[House Report 118-155]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


118th Congress }                                                {  Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session   }                                                { 118-155

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     DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                       APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2024

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 July 24, 2023.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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          Mr. Simpson, from the Committee on Appropriations, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                             together with

                             MINORITY VIEWS

                        [To accompany H.R. 4821]

    The Committee on Appropriations submits the following 
report in explanation of the accompanying bill making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the 
Environmental Protection Agency, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.

                        INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT

                                                            Page number

                                                            Bill Report
Title I--Department of the Interior........................     2
                                                                     12
Title II--Environmental Protection Agency..................    67
                                                                     57
Title III--Related Agencies................................    90
                                                                     76
        Department of Agriculture..........................    90
                                                                     76
        Department of Health and Human Services............   108
                                                                     89
        Council on Environmental Quality and Office of 
            Environmental Quality..........................   120
                                                                     95
        Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.....   121
                                                                     96
        Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation........   122
                                                                     96
        Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native 
            Culture and Arts Development...................   123
                                                                     96
        Smithsonian Institution............................   123
                                                                     96
        National Gallery of Art............................   126
                                                                     98
        John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.....   128
                                                                     98
        Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars...   128
                                                                     99
        National Endowment for the Arts....................   129
                                                                     99
        National Endowment for the Humanities..............   129
                                                                    100
        Commission of Fine Arts............................   130
                                                                    102
        National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs.........   131
                                                                    102
        Advisory Council on Historic Preservation..........   132
                                                                    102
        National Capital Planning Commission...............   132
                                                                    102
        United States Holocaust Memorial Museum............   132
                                                                    103
        World War I Centennial Commission..................   133
                                                                    104
        United States Semiquincentennial Commission........   133
                                                                    104
        Title IV--General Provisions.......................   134
                                                                    104
        House of Representatives Reporting Requirements....
                                                                    118

                         HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BILL

    The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Subcommittee has jurisdiction over a diverse group of agencies 
responsible for managing Federal lands and national parks, 
protecting the environment, reinforcing the Federal commitments 
to honor our treaties and trust responsibilities to American 
Indians and Alaska Natives, and supporting the arts and 
humanities. The activities of these agencies are integral to 
the operations of our government.
    The bill provides a total of $25,417,000,000 in 
discretionary budget authority for fiscal year 2024 which is 
$13,433,000,000 below the fiscal year 2023 level and 
$21,371,627,000 below the President's budget request. The bill 
rescinds $9,373,000,000 of Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA), Department of the Interior, and Council on Environmental 
Quality funding provided by the Inflation Reduction Act. Using 
these balances as offset allows the program level for the bill 
to be $34,790,000,000 which is $4,060,000,000 or 10 percent 
below the current year.
    Within the level of funding provided, the bill fully funds 
the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program and prioritizes 
funding for Tribes and Wildland Fire Management. The bill 
provides a $1,604,657,000 discretionary increase for the 
Wildland Fire Management accounts at the Department of the 
Interior and the U.S. Forest Service. The bill funds base fire 
suppression resources consistent with the Stephen Sepp Wildfire 
Suppression Funding and Forest Management Activities Act 
instead of as an emergency, as was done in the previous 
Congress.
    The bill provides $2,582,452,000 for the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs (BIA), $1,399,504,000 for the Bureau of Indian 
Education (BIE), and $7,078,223,000 for the Indian Health 
Service (IHS) in funding available in fiscal year 2024. These 
activities are all funded at or above the comparable fiscal 
year 2023 level. In addition, the bill provides a fiscal year 
2025 advance appropriations of $5,878,223,000 for the Indian 
Health Service.
    In order to fund these programs at necessary levels, the 
Committee has reduced funding for nearly every other 
appropriation in the bill. This includes a $3,962,273,000 or 39 
percent reduction to the EPA below the fiscal year 2023 level.
    In addition to reining in spending, the bill includes 
several provisions to rein in the activities of the 
Administration. For example, the bill continues language from 
previous years to:
           Restrict funding for acquisition of lands or 
        interests in lands from being used for declarations of 
        taking or complaints in condemnation.
           Prohibit funds for computer networks unless 
        it blocks access to pornography.
           Require the use of American iron and steel 
        in EPA safe drinking water projects.
           Prohibit funds for EPA to impose mandatory 
        reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from manure 
        management systems.
           Prohibit funds to regulate the lead content 
        of ammunition or fishing tackle.
           Prohibit funds for EPA to implement 
        permitting requirements for livestock emissions under 
        the Clean Air Act.
    And the bill adds new provisions to:
           Block restrictions on hunting, fishing, and 
        recreational shooting on Federal lands.
           Repeal the Administration's Waters of the 
        United States regulations.
           Reinstate leases for critical minerals.
           Ensure that ancillary mining activities, 
        including exploration operations and construction of a 
        mine access road, are permitted with or without the 
        discovery of a valuable mineral deposit.
           Improve forest management by addressing the 
        Cottonwood Environmental Law Center v. United States 
        Forest Service decision.
           Prohibit funds to consider the social cost 
        of carbon.
           Prohibit funds for EPA overreach regarding 
        ozone emissions and third-party monitoring.
           Prohibit funds for ecogrief counseling.
           Clarify pesticide labeling.

                        REPROGRAMMING GUIDELINES

    The following are the procedures governing reprogramming 
actions for programs and activities funded in the Department of 
the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act. The agencies funded in this Act are reminded that these 
reprogramming guidelines are in effect, and must be complied 
with.
    Definitions.--``Reprogramming'' as defined in these 
procedures, includes the reallocation of funds from one budget 
activity, budget line-item, or program area to another within 
any appropriation funded in this Act.
    For construction, land acquisition, and forest legacy 
accounts, a reprogramming constitutes the reallocation of 
funds, including unobligated balances, from one construction, 
land acquisition, or forest legacy project to another such 
project.
    A reprogramming shall also consist of any significant 
departure from the program described in the agency's budget 
justifications. This includes all proposed reorganizations or 
other workforce actions detailed below which affect a total of 
10 staff members or 10 percent of the staffing of an affected 
program or office, whichever is less, even without a change in 
funding. Any change to the organization table presented in the 
budget justification shall also be subject to this requirement.
    Agencies are reminded that this bill continues longstanding 
General Guidelines for Reprogramming that require agencies 
funded by this Act to submit reorganization proposals for the 
Committees' review prior to their implementation. It is noted 
that such reprogramming guidelines apply to proposed 
reorganizations, workforce restructure, reshaping, transfer of 
functions, or bureau-wide downsizing and include closures, 
consolidations, and relocations of offices, facilities, and 
laboratories. In addition, no agency shall implement any part 
of a reorganization that modifies regional or State boundaries 
for agencies or bureaus that were in effect as of the date of 
enactment of this Act unless approved, consistent with the 
General Guidelines for Reprogramming procedures specified 
herein. Any such reprogramming request submitted to the 
Committee shall include a description of anticipated benefits, 
including anticipated efficiencies and cost-savings, as well as 
a description of anticipated personnel impacts and funding 
changes anticipated to implement the proposal.
    General Guidelines for Reprogramming.--
          (a) A reprogramming should be made only when an 
        unforeseen situation arises, and then only if 
        postponement of the project or the activity until the 
        next appropriation year would result in actual loss or 
        damage.
          (b) Any project or activity, which may be deferred 
        through reprogramming, shall not later be accomplished 
        by means of further reprogramming, but instead, funds 
        should again be sought for the deferred project or 
        activity through the regular appropriations process.
          (c) Except under the most urgent situations, 
        reprogramming should not be employed to initiate new 
        programs or increase allocations specifically denied or 
        limited by Congress, or to decrease allocations 
        specifically increased by the Congress.
          (d) Reprogramming proposals submitted to the 
        Committee for approval will be considered as 
        expeditiously as possible, and the Committee remind the 
        agencies that in order to process reprogramming 
        requests, adequate and timely information must be 
        provided.
    Criteria and Exceptions.--A reprogramming must be submitted 
to the Committee in writing prior to implementation if it 
exceeds $1,000,000 annually or results in an increase or 
decrease of more than 10 percent annually in affected programs 
or projects, whichever amount is less, with the following 
exceptions:
          (a) With regard to the Tribal priority allocations of 
        the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Bureau of Indian 
        Education (BIE), there is no restriction on 
        reprogrammings among these programs. However, the 
        Bureaus shall report on all reprogrammings made during 
        a given fiscal year no later than 60 days after the end 
        of the fiscal year.
          (b) With regard to the EPA, the Committee does not 
        require reprogramming requests associated with the 
        States and Tribes Partnership Grants or up to a 
        cumulative total of $5,000,000 from carryover balances 
        among the individual program areas delineated in the 
        Environmental Programs and Management account, with no 
        more than $1,000,000 coming from any individual program 
        area. No funds, however, shall be reallocated from 
        individual Geographic Programs.
          (c) With regard to the National Park Service (NPS), 
        the Committee does not require reprogramming requests 
        associated with the park base within the Park 
        Management activity in the Operation of the National 
        Park System Account. The NPS is required to brief the 
        Committee on spending trends for the park base within 
        60 days of enactment of this Act.
    Assessments.--``Assessment'' as defined in these procedures 
shall refer to any charges, reserves, or holdbacks applied to a 
budget activity or budget line-item for costs associated with 
general agency administrative costs, overhead costs, working 
capital expenses, or contingencies.
          (a) No assessment shall be levied against any 
        program, budget activity, subactivity, budget line-
        item, or project funded by the Interior, Environment, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations Act unless such 
        assessment and the basis therefore are presented to the 
        Committee in the budget justifications and are 
        subsequently approved by the Committee. The explanation 
        for any assessment in the budget justification shall 
        show the amount of the assessment, the activities 
        assessed, and the purpose of the funds.
          (b) Proposed changes to estimated assessments, as 
        such estimates were presented in annual budget 
        justifications, shall be submitted through the 
        reprogramming process and shall be subject to the same 
        dollar and reporting criteria as any other 
        reprogramming.
          (c) Each agency or bureau which utilizes assessments 
        shall submit an annual report to the Committee, which 
        provides details on the use of all funds assessed from 
        any other budget activity, line-item, subactivity, or 
        project.
          (d) In no case shall contingency funds or assessments 
        be used to finance projects and activities disapproved 
        or limited by Congress or to finance programs or 
        activities that could be foreseen and included in the 
        normal budget review process.
          (e) New programs requested in the budget should not 
        be initiated before enactment of the bill without 
        notification to, and the approval of, the Committee. 
        This restriction applies to all such actions regardless 
        of whether a formal reprogramming of funds is required 
        to begin the program.
    Quarterly Reports.--All reprogrammings between budget 
activities, budget line-items, program areas, or the more 
detailed activity levels shown in this bill, including those 
below the monetary thresholds established above, shall be 
reported to the Committee within 60 days of the end of each 
quarter and shall include cumulative totals for each budget 
activity or budget line-item, or construction, land 
acquisition, or forest legacy project.
    Legacy.--Lands shall not be acquired for more than the 
approved appraised value, as addressed in section 301(3) of 
Public Law 91-646, unless such acquisitions are submitted to 
the Committee for approval in compliance with these procedures.
    Land Exchanges.--Land exchanges, wherein the estimated 
value of the Federal lands to be exchanged is greater than 
$1,000,000, shall not be consummated until the Committee has 
had 30 days in which to examine the proposed exchange. In 
addition, the Committee shall be provided advance notification 
of exchanges valued between $500,000 and $1,000,000.
    Budget Structure.--The budget activity or line-item 
structure for any agency appropriation account shall not be 
altered without advance approval of the Committee.

                       OTHER COMMITTEE DIRECTION

    Advertising.--The Committee directs all agencies to include 
advertising contracting information in its fiscal year 2025 
budget justification, including total obligations in fiscal 
year 2023 and expected obligations for fiscal years 2024 and 
2025 for advertising services, and contracts for the 
advertising services with small businesses. For small 
businesses, both prime contracts and subcontracts, the agency 
shall identify obligations associated with small businesses, 
small disadvantaged businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned 
small businesses, women owned small businesses, and HUBZone 
small businesses. The agency shall also report if it has met 
its small business goals in each of these categories in fiscal 
year 2023.
    Bighorn Sheep.--The Committee is aware that the Forest 
Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) use the Western 
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies' occupied bighorn 
habitat maps, telemetry data, and recent bighorn observations 
in conducting Risk of Contact analyses and that risk of contact 
models are currently being run on a State-wide basis where 
sufficient data exists. The Committee directs the agencies to 
complete Risk of Contact analyses using the Western Association 
of Fish and Wildlife Agencies' data. The Committee expects the 
agencies to continue to share findings transparently and 
promptly with other Federal land management agencies, State and 
local governments, State wildlife agencies, and State and 
Federal animal health professionals, including the Agricultural 
Research Service, permittees, and stakeholders. The Forest 
Service and BLM are further directed to engage the Agricultural 
Research Service and the aforementioned cooperating agencies 
and participants to ensure the best professional scientific 
understanding of where and if disease transmission occurs, and 
the degree of that risk, before making further management 
decisions that impact permittees.
    Bird Collisions on Federal Property.--The Committee 
continues direction provided in House Report 117-400 regarding 
bird collisions.
    Connecting Youth to Public Lands.--The Committee continues 
the direction provided in House Report 117-400 regarding 
connecting youth to public lands.
    Collaboration on Wildfire Prevention.--The Committee 
recognizes the important work in wildfire prevention by the 
Forest Service and BLM. The Committee encourages the Forest 
Service and BLM to conduct more frequent fuel content and soil 
moisture testing in consultation with the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration to ensure the government's ability 
to develop more accurate wildfire modeling and artificial 
intelligence solutions.
    Coral Reef Health.--The recommendation continues language 
in House Report 117-400 regarding coral reef health.
    Cost of Litigation and Lack of Transparency.--The Committee 
is concerned that many of the legitimate goals of the Forest 
Service, EPA and the Department of the Interior jurisdiction 
are undermined by litigation filed in an effort to shift land 
management decisions from the agencies to the courts, 
regardless of merit. It is apparent that many activist groups 
are using the Federal court system to stop any activities they 
do not support.
    The Committee is also concerned with litigation costs 
funded with agency discretionary appropriations and 
settlement's funded through the mandatory Judgment Fund. 
Accordingly, the Committee directs the Department of the 
Interior, EPA, and the Forest Service to make publicly 
available, and include with each agency's annual budget 
submission thereafter, the following information: detailed 
reports on the amount of discretionary program funds used; 
detailed reports on the amount of mandatory funds from Judgment 
Fund; the names of the fee recipients; the names of the Federal 
judges; the disposition of the applications (including any 
appeals of action taken on the applications); and the hourly 
rates of attorneys and expert witnesses stated in the 
applications that was awarded, for all Equal Access to Justice 
Act (EAJA) fee payments awarded as a result of litigation 
against any of the Department of Interior bureaus, EPA, or the 
Forest Service, or their respective employees. The report shall 
also include the information listed above for litigation 
relating to the Endangered Species Act and the amounts, outside 
of EAJA awards, paid in settlement for all litigation, 
regardless of the statute litigated.
    In addition, the Committee is concerned by the lack of 
transparency when a settlement is sealed. The Committee 
believes the public has a right to know the resolution to court 
actions and how taxpayer funds are used. To that end, the 
Committee directs the Department of the Interior, EPA, and the 
Forest Service to report to the Committee quarterly on the 
number of claims or judgments against each agency that have 
been awarded and are under seal.
    Critical Minerals.--The Committee recognizes that the need 
for critical and rare earth mineral production is rising as 
technology advances. The Committee encourages the 
Administration to increase domestic production of critical and 
rare earth minerals to improve the security and resilience of 
its supply chains for advanced technologies, while 
simultaneously promoting domestic job growth and economic 
development.
    Customer Service.--The Committee directs all agencies 
funded by this Act to comply with title 31 of the United States 
Code, including the development of their organizational 
priority goals and outcomes such as performance outcome 
measures, output measures, efficiency measures, and customer 
service measures, as well as developing standards to improve 
customer service and incorporation of the standards into the 
performance plans. The Departments of the Interior, the Indian 
Health Service, the Forest Service, and the EPA shall report on 
these efforts within 60 days of enactment of this Act.
    Educational and Outreach Programs.--The Committee strongly 
supports academic internships, partnerships, and educational 
and outreach programs of the agencies funded through this bill 
and encourages them to continue their outreach efforts. The 
Departments of the Interior, the IHS, the Forest Service, and 
the EPA shall report on these efforts within 60 days of 
enactment of this Act.
    Giant Sequoias.--The Committee remains concerned that over 
the past several years, catastrophic wildfires in the State of 
California have killed almost 20 percent of all giant sequoias 
in the Sierra Nevada. The Committee is aware that the Forest 
Service and NPS are currently conducting fuels reduction 
projects in multiple groves using emergency authorities and 
funding from fiscal year 2023. The Committee directs the Forest 
Service and NPS to continue to expedite these projects to 
reduce the risk of wildfire-related mortality of giant 
sequoias. Furthermore, the Committee directs the Secretary of 
the Interior, in conjunction with the Secretary of Agriculture, 
the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition, and local stakeholders, to 
provide the Committee with a report no later than 180 days 
after enactment of this Act that includes the following 
information: current hazardous fuels reduction projects in the 
groves and estimated acres treated; hazardous fuels reduction 
projects planned for fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027 and 
estimated treated acres; other high priority groves in need of 
hazardous fuels reduction work; and, funding needed to complete 
current and planned projects, delineated by fiscal year.
    Hardrock Mineral Production.--The United States is 
increasingly reliant upon foreign sources for many of the raw 
materials needed for our economic and national security. 
Additionally, the share of global investments in U.S. mining 
projects has dropped precipitously in the last two decades. 
Misguided goals by this Administration to conserve 30 percent 
of the nation's land and waters by 2030 adds to regulatory 
uncertainty for new mining claims and discoveries. Therefore, 
the Committee supports continued access to our nation's public 
lands to obtain important raw materials, especially in areas of 
moderate to high mineral potential that will yield resources 
that are increasingly essential to our U.S. manufacturers and 
critical to our energy and national security sectors.
    Lake Boehmer.--The Committee is concerned about high levels 
of arsenic and radionuclide in Lake Boehmer. The Committee 
directs the Department of the Interior and the EPA to work with 
the State of Texas and the Middle Pecos Groundwater 
Conservation District to assess the public health concerns at 
Lake Boehmer and remediate the damage.
    Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).--With the August 
4, 2020 enactment of the Great American Outdoors Act (Public 
Law 116-152), Congress provided a permanent appropriation of 
$900,000,000 per year. The Act also mandated that account 
allocations and detailed project information be proposed by the 
Administration each year through the President's annual budget 
submission, and that such allocations, following review by the 
Committee, may be modified through an alternate allocation. A 
detailed table showing an LWCF alternate allocation by agency, 
account, activity, and project, including lists of specific 
Federal land acquisition projects and Forest Legacy Program 
projects, is included at the end of this report.
    The Committee encourages the NPS to prioritize funding 
under State and Local Assistance Programs to support the 
establishment of greenways, parks, trails, and other outdoor 
recreation facilities in honor of American veterans.
    The Committee includes bill language allowing the NPS to 
use up to 7 percent of the funds provided for State 
Conservation Grants as matching grants to support State program 
administrative costs. These funds will provide States with 
additional support to cover administrative costs associated 
with the program, which have increased in recent years. The NPS 
is to apportion these funds to the States, District of 
Columbia, and insular areas on the basis of need as matching 
grants to support State administrative costs. Within 60 days of 
enactment of this Act, the Committee expects the Department of 
the Interior to report on the number of grants awarded and the 
amount of each grant awarded.
    The Committee acknowledges the efforts by the Department of 
the Interior and the Forest Service to improve land acquisition 
efficiency and effectiveness, including the appraisal process 
for Land and Water Conservation Fund and other projects. The 
Committee expects that additional guidance and policy changes 
will be implemented to help improve timeliness, partnership 
efforts, and consistency across all regions in the appraisal 
process, with continued consideration of issues including 
third-party contracting, the release of appraisal reports, 
improved training and communication, and returning some 
appraisal functions to the Department of the Interior bureaus 
from the Appraisals and Valuation Services Office. The 
Committee is also aware of the Department of the Interior's 
goal to complete appraisals in 180 days, and the Forest 
Service's goal to complete most appraisals in 120 days and some 
in 30-90 days and directs the Department of the Interior and 
the Forest Service to take the necessary steps to achieve these 
timelines. The Committee directs the Department of the Interior 
and the Forest Service to provide quarterly updates to the 
Committee on all of these efforts.
    The Committee encourages the agencies to prioritize 
recreation access projects that improve access to public lands 
that may be surrounded by non-public lands, which can sometimes 
be addressed with acquisition of small parcels.
    The Committee is aware that the LWCF funding provided in 
this report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for the 
Flint Hills Conservation Area would be used to acquire land 
easements in areas which lie both North of Township 21 South 
and East of Range 14 East, including those in Township 22 South 
and Range 3 East through Range 9 East within the Kansas Public 
Lands Survey System. The FWS is directed to implement these 
funds as proposed.
    The Committee is aware of a request submitted to the 
National Park Service (NPS) to review a land conversion in Gulf 
State Park, Alabama. The Committee directs NPS to complete its 
review of this request as soon as practicable.
    The Committee is aware of revisions to the requested list 
of Federal land acquisition projects and Forest Legacy Program 
projects under the LWCF for fiscal year 2024 and will review 
and revise, as appropriate, the project lists prior to 
enactment of this Act.
    Legacy Restoration Fund.--At the end of this report, the 
Committee has included an allocation of Legacy Restoration Fund 
projects pursuant to the Great American Outdoors Act (Public 
Law 116-152).
    The Committee directs each relevant agency to provide a 
briefing within 90 days of enactment of this Act detailing the 
total amount of current outstanding deferred maintenance.
    Marijuana on Public Lands.--The Committee is aware that 
trespassers illegally grow marijuana on public lands in 
California. These unlawful activities harmfully impact the 
public, water, soil, and wildlife. The Committee supports 
Forest Service efforts to develop tools to detect and eradicate 
grow sites. The Committee directs the Forest Service and the 
BLM to continue to cooperate with State, local, and Tribal 
governments on survey, reclamation, and prevention efforts to 
the maximum extent possible.
    Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act 
Compliance.--The Committee is concerned compliance with the 
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 
is still incomplete, and in certain cases compliance has been 
flaunted by offenders of the law. Native American Tribal 
governments are entitled to timely and professional responses 
to requests for repatriation, and the institutions housing 
these remains have a legal and moral obligation to grant those 
requests. The Department of the Interior is directed to develop 
a strategy to ensure full enforcement and compliance with the 
law and provide a report to the Committee on its efforts within 
180 days of enactment of this Act.
    Offshore Lease Sales.--The bill includes language requiring 
the Secretary of the Interior to issue the 5-year oil and gas 
leasing program for 2023-2028 and to conduct lease sales in 
Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area, Western Gulf of Mexico 
Planning Area, and in the Alaska region. The Committee is aware 
of strong support for the terms and conditions in lease sale 
257 and concerns with the terms and conditions in lease sale 
259, and strongly encourages the Secretary to maximize the 
acreage offered, and to avoid unnecessary costs, stipulations, 
or conditions, in future lease sales.
    Onshore and Offshore Leasing and Permitting Transparency.--
The Committee directs the Secretary to submit a report to the 
Committee and relevant authorizing Committees, within 30 days 
of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, with the 
following relevant information from the Bureau of Land 
Management, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, and the 
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement: the status of 
each pending application for a permit to drill, license for 
offshore geological or geophysical surveys, or expression of 
interest received each month during the period of 365 days that 
ends on the date on which the report is submitted, including 
the number of applications or permits received each month; a 
description of any cause of delay for pending permits or 
applications, how long the application or license has been 
pending, and a plan and timeline to complete review of each 
pending application; the number of permits, licenses, or 
applications issued each month; how each relevant agency 
determines whether to issue a license for geological or 
geophysical surveys, a permit to drill, or issue, extend, or 
suspend an oil and gas lease; when such determinations are sent 
to the national office for final approval; the degree to which 
regional offices exercise discretion on such final approval; 
the number of auctioned leases receiving accepted bids that 
have not been issued to winning bidders and the number of days 
such leases have not been issued; and a description of the uses 
of application for permit to drill fees paid by permit holders 
during the 5-year period ending on the date on which the report 
is submitted.
    Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT).--The PILT program 
provides compensation to local governments for the loss of tax 
revenue resulting from the presence of Federal land in their 
county or State. The recommendation includes full funding for 
PILT for fiscal year 2024 in Section 113 of Title I General 
Provisions.
    Pending Applications for Permits to Drill.--The Committee 
directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete all 
requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other applicable laws that 
must be met before issuance of a permit to drill and to issue a 
permit for all completed applications to drill that are pending 
on the date of the enactment of this Act within 30 days of 
enactment of this Act.
    Procurement of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).--The 
Forest Service shall submit an annual report, in coordination 
with the Department of the Interior, to the Committee that 
outlines the specific costs, by Forest Service Region, for 
fully equipping individual firefighters on Type 1 Interagency 
Hotshot Crews, Smokejumpers, Helicopter Rappelers, Type 2 
Initial Attack Handcrews, and other initial attack resources, 
such as fire engine modules and initial attack modules, with 
the necessary PPE needed to safely engage in wildfire 
suppression. The report shall provide details on the criteria 
or standards for determining what constitutes firefighters 
being fully equipped, the types of personal protective 
equipment and unit level equipment required for the duration of 
fire assignments, and any relevant regulations or guidelines in 
which the Forest Service must adhere.
    Public Access.--The Department of the Interior and the 
Forest Service are directed to notify the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations in advance of any proposed project 
specifically intending to close an area to recreational 
shooting, hunting, or fishing on a nonemergency basis of more 
than 30 days.
    Staff Planning.--The Department of the Interior and the 
Department of Agriculture shall each submit an annual report to 
the Committee on Appropriations and the Committees of 
jurisdiction on the staffing capacity of each respective agency 
with respect to issuing oil, gas, hardrock mining, coal, and 
renewable energy leases, as well as rights-of-way, claims, 
easements, and permits. For each listed lease and permit type, 
the report shall detail the number of staff assigned to process 
and issue each respective lease and permit type; a description 
of how many staff is needed to meet statutory requirements for 
each respective lease and permit type; and how each Department 
plans to address technological needs, staffing shortfalls, and 
turnover to ensure adequate staffing to process and issue the 
respective leases and permits.
    Public Availability of Data.--The Committee directs the 
Secretary to publish on the website of the Department of the 
Interior within 30 days of enactment of this Act: the number of 
pending, approved, and not approved permits to drill or 
expressions of interest in nominated parcels for future onshore 
oil and gas lease sales and permits to drill on the outer 
Continental Shelf in the preceding month in each regional 
office; the number of pending and approved applications for 
licenses for offshore geological and geophysical surveys in the 
preceding month; the number of approved and not approved 
permits to drill and expressions of interest for onshore oil 
and gas lease sales during the 5-year period ending on the date 
of enactment of this Act; the number of approved applications 
for licenses for offshore geological and geophysical surveys 
and permits to drill on the outer Continental Shelf each month 
during the 5-year period ending on the date of enactment of 
this Act.
    Tribal Consultations.--The Committee continues to stress 
the importance of agencies conducting ``true'' and 
``meaningful'' government-to-government consultation with 
Tribes. While most agency consultations solicit input and 
feedback from Tribes, the communication is one way and agencies 
struggle to provide feedback to Tribes. Tribes report that they 
do not know whether and how their input is considered and how 
final allocations and decisions are made. On decisions made in 
consultation with Tribes, the Committee expects agencies funded 
in this bill to publish decision rationale in the context of 
and in reasonable detail to the Tribal input received during 
consultation.
    Vacant Grazing Allotments.--The Bureau of Land Management 
and the Forest Service are directed, to the greatest extent 
practicable, to make vacant grazing allotments available to a 
holder of a grazing permit or lease when lands covered by the 
holder of the permit or lease are unusable because of drought 
or wildfire.

                  TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


                       Bureau of Land Management


                   MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................    $1,368,969,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................     1,497,069,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................     1,180,645,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................      -188,324,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................      -316,424,000
 

    The Bureau of Land Management (Bureau) was created in 1946 
to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of public 
lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future 
generations.
    The Committee recommends $1,180,645,000 in new budget 
authority for the Management of Lands and Resources 
appropriation. The table below provides the Committee's 
recommendation by program activity:

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                       Activity                          Recommendation
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Land Resources.......................................       $281,460,000
Wildlife Habitat Management and Aquatic Resources....        188,466,500
Recreation Management................................         74,766,000
Energy and Minerals Management.......................        216,535,000
Realty and Ownership Management......................         71,851,000
Resource Protection & Maintenance....................        129,453,290
Transportation and Facilities Maintenance............         57,140,250
Workforce and Organizational Support.................        105,452,000
National Conservation Lands..........................         55,520,960
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    Forestry Management.--Since 2013, the Bureau has 
implemented stewardship contracting projects in 13 States. The 
Committee encourages the Bureau to work with States to increase 
the contracts and agreements executed, as well as increase the 
timber product volume to further enhance this economic driver 
in rural communities.
    The Committee recognizes that healthy forests sequester and 
store carbon regardless of how old a forest is or where it is 
located. The Committee is concerned that the Bureau's focus on 
old-growth forests encourages a forest management strategy that 
prioritizes well-known pinyon and juniper forests and neglects 
active management across fire-prone, overgrown Federal lands 
and backcountry. The Committee strongly encourages the Bureau 
and the Forest Service to continue prescribed burning, grazing 
on forest lands, and other active management strategies to help 
curb frequent, intense, and widespread wildfires.
    Grazing Permits.--The Committee is disappointed in the 
steadily increasing number of unprocessed grazing permits. As 
of February 2023, the Bureau had over 10,700 unprocessed 
permits. Within the amount provided for Land Resources, the 
Committee recommends $28,000,000 for prioritization of the 
analysis, review, processing, and approval of grazing permits, 
as well as the administration of grazing permit renewals.
    Wild Horse and Burro Management.--The Committee recommends 
$154,787,000 to support implementation of the May 2020 plan and 
includes up to $11,000,000 for the administration of and 
research on known and novel population growth suppression 
strategies, including immunocontraceptive vaccines and 
permanent sterilization efforts, prioritizing implementation of 
existing immunocontraceptive vaccines when appropriate.
    The Committee supports plans that utilize a multi-pronged 
management strategy that includes the use of fertility control, 
targeted removals from the most heavily ecologically impacted 
and populated areas, expanding off-range holding facilities, 
and increasing the number of animals placed into private care. 
To better accomplish these goals, the Bureau should increase 
public/private partnerships, to include working with veterans 
and wild horse organizations. The Bureau must also ensure that 
all removals are conducted in strict compliance with the 
Bureau's Comprehensive Animal Welfare Program. The strategy 
will not include any sale or actions that result in the 
destruction of healthy animals, which continues to be 
prohibited by this bill. The Bureau is encouraged to prioritize 
resources to ensure the program is at full staffing capacity.
    The Committee restates the need for the Wild Horse and 
Burro Task Force to be actively engaged with all relevant 
bureaus and agencies having subject matter expertise. The 
Bureau is directed to provide quarterly updates to the 
Committee on the allocation of resources, achievement of 
performance metrics, input from the Task Force, efficacy of 
identifying and relocating non-reproducing horses to different 
Herd Management Areas, and to discuss any proposed changes to 
the current course of action.
    Within the amount provided for Wildlife Habitat Management, 
the Committee recommends $73,000,000 for sage grouse 
conservation activities.
    The funding level provided for Energy and Minerals supports 
a balanced, all-of-the-above strategy for energy development to 
facilitate domestic energy production, generate revenue, and to 
support American jobs in the energy sector.
    Within the amount provided for Resource Protection and 
Maintenance, the recommendation includes $11,000,000 in 
resource management planning for sage grouse conservation 
activities and $28,568,000 for Law Enforcement.
    The Committee supports addressing hard rock mine 
reclamation and focuses on the synergy between the Bureau and 
the Energy Community Revitalization Program. The recommendation 
includes $16,503,000 for remediation of abandoned mine land 
sites.
    Within the amount provided for National Conservation Lands, 
the Committee recommends $14,000,000 for National Scenic and 
Historic Trails for trail operations, construction, and 
maintenance projects.
    Communication Site Management.--The Committee recommends 
$2,000,000 for communications site management. This amount is 
offset by $2,000,000 in offsetting collections.
    Mining Law Administration.--The Committee recommends 
$35,000,000 for mining law administration. This amount is 
offset by $73,000,000 in offsetting collections.
    Ambler Access Project Reporting.--The Committee 
acknowledges the Bureau has issued the Notice of Intent to 
begin the Ambler Access Project's supplemental environmental 
impact statement (SEIS) and is working to finish the public 
scoping process and requests updates on the timeline for 
issuing the final SEIS and Record of Decision.
    Aquifer Recharge.--The Committee directs the Bureau to 
continue its work with the State of Idaho to provide 
appropriate access to Federal lands for the purposes of 
recharge projects.
    Cost Recovery.--The Committee recommends $500,000 to update 
and implement regulations related to cost recovery pursuant to 
section 453 of this Act.
    Domestic Coal.--The Committee remains concerned about the 
ongoing delays in the review and issuance of lease expansions, 
lease by applications, and other authorizations needed for 
domestic coal production on Federal lands. Such delays 
contribute to the loss of well-paying jobs in the coal sector, 
depriving the taxpayer of Federal revenue and the low-cost, 
reliable energy offered by domestic coal. The Committee directs 
the Bureau, in coordination with the Office of Natural 
Resources Revenue, to submit a report to the Committee not 
later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, that totals the 
loss of Federal royalty revenue through Secretarial Order 3398, 
Executive Order 13990, and Executive Order 14008. Additionally, 
the Committee directs the Department of the Interior to re-
examine the Federal coal moratorium and provide an updated 
distinction to how it applies between metallurgical (met) coal 
and thermal coal. The Committee notes that met (non-fuel) coal 
is used to produce coke, the primary source of carbon used in 
steel production. In the domestic market, there is no suitable 
alternative to met coal in the steel manufacturing process, 
which is critical for compliance with the Build America, Buy 
America Act.
    Energy Transmission Across Federal Lands. --The Committee 
encourages the Bureau to coordinate with the Department of 
Energy to ensure appropriate understanding of the impact of 
Bureau policy and regulation on the high voltage electric 
transmission system and to brief Congress not later than 180 
days after enactment of this Act on the Bureau's efforts to 
incorporate energy transmission considerations into its 
rulemaking processes.
    Gay Mine Superfund.--The Committee directs the Bureau, in 
coordination with the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, to initiate a 
reclamation study to address the high walls and pit lakes on 
the Gay Mine Superfund Site located on the Fort Hall 
Reservation in Idaho. The Bureau is directed to consult with 
the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes in furtherance of its treaty and 
trust responsibilities to the Tribes and engage the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs (BIA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 
and industry stakeholders to study potential reclamation 
solutions on the Site. The Bureau is further directed to report 
to the Committee within 180 days of enactment of this Act on 
the status of the study.
    Hiring.--The Committee is concerned with the Bureau's 
ability to fill empty positions at regional, high-volume Bureau 
offices that manage more than three million acres of Federal 
property, public land transactions, and permitting. The 
Committee supports appropriate adherence to the Office of 
Personnel Management's hiring guidance, but also recommends 
using the direct-hire process and actions when experiencing a 
shortage of candidates or critical hiring.
    Housing Needs.--The Committee directs the Bureau to provide 
a report within 180 days of enactment of this Act on the 
housing needs of Bureau employees living and working in rural 
communities. The report shall include any current barriers, 
such as market rate requirements, and provide recommendations 
as needed.
    Hulen Meadows Pond.--The Committee directs the Bureau to 
work with Blaine County, Idaho and interested community 
stakeholders to address the increased sediment buildup in the 
Hulen Meadows Pond by examining collaborative solutions to 
restoring the pond to adequate health through dredging and 
other cost-effective measures. The Committee directs the Bureau 
to provide a briefing within 90 days of enactment of this Act 
on planned actions to work with community stakeholders to 
utilize cost-effective solutions to comprehensively address 
these sediment issues.
    Land Use Permits. --The Committee expects organizers of 
largely attended events on Bureau lands to foster collaborative 
relations with the local government(s) of jurisdiction and 
provide documentation of such outreach. Additionally, the 
Committee supports the Bureau in its role as steward of 
America's public lands to periodically audit widely attended 
events requiring a Special Recreation Permit.
    Local Governments.--The Committee urges Federal agencies 
seeking to withdraw Bureau-managed lands to include the 
counties of jurisdiction as cooperating agencies pursuant to 40 
C.F.R. Sec.  1508.1(e) in the environmental analysis process 
and directs the Bureau not to approve such mineral withdrawals 
without appropriate levels of local government consultation.
    Manned Aircraft.--The Committee encourages the Bureau to 
consider alternatives to the use of helicopters and manned 
fixed-wing aircraft in managing wild free-roaming horse and 
burro populations. The Bureau shall consider the economic 
opportunities presented using such alternatives, and the 
effects of aircraft, including unmanned aircraft systems, on 
wild free-roaming horse and burro populations. The Committee 
directs the Bureau to include feedback on the findings during 
the quarterly meetings with the Committee.
    National Seed Strategy/Plant Conservation Program.--The 
Committee continues to support the Bureau's implementation of 
the National Seed Strategy and Plant Conservation Program. 
Within available funds, the Bureau is encouraged to address the 
research agenda identified in the Seed Strategy, support the 
interagency Native Plant Materials Development Program, the 
Seeds of Success program, the Plant Conservation Alliance, 
several regional native plant materials development programs, 
and related activities. The Committee supports the Bureau 
working across DOI to develop a policy that creates a 
preference for the use of regionally adapted plant materials in 
restoration activities and includes identification of 
circumstances in which the use of non-native materials may be 
warranted.
    Onshore Wind Projects.--The Committee added a provision 
related to onshore wind projects in Idaho requiring the 
Comptroller General to produce a report identifying potential 
adverse effects of wind energy development on, but not limited 
to, wildlife, cultural resources, transportation, hunting, 
wetlands, and the connected surface and ground waters.
    Phosphate Mining.--The Committee is aware of the uses for 
phosphate rock and understands the importance of the 
availability of phosphate fertilizers for agriculture and food 
security purposes.
    Sage Grouse Plan Amendments.--The Committee is keenly aware 
that the Bureau is revisiting previous sage grouse plan 
amendments. The Committee directs the Bureau to carefully 
coordinate with local communities, States, Federal agencies, 
Tribal governments, and stakeholders such as rural communities, 
oil and gas, energy development, mining, agricultural, and 
ranching industries before an Environmental Impact Statement is 
finalized. The Committee recognizes and supports that the 
States spanning the entirety of sage grouse habitat have 
adopted their own collaborative, science-based conservation 
plans, tailored specifically to address localized landscape 
needs and recover the species.
    Surface Disturbance.--Within 90 days of enactment of this 
Act, the Bureau shall issue updated guidance to field offices 
concerning notices for mineral exploration submitted under 43 
C.F.R. 3809.21 clarifying that for purposes of that section, 
complete reclamation includes all lands regraded, reshaped or 
recontoured and reseeded in accordance with the applicable 
reclamation plan.

                   OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023..........................       $120,334,000
Budget estimate, 2024................................        132,741,000
Recommended, 2024....................................         60,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023..............................        -60,334,000
    Budget estimate, 2024............................        -72,741,000
 

    The Committee recommends $60,000,000 for the Oregon and 
California Grant Lands appropriation.
    The Committee once again directs the Bureau to maintain or 
enhance the current level of fire protection for western Oregon 
forestlands through its agreement with the State of Oregon. The 
Bureau is further directed to make a timely and full payment to 
the State of Oregon for costs incurred pursuant to the 
agreement.
    The Committee encourages the Bureau to utilize available 
funding provided by Congress in the Infrastructure Investment 
and Jobs Act to increase treatments in dry, fire-prone forests 
in southwest Oregon, consistent with the direction for reserve 
forests in the 2016 Resource Management Plan.
    Timber Targets.--The Committee directs the Bureau to report 
its timber sale accomplishments quarterly for sales that have 
been sold and awarded, rather than merely offered for sale. The 
Bureau is expected to report these activities in a manner 
consistent with the Forest Service, and only count awarded 
volume.

                           RANGE IMPROVEMENTS

    The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation of not 
less than $10,000,000 to be derived from public lands receipts 
and Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act lands grazing receipts, as 
requested.

               SERVICE CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND FORFEITURES

    The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation 
estimated to be $30,000,000 for Service Charges, Deposits, and 
Forfeitures. The appropriation is fully offset through 
collections.

                       MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS

    The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation 
estimated to be $26,000,000.

                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

    The Committee continues long-standing Administrative 
Provisions that facilitate efficient operations.

                United States Fish and Wildlife Service

    Originating in 1871, the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service (Service) is the oldest Federal conservation agency, 
and the only agency in the Federal government whose primary 
responsibility is management of biological resources for the 
American public.
    The Committee reminds the Service of its responsibility to 
respond to Congressional inquiries and oversight requests. The 
Committee reminds the Service of the outstanding and unanswered 
requests from Congress and directs the Service to respond to 
these requests as soon as possible.

                          RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................    $1,555,684,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................     1,854,058,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................     1,340,019,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................      -215,665,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................      -514,039,000
 

    The Committee recommends $1,340,019,000 for Resource 
Management. In addition, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 
Act provides the Service with $91,000,000 for fiscal year 2024. 
The table below provides the Committee's recommendation by 
activity:

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                       Activity                          Recommendation
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Ecological Services..................................       $270,430,000
Habitat Conservation.................................         64,833,000
National Wildlife Refuge System......................        487,400,000
Conservation and Enforcement.........................        148,115,000
Fish and Aquatic Conservation........................        222,568,000
Science Applications.................................         30,298,000
General Operations...................................        116,375,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Ecological Services.--The recommendation includes 
$270,430,000 for Ecological Services. Program elements for this 
activity follow below.
    Listing.--The recommendation includes $21,058,200 for 
Endangered Species Act (ESA) listing determinations and related 
activities. The Committee continues to support the Service's 
efforts with local and regional stakeholders to develop 
voluntary solutions to conserve targeted species.
    Planning and Consultation.--The recommendation includes 
$108,772,200 for timely evaluations and permitting of 
development projects to ensure species are protected while 
allowing for development that contributes to economic growth 
and job creation. This recommendation provides no less than 
$2,000,000 for pesticide consultations to provide more 
certainty and guidance to applicants for how chemicals can 
continue to be available for production of food and fiber in 
the United States.
    The Committee acknowledges that the Service has issued 
guidance to field offices and will be updating the Habitat 
Conservation Plan (HCP) Handbook on streamlining ESA section 
7(a)(2) consultations on Federal actions that authorize, fund, 
or carry out a covered activity that affects listed species in 
an approved HCP, which covers those species as permitted under 
section 10(a)(1)(B).
    Conservation and Restoration.--The recommendation includes 
$33,888,000 for Conservation and Restoration. The 
recommendation provides $3,390,000 for the Coastal Barrier 
Resources Act.
    As the Service works to develop or revise species range 
maps, the Committee recommends that the Service create maps at 
the sub-county level, when possible, to avoid unnecessary 
agency consultations and impacts to stakeholders that may not 
protect species or their habitats.
    Recovery.--The recommendation includes $106,711,600 for ESA 
recovery activities. The recommendation provides $4,750,000 for 
State of the Birds to respond to the urgent needs of critically 
endangered birds; $15,000,000 for Recovery Challenge grants; 
$2,300,000 for Prescott Grants; and $2,000,000 for the wolf 
livestock demonstration program.
    The Committee directs the Service to incorporate adaptation 
actions into new and revised recovery plans and recovery 
implementation strategies, such as with the mosquito vector of 
avian pox and malaria in the revised Hawaiian Forest Birds 
recovery plan. The Service is directed to brief the Committee 
within 90 days of enactment of this Act on how it is 
prioritizing recovery actions that improve a species' 
resiliency, redundancy, representation, and show direct 
evidence that these actions are incorporated into new and 
revised recovery plans.
    Recovery Challenge grants are to be used to develop and 
update recovery plans and implement high priority recovery 
actions as prescribed in recovery plans to recover Federally 
listed species. In cases where Recovery Plans are outdated or 
not finalized, proposed recovery actions must be supported in 
other Service-authored documents including draft recovery plans 
or Recovery Implementation Strategies. Actions should include, 
but are not limited to, genetically sound breeding, rearing, 
and reintroduction programs. Longstanding partnerships, 
including for the northern aplomado falcon and California 
condor, are to be funded at no less than their current levels, 
and partner contributions should be no less than their current 
amounts and provide at least a 50:50 partner match, which may 
include in-kind services. The remaining funds should be 
dedicated to new partnerships and should require at least a 
50:50 partner match, which may include in-kind services. Unless 
an affected State is a partner on the project, no funds may be 
awarded to a project until the project partners have consulted 
with such State. The Service is expected to continue to work 
with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to administer a 
portion of the program in full consultation with the Service 
and subject to Service approval of all grants and cooperative 
agreements. The Service is also expected to administer a 
portion of the program itself in support of partnerships to 
develop and implement recovery outlines, update recovery plans, 
and implement recovery actions benefiting species for which the 
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is not engaged in 
conservation efforts. None of the funds may be used for 
indirect costs. The Service shall provide a report to the 
Committee within 120 days after enactment of this Act which 
shall include the allocation of funds between the Service and 
the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and an evaluation of 
this collaboration; a breakdown of funding by project which 
contains appropriated and matching funds and the estimated 
projection completion year; and the amount of highly ranked but 
unfunded project proposals.
    Habitat Conservation.--The recommendation for this activity 
includes $64,833,000 for voluntary, non-regulatory habitat 
conservation partnerships with public and private landowners, 
of which $54,240,300 is for the Partners for Fish and Wildlife. 
The Committee directs the Service to continue to provide 
technical and financial assistance to landowners interested in 
restoring and enhancing wildlife habitat on their land. The 
Committee recognizes that many at-risk species inhabit private 
lands, and that the Service cannot accomplish its mission 
without fully considering non-regulatory and voluntary 
collaborative conservation efforts with private landowners. The 
Committee directs the Service to continue utilizing its grants 
and other programs to pursue collaborative species conservation 
that leverages in-kind land access and expertise from private 
landowners. Overall, these ongoing collaborative conservation 
efforts with private landowners through partnerships and 
utilizations of conservation assistance tools play a vital role 
in conserving at-risk and listed species, allow for 
cooperation, and ultimately help achieve important wildlife 
conservation outcomes.
    The recommendation provides $3,200,000 for nutria 
eradication. The funding provided allows the Service to work 
with relevant State wildlife and environmental restoration 
agencies to achieve control and eradication of all nutria 
populations and to help partners restore land damaged by 
nutria. The Service is directed to prioritize lands adjacent to 
refuges, specifically along the Gulf Coast and the West Coast.
    National Wildlife Refuge System.--The recommendation 
includes $487,400,000 for the National Wildlife Refuge System. 
Program elements for this activity follow below.
    Wildlife and Habitat Management.--The recommendation 
includes $1,250,000 for the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts 
Marine National Monument, of which no less than $700,000 is for 
education and research.
    The Committee notes that the European green crab is a 
globally damaging invasive species that can survive in a wide 
range of water temperatures and salinities and has become 
established in many temperate coastal zones in areas around the 
world. Preventing the spread and establishment of invasive 
European green crab will support Tribal, commercial, and 
recreational fisheries--including for Dungeness crab and Puget 
Sound chinook.
    The Committee continues to encourage the Service to review 
trapping signage and ensure the signage is in good, readable 
condition, and to replace any damaged or unreadable signs. The 
Service shall continue reporting on trapping information to the 
Committee on an annual basis. Furthermore, for each refuge 
listed online as allowing trapping, the Service is to specify 
whether the trapping is conducted by private trappers for 
recreational purposes and/or by the government for management 
purposes. The Committee directs the Service to report within 60 
days of enactment of this Act on the findings from the 
evaluation on trapping practices done in collaboration with the 
Department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services.
    Refuge Maintenance.--The Committee directs continued 
management of the more than 2,500 miles of trails, including 
significant portions of 15 National Scenic and Historic trails, 
across 860 miles of public lands in 21 States that the Service 
oversees. The Committee encourages the Service to consider 
cooperative agreements with non-profit organizations that 
support trails. For trails projects, the Committee understands 
funding from this account is supplemented with funding from the 
Federal Lands Transportation Program, which comes from the 
Highway Trust Fund, and from the Great American Outdoors Act. 
The Service is directed to continue to include a current and 
projected deferred maintenance backlog in its annual budget 
request.
    Quivira National Wildlife Refuge.--The Committee is aware 
of efforts by the Service to resolve an impairment against 
junior water rights holders in the area near the Quivira 
National Wildlife Refuge. The Committee recognizes the 
importance of the Service working with local stakeholders on 
reaching a collaborative, voluntary and non-regulatory solution 
to resolve the impairment. Within the funding provided, the 
Service shall work to improve water use efficiency through 
activities not limited to hiring additional full and part time 
employees, maintaining, improving, replacing, and upgrading 
refuge infrastructure, and management activities to remove 
sediment and control invasive species.
    Conservation and Enforcement.--The recommendation includes 
$148,115,000 for Conservation and Enforcement. Program elements 
for this activity follow below.
    ePermits.--The Committee understands concerns exist 
regarding ongoing backlogs of the ePermits system for non-
native CITES-listed species for international and interstate 
movement. While the Committee recognizes the Service is working 
to process these permits, additional efforts are needed to 
shorten wait times and clear the backlog. Within 90 days of 
enactment of this Act, the Service is directed to provide a 
report to the Committee that includes a five-year historical 
comparison of how many permits were in the queue, how many 
permits were processed, how many permits were newly filed, as 
well as a review of the process and possible suggestions for 
improvement.
    Migratory Bird Management.--The recommendation provides 
$17,000,000 for North American Waterfowl Management Plan/Joint 
Ventures (JV). The JV program brings together diverse partners 
to support cost-effective, community-based, voluntary 
conservation for birds, other wildlife, and people.
    The Committee directs the Service to collaborate with other 
Federal agencies and States on a study of the impact of double-
crested cormorants and white pelicans on yellow perch and sport 
fish populations in Federal waters adjacent to Washington 
Island, Pilot Island, and northern Door County. The Committee 
encourages the Service to review the compatibility 
determination on the Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge 
Comprehensive Conservation Plan for double-crested cormorant 
management and fish rehabilitation with consideration given to 
area residents' concerns relating to the cumulative impact of 
high-density colonies of cormorants on local economies and the 
historic structures on Pilot Island.
    Where certain bird species such as Canadian geese and 
cormorants overwhelm ecosystems near urban centers, the Service 
is encouraged to continue to support control activities of 
individuals, corporations, municipalities, States, Tribes, and 
other Federal agencies such as public health control orders or 
special double-crested cormorant permits to assure public 
health as well as regional or environmental health.
    The Committee is increasingly concerned about the 
significant and increasing delays in the Service's review and 
processing of permit applications for the non-commercial 
research, rescue, and transportation of species under its 
jurisdiction, which can undermine both the welfare and 
conservation of these species. The Service is directed to brief 
the Committee on the resources required to reduce the 
processing time and backlog of these permit applications within 
120 days of enactment of this Act.
    Law Enforcement.--The recommendation includes $104,400,000 
for Law Enforcement. The Committee is aware of the Service's 
additional responsibilities pursuant to the enactment of Public 
Law 117-243 and encourages the Service to collaborate with the 
Department of Agriculture and Department of Justice. The 
Service is directed to provide a briefing to the Committee 
within 180 days of enactment of this Act on staffing, 
implementation, and enforcement status and additional funding 
needs related to Public Law 117-243. The Service should also 
include the roles of Law Enforcement and International Affairs 
in combating global trafficking; assisting with building 
capacity to improve law enforcement in other countries; 
detecting and deterring illegal import and export of wildlife; 
and improving information sharing and enhancing capabilities 
for stopping high-risk illegal shipments of wildlife into the 
United States.
    International Affairs.--The Committee is aware of concerns 
related to the Service's oversight in the administration of its 
international conservation grants. The Service should continue 
to implement increased accountability measures for these grants 
to ensure taxpayer dollars do not inadvertently support 
perpetrators of human rights abuses. Within 180 days of 
enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the Service to 
provide a briefing to the Committee on the additional oversight 
mechanisms implemented for international conservation grants.
    Fish and Aquatic Conservation.--The recommendation includes 
$222,568,000 for Fish and Aquatic Conservation. Program 
elements for this activity follow below.
    National Fish Hatchery System Operations.--The 
recommendation provides $76,356,000 for National Fish Hatchery 
Systems Operations.
    The Committee encourages the Service to carry out sampling 
of re-introduced lake sturgeon and monitor the survival of 
juvenile lake sturgeon after they are stocked to determine 
whether the stocking rates should be increased to meet the 
target stock level.
    Aquatic Habitat and Species Conservation.--The 
recommendation includes $135,341,000 for Aquatic Habitat and 
Species Conservation. A discussion of the program components 
follows below.
    Habitat Assessment and Restoration.--The recommendation 
includes $48,266,000, of which $200,000 is for the Truckee 
River Operating Agreement, $7,164,000 is for the National Fish 
Habitat Action Plan, and $13,500,000 is to implement the 
Delaware River Basin Conservation Act. The recommendation 
maintains the fiscal year 2023 funding level for the National 
Fish Passage Program. The Service is directed to continue to 
work with Tribal partners on fish passage technologies and fish 
restoration activities.
    Population Assessment and Cooperative Management.--The 
recommendation provides $36,932,000, which includes $6,000,000 
for the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act. The 
Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act is supplemented 
with funding from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. The 
recommendation includes $1,000,000 for the Lake Champlain Sea 
Lamprey program. The recommendation provides $1,000,000 for the 
Service to continue to work with the State of Maryland, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and other 
partners on eradication of invasive northern snakehead and to 
finalize their plan for eradication in the Chesapeake Bay 
Watershed. The Committee reminds the Service of the briefing 
required by House Report 117-400.
    Aquatic Invasive Species.--The recommendation includes 
$50,143,000, of which $7,000,000 is to implement subsection 
5(d)(2) of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act which is supplemented 
by funding provided in Public Law 117-58 as outlined in the 
Service's spend plan contained in the fiscal year 2024 budget 
justification.
    The Committee continues to support the Service in working 
to prevent invasive carp from entering the Great Lakes, and to 
control and eradicate them from the Mississippi River, its six 
sub-basins, the Upper Mississippi River, Missouri River, 
Arkansas-Red White River, Lower Mississippi River, Tennessee 
Cumberland River, and Ohio River, and Kentucky Lake, and Lake 
Barkley. This recommendation includes $29,000,000 for invasive 
carp, of which $4,000,000 is for contract fishing and no less 
than $500,000 is for a new university collaboration, $3,500,000 
is to prevent the spread of quagga and zebra mussels in the 
West, of which $1,250,000 is for National Invasive Species Act 
State and Interstate plan. The Service is encouraged to pursue 
technologies to aid in the elimination, mitigation, or control 
of aquatic nuisance species and invasive species that do not 
result in the addition of chemical agents to the ecosystem that 
can lead to harmful by-products such as algal blooms.
    The $4,000,000 provided for contract fishing will advance 
efforts to combat invasive carp by expanding and perfecting the 
combined use of contract fishing, including on the Chicago Area 
Waterways system, and deterrents to extirpate invasive carp, 
including grass carp, where already established, pursuant to 
individual State laws and regulations and as called for in 
management plans. Contract fishing has proven to be an 
extremely effective management tool and it is not meant to 
develop a sustainable commercial fishery. The Department should 
make every effort to make public announcements regarding 
contract fishing.
    The Committee recognizes the importance of understanding 
the current economic situation as it relates to the removal and 
available uses of invasive carp. The Committee directs the 
Service to review how invasive carp that are removed through 
contract fishing or by other means are being utilized. To 
ensure best practices, the Committee directs the Service to 
collaborate with State Departments of Natural Resources to 
survey the current and potential uses, including human 
consumption, and shall report their findings to Congress within 
120 days of enactment of this Act.
    With the $500,000 provided for a new university 
collaboration, the Service shall establish a Conservation 
Research Unit (CRU) at a land-grant institution within a State 
that does not currently have a Wildlife CRU. Priority should be 
given to funding a CRU that can serve the diverse array of 
terrestrial ecosystems that encompass those located within the 
Tennessee River Basin, from the Appalachian Mountains to the 
Mississippi Delta.
    Science Applications.--The recommendation provides 
$30,298,000 for Science Applications.
    The Committee notes that the health, safety, and security 
of shellfish and fish stocks in the Gulf of Mexico is 
economically, environmentally, and culturally important to the 
Alabama-Mississippi Gulf Coast. The recommendation includes no 
less than $2,000,000 for the Service to support necessary 
university-based seafood safety plus fish and shellfish health 
monitoring activities in the Gulf of Mexico.
    The recommendation maintains the enacted level for 
ecosystem restoration of the Gulf Coast. The recommendation 
also provides $8,000,000 for the Chesapeake WILD grant program 
to solicit proposals to achieve Chesapeake WILD Program goals 
of restoring water quality and habitats in the Chesapeake Bay. 
The Service will brief the Committee on the framework, 
staffing, criteria for grants, and monitoring established for 
this new grant program.
    The Committee encourages the Service to partner with a 
university with an established Water Institute to bolster 
interdisciplinary applied research to address biodiversity and 
watershed management. In order to ensure that watershed 
assessment, modeling and protection better meets future 
engineering needs of non-structural engineering, the Service is 
directed to ensure that water institute partners have robust 
research footprints that involve other Federal agencies, 
including National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. 
Geological Survey, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
    Within the amount provided for General Operations, the 
recommendation includes not more than $3,500,000 for the 
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, of which not more than 
$100,000 is for associated administrative expenses.
    Everglades.--The Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife 
Refuge and Conservation Area was created to protect one of the 
last remaining grassland and longleaf pine savanna landscapes 
in eastern North America while securing water resources for 
seven million people in south Florida. The Committee continues 
its support for collaborative efforts to protect, restore, and 
conserve habitats for one of the greatest ecological treasures 
of the United States. The recommendation provides no less than 
the fiscal year 2023 enacted level, across multiple programs 
for Everglades restoration.

                              CONSTRUCTION

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................       $29,904,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................        50,951,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................        15,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................       -14,904,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................       -35,951,000
 

    The Committee recommends $15,000,000 for Construction. For 
line-item construction, the Service is expected to follow the 
project priority list in the fiscal year 2024 budget 
justification.
    When a construction project is completed or terminated and 
appropriated funds remain, the Service may use those balances 
to respond to unforeseen reconstruction, replacement, or repair 
of facilities or equipment damaged or destroyed by storms, 
floods, fires, and similar unanticipated natural events.

            COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND

    The Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund 
(CESCF; Section 6 of the Endangered Species Act), administered 
by the Service's Ecological Services program, provides grant 
funding to States and Territories for species and habitat 
conservation actions on non-Federal lands, including habitat 
acquisition, conservation planning, habitat restoration, status 
surveys, captive propagation and reintroduction, research, and 
education.

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................       $24,564,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................        23,702,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................        22,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................        -2,564,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................        -1,702,000
 

    The Committee recommends $22,000,000 for the Cooperative 
Endangered Species Conservation Fund.
    The Committee understands that the Service has engaged 
Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) stakeholders in a process 
leading to modifications in the most recent notice of funding 
opportunity (NOFO) and encourages ongoing reforms and 
refinements of the CESCF/Sec. 6 NOFO grant-making process in 
the area of HCP Land Acquisition grants.
    The Service shall provide the Committee a report, within 
120 days of enactment of this Act, that describes and names 
each active plan over 10,000 acres that has a specific Federal 
and/or State commitment to acquire land, specifying the total 
Federal acres committed, percentage of the total HCP 
represented by the Federal commitment, Federal acres acquired 
to date, and costs of those Federal acres acquired to date. 
Additionally, the report shall enumerate names, locations, and 
indicate the year established (to include planning stage and 
permit date) for the entire catalog of active federally 
permitted HCPs over 10,000 acres.

                     NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND

    The National Wildlife Refuge Fund shares refuge revenues 
and makes payments in lieu of taxes to counties in which 
Service lands are located.

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................       $13,228,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................                 0
Recommended, 2024.....................................        13,228,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................                 0
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................       +13,228,000
 

    The Committee recommends $13,228,000 for the National 
Wildlife Refuge Fund.
    Refuge Revenue Sharing Act.--The Committee is concerned 
that rural communities that rely on Refuge Revenue Sharing for 
a large percentage of their schools funding have not received 
the level of funding determined by the legislative formula 
since 2011. Within 180 days of enactment of this Act, the 
Committee directs the Service to brief the Committee on 
potential changes to the Refuge Revenue Sharing Act formula to 
disburse funds more equitably to rural communities, especially 
those which consistently receive less than 30 percent of the 
funds authorized.

               NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND

    The North American Wetlands Conservation Act of 1989 
provided matching grants to support projects that protect, 
enhance, and restore habitat for wetland-dependent birds and 
other wildlife in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................       $50,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................        50,000,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................        48,500,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................        -1,500,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................        -1,500,000
 

    The Committee recommends $48,500,000 for the North American 
Wetlands Conservation Fund.

                NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................        $5,100,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................         9,910,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................         5,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................          -100,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................        -4,910,000
 

    The Committee recommends $5,000,000 for Neotropical 
Migratory Bird Conservation.

                MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND

    The Multinational Species Conservation Fund provides 
critical technical and financial assistance to local 
communities, wildlife authorities, and non-governmental 
organizations in range countries for on-the-ground conservation 
work.

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................       $21,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................        22,000,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................        20,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................        -1,000,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................        -2,000,000
 

    The Committee recommends $20,000,000 for the Multinational 
Species Conservation Fund (MSCF) to protect priority species.

                    STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS

    The State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program provides 
grants to States and Federally recognized Tribes, the District 
of Columbia, Commonwealths, and Territories to conserve fish 
and wildlife and their habitats, with a special focus on at-
risk species that are not hunted or fished.

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................       $73,812,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................        76,612,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................        72,612,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................        -1,200,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................        -4,000,000
 

    The Committee recommends $72,612,000 for State and Tribal 
Wildlife Grants.

                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

    The Administrative Provisions include long-standing items 
that facilitate efficient operations.

                         National Park Service

    The mission of the National Park Service (Service) is to 
preserve unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and 
values of the national park system for the enjoyment, 
education, and inspiration of this and future generations. 
Established in 1916, the Service has stewardship 
responsibilities for the protection and preservation of the 
heritage resources of the national park system, which consists 
of 424 separate and distinct units. In addition, the Service 
provides support to Tribal, local, and State governments to 
preserve culturally significant, ecologically important, and 
public recreational lands.

                 OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................    $2,923,424,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................     3,189,757,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................     2,654,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................      -269,424,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................      -535,757,000
 

    The Committee recommends $2,654,000,000 for Operation of 
the National Park System (ONPS).
    The recommendation provides funding for base operations, 
specifically for the purpose of maintaining operations and 
access to Service units and sites. Offsets are taken from non-
base project accounts.
    In addition to the amount provided under this heading, the 
Service has received $500,000,000 in supplemental funding for 
hiring.
    Within the total amount provided, the table below makes 
recommendations for specific programs:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Program                           Recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Partnership Wild and Scenic Rivers...................         $5,300,000
National Trails System...............................         18,856,000
National Networks....................................          9,143,000
National Park Foundation.............................         15,000,000
Everglades Restoration...............................         11,661,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Additional guidance is provided below.
    Resource Stewardship.--The Committee continues the 
directive provided in House Report 117-400 regarding the 
distribution of funds for the National Networks.
    Everglades Restoration.--The Committee notes the 
substantial progress made toward restoration of the Everglades 
ecosystem and continues to support this multi-year effort. As 
restoration efforts continue, it is encouraged that the 
northern headwaters of the Everglades be given special 
consideration.
    Visitor Services.--The National Capital Area Performing 
Arts Program is funded at no less than the enacted level.
    Additionally, the Committee directs the Service to brief 
the Committee on the National Capital Area Performing Arts 
Program within 90 days of enactment of this Act. The briefing 
shall include the fiscal years 2022, 2023, and 2024 allocation 
of funds between current recipients, method of award, and the 
feasibility, eligibility and cost of providing funding to 
additional known interested entities, such as for events 
honoring our nation's veterans, and other relevant factors.
    Additional Guidance.--The Committee has included the 
following additional guidance with respect to funding provided 
under this account:
    America's First Frontier.--The Committee urges the Service 
to advance interpretive efforts at existing Service sites and 
in collaboration with other Federal, State, and local agencies, 
including other bureaus within the Department of the Interior, 
to detail the start of westward expansion through the Northwest 
Territory, which are the territories west of the Ohio River 
that opened for settlement pursuant to the Northwest Ordinance, 
known as America's First Frontier.
    Appalachian Scenic Trail.--The Committee is aware that many 
parks, including the Appalachian Scenic Trail, are experiencing 
increased visitation and support needs and encourages the 
Service to include sufficient resources in future budget 
requests to address these needs.
    Automated License Plate Readers.--The Committee is aware of 
concerns regarding the Service's use of automated license plate 
readers. The Committee directs the Service to submit a report 
within 120 days of enactment of this Act detailing any pilot or 
ongoing use of automated license plate readers in national 
parks, including the information collected and the specific 
purposes for which the readers are used.
    Assateague Island National Seashore.--The Committee is 
frustrated by the lack of response from the Service on 
Congressional inquiries regarding the Service's authority to 
regulate certain areas of the Assateague Island National 
Seashore, specifically as it relates to the jurisdictional 
authority of the dry land located between the mean high tide 
line and the water line. The Service is directed to brief the 
Committee within 60 days of enactment of this Act on this 
authority as well as any applicable regulations, permits, or 
limits on uses of various types of vehicles.
    Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor.--The 
Committee continues to support the Service's cooperative 
agreement with the local coordinating entity for the Blackstone 
River Valley National Heritage Corridor.
    Broadband.--The Committee encourages the Service to expand 
and improve remote broadband and communications capacity, 
including the use of improved satellite systems in locations 
where terrestrial broadband is not feasible.
    Concessions.--The Committee directs the Service to brief 
the Committee within 180 days of enactment of this Act on any 
potential relief or resources the Service could provide to 
concessions contracted with the Service, including those in 
coastal regions, that have experienced financial hardship over 
the last few years.
    Columbus Circle.--The Committee recognizes the number of 
visitors to our nation's capital each year and encourages the 
Service to clean and rehabilitate monuments in the nation's 
capital, such as the Columbus Circle and Fountain.
    Cumberland Island National Seashore.--The Committee 
continues to encourage the Service to work with the U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers to identify tools to address erosion along 
the Cumberland Island National Seashore. The Service is 
directed to keep the Committee apprised of its work and 
developments in this area.
    El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail.--The 
Committee continues to encourage the Service to emphasize and 
increase collaborations with local non-profit organizations to 
support research and renewal efforts of the El Camino Real de 
los Tejas National Historic Trail. The Service is directed 
brief the Committee on these efforts within 60 days of 
enactment of this Act.
    Every Kid Outdoors Program.--Within the funds provided, the 
Service should aim to support the work of the Every Kid 
Outdoors Program and is encouraged to look for ways to leverage 
resources in order to maximize support for the program.
    Expanding Access.--The Committee encourages the Service to 
identify ways to improve and expand options for visitors to 
access parks via roadways, which could include but is not 
limited to a shuttle system or additional routes. The Service 
is also encouraged to work with the U.S. Geological Survey to 
identify potential opportunities for trail connectivity within 
parks and Federal lands adjacent to parks. The Service is 
directed to assess both road and trail access at no less than 
seven of the largest national parks by acreage that also have 
high visitation, and to brief the Committee on its findings 
within 180 days of enactment of this Act.
    Funding for Public Law 115-102.--The Committee provides 
$2,500,000 for Public Law 115-102 but defers to the committees 
of jurisdiction for any required changes to the underlying 
authorizing language.
    Glacier National Park.--The bill includes language 
prohibiting funding for the vehicle reservation system at 
Glacier National Park. The Committee directs the Service to 
consider alternative approaches to visitor management that 
prioritize increasing public access. The Service should 
consider the impact on, and opportunities for, local residents 
and communities when evaluating these approaches. The Committee 
directs the Service to brief the Committee within 90 days of 
enactment of this Act on its plan for alternative approaches, 
along with ongoing updates.
    Lake Mead.--The Committee has strong concerns with the 
potential for closures of any boat ramps or marinas at the Lake 
Mead National Recreation Area as part of the Sustainable Low 
Water Access Plan. The Service is directed to provide a report 
to the Committee within 120 days of enactment of this Act that 
discusses the status of the plan, as well as the costs 
associated with any infrastructure improvements necessary to 
maintain public access across Lake Mead National Recreation 
Area as conditions change, along with funding commitments in 
fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2024 to maintain access 
despite these changing conditions.
    Additionally, the Committee encourages the Service to 
identify partnerships, including with academic institutions, to 
help evaluate, identify, and protect historic resources within 
Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
    Low-Speed Vehicles.--The Committee is aware the Service 
makes use of low-speed vehicles where appropriate and 
encourages the Service to continue their use when they can 
achieve the management needs of the parks.
    Mitigating the Impacts of Threatened Oceanfront Structures 
and Infrastructure.--The Committee notes that communities along 
the coast of North Carolina, including in Dare County and Hyde 
County, are continuing to deal with ongoing beach erosion 
issues. Recognizing the potential impact erosion can have on 
villages, residences, and commercial businesses, the Committee 
notes the April 2021 Cape Hatteras National Seashore Joint 
Record of Decision provides a framework for permitting sediment 
management activities requested by local jurisdictions, 
utilities, Federal and State agencies, and others. The 
Committee directs the Service to continue work in coordination 
with local stakeholders to identify potential long-term, cost-
effective sediment management activities, including but not 
limited to beach nourishment, dune stabilization, emergency 
beach repair, buyout and relocation assistance programs to help 
property owners and minimize impacts to public lands, and 
transportation solutions that are resilient to coastal hazards. 
Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, the Committee directs 
the Service to provide a report outlining erosion hot spots 
that affect neighboring communities and transportation 
corridors of the Seashore. The report should also include any 
updates on the North Carolina 12 Task Force's activities, Dare 
County potential beach renourishment solutions, relevant costs, 
and any planned partner actions the Service is aware of as a 
result of the ongoing feasibility study related to beach 
renourishment at Rodanthe, including solutions, relevant costs, 
and any planned partner activities.
    Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Office.--The 
Committee is aware of the work the Natural Resource Stewardship 
and Science Office does to leverage science capacity with 
programs such as Research Learning Centers, Cooperative 
Ecosystem Studies Units, and other academic, nonprofit, and 
private entities. The Service is encouraged to continue this 
work.
    Outreach.--The Committee directs the Service to continue 
efforts to increase outreach, make parks more accessible, 
increase recruitment, and develop partnerships and programs 
that contribute to the mission of the National Park Service. 
The Service is directed to report to the Committee on these 
outreach efforts within 60 days of enactment of the Act.
    Partnership Wild & Scenic Rivers.--The Committee notes that 
Public Law 117-328 authorizes the Service to study the 
Kissimmee River and the Little Manatee Wild and Scenic River 
for inclusion in the Wild and Scenic Rivers Program. The 
Service is directed to complete the authorized studies in a 
timely manner. The Committee also recognizes there is interest 
in evaluating the Florida National Spring system in Northern 
and Central Florida for possible inclusion in the Wild & Scenic 
Rivers Program and encourages the Service to keep the Committee 
apprised of any planned actions related to these efforts.
    Pilot Program.--The Committee directs the Service to 
conduct a pilot program at no less than three parks for the 
purpose of improving and increasing access for U.S. military 
members and their dependents, Gold Star Families, and military 
veterans with a Military Lifetime or Annual Pass at parks that 
require a reservation for park entrance. The pilot program 
should address challenges related to reservations required for 
entry. The Service shall update the Committee on an ongoing 
basis with the plans for and results of the pilot program.
    Public Access.--The Service is encouraged to identify 
potential alternative or public access routes for recently 
expanded park units.
    Public Input and Report on Lake Powell Recreation.--The 
Committee notes that the amount of water at Lake Powell has 
rapidly declined over the last several years due to severe 
drought conditions. The Committee is disappointed by the 
Service's level of communication with groups, including those 
that use Lake Powell for recreation, regarding the Service's 
decisions related to lake access. Given the ongoing challenges 
posed by the changing lake levels and conditions, to facilitate 
better engagement and discussions among groups with mutual 
interests in maintaining lake access, the Committee directs the 
Service to establish a process to receive, consider, and 
respond to input from the public on matters involving public 
access to, and recreation uses of, the Glen Canyon National 
Recreation Area. The process should also include establishing 
timelines and processes for notifying relevant impacted groups 
ahead of any change in access to the lake. The Committee 
directs the Service to submit a report within 90 days of 
enactment of this Act detailing the establishment of a forum or 
process for public input as described above and shall provide 
continued updates to the Committee on the process.
    As part of this effort, the Committee directs the Service 
to provide a report no later than 60 days after enactment of 
this Act outlining infrastructure improvements necessary to 
maintain public access across Glen Canyon National Recreation 
Area and Rainbow Bridge National Monument as conditions change. 
The report should include estimated costs for each location, as 
well as funding commitments in fiscal year 2023 and 2024, to 
ensure continued lake access despite these changing conditions.
    Resource Stewardship.--The Committee continues to encourage 
the Service to respond to the urgent landscape-scale needs of 
critically endangered forest birds with habitats in national 
parks. These species face increased threats and imminent 
extinction from non-native mosquitoes that carry avian malaria 
and other pathogens.
    Additionally, the Committee encourages the Service to use 
grasses, such as turfgrasses, and native plants that require 
less water, fertilizer, and other inputs for landscapes and 
national historic sites. The Service is also encouraged to 
utilize applied research from land-grant university 
specialists, train personnel in establishing and maintaining 
sustainable landscapes, cooperate with Federal and State 
university researchers to identify drought, heat, and pest 
resistant grasses, and identify ways to maximize the use of 
sustainable landscape systems and their carbon capture 
benefits.
    Visitation.--As the Service develops funding estimates for 
sites within the National Park System, the Committee continues 
to encourage the Service to consider how annual visitation 
trends may impact operations at each park, among other factors.

                  NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION

    The National Recreation and Preservation account provides 
for outdoor recreation planning, preservation of cultural and 
national heritage resources, technical assistance to Federal, 
State and local agencies, and administration of Historic 
Preservation Fund grants.

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................       $92,512,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................        95,217,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................        80,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................       -12,512,000
    Budget estimate, 2023.............................       -15,217,000
 

    The Committee recommends $80,000,000 for National 
Recreation and Preservation. Within the total amount provided, 
the table below makes recommendations for specific programs:

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                       Program                           Recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance..........        $13,000,000
Chesapeake Gateway and Trails........................          3,027,000
Native American Graves Protection....................          3,407,000
American Indian and Native Hawaiian..................          2,750,000
Japanese Confinement Site Grants.....................          4,655,000
9/11 Memorial Act Grants.............................          4,000,000
Heritage Partnership Program.........................         30,331,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Heritage Partnership Programs.--The Committee provides 
sufficient funding for each heritage area to receive no less 
than the amount provided in fiscal year 2023 and provides the 
minimum funding levels for all Tier 1 and Tier 2 areas.
    Additional Guidance.--The Committee has included additional 
guidance with respect to funding provided under this account:
    Crossroads of the West National Historic District.--The 
Crossroads of the West National Historic District is an 
important geographical and historical area in northern Utah 
representing the center of the western U.S. and sites 
associated with the completion of the first transcontinental 
railroad in the State. The Service is encouraged to continue 
working with the Committee, the authorizing committees of 
jurisdiction, and relevant stakeholders to help preserve and 
interpret sites in the District for the educational and 
inspirational benefit of the public and to enhance cultural and 
compatible economic redevelopment within the District.
    Cultural Programs.--The recommendation includes funding to 
support programs for Native American, Native Hawaiian, or 
Alaska Native culture and arts development. The Service is 
encouraged to identify barriers to participation in these 
programs.
    Feasibility Studies.--The Service is encouraged to complete 
the National Heritage Area feasibility studies authorized by 
Public Law 117-339.
    National Historic Landmarks.--The Committee is aware of the 
pending application for the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas to be 
designated as a National Historic Landmark and encourages the 
Service to complete its evaluation of this application in a 
timely manner.

                       HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

    The Historic Preservation Fund supports the State historic 
preservation offices to perform a variety of functions. These 
include State management and administration of existing grant 
obligations; review and advice on Federal projects and actions; 
determinations and nominations to the National Register; Tax 
Act certifications; and technical preservation services. The 
States also review properties to develop data for planning use. 
Funding in this account also supports direct grants to 
qualifying organizations for individual preservation projects 
and for activities in support of heritage tourism and local 
historic preservation.

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................      $204,515,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................       177,900,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................       175,400,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................       -29,115,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................        -2,500,000
 

    The Committee recommends $175,400,000 for historic 
preservation. The table below recommends funding by program:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Program                           Recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
State Historic Preservation Offices..................        $62,150,000
Tribal Historic Preservation Offices.................         23,000,000
Competitive Grants...................................         30,250,000
Save America's Treasures.............................         26,500,000
Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization...................         12,500,000
Grants to Historically Black Colleges and                     11,000,000
 Universities........................................
Semiquincentennial...................................         10,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Competitive Grants.--The Committee directs that no less 
than the enacted level be provided to each program within the 
Competitive Grants Subactivity.
    Additional Guidance.--The Committee has included the 
following additional guidance with respect to funding provided 
under this account:
    Hispanic Heritage Sites.--The Committee is aware of efforts 
by the Service to recognize Hispanic heritage at park units 
across the country and directs the Service to complete and 
submit to the Committee the study required by House Report 116-
100 within 60 days of enactment of the Act.

                              CONSTRUCTION

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................      $239,803,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................       286,625,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................       114,600,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................      -125,203,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................      -172,025,000
 

    The Committee recommends $114,600,000 for Construction.

                          CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................       $15,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................        15,000,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................        15,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................                 0
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $15,000,000 for the Centennial 
Challenge matching grant program.

                    United States Geological Survey

    Originating in 1879, the United States Geological Survey 
(USGS) is the primary Federal source of science-based 
information on ecosystems, land use, energy and mineral 
resources, natural hazards, water use and availability, and 
updated maps and images of the Earth's features available to 
the public.

                 SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................    $1,497,178,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................     1,785,509,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................     1,347,460,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................      -149,718,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................      -438,049,000
 

    The bill provides $1,347,460,000 for USGS. These resources 
are in addition to those funds provided in the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act for fiscal year 2024: $64,000,000 for 
the Earth Mapping Initiative; and $5,000,000 for the National 
Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Program                           Recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ecosystems...........................................       $278,987,000
Energy and Mineral Resources.........................        102,341,000
Natural Hazards......................................        179,739,000
Water Resources......................................        285,376,000
Core Science Systems.................................        264,614,000
Science Support......................................         95,674,000
Facilities...........................................        140,729,000
                                                      ------------------
    Total............................................      1,347,460,000
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    The Survey provides critical scientific research and data 
to land and water managers in priority ecosystems including the 
Everglades. This work is funded through multiple mission areas 
and accounts, and the Committee expects this work to continue 
at no less than the enacted level, unless otherwise directed.
    Alkalinity Sources.--The recommendation includes $250,000 
over the fiscal year 2023 enacted level so that USGS can 
increase its efforts to advance the understanding of alkalinity 
sources for carbon mineralization through mapping and assessing 
resources and associated impacts and conducting field 
experiments on mineralization of slag and other industrial 
wastes.
    Adaptation Science Centers.--The bill includes $67,115,000 
for these centers that provide scientific data about changes in 
coastal water levels and flooding, drought conditions, weather 
patterns, migratory patterns of fish and birds, and ecosystems 
and habitats to State and local land managers who can use that 
information to respond to environmental changes and challenges. 
This funding level includes $4,000,000 to create a Great Basin 
center to focus on and address the threats to the ecosystems in 
the Great Basin states.
    Coastal Subsurface Flooding.--The Committee encourages USGS 
to partner with other regional research and adaptation 
organizations to address the problem of rising sea levels in 
developed and urban coastal areas. This work should study the 
impact of subsurface flooding and saltwater intrusion in 
developed and urban coastal areas, mitigation strategies for 
local infrastructure, and development of early warning and 
flood prediction systems.
    Cooperative Research Units (CRU).--The recommendation 
provides $28,206,000 to support these research programs within 
the ecosystems mission area. The Committee directs USGS to 
provide a report within 180 days of enactment of this Act on 
other potential geographic or mission areas that could help to 
address gaps in the agency's research goals, including 
examining those areas without a wildlife CRU, those in the 
Appalachian Mountain and Mississippi Delta region, or those 
that could support the work of interstate and/or international 
fishery commissions.
    Cooperative Matching Funds.--The bill includes $66,529,000 
in the water mission area to support State, Tribal, regional, 
and local partners to monitor and assess water resources across 
the country.
    Earth Mapping Resources Initiative.--The recommendation 
includes $10,848,000 for this program in addition to the 
$64,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 provided in the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act.
    Earthquake Hazards.--The recommendation includes 
$32,600,000 for continued development and expansion of the 
ShakeAlert West Coast earthquake early warning system as well 
as capital costs associated with the system's buildout. It also 
maintains the $500,000 provided in prior fiscal years for the 
Survey to update the Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands hazard 
maps and models. The Committee remains concerned about the lack 
of knowledge and offshore real-time instrumentation available 
for the Cascadia subduction zone. The Survey should continue 
its development of an early earthquake warning system, consider 
the system's expansion into other locations including the 
Caribbean Basin, and is encouraged to study the recent seismic 
activity off the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico.
    Great Lakes Science Center.--Funding for the Great Lakes 
Science Center is provided at no less than $15,000,000. These 
resources will ensure acquisition of information necessary for 
fishery management decisions and to support the Center's large 
vessels. The Committee supports the Center's continued use of 
commercially available uncrewed surface vehicles to support the 
fisheries surveys being conducted with crewed vessels.
    Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program.--The 
recommendation includes $120,307,000 for the Groundwater and 
Streamflow Information Program, including $32,000,000 for 
Federal Priority streamgages; $30,900,000 for the Next 
Generation Water Observing System including funding for working 
with academic partners using advanced computing techniques, and 
$500,000 for the Ohio River super gages. The Committee also 
directs USGS to work with research organizations and the power 
industry to identify and address critical information gaps to 
enhance the streamgage network across the country and better 
prepare for adverse stream conditions that can threaten 
reliable generation, transmission, and distribution of 
electricity.
    Harmful Algal Blooms.--The Committee includes $7,490,000 in 
the National Water Quality program to research, monitor, 
characterize, and predict harmful algal blooms and $4,750,000 
in the Toxic Substance Hydrology Program to research the 
prevalence of microcystin toxins in the nation's natural bodies 
of water. USGS is encouraged to participate in the interagency 
Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act 
Interagency Working Group efforts.
    Hydrological Science Talent Pipeline.--Robust participation 
with universities in the hydrologic sciences is essential to 
building a talent pipeline as well as building capacity to 
support future hydrological research and operational efforts. 
The Committee directs USGS to use $2,000,000 within the Water 
Availability and Use Science Program and $2,000,000 within the 
National Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program to 
continue to pursue cooperative research agreements with an 
emphasis on locations where USGS has pending hydrological 
facilities and where there are other Federal operational 
hydrologic resources.
    Invasive Species Research Program.--The recommendation 
includes $11,000,000 for research on invasive carp, of which 
$3,000,000 is for research on containing or eradicating grass 
carp.
    Land Management Research Program.--USGS is directed to fund 
all priority geographic landscapes and ecosystems, such as the 
Everglades, at no less than the enacted level, and $8,000,000 
is provided for the Chesapeake Bay.
    Landslide Hazards Program.--The Committee provides 
$1,000,000 for the cooperative landslide hazards and assessment 
competitive grant program to states and $4,524,000 for 
landslide hazard data and science research.
    Lithium Mapping.--The recommendation includes $2,000,000 
for a geologic mapping and study of lithium resources and 
recovery including in those areas of the United States where 
there is a large concentration of lithium resources and the 
infrastructure to develop those resources.
    National Spatial Data Infrastructure.--USGS is directed to 
brief the Committee within 120 days of enactment of this Act on 
the funding and staffing necessary for the Federal Geographic 
Data Committee to build and work with private sector partners, 
State, Federal, Tribal, local governments, and academia to 
implement the National Spatial Data Infrastructure.
    Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative.--
The Committee encourages USGS to build upon previous Science 
Forum findings and work with the Environmental Protection 
Agency and the USGS science centers in the Mississippi River 
corridor to identify and prioritize projects and activities for 
protecting and restoring the ecological health and resilience 
of the Mississippi River. The activities could include 
improving water quality, protecting and restoring wildlife 
habitats, preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species, 
and improving community resilience to natural disasters.
    National Cooperative Geologic Mapping.--The recommendation 
includes $43,397,000 for this program that produces geologic 
maps and 3D geologic framework models in collaboration with 
State geological surveys and university partners.
    National Geospatial Program.--The recommendation provides 
$42,905,000 for the 3D Elevation Program which includes funding 
for the coverage of Federal lands in western States; $1,500,000 
for the 3D National Topography Model; and $1,350,000 for the 
National Digital Trails project.
    National Land Level Change Map.--USGS is directed to 
provide a briefing to the Committee within 120 days of 
enactment of this Act on its planning and development efforts 
on this project, including the potential benefits of this 
project.
    National Seismic Hazard Model Program.--The recommendation 
includes $2,660,000 for improvements and updates to this 
program, including delivering a national seismic hazard model 
for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands by the end of 2026.
    Phytoplankton.--USGS is directed to update the Committee 
within 180 days of enactment of this Act on phytoplankton 
changes in the Great Lakes since 1980.
    Remote Sensing State Grants Program.--The recommendation 
includes $3,000,000 for the Remote Sensing State Grants 
program.
    Sinkhole Hazards Program.--USGS is directed to provide a 
briefing to the Committee within 180 days of enactment of this 
Act on any benefits associated with creating a new Sinkhole 
Hazards Program to conduct sinkhole research, hazard 
mitigation, hazard assessments, including developing maps that 
depict zones that are at a greater risk of sinkhole formation.
    Species Management Research Program.--The Committee 
provides $500,000 for the USA National Phenology Network and 
$1,900,000 for research on Hawaiian forest birds that face 
extinction from non-native mosquitoes carrying avian malaria 
and other pathogens.
    Transboundary Rivers and Aquifers.--The recommendation 
includes $1,500,000 for water quality assessments of 
transboundary rivers and aquifers.
    TRIGA Nuclear Reactor.--The Committee recognizes the value 
of the USGS TRIGA nuclear reactor to the research community. 
The USGS should, in consultation with an institution of higher 
education, report to the Committee within 180 days of enactment 
of this Act on how the USGS might expand research 
opportunities, including any obstacles to improving the 
utilization of the TRIGA resources.
    Water Availability and Use Science Program.--The Committee 
encourages USGS to continue its work on saline lakes and its 
inventory and mapping of natural springs in the United States, 
territories, and possessions. The Committee also supports the 
continuation of USGS's work with the OpenET consortium and 
software system at the fiscal year 2023 enacted level and in 
understanding the ecosystems that affect Tribal nations. The 
Committee also directs USGS to develop a training and 
development program to attract, train, and develop early career 
researchers and workforce that can engage with Tribal groups 
and local stakeholders in addressing pressing water issues, 
including in the Western Great Basin and Sierra Nevada.
    Water Data Integration and 3D Elevation Project (3DEP).--
The Committee continues to support USGS's work with State and 
regional partners to leverage resources to achieve national 
3DEP data coverage by 2026 and to incorporate hydrography data 
and expand the 3D National Hydrography Program. The 
recommendation includes $42,905,000 for the 3DEP Program. Given 
the resources that USGS received in fiscal year 2023 for 3DEP, 
the Committee expected USGS to move faster on this integration 
and directs the USGS to move beyond the pilot stage in 2023. 
USGS should prioritize partnership efforts that have a 
statewide strategy, have complete 3DEP data, and have 
identified community and partner engagement and interests. More 
specifically, it should prioritize regions and States that 
present the best and most immediate public use cases, such as 
those in South Florida and the Great Lakes Basin.
    Water Resources Research Act programs.--The recommendation 
provides $16,000,000, $500,000 over the fiscal year 2023 level, 
for these programs, including no less than $10,000,000 for 
annual base grants, $1,500,000 for competitive grants for 
research on aquatic invasive species in the Upper Mississippi 
River region, and any remaining funds for national competitive 
grants.
    Zero Trust and Trusted Internet Connections (TIC).--The 
Committee encourages USGS to implement TIC 3.0 and zero trust 
principles across the agency and directs USGS to provide a 
report to the Committee no later than 180 days after the 
enactment of this Act on its progress in meeting government-
wide requirements on zero trust and TIC 3.0.

                   Bureau of Ocean Energy Management


                        OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................      $219,960,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................       268,210,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................       210,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................        -9,960,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................       -58,210,000
 

    The Committee recommends $210,000,000 for the Ocean Energy 
Management appropriation. The overall funding level is 
partially offset through the collection of rental receipts and 
other cost recovery fees totaling $56,000,000, resulting in a 
final appropriation of $154,000,000.
    Within the total amount provided, the table below makes 
recommendations for specific programs:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Program                           Recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Renewable Energy.....................................        $28,000,000
Conventional Energy..................................         65,787,000
Environmental Assessment.............................         84,713,000
Marine Minerals......................................         14,500,000
Executive Direction..................................         17,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Geologic Carbon Sequestration.--The Committee recommends 
not less than $2,000,000 for geologic carbon sequestration on 
the Outer Continental Shelf as authorized by the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58; 43 U.S.C. 
1337(p)(1)(E)). The Committee expects the Bureau to build and 
support necessary expertise using funds within Environmental 
Programs and Conventional Energy. The Committee expects the 
Bureau to prioritize finalizing regulations for geologic carbon 
sequestration as soon as possible and before the end of fiscal 
year 2024.
    Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal.--The Committee 
encourages the Bureau to coordinate with the Bureau of Safety 
and Environmental Enforcement, Council on Environmental 
Quality, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Coast Guard, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, and other relevant Federal agencies to 
develop a framework for evaluating and permitting ocean-based 
carbon dioxide removal pathways. The Committee directs the 
Bureau to brief the Committee within 180 days of enactment of 
this Act on developments related to this effort.
    Marine Minerals.--The Committee encourages the Bureau to 
develop partnerships, including with academia and research 
institutions with expertise in deep water exploration and 
mapping, to conduct assessment and characterization work in the 
Outer Continental Shelf.

             Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement


             OFFSHORE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................      $213,886,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................       255,508,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................       210,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................        -3,886,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................       -45,508,000
 

    The Committee recommends $210,000,000 for the Offshore 
Safety and Environmental Enforcement appropriation. The overall 
funding level is partially offset through the collection of 
rental receipts, other cost recovery fees, and inspection fees 
totaling $66,000,000, resulting in a final appropriation of 
$144,000,000.
    Within the total amount provided, the table below makes 
recommendations for specific programs:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Program                           Recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Enforcement............................         $5,000,000
Operations, Safety and Regulation....................        167,000,000
Administrative Operations............................         18,000,000
Executive Direction..................................         17,000,000
Offshore Decommissioning.............................          3,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Geologic Carbon Sequestration.--The Committee notes there 
is strong interest in advancing carbon storage projects that 
permanently sequester carbon dioxide in geologic formations. 
The recommendation includes $2,000,000 to develop expertise and 
capacity for activities related to installation, operations, 
inspections, emergency response plans, and decommissioning, 
among other roles, in support of direction provided in this 
report under the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
    Rigs to Reefs.--The Committee strongly supports the Rigs to 
Reefs program in cooperation with the States and National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The Bureau is 
directed to continue its policies related to extensions for 
those entities interested in participating in the program and 
to utilize the program to the maximum extent possible.
    Blow Out Prevention Technology.--The Committee continues to 
encourage the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 
(BSEE) to review and consider new and emerging technology, 
including alternative procedures or equipment as appropriate 
given the best available science and while ensuring that risks 
are properly identified and mitigated. BSEE is urged to develop 
a testing framework for new technologies that takes into 
consideration the cost of testing while still ensuring safety 
and effectiveness.

                           OIL SPILL RESEARCH

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................       $15,099,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................        15,099,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................        15,099,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................                 0
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $15,099,000 for the Oil Spill 
Research appropriation.

        The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


                       REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................      $121,026,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................       127,301,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................       108,923,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................       -12,103,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................       -18,378,000
 

    The Committee recommends $108,923,000 for the Regulation 
and Technology appropriation.

                    ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................      $168,904,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................       174,555,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................       170,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................        +1,096,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................        -4,555,000
 

    The Committee recommends $170,000,000 for the Abandoned 
Mine Reclamation Fund appropriation. Of the funds provided, 
$34,000,000 are derived from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation 
Fund and $136,000,000 are derived from the general treasury.
    Abandoned Mine Lands Economic Revitalization (AMLER) 
Program.--The Committee is alarmed at the amount of time it 
takes for AMLER projects to receive funds from the Office of 
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) and is 
concerned by the burdensome review process. The Committee 
commends the State AML programs' abilities to identify 
projects, with the consultation of State economic and community 
development authorities, that have the potential to create 
long-term economic benefits. Therefore, the Committee directs 
OSMRE to pay the entirety of funds allocated directly to each 
State and Tribe no later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act. Recognizing that all participating 
States in this program have primacy, OSMRE is expected to 
provide technical assistance to grantees, but it is the 
participating States' sole responsibility to approve projects 
for economic and community development in conjunction with the 
priorities in section 403(a) of the Surface Mining Control and 
Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)).
    The Committee looks forward to the results of the 
Government Accountability Office's (GAO) study of the AMLER 
program as required in House Report 117-400 and expects the 
study to describe projects previously funded and their economic 
impact, including job creation.
    Soil Sorting.--The Committee continues to encourage OSMRE 
to consider the use of on-site soil sorting in plugging and 
reclamation projects, which provide lower-cost options to plug 
and clean abandoned mine sites.
    Timely Review of Amendments.--Mine plans and mine plan 
modifications for operations on federal coal leases are subject 
to review under the National Environmental Policy Act. While 
these reviews should consist of expedient analysis, the 
Committee is aware of multiple instances of OSMRE failing to 
process mine plan amendments in a timely manner, resulting in 
years of delay in some cases. This has left affected coal mines 
unable to expand operations on current leases for which they 
have already paid bonus bid payments and continue to pay 
royalties. Within 60 days of enactment of this Act, the 
Committee directs OSMRE to report on the status of each mine 
plan modification currently pending with the Department, and to 
subsequently report on the status of such mine plan 
modifications to the Appropriations Committee and relevant 
House and Senate Committees of jurisdiction annually until such 
time as the mine plan modifications are fully processed.
    Further, the Committee understands that there over forty 
amendments from twenty-eight state programs currently pending 
before OSMRE, some of which have been pending since 2009. 
Within 60 days on enactment of this Act, the Committee directs 
OSMRE to provide a report that lists all amendments pending 
approval before OSMRE, including amendments that have been 
disapproved and are waiting revisions from States. The report 
shall include the timeline of receiving each amendment, any 
agency actions that have been taken on each amendment, and the 
projected timeline for making a final decision on each 
amendment.

                             Indian Affairs


                        BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

    The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs (together, ``Indian 
Affairs'') programs serve 574 Federally recognized Indian 
Tribes, a service population of approximately two million 
American Indians and Alaska Natives in Tribal and Native 
communities. BIA provides direct services and funding for 
compacts and contracts for Tribes to provide Federal programs 
for a wide range of activities necessary for community 
development. Programs address Tribal government, natural 
resource management, trust services, law enforcement, economic 
development, and social service needs.
    In preparation for the fiscal year 2024 appropriation bill, 
the Subcommittee received oral testimony from approximately 65 
witnesses on a variety of topics pertaining to American Indian 
and Alaska Native (AI/AN) programs in two days of public 
testimony and received written testimony from an additional 34 
entities. The Federal Government has a legal and moral 
obligation to provide quality services to American Indians and 
Alaska Natives. On a nonpartisan basis, the Committee continues 
to protect and, where possible, strengthen the budgets for 
Indian Country programs in this bill to address long-standing 
and underfunded needs.

                      OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................    $1,906,998,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................     2,257,637,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................     2,010,574,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................      +103,576,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................      -247,063,000
 

    The Committee recommends $2,010,574,000 for Operation of 
Indian Programs. These resources are in addition to those funds 
provided in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for 
fiscal year 2024: $17,000,000 for Tribal resilience and 
adaptation and $26,000,000 for community relocation. All 
subactivities and program elements presented in the budget 
estimate submitted to Congress are maintained at enacted 
levels, as adjusted for the requested internal transfers, 
unless specifically addressed below.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Program                          Recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tribal Government.....................................      $410,093,000
Human Services........................................       170,780,000
Trust--Natural Resources Management...................       347,750,000
Trust--Real Estate Services...........................       168,153,000
Public Safety and Justice.............................       618,059,000
Community and Economic Development....................        33,095,000
Executive Direction and Administrative Services.......       262,644,000
                                                       -----------------
    Total.............................................     2,010,574,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Body-Worn Camera Program.--The Committee directs BIA to 
spend no less than $4,000,000 on its nationwide body worn 
camera program.
    Coastal Tribal Communities.--The bill provides $13,000,000 
above the 2023 enacted level for competitive awards to support 
vulnerable coastal Tribal communities and Alaska Native 
villages that experience severe weather-related conditions that 
jeopardize public safety and health.
    Contract Support Costs.--The Committee is concerned that 
contract support costs may not be allocated and distributed as 
quickly as possible and directs BIA to review its current 
policies and practices to ensure that contract support costs 
are distributed to tribes earlier in the fiscal year. The 
Committee directs BIA to provide a briefing within 45 days of 
enactment of this Act on its current regulations and policies 
on determining what is a covered indirect cost and what is not 
covered including whether Federally-mandated requirements are 
program costs or are indirect costs. The briefing should also 
address the resource implications of early distribution of 
contract support costs as well as any changes of covered 
expenses.
    Compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA).--State 
child welfare agencies play an important role in ensuring the 
safety of Indian children who come into contact with the State 
child welfare system. The Committee directs BIA to work closely 
with the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to help 
these State agencies maintain and improve upon their 
responsibilities required by 42 USC 622(b)(9) to Indian 
children under ICWA. BIA should provide a briefing to the 
Committee within 180 days on its interagency work with ACF and 
Tribal consultations, including identifying any hurdles and 
obstacles to improving State agencies' compliance with ICWA. 
The Committee encourages State child welfare agencies, after 
consultation with BIA, ACF, and Tribal organizations to carry 
out their plans to comply with ICWA and track their State's 
compliance with those plans.
    Fort Hall Indian Reservation Boundary Investigation.--The 
Committee directs BIA to conduct an independent engineering and 
historical review of the Bureau of Land Management's Fort Hall 
Indian Reservation Boundary Investigation of June 1, 2018. BIA 
shall provide a briefing to the Committee within 120 days of 
enactment of this Act.
    Housing Program.--The bill includes $13,939,000 for this 
program, including $2,000,000 for a general program increase to 
support additional housing units and applicants.
    Illegal Dumping and Unpermitted Activity on Tribal Land.--
The Committee is concerned about illegal dumping, unpermitted 
businesses, and other harmful activity that occurs on allotted 
or trust land, specifically in the Pacific Region. The 
Committee encourages BIA to work with Tribes, including 
assisting Tribes in enforcing codes and ordinances and 
supporting Tribal consortia protecting against illegal dumping.
    Indian Business Incubator Program.--The bill includes 
$5,000,000 to continue this competitive grant program that 
awards grants for incubator services and resources.
    Invasive Species Program.--The Committee encourages BIA to 
continue to support the work done in fiscal year 2023 to 
address the problem of the European green crab which impacts 
marine resources for Tribal communities in the Northwest.
    Public Safety and Justice Funding.--In fiscal years 2022 
and 2023, Congress provided $62,000,000 to Tribes affected by 
the McGirt v. Oklahoma decision to ensure parity of percentage 
of total need funded with other Tribes in Indian country. The 
Committee recognizes that there is an outstanding need to 
implement public safety changes resulting from the McGirt 
Supreme Court decision, which created an immediate and severe 
shortage of police and investigative personnel in the expanded 
Tribal criminal jurisdiction areas. The fiscal year 2024 
recommendation provides $124,000,000 for these activities, 
including increases above the fiscal year 2023 level of 
$22,568,000 for criminal investigations and police services, 
$15,686,000 for detention and corrections programs, and 
$23,746,000 for Tribal courts.
    Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Initiative.--The bill 
includes $16,556,000 to address the crisis of missing and 
murdered indigenous women, including resources for criminal 
investigators, software platforms, and evidence recovery 
equipment. BIA should work with Tribal and Federal law 
enforcement agencies to facilitate sharing law enforcement and 
public records data and other technological tools to assist 
those agencies in finding missing individuals.
    Mortgage Processing.--The Committee is concerned with BIA's 
ability to process and complete all mortgage packages 
associated with residential and business mortgages on Indian 
lands. The Committee directs BIA to submit an annual report to 
Congress providing information about the number of requests 
made and the number of requests successfully and not 
successfully processed during the previous fiscal year.
    NATIVE Act.--The bill provides $5,224,000 to BIA for NATIVE 
Act implementation for Indian Tribes and Alaska Natives.
    Native Navigator.--The Committee encourages BIA to work 
with other Federal agencies with Tribal programs to explore the 
feasibility of creating a Native Navigator program. This 
program could work with statewide or regional Tribal 
organizations to assist small Tribes and Native Hawaiian 
entities in identifying, applying for, and administering 
Federal financial assistance including grants.
    Procurement.--The Committee is concerned that Indian 
Affairs has not been responsive to Congressional and public 
inquiries about procurement and contract requirements and 
practices. The Committee directs Indian Affairs to brief the 
Committee within 45 days of enactment of this Act on its 
procurement policies and practices and its plans to improve its 
responsiveness to Congressional and public inquiries.
    Rights Protection Implementation.--The bill provides 
$50,000,000 including $800,000 for a general program increase 
to be divided proportionally. This recommendation continues no 
less than $6,254,000 for Columbia River Fisheries Management, 
no less than $1,577,000 for Columbia River in-lieu sites law 
enforcement, and no less than $3,006,000 for Columbia River in-
lieu sites operations and maintenance.
    Road Maintenance.--The Committee is concerned about the 
continued poor condition of many roads on Tribal lands which 
creates substantial safety hazards and barriers to economic 
development.The recommendation includes $50,190,000, an 
increase of $11,000,000 above the fiscal year 2023 level, for 
road maintenance to improve and maintain roads and bridges. The 
Committee urges BIA to work with the Department of 
Transportation to address the significant backlog in road 
maintenance.
    Settlement Claims.--The Committee acknowledges Indian 
Affairs' commitment to working with Tribes to restore Tribal 
homelands and directs Indian Affairs to work with those Tribes, 
such as the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, who have brought 
forth claims to help them determine the appropriate settlement 
structure and terms. The Committee requests a briefing on the 
completion of any pending reviews regarding claims, including 
successor in interest concerns, within 90 days of enactment of 
this Act to ensure such claims can move forward.
    Social Services.--The Committee provides an increase of 
$5,000,000 above the adjusted fiscal year 2023 level for Tribes 
that have not been able to receive BIA social services 
activities pursuant to a self-determination contractor self-
governance compact. Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, 
the Committee directs BIA to provide a report of all Tribes 
that meet this requirement and the amount of additional funding 
required to provide parity in funding with other Tribes. Any 
funding left after providing parity payments to Tribes who 
currently do not receive services may be distributed among 
Tribes currently receiving such services.
    STOP Act Implementation.--BIA is directed to provide a 
briefing to the Committee within 90 days of enactment of this 
Act on the implementation of the STOP Act. The briefing should 
provide information on which office within the Department will 
administer the implementation, include recommendations and 
outcomes from any Tribal consultations, and identify any 
necessary resources.
    Tiwahe.--The report, ``Tiwahe: Final Report to Congress,'' 
documents significant achievements, including a reduction in 
suicides, recidivism, and removal of children from the 
community. It also notes earlier parent/child reunifications, 
language revitalization, and improvements to housing and 
homelessness among other improvements. For fiscal year 2024, 
the Committee expects BIA to continue funding existing Tiwahe 
program sites for the same activities at the same amount, 
including funding to support women's and children's shelters.
    Tribal Firefighter Compensation.--The Committee recognizes 
that disparities in salaries and benefits for BIA firefighters, 
Tribal firefighters, and other Federal firefighters may result 
in difficulty recruiting and retaining Tribal firefighting 
personnel. The Committee directs BIA to examine this issue and 
provide a report to the Committee, after consultation with 
Tribes, on potential solutions and costs within 120 days of 
enactment of this Act.
    Tribal Justice Support.--The Committee provides 
$35,336,000, which is $500,000 above the fiscal year 2023 
level, including $21,500,000 to address the needs of Tribes 
affected by Public Law 83-280.
    Tribal Law Enforcement Compensation.--The Committee 
recognizes that disparities between BIA law enforcement, Tribal 
law enforcement, State and local law enforcement, and other 
Federal law enforcement salaries and benefits may result in 
difficulty recruiting and retaining BIA and Tribal law 
enforcement personnel. The Committee directs BIA to examine 
this issue and provide a briefing to the Committee on potential 
solutions within 120 days of enactment of this Act.
    Tribal Management Development Program.--The recommendation 
provides $22,167,000 for this program, including an increase of 
$3,623,000 above the fiscal year 2023 level to be divided 
proportionately across projects. The Committee encourages BIA 
to provide no less than the 2023 enacted level for the existing 
programs including the Salmon Steelhead Inventory and 
Assessment program, InterTribal Buffalo Council, and other 
bison and buffalo projects.
    Tribal Priority Allocations (TPA).--TPA programs fund basic 
Tribal services, such as social services, job placement and 
training, child welfare, natural resources management, and 
Tribal courts. TPA programs give Tribes the opportunity to 
further Indian self-determination by establishing their own 
priorities and reallocating Federal funds among programs in 
this budget category. The recommendation includes $860,078,000 
for TPA programs.

                         CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................      $328,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................       342,000,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................       342,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................       +14,000,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation 
estimated to be $342,000,000 for contract support costs 
incurred by Indian Affairs as required by law and does not 
include the Administration's mandatory proposal. The bill 
includes language making available for two years such sums as 
are necessary to meet the Federal government's full legal 
obligation and prohibiting the transfer of funds to any other 
account for any other purpose.

                       PAYMENTS FOR TRIBAL LEASES

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................       $30,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................        64,000,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................        64,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................       +32,000,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation 
estimated to be $64,000,000 for Payments for Tribal Leases 
incurred by Indian Affairs as required by law and does not 
include the Administration's mandatory proposal. The bill 
includes language making available for two years such sums as 
are necessary to meet the Federal government's full legal 
obligation and prohibiting the transfer of funds to any other 
account for any other purpose.

                              CONSTRUCTION

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................      $153,309,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................       199,814,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................       153,309,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................                 0
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................       -46,505,000
 

    The recommendation provides $153,309,000 as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Program                           Recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Public Safety and Justice Construction...............        $51,561,000
Resources Management Construction....................         75,213,000
Other Program Construction...........................         26,535,000
                                                      ------------------
    Total............................................        153,309,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    All subactivities and program elements presented in the 
budget estimate submitted to Congress are continued at enacted 
levels unless otherwise indicated. This level continues the 
$10,000,000 derived from the Indian Irrigation Fund established 
by section 311 of the WIIN Act (Public Law 114-322; 130 Stat. 
1749). The bill provides $28,716,000 for the irrigation project 
construction program.

 INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIM SETTLEMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS TO 
                                INDIANS

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................          $825,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................           976,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................           825,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................                 0
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................          -151,000
 

    Bill language provides that funds may be used to implement 
settlements pursuant to Public Laws 99-264 and 101-618.

                 INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................       $13,884,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................        15,461,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................        11,744,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................        -2,140,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................        -3,717,000
 

    The Committee recommends $11,744,000 for the Indian 
Guaranteed Loan Program Account. This level assumes 
$150,213,551 in loan volume (and calculated at the fiscal year 
2024 subsidy rate) and $2,680,000 in administrative expenses.

                       BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION

                 OPERATION OF INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMS

    The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) manages a school 
system with 183 elementary and secondary schools providing 
educational services to approximately 46,000 students in 23 
States. BIE also operates two post-secondary institutions and 
provides operating grants for 29 Tribally controlled colleges 
and universities and two Tribal technical colleges.

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................    $1,133,552,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................     1,194,389,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................     1,131,617,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................        -1,935,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................       -62,772,000
 

    The Committee provides $1,131,617,000 for Operation of 
Indian Education Programs. All subactivities and program 
elements presented in the budget request submitted to Congress 
are continued at enacted levels as adjusted for internal 
transfers included in the request. The bill continues forward 
funding for portions of the elementary and secondary and 
postsecondary programs and are identified in the table below.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Program                           Recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Elementary and Secondary Programs (forward funding)..       $706,185,000
Elementary and Secondary Programs....................        174,971,000
Post Secondary Programs (forward funding)............        127,407,000
Post Secondary Programs..............................         55,868,000
Education Management.................................         67,186,000
                                                      ------------------
    Total............................................      1,131,617,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Recruitment and Retention for BIE Teachers and Staff.--The 
Committee recognizes that disparities between BIE teacher and 
administrative salaries and public elementary and secondary 
teacher and administrative salaries may lead to difficulty 
recruiting and retaining BIE workforce. The Committee 
encourages BIE to examine this situation and provide a briefing 
to the Committee on potential solutions to address this 
situation within 120 days of enactment of this Act.
    Recruitment and Retention of Teachers and Staff at 
Tribally-Controlled Schools.--The Committee is aware that when 
Tribes exercise their self-determination rights to operate BIE-
funded schools under Public Law 100-297 grants or Public Law 
93-638 contracts, teachers and staff at those schools are no 
longer eligible for the Federal Employees Retirement System. 
BIE is directed to brief the Committee within 120 days of the 
enactment of the Act on the impact on teacher and staff 
retention and identify administrative hurdles, statutory 
barriers, and cost implications of extending these benefits to 
the teachers and staff of these schools.
    Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs).--The Committee 
recognizes the important role that TCUs play in providing 
postsecondary education and workforce training opportunities, 
serving as public, cultural, and community centers, and 
functioning as primary employers for their communities. The 
bill provides $127,407,000 including $30,325,000 for Haskell 
and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, $87,926,000 for 
TCUs, and $9,156,000 for Tribal Technical Colleges.
    TCU Endowment Grants.--The bill includes no less than the 
2023 enacted level for this program. BIA should ensure that 
these grants are distributed equitably among eligible 
institutions, to the extent feasible. Any amount not 
distributed by September 30 of a given fiscal year may be 
redistributed in accordance with Section 107 of the Tribally 
Controlled Colleges and Universities Assistance Act and after 
notification to the Committee. BIA is directed to submit a 
report within 180 days of enactment of this Act on how the TCU 
endowment program might be revised to increase participation by 
all institutions.
    Tribal Priority Allocations (TPA).--The recommendation 
includes $64,965,000 for TPA programs. TPA programs give Tribes 
the opportunity to further Indian self-determination by 
establishing their own priorities and reallocating Federal 
funds among budget accounts.

                         EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................      $267,887,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................       416,212,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................       267,887,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................                 0
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................      -148,325,000
 

    The recommendation provides $267,887,000 as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Program                           Recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Replacement School Construction......................       $116,504,000
Replacement Facility Construction....................         23,935,000
Replacement/New Employee Housing.....................          1,500,000
Employee Housing Repair..............................         13,595,000
Facilities Improvement and Repair....................         96,353,000
Tribal Colleges Facilities Improvement and Repair....         16,000,000
                                                      ------------------
    Total............................................        267,887,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    All subactivities and program elements presented in the 
budget estimate submitted to Congress are continued at enacted 
levels and adjusted for internal transfers.

                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

    The bill continues language allowing the use of funds for 
direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, 
compacts, and grants.
    The bill continues language allowing contracting for the 
San Carlos Irrigation Project.
    The bill continues language excluding certain 
administrative funds from Tribal contracts, grants, compacts, 
and cooperative agreements.
    The bill continues language allowing Tribes to return 
appropriated funds.
    The bill continues language prohibiting funding of Alaska 
schools.
    The bill continues language limiting expansion of grades 
and schools in the BIE system allowing for the expansion of 
additional grades to schools that meet certain criteria.
    The bill continues language specifying the distribution of 
indirect and administrative costs for certain Tribes.
    The bill continues language providing the Secretary with 
the authority to approve satellite locations of existing BIE 
schools if a Tribe can demonstrate that establishment of such 
locations would provide comparable levels of education as are 
being offered at such existing BIE schools and would not 
significantly increase costs to the Federal Government.
    The bill continues language that allows the funds provided 
in Tribal priority allocations to be adjusted if requested by a 
Tribe.

                  Bureau of Trust Funds Administration


                         FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS

    Congress has designated the Secretary of the Interior as 
the trustee delegate with responsibility for approximately 55 
million surface acres of land, 57 million acres of subsurface 
mineral interests, and management of approximately $8.2 billion 
held in trust by the Federal government on behalf of American 
Indians, Alaska Natives, and Federally recognized Indian 
Tribes. The Bureau of Trust Funds Administration (BTFA) has 
assumed the fiduciary functions previously managed by the 
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians. BTFA is 
responsible for the financial management of these trust funds 
as well as the disbursement of funds and the day-to-day 
management on behalf of Tribes and individuals.

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................      $111,272,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................       109,098,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................       104,176,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................        -7,096,000
    Budget estimate, 2023.............................        -4,922,000
 

    The Committee recommends $104,176,000 for Federal trust 
programs within the BTFA account, rather than in the prior 
account, Office of Special Trustee (OST). Given that Indian 
Affairs has provided the required information to the Committee 
about the new Bureau's responsibilities and structure and GAO 
evaluated the Department's creation of the new Bureau and 
raised no serious issues, the Committee has no additional 
concerns with the creation of the new Bureau and new budget 
structure. The Committee directs the Department to provide a 
briefing within 45 days of enactment of this Act on its plan to 
terminate OST.
    The recommendation provides $1,520,000 for Executive 
Direction and $102,656,000 for Trust and Program Operations. 
The Committee has no concerns with the proposed internal 
transfers and the bill reallocates $7,096,000, as requested, 
from this account to Operation of Indian Programs for hearing 
and appeal activities.

                          Departmental Offices


                        Office of the Secretary


                        DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................      $135,884,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................       158,808,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................        67,942,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................       -67,942,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................       -90,866,000
 

    The Committee recommends $67,942,000 for the Office of the 
Secretary, Departmental Operations appropriation.
    Botanical Science Expertise.--The Committee encourages the 
Secretary to ensure that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management and 
the U.S. Geological Survey utilize an appropriate range of 
scientific disciplines, such as botanists, restoration 
ecologists, biologists, conservation biologists, wildlife 
biologists, and other scientific specialties in land management 
and restoration decision making, to inform management actions 
and decision making.
    Duplication and Overlap.--The Committee is concerned that 
duplicative efforts exist between the U.S. Geological Survey 
(USGS) Ecosystems program and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
(Service) biological services. The Committee directs the 
Department of the Interior (Department) to report within 180 
days of enactment of this Act on the efficiencies gained by 
moving USGS Ecosystems work to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service.
    Federal Corps Programs.--No funding is provided within 
Title I for the Department of the Interior to implement the 
redundant Civilian Climate Corps. The Committee supports the 
work of the Youth Conservation Corps and the Public Lands 
Corps, two longstanding Federal corps programs related to 
conserving and restoring public lands and waters that partner 
with locally-based, non-Federal corps organizations.
    Grant Funding.--Section 1301 of title 31 of the United 
States Code states that appropriations shall be applied only to 
the objects for which the appropriations were made. Part 200 of 
Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) provides 
instruction on administrative requirements, cost principles, 
and audit requirements for Federal awards. The Department is 
directed to report to the Committee, within 90 days of 
enactment of this Act, on how the Department ensures compliance 
with the Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency 
Act (Public Law 116-103), as well as all relevant law (both 
appropriations law and authorizing statutes) and regulations in 
administering its grant programs, and what actions are taken to 
limit recipient overhead costs incurred while administering 
grant programs. The report shall also discuss any conditions 
placed on funding that are not specified in statute or the CFR 
and the authority the Department uses to impose such 
conditions. The Committee notes that no funds provided in this 
Act are available to fund protests or litigation against the 
Department.
    Law Enforcement Cooperative Contracts.--The Committee 
encourages the Secretary to prioritize cooperative law 
enforcement contracts between land management agencies and 
local law enforcement authorities with the goal of creating 
uniform coverage and Agency cooperation across management 
boundaries.
    Light-Duty Vehicle Fleet.--No funding is included within 
Title I for the Department of the Interior to plan, build out, 
or transition to electric or zero-emission vehicles and the 
associated charging infrastructure.
    The Committee is deeply concerned about the 
Administration's policy regarding the purchase of electric 
vehicles by the Federal government, while at the same time 
stalling domestic critical mineral mining projects that would 
supply minerals like lithium and copper that are needed to 
produce electric vehicles. Until there is a stable supply of 
domestic-mined critical minerals, the Committee does not 
support using agency operating budgets for the purchase of 
electric vehicles.
    MAPLand Act.--The Committee urges the Department to 
continue to work with the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers to jointly develop and adopt interagency 
standards to ensure compatibility and interoperability among 
Federal databases for the collection and dissemination of 
outdoor recreation data related to Federal lands and used to 
depict locations at which recreation uses are available to the 
public.
    Mineral Withdrawals.--The Committee directs the Department 
to exercise impartiality and neutrality when reviewing mineral 
withdrawal applications and petitions from other agencies, and 
limit assistance to the applicant to only what is necessary and 
appropriate, in accordance with 43 CFR Sec.  2310.3-2. The 
Department shall provide quarterly reports to the Committee on 
technical assistance requests and technical assistance provided 
to another agency that is pursuing mineral withdrawals and 
related activities.
    Office of Native Hawaiian Relations.--The recommendation 
includes funding for implementation of the NATIVE Act at the 
fiscal year 2023 enacted level.
    Professional Development of Employees.--The Committee 
recognizes that maintaining the professional competencies of 
the Federal workforce is necessary to ensure sound, scientific 
management principles are applied to resource management. The 
Committee encourages the Agency to support the participation of 
employees in professional societies in accordance with guidance 
issued by the Office of Government Ethics through 5 CFR Part 
2640.203, Official Participation in Nonprofit Organizations.
    Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation.--The 
Committee encourages the Secretary of the Interior, through the 
National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to 
work with the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library 
Foundation to support loans of historic, educational, artistic, 
natural, and other museum collections, particularly those not 
on display to the public. The loans should be consistent with 
existing law and policy, including such terms and conditions as 
the Secretary deems necessary for the preservation and 
exhibition of such collections.
    Wild Horse and Burro Task Force.--In fiscal year 2022, the 
Secretary was directed to establish a Task Force to bring 
experts from all relevant agencies together to address the 
challenge of wild horses and burros, as outlined in the report 
accompanying Public Law 117-103. The Committee expects the Task 
Force's monthly meetings to continue and report language in the 
Bureau of Land Management section of this report specifies 
areas in which the Task Force should be engaged. The Bureau of 
Land Management shall continue to report to the Committee 
quarterly on the status of this program and the work of the 
Task Force.

                            Insular Affairs


                       ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES

    The Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) has administrative 
responsibility for coordinating Federal policy in the 
territories of American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, 
and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and 
oversight of Federal programs and funds in the freely 
associated states of the Federated States of Micronesia, the 
Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................      $120,357,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................       120,796,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................       107,857,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................       -12,500,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................       -12,939,000
 

    The Committee recommends $107,857,000 for Assistance to 
Territories. The recommendation provides the following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Program                           Recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Office of Insular Affairs............................        $10,217,000
Technical Assistance.................................         22,300,000
Maintenance Assistance Fund..........................          4,375,000
Brown Tree Snake.....................................          3,500,000
Coral Reef Initiative and Natural Resources..........          2,625,000
Energizing Insular Communities.......................          9,000,000
American Samoa Operations Grants.....................         28,120,000
Northern Mariana Covenant Grants.....................         27,720,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    American Samoa Operations Grants.--The Committee encourages 
not less than $3,000,000 be allocated for the community 
college.
    Northern Mariana Covenant Grants.--The Committee emphasizes 
that under 48 U.S.C. 1804(c)(3) the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands is authorized to use Capital 
Improvement Project grants to support local law enforcement 
programs.

                      COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................        $8,463,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................         1,463,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................         1,463,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................        -7,000,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $1,463,000 for Compact of Free 
Association.

                        Office of the Solicitor


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................      $101,050,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................       111,898,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................        90,945,000
Comparison:...........................................
    Appropriation, 2023...............................       -10,105,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................       -20,953,000
 

    The Committee recommends $90,945,000 for the salaries and 
expenses of the Office of the Solicitor.

                    Office of the Inspector General


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................       $67,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................        83,970,000
Recommended, 2023.....................................        64,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................        -3,000,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................       -19,970,000
 

    The Committee recommends $64,000,000 for salaries and 
expenses of the Office of Inspector General (OIG). In addition, 
OIG has significant balances from the funds it received in the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to conduct additional 
oversight over the Department's programs.

                        Department-Wide Programs


                             WILDLAND FIRE

    The Department's Wildland Fire Management account supports 
fire activities for the Bureau of Land Management, the National 
Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

                        WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................      $663,786,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................     1,325,886,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................     1,097,443,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................      +433,657,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................      -228,443,000
 

    The Committee recommends $1,097,443,000 for Wildland Fire 
Management at the Department of the Interior. The bill permits 
the transfer of $50,000,000 in base discretionary fire 
suppression funds between the Department of the Interior and 
the Department of Agriculture. The bill restores base 
discretionary resources for this account, consistent with the 
Stephen Sepp Wildfire Suppression Funding and Forest Management 
Activities Act, that the previous Congress funded as an 
emergency.
    The Committee is aware of the Administration's legislative 
proposal regarding firefighter compensation and the request for 
additional funding to implement the legislation. If authorizing 
legislation regarding firefighter compensation is enacted, the 
Committee will consider providing the funding required to 
implement such Act.
    Wildland Fire Preparedness.--The Committee recommends 
$426,816,000 for Wildland Fire Preparedness.
    Wildland Fire Suppression.--The Committee recommends 
$383,657,000 for Wildland Fire Suppression.
    Fuels Management.--The Committee recommends $247,000,000 
for the Fuels Management program. In addition, to the amounts 
provided in this Act, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 
Act provides $262,600,000 for wildfire risk reduction, fuels 
management, and burned area rehabilitation.
    Fire Facilities.--The Committee recommends $12,000,000 for 
Fire Facilities to address the problem of inadequate or 
unaffordable housing facing wildland firefighters working in 
certain geographic locations.
    Joint Fire Science.--The Committee provides $4,500,000 for 
the Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP), which when combined with 
funding in the U.S. Forest Service, provides $9,000,000 in 
total. The JFSP has funded important research including but not 
limited to fire ember production, estimating fire smoke related 
health burden, and post-fire seeding treatments. The Committee 
urges the Agency to prioritize research related to workforce 
health and well-being of wildland firefighters.
    Increasing Intensity of Wildfires.--The Committee is 
concerned about the increasing intensity of wildfires in our 
nation's forests. The Committee supports collaborative efforts 
to manage and control unwanted vegetation that, when left 
unmanaged, has the effect of increasing intensity, rate of 
spread, and the number of forest acres burned annually.
    Wildfire Recovery.--The Committee directs the Department's 
Natural and Cultural Resources Recovery Support function, in 
coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to 
provide technical assistance, resources, and coordination to 
States, local, Tribal, and territorial governments when 
responding to wildfire recovery. The Department shall include 
feedback for preventative solutions to addressing mudslides 
that occur after wildfires.
    Aviation Resources.--The Committee directs $3,500,000 of 
the funds appropriated in this section to support the 
deployment of Container Aerial Fire Fighting Systems for 
maximum fire-retardant air support for firefighter safety and 
full deployment of aerial support.

              WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS RESERVE FUND

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................      $340,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................       350,000,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................       350,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................       +10,000,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................                 0
 

    The bill includes $350,000,000 for the Wildfire Suppression 
Operations Reserve Fund, which is $10,000,000 above the enacted 
level and equal to the budget request. Of the additional 
$2,650,000,000 available for fire suppression operations, 
$350,000,000 is provided to the Department of the Interior and 
the remaining $2,300,000,000 is available through a transfer 
from the Department of Agriculture (Forest Service). The 
Committee provides these additional funds and authorities to 
ensure that sufficient resources are available to protect 
American homes, lands, and wildlife from catastrophic fires 
without requiring a transfer of funds from the very activities 
that advance forest health and prevent wildland fires. The 
Committee expects the Department to use suppression funds 
judiciously and continue to work closely with the Office of 
Management and Budget and the Forest Service to accurately 
account for expenditures and recover costs.

                    CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................       $10,064,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................        10,116,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................         9,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................        -1,064,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................        -1,116,000
 

    The Committee recommends $9,000,000 for the Central 
Hazardous Materials Fund appropriation.

                ENERGY COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................        $5,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................        30,000,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................         5,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................                 0
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................       -25,000,000
 

    The Committee recommends $5,000,000 for the Energy 
Community Revitalization Program. Within 30 days of enactment 
of this Act, the Department is directed to update the Committee 
on the progress of establishing State and Tribal grant 
programs, how fiscal year 2023 funds have been appropriated to 
date, timeframes for Notices of Federal Opportunity, training, 
benchmarks, and guidance for oversight and monitoring.
    Abandoned Hardrock Mine Reclamation.--The Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act authorized funding for an Abandoned 
Hardrock Mine program to assist States, Tribes, and Federal 
agencies with inventorying, assessing, decommissioning, and 
reclaiming abandoned hardrock mine features. Of the funds 
provided, no less than $3,000,000 shall be for State grants for 
western States that do not qualify for funding through the 
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement and have 
significant hard rock legacy mines that need to be reclaimed, 
but do not have a significant presence of coal mines or oil and 
gas legacy infrastructure.

           Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration


                NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FUND

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................        $8,037,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................         8,338,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................         7,750,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................          -287,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................          -638,000
 

    The Committee recommends $7,750,000 for the Natural 
Resource Damage Assessment Fund appropriation.

                          Working Capital Fund


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................      $112,198,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................       142,897,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................        89,758,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................       -22,440,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................       -53,139,000
 

    The Committee recommends $89,758,000 for the Working 
Capital Fund.

                Office of Natural Resources and Revenue


                       NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................      $174,934,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................       185,403,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................       157,440,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................       -17,494,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................       -27,963,000
 

    The Committee recommends $157,440,000 for the Office of 
Natural Resources Revenue.
    Distribution of Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act 
Revenues.--The Committee continues its annual direction to the 
Office to distribute revenues from Gulf of Mexico operations in 
a manner consistent with current law, including the Gulf of 
Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-432), as 
amended.

             General Provisions, Department of the Interior


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    Section 101 continues a provision providing for emergency 
transfer authority (intra-Bureau) with the approval of the 
Secretary when all other emergency funds have been exhausted.
    Section 102 continues a provision providing for emergency 
transfer authority (Department-wide) with the approval of the 
Secretary.
    Section 103 continues a provision providing for the use of 
appropriations for certain services with the approval of the 
Secretary.
    Section 104 continues a provision permitting the transfer 
of funds between the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian 
Education, and the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration, and 
includes a notification requirement.
    Section 105 continues a provision permitting the 
redistribution of Tribal priority allocation and Tribal base 
funds to address identified, unmet needs, dual enrollment, 
overlapping services or inaccurate distribution methodologies.
    Section 106 continues a provision allowing Outer 
Continental Shelf inspection fees to be collected by the 
Secretary of the Interior.
    Section 107 continues a provision allowing the Bureau of 
Land Management to enter into long-term cooperative agreements 
for long-term care and maintenance of excess wild horses and 
burros on private land.
    Section 108 continues a provision dealing with the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service's responsibilities for mass marking 
of salmonid stocks.
    Section 109 continues a provision allowing the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education to perform 
reimbursable work more efficiently and effectively.
    Section 110 continues bill language establishing a 
Department of the Interior Experienced Services Program.
    Section 111 continues a provision requiring funds to be 
available for obligation and expenditure no later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment.
    Section 112 continues authorization for the Secretary to 
transfer funds in conformity with the reprogramming 
requirements between the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the 
Bureau of Indian Education in order to separate the accounts.
    Section 113 continues a provision providing funding for the 
Payments in Lieu of Taxes program.
    Section 114 continues a provision authorizing Tribally-
controlled schools access to interagency motor vehicles in the 
same manner as if performing activities under the Indian Self 
Determination and Education Assistance Act.
    Section 115 continues a provision authorizing the Secretary 
of the Interior to establish appraiser rates of pay.
    Section 116 prohibits the Secretary from writing or issuing 
a proposed rule for greater sage-grouse, the Columbian Basin 
distinct population, and the Bi-State distinct population 
segment for greater sage-grouse.
    Section 117 continues a provision authorizing the National 
Park Service to use up to seven percent of State assistance 
funds as grants to States for indirect costs.

               TITLE II--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) was 
created by Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970, which 
consolidated nine programs from five different agencies and 
departments. Major EPA programs include air and water quality, 
drinking water, hazardous waste, research, pesticides, 
radiation, toxic substances, enforcement and compliance 
assurance, pollution prevention, Inland oil spill, Superfund, 
Brownfields, and the Leaking Underground Storage Tank program.
    For fiscal year 2024, the Committee recommends 
$6,173,160,000 for the Environmental Protection Agency.
    The Agency is directed to follow all guidance in House 
Report 117-83 under the headings titled ``Reprogramming'', 
``Congressional Budget Justification'', ``Operating Plan'', and 
``Workforce and Staffing Plans''.
    PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation 
Rulemaking.--The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is 
directed to complete a review of the Agency's cost estimate 
included in the proposed rulemaking titled ``PFAS National 
Primary Drinking Water Regulation Rulemaking'', which shall 
include: an assessment of the Agency's evaluation of the 
impacts on drinking water ratepayers; an assessment of whether 
the cost estimate adequately accounts for the differences in 
cost across urban and rural service territories; an assessment 
of whether the cost estimate adequately incorporates all facets 
of compliance and implementation, such as testing, equipment, 
and operations and maintenance costs; and any gaps in data that 
would impact the cost estimate, such as the number of impacted 
water systems.
    Light-Duty Vehicle Fleet.--No funding is included within 
Title II for the Agency to plan, build out, or transition to 
electric or zero-emission vehicles and the associated charging 
infrastructure.
    The Committee is deeply concerned about the 
Administration's policy regarding the purchase of electric 
vehicles by the Federal government, while at the same time 
stalling domestic critical mineral mining projects that would 
supply minerals like lithium and copper that are needed to 
produce electric vehicles. Until there is a stable supply of 
domestic-mined critical minerals, the Committee does not 
support using Agency operating budgets for the purchase of 
electric vehicles.

                         Science and Technology

    The Science and Technology (S&T) account funds all EPA 
research (including Superfund research activities paid for with 
funds transferred into this account from the Hazardous 
Substance Superfund account).

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................      $802,276,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................       967,838,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................       560,707,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................      -241,569,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................      -407,131,000
 

    The Committee recommends $560,707,000 for Science and 
Technology and the Committee recommends that $31,928,000 be 
transferred to this account from the Hazardous Substance 
Superfund account for ongoing research activities.
    Clean Air.--The Committee recognizes the important role 
that Clean Air Allowance Trading Programs play in improving air 
quality and reducing pollution and directs the Agency to 
continue this effort.
    The Committee encourages the continued operation of the 
CASNET network. The Committee is aware that the Agency has 
initiated a study on this program and looks forward to 
receiving updates and information on the status and findings of 
the study.
    Homeland Security: Critical Infrastructure Protection.--The 
Committee supports the Agency's role as the Sector Risk 
Management Agency for the water and wastewater systems sector. 
These efforts should be funded at no less than the enacted 
level.
    Research: Air and Energy.--Within available funds, the 
Committee continues funding for the study under the heading 
``Partnership Research'' contained in the explanatory statement 
of Public Law 115-141.
    Research: National Priorities.--The bill provides 
$10,000,000 for extramural research grants, independent of the 
Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grant program, to fund high-
priority water quality and availability research by not-for-
profit organizations who often partner with the Agency. Because 
these grants are independent of the STAR grant program, the 
Agency should strive to award grants in as large an amount as 
is possible to achieve the most scientifically significant 
research. Funds shall be awarded competitively with priority 
given to partners proposing research of national scope and who 
provide a 25 percent match. The Agency is directed to allocate 
funds to grantees within 180 days of enactment of this Act.
    The Committee supports the Agency's effort to prioritize 
new Federal research that will help farmers, ranchers, and 
rural communities manage PFAS impacts in agricultural settings 
and communities and the bill provides $8,000,000 to continue 
this work. The Agency is directed to work with the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture to invest in agronomic research to 
better understand PFAS uptake into plants and animals to help 
reduce PFAS exposure in our food supply and promote farm 
viability. This research should include the investigation of 
PFAS uptake from residual treated soils and soil-to-groundwater 
modeling, as well as the investigation of PFAS tolerant crops 
that can grow safely on contaminated land. The Agency is 
directed to provide the Committee a briefing within 90 days of 
enactment of this Act on these efforts.
    The bill provides $1,475,000 for advancing full scale 
applied research and testing capabilities to address threats to 
drinking water and drinking water infrastructure, including 
cybersecurity research, weatherization equipment, SCADA control 
systems, and water tanks at Water Security Test Bed facilities. 
Specifically, funding is provided for continuing and ongoing 
operations as well as the Agency's proposed Phase 1 and Phase 2 
projects to expand capabilities to support cybersecurity 
research at the Water Security Test Bed facility.
    Research: Safe and Sustainable Water Resources.--The 
Committee directs that up to $5,000,000 be used for grants 
under section 2007 of America's Water Infrastructure Act 
(Public Law 115-270).
    Additional Guidance.--The Committee includes the following 
additional guidance with respect to funding provided under this 
account:
    6PPD.--The Committee encourages the Agency to work with 
domestic 6PPD manufacturers and tire manufacturers to explore 
6PPD alternatives and develop testing approaches to evaluate 
alternatives. The Committee directs the Agency to provide a 
briefing within 60 days of enactment of this Act on its plans 
to coordinate with industry experts to advance alternatives for 
6PPD and to provide a progress report on these plans within 180 
days of enactment of this Act.
    Chemical Reviews.--To ensure that the United States can 
maintain domestic production of chemicals to support critical 
supply chains, the Committee encourages the Agency to continue 
investments in the new chemicals program to accelerate the 
advancement of new and innovative chemistries. The Committee 
expects the Agency to meet the 90-day statutory deadline for 
review of new chemicals as required by the Toxic Substances 
Control Act, as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical 
Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182), and to 
eliminate the backlog of submissions. As part of this effort, 
the Committee encourages the Agency to update its policies, 
procedures, and guidance related to new chemical reviews, 
including ensuring transparent chemical category determinations 
and communication with submitters of any additional information 
required that is not part of the category document, as well as 
processes for utilizing the submission's intended use. The 
Committee continues to encourage the Agency to develop improved 
outreach and guidance so that submitters understand information 
needs, processes, and requirements prior to and during 
submission of pre-manufacturing notices. In addition, the 
Agency should enhance existing applicant engagement procedures 
to ensure timely communication and resolution of any issues, 
technical and procedural, that may arise during the 90-day 
review period. Finally, the Agency is encouraged to robustly 
implement the tiered testing approach, as required by Public 
Law 114-182, and provide a report to the Committee within 90 
days of enactment of this Act on the status of all of the 
above.
    Additionally, when establishing occupational exposure 
limits, the Committee encourages the Agency to enhance 
coordination with the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration (OSHA) and strongly encourages the Agency to 
consider and incorporate relevant limits established by the 
OSHA and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health as well as applicable standards and regulations related 
to workplace practices.
    Harmful Algal Blooms.--The Committee encourages the Agency 
to conduct and support research that promotes scientific 
progress towards preventing and controlling harmful algal 
blooms (HABs), including research to: (1) develop methods to 
monitor, characterize, and predict HABs for early action; (2) 
identify and evaluate existing excess nutrient prevention and 
treatment technologies; (3) identify emerging nutrient 
treatment technologies capable of being scaled up and to evolve 
those technologies; and (4) develop best management practices 
to help both rural and urban communities reduce excess 
nutrients in their watersheds. The Committee provides 
$6,000,000 to investigate adverse health effects from exposure 
to HABs and cyanobacteria toxins and to develop methods to 
monitor, predict, and characterize blooms to allow for early 
action.
    IRIS Program Integrity.--The Committee notes that the IRIS 
program is on GAO's High-Risk List and has yet to implement all 
of the recommendations from the 2014 National Academy of 
Sciences report. The Committee directs that no IRIS assessment 
shall be used, developed, finalized, peer reviewed, or issued 
for chemical substances under review by program offices outside 
of the Office of Research and Development. Further, no IRIS 
assessment shall be finalized that has a reference dose, 
reference concentration, or inhalation unit risk at or below 
background concentration levels in air, water, soil, or 
sediment.
    Mold.--The Committee is aware of the Agency's work related 
to indoor mold and directs the Agency to brief the Committee 
within 90 days of enactment of this Act on its recent actions 
and potential partnerships to assess or remediate indoor mold 
as well as any gaps in research related to indoor mold.
    PFAS Destruction and Disposal.--The Committee is aware of 
research and development into new technologies to destroy PFAS 
and directs the Agency to develop guidance and a standardized 
process for evaluating methods of PFAS destruction, which shall 
include validation that each method under evaluation 
effectively destroys PFAS. Additionally, the Committee 
encourages the Agency to develop best practices for water 
systems to dispose of PFAS waste after it is eliminated from 
the water supply.
    Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).--The Committee notes that 
the Agency's final rule titled ``Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) 
Program: Standards for 2023-2025 and Other Changes'' does not 
incorporate the provisions from the proposed rule to allow 
renewable electricity (eRIN) to qualify under the Renewable 
Fuel Standard through the generation of eRIN credits by vehicle 
original equipment manufacturers. The Committee remains 
concerned about the Agency's eRIN provisions from the proposed 
rule and discourages the Agency moving forward with the eRIN 
program unless statutorily authorized by Congress.
    The Committee notes that the process for renewable fuel 
pathways continues to suffer from significant delays and 
inefficiencies, creating uncertainty for biofuel producers. The 
Committee directs the Agency to provide a report, within 60 
days of enactment of this Act, outlining recommendations on how 
to streamline and expedite the pathway petition and approval 
process and implement these changes. Additionally, the 
Committee is aware of interest from stakeholders in pathway 
petitions that include carbon capture and storage.
    The Committee is concerned about waste tire buildup. As 
such, the Committee directs the Agency to consider the 
qualification of fuels produced from waste plastic or waste 
tires as cellulosic biofuels.
    Student Contracting.--The bill includes language in Title 
II Administrative Provisions providing authority for the Office 
of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention and the Office of 
Water to 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. The Committee directs the 
Agency to provide a briefing within 180 days of enactment of 
this Act regarding the Agency's specific use of this authority 
over the last 10 years, how these contracts have contributed to 
the Agency's mission, and any recommended improvements to this 
program.
    Testing Alternatives.--The Committee directs the Agency to 
publish information regarding its work on New Approach Methods 
(NAM) to reduce and replace animal testing, including 
submissions that have been accepted for use and their 
particular applications, submissions that are currently being 
evaluated, and submissions that have been rejected.

                 Environmental Programs and Management

    The Environmental Programs and Management (EPM) account 
encompasses a broad range of abatement, prevention, 
enforcement, and compliance activities, and personnel 
compensation, benefits, travel, and expenses for all programs 
of the Agency except Science and Technology, Hazardous 
Substance Superfund, Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust 
Fund, Inland Oil Spill Programs, and the Office of Inspector 
General.

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................    $3,286,330,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................     4,511,011,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................     2,428,959,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................      -857,371,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................    -2,082,052,000
 

    The Committee recommends $2,428,959,000 for Environmental 
Programs and Management. A table of funding recommendations 
below the account level is provided below:

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                       Program                           Recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Brownfields..........................................        $24,000,000
Clean Air............................................        210,000,000
Compliance...........................................         82,528,000
Enforcement..........................................        250,000,000
Environmental Protection: National Priorities........         35,000,000
Geographic Programs..................................        651,226,000
Homeland Security....................................          6,201,000
Indoor Air and Radiation.............................         18,761,000
Information Exchange/Outreach........................         83,000,000
International Programs...............................         10,000,000
IT/Data Management/Security..........................         65,000,000
Legal Science/Regulatory/Economic Review.............        108,600,000
Operations and Administration........................        204,366,000
Pesticide Licensing..................................        120,277,000
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act...............         90,000,000
Toxics Risk Review and Prevention....................        100,000,000
Underground Storage Tanks (LUST/UST).................         10,000,000
National Estuary Program.............................         41,000,000
Wetlands.............................................         22,000,000
Ensure Safe Water....................................         95,000,000
Ensure Clean Water...................................        202,000,000
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    Clean Air.--The Committee recognizes the important role 
that Clean Air Allowance Trading Programs play in improving air 
quality and reducing pollution, including monitoring and data 
collection throughout the Northeast and supports continued 
operation of the program.
    Of the amount provided, $1,500,000 is to develop and 
demonstrate nano-sensor technology with functionalized 
catalysts that have the potential to degrade selected 
contaminants in addition to detecting and monitoring 
pollutants.
    The Committee is aware of several voluntary partnerships 
designed to reduce emissions and save energy, and encourages 
the continuance of such programs, like Energy STAR.
    However, the Committee is discouraged by the Agency's May 
18, 2023, proposal to sunset the certification of certain 
products as part of the Energy STAR program and the impact of 
the proposal on the ability of consumers to access accurate 
information about the energy use and emissions of appliances 
and products. The Committee directs the Agency to not eliminate 
products or appliances from the Energy STAR program solely 
based on fuel type and to provide a briefing within 60 days of 
enactment of this Act on its analyses related to emissions 
reductions and costs to consumers of the proposal.
    Environmental Protection: National Priorities--The bill 
provides $35,000,000. The Committee directs that funds be used 
for a competitive grant program for qualified non-profit 
organizations to provide technical assistance for improved 
water quality or safe drinking water, adequate wastewater to 
small systems, or individual private well owners. The Agency 
shall provide $26,000,000 for Grassroots Rural and Small 
Community Water Systems Assistance Act, for activities 
specified under Section 1442(e) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(42 U.S.C.300-91(e)(8)). The Agency is also directed to provide 
$3,450,000 for grants to qualified not-for-profit organizations 
for technical assistance for individual private well owners, 
with priority given to organizations that currently provide 
technical and educational assistance to individual private well 
owners. The Agency is directed to provide on a national and 
multi-State regional basis, $1,250,000 for grants to qualified 
organizations, for the sole purpose of providing on-site 
training and technical assistance for wastewater systems. The 
Agency is directed to provide $4,300,000 for grants that may be 
awarded on a non-competitive basis to qualified non-profit 
national and multistate regional organizations with 
demonstrated experience in providing technical assistance 
support to small and rural systems and communities for the 
purpose of providing technical assistance to small and rural 
communities that have been recipients of Community Project 
Funding in fiscal years 2022, 2023, or in this Act, for 
assistance that includes, but is not limited to, preparing 
necessary documentation or application materials, complying 
with program requirements, and obtaining additional financial 
or technical resources. The Agency shall require each grantee 
to provide a minimum 10 percent match, including in-kind 
contributions. The Agency is directed to allocate funds to 
grantees within 180 days of enactment of this Act.
    Geographic Programs.--The bill provides $651,226,000. In 
addition to the amounts provided under this heading, fiscal 
year 2024 funding is also provided through the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58). A detailed table of 
funding recommendations is below:

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                                                                              Infrastructure
                        Program                            Recommendation     Investment and      Total, 2024
                                                                                 Jobs Act
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.....................       $368,000,000       $200,000,000       $568,000,000
Chesapeake Bay.........................................         92,000,000         47,600,000        139,600,000
San Francisco Bay......................................         24,000,000          4,800,000         28,800,000
Puget Sound............................................         54,000,000         17,800,000         71,800,000
Long Island Sound......................................         40,002,000         21,200,000         61,202,000
Gulf of Mexico.........................................         25,524,000         10,600,000         36,124,000
South Florida..........................................          8,500,000          3,200,000         11,700,000
Lake Champlain.........................................         25,000,000          8,000,000         33,000,000
Lake Pontchartrain.....................................          2,200,000         10,600,000         12,800,000
Southern New England Estuaries.........................          7,000,000          3,000,000         10,000,000
Columbia River Basin...................................          3,000,000         15,800,000         18,800,000
Other Geographic Activities............................          2,000,000            800,000          2,800,000
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
    Total..............................................        651,226,000        343,400,000        994,626,000
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    Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI).--The Committee 
directs the Agency and other Federal partners to continue to 
work in coordination with the Great Lakes States, Tribes, local 
authorities, and nonfederal stakeholders to prioritize action-
oriented projects across the five focus areas in lieu of 
additional studies, monitoring, and evaluations. Such projects 
include, but are not limited to, remediating and delisting 
Areas of Concern, reducing nutrient runoff, preventing and 
controlling invasive species, improving water quality, and 
increasing coastal resiliency through restoration and 
protection of streambanks, natural coastlines, and shorelines. 
As the Agency distributes funds across the five focus areas, 
Tribal-related activities should be maintained at not less than 
$15,000,000.
    The Committee remains concerned by the rise in harmful 
algal blooms (HABs) throughout the Great Lakes and believes 
that investing GLRI funding in innovative projects, including 
wetland and other natural infrastructure project designs, 
technologies, algae remediation through harvesting or 
cultivation, or through other approaches, can achieve both 
nutrient and HAB reduction benefits at landscape scales. The 
Agency is directed to brief the Committee on its current and 
historical allocation of funds among the five focus areas, with 
a focus on Area 3 (nutrients) and Area 4 (habitat). 
Additionally, the Committee urges the Agency to focus on HAB 
reduction efforts in Great Lakes regions where nutrient loading 
contributes the most to HABs. The Committee strongly supports 
projects that have cross-cutting benefits across focus areas 
and directs the Agency to combine resources from multiple focus 
areas and to develop a more flexible and responsive allocation 
process, which ensures that States and local communities have 
the capacity and tools to respond to the growing threat that 
HABs and other environmental challenges pose to the Great 
Lakes.
    Chesapeake Bay.--From within the amount provided, at least 
$10,000,000 is for nutrient and sediment removal grants, at 
least $10,000,000 is for small watershed grants to control 
polluted runoff from urban, suburban, and agricultural lands, 
and at least $8,000,000 is for state-based implementation in 
the most effective basins. Additionally, the Agency is directed 
to work with the recipients of nutrient and sediment removal 
grants and small watershed grants for such recipients to report 
to the relevant Jurisdictions on the Best Management Practices 
installed using such grant funding to ensure that projects 
funded through such grants are accounted for and credited in 
the National Environmental Information Exchange Network (NEIEN) 
and the Chesapeake Bay modeling framework.
    Puget Sound.--The Committee recommends $54,000,000 for 
Puget Sound, which shall be allocated in the same manner as 
directed in House Report 112-331.
    Long Island Sound.--The Committee directs the Agency to 
utilize up to $2,000,000 of the funding provided for the Long 
Island Sound program to execute a Long Island Sound Study with 
existing academic partners with expertise in oceanography, 
chemistry, atmospheric science, hydrology, and marine biology. 
Expanded research initiatives such as these are needed to 
collect and develop more data, as well as the modeling tools 
necessary for the continued protection and management of the 
Sound.
    South Florida.--Within the funds provided, $1,000,000 shall 
be for the expansion of the water quality and ecosystem health 
monitoring and prediction network which uses cutting-edge 
technologies for long-term monitoring of Florida waters, 
including molecular, algal, ocean floor, and seagrasses.
    Lake Champlain.--The Committee recommends $25,000,000 for 
the Lake Champlain program. Funds should be allocated through 
the Lake Champlain Basin Program Process to support 
implementation of Section 120 of the Clean Water Act, including 
partnering with States, local organizations, and other 
stakeholders working to address challenges in the area such as 
phosphorous pollution, toxic substances, biodiversity, and 
aquatic invasive species, and to make the lake and surrounding 
communities and ecosystems more resilient.
    Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Program.--
The Committee expects the Agency to continue to use funds from 
the appropriate Geographic Programs to address invasive species 
in the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain.
    Pesticide Licensing.--The Committee directs the Agency to 
consider pesticide usage data, existing conservation practice 
data, real-world studies on the impact of spray drift on ground 
water and surface water, and sub-county level species range 
maps when conducting Endangered Species Act reviews of 
pesticides. Additionally, the Committee encourages the Agency 
to coordinate with and seek input from the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture and impacted stakeholders when designing pilot 
projects or mitigation actions related to impacts of pesticides 
on listed species and their designated critical habitat before 
publishing any proposed interim decision or interim decision. 
Finally, the Committee recommends that the Agency ensure that 
any epidemiological study or data considered by the Agency for 
regulatory decision making in the pesticide review process 
meets existing data quality requirements and can be verified 
and independently reviewed by the Agency. The Committee 
encourages the Agency to update its guidance to ensure the 
above criteria are met.
    Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).--Of the 
funds provided under this program area, not less than 
$9,000,000 is for implementation of a Federal permit program 
for coal combustion residuals in non-participating States, as 
authorized under section 4005(d)(2)(B) of the Solid Waste 
Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6945(d)(2)(B)), or to provide technical 
assistance to States establishing their own permitting program 
under section 4005(d) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
U.S.C. 6945(d)). As soon as practicable, the Committee directs 
the Agency to adopt final regulations for the implementation of 
a Federal permit program in nonparticipating States.
    Additionally, the Committee remains concerned about the 
Agency's implementation of the ``Hazardous and Solid Waste 
Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From 
Electric Utilities; A Holistic Approach to Closure Part A: 
Deadline To Initiate Closure'' published in the Federal 
Register on August 28, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 53516) and the 
``Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of CCR; 
A Holistic Approach to Closure Part B: Alternate Demonstration 
for Unlined Surface Impoundments'' published in the Federal 
Register on November 12, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 72506), 
specifically the Agency's denials and limited conditional 
approvals of requests for extensions or alternative. The 
Committee is particularly concerned about the impact of the 
Agency's implementation of these rules on the reliability of 
the electric grid. The Committee directs the Agency to provide 
a report within 90 days of enactment of this Act on the process 
used to evaluate applications, the reasons for failing to grant 
full approval of applications, and an assessment of the 
Agency's actions on the reliability of the electric grid.
    The Committee is aware of the Agency's efforts related to 
recycling and encourages the Agency to work with stakeholders 
on recycling definitions and product labeling. Additionally, 
the Committee encourages the Agency to work with stakeholders 
to develop effective reuse and refill systems.
    The Committee recognizes the critical role plastics play in 
modern society. Advanced recycling can enable more of the 
plastics relied upon today to be repurposed and reused. The 
Committee encourages the Agency to incorporate advanced 
recycling into its programs and strategies to improve 
collection and reuse of materials.
    The Committee notes the potential need for dependable bio-
based and U.S.-grown plastic alternatives. Within 180 days of 
enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the Agency to 
provide a briefing on efforts to explore alternatives, such as 
United States-based hemp, and how such alternatives may be used 
as a cost-efficient alternative in government-produced or 
funded materials, and report back to the Committee on these 
expanded efforts within 90 days of enactment of this Act.
    The Committee encourages the Agency to continue efforts to 
track textile waste and directs the Agency to provide a 
briefing within 90 days of enactment of this Act regarding past 
and current efforts on textile waste. The Committee also 
encourages the Agency to incorporate textiles as a material 
into subsequent work stemming from the National Recycling 
Strategy.
    Ensure Clean Water: National Estuary Program/Coastal 
Waterways.--From within the amount provided, the Committee 
provides $875,000 per estuary for National Estuary Program 
(NEP) grants funded under Section 320 of the Clean Water Act. 
An additional $2,800,000 is provided for competitive grants. 
The Committee encourages the Agency to work in consultation 
with the NEP directors to identify worthy projects and 
activities. In addition to the amount provided under this 
heading, Public Law 117-58 provides $26,400,000 for the NEP for 
fiscal year 2024.
    Additionally, the Committee directs the Agency to leverage 
existing Agency programs, expertise, and funding provided 
through Public Law 117-58, to support Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia 
Task Force States in implementing the Gulf Hypoxia Plan. In 
addition, Public Law 117-58 provides $12,000,000 for the Gulf 
Hypoxia Action Plan in fiscal year 2024.
    Ensure Safe Water.--Within available funds, the Committee 
provides no less than $5,000,000 for the Agency's continued 
work within the Underground Injection Control (UIC) program 
related to Class VI wells for geologic sequestration to help 
develop expertise and capacity at the Agency. These funds 
should be used by the Agency to expeditiously review and 
process Class VI permits and primacy applications from States 
and Tribes. In addition, the Committee provides $1,200,000 to 
support regulator education and training programs in 
conjunction with States or an association of States. In 
addition to the amount provided under this heading, Public Law 
117-58 provides $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 for this 
effort.
    Additionally, the Committee continues the directive from 
House Report 117-400 requiring the Agency to provide an annual 
report to the Committee on the status of Class VI injection 
well primacy applications within the UIC Program. The report 
shall include the status and progress of current primacy 
applications, including a projected timeline for a final 
decision.
    Additionally, the Committee strongly encourages the Agency 
to consider permitting additional formations for long-term 
geologic sequestration under the Class VI program, such as in-
situ mineralization, and to consider developing a regulatory 
framework for Class II wells to be used for long-term geologic 
storage of carbon dioxide.
    Further, the Committee remains concerned about the State of 
California's backlog and delays in issuing permits in a timely 
and predictable manner pursuant to its primary enforcement 
delegation under section 1425 of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(SDWA) (42 U.S.C. 300h-4) regarding implementation of the UIC 
Program for Class II wells. The Committee is aware that some 
UIC permits have been pending with the State of California for 
four years, which has resulted in a de facto ban on new oil and 
natural gas production in the State. Accordingly, the Committee 
directs the Agency to work with the State of California to 
ensure the UIC Program is receiving, processing, making 
determinations on, and issuing permits in, a more timely and 
predictable manner. The Committee directs the Agency to provide 
a briefing, including with the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, within 90 days of enactment of this Act to discuss 
these actions. This briefing should also cover the Agency's 
actions to consult with the State of California and relevant 
industry stakeholders to develop and implement a strategy to 
reduce or eliminate the State of California's backlog and 
permitting delays related to Class II wells. Further, within 
180 days of enactment, the Committee directs the Agency to 
report on implementation of the Agency's actions and outcomes 
of these efforts.
    Ensure Clean Water.--The Committee supports the work of the 
WaterSense, Urban Waters, and Trash Free Waters programs and 
encourages the continuance of these programs.
    The Agency is directed to continue and expand its work 
coordinating with Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies to 
monitor and reduce transboundary hazardous contaminants in 
U.S.-British Columbia transboundary watersheds, including the 
Kootenai watershed. These efforts should be funded at no less 
than the enacted level.
    Additional Guidance.--The Committee has included the 
following additional guidance with respect to funding provided 
under this account:
    Administrator Priorities.--The Agency is directed to submit 
a report within 90 days of enactment of this Act that 
identifies how any fiscal year 2021, 2022, and 2023 funding was 
used, by account, program area, and program project. Each 
activity funded should include a justification for the effort 
and any anticipated results.
    Central Data Exchange.--Within available funds, the 
Committee encourages the Agency to update and modernize the 
technology used by the Office of Pollution Prevention and 
Toxics, including its Central Data Exchange system.
    Chlorpyrifos.--The Committee notes the pending court case 
in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit 
regarding the Agency's reversal of its approval of 11 uses of 
chlorpyrifos. The Committee directs the Agency to stop any 
current action and take no further action related to the 
registration of chlorpyrifos until the pending case noted above 
is decided.
    Energy Reliability.--The Committee directs the Agency to 
ensure it is evaluating and considering impacts to the 
reliability of the grid and preventing negative consequences, 
such as rolling power outages, when developing and implementing 
environmental standards. This includes ensuring the Agency is 
aware of expected energy demands and the importance of 
maintaining energy sources that can prevent outages or other 
reliability issues.
    Ethylene Oxide.--The Committee is aware of the various uses 
of ethylene oxide and understands that more than 20 billion 
medical devices sold in the U.S. every year are sterilized with 
ethylene oxide, which represents half of the medical devices 
that require sterilization. The Committee directs the Agency to 
not move forward with any regulatory action related to ethylene 
oxide until the U.S. Food and Drug Administration certifies 
that such regulatory action will not adversely impact the 
availability of sterile medical products in the United States.
    Hearing Process.--The Committee directs the Agency to work 
with the appropriate licensing or permitting Agency to ensure 
transparency and communication with impacted stakeholders and 
the applicant during a Clean Water Act Section 401(a)(2) 
hearing process, including developing and communicating clear 
timelines.
    Local Air Districts.--The Committee is aware that there are 
various local, State, and Federal standards, and cross-
jurisdictional activities, including prescribed burns on 
Federal forestland, that impact a local air district's 
compliance with air quality standards and encourages the Agency 
to identify and appropriately consider these various inputs 
when evaluating compliance.
    Local Emergency Planning Committees.--The Committee 
recognizes the role of Local Emergency Planning Committees 
(LEPC) as a resource for communities but is concerned about 
evaluating the effectiveness and performance of LEPCs. The 
Committee directs the Agency to provide a briefing within 90 
days of enactment of this Act on information such as 
performance data for emergency planning committees, what data 
is accessible to the public, and an assessment of the Agency's 
communication with the public on this topic.
    Non-refillable Cylinders.--The Committee is aware of the 
impact of the final rule titled ``Phasedown of 
Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation and 
Trading Program Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing 
Act'' on domestic manufacturers of non-refillable cylinders. 
The Committee continues the directive in House Report 117-400 
for the Agency to study non-refillable cylinders equipped with 
designs to make them distinguishable from non-refillable 
cylinders in use as of April 25, 2022 and that are equipped 
with unique safety valve technologies that prevent fugitive 
emissions and leakage/venting and help facilitate the detection 
of illegal imports.
    Outstanding Permits and Requests for Technical 
Assistance.--The Committee directs the Agency to review, as 
quickly as possible, all outstanding permits for activities in 
the U.S. Territories. Additionally, the Agency is directed to 
coordinate with the Department of Defense and provide technical 
assistance as requested for such activities. This effort is 
important for U.S. national security interests in order to 
deter aggression by China in the area and to promote 
responsible economic development locally.
    Outreach to Farm Workers.--The Committee directs the Agency 
to continue its outreach program consistent with direction in 
House Report 117-83.
    Partnerships.--The Committee encourages the Agency to 
consider including nuclear energy as part of the Green Energy 
Partnership Program.
    Pesticides Rulemaking.--The Committee is aware of concerns 
related to the final rule titled ``Pesticides; Exemptions of 
Certain Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs) Derived From 
Newer Technologies'' published on May 31, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 
34756) regarding its disproportionally negative impact on small 
and medium sized companies and public sector research, 
especially those working in minor and specialty crops. The 
Committee directs the Agency to propose a revision to this 
final rule within 90 days of enactment of this Act to reflect 
the mandate of the U.S. Coordinated Framework for the 
Regulation of Biotechnology to regulate based on the 
environmental and human health risk of the product rather than 
the process used to develop the product; and provide the same 
regulatory oversight for all PIPs developed from conventionally 
compatible plants regardless of the process used to develop 
them.
    Pre-Commercial Thinning.--The Agency is directed to follow 
the guidance included in the joint explanatory statement 
accompanying Public Law 117-103.
    Proposed Rulemaking.--The Committee is aware of concerns 
about the Agency's supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking 
titled ``Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and 
Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: 
Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review'', including the 
ability to certify the validity of third-party testing and the 
lack of a small site exemption for low production and/or low 
number of pneumatic controllers that meet a minimum throughput, 
and urges the Agency to not issue a final rule until these 
concerns are adequately addressed and resolved.
    Sale of E15.--The Committee is concerned that it took the 
Agency more than a year to issue a proposed rule responding to 
petitions from Governors of several States requesting to remove 
the 1-pound per square inch (psi) Reid vapor pressure (RVP) 
waiver for summer gasoline-ethanol blended fuels containing 10 
percent ethanol (E10), and urges the Agency to finalize the 
rule as quickly as possible and respond to any future petitions 
in a more timely manner and consistent with statutory 
deadlines.
    Small Refinery Relief.--The Committee recognizes that the 
Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) under Clean Air Act Section 
211(o)(9) provides that the Agency may exempt small refineries 
from compliance with the RFS in certain circumstances and that 
a small refinery ``may at any time petition the Administrator 
for an extension of the exemption . . . for the reason of 
disproportionate economic hardship''. The Committee is 
concerned that the Agency's proposed rule titled ``Renewable 
Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2023-2025 and Other 
Changes'' states that there are not likely to be small refinery 
exemptions for 2023-2025 and is concerned about the lack of 
policies and procedures related to exemption decisions. The 
Committee notes the recommendations included in the November 3, 
2022 GAO report titled ``Renewable Fuel Standard: Actions 
Needed to Improve Decision-Making in the Small Refinery 
Exemption Program'' and directs the Agency to provide ongoing 
updates to the Committee on implementation of the 
recommendations in the GAO report.
    Veto Authority.--The Committee is concerned about the use 
of Clean Water Act section 404(c) veto authority, which does 
not incorporate benefit analyses of projects to U.S. national 
security or supply chain issues.
    Water Leaks.--The Committee encourages the Agency's Water 
Infrastructure and Resiliency Finance Center to provide 
information to water utilities regarding tools, programs, and 
financial instruments to address financial losses and repairs 
related to residential water leaks.
    Wildfire Smoke.--Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, 
the Agency is directed to brief the Committee on how it can 
improve wildfire smoke monitoring and standards, and what 
resources may be required to integrate smoke and health data 
with existing wildfire data at the National Interagency Fire 
Center.

                      Office of Inspector General

    The Office of Inspector General (OIG) provides audit, 
evaluation, and investigation products and advisory services 
for EPA programs and operations.

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................       $44,030,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................        64,526,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................        44,030,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................                 0
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................       -20,496,000
 

    The Committee recommends $44,030,000 for the Office of 
Inspector General (OIG). In addition, the Committee recommends 
$13,847,000 as a transfer to this account from the Hazardous 
Substance Superfund account.

                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

    The Buildings and Facilities account provides for the 
design and construction of EPA-owned facilities as well as for 
the repair, extension, alteration, and improvement of 
facilities used by the Agency. The funds are used to correct 
unsafe conditions, protect health and safety of employees and 
Agency visitors, and prevent deterioration of structures and 
equipment.

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................       $48,752,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................       111,685,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................        24,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................       -24,752,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................       -87,685,000
 

    The Committee recommends $24,000,000 for Buildings and 
Facilities.

                     Hazardous Substance Superfund


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The Superfund program is operated by EPA subject to annual 
appropriations from a dedicated trust fund and from general 
revenues. Funds are transferred from this account to the Office 
of Inspector General (OIG) and Science and Technology accounts 
for Superfund related activities.

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................    $1,282,700,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................       355,856,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................       355,856,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................      -926,844,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $355,856,000 for the Hazardous 
Substance Superfund program. The Committee recommends that 
$13,847,000 be transferred to the Office of Inspector General 
(OIG), and $31,928,000 be transferred to the Science and 
Technology account.
    In addition to amounts provided under this heading, the 
Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the Superfund 
program will receive $2,357,000,000 in tax receipts authorized 
by Public Law 117-58 and Public Law 117-169.
    Superfund Cleanup.--The Committee recommends $45,850,000.
    Additional Guidance.--The Committee includes the following 
additional guidance with respect to funding provided under this 
account:
    New and Emerging Technologies.--Consistent with prior year 
guidance to collaborate with the private sector to use the best 
available technologies to increase the rate of cleanups of 
Superfund sites around the country, the Committee directs the 
Agency to provide a report, within 60 days of enactment of this 
Act, outlining progress made toward incorporating in situ 
remediation technologies to restore Superfund sites and return 
them to productive use, as well as related water quality 
remediation projects.

          Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program

    In addition to State resources, the Leaking Underground 
Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund provides funding to clean up 
sites, enforces necessary corrective actions, and recovers 
costs expended from the Fund for cleanup activities.

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................       $93,205,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................       108,739,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................        83,885,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................        -9,320,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................       -24,854,000
 

    The Committee recommends $83,885,000 for the Leaking 
Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund Program.

                       Inland Oil Spill Programs

    This appropriation provides funds to prepare for and 
prevent releases of oil and other petroleum products in 
navigable waterways. In addition, EPA is reimbursed for 
incident specific response costs through the Oil Spill 
Liability Trust Fund managed by the United States Coast Guard.

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................       $22,072,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................        27,551,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................        19,865,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................        -2,207,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................        -7,686,000
 

    The Committee recommends $26,502,000 for the Inland Oil 
Spill Program.

                   State and Tribal Assistance Grants

    The State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) account 
provides grant funds for programs operated primarily by State, 
Tribal, local, and other governmental partners.

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................    $4,480,428,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................     5,855,624,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................     2,583,858,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................    -1,896,570,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................    -3,271,766,000
 

    The Committee recommends $2,583,858,000. In addition, the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act appropriates 
$11,221,000,000 for fiscal year 2024, making the fiscal year 
2024 program level $13,804,858,000.
    The Committee provides the following additional detail by 
program area:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Program                           Recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Infrastructure Assistance Grants:
    Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF).....              535,000,000
    (Clean Water CPF)..........................            (470,139,492)
    Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (SRF)..              460,611,000
    (Drinking Water CPF).......................            (410,309,777)
    Southwest Water Infrastructure.............               29,000,000
    Alaska Native Villages.....................               30,558,000
    Brownfields projects.......................               80,000,000
    Diesel Emissions Grants....................              105,000,000
    Targeted Airshed Grants....................               69,927,000
    Small and Disadvantaged Communities........               23,221,000
    Lead Testing in Schools....................               30,500,000
    Reducing Lead in Drinking Water............               25,011,000
    Drinking Water Infrastructure Resilience                   7,000,000
     and Sustainability........................
    Technical Assistance for Wastewater                       27,000,000
     Treatment Works...........................
    Small and Medium Publicly Owned Treatment                  5,000,000
     Works Circuit Rider Program...............
    Grants for Low and Moderate Income                         5,000,000
     Household Decentralized Wastewater Systems
    Connection to Publicly Owned Treatment                     3,000,000
     Works.....................................
    Alternative Water Sources Grants Pilot                     3,000,000
     Program...................................
    Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Grants.               50,000,000
    Water Infrastructure Workforce Investment..                2,000,000
    Recycling Infrastructure...................                3,000,000
    Midsize and Large Drinking Water System                    5,000,000
     Infrastructure Resilience and
     Sustainability............................
    Indian Reservation Drinking Water Programs.                2,000,000
    Stormwater Infrastructure Technology.......                5,000,000
    Enhanced Aquifer Use and Recharge..........                5,000,000
                                                ------------------------
        Subtotal, Infrastructure Assistance                1,510,828,000
         Grants................................
Categorical Grants:
    Beaches Protection.........................               10,619,000
    Brownfields................................               36,340,000
    Environmental Information..................                5,000,000
    Resource Recovery and Hazardous Waste                     80,850,000
     Grants....................................
    Lead.......................................               16,326,000
    Nonpoint Source (Sec. 319).................              182,000,000
    Pesticides Enforcement.....................               24,000,000
    Pesticides Program Implementation..........               14,000,000
    Pollution Control (Sec. 106)...............              237,000,000
    (Water Quality Monitoring).................             (18,512,000)
    Pollution Prevention.......................                4,973,000
    Public Water System Supervision............               94,000,000
    Radon......................................               10,995,000
    State and Local Air Quality Management.....              231,391,000
    Toxic Substances Compliance................                5,010,000
    Tribal Air Quality Management..............               16,415,000
    Tribal General Assistance Program..........               74,750,000
    Underground Injection Control (UIC)........               13,164,000
    Underground Storage Tanks..................                1,505,000
    Wetlands Program Development...............               14,692,000
                                                ------------------------
        Subtotal, Categorical Grants...........            1,073,030,000
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L.
 117-58):
    Clean Water SRF............................            2,403,000,000
    Clean Water SRF (emerging contaminants)....              225,000,000
    Drinking Water SRF.........................            2,403,000,000
    Drinking Water SRF (lead service lines)....            3,000,000,000
    Drinking Water SRF (PFAS)..................              800,000,000
    SDWA Section 1459A(a-j)....................            1,000,000,000
    Brownfields................................              300,000,000
    Pollution Prevention Act...................               20,000,000
    Save Our Seas 2.0 Section 302(a)...........               55,000,000
    Recycling Education and Outreach...........               15,000,000
    Clean School Bus Program...................            1,000,000,000
                                                ------------------------
        Total..................................           13,771,812,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Community Project Funding (CPF) Grants.--From within funds 
provided for capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State 
Revolving Fund (SRF) and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund 
(SRF), the Committee recommends $470,139,492 from the Clean 
Water SRF and $410,309,777 from the Drinking Water SRF for 
special project grants for the construction of drinking water, 
wastewater, and storm water infrastructure and for water 
quality protection. Each project shall provide not less than 20 
percent matching funds from non-Federal sources, unless 
approved for a waiver. Applicable Federal requirements that 
would apply to a Clean Water SRF or Drinking Water SRF project 
grant recipient shall apply to a grantee receiving a special 
project grant under this section. The Committee notes that the 
following funding sources are to be treated as non-Federal 
funds and can be used to meet the non-Federal matching fund 
requirement: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Community Development Block Grant program; U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Rural Development Program; Appalachian Regional 
Commission grants; and Delta Regional Authority grants. Funding 
made available to jurisdictions through the American Rescue 
Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-92) are considered Federal 
funds and may not be applied towards the non-Federal cost share 
requirement. A detailed list of projects is located in the 
table titled ``Interior and Environment Incorporation of 
Community Project Funding Items'' at the end of this report.
    The Committee is frustrated by the large number of CPF 
recipients from fiscal years 2022 and 2023 that have still not 
received funding and directs the Agency to develop a plan to 
provide funding in a more timely manner. The Agency is directed 
to brief the Committee on its plan within 60 days of enactment 
of this Act.
    Brownfields Program.--The Committee directs that at least 
10 percent of such grants be provided to areas in which at 
least 20 percent of the population has lived under the poverty 
level over the past 30 years as determined by censuses and the 
most recent Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates as 
described in the bill. In addition to the amount provided under 
this heading, Public Law 117-58 provides $300,000,000 for the 
Brownfields program for fiscal year 2024.
    Targeted Airshed Grants.--These grants shall be distributed 
on a competitive basis to nonattainment areas that the Agency 
determines are ranked as the top five most polluted areas 
relative to annual ozone or particulate matter 2.5 standards, 
as well as the top five areas based on the 24-hour particulate 
matter 2.5 standard where the design values exceed the 35 mg/m3 
standard. To determine these areas, the Agency shall use the 
most recent design values calculated from validated air quality 
data. The Committee notes that these funds are available for 
emission reduction activities deemed necessary for compliance 
with national ambient air quality standards and included in a 
State Implementation Plan submitted to EPA.
    Stormwater Centers of Excellence.--The Committee recognizes 
the importance of addressing stormwater and stormwater runoff 
in the different regions of the country. To address both the 
near- and long-term issues, the bill provides $5,000,000 for 
the grant program authorized in Section 50217(b) of Public Law 
117-58 and the Committee encourages the Agency to prioritize 
awarding the funds to establish the centers of excellence as 
expeditiously as possible.
    Categorical Grant: Resource Recovery and Hazardous Waste 
Grants.--The bill includes a provision to spend categorical 
grant funds for the purpose of providing grants to assist 
States in the development and implementation of State programs 
for the control of coal combustion residuals under section 2301 
of the Water and Waste Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-322). The 
Agency is directed to allocate $4,000,000 from the Hazardous 
Waste Financial Assistance categorical grants program project 
for this purpose. The Committee is frustrated that prior-year 
funding for this purpose has not yet been provided to States 
and directs the Agency to provide the funding to States as soon 
as practicable. The Committee also notes that funds awarded 
under the authority provided by this Act are not subject to 
section 3011 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (Public Law 89-
272).
    Additionally, of the funding provided, $10,000,000 is to 
support post-consumer materials management or recycling 
facilities, consistent with section 302(a) of the Save Our Seas 
2.0 Act (Public Law 116-224) and the Agency is encouraged to 
ensure investments made by the materials recovery facilities 
(MRF) are material neutral.
    Additional Guidance.--The Committee includes the following 
additional guidance with respect to funding provided under this 
account:
    Bonded Indebtedness.--The Committee acknowledges that 
environmental remediation mandates can become burdensome for 
low-income communities. The Agency is encouraged to work with 
these communities to find ways to reduce the bonded 
indebtedness related to environmental remediation mandates, 
especially in urban and rural areas that are in the bottom 
quartile of median income.
    Class 8 Trucks.--The Committee is aware of several programs 
to reduce emissions from the transportation sector and directs 
the Agency to brief the Committee within 90 days of enactment 
of this Act on the eligibility of Class 8 trucks to participate 
in these programs, including any exclusions from participation. 
Additionally, the Committee encourages the Agency to coordinate 
with the Department of Transportation and the Department of 
Energy in administering funding for reducing emissions in the 
transportation sector.
    Lead Service Lines.--Public Law 117-58 provides a 
significant investment in pipe replacement to address lead 
remediation in drinking water systems. The Committee is aware 
that remediation may temporarily increase the risk of lead 
exposure during the short period of time in which pipes are 
being replaced and extant lead may be agitated throughout the 
water system. The Committee encourages the Agency to consider 
providing recommendations for local drinking water systems to 
assess blood lead level tests among children in projects funded 
by EPA lead remediation grants. The Committee directs the 
Agency to report on the status of such outreach, and any 
findings, at regular intervals.
    Public Water Systems Infrastructure.--The Committee is 
aware of water infrastructure needs across the country and 
directs the Agency to work with States to encourage 
prioritizing Federal funding for public water systems to make 
infrastructure improvements, including upgrades to water 
treatment facilities, storage tanks, and replacing distribution 
pipes in rural areas and for small water systems.
    Stormwater Systems Service Life.--The Committee recognizes 
that certain activities can help extend the service life of 
water infrastructure systems, such as stormwater infrastructure 
systems that have biofiltration, hydrodynamic separation, 
infiltration, and nutrient separation systems. The Committee 
recommends that the Agency encourage States to consider the 
benefits of projects that incorporate plans to extend the 
useful life of the system when utilizing Federal funding.
    Use of Iron and Steel.--The Committee emphasizes that any 
coating processes that are applied to the external surface of 
iron and steel components that otherwise qualify under the 
procurement preference shall not render such products 
ineligible for the procurement preference regardless of where 
the coating processes occur, provided that final assembly of 
the products occur in the United States.
    Water Pipe Leak Detection.--The Committee is concerned 
about the impact of water loss from pipeline leaks on the 
availability of affordable drinking water and on the long-term 
integrity of water and wastewater infrastructure and encourages 
the Agency to consider the best available leak prevention 
technologies as part of its State and Tribal Assistance Grants 
decision making processes.
    Water Treatment.--The Committee recommends that the Agency 
encourage States to consider innovative and cost-effective ways 
to evaluate water treatment solutions, including pilot projects 
for water treatment projects.

          WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION PROGRAM

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................       $75,640,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................        80,443,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................        72,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................        -3,640,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................        -8,443,000
 

    The Committee recommends $72,000,000 for the Water 
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Program.
    The Committee is aware of projects that have received WIFIA 
financing to address drought resilience and water supply in 
Colorado River Basin States and encourages the Agency to review 
any pending applications for further projects in this area as 
expeditiously as possible.

                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The bill continues a provision authorizing the 
Administrator to assist Tribes with their environmental program 
implementation and to enter into cooperative agreements.
    The bill continues a provision authorizing the 
Administrator to collect and obligate certain pesticide fees in 
accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act.
    The bill continues a provision authorizing the 
Administrator to assess certain fees under the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
    The bill continues a provision authorizing the 
Administrator to collect and obligate certain hazardous waste 
electronic manifest fees in accordance with the Solid Waste 
Disposal Act.
    The bill continues a provision authorizing the 
Administrator to transfer funds appropriated for the Great 
Lakes Restoration Initiative to other Federal agencies in 
support of restoration activities.
    The bill continues a provision authorizing the use of 
certain accounts for construction, alteration, repair, 
rehabilitation, and restoration of facilities, up to $300,000 
per project.
    The bill continues a provision authorizing the 
Administrator to make certain Clean Water Act grants to tribes.
    The bill continues a provision authorizing the 
Administrator to provide grants to implement the Southeast New 
England Watershed Restoration Program.
    The bill directs the availability of $2,800,000 of funds 
for the National Estuary program as competitive grants.
    The bill continues a provision authorizing the Office of 
Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention and the Office of 
Water to use up to $2,000,000 to hire students and recent 
graduates as contractors on a temporary or intermittent basis.

                      TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES


                       Department of Agriculture


  OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................        $1,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................         1,411,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................         1,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................                 0
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................          -411,000
 

    The Committee recommends $1,000,000 for the Office of the 
Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment.

                             FOREST SERVICE

    The U.S. Forest Service (Forest Service) manages 193 
million acres of National Forests, Grasslands, and a Tallgrass 
Prairie, across 44 States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
and cooperates with States, other Federal agencies, Tribes, and 
private landowners to sustain the Nation's forests and 
grasslands. The Forest Service administers a wide variety of 
programs and activities that sustain the health, diversity, and 
productivity of forests and grasslands to include forest and 
rangeland research, State and private forestry assistance, 
cooperative forest health management, international operations, 
National Forest System management, and wildland fire 
management.
    The Committee is aware of the Administration's legislative 
proposal regarding firefighter compensation and the request for 
additional funding to implement the legislation. If authorizing 
legislation regarding firefighter compensation is enacted, the 
Committee will consider providing the funding required to 
implement such Act.
    Critical Minerals.--The Committee directs the Forest 
Service to coordinate with the Department of Defense and other 
cooperating agencies to ensure that priority is given to 
completing the review of critical mineral projects that support 
national security objectives. The Forest Service shall provide 
a report to the Committee, within 120 days of enactment of this 
Act, on projects that have been submitted, are under review, or 
are currently in production that would result in the production 
of any strategic mineral (as defined by section 3(a) of the 
Strategic 8 and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 
9 98b(a))).
    Lake Tahoe Basin.--The Environmental Protection Agency has 
identified Lake Tahoe as a priority watershed. The Committee 
directs the Forest Service to support the implementation of 
Public Law 106-506, as amended, and restoration efforts in the 
greater Lake Tahoe fireshed, at no less than the fiscal year 
2023 enacted levels for hazardous fuels, vegetation and 
watershed, and forest cooperative health efforts.
    Light-Duty Vehicle Fleet.--No funding is included within 
Title III for the Forest Service to plan, build out, or 
transition to electric or zero-emission vehicles and the 
associated charging infrastructure.
    The Committee is deeply concerned about the 
Administration's policy regarding the purchase of electric 
vehicles by the Federal government, while at the same time 
stalling domestic critical mineral mining projects that would 
supply minerals like lithium and copper that are needed to 
produce electric vehicles. Until there is a stable supply of 
domestically-mined critical minerals, the Committee does not 
support using agency operating budgets for the purchase of 
electric vehicles.
    MAPLand Act.--The Committee urges the Forest Service to 
continue to work with the Department of the Interior and the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to jointly develop and adopt 
interagency standards to ensure compatibility and 
interoperability among Federal databases for the collection and 
dissemination of outdoor recreation data related to Federal 
lands and used to depict locations at which recreation uses are 
available to the public.
    Remote Automated Weather Stations (RAWS).--The Committee is 
aware that the current RAWS network has not had a coverage 
analysis done for several years. The recommendation includes 
$1,000,000 for the Forest Service and its interagency partners 
to conduct a coverage analysis including factors such as recent 
National Fire Danger Rating System upgrades and proposals to 
determine a more appropriate network coverage. The analysis 
shall also include how newer remote sensing technologies could 
augment or replace the fixed RAWS network and provide a 10-year 
budget plan. The Forest Service shall report the findings of 
the analysis to the Committee within 270 days after the 
enactment of this Act.
    Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Trees.--The Committee looks 
forward to receiving the report required by House Report 117-
400.
    Use of Sediment.--The Forest Service is strongly encouraged 
to issue regulations and accompanying guidance to establish an 
efficient process to facilitate the relocation of non-
contaminated, accumulated sediment from behind a dam or 
impoundment within or adjacent to Forest Service lands, where 
such sediment impairs water supply or electric power generation 
or could potentially pose a threat to the structural integrity 
of the dam. The Forest Service shall identify sites on Forest 
Service lands for the beneficial use of relocated sediment, 
including habitat restoration, land grading, creation and 
augmentation of firebreaks, and road augmentation. Further, the 
Forest Service is directed to report to the Committee within 
180 days of enactment of this Act on the feasibility of using 
uncontaminated sediment removed from impoundments for 
beneficial uses on Forest Service lands.

                       FOREST SERVICE OPERATIONS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................    $1,152,744,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................     1,316,499,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................     1,069,086,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................       -83,658,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................      -247,413,000
 

    The Committee recommends $1,069,086,000 for Forest Service 
Operations.

                     FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................      $307,273,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................       349,082,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................       275,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................       -32,273,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................       -74,082,000
 

    The Committee recommends $275,000,000 for Forest and 
Rangeland Research.
    Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA).--The recommendation 
includes $32,197,000 for FIA.
    Timber Products Output Survey.--The Committee directs the 
Forest Service to continue its work with academic partners to 
leverage FIA program data and information to conduct economic 
analyses focused on ensuring a sustainable timber supply for 
the growing demand for wood and wood-based building materials.
    Aspen.--Leveraging the Bureau of Land Management's Forest 
Ecosystem Health and Recovery fund, the Committee encourages 
the Forest Service to test roller felling efficacy in the 
reforestation of aspen.
    White Oak.--The Forest Service's FIA data shows that white 
oak occupies 103 million acres in the eastern United States. 
The Committee is concerned that the white oak is not 
regenerating as it has in the past. Given the white oak's 
critical role for wildlife, biodiversity, and forest products, 
the Committee directs the Forest Service to develop a strategy 
to naturally regenerate white oak on its national forests and 
further directs the Forest Service to increase private forest 
landowner outreach and education to establish white oak forests 
for future generations.
    Research and Development Programs.--The recommendation 
includes $67,000,000 for research and development activities. 
The Committee encourages the Forest Service to focus its 
efforts on research and development related to wildfire, 
watersheds, and wood products.
    Forest Products Laboratory.--The Committee provides not 
less than the fiscal year 2023 enacted level for the Forest 
Products Laboratory to continue research to advance wood 
markets, including research on wood-based nanotechnology, 
advanced wood products that incorporate carbon fiber, and wood 
use in building construction including research on the life 
cycle impacts of wood as a building material.
    Joint Fire Science.--The Forest Service is directed to 
provide $4,500,000 to the Joint Fire Science program, which 
combined with funding in the Department of the Interior 
provides $9,000,000 in total. In addition, the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act provides $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 
for the activities of the Joint Fire Science program.
    Biomass.--The recommendation provides $1,500,000 for the 
Forest Products Laboratory to continue its work with university 
partners that seek to optimize biomass commercialization, 
including lumber standards, mass timber construction, and 
durability.
    Carbon Uptake in Trees Research.--The Committee continues 
to support research optimizing and improving the understanding 
of carbon uptake in trees in a manner consistent with advancing 
traditional food and fiber mission objectives.
    Cellulose Nanomaterials.--The Committee includes not less 
than $2,000,000 to support research on forest-based cellulose 
nanomaterials, including material forms, manufacturing 
processes, and technology transfer.
    Digital Forestry.--Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, 
the Forest Service is directed to brief the Committee on the 
feasibility of establishing a Digital Forestry Systems Research 
Consortium focused on the eastern U.S. forests to advance data-
driven, AI-supported forest management systems that increase 
both the objectives of ecosystem services and operational 
efficiency.
    National Agroforestry Center.--The Committee provides not 
less than $2,000,000 to support the work of the National 
Agroforestry Center to advance the health, diversity, and 
productivity of working lands, waters, and communities through 
agroforestry.
    Northeastern States Research Cooperative.--The Committee 
provides not less than $5,000,000 for continuation of the 
Forest Service's partnership with the Northeastern Research 
Cooperative to sustain the health of the northern forest 
ecosystem.
    Northwest Wildland and Rangeland Fire Science Research.--
The Committee recognizes the growing economic and ecological 
threat wildfires pose to communities in the Northwest. The 
Committee directs the Forest Service to partner with a land-
grant institution with a demonstrated history of forest and 
rangeland wildfire research in the Northwest region to advance 
the design and implementation of geographically, ecologically, 
and culturally relevant science-based treatments at scale 
across public, private, and Tribal forests and rangelands. The 
Committee provides $5,000,000 to develop this initiative and 
expects that all stakeholders, including industry, be included 
in this effort.

                  STATE, PRIVATE, AND TRIBAL FORESTRY

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................      $337,758,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................       327,669,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................       305,198,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................       -32,560,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................       -22,471,000
 

    The Committee recommends $305,198,000 for State, Private, 
and Tribal Forestry.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Project                           Recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Landscape Scale Restoration..........................        $16,000,000
Federal Lands Forest Health Management...............         16,000,000
Cooperative Lands Forest Health Management...........         30,000,000
State Fire Capacity Grants (State Fire Assistance)...         79,000,000
Volunteer Fire Capacity Grants (Volunteer Fire                22,000,000
 Assistance).........................................
Forest Stewardship (Working Forest Lands)............         12,000,000
Community Forest and Open Space Conservation.........          5,500,000
Urban and Community Forestry.........................         40,000,000
International Programs and Trade Compliance..........         22,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    In addition, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
provides $305,360,000 for fiscal year 2024 for this 
appropriation.
    Invasive Species.--The Committee strongly encourages the 
Forest Service to address high priority invasive species, 
pests, and diseases, including the Emerald Ash Borer, bark 
beetle, glossy buckthorne, amur honeysuckle, and Callery pear.
    Lake Tahoe Basin State Fire Capacity Grants.--The Committee 
recognizes the Forest Service's efforts to create fire-
resilient communities utilizing active fuel reduction 
treatments and collaboration with municipal water and fire 
agencies to improve critical infrastructure and expand wildfire 
response capabilities in the Lake Tahoe Basin and urges the 
Forest Service to support the implementation of Public Law 106-
506, as amended. To support these implementation efforts, the 
Committee provides up to $10,000,000 for projects to improve 
critical infrastructure and expand wildfire response 
capabilities in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
    International Programs.--The recommendation includes 
$2,000,000 for the Forest Service to utilize existing 
university partnerships to expand work in areas including, but 
not limited to, deterring illegal logging, promoting trade in 
wood products, supporting migratory species, researching 
invasive species, and collaborating with local communities and 
indigenous peoples.
    Assessment of International Forest Products.--The Committee 
looks forward to receiving the Forest Service's report required 
by House Report 117-400.

                         NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................    $1,974,388,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................     2,226,280,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................     1,816,437,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................      -157,951,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................      -409,843,000
 

    The Committee recommends $1,816,437,000 for the National 
Forest System. The table below provides the Committee's 
recommendation by program element.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Project                           Recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Land Management......................................        $17,000,000
Recreation, Heritage, and Wilderness.................         60,000,000
Hazardous Fuels......................................        207,000,000
Grazing Management...................................          7,500,000
Forest Products......................................         41,600,000
Vegetation and Watershed Management..................         35,000,000
Wildlife and Fish Habitat Management.................         24,000,000
Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund......         32,000,000
Minerals and Geology Management......................         14,500,000
Land Ownership Management............................          8,000,000
Law Enforcement Operations...........................         19,505,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    In addition, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
provides $529,800,000 for fiscal year 2024 for this 
appropriation.
    Recreation, Heritage, and Wilderness.--The recommendation 
provides $3,000,000 to support infrastructure and trails 
development and to build the capacity of local user groups and 
partnership organizations for all National Recreation Areas 
administered by the Forest Service and established after 1997; 
$2,000,000 to continue implementation of the Native American 
Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience (NATIVE) Act and to 
engage with Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian 
organizations to promote sustainable native tourism activities 
and to identify areas where technical assistance, training and 
cultural tourism development support is needed; $750,000 for 
the maintenance of rural airstrips; and $500,000 to support 
infrastructure and trails development and to build airstrip 
capacity of local user groups and partnership organizations.
    Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area (LBL).--The 
Committee acknowledges the passage of the Public Law 117-328 
and the unique role the LBL plays in protecting natural 
resources and wildlife, promoting environmental conservation 
education, and preserving over 170,000 acres of forests, 
wetlands, and open lands on the peninsula between Kentucky and 
Barkley Lakes in Kentucky and Tennessee. The Committee strongly 
encourages the Forest Service to provide funding at no less 
than the enacted level, and at a level sufficient to accomplish 
deferred maintenance projects, to support recreation and 
heritage activities, and to improve transportation corridors 
and bridges, consistent with Public Law 117-328. These projects 
should include, but are not limited to, repairs and maintenance 
of sewer and wastewater infrastructure, cultural exhibits, 
roadways, and crossings. The Committee directs the Forest 
Service to provide a list of all deferred maintenance projects 
and a cost estimate of these projects at the LBL to the 
Committee within 90 days of enactment of this Act.
    Hazardous Fuels Management.--The recommendation provides 
$207,000,000 for fuels management activities and does not 
transfer the program to Wildland Fire Management as requested. 
Of the funds made available for fuels management, $30,000,000 
is provided for Wood Innovation Grants and $6,600,000 is 
provided for the Southwest Ecological Restoration Institutes. 
The Forest Service shall consider adding an Interior West 
Institute in the State of Nevada, consistent with Public Law 
108-317.
    Forest Clean Up of Downed Timber.--Within the amount 
provided for Forest Products, the Forest Service is encouraged 
to clean up and remove downed timber across the panhandle of 
Florida, as well as southern Alabama and Georgia.
    Giant Sequoias.--The Committee provides no less than 
$4,800,000 to support giant sequoia grove fuels reduction and 
restoration work following the SQF Complex Fire.
    Tree Mortality in California.--Notwithstanding recent 
storms in the State of California, the Committee remains 
concerned about the scope and scale of tree mortality on 
forested lands in California and the risk they pose for 
catastrophic wildfires. According to recent Forest Service 
research, more than 36 million trees died in California in the 
last year alone, with 1.9 million of those trees in Fresno 
County. For example, the 2020 Creek Fire, the fifth largest 
fire in the history of California, burned over 379,000 acres 
primarily in the Sierra National Forest. Accordingly, the 
Committee urges the Forest Service to use all existing 
authorities to remove dead and dying trees in California and 
the western United States. Furthermore, the Committee expects 
the Forest Service to fully exercise the authority under 
section 6591a and section 6591b of title 16, United States 
Code, to advance hazardous fuels reduction projects in National 
Forests.
    Grazing Management.--The recommendation includes an 
increase for grazing management for the Forest Service to 
address the backlog of allotments still requiring National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis and documentation. 
Within the amount provided, the Forest Service is expected to 
administer existing permits to ensure grazing will be sustained 
at the appropriate levels.
    Vegetation and Watershed Management.--The Committee 
encourages the Forest Service to work with States and partners 
to support activities that increase regional seedling supplies 
across subprograms, including establishment and expansion of 
Federal nurseries and seed extractories.
    Nurseries.--The Committee recommends $2,000,000 for the 
Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources (RNGR) program 
to hire dedicated full-time staff and expand capacity to 
provide critical technical assistance and workforce training 
and conduct and disseminate research to nurseries and land 
managers to increase production and address the national 
seedling shortage. Expanded activities within the RNGR program 
should integrate the latest science, economic research, and 
regional considerations.
    Agency Timber Target.--The Committee recognizes that timber 
harvesting is a critical component of managing National 
Forests. The Forest Service should maximize its use of provided 
authorities and supplemental funding provided in Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act to increase its capacity to reach the 
output goal of four billion board feet, in conjunction with its 
hazardous fuels reduction and strategic vegetation management 
work.
    The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is directed to 
conduct a study regarding Forest Service timber harvest levels 
including, but not limited to: a review of the Forest Service's 
methodology for determining how much timber it plans to offer 
for sale; a comparison of how much timber the Forest Service 
offered to sell in year and how much it sold; factors that 
contributed to the differences between what the Forest Service 
planned to offer for sale, what it offered, and what was sold; 
and GAO's conclusions and recommendations for how the Forest 
Service can achieve proposed timber targets.
    Angeles National Forest.--The Committee encourages the 
Forest Service to prioritize reopening water recreation sites 
within the Angeles National Forest that have been closed for 
longer than five years.
    Communication Sites Permitting.--The Committee urges the 
Forest Service to continue to work with the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration to summarize, 
simplify, and standardize permitting regulations and 
requirements to ensure both timely action and responsible 
stewardship. The bill includes language to permit the Forest 
Service to collect funds to cover the costs of administering 
the communications site program.
    Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) Radio Upgrades.--The 
Committee is concerned about troubling reports that Forest 
Service LEOs in the southeast region do not have adequate 
communication access in remote areas due to outdated radio 
equipment. The Committee directs the Forest Service to work 
with region representatives to assess each region's need for 
upgraded radio systems for LEOs, including but not limited to 
2-way dispatch radio communications. The Committee directs the 
Forest Service to update the Committee, no later than 120 days 
after enactment of this Act, on the information received from 
the regions regarding equipping officers with adequate radio 
equipment.
    Pat Harrison Waterway District (PHWD).--The Forest Service 
shall update the Committee, within 90 days of enactment of this 
Act, on discussions with the PHWD and the Smith County, 
Mississippi, Board of Supervisors on the Forest Service's 
consideration of a Special Use Planning Permit to pursue 
economic development and outdoor recreation activities. The 
Committee encourages the Forest Service to work with PHWD and 
the Board of Supervisors to schedule quarterly meetings.
    Priority Landscapes.--The Committee is aware that the 
Forest Service recently designated the Plumas National Forest 
as one of 21 priority landscapes. Many communities in the 
region have already suffered from catastrophic fires. The 
Committee urges the Forest Service to complete this project to 
protect dozens of other vulnerable communities in The Plumas 
through fuel reduction and the creation of fire resilient 
ecosystems.
    Public Access.--Within 180 days of enactment of this Act, 
the Forest Service shall provide the Committee with an analysis 
of all trail and road closures within the National Forest 
System that have remained closed to the public for longer than 
one year because of wildfire incidents, insufficient funding, 
insufficient staffing, staff teleworking policies, or a backlog 
of capital improvement and maintenance. Additionally, the 
report should address the reasons for these closures and 
restrictions, as well as projects underway to restore areas to 
be open for public access and available timelines for reopening 
any closed trails or roads in the forest.
    Salmon-Challis National Forest.--The Committee is concerned 
with the lack of progress towards completing a land exchange to 
preserve the historic Shoup townsite. The Committee directs the 
Forest Service to work with the State of Idaho, Lemhi County, 
the surrounding communities and stakeholders on executing the 
land exchange and report back to the Committee within 90 days 
of enactment of this Act on the status.
    Shared Stewardship Strategy.--The Committee notes the 
benefits of the Forest Service working with States through 
Shared Stewardship to identify priorities for landscape-scale 
treatments that increase the scope and scale of critical forest 
treatments, including wildfire mitigation and restoration, to 
support communities and improve ecosystem function. The 
Committee continues to encourage the Forest Service to engage 
States under the Shared Stewardship Strategy and support the 
use of National Forest System funding to implement projects 
jointly developed by the agency and States under the Shared 
Stewardship framework.

                  CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................      $158,048,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................       235,000,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................       152,243,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................        -5,805,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................       -82,757,000
 

    The Committee recommends $152,243,000 for Capital 
Improvement and Maintenance. The table below provides the 
Committee's recommendation by program element.

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                     Program Name                        Recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Facilities...........................................        $42,243,000
Roads................................................         75,000,000
Trails...............................................         25,000,000
Legacy Roads and Trails..............................         10,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    In addition, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
provides $72,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 for this 
appropriation.
    Fire Impacts.--The Forest Service shall prioritize funding 
for trails that have been damaged or shut down by wildfires in 
the last five years that have high levels of foot traffic 
regularly exceeding daily carrying capacity.
    Lake Isabella Dam.--The Committee is aware that the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is in the process of replacing 
a Forest Service visitor center as part of the Isabella Lake 
Dam Safety Modification Project. Furthermore, the Committee 
notes that under the current agreement between the Forest 
Service and the USACE, the Forest Service is charged with 
selecting a location and outlining facility requirements for 
the USACE, which have already occurred. The Committee supports 
the Forest Service's work on this project as it continues its 
collaboration with the USACE to bring the replacement visitor 
center to fruition.
    National Scenic and Historic Trails.--The Committee directs 
the Forest Service to continue to provide specific trail 
operation, maintenance, and construction funding and 
accomplishment data for the National Scenic and Historic Trails 
in future budget justifications. The Committee recommends no 
less than $15,000,000 for National Scenic and Historic Trails 
funding.
    Road Washouts.--The Committee urges the Forest Service to 
prioritize addressing road washouts that have limited emergency 
access for rural communities, access for Tribes to exercise 
treaty rights, access for stewardship and other projects, 
utility access, and that have pre-existing investments in 
aquatic restoration priorities alongside water quality 
considerations.
    Uwharrie National Forest.--The Committee directs the Forest 
Service to move forward with estimating costs and 
implementation of newly approved road projects that have 
already identified potential funding support from partners and 
State agencies.

         ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL ACTS

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................          $664,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................           664,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................           664,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................                 0
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $664,000 for Acquisition of Lands 
for National Forests Special Acts.

            ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................          $150,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................           150,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................           150,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................                 0
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $150,000 for Acquisition of Lands 
to Complete Land Exchanges under the Act of December 4, 1967 
(16 U.S.C. 484a).

                         RANGE BETTERMENT FUND

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................        $1,719,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................         1,719,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................         1,719,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................                 0
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $1,719,000 for the Range 
Betterment Fund, to be derived from grazing receipts from 
National Forests, pursuant to Public Law 94-579, and to be used 
for range rehabilitation, protection, and improvements 
including seeding, reseeding, fence construction, weed control, 
water development, and fish and wildlife habitat enhancement in 
16 western States.

    GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................           $45,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................            45,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................            45,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................                 0
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $45,000 for Gifts, Donations and 
Bequests for Forest and Rangeland Research.

        MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR SUBSISTENCE USES

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................        $1,099,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................         1,099,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................         1,099,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................                 0
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $1,099,000 for the Management of 
National Forest Lands for Subsistence Uses in Alaska.

                        WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................      $945,956,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................     2,970,620,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................     2,116,956,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................    +1,171,000,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................      -853,664,000
 

    The Committee recommends $2,116,956,000 for Wildland Fire 
Management. The bill funds base fire suppression resources 
consistent with the Stephen Sepp Wildfire Suppression Funding 
and Forest Management Activities Act as discretionary instead 
of as emergency, as was done in the previous Congress.
    In addition, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
provides $36,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 for this 
appropriation.
    Wildland Fire Preparedness.--The Committee recommends 
$192,000,000 for Wildland Fire Preparedness.
    Wildland Fire Suppression Operations.--The Committee 
recommends $1,011,000,000 for Wildland Fire Suppression 
Operations. The recommended amount is the fiscal year 2015 10-
year average cost for wildland fire suppression.
    The Committee recognizes that since enactment of Public Law 
115-141, the Forest Service has been able to utilize additional 
budget authority for wildfire suppression activities to avoid 
borrowing funds from non-fire programs. In light of this 
available funding for wildfire expenditures over the last 
several fiscal years, the Committee directs the Forest Service 
to contract with a third-party entity to perform a post-fire 
season audit of the fire suppression program to ensure safety, 
best practices, and efficiency are maximized within the Agency.
    Firefighting Technologies.--The Committee is encouraged by 
innovations in space-based remote sensing capabilities to 
monitor forests, measure soil moisture content, and support 
wildfire risk mapping activities across Federal lands, which 
can be powerful tools to inform the Forest Service's wildfire 
prevention and response activities. The Committee supports the 
Forest Service using integrated technology services for 
prediction, detection, monitoring, suppression, and post-fire 
activities. The Committee remains concerned that new 
technologies that may meet the Service's standards of water and 
retardant delivery systems, including retardant delivery 
standards for safety, airworthiness, coverage level, consistent 
delivery, delivery time, precision delivery, and ground 
firefighter safety, have gone unused. The Committee directs the 
Forest Service to update its procedures and deployment 
protocols to include Container Aerial Fire Fighting Systems and 
other innovative wildfire technologies now available in the 
United States.
    Wildfire Forecasting.--The Committee understands the 
benefits of AI-based tools supporting the next generation of 
wildland fire observations and how they can accomplish the 
goals of early fire detection, prediction, and prevention. 
These tools can help provide firefighters and commanders with 
enhanced awareness using real time data while building a 
database of observations to better predict the spread of fire, 
shorten response times, and save lives and property. The 
Committee strongly encourages the Forest Service to utilize an 
existing partnership with a public research university in a 
fire prone, western state with proximity to the National 
Interagency Fire Center to develop AI-based wildfire activity 
forecasting and modeling tools.

              WILDFIRE SUPRESSION OPERATIONS RESERVE FUND

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................    $2,120,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................     2,300,000,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................     2,300,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................       +90,000,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................                 0
 

    The bill includes $2,300,000,000 for the Wildfire 
Suppression Operations Reserve Fund. Of the additional 
$2,650,000,000 available for fire suppression operations, 
$2,300,000,000 is provided to the Forest Service and the 
remaining $350,000,000 is available through a transfer from the 
Department of the Interior. The Committee provides these 
additional funds and authorities to ensure that sufficient 
funds are available to protect American homes, lands, and 
wildlife from catastrophic fires without requiring a transfer 
of funds from the very activities that advance forest health 
and prevent wildland fires. The Committee expects the Forest 
Service to use suppression funds judiciously and continue to 
work closely with the Office of Management and Budget and the 
Department of the Interior to accurately account for 
expenditures and recover costs.

                   COMMUNICATIONS SITE ADMINISTRATION

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The bill includes language permitting amounts collected in 
fiscal year 2023 for Communications Site Administration to be 
deposited and subsequently transferred to the ``National Forest 
System'' account.

               ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, FOREST SERVICE

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The Committee has included administrative provisions that 
provide further direction on the use and transfer of 
appropriated funds provided to the Forest Service including:
    Permitting the purchase of passenger motor vehicles and 
proceeds from the sale of aircraft may be used to purchase 
replacement aircraft.
    Allowing funds for certain employment contracts.
    Allowing funds to be used for purchase and alteration of 
buildings.
    Allowing for acquisition of certain lands and interests.
    Allowing expenses for certain volunteer activities.
    Providing for the cost of uniforms.
    Providing for debt collections on certain contracts.
    Providing for the transfer of funds between accounts 
affected by the Forest Service budget restructure.
    Providing for the transfer of funds to the Wildland Fire 
Management appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency 
rehabilitation, and fire preparedness.
    Limiting the transfer of Wildland Fire Management funds 
between the Department of the Interior and the Department of 
Agriculture.
    Providing the transfer of funds for Hazardous Fuels 
Management and urgent rehabilitation.
    Allowing funds to be used through the Agency for 
International Development for work in foreign countries and to 
support other forestry activities outside of the United States.
    Allowing the Forest Service, acting for the International 
Program, to sign certain funding agreements with foreign 
governments and institutions as well as with certain domestic 
agencies.
    Authorizing the expenditure or transfer of funds for wild 
horse and burro activities.
    Prohibiting the transfer of funds under the Department of 
Agriculture transfer authority under certain conditions.
    Limiting the transfer of funds for the Working Capital Fund 
and Department Reimbursable Program (also known as Greenbook 
charges).
    Limiting funds to support the Youth Conservation Corps and 
Public Lands Corps.
    Limiting the use of funds for official reception and 
representation expenses.
    Providing for matching funds for the National Forest 
Foundation.
    Allows funds to be advanced to the National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation.
    Allows for certain cooperative agreements to support the 
work of forest or grassland collaboratives.
    Allowing funds to be used for technical assistance for 
rural communities.
    Allowing funds for payments to counties in the Columbia 
River Gorge National Scenic Area.
    Allowing funds to be used for the Older Americans Act.
    Prohibiting the assessment of funds for the purpose of 
performing fire, administrative, and other facilities 
maintenance, and decommissioning.
    Limiting funds to reimburse the Office of General Counsel 
at the Department of Agriculture.
    Permitting eligible employees to be considered a Federal 
employee.
    Requiring regular reporting of unobligated balances.

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


                         Indian Health Service

    The provision of Federal health services to Indians is 
based on a treaty and trust relationship between Indian Tribes 
and the U.S. Government first set forth in the 1830s by the 
United States Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Marshall 
and numerous treaties, statutes, constitutional provisions, and 
international laws have reconfirmed this relationship. 
Principal among these is the Snyder Act of 1921, which provides 
the basic authority for most Indian health services provided by 
the Federal government to American Indians and Alaska Natives. 
The Indian Health Service (IHS) provides primary health care 
and disease prevention services to approximately 2.8 million 
American Indians and Alaska Natives through a network of over 
600 hospitals, clinics, and health stations on or near Indian 
reservations. Facilities are predominantly located in rural 
primary care settings and are managed by IHS, Tribal, and urban 
Indian health programs.

                         INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................    $4,890,282,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................     7,012,945,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................     4,901,524,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................       -11,146,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................    -2,111,421,000
 

    The recommendation includes $4,901,524,000 that is 
available for obligation in fiscal year 2024 for this account. 
This includes $4,627,968,000 provided as a fiscal year 2024 
advance and $273,556,000 recommended in this bill. These funds 
are available for two years unless otherwise specified. All 
programs and activities are continued at the fiscal year 2023 
level unless otherwise specified, except for a shift of 
$18,146,000 to the Construction account to reflect 
Congressional priorities.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                            Total Available FY
               Program                       2024 Advance         Budget Year Funding          2024 Funding
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Clinical Services....................            4,141,489,000              237,139,000            4,378,628,000
Preventative Health..................              202,527,000                      ---              202,527,000
Other Services.......................              283,952,000               36,417,000              320,369,000
                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total............................            4,627,968,000              273,556,000            4,901,524,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The bill also provides $4,901,524,000 in advance 
appropriations available in fiscal year 2025. All the programs 
and activities are continued at the fiscal year 2024 level in 
2025.
    Alcohol and Substance Abuse.--The Committee provides 
$267,194,000 for this program, including $754,000 for staffing 
at new IHS facilities.
    Alzheimer's Disease.--The recommendation includes 
$6,000,000 to continue Alzheimer's and related dementia 
activities. These funds would enable awardees to continue to 
implement locally developed models of culturally appropriate 
screening, diagnostics, and management of people living with 
Alzheimer's and other related dementia. This funding also 
supports the Dementia ECHO program, designed to support 
clinicians and caregivers to strengthen their knowledge and 
care around dementia for Tribal patients.
    Culturally Adapted Treatments for Substance Use 
Disorders.--The Committee recognizes that alcohol and opioid 
use disorders continue to be some of the most severe public 
health and safety problems facing American Indian and Alaskan 
Native (AI/AN) individuals, families, and communities. IHS is 
directed to increase its support for culturally competent 
preventive, educational, and treatment services programs and to 
partner with academic institutions with established AI/AN 
training and health professions programs to research and 
promote culturally responsive care. Additionally, IHS should 
employ the full spectrum of medication-assisted treatments for 
alcohol and opioid use disorders, including non-narcotic 
treatment options that are less subject to diversion, combined 
with counseling services. IHS should prioritize efforts that 
leverage existing clinical networks, consortia, technology 
solutions, and encompass the AI/AN rural population.
    Dental Health.--The recommendation includes $288,230,000 
for the Dental Health program, including $8,844,000 for 
staffing at new facilities and $31,288,000 to expand access to 
dental care.
    Dental Support Centers (DSCs).--The Committee recognizes 
the importance of DSCs in providing technical support, 
training, and assistance in clinical and preventive efforts of 
the dental program. Many IHS dentists practice in isolated 
areas without immediate access to specialty services. DSCs 
provide them with the necessary expertise and experience to 
address challenging oral health demands. The Committee includes 
$1,500,000 over the fiscal year 2023 level for IHS to continue 
expanding DSCs to all 12 service centers with the flexibility 
to regionalize DSC operations as needed. IHS should provide a 
briefing to the Committee within 90 days of enactment of this 
Act on how IHS allocated the additional funds provided in 
fiscal year 2023, including where and how it expanded DSCs 
across its service areas and if it regionalized any DSC 
operations to provide their services more efficiently.
    Direct Operations.--The Committee is very concerned by the 
lack of timely responsiveness of IHS and the Department of 
Health and Human Services to Congressional inquiries and 
requests from this Committee and other Committees. The 
recommendation directs IHS to spend no more than $101,729,000 
on its direct operations in fiscal year 2024 and to brief the 
Committee within 30 days of enactment of this Act on its plans 
to improve its responsiveness.
    Electronic Dental Records.--The Committee commends IHS for 
its successful installation of the dental records system. The 
Committee provides $2,500,000 above the fiscal year 2023 level 
for managing the current electronic dental records system. The 
Committee directs IHS to provide a briefing within 120 days of 
the enactment of this Act on its planning and development of an 
improved data and information exchange between the dental 
records system and the health records system and how it plans 
to incorporate dental records in the new overall health records 
system project.
    Electronic Health Records System.--The bill reduces funding 
for the Electronic Record Health System below the 2023 level to 
fund the required new staffing increases and other patient care 
initiatives. The Committee recognizes the importance of this 
project but is concerned about the overall cost and schedule of 
the project. The bill continues language prohibiting IHS from 
obligating or expending funds to select or implement a new IT 
infrastructure system unless IHS notifies the Committee at 
least 90 days before such funds are obligated or expended.
    Headache Disorders Centers of Excellence.--IHS is 
encouraged to consider the feasibility of establishing Headache 
Disorders Centers of Excellence to provide direct care, 
telehealth, consultation patient services, education, and 
training.
    Health Professions.--The recommendation provides 
$94,324,000 for these activities, including $6,000,000 above 
the fiscal year 2023 level for the scholarship and loan 
repayment programs and $2,000,000 above the fiscal year 2023 
level for housing subsidies. The Committee recognizes that the 
scholarship and loan repayment program is an important 
recruitment and retention tool to ensure an adequate health 
workforce to serve in remote locations.
    Hospitals and Health Clinics.--The bill includes 
$2,660,013,000 for this program, which includes the requested 
consolidation of the Indian Health Care Improvement Fund into 
this funding line, $75,793,000 for staffing at new IHS 
facilities, and other increases as described in this report.
    Maternal Health.--The recommendation includes $3,000,000 
above the fiscal year 2023 level to improve maternal health. 
The Committee directs IHS to provide a briefing within 180 days 
of enactment of this Act on the use of funds including hiring 
and staff training.
    Mental Health.--The Committee provides $130,864,000 for 
Mental Health, including $3,693,000 for staffing at new IHS 
facilities.
    Oversight of Federally-Managed Service Units.--The 
Committee is very concerned with reports about IHS oversight 
and quality of care at some Federally-managed service units 
including the Colville Service Unit. This includes delays in 
providing referrals for specialty care, unnecessary 
administrative hurdles for eligible patients, and delays in 
paying for covered care. These problems have resulted in lower 
health outcomes for patients or in patients having to find 
other providers. The Committee directs IHS to review its 
service units and provide a briefing to the Committee within 90 
days of enactment of this Act on the status of any outstanding 
recommendations from GAO's review of IHS within its high-risk 
series. In addition, IHS should provide a briefing to the 
Committee within 90 days of enactment of this Act on its 
efforts to improve care and lower administrative burden for 
patients at its service units, including the Colville Service 
Unit.
    Produce Prescription Pilot Program.--The recommendation 
includes $6,000,000 for IHS to maintain, in coordination with 
Tribes and Urban Indian Organizations (UIOs), the pilot program 
to implement a produce prescription model to increase access to 
produce and other traditional foods among its service 
population. Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, IHS shall 
provide a briefing to the Committee on the distribution of 
funds and implementation efforts.
    Staffing for New Facilities.--The recommendation funds the 
most recent estimate of the cost of staffing at new facilities. 
Funds may not be allocated to a facility until such facility 
has achieved beneficial occupancy status. The Committee 
understands that amounts required for staffing new facilities 
continue to evolve, due in part to when facilities achieve 
beneficial occupancy. IHS is expected to update the Committee 
as beneficial occupancy dates or cost estimates change.
    Third Party Collections.--The Committee continues to direct 
IHS to consult with direct service Tribes about eligible uses 
of third-party collections and report to the Committee on 
whether more weight should be afforded Tribal views on the use 
of third-party funds and the reason for any outcomes within 180 
days of enactment of this Act.
    Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TEC).--The Committee 
recognizes the importance of TECs which conduct epidemiology 
and public health functions critical to the delivery of health 
care services for Tribal and urban Indian communities. The 
recommendation includes $35,000,000 for TECs.
    Urban Indian Health.--The bill includes $115,156,000 for 
this program, which will help to expand access to urban Indian 
program care services.

                         CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................      $969,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................     1,051,000,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................     1,051,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................       +82,000,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation 
estimated to be $1,051,000,000 for contract support costs 
incurred by the agency as required by law. It does not include 
the Administration's proposal to make these costs mandatory. 
The bill continues language making available such sums as are 
necessary to meet the Federal government's full legal 
obligation and prohibiting the transfer of funds to any other 
account for any other purpose. In addition, the bill includes 
language specifying carryover funds may be applied to 
subsequent years' contract support costs.

                       PAYMENTS FOR TRIBAL LEASES

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................      $111,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................       149,000,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................       149,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................       +38,000,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation 
estimated to be $149,000,000 for Payments for Tribal Leases 
incurred by the agency as required by law. It does not include 
the Administration's proposal to make these costs mandatory. 
The bill includes language making available such sums as 
necessary to meet the Federal government's full legal 
obligation and prohibits the transfer of funds to any other 
account for any other purpose.

                        INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................      $958,553,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................     1,066,055,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................       976,699,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................       +18,146,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................       -89,356,000
 

    The Committee recommends $976,699,000 for Indian Health 
Facilities for fiscal year 2024. This includes $501,490,000 in 
fiscal year 2024 advance appropriations and an additional 
$475,209,000 provided in this bill.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                         Budget Year       Total Available  FY
                     Program                        FY 2024  Advance       Funding             2024 Funding
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maintenance and Improvement......................        170,595,000  .................              170,595,000
Sanitation Facilities Construction...............  .................        196,167,000              196,167,000
Health Care Facilities Construction..............  .................        260,899,000              260,899,000
Facility and Environmental Health Support........        298,297,000          7,879,000              306,176,000
Medical Equipment................................         32,598,000         10,264,000               42,862,000
                                                  --------------------------------------------------------------
    Total........................................        501,490,000        475,209,000              976,699,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    In addition, the bill provides $976,699,000 in advance 
appropriations available in fiscal year 2025. All programs are 
continued at the fiscal year 2024 level in 2025 and the 
Committee directs IHS to provide a project-by-project spending 
plan of the fiscal year 2025 sanitation and health facilities 
construction projects within 30 days of the beginning of the 
2025 fiscal year.
    Staff Housing.--The Committee recognizes that many of the 
2,700 staff quarters for health care providers across IHS 
health delivery system are more than 40 years old and in need 
of major renovation or total replacement. Additionally, in 
several locations, the amount of housing units is insufficient. 
The lack and quality of staff housing is a significant barrier 
to the recruitment and retention of quality healthcare 
professionals. The Committee encourages IHS to prioritize the 
construction of staff housing and directs IHS to spend no less 
than $11,000,000 for this type of construction. IHS should 
provide a briefing to the Committee on its long-term plan for 
improving staff housing and the associated resource needs 
within 120 days of enactment of this Act.
    Equipment.--The recommendation continues $500,000 for 
TRANSAM and provides an increase of $10,264,000 above the 
fiscal year 2023 level for additional medical equipment at 
Federally- and Tribally-operated healthcare facilities. In 
addition, the Committee is aware that certain jurisdictions 
have adopted de-energization protocols to reduce the risks of 
catastrophic wildfires. While these protocols are useful in 
limiting loss of life in affected communities, they can also 
have dire consequences for Tribal health programs located in 
impacted areas. The recommendation directs IHS to continue to 
use at least $3,000,000 to purchase generators for IHS, Tribal 
Health Programs, and Urban Indian Organizations in areas 
impacted by de-energization events.

                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

    The bill continues a provision providing services at 
certain rates.
    The bill continues a provision allowing payments for 
telephone service in private residences in the field, purchase 
of motor vehicles, aircraft, and reprints.
    The bill continues a provision allowing the purchase and 
erection of modular buildings.
    The bill continues a provision that provides funds for 
uniforms.
    The bill continues a provision allowing funding to be used 
for attendance at professional meetings.
    The bill continues a provision allowing health care to be 
extended to non-Indians at Indian Health Service facilities, 
subject to charges, and for the expenditure of collected funds.
    The bill continues a provision allowing transfers of funds 
from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the 
Indian Health Service.
    The bill continues the provision prohibiting limitations on 
certain Federal travel and transportation expenses.
    The bill continues the provision requiring that 
Departmental assessments to be identified in annual budget 
justifications.
    The bill continues a provision allowing the de-obligation 
and re-obligation of funds applied to self-governance funding 
agreements.
    The bill continues a prohibition on the expenditure of 
funds to implement new eligibility regulations.
    The bill continues a provision permitting certain 
reimbursements for goods and services provided to Tribes.
    The bill continues a provision providing that 
reimbursements for training, technical assistance, or services 
include total costs.
    The bill continues a provision for housing allowances for 
civilian medical personnel.
    The bill continues a provision prohibiting changes in 
organizational structure without advance notification to 
Congress.

                     National Institutes of Health


          NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

    The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 
(NIEHS), an agency within the National Institutes of Health, 
was authorized in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(CERCLA) and in section 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and 
Reauthorization Act of 1986 to conduct certain research and 
worker training activities associated with the Nation's 
Hazardous Substance Superfund program.

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................       $83,035,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................        83,035,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................        75,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................        -8,035,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................        -8,035,000
 

    The Committee recommends $75,000,000 for the National 
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. The Committee 
continues to support the Worker Training Program, which trains 
workers to safely work in hazardous environments and respond in 
emergency situations. NIEHS is encouraged to continue its work 
supporting communities' capacity to respond to pandemics and 
disasters.

            Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry


            TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH

    The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 
(ATSDR), an agency in the Department of Health and Human 
Services, was created in section 104(i) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(CERCLA). The Agency's mission is to serve the public through 
responsive public health actions to promote healthy and safe 
environments and prevent harmful toxic exposures.

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................       $85,020,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................        86,020,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................        76,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................        -9,020,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................       -10,020,000
 

    The Committee recommends $76,000,000 for the Agency for 
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

                         OTHER RELATED AGENCIES


                   Executive Office of the President


  COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

    The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) was established 
by Congress under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(NEPA). The Office of Environmental Quality, which provides 
professional and administrative staff for the Council, was 
established in the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 
1970. CEQ has statutory responsibility for overseeing Federal 
agency implementation of the requirements of NEPA and assists 
in coordinating environmental programs among the Federal 
agencies in the Executive Branch.

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................        $4,676,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................         4,825,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................         3,750,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................          -926,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................        -1,075,000
 

    The Committee recommends $3,750,000 for the CEQ.
    The Committee is troubled with CEQ's lack of response to 
Congressional inquiries and oversight requests. The Committee 
reminds CEQ of the outstanding and unanswered requests from 
Congress and directs CEQ to respond to these requests as soon 
as possible.

             Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board is an 
independent Federal agency charged with investigating 
industrial chemical accidents.

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................       $14,400,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................        17,400,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................        12,960,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................        -1,440,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................        -4,440,000
 

    The Committee recommends $12,960,000 for the Salaries and 
Expenses appropriation.

              Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................                $0
Budget estimate, 2024.................................         5,024,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................         0,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................                 0
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................         5,024,000
 

    The Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation (ONHIR) was 
established by Public Law 93-531 to plan and conduct relocation 
activities associated with the settlement of a land dispute 
between the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe.
    The Committee does not recommend new appropriations for 
fiscal year 2024; however, a total of $3,060,000 is made 
available from unobligated balances for fiscal year 2024 
operations of ONHIR.

    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
                              Development


                        PAYMENT TO THE INSTITUTE

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................       $13,482,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................        13,982,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................        13,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................          -482,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................          -982,000
 

    The Committee recommends $13,000,000 for the Institute of 
American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development.

                        Smithsonian Institution

    The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum 
and research complex, with 21 museums and galleries, 8 research 
centers, a library, archives, and the National Zoological Park, 
and more than 200 Smithsonian Affiliates in nearly every State, 
Puerto Rico, and Panama.

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................      $892,855,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................       976,000,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................       852,215,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................       -40,640,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................      -123,785,000
 

    The Committee recommends $852,215,000 for Salaries and 
Expenses of the Smithsonian Institution.
    Accessibility.--The Committee understands the Smithsonian 
has deployed induction loops technology in several exhibits. 
The Smithsonian is directed to brief the Committee on the cost 
and personnel requirements associated with this technology and 
on any potential plans to expand the technology to additional 
exhibits within 180 days of enactment of this Act.
    Expanding the Outreach of the Smithsonian.--The Committee 
encourages the Smithsonian to increase outreach, engagements, 
and support to local museums and other public and non-profit 
organizations. Through the Smithsonian's Traveling Exhibitions 
and Affiliations programs, Smithsonian expertise, art, science, 
historical artifacts, and educational programming can be shared 
throughout the Nation ensuring all Americans can learn and 
experience the history which millions find every year exhibited 
in Washington, D.C.
    Museum acquisition.--The Committee encourages the 
Smithsonian to continue to work with the Weitzman National 
Museum of American Jewish History to explore a plan for 
acquisition of the Museum.
    Museum of the American Latino.--The Committee is concerned 
by the overt bias, lack of diversity, and flippancy with which 
serious issues are addressed at the Smithsonian Institution's 
National Museum of the American Latino. The Committee notes 
that Hispanic and Latino cultures have contributed immensely, 
and for successive generations, to American society through 
business, government, military, public service, music, culture, 
and the arts. However, the current exhibits at the museum 
reflect little of the wide-ranging accomplishments of the 
Latino community. Instead, the museum almost myopically 
portrays Latinos as an oppressed monolith united largely by 
their victimhood, neglecting the nuanced and varied 
experiences, including remarkable successes, of the American 
Latino, and despite the thousands of courageous Latino military 
heroes that served our country proudly and honorably, the 
creators of the exhibit chose to highlight a convicted 
deserter. The Committee is also concerned by the lightness with 
which serious topics are portrayed, such as scented exhibits 
meant to simulate raft rides of those risking their lives to 
flee tyranny, romanticization of socialism, and failure to 
adequately document or portray the reality of totalitarianism. 
The lack of seriousness on such a grave issue, particularly 
when millions of American Latinos fled the very socialism and 
communism neglected by the museum, is insulting. For that 
reason, the bill includes a provision which would prohibit any 
funds from being used for the museum's operation and for any 
future planning and design. The Committee will revisit the 
issue should comprehensive and earnest efforts be undertaken to 
accurately present the varied histories, contributions, and 
authentic experiences of the wide range of those who constitute 
the American Latino community in the United States.
    Partnerships.--The Committee strongly encourages the 
Smithsonian to be cognizant of any partnerships that would 
disregard human rights violations or loss of autonomy in Hong 
Kong.

                           FACILITIES CAPITAL

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................      $251,645,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................       265,000,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................       107,500,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................      -144,145,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................      -157,500,000
 

    The Committee recommends $107,500,000 for Facilities 
Capital. The bill includes a provision that prohibits any funds 
from being used for the design, construction, or planning for 
the National Museum of the American Latino. The Committee 
directs the Smithsonian to provide its allocation of these 
funds across its other construction projects within 45 days of 
enactment of this Act.

                        NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART

    The National Gallery of Art is one of the world's premier 
galleries with millions of visitors annually.

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................      $170,240,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................       183,520,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................       160,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................       -10,240,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................       -23,520,000
 

    The Committee recommends $160,000,000 for Salaries and 
Expenses of the National Gallery of Art.

            REPAIR, RESTORATION AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................       $39,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................        37,480,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................        18,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................       -21,000,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................       -19,480,000
 

    The Committee recommends $18,000,000 for Repair, 
Restoration and Renovation of buildings at the National Gallery 
of Art. The recommendation also includes bill language related 
to the design and construction of an off-site art storage 
facility in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution.

             John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts


                       OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................       $27,640,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................        29,380,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................        20,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................        -7,640,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................        -9,380,000
 

    The Committee recommends $20,000,000 for Operations and 
Maintenance of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
Arts.

                     CAPITAL REPAIR AND RESTORATION

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................       $17,740,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................        18,650,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................        10,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................        -7,740,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................        -8,650,000
 

    The Committee recommends $10,000,000 for Capital Repair and 
Restoration for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
Arts.

            Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-637) 
established the Woodrow Wilson International Center for 
Scholars as the official memorial to President Wilson and as a 
non-partisan forum for tackling global issues through 
independent research and open dialogue.

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................       $15,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................        16,100,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................        12,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................        -3,000,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................        -4,100,000
 

    The Committee recommends $12,000,000 for Salaries and 
Expenses of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for 
Scholars.

           National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities


                    National Endowment for the Arts


                       GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................      $207,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................       211,000,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................       186,300,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................       -20,700,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................       -24,700,000
 

    The Committee recommends $186,300,000 for the National 
Endowment for the Arts (NEA). NEA provides funding to support 
arts education, celebrate the Nation's cultural heritage, and 
promote access to the arts in communities across the United 
States.
    Collaboration with State and Regional Arts Councils.--The 
bill includes funding to continue the longstanding 
collaborative relationship between NEA and these councils. 
State governments match NEA grant funds to support programs 
that respond to local needs in arts education, community 
development, cultural preservation, and arts access. The 
recommendation directs that NEA allocate no less than 40 
percent of its program funds to this program.
    Creative Forces.--The Committee commends NEA on its 
partnership with the Departments of Defense and Veterans 
Affairs, on the ``Creative Forces: NEA Military Healing Arts 
Network''. This partnership provides creative arts therapies 
and arts engagement strategies that promote healing and support 
the reintegration of service members and veterans recovering 
from traumatic brain injuries and psychological health issues.
    Increasing Access to the Arts.--The Committee recognizes 
the progress and commitment NEA has made to advance access to 
the arts. NEA should continue to make grants accessible and 
available to eligible entities, including faith-based and 
community-based organizations, especially in underserved and 
rural communities. The NEA shall continue to report to the 
Committee on its outreach and education efforts to increase 
engagement and grant access to prospective applicants.
    Outreach and Engagement.--The Committee directs NEA to 
continue to work with relevant stakeholders including Members 
of Congress on identifying ways to increase outreach and 
engagement with underserved communities and regions.
    Program Direction.--As in previous years, the bill includes 
language to provide grant program direction to NEA. With the 
exception of established honorific programs, grant funding to 
individual artists is strictly prohibited.
    Tribal Engagement.--The Committee encourages NEA to 
continue support for projects that promote the culture, 
language, and related arts of indigenous peoples' communities, 
including American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native 
Hawaiians.

                 National Endowment for the Humanities


                       GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................      $207,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................       211,000,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................       186,300,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................       -20,700,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................       -24,700,000
 

    The Committee recommends $186,300,000 for the National 
Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). NEH programs support 
cultural infrastructure projects, education programs, and 
advanced scholarly research as well as providing resources for 
exhibitions, documentaries, and the preservation of historic 
collections.
    Collaboration with State and Regional Humanities 
Councils.--The Committee commends NEH for its ongoing, 
successful collaboration with State humanities councils in each 
of the 50 states, Washington, D.C., the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. The bill directs 
NEH to continue to provide no less than 40 percent of its 
program funds to support the work of these councils and 
maintain the longstanding collaborative relationship between 
NEH and these councils.
    Combatting Antisemitism.--Given the increase in antisemitic 
incidents, the Committee urges the NEH to identify and support 
projects that will educate and empower the public, through 
humanities-based learning experiences, to combat antisemitism.
    Diaspora Groups.--The Committee recognizes the cultural 
contributions of diaspora groups from nations and communities 
across the world to the United States and appreciates the value 
in preserving their traditions. The Committee recognizes the 
important work NEH is doing to support the archiving of 
stories, documents, and other materials from cultural diasporas 
worldwide. The Committee urges NEH to strengthen its 
partnerships with, and funding opportunities for cultural 
organizations across the country to collect additional stories, 
documents and materials from families and institutions 
dedicated to diaspora communities, including Eastern Europe, 
particularly among the former Soviet Union.
    Documenting the American Experience.--The Committee 
recognizes the need to train the next generation of 
storytellers to document the American experience and encourages 
NEH to explore ways to support and chronicle American life 
across the country.
    Increasing Access to the Humanities.--The Committee 
recognizes the progress and commitment NEH has made to advance 
access to the humanities. NEH should continue to make grants 
accessible and available to eligible entities, including faith-
based and community-based organizations, especially in 
underserved and rural communities. NEA shall continue to report 
to the Committee on its outreach and education efforts to 
increase engagement and grant access to prospective applicants.
    Outreach and Engagement.--The Committee continues to 
recognize the power of NEH grants to provide humanities 
programming access to underserved populations and regions. The 
Committee directs NEH to continue to work with relevant 
stakeholders, including Members of Congress, on ways to 
increase outreach and engagement with underserved communities 
and regions.
    Tribal and Native Hawaiian Heritage and Culture.--The 
Committee commends NEH for its ongoing support to American 
Indian and Alaska Native communities in preserving their 
cultural and linguistic heritage through the Documenting 
Endangered Languages program and the preservation and access 
grants that enable American Indian and Alaska Native 
communities to preserve and make their cultural artifacts 
broadly accessible. The Committee encourages NEH to expand its 
support to Native Hawaiian communities to ensure access to and 
preservation of their cultural artifacts and practices.
    Veterans Programs.--The Committee commends NEH for its 
support of grant programs to benefit wounded warriors and to 
ensure educational opportunities for veterans and service 
members transitioning to civilian life. It also encourages the 
programs that State humanities councils, in conjunction with 
NEH, have developed and delivered to veterans, their families, 
and caregivers.

  ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE 
                               HUMANITIES

    The bill continues the prohibition on the use of funds for 
grants and contracts which do not include the text of 18 U.S.C. 
1913.
    The bill continues the prohibition on the use of 
appropriated funds but continues to permit the use of non-
appropriated funds for reception expenses.
    The bill continues to allow the chairperson of the National 
Endowment for the Arts to approve small grants under certain 
circumstances.

                        Commission of Fine Arts

    The Commission of Fine Arts was established in 1910 to 
advise the government on questions of art and architecture and 
preserve the symbolic significance of the nation's capital. The 
Commission's work includes advice on designs for parks, public 
buildings, public art, as well as the design of national 
monuments, coins and medals, and overseas American military 
cemeteries. The Commission also administers the National 
Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs program.

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................        $3,661,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................         4,284,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................         3,464,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................          +197,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................          -820,000
 

    The Committee recommends $3,464,000 for Salaries and 
Expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts.

               NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................        $5,000,000
Budget Estimate, 2024.................................         5,000,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................         4,750,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................          -250,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................          -250,000
 

    The National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs program was 
established in Public Law 99-190 to support organizations that 
perform, exhibit, and/or present the arts in the nation's 
capital. The Committee recommends $4,750,000.

               Advisory Council on Historic Preservation


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) 
promotes the preservation, enhancement, and productive use of 
our Nation's historic resources and advises the President and 
Congress on national historic preservation policy.

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................        $8,585,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................         9,494,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................         8,285,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................          -300,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................        -1,209,000
 

    The Committee recommends $8,285,000 for Salaries and 
Expenses of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.

                  National Capital Planning Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The National Capital Planning Act of 1952 designated the 
National Capital Planning Commission as the central planning 
agency for the Federal government in the National Capital 
Region. The three major functions of the Commission are 
preparing the Federal elements of the National Capital 
Comprehensive Plan; preparing the Federal Capital Improvement 
Program; and reviewing plans and proposals submitted to the 
Commission.

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................        $8,750,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................         9,490,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................         8,500,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................          -250,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................          -990,000
 

    The Committee recommends $8,500,000 for Salaries and 
Expenses of the National Capital Planning Commission.

                United States Holocaust Memorial Museum


                       HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

    In 1980, Congress passed legislation creating a 65-member 
Holocaust Memorial Council with the mandate to create and 
oversee a living memorial/museum to victims of the Holocaust. 
The museum opened in April 1993. Construction costs for the 
museum came solely from donated funds raised by the U.S. 
Holocaust Memorial Museum Campaign, and appropriated funds were 
used for planning and development of programmatic components, 
overall administrative support, and annual commemorative 
observances. Since the opening of the museum, appropriated 
funds have been provided to pay for the ongoing operating costs 
of the museum as authorized by Public Law 102-529 and Public 
Law 106-292.

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................       $65,231,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................        67,000,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................        67,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................        +1,769,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $67,000,000 for the Holocaust 
Memorial Museum.
    Salaries and Expenses.--The recommendation includes 
$60,736,000 for salaries and expenses, including $2,000,000 to 
enhance the Museum's education programming on the Holocaust and 
genocide prevention, as authorized by the Never Again Education 
Act (Public Law 116-141). The Committee notes the importance of 
understanding the state of Holocaust education across the 
country and encourages the Museum to share sound methodologies 
and approaches for educating students with State and local 
education agencies, elementary schools and secondary schools, 
and other organizations.
    Repair and Rehabilitation.--The recommendation includes 
$4,000,000 for Repair and Rehabilitation.
    Outreach Initiatives.--The recommendation includes 
$1,264,000 for Outreach Initiatives.
    Equipment Replacement.--The recommendation includes 
$1,000,000 for Equipment Replacement.
    The Committee notes that funding provided for the Holocaust 
Memorial Museum is made available for two years, as requested, 
except for $1,000,000 for the Museum's equipment replacement 
program which is available for three years.

                             Presidio Trust


 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................       $90,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................        45,000,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................                 0
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................       -90,000,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................       -45,000,000
 

    The Committee does not recommend funding for the Presidio 
Trust.

                   World War I Centennial Commission

    The World War I Centennial Commission's mission is to plan, 
develop, and execute programs, projects, and activities to 
commemorate the Centennial of World War I.

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................        $1,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................         3,000,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................         1,500,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................          +500,000
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................        -1,500,000
 

    The Committee recommends $1,500,000 for salaries and 
expenses of the World War I Centennial Commission.
    The Committee understands that this is the final request 
from the World War I Centennial Commission and provides 
additional funding to support necessary activities and expenses 
related to its termination.

              United States Semiquincentennial Commission


 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2023...........................       $15,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................        30,000,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................        15,000,000
Comparison:
    Appropriation, 2023...............................                 0
    Budget estimate, 2024.............................       -15,000,000
 

    The Committee recommends $15,000,000 for the United States 
Semiquincentennial Commission.

                      TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

                    (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

    Section 401 continues a provision prohibiting activities to 
promote public support or opposition to legislative proposals.
    Section 402 continues a provision making funds available 
only for the current fiscal year unless expressly provided 
otherwise in this Act.
    Section 403 continues a provision providing restrictions on 
departmental assessments unless approved by the Committee on 
Appropriations.
    Section 404 continues a limitation on accepting and 
processing applications for patents and on the patenting of 
Federal lands.
    Section 405 continues a provision regarding the payment of 
contract support costs for prior fiscal years.
    Section 406 continues a provision addressing the payment of 
contract support costs for fiscal year 2024.
    Section 407 continues a provision providing that the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall not be considered in violation 
of certain provisions of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
Resources Planning Act solely because more than 15 years have 
passed without revision of a forest plan, provided that the 
Secretary is working in good faith to complete the plan 
revision.
    Section 408 continues a provision limiting preleasing, 
leasing, and related activities within the boundaries of 
National Monuments.
    Section 409 continues a provision which restricts funding 
for acquisition of lands or interests in lands from being used 
for declarations of taking or complaints in condemnation.
    Section 410 continues a provision which prohibits no-bid 
contracts and grants except under certain circumstances.
    Section 411 continues a provision which requires public 
disclosure of certain reports.
    Section 412 continues a provision which delineates the 
grant guidelines for the National Endowment for the Arts.
    Section 413 continues a provision which delineates the 
program priorities for programs managed by the National 
Endowment for the Arts.
    Section 414 continues a provision requiring the Department 
of the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, Forest 
Service, and Indian Health Service to provide the Committees on 
Appropriations quarterly reports on the status of balances of 
appropriations.
    Section 415 continues a provision extending certain 
authorities through fiscal year 2024 allowing the Forest 
Service to renew grazing permits.
    Section 416 continues a provision prohibiting the use of 
funds to maintain or establish a computer network unless such 
network is designed to block access to pornography websites.
    Section 417 continues a provision requiring the humane 
treatment of wild horses and burros.
    Section 418 continues a provision to extend the authority 
of the Forest Service Facility Realignment and Enhancement Act.
    Section 419 continues a provision setting requirements for 
the use of American iron and steel for certain loans and 
grants.
    Section 420 continues a provision providing authority for 
the Secretary of the Interior to enter into training agreements 
and to transfer excess equipment and supplies for wildfires.
    Section 421 continues a provision providing a one-year 
extension of the current recreation fee authority.
    Section 422 continues a provision requiring advanced 
approval of the reprogramming of funds in this Act.
    Section 423 continues a provision through fiscal year 2024 
authorizing the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Agriculture to consider local contractors when awarding 
contracts for certain activities on public lands.
    Section 424 continues a provision extending for one year 
the Interpretive Association authority.
    Section 425 continues a provision extending the Puerto Rico 
Schooling authority.
    Section 426 continues a provision extending the Forest 
Botanical Products Fee Collection authority.
    Section 427 continues a provision regarding Tribal leases.
    Section 428 continues a provision extending the Forest 
Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund.
    Section 429 continues a provision requiring the allocation 
of funds from the National Parks and Public Land Legacy 
Restoration Fund and Land and Water Conservation Fund.
    Section 430 continues a provision addressing carbon 
emissions from forest biomass.
    Section 431 continues a provision regarding small remote 
incinerators in Alaska.
    Section 432 continues a provision regarding timber sales in 
Alaska.
    Section 433 continues a provision providing transfer 
authority to the Federal Highway Administration for the 
National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund.
    Section 434 continues a provision prohibiting the use of 
funds to promulgate or implement any regulation requiring the 
issuance of permits under Title V of the Clean Air Act for 
carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane 
emissions resulting from biological processes associated with 
livestock production.
    Section 435 continues a provision prohibiting the use of 
funds to implement any provision in a rule if that provision 
requires mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from 
manure management systems.
    Section 436 continues a provision prohibiting the use of 
funds to regulate the lead content of ammunition or fishing 
tackle.
    Section 437 continues a provision extending authorization 
for Alaska Native regional health entities.
    Section 438 rescinds Inflation Reduction Act funds for the 
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
    Section 439 rescinds Inflation Reduction Act funds for 
environmental and climate justice grants.
    Section 440 prohibits the use of funds to limit 
recreational shooting, fishing, and hunting on Federal lands 
except for public safety.
    Section 441 repeals the rule titled ``Revised Definition of 
`Waters of the United States''' published in the Federal 
Register on January 18, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 3004).
    Section 442 prohibits funds to enforce Public Land Order 
7917 (88 Fed. Reg. 6308 (January 31, 2023)).
    Section 443 requires the Secretary of the Interior to 
reinstate certain hardrock mineral leases.
    Section 444 amends Section 10101 of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1993 regarding the use of mining claims 
for ancillary activities.
    Section 445 prohibits the introduction of American bison on 
the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge.
    Section 446 requires the Secretary of the Interior to issue 
the final rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
and Plants; Regulations for Interagency Cooperation'', 
published in the Federal Register on January 12, 2021 (86 Fed. 
Reg. 2373) to address the Cottonwood decision.
    Section 447 prohibits funds to consider or incorporate the 
Social Cost of Carbon.
    Section 448 prohibits funds to implement, administer, or 
enforce the rule entitled ``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'' published on November 25, 2022 (87 Federal Register 
72674).
    Section 449 prohibits funds to carry out the program for 
Federal employees at the Department of the Interior entitled 
``Acknowledging Ecogrief and Developing Resistance'' or any 
counseling sessions, workshop, or any other meeting pertaining 
to ecological grief, ecogrief, or eco-resilience.
    Section 450 prohibits funds to prepare an environmental 
impact statement for, or to implement, administer, or enforce, 
the North Cascades Ecosystem Grizzly Bear Restoration Plan (87 
Fed. Reg. 68190).
    Section 451 prohibits funds 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.
    Section 452 requires the Secretary of the Interior to 
reissue the final rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened 
Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) From 
the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife'' and published 
on November 3, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 69778).
    Section 453 addresses cost recovery for the processing of 
special recreational permits.
    Section 454 prohibits funds for certain Executive Orders 
relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
    Section 455 prohibits funds to promote or advance Critical 
Race Theory.
    Section 456 prohibits funds the Wuhan Institute of 
Virology, or any laboratory owned or controlled by the 
governments of the People's Republic of China, the Republic of 
Cuba, the Islamic Republic of Iran, The Democratic People's 
Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, the Bolivarian 
Republic of Venezuela under the regime of Nicolas Maduro Moros, 
or any other country determined by the Secretary of State to be 
a foreign adversary.
    Section 457 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered 
Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat.''
    Section 458 amends section 6 of the Coastal Barrier 
Resources Act.
    Section 459 prohibits funds for certain Smithsonian 
Institution activities.
    Section 460 prohibits funds for certain onshore wind energy 
activities in Idaho until completion of a report by the 
Comptroller General.
    Section 461 prohibits funds for certain labeling activities 
that are inconsistent with a human health assessment performed 
pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide 
Act.
    Section 462 prohibits funds for the proposed rule titled 
``Supplemental Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards 
for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source 
Category''.
    Section 463 prohibits funds 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 for 
the State of California's Amendments to its rule titled ``Small 
Off-Road Engine Regulations: Transition to Zero Emissions''.
    Section 464 requires the Secretary of the Interior to issue 
the 5-year oil and gas leasing program for 2023-2028 and 
requires the Secretary to begin preparation of the subsequent 
oil and gas leasing program not later than 36 months after 
conducting the first lease sale in an existing 5-year program.
    Section 465 requires the Secretary of the Interior to 
reissue Order No. 3368 regarding consent decrees and settlement 
agreements.
    Section 466 prohibits funds for Public Land Order No. 7921.
    Section 467 prohibits funds for 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).
    Section 468 prohibits funds for the purpose of pre-leasing, 
leasing, or the conveyance of leases for offshore wind energy 
activity in Florida until the Government Accountability Office 
submits, to the appropriate Congressional Committees, a study 
regarding the potential impact of offshore wind development and 
associated infrastructure in the Florida administrative 
boundary on military readiness and training (including but not 
limited to activities within or related to the Eglin Test and 
Training Complex and the Jacksonville Range Complex), marine 
environment and ecology, tourism, and other uses of the Outer 
Continental Shelf.
    Section 469 requires the Secretary of the Interior to 
address the deficiencies identified certain court decisions.
    Section 470 transfers certain Inflation Reduction Act 
balances to the Environmental Protection Agency Office of 
Inspector General.
    Section 471 prohibits funds for the management of the Grand 
Staircase-Escalante National Monument except in compliance with 
the approved resource management plan dated February 2020.
    Section 472 requires oil and gas lease sales in the Central 
Gulf of Mexico Planning Area, the Western Gulf of Mexico 
Planning Area, and in the Alaska region.
    Section 473 requires the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct quarterly onshore oil and gas lease sales.
    Section 474 rescinds Inflation Reduction Act funds for the 
Council on Environmental Quality.
    Section 475 rescinds Inflation Reduction Act funds for the 
National Park Service that have been designated for the 
Presidio Trust.
    Section 476 prohibits funds to fly or display certain flags 
at agencies funded by this Act.
    Section 477 reiterates that nothing in this Act shall 
affect 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; 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; 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 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).
    Section 478 prohibits funds for the vehicle reservation 
system at Glacier National Park.
    Section 479 prohibits funds for Secretarial Order No. 3410.
    Section 480 prohibits funds for the proposed 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''.
    Section 481 prohibits funds to ban 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 with certain 
exceptions.
    Section 482 prohibits funds for the proposed 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''.
    Section 483 prohibits funds to discriminate against a 
person who 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.
    Section 484 prohibits funds for the Smithsonian Institution 
for partnerships or activities associated with the Hong Kong 
Economic and Trade Offices, including any use of facilities by 
the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices.
    Section 485 prohibits funds for the proposed rule titled 
``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: 
Ethylene Oxide Emissions Standards for Sterilization Facilities 
Residual Risk and Technology Review'' or 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'' unless the Commissioner of Food and Drugs 
certifies that finalization, implementation, administration, or 
enforcement of such rule, decision, or addendum for ethylene 
oxide will not adversely impact the availability of sterile 
medical products in the United States.
    Section 486 prohibits funds for a final rule listing the 
Dunes Sagebrush Lizard as endangered or threatened pursuant to 
``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered 
Species Status for the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard''.
    Section 487 prohibits funds for the decisions proposed in 
the notice titled ``Pesticide Registration Review; Proposed 
Interim Decisions for the Rodenticides; Notice of 
Availability''.
    Section 488 prohibits funds for the proposed rule titled 
``Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and 
Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles''.
    Section 489 prohibits funds for the proposed rule titled 
``Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles-
Phase 3''.
    Section 490 prohibits funds for the proposed rule titled 
``Conservation and Landscape Health''.
    Section 491 requires the Secretary of the Interior to 
reissue the final rule titled ``Endangered and Threatened 
Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem 
Population of Grizzly Bears From the Federal List of Endangered 
and Threatened Wildlife''.
    Section 492 requires the Secretary of the Interior to 
prepare an environmental impact statement prior to approving a 
permit within the Big Cypress National Preserve.
    Section 493 establishes a Spending Reduction Account.

  Allocation of Funds From the National Parks and Public Land Legacy 
                   Restoration Fund--Fiscal Year 2024


                       BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Funding
  State(s)     Station or Unit Name          Project            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         AK   Anchorage District....  Campbell Creek          $2,100,000
                                       Science Center
                                       Access Repairs
                                       (Phase II).
         AK   Anchorage District....  Glennallen Warehouse     2,200,000
                                       Consolidation (Phase
                                       II).
         AZ   Gila District.........  Haekel Road              3,500,000
                                       Rehabilitation Chip
                                       Seal (Phases IV, V,
                                       and VI).
           CA Northern California     California Demolition       70,000
               District.
           CA Northern California     California Combined      5,000,000
               District, Central       Recreation Repair
               California District,    and Maintenance.
               and California Desert
               District.
           CO Northwest District....  Little Snake Fire        5,610,000
                                       Operations Building
                                       Replacement and
                                       Upgrades.
         ID   Boise District, Idaho   Idaho Fire and           7,820,000
               Falls District, Twin    Administrative Site
               Falls District, and     Repairs.
               Idaho State Office.
         ID   National Interagency    415-Duane Graves         7,000,000
               Fire Center.            Building Replacement.
         MT   Eastern Montana         Montana FY 2024          6,000,000
               Dakotas District,       Recreation, Roads,
               North Central           and Dams Repair
               District, and Western   Project.
               Montana District.
         NM   Farmington District...  Taos Field Office        7,330,000
                                       Recreation Sites.
         OR   Northwest Oregon        Northwest Oregon         3,200,000
               District.               District Recreation
                                       Site Improvements.
         OR   Northwest Oregon        Northwest Oregon        11,000,000
               District.               District Wildfire
                                       Damaged Recreation
                                       Site Repairs.
     OR, WA   Coos Bay, Lakeview,     Oregon and Washington    9,700,000
               Northwest Oregon,       Recreational
               Prineville, Roseburg,   Facilities.
               Spokane, and Vale
               Districts.
         UT   Color Country District  Color Country            7,000,000
                                       Administration
                                       Facility
                                       Replacements and
                                       Repairs.
         WY   High Desert District..  Rawlins Barracks         5,600,000
                                       Replacement.
         WY   High Desert District    Wyoming Safety of        4,000,000
               and Wind River-         Dams Repairs and
               Bighorn Basin           Maintenance (Phase
               District.               III).
              Total, Project Funds..  .....................   87,130,000
              Program Administration  .....................    2,850,000
               (Indirect Costs).
              Contingency Fund......  .....................    5,020,000
             -----------------------------------------------------------
  Total, Bureau of Land Management*........................  $95,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Total amount is net of FY 2024 sequestration and previously unavailable
  funds.

                     U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         AK   Alaska Peninsula/       Replacement &           $7,000,000
               Becharof NWR.           Rehabilitation of
                                       Refuge Buildings.
           CA Sacramento NWR Complex  Repair Water             8,400,000
                                       Management
                                       Capabilities &
                                       Infrastructure
                                       (Phase I).
           CO San Luis Valley NWR     Rehabilitation of       15,400,000
               Complex.                Water Management
                                       Infrastructure &
                                       Bunkhouse
                                       Replacement.
         FL   Crystal River NWR.....  Replacement of the       8,060,000
                                       Three Sisters Spring
                                       Bulkhead & Boardwalk.
         KS   Quivira NWR...........  Rehabilitation of the   11,450,000
                                       Great Plains Nature
                                       Center & Deferred
                                       Maintenance
                                       Retirement at
                                       Quivira NWR.
         MN   Sherburne NWR.........  Replacement of the       3,720,000
                                       Headquarters &
                                       Visitor Center
                                       Building.
         MO   Swan Lake NWR.........  Replacement of Office    8,607,000
                                       & Retirement of
                                       Deferred Maintenance
                                       Backlog.
         NJ   Great Swamp NWR.......  Replacement of the       3,600,000
                                       Great Swamp & Great
                                       Meadows Headquarters
                                       Buildings.
         OK   Wichita Mountains WR..  Consolidate and          2,961,000
                                       Modernize Public Use
                                       Facilities and
                                       Improve Recreational
                                       Access (Phase III).
         WA   Ridgefield NWR........  Replace River S Pump     5,500,000
                                       and Infrastructure.
   Multiple   National Wildlife       National Maintenance     8,000,000
               Refuges.                Action Team (Year 4).
   Multiple   National Wildlife       Salary Funding for       2,000,000
               Refuges.                Supplemental
                                       Conservation
                                       Workforce (Year 3).
              Total, Project Funds..  .....................   84,698,000
              Program Administration  .....................    2,850,000
               (Indirect Costs).
              Contingency Fund......  .....................    7,452,000
             -----------------------------------------------------------
Total, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service*                       $95,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Total amount is net of FY 2024 sequestration and previously unavailable
  funds.

                         NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         AK   Katmai National      Replace Water              $7,938,000
               Park & Preserve.     Filtration System
                                    at King Salmon.
         AZ   Grand Canyon         Rehabilitate the          180,642,000
               National Park.       North Rim and
                                    Roaring Springs
                                    Utility Systems.
           CA Death Valley         Rehabilitate Water         62,533,000
               National Park.       and Wastewater
                                    Systems at
                                    Furnace Creek and
                                    Cow Creek.
           CA Sequoia and Kings    Rehabilitate Grant         21,590,000
               Canyon National      Grove Historic
               Parks.               Cabins and Shower
                                    House and
                                    Lodgepole Market.
           CA Sequoia and Kings    Rehabilitate Water         35,344,000
               Canyon National      Utility
               Parks.               Infrastructure
                                    and Upgrade
                                    Access to
                                    Campgrounds.
           CA Yosemite National    Rehabilitate El           179,661,000
               Park.                Portal Wastewater
                                    Treatment
                                    Facility and
                                    Administrative
                                    Camp.
           CO Curecanti National   Replace Water and          13,055,000
               Recreation Area.     Wastewater
                                    Systems at Elk
                                    Creek and Lake
                                    Fork.
           CO Great Sand Dunes     Rehabilitate Park          12,027,000
               National Park &      Housing.
               Preserve.
          DC  National Capital     Rehabilitate Urban         11,800,000
               Parks--East.         Recreation Areas.
          DC  National Mall and    Rehabilitate               38,634,000
               Memorial Parks.      Seawalls and
                                    Shoreline
                                    Landscape--Phase
                                    II.
         HI   Hawaii Volcanoes     Rehabilitate Water         33,599,000
               National Park.       Treatment System.
         MA   Boston National      Rehabilitate               59,392,000
               Historical Park.     Building 107 and
                                    Demolish Hoosac
                                    Stores Warehouse
                                    Building (Phase
                                    II).
         MD   Hampton National     Preserve Historic          15,375,000
               Historic Site.       Structures.
         MI   Sleeping Bear Dunes  Rehabilitate               31,860,000
               National Lakeshore.  Facilities on
                                    Manitou Islands.
         MN   Voyageurs National   Replace Power              13,856,000
               Park.                Distribution Line
                                    Connecting Kettle
                                    Falls Hotel.
         MO   Gateway Arch         Preserve Features          17,110,000
               National Park.       and Systems of
                                    the Old
                                    Courthouse.
         NH   Saint-Gaudens        Replace                    14,434,000
               National             Electrical, HVAC,
               Historical Park.     and Alarm
                                    Systems, and
                                    Rehabilitate Four
                                    Historic
                                    Structures.
         NY   Gateway National     Rehabilitate               25,625,000
               Recreation Area.     Hangars 3 and 4
                                    at Floyd Bennett
                                    Field.
         OK   Chickasaw National   Address Critical           38,564,000
               Recreation Area.     Repairs in the
                                    Platt and
                                    Buckhorn
                                    Developed Areas.
         PR   San Juan National    Repair Historic            41,662,000
               Historic Site.       Walls of Park
                                    Fortifications.
          SC  Fort Sumter and      Repair or Replace          38,409,000
               Fort Moultrie        Docks at Fort
               National             Moultrie and
               Historical Park.     Liberty Square.
         UT   Bryce Canyon         Rehabilitate the           15,326,000
               National Park.       Main Water System.
         VI   Virgin Islands       Replace Water and          21,300,000
               National Park.       Wastewater
                                    Systems at
                                    Cinnamon and
                                    Trunk Bays.
         WI   Apostle Islands      Rehabilitate               17,200,000
               National Lakeshore.  Waterfront at
                                    Little Sand Bay
                                    and Devils
                                    Island,
                                    Reconstruct
                                    Boathouse.
         WV   New River Gorge      Remove Excess              36,169,000
               National Park and    Structures and
               Preserve.            Abandoned
                                    Buildings (Phase
                                    2), and Address
                                    Deficient
                                    Utilities,
                                    Historic
                                    Structures, and
                                    Visitor
                                    Facilities.
   Multiple   Maintenance Action   Maintenance Action         25,000,000
               Teams at Multiple    Teams.
               Parks.
              Total, Project       ..................      1,008,105,000
               Funds.
              FY 2025+ Project     ..................        145,000,000
               Planning and
               Compliance.
              Program              ..................         19,950,000
               Administration
               (Indirect Costs).
              Project Management.  ..................         35,000,000
              Contingency Fund...  ..................        121,945,000
             -----------------------------------------------------------
   Total, National Park Service*                          $1,330,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Total amount is net of FY 2024 sequestration and previously unavailable
  funds.

                       BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION

------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         AZ   Shonto Preparatory      Shonto Preparatory     $27,364,000
               School.                 School Employee
                                       Housing New
                                       (Replacement) or
                                       Improvement Repair.
         NM   Kinteel Residential     New School              49,300,000
               Campus.                 Construction.
              Total, Project Funds..  .....................   76,664,000
              Program Administration  .....................    2,850,000
               (Indirect Costs).
              Contingency Fund......  .....................   15,486,000
             -----------------------------------------------------------
 Total, Bureau of Indian Education*                          $95,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Total amount is net of FY 2024 sequestration and previously unavailable
  funds.

           NATIONAL PARK SERVICE--FISCAL YEAR 2021 REVISIONS

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 National Park
                    Service
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           CA Yosemite National    Critical Repair and       $-2,897,000
               Park.                Replacement of
                                    70KV Transmission
                                    Line From Parkline
                                    to Hwy 140
                                    Powerhouse.
          DC  National Mall and    Complete Jefferson           -204,000
               Memorial Parks.      Memorial Exterior
                                    Marble Restoration.
              Contingency Fund...  ...................         3,101,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                U.S.D.A. FOREST SERVICE FISCAL YEAR 2024

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                        FY 2024 Funding
  State(s)    Forest or Grassland     Project Name          Request
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         MT   Beaverhead-          Beaverhead-                  $709,100
               Deerlodge National   Deerlodge
               Forest Deferred      National Forest
               Maintenance.         Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         ID   Idaho Panhandle      Idaho Panhandle             4,010,000
               National Forests     National Forests
               Deferred             Deferred
               Maintenance.         Maintenance.
         MT   Flathead National    Beaverhead-                 1,545,000
               Forest.              Deerlodge
                                    National Forest.
     MT, SD   Custer Gallatin      Idaho Panhandle             4,623,200
               National Forest.     National Forests.
         MT   Kootenai National    Kootenai National           4,185,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         MT   Helena-Lewis and     Helena-Lewis and            4,900,000
               Clark National       Clark National
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         MT   Lolo National        Lolo Timber and               265,000
               Forest.              Fuels Access
                                    Roads.
     ID, MT   Nez Perce-           Nez Perce-                  2,770,500
               Clearwater           Clearwater
               National Forests.    National Forests
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         ND   Dakota Prairie       North Country                 130,000
               Grasslands.          National Scenic
                                    Trail Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         MT   Aerial Fire Depot..  Missoula                    1,128,000
                                    Smokejumper
                                    Visitor Center
                                    Renovation.
         WY   Bighorn National     Bighorn National            1,709,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         SD   Black Hills          Black Hills                 1,811,000
               National Forest.     National Forest
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
           CO Grand Mesa,          Grand Mesa,                 1,090,000
               Uncompahgre, and     Uncompahgre, and
               Gunnison National    Gunnison National
               Forests.             Forests Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
           CO,Medicine Bow-Routt   Medicine Bow-Routt          2,182,000
               National Forests     National Forests
               and Thunder Basin    and Thunder Basin
               National Grassland.  National
                                    Grassland
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         NE   Nebraska National    Bessey Recreation              85,000
               Forest.              Complex Sidewalk
                                    Repair and Group
                                    Electrical
                                    Upgrades.
           CO Arapaho and          Arapaho and                 3,099,000
               Roosevelt National   Roosevelt
               Forests and Pawnee   National Forests
               National Grassland.  and Pawnee
                                    National
                                    Grassland
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
           CO,Pike-San Isabel      Pike-San Isabel             1,462,000
               National Forests     National Forests
               and Cimarron-        and Cimarron-
               Comanche National    Comanche National
               Grasslands.          Grasslands
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
           CO San Juan National    San Juan National             450,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         WY   Shoshone National    Shoshone Developed             60,000
               Forest.              Recreation
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
           CO,White River          White River                 8,850,000
               National Forest.     National Forest
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
           CO,Rocky Mountain       Colorado                      355,500
               Regional Office.     Fourteeners Trail
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         AZ   Apache-Sitgreaves    Forest-wide                   900,000
               National Forest.     Developed
                                    Recreation Site
                                    Renovation.
         NM   Carson National      Hopewell Lake Day           1,089,800
               Forest.              Use and
                                    Campground
                                    Renovations and
                                    Improvements.
         AZ   Coconino National    Coconino National           1,455,200
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         AZ   Coronado National    Coronado National           3,325,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         NM   Gila National        Gila Wilderness               500,000
               Forest.              and Urban
                                    Interface Trail
                                    Access
                                    Improvement.
         NM   Lincoln National     Cedar Creek Trail              50,000
               Forest.              Access
                                    Improvement.
         AZ   Prescott National    Prescott Trails               450,000
               Forest.              Maintenance.
         NM   Santa Fe National    Santa Fe National           4,169,900
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
     AZ, NM   Southwestern         Southwestern                1,131,000
               Regional Office.     Region Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         ID   Boise National       Sage Hen                    2,055,500
               Forest.              Recreation Area
                                    Reconstruction.
         WY   Bridger-Teton        Upper Green River             707,900
               National Forest.     Corridor Road
                                    Improvement,
                                    Phase One.
              Fishlake National    Fishlake National           3,989,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         UT   Manti-La Sal         Manti-La Sal                  110,600
               National Forest.     National Forest
                                    Road and Trail
                                    Signage.
         ID   Salmon-Challis       Boundary-Dagger             1,800,000
               National Forest.     Road Repair.
           CA,Humboldt-Toiyabe     Humboldt-Toiyabe            1,515,000
               National Forest.     National Forest
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         UT   Uinta-Wasatch-Cache  Historic Guinavah-          2,684,100
               National Forest.     Malibu Civilian
                                    Conservation
                                    Corps Campground
                                    and Amphitheater
                                    Reconstruction.
         ID   Intermountain        Idaho Airstrip....            750,000
               Regional Office.
           CA Angeles National     Angeles National            2,245,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
           CA Cleveland National   Upper San Juan                325,000
               Forest.              Campground
                                    Renovation.
           CA Eldorado National    Eldorado National             700,000
               Forest.              Forest.
           CA Inyo National        Day Use Sites                 420,000
               Forest.              Safety and
                                    Accessibility
                                    Improvements.
           CA,Klamath National     Forest-wide                    25,000
               Forest.              Interpretive
                                    Signs and Trail
                                    Markers.
           CA Lassen National      Forest-wide Toilet            510,000
               Forest.              Replacement.
              Modoc National..     Modoc National              2,750,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
           CA Six Rivers National  Six Rivers                  1,210,000
               Forest.              National Forest
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
           CA San Bernardino       San Bernardino                428,500
               National Forest.     National Forest
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
           CA Sequoia National     Southern Sierra                54,000
               Forest.              Campground and
                                    Day Use Site
                                    Toilet
                                    Replacement and
                                    Accessibility
                                    Upgrades.
           CA Sierra National      Sierra Vista                4,400,000
               Forest.              Scenic Byway
                                    Rehabilitation
                                    Project.
           CA Pacific Southwest    Pacific Southwest             855,000
               Regional Office.     Region Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
           CA Stanislaus National  Accessible Toilet           2,250,000
               Forest.              Replacement.
           CA Tahoe National       Tahoe National             18,880,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         OR   Deschutes National   Forest-wide Trail               4,000
               Forest.              Bridge
                                    Reconstruction.
         WA   Gifford Pinchot      Gifford Pinchot             6,218,000
               National Forest.     National Forest
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         WA   Mt. Baker-           Mt. Baker-                  1,780,000
               Snoqualmie           Snoqualmie
               National Forest.     National Forest
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         OR   Umpqua National      South Umpqua                2,000,000
               Forest.              Transportation
                                    Remediation and
                                    Watershed
                                    Improvement to
                                    Aid in Critical
                                    Access and
                                    Aquatic Organism
                                    Passage.
         OR   Wallowa-Whitman      Scenic Byway Road           1,600,000
               National Forest.     Pavement
                                    Maintenance and
                                    Chip Seal.
         WA   Okanogan-Wenatchee   Selkirks to Surf:           3,625,000
               National Forest.     North Cascades
                                    Recreation Scenic
                                    Corridor.
         OR   Willamette National  Willamette                     30,000
               Forest.              National Forest
                                    Trail Bridge
                                    Replacement.
         WA   Colville National    Colville National             990,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
     OR, WA   Columbia River       Columbia River              2,136,800
               Gorge National       Gorge National
               Scenic Area.         Scenic Area
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
 OR, WA, ID   Pacific Northwest    Pacific Northwest           4,950,000
               Regional Office.     Region Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         FL   National Forests in  Osceola                     6,950,000
               Florida.             Administrative
                                    Office.
         VA   George Washington    George Washington           6,300,000
               and Jefferson        and Jefferson
               National Forests.    National Forests
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         AR   Ozark-St. Francis    Ozark-St. Francis           3,050,000
               National Forests.    National Forests
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
          SC  Francis Marion and   Francis Marion and          7,750,000
               Sumter National      Sumter National
               Forests.             Forests Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         KY   Land Between the     Land Between the              210,000
               Lakes National       Lakes National
               Recreation Area.     Recreation Area
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         MN   Chippewa National    Chippewa National             839,500
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         MI   Huron-Manistee       Pere Marquette                425,000
               National Forests.    Wild and Scenic
                                    River Green
                                    Cottage Access
                                    Improvements.
         MO   Mark Twain National  Crane Lake Dam              2,266,000
               Forest.              Rehabilitation
                                    and Forest Road
                                    2113 Improvement.
         MI   Ottawa National      Nesbit Road                   501,000
               Forest.              Rehabilitation.
         IL   Shawnee National     Lake Glendale                 957,000
               Forest.              Rehabilitation
                                    Project.
         MI   Hiawatha National    Hiawatha National           1,815,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         IN   Hoosier National     Hardin Ridge                  741,400
               Forest.              Campground
                                    Bathroom
                                    Improvement.
         WI   Chequamegon-Nicolet  Chequamegon-                  510,000
               National Forest.     Nicolet National
                                    Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         PA   Allegheny National   Allegheny National          8,372,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         VT   Green Mountain and   Green Mountain and            840,600
               Finger Lakes         Finger Lakes
               National Forests.    National Forests
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         WV   Monongahela          Holcomb Bridge                685,000
               National Forest.     Replacement.
         NH   White Mountain       White Mountain                350,300
               National Forest.     National Forest
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         AK   Chugach National     Chugach National            1,948,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         AK   Tongass National     Tongass National           20,918,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         WI   Forest Products      Building 34                   500,000
               Laboratory.          Parking Lot
                                    Replacement.
    Various   Various............  National Priority          24,547,600
                                    Housing Deferred
                                    Maintenance
                                    Projects.
            Total, Project Funds                             220,965,000
            Administrative Funds                              21,000,000
                                Contingency                   43,035,000
             -----------------------------------------------------------
     Total, U.S. Forest Service*                            $285,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Total amount is net of FY 2024 sequestration and previously unavailable
  funds.


                     ALLOCATION OF FUNDS: LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND FISCAL YEAR 2024
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   State                            Agency--Account--Activity--Project               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Office of the Secretary
    Departmental Operations
        Appraisal and Valuation Services--   ................................................         19,000,000
         Federal Lands.
                Total, Office of the         ................................................         19,000,000
                 Secretary.
                                             Total Net Budget Authority, Office of the                19,000,000
                                              Secretary.
                                             Total 2023 Previously Sequestered Budget                  1,083,000
                                              Authority.
                                             Total New Budget Authority (Allocation), Office          19,000,000
                                              of the Secretary.
                                             Total 2024 Sequester............................        (1,083,000)
Bureau of Land Management
    Land Acquisition
        Acquisition Management.............  ................................................          8,527,000
        Recreational Access................  ................................................         20,500,000
        Inholding, Emergencies, & Hardships  ................................................          9,000,000
            MT.............................  Blackfoot River Watershed.......................          2,200,000
            CA.............................  California Coastal National Monument............         10,500,000
            ID.............................  Henry's Lake Area of Critical Environmental               7,450,000
                                              Concern and Island Park.
            CA.............................  California Wilderness...........................          4,000,000
            AZ.............................  Lower Gila Terraces and Historic Trails Area of           2,500,000
                                              Critical Environmental Concern.
            ID.............................  Sands Desert Habitat Management Area............          2,600,000
            UT.............................  Red Cliffs National Conservation Area...........          8,900,000
            Subtotal, Acquisitions...........................................................         38,150,000
                Total Net Budget Authority, Bureau of Land Management........................         76,177,000
                Total 2023 Previously Sequestered Budget Authority...........................          3,994,389
                Total New Budget Authority (Allocation), Bureau of Land Management...........         76,545,717
                Total 2024 Sequester.........................................................        (4,363,106)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
    Land Acquisition
                                             Highlands Conservation Act......................         10,000,000
                                             Land Acquisition Management.....................         18,028,000
                                             Sportsmen/Recreation Access.....................         15,500,000
                                             Inholdings/Emergencies/Hardships................         11,000,000
                                             Exchanges.......................................          1,591,000
                                             Land Protection Planning........................            493,000
            FL.............................  Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge           10,000,000
                                              and Conservation Area.
            TX.............................  Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife                4,500,000
                                              Refuge.
            Mult...........................  Dakota Grassland Conservation Area (ND/SD)......          6,000,000
            Mult...........................  Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge (CT, MA,           1,000,000
                                              ME, NH, NY, RI).
            ME.............................  Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge..........          1,500,000
            Mult...........................  Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife                  500,000
                                              Refuge (CT, MA, NH, VT).
            OR.............................  Willamette Valley Conservation Area.............          3,500,000
            CA.............................  Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife           4,690,000
                                              Refuge.
            AR.............................  Cache River National Wildlife Refuge............            500,000
            Mult...........................  Dakota Tallgrass Prairie Wildlife Management              2,000,000
                                              Area (ND/SD).
            Mult...........................  Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife                500,000
                                              Refuge (IA/MN).
            TX.............................  Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge........          2,000,000
            PA.............................  Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge..........          1,000,000
            CA.............................  Grasslands Wildlife Management Area.............          1,000,000
            CA.............................  Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge............          3,000,000
            WA.............................  Willapa National Wildlife Refuge................          6,000,000
            VA.............................  Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife                 500,000
                                              Refuge.
            IN.............................  Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge...........          2,000,000
            Mult...........................  Bear River Watershed Conservation Area (ID, UT,             950,000
                                              WY).
            IL.............................  Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge..........            500,000
            KS.............................  Flint Hills Legacy Conservation Area............            500,000
            AK.............................  Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge.......          2,200,000
            WY.............................  Wyoming Toad Conservation Area..................          1,500,000
            KY.............................  Green River National Wildlife Refuge............          1,000,000
            CA.............................  Tulare Basin Wildlife Management Area...........          1,000,000
            FL.............................  St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge..............          1,000,000
            Mult...........................  Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and               500,000
                                              Fish Refuge (IA, IL, MN, WI).
            TX.............................  Lower Rio Grande National Wildlife Refuge.......          2,000,000
            Mult...........................  Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife                  500,000
                                              Refuge (IL/MO).
            OR.............................  Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge...........            500,000
            MT.............................  Montana Conservation Areas......................          3,000,000
            TX.............................  Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge...          4,000,000
            Subtotal, Acquisitions...........................................................         69,340,000
            Net, Land Acquisition............................................................        125,952,000
            2023 Previously Sequestered Budget Authority.....................................          6,494,637
            New (Allocation), Land Acquisition 2024..........................................        126,678,010
            Sequester......................  ................................................        (7,220,647)
    Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund
                                             Species Recovery Land Acquisition...............         14,162,000
                                             Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) Acquisition.....         26,000,000
            Net, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund............................         40,162,000
            2023 Previously Sequestered Budget Authority.....................................          1,896,600
            New (Allocation), Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund...............         40,606,999
            2024 Sequester.................  ................................................        (2,314,599)
                Total Net Budget Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...................        166,114,000
                Total 2023 Previously Sequestered Budget Authority...........................          8,364,237
                Total New Budget Authority (Allocation), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service......        167,285,009
                Total 2024 Sequester.........................................................        (9,535,245)
National Park Service
    Land Acquisition and State Assistance
                                             State Conservation Grants.......................        167,197,000
                                             LWCF Outdoor Recreation Legacy Grants...........        125,000,000
                                             State Conservation Grants Administration........         13,347,000
            Subtotal, State Assistance.....  ................................................        305,544,000
                                             American Battlefield Protection Program.........         20,000,000
                                             Acquisition Management..........................         14,500,000
                                             Recreation Access...............................         12,000,000
                                             Emergencies/Hardships/Relocation................          5,000,000
                                             Inholdings/Donations/Exchanges..................         11,000,000
            WY.............................  Grand Teton National Park.......................          7,875,000
            AK.............................  Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve..........          2,050,000
            AZ.............................  Petrified Forest National Park..................          7,500,000
            HI.............................  Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail.............          3,800,000
            NM.............................  Valles Caldera National Preserve................          2,500,000
            UT.............................  Zion National Park..............................          2,600,000
            Multi..........................  Battlefield Protection (Various)................          2,680,000
            MN.............................  Voyageurs National Park.........................          1,500,000
            WV.............................  Gauley River National Recreation Area...........            920,000
            MO.............................  Ozark National Scenic Riverways.................            975,000
            WV.............................  New River Gorge National River..................            655,000
            MA.............................  Minute Man National Historical Park.............          1,860,000
            WA.............................  San Juan Island National Historical Park........            905,000
            AR.............................  Hot Springs National Park.......................            785,000
            MO.............................  Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park.........            430,000
            TN.............................  Obed Wild And Scenic River......................            320,000
            TX.............................  San Antonio Missions National Historical Park...          1,221,000
            CO.............................  Rocky Mountain National Park....................          6,230,000
            Mult...........................  Big South Fork National River and Recreation                950,000
                                              Area (KY/TN).
            SC.............................  Congaree National Park..........................            250,000
            CA.............................  Death Valley National Park......................            500,000
            LA.............................  Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and                   390,000
                                              Preserve.
            MI.............................  Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore..........          1,365,000
            Mult...........................  Missouri National Recreation River (NE/SD)......          1,855,000
            FL.............................  Big Cypress National Preserve...................            270,000
            FL.............................  Biscayne National Park..........................          2,200,000
            FL.............................  Big Cypress National Preserve...................          1,195,000
            AK.............................  Lake Clark National Park and Preserve...........          8,044,000
            MD.............................  Historical Preservation Training Center.........          1,100,000
            Subtotal, Land Acquisition.......................................................         62,925,000
                Total Net Budget Authority, National Park Service............................        430,969,000
                Total 2023 Previously Sequestered Budget Authority...........................         26,322,828
                Total New Budget Authority (Allocation), National Park Service...............        429,105,166
                Total 2024 Sequester.........................................................       (24,458,994)
U.S. Forest Service
    Land Acquisition
                                             Acquisition Management..........................         13,855,779
                                             Recreation Access...............................         13,000,000
                                             Critical Inholdings/Wilderness..................          5,500,000
                                             Cash Equalization...............................            250,000
            WA.............................  Okanogan-Wenatchee NF I.........................         12,000,000
            CO.............................  White River National Forest.....................          1,250,000
            MT.............................  Lolo National Forest............................         10,500,000
            WA.............................  Okanogan-Wenatchee NF II........................          7,000,000
            AZ.............................  Prescott National Forest I......................         10,340,000
            GA.............................  Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest............          3,844,000
            MT.............................  Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest II.........          1,620,000
            AZ.............................  Coronado National Forest I......................          2,500,000
            UT.............................  Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.............          4,000,000
            AL.............................  National Forests in Alabama.....................          4,150,000
            MT.............................  Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest I..........          1,926,136
            CA.............................  Shasta-Trinity National Forest..................          2,000,000
            ME.............................  White Mountain National Forest..................          3,177,500
            Mult...........................  Treasures of the Central Appalachians Initiative         11,649,000
                                              (NC, TN, WV).
            MT.............................  Kootenai National Forest........................          1,500,000
            AZ.............................  Coronado National Forest II.....................          4,397,560
            Subtotal, Acquisitions...........................................................         81,854,196
            Net Budget Authority Land Acquisition............................................        114,459,975
            2023 Previously Sequestered Budget Authority.....................................          7,092,966
            New Budget Authority Land Acquisition (Allocation)...............................        113,856,849
            2024 Sequester.................  ................................................        (6,489,840)
    Forest Legacy Program
                                             Administrative Funds............................          8,000,000
            MT.............................  Upper Thompson Connectivity Project.............          7,000,000
            MI.............................  Michigamme Highlands Project....................         15,075,000
            MS.............................  Wolf River Forest Conservation Project..........          7,500,000
            HI.............................  Maunawili Valley Project........................          3,605,000
            GA.............................  Dugdown Mountain Corridor Stateline Georgia              17,500,000
                                              Project.
            MA.............................  Nashua Wild & Scenic Rivers and Forests Project.          8,615,000
            IA.............................  Little Sioux Forest Project.....................          4,650,000
            ME.............................  South Branch Forest Project.....................          1,150,000
            VA.............................  Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve Expansion          9,500,000
                                              Project.
            CA.............................  Brushy Mountain Phase 3, Eel River Peninsula              6,287,465
                                              Project.
            WA.............................  Mt. Adams Forest Project........................          4,397,560
            Subtotal, Forest Legacy Projects.................................................         85,280,025
            Net Budget Authority Forest Legacy...............................................         93,280,025
            2023 Previously Sequestered Budget Authority.....................................          4,442,580
            New Budget Authority (Allocation) Forest Legacy..................................         94,207,259
            2024 Sequester.................  ................................................        (5,369,814)
                Total Net Budget Authority, U.S. Forest Service..............................        207,740,000
                Total 2023 Previously Sequestered Budget Authority...........................         11,535,546
                Total New Budget Authority (Allocation), U.S. Forest Service.................        208,064,108
                Total 2024 Sequester.........................................................       (11,859,654)
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            House of Representatives Reporting Requirements

    The following items are included in accordance with various 
requirements of the Rules of the House of Representatives:


         STATEMENT OF GENERAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

    Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the following is a statement of 
general performance goals and objectives for which this measure 
authorizes funding:
    The Committee on Appropriations considers program 
performance, including a program's success in developing and 
attaining outcome-related goals and objectives, in developing 
funding recommendations.

                          PROGRAM DUPLICATION

    No provision of this bill establishes or reauthorizes a 
program of the Federal Government known to be duplicative of 
another Federal program, a program that was included in any 
report from the Government Accountability Office to Congress 
pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-139, or a program 
related to a program identified in the most recent Catalog of 
Federal Domestic Assistance.

                           TRANSFERS OF FUNDS

    Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the following table is submitted 
describing the transfer of funds in the accompanying bill.

                                 APPROPRIATION TRANSFERS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL
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                                                                    Account to which
 Account from which transfer is made            Amount              transfer is made              Amount
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Department of the Interior, National   not specified..........  Department of            not specified
 Park Service.                                                   Transportation,
                                                                 Federal Highway
                                                                 Administration.
Department of the Interior, BIA,       not specified..........  Indian forest land       not specified
 Operation of Indian Programs.                                   assistance accounts.
Department of the Interior, BIA,       up to $7,096,000.......  Office of the Secretary  up to $7,096,000
 Operations of Indian Programs.
United States Customs and Border       not specified..........  Department of the        not specified
 Protection.                                                     Interior, BIA,
                                                                 Operations of Indian
                                                                 Programs.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of  not specified..........  Bureau of Reclamation..  not specified
 Indian Affairs Construction.
Bureau of Trust Funds Administration.  not specified..........  Department of the        not specified
                                                                 Interior, BIA,
                                                                 Operation of Indian
                                                                 Programs; BIE,
                                                                 Operation of Indian
                                                                 Education Programs;
                                                                 Office of the
                                                                 Solicitor, Salaries
                                                                 and Expenses; Office
                                                                 of the Secretary,
                                                                 Departmental
                                                                 Operations.
Department of the Interior, Office of  not specified..........  Bureau of Indian         not specified
 the Secretary.                                                  Affairs, Bureau of
                                                                 Indian Education,
                                                                 Bureau of Trust Fund
                                                                 Administration.
Department of the Interior, Office of  not specified..........  Secretary of             not specified
 Insular Affairs.                                                Agriculture.
Department of the Interior, Wildland   $50,000,000............  Secretary of             $50,000,000
 Fire Management.                                                Agriculture.
Department of the Interior, Wildland   not specified..........  Department of the        not specified
 Fire Management.                                                Interior, for
                                                                 repayment of advances
                                                                 made during
                                                                 emergencies.
Department of the Interior, Wildfire   $350,000,000...........  Forest Service,          $350,000,000
 Suppression Reserve Fund.                                       Wildland Fire
                                                                 Management, and
                                                                 Department of the
                                                                 Interior, Wildland
                                                                 Fire Management.
Department of the Interior, Energy     not specified..........  Any Department of the    not specified
 Community Revitalization Program.                               Interior account.
Department of the Interior, Intra-     not specified..........  Department of the        not specified
 Bureau (sec. 101).                                              Interior, Intra-
                                                                 Bureau, for emergency
                                                                 purposes as specified.
Department of the Interior,            not specified..........  Department of the        not specified
 Department-Wide (sec. 102).                                     Interior, Department-
                                                                 Wide, for emergency
                                                                 purposes as specified.
Transfer prior appropriations from     not specified..........  Indian trust management  not specified
 BIA, BIE and BTFA (sec. 104).                                   and reform.
Tribal priority allocations (sec.      not specified..........  Address tribal funding   not specified
 105).                                                           inequities.
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau    not specified..........  Orderly transition to    not specified
 of Indian Education (sec. 113).                                 separate accounts.
Environmental Protection Agency,       not specified..........  Other Federal Agencies.  not specified
 Hazardous Substance Superfund.
Environmental Protection Agency,       $11,800,000............  Environmental            $11,800,000
 Hazardous Substance Superfund.                                  Protection Agency,
                                                                 Office of Inspector
                                                                 General.
Environmental Protection Agency,       $31,607,000............  Environmental            $31,607,000
 Hazardous Substance Superfund.                                  Protection Agency,
                                                                 Science and Technology.
Environmental Protection Agency,       up to $368,000,000.....  Any Federal Department   up to $368,000,000
 Administrative Provisions.                                      or Agency for Great
                                                                 Lakes Restoration
                                                                 Initiative.
Forest Service, Capital Improvement    not specified..........  General Treasury.......  not specified
 and Maintenance.
Forest Service, Wildland Fire          not specified..........  Other appropriations     not specified
 Management.                                                     accounts previously
                                                                 transferred.
Forest Service, Wildland Fire          not specified..........  Forest Service,          not specified
 Management.                                                     National Forest System.
Forest Service, Wildfire Suppression   $2,300,000,000.........  Forest Service,          $2,300,000,000
 Operations Reserve Fund.                                        Wildland Fire
                                                                 Management, and
                                                                 Department of the
                                                                 Interior, Wildland
                                                                 Fire Management.
Forest Service appropriations........  not specified..........  Effects of budget        not specified
                                                                 restructuring.
Forest Service, Administrative         not specified..........  Department of the        not specified
 Provisions.                                                     Interior, Bureau of
                                                                 Land Management for
                                                                 wild horse and burro
                                                                 management.
Forest Service, Administrative         up to $82,000,000......  USDA, Working Capital    up to $82,000,000
 Provisions.                                                     Fund.
Forest Service, All Accounts.........  not specified..........  Forest Service,          not specified
                                                                 Wildland Fire
                                                                 Management.
Forest Service, Wildland Fire          up to $50,000,000......  Department of the        up to $50,000,000
 Management, Administrative Provision.                           Interior.
Forest Service, Administrative         up to $82,000,000......  USDA, Working Capital    up to $82,000,000
 Provisions.                                                     Fund.
Forest Service, Administrative         up to $14,500,000......  USDA, Greenbook........  up to $14,500,000
 Provisions.
Forest Service, Administrative         up to $3,000,000.......  National Forest          up to $3,000,000
 Provisions.                                                     Foundation,
                                                                 Administrative
                                                                 Provision.
National Gallery of Art, Repair,       $27,208,000............  Smithsonian Institution  not specified
 Restoration, and Renovation of
 Buildings.
General Provisions, National Parks     not specified..........  Federal Highway          not specified
 and Public Land Legacy Restoration                              Administration.
 Fund.
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                          RESCISSION OF FUNDS

    Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the following describes rescissions 
recommended in the accompanying bill:
    Section 438 rescinds Inflation Reduction Act funds from the 
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
    Section 439 rescinds Inflation Reduction Act funds for 
environmental and climate justice grants.
    Section 475 rescinds Inflation Reduction Act funds for the 
Council on Environmental Quality.
    Section 476 rescinds Inflation Reduction Act funds for the 
National Park Service that have been designated for the 
Presidio Trust.

          Compliance With Rule XIII, Cl. 3(e) (Ramseyer Rule)

  In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law 
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new 
matter is printed in italics, existing law in which no change 
is proposed is shown in roman):

               OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1993



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TITLE X--NATURAL RESOURCE PROVISIONS

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           Subtitle B--Hardrock Mining Claim Maintenance Fee

SEC. 10101. FEE.

  (a) Claim Maintenance Fee.--
          (1) Lode mining claims, mill sites, and tunnel 
        sites.--The holder of each unpatented lode mining 
        claim, mill site, or tunnel site, located pursuant to 
        the mining laws of the United States before, on, or 
        after August 10, 1993, shall pay to the Secretary of 
        the Interior, on or before September 1 of each year, to 
        the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts, 
        a claim maintenance fee of $100 per claim or site, 
        respectively. Such claim maintenance fee shall be in 
        lieu of the assessment work requirement contained in 
        the Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 28-28e) and the 
        related filing requirements contained in section 314 
        (a) and (c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
        Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1744 (a) and (c)).
          (2) Placer mining claims.--The holder of each 
        unpatented placer mining claim located pursuant to the 
        mining laws of the United States before, on, or after 
        August 10, 1993, shall pay to the Secretary of the 
        Interior, on or before September 1 of each year, the 
        claim maintenance fee described in subsection (a)(1), 
        for each 20 acres of the placer claim or portion 
        thereof. Such claim maintenance fee shall be in lieu of 
        the assessment work requirement contained in the Mining 
        Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 28 to 28e) and the related 
        filing requirements contained in section 314(a) and (c) 
        of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
        (43 U.S.C. 1744(a) and (c)).
  (b) Time of Payment.--The claim main tenance fee under 
subsection (a) shall be paid for the year in which the location 
is made, at the time the location notice is recorded with the 
Bureau of Land Management. The location fee imposed under 
section 10102 shall be payable not later than 90 days after the 
date of location.
  (c) Oil Shale Claims Subject to Claim Maintenance Fees Under 
Energy Policy Act of 1992.--This section shall not apply to any 
oil shale claims for which a fee is required to be paid under 
section 2511(e)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 
102-486; 106 Stat. 3111; 30 U.S.C. 242).
  (d) Waiver.--(1) The claim maintenance fee required under 
this section may be waived for a claimant who certifies in 
writing to the Secretary that on the date the payment was due, 
the claimant and all related parties--
          (A) held not more than 10 mining claims, mill sites, 
        or tunnel sites, or any combination thereof, on public 
        lands; and
          (B) have performed assessment work required under the 
        Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 28-28e) to maintain the 
        mining claims held by the claimant and such related 
        parties for the assessment year ending on noon of 
        September 1 of the calendar year in which payment of 
        the claim maintenance fee was due.
  (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), with respect to any 
claimant, the term ``related party'' means--
          (A) the spouse and dependent children (as defined in 
        section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), of 
        the claimant; and
          (B) a person who controls, is controlled by, or is 
        under common control with the claimant.
For purposes of this section, the term control includes actual 
control, legal control, and the power to exercise control, 
through or by common directors, officers, stockholders, a 
voting trust, or a holding company or investment company, or 
any other means.
          (3) If a small miner waiver application is determined 
        to be defective for any reason, the claimant shall have 
        a period of 60 days after receipt of written 
        notification of the defect or defects by the Bureau of 
        Land Management to: (A) cure such defect or defects, or 
        (B) pay the $100 claim maintenance fee due for such 
        period.
  (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.

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                     COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES ACT



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SEC. 6. EXCEPTIONS TO LIMITATIONS ON EXPENDITURES.

  (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 5, the appropriate 
Federal officer, after consultation with the Secretary, may 
make Federal expenditures and may make financial assistance 
available within the System for the following:
          (1) Any use or facility necessary for the 
        exploration, extraction, or transportation of energy 
        resources which can be carried out only on, in, or 
        adjacent to a coastal water area because the use or 
        facility requires access to the coastal water body.
          (2) The maintenance or construction of improvements 
        of existing Federal navigation channels (including the 
        Intracoastal Waterway) and related structures (such as 
        jetties), including the disposal of dredge materials 
        related to such maintenance or construction.
          (3) The maintenance, replacement, reconstruction, or 
        repair, but not the expansion, of publicly owned or 
        publicly operated roads, structures, or facilities that 
        are essential links in a larger network or system.
          (4) Military activities essential to national 
        security.
          (5) The construction, operation, maintenance, and 
        rehabilitation of Coast Guard facilities and access 
        thereto.
          (6) Any of the following actions or projects, if a 
        particular expenditure or the making available of 
        particular assistance for the action or project is 
        consistent with the purposes of this Act:
                  (A) Projects for the study, management, 
                protection, and enhancement of fish and 
                wildlife resources and habitats, including 
                acquisition of fish and wildlife habitats and 
                related lands, stabilization projects for fish 
                and wildlife habitats, and recreational 
                projects.
                  (B) Establishment, operation, and maintenance 
                of air and water navigation aids and devices, 
                and for access thereto.
                  (C) Projects under chapter 2003 of title 54, 
                UnitedStates Code, and the Coastal Zone 
                Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et 
                seq.).
                  (D) Scientific research, including 
                aeronautical, atmospheric, space, geologic, 
                marine, fish and wildlife, and other research, 
                development, and applications.
                  (E) Assistance for emergency actions 
                essential to the saving of lives and the 
                protection of property and the public health 
                and safety, if such actions are performed 
                pursuant to sections 402, 403, and 502 of the 
                Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
                and section 1362 of the National Flood 
                Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4103) and are 
                limited to actions that are necessary to 
                alleviate the emergency.
                  (F) Maintenance, replacement, reconstruction, 
                or repair, but not the expansion (except with 
                respect to United States route 1 in the Florida 
                Keys), of publicly owned or publicly operated 
                roads, structures, and facilities.
                  (G) Nonstructural projects for shoreline 
                stabilization that are designed to mimic, 
                enhance, or restore a natural stabilization 
                system.
  (b) Existing Federal Navigation Channels.--For purposes of 
subsection (a)(2), a Federal navigation channel or a related 
structure is an existing channel or structure, respectively, if 
it was authorized before the date on which the relevant System 
unit or portion of the System unit was included within the 
System.
  (c) Expansion of Highways in Michigan.--The limitations on 
the use of Federal expenditures or financial assistance within 
the System under subsection (a)(3) shall not apply to a 
highway--
          (1) located in a unit of the System in Michigan; and
          (2) in existence on the date of the enactment of the 
        Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of 1990.
  (d) Services and Facilities Outside System.--
          (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) 
        and (3) of this subsection, limitations on the use of 
        Federal expenditures or financial assistance within the 
        System under section 5 shall not apply to expenditures 
        or assistance provided for services or facilities and 
        related infrastructure located outside the boundaries 
        of unit T-11 of the System (as depicted on the maps 
        referred to in section 4(a)) which relate to an 
        activity within that unit.
          (2) Prohibition of flood insurance coverage.--No new 
        flood insurance coverage may be provided under the 
        National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et 
        seq.) for any new construction or substantial 
        improvements relating to services or facilities and 
        related infrastructure located outside the boundaries 
        of unit T-11 of the System that facilitate an activity 
        within that unit that is not consistent with the 
        purposes of this Act.
          (3) Prohibition of hud assistance.--
                  (A) In general.--No financial assistance for 
                acquisition, construction, or improvement 
                purposes may be provided under any program 
                administered by the Secretary of Housing and 
                Urban Development for any services or 
                facilities and related infrastructure located 
                outside the boundaries of unit T-11 of the 
                System that facilitate an activity within that 
                unit that is not consistent with the purposes 
                of this Act.
                  (B) Definition of financial assistance.--For 
                purposes of this paragraph, the term 
                '`financial assistance'' includes any contract, 
                loan, grant, cooperative agreement, or other 
                form of assistance, including the insurance or 
                guarantee of a loan, mortgage, or pool of 
                mortgages.
  (e) Borrow Site.--Section 5 shall not apply to expenditures 
or financial assistance relating to the use of funds to use a 
borrow site located within the System if such site has been in 
use as a borrow site by a coastal storm risk management project 
for a period of more than 15 years.

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                   OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS ACT



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  Sec. 18. Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Program.--(a) The 
Secretary, pursuant to procedures set forth in [subsections (c) 
and (d) of this section, shall prepare and periodically 
revise,] this section, shall issue every five years and 
maintain an oil and gas leasing program to implement the 
policies of this Act. The leasing program shall consist of a 
schedule of proposed lease sales indicating, as precisely as 
possible, the size, timing, and location of leasing activity 
which he determines will best meet national energy needs for 
the five-year period following its approval or reapproval. Such 
leasing program shall be prepared and maintained in a manner 
consistent with the following principles:
          (1) Management of the outer Continental Shelf shall 
        be conducted in a manner which considers economic, 
        social, and environmental values of the renewable and 
        nonrenewable resources contained in the outer 
        Continental Shelf, and the potential impact of oil and 
        gas exploration on other resource values of the outer 
        Continental Shelf and the marine, coastal, and human 
        environments.
          (2) Timing and location of exploration, development, 
        and production of oil and gas among the oil- and gas-
        bearing physiographic regions of the outer Continental 
        Shelf shall be based on a consideration of--
                  (A) existing information concerning the 
                geographical, geological, and ecological 
                characteristics of such regions;
                  (B) an equitable sharing of developmental 
                benefits and environmental risks among the 
                various regions;
                  (C) the location of such regions with respect 
                to, and the relative needs of, regional and 
                national energy markets;
                  (D) the location of such regions with respect 
                to other uses of the sea and seabed, including 
                fisheries, navigation, existing or proposed 
                sealanes, potential sites of deepwater ports, 
                and other anticipated uses of the resources and 
                space of the outer Continental Shelf;
                  (E) the interest of potential oil and gas 
                producers in the development of oil and gas 
                resources as indicated by exploration or 
                nomination;
                  (F) laws, goals, and policies of affected 
                States which have been specifically identified 
                by the Governors of such States as relevant 
                matters for the Secretary's consideration;
                  (G) the relative environmental sensitivity 
                and marine productivity of different areas of 
                the outer Continental Shelf; and
                  (H) relevant environmental and predictive 
                information for different areas of the outer 
                Continental Shelf.
          (3) The Secretary shall select the timing and 
        location of leasing, to the maximum extent practicable, 
        so as to obtain a proper balance between domestic 
        energy security, the potential for environmental 
        damage, the potential for the discovery of oil and gas, 
        and the potential for adverse impact on the coastal 
        zone.
          (4) Leasing activities shall be conducted to assure 
        receipt of fair market value for the lands leased and 
        the rights conveyed by the Federal Government.
          (5) Each five-year program shall include at least two 
        Gulf of Mexico region-wide lease sales per year.
  (b) The leasing program shall include estimates of the 
appropriations and staff required to--
          (1) obtain resource information and any other 
        information needed to prepare the leasing program 
        required by this section;
          (2) analyze and interpret the exploratory data and 
        any other information which may be compiled under the 
        authority of this Act;
          (3) conduct environmental studies and prepare any 
        environmental impact statement required in accordance 
        with this Act and with section 102(2)(C) of the 
        National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
        4332(2)(C)); and
          (4) supervise operations conducted pursuant to each 
        lease in the manner necessary to assure due diligence 
        in the exploration and development of the lease area 
        and compliance with the requirement of applicable laws 
        and regulations, and with the terms of the lease.
  (c)(1) During the preparation of any proposed leasing program 
under this section, the Secretary shall invite and consider 
suggestions for such program from any interested Federal 
agency, including the Attorney General, in consultation with 
the Federal Trade Commission, and from the Governor of any 
State which may become an affected State under such proposed 
program. The Secretary may also invite or consider any 
suggestions from the executive of any affected local government 
in such an affected State, which have been previously submitted 
to the Governor of such State, and from any other person.
  (2) After such preparation and at least sixty days prior to 
publication of a proposed leasing program in the Federal 
Register pursuant to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the 
Secretary shall submit a copy of such proposed program to the 
Governor of each affected State for review and comment. The 
Governor may solicit comments from those executives of local 
governments in his State which he, in his discretion, 
determines will be affected by the proposed program. If any 
comment by such Governor is received by the Secretary at least 
fifteen days prior to submission to the Congress pursuant to 
such paragraph (3) and includes a request for any modification 
of such proposed program, the Secretary shall reply in writing, 
granting or denying such request in whole or in part, or 
granting such request in such modified form as the Secretary 
considers appropriate, and stating his reasons therefor. All 
such correspondence between the Secretary and Governor of any 
affected State, together with any additional information and 
data relating thereto, shall accompany such proposed program 
when it is submitted to the Congress.
  (3) Within nine months after the date of enactment of this 
section, the Secretary shall submit a proposed leasing program 
to the Congress, the Attorney General, and the Governors of 
affected States, and shall publish such proposed program in the 
Federal Register. Each Governor shall, upon request, submit a 
copy of the proposed leasing program to the executive of any 
local government affected by the proposed program.
  (d)(1) Within ninety days after the date of publication of a 
proposed leasing program, the Attorney General may, after 
consultation with the Federal Trade Commission, submit comments 
on the anticipated effects of such proposed program upon 
competition. Any State, local government, or other person may 
submit comments and recommendations as to any aspect of such 
proposed program.
  (2) At least sixty days prior to approving a proposed leasing 
program, the Secretary shall submit it to the President and the 
Congress, together with any comments received. Such submission 
shall indicate why any specific recommendation of the Attorney 
General or a State or local government was not accepted.
  (3) After the leasing program has been approved by the 
Secretary, or after eighteen months following the date of 
enactment of this section, whichever first occurs, no lease 
shall be issued unless it is for an area included in the 
approved leasing program and unless it contains provisions 
consistent with the approved leasing program, except that 
leasing shall be permitted to continue until such program is 
approved and for so long thereafter as such program is under 
judicial or administrative review pursuant to the provisions of 
this Act.
  (e) The Secretary shall review the leasing program approved 
under this section at least once each year. He may revise and 
reapprove such program, at any time, and such revision and 
reapproval, except in the case of a revision which is not 
significant, shall be in the same manner as originally 
developed.
  (f) Five-Year program for 2023-2028.--The Secretary shall 
issue the five-year oil and gas leasing program for 2023 
through 2028 and issue the Record of Decision on the Final 
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement by not later than 
60 days of enactment of this Act.
  (g) 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.
  [(f)] (h) The Secretary shall, by regulation, establish 
procedures for--
          (1) receipt and consideration of nominations for any 
        area to be offered for lease or to be excluded from 
        leasing;
          (2) public notice of and participation in development 
        of the leasing program;
          (3) review by State and local governments which may 
        be impacted by the proposed leasing;
          (4) periodic consultation with State and local 
        governments, oil and gas lessees and permittees, and 
        representatives of other individuals or organizations 
        engaged in activity in or on the outer Continental 
        Shelf, including those involved in fish and shellfish 
        recovery, and recreational activities; and
          (5) consideration of the coastal zone management 
        program being developed or administered by an affected 
        coastal State pursuant to section 305 or section 306 of 
        the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
        1454, 1455).
Such procedures shall be applicable to any significant revision 
or reapproval of the leasing program.
  [(g)] (i) The Secretary may obtain from public sources, or 
purchase from private sources, any survey, data, report, or 
other information (including interpretations of such data, 
survey, report, or other information) which may be necessary to 
assist him in preparing any environmental impact statement and 
in making other evaluations required by this Act. Data of a 
classified nature provided to the Secretary under the 
provisions of this subsection shall remain confidential for 
such period of time as agreed to by the head of the department 
or agency from whom the information is requested. The Secretary 
shall maintain the confidentiality of all privileged or 
proprietary data or information for such period of time as is 
provided for in this Act, established by regulation, or agreed 
to by the parties.
  [(h)] (j) The heads of all Federal departments and agencies 
shall provide the Secretary with any nonprivileged or 
nonproprietary information he requests to assist him in 
preparing the leasing program and may provide the Secretary 
with any privileged or proprietary information he requests to 
assist him in preparing the leasing program. Privileged or 
proprietary information provided to the Secretary under the 
provisions of this subsection shall remain confidential for 
such period of time as agreed to by the head of the department 
or agency from whom the information is requested. In addition, 
the Secretary shall utilize the existing capabilities and 
resources of such Federal departments and agencies by 
appropriate agreement.
                          [(i)] (k) Application.--This section 
                        shall not apply to the scheduling of 
                        any lease sale in an area of the outer 
                        Continental Shelf that is adjacent to 
                        the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, 
                        American Samoa, the United States 
                        Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of 
                        the Northern Mariana Islands.

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  Sec. 17. (a) All lands subject to disposition under this Act 
which are known or believed to contain oil or gas deposits may 
be leased by the Secretary.
  (b)(1)(A) All lands to be leased which are not subject to 
leasing under paragraph (2) shall be leased as provided in this 
paragraph to the highest responsible qualified bidder by 
competitive bidding under general regulations in units of not 
more than 2,560 acres, except in Alaska, where units shall be 
not more than 5,760 acres. Such units shall be as nearly 
compact as possible. Lease sales shall be conducted by oral 
bidding, except as provided in subparagraph (C). Lease sales 
shall be held for each State where eligible lands are available 
at least quarterly and more frequently if the Secretary of the 
Interior determines such sales are necessary. 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. A lease shall 
be conditioned upon the payment of a royalty at a rate of not 
less than 16\2/3\ percent in amount or value of the production 
removed or sold from the lease or, in the case of a lease 
issued during the 10-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of the Act titled ``An Act to provide for 
reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14'', 16\2/
3\ percent in amount or value of the production removed or sold 
from the lease. The Secretary shall accept the highest bid from 
a responsible qualified bidder which is equal to or greater 
than the national minimum acceptable bid, without evaluation of 
the value of the lands proposed for lease. Leases shall be 
issued within 60 days following payment by the successful 
bidder of the remainder of the bonus bid, if any, and the 
annual rental for the first lease year. All bids for less than 
the national minimum acceptable bid shall be rejected.
  (B) The national minimum acceptable bid shall be $10 per acre 
during the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of 
the Act titled ``An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant 
to title II of S. Con. Res. 14''. Thereafter, the Secretary, 
subject to paragraph (2)(B), may establish by regulation a 
higher national minimum acceptable bid for all leases based 
upon a finding that such action is necessary: (i) to enhance 
financial returns to the United States; and (ii) to promote 
more efficient management of oil and gas resources on Federal 
lands. Ninety days before the Secretary makes any change in the 
national minimum acceptable bid, the Secretary shall notify the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the United States House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the United States Senate. The proposal or 
promulgation of any regulation to establish a national minimum 
acceptable bid shall not be considered a major Federal action 
subject to the requirements of section 102(2)(C) of the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
  (C) In order to diversify and expand the Nation's onshore 
leasing program to ensure the best return to the Federal 
taxpayer, reduce fraud, and secure the leasing process, the 
Secretary may conduct onshore lease sales through Internet-
based bidding methods. Each individual Internet-based lease 
sale shall conclude within 7 days.
  (2)(A)(i) If the lands to be leased are within a special tar 
sand area, they shall be leased to the highest responsible 
qualified bidder by competitive bidding under general 
regulations in units of not more than 5,760 acres, which shall 
be as nearly compact as possible, upon the payment by the 
lessee of such bonus as may be accepted by the Secretary.
  (ii) Royalty shall be 16\2/3\ percent in amount of value of 
production removed or sold from the lease subject to section 
17(k)(1)(c).
  (iii) The Secretary may lease such additional lands in 
special tar sand areas as may be required in support of any 
operations necessary for the recovery of tar sands.
          (iv) No lease issued under this paragraph shall be 
        included in any chargeability limitation associated 
        with oil and gas leases.
  (B) For any area that contains any combination of tar sand 
and oil or gas (or both), the Secretary may issue under this 
Act, separately--
          (i) a lease for exploration for and extraction of tar 
        sand; and
          (ii) a lease for exploration for and development of 
        oil and gas.
  (C) A lease issued for tar sand shall be issued using the 
same bidding process, annual rental, and posting period as a 
lease issued for oil and gas, except that the minimum 
acceptable bid required for a lease issued for tar sand shall 
be $10 per acre.
  (D) The Secretary may waive, suspend, or alter any 
requirement under section 26 that a permittee under a permit 
authorizing prospecting for tar sand must exercise due 
diligence, to promote any resource covered by a combined 
hydrocarbon lease.
  (c) Additional Rounds of Competitive Bidding.--Land made 
available for leasing under subsection (b)(1) for which no bid 
is accepted or received, or the land for which a lease 
terminates, expires, is cancelled, or is relinquished, may be 
made available by the Secretary of the Interior for a new round 
of competitive bidding under that subsection.
  (d) All leases issued under this section, as amended by the 
Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Reform Act of 1987, shall 
be conditioned upon payment by the lessee of a rental of not 
less than $3 per acre per year during the 2-year period 
beginning on the date the lease begins for new leases, and 
after the end of that 2-year period, $5 per acre per year for 
the following 6-year period, and not less than $15 per acre per 
year thereafter, or, in the case of a lease issued during the 
10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of the Act 
titled ``An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title 
II of S. Con. Res. 14'', $3 per acre per year during the 2-year 
period beginning on the date the lease begins, and after the 
end of that 2-year period, $5 per acre per year for the 
following 6-year period, and $15 per acre per year thereafter. 
A minimum royalty in lieu of rental of not less than the rental 
which otherwise would be required for that lease year shall be 
payable at the expiration of each lease year beginning on or 
after a discovery of oil or gas in paying quantities on the 
lands leased.
  (e) Term of Lease.--
          (1) In general.--Any lease issued under this section, 
        including a lease for tar sand areas, shall be for a 
        primary term of 10 years.
          (2) Continuation of lease.--A lease described in 
        paragraph (1) shall continue after the primary term of 
        the lease for any period during which oil or gas is 
        produced in paying quantities.
          (3) Additional extensions.--Any lease issued under 
        this section for land on which, or for which under an 
        approved cooperative or unit plan of development or 
        operation, actual drilling operations were commenced 
        and diligently prosecuted prior to the end of the 
        primary term of the lease shall be extended for 2 years 
        and for any period thereafter during which oil or gas 
        is produced in paying quantities.
  (f) At least 45 days before offering lands for lease under 
this section, and at least 30 days before approving 
applications for permits to drill under the provisions of a 
lease or substantially modifying the terms of any lease issued 
under this section, the Secretary shall provide notice of the 
proposed action. Such notice shall be posted in the appropriate 
local office of the leasing and land management agencies. Such 
notice shall include the terms or modified lease terms and maps 
or a narrative description of the affected lands. Where the 
inclusion of maps in such notice is not practicable, maps of 
the affected lands shall be made available to the public for 
review. Such maps shall show the location of all tracts to be 
leased, and of all leases already issued in the general area. 
The requirements of this subsection are in addition to any 
public notice required by other law.
  (g) The Secretary of the Interior, or for National Forest 
lands, the Secretary of Agriculture, shall regulate all 
surface-disturbing activities conducted pursuant to any lease 
issued under this Act, and shall determine reclamation and 
other actions as required in the interest of conservation of 
surface resources. No permit to drill on an oil and gas lease 
issued under this Act may be granted without the analysis and 
approval by the Secretary concerned of a plan of operations 
covering proposed surface-disturbing activities within the 
lease area. The Secretary concerned shall, by rule or 
regulation, establish such standards as may be necessary to 
ensure that an adequate bond, surety, or other financial 
arrangement will be established prior to the commencement of 
surface-disturbing activities on any lease, to ensure the 
complete and timely reclamation of the lease tract, and the 
restoration of any lands or surface waters adversely affected 
by lease operations after the abandonment or cessation of oil 
and gas operations on the lease. The Secretary shall not issue 
a lease or leases or approve the assignment of any lease or 
leases under the terms of this section to any person, 
association, corporation, or any subsidiary, affiliate, or 
person controlled by or under common control with such person, 
association, or corporation, during any period in which, as 
determined by the Secretary of the Interior or Secretary of 
Agriculture, such entity has failed or refused to comply in any 
material respect with the reclamation requirements and other 
standards established under this section for any prior lease to 
which such requirements and standards applied. Prior to making 
such determination with respect to any such entity the 
concerned Secretary shall provide such entity with adequate 
notification and an opportunity to comply with such reclamation 
requirements and other standards and shall consider whether any 
administrative or judicial appeal is pending. Once the entity 
has complied with the reclamation requirement or other standard 
concerned an oil or gas lease may be issued to such entity 
under this Act.
  (h) The Secretary of the Interior may not issue any lease on 
National Forest System Lands reserved from the public domain 
over the objection of the Secretary of Agriculture.
  (i) No lease issued under this section which is subject to 
termination because of cessation of production shall be 
terminated for this cause so long as reworking or drilling 
operations which were commenced on the land prior to or within 
sixty days after cessation of production are conducted thereon 
with reasonable diligence, or so long as oil or gas is produced 
in paying quantities as a result of such operations. No lease 
issued under this section shall expire because operations or 
production is suspended under any order, or with the consent, 
of the Secretary. No lease issued under this section covering 
lands on which there is a well capable of producing oil or gas 
in paying quantities shall expire because the lessee fails to 
produce the same unless the lessee is allowed a reasonable 
time, which shall be not less than sixty days after notice by 
registered or certified mail, within which to place such well 
in producing status or unless, after such status is 
established, production is discontinued on the leased premises 
without permission granted by the Secretary under the 
provisions of this Act.
  (j) Whenever it appears to the Secretary that lands owned by 
the United States are being drained of oil or gas by wells 
drilled on adjacent lands, he may negotiate agreements whereby 
the United States, or the United States and its lessees, shall 
be compensated for such drainage. Such agreements shall be made 
with the consent of the lessees, if any, affected thereby. If 
such agreement is entered into, the primary term of any lease 
for which compensatory royalty is being paid, or any extension 
of such primary term, shall be extended for the period during 
which such compensatory royalty is paid and for a period of one 
year from discontinuance of such payment and so long thereafter 
as oil or gas is produced in paying quantities.
  (k) If, during the primary term or any extended term of any 
lease issued under this section, a verified statement is filed 
by any mining claimant pursuant to subsection (c) of section 7 
of the Multiple Mineral Development Act of August 13, 1954 (68 
Stat. 708), as amended (30 U.S.C. 527), whether such filing 
occur prior to enactment of the Mineral Leasing Act Revision of 
1960 or thereafter, asserting the existence of a conflicting 
unpatented mining claim or claims upon which diligent work is 
being prosecuted as to any lands covered by the lease, the 
running of time under such lease shall be suspended as to the 
lands involved from the first day of the month following the 
filing of such verified statement until a final decision is 
rendered in the matter.
  (l) The Secretary of the Interior shall, upon timely 
application therefor, issue a new lease in exchange for any 
lease issued for a term of twenty years, or any renewal 
thereof, or any lease issued prior to August 8, 1946, in 
exchange for a twenty-year lease, such new lease to be for a 
primary term of five years and so long thereafter as oil or gas 
is produced in paying quantities and at a royalty rate of not 
less than 16\2/3\ percent in amount of value of the production 
removed or sold from such leases, except that the royalty rate 
shall be 16\2/3\ percent in amount or value of the production 
removed or sold from said leases as to (1) such leases, or such 
parts of the lands subject thereto and the deposits underlying 
the same, as are not believed to be within the productive 
limits of any producing oil or gas deposit, as such productive 
limits are found by the Secretary to have existed on August 8, 
1946; and (2) any production on a lease from an oil or gas 
deposit which was discovered after May 27, 1941, by a well or 
wells drilled within the boundaries of the lease, and which is 
determined by the Secretary to be a new deposit; and (3) any 
production on or allocated to a lease pursuant to an approved 
cooperative or unit plan of development or operation from an 
oil or gas deposit which was discovered after May 27, 1941, on 
land committed to such plan, and which is determined by the 
Secretary to be a new deposit, where such lease, or a lease for 
which it is exchanged, was included in such plan at the time of 
discovery or was included in a duly executed and filed 
application for the approval of such plan at the time of 
discovery.
  (m) For the purpose of more properly conserving the natural 
resources of any oil or gas pool, field, or like area, or any 
part thereof (whether or not any part of said oil or gas pool, 
field, or like area, is then subject to any cooperative or unit 
plan of development or operation), lessees thereof and their 
representatives may unite with each other, or jointly or 
separately with others, in collective adopting and operating 
under a cooperative or unit plan of development or operation of 
such pool, field, or like area, or any part thereof, whenever 
determined and certified by the Secretary of the Interior to be 
necessary or advisable in the public interest. The Secretary is 
thereunto authorized, in his discretion, with the consent of 
the holders of leases involved, to establish, alter, change, or 
revoke drilling, producing, rental, minimum royalty, and 
royalty requirements of such leases and to make such 
regulations with reference to such leases, with like consent on 
the part of the lessees, in connection with the institution and 
operation of any such cooperative or unit plan as he may deem 
necessary or proper to secure the proper protection of the 
public interest. The Secretary may provide that oil and gas 
leases hereafter issued under this Act shall contain a 
provision requiring the lessee to operate under such a 
reasonable cooperative or unit plan, and he may prescribe such 
a plan under which such lessee shall operate, which shall 
adequately protect the rights of all parties in interest, 
including the United States.
  Any plan authorized by the preceding paragraph which includes 
lands owned by the United States may, in the discretion of the 
Secretary, contain a provision whereby authority is vested in 
the Secretary of the Interior, or any such person, committee, 
or State or Federal officer or agency as may be designated in 
the plan, to alter or modify from time to time the rate of 
prospecting and development and the quantity and rate of 
production under such plan. All leases operated under any such 
plan approved or prescribed by the Secretary shall be excepted 
in determining holdings or control under the provisions of any 
section of this Act.
  When separate tracts cannot be independently developed and 
operated in conformity with an established well-spacing or 
development program, any lease, or a portion thereof, may be 
pooled with other lands, whether or not owned by the United 
States, under a communitization or drilling agreement providing 
for an apportionment of production or royalties among the 
separate tracts of land comprising the drilling or spacing unit 
when determined by the Secretary of the Interior to be in the 
public interest, and operations or production pursuant to such 
an agreement shall be deemed to be operations or production as 
to each such lease committed thereto.
  Any lease issued for a term of twenty years, or any renewal 
thereof, or any portion of such lease that has become the 
subject of a cooperative or unit plan of development or 
operation of a pool, field, or like area, which plan has the 
approval of the Secretary of the Interior, shall continue in 
force until the termination of such plan. Any other lease 
issued under any section of this Act which has heretofore or 
may hereafter be committed to any such plan that contains a 
general provision for allocation of oil or gas shall continue 
in force and effect as to the land committed so long as the 
lease remains subject to the plan: Provided, That production is 
had in paying quantities under the plan prior to the expiration 
date of the term of such lease. Any lease heretofore or 
hereafter committed to any such plan embracing lands that are 
in part within and in part outside of the area covered by any 
such plan shall be segregated into separate leases as to the 
lands committed and the lands not committed as of the effective 
date of unitization: Provided, however, That any such lease as 
to the nonunitized portion shall continue in force and effect 
for the term thereof but for not less than two years from the 
date of such segregation and so long thereafter as oil or gas 
is produced in paying quantities. The minimum royalty or 
discovery rental under any lease that has become subject to any 
cooperative or unit plan of development or operation, or other 
plan that contains a general provision for allocation of oil or 
gas, shall be payable only with respect to the lands subject to 
such lease to which oil or gas shall be allocated under such 
plan. Any lease which shall be eliminated from any such 
approved or prescribed plan, or from any communitization or 
drilling agreement authorized by this section, and any lease 
which shall be in effect at the termination of any such 
approved or prescribed plan, or at the termination of any such 
communitization or drilling agreement, unless relinquished, 
shall continue in effect for the original term thereof, but for 
not less than two years, and so long thereafter as oil or gas 
is produced in paying quantities.
  The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, on such 
conditions as he may prescribe, to approve operating, drilling, 
or development contracts made by one or more lessees of oil or 
gas leases, with one or more persons, associations, or 
corporations whenever, in his discretion, the conservation of 
natural products or the public convenience or necessity may 
require it or the interests of the United States may be best 
subserved thereby. All leases operated under such approved 
operating, drilling, or development contracts, and interests 
thereunder, shall be excepted in determining holdings or 
control under the provisions of this Act.
  The Secretary of the Interior, to avoid waste or to promote 
conservation of natural resources, may authorize the subsurface 
storage of oil or gas, whether or not produced from federally 
owned lands, in lands leased or subject to lease under this 
Act. Such authorization may provide for the payment of a 
storage fee or rental on such stored oil or gas or, in lieu of 
such fee or rental, for a royalty other than that prescribed in 
the lease when such stored oil or gas is produced in 
conjunction with oil or gas not previously produced. Any lease 
on which storage is so authorized shall be extended at least 
for the period of storage and so long thereafter as oil or gas 
not previously produced is produced in paying quantities.
  (n)(1)(A) The owner of (1) an oil and gas lease issued prior 
to the date of enactment of the Combined Hydrocarbon Leasing 
Act of 1981 or (2) a valid claim to any hydrocarbon resources 
leasable under this section based on a mineral location made 
prior to January 21, 1926, and located within a special tar 
sand area shall be entitled to convert such lease or claim to a 
combined hydrocarbon lease for a primary term of ten years upon 
the filing of an application within two years from the date of 
enactment of that Act containing an acceptable plan of 
operations which assures reasonable protection of the 
environment and diligent development of those resources 
requiring enhanced recovery methods of development or mining. 
For purposes of conversion, no claim shall be deemed invalid 
solely because it was located as a placer location rather than 
a lode location or vice versa, notwithstanding any previous 
adjudication on that issue.
  (B) The Secretary shall issue final regulations to implement 
this section within six months of the effective date of this 
Act. If any oil and gas lease eligible for conversion under 
this section would otherwise expire after the date of this Act 
and before six months following the issuance of implementing 
regulations, the lessee may preserve his conversion right under 
such lease for a period ending six months after the issuance of 
implementing regulations by filing with the Secretary, before 
the expiration of the lease, a notice of intent to file an 
application for conversion. Upon submission of a complete plan 
of operations in substantial compliance with the regulations 
promulgated by the Secretary for the filing of such plans, the 
Secretary shall suspend the running of the term of any oil and 
gas lease proposed for conversion until the plan is finally 
approved or disapproved. The Secretary shall act upon a 
proposed plan of operations within fifteen months of its 
submittal.
  (C) When an existing oil and gas lease is converted to a 
combined hydrocarbon lease, the royalty shall be that provided 
for in the original oil and gas lease and for a converted 
mining claim, 16\2/3\ percent in amount or value of production 
removed or sold from the lease.
  (2) Except as provided in this section, nothing in the 
Combined Hydrocarbon Leasing Act of 1981 shall be construed to 
diminish or increase the rights of any lessee under any oil and 
gas lease issued prior to the enactment of such Act.
  (o) Certain Outstanding Oil and Gas.--(1) Prior to the 
commencement of surface-disturbing activities relating to the 
development of oil and gas deposits on lands described under 
paragraph (5), the Secretary of Agriculture shall require, 
pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Secretary, that such 
activities be subject to terms and conditions as provided under 
paragraph (2).
  (2) The terms and conditions referred to in paragraph (1) 
shall require that reasonable advance notice be furnished to 
the Secretary of Agriculture at least 60 days prior to the 
commencement of surface disturbing activities.
  (3) Advance notice under paragraph (2) shall include each of 
the following items of information:
          (A) A designated field representative.
          (B) A map showing the location and dimensions of all 
        improvements, including but not limited to, well sites 
        and road and pipeline accesses.
          (C) A plan of operations, of an interim character if 
        necessary, setting forth a schedule for construction 
        and drilling.
          (D) A plan of erosion and sedimentation control.
          (E) Proof of ownership of mineral title.
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to affect any 
authority of the State in which the lands concerned are located 
to impose any requirements with respect to such oil and gas 
operations.
  (4) The person proposing to develop oil and gas deposits on 
lands described under paragraph (5) shall either--
          (A) permit the Secretary to market merchantable 
        timber owned by the United States on lands subject to 
        such activities; or
          (B) arrange to purchase merchantable timber on lands 
        subject to such surface disturbing activities from the 
        Secretary of Agriculture, or otherwise arrange for the 
        disposition of such merchantable timber, upon such 
        terms and upon such advance notice of the items 
        referred to in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of 
        paragraph (3) as the Secretary may accept.
  (5)(A) The lands referred to in this subsection are those 
lands referenced in subparagraph (B) which are under the 
administration of the Secretary of Agriculture where the United 
States acquired an interest in such lands pursuant to the Act 
of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 961 and following), but does not 
have an interest in oil and gas deposits that may be present 
under such lands. This subsection does not apply to any such 
lands where, under the provisions of its acquisition of an 
interest in the lands, the United States is to acquire any oil 
and gas deposits that may be present under such lands in the 
future but such interest has not yet vested with the United 
States.
  (B) This subsection shall only apply in the Allegheny 
National Forest.
  (p) Deadlines for Consideration of Applications for 
Permits.--
          (1) In general.--Not later than 10 days after the 
        date on which the Secretary receives an application for 
        any permit to drill, the Secretary shall--
                  (A) notify the applicant that the application 
                is complete; or
                  (B) notify the applicant that information is 
                missing and specify any information that is 
                required to be submitted for the application to 
                be complete.
          (2) Issuance or deferral.--Not later than 30 days 
        after the applicant for a permit has submitted a 
        complete application, the Secretary shall--
                  (A) issue the permit, if the requirements 
                under the National Environmental Policy Act of 
                1969 and other applicable law have been 
                completed within such timeframe; or
                  (B) defer the decision on the permit and 
                provide to the applicant a notice--
                          (i) that specifies any steps that the 
                        applicant could take for the permit to 
                        be issued; and
                          (ii) a list of actions that need to 
                        be taken by the agency to complete 
                        compliance with applicable law together 
                        with timelines and deadlines for 
                        completing such actions.
          (3) Requirements for deferred applications.--
                  (A) In general.--If the Secretary provides 
                notice under paragraph (2)(B), the applicant 
                shall have a period of 2 years from the date of 
                receipt of the notice in which to complete all 
                requirements specified by the Secretary, 
                including providing information needed for 
                compliance with the National Environmental 
                Policy Act of 1969.
                  (B) Issuance of decision on permit.--If the 
                applicant completes the requirements within the 
                period specified in subparagraph (A), the 
                Secretary shall issue a decision on the permit 
                not later than 10 days after the date of 
                completion of the requirements described in 
                subparagraph (A), unless compliance with the 
                National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 
                other applicable law has not been completed 
                within such timeframe.
                  (C) Denial of permit.--If the applicant does 
                not complete the requirements within the period 
                specified in subparagraph (A) or if the 
                applicant does not comply with applicable law, 
                the Secretary shall deny the permit.
  (q) Fee for Expression of Interest.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary shall assess a 
        nonrefundable fee against any person that, in 
        accordance with procedures established by the Secretary 
        to carry out this subsection, submits an expression of 
        interest in leasing land available for disposition 
        under this section for exploration for, and development 
        of, oil or gas.
          (2) Amount of fee.--
                  (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), 
                the fee assessed under paragraph (1) shall be 
                $5 per acre of the area covered by the 
                applicable expression of interest.
                  (B) Adjustment of fee.--The Secretary shall, 
                by regulation, not less frequently than every 4 
                years, adjust the amount of the fee under 
                subparagraph (A) to reflect the change in 
                inflation.

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                 CHANGES IN APPLICATION OF EXISTING LAW

    Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(A) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, the following statements are 
submitted describing the effect of provisions in the 
accompanying bill, which directly or indirectly change the 
application of existing law. In most instances these provisions 
have been included in prior appropriations Acts.
    The bill includes the following changes in application of 
existing law:

                              OVERALL BILL

    Providing that certain appropriations remain available 
until expended, or extending the availability of funds beyond 
the fiscal year where programs or projects are continuing but 
for which legislation does not specifically authorize such 
extended availability.
    Limiting, in certain instances, the obligation of funds for 
particular functions or programs. These limitations include 
restrictions on the obligation of funds for administrative 
expenses, travel expenses, the use of consultants, and 
programmatic areas within the overall jurisdiction of a 
particular agency.
    Limiting official entertainment or reception and 
representation expenses for selected agencies in the bill.
    Continuing ongoing activities of certain critical Federal 
agencies or programs, which require re-authorization or other 
legislation which has not been enacted.

                  TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


                       Bureau of Land Management


                   MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES

    Providing funds to the Bureau for the management of lands 
and resources.
    Permitting the use of fees for processing applications for 
permit to drill.
    Permitting the use of mining fee collections for program 
operations.
    Permitting the use of fees from communication site rentals.

                   OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS

    Providing funds for the Oregon and California Grant Lands.
    Authorizing the transfer of certain collections from the 
Oregon and California Land Grants Fund to the Treasury.

                           RANGE IMPROVEMENTS

    Allowing certain funds to be used for range improvements.

               SERVICE CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND FORFEITURES

    Allowing the use of certain collected funds for certain 
administrative costs and operation of termination of certain 
facilities.
    Allowing the use of funds on any damaged public lands.
    Authorizing the Secretary to use monies from forfeitures, 
compromises or settlements for improvement, protection, and 
rehabilitation of public lands under certain conditions.

                       MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS

    Allowing certain contributed funds to be advanced for 
administrative costs and other activities of the Bureau.

                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

    Permitting the Bureau to enter into agreements with public 
and private entities, including States.
    Permitting the Bureau to manage improvements to which the 
United States has title.
    Permitting the payment of rewards for information on 
violations of law on Bureau lands.
    Providing for cost-sharing arrangements for printing 
services.
    Permitting the Bureau to conduct certain projects for State 
governments on a reimbursable basis.

                United States Fish and Wildlife Service


                          RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

    Limits funding for Endangered Species Act programs.

                    STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS

    Designating funding for grant programs.
    Apportioning funding to States and territories.
    Establishing cost shares.
    Reapportioning unobligated balances.

                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

    Providing that programs may be carried out by direct 
expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and 
reimbursable agreements with public and private entities.
    Providing for repair of damage to public roads.
    Providing options for the purchase of land not to exceed 
$1.
    Permitting cost-shared arrangements for printing services.
    Permitting the acceptance of donated aircraft.
    Providing that fees collected for non-toxic shot review and 
approval shall be available without further appropriation for 
the expenses of non-toxic shot review related expenses.

                         National Park Service

    Designating funds for various programs.
    Providing for National Park Medical Service Fund.

                  National Recreation and Preservation

    Providing for expenses not otherwise provided for.

                         Historic Preservation

    Providing funding by program.
    Requiring a match in the Save America's Treasures program.
    Provides that individual projects are only available for 
one grant.
    Provides for approval of projects.
    Providing for expenses derived from the Historic 
Preservation Fund.
    Provides for semiquincentennial anniversary competitive 
grants.

                              Construction

    Providing that a single procurement may be issued for any 
project funded in fiscal year 2024 with a future phase 
indicated in the National Park Service 5-year Line Item 
Construction Plan.
    Providing that the solicitation and contract shall contain 
the availability of funds clause.
    Providing that fees may be made available for the cost of 
adjustments and changes within the original scope of effort for 
projects funded by the Construction appropriation.
    Providing that the Secretary of the Interior shall consult 
with the Committees on Appropriations in accordance with 
reprogramming thresholds prior to making any changes authorized 
by this section.

                          CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE

    Providing funds for Centennial Challenge projects with no 
less than 50 percent of the cost of each project derived from 
non-Federal sources.

                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

    Allowing certain franchise fees to be available for 
expenditure without further appropriation to extinguish or 
reduce liability for certain possessory interests.
    Providing for the retention of administrative costs under 
certain Land and Water Conservation Fund programs.
    Allowing National Park Service funds to be transferred to 
the Federal Highway Administration for purposes authorized 
under 23 U.S.C. 204 for reasonable administrative support 
costs.

                    United States Geological Survey


                 SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

    Providing funds to classify lands as to their mineral and 
water resources.
    Providing funds to give engineering supervision to power 
permittees and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensees.
    Providing funds to administer the minerals exploration 
program, conduct inquiries into economic conditions affecting 
mining and materials processing industries and related 
activities.
    Providing funds to publish and disseminate data relative to 
the foregoing activities.
    Limiting funds for the conduct of new surveys on private 
property without permission.
    Limiting funds for cooperative topographic mapping or water 
resource data collection and investigations.

                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

    Providing funds for contracting for topographic maps and 
surveys.
    Allowing funds to be used for certain contracting, 
construction, maintenance, acquisition, and representation 
expenses.
    Providing for payment of compensation and expenses of 
persons employed by the Survey in the negotiation and 
administration of interstate compacts.
    Permitting the use of certain contracts, grants, and 
cooperative agreements, including agreements with Tribes.
    Recognizing students and recent graduates as Federal 
employees for the purposes of travel and work injury 
compensation.

                   Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

    Providing that certain fees offset appropriations.
    Limiting funding for reasonable expenses related to 
volunteer beach and marine cleanup activities.

             Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

    Providing that certain fees offset appropriations.
    Requiring that not less than 50 percent of inspection fees 
expended be used on personnel, expanding capacity and reviewing 
applications for permit to drill.

                           OIL SPILL RESEARCH

    Providing that funds shall be derived from the Oil Spill 
Liability Trust Fund.

          Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


                       REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY

    Permitting payment to State and Tribal personnel for travel 
and per diem expenses for training.
    Permitting the use of certain offsetting collections from 
permit fees.

                    ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND

    Allowing the use of debt recovery to pay for debt 
collection.
    Allowing that certain funds made available under title IV 
of Public Law 95-987 may be used for any required non-Federal 
share of the cost of certain projects.
    Allowing funds to be used for travel expenses of State and 
Tribal personnel while attending certain OSM training.
    Providing that funds shall be paid to certain qualifying 
entities for economic and community development in conjunction 
with reclamation priorities.
    Requiring payments within 90 days of enactment.
    Reduced salaries and expenses funding if payments are not 
made.

                        Bureau Of Indian Affairs


                      OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS

    Limiting funds for official reception and representation 
expenses.
    Limiting funds for welfare assistance payments, except for 
disaster relief.
    Allowing Tribal priority allocation funds to be used for 
unmet welfare assistance costs.
    Limiting funds for housing improvement, land acquisition, 
road maintenance, attorney fees, litigation support, land 
records improvement, hearings and appeals, and the Navajo-Hopi 
Settlement Program.
    Allowing the transfer of certain forestry funds.
    Allowing the use of funds to purchase uniforms or other 
identifying articles of clothing for personnel.
    Allowing the transfer of funds to the Office of the 
Secretary for trust, probate, and administrative functions.
    Allowing BIA to accept transfers from U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection for reconstruction or repair of roads.

                         CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS

    Prohibiting the transfer of funds to any other account.

                       PAYMENT FOR TRIBAL LEASES

    Prohibiting the transfer of funds to any other account.

                              CONSTRUCTION

    Providing for the transfer of Navajo irrigation project 
funds to the Bureau of Reclamation.
    Providing Safety of Dams funds on a non-reimbursable basis.
    Allowing reimbursement of construction costs from the 
Bureau of Trust Funds Administration.
    Providing that funds are available for Federal field 
communication capabilities.

                 INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

    Limiting funds for administrative expenses and for 
subsidizing total loan principal.

                       Bureau of Indian Education


                 OPERATION OF INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMS

    Allowing Tribal Priority Allocation funds to be used for 
unmet welfare assistance costs.
    Providing forward-funding for school operations of Bureau-
funded schools and other education programs.
    Limiting funds for education-related administrative cost 
grants.
    Allowing the use of funds to purchase uniforms or other 
identifying articles of clothing for personnel.

                         EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION

    Limiting the control of construction projects when certain 
timeframes have not been met.

                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

    Allowing the use of funds for direct expenditure, 
contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants.
    Allowing contracting for the San Carlos Irrigation Project.
    Limiting the use of funds for certain contracts, grants, 
and cooperative agreements.
    Providing that there is no impact on the trust 
responsibility for Tribes that return appropriations.
    Prohibiting funding of Alaska schools.
    Limiting the number of schools and the expansion of grade 
levels in individual schools.
    Specifying distribution of indirect and administrative 
costs for certain Tribes.
    Limiting the expansion of satellite school locations.
    Allowing Tribal Priority Allocation funds to be used to 
execute adjustments requested by Indian Tribes.

                  Bureau of Trust Fund Administration


                         FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS

    Limiting the amount of funding available for the settlement 
support.
    Allowing transfers to other Department of the Interior 
accounts.
    Providing no-year funding for certain Indian Self-
Determination Act grants.
    Exempting quarterly statements for Indian trust accounts 
$15 or less.
    Requiring annual statements and records maintenance for 
Indian trust accounts.
    Limiting use of funds to correct administrative errors in 
Indian trust accounts.
    Permitting the use of recoveries from erroneous payments 
pursuant to Indian trust accounts.
    Exempting reconciliation of Special Deposit Accounts with 
low balances in certain circumstances.
    Allowing for limited aggregation of trust accounts of 
individuals whose whereabouts are unknown.

                          Departmental Offices


             Office of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses

    Allowing the use of certain funds for official reception 
and representation expenses.
    Permitting payments to former Bureau of Mines workers.
    Designating funds for Indian land, mineral, and resource 
valuation activities.
    Permitting funds for Indian land, mineral, and resource 
valuation activities to 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'' account and the Bureau of Trust Funds 
Administration, ``Federal Trust Programs'' account.

                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

    Allowing certain payments authorized for the Payments in 
Lieu of Taxes Program to be retained for administrative 
expenses.
    Providing that the amounts provided are the only amounts 
available for payments authorized under chapter 69 of title 31, 
United States Code.
    Providing that in the event sums appropriated are 
insufficient to make the full payments then the payment to each 
local government shall be made proportionally.
    Providing that the Secretary may make adjustments to 
payment to individual units of local government to correct for 
prior overpayments or underpayments.
    Providing that no Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program payment 
be made to otherwise eligible units of local government if the 
computed amount of the payment is less than $100.

                            Insular Affairs


                       ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES

    Designating funds for various programs and for salaries and 
expenses of the Office of Insular Affairs.
    Allowing audits of the financial transactions of the 
Territorial and Insular governments by the GAO.
    Providing grant funding under certain terms of the 
Agreement of the Special Representatives on Future United 
States Financial Assistance for the Northern Mariana Islands.
    Providing for capital infrastructure in various 
Territories.
    Allowing appropriations for disaster assistance to be used 
as non-Federal matching funds for hazard mitigation grants.

               Administrative Provisions, Insular Affairs

    Allowing, at the request of the Governor of Guam, for 
certain discretionary or mandatory funds to be used to assist 
securing certain rural electrification loans through the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture.

                        DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS


                        Wildland Fire Management

    Permitting the repayments of funds transferred from other 
accounts for firefighting.
    Designating funds for hazardous fuels and burned area 
rehabilitation.
    Permitting the use of funds for lodging and subsistence of 
firefighters.
    Permitting the use of grants, contracts, and cooperative 
agreements for hazardous fuels reduction, including cost-
sharing and local assistance.
    Permitting cost-sharing of cooperative agreements with non-
Federal entities under certain circumstances.
    Providing for local competition for hazardous fuels 
reduction activities.
    Permitting reimbursement to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service for 
consultation activities under the Endangered Species Act.
    Providing certain terms for leases of real property with 
local governments.
    Providing for the transfer of funds between the Department 
of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture for wildland 
fire management.
    Providing funds for support of Federal emergency response 
actions.
    Allowing for international forestry assistance to or 
through the Department of State.

              WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS RESERVE FUND

    Providing for the transfer of funds for wildfire 
suppression operations.

                ENERGY COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM

    Providing that funds are available for program management 
and oversight.
    Providing that funds may be expended for directly or 
through grants.
    Providing that funds are not available for CERCLA 
obligations.

                          WORKING CAPITAL FUND

    Prohibiting use of funds to establish reserves in the 
working capital fund except for limited exceptions.
    Allowing assessments for reasonable charges for training 
services at the National Indian Program Center and use of these 
funds under certain conditions.
    Providing space and related facilities or the lease of 
related facilities, equipment or professional services of the 
National Indian Program Training Center to State, local and 
Tribal employees or other persons for cultural, educational or 
recreational activities.
    Providing 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

    Allowing acquisition and sale of certain aircraft.

                  Office of Natural Resources Revenue

    Designating funds for mineral revenue management 
activities.
    Allowing certain refunds of overpayments in connection with 
certain Indian leases.

             GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

    Section 101 continues a provision providing for emergency 
transfer authority (intra-bureau) with the approval of the 
Secretary when all other emergency funds have been exhausted.
    Section 102 continues a provision providing for emergency 
transfer authority (department-wide) with the approval of the 
Secretary.
    Section 103 continues a provision providing for the use of 
appropriations for certain services with the approval of the 
Secretary.
    Section 104 continues a provision permitting the transfer 
of funds between the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of 
Indian Education, and the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration 
and includes a notification requirement.
    Section 105 continues a provision permitting the 
redistribution of Tribal priority allocation and Tribal base 
funds to address identified, unmet needs, dual enrollment, 
overlapping services or inaccurate distribution methodologies.
    Section 106 continues a provision allowing Outer 
Continental Shelf inspection fees to be collected by the 
Secretary of the Interior.
    Section 107 continues a provision allowing the Bureau of 
Land Management (BLM) to enter into long-term cooperative 
agreements for long-term care and maintenance of excess wild 
horses and burros on private land.
    Section 108 continues a provision dealing with the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service's responsibilities for mass marking 
of salmonid stocks.
    Section 109 continues a provision allowing the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education to perform 
reimbursable work more efficiently and effectively.
    Section 110 continues bill language establishing a 
Department of the Interior Experienced Services Program.
    Section 111 continues a provision requiring funds to be 
available for obligation and expenditure not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment.
    Section 112 continues authorization for the Secretary to 
transfer funds in conformity with the reprogramming 
requirements between the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the 
Bureau of Indian Education in order to separate the accounts.
    Section 113 continues a provision providing funding for the 
Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program.
    Section 114 continues a provision authorizing Tribally 
controlled schools access to interagency motor vehicles in same 
manner as if performing activities under the Indian Self 
Determination and Education Assistance Act.
    Section 115 continues a provision authorizing the Secretary 
of the Interior to establish appraiser rates of pay.
    Section 116 prohibits the Secretary from writing or issuing 
a proposed rule for greater sage-grouse, the Columbian Basin 
distinct population, and the Bi-State distinct population 
segment for greater sage-grouse.
    Section 117 continues a provision authorizing the National 
Park Service to use up to seven percent of State assistance 
funds as grants to States for indirect costs.

               TITLE II--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY


                         SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    Providing for operating expenses in support of research and 
development.
    Designating funding for National Priorities research as 
specified in the report accompanying this Act.
    Allowing for the operation of aircraft.

                 ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT

    Allowing hire and maintenance of passenger motor vehicles 
and operation of aircraft and purchase of reprints and 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.
    Limiting amounts for official representation and reception 
expenses.
    Designating funding for National Priorities as specified in 
the report accompanying this Act.
    Designating funding for Geographical programs as specified 
in the report accompanying this Act.
    Allocation of certain appropriated funds for the Chemical 
Risk Review and Reduction program project.

                     HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND

    Allowing distribution of funds to purchase services from 
other agencies under certain circumstances.
    Allowing for the operation of aircraft.
    Providing for the transfer of funds within certain agency 
accounts.

                LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM

    Providing for grants to Federally-recognized Indian Tribes.

                        INLAND OIL SPILL PROGRAM

    Allowing for the operation of aircraft.

                   STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

    Specifying funding for capitalization grants for the Clean 
Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds.
    Specifying funding for Community Project Funding grants.
    Designating funds for specific sections of law.
    Providing waivers for certain uses of Clean Water and 
Drinking Water State Revolving Funds for State administrative 
costs for grants to federally-recognized Indian Tribes and 
grants to specific Territories and Freely Associated States.
    Requiring that 10 percent of Clean Water and 14 percent of 
Drinking Water funds shall be used by States for forgiveness of 
principal or negative interest loans.
    Prohibiting the use of funds for jurisdictions that permit 
development or construction of additional colonia areas.
    Requiring State matching funds for certain grants to Alaska 
Native Villages and specifying certain allocation of funds.
    Requiring a portion of grant funding for brownfields grants 
for persistent poverty communities and territories.
    Providing for targeted airshed grants in accordance with 
report accompanying the Act.
    Designating Save Our Seas 2.0 Act funding for 
administrative expenses and providing for certain grants.
    Providing that America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 
grants may be awarded to Tribes.
    Providing for additional funding for Solid Waste Disposal 
Act.

      WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION PROGRAM ACCOUNT

    Requiring loans and commitments to be in accordance with 
law and regulation.
    Prohibiting the use of funds for loans unless certain 
certifications are made.
    Allowing for the collection, transfer, and obligation of 
certain fees.

                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

    Allowing awards for grants to Federally-recognized Indian 
Tribes.
    Authorizing the collection and obligation of pesticide 
registration service fees.
    Allowing the transfer of funds from the ``Environmental 
Programs and Management'' account to support the Great Lakes 
Restoration Initiative and providing for certain interagency 
agreements and grants to various entities in support of this 
effort.
    Providing amounts for construction, alteration, repair, 
rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities.
    Authorizing the collection and obligation of Electronic 
Manifest fees.
    Authorizing the collection and obligation of TSCA fees.
    Providing for grants to federally recognized Tribes.
    Authorizing grants to implement certain watershed 
restoration.
    Providing amounts for competitive grants under the National 
Estuary Program.
    Allowing for the use of aircraft from certain funds.
    Authorizing certain temporary hiring of contractors.

                      TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES


                             FOREST SERVICE

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT

    Providing funds for one administrative support staff for 
the office.

                       FOREST SERVICE OPERATIONS

    Providing funds for Forest Service Operations.

                     FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

    Designating funds for the forest inventory and analysis 
program.
    Providing for the use of funds for Fire Science Research.

                         NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

    Depositing funds for certain purposes.
    Provides for fee grazing credits.
    Provides for certain base salaries and expenses.

         ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL ACTS

    Requiring that funding for the program is derived from 
forest receipts.

            ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES

    Requiring that funding for the program is derived from 
funds deposited by State, county, or municipal governments and 
non-Federal parties pursuant to Land Sale and Exchange Acts.

                         RANGE BETTERMENT FUND

    Providing that fifty percent of monies received from 
grazing fees shall be used for range improvements and limiting 
administrative expenses to six percent.

                        WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

    Permitting the use of funds for emergency rehabilitation 
and to support emergency response and wildfire suppression.
    Allowing the use of wildland fire funds to repay advances 
from other accounts.
    Allowing for the transfer of prior year balances.
    Allowing reimbursement of States for certain wildfire 
emergency activities.
    Allowing funding to support to Federal emergency response.
    Providing for cooperative agreements.
    Designating funds for suppression.

              WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS RESERVE FUND

    Allowing for the transfer of funds.

                   COMMUNICATIONS SITE ADMINISTRATION

    Allowing for the deposit and transfer of amounts collected.

                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

    Permitting the purchase of passenger motor vehicles and 
proceeds from the sale of aircraft may be used to purchase 
replacement aircraft.
    Allowing funds for certain employment contracts.
    Allowing funds to be used for purchase and alteration of 
buildings.
    Allowing for acquisition of certain lands and interests.
    Allowing expenses for certain volunteer activities.
    Providing for the cost of uniforms.
    Providing for debt collections on certain contracts.
    Providing for the transfer of funds between accounts 
affected by the Forest Service budget restructure.
    Providing for the transfer of funds to the Wildland Fire 
Management appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency 
rehabilitation and fire preparedness.
    Limiting the transfer of wildland fire management funds 
between the Department of the Interior and the Department of 
Agriculture.
    Providing the transfer of funds for hazardous fuels 
management and urgent rehabilitation.
    Allowing funds to be used through the Agency for 
International Development for work in foreign countries and to 
support other forestry activities outside the United States.
    Allowing the Forest Service, acting for the International 
Program, to sign certain funding agreements with foreign 
governments and institutions as well as with certain domestic 
agencies.
    Authorizing the expenditure or transfer of funds for wild 
horse and burro activities.
    Prohibiting the transfer of funds under the Department of 
Agriculture transfer authority under certain conditions.
    Limiting the transfer of funds for the Working Capital Fund 
and Department Reimbursable Program (also known as Greenbook 
charges).
    Limiting funds to support the Youth Conservation Corps and 
Public Lands Corps.
    Limiting the use of funds for official reception and 
representation expenses.
    Providing for matching funds for the National Forest 
Foundation.
    Allows funds to be advanced to the National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation.
    Allows for certain cooperative agreements to support the 
work of forest or grassland collaboratives.
    Allowing funds to be used for technical assistance for 
rural communities.
    Allowing funds for payments to counties in the Columbia 
River Gorge National Scenic Area.
    Allowing funds to be used for the Older Americans Act.
    Prohibiting the assessment of funds for the purpose of 
performing fire, administrative, and other facilities 
maintenance and decommissioning.
    Limiting funds to reimburse the Office of General Counsel 
at the Department of Agriculture.
    Permitting eligible employees to be considered Federal 
employees.
    Requiring regular reporting of unobligated balances.

                         INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE


                         INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES

    Provides advance appropriations for fiscal year 2025.
    Providing that Tribal contract and grant funding is deemed 
obligated at the time of grant or contract award and remains 
available until expended.
    Designating funding for certain purposes and time periods.
    Allowing funds available for two fiscal years to be used in 
the second year of availability.
    Requiring certain amounts received by Tribes and Tribal 
organizations to be reported and accounted for.
    Providing for the collection of individually identifiable 
health information relating to the Americans with Disabilities 
Act by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Tribes and Tribal 
organizations.
    Permitting the use of Indian Health Care Improvement Fund 
resources for facilities improvement and providing no-year 
funding availability.
    Requiring reporting to Congress before funds made available 
for the Electronic Health Record system may be obligated.

                         CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS

    Prohibiting the transfer of funds to any other account.
    Providing funds obligated but not expended to be used for 
subsequent fiscal year costs.

                       PAYMENT FOR TRIBAL LEASES

    Prohibiting the transfer of funds to any other account.

                        INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES

    Providing advance appropriations for fiscal year 2025.
    Allowing funds to be used for purchase of land.
    Providing for TRANSAM equipment to be purchased from the 
Department of Defense.
    Prohibiting the use of funds for sanitation facilities for 
new homes funded by the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development.

                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

    Providing services at certain rates.
    Allowing payments for telephone service in private 
residences in the field, purchase of motor vehicles, aircraft, 
and reprints.
    Allowing the purchase and erection of modular buildings.
    Allowing funds to be used for uniforms.
    Allowing funding to be used for attendance at professional 
meetings.
    Allowing health care to be extended to non-Indians at 
Indian Health Service facilities, subject to charges, and for 
the expenditure of collected funds.
    Allowing transfers of funds from the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development to the Indian Health Service.
    Prohibiting limitations on certain Federal travel and 
transportation expenses.
    Requiring departmental assessments to be identified in 
annual budget justifications.
    Allowing de-obligation and re-obligation of funds applied 
to self-governance funding agreements.
    Prohibiting the expenditure of funds to implement new 
eligibility regulations.
    Permitting certain reimbursements for goods and services 
provided to Tribes.
    Providing that reimbursements for training, technical 
assistance, or services include total costs.
    Allowing housing allowances for civilian medical personnel.
    Prohibiting changes in organizational structure without 
advance notification to Congress.

            Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry


            TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH

    Providing for the conduct of health studies, testing, and 
monitoring.
    Limiting the number of toxicological profiles.

                   Executive Office of the President


  COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

    Limiting the use of funds for official reception and 
representation expenses.
    Designating the appointment and duties of the chairman.

             Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

    Permitting use of funds for hire of passenger vehicles, 
uniforms, or allowances with per diem rate limitations.
    Limiting the number of senior level positions.
    Designating the individual appointed to the position of 
Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency as the 
Inspector General of the Board.
    Directing use of personnel and limiting position 
appointments.

              Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation

    Providing that funds in this and prior appropriations Acts 
shall be used to relocate persons certified as eligible.
    Providing that no person can be evicted unless a 
replacement home is provided.
    Providing that no relocatee is provided with more than one 
new or replacement home.
    Providing that the Office shall relocate any certified 
eligible relocatee.

    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
                              Development

    Providing funds to become available on July 1, 2024.

                        Smithsonian Institution


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    Limiting certain lease terms.
    Providing for purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of 
uniforms.
    Designating funds for certain programs and providing no-
year funds.
    Providing that funds may be used to support American 
overseas research centers.
    Allowing for advance payments to independent contractors 
performing research services or participating in official 
Smithsonian presentations.
    Providing for Federal appropriations designated for lease 
or rent payments to be expended as rent payable and deposited 
into the general trust funds for expenses associated with the 
purchase of a portion of a building and not to be construed as 
Federal debt service or an obligation of the Federal 
Government.
    Providing no appropriated funds may be used to directly 
service debt incurred to finance the cost of acquiring a 
portion of a building and specifying notification requirements 
if the acquisition is sold.
    Requiring advance notification of the Appropriations 
Committees prior to building acquisition.

                           Facilities Capital

    Designating funds for certain services.

                        National Gallery of Art


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    Allowing payment in advance for membership in library, 
museum, and art associations or societies.
    Allowing for purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for 
guards and employees and allowances therefor.
    Allowing purchase or rental of devices for protecting 
buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance, alteration, 
improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches, and grounds.
    Providing for restoration and repair of works of art by 
contract under certain circumstances.

            REPAIR, RESTORATION, AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS

    Providing lease agreements of no more than 10 years 
addressing space needs created by renovations under the Master 
Facilities Plan.
    Providing funds for the design and construction of a 
facility in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution.
    Permitting the Gallery to perform work by contract under 
certain circumstances.

            Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    Allowing for hire of passenger vehicles and services.

                 National Endowment for the Humanities


                       GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION

    Allowing obligation of National Endowment for the 
Humanities current and prior year funds from gifts, bequests, 
and devises of money for which equal amounts have not 
previously been appropriated.

  ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE 
                               HUMANITIES

    Prohibiting the use of funds for grants and contracts which 
do not include the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913.
    Prohibiting the use of appropriated funds and permitting 
the use of non-appropriated funds for reception expenses.
    Allowing the chairperson of the National Endowment for the 
Arts to approve small grants under certain circumstances.

                        Commission of Fine Arts


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    Permitting the charging and use of fees for its 
publications and accepting gifts related to the history of the 
Nation's Capital.
    Providing that one-tenth of one percent of funds provided 
may be used for official reception and representation expenses.

               National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs

    Continuing a provision to adjust eligibility criteria.

                  National Capital Planning Commission

    Providing that one-quarter of one percent may be used for 
official reception and representational expenses.

                United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

    Designating funds for certain purposes.
    Extending the availability of appropriations.

                   World War I Centennial Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    Providing that the Commission may accept support from any 
executive branch agency for activities of the Commission.

                      TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    Section 401 continues a provision prohibiting activities to 
promote public support or opposition to legislative proposals.
    Section 402 continues a provision making funds available 
only for the current fiscal year unless expressly provided 
otherwise in this Act.
    Section 403 continues a provision providing restrictions on 
departmental assessments unless approved by the Committee on 
Appropriations.
    Section 404 continues a limitation on accepting and 
processing applications for patents and on the patenting of 
Federal lands.
    Section 405 continues a provision regarding the payment of 
contract support costs for prior fiscal years.
    Section 406 continues a provision addressing the payment of 
contract support costs for fiscal year 2024.
    Section 407 continues a provision providing that the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall not be considered in violation 
of certain provisions of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
Resources Planning Act solely because more than 15 years have 
passed without revision of a forest plan, provided that the 
Secretary is working in good faith to complete the plan 
revision.
    Section 408 continues a provision limiting preleasing, 
leasing, and related activities within the boundaries of 
National Monuments.
    Section 409 continues a provision which restricts funding 
for acquisition of lands or interests in lands from being used 
for declarations of taking or complaints in condemnation.
    Section 410 continues a provision which prohibits no-bid 
contracts and grants except under certain circumstances.
    Section 411 continues a provision which requires public 
disclosure of certain reports.
    Section 412 continues a provision which delineates the 
grant guidelines for the National Endowment for the Arts.
    Section 413 continues a provision which delineates the 
program priorities for programs managed by the National 
Endowment for the Arts.
    Section 414 continues a provision requiring the Department 
of the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, Forest 
Service, and Indian Health Service to provide the Committees on 
Appropriations quarterly reports on the status of balances of 
appropriations.
    Section 415 continues a provision extending certain 
authorities through fiscal year 2024 allowing the Forest 
Service to renew grazing permits.
    Section 416 continues a provision prohibiting the use of 
funds to maintain or establish a computer network unless such 
network is designed to block access to pornography websites.
    Section 417 continues a provision requiring the humane 
treatment of wild horses and burros.
    Section 418 continues a provision to extend the authority 
of the Forest Service Facility Realignment and Enhancement Act.
    Section 419 continues a provision setting requirements for 
the use of American iron and steel for certain loans and 
grants.
    Section 420 continues a provision providing authority for 
the Secretary of the Interior to enter into training agreements 
and to transfer excess equipment and supplies for wildfires.
    Section 421 continues a provision providing a one-year 
extension of the current recreation fee authority.
    Section 422 continues a provision requiring advanced 
approval of the reprogramming of funds in this Act.
    Section 423 continues a provision through fiscal year 2024 
authorizing the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Agriculture to consider local contractors when awarding 
contracts for certain activities on public lands.
    Section 424 continues a provision extending for one year 
the Interpretive Association authority.
    Section 425 continues a provision extending the Puerto Rico 
Schooling authority.
    Section 426 continues a provision extending the Forest 
Botanical Products Fee Collection authority.
    Section 427 continues a provision regarding Tribal leases.
    Section 428 continues a provision extending the Forest 
Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund.
    Section 429 continues a provision requiring the allocation 
of funds from the National Parks and Public Land Legacy 
Restoration Fund and Land and Water Conservation Fund.
    Section 430 continues a provision addressing carbon 
emissions from forest biomass.
    Section 431 continues a provision regarding small remote 
incinerators in Alaska.
    Section 432 continues a provision regarding timber sales in 
Alaska.
    Section 433 continues a provision providing transfer 
authority to the Federal Highway Administration for the 
National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund.
    Section 434 continues a provision prohibiting the use of 
funds to promulgate or implement any regulation requiring the 
issuance of permits under Title V of the Clean Air Act for 
carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane 
emissions resulting from biological processes associated with 
livestock production.
    Section 435 continues a provision prohibiting the use of 
funds to implement any provision in a rule if that provision 
requires mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from 
manure management systems.
    Section 436 continues a provision prohibiting the use of 
funds to regulate the lead content of ammunition or fishing 
tackle.
    Section 437 continues a provision extending authorization 
for Alaska Native regional health entities.
    Section 438 rescinds Inflation Reduction Act funds for the 
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
    Section 439 rescinds Inflation Reduction Act funds for 
environmental and climate justice grants.
    Section 440 prohibits the use of funds to limit 
recreational shooting, fishing, and hunting on Federal lands 
except for public safety.
    Section 441 repeals the rule titled ``Revised Definition of 
`Waters of the United States''' published in the Federal 
Register on January 18, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 3004).
    Section 442 prohibits funds to enforce Public Land Order 
7917 (88 Fed. Reg. 6308 (January 31, 2023)).
    Section 443 requires the Secretary of the Interior to 
reinstate certain hardrock mineral leases.
    Section 444 amends Section 10101 of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1993 regarding the use of mining claims 
for ancillary activities.
    Section 445 prohibits the introduction of American bison on 
the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge.
    Section 446 requires the Secretary of the Interior to issue 
the final rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
and Plants; Regulations for Interagency Cooperation'', 
published in the Federal Register on January 12, 2021 (86 Fed. 
Reg. 2373) to address the Cottonwood decision.
    Section 447 prohibits funds to consider or incorporate the 
Social Cost of Carbon.
    Section 448 prohibits funds to implement, administer, or 
enforce the rule entitled ``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'' published on November 25, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 72674).
    Section 449 prohibits funds to carry out the program for 
Federal employees at the Department of the Interior entitled 
``Acknowledging Ecogrief and Developing Resistance'' or any 
counseling sessions, workshop, or any other meeting pertaining 
to ecological grief, ecogrief, or eco-resilience.
    Section 450 prohibits funds to prepare an environmental 
impact statement for, or to implement, administer, or enforce, 
the North Cascades Ecosystem Grizzly Bear Restoration Plan (87 
Fed. Reg. 68190).
    Section 451 prohibits funds 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.
    Section 452 requires the Secretary of the Interior to 
reissue the final rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened 
Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) From 
the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife'' and published 
on November 3, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 69778).
    Section 453 addresses cost recovery for the processing of 
special recreational permits.
    Section 454 prohibits funds for certain Executive Orders 
relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
    Section 455 prohibits funds to promote or advance Critical 
Race Theory.
    Section 456 prohibits funds the Wuhan Institute of 
Virology, or any laboratory owned or controlled by the 
governments of the People's Republic of China, the Republic of 
Cuba, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's 
Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, the Bolivarian 
Republic of Venezuela under the regime of Nicolas Maduro Moros, 
or any other country determined by the Secretary of State to be 
a foreign adversary.
    Section 457 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered 
Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat.''
    Section 458 amends section 6 of the Coastal Barrier 
Resources Act.
    Section 459 prohibits funds for certain Smithsonian 
Institution activities.
    Section 460 prohibits funds for certain onshore wind energy 
activities in Idaho until completion of a report by the 
Comptroller General.
    Section 461 prohibits funds for certain labeling activities 
that are inconsistent with a human health assessment performed 
pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide 
Act.
    Section 462 prohibits funds for the proposed rule titled 
``Supplemental Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards 
for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source 
Category''.
    Section 463 prohibits funds 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 for 
the State of California's Amendments to its rule titled ``Small 
Off-Road Engine Regulations: Transition to Zero Emissions''.
    Section 464 requires the Secretary of the Interior to issue 
the 5-year oil and gas leasing program for 2023-2028 and 
requires the Secretary to begin preparation of the subsequent 
oil and gas leasing program not later than 36 months after 
conducting the first lease sale in an existing 5-year program.
    Section 465 requires the Secretary of the Interior to 
reissue Order No 3368 regarding consent decrees and settlement 
agreements.
    Section 466 prohibits funds for Public Land Order No. 7921.
    Section 467 prohibits funds for 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).
    Section 468 prohibits funds for the purpose of pre-leasing, 
leasing, or the conveyance of leases for offshore wind energy 
activity in Florida until the Government Accountability Office 
submits, to the appropriate Congressional Committees, a study 
regarding the potential impact of offshore wind development and 
associated infrastructure in the Florida administrative 
boundary on military readiness and training (including but not 
limited to activities within or related to the Eglin Test and 
Training Complex and the Jacksonville Range Complex), marine 
environment and ecology, tourism, and other uses of the Outer 
Continental Shelf.
    Section 469 requires the Secretary of the Interior to 
address the deficiencies identified certain court decisions.
    Section 470 transfers certain Inflation Reduction Act 
balances to the Environmental Protection Agency Office of 
Inspector General.
    Section 471 prohibits funds for the management of the Grand 
Staircase-Escalante National Monument except in compliance with 
the approved resource management plan dated February 2020.
    Section 472 requires oil and gas lease sales in the Central 
Gulf of Mexico Planning Area, the Western Gulf of Mexico 
Planning Area, and in the Alaska region.
    Section 473 requires the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct quarterly onshore oil and gas lease sales.
    Section 474 rescinds Inflation Reduction Act funds for the 
Council on Environmental Quality.
    Section 475 rescinds Inflation Reduction Act funds for the 
National Park Service that have been designated for the 
Presidio Trust.
    Section 476 prohibits funds to fly or display certain flags 
at agencies funded by this Act.
    Section 477 reiterates that nothing in this Act shall 
affect 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; 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; 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 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).
    Section 478 prohibits funds for the vehicle reservation 
system at Glacier National Park.
    Section 479 prohibits funds for Secretarial Order No. 3410.
    Section 480 prohibits funds for the proposed 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''.
    Section 481 prohibits funds to ban 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 with certain 
exceptions.
    Section 482 prohibits funds for the proposed 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''.
    Section 483 prohibits funds to discriminate against a 
person who 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.
    Section 484 prohibits funds for the Smithsonian Institution 
for partnerships or activities associated with the Hong Kong 
Economic and Trade Offices, including any use of facilities by 
the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices.
    Section 485 prohibits funds for the proposed rule titled 
``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: 
Ethylene Oxide Emissions Standards for Sterilization Facilities 
Residual Risk and Technology Review'' or 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'' unless the Commissioner of Food and Drugs 
certifies that finalization, implementation, administration, or 
enforcement of such rule, decision, or addendum for ethylene 
oxide will not adversely impact the availability of sterile 
medical products in the United States.
    Section 486 prohibits funds for a final rule listing the 
Dunes Sagebrush Lizard as endangered or threatened pursuant to 
``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered 
Species Status for the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard''.
    Section 487 prohibits funds for the decisions proposed in 
the notice titled ``Pesticide Registration Review; Proposed 
Interim Decisions for the Rodenticides; Notice of 
Availability''.
    Section 488 prohibits funds for the proposed rule titled 
``Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and 
Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles''.
    Section 489 prohibits funds for the proposed rule titled 
``Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles--
Phase 3''.
    Section 490 prohibits funds for the proposed rule titled 
``Conservation and Landscape Health''.
    Section 491 requires the Secretary of the Interior to 
reissue the final rule titled ``Endangered and Threatened 
Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem 
Population of Grizzly Bears From the Federal List of Endangered 
and Threatened Wildlife''.
    Section 492 requires the Secretary of the Interior to 
prepare an environmental impact statement prior to approving a 
permit within the Big Cypress National Preserve.
    Section 493 establishes a Spending Reduction Account.

                  Appropriations Not Authorized by Law

    Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(B) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, the following table lists the 
appropriations in the accompanying bill which are not 
authorized by law:


  BUDGETARY IMPACT OF THE FY 2024 INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED 
    AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE 
     CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SECTION 308(A) OF THE 
                    CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974

                        [In millions of dollars]


                   COMPARISON WITH BUDGET RESOLUTION

    Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives and section 308(a)(1)(A) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the following table compares 
the levels of new budget authority provided in the bill with 
the appropriate allocation under section 302(b) of the Budget 
Act.

                                            [In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         302(b) Allocation                   This Bill
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      Budget                          Budget
                                                     Authority        Outlays        Authority        Outlays
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee
 allocations to its subcommittees: Subcommittee
 on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
    Discretionary...............................          28,067          45,758          28,067       \1\45,635
    Mandatory...................................              64              65              64           \1\65
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.

                      FIVE-YEAR OUTLAY PROJECTIONS

    Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII and section 
308(a)(1)(B) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
following table contains five-year projections associated with 
the budget authority provided in the accompanying bill as 
provided to the Committee by the Congressional Budget Office.

                        [In millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Outlays
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Projection of outlays associated with the
 recommendation:
    2024.............................................          \1\19,713
    2025.............................................             11,185
    2026.............................................              3,593
    2027.............................................                624
    2028 and future years............................               -267
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.

          FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

    Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII and section 
308(a)(1)(C) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
Congressional Budget Office has provided the following 
estimates of new budget authority and outlays provided by the 
accompanying bill for financial assistance to State and local 
governments.

                        [In millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     Budget Authority       Outlays
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Financial assistance to State and              -4,671          \1\1,135
 local governments for 2024.......
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.

                           COMMITTEE HEARINGS

    In compliance with clause 3(c)(6) of rule XIII (118th 
Congress) the following hearings were used to develop the 
fiscal year 2024 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Bill:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Date                 Title of Hearing        Witnesses
------------------------------------------------------------------------
March 8, 2023...................  American Indian     Larry Wright Jr.,
                                   and Alaska Native   Executive
                                   Public Witness      Director,
                                   Day 1.              National Congress
                                                       of American
                                                       Indians (NCAI)
                                  ..................  Tesia Zientek,
                                                       Board President,
                                                       National Indian
                                                       Education
                                                       Association
                                  ..................  Laurie Harper,
                                                       Board President,
                                                       Tribal Education
                                                       Departments
                                                       National Assembly
                                  ..................  Tom Miller, Board
                                                       President,
                                                       Association of
                                                       Community Tribal
                                                       Schools
                                  ..................  Jonodev Chaudhuri,
                                                       Ambassador,
                                                       Muscogee Creek
                                                       Nation
                                  ..................  Oliver Littlecook,
                                                       Chairman, Ponca
                                                       Tribe
                                  ..................  Buu Nygren,
                                                       President, Navajo
                                                       Nation
                                  ..................  Kirk Francis,
                                                       President, United
                                                       South and Eastern
                                                       Tribes (USET)
                                                       Sovereignty
                                                       Protection Fund,
                                                       and Chief,
                                                       Penobscot Indian
                                                       Nation
                                  ..................  Frank Star Comes
                                                       Out, President,
                                                       Oglala Sioux
                                                       Tribe
                                  ..................  Ashleigh Weeks,
                                                       Director,
                                                       Assiniboine and
                                                       Sioux Rural Water
                                                       Supply System
                                  ..................  Carole Lankford,
                                                       Council Member,
                                                       Confederated
                                                       Salish and
                                                       Kootenai Tribes
                                                       of the Flathead
                                                       Reservation
                                  ..................  Floyd Azure,
                                                       Chairman,
                                                       Assiniboine and
                                                       Sioux Tribes of
                                                       the Fort Peck
                                                       Reservation
                                  ..................  Jeffrey Stiffarm,
                                                       President, Fort
                                                       Belknap Indian
                                                       Community
                                  ..................  David Boxley, Jr.,
                                                       Councilmember,
                                                       Metlakatla Indian
                                                       Community
                                  ..................  Dr. Pearl K.
                                                       Brower, President
                                                       and Chief
                                                       Executive Officer
                                                       (CEO), Ukpeagvik
                                                       Inupiat
                                                       Corporation
                                  ..................  Abigail Echo-Hawk,
                                                       Director, Urban
                                                       Indian Health
                                                       Institute
                                  ..................  Aurene Martin,
                                                       Treasurer, Board
                                                       of Directors,
                                                       National Indian
                                                       Child Welfare
                                                       Association
                                  ..................  Cecilia
                                                       Firethunder,
                                                       President, Oglala
                                                       Lakota Education
                                                       Coalition and
                                                       Board of Trustee
                                                       Member for Oglala
                                                       Lakota College
                                  ..................  Donna Thompson,
                                                       Vice-Chairwoman,
                                                       Fort Hall
                                                       Business Council
                                                       of the Shoshone-
                                                       Bannock Tribes
                                  ..................  Quincy Ellenwood,
                                                       Treasurer, Nez
                                                       Perce Tribal
                                                       Executive
                                                       Committee
                                  ..................  Keenan Groesbeck,
                                                       Councilman,
                                                       Northern Arapaho
                                                       Business Council
                                  ..................  Stephen Roe Lewis,
                                                       Governor, Gila
                                                       River Indian
                                                       Community
                                  ..................  Tehassi Hill,
                                                       Chairman, Oneida
                                                       Nation
                                  ..................  John Johnson,
                                                       President, Lac du
                                                       Flambeau Band of
                                                       Lake Superior
                                                       Chippewa Indians
                                  ..................  Kevin DuPuis,
                                                       Chairman, Fond du
                                                       Lac Band of Lake
                                                       Superior Chippewa
                                  ..................  Michael Fairbanks,
                                                       Chairman, White
                                                       Earth Nation
                                  ..................  Darrell Seki, Sr.,
                                                       Chairman, Red
                                                       Lake Band of
                                                       Chippewa Indians
                                  ..................  Edward Johnstone,
                                                       Chairman,
                                                       Northwest Indian
                                                       Fisheries
                                                       Commission
                                  ..................  Ron Suppah, Chair,
                                                       Columbia River
                                                       Intertribal Fish
                                                       Commission
                                  ..................  Ann McCammon
                                                       Soltis, Director,
                                                       Intergovernmental
                                                       Affairs, Great
                                                       Lakes Indian Fish
                                                       and Wildlife
                                                       Commission
                                  ..................  W. Ron Allen,
                                                       Chairman and CEO,
                                                       Jamestown
                                                       S'Klallam Tribe
March 9, 2023...................  American Indian     Catalina
                                   and Alaska Native   VillaMontes,
                                   Public Witness      Treasurer,
                                   Day 2.              Riverside-San
                                                       Bernardino County
                                                       Indian Health
                                                       Inc.
                                  ..................  Dr. Donna
                                                       Galbreath, Senior
                                                       Medical Director,
                                                       Southcentral
                                                       Foundation
                                  ..................  Esther Lucero,
                                                       President and
                                                       CEO, Seattle
                                                       Indian Health
                                                       Board
                                  ..................  Dr. Mark LeBeau,
                                                       CEO, California
                                                       Rural Indian
                                                       Health Board,
                                                       Inc.
                                  ..................  Francys Crevier,
                                                       CEO, National
                                                       Council of Urban
                                                       Indian Health
                                  ..................  William Smith,
                                                       Chairman,
                                                       National Indian
                                                       Health Board
                                  ..................  Linda Austin,
                                                       National Tribal
                                                       Contract Support
                                                       Cost Coalition
                                  ..................  Ryan Hendricks,
                                                       Councilperson,
                                                       Quinault Indian
                                                       Nation
                                  ..................  Dr. Toni Tsatoke,
                                                       Kiowa Tribe
                                  ..................  Joette Walters,
                                                       CEO, Tuba City
                                                       Regional Health
                                                       Care Corporation
                                  ..................  Ned Norris, Jr.,
                                                       Chairman, Tohono
                                                       O'odham Nation
                                  ..................  Robert Miguel,
                                                       Chairman, Ak-Chin
                                                       Indian Community
                                                       Council
                                  ..................  Nate Tyler,
                                                       Council, Makah
                                                       Tribe
                                  ..................  Martha Garcia,
                                                       President, Ramah
                                                       Navajo School
                                                       Board, Inc.
                                  ..................  J. Michael
                                                       Chavarria,
                                                       Governor, Santa
                                                       Clara Pueblo
                                  ..................  Frank Dayish,
                                                       Chairman, Council
                                                       of Peyote Way of
                                                       Life Coalition
                                  ..................  Julius Murray,
                                                       Business
                                                       Committee Member,
                                                       Ute Indian Tribe
                                                       and Ouray
                                                       Reservation
                                  ..................  Dawn D. Davis, Co-
                                                       Chair, NCAI
                                                       Peyote Task Force
                                                       and a member of
                                                       the NACNA
                                                       Legislative
                                                       Committee
                                  ..................  Charles Martin,
                                                       Chairman, Morongo
                                                       Band of Mission
                                                       Indians
                                  ..................  Joe Davis,
                                                       Chairman, Hoopa
                                                       Valley Tribe
                                  ..................  Beniakem Cromwell,
                                                       Chairman,
                                                       Robinson
                                                       Rancheria Pomo
                                                       Indian
                                  ..................  Lawrence T.
                                                       Mirabal, Vice
                                                       President of
                                                       Operations,
                                                       Institute for
                                                       American Indian
                                                       Arts
                                  ..................  Algin Young, Chief
                                                       of Police, Oglala
                                                       Sioux Tribe
                                  ..................  Ryan Wilson,
                                                       President,
                                                       National Alliance
                                                       to Save Native
                                                       Languages
                                  ..................  Dr. Vahan Setyan,
                                                       The Original
                                                       Oceti Sakowin 7
                                                       Council Fires--
                                                       Dahcotah Branch--
                                                       Sioux Nation of
                                                       Indians
                                  ..................  Jon Brady,
                                                       President, Native
                                                       American Church
                                                       of North America
                                  ..................  Jarred-Michael
                                                       Erickson,
                                                       Chairman,
                                                       Confederated
                                                       Tribes of the
                                                       Colville
                                                       Reservation
                                  ..................  Jeremy Takala,
                                                       Tribal
                                                       Councilman,
                                                       Confederated
                                                       Tribes and Bands
                                                       of the Yakama
                                                       Nation
                                  ..................  Kristopher Peters,
                                                       Chairman, Squaxin
                                                       Island Tribe
                                  ..................  Nickolaus D.
                                                       Lewis, Chair,
                                                       Northwest
                                                       Portland Area
                                                       Indian Health
                                                       Board
                                  ..................  Phil Rigdon, Vice
                                                       President,
                                                       Intertribal
                                                       Timber Council
                                                       and Natural
                                                       Resources Manager
                                                       for Yakima Nation
                                  ..................  Greg Hitchcock,
                                                       Vice President,
                                                       Cowlitz Indian
                                                       Tribe
                                  ..................  Annette Bryan,
                                                       Councilwoman,
                                                       Puyallup Tribe
                                  ..................  Charlene Nelson,
                                                       Chairwoman,
                                                       Shoalwater Bay
                                                       Tribe
March 23, 2023..................  Fiscal Year 2024    Mr. Mark
                                   Budget Request      Lichtenstein,
                                   for the United      National Budget
                                   States Forest       Director, U.S.
                                   Service.            Forest Service
                                  ..................  Mr. Randy Moore,
                                                       Chief, U.S.
                                                       Forest Service
March 23, 2023..................  Fiscal Year 2024    Representative
                                   Member Day--        Sylvia Garcia (TX-
                                   Interior,           29);
                                   Environment, and    Representative
                                   Related Agencies.   Aumua Amata C.
                                                       Radewagen
                                                       (American Samoa)
March 28, 2023..................  Fiscal Year 2024    Ms. Denise
                                   Budget Request      Flanagan,
                                   for the             Director of
                                   Department of the   Budget,
                                   Interior.           Department of the
                                                       Interior
                                  ..................  The Honorable Deb
                                                       Haaland,
                                                       Secretary,
                                                       Department of the
                                                       Interior
                                  ..................  Ms. Joan M.
                                                       Mooney, Principal
                                                       Deputy Assistant
                                                       Secretary,
                                                       Department of the
                                                       Interior
March 28, 2023..................  Fiscal Year 2024    Mr. Faisal Amin,
                                   Budget Request      Chief Financial
                                   for the             Officer,
                                   Environmental       Environmental
                                   Protection Agency.  Protection Agency
                                  ..................  Mr. Michael Regan,
                                                       Administrator,
                                                       Environmental
                                                       Protection Agency
March 29, 2023..................  Fiscal Year 2024    Mr. Charles F.
                                   Budget Requests     Sams III,
                                   for the Bureau of   Director,
                                   Land Management,    National Park
                                   U.S. Fish and       Service
                                   Wildlife Service,
                                   and National Park
                                   Service.
                                  ..................  Ms. Tracy Stone-
                                                       Manning,
                                                       Director, Bureau
                                                       of Land
                                                       Management
                                  ..................  Ms. Martha
                                                       Williams,
                                                       Director, U.S.
                                                       Fish and Wildlife
                                                       Service
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   DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS

    The following table is submitted in compliance with clause 
9 of rule XXI and lists the congressional earmarks (as defined 
in paragraph (e) of clause 9) contained in the bill or in this 
report. Neither the bill nor the report contain any limited tax 
benefits or limited tariff benefits as defined in paragraphs 
(f) or (g) of clause 9 of rule XXI.


     DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES


             Comparative Statement of New Budget Authority

    The following table provides the amounts recommended by the 
Committee compared with the budget estimates by account.



                             MINORITY VIEWS

    Due to concerns about spending levels, harmful rescissions, 
and partisan policy riders, we are unable to support the bill 
as written. Our goals for the fiscal year 2024 Interior, 
Environment bill are to protect the environment and ensure 
Americans have clean air to breathe, safe water to drink, an 
economy that is resilient in a changing climate, investments in 
disadvantaged communities, and more high-paying jobs by growing 
and supporting the clean energy sector. The bill does the 
opposite.
    Despite recently passing the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 
2023, a bipartisan debt deal that included a path forward on 
spending levels and a way to get us back to regular order, the 
Majority has chosen to turn their back on those promises and 
proceed with a partisan bill with crippling cuts.
    Climate change has reached a crisis point and experts agree 
we must take bold action to avoid a major, irreversible 
catastrophe. This bill is one of the most harmful attacks on 
America's efforts to tackle climate change by cutting funding 
for the Environmental Protection Agency by nearly $4 billion or 
39 percent and rescinding more than $7 billion of vital 
investments provided by the Inflation Reduction Act for the 
United States to take immediate, economy-wide climate action.
    This bill, in addition to the cut proposed in the State, 
Foreign Operations bill, nearly eliminates the Greenhouse Gas 
Reduction Fund, which was established by the Inflation 
Reduction Act to mitigate the costs of climate pollution 
through investment in low- and zeroemission technologies. The 
Majority's attacks on the Greenhouse Gas Fund are a very 
disturbing indication of yet another willful denial of the 
crisis we collectively face.
    The damage inflicted by this bill extends beyond climate 
change. The bill eliminates the environmental justice program 
and rescinds $1.4 billion from the Environmental and Climate 
Justice Grants provided through the Inflation Reduction Act. It 
curtails the progress that has been made to ensure that all 
people enjoy the same degree of protection from environmental 
and health hazards. It abandons those groups who currently bear 
a disproportionate share of the negative environmental 
consequences, which includes large swaths of rural communities 
that many Republican colleagues represent.
    The bill also slashes funding for enforcement of the clean 
air and clean water acts, which will lead to increased levels 
of pollution and create an unfair playing field in which 
polluters have the advantage.
    The cuts in this bill are so severe that even agencies that 
usually enjoy bipartisan support are targeted for damaging 
reductions.
    The bill cuts the National Park Service by 13 percent. This 
cut means park rangers will lose their jobs. Further, it 
severely hampers the Service's ability to protect and preserve 
the natural and cultural resources in our national parks and 
jeopardizes the visitor experience.
    The bill also significantly reduces funding for the Arts 
and Humanities agencies. The cuts to the Smithsonian 
Institution and the National Gallery of Art are so deep that 
they will be forced to reduce the number of hours or days each 
week that the museums are open to the public.
    The bill fails our nation's wildland firefighters. It does 
not provide any of the funding requested by the Administration 
to support wildland firefighters and their families through 
better compensation, safe housing, and health and well-being 
assistance. Without this funding, the firefighters will lose 
the compensation increases first provided in the Bipartisan 
Infrastructure Law at the end of this year.
    Finally, the bill includes an exhaustive list of anti-
environment riders that seek to derail any effort to combat 
climate change, accelerates ecosystem decline by abandoning 
protections to apex predators and focal species, and vacates 
the commitment to conserve America's fragile lands and natural 
resources, while prohibiting judicial review.
    This bill provides an open invitation to exploitative oil, 
gas, and mineral leasing by blocking environmental regulations 
and continuing their pattern of overriding judicial review. At 
the same time, the bill suppresses clean energy production. 
Clean, renewable energy is critical if we are going to save our 
planet for future generations.
    And, sadly, the bill also contains numerous discriminatory 
riders which are so divisive. We are particularly shocked to 
see the Majority's posture towards Latinos, with a policy rider 
that prohibits the Smithsonian Institution from highlighting 
the contributions of American Latinos in U.S. history and 
culture by denying funds for the new National Museum of the 
American Latino and for the operation of the Molina Family 
Latino Gallery. Disagreeing with an exhibit does not give 
Republicans a license to erase the Smithsonian's efforts to 
operate an existing gallery or the decades-long pursuit of 
recognizing the many ways Latinas and Latinos have shaped this 
nation. Congressman Espaillat offered an amendment to strike 
the prohibition. The Republicans defeated the amendment in a 
partisan vote of 27-33.
    The majority of Americans support becoming carbon neutral 
by 2050 and they support taking responsibility for future 
generations. The austere and irresponsible cuts in this bill do 
not align with their values.
    We look forward to working on improving this bill as it 
advances through the process and to the day when level heads 
prevail, and we no longer are on a path to gridlock. We must 
come together--Democrats and Republicans--to put forward a 
credible Interior, Environment bill to advance our shared 
priorities into law.

                                   Rosa L. DeLauro.
                                   Chellie Pingree.