading 
     ``Whistleblower Protections.'' In addition, the Attorney 
     General is directed to submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations and the Judiciary, within 90 days of the date 
     of enactment of this act, assessing the Department's 
     compliance with 42 U.S.C. 4712 and section 3.908-9 of the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation and describing the 
     implementation status, including all actions taken in 
     response to, recommendations by the Government Accountability 
     Office and the DOJ Office of Inspector General related to 
     whistleblower protections for employees of contractors and 
     grantees.
       Crime Victims Fund.--The health of the Crime Victims Fund 
     (CVF) remains a concern, and DOJ is directed to continue to 
     advise litigating components of the availability of the CVF 
     as a repository for fines, fees, and other penalties.
       House report language under the heading ``Ammunition 
     Background Checks'' is not adopted.


                 justice information sharing technology

                     (including transfer of funds)

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

                Executive Office for Immigration Review


                     (including transfer of funds)

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

                      Office of Inspector General

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

                    United States Parole Commission


                         salaries and expenses

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

                            Legal Activities


            salaries and expenses, general legal activities

                     (including transfer of funds)

       The agreement includes $1,138,000,000 for General Legal 
     Activities. Within the funding provided, up to $10,000,000 
     shall be for the Civil Rights Division for additional 
     expenses relating to the enforcement of 34 U.S.C. 12601, 
     criminal enforcement under 18 U.S.C. 241-242, and 
     administrative enforcement by the Department of Justice, 
     including compliance with consent decrees or judgments 
     entered under such sections.
       The agreement includes additional resources for the Civil 
     Rights Division to carry out its critical missions to 
     reinforce democratic institutions, such as the right to vote;

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


                 vaccine injury compensation trust fund

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


               salaries and expenses, antitrust division

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


             salaries and expenses, united states attorneys

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


                   united states trustee system fund

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


      salaries and expenses, foreign claims settlement commission

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


                     fees and expenses of witnesses

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


           salaries and expenses, community relations service

                     (including transfer of funds)

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


                         Assets Forfeiture Fund

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

                     United States Marshals Service


                         salaries and expenses

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


                              CONSTRUCTION

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


                       FEDERAL PRISONER DETENTION

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

                       National Security Division


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

                      Interagency Law Enforcement


                 INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT

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

                    Federal Bureau of Investigation


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $10,676,000,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses of the FBI, including $1,959,824,000 for 
     Intelligence, $4,328,648,000 for Counterterrorism and 
     Counterintelligence, $3,740,492,000 for Criminal Enterprises 
     and Federal Crimes, and $647,036,000 for Criminal Justice 
     Services. The agreement includes additional resources for 
     counterterrorism, including to counter domestic terrorism; 
     address cyberthreats, cybersecurity, and technology needs; 
     and civil rights, violent crime and corruption 
     investigations. The agreement also includes not less than 
     $125,000,000 for the National Instant Criminal Background 
     Check System (NICS), in addition to $100,000,000 that was 
     funded through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
       Within the funding provided, up to $5,000,000 shall be for 
     additional expenses relating to the enforcement of 34 U.S.C. 
     12601, criminal enforcement under 18 U.S.C. 241-242, and 
     administrative enforcement by the Department of Justice, 
     including compliance with consent decrees or judgments 
     entered into under such sections.
       For fiscal year 2023, the FBI is directed to continue 
     following the directives in the joint

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


                              CONSTRUCTION

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

                    Drug Enforcement Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

          Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

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


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $1,672,000,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
     Explosives (ATF). The agreement expects ATF to comply with 
     directives agreed to within the Bipartisan Safer Communities 
     Act (Public Law 117-159), including dedicating funds for the 
     Anti-Straw Purchasing Campaign. For fiscal year 2023, the ATF 
     is directed to continue following the directives in the joint 
     explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 116-260 on 
     ``Crime Gun Intelligence Centers (CGICs).'' The ATF shall 
     submit updated reports consistent with the directives.
       Training Law Enforcement Partners.--ATF is expected to 
     continue to provide training to local and State law 
     enforcement agencies on submitting trace requests of firearms 
     recovered in criminal investigations to ATF. The agreement 
     supports the ongoing efforts of Federal, State, and local law 
     enforcement agencies to solve violent crimes and urges ATF to 
     provide all possible training opportunities in support of 
     these efforts.
       Tobacco Enforcement.--The agreement reminds ATF of the 
     report under the ``Tobacco Enforcement'' heading contained 
     within the joint explanatory statement accompanying Public 
     Law 117-103, which directed ATF to submit a report assessing 
     investments in tobacco initiatives in each fiscal year since 
     2017, and directs ATF continue this report in fiscal year 
     2023.
       National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) 
     Expansion.--The ATF is directed to examine ways to expand 
     access to NIBIN to State and local agencies in the New 
     England region.
       Out-of-Business Records (OBRs).--ATF is directed to submit 
     a report, within 60 days of the date of enactment of this 
     act, that details: (1) how many of the total OBRs reflect 
     transactions that occurred before 2002; (2) what year the 
     oldest OBRs are from that are currently maintained in the ATF 
     repository; and (3) for the traces completed in the past 5 
     years using OBR records, how old the records were that were 
     subject to a trace.
       Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Compliance.--ATF is 
     expected to comply with its obligations under FOIA. ATF is 
     directed to

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     submit a report, within 90 days of the date of enactment of 
     this act, on how ATF assesses agency records for release 
     under FOIA.
       Bomb Arson Tracking System (BATS).--The ATF is directed to 
     proceed with a fully integrated solution for BATS upgrades as 
     the platform is nearing its end cycle. Within the funds 
     provided, the agreement expects ATF to prioritize funding for 
     this project; however, should funds not be sufficient to 
     cover the upgrade, the ATF is directed to submit a 
     reprogramming notification and encourages ATF to include it 
     as part of the fiscal year 2023 spend plan submission.


                              CONSTRUCTION

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

                         Federal Prison System


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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


                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

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


   LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, 
                              INCORPORATED

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

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               State and Local Law Enforcement Activities

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

                    Office on Violence Against Women


       VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

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

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

                       Office of Justice Programs


                  RESEARCH, EVALUATIONS AND STATISTICS

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

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

       For fiscal year 2023, the Department is directed to 
     continue following the directives and reporting requirements 
     in the joint explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 
     116-260 regarding ``Spending Plans'' as well as the 
     directives and reporting requirements in the joint 
     explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-103 
     regarding ``Correctional Education Evaluation.''
       Assessment of National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and 
     Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).--Directives under the 
     Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 
     (Public Law 115-435) (``Evidence Act'') and other 
     congressionally-requested initiatives have given NIJ and BJS 
     additional responsibilities and obligations. The agreement 
     directs OJP to conduct a full assessment of the impact on NIJ 
     and BJS regarding the Evidence Act and other congressionally-
     requested initiatives, including their ability to keep pace 
     with cutting-edge scientific practices and emerging policy 
     needs. OJP is further directed to develop a forward-looking 
     vision for strengthening these agencies' abilities to respond 
     nimbly to and anticipate future needs and scientific 
     developments over the next decade and identify the resources 
     needed to achieve this vision. These activities should, where 
     possible, be integrated into OJP's implementation of the 
     Evidence Act. OJP shall provide an update to the Committees 
     on its progress within 180 days of the date of enactment of 
     this act.
       Research on Violence Against Women.--In addition to 
     $3,500,000 transferred from the OVW for research and 
     evaluation on violence against women and Indian women, the 
     agreement provides $1,000,000 for NIJ to research domestic 
     violence radicalization and $1,000,000 for research on 
     violence against Native Americans, Alaska Natives and other 
     Indigenous communities at extraction sites. NIJ is encouraged 
     to undertake additional research regarding domestic violence 
     homicide prevention.

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       Study on School-Based Hate Crimes.--The agreement provides 
     $1,200,000 for NIJ to administer a competitive grant to an 
     accredited research university for a study covering the 
     purposes of the solicitation for opportunity number O-NIJ-
     2022-171191 in the K-12 education system to understand the 
     scope, characteristics, and outcomes of these incidents.
       Study on Law Enforcement Responses to Opioid Overdoses.--
     The agreement provides $1,000,000 for NIJ to administer a 
     competitive grant to an accredited research university for a 
     study regarding law enforcement's responses to opioid 
     overdoses. The study shall take into account law 
     enforcement's responses with linked community agencies and 
     also include specific practices utilized to ensure the well-
     being, assessment, and protection of children in these 
     situations.
       In lieu of House report language regarding the ``Community 
     Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program'' the 
     agreement directs the Department to report to the Committees, 
     no later than 180 days after the enactment of this act, on 
     the feasibility of assessing State and local law enforcement 
     pay compared to the cost of living in the jurisdiction for 
     which they serve. The agreement encourages the Department to 
     include in its report any challenges or limitations in 
     performing this type of survey as well as funding that would 
     be required to perform this work.


               State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

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

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

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

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

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


                     public safety officer benefits

                     (including transfer of funds)

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

                  Community Oriented Policing Services


             Community Oriented Policing Services Programs

                     (including transfer of funds)

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

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

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

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               General Provisions--Department of Justice


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes the following general provisions for 
     the Department of Justice:
       Section 201 makes available additional reception and 
     representation funding for the Attorney General from the 
     amounts provided in this title.
       Section 202 prohibits the use of funds to pay for an 
     abortion, except in the case of rape or incest, or to 
     preserve the life of the mother.
       Section 203 prohibits the use of funds to require any 
     person to perform or facilitate the performance of an 
     abortion.
       Section 204 establishes that the Director of the Bureau of 
     Prisons (BOP) is obliged to provide escort services to an 
     inmate receiving an abortion outside of a Federal facility, 
     except where this obligation conflicts with the preceding 
     section.
       Section 205 establishes requirements and procedures for 
     transfer proposals.
       Section 206 prohibits the use of funds for transporting 
     prisoners classified as maximum or high security, other than 
     to a facility certified by the BOP as appropriately secure.
       Section 207 prohibits the use of funds for the purchase or 
     rental by Federal prisons of audiovisual or electronic media 
     or equipment, services and materials used primarily for 
     recreational purposes, except for those items and services 
     needed for inmate training, religious, or educational 
     purposes.
       Section 208 requires review by the Deputy Attorney General 
     and the Department Investment Review Board prior to the 
     obligation or expenditure of funds for major information 
     technology projects.
       Section 209 requires the Department to follow reprogramming 
     procedures prior to any deviation from the program amounts 
     specified in this title or the reuse of specified deobligated 
     funds provided in previous years.
       Section 210 prohibits the use of funds for A-76 
     competitions for work performed by employees of BOP or 
     Federal Prison Industries, Inc.

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       Section 211 prohibits U.S. Attorneys from holding 
     additional responsibilities that exempt U.S. Attorneys from 
     statutory residency requirements.
       Section 212 permits up to 2 percent of grant and 
     reimbursement program funds made available to the OJP to be 
     used for training and technical assistance and permits up to 
     2 percent of grant funds made available to that office to be 
     used for criminal justice research, evaluation, and 
     statistics by the NIJ and the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
       Section 213 provides cost-share waivers for certain DOJ 
     grant programs.
       Section 214 waives the requirement that the Attorney 
     General reserve certain funds from amounts provided for 
     offender incarceration.
       Section 215 prohibits funds, other than funds for the 
     national instant criminal background check system established 
     under the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, from being 
     used to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to a 
     known or suspected agent of a drug cartel where law 
     enforcement personnel do not continuously monitor or control 
     such firearm.
       Section 216 places limitations on the obligation of funds 
     from certain Department of Justice accounts and funding 
     sources.
       Section 217 allows certain funding to be made available for 
     use in Performance Partnership Pilots.
       Section 218 establishes reporting requirements for certain 
     Department of Justice funds.
       Section 219 provides for humanitarian expenses incurred 
     from illness, injury, or death while on duty for certain 
     Department of Justice personnel.
       Section 220 prohibits funds in this act from being used to 
     conduct, contract for, or otherwise support, live tissue 
     training, unless the Attorney General issues a written, non-
     delegable determination that such training is medically 
     necessary and cannot be replicated by alternatives. Should 
     additional funding be needed for humane medical simulation, 
     the Department should request this as part of components' 
     budget submissions.
       Section 221 designates the facilities of the FBI at 
     Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, as the ``Richard Shelby Center for 
     Innovation and Advanced Training.''

                               TITLE III

                                SCIENCE

                Office of Science and Technology Policy

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

                         National Space Council

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

             National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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

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

                                science

       The agreement includes $7,795,000,000 for Science and 
     directs NASA to provide funding as described in the table 
     above and text below. NASA is expected to continue making 
     progress on the recommendations of the National Academies' 
     decadal surveys now and in the future. NASA should also 
     ensure that its merit review systems encourage principal 
     investigators (PI) to use commercial orbital and sub-orbital 
     platforms.
       Earth Science.--In lieu of the funds designated in the 
     House report for Earth Science, the agreement provides no 
     less than the request level for the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, 
     ocean Ecosystem (PACE) and NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar 
     missions. The agreement also provides up to the request level 
     for Airborne Science, Earth System Explorers, and Computing 
     and Management.
       Earth Systems Observatory Missions.--NASA shall submit, 
     concurrent with its fiscal year 2024 budget submission, the 
     estimated costs, by fiscal year, and schedules for each of 
     the first four designated observables missions. NASA should 
     plan to competitively select future missions. An increase in 
     competed, PI-led missions will encourage responsible cost and 
     schedule constraints, develop novel remote sensing 
     technologies, and leverage the talents and expertise of 
     scientists at universities and research institutions.
       Venture Class Missions.--In lieu of the House funding, the 
     agreement provides up to $194,500,000 for Venture Class 
     missions and reminds NASA to ensure mission classification is 
     appropriately distributed across all levels of risk. NASA is 
     encouraged to set aside funding for educational payloads.
       GeoCarb.--The agreement provides $20,000,000 for the 
     GeoCarb mission to support completion of the spectrograph and 
     other close-out work. To the extent practicable, NASA should 
     work with the mission PI to use remaining funds to secure 
     delivery of all subsystems for the instrument with full 
     documentation delivered in fiscal year 2023. Should the 
     instrument be completed within remaining funds, NASA is 
     encouraged to consider options to fly on a mission of 
     opportunity in the future, should the opportunity arise. 
     Further, within the funds provided, NASA is directed to 
     mitigate the impact of mission cancellation on the PI team 
     and to continue efforts to replace the loss of scientific 
     data stemming from GeoCarb's cancellation.
       Geosynchronous Littoral Imaging and Monitoring Radiometer 
     (GLIMR).--The agreement includes up to the requested level 
     for GLIMR to ensure a final confirmation review by January 
     31, 2023. NASA is directed to work with NOAA to ensure that 
     GLIMR meets the requirements of the GeoXO program, as 
     appropriate.
       Small Satellite Launch.--NASA shall continue competitive 
     processes to ensure small satellite launch opportunities, 
     including by increasing the utilization of Venture-Class 
     Acquisition Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) contracting in 
     fiscal year 2023 and beyond.
       University Small Satellite Missions.--Of the funds provided 
     for Science, NASA is directed to allocate not less than 
     $30,000,000 for university small satellite missions.
       Wildfire Detection Technologies.--The House language 
     providing $8,000,000 to initiate concept studies to develop 
     and demonstrate low-cost and scalable infrared sensing and 
     other technologies for wildfire management is retained. The 
     agreement reiterates that this funding is provided in 
     addition to other wildfire research activity assumed in the 
     budget request.
       Remote Sensing of Marginal Ice Zones.--NASA shall report to 
     the Committees on whether and how long-range, multi-day 
     endurance polar monitoring Uncrewed Aircraft Systems could be 
     utilized to address remote sensing of marginal ice zones, 
     including recommended cost and development timetable, if 
     appropriate.
       Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs).--The agreement supports NASA's 
     contribution, in coordination with NOAA and other Federal 
     agencies, to monitoring and detection of freshwater HABs 
     under section 9 of Public Law 115-423.
       Joint Agency Satellite Division (JASD).--The agreement 
     notes the important role that the JASD plays in partnering 
     with NOAA to design, construct, and launch weather satellites 
     that are instrumental to accurate forecasts. It is expected 
     that as NOAA embarks on the next generation of geostationary, 
     polar-orbiting, and space weather satellites, NASA will 
     ensure that these flagship constellations can be delivered 
     within cost and schedule goals.
       Planetary Defense.--In lieu of the House language on 
     funding, the agreement provides $137,800,000 for Planetary 
     Defense, including not less than $90,000,000 for the Near-
     Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission. The agreement notes 
     concern about NEO Surveyor's proposed launch slippage into 
     2028 and reminds NASA of its mandate to detect 90 percent of 
     objects greater than 140 meters in size that threaten Earth.
       Lunar Discovery.--NASA's Lunar Discovery and Exploration 
     program shall adhere to the lunar science priorities 
     established by decadal surveys and the National Research 
     Council's report, ``Scientific Context for the Exploration of 
     the Moon.'' Accordingly, the agreement includes up to 
     $486,300,000 for Lunar Discovery and Exploration, including 
     up to the request level for Commercial Lunar Payload Services 
     (CLPS), $22,100,000 for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, and 
     not less than $97,200,000 for the Volatiles Investigating 
     Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER)

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     mission. Further, NASA is encouraged to leverage the 
     resources and expertise of both private industry and 
     universities in advancing its lunar science and exploration 
     agenda.
       Mars Sample Return.--The agreement provides no less than 
     the request level for Mars Sample Return. In addition to the 
     requirements of the briefing described in the House report, 
     NASA shall brief the Committees on a year-by-year funding 
     profile for a planned 2028 launch as well as any guardrails 
     NASA has put in place to ensure that the Mars Sample Return 
     mission does not continue to grow in cost while incurring 
     launch delays. This consolidated briefing shall occur within 
     45 days of enactment of this act.
       Mars Exploration.--The agreement provides up to 
     $233,900,000 to support the Mars Exploration initiative.
       New Frontiers.--The agreement provides up to $478,400,000 
     for New Frontiers, including up to the request level for Juno 
     and not less than $400,100,000 for Dragonfly. Additionally, 
     NASA is directed to brief the Committees within 180 days of 
     enactment of this act on how NASA's planned investments in 
     New Frontiers over the next five years will advance the 
     recommendations of the 2022 Planetary Science Decadal Survey 
     titled ``Origins, Worlds, and Life.'' Such briefing may be 
     conducted concurrently with the briefing directed in the 
     House language relating to the New Frontiers V development 
     cost cap.
       Planetary Exploration.--The agreement affirms the House 
     language on ``Small Innovative Missions for Planetary 
     Exploration (SIMPLEx),'' and encourages NASA, in its fiscal 
     year 2024 budget submission, to continue the cadence of 
     SIMPLEx, New Frontiers and Discovery class missions in spite 
     of cost pressures from planetary flagship missions, including 
     the Mars program.
       Astrophysics.--The agreement provides up to the request 
     level for Astrophysics Research, Astrophysics Future 
     Missions, and the Hubble Space Telescope.
       Astrophysics Explorers.--The agreement provides up to 
     $245,600,000 for Astrophysics Explorers. NASA's commitment to 
     accelerate the cadence of Astrophysics Explorers missions and 
     to continue a new line of small Pioneer-class missions that 
     leverage advancements in low-cost platforms such as cubesats 
     and balloons is appreciated.
       James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).--The agreement provides 
     the requested funding level for JWST. The agreement also 
     notes the historic nature of the images being returned by 
     JWST and congratulates NASA on the success of the mission 
     thus far.
       Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.--The agreement provides 
     $482,200,000 for the Roman Telescope. The agreement 
     reiterates the expectation that NASA will use a 
     $3,500,000,000 development cost cap in execution of the 
     mission.
       Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Education.--The agreement 
     provides no less than $52,000,000 for education and outreach 
     efforts. The agreement further supports the recommendation 
     that the Astrophysics program continue to administer this 
     SMD-wide education funding. The agreement encourages SMD-
     funded investigators to be directly involved in outreach and 
     education efforts and support citizen science. NASA should 
     continue to prioritize funding for ongoing education efforts 
     linked directly to its science missions.
       Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA).--
     No less than $30,000,000 is provided for SOFIA to ensure an 
     orderly close-out of the mission and to assist NASA staff 
     assigned to SOFIA in transitioning to other NASA missions. 
     The House reporting requirement is affirmed.
       Astrophysics Decadal Survey.--The Astrophysics decadal 
     survey, ``Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics 
     for the 2020s'' (Astro2020) recommended the establishment of 
     a technology development program to mature science and 
     technologies needed for the recommended missions beginning 
     with those needed for a large telescope to observe habitable 
     exoplanets. As part of its preparations for implementing the 
     Astro2020 recommendations, NASA is expected to include 
     appropriate funding for technology maturation in its fiscal 
     year 2024 budget request to ensure continued Astrophysics 
     mission success.
       Heliophysics Research Range.--The agreement provides the 
     requested level for Research Range.
       Living With A Star.--The agreement provides $147,300,000 
     for Living With A Star, of which $73,000,000 is for the 
     Geospace Dynamics Constellation mission.
       Heliophysics Explorers.--The agreement provides 
     $167,900,000 for Heliophysics Explorers.
       Heliophysics Technology.--The agreement provides the 
     request level for Heliophysics Technology.
       Space Weather.--The agreement provides no less than 
     $25,000,000 for Space Weather, including $2,000,000 for a 
     center-based mechanism to support multidisciplinary space 
     weather research, advance new capabilities, and foster 
     collaboration among university, government, and industry 
     participants aimed at improving research-to-operations and 
     operations-to-research. NASA should continue to coordinate 
     with NOAA, the National Science Foundation, and the 
     Department of Defense to focus on research and technology 
     that improves operational space weather forecasts and assets, 
     including ground-based assets such as the Daniel K. Inouye 
     Solar Telescope.
       Solar Terrestrial Probes.--The agreement provides 
     $208,000,000 for Solar Terrestrial Probes, including 
     $26,000,000 from within current and prior year resources to 
     continue Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission operations 
     and $5,000,000 to continue formulation for the DYNAMIC 
     mission as a cost-capped PI-led mission. NASA is directed to 
     maintain operations and scientific analysis for MMS at a 
     level that will achieve the phase two objective of night side 
     reconnection events and issue the instrument solicitation for 
     DYNAMIC.
       Diversify, Realize, Integrate, Venture, Educate (DRIVE) 
     Initiative.--The agreement supports the ongoing execution of 
     the DRIVE initiative, a top priority of the National Research 
     Council Decadal Survey, and encourages NASA to implement the 
     goal of increasing the competitive research program to 25 
     percent of the Heliophysics budget request to enable the 
     development of new technologies, including advanced 
     computational tools, establish competitively awarded DRIVE 
     Science Centers, support multidisciplinary research 
     collaboration using integrated observatory data, and support 
     early career investigators.
       Heliophysics Budget Execution.--The Heliophysics Division 
     is directed to brief the Committees quarterly on its 
     execution, including the status of all projects in 
     development and any solicitations expected in the next 
     quarter. The briefing should include any solicitations that 
     will be delayed due to perceived lack of funding.
       Biological and Physical Science (BPS).--Funds provided for 
     BPS may be used for the development and demonstration of in-
     situ analysis, sample preparation and handling, and 
     specialized equipment for the next generation of microgravity 
     science. NASA should develop and operate space-based 
     capabilities for transformational microgravity science that 
     advances U.S. leadership in such areas as quantum physics, 
     thriving in deep space, and soft matter.


                              AERONAUTICS

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


                            SPACE TECHNOLOGY

       The agreement includes $1,200,000,000 for Space Technology 
     and reaffirms support for the independence of the mission 
     directorate. The agreement also supports the Space Technology 
     Mission Directorate's efforts to enable technologies related 
     to in-space and additive manufacturing, thermal protection, 
     Solar Electric Propulsion, Fission Surface Power, Archinaut-
     2, and artificial intelligence.
       Orbital Debris Remediation.--The agreement includes up to 
     $5,000,000 to advance early-stage technology for active 
     debris remediation as described in the House report.
       Regional Economic Development Initiative.--The agreement 
     provides up to $10,000,000 for the Regional Economic 
     Development Initiative.
       On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1 (OSAM-
     1).--The agreement provides $227,000,000 for OSAM-1, formerly 
     known as the Restore-L/SPace Infrastructure Dexterous Robot. 
     NASA should continue to work with private sector and 
     university partners to facilitate commercialization of the 
     technologies developed within the program.
       Nuclear Thermal Propulsion.--The agreement provides not 
     less than $110,000,000 for the development of nuclear thermal 
     propulsion, of which $45,000,000 is for reactor development, 
     $45,000,000 is for fuel materials development, and 
     $20,000,000 is for non-nuclear

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     systems development and acquisition planning. NASA is 
     encouraged to develop innovative nuclear technologies that 
     enable a regular cadence of extended duration robotic 
     missions to the lunar surface and Mars.
       Flight Opportunities Program.--The agreement includes up to 
     $27,000,000 for the Flight Opportunities Program, including 
     up to $5,000,000 to support payload development and flight of 
     K-12 and collegiate educational payloads. NASA shall continue 
     to follow directives contained in the explanatory statement 
     accompanying division B of Public Law 116-260 under the 
     heading ``Flight Opportunities Program.''
       Innovative Nanomaterials.--The agreement provides up to 
     $5,000,000 to advance large scale production and use of 
     innovative nanomaterials, including carbon nanotubes and 
     carbon/carbon composites.
       Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP).--The House language on 
     ``Nuclear Electric Propulsion'' is adopted, and the agreement 
     provides up to $15,000,000 to begin a systematic approach to 
     NEP technology development.
       Lunar Surface Power.--In addition to the reporting 
     requirement in the House report, the agreement urges NASA to 
     devote the resources required to ensure that lunar surface 
     power systems, such as vertical solar arrays and fission 
     surface power, are fully developed and prepared for 
     deployment when the time for surface missions arrives in the 
     mid-2020s. In lieu of the funding provided in the House 
     report, the agreement provides up to $40,000,000 for payload 
     development and delivery to the lunar surface via the 
     Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program to execute a 
     surface power demonstration by 2026. NASA is also encouraged 
     to identify areas of alignment between nuclear propulsion and 
     fission surface power research.
       Tipping Point and Announcement of Collaborative 
     Opportunities (ACO).--The House direction on Tipping Point 
     and ACO solicitations is retained, and the agreement provides 
     up to $85,000,000 to implement these important opportunities.
       In Space Additive Manufacturing Capabilities.--House 
     language on ``Additive Manufacturing'' is adopted, and the 
     agreement provides up to $15,000,000 for the research, 
     development, and enhancement of in-space additive 
     manufacturing capabilities.
       Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR).--NASA shall 
     continue to fulfill statutory obligations for SBIR funding 
     and place an increased focus on awarding SBIR awards to firms 
     with fewer than 50 employees.


                              EXPLORATION

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


                            SPACE OPERATIONS

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


      SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS ENGAGEMENT

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


                 SAFETY, SECURITY AND MISSION SERVICES

       The agreement includes $3,129,451,000 for Safety, Security 
     and Mission Services.
       Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) Program.--The 
     agreement provides $39,100,000 for IV&V. If necessary, NASA 
     shall fund additional IV&V activities from within the mission 
     directorates that make use of IV&V services.
       Aerosciences Evaluation and Test Capabilities (AETC).--NASA 
     is directed to report to the Committees within 30 days of 
     enactment of this act on AETC's process for portfolio 
     maintenance and repair decisions, as well as

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     near-term priority investments and maintenance that are 
     needed to meet expected demand growth and reliable 
     availability of these facilities. Such report should include 
     a detailed explanation of how requested resources in each of 
     the outyears, as shown in the fiscal year 2023 budget 
     submission, will meet expected demand and reliable 
     availability of these facilities.
       NASA Community Projects/NASA Special Projects.--Within the 
     appropriation for Safety, Security and Mission Services, the 
     agreement provides funds for the following projects:

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       CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION

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


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

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


                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

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

                      National Science Foundation

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


                    RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

       The agreement includes $7,629,298,000 for Research and 
     Related Activities (R&RA), of which $608,162,000 is included 
     under this heading in division N.
       Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships.--The agreement 
     recognizes NSF's critical role in driving U.S. scientific and 
     technological innovation and supports the Directorate for 
     Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) authorized 
     under the Research and Development, Competition, and 
     Innovation Act (division B of Public Law 117-167).
       Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines).--As part of the 
     TIP Directorate, the agreement supports the Regional 
     Innovation Engines, authorized under section 10388 of Public 
     Law 117-167, to create regional-scale innovation ecosystems 
     throughout the United States and help spur economic growth by 
     bringing together the science and technology research 
     enterprise and regional-level resources to promote long-term 
     national competitiveness. In implementing the NSF Engines, 
     the Foundation is encouraged to coordinate with the EDA 
     Regional Technology Hubs program.
       Climate Science and Sustainability Research.--The agreement 
     provides not less than $970,000,000 for climate science and 
     sustainability research through the U.S. Global Change 
     Research Program and Clean Energy Technology.
       Artificial Intelligence (AI).--The agreement provides up to 
     $686,000,000 to support AI-related grants and 
     interdisciplinary research initiatives. House language on 
     ``Artificial Intelligence'' is adopted, and the agreement 
     reiterates the encouragement for NSF to invest in the ethical 
     and safe development of AI and to continue the expansion of 
     the National AI Research Institutes. Finding availability for 
     computing time for AI research can be challenging and cost-
     prohibitive for principal investigators, therefore NSF is 
     encouraged to find effective paths for academic researchers 
     to purchase compute time on high-end cloud computing for 
     machine learning in order to increase academic AI research 
     capabilities and competitiveness. In addition, NSF is 
     encouraged to continue its efforts in workforce development 
     for AI and other emerging technologies, including education 
     programs for non-computer science students, with focused 
     outreach to community colleges, Historically Black Colleges 
     and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, Tribal 
     Colleges and Universities, and Minority Serving Institutions, 
     including by supporting partnerships and cooperative 
     agreements.
       NSF is encouraged to partner with non-governmental 
     organizations, academic institutions (with special 
     consideration given to Minority Serving Institutions), and 
     other Federal agencies, including NIST, to fund research on 
     algorithmic bias in AI, machine learning, and intelligent 
     systems and its impacts on decisions related to employment, 
     housing, and creditworthiness and to develop methods, tools, 
     and programs for resolving bias within an algorithm.
       Quantum Information Science.--The agreement provides 
     $235,000,000 for quantum information science research, 
     including $185,000,000 for activities authorized under 
     section 301 of the National Quantum Initiative Act (Public 
     Law 115-368) and $50,000,000 for National Quantum Information 
     Science Research Centers, as authorized in section 302 of 
     that act.
       Historically Black Colleges and Universities Excellence in 
     Research (HBCU-EiR).--The agreement provides $25,000,000 for 
     the HBCU-EiR program.
       Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research 
     (EPSCoR).--In recognition that the success of our Nation's 
     research enterprise relies on success in every State, the 
     agreement reinforces the Research and Development, 
     Competition, and Innovation Act (Public Law 117-167) 
     requirements that, to the maximum extent practicable, 15.5 
     percent of NSF research funding and 16 percent of scholarship 
     funding go to EPSCoR States in fiscal year 2023. To help 
     achieve these targets, the agreement provides no less than 
     $245,000,000 for the EPSCoR program. Within the amount 
     provided, no more than 5 percent shall be used for 
     administration and other overhead costs. NSF is encouraged to 
     support projects in EPSCoR States across all funding 
     initiatives and centers, including Regional Innovation 
     Engines, Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure awards, and 
     Science and Technology Centers.
       Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative 
     Equity and Diversity (GRANTED).--The agreement supports NSF's 
     new GRANTED initiative that will provide assistance to 
     mitigate the barriers to competitiveness at underserved 
     institutions within the Nation's research enterprise. NSF is 
     encouraged to leverage its expertise to ensure institutions 
     participating in GRANTED are able to implement best practices 
     in order to increase the likelihood of award success through 
     increased research capacity.
       Infrastructure Investments.--Unless otherwise noted, within 
     amounts provided, NSF is directed to allocate no less than 
     the fiscal year 2022 enacted levels to maintain its core 
     research levels, including support for existing scientific 
     research laboratories, observational networks, and other 
     research infrastructure assets, such as the astronomy 
     assets, the current academic research fleet, federally-
     funded research and development centers, and the national 
     high performance computing centers.
       Astronomy.--NSF is encouraged to provide appropriate levels 
     of support for operating its current facilities, developing 
     instrumentation, and preparing for investments in future 
     world-class scientific research facilities. As such, the 
     agreement provides up to $30,000,000 for NSF to support the 
     design and development of next generation astronomy 
     facilities recommended in the ``Decadal Survey on Astronomy 
     and Astrophysics 2020'' (Astro2020). NSF is also expected to 
     support a balanced portfolio of astronomy research grants by 
     scientists and students engaged in ground-breaking research. 
     As NSF develops plans for realizing Astro2020, the Foundation 
     shall provide regular briefings to the Committees on its 
     progress.
       Scientific Facilities and Instrumentation.--The agreement 
     supports the continuation of operations at the Daniel K. 
     Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) and the Very Long Baseline 
     Array (VLBA) receivers and provides no less than the fiscal 
     year 2022 enacted funding levels for these facilities. In 
     addition, the agreement fully funds the maximum operating 
     capacity of the Center for High Energy X-Ray Science (CHEXS). 
     NSF is also directed to continue working with the National 
     Solar Observatory and the academic community to ensure the 
     Richard B. Dunn Solar Telescope and its associated 
     instrumentation remain available for continued research.
       Green Bank Observatory (GBO).--The agreement supports NSF's 
     effort to develop multi-agency plans at GBO and provides no 
     less than the requested level to support operations and 
     maintenance at GBO through multi-agency plans, or directly 
     through the Foundation.
       Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure.--The agreement provides 
     up to the request level for the Mid-scale Research 
     Infrastructure program.
       Academic Research Infrastructure.--The agreement recognizes 
     there is considerable support for academic research 
     infrastructure construction and modernization across all 
     directorates. Therefore, NSF is encouraged to evaluate its 
     requirements for facilities programs that provide the 
     academic and research community support for access to 
     critical research facilities and platforms to ensure that the 
     programs benefit broad and diverse segments of the science 
     and technology community.
       In particular, NSF is encouraged to support the 
     construction or acquisition of local-class research vessels 
     through the Major Research Infrastructure program or Mid-
     scale Research Infrastructure that will provide outstanding 
     experiential, place-based education and to support innovative 
     research and educational programs focused on understanding 
     and sustaining the near-coastal marine and estuarine 
     environments.
       Biological Infrastructure.--NSF is directed to review its 
     biological infrastructure investments and develop a plan for 
     how to review their impact and to consider what other 
     mechanistic approaches could give NSF more flexibility to 
     evaluate and maintain critical infrastructure during its 
     useful life.
       Understanding Rules of Life.--The agreement supports NSF's 
     focus on the Understanding Rules of Life research, including 
     in plant genomics, and directs NSF to continue to advance the 
     ongoing plant genomics research programs, to further its work 
     in crop-based genomics research, and to maintain a focus on 
     research related to crops of economic importance.

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       Navigating the New Arctic.--As NSF continues the Navigating 
     the New Arctic program, the Foundation is encouraged to 
     expand its support of research and infrastructure in the 
     North Atlantic region of the Arctic, which is critical for 
     understanding how Arctic warming will affect the 
     environmental and socio-economic conditions of communities 
     along the Atlantic Seaboard. In addition, to maximize 
     investments, NSF is encouraged to develop new multinational 
     partnerships to support research teams that address pan-
     Arctic and global concerns linked to Arctic change.
       International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP).--The 
     agreement supports up to the requested level for IODP and 
     recognizes the strategic scientific value of leadership in 
     this field.
       Sustainable Chemistry Research.--NSF is directed to 
     continue research and related activities associated with the 
     Sustainable Chemistry Basic Research program authorized under 
     section 509 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 
     2010 (Public Law 111-358). In addition, NSF is encouraged to 
     coordinate with OSTP to implement the provisions in subtitle 
     E of title II of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
     116-283).
       Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes 
     Experiment-Southeast (VORTEX-SE).--It is expected that future 
     budget requests for VORTEX-SE will include adequate budgetary 
     resources for associated research and instrumentation that 
     will maximize the scientific return of this ongoing research. 
     NSF is encouraged to look beyond traditional research 
     disciplines and programs and to utilize collaborative 
     opportunities for co-funding grants that enhance 
     understanding of the fundamental natural processes and 
     hazards of tornadoes in the southeast and to improve models 
     of these seasonal extreme events.
       Disaster Research.--NSF is encouraged to fund grants for 
     meritorious landslide research, data collection, and warning 
     systems in fulfilment of the National Landslide Preparedness 
     Act (Public Law 116-323) and the National Earthquake Hazards 
     Reduction Program Reauthorization Act (Public Law 115-307). 
     NSF is further encouraged to prioritize funding for the 
     deployment of early warning systems in States with high 
     levels of both landslides and seismic activities.
       Seismology and Geodesy Facilities.--The agreement supports 
     the recommendations of the NSF analysis titled ``Portfolio 
     Review of EAR Seismology and Geodesy Instrumentation,'' 
     particularly those recommendations related to broadening the 
     funding mechanisms for long-term support for seismic and 
     geodetic facilities. Federal departments and agencies that 
     depend on these facilities and the operational data they 
     produce, including NOAA, the U.S. Air Force, the National 
     Nuclear Security Administration, the National Energy 
     Technology Laboratory, and the U.S. Geological Survey, should 
     contribute to the long-term support and recapitalization of 
     facility instrumentation. NSF is directed to continue efforts 
     to negotiate memoranda of understanding or other funding 
     agreements with these agencies and to include an update on 
     the status of these negotiations as part of the fiscal year 
     2024 budget justification.
       Fairness in Merit Review.--NSF shall brief the Committees, 
     no later than 180 days after the enactment of this act, on 
     its actions and findings in understanding and addressing bias 
     in the merit review process. As part of this briefing, NSF 
     shall include a discussion of the option of adopting 
     institution-blind, investigator-blind, and dual-anonymous 
     processes for merit review of proposals, with a focus on the 
     fairness of the process faced by all applicants.
       Research Security.--The agreement notes the importance 
     placed on research security in Public Law 117-167 and 
     supports the implementation of the various provisions in 
     fiscal year 2023. The agreement further supports NSF's 
     initiative to create clear guidelines that inform researchers 
     and universities on disclosure requirements pertaining to 
     research security. NSF is encouraged to continue to engage 
     university and affinity groups to listen to any community 
     concerns and share information about NSF's policies and 
     processes. NSF is further encouraged to explore ways to 
     assist less-resourced institutions on disclosure 
     requirements and international talent retention.
       Not later than 90 days after enactment of this act, NSF 
     shall brief the Committees on its plans for fulfilling the 
     requirements of Public Law 117-167 with regard to research 
     security, including its ongoing plans for community outreach 
     and engagement.
       Power Dynamics in the Research Community.--House language 
     on ``Power Dynamics in the Research Community'' is adopted. 
     NSF is encouraged to continue to develop approaches to 
     analyze and study means to address potential bias and develop 
     safe spaces to voice concerns without the fear of 
     repercussion in the research community. NSF shall provide a 
     report to the Committees on these activities no later than 
     180 days after enactment of this act.


          MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION

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


                             STEM EDUCATION

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


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

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

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

                 AGENCY OPERATIONS AND AWARD MANAGEMENT

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

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                  OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD

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


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

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


                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

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

                                TITLE IV

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                       Commission on Civil Rights


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                Equal Employment Opportunity Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                     International Trade Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                       Legal Services Corporation


               Payment to the Legal Services Corporation

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

                        Marine Mammal Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

            Office of the United States Trade Representative

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


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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


                      TRADE ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

                        State Justice Institute


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                                TITLE V

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS


                        (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes the following general provisions:
       Section 501 prohibits the use of funds for publicity or 
     propaganda purposes unless expressly authorized by law.
       Section 502 prohibits any appropriation contained in this 
     act from remaining available for obligation beyond the 
     current fiscal year unless expressly provided.
       Section 503 provides that the expenditure of any 
     appropriation contained in this act for any consulting 
     service through procurement contracts shall be limited to 
     those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of 
     public record and available for public inspection, except 
     where otherwise provided under existing law or existing 
     Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
       Section 504 provides that if any provision of this act or 
     the application of such provision to any person or 
     circumstance shall be held invalid, the remainder of this act 
     and the application of other provisions shall not be 
     affected.
       Section 505 prohibits a reprogramming of funds that: (1) 
     creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity; (2) 
     eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases 
     funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity 
     for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates 
     an office or employee; (5) reorganizes or renames offices, 
     programs, or activities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any 
     function or activity presently performed by Federal 
     employees; (7) augments funds for existing programs, 
     projects, or activities in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, 
     whichever is less, or reduces by 10 percent funding for any 
     existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of 
     personnel by 10 percent; or (8) results from any general 
     savings, including savings from a reduction in personnel, 
     which would result in a change in existing programs, 
     projects, or activities as approved by Congress; unless the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 
     days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
       Section 506 provides that if it is determined that any 
     person intentionally affixes a ``Made in America'' label to 
     any product that was not made in America that person shall 
     not be eligible to receive any contract or subcontract with 
     funds made available in this act. The section further 
     provides that to the extent practicable, with respect to 
     purchases of promotional items, funds made available under 
     this act shall be used to purchase items manufactured, 
     produced, or assembled in the United States or its 
     territories or possessions.
       Section 507 requires quarterly reporting to Congress on the 
     status of balances of appropriations.
       Section 508 provides that any costs incurred by a 
     department or agency funded under this act resulting from, or 
     to prevent, personnel actions taken in response to funding 
     reductions in this act, or, for the Department of Commerce, 
     from actions taken for the care and protection of loan 
     collateral or grant property, shall be absorbed within the 
     budgetary resources available to the department or agency, 
     and provides transfer authority between appropriation 
     accounts to carry out this provision, subject to 
     reprogramming procedures.
       Section 509 prohibits funds made available in this act from 
     being used to promote the sale or export of tobacco or 
     tobacco products or to seek the reduction or removal of 
     foreign restrictions on the marketing of tobacco products, 
     except for restrictions which are not applied equally to all 
     tobacco or tobacco products of the same type. This provision 
     is not intended to impact routine international trade 
     services to all U.S. citizens, including the processing of 
     applications to establish foreign trade zones.
       Section 510 stipulates the obligations of certain receipts 
     deposited into the Crime Victims Fund.
       Section 511 prohibits the use of Department of Justice 
     funds for programs that discriminate against or denigrate the 
     religious or moral beliefs of students participating in such 
     programs.
       Section 512 prohibits the transfer of funds in this 
     agreement to any department, agency, or instrumentality of 
     the United States Government, except for transfers made by, 
     or pursuant to authorities provided in, this agreement or any 
     other appropriations act.
       Section 513 requires certain timetables of audits performed 
     by Inspectors General of the Departments of Commerce and 
     Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     the National Science Foundation and the Legal Services 
     Corporation and sets limits and restrictions on the awarding 
     and use of grants or contracts funded by amounts appropriated 
     by this act.

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       Section 514 prohibits funds for acquisition of certain 
     information systems unless the acquiring department or agency 
     has reviewed and assessed certain risks. Any acquisition of 
     such an information system is contingent upon the development 
     of a risk mitigation strategy and a determination that the 
     acquisition is in the national interest. Each department or 
     agency covered under section 514 shall submit a quarterly 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations describing reviews 
     and assessments of risk made pursuant to this section and any 
     associated findings or determinations.
       Section 515 prohibits the use of funds in this act to 
     support or justify the use of torture by any official or 
     contract employee of the United States Government.
       Section 516 prohibits the use of funds to include certain 
     language in trade agreements.
       Section 517 prohibits the use of funds in this act to 
     authorize or issue a National Security Letter (NSL) in 
     contravention of certain laws authorizing the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation to issue NSLs.
       Section 518 requires congressional notification for any 
     project within the Departments of Commerce or Justice, the 
     National Science Foundation, or the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration totaling more than $75,000,000 that has 
     cost increases of 10 percent or more.
       Section 519 deems funds for intelligence or intelligence-
     related activities as authorized by the Congress until the 
     enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal 
     year 2023.
       Section 520 prohibits contracts or grant awards in excess 
     of $5,000,000 unless the prospective contractor or grantee 
     certifies that the organization has filed all Federal tax 
     returns, has not been convicted of a criminal offense under 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has no unpaid Federal 
     tax assessment.


                             (RESCISSIONS)

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

   Disclosure of Earmarks and Congressionally Directed Spending Items

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

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       DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

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


              DEFINITION OF PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY

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


                         REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE

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


                  CONGRESSIONAL SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

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


                      REVISED ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS

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


                            CLASSIFIED ANNEX

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


                           FUNDING INCREASES

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


                COMPETITION FOR CONGRESSIONAL INCREASES

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


                       COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING

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


     APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-IDENTIFIED UNFUNDED 
                              REQUIREMENTS

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


                  CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION

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


                 NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AVIATION MISHAPS

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


          REFORMS, RE-PRIORITIZATIONS, AND RETIREMENTS EXHIBIT

       The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is directed to 
     continue to refine the ``Reforms, Re-prioritizations, and 
     Retirements'' budget exhibit, to include budget line item 
     details, and to submit the Defense

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     Operation and Maintenance overview book at the same time as 
     the detailed justification books.


                     HOMELAND DEFENSE RADAR--HAWAII

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


                            DEFENSE OF GUAM

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


                COMPLETE AND TIMELY FINANCIAL REPORTING

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


                          JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER

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


   BUDGET JUSTIFICATION DOCUMENTATION OF OVERSEAS OPERATIONS FUNDING

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

                      TITLE I--MILITARY PERSONNEL

       The agreement provides $172,708,964,000 in Title I, 
     Military Personnel.

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

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


         REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL ACCOUNTS

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


               MILITARY PERSONNEL SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

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


                           STRENGTH REPORTING

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


                   RESERVE COMPONENT BUDGET REPORTING

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


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

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


                       EXTREMISM IN THE MILITARY

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


              AIR NATIONAL GUARD UNITS WITH SPACE MISSIONS

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

                        MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY

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

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                        MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY

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

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                    MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

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

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                     MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

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

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                    MILITARY PERSONNEL, SPACE FORCE

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

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                        RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY

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

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                        RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY

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

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                    RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

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

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                      RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

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

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                     NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY

       The agreement provides $9,232,554,000 for National Guard 
     Personnel, Army, as follows:

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                  NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

       The agreement provides $4,913,538,000 for National Guard 
     Personnel, Air Force, as follows:

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                  TITLE II--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

       The agreement provides $278,075,177,000 in Title II, 
     Operation and Maintenance.

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     REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ACCOUNTS

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


            OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

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


            OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET EXECUTION DATA

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


         REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND

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


              REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR FUEL COST INCREASE

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


                    JOINT ALL DOMAIN TRAINING CENTER

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


             ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAM TRANSPARENCY

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


                      DRINKING WATER CONTAMINATION

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


     PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATE AND PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID EXPOSURE 
                               ASSESSMENT

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

                    OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

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

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                    OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY

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

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                   NAVAL SHIPYARD APPRENTICE PROGRAM

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


                       UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

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


                            SHIP MAINTENANCE

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


                 LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP ALTERNATIVE USES

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

                OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

       The agreement provides $9,891,998,000 for Operation and 
     Maintenance, Marine Corps, as follows:

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                  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

       The agreement provides $60,279,937,000 for Operation and 
     Maintenance, Air Force, as follows:

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                 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE

       The agreement provides $4,086,883,000 for Operation and 
     Maintenance, Space Force, as follows:

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                OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

       The agreement provides $49,574,779,000 for Operation and 
     Maintenance, Defense-Wide, as follows:

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         QUARTERLY REPORTS ON GUANTANAMO BAY DETENTION FACILITY

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


        DEFENSE LANGUAGE AND NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION OFFICE

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


        PER DIEM RATES OUTSIDE OF THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES

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


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

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


                    GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REPORT

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


              DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY PROGRAMS

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


                 CIVILIAN HARM MITIGATION AND RESPONSE

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

                   COUNTER-ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND

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

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

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

                OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE

       The agreement provides $3,206,434,000 for Operation and 
     Maintenance, Army Reserve, as follows:

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                OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE

       The agreement provides $1,278,050,000 for Operation and 
     Maintenance, Navy Reserve, as follows:

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            OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE

       The agreement provides $347,633,000 for Operation and 
     Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve, as follows:

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              OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE

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

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                       HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE

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

             OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

       The agreement provides $8,299,187,000 for Operation and 
     Maintenance, Army National Guard, as follows:

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             OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

       The agreement provides $7,382,079,000 for Operation and 
     Maintenance, Air National Guard, as follows:

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          UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES

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

                    ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY

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

                    ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY

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

                  ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE

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

                ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE-WIDE

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

         ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES

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

             OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID

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

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

                  COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT

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

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

    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT

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

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

   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

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


    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT 
                       REPROGRAMMING REQUIREMENTS

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

                         TITLE III--PROCUREMENT

       The agreement provides $162,241,330,000 in Title III, 
     Procurement, as follows:

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            REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR ACQUISITION ACCOUNTS

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


                           FUNDING INCREASES

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


                   PROCUREMENT SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

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


                      ARMY ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL BASE

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

                       AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY

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

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                       MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY

       The agreement provides $3,848,853,000 for Missile 
     Procurement, Army, as follows:

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        PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES, ARMY

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

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                    PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY

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

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                  ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT MODERNIZATION

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

                        OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY

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

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                       AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY

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

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                       WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY

       The agreement provides $4,823,113,000 for Weapons 
     Procurement, Navy, as follows:

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            PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

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

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                   SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY

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

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                   SUBMARINE CONSTRUCTION PERFORMANCE

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


                       SUBMARINE INDUSTRIAL BASE

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


             DOMESTIC SOURCE CONTENT FOR NAVY SHIPBUILDING

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

                        OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY

       The agreement provides $12,138,590,000 for Other 
     Procurement, Navy, as follows:

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     DDG 51 LIGHTWEIGHT ADVANCED DEGAUSSING MINE PROTECTION SYSTEM

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

                       PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS

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

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                    AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

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

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                                 F-15EX

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


                         POLAR TACTICAL AIRLIFT

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


                          CLASSIC ASSOCIATIONS

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


               TRUNCATION OF EXISTING PRODUCTION PROGRAMS

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


                      F-15EX CONFORMAL FUEL TANKS

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

                     MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

       The agreement provides $2,999,346,000 for Missile 
     Procurement, Air Force, as follows:

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                  PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE

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

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                      OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

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

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                            BUDGET EXHIBITS

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

                        PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE

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

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                     NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH

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


                      PROTECTED WIDEBAND SATELLITE

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

                       PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE

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

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                    DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES

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

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

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

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

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

          TITLE IV--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

       The agreement provides $139,760,526,000 in Title IV, 
     Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, as follows:

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            reprogramming guidance for acquisition accounts

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

                           FUNDING INCREASES

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


   RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

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


                      other transaction agreements

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


    reporting on mid-tier acquisition and rapid prototyping programs

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


             software and digital technology pilot programs

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

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     260), and Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022 
     (Public Law 117-103), the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees 
     detailing the Department's assessment for each of the 
     programs included in title VIII. This report shall include, 
     at a minimum, quantitative and qualitative metrics; an 
     assessment of eight similar programs, with representations 
     from each service, funded through traditional appropriation 
     legislation for comparison; an assessment of each pilot 
     program against their own historical performance when funded 
     through traditional appropriation legislation; and an 
     assessment of prior year BA 08 execution by activity compared 
     to planned execution in the respective budget request.

            RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY

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

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                    serial bus cyber vulnerabilities

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


                     robotic combat vehicle-medium

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

            RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY

       The agreement provides $26,017,309,000 for Research, 
     Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, as follows:

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              ultra-long endurance unmanned aerial systems

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


         guidance and navigation systems for 81mm mortar rounds

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


          large displacement unmanned undersea vehicle program

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

         RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE

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

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                     TRANSFORMATIONAL CAPABILITIES

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


      PROVIDING BUDGETARY FIDELITY IN THE TECH TRANSITION PROGRAM

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


                      ADVANCED ENGINE DEVELOPMENT

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


                                 AFWERX

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


             DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PARTNERSHIP INTERMEDIARY

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

        RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, SPACE FORCE

       The agreement provides $16,631,377,000 for Research, 
     Development, Test and Evaluation, Space Force, as follows:

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          SPACE FORCE PROGRAM AFFORDABILITY AND EXECUTABILITY

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


            MISSILE WARNING-MISSILE TRACKING LIFE-CYCLE COST

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


               SPACE FORCE UNIQUE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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


                      TACTICALLY RESPONSIVE SPACE

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


                             CISLUNAR SPACE

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

        RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE

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

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                 RAPID DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION RESERVE

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


        STREAMLINING AND BOLSTERING INNOVATION PROGRAM ELEMENTS

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


                    RADAR TRANSMISSION CAPABILITIES

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


           OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDITS AND REPORTS

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

                OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE

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

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

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

                TITLE V--REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

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

                     DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS

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

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

             TITLE VI--OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

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

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                         DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

       The agreement provides $39,225,101,000 for the Defense 
     Health Program, as follows:

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         REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR THE DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

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


                               CARRYOVER

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


                 PEER-REVIEWED CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAM

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


                 PEER-REVIEWED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM

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


               JOINT WARFIGHTER MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM

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


                       ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS

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


             PEER-REVIEWED TOXIC EXPOSURES RESEARCH PROGRAM

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


                 MILITARY TREATMENT FACILITY TRANSITION

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


                    CHRONIC PAIN MANAGEMENT RESEARCH

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


               NEGATIVE AIR PRESSURE CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS

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

           CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE

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

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

         DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE

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

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

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

                    OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

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

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

              QUARTERLY END STRENGTH AND EXECUTION REPORTS

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


            SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL SPORTING COMPETITIONS

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

                      TITLE VII--RELATED AGENCIES

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

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                            CLASSIFIED ANNEX

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

   CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM FUND

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

               INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT

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

                     TITLE VIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

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


                             (RESCISSIONS)

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

------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2021 Appropriations:
  Aircraft Procurement, Army:
    ARL SEMA MODS......................................       $7,300,000
  Other Procurement, Army:
    Joint Information Environment......................        3,177,000
  Aircraft Procurement, Air Force:
    H-60...............................................        8,458,000
    KC-46A MDAP........................................       63,057,000
    Combat Rescue Helicopter...........................       44,289,000
2022 Appropriations:
  Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide:
    DSCA Security Cooperation..........................       30,000,000
    DSCA Coalition Support Funds.......................       25,000,000
    DSCA Border Security...............................       50,000,000
  Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund:
    Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund..................       65,000,000
  Aircraft Procurement, Army:
    ARL SEMA MODS......................................        9,437,000
  Other Procurement, Army:
    Joint Effects Targeting System.....................       51,896,000
    Contract Writing System............................       12,671,000
    Building, Pre-Fab, Relocatable.....................        6,977,000
  Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy:
    CVN Refueling Overhauls (AP).......................      191,000,000
    Service Craft......................................        6,092,000
  Aircraft Procurement, Air Force:
    E-3................................................       30,000,000
    H-60...............................................        2,000,000
    KC-46A MDAP........................................       31,514,000
    Combat Rescue Helicopter...........................       32,144,000
    B-52 TDL...........................................       14,200,000
    Compass Call.......................................       23,693,000
    E-8................................................        6,600,000
    MQ-9 Mods..........................................       65,417,000
  Other Procurement, Air Force:
    Classified Adjustment..............................        9,100,000
  Procurement, Space Force:
    National Security Space Launch.....................        7,000,000
  Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army:
    Information Technology Development.................       26,700,000
  Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air
   Force:
    Advanced Technology and Sensors (C-ABSAA)..........        3,327,000
    AWACS..............................................       20,000,000
    HC/MC-130 Recap....................................       30,000,000
    HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter....................       14,400,000
    Stand-in Attack Weapon.............................       50,000,000
  Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Space
   Force:
    EO/IR Weather Systems..............................       35,400,000
    GPS III Follow-On..................................       38,000,000
    Next-Generation OPIR...............................       40,000,000
No-Year Appropriations:
  Defense Working Capital Funds:
    Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency          $30,000,000
     Working Capital Fund..............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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


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

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

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

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

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

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

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil

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

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                           Additional Funding

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


                             INVESTIGATIONS

       The agreement includes $172,500,000 for Investigations.
       The allocation for projects and activities within the 
     Investigations account is shown in the following table:

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


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       The agreement includes $370,000,000 for Mississippi River 
     and Tributaries.

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       The allocation for projects and activities within the 
     Mississippi River and Tributaries account is shown in the 
     following table:

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


                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

       The agreement includes $5,078,500,000 for Operation and 
     Maintenance.
       The allocation for projects and activities within the 
     Operation and Maintenance account is shown in the following 
     table:

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       Updated Capabilities.--The agreement adjusts some project-
     specific allocations downward based on updated technical 
     information from the Corps.
       Additional Funding for Ongoing Work.--Of the additional 
     funding provided in this account for other authorized project 
     purposes, the Corps shall allocate not less than $300,000 for 
     efforts to address terrestrial noxious weed control and 
     sediment removal activities pursuant to section 503 of WRDA 
     of 2020.
       Of the additional funding provided in this account for 
     other authorized project purposes, the Corps shall allocate 
     not less than $2,000,000 for efforts to combat invasive 
     mussels at Corps-owned reservoirs.
       Of the additional funding provided in this account, the 
     Corps shall also allocate funds according to the direction 
     under the headings ``Water Control Manuals''.
       There is not support for a level of funding that does not 
     fund operation and maintenance of our nation's aging 
     infrastructure sufficiently to ensure continued 
     competitiveness in a global marketplace. Federal navigation 
     channels maintained at only a fraction of authorized 
     dimensions and navigation locks and hydropower facilities 
     being used well beyond their design life results in economic 
     inefficiencies and risks infrastructure failure, which can 
     cause substantial economic losses.
       When allocating the additional funding provided in this 
     account, the Corps shall consider giving priority to the 
     following:
        ability to complete ongoing work maintaining 
     authorized depths and widths of harbors and shipping channels 
     (including small, remote, or subsistence harbors), including 
     where contaminated sediments are present;
        ability to address critical maintenance backlog;
        presence of the U.S. Coast Guard;
        extent to which the work will enhance national, 
     regional, or local economic development, including domestic 
     manufacturing capacity;
        extent to which the work will promote job growth 
     or international competitiveness;
        number of jobs created directly by the funded 
     activity;
        ability to obligate the funds allocated within the 
     fiscal year;
        ability to complete the project, separable 
     element, project phase, or useful increment of work within 
     the funds allocated;
        ability to address hazardous barriers to 
     navigation due to shallow channels;
        dredging projects that would provide supplementary 
     benefits to tributaries and waterways in close proximity to 
     ongoing island replenishment projects;
        risk of imminent failure or closure of the 
     facility;
        extent to which the work will promote recreation-
     based benefits, including those created by recreational 
     boating;
        improvements to federal breakwaters and jetties 
     where additional work will improve the safety of navigation 
     and stabilize infrastructure to prevent continued 
     deterioration; and
        for harbor maintenance activities:
        total tonnage handled;
        total exports;
        total imports;
        dollar value of cargo handled;
        energy infrastructure and national security needs 
     served;
        designation as strategic seaports;
        maintenance of dredge disposal activities;
        lack of alternative means of freight movement;
        savings over alternative means of freight movement; 
     and
        improvements to dredged disposal facilities that will 
     result in long-term savings, including a reduction in regular 
     maintenance costs.
       Aquatic Nuisance Control Research Program.--The agreement 
     provides $8,000,000 to supplement activities related to 
     harmful algal bloom research and control and directs the 
     Corps to target freshwater ecosystems. There is awareness of 
     the need to develop next generation ecological models to 
     maintain inland and intracoastal waterways and the agreement 
     provides $5,000,000 for this purpose. The agreement provides 
     $5,000,000 to continue work on the Harmful Algal Bloom 
     Demonstration Program, as authorized by WRDA of 2020, and the 
     Corps is directed to provide to the Committees not later than 
     60 days after enactment of this Act a briefing on the status 
     of this effort.
       Additional funding recommended in this remaining item is to 
     supplement and advance Corps activities to address harmful 
     algal blooms including: early detection, prevention, and 
     management techniques and procedures to reduce the occurrence 
     and impacts of harmful algal blooms in our nation's water 
     resources; work collaboratively with university partners to 
     develop prediction, avoidance, and remediation measures 
     focused on environmental triggers in riverine ecosystems; and 
     to advance state-of-the-art Unmanned Aerial Systems-based 
     detection, monitoring, and mapping of invasive aquatic plant 
     species in conjunction with university partners.
       Arkansas Red River Chloride Control.--The Corps is reminded 
     of their existing obligations to continue operations and 
     maintenance activities for the Red River Chloride Control 
     project, Oklahoma and Texas, at federal expense and is also 
     reminded that this project is eligible to compete for 
     additional funding in this account.
       Asset Management/Facilities and Equipment Maintenance 
     (FEM).--The agreement provides $2,000,000 to continue 
     research on novel approaches to repair and maintenance 
     practices that will increase civil infrastructure 
     intelligence and resilience. The Corps is directed to provide 
     to the Committees not later than 60 days after enactment of 
     this Act a report on the status of this effort. The Corps was 
     previously provided $1,000,000 under the Asset Management/FEM 
     remaining item to complete a study of their inventory in 
     accordance with section 6002 of WRRDA of 2014. There is 
     frustration regarding how long it has taken the Corps to make 
     progress on this effort. Nonetheless, the second phase of 
     inventory and assessment are currently ongoing, and the Corps 
     is directed to provide to the Committees not later than 60 
     days after enactment of this Act a briefing that includes 
     details on the percentage of the work that has already been 
     done and a timeline for completion of the inventory.
       Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Dispersal Barrier.--The 
     Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (CSSC) dispersal barrier at 
     Des Plaines River is a key control mechanism for protecting 
     the Great Lakes from invasive carp. Over the last decade, the 
     Corps has invested significant resources in building a 
     permanent electric barrier on the Chicago Area Waterways 
     System. Maximizing effectiveness of the CSSC can have 
     significant immediate benefits for preventing spread of 
     aquatic invasive species into the productive and ecologically 
     diverse Great Lakes system.
       Coastal Inlets Research Program.--Communities, 
     infrastructure, and resources tied to coastal regions are 
     vulnerable to damage from extreme coastal events and long-
     term coastal change. The agreement includes additional 
     funding for the Corps-led, multi-university effort to 
     identify engineering frameworks to address coastal resilience 
     needs; to develop adaptive pathways that lead to coastal 
     resilience; for efforts that measure the coastal forces that 
     lead to infrastructure damage and erosion during extreme 
     storm events; and to improve coupling of terrestrial and 
     coastal models. Additional funding is also provided for the 
     Corps to continue work with NOAA's National Water Center on 
     protecting the nation's water resources.
       Civil Works Water Management System.--Additional funding is 
     included for incorporation of ensemble forecasts within the 
     suite of numerical modeling tools in support of water 
     management operations to advance the Forecast-Informed 
     Reservoir Operations (FIRO) effort.
       Dredging Operations and Environmental Research, 
     Contaminated Sediment Management.--The assessment and 
     management of contaminated sediments represents a significant 
     cost to the federal government and impacts the nation's 
     inland and coastal navigation system affecting the free flow 
     of commerce. There is a critical need for investment in 
     technology and approaches to enable more cost effective and 
     sustainable practices for the assessment and management of 
     contaminated sediments. The Corps is directed to develop a 
     public-private partnership focused on research, development, 
     and implementation of solutions for the assessment and 
     management of contaminated sediments through the Dredging 
     Operations and Environmental Research program.
       Dredging Operations Technical Support Program.--The 
     agreement provides $2,200,000 for the further development of 
     the Integrated Navigation Analysis and Visualization platform 
     related to the operation and maintenance of the U.S. Marine 
     Transportation System. The agreement also includes additional 
     funds to support the research and application of artificial 
     intelligence, machine learning, and advanced modeling 
     capabilities to improve streamflow forecasting for channel 
     shoaling and dredging to help reduce interruptions in 
     waterborne inland commerce as a result of flooding and other 
     silting activities. The Corps is directed to provide to the 
     Committees not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act 
     a briefing on the potential need for evaluation of whether 
     deeper and wider channels would improve supply chain 
     performance throughout the southeast region of the country.
       Emerging Harbor Projects.--The agreement includes funding 
     for individual projects defined as emerging harbor projects 
     in section 210(f)(2) of WRDA of 1986 (Public Law 99-662) that 
     exceeds the funding levels envisioned in sections 210(c)(3) 
     and 210(d)(1)(B)(ii) of WRDA of 1986.
       Engineering With Nature.--The agreement provides 
     $20,000,000 for the Engineering with Nature (EWN) initiative. 
     Funding under this line item is intended for EWN activities 
     having a national or regional scope or that benefit the 
     Corps' broader execution of its mission areas. It is not 
     intended to replace or preclude the appropriate use of EWN 
     practices at districts using project-specific funding or work 
     performed across other Corps programs that might involve EWN. 
     Of the funding provided in this remaining item, $10,000,000 
     is provided to support research and development of natural 
     infrastructure solutions for the nation's bays and estuaries 
     to reduce costs, environmental and aesthetic impacts, and 
     improve access and health outcomes for the communities, 
     economies, ecosystems, and defense installations that 
     concentrate in the nation's bays and estuaries, and to design 
     innovative nature-based infrastructure with landscape 
     architecture, coastal modeling, and engineering. Of the 
     funding provided in this remaining item, $5,000,000 is to 
     support ongoing research and advance work with university 
     partners to develop standards, design guidance, and testing 
     protocols to improve and standardize nature-

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     based and hybrid infrastructure solutions, including those in 
     drought and fire-prone lands and post-fire recovery areas.
       Enhanced Options for Sand Acquisition for Beach 
     Renourishment Projects.--The Corps is urged to provide states 
     with guidance and recommendations to implement cost effective 
     measures and planning for sand management.
       Flood and Earthquake Modeling.--Last fiscal year additional 
     funds were provided in the Earthquake Hazards Reduction 
     Program to facilitate coordination with the National Levee 
     Safety program to develop a plan for leveraging existing 
     knowledge related to potential seismic concerns related to 
     levees. The Corps is evaluating whether earthquake models 
     would aid in assessment and if collaboration with 
     universities would be beneficial. The Corps is directed to 
     provide to the Committees not later than 90 days of enactment 
     of this Act a briefing on the progress to date and any 
     recommended future work.
       Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act.--
     The Corps is directed to provide to the Committees not later 
     than 90 days after enactment of this Act a briefing on the 
     effort to coordinate the federal response to harmful algal 
     bloom activities.
       Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, Washington.--The agreement 
     reiterates House direction.
       Inland Water Navigation Charts.--The agreement provides 
     $2,000,000 for the eHydro program to modernize and enhance 
     the distribution of the navigation charts and an additional 
     $2,000,000 to support the transition of the National Dredging 
     Quality Management Program's automated dredging monitoring 
     data to a cloud environment.
       Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam.--The agreement reiterates House 
     direction.
       Kennebec River Long-Term Maintenance Dredging.--There is 
     continued support for the Memorandum of Agreement signed in 
     January 2019 denoting responsibilities between the Department 
     of the Army and the Department of the Navy for the regular 
     maintenance of the Kennebec River Federal Navigation Channel. 
     Maintenance dredging of the Kennebec is essential to the safe 
     passage of newly constructed Navy guided missile destroyers 
     to the Atlantic Ocean. The Secretary is directed to continue 
     collaborating with the Department of the Navy to ensure 
     regular maintenance dredging of the Kennebec.
       Lake Okeechobee, Florida.--The Corps is encouraged to use 
     the best available science and appropriately weigh the 
     concerns of all water users to ensure the ecosystem is 
     preserved, water supply for the eight million residents in 
     South Florida is maintained, and the safety of all residents 
     of the region is upheld.
       Lake Providence Harbor, Louisiana.--The agreement 
     reiterates House direction.
       Lake Sakakawea & Lake Oahe Recreation Facilities.--There is 
     support for the coordinated efforts by the Corps with state 
     and local stakeholders to maintain recreational areas and 
     related infrastructure at mainstem Missouri River reservoirs 
     during drought conditions. However, there is disappointment 
     in the fact that the Corps has not provided a long-term plan 
     to restore and maintain recreational facilities near Lake 
     Sakakawea and Lake Oahe as recommended in fiscal year 2020. 
     The Corps is directed to report not later than 60 days after 
     enactment of this Act with a plan that identifies funding 
     sources to address the deferred maintenance backlog in these 
     areas and repair boat ramps and access roads to these 
     facilities.
       Levee Safety.--The agreement provides additional funding 
     for the National (Levee) Flood Inventory, including 
     $3,150,000 to expedite work on non-federal levees in meeting 
     the requirements of section 131 of WRDA of 2020. The Corps is 
     directed to provide to the Committees not later than 30 days 
     after enactment of this Act a briefing on this effort. In 
     fiscal year 2020, Congress provided $15,000,000 to implement 
     levee safety initiatives to meet the requirements under 
     section 3016 of WRRDA of 2014. These funds are sufficient to 
     complete Phase II activities. The Corps is directed to 
     provide to the Committees not later than 30 days after 
     enactment of this Act a briefing on the status of these 
     activities and activities associated with section 3016 of 
     WRRDA of 2014, including any additional funding needs 
     identified to complete and a timeline for implementation of 
     the next phase.
       Missouri River Operations.--The Corps intends to conduct a 
     test flow regarding releases of water from the Missouri River 
     mainstem dams in the future. The Corps is directed to provide 
     to the Committees not later than 30 days prior to such a 
     release a report that includes 1) the rationale for 
     conducting such a test flow; 2) the expected implications for 
     water access along the Missouri River; and 3) steps the Corps 
     has taken to reduce or mitigate the effects of a test flow on 
     water access.
       Mobile Bay Beneficial Use of Dredged Material.--The Corps 
     is encouraged to examine beneficial uses of dredged material 
     in Mobile Bay, Alabama.
       Monitoring of Completed Navigation Projects, Fisheries.--
     There is concern that a reduction in or elimination of 
     navigational lock operations on the nation's inland waterways 
     is having a negative impact on river ecosystems, particularly 
     the ability of endangered, threatened, and game fish species 
     to migrate through waterways, particularly during critical 
     spawning periods. Preliminary research successfully indicates 
     that reduced lock operations on certain Corps-designated low-
     use waterways are directly impacting migration and that there 
     are effective means to mitigate the impacts. Maximizing the 
     ability of fish to use these locks to move past the dams has 
     the potential to restore natural and historic long-distance 
     river migrations that may be critical to species survival.
       Within available funds for ongoing work, the Corps is 
     directed to continue this research at not less than the 
     fiscal year 2022 level. The agreement provides $4,000,000 to 
     expand the research to assist the Corps across all waterways, 
     lock structures, lock operation methods, and fish species 
     that will more fully inform the Corps' operations. 
     Additionally, the agreement provides $2,000,000 for the NICE 
     effort by the Corps to expand, on a national basis, the 
     ongoing research on the impact of reduced lock operations on 
     riverine fish.
       Monitoring of Completed Navigation Projects, Structural 
     Health Monitoring.--The agreement provides $4,000,000 to 
     support the structural health monitoring program to 
     facilitate research to maximize operations, enhance 
     efficiency, and protect asset life through catastrophic 
     failure mitigation.
       Mount St. Helens Sediment Monitoring.--The Corps is 
     encouraged to include appropriate funding for sediment 
     monitoring activities in future budget submissions.
       National Coastal Mapping Program.--The agreement provides 
     $5,000,000 for Arctic coastal mapping needs. The Corps has 
     responsibility for some mapping but, in general, does not 
     include shoreline. Before the Corps obligates funds to map 
     shoreline in Alaska, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
     Civil Works shall provide notice to the Committees. The 
     notice shall include certification that the effort is 
     coordinated with NOAA and complements those efforts.
       Okatibbee Lake, Mississippi.--The agreement reiterates 
     House direction.
       Ohio Harbors.--The Corps is reminded that the Toledo, 
     Huron, Port Clinton, Lorain, and Sandusky Harbors are 
     eligible to compete for additional funding in this account.
       Performance Based Budgeting Support Program.--Of the 
     funding provided for this remaining item, $3,500,000 shall be 
     used to support performance-based methods that enable robust 
     budgeting of the hydropower program through better 
     understanding of operation and maintenance impacts leveraging 
     data analytics.
       Recreational Facilities.--The Corps is directed to provide 
     to the Committees not later than 30 days after enactment of 
     this Act a report including an analysis of current lease 
     terms and the effects these terms have on concessionaire 
     financing.
       Regional Dredge Contracting.--In accordance with section 
     1111 of AWIA and the Gulf Coast Regional Dredge Demonstration 
     Program established by Public Law 116-94, the Corps is 
     encouraged to enter into regional contracts to support 
     increased efficiencies in the deployment of dredges for all 
     civil works mission sets, prioritizing deep draft 
     navigational projects.
       Regional Sediment Management.--The agreement provides 
     $4,000,000 to develop integrated tools that build coastal 
     resilience across navigation, flood risk management, and 
     ecosystem projects within the program, integrate existing and 
     emerging physical coastal processing tools that focus on 
     sediment management, and apply optimization principles to 
     placement in order to gain greater value and benefit from 
     dredged sediments, particularly for Civil Works business 
     lines and missions. The Corps is directed to conduct a study 
     and provide a report to the Committees not later than one 
     year after enactment of this Act on how the Corps could 
     apply dredged sediments to better increase coastal 
     resilience and what resources are needed to implement 
     these practices. Additionally, the agreement provides 
     $600,000 for cooperation and coordination with the Great 
     Lakes states to develop sediment transport models for 
     Great Lakes tributaries that discharge to federal 
     navigation channels.
       Response to Climate Change at Corps Projects.--The 
     agreement provides $2,000,000 to update policies to enhance 
     the consideration of benefit categories equally and improve 
     efforts to identify and consider impacts to disadvantaged, 
     rural/urban, tribal, and other minority communities 
     throughout the Corps planning and decision-making processes.
       Small, Remote, or Subsistence Harbors.--The agreement 
     emphasizes the importance of ensuring that our country's 
     small and low-use ports remain functional. The Corps is urged 
     to consider expediting scheduled maintenance at small and 
     low-use ports that have experienced unexpected levels of 
     deterioration since their last dredging. There is concern 
     that the Administration's criteria for navigation maintenance 
     disadvantage small, remote, or subsistence harbors and 
     waterways from competing for scarce navigation maintenance 
     funds. The Corps is directed to revise the criteria used for 
     determining which navigation maintenance projects are funded 
     and to develop a reasonable and equitable allocation under 
     the Operation and Maintenance account. There is support for 
     including criteria to evaluate economic impact that these 
     projects provide to local and regional economies.
       Stakeholder Engagement.--The agreement reiterates House 
     direction.
       Tampa Harbor, Florida.--The agreement reiterates House 
     direction.
       Tangier Island, Beneficial Use.--Additional funding 
     recommended for Baltimore Harbor and Channels (50 foot) 
     project is for environmental coordination as well as plans 
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     specifications to add Tangier Island as a beneficial use 
     placement site for dredged material.
       Tenkiller Ferry Lake.--The Corps' effort to use flows out 
     of the surge tank to feed the fishery downstream of the 
     Tenkiller Ferry Lake is encouraging, and the Corps is 
     strongly encouraged to complete the assessment as soon as 
     possible.
       Tuttle Creek Lake, KS.--The additional funding provided is 
     for Water Injection Dredging efforts.
       Upper St. Anthony Falls, Minnesota.--The Corps is reminded 
     that the Upper St. Anthony Falls project remains an 
     authorized federal project and is encouraged to continue to 
     operate and maintain the lock and keep it in a state of good 
     repair. There is concern that the Corps is attempting to 
     divest the entire federal project at once without a willing 
     non-federal partner for the disposition study. The Corps is 
     directed to continue the disposition study at full federal 
     expense.
       Walter F. George, George W. Andrews, and Jim Woodruff Locks 
     and Dams.--The Corps is reminded that repair and maintenance 
     needs for the Walter F. George Lock and Dam, the George W. 
     Andrews Lock and Dam, and the Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam are 
     eligible to compete for additional funding provided in this 
     account and is encouraged to include appropriate funding for 
     these activities in future budget submissions. The Corps is 
     directed to provide to the Committees not later than 60 days 
     after enactment of this Act a briefing on these projects and 
     the status of dredging in the lower Apalachicola River.
       Water Control Manuals.--The Corps is encouraged to continue 
     to update water control manuals across its projects. The 
     agreement provides additional funding of $5,700,000 in this 
     account for other authorized project purposes, for water 
     control manual updates at projects located in states where a 
     Reclamation facility is also located, in regions where FIRO 
     projects exist, and where atmospheric rivers cause flood 
     damages. The agreement also provides $1,000,000 of additional 
     funding provided in this account for other authorized project 
     purposes to expand the scope of the water control manual 
     update prioritization report funded in fiscal year 2020 to 
     other projects within the Corps portfolio to ensure that 
     actions being conducted for water control manual updates and 
     incorporation of FIRO-based principles are properly aligned 
     with one another.
       Water Control Manuals, Section 7 Dams.--The agreement 
     provides $2,200,000 of additional funding provided in this 
     account for other authorized project purposes to update water 
     control manuals for non-Corps owned high hazard dams where: 
     (1) the Corps has a responsibility for flood control 
     operations under section 7 of the Flood Control Act of 1944; 
     (2) the dam requires coordination of water releases with one 
     or more other high-hazard dams for flood control purposes; 
     and (3) the dam owner is actively investigating the 
     feasibility of applying FIRO technology.
       Water Operations Technical Support (WOTS).--The agreement 
     provides $5,000,000 in addition to the budget request to 
     continue developing and incorporating improved weather 
     forecasting for Corps reservoirs and waterway projects 
     through the multiagency, multidisciplinary FIRO research 
     effort by completing Phase 2 and starting Phase 3. The Corps 
     is encouraged to consider applying FIRO to additional section 
     7 dams, including the Seven Oaks Dam in California.


                           REGULATORY PROGRAM

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


            FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM

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


                 FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

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


                                EXPENSES

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


     OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR CIVIL WORKS

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


      WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION PROGRAM ACCOUNT

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

             General Provisions--Corps of Engineers--Civil


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

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                  TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                          Central Utah Project


                CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT

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

                         Bureau of Reclamation

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


                      WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $1,787,151,000 for Water and Related 
     Resources.
       The agreement for Water and Related Resources is shown in 
     the following table:

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


                CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT RESTORATION FUND

       The agreement provides an indefinite appropriation, which 
     allows Reclamation to expend funds collected in fiscal year 
     2023. The

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     estimate of collections in fiscal year 2023 is $45,770,000.


                    CALIFORNIA BAY-DELTA RESTORATION

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

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


                       POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION

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


                        ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

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

             General Provisions--Department of the Interior

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

                    TITLE III--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

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

                       Reprogramming Requirements

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

                   Financial Reporting and Management

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

                  WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSITY

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

                        CROSSCUTTING INITIATIVES

       Carbon Dioxide Removal.--The agreement provides not less 
     than $140,000,000 for research, development, and 
     demonstration of carbon dioxide removal technologies, 
     including not less than $20,000,000 from the Office of Energy 
     Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), not less than 
     $70,000,000 from Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon 
     Management (FECM), and not less than $50,000,000 from the 
     Office of Science.
       The Department is encouraged to carry out activities under 
     the Carbon Dioxide Removal Research, Development, and 
     Demonstration Program authorized in section 5001 of the 
     Energy Act of 2020. The Department is directed to coordinate 
     these activities among FECM, EERE, the Office of Science, and 
     any other relevant program offices or agencies, including the 
     Environmental Protection Agency and Department of 
     Agriculture.
       The agreement reiterates House direction on the development 
     of diverse carbon management technologies and methods.
       The agreement reiterates House direction on the development 
     and commercialization of carbon dioxide removal technologies 
     at significant scale.
       The agreement reiterates House direction on the carbon 
     removal implementation plan and the roles and 
     responsibilities of each program participating in the 
     implementation plan.
       The Department is directed to establish a competitive 
     purchasing pilot program for the purchase of carbon dioxide 
     removed from the atmosphere or upper hydrosphere, in support 
     of carbon dioxide removal projects authorized in section 969D 
     of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
       Critical Minerals and Materials.--The agreement provides 
     not less than $248,500,000 for research, development, 
     demonstration, and commercialization activities on the 
     development of alternatives to, recycling of, and efficient 
     production and use of critical minerals and materials, 
     including not less than $112,000,000 from EERE, not less than 
     $50,000,000 from FECM, not less than $25,000,000 from the 
     Office of Science, and not less than $61,500,000 from the 
     Office of Nuclear Energy (NE).
       The agreement reiterates House direction on university 
     initiatives for critical mineral extraction; the Critical 
     Materials Institute and the Critical Materials Consortium; 
     the Critical Materials Supply Chain Research Facility; and 
     workforce needs in critical minerals and materials 
     industries.
       The Department is encouraged to carry out these activities 
     pursuant to sections 7001 and 7002 of the Energy Act of 2020.
       Energy Storage.--The agreement provides not less than 
     $540,000,000 for research, development, demonstration, 
     commercialization, and deployment of energy storage, 
     including not less than $347,000,000 from EERE, not less than 
     $95,000,000 from the Office of Electricity (OE), not less 
     than $5,000,000 from FECM, not less than $10,000,000 from NE, 
     and not less than $83,000,000 from the Office of Science.
       The Department is directed to carry out these activities in 
     accordance with sections 3201 and 3202 of the Energy Act of 
     2020.
       The agreement notes support for the Department's Energy 
     Storage Grand Challenge (ESGC) and Long-Duration Storage Shot 
     Initiatives, which includes cost-shared demonstrations of 
     energy storage technologies.
       Energy-Water Nexus.--The agreement reiterates House 
     direction on this topic.
       Industrial Decarbonization.--The agreement provides not 
     less than $685,000,000 for industrial decarbonization 
     activities, including not less than $420,000,000 from EERE, 
     not less than $200,000,000 from FECM, and not less than 
     $65,000,000 from the Office of Science. The Department is 
     directed to establish the Industrial Emissions Reduction 
     Technology Development Program authorized in section 6003 of 
     Public Law 116--206 for clean industrial research, 
     development, and demonstrations that are both sector-specific 
     and technology-inclusive. The program shall coordinate with 
     EERE, FECM, the Office of Science, Office of Clean Energy 
     Demonstrations, and other relevant program offices. Not later 
     than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Department is 
     directed to detail on how it will improve coordination and 
     align different program offices to implement the recently 
     released Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap strategy, 
     including who within the Department will lead this work. The 
     funds provided are for the development of a suite of 
     technologies to strengthen the competitiveness of America's 
     industrial sector, with an emphasis on heavy industrial 
     sectors, including iron, steel, steel mill products, 
     aluminum, cement, concrete, glass, pulp, paper, industrial 
     ceramics, and chemicals. Within available funds, the 
     agreement provides not less than $25,000,000 for clean heat 
     alternatives for industrial processes.
       Further, the agreement notes a lack of coordination across 
     the Department regarding Industrial Decarbonization 
     activities. Not later than 60 days after enactment of this

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     Act, the Department is directed to detail on how it will 
     improve coordination and align different program offices to 
     implement the recently released Industrial Decarbonization 
     Roadmap strategy, including who within the Department will 
     lead this work. The Department is encouraged to specify the 
     value-added roles that distinct federal funding streams will 
     play in achieving the emissions reduction goals of the 
     Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap, including across the 
     Department's program offices.
       Alternative Modes of Transportation.--The agreement notes 
     the Department's ongoing efforts to develop technologies and 
     low carbon fuels that will reduce emission in shipping, 
     aviation, agricultural, and long-distance transportation.
       The agreement provides not less than $380,000,000 to 
     further the research, development, testing, and demonstration 
     of innovative technologies and solutions for low- or no-
     emission alternative fuels for ongoing efforts to develop 
     technologies and low carbon fuels that will reduce emission 
     in shipping, aviation, agricultural, and long-distance 
     transportation. This funding level includes not less than 
     $300,000,000 from EERE, not less than $35,000,000 from FECM, 
     not less than $35,000,000 from OE, and not less than 
     $10,000,000 from the Office of Science.
       Further, there are technologies that will reduce emissions 
     in existing locomotive fleets, such as different blends of 
     renewable diesel and biodiesel, as well as to accelerate the 
     commercial viability of innovative technologies and 
     alternatives to traditional diesel fuel, including batteries 
     and hydrogen fuel cells. The agreement notes that hastening 
     the availability of low- and no-carbon alternatives to diesel 
     fuel for locomotives will be essential to addressing climate 
     change while also meeting our nation's projected 50 percent 
     growth in freight transportation demand by 2050. Further, the 
     agreement notes that the decarbonization of the rail industry 
     will be essential to achieving a net-zero emissions economy 
     as rail will continue to play a vital role in such a broad 
     cross-section of industrial economic sectors well into the 
     future. Further, the Department is encouraged to accelerate 
     its work on sustainable aviation fuels, with a focus getting 
     feedstocks and biorefining processes for net-zero emission 
     fuels into demonstration as it works to meet the goals of the 
     Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge. The Department is 
     encouraged to develop a clear framework for evaluating the 
     emissions reduction potential of different sustainable 
     aviation fuel pathways and to prioritize research and 
     development of fuels with the greatest potential to reduce 
     GHG emissions while avoiding unintended consequences on 
     forests and food supply chains. The Department is encouraged 
     to work with other federal agencies and the national labs to 
     coordinate efforts to advance sustainable aviation fuels.
       DOE and USDA Interagency Working Group.--The agreement 
     reiterates House direction on this topic.
       Fluoropolymers.--The agreement reiterates House direction 
     on this topic.
       Grid Modernization.--The agreement reiterates House 
     direction on this topic.
       The Department is directed to develop a plan for a pipeline 
     of students, graduates, and professors to sustain a robust 
     grid modernization research, design, and operations 
     capability over the long-term.
       Further, the agreement notes the value of a diverse range 
     of clean distributed energy resources, and the Department is 
     encouraged to evaluate opportunities to deploy multi-resource 
     microgrids that incorporate dispatchable, fuel-flexible, 
     renewable fuel-compatible, distributed generation 
     technologies, including but not limited to linear generator 
     technology, paired with variable output renewable resources 
     and battery storage technology, in order to simultaneously 
     achieve substantial carbon and criteria emissions reductions, 
     ensure multi-day resilience, and improve energy security and 
     independence.
       Harmful Algal Blooms.--The agreement reiterates House 
     direction on this topic.
       Hydrogen.--The Department is directed to coordinate its 
     efforts in hydrogen energy and fuel cell technologies across 
     EERE, FECM, NE, OE, the Office of Science, the Office of 
     Clean Energy Demonstrations, the Advanced Research Projects 
     Agency--Energy, and any other relevant program offices to 
     maximize the effectiveness of investments in hydrogen-related 
     activities.
       The agreement provides not less than $316,000,000 for the 
     Hydrogen crosscut, including not less than $163,000,000 from 
     EERE, not less than $113,000,000 from FECM, not less than 
     $23,000,000 from NE, and not less than $17,000,000 from the 
     Office of Science.
       The agreement provides not less than $15,000,000 for 
     technologies to advance hydrogen use for heavy-duty 
     transportation, industrial, and hard-to-electrify 
     transportation applications including trains, maritime 
     shipping, and aviation.
       Integrated Energy Systems.--The agreement reiterates House 
     direction on this topic.
       Landfill Emissions.--The agreement reiterates House 
     direction on this topic.

                            ENERGY PROGRAMS

                 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

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


                       SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION

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

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       The agreement provides up to $30,000,000 for Fuel Cell 
     Technologies.
       The agreement provides $10,000,000 for perovskites and 
     other catalysts and catalyst supports for hydrogen carriers. 
     The Department should prioritize efforts that couple 
     computational modeling, experimental characterization, and 
     controlled synthesis, along with durability and degradation 
     science. The Department is encouraged to prioritize efforts 
     that include partnerships between at least one academic 
     partner and one national laboratory.
       The agreement provides not less than $10,000,000 for solar 
     fuels research and development for hydrogen generation. The 
     Department is encouraged to leverage research and technology 
     advances from the Fuels from Sunlight Hub.
       The agreement supports the Department's continued 
     activities for high temperature electrolyzer development and 
     integrated pilot level technology testing and validation, 
     including at national laboratories.
       The agreement reiterates House direction on alkaline and 
     proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzers.
       The Department is directed to continue to consider the 
     economic and environmental impacts of various modes used to 
     transport hydrogen in its decision-making process.
       The Department is directed to prioritize opportunities to 
     advance a network of pipelines to reliably deliver adequate 
     supplies of hydrogen for end users.
       The Department is directed to continue efforts aimed at 
     reducing the cost of hydrogen production, storage, and 
     distribution including novel onboard hydrogen tank systems, 
     trailer delivery systems, and development of systems and 
     equipment for hydrogen pipelines.
       The agreement provides not less than $15,000,000 for 
     Safety, Codes, and Standards to maintain a robust program and 
     engage with state and local agencies to support their 
     technical needs relative to hydrogen infrastructure and 
     safety.


                            RENEWABLE ENERGY

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


                           ENERGY EFFICIENCY

       Advanced Manufacturing.--The agreement provides not less 
     than $185,000,000 for Industrial Efficiency and 
     Decarbonization.
       The agreement reiterates House direction related to the 
     conversion and retooling of industrial facilities.
       Within available funds for Industrial Efficiency and 
     Decarbonization, the agreement provides $20,000,000 for 
     continued research for energy efficiency improvement and 
     emissions reduction in the chemical industry including 
     dynamic catalyst science coupled with data analytics.
       Within available funds for Industrial Efficiency and 
     Decarbonization, the agreement provides up to $10,000,000 for 
     the issuance of a competitive solicitation for university and 
     industry-led teams to improve the efficiency of industrial 
     drying processes.
       The agreement provides not less than $105,000,000 for Clean 
     Energy Manufacturing.
       Within available funds for Clean Energy Manufacturing, the 
     agreement provides $25,000,000 for the Manufacturing 
     Demonstration Facility (MDF) and the Carbon Fiber Technology 
     Facility. Within available funds for the MDF, the agreement 
     includes $5,000,000 for the development of processes for 
     materials solutions.
       Within available funds for Clean Energy Manufacturing, the 
     agreement provides $10,000,000 for the development of 
     advanced tooling for lightweight automotive components to 
     lead the transition to electric vehicle and mobility 
     solutions to meet the national urgency for market adoption. 
     The Department is directed to further foster the partnership 
     between the MDF, universities, and industry in the Great 
     Lakes region for economic growth and technology innovation 
     and manufacturing scale up related to mobility and advanced 
     electric vehicles, thereby accelerating technology deployment 
     and increasing the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing 
     industries.
       Within available funds for Clean Energy Manufacturing, the 
     agreement provides up to $15,000,000 to provide ongoing 
     support for the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Technical 
     Assistance Partnerships and related CHP activities. The 
     Department is directed to collaborate with industry on the 
     potential energy efficiency and energy security gains to be 
     realized with district energy systems.
       Within available funds for Clean Energy Manufacturing, the 
     agreement provides $5,000,000 for advanced manufacturing of 
     large wind blades.
       Within available funds for Clean Energy Manufacturing, the 
     agreement provides $3,000,000 for advanced manufacturing of 
     large iron and steel castings and forgings for offshore wind 
     turbines.
       The agreement supports additive manufacturing technologies 
     for wind energy applications.
       The agreement notes the important role large-area additive 
     manufacturing can play in helping to advance the deployment 
     of building, transportation, and clean energy technologies. 
     The Department is directed to further foster the partnership 
     between the national laboratories, universities, and industry 
     to use bio-based thermoplastics composites, such as micro- 
     and nanocellulosic materials, and large-area 3-D printing to 
     overcome challenges to the cost and deployment of building, 
     transportation, and energy technologies.
       Within available funds for Clean Energy Manufacturing, the 
     agreement provides up to $5,000,000 for university-led 
     research and development of catalytic processes to transform 
     low value feedstocks into carbon-neutral liquid fuels and 
     chemical products.
       Within available funds for Clean Energy Manufacturing, the 
     agreement provides $10,000,000 to support sustainable 
     chemistry research and development. The fiscal year 2021 Act 
     directed the Department to provide a report exploring how 
     incorporating sustainable chemistry in consumer and 
     commercial manufacturing processes fits within its research 
     and development portfolio and can benefit these processes. 
     The Department is directed to provide the report immediately.
       Within available funds for Clean Energy Manufacturing, the 
     agreement provides up to $5,000,000 for university-led 
     research in order to increase recycling rates for 
     polyethylene plastics and develop conversion of waste 
     polyethylene to more recyclable and biodegradable plastics.
       Within available funds for Clean Energy Manufacturing, the 
     agreement provides up to $20,000,000 to continue development 
     of additive manufacturing involving nanocellulose feedstock 
     materials made from forest products. This work shall be 
     conducted in partnership with the MDF to leverage expertise 
     and capabilities for large scale additive manufacturing.
       Within available funds for Clean Energy Manufacturing, the 
     agreement provides $2,000,000 to fund lithium-ion battery 
     rejuvenation, recycling, and reuse programs that will focus 
     on research, education, and workforce development to help the 
     economy and national energy security. The agreement 
     reiterates House direction on these efforts.

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       Within available funds for Clean Energy Manufacturing, the 
     agreement provides up to $12,000,000 for research in silicon 
     carbide and gallium nitride power electronics.
       Within available funds for Clean Energy Manufacturing, the 
     agreement provides up to $5,000,000 to continue development 
     of low-cost polymer infiltration processes for the 
     fabrication of ceramic matrix composites and other advanced 
     material processes for high-temperature components, including 
     silicon carbide components.
       The Department is directed to support the expeditious 
     development and production of lithium battery technology to 
     scale up the domestic battery supply chain. Within available 
     funds for Clean Energy Manufacturing, the agreement provides 
     up to $10,000,000 for solid state lithium metal battery 
     storage demonstration projects that are U.S.-controlled, 
     U.S.-made, and North American sourced and supplied. The 
     Department is directed to prioritize battery technology that 
     is compatible with existing and next generation cathodes, 
     including nickel and cobalt free cathodes, will further 
     enhance energy density, and is intrinsically nonflammable.
       The agreement notes the Department's efforts to expand the 
     capabilities of the United States in advanced battery 
     manufacturing for long-duration grid-scale energy storage. As 
     the Department continues its efforts to scale up a domestic 
     advanced battery supply chain, including battery 
     manufacturing demonstration projects, the Department is 
     encouraged to seek a broad spectrum of battery chemistries 
     not wholly exclusive to lithium-ion based battery technology 
     and encourages the Department to craft-grant solicitations 
     widely enough to include all compelling emerging technologies 
     such as multi-day storage (MDS) chemistries such as iron-air 
     batteries or other new configurations.
       The agreement provides not less than $80,000,000 for 
     Material Supply Chains.
       Within available funds for Material Supply Chains, the 
     agreement provides up to $5,000,000 to increase participation 
     in databases used in generating environmental product 
     declarations (EPDs), the disclosure tool measuring the 
     embodied carbon of a product or service, in coordination with 
     the Environmental Protection Agency.
       Within available funds for Material Supply Chains, the 
     agreement provides up to $15,000,000 for a competitive grant 
     program to improve the sustainability and competitiveness of 
     U.S. mining operations, including the beneficial use of 
     byproducts such as capturing excess nitrogen oxide and 
     utilizing it to produce ammonium sulfate fertilizer suitable 
     for agricultural use.
       Within available funds for Material Supply Chains, the 
     agreement provides not less than $5,000,000 to apply the 
     Office of Science's leadership computing facility expertise 
     in machine learning to increase efficiencies in large-scale, 
     high rate manufacturing processes for aerostructures and 
     other large composite structures.
       The agreement provides not less than $45,000,000 for 
     Technical Assistance and Workforce Development.
       Within available funds for Technical Assistance and 
     Workforce Development, the agreement provides $5,000,000 to 
     expand the technical assistance provided for water and 
     wastewater treatment. Within available funds for Technical 
     Assistance and Workforce Development, the agreement provides 
     $20,000,000 for research and development on technologies to 
     achieve energy efficiency of water and wastewater treatment 
     plants, including the deployment of advanced technology, as 
     appropriate.
       The Department is encouraged to support innovation in water 
     technologies that will incentivize technology developments 
     for the blue economy, including consideration of establishing 
     a Center of Excellence, with a focus on the Great Lakes 
     region.
       Within available funds for Technical Assistance and 
     Workforce Development, the agreement provides not less than 
     $10,000,000 for the Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program 
     (LEEP) and reiterates House direction on this topic.
       Building Technologies.--Within available funds for Emerging 
     Technologies, the Department is encouraged to make funding 
     available for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning 
     (HVAC) and refrigeration research, development and 
     deployment, including heat pumps, heat pump water heaters and 
     boilers. The Department shall focus its efforts to address 
     whole building energy performance and cost issues to inform 
     efforts to advance beneficial electrification and greenhouse 
     gas mitigation without compromising building energy 
     performance.
       The agreement provides not less than $70,000,000 for 
     Commercial Building Integration for core research and 
     development of more cost-effective integration techniques and 
     technologies that could help the transition toward deep 
     retrofits, not less than $60,000,000 for Residential 
     Buildings Integration, and not less than $75,000,000 for 
     Equipment and Building Standards.
       The Department is directed to advance building upgrades and 
     weatherization of homes, as well as to advance work in grid-
     integrated efficient buildings and inclusion of smart grid 
     systems, demand flexibility and new initiatives in workforce 
     training to ensure the technology and research findings reach 
     practitioners. The Department is encouraged to concentrate 
     funding on industry teams to facilitate research, demonstrate 
     and test new systems, and facilitate widespread deployment 
     and dissemination of information and best practices through 
     direct engagement with builders, the construction trades, 
     equipment manufacturers, smart grid technology and systems 
     suppliers, integrators, and state and local governments and 
     other market transformation activities.
       The agreement provides up to $30,000,000 for the Building 
     Energy Codes Program to increase training, including 
     certifications, and provide technical assistance to states, 
     local governments, regional collaboratives, workforce 
     development providers, homebuilders, office builders, 
     architects and engineers, and other organizations that 
     develop, adopt, or assist with the adoption or compliance 
     with model building energy codes and standards to improve 
     energy efficiency and resilience.
       The agreement provides not less than $30,000,000 to 
     continue to invest in transactive energy and control research 
     and development efforts to support demonstrations in which 
     renewable energy and energy efficiency elements connected to 
     the electric grid, such as buildings; wind and solar; energy 
     storage; including batteries; hydrogen technologies; and 
     electric vehicle charging stations, work together seamlessly 
     to enhance reliability, security, and efficiency of the 
     nation's electric grid. The Department is directed to 
     prioritize market-based transactive energy principles, from 
     the individual energy generation/consumption nodes to the 
     wholesale and energy distribution markets. The Department is 
     directed to establish efforts in various parts of the country 
     where prevailing weather and market constructions differ. The 
     Department is further directed to prioritize projects that 
     connect multiple physically separated sites with multiple 
     topologies.
       The Department is directed to carry out the Grid-
     interactive Efficient Buildings (GEB) program to ensure that 
     a high level of energy efficiency is a core element of the 
     program and a baseline characteristic for GEBs, which are 
     also connected, smart, and flexible. EERE shall engage with 
     the public and private sectors, including the building and 
     manufacturing industries and state and local governments, to 
     share information on GEB technologies, costs, and benefits, 
     and to provide information to position American companies to 
     lead in this area.
       The agreement provides up to $50,000,000 for solid-state 
     lighting.
       The agreement provides up to $40,000,000 to facilitate deep 
     whole-house energy efficiency retrofits, particularly those 
     using innovations from the Advanced Building Construction 
     Initiative, such as demonstrations, outreach, engagement, and 
     training to private sector contractors, including continuing 
     efforts to advance smart home technology.
       The Department is directed to develop programs to support a 
     skilled, robust, diverse, and nationally representative 
     building energy efficiency and building energy retrofit 
     workforce. The agreement provides up to $40,000,000 for these 
     activities.
       The agreement provides up to $30,000,000 for energy-related 
     research and development in buildings.
       The Department is encouraged to expand efforts within the 
     Advanced Building Construction initiative to scale 
     development and adoption of innovative technologies to 
     produce affordable, energy efficient buildings and retrofits 
     with low lifecycle carbon impacts. The Department is directed 
     to support technical assistance to state, local, and tribal 
     governments to reduce emissions from buildings through 
     efficient electrification strategies.
       The Department is encouraged to concentrate funding on 
     industry teams to facilitate research, demonstrate and test 
     new systems, and facilitate widespread deployment and 
     dissemination of information and best practices through 
     direct engagement with builders, the construction trades, 
     equipment manufacturers, smart grid technology and systems 
     suppliers, integrators, and state and local governments and 
     other market transformation activities. Further, the 
     Department is encouraged to support deep whole-house energy 
     efficiency retrofits, particularly those using innovations 
     from the Advanced Building Construction Initiative, such as 
     demonstrations, outreach, engagement, and training to private 
     sector contractors, including continuing efforts to advance 
     smart home technology. The agreement notes support for 
     continued efforts to address property rating and valuation in 
     commercial and residential buildings as a way to improve 
     transparency of energy utilization in buildings for persons 
     and companies buying or leasing property.
       The Department is encouraged to support university 
     research, in partnership with national labs, for developing, 
     building, and evaluating cross-laminated timber wall systems 
     for embodied energy content, operating energy efficiency, 
     wall moisture profiles, structural connector durability, and 
     health monitoring sensors.
       The agreement notes support for continued research to 
     quantify the resilience impacts of energy codes for 
     buildings, occupants, and communities. Recognizing that the 
     pandemic has presented challenges to permit processing for 
     building departments reliant on paper-based systems, the 
     Department is encouraged to develop cloud-based software that 
     can facilitate permit processing for projects that conserve 
     energy or promote resilience as well as efforts to help 
     departments modernize systems.
       The Department is directed to prioritize energy efficiency 
     measures that reduce energy consumption, especially among 
     high energy-burden households within communities

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     of color. The Department is directed further to focus on 
     increasing availability of and access to publicly, 
     individually, and community-owned heat pumps.
       The Department is directed to support collaborative 
     projects with the Department of Agriculture's Agricultural 
     Research Service to improve the energy efficiency in 
     controlled environmental agriculture (CEA).
       The Department is encouraged to work with two-year 
     community and technical colleges, labor, and nongovernmental 
     and industry consortia to advance job training programs and 
     to collaborate with the Department of Education, the 
     Department of Labor, and the residential and commercial 
     efficiency building industry to ensure support is reaching 
     small energy efficiency businesses that have had difficulty 
     accessing federal workforce support.
       The agreement provides up to $5,000,000 for novel earlier-
     stage research, development, and demonstration of 
     technologies to advance energy efficient, high-rise Cross-
     Laminated Timber (CLT) building systems.


                  STATE AND COMMUNITY ENERGY PROGRAMS

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


                 MANUFACTURING AND ENERGY SUPPLY CHAINS

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


                   FEDERAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

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


                           CORPORATE SUPPORT

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

         Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response

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

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                              Electricity

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


                    GRID CONTROLS AND COMMUNICATIONS

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


                 GRID HARDWARE, COMPONENTS, AND SYSTEMS

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


                            GRID DEPLOYMENT

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

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                             Nuclear Energy


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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


                  NUCLEAR ENERGY ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES

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


          FUEL CYCLE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION

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


       REACTOR CONCEPTS RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION

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


                 ADVANCED REACTOR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

       The Department is directed to continue to ensure the ARDP 
     moves forward expeditiously and to clearly articulate future 
     funding needs for the programs within the ARDP in future 
     budget requests. The Department is directed to continue to 
     focus resources on partners capable of project delivery in 
     the next four to six years.

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       National Reactor Innovation Center.--The agreement supports 
     capital design and construction activities for demonstration 
     reactor test bed preparation at Idaho National Laboratory 
     supporting advanced reactor demonstration activities.
       Construction.--Funds above the request are provided to 
     complete preliminary design and initiate construction for the 
     Safeguards Category 1 advanced reactor testbed at the Idaho 
     National Laboratory.


                             INFRASTRUCTURE

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

                  Fossil Energy and Carbon Management

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


                     CARBON MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES

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

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     Department is directed to support the development of ceramic 
     matrix composite (CMC) materials in accordance with the CMC 
     Manufacturing Roadmap and section 4005 of the Energy Act of 
     2020.
       The Department is encouraged to continue work on coal and 
     coal biomass to both liquids and solids activities and 
     encourages the Department to focus on research and 
     development to improve cost and efficiency of coal-to-fuels 
     technology implementation and polygeneration.
       The agreement provides $1,500,000 to accelerate development 
     and deployment of wireless sensor systems for coal-fired 
     power generation in order to improve generative efficiency, 
     reduce emissions, and lower maintenance costs.
       The agreement supports competitively awarded research and 
     development activities, coordinated with the Offices of 
     Nuclear Energy and Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, to 
     advance the use of supercritical power cycles.


                RESOURCE TECHNOLOGIES AND SUSTAINABILITY

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


                          NETL INFRASTRUCTURE

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

                            Energy Projects

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

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                 Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves

       The agreement provides $13,004,000 for the operation of the 
     Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves.

                      Strategic Petroleum Reserve

       The agreement includes $207,175,000 for the Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve.
       No funding is requested for the establishment of a new 
     regional petroleum product reserve, and no funding is 
     provided for this purpose. Further, the Department may not 
     establish any new regional petroleum product reserves unless 
     funding for such a proposed regional petroleum product 
     reserve is explicitly requested in advance in an annual 
     budget request and approved by Congress in an appropriations 
     Act.

                         SPR Petroleum Account

       The agreement provides $100,000 for the SPR Petroleum 
     Account.

                   Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve

       The agreement provides $7,000,000 for the Northeast Home 
     Heating Oil Reserve.

                   Energy Information Administration

       The agreement provides $135,000,000 for the Energy 
     Information Administration.
       The agreement provides up to $3,000,000 to conduct a 
     monthly survey of electric and heating service providers of 
     final termination notices sent due to bill non-payment, 
     service disconnections due to bill non-payment, and Service 
     reconnections of customers disconnected for bill non-payment, 
     in a form and manner determined by the agency.

                   Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup

       The agreement provides $358,583,000 for Non-Defense 
     Environmental Cleanup.
       Gaseous Diffusion Plants.--The agreement provides 
     $130,938,000 for cleanup activities at the Gaseous Diffusion 
     Plants, including an additional $7,500,000 above the budget 
     request for infrastructure improvements required for the 
     shipping and disposal of oxide cylinders, as well as to 
     advance the near-term shipment of cylinders and may be used 
     to demonstrate multicar oxide rail shipment at Paducah.
       Small Sites.--The agreement provides $132,463,000 for Small 
     Sites cleanup. Within this amount, $26,409,000 is for the 
     Energy Technology Engineering Center, $13,500,000 is for 
     Idaho National Laboratory, $15,000,000 is for work on the B71 
     complex at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, $67,000,000 
     is for Moab, and $10,554,000 is for excess Office of Science 
     facilities.
       The agreement reiterates House direction regarding a 
     briefing on historic preservation efforts associated with the 
     deactivation and decommissioning of the S1W prototype 
     reactor.

      Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund

       The agreement provides $879,052,000 for activities funded 
     from the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and 
     Decommissioning Fund.
       Portsmouth Site.--Within funds available for Pensions and 
     Community and Regulatory Support, the agreement includes 
     $500,000 above the budget request to maintain community 
     liaison activities and to provide technical and regulatory 
     assistance to the local community and surrounding counties. 
     Further, the agreement includes $20,000,000 above the budget 
     request to provide support for community-focused education 
     and training opportunities and economic development 
     initiatives in the local community and surrounding counties. 
     The agreement reiterates House direction on air and ground 
     water monitoring and reporting and land use planning.
       Paducah Site.--Within available funding, $2,000,000 is 
     directed for a reindustrialization study to assess how the 
     Department's efforts complement the community's long-term 
     plans for reindustrialization and workforce development. The 
     Department is encouraged to utilize the additional funds to 
     advance deactivation work on the C-333 Process Building, one 
     of the four large process buildings at the site. The 
     agreement notes the progress of the workforce development 
     partnership with labor unions to train workers in the fields 
     of radiation protection and the Resource Conservation and 
     Recovery Act to build up the next generation of field 
     workers. The Department is encouraged to continue 
     prioritizing partnerships by utilizing local community 
     colleges and universities to train local citizens to advance 
     the deactivation of C-333.

                                Science

       The agreement provides $8,100,000,000 for Science.
       Additional direction related to Department-wide 
     crosscutting initiatives is provided under the heading 
     Crosscutting Initiatives in front matter for the Department 
     of Energy.
       Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.--The 
     agreement includes not less than $135,000,000 for Artificial 
     Intelligence and Machine Learning across the Office of 
     Science Programs.
       Biomedical Sciences.--The Department is encouraged to 
     expand its relationships with NIH, including NIMH, to work 
     together more strategically to leverage the Department's 
     research capabilities, including instrumentation, materials, 
     modeling and simulation, and data science. The facilities and 
     equipment funded in this Act support applications in many 
     areas of biomedical research. Better coordination between the 
     Department and NIH could be instrumental in assisting to 
     develop the nation's health, security, and technologies with 
     novel biomedical application. The agreement includes not less 
     than $2,000,000 for collaboration with NIH within the 
     Department's data and computational mission space.
       Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research.--The 
     agreement provides not less than $35,000,000 for EPSCoR. The 
     Department is directed to continue annual or at minimum, 
     biennial implementation grant solicitations. Further, EPSCoR 
     shall be implemented and funded across all the Department of 
     Science Programs.
       Facility Operations.--The agreement notes disappointment 
     with the Department's lack of support for robust user 
     facility operations in the budget request. Supporting these 
     vital user facilities should be a top priority for the 
     Department to advance scientific discovery. The Department is 
     directed to prioritize the stewardship of the user facilities 
     in fiscal year 2023 and in future budget requests.
       HBCU/MSI Engagement.--The agreement provides not less than 
     $60,000,000, including through the Reaching a New Energy 
     Sciences Workforce (RENEW) and Funding for Accelerated, 
     Inclusive Research (FAIR) programs, in support of the Office 
     of Science's engagement with Historically Black Colleges and 
     Universities (HBCUs) and other Minority Serving Institutions 
     (MSIs) to build research capacity and workforce development.
       Quantum Information Sciences.--The agreement provides not 
     less than $245,000,000 for quantum information science, 
     including not less than $120,000,000 for research and 
     $125,000,000 for the five National Quantum Information 
     Science Research Centers. The Department shall continue its 
     coordination efforts with the National Science Foundation, 
     other federal agencies, private sector stakeholders, and the 
     user community to promote researcher access to quantum 
     systems, enhance the U.S. quantum research enterprise, 
     develop the U.S. quantum computing industry, and educate the 
     future quantum computing workforce. Further, the Department 
     is directed to provide to the Committees not later than 90 
     days after enactment of this Act a report of near-term 
     application developments and of the research funding 
     breakdown across the five National Quantum Information 
     Science Research Centers.


                 ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING RESEARCH

       High Performance Computing and Network Facilities.--The 
     agreement provides not less than $175,000,000 for the Argonne 
     Leadership Computing Facility, not less than $255,000,000 for 
     the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, and not less 
     than $130,000,000 for the National Energy Research Scientific 
     Computing Center at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. 
     The agreement includes not less than $90,000,000 to support 
     necessary infrastructure upgrades and operations for ESnet.
       The Department is directed to support continued planning 
     and design for the High Performance Data Facility.
       Mathematical, Computational, and Computer Sciences 
     Research.--The agreement provides not less than $300,000,000 
     for Mathematical, Computational, and Computer Sciences 
     Research.
       The agreement includes not less than $15,000,000 and up to 
     $45,000,000 for the development of advanced memory 
     technologies to advance artificial intelligence and analytics 
     for science applications by a U.S.-based manufacturer of 
     memory systems and memory semantic storage.
       The agreement supports the Center for Advanced Mathematics 
     for Energy Research Applications (CAMERA) and encourages the 
     Department to support the creation of a crosscutting research 
     program that leverages applied math, computer science and 
     computational science to deliver artificial intelligence 
     research, development, and deployment to increase the 
     scientific productivity of the user facilities.
       The agreement provides not less than $20,000,000 for 
     computational sciences workforce programs.


                         BASIC ENERGY SCIENCES

       The agreement provides not less than $130,000,000 for 
     Energy Frontier Research Centers, $25,000,000 for the 
     Batteries and Energy Storage Hub, and not less than 
     $20,000,000 for the Fuels from Sunlight Hub.
       The agreement provides $1,000,000 to establish a center, 
     with coordination between the national laboratories and 
     universities, focused on computational research for precision 
     design of materials. This research should be focused on 
     developing computational research relevant to the Materials 
     Genome Initiative, the National Quantum Initiative and 
     Computational Materials Science in order to discover and 
     understand advanced materials with unique properties that are 
     able to develop new quantum device capabilities, such as 
     enhanced resolution in imaging, sensors, and detectors, as 
     well as significantly larger computational capabilities.
       The agreement provides not less than $566,000,000 for 
     facilities operations of the nation's light sources, not less 
     than $311,000,000 for facilities operations of the high-flux 
     neutron sources, and not less than $149,000,000 for 
     facilities operations of the Nanoscale Science Research 
     Centers (NSRC).
       The agreement provides not less than $17,500,000 for other 
     project costs, including $5,000,000 for Advanced Photon 
     Source Upgrade, $4,000,000 for Linac Coherent Light Source-
     II-HE, $5,000,000 for the Second Target Station, not less 
     than $2,000,000 for HFIR Pressure Vessel Replacement, and 
     $1,500,000 NSLS-II Experimental Tools III.

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       The agreement includes $25,000,000 for NSRC 
     Recapitalization and not less than $25,000,000 for NSLS-II 
     Experimental Tools-II.


                 BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

       The agreement includes not less than $405,000,000 for 
     Biological Systems Science and not less than $425,000,000 for 
     Earth and Environmental Systems Sciences.
       The agreement provides up to $20,000,000 to support low-
     dose radiation research. The Department is directed to 
     coordinate this work with the Office of Environment, Health, 
     Safety, and Security.
       The agreement provides not less than $110,000,000 for the 
     Bioenergy Research Centers to accelerate research and 
     development needed for advanced fuels and products.
       The Department is directed to maintain Genomic Science as a 
     top priority, and the agreement provides not less than 
     $109,000,000 for Foundational Genomics Research. Further, the 
     agreement includes not less than $45,000,000 for Biomolecular 
     Characterization and Imaging Science. The agreement provides 
     not less than $90,000,000 for the Joint Genome Institute.
       The Department is directed to support activities to advance 
     Artificial Intelligence for Earth System Processes (AI4ESP) 
     for integrating diverse observations and models, with a focus 
     on water cycles, extreme hydrology in vulnerable watersheds 
     critical for U.S. water resilience in a changing climate, and 
     atmospheric cloud aerosols.
       The Department is directed to support activities to develop 
     integrated mountainous hydroclimate modeling and 
     observational capabilities. The Department is directed to 
     leverage activities supported by other federal agencies who 
     are also active in investigating how the snow dominated Upper 
     Colorado mountainous systems are responding to extreme events 
     and gradual warming and the implications for water resilience 
     in the western United States.
       The Department is encouraged to support activities for 
     academia to perform independent evaluations of climate models 
     using existing data sets and peer-reviewed publications of 
     climate-scale processes in order to determine various models' 
     ability to reproduce the actual climate.
       The agreement provides $30,000,000 to continue the 
     development of observational assets and support associated 
     research on the nation's major land-water interfaces, 
     including the Great Lakes and the Puget Sound, by leveraging 
     national laboratories' assets as well as local infrastructure 
     and expertise at universities and other research 
     institutions. The Department is directed to provide the ten-
     year research plan to the Committees not later than 30 days 
     after enactment of this Act.
       The agreement provides not less than $36,000,000 to improve 
     the understanding of key cloud, aerosol, precipitation, and 
     radiation processes. The Department is encouraged to 
     coordinate with the Department of Homeland Security to 
     improve modernization and adaptation of capabilities from the 
     National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center to 
     support climate impacts on infrastructure and communities. 
     The Department is encouraged, in cooperation with other 
     agencies as relevant, to implement a pilot program providing 
     instrumentation for observing marine aerosols, greenhouse 
     gases, and other environmental factors as relevant, deployed 
     on commercial or other non-dedicated ocean vessels, and to 
     evaluate a sustained observing network using such platforms. 
     The agreement notes support for the Department's activities 
     to support the previously-directed five-year plan and 
     accompanying scientific assessment led by the Office of 
     Science and Technology Policy on solar and other climate 
     interventions.
       The agreement supports the development and prototyping of 
     fabricated ecosystem testbeds, sensing systems and data 
     capabilities to enable interrogation of biological-
     environmental interactions across molecular to ecosystem-
     relevant scales-under controlled laboratory conditions and 
     through remote connections to field observatories.
       The agreement provides $2,000,000 for academia to perform 
     independent evaluations of climate models using existing data 
     sets and peer-reviewed publications of climate-scale 
     processes to determine various models' ability to reproduce 
     the actual climate.
       The agreement provides not less than $120,000,000 for 
     Environmental System Science.
       The Department is directed to continue to support the 
     Environmental System Science Focus Areas and enabling 
     infrastructure, such as the SPRUCE manipulation site and 
     management of the AmeriFLUX project.
       The Department is directed to give priority to optimizing 
     the operation of Biological and Environmental Research User 
     Facilities. The agreement provides not less than $65,000,000 
     for operation of the Environmental and Molecular Sciences 
     Laboratory and supports investment in the microbial molecular 
     phenotyping capability project. The agreement supports 
     activities for the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) 
     User Facility.


                         FUSION ENERGY SCIENCES

       The Department is directed to follow and embrace the 
     recommendations of the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory 
     Committee's ``Powering the Future: Fusion and Plasmas'' 
     report, and the Committees' endeavor to provide funding that 
     reflects the prioritization developed through the community's 
     consensus process. The Department is directed to include an 
     explanation in future budget requests how the Department is 
     aligning its Fusion Energy Sciences program with the 
     recommendations of the ``Powering the Future: Fusion and 
     Plasmas'' report.
       The agreement provides not less than $45,000,000 for Theory 
     & Simulation and not less than $81,000,000 for Burning Plasma 
     Science Long Pulse.
       The agreement provides not less than $104,000,000 for NSTX-
     U, including NSTX-U Operations and NSTX-U Research.
       The agreement provides not less than $130,000,000 for DIII-
     D, including DIII-D Operations and DIII-D Research. The 
     Department is encouraged to support activities to enable 
     completion of planned facility enhancements, revitalization 
     of critical equipment, and critical new tools to address 
     critical research needs and secure U.S. leadership in support 
     of ITER and a potential future fusion pilot plant. The 
     Department is encouraged to provide increased research 
     operations and enable broader participation in the DIII-D 
     program by university researchers and graduate students, to 
     fully exploit the world leading capabilities developed at the 
     facility. Further, the Department is encouraged to support 
     training activities at DIII-D for the next generation of 
     fusion scientists.
       The agreement includes not less than $25,000,000 for the 
     Milestone-Based Development Program.
       The Department is encouraged to prioritize high-performance 
     computation activities for fusion energy research.
       The agreement provides up to $32,000,000 for the High-
     Energy-Density Laboratory Plasmas to advance cutting-edge 
     research in extreme states of matter, support and expand the 
     capabilities of the LaserNetUS facilities, and continue 
     investments in new intense, ultrafast laser technologies and 
     facilities needed to implement the recommendations of the 
     Brightest Light Initiative Workshop Report in order to retain 
     U.S. leadership in these fields.
       The agreement provides not less than $14,000,000 for the 
     Materials Plasma Exposure eXperiment.
       The agreement provides $5,000,000 to support research for 
     facility enhancements and new development and test facilities 
     for university-based fusion experiments.
       The agreement provides $242,000,000 for the ITER project. 
     Within available funds for ITER, the agreement provides not 
     less than $70,000,000 for cash contributions.
       The Department is encouraged to develop and support a 
     national team for ITER research, operations, and 
     commissioning, which is required to take full advantage of 
     ITER when it is completed.
       The agreement includes no direction regarding the FY22 
     required ITER information.


                          HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS

       The agreement provides not less than $35,000,000 for the 
     Sanford Underground Research Facility. The agreement includes 
     up to $10,000,000 for the Cosmic Microwave Background-Stage 
     4.
       The Department is encouraged to fund facility operations at 
     levels for optimal operations. The Department is encouraged 
     to fund facility operations and MIEs at optimal levels.


                            NUCLEAR PHYSICS

       The Department is directed to give priority to optimizing 
     operations for all Nuclear Physics user facilities.
       The agreement provides not less than $20,000,000 for other 
     project costs for the Electron Ion Collider.


                       ISOTOPE R&D AND PRODUCTION

       The agreement provides up to $4,000,000 to increase their 
     inventory of Sr-90 in light of the nation's growing demand 
     for Sr-90 for multiple applications.


           WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS AND SCIENTISTS

       The Department is encouraged to continue to work with 2-
     year, community and technical colleges, labor, and 
     nongovernmental and industry consortia to pursue job training 
     programs, including programs focused on displaced fossil fuel 
     workers, that lead to an industry-recognized credential in 
     the energy workforce.

                         Nuclear Waste Disposal

       The agreement provides $10,205,000 for Nuclear Waste 
     Disposal for Nuclear Waste Fund (NWF) oversight activities, 
     which is derived from the NWF.
       The Department is directed to provide to the Committees not 
     later than 90 days after enactment of this Act a briefing on 
     anticipated future-year requirements for NWF oversight 
     activities.

                         Technology Transitions

       The agreement provides $22,098,000 for Technology 
     Transitions.
       The agreement provides not less than $5,000,000 to support 
     the Energy Program for Innovation Clusters Program.
       The Department is directed to provide the Committees not 
     later than 180 days after enactment of this Act a report 
     outlining the office's five-year roadmap to achieving its 
     goal of commercializing the Department's technology.

                      Clean Energy Demonstrations

       The agreement provides $89,000,000 for Clean Energy 
     Demonstrations.
       The agreement notes support for the Department's activities 
     to build capacity to implement large-scale funding 
     opportunities

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     as well as prepare for long-term operation of the office. The 
     Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) represents an 
     opportunity for the Department to provide dedicated expertise 
     and focus to successfully implement large-scale, pre-
     commercial clean energy technology demonstrations. The 
     Department is encouraged to prioritize technology 
     demonstrations for the highest emitting sectors.
       The agreement notes support for the Department's efforts to 
     demonstrate the technical and economic viability of carrying 
     out alternative energy projects on current and former mine 
     land compatible in a manner with existing operations.
       The Department is directed to continue to provide the 
     Committees quarterly briefings on efforts to conduct 
     administrative and project management activities for 
     technology demonstrations.
       The Department is directed to conduct OCED activities on a 
     competitive basis and include cost-share requirements 
     pursuant to section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The 
     Department is encouraged to conduct these activities through 
     technology neutral solicitations focused on crosscutting 
     energy challenges. It is expected that the Department avoid 
     the practice of making awards dependent on funding from 
     future years' appropriations.

               Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy

       The agreement provides $470,000,000 for the Advanced 
     Research Projects Agency--Energy.
       The budget request proposes to expand ARPA-E's scope to 
     focus on climate innovations, adaptation, and resilience. The 
     agreement notes that ARPA-E already has the ability to fund 
     this work through section 5012 of the America COMPETES Act. 
     This includes climate-related innovations, and further, the 
     agreement notes that ARPA-E already funds such activities.

         Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program

       The agreement provides a net appropriation of $31,206,000 
     in administrative expenses for the Title 17 Innovative 
     Technology Loan Guarantee Program.
       As provided in 42 U.S.C. 16511, the Secretary may make 
     guarantees under this section only for projects that avoid, 
     reduce, or sequester air pollutants or anthropogenic 
     emissions of greenhouse gases and employ new or significantly 
     improved technologies as compared to commercial technologies 
     in service in the United States upon issuance of the loan 
     guarantee.

        Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program

       The agreement provides $9,800,000 for the Advanced 
     Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program.

                  Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program

       The agreement provides $4,000,000 for the Tribal Energy 
     Loan Guarantee Program.

                   Indian Energy Policy and Programs

       The agreement provides $75,000,000 for Indian Energy Policy 
     and Programs.
       The agreement provides up to $45,000,000 to advance 
     technical assistance, demonstration, and deployment of clean 
     energy for households and communities in tribal nations to 
     improve reliability, resilience, and alleviate energy 
     poverty.
       The agreement provides up to $8,000,000 for coordinated 
     research, development, deployment, and training related to 
     advanced microgrid-enabling technologies, with a focus on 
     underserved and Indigenous communities in remote and islanded 
     areas.
       The Department is encouraged to use its cost share waiver 
     authority under section 2602 of the Energy Policy Act of 
     1992, as modified by section 8013 of the Energy Act of 2020, 
     when appropriate.
       The Department is encouraged to partner with organizations 
     with specialized experience addressing local energy 
     challenges, including community-based organizations and 
     institutions of higher education, with a priority for 
     minority-serving institutions.
       The agreement notes support for the Office of Indian 
     Energy's efforts to utilize local Subject Matter Experts to 
     assist Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages in 
     development energy projects and providing support for energy 
     planning.
       The Department is encouraged to design funding opportunity 
     announcements that do not exclude tribes based on local land 
     ownership structures, consistent with expanded authority 
     under section 2602 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, as 
     modified by section 8013 of the Energy Act of 2020.

                      Departmental Administration

       The agreement provides $283,000,000 for Departmental 
     Administration.
       Control Points.--The agreement includes eight reprogramming 
     control points in this account to provide flexibility in the 
     management of support functions. The Other Departmental 
     Administration activities include Management, Project 
     Management Oversight and Assessments, Chief Human Capital 
     Officer, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business 
     Utilization, General Counsel, Office of Policy, and Public 
     Affairs. The Department is directed to continue to submit a 
     budget request that proposes a separate funding level for 
     each of these activities.
       Chief Information Officer.--The agreement provides not less 
     than $125,000,000 for cybersecurity and cyber modernization 
     across the Department. The agreement provides up to 
     $10,000,000 for the IM Office of Architecture, Engineering, 
     Technology, and Innovation to expand low-code application 
     development across the Department and establish a Low-Code 
     Platform Factory that improves the efficiency of custom 
     application development, improves cybersecurity posture, 
     reduces operation and maintenance costs associated with 
     legacy applications, and empowers Department personnel who 
     are closest to problems to create solutions, selecting low-
     code application development options that are most 
     appropriate for each mission need pursuant to IM's market 
     research.
       International Affairs.--The agreement provides $2,000,000 
     for the Israel Binational Industrial Research and Development 
     (BIRD) Foundation and $4,000,000 to continue the U.S. Israel 
     Center of Excellence in Energy Engineering and Water 
     Technology.
       Other Departmental Administration.--The agreement provides 
     not less than $35,000,000 for the Chief Human Capital 
     Officer, not less than $13,500,000 for Project Management 
     Oversight and Assessments, and not less than $20,000,000 for 
     the Office of Policy.
       U.S. Energy and Employment Report.--The Department is 
     directed to continue to complete an annual U.S. energy 
     employment report that includes a comprehensive statistical 
     survey to collect data, publish the data, and provide a 
     summary report. The information collected shall include data 
     relating to employment figures and demographics in the U.S. 
     energy sector using methodology approved by the Office of 
     Management and Budget in 2016. The Department is directed to 
     produce and release this report annually.
       The agreement is supportive of the work on the CIO Business 
     Operations Support Services (CBOSS) program, and the 
     Department is directed to provide regular updates on any 
     developments regarding this effort.
       The Arctic Energy Office is encouraged to explore the 
     feasibility, scalability, and potential commercialization of 
     utilizing data server waste heat from immersion cooling 
     technologies as a heat source for integration with other 
     renewable energy resources for heat pump district heating 
     purposes.

                    Office of the Inspector General

       The agreement provides $86,000,000 for the Office of the 
     Inspector General.
       The Inspector General is directed to continue providing 
     quarterly briefings to the Committees on implementation of 
     the independent audit strategy.

                    ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

                NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

       The agreement provides $22,162,564,000 for the National 
     Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). The agreement 
     continues funding for recapitalization of our nuclear weapons 
     infrastructure, while modernizing and maintaining a safe, 
     secure, and credible nuclear deterrent without the need for 
     underground testing. The agreement supports continuing 
     important efforts to secure and permanently eliminate 
     remaining stockpiles of nuclear and radiological materials 
     both here and abroad to reduce the global danger from the 
     proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The agreement 
     also supports Naval Reactors and the important role they play 
     in enabling the Navy's nuclear fleet.
       A highly skilled and diverse workforce is required to 
     maintain and modernize the nuclear weapons stockpile and 
     execute the global nonproliferation initiatives of the NNSA. 
     The agreement commends the NNSA for considerable progress 
     made to recruit and retain this unique workforce but reminds 
     NNSA to remain within authorized staffing levels in the 
     coming fiscal year.
       The agreement notes concern with NNSA's lack of 
     transparency and inability to proactively communicate with 
     the Committees. NNSA is directed to provide to the Committees 
     not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act a briefing 
     on its plan for improved communication and outreach with the 
     Committees.
       NNSA Reorganization.--The agreement notes concern that NNSA 
     has not clearly defined a compelling rationale that justifies 
     its May 2022 announced reorganization. Reorganizations are 
     often disruptive to work and difficult on the workforce, 
     which in turn can decrease overall performance and 
     productivity. Further, NNSA's high-level goals for the 
     reorganization are unspecific, and NNSA may find it difficult 
     to determine whether the reorganization is successful. NNSA 
     should take additional action while it continues to implement 
     its July 2022 reorganization.
       Therefore, NNSA is directed to establish not later than 90 
     days after enactment of this Act specific goals and 
     performance measures for its July 2022 reorganization. NNSA 
     is further directed to report to the Committees not later 
     than one year after enactment of this Act and annually 
     thereafter for five years on its progress to meeting the 
     specific goals for the July 2022 reorganization using the 
     established performance measures.
       Enhanced Mission Delivery Initiative.--The agreement 
     recognizes the unique challenges associated with the 
     operations of the nuclear security enterprise. Given its 
     current workload, recruiting and retention concerns, and the 
     importance of the relationship between the federal personnel 
     and the M&O contractors, NNSA action on recommendations in 
     its recent Enhanced Mission Delivery Initiative (EMDI) may be 
     prudent. Prior to NNSA's implementation of any EMDI 
     recommendations, the Comptroller General of the United States 
     is directed to evaluate the

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     proposed implementation and brief the Committees on its 
     findings at a schedule to be determined in consultation with 
     the Committees.
       Project Management.--The agreement notes NNSA's inability 
     to properly estimate costs and timelines for large projects. 
     The NNSA is encouraged to assess and reassess as needed 
     current performance on projects costing more than 
     $750,000,000 and make appropriate project management changes. 
     When reassessing, the NNSA is encouraged to identify problems 
     in cost and schedule estimates early, and provide updated 
     information to the Committees immediately.

                           Weapons Activities

       The agreement provides $17,116,119,000 for Weapons 
     Activities.
       The agreement urges the Administration to ensure that 
     military requirements align to what the NNSA can 
     realistically achieve.
       University Collaboration.--The agreement notes progress in 
     establishing the Center of Excellence regarding lifetime 
     extension and materials degradation issues, including its 
     expansion to the entire nuclear security enterprise. NNSA is 
     encouraged to continue these efforts, including developing a 
     recruiting pipeline capability across the enterprise, in 
     consultation with institutions that have an existing track 
     record with institutions traditionally underrepresented in 
     the nuclear security industry, including Minority Serving 
     Institutions and Historically Black Colleges and 
     Universities.
       Cattle.--The agreement notes the presence of unauthorized 
     and unbranded cattle on Department land near Los Alamos 
     National Laboratory. The cattle pose health, safety, and 
     environmental risks. NNSA is encouraged to remove all 
     unauthorized and unbranded cattle between Water Canyon and 
     Frijoles Canyon not later than 12 months after enactment of 
     this Act. NNSA is directed to provide to the Committees not 
     later than 12 months after enactment of this Act a plan for 
     removal of all unauthorized and unbranded cattle from 
     Department property near Los Alamos National Laboratory, 
     including statutory impediments to that plan.
       Plutonium Pit Production.--NNSA is directed to provide to 
     the Committees not later than 180 days after enactment of 
     this Act a plan to establish a two-site Integrated Master 
     Schedule covering the entirety of the work required to 
     produce 80 pits per year and a timeline that NNSA has high 
     confidence will achieve this critical requirement.
       NNSA is further directed to provide to the Committees not 
     later than 180 days after enactment of this Act a contingency 
     plan coordinated with the Department of Defense for meeting 
     strategic deterrent requirements based on current pit 
     production timelines.
       Plutonium Modernization.--The agreement provides not less 
     than $10,000,000 for workforce development and training 
     partnerships with Historically Black Colleges and 
     Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and 
     Tribal Colleges and Universities in South Carolina and New 
     Mexico to support plutonium pit production.
       Academic Programs.--The agreement provides $45,000,000 for 
     the Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program and 
     $10,000,000 for the Tribal Education Partnership Program.
       Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) and High Yield.--The 
     agreement provides $630,000,000 for ICF. Within available 
     funds, the agreement provides not less than $380,000,000 for 
     the National Ignition Facility (NIF), not less than 
     $86,100,000 for OMEGA, and not less than $82,600,000 for the 
     Z Facility. Within funds provided for Facility Operations, 
     the agreement provides not less than $35,000,000 for NNSA to 
     manage target development and acquisition. The fiscal year 
     2022 Act directed NNSA to provide to the Committees a 
     strategic plan for recapitalizing, upgrading, and maintaining 
     ICF facilities. NNSA is directed to provide the report to the 
     Committees not later than 30 days after enactment of this 
     Act.
       Advanced Simulation and Computing.--The agreement provides 
     $35,000,000 for research in advanced memory technology and 
     near-memory computing architectures by a U.S.-based 
     manufacturer of very large-scale memory systems and memory 
     semantic storage from 100s of terabytes to petabytes that 
     will inspire advancements in data marshaling technologies 
     that will dramatically improve effective performance for NNSA 
     mission applications.
       Contractor Pensions.--The agreement provides $114,632,000 
     for payments into the legacy University of California 
     contractor employee defined benefit pension plans, the Requa 
     settlement reached in 2019, and the pension plan at the 
     Savannah River Site.

                    Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation

       The agreement provides $2,490,000,000 for Defense Nuclear 
     Nonproliferation.
       NNSA is encouraged to continue to cooperate and support the 
     Office of Nuclear Energy in developing safeguards concepts, 
     policies, and technologies to address the proliferation 
     challenges unique to advanced nuclear reactors. NNSA is 
     further encouraged to cooperate with the national 
     laboratories and industry to support the implementation of 
     ``safeguards-by-design'' features in advanced nuclear 
     reactors.
       The agreement provides $51,200,000 to pack and ship 
     material from Y-12 to a domestic commercial processor to 
     begin production of limited quantities of HALEU.
       The agreement provides $30,000,000 to remove HALEU from a 
     partner country.
       The agreement provides not less than $25,000,000 for the 
     Green Border Security Initiative within the Nuclear Smuggling 
     Detection and Deterrence program.
       The agreement provides $20,000,000 for the University 
     Consortia for Nonproliferation Research.
       NNSA Bioassurance Program.--The agreement reiterates House 
     direction regarding initial and quarterly reporting on 
     Bioassurance activities.
       Contractor Pensions.--The agreement provides $55,708,000 
     for payments into the legacy UC defined benefit pension 
     plans, the Requa settlement reached in 2019, and the pension 
     plan at the SRS.

                             Naval Reactors


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $2,081,445,000 for Naval Reactors.
       Naval Reactors Development.--Naval Reactors is directed to 
     provide quarterly briefings to the Committees outlining its 
     research and development program's direction and plan for the 
     future.

                     Federal Salaries and Expenses

       The agreement provides $475,000,000 for Federal Salaries 
     and Expenses.
       The agreement recognizes the importance of recruiting and 
     retaining the highly skilled personnel needed to meet NNSA's 
     important mission. NNSA is directed to only hire within 
     authorized personnel numbers provided for a given fiscal 
     year, and if NNSA exceeds this authorized amount, then the 
     Administrator must submit to the Committees not later than 30 
     days a report justifying the excess.

               ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

                     Defense Environmental Cleanup

       The agreement provides $7,025,000,000 for Defense 
     Environmental Cleanup.
       Future Budget Requests.--The Department is directed to 
     include out-year funding projections in the annual budget 
     request by control point for Environmental Management, and an 
     estimate of the total cost and time to complete each site.
       Richland.--The agreement provides $1,006,519,000 for 
     Richland Operations in order to fund the Department's 
     compliance with its legal obligations under the Tri-Party 
     Agreement. As a signatory to the Tri-Party Agreement, the 
     Department is required to meet specific compliance milestones 
     toward the cleanup of the Hanford site. Among other things, 
     the Department committed to provide the funding necessary to 
     enable full compliance with its cleanup milestones. The 
     agreement recognizes that significant progress has been made 
     at the Hanford site, but greater funding will be necessary to 
     meet compliance milestones.
       In additional to annual operations funding to support the 
     national historical park mission, the agreement funds B 
     Reactor roof replacement and other preservation efforts as 
     well as all other operations and maintenance requirements for 
     the B Reactor facility.
       The Department is directed to support the Hanford Workforce 
     Engagement Center to provide education and advocacy to 
     current and former Hanford employees on all available federal 
     and state compensation programs as well as the Hazardous 
     Materials and Emergency Response facilities, which provide 
     valuable training to Hanford employees.
       None of the Richland Operations funds shall be used to 
     carry out activities with the Office of River Protection's 
     tank farms.
       Office of River Protection.--The agreement provides 
     $1,730,408,000 for the Office of River Protection. The 
     Department is reminded that meeting the Consent Decree 
     milestone for operations of Direct Feed Low Activity Waste 
     must remain the Department's top focus within the Office of 
     River Protection. The agreement reiterates House direction 
     regarding low level waste offsite disposal.
       The agreement provides funds for full engineering, 
     procurement, and construction work on the High-Level Waste 
     Treatment Facility, for design and engineering of the Pre-
     Treatment Facility, to ensure compliance with the 2016 
     Consent Decree and Tri-Party Agreement milestones, and to 
     continue tank waste retrievals.
       Idaho National Laboratory.--The agreement notes efforts 
     underway at the Idaho National Laboratory Site to collaborate 
     across all programs and contractors to address respective 
     missions. The agreement encourages the Office of Nuclear 
     Energy, the Office of Environmental Management, and Naval 
     Reactors to continue this integration to ensure existing 
     facilities, capabilities, and workforce are being utilized 
     efficiently and effectively. As part of this integration 
     effort, the Department is directed to develop an Idaho 
     Sitewide Spent Nuclear Fuel Management Plan and shall analyze 
     the use of the Naval Reactors spent fuel packaging facility 
     to support EM's packaging needs in lieu of new construction.
       The agreement notes that funding was provided in the fiscal 
     year 2022 Act to pilot a road-ready, dry storage packaging 
     capability and the Department is encouraged to move forward 
     expeditiously with these activities in coordination with the 
     Office of Nuclear Energy. Further, the Department is directed 
     to provide to the Committees not later than 60 days after 
     enactment of this Act a briefing, coordinated between the 
     Offices of Environmental Management and Nuclear Energy, to 
     address elimination of mixed waste streams identified in the 
     Idaho National Laboratory Site Treatment Plan.
       Program Direction.--The agreement recognizes the need to 
     prepare the next generation

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     of environmental management workforce and encourages the 
     Department to continue mentoring, training, and recruiting 
     the next generation of environmental management workforce. As 
     part of its workforce strategies, the Department is 
     encouraged to leverage the DOE Scholars Program to enable the 
     training of technicians to support cleanup and remediation 
     activities across the program.
       Technology Development.--The agreement provides $5,000,000 
     for the National Spent Nuclear Fuel Program to address issues 
     related to storing, transporting, processing, and disposing 
     of Department-owned and managed spent nuclear fuel. The 
     agreement provides up to $7,000,000 for work on 
     qualification, testing and research to advance the state-of-
     the-art containment ventilation systems.

     Defense Uranium Enrichment Decontamination And Decommissioning


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $586,035,000 for Defense Uranium 
     Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning.

                        Other Defense Activities

       The agreement provides $1,035,000,000 for Other Defense 
     Activities.
       The agreement notes the importance of the Environment, 
     Health, Safety, and Security mission to inform worker health 
     and safety decisions. The Department is encouraged to support 
     efforts to further engage subject matter experts, knowledge 
     sharing tools, and health database innovations allowing for 
     continuous improvement in this important area.

                    POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS

                  Bonneville Power Administration Fund

       The agreement provides no appropriation for the Bonneville 
     Power Administration, which derives its funding from revenues 
     deposited into the Bonneville Power Administration Fund.

      Operation And Maintenance, Southeastern Power Administration

       The agreement provides a net appropriation of $0 for the 
     Southeastern Power Administration.

      Operation And Maintenance, Southwestern Power Administration

       The agreement provides a net appropriation of $10,608,000 
     for the Southwestern Power Administration.

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

       The agreement provides a net appropriation of $98,732,000 
     for the Western Area Power Administration.

           Falcon And Amistad Operating And Maintenance Fund

       The agreement provides a net appropriation of $228,000 for 
     the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund.

                  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $508,400,000 for the Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission (FERC). Revenues for FERC are set to an 
     amount equal to the budget authority, resulting in a net 
     appropriation of $0.

                GENERAL PROVISIONS--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes a provision prohibiting the use of 
     funds provided in this title to initiate requests for 
     proposals, other solicitations, or arrangements for new 
     programs or activities that have not yet been approved and 
     funded by Congress; requires notification or a report for 
     certain funding actions; prohibits funds to be used for 
     certain multi-year ``Energy Programs'' activities without 
     notification; and prohibits the obligation or expenditure of 
     funds provided in this title through a reprogramming of funds 
     except in certain circumstances. The notification 
     requirements in the provision also apply to the modification 
     of any grant, contract, or Other Transaction Agreement where 
     funds are allocated for new programs, projects, or activities 
     not covered by a previous notification.
       The agreement includes a provision authorizing intelligence 
     activities of the Department of Energy for purposes of 
     section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947.
       The agreement includes a provision prohibiting the use of 
     funds in this title for capital construction of high hazard 
     nuclear facilities, unless certain independent oversight is 
     conducted.
       The agreement includes a provision prohibiting the use of 
     funds in this title to approve critical decision-2 or 
     critical decision-3 for certain construction projects, unless 
     a separate independent cost estimate has been developed for 
     that critical decision.
       The agreement includes a provision regarding authority to 
     release refined petroleum product from the Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve.
       The agreement includes a provision to prohibit certain 
     payments.
       The agreement includes a provision transferring certain 
     funds that may only be used for cleanup related activities at 
     the Paducah, KY and Portsmouth, OH gaseous diffusion plants.
       The agreement includes a provision related to the loan 
     programs.
       The agreement includes a provision regarding property 
     disposition.
       The agreement includes a provision that prohibits the use 
     of certain funds in this title unless project management is 
     conducted.

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                     TITLE IV--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                    Appalachian Regional Commission

       The agreement provides $200,000,000 for the Appalachian 
     Regional Commission (ARC).
       The agreement provides $8,000,000 for Local Development 
     Districts.
       The agreement provides $10,000,000 to continue the program 
     of high-speed broadband deployment in distressed counties 
     within the Central Appalachian region that have been most 
     negatively impacted by the downturn in the coal industry.
       The agreement provides not less than $15,000,000 for 
     counties within the Northern Appalachian region to support 
     economic development, manufacturing, and entrepreneurship.
       The agreement provides $16,000,000 for a program of basic 
     infrastructure improvements in distressed counties in Central 
     Appalachia. Funds shall be distributed according to ARC's 
     distressed counties formula and shall be in addition to the 
     regular allocation to distressed counties.
       The agreement provides $65,000,000 is for the POWER Plan.
       The agreement includes $13,000,000 to address the substance 
     abuse crisis that disproportionally affects Appalachia.
       The agreement provides not less than $16,000,000 for a 
     program of industrial site and workforce development in 
     Southern and South Central Appalachia, focused primarily on 
     the automotive supplier sector and the aviation sector. Up to 
     $13,500,000 of that amount is for activities in Southern 
     Appalachia. The funds shall be distributed to states that 
     have distressed counties in Southern and South Central 
     Appalachia using the ARC Area Development Formula.
       The agreement provides $15,000,000 to continue a program of 
     high-speed broadband deployment in economically distressed 
     counties within the North Central and Northern Appalachian 
     regions.
       The agreement reiterates House direction regarding high-
     poverty areas.

                Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $41,401,000 for the Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB).
       Congress permanently authorized the Inspector General for 
     the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to serve as the Inspector 
     General for the DNFSB. The agreement includes $1,520,000 
     within the Office of Inspector General of the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission to perform these services.

                        Delta Regional Authority


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $30,100,000 for the Delta Regional 
     Authority.
       The agreement includes not less than $15,000,000 for flood 
     control, basic public infrastructure development, and 
     transportation improvements, which shall be allocated 
     separate from the state formula funding method.
       The agreement reiterates House direction regarding high-
     poverty areas.

                           Denali Commission

       The agreement provides $17,000,000 for the Denali 
     Commission.
       The agreement reiterates House direction regarding high-
     poverty areas.

                  Northern Border Regional Commission

       The agreement provides $40,000,000 for the Northern Border 
     Regional Commission (NBRC).
       The agreement provides not less than $4,000,000 for 
     initiatives that seek to address the decline in forest-based 
     economies throughout the region and $1,250,000 for the State 
     Capacity Building Grant Program authorized in the 2018 Farm 
     Bill, provided that the funds support dedicated in-state 
     resources focused on NBRC programs.
       The agreement reiterates House direction regarding high-
     poverty areas.

                 Southeast Crescent Regional Commission

       The agreement provides $20,000,000 for the Southeast 
     Crescent Regional Commission.
       The agreement reiterates House direction regarding high-
     poverty areas.

                  Southwest Border Regional Commission

       The agreement provides $5,000,000 for the Southwest Border 
     Regional Commission.
       The agreement supports targeted investment in impoverished 
     areas to promote economic development in communities where it 
     has been scarce, both in persistent poverty counties and in 
     other high-poverty areas.

                     Nuclear Regulatory Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $911,384,000 for the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission. This amount is offset by estimated 
     revenues of $777,498,000, resulting in a net appropriation of 
     $133,886,000.
       Budget Execution Plan.--The Commission is directed to 
     provide to the Committees not later than 30 days after 
     enactment of this Act a specific budget execution plan. The 
     plan shall include details at the product line level within 
     each of the control points.
       Integrated University Program.--The Commission is directed 
     to use $16,000,000 of prior year, unobligated balances for 
     the Integrated University Program, including for grants to 
     support research projects that do not align with programmatic 
     missions but are critical to maintaining the discipline of 
     nuclear science and engineering. Because the Commission has 
     already collected fees corresponding to these activities in 
     prior years, the agreement does not include these funds 
     within the fee base calculation for determining authorized 
     revenues and does not provide authority to collect additional 
     offsetting receipts for their use.
       Advanced Nuclear Reactor Regulatory Infrastructure.--The 
     agreement includes $23,800,000 for the development of 
     regulatory infrastructure for advanced nuclear technologies, 
     which is not subject to the Commission's general fee recovery 
     collection requirements. The Commission is encouraged to 
     incorporate nuclear safeguards and security requirements into 
     its development of the advanced reactor regulatory 
     infrastructure and to work with the Department of Energy, the 
     International Atomic Energy Agency, and other groups in the 
     formulation of its licensing requirements.
       Accident Tolerant Fuels Program.--The Commission is 
     directed to submit a report to the Committees on the 
     preparedness for accident tolerant fuel licensing with a 
     focus on what steps are being taken to ensure that licensing 
     activities (including higher burnup and enrichment) support 
     projected deployment schedules.

                         (Dollars in thousands)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Account                             Final Bill
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nuclear Reactor Safety.................................         $490,673
Integrated University Program..........................           16,000
Nuclear Materials and Waste Safety.....................          111,594
Decommissioning and Low-Level Waste....................           23,866
Corporate Support......................................          285,251
Use of Prior-Year Balances.............................          -16,000
                                                        ----------------
    Total, Nuclear Regulatory Commission...............          911,384
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The agreement provides $15,769,000 for the Office of 
     Inspector General in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. This 
     amount is offset by revenues of $12,655,000, resulting in a 
     net appropriation of $3,114,000.
       The agreement provides $1,520,000 to provide inspector 
     general services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 
     Board.

                  Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $3,945,000 for the Nuclear Waste 
     Technical Review Board.

                GENERAL PROVISIONS--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

       The agreement includes a provision instructing the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission on responding to congressional requests 
     for information.
       The agreement includes a provision relating to 
     reprogramming.

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes a provision relating to lobbying 
     restrictions.
       The agreement includes a provision relating to transfer 
     authority. No additional transfer authority is implied or 
     conveyed by this provision. For the purposes of this 
     provision, the term ``transfer'' shall mean the shifting of 
     all or part of the budget authority in one account to 
     another.
       The agreement includes a provision prohibiting funds to be 
     used in contravention of the executive order entitled 
     ``Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in 
     Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations.''
       The agreement includes a provision prohibiting the use of 
     funds to establish or maintain a computer network unless such 
     network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of 
     pornography, except for law enforcement investigation, 
     prosecution, or adjudication activities.

   DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS

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

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