[House Report 118-581]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


118th Congress    }                                      {      Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session       }                                      {     118-581

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     DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                       APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2025

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 July 11, 2024.--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 of Idaho, from the Committee on Appropriations, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                             together with

                             MINORITY VIEWS

                        [To accompany H.R. 8998]

    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, 2025.

                        INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT

                                                            Page number

                                                            Bill Report
Title I--Department of the Interior........................     2   16
Title II--Environmental Protection Agency..................    86   63
Title III--Related Agencies................................   112   80
        Department of Agriculture..........................   112   80
        Department of Health and Human Services............   132   92
        Council on Environmental Quality and Office of 
            Environmental Quality..........................   144   99
        Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.....   144  100
        Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation........   145  100
        Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native 
            Culture and Arts Development...................   146  101
        Smithsonian Institution............................   147  101
        National Gallery of Art............................   149  102
        John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.....   151  102
        Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars...   152  103
        National Endowment for the Arts....................   152  103
        National Endowment for the Humanities..............   152  104
        Commission of Fine Arts............................   154  106
        National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs.........   155  106
        Advisory Council on Historic Preservation..........   155  107
        National Capital Planning Commission...............   155  107
        United States Holocaust Memorial Museum............   155  107
        United States Semiquincentennial Commission........   156  108
Title IV--General Provisions...............................   157  109
        House of Representatives Reporting Requirements....        122 

                         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 trust and treaty 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 $38,478,000,000 in 
discretionary budget authority for fiscal year 2025 which is 
$72,000,000 below the fiscal year 2024 level and $4,407,332,000 
below the President's budget request. The bill also rescinds 
$55,000,000 of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds for the 
National Park Service that have been designated for the 
Presidio Trust.
    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, including 
permanently addressing wildland firefighter pay.
    The bill provides $2,812,709,000 for the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs (BIA), which is $356,074,000 or nearly 15 percent above 
the fiscal year 2024 enacted level. Within this funding, the 
bill prioritizes Public Safety and Justice activities by 
providing an additional $190,477,000--or 34 percent increase--
above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level. The bill also 
provides $1,469,083,000 for the Bureau of Indian Education 
(BIE) and $8,561,647,000 for the Indian Health Service (IHS) in 
funding available in fiscal year 2025. In addition, the bill 
provides a fiscal year 2026 advance appropriations of 
$5,975,175,000 for the Indian Health Service.
    The bill provides a $176,696,000 discretionary increase for 
the Wildland Fire Management accounts at the Department of the 
Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, which includes over 
$330,000,000 to support a permanent pay fix and job series for 
Federal wildland firefighters. 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 proposed in the President's 
budget request.
    In order to fund these priorities at necessary levels, the 
Committee has reduced funding for the majority of accounts in 
the bill. This includes a $1,788,779,000 or 20 percent 
reduction to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) below 
the fiscal year 2024 level.
    In addition to limiting spending, the bill includes several 
provisions to rein in the activities of the Administration. For 
example, the bill continues language from previous years to:
           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 under the Toxic 
        Substances Control Act or any other act.
           Prohibit funds for EPA to implement 
        permitting requirements for livestock emissions under 
        the Clean Air Act.
           Require the Administration to implement 
        policies that reflect the carbon neutrality of forest 
        biomass.
           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.
    And the bill adds new provisions to:
           Block restrictions on hunting, fishing, and 
        recreational shooting on Federal lands.
           Require the Secretary of the Interior to 
        issue 5-year offshore oil and gas leasing programs on 
        time; conduct lease sales in the Central Gulf of Mexico 
        Planning Area, the Western Gulf of Mexico Planning 
        Area, and in the Alaska region; and conduct Lease Sale 
        262.
           Reinstate leases for critical minerals.
           Block EPA's car regulations on light, 
        medium, and heavy-duty vehicles.
           Provide continued access to our public lands 
        by blocking the Bureau of Land Management's 
        ``Conservation and Landscape Health'' rule and the U.S. 
        Fish and Wildlife Service's ``National Wildlife Refuge 
        System; Biological Integrity, Diversity, and 
        Environmental Health'' (BIDEH) rule.
           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 (Rosemont 
        decision).
           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.
           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 not 
        later than 60 days following the 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

    Access to Hardrock Minerals.--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.
    Additionally, the Committee emphasizes that any 
recommendations made by the Interagency Working Group on Mining 
Regulations, Laws, and Permitting (87 Fed. Reg. 18811) report, 
entitled ``Recommendations to Improve Mining on Public Lands,'' 
released September 2023, will not impede the development of 
domestic mineral resources in a timely, safe, and 
environmentally sustainable manner.
    Acreage Treated.--The Committee recognizes the Department 
of the Interior and the Forest Service's intention to moving 
beyond acreage treated as a performance metric towards outcome-
focused measurements that accurately reflect the impact of the 
agencies' forest restoration work on wildfire risk reduction 
and ecosystem resilience. The Committee believes that utilizing 
proven, existing, commercially available advanced decision 
support tools and analytics are important for accomplishing 
this task and evaluating the real-world outcomes of forest 
treatments and ensuring Federal investments yield the highest 
returns in terms of risk mitigation and ecosystem health. The 
Committee directs the Forest Service, in coordination with the 
Department of the Interior, to provide the Committee an update 
not later than 45 days following the enactment of this Act 
regarding how the agencies will report on outcomes beyond acres 
treated and what decision support tools, especially those that 
are already commercially available, are needed to accomplish 
this task.
    Advertising.--The Committee directs all agencies to include 
advertising contracting information in its fiscal year 2026 
budget justification, including total obligations in fiscal 
year 2024 and expected obligations for fiscal years 2025 and 
2026 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 2024.
    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 Committee 
further directs the Forest Service and BLM 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 
encourages all agencies funded by this Act to continue to 
advance best practices to enhance protections for avian species 
and continues direction provided in House Report 117-400 
regarding bird collisions.
    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 the 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.
    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 not later than 60 days following the enactment of 
this Act.
    Digitalization Technologies.--The Committee encourages 
agencies, where applicable, to explore opportunities to help 
communities incorporate digitalization technologies to increase 
the resiliency of their infrastructure, enhance safety, and 
improve accessibility.
    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 
Committee directs the Departments of the Interior, the Indian 
Health Service, the Forest Service, and EPA to report on these 
efforts not later than 60 days following the enactment of this 
Act.
    Environmental Degradation along the Southern Border.--The 
Committee notes that illegal entries along the Southern border 
can cause undue damage to Federal and Tribal lands, including 
accumulating garbage in sensitive environments, destruction of 
habitats, and the creation of illegal trails. The Committee 
directs the Department of the Interior to provide a report not 
later than 180 days following the enactment of this Act 
outlining the environmental impacts illegal entries are having 
on Federal lands, estimated costs to restore damaged habitats, 
and the amount of garbage collected.
    Federal Wildland Firefighter Pay.--Federal wildland 
firefighters play a critical role in the safety and security of 
our nation, especially across the West. For several years, 
Federal wildland firefighters have been leaving the Federal 
workforce for state and local firefighting agencies and other 
organizations due to wage disparities. Recognizing the need to 
enhance recruitment and stabilize retention of this critical 
workforce, Public Law 117-58 implemented a temporary pay 
supplement to help ensure pay competitiveness for Federal 
wildland firefighters. This short-term fix provided by Congress 
was just one small step to fairly compensate Federal wildland 
firefighters, but a permanent pay solution is needed to address 
the recruitment and retention challenges the Department of the 
Interior and the Forest Service face nationwide. While Congress 
continued to analyze legislation to permanently address 
wildland firefighter pay, in fiscal year 2024, the Committee 
extended the temporary pay supplements, consistent with Public 
Law 117-58. Recognizing that it is critical to bring financial 
stability to Federal wildland firefighters and maintain a 
Federal firefighting workforce now, this bill includes over 
$330,000,000 to support a permanent pay fix and a job series 
that accurately reflects the valued work wildland firefighters 
do to protect communities across the country. The Committee 
provides additional funding direction in the Department of the 
Interior, Wildland Fire Management and Forest Service, Wildland 
Fire Management sections of the bill regarding the permanent 
pay fix.
    Giant Sequoias.--The Committee remains concerned that over 
the past several years, catastrophic wildfires in the State of 
California have killed up to nineteen percent of all giant 
sequoias in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The Committee is aware 
that the Forest Service and National Park Service are currently 
conducting fuels reduction projects using emergency authorities 
in multiple giant sequoia groves. The Committee directs the 
National Park Service and Forest Service to continue to 
expedite these projects to reduce the risk of wildfire-related 
mortality of giant sequoias and to expand the use of these 
emergency authorities in additional giant sequoia groves.
    Hardrock Minerals.--The Committee recognizes that the need 
for hardrock and rare earth mineral production is rising as 
technology advances. Given price volatility and the People's 
Republic of China's weaponization of its dominance in hardrock 
mineral supply chains, the Committee directs agencies funded by 
this Act to increase domestic production of hardrock 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.
    Not later than 90 days following the enactment of this Act, 
the Committee directs the Department of the Interior Office of 
the Secretary, in coordination with the U.S. Geological Survey 
(USGS), other applicable Department of the Interior bureaus and 
Federal agencies, and private enterprise, to provide a report 
to the Committee and relevant authorizing committees of 
jurisdiction outlining plans to advance a financial support 
mechanism using loans, contract-for-differences, offtake 
backstops, market maker, and advance market commitments to 
mitigate price risks in varied domestically mined or processed 
hardrock mineral. Consistent with Section 7002 of the Energy 
Act of 2020 (30 U.S. Code Sec. 1606), agencies should focus on 
hardrock minerals that are essential to the economic or 
national security of the United States; the supply chain of 
which is vulnerable to disruption; and serve an essential 
function in the manufacturing of a product, the absence of 
which would have significant consequences for the economic or 
national security of the United States. As part of this report, 
the agencies should discuss the additional authorities USGS and 
other agencies funded by this Act may need to advance this 
work, potential cost estimates, and the possibility of 
including additional items, such as those that support domestic 
fertilizer production, on the next list of critical minerals 
published by the Secretary of the Interior. Agencies should 
also highlight potential opportunities to leverage private 
enterprise and markets.
    Indian Country--Narcotics Reduction Task Force.--The 
Committee directs the Department of the Interior to enter into 
agreements with the Department of Justice and the Department of 
Homeland Security to institute an expanded version of the 
Agency's Opioid Reduction Task Force created in March 2018. The 
Narcotics Reduction Task Force's goal will be to dismantle and 
disrupt opioid, heroin, and other dangerous drug distribution 
networks in Indian Country by identifying individuals involved 
in their transportation, sale, distribution, and use based on 
intelligence obtained from cooperating sources, law enforcement 
interdiction activities, and current and historical drug 
trends, and to use that obtained information to further complex 
drug investigations targeting those identified distribution 
networks. The Committee directs the Department to submit a 
report on the task force not later than 60 days following the 
enactment of this Act and includes additional funding direction 
within the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
    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 Department and the Forest 
Service 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 will review and revise, as appropriate, any 
revisions to the requested list of Federal land acquisition 
projects and Forest Legacy Program projects under the LWCF for 
fiscal year 2025 prior to enactment of this Act.
    Land and Water Conservation Fund--Department of the 
Interior.--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. Not later than 60 
days following the enactment of this Act, the Committee directs 
the Department of the Interior to report on the number of 
grants awarded and the amount of each grant awarded.
    The Committee is aware that the project data sheets 
accompanying the President's annual budget submission are not 
always the projects that are completed for the Federal land 
listed in the account allocation table, particularly for the 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. While the Committee appreciates 
and understands that shifting projects may be necessary given 
the timeline between the release of the President's budget and 
receipt of LWCF funds, the Committee is concerned that Congress 
is not fully aware of the intended use of LWCF funding in 
instances where projects shift. Therefore, the Committee 
directs the Department and the Service to work with the 
Committee on how the allocation table and project data sheets 
accompanying the President's budget submission are developed as 
well as reprogramming and recast guidelines.
    The Committee supports the Department's pilot program to 
return limited appraisal functions to the Bureaus and directs 
the Department to provide the resources necessary to support 
the National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
pilot program. The Committee further directs the Department to 
inform the Committee if additional authority is needed to 
transfer funds between accounts to effectively implement the 
pilot program.
    Additionally, the Committee directs the Department to 
immediately make public via the internet any and all current 
appraisal policy documents (including but not limited to 
reference manuals, handbooks, and statements of policy), and to 
make any future modifications to such documents publicly 
available no later than five business days following 
finalization of such modification. The Committee further 
directs the Department to implement necessary changes to the 
Departmental Manual on Appraisal and Valuation Services for 
Real Property and other appraisal policy documents or guidance, 
and ensure that stakeholders, including Bureaus, non-federal 
partners, and contract appraisers, are made aware of the 
changes. The updates shall adhere to Committee direction 
provided immediately below to the Forest Service and shall: 
ensure that contract appraisers that have previously appraised 
the subject property if otherwise qualified are not excluded; 
uphold the requirement that review appraisers not substitute 
judgement for that of the contract appraiser; not require 
written disclosure by landowners that is not expressly required 
by Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; 
and establish a process consistent with 49 CFR 24.102(f) and 
Appendix A to allow a landowner and/or non-federal party/
facilitator to provide market evidence for expeditious 
consideration and to seek a second appraisal.
    Fiscal year 2025 funds provided to the Fish and Wildlife 
Service for the Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area (proposed) 
shall only be used to acquire land easements in areas within 
the current Florida congressional districts 11, 16, 18, and 26.
    Fiscal year 2025 funds provided to the Fish and Wildlife 
Service for the Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge 
shall only be used to acquire land easements in areas within 
the current Missouri congressional districts 1, 2, and 5.
    Fiscal year 2025 funds provided to the Fish and Wildlife 
Service for the Bear River Watershed Conservation Area shall 
not be used to acquire land easements in areas within the state 
of Wyoming.
    The Committee is aware of efforts by the Department to 
review the subsurface rights within the Big Cypress National 
Preserve and Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge and 
supports the continuation of these efforts.
    Land and Water Conservation Fund--Forest Service.--The 
Committee directs the Service to consistently apply national 
appraisal policy, complete timely appraisals, and encourage the 
full partnership of third parties. The Service is directed to 
brief the Committee not later than 90 days following the 
enactment of this Act regarding updated appraisal and land 
policies.
    Legacy Restoration Fund.--At the end of this report, the 
Committee has included an allocation of Legacy Restoration Fund 
(LRF) projects pursuant to the Great American Outdoors Act 
(Public Law 116-152).
    To ensure proper oversight of LRF funding, the Committee 
directs each relevant agency to provide a briefing not later 
than 90 days following the enactment of this Act outlining the 
total amount of current outstanding deferred maintenance. In 
particular, the National Park Service briefing should include a 
detailed explanation of the increase in deferred maintenance 
needs over the past five years.
    Light-Duty Vehicle Fleet.--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 and the Committee notes that 
within the Subcommittee's allocation, no funding is included 
for agencies under the jurisdiction of this Act to plan, build 
out, or transition to electric or zero-emission vehicles and 
the associated charging infrastructure.
    Multiple-Use Activities on Federal Lands.--The Committee 
emphasizes that ensuring responsible multiple-use activities on 
U.S. Federal lands and waters is the most appropriate use of 
these natural resources. Therefore, the Committee urges all 
Federal agencies, in activities related to the enforcement or 
promulgation of new and existing regulations, guidance, 
policies or initiatives, including withdrawals, conservation 
areas, wildlife refuges, and resource management plans, to 
adhere to multiple-use principles, as modeled under the various 
multiple-use statutes contained in U.S. code.
    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 
Bureau of Land Management to continue to cooperate with State, 
local, and Tribal governments on survey, reclamation, and 
prevention efforts to the maximum extent possible. 
Additionally, the Committee directs each agency to convene and 
develop a strategy with the Departments of Justice and Homeland 
Security to eliminate grow operations that are not sanctioned 
by state or Tribal authorities and provide a report to the 
Committee on its efforts and the estimated cost for reclamation 
not later than 180 days following the enactment of this Act.
    Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network 
Prioritization.--The Committee notes that the National Mall is 
an important and symbolic gathering area for millions of 
visitors every year. The Committee is concerned with the lack 
of robust and ubiquitous wireless communications coverage on 
the National Mall for public safety due to the lack of 
permanent telecommunications infrastructure on the buildings 
surrounding the area. To ensure first responders have the 
communications tools necessary to keep these visitors safe, the 
Committee directs the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 
and the Director of the National Gallery of Art to work 
expeditiously and in good-faith on efforts towards the 
necessary completion of building out the FirstNet Network, as 
established in section 6202 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and 
Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1422; Public Law 112-96), 
on their respective buildings along the National Mall.
    Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act 
Compliance.--The Committee remains 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 Committee looks forward to receiving the report 
directed in House Report 118-155 requiring the Department of 
the Interior to develop a strategy to ensure full enforcement 
and compliance with the law.
    Offshore Lease Sales.--The bill includes language requiring 
the Secretary of the Interior to issue the 5-year oil and gas 
leasing programs on time; conduct lease sales in the Central 
Gulf of Mexico Planning Area, the Western Gulf of Mexico 
Planning Area, and in the Alaska region; and conduct Lease Sale 
262.
    Onshore and Offshore Leasing and Permitting Transparency.--
The Committee directs the Secretary of the Interior to submit a 
report to the Committee and relevant authorizing Committees, 
not later than 30 days following the 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 2025 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 not later than 30 days 
following the enactment of this Act.
    Public Access.--The Committee directs the Department of the 
Interior and the Forest Service 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.
    Public Availability of Data--BLM Expression of Interest 
Fees.--The Committee directs the Secretary to publish on the 
website of the Department of the Interior not later than 30 
days following the enactment of this Act and each month 
thereafter for the preceding month nationwide and for each 
state and field office: the number of expressions of interest 
received by the Department along with the associated acreage; 
the number of expressions of interest that can be offered along 
with the associated acreage; the number of expressions of 
interest that were offered along with the associated acreage; 
the number of expressions of interest that are unable to be 
offered along with the associated acreage; and, with respect to 
each month during the 5-year period ending on the date of 
enactment of this Act, the number of offered, pending and not 
approved expressions of interest along with the associated 
acreage.
    Public Availability of Data--Permits to Drill.--The 
Committee directs the Secretary of the Interior to publish on 
the website of the Department of the Interior not later than 30 
days following the enactment of this Act and each month 
thereafter: the number of pending and approved applications for 
permits to drill in the preceding month nationwide and for each 
state and field office; and, with respect to each month during 
the 5-year period ending on the date of enactment of this Act, 
the number of approved and not approved applications for 
permits to drill during such a 5-year period.
    Review of Rulemakings.--Not later than 180 days following 
the enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the Government 
Accountability Office (GAO) to complete a review of rulemakings 
promulgated by federal agencies that receive appropriations in 
this Act, which were upheld by a final judgment in federal 
court as of June 28, 2024, relying in whole or part on the 
decision in Chevron, U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense 
Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837 (1984). The review should include a 
list of all such rulemakings upheld, including which of those 
rulemakings were major rules under the Congressional Review Act 
(5 U.S.C. 804).
    Staff Planning for Energy Permitting.--The Committee 
directs the Department of the Interior and the Department of 
Agriculture to each submit an annual report to the Committee on 
Appropriations and the relevant 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 agency plans to 
address technological needs, staffing shortfalls, and turnover 
to ensure adequate staffing to process and issue the respective 
leases and permits.
    STOP Act Efforts.--The Committee recognizes that the Ysleta 
Del Sur Pueblo in Texas has made numerous unsuccessful attempts 
to negotiate with the Dutch government on the return of several 
sacred and cultural patrimony objects being held in a museum 
warehouse in the Netherlands. These items were taken from 
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo in 1882 and should be returned 
immediately. The Committee is aware the Department of the 
Interior and the U.S. Department of State recently began 
efforts to help Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo regain possession of 
these items of patrimony. Not later than 90 days following the 
enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the Department of 
the Interior to provide a report outlining efforts to secure 
the return of these items and feedback as to whether the STOP 
Act (Public Law 117-258) provides necessary authority to the 
U.S. government to assist Tribal governments with the recovery 
of misappropriated items in foreign countries, or if changes 
are required to best assist these Tribal governments.
    Additionally, the Committee directs the Department to 
provide a briefing to the Committee not later than 90 days 
following the enactment of this Act on the implementation of 
the STOP Act. The briefing should provide information on which 
office within the BIA will administer the implementation, 
include recommendations and outcomes from any Tribal 
consultations, and identify any necessary resources.
    Small Business Aviation.--The Committee notes the role that 
qualified, small businesses play in bolstering local economies 
and their ability to operate in underserved regions across the 
nation. The Committee encourages agencies to explore 
opportunities to contract with small businesses--particularly 
vendors that are Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Section 
145 compliant--for aircraft on ground repairs, and the 
management of maintenance, repair, and overhaul services.
    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 directs 
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.
    Wildland Fire Cross-Boundary Funding Analysis.--The 
Committee recognizes the challenges wildland fire practitioners 
face consolidating wildfire mitigation and suppression funding 
from multiple funding sources to accomplish a single cross-
boundary project. The Committee directs the Government 
Accountability Office to examine existing wildland fire 
programs, rules, and authorities at the Department of the 
Interior and the U.S. Forest Service that inhibit cross-
boundary work and consider recommendations to streamline 
wildland fire funding sources and brief the Committee on its 
preliminary findings not later than 180 days following the 
enactment of this Act.

                  TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


                       Bureau of Land Management


                   MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................    $1,294,916,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................     1,380,269,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................     1,185,063,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................      -109,853,000
  Budget estimate,....................................      -195,206,000
 

    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 $1,185,063,000 in new budget 
authority for the Management of Lands and Resources 
appropriation.
    Land Resources.--The Committee provides $286,774,000 for 
Land Resources. The Committee notes that as of June 2024, the 
Bureau had over 11,700 unprocessed permits. The Committee 
remains concerned with the continually increasing number of 
unprocessed grazing permits. Within the amount provided for 
Land Resources, the Committee recommends $30,000,000 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 
$143,000,000 to support continued implementation of the May 
2020 plan. Of the amount provided, up to $11,000,000 shall be 
used for the administration of humane population growth 
suppression strategies, including immunocontraceptive vaccines 
and permanent sterilization efforts, prioritizing the 
implementation of existing immunocontraceptive vaccines when 
appropriate.
    The Committee continues to support 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 Bureau's management 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 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, efforts to ensure adequate staffing in 
the field, and any proposed changes to the current course of 
action.
    Wildlife and Aquatic Habitat Management.--Within the 
funding provided for Aquatic Habitat Management, the 
recommendation includes $2,500,000 for the Colorado River Basin 
Salinity Control program. Additionally, within the amount 
provided for Wildlife Habitat Management, the Committee 
recommends $73,000,000 for sage-grouse habitat, $32,211,000 for 
threatened and endangered species, and $20,600,000 for plant 
conservation.
    Energy and Minerals.--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.
    Resource Protection and Maintenance.--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 
$29,975,000 for Law Enforcement.
    National Conservation Lands.--Within the amount provided 
for National Conservation Lands, the Committee recommends 
$11,248,000 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 
$42,696,000 for mining law administration. This amount is 
offset by $74,000,000 in offsetting collections.
    Additional Guidance.--The Committee provides the following 
additional guidance related to activities funded in this 
account.
    Aquifer Recharge.--The Committee continues to direct the 
Bureau to work with the State of Idaho to provide appropriate 
access to Federal lands for the purposes of recharge projects. 
The Committee understands that the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility 
Act (Sec. 1105 of Public Law 116-260) provides sufficient 
authority to the Bureau to allow the use of existing easements 
and rights of way to move and percolate water for aquifer 
recharge without further permission or additional requirements 
and requests an update from the Bureau not later than 60 days 
following the enactment of this Act.
    Cadastral Survey.--The Committee directs the Bureau to 
continue executing the survey requirements of the Hawaiian Home 
Lands Recovery Act, Public Law 104-42. When conducting these 
surveys, the Committee directs the Bureau to consult Homestead 
Associations, as defined under 43 C.F.R. 47.1.
    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. The Committee 
remains committed to an all-of-the-above energy approach to 
meet our growing infrastructure needs, which are reliant upon 
metallurgical coal for steelmaking. Therefore, the Committee 
directs that the Bureau shall not impose any new moratorium on 
coal leasing on Federal land and should immediately begin to 
process lease applications under the Federal coal leasing 
program in a timely and efficient manner. Additionally, the 
Committee looks forward to receiving the report required by 
House Report 118-155.
    Gay Mine Superfund.--The Committee directs the Bureau to 
initiate a reclamation study with the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes 
to address the high walls and pit lakes on the Gay Mine 
Superfund Site located on the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho. 
The Committee directs the Bureau to consult with the Shoshone-
Bannock Tribes in furtherance of its trust and treaty 
responsibilities to the Tribes and engage the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, the EPA, and relevant companies to study potential 
reclamation solutions on the Site. The Committee further 
directs the Bureau to report to the Committee not later than 
180 days following the enactment of this Act on the status of 
the study.
    Hulen Meadows Pond.--The Committee directs the Bureau to 
continue working 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.
    Manned Aircraft.--The Committee encourages the Bureau to 
continue analyzing alternatives to its current practices for 
management of wild free-roaming horses and burro populations 
which includes the use of helicopters and manned fixed-wing 
aircraft; analyze private job creation opportunities presented 
by both current and alternative management practices; and 
continue to monitor the effects of current management practices 
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. The 
Committee encourages the Bureau to increase the development and 
use of native seed for restoration and rehabilitation across 
public lands. The Committee directs the Bureau to brief the 
Committee not later than 180 days following the enactment of 
this Act on the Bureau's efforts including collaboration with 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park 
Service on their expansions of the Seeds of Success program 
into the Pacific Islands.
    North Anchorage Land Agreement.--The Committee recognizes 
that the North Anchorage Land Agreement of March 15, 1982, as 
amended, and authorized as a matter of Federal law by Sec. 1425 
of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 
December 2, 1980, Public Law 96-487, was intended to address 
long-standing land entitlement issues in and surrounding the 
Municipality of Anchorage and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. 
Not later than 180 days following the enactment of this Act, 
the Committee directs the Bureau to provide a briefing, in 
coordination with the Appraisal and Valuation Services Office, 
on potential plans and estimated costs to complete a land 
appraisal and market analysis for the remaining lands 
designated for conveyance to Eklutna Inc. through the North 
Anchorage Land Agreement and Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act.
    Onshore Wind Projects.--The Committee is aware that the 
Bureau did not meet the requirements set forth in Public Law 
118-42 before moving forward with the Lava Ridge Wind Project. 
The lack of compliance from the Bureau on this requirement when 
affected farmers, Tribes, sportsmen, conservationists, the 
Japanese American community, and other impacted stakeholders 
have all expressed opposition to this plan, furthers distrust 
in the Federal government. Most importantly, the Lava Ridge 
Wind Project runs afoul of National Park Service laws and 
policies and negates the administration's commitment to 
protecting cultural landscapes. The Committee strongly condemns 
the Bureau for moving forward with a final Environmental Impact 
Statement and neglecting to give public comments and feedback 
considerable weight when creating an action alternative to the 
initial proposal. This bill includes a provision blocking the 
Lava Ridge Wind Project from moving forward.
    Potash.--The Committee directs the Bureau to continue 
processing applications for permits to drill within the 
Designated Potash Area, consistent with Secretarial Order 3324, 
as approved on December 4, 2012.
    Red River Land Survey.--The Committee notes that the John 
D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act 
(Public Law 116-9), required the Bureau to commission the 
necessary gradient boundary survey of the 116-mile stretch of 
the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma within two years of 
the enactment of the Act. The Committee reminds the Bureau that 
Public Law 116-9 explicitly states the survey must be conducted 
by one or more independent third-party licensed surveyors who 
are selected by the Bureau, in consultation with the Texas 
General Land Office, Oklahoma Commissioners of the Land Office, 
Oklahoma Attorney General, and the affected federally 
recognized Tribes in the area. Most importantly, the Committee 
emphasizes that the law states that surveyors must use the same 
methodology established by the Supreme Court in its Oklahoma v. 
Texas (1923) decision. The Committee is keenly aware that the 
Bureau is currently repudiating and deviating from statutory 
instructions through actions that would coerce third-party 
surveyors to complete the survey by methods that would result 
in an outcome predetermined by Bureau. The Committee directs 
the Bureau to work with potential independent third-party 
surveyors, the required entities to consult with, and the 
relevant Congressional delegation to transparently address 
legal and ethical issues and find a path forward that ensures 
the survey is completed in compliance with current law. Not 
later than 90 days following the enactment of this Act, the 
Committee directs the Bureau to provide an update on the status 
of selecting an independent third-party licensed surveyor and 
the Bureau's plan, developed in coordination with Oklahoma and 
Texas Land Offices, Oklahoma Attorney General, and the affected 
federally recognized Tribes in the area, to complete the 
survey.
    Resource Management Plans.--As the Bureau works to update 
resource management plans that are over ten years old, 
including for the State of Nevada, the Committee directs the 
Bureau to conduct robust engagement with State, local, and 
Tribal governments, and work to develop plans that adequately 
address the needs of impacted communities and provide 
opportunities for housing and economic growth.
    Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act.--The Committee 
reiterates that the funds from this account are to be used for 
activities authorized under Public Law 105-263.
    Special Use Permits.--The Committee continues to recognize 
the Bureau's role in facilitating special use permits for film 
projects on its lands. The Committee encourages the Service to 
explore opportunities to expand accessibility to these special 
use permits.
    Western Solar Plan.--The Committee is aware of the Bureau's 
updated plans regarding solar energy development out across the 
West. The Committee remains concerned that the impacts to 
wildlife, livestock grazing, cultural resources, 
transportation, recreation, and wetlands are being ignored 
while the Bureau and the Administration continue to focus on 
meeting unnecessary clean energy goals that harm America's 
overall energy security. The Committee notes that through an 
array of recent rulings, the Bureau is creating a track record 
of undermining the multiple-use mandate for our public lands. 
The Committee directs the Bureau, not later than 45 days 
following the enactment of this Act, to provide a report on how 
the Bureau has concluded that the Western Solar Plan is 
compatible with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act's 
multiple use management and why this programmatic environmental 
impact statement was not expanded to include all energy 
generation.

                   OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024..........................       $115,521,000
Budget estimate, 2025................................        120,777,000
Recommended, 2025....................................        107,799,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024................................         -7,722,000
  Budget estimate, 2025..............................        -12,978,000
 

    The Committee recommends $107,799,000 for the Oregon and 
California Grant Lands appropriation.
    The Committee 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 Committee 
further directs the Bureau to continue to work with the State 
of Oregon on addressing timely payment for costs incurred 
pursuant to the agreement.
    The Committee encourages the Bureau to utilize available 
funding provided by Public Law 117-58, the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act, to accelerate wildfire risk reduction 
through timber sales in dry, fire-prone forests in southwest 
Oregon, consistent with the direction in the 2016 Southwest 
Oregon Resource Management Plan. The Committee also encourages 
the Bureau to reduce wildfire risk to communities throughout 
the Oregon and California Grant lands.
    Timber Targets.--The Committee directs the Bureau to report 
its timber sale accomplishments, including commercial treatment 
acres sold through timber sales, by district, on reserve land 
covered by the 2016 Southwest Oregon Resource Plan. The 
Committee expects the Bureau 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.
    Budgetary Oversight.--The Committee reminds the Service 
that they are required to follow the funding levels outlined 
herein, as well as in the table accompanying this report. If 
adjustments are required, the Service shall follow 
reprogramming guidelines outlined in this report, to include 
notifying both the minority and majority of the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations.
    The Committee is gravely concerned with the lack of 
transparency regarding requested, enacted, and actual funding 
amounts used for accounts, programs, and activities. The 
Committee directs the Service to revise its budget request and 
congressional justification, and all future budget requests and 
congressional justifications, to provide a break out of fixed 
costs for each account, program, and activity.

                          RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................    $1,520,273,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................     1,705,572,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................     1,385,096,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................      -135,177,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................      -320,476,000
 

    The Committee recommends $1,385,096,000 for Resource 
Management.
    Ecological Services.--The recommendation includes 
$279,025,000 for Ecological Services. Within the Ecological 
Service program, funding is provided as follows:
    Listing.--The recommendation includes $17,597,000 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.
    The Committee directs the Service to report to the 
Committee not later than 60 days following the enactment of 
this Act on how the Service notifies potentially affected 
landowners or other stakeholders such as those utilizing land 
for the purposes of energy development, mining, and grazing, 
that a petition has been filed for the consideration of a 
species under the ESA.
    The Committee is concerned that listing determinations 
under the ESA are unduly influenced by litigation and paid 
settlements. The Committee encourages the Service to work with 
local and regional stakeholders to develop voluntary solutions 
to conserve targeted species.
    Planning and Consultation.--The recommendation includes 
$113,191,000 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 
$4,000,000 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 recommendation includes $4,000,000 for 
Gulf Coast restoration activities, $10,354,000 for energy 
activities, $3,500,000 for NEPA permitting activities, and 
$85,706,000 for general program activities.
    Conservation and Restoration.--The recommendation includes 
$37,605,000 for Conservation and Restoration. The 
recommendation provides $1,962,000 for the Coastal Barrier 
Resources Act, $3,471,000 for the National Wetlands Inventory, 
$7,373,000 for Marine Mammals with a particular focus on 
manatees, $3,250,000 for Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystem, $6,611,000 
for Environmental Response and Restoration, $400,000 for At 
risk species initiative, and $14,538,000 for Candidate 
Conservation.
    The Committee continues to encourage the Service to foster 
cooperation between State and Federal agencies, and local 
governments, to study the causes of the recent Unusual 
Mortality Event (UME) among Florida manatees and devise 
preventive measures for future manatee UMEs.
    Recovery.--The recommendation includes $110,632,000 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; $3,000,000 for Prescott Grants, $2,500,000 
for the wolf livestock demonstration program, $4,373,000 for 
de-listing and down listing, $350,000 for the Grasshopper 
Sparrow, and $80,000,000 for general program activities 
including $730,000 for Upper Colorado endangered fish recovery 
efforts such as draft recovery plans or recovery implementation 
strategies.
    The recommendation provides $12,000,000 for Recovery 
Challenge matching grants. Recovery Challenge grants are to be 
used to 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 Federal or state 
species conservation planning documents, including 5-year 
reviews, assessments, and Service-authored reports. Project 
partners must provide contributions of at least 50 percent of 
the project cost, with the remaining funding coming from 
Recovery Challenge funds. Partner contribution calculations 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 the state. The Committee 
urges the Service to continue its efforts with non-governmental 
partners to recover northern aplomado falcons, California 
condors, and other similar species.
    The Committee notes that the use of biobanking, which is 
the preservation of genetic material, including tissues, living 
cell lines and gametes, as a tool to preserve the genetic 
diversity of species, has enhanced existing recovery efforts 
for certain listed species including the black-footed ferret 
and Przewalski's horse. Given the expansion of this technology 
and practice has the potential to advance the recovery of many 
other listed species, the Committee directs the Service to 
expand sample collection for biobanking in its recovery 
planning and implementation processes.
    The Committee supports the Service's recovery efforts 
related to the Cape Sable seaside sparrow and directs that not 
later than 90 days following the enactment of this Act, the 
Service shall report to the Committee on the feasibility of 
conducting a comprehensive demographic survey of the Cape Sable 
Seaside Sparrow and the funding necessary to begin the captive 
breeding efforts necessary to provide for certainty of species 
survivability.
    Habitat Conservation.--The recommendation for this activity 
includes $66,132,000 for voluntary, non-regulatory habitat 
conservation partnerships with public and private landowners, 
of which $53,869,000 is for the Partners for Fish and Wildlife. 
Within the funds provided for Partners, $3,200,000 is for 
nutria eradication, $4,875,000 for Klamath River Habitat 
Restoration, $1,285,000 is for Washington Regional Fisheries 
Enhancement Groups, $643,000 for Salmon Recovery, and 
$43,866,000 for general program activities.
    The Committee encourages the Service to work in 
coordination with the relevant state wildlife and environmental 
restoration agencies for Nutria Eradication Projects, 
specifically along the Gulf of Mexico and west coast.
    The bill provides $12,263,000 for the Coastal program, 
which includes $354,000 for Gulf Coast ecosystem restoration, 
and $11,541,000 for general program activities.
    National Wildlife Refuge System.--The Committee 
recommendation includes $504,245,000 for the National Wildlife 
Refuge System. Within the amount provided for National Wildlife 
Refuge System, funding is provided as follows:
    Wildlife and Habitat Management.--The recommendation 
includes $2,000,000 for Nutria Eradication, $16,688,000 for 
Invasive Species Strike Teams, $2,500,000 for Marine National 
Monuments, $22,424,000 for Inventory and Monitoring, and 
$193,533,000 for general program activities.
    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 
continues to encourage the Service to work with local 
stakeholders on reaching a collaborative, voluntary, and non-
regulatory solution to resolve the impairment. The 
recommendation provides $500,000 to continue efforts focused on 
improving water efficiency at the Quivira National Wildlife 
Refuge.
    The recommendation includes $1,500,000 for the Northeast 
Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, of which no 
less than $700,000 is for education and research.
    The Committee supports the Service's efforts to deploy a 
team trained in rapid response and management for quick 
containment or eradication of newly detected and 
interjurisdictional invasive species such as Nutria and 
European Green Crab. In support of the National Priorities of 
the Invasive Species Advisory Committee, the Committee directs 
the Service to provide a report to the Committee not later than 
180 days following the enactment of this Act on the benefits 
and costs associated with expanding this model to respond to 
invasive species threats under the jurisdiction of other 
Federal land management agencies.
    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 as 
quickly as possible. 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 looks 
forward to receiving the briefing on the Service's evaluation 
of trapping practices on Service lands as required by House 
Report 117-400.
    The Committee encourages the Service to work with Federal, 
State, Tribal and local governments on beaver conservation and 
share best practices on nonlethal measures to achieve a 
reduction in damage to roads, railroads, bridges, buildings, 
airports, levees, dams, agricultural resources, trees, or other 
public or private property caused by beavers.
    Refuge Visitor Services.--The recommendation includes 
$72,000,000, of which $6,000,000 is for Urban Wildlife 
Conservation program and $2,000,000 for Youth and Careers in 
Nature.
    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 through 
Infrastructure-National Partnerships.
    Refuge Law Enforcement.--The recommendation includes 
$52,000,000 for the Service to address needs of states with no 
officers stationed within their boundaries and hire additional 
officers.
    Conservation and Enforcement.--The recommendation includes 
$171,561,000 for Conservation and Enforcement. Within the 
amount provided for Conservation and Enforcement, funding is 
provided as follows:
    Migratory Bird Management.--The recommendation provides 
$49,214,000 Migratory Bird Management, which includes 
$26,027,000 for Conservation and Monitoring, $4,400,000 for 
Permits, $1,138,000 for the Federal Duck Stamp program, and 
$17,649,000 for the North American Waterfowl Management Plan/
Joint Ventures (JV).
    Within the amount provided for Conservation and Monitoring, 
$7,294,000 is for Monitoring, $600,000 is for Bird-Livestock 
Conflicts, and $17,000,000 is for general program activities.
    Where certain bird species such as Canadian geese and 
cormorants overwhelm ecosystems near urban centers, such as 
around Lake Erie, the Committee encourages the Service to 
continue to support control activities by individuals, 
corporations, municipalities, States, and Tribes such as public 
health control orders or special double-crested cormorant 
permits to assure public health. Not later than 180 days 
following the enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the 
Service to identify Federal agencies to partner with in order 
to determine a populations control strategy for bird species in 
the Great Lakes basin.
    The Committee supports the Service's ongoing engagement 
with the Avian Power Line Interaction Committee. The Committee 
encourages the Service to continue to support best practices to 
enhance protection for wildlife and avian species. ePermits.--
The Committee notes concerns remain regarding ongoing backlogs 
of the ePermits system for non-native Convention on 
International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) listed 
species for international and interstate movement. The 
Committee looks forward to receiving the report as directed by 
House Report 118-155.
    Law Enforcement.--The recommendation includes $93,754,000 
for Law Enforcement, including $3,500,000 to continue the 
Service's work with the Indian Arts and Crafts Board to combat 
international trafficking of counterfeit arts and crafts and to 
conduct criminal investigations of alleged violations of the 
Indian Arts and Crafts Act (Public Law 101-644), maintains 
$8,500,000 for Wildlife Trafficking, $568,000 for the 
Everglades, $9,029,000 for increased port inspections, 
$70,000,000 for general program activities, and $910,000 for 
equipment replacement.
    On June 12, 2023, the Service issued its plans and 
regulations for implementing the Big Cat Public Safety Act 
(Public Law 117-243). The Committee directs the Service to 
provide a report to the Committee not later than 120 days 
following the enactment of this Act describing resources needed 
to fully address violations, expected coordination with other 
Federal agencies, state and local law enforcement, and key 
stakeholders, as well as plans to raise public awareness on how 
to report violations.
    International Affairs.--The recommendation includes 
$28,593,000, of which $9,900,000 is for International 
Conservation. The bill maintains $2,500,000 for Wildlife 
Trafficking, $1,000,000 for the Theodore Roosevelt Genius 
Prize, and $18,693,000 for International Wildlife Trade which 
includes $8,700,000 for permit modernization and $793,000 for 
Wildlife Trafficking.
    The Committee is concerned that range states managing 
wildlife species listed or proposed to be listed under the 
Endangered Species Act have not been consulted by the Service. 
The CITES requires notification be sent to range states if 
stricter domestic measures are considered by a signatory 
country. Not later than 90 days following the enactment of this 
Act, the Committee directs the Service to provide a report to 
the Committee on efforts it has taken to meaningfully consult 
with range states on listed species under their management.
    Fish and Aquatic Conservation.--The recommendation includes 
$191,075,000 for Fish and Aquatic Conservation. Within the 
amount provided for Fish and Aquatic Conservation funding is 
provided as follows:
    National Fish Hatchery System Operations.--The agreement 
provides $59,605,000, which includes $550,000 for the Great 
Lake Consent Decree, $800,000 for the Aquatic Animal Drug 
Approval Partnership as requested, $1,430,000 for National Wild 
Fish Health Surveys, $2,750,000 for Klamath Basin restoration 
activities, $2,200,000 for mitigation of the Pacific Salmon 
Treaty as requested, and $1,475,000 for Washington State Mass 
Marking.
    Aquatic Habitat and Species Conservation.--The 
recommendation includes $107,107,000 for Aquatic Habitat and 
Species Conservation. A discussion of the program components 
follows below:
    Habitat Assessment and Restoration.--The recommendation 
includes $41,882,000, of which $200,000 is for the Truckee 
River Operating Agreement, $7,164,000 is for the National Fish 
Habitat Action Plan, $2,750,000 is for the Klamath Basin 
Restoration Agreement, as requested, and $12,000,000 is for 
implementing the Delaware River Basin Conservation Act. The 
recommendation maintains $15,000,000 for the National Fish 
Passage Program. The Committee directs the Service to continue 
working with Tribal partners on fish passage technologies and 
fish restoration activities.
    Population Assessment and Cooperative Management.--The 
recommendation provides $16,620,000, which includes $1,000,000 
for Great Lakes Consent Decree, $3,000,000 for Great Lakes Fish 
and Wildlife Restoration Act grants, and $818,000 for the Lake 
Champlain Sea Lamprey program.
    Aquatic Invasive Species.--The recommendation includes 
$48,605,000, of which $2,749,000 is for Prevention, $3,500,000 
is to prevent the spread of quagga and zebra mussels allocated 
per the enacted levels, and $1,011,000 is for Great Lakes Sea 
Lamprey administration costs.
    The Committee is aware that Lake Tahoe, which is on 
ancestral lands, faces a constant and serious threat from the 
introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species. This harm 
includes impacts to Native American Tribes. The Committee 
applauds the Service's partnership with California and Nevada 
to implement a prevention program consisting of mandatory boat 
inspection and decontamination stations, successful Asian clam 
pilot eradication projects, invasive plant control projects, 
and the creation of an early detection and rapid response 
program. Of the amount made available under this section, no 
less than $6,000,000 shall be used for implementing subsection 
(d)(2) of Section 5, of Public Law 106-506, as amended. The 
recommendation also includes $5,000,000 for the implementation 
of the Invasive Species in Alpine Lakes Pilot program, as 
authorized by Public Law 117-263, to develop and carry out 
effective measures necessary to prevent, control or eradicate 
aquatic invasive species in alpine lakes outside of the 
National Park System. Additionally, the Committee directs the 
Service to continue working with the Washoe Tribe, State, 
Federal partners, and other collaborators to combat aquatic 
invasive species in Lake Tahoe.
    Recognizing the importance of the work conducted by the 
Service to combat the serious threat of invasive carp, the 
Committee recommendation includes $23,000,000 is for invasive 
carp and not less than $3,000,000 for contract fishing, as 
requested. 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 including Kentucky 
Lake and Lake Barkley. Additionally, $2,834,000 is provided for 
the National Invasive Species Act of 1996 (NISA) State Plans 
and $1,566,000 for NISA implementation which helps control the 
spread of invasive carp.
    Not later than 120 days following the enactment of this Act 
the Committee directs the Service to update the Committee on 
advancements since the August 9, 2022, virtual forum on removal 
and uses of invasive carp, to include any changes in 
opportunities for increased use of harvested invasive carp and 
the benefits of holding another one-day forum for Federal, 
State, and provincial agencies; academia; industry; and other 
stakeholders on invasive carp harvest and product use.
    The Committee encourages the Service 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.
    Science Support.--The Committee recommendation provides 
$27,431,000 for Science Support which includes $20,931,000 for 
Science Partnerships and $6,500,000 for Service Science. The 
recommendation includes $1,931,000 for Gulf Coast ecosystem 
restoration, $8,000,000 for Chesapeake WILD, and $3,500,000 for 
white-nose syndrome.
    Within the funding provided, the Committee supports ongoing 
efforts to restore and conserve rivercane in the Southeastern 
United States, in partnership with local indigenous communities 
and universities.
    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 fisheries safety plus fish and shellfish 
health monitoring activities in the Gulf of Mexico.
    The Committee recognizes that at-risk species mostly 
inhabit private lands, and that the Service cannot accomplish 
its mission without fully embracing non-regulatory and 
voluntary collaborative conservation efforts with private 
landowners. The Committee directs the Service to continue 
utilizing grants and other programs, such as the Wildlife 
Conservation Initiative, to pursue collaborative species 
conservation that leverages in-kind land access and expertise 
from private landowners.
    American Bison.--The Committee reminds the Service to 
consult with the impacted States and Tribal governments on any 
actions regarding the introduction or listing of bison. The 
Committee directs the Service to comply with the State 
definition that bison are livestock under Chapter 81 of the 
Montana Code.
    Everglades.--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 2024 enacted level, across multiple programs for 
Everglades restoration.
    Wildland Fire Response Coordination.--The Committee 
encourages the Service to establish formal partnerships, where 
appropriate, to develop coordinated response structures for 
wildland firefighting in geographically isolated areas near 
Service jurisdiction.

                              CONSTRUCTION

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................       $19,280,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................        32,165,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................         8,114,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................       -11,166,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................       -24,051,000
 

    The Committee recommends $8,114,000 for Construction.
    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, 2024...........................       $23,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................        14,442,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................        23,000,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................                 0
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................        +8,558,000
 

    The Committee recommends $23,000,000 for the Cooperative 
Endangered Species Conservation Fund.

                     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, 2024...........................       $13,228,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................                 0
Recommended, 2025.....................................        13,228,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................                 0
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................       +13,228,000
 

    The Committee recommends $13,228,000 for the National 
Wildlife Refuge Fund.

               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, 2024...........................       $49,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................        33,000,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................        49,000,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................                 0
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................       +16,000,000
 

    The Committee recommends $49,000,000 for the North American 
Wetlands Conservation Fund.

                NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................        $5,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................         5,100,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................         5,000,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................                 0
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................          -100,000
 

    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, 2024...........................       $20,500,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................        21,000,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................        21,000,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................          +500,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $21,000,000 for the Multinational 
Species Conservation Fund (MSCF) to protect priority species. 
The detailed allocation of funding by activity is included in 
the table at the end of this report.

                    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, 2024...........................       $72,384,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................        73,812,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................        73,812,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................        +1,428,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $73,812,000 for State and Tribal 
Wildlife Grants. The detailed allocation of funding by activity 
is included in the table at the end of this report.

                       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, 2024...........................    $2,888,424,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................     3,090,350,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................     2,709,203,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................      -179,221,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................      -381,147,000
 

    The Committee recommends $2,709,203,000 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:

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                       Program                           Recommendation
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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
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    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 is interested in evaluating 
opportunities for additional entities with known interest in 
the program should additional funding be provided to this 
program.
    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.
    Assateague Island National Seashore.--The Committee looks 
forward to receiving the briefing as outlined by House Report 
118-155 regarding the jurisdictional authority at the 
Assateague Island National Seashore.
    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.
    Blue Ridge Parkway.--The Committee directs the Service to 
consider the feasibility of adding edge striping lines in 
ongoing and future pavement projects at the Blue Ridge Parkway 
between Route 220 and Route 460.
    Cedar Creek and Bell Grove National Historic Park.--The 
Committee encourages the Service to collaborate with partners 
of the Cedar Creek and Bell Grove National Historic Park on 
strategies to maximize the coordination and programs of all 
partners to enhance the visitor experience. The Committee 
directs the Service to develop a plan for its own 
interpretation and programming based on the recommendations of 
collaborating with these partners and provide a report to the 
Committee on its findings.
    Chiricahua National Monument.--Not later than 180 days 
following the enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the 
Service to brief the Committee on the impacts of renaming the 
Chiricahua National Monument to ``Chiricahua National Park'', 
including the potential for increased visitation and economic 
benefit to the surrounding community.
    Coastal Leases.--The Committee directs the Service to brief 
the Committee not later than 180 days following the enactment 
of this Act on the status of existing leaseholders with the 
Service, including those in coastal regions that have 
experienced financial hardship over the last few years, and 
existing authorities the Service has with respect to issuing, 
negotiating, and extending lease terms.
    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.
    Coordination.--The Committee encourages the Service to 
coordinate with local law enforcement in cases where 
perpetrators are pursued in local jurisdictions for criminal 
activity that occurs within Park Service boundaries of park 
units located within proximity of the border, such as Big Bend 
National Park.
    El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail.--The 
Committee notes the importance of the El Camino Real de los 
Tejas National Historic Trail and encourages the Service to 
include sufficient resources in future budget requests to 
ensure a continued positive visitor experience.
    Every Kid Outdoors Program.--Within the funds provided, the 
Service should aim to support the work of the Every Kid 
Outdoors Program and the Committee encourages the Service to 
look for ways to leverage resources in order to maximize 
support for the program.
    Expanding Access.--The Committee looks forward to receiving 
the briefing as outlined by House Report 118-155 on expanding 
road and trail access.
    Glacier National Park.--The Committee is concerned about 
public access to Glacier National Park as a result of the 
vehicle reservation system. The Committee is encouraged by the 
lifting of the reservation system on the east entrances to the 
park and 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, communities, and Tribes when evaluating 
these approaches. The Committee directs the Service to keep the 
Committee updated on its plan for alternative approaches.
    Habitat Protection.--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.
    Hot Springs National Park.--The Committee is aware that 
maintenance of the Buckstaff Bathhouse in Hot Springs National 
Park located in Hot Springs, Arkansas, threatens the viability 
of a local business operating as a concessionaire within the 
building. The Committee directs the National Park Service to 
coordinate with the current concessionaire to develop a plan 
for maintenance, roof repair, and HVAC installation that would 
have minimal impact to business operations and allow the 
current concessionaire to continue operations throughout the 
duration of the building's maintenance.
    Indian Tribe Evacuation Route.--The Committee recognizes 
the importance of ensuring that the Hoh Indian Tribe has a 
functional tsunami emergency evacuation route. The Committee 
directs the Service to continue its work with the Hoh Indian 
Tribe to design and construct a horse trail to serve as an 
evacuation route and to brief the Committee not later than 60 
days following the enactment of this Act on these efforts, and 
to provide ongoing updates.
    Natchez Trace Parkway.--The Committee encourages the 
Service to consider partnerships with local governments to 
undertake the maintenance and rehabilitation of completed paved 
multi-use trails within the Natchez Trace Parkway.
    National Capital Regional Emergency Communications.--The 
Committee supports the Service's work to complete the required 
reviews and move forward in strengthening the emergency 
communications security posture within the National Capital 
Region. The Committee directs the Service to provide a report 
to Congress not later than 60 days following the enactment of 
this Act on (1) the status of activities to address the 
recommendations made by the National Capital Region Wireless 
Infrastructure Working Group to improve the permanent wireless 
communications capabilities within the National Capital Region, 
including any challenges that could pose a delay, and (2) the 
Service's expectations for when new and upgraded permanent 
infrastructure will be in place.
    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 Committee encourages the Service to 
continue this work.
    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 
Committee directs the Service 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.
    Park Access.--Not later than 180 days following enactment 
of this Act, the Committee directs the Service to brief the 
Committee on alternative ways to manage park access, including 
through existing reservation systems, in order to increase 
resources for park system maintenance needs while still 
maintaining access and affordability for everyday Americans.
    Park Passes.--The Committee encourages the Service to 
continue evaluating additional opportunities and locations to 
offer annual parking tags for sale at the Great Smoky Mountains 
National Park, especially in areas with great distance from an 
in-person sales location.
    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 impacted 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 looks forward to receiving the report 
outlined in House Report 118-155 regarding the establishment of 
a forum or process for public input as described above and 
notes that the Service shall continue providing updates to the 
Committee on the process.
    As part of this effort, the Committee directs the Service 
to provide a report not later than 60 days following the 
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 2024 and 2025, to ensure continued lake access despite 
these changing conditions.
    Turfgrass Systems.--The Committee supports the use of 
grasses and ornamental plants requiring less water, fertilizer, 
and other inputs for landscapes for the National Park Service 
and national historic sites, and encourages the Service 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 for national parks; maximize the amount of 
carbon captured by turfgrass systems and reduce carbon output 
through enhanced maintenance systems; and enhance ornamental 
turfgrass contributions for the appearance of national parks, 
monuments, and historic sites.
    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.
    Wildlife Considerations.--The Committee encourages the 
Service to prioritize restoration of current and historic 
riparian areas in ways that support beaver populations, use 
infrastructure that is beavery friendly, allows for beavers to 
construct dams and otherwise influence water flow in lieu of 
hard infrastructure where appropriate, and are mindful of the 
ways in which beavers can influence landscape.
    World War II Memorial.--The Committee recognizes this year 
marks the twentieth anniversary of the World War II Memorial's 
commemoration and supports the Service's maintenance assessment 
efforts and rehabilitation planning for the Memorial. The 
Committee supports the Service's maintenance assessment efforts 
and rehabilitation planning of the World War II Memorial.
    Yosemite Reservation System.--The Committee is concerned 
about the impacts of the vehicle reservation system pilot 
program at Yosemite National Park, particularly on residents 
and local communities, and directs the Service to consider 
approaches such as a transportation or shuttle system on the 
east side of the park, parking options outside of the 
boundaries of the park, discontinuing the vehicle registration 
system on the east side of the park, and reducing the hours 
during the day that require a vehicle reservation as part of 
its effort to identify potential strategies. The Committee 
directs the Service to brief the Committee not later than 90 
days following the of enactment of this Act on the effort, 
along with ongoing updates.
    Youth Access to Public Lands.--The Committee is aware of 
efforts by the Service to connect youth with the outdoors and 
directs the Service to provide a briefing not later than 60 
days following the enactment of this Act on funding 
opportunities used by the Service to promote access to outdoor 
recreation for youth and students.

                  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, 2024...........................       $91,233,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................        84,423,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................        89,593,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................        -1,640,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................        +5,170,000
 

    The Committee recommends $89,593,000 for National 
Recreation and Preservation. Within the total amount provided, 
the table below makes recommendations for specific programs:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       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
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance.--The Committee 
is aware that the Service can use the Rivers, Trails, and 
Conservation Assistance (RTCA) Program to support outdoor and 
water recreation in freshwater tidal estuaries, such as the 
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, and supports these efforts.
    Heritage Partnership Programs.--The Committee provides 
$29,232,000 for each heritage area to receive no less than the 
amount provided in fiscal year 2024.
    Additionally, the Committee encourages the Service to urge 
the non-federal coordinating entities of the Heritage 
Partnership Program to be transparent with the public regarding 
operations and use of Federal funding, including making board 
meetings open to the public.
    Additional Guidance.--The Committee has included additional 
guidance with respect to funding provided under this account:
    Cultural Programs.--The recommendation includes funding to 
support programs for Native American, Native Hawaiian, or 
Alaska Native culture and arts development. The Committee 
encourages the service to identify barriers to participation in 
these programs.
    Feasibility Studies.--The Committee encourages the Service 
to complete the National Heritage Area feasibility studies 
authorized by Public Law 117-339.
    Federal Lands to Parks Program.--The Service is directed to 
respond to any inquiries or requests in a timely manner 
regarding the City of Paducah's property transferred under the 
Federal Lands to Parks program.
    Japanese Confinement Site Grants.--Public Law 117-328 
established the Norman Y. Mineta Japanese American Confinement 
Education Grants under the Japanese American Confinement Grant 
Program. The Committee notes the plans in the budget request 
regarding the use of funds for this program and is supportive 
of these efforts.
    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.
    Additionally, the Committee encourages the Service to 
examine the suitability of including the John Wright House in 
Rosewood, Florida in the National Historic Landmarks Program.

                       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, 2024...........................      $188,666,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................       151,400,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................       168,900,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................       -19,766,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................       +17,500,000
 

    The Committee recommends $168,900,000 for historic 
preservation.
    Competitive Grants.--The Committee directs that no less 
than the enacted level be provided to each program within the 
Competitive Grants Subactivity.
    Semiquincentennial.--The recommendation includes funding 
for the Service to continue to administer competitive grants to 
honor the semiquincentennial anniversary of the United States 
by restoring and preserving sites and structures that 
commemorate the founding of the nation. The Committee notes 
that such funding is not restricted to sites and structures 
owned by State governments.

                              CONSTRUCTION

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................      $172,255,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................       237,183,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................       135,616,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................       -36,639,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................      -101,567,000
 

    The Committee recommends $135,616,000 for Construction.
    National Parks Fire Recovery.--In an effort to ensure that 
parks around the country continue to provide for safe and 
uninterrupted visitor use of facilities, within funding for 
Special Programs, the Committee encourages the Service to 
provide funds for emergency and unscheduled projects at sites 
around the country impacted by fires in 2023, such as Hurricane 
Ridge Day Lodge in Olympic National Park.

                          CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................       $12,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................        13,000,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................        12,000,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................                 0
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................        -1,000,000
 

    The Committee recommends $12,000,000 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, 2024...........................    $1,455,434,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................     1,578,298,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................     1,374,385,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................       -81,049,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................      -203,913,000
 

    The Survey provides critical scientific research and data 
to land and water managers in priority ecosystems. This work is 
funded through multiple mission areas and accounts. The bill 
provides $1,374,385,000 for the United States Geological 
Survey.
    Ecosystems.--The Committee recommends $291,780,000 for 
Ecosystems.
    Environmental Health.--The recommendation includes 
$26,293,000 for Environmental Health, of which $4,750,000 is 
for researching harmful algal blooms and understanding the 
prevalence of microcystin toxins in the nation's natural bodies 
of water.
    The Committee encourages the Survey to continue support for 
environmental health workforces that enhance water security in 
rural communities, including those in Montana.
    The Committee encourages the Survey to participate in the 
interagency Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and 
Control Act Interagency Working Group efforts.
    Species Management Research.--The recommendation includes 
$55,490,000 for Species Management Research, of which $500,000 
is for the U.S. National Phenology Network and $1,250,000 is 
for research on Hawaiian forest birds that face extinction from 
non-native mosquitoes carrying avian malaria and other 
pathogens.
    The Committee directs the Survey to provide a briefing not 
later than 120 days following the enactment of this Act on how 
it would establish a Mississippi River Restoration and 
Resilience Science Center at an existing Survey office and the 
initial research priorities the center would focus on based on 
the findings of the previous Science Forum directed in House 
Report 117-83. The briefing should cover potential work with 
the EPA, including improving water quality, protecting and 
restoring wildlife and their habitats, preventing the spread of 
aquatic invasive species, and improving community resilience to 
natural disasters.
    The Committee recognizes that a comprehensive, multi-lake, 
freshwater fisheries and ecosystem assessment is vital to 
regional economies and long-term health of the United States 
and encourages the Survey to research and develop systems and 
tools for advanced next-generation freshwater biological 
assessment and monitoring.
    Land Management Research.--The recommendation includes 
$52,000,000 for Land Management Research, which includes 
$9,000,000, $600,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level, 
for the Greater Everglades Priority Ecosystems Program to 
support management and restoration of America's Everglades.
    The Committee urges the Survey to continue its work on 
native plant research and identify opportunities for the Survey 
to increase the use of native plants in land management and 
restoration activities. The Committee also encourages the 
Survey to continue to support standing up ecoregional native 
plant programs that can develop the regionally adapted plant 
materials to help improve ecosystem function and resiliency.
    Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program.--
The recommendation includes $44,500,000 for the Biological 
Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, including to 
support research on European Green Crab, Coral Disease, 
phytoplankton changes in the Great Lakes, and Chronic Wasting 
Disease. The recommendation includes $11,000,000 for invasive 
carp research, including to prevent the spread into the Great 
Lakes, of which $3,000,000 is for research on containing or 
eradicating grass carp.
    Climate Adaptation Science Centers.--The recommendation 
includes $66,115,000 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. The Survey is encouraged 
to prioritize the funding needs of the Regional Centers and 
expedite the processing of funds to CASC consortia.
    Cooperative Research Units Program.--The recommendation 
includes $29,880,000 for the Cooperative Research Unit (CRU) 
program Of this amount, the Committee provides $800,000 to 
establish a new CRU at a land-grant institution within a State 
that does not 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.
    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 partnerships to 
operate proven, commercially available, long-endurance uncrewed 
surface vehicles (USVs) to collect operational fisheries survey 
data.
    Energy and Mineral Resources.--The Committee recommends 
$100,657,000 for Energy and Mineral Resources.
    Mineral Resources.--The Committee directs USGS to explore 
including all items on the Department of Energy (DOE) Critical 
Materials list on the USGS Critical Mineral List. Further, the 
Committee directs USGS to provide a report to the Committee not 
later than 75 days after the enactment of this Act that 
discusses the methodologies used to determine which new 
critical minerals shall be added and a plan to collaborate with 
DOE on future updates.
    Energy Resources.--The recommendation includes $35,364,000 
for Energy Resources. Within the funds provided, the Committee 
directs USGS to use no less than $7,500,000 to conduct a new, 
state-by-state assessment to quantify the full range of 
prospective geothermal resources across all 50 states, 
prioritizing regions with less data availability, and including 
resources that could be used for enhanced geothermal systems, 
deep closed-loop geothermal systems, geothermal systems which 
harness heat from temperatures at which water becomes 
supercritical, and other innovative geothermal systems, 
consistent with 42 U.S. Code 17286 and 30 U.S. Code 1028. The 
assessment should model varying depths, including depths of at 
least 9 kilometers.
    Natural Hazards.--The Committee recommends $190,565,000 for 
Natural Hazards.
    Earthquake Hazards.--The recommendation includes 
$94,651,000 for Earthquake Hazards, including $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.
    The Committee remains concerned about the lack of knowledge 
and offshore real-time instrumentation available for the 
Cascadia subduction zone. The Committee encourages the Survey 
to continue developing its early earthquake warning system and 
consider expanding into locations that will benefit from an 
early detection system. The recommendation includes $2,660,000, 
equal to the fiscal year 2024 enacted level, for the National 
Seismic Hazard Model Improvements and Updates, including for 
expansion to Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.
    The Committee provides $2,700,000 to support the Service's 
Subduction Zone Science, including ongoing work with the 
National Science Foundation.
    Landslide Hazards Program.--The recommendation includes 
$14,432,000 for the National Landslide Hazards Reduction 
Program.
    Water Resources.--The Committee recommends $285,212,000 for 
Water Resources.
    Water Availability and Use Science.--The recommendation 
includes $70,296,000 for the Water Availability and Use Science 
Program, $3,000,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level. 
Within the funding provided, the recommendation includes 
$1,750,000 for the Saline Lakes Program and provides $1,500,000 
for the Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program. The Committee 
also supports the Survey's advancements on understanding 
evapotranspiration in the 17 western states and provides 
$3,500,000, equal to the fiscal year 2024 enacted level, for 
OpenET.
    The Committee encourages the Survey to prioritize 
cooperation with Western state water resource agencies facing 
challenges with long-term water sustainability. The Committee 
further encourages the program to enhance cooperation with 
these agencies through respective Survey State Water Science 
Centers which possess local and regional water science 
expertise.
    The Committee urges the Survey to conduct a new Water-
Resources Investigations Report regarding the groundwater 
conditions in the Great Lakes Region. Specifically, the 
Committee encourages information specific to indirect ground-
water discharge to the Great Lakes as well as ground-water 
recharge rates for the entire watershed to determine the role 
of ground water in the hydrologic budget of the Great Lakes.
    The Committee notes that 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 for the 
Hydrologic Science Talent Pipeline to continue pursuing 
cooperative research agreements with an emphasis on locations 
where USGS has pending hydrological facilities and where there 
are other Federal operational hydrologic resources.
    The Committee also provides $3,000,000 for 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.
    The Committee commends the Survey for its work on mapping 
natural springs. The Committee encourages the Survey to 
continue working with State, local, and Tribal agencies as well 
as other relevant entities, including but not limited to 
universities and non-profit institutions, on the requirements 
to develop a 2-year pilot program to determine the most 
efficient methodology for developing a national inventory and 
to brief the Committee not later than 180 days following the 
enactment of this Act on its discussions.
    The Committee encourages the Survey to provide a briefing 
not later than 120 days following the enactment of this Act on 
the funding requirements associated with initiating a new 
Sinkhole Hazards Program to focus on sinkhole hazard 
identification, assessment, and mapping, as well as the 
research and development to reduce sinkhole losses and risk.
    Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program.--The 
recommendation includes $112,976,000 for the Groundwater and 
Streamflow Information Program, including $32,000,000 for 
Federal Priority streamgages and $500,000 for the Ohio River 
super gages to maintain operational capacity within the 
existing super-gage network, including in basins with unique 
geology, distinct soils, and a significant agricultural 
presence.
    The Committee recognizes that understanding current and 
streamflow conditions is vital to estimating flood frequency 
and monitoring civil infrastructure. The recommendation 
includes $31,000,000 for the Next-Generation Water Observing 
System and the Committee emphasizes support for working with 
academic partners using advanced computing techniques to 
develop advanced Next-Generation Water Observing Systems.
    National Water Quality Program.--The recommendation 
includes $85,440,000 for the National Water Quality Program. Of 
this amount, the Committee includes $7,490,000 for harmful 
algal blooms (HABs), including research on health effects, 
particularly in freshwater and coastal ecosystems, and to 
monitor, characterize, prevent, and control HABs, and to 
provide rapid response alerts to water resource agencies, 
health departments, and the public. The Committee supports the 
Survey's efforts to fund university-based research grants to 
examine how sediment and nutrient pathways relates to the 
formation of HABs, the impact of these blooms on vegetation 
growth in marine ecosystems, and the impact of vegetation loss 
on vulnerable and endangered species, such as the West Indian 
manatee.
    Water Resources Research Act Program.--Recognizing the role 
Water Resources Research Act programs play in addressing local, 
State, and regional water issues and assisting in long term 
water planning, policy development, and resource management, 
the recommendation includes $16,500,000 for this program. 
Within the funding provided, at least $12,500,000 is for the 
104b annual base grants. Consistent with the fiscal year 2024 
enacted bill, the recommendation includes $3,000,000 for 
ongoing PFAS research within the Water Resources Research Act 
Program.
    Core Science Systems.--The recommendation includes 
$283,221,000 for Core Science Systems.
    National Land Imaging Program.--The recommendation includes 
$124,071,000 for the National Land Imaging Program. The 
Committee recognizes the need for an on-time and on-budget 
delivery of the Landsat Next mission and provides $107,334,000, 
as requested, for Landsat Next to ensure the Service can meet 
the 2030 launch date.
    The Committee recognizes the importance of the Remote 
Sensing State Grants Program and provides $2,465,000 to support 
these efforts.
    Science Synthesis, Analysis, and Research Program.--The 
recommendation includes $25,000,000 for the Science Synthesis, 
Analysis, and Research Program, including $1,620,000, equal to 
the fiscal year 2024 enacted level, for Advanced Research 
Computing.
    National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program.--The 
recommendation includes $43,500,000, equal to the fiscal year 
2024 enacted level, for the National Cooperative Geologic 
Mapping Program.
    National Geospatial Program.--The recommendation includes 
$90,650,000 for the National Geospatial Program. Within the 
amount provided, $1,350,000 is for the National Digital Trails 
project.
    The Committee recognizes the importance of landscape-scale, 
three-dimensional maps for the Nation and the partnership it 
represents between localities, states, the Survey, and myriad 
other Federal agencies and includes $43,905,000 for the 3D 
Elevation Program, which includes $6,000,000 for the coverage 
of Federal lands in the western States. The Committee does not 
accept the Survey's funding decrease for 3DEP and expects that, 
with the increase in funding provided, the Survey will complete 
national coverage by 2026. Additionally, the Survey should 
expand collaboration and integration of hydrography data within 
3DEP, including developing a detailed plan and budget request 
for the 3D Hydrography Program (3DHP). Recognizing the 
importance of hydrography data, the recommendation includes 
$1,000,000 for 3DHP.
    Science Support.--The recommendation includes $89,465,000 
for Science Support.
    Administration and Management.--The recommendation includes 
$69,490,000 for Administration and Management, including 
$362,000 for the Small Business Program, equal to the fiscal 
year 2024 enacted level.
    Facilities.--The recommendation includes $133,485,000 for 
facilities, including $79,355,000 for the Rental Payments and 
Operations and Maintenance Program and $54,130,000 for Deferred 
Maintenance and Capital Improvement to support modernization of 
the National Wildlife Health Center.
    Chesapeake Bay Program Activities.--The Committee continues 
to support the Survey's watershed-wide research, assessment, 
monitoring, and modeling that help Chesapeake Bay partners make 
informed management decisions to restore and protect the 
Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. The recommendation provides 
no less than the fiscal year 2024 enacted level for these 
activities.

                   Bureau of Ocean Energy Management


                        OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................      $211,162,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................       242,045,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................       199,057,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................       -12,105,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................       -42,988,000
 

    The Committee recommends $199,057,000 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 $55,000,000, resulting in a 
final appropriation of $144,057,000.
    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 is concerned 
that the Bureau is not utilizing this authority and expects the 
Bureau to complete the necessary technical, safety, and 
environmental work needed to implement a carbon sequestration 
leasing program as soon as possible.

  Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Offshore Safety and 
                       Environmental Enforcement


 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................      $205,330,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................       237,485,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................       205,330,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................                 0
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................       -32,155,000
 

    The Committee recommends $205,330,000 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 $64,000,000, resulting in a final appropriation of 
$141,330,000.
    The Committee does not provide funding for the proposal in 
the budget request to create the renewable energy operations 
activity.
    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, 2024...........................       $15,099,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................        15,099,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................        15,099,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................                 0
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................                 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, 2024...........................      $116,186,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................       128,875,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................       119,786,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................        +3,600,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................        -9,089,000
 

    The Committee recommends $119,786,000 for the Regulation 
and Technology appropriation. The detailed allocation of 
funding by activity is included in the table accompanying this 
report.
    Agency Delays.--The Committee is deeply concerned that the 
Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation and Enforcement 
(Office) has been delinquent in meeting any court ordered 
deadlines for issuing supplemental Environmental Impact 
Statements (EIS) thus resulting in vacatur of an existing mine 
permit. The Committee expects the Office to abide by the 
deadlines established and mandated by the court.

                    ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................      $162,546,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................       175,815,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................       168,231,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................        +5,685,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................        -7,584,000
 

    The Committee recommends $168,231,000 for the Abandoned 
Mine Reclamation Fund appropriation. Of the funds provided, 
$33,231,000 are derived from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation 
Fund and $135,000,000 are derived from the general treasury. 
The detailed allocation of funding by activity is included in 
the table accompanying this report.
    Abandoned Mine Lands Economic Revitalization (AMLER) 
Program.--The Committee continues bill language directing the 
Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement (OSMRE) to 
pay the entirety of funds allocated directly to each State and 
Tribe not later than 90 days following the 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 is aware that no funding has been awarded to 
projects in former coal producing counties in western Kentucky. 
The Committee encourages participating States and Tribes to 
consider geographic proportionality when selecting projects to 
receive AMLER grants.
    Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative (ARRI).--The 
Committee notes that the ARRI program is designed and 
implemented to promote effective reforestation of mined lands 
resulting in restored forested lands and ecosystems that 
enhances economic and recreational opportunities throughout the 
Appalachian Region. To support such efforts, of the funds 
provided, the Committee provides no less than $500,000 for 
ARRI.

                             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 2025 appropriation bill, 
the Subcommittee received oral testimony from approximately 78 
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 43 
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 TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................    $1,898,550,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................     2,169,386,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................     2,189,150,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................      +290,600,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................       +19,764,000
 

    The Committee recommends $2,189,150,000 for Operation of 
Indian Programs, which is a $290,600,000 increase above the 
fiscal year 2024 enacted level and $19,764,000 above the 
President's budget request. The Committee acknowledges the 
significant funding needs across Indian country, and the level 
of funding provided reflects the Committee's commitment to 
advancing the Federal government's trust and treaty 
obligations. The Committee understands that fixed costs 
continue to rise and flat funding results in a cut to 
programmatic dollars. The recommendation accepts all Agency 
internal transfers and provides the Agency's requested baseline 
capacity, which covers fixed costs from fiscal year 2024 and 
for fiscal year 2025.
    Tribal Government.--The recommendation includes 
$435,571,000 for Tribal Government, $36,584,000 above the 
fiscal year 2024 enacted level.
    Road Maintenance.--The Committee remains concerned about 
the poor condition of many roads on Tribal lands which creates 
substantial safety hazards and barriers to economic 
development. The recommendation includes $42,814,000 for road 
maintenance to improve and maintain roads and bridges, 
$3,624,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level.
    Human Services.--The recommendation includes $176,372,000 
for Human Services, $12,625,000 above the fiscal year 2024 
enacted level.
    Social Services.--The recommendation includes $61,032,000 
for Social Services, $8,078,000 above the fiscal year 2024 
enacted level. Within the increase provided, the recommendation 
includes an additional $5,000,000 above the adjusted fiscal 
year 2024 level for Tribes that have not been able to receive 
BIA social services activities pursuant to a self-determination 
contract or self-governance compact. The Committee directs BIA 
to provide a briefing to the Committee not later than 120 days 
following the enactment of this Act on Tribes meeting this 
requirement and additional funding needs to provide parity.
    Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA).--The recommendation 
includes $18,230,000 for the Indian Child Welfare Act.
    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) and the Department of Justice to help these 
State agencies maintain and improve upon their responsibilities 
required by 42 USC 622(b)(9) to Indian children under ICWA. The 
Committee directs BIA to provide a briefing not later than 180 
days following the enactment of this Act on its interagency 
work with ACF and Tribal consultations, including identifying 
any hurdles and obstacles to improving State agencies' 
compliance with ICWA.
    Housing Program.--The recommendations includes $13,981,000, 
$2,042,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level, to support 
additional housing units and applicants.
    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 2025, 
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.
    Trust-Natural Resources Management.--The recommendation 
includes $339,533,000 for Trust-Natural Resources Management, 
$17,184,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level.
    Irrigation Operations and Maintenance.--The recommendation 
includes $16,511,000 for Irrigation Operations and Maintenance, 
$1,242,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level.
    Rights Protection Implementation.--The recommendation 
includes $50,790,000 for Rights Protection Implementation, 
$1,590,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level, including 
$7,792,000 for the Pacific Salmon Treaty, a $1,000,000 increase 
above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level. Within this amount, 
the recommendation includes funding to support the Columbia 
River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission Columbia River in-lieu sites 
law enforcement, in-lieu sites operations and maintenance, and 
fisheries management, and construction to support 
implementation of the Columbia River Basin Settlement 
Agreement, and Salmon and Steelhead Inventory as requested.
    Tribal Management Development Program.--The recommendation 
includes $23,696,000 for the Tribal Management Development 
Program, $5,152,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level 
and $5,000,000 above the President's budget request, including 
$2,523,000 for the Inter-Tribal Buffalo Council.
    Agriculture and Range.--The Committee directs BIA to 
provide a report not later than 120 days following the 
enactment of this Act comparing the distribution of funds for 
agriculture programs in the lower 48 to Alaska over the past 
five years.
    The Committee encourages BIA to continue supporting the 
work done in fiscal year 2024 to address the problem of the 
European green crab which impacts marine resources for Tribal 
communities in the Pacific Northwest.
    Forestry.--The Committee directs BIA to provide a briefing 
not later than 180 days following the enactment of this Act 
outlining resources needed to reinstate the Reindeer Loan 
Program to support reindeer for subsistence.
    Water Resources.--The recommendation includes $19,312,000 
for the Water Resources Program, $1,307,000 above the fiscal 
year 2024 enacted level, to adequately fund the Water 
Management, Planning and Pre-development program to ensure 
protection and management of Tribal water resources.
    Trust-Real Estate Services.--The recommendation provides 
$177,925,000 for Trust-Real Estate Services, $12,038,000 above 
the fiscal year 2024 enacted level.
    The Committee acknowledges BIA's commitment to working with 
Tribes to restore Tribal homelands and directs the Agency 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, not 
later than 90 days following the enactment of this Act to 
ensure such claims can move forward.
    Public Safety and Justice.--The recommendation includes 
$746,036,000 for Public Safety and Justice, $190,477,000 above 
the fiscal year 2024 enacted level and $94,827,000 above the 
President's budget request.
    Criminal Investigations and Police Services.--The Committee 
recognizes that additional resources are needed to ensure safe 
Tribal communities. The recommendation provides $414,778,000 
for Criminal Investigations and Police Services, $140,626,000 
above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level and $95,114,000 above 
the President's budget request.
    The recommendation includes $2,295,677 for the National 
School Resource Officer Program, $1,000,000 above the fiscal 
year 2024 enacted level.
    Consistent with the direction included in the front matter 
of this report, the recommendation includes $5,000,000 to 
support expanding the Agency's Opioid Reduction Task Force 
created in March 2018 to create a Narcotics Reduction Task 
Force.
    In fiscal year 2024, 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 
significant outstanding need to implement public safety changes 
resulting from the McGirt Supreme Court decision, creating an 
immediate and severe shortage of police and investigative 
personnel in the expanded Tribal criminal jurisdiction areas. 
The fiscal year 2025 recommendation provides $130,000,000 for 
these activities, $68,000,000 above the fiscal year 2024 
enacted level. With the additional resources provided for 
McGirt, the Committee encourages BIA to consult with impacted 
Tribes regarding the distribution of funds.
    Detentions/Corrections Programs.--The recommendation 
accepts the Agency's transfer of the Juvenile Detention Center 
Education program into the Detention/Corrections Programs 
funding line and provides a total of $155,463,000 for 
Detentions/Corrections Programs, $18,584,000 above the fiscal 
year 2024 enacted level.
    Law Enforcement Special Initiatives.--The recommendation 
includes $40,441,000 for Law Enforcement Special Initiatives, 
$15,347,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level and 
$14,747,000 above the President's budget request.
    Within the increase provided, the recommendation includes 
an additional $13,500,000 for the Missing and Murdered 
Indigenous Women Initiative. A total of $30,000,000 is provided 
to address the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women, 
including resources for criminal investigators, software 
platforms, and evidence recovery equipment. The Committee 
directs BIA to 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.
    Tribal Courts.--The recommendation includes $55,713,000 for 
Tribal Courts, $8,612,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted 
level.
    The Committee notes that Tribes that are eligible to 
contract or compact for law enforcement may reprogram a portion 
of this funding to use it for law enforcement purposes. BIA 
should engage with Tribes on how they want funds split between 
Tribal Courts and Law Enforcement so Tribes can request a 
reprogramming.
    Facilities Operations and Maintenance.--The recommendation 
provides $21,894,000, $2,315,000 above the fiscal year 2024 
enacted level.
    Community and Economic Development.--The recommendation 
includes $33,004,000, a $2,458,000 increase above the fiscal 
year 2024 enacted level, to support a total of $5,000,000 for 
Native businesses and entrepreneurs to develop and grow their 
businesses through the Indian Business Incubator Program.
    The Committee also directs BIA to provide a briefing to the 
Committee not later than 180 days following the enactment of 
this Act on what would be required to develop certifications 
for Tribal goods.
    Law Enforcement.--To address potential inconsistencies in 
the treatment of Tribal eligibilities to receive Federal law 
enforcement funding, the Committee directs BIA headquarters to 
coordinate activities with field offices that serve affected 
Tribes within the State of Texas and consult with such affected 
Tribes to ensure State and Federal laws related to criminal 
jurisdiction are interpreted consistently. The Committee 
directs BIA to brief the Committee not later than 120 days 
following the enactment of this Act on the status of these 
consultations.
    Cartels.--The Committee remains very concerned with reports 
of international criminal cartels targeting Tribal communities 
for human and drug trafficking. The Committee directs the 
Office of Justice Services, in coordination with the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Homeland Security 
Investigations, to report to the Committee not later than 180 
days following the enactment of this Act regarding resources 
currently allocated, activities being conducted, and additional 
resources needed to combat illegal criminal cartels targeting 
communities located on Tribal lands. The report should also 
provide recommended strategies for improving cross-
jurisdictional relationships between Tribes and Federal law-
enforcement agencies to combat international cartel activity on 
Indian lands.
    Energy Projects.--The Committee encourages BIA to support 
investments in new energy projects to reduce the cost of 
electricity and support self-determined energy priorities, 
including conventional energy projects.
    Public Law 83-280 Law Enforcement.--The Committee remains 
concerned about the Tribal law enforcement and courts needs of 
Tribal governments in Public Law 83-280 States and previously 
directed the Bureau to conduct consultations with Tribes 
located in these states to determine budgetary needs of Tribal 
law enforcement. The Committee is concerned that there are 
Tribes subject to Public Law 83-280 that are currently 
providing law enforcement services without any funding from BIA 
and requests BIA provide a briefing to the Committee not later 
than 180 days following the enactment of this Act on the 
identified needs. Tribal governments may also opt to use these 
funds to enter into agreements with local or state authorities 
to provide eligible services.

                         CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................      $342,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................       356,000,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................       356,000,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................       +14,000,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation 
estimated to be $356,000,000 for contract support costs 
incurred by Indian Affairs as required by law. 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.
    The Committee directs Indian Affairs to provide a briefing 
to the Committee not later than 60 days following the enactment 
of this Act on providing payments to Tribes and Tribal 
organizations for contract support costs associated with Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act agreements 
across the Department of the Interior. The briefing is to 
include how this would be administered and any anticipated 
costs.

                       PAYMENTS FOR TRIBAL LEASES

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................       $64,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................        69,000,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................        69,000,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................        +5,000,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation 
estimated to be $69,000,000 for Payments for Tribal Leases 
incurred by Indian Affairs as required by law. 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, 2024...........................      $133,780,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................       154,771,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................       146,296,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................       +12,516,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................        -8,475,000
 

    The Committee recommends $146,296,000 for Bureau of Indian 
Affairs Construction, $12,516,000 above the fiscal year 2024 
enacted level, including $50,791,000 for Public Safety and 
Justice and $71,046,000 for Resource Management. The 
recommendation also includes $24,459,000 for Other Program 
Construction, $2,164,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted 
level, to support replacing aging tower infrastructure.

 INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIM SETTLEMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS TO 
                                INDIANS

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................          $976,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................        45,897,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................        32,263,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................       +31,287,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................       -13,634,000
 

    Bill language provides that funds may be used to implement 
settlements pursuant to Public Laws 99-264, 101-618, and 117-
349.

                 INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................       $13,329,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................        14,489,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................        20,000,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................        +6,671,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................        +5,511,000
 

    The Committee recommends $20,000,000 for the Indian 
Guaranteed Loan Program Account. This level assumes 
$399,114,126 in loan volume and $2,850,000 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, 2024...........................    $1,131,617,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................     1,210,690,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................     1,198,216,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................       +66,599,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................       -12,474,000
 

    The Committee provides $1,198,216,000 for Operation of 
Indian Education Programs, $66,599,000 above the fiscal year 
2024 enacted level. The bill continues forward funding for 
portions of the elementary and secondary and postsecondary 
programs that are identified at the end of this report. The 
bill also includes language shifting the availability of 
forward funded appropriations from July 1 to June 1.
    The Committee acknowledges the significant funding needs 
across Indian country, and the level of funding provided 
reflects the Committee's commitment to advancing the Federal 
government's trust and treaty obligations. The Committee 
understands that fixed costs continue to rise and flat funding 
results in a cut to programmatic dollars. The recommendation 
accepts all Agency internal transfers and provides the Agency's 
requested baseline capacity, which covers fixed costs from 
fiscal year 2024 and for fiscal year 2025.
    Elementary and Secondary Programs (Forward Funded).--The 
recommendation includes $733,602,000 for forward funded 
Elementary and Secondary Programs, $27,417,000 above the fiscal 
year 2024 enacted level.
    The recommendation includes $502,036,000 for Indian School 
Equalization Program (ISEP) formula funds, $20,400,000 above 
the fiscal year 2024 enacted level.
    The recommendation includes $22,028,000 for Education 
Program Enhancements, including the Native Language Immersion 
Program, $1,003,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level.
    The recommendation includes $96,886,000 for Tribal Grant 
Support Costs, $1,064,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted 
level.
    Post-Secondary Programs (Forward Funded).--The 
recommendation includes $138,381,000 for forward funded Post-
Secondary Programs, $10,974,000 above the fiscal year 2024 
enacted level and $3,500,000 above the President's budget 
request.
    The Committee understands that making post-secondary 
education opportunities available to Tribal members is a top 
priority of Congress and that the Federal government should 
support those seeking education as a path to economic 
development and enhanced quality of life. The recommendation 
includes $94,926,000 for Tribal Colleges and Universities 
(TCU), $7,000,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level and 
the President's budget request.
    The recommendation includes $34,234,000 for Haskell Indian 
Nations University (Haskell) and Southwestern Indian 
Polytechnic Institute (SIPI), $3,909,000 above the fiscal year 
2024 enacted level.
    The recommendation includes no less than $2,000,000, the 
fiscal year 2024 enacted level, for Tribal Colleges and 
Universities (TCU) Endowment Grants. The Committee directs BIE 
to 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. The Committee directs BIE to 
submit a report not later than 180 days following the enactment 
of this Act on how the TCU endowment program might be revised 
to increase participation by all institutions.
    Elementary and Secondary Programs.--The recommendation 
includes $187,171,000 for Elementary and Secondary Programs, 
$12,200,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level and 
$2,000,000 above the President's budget request.
    The recommendation includes $24,619,000 to assist with the 
unique educational needs of Native students in public schools 
through Johnson O'Malley Assistance Grants, $4,080,000 above 
the fiscal year 2024 enacted level and $2,000,000 above the 
President's budget request.
    Post Secondary Programs.--The recommendation includes 
$56,201,000 for Post Secondary Programs, $333,000 above the 
fiscal year 2024 enacted level.
    Education Management.--The recommendation includes 
$82,861,000 for Education Management, $15,675,000 above the 
fiscal year 2024 enacted level and $4,947,000 above the 
President's budget request. Within the funding provided, the 
recommendation includes $54,722,000 for Education Program 
Management, $15,437,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted 
level and $6,469,000 above the President's budget request.
    Juvenile Detention Center Education.--The Committee accepts 
the Agency's request to move Juvenile Detention Center 
Education from the Bureau of Indian Education to the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs (BIA). Funding for Juvenile Detention Center 
Education is provided within the BIA Public Safety and Justice 
Detention/Corrections Programs funding line.
    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 directs 
BIE to examine the situation, including examining the use of 
ISEP formula funds to increase salaries, especially in states 
with a discrepancy between BIE and public elementary and 
secondary faculty and administrative salaries and report to the 
Committee not later than 120 days following the enactment of 
this Act on potential solutions.
    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 (FERS). 
The Committee directs BIE to brief the Committee not later than 
120 days following the enactment of this 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.

                         EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................      $234,725,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................       310,236,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................       270,867,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................       +36,142,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................       -39,369,000
 

    The Committee understands that fixed costs continue to rise 
and flat funding results in a cut to programmatic dollars. 
Consistent with Bureau of Indian Education Operation of Indian 
Programs the recommendation provides the Agency's requested 
baseline capacity, which covers fixed costs from fiscal year 
2024, and for fiscal year 2025.
    Education Construction.--The recommendation provides 
$270,867,000 for Education Construction, $36,142,000 above the 
fiscal year 2024 enacted level.
    The recommendation includes $108,342,000 for Replacement 
School Construction and $19,000,000 for Tribal Colleges 
Facilities Improvement and Repair.

                       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

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    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, 2024...........................      $100,009,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................       111,277,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................       105,277,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................        +5,268,000
  Budget estimate, 2024...............................        -6,000,000
 

    The recommendation includes $103,753,000 for Trust and 
Program Operations and $1,524,000 for Executive Direction.
    The Committee acknowledges the significant funding needs 
across Indian country, and the level of funding provided 
reflects the Committee's commitment to advancing the Federal 
government's trust and treaty obligations. The Committee 
understands that fixed costs continue to rise and flat funding 
results in a cut to programmatic dollars. The recommendation 
provides the Agency's requested baseline capacity, which covers 
fixed costs from fiscal year 2024 and for fiscal year 2025.

                          Departmental Offices


                        Office of the Secretary


                        DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................      $147,418,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................       157,890,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................       102,292,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................       -45,126,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................       -55,598,000
 

    The Committee recommends $102,292,000 for the Office of the 
Secretary, Departmental Operations appropriation. Within the 
funds provided, the recommendation includes funding for 
implementation of the NATIVE Act at the fiscal year 2024 
enacted level and not less than $500,000 to carry out land 
assessments, appraisals, surveys and other activities in 
support of the Secretary's responsibilities under the Hawaiian 
Home Lands Recovery Act, including up to $200,000 to add 
capacity related to infrastructure programs.
    Archusa Dam.--The Committee notes that the Archusa Dam was 
constructed by the then-Bureau of Outdoor Recreation in 1971 
and is in need of repair. The Committee directs the Secretary 
to brief the Committee not later than 60 days following the 
enactment of this Act on any financial or management 
responsibilities of the Department over the Archusa Dam as well 
as any coordination with other relevant Federal agencies, 
including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Department 
of Agriculture, and with local sponsors.
    Blockchain.--The Committee is aware that the Department of 
the Interior, in coordination with the General Services 
Administration (GSA), manages, rents, and oversees thousands of 
properties and that the integration and management of the 
related government records for such real estate is often 
cumbersome. The Committee encourages the Department to consult 
with the Office of Science and Technology Policy--which was 
authorized in Public Law 117-263 to develop a strategy using 
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) to maintain a central 
depository database on U.S. real estate--to investigate how 
emerging technologies could improve the recording of these 
assets, including how DLT and federated blockchain might be 
employed. The Committee directs the Department to provide a 
briefing not later than 180 days following the enactment of 
this Act on how these technologies could be employed to improve 
the business processes of the Department.
    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.
    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 Committee notes 
that no funds provided in this Act are available to fund 
protests or litigation against the Department. The Committee 
looks forward to receiving the briefing required by Public Law 
118-42.
    Interagency Working Group On Mining.--The Committee directs 
the Department of the Interior to provide a report not later 
than 180 days following the enactment of this Act outlining the 
steps the Department will take to create efficiencies in 
permitting to ensure new domestic mining will meet national 
demand.
    Orphaned Wells.--The Committee directs the Department to 
implement Section 40601(c) of Public Law 117-58 in accordance 
with the language of the law. The Department's guidance on 
state formula grants deviates from the language of the law by 
adding unauthorized and unintended requirements. The Committee 
recognizes the law does not require a state to use funding for 
any specific listed purpose, such as measuring and tracking 
emissions of methane. Instead, the law defers to each state to 
determine, in the best interests of that state, which of the 
listed authorized purposes to address with the awarded funds. 
The Committee reaffirms the Department is prohibited from 
requiring a state to use funds awarded under Section 40601(c) 
to address any particular purpose listed in Section 
40601(c)(2)(A) or requiring a state to report data on any of 
the listed authorized purposes the state chooses not to address 
with awarded funds.
    Recruitment and Retainment of Staff.--The Committee is 
aware of the staffing shortages within Tribal programs, 
agencies, and departments and the subsequent problems, delays, 
and financial impacts that result from these shortages. 
Therefore, the Committee directs the Department to examine 
barriers to hiring and retaining permanent personnel in Tribal-
related positions and report their findings to the Committee 
not later than 180 days following the enactment of this Act.
    Wild Horse and Burro Task Force.--In fiscal year 2022, 
Congress directed the Secretary 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 to continue its monthly meetings. The Committee 
has also included additional direction in the Bureau of Land 
Management section of this report specifying areas in which the 
Task Force should be engaged. The Committee directs the Bureau 
of Land Management to continue reporting 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, 2024...........................      $120,107,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................       118,309,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................       118,689,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................        -1,418,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................          +380,000
 

    The Committee recommends $118,689,000 for Assistance to 
Territories.
    American Samoa Operations Grants.--The recommendation 
includes $29,000,000 for American Samoa Operations Grants and 
the Committee encourages that not less than $3,000,000 be 
allocated for the community college.
    Energy Assurance.--Not later than 180 days following the 
enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the Office of 
Insular Affairs, in collaboration with the Department of 
Defense (DOD) and U.S. Department of Energy, to provide a 
report to the Committee outlining alternatives to provide 
reliable and resilient power to the Freely Associated States, 
Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam in the event of an extended 
commercial fuel disruption. The alternatives should include 
need, siting, required investment, timing, and operations of 
portable and deployable nuclear power reactors currently under 
development by DOD and private industry which would eliminate 
the need for fuel resupply for up to ten years.

                      COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................        $3,463,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................           813,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................           813,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................       -$2,650,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $813,000 for Compact of Free 
Association.

                        Office of the Solicitor


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................       $97,950,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................       107,526,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................        93,964,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................        -3,986,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................       -13,562,000
 

    The Committee recommends $93,964,000 for the salaries and 
expenses of the Office of the Solicitor.

                    Office of the Inspector General


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................       $67,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................        75,500,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................        68,000,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................        +1,000,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................        -7,500,000
 

    The Committee recommends $68,000,000 for salaries and 
expenses of the Office of Inspector General.

                        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, 2024...........................    $1,113,471,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................  \1\1,279,510,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................     1,195,086,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................       +81,615,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................       -84,424,000
 
\1\Includes $831,816,000 provided with an emergency designation.

    The Committee recommends $1,195,086,000 for Wildland Fire 
Management at the Department of the Interior.
    Fire Operations.--The recommendation includes $910,086,000 
for Wildfire Preparedness and Suppression. This amount includes 
$526,429,000 for preparedness, including the funding needed for 
the Department to execute the new pay table included in this 
bill as a permanent fix ensuring the Federal agencies' ability 
to recruit and retain wildland firefighters and maintain 
current firefighter capacity. The Department will allocate a 
portion of this funding to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for 
Tribal nations to provide Tribal wildland firefighters pay 
parity with Federal wildland firefighters. The Committee 
recommends $383,657,000 for fire suppression operations.
    Other Operations.--The bill provides $285,000,000 for other 
wildland fire management operations. This includes $255,000,000 
for fuels management, $10,000,000 for burned area 
rehabilitation, $14,000,000 for fire facilities and $6,000,000 
for joint fire science, which when combined with funding in the 
U.S. Forest Service, provides $12,000,000 in total.
    The Department shall use fire facilities funding to address 
the problem of inadequate or unaffordable housing facing 
wildland firefighters working in certain geographic locations.

              WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS RESERVE FUND

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................      $350,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................       360,000,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................       360,000,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................       +10,000,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................                 0
 

    The bill includes $360,000,000 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 
$2,750,000,000 available for fire suppression operations, 
$360,000,000 is provided to the Department of the Interior and 
the remaining $2,390,000,000 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, 2024...........................        $9,661,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................        10,064,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................         9,200,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................          -461,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................          -864,000
 

    The Committee recommends $9,200,000 for the Central 
Hazardous Materials Fund appropriation.

                ENERGY COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................        $4,800,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................         7,009,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................         5,000,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................          +200,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................        -2,009,000
 

    The Committee recommends $5,000,000 for the Energy 
Community Revitalization Program. The detailed allocation of 
funding by activity is included in the table accompanying this 
report.
    Abandoned Hardrock Mine Reclamation.--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, 2024...........................        $7,715,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................         8,037,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................         7,715,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................                 0
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................          -322,000
 

    The Committee recommends $7,715,000 for the Natural 
Resource Damage Assessment Fund appropriation.

                          Working Capital Fund


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................      $107,710,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................       134,807,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................        99,453,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................        -8,257,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................       -35,354,000
 

    The Committee recommends $99,453,000 for the Working 
Capital Fund.

                Office of Natural Resources and Revenue


                       NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................      $167,937,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................       175,987,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................       160,446,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................        -7,491,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................       -15,541,000
 

    The Committee recommends $160,446,000 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 not later than 60 days 
following the enactment of this Act.
    Section 112 provides the Secretary of the Interior the 
ability to transfer funds among and between the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education.
    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 providing the Secretary 
of the Interior with certain pay authority for the Appraisal 
and Valuation Services Office.
    Section 116 prohibits the Secretary from writing or issuing 
a proposed or final rule for greater sage-grouse or any 
distinct population segment; or to implement any threatened 
species or endangered species status of the greater sage-grouse 
or any distinct population segment.
    Section 117 prohibits funds to implement the Draft Resource 
Management Plan Amendment or Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for Greater Sage-Grouse Rangewide Planning referenced 
in the Notice titled ``Notice of Availability of the Draft 
Resource Management Plan Amendment and Environmental Impact 
Statement for Greater Sage-Grouse Rangewide Planning''.
    Section 118 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.
    Section 119 extends the authorization of deposits into the 
Historic Preservation Fund.
    Section 120 continues a provision providing the Secretary 
of the Interior the ability to authorize and execute agreements 
to achieve operating efficiencies.
    Section 121 amends 54 U.S. Code 103101 to increase the 
National Park Service emergency law enforcement ceiling from 
$250,000 to $500,000.
    Section 122 amends division G of Public Law 113-76 to 
continue allowing public and private sources to contribute 
money and services to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 
(BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 
(BSEE) through 2029.
    Section 123 allows funds previously made available in 
Division B of Public Law 115-123 for the National Park 
Service--Historic Preservation Fund to remain available through 
fiscal year 2026 for the liquidation of valid obligations 
incurred during fiscal years 2018 and 2019.
    Section 124 deems that the final environmental impact 
statement for the Lava Ridge Wind Project shall have no force 
or effect.
    Section 125 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 126 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 127 prohibits funds to implement the final the rule 
titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser 
Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for 
the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status 
for the Southern Distinct Population Segment''.
    Section 128 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat''.
    Section 129 prohibits funds to implement the threatened 
species or endangered species status of the dunes sagebrush 
lizard.
    Section 130 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''.
    Section 131 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule for North 
American Wolverine''.
    Section 132 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of 
Grizzly Bear in the North Cascades Ecosystem, Washington 
State''.
    Section 133 prohibits funds for the Secretary of the 
Interior to establish an experimental population of the grizzly 
bear within the Bitterroot Ecosystem of Montana and Idaho.
    Section 134 prohibits funds for the Secretary of the 
Interior to implement a proposed or final rule pursuant to the 
Endangered Species Act with regard to a fish legally held in 
captivity or in a controlled environment in a manner that 
maintains physical separation of such fish from any wild 
population of the same species.
    Section 135 prohibits the introduction of American bison on 
the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge.
    Section 136 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
and Plants''; the final rule titled ``Endangered and Threatened 
Wildlife and Plants; Listing Endangered and Threatened Species 
and Designating Critical Habitat''; and the final rule titled 
``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations 
for Interagency Cooperation''.
    Section 137 requires the Secretary of the Interior to 
reissue Order No. 3368 regarding consent decrees and settlement 
agreements.
    Section 138 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``Conservation and Landscape Health''.
    Section 139 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 140 requires the Secretary of the Interior to issue 
the final rule titled ``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 141 prohibits funds to finalize the proposed rule 
titled ``National Wildlife Refuge System; Biological Integrity, 
Diversity, and Environmental Health''.
    Section 142 prohibits funds for the National Park Service 
to provide housing to an alien without lawful status under the 
immigration laws.
    Section 143 requires the Secretary of the Interior to 
prepare an environmental impact statement prior to approving a 
permit within the Big Cypress National Preserve.
    Section 144 requires the Secretary of the Interior issue a 
new Record of Decision for the Caldwell Canyon Mine Project.
    Section 145 requires the Secretary of the Interior to issue 
the 5-year oil and gas leasing program 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 146 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 147 requires the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct Lease Sale 262.
    Section 148 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 149 prohibits funds to implement any restrictions 
related to offshore energy leasing carried out pursuant to the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act intended to reduce or 
eliminate possible disturbance to the North Pacific right 
whale, North Atlantic right whale, or Rice's whale.
    Section 150 requires the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct quarterly onshore oil and gas lease sales.
    Section 151 prohibits funds to implement any recommendation 
of the Interagency Working Group on Mining Regulations, Laws, 
and Permitting of the Department of the Interior contained in 
the report titled ``Recommendations to Improve Mining on Public 
Lands''.
    Section 152 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``Ten-Day Notices and Corrective Action for State 
Regulatory Program Issues''.
    Section 153 prohibits funds to cancel or suspend oil and 
gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge or the 
National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
    Section 154 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``Management and Protection of the National Petroleum 
Reserve in Alaska'' or any substantially similar rule.
    Section 155 prohibits funds to pursue litigation against 
the Glacier Range Riders for trademark rights infringement.
    Section 156 extends the operation of an existing 
hydroelectric project in California.
    Section 157 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 158 prohibits funds for the National Park Service 
to designate or manage Big Cypress National Preserve as 
wilderness.
    Section 159 updates enacted offshore decommissioning 
language to ensure funding is provided for these activities.

               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 2025, the Committee recommends 
$7,360,115,000 for the Environmental Protection Agency.
    The Committee directs the Agency 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.--The Committee notes that the joint explanatory 
statement accompanying Public Law 118-42 directed the 
Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the cost 
estimates supporting the Agency's final rule titled ``PFAS 
National Primary Drinking Water Regulation'' (89 Fed. Reg. 
32532). The Committee remains interested in receiving updated 
information regarding the number of water systems that will be 
impacted by the rule, the impact on ratepayers, and the cost of 
compliance with the final rule. The Committee encourages the 
Agency to provide technical assistance to water systems to 
understand compliance requirements associated with the final 
rule.
    Additionally, the Committee directs the Agency to submit a 
report not later than one year following the enactment of this 
Act on the status of the Agency's implementation of the April 
19, 2024, memorandum titled ``PFAS Enforcement Discretion and 
Settlement Policy Under CERCLA''.
    Unobligated Funds.--The Committee directs the Agency to 
provide a report not later than 60 days following the enactment 
of this Act on the amount of funds obligated under the 
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund as of the date of enactment of 
this Act, including a breakout of all funding amounts obligated 
for each of the programs titled National Clean Investment Fund, 
Clean Communities Investment Accelerator, and Solar for All.

                         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, 2024...........................      $758,103,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................     1,009,960,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................       522,500,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................      -235,603,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................      -487,460,000
 

    The Committee provides $522,500,000 for Science and 
Technology and recommends that $32,120,000 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.
    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 
and directs that these efforts should be funded at no less than 
the fiscal year 2024 enacted level.
    Research: Air and Energy.--Within available funds, the 
Committee continues funding for the study outlined under the 
heading ``Partnership Research'' contained in the explanatory 
statement accompanying 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 not later than 180 days following the 
enactment of this Act.
    The Committee remains supportive of 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 provides $9,000,000 
to continue this work. The Committee directs the Agency to 
continue working 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 Committee directs the Agency to provide 
a briefing not later than 90 days following the enactment of 
this Act on these ongoing efforts.
    The bill provides $2,475,000 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:
    6PPD.--The Committee encourages the Office of Research and 
Development to form partnerships with domestic 6PPD 
manufacturers and tire manufacturers to evaluate and develop 
6PPD alternatives and testing approaches to evaluate 
alternatives, and to coordinate with experts in rubber 
chemistry to understand anti-degradant and antiozonant 
properties. The Committee directs the Agency to provide a 
briefing not later than 60 days following the 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 not later than 180 days following the 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 
directs the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics to 
expeditiously develop and implement an improvement plan for the 
New Chemicals program to ensure that new chemical reviews are 
completed, and science-based determinations are made within the 
relevant statutory deadline. The plan should describe how any 
action will improve efficiency, transparency, and process flows 
in the program, including ensuring continuity and relevant 
expertise of review teams, accountability for timeliness of 
reviews, and resolution of every submission in the backlog. The 
plan should further describe how the Agency will identify 
conditions of use based on the submitter's identification of 
intended conditions of use, and how it will accelerate its 
determinations. The plan should not use an efficiency focus 
limited to prioritizing applications within a particular sector 
or for particular products.
    The Committee directs the Agency to submit its improvement 
plan and measurement metrics and report on its progress not 
later than six months and not later than twelve months 
following the date of enactment of this Act. The Committee 
further directs the Agency to utilize authorities under Section 
26(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act and the 
Intergovernmental Personnel Act to temporarily reassign 
personnel to roles that directly support regulatory activities 
regarding worker exposure in the New Chemicals and Existing 
Chemicals program and report on those reassignments to the 
Committee.
    Additionally, the Committee is concerned with the Agency's 
emerging approach to regulating chemicals under Section 6 of 
the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the impact to 
American competitiveness, jobs, and critical supply chains. The 
Committee directs that no funds shall be used to develop, 
propose, finalize or issue worker exposure limits under Section 
6 of TSCA unless the Agency can demonstrate it has, under a 
risk evaluation conducted under TSCA section (6)(B)(4): (1) 
completed an assessment of global occupational exposure limits 
(OELs); (2) constituted a body of experts in industrial 
hygiene, toxicology, engineering, and process safety (including 
industry experts) to evaluate the need for a unique EPA 
standard; and (3) under TSCA section 9(a)(1), obtained the 
agreement of relevant Federal agencies (including the 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the 
National Institutes for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)) 
that development of an TSCA worker exposure limit is warranted. 
Further, in addition to the requirements TSCA has for every 
regulation, no funds shall be used to develop, propose or issue 
a TSCA worker exposure limit unless it: (1) is above background 
levels occurring in the environment; (2) is above naturally 
occurring levels in the human body; (3) has undergone an 
interagency consultation that is well documented, transparent 
and open to comment from all stakeholders for at least 90 days; 
and (4) is above the quantification level for a validated 
analytical test method.
    Furthermore, the Committee is concerned with the Agency's 
proposed rulemaking titled ``Procedures for Chemical Risk 
Evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act'' (TSCA) (88 
Fed. Reg. 74, 292). The Committee encourages the Agency to: (1) 
reverse its proposal to no longer assume the use of personal 
protective equipment (PPE) in an occupational setting when 
making unreasonable risk determinations under TSCA's procedural 
framework for conducting risk evaluations; (2) adequately 
consider all other Federal occupational health and safety 
programs and standards in the risk evaluation process; (3) use 
its authority under Section 9 of TSCA to defer risk management 
to the appropriate Federal agencies, such as OSHA and the Mine 
Safety and Health Administration; (4) allow public comments not 
only when changes are made to a final scoping document but also 
when changes are made to a draft risk evaluation; and (5) 
maintain the definitions of ``best available science'' and 
``weight of scientific evidence'' within TSCA procedural 
framework for conducting risk evaluations, given that these 
requirements are mandated by statute.
    Finally, not later than 60 days following the enactment of 
this Act, the Committee directs the Agency to provide a 
briefing on the status of the implementation of the 
manufacturer requested evaluations program and an accounting of 
how the funds paid by the manufacturers to the Agency have been 
spent.
    Chloroprene.--The recommendation provides $1,000,000 from 
the Research: Chemical Safety for Sustainability account for 
the National Academy of Sciences to study the applicability of 
the Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model for 
chloroprene and whether existing Agency assessments of 
chloroprene are consistent with the results of the PBPK model.
    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.
    Additionally, the Committee encourages the Agency to 
continue its efforts as a member agency of the Harmful Algal 
Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act Interagency Working 
Group
    IRIS Program Integrity.--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. 
Additionally, no IRIS assessment shall be used for the basis of 
any regulatory, permitting, or enforcement action. Further, no 
IRIS assessment, including but not limited to assessments for 
inorganic arsenic and formaldehyde, 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.
    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 looks forward to 
the briefing outlined in House Report 118-155.
    Testing Alternatives.--The Committee is concerned about the 
Agency's decision to eliminate the 2025 and 2035 deadlines from 
its Work Plan to reduce, and ultimately replace, testing on 
dogs, rabbits and other mammals with more efficient and cost-
effective New Approach Methodologies. The Committee directs the 
Agency to submit a report not later than 180 days following the 
enactment of this Act detailing progress the Agency has made 
since 2021 to reduce animal testing. The report should include 
changes in animal use, annual costs of the Agency's animal 
testing, a timeline for the further reduction and replacement 
of testing on vertebrate animals, and a description of Agency 
efforts to retire animals no longer needed for research.

                 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, 2024...........................    $3,178,028,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................     4,406,988,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................     2,250,445,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................      -927,583,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................    -2,156,543,000
 

    The Committee recommends $2,250,445,000 for Environmental 
Programs and Management.
    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.
    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. 300j-1(e)(8)). The Agency is directed to provide 
funding to the most qualified and experienced non-profit 
organizations in providing technical assistance to small water 
systems and to issue the grant awards from this program on an 
annual basis. 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, 2024, 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 following the enactment of this Act.
    Geographic Programs.--The bill provides $651,226,000. In 
addition to the amounts provided under this heading, the 
Committee notes that fiscal year 2025 funding is also provided 
to the Geographic Programs through the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58).
    Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI).--The Committee 
remains concerned by the rise in harmful algal blooms (HABs) 
throughout the Great Lakes, including in the western Lake Erie 
basin, Green Bay, and Saginaw Bay, and urges the Agency to 
focus on HAB reduction efforts in Great Lakes regions where 
nutrient loading contributes the most to HABs by investing GLRI 
funding in innovative projects, including wetland and other 
natural infrastructure projects. The Committee directs the 
Agency to provide a briefing 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, as the 
Agency distributes funds across the five focus areas, Tribal-
related activities should be maintained at not less than 
$15,000,000.
    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.
    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. 
The Committee also directs the Agency to allow applicants or 
other third parties to develop biological assessments as part 
of their application. The Committee also 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.
    Finally, the Committee encourages the Agency to evaluate 
ways to streamline the registration process for biopesticides.
    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)). The Committee remains concerned with the 
significant delays in finalizing the Federal permit program, 
for which it has provided significant funding in recent years 
to develop, finalize, and implement, and directs the Agency 
finalize the program as soon as possible.
    Additionally, the Committee remains concerned about the 
Agency's implementation of the final rules titled ``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 
``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 looks forward to receiving the 
report outlined in House Report 118-155.
    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. Not later than 180 
days following the 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 not later than 90 days 
following the enactment of this Act.
    The Committee encourages the Agency to continue efforts to 
track textile waste and notes that the Agency measures the 
generation, recycling, composting, combustion with energy 
recovery and landfilling of textile material in municipal solid 
waste. The Committee directs the Agency to provide a briefing 
not later than 90 days following the 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.
    Protecting Estuaries and Wetlands: National Estuary 
Program/Coastal Waterways.--From within the amount provided, 
the Committee provides $850,000 per estuary for National 
Estuary Program (NEP) grants funded under Section 320 of the 
Clean Water Act. An additional $2,500,000 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 2025.
    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. 
Additionally, the Committee directs the Agency to promptly 
undertake necessary improvements to promote process 
efficiencies that increase the number of completed reviews and 
decisions on the Class VI applications and primacy applications 
related to Class VI. Doing so will allow greater predictability 
for applicants, investors, and States and Tribes seeking to 
address emissions, particularly for projects with higher 
volumes, that are in an advanced state of readiness planning, 
and have signed off-take agreements.
    In addition to the amount provided under this heading, the 
Committee notes that Public Law 117-58 provides $5,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2025 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 final 
decisions on the applications.
    Additionally, the Committee encourages the Agency to 
develop a regulatory pathway for basalt and other mafic rock 
formations for long-term geologic sequestration under the Class 
VI program. The Committee directs the Agency to provide a 
briefing on these efforts not later than 90 days following the 
enactment of this Act.
    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 Committee directs the Agency 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 not later than 90 days following the enactment of this 
Act that identifies how any fiscal year 2022, 2023, and 2024 
funding was used, by account, program area, and program 
project. Each activity funded should include a justification 
for the effort and any anticipated results.
    Biointermediate.--The Committee directs the Agency to 
provide a briefing not later than 90 days following the 
enactment of this Act on the implementation of 40 CFR 
80.1476(g)(2)(ii)(B)(1) regarding the extent to which batches 
of the same type of biointermediate product produced from 
different feedstocks or facilities can be commingled in an off-
site storage tank.
    Carbon Capture at Biofuels Facilities.--The Committee 
directs the Agency provide a briefing not later than 90 days 
following the enactment of this Act on how the Agency plans to 
evaluate biofuel or biointermediate facilities that have 
installed carbon capture, utilization, and storage technologies 
under the Renewable Fuel Standard program.
    Carbon Capture Permitting.--The Committee directs the 
Agency to provide a briefing not later than 90 days following 
the enactment of this Act on how the Agency reviews carbon 
capture projects, including the regulatory process and relevant 
statutes that require permitting applications and any 
streamlining of the Agency's environmental permitting 
requirements.
    Efforts to Combat Citrus Greening.--The Committee is aware 
that citrus greening is one of the most serious diseases 
affecting citrus and has caused citrus production to drop 
catastrophically by 90 percent in Florida alone since 2005. 
Therefore, the Committee urges the Agency to explore all 
available, scientifically sound options to address citrus 
greening.
    Electric Vehicle Study.--Not later than 180 days following 
the enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the Agency to 
provide a report to the Committee analyzing the amount of 
particle pollution released from the brakes and tires of 
electric vehicles.
    Ethylene Oxide.--The Committee is aware that the National 
Academy of Sciences Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) is 
conducting a scientific review of the Texas Commission on 
Environmental Quality's 2020 Ethylene Oxide Carcinogenic Dose-
Response Assessment Development Support Document. Therefore, 
the Committee directs that the Agency take no further action 
that relies on the IRIS value of ethylene oxide unless the IRIS 
value is fully consistent with the findings of the NASEM 
scientific review and directs the Agency to revise any action 
taken by the Agency that relies on the IRIS value to make it 
consistent with the findings of the NASEM study.
    Materials.--The Committee notes that current regulations 
consider slag produced from basic oxygen furnace and open 
hearth furnace steel production as nonhazardous waste. The 
Committee directs the Agency to treat slag produced from 
electric arc furnace steel mills also as nonhazardous.
    National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and 
Recycling Organics.--The Committee is aware of several comments 
submitted to the Draft National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss 
and Waste and Recycling Organics expressing concern that the 
importance of rendering as a way to reduce food waste was not 
adequately captured. The Committee notes that prior Agency 
strategies on food waste included rendering as a key waste 
management strategy. The Committee directs the Agency to 
provide a briefing not later than 60 days following the 
enactment of this Act to explain the shift in importance of 
rendering in the Agency's final food waste strategy.
    Nonattainment Report.--The Committee directs the Agency to 
provide a report not later than 60 days following the enactment 
of this Act on the resources and funding the Agency believes 
are necessary to address extreme nonattainment areas, and how 
the Agency will work with local, State, and relevant Federal 
agencies in nonattainment areas where Federal sources are 
significant cause for nonattainment.
    Outstanding Permits and Requests for Technical 
Assistance.--The Committee reminds the Agency that it is 
directed to review, as quickly as possible, all outstanding 
permits for activities in the U.S. Territories. Additionally, 
the Committee directs the Agency 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.
    Pre-Commercial Thinning.--The Committee directs the Agency 
to follow the guidance included in the joint explanatory 
statement accompanying Public Law 117-103.
    Prescribed Burns.--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.
    Additionally, the Committee directs the Agency to identify 
ways to reduce the administrative burden on States and Tribes 
that use the exceptional events rule for prescribed burns. The 
Committee directs the Agency to provide a briefing on all of 
these efforts not later than 60 days following the enactment of 
this Act.
    Re-refining.--The Committee supports efforts by the Agency 
to promote the benefits and uses of re-refined oil, to improve 
the United States' energy security and address waste oil 
concerns.
    Reorganization.--The Committee acknowledges the Agency's 
intent to work with the agriculture industry through the 
reorganization of staff within the Office of the Administrator 
to create an Office of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (the 
Office). However, the Committee remains concerned about the 
impact of the Agency's actions on agricultural production and 
rural America. While the Agency has indicated that the Office 
serves as the primary liaison between stakeholders and the 
Agency, the Committee also directs the Office to coordinate 
with the Agency's program offices to educate and inform program 
office staff about agricultural production so that the program 
office staff better understand the agricultural industry and 
the impact Agency actions could have on the industry. Further, 
the Committee directs the Office to coordinate consultation 
with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) before the 
Agency takes any actions that have the potential to impact 
agriculture so that the impacts of these actions on the 
industry can be minimized. The Agency is directed to brief the 
Committee every quarter regarding both the external and 
internal actions taken by the Office and the plans of the 
Office to reduce the impact of future Agency actions on 
agriculture. Further, the Committee directs the Agency to 
provide an annual report to the Committees detailing the 
consultation actions undertaken with the USDA.
    Rulemakings.--The bill includes a funding prohibition on 
the Agency's final rule titled ``Standards of Performance for 
New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions 
Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector 
Climate Review''. The Committee is aware of concerns related to 
the impact of this rule on marginal wells.
    Additionally, the bill includes a funding prohibition on 
the Agency's final rule titled ``Accidental Release Prevention 
Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; 
Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention''. The 
Committee is aware of concerns that the rule requires 
overreaching requirements for hazard evaluations, emergency 
preparedness, and chemical information disclosure, which could 
result in substantial costs to refineries and could disrupt 
risk reduction efforts by diverting resources from proven 
accident prevention initiatives.
    Rodenticides.--The Committee directs the Agency to continue 
to update and refine its draft Rodenticide Strategy to include 
stakeholder input on the feasibility of mitigation measures, as 
well as from the scientific community that has studied and 
measured how well the practices minimize rodenticide exposures 
by nontarget wildlife, listed species, and critical habitats.
    Sale of E15.--The Committee is concerned about the time it 
takes the Agency to respond 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 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 directs 
that the Agency make determinations about small refinery 
exemption petitions consistent with the findings of the impact 
of compliance costs on small refiners in the November 3, 2022, 
GAO report titled ``Renewable Fuel Standard: Actions Needed to 
Improve Decision-Making in the Small Refinery Exemption 
Program''.
    Veto Authority.--The Committee remains concerned with the 
Agency's use of Clean Water Act section 404(c) veto authority 
and opposes the Agency's use of this authority while an 
application for a section 404 permit is pending.
    Wildfire Smoke.--Not later than 90 days following the 
enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the Agency to 
provide a briefing on how the Agency can improve wildfire smoke 
monitoring, 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, 2024...........................       $43,250,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................        65,257,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................        43,250,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................                 0
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................       -22,007,000
 

    The Committee recommends $43,250,000 for the Office of 
Inspector General (OIG). In addition, the Committee recommends 
$13,979,000 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, 2024...........................       $40,676,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................       105,569,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................        40,676,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................                 0
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................       -64,893,000
 

    The Committee recommends $40,676,000 for Buildings and 
Facilities.
    The Committee strongly encourages the Agency to continue 
prioritizing funding for projects that reduce the Agency's use 
of commercially leased space. Additionally, given the 
prevalence and impact of drought across the country, the 
Committee supports the prioritization of funding for building 
repairs at facilities that specialize in groundwater research.

                     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, 2024...........................      $537,700,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................       661,167,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................       661,167,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................      +123,467,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $661,167,000 for the Hazardous 
Substance Superfund program. The Committee recommends that 
$13,979,000 be transferred to the Office of Inspector General, 
and $32,120,000 be transferred to the Science and Technology 
account.
    In addition to amounts provided under this heading, the 
Committee notes that Congressional Budget Office (CBO) 
estimates that the Superfund program will receive 
$1,967,000,000 in tax receipts authorized by Public Law 117-58 
and Public Law 117-169.
    Superfund Cleanup.--The Committee recommends $346,221,000.
    Additional Guidance.--The Committee includes the following 
additional guidance with respect to funding provided under this 
account:
    Hudson River.--The Committee directs the Agency to brief 
the Committee not later than 90 days following the enactment of 
this Act on the cleanup of the Hudson River Superfund site, 
including the status of the sediment programs, five-year 
review, and future development of plans for cleanup.
    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, not later than 60 days following 
the 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.
    Upper Columbia River.--The Committee is aware of concerns 
regarding the listing of the Upper Columbia River Site on the 
National Priorities List and directs that the Agency not list 
the site without the support of State and local government 
officials.

          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, 2024...........................       $89,214,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................       108,870,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................        80,000,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................        -9,214,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................       -28,870,000
 

    The Committee recommends $80,000,000 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, 2024...........................       $20,711,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................        27,803,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................        19,600,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................        -1,111,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................        -8,203,000
 

    The Committee recommends $19,600,000 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, 2024...........................    $4,418,938,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................     4,528,039,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................     3,680,203,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................      -738,735,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................      -847,836,000
 

    The Committee recommends $3,680,203,000. In addition, the 
Committee notes that Public Law 117-58 appropriates 
$11,621,000,000 for fiscal year 2025, making the fiscal year 
2025 program level $15,291,203,000.
    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 $553,936,004 from the Clean 
Water SRF and $479,541,446 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 remains frustrated by the large number of CPF 
recipients that have still not received funding and directs the 
Agency to continue to provide updates to the Committee on plans 
to provide funding in a more timely manner.
    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 2025.
    Targeted Airshed Grants.--The Committee directs that 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 
Committee directs the Agency to allocate $4,000,000 from the 
Hazardous Waste Financial Assistance categorical grants program 
project for this purpose. The Committee remains 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, the Committee recommends that categorical 
grant funding be used for a pilot program to improve recycling 
in rural communities with a priority on communities in which 
there is not more than one material recovery facility located 
within a 75-mile radius. The pilot should consider solutions 
such as increasing the number of transfer stations, expanding 
curbside recycling collection, and leveraging public-private 
partnerships for collecting and transporting recyclable 
material.
    Additional Guidance.--The Committee includes the following 
additional guidance with respect to funding provided under this 
account:
    Authorities.--The Committee directs the Agency to provide a 
briefing not later than 60 days following the enactment of this 
Act on the Agency's current authorities to transfer funding to 
binational financial institutions to address needs in the 
United States.
    Class 8 Trucks.--The Committee is aware of several programs 
to reduce emissions from the transportation sector and 
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.
    Small and Rural Water Systems.--The Committee is aware of 
water infrastructure needs within small and rural communities 
and directs the Agency to work with States to encourage 
prioritizing Federal funding in rural areas and for small water 
systems.
    Stormwater Systems Service Life.--The Committee notes that 
plans to address the service life of sewer systems can be an 
important component of infrastructure planning and recommends 
that that the Agency continue encouraging 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 Infrastructure Projects.--The Committee notes that 
the Agency is authorized to provide funding for architectural, 
engineering, planning, design, construction, and related 
activities in connection with the construction of high priority 
water and wastewater facilities in the area of the United 
States-Mexico Border, and that projects related to water supply 
like desalination plants, irrigation lining, stormwater 
draining, and other water availability projects are authorized 
to be funded by this program should they be determined as high 
priority.
    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, 2024...........................       $72,274,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................        80,000,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................        72,274,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................                 0
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................        -7,726,000
 

    The Committee recommends $72,274,000 for the Water 
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Program.

                       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 $2,500,000 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, 2024...........................        $1,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................         1,033,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................         1,000,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................                 0
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................           -33,000
 

    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.
    Helicopters.--The Committee directs the Forest Service to 
provide a report, not later than 120 days following the 
enactment of this Act, on its efforts to continually modernize 
the helicopter fleet and related equipment.
    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 
2024 enacted levels for hazardous fuels, vegetation and 
watershed, and forest cooperative health efforts.
    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.
    Mutual Aid Agreement.--The Committee urges the Forest 
Service, in collaboration with the Department of the Interior, 
to provide a briefing to the Committee not later than 120 days 
following the enactment of this Act identifying impediments 
hindering Department of Defense mutual aid assistance from 
Department of Defense fire services, like the Vandenberg Space 
Force Base and others, from participating in the emergency 
response to active wildland fires occurring on Department of 
the Interior or Forest Service controlled forests or parklands.
    Staffing.--The Committee directs that full time employees 
or FTE equivalents, who were hired utilizing temporary or one-
time fund sources, may be reassigned to a different program 
area that has unmet staffing needs to carry out funding 
projects such as those in the areas of rangeland management, 
watershed ecology, grazing, and rangeland hazardous fuels 
reduction.
    Stewardship Contracts.--The Committee notes its interest in 
updates to the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 that 
allow third party contractors (including mills or other timber 
harvesting company, state and local governments, or other 
concerned entity) the ability to propose their own stewardship 
contracts as long as 10 percent of the timber in the contract 
is salvage. The Committee acknowledges that this method could 
help the Forest Service know what type of contract will receive 
bids in the future.
    Stibnite Gold Project.--The Committee appreciates the 
Forest Service's work on the Stibnite Gold Project and expects 
the Forest Service to continue to prioritize issuing a final 
record of decision (ROD) prior to the close of the calendar 
year. Therefore, the Committee directs the Forest Service to 
move forward with publishing a final environmental impact 
statement and draft ROD, in coordination with the concurrent 
work for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Opinions, to 
ensure a final ROD is achievable in this calendar year. The 
Committee notes that the Biological Opinion work and any 
concerns that may arise in the Biological Opinions can be 
addressed concurrently during the objection/resolution period 
of the final NEPA process.
    Transmission Lines.--The Committee recognizes the severe 
threat of wildfire in western states, especially in areas with 
dense populations. In recent years, utility companies with 
above ground transmission lines have been found liable for 
inadvertently starting fires from sparking electric boxes or 
sagging transmission lines, which resulted in not only 
significant economic damage but loss of life. A study has shown 
that undergrounding high-voltage transmission lines reduces the 
risk of wildfire by 99 percent. As the lead Federal agency to 
fight wildland fire, the Committee strongly encourages the 
Forest Service to work within their existing authorities with 
state and local governments with decision making authority to 
require the undergrounding of new transmission lines, 
especially in areas with dry conditions and high density or 
suburban populations.
    White Oak.--The Committee is aware that the Forest Service 
is actively engaged in developing research and management 
strategies to ensure the sustainability of the White Oak 
species. The Committee directs the Forest Service to continue 
working with various land managers to improve upon strategies 
for white oak regeneration and update the Committee on the 
agency's ongoing efforts to develop a strategy to regenerate 
white oak.

                       FOREST SERVICE OPERATIONS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................    $1,150,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................     1,187,066,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................     1,035,000,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................      -115,000,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................      -152,066,000
 

    The Committee recommends $1,035,000,000 for Forest Service 
Operations.

                     FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................      $300,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................       315,624,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................       299,760,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................          -240,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................       -15,864,000
 

    The Committee recommends $299,760,000 for Forest and 
Rangeland Research.
    Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA).--The recommendation 
includes $32,000,000 for FIA.
    Joint Fire Science.--The Committee directs the Forest 
Service to provide $6,000,000 to the Joint Fire Science 
program, which combined with funding in the Department of the 
Interior, includes $12,000,000 in total.
    The Committee encourages the Forest Service to continue to 
cultivate work through the Joint Fire Science program with a 
broad network of academic researchers to address research needs 
that enhance resilience to wildfires and better address 
fundamental connections and interactions across all temporal 
phases of wildfires. The Committee urges the Governing Board to 
respond to the recommendations included in the Report of the 
Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission, including 
by establishing mechanisms to partner with the National Science 
Foundation and the Department of Defense.
    Research and Development Programs.--The recommendation 
includes $54,000,000 for base research activities. The 
Committee encourages the Forest Service to focus its efforts on 
research and development related to wildfire, watersheds, and 
wood products.
    National Agroforestry Center.--The Committee provides 
$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.
    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.
    Nurseries.--The Committee is concerned by the lack of seed 
and nursery stock in the U.S and directs the Forest Service to 
work with states and partners to collect seed, expand stock and 
capacity at existing nurseries, and assist in opening new 
nurseries.
    Short Rotation Woody Crops.--The Committee is aware of the 
Forest Service's ongoing efforts related to research on short 
woody crops and the benefits related to uses in mine 
reclamation and as agricultural buffers, in addition to aiding 
in salinity issues. The Committee strongly encourages the 
Forest Service to continue collaborative efforts across the 
country.
    Solid Wood Products.--The Committee recognizes that Forest 
Service Research and Development undertakes a range of carbon 
accounting research including improving and estimating forest 
carbon inventories at the national, State, and local levels, as 
well as on understanding the effects of forest management and 
disturbances on forest carbon stocks and change in forest 
carbon over time. The Committee notes the Forest Service's 
ongoing research on improving quantitative techniques to 
characterize forest carbon using biometrics or remote sensing 
and geospatial analysis approaches may be considered carbon 
accounting research. The Committee supports the future 
development of forest and solid wood products carbon 
measurement, monitoring, reporting, and verification digital 
platform.
    Research Funding Priorities.--For the following research 
initiatives, funding for geographically-based items is in 
addition to funds otherwise provided to individual research 
stations and therefore is not to be factored into base 
allocations.
    --$3,000,000 for university-led research and partnerships 
to better understand fires in the wildland-urban interface, 
improve workforce development for wildfire management 
professionals, and improve the safety and efficiency of 
wildland firefighting techniques.
    --$1,500,000 to continue Forest Products Laboratory 
university partnerships to optimize biomass commercialization, 
including lumber standards, mass timber construction, and 
durability.
    --$3,000,000 for research on forest-based cellulose 
nanomaterials, including material forms, manufacturing 
processes, and technology transfer.

                  STATE, PRIVATE, AND TRIBAL FORESTRY

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................      $303,306,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................       305,408,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................       282,960,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................       -20,346,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................       -22,448,000
 

    The Committee recommends $282,960,000 for State, Private, 
and Tribal Forestry. The detailed allocation of funding by 
program and activity is included in the table accompanying this 
report. Program directives and specific funding requirements 
are noted in the following narrative. All funding for specific 
programs or directives is in addition to funds otherwise 
provided to States and regions through the formular and 
competitive grant process and therefore is not to be factored 
into those allocations.
    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 and Trade.--The recommendation 
includes $21,000,000 for International Programs and Trade, of 
which $2,000,000 is 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.
    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.
    Urban Agroforestry.--The Committee encourages the Forest 
Service to explore opportunities to support urban agroforestry 
efforts that combine food and tree cultivation to improve 
carbon storage, public health, and local food access.
    Urban Heat Vulnerabilities.--The Committee is concerned 
that shrinking urban tree canopies result in unsafe heat 
vulnerabilities and encourages the Forest Service to engage in 
multi-organizational collaborations that prioritize tree 
plantings to increase canopy cover in areas that are most 
vulnerable and severely affected by urban heat.

                         NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................    $1,863,557,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................     2,007,149,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................     1,866,465,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................        +2,908,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................      -140,684,000
 

    The Committee recommends $1,866,465,000 for the National 
Forest System.
    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.
    Grazing Management.--The recommendation provides $6,300,000 
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.
    Hazardous Fuels Management.--The recommendation provides 
$202,000,000 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 $8,000,000 is 
provided for the Southwest Ecological Restoration Institutes 
(SWERI), including additional funds to create a new Interior 
West Institute in the State of Nevada, as is consistent with 
Public Law 108-317. As such, the funds shall be equally divided 
between the three existing SWERI universities and the new 
institute. The Committee directs the Forest Service to 
coordinate with Northern Arizona University, New Mexico 
Highlands University, and Colorado State University and the 
State of Nevada to provide an update to the Committee not later 
than 90 days following the enactment of this Act on the actions 
taken related to the creation of the new institute.
    Vegetation and Watershed Management.--The recommendation 
provides $30,000,000 for Vegetation and Watershed Management. 
The Committee encourages the Forest Service conduct additional 
outreach to water users to utilize existing vegetation and 
watershed management funding to demonstrate the value of 
restoring aquatic ecosystems to build resilience to natural 
hazards in source watersheds. The Committee directs the Forest 
Service to report to the Committee not later than 90 days 
following enactment of this Act regarding creation and 
implementation of the Water Source Protection Program as 
authorized in Public Law 115-334 to foster public and private 
partnerships between agricultural producers, businesses, 
cities, and the Forest Service to improve watershed and forest 
health.
    Additional Guidance.--The Committee provides the following 
additional guidance related to activities funded in this 
account.
    Agency Timber Target.--The Committee recognizes that timber 
harvesting is a critical component of managing National 
Forests. With nationwide timber harvesting levels far below the 
amount permitted under current forest plans, the Committee 
directs the Forest Service to maximize its authorities and 
supplemental funding provided in Public Law 117-58 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 Committee notes support for the personal use firewood 
program as many rural residents rely on firewood cut and 
gathered from National Forests to heat their homes. However, 
the Committee directs the agency to separate personal use 
firewood from commercial forest products when calculating 
timber accomplishments and cut and sold reports.
    The Committee is concerned that Region 1 has consistently 
missed its board feet goals with over 500 million board feet 
tied up in litigation last year. The Committee directs the 
Forest Service to provide the Committee with a report not later 
than 240 days following the enactment of this Act on efforts to 
coordinate with the Department of Justice Environment and 
Natural Resources Division and relevant stakeholders and state 
agencies on pending litigation, steps during the NEPA process 
to avoid litigation, and efforts to utilize authorities given 
to the Forest Service by Congress.
    Angeles National Forest.--The Committee recognizes the 
progress the Forest Service has made to reopen water recreation 
sites in the Angeles National Forest that have been closed for 
more than five years. The Committee remains concerned about the 
lack of open and publicly accessible recreation sites within 
National Forest land in North Los Angeles County. Accordingly, 
the Committee encourages the Forest Service to continue 
prioritizing the reopening of water recreation sites within the 
Angeles National Forest that have been closed for longer than 
five years, and to evaluate opportunities to reopen recreation 
sites in the Angeles National Forest that have been closed to 
the public.
    Appalachian National Scenic Trail.--The Committee 
encourages the Forest Services to coordinate internally across 
forests and regions and externally with the National Park 
Service for the administration of the Appalachian National 
Scenic Trail.
    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 in order to make progress toward national broadband 
objectives. The bill includes language to permit the Forest 
Service to collect funds to cover the costs of administering 
the communications site program.
    Good Neighbor Authority (GNA).--The Committee recognizes 
the positive impact of existing authorities, such as the GNA, 
have made on National Forest System lands in areas at high risk 
of wildfire. The Committee encourages the Forest Service to 
continue engagement with States and Tribes on GNA projects 
wherever applicable, especially in areas with high risk of 
fire.
    Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area (LBL).--The 
Committee acknowledges the passage of 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. Therefore, the Committee encourages 
the Forest Service to allocate annual appropriated funding at 
least commensurate with the enacted level to accomplish 
deferred maintenance projects, to support recreation and 
heritage activities, and to improve transportation corridors 
and bridges, consistent with Public Law 117-328. The Committee 
directs the Forest Service to provide a list of deferred 
maintenance projects and a cost estimate of these projects at 
the National Recreation Area and brief the Committee not later 
than 90 days following the enactment of this Act.
    Pat Harrison Waterway District (PHWD).--The Committee 
directs the Forest Service to continue collaborating with the 
PHWD and the Smith County, Mississippi, Board of Supervisors on 
expanding economic development and outdoor recreation 
opportunities on the Bienville National Forest. The Committee 
again strongly encourages the Forest Service to schedule and 
meaningfully participate in quarterly meetings with PHWD and 
the Smith County, Mississippi, Board of Supervisors to 
establish and implement a plan to pursue regional, rural 
economic development and new outdoor recreation activities on 
the Bienville National Forest.
    Pisgah National Forest.--The Committee is concerned about 
the destructive impact of overuse in the Wilson Creek area in 
the Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina. Specifically, the 
Committee requests that the Forest Service engage the State of 
North Carolina, Caldwell County, and stakeholder groups in 
meaningful dialogue to address the problem of overuse of the 
Wilson Creek Wild and Scenic area with the goal of identifying 
and implementing strategies that will help restore and protect 
the ecosystem and report back to the Committee not later than 
90 days following the enactment of this Act on the status.
    Seedling Supplies.--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.
    Timber Workforce Shortages.--The Committee is concerned 
that ongoing and widespread workforce shortages continue to 
negatively impact the Forest Service's ability to meet timber 
harvest targets, develop and execute landscape-scale forest 
management projects, and effectively work with established 
forest collaboratives. The Committee understands that the 
lengthy hiring process, which may include duplicative 
background checks, is a significant contributing factor to 
hiring challenges. The Committee therefore urges the Service to 
utilize existing flexibilities and authorities, including 
requesting direct hire authority from the Office of Personnel 
Management, to streamline and accelerate the hiring process for 
timber program-related positions.

                  CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................      $156,130,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................       158,000,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................       157,000,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................          +870,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................        -1,000,000
 

    The Committee recommends $157,000,000 for Capital 
Improvement and Maintenance. As in previous years, this amount 
is offset with a scoring credit related to the Roads and Trails 
Fund.
    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.
    Employee Housing.--The Committee directs the Forest Service 
to prioritize, when possible, the maintenance of aging employee 
housing facilities that lack direct access to clean water and 
drinking water. This includes, but is not limited to, building 
out infrastructure that allows for consistent access to water 
utilities, such as the employee housing located in Bridgeport, 
CA.
    The Committee directs the Forest Service to provide a 
briefing not later than 120 days following the enactment of 
this Act on possible opportunities, using Administrative Site 
Leasing authorities, to partner for investment in unused 
facilities that may facilitate long-term leasing arrangements 
to expand housing options for forest industry employees.
    Legacy Roads and Trails Consideration of Factors.--The 
Committee urges the Forest Service to prioritize 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 for pre-
existing investments in aquatic restoration priorities 
alongside water quality considerations. Additionally, the 
Committee recognizes the importance of funding to address the 
core tenants of the program related to water quality, which is 
distinct from wildfire related work.

         ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL ACTS

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................          $664,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................           664,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................           664,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................                 0
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................                 0
 

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

            ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................          $150,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................           150,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................           150,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................                 0
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................                 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, 2024...........................        $1,719,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................         1,719,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................         1,719,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................                 0
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................                 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, 2024...........................           $45,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................            45,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................            45,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................                 0
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................                 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, 2024...........................        $1,099,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................         1,099,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................         1,099,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................                 0
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................                 0
 

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

                        WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................    $2,312,654,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................  \1\2,550,442,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................     2,407,735,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................       +95,081,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................      -142,707,000
 
\1\Includes $1,363,184,000 provided with an emergency designation.

    The Committee recommends $2,407,735,000 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 proposed in the fiscal year 2025 budget 
request.
    Fire Operations.--The Committee recommends $192,000,000 for 
preparedness, $1,011,000,000 for suppression operations, and 
$1,204,735,000 for salaries and expenses, which includes the 
funding needed for the Forest Service to execute the new pay 
table included in this bill as a permanent fix ensuring the 
Federal agencies' ability to recruit and retain wildland 
firefighters and maintain current firefighter capacity.
    Casualty Assistance Program.--The Committee understands the 
need for a robust casualty assistance program for wildland 
firefighters and support personnel who are critically injured, 
ill, or deceased. The Committee encourages the Forest Service 
to continue its efforts to provide support and build out its 
casualty assistance program to meet the needs of its employees.
    Firefighting Technologies.--The Committee directs the 
Forest Service to evaluate new firefighting technologies 
including flexible, fiberglass-band mesh to support the safety 
and efficiency of wildland firefighters. The Committee directs 
the Forest Service to report back on this evaluation not later 
than 280 days following the enactment of this Act.
    The Forest Service is directed to brief the Committee, not 
later than 90 days following the enactment of this Act, with an 
update on the feasibility of utilizing Container Aerial Fire 
Fighting Systems.
    Middle Fire Leaders Academy.--The Committee understands the 
need to provide additional opportunities for retention and 
growth of mid-career firefighters and support personnel. The 
Committee encourages the Forest Service to determine the steps 
necessary to establish a Middle Fire Leaders Academy as 
outlined in the recent Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management 
Commission Report, dated September 2023.
    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 includes $1,000,000 for 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, 2024...........................    $2,300,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................     2,390,000,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................     2,390,000,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................       +90,000,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................                 0
 

    The bill includes $2,390,000,000 for the Wildfire 
Suppression Operations Reserve Fund, which is $90,000,000 above 
the enacted level and equal to the budget request. Of the 
additional $2,750,000,000 available for fire suppression 
operations, $2,390,000,000 is provided to the Forest Service 
and the remaining $360,000,000 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 2024 for Communications Site Administration to be 
deposited and subsequently transferred to the ``National Forest 
System'' account.

               ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, FOREST SERVICE

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS 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.
    Current Services.--The Committee acknowledges the 
significant funding needs across Indian Country, and the level 
of funding provided reflects the Committee's commitment to 
advancing the Federal government's trust and treaty 
obligations. The Committee understands that fixed costs 
continue to rise and flat funding results in a cut to 
programmatic dollars. Therefore, the recommendation provides 
$344,567,000 for the Agency's requested Current Services, which 
covers fixed costs from fiscal year 2024 and for fiscal year 
2025, for key health services to ensure increases go directly 
to programs.
    The Committee directs IHS to provide a detailed spend plan 
for Current Services provided not later than 60 days following 
the enactment of this Act, including a timeline for when the 
funds will be distributed.

                         INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................    $4,948,731,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................     5,641,232,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................     5,274,783,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................      +326,052,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................      -366,449,000
 

    The recommendation includes $5,274,783,000 that is 
available for obligation in fiscal year 2025 for the Indian 
Health Services Account, $326,052,000 above the fiscal year 
2024 enacted level. This includes $4,684,029,000 provided as a 
fiscal year 2025 advance and $590,754,000 recommended in this 
bill and available in this fiscal year. These funds are 
available for two years unless otherwise specified.
    The recommendation provides $83,522,000 to fund 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. The Committee expects IHS to update the 
Committee as beneficial occupancy dates or cost estimates 
change.
    Clinical Services.--The recommendation includes 
$4,751,364,000 in budget year appropriations for Clinical 
Services, $290,431,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted 
level.
    Hospitals and Health Clinics.--The recommendation includes 
$2,845,868,000 for Hospitals and Health Clinics, $295,354,000 
above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level.
    The Committee recognizes the importance of Tribal 
Epidemiology Centers (TEC) which conduct epidemiology and 
public health functions critical to the delivery of health care 
services for Tribal and urban Indian communities. The 
recommendation includes $44,433,000 for TECs, $10,000,000 above 
the fiscal year 2024 enacted level.
    The Committee does not accept the IHS's proposal to move 
the Indian Health Care Improvement Fund within the Hospitals 
and Health Clinics funding. The recommendation provides 
$75,472,000 for the Indian Health Care Improvement Fund, which 
is $1,334,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level.
    The recommendation includes $7,000,000, $4,000,000 above 
the fiscal year 2024 enacted level, for IHS to expand, in 
coordination with Tribes and Urban Indian Organizations (UIOs), 
the Produce Prescription Pilot to implement a produce 
prescription model to increase access to produce and other 
traditional foods among its service population. The Committee 
encourages IHS to provide a briefing to the Committee not later 
than 90 days following the enactment of this Act on the 
distribution of funds and implementation efforts.
    The recommendation includes $6,000,000, $500,000 above the 
fiscal year 2024 enacted level, to continue Alzheimer's and 
related dementia activities. These funds will 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.
    The recommendation includes $3,000,000, $1,000,000 above 
the fiscal year 2024 enacted level, for Improving Maternal 
Health. The Committee directs IHS to provide a briefing to the 
Committee not later than 180 days following the enactment of 
this Act on the planned use of funds including hiring and staff 
training.
    Dental Health.--The recommendation includes $283,085,000 
for Dental Health services, $30,524,000 above the fiscal year 
2024 enacted level and $7,000,000 above the President's budget 
request.
    The Committee recognizes the importance of Dental Support 
Centers (DSC) 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 they need to address 
challenging oral health demands. The Committee includes 
$8,000,000, $4,000,000 over the fiscal year 2024 level, to 
continue expanding DSCs to all 12 service areas with the 
flexibility to regionalize DSC operations as needed. The 
Committee directs IHS to provide a briefing to the Committee 
not later than 90 days following the enactment of this Act on 
how IHS allocated the additional funds, including where and how 
it expanded DSCs across its service areas and if it 
regionalized any DSC operations to provide their services more 
efficiently.
    The Committee commends IHS for its successful installation 
of the dental records system. The Committee provides 
$6,500,000, $3,000,000 above the fiscal year 2024 level, for 
managing the current Electronic Dental Records (EDR) system. 
The Committee directs IHS to provide a briefing to the 
Committee not later than 120 days following the enactment of 
this Act on the impact of past funding to manage the EDR 
system, as well as the challenges IHS is still facing as the 
program is being implemented. The Committee also directs IHS to 
expand efforts in planning and developing greater data and 
information exchange between the electronic health records 
system and the EDR system.
    Mental Health.--The recommendation includes $140,746,000 
for Mental Health/Social Services, $10,981,000 above the fiscal 
year 2024 enacted level.
    The recommendation includes $2,000,000 for a new behavioral 
health pilot program to support no more than 10 pilots that 
award grants to an Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, or 
consortium of Indian Tribes to operate and implement special 
behavioral health programs authorized by the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1665 et seq.) on or near an Indian 
Reservation. The Committee directs that grants should be 
awarded for two years and should be no less than $10,000 and no 
more than $100,000 each year and should not increase State 
administrative costs or the benefits provided in any program. 
The Committee directs IHS to provide a report to the Committee 
not less than one year after enactment of this Act on the 
status and outcomes of the pilot.
    Alcohol and Substance Abuse.--The recommendation includes 
$282,389,000, $15,753,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted 
level, for Alcohol and Substance Abuse programs.
    Purchase and Referred Care.--The recommendation includes 
$1,048,804,000, $52,049,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted 
level, for Purchase and Referred Care (PRC).
    The Committee is aware that some IHS areas are considered 
Purchased and Referred Care Dependent and Tribes in PRC-
dependent areas must rely solely on this funding for emergency, 
hospital, and special health care services. The Committee 
recognizes the importance of these funds for PRC-Dependent 
areas and directs IHS to provide a report to the Committee not 
later than 90 days following the enactment of this Act on the 
funding distribution methodology and how PRC-dependent areas, 
including those in California, are receiving the necessary PRC 
funds needed to purchase lifesaving care for Tribal members.
    The Committee directs IHS to examine the policies for the 
PRC program to fund extremely high travel costs associated with 
patient travel for emergent or acutely urgent medical 
priorities in remote frontier states and provide a report not 
later than 120 days following the enactment of this Act on 
necessary resources associated with creating a special pilot 
program to address this concern.
    Preventative Health.--The recommendation includes 
$219,035,000 for Preventative Health, $15,189,000 above the 
fiscal year 2024 enacted level and equal to the President's 
budget request.
    Other Services.--The recommendation includes $304,384,000 
for Other Services, $20,432,000 above the fiscal year 2024 
enacted level and $7,000,000 above the President's budget 
request.
    The Committee recognizes the Federal trust responsibility 
to provide health care services to American Indian and Alaska 
Native citizens and acknowledges that approximately seventy-one 
percent live in urban areas. The recommendation includes 
$99,992,000, $9,573,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted 
level and $5,000,000 above the President's budget request, for 
Urban Indian Health programs.
    The recommendation includes $89,252,000 for Indian Health 
Professions programs, $8,684,000 above the fiscal year 2024 
enacted level and $8,000,000 above the President's budget 
request. The Committee continues to support Indian Health 
Professions programs and expects IHS to allocate the increase 
provided across all programs, including the Scholarship 
Program, Loan Repayment Program, Indians Into Medicine Program 
(INMED), American Indians into Nursing (RAIN) Program, and the 
American Indians into Psychology Programs. The Committee 
understands that payments under the Loan Repayment Program and 
certain amounts received under the Scholarship Program are not 
excluded from gross income for tax purposes. The Committee 
directs IHS, in consultation with other applicable Federal 
agencies, to provide a report to the Committee not later than 
120 days following the enactment of this Act on the potential 
costs associated with excluding payments from these two grant 
programs from being taxed.
    The Committee reminds IHS that any grant made under Sec. 
112 of Amend Indian Health Care Improvement Act (Public Law 94-
437) to the Quentin N. Burdick American Indians Into Nursing 
Program is not intended to reduce the eligibility of any other 
applicants to receive grants under Sec. 112 of Amend Indian 
Health Care Improvement Act. The Committee directs IHS to 
report to the Committee not later than 30 days following the 
enactment of this Act on actions taken to ensure that the 
regional location of the Quentin N. Burdick American Indians 
Into Nursing Program grant recipient does not disqualify other 
applicants to receive grants under Sec. 112 of Amend Indian 
Health Care Improvement Act.
    The Committee directs IHS to continue its collaboration 
with Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Health Resources and 
Services Administration (HRSA) on graduate medical education 
and provide quarterly reports updating the Committee on its 
progress in bringing additional coordinated training 
opportunities to Tribal communities.
    Staffing.--The Committee recognizes the vital role health 
care staff play in Tribal communities across the nation and 
that staffing shortages and the subsequent problems, delays, 
and financial impacts that result from these shortages. The 
Committee directs IHS to provide a report to the Committee not 
later than 180 days following the enactment of this Act 
examining barriers to hiring and retaining permanent personnel 
across all IHS programs, including the staff of the Purchase 
and Referred Care program. The report should also outline 
specific recommendations to address staffing shortages.

                         CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................    $1,051,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................     2,036,000,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................     2,036,000,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................      +985,000,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation 
estimated to be $2,036,000,000 for contract support costs 
incurred by the agency as required by law. It does not include 
the Administration's request for Administrative Costs. 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, 2024...........................      $149,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................       400,000,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................       400,000,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................      +251,000,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation 
estimated to be $400,000,000 for Payments for Tribal Leases 
incurred by the agency as required by law. It does not include 
the Administration's request for Administrative Costs. 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, 2024...........................      $813,183,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................       993,825,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................       850,864,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................       +37,681,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................      -142,961,000
 

    The Committee recommends $850,864,000 for Indian Health 
Facilities for fiscal year 2025. This includes $506,854,000 in 
fiscal year 2024 advance appropriations and an additional 
$344,010,000 provided in this bill and made available in this 
fiscal year.
    The Committee continues advance appropriations for programs 
advanced in fiscal year 2024 and expands advance appropriations 
to the Indian Health Facilities Sanitation Facilities 
Construction and Health Care Facilities Construction accounts.
    The recommendation provides $7,856,000 to fund 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. The Committee expects IHS to update the 
Committee as beneficial occupancy dates or cost estimates 
change.
    Health Care Facilities Construction.--The recommendation 
includes $185,702,000 for Health Care Facilities Construction, 
$3,023,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level.
    The recommendation includes $14,000,000, for Staff 
Quarters, $3,000,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level, 
for staff housing across the IHS health care delivery system to 
support the recruitment and retention of quality healthcare 
professionals across Indian country.
    Equipment.--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. To increase the resilience of these 
facilities, the recommendation includes $8,000,000 to purchase 
generators, $5,000,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted 
level, including for IHS, Tribal Health Programs, and Urban 
Indian Organizations located in areas impacted by de-
energization events. In procuring backup generators, the 
Committee directs the Indian Health Service to determine the 
most cost-effective method, which may include leasing. In 
determining the most cost-effective procurement method, the 
Committee directs the Service to account for life-cycle 
maintenance costs associated with direct ownership and clinics' 
capabilities to maintain these generators.
    The Committee is aware that there have been advancements in 
laboratory equipment that operate with zero water input or 
connection to municipal water systems. To mitigate the impact 
on AI/AN communities affected by constrained resources, the 
Committee encourages IHS, when modernizing medical equipment, 
to consider water efficiency and zero water systems when 
feasible. In addition, the Committee directs IHS to provide a 
report to the Committee within 180 days following the enactment 
of this Act on potential plans to implement laboratory systems 
that have no to little impact on the water supply in the 
communities they reside.

                       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, 2024...........................       $79,714,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................        83,035,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................        75,000,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................        -4,714,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................        -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, 2024...........................       $81,619,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................        85,020,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................        76,000,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................        -5,619,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................        -9,020,000
 

    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, 2024...........................        $4,629,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................         4,676,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................         1,000,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................        -3,629,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................        -3,676,000
 

    The Committee recommends $1,000,000 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, 2024...........................       $14,400,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................        17,400,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................        13,824,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................          -576,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................        -3,576,000
 

    The Committee recommends $13,824,000 for the Salaries and 
Expenses appropriation.

              Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................                $0
Budget estimate, 2025.................................         3,500,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................                 0
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................                 0
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................        -3,500,000
 

    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 2025; 
however, a total of $3,060,000 is made available from 
unobligated balances for fiscal year 2025 operations of ONHIR.
    ONHIR Closeout.--The Committee directs ONHIR to work with 
the Department of the Interior, including the Interior Business 
Center, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Office of Management 
and Budget to develop a plan for closing the office. 
Acknowledging that ONHIR has largely completed its mission, the 
Committee directs ONHIR to provide a report to the Committee 
not later than 180 days following the enactment of this Act 
outlining plans for closing the office, including a timeline 
and the necessary steps, a proposal for clients still waiting 
to be relocated, and a determination of which Federal agencies 
will be handling any remaining steps. The Committee directs 
ONHIR to consult with the Navajo Nation and Hopi Tribe 
throughout the entire process.

    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
                              Development


                        PAYMENT TO THE INSTITUTE

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................       $13,482,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................        13,982,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................        13,125,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................          -357,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................          -857,000
 

    The Committee recommends $13,125,000 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, 2024...........................      $892,855,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................       960,200,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................       837,802,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................       -55,053,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................      -122,398,000
 

    The Committee recommends $837,802,000 for Salaries and 
Expenses of the Smithsonian Institution.
    Access to Smithsonian Programs.--The Committee encourages 
the Smithsonian to continue efforts to build public engagement 
and connect the public with knowledge, resources, and expertise 
of the Smithsonian in communities across the Nation.
    Museum Security.--The Committee encourages the Smithsonian 
to evaluate the adoption of advanced, commercially available 
technology, including technology that can provide real-time, 
anonymized visitor count data for valuable insights into viewer 
engagement, exhibit popularity, and to enable a higher-quality 
guest experience. Additionally, the Committee encourages the 
Smithsonian to consider the effectiveness of introducing 
technology of this kind to supplement their existing visitor 
data systems.
    New Museums.--The Committee supports the intent of Congress 
that the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum and the 
National Museum of the American Latino be located on or near 
the National Mall, to the extent practicable.

                           FACILITIES CAPITAL

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................      $197,645,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................       200,000,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................       121,913,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................       -75,732,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................       -78,087,000
 

    The Committee recommends $121,913,000 for Facilities 
Capital.
    Pod 6.--The Committee understands that this is the final 
request for the construction of Pod 6 at the Museum Support 
Center and fully funds the request of $17,380,000.

                        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, 2024...........................      $174,760,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................       188,453,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................       171,050,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................        -3,710,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................       -17,403,000
 

    The Committee recommends $171,050,000 for Salaries and 
Expenses of the National Gallery of Art.

            REPAIR, RESTORATION AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................       $34,480,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................        27,000,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................        17,266,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................       -17,214,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................        -9,734,000
 

    The Committee recommends $17,266,000 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, 2024...........................       $32,293,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................        32,300,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................        32,000,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................          -293,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................          -300,000
 

    The Committee recommends $32,000,000 for Operations and 
Maintenance of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
Arts.

                     CAPITAL REPAIR AND RESTORATION

 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................       $12,633,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................        13,430,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................         6,000,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................        -6,633,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................        -7,430,000
 

    The Committee recommends $6,000,000 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, 2024...........................       $15,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................        14,100,000
Recommended, 2024.....................................        12,000,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................        -3,000,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................        -2,100,000
 

    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, 2024...........................      $207,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................       210,100,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................       203,895,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................        -3,105,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................        -6,205,000
 

    The Committee recommends $203,895,000 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.
    America 250 Activities.--The Committee emphasizes support 
for NEA's efforts leading up to America's Semiquincentennial 
and encourages NEA to prioritize America 250 Activities that 
educate and engage communities about the past, present, and 
future of our Nation.
    Collaboration with State and Regional Arts Councils.--The 
Committee 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. The Committee strongly encourages NEA to continue to 
make grants accessible and available to eligible entities, 
including faith-based and community-based organizations, 
especially in underserved and rural communities. The Committee 
directs NEA to report to the Committee on its outreach and 
education efforts to increase engagement and grant access to 
prospective applicants.
    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, 2024...........................      $207,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024.................................       200,100,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................       203,895,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................        -3,105,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................        +3,795,000
 

    The Committee recommends $203,895,000 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.
    America 250 Activities.--The Committee commends NEH for its 
efforts in preparation of America's Semiquincentennial and 
encourages NEH to prioritize grant opportunities for local 
museums interested in hosting historical programming ahead of 
the celebration.
    Artificial Intelligence.--The Committee appreciates NEH's 
growing interest in examining human perspectives on Artificial 
Intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies. The 
Committee supports NEH's recent launch of its Dangers and 
Opportunities of Technology program and Humanities Research 
Centers on AI program. The Committee encourages NEH to continue 
supporting these efforts and seek further venues to examine 
humanities perspectives and ethical implications of these 
rapidly expanding technology fields. Further, the Committee 
encourages NEH to support and include primarily undergraduate 
and non-research-intensive institutions in these efforts to 
provide a wider workforce pipeline of students graduating with 
AI humanities perspectives and ethical implications literacy.
    Challenge Grants.--The Committee recognizes the sunset of 
the Infrastructure and Capacity Building grants and accepts the 
Administration's request to decrease funding for these 
activities. The recommendation provides $6,250,000 for 
Challenge Grants.
    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 Committee 
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. The recommendation provides $68,395,000 
to support Federal and State partnerships.
    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 document the American experience, 
including the production of books and pamphlets similar to the 
American Guide Series, 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. The Committee strongly encourages NEH 
to continue to make grants accessible and available to eligible 
entities, including faith-based and community-based 
organizations, especially in underserved and rural communities. 
The Committee directs NEH to 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. The Committee supports 
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, 2024...........................        $3,661,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................         3,857,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................         3,600,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................           -61,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................          -257,000
 

    The Committee recommends $3,600,000 for Salaries and 
Expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts.

               National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs


 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................        $5,000,000
Budget Estimate, 2025.................................         5,000,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................         4,950,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................           -50,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................           -50,000
 

    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 $4,950,000.

               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, 2024...........................        $8,585,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................         9,544,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................         8,375,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................          -210,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................        -1,169,000
 

    The Committee recommends $8,375,000 for Salaries and 
Expenses of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
    Sec. 106 Digital Map.--The Committee notes that Section 106 
of the National Historic Preservation Act can often be a 
cumbersome process. To inform the Advisory Council's decision-
making, reduce timelines on environmental reviews, and 
accelerate the pace of permitting, the Committee directs the 
Advisory Council to provide a briefing not later than 180 days 
following the enactment of this Act on the scope of work and 
estimated cost to develop a geospatial framework for and 
protocols of an integrated map of sites eligible for the 
National Register under Section 106. As part of the briefing, 
the Council should discuss how the map will not publicly 
display historic properties Federal agencies must withhold from 
disclosure or historic properties on Tribal lands.

                  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, 2024...........................        $8,750,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................         8,849,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................         8,700,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................           -50,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................          -149,000
 

    The Committee recommends $8,700,000 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, 2024...........................       $65,231,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................        74,000,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................        65,231,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................                 0
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................        -8,769,000
 

    The Committee recommends $65,231,000 for the Holocaust 
Memorial Museum.
    Salaries and Expenses.--The recommendation includes 
$58,967,000 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, 2024...........................       $90,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................        45,000,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................                 0
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................       -90,000,000
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................       -45,000,000
 

    The Committee does not recommend funding for the Presidio 
Trust.

              United States Semiquincentennial Commission


 
 
 
Appropriation enacted, 2024...........................       $15,000,000
Budget estimate, 2025.................................       100,000,000
Recommended, 2025.....................................        15,000,000
Comparison:
  Appropriation, 2024.................................                 0
  Budget estimate, 2025...............................       -85,000,000
 

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

                      TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

                    (INCLUDING RESCISSION 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 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 2025.
    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 2025 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 2025 
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 extends the authority for the Shasta-Trinity 
Marina fee for one year.
    Section 425 continues a provision extending for one year 
the Interpretive Association 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 providing for a wildland 
firefighter pay cap waiver.
    Section 438 continues a provision extending authorization 
for Alaska Native regional health entities.
    Section 439 modifies the Wildfire Funding and Forest 
Management Act to extend the reporting requirement timeline 
from 90 days to 180 days and to require an accounting of all 
spending in the first two quarters of the succeeding fiscal 
year attributable to suppression operations in the report year.
    Section 440 prohibits the use of funds to limit 
recreational shooting, fishing, and hunting on Federal lands 
except for public safety.
    Section 441 amends section 6(a) of the Coastal Barrier 
Resources Act.
    Section 442 rescinds Inflation Reduction Act funds for the 
National Park Service that have been designated for the 
Presidio Trust.
    Section 443 prohibits funds for certain Executive Orders 
relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
    Section 444 prohibits funds for COVID-19 mask or vaccine 
mandates.
    Section 445 prohibits funds to promote or advance Critical 
Race Theory.
    Section 446 prohibits funds to fly or display certain flags 
at agencies funded by this Act.
    Section 447 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 448 prohibits funds for the American Climate Corps.
    Section 449 prohibits funds for eight executive orders 
related to Administration actions on climate change.
    Section 450 prohibits the development or implementation of 
guidance related to the valuation of ecosystem and 
environmental services and natural assets in Federal regulatory 
decision-making.
    Section 451 amends Section 10101 of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1993 regarding the use of mining claims 
for ancillary activities.
    Section 452 prohibits funds to enforce Public Land Order 
7917 (88 Fed. Reg. 6308 (January 31, 2023)).
    Section 453 requires the Secretary of the Interior to 
reinstate certain hardrock mineral leases.
    Section 454 prohibits funds to consider or incorporate the 
Social Cost of Carbon.
    Section 455 incorporates by reference H.R. 548 (Eastern 
Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act) and Title 
III of H.R. 7408 (America's Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act) 
as ordered to be reported on April 16, 2024, by the Committee 
on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.
    Section 456 authorizes special base rates of pay for 
wildland firefighters.
    Section 457 authorizes wildland fire incident response 
premium pay.
    Section 458 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 459 allows for a land conveyance to provide flood 
protection for March Air Force Base and surrounding areas.
    Section 460 prohibits funds for the Climate Justice 
Alliance.
    Section 461 prohibits funds for the Smithsonian Institution 
for partnerships or activities associated with the Hong Kong 
Economic and Trade Offices.
    Section 462 prohibits funds to withdraw any Federal land 
from any form of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
public land laws, location, entry, or patent under the general 
mining laws, or disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, or geothermal leasing laws unless such withdrawal is 
authorized by an Act of Congress.
    Section 463 prohibits funds to finalize the proposed rule 
titled ``Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects That 
Are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing 
America's Surface Transportation Act''.
    Section 464 prohibits funds to revise any regulation 
pursuant to section 17(o) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
226(o)) relating to oil and gas development of outstanding and 
reserved mineral rights on the Allegheny National Forest.
    Section 465 amends the Thye-Blatnik Act to address 
appraisal values.
    Section 466 requires the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
Civil Works to issue any guidance documents relating to the 
implementation of the final rule titled ``Revised Definition of 
`Waters of the United States'; Conforming,'' within 15 days of 
enactment of this Act.
    Section 467 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 468 prohibits funds for the final rule titled 
``Supplemental Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards 
for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source 
Category''.
    Section 469 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 470 prohibits funds for the final rule titled 
``Federal `Good Neighbor Plan' for the 2015 Ozone National 
Ambient Air Quality Standards''.
    Section 471 transfers certain Inflation Reduction Act 
balances to the Environmental Protection Agency Office of 
Inspector General.
    Section 472 prohibits funds for the final rule titled ``New 
Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From 
New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric 
Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas 
Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating 
Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule''.
    Section 473 prohibits funds to finalize 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 the rule will not adversely impact the availability 
of ethylene oxide to sterilize medical products in the United 
States.
    Section 474 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 
2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles''.
    Section 475 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty 
Vehicles-Phase 3''.
    Section 476 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality 
Certification Improvement Rule''.
    Section 477 prohibits funds for the Interagency Working 
Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases.
    Section 478 prohibits funds to implement the interim 
guidance titled ``National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on 
Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change''.
    Section 479 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``National Environmental Policy Act Implementing 
Regulations Revisions''.
    Section 480 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``National Environmental Policy Act Implementing 
Regulations Revisions Phase 2''.
    Section 481 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and 
Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: 
Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review''.
    Section 482 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk 
Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities 
by Chemical Accident Prevention''.
    Section 483 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: Revisions and 
Confidentiality Determinations for Petroleum and Natural Gas 
Systems''.
    Section 484 prohibits funds to implement the proposed rule 
titled ``Clean Water Act Effluent Limitations Guidelines and 
Standards for the Meat and Poultry Products Point Source 
Category''.
    Section 485 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal 
of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy 
CCR Surface Impoundments''.
    Section 486 prohibits funds to ban the use of aerially 
applied fire retardant.
    Section 487 prohibits funds to implement a regulation 
issued by the State of California that classifies metal 
shredding facilities as hazardous waste treatment facilities.
    Section 488 requires the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency to submit a report outlining a plan to 
qualify any fuel derived from waste plastic or waste tires as 
cellulosic biofuel under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act.
    Section 489 extends Good Neighbor Authorities.
    Section 490 prohibits funds to enforce regulations to 
implement subsection (c) of section 136 of the Clean Air Act or 
otherwise enforce a charge on methane emissions under section 
136.
    Section 491 prohibits funds for the final rule titled 
``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: 
Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units 
Review of the Residual Risk and Technology Review''.
    Section 492 codifies the State of Florida's Clean Water Act 
section 404 program.
    Section 493 prohibits funds to develop, finalize, issue, or 
use assessments under the Integrated Risk Information System 
(IRIS).
    Section 494 prohibits funds to finalize the Upper Columbia 
River, Washington site under the General Superfund Section of 
the proposed rule entitled ``National Priorities List''.
    Section 495 prohibits funds to finalize or take actions on 
the draft environmental impact statement titled ``Land 
Management Plan Direction for Old-Growth Forest Conditions 
Across the National Forest System''.
    Section 496 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards for Particulate Matter''.
    Section 497 establishes a Spending Reduction Account.

  Allocation of Funds From the National Parks and Public Land Legacy 
                   Restoration Fund--Fiscal Year 2025


                       BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Funding
  State(s)     Station or Unit Name          Project            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         AK   Fire and Aviation,      Alaska Fire Service     $8,300,000
               Galena Zone.            Galena Joint
                                       Administrative
                                       Office Replacement
                                       (with FWS).
         AZ   Arizona Strip District  Nixon Site Repairs       3,700,000
                                       and Quail Hill
                                       Access Road Repairs.
         AZ   Colorado River          Partners Point Boat      2,300,000
               District.               Dock and Ramp
                                       Replacement.
           CA Northern California     Combined California      7,800,000
               and Central             Recreation
               California Districts.   Rehabilitation.
           CO Northwest and           Colorado Facilities      6,500,000
               Southwest Districts.    Repair and Upgrade.
         FL   Jupiter Inlet           Jupiter Inlet Shore      2,000,000
               Outstanding Natural     Stabilization.
               Area.
         ID   Boise District, Idaho   Idaho Fire and           6,200,000
               Falls District, Twin    Administrative Site
               Falls District, and     Repairs.
               Idaho State Office.
         ID   National Interagency    415-Duane Graves         6,000,000
               Fire Center.            Building Replacement.
      MT/SD   Eastern Montana/        Montana Dakotas          5,400,000
               Dakotas, North          Recreation, Roads,
               Central Montana, and    Dams, and Building
               Western Montana         Repair Project.
               Districts.
         NM   Albuquerque and Las     Albuquerque and Las      5,000,000
               Cruces Districts.       Cruces Recreation
                                       Site Repairs.
         NV   Elko District.........  Elko District Office     2,600,000
                                       Building Replacement
                                       and Repairs.
         NV   Winnemucca District...  Orovada Crew Quarters    1,700,000
                                       McDermitt
                                       Replacement.
         OR   Medford and Northwest   Oregon Bridge            4,400,000
               Districts.              Rehabilitation.
         OR   Medford District......  Galice Number 2          2,200,000
                                       Bridge Replacement.
         OR   Northwest, Medford,     Western Oregon           1,500,000
               and Roseburg            District Projects.
               Districts.
         OR   Roseburg District.....  Roseburg District        3,800,000
                                       Office and Security
                                       Deficiency Repairs.
         OR   Vale District.........  Vale District            2,300,000
                                       Building Renovation.
         UT   Canyon County District  Crescent Wash Dam        4,200,000
                                       Decommissioning.
         WY   High Desert, High       Wyoming Safety of        4,250,000
               Plains, and Wind        Dams Repairs and
               River-Bighorn Basin     Maintenance--Phase
               Districts.              IV.
              Total, Project Funds..  .....................   80,150,000
              Program Administration  .....................    2,850,000
               (Indirect Costs).
              Contingency Fund......  .....................   12,000,000
             -----------------------------------------------------------
              Total, Bureau of Land   .....................  $95,000,000
               Management*.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Total amount is net of FY 2025 sequestration and previously unavailable
  funds.

                     U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Funding
  State(s)     Station or Unit Name          Project            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         AK   Koyukuk/Nowitna/Innoko  Replacement of the      $8,000,000
               National Wildlife       Galena Headquarters
               Refuges.                (with BLM).
         IL   Crab Orchard National   Modernize Public Use    27,300,000
               Wildlife Refuge.        Facilities, Repair
                                       Seismic Issues, and
                                       Improve Recreational
                                       Access--Phase II.
         WY   National Elk Refuge...  Replace Visitor         17,200,000
                                       Center and Deferred
                                       Maintenance
                                       Retirement at
                                       National Elk Refuge.
   Multiple   National Wildlife       National Maintenance    30,000,000
               Refuges.                Action Team--Year 5.
   Multiple   National Wildlife       Salary Funding for       4,400,000
               Refuges.                Supplemental
                                       Conservation
                                       Workforce--Year 4.
              Total, Project Funds..  .....................   86,900,000
              Program Administration  .....................    2,850,000
               (Indirect Costs).
              Contingency Fund......  .....................    5,250,000
             -----------------------------------------------------------
              Total, U.S. Fish and    .....................  $95,000,000
               Wildlife Service*.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Total amount is net of FY 2025 sequestration and previously unavailable
  funds.

                         NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Station or Unit
  State(s)            Name               Project        Funding  Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         AK   Denali National      Replace Ghiglione         $16,000,000
               Park and Preserve.   Bridge.
         AL   Horseshoe Bend       Repair Tour Road..          6,000,000
               National Military
               Park.
 AL, MS, TN   Natchez Trace        Rehabilitate Water         10,000,000
               Parkway.             and Wastewater
                                    Systems.
         AR   Buffalo National     Address Park               10,800,000
               River.               Infrastructure
                                    and Housing
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
     AZ, NV   Lake Mead National   Replace Water              74,642,000
               Recreation Area.     Tanks and Water
                                    Treatment Systems.
           CA Mojave National      Rehabilitate South         38,300,000
               Preserve.            Kelbaker and
                                    Kelso-Cima Roads.
           CA Redwood National     Remove Prairie             25,000,000
               and State Parks.     Creek Logging
                                    Roads.
           CA Sequoia and Kings    Rehabilitate and           35,100,000
               Canyon National      Replace Lodgepole
               Parks.               Housing--Phase I.
           CA Yosemite National    Replace Tuolumne           81,300,000
               Park.                Meadows
                                    Wastewater Plant.
           CO Rocky Mountain       Rehabilitate               10,700,000
               National Park.       Kawuneeche
                                    Visitor Center
                                    and
                                    Administration
                                    Building.
           CT,Appalachian          Rehabilitate Trail         15,000,000
      NH, VT   National Scenic      Sections in New
               Trail.               England.
          DC  White House and      Rehabilitate               45,000,000
               President's Park.    Utilities Project
                                    H--Phase I.
         DE   First State          Rehabilitate                3,000,000
               National             Ramsey House.
               Historical Park.
         FL   Dry Tortugas         Rehabilitate or            20,000,000
               National Park.       Replace Fort
                                    Jefferson Docks.
         GA   Andersonville        Repair and                 13,000,000
               National Historic    Preserve Roads
               Site,                and Bridges in
               Chattahoochee        Georgia.
               River National
               Recreation Area,
               Chickamauga and
               Chattanooga
               National Military
               Park, Jimmy Carter
               National
               Historical Park,
               Kennesaw Mountain
               National
               Battlefield Park,
               Martin Luther
               King, Jr. National
               Historical Park.
         GU   War in the Pacific   Preserve World War          2,600,000
               National             II Structures.
               Historical Park.
         HI   Haleakala National   Replace the                 7,000,000
               Park.                Potable Water
                                    Catchment.
         HI   Hawaii Volcanoes     Rehabilitate Mauna         12,500,000
               National Park.       Loa Lookout Road.
         IA   Effigy Mounds        Rehabilitate                5,000,000
               National Monument.   Visitor Center.
         ID   Minidoka National    Preserve Three              5,000,000
               Historic Site.       Historic
                                    Structures.
         IL   Lincoln Home         Replace Exterior            8,900,000
               National Historic    Pavement Surfaces
               Site.                on Walkways,
                                    Streets, and
                                    Parking Areas.
         IN   George Rogers Clark  Preserve Memorial           4,600,000
               National             Envelope and
               Historical Park.     Bronze Elements.
         KS   Tallgrass Prairie    Rehabilitate                6,300,000
               National Preserve.   Lantry Area and
                                    Spring Hill Barn.
         KY   Mammoth Cave         Repair and Replace         29,680,000
               National Park.       Utility
                                    Infrastructure--P
                                    hase I.
         LA   Jean Lafitte         Rehabilitate               14,400,000
               National             Chalmette
               Historical Park      National Cemetery.
               and Preserve.
         MD   Chesapeake and Ohio  Repair Potomac             74,000,000
               Canal National       River Dams 4 and
               Historical Park.     5.
         MI   Isle Royale          Rehabilitate                4,000,000
               National Park.       Washington Harbor
                                    Dock.
         MN   Voyageurs National   Rehabilitate Rainy          6,100,000
               Park.                Lake and Ash
                                    River Roads.
         MO   Gateway Arch         Preserve Features          12,000,000
               National Park.       and Systems of
                                    the Old
                                    Courthouse--Phase
                                    II.
         MP   American Memorial    Replace Waterlines         15,000,000
               Park.
         MT   Glacier National     Replace Utility            33,350,000
               Park.                Systems.
          NC  Cape Hatteras        Replace Fort                7,000,000
               National Seashore    Raleigh and
               and Fort Raleigh     Frisco Water
               National Historic    Systems.
               Site.
         ND   Theodore Roosevelt   Repave Route 10...          4,500,000
               National Park.
         NE   Scotts Bluff         Repair Summit Road          6,400,000
               National Monument.   and Parking Areas.
     NJ, NY   Gateway National     Address Deferred           40,000,000
               Recreation Area.     Maintenance at
                                    Multiple Sites.
     NJ, PA   Delaware Water Gap   Demolish Hazardous         40,000,000
               National             Structures and
               Recreation Area.     Rehabilitate
                                    Historic
                                    Buildings--Phase
                                    I.
         NM   Carlsbad Caverns     Replace Main Water          8,000,000
               National Park.       Distribution
                                    System.
         NY   Gateway National     Replace Shoreline          55,000,000
               Recreation Area.     Stabilization
                                    Structures--Phase
                                    II.
         OH   Cuyahoga Valley      Demolish Excess            33,206,000
               National Park.       Structures.
         OK   Chickasaw National   Repair and                  5,120,000
               Recreation Area.     Preserve Roads
                                    and Parking Areas.
         OR   John Day Fossil      Rehabilitate                9,162,000
               Beds National        Visitor Center
               Monument.            and Cant Ranch
                                    House.
         PA   Gettysburg National  Rehabilitate               31,319,000
               Military Park.       Historic
                                    Structures and
                                    Replace Water
                                    Lines.
         PA   Valley Forge         Rehabilitate               32,500,000
               National             Buildings for
               Historical Park.     Leasing and
                                    Demolish Obsolete
                                    Structures.
         PR   San Juan National    Preserve                    9,000,000
               Historic Site.       Lighthouse and
                                    Austria Bastion.
         RI   Blackstone River     Preserve Slater             9,000,000
               Valley National      and Wilkinson
               Historical Park.     Mills.
          SC  Congaree National    Repair and                  4,000,000
               Park, Cowpens        Preserve Roads in
               National             South Carolina.
               Battlefield, Kings
               Mountain National
               Military Park,
               Ninety Six
               National Historic
               Site.
         SD   Badlands National    Rehabilitate               15,000,000
               Park.                Building for
                                    Headquarters and
                                    Concession
                                    Operations, and
                                    Demolish
                                    Structures.
         TX   Lake Meredith        Repair and                  4,200,000
               National             Preserve Roads
               Recreation Area.     and Parking Areas.
         UT   Canyonlands          Rehabilitate               34,726,000
               National Park.       Utilities and
                                    Communication
                                    Infrastructure.
         VA   Shenandoah National  Rehabilitate               20,000,000
               Park.                Headquarters
                                    Water System.
         VI   Virgin Islands       Repair Lameshur             3,700,000
               National Park.       Bay Road.
         WA   Mount Rainier        Rehabilitate               65,600,000
               National Park.       Paradise
                                    Wastewater
                                    Systems.
         WA   Olympic National     Rehabilitate               27,699,000
               Park.                Barnes Point
                                    Wastewater
                                    Systems.
         WI   Apostle Islands      Rehabilitate Outer          3,400,000
               National Lakeshore.  Island Dock.
         WV   New River Gorge      Repair Rend Trail          20,000,000
               National Park and    and Bridges.
               Preserve.
         WY   Grand Teton          Rehabilitate ``4            8,120,000
               National Park.       Lazy F Ranch''
                                    Cabins for
                                    Housing.
   Multiple   National Park Units  Maintenance Action         25,000,000
                                    Teams.
              Total, Project       ..................      1,165,924,000
               Funds.
              Program              ..................         19,950,000
               Administration
               (Indirect Costs).
              Project Management.  ..................         46,816,000
              Contingency Fund...  ..................         97,310,000
             -----------------------------------------------------------
              Total, National      ..................     $1,330,000,000
               Park Service*.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Total amount is net of FY 2025 sequestration and previously unavailable
  funds.

                       BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Funding
  State(s)     Station or Unit Name          Project            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         AZ   Shonto Preparatory      Shonto Preparatory     $27,364,000
               School.                 School Employee
                                       Housing New
                                       (Replacement) or
                                       Improvement Repair.
         NM   Kinteel Campus........  Kinteel Campus          61,700,000
                                       Renovation and
                                       Replacement of
                                       School Facility.
              Total, Project Funds..  .....................   89,064,000
              Program Administration  .....................    2,850,000
               (Indirect Costs).
              Contingency Fund......  .....................    3,086,000
             -----------------------------------------------------------
              Total, Bureau of        .....................  $95,000,000
               Indian Education*.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Total amount is net of FY 2025 sequestration and previously unavailable
  funds.

                          U.S. FOREST SERVICE

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Station or Unit
  State(s)            Name               Project        Funding  Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         MT   Beaverhead-          Beaverhead-                $1,985,000
               Deerlodge National   Deerlodge
               Forest.              National Forest
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
     ID, MT   Bitterroot National  Bitterroot                  3,011,000
               Forest.              National Forest
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         MT   Custer Gallatin      Beartooth                     260,000
               National Forest.     Bunkhouses
                                    Housing
                                    Renovation.
         ND   Dakota Prairie       Maah Daah Hey                 390,000
               Grasslands.          Trail Bridge
                                    Replacements.
         MT   Flathead National    Lindbergh Lake                785,000
               Forest.              Campground
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance and
                                    Resource
                                    Protection.
         MT   Helena-Lewis and     Helena-Lewis and            2,685,000
               Clark National       Clark National
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         ID   Idaho Panhandle      Idaho Panhandle             7,446,000
               National Forests.    National Forests
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         MT   Kootenai National    Kootenai National           1,330,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         MT   Lolo National        Lolo National               7,334,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         ID   Nez Perce-           Nez Perce-                  1,745,000
               Clearwater           Clearwater
               National Forest.     National Forest
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
           CO Arapahoe-Roosevelt   Arapahoe-Roosevelt          1,112,000
               National Forest.     National Forest
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         WY   Bighorn National     Bighorn National            3,818,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         SD   Black Hills          Black Hills                 5,079,000
               National Forest.     National Forest
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
           CO Grand Mesa,          Grand Mesa,                 2,336,000
               Uncompahgre, and     Uncompahgre, and
               Gunnison National    Gunnison National
               Forests.             Forests Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         WY   Medicine Bow-Routt   Wyoming Campground            400,000
               National Forests.    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         NE   Nebraska National    Nebraska National             924,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
           CO Pike and San Isabel  Pike and San                5,189,000
               National Forests.    Isabel National
                                    Forests Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
           CO Rocky Mountain       Rocky Mountain              5,077,000
               Region.              Region Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
           CO Rio Grande National  Rio Grande                    895,000
               Forest.              National Forest
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
           CO San Juan National    San Juan National           1,545,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         WY   Shoshone National    Shoshone National             917,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
           CO White River          White River                 1,472,000
               National Forest.     National Forest
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         AZ   Apache-Sitgreaves    Apache-Sitgreaves           1,000,000
               National Forest.     National Forest
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         NM   Carson National      Carson National             4,975,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         AZ   Coconino National    Coconino National          16,165,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         AZ   Coronado National    Coronado National           1,250,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         NM   Gila National        Quemado Lake                3,225,000
               Forest.              Recreation Areas
                                    Reconstruction
                                    and Accessibility
                                    Upgrades.
         AZ   Kaibab National      Kaibab National               550,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         NM   Sante Fe National    Sante Fe National             850,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         UT   Ashley National      Ashley National             7,324,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         WY   Bridger-Teton        Grey's River                2,000,000
               National Forest.     Corridor Phase 3.
         ID   Caribou-Targhee      Caribou-Targhee             3,805,000
               National Forest.     National Forest
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         UT   Dixie National       Dixie National              4,215,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         UT   Fishlake National    Forest-Wide Road              330,000
               Forest.              Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         UT   Manti-LaSal          Manti-LaSal                 2,080,000
               National Forest.     National Forest
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         ID   Intermountain        Idaho Airstrip....            750,000
               Region.
         ID   Salmon-Challis       Salmon-Challis              1,450,000
               National Forest.     National Forest
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         ID   Sawtooth National    Big Smoky                     730,000
               Forest.              Administration
                                    Site Housing
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
           CA Angeles National     Angeles National            3,715,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
           CA Cleveland National   Renovate Falcon               860,000
               Forest.              Group Campground
                                    and Trails.
           CA Inyo National        Inyo National                 240,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
           CA Klamath National     Russian Wilderness            695,000
               Forest.              Pacific Crest
                                    Trail and Feeder
                                    Trails Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
           CA,Lake Tahoe Basin     Lake Tahoe Basin              450,000
               Management Unit.     Management Unit
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
           CA Lassen National      McCarthy Point                102,000
               Forest.              Lookout
                                    Recreation Rental
                                    Restoration.
           CA Los Padres National  Facilities Repairs          1,385,000
               Forest.
           CA Mendocino National   Fouts Springs                 120,000
               Forest.              Critical Water
                                    Systems Repairs.
           CA Modoc National       Forest-wide                   800,000
               Forest.              Recreation Site
                                    Maintenance.
           CA Plumas National      Beckwourth                    605,000
               Forest.              District Office
                                    Water System
                                    Replacement.
           CA San Bernardino       Applewhite                  1,256,000
               National Forest.     Campground and
                                    Picnic Area
                                    Accessibility
                                    Improvements.
           CA Shasta Trinity       Historic                      335,000
               National Forest.     Recreation Cabin
                                    and Barn Roof
                                    Replacement.
           CA Sierra National      Administrative and          6,767,000
               Forest.              Recreation
                                    Facilities
                                    Rehabilitation.
           CA Six Rivers National  Six Rivers                  1,255,000
               Forest.              National Forest
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
           CA Stanislaus National  Stanislaus                    240,000
               Forest.              National Forest
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         OR   Columbia River       Historic Multnomah          1,100,000
               Gorge National       Falls Lodge
               Scenic Area.         Critical
                                    Accessibility,
                                    Utility, and
                                    Security System
                                    Upgrades.
         WA   Colville National    Colville National           6,940,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         OR   Fremont-Winema       Cottonwood                    186,000
               National Forest.     Campground Trail
                                    Bridge
                                    Replacement.
         WA   Gifford Pinchot      North Fork Guard              200,000
               National Forest.     Station
                                    Restoration.
         WA   Mount Baker-         Mount Baker-                4,131,000
               Snoqualmie           Snoqualmie
               National Forest.     National Forest
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         OR   Mt. Hood National    Lake Branch Bridge            750,000
               Forest.              Replacement.
         WA   Okanogan-Wenatchee   Okanogan-Wenatchee          6,650,000
               National Forest.     National Forest
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
     OR, WA   Pacific Northwest    Pacific Northwest           3,200,000
               Region.              Region Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         OR   Siuslaw National     Quarters and                2,165,000
               Forest.              Facilities
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance
                                    Reduction.
         OR   Umpqua National      South Umpqua                1,268,000
               Forest.              Transportation
                                    Remediation and
                                    Watershed
                                    Improvement to
                                    Aid in Critical
                                    Access and
                                    Aquatic Organism
                                    Passage.
         OR   Wallowa Whitman      Wallowa Whitman             6,600,000
               National Forest.     National Forest
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         OR   Willamette National  Toilet Replacement          1,169,000
               Forest.              and Composting
                                    Toilet Conversion
                                    Project.
         GA   Chattahoochee-       Lake Conasauga              2,665,000
               Oconee National      Recreation Area
               Forest.              Rehabilitation.
         KY   Daniel Boone         Great Meadows                 325,000
               National Forest.     Water System
                                    Replacement.
         VA   George Washington    Grindstone                  4,600,000
               and Jefferson        Recreation Area
               National Forests.    Wastewater
                                    Treatment Plant
                                    Replacement.
         KY   Land Between the     Brandon Spring              5,757,000
               Lakes National       Housing
               Recreation Area.     Replacement.
         AL   National Forests in  Payne Lake Dam                900,000
               Alabama.             Spillway
                                    Rehabilitation.
         FL   National Forests in  New Osceola Office          5,442,000
               Florida.             Site.
         MS   National Forests in  National Forests           11,608,000
               Mississippi.         in Mississippi
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         AR   Ozark-St. Francis    Ozark-St. Francis           3,170,000
               National Forest.     National Forest
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         PA   Allegheny National   Allegheny National          1,074,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         WI   Chequamegon-Nicolet  Chippewa                    1,230,000
               National Forest.     Campground Shower
                                    House
                                    Reconstruction.
         MN   Chippewa National    Chippewa National             443,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         VT   Green Mountain and   Green Mountain and          1,519,000
               Finger Lakes         Finger Lakes
               National Forests.    National Forests
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         MI   Hiawatha National    Hiawatha National           1,377,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         IN   Hoosier National     Tipsaw and Buzzard            932,000
               Forest.              Roost Recreation
                                    Areas
                                    Rehabilitation.
         MO   Mark Twain National  Mark Twain                  4,068,000
               Forest.              National Forest
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         WV   Monongahela          Monongahela                 1,697,000
               National Forest.     National Forest
                                    Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         MI   Ottawa National      Hunter Walking                360,000
               Forest.              Trail and
                                    Trailhead Rehab.
         IL   Shawnee National     Forest-wide Toilet            295,000
               Forest.              Replacements.
         MN   Superior National    FR152 S. Brule              1,520,000
               Forest.              River Bridge
                                    Replacement.
         OH   Wayne National       Wayne National                646,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         NH   White Mountain       Corridor 11 Andro             730,000
               National Forest.     Snowmobile Trail
                                    Maintenance/
                                    Reroute.
         AK   Chugach National     Chugach National            5,104,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
         AK   Tongass National     Tongass National            6,223,000
               Forest.              Forest Deferred
                                    Maintenance.
       AZ, CA,Research and         Research and               13,592,000
   MT, MI, NC, Development.         Development
 NH, PR, OR,                        Deferred
  UT, WI, WV                        Maintenance.
              Total, Project       ..................        234,895,000
               Funds.
              2025 Sequestration   ..................         16,245,000
               (5.7%).
              Administrative       ..................         21,000,000
               Funds.
              Contingency Fund...  ..................         12,860,000
             -----------------------------------------------------------
              Total, U.S. Forest   ..................       $285,000,000
               Service*.
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*Total amount is net of FY 2025 sequestration and previously unavailable
  funds.


                      ALLOCATION OF FUNDS: LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND FISCAL YEAR 2025
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                  State(s)                          Agency--Account--Activity--Project               Amount
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Office of the Secretary
    Departmental Operations
        Appraisal and Valuation Services--   ................................................         19,000,000
         Federal Lands.
        Tribal LWCF Land Acquisition.......  ................................................          8,000,000
                Total, Office of the Secretary...............................................         27,000,000
                Total Net Budget Authority, Office of the Secretary..........................         27,000,000
                Total 2024 Sequestered Budget Authority......................................          1,083,000
                Total New Budget Authority, Office of the Secretary..........................         27,483,563
                Total 2025 Sequester.........................................................        (1,566,563)
Bureau of Land Management
    Land Acquisition
        Acquisition Management.............  ................................................          8,527,000
        Recreational Access................  ................................................         20,500,000
        Inholdings, Emergencies & Hardships  ................................................         13,309,000
            CO.............................  South San Juan Project Area.....................          9,000,000
            CA.............................  Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail.............          8,000,000
            MT.............................  Blackfoot River Watershed.......................          7,000,000
            NM.............................  La Cienega Area of Critical Environmental                 4,500,000
                                              Concern.
            UT.............................  Red Cliffs National Conservation Area...........          5,700,000
            ID.............................  Craters of the Moon National Monument...........          2,400,000
            ID.............................  Boise Foothills.................................            200,000
            Subtotal, Land Acquisition Projects..............................................         36,800,000
                Total Net Budget Authority, Bureau of Land Management........................         79,136,000
                Total 2024 Previously Sequestered Budget Authority...........................          4,224,081
                Total New Budget Authority, Bureau of Land Management........................         79,439,999
                Total 2025 Sequester.........................................................        (4,528,080)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
    Land Acquisition
        Highlands Conservation Act (P.L. 108-421)............................................         10,000,000
        Land Acquisition Management..........................................................         18,028,000
        Sportsmen/Recreational Access........................................................         18,500,000
        Inholdings/Emergencies and Hardships.................................................         13,215,000
        Exchanges............................................................................          1,591,000
        Land Protection Planning.............................................................            493,000
            FL.............................  Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area (proposed).          2,000,000
            AR.............................  Cache River National Wildlife Refuge............            500,000
            Mult...........................  Dakota Grassland Conservation Area (ND, SD).....          8,000,000
            FL.............................  Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge            8,000,000
                                              and Conservation Area.
            Mult...........................  Dakota Tallgrass Prairie Wildlife Management              6,000,000
                                              Area (ND, SD).
            Mult...........................  Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife                750,000
                                              Refuge (IA, MN).
            ME.............................  Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge..........          1,500,000
            CA.............................  Grasslands Wildlife Management Area.............          1,000,000
            Mult...........................  Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife                2,000,000
                                              Refuge (CT, MA, NH, VT).
            OR.............................  Willamette Valley Conservation Area.............          1,800,000
            MD.............................  Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.............            750,000
            CA.............................  Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife           4,500,000
                                              Refuge.
            IN.............................  Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge...........          1,000,000
            VA.............................  Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife               1,000,000
                                              Refuge.
            MO.............................  Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge.....            500,000
            Mult...........................  Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge (CT, MA,           1,500,000
                                              ME, NH, NY, RI).
            CA.............................  Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge............          1,000,000
            ME.............................  Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge............          1,000,000
            IL.............................  Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge..........            500,000
            CA.............................  Tulare Basin Wildlife Management Area...........          1,000,000
            Mult...........................  Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife                  500,000
                                              Refuge (IL, MO).
            Mult...........................  Bear River Watershed Conservation Area (ID, MT,           2,750,000
                                              UT).
            FL.............................  St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge..............          1,500,000
            KY.............................  Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge...........          1,000,000
            SC.............................  Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge...............          1,000,000
            ID.............................  Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge...............          3,000,000
            Mult...........................  Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (FL, GA)....          5,000,000
            Mult...........................  Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge (IL, WI)....          3,290,000
            NC.............................  Mountain Bogs National Wildlife Refuge..........          1,000,000
            MT.............................  Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Area..........          1,500,000
            Subtotal, Land Acquisition Projects..............................................         64,840,000
            Total Net Budget Authority, Fish and Wildlife Service--Land Acquisition..........        126,667,000
            Total 2024 Previously Sequestered Budget Authority...............................          6,797,529
            Total New Budget Authority, Fish and Wildlife Service--Land Acquisition..........        127,115,028
            Total 2025 Sequester.............................................................        (7,245,557)
    Cooperative Endangered Species Fund
        Species Recovery Land Acquisition....................................................         14,162,000
        Habitat Conservation Plan Acquisition................................................         26,000,000
                Total, Cooperative Endangered Species Fund...................................         40,162,000
                Total Net Budget Authority, Fish and Wildlife Service--Cooperative Endangered         40,162,000
                 Species Fund.
                Total 2024 Previously Sequestered Budget Authority...........................          2,314,599
                Total New Budget Authority, Fish and Wildlife Service--Cooperative Endangered         40,135,102
                 Species Fund.
                Total 2025 Sequester.........................................................        (2,287,701)
                Total, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service........................................        166,829,000
                Total Net Budget Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...................        166,829,000
                Total 2024 Previously Sequestered Budget Authority...........................          9,112,128
                Total New Budget Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...................        167,250,129
                Total 2025 Sequester.........................................................        (9,533,257)
National Park Service
    Land Acquisition and State Assistance
        State Conservation Grants............................................................        151,185,000
        LWCF Outdoor Recreation Legacy Grants................................................        125,000,000
        State Conservation Grants Administration.............................................         14,500,000
        Subtotal, State Assistance...........................................................        290,685,000
        American Battlefield Protection Program (P.L. 113-287)...............................         20,000,000
        Acquisition Management...............................................................         18,500,000
        Recreational Access..................................................................         20,000,000
        Emergencies, Hardships, Relocations, and Deficiencies................................          5,000,000
        Inholdings, Donations, and Exchanges.................................................         24,000,000
            MD.............................  Historic Preservation Training Center...........          1,100,000
            Mult...........................  Statue of Liberty National Monument (NJ, NY)....          5,000,000
            CA.............................  Golden Gate National Recreation Area............          7,000,000
            WA.............................  San Juan Island National Historic Park..........          5,920,000
            CA.............................  Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.          2,890,000
            Mult...........................  Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military               500,000
                                              Park (GA, TN).
            MD.............................  Catoctin Mountain Park..........................            300,000
            Subtotal, Land Acquisition                                                                22,710,000
             Projects.
                Total Net Budget Authority, National Park Service............................        400,895,000
                Total 2024 Previously Sequestered Budget Authority...........................         24,392,505
                Total New Budget Authority, National Park Service............................        399,260,334
                Total 2025 Sequester.........................................................       (22,757,839)
U.S. Forest Service
        Land Acquisition.....................................................................
        Acquisition Management...............................................................         13,508,000
        Recreation Access....................................................................         12,000,000
        Critical Inholdings/Wilderness.......................................................         13,500,000
        Cash Equalization....................................................................            250,000
            CA.............................  Sequoia National Forest.........................          9,500,000
            CA.............................  Tahoe National Forest...........................          5,000,000
            WA.............................  Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forests.............          8,000,000
            AZ.............................  Prescott National Forest........................         10,500,000
            AK.............................  Chugach National Forest I.......................          5,000,000
            CO.............................  Rio Grande National Forest......................          5,281,000
            NM.............................  Cibola National Forest..........................         10,000,000
            GA.............................  Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests...........          6,156,000
            AL.............................  National Forests in Alabama.....................          3,850,000
            MT.............................  Lolo National Forest, Phase I...................          7,500,000
            OR.............................  Mt. Hood National Forest........................          6,000,000
            UT.............................  Fishlake National Forest........................          5,000,000
            SC.............................  Francis Marion And Sumter National Forests......          4,000,000
            CO.............................  San Juan National Forest I......................          3,500,000
            MT.............................  Kootenai National Forest........................          1,600,000
            MT.............................  Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest I..........          1,740,000
            Subtotal, Land Acquisition Projects..............................................         92,627,000
            Total Net Budget Authority, Forest Service--Land Acquisition.....................        131,885,000
            Total 2024 Previously Sequestered Budget Authority...............................          7,180,430
            Total New Budget Authority, Forest Service--Land Acquisition.....................        132,242,386
            Total 2025 Sequester.............................................................        (7,537,816)
    Forest Legacy Program
        Administrative Funds.................................................................          8,000,000
            MT.............................  Stimson Timberland Legacy.......................         10,200,000
            UT.............................  Zion Connectivity Project.......................          3,000,000
            VT.............................  Hazen's Notch...................................          2,260,000
            AZ.............................  The Sonoita Creek Wildlife Corridor.............          2,200,000
            OK.............................  Musket Mountain Forest..........................         15,915,000
            ID.............................  Spirit of Mt Spokane Phase 2A...................          8,000,000
            WA.............................  Spirit of Mt Spokane Phase 2B...................          5,060,000
            NC.............................  Roanoke River Bottomlands Forest................          3,000,000
            OR.............................  Tualatin Mountain Forest........................          5,765,000
            CA.............................  Brushy Mountain Phase 4, Eel River Peninsula....         11,675,000
            GA.............................  Upatoi Ravines..................................         13,500,000
            FL.............................  Avalon Woodland Ravines.........................          3,705,000
            IA.............................  Catfish Creek Headwaters........................          1,975,000
            Subtotal, Forest Legacy Projects.................................................         86,255,000
                Total Net Budget Authority, Forest Service--Forest Legacy Program............         94,255,000
                Total 2024 Previously Sequestered Budget Authority...........................          5,307,856
                Total New Budget Authority, Forest Service-Forest Legacy.....................         94,323,589
                Total 2025 Sequester.........................................................        (5,376,445)
                Total Net Budget Authority, U.S. Forest Service..............................        226,140,000
                Total 2024 Previously Sequestered Budget Authority...........................         12,488,286
                Total New Budget Authority, U.S. Forest Service..............................        226,565,975
                Total 2025 Sequester.........................................................       (12,914,261)
                Total, Land and Water Conservation Fund Net Budget Authority Fiscal Year 2025        900,000,000
                Total 2024 Previously Sequestered Budget Authority...........................         51,300,000
                Total New Budget Authority...................................................        900,000,000
                Total 2025 Sequester.........................................................       (51,300,000)
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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:


    [GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]

         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 $7,664,000.......  Office of the Secretary  up to $7,664,000
 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,            not specified..........  Secretary of             not specified
 Administrative Provisions.                                      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   $360,000,000...........  Forest Service,          $360,000,000
 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. 112).                                 separate accounts.
Environmental Protection Agency,       not specified..........  Other Federal Agencies.  not specified
 Hazardous Substance Superfund.
Environmental Protection Agency,       $13,979,000............  Environmental            $13,979,000
 Hazardous Substance Superfund.                                  Protection Agency,
                                                                 Office of Inspector
                                                                 General.
Environmental Protection Agency,       $32,120,000............  Environmental            $32,120,000
 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 and Great
                                                                 Lakes Water Quality
                                                                 Agreement.
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   $2,390,000,000.........  Forest Service,          $2,390,000,000
 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.
Forest Service, Administrative         up to $3,000,000.......  National Fish and        up to $3,000,000
 Provisions.                                                     Wildlife Foundation.
National Gallery of Art, Repair,       $5,651,000.............  Smithsonian Institution  not specified
 Restoration, and Renovation of
 Buildings.
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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 442 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):

          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):

          400 YEARS OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY COMMISSION ACT



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SEC. 7. PLANS; REPORTS.

  (a) Strategic Plan.--The Commission shall prepare a strategic 
plan for the activities of the Commission carried out under 
this Act.
  (b) Final Report.--Not later than [July 1, 2025] July 1, 
2026, the Commission shall complete and submit to Congress a 
final report that contains--
          (1) a summary of the activities of the Commission;
          (2) a final accounting of funds received and expended 
        by the Commission; and
          (3) the findings and recommendations of the 
        Commission.

SEC. 8. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.

  (a) Date of Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on 
[July 1, 2025] July 1, 2026.
  (b) Transfer of Documents and Materials.--Before the date of 
termination specified in subsection (a), the Commission shall 
transfer all documents and materials of the Commission to the 
National Archives or another appropriate Federal entity.

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                      TITLE 54, UNITED STATES CODE



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SUBTITLE I--NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

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CHAPTER 1031--APPROPRIATIONS AND ACCOUNTING

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Sec. 103101. Availability and use of appropriations

  (a) Credits of Receipts for Meals and Quarters Furnished 
Federal Government Employees in the Field.--Cash collections 
and payroll deductions made for meals and quarters furnished by 
the Service to employees of the Federal Government in the field 
and to cooperating agencies may be credited as a reimbursement 
to the current appropriation for the administration of the 
System unit in which the accommodations are furnished.
  (b) Availability for Expense of Recording Donated Land.--
Appropriations made for the Service shall be available for any 
expenses incident to the preparation and recording of title 
evidence covering land to be donated to the United States for 
administration by the Service.
  (c) Use of Funds for Law Enforcement and Emergencies.--
          (1) In general.--Funds, not to exceed [$250,000] 
        $500,000 per incident, available to the Service may be 
        used, with the approval of the Secretary, to--
                  (A) maintain law and order in emergency and 
                other unforeseen law enforcement situations; 
                and
                  (B) conduct emergency search and rescue 
                operations in the System.
          (2) Replenishment of funds.--If the Secretary expends 
        funds under paragraph (1), the funds shall be 
        replenished by a supplemental appropriation for which 
        the Secretary shall make a request as promptly as 
        possible.
  (d) Contribution for Annuity Benefits.--
          (1) In general.--Necessary amounts are appropriated 
        for reimbursement, pursuant to the Policemen and 
        Firemen's Retirement and Disability Act amendments of 
        1957 (Public Law 85-157, 71 Stat. 391), to the District 
        of Columbia on a monthly basis for benefit payments by 
        the District of Columbia to United States Park Police 
        annuitants under section 12 of the Policemen and 
        Firemen's Retirement and Disability Act (ch. 433, 39 
        Stat. 718), to the extent that those payments exceed 
        contributions made by active Park Police members 
        covered under the Policemen and Firemen's Retirement 
        and Disability Act.
          (2) Nonavailability of appropriations to the 
        service.--Appropriations made to the Service are not 
        available for the purpose of making reimbursements 
        under paragraph (1).
  (e) Waterproof Footwear.--Appropriations for the Service that 
are available for the purchase of equipment may be used for 
purchase of waterproof footwear, which shall be regarded and 
listed as System equipment.

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                           PUBLIC LAW 113-76



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   DIVISION G--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED 
                   AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014

                                TITLE I

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

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                         CONTRIBUTION AUTHORITY

  Sec. 113. In fiscal years 2014 through [2024] 2029, the 
Secretary of the Interior may accept from public and private 
sources contributions of money and services for use by the 
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management or the Bureau of Safety and 
Environmental Enforcement to conduct work in support of the 
orderly exploration and development of Outer Continental Shelf 
resources, including preparation of environmental documents 
such as impact statements and assessments, studies, and related 
research.

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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) 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)] (g) 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)] (h) 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)] (i) 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)] (j) 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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                          MINERAL LEASING ACT



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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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                           PUBLIC LAW 99-338

   AN ACT To authorize the continued use of certain lands within the 
Sequoia National Park by portions of an existing hydroelectric project.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to issue a 
permit for ten years, and may issue not more than [3] 7 
renewals of equivalent duration, for portions of an existing 
hydroelectric project, known as the Kaweah Project [of Southern 
California Edison Company], to continue to occupy and use lands 
of the United States within Sequoia National Park as necessary 
for continued operation and maintenance.

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  EXTENDING GOVERNMENT FUNDING AND DELIVERING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACT



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TITLE VII--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

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                     GENERAL PROVISION--THIS TITLE

  Sec. 1701. (a)(1) If services performed by the designated 
employees under paragraph (2) of this subsection at the 
Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture 
during [2021 or 2022 or 2023 or 2024] calendar years 2021 
through 2025 are determined by the Secretary of the Interior or 
the Secretary of Agriculture, as applicable, to be primarily 
related to emergency wildland fire suppression activities, any 
premium pay for such services shall be disregarded in 
calculating the aggregate of such employee's basic pay and 
premium pay for purposes of a limitation under section 5547(a) 
of title 5, United States Code, or under any other provision of 
law, whether such employee's pay is paid on a biweekly or 
calendar year basis. Any Services during a given calendar year 
that generate payments payable in the subsequent calendar year 
shall be disregarded in applying this subsection
          (2) The premium pay waiver under paragraph (1) of 
        this subsection shall apply to individuals serving as 
        wildland firefighters and as fire management response 
        officials, including regional fire directors, deputy 
        regional fire directors, agency officials who directly 
        oversee fire operations, and fire management officers, 
        and individuals serving on incident management teams 
        (IMTs), at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), 
        at Geographic Area Coordinating Centers (GACCs), and at 
        Operations centers.
          (3) The Departments of the Interior and Agriculture 
        shall provide a report to Congress detailing the number 
        of positions, including by occupation, grade, and the 
        aggregate pay by type of pay for each individual who 
        receives pay authorized under subsection (a)(1).
  (b) Any overtime pay for services described in subsection (a) 
that is payable under an authority outside of title 5, United 
States Code, shall be disregarded in calculating any annual 
limit on the amount of overtime pay payable in [2021 or 2022 or 
2023 or 2024] calendar years 2021 through 2025.
  (c) Any pay that is disregarded under either subsection (a) 
or (b) shall be disregarded in calculating such employee's 
aggregate pay for purposes of applying the limitation in 
section 5307 of title 5, United States Code, during [2021 or 
2022 or 2023 or 2024] calendar years 2021 through 2025.
  (d)(1) Pay that is disregarded under subsection (a) or (b) 
shall not cause the aggregate of the employee's basic pay and 
premium pay for the applicable calendar year to exceed the rate 
of basic pay payable for a position at level II of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United States 
Code, as in effect at the end of such calendar year.
          (2) For purposes of applying this subsection to an 
        employee who would otherwise be subject to the premium 
        pay limits established under section 5547 of title 5, 
        United States Code, ``premium pay'' means the premium 
        pay paid under the provisions of law cited in section 
        5547(a).
          (3) For purposes of applying this subsection to an 
        employee under a premium pay limit established under an 
        authority other than section 5547 of title 5, United 
        States Code, the agency responsible for administering 
        such limit shall determine what payments are considered 
        premium pay.
          (4) For the purpose of applying this subsection, 
        ``basic pay'' includes any applicable locality-based 
        comparability payment under section 5304 of title 5, 
        United States Code, any applicable special rate 
        supplement under section 5305 of such title, or any 
        equivalent payment under a similar provision of law.
  (e) This section shall take effect as if enacted on January 
1, 2021.
  (f) If application of this section results in the payment of 
additional premium pay to a covered employee of a type that is 
normally creditable as basic pay for retirement or any other 
purpose, that additional pay shall not--
          (1) be considered to be basic pay of the covered 
        employee for any purpose; or
          (2) be used in computing a lump-sum payment to the 
        covered employee for accumulated and accrued annual 
        leave under section 5551 or section 5552 of title 5, 
        United States Code, or other similar provision of law.
  (g) Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of 
Agriculture shall jointly provide to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, 
the Senate Committee on Agriculture Nutrition and Forestry, the 
House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture, the Senate 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the House of 
Representatives Committee on Natural Resources, Senate 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and 
the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform, 
a framework to modernize the wildland firefighting workforce 
beginning in fiscal year 2022.

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   WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION FUNDING AND FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ACT

    DIVISION O--WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION FUNDING AND FOREST MANAGEMENT 
ACTIVITIES ACT

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TITLE I--WILDFIRE AND DISASTER FUNDING ADJUSTMENT

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SEC. 104. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

  (a) In General.--Not later than [90] 180 days after the end 
of the fiscal year for which additional new budget authority is 
used, pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(F)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
901(b)(2)(F)(i)), as added by section 102 of this division, the 
Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture (as 
applicable), in consultation with the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget, shall--
          (1) prepare an annual report with respect to the 
        additional new budget authority;
          (2) submit to the Committees on Appropriations, the 
        Budget, and Natural Resources of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations, 
        the Budget, and Energy and Natural Resources of the 
        Senate the annual report prepared under paragraph (1); 
        and
          (3) make the report prepared under paragraph (1) 
        available to the public.
  (b) Components.--The annual report prepared under subsection 
(a)(1) shall--
          (1) document obligations and outlays of the 
        additional new budget authority for wildfire 
        suppression operations;
          (2) identify risk-based factors that influenced 
        management decisions with respect to wildfire 
        suppression operations;
          (3) analyze a statistically significant sample of 
        large fires, including an analysis for each fire of--
                  (A) cost drivers;
                  (B) the effectiveness of risk management 
                techniques and whether fire operations strategy 
                tracked the risk assessment;
                  (C) any resulting ecological or other 
                benefits to the landscape;
                  (D) the impact of investments in wildfire 
                suppression operations preparedness;
                  (E) effectiveness of wildfire suppression 
                operations, including an analysis of resources 
                lost versus dollars invested;
                  (F) effectiveness of any fuel treatments on 
                fire behavior and suppression expenditures;
                  (G) levels of exposure experienced by 
                firefighters;
                  (H) suggested corrective actions; and
                  (I) any other factors the Secretary of the 
                Interior or Secretary of Agriculture (as 
                applicable) determines to be appropriate;
          (4) include an accounting of overall fire management 
        and spending by the Department of the Interior or the 
        Department of Agriculture, which shall be analyzed by 
        fire size, cost, regional location, and other factors, 
        and shall include an accounting of any spending in the 
        first two quarters of the succeeding fiscal year that 
        is attributable to suppression operations in the fiscal 
        year for which the report was prepared;
          (5) describe any lessons learned in the conduct of 
        wildfire suppression operations; and
          (6) include any other elements that the Secretary of 
        the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture (as 
        applicable) determines to be necessary.

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

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               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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                      TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE



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PART III--EMPLOYEES

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SUBPART D--PAY AND ALLOWANCES

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CHAPTER 53--PAY RATES AND SYSTEMS

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               SUBCHAPTER III--GENERAL SCHEDULE PAY RATES

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5332a. Special base rates of pay for wildland firefighters.
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SUBCHAPTER III--GENERAL SCHEDULE PAY RATES

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SEC. 5332A. SPECIAL BASE RATES OF PAY FOR WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS.

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

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SUBCHAPTER IV--PREVAILING RATE SYSTEMS

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Sec. 5343. Prevailing rate determinations; wage schedules; night 
                    differentials

  (a) The pay of prevailing rate employees shall be fixed and 
adjusted from time to time as nearly as is consistent with the 
public interest in accordance with prevailing rates. Subject to 
section 213(f) of title 29, the rates may not be less than the 
appropriate rates provided by section 206(a)(1) of title 29. To 
carry out this subsection--
          (1) the Office of Personnel Management shall define, 
        as appropriate--
                  (A) with respect to prevailing rate employees 
                other than prevailing rate employees under 
                paragraphs (B) and (C) of section 5342(a)(2) of 
                this title, the boundaries of--
                          (i) individual local wage areas for 
                        prevailing rate employees having 
                        regular wage schedules and rates; and
                          (ii) wage areas for prevailing rate 
                        employees having special wage schedules 
                        and rates;
                  (B) with respect to prevailing rate employees 
                under paragraphs (B) and (C) of section 
                5342(a)(2) of this title, the boundaries of--
                          (i) individual local wage areas for 
                        prevailing rate employees under such 
                        paragraphs having regular wage 
                        schedules and rates (but such 
                        boundaries shall not extend beyond the 
                        immediate locality in which the 
                        particular prevailing rate employees 
                        are employed); and
                          (ii) wage areas for prevailing rate 
                        employees under such paragraphs having 
                        special wage schedules and rates;
          (2) the Office of Personnel Management shall 
        designate a lead agency for each wage area;
          (3) subject to paragraph (5) of this subsection, and 
        subsections (c)(1)-(3) and (d) of this section, a lead 
        agency shall conduct wage surveys, analyze wage survey 
        data, and develop and establish appropriate wage 
        schedules and rates for prevailing rate employees;
          (4) the head of each agency having prevailing rate 
        employees in a wage area shall apply, to the prevailing 
        rate employees of that agency in that area, the wage 
        schedules and rates established by the lead agency, or 
        by the Office of Personnel Management, as appropriate, 
        for prevailing rate employees in that area; and
          (5) the Office of Personnel Management shall 
        establish wage schedules and rates for prevailing rate 
        employees who are United States citizens employed in 
        any area which is outside the several States, the 
        District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
        the territories and possessions of the United States, 
        and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
  (b) The Office of Personnel Management shall schedule full-
scale wage surveys every 2 years and shall schedule interim 
surveys to be conducted between each 2 consecutive full-scale 
wage surveys. The Office may schedule more frequent surveys 
when conditions so suggest.
  (c) The Office of Personnel Management, by regulation, shall 
prescribe practices and procedures for conducting wage surveys, 
analyzing wage survey data, developing and establishing wage 
schedules and rates, and administering the prevailing rate 
system. The regulations shall provide--
          (1) that, subject to subsection (d) of this section, 
        wages surveyed be those paid by private employers in 
        the wage area for similar work performed by regular 
        full-time employees, except that, for prevailing rate 
        employees under paragraphs (B) and (C) of section 
        5342(a)(2) of this title, the wages surveyed shall be 
        those paid by private employers to full-time employees 
        in a representative number of retail, wholesale, 
        service, and recreational establishments similar to 
        those in which such prevailing rate employees are 
        employed;
          (2) for participation at all levels by 
        representatives of organizations accorded recognition 
        as the representatives of prevailing rate employees in 
        every phase of providing an equitable system for fixing 
        and adjusting the rates of pay for prevailing rate 
        employees, including the planning of the surveys, the 
        drafting of specifications, the selection of data 
        collectors, the collection and the analysis of the 
        data, and the submission of recommendations to the head 
        of the lead agency for wage schedules and rates and for 
        special wage schedules and rates where appropriate;
          (3) for requirements for the accomplishment of wage 
        surveys and for the development of wage schedules and 
        rates for prevailing rate employees, including, but not 
        limited to--
                  (A) nonsupervisory and supervisory prevailing 
                rate employees paid under regular wage 
                schedules and rates;
                  (B) nonsupervisory and supervisory prevailing 
                rate employees paid under special wage 
                schedules and rates; and
                  (C) nonsupervisory and supervisory prevailing 
                rate employees described under paragraphs (B) 
                and (C) of section 5342(a)(2) of this title;
          (4) for proper differentials, as determined by the 
        Office, for duty involving unusually severe working 
        conditions or unusually severe hazards, and for any 
        hardship or hazard related to asbestos, such 
        differentials shall be determined by applying 
        occupational safety and health standards consistent 
        with the permissible exposure limit promulgated by the 
        Secretary of Labor under the Occupational Safety and 
        Health Act of 1970;
          (5) rules governing the administration of pay for 
        individual employees on appointment, transfer, 
        promotion, demotion, and other similar changes in 
        employment status; and
          (6) for a continuing program of maintenance and 
        improvement designed to keep the prevailing rate system 
        fully abreast of changing conditions, practices, and 
        techniques both in and out of the Government of the 
        United States.
  (d)(1) A lead agency, in making a wage survey, shall 
determine whether there exists in the local wage area a number 
of comparable positions in private industry sufficient to 
establish wage schedules and rates for the principal types of 
positions for which the survey is made. The determination shall 
be in writing and shall take into consideration all relevant 
evidence, including evidence submitted by employee 
organizations recognized as representative of prevailing rate 
employees in that area.
  (2) When the lead agency determines that there is a number of 
comparable positions in private industry insufficient to 
establish the wage schedules and rates, such agency shall 
establish the wage schedules and rates on the basis of--
          (A) local private industry rates; and
          (B) rates paid for comparable positions in private 
        industry in the nearest wage area that such agency 
        determines is most similar in the nature of its 
        population, employment, manpower, and industry to the 
        local wage area for which the wage survey is being 
        made.
  (e)(1) Each grade of a regular wage schedule for 
nonsupervisor prevailing rate employees shall have 5 steps 
with--
          (A) the first step at 96 percent of the prevailing 
        rate;
          (B) the second step at 100 percent of the prevailing 
        rate;
          (C) the third step at 104 percent of the prevailing 
        rate;
          (D) the fourth step at 108 percent of the prevailing 
        rate; and
          (E) the fifth step at 112 percent of the prevailing 
        rate.
  (2) A prevailing rate employee under a regular wage schedule 
who has a work performance rating of satisfactory or better, as 
determined by the head of the agency, shall advance 
automatically to the next higher step within the grade at the 
beginning of the first applicable pay period following his 
completion of--
          (A) 26 calendar weeks of service in step 1;
          (B) 78 calendar weeks of service in step 2; and
          (C) 104 calendar weeks of service in each of steps 3 
        and 4.
  (3) Under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel 
Management, the benefits of successive step increases shall be 
preserved for prevailing rate employees under a regular wage 
schedule whose continuous service is interrupted in the public 
interest by service with the armed forces or by service in 
essential non-Government civilian employment during a period of 
war or national emergency.
  (4) Supervisory wage schedules and special wage schedules 
authorized under subsection (c)(3) of this section may have 
single or multiple rates or steps according to prevailing 
practices in the industry on which the schedule is based.
  (f) A prevailing rate employee is entitled to pay at his 
scheduled rate plus a night differential--
          (1) amounting to 71/2 percent of that scheduled rate 
        for regularly scheduled nonovertime work a majority of 
        the hours of which occur between 3 p.m. and midnight; 
        and
          (2) amounting to 10 percent of that scheduled rate 
        for regularly scheduled nonovertime work a majority of 
        the hours of which occur between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m.
A night differential under this subsection is a part of basic 
pay.
  (g)(1) For a prevailing rate employee described in section 
5342(a)(2)(A) who is a wildland firefighter, as defined in 
section 5332a(a), the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary 
of the Interior (as applicable) shall increase the wage rates 
of that employee by an amount (determined at the sole and 
exclusive discretion of the applicable Secretary after 
consultation with the other Secretary) that is generally 
consistent with the percentage increases given to wildland 
firefighters in the General Schedule under section 5332a.
  (2) An increased wage rate under paragraph (1) shall be basic 
pay for the same purposes as the wage rate otherwise 
established under this section.
  (3) An increase under this subsection may not cause the wage 
rate of an employee to increase to a rate that would produce an 
annualized rate in excess of the annual rate for level IV of 
the Executive Schedule.

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CHAPTER 55--PAY ADMINISTRATION

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                        SUBCHAPTER V--PREMIUM PAY

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[5544. Wage-board overtime and Sunday rates; computation.]
5544. Wage-board overtime, Sunday rates, and other premium pay.
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5545c. Incident response premium pay for employees engaged in wildland 
          firefighting.
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SUBCHAPTER V--PREMIUM PAY

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Sec. 5544. [Wage-board overtime and Sunday rates; computation]  Wage-
                    board overtime, Sunday rates, and other premium pay

  (a) An employee whose pay is fixed and adjusted from time to 
time in accordance with prevailing rates under section 5343 or 
5349 of this title, or by a wage board or similar 
administrative authority serving the same purpose, is entitled 
to overtime pay for overtime work in excess of 8 hours a day or 
40 hours a week. However, an employee subject to this 
subsection who regularly is required to remain at or within the 
confines of his post of duty in excess of 8 hours a day in a 
standby or on-call status is entitled to overtime pay only for 
hours of duty, exclusive of eating and sleeping time, in excess 
of 40 a week. The overtime hourly rate of pay is computed as 
follows:
          (1) If the basic rate of pay of the employee is fixed 
        on a basis other than an annual or monthly basis, 
        multiply the basic hourly rate of pay by not less than 
        one and one-half.
          (2) If the basic rate of pay of the employee is fixed 
        on an annual basis, divide the basic annual rate of pay 
        by 2,087, and multiply the quotient by one and one-
        half.
          (3) If the basic rate of pay of the employee is fixed 
        on a monthly basis, multiply the basic monthly rate of 
        pay by 12 to derive a basic annual rate of pay, divide 
        the basic annual rate of pay by 2,087, and multiply the 
        quotient by one and one-half.
An employee subject to this subsection whose regular work 
schedule includes an 8-hour period of service a part of which 
is on Sunday is entitled to additional pay at the rate of 25 
percent of his hourly rate of basic pay for each hour of work 
performed during that 8-hour period of service. For employees 
serving outside the United States in areas where Sunday is a 
routine workday and another day of the week is officially 
recognized as the day of rest and worship, the Secretary of 
State may designate the officially recognized day of rest and 
worship as the day with respect to which the preceding sentence 
shall apply instead of Sunday. Time spent in a travel status 
away from the official duty station of an employee subject to 
this subsection is not hours of work unless the travel (i) 
involves the performance of work while traveling, (ii) is 
incident to travel that involves the performance of work while 
traveling, (iii) is carried out under arduous conditions, or 
(iv) results from an event which could not be scheduled or 
controlled administratively (including travel by the employee 
to such event and the return of the employee from such event to 
the employee's official duty station). The first and third 
sentences of this subsection shall not be applicable to an 
employee who is subject to the overtime pay provisions of 
section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. In the case 
of an employee who would, were it not for the preceding 
sentence, be subject to the first and third sentences of this 
subsection, the Office of Personnel Management shall by 
regulation prescribe what hours shall be deemed to be hours of 
work and what hours of work shall be deemed to be overtime 
hours for the purpose of such section 7 so as to ensure that no 
employee receives less pay by reason of the preceding sentence.
  (b) An employee under the Office of the Architect of the 
Capitol who is paid on a daily or hourly basis and who is not 
subject to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of this 
title is entitled to overtime pay for overtime work in 
accordance with subsection (a) of this section. The overtime 
hourly rate of pay is computed in accordance with subsection 
(a)(1) of this section.
  (c) The provisions of this section, including the last two 
sentences of subsection (a) and the provisions of section 
5543(b), shall apply to a prevailing rate employee described in 
section 5342(a)(2)(B).
  (d) A prevailing rate employee described in section 
5342(a)(2)(A) shall receive incident response premium pay under 
the same terms and conditions that apply to a covered employee 
under section 5545c if that employee--
          (1) is employed by the Forest Service or the 
        Department of the Interior; and
          (2)(A) is a wildland firefighter, as defined in 
        section 5332a(a); or
          (B) is certified by the applicable agency to perform 
        wildland fire incident-related duties during the period 
        the employee is deployed to respond to a qualifying 
        incident (as defined in section 5545c(a)).

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SEC. 5545C. INCIDENT RESPONSE PREMIUM PAY FOR EMPLOYEES ENGAGED IN 
                    WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING.

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

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Sec. 5547. Limitation on premium pay

  (a) An employee may be paid premium pay under sections 5542, 
5545(a), (b), and (c), 5545a, 5545c, 5546(a) and (b), and 5550 
only to the extent that the payment does not cause the 
aggregate of basic pay and such premium pay for any pay period 
for such employee to exceed the greater of--
          (1) the maximum rate of basic pay payable for GS-15 
        (including any applicable locality-based comparability 
        payment under section 5304 or similar provision of law 
        and any applicable special rate of pay under section 
        5305 or similar provision of law); or
          (2) the rate payable for level V of the Executive 
        Schedule.
  (b)(1) Subject to regulations prescribed by the Office of 
Personnel Management, subsection (a) shall not apply to an 
employee who is paid premium pay by reason of work in 
connection with an emergency (including a wildfire emergency) 
that involves a direct threat to life or property, including 
work performed in the aftermath of such an emergency.
  (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), no employee referred to in 
such paragraph may be paid premium pay under the provisions of 
law cited in subsection (a) if, or to the extent that, the 
aggregate of the basic pay and premium pay under those 
provisions for such employee would, in any calendar year, 
exceed the greater of--
          (A) the maximum rate of basic pay payable for GS-15 
        in effect at the end of such calendar year (including 
        any applicable locality-based comparability payment 
        under section 5304 or similar provision of law and any 
        applicable special rate of pay under section 5305 or 
        similar provision of law); or
          (B) the rate payable for level V of the Executive 
        Schedule in effect at the end of such calendar year.
  (3) Subject to regulations prescribed by the Office of 
Personnel Management, the head of an agency may determine that 
subsection (a) shall not apply to an employee who is paid 
premium pay to perform work that is critical to the mission of 
the agency. Such employees may be paid premium pay under the 
provisions of law cited in subsection (a) if, or to the extent 
that, the aggregate of the basic pay and premium pay under 
those provisions for such employee would not, in any calendar 
year, exceed the greater of--
          (A) the maximum rate of basic pay payable for GS-15 
        in effect at the end of such calendar year (including 
        any applicable locality-based comparability payment 
        under section 5304 or similar provision of law and any 
        applicable special rate of pay under section 5305 or 
        similar provision of law); or
          (B) the rate payable for level V of the Executive 
        Schedule in effect at the end of such calendar year.
  (c) The Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe 
regulations governing the methods of applying subsection (b)(2) 
and (b)(3) to employees who receive premium pay under section 
5545(c) or 5545a, or to firefighters covered by section 5545b 
who receive overtime pay for hours in their regular tour of 
duty, and the method of payment to such employees. Such 
regulations may limit the payment of such premium pay on a 
biweekly basis.
  (d) This section shall not apply to any employee of the 
Federal Aviation Administration or the Department of Defense 
who is paid premium pay under section 5546a.
  (e) Any supplemental pay resulting from receipt of the level 
1 border patrol rate of pay or the level 2 border patrol rate 
of pay under section 5550 shall be considered premium pay in 
applying this section.

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     ACT OF JUNE 22, 1948 (COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE THYE-BLATNIK ACT)

AN ACT To safeguard and consolidate certain areas of exceptional public 
value within the Superior National Forest, State of Minnesota, and for 
                             other purposes

  Sec. 5. The Secretary of the Treasury, upon the certification 
of the Secretary of Agriculture, shall pay to the State of 
Minnesota, at the close of each fiscal year from any national-
forest receipts not otherwise appropriated a sum of money 
equivalent to three-quarters of 1 per centum [of the fair 
appraised value of such] of the highest fair appraised value, 
including the historical fair appraised value, as determined by 
the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with this section, 
of such national-forest lands as may be situated within the 
area described in section 2 of this Act at the end of each 
fiscal year; and the payments made hereunder shall be 
distributed to each of the three aforesaid counties in 
conformity with the fair appraised value of such national-
forest lands in each county: Provided, That the fair appraised 
value of the lands shall be determined by the Secretary of 
Agriculture at ten-year intervals and his determination shall 
be conclusive and final: Provided further, That the first 
payment to the State of Minnesota under the provisions of this 
section shall not be due until the close of the first full 
fiscal year after approval of this Act: And provided further, 
That the provisions of the Act of May 23, 1908 (35 Stat. 260), 
and of section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911, as amended (36 
Stat. 961; 38 Stat. 441), shall not be applicable to the 
national-forest lands to which this section applies.
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                        AGRICULTURAL ACT OF 2014



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TITLE VIII--FORESTRY

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Subtitle C--Reauthorization of Other Forestry-Related Laws

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SEC. 8206. GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY.

  (a) Definitions.--In this section:
          (1) Authorized restoration services.--The term 
        ``authorized restoration services'' means similar and 
        complementary forest, rangeland, and watershed 
        restoration services carried out--
                  (A) on Federal land, non-Federal land, and 
                land owned by an Indian tribe; and
                  (B) by either the Secretary or a Governor or 
                county, as applicable, pursuant to a good 
                neighbor agreement.
          (2) County.--The term ``county'' means--
                  (A) the appropriate executive official of an 
                affected county; or
                  (B) in any case in which multiple counties 
                are affected, the appropriate executive 
                official of a compact of the affected counties.
          (3) Federal land.--
                  (A) In general.--The term ``Federal land'' 
                means land that is--
                          (i) National Forest System land; or
                          (ii) public land (as defined in 
                        section 103 of the Federal Land Policy 
                        and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
                        1702)); or
                          (iii) National Park System land; or
                          (iv) National Wildlife Refuge Land.
                  (B) Exclusions.--The term ``Federal land'' 
                does not include--
                          (i) a component of the National 
                        Wilderness Preservation System;
                          (ii) Federal land on which the 
                        removal of vegetation is prohibited or 
                        restricted by Act of Congress or 
                        Presidential proclamation (including 
                        the applicable implementation plan); or
                          (iii) a wilderness study area.
          (4) Forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration 
        services.--
                  (A) In general.--The term ``forest, 
                rangeland, and watershed restoration services'' 
                means--
                          (i) activities to treat insect- and 
                        disease-infected trees;
                          (ii) activities to reduce hazardous 
                        fuels; and
                          (iii) any other activities to restore 
                        or improve forest, rangeland, and 
                        watershed health, including fish and 
                        wildlife habitat.
                  (B) Exclusions.--The term ``forest, 
                rangeland, and watershed restoration services'' 
                does not include--
                          (i) construction, reconstruction, 
                        repair, or restoration of paved or 
                        permanent roads or parking areas, other 
                        than the reconstruction, repair, or 
                        restoration of a National Forest 
                        System, Bureau of Land Management, 
                        National ParkService, or National 
                        Wildlife Refuge managed road that is--
                                  (I) necessary to carry out 
                                authorized restoration services 
                                pursuant to a good neighbor 
                                agreement; and
                                  (II) in the case of a 
                                National Forest System road 
                                that is determined to be 
                                unneeded in accordance with 
                                section 212.5(b)(2) of title 
                                36, Code of Federal Regulations 
                                (as in effect on the date of 
                                enactment of the Wildfire 
                                SuppressionFunding and Forest 
                                Management Activities Act), 
                                decommissioned in accordance 
                                with subparagraph (A)(iii)--
                                          (aa) in a manner that 
                                        is consistent with the 
                                        applicable travel 
                                        management plan; and
                                          (bb) not later than 3 
                                        years after the date on 
                                        which the applicable 
                                        authorized restoration 
                                        services project is 
                                        completed; or
                          (ii) construction, alteration, repair 
                        or replacement of public buildings or 
                        works.
          (5) Good neighbor agreement.--The term ``good 
        neighbor agreement'' means a cooperative agreement or 
        contract (including a sole source contract) entered 
        into between the Secretary and a Governor or county, as 
        applicable, to carry out authorized restoration 
        services under this section.
          (6) Governor.--The term ``Governor'' means the 
        Governor or any other appropriate executive official of 
        an affected State or Indian tribe or the Commonwealth 
        of Puerto Rico.
          (7) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
        5304).
          (8) National forest system road.--The term ``National 
        Forest System road'' has the meaning given the term in 
        section 212.1 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations 
        (as in effect on the date of enactment of the Wildfire 
        Suppression Fundingand Forest Management Activities 
        Act).
          (9) Road.--The term ``road'' has the meaning given 
        the term in section 212.1 of title 36, Code of Federal 
        Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of 
        this Act).
          (10) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means--
                  (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with 
                respect to National Forest System land; and
                  (B) the Secretary of the Interior, with 
                respect to Bureau of Land Management land.
  (b) Good Neighbor Agreements.--
          (1) Good neighbor agreements.--
                  (A) In general.--The Secretary may enter into 
                a good neighbor agreement with a Governor or 
                county to carry out authorized restoration 
                services in accordance with this section.
                  (B) Public availability.--The Secretary shall 
                make each good neighbor agreement available to 
                the public.
          (2) Timber sales.--
                  (A) In general.--Subsections (d) and (g) of 
                section 14 of the National Forest Management 
                Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a(d) and (g)) shall 
                not apply to services performed under a good 
                neighbor agreement.
                  (B) Approval of silviculture prescriptions 
                and marking guides.--The Secretary shall 
                provide or approve all silviculture 
                prescriptions and marking guides to be applied 
                on Federal land in all timber sale projects 
                conducted under this section.
                  (C) Treatment of revenue.--
                          (i) In general.--Funds received from 
                        the sale of timber by a Governor of a 
                        State under a good neighbor agreement 
                        shall be retained and used by the 
                        Governor--
                                  (I) to carry out authorized 
                                restoration services on Federal 
                                land under the good neighbor 
                                agreement; and
                                  (II) if there are funds 
                                remaining after carrying out 
                                subclause (I), to carry out 
                                authorized restoration services 
                                on Federal land within the 
                                State under other good neighbor 
                                agreements.
                          (ii) Termination of effectiveness.--
                        The authority provided by this 
                        subparagraph terminates effective 
                        October 1, [2024] 2025.
          (3) Retention of nepa responsibilities.--Any decision 
        required to be made under the National Environmental 
        Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with 
        respect to any authorized restoration services to be 
        provided under this section on Federal land shall not 
        be delegated to a Governor or county.
          (4) Receipts.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, any payment made by a county to the Secretary 
        under a project conducted under a good neighbor 
        agreement shall not be considered to be monies received 
        from National Forest System, Bureau of Land Management, 
        National ParkSystem, or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
        land, as applicable.

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                           PUBLIC LAW 101-512



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                                TITLE I

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

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                      Minerals Management Service

                     LEASING AND ROYALTY MANAGEMENT

  For expenses necessary for minerals leasing and environmental 
studies, regulation of industry operations, and collection of 
royalties, as authorized by law; for enforcing laws and 
regulations applicable to oil, gas, and other minerals leases, 
permits, licenses and operating contracts; and for matching 
grants or cooperative agreements, including the purchase of not 
to exceed eight passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; 
$197,028,000, of which not less than $65,552,000 shall be 
available for royalty management activities: Provided, That 
funds appropriated under this Act shall be available for the 
payment of interest in accordance with 30 U.S.C. 1721 (b) and 
(d): Provided further, That not to exceed $3,000 shall be 
available for reasonable expenses related to promoting 
volunteer beach and marine cleanup activities: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding 5 U.S.C. 5901(a), as amended, 
hereafter the uniform allowance for each uniformed employee of 
the Minerals Management Service shall not exceed $400 annually: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, $8,000 under this head shall be available for refunds of 
overpayments in connection with certain Indian leases in which 
the Director of the Minerals Management Service concurred with 
the claimed refund due: [Provided further, That notwithstanding 
section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, any moneys 
hereafter received as a result of the forfeiture of a bond or 
other security by an Outer Continental Shelf permittee, lessee, 
or right-of-way holder that does not fulfill the requirements 
of its permit, lease, or right-of-way or does not comply with 
the regulations of the Secretary, or as a bankruptcy 
distribution or settlement associated with such failure or 
noncompliance, shall be credited to a separate account 
established in the Treasury for decommissioning activities and 
shall be available to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 
without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation to 
cover the cost to the United States of any improvement, 
protection, rehabilitation, or decommissioning work rendered 
necessary by the action or inaction that led to the forfeiture 
or bankruptcy distribution or settlement, to remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That amounts deposited into 
the decommissioning account may be allocated to the Bureau of 
Safety and Environmental Enforcement for such costs: Provided 
further, That any moneys received for such costs currently held 
in the Ocean Energy Management account shall be transferred to 
the decommissioning account: Provided further, That any portion 
of the moneys so credited shall be returned to the bankruptcy 
estate, permittee, lessee, or right-of-way holder to the extent 
that the money is in excess of the amount expended in 
performing the work necessitated by the action or inaction 
which led to their receipt or, if the bond or security was 
forfeited for failure to pay the civil penalty, in excess of 
the civil penalty imposed.] Provided further, That 
notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, 
any moneys hereafter received as a result of the forfeiture of 
a bond or other security by an Outer Continental Shelf 
permittee, lessee, or right-of-way holder that does not fulfill 
the requirements of its permit, lease, or right-of-way or does 
not comply with the regulations of the Secretary, or as a 
bankruptcy distribution or settlement associated with such 
failure or noncompliance, shall be credited to a separate 
account established in the Treasury for decommissioning 
activities and shall be available to the Bureau of Ocean Energy 
Management without further appropriation or fiscal year 
limitation to cover the cost to the United States or any entity 
conducting any improvement, protection, rehabilitation, or 
decommissioning work rendered necessary by the action or 
inaction that led to the forfeiture or bankruptcy distribution 
or settlement, to remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That amounts deposited into the decommissioning 
account may be allocated to the Bureau of Safety and 
Environmental Enforcement for such costs: Provided further, 
That any moneys received for such costs currently held in the 
Ocean Energy Management account shall be transferred to the 
decommissioning account: Provided further, That only such 
portion of the moneys so credited that are in excess of the 
amount expended in performing the work necessitated by the 
action or inaction which led to their receipt or, if the bond 
or security was forfeited for failure to pay the civil penalty, 
in excess of the civil penalty imposed shall be returned to the 
bankruptcy estate, permittee, lessee, or right-of-way holder. 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, $68,200,000 shall be deducted from Federal onshore mineral 
leasing receipts prior to the division and distribution of such 
receipts between the States and the Treasury and shall be 
credited to miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury.

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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 2025 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, 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 not later than 60 days 
following the enactment of this Act.
    Section 112 provides the Secretary of the Interior the 
ability to transfer funds among and between the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education.
    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 providing the Secretary 
of the Interior with certain pay authority for the Appraisal 
and Valuation Services Office.
    Section 116 prohibits the Secretary from writing or issuing 
a proposed or final rule for greater sage-grouse or any 
distinct population segment; or to implement any threatened 
species or endangered species status of the greater sage-grouse 
or any distinct population segment.
    Section 117 prohibits funds to implement the Draft Resource 
Management Plan Amendment or Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for Greater Sage-Grouse Rangewide Planning referenced 
in the Notice titled ``Notice of Availability of the Draft 
Resource Management Plan Amendment and Environmental Impact 
Statement for Greater Sage-Grouse Rangewide Planning''.
    Section 118 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.
    Section 119 extends the authorization of deposits into the 
Historic Preservation Fund.
    Section 120 continues a provision providing the Secretary 
of the Interior the ability to authorize and execute agreements 
to achieve operating efficiencies.
    Section 121 amends 54 U.S. Code 103101 to increase the 
National Park Service emergency law enforcement ceiling from 
$250,000 to $500,000.
    Section 122 amends division G of Public Law 113-76 to 
continue allowing public and private sources to contribute 
money and services to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 
(BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 
(BSEE) through 2029.
    Section 123 allows funds previously made available in 
Division B of Public Law 115-123 for the National Park 
Service--Historic Preservation Fund to remain available through 
fiscal year 2026 for the liquidation of valid obligations 
incurred during fiscal years 2018 and 2019.
    Section 124 deems that the final environmental impact 
statement for the Lava Ridge Wind Project shall have no force 
or effect.
    Section 125 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 126 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 127 prohibits funds to implement the final the rule 
titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser 
Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for 
the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status 
for the Southern Distinct Population Segment.''
    Section 128 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat''.
    Section 129 prohibits funds to implement the threatened 
species or endangered species status of the dunes sagebrush 
lizard.
    Section 130 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''.
    Section 131 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule for North 
American Wolverine''.
    Section 132 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of 
Grizzly Bear in the North Cascades Ecosystem, Washington 
State''.
    Section 133 prohibits funds for the Secretary of the 
Interior to establish an experimental population of the grizzly 
bear within the Bitterroot Ecosystem of Montana and Idaho.
    Section 134 prohibits funds for the Secretary of the 
Interior to implement a proposed or final rule pursuant to the 
Endangered Species Act with regard to a fish legally held in 
captivity or in a controlled environment in a manner that 
maintains physical separation of such fish from any wild 
population of the same species.
    Section 135 prohibits the introduction of American bison on 
the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge.
    Section 136 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
and Plants''; the final rule titled ``Endangered and Threatened 
Wildlife and Plants; Listing Endangered and Threatened Species 
and Designating Critical Habitat''; and the final rule titled 
``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations 
for Interagency Cooperation''.
    Section 137 requires the Secretary of the Interior to 
reissue Order No. 3368 regarding consent decrees and settlement 
agreements.
    Section 138 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``Conservation and Landscape Health''.
    Section 139 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 140 requires the Secretary of the Interior to issue 
the final rule titled ``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 141 prohibits funds to finalize the proposed rule 
titled ``National Wildlife Refuge System; Biological Integrity, 
Diversity, and Environmental Health''.
    Section 142 prohibits funds for the National Park Service 
to provide housing to an alien without lawful status under the 
immigration laws.
    Section 143 requires the Secretary of the Interior to 
prepare an environmental impact statement prior to approving a 
permit within the Big Cypress National Preserve.
    Section 144 requires the Secretary of the Interior issue a 
new Record of Decision for the Caldwell Canyon Mine Project.
    Section 145 requires the Secretary of the Interior to issue 
the 5-year oil and gas leasing program 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 146 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 147 requires the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct Lease Sale 262.
    Section 148 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 149 prohibits funds to implement any restrictions 
related to offshore energy leasing carried out pursuant to the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act intended to reduce or 
eliminate possible disturbance to the North Pacific right 
whale, North Atlantic right whale, or Rice's whale.
    Section 150 requires the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct quarterly onshore oil and gas lease sales.
    Section 151 prohibits funds to implement any recommendation 
of the Interagency Working Group on Mining Regulations, Laws, 
and Permitting of the Department of the Interior contained in 
the report titled ``Recommendations to Improve Mining on Public 
Lands''.
    Section 152 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``Ten-Day Notices and Corrective Action for State 
Regulatory Program Issues''.
    Section 153 prohibits funds to cancel or suspend oil and 
gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge or the 
National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
    Section 154 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``Management and Protection of the National Petroleum 
Reserve in Alaska'' or any substantially similar rule.
    Section 155 prohibits funds to pursue litigation against 
the Glacier Range Riders for trademark rights infringement.
    Section 156 extends the operation of an existing 
hydroelectric project in California.
    Section 157 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 158 prohibits funds for the National Park Service 
to designate or manage Big Cypress National Preserve as 
wilderness.
    Section 159 updates enacted offshore decommissioning 
language to ensure funding is provided for these activities.

               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.
    Allows funds for fiscal year 2024 and fiscal year 2025 to 
be used for expenses associated with primary and secondary 
schooling for dependents of agency personnel stationed in 
Puerto Rico, who are subject to transfer and reassignment to 
other locations in the United States.
    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 2026.
    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 2026.
    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, 2025.

                        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.

              United States Semiquincentennial Commission

    Designating funds for certain purposes.

                      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 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 2025.
    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 2025 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 2025 
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 extends the authority for the Shasta-Trinity 
Marina fee for one year.
    Section 425 continues a provision extending for one year 
the Interpretive Association 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 providing for a wildland 
firefighter pay cap waiver.
    Section 438 continues a provision extending authorization 
for Alaska Native regional health entities.
    Section 439 modifies the Wildfire Funding and Forest 
Management Act to extend the reporting requirement timeline 
from 90 days to 180 days and to require an accounting of all 
spending in the first two quarters of the succeeding fiscal 
year attributable to suppression operations in the report year.
    Section 440 prohibits the use of funds to limit 
recreational shooting, fishing, and hunting on Federal lands 
except for public safety.
    Section 441 amends section 6(a) of the Coastal Barrier 
Resources Act.
    Section 442 rescinds Inflation Reduction Act funds for the 
National Park Service that have been designated for the 
Presidio Trust.
    Section 443 prohibits funds for certain Executive Orders 
relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
    Section 444 prohibits funds for COVID-19 mask or vaccine 
mandates.
    Section 445 prohibits funds to promote or advance Critical 
Race Theory.
    Section 446 prohibits funds to fly or display certain flags 
at agencies funded by this Act.
    Section 447 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 448 prohibits funds for the American Climate Corps.
    Section 449 prohibits funds for eight executive orders 
related to Administration actions on climate change.
    Section 450 prohibits the development or implementation of 
guidance related to the valuation of ecosystem and 
environmental services and natural assets in Federal regulatory 
decision-making.
    Section 451 amends Section 10101 of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1993 regarding the use of mining claims 
for ancillary activities.
    Section 452 prohibits funds to enforce Public Land Order 
7917 (88 Fed. Reg. 6308 (January 31, 2023)).
    Section 453 requires the Secretary of the Interior to 
reinstate certain hardrock mineral leases.
    Section 454 prohibits funds to consider or incorporate the 
Social Cost of Carbon.
    Section 455 incorporates by reference H.R. 548 (Eastern 
Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act) and Title 
III of H.R. 7408 (America's Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act) 
as ordered to be reported on April 16, 2024, by the Committee 
on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.
    Section 456 authorizes special base rates of pay for 
wildland firefighters.
    Section 457 authorizes wildland fire incident response 
premium pay.
    Section 458 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 459 allows for a land conveyance to provide flood 
protection for March Air Force Base and surrounding areas.
    Section 460 prohibits funds for the Climate Justice 
Alliance.
    Section 461 prohibits funds for the Smithsonian Institution 
for partnerships or activities associated with the Hong Kong 
Economic and Trade Offices.
    Section 462 prohibits funds to withdraw any Federal land 
from any form of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
public land laws, location, entry, or patent under the general 
mining laws, or disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, or geothermal leasing laws unless such withdrawal is 
authorized by an Act of Congress.
    Section 463 prohibits funds to finalize the proposed rule 
titled ``Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects That 
Are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing 
America's Surface Transportation Act''.
    Section 464 prohibits funds to revise any regulation 
pursuant to section 17(o) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
226(o)) relating to oil and gas development of outstanding and 
reserved mineral rights on the Allegheny National Forest.
    Section 465 amends the Thye-Blatnik Act to address 
appraisal values.
    Section 466 requires the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
Civil Works to issue any guidance documents relating to the 
implementation of the final rule titled ``Revised Definition of 
`Waters of the United States'; Conforming,'' within 15 days of 
enactment of this Act.
    Section 467 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 468 prohibits funds for the final rule titled 
``Supplemental Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards 
for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source 
Category''.
    Section 469 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 470 prohibits funds for the final rule titled 
``Federal `Good Neighbor Plan' for the 2015 Ozone National 
Ambient Air Quality Standards''.
    Section 471 transfers certain Inflation Reduction Act 
balances to the Environmental Protection Agency Office of 
Inspector General.
    Section 472 prohibits funds for the final rule titled ``New 
Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From 
New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric 
Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas 
Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating 
Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule''.
    Section 473 prohibits funds to finalize 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 the rule will not adversely impact the availability 
of ethylene oxide to sterilize medical products in the United 
States.
    Section 474 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 
2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles''.
    Section 475 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty 
Vehicles-Phase 3''.
    Section 476 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality 
Certification Improvement Rule''.
    Section 477 prohibits funds for the Interagency Working 
Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases.
    Section 478 prohibits funds to implement the interim 
guidance titled ``National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on 
Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change''.
    Section 479 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``National Environmental Policy Act Implementing 
Regulations Revisions''.
    Section 480 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``National Environmental Policy Act Implementing 
Regulations Revisions Phase 2''.
    Section 481 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and 
Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: 
Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review''.
    Section 482 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk 
Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities 
by Chemical Accident Prevention''.
    Section 483 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: Revisions and 
Confidentiality Determinations for Petroleum and Natural Gas 
Systems''.
    Section 484 prohibits funds to implement the proposed rule 
titled ``Clean Water Act Effluent Limitations Guidelines and 
Standards for the Meat and Poultry Products Point Source 
Category''.
    Section 485 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal 
of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy 
CCR Surface Impoundments''.
    Section 486 prohibits funds to ban the use of aerially 
applied fire retardant.
    Section 487 prohibits funds to implement a regulation 
issued by the State of California that classifies metal 
shredding facilities as hazardous waste treatment facilities.
    Section 488 requires the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency to submit a report outlining a plan to 
qualify any fuel derived from waste plastic or waste tires as 
cellulosic biofuel under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act.
    Section 489 extends Good Neighbor Authorities.
    Section 490 prohibits funds to enforce regulations to 
implement subsection (c) of section 136 of the Clean Air Act or 
otherwise enforce a charge on methane emissions under section 
136.
    Section 491 prohibits funds for the final rule titled 
``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: 
Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units 
Review of the Residual Risk and Technology Review''.
    Section 492 codifies the State of Florida's Clean Water Act 
section 404 program.
    Section 493 prohibits funds to develop, finalize, issue, or 
use assessments under the Integrated Risk Information System 
(IRIS).
    Section 494 prohibits funds to finalize the Upper Columbia 
River, Washington site under the General Superfund Section of 
the proposed rule entitled ``National Priorities List''.
    Section 495 prohibits funds to finalize or take actions on 
the draft environmental impact statement titled ``Land 
Management Plan Direction for Old-Growth Forest Conditions 
Across the National Forest System''.
    Section 496 prohibits funds to implement the final rule 
titled ``Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards for Particulate Matter''.
    Section 497 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:


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      BUDGETARY IMPACT OF THE FY 2025 DEPARTMENT OF THE 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...............................          41,228  ..............       \1\41,228          50,526
    Mandatory...................................  ..............  ..............           \1\64             52
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
NOTE.--The bill reported to the House contains an additional $2,750 million in discretionary budget authority
  and $945 million in associated outlays for those recommended amounts, which are designated as being for
  wildfire suppression operations. Pursuant to section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
  Control Act of 1985, as amended by the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (P.L. 118-5), these amounts are
  considered adjustments to the discretionary spending limits.

                      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:
    2025.............................................          \1\21,795
    2026.............................................             12,663
    2027.............................................              4,644
    2028.............................................                919
    2029 and future years............................             -5,387
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\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            \1\5,722              1,530
 local governments for 2025.......
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\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 2025 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Bill:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Date                 Title of Hearing        Witnesses
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April 16, 2024..................  Fiscal Year 2025    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
April 30, 2024..................  Fiscal Year 2025    Mr. Faisal Amin,
                                   Budget Request      Chief Financial
                                   for the             Officer,
                                   Environmental       Environmental
                                   Protection Agency.  Protection Agency
                                  ..................  The Honorable
                                                       Michael S. Regan,
                                                       Administrator,
                                                       Environmental
                                                       Protection Agency
May 1, 2024.....................  Fiscal Year 2025    The Honorable
                                   Budget Request      Roselyn Tso,
                                   for the India       Director, Indian
                                   Health Service.     Health Service
                                  ..................  Ms. Jillian
                                                       Curtis, Director
                                                       of the Office of
                                                       Finance and
                                                       Accounting,
                                                       Indian Health
                                                       Service
 May 1, 2024....................  Fiscal Year 2025    Ms. Kaywin
                                   Budget Request      Feldman,
                                   for the Arts and    Director,
                                   Humanities.         National Gallery
                                                       of Art
                                  ..................  Dr. Maria Rosario
                                                       Jackson, Chair,
                                                       National
                                                       Endowment for the
                                                       Arts
                                  ..................  Ms. Shelly C.
                                                       Lowe, Chair,
                                                       National
                                                       Endowment for the
                                                       Humanities
 May 7, 2024....................  American Indian     Mr. Lee Juan
                                   and Alaska Native   Tyler, Chairman,
                                   Public Witness      Fort Hall
                                   Day 1 Morning       Business Council
                                   Session.            of the Shoshone-
                                                       Bannock Tribes
                                  ..................  Ms. Whitney
                                                       Gravelle,
                                                       President,
                                                       Chippewa Ottawa
                                                       Resource
                                                       Authority
                                  ..................  Mr. Kirk Francis,
                                                       Chief of the
                                                       Penobscot Indian
                                                       Nation, United
                                                       South and Eastern
                                                       Tribes
                                                       Sovereignty
                                                       Protection Fund
                                                       (USET SPF)
                                  ..................  Mr. Robert
                                                       Blanchard,
                                                       Chairman, Bad
                                                       River Band of the
                                                       Lake Superior
                                                       Tribe of Chippewa
                                                       Indians
                                  ..................  Mr. Grant Johnson,
                                                       President,
                                                       Prairie Island
                                                       Indian Community
                                  ..................  Mr. Darrell Seki,
                                                       Sr., Chairman,
                                                       Red Lake Band of
                                                       Chippewa Indians
                                  ..................  Mr. Kevin Dupuis,
                                                       Sr., Chairman,
                                                       Fond du Lac Band
                                                       of Lake Superior
                                                       Chippewa
                                  ..................  Mr. Jason
                                                       Schlender,
                                                       Administrator,
                                                       Great Lakes
                                                       Indian Fish and
                                                       Wildlife
                                                       Commission
                                  ..................  Mr. Austin Lowes,
                                                       Chairman, Sault
                                                       Ste. Marie Band
                                                       of Chippewa
                                                       Indians
                                  ..................  Mr. George W.
                                                       Thompson, Vice
                                                       President, Lac du
                                                       Flambeau Band of
                                                       Lake Superior
                                                       Chippewa
                                  ..................  Mr. Henry Fox,
                                                       Vice Chairman,
                                                       White Earth
                                                       Nation
                                  ..................  Mr. Dana Sam
                                                       Buckles,
                                                       Councilman,
                                                       Assiniboine and
                                                       Sioux Tribes of
                                                       the Fort Peck
                                                       Reservation
                                  ..................  Ms. Carole
                                                       Lankford,
                                                       Councilwoman,
                                                       Confederated
                                                       Salish and
                                                       Kootenai Tribes
                                                       of the Flathead
                                                       Reservation
                                  ..................  Mr. Joseph
                                                       Rosette,
                                                       Councilman,
                                                       Chippewa Crab
                                                       Tribe
                                  ..................  Ms. Ashleigh
                                                       Weeks, General
                                                       Manager,
                                                       Assiniboine and
                                                       Sioux Rural Water
                                                       Supply System
                                  ..................  Mr. Marvin
                                                       Weatherwax, Jr.,
                                                       Councilman,
                                                       Blackfeet Tribe
                                                       of Montana
                                  ..................  Mr. George Jay
                                                       Ball, Councilman,
                                                       Fort Belknap
                                                       Indian Community
                                  ..................  Ms. Shere Wright-
                                                       Plank,
                                                       Councilwoman,
                                                       Rosebud Sioux
                                                       Tribe
                                  ..................  Mr. Ervin Carlson,
                                                       President, Inter-
                                                       Tribal Buffalo
                                                       Council
                                  ..................  Mr. Frank Star
                                                       Comes Out,
                                                       President, Oglala
                                                       Sioux Tribe
                                  ..................  Mr. Frank Adams,
                                                       Chief, Upper
                                                       Mattaponi Tribe
                                  ..................  Mr. Stephen
                                                       Adkins, Chief,
                                                       Chickahominy
                                                       Tribe
May 7, 2024.....................  American Indian     Jeffery Gill,
                                   and Alaska Native   Councilor, Seneca
                                   Public Witness      Nation
                                   Day 1 Afternoon
                                   Session.
                                  ..................  Wema Supernaw,
                                                       Chairwoman,
                                                       Quapaw Nation
                                  ..................  Carson Ball, Self
                                                       Governance
                                                       Coordinator,
                                                       Muscogee (Creek)
                                                       Nation (MCN)
                                  ..................  Chuck Hoskin, Jr.,
                                                       Principal Chief,
                                                       Cherokee Nation
                                  ..................  John Pettigrew,
                                                       Acting Chief of
                                                       Police, Oglala
                                                       Sioux Tribe-Dept.
                                                       of Public Safety
                                  ..................  Julius T. Murray,
                                                       III, Chairman,
                                                       Ute Indian Tribe
                                                       of the Uintah and
                                                       Ouray Reservation
                                  ..................  Dustin Klatush,
                                                       Chairman,
                                                       Confederated
                                                       Tribes of the
                                                       Chehalis
                                                       Reservation
                                  ..................  Cindy Marchand,
                                                       Secretary,
                                                       Confederated
                                                       Tribes of the
                                                       Colville
                                                       Reservation
                                  ..................  Maulian Bryant,
                                                       Ambassador,
                                                       Penobscot Nation
                                  ..................  Darnell Maria,
                                                       Executive
                                                       Director, Ramah
                                                       Navajo Chapter
                                  ..................  Thora Padilla,
                                                       Chairwoman,
                                                       Mescalero Apache
                                                       Tribe
                                  ..................  Victoria
                                                       Kitchenyan,
                                                       Chairwoman,
                                                       Winnebago Tribe
                                  ..................  Greg Hitchcock,
                                                       Vice Chairman,
                                                       Cowlitz Indian
                                                       Tribe
                                  ..................  Jeremy Takala,
                                                       Councilman,
                                                       Confederated
                                                       Tribes and Bands
                                                       of the Yakama
                                                       Nation
                                  ..................  Ron Allen,
                                                       Chairman and CEO,
                                                       Jamestown
                                                       S'Klallam Tribe
                                  ..................  Brian Harris,
                                                       Chief, Catawba
                                                       Nation
                                  ..................  Gloria O'Neill,
                                                       President and
                                                       CEO, Cook Intel
                                                       Tribal Council/
                                                       Alyce Spotted
                                                       Bear and Walter
                                                       Soboleff
                                                       Commission on
                                                       Native Children
                                  ..................  Jill Sherman-
                                                       Warne,
                                                       Councilwoman,
                                                       Hoopa Valley
                                                       Tribe
                                  ..................  Catalina Villa
                                                       Montes,
                                                       Treasurer,
                                                       Riverside-San
                                                       Bernardino County
                                                       Indian Health,
                                                       Inc
                                  ..................  Russell Attebery,
                                                       Chairman, Karuk
                                                       Tribe
                                  ..................  Charmaine
                                                       McDarment,
                                                       Chairperson, Tule
                                                       River Indian
                                                       Tribe
May 8, 2024.....................  American Indian     Robert Miguel,
                                   and Alaska Native   Chairman, Ak-Chin
                                   Public Witness      Indian Community
                                   Day 2 Morning
                                   Session.
                                  ..................  Sherry J. Parker,
                                                       Chairwoman,
                                                       Hualapai Tribe
                                  ..................  Stephen Roe Lewis,
                                                       Governor, Gila
                                                       River Indian
                                                       Community
                                  ..................  Ervin Chavez,
                                                       Executive Board
                                                       President, Dine
                                                       Bi Olta School
                                                       Board Association
                                  ..................  Derrick Leslie,
                                                       Tribal Education
                                                       Department
                                                       Director, White
                                                       Mountain Apache
                                                       Tribe
                                  ..................  Buu Nguyen,
                                                       President, Navajo
                                                       Nation
                                  ..................  Tesia Zientek,
                                                       Board President,
                                                       National Indian
                                                       Education
                                                       Association
                                  ..................  Anhiwake Rose,
                                                       Vice President of
                                                       Congressional and
                                                       Federal
                                                       Relations,
                                                       American Indian
                                                       Higher Education
                                                       Consortium
                                  ..................  Shawna Allison
                                                       Becenti, Head of
                                                       School, Navajo
                                                       Preparatory
                                                       School
                                  ..................  Gjermundson Jake,
                                                       Board President,
                                                       Ramah Navajo
                                                       School Board,
                                                       Inc. (RNSB)
                                  ..................  Cecilia Fire
                                                       Thunder,
                                                       President, Oglala
                                                       Lakota Nation
                                                       Education
                                                       Coalition
                                  ..................  Troy Lunderman,
                                                       Human Resources
                                                       Director, St.
                                                       Francis Indian
                                                       School
                                  ..................  Ryan Wilson,
                                                       President, Oglala
                                                       Lakota/National
                                                       Alliance to Save
                                                       Native Languages
                                  ..................  Llyod Miller,
                                                       Counsel
                                  ..................  Dr. Valerie J.
                                                       Grussing, PHD,
                                                       Executive
                                                       Director,
                                                       National
                                                       Association of
                                                       Tribal Historic
                                                       Preservation
                                                       Officers (NATHPO)
                                  ..................  Nicholas Lovesee,
                                                       Director of
                                                       Policy, Native
                                                       American Finance
                                                       Officers
                                                       Association
                                                       (NAFOA)
                                  ..................  Aurene Martin,
                                                       Treasurer, Board
                                                       of Directors for
                                                       the National
                                                       Indian Child
                                                       Welfare
                                                       Association
                                  ..................  William F. Smith,
                                                       Chairman and
                                                       Alaska Area
                                                       Representative,
                                                       National Indian
                                                       Health Board
                                  ..................  Todd Wilson,
                                                       Executive
                                                       Director,
                                                       National Council
                                                       of Urban Indian
                                                       Health (NCUIH)
                                  ..................  Jon Brady,
                                                       President, Native
                                                       American Church
                                                       of North America
                                  ..................  Verlon Jose,
                                                       Chairman, Tohono
                                                       O'odham Nation
                                  ..................  Lawrence Mirabal,
                                                       Vice President of
                                                       Operations, The
                                                       Institute of
                                                       American Indian
                                                       Arts
                                  ..................  Lionel Haskie,
                                                       Director of
                                                       Operations,
                                                       Navajo
                                                       Agricultural
                                                       Products Industry
May 8, 2024.....................  American Indian     Michael Douglas,
                                   and Alaska Native   VP/Chief Legal
                                   Public Witness      Officer,
                                   Day 2 Afternoon     Southeast Alaska
                                   Session.            Regional Health
                                                       Corporation, and
                                                       Intertribal
                                                       Health Care
                                  ..................  Mary Jane Miles,
                                                       Vice Chairman,
                                                       Nez Perce Tribe
                                  ..................  Willow Hetrick-
                                                       Price, Executive
                                                       Director, Chugach
                                                       Regional
                                                       Resources
                                                       Commission
                                  ..................  Donna Galbreath,
                                                       Senior Medical
                                                       Director,
                                                       Southcentral
                                                       Foundation
                                  ..................  Quinton Swanson,
                                                       Chairman,
                                                       Shoalwater Bay
                                                       Indian Tribe
                                  ..................  Esther Lucero,
                                                       President and
                                                       CEO, Seattle
                                                       Indian Health
                                                       Board
                                  ..................  Abigail Echo-Hawk,
                                                       Director,
                                                       Executive Vice
                                                       President, Urban
                                                       Indian Health
                                                       Institute,
                                                       Seattle Indian
                                                       Health Board
                                  ..................  Guy Capoeman,
                                                       President,
                                                       Quinault Indian
                                                       Nation
                                  ..................  Ed Johnstone,
                                                       Chairman,
                                                       Northwest Indian
                                                       Fisheries
                                                       Commission
                                                       (NWIFC)
                                  ..................  Nikolaus Lewis,
                                                       Chairman,
                                                       Northwest
                                                       Portland Area
                                                       Indian Health
                                                       Board
                                  ..................  Cody Desautel,
                                                       President,
                                                       Intertribal
                                                       Timber Council
                                  ..................  Corinne Sams,
                                                       Chairwoman,
                                                       Columbia River
                                                       Inter-Tribal Fish
                                                       Commission
                                  ..................  Michael Rondeau,
                                                       CEO, Cow Creek
                                                       Band of Umpqua
                                                       Tribe of Indians
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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.

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     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.


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                             MINORITY VIEWS

    Due to serious concerns about spending levels and partisan 
policy riders, we are unable to support the bill as written. 
The ramifications of this bill would reach every corner of the 
country. It would damage our public lands, promote dirty 
energy, jeopardize biodiversity, and obstruct our response to 
the climate crisis.
    This bill completely disregards the reality of a warming 
planet and ignores the need for us to do more, not less to 
combat climate change. By cutting efforts to reduce carbon 
emissions, slashing community resiliency programs, and 
requiring fossil fuels lease sales in the Outer Continental 
Shelf and on public lands while prohibiting clean energy 
projects, the bill unwinds our response to climate change and 
promotes dirty energy.
    The bill 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 communities who 
currently bear a disproportionate share of the negative 
environmental consequences, which includes large swaths of 
rural America that many of our 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 bill cuts the National Park Service by 6 percent. This 
cut means fewer park rangers 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, such as the Smithsonian Institution 
and the National Gallery of Art, which are cut by 12 and 10 
percent respectively. The arts have incredible value as a 
positive tool for economic development, education, and 
community building and we will strenuously oppose these cuts in 
the final spending agreement.
    There are areas of bipartisanship, and we support the 
inclusion of authorizing language necessary for the 
administration to carry out its permanent pay reforms for 
Federal wildland firefighters. The bill also continues the 
Committees' efforts to address treaty and trust obligations on 
a bipartisan basis.
    Finally, the bill includes an exhaustive list of anti-
environment riders that seek to derail any effort to combat 
climate change, accelerate ecosystem decline, and vacate the 
commitment to conserve America's fragile lands and natural 
resources. And sadly, the bill pushes the harmful Republican 
agenda and contains numerous discriminatory riders which are so 
divisive and negatively impact millions of Americans.
    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.
    Democrats are at the table and ready to pass legislation 
that protects our environment, our public lands, and the health 
and safety of the American people. We look forward to working 
on improving this bill as it advances through the process.

                                   Rosa L. DeLauro.
                                   Chellie Pingree.

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