[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 23, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H4798-H4857]
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     DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025


                             General Leave

  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and 
include extraneous material on H.R. 8998 and that I may include tabular 
material on the same.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Wyoming?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370 and rule 
XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House 
on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill, H.R. 8998.
  The Chair appoints the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx) to 
preside over the Committee of the Whole.

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                     In the Committee of the Whole

  Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 8998) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, 
environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2025, and for other purposes, with Ms. Foxx in the chair.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The CHAIR. Pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered read the 
first time. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not 
exceed 1 hour, equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective 
designees.
  The gentleman from Idaho (Mr. Simpson) and the gentlewoman from Maine 
(Ms. Pingree) each will control 30 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Idaho.

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  Mr. SIMPSON. Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Madam Chair, I am pleased to begin consideration of H.R. 8998, 
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2025.
  First, I commend Chairman Cole for his leadership of the 
Appropriations Committee and for his continued support of the 
Department of the Interior bill. I also thank Ranking Member Pingree 
for her partnership as well as Ranking Member DeLauro of the full 
committee and the subcommittee Members for their work on this bill.
  H.R. 8998 provides $38.4 billion in new non-defense discretionary 
spending, which is $72 million below the fiscal year 2024 level and 
$4.4 billion below the President's budget request. The bill also 
rescinds $55 million provided to the Presidio Trust through the 
Inflation Reduction Act.
  Cutting funding is never easy, but with the national debt of nearly 
$35 trillion and inflation at an unacceptable level, we had to make 
tough choices in this bill to rein in unnecessary discretionary 
spending.
  This legislation prioritizes critical needs and addresses specific 
interests and concerns brought to our attention through more than 8,800 
Member requests.
  H.R. 8998 fully funds the payment in lieu of taxes program, estimated 
at $600 million, which includes over $330 million to permanently 
address Federal wildland firefighter pay and capacity. The permanent 
pay fix included in this bill would improve firefighter recruitment and 
retention and provide financial certainty to the men and women 
protecting our communities from catastrophic wildfires.
  I will say that, last Wednesday, I was up at what is called the Bench 
fire in Idaho. I talked to the firefighters and the fire incident 
commanders up there and spent a day with them. I can tell you they do 
tremendous work at great risk to themselves. This is something that has 
to be done.
  It also signals our commitment to upholding the Federal Government's 
trust and treaty responsibilities, providing $2.81 billion for the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, a 14.5 percent increase,

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and $1.7 billion for the Bureau of Indian Education, a 7.5 percent 
increase. This includes robust funding for the law enforcement 
programs, including an additional $13.5 million for the missing and 
murdered indigenous women initiative.
  The bill also provides over $8.5 billion for the Indian Health 
Service, fully funds current services for key healthcare programs, and 
covers the estimated increased contract support costs resulting from 
the recent Supreme Court decision.
  To address these priorities while right-sizing the agencies under our 
jurisdiction, the bill reduces funding for most other accounts in the 
bill. For example, the EPA is cut by 20 percent below the enacted 
level, with reductions targeted at operating programs and regulatory 
activities. The bill still includes community funding projects for 
clean drinking water infrastructure projects in 285 Members' districts.
  The requested amount greatly exceeded the funds available for 
projects, but we did our best to provide some funding for all eligible 
projects, given the impact these dollars will have on communities 
across the country.
  In terms of policy, the bill takes critical steps to reduce 
regulatory burdens imposed by the EPA and promote domestic energy 
production. Such efforts include halting heavy-handed, job-killing EPA 
regulations, limiting the abuse of the Endangered Species Act and 
ensuring continued access to our public lands, expanding access to 
hard-rock and critical minerals, and requiring oil and gas lease sales 
and limiting fees on producers. These policies will help boost our 
national security, reduce energy costs, and create American jobs.
  Madam Chair, this bill permanently fixes wildland firefighter pay, 
helps manage our public lands wisely, upholds our commitments to Indian 
Country, and restores the fiscal responsibility necessary to get our 
country back on track.
  Madam Chair, I urge its adoption, and I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Madam Chair, first, I thank the chair of this committee. I appreciate 
the chance to work with him. We have a good working relationship, and I 
always enjoy the time that we spend together in the committee.
  I also thank Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro for her tireless efforts on 
this committee and the chair of the committee and the staff on both 
sides of the aisle for the work that they have put into this bill.
  As ranking member of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Subcommittee, I am deeply concerned that the majority has once again 
put forward an Interior appropriations bill that debilitates America's 
ability to address the climate crisis, and it hobbles the agencies 
within its jurisdiction.
  Climate change is a clear and present danger. Experts agree that we 
must take bold action to avoid a major, irreversible catastrophe. I am 
greatly disappointed and frustrated by the bill before us that 
completely disregards the reality of a warming planet and ignores the 
need for us to do more, not less.
  As the ``Fifth National Climate Assessment'' confirms, the effects of 
human-caused climate change are already far-reaching and worsening 
across every region of the United States. With that understanding, 
cutting funding for the Environmental Protection Agency by $1.8 
billion, or 20 percent, is irresponsible and severely impacts needed 
investments in environmental justice, enforcement, and climate change.
  If we are going to preserve the health of our environment and our 
economic well-being, we need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and 
increase our efforts to respond to and mitigate against harmful climate 
impacts.
  This bill also curtails the progress that has been made to ensure 
that all people are equally protected from environmental and health 
hazards. The bill abandons our most vulnerable groups that currently 
bear a disproportionate share of negative environmental impacts, which 
includes large swaths of rural communities that I and many of my 
colleagues across the aisle represent.

  The bill also slashes funding for land management agencies. The 
National Park Service alone is cut by $210 million. This cut will mean 
fewer park rangers to protect and preserve the parks' natural and 
cultural resources and will negatively impact on the visitor 
experience.
  Funding for cultural institutions, such as the Smithsonian and 
National Gallery of Art, is also significantly reduced, and the 
Smithsonian may be forced to consider reducing the number of hours or 
days each week that the museums are open to the public.
  When our constituents bring their families to see our Nation's 
Capital, I think all Members in this room expect that they should have 
access to these museums, but this bill could take that away.
  The arts have incredible value as a positive tool for economic 
development, education, and community building, and I will strenuously 
oppose these cuts in the final spending agreement.
  There are areas of bipartisanship, though, and I commend Chairman 
Simpson's work on wildland fire. The bill includes authorizing language 
and funding necessary for the administration to carry out its permanent 
pay reforms for Federal wildland firefighters. This is something we 
agree on, and I am pleased the bill addresses this important issue.
  I am also proud of our work to address treaty and trust obligations 
on a bipartisan basis. Unfortunately, though, once again, House 
Republicans have loaded up the bill with widely unpopular policy 
riders. This year, they have included a whopping 92 poison pill riders 
that cripple environmental protection, undermine climate change 
policies, and add to the national deficit.
  A majority of Americans support the United States taking steps to 
become carbon neutral by 2050, and they support taking responsibility 
for future generations. The austere and irresponsible cuts in this bill 
do not align with America's values. We need to rise to this challenge 
and not squander the opportunity to make the planet better for our 
children and grandchildren.
  Madam Chair, I oppose the bill. I urge my colleagues to oppose the 
bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SIMPSON. Madam Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Duarte).
  Mr. DUARTE. Madam Chair, under the Clean Water Act, the EPA or States 
with delegated authority regulate point sources of pollution into the 
waters of the United States. Point source pollution is pollution from 
any discernible, confined, and discrete conveyance, such as pollution 
from sewage treatment facilities but not agricultural stormwater 
runoff.
  This type of discharge pollution is regulated by Federal law to 
protect water quality and human health. Certain types of wastewater 
discharges, which are considered point source pollution, into bodies of 
water can adversely impact water quality and the environment.
  In California, the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is surrounded 
by communities with wastewater treatment plants. It is critical to 
ensure that these facilities are not unintentionally or deliberately 
discharging wastewater into the delta, which can result in harmful 
algal blooms. This can adversely impact nature and threaten species in 
the delta, which has a ripple effect that can ultimately result in less 
water going to the Central Valley for families, farms, and affordable 
housing. Instead, more water is needed to flush these pollutants out of 
the delta.
  My amendment, which I am grateful is included in the en bloc package 
of amendments, is very simple, Madam Chair. It prioritizes funds for 
the Environmental Protection Agency to, one, study whether any 
wastewater treatment plants are making point source pollution 
discharges into bodies of water, rivers, or deltas without the 
necessary Clean Water Act permits and reports to Congress on its 
findings so that this body can better exercise its oversight 
responsibilities.
  This amendment will help keep vital freshwater on farms and in 
people's homes where it belongs rather than being used to flush 
wastewater out of the delta that should not have even been there in the 
first place.
  Madam Chair, I thank Chairman Simpson for supporting my amendment and 
including it in the en bloc package of amendments.
  Ms. PINGREE. Madam Chair, I yield 6 minutes to the gentlewoman from

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Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro), the distinguished ranking member of the 
Appropriations Committee.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Chair, my appreciation goes to Chairman Simpson 
and Ranking Member Pingree and to the Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies Subcommittee staff for their hard work on this bill, 
especially Rita Culp and Jocelyn Hunn.
  The departments and agencies funded in the Interior-Environment 
appropriations bill ensure that our air is safe to breathe, that our 
water is safe to drink, that our national parks and other public lands 
are protected and accessible to the American people, and that our 
Nation's unique and iconic flora, fauna, landscapes, and ecosystems are 
preserved for our health, safety, and enjoyment for generations to 
come.
  Rather than making sound investments to protect our air and water, 
preserve our national parks, and ensure the environment we all share 
and live in remains clean and protected, the majority's bill benefits 
the most egregious polluters and climate science deniers, jeopardizes 
public health and safety, hinders our responses to the climate crisis, 
and endangers rural and low-income communities.
  This disastrous proposal did not come out of nowhere. This is 
explicitly where the majority wants to take the country. Project 2025 
is the Trump MAGA Republican agenda to take over the government and 
destroy our rights and freedoms, but it is not just a document on a 
website. We can see the fingerprints of Project 2025 across each of the 
majority's appropriations bills.
  Project 2025 commands that environmental oversight and regulations be 
rolled back or entirely eliminated, preventing the Department of the 
Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency from safeguarding the 
atmosphere, our waterways, and public lands, and preventing the 
Department of the Interior and EPA from tracking emissions and 
pollutants. It reverses critical protections for endangered species, 
including for the grizzly bear and gray wolf.
  Of course, Project 2025 steps on the gas, so to speak, when it comes 
to fossil fuel extraction, and it pumps the brakes on any green energy 
investments.
  In short, Project 2025 advocates for climate and environmental arson. 
We can see exactly where the majority has taken its cues from the 
climate catastrophe manifesto in this bill.
  The majority cuts the EPA's clean water and drinking water State 
revolving funds by $678 million. This is funding for water that we 
drink and bathe and cook with, a basic necessity that we have a clear 
obligation to protect for the American people.
  The bill zeros out funds for environmental justice, worsening the 
impacts of environmental discrimination for poor and rural communities. 
Every American deserves to live in a healthy, clean, and safe 
environment, but this bill abandons those who are most affected by 
environmental destruction and climate change.
  By cutting efforts to reduce carbon emissions, slashing community 
resiliency programs, and requiring fossil fuel lease sales on public 
lands while prohibiting clean energy projects, the bill unwinds our 
response to climate change and promotes dirty energy, taking the side 
of fossil fuel companies and those who deny the scientific reality 
rather than address the escalating risks to our economy and our 
national security presented by the changing climate and growing number 
of extreme weather events.
  The impacts of climate change are deadly, costly. They can be felt in 
communities around the world, including in our own districts. We cannot 
put our heads in the sand and act like climate change will disappear.
  I proudly worked across the aisle to protect our environment and 
public lands for Americans past, present, and future, and I am 
immensely disappointed to see the majority abandon their obligation to 
conserve America's lands and natural resources.
  I believe the national parks are America's best ideas, but sharp cuts 
to the National Park Service means fewer seasonal employees and 
furloughing existing permanent employees, making it more difficult and 
cumbersome for our constituents to visit and enjoy our Nation's crown 
jewels.
  Cuts to the Smithsonian Institution will likewise curb America's 
access to the world's greatest museum, education, and research complex.
  To top it all off, the majority has included some 83 new policy 
riders that put endangered species at risk, damage the environment, 
obstruct clean energy development, hinder the work of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, and discriminate against millions of Americans.
  I would like to read a portion of a letter that we received from 69 
environmental organizations, led by the League of Conservation Voters 
and Trust for Public Land. They say: ``This bill is riddled with so 
many outrageous policy attacks on our environment that it is 
impractical to list them individually. Similarly extreme riders were 
removed from the final FY24 Interior appropriations bill just a few 
months ago. By going down this path again, we fear Congress is wasting 
valuable time that could be better spent producing bipartisan 
legislation that has a realistic chance of becoming law. We urge you to 
reject this proposal, which is equal parts damaging and unrealistic.''

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  The ramifications of this bill will reach into every corner of this 
country. This bill damages our public lands. It promotes dirty energy. 
It jeopardizes biodiversity and obstructs our response to the climate 
crisis. Thus, I cannot support this bill. I encourage my colleagues to 
vote against it.
  Democrats are ready to pass legislation that protects our 
environment, our public lands, and the health and the safety of the 
American people. I implore the majority to join us.
  Mr. SIMPSON. Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Madam Chair, I yield 4 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Minnesota (Ms. McCollum), the distinguished ranking member of the 
Subcommittee on Defense.
  Ms. McCOLLUM. Madam Chair, I thank Ranking Member Pingree for the 
time, and I thank Chairman Simpson and the staff on both sides of the 
aisle for their work on the subcommittee, especially the work that they 
did on wildland fires and, when it comes to shared responsibilities to 
our Native-American brothers and sisters, for the great work done on 
the bill there.
  As of today, I still have to strongly oppose the bill because it does 
not meet the needs of the American people.
  This summer, our Nation has experienced dangerous levels of heat with 
records shattered across the West. We are seeing the impacts of a 
warming planet, increased severe weather events that cause devastating 
wildland fires, and extreme cycles of drought and floods, which I 
personally have witnessed in my district both on the Mississippi and 
St. Croix Rivers.
  This bill ignores reality. It fails to confront climate change, and 
in doing so, it fails our communities and our constituents.
  The Republican majority has made unacceptable cuts in this bill to 
the arts and humanities, our national parks, public lands, and the 
Environmental Protection Agency in part because of the allocation. I do 
think the allocation was raised a little bit when we went to our full 
markup.
  The 20 percent cut to the EPA will increase the risk to all of our 
constituents who rely on the agency to safeguard their air, their 
water, to clean up harmful pollution, to test chemicals and consumer 
products, and respond to emergencies like last year's train derailment 
in East Palestine, Ohio, or when the EPA had to come out with their 
emergency team to clean up a disaster waiting to happen at a closed 
facility in my district. The MPCA and the St. Paul Fire Department were 
happy to have them there.
  This also underscores harmful partisan riders in this bill. Most of 
these have nothing to do with the appropriations or even the 
jurisdiction of the committee. The Republican majority continues to use 
appropriations bills to advance discriminatory and harmful language and 
scores points with their extreme right political base, as we see in 
much of Project 2025. These riders promote the interests of corporate 
polluters. They target the rights of our fellow citizens, and they have 
no place in funding legislation.
  Two of these poison pills are attempts to overturn protections put in

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place for the watershed that flows through the Boundary Waters Canoe 
Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park. I submitted two amendments 
to strike these harmful provisions from this legislation, but the 
Republican majority in the Rules Committee did not make them in order, 
denying a vote on protecting the most pristine, priceless watershed in 
the United States and even in North America, I would say.
  My hope is that we can work together in conference to improve this 
bill. As of this moment, the deep cuts and the poison pill policy 
riders it currently contains makes my vote a ``no'' on this bill.
  Mr. SIMPSON. Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I just have to respond a little bit. Cutting spending is never easy, 
and I did not hear from any of the people who spoke on the other side 
of the aisle that we have a $35 trillion deficit. That is what is 
endangering this country.
  If we could just spend more money, I would love to address some of 
the problems that they say exist. They do exist. You have to make 
choices, and that is what we have done here. We have made choices to 
make sure that we fully fund PILT payments, to make sure that we fully 
fund our treaty responsibilities with our Native Americans, and that we 
take care of the wildfire pay issue that had to be done. Those are 
boosts in this bill. That means cuts had to come someplace else.
  If you want to go find me another $20 billion to spend, we can do a 
lot of things. One thing we can't do by spending $20 billion more is 
address the $35 trillion debt that exists in this country today.
  Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I oppose this bill because it contains 92 poison pill riders that 
cripple environmental protection, undermine climate change policies, 
add to the national debt, and include discriminatory riders targeting 
millions of American citizens that have already proven so divisive in 
earlier markups.
  For this reason, at the appropriate time, I will offer a motion to 
recommit this bill back to committee. If the House rules permitted, I 
would have offered the motion with an important amendment to this bill. 
My amendment would strike these 92 poison pill riders.
  The riders in this bill give an open invitation to exploitative oil, 
gas, and mineral leasing and block rules that protect our public lands 
and resources for our children and grandchildren.
  It is our job as legislators to preserve pristine water and 
undisturbed arctic landscapes and save iconic species and apex 
predators, which maintain healthy ecosystems that benefit us all.
  I am strongly opposed to any effort to discriminate against the 
LGBTQ+ community or prevent flying a flag that is chosen to reflect the 
full history, culture, and people of this great country.
  This bill is the latest in a string of appropriations bills that 
create divisions in our society instead of fostering collaboration to 
address challenges, like climate change, that impact all of us.
  If my Republican colleagues hope to have a bill that is not dead on 
arrival in the Senate, they would strike these egregious riders.
  Madam Chair, I include in the Record the text of the amendment.
       Ms. Pingree moves to recommit the bill H.R. 8998 to the 
     Committee on Appropriations with the following amendment:
       Strike sections 116, 117, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 
     130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 
     142, 144, 145, 146, 147, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 
     156, 157, 158, 159, 430, 431, 434, 435, 436, 440, 441, 443, 
     444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 458, 
     459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 
     472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 
     484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494, 495, and 
     496.
  Ms. PINGREE. Madam Chair, I hope my colleagues will join me in voting 
for the motion to recommit.
  Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. SIMPSON. Madam Chair, I urge my colleagues to support this bill, 
and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The CHAIR. All time for general debate has expired.
  Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be considered for amendment 
under the 5-minute rule.
  An amendment in the nature of substitute consisting of the text of 
Rules Committee Print 118-41 shall be considered as adopted and the 
bill, as amended, shall be considered as an original bill for the 
purpose of further amendment under the 5-minute rule and shall be 
considered as read.
  The text of the bill, as amended, is as follows:
  Mr. COLE. Madam Chair, the United States boasts many natural wonders 
and resources, and the bill before us broadly supports our Nation's 
rich natural and cultural heritage.
  The basis of this year's Interior and Environment appropriations bill 
is good stewardship. We thoughtfully manage our public lands and 
conservation efforts, and direct fiscal resources where they are needed 
most. With one-fifth of the land in the United States under the purview 
of agencies within this legislation, responsible governance is 
critical.
  As the first Native American to chair this Committee, I am proud that 
this measure continues to uphold our sacred obligations to Tribal 
communities. The bill provides critical increases for tribal programs, 
including those covering tribal justice, the Bureau of Indian 
Education, and the Indian Health Service. Delivering on our trust and 
treaty commitments is of crucial importance to my home state of 
Oklahoma and to all people of Indian Country.
  We also implement vital investments to support wildfire response and 
our federal wildland firefighters. A permanent pay fix for these 
emergency responders ensures needed certainty for those protecting our 
communities.
  Importantly, the bill also reins in the Biden Administration's 
overreach, ensuring that misguided Green New Deal-style rules and 
regulations cannot be implemented. We take important steps to reverse 
misguided policies that have made us more reliant on foreign energy and 
resources. House Republications know that strong domestic production 
supports our national security and American jobs.
  All in all, there is much to champion in today's measure. I thank 
Chairman Simpson for his hard work in producing this bill, and I urge 
all members to support it.

                               H.R. 8998

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,
       That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money 
     in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
     Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other 
     purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                       Bureau of Land Management

                   management of lands and resources

       For necessary expenses for protection, use, improvement, 
     development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification, 
     acquisition of easements and other interests in lands, and 
     performance of other functions, including maintenance of 
     facilities, as authorized by law, in the management of lands 
     and their resources under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of 
     Land Management, including the general administration of the 
     Bureau, and assessment of mineral potential of public lands 
     pursuant to section 1010(a) of Public Law 96-487 (16 U.S.C. 
     3150(a)), $1,185,063,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2026; of which $53,900,000 for annual maintenance and 
     deferred maintenance programs and $143,000,000 for the wild 
     horse and burro program, as authorized by Public Law 92-195 
     (16 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), shall remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That amounts in the fee account of the 
     BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund may be used for any 
     bureau-related expenses associated with the processing of oil 
     and gas applications for permits to drill and related use of 
     authorizations:  Provided further, That of the amounts made 
     available under this heading, up to $1,000,000 may be made 
     available for the purposes described in section 122(e)(1)(A) 
     of division G of Public Law 115-31 (43 U.S.C. 
     1748c(e)(1)(A)):  Provided further, That of the amounts made 
     available under this heading, not to exceed $15,000 may be 
     for official reception and representation expenses.
       In addition, $42,696,000 is for Mining Law Administration 
     program operations, including the cost of administering the 
     mining claim fee program, to remain available until expended, 
     to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited 
     to this appropriation from mining claim maintenance fees and 
     location fees that are hereby authorized for fiscal year 
     2025, so as to result in a final appropriation estimated at 
     not more than $1,185,063,000, and $2,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, from communication site rental fees 
     established by the Bureau for the cost of administering 
     communication site activities.

                   oregon and california grant lands

       For expenses necessary for management, protection, and 
     development of resources and for construction, operation, and 
     maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and other 
     improvements on the revested Oregon and California Railroad 
     grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Oregon and 
     California land-grant counties of Oregon, and on adjacent 
     rights-of-way; and acquisition of lands or interests therein, 
     including existing connecting roads on or adjacent to such 
     grant lands; $107,799,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That 25 percent

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     of the aggregate of all receipts during the current fiscal 
     year from the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant 
     lands is hereby made a charge against the Oregon and 
     California land-grant fund and shall be transferred to the 
     General Fund in the Treasury in accordance with the second 
     paragraph of subsection (b) of title II of the Act of August 
     28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 2605).

                           range improvements

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

               service charges, deposits, and forfeitures

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

                       miscellaneous trust funds

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

                       administrative provisions

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

                United States Fish and Wildlife Service

                          resource management

       For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, as authorized by law, and for scientific 
     and economic studies, general administration, and for the 
     performance of other authorized functions related to such 
     resources, $1,385,096,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2026, of which not to exceed $15,000 may be for 
     official reception and representation expenses:  Provided, 
     That not to exceed $17,597,000 shall be used for implementing 
     subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 4 of the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) (except for 
     processing petitions, developing and issuing proposed and 
     final regulations, and taking any other steps to implement 
     actions described in subsection (c)(2)(A), (c)(2)(B)(i), or 
     (c)(2)(B)(ii) of such section).

                              construction

       For construction, improvement, acquisition, or removal of 
     buildings and other facilities required in the conservation, 
     management, investigation, protection, and utilization of 
     fish and wildlife resources, and the acquisition of lands and 
     interests therein; $8,114,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

            cooperative endangered species conservation fund

       For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535), $23,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended, to be derived from the 
     Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund.

                     national wildlife refuge fund

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

               north american wetlands conservation fund

       For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the 
     North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4401 et 
     seq.), $49,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                neotropical migratory bird conservation

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

                multinational species conservation fund

       For expenses necessary to carry out the African Elephant 
     Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.), the Asian Elephant 
     Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4261 et seq.), the 
     Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301 
     et seq.), the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 
     6301 et seq.), and the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 
     (16 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), $21,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

                    state and tribal wildlife grants

       For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the 
     District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States 
     Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, 
     and Indian Tribes under the provisions of the Fish and 
     Wildlife Act of 1956 and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination 
     Act, for the development and implementation of programs for 
     the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including species 
     that are not hunted or fished, $73,812,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That of the amount 
     provided herein, $6,200,000 is for a competitive grant 
     program for Indian Tribes not subject to the remaining 
     provisions of this appropriation:  Provided further, That 
     $7,612,000 is for a competitive grant program to implement 
     approved plans for States, territories, and other 
     jurisdictions and at the discretion of affected States, the 
     regional Associations of fish and wildlife agencies, not 
     subject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall, after deducting 
     $13,812,000 and administrative expenses, apportion the amount 
     provided herein in the following manner: (1) to the District 
     of Columbia and to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, each a 
     sum equal to not more than one-half of 1 percent thereof; and 
     (2) to Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin 
     Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands, each a sum equal to not more than one-fourth of 1 
     percent thereof:  Provided further, That the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall apportion the remaining amount in the 
     following manner: (1) one-third of which is based on the 
     ratio to which the land area of such State bears to the total 
     land area of all such States; and (2) two-thirds of which is 
     based on the ratio to which the population of such State 
     bears to the total population of all such States:  Provided 
     further, That the amounts apportioned under this paragraph 
     shall be adjusted equitably so that no State shall be 
     apportioned a sum which is less than 1 percent of the amount 
     available for apportionment under this paragraph for any 
     fiscal year or more than 5 percent of such amount:  Provided 
     further, That the Federal share of planning grants shall not 
     exceed 75 percent of the total costs of such projects and the 
     Federal share of implementation grants shall not exceed 65 
     percent of the total costs of such projects:  Provided 
     further, That the non-Federal share of such projects may not 
     be derived from Federal grant programs:  Provided further, 
     That any amount apportioned in 2025 to any State, territory, 
     or other jurisdiction that remains unobligated as of 
     September 30, 2026, shall be reapportioned, together with 
     funds appropriated in 2027, in the manner provided herein.

                       administrative provisions

       The United States Fish and Wildlife Service may carry out 
     the operations of Service programs by direct expenditure, 
     contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable 
     agreements with public and private entities. Appropriations 
     and funds available to the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service shall be available for repair of damage to public 
     roads within and adjacent to reservation areas caused by 
     operations of the Service; options for the purchase of land 
     at not to exceed one dollar for each option; facilities 
     incident to such public recreational uses on conservation 
     areas as are consistent with their primary purpose; and the 
     maintenance and improvement of aquaria, buildings, and other 
     facilities under the jurisdiction of the Service and to which 
     the United States has title, and which are used pursuant to 
     law in connection with management, and investigation of fish 
     and wildlife resources:  Provided, That notwithstanding 44 
     U.S.C. 501, the Service may, under cooperative cost sharing 
     and partnership arrangements authorized by law, procure 
     printing services from cooperators in connection with jointly 
     produced publications for which the cooperators share at 
     least one-half the cost of printing either in cash or 
     services and the Service determines the cooperator is capable 
     of meeting accepted quality standards:  Provided further, 
     That the Service may accept donated aircraft as replacements 
     for existing aircraft:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, all fees collected for

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     non-toxic shot review and approval shall be deposited under 
     the heading ``United States Fish and Wildlife Service--
     Resource Management'' and shall be available to the 
     Secretary, without further appropriation, to be used for 
     expenses of processing of such non-toxic shot type or coating 
     applications and revising regulations as necessary, and shall 
     remain available until expended.

                         National Park Service

                 operation of the national park system

       For expenses necessary for the management, operation, and 
     maintenance of areas and facilities administered by the 
     National Park Service and for the general administration of 
     the National Park Service, $2,709,203,000, of which 
     $11,661,000 for planning and interagency coordination in 
     support of Everglades restoration and $15,000,000 for uses 
     authorized by section 101122 of title 54, United States Code 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2026, and not to 
     exceed $15,000 may be for official reception and 
     representative expenses:  Provided, That funds appropriated 
     under this heading in this Act are available for the purposes 
     of section 5 of Public Law 95-348:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 9 of the 400 Years of African-
     American History Commission Act (36 U.S.C. note prec. 101; 
     Public Law 115-102), $3,300,000 of the funds provided under 
     this heading shall be made available for the purposes 
     specified by that Act:  Provided further, That sections 7(b) 
     and 8(a) of that Act is amended by striking ``July 1, 2025'' 
     and inserting ``July 1, 2026''.
       In addition, for purposes described in section 2404 of 
     Public Law 116-9, an amount equal to the amount deposited in 
     this fiscal year into the National Park Medical Services Fund 
     established pursuant to such section of such Act, to remain 
     available until expended, shall be derived from such Fund.

                  national recreation and preservation

       For expenses necessary to carry out recreation programs, 
     natural programs, cultural programs, heritage partnership 
     programs, environmental compliance and review, international 
     park affairs, and grant administration, not otherwise 
     provided for, $89,593,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2026.

                       historic preservation fund

       For expenses necessary in carrying out the National 
     Historic Preservation Act (division A of subtitle III of 
     title 54, United States Code), $168,900,000, to be derived 
     from the Historic Preservation Fund and to remain available 
     until September 30, 2026, of which $25,500,000 shall be for 
     Save America's Treasures grants for preservation of 
     nationally significant sites, structures and artifacts as 
     authorized by section 7303 of the Omnibus Public Land 
     Management Act of 2009 (54 U.S.C. 3089):  Provided, That an 
     individual Save America's Treasures grant shall be matched by 
     non-Federal funds:  Provided further, That individual 
     projects shall only be eligible for one grant:  Provided 
     further, That all projects to be funded shall be approved by 
     the Secretary of the Interior in consultation with the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further, 
     That of the funds provided for the Historic Preservation 
     Fund, $30,250,000 is for the Competitive Grants Subactivity; 
     $11,000,000 is for grants to Historically Black Colleges and 
     Universities; $10,000,000 is for competitive grants for the 
     restoration of historic properties of national, State, and 
     local significance listed on or eligible for inclusion on the 
     National Register of Historic Places, to be made without 
     imposing the usage or direct grant restrictions of section 
     101(e)(3) (54 U.S.C. 302904) of the National Historic 
     Preservation Act; $7,000,000 is for a competitive grant 
     program to honor the semiquincentennial anniversary of the 
     United States by restoring and preserving sites and 
     structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places 
     that commemorate the founding of the nation:  Provided 
     further, That such competitive grants shall be made without 
     imposing the matching requirements in section 302902(b)(3) of 
     title 54, United States Code to States and Indian Tribes as 
     defined in chapter 3003 of such title, Native Hawaiian 
     organizations, local governments, including Certified Local 
     Governments, and nonprofit organizations.

                              construction

       For construction, improvements, repair, or replacement of 
     physical facilities, and related equipment, and compliance 
     and planning for programs and areas administered by the 
     National Park Service, $135,616,000, to remain available 
     until expended:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, for any project initially funded in fiscal 
     year 2025 with a future phase indicated in the National Park 
     Service 5-Year Line Item Construction Plan, a single 
     procurement may be issued which includes the full scope of 
     the project:  Provided further, That the solicitation and 
     contract shall contain the clause availability of funds found 
     at 48 CFR 52.232-18:  Provided further, That National Park 
     Service Donations, Park Concessions Franchise Fees, and 
     Recreation Fees may be made available for the cost of 
     adjustments and changes within the original scope of effort 
     for projects funded by the National Park Service Construction 
     appropriation:  Provided further, That the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations, 
     in accordance with current reprogramming thresholds, prior to 
     making any charges authorized under this heading.

                          centennial challenge

       For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of 
     section 101701 of title 54, United States Code, relating to 
     challenge cost share agreements, $12,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, for Centennial Challenge projects 
     and programs:  Provided, That not less than 50 percent of the 
     total cost of each project or program shall be derived from 
     non-Federal sources in the form of donated cash, assets, or a 
     pledge of donation guaranteed by an irrevocable letter of 
     credit.

                       administrative provisions

                     (including transfer of funds)

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

                    United States Geological Survey

                 surveys, investigations, and research

       For expenses necessary for the United States Geological 
     Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and research 
     covering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, and the 
     mineral and water resources of the United States, its 
     territories and possessions, and other areas as authorized by 
     43 U.S.C. 31, 1332, and 1340; classify lands as to their 
     mineral and water resources; give engineering supervision to 
     power permittees and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
     licensees; administer the minerals exploration program (30 
     U.S.C. 641); conduct inquiries into the economic conditions 
     affecting mining and materials processing industries (30 
     U.S.C. 3, 21a, and 1603; 50 U.S.C. 98g(a)(1)) and related 
     purposes as authorized by law; and to publish and disseminate 
     data relative to the foregoing activities; $1,374,385,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2026; of which 
     $107,334,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     satellite operations; and of which $54,130,000 shall be 
     available until expended for deferred maintenance and capital 
     improvement projects that exceed $100,000 in cost:  Provided, 
     That none of the funds provided for the ecosystem research 
     activity shall be used to conduct new surveys on private 
     property, unless specifically authorized in writing by the 
     property owner:  Provided further, That no part of this 
     appropriation shall be used to pay more than one-half the 
     cost of topographic mapping or water resources data 
     collection and investigations carried on in cooperation with 
     States and municipalities:  Provided further, That of the 
     amount appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $15,000 
     may be for official reception and representation expenses.

                       administrative provisions

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

                   Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

                        ocean energy management

       For expenses necessary for granting and administering 
     leases, easements, rights-of-way, and agreements for use for 
     oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-related 
     purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf and approving 
     operations related thereto, as authorized by law; for 
     environmental studies, as authorized by law; for implementing 
     other laws and to the extent provided by Presidential or 
     Secretarial delegation; and for matching grants or 
     cooperative agreements, $199,057,000, of which $144,057,000 
     is to remain available until September 30, 2026, and of which 
     $55,000,000 is to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That this total appropriation shall be reduced by amounts 
     collected

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     by the Secretary of the Interior and credited to this 
     appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from 
     increases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, 
     and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by the 
     Bureau of Ocean Energy Management pursuant to the Outer 
     Continental Shelf Lands Act, including studies, assessments, 
     analysis, and miscellaneous administrative activities:  
     Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be 
     reduced as such collections are received during the fiscal 
     year, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2025 
     appropriation estimated at not more than $144,057,000:  
     Provided further, That not to exceed $3,000 shall be 
     available for reasonable expenses related to promoting 
     volunteer beach and marine cleanup activities:  Provided 
     further, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for 
     official reception and representation expenses.

             Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

             offshore safety and environmental enforcement

       For expenses necessary for the regulation of operations 
     related to leases, easements, rights-of-way, and agreements 
     for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-
     related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf, as 
     authorized by law; for enforcing and implementing laws and 
     regulations as authorized by law and to the extent provided 
     by Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching 
     grants or cooperative agreements, $168,330,000, of which 
     $138,450,000, including not to exceed $3,000 for official 
     reception and representation expenses, is to remain available 
     until September 30, 2026, and of which $29,880,000 is to 
     remain available until expended, including $2,880,000 for 
     offshore decommissioning activities:  Provided, That this 
     total appropriation shall be reduced by amounts collected by 
     the Secretary of the Interior and credited to this 
     appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from 
     increases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, 
     and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by the 
     Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement pursuant to 
     the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including studies, 
     assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous administrative 
     activities:  Provided further, That the sum herein 
     appropriated shall be reduced as such collections are 
     received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a final 
     fiscal year 2025 appropriation estimated at not more than 
     $141,330,000.
       For an additional amount, $37,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the 
     Secretary and credited to this appropriation, which shall be 
     derived from non-refundable inspection fees collected in 
     fiscal year 2025, as provided in this Act:  Provided further, 
     That for fiscal year 2025, not less than 50 percent of the 
     inspection fees expended by the Bureau of Safety and 
     Environmental Enforcement will be used to fund personnel and 
     mission-related costs to expand capacity and expedite the 
     orderly development, subject to environmental safeguards, of 
     the Outer Continental Shelf pursuant to the Outer Continental 
     Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), including the 
     review of applications for permits to drill.

                           oil spill research

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

          Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

                       regulation and technology

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public 
     Law 95-87, $119,786,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2026, of which $66,000,000 shall be available for State 
     and Tribal regulatory grants, and of which not to exceed 
     $5,000 may be for official reception and representation 
     expenses:  Provided, That appropriations for the Office of 
     Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement may provide for 
     the travel and per diem expenses of State and Tribal 
     personnel attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
     Enforcement sponsored training.
       In addition, for costs to review, administer, and enforce 
     permits issued by the Office pursuant to section 507 of 
     Public Law 95-87 (30 U.S.C. 1257), $40,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That fees assessed and 
     collected by the Office pursuant to such section 507 shall be 
     credited to this account as discretionary offsetting 
     collections, to remain available until expended:  Provided 
     further, That the sum herein appropriated from the general 
     fund shall be reduced as collections are received during the 
     fiscal year, so as to result in a fiscal year 2025 
     appropriation estimated at not more than $119,786,000.

                    abandoned mine reclamation fund

       For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the Surface 
     Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95-87, 
     $33,231,000, to be derived from receipts of the Abandoned 
     Mine Reclamation Fund and to remain available until expended: 
      Provided, That pursuant to Public Law 97-365, the Department 
     of the Interior is authorized to use up to 20 percent from 
     the recovery of the delinquent debt owed to the United States 
     Government to pay for contracts to collect these debts:  
     Provided further, That funds made available under title IV of 
     Public Law 95-87 may be used for any required non-Federal 
     share of the cost of projects funded by the Federal 
     Government for the purpose of environmental restoration 
     related to treatment or abatement of acid mine drainage from 
     abandoned mines:  Provided further, That such projects must 
     be consistent with the purposes and priorities of the Surface 
     Mining Control and Reclamation Act:  Provided further, That 
     amounts provided under this heading may be used for the 
     travel and per diem expenses of State and Tribal personnel 
     attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
     Enforcement sponsored training:  Provided further, That of 
     the amounts provided under this heading, not to exceed $5,000 
     shall be available for official reception and representation 
     expenses.
       In addition, $135,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, for payments to States and federally recognized 
     Indian Tribes for reclamation of abandoned mine lands and 
     other related activities in accordance with the terms and 
     conditions described in the report accompanying this Act:  
     Provided, That such additional amount shall be used for 
     economic and community development in conjunction with the 
     priorities described in section 403(a) of the Surface Mining 
     Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)):  
     Provided further, That of such additional amount, $88,850,000 
     shall be distributed in equal amounts to the three 
     Appalachian States with the greatest amount of unfunded needs 
     to meet the priorities described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
     such section, $34,400,000 shall be distributed in equal 
     amounts to the three Appalachian States with the subsequent 
     greatest amount of unfunded needs to meet such priorities, 
     and $11,750,000 shall be for grants to federally recognized 
     Indian Tribes, without regard to their status as certified or 
     uncertified under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation 
     Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)), for reclamation of abandoned 
     mine lands and other related activities in accordance with 
     the terms and conditions described in the report accompanying 
     this Act and shall be used for economic and community 
     development in conjunction with the priorities in section 
     403(a) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 
     1977:  Provided further, That such payments shall be made to 
     States and federally recognized Indian Tribes not later than 
     90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act:  
     Provided further, That if payments have not been made by the 
     date specified in the preceding proviso, the amount 
     appropriated for salaries and expenses under the heading 
     ``Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement'' 
     shall be reduced by $100,000 per day until such payments have 
     been made.

                             Indian Affairs

                        Bureau of Indian Affairs

                      operation of indian programs

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian 
     programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of 
     November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13) and the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 
     5301 et seq.), $2,189,150,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2026, except as otherwise provided herein; of 
     which not to exceed $15,000 may be for official reception and 
     representation expenses; of which not to exceed $79,494,000 
     shall be for welfare assistance payments:  Provided, That in 
     cases of designated Federal disasters, the Secretary of the 
     Interior may exceed such cap for welfare payments from the 
     amounts provided herein, to provide for disaster relief to 
     Indian communities affected by the disaster:  Provided 
     further, That federally recognized Indian Tribes and Tribal 
     organizations of federally recognized Indian Tribes may use 
     their Tribal priority allocations for unmet welfare 
     assistance costs:  Provided further, That not to exceed 
     $75,987,000 shall remain available until expended for housing 
     improvement, road maintenance, land acquisition, attorney 
     fees, litigation support, land records improvement, hearings 
     and appeals, and the Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program:  
     Provided further, That any forestry funds allocated to a 
     federally recognized Tribe which remain unobligated as of 
     September 30, 2026, may be transferred during fiscal year 
     2027 to an Indian forest land assistance account established 
     for the benefit of the holder of the funds within the 
     holder's trust fund account:  Provided further, That any such 
     unobligated balances not so transferred shall expire on 
     September 30, 2027:  Provided further, That in order to 
     enhance the safety of Bureau field employees, the Bureau may 
     use funds to purchase uniforms or other identifying articles 
     of clothing for personnel:  Provided further, That not to 
     exceed $7,664,000 of funds made available under this heading 
     may, as needed, be transferred to ``Office of the Secretary--
     Departmental Operations'' for trust, probate, and 
     administrative functions:  Provided further, That the Bureau 
     of Indian Affairs may accept transfers of funds from United 
     States Customs and Border Protection to supplement any other 
     funding available for reconstruction or repair of roads owned 
     by the Bureau of Indian Affairs as identified on the National 
     Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory, 23 U.S.C. 
     202(b)(1).

                         contract support costs

       For payments to Tribes and Tribal organizations for 
     contract support costs associated with Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act agreements with 
     the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian 
     Education for fiscal year 2025, such sums as may be 
     necessary, which shall be available for obligation through 
     September 30, 2026:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, no amounts made available under this 
     heading shall be available for transfer to another budget 
     account.

                       payments for tribal leases

       For payments to Tribes and Tribal organizations for leases 
     pursuant to section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination 
     and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5324(l)) for fiscal 
     year 2025, such sums as may be necessary, which shall be 
     available for obligation through September 30, 2026:  
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     amounts made

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     available under this heading shall be available for transfer 
     to another budget account.

                              construction

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of 
     irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, and other 
     facilities, including architectural and engineering services 
     by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; 
     and preparation of lands for farming, and for construction of 
     the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pursuant to Public Law 
     87-483; $146,296,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That such amounts as may be available for the 
     construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project may be 
     transferred to the Bureau of Reclamation:  Provided further, 
     That any funds provided for the Safety of Dams program 
     pursuant to the Act of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), shall 
     be made available on a nonreimbursable basis:  Provided 
     further, That this appropriation may be reimbursed from the 
     Bureau of Trust Funds Administration appropriation for the 
     appropriate share of construction costs for space expansion 
     needed in agency offices to meet trust reform implementation: 
      Provided further, That of the funds made available under 
     this heading, $10,000,000 shall be derived from the Indian 
     Irrigation Fund established by section 3211 of the WIIN Act 
     (Public Law 114-322; 130 Stat. 1749):  Provided further, That 
     amounts provided under this heading are made available for 
     the modernization of Federal field communication 
     capabilities, in addition to amounts otherwise made available 
     for such purpose.

 indian land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to 
                                indians

       For payments and necessary administrative expenses for 
     implementation of Indian land and water claim settlements 
     pursuant to Public Laws 99-264, 101-618, and 117-349, and for 
     implementation of other land and water rights settlements, 
     $32,263,000, to remain available until expended.

                 indian guaranteed loan program account

       For the cost of guaranteed loans and insured loans, 
     $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, of 
     which $2,125,000 is for administrative expenses, as 
     authorized by the Indian Financing Act of 1974:  Provided, 
     That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, 
     shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974:  Provided further, That these funds are 
     available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of 
     which is to be guaranteed or insured, not to exceed 
     $399,114,126.

                       Bureau of Indian Education

                 operation of indian education programs

       For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian 
     education programs, as authorized by law, including the 
     Snyder Act of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), the Indian 
     Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 
     U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 
     U.S.C. 2001-2019), and the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 
     1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), $1,198,216,000 to remain 
     available until September 30, 2026, except as otherwise 
     provided herein:  Provided, That federally recognized Indian 
     Tribes and Tribal organizations of federally recognized 
     Indian Tribes may use their Tribal priority allocations for 
     unmet welfare assistance costs:  Provided further, That not 
     to exceed $871,983,000 for school operations costs of Bureau-
     funded schools and other education programs shall become 
     available on June 1, 2025, and shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2026:  Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, including but not limited to the 
     Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et 
     seq.) and section 1128 of the Education Amendments of 1978 
     (25 U.S.C. 2008), not to exceed $96,886,000 within and only 
     from such amounts made available for school operations shall 
     be available for administrative cost grants associated with 
     grants approved prior to June 1, 2025:  Provided further, 
     That in order to enhance the safety of Bureau field 
     employees, the Bureau may use funds to purchase uniforms or 
     other identifying articles of clothing for personnel.

                         education construction

       For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of 
     buildings, utilities, and other facilities necessary for the 
     operation of Indian education programs, including 
     architectural and engineering services by contract; 
     acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; $270,867,000, 
     to remain available until expended:  Provided, That in order 
     to ensure timely completion of construction projects, the 
     Secretary of the Interior may assume control of a project and 
     all funds related to the project, if, not later than 18 
     months after the date of the enactment of this Act, any 
     Public Law 100-297 (25 U.S.C. 2501, et seq.) grantee 
     receiving funds appropriated in this Act or in any prior Act, 
     has not completed the planning and design phase of the 
     project and commenced construction.

                       administrative provisions

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

                  Bureau of Trust Funds Administration

                         federal trust programs

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the operation of trust programs for Indians by direct 
     expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and 
     grants, $105,277,000, to remain available until expended, of 
     which not to exceed $17,997,000 from this or any other Act, 
     may be available for settlement support:  Provided, That 
     funds for trust management improvements and litigation 
     support may, as needed, be transferred to or merged with the 
     Bureau

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     of Indian Affairs, ``Operation of Indian Programs'' and 
     Bureau of Indian Education, ``Operation of Indian Education 
     Programs'' accounts; the Office of the Solicitor, ``Salaries 
     and Expenses'' account; and the Office of the Secretary, 
     ``Departmental Operations'' account:  Provided further, That 
     funds made available through contracts or grants obligated 
     during fiscal year 2025, as authorized by the Indian Self-
     Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), shall 
     remain available until expended by the contractor or grantee: 
      Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, the Secretary shall not be required to provide a 
     quarterly statement of performance for any Indian trust 
     account that has not had activity for at least 15 months and 
     has a balance of $15 or less:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall issue an annual account statement and 
     maintain a record of any such accounts and shall permit the 
     balance in each such account to be withdrawn upon the express 
     written request of the account holder:  Provided further, 
     That not to exceed $100,000 is available for the Secretary to 
     make payments to correct administrative errors of either 
     disbursements from or deposits to Individual Indian Money or 
     Tribal accounts after September 30, 2002:  Provided further, 
     That erroneous payments that are recovered shall be credited 
     to and remain available in this account for this purpose:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall not be required to 
     reconcile Special Deposit Accounts with a balance of less 
     than $500 unless the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration 
     receives proof of ownership from a Special Deposit Accounts 
     claimant:  Provided further, That notwithstanding section 102 
     of the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 
     1994 (Public Law 103-412) or any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary may aggregate the trust accounts of individuals 
     whose whereabouts are unknown for a continuous period of at 
     least 5 years and shall not be required to generate periodic 
     statements of performance for the individual accounts:  
     Provided further, That with respect to the preceding proviso, 
     the Secretary shall continue to maintain sufficient records 
     to determine the balance of the individual accounts, 
     including any accrued interest and income, and such funds 
     shall remain available to the individual account holders.

                          Departmental Offices

                        Office of the Secretary

                        departmental operations

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for management of the Department of 
     the Interior and for grants and cooperative agreements, as 
     authorized by law, $102,292,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2026; of which not to exceed $15,000 may be for 
     official reception and representation expenses; of which up 
     to $1,000,000 shall be available for workers compensation 
     payments and unemployment compensation payments associated 
     with the orderly closure of the United States Bureau of 
     Mines; and of which $14,295,000 for Indian land, mineral, and 
     resource valuation activities shall remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That funds for Indian land, mineral, and 
     resource valuation activities may, as needed, be transferred 
     to and merged with the Bureau of Indian Affairs ``Operation 
     of Indian Programs'' and Bureau of Indian Education 
     ``Operation of Indian Education Programs'' accounts and the 
     Bureau of Trust Funds Administration ``Federal Trust 
     Programs'' account:  Provided further, That funds made 
     available through contracts or grants obligated during fiscal 
     year 2025, as authorized by the Indian Self-Determination Act 
     of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), shall remain available 
     until expended by the contractor or grantee.

                       administrative provisions

       For fiscal year 2025, up to $550,000 of the payments 
     authorized by chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, may 
     be retained for administrative expenses of the Payments in 
     Lieu of Taxes Program:  Provided, That the amounts provided 
     under this Act specifically for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes 
     program are the only amounts available for payments 
     authorized under chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code:  
     Provided further, That in the event the sums appropriated for 
     any fiscal year for payments pursuant to this chapter are 
     insufficient to make the full payments authorized by that 
     chapter to all units of local government, then the payment to 
     each local government shall be made proportionally:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary may make adjustments to payment 
     to individual units of local government to correct for prior 
     overpayments or underpayments:  Provided further, That no 
     payment shall be made pursuant to that chapter to otherwise 
     eligible units of local government if the computed amount of 
     the payment is less than $100.

                            Insular Affairs

                       assistance to territories

       For expenses necessary for assistance to territories under 
     the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, 
     $118,689,000, of which: (1) $107,220,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for territorial assistance, 
     including general technical assistance, maintenance 
     assistance, disaster assistance, coral reef initiative and 
     natural resources activities, and brown tree snake control 
     and research; grants to the judiciary in American Samoa for 
     compensation and expenses, as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 
     1661(c)); grants to the Government of American Samoa, in 
     addition to current local revenues, for construction and 
     support of governmental functions; grants to the Government 
     of the Virgin Islands, as authorized by law; grants to the 
     Government of Guam, as authorized by law; and grants to the 
     Government of the Northern Mariana Islands, as authorized by 
     law (Public Law 94-241; 90 Stat. 272); and (2) $11,469,000 
     shall be available until September 30, 2026, for salaries and 
     expenses of the Office of Insular Affairs:  Provided, That 
     all financial transactions of the territorial and local 
     governments herein provided for, including such transactions 
     of all agencies or instrumentalities established or used by 
     such governments, may be audited by the Government 
     Accountability Office, at its discretion, in accordance with 
     chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code:  Provided 
     further, That Northern Mariana Islands Covenant grant funding 
     shall be provided according to those terms of the Agreement 
     of the Special Representatives on Future United States 
     Financial Assistance for the Northern Mariana Islands 
     approved by Public Law 104-134:  Provided further, That the 
     funds for the program of operations and maintenance 
     improvement are appropriated to institutionalize routine 
     operations and maintenance improvement of capital 
     infrastructure with territorial participation and cost 
     sharing to be determined by the Secretary based on the 
     grantee's commitment to timely maintenance of its capital 
     assets:  Provided further, That any appropriation for 
     disaster assistance under this heading in this Act or 
     previous appropriations Acts may be used as non-Federal 
     matching funds for the purpose of hazard mitigation grants 
     provided pursuant to section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5170c).

                      compact of free association

       For grants and necessary expenses, $813,000, to remain 
     available until expended, to support Federal services and 
     programs provided to the Republic of Palau, the Republic of 
     the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia.

                       Administrative Provisions

                     (including transfer of funds)

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

                        Office of the Solicitor

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, 
     $93,964,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026.

                      Office of Inspector General

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
     $68,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026.

                        Department-Wide Programs

                        wildland fire management

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire 
     suppression operations, fire science and research, emergency 
     rehabilitation, fuels management activities, and rural fire 
     assistance by the Department of the Interior, $1,195,086,000, 
     to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 
     $14,000,000 shall be for the renovation or construction of 
     fire facilities:  Provided, That such funds are also 
     available for repayment of advances to other appropriation 
     accounts from which funds were previously transferred for 
     such purposes:  Provided further, That of the funds provided 
     $255,000,000 is for fuels management activities:  Provided 
     further, That of the funds provided $10,000,000 is for burned 
     area rehabilitation:  Provided further, That persons hired 
     pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1469 may be furnished subsistence and 
     lodging without cost from funds available from this 
     appropriation:  Provided further, That notwithstanding 42 
     U.S.C. 1856d, sums received by a bureau or office of the 
     Department of the Interior for fire protection rendered 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1856 et seq., protection of United 
     States property, may be credited to the appropriation from 
     which funds were expended to provide that protection, and are 
     available without fiscal year limitation:  Provided further, 
     That using the amounts designated under this title of this 
     Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into procurement 
     contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements, for fuels 
     management activities, and for training and monitoring 
     associated with such fuels management activities on Federal 
     land, or on adjacent non-Federal land for activities that 
     benefit resources on Federal land:  Provided further, That 
     the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement between 
     the Federal Government and any non-Federal entity may be 
     shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties:  
     Provided further, That notwithstanding requirements of the 
     Competition in Contracting Act, the Secretary, for purposes 
     of fuels management activities, may obtain maximum 
     practicable competition among: (1) local private, nonprofit, 
     or cooperative entities; (2) Youth Conservation Corps crews, 
     Public Lands Corps (Public Law 109-154), or related 
     partnerships

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     with State, local, or nonprofit youth groups; (3) small or 
     micro-businesses; or (4) other entities that will hire or 
     train locally a significant percentage, defined as 50 percent 
     or more, of the project workforce to complete such contracts: 
      Provided further, That in implementing this section, the 
     Secretary shall develop written guidance to field units to 
     ensure accountability and consistent application of the 
     authorities provided herein:  Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated under this heading may be used to reimburse the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National 
     Marine Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying out their 
     responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
     U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to consult and conference, as required 
     by section 7 of such Act, in connection with wildland fire 
     management activities:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
     of the Interior may use wildland fire appropriations to enter 
     into leases of real property with local governments, at or 
     below fair market value, to construct capitalized 
     improvements for fire facilities on such leased properties, 
     including but not limited to fire guard stations, retardant 
     stations, and other initial attack and fire support 
     facilities, and to make advance payments for any such lease 
     or for construction activity associated with the lease:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior and the 
     Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the transfer of funds 
     appropriated for wildland fire management, in an aggregate 
     amount not to exceed $50,000,000 between the Departments when 
     such transfers would facilitate and expedite wildland fire 
     management programs and projects:  Provided further, That 
     funds provided for wildfire suppression shall be available 
     for support of Federal emergency response actions:  Provided 
     further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
     available for assistance to or through the Department of 
     State in connection with forest and rangeland research, 
     technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, 
     and, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall be 
     available to support forestry, wildland fire management, and 
     related natural resource activities outside the United States 
     and its territories and possessions, including technical 
     assistance, education and training, and cooperation with 
     United States and international organizations:  Provided 
     further, That of the funds provided under this heading, 
     $383,657,000 shall be available for wildfire suppression 
     operations, and is provided to meet the terms of section 
     251(b)(2)(F)(ii)(I) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

              wildfire suppression operations reserve fund

                     (including transfers of funds)

       In addition to the amounts provided under the heading 
     ``Department of the Interior--Department-Wide Programs--
     Wildland Fire Management'' for wildfire suppression 
     operations, $360,000,000, to remain available until 
     transferred, is additional new budget authority as specified 
     for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(F) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:  Provided, That 
     such amounts may be transferred to and merged with amounts 
     made available under the headings ``Department of 
     Agriculture--Forest Service--Wildland Fire Management'' and 
     ``Department of the Interior--Department-Wide Programs--
     Wildland Fire Management'' for wildfire suppression 
     operations in the fiscal year in which such amounts are 
     transferred:  Provided further, That amounts may be 
     transferred to the ``Wildland Fire Management'' accounts in 
     the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the 
     Interior only upon the notification of the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations that all wildfire suppression 
     operations funds appropriated under that heading in this and 
     prior appropriations Acts to the agency to which the funds 
     will be transferred will be obligated within 30 days:  
     Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under 
     this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority 
     provided by law:  Provided further, That in determining 
     whether all wildfire suppression operations funds 
     appropriated under the heading ``Wildland Fire Management'' 
     in this and prior appropriations Acts to either the 
     Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior 
     will be obligated within 30 days pursuant to the preceding 
     proviso, any funds transferred or permitted to be transferred 
     pursuant to any other transfer authority provided by law 
     shall be excluded.

                    central hazardous materials fund

       For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior 
     and any of its component offices and bureaus for the response 
     action, including associated activities, performed pursuant 
     to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
     and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), $9,200,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

                energy community revitalization program

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior to 
     inventory, assess, decommission, reclaim, respond to 
     hazardous substance releases, remediate lands pursuant to 
     section 40704 of Public Law 117-58 (30 U.S.C. 1245), and 
     carry out the purposes of section 349 of the Energy Policy 
     Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15907), as amended, $5,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That such amount 
     shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 
     purposes:  Provided further, That amounts appropriated under 
     this heading are available for program management and 
     oversight of these activities:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary may transfer the funds provided under this heading 
     in this Act to any other account in the Department to carry 
     out such purposes, and may expend such funds directly, or 
     through grants:  Provided further, That these amounts are not 
     available to fulfill Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) 
     obligations agreed to in settlement or imposed by a court, 
     whether for payment of funds or for work to be performed.

           natural resource damage assessment and restoration

                natural resource damage assessment fund

       To conduct natural resource damage assessment, restoration 
     activities, and onshore oil spill preparedness by the 
     Department of the Interior necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), 
     the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), and 
     54 U.S.C. 100721 et seq., $7,715,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

                          working capital fund

       For the operation and maintenance of a departmental 
     financial and business management system, data management, 
     information technology improvements of general benefit to the 
     Department, cybersecurity, and the consolidation of 
     facilities and operations throughout the Department, 
     $99,453,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That none of the funds appropriated in this Act or any other 
     Act may be used to establish reserves in the Working Capital 
     Fund account other than for accrued annual leave and 
     depreciation of equipment without prior approval of the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate:  Provided further, That the Secretary of the 
     Interior may assess reasonable charges to State, local, and 
     Tribal government employees for training services provided by 
     the National Indian Program Training Center, other than 
     training related to Public Law 93-638:  Provided further, 
     That the Secretary may lease or otherwise provide space and 
     related facilities, equipment, or professional services of 
     the National Indian Program Training Center to State, local 
     and Tribal government employees or persons or organizations 
     engaged in cultural, educational, or recreational activities 
     (as defined in section 3306(a) of title 40, United States 
     Code) at the prevailing rate for similar space, facilities, 
     equipment, or services in the vicinity of the National Indian 
     Program Training Center:  Provided further, That all funds 
     received pursuant to the two preceding provisos shall be 
     credited to this account, shall be available until expended, 
     and shall be used by the Secretary for necessary expenses of 
     the National Indian Program Training Center:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary may enter into grants and 
     cooperative agreements to support the Office of Natural 
     Resource Revenue's collection and disbursement of royalties, 
     fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, as authorized by 
     law.

                        administrative provision

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

                  office of natural resources revenue

       For necessary expenses for management of the collection and 
     disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue 
     proceeds, and for grants and cooperative agreements, as 
     authorized by law, $160,446,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2026; of which $59,751,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for the purpose of mineral revenue 
     management activities:  Provided, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, $50,000 shall be available for 
     refunds of overpayments in connection with certain Indian 
     leases in which the Secretary of the Interior concurred with 
     the claimed refund due, to pay amounts owed to Indian 
     allottees or Tribes, or to correct prior unrecoverable 
     erroneous payments.

             General Provisions, Department of the Interior

                     (including transfers of funds)

               emergency transfer authority--intra-bureau

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

             emergency transfer authority--department-wide

       Sec. 102.  The Secretary of the Interior may authorize the 
     expenditure or transfer of any no year appropriation in this 
     title, in addition to the amounts included in the budget 
     programs of the several agencies, for the suppression or 
     emergency prevention of wildland fires on or threatening 
     lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the 
     Interior; for the emergency rehabilitation of burned-over 
     lands under its jurisdiction; for emergency actions related 
     to potential or actual earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, 
     storms, or other unavoidable causes; for contingency planning 
     subsequent to actual oil spills; for response and natural 
     resource damage assessment activities related to actual oil 
     spills or

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     releases of hazardous substances into the environment; for 
     the prevention, suppression, and control of actual or 
     potential grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks on lands 
     under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, pursuant to the 
     authority in section 417(b) of Public Law 106-224 (7 U.S.C. 
     7717(b)); for emergency reclamation projects under section 
     410 of Public Law 95-87; and shall transfer, from any no year 
     funds available to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 
     and Enforcement, such funds as may be necessary to permit 
     assumption of regulatory authority in the event a primacy 
     State is not carrying out the regulatory provisions of the 
     Surface Mining Act:  Provided, That appropriations made in 
     this title for wildland fire operations shall be available 
     for the payment of obligations incurred during the preceding 
     fiscal year, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies 
     for destruction of vehicles, aircraft, or other equipment in 
     connection with their use for wildland fire operations, with 
     such reimbursement to be credited to appropriations currently 
     available at the time of receipt thereof:  Provided further, 
     That for wildland fire operations, no funds shall be made 
     available under this authority until the Secretary determines 
     that funds appropriated for ``wildland fire suppression'' 
     shall be exhausted within 30 days:  Provided further, That 
     all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished 
     by a supplemental appropriation, which must be requested as 
     promptly as possible:  Provided further, That such 
     replenishment funds shall be used to reimburse, on a pro rata 
     basis, accounts from which emergency funds were transferred.

                        authorized use of funds

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

            authorized use of funds, indian trust management

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

           redistribution of funds, bureau of indian affairs

       Sec. 105.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redistribute any 
     Tribal Priority Allocation funds, including Tribal base 
     funds, to alleviate Tribal funding inequities by transferring 
     funds to address identified, unmet needs, dual enrollment, 
     overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution 
     methodologies. No Tribe shall receive a reduction in Tribal 
     Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 percent in fiscal 
     year 2025. Under circumstances of dual enrollment, 
     overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution 
     methodologies, the 10 percent limitation does not apply.

                outer continental shelf inspection fees

       Sec. 106. (a) In fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall collect a nonrefundable inspection fee, which 
     shall be deposited in the ``Offshore Safety and Environmental 
     Enforcement'' account, from the designated operator for 
     facilities subject to inspection under 43 U.S.C. 1348(c).
       (b) Annual fees shall be collected for facilities that are 
     above the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and are in 
     place at the start of the fiscal year. Fees for fiscal year 
     2025 shall be--
       (1) $10,500 for facilities with no wells, but with 
     processing equipment or gathering lines;
       (2) $17,000 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, with any 
     combination of active or inactive wells; and
       (3) $31,500 for facilities with more than 10 wells, with 
     any combination of active or inactive wells.
       (c) Fees for drilling rigs shall be assessed for all 
     inspections completed in fiscal year 2025. Fees for fiscal 
     year 2025 shall be--
       (1) $30,500 per inspection for rigs operating in water 
     depths of 500 feet or more; and
       (2) $16,700 per inspection for rigs operating in water 
     depths of less than 500 feet.
       (d) Fees for inspection of well operations conducted via 
     non-rig units as outlined in title 30 CFR 250 subparts D, E, 
     F, and Q shall be assessed for all inspections completed in 
     fiscal year 2025. Fees for fiscal year 2025 shall be--
       (1) $13,260 per inspection for non-rig units operating in 
     water depths of 2,500 feet or more;
       (2) $11,530 per inspection for non-rig units operating in 
     water depths between 500 and 2,499 feet; and
       (3) $4,470 per inspection for non-rig units operating in 
     water depths of less than 500 feet.
       (e) The Secretary shall bill designated operators under 
     subsection (b) quarterly, with payment required within 30 
     days of billing. The Secretary shall bill designated 
     operators under subsection (c) within 30 days of the end of 
     the month in which the inspection occurred, with payment 
     required within 30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill 
     designated operators under subsection (d) with payment 
     required by the end of the following quarter.

  contracts and agreements for wild horse and burro holding facilities

       Sec. 107.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     the Secretary of the Interior may enter into multiyear 
     cooperative agreements with nonprofit organizations and other 
     appropriate entities, and may enter into multiyear contracts 
     in accordance with the provisions of section 3903 of title 
     41, United States Code (except that the 5-year term 
     restriction in subsection (a) shall not apply), for the long-
     term care and maintenance of excess wild free roaming horses 
     and burros by such organizations or entities on private land. 
     Such cooperative agreements and contracts may not exceed 10 
     years, subject to renewal at the discretion of the Secretary.

                       mass marking of salmonids

       Sec. 108.  The United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
     shall, in carrying out its responsibilities to protect 
     threatened and endangered species of salmon, implement a 
     system of mass marking of salmonid stocks, intended for 
     harvest, that are released from federally operated or 
     federally financed hatcheries including but not limited to 
     fish releases of coho, chinook, and steelhead species. Marked 
     fish must have a visible mark that can be readily identified 
     by commercial and recreational fishers.

              contracts and agreements with indian affairs

       Sec. 109.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     during fiscal year 2025, in carrying out work involving 
     cooperation with State, local, and Tribal governments or any 
     political subdivision thereof, Indian Affairs may record 
     obligations against accounts receivable from any such 
     entities, except that total obligations at the end of the 
     fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources 
     available at the end of the fiscal year.

        department of the interior experienced services program

       Sec. 110. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     relating to Federal grants and cooperative agreements, the 
     Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make grants to, or 
     enter into cooperative agreements with, private nonprofit 
     organizations designated by the Secretary of Labor under 
     title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 to utilize the 
     talents of older Americans in programs authorized by other 
     provisions of law administered by the Secretary and 
     consistent with such provisions of law.
       (b) Prior to awarding any grant or agreement under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the agreement 
     would not--
       (1) result in the displacement of individuals currently 
     employed by the Department, including partial displacement 
     through reduction of non-overtime hours, wages, or employment 
     benefits;
       (2) result in the use of an individual under the Department 
     of the Interior Experienced Services Program for a job or 
     function in a case in which a Federal employee is in a layoff 
     status from the same or substantially equivalent job within 
     the Department; or
       (3) affect existing contracts for services.

                          obligation of funds

       Sec. 111.  Amounts appropriated by this Act to the 
     Department of the Interior shall be available for obligation 
     and expenditure not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.

                         separation of accounts

       Sec. 112.  The Secretary of the Interior, in order to 
     implement an orderly transition to separate accounts of the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education, 
     may transfer funds among and between the successor offices 
     and bureaus affected by the reorganization only in 
     conformance with the reprogramming guidelines described in 
     this Act.

                    payments in lieu of taxes (pilt)

       Sec. 113.  Section 6906 of title 31, United States Code, 
     shall be applied by substituting ``fiscal year 2025'' for 
     ``fiscal year 2019''.

                         interagency motor pool

       Sec. 114.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law or 
     Federal regulation, federally recognized Indian Tribes or 
     authorized Tribal organizations that receive Tribally 
     Controlled School Grants pursuant to Public Law 100-297 may 
     obtain interagency motor vehicles and related services for 
     performance of any activities carried out under such grants 
     to the same extent as if they were contracting under the 
     Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.

                        appraiser pay authority

       Sec. 115.  For fiscal year 2025, funds made available in 
     this or any other Act or otherwise made available to the 
     Department of the Interior for the Appraisal and Valuation 
     Services Office may be used by the Secretary of the Interior 
     to establish higher minimum rates of basic pay for employees 
     of the Department of the Interior in the Appraiser (GS-1171) 
     job series at grades 11 through 15 carrying out appraisals of 
     real property and appraisal reviews conducted in support of 
     the Department's realty programs at rates no greater than 15 
     percent above the minimum rates of basic pay normally 
     scheduled, and such higher rates shall be consistent with 
     subsections (e) through (h) of section 5305 of title 5, 
     United States Code.

                              sage-grouse

       Sec. 116.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior, 
     pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
     1533)--

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       (1) to write or issue a proposed or final rule with regard 
     to the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) or any 
     distinct population segment of greater sage-grouse; or
       (2) to implement, administer, or enforce any threatened 
     species or endangered species status of the greater sage-
     grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) or any distinct population 
     segment of greater sage-grouse.

                          sage-grouse habitat

       Sec. 117.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to finalize, implement, administer, or 
     enforce the Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment or Draft 
     Environmental Impact Statement for Greater Sage-Grouse 
     Rangewide Planning referenced in the Notice titled ``Notice 
     of Availability of the Draft Resource Management Plan 
     Amendment and Environmental Impact Statement for Greater 
     Sage-Grouse Rangewide Planning'' (89 Fed. Reg. 18963 (March 
     15, 2024)).

                       state conservation grants

       Sec. 118.  For expenses necessary to carry out section 
     200305 of title 54, United States Code, the National Park 
     Service may retain up to 7 percent of the State Conservation 
     Grants program to provide to States, the District of 
     Columbia, and insular areas, as matching grants to support 
     state program administrative costs.

                  historic preservation fund deposits

       Sec. 119.  Section 303102 of title 54, United States Code, 
     shall be applied by substituting ``fiscal year 2025'' for 
     ``fiscal year 2023''.

             interior authority for operating efficiencies

       Sec. 120. (a) In fiscal years 2025 and 2026, the Secretary 
     of the Interior may authorize and execute agreements to 
     achieve operating efficiencies among and between two or more 
     component bureaus and offices through the following 
     activities:
       (1) co-locating in facilities leased or owned by any such 
     component bureau or office and sharing related utilities and 
     equipment;
       (2) detailing or assigning staff on a non-reimbursable 
     basis for up to 5 business days; and
       (3) sharing staff and equipment necessary to meet mission 
     requirements.
       (b) The authority provided by subsection (a) shall be to 
     support areas of mission alignment between and among 
     component bureaus and offices or where geographic proximity 
     allows for efficiencies.
       (c) Bureaus and offices entering into agreements authorized 
     under subsections (a)(1) and (a)(3) shall bear costs for such 
     agreements in a manner that reflects their approximate 
     benefit and share of total costs, which may or may not 
     include indirect costs.
       (d) In furtherance of the requirement in subsection (c), 
     the Secretary of the Interior may make transfers of funds in 
     advance or on a reimbursable basis.

                   emergency law enforcement ceiling

       Sec. 121.  Section 103101 of title 54, United States Code, 
     is amended in subsection (c)(1) by striking ``$250,000'' and 
     inserting ``$500,000''.

                    contribution authority extension

       Sec. 122.  Section 113 of division G of Public Law 113-76, 
     as amended by Public Law 116-6, is further amended by 
     striking ``2024'' and inserting ``2029''.

                         period of availability

       Sec. 123.  Funds previously made available in the Further 
     Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 
     Requirements Act, 2018 (Div. B of Public Law 115-123) for the 
     ``National Park Service - Historic Preservation Fund'' that 
     were available for obligation through fiscal year 2019 are to 
     remain available through fiscal year 2026 for the liquidation 
     of valid obligations incurred during fiscal years 2018 and 
     2019: Provided, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this 
     section that were previously designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.

                          onshore wind project

       Sec. 124.  The final environmental impact statement for the 
     Lava Ridge Wind Project described in the notice of 
     availability issued by the Bureau of Land Management and 
     titled ``Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental 
     Impact Statement for the Proposed Lava Ridge Wind Project in 
     Jerome, Lincoln, and Minidoka Counties, ID'' (89 Fed. Reg. 
     48681 (June 7, 2024)) shall have no force or effect.

                       lead ammunition and tackle

       Sec. 125. (a) None of the funds made available by this or 
     any other Act may be used to prohibit the use of lead 
     ammunition or tackle on Federal land or water that is made 
     available for hunting or fishing activities or to issue 
     regulations relating to the level of lead in ammunition or 
     tackle to be used on Federal land or water, unless--
       (1) the Secretary of the Interior determines that a decline 
     in wildlife population on the specific unit of Federal land 
     or water is primarily caused by the use of lead in ammunition 
     or tackle, based on field data from the specific unit of 
     Federal land or water; and
       (2) the prohibition or regulation, as applicable, is--
       (A) consistent with--
       (i) the law of the State in which the specific unit of 
     Federal land or water is located; or
       (ii) an applicable policy of the fish and wildlife 
     department of the State in which the specific unit of Federal 
     land or water is located; or
       (B) approved by the fish and wildlife department of the 
     State in which the specific unit of Federal land or water is 
     located.
       (b) In any case in which the Secretary of the Interior 
     determines under subsection (a) that there is a wildlife 
     population decline on a specific unit of Federal land or 
     water that warrants a prohibition on or regulation relating 
     to the level of lead in ammunition or tackle, the Secretary 
     shall include in a Federal Register notice an explanation of 
     how the prohibition or regulation, as applicable, meets the 
     requirements of this section.

                                ecogrief

       Sec. 126.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to carry out the program for Federal 
     employees at the Department of the Interior titled 
     ``Acknowledging Ecogrief and Developing Resistance'' or any 
     counseling sessions, workshop, or any other meeting 
     pertaining to ecological grief, ecogrief, or eco-resilience.

                         lesser prairie-chicken

       Sec. 127.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce 
     the final rule titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With 
     Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population 
     Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct 
     Population Segment'' (87 Fed. Reg. 72674 (November 25, 
     2022)).

                        northern long-eared bat

       Sec. 128.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce 
     the final rule titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared 
     Bat'' (87 Fed. Reg. 73488 (November 30, 2022)).

                         dunes sagebrush lizard

       Sec. 129.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce 
     the threatened species or endangered species status of the 
     dunes sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus) pursuant to 
     the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

                               gray wolf

       Sec. 130.  Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall reissue the final rule titled ``Endangered and 
     Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis 
     lupus) From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife'' 
     (85 Fed. Reg. 69778 (November 3, 2020)).

                               wolverine

       Sec. 131.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce 
     the final rule titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule 
     for North American Wolverine'' (88 Fed. Reg. 83726 (November 
     30, 2023)).

                 north cascades ecosystem grizzly bear

       Sec. 132.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce 
     the final rule titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental 
     Population of Grizzly Bear in the North Cascades Ecosystem, 
     Washington State'' (89 Fed. Reg. 36982 (May 3, 2024)).

                   bitterroot ecosystem grizzly bear

       Sec. 133.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior 
     pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
     1531 et seq.) to establish an experimental population of the 
     grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) within the Bitterroot 
     Ecosystem of Montana and Idaho.

                     fish legally held in captivity

       Sec. 134.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior 
     pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
     1531 et seq.) to implement, administer, or enforce a proposed 
     or final rule with regard to a fish legally held in captivity 
     or in a controlled environment in a manner that maintains 
     physical separation of such fish from any wild population of 
     the same species.

              charles m. russell national wildlife refuge

       Sec. 135.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to 
     facilitate or allow for the introduction of American bison 
     (Bison bison) on the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife 
     Refuge (as originally established in Executive Order No. 
     7509, renamed in Public Land Order 2951, and redesignated in 
     Public Land Order 5635).

                      endangered species act rules

       Sec. 136.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to implement, administer, or enforce--
       (1) the final rule titled ``Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and 
     Threatened Wildlife and Plants'' (89 Fed. Reg. 23919 (April 
     5, 2024));
       (2) the final rule titled ``Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Listing Endangered and Threatened 
     Species and Designating Critical Habitat'' (89 Fed. Reg. 
     24300 (April 5, 2024)); or
       (3) the final rule titled ``Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Interagency 
     Cooperation'' (89 Fed. Reg. 24268 (April 5, 2024)).

                              transparency

       Sec. 137. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     reissue and implement Order No. 3368 ``Promoting Transparency 
     and Accountability in Consent Decrees and Settlement 
     Agreements'' dated September 11, 2018.
       (b) None of the funds made available by this Act shall be 
     available to rescind the Order reissued under subsection (a), 
     reissue, enforce, administer, or implement Order No. 3408 
     ``Rescission of Secretary's Order 3368'' dated June 17,

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     2022, or to issue, enforce, administer, or implement any 
     substantially similar order.

                 funding limitation regarding blm rule

       Sec. 138.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce 
     the final rule titled ``Conservation and Landscape Health'' 
     published by the Bureau of Land Management in the Federal 
     Register on May 9, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 40308).

              grand staircase-escalante national monument

       Sec. 139.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used for management of the Grand Staircase-
     Escalante National Monument except in compliance with the 
     document titled ``Record of Decision and Approved Resource 
     Management Plans for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National 
     Monument'' (February 2020).

                               cottonwood

       Sec. 140.  Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     issue the final rule titled ``Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Interagency 
     Cooperation'' (86 Fed. Reg. 2373 (January 12, 2021)).

      funding limitation regarding fish and wildlife service rule

       Sec. 141.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to finalize, implement, administer, or 
     enforce the proposed rule titled ``National Wildlife Refuge 
     System; Biological Integrity, Diversity, and Environmental 
     Health'' (89 Fed. Reg. 7345 (February 2, 2024)).

                     national park service housing

       Sec. 142.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the National Park Service to provide housing to an 
     alien without lawful status under the immigration laws (as 
     such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)).

                     big cypress national preserve

       Sec. 143.  The Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
     the Director of the National Park Service, shall prepare an 
     environmental impact statement under the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), 
     prior to approving an operations permit, as described in 36 
     Code of Federal Regulations, subpart B Sec. Sec. 9.80 through 
     9.90, for the purpose of conducting or proposing to conduct 
     non-federal oil or gas operations within the Big Cypress 
     National Preserve.

                            caldwell canyon

       Sec. 144.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not 
     later than December 31, 2024, the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall issue a new Record of Decision for the Caldwell Canyon 
     Mine project that addresses the deficiencies identified by 
     the United States District Court for the District of Idaho in 
     its decisions and orders issued in Center for Biological 
     Diversity, et al. v. United States Bureau of Land Management, 
     et al. (Case Number 4:21-CV-00182-BLW) on January 24, 2023, 
     and June 2, 2023.

                              5-year plan

       Sec. 145.  Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
     Act (43 U.S.C. 1344) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``subsections (c) and (d) of this section, 
     shall prepare and periodically revise,'' and inserting ``this 
     section, shall issue every five years'';
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Each five-year program shall include at least two 
     Gulf of Mexico region-wide lease sales per year.''.
       (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``domestic energy 
     security,'' after ``between'';
       (2) by redesignating subsections (f) through (i) as 
     subsections (g) through (j), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
       ``(f) Subsequent Leasing Programs.--
       ``(1) In General.--Not later than 36 months after 
     conducting the first lease sale under an oil and gas leasing 
     program prepared pursuant to this section, the Secretary 
     shall begin preparing the subsequent oil and gas leasing 
     program under this section.
       ``(2) Requirement.--Each subsequent oil and gas leasing 
     program under this section shall be approved by not later 
     than 180 days before the expiration of the previous oil and 
     gas leasing program.''.

                      offshore oil and gas leasing

       Sec. 146. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     and except within areas subject to existing oil and gas 
     leasing moratoria beginning in fiscal year 2025, the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall annually conduct a minimum of 
     2 region-wide oil and gas lease sales in the following 
     planning areas of the Gulf of Mexico region, as described in 
     the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing 
     Proposed Final Program (November 2016):
       (1) The Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area.
       (2) The Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area.
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning 
     in fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     annually conduct a minimum of 2 region-wide oil and gas lease 
     sales in the Alaska region of the Outer Continental Shelf, as 
     described in the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and 
     Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program (November 2016).
       (c) In conducting lease sales under subsections (a) and 
     (b), the Secretary of the Interior shall--
       (1) issue such leases in accordance with the Outer 
     Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1332 et seq.); and
       (2) include in each such lease sale all unleased areas that 
     are not subject to a moratorium as of the date of the lease 
     sale.

                       continuing offshore energy

       Sec. 147. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall hold Lease Sale 
     262, which shall include offering for leasing any tracts--
       (1) that were offered for leasing under Lease Sale 259 (as 
     defined in section 50264 of Public Law 117-169); and
       (2) for which the Secretary of the Interior did not issue a 
     lease.
       (b) Leases from Lease Sale 262 shall be conveyed using the 
     same lease form and containing the same lease terms, economic 
     conditions, and lease stipulations as contained in the Final 
     Notice of Sale for Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Oil 
     and Gas Lease Sale 257 (86 Fed. Reg. 54728 (Oct 4, 2021)).

                          effect on other law

       Sec. 148.  Nothing in this Act, or any amendments made by 
     this Act, shall affect--
        (a) the Presidential memorandum titled ``Memorandum on 
     Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer 
     Continental Shelf From Leasing Disposition'' and dated 
     September 8, 2020;
       (b) the Presidential memorandum titled ``Memorandum on 
     Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer 
     Continental Shelf From Leasing Disposition'' and dated 
     September 25, 2020;
       (c) the Presidential memorandum titled ``Memorandum on 
     Withdrawal of Certain Areas off the Atlantic Coast on the 
     Outer Continental Shelf From Leasing Disposition'' and dated 
     December 20, 2016; or
       (d) the ban on oil and gas development in the Great Lakes 
     described in section 386 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
     U.S.C. 15941).

                             marine mammals

       Sec. 149. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to implement, administer, or enforce any 
     restriction, stipulation, or mitigation related to offshore 
     energy leasing, exploration, development, or production 
     carried out pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
     (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) intended to reduce or eliminate 
     possible disturbance to the North Pacific right whale 
     (Eubalaena japonica), North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena 
     glacialis), or Rice's whale (Balaenoptera ricei).
       (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to any action required to 
     comply with a court order in regard to litigation concerning 
     the document titled ``Biological Opinion on the Federally 
     Regulated Oil and Gas Program Activities in the Gulf of 
     Mexico'' (OPR-2017-00002; March 13, 2020) or any 
     environmental document required under the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) 
     needed for Gulf Of Mexico lease sales, provided that such 
     actions are necessary to prevent a decrease, reduction, or 
     prohibition of access to the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental 
     Shelf for energy-related activities.

                      onshore oil and gas leasing

       Sec. 150. (a)(1) The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     immediately resume quarterly onshore oil and gas lease sales 
     in compliance with the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et 
     seq.).
       (2) The Secretary of the Interior shall ensure--
       (A) that any oil and gas lease sale pursuant to paragraph 
     (1) is conducted immediately on completion of all applicable 
     scoping, public comment, and environmental analysis 
     requirements under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et 
     seq.) and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
     U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and
       (B) that the processes described in subparagraph (A) are 
     conducted in a timely manner to ensure compliance with 
     subsection (b)(1).
       (3) Section 17(b)(1)(A) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 
     U.S.C. 226(b)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ``Eligible lands 
     comprise all lands subject to leasing under this Act and not 
     excluded from leasing by a statutory or regulatory 
     prohibition. Available lands are those lands that have been 
     designated as open for leasing under a land use plan 
     developed under section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 and that have been nominated for 
     leasing through the submission of an expression of interest, 
     are subject to drainage in the absence of leasing, or are 
     otherwise designated as available pursuant to regulations 
     adopted by the Secretary.'' after ``sales are necessary.''.
       (b)(1) In accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act (30 
     U.S.C. 181 et seq.), each fiscal year, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall conduct a minimum of four oil and gas lease 
     sales in each of the following States:
       (A) Wyoming.
       (B) New Mexico.
       (C) Colorado.
       (D) Utah.
       (E) Montana.
       (F) North Dakota.
       (G) Oklahoma.
       (H) Nevada.
       (I) Alaska.
       (J) Any other State in which there is land available for 
     oil and gas leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
     181 et seq.) or any other mineral leasing law.
       (2) In conducting a lease sale under paragraph (1) in a 
     State described in that paragraph, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall offer all parcels nominated and eligible 
     pursuant to the requirements of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 
     U.S.C. 181 et seq.) for oil and gas exploration, development, 
     and production under the resource management plan in effect 
     for the State.
       (3) The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a 
     replacement sale during the same fiscal year if--
       (A) a lease sale under paragraph (1) is canceled, delayed, 
     or deferred, including for a lack of eligible parcels; or
       (B) during a lease sale under paragraph (1) the percentage 
     of acreage that does not receive

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     a bid is equal to or greater than 25 percent of the acreage 
     offered.
       (4) Not later than 30 days after a sale required under this 
     subsection is canceled, delayed, deferred, or otherwise 
     missed the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate, the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
     House of Representatives, and the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources of the Senate a report that states what 
     sale was missed and why it was missed.

                            domestic mining

       Sec. 151.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to implement, administer, or enforce any 
     recommendation of the Interagency Working Group on Mining 
     Regulations, Laws, and Permitting of the Department of the 
     Interior contained in the report titled ``Recommendations to 
     Improve Mining on Public Lands'' (published September 12, 
     2023).

                            ten-day notices

       Sec. 152.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule 
     titled ``Ten-Day Notices and Corrective Action for State 
     Regulatory Program Issues'' (89 Fed. Reg. 24714 (April 9, 
     2024)).

                     lease cancellations in alaska

       Sec. 153.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used for the cancellation or suspension of oil and gas 
     leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge or the National 
     Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.

                  national petroleum reserve in alaska

       Sec. 154.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule 
     titled ``Management and Protection of the National Petroleum 
     Reserve in Alaska'' and published by the Bureau of Land 
     Management in the Federal Register on May 7, 2024 (89 Fed. 
     Reg. 38712), or any substantially similar rule.

                          trademark litigation

       Sec. 155.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to oppose an application for trademark related to the 
     logo for the Glacier Rough Riders or pursue litigation or 
     other action against the Glacier Range Riders for trademark 
     rights infringement related to such logo.

                                renewal

       Sec. 156.  The first section of Public Law 99-338 (100 
     Stat. 641) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``3 renewals'' and inserting ``7 
     renewals''; and
       (2) by striking ``of Southern California Edison Company''.

               greater yellowstone ecosystem grizzly bear

       Sec. 157. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     reissue the final rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Greater Yellowstone 
     Ecosystem Population of Grizzly Bears From the Federal List 
     of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife'' (82 Fed. Reg. 30502 
     (June 30, 2017)), without regard to any other provision of 
     law that applies to the issuance of that final rule.
       (b) The reissuance of the final rule described in 
     subsection (a) (including this section) shall not be subject 
     to judicial review.

                            wilderness area

       Sec. 158.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the National Park Service to designate or manage 
     Big Cypress National Preserve as wilderness or as a component 
     of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

                        decommissioning account

       Sec. 159.  The matter under the amended heading ``Royalty 
     and Offshore Minerals Management'' for the Minerals 
     Management Service in Public Law 101-512 (104 Stat. 1926, as 
     amended) (43 U.S.C. 1338a), as amended by section 123 of 
     title I of division E of (Public Law 118-42), is further 
     amended by striking the fifth through eighth provisos in 
     their entirety and inserting the following: ``Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, 
     United States Code, any moneys hereafter received as a result 
     of the forfeiture of a bond or other security by an Outer 
     Continental Shelf permittee, lessee, or right-of-way holder 
     that does not fulfill the requirements of its permit, lease, 
     or right-of-way or does not comply with the regulations of 
     the Secretary, or as a bankruptcy distribution or settlement 
     associated with such failure or noncompliance, shall be 
     credited to a separate account established in the Treasury 
     for decommissioning activities and shall be available to the 
     Bureau of Ocean Energy Management without further 
     appropriation or fiscal year limitation to cover the cost to 
     the United States or any entity conducting any improvement, 
     protection, rehabilitation, or decommissioning work rendered 
     necessary by the action or inaction that led to the 
     forfeiture or bankruptcy distribution or settlement, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
     amounts deposited into the decommissioning account may be 
     allocated to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
     Enforcement for such costs: Provided further, That any moneys 
     received for such costs currently held in the Ocean Energy 
     Management account shall be transferred to the 
     decommissioning account: Provided further, That only such 
     portion of the moneys so credited that are in excess of the 
     amount expended in performing the work necessitated by the 
     action or inaction which led to their receipt or, if the bond 
     or security was forfeited for failure to pay the civil 
     penalty, in excess of the civil penalty imposed shall be 
     returned to the bankruptcy estate, permittee, lessee, or 
     right-of-way holder.''.

                                TITLE II

                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

                         Science and Technology

       For science and technology, including research and 
     development activities, which shall include research and 
     development activities under the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980; necessary 
     expenses for personnel and related costs and travel expenses; 
     procurement of laboratory equipment and supplies; hire, 
     maintenance, and operation of aircraft; and other operating 
     expenses in support of research and development, 
     $522,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026:  
     Provided, That of the funds included under this heading, 
     $21,475,000 shall be for Research: National Priorities as 
     specified in the report accompanying this Act.

                 Environmental Programs and Management

       For environmental programs and management, including 
     necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, for personnel 
     and related costs and travel expenses; hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; 
     purchase of reprints; library memberships in societies or 
     associations which issue publications to members only or at a 
     price to members lower than to subscribers who are not 
     members; administrative costs of the brownfields program 
     under the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields 
     Revitalization Act of 2002; implementation of a coal 
     combustion residual permit program under section 2301 of the 
     Water and Waste Act of 2016; and not to exceed $40,000 for 
     official reception and representation expenses, 
     $2,250,445,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026: 
      Provided further, That of the funds included under this 
     heading--
       (1) $35,000,000 shall be for Environmental Protection: 
     National Priorities as specified in the report accompanying 
     this Act; and
       (2) $651,226,000 shall be for Geographic Programs as 
     specified in the report accompanying this Act.
     In addition, $9,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     for necessary expenses of activities described in section 
     26(b)(1) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 
     2625(b)(1)):  Provided, That fees collected pursuant to that 
     section of that Act and deposited in the ``TSCA Service Fee 
     Fund'' as discretionary offsetting receipts in fiscal year 
     2025 shall be retained and used for necessary salaries and 
     expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available 
     until expended:  Provided further, That the sum herein 
     appropriated in this paragraph from the general fund for 
     fiscal year 2025 shall be reduced by the amount of 
     discretionary offsetting receipts received during fiscal year 
     2025, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2025 
     appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more 
     than $0:  Provided further, That to the extent that amounts 
     realized from such receipts exceed $9,000,000, those amounts 
     in excess of $9,000,000 shall be deposited in the ``TSCA 
     Service Fee Fund'' as discretionary offsetting receipts in 
     fiscal year 2025, shall be retained and used for necessary 
     salaries and expenses in this account, and shall remain 
     available until expended:  Provided further, That of the 
     funds included in the first paragraph under this heading, the 
     Chemical Risk Review and Reduction program project shall be 
     allocated for this fiscal year, excluding the amount of any 
     fees appropriated, not less than the amount of appropriations 
     for that program project for fiscal year 2014.

                      Office of Inspector General

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, $43,250,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2026.

                        Buildings and Facilities

       For construction, repair, improvement, extension, 
     alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, 
     or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     $40,676,000, to remain available until expended.

                     Hazardous Substance Superfund

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (CERCLA), including sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), 
     and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611), and hire, maintenance, and 
     operation of aircraft, $661,167,000, to remain available 
     until expended, consisting of such sums as are available in 
     the Trust Fund on September 30, 2024, and not otherwise 
     appropriated from the Trust Fund, as authorized by section 
     517(a) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 
     1986 (SARA) and up to $661,167,000 as a payment from general 
     revenues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes as 
     authorized by section 517(b) of SARA:  Provided, That funds 
     appropriated under this heading may be allocated to other 
     Federal agencies in accordance with section 111(a) of CERCLA: 
      Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading, $13,979,000 shall be paid to the ``Office of 
     Inspector General'' appropriation to remain available until 
     September 30, 2026, and $32,120,000 shall be paid to the 
     ``Science and Technology'' appropriation to remain available 
     until September 30, 2026.

          Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program

       For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground 
     storage tank cleanup activities authorized by subtitle I of 
     the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $80,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which $57,167,000 shall be for 
     carrying out leaking underground storage tank cleanup 
     activities authorized by section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste 
     Disposal Act; and $22,833,000 shall be for carrying out the 
     other provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act specified in 
     section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code:  Provided, That 
     the Administrator is authorized to use appropriations made 
     available under this heading

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     to implement section 9013 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     provide financial assistance to federally recognized Indian 
     Tribes for the development and implementation of programs to 
     manage underground storage tanks.

                       Inland Oil Spill Programs

       For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental 
     Protection Agency's responsibilities under the Oil Pollution 
     Act of 1990, including hire, maintenance, and operation of 
     aircraft, $19,600,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill 
     Liability trust fund, to remain available until expended.

                   State and Tribal Assistance Grants

       For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, 
     including capitalization grants for State revolving funds and 
     performance partnership grants, $3,680,203,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which--
       (1) $1,203,013,000 shall be for making capitalization 
     grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title 
     VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and of which 
     $883,515,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for 
     the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 
     of the Safe Drinking Water Act:  Provided, That $553,936,004 
     of the funds made available for capitalization grants for the 
     Clean Water State Revolving Funds and $479,541,446 of the 
     funds made available for capitalization grants for the 
     Drinking Water State Revolving Funds shall be for the 
     construction of drinking water, wastewater, and storm water 
     infrastructure and for water quality protection in accordance 
     with the terms and conditions specified for such grants in 
     the report accompanying this Act for projects specified for 
     ``STAG--Drinking Water State Revolving Fund'' and ``STAG--
     Clean Water State Revolving Fund'' in the table titled 
     ``Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project 
     Funding Items'' included in the report accompanying this Act, 
     and, for purposes of these grants, each grantee shall 
     contribute not less than 20 percent of the cost of the 
     project unless the grantee is approved for a waiver by the 
     Agency:  Provided further, That the Administrator is 
     authorized to use up to $1,500,000 of funds made available 
     for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under this heading 
     under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1381) to conduct the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey:  
     Provided further, That notwithstanding section 603(d)(7) of 
     the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the limitation on 
     the amounts in a State water pollution control revolving fund 
     that may be used by a State to administer the fund shall not 
     apply to amounts included as principal in loans made by such 
     fund in fiscal year 2025 and prior years where such amounts 
     represent costs of administering the fund to the extent that 
     such amounts are or were deemed reasonable by the 
     Administrator, accounted for separately from other assets in 
     the fund, and used for eligible purposes of the fund, 
     including administration:  Provided further, That for fiscal 
     year 2025, notwithstanding the provisions of subsections 
     (g)(1), (h), and (l) of section 201 of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act, grants made under title II of such Act 
     for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Marianas, the United States Virgin Islands, and the District 
     of Columbia may also be made for the purpose of providing 
     assistance: (1) solely for facility plans, design activities, 
     or plans, specifications, and estimates for any proposed 
     project for the construction of treatment works; and (2) for 
     the construction, repair, or replacement of privately owned 
     treatment works serving one or more principal residences or 
     small commercial establishments:  Provided further, That for 
     fiscal year 2025, notwithstanding the provisions of such 
     subsections (g)(1), (h), and (l) of section 201 and section 
     518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, funds 
     reserved by the Administrator for grants under section 518(c) 
     of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act may also be used 
     to provide assistance: (1) solely for facility plans, design 
     activities, or plans, specifications, and estimates for any 
     proposed project for the construction of treatment works; and 
     (2) for the construction, repair, or replacement of privately 
     owned treatment works serving one or more principal 
     residences or small commercial establishments:  Provided 
     further, That for fiscal year 2025, notwithstanding any 
     provision of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and 
     regulations issued pursuant thereof, up to a total of 
     $2,000,000 of the funds reserved by the Administrator for 
     grants under section 518(c) of such Act may also be used for 
     grants for training, technical assistance, and educational 
     programs relating to the operation and management of the 
     treatment works specified in section 518(c) of such Act:  
     Provided further, That for fiscal year 2025, funds reserved 
     under section 518(c) of such Act shall be available for 
     grants only to Indian Tribes, as defined in section 518(h) of 
     such Act and former Indian reservations in Oklahoma (as 
     determined by the Secretary of the Interior) and Native 
     Villages as defined in Public Law 92-203:  Provided further, 
     That for fiscal year 2025, notwithstanding the limitation on 
     amounts in section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act, up to a total of 2 percent of the funds 
     appropriated, or $30,000,000, whichever is greater, and 
     notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section 1452(i) 
     of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to a total of 2 percent of 
     the funds appropriated, or $20,000,000, whichever is greater, 
     for State Revolving Funds under such Acts may be reserved by 
     the Administrator for grants under section 518(c) and section 
     1452(i) of such Acts:  Provided further, That for fiscal year 
     2025, notwithstanding the amounts specified in section 205(c) 
     of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, up to 1.5 percent 
     of the aggregate funds appropriated for the Clean Water State 
     Revolving Fund program under the Act less any sums reserved 
     under section 518(c) of the Act, may be reserved by the 
     Administrator for grants made under title II of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act for American Samoa, Guam, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, and United States 
     Virgin Islands:  Provided further, That for fiscal year 2025, 
     notwithstanding the limitations on amounts specified in 
     section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to 1.5 
     percent of the funds appropriated for the Drinking Water 
     State Revolving Fund programs under the Safe Drinking Water 
     Act may be reserved by the Administrator for grants made 
     under section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act:  
     Provided further, That 10 percent of the funds made available 
     under this title to each State for Clean Water State 
     Revolving Fund capitalization grants and 14 percent of the 
     funds made available under this title to each State for 
     Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants 
     shall be used by the State to provide additional subsidy to 
     eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal, 
     negative interest loans, or grants (or any combination of 
     these), and shall be so used by the State only where such 
     funds are provided as initial financing for an eligible 
     recipient or to buy, refinance, or restructure the debt 
     obligations of eligible recipients only where such debt was 
     incurred on or after the date of enactment of this Act, or 
     where such debt was incurred prior to the date of enactment 
     of this Act if the State, with concurrence from the 
     Administrator, determines that such funds could be used to 
     help address a threat to public health from heightened 
     exposure to lead in drinking water or if a Federal or State 
     emergency declaration has been issued due to a threat to 
     public health from heightened exposure to lead in a municipal 
     drinking water supply before the date of enactment of this 
     Act:  Provided further, That in a State in which such an 
     emergency declaration has been issued, the State may use more 
     than 14 percent of the funds made available under this title 
     to the State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund 
     capitalization grants to provide additional subsidy to 
     eligible recipients:  Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     section 1452(o) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
     300j-12(o)), the Administrator shall reserve up to 
     $12,000,000 of the amounts made available for fiscal year 
     2025 for making capitalization grants for the Drinking Water 
     State Revolving Funds to pay the costs of monitoring for 
     unregulated contaminants under section 1445(a)(2)(C) of such 
     Act:  Provided further, That the funds made available under 
     this heading for Community Project Funding grants in this or 
     prior appropriations Acts are not subject to compliance with 
     Federal procurement requirements for competition and methods 
     of procurement applicable to Federal financial assistance, if 
     a Community Project Funding recipient has procured services 
     or products through contracts entered into prior to the date 
     of enactment of this Act that complied with State and/or 
     local laws governing competition;
       (2) $45,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineering, 
     planning, design, construction and related activities in 
     connection with the construction of high priority water and 
     wastewater facilities in the area of the United States-Mexico 
     Border, after consultation with the appropriate border 
     commission:  Provided, That no funds provided by this 
     appropriations Act to address the water, wastewater and other 
     critical infrastructure needs of the colonias in the United 
     States along the United States-Mexico border shall be made 
     available to a county or municipal government unless that 
     government has established an enforceable local ordinance, or 
     other zoning rule, which prevents in that jurisdiction the 
     development or construction of any additional colonia areas, 
     or the development within an existing colonia the 
     construction of any new home, business, or other structure 
     which lacks water, wastewater, or other necessary 
     infrastructure;
       (3) $30,000,000 shall be for grants to the State of Alaska 
     to address drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs 
     of rural and Alaska Native Villages:  Provided, That of these 
     funds: (A) the State of Alaska shall provide a match of 25 
     percent; (B) no more than 5 percent of the funds may be used 
     for administrative and overhead expenses; and (C) the State 
     of Alaska shall make awards consistent with the Statewide 
     priority list established in conjunction with the Agency and 
     the U.S. Department of Agriculture for all water, sewer, 
     waste disposal, and similar projects carried out by the State 
     of Alaska that are funded under section 221 of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) or the 
     Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et 
     seq.) which shall allocate not less than 25 percent of the 
     funds provided for projects in regional hub communities;
       (4) $90,292,000 shall be to carry out section 104(k) of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including grants, interagency 
     agreements, and associated program support costs:  Provided, 
     That at least 10 percent shall be allocated for assistance in 
     persistent poverty counties:  Provided further, That for 
     purposes of this section, the term ``persistent poverty 
     counties'' means any county that has had 20 percent or more 
     of its population living in poverty over the past 30 years, 
     as measured by the 1993 Small Area Income and Poverty 
     Estimates, the 2000 decennial census, and the most recent 
     Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, or any territory or 
     possession of the United States;
       (5) $90,000,000 shall be for grants under title VII, 
     subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005;
       (6) $67,800,000 shall be for targeted airshed grants in 
     accordance with the terms and conditions in the report 
     accompanying this Act;
       (7) $27,500,000 shall be for grants under subsections (a) 
     through (j) of section 1459A of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 300j-19a):  Provided, That for fiscal year 2025, 
     funds provided under subsections (a) through (j) of such 
     section of such Act may be used--

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       (A) by a State to provide assistance to benefit one or more 
     owners of drinking water wells that are not public water 
     systems or connected to a public water system for necessary 
     and appropriate activities related to a contaminant pursuant 
     to subsection (j) of such section of such Act; and
       (B) to support a community described in subsection (c)(2) 
     of such section of such Act;
       (8) $28,000,000 shall be for grants under section 1464(d) 
     of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-24(d));
       (9) $22,000,000 shall be for grants under section 1459B of 
     the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-19b);
       (10) $6,500,000 shall be for grants under section 1459A(l) 
     of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-19a(l));
       (11) $25,500,000 shall be for grants under section 
     104(b)(8) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1254(b)(8));
       (12) $2,000,000 shall be for grants under section 224 of 
     the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1302b);
       (13) $3,000,000 shall be for grants under section 220 of 
     the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1300);
       (14) $41,000,000 shall be for grants under section 221 of 
     the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301);
       (15) $5,000,000 shall be for grants under section 4304(b) 
     of the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (Public Law 
     115-270);
       (16) $3,000,000 shall be for carrying out section 302(a) of 
     the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (33 U.S.C. 4282(a)), of which not 
     more than 2 percent shall be for administrative costs to 
     carry out such section:  Provided, That notwithstanding 
     section 302(a) of such Act, the Administrator may also 
     provide grants pursuant to such authority to intertribal 
     consortia consistent with the requirements in 40 CFR 
     35.504(a), to former Indian reservations in Oklahoma (as 
     determined by the Secretary of the Interior), and Alaska 
     Native Villages as defined in Public Law 92-203;
       (17) $2,250,000 shall be for grants under section 1459F of 
     the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-19g);
       (18) $4,000,000 shall be for carrying out section 2001 of 
     the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (Public Law 
     115-270, 42 U.S.C. 300j-3c note):  Provided, That the 
     Administrator may award grants to and enter into contracts 
     with Tribes, intertribal consortia, public or private 
     agencies, institutions, organizations, and individuals, 
     without regard to section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31 and 
     section 6101 of title 41, United States Code, and enter into 
     interagency agreements as appropriate;
       (19) $2,000,000 shall be for grants under section 50217(b) 
     of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (33 U.S.C. 
     1302f(b); Public Law 117-58);
       (20) $3,500,000 shall be for grants under section 124 of 
     the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1276); and
       (21) $1,095,333,000 shall be for grants, including 
     associated program support costs, to States, federally 
     recognized Tribes, interstate agencies, Tribal consortia, and 
     air pollution control agencies for multi-media or single 
     media pollution prevention, control and abatement, and 
     related activities, including activities pursuant to the 
     provisions set forth under this heading in Public Law 104-
     134, and for making grants under section 103 of the Clean Air 
     Act for particulate matter monitoring and data collection 
     activities subject to terms and conditions specified by the 
     Administrator, and under section 2301 of the Water and Waste 
     Act of 2016 to assist States in developing and implementing 
     programs for control of coal combustion residuals, of which: 
     $42,250,000 shall be for carrying out section 128 of CERCLA; 
     $7,000,000 shall be for Environmental Information Exchange 
     Network grants, including associated program support costs; 
     $1,475,000 shall be for grants to States under section 
     2007(f)(2) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, which shall be in 
     addition to funds appropriated under the heading ``Leaking 
     Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program'' to carry out 
     the provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act specified in 
     section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code other than 
     section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; $18,512,000 
     of the funds available for grants under section 106 of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act shall be for State 
     participation in national- and State-level statistical 
     surveys of water resources and enhancements to State 
     monitoring programs.

      Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account

       For the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guaranteed 
     loans, as authorized by the Water Infrastructure Finance and 
     Innovation Act of 2014, $64,634,000, to remain available 
     until expended:  Provided, That such costs, including the 
     cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 
     502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided 
     further, That these funds are available to subsidize gross 
     obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, 
     including capitalized interest, and total loan principal, 
     including capitalized interest, any part of which is to be 
     guaranteed, not to exceed $12,500,000,000:  Provided further, 
     That of the funds made available under this heading, 
     $5,000,000 shall be used solely for the cost of direct loans 
     and for the cost of guaranteed loans for projects described 
     in section 5026(9) of the Water Infrastructure Finance and 
     Innovation Act of 2014 to State infrastructure financing 
     authorities, as authorized by section 5033(e) of such Act:  
     Provided further, That the use of direct loans or loan 
     guarantee authority under this heading for direct loans or 
     commitments to guarantee loans for any project shall be in 
     accordance with the criteria published in the Federal 
     Register on June 30, 2020 (85 FR 39189) pursuant to the 
     fourth proviso under the heading ``Water Infrastructure 
     Finance and Innovation Program Account'' in division D of the 
     Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 
     116-94):  Provided further, That none of the direct loans or 
     loan guarantee authority made available under this heading 
     shall be available for any project unless the Administrator 
     and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget have 
     certified in advance in writing that the direct loan or loan 
     guarantee, as applicable, and the project comply with the 
     criteria referenced in the previous proviso:  Provided 
     further, That, for the purposes of carrying out the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Director of the 
     Congressional Budget Office may request, and the 
     Administrator shall promptly provide, documentation and 
     information relating to a project identified in a Letter of 
     Interest submitted to the Administrator pursuant to a Notice 
     of Funding Availability for applications for credit 
     assistance under the Water Infrastructure Finance and 
     Innovation Act Program, including with respect to a project 
     that was initiated or completed before the date of enactment 
     of this Act.
       In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant to 
     sections 5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure Finance 
     and Innovation Act of 2014 shall be deposited in this 
     account, to remain available until expended.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct and guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding section 
     5033 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act 
     of 2014, $7,640,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2026.

       Administrative Provisions--Environmental Protection Agency

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For fiscal year 2025, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 6303(1) and 
     6305(1), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, in carrying out the Agency's function to implement 
     directly Federal environmental programs required or 
     authorized by law in the absence of an acceptable Tribal 
     program, may award cooperative agreements to federally 
     recognized Indian Tribes or Intertribal consortia, if 
     authorized by their member Tribes, to assist the 
     Administrator in implementing Federal environmental programs 
     for Indian Tribes required or authorized by law, except that 
     no such cooperative agreements may be awarded from funds 
     designated for State financial assistance agreements.
       The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is 
     authorized to collect and obligate pesticide registration 
     service fees in accordance with section 33 of the Federal 
     Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136w-
     8), to remain available until expended.
       Notwithstanding section 33(d)(2) of the Federal 
     Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 
     136w-8(d)(2)), the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency may assess fees under section 33 of FIFRA 
     (7 U.S.C. 136w-8) for fiscal year 2025.
       The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is 
     authorized to collect and obligate fees in accordance with 
     section 3024 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 
     6939g) for fiscal year 2025, to remain available until 
     expended.
       The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to 
     $368,000,000 of the funds appropriated for the Great Lakes 
     Restoration Initiative under the heading ``Environmental 
     Programs and Management'' to the head of any Federal 
     department or agency, with the concurrence of such head, to 
     carry out activities that would support the Great Lakes 
     Restoration Initiative and Great Lakes Water Quality 
     Agreement programs, projects, or activities; to enter into an 
     interagency agreement with the head of such Federal 
     department or agency to carry out these activities; and to 
     make grants to governmental entities, nonprofit 
     organizations, institutions, and individuals for planning, 
     research, monitoring, outreach, and implementation in 
     furtherance of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the 
     Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
       The Science and Technology, Environmental Programs and 
     Management, Office of Inspector General, Hazardous Substance 
     Superfund, and Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund 
     Program Accounts, are available for the construction, 
     alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of 
     facilities, provided that the cost does not exceed $300,000 
     per project.
       For fiscal year 2025, and notwithstanding section 518(f) of 
     the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1377(f)), 
     the Administrator is authorized to use the amounts 
     appropriated for any fiscal year under section 319 of the Act 
     to make grants to Indian Tribes pursuant to sections 319(h) 
     and 518(e) of that Act.
       The Administrator is authorized to use the amounts 
     appropriated under the heading ``Environmental Programs and 
     Management'' for fiscal year 2025 to provide grants to 
     implement the Southeast New England Watershed Restoration 
     Program.
       Notwithstanding the limitations on amounts in section 
     320(i)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, not 
     less than $2,500,000 of the funds made available under this 
     title for the National Estuary Program shall be for making 
     competitive awards described in section 320(g)(4).
       For fiscal year 2025, the Office of Chemical Safety and 
     Pollution Prevention and the Office of Water may, using funds 
     appropriated under the headings ``Environmental Programs and 
     Management'' and ``Science and Technology'', contract 
     directly with individuals or indirectly with institutions or 
     nonprofit organizations, without regard to 41 U.S.C. 5, for 
     the temporary or intermittent personal services of students 
     or recent graduates, who shall be considered employees for 
     the purposes of chapters 57 and 81 of title 5, United States 
     Code, relating to compensation for travel and work injuries, 
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     chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, relating to tort 
     claims, but shall not be considered to be Federal employees 
     for any other purpose:  Provided, That amounts used for this 
     purpose by the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
     Prevention and the Office of Water collectively may not 
     exceed $2,000,000.
       The Environmental Protection agency shall provide the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and Senate with copies of any available Department of 
     Treasury quarterly certification of trust fund receipts 
     collected from section 13601 of Public Law 117-169 and 
     section 80201 of Public Law 117-58, an annual operating plan 
     for such receipts showing amounts allocated by program area 
     and program project, and quarterly reports for such receipts 
     of obligated balances by program area and program project.

                               TITLE III

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

  office of the under secretary for natural resources and environment

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

                             Forest Service

                       forest service operations

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise 
     provided for, $1,035,000,000, to remain available through 
     September 30, 2028:  Provided, That a portion of the funds 
     made available under this heading shall be for the base 
     salary and expenses of employees in the Chief's Office, the 
     Work Environment and Performance Office, the Business 
     Operations Deputy Area, and the Chief Financial Officer's 
     Office to carry out administrative and general management 
     support functions:  Provided further, That funds provided 
     under this heading shall be available for the costs of 
     facility maintenance, repairs, and leases for buildings and 
     sites where these administrative, general management and 
     other Forest Service support functions take place; the costs 
     of all utility and telecommunication expenses of the Forest 
     Service, as well as business services; and, for information 
     technology, including cybersecurity requirements:  Provided 
     further, That funds provided under this heading may be used 
     for necessary expenses to carry out administrative and 
     general management support functions of the Forest Service 
     not otherwise provided for and necessary for its operation.

                     forest and rangeland research

       For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research as 
     authorized by law, $299,760,000, to remain available through 
     September 30, 2028:  Provided, That of the funds provided, 
     $32,000,000 is for the forest inventory and analysis program: 
      Provided further, That all authorities for the use of funds, 
     including the use of contracts, grants, and cooperative 
     agreements, available to execute the Forest and Rangeland 
     Research appropriation, are also available in the utilization 
     of these funds for Fire Science Research.

                  state, private, and tribal forestry

       For necessary expenses of cooperating with and providing 
     technical and financial assistance to States, territories, 
     possessions, Tribes, and others, and for forest health 
     management, including for invasive plants, and conducting an 
     international program and trade activities as authorized, 
     $282,960,000, to remain available through September 30, 2028, 
     as authorized by law.

                         national forest system

       For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise 
     provided for, for management, protection, improvement, and 
     utilization of the National Forest System, and for hazardous 
     fuels management on or adjacent to such lands, 
     $1,866,465,000, to remain available through September 30, 
     2028:  Provided, That of the funds provided, $30,000,000 
     shall be deposited in the Collaborative Forest Landscape 
     Restoration Fund for ecological restoration treatments as 
     authorized by 16 U.S.C. 7303(f):  Provided further, That of 
     the funds provided, $43,000,000 shall be for forest products: 
      Provided further, That of the funds provided, $202,000,000 
     shall be for hazardous fuels management activities, of which 
     not to exceed $30,000,000 may be used to make grants, using 
     any authorities available to the Forest Service under the 
     ``State, Private, and Tribal Forestry'' appropriation, for 
     the purpose of creating incentives for increased use of 
     biomass from National Forest System lands:  Provided further, 
     That $20,000,000 may be used by the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to enter into procurement contracts or cooperative agreements 
     or to issue grants for hazardous fuels management activities, 
     and for training or monitoring associated with such hazardous 
     fuels management activities on Federal land, or on non-
     Federal land if the Secretary determines such activities 
     benefit resources on Federal land:  Provided further, That 
     funds made available to implement the Community Forest 
     Restoration Act, Public Law 106-393, title VI, shall be 
     available for use on non-Federal lands in accordance with 
     authorities made available to the Forest Service under the 
     ``State, Private, and Tribal Forestry'' appropriation:  
     Provided further, That notwithstanding section 33 of the 
     Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1012), the Secretary 
     of Agriculture, in calculating a fee for grazing on a 
     National Grassland, may provide a credit of up to 50 percent 
     of the calculated fee to a Grazing Association or direct 
     permittee for a conservation practice approved by the 
     Secretary in advance of the fiscal year in which the cost of 
     the conservation practice is incurred, and that the amount 
     credited shall remain available to the Grazing Association or 
     the direct permittee, as appropriate, in the fiscal year in 
     which the credit is made and each fiscal year thereafter for 
     use on the project for conservation practices approved by the 
     Secretary:  Provided further, That funds appropriated to this 
     account shall be available for the base salary and expenses 
     of employees that carry out the functions funded by the 
     ``Capital Improvement and Maintenance'' account, the ``Range 
     Betterment Fund'' account, and the ``Management of National 
     Forest Lands for Subsistence Uses'' account.

                  capital improvement and maintenance

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise 
     provided for, $157,000,000, to remain available through 
     September 30, 2028, for construction, capital improvement, 
     maintenance, and acquisition of buildings and other 
     facilities and infrastructure; for construction, 
     reconstruction, and decommissioning of roads that are no 
     longer needed, including unauthorized roads that are not part 
     of the transportation system; and for maintenance of forest 
     roads and trails by the Forest Service as authorized by 16 
     U.S.C. 532-538 and 23 U.S.C. 101 and 205:  Provided, That 
     $6,000,000 shall be for activities authorized by 16 U.S.C. 
     538(a):  Provided further, That funds becoming available in 
     fiscal year 2025 under the Act of March 4, 1913 (16 U.S.C. 
     501) shall be transferred to the General Fund of the Treasury 
     and shall not be available for transfer or obligation for any 
     other purpose unless the funds are appropriated.

         acquisition of lands for national forests special acts

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

            acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges

       For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived from 
     funds deposited by State, county, or municipal governments, 
     public school districts, or other public school authorities, 
     and for authorized expenditures from funds deposited by non-
     Federal parties pursuant to Land Sale and Exchange Acts, 
     pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967 (16 U.S.C. 484a), to 
     remain available through September 30, 2028, (16 U.S.C. 516-
     617a, 555a; Public Law 96-586; Public Law 76-589, Public Law 
     76-591; and Public Law 78-310).

                         range betterment fund

       For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, protection, 
     and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys received during the 
     prior fiscal year, as fees for grazing domestic livestock on 
     lands in National Forests in the 16 Western States, pursuant 
     to section 401(b)(1) of Public Law 94-579, to remain 
     available through September 30, 2028, of which not to exceed 
     6 percent shall be available for administrative expenses 
     associated with on-the-ground range rehabilitation, 
     protection, and improvements.

    gifts, donations and bequests for forest and rangeland research

       For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b), $45,000, to 
     remain available through September 30, 2028, to be derived 
     from the fund established pursuant to the above Act.

        management of national forest lands for subsistence uses

       For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to manage 
     Federal lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under title VIII 
     of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 
     U.S.C. 3111 et seq.), $1,099,000, to remain available through 
     September 30, 2028.

                        wildland fire management

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression 
     activities on National Forest System lands, for emergency 
     wildland fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or 
     other lands under fire protection agreement, and for 
     emergency rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest 
     System lands and water, $2,407,735,000, to remain available 
     until expended:  Provided, That such funds, including 
     unobligated balances under this heading, are available for 
     repayment of advances from other appropriations accounts 
     previously transferred for such purposes:  Provided further, 
     That any unobligated funds appropriated in a previous fiscal 
     year for hazardous fuels management may be transferred to the 
     ``National Forest System'' account:  Provided further, That 
     such funds shall be available to reimburse State and other 
     cooperating entities for services provided in response to 
     wildfire and other emergencies or disasters to the extent 
     such reimbursements by the Forest Service for non-fire 
     emergencies are fully repaid by the responsible emergency 
     management agency:  Provided further, That funds provided 
     shall be available for support to Federal emergency response: 
      Provided further, That the costs of implementing any 
     cooperative agreement between the Federal Government and any 
     non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by 
     the affected parties:  Provided further, That of the funds 
     provided under this heading, $1,011,000,000 shall be 
     available for wildfire suppression operations, and is 
     provided to meet the terms of section 251(b)(2)(F)(ii)(I) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.

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              wildfire suppression operations reserve fund

                     (including transfers of funds)

       In addition to the amounts provided under the heading 
     ``Department of Agriculture--Forest Service--Wildland Fire 
     Management'' for wildfire suppression operations, 
     $2,390,000,000, to remain available until transferred, is 
     additional new budget authority as specified for purposes of 
     section 251(b)(2)(F) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985:  Provided, That such amounts may 
     be transferred to and merged with amounts made available 
     under the headings ``Department of the Interior--Department-
     Wide Programs--Wildland Fire Management'' and ``Department of 
     Agriculture--Forest Service--Wildland Fire Management'' for 
     wildfire suppression operations in the fiscal year in which 
     such amounts are transferred:  Provided further, That amounts 
     may be transferred to the ``Wildland Fire Management'' 
     accounts in the Department of the Interior or the Department 
     of Agriculture only upon the notification of the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations that all wildfire 
     suppression operations funds appropriated under that heading 
     in this and prior appropriations Acts to the agency to which 
     the funds will be transferred will be obligated within 30 
     days:  Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 
     under this heading is in addition to any other transfer 
     authority provided by law:  Provided further, That, in 
     determining whether all wildfire suppression operations funds 
     appropriated under the heading ``Wildland Fire Management'' 
     in this and prior appropriations Acts to either the 
     Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior 
     will be obligated within 30 days pursuant to the preceding 
     proviso, any funds transferred or permitted to be transferred 
     pursuant to any other transfer authority provided by law 
     shall be excluded.

                   communications site administration

                     (including transfer of funds)

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

               administrative provisions--forest service

                     (including transfers of funds)

       Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal 
     year shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger motor 
     vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor vehicles from excess 
     sources, and hire of such vehicles; purchase, lease, 
     operation, maintenance, and acquisition of aircraft to 
     maintain the operable fleet for use in Forest Service 
     wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs; 
     notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft 
     being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in 
     value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement 
     aircraft; (2) services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2225, and not to 
     exceed $100,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) 
     purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings and other 
     public improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250); (4) acquisition of land, 
     waters, and interests therein pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 428a; (5) 
     for expenses pursuant to the Volunteers in the National 
     Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) 
     the cost of uniforms as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; and 
     (7) for debt collection contracts in accordance with 31 
     U.S.C. 3718(c).
       Funds made available to the Forest Service in this Act may 
     be transferred between accounts affected by the Forest 
     Service budget restructure outlined in section 435 of 
     division D of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
     2020 (Public Law 116-94):  Provided, That any transfer of 
     funds pursuant to this paragraph shall not increase or 
     decrease the funds appropriated to any account in this fiscal 
     year by more than ten percent:  Provided further, That such 
     transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer 
     authority provided by law.
       Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service 
     may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Management 
     appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency 
     rehabilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters 
     under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe 
     burning conditions upon the Secretary of Agriculture's 
     notification of the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations that all fire suppression funds appropriated 
     under the heading ``Wildland Fire Management'' will be 
     obligated within 30 days:  Provided, That all funds used 
     pursuant to this paragraph must be replenished by a 
     supplemental appropriation which must be requested as 
     promptly as possible.
       Not more than $50,000,000 of funds appropriated to the 
     Forest Service shall be available for expenditure or transfer 
     to the Department of the Interior for wildland fire 
     management, hazardous fuels management, and State fire 
     assistance when such transfers would facilitate and expedite 
     wildland fire management programs and projects.
       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Forest 
     Service may transfer unobligated balances of discretionary 
     funds appropriated to the Forest Service by this Act to or 
     within the National Forest System Account, or reprogram funds 
     to be used for the purposes of hazardous fuels management and 
     urgent rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System 
     lands and water:  Provided, That such transferred funds shall 
     remain available through September 30, 2028:  Provided 
     further, That none of the funds transferred pursuant to this 
     paragraph shall be available for obligation without written 
     notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
       Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
     for assistance to or through the Agency for International 
     Development in connection with forest and rangeland research, 
     technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, 
     and shall be available to support forestry and related 
     natural resource activities outside the United States and its 
     territories and possessions, including technical assistance, 
     education and training, and cooperation with United States 
     government, private sector, and international organizations:  
     Provided, That the Forest Service, acting for the 
     International Program, may sign direct funding agreements 
     with foreign governments and institutions as well as other 
     domestic agencies (including the U.S. Agency for 
     International Development, the Department of State, and the 
     Millennium Challenge Corporation), United States private 
     sector firms, institutions and organizations to provide 
     technical assistance and training programs on forestry and 
     rangeland management:  Provided further, That to maximize 
     effectiveness of domestic and international research and 
     cooperation, the International Program may utilize all 
     authorities related to forestry, research, and cooperative 
     assistance regardless of program designations.
       Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
     for expenditure or transfer to the Department of the 
     Interior, Bureau of Land Management, for removal, 
     preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros 
     from National Forest System lands, and for the performance of 
     cadastral surveys to designate the boundaries of such lands.
       None of the funds made available to the Forest Service in 
     this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal year 
     shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of section 
     702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 
     (7 U.S.C. 2257), section 442 of Public Law 106-224 (7 U.S.C. 
     7772), or section 10417(b) of Public Law 107-171 (7 U.S.C. 
     8316(b)).
       Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the Forest 
     Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund of 
     the Department of Agriculture and not more than $14,500,000 
     of funds available to the Forest Service shall be transferred 
     to the Department of Agriculture for Department Reimbursable 
     Programs, commonly referred to as Greenbook charges:  
     Provided, That nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit or 
     limit the use of reimbursable agreements requested by the 
     Forest Service in order to obtain information technology 
     services, including telecommunications and system 
     modifications or enhancements, from the Working Capital Fund 
     of the Department of Agriculture.
       Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to 
     $5,000,000 shall be available for priority projects within 
     the scope of the approved budget, which shall be carried out 
     by the Youth Conservation Corps and shall be carried out 
     under the authority of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 
     U.S.C. 1721 et seq.).
       Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 is 
     available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official 
     reception and representation expenses.
       Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public Law 101-
     593, of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to 
     $3,000,000 may be advanced in a lump sum to the National 
     Forest Foundation to aid conservation partnership projects in 
     support of the Forest Service mission, without regard to when 
     the Foundation incurs expenses, for projects on or 
     benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest 
     Service programs:  Provided, That of the Federal funds made 
     available to the Foundation, no more than $300,000 shall be 
     available for administrative expenses:  Provided further, 
     That the Foundation shall obtain, by the end of the period of 
     Federal financial assistance, private contributions to match 
     funds made available by the Forest Service on at least a one-
     for-one basis:  Provided further, That the Foundation may 
     transfer Federal funds to a Federal or a non-Federal 
     recipient for a project at the same rate that the recipient 
     has obtained the non-Federal matching funds.
       Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98-244, up to 
     $3,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest Service may 
     be advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in a 
     lump sum to aid cost-share conservation projects, without 
     regard to when expenses are incurred, on or benefitting 
     National Forest System lands or related to Forest Service 
     programs:  Provided,  That such funds shall be matched on at 
     least a one-for-one basis by the Foundation or its sub-
     recipients:  Provided further, That the Foundation may 
     transfer Federal funds to a Federal or non-Federal recipient 
     for a project at the same rate that the recipient has 
     obtained the non-Federal matching funds.
       Any amounts made available to the Forest Service in this 
     fiscal year, including available collections, may be used by 
     the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the 
     Forest Service, to enter into Federal financial assistance 
     grants and cooperative agreements to support forest or 
     grassland collaboratives in the accomplishment of activities 
     benefitting both the public and the National Forest System, 
     Federal lands and adjacent non-Federal lands. Eligible 
     activities are those that will improve or enhance Federal 
     investments, resources, or lands, including for collaborative 
     and collaboration-based activities, including but not limited 
     to facilitation, planning, and implementing projects, 
     technical assistance, administrative functions, operational 
     support, participant costs, and other capacity support needs, 
     as identified by the Forest Service. Eligible recipients are 
     Indian Tribal entities (defined at 25 U.S.C. 5304(e)), state 
     government, local governments, private and nonprofit 
     entities, for-profit organizations, and educational 
     institutions. The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through 
     the Chief of the Forest Service, may

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     enter into such cooperative agreements notwithstanding 
     chapter 63 of title 31 when the Secretary determines that the 
     public interest will be benefited and that there exists a 
     mutual interest other than monetary considerations. 
     Transactions subject to Title 2 of the Code of Federal 
     Regulations shall be publicly advertised and require 
     competition when required by such Title 2. For those 
     transactions not subject to Title 2 of the Code of Federal 
     Regulations, the agency may require public advertising and 
     competition when deemed appropriate. The term ``forest and 
     grassland collaboratives'' means groups of individuals or 
     entities with diverse interests participating in a 
     cooperative process to share knowledge, ideas, and resources 
     about the protection, restoration, or enhancement of natural 
     and other resources on Federal and adjacent non-Federal 
     lands, the improvement or maintenance of public access to 
     Federal lands, or the reduction of risk to such lands caused 
     by natural disasters.
       Funds appropriated to the Forest Service under the headings 
     ``National Forest System'' and ``Forest and Rangeland 
     Research'' may be used for fiscal year 2024 and fiscal year 
     2025 expenses associated with primary and secondary schooling 
     for dependents of agency personnel stationed in Puerto Rico, 
     who are subject to transfer and reassignment to other 
     locations in the United States, at a cost not in excess of 
     those authorized for the Department of Defense for the same 
     area, when it is determined by the Chief of the Forest 
     Service that public schools available in the locality are 
     unable to provide adequately for the education of such 
     dependents:  Provided, That the Congress hereby ratifies and 
     approves payments for such purposes to agency employees 
     stationed in Puerto Rico made by the Forest Service after 
     August 2, 2005, in accordance with the 19th unnumbered 
     paragraph under the heading ``Administrative Provisions, 
     Forest Service'' in title III of Public Law 109-54, as 
     amended.
       Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
     for interactions with and providing technical assistance to 
     rural communities and natural resource-based businesses for 
     sustainable rural development purposes.
       Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
     for payments to counties within the Columbia River Gorge 
     National Scenic Area, pursuant to section 14(c)(1) and (2), 
     and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99-663.
       Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may be used to 
     meet the non-Federal share requirement in section 502(c) of 
     the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)).
       The Forest Service shall not assess funds for the purpose 
     of performing fire, administrative, and other facilities 
     maintenance and decommissioning.
       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of any 
     appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service, not 
     to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Office of the 
     General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agriculture, for travel 
     and related expenses incurred as a result of OGC assistance 
     or participation requested by the Forest Service at meetings, 
     training sessions, management reviews, land purchase 
     negotiations, and similar matters unrelated to civil 
     litigation:  Provided, That future budget justifications for 
     both the Forest Service and the Department of Agriculture 
     should clearly display the sums previously transferred and 
     the sums requested for transfer.
       An eligible individual who is employed in any project 
     funded under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
     U.S.C. 3056 et seq.) and administered by the Forest Service 
     shall be considered to be a Federal employee for purposes of 
     chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code.
       The Forest Service may employ or contract with an 
     individual who is enrolled in a training program at a 
     longstanding Civilian Conservation Center (as defined in 
     section 147(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 3197(d))) at regular rates of pay for 
     necessary hours of work on National Forest System lands.
       Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
     to pay, from a single account, the base salary and expenses 
     of employees who carry out functions funded by other accounts 
     for Enterprise Program, Geospatial Technology and 
     Applications Center, remnant Natural Resource Manager, Job 
     Corps, and National Technology and Development Program.

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                         Indian Health Service

                         indian health services

       For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of August 5, 
     1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act, the Indian Health Care Improvement 
     Act, and titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to the Indian Health Service, $440,282,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2026, except as 
     otherwise provided herein, which shall be in addition to 
     funds previously appropriated under this heading that became 
     available on October 1, 2024; in addition, $150,472,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2026, for the Electronic 
     Health Record System and the Indian Healthcare Improvement 
     Fund, of which $75,472,000 is for the Indian Health Care 
     Improvement Fund and may be used, as needed, to carry out 
     activities typically funded under the Indian Health 
     Facilities account; and, in addition, $5,124,311,000, which 
     shall become available on October 1, 2025, and remain 
     available through September 30, 2027, except as otherwise 
     provided herein; together with payments received during the 
     fiscal year pursuant to sections 231(b) and 233 of the Public 
     Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238(b) and 238b), for services 
     furnished by the Indian Health Service:  Provided, That funds 
     made available to Tribes and Tribal organizations through 
     contracts, grant agreements, or any other agreements or 
     compacts authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450), shall be 
     deemed to be obligated at the time of the grant or contract 
     award and thereafter shall remain available to the Tribe or 
     Tribal organization without fiscal year limitation:  Provided 
     further, That from the amounts that become available on 
     October 1, 2025, $2,500,000 shall be available for grants or 
     contracts with public or private institutions to provide 
     alcohol or drug treatment services to Indians, including 
     alcohol detoxification services:  Provided further, That from 
     the amounts that become available on October 1, 2025, 
     $1,048,804,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     Purchased/Referred Care:  Provided further, That of the total 
     amount specified in the preceding proviso for Purchased/
     Referred Care, $54,000,000 shall be for the Indian 
     Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund:  Provided further, That 
     from the amounts that become available on October 1, 2025, up 
     to $51,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     implementation of the loan repayment program under section 
     108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act:  Provided 
     further, That from the amounts that become available on 
     October 1, 2025, $58,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, shall be for costs related to or resulting from 
     accreditation emergencies, including supplementing activities 
     funded under the heading ``Indian Health Facilities'', of 
     which up to $4,000,000 may be used to supplement amounts 
     otherwise available for Purchased/Referred Care:  Provided 
     further, That the amounts collected by the Federal Government 
     as authorized by sections 104 and 108 of the Indian Health 
     Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a) during the 
     preceding fiscal year for breach of contracts shall be 
     deposited in the Fund authorized by section 108A of that Act 
     (25 U.S.C. 1616a-1) and shall remain available until expended 
     and, notwithstanding section 108A(c) of that Act (25 U.S.C. 
     1616a-1(c)), funds shall be available to make new awards 
     under the loan repayment and scholarship programs under 
     sections 104 and 108 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a): 
      Provided further, That the amounts made available within 
     this account for the Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention 
     Program, for Opioid Prevention, Treatment and Recovery 
     Services, for the Domestic Violence Prevention Program, for 
     the Zero Suicide Initiative, for the housing subsidy 
     authority for civilian employees, for Aftercare Pilot 
     Programs at Youth Regional Treatment Centers, for 
     transformation and modernization costs of the Indian Health 
     Service Electronic Health Record system, for national quality 
     and oversight activities, to improve collections from public 
     and private insurance at Indian Health Service and Tribally 
     operated facilities, for an initiative to treat or reduce the 
     transmission of HIV and HCV, for a maternal health 
     initiative, for the Telebehaviorial Health Center of 
     Excellence, for Alzheimer's activities, for Village Built 
     Clinics, for a produce prescription pilot, and for 
     accreditation emergencies shall be allocated at the 
     discretion of the Director of the Indian Health Service and 
     shall remain available until expended:  Provided further, 
     That funds provided in this Act may be used for annual 
     contracts and grants that fall within 2 fiscal years, 
     provided the total obligation is recorded in the year the 
     funds are appropriated:  Provided further, That the amounts 
     collected by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under 
     the authority of title IV of the Indian Health Care 
     Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) shall remain available until 
     expended for the purpose of achieving compliance with the 
     applicable conditions and requirements of titles XVIII and 
     XIX of the Social Security Act, except for those related to 
     the planning, design, or construction of new facilities:  
     Provided further, That funding contained herein for 
     scholarship programs under the Indian Health Care Improvement 
     Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) shall remain available until expended:  
     Provided further, That amounts received by Tribes and Tribal 
     organizations under title IV of the Indian Health Care 
     Improvement Act shall be reported and accounted for and 
     available to the receiving Tribes and Tribal organizations 
     until expended:  Provided further, That the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs may collect from the Indian Health Service, and from 
     Tribes and Tribal organizations operating health facilities 
     pursuant to Public Law 93-638, such individually identifiable 
     health information relating to disabled children as may be 
     necessary for the purpose of carrying out its functions under 
     the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
     1400 et seq.):  Provided further, That none of the funds 
     provided that become available on October 1, 2025, may be 
     used for implementation of the Electronic Health Record 
     System or the Indian Health Care Improvement Fund:  Provided 
     further, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act, or 
     any other Act, to the Indian Health Service for the 
     Electronic Health Record system shall be available for 
     obligation or expenditure for the selection or implementation 
     of a new Information Technology infrastructure system, unless 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate are consulted 90 days in 
     advance of such obligation.

                         contract support costs

       For payments to Tribes and Tribal organizations for 
     contract support costs associated with Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act agreements with 
     the Indian Health Service for fiscal year 2025, such sums as 
     may be necessary:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, no amounts made available under this 
     heading shall be available for transfer to another budget 
     account:  Provided further, That amounts obligated but not 
     expended by a Tribe or Tribal organization for contract 
     support costs for such agreements for

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     the current fiscal year shall be applied to contract support 
     costs due for such agreements for subsequent fiscal years.

                       payments for tribal leases

       For payments to Tribes and Tribal organizations for leases 
     pursuant to section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination 
     and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5324(l)) for fiscal 
     year 2025, such sums as may be necessary, which shall be 
     available for obligation through September 30, 2026:  
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     amounts made available under this heading shall be available 
     for transfer to another budget account.

                        indian health facilities

       For construction, repair, maintenance, demolition, 
     improvement, and equipment of health and related auxiliary 
     facilities, including quarters for personnel; preparation of 
     plans, specifications, and drawings; acquisition of sites, 
     purchase and erection of modular buildings, and purchases of 
     trailers; and for provision of domestic and community 
     sanitation facilities for Indians, as authorized by section 7 
     of the Act of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2004a), the Indian 
     Self-Determination Act, and the Indian Health Care 
     Improvement Act, and for expenses necessary to carry out such 
     Acts and titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to environmental health and facilities support 
     activities of the Indian Health Service, $344,010,000, to 
     remain available until expended, which shall be in addition 
     to funds previously appropriated under this heading that 
     became available on October 1, 2024; in addition, 
     $850,864,000, which shall become available on October 1, 
     2025, and remain available until expended:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
     appropriated for the planning, design, construction, 
     renovation, or expansion of health facilities for the benefit 
     of an Indian Tribe or Tribes may be used to purchase land on 
     which such facilities will be located:  Provided further, 
     That not to exceed $500,000 may be used for fiscal year 2026 
     by the Indian Health Service to purchase TRANSAM equipment 
     from the Department of Defense for distribution to the Indian 
     Health Service and Tribal facilities:  Provided further, That 
     none of the funds appropriated to the Indian Health Service 
     may be used for sanitation facilities construction for new 
     homes funded with grants by the housing programs of the 
     United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

            administrative provisions--indian health service

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

                     National Institutes of Health

          national institute of environmental health sciences

       For necessary expenses for the National Institute of 
     Environmental Health Sciences in carrying out activities set 
     forth in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9660(a)) and section 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and 
     Reauthorization Act of 1986, $75,000,000.

            Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

            toxic substances and environmental public health

       For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Substances 
     and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out activities set 
     forth in sections 104(i) and 111(c)(4) of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (CERCLA) and section 3019 of the Solid Waste Disposal 
     Act, $76,000,000:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, in lieu of performing a health assessment 
     under section 104(i)(6) of CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR 
     may conduct other appropriate health studies, evaluations, or 
     activities, including, without limitation, biomedical 
     testing, clinical evaluations, medical monitoring, and 
     referral to accredited healthcare providers:  Provided 
     further, That in performing any such health assessment or 
     health study, evaluation, or activity, the Administrator of 
     ATSDR shall not be bound by the deadlines in section 
     104(i)(6)(A) of CERCLA:  Provided further, That none of the 
     funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for 
     ATSDR to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles 
     pursuant to section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 2025, 
     and existing profiles may be updated as necessary.

                         OTHER RELATED AGENCIES

                   Executive Office of the President

  council on environmental quality and office of environmental quality

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

             Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant 
     to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including hire of 
     passenger vehicles, uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902, rental of space, and for 
     services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates for 
     individuals not to exceed the per diem equivalent to the 
     maximum rate payable for senior level positions under 5 
     U.S.C. 5376, $13,824,000:  Provided, That the Chemical Safety 
     and Hazard Investigation Board (Board) shall have not more 
     than three career Senior Executive Service positions:  
     Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the individual appointed to the position of Inspector 
     General of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shall, 
     by virtue of such appointment, also hold the position of 
     Inspector General of the Board:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Inspector 
     General of the Board shall utilize personnel of the Office of 
     Inspector General of EPA in performing the duties of the 
     Inspector General of the Board, and shall not appoint any 
     individuals to positions within the Board.

              Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Navajo and Hopi 
     Indian Relocation as authorized by Public Law 93-531, 
     $3,060,000, to remain available until expended, which shall 
     be derived from unobligated balances from prior year 
     appropriations available under this heading:  Provided,

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

    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
                              Development

                        payment to the institute

       For payment to the Institute of American Indian and Alaska 
     Native Culture and Arts Development, as authorized by part A 
     of title XV of Public Law 99-498 (20 U.S.C. 4411 et seq.), 
     $13,125,000, which shall become available on July 1, 2025, 
     and shall remain available until September 30, 2026.

                        Smithsonian Institution

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, as 
     authorized by law, including research in the fields of art, 
     science, and history; development, preservation, and 
     documentation of the National Collections; presentation of 
     public exhibits and performances; collection, preparation, 
     dissemination, and exchange of information and publications; 
     conduct of education, training, and museum assistance 
     programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, lease 
     agreements of no more than 30 years, and protection of 
     buildings, facilities, and approaches; not to exceed $100,000 
     for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and purchase, 
     rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for employees, 
     $837,802,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, 
     except as otherwise provided herein; of which not to exceed 
     $27,000,000 for the instrumentation program, collections 
     acquisition, exhibition reinstallation, Smithsonian American 
     Women's History Museum, National Museum of the American 
     Latino, and the repatriation of skeletal remains program 
     shall remain available until expended; and including such 
     funds as may be necessary to support American overseas 
     research centers:  Provided, That funds appropriated herein 
     are available for advance payments to independent contractors 
     performing research services or participating in official 
     Smithsonian presentations:  Provided further, That the 
     Smithsonian Institution may expend Federal appropriations 
     designated in this Act for lease or rent payments, as rent 
     payable to the Smithsonian Institution, and such rent 
     payments may be deposited into the general trust funds of the 
     Institution to be available as trust funds for expenses 
     associated with the purchase of a portion of the building at 
     600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, to the extent that 
     federally supported activities will be housed there:  
     Provided further, That the use of such amounts in the general 
     trust funds of the Institution for such purpose shall not be 
     construed as Federal debt service for, a Federal guarantee 
     of, a transfer of risk to, or an obligation of the Federal 
     Government:  Provided further, That no appropriated funds may 
     be used directly to service debt which is incurred to finance 
     the costs of acquiring a portion of the building at 600 
     Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, or of planning, 
     designing, and constructing improvements to such building:  
     Provided further, That any agreement entered into by the 
     Smithsonian Institution for the sale of its ownership 
     interest, or any portion thereof, in such building so 
     acquired may not take effect until the expiration of a 30 day 
     period which begins on the date on which the Secretary of the 
     Smithsonian submits to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and Senate, the Committees on 
     House Administration and Transportation and Infrastructure of 
     the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration of the Senate a report, as outlined in the 
     explanatory statement described in section 4 of the Further 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94; 133 
     Stat. 2536) on the intended sale.

                           facilities capital

       For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and 
     alteration of facilities owned or occupied by the Smithsonian 
     Institution, by contract or otherwise, as authorized by 
     section 2 of the Act of August 22, 1949 (63 Stat. 623), and 
     for construction, including necessary personnel, 
     $121,913,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     not to exceed $10,000 shall be for services as authorized by 
     5 U.S.C. 3109.

                        National Gallery of Art

                         salaries and expenses

       For the upkeep and operations of the National Gallery of 
     Art, the protection and care of the works of art therein, and 
     administrative expenses incident thereto, as authorized by 
     the Act of March 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51), as amended by the 
     public resolution of April 13, 1939 (Public Resolution 9, 
     76th Congress), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     3109; payment in advance when authorized by the treasurer of 
     the Gallery for membership in library, museum, and art 
     associations or societies whose publications or services are 
     available to members only, or to members at a price lower 
     than to the general public; purchase, repair, and cleaning of 
     uniforms for guards, and uniforms, or allowances therefor, 
     for other employees as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-
     5902); purchase or rental of devices and services for 
     protecting buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance, 
     alteration, improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches, 
     and grounds; and purchase of services for restoration and 
     repair of works of art for the National Gallery of Art by 
     contracts made, without advertising, with individuals, firms, 
     or organizations at such rates or prices and under such terms 
     and conditions as the Gallery may deem proper, $171,050,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2026.

            repair, restoration and renovation of buildings

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of repair, restoration, and 
     renovation of buildings, grounds and facilities owned or 
     occupied by the National Gallery of Art, by contract or 
     otherwise, for operating lease agreements of no more than 10 
     years, that address space needs created by the ongoing 
     renovations in the Master Facilities Plan, as authorized, 
     $17,266,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That of this amount, $5,651,000 shall be available for the 
     completion of an off-site art storage facility in partnership 
     with the Smithsonian Institution and may be transferred to 
     the Smithsonian Institution for such purposes:  Provided 
     further, That contracts awarded for environmental systems, 
     protection systems, and exterior repair or renovation of 
     buildings of the National Gallery of Art may be negotiated 
     with selected contractors and awarded on the basis of 
     contractor qualifications as well as price.

             John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

                       operations and maintenance

       For necessary expenses for the operation, maintenance, and 
     security of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
     Arts, $32,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2026.

                     capital repair and restoration

       For necessary expenses for capital repair and restoration 
     of the existing features of the building and site of the John 
     F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, $6,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

            Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of 
     the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 1356) 
     including hire of passenger vehicles and services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $12,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2026.

           National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

                    National Endowment for the Arts

                       grants and administration

       For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation 
     on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $203,895,000 
     shall be available to the National Endowment for the Arts for 
     the support of projects and productions in the arts, 
     including arts education and public outreach activities, 
     through assistance to organizations and individuals pursuant 
     to section 5 of the Act, for program support, and for 
     administering the functions of the Act, to remain available 
     until expended.

                 National Endowment for the Humanities

                       grants and administration

       For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation 
     on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $203,895,000, to 
     remain available until expended, of which $195,645,000 shall 
     be available for support of activities in the humanities, 
     pursuant to section 7(c) of the Act and for administering the 
     functions of the Act; and $8,250,000 shall be available to 
     carry out the matching grants program pursuant to section 
     10(a)(2) of the Act, including $6,250,000 for the purposes of 
     section 7(h):  Provided, That appropriations for carrying out 
     section 10(a)(2) shall be available for obligation only in 
     such amounts as may be equal to the total amounts of gifts, 
     bequests, devises of money, and other property accepted by 
     the chairman or by grantees of the National Endowment for the 
     Humanities under the provisions of sections 11(a)(2)(B) and 
     11(a)(3)(B) during the current and preceding fiscal years for 
     which equal amounts have not previously been appropriated.

                       Administrative Provisions

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

                        Commission of Fine Arts

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts under chapter 
     91 of title 40, United States Code, $3,600,000:  Provided, 
     That the Commission is authorized to charge fees to cover the 
     full costs of

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

               national capital arts and cultural affairs

       For necessary expenses as authorized by Public Law 99-190 
     (20 U.S.C. 956a), $4,950,000.

               Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on Historic 
     Preservation (Public Law 89-665), $8,375,000.

                  National Capital Planning Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the National Capital Planning 
     Commission under chapter 87 of title 40, United States Code, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
     $8,700,000:  Provided, That one-quarter of 1 percent of the 
     funds provided under this heading may be used for official 
     reception and representational expenses associated with 
     hosting international visitors engaged in the planning and 
     physical development of world capitals.

                United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

                       holocaust memorial museum

       For expenses of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, as 
     authorized by Public Law 106-292 (36 U.S.C. 2301-2310), 
     $65,231,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, of 
     which $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     2027, for the Museum's equipment replacement program; and of 
     which $4,000,000 for the Museum's repair and rehabilitation 
     program and $1,264,000 for the Museum's outreach initiatives 
     program shall remain available until expended.

              United States Semiquincentennial Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the United States 
     Semiquincentennial Commission to plan and coordinate 
     observances and activities associated with the 250th 
     anniversary of the founding of the United States, as 
     authorized by Public Law 116-282, the technical amendments to 
     Public Law 114-196, $15,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2026.

                                TITLE IV

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

             (including transfers and rescission of funds)

                      restriction on use of funds

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

                      obligation of appropriations

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

                 disclosure of administrative expenses

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

                          mining applications

       Sec. 404. (a) Limitation of Funds.--None of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act 
     shall be obligated or expended to accept or process 
     applications for a patent for any mining or mill site claim 
     located under the general mining laws.
       (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply if the 
     Secretary of the Interior determines that, for the claim 
     concerned: (1) a patent application was filed with the 
     Secretary on or before September 30, 1994; and (2) all 
     requirements established under sections 2325 and 2326 of the 
     Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or lode 
     claims, sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Revised 
     Statutes (30 U.S.C. 35, 36, and 37) for placer claims, and 
     section 2337 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 42) for mill 
     site claims, as the case may be, were fully complied with by 
     the applicant by that date.
       (c) Report.--On September 30, 2026, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall file with the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
     House and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
     the Senate a report on actions taken by the Department under 
     the plan submitted pursuant to section 314(c) of the 
     Department of the Interior and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-208).
       (d) Mineral Examinations.--In order to process patent 
     applications in a timely and responsible manner, upon the 
     request of a patent applicant, the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall allow the applicant to fund a qualified third-party 
     contractor to be selected by the Director of the Bureau of 
     Land Management to conduct a mineral examination of the 
     mining claims or mill sites contained in a patent application 
     as set forth in subsection (b). The Bureau of Land Management 
     shall have the sole responsibility to choose and pay the 
     third-party contractor in accordance with the standard 
     procedures employed by the Bureau of Land Management in the 
     retention of third-party contractors.

             contract support costs, prior year limitation

       Sec. 405.  Sections 405 and 406 of division F of the 
     Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 
     (Public Law 113-235) shall continue in effect in fiscal year 
     2025.

          contract support costs, fiscal year 2025 limitation

       Sec. 406.  Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal year 
     2025 under the headings ``Department of Health and Human 
     Services, Indian Health Service, Contract Support Costs'' and 
     ``Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs and 
     Bureau of Indian Education, Contract Support Costs'' are the 
     only amounts available for contract support costs arising out 
     of self-determination or self-governance contracts, grants, 
     compacts, or annual funding agreements for fiscal year 2025 
     with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian 
     Education, and the Indian Health Service:  Provided, That 
     such amounts provided by this Act are not available for 
     payment of claims for contract support costs for prior years, 
     or for repayments of payments for settlements or judgments 
     awarding contract support costs for prior years.

                        forest management plans

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

                 prohibition within national monuments

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

                         limitation on takings

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

                    prohibition on no-bid contracts

       Sec. 410.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act to executive branch agencies may be 
     used to enter into any Federal contract unless such contract 
     is entered into in accordance with the requirements of 
     Chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code, or Chapter 137 of 
     title 10, United States Code, and the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation, unless--
       (1) Federal law specifically authorizes a contract to be 
     entered into without regard for these requirements, including 
     formula grants for States, or federally recognized Indian 
     Tribes;
       (2) such contract is authorized by the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (Public Law 93-
     638, 25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) or by any other Federal laws 
     that specifically authorize a contract within an Indian Tribe 
     as defined in section 4(e) of that Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)); 
     or
       (3) such contract was awarded prior to the date of 
     enactment of this Act.

                           posting of reports

       Sec. 411. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in 
     this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on 
     the public website of that agency any report required to be 
     submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the 
     determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve 
     the national interest.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--
       (1) the public posting of the report compromises national 
     security; or
       (2) the report contains proprietary information.
       (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so 
     only after such report has been made available to the 
     requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less 
     than 45 days.

            national endowment for the arts grant guidelines

       Sec. 412.  Of the funds provided to the National Endowment 
     for the Arts--
       (1) The Chairperson shall only award a grant to an 
     individual if such grant is awarded to such individual for a 
     literature fellowship, National Heritage Fellowship, or 
     American Jazz Masters Fellowship.

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       (2) The Chairperson shall establish procedures to ensure 
     that no funding provided through a grant, except a grant made 
     to a State or local arts agency, or regional group, may be 
     used to make a grant to any other organization or individual 
     to conduct activity independent of the direct grant 
     recipient. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit payments 
     made in exchange for goods and services.
       (3) No grant shall be used for seasonal support to a group, 
     unless the application is specific to the contents of the 
     season, including identified programs or projects.

           national endowment for the arts program priorities

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

                  status of balances of appropriations

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

                      extension of grazing permits

       Sec. 415.  The terms and conditions of section 325 of 
     Public Law 108-108 (117 Stat. 1307), regarding grazing 
     permits issued by the Forest Service on any lands not subject 
     to administration under section 402 of the Federal Lands 
     Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1752), shall remain in 
     effect for fiscal year 2025.

                          funding prohibition

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

                humane transfer and treatment of animals

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

   forest service facility realignment and enhancement authorization 
                               extension

       Sec. 418.  Section 503(f) of Public Law 109-54 (16 U.S.C. 
     580d note) shall be applied by substituting ``September 30, 
     2025'' for ``September 30, 2019''.

                     use of american iron and steel

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

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

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

                            recreation fees

       Sec. 421.  Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recreation 
     Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6809) shall be applied by 
     substituting ``October 1, 2026'' for ``September 30, 2019''.

                        reprogramming guidelines

       Sec. 422.  None of the funds made available in this Act, in 
     this and prior fiscal years, may be reprogrammed without the 
     advance approval of the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations in accordance with the reprogramming 
     procedures contained in the report accompanying this Act.

                           local contractors

       Sec. 423.  Section 412 of division E of Public Law 112-74 
     shall be applied by substituting ``fiscal year 2025'' for 
     ``fiscal year 2019''.

      shasta-trinity marina fee authority authorization extension

       Sec. 424.  Section 422 of division F of Public Law 110-161 
     (121 Stat 1844), as amended, shall be applied by substituting 
     ``fiscal year 2025'' for ``fiscal year 2019''.

            interpretive association authorization extension

       Sec. 425.  Section 426 of division G of Public Law 113-76 
     (16 U.S.C. 565a-1 note) shall be applied by substituting 
     ``September 30, 2025'' for ``September 30, 2019''.

    forest botanical products fee collection authorization extension

       Sec. 426.  Section 339 of the Department of the Interior 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (as enacted 
     into law by Public Law 106-113; 16 U.S.C. 528 note), as 
     amended by section 335(6) of Public Law 108-108 and section 
     432 of Public Law 113-76, shall be applied by substituting 
     ``fiscal year 2025'' for ``fiscal year 2019''.

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                             tribal leases

       Sec. 427. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     in the case of any lease under section 105(l) of the Indian 
     Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     5324(l)), the initial lease term shall commence no earlier 
     than the date of receipt of the lease proposal.
       (b) The Secretaries of the Interior and Health and Human 
     Services shall, jointly or separately, during fiscal year 
     2025 consult with Tribes and Tribal organizations through 
     public solicitation and other means regarding the 
     requirements for leases under section 105(l) of the Indian 
     Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     5324(l)) on how to implement a consistent and transparent 
     process for the payment of such leases.

               forest ecosystem health and recovery fund

       Sec. 428.  The authority provided under the heading 
     ``Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund'' in title I of 
     Public Law 111-88, as amended by section 117 of division F of 
     Public Law 113-235, shall be applied by substituting ``fiscal 
     year 2025'' for ``fiscal year 2020'' each place it appears.

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

       Sec. 429. (a)(1) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary of the Interior shall allocate amounts made 
     available from the National Parks and Public Land Legacy 
     Restoration Fund for fiscal year 2025 pursuant to subsection 
     (c) of section 200402 of title 54, United States Code, and as 
     provided in subsection (e) of such section of such title, to 
     the agencies of the Department of the Interior and the 
     Department of Agriculture specified, in the amounts 
     specified, for the stations and unit names specified, and for 
     the projects and activities specified in the table titled 
     ``Allocation of Funds: National Parks and Public Land Legacy 
     Restoration Fund Fiscal Year 2025'' in the report 
     accompanying this Act.
       (2) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, as 
     appropriate, shall allocate amounts made available for 
     expenditure from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for 
     fiscal year 2025 pursuant to subsection (a) of section 200303 
     of title 54, United States Code, to the agencies and accounts 
     specified, in the amounts specified, and for the projects and 
     activities specified in the table titled ``Allocation of 
     Funds: Land and Water Conservation Fund Fiscal Year 2025'' in 
     the report accompanying this Act.
       (b) Except as otherwise provided by subsection (c) of this 
     section, neither the President nor his designee may allocate 
     any amounts that are made available for any fiscal year under 
     subsection (c) of section 200402 of title 54, United States 
     Code, or subsection (a) of section 200303 of title 54, United 
     States Code, other than in amounts and for projects and 
     activities that are allocated by subsections (a)(1) and 
     (a)(2) of this section:  Provided, That in any fiscal year, 
     the matter preceding this proviso shall not apply to the 
     allocation of amounts for continuing administration of 
     programs allocated funds from the National Parks and Public 
     Land Legacy Restoration Fund or the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund, which may be allocated only in amounts 
     that are no more than the allocation for such purposes in 
     subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section.
       (c) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture may reallocate amounts from each agency's 
     ``Contingency Fund'' line in the table titled ``Allocation of 
     Funds: National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund 
     Fiscal Year 2025'' to any project funded by the National 
     Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund within the same 
     agency, from any fiscal year, that experienced a funding 
     deficiency due to unforeseen cost overruns, in accordance 
     with the following requirements:
       (1) ``Contingency Fund'' amounts may only be reallocated if 
     there is a risk to project completion resulting from 
     unforeseen cost overruns;
       (2) ``Contingency Fund'' amounts may only be reallocated 
     for cost of adjustments and changes within the original scope 
     of effort for projects funded by the National Parks and 
     Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund; and
       (3) The Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of 
     Agriculture must provide written notification to the 
     Committees on Appropriations 30 days before taking any 
     actions authorized by this subsection if the amount 
     reallocated from the ``Contingency Fund'' line for a project 
     is projected to be 10 percent or greater than the following, 
     as applicable:
       (A) The amount allocated to that project in the table 
     titled ``Allocation of Funds: National Parks and Public Land 
     Legacy Restoration Fund Fiscal Year 2025'' in the report 
     accompanying this Act; or
       (B) The initial estimate in the most recent report 
     submitted, prior to enactment of this Act, to the Committees 
     on Appropriations pursuant to section 430(e) of division E of 
     the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-
     42).
       (d)(1) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of the 
     President for fiscal year 2026, the Secretary of the Interior 
     and the Secretary of Agriculture shall each submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate project data sheets for the projects in the 
     ``Submission of Annual List of Projects to Congress'' 
     required by section 200402(h) of title 54, United States 
     Code:  Provided, That the ``Submission of Annual List of 
     Projects to Congress'' must include a ``Contingency Fund'' 
     line for each agency within the allocations defined in 
     subsection (e) of section 200402 of title 54, United States 
     Code:  Provided further, That in the event amounts allocated 
     by this Act or any prior Act for the National Parks and 
     Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund are no longer needed to 
     complete a specified project, such amounts may be reallocated 
     in such submission to that agency's ``Contingency Fund'' 
     line:  Provided further, That any proposals to change the 
     scope of or terminate a previously approved project must be 
     clearly identified in such submission.
       (2)(A) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of the 
     President for fiscal year 2026, the Secretary of the Interior 
     and the Secretary of Agriculture shall each submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate a list of supplementary allocations for 
     Federal land acquisition and Forest Legacy Projects at the 
     National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     the Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. Forest Service 
     that are in addition to the ``Submission of Cost Estimates'' 
     required by section 200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States 
     Code, that are prioritized and detailed by account, program, 
     and project, and that total no less than half the full amount 
     allocated to each account for that land management Agency 
     under the allocations submitted under section 200303(c)(1) of 
     title 54, United States Code:  Provided, That in the event 
     amounts allocated by this Act or any prior Act pursuant to 
     subsection (a) of section 200303 of title 54, United States 
     Code are no longer needed because a project has been 
     completed or can no longer be executed, such amounts must be 
     clearly identified if proposed for reallocation in the annual 
     budget submission.
       (B) The Federal land acquisition and Forest Legacy projects 
     in the ``Submission of Cost Estimates'' required by section 
     200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States Code, and on the list 
     of supplementary allocations required by subparagraph (A) 
     shall be comprised only of projects for which a willing 
     seller has been identified and for which an appraisal or 
     market research has been initiated.
       (C) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of the 
     President for fiscal year 2026, the Secretary of the Interior 
     and the Secretary of Agriculture shall each submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate project data sheets in the same format and 
     containing the same level of detailed information that is 
     found on such sheets in the Budget Justifications annually 
     submitted by the Department of the Interior with the 
     President's Budget for the projects in the ``Submission of 
     Cost Estimates'' required by section 200303(c)(1) of title 
     54, United States Code, and in the same format and containing 
     the same level of detailed information that is found on such 
     sheets submitted to the Committees pursuant to section 427 of 
     division D of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
     2020 (Public Law 116-94) for the list of supplementary 
     allocations required by subparagraph (A).
       (e) The Department of the Interior and the Department of 
     Agriculture shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and Senate quarterly reports on 
     the status of balances of projects and activities funded by 
     the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund 
     for amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this 
     section and the status of balances of projects and activities 
     funded by the Land and Water Conservation Fund for amounts 
     allocated pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section, 
     including all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds, 
     and, for amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of 
     this section, National Parks and Public Land Legacy 
     Restoration Fund amounts reallocated pursuant to subsection 
     (c) of this section.

                  policies relating to biomass energy

       Sec. 430.  To support the key role that forests in the 
     United States can play in addressing the energy needs of the 
     United States, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, and the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency shall, consistent with their missions, 
     jointly--
       (1) ensure that Federal policy relating to forest 
     bioenergy--
       (A) is consistent across all Federal departments and 
     agencies; and
       (B) recognizes the full benefits of the use of forest 
     biomass for energy, conservation, and responsible forest 
     management; and
       (2) establish clear and simple policies for the use of 
     forest biomass as an energy solution, including policies 
     that--
       (A) reflect the carbon neutrality of forest bioenergy and 
     recognize biomass as a renewable energy source, provided the 
     use of forest biomass for energy production does not cause 
     conversion of forests to non-forest use;
       (B) encourage private investment throughout the forest 
     biomass supply chain, including in--
       (i) working forests;
       (ii) harvesting operations;
       (iii) forest improvement operations;
       (iv) forest bioenergy production;
       (v) wood products manufacturing; or
       (vi) paper manufacturing;
       (C) encourage forest management to improve forest health; 
     and
       (D) recognize State initiatives to produce and use forest 
     biomass.

                       small remote incinerators

       Sec. 431.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to implement or enforce the regulation issued on 
     March 21, 2011 at 40 CFR part 60 subparts CCCC and DDDD with 
     respect to units in the State of Alaska that are defined as 
     ``small, remote incinerator'' units in those regulations and, 
     until a subsequent regulation is issued, the Administrator 
     shall implement the law and regulations in effect prior to 
     such date.

                        timber sale requirements

       Sec. 432.  No timber sale in Alaska's Region 10 shall be 
     advertised if the indicated rate is deficit (defined as the 
     value of the timber is not sufficient to cover all logging 
     and stumpage costs

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     and provide a normal profit and risk allowance under the 
     Forest Service's appraisal process) when appraised using a 
     residual value appraisal. The western red cedar timber from 
     those sales which is surplus to the needs of the domestic 
     processors in Alaska, shall be made available to domestic 
     processors in the contiguous 48 United States at prevailing 
     domestic prices. All additional western red cedar volume not 
     sold to Alaska or contiguous 48 United States domestic 
     processors may be exported to foreign markets at the election 
     of the timber sale holder. All Alaska yellow cedar may be 
     sold at prevailing export prices at the election of the 
     timber sale holder.

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

       Sec. 433.  Funds made available or allocated in this Act to 
     the Department of the Interior or the Department of 
     Agriculture that are subject to the allocations and 
     limitations in 54 U.S.C. 200402(e) and prohibitions in 54 
     U.S.C. 200402(f) may be further allocated or reallocated to 
     the Federal Highway Administration for transportation 
     projects of the covered agencies defined in 54 U.S.C. 
     200401(2).

                      prohibition on use of funds

       Sec. 434.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act may 
     be used to promulgate or implement any regulation requiring 
     the issuance of permits under title V of the Clean Air Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 7661 et seq.) for carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, 
     water vapor, or methane emissions resulting from biological 
     processes associated with livestock production.

                 greenhouse gas reporting restrictions

       Sec. 435.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be 
     used to implement any provision in a rule, if that provision 
     requires mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from 
     manure management systems.

                          funding prohibition

       Sec. 436.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to regulate the lead content of 
     ammunition, ammunition components, or fishing tackle under 
     the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) or 
     any other law.

                          firefighter pay cap

       Sec. 437.  Section 1701 of division B of the Extending 
     Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act (5 
     U.S.C. 5547 note), as amended, is further amended by striking 
     ``2021 or 2022 or 2023 or 2024'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``calendar years 2021 through 2025''.

     alaska native regional health entities authorization extension

       Sec. 438.  Section 424(a) of title IV of division G of the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113-76) 
     shall be applied by substituting ``October 1, 2025'' for 
     ``December 24, 2022''.

         wildfire suppression funding and forest management act

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

      hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting on federal land

       Sec. 440. (a) None of the funds made available by this or 
     any other Act for any fiscal year may be used to prohibit the 
     use of or access to Federal land (as such term is defined in 
     section 3 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 
     U.S.C. 6502)) for hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting 
     if such use or access--
       (1) was not prohibited on such Federal land as of January 
     1, 2013; and
       (2) was conducted in compliance with the resource 
     management plan (as defined in section 101 of such Act (16 
     U.S.C. 6511)) applicable to such Federal land as of January 
     1, 2013.
       (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary of the 
     Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture may temporarily 
     close, for a period not to exceed 30 days, Federal land 
     managed by the Secretary to hunting, fishing, or recreational 
     shooting if the Secretary determines that the temporary 
     closure is necessary to accommodate a special event or for 
     public safety reasons. The Secretary may extend a temporary 
     closure for one additional 90-day period only if the 
     Secretary determines the extension is necessary because of 
     extraordinary weather conditions or for public safety 
     reasons.
       (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting 
     the authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of the several 
     States to manage, control, or regulate fish and resident 
     wildlife under State law or regulations.

                     coastal barrier resources act

       Sec. 441.  Section 6(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 3505(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(7) Use of a sand source within a System unit by Federal 
     coastal storm risk management projects or their predecessor 
     projects that have used a System unit for sand to nourish 
     adjacent beaches outside the System pursuant to section 5 of 
     the Act of August 18, 1941 (commonly known as the `Flood 
     Control Act of 1941') (55 Stat. 650, chapter 377; 33 U.S.C. 
     701n) at least once between December 31, 2008, and December 
     31, 2023, in response to an emergency situation prior to 
     December 31, 2023.''

             rescission of department of the interior funds

       Sec. 442.  The unobligated balances of amounts appropriated 
     or otherwise made available under section 50224 of Public Law 
     117-169 (commonly known as the ``Inflation Reduction Act of 
     2022'') are hereby rescinded.

                  executive order funding prohibition

       Sec. 443.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to implement, administer, or enforce Executive Order 
     No. 13985 of January 20, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 7009, relating to 
     advancing racial equity and support for underserved 
     communities through the Federal Government), Executive Order 
     No. 14035 of June 25, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 34593, relating to 
     diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the 
     Federal workforce), or Executive Order No. 14091 of February 
     16, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 10825, relating to further advancing 
     racial equity and support for underserved communities through 
     the Federal Government).

                       masks and vaccine mandates

       Sec. 444.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to implement, administer, or enforce any COVID-19 
     mask or vaccine mandates.

                               limitation

       Sec. 445.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to carry out any program, project, or activity that 
     promotes or advances Critical Race Theory or any concept 
     associated with Critical Race Theory.

                             official flags

       Sec. 446.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to fly or display a flag over a facility of a 
     Department or agency funded by this Act other than the flag 
     of the United States; the flag of a State, insular area, or 
     the District of Columbia; the flag of a Federally recognized 
     Tribal entity; the official flag of the Secretary of the 
     Interior; the official flag of a U.S. Department or agency; 
     or the POW/MIA flag.

                                marriage

       Sec. 447. (a) In general.--Notwithstanding section 7 of 
     title 1, United States Code, section 1738C of title 28, 
     United States Code, or any other provision of law, none of 
     the funds provided by this Act, or previous appropriations 
     Acts, shall be used in whole or in part to take any 
     discriminatory action against a person, wholly or partially, 
     on the basis that such person speaks, or acts, in accordance 
     with a sincerely held religious belief, or moral conviction, 
     that marriage is, or should be recognized as, a union of one 
     man and one woman.
       (b) Discriminatory action defined.--As used in subsection 
     (a), a discriminatory action means any action taken by the 
     Federal Government to--
       (1) alter in any way the Federal tax treatment of, or cause 
     any tax, penalty, or payment to be assessed against, or deny, 
     delay, or revoke an exemption from taxation under section 
     501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of, any person 
     referred to in subsection (a);
       (2) disallow a deduction for Federal tax purposes of any 
     charitable contribution made to or by such person;
       (3) withhold, reduce the amount or funding for, exclude, 
     terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or deny, any Federal 
     grant, contract, subcontract, cooperative agreement, 
     guarantee, loan, scholarship, license, certification, 
     accreditation, employment, or other similar position or 
     status from or to such person;
       (4) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or otherwise make 
     unavailable or deny, any entitlement or benefit under a 
     Federal benefit program, including admission to, equal 
     treatment in, or eligibility for a degree from an educational 
     program, from or to such person; or
       (5) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or otherwise make 
     unavailable or deny access or an entitlement to Federal 
     property, facilities, educational institutions, speech fora 
     (including traditional, limited, and nonpublic fora), or 
     charitable fundraising campaigns from or to such person.
       (c) Accreditation; Licensure; Certification.--The Federal 
     Government shall consider accredited, licensed, or certified 
     for purposes of Federal law any person that would be 
     accredited, licensed, or certified, respectively, for such 
     purposes but for a determination against such person wholly 
     or partially on the basis that the person speaks, or acts, in 
     accordance with a sincerely held religious belief or moral 
     conviction described in subsection (a).

                         american climate corps

       Sec. 448.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used for the American Climate Corps.

                    climate change executive orders

       Sec. 449.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be used to implement any of the following executive orders:
       (1) Executive Order No. 13990, relating to Protecting 
     Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science To 
     Tackle the Climate Crisis;
       (2) Executive Order No. 14008, relating to Tackling the 
     Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad;
       (3) Section 6 of Executive Order No. 14013, relating to 
     Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs To Resettle Refugees and 
     Planning for the Impact of Climate Change on Migration;
       (4) Executive Order No. 14030, relating to Climate-Related 
     Financial Risk;
       (5) Executive Order 14037, relating to Strengthening 
     American Leadership in Clean Cars and Trucks;
       (6) Executive Order No. 14057, relating to Catalyzing Clean 
     Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability;
       (7) Executive Order No. 14082, relating to Implementation 
     of the Energy and Infrastructure

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     Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; and
       (8) Executive Order No. 14096, relating to Revitalizing Our 
     Nation's Commitment to Environmental Justice for All.

                             natural assets

       Sec. 450.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to develop or implement guidance related to the 
     valuation of ecosystem and environmental services and natural 
     assets in Federal regulatory decision-making pursuant to 
     Executive Order 14072 (87 Fed. Reg. 24851, relating to 
     strengthening the Nation's forests, communities, and local 
     economies).

             use of mining claims for ancillary activities

       Sec. 451.  Section 10101 of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1993 (30 U.S.C. 28f) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Security of Tenure.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) In general.--A claimant shall have the right to use, 
     occupy, and conduct operations on public land, with or 
     without the discovery of a valuable mineral deposit, if--
       ``(i) such claimant makes a timely payment of the location 
     fee required by section 10102 and the claim maintenance fee 
     required by subsection (a); or
       ``(ii) in the case of a claimant who qualifies for a waiver 
     under subsection (d), such claimant makes a timely payment of 
     the location fee and complies with the required assessment 
     work under the general mining laws.
       ``(B) Operations defined.--For the purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `operations' means--
       ``(i) any activity or work carried out in connection with 
     prospecting, exploration, processing, discovery and 
     assessment, development, or extraction with respect to a 
     locatable mineral;
       ``(ii) the reclamation of any disturbed areas; and
       ``(iii) any other reasonably incident uses, whether on a 
     mining claim or not, including the construction and 
     maintenance of facilities, roads, transmission lines, 
     pipelines, and any other necessary infrastructure or means of 
     access on public land for support facilities.
       ``(2) Fulfillment of federal land policy and management 
     act.--A claimant that fulfills the requirements of this 
     section and section 10102 shall be deemed to satisfy the 
     requirements of any provision of the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act that requires the payment of fair market value 
     to the United States for use of public lands and resources 
     relating to use of such lands and resources authorized by the 
     general mining laws.
       ``(3) Savings clause.--Nothing in this subsection may be 
     construed to diminish the rights of entry, use, and 
     occupancy, or any other right, of a claimant under the 
     general mining laws.''.

                         public land order 7917

       Sec. 452.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to enforce Public Land Order 7917 (88 
     Fed. Reg. 6308 (January 31, 2023)).

                             mineral leases

       Sec. 453.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law and 
     not subject to further judicial review, not later than 30 
     days after the date of enactment of this Act the Secretary of 
     the Interior shall reinstate the hardrock mineral leases in 
     the Superior National Forest in the State of Minnesota issued 
     in 2019 and identified as MNES-01352 and MNES-01353.

                         social cost of carbon

       Sec. 454.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to consider or incorporate the social 
     cost of carbon--
       (1) as part of any cost-benefit analysis required or 
     performed pursuant to--
       (A) any law;
       (B) Executive Order No. 13990 (86 Fed. Reg. 7037; relating 
     to protecting public health and the environment and restoring 
     science to tackle the climate crisis);
       (C) Executive Order No. 14094 (88 Fed. Reg. 21879; relating 
     to modernizing regulatory review);
       (D) the Presidential Memorandum titled ``Modernizing 
     Regulatory Review'' issued by the President on January 20, 
     2021;
       (E) any revisions to Office of Management and Budget 
     Circular A-4 proposed or finalized under Executive Order No. 
     14094; or
       (F) ``Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, 
     Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates under Executive 
     Order 13990,'' published under the Interagency Working Group 
     on the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases, in February of 2021;
       (2) in any rulemaking;
       (3) in the issuance of any guidance;
       (4) in taking any other agency action; or
       (5) as a justification for any rulemaking, guidance 
     document, or agency action.

                       incorporation by reference

       Sec. 455. (a) The provisions of the following bills of the 
     118th Congress are hereby enacted into law:
       (1) H.R. 548 (Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands 
     Reacquisition Act), as passed by the House of Representatives 
     on February 6, 2023.
       (2) Title III of H.R. 7408 (America's Wildlife Habitat 
     Conservation Act) as ordered to be reported on April 16, 
     2024, by the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) In publishing this Act in slip form and in the United 
     States Statutes at large pursuant to section 112 of title 1, 
     United States Code, the Archivist of the United States shall 
     include after the date of approval at the end an appendix 
     setting forth the text of the sections of the bills referred 
     to in subsection (a).


          special base rates of pay for wildland firefighters

       Sec. 456.  (a) Subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     5332 the following:

     ``Sec. 5332a. Special base rates of pay for wildland 
       firefighters

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the term `firefighter' means an employee who--
       ``(A) is a firefighter within the meaning of section 
     8331(21) or section 8401(14);
       ``(B) in the case of an employee who holds a supervisory or 
     administrative position and is subject to subchapter III of 
     chapter 83, but who does not qualify to be considered a 
     firefighter within the meaning of section 8331(21), would 
     otherwise qualify if the employee had transferred directly to 
     that position after serving as a firefighter within the 
     meaning of that section;
       ``(C) in the case of an employee who holds a supervisory or 
     administrative position and is subject to chapter 84, but who 
     does not qualify to be considered a firefighter within the 
     meaning of section 8401(14), would otherwise qualify if the 
     employee had transferred directly to that position after 
     performing duties described in section 8401(14)(A) for at 
     least 3 years; or
       ``(D) in the case of an employee who is not subject to 
     subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84, holds a position 
     that the Office of Personnel Management determines would 
     satisfy subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) if the employee were 
     subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84;
       ``(2) the term `General Schedule base rate' means an annual 
     rate of basic pay established under section 5332 before any 
     additions, such as a locality-based comparability payment 
     under section 5304 or 5304a or a special rate supplement 
     under section 5305;
       ``(3) the term `special base rate' means an annual rate of 
     basic pay payable to a wildland firefighter, before any 
     additions or reductions, that replaces the General Schedule 
     base rate otherwise applicable to the wildland firefighter 
     and that is administered in the same manner as a General 
     Schedule base rate; and
       ``(4) the term `wildland firefighter' means a firefighter--
       ``(A) who is employed by the Forest Service or the 
     Department of the Interior; and
       ``(B) the duties of the position of whom primarily relate 
     to fires occurring in forests, range lands, or other 
     wildlands, as opposed to structural fires.
       ``(b) Special Base Rates of Pay.--
       ``(1) Entitlement to special rate.--Notwithstanding section 
     5332, a wildland firefighter is entitled to a special base 
     rate at grades 1 through 15, which shall--
       ``(A) replace the otherwise applicable General Schedule 
     base rate for the wildland firefighter;
       ``(B) be basic pay for all purposes, including the purpose 
     of computing a locality-based comparability payment under 
     section 5304 or 5304a; and
       ``(C) be computed as described in paragraph (2) and 
     adjusted at the time of adjustments in the General Schedule.
       ``(2) Computation.--
       ``(A) In general.--The special base rate for a wildland 
     firefighter shall be derived by increasing the otherwise 
     applicable General Schedule base rate for the wildland 
     firefighter by the following applicable percentage for the 
     grade of the wildland firefighter and rounding the result to 
     the nearest whole dollar:
       ``(i) For GS-1, 42 percent.
       ``(ii) For GS-2, 39 percent.
       ``(iii) For GS-3, 36 percent.
       ``(iv) For GS-4, 33 percent.
       ``(v) For GS-5, 30 percent.
       ``(vi) For GS-6, 27 percent.
       ``(vii) For GS-7, 24 percent.
       ``(viii) For GS-8, 21 percent.
       ``(ix) For GS-9, 18 percent.
       ``(x) For GS-10, 15 percent.
       ``(xi) For GS-11, 12 percent.
       ``(xii) For GS-12, 9 percent.
       ``(xiii) For GS-13, 6 percent.
       ``(xiv) For GS-14, 3 percent.
       ``(xv) For GS-15, 1.5 percent.
       ``(B) Hourly, daily, weekly, or biweekly rates.--When the 
     special base rate with respect to a wildland firefighter is 
     expressed as an hourly, daily, weekly, or biweekly rate, the 
     special base rate shall be computed from the appropriate 
     annual rate of basic pay derived under subparagraph (A) in 
     accordance with the rules under section 5504(b).''.
       (b) The table of sections for subchapter III of chapter 53 
     of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 5332 the following:

``5332a. Special base rates of pay for wildland firefighters.''.
       (c) Section 5343 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g)(1) For a prevailing rate employee described in 
     section 5342(a)(2)(A) who is a wildland firefighter, as 
     defined in section 5332a(a), the Secretary of Agriculture or 
     the Secretary of the Interior (as applicable) shall increase 
     the wage rates of that employee by an amount (determined at 
     the sole and exclusive discretion of the applicable Secretary 
     after consultation with the other Secretary) that is 
     generally consistent with the percentage increases given to 
     wildland firefighters in the General Schedule under section 
     5332a.
       ``(2) An increased wage rate under paragraph (1) shall be 
     basic pay for the same purposes as the wage rate otherwise 
     established under this section.
       ``(3) An increase under this subsection may not cause the 
     wage rate of an employee to increase to a rate that would 
     produce an annualized rate in excess of the annual rate for 
     level IV of the Executive Schedule.''.
       (d) The amendments made by this section shall take effect 
     on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning 
     on or after either

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     October 1, 2024 or the date of enactment of this Act, 
     whichever is later.
       (e) Notwithstanding section 40803(d)(4)(B) of the 
     Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 
     6592(d)(4)(B)) and authority provided under the headings 
     ``wildland fire management - forest service'' and ``wildland 
     fire management - department of the interior'' in fiscal 
     years 2024 and 2025, the salary increase in such section and 
     under such headings shall not apply to the positions 
     described in such section 40803(d)(4)(B) for service 
     performed on or after the effective date described in 
     subsection (d) of this section.


              wildland fire incident response premium pay

       Sec. 457.  (a) Subchapter V of chapter 55 of title 5, 
     United Sates Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     5545b the following:

     ``Sec. 5545c. Incident response premium pay for employees 
       engaged in wildland firefighting

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the term `appropriate committees of Congress' means--
       ``(A) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(B) the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the 
     House of Representatives;
       ``(C) the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(D) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(E) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       ``(F) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       ``(G) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
     Senate; and
       ``(H) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
     of the Senate;
       ``(2) the term `covered employee' means an employee of the 
     Forest Service or the Department of the Interior who is--
       ``(A) a wildland firefighter, as defined in section 
     5332a(a); or
       ``(B) certified by the applicable agency to perform 
     wildland fire incident-related duties during the period that 
     employee is deployed to respond to a qualifying incident;
       ``(3) the term `incident response premium pay' means pay to 
     which a covered employee is entitled under subsection (c);
       ``(4) the term `prescribed fire incident' means a wildland 
     fire originating from a planned ignition in accordance with 
     applicable laws, policies, and regulations to meet specific 
     objectives;
       ``(5) the term `qualifying incident'--
       ``(A) means--
       ``(i) a wildfire incident, a prescribed fire incident, or a 
     severity incident; or
       ``(ii) an incident that the Secretary of Agriculture or the 
     Secretary of the Interior determines is similar in nature to 
     an incident described in clause (i); and
       ``(B) does not include an initial response incident that is 
     contained within 36 hours; and
       ``(6) the term `severity incident' means an incident in 
     which a covered employee is pre-positioned in an area in 
     which conditions indicate there is a high risk of wildfires.
       ``(b) Eligibility.--A covered employee is eligible for 
     incident response premium pay under this section if--
       ``(1) the covered employee is deployed to respond to a 
     qualifying incident; and
       ``(2) the deployment described in paragraph (1) is--
       ``(A) outside of the official duty station of the covered 
     employee; or
       ``(B) within the official duty station of the covered 
     employee and the covered employee is assigned to an incident-
     adjacent fire camp or other designated field location.
       ``(c) Entitlement to Incident Response Premium Pay.--
       ``(1) In general.--A covered employee who satisfies the 
     conditions under subsection (b) is entitled to premium pay 
     for the period in which the covered employee is deployed to 
     respond to the applicable qualifying incident.
       ``(2) Computation.--
       ``(A) Formula.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
     premium pay under paragraph (1) shall be paid to a covered 
     employee at a daily rate of 450 percent of the hourly rate of 
     basic pay of the covered employee for each day that the 
     covered employee satisfies the requirements under subsection 
     (b), rounded to the nearest whole cent.
       ``(B) Limitation.--Premium pay under this subsection may 
     not be paid--
       ``(i) with respect to a covered employee for whom the 
     annual rate of basic pay is greater than that for step 10 of 
     GS-10, at a daily rate that exceeds the daily rate 
     established under subparagraph (A) for step 10 of GS-10; or
       ``(ii) to a covered employee in a total amount that exceeds 
     $9,000 in any calendar year.
       ``(C) Adjustments.--
       ``(i) Assessment.--The Secretary of Agriculture and the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall assess the difference between 
     the average total amount of compensation that was paid to 
     covered employees, by grade, in fiscal years 2023 and 2024.
       ``(ii) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date that 
     is 1 year after the effective date of this section, the 
     Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall jointly publish a report on the results of the 
     assessment conducted under clause (i).
       ``(iii) Administrative actions.--After publishing the 
     report required under clause (ii), the Secretary of 
     Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, in 
     consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management, may, in the sole and exclusive discretion of the 
     Secretaries acting jointly, administratively adjust the 
     amount of premium pay paid under this subsection (or take 
     other administrative action) to ensure that the average 
     annual amount of total compensation paid to covered 
     employees, by grade, is more consistent with such amount that 
     was paid to those employees in fiscal year 2023.
       ``(iv) Congressional notification.--Not later than 3 days 
     after an adjustment made, or other administrative action 
     taken, under clause (iii) becomes final, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     notification regarding that adjustment or other 
     administrative action, as applicable.
       ``(d) Treatment of Incident Response Premium Pay.--Incident 
     response premium pay under this section--
       ``(1) is not considered part of the basic pay of a covered 
     employee for any purpose;
       ``(2) may not be considered in determining a covered 
     employee's lump-sum payment for accumulated and accrued 
     annual leave under section 5551 or section 5552;
       ``(3) may not be used in determining pay under section 8114 
     (relating to compensation for work injuries);
       ``(4) may not be considered in determining pay for hours of 
     paid leave or other paid time off during which the premium 
     pay is not payable; and
       ``(5) shall be disregarded in determining the minimum wage 
     and overtime pay to which a covered employee is entitled 
     under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et 
     seq.).''.
       (b) Subchapter V of chapter 55 of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 5544--
       (A) by amending the section heading to read as follows: 
     ``Wage-board overtime, Sunday rates, and other premium pay''; 
     and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) A prevailing rate employee described in section 
     5342(a)(2)(A) shall receive incident response premium pay 
     under the same terms and conditions that apply to a covered 
     employee under section 5545c if that employee--
       ``(1) is employed by the Forest Service or the Department 
     of the Interior; and
       ``(2)(A) is a wildland firefighter, as defined in section 
     5332a(a); or
       ``(B) is certified by the applicable agency to perform 
     wildland fire incident-related duties during the period the 
     employee is deployed to respond to a qualifying incident (as 
     defined in section 5545c(a)).''; and
       (2) in section 5547(a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by inserting ``5545c,'' after ``5545a,''.
       (c) The table of sections for subchapter V of chapter 55 of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by amending the item relating to section 5544 to read 
     as follows:

``5544. Wage-board overtime, Sunday rates, and other premium pay.''; 
              and
       (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 5545b 
     the following:

``5545c. Incident response premium pay for employees engaged in 
              wildland firefighting.''.
       (d) The amendments made by this section shall take effect 
     on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning 
     on or after either October 1, 2024 or the date of enactment 
     of this Act, whichever is later.

                              water rights

       Sec. 458.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be obligated to require or request, as a 
     condition of the issuance, renewal, or extension of any 
     Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management permit, lease, 
     allotment, easement, or other land use and occupancy, 
     arrangement, the transfer, or relinquishment of any water 
     right, in whole, or in part, granted under State law.

                             cactus channel

       Sec. 459.  Subject to the terms provided herein, if the 
     Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation 
     District submits to the Secretary of Agriculture, not later 
     than 365 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a 
     written request for the conveyance of certain National Forest 
     System land located in the County of Riverside, California, 
     as generally depicted on the map titled ``Sunnymead Cactus 
     Avenue Channel Proposed Land Conveyance'' and dated ``May 13, 
     2024'' the Secretary shall convey to that District all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to those 
     lands:  Provided, That the exact acreage and legal 
     description of the National Forest System land herein 
     identified shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to 
     the Secretary:  Provided further, That then conveyance shall 
     be made by quitclaim deed and subject to existing rights and 
     any other terms and conditions the Secretary considers 
     appropriate to protect the interests of the United States:  
     Provided further,  That the District shall pay to the United 
     States fair market value for the conveyed National Forest 
     System land herein identified:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall deposit any funds received by the United 
     States from such conveyance in the fund established under 
     Public Law 90-171 (16 U.S.C. 484a) (commonly known as the 
     ``Sisk Act'') and such deposits shall be made available 
     without future appropriations:  Provided further,  That as a 
     condition of the conveyance, the District shall pay all costs 
     associated with the conveyance, including the survey herein 
     required and any environmental analysis and resource surveys 
     required by Federal law:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding the requirements of Section 120(h) of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C, 9620(h)), with respect to 
     the National Forest System land herein identified, the 
     Secretary shall only be required to meet disclosure 
     requirements for hazardous substances, pollutants, or 
     contaminants under Section 120(h) and shall not otherwise be 
     required to remediate or abate any hazardous substances, 
     pollutants, or contaminants:  Provided further,  That if the 
     National Forest System land herein identified is conveyed to 
     the

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     District, the Secretary shall not be required to contribute 
     to the cost of any infrastructure, facilities, or 
     improvements developed on that land after the conveyance.

                               limitation

       Sec. 460.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used for the Climate Justice Alliance.

                               limitation

       Sec. 461.  None of the amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available to the Smithsonian Institution by this Act may 
     be made available for partnerships or activities associated 
     with the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices.

                            land withdrawals

       Sec. 462.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to withdraw any Federal land from any form of entry, 
     appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, 
     location, entry, or patent under the general mining laws, or 
     disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, or 
     geothermal leasing laws unless such withdrawal is authorized 
     by an Act of Congress.

                                fast-41

       Sec. 463.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the 
     proposed rule titled ``Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of 
     Projects That Are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the 
     Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act'' (88 Fed. Reg. 
     65350; September 22, 2023).

                    privately owned mineral estates

       Sec. 464.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to issue or revise any regulation pursuant to Section 
     17(o) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(o)) relating 
     to oil and gas development of outstanding and reserved 
     mineral rights within the Allegheny National Forest.

                               appraisals

       Sec. 465.  Section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1948 (62 Stat. 
     568, chapter 593; 16 U.S.C. 577g), is amended by striking 
     ``of the fair appraised value of such'' and inserting ``of 
     the highest fair appraised value, including the historical 
     fair appraised value, as determined by the Secretary of 
     Agriculture in accordance with this section, of such''.

                      waters of the united states

       Sec. 466.  Not later than 15 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
     Civil Works shall provide to the appropriate congressional 
     committees any guidance documents relating to the 
     implementation of the rule entitled ``Revised Definition of 
     `Waters of the United States'; Conforming'' published by the 
     Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection 
     Agency in the Federal Register on September 8, 2023 (88 Fed. 
     Reg. 61964).

                               pesticides

       Sec. 467.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to issue or adopt any guidance or any 
     policy, take any regulatory action, or approve any labeling 
     or change to such labeling that is inconsistent with or in 
     any respect different from the conclusion of--
        (a) a human health assessment performed pursuant to the 
     Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 
     136 et seq.); or
       (b) a carcinogenicity classification for a pesticide.

                               steam rule

       Sec. 468.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce 
     the final rule titled ``Supplemental Effluent Limitations 
     Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power 
     Generating Point Source Category'' published by the 
     Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on 
     May 9, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 40198).

                      small off-road engine waiver

       Sec. 469.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to approve a waiver submitted to the 
     Environmental Protection Agency by the State of California, 
     pursuant to section 209(e) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7543(e)), for the State of California's amendments to its 
     rule titled ``Small Off-Road Engine Regulations: Transition 
     to Zero Emissions''.

                          ozone good neighbor

       Sec. 470.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce 
     the final rule titled ``Federal `Good Neighbor Plan' for the 
     2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards'' published 
     by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal 
     Register on June 5, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 36654).

                    epa office of inspector general

       Sec. 471.  Beginning on October 1, 2024, of the amounts 
     made available to the Environmental Protection Agency under 
     each of sections 60101, 60102, 60104, 60105, 60106, 60107, 
     60108, 60109, 60110, 60111, 60112, 60113, 60115, 60116, and 
     60201 of Public Law 117-169, two-tenths of one percent of 
     such amounts shall be transferred to the Office of the 
     Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency for 
     oversight of funding provided to the Environmental Protection 
     Agency by such Public Law:  Provided,  That amounts so 
     transferred shall be derived from the unobligated balances of 
     amounts under each such section.

                            clean power plan

       Sec. 472.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce 
     the final rule titled ``New Source Performance Standards for 
     Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and 
     Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; 
     Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From 
     Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and 
     Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule'' published by the 
     Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on 
     May 9, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 39798).

                             ethylene oxide

       Sec. 473.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the 
     proposed interim registration review decision and draft risk 
     assessment addendum for ethylene oxide described in the 
     notice titled ``Pesticide Registration Review; Proposed 
     Interim Decision and Draft Risk Assessment Addendum for 
     Ethylene Oxide; Notice of Availability'' published by the 
     Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on 
     April 13, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 22447) unless the Commissioner 
     of Food and Drugs certifies that, as relevant, finalization, 
     implementation, administration, or enforcement of such rule, 
     decision, or addendum for ethylene oxide will not adversely 
     impact the availability of ethylene oxide to sterilize 
     medical products in the United States or result in the 
     movement of any sterilization capacity of such products 
     outside of the United States.

                    light- and medium-duty vehicles

       Sec. 474.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce 
     the final rule titled ``Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards 
     for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty 
     Vehicles'' published by the Environmental Protection Agency 
     in the Federal Register on April 18, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 
     27842), or any substantially similar rule.

                          heavy-duty vehicles

       Sec. 475.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce 
     the final rule titled ``Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards 
     for Heavy-Duty Vehicles-Phase 3'' and published by the 
     Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on 
     April 22, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 29440), or any substantially 
     similar rule.

                      clean water act section 401

       Sec. 476.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule 
     of the Environmental Protection Agency, titled ``Clean Water 
     Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement 
     Rule'', and published on September 27, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 
     66558).

      interagency working group on social cost of greenhouse gases

       Sec. 477.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used for the Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost 
     of Greenhouse Gases.

                      nepa greenhouse gas guidance

       Sec. 478.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the 
     notice of interim guidance titled ``National Environmental 
     Policy Act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas 
     Emissions and Climate Change'' published by the Council on 
     Environmental Quality in the Federal Register on January 9, 
     2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 1196).

                              nepa phase 1

       Sec. 479.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used implement, administer, or enforce the final rule 
     titled ``National Environmental Policy Act Implementing 
     Regulations Revisions'' published by the Council on 
     Environmental Quality in the Federal Register on April 20, 
     2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 23453).

                              nepa phase 2

       Sec. 480.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the 
     final rule titled ``National Environmental Policy Act 
     Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2'' published by the 
     Council on Environmental Quality in the Federal Register on 
     May 1, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 35442).

                          oil and natural gas

       Sec. 481.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule 
     titled ``Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and 
     Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing 
     Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review'' 
     published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the 
     Federal Register on March 8, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 16820).

                        risk management programs

       Sec. 482.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule 
     titled ``Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk 
     Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer 
     Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention'' published by 
     the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register 
     on March 11, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 17622).

                             ghg reporting

       Sec. 483.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce 
     the final rule titled ``Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: 
     Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for Petroleum 
     and Natural Gas Systems'' published by the Environmental 
     Protection Agency in the Federal Register on May 14, 2024 (89 
     Fed. Reg. 42062).

                       meat and poultry products

       Sec. 484.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the 
     proposed rule titled ``Clean Water Act Effluent Limitations 
     Guidelines and Standards for the Meat and Poultry Products 
     Point Source Category'' published by the Environmental 
     Protection Agency in the Federal Register on January 23, 2024 
     (89 Fed. Reg. 4474).

                 disposal of coal combustion residuals

       Sec. 485.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to implement, administer,

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     or enforce the final rule titled ``Hazardous and Solid Waste 
     Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From 
     Electric Utilities; Legacy CCR Surface Impoundments'' 
     published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the 
     Federal Register on May 8, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 38950).

                    aerially applied fire retardant

       Sec. 486.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to ban the use of aerially applied fire retardant.

                         california rcra action

       Sec. 487.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to implement a regulation issued by the State of 
     California, pursuant to the authority provided under the 2009 
     Memorandum of Agreement between the California Department of 
     Toxic Substances Control and Region IX of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency (or any successor agreement), that 
     classifies metal shredding facilities as hazardous waste 
     treatment facilities.

                     report on cellulosic biofuels

       Sec. 488. (a) Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency shall submit to the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report outlining 
     a plan to qualify any fuel derived from waste plastic or 
     waste tires as cellulosic biofuel under section 211(o) of the 
     Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)).
       (b) In preparing the report described in subsection (a), 
     the Administrator shall consult with relevant stakeholders 
     and incorporate into such report any input from such 
     stakeholders that the Administrator determines appropriate.

                        good neighbor authority

       Sec. 489. (a) Section 8206(b)(2)(C)(ii) of the Agricultural 
     Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a) is amended by striking ``2024'' 
     and inserting ``2025''.
       (b) Notwithstanding the amendment made by subsection (a), 
     the authorities provided by title III of the America's 
     Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act (as enacted by section 455 
     of this Act), and the terms and conditions of such Act, shall 
     apply to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

                              methane fee

       Sec. 490.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used--
       (1) to develop, propose, finalize, implement, or enforce 
     regulations implementing subsection (c) of section 136 of the 
     Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7436); or
       (2) otherwise impose, collect, or enforce a charge on 
     methane emissions under such section 136.

                               limitation

       Sec. 491.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule 
     titled ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
     Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam 
     Generating Units Review of the Residual Risk and Technology 
     Review'' published by the Environmental Protection Agency in 
     the Federal Register on May 7, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 38508).

                          state permit program

       Sec. 492.  The notice of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency approving the State of Florida's request to carry out 
     a permit program for the discharge of dredged or fill 
     material pursuant to section 404 of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344), published on December 
     22, 2020, and titled ``EPA's Approval of Florida's Clean 
     Water Act Section 404 Assumption Request'' (85 Fed. Reg. 
     83553) shall have the force and effect of law.

                                  iris

       Sec. 493.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to develop, finalize, issue, or use assessments under 
     the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS).

                          upper columbia river

       Sec. 494.  None of the funds made available by this Act or 
     any other Act may be used to finalize, implement, or 
     administer the addition of the Upper Columbia River, 
     Washington site under the General Superfund Section of the 
     proposed rule entitled ``National Priorities List'' and 
     published by the Environmental Protection Agency on March 7, 
     2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 16502).

                               old-growth

       Sec. 495.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to--
       (1) finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the 
     environmental impact statement entitled ``EIS No. 20240110, 
     Draft, USFS, NAT, Land Management Plan Direction for Old-
     Growth Forest Conditions Across the National Forest System'' 
     published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the 
     Federal Register on June 21, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 52039) or any 
     substantially similar environmental impact statement; or
       (2) carry out any proposed action included in such 
     environmental impact statement (or notice relating to such 
     environmental impact statement) or any substantially similar 
     action.

                               naaqs rule

       Sec. 496.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule 
     entitled ``Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air 
     Quality Standards for Particulate Matter'' and published by 
     the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register 
     on March 6, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 16202).

                       spending reduction account

       Sec. 497.  $0
       This division may be cited as the ``Department of the 
     Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
     Act, 2025''.

  The CHAIR. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as 
amended, are waived.
  No further amendment to the bill, as amended, shall be in order 
except those printed in part B of House Report 118-602, amendments en 
bloc described in section 8 of House Resolution 1370, and pro forma 
amendments described in section 9 of that resolution.
  Each further amendment printed in part B of the report shall be 
considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only 
by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 
shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided 
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject 
to amendment except as provided by section 9 of House Resolution 1370, 
and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
  It shall be in order at any time for the chair of the Committee on 
Appropriations or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting 
of further amendments printed in part B of House Report 118-602 not 
earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to section 8 
of House Resolution 1370 shall be considered as read, shall be 
debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their 
respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment except as 
described in section 9 of House Resolution 1370, and shall not be 
subject to a demand for division of the question.
  During consideration of the bill for amendment, the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective 
designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for 
the purpose of debate.


           Amendments En Bloc Offered by Mr. Simpson of Idaho

  Mr. SIMPSON. Madam Chair, pursuant to House Resolution 1370, I offer 
amendments en bloc.
  The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendments en bloc.
  Amendments en bloc consisting of amendment Nos. 1, 5, 12, 26, 27, 28, 
29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 58, 
59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 74, 86, 87, 94, 95, 
96, and 97 printed in part B of House Report 118-602, offered by Mr. 
Simpson of Idaho:


         Amendment No. 1 Offered by Ms. Adams of North Carolina

       Page 12, line 23, after the first dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $3,000,000) (increased by $3,000,000)''.


            Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Beyer of Virginia

       Page 18, line 22, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.


          Amendment No. 12 Offered by Mrs. Boebert of Colorado

       Page 115, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $3,000,000)''.
       Page 156, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.


          Amendment No. 26 Offered by Mr. Buchanan of Florida

       Page 7, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000)''.
       Page 40, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''.


          Amendment No. 27 Offered by Mr. Buchanan of Florida

       Page 40, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''.
       Page 88, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000)''.


          Amendment No. 28 Offered by Mr. Buchanan of Florida

       Page 18, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 40, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $2,000,000)''.


         Amendment No. 29 Offered by Ms. Budzinski of Illinois

       Page 24, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.


        Amendment No. 31 Offered by Mr. DeSaulnier of California

       Page 40, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''.
       Page 146, line 3, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000)''.


          Amendment No. 32 Offered by Mrs. Dingell of Michigan

       Page 109, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $82,000,000) (reduced by $82,000,000)''.


          Amendment No. 33 Offered by Mrs. Dingell of Michigan

       Page 101, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $9,708,000) (reduced by $9,708,000)''.


          Amendment No. 34 Offered by Mr. Duarte of California

       Page 89, line 6, after the first dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $500,000) (reduced by $500,000)''.

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            Amendment No. 35 Offered by Mr. Feenstra of Iowa

       Page 89, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000)''.


         Amendment No. 36 Offered by Mr. Garbarino of New York

       Page 14, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $15,000,000) (increased by $15,000,000)''.


          Amendment No. 37 Offered by Ms. Perez of Washington

       Page 106, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.


        Amendment No. 38 Offered by Mr. Gottheimer of New Jersey

       Page 40, line 19, after the first dollar amount, insert 
     ``(decreased by $5,000,000)''.
       Page 156, line 24, after the first dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.


        Amendment No. 39 Offered by Mr. Gottheimer of New Jersey

       Page 12, line 23, after the first dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $500,000) (increased by $500,000)''.


      Amendment No. 49 Offered by Ms. Kamlager-Dove of California

       Page 40, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $3,000,000) (increased by $3,000,000)''.


          Amendment No. 50 Offered by Mr. Kennedy of New York

       Page 93, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $748,735,000) (reduced by $748,735,000)''.


          Amendment No. 51 Offered by Mr. Kennedy of New York

       Page 18, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $81,049,000) (reduced by $81,049,000)''.


           Amendment No. 52 Offered by Mr. Lawler of New York

       Page 91, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000)''.


           Amendment No. 53 Offered by Mr. Lawler of New York

       Page 12, line 23, after the first dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.
       Page 40, line 19, after the first dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''.


           Amendment No. 54 Offered by Mr. Lawler of New York

       Page 9, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.
       Page 40, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''.


           Amendment No. 55 Offered by Mr. Lawler of New York

       Page 14, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000)''.


          Amendment No. 58 Offered by Mr. Molinaro of New York

       Page 7, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 40, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $2,000,000)''.


          amendment no. 59 offered by mr. molinaro of new york

       Page 40, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $4,000,000)''.
       Page 89, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $4,000,000)''.
       Page 89, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $4,000,000)''.


          amendment no. 60 offered by mr. molinaro of new york

       Page 14, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 40, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $2,000,000)''.


          amendment no. 61 offered by mr. molinaro of new york

       Page 93, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $4,000,000) (increased by $4,000,000)''.


          amendment no. 62 offered by mr. molinaro of new york

       Page 88, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $13,000,000)''.
       Page 91, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $13,000,000)''.
       Page 91, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $13,000,000)''.


             amendment no. 63 offered by mr. moylan of guam

       Page 12, line 23, after the first dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000)''.


               amendment no. 64 offered by moylan of guam

       Page 7, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.


             amendment no. 65 offered by mr. moylan of guam

       Page 9, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $2,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000)''.


             amendment no. 66 offered by mr. moylan of guam

       Page 156, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $600,000) (increased by $600,000)''.


             amendment no. 67 offered by mr. moylan of guam

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


             amendment no. 68 offered by mr. moylan of guam

       Page 148, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.


             amendment no. 69 offered by mr. moylan of guam

        Page 148, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $27,000,000) increased by $27,000,000)''.


             amendment no. 70 offered by mr. moylan of guam

       Page 89, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $12,000,000) (increased by $12,000,000)''.


           amendment no. 71 Offered by Mr. Neguse of Colorado

       Page 93, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $35,987,000) (reduced by $35,987,000)''.
       Page 93, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $242,485,000) (reduced by $242,485,000)''.


     amendment no. 74 Offered by Ms. Norton of District of Columbia

       Page 12, line 23, after the first dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000)''.


         amendment no. 86 Offered by Mr. Schweikert of Arizona

       Page 40, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $7,000,000)''.
       Page 133, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $7,000,000)''.


           amendment no. 87 Offered by Mr. Stanton of Arizona

       Page 89, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $20,000)''.
       Page 133, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $20,000)''.


            amendment no. 94 Offered by Ms. Titus of Nevada

       Page 2, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $11,000,000) (increased by $11,000,000)''.


           amendment no. 95 Offered by Ms. Tlaib of Michigan

       Page 93, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,500,000,000) (reduced by 
     $1,500,000,000)''.


         amendment no. 96 Offered by Mr. Vasquez of New Mexico

       Page 32, line 12 after the first dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $2,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000)''.


          amendment no. 97 Offered by Mr. Wittman of Virginia

       Page 27, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $500,000) (increased by $500,000)''.

  The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentleman from 
Idaho (Mr. Simpson) and the gentlewoman from Maine (Ms. Pingree) each 
will control 10 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Idaho.
  Mr. SIMPSON. Madam Chair, this bipartisan en bloc was developed in 
coordination with our colleagues across the aisle. It contains 
noncontroversial amendments addressing important issues in this bill 
that have been agreed to by both sides.
  For example, the amendments en bloc highlight the importance of the 
Rural Water Technical Assistance grants as well as the Clean Water and 
Drinking Water State Revolving Funds.

                              {time}  1830

  It emphasizes the support for Indian Health Services and national 
heritage areas and support for research to harmful algal blooms and 
provides assistance to the Holocaust Memorial Museum.
  Madam Chair, I support its adoption, and I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Madam Chair, I support the en bloc amendment, I urge its 
adoption, and I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SIMPSON. Madam Chair, I have no more speakers on this, and I 
reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Madam Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Nevada (Ms. Titus).
  Ms. TITUS. Madam Chair, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding me this 
time.
  Madam Chair, I rise today in support of amendment No. 94 which would 
direct BLM to use additional resources on reversible fertility control 
methods during its wild horse and burro management program.
  There are as many as 73,000 wild horses and burros roaming across the 
West, many of which are put in unnecessary danger due to BLM's use of 
helicopters to control horse populations. In fiscal year 2024 alone, 
BLM has planned to round up a staggering 21,000 wild horses. This is a 
costly and unsustainable plan. Just in the last 3 weeks, 47 horses have 
been killed during BLM helicopter roundups in Nevada and Wyoming.

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  There are, however, more humane ways to achieve BLM's goal of 
managing these herds. The use of reversible fertility control is a safe 
and inexpensive way to manage wild horse and burro populations. 
Although it is scientifically proven to decrease the number of animals 
living on the range, BLM spends less than 1 percent of its management 
budget on such methods.
  Madam Chair, I urge my colleagues to support this amendment to 
implore BLM to increase their spending on fertility control methods and 
save these icons of the American West.
  Ms. PINGREE. Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SIMPSON. Madam Chair, I don't have any further speakers if the 
gentlewoman is ready to yield back.
  Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Madam Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New 
York (Mr. Kennedy).
  Mr. KENNEDY. Madam Chair, clean water is a human right. For decades 
in this country, we have allowed our water infrastructure to fall into 
disrepair, putting public health and the health of our environments 
into jeopardy.
  Fortunately, the State and Tribal Assistance Grant, or STAG, program 
is empowering communities to tackle their toughest challenges and make 
game-changing drinking and clean water investments.
  These include projects that protect beaches, including coastlines 
along the Great Lakes in my district, to make it safe to swim and 
recreate; projects to prevent runoff that pollutes our waters and can 
cause harmful algal blooms that damage public health and marine life; 
and projects to remove lead pipes, improving health outcomes, 
especially in children.
  The STAG program also works to address past inequities by providing 
Indian and Tribal communities with the support they need to address 
drinking water and wastewater issues that disproportionately impact 
reservations.
  The STAG program is a step in the right direction.
  It helps State and Tribal Governments across the country upgrade 
aging infrastructure, build resiliency in the face of climate change, 
and meet the needs of historically underserved communities.
  For these reasons, it is critical to ensure this program is 
adequately funded. My amendment would increase funding for the STAG 
program by $745 million.
  Madam Chair, I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on the amendment to 
protect our nature's most precious natural resource and ensure 
communities access to clean water across our great country.
  Mr. SIMPSON. Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. KENNEDY. Madam Chair, the health and economic prosperity of my 
district, which has coastlines along Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, and the 
Niagara River, is deeply intertwined with the health of the Great 
Lakes.
  The lakes serve residents in Buffalo and Niagara Falls in myriad 
ways, from supplying fresh water to being a source of leisure.
  In 2021, the Great Lakes region generated $3.1 trillion in economic 
activity and employed nearly 26 million people, representing $1.3 
trillion in wages.
  But our local and regional economy is threatened by a microscopic 
enemy harmful algal blooms, or HABs.
  HABs can quickly grow out of control, producing toxic chemicals that 
cause illness or death in humans and pets who come in contact.
  These large, blue-green algae blooms wash onto our beaches, and can 
form huge, putrid piles of muck--driving away beach goers, disrupting 
recreational activities, and detering investment in our coastlines.
  To ensure public health, protect marine life, and ensure the vibrancy 
of local economies and water-related industries, more needs to be done 
to study and understand harmful algal blooms.
  My amendment would provide an additional $5 million to the U.S. 
Geological Survey to research and monitor HABs in freshwater bodies.
  Continued federal investment in researching HABs must be a top 
priority, especially as we get closer to understanding how they form 
and how we can reduce their harmful ecological and economic impacts.
  I urge my colleagues to pass my amendment to protect tourism 
economies, animals, and public health.
  The CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc offered by the 
gentleman from Idaho (Mr. Simpson).
  The en bloc amendments were agreed to.


                Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Arrington

  The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 2 printed in 
part B of House Report 118-602.
  Mr. ARRINGTON. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

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


guadalupe fatmucket, texas fatmucket, guadalupe orb, texas pimpleback, 
            balcones spike, false spike, and texas fawnsfoot

       Sec. ___. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule 
     titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
     Endangered Species Status With Critical Habitat for Guadalupe 
     Fatmucket, Texas Fatmucket, Guadalupe Orb, Texas Pimpleback, 
     Balcones Spike, and False Spike, and Threatened Species 
     Status With Section 4(d) Rule and Critical Habitat for Texas 
     Fawnsfoot'' (89 Fed. Reg. 48034; published June 4, 2024).
  The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Arrington) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas.
  Mr. ARRINGTON. Madam Chair, let me start by saying the critical 
habitat that I am concerned most about is rural America, the backbone 
of this country, the breadbasket, and the energy basin that is feeding, 
clothing, and fueling America.
  What I am concerned about with respect to endangered species after 
almost 4 years of this administration are farmers and oil and gas 
producers who turn the cranks on the greatest economy in the world, who 
keep the consumers' cost of energy down, and who basically produce 
through hydrocarbons 90 percent of everything we use.
  However, they are being attacked with a whole-of-government assault, 
and this, I think, is just one more example.
  I rise to offer an amendment to prohibit the funding of the Biden-
Harris administration's attempt to regulate these cowboys, plowboys, 
and roughnecks in rural America who truly make America great.
  This administration has decided to list in this case six freshwater 
mussel species that in their own report and own words are moderately 
healthy. In doing so they jeopardize the livelihoods, the way of life, 
and the tremendous contributions of our agriculture and energy 
producers locking up 1,500 miles of rivers causing our farmers and 
ranchers to be in jeopardy of criminalization, essentially, for the 
things they do to make an efficient agriculture production for an 
affordable and abundant supply of food for every American.
  Madam Chair, I offer this amendment. I urge my colleagues to vote 
``yes'' to defund what I believe is blatant overreach. Stand up for the 
God-fearing, hardworking, freedom-loving farmers, ranchers, and energy 
producers in the heartland. I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Madam Chair, I claim the time in opposition to this 
amendment.
  The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Maine is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Ms. PINGREE. Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in 
human history, and more than 1 million species are currently threatened 
with extinction, many within decades.
  This amendment seeks to legislate species status rather than 
providing species with the protections they are afforded under the 
Endangered Species Act, our principal conservation law, and it would 
potentially increase litigation regarding the government's 
responsibility to implement the statutory requirements of the 
Endangered Species Act.
  Once again, my Republican colleagues are disregarding the law. The 
best available scientific and commercial information, not politics, 
should determine whether a species is listed as threatened or 
endangered.
  This amendment circumvents the rigorous process that is in place to 
make these determinations as well as the role of public input. Human 
activities that are threatening and diminishing animal habitats, 
polluting nature, and accelerating global warming are driving species 
to extinction.

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  When we lose a species, impacts reverberate throughout ecosystems, 
and we all suffer because our economy, health, livelihoods, food 
security, and quality of life all depend on healthy ecosystems.
  Defunding the service's ability to list species would work against 
the clear intent of the Endangered Species Act and would further 
litigation by outside groups on both sides. It would undercut the 
service's ability to work collaboratively with Tribes, other Federal 
agencies, States, local communities, and landowners to conserve the 
species.
  Madam Chair, I urge my colleagues to reject this amendment and 
protect vulnerable species so that future generations benefit from a 
world with healthy ecosystems and robust biodiversity.
  Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. ARRINGTON. Madam Chair, may I ask how much time do I have 
remaining.
  The CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.
  Mr. ARRINGTON. If the Endangered Species Act were so important to my 
colleagues, then we wouldn't go 30 years without reauthorizing it. If 
it is a national priority, then we ought to look at it, do our 
congressional oversight jobs that we were sent here to do, and 
determine if it is working or not.
  I can't imagine, to my colleague from Maine, that her fishermen would 
appreciate being locked out of their livelihoods and what they 
contribute to the Maine economy any more than my producers of 
agriculture who put food on the table for folks in Maine and all over 
the country.
  I really believe we have gotten this thing so out of whack when we 
talk about critical habitat for these freshwater mussels that are 
healthy. There is nothing healthy about the ag economy. There is an 
ecosystem that we ought to all be concerned about because if we can't 
feed ourselves and if we don't have food security in this country, then 
we don't have a strong nation.
  We are blessed with tremendous resources. The greatest of those 
resources are hardworking farmers, ranchers, fishermen, and others who 
help feed Americans and take tremendous risks, weather risks and market 
risks. These guys live with tremendous debt. They borrow and they pray 
to the good Lord that the weather will work out, and they have been 
experiencing record drought in my home State of Texas.
  Now they have to contend with healthy, freshwater mussels in 1,500 
miles of river. It seems to me we have this thing upside down. Yes, we 
want to steward our environment. Yes, we care about wildlife and 
habitat of all kinds, but we seem to have moved a human flourishing 
objective somewhere down below where it ought to be, which is at the 
top along with these farmers, ranchers, and energy producers.
  God bless them. They have so much to contend with with all the 
overreach coming out of EPA's Waters of the U.S. I could go through a 
litany of things that they are suffering one blow after another, one 
regulation, one overreach after another, and now these freshwater 
mussels that are apparently, according to their own reports, healthy.
  We ought to care more about the critical habitat of farming and 
farmers than we do freshwater mussels that are healthy.
  Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman 
from Texas (Mr. Arrington).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Arrington

  The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 3 printed in 
part B of House Report 118-602.
  Mr. ARRINGTON. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

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


         muleshoe national wildlife refuge land protection plan

       Sec. ___. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the 
     Land Protection Plan described in the document published by 
     the United States Fish and Wildlife Service titled ``Final 
     Land Protection Plan & Environmental Assessment Muleshoe 
     National Wildlife Refuge'' (February 2023).

  The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Arrington) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas.
  Mr. ARRINGTON. Madam Chair, I rise to offer an amendment to defund 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services plan to expand the Muleshoe 
National Wildlife Refuge by an unprecedented 1,000 percent.
  Madam Chair, think about that. We are out in the breadbasket of 
America, in the panhandle of Texas, Muleshoe America, and they take a 
6,400-acre refuge and they want to expand it to 700,000 acres.
  My chairman over here from Idaho is the only one who recognizes that 
we have the highest level of indebtedness in the history of our Nation, 
surpassing World War II. We are in relative peace and prosperity, and 
it is only going to get worse. The wheels are coming off. We spend 
almost $1 trillion to service the debt, just to pay interest, and that 
is going to more than double over the next decade.

                              {time}  1845

  We are in trouble. At $35 trillion, we are borrowing almost $8 
billion a day to support this huge and ever-growing government. Like a 
hole in our head, the last thing we need to do is spend money to buy up 
more land to somehow either appease an environmental group or maybe 
just achieve what seems to be an odd objective of having the Federal 
Government own and operate a third of our land. They can't manage the 
land they have.
  I just got back from Glacier National Park. It is beautiful. I want 
those parks to be managed well for wildfire management and recreational 
use. They are beautiful, and we are blessed.
  The gentleman who runs that facility on behalf of the American people 
said he can't get to but 10 percent of the land, and we are trying to 
go 1,000 percent expansion in Muleshoe. The sandhill crane and 
pronghorns are not on the Endangered Species List. They are stable.
  I don't understand why we are here. Let's think about the critical 
habitat versus human flourishing, the human habitat, and the American 
people habitat.
  We have Social Security and Medicare, which will be insolvent in the 
next 10 to 15 years. Their unfunded liability combined is about $135 
trillion. We have a farm bill that needs to be resourced. We have 
infrastructure that is crumbling.
  We have a Defense Department, which is for the common defense, the 
first and most important job of the Federal Government, but because our 
debt and interest is squeezing our ability to fund our national 
priorities, we are now below 3 percent of investment in military for 
the defense of our country per GDP for the first time since prior to 
World War II.
  Is this what my Democratic colleagues think is a national priority?
  I mean, that is the problem with this place, is we don't prioritize. 
Our system of resourcing the people's government is completely 
irrational. We don't have to pay for anything. We don't take it out of 
their pockets, so they don't revolt. They would. If we took the $2 
trillion that we borrow every year, they would revolt.
  We ought to be able to find some waste and unnecessary spending. 
Maybe we ought to prioritize like every other American that is 
suffering with the worst tax of all, which is inflation. They have to 
prioritize, or they don't eat and can't take care of their families.
  This is a bad deal. It is overreach. It is crazy.
  Madam Chair, may I inquire as to how much time is remaining.
  The CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas has 45 seconds remaining.
  Mr. ARRINGTON. Madam Chair, I have to say this: People don't trust 
the Federal Government anymore, and I don't like that because it is 
going to make it very difficult for us to govern and keep the peace and 
domestic tranquility and to have us love each other as fellow 
Americans.
  They trust the Federal Government even less over the last few years 
because they have seen it be weaponized

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against them in the name of clean air or clean water in terms of ponds, 
puddles, and ditches on farmers' lands that have nothing to do with 
navigable waters, and this administration knows it. By the way, so do 
the courts because they threw it out, but it is just one after another.
  Texas tried to do what the Federal Government advocated under this 
current administration and under border czar Harris' leadership. They 
tried to defend our sovereign border and protect our citizens. With the 
stroke of a pen, this administration declared the Mexican mussel needed 
critical habitat, and they obstructed our ability to defend ourselves.
  The CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Members are reminded to address their remarks to the Chair.
  Ms. PINGREE. Madam Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Maine is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Ms. PINGREE. Madam Chair, the Interior appropriations bill we are 
considering today includes 92 poison pill riders in the base bill, and 
I object to the inclusion of any more.
  We are here to protect the welfare of the American public, and we 
cannot close our eyes to the impacts of climate change, such as the 
drought, flooding, severe storm, and wildfire events we are 
experiencing.
  As of July 9, the United States has experienced 15 confirmed weather 
and climate disaster events with losses exceeding $1 billion each. That 
is 15 events over $1 billion this year alone by July. As we all know, 
Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas on July 8, and we know more 
storms will follow this year.
  This amendment seeks to block the Fish and Wildlife Service from 
working with willing sellers to expand conservation of the Muleshoe 
National Wildlife Refuge through fee title and easement acquisitions. 
Investment in and expansion of the National Wildlife Refuge System 
follows on to the Service's work with partners to identify a 
conservation strategy and limited acquisition boundary that will 
support sandhill crane, pronghorn, and the lesser prairie-chicken, as 
well as a full suite of other wildlife that relies on grassland and 
wetland habitat types.
  This plan is a critical step in protecting the future of the Southern 
High Plains region in New Mexico and Texas for iconic species. This 
area is also important to conserve for related benefits, like clean 
water filtration and carbon sequestration, which are essential to 
environmental and human well-being. Our economy, health, livelihoods, 
food security, and quality of life all depend on healthy ecosystems.
  Madam Chair, I urge my colleagues to reject this amendment and focus 
instead on addressing climate change and making our Nation stronger.
  Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman 
from Texas (Mr. Arrington).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                  Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Bentz

  The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 4 printed in 
part B of House Report 118-602.
  Mr. BENTZ. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill (before the spending reduction 
     account), insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used for the establishment of a national monument in 
     Malheur County, Oregon, under chapter 3203 of title 54, 
     United States Code (commonly referred to as the ``Antiquities 
     Act of 1906'').

  The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentleman from 
Oregon (Mr. Bentz) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Oregon.
  Mr. BENTZ. Madam Chair, this amendment would prohibit the Department 
of the Interior from using appropriated funds for any purpose having to 
do with establishing under the Antiquities Act a national monument in 
Malheur County, Oregon.
  Malheur County is part of my congressional district, and it is huge, 
almost 10,000 square miles in size. As Members can see from the picture 
to my right, this county is 145 times the size of Washington, D.C. It 
is sparsely populated, but the people who live and work in Malheur 
County understand the value and importance of protecting the land 
because many are second, third, and fourth generations who spent their 
lives earning a living in the most challenging of arid locations, 
knowing from hard experience that the only way to survive is to live in 
harmony with the land.
  Back in 2015, a small group of mostly urban activists, funded by 
recreational sportswear companies, tried to convince the Obama 
administration that it should use the Antiquities Act to abruptly 
impose a national monument designation on 2.5 million acres of the 6.3 
million acres making up Malheur County. That is about 40 percent of the 
county's entire area.
  This picture beside me shows the typical type of land that makes up 
much of these 2.5 million acres. The almost 200 miles of canyon seen 
cutting through the sagebrush flats in this picture are already 
protected with scenic river designations. We don't need a monument 
stacked on top of those previous designations.
  Much of the proposed monument area is covered by sagebrush and 
extremely dry. The widely separated springs and ephemeral trickles of 
water trying to pass as streams in this vast, environmentally fragile 
area are generally the site of ranch headquarters operated for 
generations by families of ranchers.
  These ranchers, in addition to being an important part of the 
economy, provide first-responder protection for recreationists, hikers, 
and hunters. When wildfires break out, as they are right now, they do 
their best to protect the land itself. Their presence also protects 
against abuse of the land by those who have little regard for its 
fragility.
  Back in 2015, when those activists began to lobby the Obama 
administration for a monument designation, local residents gathered 
together in opposition. They formed a group of ranchers, hunters, 
environmental NGOs, and others. For the past 7 years, this group has 
been meeting, studying, arguing, discussing, and working with 
landowners, State legislators, county commissioners, the local Paiute 
Tribe of Indians, Congressmen, Senator Ron Wyden, and others to develop 
a legislative initiative addressing many of the concerns of interested 
parties.
  Their work culminated in S. 1890, the Malheur Community Empowerment 
for the Owyhee Act, passed by the Senate. Thus, there is no reason for 
a national monument designation. The pending Senate bill, when 
finalized, because it needs to be changed in significant part, plus the 
Federal protections already in place, as shown in the chart beside me, 
are all designed to protect this important area.
  A top-down monument designation will not protect the land. In fact, 
such a designation will attract tens of thousands of people to this 
fragile area, resulting in the destruction of the very thing a monument 
designation would purport to protect.
  It is a sad commentary on those who preach cooperation and 
nonpartisanship that one of the very environmental NGOs that was at the 
negotiating table and participated in the structure found in S. 1890 
has now begun to advertise, fundraise, and lobby, advocating that the 
President use the Antiquities Act to designate much of that same 2.5 
million acres as a national monument, ignoring the years of work and 
time invested by those who actually live in and around this land to do 
something more protective.
  Madam Chair, my amendment is designed to stop the use of Federal 
moneys for what would be a totally unnecessary monument designation, 
thus allowing the locally driven public land protective process to 
continue.
  Madam Chair, I ask for support of this amendment, and I reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Madam Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Maine is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Ms. PINGREE. Madam Chair, this amendment would prohibit funding for 
the establishment of any national monument in Malheur County.
  The Antiquities Act provides the President with the authority to 
designate national monuments in order to protect objects of historic or 
scientific

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interest. Both Republican and Democratic Presidents have used this 
authority to increase the protection of special Federal lands.
  This amendment inappropriately restricts the President's ability to 
declare a national monument in specific parts of the country. It goes 
against 100 years of American tradition to protect the Nation's 
cultural and natural resources.
  The Antiquities Act represents an important achievement in the 
progress of conservation and preservation efforts in the United States. 
Congress should not stand in the way of these achievements.
  Madam Chair, I urge my colleagues to oppose the amendment, and I 
yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. BENTZ. Madam Chair, I point out that there is layer upon layer of 
Federal protective designations already in place. More importantly, the 
local community has worked together for almost 7 years to put together 
a bill similar to the one that has been passed by the Senate.
  Why in the world would we want to allow the designation of a monument 
to usurp the local work done by people living in that area? This 
amendment keeps that from happening, and we need this kind of 
protection so that local people recognize they are not powerless and 
that they can step up and protect their land.
  Madam Chair, I strongly urge my colleagues to join me in defending 
our communities' rights and upholding our constitutional rights. We 
must not allow executive overreach but protect our rural communities 
and promote balanced approaches to Federal land management.
  Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman 
from Oregon (Mr. Bentz).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                  Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mrs. Bice

  The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 6 printed in 
part B of House Report 118-602.
  Mrs. BICE. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
     following:
       Sec. ___.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the Smithsonian Institution for any drag show 
     performance.

  The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentlewoman from 
Oklahoma (Mrs. Bice) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Oklahoma.

                              {time}  1900

  Mrs. BICE. Madam Chair, I rise in strong support of my amendment, 
which would prohibit the use of any Federal funds or resources from 
being used to host drag shows at the Smithsonian. I have had several 
interactions with Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch on this very 
issue.
  In a House Administration Committee hearing in December of last year, 
I questioned Secretary Bunch on whether or not taxpayer funds were used 
for drag shows and if the Smithsonian had plans to continue to promote 
drag shows for children.
  During the hearing, Secretary Bunch said, ``I think it's not 
appropriate to expose children to drag shows. I'm surprised and I will 
look into that.''
  I was pleased to hear this answer as I also believe it is 
inappropriate to expose children to these types of events. Only a few 
weeks later, I was shocked to see that Secretary Bunch had begun 
pulling back on his answers to me. I believe this is in large part due 
to the blowback from staff who worked at the Smithsonian.
  A few months later, the Secretary followed up with answers to 
additional questions I had. While a response from the Smithsonian 
stated taxpayer funds were not used for drag shows directly, official 
time and Smithsonian resources, such as websites and staff as well as 
building space were being used. To me, this is completely unacceptable.
  The Smithsonian then hosted an event titled: Neurodiverse Drag Story 
Hour, utilizing a taxpayer-funded Smithsonian building, advertised on 
taxpayer-funded websites, and using taxpayer-funded staff.
  Madam Chair, the Smithsonian should focus on education and research, 
not inappropriate entertainment. Instead of diffusing knowledge, which 
is the mission statement of the Smithsonian, we are diffusing the 
intent and the mission of the institution.
  Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Madam Chair, I claim the time in opposition to the 
amendment.
  The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Maine is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Ms. PINGREE. Madam Chair, I rise in strong opposition to the 
amendment, and I am sorry to tell my good friend from Oklahoma that I 
oppose her on this misguided amendment.
  One of our greatest strengths as a Nation is our diversity. The 
American experience is not a singular experience, and diversity 
programs exist to recognize this. We should not defund or block the 
Smithsonian from holding LGBTQIA+ events and restricting program and 
content development when we know the Smithsonian is committed to 
broadly sharing information so parents can make decisions about what is 
appropriate content for their children.
  Madam Chair, I oppose this amendment, I encourage my colleagues to do 
the same, and I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mrs. BICE. Madam Chair, I hear the words from my colleague from 
Maine, but I will note a few instances of what we are seeing at the 
Smithsonian because I believe that to be incorrect.
  Drag events at Smithsonian Institution Museums include: June 22, the 
Neurodiverse Drag Story Hour; June 23, 2023, Native Pride Extravaganza, 
the American Indian Museum; June 3, 2023, Drag Story Hour; June 4, 
2022, Pride Family Day with two lip-syncing drag shows; June 2021, 
Virtual Drag Queen Art Bingo; June 2021, Virtual Drag Queen Story Time; 
and June 2020, Drag Queen Story Time.
  These are not appropriate things to be hosting in taxpayer-funded 
buildings, using taxpayer resources targeted at children. These are 
adult events, and they should be kept away from children. I strongly 
support the amendment. Children should not be exposed to adult cabaret 
performances.
  In what world, Madam Chair, is that okay?
  They receive Federal funding to ensure their buildings are maintained 
and the staff are paid. I do not believe it is appropriate for staff to 
be paid to expose children to inappropriate material. I do not believe 
it is appropriate for Federal buildings to be used. I do not believe it 
is appropriate for Federal agencies, such as the Smithsonian 
Institution to promote drag shows on their official channels.
  Government funding should not be used to expose children to 
inappropriate material.
  Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mrs. BICE. Madam Chair, I encourage support of this amendment, and I 
yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Madam Chair, I will remind the body, again, that I 
strongly oppose this amendment. One of our greatest strengths as a 
Nation is our diversity.
  The events that my colleague on the other side of the aisle was 
referring to were all held during Pride Month. It is an extremely 
important activity during that month to talk about the importance of 
our diversity and that America is not a singular experience. We 
represent a whole variety of people.
  I think that any kind of restriction on the content or programming of 
the art that goes on in the Smithsonian is a terrible, slippery slope. 
We have seen this happen at other times in our country. Some of us are 
either old enough or have a memory of Edwin Meese when he was the 
Attorney General and decided to drape the statues in the Capitol and 
spent thousands of dollars because he was deciding what was culturally 
appropriate or what should be going on.
  The fact is these are all widely advertised programs that parents can 
make decisions about. I don't think we should do anything to restrict 
the content, the art, or the programming at the Smithsonian.
  Madam Chair, I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment, and I 
yield back the balance of my time.

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  The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from Oklahoma (Mrs. Bice).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                 Amendment No. 7 Offered by Ms. Boebert

  The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 7 printed in 
part B of House Report 118-602.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
     following:
       Sec. ___.  The salary of Michael S. Regan, Administrator of 
     the Environmental Protection Agency, shall be reduced to $1.

  The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentlewoman from 
Colorado (Ms. Boebert) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Colorado.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Madam Chair, I rise to offer my amendment that utilizes 
the Holman rule to reduce the salary of EPA Administrator Michael Regan 
to $1.
  On his watch, Administrator Regan has used the EPA to impose Green 
New Deal policies, such as electric appliance and EV mandates, power 
plant closures, strict regulations on American energy production, and 
environmental justice initiatives.
  On Michael Regan's watch, the EPA has prioritized DEI over domestic 
energy, climate change over consumers, and EVs over our great economy.
  In a hearing with the Oversight and Accountability Committee, he was 
unaware that the EPA has never formally been authorized by Congress, 
something that someone who oversees an agency should know. If the body 
of government who is directed to create such agencies has never 
authorized them, well, then we have a problem. However, this hasn't 
stopped him from jeopardizing American energy security, overloading 
America's power grid, and raising costs for all American consumers and 
businesses.
  In fact, in March of last year, the EPA Twitter account posted, ``As 
a bicultural, bilingual, and bisexual woman, Iris deeply empathizes 
with communities at the intersection of overlapping crises of 
injustice, #climatechange, and environmental racism.''
  We cannot have the head of the Environmental Protection Agency 
claiming that even the environment is racist.
  This is another season of all the questions are made up and none of 
the points matter. The American people want their government to work 
for them, not against them. This administration's Green New Deal 
regulations are increasing regulatory costs at a rate of $617 billion 
per year of rulemaking. Is that clear? $617 billion in just rulemaking 
alone.
  This isn't a bill that Congress is passing; it is just rulemaking by 
the agency itself. If they continue at the Obama administration's 
regulatory pace, this will cost American families $60,000. It is time 
to put an end to governing by the Green New Deal, which is very much a 
scam, and the first step is to get rid of Administrator Regan.
  Madam Chair, I urge the passage of this important amendment, and I 
reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SIMPSON. Madam Chair, I claim the time in opposition to the 
amendment.
  The CHAIR. The gentleman from Idaho is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. SIMPSON. Madam Chair, I see that we are going to have several 
Holman rules coming up.
  When the Holman rule was originally put in place years ago, it was 
meant to identify people who had committed crimes and we have had some 
of those that have been fired. It wasn't meant to identify people who 
had policy differences.
  Those are what elections are about. Anybody who suggested that on 
this side of the aisle we were going to elect the Biden administration, 
Biden-Harris administration, that the policies that they enacted were 
going to be things we supported, I think we are living in a different 
world.
  They are enacting their policy. Instead of doing these types of 
amendments, and I have opposed every one of them except one, instead of 
doing these types of amendments, what we need to do is, if we oppose 
them, get out, and elect another President to get the job done.
  This doesn't do anything. If you could tell me that they had 
committed some crime, something that they didn't have the authority to 
do, then maybe we would consider it, but I noticed on all of these 
things, there are an awful lot of Holman amendments.
  I am only going to speak on one of them. The same message goes for 
all of them. Frankly, I don't think we have the authority to do it, 
even though the rule of the House says we do.
  They are appointed and they are confirmed by the United States 
Senate, and this is essentially firing. When you reduce the salary to 
$1, you are firing the individual.
  I don't think we have that authority. Unless you can show me that 
they have done something illegal, high crimes or misdemeanors, 
something like that, I think this is silly, but we are going to have 
more of them. That is okay. I just wanted to speak on one of them 
because I don't want to repeat myself over and over and over again.
  It gives sponsors of these amendments the chance to complain about 
what the administration is doing and that is okay, but I oppose the 
amendment.
  Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Madam Chair, I appreciate my colleague, Mr. Simpson, 
here who is chair of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Subcommittee. I believe that we absolutely have the authority to 
exercise the Holman rule.

                              {time}  1915

  Congress, the House of Representatives, is a majority rule, self-
governing body. We have rules that we vote on to put in place that 
allow us to govern and govern ourselves as Members of Congress. We have 
the Holman rule to have a check on unelected bureaucrats.
  I agree with my colleague that elections do matter and that we do 
need to get out and vote for the best candidate. However, my 
constituents in Colorado do not have the opportunity to vote for these 
unelected bureaucrats who are happy to stay in their position and wait 
out a majority of their disliking, and it is very difficult to remove 
them.
  My colleague is also correct in saying this is essentially a way of 
firing these unelected bureaucrats who are abusing their position, who 
are using their power, their job, and their position to hurt American 
citizens when they are creating rulemaking that is costing $617 billion 
per year and increasing the household costs of families by $60,000.
  I don't care if that is technically illegal or legal. It is immoral, 
it is unjust, and it is unsustainable.
  I stand by my amendment to reduce the salary of the EPA director, Mr. 
Reagan, to $1 and to exercise our House rule that we have voted on and 
that Mr. Simpson even voted on in the Rules package in January of 2023 
and hold this unelected bureaucrat accountable.
  I am here to represent my constituents and save the American 
taxpayers money. Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. Boebert).
  The question was taken; and the Chair announced that the noes 
appeared to have it.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Madam Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on 
the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Colorado will be 
postponed.


                 Amendment No. 8 Offered by Ms. Boebert

  The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 8 printed in 
part B of House Report 118-602.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
     following:
       Sec. __.  The salary of Melissa Schwartz, Director of 
     Communications of the Department of the Interior, shall be 
     reduced to $1.

  The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentlewoman from 
Colorado (Ms. Boebert) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Colorado.

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  Ms. BOEBERT. Madam Chair, I am going to exercise the rule of the 
House to offer the Holman rule amendment here in this appropriations 
bill, and I rise to offer my amendment that reduces the salary of 
Melissa Schwartz, Director of Communications of the Department of the 
Interior, to $1.
  Melissa Schwartz is yet another horrendous and miserable use of 
taxpayer dollars. Look at this. She is a mask-wearing, quadruple-vaxxed 
Green New Deal extremist, and unfortunately, a liberal troll who has 
harassed me, even in committee hearing rooms.
  She shouldn't be employed at the Department of the Interior. Melissa 
Schwartz belongs under a bridge. Melissa had the nerve and lack of 
respect to confront me in the Halls of Congress following a Department 
of the Interior meeting.
  In this hearing, she had the audacity to come and personally attack a 
Member of Congress. This DEI hire made clear she doesn't work for the 
American people, and she is simply another misguided mouthpiece for 
liberal extremists that hates conservatives and people that disagree 
with her eccentric views.
  Rather than focus on agency priorities or the American people's 
priorities, facts, and seeking to do what is best for America, Schwartz 
spends most of her taxpayer time tweeting nonsense and trying to 
promote the Biden regime's radical new deal scam.
  Melissa and her colleagues believe that climate change is the 
ultimate threat to humanity. They are willing to kill American jobs and 
sacrifice the health of our economy at all costs as they pursue their 
extremist ideology.
  I am committed to taking a stand against the Biden regime's attempt 
to cripple American energy and cater to radical extremists.
  I urge my colleagues to exercise our voted-on House rule and 
implement the Holman rule and support my amendment that reduces the 
salary of Melissa Schwartz to $1.
  Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Madam Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Maine is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Ms. PINGREE. Madam Chair, this amendment is petty and punitive. 
Rather than pursuing grudges against public servants, my colleagues 
across the aisle should focus their energy on negotiating with the 
Senate on a bill to fund the government. I urge my colleagues to reject 
this amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. Boebert).
  The question was taken; and the Chair announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Ms. PINGREE. Madam Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on 
the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Colorado will be 
postponed,


                 Amendment No. 9 Offered by Ms. Boebert

  The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 9 printed in 
part B of House Report 118-602.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
     following:
       Sec. __.  The salary of Elizabeth Klien, Director of the 
     Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, shall be reduced to $1.

  The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentlewoman from 
Colorado (Ms. Boebert) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Colorado.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Madam Chair, I rise today to offer my amendment that 
utilizes the Holman rule to reduce the salary of Director of Bureau of 
Ocean Energy Management Elizabeth Klein to $1.
  Ms. Klein is a radical environmentalist and a partisan hack comprised 
of special interests and mired in ethical conflicts. Her conflicts of 
interest were so severe that even Senator Manchin voted to block her 
nomination as Deputy Secretary of the Interior.
  As deputy director of the New York University School of Law's State 
Energy and Environmental Impact Center, Klein placed and paid the 
salaries of legal fellows in State attorneys general offices to advance 
Michael Bloomberg's radical environmental agenda.
  The use of private money to conduct public business is ethically 
flawed. Indiana's attorney general categorized Ms. Klein's program as 
an ``arrangement through which a private organization or individual can 
promote an overtly political agenda by paying the salaries of 
government employees.''
  In just the first year of the program, SEEIC fellows participated in 
filing at least 130 regulatory, legal, and other challenges to 
President Trump's policies--successful policies, I might add. Now Ms. 
Klein is working for the Federal Government and on the other side of 
lawsuits that she helped file. Under President Biden's own ethics 
rules, she should be prohibited from participating in matters involving 
her former employer.
  During her testimony in the House Committee on Natural Resources, I 
questioned Ms. Klein about her failed nomination to become Deputy 
Secretary of the Interior.
  I asked if she had been provided with a recusal list and formally 
requested that she provide that list to the committee. Ms. Klein told 
the committee that she was happy to provide that list.
  Shamefully, it took a letter from the committee and this aggressive 
committee questioning for Klein to send the committee a very delayed 
recusal list that should have been in place almost immediately after 
her hiring.
  Ms. Klein spent several years funneling money from Michael Bloomberg 
to sue the Trump administration and pay for the Green New Deal scam 
lawyers she had placed in attorneys general offices across the country.
  Given her myriad of Federal lawsuits and conflicts, there should be 
little to nothing that Ms. Klein is allowed to work on at any subagency 
within the Department of the Interior.
  Senior Federal employees are required to be transparent in their 
ethical obligations and act impartially, placing their sole loyalty to 
the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America.
  Ms. Klein's history of infiltrating State governments with Michael 
Bloomberg's minions and supporting lawsuits against the Federal 
Government makes it impossible for her to meet the ethical obligations 
that her position of public trust requires.
  Ms. Klein's continued employment as the director of the Bureau of 
Ocean Energy Management has been riddled with a controversial and 
extensive history of ethical conflicts.
  This is a stain on the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of 
Ocean Energy Management. Radical partisan extremists have no place in 
the Federal Government, especially those in charge of our energy 
security.
  Madam Chair, I urge my colleagues to support my amendment to restore 
integrity to the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Ocean 
Energy Management, and I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Madam Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Maine is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Ms. PINGREE. Madam Chair, this amendment, once again, is petty and 
punitive. I don't think this is the appropriate place to pursue grudges 
against hardworking public servants who we ask to do an extremely 
important job in Washington.
  Let me just say this. This is a use of the Holman rule in a way to--
just talking about my colleague on the other side of the aisle--object 
to the work that is going on related to climate change.
  This bill is going to be full of amendments from people who either 
don't believe in climate change, don't think we should invest in it, or 
aren't willing to think about the future.
  It is our job to make sure that we are protecting the future of this 
planet, of this country, of our economy, of the people who live in the 
United States, and the future of our children and grandchildren.
  We are going to hear a litany of opposition through amendments, 
amendments like these, from people who

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don't believe that we are having the hottest summer on record, who 
aren't paying attention to the extreme floods and to the storms that 
are impacting us, to the damage it has already done to the economy, to 
the billions of dollars we are already spending, and who are going to 
use any means possible to block the work we are doing to fight climate 
change.
  I oppose this amendment. I am going to continue to oppose these 
amendments that are really just another way to deny that climate 
changes exists and that we have a responsibility to work on it.
  Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Madam Chair, I care deeply about our environment. I want 
clean air. I want clean water. I want to be a good steward of the land 
that we have been gifted here in the United States of America.
  I don't believe that pursuing these extremist Green New Deal scam 
policies is advancing that agenda that we have. I don't want to spend 
tax dollars on these initiatives and this purpose.
  I want to do the work of the people, and I believe that my amendment 
gets us one step closer to that by reducing the salary of Ms. Klein to 
$1.
  Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Madam Chair, once again, I will say that we are going to 
have a litany of amendments from people who don't believe in climate 
change no matter what they say, no matter how many times people on the 
other side of the aisle say, oh, no, no, I really want clean air and 
clean water, but I don't want to do the hard work that has to be done.
  To call these policies extremist Green New Deal policies is just a 
way to dismiss that we have a serious problem before us.
  We have serious work to do. It is our responsibility to protect the 
planet for future generations to make sure that we can continue to live 
and exist on this planet.
  Madam Chair, I reject this amendment, and I yield back the balance of 
my time.

                              {time}  1930

  The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. Boebert).
  The question was taken; and the Chair announced that the noes 
appeared to have it.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Madam Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on 
the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Colorado will be 
postponed.


                Amendment No. 10 Offered by Ms. Boebert

  The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 10 printed in 
part B of House Report 118-602.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 89, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $3,500,000)''.
       Page 115, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.

  The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentlewoman from 
Colorado (Ms. Boebert) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Colorado.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Madam Chair, I rise to offer my amendment that redirects 
$2 million to hazardous fuel reduction activities within the Bureau of 
Land Management to prevent catastrophic wildfires and save lives.
  The year I was elected, Colorado suffered the worst fire season in 
Colorado history, with the three largest recorded wildfires we have 
ever had. Hundreds of homes were destroyed and evacuated, and 
Coloradans endured more than 100 days of fire.
  The Cameron Peak fire burned more than 208,000 acres and more than 
460 structures to the tune of $6 million in property losses. The East 
Troublesome fire on the border of my district killed two people. 
Coloradans also suffered severe health issues resulting from 
significant smoke from these fires.
  Wildfire smoke causes serious disorders, including eye and 
respiratory tract infections, reduced lung function, bronchitis, 
exacerbation of asthma, and even premature death.
  Catastrophic wildfires also cause significant damage to the 
environment. A few years ago, NASA concluded that one catastrophic 
wildfire can emit more carbon emissions in just a few days than all of 
the vehicle emissions in an entire State over the course of an entire 
year. Decades of mismanagement have left our Nation's Federal lands 
vulnerable to insects and disease, ripe for catastrophic wildfires.
  The good news is, there is finally significant bipartisan support 
throughout the country to prevent wildfires, and the Forest Service is 
seeking to treat 20 million acres of national forest and grasslands and 
30 million acres of State, local, Tribal, and private lands over the 
next 10 years.
  However, we need to do more, as Federal agencies have stated that 
more than 1 billion acres throughout the country are currently at risk 
of catastrophic wildfires. Our Federal lands are overgrown and poorly 
managed, making them more susceptible to wildfire, disease, and even 
bark beetle attacks.
  There are Federal lands in Colorado and the West where we once had 50 
to 100 trees per acre, but now we see 500 to 1,000 trees per acre, 
proving the overgrowth of our forests. There are also 6 billion 
standing dead trees in the Western United States. Some people call that 
a problem. I call it a tinderbox waiting to ignite and burn.
  Fuel treatments are effective, and Federal agencies have made clear 
``over 90 percent of the fuel treatments were effective in changing 
fire behavior and/or helping with control of the wildfire.''
  Let's put the lives of the American people first, take significant 
action to benefit our environment by passing my hazardous fuels 
reduction amendment and redirecting $2 million to these hazardous fuels 
reduction activities within the Bureau of Land Management.
  Madam Chair, I encourage the adoption of my amendment, and I reserve 
the balance of my time.
  Ms. McCOLLUM. Madam Chair, I claim the time in opposition to this 
amendment.
  The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Minnesota is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Ms. McCOLLUM. Madam Chair, I am very, very supportive of increasing 
funding in this important program, and I thank the chairman for his 
hard work, bipartisan work over the years in combating wildland fires.
  However, I simply cannot support the offset proposed for this 
amendment. Funding for the EPA in the base bill was already cut $1.8 
billion below the enacted level, and this reduction makes it impossible 
for the EPA to carry out its mission. We need the worker bees of the 
EPA to keep the EPA moving forward for the American public.
  Madam Chair, I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment, and I 
yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Madam Chair, I am proud of my party's work in reducing 
taxpayer spending by $1.8 billion in this bill, and I also am 
encouraged to find even more offsets where we can redirect funding and 
put them to a more appropriate use for the taxpayer, showing that their 
best interest is what we are all here serving in Washington, D.C., on 
their behalf for.
  Madam Chair, again, I support the adoption of my amendment that 
redirects $2 million for the fuels hazardous management in the Bureau 
of Land Management. I yield back the balance of my time.
  The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. Boebert).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                Amendment No. 11 Offered by Ms. Boebert

  The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 11 printed in 
part B of House Report 118-602.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 88, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $3,500,000)''.
       Page 90, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.

  The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentlewoman from 
Colorado (Ms. Boebert) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Colorado.

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  Ms. BOEBERT. Madam Chair, I rise to offer my commonsense amendment 
that redirects $2 million of the inspector general to combat waste, 
fraud, and abuse within the EPA.
  As a proud member of the House Committee on Oversight and 
Accountability, I am a firm believer in increasing transparency of 
Federal programs and actions within the executive branch. Honest, 
hardworking Americans should be able to trust that their tax dollars 
are being spent responsibly and for their intended purposes.
  The EPA Office of Inspector General is charged with providing 
critical oversight over tens of billions of dollars that are spent by 
the EPA, U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, as well 
as more than $100 billion that is being doled out through the so-called 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the so-called Inflation 
Reduction Act that we all know did nothing to reduce inflation. Ask 
anyone you meet in the grocery store.
  Unlike other inspector general offices, the EPA IG did not receive 
additional funding from the Inflation Reduction Act, expansion act, to 
carry out the additional oversight mandates associated with this law. 
Oversight by the IG is critical to ensure that the EPA, as well as its 
grantees and contractors, are responsible stewards of scarce American 
tax dollars. The IG also seeks to root out fraud, waste, and abuse, 
mismanagement, and misconduct within the agencies it provides oversight 
to.
  Recently, the IG identified significant taxpayer risks and 
vulnerabilities that are associated with the administration's Clean 
School Bus Program. Sounds great, right? The inspector general pointed 
out: ``There is a high potential for, among other things, falsely 
substituting or duplicating requests from multiple Federal agencies for 
the same or very similar materials and associated labor.''
  Ever since the passage of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
inspectors general have uncovered billions of dollars of fraud and 
exposed numerous instances of criminal wrongdoing. The EPA IG is no 
exception. During the first half of the fiscal year of 2023, the EPA IG 
identified $135 million in wasted spending, fraud avoidance, and other 
monetary benefits to American taxpayers.
  However, vigilance by the EPA inspector general is needed now more 
than ever for the more than $100 billion of Infrastructure Investment 
and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act that have been distributed 
and are still going out the door. Funding currently allocated in this 
bill for the EPA IG is significantly below the budget estimate, yet 
they are being asked to do significantly more.
  My commonsense amendment will help ensure that the inspector general 
has the funding and resources they need to provide strict oversight of 
the EPA. I have found a pay-for, so this is not deficit spending. We 
are not wasting taxpayer dollars. We are redirecting these $2 million. 
I urge my colleagues to support my amendment to redirect important 
resources to the inspector general.
  Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. McCOLLUM. Madam Chair, I claim the time in opposition to this 
amendment.
  The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Minnesota is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Ms. McCOLLUM. Madam Chair, to be clear, I fully support the oversight 
efforts and believe in the mission of the inspectors general offices 
across this government. It is vital.
  When I was former chair of this committee, I supported their work. I 
supported their work as the former chair of the Defense Subcommittee 
and as ranking member, but I have to strongly disagree with the offset 
and the treatment of the EPA in this bill in general.
  In the base bill, the EPA is cut by nearly 20 percent. Almost every 
single account is cut except for the Office of the Inspector General; 
so, quite frankly, the inspector general's office does pretty well 
under this bill being protected.
  Cutting every single program at the EPA and seeking to increase 
funding for only one office, which happens to be the oversight office, 
is clearly an attempt by the majority to politicize the inspector 
general. That, to me, is just unacceptable, Madam Chair, so I oppose 
the amendment.
  Madam Chair, may I inquire how much time is remaining for both sides?
  The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Minnesota has 4 minutes remaining, 
and the gentlewoman from Colorado has 1 minute remaining.
  Ms. McCOLLUM. Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Madam Chair, I yield the balance of my time to the 
gentleman from Idaho (Mr. Simpson).
  Mr. SIMPSON. Madam Chair, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding, and I 
rise in support of this amendment to provide additional funding for the 
EPA Office of Inspector General to conduct the important and necessary 
oversight agencies.
  I have spoken with several of the inspectors general who have said 
that with all of the funding that went out last year, funding that went 
out to the EPA and to other things, they don't have enough money to do 
the oversight to make sure that the money that was spent in the 
Inflation Reduction Act, the infrastructure bill, and other things is 
properly spent, and so they asked us actually and several of my 
colleagues on this side of the aisle, and Ms. Boebert and Mrs. Bice 
have also suggested that we need more money in the inspector general's 
accounts. I am supporting this amendment, and I hope my colleagues will 
also.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Madam Chair, I yield back.

                              {time}  1945

  Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chair, I appreciate Chairman Simpson's remarks, but 
I would like to correct a point that was made earlier in the debate.
  The bill already does include a provision to provide the IG with a 
percentage of funds from the IRA. It is on page 216, section 471.
  The gentlewoman might want to double check before making such a broad 
statement, again, that it didn't include any funding that could be used 
from the IRA.
  Mr. Chair, I still oppose the amendment, and I yield back the balance 
of my time.

  The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Bergman). The question is on the amendment 
offered by the gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. Boebert).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                Amendment No. 13 Offered by Ms. Boebert

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 13 
printed in part B of House Report 118-602.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

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


                          fluid mineral leases

       Sec. ___. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule 
     titled ``Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process'' (89 Fed. 
     Reg. 30916; published April 23, 2024).

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentlewoman 
from Colorado (Ms. Boebert) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Colorado.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Mr. Chair, from day one of this regime, Joe Biden and 
Kamala Harris declared an all-out war on American energy production and 
exploration. They have made very clear that they care more about 
appeasing radical climate change activists than protecting the millions 
of oil and gas workers and producers in America.
  I was disappointed but not surprised when the Biden regime finalized 
the rule titled Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process, which 
mandates provisions from the partisan so-called Inflation Reduction 
Act, which increased the royalty rate for production on Federal lands 
while also increasing and creating new fees for domestic energy 
producers.
  This new fluid mineral leasing rule is further proof that the Biden-
Harris regime is using every tool in their administration to dismantle 
American energy production. It increases bonding levels for production 
on Federal lands, proposes ending nationwide bonding, and increasing 
the minimum bond amounts for individual lease bonds and statewide lease 
bonds from $10,000 to $150,000 and from $25,000 to $500,000, 
respectively.

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  This significant increase will tie up capital that would otherwise be 
put back into production and is unjustifiable as there are only 37 
orphaned oil and gas wells on BLM-managed lands. These increases will 
impact smaller producers who can't afford to operate in the market. 
These additional fees will ultimately harm returns and reduce revenues 
to State and local governments by disincentivizing development on 
Federal lands.
  The rule also introduces the idea of using preference criteria to 
inform the BLM selection of lands for lease sales. BLM's rationale for 
this change is to avoid conflict in areas ``with sensitive cultural, 
wildlife, and recreation resources.'' This means that BLM field offices 
could avoid leasing in all areas with endangered or threatened species, 
critical habitat, or nearby recreation areas, a move that would greatly 
limit leasing on our Federal lands.
  With the wars happening in the Middle East and Europe, and with OPEC 
significantly lowering oil production, we cannot rely on other foreign 
nations to control our energy supply. America makes the cleanest energy 
in the world. We do it the most responsibly.
  American innovation, in particular fracking, has allowed America to 
be the global leader in reducing emissions since the year 2000. We need 
to stop buying oil and gas from Russia; stop begging OPEC, Venezuela, 
and Iran to produce energy for us; and start producing more energy 
responsibly here in America.
  I am ready to bring back the American roughneck and to drill, baby, 
drill because no one does it better than we do here in the United 
States of America. We must restore American energy dominance and 
produce clean, reliable energy right here in America.
  Mr. Chair, I urge the adoption of my amendment, and I reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Minnesota is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chair, first and foremost, I do not believe that 
the United States Government purchases oil from Russia. We have 
sanctions against them. We do not purchase oil from Iran.
  Mr. Chair, this amendment is one more controversial poison pill rider 
that sadly shows extremist Republicans are not interested in bills that 
can gain bipartisan support and become law.
  The fluid mineral lease and leasing program rules haven't been 
updated for years, and it is our responsibility to make sure taxpayers 
get a good return on our natural resources when they are put out to 
lease.
  What this tries to do is just update these outdated fiscal terms on 
the offshore oil and gas leasing program, including bonding 
requirements to protect taxpayers, royalty rates, and minimum bids to 
make sure that U.S. taxpayers receive a fair amount for their public 
lands when they are used as lease materials.
  The rule aims to increase returns to the American taxpayers. I can't 
say this enough. It is to make sure that taxpayers are getting a fair 
shake, that they are assured of a fair return from the extraction of 
natural resources on public lands, and to discourage speculators and 
improve responsible stewardship as directed by Congress.
  We are here to protect the cultural and natural resources of our 
public lands for future generations, and that means when they go out to 
bid, we make sure that the royalty rates and the minimum bids serve the 
taxpayers well and bonding requirements to protect taxpayers are put 
into place.
  Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Mr. Chair, I yield to the gentleman from Idaho (Mr. 
Simpson).
  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of the amendment.
  This administration continues to put out rulemaking that seeks to 
attack American energy producers with burdensome costs and regulations. 
These new costs will ultimately be passed along to consumers, driving 
up energy costs for American families and further shifting production 
to countries that are not our friends.
  We must utilize an all-of-the-above approach to energy production and 
stop hampering domestic energy production.
  It would be interesting to note, in the year 2020, we were actually 
energy independent in this country. We are no longer. Yet, we have the 
energy here in this country, but we refuse to use it. Therefore, I 
support the gentlewoman's amendment.
  Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chair, I want to state another fact for the record. 
When we extract oil and natural gas out of public lands, it is sold on 
a global market, so when it is sold, it is sold to other folks. If we 
are running into energy independence challenges as was pointed out, 
part of that is because it is sold on the global market.

  I also want to point out for the record that it has been almost four 
decades since taxpayers have had bonding requirements, royalty rates, 
and minimum bids looked at to make sure they are protected.
  Let me close with this: Once again, my Republican colleagues are 
disregarding the law and trying to circumvent the rigorous practices 
that are in place to update rules. Nullifying public comments also 
would happen with this amendment.
  We can't close our eyes to the impacts of climate change that we are 
experiencing, as our economy, health, livelihoods, food security, and 
quality of life all depend upon a healthy ecosystem.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to reject this amendment and focus 
instead on addressing climate change and being good stewards of our 
public lands and resources for the benefit of future generations. That 
means refreshing and updating almost 40-year-old oil, gas, and mineral 
leasing.
  Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. Boebert).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                Amendment No. 14 Offered by Ms. Boebert

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 14 
printed in part B of House Report 118-602.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill (before the spending reduction 
     account), insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used for a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility 
     (DEIA) Council at the Department of the Interior.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentlewoman 
from Colorado (Ms. Boebert) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Colorado.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Mr. Chair, I rise to offer my amendment that prohibits 
funds made available by this act to be used for the Diversity, Equity, 
Inclusion, and Accessibility Council at the Department of the Interior.
  In February 2022, Secretary Haaland established the first-ever 
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Council, through 
Secretary's Order 3406, to incorporate these practices into the 
Department's work across many bureaus.
  Let's be honest here, the DEI agenda is a destructive ideology that 
breeds hatred and racial division. It has no place in our Federal 
Government or anywhere else in our society. DEI exists to be a jobs 
program for otherwise unemployable holders of gender studies degrees 
who ruin just about everything they touch.
  Since taking office, the Biden-Harris regime has implemented DEI 
policies across virtually every agency in the Federal Government. DEI 
is focused on coddling unequipped and incompetent employees, and I 
think we have seen that by all the resignations from these DEI hires in 
this administration in just a few short years.
  As we saw a mere 11 days ago, DEI hires and incompetency at the 
Secret Service were responsible for letting a deranged gunman come 
centimeters from killing President Trump. I am not talking about the 
folks who were there, the boots on the ground. I am talking

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about the disgraced Director of the Secret Service who resigned today 
after scrutiny from both Republicans and Democrats and those all 
throughout our country.
  Mr. Chair, we should no longer allow DEI in the Federal Government to 
continue to divide America and waste taxpayer money. It is absurd to 
fund these diverse policies, and it is time for Congress to put an end 
to them once and for all.
  The Department of the Interior should be focused on restoring 
American energy dominance, not pandering to radical leftists. This is 
not about race, gender, or anything else included in the DEI agenda of 
the left. This is about having the best, most equipped, most qualified 
personnel in their positions, no matter their race or gender.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to support my amendment to abolish 
this demonizing DEI council, and I reserve the balance of my time.

                              {time}  2000

  Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Minnesota is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chair, I rise in the strongest opposition possible 
to this amendment.
  One of our greatest strengths as a nation is we learn, we grow, and 
we change. That means diversity is a great strength in this country.
  There was a time, Mr. Chair, when women couldn't vote. There was a 
time when juries were only men. There was a time when it was 
unthinkable for a woman to join a police department or a woman to be a 
doctor. Her place was to be a nurse. There was a time in our military 
in which women could be test pilots here at home during the war, but 
after the war, they were no longer allowed to be pilots in the sky 
flying commercially.
  Diversity, equity, and inclusion is DEI. The American experience is 
not a singular experience, and diversity programs exist to recognize 
this.
  I am going to give another example, Mr. Chair. When I was in the 
State legislature in Minnesota, we had a vibrant Hmong community that 
came here after the Lao war in Vietnam. It was a secret war in Laos. 
The Hmong people came here, and there were very outdoors people.
  In understanding and making sure that they understood our natural 
resource laws, we decided we wanted to reach out and include that 
diversity. I was part of the legislation that was written. We asked our 
natural resources department to look for qualified people to hire--from 
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia--to work with our wonderful diverse community 
in the Twin Cities and have them feel included and wanted because we 
wanted them to experience the great outdoors of Minnesota.
  We did that. They were well qualified and well respected. Just this 
year, I was surprised that one of the fathers came up to me when I was 
doing my recruitment and acceptance for going into the military 
academies. He said: You don't remember me, but because of you, I felt 
like I could do this job, and I did it well.
  He retired from the State of Minnesota working for the Department of 
Natural Resources, and I appointed his son to go to one of our military 
academies. That is the beauty of our country.
  The fact is also that business leaders agree that having a diverse 
and inclusive workforce is critical to their overall performance. I was 
in sales for years. If you are selling to somebody, you better 
understand their culture, and you better understand their needs and 
their wants. The business community embraces this.
  The attempt to defund or to block the implementation of these efforts 
only takes us back to a time in our Nation's diversity when women were 
not seen as an asset.
  I oppose this amendment.
  Mr. Chair, I am not going to speak on this any longer. This has been 
replayed over and over and over again. For me, it is hateful, it is 
hurtful, and it is harmful. We amended our Constitution numerous times 
to include diversity and inclusion.
  Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Mr. Chair, may I inquire as to how much time is 
remaining.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Colorado has 2 minutes 
remaining.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Mr. Chair, America is great, and we are going to make 
America even greater in the upcoming months and years.
  America is diverse. America is the great melting pot of the world. We 
have some of the world's best and the world's finest.
  It is amazing. All it took were people coming together to adopt the 
19th Amendment to allow women to vote. It took people coming together 
and collaborating to hire women as police officers or firefighters or 
pilots. Heck, I have flown a plane, a little Husky 180. It was a great 
time enjoying the sights of Colorado and all of the mountainsides.
  We have an economy right now that is failing because we have a party 
and an administration that is prioritizing DEI, something we didn't 
need to have women as police officers or firefighters or pilots or 
servicemembers, those who would offer up their own lives to serve in 
the honor of our great country, who would stand for our flag.
  Because of DEI and this administration's woke agenda and their 
radical views, we have now been relegated into poverty. I remember a 
time also where women could, if they chose, stay home and raise their 
children. Now women are forced to work and have homes with two incomes 
because they cannot afford their groceries or their gasoline to get 
their children to school. It is all because of the policies of this 
radical agenda.
  I am fine with diversity. America is known for being a welcoming 
country.
  This DEI program isn't what makes America great, and we never needed 
it to be great. I am calling for it to come to an end.
  Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. Boebert).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                Amendment No. 15 Offered by Ms. Boebert

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 15 
printed in part B of House Report 118-602.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill (before the spending reduction 
     account), insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to carry out the Bicycle Subsidy Benefit Program of 
     the Department of the Interior.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentlewoman 
from Colorado (Ms. Boebert) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Colorado.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Mr. Chair, I rise to offer my amendment to prohibit 
funding for the Bicycle Subsidy Benefit Program at the Department of 
the Interior.
  The DOI Bicycle Subsidy Benefit Program provides taxpayer dollars to 
DOI employees and paid student interns and/or unpaid student volunteers 
for the purchase, improvements, repair, storage, and/or maintenance of 
a nonmotorized bicycle that is used as a primary means of commuting to 
and from work, as well as a monthly stipend. Welcome to the Federal 
Government.
  American taxpayers' hard-earned money is being wasted on covering 
bicycle commuting expenses such as bicycles, bicycle locks, bicycle 
parking, storage, bicycle safety equipment, bicycle improvements, or 
accessories, including reflective lights, racks, bicycle repairs and 
general maintenance, personal safety and protective equipment, 
including high-visibility safety apparel, headwear, and bicycle gloves 
and bicycle share memberships as well as getting paid to bike to work. 
Praise the Lord.
  Coloradans across my district are struggling right now. They are 
hurting. The economy is bad. Inflation is high. The policies are 
ruining their lives that are brought by the Biden-Harris 
administration. They are struggling right now as they deal with the 
disastrous effects of Joe Biden's and Kamala Harris' destructive 
economic policies. We

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must redirect our attention and their money to much more important 
things than subsidizing employees for riding bicycles.
  The Biden administration has unleashed record inflation on Americans 
that has decimated our bank and retirement accounts, increased gas 
prices to record levels, raised utility bills, drove up grocery costs, 
and made it harder to live for the American people.
  The primary root cause of this record-breaking inflation was 
trillions of dollars of wasteful Federal spending. This excessive 
spending has real-life consequences that the people I represent are 
experiencing every single day.
  American families will pay an $8,581 inflation tax over the next 
year. They didn't vote for that, but unfortunately, too many elected 
officials did.
  Currently, 20 million Americans cannot pay their electric bill. We 
have seen a 4.3 percent decline in real wages since Joe Biden and 
Kamala Harris entered the White House. Americans have lost more than $2 
trillion in retirement savings, savings they have worked their lives 
for.
  America is $35 trillion in debt, and Democrats want us to continue to 
print money and pay bureaucrats to bike to work when our Commander in 
Chief himself cannot even ride a bike.
  I urge my colleagues to support my amendment to cut wasteful, silly, 
Federal spending by prohibiting funding for the Bicycle Subsidy Benefit 
Program at the Department of the Interior.
  Mr. Chair, I sure do hope we can get this one through. I reserve the 
balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. Members are reminded to refrain from engaging in 
personalities toward the President.
  Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chair, I claim the time in opposition to the 
amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Minnesota is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chair, the amendment would block the Department of 
the Interior's Bicycle Subsidy Benefit Program which encourages Federal 
employees to use bicycles to commute to the office.
  We all know what the traffic is going to be like here tomorrow. Bikes 
would be handy.
  The Department created this program in response to a 1993--this is 
not a new, President Biden-Vice President Harris program. It has been 
around since 1993. Congress authorized it, and Congress allowed each 
agency head to establish a program to encourage employees to use a 
means other than single-occupancy motor vehicles to commute to and from 
work. That could include taking the subway, taking the bus, or riding 
your bike.
  This is a government-wide program, and the amendment unfairly targets 
the Department of the Interior employees. I urge my colleagues to treat 
all employees with fairness, and let's reject this amendment.
  Let's also make sure that when we are talking about it, we have our 
facts accurate. In 1993, Congress made a law which authorized each 
agency to establish this program.
  Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Moore of Utah). The question is on the 
amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. Boebert).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                Amendment No. 16 Offered by Ms. Boebert

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 16 
printed in part B of House Report 118-602.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill (before the spending reduction 
     account), insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the 
     draft resource management plan and supplemental environmental 
     impact statement referred to in the notice of availability 
     titled ``Notice of Availability of the Draft Resource 
     Management Plan and Supplemental Environmental Impact 
     Statement for the Colorado River Valley Field Office and 
     Grand Junction Field Office Resource Management Plans, 
     Colorado'' (88 Fed. Reg. 51855 (August 4, 2023)).

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentlewoman 
from Colorado (Ms. Boebert) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Colorado.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Mr. Chair, I rise to offer my amendment that prohibits 
the Bureau of Land Management from taking any action to finalize, 
implement, or enforce a draft resource management plan and draft 
supplemental environmental impact statement to end new oil leases on 
1.6 million acres in Colorado.
  Colorado's Western Slope used to have a booming energy production 
economy. I remember because the roughnecks used to come into my 
restaurant. They would patronize my business and the businesses all 
around us. I knew we were having a really good day by the amount of mud 
we had to clean up off the floor from their boots after working hard 
all day in the field to earn a living for their family and produce 
good, clean energy for us, not just in Colorado and America, but 
throughout the world.

                              {time}  2015

  There used to be 112 drilling rigs on the West Slope, but now we have 
four rigs. Now not-in-my-backyard extremists and job-killing Federal 
policies have driven away those good-paying jobs, those good-paying 
jobs that also supported local businesses.
  The Bureau of Land Management draft resource management plan for the 
Colorado River Valley field office and Grand Junction field office is 
the latest fossil fuels attack.
  This proposed land grab could remove over 1.6 million acres of public 
lands in Colorado from future oil and gas leasing and establish nine 
different areas of critical environmental concern on over 100,000 acres 
of BLM land. If this proposal is finalized, the United States will lose 
access to vital energy resources, many more than the 600 fewer wells 
projected by the agency to be lost by 2043.
  The consequences will be felt far beyond the State of Colorado where 
residents will lose their livelihoods and see increased gas and energy 
prices, yes, even more than the increases we are seeing today. BLM is 
proposing to close all areas with no known, low, and moderate oil and 
gas development potential and is basing its analysis off the oil and 
gas potential on out-of-date information that does not take into 
consideration modern technology.
  The Permian Basin was once thought to be low to medium, and now it is 
the highest producing oil field in the world. As a result, the Permian 
Basin would be closed if this proposal had been in place in New Mexico 
and Texas prior to the significant amount of production that is now 
occurring.
  This proposed land grab is nothing short of partisan politics meant 
to further restrict access to the oil and natural gas development that 
could reinvigorate the economy of the West Slope of Colorado and help 
ensure energy security for all Americans.
  There are already stringent standards and requirements in place for 
oil and gas producers that aim at reducing environmental and cultural 
impacts. This proposed rule is yet another blatant land grab disguised 
to dismantle the fossil fuel industry and force a green transition. 
Closing the door to over 1.6 million acres of vital public lands for 
energy development is not just an issue of economics. It is a threat to 
our Nation's energy independence and security.
  This proposal goes beyond necessary environmental considerations and 
instead seeks to restrict access to promising resources, hindering the 
potential of economic growth and prosperity, particularly in the West 
Slope of Colorado where we have been regulated into poverty thanks to 
the Biden-Harris administration.
  Rogue bureaucrats at the BLM shouldn't be unilaterally locking up 
more land in Colorado. It is urgent that we block this overreach and 
prioritize responsible energy production. That will help reduce gas 
prices during these challenging times.
  Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I claim the time in opposition to this 
amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Maine is recognized for 5 
minutes.

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  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, this amendment is one more controversial 
poison pill policy that sadly shows that extremist Republicans are not 
interested in bills that can gain bipartisan support and become law.
  In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the BLM drafted a 
proposed draft resource management plan and draft supplemental 
environmental impact statement for the Colorado River Valley field 
office and Grand Junction field office. This plan is an updated, 
comprehensive, and environmentally advocate framework for managing uses 
of these public lands and resources. Sadly, this amendment seeks to 
block that plan.
  We are here to protect the welfare of the American public and 
preserve our public lands and resources for future generations. Once 
again, my Republican colleagues are disregarding the law and trying to 
circumvent the rigorous process that is in place to update resource 
management plans. The amendment also nullifies the public comments that 
have been collected by legislating the outcome.
  We cannot close our eyes to the impacts of climate change we are 
experiencing as our economy, health, livelihoods, food security, and 
quality of life all depend on healthy ecosystems.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to reject this amendment and to focus 
instead on addressing climate change and being good stewards of our 
public lands and resources for the benefit of future generations.
  Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Mr. Chair, on behalf of Coloradans, I am here to say: 
End the land grabs, bring back the American roughnecks, and drill, 
baby, drill.
  Mr. Chair, I urge the adoption of my amendment, and I yield back the 
balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I just want to say one thing about my 
colleague's amendment. She is making the case for the fact that we have 
to continue to drill for oil or natural gas in Colorado, and I 
understand the concerns that people have when the economy changes. I 
can imagine how difficult it is when people have to look at new 
opportunities as opposed to continuing the careers that they have 
always done.
  However, the reason we are here addressing this and the reason any 
changes would be made at a Federal level are because we are facing 
catastrophic climate change. The scientists have told us we have no 
time left to reduce our dependence on fossil fuel, and yet my colleague 
is talking about how we need to bring more fossil fuels back into our 
energy stream.
  We have made incredible strides with solar power, wind power, and all 
of the renewable energy we are investing in today. She talks about her 
role to protect Colorado. Well, my role is to protect the State of 
Maine. I invite the gentlewoman to come and visit anytime. The ocean in 
Maine is warming at a rate 99 percent faster than the oceans around the 
world.
  I talked to a fisherman this weekend when I was home, and I asked him 
how fishing was going this summer as the weather has warmed up and as 
the ocean has warmed up. We are seeing a serious depletion in the 
fishing stocks. They can't survive in warmer waters. They migrate to 
colder waters. They devastate the economy of our fishermen.
  If the gentlewoman wants to preserve the economy in her State, then 
it is important to think about renewable energy and ways to make sure 
that we can support an energy future that works for all of us and not 
just for her own State's needs.
  Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. Boebert).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                Amendment No. 17 Offered by Ms. Boebert

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 17 
printed in part B of House Report 118-602.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill (before the spending reduction 
     account), insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used for the establishment of a national monument in 
     Montrose County, Colorado; Mesa County, Colorado; Monezuma 
     County, Colorado; San Juan County, Colorado; or Dolores 
     County, Colorado, under chapter 3203 of title 54, United 
     States Code (commonly referred to as the ``Antiquities Act of 
     1906'').

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentlewoman 
from Colorado (Ms. Boebert) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Colorado.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Mr. Chair, I rise to offer my amendment that prohibits 
funds made available by this act from being used to declare a national 
monument with the use of the Antiquities Act in Montrose, Mesa, 
Montezuma, San Juan, and Dolores Counties in western Colorado.
  Green new scam extremists in Colorado have been petitioning Joe Biden 
and Kamala Harris to use the Antiquities Act to designate a roughly 
400,000-acre Dolores River Canyon County national monument.
  The proposed designation of the Dolores River as a national monument 
threatens to impose severe economic hardships on the communities in 
western Colorado. This unilateral land grab will cancel all mining in 
the uranium-rich area, end hunting and cattle grazing, and curtail 
motorized travel. These are practices that have been part of the 
Western way of life for generations.
  The Biden-Harris regime is no stranger to abusing the Antiquities 
Act. In little over 1 year ago, they locked up over 225,000 acres in 
Colorado with the stroke of a pen and prevented Colorado from using our 
public lands for activities that we want and need. This is a right of 
Coloradans and Americans just taken away.
  Taking even more Federal lands off the table for multiple use is 
attacking American energy production, American jobs, American workers, 
and leaving American consumers to pay the tab.
  This amendment ensures Joe Biden and Kamala Harris cannot lock up 
land by executive fiat and encourages the administration to look for 
stakeholder-supported solutions like my bipartisan, bicameral Dolores 
River National Conservation Area and Special Management Act.
  This is something I worked on with my Colorado Senators. We found a 
way to compromise without compromising our principles. We came to a 
place of agreement.
  The Dolores NCA seeks to designate the Dolores River Corridor for the 
best preservation, benefit, and access of the majority. It is the 
result of over a decade of community engagement between rafters, 
agriculture producers, outdoor enthusiasts, water rights stakeholders, 
conservationists, miners, loggers, businessowners, and all the impacted 
local governments and Tribes.
  Disregarding the agreements achieved and the significant time vested 
in the Dolores NCA would be an absolute insult to citizens of southwest 
Colorado and would contradict DOI's own description of the Antiquities 
Act which states: ``The administration consistently strives to take 
into account the interests of this wide range of stakeholders.''
  This proposed national monument designation has the potential to 
restrict access and land use in ways that threaten and subvert the will 
of the people in Colorado. I have constituents on the ground daily 
fighting this proposal, and I am here on their behalf to bring an end 
to it once and for all through the position they have elected me to, 
and I urge adoption of my amendment.
  Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I claim the time in opposition to this 
amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Maine is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Ms. PINGREE. This amendment would prohibit the use of any Federal 
funds to create national monuments under the Antiquities Act of 1906 in 
Montrose, Mesa, Montezuma, San Juan, or Dolores Counties in Colorado.
  The Antiquities Act provides the President with the authority to 
designate national monuments in order to protect objects of historic or 
scientific interest.

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  This amendment inappropriately restricts the President's ability to 
declare national monuments in specific parts of the country. Both 
Republican and Democratic Presidents have used this authority to 
increase the protection of special Federal lands. It goes against 100 
years of American tradition to protect the Nation's cultural and 
natural resources.
  The Antiquities Act represents an important achievement in the 
progress of conservation and preservation efforts in the United States. 
Congress should not stand in the way of these achievements.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to oppose the amendment, and I 
reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Mr. Chairman, the gentlewoman from Maine recently said 
that it is her priority to focus on Maine and that I should focus on 
Colorado.
  Well, here we are with an amendment related to my home State of 
Colorado, and I am here to protect my constituents and our land from 
another land grab from the Biden-Harris administration.
  The gentlewoman from Maine has complained of concerns that she has 
with so-called climate changes and warming of the water. If that is the 
Maine concern, then perhaps the gentlewoman from Maine would like to 
partner with me from ending energy production in China who has the 
worst regulations and emits the most emissions of anyplace in the world 
and stop buying solar panels from China where they are using child and 
slave labor in mines in the Congo and work to partner with me for 
better American energy production.
  It is more reliable, it is more efficient, it is cleaner, and we are 
creating jobs. In the meantime, I will stick right here on Colorado 
with this amendment, and the gentlewoman from Maine can focus on Maine 
as she said she would prefer to do.
  Mr. Chair, I urge the adoption of my amendment, and I yield back the 
balance of my time.

                              {time}  2030

  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I reiterate once again that climate change is 
a serious issue. It is something to be debated with facts and actual 
information, not just speculation or things heard on the internet.
  One of the reasons we passed the Inflation Reduction Act is to bring 
some of the manufacturing for renewable energy back into the United 
States, and I strongly support that.
  I support all countries making a serious effort to reduce their 
investment in fossil fuel and their dependence on fossil fuel. That is 
what we were debating in the last amendment.
  This amendment is about national monuments. Again, I reiterate that 
national monuments and the designation of them has been an important 
tool for Presidents of both parties. We should not be doing anything 
that diminishes that opportunity for an administration.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment, and I yield 
back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. Boebert).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                Amendment No. 18 Offered by Ms. Boebert

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 18 
printed in part B of House Report 118-602.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
     following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to implement, administer, or enforce section 134 of 
     the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7434).

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentlewoman 
from Colorado (Ms. Boebert) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Colorado.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Mr. Chair, I rise to offer my amendment to prohibit 
funds from being used for the EPA's greenhouse gas reduction fund.
  The Inflation Reduction Act, which should have been more accurately 
named the Green New Deal in disguise, established a taxpayer-funded $27 
billion slush fund that sends taxpayer dollars to far-left political 
organizations and--their favorite--the Chinese Communist Party.
  This green bank is nearly three times more than the EPA's entire 
fiscal year 2023 appropriated funds. Eliminating this slush fund will 
reduce the budget deficit, protect the government against corruption, 
and stop China from receiving our taxpayer dollars.
  When asked during a committee hearing if the EPA could guarantee that 
none of the funds from this green bank slush fund would go to China, 
the EPA official in charge of overseeing how funds were spent literally 
stated that it is a little more complicated. He didn't say yes or no, 
but it is a little more complicated.
  Over 20 million Americans are currently behind on their utility 
bills. The American people are not begging for more electric vehicles 
or solar panels. They are asking for lower energy costs.
  In fact, the world is demanding it of us because we could literally 
export freedom to our allies across the globe if we were to export our 
liquefied natural gas rather than purchase energy from our enemies.
  If Democrats wanted to do something about the current energy crisis 
rather than pandering to radical environmental extremists, the minority 
would unleash American energy instead of forcing us to use inadequate 
and unreliable green energy. These policies will not only fail to meet 
our economy's energy needs, but they will also make America reliant on 
wind turbines and solar panels that are made in China.
  America is an energy superpower. We should use our vast resources to 
restore our economy's vitality, ensure our national security, and put 
hardworking Americans back to work.
  Mr. Chair, I urge the passage of my commonsense amendment to put an 
end to the Biden-Harris regime's pandering to the CCP, and I yield back 
the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Maine is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chairman, this amendment, again, is purely an anti-
climate messaging amendment. It prohibits funds for section 134 of the 
Clean Air Act, which is better known as the greenhouse gas reduction 
fund.
  The greenhouse gas reduction fund is a $27 billion investment to 
mobilize financing and private capital to address the climate crisis, 
ensure our country's economic competitiveness, and promote energy 
independence.
  Mr. Chair, I note that all of that $27 billion is mandatory spending. 
This bill does not contain any funding for the greenhouse gas reduction 
fund. The effect of this amendment is nothing more than anti-climate 
rhetoric.
  We are here to protect the welfare of the American public, and we 
cannot close our eyes to the impact of climate change. We need to make 
smart investments that will result in more resilient communities, 
mitigate the impacts of climate change, and protect our world for 
future generations.
  Mr. Chair, I oppose this amendment, and I yield back the balance of 
my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. Boebert).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Colorado 
will be postponed.


                Amendment No. 19 Offered by Ms. Boebert

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 19 
printed in part B of House Report 118-602.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
     following:
       Sec. __.  The salary of Deb Haaland, Secretary of the 
     Interior, shall be reduced to $1.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentlewoman 
from Colorado (Ms. Boebert)

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and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Colorado.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Mr. Chair, I rise to offer my amendment that utilizes 
the Holman rule to reduce the salary of Secretary Deb Haaland to $1.
  Under Haaland's leadership, the Department of the Interior has shut 
down pipelines, delayed federally mandated onshore and offshore leases, 
repealed commonsense streamlining regulations, shuttered mining 
projects, failed to comply with numerous laws, and so much more.
  She also has quite a history of conflicts of interest. Under 
Haaland's leadership, the Department of the Interior has cultivated 
close and potentially improper relationships with extreme environmental 
activist groups, many of which are working overtime to drive the Biden-
Harris administration's social and environmental justice agenda.
  Her daughter is a member of the Pueblo Action Alliance, which opposes 
all oil and gas production on Federal lands, advocates for the 
dismantling of America's economic and political system, and believes 
America is irredeemable because there is no ``opportunity to reform a 
system that isn't founded on good morals or values.''
  Haaland's daughter even engaged in a violent protest with 100 or more 
protesters, breaking through police barriers and trying to get into the 
Department of the Interior's building. Did she just want to hug her 
mom, or was this a real act of violence with intent?
  Despite multiple attempts from this institution to do its 
constitutional duty and provide congressional oversight, the Department 
of the Interior has failed to respond to 80 percent of the requests 
from Congress.
  I would be remiss not to mention Haaland's all-out war on American 
energy production, from canceling the Keystone XL pipeline on day one, 
imposing new rules to block pipeline projects, canceling oil and gas 
leases on millions of acres in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico, 
suspending oil drilling leases in a small sliver of ANWR even though 
Congress passed a law for this very purpose, imposing a moratorium on 
new Federal oil and gas leases throughout Federal lands, failing to 
meet the statutory deadlines for quarterly lease sales, and taking 
countless other anti-energy measures that have contributed to gas 
prices and inflation reaching record levels.
  We need to make America energy dominant once and for all. It is time 
for us to have energy security, and it is clear that it won't happen 
with Haaland leading the Department of the Interior.
  Mr. Chair, I urge the adoption of this important amendment, and I 
reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Maine is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I oppose this amendment, and I yield back the 
balance of my time.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. Boebert).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                Amendment No. 20 Offered by Ms. Boebert

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 20 
printed in part B of House Report 118-602.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
     following:
       Sec. __.  The salary of Tracy Stone-Manning, Director of 
     the Bureau of Land Management, shall be reduced to $1.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentlewoman 
from Colorado (Ms. Boebert) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Colorado.
  Ms. BOEBERT. Mr. Chair, I rise to offer my amendment that utilizes 
the Holman rule to reduce the salary of BLM Director Tracy Stone-
Manning to $1.
  Mr. Chair, let's call a spade a spade. Tracy Stone-Manning is a 
terrorist, and her terrorist booby traps still threaten the lives of 
foresters and firefighters to this very day. Tree-spiking Tracy's 
abysmal record as BLM Director has included radical anti-energy 
activism, engagement in ecoterrorism, failure to carry out laws, and 
prioritization of climate initiatives and public land grabs over 
domestic energy production.
  Tracy Stone-Manning is a radicalized environmental terrorist whose 
repugnant philosophy includes tenets such as ``we must breed fewer 
consuming humans,'' children are ``environmental hazards,'' ranchers 
are ``destroying the West,'' and the solution to houses threatened by 
wildfires is ``to let them burn.''
  Her hateful language spilled over into ecoterrorism when she became 
involved in a tree-spiking attack, threatening the lives of wildland 
firefighters, foresters, and mill workers in Idaho.
  Stone-Manning's extremist antigovernment, pro-population control, 
anti-law enforcement, pro-wildlife, tree-worshipping, antifarmer, and 
anti-responsible energy views should have been more than enough to 
prevent her from getting to this position, but her involvement in an 
ecoterrorist, tree-spiking attack, threatening the lives of wildland 
firefighters, loggers, and mill workers, is beyond the pale.
  She also perjured herself to Congress when she lied twice to the 
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The first lie was 
that she denied ever being investigated by U.S. special agents, and the 
second lie was that she denied participating in tree spiking. She 
belongs not in the Department of the Interior but in Federal prison.
  Mr. Chair, Tracy Stone-Manning, tree-spiking Manning, has to go, and 
I urge the passage of this amendment, as lives are still at risk for 
her ecoterrorism today.
  Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Maine is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I oppose this amendment, and I yield back the 
balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. Boebert).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Colorado 
will be postponed.

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                Amendment No. 21 Offered by Mr. Brecheen

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 21 
printed in part B of House Report 118-602.
  Mr. BRECHEEN. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
     following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the Indian Health Service to provide gender-
     transition services or gender-affirming care.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentleman 
from Oklahoma (Mr. Brecheen) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Oklahoma.
  Mr. BRECHEEN. Mr. Chair, this amendment prohibits the IHS, Indian 
Health Services, from providing sex change surgeries at their 
hospitals, clinics, or reimbursing providers who perform those sex 
change surgeries.
  IHS is receiving $5.2 billion in appropriations from the bill we are 
debating. We cannot allow that money to go toward mutilation of 
individuals, turning them forever into patients of the pharmaceutical 
industry. If you don't believe this is happening, look no further than 
the main website for IHS. It has a host of resources for individuals 
seeking surgery and guidance for so-called care providers.
  Their website tells you how to acquire surgery, how to pay for it, 
and

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where to go on the day of surgery. The IHS has the gall to refer to 
this as ``gender-affirming care,'' which according to them, ``helps 
transgender and nonbinary people live as their true selves.''
  Cutting off healthy body parts and furthering mental instability is 
not care.
  In 2020, a Portland, Oregon, based affiliate of IHS developed a plan 
to provide sex change surgeries to its patients. It is publicly 
available online and you can read it. They stated unequivocally their 
right to provide sex change surgeries to Tribal citizens utilizing 
Indian Health Services.
  As of fiscal year 2024, that group is on its second cohort of 
individuals being operated on. I am one of, I believe, two Republican 
Members that carry a CDIB card. I am a member of the Choctaw Nation. I 
find this practice abhorrent.
  Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Maine is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, as my colleague well knows, the Federal 
Government has a special trust responsibility and legal obligation to 
provide quality healthcare to American Indians and Alaska Natives.
  Unfortunately, we have fallen short of providing the funding that is 
required to overcome the staggering health disparities and address the 
health crisis in Indian Country.
  Healthcare is provided to sovereign and independent nations, and we 
have no right to discriminate against or dictate the health services 
they choose to provide.
  I am disappointed that my colleague would want to prohibit funding 
for any healthcare service to American Indians and Alaska Natives 
because of his own partisan agenda.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to reject this amendment, and I 
reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. BRECHEEN. Mr. Chair, just in closing, this is not a historical 
practice as it relates to Tribal peoples.
  This is a recent cultural fad that defies the face of hundreds of 
years of established norms. A dark cloud of confusion is gripping this 
country. It is over our Federal Government. It has led to IHS 
inflicting this harm on Tribal citizens.
  Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Brecheen).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                Amendment No. 22 Offered by Mr. Brecheen

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 22 
printed in part B of House Report 118-602.
  Mr. BRECHEEN. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 153, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $48,895,000)''.
       Page 226, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $48,895,000)''.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentleman 
from Oklahoma (Mr. Brecheen) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Oklahoma.
  Mr. BRECHEEN. Mr. Chair, this amendment reduces funding for the 
National Endowment for the Arts back to 2019 levels. It is a modest cut 
at $49 million, an overall cut of less than 0.13 percent of the entire 
bill.
  This leaves $155 million for the program on which to operate. There 
is nothing inherently wrong with artistic programs, but there is 
something wrong about continuing to increase Washington's deficit 
spending on unnecessary programs when our national debt is at $35 
trillion and climbing.
  This commonsense amendment simply returns us back to pre-COVID 
spending levels. To help my colleagues understand how bad Washington's 
spending problem is, the CBO projects a deficit of $1.9 trillion for 
fiscal year 2025. That will grow to $2.9 trillion in another 10 years 
by 2034.
  This excessive spending is going to drive our national debt to record 
levels. It is going to exacerbate the inflation crisis that all 
Americans are feeling. We all know the average family of four is 
struggling to afford the same goods and services as compared to January 
2021, spending $1,300 per month more to afford those goods because of 
devaluation of their currency. That is $16,000 over the course of a 
year.
  According to Zillow, Americans are also now having to earn $106,000 
in order to comfortably afford a home. That is an 80 percent increase 
from the suggested income of $59,000 just in 2020.
  How can we, in good conscience, continue to contribute to the 
economic crisis being felt around the country because of deficit 
spending and currency devaluation driving inflation? I ask my 
colleagues, can we not go back to 2019 spending levels? Was that not 
enough government?
  If Republicans are truly going to be fiscally responsible, each one 
of us has to check our conscience on what we say and support 
commonsense amendments that are truly in line with fiscal sanity.
  Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Maine is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, the National Endowment for the Arts is the 
Federal agency that funds, promotes, and strengthens the creative 
capacity of our communities by providing all Americans with diverse 
opportunities for arts participation. This small but mighty agency 
supports arts organizations and artists in every congressional district 
in the country and these investments yield enormous economic benefits.
  This amendment would cut the NEA by nearly one-third. That would 
result in a reduction of an estimated 900 awards. These funds are one-
to-one cost-share matched, which means that funding from 56 State and 
jurisdictional art agencies and 6 regional arts organizations would 
also be cut by nearly one-third. That would be a reduction of roughly 
$20 million. This means that there would be nearly one-third cuts 
across the board to each and every State art agency.
  The arts have an incredible value as a positive tool for economic 
development, education, and community building, and deeply cutting this 
important agency would cause catastrophic harm.
  Mr. Chair, I oppose this amendment, and I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. BRECHEEN. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Idaho 
(Mr. Simpson), chairman of the Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies Subcommittee.
  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Chair, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding.
  Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to this amendment. When we reduce 
spending overall, we have to make decisions. We have to make 
priorities. One of the things that we have tried to protect to the 
extent possible, because it was such a small part of our overall bill, 
was the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for 
the Humanities because I have seen what they do in communities all 
across Idaho and across this country. Through the NEA grants, Americans 
in communities that we represent have access to arts and art programs.
  I am not worried about the arts in Washington or in New York or in 
Los Angeles, but I am worried about the arts in Shelley, Idaho, a small 
town, but they have an arts council, and they do a great job.
  I continue to see the impact that funding has, and most of these 
grants go out, as the ranking member said, to small communities to help 
with their art councils and so forth.
  While I appreciate my colleague's effort to rein in spending, I 
cannot support this deep cut of the National Endowment for the Arts, so 
I oppose this amendment.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, this amendment is incredibly destructive. It 
would result in a cut to services for active military and veterans by 
nearly one-third. The NEA has recently expanded its Creative Forces 
program outside of clinical settings into communities across the 
country. This would be a huge setback.

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  In addition to expanding Creative Forces since FY19, the NEA has 
increased its engagement in rural communities through additional 
investment in Citizens' Institute on Rural Design, as well as Tribal 
communities and Tribes, and these would all suffer.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to oppose the amendment, and I yield 
back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Brecheen).
  The amendment was rejected.


                Amendment No. 23 Offered by Mr. Brecheen

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 23 
printed in part B of House Report 118-602.
  Mr. BRECHEEN. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 154, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $48,895,000)''.
       Page 154, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $53,895,000)''.
       Page 226, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $48,895,000)''.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentleman 
from Oklahoma (Mr. Brecheen) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Oklahoma.
  Mr. BRECHEEN. Mr. Chair, this amendment reduces funding for the 
National Endowment for the Humanities back to 2019 levels. Just as with 
the previous amendment, this is a modest cut of $49 million that 
represents 0.13 percent of the entire bill, leaving $155 million for 
the program to operate.
  Again, there is nothing inherently wrong with humanities programs, 
but Congress can't continue to steadily increase programs year after 
year as we watch our national debt continue to climb.
  While this is a small cut, Congress must start cutting. If we are 
going to fight to make sure that the blessing of liberty is preserved 
for the next generation, we are going to have to get serious about the 
things that are absolutely necessary, compared to those things that we 
have a choice over. If we had taken the time to look at what is 
happening to us as a country, we have gone from a country that was 
ascribing to 18 enumerated powers when this grand experiment in self-
governance was setup. Those 18 enumerated powers in Article I, Section 
8 list out those things that Congress is supposed to be responsible 
for, and yet it leaves the States programs like this. So as much as I 
philosophically believe that we are in violation of the 10th Amendment 
that leaves all these authorities back to the States, I am not going 
that far.
  My hope is to have a tug of war, to pull my colleagues along to my 
line of thinking to say, if we can't make a determination that our 
Founders ever intended for the Federal Government to be doing this type 
of operation, can we at least agree that we can go back to the 
government that we had in 2019 which since then we have increased total 
discretionary spending by 30 percent?
  We increased discretionary spending by 30 percent during COVID. We 
increased it with the thought we needed to spend more as a Band-Aid to 
get through it, but we never returned back to normal. We have a $2 
trillion deficit ahead of us.
  I am asking, on programs that our Founders listed out and said these 
are the things you can do, 18 listed, everything else is left to the 
States--can we not go back to 2019 spending levels?
  Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Maine is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Ms. PINGREE. This misguided amendment would significantly hinder 
support for high-quality projects and programs that reach every State 
and territory and benefit millions of Americans.
  The NEH is a unique source of funding for a wide range of local, 
nonprofit institutions and organizations across the country. These 
grants strengthen teaching and learning in schools and colleges; 
facilitate research and original scholarship; provide opportunities for 
lifelong learning; preserve and provide access to cultural and 
educational resources; and strengthen the institutional base of the 
humanities.
  NEH grants are sound investments in our communities. These awards 
stimulate significant financial participation and commitment by local 
and private partners. We should be doing more for the NEH, not less.
  Mr. Chair, I oppose this amendment.
  Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Idaho (Mr. 
Simpson), chairman of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Subcommittee.
  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Chair, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding.
  Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to this amendment much like the one 
previous amendment with the arts.
  I appreciate the gentleman's attempts to reduce Federal spending. 
When he says that this is a small portion of the overall budget, it is 
a third of the budget of this agency, so it is significant to them.

                              {time}  2100

  I have worked with the National Endowment for the Arts, I have worked 
with the National Endowment for the Humanities, and I have worked with 
the State Endowment for the Humanities.
  The work that they have done has been incredible. They preserve 
history in the State of Idaho. They bring in speakers. They have book 
signings and authors that come in. They come into towns in Idaho that 
would have never had these types of opportunities. It is amazing, the 
turnout that people exhibit when they go to these authors' speeches and 
so forth.
  They help support our museums and other historical sites. I think 
this is one of the really good things the government does, so I am 
going to oppose this amendment.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Brecheen).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. BRECHEEN. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Oklahoma 
will be postponed.


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings 
will now resume on those amendments printed in part B of House Report 
118-602 on which further proceedings were postponed, in the following 
order:
  Amendment No. 7 by Ms. Boebert of Colorado.
  Amendment No. 8 by Ms. Boebert of Colorado.
  Amendment No. 9 by Ms. Boebert of Colorado.
  Amendment No. 18 by Ms. Boebert of Colorado.
  Amendment No. 20 by Ms. Boebert of Colorado.
  Amendment No. 23 by Mr. Brecheen of Oklahoma.
  The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes the minimum time for any 
electronic vote after the first vote in this series.


                 Amendment No. 7 Offered by Ms. Boebert

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on amendment No. 7, printed in part B of House Report 
118-602, offered by the gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. Boebert), on 
which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes 
prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 146, 
noes 264, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 26, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 381]

                               AYES--146

     Aderholt
     Alford
     Allen
     Armstrong
     Arrington
     Babin
     Balderson
     Banks
     Barr
     Bean (FL)
     Bentz
     Bergman
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Bost
     Brecheen
     Buchanan
     Burchett
     Burgess
     Burlison
     Cammack
     Carl

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     Carter (TX)
     Cline
     Cloud
     Clyde
     Collins
     Comer
     Crane
     Davidson
     De La Cruz
     DesJarlais
     Donalds
     Duarte
     Duncan
     Dunn (FL)
     Emmer
     Estes
     Fallon
     Feenstra
     Finstad
     Fischbach
     Fitzgerald
     Foxx
     Franklin, Scott
     Fry
     Fulcher
     Gaetz
     Gonzales, Tony
     Good (VA)
     Gooden (TX)
     Gosar
     Graves (MO)
     Green (TN)
     Greene (GA)
     Grothman
     Guest
     Guthrie
     Hageman
     Harris
     Harshbarger
     Hern
     Hill
     Houchin
     Huizenga
     Hunt
     Issa
     Johnson (SD)
     Jordan
     Joyce (PA)
     Kelly (MS)
     Kustoff
     LaHood
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Langworthy
     Latta
     Lee (FL)
     Lesko
     Letlow
     Lopez
     Loudermilk
     Luna
     Luttrell
     Mace
     Malliotakis
     Mann
     Massie
     Mast
     McClain
     McCormick
     Meuser
     Miller (IL)
     Miller (WV)
     Miller-Meeks
     Mills
     Moolenaar
     Mooney
     Moore (AL)
     Nehls
     Newhouse
     Norman
     Ogles
     Owens
     Palmer
     Perry
     Pfluger
     Posey
     Reschenthaler
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rose
     Rosendale
     Roy
     Rulli
     Rutherford
     Scalise
     Self
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smucker
     Spartz
     Stauber
     Steel
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Steube
     Strong
     Tenney
     Tiffany
     Timmons
     Van Drew
     Van Duyne
     Van Orden
     Wagner
     Waltz
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Williams (TX)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Yakym
     Zinke

                               NOES--264

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Allred
     Amo
     Amodei
     Auchincloss
     Bacon
     Baird
     Balint
     Barragan
     Beatty
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bice
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bowman
     Boyle (PA)
     Brown
     Brownley
     Bucshon
     Budzinski
     Calvert
     Caraveo
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carey
     Carson
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (LA)
     Cartwright
     Casar
     Case
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Chavez-DeRemer
     Cherfilus-McCormick
     Chu
     Ciscomani
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Cole
     Connolly
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crawford
     Crockett
     Cuellar
     Curtis
     D'Esposito
     Davids (KS)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (NC)
     Dean (PA)
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Deluzio
     DeSaulnier
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Ellzey
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Ferguson
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Fletcher
     Flood
     Fong
     Foster
     Foushee
     Frankel, Lois
     Frost
     Gallego
     Garbarino
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Garcia, Mike
     Garcia, Robert
     Golden (ME)
     Goldman (NY)
     Gomez
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gonzalez-Colon
     Gottheimer
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Green, Al (TX)
     Harder (CA)
     Hayes
     Himes
     Hinson
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Hoyle (OR)
     Hudson
     Huffman
     Ivey
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson (NC)
     Jacobs
     James
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Joyce (OH)
     Kamlager-Dove
     Kaptur
     Kean (NJ)
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kennedy
     Khanna
     Kiggans (VA)
     Kildee
     Kiley
     Kilmer
     Kim (CA)
     Kim (NJ)
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster
     LaLota
     Landsman
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     LaTurner
     Lawler
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NV)
     Lee (PA)
     Leger Fernandez
     Levin
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Magaziner
     Maloy
     Manning
     Matsui
     McBath
     McCaul
     McClellan
     McClintock
     McCollum
     McGarvey
     McGovern
     Meeks
     Menendez
     Meng
     Mfume
     Miller (OH)
     Molinaro
     Moore (UT)
     Moore (WI)
     Moran
     Morelle
     Moskowitz
     Moulton
     Mrvan
     Mullin
     Murphy
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Nickel
     Norcross
     Norton
     Nunn (IA)
     Obernolte
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pelosi
     Pence
     Perez
     Peters
     Pettersen
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Plaskett
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Quigley
     Ramirez
     Raskin
     Rogers (KY)
     Ross
     Rouzer
     Ruiz
     Ryan
     Salazar
     Salinas
     Sanchez
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Scholten
     Schrier
     Schweikert
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, Austin
     Scott, David
     Sessions
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Simpson
     Slotkin
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Sorensen
     Soto
     Spanberger
     Stansbury
     Stanton
     Stevens
     Strickland
     Suozzi
     Swalwell
     Sykes
     Takano
     Thanedar
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thompson (PA)
     Titus
     Tlaib
     Tokuda
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres (NY)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Underwood
     Valadao
     Vargas
     Vasquez
     Veasey
     Velazquez
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Wexton
     Wild
     Williams (GA)
     Williams (NY)
     Womack

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Griffith
       

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Bush
     Castro (TX)
     Crenshaw
     Crow
     Diaz-Balart
     Evans
     Ezell
     Garamendi
     Gimenez
     Grijalva
     Higgins (LA)
     Jackson (TX)
     Lynch
     McHenry
     Moylan
     Pascrell
     Peltola
     Radewagen
     Rogers (AL)
     Ruppersberger
     Sablan
     Sarbanes
     Sherrill
     Turner
     Walberg
     Wilson (FL)

                              {time}  2126

  Ms. GRANGER, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mrs. BICE, Messrs. MORAN, and JAMES 
changed their vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
  Messrs. SMUCKER and HILL changed their vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


                 Amendment No. 8 Offered by Ms. Boebert

  The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Steube). The unfinished business is the demand 
for a recorded vote on amendment No. 8, printed in part B of House 
Report 118-602, offered by the gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. Boebert), 
on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes 
prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 134, 
noes 272, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 30, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 382]

                               AYES--134

     Alford
     Allen
     Armstrong
     Arrington
     Babin
     Baird
     Balderson
     Banks
     Barr
     Bean (FL)
     Bentz
     Bergman
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Bost
     Brecheen
     Buchanan
     Burchett
     Burgess
     Cammack
     Carl
     Carter (TX)
     Cline
     Cloud
     Clyde
     Collins
     Comer
     Crane
     Davidson
     De La Cruz
     DesJarlais
     Donalds
     Duncan
     Dunn (FL)
     Emmer
     Estes
     Fallon
     Feenstra
     Ferguson
     Finstad
     Fischbach
     Fitzgerald
     Foxx
     Franklin, Scott
     Fry
     Fulcher
     Gaetz
     Good (VA)
     Gooden (TX)
     Gosar
     Green (TN)
     Greene (GA)
     Grothman
     Guest
     Guthrie
     Hageman
     Harris
     Harshbarger
     Hern
     Hill
     Houchin
     Huizenga
     Hunt
     Jackson (TX)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jordan
     Joyce (PA)
     Kelly (MS)
     Kustoff
     LaHood
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Langworthy
     Latta
     Lee (FL)
     Lesko
     Loudermilk
     Luna
     Luttrell
     Mace
     Malliotakis
     Mann
     Massie
     Mast
     McClain
     Meuser
     Miller (IL)
     Miller (WV)
     Mills
     Moolenaar
     Mooney
     Moore (AL)
     Nehls
     Newhouse
     Norman
     Ogles
     Palmer
     Perry
     Posey
     Reschenthaler
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rose
     Rosendale
     Rouzer
     Roy
     Rulli
     Rutherford
     Self
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smucker
     Stauber
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Steube
     Strong
     Tenney
     Tiffany
     Timmons
     Van Drew
     Van Duyne
     Van Orden
     Waltz
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Williams (TX)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Yakym
     Zinke

                               NOES--272

     Adams
     Aderholt
     Aguilar
     Allred
     Amo
     Amodei
     Auchincloss
     Bacon
     Balint
     Barragan
     Beatty
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bice
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bowman
     Boyle (PA)
     Brown
     Brownley
     Bucshon
     Budzinski
     Calvert
     Caraveo
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carey
     Carson
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (LA)
     Cartwright
     Casar
     Case
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Chavez-DeRemer
     Cherfilus-McCormick
     Chu
     Ciscomani
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Cole
     Connolly
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crawford
     Crockett
     Cuellar
     Curtis
     D'Esposito
     Davids (KS)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (NC)
     Dean (PA)
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Deluzio
     DeSaulnier
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Duarte
     Edwards
     Ellzey
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Fletcher
     Flood
     Fong
     Foster
     Foushee
     Frankel, Lois
     Frost
     Gallego
     Garbarino
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Garcia, Mike
     Garcia, Robert
     Golden (ME)
     Goldman (NY)
     Gomez
     Gonzales, Tony
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gonzalez-Colon
     Gottheimer
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Green, Al (TX)
     Harder (CA)
     Hayes
     Himes
     Hinson
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Hoyle (OR)
     Hudson
     Huffman
     Issa
     Ivey
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson (NC)
     Jacobs
     James
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Joyce (OH)
     Kamlager-Dove
     Kaptur
     Kean (NJ)
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kennedy
     Khanna
     Kiggans (VA)
     Kildee
     Kiley
     Kilmer
     Kim (CA)
     Kim (NJ)
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster
     LaLota
     Landsman
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     LaTurner
     Lawler
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NV)
     Lee (PA)
     Leger Fernandez
     Letlow
     Levin
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Lopez
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Magaziner
     Maloy
     Manning
     Matsui
     McBath
     McCaul
     McClellan
     McClintock
     McCollum
     McGarvey

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     McGovern
     Meeks
     Menendez
     Meng
     Mfume
     Miller (OH)
     Miller-Meeks
     Molinaro
     Moore (UT)
     Moore (WI)
     Moran
     Morelle
     Moskowitz
     Moulton
     Mrvan
     Mullin
     Murphy
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Nickel
     Norton
     Nunn (IA)
     Obernolte
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Owens
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pelosi
     Pence
     Perez
     Peters
     Pettersen
     Pfluger
     Pingree
     Plaskett
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Quigley
     Ramirez
     Raskin
     Rogers (KY)
     Ross
     Ruiz
     Ryan
     Salazar
     Salinas
     Sanchez
     Scalise
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Scholten
     Schrier
     Schweikert
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, Austin
     Scott, David
     Sessions
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Simpson
     Slotkin
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Sorensen
     Soto
     Spanberger
     Stansbury
     Stanton
     Steel
     Stevens
     Strickland
     Suozzi
     Swalwell
     Sykes
     Takano
     Thanedar
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thompson (PA)
     Titus
     Tlaib
     Tokuda
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres (NY)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Underwood
     Valadao
     Vargas
     Vasquez
     Veasey
     Velazquez
     Wagner
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Wexton
     Wild
     Williams (GA)
     Williams (NY)
     Womack

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Griffith
       

                             NOT VOTING--30

     Burlison
     Bush
     Castro (TX)
     Crenshaw
     Crow
     Diaz-Balart
     Evans
     Ezell
     Garamendi
     Gimenez
     Grijalva
     Higgins (LA)
     Lynch
     McCormick
     McHenry
     Moylan
     Norcross
     Pascrell
     Peltola
     Phillips
     Radewagen
     Rogers (AL)
     Ruppersberger
     Sablan
     Sarbanes
     Sherrill
     Spartz
     Turner
     Walberg
     Wilson (FL)


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

                              {time}  2130

  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


                 Amendment No. 9 Offered by Ms. Boebert

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on amendment No. 9, printed in part B of House Report 
118-602, offered by the gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. Boebert), on 
which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes 
prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 145, 
noes 267, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 24, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 383]

                               AYES--145

     Alford
     Allen
     Armstrong
     Arrington
     Babin
     Balderson
     Banks
     Barr
     Bean (FL)
     Bentz
     Bergman
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Bost
     Brecheen
     Burchett
     Burgess
     Cammack
     Carl
     Carter (TX)
     Cline
     Cloud
     Clyde
     Collins
     Comer
     Crane
     Crenshaw
     Davidson
     De La Cruz
     DesJarlais
     Donalds
     Duarte
     Duncan
     Dunn (FL)
     Emmer
     Estes
     Fallon
     Feenstra
     Ferguson
     Finstad
     Fischbach
     Fitzgerald
     Foxx
     Franklin, Scott
     Fry
     Fulcher
     Gaetz
     Garcia, Mike
     Golden (ME)
     Good (VA)
     Gooden (TX)
     Gosar
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Green (TN)
     Greene (GA)
     Grothman
     Guest
     Guthrie
     Hageman
     Harris
     Harshbarger
     Hern
     Hill
     Houchin
     Huizenga
     Hunt
     Jackson (TX)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jordan
     Joyce (PA)
     Kelly (MS)
     Kustoff
     LaHood
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Langworthy
     Latta
     Lee (FL)
     Lesko
     Letlow
     Lopez
     Loudermilk
     Luna
     Luttrell
     Mace
     Malliotakis
     Mann
     Massie
     Mast
     McCaul
     McClain
     Miller (IL)
     Miller (WV)
     Mills
     Moolenaar
     Mooney
     Moore (AL)
     Moran
     Nehls
     Newhouse
     Norman
     Ogles
     Palmer
     Perry
     Pfluger
     Posey
     Reschenthaler
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rose
     Rosendale
     Roy
     Rulli
     Rutherford
     Scalise
     Self
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smucker
     Spartz
     Stauber
     Steel
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Steube
     Strong
     Tenney
     Tiffany
     Timmons
     Van Drew
     Van Duyne
     Van Orden
     Waltz
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Westerman
     Williams (TX)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Yakym
     Zinke

                               NOES--267

     Adams
     Aderholt
     Aguilar
     Allred
     Amo
     Amodei
     Auchincloss
     Bacon
     Baird
     Balint
     Barragan
     Beatty
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bice
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bowman
     Boyle (PA)
     Brown
     Brownley
     Buchanan
     Bucshon
     Budzinski
     Calvert
     Caraveo
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carey
     Carson
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (LA)
     Cartwright
     Casar
     Case
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Chavez-DeRemer
     Cherfilus-McCormick
     Chu
     Ciscomani
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Cole
     Connolly
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crawford
     Crockett
     Cuellar
     Curtis
     D'Esposito
     Davids (KS)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (NC)
     Dean (PA)
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Deluzio
     DeSaulnier
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Ellzey
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Fletcher
     Flood
     Fong
     Foster
     Foushee
     Frankel, Lois
     Frost
     Gallego
     Garbarino
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Garcia, Robert
     Gimenez
     Goldman (NY)
     Gomez
     Gonzales, Tony
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gonzalez-Colon
     Gottheimer
     Green, Al (TX)
     Harder (CA)
     Hayes
     Himes
     Hinson
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Hoyle (OR)
     Hudson
     Huffman
     Issa
     Ivey
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson (NC)
     Jacobs
     James
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Joyce (OH)
     Kamlager-Dove
     Kaptur
     Kean (NJ)
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kennedy
     Khanna
     Kiggans (VA)
     Kildee
     Kiley
     Kilmer
     Kim (CA)
     Kim (NJ)
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster
     LaLota
     Landsman
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawler
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NV)
     Lee (PA)
     Leger Fernandez
     Levin
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Magaziner
     Maloy
     Manning
     Matsui
     McBath
     McClellan
     McClintock
     McCollum
     McCormick
     McGarvey
     McGovern
     Meeks
     Menendez
     Meng
     Meuser
     Mfume
     Miller (OH)
     Miller-Meeks
     Molinaro
     Moore (UT)
     Moore (WI)
     Morelle
     Moskowitz
     Moulton
     Mrvan
     Mullin
     Murphy
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Nickel
     Norcross
     Norton
     Nunn (IA)
     Obernolte
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Owens
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pelosi
     Pence
     Perez
     Peters
     Pettersen
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Plaskett
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Quigley
     Ramirez
     Raskin
     Rogers (KY)
     Ross
     Rouzer
     Ruiz
     Ryan
     Salazar
     Salinas
     Sanchez
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Scholten
     Schrier
     Schweikert
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, Austin
     Scott, David
     Sessions
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Simpson
     Slotkin
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Sorensen
     Soto
     Spanberger
     Stansbury
     Stanton
     Stevens
     Strickland
     Suozzi
     Swalwell
     Sykes
     Takano
     Thanedar
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thompson (PA)
     Titus
     Tlaib
     Tokuda
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres (NY)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Underwood
     Vargas
     Vasquez
     Veasey
     Velazquez
     Wagner
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Wenstrup
     Wexton
     Wild
     Williams (GA)
     Williams (NY)
     Wilson (FL)
     Womack

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Griffith
       

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Burlison
     Bush
     Castro (TX)
     Crow
     Evans
     Ezell
     Garamendi
     Grijalva
     Higgins (LA)
     LaTurner
     Lynch
     McHenry
     Moylan
     Pascrell
     Peltola
     Radewagen
     Ruppersberger
     Sablan
     Sarbanes
     Scanlon
     Sherrill
     Turner
     Valadao
     Walberg


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

                              {time}  2133

  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


                Amendment No. 18 Offered by Ms. Boebert

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on amendment No. 18, printed in part B of House Report 
118-602, offered by the gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. Boebert), on 
which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes 
prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 208, 
noes 211, not voting 19, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 384]

                               AYES--208

     Aderholt
     Alford
     Allen
     Amodei
     Armstrong
     Arrington
     Babin
     Baird
     Balderson
     Banks
     Barr
     Bean (FL)

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     Bentz
     Bergman
     Bice
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Bost
     Brecheen
     Buchanan
     Bucshon
     Burchett
     Burgess
     Burlison
     Calvert
     Cammack
     Carey
     Carl
     Carter (TX)
     Ciscomani
     Cline
     Cloud
     Clyde
     Cole
     Collins
     Comer
     Crane
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Curtis
     D'Esposito
     Davidson
     De La Cruz
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Donalds
     Duarte
     Duncan
     Dunn (FL)
     Edwards
     Ellzey
     Emmer
     Estes
     Fallon
     Feenstra
     Ferguson
     Finstad
     Fischbach
     Fitzgerald
     Flood
     Fong
     Foxx
     Franklin, Scott
     Fry
     Fulcher
     Gaetz
     Garbarino
     Garcia, Mike
     Gimenez
     Gonzales, Tony
     Good (VA)
     Gooden (TX)
     Gosar
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Green (TN)
     Greene (GA)
     Griffith
     Grothman
     Guest
     Guthrie
     Hageman
     Harris
     Harshbarger
     Hern
     Hill
     Hinson
     Houchin
     Hudson
     Huizenga
     Hunt
     Issa
     Jackson (TX)
     James
     Johnson (LA)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jordan
     Joyce (OH)
     Joyce (PA)
     Kean (NJ)
     Kelly (MS)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kiggans (VA)
     Kiley
     Kim (CA)
     Kustoff
     LaHood
     LaLota
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Langworthy
     Latta
     LaTurner
     Lawler
     Lee (FL)
     Lesko
     Letlow
     Lopez
     Loudermilk
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Luna
     Luttrell
     Mace
     Malliotakis
     Maloy
     Mann
     Massie
     Mast
     McCaul
     McClain
     McClintock
     McCormick
     Meuser
     Miller (IL)
     Miller (OH)
     Miller (WV)
     Miller-Meeks
     Mills
     Molinaro
     Moolenaar
     Mooney
     Moore (AL)
     Moore (UT)
     Moran
     Murphy
     Nehls
     Newhouse
     Norman
     Nunn (IA)
     Obernolte
     Ogles
     Owens
     Palmer
     Pence
     Perry
     Pfluger
     Posey
     Reschenthaler
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rose
     Rosendale
     Roy
     Rulli
     Rutherford
     Salazar
     Scalise
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Self
     Sessions
     Simpson
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smucker
     Spartz
     Stauber
     Steel
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Steube
     Strong
     Tenney
     Thompson (PA)
     Tiffany
     Timmons
     Valadao
     Van Drew
     Van Duyne
     Van Orden
     Wagner
     Waltz
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Williams (TX)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Yakym
     Zinke

                               NOES--211

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Allred
     Amo
     Auchincloss
     Bacon
     Balint
     Barragan
     Beatty
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bowman
     Boyle (PA)
     Brown
     Brownley
     Budzinski
     Caraveo
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carson
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (LA)
     Cartwright
     Casar
     Case
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Chavez-DeRemer
     Cherfilus-McCormick
     Chu
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crockett
     Cuellar
     Davids (KS)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (NC)
     Dean (PA)
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Deluzio
     DeSaulnier
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Fletcher
     Foster
     Foushee
     Frankel, Lois
     Frost
     Gallego
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Garcia, Robert
     Golden (ME)
     Goldman (NY)
     Gomez
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gonzalez-Colon
     Gottheimer
     Green, Al (TX)
     Harder (CA)
     Hayes
     Himes
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Hoyle (OR)
     Huffman
     Ivey
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson (NC)
     Jacobs
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Kamlager-Dove
     Kaptur
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Kennedy
     Khanna
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kim (NJ)
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster
     Landsman
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NV)
     Lee (PA)
     Leger Fernandez
     Levin
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Magaziner
     Manning
     Matsui
     McBath
     McClellan
     McCollum
     McGarvey
     McGovern
     Meeks
     Menendez
     Meng
     Mfume
     Moore (WI)
     Morelle
     Moskowitz
     Moulton
     Mrvan
     Mullin
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Nickel
     Norcross
     Norton
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pelosi
     Peltola
     Perez
     Peters
     Pettersen
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Plaskett
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Quigley
     Ramirez
     Raskin
     Ross
     Rouzer
     Ruiz
     Ryan
     Salinas
     Sanchez
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Scholten
     Schrier
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Slotkin
     Smith (WA)
     Sorensen
     Soto
     Spanberger
     Stansbury
     Stanton
     Stevens
     Strickland
     Suozzi
     Swalwell
     Sykes
     Takano
     Thanedar
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Titus
     Tlaib
     Tokuda
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres (NY)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Underwood
     Vargas
     Vasquez
     Veasey
     Velazquez
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Wexton
     Wild
     Williams (GA)
     Williams (NY)
     Wilson (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Bush
     Castro (TX)
     Crow
     Evans
     Ezell
     Garamendi
     Grijalva
     Higgins (LA)
     Lynch
     McHenry
     Moylan
     Pascrell
     Radewagen
     Ruppersberger
     Sablan
     Sarbanes
     Sherrill
     Turner
     Walberg


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

                              {time}  2138

  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  Stated for:
  Mr. ROUZER. Mr. Chair, on Roll Call No. 384, I mistakenly voted Noe 
when I intended to vote Aye.


                Amendment No. 20 Offered by Ms. Boebert

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on amendment No. 20, printed in part B of House Report 
118-602, offered by the gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. Boebert), on 
which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes 
prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 145, 
noes 268, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 23, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 385]

                               AYES--145

     Alford
     Allen
     Armstrong
     Babin
     Baird
     Balderson
     Banks
     Barr
     Bean (FL)
     Bentz
     Bergman
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Bost
     Brecheen
     Buchanan
     Burchett
     Burgess
     Burlison
     Cammack
     Carl
     Carter (TX)
     Cline
     Cloud
     Clyde
     Collins
     Comer
     Crane
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Davidson
     De La Cruz
     DesJarlais
     Donalds
     Duarte
     Duncan
     Dunn (FL)
     Emmer
     Estes
     Fallon
     Feenstra
     Ferguson
     Finstad
     Fischbach
     Fitzgerald
     Fong
     Foxx
     Franklin, Scott
     Fry
     Fulcher
     Gaetz
     Gonzales, Tony
     Good (VA)
     Gooden (TX)
     Gosar
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Green (TN)
     Greene (GA)
     Grothman
     Guest
     Guthrie
     Harris
     Harshbarger
     Hern
     Hill
     Houchin
     Huizenga
     Jackson (TX)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jordan
     Joyce (PA)
     Kelly (MS)
     Kustoff
     LaHood
     Langworthy
     Latta
     Lee (FL)
     Lesko
     Letlow
     Lopez
     Loudermilk
     Lucas
     Luna
     Luttrell
     Malliotakis
     Mann
     Massie
     Mast
     McClain
     Meuser
     Miller (IL)
     Miller (WV)
     Mills
     Molinaro
     Moolenaar
     Mooney
     Moore (AL)
     Nehls
     Newhouse
     Norman
     Ogles
     Owens
     Palmer
     Perry
     Pfluger
     Posey
     Reschenthaler
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rose
     Rosendale
     Rouzer
     Roy
     Rulli
     Rutherford
     Scalise
     Self
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smucker
     Stauber
     Steel
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Steube
     Strong
     Tenney
     Tiffany
     Timmons
     Van Drew
     Van Orden
     Wagner
     Waltz
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Westerman
     Williams (TX)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Yakym
     Zinke

                               NOES--268

     Adams
     Aderholt
     Aguilar
     Allred
     Amo
     Amodei
     Auchincloss
     Bacon
     Balint
     Barragan
     Beatty
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bice
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bowman
     Boyle (PA)
     Brown
     Brownley
     Bucshon
     Budzinski
     Calvert
     Caraveo
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carey
     Carson
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (LA)
     Cartwright
     Casar
     Case
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Chavez-DeRemer
     Cherfilus-McCormick
     Chu
     Ciscomani
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Cole
     Connolly
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crockett
     Cuellar
     Curtis
     D'Esposito
     Davids (KS)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (NC)
     Dean (PA)
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Deluzio
     DeSaulnier
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Ellzey
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Fletcher
     Flood
     Foster
     Foushee
     Frankel, Lois
     Frost
     Gallego
     Garbarino
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Garcia, Mike
     Garcia, Robert
     Gimenez
     Golden (ME)
     Goldman (NY)
     Gomez
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gonzalez-Colon
     Gottheimer
     Green, Al (TX)
     Harder (CA)
     Hayes
     Himes
     Hinson
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Hoyle (OR)
     Hudson
     Huffman
     Hunt
     Issa
     Ivey
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson (NC)
     Jacobs
     James
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Joyce (OH)
     Kamlager-Dove
     Kaptur
     Kean (NJ)
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kennedy
     Khanna
     Kiggans (VA)
     Kildee
     Kiley
     Kilmer
     Kim (CA)
     Kim (NJ)
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster
     LaLota

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     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Landsman
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     LaTurner
     Lawler
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NV)
     Lee (PA)
     Leger Fernandez
     Levin
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Luetkemeyer
     Mace
     Magaziner
     Maloy
     Manning
     Matsui
     McBath
     McCaul
     McClellan
     McClintock
     McCollum
     McCormick
     McGarvey
     McGovern
     Meeks
     Menendez
     Meng
     Mfume
     Miller (OH)
     Miller-Meeks
     Moore (UT)
     Moore (WI)
     Moran
     Morelle
     Moskowitz
     Moulton
     Mrvan
     Mullin
     Murphy
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Nickel
     Norcross
     Norton
     Nunn (IA)
     Obernolte
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pelosi
     Peltola
     Pence
     Perez
     Peters
     Pettersen
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Plaskett
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Quigley
     Ramirez
     Raskin
     Rogers (KY)
     Ross
     Ruiz
     Ryan
     Salazar
     Salinas
     Sanchez
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Scholten
     Schrier
     Schweikert
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, Austin
     Scott, David
     Sessions
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Simpson
     Slotkin
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Sorensen
     Soto
     Spanberger
     Stansbury
     Stanton
     Stevens
     Strickland
     Suozzi
     Swalwell
     Sykes
     Takano
     Thanedar
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thompson (PA)
     Titus
     Tlaib
     Tokuda
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres (NY)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Underwood
     Valadao
     Vargas
     Vasquez
     Veasey
     Velazquez
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Wenstrup
     Wexton
     Wild
     Williams (GA)
     Williams (NY)
     Wilson (FL)
     Womack

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Griffith
       

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Arrington
     Bush
     Castro (TX)
     Crow
     Evans
     Ezell
     Garamendi
     Grijalva
     Hageman
     Higgins (LA)
     Lynch
     McHenry
     Moylan
     Pascrell
     Radewagen
     Ruppersberger
     Sablan
     Sarbanes
     Sherrill
     Spartz
     Turner
     Van Duyne
     Walberg


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

                              {time}  2142

  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


                Amendment No. 23 Offered by Mr. Brecheen

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on amendment No. 23, printed in part B of House Report 
118-602, offered by the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Brecheen), on 
which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes 
prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 147, 
noes 269, not voting 21, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 386]

                               AYES--147

     Alford
     Allen
     Armstrong
     Arrington
     Babin
     Baird
     Balderson
     Banks
     Barr
     Bean (FL)
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Bost
     Brecheen
     Burchett
     Burgess
     Burlison
     Calvert
     Cammack
     Carl
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (TX)
     Cline
     Cloud
     Clyde
     Collins
     Comer
     Crane
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Curtis
     Davidson
     De La Cruz
     DesJarlais
     Donalds
     Duarte
     Duncan
     Dunn (FL)
     Emmer
     Estes
     Fallon
     Feenstra
     Ferguson
     Finstad
     Fischbach
     Fitzgerald
     Foxx
     Franklin, Scott
     Fry
     Fulcher
     Gaetz
     Golden (ME)
     Good (VA)
     Gooden (TX)
     Gosar
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Green (TN)
     Greene (GA)
     Griffith
     Grothman
     Guest
     Guthrie
     Hageman
     Harris
     Harshbarger
     Hern
     Hudson
     Huizenga
     Hunt
     Jackson (TX)
     Jordan
     Joyce (PA)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kustoff
     LaHood
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Langworthy
     Latta
     Lee (FL)
     Lesko
     Lopez
     Loudermilk
     Luna
     Luttrell
     Mace
     Maloy
     Massie
     Mast
     McClain
     McClintock
     McCormick
     Meuser
     Miller (IL)
     Miller (WV)
     Miller-Meeks
     Mills
     Mooney
     Moore (AL)
     Moran
     Murphy
     Nehls
     Norman
     Ogles
     Owens
     Palmer
     Perez
     Perry
     Pfluger
     Posey
     Reschenthaler
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rose
     Rosendale
     Rouzer
     Roy
     Rulli
     Rutherford
     Scalise
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Self
     Sessions
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smucker
     Stauber
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Steube
     Strong
     Tenney
     Tiffany
     Timmons
     Van Duyne
     Van Orden
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Westerman
     Williams (TX)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Yakym
     Zinke

                               NOES--269

     Adams
     Aderholt
     Aguilar
     Allred
     Amo
     Amodei
     Auchincloss
     Bacon
     Balint
     Barragan
     Beatty
     Bentz
     Bera
     Bergman
     Beyer
     Bice
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bowman
     Boyle (PA)
     Brown
     Brownley
     Buchanan
     Bucshon
     Budzinski
     Caraveo
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carey
     Carson
     Carter (LA)
     Cartwright
     Casar
     Case
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Chavez-DeRemer
     Cherfilus-McCormick
     Chu
     Ciscomani
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Cole
     Connolly
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crockett
     Cuellar
     D'Esposito
     Davids (KS)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (NC)
     Dean (PA)
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Deluzio
     DeSaulnier
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Ellzey
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Fletcher
     Flood
     Fong
     Foster
     Foushee
     Frankel, Lois
     Frost
     Gallego
     Garbarino
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Garcia, Mike
     Garcia, Robert
     Gimenez
     Goldman (NY)
     Gomez
     Gonzales, Tony
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gonzalez-Colon
     Gottheimer
     Granger
     Green, Al (TX)
     Harder (CA)
     Hayes
     Hill
     Himes
     Hinson
     Horsford
     Houchin
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Hoyle (OR)
     Huffman
     Issa
     Ivey
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson (NC)
     Jacobs
     James
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (SD)
     Joyce (OH)
     Kamlager-Dove
     Kaptur
     Kean (NJ)
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Kelly (MS)
     Kennedy
     Khanna
     Kiggans (VA)
     Kildee
     Kiley
     Kilmer
     Kim (CA)
     Kim (NJ)
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster
     LaLota
     Landsman
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     LaTurner
     Lawler
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NV)
     Lee (PA)
     Leger Fernandez
     Letlow
     Levin
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Magaziner
     Malliotakis
     Mann
     Manning
     Matsui
     McBath
     McCaul
     McClellan
     McCollum
     McGarvey
     McGovern
     Meeks
     Menendez
     Meng
     Mfume
     Miller (OH)
     Molinaro
     Moolenaar
     Moore (UT)
     Moore (WI)
     Morelle
     Moskowitz
     Moulton
     Mrvan
     Mullin
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Newhouse
     Nickel
     Norcross
     Norton
     Nunn (IA)
     Obernolte
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pelosi
     Peltola
     Pence
     Peters
     Pettersen
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Plaskett
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Quigley
     Ramirez
     Raskin
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Ross
     Ruiz
     Ryan
     Salazar
     Salinas
     Sanchez
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Scholten
     Schrier
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Simpson
     Slotkin
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Sorensen
     Soto
     Spanberger
     Stansbury
     Stanton
     Steel
     Stevens
     Strickland
     Suozzi
     Swalwell
     Sykes
     Takano
     Thanedar
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thompson (PA)
     Titus
     Tlaib
     Tokuda
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres (NY)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Underwood
     Valadao
     Van Drew
     Vargas
     Vasquez
     Veasey
     Velazquez
     Wagner
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Wenstrup
     Wexton
     Wild
     Williams (GA)
     Williams (NY)
     Wilson (FL)
     Womack

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Bush
     Castro (TX)
     Crow
     Evans
     Ezell
     Garamendi
     Grijalva
     Higgins (LA)
     Lynch
     McHenry
     Moylan
     Pascrell
     Radewagen
     Ruppersberger
     Sablan
     Sarbanes
     Sherrill
     Spartz
     Turner
     Walberg
     Waltz

                              {time}  2146

  Ms. GRANGER changed her vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Ms. BUSH. Mr. Chair, I was not present during today's first, second, 
or third vote series. Had I been present, I would have voted:
  NAY on Roll Call No. 359,
  NAY on Roll Call No. 360,
  YEA on Roll Call No. 361,
  YEA on Roll Call No. 362,
  NAY on Roll Call No. 363,
  NAY on Roll Call No. 364,
  NAY on Roll Call No. 365,
  NAY on Roll Call No. 366,
  NAY on Roll Call No. 367,
  NAY on Roll Call No. 368,
  NAY on Roll Call No. 369,
  NAY on Roll Call No. 370,
  NAY on Roll Call No. 371,
  NAY on Roll Call No. 372,
  NAY on Roll Call No. 373,
  NAY on Roll Call No. 374,
  NAY on Roll Call No. 375,
  NAY on Roll Call No. 376,
  NAY on Roll Call No. 377,
  NAY on Roll Call No. 378,
  NAY on Roll Call No. 379,
  NAY on Roll Call No. 380,
  NAY on Roll Call No. 381,
  NAY on Roll Call No. 382,

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  NAY on Roll Call No. 383,
  NAY on Roll Call No. 384,
  NAY on Roll Call No. 385, and
  NAY on Roll Call No. 386.

                Amendment No. 24 Offered by Mr. Brecheen

  The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Lopez). It is now in order to consider 
amendment No. 24 printed in part B of House Report 118-602.
  Mr. BRECHEEN. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 153, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $12,000,000)''.
       Page 226, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $12,000,000)''.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentleman 
from Oklahoma (Mr. Brecheen) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Oklahoma.
  Mr. BRECHEEN. Mr. Chairman, this amendment defunds the self-reported 
nonpartisan Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. I 
purposely am using the air quotes for ``nonpartisan'' given what I am 
about to relay.
  This think tank publishes articles and hosts events centered around 
foreign policy to advise policymakers on how to best tackle global 
issues. However, the Wilson Center is not nonpartisan. It is a far-left 
organization dedicated, much like President Wilson, to far-left values 
around the world.
  What do I mean by that? In January 2019, the center hosted an event 
where they promoted ``safe abortion'' access around the world, claiming 
that denying abortion is violence.
  In June 2021, at an event with White House Press Secretary Jean-
Pierre, the center called for, again, ``those in power . . . to 
understand and advocate for the queer liberation necessary to achieve 
equity for all genders and sexual orientations.''

                              {time}  2200

  They publish articles like this from June 2024 that suggest Europe 
should accept unfettered mass immigration, claiming that blocking 
illegal immigration is ``far right.'' They say it is ``far right'' and 
``perpetuating harmful stereotypes that are deeply ingrained in 
European consciousness, fostering fear and hostility.''
  Apparently, the Wilson Center considers it to be, again, ``far 
right,'' their words, to believe in borders and not want your country 
filled with an infinite number of illegal aliens. The center advances 
radical ideas like its Maternal Health Initiative, which is dedicated 
to ensuring countries around the world have access to legal abortion.
  This radical group receives $12 million in appropriations from the 
bill we are debating. Congress must not give to those who are using 
their nonpartisan purposes for very blatant partisan ends.
  Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Maine is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for 
scholars is the official memorial to President Wilson and a nonpartisan 
forum for tackling global issues through independent research and open 
dialogue.
  In a divisive world, we need more opportunities to listen to and have 
dialogue with others who may not share our point of view. The Wilson 
Center is a great resource for policymakers as they confront today's 
challenges.
  I am disappointed my colleague would want to eliminate funding for 
this important institution.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to reject this amendment, and I 
reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. BRECHEEN. Mr. Chair, I will end by saying that this is a center 
that is utilizing taxpayer funds to push an agenda in a very partisan 
manner. It is very much in opposition to many of the things that many 
of us believe, and the power of the purse must speak.
  Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Brecheen).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Oklahoma 
will be postponed.


                Amendment No. 25 Offered by Mr. Brecheen

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 25 
printed in part B of House Report 118-602.
  Mr. BRECHEEN. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
     following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used for any diversity, equity, and inclusion program or 
     office.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentleman 
from Oklahoma (Mr. Brecheen) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Oklahoma.
  Mr. BRECHEEN. Mr. Chair, diversity, equity, and inclusion is 
antimerit. It is designed to exclude people from opportunities they 
might otherwise receive through merit, but it is replaced by, through 
DEI, melanin percentage or sexual preference.
  America promises equality of opportunity and fair treatment, but we 
have to ask ourselves: Are we betraying our values by encouraging 
discrimination against people who have a fairer complexion at the same 
time?
  This amendment adds a commonsense DEI prohibition like others that we 
have seen in appropriation bills that we have advanced. Each of the 
departments and agencies we are funding, we see the DEI initiative and 
the involvement.
  For instance, the Department of the Interior has a DEI office and DEI 
officers who train their staff on how to be racist toward White people. 
The National Endowment for the Arts has an equity officer, Nicole 
Phillips, whose job is dedicated to advancing racism. This shouldn't 
be.
  Congress has the power of the purse under Article I, Section 9, 
Clause 7. We need to exercise it and stop blatant racism.
  Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Maine is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, one of our greatest strengths as a Nation is 
our diversity.
  The American experience is not a singular experience, and diversity 
programs exist to recognize this. The fact is, and many business 
leaders agree, that having a diverse and inclusive culture in the 
workplace is critical to performance.
  Attempting to defund or block the implementation of these efforts 
only takes us back in time where our Nation's diversity was not seen as 
an asset.
  Mr. Chair, I oppose this amendment, encourage my colleagues to do the 
same, and I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. BRECHEEN. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Brecheen).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Oklahoma 
will be postponed.


                Amendment No. 30 Offered by Mrs. Cammack

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 30 
printed in part B of House Report 118-602.
  Mrs. CAMMACK. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:


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       At the end of the bill (before the spending reduction 
     account), insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used to implement, administer, 
     or enforce any major rule under subparagraph (A) of section 
     804(2) of title 5, United States Code.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentlewoman 
from Florida (Mrs. Cammack) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Florida.
  Mrs. CAMMACK. Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of my amendment, 
which would restrict taxpayer funds from being used to finalize any 
rule or regulation that has resulted in an annual effect on the economy 
of $100 million or more at the Department of the Interior, Environment, 
and Related Agencies.
  Under the Biden-Harris regime, the regulatory landscape has never 
been worse. Regulatory agencies within the Department of the Interior 
have exerted an extraordinary amount of power with very limited 
oversight.
  My amendment seeks to change this dynamic by requiring that any major 
rule or regulation proposed by these agencies must be approved by 
Congress before it can take effect.
  This means that the elected Representatives of the American people 
would have a direct say in the regulations that govern our natural 
resources and public lands. It means that the individuals who are 
closest to their constituents, who understand the needs and concerns of 
their communities, will be at the forefront of decisionmaking.
  I, of course, believe that commonsense Americans would be incensed to 
know that in 2023 alone, the Biden-Harris regime ended the year by 
adding nearly 91,000 pages to the Federal Register of regulations.
  Why should Americans care about that? Because those 91,000 pages of 
regulations just cost every American family over $15,000 annually.
  That is right. American families now pay $15,000 more every single 
year for the exact same goods and services thanks to these onerous 
regulations, but it gets worse. Who do these hardworking families turn 
to to fight these new costs, these new rules, these new regulations 
that are dictating every aspect of our lives? Not their elected 
officials, no.
  These expensive and expansive rules and regulations housed in those 
91,000 pages, those are the doing of the nameless, faceless bureaucrats 
that dwell in basements all over Washington, D.C., who, by the way, are 
not elected. Quite frankly, Mr. Chair, that should piss off every 
single American.

                              {time}  2210

  It is a slap in the face that we the people have no recourse, which 
is why my amendment reining in these rules and regulations is so very 
important.
  You can and should be able to fire your elected officials. In the 
case of these all too powerful bureaucrats, you can't even find them, 
let alone stop them. This is where our amendment, the REINS Act, comes 
in and is so important.
  Under the Biden-Harris regime, regulations cost more than the entire 
Federal discretionary budget. Let me repeat that. Under the Biden-
Harris regime, they have added more in regulatory costs that add up to 
more than the entire Federal discretionary budget.
  As a point of reference, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which 
funded government, came in at a price tag of $1.7 trillion. The Biden-
Harris regime's price tag on their regulations was over $2 trillion 
with a t.
  It is not just the cost that is insane. It is the unachievable nature 
of these regulations. Take, for instance, the proposed greenhouse gas 
emission standards. There are no vehicles that exist today that can do 
the job and make the grade on the standard.
  Your leaf blower and lawnmower at home, under the Biden-Harris 
regime, need to be zero emission. Good luck buying that in Biden's 
economy.
  Permitting requirements for livestock emissions are unachievable 
because of, well, science. Shocking, I know. What sounded good on paper 
is quite literally unfeasible in real life.
  Government is supposed to serve the people, not make their life 
harder, and quite frankly, that is all these regulations are doing, 
making life harder and more expensive.
  Mr. Speaker, there has never been a better time to rein in spending. 
We need to rein in these frivolous rules and regulations and rein in 
the true swamp creatures called bureaucrats.
  If you believe in the principle that significant regulatory decisions 
should not be made behind closed doors but rather in the open Halls of 
Congress where the voices of the American people can be heard, you will 
support this amendment.
  If you believe that the American people should be at the center of 
the decision-making process, you will support this amendment.
  If you believe in government transparency and accountability, you 
will support this amendment.
  It is time that this body starts asserting its constitutional Article 
I authority and adopt this amendment.
  Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I claim the time in opposition to the 
amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Maine is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I oppose this amendment, and I yield back the 
balance of my time.
  Mrs. CAMMACK. Mr. Chair, it is laid out pretty simply. If we are to 
really restore the people's voice in this Chamber, we have to adopt 
this amendment.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to join me in putting the American 
people first, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from Florida (Mrs. Cammack).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                Amendment No. 40 Offered by Mr. Griffith

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 40 
printed in part B of House Report 118-602.
  Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill (before the spending reduction 
     account), insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  None of the funds made available by this Act for 
     payments to States and federally recognized Indian Tribes for 
     reclamation of abandoned mine lands and other related 
     activities under the heading ``Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement--Abandoned Mine Reclamation 
     Fund'' may be used to implement, administer, or enforce 
     section 200.311 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentleman 
from Virginia (Mr. Griffith) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Virginia.
  Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Chairman, the Abandoned Mine Land Economic 
Revitalization Program was created by Hal Rogers a few years ago. It 
has already borne promising fruit, delivering environmental cleanup and 
much-needed economic development to some of the poorest parts of our 
country, the Appalachian coalfields.
  In one AMLER Program in my district, we used it to take down 
highwalls at an old mine, and the area was redeveloped into an 
industrial site.
  Likewise, in another place, a public-private partnership--and keep in 
mind, that means there is a lot of private money. Sometimes counties 
put money in. It is not just AMLER money, but AMLER money is a big 
help.
  In that case, the public-private partnership came in and cleaned up 
an old coal fines pond. It saved the Office of Surface Mining 
Reclamation and Enforcement one-third of the estimated cleanup costs, 
and it was done decades earlier than expected.
  However, the specter of OSMRE imposing a perpetual Federal interest 
in every AMLER project is hurting what I believe is a great program.
  A letter from the region sums it up best. ``Dear Senator Warner: The 
purpose of this correspondence is to solicit your support and 
assistance in challenges associated with the Office of Surface Mining 
Reclamation and Enforcement.''
  This is from the Lonesome Pine Regional Industrial Facilities 
Authority. It is a regional economic development authority established 
in 2019 whose membership is composed of the Counties of Dickenson, Lee, 
Scott, and Wise, and the city of Norton, which are in far southwest 
Virginia.

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  ``The authority member localities work collaboratively as a region to 
create employment opportunities for its citizens, and its mission is 
straightforward: `to cooperatively develop and enhance regional 
economic opportunities for member localities.' The relevant issue 
revolves around the terms required to be placed in deeds for real 
estate acquired and improved through program funds. Current required 
language mandates that portions of the Code of Federal Regulations . . 
. applies to all projects. In short, 2 CFR, part 200, provides for what 
is defined as a `Federal interest' in any real estate, equipment, or 
personal property in which AMLER funds are expended. This Federal 
interest would be memorialized in any real estate by a recorded 
instrument in respective county circuit court offices.
  ``The existence of a `Federal interest' results in OSMRE having to 
approve any conveyances or transfers of interest concerning real estate 
in which AMLER funds are expended. OSMRE could further seek recoupment 
of all AMLER funds invested in the property being considered for 
transfer. No time limit is given for this `Federal interest,' and as of 
the date of this letter,'' which was May of this year, ``the Federal 
interest would be perpetual in nature. As you can imagine, these 
regulations will severely impact the region's ability to use property 
as an incentive for economic development prospects. It is uncertain 
under these regulations if OSMRE would consider approving any 
conveyance for real estate to a private developer. In addition, 
localities would be prohibited to pledge any real estate with a 
`Federal interest' as collateral'' to try to make the development work.
  ``The review and consideration of these issues also contribute to a 
much-extended time period within the approval process. In the arena of 
economic development, time is one of the most important factors in 
making deals and attracting prospects to'' this Appalachian region.
  ``The accumulative impacts of these regulations are causing 
localities to deter from pursuing AMLER program funds as a source for 
economic development'' in the region.
  Now, that was the whole point of the program, to take abandoned mine 
land areas, improve the mine area, and make it available for new 
economic development in one of the poorest regions of the country, Mr. 
Chairman.
  This amendment is needed, at least for this year. I may have to put 
in a bill later to make it permanent or long term, but at least for 
this year, make it clear that if a county or a local government puts 
money into a project, they don't have to worry about the Federal 
Government having what is, in essence, a revisionary clause that if it 
is ever used for some purposes they don't agree to, somewhere down in 
the future, the property comes back to the Federal Government.
  We can't use this program the way it was intended if we don't solve 
this problem. My amendment solves this problem in the short term. We 
can work to get additional language to make it better in the future, 
but right now, we need to do this.
  Mr. Chair, I urge everyone to vote in favor of it, and I yield back 
the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Maine is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I oppose this amendment, and I yield back the 
balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Griffith).
  The amendment was agreed to.

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                Amendment No. 41 Offered by Ms. Hageman

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 41 
printed in part B of House Report 118-602.
  Ms. HAGEMAN. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill (before the spending reduction 
     account), insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the 
     draft programmatic environmental impact statement referred to 
     in the notice of availability titled ``Notice of Availability 
     of the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for 
     Utility-Scale Solar Energy Development and Notice of Public 
     Meetings'' (89 Fed. Reg. 3687 (January 19, 2024)).

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentlewoman 
from Wyoming (Ms. Hageman) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Wyoming.
  Ms. HAGEMAN. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of my amendment No. 41 
to H.R. 8998, which prevents the Bureau of Land Management from 
finalizing, implementing, administering, or enforcing its Western Solar 
Plan.
  On January 19, 2024, the BLM published a notice of availability for 
the newly introduced Programmatic Environmental Impact Assessment and 
corresponding Research Management Plan Amendment. This plan amendment 
will have serious implications regarding current uses of public lands 
throughout the West and particularly in my home State of Wyoming.
  The plan amendment would implement sweeping changes to resource 
management plans, or RMPs, in 11 States on 162 million acres and 
affecting hundreds of counties in the West. In Wyoming alone, it will 
impact 18 million acres of land.
  I have heard from many county officials in Wyoming that this plan 
amendment simply glosses over the analysis that would otherwise be 
given in a planning document developed at a local level. This planning 
amendment is detached from the priorities held by most Western 
communities when it comes to economic development on their public 
lands.
  I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of my amendment, and I reserve 
the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I claim the time in opposition to this 
amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Maine is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, we are here to protect the welfare of the 
American public, and we cannot close our eyes to the impacts of climate 
change, such as the drought, flooding, severe storm, and wildfire 
events we are experiencing.
  Climate change has reached a crisis point, and we must take bold 
action to avoid a major irreversible catastrophe. We must invest in 
renewable energy if we are to tackle this problem.
  This shortsighted amendment does not prepare this Nation to address 
climate change by prohibiting funds for updating a roadmap for solar 
energy development across the West that is designed to expand solar 
energy production and make renewable energy siting and permitting on 
America's public lands more efficient.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in opposing this amendment, and I 
reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. HAGEMAN. Mr. Chair, I want to push back against the false 
narrative that solar energy is actually clean energy or would protect 
our environment. This has actually become a political battle for 
government subsidies. Many power companies are being subsidized tens of 
millions of dollars for so-called clean energy, and the American people 
are paying the price for it.
  Just across the State line in Nebraska in July of 2023, the panels of 
a solar farm in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, were destroyed in a hailstorm, 
only to be taken to a landfill because they are not recyclable.
  Even when solar panels aren't destroyed by hailstorms or other 
extreme weather events, they gradually stop producing electricity and 
reach the end of their lives in less than 20 years.
  According to the International Renewable Energy Agency, over 78 
million tons of solar panels will come to the point and will be filling 
a landfill near you. Aren't we all glad about that? Only about 10 
percent of solar panels are recyclable, and those that are recyclable, 
only a small part of a single solar panel contains recoverable 
minerals.
  There are many other examples of solar panel catastrophes related to 
extreme weather events, including filling rivers with shards of panels 
and other events that hurt wildlife and fisheries, but above all these 
concerns are the fact that they replace affordable and reliable energy 
sources with expensively subsidized, nonreliable power that results in 
power companies looking to the spot market to mitigate for what they 
cannot produce when the

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Sun doesn't shine, or the wind doesn't blow.
  This Western Solar Plan is forcing energy poverty on our communities. 
It is taking our productive economic activities away and replacing them 
with nonreliable and unaffordable energy. It is impacting jobs in 
Wyoming and starving our communities of the essential services that are 
funded by our more productive industries.
  I don't believe in energy poverty, and for that reason I urge my 
colleagues to vote for this amendment. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance 
of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. HAGEMAN. Mr. Chair, one of the things about this plan is that it 
includes an irrelevant socioeconomic analysis that neglects to consider 
the most important activities impacted by this proposal. It reviews 
without explanation the population, employment, income, State sales and 
income tax revenues, housing, and State and local government 
expenditures, but fails to address a very significant and important 
variable, which is the fact that the largest contributor to the funding 
of local governments in the State is through our energy producers.
  The BLM socioeconomic analysis doesn't include anything related to 
the loss of revenue generated by our most important revenue-generating 
industries in the State, and that is very telling. This plan should not 
go forward, and I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of my amendment.
  Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Maine has the right to close.
  Ms. HAGEMAN. Mr. Chair, I yield myself the balance of my time to 
close.
  Quite ironically, this plan amendment directly impacts mining of 
trona, which is developed into soda ash, which is a critical component 
in many industrial and consumer products, including flat glass and 
solar energy infrastructure.

  The Known Sodium Leasing Area located within the Green River Basin 
encompasses 1,100 square miles within the BLM's Rock Springs and 
Kemmerer field offices. Searching where the U.S. produces most of its 
trona, it is ironically right where the Biden-Harris administration is 
trying to force these solar panels. The Biden-Harris administration has 
failed at every energy policy level since day one. The Western Solar 
Plan is just one more example of such failure.
  Mr. Chair, I urge adoption of my amendment, and I yield back the 
balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, this is my experience: Climate change 
deniers, the people who want to just support the fossil-fuel industry, 
continually use misinformation, disinformation, social media memes, all 
kinds of things to argue their point, but the ultimate challenge here 
is we have an overdependence on fossil fuels.
  The use of fossil fuels is contributing to too much CO2 in 
the atmosphere, which has created this extreme weather that we now have 
to live through and experience, whether it is the heat, flooding, 
extreme storms, whatever it is.
  If we care about the future of our planet, if we truly believe that 
it is our job as elected officials to protect the American public, we 
can't close our eyes to these impacts of climate change, so arguing 
about where things are manufactured or how they are disposed is a way 
of avoiding the fact that we have to move into renewable energy, and 
that is our challenge today.
  Of course, we don't want to use things that are strictly manufactured 
in China. That is why we passed the IRA, to put more domestic 
investment in things like solar panels and batteries and the things 
that we desperately need.
  As to this question about end-of-life solar panels, I wholeheartedly 
agree, we should recycle as much as we possibly can of everything that 
we are using in this country. Let me just read this little fact about 
that: ``Waste from end-of-life solar panels presents opportunities to 
recover valuable materials and create jobs through recycling. According 
to the International Renewable Energy Agency, by 2030 the cumulative 
value of recoverable raw materials from end-of-life panels globally 
will be about $450 million, which is equivalent to the cost of raw 
materials currently needed to produce about 60 million new panels. 
Diverting solar panels from landfills to recycling saves space in 
landfills in addition to capturing the value of raw materials.''
  I am all in favor of recycling them. That is absolutely something 
that we can accomplish, and those are the facts, not a social media 
misinformation/disinformation meme, whatever it is.
  Mr. Chair, I wholeheartedly urge my colleagues to join me in opposing 
this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from Wyoming (Ms. Hageman).
  The amendment was agreed to.

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                Amendment No. 42 Offered by Ms. Hageman

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 42 
printed in part B of House Report 118-602.
  Ms. HAGEMAN. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill (before the spending reduction 
     account), insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the 
     draft resource management plan referred to in the notice of 
     availability titled ``Notice of Availability of the Draft 
     Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement 
     for the Rock Springs RMP Revision, Wyoming'' (88 Fed. Reg. 
     56654 (August 18, 2023)).

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentlewoman 
from Wyoming (Ms. Hageman) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Wyoming.
  Ms. HAGEMAN. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of my amendment, amendment 
No. 42 to H.R. 8998, which prohibits the finalization of the draft 
resource management plan, or RMP, revision for the Bureau of Land 
Management's Rock Springs Field Office. This RMP revision severely 
restricts grazing, mining, energy production, recreation, and other 
activities on 3.6 million acres of land in Wyoming.
  The BLM field districts are required to update their RMPs in 
accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, and in 
2011, the Rock Springs Field Office started that process.
  The draft revision that was released for public comment in 2023 has 
gained national attention for its unprecedented policy shift to 
prohibit access, management, and use to literally millions of acres of 
land.
  The RMP contains four alternatives for the planning area, including 
alternative A, which amounts to no action; BLM's preferred alternative 
B, which would have tremendous negative consequences for the State and 
the Nation; alternative C, which severely restricts recreational 
activities; and alternative D, which was not viewed favorably by the 
local community.
  Unsurprisingly, the BLM chose the plan that Wyoming and the Nation 
are most opposed to in terms of its preference. In total, under the 
preferred alternative, about 2.5 million acres would not be available 
for new rights-of-way. This would be an increase of more than 480 
percent in acreage off-limits to important things like power lines, 
pipelines, and maintaining roads.
  The RMP severely restricts vehicle access, including 4,505 miles of 
routes to all use and then removing an additional 10,000 miles of 
routes from the transportation network. The plan even calls for 
limiting vehicles to designated roads across the landscape, but it 
doesn't clarify which roads will be designated for travel.
  The draft RMP designates 1.8 million acres of the planning area as 
areas of critical and environmental concern, which undermines all 
opportunities for economic development, particularly as it relates to 
energy production and mineral extraction. This is an increase of 1.3 
million acres when compared to current BLM policies.
  The Rock Springs RMP is bad policy from beginning to end.
  Mr. Chair, I encourage my colleagues to vote in favor of my 
amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.

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  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Maine is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, this amendment is one more controversial 
poison pill policy rider that sadly shows that extremist Republicans 
are not interested in bills that can gain bipartisan support and become 
law.
  In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the BLM drafted the 
proposed draft resource management plan and environmental impact 
statement for Rock Springs and provided a 90-day comment period.
  This amendment prohibits the BLM from finalizing, implementing, 
administering, or enforcing an updated, comprehensive, and 
environmentally adequate framework for managing uses of public lands 
and resources.
  We are here to protect the welfare of the American public and 
preserve our public lands and resources for future generations. The 
land considered for protection has low prospects for oil and gas yields 
and includes natural treasures such as petroglyphs, North America's 
largest sand dunes, and migration corridors for bighorn sheep, mule 
deer, and elk.
  Once again, my Republican colleagues are disregarding the law and 
trying to circumvent the rigorous process that is in place to update 
resource management plans. This amendment also nullifies the public 
comments that have been collected by legislating the outcome.
  We cannot close our eyes to the impacts of climate change that we are 
experiencing as our economy, health, livelihoods, food security, and 
quality of life all depend on healthy ecosystems.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to reject this amendment and focus 
instead on addressing climate change and being good stewards of our 
public lands and resources for the benefit of future generations.
  Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. HAGEMAN. Mr. Chair, this amendment is not just about mining or 
energy and mineral extraction. This RMP is one of the largest land 
grabs we have ever seen, and it impacts everything from grazing to 
recreation.
  Grazing will be severely impacted by the preferred alternative of 
this RMP, including through a ban on livestock grazing and big game 
parturition habitat during the birthing season; prohibiting range 
improvement projects, such as troughs, reservoirs, and fences; and 
suspending AUMs currently authorized within the planning area. Perhaps 
what is most disheartening about this RMP is the fact that the BLM 
chose to move forward with the least studied plan out of all 
alternatives.
  In fact, Sweetwater County's public lands director verified in a 
hearing a few months ago that the BLM spent about 1 week out of 11 
years on the preferred alternative. What is now its preferred 
alternative is clearly in violation of FLPMA and the obligation to take 
a hard look at the alternative chosen.
  A former BLM employee who worked on this RMP testified in front of 
State legislators in Wyoming that the preferred alternative was created 
as a bookend alternative and mentioned that they spent 1 week on 
alternative B and then the next 6 years on alternative D. It was also 
said to a reporter that this plan takes the public off of the public 
lands.
  The alternative laid out in this plan, particularly alternative B, 
will destroy Wyoming's local economy and dramatically decrease the 
development of energy resources needed to power this country, undermine 
our national security, and destroy our local livestock industry.
  We cannot go on like this. I urge my colleagues to support my 
amendment, which would nullify the implementation of this monstrosity 
of a plan.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from Wyoming (Ms. Hageman).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                Amendment No. 43 Offered by Ms. Hageman

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 43 
printed in part B of House Report 118-602.
  Ms. HAGEMAN. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the 
     following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used for establishing or operating an Office of 
     Agriculture and Rural Affairs in the Environmental Protection 
     Agency.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentlewoman 
from Wyoming (Ms. Hageman) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Wyoming.
  Ms. HAGEMAN. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of my amendment No. 43 to 
H.R. 8998, which prohibits the establishment or operation of an Office 
of Agriculture and Rural Affairs within the EPA.
  I am completely opposed to the creation of this office due to the 
fact that it is duplicative, lacks congressional authorization, and 
because of the EPA's poor track record in assisting rural and 
agricultural communities in America.
  I appreciate that the bill report language also expresses concern 
over the creation of this office, stating that the impact of the 
agency's actions on agricultural production and rural America can't be 
overstated.
  The EPA suggested this office serve as the primary liaison between 
stakeholders and the agency. The reality is that this office does not 
fill any gap in the Federal Government's engagement with agricultural 
and rural communities and is, therefore, duplicative.
  An entire Federal department, the USDA, along with numerous USDA 
subagencies exist to address ag issues along with countless offices and 
other departments and agencies. On top of the USDA, the EPA already has 
a Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee to 
advise the EPA on environmental issues and policies that are of 
importance to agricultural and rural communities.
  The fact is that there is little necessity for this office. I am 
concerned that the very creation of this new office is an attempt to 
use government solely for the benefits of a single Federal employee. As 
noted in the press release announcing the office, it will be headed by 
Rob Snyder, who served as Administrator Regan's Senior Advisor for 
Agriculture since October 2021.
  It is incumbent on the EPA to provide further justification for this 
office and prove that this action isn't just a pet project or reward 
for a Federal employee.
  This is a bad policy that the EPA is pursuing. I urge my colleagues 
to support my amendment.
  Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

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  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I claim the time in opposition to the 
amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Maine is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, this amendment would block the EPA from 
operating its Office of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. The EPA 
established this office to be the primary liaison between rural and 
agricultural stakeholders and the agency. It works to find practical 
science-based solutions that protect the environment while ensuring a 
vibrant and productive agricultural system. Taking away this important 
resource would put our farmers at a disadvantage. We should be working 
to increase the coordination in the agriculture community, not stifling 
it.
  Mr. Chair, I oppose the amendment, and I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Ms. HAGEMAN. Mr. Chair, the EPA has advertised the creation of this 
office as an opportunity to better hear and understand the concerns of 
rural communities. Its website, however, reveals its true purpose, 
which is to ``advance the U.S. agriculture sector's climate mitigation 
and adaptation goals.'' The EPA even touts Mr. Snyder as a longtime 
champion of agricultural solutions to climate change.
  Our Nation's food producers are increasingly targeted by the Federal 
agencies for climate disclosure and mitigation action, likely spurred 
by a

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political agenda developed outside of government. Clearly, this office 
is being created to further a political agenda rather than to address 
the issues that are most important to our rural communities.
  The Biden-Harris administration has directly said we have to reduce 
emissions from the food system. That has been their goal, and Director 
Snyder, whom they have appointed to head this new office, will 
dutifully carry out their efforts to decrease our food supply.
  Again, this agency is not needed, and I urge my colleagues to vote in 
favor of this amendment.
  Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. HAGEMAN. Mr. Chair, an administration that cares about prosperity 
and abundance should be more concerned about the availability of food 
and what everyday Americans pay out of their pockets at the grocery 
store.
  Instead, the Biden-Harris administration expresses concern over 
animal- and food-related emissions and proposes goals and regulations 
to address this.
  I have already highlighted some of the ways that the EPA has gone 
after rural communities. This office will not be the eyes and ears for 
our rural communities. Instead, it will continue to support climate-
related policies that hurt our farmers and ranchers.
  The Biden-Harris administration has a history of adopting rules and 
policies suggested by international NGOs. The Federal Government, 
unfortunately, has a tendency to follow the poor examples of other 
countries by adopting terrible policies after they do, especially if it 
is related to this nonsense surrounding so-called climate change.
  We don't need this office within the EPA. We already have to deal 
with the USDA.
  Mr. Chair, I urge support of my amendment, and I yield back the 
balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I just want to wholeheartedly disagree with 
my colleague on the other side of the aisle and the premise of this 
amendment.
  I serve on the Agriculture Committee. I have been a farmer much of my 
life. I represent a tremendous number of farmers, and I come from an 
agricultural State.
  I don't see what benefit it would be to farmers to put them at this 
level of disadvantage to take away this office that was there to 
support communication between the EPA and farmers.
  I will admit it is not always an easy relationship between farmers 
and the EPA. Sometimes there are challenges that go on there, certainly 
with waters of the U.S., which we have debated at length in the 
Agriculture Committee. I know it is really important for farmers to be 
heard so that when regulations are made, they serve both our 
environment and the farmers. You can actually do both.
  When I hear people dismissing climate change or calling them 
ridiculous policies that are enacted by this administration, I think 
they don't really understand the challenges that farmers are facing 
today. Farmers are the first ones impacted by the adverse weather we 
have, whether it is extreme drought or extreme cold.
  In my State of Maine, we have had unusual temperatures, cold weather 
late into the spring that has frozen the blossoms on our fruit trees or 
drought in the middle of the summer when it wasn't expected, rainy 
summers where we can't manage all of the water or flooding that impacts 
our farmers. These things are happening all over our country.
  Climate change policies, those things that will mitigate climate 
change, where farmers can be our partners, which they often are in many 
of the policies that are implemented through this administration, 
things that help to sequester more carbon or help farmers to deal with 
many of the issues that they are challenged by, are critically 
important to them to make sure that we continue to have farmers during 
this difficult time.
  Also, there are some issues that farmers in my State are dealing 
with, particularly related to PFAS, this forever chemical that has 
turned up in the soils of many farms in our States. That is regulated 
by the EPA. Many of the decisions that have to be made about what is 
allowable in a vegetable or in our milk or how to remove it from the 
water or the soil, those are things that go on at the EPA.
  To not have this liaison with farmers, many of whom are losing their 
farms in States like mine and States all over the country because they 
are contaminated with PFAS from previous flood spreading, not having 
that liaison so farmers can engage on what the EPA is going to advise 
and how to work with it, is frankly just a ridiculous idea.
  This is a ridiculous amendment. It doesn't speak to the needs of 
farmers. It is a messaging amendment, once again, to be anti-climate 
change, antigovernment, and anti-EPA. My colleagues should oppose it. 
It has no business being before us here today.
  Mr. Chair, I recommend people oppose this, and I yield back the 
balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from Wyoming (Ms. Hageman).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                Amendment No. 44 Offered by Ms. Hageman

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 44 
printed in part B of House Report 118-602.
  Ms. HAGEMAN. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill (before the spending reduction 
     account), insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the 
     following:
       (1) The proposed resource management plan amendment and 
     final supplemental environmental impact statement referred to 
     in the notice of availability titled ``Notice of Availability 
     of the Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment and Final 
     Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Buffalo 
     Field Office, Wyoming'' (89 Fed. Reg. 43431 (May 17, 2024)).
       (2) The proposed resource management plan amendment and 
     final supplemental environmental impact statement referred to 
     in the notice of availability titled ``Notice of Availability 
     of the Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment and Final 
     Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Miles 
     City Field Office, Montana'' (89 Fed. Reg. 43432 (May 17, 
     2024)).

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentlewoman 
from Wyoming (Ms. Hageman) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Wyoming.
  Ms. HAGEMAN. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of my amendment No. 44 to 
H.R. 8998, which would block the Bureau of Land Management's proposed 
Resource Management Plans in the Buffalo, Wyoming, planning area and 
the Miles City, Montana, planning area.
  I am grateful for the support of Congressman Rosendale as these RMPs 
impact his district as much as they impact mine.
  The Buffalo field office is located in the Powder River Basin, which 
is the largest coal-producing region in the United States of America. 
More than 40 percent of the Nation's coal is produced in Wyoming in the 
Powder River Basin. Without our coal, we can't power this country.
  Yet, the BLM has chosen to pursue the no-new-coal leasing 
alternative, seeking to end coal mining in the region by 2041. The 
State relies on the basin for revenues used for things like local 
education, but as importantly, the Nation relies on the basin for 
power.
  While seemingly a local decision only affecting a local area, its 
going into effect would mean disaster for Wyoming and lights out for 
America.
  Wyoming coal producers produced 244.3 million tons of coal in 2022, 
the vast majority from federally owned Powder River Basin coal. Even 
with this high volume of production, it wasn't enough to meet 
contracted demand, as producers lost an estimated 60 million tons of 
production because of the inability to move coal to customers due to 
poor rail service. This demonstrates the high demand for Wyoming coal.
  Coal contributed $562.7 million to State and local governments from 
taxes and royalties. Additionally, according to the Wyoming Mining 
Association, Wyoming's share of Federal mineral royalties--royalties 
paid on mining the leased Federal coal--was

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over $184 million, with $229.7 million being paid to the Federal 
Government.
  When I asked the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 
in committee a couple months ago if they had any plans to mitigate for 
this lost revenue and jobs because of the BLM's decision to move 
forward with this rule, they had no answer. Despite what Democrats have 
to say about helping coal communities, they have no plan to mitigate 
for their reckless damage to these communities and have no legitimate 
effective or feasible way to replace this valuable energy resource.
  Mr. Chair, I encourage my colleagues to support this amendment, and I 
reserve the balance of my time.

                              {time}  2250

  Ms. PINGREE. I claim time in opposition, Mr. Chairman.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Maine is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I oppose this amendment, and I yield back the 
balance of my time.
  Ms. HAGEMAN. These proposed resource management plans are part of the 
Biden-Harris administration's national strategy to terminate domestic 
production of traditional energy resources, and it is just another 
example of their war on American energy.
  Conveniently, shortly after the plan was announced, The Washington 
Post, a national paper covering this decision, stated that the U.S. 
taking this step is the biggest step yet to end coal mining. Supporting 
this amendment means supporting Wyoming jobs and ensuring that America 
meet its power requirements for years to come.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to support the amendment, and I yield 
back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from Wyoming (Ms. Hageman).
  The amendment was agreed to.


              Amendment No. 45 Offered by Mrs. Harshbarger

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 45 
printed in part B of House Report 118-602.
  Mrs. HARSHBARGER. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill (before the spending reduction 
     account), insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used for the Board on Geographic Names.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentlewoman 
from Tennessee (Mrs. Harshbarger) and a Member opposed each will 
control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Tennessee.
  Mrs. HARSHBARGER. Mr. Chairman, my colleagues on the other side of 
the aisle have been hard at work removing statues and renaming military 
bases because they believe they can and should erase history.
  The Board on Geographic Names was initially designed to be a part of 
the United States Geological Survey to ensure uniform naming on maps.
  However, when Secretary Haaland took over as Secretary of the 
Interior, she immediately repurposed the Board on Geographic Names to 
the Interior Department's woke renaming board. One of the Secretary's 
top priorities was to deem the word ``squaw'' derogatory and remove any 
word with ``squaw'' in it from any geographic landmark or 
unincorporated town. She pursued this policy using the Board on 
Geographic Names.
  This affected my district because the board changed the name of 
unincorporated ``Squawberry'' to ``Partridgeberry'' despite the 
opposition of local leaders.
  This is complete government overreach, and it is unacceptable to 
allow the Federal Government to force their ideals down the throats of 
east Tennesseans.
  This is not what the Federal Government is supposed to be tasked 
with, and I question how long it will be until Secretary Haaland 
decides to turn her attention to every geographic landmark named for 
Columbus or Washington or Jefferson.
  I do not trust this administration to discontinue using the Board on 
Geographic Names to push their agenda onto Americans, and for this 
reason, I believe that we need to prohibit funding for the Board on 
Geographic Names.
  Mr. Chair, I ask my colleagues to support the passage of this 
important amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I claim the time in opposition to the 
amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Maine is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, this amendment is one more controversial 
poison pill policy rider that sadly shows extremist Republicans are not 
interested in bills that can gain bipartisan support and become law.
  The U.S. Board on Geographic Names is a Federal body created in 1890 
and established in its present form by Public Law in 1947 to maintain 
uniform geographic name usage throughout the Federal Government.
  The board is comprised of representatives of Federal agencies 
concerned with geographic information, population, ecology, and 
management of public lands.
  In this age of geographic information systems, the internet, and 
homeland defense, geographic names data are even more important.
  The board works in partnership with Federal, State, Tribal, and local 
agencies and more than 50 nations have some type of national names 
authority.
  My Republican colleagues should be more focused on creating bills 
that will garner bipartisan support and become law, not prohibiting 
funding for a board that helps surveyor, mapmakers, and scientists, and 
serves the Federal Government and the public as a central authority to 
which name problems, name inquiries, name changes, and new name 
proposals can be directed.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to reject this amendment, and I 
reserve the balance of my time.
  Mrs. HARSHBARGER. Mr. Chair, this is really, really a simple concept. 
If you don't think the Federal Government should be changing the names 
of localities, especially with the opposition of locales, then support 
my amendment. This is Federal overreach plain and simple.
  Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from Tennessee (Mrs. Harshbarger).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Tennessee 
will be postponed.


                Amendment No. 46 Offered by Mr. Huizenga

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 46 
printed in part B of House Report 118-602.
  Mr. HUIZENGA. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
     following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule 
     titled ``Determinations of Attainment by the Attainment Date, 
     Extensions of the Attainment Date, and Reclassification of 
     Areas Classified as Marginal for the 2015 Ozone National 
     Ambient Air Quality Standards'' published by the 
     Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on 
     October 7, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 60897) with respect to--
       (1) Allegan County, Michigan;
       (2) Berrien County, Michigan; or
       (3) Muskegon County, Michigan.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentleman 
from Michigan (Mr. Huizenga) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Michigan.
  Mr. HUIZENGA. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of my bipartisan 
amendment to prohibit implementation of the EPA rule that 
inappropriately reclassified three west Michigan counties, Berrien 
County, parts of Allegan County, and parts of Muskegon County, from 
``marginal'' to ``moderate'' under the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air 
Quality Standards.

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  However, it is a long-established fact that transport pollution from 
upwind States is a primary driver of the reduced air quality in west 
Michigan.
  In fact, Mr. Chairman, I was a young staffer in 1997 when I became 
the district director for my predecessor when I was first introduced to 
this concept. We will get into some of those same issues that we are 
seeing today.
  Even the State of Michigan officially acknowledges this fact: Ozone 
transport is the major driver of why these counties in Michigan get 
penalized by the EPA's standards.
  While the EPA's rule explicitly does not consider ozone transport, 
science will tell you that ozone pollutants are being carried to us on 
winds across Lake Michigan from cities like Gary, Indiana; Chicago, 
Illinois; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
  The new ``moderate'' classification carries with it the so-called 
reasonably available control technology requirements as well as other 
burdensome regulatory requirements, offset ratios, and emissions 
reductions meant to bring the Michigan counties back into attainment of 
the air standards, not the counties that are actually doing the 
polluting.
  This will cost businesses in my district millions and millions of 
dollars, despite their many efforts over the years to do the right 
thing for the environment. It will cost jobs for our residents who have 
nothing to do with this, they haven't produced it, but it is going to 
cost the tax base of our local governments who love and work to protect 
our Great Lakes.
  My Michigan colleagues and I have worked oftentimes in a bipartisan 
way to rectify this issue, whether it be with the EPA or with the State 
of Michigan. In short, we are told that their hands are tied.
  Well, that is what the legislative branch is for, and we are using 
our legislative authority, the power of the purse, to protect our 
constituents from the unfair government burden that does not account 
for the full reality and science of the situation.
  Communities along the lakeshore of west Michigan should not be 
penalized for the pollution created by cities 90 miles away on the 
other side of Lake Michigan.
  Here is how crazy this plan is, Mr. Chair. My hometown of Holland, 
Michigan, sits on a county border, Ottawa County to the north, Allegan 
County to the south. It is divided by 32nd Street. If you are a 
business on the south side of 32nd Street in Allegan County, then you 
are subject to the penalties. However, if you are a company directly 
across the street in Ottawa County, then you are exempt.
  This makes no sense. Ultimately, my understanding is that the State 
of Michigan then could be responsible for the end implementation of 
these emission reductions.
  Therefore, the practical effect of my amendment would be to make it 
so that Michigan can decide whether to enforce the ozone standards of 
the new moderate levels or the previous marginal levels.
  Mr. Chairman, I am one of the Republican co-chairs of the Great Lakes 
Task Force. I am a member of the Conservative Climate Caucus. My 
constituents and I want nothing more than clean air and water in our 
Michigan communities, but we demand common sense, as well.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to support this amendment, and I 
reserve the balance of my time.

                              {time}  2300

  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Maine is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chairman, this amendment would prevent the EPA from 
designating certain Michigan counties as being in nonattainment of the 
2015 ozone standard.
  Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA is required to set National Ambient 
Air Quality Standards for contaminants, like ground-level ozone, that 
are adequate to protect public health, including the health of 
sensitive groups, such as children and the elderly. These health 
standards, or NAAQS, must reflect the recent scientific and medical 
data.
  Once EPA sets or revises a NAAQS, EPA uses air-monitoring data 
recommendations from States to determine which areas meet the standard 
and those that do not, known as being in nonattainment. States then go 
to work to develop plans using the most cost-effective strategies to 
bring nonattainment areas in compliance with the standard.
  Allowing a county that exceeds the standard to be considered in 
attainment doesn't do anything for the families and workers living in 
those counties who are breathing toxic air. It tells America that there 
is nothing to see here while they bear the brunt of the environmental 
hazards.
  Contrary to what polluters will have Members believe, being 
designated as nonattainment does not shut down economies. Businesses 
have and do continue to operate and expand in nonattainment areas. 
However, the designation ensures that States and businesses are taking 
measures to control air pollution and help communities to achieve 
cleaner, healthier air.
  This amendment is a sweetheart deal for just three counties in 
Michigan. It puts polluters over people, allowing industry to emit more 
toxic contaminants, and leaving Americans to pay with their own health.
  Breathing air containing ozone can reduce lung function and inflame 
airways, which can aggravate respiratory systems and trigger asthma 
attacks. Ozone exposure also increases the risk of premature death from 
heart or lung disease. More asthma attacks and more respiratory disease 
mean more medication, more doctors' visits, more trips to the ER, and 
more hospital admissions. It also means more absences from school and 
work. All of this is a drag on the economy.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment, which fails 
to recognize the serious threat of air pollution and leaves families 
and children unprotected.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HUIZENGA. Mr. Chairman, may I inquire as to how much time is 
remaining.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Michigan has 1\1/2\ minutes 
remaining. The gentlewoman from Maine has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.
  Mr. HUIZENGA. Mr. Chairman, to my colleagues, here is the problem: It 
is not a sweetheart deal for three counties. It is common sense. We are 
penalizing the receivers of the pollution, not the producers of the 
pollution. This is the problem with the EPA. This is the problem with 
the Federal Government implementing it this way.
  It is partial counties. Mr. Chairman, how in the heck is the air 
supposed to figure out which side of part of the county it is on, or, 
in the case of my hometown of Holland, which side of the county line it 
is on?
  Mr. Chairman, in Allegan County, the ozone attainment measuring unit 
was in the playground of a school along the lakeshore. That school has 
now been closed. In between the measuring unit and the lakeshore, there 
was not a single industrial producer of any kind of ozone or pollution.
  Mr. Chairman, we are measuring fantasy. We are not measuring reality. 
Once again, here we have the Federal Government going after the victims 
rather than the perpetrators, and that has been my point to my 
colleague across the aisle and everyone else who will listen. Let's go 
after the polluters, not those who are receiving the pollution.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chairman, I do appreciate the concerns that my 
colleague on the other side of the aisle expresses. Representing Maine, 
we are actually one of those States that receives the bad air of much 
of the Midwestern States. I am well aware of the concerns that the 
gentleman is expressing.
  It actually sounds like my colleague on the other side of the aisle 
is in favor of the Good Neighbor Authority, which the Supreme Court 
recently pushed back on, which would, in fact, do more to penalize the 
perpetrators.
  I agree with the gentleman. We should penalize polluters, but I will 
say that much of the agenda on the other side of the aisle has been to 
do the opposite. I hope we can continue fighting to make sure we are 
pointing fingers at exactly the sources of that pollution and not 
allowing random counties to be penalized or whole States like mine, who 
often experience bad air from other States.

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  I urge opposition to this amendment. The fact is that these three 
counties are out of attainment. Those people who live in those counties 
need a remedy and need to have cleaner air.
  Mr. Chair, I urge opposition, and I yield back the balance of my 
time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Huizenga).
  The amendment was agreed to.


            Amendment No. 47 Offered by Mr. Jackson of Texas

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 47 
printed in part B of House Report 118-602.
  Mr. JACKSON of Texas. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 7, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $5,268,000)''.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentleman 
from Texas (Mr. Jackson) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas.
  Mr. JACKSON of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I urge all of my colleagues to 
support my amendment to rein in the overreach of the Fish and Wildlife 
Service under the Biden-Harris administration by restoring funding to 
the fiscal year 2021 level.
  Under this administration, the Fish and Wildlife Service has caused 
significant harm to the industries that are most important to our rural 
communities. President Biden, Vice President Harris, and their entire 
administration have weaponized the Endangered Species Act to target 
America's agricultural and oil and gas producers in an effort to 
advance radical Green New Deal initiatives.
  In contrast, during the Trump administration, the Fish and Wildlife 
Service undertook efforts to add and remove species from the endangered 
and threatened species list based solely on the best available 
scientific and commercial information.
  Unfortunately, the Biden and Harris administration has proven they 
are more focused on political motivations and appeasing the radical 
left than they are in undertaking efforts to responsibly conserve 
species. Make no mistake: The listing of the lesser prairie-chicken, 
the northern long-eared bat, and the Texas kangaroo rat are nothing 
more than an attempt to destroy the livelihoods of America's farmers, 
ranchers, and oil and gas producers.
  The conservation of our wildlife and natural habitats can only be 
done successfully when it is driven by local conservation efforts that 
balance responsible stewardship and economic development.
  This cannot be done by bureaucrats in Washington, D.C., who are 
pushing a climate-change narrative. This body must restore fiscal 
sanity and curb the Fish and Wildlife Service's abusive power and out-
of-control funding level.
  Mr. Chair, I urge every Member of this body to support my amendment, 
and I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Huizenga). The gentlewoman from Maine is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, this amendment seeks to reduce the Fish and 
Wildlife Service back to fiscal year 2021 levels. The House-based bill 
already reduces the Service's funding by $144 million, or 8 percent 
below the enacted level, which would make it impossible for that 
critically important agency to function.
  Mr. Chair, I oppose this amendment. I encourage my colleagues to 
oppose it as well, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. JACKSON of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I once again encourage all of my 
colleagues to vote for this. This is just another example of out-of-
control government regulation, and I think this is in the best 
interests of our country.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Jackson).
  The amendment was agreed to.


            Amendment No. 48 Offered by Mr. Jackson of Texas

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 48 
printed in part B of House Report 118-602.
  Mr. JACKSON of Texas. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

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


                           texas kangaroo rat

       Sec. ___. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the 
     proposed rule titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 
     Plants; Endangered Species Status for Texas Kangaroo Rat and 
     Designation of Critical Habitat'' (88 Fed. Reg. 55962; 
     published August 17, 2023).

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1370, the gentleman 
from Texas (Mr. Jackson) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas.

                              {time}  2310

  Mr. JACKSON of Texas. Mr. Chair, I urge all of my colleagues to 
support my amendment to stop the Federal land grab happening in my 
district by the Biden-Harris administration's radical Fish and Wildlife 
Service.
  My amendment will prohibit the implementation of the devastating 
proposed rule to list the Texas kangaroo rat as endangered which would 
subsequently designate 600,000 acres of private property across five 
counties as critical habitat.
  This decision is another example of the Biden-Harris administration's 
weaponization of the Endangered Species Act against American farmers, 
ranchers, and oil and gas producers.
  A designation of this land will significantly harm everyday Americans 
who provide food and fuel that our country relies upon by putting in 
place overburdensome, expensive, and overreaching regulations that are 
completely unnecessary.
  While the State of Texas has already taken the initiative to 
voluntarily enroll thousands of acres of agricultural land to conserve 
the Texas kangaroo rat, the Biden-Harris Fish and Wildlife Service has 
decided to ignore these efforts by imposing aggressive regulations that 
carry significant civil and criminal penalties.
  Farming and ranching industries are the cornerstone of Texas' unique 
history, heritage, and economy, and this proposed rule is a direct 
attack on Texas agriculture.
  Unfortunately, the Biden-Harris administration will stop at nothing 
to advance its radical, Green New Deal agenda and destroy our way of 
life.
  Texas has a proud history of responsible land management, and for any 
effort to succeed, it must be driven by our local communities rather 
than bureaucrats in Washington, D.C.
  Mr. Chair, I urge every Member of this body to support my amendment 
to stop this radical overreach by the Federal Government, and I reserve 
the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Maine is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, nature is declining globally at rates 
unprecedented in human history, and more than 1 million species are 
currently threatened with extinction, many within decades.
  This amendment seeks to legislate species status, rather than 
providing species with a protection they are afforded under the 
Endangered Species Act, our principle conservation law, and would 
potentially increase litigation regarding the government's 
responsibility to implement the statutory requirements of the 
Endangered Species Act.
  Once again, my Republican colleagues are disregarding the law. The 
best available scientific and commercial information, not politics, 
should determine whether a species is listed as threatened or 
endangered.
  This amendment circumvents the rigorous process that is in place to 
make those determinations as well as the role of public input. The 
primary factor influencing the viability of the Texas kangaroo rat is 
habitat loss and conversion, largely related to historic land use 
changes.
  Human activities that threaten and diminish animal habitats, pollute 
nature, and accelerate global warming

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are driving species' extinction and creating unhealthy ecosystems.
  When we lose a species, impacts reverberate throughout ecosystems, 
and we all suffer because our economy, health, livelihoods, food 
security, and quality of life all depend on healthy ecosystems.
  Defunding the service's ability to list species would work against 
the clear intent of the Endangered Species Act and would further 
litigation by outside groups on both sides. It would also undercut the 
service's ability to work collaboratively with Tribes, other Federal 
agencies, States, local communities, and landowners to conserve the 
species.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to reject this amendment and protect 
the vulnerable species so future generations can benefit from a world 
with healthy ecosystems and robust biodiversity.
  Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. JACKSON of Texas. Mr. Chair, I will say that as a marine 
biologist, I am totally in full support of making sure that we do not 
do things that drive a species into extinction. I will say, however, 
that there must be a balance with an economic impact, and the economic 
impact in the district that I represent in the panhandle of Texas would 
be devastating.
  I think that these decisions on placing species on the endangered 
species list must be driven by scientific data, not by political 
ideology.
  Mr. Chair, I urge all of my colleagues to vote in favor of this 
amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Jackson).
  The amendment was agreed to.
  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Chair, I move that the Committee do now rise.
  The motion was agreed to.
  Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. 
Jackson of Texas) having assumed the chair, Mr. Huizenga, Acting Chair 
of the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, reported 
that that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 
8998) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, 
environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2025, and for other purposes, had come to no resolution thereon.

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