[Senate Report 118-83]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


                                                      Calendar No. 186
118th Congress      }                                   {       Report
                                 SENATE
 1st Session        }                                   {       118-83

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

                 July 27, 2023.--Ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

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

                                 REPORT

                         [To accompany S. 2605]

    The Committee on Appropriations reports an original bill 
(S. 2605) making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes, reports 
favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the 
bill do pass.


 
Total obligational authority, fiscal year 2024

Total of bill as reported to the Senate................. $42,860,170,000
Amount of 2023 appropriations...........................  52,748,893,000
Amount of 2024 budget estimate..........................  48,339,889,000
Bill as recommended to Senate compared to--
    2023 appropriations.................................  -9,888,723,000
    2024 budget estimate................................  -5,479,719,000

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                                CONTENTS

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Summary of Bill..................................................     4
    Major Changes Recommended in the Bill........................     5
    Congressionally Directed Spending............................    10
    National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund.......    11
    Land and Water Conservation Fund.............................    11
    Reprogramming Guidelines.....................................    12
Title I:
    Department of the Interior:
        Land and Water Resources: Bureau of Land Management......    16
    Fish and Wildlife and Parks:
        U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...........................    20
        National Park Service....................................    35
    Energy and Minerals:
        U.S. Geological Survey...................................    44
        Bureau of Ocean Energy Management........................    52
        Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement...........    52
        Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.....    53
    Indian Affairs:
        Bureau of Indian Affairs.................................    55
        Operation of Indian Programs.............................    55
        Bureau of Indian Education...............................    67
        Operation of Indian Education of Programs................    67
    Departmental Offices:
        Office of the Secretary..................................    71
        Insular Affairs..........................................    72
        Office of the Solicitor..................................    74
        Office of Inspector General..............................    74
    Department-Wide Programs:
        Wildland Fire Management.................................    74
        Wildfire Suppression Operations Reserve Fund.............    75
        Central Hazardous Materials Fund.........................    75
        Energy Community Revitalization Program..................    75
        Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration.......    76
        Working Capital Fund.....................................    76
        Office of Natural Resources Revenue......................    76
    General Provisions: Department of the Interior...............
Title II:
    Environmental Protection Agency:
        Program Description......................................    79
        Program Guidance.........................................    81
        Science and Technology...................................    82
        Environmental Programs and Management....................    85
        Office of Inspector General..............................    96
        Buildings and Facilities.................................    97
        Hazardous Substance Superfund............................    97
        Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund..............    99
        Inland Oil Spill Program.................................    99
        State and Tribal Assistance Grants.......................   100
        Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program......   105
        Administrative Provisions................................   105
Title III:
    Related Agencies:
        Department of Agriculture: Office of the Under Secretary 
          for Natural Resources and the Environment..............   106
        Department of Agriculture: Forest Service................   106
        Administrative Provisions................................   118
        Department of Health and Human Services:
            Indian Health Service................................   118
            National Institutes of Health........................   126
            Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.....   126
        Other Related Agencies:
            Executive Office of the President....................   127
            Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.......   128
            Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation..........   128
            Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native 
              Culture and Arts Development.......................   129
            Smithsonian Institution..............................   129
            National Gallery of Art..............................   132
            John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.......   133
            Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.....   134
            National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities:
                National Endowment for the Arts..................   134
                National Endowment for the Humanities............   135
            Commission of Fine Arts..............................   136
            National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs...........   137
            Advisory Council on Historic Preservation............   137
            National Capital Planning Commission.................   137
            United States Holocaust Memorial Museum..............   138
            Presidio Trust.......................................   138
            World War I Centennial Commission....................   139
            United States Semiquincentennial Commission..........   139
Title IV: General Provisions.....................................   140
Compliance with Paragraph 7, Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of 
  the 
  Senate.........................................................   143
Compliance with Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules 
  of the Senate..................................................   144
Compliance with Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of 
  the Senate.....................................................   145
Budgetary Impact of Bill.........................................   155
Disclosure of Congressionally Directed Spending Items............   164
Comparative Statement of Budget Authority........................   182 






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

                            SUMMARY OF BILL

    For this bill, estimates totaling $37,850,000,000 in new 
obligational authority, including $2,650,000,000 in funds made 
available for the wildland fire suppression cap adjustment, 
$5,228,908,000 in advance appropriations, and $2,195,000,000 in 
emergency appropriations are provided for the programs and 
activities of the agencies and bureaus of the Department of the 
Interior, except the Bureau of Reclamation, and the following 
related agencies:
    Environmental Protection Agency
    Undersecretary for Natural Resources and the Environment
    Forest Service
    Indian Health Service
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
    Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
    Council on Environmental Quality and Office of 
Environmental Quality
    Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
    Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and 
Arts Development
    Smithsonian Institution
    National Gallery of Art
    John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
    Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
    National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities
    Commission of Fine Arts
    National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs
    Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
    National Capital Planning Commission
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    Presidio Trust
    World War I Centennial Commission
    United States Semiquincentennial Commission

    Fiscal year 2023 levels cited in this report reflect the 
enacted amounts in Public Law 117-328 the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2023. Fiscal year 2023 supplemental 
appropriations are included in the comparative statement of new 
budget authority at the end of this report under the heading 
``Other Appropriations''.

                 Major Changes Recommended in the Bill

    This bill includes revisions to the budget estimate for 
fiscal year 2024.
    A comparative summary of funding in the bill is shown by 
agency or principal program in the following table:


                                            [In thousands of dollars]
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                                                                                                   Committee
                                                                                Committee        recommendation
                                                          Budget  estimate    recommendation     compared with
                                                                                                budget estimate
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          TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
Bureau of Land Management..............................          1,633,016          1,498,649           -134,367
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.........................          2,088,233          1,803,844           -284,389
National Park Service..................................          3,764,499          3,456,965           -307,534
United States Geological Survey........................          1,785,509          1,515,452           -270,057
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management......................            211,242            163,960            -47,282
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.........            190,945            162,985            -27,960
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement...            301,856            289,930            -11,926
Indian Affairs.........................................          4,749,975          4,030,444           -719,531
Departmental Offices...................................            476,935            425,048            -51,887
Department-Wide Programs...............................          2,587,690          1,776,519           -811,171
PILT...................................................            535,000            515,000            -20,000
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      Total, Title I--Department of the Interior.......         17,789,900         15,639,796         -2,150,104
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       TITLE II--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
 
Science and Technology.................................            967,838            795,055           -172,783
Environmental Programs and Management..................          4,511,011          3,321,727         -1,189,284
Office of Inspector General............................             64,526             44,030            -20,496
Buildings and Facilities...............................            111,685             48,752            -62,933
Hazardous Substance Superfund..........................            355,856          1,000,676            644,820
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund............            108,739             93,145            -15,594
Inland Oil Spill Programs..............................             27,551             22,031             -5,520
State and Tribal Assistance Grants.....................          5,855,624          4,521,262         -1,334,362
WIFIA..................................................             80,443             75,640             -4,803
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Title II--EPA.............................         12,083,273          9,922,318         -2,160,955
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              TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES
 
Department of Agriculture:
    Undersecretary for Natural Resources and the                     1,411              1,000               -411
     Environment.......................................
    Forest Service.....................................          9,730,827          8,341,065         -1,389,762
Department of Health and Human Services:
    Indian Health Service, Budget Year Appropriation...          9,279,000          7,176,877         -2,102,123
    Indian Health Service, Advance Appropriation.......  .................          5,228,112         -5,228,112
    National Institutes of Health: National Institute               83,035             83,035  .................
     of Environmental Health Science...................
    Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry...             86,020             85,020             -1,000
Council on Environmental Quality and Office of                       4,825              5,176                351
 Environmental Quality.................................
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.........             17,400             14,400             -3,000
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation............              5,024              5,024  .................
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture              13,982             13,482               -500
 and Arts Development..................................
Smithsonian Institute..................................          1,241,000          1,094,500           -146,500
National Gallery of Art................................            221,000            209,240            -11,760
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.........             48,030             45,380             -2,650
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.......             16,100             15,000             -1,100
National Endowment for the Arts........................            211,000            207,000             -4,000
National Endowment for the Humanities..................            211,000            207,000             -4,000
Commission of Fine Arts................................              4,284              3,661               -623
National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs.............              5,000              5,000  .................
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation..............              9,494              8,585               -909
National Capital Planning Commission...................              9,490              8,750               -740
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum................             67,000             65,231             -1,769
Presidio Trust.........................................             45,000             45,000  .................
World War I Centennial Commission......................              3,000  .................             -3,000
United States Semiquincentennial Commission............             30,000             15,000            -15,000
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Title III--Related Agencies...............         20,962,432         17,748,056         -3,214,376
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GRAND TOTAL............................................         48,478,605         47,923,112           -555,493
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LESS FIRE SUPPRESSION CAP ADJUSTMENT...................          2,650,000          2,650,000  .................
LESS EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS..........................  .................          2,195,000          2,195,000
LESS ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS............................  .................          5,228,112          5,228,112
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023........         45,828,605         37,850,000         -7,978,605
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                        MULTI-AGENCY DIRECTIVES

    Responding to Climate-Driven Wildfires.--The incidence of 
catastrophic wildfire is a threat to drinking water, air 
quality, plant and animal habitat, rural and urban communities, 
and the very land itself. While the root causes are many, it is 
the undeniable, steady pace of climate chaos that is magnifying 
the dangers and creating sweeping changes to our land, with 
rising temperatures, perpetual drought, and invasive species 
and diseases all taking a toll on forests, rangelands, and 
urban trees.
    To combat the multifaceted problems created by the changing 
climate and the resulting incidence of high-intensity wildfire, 
this bill provides funding to reduce risk to communities, 
protect municipal watersheds, restore the landscape, promote 
responsible biomass use from hazardous fuels, and create 
associated jobs. This bill also provides funding for wildfire 
smoke preparedness, a competitive grant program to States, 
federally recognized Tribes, schools, and non-profits help 
prevent, abate, and research wildfire smoke hazards in 
community buildings.
    Federal Firefighter Workforce.--Firefighters are on the 
front line for responding to these wildfire events. It is clear 
that Federal firefighters need support to combat the real 
danger of injury and fatigue that is another consequence of 
higher incidence of catastrophic wildfires and year-round fire. 
This includes better pay, appropriate equipment, improved 
housing and facilities, health and wellness support, and 
transitioning seasonal jobs into more permanent positions.
    The President's budget submission included a package of 
firefighter pay-related legislative proposals and the Committee 
awaits authorization committee action to enact those proposals. 
The Committee is committed to providing the required resources 
to implement these compensation reforms once they are enacted. 
This bill provides funding to initiate health and wellness 
programs to address issues of physical and mental fatigue and 
continues funding for additional fire positions and firefighter 
housing and facilities. In addition to the funding provided 
through annual appropriations provided in this bill, the 
Department of the Interior and the Forest Service should 
leverage resources available through the Legacy Restoration 
Fund to meet identified housing and fire facility needs.
    It is the Committee's expectation that every Federal 
firefighter is adequately outfitted with individual personal 
protective equipment [PPE] and each firefighting unit has the 
appropriate equipment prior to being assigned to an incident. 
As normal wear and tear occurs, PPE should be replaced as soon 
as possible at an incident or at the home unit as needed. The 
Office of Wildland Fire and the Forest Service are directed to 
evaluate the provision of supplies during this fire season and 
report to the Committee on any issues related to cost trends, 
supply chain or other challenges to providing the appropriate 
materials.
    Plastic Waste on Public Lands.--The Committee applauds 
Secretarial Order 3407, which aims to reduce the procurement, 
sale, and distribution of single-use plastic products and 
packaging with a goal of a total phase out of single-use 
plastic products on all Department-managed lands by 2032. The 
Committee is optimistic that a phase-out can be complete well 
before the 10-year window and urges the Department to work 
quickly to achieve that end. Within 90 days of enactment of 
this act, the Committee directs the Department to provide a 
written plan to the Committee detailing specific steps the 
Department plans to take and a timeline as the Department moves 
to phase out single-use plastics.
    Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.--The Committee is 
concerned about the crisis of missing, trafficked, and murdered 
indigenous women that has plagued Native communities. Native 
American women face high rates of violence and the lack of data 
on the number of women and girls who go missing or murdered 
further complicates the Nation's ability to address this 
crisis. The Committee recommendation includes both funding and 
directives under the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian 
Health Service in order to improve the Federal response to this 
epidemic.
    Budgetary Treatment of Contract Support Costs and 105(l) 
Tribal Leases.--Due to findings in recent court decisions (see 
Salazar v. Ramah (132 S. Ct. 2181 (2012)) and Maniilaq Ass'n v. 
Burwell in both 2014 (72 F. Supp. 3d 227 (D.D.C. 2014)) and 
2016 (70 F. Supp. 3d 243 (D.D.C. 2016))), payments for contract 
support costs and 105(l) leases appear to create a type of 
budgetary entitlement that is typically not funded through 
discretionary appropriations. For contract support costs, the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act [ISDEAA] 
of 1975 requires the government to enter into contracts and 
leases with any willing Tribe and requires that the government 
pay a Tribe's costs. Section 105(l) of the ISDEAA requires the 
Secretary, at the request of a Tribe, to enter into a lease 
with the Tribe for a building used to provide services under 
the ISDEAA. Reclassification of these costs from a 
discretionary appropriation to a mandatory appropriated 
entitlement has been under discussion since the Supreme Court 
issued its decision in 2012.
    Deferred Maintenance.--The Committee has made a concerted 
effort in recent years to address the backlog maintenance needs 
on our public lands. The National Parks and Public Land Legacy 
Restoration Fund [Fund], discussed in more detail below, 
provides for $1,900,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 to invest in 
the maintenance backlogs on public lands and Tribal schools. In 
addition to the amounts allocated for the Fund, the Committee 
continues to provide discretionary funding for deferred 
maintenance in an effort to prevent future deferred maintenance 
backlogs. The Department of the Interior and the Forest Service 
are directed to maintain updated 5-year deferred maintenance 
plans that, to the extent practicable, include a list of all 
outstanding deferred maintenance needs, and to provide them to 
the Committee on a quarterly basis.
    Disaster Recovery Needs.--The Committee directs the 
Department of the Interior and the other agencies funded in 
this bill to establish quarterly reporting requirements for 
their component bureaus, regions, offices, and programs, as 
appropriate, to maintain up-to-date comprehensive information 
for funding needs related to disaster recovery, which shall be 
delivered to the Committee within 30 days of a quarter closing.
    Land Grants, Acequias and Community Ditches.--The 
Secretaries of the Department of the Interior and the 
Department of Agriculture are urged to recognize the 
traditional use of State-recognized community land grants, 
acequias, and community ditches in the American Southwest 
during the land use planning process. The Department of the 
Interior and the Forest Service shall, in accordance with 
applicable law, consider and, as appropriate, provide for 
within land management plans the traditional-historic uses by 
an acequias or land grant merceds recognized by the State of 
New Mexico.
    Training, Hiring, and Public Lands Education in Alaska.--
The directive in the explanatory statement accompanying Public 
Law 116-94 regarding conducting annual Alaska National Interest 
Lands Conservation Act training by the Department of the 
Interior and the Forest Service is continued. The Committee 
also recognizes the importance of Alaska Public Land 
Information Centers as partners and tools to educate the public 
regarding Alaska's unique public lands and encourages the 
agencies to look for opportunities to strengthen these critical 
partnerships.
    Transparency of Information.--Federal agencies funded under 
this act shall clearly state within the text, audio, or video 
used for advertising or educational purposes, including emails 
or Internet postings, that the communication is printed, 
published, or produced and disseminated at U.S. taxpayer 
expense. The funds used by a Federal agency to carry out this 
requirement shall be derived from amounts made available to the 
agency for advertising or other communications regarding the 
programs and activities of the agency.
    Voting-Related Activities.--The Committee directs the 
Secretary or Administrator to provide to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a briefing, no later 
than 90 days after enactment of this act, regarding any 
strategic plans developed by the Department or Agency since 
January 20, 2021 outlining the ways that the Department has 
promoted voter registration, and voter participation.
    Delivery of Reports and Correspondence.--All reports, 
correspondence, and reprogramming requests from the agencies to 
the Committee shall be provided electronically, in addition to 
any that are required to be delivered in physical formats.
    Harassment-Free Workplace.--All agencies funded in this 
bill are directed to address harassment of employees, including 
plans to improve monitoring, training, and enforcement, and to 
implement policies that prevent retaliation. The Department of 
the Interior, Forest Service, and Environmental Protection 
Agency are directed to continue reporting annually on agency 
actions related to these efforts, and other agencies funded in 
this bill should follow their respective departmental or 
administrative protocols. The reports should include a detailed 
list of any actions taken or expected to be taken during fiscal 
years 2024 and 2025.
    In-Person Work.--The Committee notes the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-23-15 of April 2023, 
directing agencies to increase meaningful in-person work and 
prioritize agency performance when setting telework policy. The 
OMB memo requires agencies to create ``work environment 
plans,'' establish routines for assessing organizational 
health, and identify a set of related performance indicators 
for current and future work environments. The Committee directs 
the agencies funded in this bill to work with the Office of 
Personnel Management (OPM) and OMB, in conjunction with other 
Federal agencies, to examine how policies for in-person work, 
telework, and remote work impact agency productivity and 
performance as well as how effectively and efficiently agencies 
are able to carry out their missions and serve the public and 
to plan ahead for decreases in demand for office space and 
adjust leasing plans, particularly during lease renewals, to 
reflect any decreasing demand. The Committee directs the 
agencies funded in this bill to brief the Committee on these 
efforts within 180 days of enactment of this act.
    Everglades Restoration.--The Committee notes that critical 
progress towards restoring the Everglades ecosystem has been 
made with several projects to improve infrastructure for 
enhanced water deliveries nearing completion. The Committee 
continues to support this multiyear effort to preserve one of 
the great ecological treasures of the United States and urges 
the Department of the Interior and its relevant bureaus to 
ensure that restoration activities, research, and monitoring 
are not delayed.
    Beavers and Aquatic Habitat.--The Committee notes that 
beavers are an important native species across North America, 
and are a well-known ecosystem engineer with the ability to 
create new wetlands and improve habitats for a wide array of 
other species. In addition, the habitats they develop may help 
with regulating the effects of extreme weather events 
associated with a changing climate, including creating natural 
fire breaks, natural carbon capture, and water storage. Federal 
land managers are encouraged to work with state wildlife 
managers on beaver conservation, to make planning decisions 
that recognize beavers' environmental and ecological benefits, 
and to identify locations where restoration of their habitat 
may be most beneficial.
    Transparency of Information Regarding Grants, Agreements, 
Research, and Conferences Attendance.--Directives regarding 
Transparency of Information Regarding Grants, Agreements, 
Research, and Conferences Attendance in the explanatory 
statement accompanying Public Law 116-260 are also continued.
    Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act.--The Committee 
continues to direct the Department of the Interior and the 
Forest Service to annually post on a centralized agency website 
the list of Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act [FLREA] 
(Public Law 108-447) projects and activities performed in each 
fiscal year, which should include a project or activity title, 
description, location, and amount obligated, beginning with 
fiscal year 2023 as practicable. The Committee awaits a report 
from each land management agency that is unable to complete 
this directive. Such report shall detail the specific steps the 
agency plans to take to secure the capabilities needed to 
provide proper transparency on the spending of FLREA funds.
    Workforce Housing on Public Lands.--The Committee notes 
that access to adequate housing facilities is a key component 
of attracting and retaining a qualified workforce at Federal 
land management agencies. The Department is directed to 
continue to prioritize expanding housing availability in future 
budget requests, including by considering proposals for 
projects that construct, improve, or maintain adequate housing 
for land management agency employees.

                   Congressionally Directed Spending

    The Committee includes congressionally directed spending as 
defined in section 5(a) of rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate. In the interest of providing full disclosure of 
funding provided in the bill, all projects are listed in a 
table accompanying this report.
    The vast majority of congressionally directed spending 
projects funded in the bill support the improvement of drinking 
water and wastewater infrastructure in the United States. The 
Committee has confirmed that each funded water infrastructure 
project is eligible for funding under the State Revolving 
Funds, the Indian Health Service sanitation deficiency system, 
or is otherwise certified as eligible.
    The bill also funds a number of historic preservation 
projects, each of which the Committee has confirmed is listed 
on the National Register of Historic Places or as a National 
Historic Landmark pursuant to the National Historic 
Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). The Committee notes 
that Land and Water Conservation Fund [LWCF] projects funded in 
the bill that were identified by the administration on 
supplemental lists but that were not a part of the President's 
fiscal year 2024 request have been identified as 
congressionally directed spending; LWCF projects requested by 
the President are not identified as congressionally directed 
spending. Other funded projects support on-the-ground 
conservation activities, capital improvement and maintenance 
within the National Forest System, and forest resiliency and 
wildfire risk reduction efforts which will further the missions 
of longstanding programs funded within the bill.

         National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund

    The National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund 
[Fund] was created by the Great American Outdoors Act (Public 
Law 116-152) [GAOA] to address the maintenance backlogs of the 
National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, and 
the Bureau of Indian Education. GAOA provides up to 
$1,900,000,000 in mandatory funding annually for fiscal years 
2021-2025 for the Fund and provides the Committee authority to 
allocate individual projects within legislation providing full-
year appropriations for agencies and programs under the 
jurisdiction of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the 
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
(54 U.S.C. 200402). A table detailing the allocation of fiscal 
year 2024 funds by agency, station or unit name, project or 
activity, and State accompanies this report.
    The Committee appreciates the efforts by the Department of 
the Interior and the Forest Service to provide detailed project 
descriptions and estimated costs to the Committee in a timely 
fashion and to keep the Committee updated on developments 
affecting funded projects and future projects under 
consideration. The Committee emphasizes that, pursuant to GAOA, 
the Committee's project allocations are final and must be 
adhered to.

                    Land and Water Conservation Fund

    With enactment of GAOA, Congress provided a permanent 
appropriation of $900,000,000 per year from the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund [LWCF]. Along with other mandatory 
appropriations, LWCF programs are subject to a 5.7 percent 
sequestration, with those sequestered amounts becoming 
available in the subsequent fiscal year. GAOA also mandated 
that account allocations and detailed project information be 
proposed by the administration through the President's budget 
submission, and that such allocations, following review by the 
Committees on Appropriations, may be modified through an 
alternate allocation.
    The Reauthorization of LWCF in Section 3001 of the John D. 
Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act 
(Public Law 116-9) required that funding for Federal purchases 
and for the suite of grant programs providing financial 
assistance to States each constitute at least 40 percent of 
total funds available each fiscal year from all sources, 
annually. That total includes $900,000,000 in mandatory 
appropriations provided under GAOA, as well as deposits to LWCF 
under the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (Public Law 109-
432) [GOMESA]. These GOMESA deposits amounted to $125,000,000 
in fiscal year 2023 and are projected at $118,000,000 in fiscal 
year 2024. Accordingly, the Committee has taken the full 
amounts available for LWCF expenditures into account in 
determining its allocations and expects that future budget 
submissions will clearly delineate all revenues credited to 
LWCF and will adhere to statutory requirements in the proposed 
allocation to Federal and State programs.
    A detailed table accompanying this report shows the LWCF 
allocation for fiscal year 2024 by agency, account, activity, 
and project, including lists of specific Federal land 
acquisition projects and Forest Legacy Program projects. Based 
on new information from the Department of the Interior and the 
Forest Service about project viability and requirements, the 
Committee has modified the lists from those included in the 
budget submission.
    Appraisals.--In LWCF implementation and more broadly, 
appraisal services play a crucial role in maintaining Federal 
valuation standards, safeguarding public funds, and ensuring 
just compensation for landowners. However, the Committee has 
heard significant concerns about delays and other process 
issues related to the appraisal function. The Committee has 
previously admonished the Department and the Forest Service to 
improve the efficiency of the process across all regions so 
that projects, including those specifically directed by 
Congress, are completed in a timely manner. The Committee 
appreciates the responsiveness to date regarding the directives 
set forth in fiscal year 2023, and particularly the engagement 
of stakeholders, to address impediments to an efficient and 
transparent appraisal process. The Committee awaits the 
implementation of significant process and policy changes 
resulting from this work, including new policy for the release 
of appraisal reports to parties with an active legal interest 
in a project, and directs the Department and the Forest Service 
to finalize these changes without delay. The administration 
should remain on notice that further direction will be 
forthcoming in the absence of substantive reform.
    Fish and Wildlife Service.--The Service is expected to 
provide outreach to all units of the National Wildlife Refuge 
System, including Clarks, Edwards, Green River, Loxahatchee, 
McKinney, and Ottawa, to ensure these refuges are accessing all 
available funding tools, including recreational access and 
inholdings. The Service is strongly encouraged to begin due 
diligence work on the accumulating backlog of parcels available 
at Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge. The Committee directs 
the Service to consider habitat conservation plan land 
acquisition applications that enhance efforts to establish 
State research forests through the Cooperative Endangered 
Species Conservation Fund program.

                        Reprogramming Guidelines

    Reprogramming guidelines for the agencies funded in this 
bill were codified in Division D of Public Law 116-94 and 
further described in the accompanying explanatory statement. 
These guidelines are repeated here for emphasis and reference, 
and are continued in this bill as a Title IV general provision.
    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 by this act are reminded that no 
reprogramming shall be implemented without the advance approval 
of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in 
accordance with the procedures included in this act. The 
agencies funded in this act are reminded that these 
reprogramming guidelines are in effect, and must be complied 
with, until such time as the Committees modify them through 
bill or report language.
    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. In cases where either the 
House or Senate Committee on Appropriations report displays an 
allocation of an appropriation below that level, the more 
detailed level shall be the basis for reprogramming.
    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 these longstanding General 
Guidelines for Reprogramming 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 
Committees on Appropriations 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 House 
        and Senate Committees on Appropriations for approval 
        will be considered as expeditiously as possible, and 
        the Committees 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 Committees 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 Committees do 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, the 
        Committees do not require reprogramming requests 
        associated with the park base within the Park 
        Management activity in the Operation of the National 
        Park System Account. The Service is required to brief 
        the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on 
        spending trends for the park base within 60 days of 
        enactment of this act.

    Assessments.--``Assessment'' as defined in these procedures 
shall refer to any charges, reserves, or holdbacks applied to a 
budget activity or budget line item for costs associated with 
general agency administrative costs, overhead costs, working 
capital expenses, or contingencies.

          (a) No assessment shall be levied against any 
        program, budget activity, subactivity, budget line 
        item, or project funded by the Interior, Environment, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations Act unless such 
        assessment and the basis therefore are presented to the 
        Committees in the budget justifications and are 
        subsequently approved by the Committees. 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 Committees, 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 Committees. 
        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 recommendation, 
including those below the monetary thresholds established 
above, shall be reported to the Committees 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.
    Land Acquisitions, Easements, and Forest 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 Committees on 
Appropriations 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 Committees have 
had 30 days in which to examine the proposed exchange. In 
addition, the Committees 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 Committees.

                                TITLE I

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                        LAND AND WATER RESOURCES

                       Bureau of Land Management

    The Bureau of Land Management [Bureau or BLM] manages more 
than 245 million acres of public lands, primarily in 11 Western 
States and Alaska. The Bureau also has responsibility for 700 
million acres of federally owned subsurface mineral estate. The 
Bureau is mandated to administer these lands for multiple uses, 
including recreation, wildlife habitat, mineral and energy 
production, timber harvesting, and rangeland grazing, while 
managing natural, cultural, and historical resources.

                   MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES

Appropriations, 2023....................................  $1,368,969,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................   1,497,069,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,371,619,000

    The bill provides $1,371,619,000 for Management of Lands 
and Resources, $3,650,000 above the enacted level and 
$125,450,000 below the request. 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.
    Wild Horse and Burro Management.--The bill provides 
$147,888,000 for wild horse and burro activities, including 
$11,000,000 to continue implementation of a robust and humane 
fertility control strategy of reversible immunocontraceptive 
vaccines. The Committee expects the Bureau to continue its 
efforts to reach appropriate management levels with specific 
attention on increasing the use of fertility control, including 
measurable objectives in reducing population growth with 
fertility controls, targeting removals from the most heavily 
ecologically impacted and populated areas, expanding long-term, 
off-range humane holding, and continuing adoptions while fully 
implementing and enforcing existing safeguards. The Bureau will 
follow the directives included in the explanatory statement 
accompanying Public Law 117-103. The Committee appreciates the 
Bureau's commitment to quarterly briefings on the state of the 
program and directs that these briefings continue in fiscal 
year 2024.
    Land Management Priorities.--The bill provides $150,000 for 
congressionally directed spending in this program. A detailed 
list of projects is included in the ``Congressionally Directed 
Spending'' table accompanying this report.
    Wildlife Habitat Management.--The bill provides no less 
than $35,000,000 for threatened and endangered species 
activities.
    Sage-Grouse.--The bill provides no less than $71,000,000 
for sage-grouse conservation activities within Wildlife Habitat 
Management. Greater sage-grouse conservation funding is set 
apart because the Committee expects that these funds will 
result in increased capacity and expertise in ecological 
restoration, continued implementation of the National Seed 
Strategy, and reduction of invasive plants through monitoring, 
early detection, and targeted removal, specific to habitat 
improvements for sage-grouse. Increasing the success of 
restoring sagebrush plant communities, particularly after 
burned events, is critical to conserving the broader sagebrush 
ecosystem. The Bureau is expected to use the multiple existing 
and relevant strategies for sagebrush restoration to increase 
the success of projects that restore burned, degraded, or 
otherwise unhealthy habitat. Further, the Committee expects the 
Bureau to only use these funds for native, genetically-
appropriate plant species in revegetation and restoration 
activities in sage-grouse habitat.
    Plant Conservation Activities.--The bill provides no less 
than $20,600,000 for plant conservation and restoration. The 
Bureau should use these resources to increase botanical and 
ecological restoration capacity, implement the Seed Strategy 
and National Academy of Sciences recommendations for addressing 
native seed supplies, and detect and remove invasive plants. 
The Committee expects the Bureau to accelerate the research 
agenda identified in the Seed Strategy, support the interagency 
Native Plant Materials Development program, the Seeds of 
Success program, the Plant Conservation Alliance, regional 
native plant materials development programs, and related 
activities. The Committee appreciates that the Plant 
Conservation and Restoration Program has been working with the 
InterTribal Nursery Council and supporting Tribal Nations to 
build capacity, mentor Tribal youth, and support seed 
infrastructure for native plant materials development and 
recommends at least $2,000,000 to support collaborative 
ecocultural restoration activities with Tribal Nations using 
Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science to advance climate 
resilient plant communities on public lands.
    Energy and Minerals.--The bill provides no less than 
$30,900,000 for legacy well remediation to maintain program 
capacity and continue progress toward cleanup of the next 
cluster of legacy wells in need of remediation.
    Alaska Conveyance.--The bill provides $31,654,000 for 
Alaska conveyance. The Committee recognizes the importance of 
the Bureau of Land Management Alaska Native Vietnam-era 
Veterans Allotment Program and continues funding at the enacted 
level to ensure the Bureau has the resources to conduct the 
necessary field survey work to complete these allotments before 
the program's deadline of December 29, 2025.
    National Conservation Lands.--The bill provides $63,599,000 
for National Conservation Lands, including $11,000,000 for 
National Scenic and Historic Trails. In order to meet national 
conservation goals, sustain increased visitation, enhance 
visitor experiences, and administer the system's expansion, the 
Bureau must complete land use plans for these special places. 
The Committee expects the Bureau to continue to prioritize 
planning associated with recently designated or expanded 
monuments, including Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument and Rio 
Grande del Norte National Monument.
    Additional Guidance.--The Committee provides the following 
additional guidance related to activities funded in this 
account.
    Western Oregon.--The Bureau is directed to develop a new 
agreement with the State of Oregon addressing financial 
oversight and accountability that maintains or enhances the 
current level of fire protection for western Oregon forestlands 
through the Western Oregon Operating Plan agreement. The Bureau 
is further directed to aggressively target hazardous fuels 
treatments and report annually on the amount spent, as well as 
the scope of hazardous fuels management required across BLM-
managed lands, including Oregon and California Grant Lands.
    The Ambler Access Project.--The Bureau is directed to 
provide the Committee with monthly status reports on the 
progress of the Ambler Access Project Supplemental 
Environmental Impact Statement.
    Mineral Resources.--The Committee recognizes the importance 
of domestic mineral production and directs the Bureau to 
provide quarterly updates on the Interagency Working Group on 
Mining Regulations efforts to encourage domestic mineral 
development.
    Metallurgical Coal.--The Bureau is directed to brief the 
Committee regarding barriers to finalizing pending lease 
applications for metallurgical coal within 60 days of enactment 
of this act.
    Potash.--The Bureau is directed to carry out safety studies 
required under Secretarial Order 3324 to determine if there is 
any additional risk from gas migration to underground potash 
miners in the Designated Potash Area in New Mexico resulting 
from new oil and gas drilling technologies.
    Energy Transmission Across Federal Lands.--The Committee 
encourages the Bureau to coordinate with the Department of 
Energy to ensure appropriate understanding of the impact of 
Bureau policy and regulation on the high voltage electric 
transmission system and to brief the Committee on the Bureau's 
efforts to incorporate energy transmission considerations into 
its rulemaking processes within 180 days of enactment of this 
act.
    Rio Puerco Watershed.--The Committee reiterates its support 
for the Rio Puerco Watershed Program and encourages the Bureau 
to continue its financial support.
    Tribal Contracting.--The Committee reminds the Bureau that 
contracts with Tribes issued pursuant to the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act should include 
payment for overhead to cover administrative and support costs 
for work conducted under the contract.
    Coos Bay Wagon Road Lands.--The Committee expects the 
Bureau to fully cooperate with the appraisal committee to 
determine whether the county payments are being made in 
accordance with the Coos Bay Wagon Road Act (Public Law 76-85). 
The Committee believes the land should be appraised in a manner 
that reflects the differences in how Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant 
lands are managed compared to private lands of similar 
character, including restrictions on timber activities. The 
Committee also expects that Sudden Oak Death treatments will 
continue at current levels.
    Range Management.--The Bureau is 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.
    Grazing Allotments.--The Bureau must prioritize management 
of active allotments that are not meeting land health standards 
or do not have current assessments and reduce the backlog of 
active grazing permits that require analysis and new management 
decisions under the National Environmental Policy Act. These 
actions should be taken in concert with a renewed focus on 
habitat conservation and reducing land degradation.
    Signage for Wilderness Areas.--The Committee directs the 
Bureau to ensure that the public is adequately informed 
regarding the lands protected as well as routes that are open 
or closed with properly posted and maintained signage for the 
areas protected by Public Law 116-9.
    Tribal Coordination on Energy.--The Bureau is directed to 
continue to fulfill its fiduciary trust responsibilities by 
coordinating with Fort Berthold Tribal authorities for 
activities that impact the Fort Berthold Reservation.
    Soda Ash.--In accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act and 
the Non-Energy Leasing minerals rule, the Bureau set a ten-
year, industry-wide royalty rate of 2 percent on January 1, 
2021, for all existing and future Federal soda ash and sodium 
bicarbonate leases.
    Resource Management Planning.--The Committee understands 
the Bureau will presently finalize the resource management plan 
amendments currently underway for Greater sage-grouse 
conservation and strongly encourages using available 
conservation tools to provide the level of protection necessary 
to reverse population declines based on best available science.
    Strategic Workforce Planning.--The Bureau is directed to 
brief the Committee on its strategic workforce planning effort 
within 60 days of enactment of this act.

                   OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS

Appropriations, 2023....................................    $120,334,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................     132,741,000
Committee recommendation................................     121,334,000

    The bill provides $121,334,000 for Oregon and California 
Grant Lands, an increase of $1,000,000 above the enacted level 
and $11,407,000 below the request. The detailed allocation of 
funding by activity is included in the table accompanying this 
report.
    The Bureau is directed to aggressively target hazardous 
fuels treatments and report annually on the amount spent, as 
well as the scope of hazardous fuels management required across 
Oregon and California Grant Lands; and to regularly report 
timber sale accomplishments for sales that have been sold and 
awarded rather than merely offered for sale. The Bureau is 
expected to report these activities in a manner consistent with 
the Forest Service and only count awarded volume. The Committee 
appreciates the Bureau's commitment to treating Sudden Oak 
Death syndrome and provides funding adequate to continue these 
activities.

                           RANGE IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $10,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................      10,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      10,000,000

    The bill provides $10,000,000 for range improvements, equal 
to the enacted level and the request.

               SERVICE CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND FORFEITURES

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $30,000,000
    Offsetting collections..............................     -30,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................      30,000,000
    Offsetting collections..............................     -30,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      30,000,000
    Offsetting collections..............................     -30,000,000

    The bill provides $30,000,000 for service charges, 
deposits, and forfeitures. The appropriation is fully offset by 
the collection of fees to pay for reasonable administrative and 
other costs.

                       MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $26,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................      26,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      26,000,000

    The bill provides $26,000,000 for miscellaneous trust 
funds, equal to the enacted level and the request.

                      FISH AND WILDLIFE AND PARKS


                     U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [Service] is the 
principal Federal agency responsible for conserving, 
protecting, and enhancing fish, wildlife, plants, and their 
habitats. The Service manages more than 150 million acres in 
the National Wildlife Refuge System, which encompasses 568 
national wildlife refuges, thousands of small wetlands, and 
other special management areas and Marine National Monuments. 
It also operates 72 national fish hatcheries, 65 fish and 
wildlife management offices, and 80 ecological services field 
stations. The agency enforces Federal wildlife laws, 
administers the Endangered Species Act [ESA] (Public Law 93-
205), manages migratory bird populations, restores nationally 
significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat 
such as wetlands, and helps foreign governments with their 
conservation efforts. It also oversees the Federal Assistance 
program, which distributes hundreds of millions of dollars in 
excise taxes on fishing and hunting equipment to State fish and 
wildlife agencies.

                          RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2023....................................  $1,555,684,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................   1,854,058,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,586,086,000

    The bill provides $1,586,086,000 for Resource Management. 
This amount is $30,402,000 more than the enacted level and 
$267,972,000 less than the budget request. All programs and 
subactivities included are continued at enacted levels unless 
otherwise specified below. 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. Internal 
transfers are accounted for and articulated below.
    Ecological Services.--The bill provides $298,733,000 for 
Ecological Services activities. This amount is $2,700,000 above 
the enacted level $85,754,000. Within the Ecological Services 
program, funding is provided as follows:
    Listing.--The bill provides $23,398,000 for endangered 
species listing activities. The Service is directed to brief 
the Committee on its work plan for this funding as it relates 
to petition activities, listing of foreign species, and 
critical habitat designations.
    Traditional Knowledge.--The Service manages lands and 
natural resources of great importance to Indian Tribes, and the 
Committee appreciates the acknowledgment of the benefits of 
traditional ecological knowledge by the Service in past policy 
statements and guidance in managing these lands and resources. 
However, the Committee is concerned the Service has not fully 
incorporated traditional Tribal knowledge in its planning 
processes and its implementation of the Endangered Species Act 
[ESA], and would like to see added importance given to the 
application of this knowledge. When appropriate, the Committee 
expects the Service to make every effort to incorporate 
traditional knowledge in its planning decisions, including in 
ESA decisions. The Committee also expects the Service to engage 
in additional outreach to Tribal governments in circumstances 
where traditional knowledge may provide valuable information 
for species like the northern sea otter.
    Planning and Consultation.--The bill provides $122,358,000 
for planning and consultation. Included is $4,000,000 for Gulf 
Coast Restoration activities to ensure that the Service has the 
resources necessary to avoid delays in projects related to the 
Deepwater Horizon incident and move forward with project 
reviews in a timely manner. The bill also provides $10,854,000 
to support environmental review and permitting of energy 
projects on public lands, $500,000 above both the enacted level 
and the request, $2,772,000 for Environmental Response and 
Restoration, as requested, $3,500,000 for National 
Environmental Policy Act [NEPA] permitting, and $2,859,000 for 
Bay Delta Ecosystem Restoration. As the Service works to 
develop or revise species range maps, the Committee advises, 
when possible, for the Service to create maps at the sub-county 
level.
    Endangered Species Act Consultations.--The Committee 
understands concerns exist regarding ongoing backlogs of 
Endangered Species Act Section 7 consultation requests, such as 
in West Virginia, North Dakota, and elsewhere. While the 
Committee recognizes the Service is working to clear the 
backlog, additional work is needed to do so. Therefore, the 
Service is directed to report to the Committee within 90 days 
of enactment of this act on a review of the consultation 
process and ways to improve the process. Additionally, the 
Committee notes that a provision to provide transfer authority 
of unobligated Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public 
Law 117-58) funding to the Service and the National Marine 
Fisheries Service to expedite these reviews, has been included 
in the proposed Senate Financial Services and General 
Government Appropriations Act, 2024 (S. 2309) as requested.
    Native Watershed Forests.--Watershed forests provide the 
important ecological service of recharging aquifers and other 
underground water resources in addition to having carbon 
sequestration benefits, an important component to addressing 
climate change. Such forests may also provide critical habitat 
for endangered endemic species uniquely evolved for the 
ecosystems they create. In such cases, active management 
becomes a cost effective way to support multiple conservation 
goals. The Committee urges the Service to support State and 
local management of native watershed forests.
    Central Everglades Planning Project [CEPP].--The Committee 
urges the Service to continue all efforts to consult and 
coordinate with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to expedite 
the biological opinions for the CEPP South Phase and New Water 
Phase, including the Everglades Agricultural Area Storage 
Reservoir, to enable the initiation of construction of critical 
elements of the CEPP in fiscal year 2024.
    Conservation and Restoration.--The bill provides 
$37,653,000 for Conservation and Restoration. This amount is 
equal to the enacted level and maintains enacted levels of 
$500,000 for the Alaska Nannut Comanagement Council; and 
$250,000 for the Eskimo Walrus Commission.
    Oil Spill Response.--The Committee urges a report from the 
Service on the impacts of a potential spill in the Colorado 
River of waxy crude on the four species of fish listed under 
the Endangered Species Act in the Colorado River.
    Candidate Conservation.--The bill provides $14,538,000 for 
Candidate Conservation efforts to facilitate voluntary 
conservation efforts for at-risk species under consideration 
for listing under the ESA, specifically by developing landscape 
level partnerships with private landowners, States, Tribes, and 
agencies on Candidate Conservation Agreements to promote a 
collaborative approach for conservation planning.
    Collaboration between Federal Agencies and Private Forest 
Owners.--The Committee recognizes that many at-risk species 
inhabit private lands and that the Service must consider non-
regulatory and voluntary collaborative conservation efforts 
with private landowners to accomplish its mission. The Service 
is directed to continue to utilize its grant and other programs 
to pursue collaborative species conservation to the maximum 
extent practicable, specifically for the Northern Long-Eared 
Bat and the Wood Turtle. Overall, these ongoing collaborative 
efforts with private landowners through programs such as the 
Wildlife Conservation Initiative will play a vital role in 
conserving at-risk and listed species, allow for cooperation, 
and ultimately help achieve important wildlife conservation 
outcomes. Private landowners interested in habitat conservation 
are important partners and their efforts should be encouraged 
by improving access to a fuller range of conservation resources 
that exist across the Federal Government and other entities. 
The Committee encourages the Service to support non-profit 
organizations with expertise and experience in working with 
private landowners to provide greater access to information and 
resources in their local area related to the conservation of 
wildlife habitat on private lands.
    State Research Forests.--The Committee directs the Service 
to support cooperative research, monitoring, and recovery 
efforts for the protection and recovery of threatened and 
endangered species, such as the spotted owl and marbled 
murrelet, on state research forests and to report to the 
Committee within 180 days on progress and future plans for such 
forests including the Elliott State Research Forest.
    Jaguar Habitat Connectivity Research and Restoration.--The 
Committee encourages the Service to prioritize research and 
restoration of jaguar habitat and connectivity in the U.S.--
Mexico borderlands. Prioritization should include, but not be 
limited to, the following actions within the Borderlands 
Secondary Area: mapping of potential trans-border linkages and 
identification and mitigation of impediments in these 
corridors, assessing the level of protection in current and 
potential jaguar range, maintaining and increasing important 
corridors and administration of protected areas, developing 
methodologies for jaguar habitat restoration, and identifying 
prioritized lands for habitat restoration.
    Conservation Banking Report.--The Committee directs the 
Service to report back within 60 days of enactment of this act 
on the status of meeting the directive in section 329 of the 
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act, 
2021 (Public Law 116-283), related to issuing regulations for 
wildlife conservation banking programs.
    Recovery.--The bill provides $115,324,000 for activities in 
support of the recovery and delisting of threatened and 
endangered species which includes $5,250,000 for the State of 
the Birds to respond to the urgent needs of critically 
endangered birds that, due to climate change, now face imminent 
extinction from non-native mosquitoes that carry avian malaria 
and other pathogens lethal to these birds; $2,550,000 for the 
Prescott Grant program; and $1,000,000 for the wolf-livestock 
demonstration program. The agreement provides $10,800,000 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. Actions should include, but are not limited to, 
genetically-sound breeding, rearing, and reintroduction 
programs. Project partners must provide contributions 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 such 
State.
    Biobanking.--The Committee is aware that the Service, 
through its regional offices, is exploring 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 in order to enhance 
recovery efforts. The Committee encourages the Service to 
expand upon these efforts including incorporating sample 
collection for biobanking into the recovery planning process.
    Western Monarch Butterfly.--The Committee is particularly 
concerned over the rapid decline in western monarch butterfly 
populations and urges the Service to continue to act 
expeditiously to make a determination on ESA protections for 
the western monarch. Further, the Service is directed to 
utilize Service-managed lands to the maximum extent practicable 
to serve as habitat corridors for migrating monarchs, in 
particular the western monarch. The Committee recognizes the 
Service provides resources for monarchs and other pollinators 
across multiple accounts, and this agreement provides no less 
than $8,000,000 for the western monarch butterfly and other 
pollinators which includes increases of $500,000 within 
National Wildlife Refuge System, Inventory and Monitoring and 
$500,000 within Science Support. The Service is encouraged to 
work alongside Federal agencies, State, Tribal, and non-
governmental organizations on a comprehensive strategy to 
increase habitat and monitoring of critical pollinator species. 
The Service is expected to continue to work with the National 
Fish and Wildlife Foundation [NFWF] to expand and leverage 
monarch recovery efforts.
    Florida Grasshopper Sparrow.--The Committee directs the 
Service to continue to support the Florida Grasshopper Sparrow 
recovery efforts and provides $500,000 in funding, above the 
enacted level. Furthermore, the Committee is encouraged by the 
success of the Service's captive breeding program as managed by 
its conservation partners and notes that augmenting the wild 
population with captive bred releases as early as this year 
will mark an important new phase in the species' recovery. The 
Committee notes that the disease and health studies necessary 
to understand and combat captive bred sparrow mortality may 
have important benefits to the recovery of other endangered 
birds including the Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow.
    Western Yellow Rail.--The Service is encouraged to 
contribute to regional cooperative efforts in the study, 
conservation, and management of the western Yellow Rail in the 
Pacific Northwest.
    Native Handicrafts.--The Committee reiterates that the 
Service's 2016 elephant ivory regulation does not apply to 
Alaska Native handicrafts made from walrus ivory and mammoth 
ivory. However, the Committee is concerned that the Federal 
prohibitions on the sale and trade of elephant ivory have 
negatively impacted the Alaska Native arts economy. The 
Committee appreciates the Service's efforts on this matter to 
date. The Committee expects the Service to continue its efforts 
to promote this distinction and directs the Service to develop 
a plan for greater outreach on this matter.
    Subsistence Activities.--The Committee believes marine 
mammal subsistence harvest management and enforcement decisions 
should be, to the extent practicable, led by Alaska Native 
Organizations at the local level, with Federal agencies working 
in partnership with Alaska Native Organizations. The Committee 
expects the Service to finalize a co-management agreement with 
the Alaska Nannut Co-Management Council [ANCC], and in the 
interim, to work closely with ANCC on enforcement actions that 
may arise in relation to subsistence uses of polar bears. The 
Service is directed to provide funding to Alaska Native 
Organizations with which it co-manages marine mammals at no 
less than fiscal year 2021 levels. The Service is reminded of 
the report due to the Committee on the Service's efforts to 
work collaboratively with other Federal agencies on activities 
related to marine mammal subsistence harvests. Within 1 year of 
enactment, the Committee directs the Service to work with the 
State of Alaska to develop a joint strategy with management 
recommendations on subsistence hunting and fishing that will 
help increase food security in rural areas in the State. This 
joint strategy should include public input from Alaska's rural 
residents, document and apply local and traditional knowledge, 
and identify any needed regulatory flexibilities to respond to 
the timing and changing distributions of fish and wildlife 
populations.
    Habitat Conservation.--The bill provides $79,739,000 for 
Habitat Conservation programs, an increase of $5,515,000 to the 
enacted level. The Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program is 
funded at $65,282,000. Within the funds provided for Partners, 
$2,700,000 is for Nutria Eradication activities, $643,000 for 
Environmental Data Quality and Access, no less than $3,800,000 
for Washington Regional Fisheries Enhancement Groups, an 
increase of $2,515,000 above enacted, and $8,132,000 for 
Klamath Habitat Restoration, an increase of $3,000,000 above 
enacted.
    The bill provides $14,457,000 for the Coastal Program, 
which includes Ecosystem Restoration, Hood Canal Salmon 
Enhancement, and Long Live the Kings which is $500,000 above 
the enacted level.
    Klamath Restoration.--The Service is directed to consider 
additional activities that could be undertaken to recover 
endangered and threatened species, restore habitat, and improve 
the health of the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuges with 
the funds provided in fiscal year 2024 and during the fiscal 
year 2025 budget formulation. The Service is also encouraged to 
continue to coordinate with the Bureau of Reclamation where 
appropriate and consult with Tribes.
    National Wildlife Refuge System.--The Committee recommends 
$539,220,000 for the National Wildlife Refuge System. This 
amount is $500,000 above fiscal year 2023 enacted funding in 
program increases.
    Within the amount provided for the National Wildlife Refuge 
System, $258,194,000 is provided for wildlife and habitat 
management. Funding of $2,835,000 for the subsistence program 
is transferred to the Office of the Secretary and $16,925,000 
is continued for invasive species with an emphasis on invasive 
species Strike Teams to focus on high priority invasive species 
problems before they cause irreparable harm to the environment. 
The bill maintains $500,000 to help improve water efficiency at 
the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge in order to maintain, 
improve, and replace and upgrade refuge infrastructure per the 
direction included in the accompanying statement in the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260). The 
bill also provides $2,500,000 for the Marine National 
Monuments, and $2,500,000 for nutria eradication.
    Refuge Visitor Services are provided $80,359,000, $500,000 
below the enacted level, as requested. The Urban Wildlife 
Conservation Program is provided $7,000,000, equal to the 
enacted level, as requested.
    Refuge maintenance is funded at $150,711,000, an increase 
of $500,000 to the enacted level.
    Staffing of the National Wildlife Refuge System.--Over the 
past decade, the Refuge System's full-time equivalent [FTE] 
staffing has decreased while the Refuge System has continued to 
grow. Within funds provided, the Service encourages to 
prioritize hiring and retention of FTEs particularly to fill 
longstanding vacancies in the refuge system such as at the 
Northern Maine Wildlife Refuge Complex and Chesapeake 
Marshlands National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
    Subsistence Management.--The Committee supports a transfer 
of the Office of Subsistence Management from the Service to the 
Office of the Secretary.
    Arctic Youth Ambassadors Program.--The Committee directs 
the Service to provide no less than $500,000 for the Arctic 
Youth Ambassadors program within Refuge Visitor Services.
    Refuge Management Plans.--The bill provides $3,684,000 for 
Refuge Planning, equal to the enacted level. The Committee is 
concerned that a number of refuge management plans have not 
been updated for many years, and directs the Service to 
prioritize updating management plans to improve the management 
of the oldest Refuges in a manner consistent with the strategic 
vision of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
    Trapping in National Wildlife Refuges.--The Committee 
understands that the Service makes efforts to provide 
information to the public regarding acceptable trapping 
practices on refuge lands. The Service is directed to improve 
efforts to inform the public about acceptable trapping 
practices and collect data on trapping activities in refuges, 
and to share those efforts and outcomes with the Committee.
    European Green Crab.--The Committee recognizes invasive 
European green crab is becoming an increasing problem and 
provides $300,000 for European green crab eradication efforts 
at affected National Wildlife Refuges.
    Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.--The Committee 
encourages the Service to contribute funding aligned with 
commitments established in the 2018 license agreement with the 
South Florida Water Management District towards the management 
of invasive plant infestations, including Old World Climbing 
Fern, which threaten the value of this resource, ongoing 
Everglades restoration efforts, the provision of critical 
wildlife habitat, and the enjoyment of the public.
    Chesapeake Marshlands National Wildlife Refuge Complex.--
The Committee supports the Service's collaboration with non-
Federal partners to develop and implement the Blackwater 2100 
``A Strategy for Salt Marsh Persistence in an Era of Climate 
Change.'' The plan seeks to restore and protect 800-1,000 acres 
of marsh, which is one-fifth of tidal marsh losses since the 
1930's, using thin layer placement, living shorelines, invasive 
species control, research, and other management strategies to 
enhance climate change resiliency and protect communities.
    John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge.--The Committee 
supports the salt marsh restoration work in the John H. Chafee 
National Wildlife Refuge to enhance salt marsh resiliency with 
native plantings and through improved drainage and tidal 
flushing. Furthermore, the Committee directs the Service to 
prioritize these ongoing efforts.
    Polar Bear Tourism.--The Committee is aware of significant 
concerns among residents in Kaktovik, Alaska, related to the 
Service's program for polar bear viewing. While tourism has 
increased significantly in recent years, the Committee has 
received reports of bears becoming less fearful of humans as a 
result of tourism, leading to more human encounters with bears 
within the village. In addition, tourism has reportedly made it 
more difficult for local residents to travel to and from 
Kaktovik, given the limited availability of air service. The 
Committee instructs the Service to review its program for polar 
bear tourism, consult and incorporate the views of Kaktovik 
residents in its decisions related to the program, and explore 
cooperative management of the Beaufort polar bear population 
with Native peoples in the village.
    Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.--The Committee 
directs the Service to continue to follow the directive from 
previous fiscal years that prohibits a caribou hunt on 
Kagalaska Island and efforts to remove cattle on Chirikof and 
Wosnesenski Islands in the State of Alaska.
    Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.--The Committee is aware 
that the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge has identified 2,500 
acres of forested habitat impacted by spruce bark beetles, 
currently ready for treatment, several acres of which are 
adjacent to existing roads, facilities, campgrounds, trails and 
other high use recreation sites. In an effort to protect the 
refuge and surrounding communities, the Committee encourages 
the Service to treat the 2,500 high priority acres ready for 
treatment within the funds provided. These treatments would 
meet multiple objectives by removing beetle-killed trees and 
reducing risk to the public, employees and infrastructure, 
while reducing accumulations of hazardous fuels.
    Good Neighbor Agreements.--The Committee notes that forest 
ecosystems in the National Wildlife Refuge System are 
susceptible to elevated wildfire risk, drought, and insect and 
disease infestation much like forestland under the 
administrative jurisdiction of other Federal land management 
agencies. The Committee recognizes that the environmental 
stewardship of national wildlife refuges and adjacent non-
Federal lands would benefit if the Service offered cross-
boundary fuels reduction projects to neighboring State, local, 
and Tribal governments similar to those issued by the Bureau of 
Land Management and the USDA Forest Service under Good Neighbor 
Agreements [GNA]. Thus, the bill provides the authority for 
this work in Section 443.
    Conservation & Enforcement.--The bill provides $174,038,000 
for Conservation and Enforcement, an increase of $1,000,000 
more than the enacted level.
    The recommendation maintains $3,500,000 for the Service's 
work with the Indian Arts and Crafts Board to combat 
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).
    ePermits Operations.--The Committee supports the creation 
of a new subactivity by transferring funding that was 
previously appropriated to the International Affairs program to 
ePermits Operations to better clarify the cross-programmatic 
nature of the system, as requested.
    Non-Commercial Wildlife Permits for Zoos and Aquariums.--
The Committee is increasingly concerned about the significant 
and increasing delays in the Service's review and processing of 
permit applications for the non-commercial research, rescue, 
and transportation of species under its jurisdiction, which can 
undermine both the welfare and conservation of these species. 
The Committee directs the Service to develop a plan to reduce 
the processing time and backlog of these permit applications. 
The plan shall be submitted to the Committee within 120 days.
    Big Cats Public Safety Act Enforcement.--The Committee is 
aware of the Service's additional responsibilities pursuant to 
the enactment of Public Law 117-243. The Committee would like 
to ensure that the Service has adequate resources to implement 
and enforce this act. The Committee encourages the Service to 
collaborate with United States Department of Agriculture and 
the Department of Justice and directs the Service report to the 
Committee within 90 days of enactment of this act on staffing, 
implementation, and enforcement status and additional funding 
needs related to Public Law 117-243.
    Wildlife Trafficking.--The Service plays a critical role in 
the ongoing effort to combat the global crisis of wildlife 
poaching and trafficking, which escalates the risk of animal-
to-human disease transmission and is driven by demand for high-
value illegal wildlife products, facilitated by sophisticated 
criminal networks profiting from this multi-billion dollar 
black market industry. Poaching of rhinoceros, pangolin, loris, 
and elephants has reached unprecedented levels, and illegal 
trade is undermining the conservation of scores of other 
species. The Committee continues to support government-wide 
efforts to combat wildlife trafficking. The bill maintains 
resources that will support the Service in continuing to 
strengthen its forensic capabilities to disrupt smuggling 
networks; improve collaboration with other Federal, State, 
local, and foreign governments; and promote international 
wildlife conservation. The Committee remains concerned about 
the global health risk from wildlife to human disease 
transmission, particularly in light of recent national health 
emergencies.
    International Affairs.--The bill includes $20,579,000 for 
International Affairs, including accounting for the above 
mentioned ePermits transfer. Long-term success for conserving 
wildlife and wild places relies on building the capacity in 
countries for managing their own protected areas and species, 
including among Indigenous Peoples and communities. Within the 
amount provided, the Committee encourages the Service to 
support projects that foster partnerships with universities or 
other institutions that are educating the current and next 
generations of conservationists.
    Migratory Bird Management.--The bill provides $53,860,000 
which includes $30,935,000 for Conservation and Monitoring, 
$16,821,000 for the North American Waterfowl Management Plan 
activities, and $591,000 for the Federal Duck Stamp Program.
    Incidental Take for Migratory Birds.--The Committee is 
concerned with the decline of North American bird species, 
including the 1,093 species of birds protected under the 
Migratory Bird Treaty Act [MBTA] that are experiencing 
population decreases due to a variety of threats. The Committee 
supports the Service's work to establish an incidental take 
authorization program within the permitting program for the 
MBTA.
    Fish and Aquatic Conservation.--The bill provides 
$247,171,000 for Fish and Aquatic Conservation, $5,600,000 more 
than the enacted level. The Committee encourages the Service to 
include adequate support for mitigation activities at National 
Fish Hatcheries in future budget submissions. Additionally, 
funds are maintained for the improvements to aquatic habitat 
through the removal of locks and dams. The bill maintains 
$3,750,000 for Klamath Restoration and $9,750,000 for Klamath 
Basin Restoration Agreement activities, $500,000 above the 
enacted level. Further, $5,200,000 is continued for 
implementation of the Pacific Salmon Treaty, $500,000 above the 
enacted level. The Service is directed to work in cooperation 
with State fish and game agencies. This includes funding for 
anadromous salmonids for implementation of the Yukon River 
Salmon Agreement.
    National Fish Hatchery System Operations.--The bill 
provides $76,456,000 for National Fish Hatchery System 
Operations. This is $100,000 above the enacted level, and 
accounts for a $6,000,000 transfer per the request. The Aquatic 
Animal Drug Approval Partnership is funded at $800,000, equal 
to the request. Funding in the amount of $8,000,000, equal to 
the enacted level, is provided for the Warm Springs Fish Health 
Center [FHC] which provides disease diagnosis, biosecurity and 
disease management, disease treatment and prevention, fish 
health inspection services for Federal, State, and Tribal 
hatcheries responsible for production of salmonids and warm 
water species for recovery, restoration, and recreational 
fisheries, and inspections and certifications for the National 
Triploid Grass Carp Program. Additional funding is provided to 
develop environmental DNA tools to forecast and detect aquatic 
invasive species, aquatic nuisance species, aquatic pathogens, 
and rare species for Federal, State, and Tribal hatcheries.
    Lower Snake Ecosystem Restoration Infrastructure 
Improvements.--The salmon and steelhead hatcheries, adult fish 
traps, and juvenile release facilities along the lower Snake 
River and in the Columbia River Basin are facing immediate and 
significant infrastructure improvement needs due to aging 
critical infrastructure including pipelines, generators, and 
rearing units. This is not the responsibility of the Service 
alone, the Committee believes the water development agencies 
should be contributing more to protect threatened and 
endangered species. Multiple partners are necessary to fully 
address mitigation activities in the basin, therefore the 
Committee directs the Service to continue dialogue with the 
multiple partners involved to come to a viable solution in 
fiscal year 2024. In the meantime, the Committee directs the 
Service to assist States and Tribes with accelerating critical 
capital and maintenance projects to improve salmon and 
steelhead facilities on the lower Snake River and Columbia 
River basin, and the bill provides $6,000,000 for these 
efforts.
    Maintenance and Equipment.--The bill provides $26,314,000 
for maintenance and equipment expenses related to the National 
Fish Hatchery System. This amount is equal to the enacted 
level. A portion of the funding provided for National Fish 
Hatchery Maintenance and Equipment should be allocated to 
hatcheries where partner agencies fund mitigation work.
    Aquatic Habitat and Species Conservation.--The bill 
provides $144,401,000 for aquatic habitat and species 
conservation. This amount is $500,000 more than the enacted 
level, accounting for an internal transfer. Within aquatic 
habitat and species conservation, funding is provided as 
follows:

          --Habitat Assessment and Restoration.--The Committee 
        recommends $54,826,000 for habitat assessment and 
        restoration activities. Funding is provided in the 
        amount of $11,500,000 for activities associated with 
        the Delaware River Basin Conservation Act (Public Law 
        114-322). The Service is encouraged to support the 
        Delaware River Basin Restoration Program's existing, 
        successful practice of allowing cash or in-kind 
        contributions of services or materials to be used for 
        the non-Department of the Interior share of the cost of 
        a project funded under the grant program. The bill also 
        provides $18,598,000 for fish passage improvements, 
        equal to the enacted level and the request. Within the 
        provided funding, the Service is expected to comply 
        with the instructions and requirements in the 
        explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-328, 
        the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, regarding 
        implementation of the Fisheries Restoration and 
        Irrigation Mitigation Act [FRIMA] (Public Law 106-502).
          --Population Assessment and Cooperative Management.--
        The Committee recommends $38,932,000 for population 
        assessment and cooperative management activities, an 
        increase of $-2,000,000 to the enacted level and an 
        increase of $5,811,000 to the budget request, and 
        accounts for the proposed internal transfer. Great 
        Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Grants are provided 
        $3,000,000, which is $2,110,000 more than the request. 
        The program supports critical work to restore Great 
        Lakes fisheries and inform management decisions through 
        sound science. This includes the Great Lakes Mass 
        Marking Program, which is essential to assessing 
        hatchery production and supporting a robust fishery. 
        Within funds provided, the Service is encouraged to 
        support these important efforts. The recommendation 
        maintains enacted funding for the Lake Champlain sea 
        lamprey program at $818,000.

          The Committee is concerned by the decline of American 
        shad in coastal rivers and encourages the Service to 
        collaborate with academic research institutions to 
        research, monitor, conserve, and restore other 
        anadromous fish, in close collaboration with state, 
        Tribal, and local governments.
    Further the Committee agrees with the proposed reduction 
for eradication activities, per the budget request.

          --Aquatic Invasive Species.--The Committee recommends 
        $50,643,000 for aquatic invasive species activities, 
        $500,000 above the enacted level. Within these funds, 
        $5,038,000 has been maintained to implement section 
        5(d)(2) of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 
        106-506). Funding for research on hydrilla, eel, and 
        milfoil invasive grasses is maintained at $1,500,000.

    Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission.--The bill 
maintains $700,000 for the Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon 
Compact, as authorized in Public Law 98-138, for research, 
monitoring, conservation, and habitat restoration work related 
to this high-priority watershed. The Committee directs that the 
Secretary undertake a special resource study of the National 
significance of, and the suitability and feasibility of 
carrying out a basin-scale, nonregulatory program of 
conservation, stewardship, and enhancement of habitat for fish 
and wildlife in Connecticut River basin.
    Non-Intrusive Zebra Mussel Elimination.--The Committee 
recommends $3,500,000 for zebra mussel eradication, equal to 
the enacted level and budget request. The Committee is aware of 
the environmental and economic threat posed by invasive quagga 
and zebra mussels.
    Invasive Carp.--The Committee recognizes the importance of 
the work conducted by the Service to combat the serious threat 
of invasive carp and recommends $31,500,000 for invasive carp 
activities, $500,000 above the enacted level across invasive 
carp and Contract Fishing subaccounts. Overall, this funding is 
aimed at protecting and enhancing activities in the Great Lakes 
to prevent invasive carp from entering and establishing in the 
Great Lakes. Funding provided should also be used to control 
invasive carp in the Mississippi River and its Sub-basins, 
including the Upper Mississippi River Sub-basin; Missouri River 
Sub-basin; Arkansas-Red-White River Sub-basin; Lower 
Mississippi River Sub-basin; Tennessee Cumberland Sub-basin; 
and Ohio River Sub-basin, including in Kentucky Lake, Lake 
Barkley, and the Ohio River. The Service should consider the 
utility of creating a dedicated funding source to increase the 
intensity and geographic scope of efforts to prevent entry into 
the Great Lakes and control in areas where invasive carp are 
currently located. The Service is directed to continue to work 
with those States with existing cooperative agreements, 
including non-profits, to develop and implement innovative 
solutions to reduce invasive carp populations.
    The Committee encourages the Service to focus on invasive 
species removal as it relates to the eradication efforts for 
invasive Carp. While the Committee recognizes the importance of 
studying and understanding invasive carp patterns, the Service 
is encouraged to take action on a strategy that increases the 
focus on biomass removal.
    Additionally, $4,400,000 is provided for implementation of 
State Aquatic Nuisance Species management plans to help control 
the spread of invasive carp.
    Invasive Species Competitive Grants.--The Committee is 
aware that work is ongoing in several regions to address the 
threats posed by aquatic invasive species and directs the 
Service to continue to make available competitive grant funding 
for projects to eliminate these destructive, non-native 
species.
    Prioritization of Combatting Invasive Plant and Animal 
Species.--Invasive plant and animal species are a pervasive 
problem affecting communities across the Nation. Invasives, 
such as the carp, European Green Crab, nutria, quagga and zebra 
mussels, emerald ash borer, Eurasian milfoil, elodea, and the 
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid threaten our natural resources and wreak 
havoc on the communities and industries that rely upon them. 
Preventing invasive species from gaining a foothold in our 
communities and suppressing established species is of utmost 
importance. The Committee makes several increases to programs 
designed to combat invasive species before and after they 
become a problem. The Committee encourages the Service to 
support research, monitoring, mitigation, and outreach efforts 
in all regions.
    Science Applications.--The bill provides $36,372,000 for 
Science Applications, $1,000,000 more than the enacted level, 
and $19,080,000 less than the request.
    Science Partnerships.--The Committee recommends $26,900,000 
for Science Partnerships, an increase of $500,000 to the 
enacted level.
    Chesapeake WILD Grant Program.--The recommendation for 
Science Partnerships includes $8,500,000 for the Chesapeake 
WILD grant program, $500,000 more than the enacted level and 
$8,500,000 less than the budget request.
    Service Science.--The Committee has provided $9,472,000 for 
the Service Science programs. Within Service Science, 
$3,500,000 is provided for White-Nose Syndrome research. The 
Committee also directs that best practices developed in 
response to White-Nose Syndrome be applied in response to other 
new and emerging high-risk wildlife diseases with the support 
of these funds. The Service should also continue, along with 
the U.S. Geological Survey, to lead and implement the North 
American Bat Monitoring Program in association with other 
Federal natural resource management agencies and offices, 
States, Tribes, and non-governmental partners.
    Stewardship Priority Projects.--The bill provides 
$44,920,000 in congressionally directed spending for 
stewardship projects to further conservation goals. Further 
detail on these projects is provided in the table titled 
``Congressionally Directed Spending'' accompanying this report.
    General Operations.--The bill provides $165,893,000, 
accounting for a $357,000 reduction in Servicewide Bill Paying. 
The bill provides $7,032,000 for the National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation. The bill maintains $27,105,000 for the National 
Conservation Training Center. Continued funding is provided for 
the Native Coordination Office at the enacted level.

                              CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $29,904,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................      50,951,000
Committee recommendation................................      29,904,000

    The bill provides $29,904,000 for Construction, equal to 
the enacted level and $21,047,000 below the budget request. The 
detailed allocation of funding by activity is included in the 
table accompanying this report. For line-item construction, the 
Service is expected to follow the project priority list in the 
table below. When a construction project is completed or 
terminated and appropriated funds remain, the Service may use 
these funds for reconstruction, replacement, or repair of 
facilities or equipment damaged or destroyed by storms, floods, 
fires, and similar unanticipated events.

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                      Budget         Committee
               State                   Unit or Program            Project            estimate     Recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NJ................................  E.B Forsythe NWR.....  Replace Co-located              5,326           5,326
                                                            Field Office
                                                            Building.
MN................................  Don Edwards San        South Bay Levee                 2,939           2,939
                                     Francisco Bay NWR.     Restoration, Phase V
                                                            of V.
AK................................  Tiglax...............  Tiglax Vessel                   3,000           3,000
                                                            Rehabilitation.
MT................................  Western Montana NWR    Construct replacement           6,268           6,268
                                     Complex.               facilities for NBR
                                                            within Western
                                                            Montana Complex,
                                                            Phase III of III.
MN................................  Sherburne NWR........  Office and Visitor                919             919
                                                            Center Construction.
MA................................  Assabet NWR..........  Replace Admin                     745             745
                                                            Addition to Assabet
                                                            Design.
SC................................  Bears Bluff NFH......  Replace and Relocate            1,404           1,404
                                                            Laboratory.
*.................................  Dam Safety Program...  Evaluations of Newly              350             350
                                                            Acquired Dams and
                                                            Existing Dam
                                                            Deficiencies Phase I
                                                            of V.
*.................................  Seismic Safety         Nationwide Seismic                200             200
                                     Program.               Safety
                                                            Investigations Phase
                                                            V of V.
*.................................  Energy Management      Administer the                    255             255
                                     Program.               National Energy
                                                            Management Program.
*.................................  Information Resources  Nationwide Radio Site             250             250
                                     & Technology           Safety
                                     Management.            Investigations.
*.................................  Nationwide             .....................           5,821           5,821
                                     Engineering Services.
*.................................  Dam, Bridge, and       .....................           2,427           2,427
                                     Seismic Safety.
                                                                                 -------------------------------
    Total.........................  .....................  .....................          29,904          29,904
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

            COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $24,564,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................      23,702,000
Committee recommendation................................      24,564,000

    The bill provides $24,564,000 in discretionary spending for 
the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, equal to 
fiscal year 2023 funding. This funding is to be distributed as 
follows: $13,500,000 for endangered species conservation grants 
to States and territories; $8,362,000 for habitat conservation 
planning grants; and $2,702,000 for administration. Funding 
allocations for species recovery land acquisition and habitat 
conservation plan acquisition are provided in the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund table accompanying this report.

                     NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $13,228,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................................
Committee recommendation................................      13,228,000

    The bill provides $13,228,000 for the National Wildlife 
Refuge Fund. This amount is equal to the enacted level and 
$13,228,000 more than the budget request.

               NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $50,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................      50,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      50,150,000

    The bill provides $50,150,000 for the North American 
Wetlands Conservation Fund. This amount is $150,000 above the 
enacted level and the budget request.

              NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION FUND

Appropriations, 2023....................................      $5,100,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................       9,910,000
Committee recommendation................................       5,100,000

    The bill provides $5,100,000 for the Neotropical Migratory 
Bird Conservation Fund. This amount is equal to the enacted 
level and $4,810,000 less than the budget request.

                MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $21,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................      22,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      21,000,000

    The bill provides $21,000,000 for the Multinational Species 
Conservation Fund programs. This amount is equal to the enacted 
level and $1,000,000 less than the budget request. Funds are 
distributed as follows: $4,796,000 for African elephant 
conservation; $6,388,000 for rhinoceros and tiger conservation; 
$3,017,000 for Asian elephant conservation; $3,802,000 for 
great ape conservation; and $2,997,000 for marine turtle 
conservation.

                    STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $73,812,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................      76,612,000
Committee recommendation................................      73,812,000

    The bill provides $73,812,000 for the State and Tribal 
Wildlife Grants program. This amount is equal to the enacted 
level and $2,800,000 less than the budget request. The 
recommended level provides $60,000,000 for State Wildlife 
formula grants; $6,200,000 for competitive grants for Tribes; 
and $7,612,000 for competitive grants for States.
    The Committee reminds the Service of the requirement to 
provide a report to the Committee that examines the allocation 
of State and Tribal Wildlife grants for each State over time. 
The report should provide data for each of the past 10 years on 
(1) the amount of funding provided to each State for both (a) 
the formula grants and (b) the competitive grants, and (2) the 
number of listed species present in each State.

                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

    The bill continues several administrative provisions from 
previous fiscal years.

                         National Park Service

    Since the creation of Yellowstone National Park in 1872, 
the National Park System has grown to encompass 423 sites 
spanning more than 85 million acres in all 50 States, the 
District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 
Saipan, and the Virgin Islands. The National Park Service 
[Service], created in 1916, is charged with preserving these 
sites ``unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.'' 
The Service and its more than 20,000 employees also contribute 
to the protection of other historical, cultural, and 
recreational resources through a variety of grant and technical 
assistance programs. More than 300 million people visit 
National Park units each year.
    Since the enactment of the Great American Outdoors Act 
(Public Law 116-152), the Service has an unprecedented 
opportunity to make investments into addressing backlog 
maintenance of critical park infrastructure. The Committee is 
cognizant of the need to continue to invest in regular 
maintenance and construction and the recommendation reflects 
this belief.
    The Committee recommends a total of $3,456,965,000 for the 
National Park Service, $18,289,000 less than the enacted level 
and $307,534,000 less than the budget request.

                 OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

Appropriations, 2023....................................  $2,923,424,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................   3,189,757,000
Committee recommendation................................   2,935,004,000

    The Committee recommends $2,935,004,000 for the operation 
of the National Park System, $11,580,000 more than the enacted 
level and $25,253,000 less than the budget request.
    New and Critical Responsibilities.--The bill continues the 
Committee's longstanding commitment to funding requested 
increases for new responsibilities at existing and newly 
authorized park units, and has provided a total increase of 
$9,380,000 as requested within the programs below. This funding 
will address a number of new requirements at national park 
units across the country, including at Denali National Park and 
Reserve [AK], Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument [AL], 
and Freedom Riders National Monument [AL].
    Additional program changes are detailed below and in the 
table that accompanies the Committee report.
    Resource Stewardship.--The Committee recommends 
$403,140,000 for resource stewardship which is $17,577,000 more 
than the enacted level (yet before accounting for internal 
transfers within the Service, $1,240,000 more than the enacted 
level) and $106,497,000 less than the budget request. Within 
the Resource Stewardship program, $2,000,000 is provided to 
address active forest management at national parks, $6,500,000 
is provided to address quagga and zebra mussels, $800,000 is 
provided for Cave and Karst Ecosystem Research, and $400,000 is 
provided to fund Alaska subsistence activities. A total of 
$11,661,000 is provided for Everglades restoration. Funding for 
the partnership wild and scenic river program is increased by 
$500,000.
    Visitor Services.--The Committee recommends $281,951,000 
for visitor services which is $26,536,000 less than the enacted 
level (yet before accounting for internal transfers within the 
Service, $2,475,000 more than the enacted level) and 
$18,313,000 less than the budget request. The recommendation 
includes funding for the National Capital Performing Arts 
program at the enacted level and, within 60 days of enactment 
of this act, each entity receiving an allocation of funding 
from the Service under this program is directed to provide the 
Committee with a detailed report on annual expenditures related 
to the total cost of programming provided as part the program 
for fiscal years 2021 through 2023 within 60 days of enactment 
of this act. The recommendation also includes no less than 
$2,000,000 for efforts to expand recreational fishing, camping, 
and instruction focusing on introductory recreation experiences 
in parks throughout the year in a variety of recreational 
activities such as paddling, climbing, hiking, cycling, 
snowshoeing, and surfing. The recommendation provides the 
enacted level for funding volunteers in parks programs, 
interpretation and education programs, and youth partnership 
programs. The recommendation also provides not less the enacted 
level for the Indian Youth Service Corps.
    Visitation.--As the Service develops funding estimates for 
sites within the National Park System, the Committee encourages 
the Service to consider how annual visitation trends may impact 
operations at each park, among other factors. Within 180 days 
of enactment of this act, the Department shall brief the 
Committee on how visitation trends impact operations at each 
park.
    Park Protection.--The Committee recommends $429,582,000 for 
park protection which is $186,000 more than the enacted level 
(yet before accounting for internal transfers within the 
Service $514,000 less than the enacted level) and $28,155,000 
less than the budget request. Within the amounts provided, the 
Committee recommends $950,000 for veterans' fire corps.
    United States Park Police [USPP].--The USPP has a unique 
role in policing Federal lands in major metropolitan areas, 
including the National Mall and other Federal lands in the 
Washington, DC, region, as well as providing mutual aid to 
other Federal, State, Tribal, and local law enforcement 
agencies. This role requires the Park Police to protect the 
public and secure historic and symbolic national monuments and 
properties while allowing citizens to exercise constitutional 
freedoms, including the right to demonstrate peacefully.
    Facility Operations and Maintenance.--The Committee 
recommends $945,408,000 for facility operations and maintenance 
which is $6,731 more than the enacted level (yet before 
accounting for internal transfers within the Service, is 
$3,419,000 more than the enacted level) and $37,609,000 less 
than the budget request. The Committee recognizes the 
importance of investing in maintaining park infrastructure and 
preventing future backlogs and therefore recommends 
$190,184,000 for cyclic maintenance, an increase of $2,000,000, 
and $135,980,000 for repair and rehabilitation projects, equal 
to the enacted level.
    Park Support.--The Committee recommends $654,711,000 for 
park support which is $45,197,000 more than the enacted level 
(yet before accounting for internal transfers within the 
Service is $2,381,000 more than the enacted level) and 
$42,602,000 less than the budget request. The Committee 
recommends $10,000,000 in matching program funds for the 
National Park Foundation within the Operation of the National 
Park System.
    External Administrative Costs.--The Committee recommends 
$220,212,000 for external administrative costs, which is 
$2,579,000 more than the enacted level and $21,577,000 less 
than to the budget request.
    Amache National Historic Site.--The Committee commends 
Congress' authorized designation of this important site to 
recognize, as part of the National Park System, 
unconstitutional imprisonment of thousands of Japanese 
Americans during World War II. Funding is provided at the 
requested level as the Committee looks forward to this new unit 
developing into a fully established manageable unit of the 
National Park System.
    Appalachian National Scenic Trail.--The Appalachian 
National Scenic Trail is a 2,190-mile linear park stretching 
through 14 States and 88 counties-more than any other unit of 
the National Park System. The Appalachian National Scenic Trail 
draws visitors from all over the United States and the world, 
bolstering the economy of the communities around the trail. The 
Committee is aware that the Trail is experiencing increased 
visitation and encourages the Service to include sufficient 
resources in future budget requests to meet its expanded 
visitor services, law enforcement, compliance, and land 
acquisition requirements.
    Biscayne National Park.--The Committee continues to support 
the Memorandum of Understanding [MOU] between Biscayne National 
Park [BNP] and the State of Florida's Fish and Wildlife 
Conservation Commission [FWC], which affirms fishing rights 
within the boundaries of BNP, and affirms the regulatory 
responsibility of the State of Florida's FWC to manage wildlife 
and regulate commercial and recreational fishing within the 
area of state-regulated waters of Biscayne National Park in 
conformance with Florida law. The Committee commends BNP for 
its commitment to engage Florida FWC in good faith with regard 
to any disputes that may arise in the future related to the 
MOU.
    Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park.--The 
Service is directed to continue its work to complete a General 
Management Plan for the Park, as required by Public Law 113-
291, and to prioritize activities that will advance development 
of the Park, including the acquisition of key sites as outlined 
in the law as well as restoration of historic sites. The 
Committee believes the acquisition of Slater Mill's historic 
dam will contribute positively to the cultural, natural, and 
recreational resource base of the Park. The Service shall brief 
the Committee on its plan to fulfill this directive within 60 
days of enactment of this act.
    Chesapeake Bay Office.--The Chesapeake Bay Office connects 
people to experiences of the natural and cultural heritage of 
the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers. Through programs to increase 
public access, outdoor recreation, and conservation of natural, 
cultural, and historic resources of the Chesapeake Bay, the 
National Park Service fosters public stewardship of the 
Chesapeake Bay. The National Park Service is a lead 
implementing partner for four goals (land conservation, public 
access, citizen stewardship, and education) of the 2014 
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. The National Park Service 
Chesapeake Bay office has continued, despite funding 
challenges, to expand its activities and responsibilities 
related to expanding public access to the Bay and serves as the 
lead agency on several multi-State and Federal conservation 
goals as a part of the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. 
The Committee supports operational funding for the Chesapeake 
Bay Office in order to meet the conservation and public access 
goals established by the Bay Watershed Agreement. The Committee 
notes that the bill increases the Chesapeake Gateways and 
Trails program by $300,000 for a total of $3,327,000.
    Concessions.--Within 90 days of enactment of this act, the 
Service is directed to brief the Committee on any potential 
relief or resources the Service could provide to concessions 
contracted with the Service, including those in coastal 
regions, that have experienced financial hardship over the last 
few years.
    Continued Directives.--The Committee continues the 
directive regarding Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument 
contained in Senate Report 116-123 and expects the Service to 
continue implementation of Director's Order 21.
    First State National Historical Park.--The Committee notes 
the importance of preserving historic structures in the First 
State National Historical Park and encourages the agency to 
include the Ramsey House on one of its lists of priorities for 
funding in the next fiscal year.
    Glen Echo Park.--The Committee encourages the Service to 
provide a report on the facility condition assessment and cost 
estimate on necessary deferred maintenance to the Crystal Pool 
and Spanish Ballroom within Glen Echo Park. The Service is also 
encouraged to collaborate with Montgomery County on the Glen 
Echo Park Master Plan to ensure that park operations are 
beneficial to those who enjoy and use the park while reducing 
the financial burden on the Service.
    Honouliuli National Historic Site and Pearl Harbor National 
Memorial.--The Committee directs the Service to maintain the 
line item and program summary in the budget for Honouliuli. 
Further, the Service shall not construe Section 2206 of the 
John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation 
Act, to result in any reduction in funding for Pearl Harbor 
National Memorial or Honouliuli National Historic Site.
    Mitigating the Impacts of Threatened Oceanfront Structures 
and Infrastructure.--The Committee notes that communities along 
the coast of North Carolina, including in Dare County and Hyde 
County, are continuing to deal with ongoing beach erosion 
issues. Recognizing the potential impact erosion can have on 
villages, residences, and commercial businesses, the Committee 
notes the April 2021 Cape Hatteras National Seashore Joint 
Record of Decision provides a framework for permitting sediment 
management activities requested by local jurisdictions, 
utilities, Federal and State agencies and others. The Committee 
directs the Service to continue work in coordination with local 
stakeholders as they identify potential long-term, cost-
effective sediment management activities, including but not 
limited to beach nourishment, dune stabilization, emergency 
breach repair, buyout and relocation assistance programs to 
help property owners and minimize impacts to public lands, and 
transportation solutions that are resilient to coastal hazards. 
Within 180 days of enactment of this act, the Committee directs 
the Service to provide a report outlining erosion hot spots 
that affect neighboring communities and transportation 
corridors within and along the Seashore. The report should also 
include any updates on the North Carolina 12 Task Force's 
activities, Dare County potential beach renourishment 
solutions, relevant costs, and any planned partner actions the 
Service is aware of as a result of the ongoing Feasibility 
Study related to beach renourishment at Rodanthe, including 
solutions, relevant costs, and any planned partner activities.
    Natchez National Historic Park.--The Committee understands 
the Service has begun efforts to complete a reconnaissance 
study as part of a decision to establish an Affiliated Area for 
the Natchez National Historical Park centered on Historic 
Jefferson College and the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians. 
The Committee expects timely review of how the establishment of 
an Affiliated Area made up of these two State-owned sites will 
assist the Service in fulfilling Sec. 410oo. of Public Law 100-
479 (1988) establishing the Natchez National Historical Park.
    National Trails System.--The Committee understands the 
importance of providing adequate funding to develop and 
maintain the National Trails System for future generations to 
enjoy. The Committee urges the Service to continue its efforts 
to support construction and maintenance projects and volunteer 
coordination efforts, including activities in support of non-
unit National Scenic Trails.
    New Philadelphia National Historic Site.--The Committee 
notes that New Philadelphia was the first known town planned 
and legally registered by an African American, Frank McWorter, 
before the Civil War. The New Philadelphia Historic Site was 
created on December 29, 2022 to protect and interpret New 
Philadelphia and to conduct archaeological and historical 
research. The Committee is encouraged that funding from recent 
legislation may soon be available to support staff on the 
ground at the site to begin initial work, which is expected to 
be mainly related to land acquisition needs. The Committee 
directs the Service to ensure that park operations begin in a 
reasonable timeframe and to keep the Committee apprised of 
developments related to the site.
    Orange Rivers in Alaska's Brooks Range.--The Committee is 
concerned regarding Orange Rivers in Alaska's Brooks Range and 
directs the Service to continue research investments to the 
stream health.
    Roosevelt-Campobello International Park Commission.--
Funding for the Roosevelt Campobello International Park 
supported at no less than fiscal year 2023 level. The Service 
is directed to continue to follow the direction contained in 
the statement of managers accompanying the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113) concerning the 
submission of future budget requests for the Roosevelt-
Campobello International Park.
    South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force.--Funding is 
continued to support the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration 
Task Force for implementation of Section 528(f)(2) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3771) as amended 
by Public Law 116-260.
    Theodore Roosevelt National Park.--The Committee recognizes 
that livestock has been present within Theodore Roosevelt 
National Park since the park was fenced beginning in the 1950s. 
The Committee understands the Service is undertaking a planning 
process to determine the appropriate way to manage livestock 
within the park. Options include continuing to follow the 
1970's management plans for the park, which accommodate keeping 
a limited number of livestock on the land. As this process 
continues, the Committee urges the Service to consider 
maintaining the historic scene commensurate with the historic 
herds during the period when President Theodore Roosevelt was a 
rancher in the area.
    Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library.--The Committee 
encourages the Secretary of the Interior, through the National 
Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to work with 
the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation to 
support loans of historic, educational, artistic, natural and 
other museum collections, particularly those not on display to 
the public. The loans should be consistent with existing law 
and policy, including such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary deems necessary for the preservation and exhibition 
of such collections.
    Turfgrass Maintenance and Research.--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 
National Park 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 resistance 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.

                  NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $92,512,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................      95,217,000
Committee recommendation................................      93,433,000

    The Committee recommends $93,433,000 for national 
recreation and preservation programs, an increase of $921,000 
to the enacted level and a decrease of $1,640,000 to the budget 
request.
    Natural Programs.--The Committee recommends $18,879,000 for 
natural programs, $300,000 more than the enacted level and 
$329,000 less than the budget request. The recommendation 
increases the Chesapeake Gateways and Trails program by 
$300,000 and provides the enacted level for Rivers, Trails, and 
Conservation Assistance.
    Cultural Programs.--The Committee recommends $39,577,000 
for cultural programs, an increase of $250,000 to the enacted 
level and a decrease of $4,610,000 to the request. The 
Committee recognizes the importance of supporting Native 
culture and arts development, which contributes to maintaining 
the cultural diversity of the Nation and the cultural survival 
of the regional indigenous populations. Funding is recommended 
for grants to nonprofit organizations or institutions for the 
purpose of supporting programs for Native Hawaiian or Alaska 
Native culture and arts development at a total program level of 
$3,000,000, an increase of $250,000 to the enacted level, which 
is provided to support both continued participation and 
encourage new entities to apply. Native American Graves 
Protection and Repatriation Act (Public Law 101-601) grants are 
provided $3,407,000, grants to preserve and interpret Japanese 
American Confinement Sites as authorized by the Norman K. 
Mineta Japanese American Confinement Education Act are provided 
$4,655,000, grants administration is provided $3,597,000, and 
other cultural programs are funded at the enacted level.
    9/11 Memorial Competitive Grant Program.--The Committee 
recommends $4,000,000 for the competitive grant program 
authorized by the 9/11 Memorial Act (Public Law 115-413).
    Heritage Partnership Programs.--The Committee recommends 
$30,882,000 for heritage partnership programs, an increase of 
$1,650,000 to the enacted level and an increase of $1,601,000 
to the request. This level of funding provides $29,817,000 for 
grants to national heritage areas and $1,065,000 to administer 
the program. The Committee recommendation maintains funding 
allocations consistent with fiscal year 2023; increases funding 
to reflect newly designated heritage areas; and merges funding 
for the existing Blackstone River Valley National Heritage 
Corridor into the program at the prior funding level within the 
Heritage Partnership Program.

                       HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

Appropriations, 2023....................................    $204,515,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................     177,900,000
Committee recommendation................................     195,166,000

    The Committee recommends $195,166,000 for the historic 
preservation fund, a decrease of $9,349,000 to the enacted 
level and an increase of $17,266,000 to the budget request. 
Program changes are detailed below and in the comprehensive 
table that accompanies the Committee report.
    The Committee recommendation provides $62,150,000 for 
grants-in-aid to States and territories and $23,000,000 for 
grants-in-aid to Tribes. The recommendation also provides 
$11,000,000 for preservation grants for Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities; $5,000,000 for History of Equal 
Rights grants; and $1,250,000 in grants for underrepresented 
communities.
    African American Civil Rights Grants.--The Committee 
recommends $24,000,000 for African American Civil Rights 
grants, equal to the enacted level. The program documents, 
interprets, and preserves sites and stories related to the 
African American struggle to gain equal rights as citizens.
    Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grants.--The Committee 
recommends $12,500,000 for the Paul Bruhn Historic 
Revitalization Grant program to revitalize historic properties 
of national, State, and local significance in order to restore, 
protect, and foster economic development of rural villages and 
downtown areas. The Committee retains the guidance for the 
program included in Senate Report 116-123.
    Save America's Treasures.--The Save America's Treasures 
program is provided $26,500,000. The Committee supports this 
program because of its important role in providing preservation 
and conservation assistance to nationally significant 
historical properties and collections.
    Semiquincentennial Preservation Grants.--The Committee 
recommends $10,000,000 for the Service to assist States in 
preparing for the upcoming Semiquincentennial celebration and 
to celebrate the Nation's history. Funds from this allocation 
should be used for a competitive grant program to support the 
restoration of sites that honor the 250th anniversary of the 
country's founding, including Revolutionary War monuments. 
Eligible sites shall include those that commemorate the 
anniversary of the country's founding even if they were 
constructed later than the end of the Revolutionary War. 
Priority should be given to State-owned sites. A site must be 
listed in, or be eligible to be listed in, the National 
Register of Historic Places in order to be eligible.
    Historic Preservation Fund Projects.--The Committee 
recommends $19,766,000 in congressionally directed spending for 
historic preservation projects, each of which the Committee has 
confirmed is listed on the National Register of Historic Places 
or as a National Historic Landmark pursuant to the National 
Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.).

                              CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2023....................................    $239,803,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................     286,625,000
Committee recommendation................................     232,862,000

    The bill includes $232,862,000 for construction 
requirements for the National park system, which is $6,941,000 
less than the enacted level and $53,763,000 less than the 
budget request. As noted previously, this amount will be 
supplemented by significant mandatory funding for deferred 
maintenance provided by the Great American Outdoors Act [GAOA] 
(Public Law 116-69). It is estimated that the Service will 
receive a total of $1,330,000,000 pursuant to GAOA and 
allocated by this bill to address urgent deferred maintenance 
needs in fiscal year 2024. Within the funds provided in this 
bill, $120,700,000 is provided for line item construction 
projects, fully funding the budget request. Requests for 
reprogramming will be considered pursuant to the guidelines in 
the front of this report. The following table details the line 
item construction activity for specific projects recommended 
for line item construction:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                      Budget         Committee
               State                   Unit or Program            Project            estimate     Recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OR................................  Crater Lake NP.......  Rehabilitate                   49,300          49,300
                                                            Cleetwood Trail and
                                                            Marina.
TN................................  Great Smoky Mountains  Repair and                      8,200           8,200
                                     NP.                    Rehabilitate Cades
                                                            Cove Water and
                                                            Wastewater Systems.
HI................................  Kalaupapa NHP........  Install Fuel Tanks to           9,700           9,700
                                                            Ensure Park
                                                            Continued Operation.
CO................................  Mesa Verde NP........  Rehabilitate Eight             11,500          11,500
                                                            Residences and
                                                            Museum at Chapin
                                                            Mesa.
PA................................  Independence NHP.....  Address Deficiencies            4,700           4,700
                                                            at Graff House Site.
NM................................  Chaco Culture NHP....  Construct Multiplex             9,200           9,200
                                                            Housing Units,
                                                            Improve Utilities
                                                            and Demolish
                                                            Existing Units and
                                                            Trailer.
DC................................  White House..........  Upgrade Utilities              28,100          28,100
                                                            Project F, and
                                                            Project G--Phase II.
                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.........................  .....................  .....................         120,700         120,700
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Committee recommends a total of $3,848,000 in funding 
for emergency and unscheduled projects within base funding, 
equal to the enacted level. These funds support the Service in 
responding after facilities and resources are damaged or 
destroyed in emergencies.
    Denali National Park Road.--The Committee appreciates the 
Service's efforts with regard to Denali National Park and looks 
forward to the completion of repairs to the Pretty Rocks 
Landslide area and the full reopening of the Denali Park Road. 
The Committee expects the Service to continue research on 
landslide threats within the park and to keep the Committee 
apprised of any significant findings.
    Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.--The Committee 
supports the ongoing efforts to develop the Fort Vancouver 
National Historic Site for long-term usage. The building and 
grounds restoration provides the benefits of preserving an 
historic site, providing leased space for the use of Federal 
and other entities, and improving the site for the enjoyment of 
the public. Within 90 days after the enactment of this act, the 
Service shall provide a report to the Committee on progress 
made and specific, actionable plans for the next phase of 
rehabilitation and expanded use at the site.
    Valles Caldera National Preserve.--The Committee is 
concerned about the presence of illegal trespass cattle on the 
Valles Caldera National Preserve in violation of the Preserve's 
authorizing statute and National Park Service policy. The 
Service, in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service, is urged 
to make progress on infrastructure improvements that will 
effectively exclude unauthorized cattle from the Preserve.

                          CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $15,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................      15,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      15,000,000

    The recommendation includes $15,000,000, equal to both the 
enacted level and the budget request, for the Centennial 
Challenge program to help address critical needs, such as 
alleviating housing shortages for seasonal employees at Acadia 
National Park. The Committee expects that these funds will be 
used primarily as an additional tool for the Service to address 
high priority needs such as housing and backlog maintenance. 
While a 1-to-1 matching requirement is required by law for 
projects to qualify for these funds, the Service is urged to 
give preference to projects that demonstrate additional 
leveraging capacity from its partners.

                          ENERGY AND MINERALS


                         U.S. Geological Survey

    Established in 1879, the U.S. Geological Survey [the 
Survey] serves as the Earth and natural science research bureau 
for the Department of the Interior and is the only integrated 
natural resources research bureau in the Federal Government. 
The Survey conducts research, monitoring, and assessments to 
contribute to understanding America's lands, water, and 
biological resources. Its research and data products support 
the Department's resource and land management needs and also 
provide the water, biological, energy, and mineral resources 
information needed by other Federal, State, Tribal, and local 
government agencies to guide planning, management, and 
regulatory programs. Scientists, technicians, and support staff 
of the Survey are located in nearly 400 offices in every State 
and in several foreign countries throughout the world. The 
Survey leverages its resources and expertise in partnership 
with more than 2,000 agencies of Federal, State, local, and 
Tribal governments; the academic community; nongovernmental 
organizations; and the private sector.

                 SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

Appropriations, 2023....................................  $1,497,178,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................   1,785,509,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,515,452,000

    The bill provides $1,515,452,000 for the U.S. Geological 
Survey, which is $18,274,000 above the enacted level and 
$270,057,000 below the budget request. Program changes, 
instruction, and details follow below and in the table 
accompanying this report.
    Ecosystems.--The bill provides $309,127,000 for Ecosystems, 
which is $1,951,000 above the enacted level and $85,861,000 
below the budget request. Program elements of this mission area 
follow below.
    Environmental Health Program.--The bill provides 
$30,557,000 to the Environmental Health Program. The bill 
continues funding for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances 
[PFAS] research at no less than the enacted level. The 
Committee commends the Survey for its support of research to 
understand the impact of PFAS contamination, accumulation and 
exposure in the ecosystems of the Ceded Territories of the 
Great Lakes Region and recommends $100,000 to expand existing 
PFAS research in this region in response to concerns expressed 
by Tribal Nations, water quality managers, and the public.
    Plastics.--The Survey is urged to emphasize plastics 
research, including microplastics and nanoplastics research, in 
its environmental health strategic vision. The Committee 
encourages the Survey to review current plastic science gaps 
and to brief the Committees within 45 days after release of the 
review.
    Species Management Research Program.--The bill provides 
$63,904,000 for the Species Management Research Program. The 
Committee is aware of long-term hydrological and ecological 
challenges associated with saline lakes in the Great Basin 
States and encourages the Survey to address related science 
needs in tandem with the Integrated Water Availability 
Assessment for saline lakes that is provided for under the 
Water Resources mission area. The Committee directs the Survey 
to respond to the urgent needs of critically endangered 
Hawaiian forest birds that, due to climate change, now face 
imminent extinction from non-native mosquitoes that carry avian 
malaria and other pathogens lethal to these birds.
    Land Management Research Program.--The bill provides 
$54,806,000 for the Land Management Research Program. The 
Committee is aware of the work the Survey is performing in 
critical landscapes, such as the Arctic, Puget Sound, 
California Bay Delta, Everglades, Great Lakes, Columbia River, 
and the Chesapeake Bay, and expects this work to continue.
    Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program.--
The bill provides $47,422,000 for the Biological Threats and 
Invasive Species Research Program.
    The bill provides $11,000,000 to address Invasive Carp 
issues in the Great Lakes and Upper Mississippi River Basin. In 
order to effectively control the spread of Invasive Carp, the 
Committee expects all six sub-basins of the Mississippi River 
Basin will be included in funding opportunities. The bill 
provides $800,000 for invasive European green crab research.
    The bill provides $700,000 for Coral Disease Research, 
Detection, and Response as a result of concerns that emerging 
coral diseases have proven to be a major source of coral 
mortality, especially along the Florida Reef Tract, and pose 
significant obstacles to all coral reef restoration efforts. 
The Committee encourages the Department of the Interior to work 
with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, as 
well as State and territorial government partners, to support 
coral monitoring, research, and restoration efforts in highly 
impacted and high priority coral reef habitats in U.S. waters, 
including in Biscayne National Park and Dry Tortugas National 
Park.
    The bill provides the enacted level to research the 
predominant pathways and mechanisms of the transmission of 
chronic wasting disease [CWD] in wild, captive, and farmed 
populations of cervids in North America. In carrying out this 
research, the Survey may consult, partner, or contract with the 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the National 
Academy of Sciences, State and Federal public and private 
entities, and any CWD task forces and working groups. In 
particular, the Committee encourages research and investment 
into carcass disposal methods to mitigate the spread of CWD, 
and the Committee urges the Survey to consult with the 
Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, and States to develop recommendations for 
carcass disposal methods that are compliant with relevant 
Federal clean air and water and solid waste regulations. The 
Committee also encourages the Survey to work in collaboration 
with the Fish and Wildlife Service to aid State wildlife 
agencies in the application of existing human dimensions 
research to the management and prevention of CWD.
    The Committee notes the grave ecological threats and public 
nuisance posed by many invasive species and directs the Survey 
to prioritize research, detection, and response efforts on 
invasive species with extremely high impacts on natural 
resources, native wildlife populations, and public access and 
enjoyment, including Burmese Pythons in the Florida Everglades 
and Big Cypress Swamp, as well as Lionfish in the Gulf of 
Mexico, Caribbean, and South Atlantic waters.
    Climate Adaptation Science Center and Land Change Science 
Program.--The bill provides $83,181,000 for the Climate 
Adaptation Science Center and Land Change Science Program. Of 
this amount, $63,115,000 is provided for National and Regional 
Climate Adaptation Science Centers activities and $20,066,000 
is provided for Land Change Science activities. The Committee 
continues to believe that the Climate Adaptation Science Center 
program produces critical actionable science that is invaluable 
to stakeholders and policy makers. The Committee encourages the 
Survey to prioritize the funding needs of the Regional Centers 
and ensure timely processing of their funds. The Committee 
expects distribution of funds to remain consistent with the 
allocation methodology used in previous years to ensure all 
Centers remain open and operational.
    Cooperative Research Units Program.--The bill provides 
$29,257,000 for the Cooperative Research Units Program. The 
Committee notes that Cooperative Research Units [CRUs] have 
served as a cooperative network with Interior partners to 
improve and increase youth involvement and graduate education 
in science and resources management. The Committee recognizes 
the value of these programs in building the workforce of 
tomorrow and encourages the Survey to develop a plan for 
addressing vacant research positions and to fill open positions 
at CRUs as quickly as practicable to support the educational 
pipeline.. Further, the Committee encourages cooperative 
research with the Atlantic, Gulf, Pacific, and Great Lakes 
interstate/international fishery commissions to address state 
and Department of Interior science priorities, including 
climate considerations, that emphasize actionable science in 
support of fisheries management. The Committee directs the 
Department to prioritize projects that include a combination of 
state, commission, and Survey scientists.
    Great Lakes Science Center.--The Committee supports the 
Great Lakes Science Center's collaboration with the broader 
Great Lakes Partnership to implement priority science. These 
resources will ensure delivery of information needed for Great 
Lakes management decisions. The Committee expects this work to 
continue at no less than the enacted level.
    Energy and Minerals Resources.--The bill provides 
$105,620,000 for Energy and Mineral Resources, $1,400,000 above 
enacted levels and $45,131,000 below the budget request. The 
Committee recommends $72,255,000 for the Mineral Resources 
Program.
    Earth MRI.--The bill includes at least the enacted level 
for the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative [Earth MRI] in 
support of a prioritized nationwide program of topographic, 
geologic, and geophysical mapping to enhance understanding of 
the Nation's mineral resource potential to better manage the 
supply of critical minerals. This funding adds to the 
$64,000,000 for Earth MRI for fiscal year 2024 appropriated in 
the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58). 
The Committee urges the Survey, when developing critical 
mineral maps, to consider other sensitive resources such as 
sacred Tribal sites, sensitive watersheds, critical habitat, 
and other areas with special designations, and prioritize 
mapping in those areas that do not conflict with other 
previously identified sensitive resources. The Committee 
recognizes the need for critical and rare earth minerals as 
technology advances and encourages the Administration to 
increase domestic production of critical and rare earth 
minerals to improve the security and resilience of its supply 
chains for advanced technologies while simultaneously ensuring 
environmental stewardship and promoting domestic job growth and 
economic development. The Committee is supportive of the Earth 
MRI program and encourages the Survey to keep the program on 
schedule. The Committee further directs the Survey to work with 
partner agencies responsible for permitting critical minerals 
projects, and other minerals projected to see price and demand 
increases in the next 20 years. The Committee encourages the 
Survey to work with partner agencies responsible for permitting 
critical mineral projects and to increase the provision and 
public release of science to inform decision-making for 
permitting processes, including data and analysis from the 
Earth MRI program and mineral resource assessments as called 
for under the Energy Act of 2020. This funding is needed to 
allow the program to reach its goal in 10 years of identifying 
domestic critical minerals sources, and to allow the Survey to 
work with Federal and State partners to modernize the Nation's 
understanding of the subsurface and improve the topographic, 
geological, and geophysical mapping of the United States. The 
Committee expects critical mineral mapping efforts in Alaska to 
continue, pursuant to the budget request, at no less than the 
enacted level and directs the Survey to brief the Committee on 
such efforts within 90 days of enactment of this act. The bill 
provides $33,365,000 for the Energy Resources Program. The 
Committee recommends a comprehensive geologic mapping and study 
on lithium resources and recovery in an area of the U.S. with a 
large concentration of lithium resources and where there is 
infrastructure to develop the commercial manufacturing 
ecosystem.
    The Committee notes the Survey's efforts to further develop 
transformative technologies to assist in the domestic 
production of critical minerals from conventional and 
unconventional sources, such as historic tailings, in 
collaboration with academia and industry. The development of 
transformative technologies, including but not limited to novel 
flowsheets to extract minerals, will assist industry and the 
Survey in its efforts to build a resilient and sustainable 
domestic supply of critical minerals.
    Natural Hazards.--The bill provides $201,356,000 for 
Natural Hazards, $1,100,000 above the enacted level and 
$24,807,000 below the request. Program elements of this mission 
area follow below.
    Earthquake Hazards Program.--The bill provides $93,401,000 
for the Earthquake Hazards Program. The bill provides no less 
than $29,600,000 for the continued development, expansion, 
operations, and maintenance of the ShakeAlert earthquake early 
warning [EEW] system to enable its completion by 2025, as well 
as the timely processing of station permits and License to 
Operate applications. The Committee further supports the 
establishment of a memorandum of understanding between the 
Survey and its ShakeAlert state government partners to enable 
closer collaboration and coordination on future system 
improvements. The Committee supports continued efforts to 
complete and operate the EEW system on the West Coast.
    The Committee is concerned about the lack of knowledge and 
offshore real time instrumentation available for the Cascadia 
subduction zone. Our increased scientific understanding of 
earthquakes and the ocean environment will benefit from the 
wealth of offshore data collected and the continued development 
of an early earthquake warning system for the Cascadia system. 
The bill provides no less than the enacted level for Subduction 
Zone science, which would improve the understanding of risks 
posed to vulnerable communities in subduction zone 
environments, including Cascadia, and deliver scientific 
information and tools for disaster risk reduction.
    The Committee provides an increase of $250,000 above 
enacted levels for earthquakes in Alaska. The Committee 
continues funding at no less than the enacted level for 
regional networks that acquired USArray stations from the 
National Science Foundation for operations and maintenance as 
these networks work to incorporate and use all Earthscope data. 
This bill provides funding of at least the enacted level for 
operations and maintenance of regional networks, including 
earthquake early warning and the Central and Eastern U.S. 
Network [CEUSN]. The bill provides $2,160,000 for National 
Seismic Hazard Model Improvements and Updates, consistent with 
the budget request.
    Volcano Hazards Program.--The bill provides $37,500,000 for 
the Volcano Hazards Program. The Survey is completing the two 
prerequisite steps to National Volcano Early Warning and 
Monitoring System [NVEWS] upgrades and is encouraged to 
accelerate the pace of these activities where possible. The 
bill provides $18,349,000 for NVEWS, consistent with the 
enacted level. The bill further provides the enacted level for 
Volcanic Hazards Assessments. The Committee remains concerned 
that systems and equipment used to monitor, detect, and warn 
the public of volcanic and seismic hazards, including lahars 
and earthquakes on high-threat volcanoes, are outdated and 
inadequate. The recommended funding supports efforts to repair, 
upgrade, and expand systems and equipment that monitor, detect, 
and provide early warning of volcanic hazards with a focus on 
high-threat volcanoes.
    Landslide Hazards Program.--The Committee directs the 
Survey to fund the Landslide Hazards Program at no less than 
$14,782,000. In light of the increasing frequency of 
catastrophic wildfires, the Committee encourages the Survey to 
prioritize efforts to predict and reduce the risk of post-
wildfire landslides. Within the provided funds, no less than 
$500,000 shall be used towards collaborating with local and 
regional entities in Alaska, particularly areas with heightened 
risk like those communities in Prince William Sound and 
Southeast Alaska, to ensure that personnel and maintenance 
needs are met for landslide monitoring systems in Alaska. The 
Committee directs the Survey to collaborate with local and 
Indigenous people and entities to support and maintain 
landslide monitoring systems. The Committee also directs the 
Survey to continue to collaborate with the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration and State and local governments to 
assess landslide potential and hazards. Further, the Survey is 
directed to brief the Committee within 60 days of enactment of 
this act on what resources are needed to aid the development 
and deployment of early warning technologies to affected 
communities.
    Geomagnetism Program.--The Committee recommends $5,251,000 
for the Geomagnetism Program. The bill provides at least the 
enacted level to advance the collection of magnetotelluric 
observations of the Earth's naturally occurring electric and 
magnetic fields in U.S. regions.
    Coastal Hazards Program.--The bill provides $43,149,000 for 
the Coastal Hazards Program to support coastal resilience, risk 
reduction, and blue carbon across a diverse landscape of 
communities.
    Water Resources.--The bill provides $308,720,000 for Water 
Resources, $3,786,000 above the enacted level and $5,133,000 
below the budget request. Program elements of this mission area 
follow below.
    Water Availability and Use Science Program.--The bill 
provides $74,296,000 for the Water Availability and Use Science 
Program. The recommendation includes the enacted levels for 
integrated water prediction to continue to utilize the best 
available technology to develop advanced modeling tools, state-
of-the-art forecasts, and decision support systems and to 
incorporate these capabilities into daily water operations.
    The Committee recommends enacted levels to support an 
Integrated Water Availability Assessment [IWAA] in the 
Mississippi Alluvial Plain [MAP]. The MAP IWAA will focus on 
delivery of a groundwater model-based decision support system 
to support water sustainability decision-making and a basin-
wide model and monitoring program for irrigation water-use.
    The bill provides at least $1,750,000 to the Survey for the 
regional Integrated Water Availability Assessment study program 
to expand the assessment and monitoring of the hydrology of 
saline lakes in the Great Basin and the migratory birds and 
other wildlife dependent on those habitats.
    The Committee also continues funding for the U.S.-Mexico 
transboundary aquifer project at the enacted level of 
$1,000,000. The Committee provides $1,000,000 to the Survey, in 
cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management, to increase its 
investment in streamflow permanence modeling in the Pacific 
Northwest.
    National Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program.--
The bill provides $117,844,000 for the National Groundwater and 
Streamflow Information Program. The Survey is encouraged to 
work with research organizations and the power industry to 
identify and address critical information gaps to better 
prepare for adverse stream conditions that can threaten 
reliable generation, transmission, and distribution of 
electricity.
    The recommendation includes $29,500,000 to continue with 
the Next Generation Water Observing System [NGWOS], and 
recommends enacted levels to work with universities and other 
partners to develop innovative water resource sensor 
technologies that are scalable to regional and national 
monitoring network operations. The Committee recognizes that 
understanding current and streamflow conditions is vital to 
estimate and flood frequency monitoring of civil infrastructure 
and encourages the Survey work with academic partners using 
advance computing techniques develop advanced next-generation 
water observing systems. The Committee requests a briefing 
within 180 days of enactment of this act on this work.
    The bill provides $5,370,000 to support and maintain 
operational capacity of existing streamgages on certain 
transboundary rivers, including those at risk from mining 
pollution originating in Canada, including in the Kootenai 
watershed. This includes at least $1,500,000 for implementation 
of the baseline strategy for transboundary rivers, as outlined 
by the Survey's Water Quality Baseline Assessment for 
Transboundary Rivers; $120,000 for the streamgage on the Unuk 
River; and an additional $1,500,000 above enacted levels for 
expanded water quality monitoring and analysis efforts in the 
Kootenai watershed to support interagency efforts to evaluate 
and reduce transboundary pollution through the installation of 
new streamgages, expanded analyses, and related activities. The 
Committee directs the Survey to continue to expand its 
streamgage monitoring of transboundary watersheds and to work 
with the Environmental Protection Agency to ensure the relevant 
equipment is deployed to the Kootenai watershed to support the 
agency's work to evaluate and reduce transboundary pollution. 
The Committee continues the direction that the Survey enter 
into a formal partnership with local Tribes and other Federal 
agencies as necessary in the area to develop a water quality 
strategy for the transboundary rivers. The Committee requests a 
briefing from the Survey to the Committee within 90 days of 
enactment of this act on the Survey's progress.
    The Committee recognizes the on-going monitoring of 
critical water budget components in the Klamath Basin to 
provide the information needed to assess controls of inflow to 
Upper Klamath Lake from surface water and groundwater, improve 
snowmelt prediction, and forecast impacts of drought and other 
drivers on water availability for both human and ecological 
uses and the bill provides $3,000,000 at least the enacted 
level to continue this expanded work.
    Hydrological Science Talent Pipeline.--The Committee 
believes 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. To support this, the bill 
continues funding of $2,000,000 within the Water Availability 
and Use Science Program and $2,000,000 within the National 
Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program to pursue such 
cooperative research agreements, including considering 
universities in Western States facing groundwater management 
challenges to build capacity and expertise in groundwater 
hydrologic sciences and locations where the Survey has pending 
hydrological facilities as well as where there are other 
Federal operational hydrologic resources.
    National Water Quality Program.--The Committee recommends 
$100,080,000 for the National Water Quality Program.
    Water Resources Research Act Program.--The bill provides 
$16,000,000 for the Water Resources Research Act (Public Law 
88-379) Program. The Committee directs the Survey to brief the 
Committee within 180 days of enactment of this act on grant 
allocations..
    Special Initiatives.--The bill provides $5,237,000 in 
congressionally directed spending for Special Initiatives 
projects. A detailed list of projects is included in the table 
titled Congressionally Directed Spending accompanying this 
report.
    Core Science Systems.--The bill provides $291,537,000 for 
Core Science Systems, $6,930,000 above the enacted level and 
$77,074,000 below the budget request. The recommendation 
includes $127,921,000 for the National Land Imaging Program, of 
which $104,184,000 is for satellite operations; $30,480,000 for 
the Science Synthesis, Analysis, and Research Program; 
$44,556,000 for the National Cooperative Geological Mapping 
Program; and $88,580,000 for the National Geospatial Program.
    The National Geospatial Program funding includes 
$36,655,000 for the 3DEP program. The bill provides the enacted 
level for the Alaska mapping and map modernization initiative, 
which includes modernizing Alaskan hydrography datasets. The 
recommendation supports the continued operations of the Alaska 
Mapping Executive Committee [AMEC]. The National Geospatial 
Program will continue its role in advancing the goals, 
objectives, and approaches collaboratively developed as part of 
the AMEC Alaska Coastal Mapping Strategy, to include collection 
and distribution of topography and orthoimagery in coastal 
areas. The recommendation to preserve critical data is 
supplemented by $5,000,000 in funding for fiscal year 2024 
provided in Public Law 117-85.
    The bill funds the budget request for Satellite Operations 
and the $12,000,000 above the enacted levels for Landsat Next. 
The Committee recognizes the importance of the Remote Sensing 
State Grants Program in providing technology, expertise and 
actionable data and analysis from satellites to address 
critical issues spanning from health to security to agriculture 
to transportation and to make much-needed technological 
advances while also engaging students to become the high-tech 
workforce of tomorrow. Therefore, the Committee provides the 
enacted level for remote sensing State grants. The 
recommendation includes at least the enacted level for the 
National Digital Trails project.
    Science Support.--The bill provides $106,304,000 for 
Science Support, equal to the enacted level and $27,868,000 
below the budget request. The recommendation includes 
$82,179,000 for the Administration and Management Program, 
including $2,667,000 for the Scientific Integrity, Diversity, 
Partnerships with Tribes and Support for Enterprise Science 
initiative, consistent with the enacted level. The 
recommendation includes $24,125,000 for the Information 
Services Program.
    Facilities.--The bill provides $188,051,000 for Facilities, 
equal to the enacted level and $9,420,000 below the budget 
request. The recommendation includes $113,211,000 for rental 
payments and operations and maintenance and $74,840,000 for 
deferred maintenance and capital improvement, including 
$176,000 for Field Communications Modernization.

                   Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management [Bureau or BOEM] is 
responsible for resource evaluation, environmental review, 
leasing activities, and lease management for the Nation's 
offshore energy and minerals resources.

                        OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT

Appropriations, 2023....................................    $219,960,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................     268,210,000
Committee recommendation................................     219,960,000

    The bill provides $219,960,000 for Ocean Energy Management, 
equal to the enacted level and $48,250,000 below the request. 
This amount will be partially offset with the collection of 
offsetting rental receipts and cost recovery fees totaling 
$56,000,000
    Renewable Energy.--The bill provides $42,818,000 for 
renewable energy activities.
    The Committee expects the Bureau to collaborate with 
existing Regional Ocean Partnerships to inform the siting and 
development of wind energy areas. Further, project boundaries 
will be drawn in partnership with a diversity of maritime users 
and stakeholder groups, particularly on the West Coast. The 
Bureau is directed to consider working groups or other 
mechanisms to ensure appropriate engagement occurs with local 
communities and existing ocean stakeholders in the Pacific 
Northwest.
    Conventional Energy.--The bill provides $61,487,000 for 
conventional energy activities.
    Environmental Assessment.--The bill provides $82,373,000 
for environmental assessment activities.
    Marine Minerals.--The bill provides $14,383,000 for marine 
minerals activities.
    The Bureau is expected to continue critical mineral 
assessments and activities, including in the Gulf of Mexico, 
and should consider exploring potential mineral resources in 
deep water and implementing new technologies in ocean 
exploration and sampling processes. The Bureau is further 
encouraged to partner with academia to characterize the 
environment of potential marine mineral resources, utilizing 
universities and research institutions with expertise in 
deepwater exploration to evaluate mineral deposits using 
technologies that minimize disturbance to the seabed ecosystem.
    Executive Direction.--The bill provides $18,899,000 for 
executive direction of the Bureau.
    Decommissioning Account.--The bill includes a provision 
creating a new Treasury account to facilitate the transfer of 
financial assurance funds between BOEM, which is responsible 
for calling bonds and collecting associated funds, and the 
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, which is 
responsible for ensuring the decommissioning work occurs.

             Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

    The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement [Bureau 
or BSEE] is responsible for regulating and enforcing safety, 
environmental, and conservation compliance during the 
development of the Nation's ocean energy and mineral resources 
on the Outer Continental Shelf, and oil spill research.

             OFFSHORE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT

Appropriations, 2023....................................    $213,886,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................     255,508,000
Committee recommendation................................     213,886,000

    The bill provides $213,886,000 for Offshore Safety and 
Environmental Enforcement, equal to the enacted level and 
$41,622,000 below the request. This amount will be partially 
offset with the collection of offsetting rental receipts, cost 
recovery fees, and inspection fees, totaling $66,000,000.
    Environmental Enforcement.--The bill provides $5,858,000 
for environmental enforcement activities.
    The Bureau will continue to support and promote the Rigs-
to-Reefs Program and may grant extensions to operators working 
to complete State and Federal permitting or other requirements 
for converting offshore structures into artificial reefs.
    Operations, Safety and Regulation.--The bill provides 
$166,943,000 for operations, safety, and regulation activities.
    Administrative Operations.--The bill provides $19,292,000 
for administrative operations.
    Executive Direction.--The bill provides $18,793,000 for 
executive direction of the Bureau, including the Office of the 
Director.
    Offshore Decommissioning.--The bill provides $3,000,000 for 
offshore decommissioning activities.

                           OIL SPILL RESEARCH

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $15,099,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................      15,099,000
Committee recommendation................................      15,099,000

    The bill provides $15,099,000 for oil spill research, equal 
to the enacted level and the request.

          Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

    The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 
[OSMRE] was established in 1977 to oversee and carry out the 
requirements of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act 
(Public Law 95-87) in concert with States and Indian Tribes. 
OSMRE's primary objectives are to ensure coal mining activities 
are conducted in a manner that protects citizens and the 
environment during mining, ensure the land is properly 
reclaimed, and mitigate effects of past mining by reclaiming 
historic coal abandoned mine land [AML]. OSMRE addresses its 
mission through grants to States and Tribes to carry out their 
own regulatory and reclamation programs and the administration 
of OSMRE's regulatory and reclamation programs. The Surface 
Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2006 (Public 
Law 109-432) revised the mine reclamation fee distribution 
mechanism beginning in fiscal year 2008. State and Tribal 
reclamation grants are now provided under mandatory 
appropriations instead of through this bill.

                       REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY

Appropriations, 2023....................................    $121,026,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................     127,301,000
Committee recommendation................................     121,026,000

    The bill provides $121,026,000 for Regulation and 
Technology, equal to the enacted level and $6,275,000 below the 
request. The detailed allocation of funding by activity is 
included in the table accompanying this report.

                    ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND

Appropriations, 2023....................................    $289,930,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................     301,856,000
Committee recommendation................................     289,930,000

    The bill provides $289,930,000 for the Abandoned Mine 
Reclamation Fund, equal to the enacted level and $11,926,000 
below the request. Of the funds provided, $33,904,000 shall be 
derived from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and 
$135,000,000 shall be derived from the General Fund. The 
detailed allocation of funding by activity is included in the 
table accompanying this report.
    The Committee is committed to ensuring States and tribes 
are able to access and utilize funding from the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58) to reclaim 
abandoned mine land across the country as expeditiously as 
possible. To that end, the Committee expects the Office of 
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement to work with and 
solicit input from the States and tribes to simplify the 
process where possible and directs OSMRE to consider 
synchronizing reporting requirements.
    Passive Treatment Protection Program Grants.--The Committee 
continues support for grants to assist State and local 
governments and non-governmental organizations with the 
operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of mine drainage 
passive treatment systems. The Committee notes that States and 
Tribes receiving AML funds through the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58) may set aside up to 
30 percent of that funding each year for these projects.
    Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative [ARRI].--The 
Committee notes that the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
(Public Law 117-58) provided $200,000,000 for replanting on 
formerly mined lands, for activities such as ARRI. Therefore, 
the Committee expects ongoing support for ARRI, including staff 
time and equipment.
    State and Tribal Economic Revitalization Grants.--The bill 
provides a total of $135,000,000 for the Abandoned Mine Land 
Economic Revitalization [AMLER] grants to States and federally 
recognized Indian Tribes for the reclamation of abandoned mine 
land in conjunction with economic and community development and 
reuse goals. For fiscal year 2024, $88,042,000 shall be divided 
equally between the three Appalachian States with the largest 
unfunded needs for the reclamation of Priority 1 and Priority 2 
sites as delineated in the AML Inventory System; and 
$35,218,000 shall be divided equally between the next three 
Appalachian States with the largest unfunded needs for the 
reclamation of Priority 1 and Priority 2 sites as delineated in 
the AML Inventory System; and $11,740,000 shall be for grants 
to federally recognized Indian Tribes. The Committee has 
included a set-aside of 75 percent of these funds for program 
administration to expedite project timelines.
    The Committee expects OSMRE to cooperate fully with GAO on 
its ongoing study of the AMLER program and looks forward to any 
conclusions and recommendations.

                             INDIAN AFFAIRS


                        Bureau of Indian Affairs

    The Bureau of Indian Affairs [BIA] was founded in 1824 to 
uphold a government-to-government relationship between the 
Federal Government and Tribal entities. The Federal Government 
retains trust responsibility for individual Indians and Tribes 
as a result of formal treaties and agreements with Native 
Americans.
    The Bureau provides services directly or through contracts, 
grants, or compacts to a population of nearly 2 million 
American Indians and Alaska Natives who are members of 574 
federally recognized Indian Tribes in the lower 48 States and 
Alaska. Programs administered by the BIA and Tribes include an 
education system for almost 45,000 elementary and secondary 
students; 33 Tribal colleges, universities and post-secondary 
schools; social services; natural resource management on 56 
million acres of trust land; economic development; law 
enforcement; administration of Tribal courts; implementation of 
land and water claim settlements; replacement and repair of 
schools; repair and maintenance of roads and bridges; and 
repair of structural deficiencies on high-hazard dams.

                      Operation of Indian Programs


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2023....................................  $1,906,998,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................   2,257,637,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,934,548,000

    The bill provides $1,934,548,000 for the Operation of 
Indian Programs account, an increase of $27,550,000 to the 
enacted level and $323,089,000 less than the budget request. 
All programs and subactivities included are continued at 
enacted levels unless otherwise specified below or reflected in 
the table accompanying this report. Any additional increases 
are general program increases unless otherwise specified. 
Internal transfers within the accounts are reflected below and 
in the table.
    Tribal Government.--The bill provides $400,093,000 for 
Tribal government programs, an increase of $31,105,000 above 
the enacted level including an internal transfer. The 
recommendation supports $8,002,000 for Small and Needy Tribes, 
with the following direction. The Committee believes additional 
transparency is warranted on the methodology and data the 
Bureau uses each year to calculate and distribute the small and 
needy Tribe supplement to over 300 Tribes in New York, 
California, Oregon, Washington, Minnesota, Michigan, Nevada, 
Alaska and elsewhere with limited resources for the operation 
of their Tribal governments. The Committee directs the Bureau 
to prepare a report no later than 60 days after enactment of 
this act for the current and the previous two fiscal years that 
lists the Tribes who qualify for the small and needy 
supplement, identifies and explains the methodology used to 
calculate each Tribe's revenue to determine eligibility for the 
small and needy supplement (listing the programs that are 
counted against the cap), and a chart showing how those 
calculations were made for each eligible Tribe each year. The 
Committee expects the Bureau to post this data online for at 
least 60 days to enable Tribes to review it and propose 
corrections before funds are distributed to ensure correct data 
is being used. The Committee further directs the agency to 
notify it 30 days before adopting or finalizing any changes to 
the current formula, which has been in place serving small and 
needy Tribes around the country for over 25 years.
    The Committee has heard concerns from recently federally 
recognized Tribes about equitable distribution of Consolidated 
Tribal Government Program Funds. Many of these Tribes have 
smaller populations and land bases but have significant 
lingering needs in establishing certain Tribal government 
operations. The Committee encourages the Bureau to continue to 
provide technical assistance to the maximum extent practicable 
to recently federally recognized Tribes on how best to leverage 
funding through existing programs.
    Road Maintenance.--The bill provides $39,190,000 for road 
maintenance, equal to the the enacted level. The Committee is 
concerned about the rate of obligation for road maintenance 
funding and continued deferred maintenance backlog; therefore, 
the Bureau is directed to report to the Committee within 60 
days of enactment of this act on implementation of the GAO-17-
423 recommendations, as well as an allocation and obligation 
plan for fiscal year 2024 funding.
    The Committee acknowledges that the BIA road maintenance 
and repair program is faced with a significant backlog and a 
unique set of challenges, but the Committee has heard concerns 
that some roads have been in need of repair for decades, 
including BIA Routes 3, 7, 8, and 12, which require re-
graveling and improvements to address safety concerns. The 
Committee encourages BIA to fund these repair projects and make 
the necessary safety improvements to the roads.
    The Committee continues funding at fiscal year 2023 levels 
for school bus roads. The Committee directs the Bureau to 
report back within 60 days of enactment of this act on funds 
provided to implement the NATIVE Act within road maintenance 
that have not been utilized for roads, along with a strategy 
outlining how to meet the increased demand to address tourism 
needs across Indian Country.
    Human Services.--The bill provides $167,780,000 for Human 
Services programs, an increase of $795,000 to the enacted level 
accounting for an internal transfer. The bill provides 
$4,000,000 in program increases outlined below.
    Tiwahe.--The Committee expects funding to existing Tiwahe 
pilot programs to continue in the same amounts to the same 
recipients, including funding to support women and children's 
shelters. Finally, the Committee received the Federal and 
Tribal reports on the Tiwahe Initiative, which include 
recommendations on future action and expansion. The Bureau of 
Indian Affairs [BIA] is directed to submit a plan on how to 
expand the program to all Tribes incrementally along with a 
strategy on how to consider existing pilot programs during any 
expansion and be consistent with the final report and available 
funding. Further, as part of the expansion plan and strategy, 
the BIA is encouraged to explore the possibility of including 
all seven Virginia Tribes as a single consortium and who may be 
positioned to benefit as participants in future Tiwahe 
expansion plans.
    Social Services/Children and Families.--Within Human 
Services, the bill provides $54,954,000 for Social Services, a 
$2,000,000 program increase from the enacted level for Indian 
Child Family Violence Prevention activities to fill the gaps in 
Tribal child welfare services--specifically child protection 
and child abuse treatment $17,903,000 for the Indian Child 
Welfare Act [ICWA], a $1,000,000 increase over enacted to 
support ICWA grants to assist American Indians and Alaska 
Natives to assert their sovereignty under ICWA and to protect 
the rights of children in State welfare and judicial systems. 
The Committee expects the Bureau to continue to work with 
Tribes through Tribal consultation in the delivery of services 
to children and families within Indian Country.
    The Committee also acknowledges the discrepancy of Alaska 
Native and American Indian children that are disproportionately 
represented in foster care systems and Tribes are the only 
entity in Children in Need of Assistance [CINA] cases not 
provided an attorney by the state. The Committee notes funds 
included shall be used to meet the ICWA's mandate and attorney 
assistance in CINA cases.
    Housing Improvement Program.--The bill provides $12,939,000 
for the Housing Program, a $1,000,000 program increase from the 
enacted level and $5,021,000 below the budget request. The 
Bureau is further directed to report to the Committee within 
120 days of enactment of this act with an analysis of Alaska 
Natives' eligibility for both Housing Program mortgage 
assistance grants and mortgages, as well as any barriers to 
affording new, energy-efficient homes in western Alaskan 
villages off the road system.
    Trust-Natural Resources Management.--The bill provides 
$325,783,000 for Trust and Natural Resources programs, a 
decrease of $9,257,000 below the enacted level accounting for 
internal transfers and $60,074,000 below the budget request.
    It is the Committee's understanding that the Bureau has 
entered into cooperative agreements with Ahtna Inter-Tribal 
Resource Commission and the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal 
Fisheries Commission, and has initiated similar agreements with 
other organizations. Therefore, it is the Committee's 
expectation that within the funding provided, pilot projects 
and programs for Alaska subsistence will continue. The Bureau 
will report to the Committee within 60 days of enactment of 
this act on a distribution plan for these funds.
    Land Acquisitions for Landless and Land Limited Tribes.--
The Committee supports the request to move the funding line 
from the Natural Resources [TPA] budget subactivity to a 
separate line within Trust-Real Estate Services activity to 
offer Tribes greater flexibility, and maintains funding at the 
authorized and enacted level. The Bureau is encouraged to work 
with the committees of jurisdiction to evaluate whether a 
change in authorization for land acquisition is warranted to 
ensure the program's effectiveness.
    Rights Protection Implementation.--The bill provides 
$51,042,000 for Rights Protection Implementation, an increase 
of $1,842,000 more than the enacted level and $1,500,000 more 
than the request. Within the funding increases provided for 
Rights Protection Implementation, an additional $1,000,000 is 
provided for Columbia River In-Lieu Sites Treaty Fishing Sites 
Construction to support expanded resources for in-lieu and 
treaty fishing access sites along the Columbia River, an 
additional $342,000 to aid in the implementation of the U.S. 
Canada Pacific Salmon Treaty, and an additional $500,000 in a 
general program increase to benefit the off-reservation 
hunting, fishing, and gathering rights supported by this 
program.
    The Committee continues support for the Bureau's 
partnership with local Tribes and the U.S. Geological Survey to 
help develop a water quality strategy for transboundary rivers.
    The Committee supports those Tribal communities who must 
meet treaty obligations and directs the Bureau to report to the 
Committee within 60 days of enactment of this act outlining 
mitigation strategies under this subactivity that could help 
these communities meet their treaty obligations.
    Tribal Management/Development Program.--The bill provides 
$19,158,000 for the Tribal Management/Development Program, 
$614,000 more than the enacted level and $500,000 more the 
budget request. The additional funding provided supports 
expanding capacity for Tribal participation in natural resource 
decisionmaking.
    Endangered Species.--The bill provides $6,243,000 for 
Endangered Species, equal to the enacted level and $22,000 less 
than the budget request.
    Tribal Climate Resilience.--The bill provides $34,991,000 
for Tribal Climate Resilience, equal to the enacted level. The 
provided funding includes funding for relocation grants, for 
which all Tribes shall be eligible, and Tribal climate 
adaptation grants.
    The Committee reminds the Bureau that the Denali Commission 
was designated as the lead coordinating agency for Alaska 
Native village relocation in 2015, and the Commission has been 
leading the efforts since then. The Committee recommends the 
Bureau work closely with the Commission in order to avoid 
duplication of work and to take advantage of the Commission's 
expertise in the area when considering relocation grants.
    Integrated Resource Information Program.--The bill provides 
$3,077,000 for Integrated Resource Information Program, equal 
to the enacted level.
    Agriculture and Range Program.--The bill provides 
$41,438,000 for the Agriculture and Range Program, $2,000,000 
above the enacted level. This includes $14,291,000 for Invasive 
Species and $27,147,000 for the Agriculture Program [TPA]. The 
program increase for invasive species is provided to address 
the spread of invasive European Green Crab, with further 
direction explained below.
    European Green Crab.--The population of invasive European 
Green Crab in the Pacific Northwest continues to grow. This 
invasive species is resilient to rising water temperatures 
caused by climate change. This crab species preys on native 
vegetation which is important habitat for endangered salmon and 
other species that are critical to uphold Tribal treaty rights 
and Puget Sound recovery. The Committee directs the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to coordinate 
with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to 
ensure a comprehensive Federal approach to addressing the 
threat posed by European green crab, mitigate harm, and protect 
native crab and other shellfish populations.
    Tribal Forestry.--The bill provides $66,106,000 for Tribal 
Forestry, an increase of $89,000 more than the enacted level 
accounting for an internal transfer and a program increase of 
$1,000,000. Of these funds, $30,478,000 is provided for 
Forestry Projects and $35,628,000 for base funding.
    The Department of the Interior is expected to promote and 
expand the use of agreements with Indian Tribes to protect 
Indian trust resources from catastrophic wildfire, insect and 
disease infestation, or other threats from adjacent Federal 
lands, as authorized by law. The Committee directs the Bureau 
to continue to coordinate with the Office of Wildland Fire to 
submit a report describing how the Department determines the 
use of wildfire suppression and rehabilitation resources and 
prioritizes Indian forest land. The Committee notes that many 
Tribal communities are at a heightened risk of wildfire due to 
funding constraints and a fire detection deficit. In order to 
address the heightened fire risks, the Committee directs the 
Bureau to take special consideration of pre-fire detection 
technologies to protect the public, property, vital 
infrastructure, cultural resources, and natural resources, and 
adopt strategies for their implementation across Tribal lands. 
The Committee reminds the Bureau of the directive in the 
explanatory statement accompanying the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103) to provide a 
report within 1 year summarizing the fire detection deficits 
across Tribal lands and their efforts to prioritize early 
detection strategies and fire mitigation as part of the Natural 
Resources Management Program, and looks forward to that report.
    Water Resources.--The bill provides $18,411,000, which 
includes $8,269,000 for Water Resources [TPA], and $10,142,000 
for Water Management, Planning and Pre-development.
    Fish, Wildlife and Parks.--The bill provides $23,751,000 
for Fish, Wildlife and Parks programs, which includes 
$10,783,000 for Wildlife and Parks [TPA] and $12,968,000 for 
Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Projects to support the operation of 
fish hatcheries.
    Energy and Minerals.--The bill provides $33,011,000 for 
Energy and Minerals, which is equal to the enacted level. This 
program was formerly called Minerals and Mining in fiscal year 
2022, but the name was changed to Energy and Minerals as 
requested in fiscal year 2023 to better reflect the broad array 
of energy projects and existing activities.
    Resource Management Program Oversight.--The bill provides 
$8,301,000 for Resource Management Program Oversight, equal to 
the enacted level and $4,126,000 less than the request.
    Trust-Real Estate Services.--The bill provides $168,153,000 
for trust-real estate services programs, an increase of 
$9,150,000 more than the enacted level accounting for internal 
transfers. The Committee directs a program level of $1,521,000 
for the certification of historical places and cultural sites, 
including Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [ANCSA] (Public 
Law 92-203) sites.
    Office of Hearing and Appeals.--The Committee supports the 
internal transfer from the Office of Special Trustee to the 
Bureau to allow the Department to more efficiently process 
probate cases. The transfer is reflected in the accompanying 
table.
    Osage Nation Trust Records.--The Committee is concerned 
with the Department's recent policy restricting the Osage 
Nation access to its own trust records. For many years, this 
information was available to the Nation and the public. The 
Department now requires a FOIA request for every document, 
which takes weeks and months for a response. This restriction 
on access to records has had a severe impact on the economy of 
the Osage Nation. The Department should work through this issue 
with the Osage Nation to discover a way to give ready access to 
the records needed by the Nation and its members.
    Public Safety and Justice.--The bill provides $568,059,000 
for Public Safety and Justice programs, a decrease of 
$11,666,000 to the enacted level accounting for internal 
transfers but includes a $12,500,000 program increase 
distributed across multiple programs outlined below. The total 
funding is $73,725,000 below the budget request.
    Criminal Investigations and Police Services.--The bill 
provides $279,652,000 for Criminal Investigations and Police 
Services, a $5,500,000 increase to the enacted level and 
$36,686,000 less than the request. The increased funding is 
provided to support an increase in the number of officers and 
investigators on the ground performing crucial public safety 
services on a 24/7 basis in Indian Country.
    For funds dispersed for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 to 
address the impacts of the McGirt v. Oklahoma decision, the 
Bureau, in coordination with the Oklahoma Tribal recipients for 
McGirt related public safety and justice funding, is required, 
to the maximum extent practicable, to report on the number and 
specific types of convictions in their respective court 
systems. Additionally, the report is required to include 
barriers to collecting this data from Tribes and any statutory 
updates needed to best accomplish conviction reporting under 
these funds. The Bureau is expected to deliver a report to the 
Committee within 60 days of enactment of this act.
    Public Law 83-280 Needs.--The Committee notes that a number 
of States with large Indian populations have no law enforcement 
presence in Tribal communities and Alaska Native Villages 
despite skyrocketing crime rates. However, these Tribes are not 
eligible for certain Native justice funding simply because they 
are located in Public Law 280 States. Within 180 days of 
enactment of this act the Bureau is directed to conduct Tribal 
consultation on the budgetary needs of Tribal law enforcement, 
including wellness courts and other essential judicial needs 
for the tribes in these States, and report back to the 
Committee on the available Federal funding, within the 
Department of the Interior or elsewhere, for these tribes or 
outlining the barriers to the development of such funding.
    The Committee remains concerned about Tribal courts' needs 
as identified in the Indian Law and Order Commission's November 
2013 report, which notes Federal investment in Tribal justice 
for Public Law 83-280 States has been more limited than 
elsewhere in Indian Country. The Committee expects the Bureau 
to continue to work with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations 
to consider options that promote, design, or pilot Tribal court 
systems for Tribal communities subject to full or partial State 
jurisdiction under Public Law 83-280, and provides an 
additional $1,000,000 in funding within Tribal Justice Support.
    Lastly, the Committee notes the $7,000,000 provided in 
fiscal year 2023 for the Tribes that are eligible to receive 
public safety and justice funding but have not received funding 
in previous years will be incorporated into base funding for 
public safety and justice, following meaningful Tribal 
consultation to determine eligibility.
    The Committee remains highly concerned about the theft, 
looting, and trafficking of sacred objects and items of 
cultural patrimony, and directs the Bureau to allocate no less 
than $1,500,000 for law enforcement to enforce the Native 
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act [NAGPRA], the 
Safeguarding Tribal Objects of Patrimony [STOP] Act, or other 
related laws.
    The Committee also expects the recidivism initiative 
administered through the Tiwahe initiative to be continued. 
Within the amounts provided, the Committee supports enacted 
funding levels for implementation of the Violence Against Women 
Act [VAWA] (Public Law 103-322) for both training and VAWA-
specific Tribal court needs.
    Detention/Corrections.--The bill provides $140,879,000 for 
detention and corrections, a $4,000,000 program increase to the 
enacted level. The Committee remains very concerned with the 
welfare of inmates in custody at BIA and Tribal jails across 
Indian Country and the directs the BIA to provide regular 
updates on fulfilling recommendations from the Department's 
Office of Inspector General related to training, coordination, 
and standardized protocols to maintain accountability and 
oversight over BIA and Tribal jails.
    Law Enforcement Special Initiatives.--The bill provides 
$26,094,000 for law enforcement special initiatives, which is 
$1,000,000 more than the enacted level and $640,000 more than 
the request, with an emphasis on addressing the crisis of 
missing, trafficked, and murdered indigenous persons, 
especially woman. Native American women continue to face high 
rates of violence, and the Committee notes that a lack of data 
on the number of women and girls who go missing or murdered 
further complicates the ability to address this crisis. 
Increases are provided to help better address the crisis by 
identifying gaps in information sharing and data collection, 
and more dedicated resources to resolve cold cases. Funding is 
maintained to perform background check investigations to help 
with the hiring process. Additional funding is included for 
cold-case offices and for detention and corrections staff. 
Within 90 days of enactment of this act, the Bureau shall brief 
the Committee on the status of law enforcement vacancies in 
each Bureau region, as well as the number of law enforcement 
checks pending as of the date of enactment. At the same time as 
the annual budget request, the Bureau shall provide detail on 
how funding provided in fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2024 
is being used to expedite these investigations.
    Further, to assist Tribal and Federal law enforcement 
agencies in finding missing persons, the Secretary shall make 
funding available through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office 
of Justice Services, for software platforms that assist the 
agencies in finding missing persons. Such contributory software 
platforms may combine law enforcement public records data, 
analytics, geospatial mapping, and cellular network forensics.
    Victim/Witness Assistance Program.--The Committee is 
concerned with the high declination rates of criminal cases in 
Indian Country by Federal law enforcement and encourages the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs/Witness Assistance Program to help 
advocate for families and survivors by bringing forward 
information and witnesses that could be used by Federal law 
enforcement in active missing person cases, homicides, and 
other investigations.
    In addition to these resources, the bill also includes 
funding to focus on retention and advanced training needs. The 
Committee remains fully supportive of the Indian Police Academy 
at Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers [FLETC] in Artesia, 
New Mexico, and expects the Bureau to maintain the Academy's 
longstanding role as the central justice services training 
location for Tribal law enforcement, including entry-level law 
enforcement officers, agents, and corrections officers. The 
bill provides $5,613,000, equal to the enacted level for the 
Indian Police Academy. The bill maintains funding to operate 
advanced training activities in the Great Plains region that 
focuses on training for detectives, forensics, and other 
advanced training, per the accompanying statement in the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).
    The Committee is aware that Indian reservations have 
violent crime rates that are more than two and a half times 
higher than the National average. The Committee recognizes the 
need to address crime and violence in Indian Country and is 
concerned that there is a nearly 30 percent vacancy rate among 
Bureau law enforcement personnel. The Committee notes that the 
vacancy and turnover rate is especially high in the Great 
Plains Region, which contains 60 percent of all Office of 
Justice Services vacancies and over half of all Bureau of 
Indian Affairs police officer vacancies. The Committee directs 
the Bureau, working with other Federal partners, to report back 
to the Committee within 1 year of enactment of this act on the 
training needs for Bureau law enforcement and Tribal law 
enforcement by location, with a comprehensive plan on how to 
recruit, train, and fill the vacancies, including whether 
hiring and retention is hindered by delayed hiring processes 
and delayed background checks. As part of this report, the 
Committee expects the Bureau to work with FLETC to clearly 
identify what funding mechanisms are authorized that may be 
used for the recruitment, training, and facility needs, as well 
as what type of partnerships, including Federal, State, and 
Tribal, could be utilized to address and fill these needs.
    Further, because of the ongoing public safety issues facing 
Tribal nations, the Committee supports the Bureau's innovative 
new efforts to help with law enforcement recruitment and 
retention like the pay parity effort which began in fiscal year 
2023, but more action is necessary to support Tribes and Tribal 
safety. Therefore, the Committee directs the Bureau to expedite 
the hiring process, including background checks, and training. 
The Committee also directs the Bureau to work closely with 
Tribal leaders on this issue to ensure the Bureau has the 
resources necessary to meet this higher level of service.
    The Committee understands the funding provided in previous 
fiscal years for opioid addiction was not used solely for this 
purpose, but instead was used to hire additional drug 
enforcement officers to assist with all drug-related issues on 
Tribal lands. The Committee acknowledges that each community 
may have its own unique drug-related issues apart from opioids 
and continues this funding without the designation for opioid 
addiction.
    Community and Economic Development.--The bill provides 
$31,095,000 for community and economic development programs, a 
decrease of $77,000 below the enacted level accounting for 
internal transfers. The recommendation maintains enacted 
funding levels to carry out the provisions of the NATIVE Act 
(Public Law 114-221) to support strategic planning and 
capacity-building for Tribes, and for grants, studies, and 
tourism projects for Tribes and eligible Native Hawaiian 
Organizations. The Committee supports and recommends funding 
for the Bureau's job training efforts, and support for business 
incubators in Indian Country, in accordance with the budget 
request.
    The Committee understands the importance of preserving 
native languages for all Tribal communities. The Committee 
previously appropriated funds to the Bureau of Indian Education 
to build capacity for language immersion programs or to create 
new programs; however, those States that have federally 
recognized Tribes without Bureau-funded schools have been 
prevented from participating in this program, even though 
eligibility for these grants has included potential applicants 
beyond the Bureau of Indian Education school system. The 
Committee recommends no less than enacted in funding under this 
subactivity for language immersion grants. The Committee 
expects that eligibility will include any private nonprofit or 
Tribal organization in those States without Bureau-funded 
schools that are interested in further enhancing or creating 
native language immersion programs. The Committee supports the 
administration's efforts.
    NATIVE Act Implementation.--The Committee notes that the 
NATIVE Act, Public Law 114-221, requires an annual report 
outlining actions taken, policies formulated, and management 
plans and tourism initiatives formulated to include American 
Indians and Alaska Natives [AI/AN], Tribal organizations, and 
Native Hawaiian organizations. Additionally, the NATIVE Act 
requires a co-leadership role to integrate Federal tourism 
assets within the Federal Government to strengthen and develop 
Native American tourism, yet both of these requirements have 
not been met. Therefore the Committee directs the Bureau to 
produce and submit the required report to the Committee within 
120 days of enactment of this act. Further, the NATIVE Act 
requires the Bureau and the Department of Commerce to enter 
into a Memorandum of Understanding [MOU] with a qualified 
Native-led non-profit organization with an established record 
of managing a national program providing outreach, training and 
support specific to Native American communities in the 
development, growth and enhancement of cultural tourism. The 
Committee further directs the Bureau to provide a briefing to 
the Committee within 60 days of enactment of this act on how 
the Bureau intends to implement the MOU in future years.
    Executive Direction and Administrative Services.--The bill 
provides $262,744,000 for Executive Direction and 
Administrative Services, a decrease of $1,022,000 to the 
enacted level.
    Native Boarding School Initiative.--In June 2021, the 
Department announced an investigation into the Federal 
Government's past oversight of Native boarding schools. The 
past policies of forcing children into these schools tore 
families apart and led to a loss of culture and identity for 
generations of Native Americans. The Committee applauds the 
efforts of the Department to reexamine this era and looks 
forward to the findings. The bill continues $7,000,000 for 
these efforts.
    Special Initiatives.--The Committee provides $841,000 in 
congressionally directed spending for Special Initiatives. A 
detailed list of projects is included in the ``Congressionally 
Directed Spending'' table accompanying this report.

                       INDIAN LAND CONSOLIDATION

Appropriations, 2023....................................      $8,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................      30,500,000
Committee recommendation................................       8,000,000

    The Committee recommends $8,000,000 for Indian Land 
Consolidation, which is equal to the enacted level and 
$22,500,000 below the request. This newer account is to reduce 
land fractionation and increase Tribal majority ownership of 
lands to provide more control over land management, use, and 
protection. The Committee is concerned that the Bureau did not 
include administrative expense estimates in the budget request 
and expects the Bureau to do so in future budget 
justifications. Further, the Committee expects that each fiscal 
year the Bureau will provide metrics, including the number of 
fractionated interests purchased and acreage consolidated.

                      LWCF TRIBAL LAND ACQUISITION

Appropriations, 2023....................................................
Budget estimate, 2024...................................     $12,000,000
Committee recommendation................................................

    The bill does not provide funding for LWCF Tribal Land 
Acquisition.

                         CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS

Appropriations, 2023....................................    $328,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................     342,000,000
Committee recommendation................................     342,000,000

    The bill provides $342,000,000 for Contract Support Costs. 
The Committee continues language establishing an indefinite 
appropriation for contract support costs estimated to be 
$342,000,000 for fiscal year 2024. By retaining an indefinite 
appropriation for this account, additional funds may be 
provided by the Bureau if its budget estimate proves to be 
lower than necessary to meet the legal obligation to pay the 
full amount due to Tribes. The Committee believes fully funding 
these costs will ensure that Tribes have the necessary 
resources they need to deliver program services efficiently and 
effectively.

                       PAYMENTS FOR TRIBAL LEASES

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $30,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................      64,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      64,000,000

    The bill provides $64,000,000 for Payments for Tribal 
Leases. The Committee recommends establishing a separate 
appropriation account for payments for Tribal leases estimated 
to be $64,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.

                              CONSTRUCTION

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2023....................................    $153,309,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................     199,814,000
Committee recommendation................................     154,809,000

    The bill provides $154,809,000 for Construction Programs, 
$1,500,000 more than the enacted level and $45,005,000 less 
than the budget request. All programs and subactivities 
included are continued at enacted levels unless otherwise 
specified below or reflected in the table accompanying this 
report. Internal transfers within the accounts are reflected 
below and in the table.
    Public Safety and Justice Construction.--The Committee 
recommends $53,061,000, a $1,500,000 increase. The bill 
provides $34,500,000 for the Facilities Replacement and 
Construction Program; $4,744,000 for Employee Housing; 
$10,372,000 for Facilities Improvement and Repair; $171,000 for 
Fire Safety Coordination; and $3,274,000 for Fire Protection.
    The Committee is concerned with the continuous dilapidated 
conditions of public safety and justice facilities and 
understands the demand for public safety and construction 
funding remains high and the backlog to replace public safety 
facilities has grown exponentially. The Committee is aware 
there are many condemned facilities across the country 
including the Hopi, White Mountain Apache, and San Carlos 
Apache detention and justice facilities and directs the Bureau 
to keep the Committee apprised on the progress to replace these 
facilities.
    The Committee expects the Bureau to distribute funds 
provided in this act to expeditiously complete construction of 
adult detention center projects that were previously awarded. 
Remaining amounts should be considered available for all public 
safety and justice facilities, consistent with previous 
direction. Direction is provided for the Bureau to: (1) produce 
a plan on how to spend unobligated public safety and justice 
balances on facilities in poor condition; and (2) provide the 
plan to the Committee within 120 days of enactment of this act.
    Tribal communities, including Alaska Native communities, 
don't have sufficient public safety facilities to hold 
individuals until they can be transported to appropriate 
corrections facilities. Within 60 days of enactment of this 
act, BIA is directed to provide a report indicating whether 
existing programs available can address this need, or whether 
additional authorities and programs are necessary to provide 
funding to address this need.
    Resources Management Construction.--The Committee 
recommends $75,213,000, equal to the enacted level. This 
funding includes: $28,716,000 for irrigation projects, of which 
not less than $3,420,000 is for the Navajo Indian Irrigation 
Project and $10,000,000 is for projects authorized by the Water 
Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation [WIIN] Act (Public 
Law 114-322); $42,052,000 for dam projects; $1,016,000 for 
survey and design; $2,758,000 for engineering and supervision; 
and $671,000 for Federal power compliance. The Committee 
expects the funds designated for WIIN Act (Public Law 114-322) 
activities will be deposited into the Indian Irrigation Fund to 
fund those projects authorized by Public Law 114-322.
    The Committee continues the previous fiscal year funding 
increases for dam safety. However, the Committee is concerned 
that an unknown number of dams on reservations have not 
received a hazard classification, and the current review 
process is behind schedule, resulting in delays for 
comprehensive reviews. The Committee strongly encourages the 
Bureau to begin dam safety work expeditiously and report back 
to the Committee on the best way to effectively quantify the 
potential pool of dams on reservations in need of a review and/
or classification.
    Other Program Construction.--The Committee recommends 
$26,535,000, equal to the enacted level. This includes 
$2,419,000 for telecommunications repair and $9,497,000 for 
construction program management, which includes full funding 
for the Fort Peck water system as well as funding for 
facilities improvement and repair. The Committee notes the 
internal transfer of funds from Other Program Construction to a 
new line, Water Safety and Sanitation is reflected.
    San Carlos Irrigation Project.--The Committee is aware of 
challenges with the ability of the San Carlos Irrigation 
Project's power system to purchase power when there are 
fluctuations in market conditions. The Bureau should keep the 
Committee updated regarding challenges of the project to 
purchase power.

INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIMS SETTLEMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS TO 
                                INDIANS

Appropriations, 2023....................................        $825,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................         976,000
Committee recommendation................................         976,000

    The bill provides $976,000 for the Indian Land and Water 
Claim Settlements account, $151,000 more than the enacted level 
and equal to the budget request.

                 INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $13,884,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................      15,461,000
Committee recommendation................................      14,884,000

    The bill includes $14,884,000 for the Indian Guaranteed 
Loan account, $1,000,000 more than the enacted level and 
$577,000 less than the budget request. The Committee directs 
the Office of Indian Economic Development to report on its 
efforts to restart the use of the Interest Subsidy at this 
critical time. The Committee understands that Interest Subsidy 
is not as critical when interest rates are low, but conversely 
it is very critical when interests are high. The report should 
document how planned uses of the interest subsidy impacts the 
program if defaults increase and how Interest Subsidy can 
mitigate those defaults.

                       Bureau of Indian Education


                 Operation of Indian Education Programs


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2023....................................  $1,133,552,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................   1,194,389,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,136,725,000

    The bill provides $1,136,725,000 for the Operation of 
Indian Education Programs, $3,173,000 above the enacted level 
and $57,664,000 below the budget request. The detailed 
allocation of funding by program and activity is included in 
the table accompanying this report. Internal transfers within 
the accounts are reflected below and in the table.
    The Committee fully supports broadening access to Native 
language and culture programs, which have been linked to higher 
academic achievement for Native youth. The Committee expects 
the Individual Student Equalization Program [ISEP] to continue 
to enhance access to Native language and culture programs in 
Bureau-funded schools and directs the Bureau to report within 
60 days of enactment of this act on how previous funding 
provided has been and can continue to be used to support these 
programs.
    Within the funds provided for education program 
enhancements, an additional $500,000 is provided for native 
language immersion grants with the understanding that the 
recipients of these grants are Bureau-funded schools. The 
Bureau is expected to report within 60 days of enactment of 
this act regarding the status of fiscal year 2024 funds and the 
planned distribution of funds in this act.
    The Committee remains concerned about the distribution 
methodology of the Johnson O'Malley [JOM] assistance grants and 
is aware that Congress enacted the Johnson O'Malley 
Modernization Act (Public Law 115-404) in 2018. In addition to 
requesting a report detailing the Bureau's compliance with the 
act, the Committee once again requests that the Department 
include estimates of necessary appropriations levels to provide 
per pupil funding levels equal to the fiscal year 2018 level 
per pupil levels for all newly reported eligible students.
    The administration's emphasis on education must be 
complemented by efforts to improve interagency coordination for 
the multiplicity of programs that affect the wellbeing of 
Native children. In addition to education, these include 
healthcare, mental and behavioral healthcare, social service, 
child welfare, and juvenile justice programs. The Committee 
encourages the Bureau to work with other relevant Federal, 
State, local, and Tribal organizations to begin the process of 
identifying ways to make programs more effective in serving 
Native children.
    The Committee remains concerned by the Government 
Accountability Office report (GAO-17-423) on Tribal 
transportation, which identified potential negative impacts of 
road conditions on Native student school attendance. The 
Committee recommends that the Bureau take steps to improve its 
data collection on the cause of student absences, including 
data on road and weather conditions, and report back to the 
Committee within 120 days of enactment of this act regarding 
its actions to improve student absence data tracking and 
analysis.
    The Committee notes that the Bureau is required to 
compensate teachers and counselors at a pay rate that is 
consistent with the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay 
and Personnel Practices Act, as provided by 25 U.S.C. 201. The 
Committee directs the Bureau to clearly display funding amounts 
required to comply with Department of Defense Education 
Activity (Public Law 86-91, as amended) pay rates as part of 
future budget justifications and encourages the Bureau to 
include sufficient funding in its budget request to fully fund 
these requirements.
    Further, the Committee directs the Bureau to provide an 
analysis of ISEP funds beginning in fiscal year 2024 in the 
annual budget request that details: The Bureau's pay rate for 
teacher and counselor salaries; the Department of Defense [DOD] 
pay rate for teacher and counselor salaries; the amount of 
funding provided for teacher and counselor pay parity in annual 
budget requests and actually provided with available funds; the 
amount of annual funding spent on Bureau-funded schools non-
salary expenses (including student services, safety, 
programming, and other standard operations); the impact that 
any shortfall of ISEP funds for required pay increases had on 
school services and programming (if any); and a complete 
accounting of any amounts Bureau-funded schools may not have 
received because fixed costs increases that align with DOD 
teacher and counselor pay parity requirements were not included 
in annual budget requests.
    FERS Eligibility for Employees at BIE Tribally Controlled 
Schools.--The Committee is concerned about the inequity created 
by the loss of Federal Employees Retirement System [FERS] 
benefits for teachers and staff when Tribes exercise their 
self-determination right to operate BIE-funded schools under 
Public Law 100-297 grants or Public Law 93-638 contracts. The 
loss of these benefits is a major impediment to the recruitment 
and retention of teachers and staff, as these Tribally 
Controlled Schools often bear the hardship of recruiting, 
hiring, and training teachers and staff only to lose them 
shortly thereafter to other schools offering better pay and 
benefits. Any policy denying Federal benefits to employees 
carrying out a Federal trust responsibility is incompatible 
with the Federal policy of self-determination. Congress 
recognized this incompatibility and barrier to recruitment and 
retention in 2020 when it extended the Federal Employee Health 
Benefits [FEHB] program to teachers and staff of Tribally 
Controlled Schools. Thus, the Committee directs the Bureau to 
analyze the extent of the problem and the systems, processes, 
and authorizations necessary to extend FERS benefits to 
teachers and staff employed by these schools; develop an 
associated plan, timeline, and budget; and report back to the 
Committee with a proposal no later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this act.
    The Committee directs the Bureau to work with the Indian 
Health Service as appropriate to continue integrating school-
based preventative health services, such as dental, mental, and 
behavioral care, into elementary schools in order to improve 
health outcomes of Tribal students.
    Chemawa Indian School.--The Committee is highly concerned 
with the findings included in the recent audit published by the 
Department's Office of Inspector General regarding the 
financial oversight and management of the Chemawa School in 
Oregon. Therefore, the Committee directs the Bureau to brief 
the Committee within 30 days of enactment of this act on how 
the Bureau intends to address the issues raised and implement 
the recommendations included in the audit.

                         EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2023....................................    $267,887,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................     416,212,000
Committee recommendation................................     270,326,000

    The bill provides $270,326,000 for Education Construction, 
$2,439,000 more than the enacted level and $145,886,000 less 
than the budget request. Funding amounts support a level of 
$117,943,000 for replacement schools; $23,935,000 for 
replacement facilities; $13,595,000 for employee housing 
repair; and $96,853,000 for facility improvement and repair.
    The Committee recognizes that many Tribal colleges have 
significant unfunded needs and directs the Bureau to work with 
Tribal leaders and other stakeholders to develop a consistent 
methodology for determining Tribal colleges operating and 
maintenance needs to inform future budget requests. The 
Committee included directives under the Bureau of Indian 
Education-Operation of Indian Education Programs in previous 
years directing the Bureau to develop a methodology regarding 
the operating and infrastructure needs for Tribal colleges, but 
the Bureau has not yet complied and submitted a methodology. 
With the addition of mandatory money for deferred maintenance 
for these activities, the Committee again directs the Bureau to 
conduct an assessment of Tribal colleges facility needs and 
develop a distribution methodology to address these needs. The 
Committee also directs the Bureau to report back within 60 days 
of enactment of this act on how it conducts student counts at 
Tribal colleges and how funding is provided to address 
facilities operation, maintenance, and construction needs.
    The Committee expects that the discretionary funding for 
the facility improvement and repair program will continue to be 
used to address deficiencies identified by annual school safety 
inspections. The Committee remains concerned about the deferred 
maintenance projects at schools and directs the Bureau to 
submit the allocation plan as required by Public Law 115-31. 
The Committee is encouraged to learn that BIA and BIE continue 
to work together to ensure annual safety inspections are 
completed for all BIE school facilities. However, the Committee 
is concerned that, as noted by GAO in report GAO-16-313, BIA 
and BIE have not developed concrete tracking and capacity-
building systems to ensure safety issues flagged by these 
inspections are addressed in a timely manner. Furthermore, the 
Committee is concerned by reports from Tribally-operated BIE 
schools that BIE does not provide timely access to or training 
about the Facilities Improvement and Repair Program and other 
available emergency maintenance funding. The Committee reminds 
the Bureau that it has yet to comply with the reporting 
requirements for school safety inspections included in Senate 
Report 116-123, and that this report should be delivered within 
30 days of enactment of this act.
    The Committee understands that many schools are in need of 
repair, improvement, and upgrades to be in good condition, and 
mandatory funds provided by the Great American Outdoors Act 
will address some of these challenges. The Committee stands 
ready to work with the administration and Tribes to develop a 
comprehensive strategy that provides safe, functional, and 
accessible facilities for schools. The Committee reminds the 
Bureau of the previous requirement to report back on the 
progress the Bureau has made towards implementing a long-term 
facilities plan similar to the Department of Defense process in 
2009, as encouraged in the joint explanatory statement 
accompanying Public Law 114-113.

           OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS

    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 Office of the Special Trustee's [OST] trust 
management of these assets includes conserving, maintaining, 
accounting, investing, disbursing, and reporting to individual 
Indians and federally recognized Tribes and Tribal 
organizations on asset transactions generated from sales, 
leasing and other commercial activities on these lands.

                         FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2023....................................    $111,272,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................     109,098,000
Committee recommendation................................     104,176,000

    The bill provides $104,176,000 for the Federal Trust 
Programs account. The total is $7,096,000 below the enacted 
level to account for proposed internal transfers and $4,922,000 
below the request for the Department's proposed new bureau. The 
recommendation includes $1,520,000 for executive direction.
    At this time the Committee cannot recommend the creation of 
a new Bureau as proposed in the budget request. The Committee 
continues to need additional information to evaluate the best 
path forward for any remaining OST functions and 
responsibilities once OST sunsets.. The Committee is committed 
to working in partnership with the Department on the best path 
forward in accordance with the recommendations provided in the 
Government Accountability Office [GAO] report directed by 
Congress in fiscal year 2022 to evaluate the OST functions in 
context of the proposed new bureau.

                          Departmental Offices


                        Office of the Secretary


                        DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS

Appropriations, 2023....................................    $135,844,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................     158,808,000
Committee recommendation................................     142,278,000

    The bill includes a total appropriation of $142,278,000 for 
the Office of the Secretary account. This amount is $6,394,000 
more than the enacted level and $16,530,000 less than the 
budget request. The recommendation continues the direction from 
previous fiscal years to maintain the Office of Native Hawaiian 
Relations within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Policy, Management, and Budget.
    Leadership and Administration.--The recommendation includes 
an appropriation of $117,363,000 for the leadership and 
administration activity, $6,394,000 more than the fiscal year 
2023 enacted level and $14,545,000 less than the request. 
Increases are allocated for the Department's contribution to 
the Federal executive board, the annual service contract, and 
information technology requirements. The Committee recommends 
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. In addition, $2,835,000 is included 
to reflect the transfer of the Office of Subsistence Management 
from the Fish and Wildlife Service.
    Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony [STOP] Act.--Tribal 
cultural heritage items are an essential part of the cultural 
practices and daily wellbeing of Tribal communities. However, 
they are often wrongfully taken and illegally sold as art or 
artifacts. When exported abroad, it becomes even more difficult 
to secure their return. The STOP Act fills a key void in 
preventing the export and trafficking of Tribal cultural 
heritage items in the international market and facilitating 
their repatriation to their respective Tribal communities. The 
STOP Act creates a Federal interagency working group to 
coordinate and implement these efforts, and it calls on the 
Federal agencies to undertake discrete tasks to implement the 
STOP Act. The Committee includes an increase of $500,000 for 
the Department to begin implementation of this important 
mission.
    Management Services.--The bill provides an appropriation of 
$24,915,000 for the management services activity, equal to the 
enacted level and $1,365,000 more than the request.
    Indian and Arts and Crafts Board [IACB].--The 
recommendation includes not less than $1,806,000 for the IACB 
to support activities related to enforcement of the Indian Arts 
and Crafts Act. The Committee supports the work of the IACB to 
promote the economic development of Native Americans through 
the expansion of the Indian arts and crafts market and 
combatting illegal sales and trafficking of indigenous artwork 
through IACB's administration and enforcement of the Indian 
Arts and Crafts Act.
    Plum Island.--The Committee expresses support for the 
permanent conservation of Plum Island for the protection in 
perpetuity of its natural and cultural resources. The Committee 
directs the Department of the Interior to provide a briefing to 
the Committee within 180 days of enactment of this act 
regarding processes and potential resources needed to complete 
a transfer for permanent conservation of Plum Island, including 
management of and partnerships with State, Federal, and Tribal 
entities, and potential costs for managing the island.
    The Committee is concerned that the Department of the 
Interior has not complied with the requirements of Section 
40206(d) and Section 40206(e) of the Infrastructure Investment 
and Jobs Act, including the submission of the critical mineral 
permitting and review performance improvement report and 
publishing of the performance metric required under those 
sections. Therefore, the Committee directs the Department to 
brief the appropriate authorizing and appropriations Committees 
every 30 days on the Department's efforts to assist with 
preparation of the required submissions until such time that 
the requirements are satisfied.
    The Committee is concerned that the statutorily required 
submissions to Congress under the National Materials and 
Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act (30 U.S.C. 
1604(a)) have not been completed despite the importance of 
minerals policy to Administration goals and a statutory 
deadline of December 22, 2021. Further, the Committee expects 
the Department of the Interior to implement minerals policy in 
a coordinated manner with the Executive Office of the President 
and other Departments or agencies. Therefore, the Committee 
directs the Department to brief the appropriate authorizing and 
appropriations Committees every 30 days on the Department's 
efforts to assist with preparation of the required submissions 
until such time that the requirements are satisfied.

                            Insular Affairs

    The Office of Insular Affairs [OIA] was established on 
August 4, 1995, through Secretarial Order No. 3191, which also 
abolished the former Office of Territorial and International 
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 [CNMI], as well as oversight of Federal 
programs and funds in the freely associated States of the 
Federated States of Micronesia [FSM], the Republic of the 
Marshall Islands [RMI], and the Republic of Palau.
    Following the expiration of the first Compact of Free 
Association in 2003, a new Compact of Free Association was 
negotiated between the United States and the States of FSM and 
RMI. Under the Compact, the status of free association 
recognizes each Freely Associated State as a sovereign State 
with the capacity to conduct foreign affairs consistent with 
the terms of the Compact. The Compact places full 
responsibility for defense with the United States. The Compact 
also provides grant funds and Federal program assistance, 
principally through the Department of the Interior.

                       ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES

Appropriations, 2023....................................    $120,357,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................     120,796,000
Committee recommendation................................     114,357,000

    The bill provides $114,357,000 for assistance to 
territories, a decrease of $6,000,000 to the enacted level and 
a decrease of $6,439,000 the request. Funding levels for each 
subactivity can be found in the table accompanying this report.
    The bill recognizes that the Office of Insular Affairs' 
most impactful spending is through projects to improve 
education, drinking water, sanitation, health, safety, 
transportation, reliability of power, availability of 
technology, including through fiber optics, and economic 
opportunity and sustainability. The Committee directs these 
funds to be awarded accordingly. Additionally, OIA is directed 
to continue to award non-competitive technical assistance funds 
to support investments in civic education programs for Insular 
Area students.
    Kwajalein Masterplan Implementation.--The Office is 
directed to report to the Committee within 180 days of 
enactment of this act on implementation of activities the 
Department is undertaking pursuant to the Kwajalein Atoll 
Masterplan to address the special needs of communities within 
Kwajalein Atoll.
    Funding for Energizing Insular Communities is provided 
equal to the request.

                      COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION

Appropriations, 2023....................................      $8,463,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................       1,463,000
Committee recommendation................................       3,463,000

    The bill provides $3,463,000 for Compact of Free 
Association programs, $5,000,000 less than the enacted level 
and $2,000,000 more than the request. Within the funds made 
available, the Committee has provided $650,000 for Enewetak 
support.
    The Committee recognizes the importance of the relationship 
between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall 
Islands and provided $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 as the 
fourth and final payment towards the $20,000,000 requested by 
the Republic of the Marshall Islands in September 2009 for 
Compensatory Adjustments, as authorized in section 111(d) of 
the Compact of Free Association Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-239; 
99 Stat. 1799; 48 U.S.C. 1911) and section 108(b) of the 
Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (Public Law 
108-188; 117 Stat. 2755; 48 U.S.C. 1921g).
    The Committee recognizes the importance of renewing the 
Compacts of Free Association and understands the Administration 
has transmitted a proposal for a renewed Compacts of Free 
Association to Congress for consideration. The Committee is 
following these activities closely and directs the Office to 
brief the Committee regularly on the status of these 
negotiations.

                        Office of the Solicitor


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2023....................................    $101,050,000
Budget estimate, 202....................................     111,898,000
Committee recommendation................................      97,950,000

    The bill provides a total appropriation of $97,950,000 for 
the Office of the Solicitor, $3,100,000 less than the enacted 
level and $13,948,000 less than the budget request.
    Freedom of Information Act [FOIA].--The Committee 
appreciates the efforts made by the Office of the Solicitor to 
increase the processing capacity of the Department's FOIA 
program and reduce the Department's FOIA request backlog. The 
Committee directs the Department to report to the Committee 
annually on staffing levels and metrics showing the status of 
the FOIA request backlog.

                      Office of Inspector General


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $67,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................      83,970,000
Committee recommendation................................      67,000,000

    The bill provides a total appropriation of $67,000,000 for 
the Office of Inspector General, equal to the enacted level and 
$16,970,000 less than the budget request.

                        Department-Wide Programs


                        WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The Department's Wildland Fire Management account funds the 
Office of Wildland Fire and fire prevention, readiness, 
suppression, and rehabilitation activities performed by the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service, and National Park Service.
Appropriations, 2023...................................\1\$1,092,786,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................   1,325,886,000
Committee recommendation................................\2\1,116,286,000

\1\Includes $429,000,000 provided with an emergency designation.
\2\Includes $831,816,000 provided with an emergency designation.

    The bill provides $1,116,286,000 for wildland fire 
management, $23,500,000 above the enacted level and 
$209,600,000 below the request. Program directives and specific 
funding requirements are noted in the following narrative.
    Fire Operations.--The bill provides $831,816,000 for 
Wildfire Preparedness and Suppression. This amount includes 
$448,159,000 for preparedness and $383,657,000 for fire 
suppression operations. These amounts are provided with an 
emergency designation. Within preparedness funding, $1,000,000 
is to initiate a health and wellness program for firefighters.
    As noted in the front matter of this report, the Committee 
expects that with these resources, the Department will continue 
to transform its wildland fire workforce to allow for increased 
firefighter pay, create year-round firefighting and fuels 
management capacity, and implement technology modernizations 
outlined in Section 1114 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. 
Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116-
9). These upgrades will improve firefighter and public safety 
and enhance effective and cost-efficient wildfire response, 
through expanded use of uncrewed aircraft systems and better 
incident support, such as remote location tracking, smoke 
projections, safe operations in degraded visual environments, 
and wildfire decision support.
    Other Operations.--The bill provides $284,470,000 for other 
wildland fire management operations. This includes $247,000,000 
for fuels management, $20,470,000 for burned area 
rehabilitation, $12,500,000 for fire facilities, and $4,500,000 
for joint fire science. Within fire facilities, no less than 
$2,500,000 is provided for the Department's firefighter housing 
improvement initiative.
    The Department is directed to prioritize collaboratively-
developed wildfire risk reduction efforts in high-risk 
firesheds with fragmented ownership of Federal, State, and 
private forest lands, susceptibility to wildfire and 
concentration of homes. The Department is further directed to 
brief the Committee within 60 days of enactment of this act on 
the proposed distribution of hazardous fuels funding to its 
component bureaus, the allocation methodology, and how it takes 
into account areas with special designations, such as the 
Oregon and California Grant Lands.
    Direction related to the Joint Fire Science Program is 
included under the Forest and Rangeland Research heading of 
this report.

              WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS RESERVE FUND

Appropriations, 2023....................................    $340,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................     350,000,000
Committee recommendation................................     350,000,000

    The bill recommends $350,000,000 for the Department of the 
Interior Wildfire Suppression Operations Reserve Fund for 
fiscal year 2024, $10,000,000 above the enacted level and equal 
to the request. The bill includes this additional funding for 
fiscal year 2024, allocated between the Department and the 
Forest Service.

                    CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $10,064,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................      10,116,000
Committee recommendation................................      10,064,000

    The bill provides $10,064,000 for the Central Hazardous 
Materials Fund, equal to the enacted level and $52,000 below 
the request.

                ENERGY COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2023....................................      $5,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................      30,000,000
Committee recommendation................................       5,000,000

    The bill provides $5,000,000 for the Energy Community 
Revitalization Program, equal to the enacted level and 
$25,000,000 below the request. The detailed allocation of 
funding by activity is included in the table accompanying this 
report.
    The Committee continues to expect this program to be used 
to implement Section 40704 of the Infrastructure Investment and 
Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58) and directs the Department to 
finalize guidance for State and Tribal grants and memoranda of 
understanding with other Federal agencies, including the Forest 
Service and Environmental Protection Agency, to implement the 
program as authorized. The bill also provides funding for these 
activities on Federal lands within the Department's individual 
land management bureaus and the Forest Service.

           NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION

                NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FUND

Appropriations, 2023....................................      $8,037,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................       8,388,000
Committee recommendation................................       8,037,000

    The bill provides $8,037,000 for the Natural Resource 
Damage Assessment Fund, equal to the enacted level and $351,000 
below the request. The detailed allocation of funding by 
activity is included in the table accompanying this report. The 
Committee commends the outsized role the office plays in 
restoration and habitat protection across the country.

                          WORKING CAPITAL FUND

Appropriations, 2023....................................    $112,198,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................     142,897,000
Committee recommendation................................     112,198,000

    The bill provides $112,198,000 for the Working Capital 
Fund, equal to the enacted level and $30,699,000 less than the 
request.

                  OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE

Appropriations, 2023....................................    $174,934,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................     185,403,000
Committee recommendation................................     174,934,000

    The bill provides $174,934,000 for the Office of Natural 
Resources Revenue [ONRR], equal to the enacted level and 
$10,469,000 below the request. The increase is provided to 
support the ongoing modernization of the Minerals Revenue 
Management Support System. ONRR is directed to report to the 
Committee on its actions to implement the recommendations 
included in OIG Report 2021-CR-042 within 180 days of enactment 
of this act. The Committee directs the Department to distribute 
revenues from Gulf of Mexico operations in a manner consistent 
with the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (Public Law 
109-432).

                           General Provisions


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    Title I of the bill includes ``General Provisions, 
Department of the Interior'', which are various legislative 
provisions affecting the Department. The provisions are:

    Sec. 101. Provides secretarial authority for the intra-
bureau transfer of program funds for expenditures in cases of 
emergency when all other emergency funds are exhausted.
    Sec. 102. Provides for the department-wide expenditure or 
transfer of funds by the Secretary in the event of actual or 
potential emergencies including forest fires, range fires, 
earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions, storms, oil spills, 
grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks, and surface mine 
reclamation emergencies.
    Sec. 103. Provides for use of appropriated funds by the 
Secretary for contracts, rental cars and aircraft, certain 
library memberships, and certain telephone expenses.
    Sec. 104. Provides for the transfer of unobligated balances 
from the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Office of Special 
Trustee for American Indians for expenditure or transfer for 
Indian trust management activities.
    Sec. 105. Permits the redistribution of Tribal priority 
allocation and Tribal base funds to alleviate funding 
inequities.
    Sec. 106. Authorizes the acquisition of lands for the 
purpose of operating and maintaining facilities that support 
visitors to Ellis, Governors, and Liberty Islands.
    Sec. 107. Authorizes Outer Continental Shelf inspection 
fees to be collected by the Secretary of the Interior.
    Sec. 108. Provides the Secretary of the Interior with 
authority to enter into multi-year cooperative agreements with 
nonprofit organizations for long-term care of wild horses and 
burros.
    Sec. 109. Addresses the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's 
responsibilities for mass marking of salmonid stocks.
    Sec. 110. Allows the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of 
Indian Education to more efficiently and effectively perform 
reimbursable work.
    Sec. 111. Provides authority for the Department of the 
Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with nonprofit 
organizations designated under the Older Americans Act (Public 
Law 89-73).
    Sec. 112. Requires funds to be available for obligation and 
expenditure not later than 60 days after the date of enactment.
    Sec. 113. 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.
    Sec. 114. Provides full funding for the Payments in Lieu of 
Taxes [PILT] program.
    Sec. 115. Directs notification of any deviation in 
procedure or equipment.
    Sec. 116. Allows the National Park Service to convey lands 
for purposes of transportation and recreation for a specific 
project.
    Sec. 117. Authorizes access to interagency motor vehicles 
for Tribally controlled schools in same manner as if performing 
activities under the Indian Self Determination and Education 
Assistance Act.
    Sec. 118. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to 
establish appraiser rates of pay.
    Sec. 119. Addresses the issuance of rules for sage-grouse.
    Sec. 120. Authorizes the National Park Service to use up to 
7 percent of State conservation grant funds as grants to States 
for indirect costs.
    Sec. 121. Addresses the retention of concession franchise 
fees.
    Sec. 122. Extends the authorization of deposits into the 
Historic Preservation Fund.
    Sec. 123. Establishes an offshore decommissioning account.
    Sec. 124. Establishes the Department of the Interior 
nonrecurring expenses fund.
    Sec. 125. Extends the authorization for Ebey's Landing 
National Historic Reserve.
    Sec. 126. Makes technical changes to Service First 
authority.

                                TITLE II

                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

                          Program Description

    The Environmental Protection Agency [EPA or Agency] was 
created through Executive Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970, 
designed to consolidate certain Federal Government 
environmental activities into a single agency. The plan was 
submitted by the President to the Congress on July 8, 1970, and 
the EPA was established as an independent agency in the 
executive branch on December 2, 1970, by consolidating 15 
components from five departments and independent agencies.
    A description of EPA's pollution control programs by media 
follows:

    Air.--The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (Public Law 101-
549) authorize a national program of air pollution research, 
regulation, prevention, and enforcement activities.
    Water Quality.--The Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(Public Law 92-500), as amended, provides the framework for 
protection of the Nation's surface waters. The law recognizes 
that it is the primary responsibility of the States to prevent, 
reduce, and eliminate water pollution. The States determine the 
desired uses for their waters, set standards, identify current 
uses and, where uses are being impaired or threatened, develop 
plans for the protection or restoration of the designated use. 
They implement the plans through control programs such as 
permitting and enforcement, construction of municipal waste 
water treatment works, and nonpoint source control practices. 
The act also regulates discharge of dredge or fill material 
into waters of the United States, including wetlands.
    Drinking Water.--The Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 
(Public Law 93-523), as amended in 1996, charges EPA with the 
responsibility of implementing a program to assure that the 
Nation's public drinking water supplies are free of 
contamination that may pose a human health risk and to protect 
and prevent the endangerment of ground water resources which 
serve as drinking water supplies.
    Hazardous Waste.--The Resource Conservation and Recovery 
Act of 1976 [RCRA] (Public Law 94-580) mandated EPA to develop 
a regulatory program to protect human health and the 
environment from improper hazardous waste disposal practices. 
The RCRA Program manages hazardous wastes from generation 
through disposal.
    EPA's responsibilities and authorities to manage hazardous 
waste were greatly expanded under the Hazardous and Solid Waste 
Amendments of 1984 (Public Law 98-616). Not only did the 
regulated universe of wastes and facilities dealing with 
hazardous waste increase significantly, but past mismanagement 
practices, in particular prior releases at inactive hazardous 
and solid waste management units, were to be identified and 
corrective action taken. The 1984 amendments also authorized a 
regulatory and implementation program directed to owners and 
operators of underground storage tanks.
    The Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act 
of 2012 (Public Law 112-195) amended subtitle C of the Solid 
Waste Disposal Act (Public Law 89-272) to establish an 
electronic means of tracking wastes subject to RCRA regulation.
    Pesticides.--The objective of the pesticide program is to 
protect the public health and the environment from unreasonable 
risks while permitting the use of necessary pest control 
approaches. This objective is pursued by EPA under the Food 
Quality Protection Act (Public Law 104-170); the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (Public Law 61-
152); the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Public Law 75-
717); and the Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act 
of 2012 (Public Law 112-117) through three principal means: (1) 
review of existing and new pesticide products; (2) enforcement 
of pesticide use rules; and (3) research and development to 
reinforce the ability to evaluate the risks and benefits of 
pesticides.
    Radiation.--The radiation program's major emphasis is to 
minimize the exposure of persons to ionizing radiation, whether 
from naturally occurring sources, medical or industrial 
applications, nuclear power sources, or weapons development.
    Toxic Substances.--The Toxic Substances Control Act (Public 
Law 94-469) established a program to stimulate the development 
of adequate data on the effects of chemical substances on 
health and the environment and instituted control action for 
those chemicals which present an unreasonable risk of injury to 
health or the environment. The original statute was amended by 
the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century 
Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-182). The act's coverage affects 
thousands of chemicals currently in commerce and all new 
chemicals.
    Multimedia.--Multimedia activities are designed to support 
programs where the problems, tools, and results are cross media 
and must be integrated to affect results. This integrated 
program encompasses EPA's research, enforcement, and abatement 
activities.
    Superfund.--The Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-510) 
established a national program to protect public health and the 
environment from the threats posed by inactive hazardous waste 
sites and uncontrolled spills of hazardous substances. The 
original statute was amended by the Superfund Amendments and 
Reauthorization Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-499). Under these 
authorities, EPA manages a hazardous waste site clean-up 
program that includes emergency response and long-term 
remediation.
    Brownfields.--The Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-510), as 
amended by the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields 
Revitalization Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-118), established a 
national program to assess, clean up, and provide support to 
States, Tribes, local communities, and other stakeholders to 
work together to develop Brownfields.
    Leaking Underground Storage Tanks.--The Leaking Underground 
Storage Tank [LUST] Program addresses petroleum releases from 
federally regulated underground storage tanks. It was created 
in 1986 when Congress amended subtitle I of the Solid Waste 
Disposal Act (Public Law 89-272). EPA implements the LUST 
response program primarily through cooperative agreements with 
the States. In 2005, the Energy Policy Act (Public Law 109-58) 
expanded eligible uses of the Trust Fund to include certain 
leak prevention activities.
    Inland Oil Spill.--The Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(Public Law 80-845), as amended by section 4202 of the Oil 
Pollution Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-380), established a 
national program to help prepare for, and respond to, any oil 
spill affecting the inland waters of the United States.

                         Programmatic Guidance

    The bill provides $9,922,318,000 for the Agency, 
$213,115,000 below the enacted level and $2,160,955,000 below 
the budget request.
    Workforce.--EPA staff include scientists, engineers, 
analysts, community coordinators, and program managers who help 
protect public health and the environment in communities across 
the country. EPA staff numbers remain more than 2,000 below 
historic levels despite the growing workload to support clean 
air, clean water, and a stable climate. The Committee expects 
the Agency to submit as part of its operating plan, staffing 
targets by National Program Management area, in line with the 
Agency's enacted appropriation. The Committee expects the 
Agency to continue to develop workforce and staffing plans. 
Further, not later than 45 days after the end of each quarter, 
the Agency shall submit data on the number of full time 
equivalent employees employed by the Agency in the same format 
as the fiscal year 2020 employment target data was submitted.
    PFAS and Contaminants of Emerging Concern.--The Committee 
supports the Agency's continued action on PFAS, including 
addressing contamination, advancing clean-up and treatment 
solutions, conducting research, and undertaking needed 
regulatory actions. Within 60 days of enactment of this act, 
the Agency is directed to brief the Committee on updated fiscal 
year 2024 PFAS-related actions and provide the Committee with a 
spend plan that details funding at the program project level.
    Congressional Budget Justification.--The Agency is directed 
to continue to include the information requested in House 
Report 112-331 and any proposals to change State allocation 
formulas that affect the distribution of appropriated funds in 
future budget justifications.
    Annual Operating Plan.--Within 30 days of enactment of this 
act, the Agency is directed to submit to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations its annual operating plan for 
fiscal year 2024, which shall detail how the Agency plans to 
allocate funds at the program project level.
    Reprogramming.--The Committee notes that the Agency must 
follow the reprogramming directives codified in a general 
provision and restated in the front matter of this report, 
including for proposed reorganizations, workforce restructure, 
reshaping, transfer of functions, or downsizing, especially 
those of significant national or regional importance, as well 
as closures, consolidations, and relocations of offices, 
facilities, and laboratories. Further, the Agency may not use 
any amount of deobligated funds to initiate a new program, 
office, or initiative without the prior approval of the 
Committee.
    Combination of Separate Fiscal Year Grant Funding.--The 
Committee acknowledges instances in which the Agency combined 
separate fiscal year grant appropriations and put out a multi-
year Request for Application and directs the Agency to brief 
the Committee before publishing a multi-year Request for 
Application of grant funding.
    Changes to Grant Formulas or Allocations.--The Agency is 
directed to brief the Committee before making changes to grant 
funding allocations or formula changes.

                         Science and Technology

Appropriations, 2023....................................    $802,276,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................     967,838,000
Committee recommendation................................     795,055,000

    The bill provides $795,055,000 for Science and Technology, 
$7,221,000 below the enacted level and $172,783,000 below the 
budget request. The bill provides an additional $31,607,000 for 
this account from Hazardous Substance Superfund to fund ongoing 
research activities authorized by the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(Public Law 96-510), as amended. 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.
    Clean Air.--The Committee recommends $147,551,000. The 
Committee supports the Agency's efforts to modernize its 
monitoring, analytic, and testing capabilities.
    The Committee notes the Agency's Science Advisory Board 
panel's review of the Clean Air Allowance Trading Program and 
urges the networks to keep active at their fiscal 2021 levels, 
and provides up to $3,000,000 to modernize the Clean Air Status 
and Trends Network [CASTNet]. The Committee directs the Agency 
to provide a briefing within 60 days of enactment of this act 
on current and future plans for the Clean Air Status and Trends 
Network, the National Trends Network as well as funding 
requirements to keep the networks active at their fiscal year 
2021 levels, including anticipated fixed cost increases.
    Electric Pathway.--The Committee is dismayed by the 
Agency's failure to finalize its proposed Renewable Fuel 
Standard [RFS] credits from renewable electricity, also 
referred to as eRINS. The Committee recognizes the Agency 
continues to review comments and input from stakeholders and 
directs the Agency to take subsequent steps to finalize its 
eRIN proposal within 90 days of the enactment of this act to 
support agricultural activity, minimize wildfire risk, and 
reduce methane emissions. The Agency shall take action on the 
pending electric pathway applications and enable electricity 
producers using these feedstocks to participate in the program.
    The Committee notes that the process for renewable fuel 
pathways continues to suffer from significant delays and 
inefficiencies, creating uncertainty for biofuel producers. The 
Committee directs the Agency to provide a briefing, within 90 
days of enactment of this act, outlining its hiring activity 
for this program and recommendations on how to streamline and 
expedite the RFS pathway petition and approval process.
    Within funds provided, the Committee encourages increased 
emphasis for the Federal Vehicle and Fuels Standards and 
Certification line and encourages resources be allocated to go 
to vehicle research and development and enforcement, including 
testing capabilities of the National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions 
Laboratory.
    Homeland Security.--The Committee recommends $36,824,000. 
The Committee urges the Agency to prioritize activities related 
to the cybersecurity of the Nation's water systems. The 
Committee is concerned by public reports of cyberattacks on 
water systems across the world and provides additional funding 
for the Agency to prevent cyber threats in coordination with 
other Federal agencies and partners.
    Research: Air, Climate, and Energy.--The bill provides 
$101,448,000. The Committee supports EPA's efforts to advance 
climate research. The Committee encourages the Agency to 
prioritize research into improving air pollution monitoring 
capabilities and methodologies. Within available funds, the 
Committee continues funding for the study under the heading 
``Partnership Research'' contained in the explanatory statement 
accompanying Public Law 115-141.
    Further, the Committee notes the lifecycle analysis [LCA] 
framework the Agency developed for the Renewable Fuel Standard 
in 2010 warrants an update with newer models and data. Within 
available funds, the Committee encourages the Agency to update 
the methodology in its LCA with respect to greenhouse gas 
emissions that result from renewable fuels to determine which 
models are best for particular purposes and to follow up on 
their recently released Model Comparison Exercise Technical 
Document by identifying and adopting, as appropriate, new 
modeling tools that reflect the best available science. The 
Agency is directed to brief the Committee on its efforts to 
update or utilize new models, such as the Greenhouse gases, 
Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Technologies [GREET] 
model, and data within 60 days of enactment of this act.
    Research: Chemical Safety and Sustainability.--The bill 
provides $132,468,000. Of the funds provided, $1,500,000 shall 
be used to develop and demonstrate nano-sensor technology with 
functionalized catalysts that have potential to degrade 
selected contaminants in addition to detecting and monitoring 
pollutants.
    Research: Safe and Sustainable Water Resources.--The bill 
provides $116,141,000 for the Safe and Sustainable Water 
Resources Program. Of the funds provided, up to $5,000,000 
shall be allocated for grants under Section 2007 of Public Law 
115-270.
    Research: National Priorities.--The bill provides 
$9,500,000 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 that often partner with the Agency. 
Because these grants are independent of the STAR grant program, 
the Agency should strive to award grants in as large an amount 
as is possible to achieve the most scientifically significant 
research. Funds shall be awarded competitively with priority 
given to partners proposing research of national scope and who 
provide a 25-percent match. The Agency is directed to allocate 
funds to grantees within 180 days of enactment of this act. The 
Committee supports the Agency's efforts to prioritize new 
federal research that will help farmers, ranchers, and rural 
communities manage PFAS impacts in agricultural settings and 
communities and provide $8,000,000 to continue that work. The 
Agency is directed to work with the 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.
    The bill provides $2,030,000 for Congressionally Directed 
Spending grants. Further detail on these projects is located in 
the table titled ``Congressionally Directed Spending'' 
accompanying this report.
    Additional Guidance.--The Committee has provided the 
following additional guidance with respect to funding provided 
under this account.
    Integrated Risk Information System [IRIS].--The Committee 
continues its direction to the Agency to follow the guidance in 
the joint explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-
103.
    Science to Achieve Results [STAR] Grants.--The Committee 
recommends funds to continue the STAR program and directs the 
Agency to distribute grants consistent with fiscal year 2023. 
The Committee urges that funding for Children's Environmental 
Health and Disease Prevention be continued. The Committee 
supports the efforts of the Agency to focus this funding on 
research related to early life stage, including prenatal, 
vulnerabilities to environmental stressors. The Committee 
remains interested in the feasibility of reestablishing the 
Graduate Fellowship program and of implementing a mechanism to 
allow for submission of unsolicited, principal investigator-
initiated proposals to STAR in order to capture innovative 
research ideas that may exist outside of the Agency and that 
advance its mission. The Agency is directed to brief the 
Committee on the program within 60 days of enactment of this 
act. The Committee looks forward to receiving the briefing 
directed in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 
116-260.
    Wildfire Smoke Research.--The Committee notes with concern 
the adverse health effects that smoke from wildfires has on 
impacted communities. The Committee is aware of and supports 
efforts by EPA to develop community-based interventions and 
communication strategies for affected communities including for 
underserved or under-monitored communities. The Committee 
encourages the Agency to expand its efforts to identify methods 
to reduce smoke exposure during wildfire episodes and improve 
wildfire smoke monitoring and prediction.
    Plastics.--The Committee continues the directive contained 
in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-328 
notes that preproduction plastic pellets, also known as 
nurdles, is an emerging issue requiring research. The Committee 
encourages the Agency to accelerate efforts their research to 
identify risks and solutions. The Agency is directed to brief 
the Committee within 45 days of enactment of this act on these 
efforts.
    Non-Vertebrate Testing Methods.--The Committee notes that 
new approach methodologies [NAMs], including in vitro tests, in 
chemico assays and in silico models, represent key advances in 
science to support hazard and risk assessments of pesticides 
and chemicals. The Committee encourages the Agency to continue 
supporting and performing research on the development and 
evaluation of NAMs through the Chemical Safety for 
Sustainability National Research Program.
    Landfill Emissions Research.--The Committee encourages the 
Agency to prioritize efforts to refine greenhouse gas and air 
pollutant measurement. In particular, municipal solid waste 
landfills continue to be a significant source of greenhouse gas 
and hazardous air pollutant emissions. The Committee directs 
that at least $3,000,000, an increase of $1,000,000 above 
enacted levels, be used by the Office of Research and 
Development to support research to frequently monitor and 
quantify emissions of methane and hazardous air pollutants from 
landfills using the most effective technologies, including 
infrared spectroscopy from satellites, as appropriate and, 
during the times the emissions are measured, measurement of any 
quantity of methane captured by the landfill gas collection 
system.
    Harmful Algal Blooms.--The Committee recognizes the 
increasing challenges many communities face from harmful algal 
blooms [HABs] in freshwater and coastal ecosystems. The 
Committee encourages the Agency to fund research grants that 
help promote scientific progress towards preventing and 
controlling HABs in freshwater and coastal ecosystems, 
including research to: (1) determine the effectiveness of 
existing nutrient prevention and treatment technologies; (2) 
evaluate the scale-up of emerging nutrient treatment 
technologies and develop new technologies; and (3) develop best 
management practices to help both rural and urban communities 
reduce nutrients in their watersheds. Within the Safe and 
Sustainable Water Research Program, the Committee encourages 
EPA to prioritize funding for research on how to better 
understand and address HABs, support States in their efforts to 
prevent and manage HABs, and research the health issues related 
to aerosolized exposure to water contaminated with HABs.
    Research Vessels.--The Committee requests a report within 
120 days of enactment of this act containing all vessels in its 
fleet, including each vessel's age, purpose, and method 
acquired, as well as timeline and funding mechanism to replace 
its oldest vessels.
    PFAS.--The Committee notes the research priorities outlined 
in the recent PFAS Framework to Prevent Unsafe New PFAS from 
Entering the Market and directs the Agency to brief the 
Committee within 45 days of enactment of this act on its 
efforts.

                 Environmental Programs and Management

Appropriations, 2023....................................  $3,286,330,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................   4,511,011,000
Committee recommendation................................   3,321,727,000

    The bill provides $3,321,727,000 for Environmental Programs 
and Management, $35,397,000 above the enacted level and 
$1,189,284,000 below the budget request. 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.
    Clean Air.--The Committee recommends $312,797,000 for Clean 
Air. These resources will support efforts to address harmful 
air pollutants including greenhouse gases that are contributing 
to climate change. The resources provided include funding for 
the phase down of the use of hydrofluorocarbons. The Committee 
recognizes the value of and continues to support the EnergySTAR 
program and other programs where EPA works collaboratively with 
non-governmental entities to identify beneficial methods to 
reduce emissions, reduce pollution, or increase efficiency.
    The Committee provides enacted levels for the Agency to 
study and prototype capabilities for a greenhouse gas 
monitoring and information system that will integrate data from 
a variety of sources. The goal of such a system should be to 
make data more accessible and usable to Federal, State, Tribal, 
and local governments, researchers, the public, and other 
users.
    Cost Effective Technologies.--The Committee notes the 
Agency's plans for additional climate change research as 
outlined in the President's budget request. The Committee 
directs the Agency to provide an increase of $1,000,000 for 
above enacted levels, in making use of available greenhouse gas 
emissions information from advanced monitoring technologies. 
The Agency is further directed to report to the Committee not 
later than 45 days after enactment of this act on progress to 
identify and mitigate methane emissions.
    The Committee commends EPA for its efforts through the 
AirNow Fire and Smoke Map to better forecast and communicate 
the impact of wildfire smoke on communities. The Committee is 
concerned that air quality monitors are not currently 
distributed equitably across impacted communities. The 
Committee encourages EPA to expand its support for wildfire 
smoke monitoring, including improving instrumentation, 
technical assistance, and outreach, using the resources 
provided in this bill with a focus on traditionally underserved 
or under-monitored communities. The bill continues funding for 
wildfire smoke-related activities.
    The Committee remains very concerned over the Agency's wood 
stove certification and testing program. The Committee notes 
the Inspector General's report finding significant shortcomings 
in the program leading to little health benefits at significant 
public cost. The bill maintains the enacted level for the 
Agency's wood stove certification and testing standards work. 
The Agency is directed to use the base funding to increase its 
staffing and other required efforts to support the wood stove 
certification and testing program. The Agency is further 
directed to brief the Committees within 60 days of enactment of 
this act on improvements the Agency plans to make to the 
program and how it will better communicate with State and local 
stakeholders.
    Compliance.--The bill provides $112,730,000 for Compliance. 
The Committee supports the Agency's efforts to modernize its 
compliance information systems to reduce duplication of effort 
and improve their utility for the public, States, Territories, 
Tribes, and other stakeholders, as well as efforts to 
accelerate EPA's development and adoption of Smart Tools for 
Field Inspectors. The Committee urges the Agency to facilitate 
ample opportunities for stakeholder input into the development 
of these efforts.
    Enforcement.--The bill provides $391,416,000, of which the 
enacted level is provided for the Environmental Justice 
program.
    The Committee funds EPA's Civil Enforcement activities and 
encourages the Agency to focus its enforcement resources on the 
most serious environmental violations, including through 
National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives [NECIs] that 
seek to improve air quality, provide for clean and safe water, 
and ensure chemical safety. The Committee also notes the 
potential of addressing PFAS contamination in the future NECIs 
and considering voluntary Supplemental Environmental Projects 
[SEPs] as appropriate.
    The bill funds the Agency's Criminal Enforcement program 
and urges the Agency to remain fully engaged on the 
Hydrofluorocarbons Enforcement Task Force in collaboration with 
relevant partners, including working with domestic and 
international law enforcement to prevent illegal importation of 
prohibited products.
    Environmental Protection: National Priorities.--The bill 
provides $32,700,000 for competitive grants for qualified non-
profit organizations to provide technical assistance for 
improved water quality or safe drinking water, adequate waste 
water to small systems, or individual private well owners. The 
Agency shall provide $27,750,000 for Grassroots Rural and Small 
Community Water Systems Assistance Act (Public Law 114-98), for 
activities specified under section 1442(e) of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-1(e)(8)). The Agency is also directed 
to provide $3,700,000 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 shall require each grantee 
to provide a minimum 10 percent match, including in-kind 
contributions. The Agency is directed to allocate funds to 
grantees within 180 days of enactment of this act.
    Geographic Programs.--The bill provides $694,102,000 for 
Geographic Programs. A detailed allocation of funding for 
specific geographic programs is included in the table 
accompanying this report.
    This funding builds on the $1,717,000,000 appropriated to 
these programs in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
(Public Law 117-58), including $381,800,000 for fiscal year 
2024.
    Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.--A long-term goal of 
the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative [GLRI] articulated in 
the GLRI Action Plan calls for land use, recreation, and 
economic activities that are managed to ensure that nearshore 
aquatic, wetland, and upland habitats will sustain the health 
and function of natural communities. The Committee is aware 
that metropolitan planning organizations in the region are 
working on site-specific land-use and economic development 
projects with local communities bordering the Great Lakes that 
can help advance this effort. The Agency is encouraged to work 
with these groups to advance this long-term goal as they 
allocate funding under the GLRI. The Committee encourages 
Agency funds for Great Lakes projects to be made available for 
projects in the historic Great Lakes Basin, which includes the 
Chicago River Watershed.
    The Committee encourages the Agency to work with the other 
members of the Great Lakes Interagency Taskforce and implement 
projects benefiting historically underserved communities.
    The Committee is encouraged by the Agency's commitment to 
accelerate the clean-up of Areas of Concern. The Committee 
notes that there is currently no community representation 
standard for Areas of Concern Public Advisory Councils, which 
are the entities charged with increasing public awareness, 
representing public priorities, and ensuring project 
implementation. The Committee urges the Agency to brief the 
Committee on how communities most impacted by Areas of Concern 
are represented in decision-making processes, steps to enhance 
community engagement and local capacity building, and the 
Agency's plan for engaging the Great Lakes community in the 
development of Action Plan IV. Finally, the Committee 
recommends the GLRI Distinct Tribal Program be funded at 5 
percent of the GLRI funding level.
    Chesapeake Bay.--The Committee recommends $93,000,000 for 
the Chesapeake Bay program. From the total 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. The Committee requests a briefing 
within 180 days of enactment of this act on each jurisdiction's 
progress on the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load, update 
from the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement, and projected 
progress by 2025.
    Puget Sound.--The bill provides $57,000,000 for the Puget 
Sound program, of which up to 5 percent is to support the Puget 
Sound Recovery National Program Office as authorized in section 
8501(b) of title LXXXV of Public Law 117-263. Further, the 
Committee directs the EPA to work expeditiously to establish 
the Puget Sound Recovery National Program Office and Puget 
Sound Federal Leadership Task Force as authorized in Public Law 
117-263, and directs the Agency to brief the Committee no later 
than 60 days after enactment of this act on such efforts. 
Further, EPA is directed to expeditiously obligate funds, in a 
manner consistent with the authority and responsibilities under 
Section 320 of the Clean Water Act and the National Estuary 
Program.
    South Florida.--The bill provides $9,000,000 for the South 
Florida program. Within the funds provided, the Committee 
recommends at least $2,000,000 to monitor coral health in South 
Florida; $1,150,000 to enhance water quality and seagrass 
monitoring in the Caloosahatchee Estuary and Indian River 
Lagoon, especially with respect to assessing the impact of Lake 
Okeechobee discharges and harmful algal blooms; and $1,150,000 
to enhance water quality and seagrass monitoring in Florida Bay 
and Biscayne Bay, especially with respect to assessing the 
impact of Everglades Restoration projects and harmful algal 
blooms.
    Long Island Sound.--The bill provides $40,502,000 for the 
Long Island Sound program. The Committee recommends the Agency 
to utilize the enacted levels for the Long Island Sound program 
to execute a Long Island Sound Study with existing academic 
partners. 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.
    Gulf of Mexico.--The bill provides $27,000,000 for the Gulf 
of Mexico Geographic Program. The Committee notes that hypoxia 
continues to be a growing cause for concern. The Committee 
directs the Agency to coordinate with the Department of 
Agriculture, the Gulf States, and other State, local, and 
private partners to leverage greater resources toward 
conservation projects on working-lands within the Gulf Region 
and Mississippi River Basin. The Agency is directed to 
distribute funds in the same manner as fiscal year 2023.
    Lake Champlain.--The bill provides $25,000,000 for the Lake 
Champlain program. These funds shall be allocated through the 
Lake Champlain Basin Program, other than continuing the enacted 
levels to support significant, impactful projects identified in 
the State implementation plan that will make measurable 
progress towards meeting the phosphorus reduction targets of 
the EPA's 2016 Phosphorus Total Maximum Daily Load Plan for 
Lake Champlain.
    Lake Pontchartrain.--The bill provides $2,400,000 for the 
Lake Pontchartrain program. The Lake Pontchartrain Restoration 
Program has been administered through the active participation 
of stakeholders within the sixteen-parish basin since the 
program's inception and the Committee expects local stakeholder 
consensus to continue to play an integral role in the approval 
of recommended projects.
    Northwest Forest.--The Committee continues to support the 
Northwest Forest Program at not less than the fiscal year 2021 
funding level.
    Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Program.--
The Committee appreciates the ongoing research to combat 
aquatic nuisance species transported by commercial shipping and 
ballast water operations in order to implement the Great Lakes 
and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Program as authorized by 
the Vessel Incident Discharge Act (Public Law 115-282). The 
Committee directs the Agency to use funds from the appropriate 
Geographic Program to build on these implementation efforts to 
reduce the risk of introduction of invasive species into the 
Great Lakes and Lake Champlain. The Agency is directed to brief 
the Committee on the details of these funding amounts with 90 
days of enactment of this act.
    Indoor Air and Radiation.--The bill provides $28,695,000 
for Indoor Air and Radiation. The Committee encourages the 
Agency to continue indoor air efforts in order to address 
wildfire smoke, extreme heat, and other indoor air quality 
hazards.
    Information Exchange/Outreach.--The bill provides 
$136,536,000 for Information Exchange/Outreach. Tribal capacity 
building is funded at not less than the enacted level. 
Environmental Education is funded at not less than $9,500,000. 
The Committee is concerned that the smart skin cancer education 
program has recently received insufficient attention from the 
Agency; therefore, the Agency is directed to use Environmental 
Education funds for the smart skin cancer education program, 
similar to prior years. The Committee directs the Agency to 
continue the Small Minority Business Assistance program.
    International Programs.--The Committee provides $1,000,000 
above enacted levels for high-priority water and wastewater 
treatment facilities along the U.S. Mexico Border to prevent 
transboundary pollution, including raw sewage discharges, 
harmful chemicals, and large amounts of debris. The Committee 
recognizes that cross-border water infrastructure systems and 
projects are inadequate for current challenges, including for 
impacts from transboundary pollution events. The Committee 
requests a briefing within 90 days of enactment of this act on 
progress for a sewage pathogen prediction model, expansion of 
the South Bay International Water Treatment Plant, and 
prioritization of funding for the Border Water Infrastructure 
Grant Program.
    Pesticide Licensing.--The Committee provides $122,277,000. 
The Committee recommends that as the Agency conducts Endangered 
Species Act [ESA] analyses, consistent with statutory and 
litigation requirements, it will consider best available data 
on pesticide usage, existing conservation practices, real-world 
studies on spray drift, ground water and surface water 
concentrations, and sub-county level species range maps. 
Further, the Committee advises that as the Agency designs ESA 
pilot projects or devises upfront ecological mitigations for 
interim registration decisions, it should consult with impacted 
stakeholders during the pre-publication process. Finally, the 
Committee recognizes more resources are necessary to update the 
Framework for Incorporating Human Epidemiologic and Incident 
Data in Risk Assessments for Pesticides.
    Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (Public Law 94-
580).--The bill provides $126,722,000. The Committee 
appreciates EPA's work to develop a national strategy to reduce 
plastic and other waste in waterways and oceans.
    Drum Reconditioning Operations.--The Committee is concerned 
by the findings in the Agency's Drum Reconditioner Damage Case 
Report. The Committee notes the Agency's conclusions and 
requests a briefing within 90 days of enactment of this act on 
next steps.
    Of funds provided under the Resource Conservation and 
Recovery Act program area, $9,000,000 is for implementation of 
a Federal permit program for coal combustion residuals in 
nonparticipating 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)).
    Alaska Contaminated Sites.--The Committee recognizes the 
injustice done to Alaska Natives when in return for settling 
their aboriginal rights to land under the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act, the Federal Government conveyed to them 
thousands of contaminated sites which to-date largely remain 
contaminated because of Federal inaction. This enduring 
environmental injustice poses a significant threat to human 
health and the environment, including to drinking water 
sources, homes, schools, and more. The bill provides 
$30,000,000 for the inventory, verification, assessment, and 
remediation of these contaminated sites, as well as related 
community outreach and involvement. The Committee recognizes 
that neither the State of Alaska nor the Agency are responsible 
for the contamination. The Committee continues to thank the 
Agency for its leadership on this longstanding environmental 
injustice.
    Toxics Risk Review and Prevention.--The bill provides 
$119,782,000 for Toxics Risk Review and Prevention activities. 
The Committee is providing increased resources to help ensure 
the Agency can carry out EPA's duties under the Toxic 
Substances Control Act [TSCA] as amended by the 2016 Lautenberg 
Act to bolster the transparency and scientific integrity of the 
program. The Committee reminds the Agency that the Lautenberg 
Act established a shared responsibility for the taxpayer and 
industry to contribute their share to support the TSCA program. 
The Committee recognizes that the Agency is moving ahead to 
revise its TSCA Service Fees Rule and encourages the Agency to 
properly consider full costs in its deliberations, in line with 
the Lautenberg Act's intent.
    The Committee supports the Safer Choice program and directs 
that the program be funded at no lower than the enacted level 
and operated consistent with prior years. Given the significant 
impact lead exposure has on children and their development, the 
Committee encourages EPA to prioritize its efforts to protect 
the public from lead hazards, including working with other 
agencies and departments to advance progress in addressing lead 
hazards in homes with children and in schools.
    The Committee understands the Agency's Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics technology systems are in need of 
significant modernization. Of the funds provided, the Committee 
encourages the Agency to begin the stabilization and 
modernization of relevant systems.
    New Chemical Submissions.--The Committee encourages EPA to 
expeditiously develop and implement improvements to the New 
Chemicals program to ensure that a substantial majority of new 
chemical reviews are completed and determinations are made 
within the 90-day statutory deadline. The Agency is directed to 
enhance communication, improve the transparency of the process, 
and communicate status of submissions with new chemicals 
submitters. EPA is encouraged to accommodate pre-consultation 
meetings prior to submission and improve transparency for 
submitters of the status of their submissions in the review 
process. The Agency is directed to brief the Committee within 
90 days of enactment of this act on these efforts.
    Tiered Testing.--The Committee encourages the Agency to 
conduct an objective analysis of all relevant, reliable, and 
reasonably available existing information before requiring 
additional testing to fill information needs for risk-based 
decision-making for both new and existing chemicals. Further, 
the Committee directs the Agency to employ a tiered testing and 
assessment framework to address data needs, in accordance with 
the law.
    Ensure Clean Water: National Estuary Program/Coastal 
Waterways and Wetlands.--The bill provides $63,754,000, of 
which the Committee recommends $875,000 per estuary for each of 
the 28 national estuaries in the National Estuary Program [NEP] 
authorized by section 320 of the Clean Water Act (Public Law 
92-500), an increase of $25,000 per estuary above the enacted 
level. The bill also provides at least $2,500,000 in 
competitive grants under the NEP. This funding builds on the 
$132,000,000 appropriated to the NEP in the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58), including 
$26,400,000 for fiscal year 2024.
    Ensure Safe Water.--The Committee recommends $125,853,000. 
The Committee appreciates the budget request's focus on 
tackling the range of drinking water challenges faced in 
communities across the country and urges the Agency to ensure 
that disadvantaged communities are able to access the Agency's 
drinking water programs and provide input into their 
development. The Committee provides funding via the State and 
Tribal Assistance Grant account to support monitoring for 
unregulated contaminants under Section 1445(a)(2)(C) of the 
Safe Drinking Water Act and urges the Agency to proceed 
expeditiously to implement this program. The Agency is directed 
to brief the Committee on the Agency's implementation plan 
within 180 days of the enactment of this act. The Committee 
appreciates the completion of the 2023 Drinking Water 
Infrastructure Needs Survey Assessment and recognizes the 
assessment results in a substantial increase in drinking water 
infrastructure need since the sixth assessment.
    Within available funds, the Committee continues the enacted 
level of $3,000,000 for the Agency to complete the needs 
assessment for nationwide rural and urban low-income community 
water assistance authorized in section 50108 of the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58). The 
Agency is directed to brief the Committee on plans for survey 
implementation within 120 days of enactment of this act.
    The Committee is concerned that there are more than 100 
Underground Injection Control Class VI well applications 
pending at the Agency and that final decisions were not made on 
any pending Class VI well or State primacy applications in 
Fiscal Year 2023. The Committee directs the Agency within 30 
days of enactment to increase publicly available information 
regarding the status of Class VI permit applications.
    To the extent there are eligible permit and primacy 
applications for review, the Committee recommends $6,000,000 
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 and process primacy applications. The Committee 
encourages the Agency to use the appropriation to fund 
qualified full-time employees to process both individual 
project permits for Class VI wells in the Underground Injection 
Control program and expedite processing of States' applications 
for primacy under the Safe Drinking Water Act and 40 CFR Part 
145. The Committee stresses the need for timely processing of 
applications.
    In addition, the Committee recommends $1,200,000 to support 
Class VI regulator education and training programs in 
conjunction with States, or other eligible entities such as an 
association of States. Further, the explanatory statement 
accompanying Public Law 116-260 directed the Agency to provide 
the Committee with a report providing recommendations for 
improving Class VI permitting procedures for commercial and 
research carbon sequestration projects. The Committee reminds 
the Agency of the directive and looks forward to receiving the 
report.
    The Committee encourages the Agency to issue guidance 
regarding the transition of UIC Class II wells to be used for 
long-term geologic storage of carbon dioxide while preventing 
endangerment to underground sources of drinking water. Within 
270 days of enactment of this act, the Agency is directed to 
provide a report to the Committee detailing a plan for 
consideration of guidance regarding the transition of UIC Class 
II wells used for long-term geologic storage of carbon dioxide 
to UIC Class VI wells under the existing regulatory structure. 
Further, the Committee directs the Agency to brief the 
Committee within 120 days of enactment of this act on efforts 
to enhance permitting tools, public engagement, and outreach 
and on current and anticipated Full-Time Employee levels within 
the UIC program working on Class VI permitting. Lastly, the 
Agency is directed to brief the Committee within 120 days of 
enactment of this act on the state of the science with respect 
to the use of in-situ mineralization, including injection into 
non-sedimentary basins and the use of carbon dioxide dissolved 
into water, as a qualified sequestration pathway under the 
Class VI Underground Injection Control [UIC] Program.
    Ensure Clean Water.--The bill provides $235,700,000. The 
Committee provides not less than the enacted level for the 
WaterSense program and maintains previous program direction.
    The Committee supports the Agency's ongoing activities 
related to integrated planning, which will be increasingly 
necessary as States and communities work to meet their myriad 
clean water obligations while keeping rates affordable for 
water ratepayers. The Committee provides up to $2,000,000 for 
integrated planning activities consistent with Section 402(s) 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342(s)).
    The Committee continues to appreciate EPA's work to advance 
water recycling through the National Water Reuse Action Plan. 
The Committee directs the Water Reuse Interagency Working Group 
to analyze the public benefit of a Federal investment tax 
incentive that will encourage and leverage private investment 
in water reuse and recycling infrastructure.
    The Committee notes the Agency's consideration of effluent 
limit guidelines and biosolids regulations with respect to PFAS 
chemicals. Within available funds, the Committee encourages the 
Agency, through full-time equivalents [FTEs] and extramural 
funding, to expeditiously collect data and take action to 
better protect communities impacted by discharges of PFAS.
    Urban Waters.--The Committee provides $1,800,000, an 
increase of $600,000 above the enacted levels for the Urban 
Waters program.
    Additional Guidance.--The Committee provides the following 
additional guidance with respect to funding provided under this 
account.
    Community Air Quality Monitoring.--As part of the Agency's 
enhanced air quality monitoring effort, the Committee urges the 
Agency to prioritize air quality monitoring systems that yield 
frequently repeated measurements of pollutants and identify 
hotspots or areas of persistent elevated levels of pollutants 
localized to and caused by the characteristics of a specific 
geographic location. The Committee expects the Agency to 
utilize this information to provide regularly updated data to 
overburdened and marginalized communities and for public 
awareness, enforcement purposes where applicable, and other 
activities.
    Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program.--The 
Committee supports the work that EPA has done, including with 
the private sector, to improve the sustainable marketplace 
through the Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program, 
which uses purchasing power to help catalyze sustainable 
products innovation. The Committee directs EPA to allocate 
sufficient funding to updating the Recommendations of 
Specifications, Standards and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing 
to help reduce plastic waste.
    Minimum Recycled Content.--The Committee continues to 
support activities that will improve markets for recycled 
materials, such as participating in the collaborative 
development of minimum recycled content standards for certain 
single-use products, reviewing and updating the products 
designated by EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines 
Program.
    Plastics.--The Committee requests a briefing within 90 days 
of the enactment of this act on the Agency's progress regarding 
implementation of the National Recycling Strategy and the Draft 
National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution.
    Environmental Justice and Water Infrastructure.--The 
Committee notes the report by the National Environmental 
Justice Advisory Council on the Agency's role in addressing the 
urgent water infrastructure needs of environmental justice 
communities.
    Transboundary Watersheds.--The Committee directs the Agency 
to continue and expand its work coordinating with Federal, 
State, local, and Tribal agencies to monitor and reduce 
transboundary mining pollution in the Kootenai watershed and 
other U.S.-British Columbia transboundary watersheds. The 
Committee provides $2,000,000 for such monitoring, management, 
and interagency activities in U.S.-British Columbia 
transboundary watersheds. The Committee reminds the Agency of 
the direction in the explanatory statement accompanying Public 
Law 117-103 to brief the Committee on the Agency's progress to 
document baseline conditions and mining-related impacts, and 
any additional staff or resources needed for this project. The 
Committee directs the Agency to allocate these funds in its 
fiscal year 2024 operating plan to the appropriate program 
project area for carrying out these activities.
    Small Refinery Relief.--The Committee recognizes that the 
Renewable Fuels Standard [RFS] under Clean Air Act Section 
211(o)(9) provides that EPA 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.''
    National Estuary Program.--The Committee supports the 
National Estuary Program and believes that estuaries provide 
critical ecosystem services that protect human health and 
public safety. These include water filtration, flood control, 
habitat enhancement and restoration, shoreline stabilization, 
erosion prevention, and the protection of coastal communities 
during hurricanes and storms. The Committee recognizes that 
many industries rely on healthy estuaries, and the Committee 
has provided funding to ensure the protection of these critical 
ecosystems.
    Pre-Commercial Thinning.--The Committee recognizes that 
pre-commercial thinning from non-Federal forestland that is not 
ecologically sensitive forestland can qualify as renewable 
biomass for purposes of the RFS under the provisions detailed 
in 40 C.F.R. 80.1401. The Committee directs the Agency to 
support other Federal agencies leading efforts to enhance 
markets for low-grade and low-value wood. The Agency is further 
directed to brief the Committee on these efforts within 180 
days of enactment of this act.
    Ethylene Oxide.--The Committee notes public concerns about 
ethylene oxide emissions and the Agency's proposed standards. 
The Committee requests a briefing within 90 days of enactment 
of this act in coordination with the Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry.
    Asbestos.--As the Agency continues to find the risks 
associated with exposure to asbestos unreasonable, the 
Committee encourages the Agency to expeditiously finalize 
safeguards, including to address gaps in risk evaluations, that 
protect communities from further exposure.
    Output-Based Regulations.--The Committee encourages EPA to 
inform States of applicable tools, such as output-based 
regulations, that will encourage fuel efficiency as an air 
pollution prevention measure and assist States in meeting 
environmental and energy goals.
    Chemical Reviews.--To help ensure that unreasonable risks 
from chemicals are addressed in a timely manner, the Committee 
encourages the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention to develop improved outreach and guidance so that 
submitters understand information needs, processes, and 
requirements prior to and during submission of pre-
manufacturing notices. In addition, the Committee urges the 
Agency, as resources allow, to enhance existing submitter 
engagement procedures to facilitate timely communication and 
resolution of any issues that may arise during the review 
period while continuing to protect public health.
    Chemical Processes for Plastic Waste.--The Committee is 
concerned about the growth of pyrolysis and gasification of 
plastic waste and notes current law provides the Agency with 
the authority to continue to regulate these facilities.
    Children and other sensitive populations.--The Committee 
recognizes the importance of improving the internal and 
exterior environments at K-12 schools. In order to ensure the 
Administration is providing the most comprehensive information 
regarding opportunities for assistance to schools, the 
Committee requires the Agency to work with the Departments of 
Energy and Education, including to update the requirements and 
report required by the Energy Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-260). 
In executing this, the Committee recommends new and existing 
opportunities for schools to improve their environments for 
students, reduce emissions, and eliminate frequently-littered 
plastic sources.
    Reliability.--The Committee urges the Agency to seek and 
consider input from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
[FERC], the North American Electric Reliability Corporation 
[NERC], as well as state, interstate, and other reliability 
authorities regarding the impact on resource adequacy and 
electric reliability during the development of any final rules 
based on the proposed rules titled: ``New Source Performance 
Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and 
Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; 
Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing 
Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the 
Affordable Clean Energy Rule'' (published by the Environmental 
Protection Agency in the Federal Register on May 23, 2023 (88 
Fed. Reg. 33240)), ``Supplemental Effluent Limitations 
Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power 
Generating Point Source Category'' (published by the 
Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on 
March 29, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 18824)), and ``National Emission 
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired 
Electric Utility Steam Generating Units Review of the Residual 
Risk and Technology Review'' (published by the Environmental 
Protection Agency in the Federal Register on April 24, 2023 (88 
Fed. Reg. 24854)). The Committee urges the Agency to ensure 
that FERC, NERC, and other authorities' inputs are considered 
when these regulations are finalized.
    Critical Minerals in Electric Vehicles.--Within 60 days of 
enactment for any currently proposed rules and within five days 
of any newly proposed rules, the Agency shall publish a report 
on their website that details their assessment of the 
regulation's impact on the amount of critical minerals 
extracted, processed, or recycled by a foreign entity of 
concern and alternative approaches that would reduce the need 
for critical minerals sourced from a foreign entity of 
concern.''
    Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles.--The Committee urges the 
Environmental Protection Agency to ensure that the Utility 
Factor for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles used in any final 
rule based on the proposed rule titled ``Multi-Pollutant 
Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light Duty 
and Medium-Duty Vehicles (published by the Environmental 
Protection Agency in the Federal Register on March 29, 2023 (88 
Fed. Reg. 18824)) accurately reflects emissions reduction 
benefits from Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles. The Committee 
directs the Environmental Protection Agency, within 30 days of 
enactment of this act, to brief the authorizing and 
appropriations Committees, including the Senate Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources, on the Utility Factor standard 
for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles.

                      Office of Inspector General

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $44,030,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................      64,526,000
Committee recommendation................................      44,030,000

    The bill provides $44,030,000 for the Office of Inspector 
General [OIG], consistent with the enacted level and 
$20,496,000 below the budget request. In addition, the bill 
provides $11,800,000 for this account as a payment from the 
Hazardous Substance Superfund account.
    The Committee remains disappointed in the quality and 
quantity of communications from the OIG about reorganizations. 
The Committee reminds the OIG about quarterly reporting 
requirements enacted in annual appropriations regarding 
reorganizations. Further, the OIG is reminded that funding 
provided through Public Law 117-58 shall only be used for 
eligible activities.
    Within 60 days of enactment of this act, the Committee 
directs the OIG to (1) provide a report listing all 
reorganizations of any amount and transfers within and between 
components that have occurred since October 1, 2019 which must 
include before and after organizational charts that clearly 
highlight staff movements and the creation of new or renaming 
offices; (2) issue semi-annual reports to the Committee on all 
reorganizations with the office's organizational charts listing 
names, title, and general schedule or senior executive service 
level; (3) for each reorganization, the OIG must notify the 
Committee before any reorganization occurs; and (4) a cost 
accounting and the process developed to ensure Public Law 117-
58 eligible activities were allocated appropriately. The 
notification must include a current organizational chart that 
lists current names, titles, and general schedule or senior 
executive service level and a new organizational chart that 
shows the proposed changes to the organizational chart. The 
notification must also include a justification and a Statement 
on financial resources required to execute the reorganization.

                        Buildings and Facilities

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $48,752,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................     111,685,000
Committee recommendation................................      48,752,000

    The bill provides $48,752,000 for Buildings and Facilities, 
consistent with the enacted level and $62,933,000 below the 
budget request.

                     Hazardous Substance Superfund


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2023....................................  $1,282,700,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................     355,856,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,000,676,000

    The bill provides $1,000,676,000 for Hazardous Substance 
Superfund, $282,024,000 below the enacted level and 
$644,820,000 above the budget request. The detailed allocation 
of funding by program and activity is included in the table 
accompanying this report.
    Superfund continues to be a critical mission area of the 
Agency and the reinstatement of the Superfund excise tax 
included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public 
Law 117-58) provides $1,457,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and a 
total of $14,450,000,000 from fiscal year 2022 through fiscal 
year 2031. The bill includes language to transfer $11,800,000 
to the Office of Inspector General account and $31,607,000 to 
the Science and Technology account. The bill provides 
$53,642,000 for Superfund Enforcement, of which $5,876,000 is 
for the Environmental Justice program. 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.
    Research: Chemical Safety and Sustainability.--The bill 
provides $12,961,000. The Agency is directed to include these 
funds as part of the transfer to the Science and Technology 
account.
    Research: Sustainable and Healthy Communities.--The bill 
provides $16,937,000. The Agency is directed to include these 
funds as part of the transfer to the Science and Technology 
account.
    Offshore Sites.--The Agency is directed to brief the 
Committee within 180 days of enactment of this act on its 
efforts to investigate, assess, and explore the potential 
bioremediation of the legacy of harmful chemicals, such as DDT, 
that were disposed of at the Southern California Ocean Disposal 
Site #2 from the 1930's to the early 1970's.
    Additional Guidance.--The Committee provides the following 
additional guidance with respect to funding provided under this 
account.
    Contaminants of Emerging Concern.--The Committee recommends 
that Emergency Response and Removal activities include 
collaborative work with State, Tribal, and local governments to 
help communities address contaminants of emerging concern. 
Furthermore, the Committee recommends that the Agency 
expeditiously remediate Superfund sites contaminated by these 
emerging contaminants, including PFAS, and provide technical 
assistance and support to States and Tribes during the remedial 
cleanup process.
    Tribal Guidance.--The Committee recognizes the importance 
of government-to-government Tribal consultation, as well as the 
necessity to honor Tribal treaty rights and resources protected 
by treaties. EPA is directed to fully implement the Agency's 
Guidance for Discussing Tribal Treaty Rights to ensure Agency 
actions adequately consider treaty rights proactively 
throughout the consultation process.
    Polychlorinated Byphenyls [PCB] Contamination.--The 
Committee encourages the Agency to continue to report regularly 
to the West Virginia congressional delegation on the status of 
its efforts at the Shaffer Equipment/Arbuckle Creek National 
Priorities List site, including providing the delegation health 
assessment results and analysis after the completion of any 
testing. The Committee also directs EPA to move expeditiously 
through the final portions of the risk assessment and remedial 
action plans and begin helping residents address this 
contamination as quickly as possible.
    Bubbly Creek, Illinois.--The Committee directs the Agency 
to brief the Committee on what current EPA authorities and 
programs exist to advance the restoration of urban rivers and 
environmental justice areas that have historic contamination 
but that do not meet the levels needed to be considered 
Superfund sites. The Committee remains concerned about the lack 
of progress on the restoration of the South Fork of the South 
Branch of the Chicago River known as ``Bubbly Creek'' and 
encourages the EPA to use its existing authorities and programs 
to advance the project.
    Manganese.--The Committee is concerned about manganese soil 
contamination in Chicago and encourages EPA to clean up all 
affected areas to the lowest possible limits for residential 
screening and monitoring to protect public health. The 
Committee encourages further community engagement as EPA 
monitors and tests contaminated sites as well as continued EPA 
assistance to assess and safely clean up affected areas.
    Adaptive Management.--The Committee supports the 
application of adaptive management, when it is a structured, 
iterative, cost-effective, and science-based approach to 
remedial decisions, at sediment sites for which environmental 
or human health risks are uncertain. The Committee recommends 
the Agency apply adaptive management consistently across the 
Superfund program.
    Mixed Funding Settlements.--The Committee is aware of the 
cost and complexity of contaminated sediment sites being 
cleaned up under the Superfund program. Therefore, the 
Committee encourages the Agency to analyze sediment sites with 
significant work where viable, liable potentially responsible 
parties cannot be identified, and consider entering into mixed 
funding settlements to achieve fairness and faster cleanups. 
Additionally, the Committee encourages the Agency to utilize 
mixed funding settlements consistent with Office of Solid Waste 
and Emergency Response [OSWER], currently known as Office of 
Land and Emergency Management, Directives #9834.9 and #9834.9a.

              Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $93,205,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................     108,739,000
Committee recommendation................................      93,145,000

    The bill provides $93,145,000 for the Leaking Underground 
Storage Tank Trust Fund, $60,000 below the enacted level and 
$15,594,000 below the budget request. The detailed allocation 
of funding by program and activity is included in the table 
accompanying this report.
    Tribal Consultation.--The Agency should fully engage in 
meaningful consultation with Tribes and honor Tribal cleanup 
standards when developing interim and final action plans to 
remediate Leaking Underground Storage Tank sites located on 
reservations.

                        Inland Oil Spill Program

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $22,072,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................      27,551,000
Committee recommendation................................      22,031,000

    The bill provides $22,031,000 for the Inland Oil Spill 
Program, $41,000 below the enacted level and $5,520,000 below 
the budget request. The detailed allocation of funding by 
program and activity is included in the table accompanying this 
report.

                   State and Tribal Assistance Grants

Appropriations, 2023....................................  $4,480,428,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................   5,855,624,000
Committee recommendation................................   4,521,262,000

    The bill provides $4,521,262,000 for State and Tribal 
Assistance Grants. This amount is $40,834,000 above the enacted 
level and $1,334,362,000 below the budget request. 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.
    Infrastructure Assistance.--The bill provides 
$3,362,137,000 for Infrastructure Assistance. The Committee is 
aware that the Agency requires a certified operator in order to 
release funds for certain water and sanitation funding; 
however, some communities do not have a community system for 
either, or access to a certified operator. Therefore, the 
Committee directs the Agency to work with the Indian Health 
Service and those communities that lack water and sanitation 
systems, as well as a certified operator, to prevent the 
potential loss of funding and develop a training plan for 
operator certification.
    State Revolving Funds.--The bill provides $2,764,962,000 
for State Revolving Funds [SRFs] to support drinking and clean 
water infrastructure. These funds provide support for critical 
investments in water infrastructure in communities across the 
country. The Committee notes that a supplemental amount of 
$8,831,000,000 was appropriated for fiscal year 2024 for the 
State Revolving Funds in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 
Act (Public Law 117-58).
    Infrastructure Projects.--From within funds provided for 
capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund 
and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, the Committee 
recommends $345,125,000 from the Clean Water SRF and 
$243,639,000 from the Drinking Water SRF be for Congressionally 
Directed Spending grants for the construction of drinking 
water, waste-water, 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 State Revolving Fund or Drinking 
Water State Revolving Fund project grant recipient shall apply 
to a grantee receiving a congressionally directed spending 
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; and Appalachian 
Regional Commission grants. Funding made available to 
jurisdictions through the American Rescue Plan act of 2021 
(Public Law 117-2) is considered Federal funds and may not be 
applied towards the non-Federal cost share requirement. With 
approval from the project recipient, the Administrator may 
provide funding by grant or cooperative agreement to States to 
administer any Congressional Directed Spending projects being 
co-funded by the State SRF program or to support administration 
of other Congressional Directed Spending projects. A detailed 
list of projects is located in the table titled 
``Congressionally Directed Spending'' accompanying this report.
    The Committee provides a total of $584,764,000 in funding 
for over 311 drinking water and clean water Congressionally 
Directed Spending projects. In the Fiscal Year 2023 Annual 
Appropriations bill (Public Law 117-103), the Committees 
provided $1,472,364,541 in funding for drinking water and clean 
water Congressionally Directed Spending and Community Project 
Funding projects. These community initiated projects are 
locally identified priorities to address pressing environmental 
challenges. The Committee reminds EPA that these projects are 
vital community priorities and strongly urges EPA to 
prioritize, communicate, and expedite support for grant 
recipients as they implement these projects. The Committee 
remains concerned that EPA does not have sufficient resources 
necessary to expeditiously implement this program and fully 
support recipients as they address applicable Federal grant 
requirements. Accordingly, the Committee provides $19,000,000 
in new funding and repurposes $1,500,000 in existing funds for 
salaries, expenses, and administration for Congressionally 
Directed Spending and Community Project Funding grants provided 
in Fiscal Year 2023 and in this act. Further, the Committee is 
frustrated with the Agency's delayed engagement with the 
Committee regarding additional, potential solutions to help 
resolve the Agency's significant backlog of Congressionally 
Directed Spending projects, as discussed in the fiscal year 
2024 budget hearing. Required by a provision in the bill, the 
Committee directs the Agency to provide a report within 45 days 
of enactment of this act proposing efficient solutions for 
substantially increasing the Agency's effectiveness and 
timeliness in administering Congressionally Directed Spending 
projects; further, the Agency is required to include options 
other than increased staffing at the Agency; further, the 
report must include a detailed description of how to implement 
the proposed solutions, including bill language if necessary; 
further, the report must include, among other options, such as 
co-management of projects by the States and streamlined 
environmental review, consistent with past practice; lastly, 
the Agency may not obligate or expend the funding unless 
written confirmation is provided by the Committee. If the 
Committee finds the report lacking, the Committee reserves the 
right to withhold approval for obligation until the Agency 
provides the Committee with an adequate response. The Committee 
reminds the Agency of previous commitments to seriously engage 
with the Committee on finding long-term solutions to the 
growing backlog of CDS projects.
    Diesel Emission Reduction Act Grants.--The Committee 
recommends $100,000,000 to continue a grant program to reduce 
diesel emissions, including through electrification, as 
authorized by Section 793 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
(Public Law 109-58).
    Targeted Airshed Grants.--The bill provides $69,927,000 for 
Targeted Airshed Grants. These grants shall be distributed on a 
competitive basis to nonattainment areas that EPA 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. EPA should provide a 
report to the Committee within 30 days of enactment of this act 
that includes a table showing how fiscal year 2022 and 2023 
funds were allocated. The table should also include grant 
recipients and metrics for anticipated or actual results.
    Sewer Overflow Control Grants.--The Committee recommends 
$50,000,000 to continue a grant program to control and treat 
sewer overflows and stormwater, as authorized in section 4106 
of Public Law 115-270.
    Wildfire Smoke Preparedness.--The Committee provides 
$9,000,000 for wildfire smoke preparedness grants. These grants 
shall be distributed on a competitive basis to States, 
federally recognized Tribes, public pre-schools, local 
educational agencies as defined in 20 U.S.C. 7801(30), and non-
profit organizations, for assessment, prevention, control, or 
abatement of wildfire smoke hazards in community buildings, 
including schools as defined in 20 U.S.C. 3610(6), and related 
activities. The Federal share of the costs of such activities 
shall not exceed 90 percent except that the Administrator may 
waive such cost share requirement in the case of facilities 
located in economically distressed communities. A maximum of 25 
percent of grant funding under this paragraph during this 
fiscal year may go to recipients in any one State. Further, the 
Committee directs the Agency to allow for grants to be made for 
research purposes, in addition to current eligibility 
categories.
    State & Tribal Assistance Grants (Other).--The bill 
provides $38,693,000 for Congressionally Directed Spending 
grants. Further detail on these projects is located in the 
table titled ``Congressionally Directed Spending'' accompanying 
this report.
    Clean Water Act Section 404 State Primacy.--The Committee 
supports state primacy when the state seeking it meets all 
legal requirements and demonstrates a clear commitment to 
responsible environment stewardship. The Agency is directed to 
brief the Committee within 90 days of enactment of this act on 
the status of Clean Water Act Section 404 state primacy.
    Categorical Grants.--For Categorical Grants to States, 
Tribes, and other environmental partners for the implementation 
of delegated programs, the bill provides $1,160,625,000. The 
Committee recommends additional resources to support State and 
Tribal capacity to address environmental challenges and protect 
the public. The Committee believes that it is vital for the 
Agency to work collaboratively with State and Tribal partners 
and support their work to implement delegated environmental 
programs.
    Categorical Grant: Nonpoint Source (Sec. 319).--The bill 
provides $182,000,000. The Committee expects the Agency to 
examine the allocation formula to ensure that resources are 
spent in areas with the most pressing need.
    Categorical Grant: Public Water System Supervision.--The 
bill provides $121,500,000 in Public Water System Supervision 
Grants. Of the funds provided, $12,000,000 is to further 
support States, Territories, and Tribes in addressing PFAS and 
other contaminants of emerging concern as they carry out their 
Public Water System Supervision programs.
    Categorical Grant: Radon.--The Committee continues to 
support state radon program efforts that raise awareness about 
the associated risks of radon exposure. The Committee 
encourages expanding radon grants to States that are seeking to 
adopt or strengthen certification requirements for radon 
measurement and mitigation workers.
    Categorical Grant: State and Local Air Quality 
Management.--The bill provides $249,038,000 for State and Local 
Air Quality Management. The Committee recommends increased 
resources to help expand the capacity of air pollution control 
agencies to implement programs to address greenhouse gas 
emissions, improve air quality monitoring and outcomes, and 
reduce disproportionate exposure to dangerous pollution in 
communities. The Agency is directed to allocate funds for this 
program using the same formula as fiscal year 2015. Should the 
Agency seek to change the formula, it should submit a proposal 
in its fiscal year 2025 budget justification for consideration 
by the Committee.
    Categorical Grant: Resource Recovery and Hazardous Waste 
Grants.--The bill provides $105,000,000 for hazardous waste 
financial assistance grants. The bill includes a provision 
supporting 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), and EPA is directed to continue funding of at 
least $4,000,000 from the Hazardous Waste Financial Assistance 
categorical grants program project for this purpose. The 
Committee 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).
    Categorical Grant: Tribal General Assistance Program.--The 
bill provides $74,750,000 for Tribal General Assistance.
    Additional Guidance.--The Committee has provided the 
following additional guidance with respect to funding provided 
under this account.
    PFAS.--The Committee supports EPA's implementation of 
funding for PFAS and emerging contaminants under the bipartisan 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58). 
Congress provided a total of $10,000,000,000 to address PFAS 
and other emerging contaminants through the Drinking Water 
State Revolving Fund, the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and 
the Small and Disadvantaged Communities Program that includes a 
critical state response to contaminants program. The Committee 
encourages EPA to prioritize support to communities including 
providing technical assistance, information sessions, grant 
workshops, as well as extensive advertising and outreach to 
ensure States, Tribes and local entities are aware of and can 
fully participate in opportunities to address PFAS and other 
emerging contaminants provided by the bipartisan infrastructure 
law. The bill clarifies Congressional intent that funding 
provided in fiscal year 2024, including from Public Law 117-58, 
for grants for addressing contaminants under subsections (a) 
through (j) of section 1459A of the Safe Drinking Water (42 
U.S.C. 300j-19a) may be used by a State to provide assistance 
to benefit one or more owners of drinking water wells that are 
not public water systems or connected to a public water system 
for necessary and appropriate activities related to a 
contaminant pursuant to subsection (j) of section 1459A of the 
Safe Drinking Water Act. In implementing this funding, the 
Committee directs the Agency to encourage states to prioritize 
beneficiaries that make less than the average household income 
for that state.
    Use of Iron and Steel.--The bill includes language in title 
IV general provisions that stipulates requirements for the use 
of iron and steel in State Revolving Fund projects, and the 
recommendation includes only the following guidance. The 
Committee acknowledges that EPA may issue a waiver of said 
requirements for de minimis amounts of iron and steel building 
materials. 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 
occurs in the United States.
    Schools and Clean School Bus Program.--The Committee notes 
that the Administrator may prioritize awards in the Clean 
School Bus program that serve rural or low-income areas and 
directs the Agency to brief the Committee within 90 days of 
enactment of this act on its efforts to support the deployment 
of zero-emission buses in historically disadvantaged, 
underserved, low-income, and rural communities pursuant to 
section 71101 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. 
Further, the Committee encourages the Agency to continue to 
work with the Departments of Energy and Education for 
educational institutions to expand the transition to clean 
energy and transportation.
    Leak Prevention Technologies.--The Committee is concerned 
about the impact of water loss from waterline leaks on the 
availability of affordable drinking water and on the long-term 
integrity of water and wastewater infrastructure and encourages 
EPA to consider best available leak prevention technologies as 
part of its State and Tribal Assistance Grants decision-making 
processes.
    Modeling and Monitoring of Transboundary Pollution.--The 
Committee provides at least $1,000,000 above enacted levels for 
high-priority water and wastewater treatment facilities along 
the U.S. Mexico Border and notes an estuary and coastal ocean 
untreated sewage pathogen prediction model is useful to assess 
and evaluate potential infrastructure projects to reduce 
impacts from transboundary pollution events.
    Innovative Grant Opportunities.--The Committee notes that 
the Agency has announced its intent to make available 
$350,000,000 under Section 60113 of Public Law 117-169, but not 
further funding opportunities supporting innovation. The 
Committee urges the Agency to announce further funding 
opportunities and implementation guidance by the end of 
calendar year 2023.
    Regional Water Commissions.--The Committee recognizes that 
areas across the country are facing resiliency issues and water 
shortages. Some communities are forming regional partnerships 
to address those issues. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 
Act makes clear that regional water partnerships to address 
water shortages are eligible for grant funding through the 
Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure 
Resilience and Sustainability Program.
    Water Recycling Projects in the Colorado River Basin.--The 
Committee is concerned about the long-term drought situation 
along the Colorado River. The Committee understands that many 
lower basin States and political subdivisions are investing in 
new, drought resistant water sources to lessen the short and 
long-term impacts on the Colorado River. The Committee 
encourages the Agency to ensure the completion of these 
projects in a timely manner.

          Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $75,640,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................      80,443,000
Committee recommendation................................      75,640,000

    The bill provides a total of $75,640,000 for the Water 
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program [WIFIA]. This 
funding is consistent with the enacted level and $4,803,000 
below the budget request. The Committee recommends $7,640,000 
to assist with the administrative expenses for the WIFIA 
program and up to $5,000,000 for the implementation of the 
Securing Required Funding for Water Infrastructure Now Act, as 
authorized by section 4201 of Public Law 115-270. Greater 
investment in the replacement of aging infrastructure will help 
mitigate nationwide issues the Committee is tracking related to 
contaminants such as lead and arsenic, Combined Sewer Overflows 
and Sanitary Sewer Overflows, and the pressing need to improve 
water delivery.

                       Administrative Provisions


         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

    The bill continues several administrative provisions from 
previous years, includes a provision related to information 
technology upgrades, and includes a provision providing for 
further Congressional oversight.

                               TITLE III

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

  Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment

Appropriations, 2023....................................      $1,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................       1,442,000
Committee recommendation................................       1,000,000

    The bill provides $1,000,000 for the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, equal to the 
enacted level and $442,000 below the request.

                             Forest Service

    The Forest Service [Service], a bureau of the Department of 
Agriculture, manages 193 million acres in 44 States and 
territories. In addition, the Service maintains a system of 
research stations and experimental forests and ranges 
throughout the country. The Service also provides technical and 
financial assistance to private landowners, States, and 
communities to help sustain the Nation's urban and rural 
forests.
    Shared Stewardship Strategy.--The Committee supports 
continuing to recognize the benefits of working collaboratively 
with States to identify priorities for landscape-scale 
treatments in order to increase the scope and scale of critical 
forest treatments, including wildfire mitigation and 
restoration that support communities and improve ecosystem 
function under the Shared Stewardship Strategy.
    White Oak.--White Oak occupies 103 million acres in the 
eastern U.S. and is critical for wildlife, biodiversity, and 
forest products. Within 90 days of enactment of this act, the 
Service is directed to report to the Committee on efforts, 
including monitoring and research, the Service is involved in 
to regenerate white oak in national forests and on State, 
Tribal, private, and other non-Federal lands. Additionally, the 
Committee recognizes the importance of seed stock and tree 
nurseries in efforts to regenerate white oak populations.
    Agency Coordination.--The Committee is concerned with a 
lack of communication and coordination between the National 
Forest System and Research and Development and directs the 
Service to produce a plan to improve the coordination between 
these Deputy Areas, within 180 days of the enactment of this 
act.
    Cross-Boundary Wildfire Response.--The Committee is aware 
of the need for the Service to increase engagement on and 
opportunities for cross-boundary fire suppression, especially 
in the area of initial attack. The Service is directed to 
report to the Committee quarterly on implementation of any 
memoranda of understanding and new or expanded cross-boundary 
agreements intended to address initial attack or expand 
wildland fire suppression capacity. Further, the Committee 
encourages the Service to utilize all authorities in place, 
where appropriate, to improve development and maintenance of 
fuel breaks and other strategic management activities designed 
to protect wildlife habitat and natural resources, life and 
property, and to provide safe access and staging locations for 
firefighting operations.
    Nurseries.--The Committee supports appropriate staffing 
levels for the Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources 
program to expand its capacity to provide critical technical 
assistance, provide workforce training, and conduct and 
disseminate research to nurseries and land managers as they 
increase production to address the National seedling shortage, 
including chemical-free milkweed for monarch and pollinator 
propagation. The program's activities should integrate the 
latest climate science, economic research, and regional 
considerations.
    Broadband Deployment.--The 2018 Farm Bill required the 
Service to amend its regulations to streamline procedures for 
communications facilities applications. A departmental final 
rule (85 FR 19660) was issued on April 8, 2020, followed by a 
Forest Service directive (FSH 2709.11, Chapter 90) on October 
13, 2020, implementing the statutory requirements. The Service 
now has standard application and authorization forms, a 
predictable rent schedule, a standard 30-year authorization 
term, and an expedited review process for co-locating in or on 
existing communications facilities. The Committee expects that 
with these tools in place, the Service will be able to 
coordinate with other Department of Agriculture agencies and 
respond expeditiously to rural communications providers seeking 
to secure rights-of-way, permits, and access to public lands 
for broadband deployment.
    Wildfire Recovery.--The Service should partner with Tribes 
to prioritize recovery on lands impacted by wildfire.
    21st Century Conservation Service Corps and Job Corps.--The 
Service offers workforce development experiences for youth from 
rural, suburban, and urban communities through a portfolio of 
programs including the Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers, 
the Youth Conservation Corps, and hundreds of Public Lands 
Corps and 21st Century Conservation Service Corps partnerships 
with non-government organizations. The Committee appreciates 
the Service's continued focus on establishing additional work-
based learning projects that better integrate these programs 
into agency operations and creating additional career ladders 
throughout the Department of Agriculture for Job Corps 
graduates. The Service should ensure that diverse and 
underrepresented young people are included in these programs 
and that locations served by urban and community forestry units 
are incorporated into work zones. The Committee directs the 
Service to continue to expand advanced wildfire training 
offerings at Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers.

                       FOREST SERVICE OPERATIONS

Appropriations, 2023....................................  $1,152,744,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................   1,316,499,000
Committee Recommendation................................   1,152,744,000

    The bill provides $1,152,744,000 for Forest Service 
Operations, equal to the enacted level and $163,755,000 below 
the request. The detailed allocation of funding by program and 
activity is included in the table accompanying this report.

                     FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

Appropriations, 2023....................................    $307,273,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................     349,082,000
Committee recommendation................................     307,273,000

    The bill provides $307,273,000 for Forest and Rangeland 
Research, equal to the enacted level and $41,809,000 below the 
request. Program directives and specific funding requirements 
are noted in the following narrative.
    The Forest Service research and development program 
represents the premier forest science institution in the world. 
The basic and applied research produced by these Federal 
scientists and collaborators is integral to improving the 
health of our forests and grasslands by addressing threats like 
climate change, invasive species and diseases, biodiversity 
loss, and uncharacteristic fire. Research and development is 
also important to the health of rural economies through the 
Service's work to deliver new technologies and uses for woody 
biomass. The Committee provides the investments and directed 
projects in this bill in anticipation of more innovative 
solutions for sustainable management and biomass utilization to 
come.
    Forest Inventory and Analysis.--The bill provides 
$32,197,000 for the Forest Inventory and Analysis [FIA] 
program, the authoritative data source for forests and forest 
carbon data, which provides comprehensive data collection, 
analysis and reporting on forest conditions, including urban 
and community forest environments, across all forestlands for 
use by all forest stakeholders.
    Research and Development Programs.--The bill provides 
$55,000,000 for base research activities and $215,576,000 for 
salaries and expenses.
    The Committee supports the current structure consisting of 
the five regional research stations, the International 
Institute of Tropical Forestry, and the Forest Products 
Laboratory, and directs that each of the existing facilities 
and programs be funded at least at the enacted level. The 
Committee expects that funds collected from reimbursable 
agreements by the research program will be reinvested at the 
station level into programs of work, rather than used to offset 
salaries and expenses. The Committee further expects the 
National Agroforestry Center to be appropriately staffed in 
order to serve increasing demand for technical assistance.
    Forest Products Laboratory.--The Committee expects the Lab 
to continue research to advance wood markets, including 
research on the amount of carbon stored annually in wood 
products, evaluated by specific wood producing sectors, setting 
the stage for the completion of this carbon storage accounting 
on an annual basis. Efforts will also continue to focus on the 
environmental lifecycle benefits of wood products in the built 
environment, utilizing a ``whole building'' life cycle approach 
to quantify these benefits.
    Ongoing Research.--The Committee supports continued 
research on post-fire restoration and reforestation on multiple 
fires, including the 2021 Bootleg Fire, to develop principles 
and decision support systems to aid in the effective evaluation 
and selection of post-fire restoration alternatives. The 
Committee directs the Service to utilize existing funding to 
continue to support external opportunities with academic 
institutions in current projects developing remote sensing 
capabilities that deploy acoustic technologies for wildfire 
monitoring. The Committee supports short-term and long-term 
research through the Pacific Northwest Research Station focused 
on mountain birds and for ongoing study of the impact of 
reduced snowpack on the Northern Waterthrush.
    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.-$6,000,000 to support the Northeastern States 
Research Cooperative, a collaboration among universities in 
Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont, sponsoring 
research to sustain the health of northern forest ecosystems 
and communities, develop new forest products and improve forest 
biodiversity management, including to establish a Digital 
Forestry Systems Research Consortium to advance data-driven, 
AI-supported forest management systems that increase both the 
provision of ecosystem services and operational efficiency. 
None of these funds shall be factored into the base allocation 
of the Northern Research Station. Further, funding should be 
expeditiously distributed in a manner consistent with fiscal 
year 2022 and prior.

  --$2,000,000 for research on forest-based cellulose 
        nanomaterials, including material forms, manufacturing 
        processes, and technology transfer.
  --$2,000,000 to support new and existing academic 
        partnerships to further explore the use of available 
        technologies like remote sensing and methodologies such 
        as small area estimation to further refine county and 
        State biomass estimates as outlined in Sec. 8632 of the 
        Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-
        334).
  --$4,000,000 for cooperative research to develop new 
        understandings and innovative solutions to address 
        wildfire impacts on forested source water, downstream 
        clean water, and water treatability.
  --$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.
  --$500,000 to increase modeling work to better understand the 
        upper limit of fish distribution in the Pacific 
        Northwest.
  --$1,500,000 to continue Forest Products Laboratory 
        university partnerships to optimize biomass 
        commercialization, including lumber standards, mass 
        timber construction, and durability.

    Joint Fire Science.--The bill provides $4,500,000 for Joint 
Fire Science. Combined with $4,500,000 in the Department of 
Interior Wildland Fire Management account, a total of 
$9,000,000 is provided for this program. The Committee expects 
the program to engage a broad network of academic researchers 
through an open, competitive process to address the range of 
research needs for the rapidly changing fire environment. The 
Committee expects the program to focus on salient issues such 
as understanding smoke impacts, identifying drivers of fire 
costs, analyzing fire behavior, and quantifying fire's effects 
on resources and communities.

                  STATE, PRIVATE, AND TRIBAL FORESTRY

Appropriations, 2023....................................    $337,758,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................     327,669,000
Committee recommendation................................     327,397,000

    The bill provides $327,397,000 for State, Private, and 
Tribal Forestry, $10,361,000 below the enacted level and 
$272,000 below the request. 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, directives, or congressionally directed 
spending identified herein is in addition to funds otherwise 
provided to States and regions through the formula and 
competitive grant process and therefore is not to be factored 
into those allocations.
    Within the funds provided, $1,000,000 is for the Forest 
Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative to support existing academic 
partnerships in the Northern Forest Region. A reduced non-
Federal cost share shall be negotiated with the host agencies 
to enable full implementation of the program. The Committee 
directs the Service to continue to utilize existing 
partnerships with research institutions and States to fund 
research to establish methods, tools, and standard protocols 
that help quantify forest ecosystem services, particularly 
carbon, in natural forested regions as a resource that can be 
managed by forest landowners for ecological and economic 
benefit.
    Forest and Grasslands Collaboratives.--The Committee has 
included bill language to ensure that the Service is able to 
better support local organizations' capacity to collaborate on 
projects that benefit the National Forest System.
    Community Wildfire Defense Grants.--This program was 
authorized and funded at $200,000,000 per year in the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58). The 
Committee is concerned that the current eligibility 
requirements for these grants does not allow critical water 
infrastructure for wildfire suppression. The Service is 
directed to report to the Committee on updates to this program 
within 60 days of enactment of this act.
    Lake Tahoe Basin.--The Committee directs the Forest Service 
to support the implementation of Public Law 106-506, as 
amended, at no less than the fiscal year 2023 enacted levels.
    Forest Health Management.--The bill provides $17,000,000 
for Federal lands forest health management and $33,000,000 for 
Cooperative lands forest health management.
    Sudden Oak Death.--Since 2001, the Service has been 
treating Sudden Oak Death infestations on public lands in 
Oregon and California in partnership with the Bureau of Land 
Management. The Committee expects the Service to continue these 
efforts and provides $3,000,000 for Sudden Oak Death treatments 
and partnerships with States and private landowners.
    Western Bark Beetle.--The Committee remains concerned about 
the high rate of tree mortality in National Forests due to 
insect and disease outbreaks. In many cases throughout the 
West, bark beetle infestation threatens local communities and 
non-Federal lands located outside of a National Forest unit. 
The Committee instructs the Service to prioritize the use of 
funding provided under the Western Bark Beetle Initiative for 
projects located on non-Federal land in cases where state 
government partners identify a need related to community 
wildfire protection.
    Urban and Community Forestry.--The bill provides 
$40,000,000 for urban and community forestry. The Committee 
recognizes there is a critical need to restore and improve 
urban forests due to dominance of exotic invasive woody 
species. The Service should prioritize regional multi-
organizational collaborations to support conservation efforts 
that help trees adapt to and offset climate change, which model 
best practices for effective urban and community forestry 
grants. Further, the Committee expects the program to 
prioritize tree-planting in socially disadvantaged and 
historically underserved communities with low canopy coverage, 
including Tribal communities.
    Forest Resource Information and Analysis.--The bill 
provides $19,806,000 for congressionally directed spending in 
this program. A detailed list of projects is included in the 
``Congressionally Directed Spending'' table accompanying this 
report.
    International Programs and Trade Compliance.--The bill 
provides $20,000,000 for the Forest Service Office of 
International Programs. The Committee supports the 
International Program for its benefits to American forestry 
stakeholders through global engagement on climate change, 
forest products trade, U.S. migratory species habitat 
conservation, and initiatives to protect American forests from 
invasive pests and commends the Office for establishing a 
nonprofit foundation to complement and expand its impact. The 
Committee directs the Office to collaborate with other 
Department of Agriculture agencies to promote American wood 
product exports by implementing applied research, technical 
cooperation, financial assistance, marketing initiatives, and 
other support mechanisms. Further, the program should continue 
to expand existing relationships with universities and other 
partners to combat illegal logging, protect American forests 
from invasive species, and conserve international habitat of 
migratory species. The Committee expects that funds collected 
from reimbursable agreements will be reinvested into programs 
of work, rather than used to offset salaries and expenses.

                         NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

Appropriations, 2023....................................  $1,974,388,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................   2,226,280,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,978,388,000

    The bill provides $1,978,388,000 for the National Forest 
System, $4,000,000 above the enacted level and $247,892,000 
below the request.
    Land Management Planning, Assessment, and Monitoring.--The 
bill provides $17,000,000 for Land Management Planning, 
Assessment, and Monitoring.
    Recreation, Heritage, and Wilderness.--The bill provides 
$56,000,000 for Recreation, Heritage, and Wilderness.
    Within the funds provided, $1,000,000 is included for the 
Office of Recreation, Heritage and Volunteer Resources-Travel, 
Tourism and Interpretation Program to continue implementation 
of the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience 
[NATIVE] Act (Public Law 114-221), including to identify and 
provide technical assistance, training, and rural development 
support to Tribes, Tribal organizations and Native Hawaiian 
organizations to promote sustainable native tourism activities.
    Within the funds provided, $4,000,000 is included to 
support infrastructure and trails development and to build the 
capacity of local user groups and partnership organizations in 
National Recreation Areas administered by the Service and 
established after 1997.
    Grazing Management.--The bill provides $6,300,000 for 
Grazing Management.
    The Service is 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. The Service must prioritize management of active 
allotments that are not meeting or are inconsistent with 
current forest plan standards or do not have current 
assessments, and reducing the backlog of active allotments 
requiring analysis and new management decisions under the 
National Environmental Policy Act, according to the priorities 
established in the Forest Service Handbook. The Service is 
directed to brief the Committee within 90 days of enactment of 
this act on its progress to relieve the backlog of fully 
processed permits. Further, the Service shall evaluate the 
condition of permitted lands with Greater sage-grouse habitat 
and is directed to modify usage to assure achievement of sage-
grouse habitat requirements, taking into account drought, 
climate change, and its multiple use mandate.
    Fuels Management.--The bill provides $207,000,000 for fuels 
management. The Committee does not agree to the 
administration's proposal to return hazardous fuels reduction 
activities to Wildland Fire Management. Within funds provided, 
$30,000,000 is for Wood Innovation Grants; $15,000,000 is for 
the Community Wood Energy Program; and $6,600,000 is provided 
for the Southwest Ecological Restoration Institutes.
    Wood Innovation Grants are an important tool for creating 
and expanding markets for low-grade and low-value wood, 
providing economic diversity for forest communities and 
reducing wildfire risk in the process. The Committee notes that 
these efforts can deliver a cost-effective and sustainable path 
to reduce excessive hazardous fuels loads, foster long-term 
forest resilience, and potentially aid in carbon storage. The 
Service must expand its efforts on innovative biomass uses, 
giving precedence to funding Wood Innovation Grant projects 
that will open the door to new, widespread uses for wood-based 
nanotechnology, mass timber and cross-laminated timber, high-
energy efficient wood for energy production, affordable 
housing, and other promising products.
    Forest Products.--The bill provides $41,000,000 for Forest 
Products.
    Vegetation and Watershed Management.--The bill provides 
$33,000,000 for Vegetation and Watershed Management.
    Wildlife and Fish Habitat Management.--The bill provides 
$25,000,000 for Wildlife and Fish Habitat Management.
    The Committee expects the Service to maintain no less than 
$2,000,000 for threatened and endangered species activities to 
contribute to significant recovery actions. The Service is 
directed to brief the Committee on progress toward developing 
and applying performance indicators and other accountability 
measures for these activities to track its expenditures to 
comply with reporting requirements within 180 days of enactment 
of this act. The Service should create a system for integrating 
both comprehensive and discrete projects to meet fish and 
wildlife habitat conservation goals into its spending plans.
    Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund.--The bill 
provides $32,000,000 for Collaborative Forest Landscape 
Restoration [CFLR] and continues language allowing additional 
projects to be funded with this significant expansion of the 
program. CFLR is the single best way to facilitate large scale 
projects on National Forests that make meaningful progress for 
forest and watershed health while also creating jobs with the 
generation of commercial timber. These projects come to 
fruition because of the requirement involvement of a diverse 
set of local stakeholders who are committed to forest 
restoration and sustaining rural communities. The Committee 
commends the Service on continuing to expand this program and 
expects many positive results as these projects are 
implemented.
    Minerals and Geology Management.--The bill provides 
$14,500,000 for Minerals and Geology Management.
    Landownership and Access Management.--The bill provides 
$8,000,000 for Landownership and Access Management.
    Law Enforcement.--The bill provides $19,505,000 for Law 
Enforcement activities.
    The Committee expects the Service to continue to 
collaborate with State, Tribal, county, and local governments 
to maintain or develop Cooperative Law Enforcement Agreements 
and Memoranda of Understanding, giving specific attention to 
such activities as public safety and search and rescue 
missions.
    Salaries and Expenses.--The bill provides $1,519,083,000 
for Salaries and Expenses, including for employees who carry 
out functions funded by the Capital Improvement and 
Maintenance, Range Betterment Fund, and Management of National 
Forest Lands for Subsistence Uses accounts.
    Additional Guidance.--The Committee provides the following 
additional guidance related to activities funded in this 
account.
    Hoosier National Forest.--The Committee notes that the 
Hoosier National Forest Land Management Plan has not been 
updated in over 16 years and encourages the Service to engage 
in consultations with local stakeholders and evaluate whether 
the plan meets current needs related to demand for recreational 
opportunities.
    Tongass National Forest.--The Service is expected to meet 
the targets outlined in the current 2016 Tongass Land and 
Resource Management Plan. The Committee continues the direction 
contained in Senate Report 115-276. The bill provides funding 
necessary to process rights-of-way applications.
    Northwest Forest Plan.--The Committee recognizes the 
significance of the Northwest Forest Plan revisions and directs 
the Service to prioritize resources to ensure the timely 
completion of this planning process. The Service is directed to 
report to the Committee on implementation needs and costs of 
Plan revisions, including funding requirements in fiscal year 
2025, within 90 days of enactment of this act.
    Sediment Removal.--The Service is directed to study and 
develop recommendations to establish a streamlined process for 
dams or impoundments under Special Use Permit, to facilitate 
the relocation of non-contaminated, accumulated sediment from 
behind a dam or impoundment within or adjacent to National 
Forest System lands, where such sediment impairs water supply 
or electric power generation, or if left unattended, would pose 
a threat to the structural integrity of the dam. The Service 
should work with the operator to identify sites on Federal and 
non-Federal land for the beneficial use of relocated sediment, 
including habitat restoration, land grading, creation and 
augmentation of firebreaks, and road augmentation.
    Lake Tahoe Basin.--The Committee directs the Forest Service 
to support the implementation of Public Law 106-506, as 
amended, and restoration efforts in the greater Lake Tahoe 
fireshed, at no less than the fiscal year 2023 enacted levels.
    Camp Hale and Continental Divide National Monument.--The 
Committee recommends the Service dedicate resources toward 
activities at the Camp Hale and Continental Divide National 
Monument including Tribal engagement, developing a management 
plan, signage, reconstruction of campgrounds, trail 
improvement, trailhead improvement, riparian restoration of 
eagle river, visitor services, interpretive materials, and 
seasonal staffing.

                  CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2023....................................    $158.048,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................     235,000,000
Committee recommendation................................     161,630,000

    The bill provides $161,630,000 for Capital Improvement and 
Maintenance, $3,582,000 above the enacted level and $73,370,000 
below the request. As in previous years, this amount is offset 
with a scoring credit related to the Roads and Trails Fund. 
Program directives and specific funding requirements are noted 
in the following narrative. All funding for specific programs, 
directives, or congressionally directed spending identified 
herein is in addition to funds otherwise provided to stations 
and regions and therefore is not to be taken into account when 
allocating those resources.
    The Committee recognizes the importance of the Legacy 
Restoration Fund authorized by the Great American Outdoors Act 
(Public Law 116-152), which will provide $1,425,000,000 over 5 
years to addressing deferred maintenance. These mandatory funds 
augment the appropriations from this account, which continues 
to be necessary for new construction and to maintain Service 
infrastructure so that additional projects are not added to the 
deferred maintenance backlog. While the Committee appreciates 
the expanse and geographic diversity of the proposed legacy 
restoration project list, the Service must also ensure that the 
most critical projects are prioritized for this unprecedented 
and limited opportunity, including fire facilities and housing 
for firefighters and other staff.
    The Committee and the Service have struggled to budget for 
and report how funding is split between new construction and 
the maintenance and repair of existing infrastructure. The 
Service is directed to brief the Committee within 90 days of 
enactment of this act on a plan to delineate between these 
elements in future budget submissions.
    Facilities.--The bill provides $56,500,000 for Facilities, 
of which at least $2,500,000 is for firefighter housing 
improvements.
    The Committee believes that the Service should be an 
exemplar in using mass timber building materials and require 
the use of mass timber in the construction, renovation, or 
repair of its facilities.
    The Service is directed to alert the Committee if the 
current funding of the National Historical Collection 
Repository is insufficient for the collection and presentation 
of the Service's historical items.
    Funding for the maintenance of rural airstrips is continued 
at the enacted level.
    The Service is directed to report to the Committee on its 
recreation infrastructure plans following the 2022 fire at the 
Ocoee Whitewater Center in the Cherokee National Forest within 
120 days of enactment of this act.
    The Committee directs the Service to provide the design and 
engineering plan for the roof at Timberline Lodge in the Mt. 
Hood National Forest within 30 days of the end of fiscal year 
2024.
    Roads.--The bill provides $74,000,000 for Roads. The 
National Forest Road System provides access to residents, 
visitors, outfitters, emergency responders, and those involved 
in restoration, stewardship and commercial activities.
    Trails.--The bill provides $20,000,000 for Trails, of which 
no less than the enacted level is for trail operations, 
maintenance, and construction on National Scenic and Historical 
Trails. The Committee is aware of the growing need to sustain 
and increase the capacity for resilient trail building within 
the outdoor recreation community. The Service is encouraged to 
collaborate with regional training centers that provide 
resources for training trails stewards responsible for the 
maintenance of trails for public use and is further encouraged 
to focus on maintaining geographical diversity in its 
partnerships.
    Legacy Roads and Trails.--The bill provides $6,000,000 for 
Legacy Roads and Trails. This program was permanently 
authorized, clarifying the allowable activities, and funded at 
$50,000,000 per year in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 
Act (Public Law 117-58).
    The Service is directed to provide an annual report to the 
Committee within 120 days of the end of the fiscal year, 
detailing Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation accomplishments, 
including miles of roads and trails improved, miles of streams 
restored, number of bridges and stream crossings constructed, 
miles of road decommissioned, and number of jobs created.
    Construction Projects.--The bill provides $5,130,000 for 
congressionally directed spending in this program. A detailed 
list of projects is included in the ``Congressionally Directed 
Spending'' table accompanying this report.

        ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS, SPECIAL ACTS

Appropriations, 2023....................................        $664,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................         664,000
Committee recommendation................................         664,000

    The bill provides $664,000 an amount equal to the enacted 
level and the request. These funds are derived from receipts at 
certain forests.

            ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES

Appropriations, 2023....................................        $150,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................         150,000
Committee recommendation................................         150,000

    The bill provides $150,000 an amount equal to the enacted 
level and the request. This amount is derived from funds 
deposited by State, county, and municipal governments or public 
school authorities pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 484a, as amended.

                         RANGE BETTERMENT FUND

Appropriations, 2023....................................      $1,719,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................       1,719,000
Committee recommendation................................       1,719,000

    The bill provides $1,719,000 an amount equal to the enacted 
level and the request. This amount is for range rehabilitation, 
protection, and improvement and is derived from fees received 
for livestock grazing on National Forests pursuant to section 
401(b)(1) of Public Law 94-579, as amended.

    GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

Appropriations, 2023....................................         $45,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................          45,000
Committee recommendation................................          45,000

    The bill provides $45,000 an amount which is equal to the 
enacted level and the request. This amount is derived from the 
fund established under 16 U.S.C. 1643(b).

        MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR SUBSISTENCE USES

Appropriations, 2023....................................      $1,099,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................       1,099,000
Committee recommendation................................       1,099,000

    The bill provides $1,099,000 an amount equal to the enacted 
level and the request. This account provides for carrying out 
the Service's responsibilities for subsistence under the Alaska 
National Interest Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 96-487).

                        WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2023...................................\1\$2,116,956,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................   2,970,620,000
Committee recommendation................................\2\2,123,956,000

\1\Includes $1,171,000,000 provided with an emergency designation.
\2\Includes $1,363,184,000 provided with an emergency designation.

    The bill provides $2,123,956,000 for wildland fire 
management, $7,000,000 above the enacted level and $846,664,000 
below the request.
    Fire Operations.--The bill provides $199,000,000 for 
preparedness, $1,011,000,000 for suppression operations, and 
$913,956,000 for salaries and expenses. Suppression and 
preparedness funding is provided with an emergency designation, 
as is a portion of salaries and expenses. Within preparedness 
funding, $1,000,000 is to initiate a health and wellness 
program for firefighters and $6,000,000 is for the transition 
of FireGuard from the Department of Defense,
    As noted in the front matter of this report, the Committee 
expects that with these resources, the Service will continue to 
transform its wildland fire workforce to allow for increased 
firefighter pay, create year-round firefighting and fuels 
management capacity, supply appropriate levels of personal 
protective equipment, and implement technology modernizations 
outlined in Section 1114 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. 
Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116-9) 
to increase the safety of firefighters and the public, as well 
to enhance effective responses to wildfire.
    Firefighter Housing.--The Committee is concerned that the 
low availability, high cost, and/or disrepair of housing 
provided by Federal agencies in many areas of the country is a 
barrier to the recruitment and retention of Federal wildland 
firefighters. Accordingly, the Service shall report to the 
Committee on the housing needs necessary to support a 
professional firefighting capacity with a predominantly 
permanent workforce. Based on this analysis, the report shall 
detail maintenance and reconstruction needs for existing 
housing and new housing needed in order to recruit and retain 
firefighters in areas where it is difficult to find housing, 
including the estimated associated maintenance and construction 
costs and highlighting any current barriers in law, regulation, 
or policy, such as requirements to offer housing at market 
rates or the current process for determining prices for Federal 
housing. As noted above, the Service may utilize funds 
available through the Facilities account and the Legacy 
Restoration Fund to meet housing and other fire facility needs.
    New Technology Adoption.--The Committee appreciates the 
Service's pursuit of new technology and tools that will assist 
in prediction, detection, monitoring, suppression, and other 
capabilities that must be improved to respond to the higher 
incidence of catastrophic wildfire. This includes remote 
automated weather stations, space-based remote sensing data, 
satellite imagery, and integrated acquisition technology 
services. Further, the Committee urges the Service to ensure 
technology deployed within the agency is as interoperable as 
possible.

              WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS RESERVE FUND

Appropriations, 2023....................................  $2,210,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................   2,300,000,000
Committee recommendation................................   2,300,000,000

    The bill recommends $2,300,000,000 for the Forest Service 
Wildfire Suppression Operations Reserve Fund for fiscal year 
2024, an increase of $90,000,000 above the enacted level and 
equal to the request. The bill includes this additional funding 
for fiscal year 2024, allocated between the Service and the 
Department of the Interior.

                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The bill continues or modifies administrative provisions 
included in prior year appropriations acts that give direction 
on the use and transfer of appropriated funds and further 
provide for the efficient operations of the Service. A new 
provision is included related to the Forest Service Job Corps 
Civilian Conservation Centers.

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


                         Indian Health Service

    The Indian Health Service [IHS] is the agency within the 
Department of Health and Human Services that has responsibility 
for providing Federal health services to approximately 2.6 
million American Indians and Alaska Natives. The provision of 
health services to Tribes grew out of the special relationship 
between the Federal Government and Indian Tribes that was 
established in 1787, based on article I, section 8 of the 
Constitution, and given form and substance by numerous 
treaties, laws, Supreme Court decisions, and Executive orders 
that followed. Most notable among these is the Snyder Act of 
1921 (Public Law 67-85), which provides the basic authority for 
most Indian health services provided by the Federal Government 
to Native Americans and Alaska Natives.
    IHS services are provided directly and through Tribally-
contracted and operated programs in over 600 healthcare 
facilities located throughout the United States, primarily in 
rural and isolated areas. Healthcare is also purchased from 
more than 9,000 private providers annually. The Federal system 
consists of 28 hospitals, 61 health centers, and 34 health 
stations. Through Public Law 93-638, the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act, Tribes and Tribal 
organizations compact and contract health programs to manage 17 
hospitals, 249 health centers, and 70 health stations. In 
addition, grants to 34 nonprofit urban Indian health 
organizations provide a variety of health and referral 
services.
    Access to a good education, safe and reliable housing, 
clean drinking water, and access to healthcare are all 
important for positive health outcomes and life expectancy. 
Disparities among these areas of basic infrastructure have 
contributed to health disparities among Native American 
communities. In order to truly address Indian Country's 
healthcare needs, more must be done to address the 
comprehensive full-scale social determinants of health across 
the Federal Government. IHS plays a pivotal role in not only 
providing direct care services to Native Americans but through 
preventative programs that make a meaningful difference for 
Native American health outcomes. The Committee recommendation 
provides $7,275,531,000 for IHS for fiscal year 2024 
discretionary funding, an increase of $248,042,000 to the 
enacted level and a decrease of $2,194,123,000 to the requested 
level. The Committee also provides an advance appropriation for 
fiscal year 2025, as described below.
    Advance Appropriations for the Indian Health Service 
[IHS].--The Committee recommendation provides advance 
appropriations for the Indian Health Services and Indian Health 
Facilities accounts totaling $5,228,112,000 for fiscal year 
2025. That amount is equal to the fiscal year 2024 
recommendation for those accounts with the exception of funding 
provided for Electronic Health Records and some accounts that 
receive funding under the ``Indian Health Facilities'' account, 
including, Sanitation Facilities Construction, and Health Care 
Facilities Construction which are provided only an annual 
appropriation in recognition of the project-based nature of 
those accounts. Overall, the vast majority of Indian Health 
Service funding, and all such funding supporting the provision 
of health services to Native Americans such as patient care and 
medical equipment, is provided an advance appropriation. The 
Committee recognizes that budget uncertainty due to temporary 
lapses of appropriations and continuing resolutions have an 
effect on the orderly operations of critical healthcare 
programs for Native American communities. Existing challenges 
related to recruitment and retention of healthcare providers, 
administrative burden and costs, and financial effects on 
Tribes were identified areas of concern in a Government 
Accountability Office [GAO] study (GAO-18-652). This advance 
appropriation enables IHS to continue to provide health 
services without interruption or uncertainty, improving the 
quality of care and providing peace of mind for patients and 
medical providers.

                         Indian Health Services

Appropriations, 2023....................................  $4,919,670,000
Advance Appropriations, 2024............................   4,627,968,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................   7,012,945,000
Committee recommendation, new appropriations, 2024......     383,520,000
Committee recommendation, total resources available, 
    2024................................................   5,011,488,000
Budget estimate, advance appropriations, 2025...........................
Committee recommendation, advance appropriations, 2025..   4,719,786,000

    The Committee recommends $5,011,488,000 in total resources 
for fiscal year 2024 for Indian Health Services, $91,818,000 
above the enacted level. The Committee recommendation also 
provides $4,719,786,000 in advance appropriations for the 
Services account for fiscal year 2025, equal to the fiscal year 
2024 Committee recommendation with the exception of funding 
provided for Electronic Health Records and the Indian 
Healthcare Improvement Fund, which is provided only an annual 
appropriation. The following direction relates to the total 
fiscal year 2024 funding recommendation. All programs, 
projects, and activities are maintained at fiscal year 2023 
enacted levels unless otherwise stated.
    Recruitment and Retention.--The Committee remains concerned 
the IHS is not able to recruit and retain enough clinical staff 
to maintain a high quality of care at the Service's federally 
operated facilities and directs the Service to work with the 
Office of Management and Budget to expedite creation of market-
specific pay scales to ensure the Service is able to offer 
competitive recruitment packages, an issue highlighted in the 
2018 GAO report that examined agency challenges filling 
provider vacancies (GAO-18-580). The Committee reminds IHS a 
report is owed on any regulatory or statutory limitations that 
prohibit the Service from offering incentives, such as 
scheduling flexibility, that the Service believes hurts its 
recruitment and retention efforts. The Committee is encouraged 
by the establishment of the Office of Quality that will 
hopefully improve access to care and availability of service. 
The Committee directs the Service to establish measurements for 
tracking the improvement of patient health rather than defining 
increased funding alone as the metric for measuring 
improvements.
    Public Health Workforce.--The Committee recommends that 
funds provided for supporting public health workforce across 
the agency shall include a distribution among all IHS Service 
Areas not just in areas where BIE schools are present.
    Protecting Patients from Abuse.--The Committee remains 
deeply troubled by past reports of sexual abuse. The Service is 
directed to keep the Committee promptly apprised of any 
investigations into sexual abuse and provide policy 
recommendations for Congress to consider if barriers exist to 
address issues. Further, the Committee directs the Service to 
take immediate action to investigate any abuse allegations and 
take appropriate and prompt disciplinary actions to protect 
patients from harm.
    Staffing for New Facilities.--The bill provides $74,818,000 
for staffing of newly opened health facilities within the 
Services account. The Committee has a longstanding policy of 
providing sufficient staffing funds for all facilities that are 
expected to open during the fiscal year. Funds for staffing of 
new facilities are limited to facilities funded through the 
Health Care Facilities Construction Priority System or the 
Joint Venture Construction Program that have opened in fiscal 
year 2023 or will open in fiscal year 2024. None of these funds 
may be allocated to a facility until such facility has achieved 
beneficial occupancy status. As initial estimates included as 
part of the annual budget request are refined, IHS is expected 
to communicate updated cost estimates to the Committee.
    Hospitals and Health Clinics.--The bill provides 
$2,578,585,000 for Hospitals and Health Clinics, a $75,560,000 
increase over enacted, which includes an additional $5,000,000 
for a general program increase to improve patient care, 
$1,000,000 for village built clinics, and an additional 
$1,000,000 to improve maternal health. The bill maintains 
funding at fiscal year 2023 enacted levels for the Alzheimer's 
program and Produce Prescription Pilot program. The bill also 
continues funding at the fiscal year 2023 enacted levels for 
the domestic violence prevention program, accreditation 
emergencies, health information technology, healthy lifestyles 
in youth project, and the National Indian Health Board 
cooperative agreement.
    Community Health Aide Program Expansion.--The Committee 
supports the expansion of the Community Health Aide Program 
[CHAP] in lower-48 States and provides an additional $5,000,000 
for these efforts within the funding provided for Hospitals and 
Health Clinics. This expansion should not divert funding from 
the existing CHAP program in Alaska.
    Headache Centers of Excellence.--The Committee recognizes 
that over 560,000 people under IHS care are living with 
migraine or severe headache disorders and that American Indian 
and Alaskan Native [AI/AN] communities have the highest 
prevalence of both disabling headache disorders and concussion/
mild traumatic brain injuries among any racial or ethnic group 
in the United States. The Committee is concerned that AI/AN 
patients with these and other disabling headache disorders 
often do not receive necessary specialty care. There are 
currently no IHS-affiliated physicians certified with training 
in the specialty field of Headache, and there is an 
insufficient number of IHS neurologists overall. The Committee 
encourages IHS to consider the feasibility of establishing 
Headache Centers of Excellence in future fiscal years.
    Village Built Clinics [VBC].--The Committee directs IHS to 
work collaboratively with impacted Tribes and Tribal 
organizations to produce, within 120 days of enactment of this 
act, the data needed to accurately calculate the funding for 
VBC lease funding, including the number of outstanding VBC 
facilities, their current funding levels, and if necessary, any 
additional amounts needed to fully fund the eligible operating 
and ownership costs for all VBC facilities.
    Improving Maternal Health.--The Committee remains concerned 
with the maternal mortality crisis in the United States, which 
is even more acute in Native American communities. American 
Indian and Alaska Native women are two times more likely to die 
of pregnancy-related causes than White women, and 93 percent of 
pregnancy-related deaths among American Indian and Alaska 
Native women are preventable. The Committee recommendation 
supports funding for maternal health initiatives and provides 
an additional $1,000,000 for these efforts as noted above. The 
Committee also directs IHS to brief the Committee within 90 
days of enactment of this act on its plans for such funds. 
Further, the Committee directs IHS to coordinate with the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources 
and Services Administration, and Centers for Medicare and 
Medicaid Services to further enhance its maternal health 
initiatives, which should include improved data collection to 
facilitate an agency-wide effort to improve outcomes for 
American Indian and Alaska Native women.
    Dental Therapy Education Program.--Within the funds 
provided, funding is maintained at enacted levels for the 
dental health therapy education program that currently trains 
students in Alaska, Washington, Idaho, and Oregon. The 
Committee also directs the Service to continue the cooperative 
agreement with the National Indian Health Board from within 
existing funds.
    Electronic Health Records.--The Committee is aware there is 
a need for a new electronic health record system to improve the 
overall interoperability, efficiency, and security of the 
Service's information technology system and provides 
$217,564,000 for this effort, equal to the enacted level. 
Further, the Committee understands many Tribes recently 
upgraded computer systems for the new Department of Veterans 
Affairs [VA] system, and it is important these systems are 
compatible. It is the Committee's expectation that the Service 
will be able to use the compiled information gathered during 
this recent effort with VA to inform both the Service and the 
Committee on which Tribes use their own system and the 
estimated costs. Finally, the Committee notes that the 
Electronic Health Records is excluded from the advance 
appropriation for fiscal year 2025 as specified in the bill.
    Dental Health.--The recommendation includes $254,729,000 
for dental health, an increase of $6,631,000 above the enacted 
level. The Service is encouraged to coordinate with the Bureau 
of Indian Education [BIE] to integrate preventive dental care 
at schools within the BIE system.
    Mental Health.--The recommendation includes $130,155,000 
for mental health programs, an increase of $2,984,000 above the 
enacted level. The bill maintains fiscal year 2023 funding for 
the behavioral health integration initiative to better 
integrate treatment programs for mental health and substance 
abuse problems and for the suicide prevention initiative.
    Alcohol and Substance Abuse.--The recommendation includes 
$266,843,000 for alcohol and substance abuse programs, an 
increase of $403,000 above the enacted level. The bill also 
provides $11,000,000 for opioid abuse, described below. The 
bill retains funding provided in previous fiscal years for the 
Generation Indigenous initiative; and for the youth pilot 
project, two important programs to prevent substance abuse. The 
Committee continues bill language that allocates funding for 
essential detoxification and related services provided by the 
Service's public and private partners to IHS beneficiaries. The 
Service shall continue its partnership with Na'Nizhoozhi Center 
in Gallup, New Mexico, and work with the Center and other 
Federal, State, local and Tribal partners to develop a 
sustainable model for clinical capacity, as provided by the 
explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 115-31.
    The Committee is concerned that alcohol and opioid use 
disorders continue to be some of the most severe public health 
and safety problems facing American Indian and Alaska Native 
[AI/AN] individuals, families, and communities. To address this 
problem, the Committee continues to direct IHS to increase its 
support for culturally competent preventive, educational, and 
treatment services programs and to partner with academic 
institutions with established AI/AN training and health 
professions programs to research and promote culturally 
responsive care. Additionally, the Committee encourages the 
Service to employ the full spectrum of medication assisted 
treatments [MAT] for alcohol and opioid use disorders, 
including non-narcotic treatment options that are less subject 
to diversion combined with counseling services.
    Opioid Grants.--To better combat the opioid epidemic, the 
recommendation includes fiscal year 2023 enacted funding to 
continue a Special Behavioral Health Pilot Program, as 
authorized by Public Law 116-6. The Director of IHS, in 
coordination with the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and 
Substance Abuse, shall award grants for providing services, 
provide technical assistance to grantees under this section, 
and evaluate performance of the program. Further, the Committee 
has heard from Tribes that assistance should not only focus on 
opioids, and therefore urges IHS to examine whether grant funds 
should be made available to address all types of drug abuse.
    Purchased/Referred Care.--The recommendation includes 
$997,755,000 for purchased/referred care, an increase of 
$1,000,000 above the enacted level. The Committee directs IHS 
to examine the policies for the Purchased/Referred Care Program 
and work to better facilitate reimbursement of authorized 
travel to be used for more than one medical procedure or visit 
during the time that a patient is scheduled for such healthcare 
treatment. The Committee also directs IHS to review and report 
back to the Committee with 180 days of enactment of this act 
with recommendations of what services could be further included 
as an eligible medical procedure, including preventative care 
and treatment and expansion of travel costs, and projected need 
of funds to cover these costs.
    Indian Health Care Improvement Fund.--The recommendation 
includes $74,138,000 in funding for the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Fund. The recommendation maintains the funding in 
its enacted appropriations location, and does not consolidate 
it into the Hospitals and Health Clinics line.
    Public Health Nursing.--The recommendation includes 
$111,626,000 for public health nursing, an increase of $844,000 
above the enacted level.
    Health Education.--The recommendation includes $24,746,000 
for health education, an increase of $396,000 above the enacted 
level.
    Urban Indian Health.--The recommendation includes 
$92,419,000 for the Urban Indian Health program, $2,000,000 
above the enacted level. The Committee is committed to 
improving the health and well-being of American Indians and 
Alaska Natives [AI/AN] living in urban Indian communities. 
Despite the excellent efforts of Urban Indian Organizations, 
AI/AN populations continue to be left out of many Federal 
initiatives. Therefore, the Committee directs the Indian Health 
Service to continue to explore the formation of an interagency 
working group to identify existing Federal funding supporting 
Urban Indian Organizations [UIOs] and determine where increases 
are needed, where funding is lacking, or what programs should 
be amended to allow for greater access by UIOs; to develop a 
Federal funding strategy to build out and coordinate the 
infrastructure necessary to pilot and scale innovative programs 
that address the needs and aspirations of urban AI/ANs in a 
holistic manner; develop a wellness centered framework to 
inform health services; and meet quarterly with UIOs to address 
other relevant issues. In addition to the Indian Health 
Service, the working group should consist of the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. 
Department of Veteran Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor, the 
Small Business Administration, the Economic Development Agency, 
FEMA, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and others as identified 
by UIOs.
    Third Party Billing.--The Committee is aware of concerns 
from Tribes that IHS policy prevents Tribes from using Tribal 
resources or third-party revenues from providing access to care 
to enrolled members not living within its healthcare delivery 
areas. The Committee directs the Service to provide a briefing 
to the Committee within 60 days upon enactment on this act on 
the policies in place related to third party billing and Tribal 
revenues.
    Indian Health Professions.--The recommendation includes 
$82,568,000 for the Indian Health Professions program, an 
increase of $2,000,000 above the enacted level and $11,756,000 
below the request. The Committee believes this is a critical 
program and expects this increase will allow the Indians into 
Medicine program to expand to four sites. Within funds, the 
recommendation also includes funding for the Quentin N. Burdick 
American Indians into Nursing Program, and American Indians 
into Psychology Program at no less than the enacted levels.

                         CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS

Appropriations, 2023....................................    $969,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................   1,051,000,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,051,000,000

    The Committee has continued language from fiscal year 2021 
establishing an indefinite appropriation for contract support 
costs estimated to be $1,051,000,000 in fiscal year 2024. By 
retaining an indefinite appropriation for this account, 
additional funds may be provided by the Agency if its budget 
estimate proves to be lower than necessary to meet the legal 
obligation to pay the full amount due to Tribes. The Committee 
believes that fully funding these costs will ensure Tribes have 
the resources they need to deliver program services efficiently 
and effectively.

                       PAYMENTS FOR TRIBAL LEASES

Appropriations, 2023....................................    $111,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................     149,000,000
Committee recommendation................................     149,000,000

    The recommendation includes an indefinite appropriation of 
an estimated $149,000,000 for the compensation of operating 
costs associated with facilities leased or owned by Tribes and 
Tribal organizations for carrying out health programs under 
ISDEAA contracts and compacts as required by 25 U.S.C. 5324(l).

                        INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES

Appropriations, 2023....................................    $958,553,000
Advance appropriations, 2024............................     501,490,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................   1,066,055,000
Committee recommendation, new appropriations, 2024......     463,899,000
Committee recommendation, total resources available, 
    2024................................................     965,389,000
Budget estimate, advance appropriations, 2025...........................
Committee recommendation, advance appropriations, 2025..     508,326,000

    The Committee recommends $965,389,000 in total resources 
for fiscal year 2024 for health facilities operations of the 
IHS. This amount is $6,836,000 above the enacted level. The 
Committee recommendation also provides $508,326,000 in advance 
appropriations for the account for fiscal year 2025, equal to 
the Fiscal Year 2024 Committee recommendation with the 
exception of funding provided for Sanitation Facilities 
Construction, and Health Care Facilities Construction which are 
provided only an annual appropriation in recognition of the 
project-based nature of those accounts. All programs, projects, 
and activities are maintained at fiscal year 2023 enacted 
levels unless otherwise specified. The following direction 
relates to fiscal year 2024 funding.
    Staffing for New Facilities.--The bill provides $6,836,000 
for staffing of newly opened health facilities within the 
Facilities account.
    Maintenance & Improvement.--The recommendation includes 
$170,595,000 for Maintenance and Improvement, equal to the 
enacted level.
    Sanitation Facilities Construction.--The recommendation 
includes $196,167,000 for Sanitation Facilities Construction 
activities, equal to the enacted level. The bill provides 
$17,023,000 for Congressionally Directed Spending [CDS] 
projects in this program. A detailed list of projects is 
included in the ``Congressionally Directed Spending'' table 
accompanying this report.
    Health Care Facilities Construction.--The recommendation 
includes $260,896,000 for Health Care Facilities Construction, 
equal to the enacted level. The Service is encouraged to 
incorporate green infrastructure and renewable energy in 
planning, design, and operations of buildings to reduce costs 
and minimize environmental impacts to the maximum extent 
practicable. Of the funds provided, fiscal year 2023 funding is 
maintained for the small ambulatory clinic program.
    Equipment.--The recommendation includes $32,598,000 for 
medical equipment upgrades and replacement, equal to the 
enacted level.
    Facilities & Environmental Health Support.--The 
recommendation includes $305,133,000 for Facilities & 
Environmental Health Support, an increase of $6,836,000 above 
the enacted level. The health impacts of a lack of sanitation 
infrastructure remain a public health crisis in Indian Country. 
The Committee is concerned that delayed decisionmaking is 
jeopardizing these projects and directs the Service to brief 
the Committee within 60 days of enactment of this act on the 
status of discussions with other Federal partners involved to 
ensure funding is coordinated and projects are completed. 
Within the funds provided for facilities and environmental 
health support projects, fiscal year 2023 funding is maintained 
for preliminary engineering reports and maintains $3,000,000 
for the certification training that was transferred to this 
budget line in fiscal year 2023 as requested.
    Housing Quarters.--The Committee believes that funds for 
housing quarters is essential to help resolve the widespread 
housing shortages, which have contributed to high vacancy rates 
for medical personnel throughout the system, particularly in 
rural areas. These funds have been used in areas with chronic 
housing shortages, such as Alaska and the Great Plains, in 
order to ameliorate these problems. The Committee expects a 
report from the Service within 60 days of enactment of this act 
on the distribution of funds.

                     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, as amended (Public Law 115-141), to conduct 
multidisciplinary research and training activities associated 
with the Nation's Hazardous Substance Superfund program. 
Section 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization 
Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-499) authorizes the National 
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to conduct training 
and education of workers who are or may be engaged in 
activities related to hazardous waste removal or containment or 
emergency response.

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $83,035,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................      83,035,000
Committee recommendation................................      83,035,000

    The bill provides $83,035,000 for the operations of the 
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences account, 
consistent with the enacted level and equal to the budget 
request. The Committee continues the $2,000,000 provided in 
fiscal year 2023 as base funds in fiscal year 2024 to further 
the Institute's work on PFAS and other contaminants of emerging 
concern. The Institute both leads and supports significant 
research on PFAS that will result in better remediation 
outcomes. Further, of the funds provided, not less than 
$1,750,000 shall be to support risk reduction for Native 
Americans to hazardous metals mixtures from abandoned uranium 
mine waste. The Committee appreciates the contributions of the 
Worker Training Program [WTP] and encourages the Institute to 
prioritize resources and support for this program.

            Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

    The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 
[ATSDR], an agency of the Public Health Service, was created in 
section 104(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-510). 
The Agency's primary mission is to conduct surveys and 
screening programs to determine relationships between exposure 
to toxic substances and illness. Other activities include the 
maintenance and annual update of a list of hazardous substances 
most commonly found at Superfund sites, the preparation of 
toxicological profiles on each such hazardous substance, 
consultations on health issues relating to exposure to 
hazardous or toxic substances, and the development and 
implementation of certain research activities related to 
ATSDR's mission.

            TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $85,020,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................      86,020,000
Committee recommendation................................      85,020,000

    The bill provides $85,020,000 for the operations of the 
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry account, 
consistent with the enacted level and $1,000,000 below the 
budget request. The Committee continues the $2,000,000 provided 
in fiscal year 2023 as base funds in fiscal year 2024 to 
further the Agency's work on PFAS and other contaminants of 
emerging concern. The Committee appreciates the contributions 
of ATSDR's State cooperative agreement program [``APPLETREE''] 
in bolstering State health department capacity to investigate 
community health concerns and implement State-level approaches 
to protect people from harmful exposures and urges the Agency 
to continue funding at no lower than the enacted level.
    Birth Cohort Study.--The bill provides funding for 
continuation of the birth cohort study on the Navajo Nation. 
The Committee supports the study to better understand the 
relationship between uranium exposures, birth outcomes, and 
early developmental delays on the Navajo Nation.
    Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units.--The 
Committee recognizes the importance of the Pediatric 
Environmental Health Specialty Units [PEHSUs] program and its 
support from ATSDR in helping to identify environmental risks 
to the health of children and reproductive-age adults. The 
Committee encourages ATSDR to continue its support for PEHSUs.

                         OTHER RELATED AGENCIES


                   Executive Office of the President


  COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

    The Council on Environmental Quality [CEQ] and the Office 
of Environmental Quality were established by the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (Public Law 91-190) and the 
Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-
224), respectively. The Council serves as a source of 
environmental expertise and policy analysis for the White 
House, Executive Office of the President, and other Federal 
agencies. CEQ promulgates regulations binding on all Federal 
agencies to implement the procedural provisions of the National 
Environmental Policy Act (Public Law 91-190) and resolves 
interagency environmental disputes informally and through 
issuance of findings and recommendations.

Appropriations, 2023....................................      $4,676,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................       4,825,000
Committee recommendation................................       5,176,000

    The bill provides $5,176,000 for the operations of the 
Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental 
Quality account. This amount is $500,000 above the enacted 
level and $351,000 above the budget request.
    The Committee provides $500,000 for CEQ to develop a 
report, in coordination with the Ocean Policy Committee, on the 
implementation of the Ocean Climate Action Plan actions related 
to marine carbon dioxide removal. The report is to be completed 
no later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this act, 
and after submission of the report, the Chair, in consultation 
with the Ocean Policy Committee, is urged to submit guidance to 
all relevant Federal agencies to enable efficient and effective 
environmental review and permitting of marine carbon dioxide 
removal projects.

             Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

    The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board was 
authorized by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (Public Law 
101-549) to investigate accidental releases of certain chemical 
substances that result in, or may cause, serious injury, death, 
substantial property damage, or serious adverse effects on 
human health. It became operational in fiscal year 1998.

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $14,400,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................      17,400,000
Committee recommendation................................      14,400,000

    The bill provides $14,400,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, consistent 
with the enacted level and $3,000,000 below the budget request.
    The Board has the important responsibility of independently 
investigating industrial chemical accidents and sharing safety 
lessons that can prevent future catastrophic incidents. The 
Board's mission has become only more important as climate chaos 
and increasingly extreme weather events threaten chemical 
facilities. The Committee urges the Board to address long-
standing management challenges and staff vacancy issues so that 
it can effectively and fully accomplish its critical mission.

              Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation

    The Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation [ONHIR] was 
established by Public Law 93-531. The Office is charged with 
planning and conducting relocation activities associated with 
the settlement of land disputes between the Navajo Nation and 
Hopi Tribe.

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2023....................................      $3,060,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................       5,024,000
Committee recommendation................................       5,024,000

    The bill does not provide new appropriations for fiscal 
year 2024, however, a total of $5,024,000 is made available 
from unobligated balances for fiscal year 2024 operations.
    While the Committee supports the closure and transition of 
the Office when its primary relocation function has reached a 
conclusion, the Committee has concerns about matters related to 
the closure, including making sure all financial statements are 
complete for audit. The Committee directs the Office to work 
with the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs and affected Tribes 
on resolution of appeals and completing relocation actions and 
with the appropriate congressional authorizing Committees to 
develop legislation as necessary to affect its closure.

    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
                              Development

    The Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture 
and Arts Development [IAIA] was originally founded in 1962 as a 
Bureau of Indian Affairs high school. The Institute was moved 
out of the BIA in 1988 to become a federally chartered 4-year 
college governed by a board of trustees appointed by the 
President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. Its 
mission is to serve as the National center of research, 
training, language, and scholarship for Native Americans and 
Alaska Natives through the dedicated study, creative 
application, preservation, and care of Native cultures and 
arts. In addition to its academic programs, the IAIA houses the 
National Collection of Contemporary Indian Art and carries the 
designation as the National Repository for Native Languages. 
The IAIA's operations are funded by direct Federal support and 
a diversified private sector approach to foundations, 
corporations, Tribes, and individual donors.

                        PAYMENT TO THE INSTITUTE

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $13,482,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................      13,982,000
Committee recommendation................................      13,482,000

    The bill provides $13,482,000 for the Institute of American 
Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, equal to 
the enacted level and $500,000 below the budget request.

                        Smithsonian Institution

    Congress established the Smithsonian Institution in 1846 to 
administer a large bequest left to the United States by James 
Smithson, an English scientist, for the purpose of establishing 
in Washington, D.C., an institution ``for the increase and 
diffusion of knowledge among men.'' The act establishing the 
Smithsonian provided for the administration of the trust, 
independent of the Government itself, by a Board of Regents and 
a Secretary, who were given broad discretion in the use of 
these funds. The board was to be composed of both private 
citizens and members of all three branches of the Federal 
Government in order to ensure ``the wise and faithful use'' of 
the Institution's funds. The trust funds were permanently 
loaned to the U.S. Department of the Treasury to be maintained 
in a separate account, with the interest from that money used 
for the operation of the Institution. Construction of the 
Smithsonian Castle was completed in 1855 and collections that 
the Government had accepted on behalf of the Institution were 
moved into the building. Today, the Smithsonian Institution is 
the world's largest museum and research complex, housing 
approximately 144 million objects and specimens and receiving 
an estimated 15 million visitors in 2022.
    The Smithsonian Institution's facilities include 19 museums 
and galleries, the National Zoo, and nine research facilities, 
most located in or near Washington, DC, with others in 
Massachusetts, New York, Florida, Arizona, Hawaii, and the 
Republic of Panama.

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2023....................................    $892,855,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................     976,000,000
Committee recommendation................................     896,855,000

    The bill provides $896,855,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the Smithsonian Institution, an increase of $4,000,000 to the 
enacted level and a decrease $79,145,000 to the budget request.
    The Committee recommends a total of $377,908,000 for 
Facilities Services, of which $119,258,000 is for Facilities 
Maintenance and $258,650,000 is for Facilities Operations, 
Security, and Support.
    Smithsonian American Women's History Museum.--Public Law 
116-260, enacted on December 27, 2020, established the 
Smithsonian American Women's History Museum [SAWHM] within the 
Smithsonian Institution. Women have made invaluable 
contributions to our country across such diverse fields as 
government, business, medicine, law, literature, sports, 
entertainment, the arts, and the military, and the SAWHM will 
be the first comprehensive museum anywhere in the United States 
dedicated to the full story of women's history. This 
comprehensive museum will document the spectrum of the 
experiences of women in the United States, represent a diverse 
range of viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds, more 
accurately depict the history of the United States, and add 
value to the Smithsonian Institution for the American people.
    In accordance with the request, the Committee recommends an 
increase of $2,000,000 to support additional full-time 
equivalent employees in support of the SAWHM. Continued 
activities will include recruitment and selection of additional 
personnel, including human resources activities; formation of 
planning and coordination teams to develop exhibitions, public 
programs, education, research, collections acquisition, 
technology, and capital fundraising; and developing 
administrative operations. The Committee looks forward to 
continuing to support the development of the SAWHM as detailed 
plans for siting, design, construction, operations, and private 
fundraising become available for review.
    National Museum of the American Latino.--Public Law 116-
260, enacted on December 27, 2020, established the National 
Museum of the American Latino [NMAL] within the Smithsonian 
Institution. The mission of the NMAL is to give voice to both 
the richness and the challenges of the Latino American 
experience, to make it possible for all people to understand 
the depth, complexity, and promise of the American experience, 
and to serve as a national forum for collaboration and 
celebration of Latino American history and culture. The NMAL 
will be the keystone for people in the United States and 
visitors worldwide to learn about Latino contributions to life, 
art, history, and culture in the United States and will serve 
as a gateway for visitors to view Latino exhibitions, 
collections, and programming at other Smithsonian Institution 
facilities and museums throughout the United States.
    In accordance with the request, the Committee recommends an 
increase of $2,000,000 to support additional full-time 
equivalent employees in support of the NMAL. Continued 
activities will include recruitment and selection of additional 
personnel, including human resources activities; formation of 
planning and coordination teams to develop exhibitions, public 
programs, education, research, collections acquisition, 
technology, and capital fundraising; and developing 
administrative operations. The Committee looks forward to 
continuing to support the development of the NMAL as detailed 
plans for siting, design, construction, operations, and private 
fundraising become available for review.
    Repressed Cultures Preservation.--Global conflicts and 
repressive regimes continue to threaten cultural and linguistic 
heritage across the world. The Committee finds that, in 
particular, groups facing threats from repression by the 
Chinese government have an especially acute need for their 
cultural heritage to be presented in an accurate, culturally 
sensitive manner. The Committee appreciates the ongoing and 
longstanding in-person and digital efforts the Smithsonian has 
made to preserve aspects of threatened cultures that, once 
lost, cannot be restored. For example, through the 
Smithsonian's ``Recovering Voices'' program, Smithsonian 
scientists, curators, conservators, and archivists work with 
communities to promote global cultural diversity and preserve 
endangered languages through work at international sites as 
well as programming in Washington, DC. These have included the 
2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, One World, Many Voices, the 
ongoing National Breath of Life Archival Institute for 
Indigenous Languages, and the Community Research Grants 
program. The Committee continues enhanced funding of $500,000 
to support the Smithsonian's work in this area, to include 
preservation efforts as well as research, exhibitions and 
education programming. Within 90 days of enactment, the 
Smithsonian is directed to brief the Committee on its plans for 
such activities for fiscal year 2024.
    Repatriation of Human Remains.--The Committee notes that 
since the passage of the National Museum of American Indian Act 
(Public Law 101-185) in 1989, the Smithsonian Institution has 
repatriated the remains of approximately 5,000 Indigenous 
people. The Committee appreciates the commitment the 
Smithsonian Institution has made to repatriation activities, 
including the recent establishment of a taskforce in May of 
2023 to develop a formal policy for handling all human remains. 
However, following a public report regarding Native American 
Repatriation, the Committee is alarmed about the finding that 
the Smithsonian Institution still holds the remains of roughly 
10,000 people, more than any other U.S. museum. The Committee 
directs the Smithsonian to act with urgency in prioritizing 
repatriation activities for Indian Tribes, as governed by the 
act, and in developing ways to improve the repatriation 
policies within Smithsonian Institutions.
    Outreach Activities.--The Committee appreciates and 
supports the Smithsonian Institution's Traveling Exhibition 
Service and Smithsonian Affiliations programs which both work 
to build public engagement and connect the public with 
knowledge, resources, and expertise of the Smithsonian in 
communities across the Nation. The Committee directs the 
Smithsonian Institution to continue its efforts in carrying out 
these valuable programs.

                           FACILITIES CAPITAL

Appropriations, 2023....................................    $251,645,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................     265,000,000
Committee recommendation................................     197,645,000

    The bill includes $197,645,000 for the Smithsonian 
Institution's Facilities Capital program, which is a decrease 
of $54,000,000 to the enacted level and a decrease of 
$67,355,000 to the budget request. Funding provided supports 
the revitalization and construction projects identified by the 
Smithsonian Institution as the highest priority.
    Funding is included in accordance with the request for the 
Smithsonian Institution's share of the design and construction 
of an off-site storage facility that will be built and utilized 
in partnership with the National Gallery of Art. A recent 
evaluation found that almost 50 percent of the current storage 
space is unacceptable for collections storage and that much of 
the space does not meet current building code requirements for 
structural support, is compromised by hazardous materials, and 
does not provide the proper environmental conditions to 
adequately preserve the Nation's priceless artifacts stored 
there. The new shared facility will address the preservation 
and storage needs of both the Smithsonian Institution and the 
National Gallery of Art at a significantly lower cost than two 
independent facilities. The bill provides authority for the 
National Gallery of Art to transfer funds to the Smithsonian 
Institution to enable this shared effort.

                        National Gallery of Art

    The National Gallery of Art was created in 1937 by a joint 
resolution of Congress accepting Andrew W. Mellon's gift to the 
Nation of his art collection. The generosity of the Mellon 
family also provided the funds to construct the Gallery's two 
landmark buildings, the West Building, designed by Alexander 
Pope and completed in 1941, and the East Building, designed by 
I.M. Pei and completed in 1978. In 1999, an outdoor sculpture 
garden was created with funding from the Cafritz Foundation. 
Today, these two buildings and the Sculpture Garden form a 
museum complex that houses one of the world's premier art 
collections. Since the Gallery's founding, Federal funds have 
been appropriated to ensure the operation, maintenance, 
protection, and care of its collection. Private contributions 
are used by the Gallery for art acquisition and conservation, 
scholarly and scientific research, exhibitions, and educational 
outreach programs.

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2023....................................    $170,240,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................     183,520,000
Committee recommendation................................     171,760,000

    The bill provides $171,760,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the National Gallery of Art. This amount is $1,520,000 more 
than the enacted level and $11,760,000 less than to the 
request. The Gallery is directed to use the funding increase 
for high priority information technology and cybersecurity 
needs. The distribution of funds among the Gallery's various 
activities is displayed in the table that accompanies this 
report.

            REPAIR, RESTORATION, AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $39,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................      37,480,000
Committee recommendation................................      37,480,000

    The bill provides $37,480,000 for major repairs, 
restoration, and renovation of the Gallery's buildings. This 
amount is a decrease of $1,520,000 to the enacted level and 
equal to the request. Funding is included in accordance with 
the request for the Gallery's share of the design and 
construction of an off-site storage facility that will be built 
and utilized in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution. 
The facility will address the preservation and storage needs of 
both the Smithsonian Institution and the Gallery at a 
significantly lower cost than two independent facilities. The 
bill includes authority for the Gallery to transfer funds to 
the Smithsonian Institution for this purpose.

             John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts

    Originally established in 1958 as the National Cultural 
Center, an independently administered bureau of the Smithsonian 
Institution, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 
was designated as a living memorial to President Kennedy in 
1964. The Kennedy Center building was constructed with a 
combination of private contributions, Federal matching funds, 
and long-term revenue bonds held by the U.S. Department of the 
Treasury. Since 1972, Congress has provided funds for the 
operations and repair of the presidential monument, initially 
through the National Park Service and since 1995 to the Kennedy 
Center Board of Trustees. Approximately 87 percent of the 
Center's total annual operating budget is derived from non-
appropriated funds such as ticket sales, auxiliary income, 
investment income, and private contributions that support 
performing arts programming and administrative activities.

                       OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $27,640,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................      29,380,000
Committee recommendation................................      29,027,000

    The bill provides $29,027,000 for the operations and 
maintenance of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
Arts, an increase of $1,387,000 to the enacted level and a 
decrease of $353,000 to the request. The increase provided 
supports projected changes in service contracts.

                     CAPITAL REPAIR AND RESTORATION

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $17,740,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................      18,650,000
Committee recommendation................................      16,353,000

    The bill provides $16,353,000 for the Kennedy Center's 
capital repair and restoration program, a decrease of 
$1,387,000 to the enacted level and a decrease of $2,297,000 to 
the request.

            Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

    The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is the 
living national memorial to President Wilson established by 
Congress in 1968 and headquartered in Washington, DC. Its 
mission is to commemorate the ideals and concerns of the former 
president by providing a link between the world of ideas and 
the world of policy; and by fostering research, study, 
discussion, and collaboration among a full spectrum of 
individuals concerned with policy and scholarship in national 
and world affairs. The Woodrow Wilson Center is a nonpartisan 
institution that is supported by a combination of public and 
private funds.

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $15,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................      16,100,000
Committee recommendation................................      15,000,000

    The bill provides $15,000,000 for the salaries and expenses 
of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, equal 
to the enacted level and $1,100,000 less than the request.

           National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities


                    National Endowment for the Arts

    Established in 1965 as an independent agency of the Federal 
Government, the National Endowment for the Arts [NEA] is the 
official arts organization of the United States Government. As 
the largest annual funder of the arts in the United States, the 
NEA has helped to create regional theater, opera, ballet, 
symphony orchestras, museums, and other arts organizations that 
Americans now enjoy. Since its founding, the National Endowment 
for the Arts has awarded more than 120,000 grants that have 
brought the arts to Americans in communities both large and 
small. The NEA, through its competitive, peer-reviewed grants 
process, uses the majority of its annual operating funds to 
award grants to nonprofit organizations for arts education, 
arts outreach, artistic excellence, and partnership agreements. 
In addition to those activities, State and jurisdictional arts 
agencies are awarded 40 percent of the Endowment's funds.

                       GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2023....................................    $207,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................     211,000,000
Committee recommendation................................     207,000,000

    The bill provides $207,000,000 for grants and 
administration of the National Endowment for the Arts, equal to 
the enacted level and $4,000,000 below the budget request. The 
NEA is to be commended for its efforts related to Creative 
Forces: NEA Military Healing Arts Network, to serve the unique 
needs of patients and families of military personnel and 
veterans diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injuries and associated 
psychological health conditions. The Committee supports the 
NEA's continued efforts to expand upon this successful program 
to embed Creative Arts Therapies at the core of integrative 
care efforts in clinical settings, advance collaboration among 
clinical and community arts providers to support wellness and 
reintegration efforts for affected families, and advance 
research to improve our understanding of impacts of these 
interventions in both clinical and community settings. The 
Committee also encourages State arts agencies to explore how 
they can contribute to expanding arts programs for service 
members and their families at the local level. The distribution 
of funds among the agency's various activities is displayed in 
the table that accompanies this statement.

                 National Endowment for the Humanities

    The National Endowment for the Humanities [NEH] was 
established by the 1965 National Foundation on the Arts and 
Humanities Act (Public Law 89-209) as an independent Federal 
agency of the United States Government dedicated to supporting 
research, education, preservation, and public programs in the 
humanities. Today, it is the largest funder of humanities 
programs in the Nation. NEH's longstanding tradition of a peer-
reviewed competitive grant process is designed to ensure that 
the most meritorious projects are funded. Typically, NEH grants 
are used to support cultural institutions, such as museums, 
archives, libraries, colleges, universities, public television 
and radio, and individual scholars. The NEH, through its State-
Federal partnership, also provides grants to State humanities 
councils in all 50 States and the six territories.

                       GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2023....................................    $207,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................     211,000,000
Committee recommendation................................     207,000,000

    The bill provides $207,000,000 for grants and 
administration of the National Endowment for the Humanities, 
equal to the enacted level and $4,000,000 below the budget 
request. The Committee maintains fiscal year 2023 enacted 
funding at $7,000,000 for Special Initiatives for the 
Endowment, including the ``A More Perfect Union'' initiative. 
The Committee supports the ``We the People'' initiative which 
encourages a better understanding of the history of our country 
and the democratic principles upon which it was founded, by 
supporting grants for the teaching and study of American 
history. The Committee encourages the NEH to incorporate and 
continue the two popular components of the former ``We the 
People'' initiative grant opportunities, the National Digital 
Newspapers Program, and the Landmarks of American History and 
Culture workshops as part of the initiative or with other 
funds.
    The Committee supports the Documenting Endangered Languages 
initiative and NEH's partnership with the National Science 
Foundation [NSF] to develop and advance knowledge concerning 
endangered human languages, and is especially concerned with 
the linguistic threats faced by ethnic and religious minorities 
in Central and East Asia, including the Uyghurs, Tibetans, and 
Mongolians.
    The mission of the NEH is to aid the American People in the 
examination of the human condition, to understand our cultural 
heritage, to foster mutual respect for diverse beliefs and 
cultures, to develop media and information literacy, and to 
promote civic engagement. In order to advance racial equity, 
the Committee directs that NEH continue to develop an Office of 
Outreach whose mission will be to enhance the agency's efforts 
on behalf of underserved communities and institutions, such as 
Tribal Nations, Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
[HBCUs], Hispanic Serving Institutions [HSIs], Tribal Colleges 
and Universities [TCUs], veterans, community colleges, and 
others. The Committee also welcomes the establishment of a 
Chief Diversity Officer to serve within the office of the 
Chairperson, to oversee efforts to improve diversity, equity, 
and inclusion, and to create better access within NEH's 
programs, operations, outreach and communications, human 
capital, and research and analysis. Further, the Committee 
encourages NEH to provide support for projects that illustrate 
the transformative role of women in American history, such as 
Katherine Johnson and Amelia Earhart, to educate and inspire 
the next generation of women leaders and professionals in 
fields such as aviation, advanced computer technologies and the 
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) disciplines.
    The distribution of funds among the agency's various 
activities is displayed in the table that accompanies this 
report.

                        Commission of Fine Arts

    The Commission of Fine Arts was established in 1910 to fill 
the need for a permanent agency whose members would be 
qualified to make available to the Government expert opinion on 
questions of art and architecture. The Commission's mission, as 
design proposals are brought before it, is to safeguard and 
improve the appearance and symbolic significance of the city as 
a capital. The Commission provides knowledgeable advice on 
matters pertaining to architecture, landscape architecture, 
sculpture, painting, and the decorative arts to all branches 
and departments of the Federal and District of Columbia 
governments when such matters affect the National Capital. The 
Commission also must approve of the site and design of all 
commemorative works and memorials erected in the District. The 
Commission advises on the design of circulating and 
commemorative coinage and must approve the siting and design 
for national memorials, both in the United States and on 
foreign soil, in accordance with the American Battle Monuments 
Act and the Commemorative Works Act (Public Law 106-214).

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2023....................................      $3,661,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................       4,284,000
Committee recommendation................................       3,661,000

    The bill provides $3,661,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the Commission of Fine Arts, equal to the enacted level and 
$623,000 below the request.

               NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS

    The National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs program was 
established by Public Law 99-190 to provide grants for general 
operating support to District of Columbia nonprofit arts and 
other cultural organizations. In fiscal year 1988, 
administrative responsibility for the program was transferred 
from the National Endowment for the Humanities to the 
Commission of Fine Arts. Currently, this program helps support 
more than 20 nationally renowned organizations in the Nation's 
Capital by providing funding for operating expenses, jobs, 
exhibits, and performances that might not have been possible 
otherwise.

Appropriations, 2023....................................      $5,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................       5,000,000
Committee recommendation................................       5,000,000

    The bill provides $5,000,000 for the National Capital Arts 
and Cultural Affairs program administered by the Commission of 
Fine Arts, equal to the enacted level and to the request.

               Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

    The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 
89-665) established the Advisory Council on Historic 
Preservation as an independent Federal agency. The Council's 
mission is to promote the preservation, enhancement, and 
productive use of our Nation's historic resources, and to 
advise the President and Congress on national historic 
preservation policy. It also provides a forum for discussion of 
Federal activities, programs, and policies that affect historic 
properties. One of the principal responsibilities of the 
Council is to implement section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act (Public Law 89-665), which requires that the 
Council be given an opportunity to comment on the impacts of 
projects or actions undertaken by other Federal agencies on 
sites or structures eligible for inclusion in the National 
Register of Historic Places.

Appropriations, 2023....................................      $8,585,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................       9,494,000
Committee recommendation................................       8,585,000

    The bill provides $8,585,000 for the Advisory Council on 
Historic Preservation, equal to the enacted level and $909,000 
less than the request. The Council's responsibility to assist 
Tribes and Native Hawaiian Organizations with the National 
Historic Preservation Act's Section 106 process, which requires 
Federal agencies to consider the effects of their projects on 
historic properties, is a critical opportunity for these 
communities to provide input about how Federal projects might 
affect historic, culturally significant sites.

                  National Capital Planning Commission

    The National Capital Planning Commission [NCPC] was 
established in 1924 as a park planning agency. Two years later, 
the agency's role was expanded to include more comprehensive 
planning. The National Capital Planning Act of 1952 (Public Law 
592) designated the NCPC as the central planning agency for the 
Federal Government in the National Capital Region. Today, major 
functions and responsibilities of the NCPC include 
comprehensive and coordinated planning for the Nation's 
Capital; an annual assessment of all proposed Federal capital 
improvements in the National Capital region; the review of 
proposed Federal development projects; and representation of 
the Federal interest in local and regional planning 
initiatives.

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2023....................................      $8,750,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................       9,494,000
Committee recommendation................................       8,750,000

    The bill provides $8,750,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the National Capital Planning Commission, equal to the enacted 
level and $740,000 below the request.

                United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum was created by 
Congress in 1980 through Public Law 96-388 with the mandate to 
operate and maintain a permanent living memorial museum to the 
victims of the Holocaust; provide appropriate ways for the 
Nation to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust through the 
annual national civic observances known as the Days of 
Remembrance; and carry out the recommendations of the 
President's Commission on the Holocaust. The building that 
houses the museum was constructed with private funds and opened 
to the public in 1993. Since that time, the museum has 
attracted four to five times the number of expected visitors 
and has been highly successful in its fundraising efforts. With 
private contributions comprising nearly 50 percent of its 
annual operating budget, the Holocaust Memorial Museum serves 
as a model for the public-private partnership.

                       HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $65,231,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................      67,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      65,231,000

    The bill provides $65,231,000 for operations of the United 
States Holocaust Memorial Museum, equal to the enacted level 
and $1,769,000 less than the request. The Committee continues 
funding for implementation of the Never Again Education Act 
(Public Law 116-141) in order to support and strengthen 
Holocaust education programs.

                             Presidio Trust

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $90,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................      45,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      45,000,000

    The bill provides $45,000,000 for the Presidio Trust, 
$45,000,000 below the enacted level and equal to the request.

                   World War I Centennial Commission

    The U.S. World War I Centennial Commission was created by 
an act of Congress in 2013 (Public Law 112-272) as an 
independent agency of the Legislative Branch of the United 
States Government. Members of the 12-member Commission were 
appointed by the President and the leaders of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives, as well as the American Legion, 
the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the National World War I 
Museum.

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2023....................................      $1,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................       3,000,000
Committee recommendation................................

    The World War I Memorial was dedicated on April 16, 2021. 
New funding requirements for the World War I Centennial 
Commission are no longer needed. A provision is also included 
in Title IV of the bill continuing authorities for the 
Commission to accept support from other Federal agencies.

              United States Semiquincentennial Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2023....................................     $15,000,000
Budget estimate, 2024...................................      30,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      15,000,000

    The bill provides $15,000,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the United States Semiquincentennial Commission, equal to the 
enacted level and $15,000,000 less than the request. The 
Committee looks forward to celebrations commemorating the 
Nation's 250th anniversary in 2026 and continues to support the 
mission of the Semiquincentennial Commission. The Committee is 
aware that the Commission has reported that it has 
independently taken actions to further the goal of ensuring 
proper protocols are in place for sound fiscal management of 
the foundation associated with the Commission and has committed 
to ongoing due diligence related to all Federal funding 
received, which totals $34,300,000 since fiscal year 2020. The 
Committee understands the Commission intends to conclude 
current due diligence activities by the end of fiscal year 
2023. As the Commission intends, the Committee directs the 
Commission to release the information to the public, including 
the results of independent audits currently underway. The 
Commission is directed to provide a report to the Committee 
summarizing the results of the internal and independent audits 
currently underway, along with any completed or planned reforms 
related to financial management of federal funding, within 90 
days of enactment of this act.

                                TITLE IV

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

             (INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

    Title IV of the bill includes the following general 
provisions:

    Sec. 401. Provides that appropriations available in the 
bill shall not be used to produce literature or otherwise 
promote public support of a legislative proposal or regulation 
on which action is not complete or for publicity or propaganda 
purposes in support of administration policies except to the 
executive branch or Congress.
    Sec. 402. Provides for annual appropriations unless 
expressly provided otherwise in this act.
    Sec. 403. Contains restrictions on departmental assessments 
unless approved by the Committees on Appropriations.
    Sec. 404. Provides a limitation on accepting and processing 
applications for patents and on the patenting of Federal lands.
    Sec. 405. Addresses the payment of contract support costs.
    Sec. 406. Provides that only certain amounts provided in 
this act may be used to fund contract support costs.
    Sec. 407. Provides 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 within available funds.
    Sec. 408. Prohibits preleasing, leasing, and related 
activities within national monument boundaries, except where 
such activities are allowed under the presidential proclamation 
establishing the monument.
    Sec. 409. Restricts funding appropriated for acquisition of 
land or interests in land from being used for declarations of 
taking or complaints in condemnation.
    Sec. 410. Restricts awards of no-bid contracts.
    Sec. 411. Requires the public disclosure of certain 
reports.
    Sec. 412. Delineates the grant guidelines for the National 
Endowment for the Arts.
    Sec. 413. Delineates the program priorities for the 
National Endowment for the Arts.
    Sec. 414. Contains certain reporting requirements regarding 
the status of appropriations balances.
    Sec. 415. Extends certain authorities relating to grazing 
permits on Forest Service lands.
    Sec. 416. Prohibits the use of funds to maintain or 
establish a computer network unless such network blocks the 
viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.
    Sec. 417. Addresses the humane transfer of wild horses and 
burros.
    Sec. 418. Extends the authority for Forest Service Facility 
Realignment for 1 year.
    Sec. 419. Sets standards for the use of American iron and 
steel for certain infrastructure projects.
    Sec. 420. Provides authority for the Secretary of the 
Interior to enter into training agreements and to transfer 
excess equipment and supplies for wildfires.
    Sec. 421. Extends existing authority to collect recreation 
fees.
    Sec. 422. Provides procedures for reprogramming of funds.
    Sec. 423. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior and the 
Secretary of Agriculture to consider local contractors when 
awarding contracts for certain activities on public lands.
    Sec. 424. Extends the authority for the Shasta-Trinity 
Marina fee for 1 year.
    Sec. 425. Extends the authority for the Interpretive 
Association for 1 year.
    Sec. 426. Extends the authority for Puerto Rico Schooling 
for 1 year.
    Sec. 427. Extends the authority for Forest Botanical 
Products fee collection for 1 year.
    Sec. 428. Provides certain limitations on oil and gas 
development near Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
    Sec. 429. Provides requirements for 105(l) leases.
    Sec. 430. Extends the authority for the Forest Ecosystem 
Health and Recovery Fund for 1 year.
    Sec. 431. Requires the allocation of funds from the 
National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund and Land 
and Water Conservation Fund.
    Sec. 432. Addresses carbon emissions from forest biomass.
    Sec. 433. Addresses the use of small, remote incinerators 
in the State of Alaska.
    Sec. 434. Addresses timber sales involving Alaska western 
red and yellow cedar.
    Sec. 435. Provides transfer authority to the Federal 
Highway Administration for the National Parks and Public Land 
Legacy Restoration Fund.
    Sec. 436. Prohibits 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.
    Sec. 437. Prohibits 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.
    Sec. 438. Prohibits the use of funds to regulate the lead 
content of ammunition or fishing tackle.
    Sec. 439. Addresses changes to the pay cap for Federal 
firefighters.
    Sec. 440. Provides a technical correction to a fiscal year 
2023 project.
    Sec. 441. Extends current authorities for operations of 
Indian Health Service programs in Alaska.
    Sec. 442. Makes a technical clarification.
    Sec. 443. Extends the existing authority for good neighbor 
authorities for 1 year and extend the authority to the Fish and 
Wildlife Service
    Sec. 444. Establishes a nonrecurring expenses fund for the 
Forest Service.
    Sec. 445. Modifies the cost share authority for public land 
corps.
    Sec. 446. Continues authorities for the World War I 
Centennial Commission to accept support from other Federal 
agencies.
    Sec. 447. Rescinds $100,000,000 from fiscal year 2020 and 
prior discretionary balances from the National Park Service, 
Land Acquisition and State Assistance program.
    Sec. 448. Rescinds $350,000,000 from the Indian Health 
Service from section 11001 of Public Law 117-2.
    Sec. 449. Addresses the use of critical minerals.

  COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE 
                                 SENATE

    Paragraph 7 of rule XVI requires that Committee reports 
accompanying general appropriations bill identify each 
recommended amendment which proposes an item of appropriation 
which is not made to carry out the provisions of an existing 
law, a treaty stipulation, or an act or resolution previously 
passed by the Senate during that session.

    Those items are as follows:

  --Sums provided to the Bureau of Land Management for 
        management of lands and resources, land acquisition, 
        construction and maintenance, and loans to States.
  --Sums provided to the Bureau of Land Management to 
        inventory, manage, and improve rangelands for domestic 
        livestock grazing pursuant to Public Law 95-514, the 
        Public Rangeland Improvement Act of 1978.
  --Sums provided appropriated to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
        Service for the endangered species program.
  --Sums provided to the Fish and Wildlife service for coastal 
        wetlands planning, protection, and restoration.
  --Sums provided for the Yukon River Restoration and 
        Enhancement Fund, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
        pursuant to the Fisheries Act of 1995.
  --Sums provided to the Fish and Wildlife Service for the 
        conservation and protection of marine mammals pursuant 
        to Public Law 103-238, the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
        Amendments of 1994.
  --Sums provided for Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration 
        grants.
  --Sums provided to the Fish and Wildlife Service pursuant to 
        the Klamath River Basin Fishery Resources Restoration 
        Act; Fisheries Restoration Irrigation Mitigation Act; 
        and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
        Establishment Act.
  --Sums provided to the U.S. Geological Survey for the 
        National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program.
  --Sums provided to the Bureau of Indian Affairs pursuant to 
        The Tribal Colleges or Universities Assistance Act of 
        1978; The Indian Tribal Justice Act; Indian Child 
        Protection and Family Violence Act; and The No Child 
        Left Behind Act.
  --$1,000,676,000 for the Hazardous Substance Superfund.
  --$41,000,000 for State and Tribal assistance grants: Alaska 
        Native Villages.
  --$1,638,861,000 for State and Tribal assistance grants: 
        Clean Water SRF.
  --$1,126,101,000 for State and Tribal assistance grants: 
        Drinking Water SRF.
  --Sums provided pursuant to the Clean Air Act, Radon 
        Abatement Act, Clean Water Act, BEACH Act, Safe 
        Drinking Water Act, Solid Waste Disposal Act [RCRA], 
        Toxic Substances Control Act, Pollution Prevention Act, 
        and the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program 
        Act.
  --$3,000,000 for matching funds for projects of the National 
        Forest Foundation, U.S. Forest Service.
  --$207,000,000 for the National Endowment for the Arts.
  --$207,000,000 for the National Endowment for the Humanities.

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(c), RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE 
                                 SENATE

    Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on July 27, 2023, 
the Committee ordered favorably reported an original bill (S. 
2605) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, 
environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2024, and for other purposes, provided, that the 
bill be subject to amendment and that the bill be consistent 
with its budget allocation, and provided that the Chairman of 
the Committee or his designee be authorized to offer the 
substance of the original bill as a Committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute to the House companion measure, by a 
recorded vote of 28-0, a quorum being present. The vote was as 
follows:
        Yeas                          Nays
Chair Murray
Mrs. Feinstein
Mr. Reed
Mr. Tester
Mrs. Shaheen
Mr. Merkley
Mr. Coons
Mr. Schatz
Ms. Baldwin
Mr. Murphy
Mr. Manchin
Mr. Van Hollen
Mr. Heinrich
Mr. Peters
Ms. Collins
Mr. McConnell
Ms. Murkowski
Mr. Graham
Mr. Moran
Mr. Hoeven
Mr. Boozman
Mrs. Capito
Mr. Kennedy
Mrs. Hyde-Smith
Mr. Hagerty
Mrs. Britt
Mr. Rubio
Mrs. Fischer

 COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI, OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE 
                                 SENATE

    Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that Committee reports 
on a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any statute 
or part of any statute include ``(a) the text of the statute or 
part thereof which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a 
comparative print of that part of the bill or joint resolution 
making the amendment and of the statute or part thereof 
proposed to be amended, showing by stricken-through type and 
italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate typographical 
devices the omissions and insertions which would be made by the 
bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form recommended by 
the Committee.''
    In compliance with this rule, changes in existing law 
proposed to be made by the bill are shown as follows: existing 
law to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets; new matter is 
printed in italic; and existing law in which no change is 
proposed is shown in roman.

             TITLE 5--GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES


                          PART III--EMPLOYEES


                     Subpart D--Pay and Allowances


                     Chapter 55--Pay Administration


                       Subchapter V--Premium Pay


Sec. 5547. Limitation on premium pay

                            Editorial Notes


Premium Pay Waiver for Certain Employees Engaged in Emergency Wildland 
                      Fire Suppression Activities

    ``(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 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] 
Any Services during a given calendar year that generate 
payments payable in the subsequent calendar year shall be 
disregarded in applying this subsection.

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    ``(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.
    ``(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.
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                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION


     Chapter 3--Forests; Forest Service; Reforestation; Management


                    Subchapter I--General Provisions


Sec. 580d. Use of Forest Service structures or improvements and land by 
                    public and private agencies, etc.; terms

                            Editorial Notes


``SEC. 503. AUTHORIZATION FOR CONVEYANCE OF FOREST SERVICE 
                    ADMINISTRATIVE SITES.

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  ``(f) Duration of Authority.--The authority of the Secretary 
to initiate the conveyance of an administrative site under this 
title expires on [September 30, 2019] September 30, 2024.

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              Chapter 41--Cooperative Forestry Assistance


Sec. 2113a. Good neighbor authority

(a) Definitions

    (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 1702 of title 43); or
                            (iii) National Park System land; or
                            (iv) National Wildlife Refuge Land.

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    (4) Forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services

      (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 
                        [or], Bureau of Land Management, 
                        National Park Service, or National 
                        Wildlife Refuge managed road that is--

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(b) Good neighbor agreements

    (2) Timber sales

      (C) Treatment of revenue

        (ii) Termination of effectiveness

                            The authority provided by this 
                        subparagraph terminates effective 
                        October 1, [2023] 2024.

    (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 [land or], 
                Bureau of Land Management, National Park 
                System, or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service land, 
                as applicable.

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            Chapter 87--Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement


Sec. 6809. Sunset provision

  The authority of the Secretary to carry out this chapter 
shall terminate [September 30, 2019] October 1, 2025.

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                Chapter 92--Forest Landscape Restoration


Sec. 7303. Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program

(d) Selection process

  (3) Limitation

            The Secretary may select not more than--

                    (A) [10] 20 proposals to be funded during 
                any fiscal year;

                    (B) [2] 4 proposals in any 1 region of the 
                National Forest System to be funded during any 
                fiscal year; and
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                          TITLE 20--EDUCATION


  Chapter 26--Support And Scholarship In Humanities And Arts; Museum 
                                Services


    Subchapter I--National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities


Sec. 956a. National Capital arts and cultural affairs; grant programs

  There is hereby authorized a program to support artistic and 
cultural programs in the Nation's Capital to be established 
under the direction of the Commission of Fine Arts. Not to 
exceed $10,000,000 annually is authorized to provide grants for 
general operating support to eligible organizations located in 
the District of Columbia whose primary purpose is performing, 
exhibiting and/or presenting arts.
  Eligibility for grants shall be limited to not-for-profit, 
non-academic institutions of demonstrated national repute and 
is further limited to organizations having annual income, 
exclusive of Federal funds, in excess of $1,000,000 for each of 
the three years prior to receipt of a grant, calendar year 2020 
excluded. Each eligible organization must have its principal 
place of business in the District of Columbia and in a facility 
or facilities located in the District of Columbia.
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                           TITLE 25--INDIANS


    Chapter 45--Protection of Indians and Conservation of Resources


Sec. 5108. Acquisition of lands, water rights or surface rights; 
                    appropriation; title to lands; tax exemption

  The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his 
discretion, to acquire, through purchase, relinquishment, gift, 
exchange, or assignment, any interest in lands, water rights, 
or surface rights to lands, within or without existing 
reservations, including trust or otherwise restricted 
allotments, whether the allottee be living or deceased, for the 
purpose of providing land for Indians.
  For the acquisition of such lands, interests in lands, water 
rights, and surface rights, and for expenses incident to such 
acquisition, there is authorized to be appropriated, out of any 
funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, a sum not to 
exceed [$2,000,000] $12,000,000 in any one fiscal year: 
Provided, That no part of such funds shall be used to acquire 
additional land outside of the exterior boundaries of Navajo 
Indian Reservation for the Navajo Indians in Arizona, nor in 
New Mexico, in the event that legislation to define the 
exterior boundaries of the Navajo Indian Reservation in New 
Mexico, and for other purposes, or similar legislation, becomes 
law.
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                      TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE


             SUBTITLE V--GENERAL ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION


                Chapter 69--Payment for Entitlement Land


Sec. 6906. Funding

  For [fiscal year 2019] fiscal year 2024--

          (1) each county or other eligible unit of local 
        government shall be entitled to payment under this 
        chapter; and
          (2) sums shall be made available to the Secretary of 
        the Interior for obligation or expenditure in 
        accordance with this chapter.
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          TITLE 54--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS


                    Subtitle I--National Park System


          DIVISION A--ESTABLISHMENT AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION


       Chapter 1019--Concessions and Commerial Use Authorizations


               Subchapter II--Commercial Visitor Services


Sec. 101917. Franchise fees

    (c) Special Account in Treasury.--

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            (2) Subaccount for each system unit.--There shall 
        be established within the special account a subaccount 
        for each System unit. Each subaccount shall be credited 
        with 80 percent of the franchise fees (and other 
        monetary consideration) collected at a single System 
        unit under concession contracts. The funds credited to 
        the subaccount for a System unit shall be available for 
        expenditure by the Secretary, without further 
        appropriation, for use at the System unit for visitor 
        services and for purposes of funding high-priority and 
        urgently necessary resource management programs and 
        operations. The funds credited to a subaccount shall 
        remain available until expended.

            (3) Reduction.--The Secretary may reduce the 
        percentage allocation otherwise applicable under 
        paragraph (2) to a unit or area of the National Park 
        Service for a fiscal year if the Secretary determines 
        that the revenues collected at the unit or area exceed 
        the reasonable needs of the unit or area for which 
        expenditures may be made for that fiscal year. In no 
        event may a percentage allocation be reduced below 60 
        percent.

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              Subtitle III--National Preservation Programs


                   DIVISION A--HISTORIC PRESERVATION


                Chapter 3031--Historic Preservation Fund


Sec. 303102. Funding

    For each of fiscal years 2012 to [2023] 2024, $150,000,000 
shall be deposited in the Historic Preservation Fund from 
revenues due and payable to the United States under section 9 
of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1338), 
section 8733(b) of title 10, or both, notwithstanding any 
provision of law that those proceeds shall be credited to 
miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury.
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      NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION ACT OF 1978, PUBLIC LAW 95-625


 TITLE V--ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW AREAS AND ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL TRAILS 
                                 SYSTEM


               EBEY'S LANDING NATIONAL HISTORICAL RESERVE

    Sec. 508. (a) * * *

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    (f) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated [not to 
exceed $5,000,000] such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
the provisions of this section.
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  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
                        1995, PUBLIC LAW 103-332


                      Minerals Management Service


                ROYALTY AND OFFSHORE MINERALS 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; $189,056,000, of which not less than 
$68,184,000 shall be available for royalty management 
activities; and an amount not to exceed $8,800,000 for the 
Technical Information Management System of Outer Continental 
Shelf (OCS) Lands Activity, to be credited to this 
appropriation and to remain available until expended, from 
additions to receipts resulting from increases to rates in 
effect on August 5, 1993, from rate increases to fee 
collections for OCS administrative activities performed by the 
Minerals Management Service over and above the rates in effect 
on September 30, 1993, and from additional fees for OCS 
administrative activities established after September 30, 1993: 
Provided, That $1,500,000 for computer acquisitions shall 
remain available until September 30, 1996: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated under this Act shall be available for 
the payment of interest in accordance with 30 US.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 any other provision of law, 
$15,000 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 the Secretary 
shall take appropriate action to collect unpaid and underpaid 
royalties and late pajrment interest owed by Federal and Indian 
mineral lessees and other royalty payors on amounts received in 
settlement or other resolution of disputes under, and for 
partial or complete termination of, sales agreements for 
minerals from Federal and Indian leases: Provided further, That 
the fifth proviso under the heading ``Leasing and Royalty 
Management'' for the Minerals Management Service in Public Law 
101-512 (104 Stat. 1926) is amended by striking the words ``or 
payment of civil penalty'' after the words ``result of the 
forfeiture of a bond or other security'' and striking the words 
``or imposition of the civil penalty'' after the words 
``rendered necessary by the action or inaction that led to the 
forfeiture'':] 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 where the 
account title ``Leasing and Royalty Management'' appears in any 
public law, the words ``Leasing and Royalty Management'' 
beginning in fiscal year 1995 and thereafter shall be construed 
to mean ``Royalty and Offshore Minerals Management''.
                                ------                                


                           PUBLIC LAW 106-113


                         APPENDIX C--H.R. 3423

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS


SEC. 339. PILOT PROGRAM OF CHARGES AND FEES FOR HARVEST OF FOREST 
                    BOTANICAL PRODUCTS.

    (h) Duration of Pilot Program.--

            (1) Charges and fees.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
        may collect charges and fees under the authority of 
        subsections (b) and (c) only during fiscal years 2000 
        through [2019] 2024.
                                ------                                


  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
                        2001, PUBLIC LAW 106-291

    Sec. 330. In fiscal years 2001 through 2005, the 
Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture may pilot test 
agency-wide joint permitting and leasing programs, subject to 
annual review of Congress, and promulgate special rules as 
needed to test the feasibility of issuing unified permits, 
applications, and leases. The Secretaries of the Interior and 
Agriculture may make reciprocal delegations of their respective 
authorities, duties and responsibilities and enter into inter 
or intra-agency agreements in support of the ``Service First'' 
initiative agency-wide to promote customer service and 
efficiency. Nothing herein shall alter, expand or limit the 
applicability of any public law or regulation to lands 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest 
Service.
                                ------                                


     DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
              APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2006, PUBLIC LAW 109-54


                      TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES


                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


                             Forest Service


               ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, FOREST SERVICE

    For each fiscal year through [2019] 2024, funds available 
to the Forest Service in this Act may be used for the purpose 
of expenses associated with primary and secondary schooling for 
dependents of agency personnel stationed in Puerto Rico prior 
to the date of enactment of this Act, who are subject to 
transfer and reassignment to other locations in the United 
States, at a cost not in excess of those authorized for the 
Department of Defense for the same area, when it is determined 
by the Chief of the Forest Service that public schools 
available in the locality are unable to provide adequately for 
the education of such dependents.
                                ------                                


                CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008, 
                           PUBLIC LAW 110-161


   DIVISION F--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED 
                   AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 


                                TITLE IV


                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

    Sec. 422. A permit fee collected during [fiscal year 2019] 
fiscal year 2024 by the Secretary of Agriculture under the Act 
of March 4, 1915 (16 U.S.C. 497) for a marina on the Shasta-
Trinity National Forest shall be deposited in a special account 
in the Treasury established for the Secretary of Agriculture, 
and shall remain available to the Secretary of Agriculture 
until expended, without further appropriation, for purposes 
stated in section 808(a)(3)(A-D) of title VIII of division J of 
Public Law 108-447 (16 U.S.C. 6807), and for direct operating 
or capital costs associated with the issuance of a marina 
permit.
                                ------                                


                CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012, 
                           PUBLIC LAW 112-74


   DIVISION E--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED 
                   AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012 


                                TITLE IV


                           GENERAL PROVISIONS


                        CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES

    Sec. 412. In awarding a Federal contract with funds made 
available by this Act, notwithstanding Federal Government 
procurement and contracting laws, the Secretary of Agriculture 
and the Secretary of the Interior (the ``Secretaries'') may, in 
evaluating bids and proposals, through [fiscal year 2020] 
fiscal year 2024, give consideration to local contractors who 
are from, and who provide employment and training for, 
dislocated and displaced workers in an economically 
disadvantaged rural community, including those historically 
timber-dependent areas that have been affected by reduced 
timber harvesting on Federal lands and other forest-dependent 
rural communities isolated from significant alternative 
employment opportunities: Provided, That notwithstanding 
Federal Government procurement and contracting laws the 
Secretaries may award contracts, grants or cooperative 
agreements to local non-profit entities, Youth Conservation 
Corps or related partnerships with State, local or non-profit 
youth groups, or small or micro-business or disadvantaged 
business: Provided further, That the contract, grant, or 
cooperative agreement is for forest hazardous fuels reduction, 
watershed or water quality monitoring or restoration, wildlife 
or fish population monitoring, road decommissioning, trail 
maintenance or improvement, or habitat restoration or 
management: Provided further, That the terms ``rural 
community'' and ``economically disadvantaged'' shall have the 
same meanings as in section 2374 of Public Law 101-624 (16 
U.S.C. 6612): Provided further, That the Secretaries shall 
develop guidance to implement this section: Provided further, 
That nothing in this section shall be construed as relieving 
the Secretaries of any duty under applicable procurement laws, 
except as provided in this section.
                                ------                                


                CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014, 
                           PUBLIC LAW 113-76


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


                                TITLE IV


                           GENERAL PROVISIONS


                 ALASKA NATIVE REGIONAL HEALTH ENTITIES

    Sec. 424. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
and until [December 24, 2023] October 1, 2024, the Indian 
Health Service may not disburse funds for the provision of 
health care services pursuant to Public Law 93-638 (25 U.S.C. 
450 et seq.) to any Alaska Native village or Alaska Native 
village corporation that is located within the area served by 
an Alaska Native regional health entity.

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

    Sec. 426. (a) Agreements Authorized.-- * * *

    (c) Duration.--The authority provided by subsections (a) 
and (b) expires [September 30, 2019] September 30, 2024.

                        BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL


  PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO PSEC. 308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93-344, AS
                                                     AMENDED
                                            [In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Budget authority                 Outlays
                                                         -------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee    Amount  in     Committee    Amount  in
                                                           allocation       bill       allocation       bill
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Comparison of amounts in the bill with the subcommittee
 allocation for 2024: Subcommittee on Department of the
 Interior, environment, and related agencies:
    Mandatory...........................................           64            64            65         \1\65
    Discretionary.......................................       37,850        42,695        45,781     \1\48,392
        Defense.........................................  ............  ............           NA            NA
        Non-defense.....................................       37,850        42,695            NA            NA
Projection of outlays associated with the
 recommendation:
    2024................................................  ............  ............  ............    \2\22,470
    2025................................................  ............  ............  ............       13,080
    2026................................................  ............  ............  ............        5,031
    2027................................................  ............  ............  ............        1,360
    2028 and future years...............................  ............  ............  ............          727
Financial assistance to State and local governments for            NA         6,377            NA      \2\1,534
 P2024..................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
\2\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
 
NA: Not applicable.
 
NOTE.--Consistent with the funding recommended in the bill for wildfire suppression and for emergency
  requirements in accordance with subparagraph (F) and (A)(i) of section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and
  Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the Committee anticipates that the Budget Committee will provide, at
  the appropriate time, a 302(a) allocation for the Committee on Appropriations reflecting an upward adjustment
  of $4,845,000,000 in budget authority plus the associated outlays.

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


                       BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

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


                     U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

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


                         NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

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


                       BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION

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


                          U.S. FOREST SERVICE

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


           NATIONAL PARK SERVICE--FISCAL YEAR 2021 REVISIONS

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    State             Unit               Project             Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           CA Yosemite National    Critical Repair and      ($2,897,000)
               Park.                Replacement of
                                    70KV Transmission
                                    Line From Parkline
                                    to Hwy 140
                                    Powerhouse.
          DC  National Mall and    Complete Jefferson           -204,000
               Memorial Parks.      Memorial Exterior
                                    Marble Restoration.
                                   Contingency Fund...         3,101,000
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Allocation of Funds: Land and Water Conservation Fund--Fiscal Year 2024


------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  Agency--Account--
             State                Activity--Project          Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Office of the Secretary
    Departmental Operations
                                Appraisal and                 19,000,000
                                 Valuation Services--
                                 Federal Lands.
                                Total, Office of the          19,000,000
                                 Secretary.
                                Total Net Budget              19,000,000
                                 Authority, Office of
                                 the Secretary.
                                Total 2023 Previously          1,083,000
                                 Sequestered Budget
                                 Authority.
                                Total New Budget              19,000,000
                                 Authority
                                 Allocation, Office
                                 of the Secretary.
                                Total 2024 Sequester.        (1,083,000)
Bureau of Land Management
    Land Acquisition
                                Acquisition                    8,527,000
                                 Management.
                                Recreational Access..          9,000,000
                                Inholding,                     9,000,000
                                 Emergencies, &
                                 Hardships.
            MT................  Blackfoot River                2,200,000
                                 Watershed.
            CA................  California Coastal            10,500,000
                                 National Monument.
            ID................  Henry's Lake Area of           7,450,000
                                 Critical
                                 Environmental
                                 Concern and Island
                                 Park.
            CA................  California Wilderness          4,000,000
            CO................  South San Juan                 4,500,000
                                 Project Area.
            AZ................  Lower Gila Terraces            2,500,000
                                 and Historic Trails
                                 Area of Critical
                                 Environmental
                                 Concern.
            ID................  Sands Desert Habitat           2,600,000
                                 Management Area.
            UT................  Red Cliffs National            2,100,000
                                 Conservation Area.
            Subtotal, Acquisitions...................         35,850,000
                Total Net Budget Authority, Bureau of         62,377,000
                 Land Management.
                Total 2023 Previously Sequestered              3,994,389
                 Budget Authority.
                Total New Budget Authority                    61,911,571
                 (Allocation), Bureau of Land
                 Management.
                Total 2024 Sequester.................        (3,528,960)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
    Land Acquisition
                                Highlands                     10,000,000
                                 Conservation Act.
                                Land Acquisition              18,028,000
                                 Management.
                                Sportsmen/Recreation           9,000,000
                                 Access.
                                Inholdings/                   11,000,000
                                 Emergencies/
                                 Hardships.
                                Exchanges............          1,591,000
                                Land Protection                  493,000
                                 Planning.
            FL................  Everglades Headwaters         10,000,000
                                 National Wildlife
                                 Refuge and
                                 Conservation Area.
            TX................  Attwater Prairie               4,500,000
                                 Chicken National
                                 Wildlife Refuge.
            Mult..............  Dakota Grassland               6,000,000
                                 Conservation Area
                                 (ND/SD).
            Mult..............  Great Thicket                  1,000,000
                                 National Wildlife
                                 Refuge (CT, MA, ME,
                                 NH, NY, RI).
            ME................  Rachel Carson                  1,500,000
                                 National Wildlife
                                 Refuge.
            Mult..............  Silvio O. Conte                  500,000
                                 National Fish and
                                 Wildlife Refuge (CT,
                                 MA, NH, VT).
            OR................  Willamette Valley              3,500,000
                                 Conservation Area.
            CA................  Don Edwards San                4,690,000
                                 Francisco Bay
                                 National Wildlife
                                 Refuge.
            AR................  Cache River National             500,000
                                 Wildlife Refuge.
            Mult..............  Dakota Tallgrass               2,000,000
                                 Prairie Wildlife
                                 Management Area (ND/
                                 SD).
            Mult..............  Northern Tallgrass               500,000
                                 Prairie National
                                 Wildlife Refuge (IA/
                                 MN).
            TX................  Laguna Atascosa                2,000,000
                                 National Wildlife
                                 Refuge.
            PA................  Cherry Valley                  1,000,000
                                 National Wildlife
                                 Refuge.
            CA................  Grasslands Wildlife            1,000,000
                                 Management Area.
            CA................  Stone Lakes National           3,000,000
                                 Wildlife Refuge.
            WA................  Willapa National               6,000,000
                                 Wildlife Refuge.
            VA................  Rappahannock River               500,000
                                 Valley National
                                 Wildlife Refuge.
            IN................  Patoka River National          2,000,000
                                 Wildlife Refuge.
            Mult..............  Bear River Watershed             950,000
                                 Conservation Area
                                 (ID, UT, WY).
            IL................  Cypress Creek                    500,000
                                 National Wildlife
                                 Refuge.
            KS................  Flint Hills Legacy               500,000
                                 Conservation Area.
            AK................  Alaska Peninsula               2,200,000
                                 National Wildlife
                                 Refuge.
            WY................  Wyoming Toad                   1,500,000
                                 Conservation Area.
            KY................  Green River National           1,000,000
                                 Wildlife Refuge.
            CA................  Tulare Basin Wildlife          1,000,000
                                 Management Area.
            FL................  St. Marks National             1,000,000
                                 Wildlife Refuge.
            Mult..............  Upper Mississippi                500,000
                                 River National
                                 Wildlife and Fish
                                 Refuge (IA, IL, MN,
                                 WI).
            TX................  Lower Rio Grande               2,000,000
                                 National Wildlife
                                 Refuge.
            Mult..............  Middle Mississippi               500,000
                                 River National
                                 Wildlife Refuge (IL/
                                 MO).
            OR................  Nestucca Bay National            500,000
                                 Wildlife Refuge.
            Subtotal, Acquisitions...................         62,340,000
            Net, Land Acquisition....................        112,452,000
            2023 Previously Sequestered Budget                 6,494,637
             Authority.
            New (Allocation), Land Acquisition.......        112,361,997
            2024 Sequester...........................        (6,404,634)
    Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund
                                Species Recovery Land         11,162,000
                                 Acquisition.
                                Habitat Conservation          21,638,000
                                 Plan (HCP)
                                 Acquisition.
            Net, Cooperative Endangered Species               32,800,000
             Conservation Fund.
            2023 Previously Sequestered Budget                 1,869,600
             Authority.
            New (Allocation), Cooperative Endangered          32,800,000
             Species Conservation Fund.
            2024 Sequester...........................        (1,869,600)
                                                      ------------------
                Total Net Budget Authority, U.S. Fish        145,252,000
                 and Wildlife Service.
                Total 2023 Previously Sequestered              8,364,237
                 Budget Authority.
                Total New Budget Authority                   145,161,997
                 (Allocation), U.S. Fish and Wildlife
                 Service.
                Total 2024 Sequester.................        (8,274,234)
National Park Service
    Land Acquisition and State Assistance
                                State Conservation           200,000,000
                                 Grants.
                                LWCF Outdoor                 125,000,000
                                 Recreation Legacy
                                 Grants.
                                State Conservation            13,347,000
                                 Grants
                                 Administration.
            Subtotal, State Assistance...............        338,347,000
                                American Battlefield          20,000,000
                                 Protection Program.
                                Acquisition                   14,500,000
                                 Management.
                                Recreation Access....          9,000,000
                                Emergencies/Hardships/         5,000,000
                                 Relocation.
                                Inholdings/Donations/          8,420,000
                                 Exchanges.
            WY................  Grand Teton National           7,875,000
                                 Park.
            AK................  Yukon-Charley Rivers           2,050,000
                                 National Preserve.
            AZ................  Petrified Forest               7,500,000
                                 National Park.
            HI................  Ala Kahakai National           3,800,000
                                 Historic Trail.
            NM................  Valles Caldera                 2,500,000
                                 National Preserve.
            UT................  Zion National Park...          2,600,000
            Multi.............  Battlefield                    2,680,000
                                 Protection (Various).
            MN................  Voyageurs National             1,500,000
                                 Park.
            WV................  Gauley River National            920,000
                                 Recreation Area.
            MO................  Ozark National Scenic            975,000
                                 Riverways.
            WV................  New River Gorge                  655,000
                                 National River.
            MA................  Minute Man National            1,860,000
                                 Historical Park.
            WA................  San Juan Island                  905,000
                                 National Historical
                                 Park.
            AR................  Hot Springs National             785,000
                                 Park.
            MO................  Ste. Genevieve                   430,000
                                 National Historical
                                 Park.
            TN................  Obed Wild And Scenic             320,000
                                 River.
            TX................  San Antonio Missions           1,221,000
                                 National Historical
                                 Park.
            CO................  Rocky Mountain                 6,230,000
                                 National Park.
            Mult..............  Big South Fork                   950,000
                                 National River and
                                 Recreation Area (KY/
                                 TN).
            SC................  Congaree National                250,000
                                 Park.
            CA................  Death Valley National            500,000
                                 Park.
            LA................  Jean Lafitte National            390,000
                                 Historical Park and
                                 Preserve.
            MI................  Sleeping Bear Dunes            1,365,000
                                 National Lakeshore.
            Mult..............  Missouri National              1,855,000
                                 Recreation River (NE/
                                 SD).
            FL................  Big Cypress National             270,000
                                 Preserve.
            FL................  Biscayne National              2,200,000
                                 Park.
            FL................  Big Cypress National           1,195,000
                                 Preserve.
            AK................  Lake Clark National            8,044,000
                                 Park and Preserve.
            Subtotal, Land Acquisition...............         61,825,000
                Total Net Budget Authority, National         457,092,000
                 Park Service.
                Total 2023 Previously Sequestered             26,322,828
                 Budget Authority.
                Total New Budget Authority                   456,807,181
                 (Allocation), National Park Service.
                Total 2024 Sequester.................       (26,038,009)
U.S Forest Service
    Land Acquisition
                                Acquisition                   14,000,000
                                 Management.
                                Recreation Access....          9,000,000
                                Critical Inholdings /          5,500,000
                                 Wilderness.
                                Cash Equalization....            250,000
            WA................  Okanogan-Wenatchee NF         12,000,000
                                 I.
            CO................  Rio Grande National            8,000,000
                                 Forest.
            CO................  White River National           1,250,000
                                 Forest.
            MT................  Lolo National Forest.         10,500,000
            WA................  Okanogan-Wenatchee NF          7,000,000
                                 II.
            AZ................  Prescott National             10,340,000
                                 Forest I.
            GA................  Chattahoochee-Oconee           3,844,000
                                 National Forest.
            MT................  Beaverhead-Deerlodge           1,620,000
                                 National Forest II.
            AZ................  Coronado National              2,500,000
                                 Forest I.
            UT................  Uinta-Wasatch-Cache            4,000,000
                                 National Forest.
            AL................  National Forests in            4,150,000
                                 Alabama.
            MT................  Beaverhead-Deerlodge           1,927,000
                                 National Forest I.
            CO................  San Juan National              4,000,000
                                 Forest.
            CA................  Shasta-Trinity                 2,000,000
                                 National Forest.
            ME................  White Mountain                 3,178,000
                                 National Forest.
            Mult..............  Treasures of the              11,649,000
                                 Central Appalachians
                                 Initiative (NC, TN,
                                 WV).
            AZ................  Coronado National              5,316,000
                                 Forest II.
            Subtotal, Acquisitions...................         93,274,000
            Net Budget Authority Land Acquisition....        122,024,000
            2023 Previously Sequestered Budget                 7,092,966
             Authority.
            New Budget Authority Land Acquisition            121,878,085
             (Allocation).
            2024 Sequester...........................          6,947,051
    Forest Legacy Program
                                Administrative Funds.          8,000,000
            MT................  Upper Thompson                 7,000,000
                                 Connectivity Project.
            MI................  Michigamme Highlands          15,075,000
                                 Project.
            MS................  Wolf River Forest              7,500,000
                                 Conservation Project.
            HI................  Maunawili Valley               3,605,000
                                 Project.
            GA................  Dugdown Mountain              17,500,000
                                 Corridor Stateline
                                 Georgia Project.
            MA................  Nashua Wild & Scenic           8,615,000
                                 Rivers and Forests
                                 Project.
            IA................  Little Sioux Forest            4,650,000
                                 Project.
            ME................  South Branch Forest            1,150,000
                                 Project.
            VA................  Buffalo Mountain               9,500,000
                                 Natural Area
                                 Preserve Expansion
                                 Project.
            CA................  Brushy Mountain Phase         10,050,000
                                 3, Eel River
                                 Peninsula Project.
            AL................  Dugdown Mountain               1,610,000
                                 Corridor Stateline
                                 Alabama.
            Subtotal, Forest Legacy Projects.........         86,255,000
            Net Budget Authority Forest Legacy.......         94,255,000
            2023 Previously Sequestered Budget                 4,442,580
             Authority.
            New Budget Authority (Allocation) Forest          95,241,166
             Legacy.
            2024 Sequester...........................        (5,428,746)
                Total Net Budget Authority, U.S.             216,279,000
                 Forest Service.
                Total 2023 Previously Sequestered             11,535,546
                 Budget Authority.
                Total New Budget Authority                   217,119,251
                 (Allocation), U.S. Forest Service.
                Total 2024 Sequester.................       (12,375,797)
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         DISCLOSURE OF CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS

    The Constitution vests in the Congress the power of the 
purse. The Committee believes strongly that Congress should 
make the decisions on how to allocate the people's money. As 
defined in Rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the 
term ``congressionally directed spending item'' means a 
provision or report language included primarily at the request 
of a Senator, providing, authorizing, or recommending a 
specific amount of discretionary budget authority, credit 
authority, or other spending authority for a contract, loan, 
loan guarantee, grant, loan authority, or other expenditure 
with or to an entity, or targeted to a specific State, locality 
or congressional district, other than through a statutory or 
administrative, formula-driven, or competitive award process.
    For each item, a Member is required to provide a 
certification that neither the Member nor the Member's 
immediate family has a pecuniary interest in such 
congressionally directed spending item. Such certifications are 
available to the public on the website of the Senate Committee 
on Appropriations (https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/
congressionally-directed-spending-requests). Following is a 
list of congressionally directed spending items included in the 
Senate recommendation discussed in this report along with the 
name of each Senator who submitted a request to the Committee 
of jurisdiction for each item so identified. Neither the 
Committee recommendation nor this report contains any limited 
tax benefits or limited tariff benefits as defined in rule 
XLIV.

                                                         CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS
                                                                [In thousands of dollars]
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               Agency                          Account               Location                  Project                  Amount         Requestor(s)
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Bureau of Indian Affairs............  Operation of Indian        AK.............  Alaska Native Heritage Center for      631,000  Murkowski
                                       Programs.                                   Lach'qu Sukdu Research Program.
Bureau of Indian Affairs............  Operation of Indian        AK.............  Aleutian Pribilof Islands              210,000  Murkowski
                                       Programs.                                   Association, Inc. for Living
                                                                                   Languages.
Bureau of Land Management...........  Management of Lands and    NM.............  Bureau of Land Management for          150,000  Heinrich
                                       Resources.                                  Caja del Rio Remote Observation
                                                                                   Equipment.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  Science and Technology--   DE.............  Center for PFAS Solutions for          260,000  Carper, Coons
                                       Research: National                          Mobile Filtration System for
                                       priorities.                                 Training Water Operators.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  Science and Technology--   DE.............  The University of Delaware for         120,000  Coons
                                       Research: National                          Study Addressing PFAS, Nitrates,
                                       priorities.                                 and Emerging Pollutants Concerns.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  Science and Technology--   IL.............  Northwestern University for            500,000  Durbin
                                       Research: National                          Research on Rapid In-Home Lead
                                       priorities.                                 Tests.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  Science and Technology--   NH.............  University of New Hampshire for      1,150,000  Shaheen
                                       Research: National                          Water Quality Research in the
                                       priorities.                                 Great Bay.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    AK.............  Anchorage Water and Wastewater       1,197,000  Murkowski
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Utility for Fire Protection Well.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    AK.............  City of Kiana for Water and Sewer      500,000  Murkowski
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    AK.............  City of Pelican for Sewer and        4,000,000  Murkowski
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Solid Waste Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    AK.............  Haines Borough for Water and         2,000,000  Murkowski
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Sewer Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    AL.............  Arab Water Works for Drinking        4,000,000  Britt, Tuberville
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Water System Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    AL.............  City of Vestavia Hills for Water     3,000,000  Britt
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Infrastructure Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    AR.............  City of Bono for Wastewater          7,700,000  Boozman
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Treatment Facility Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    AR.............  City of Camden for Wastewater        5,500,000  Boozman
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Infrastructure Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    AR.............  City of North Little Rock for        4,800,000  Boozman
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Tulip Farms Water and Sewer
                                                                                   Infrastructure Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    AR.............  City of Wilson for Wastewater        3,500,000  Boozman
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Infrastructure Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    AZ.............  Town of Gilbert for                    600,000  Kelly, Sinema
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Rehabilitation of Stormwater
                                                                                   Pump Station.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    CA.............  City of Maywood for Sewer            1,216,000  Feinstein
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Infrastructure Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    CA.............  Monterey County for Pajaro County    1,500,000  Padilla
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Sanitation District Sewer System
                                                                                   Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    CO.............  City of Lamar for Wastewater         1,800,000  Bennet, Hickenlooper
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Treatment Plant Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    CO.............  Huerfano County for Wastewater         500,000  Bennet, Hickenlooper
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      System Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    CO.............  Three Lakes Water and Sanitation     1,000,000  Bennet, Hickenlooper
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      District for Septic System
                                                                                   Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    CT.............  City of Bridgeport Water             1,500,000  Blumenthal, Murphy
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Pollution Control Authority
                                                                                   (WPCA) for Design of the West
                                                                                   Side Wastewater Treatment Plant
                                                                                   Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    CT.............  Naugatuck Valley Council of          3,422,000  Blumenthal, Murphy
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Governments for Sewer Siphon
                                                                                   Relocation Associated with
                                                                                   Kinneytown Dam Removal.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    CT.............  Town of Sprague for Water            1,000,000  Blumenthal, Murphy
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Pollution Control Facility
                                                                                   Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    DE.............  City of Wilmington for Wastewater    6,000,000  Carper, Coons
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Collection System Separation.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    DE.............  Delaware Center for the Inland         225,000  Carper, Coons
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Bays for Water Infrastructure
                                                                                   Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    GA.............  Baldwin County Board of              1,100,000  Ossoff
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Commissioners for Extending
                                                                                   Sewer Services to Sibley-Smith
                                                                                   Industrial Park.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    GA.............  Bulloch County Board of              1,000,000  Ossoff, Warnock
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Commissioners for Wastewater
                                                                                   Construction and Expansion.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    GA.............  City of Cochran for Sewer              700,000  Ossoff
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    GA.............  City of Dahlonega for Sewer            340,000  Warnock
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Upgrade.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    GA.............  City of Savannah for Regional        3,000,000  Ossoff, Warnock
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Sanitary Sewer Improvement
                                                                                   Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    GA.............  City of St. Marys for Wastewater       510,000  Warnock
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Infrastructure.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    GA.............  McDuffie County Board of             1,100,000  Ossoff
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Commissioners for Sewer Service.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    HI.............  City and County of Honolulu            800,000  Hirono, Schatz
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Department of Environmental
                                                                                   Services for Patsy Mink Central
                                                                                   Oahu Regional Park Recycled
                                                                                   Water.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    HI.............  County of Hawaii Department of       2,035,000  Hirono, Schatz
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Environmental Management for
                                                                                   Onekahakaha Sewage Pump Station
                                                                                   Renovation.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    HI.............  County of Hawaii Department of       1,000,000  Hirono, Schatz
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Environmental Management for
                                                                                   Wailoa Sewage Pump Station
                                                                                   Renovation.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    HI.............  Ma'alaea Village Association for     1,000,000  Schatz
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Ma'alaea Regional Wastewater
                                                                                   Reclamation System.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    IL.............  Bloomington-Normal Water               950,000  Duckworth
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Reclamation District for Water
                                                                                   Infrastructure Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    IL.............  Cahokia Heights for Water              500,000  Duckworth
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Infrastructure Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    IL.............  City of Bloomington for Sewer        2,000,000  Durbin
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Separation.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    KS.............  Johnson County Wastewater for        1,509,000  Moran
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Wastewater Infrastructure
                                                                                   Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    MA.............  City of Gloucester for Water         3,000,000  Markey, Warren
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Pollution Control Facility.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    MA.............  Springfield Water and Sewer          4,642,000  Markey, Warren
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Commission for New West Parish
                                                                                   Filters Water Treatment Plant.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    MA.............  Town of Hull for Regional              700,000  Markey, Warren
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Comprehensive Wastewater
                                                                                   Management Plan.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    MD.............  Baltimore City for the Patapasco     4,000,000  Cardin, Van Hollen
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Wastewater Treatment Plant
                                                                                   Headworks Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    MD.............  City of Rockville for Sewer            500,000  Cardin, Van Hollen
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Infrastructure Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    MD.............  Howard County for Hauled Grease      1,440,000  Cardin, Van Hollen
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Acceptance Facility.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    MD.............  Town of Cottage City for               670,000  Cardin, Van Hollen
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Stormwater Management.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    MD.............  Village of Burkittsville for East      385,000  Cardin, Van Hollen
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Main Street Stormwater
                                                                                   Management.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    MD.............  Washington County for SCADA            200,000  Van Hollen
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Upgrade.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    MD.............  Washington Suburban Sanitary         1,600,000  Cardin, Van Hollen
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Commission for Expansion of
                                                                                   Utility Service to Underserved
                                                                                   Communities.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    MD.............  Worcester County for Riddle Farm     1,090,000  Cardin, Van Hollen
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Wastewater Treatment Plant
                                                                                   Bypass Force Main Interconnect.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    ME.............  City of Bath for Commercial          1,673,000  King
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Street Wastewater Infrastructure
                                                                                   Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    ME.............  City of Eastport for Wastewater        148,000  Collins, King
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Infrastructure Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    ME.............  Corinna Sewer District for           1,640,000  Collins, King
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Wastewater Infrastructure
                                                                                   Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    ME.............  Fort Fairfield Utilities District    1,592,000  Collins, King
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      for Wastewater Infrastructure
                                                                                   Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    ME.............  Houlton Water Company for            1,763,000  Collins
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Wastewater Infrastructure
                                                                                   Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    ME.............  Maine School Administrative            600,000  Collins, King
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      District #52 for Wastewater
                                                                                   Infrastructure Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    ME.............  Mechanic Falls Sanitary District     2,000,000  Collins, King
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      for Wastewater Infrastructure
                                                                                   Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    ME.............  Ogunquit Sewer District for          2,000,000  Collins, King
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Wastewater Infrastructure
                                                                                   Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    ME.............  Presque Isle Utilities District      2,430,000  Collins, King
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      for Water and Wastewater
                                                                                   Infrastructure Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    ME.............  Rumford-Mexico Sewerage District     1,500,000  Collins, King
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      for Wastewater Infrastructure
                                                                                   Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    ME.............  Southwest Harbor Water & Sewer       1,000,000  Collins, King
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      District for Wastewater
                                                                                   Treatment Facility Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    ME.............  Town of Baileyville Sewer            1,500,000  Collins, King
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Department for Wastewater
                                                                                   Infrastructure Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    ME.............  Town of Castine for Wastewater       1,760,000  Collins, King
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Infrastructure Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    ME.............  Town of Fort Kent for Meadow Lane      640,000  King
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    ME.............  Town of Hartland for Wastewater      5,000,000  Collins, King
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Infrastructure Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    ME.............  Town of Livermore Falls for          7,000,000  Collins, King
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Livermore Falls & Jay Wastewater
                                                                                   Treatment Facility Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    ME.............  Town of Lubec for Wastewater         1,000,000  Collins, King
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Infrastructure Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    ME.............  Town of Winslow for Water and        3,000,000  Collins, King
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Sewer Infrastructure Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    ME.............  Town of Wiscasset for Wastewater     5,000,000  Collins, King
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Infrastructure Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    ME.............  Winterport Water District for        1,500,000  Collins, King
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Winterport Wastewater Treatment
                                                                                   Plant Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    MI.............  City of Saline for Wastewater        1,800,000  Peters, Stabenow
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Treatment Rehabilitation.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    MI.............  Delta Charter Township for Water     3,000,000  Stabenow
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Resource Recovery Facility
                                                                                   Reconstruction.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    MI.............  Delta Charter Township for Water     1,000,000  Peters
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Treatment Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    MI.............  Oakland County Clinton River         2,000,000  Peters
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Water Resource Recovery Facility
                                                                                   Drainage District for Water
                                                                                   Optimization Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    MN.............  City of Brewster for Wastewater      2,850,000  Klobuchar, Smith
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Treatment Facilities
                                                                                   Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    MN.............  City of Mankato for Regional         3,000,000  Klobuchar, Smith
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Wastewater Disinfection System
                                                                                   Upgrade.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    MN.............  City of St. Cloud for Sewer          1,000,000  Klobuchar, Smith
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Replacement Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    MN.............  City of Waseca for Sewer System      2,100,000  Klobuchar, Smith
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    MN.............  Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe for          750,000  Klobuchar, Smith
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Isle City Water Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    MS.............  Cities of Clinton, Bolton, and       7,700,000  Hyde-Smith
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Raymond for Regional Wastewater
                                                                                   Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    MS.............  City of Greenville for Wastewater   13,200,000  Wicker
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      System Rehabilitation.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    MS.............  City of Natchez for Stormwater       1,093,000  Hyde-Smith, Wicker
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      System Replacement.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    MS.............  Tunica County for Sanitary Sewer     6,405,000  Wicker
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    NE.............  City of Cambridge for                  148,000  Fischer
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Rehabilitation of Wastewater
                                                                                   Treatment Plant.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    NE.............  City of Henderson for Sanitary         480,000  Fischer
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Sewer Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    NE.............  City of Lexington for Biosolid       2,400,000  Fischer
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Sludge Facility.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    NE.............  City of York for Wastewater          1,500,000  Fischer
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Capacity Expansion.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    NE.............  Village of Alda for Lift Station       320,000  Fischer
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    NE.............  Village of Platte Center for           200,000  Fischer
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Collection System Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    NE.............  Village of Taylor for Sewer             80,000  Fischer
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Collection System Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    NH.............  City of Manchester for Bass             91,000  Shaheen
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Island Stormwater Control &
                                                                                   Erosion Mitigation.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    NH.............  City of Portsmouth for Bellamy         714,000  Shaheen
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Reservoir Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    NH.............  Lake Winnipesaukee Association         150,000  Shaheen
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      for Lake Kanasatka Water Quality
                                                                                   Improvement.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    NH.............  Town of Lancaster for Summer         3,000,000  Shaheen
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Street Infrastructure Upgrade
                                                                                   Completion.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    NJ.............  Bordentown Sewerage Authority for    1,803,000  Booker, Menendez
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Blacks Creek Wastewater
                                                                                   Treatment Plant Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    NJ.............  Borough of Edgewater for River         880,000  Booker, Menendez
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Road Sewer Outfall Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    NJ.............  Borough of Fort Lee for                240,000  Booker, Menendez
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Stormwater Infrastructure
                                                                                   Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    NJ.............  City of Englewood for Stormwater     1,440,000  Booker, Menendez
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Drainage Improvement.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    NJ.............  City of Hoboken for Water            2,738,000  Booker, Menendez
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Infrastructure Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    NJ.............  City of Woodbury for Storm Water       531,000  Booker, Menendez
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Sewer Infrastructure
                                                                                   Reconstruction.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    NJ.............  Township of Mount Olive for            480,000  Booker
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Stormwater Management
                                                                                   Improvement.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    NJ.............  Township of North Bergen for         2,380,000  Booker, Menendez
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Liberty Avenue Sewer and
                                                                                   Drainage Improvements Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    NJ.............  Township of Teaneck for Old New        560,000  Booker, Menendez
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Bridge Road Sewer Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    NM.............  Albuquerque Bernalillo County        1,200,000  Heinrich
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Water Utility Authority for
                                                                                   Sewer Collection System.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    NM.............  City of Portales for Drainage          120,000  Lujan
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    NM.............  City of Portales for Sewer System      430,000  Heinrich
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    NM.............  Village of Chama for Water and         600,000  Heinrich, Lujan
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Sewer Infrastructure.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    NM.............  Village of Ruidoso for Pinecliff     1,000,000  Lujan
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Water and Sewer Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    NV.............  City of Ely for Wastewater           4,815,000  Cortez Masto, Rosen
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Treatment Plant Upgrade Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    NV.............  City of Reno for Sewer Upgrades..    3,000,000  Cortez Masto, Rosen
                                       revolving funds [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    NY.............  Onondaga County Department of        1,000,000  Schumer
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Water Environment Protection for
                                                                                   White Pines Industrial Park
                                                                                   Municipal Pump Station.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    NY.............  Suffolk County for Wyandanch/        1,100,000  Gillibrand, Schumer
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Wheatley Heights Sewers.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    NY.............  Town of Hempstead for Stormwater     1,500,000  Schumer
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Treatment & Drainage
                                                                                   Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    NY.............  Town of North Hempstead for          3,005,000  Gillibrand, Schumer
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Harbor Links Stormwater
                                                                                   Recycling & Water Conservation
                                                                                   Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    OH.............  City of Bay Village for Sanitary       866,000  Brown
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Sewer Overflows Elimination
                                                                                   Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    OH.............  City of Toledo for Water               880,000  Brown
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Infrastructure Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    OH.............  Madison County Sanitary Sewer and    1,000,000  Brown
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Water District for Lafayette
                                                                                   Water & Sewer Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    OR.............  Benton County for Rural Sewer        1,160,000  Merkley, Wyden
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Infrastructure Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    OR.............  City of Clatskanie for Wastewater    3,000,000  Merkley, Wyden
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Treatment Plant.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    OR.............  City of Estacada for Wastewater      2,000,000  Merkley, Wyden
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Plant Upgrade.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    OR.............  City of Grass Valley for             2,000,000  Merkley, Wyden
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Municipal Wastewater System
                                                                                   Development.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    OR.............  City of Prineville for Water and     1,000,000  Merkley, Wyden
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Wastewater Extension Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    OR.............  Confederated Tribes of the           3,000,000  Merkley, Wyden
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Umatilla Indian Reservation for
                                                                                   Wastewater Infrastructure
                                                                                   Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    OR.............  Tumalo Irrigation District for       3,500,000  Merkley, Wyden
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      System Modernization Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    PA.............  Borough of Kennett Square for          174,000  Casey, Fetterman
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Wastewater Treatment Plant
                                                                                   Expansion.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    PA.............  Borough of Lehighton for               500,000  Casey
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Rehabilitation of Sewage Pipes.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    PA.............  Brighton Township for New              308,000  Fetterman
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Stormwater Detention Basin.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    PA.............  Capital Region Water for Paxton        500,000  Casey
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Creek Restoration Planning
                                                                                   Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    PA.............  Carroll Township Authority for         750,000  Fetterman
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Sewer Service Expansion.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    PA.............  City of Erie for Chlorination          500,000  Casey, Fetterman
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Disinfecting Repair Work.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    PA.............  County of Bedford for Sanitary         440,000  Casey
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Sewer System Replacement.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    PA.............  Donegal Township for Community         500,000  Casey
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    PA.............  Port Royal Municipal Authority         486,000  Casey, Fetterman
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      for Sewer Rehabilitation and
                                                                                   Wastewater Treatment Plant
                                                                                   Upgrade.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    PA.............  Sewickley Borough for Sewage           500,000  Casey
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Treatment Plant Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    PA.............  The Borough of Waynesburg for          400,000  Casey
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Woodland Avenue Sewer
                                                                                   Rehabilitation.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    PA.............  Township of Falls Authority for        320,000  Casey
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Sanitary Sewer Lining.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    PA.............  Venango County Planning                639,000  Casey, Fetterman
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Commission for Wastewater
                                                                                   Treatment.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    RI.............  Town of Charlestown for Onsite         600,000  Whitehouse
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Wastewater Treatment Systems
                                                                                   Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    RI.............  Town of Coventry for Sewer           3,250,000  Reed
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Connection.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    RI.............  Town of Lincoln for Sewer            1,200,000  Reed, Whitehouse
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Replacement.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    RI.............  Town of Warren for Pump Station      2,240,000  Reed, Whitehouse
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    RI.............  Town of Westerly for Wastewater      2,000,000  Reed, Whitehouse
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Treatment Facility Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    SC.............  Chester County for Wastewater       10,000,000  Graham
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Recovery.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    SC.............  City of Aiken for Croft Mill         3,000,000  Graham
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Sewer Basin Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    SC.............  City of Cayce for Pump Station         540,000  Graham
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    SC.............  City of Rockhill for Wastewater      1,200,000  Graham
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Discharge Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    SD.............  Sioux Metro Growth Alliance for     23,600,000  Thune
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Wastewater Infrastructure
                                                                                   Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    VA.............  City of Newport News for Oak         1,000,000  Kaine, Warner
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Avenue Sanitary Sewer
                                                                                   Replacement Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    VA.............  City of Norfolk for St. Paul's       1,000,000  Kaine, Warner
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Stormwater Improvements Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    VA.............  City of Richmond for Water             750,000  Kaine, Warner
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Infrastructure Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    VA.............  James City Service Authority for     2,490,000  Kaine, Warner
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Toano Water and Sewer
                                                                                   Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    VA.............  Town of Clifton Forge for            1,840,000  Kaine, Warner
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Sanitary Sewer System
                                                                                   Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    VA.............  York County for Whites-Faulkner      1,000,000  Kaine, Warner
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Sewer Extension.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    VT.............  Burlington School District for       1,200,000  Sanders, Welch
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Burlington High School and
                                                                                   Burlington Technical Center
                                                                                   Campus Stormwater Treatment.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    VT.............  Town of Berlin for Replacement of      865,000  Welch
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Pump Station.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    VT.............  Town of Fairfax for Wastewater         825,000  Welch
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Treatment Facility.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    VT.............  Williston Woods Cooperative            490,000  Sanders
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Housing Corporation for
                                                                                   Stormwater Infrastructure
                                                                                   Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    WA.............  City of Leavenworth for Ski Hill     1,800,000  Cantwell
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Drive Combined Sewer Separation.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    WA.............  City of Seattle for South Park       3,000,000  Cantwell, Murray
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Drainage Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    WA.............  City of Soap Lake for Lift           3,440,000  Murray
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Stations and Forced Mains
                                                                                   Replacement.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    WA.............  Discovery Clean Water Alliance       3,000,000  Murray
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      for Salmon Creek Wastewater
                                                                                   Treatment Plant Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    WA.............  Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe for      1,490,000  Cantwell
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Water and Wastewater System
                                                                                   Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    WA.............  Snoqualmie Pass Utility District     5,000,000  Murray
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      for Wastewater Treatment Plant
                                                                                   Improvements--Phase 2.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    WI.............  City of Hillsboro for Water/Sewer      500,000  Baldwin
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Investigation and Rehabilitation.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    WI.............  City of Richland Center for Water    1,980,000  Baldwin
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      and Sewer Infrastructure
                                                                                   Expansion.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    WI.............  Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage        3,000,000  Baldwin
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      District for Sewer
                                                                                   Rehabilitation Program.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    WI.............  Town of Farmington for Sanitary        350,000  Baldwin
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      District Lift Station
                                                                                   Replacement.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    WI.............  Village of Loganville for Main         750,000  Baldwin
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Street Sewer & Water Upgrade.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    WV.............  City of Sistersville for Virginia    1,000,000  Capito, Manchin
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Terrace Sewer Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    WV.............  City of Vienna for Main Sewer        1,000,000  Manchin
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Line Replacement to Parkersburg.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    WV.............  Clay County Public Service             500,000  Capito, Manchin
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      District for Fola Water
                                                                                   Infrastructure.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    WV.............  Putnam Public Service District       1,000,000  Manchin
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      for Fraziers Bottom Sewer Line
                                                                                   Extension Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    WV.............  Red Sulphur Public Service             500,000  Capito, Manchin
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      District for Sewer Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    WV.............  Town of Alderson for Sewer System      500,000  Capito, Manchin
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    WV.............  Town of Ansted for Wastewater          500,000  Capito, Manchin
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Extension to New River Gorge
                                                                                   National Park & Preserve.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    WV.............  Town of West Union for Wastewater   10,022,000  Capito, Manchin
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Treatment Plant and System
                                                                                   Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Clean water state    WV.............  Village of Barboursville for         5,000,000  Capito, Manchin
                                       revolving funds [SRF].                      Wastewater System Upgrades and
                                                                                   Lagoon Decommissioning Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       AK.............  Anchorage Water and Wastewater       3,750,000  Murkowski
                                       state revolving fund                        Utility for Anchorage Terraces
                                       [SRF].                                      Subdivision Fire Protection Well.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       AK.............  Anchorage Water and Wastewater       1,750,000  Murkowski
                                       state revolving fund                        Utility for Emergency Water Fill
                                       [SRF].                                      Stations.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       AK.............  Anchorage Water and Wastewater         300,000  Murkowski
                                       state revolving fund                        Utility for Public Drinking
                                       [SRF].                                      Water Access.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       AK.............  Anchorage Water and Wastewater       5,300,000  Murkowski
                                       state revolving fund                        Utility for Public Drinking
                                       [SRF].                                      Water Access.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       AK.............  City and Borough of Wrangell for     2,500,000  Murkowski
                                       state revolving fund                        Water Treatment Plant Upgrades.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       AK.............  City of Craig for Water System       3,000,000  Murkowski
                                       state revolving fund                        Upgrades.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       AK.............  Ketchikan Gateway Borough for        1,500,000  Murkowski
                                       state revolving fund                        Water Distribution Main
                                       [SRF].                                      Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       AK.............  Matanuska-Susitna Borough for        5,100,000  Murkowski
                                       state revolving fund                        South Talkeetna Water Line
                                       [SRF].                                      Replacement.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       AL.............  City of Ashford for New Well to      1,629,000  Tuberville
                                       state revolving fund                        Meet Existing Drinking Water
                                       [SRF].                                      Needs.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       AL.............  City of Auburn for Water             7,500,000  Britt
                                       state revolving fund                        Infrastructure Improvements.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       AL.............  City of Lincoln for Water            3,440,000  Britt
                                       state revolving fund                        Infrastructure Improvements.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       AR.............  City of Fort Smith for Water        12,000,000  Boozman
                                       state revolving fund                        Transmission Expansion.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       AZ.............  City of Glendale for Well            1,000,000  Kelly, Sinema
                                       state revolving fund                        Rehabilitation Project.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       AZ.............  City of Mesa for Desert Well         1,000,000  Kelly, Sinema
                                       state revolving fund                        Water Infrastructure Upgrades.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       AZ.............  Town of Camp Verde for Arsenic       2,000,000  Kelly, Sinema
                                       state revolving fund                        Removal System.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       AZ.............  Town of Cave Creek for Water         2,000,000  Kelly, Sinema
                                       state revolving fund                        Supply Interconnector Project.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       AZ.............  Town of Clarkdale for Groundwater    1,000,000  Kelly, Sinema
                                       state revolving fund                        Well and Treatment Plan Design.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       AZ.............  Town of Prescott Valley for PFAS     2,100,000  Kelly, Sinema
                                       state revolving fund                        Treatment and Recharge Well
                                       [SRF].                                      Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       CA.............  City of Lindsay for Self-            1,750,000  Feinstein
                                       state revolving fund                        Sustainable and Clean Drinking
                                       [SRF].                                      Water.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       CA.............  City of San Diego for Pure Water       600,000  Feinstein, Padilla
                                       state revolving fund                        San Diego Phase 2 Demonstration
                                       [SRF].                                      Facility.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       CA.............  County of San Joaquin for Lincoln    2,000,000  Feinstein, Padilla
                                       state revolving fund                        Village Maintenance District
                                       [SRF].                                      Water System Improvements--Phase
                                                                                   1.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       CO.............  City of Aurora for Water System      2,000,000  Bennet, Hickenlooper
                                       state revolving fund                        Improvements.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       CO.............  City of Evans for Waterline            677,000  Bennet, Hickenlooper
                                       state revolving fund                        Replacement.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       CO.............  City of Gunnison for Water           1,200,000  Bennet, Hickenlooper
                                       state revolving fund                        Treatment Plant Construction.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       CO.............  Deer Creek Water District for           80,000  Bennet, Hickenlooper
                                       state revolving fund                        Water Meter Upgrades.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       CO.............  Town of Dolores for Water              750,000  Bennet, Hickenlooper
                                       state revolving fund                        Distribution System Replacement
                                       [SRF].                                      Phase 2.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       CO.............  Town of Kremmling for Water Tank        96,000  Hickenlooper
                                       state revolving fund                        Repair.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       CO.............  Town of Silt for Water Plant         2,053,000  Bennet, Hickenlooper
                                       state revolving fund                        Renovations.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       CT.............  City of Meriden for Repair of        3,240,000  Blumenthal, Murphy
                                       state revolving fund                        Dike Leak at Merimere Public
                                       [SRF].                                      Drinking Water Supply Reservoir.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       GA.............  City of Blackshear for School        1,600,000  Warnock
                                       state revolving fund                        Drinking Water Improvements
                                       [SRF].                                      Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       GA.............  Town of Waverly Hall for Water         150,000  Warnock
                                       state revolving fund                        Infrastructure.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       GA.............  Upper Oconee Basin Water             1,000,000  Ossoff
                                       state revolving fund                        Authority for Drinking Water
                                       [SRF].                                      Treatment Expansion.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       HI.............  Hawaii Department of Land and        2,400,000  Hirono, Schatz
                                       state revolving fund                        Natural Resources Commission on
                                       [SRF].                                      Water Resource Management for
                                                                                   Water Aquifer Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       IL.............  Burnside Water District for Water      250,000  Duckworth
                                       state revolving fund                        Infrastructure Upgrades.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       IL.............  City of Amboy for Lead Service       1,000,000  Duckworth
                                       state revolving fund                        Line Replacement Project.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       IL.............  City of Joliet for the Grand           300,000  Durbin
                                       state revolving fund                        Prairie Water Commission
                                       [SRF].                                      Development.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       IL.............  City of Polo for Lead Service          400,000  Duckworth
                                       state revolving fund                        Line Replacement Project.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       IL.............  City of Quincy for Lead Service      2,000,000  Durbin
                                       state revolving fund                        Line Replacement.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       IL.............  Village of East Alton for Water      5,000,000  Duckworth, Durbin
                                       state revolving fund                        Plant Upgrades.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       LA.............  City of Gretna for Wastewater        3,000,000  Cassidy
                                       state revolving fund                        Upgrades.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       LA.............  Jeff Davis Parish for Drinking       2,778,000  Cassidy
                                       state revolving fund                        Water Improvements.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       LA.............  Lafayette Consolidated Government    5,000,000  Cassidy
                                       state revolving fund                        for the North Lafayette
                                       [SRF].                                      Galvanized Water Line
                                                                                   Replacement Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       LA.............  Town of Livingston for Safe            720,000  Cassidy
                                       state revolving fund                        Drinking Water Improvements.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       LA.............  West Sterlington Water System,         520,000  Cassidy
                                       state revolving fund                        Inc. for Drinking Water
                                       [SRF].                                      Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       MA.............  City of Newburyport for Reservoir      883,000  Markey, Warren
                                       state revolving fund                        Protection.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       MA.............  Town of Holbrook for Tri-Town          975,000  Markey, Warren
                                       state revolving fund                        Water Treatment Plant.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       MA.............  Town of Pepperell for Groton         1,000,000  Markey, Warren
                                       state revolving fund                        Dunstable regional PFAS
                                       [SRF].                                      filtration.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       MD.............  City of Bowie for Water                840,000  Cardin, Van Hollen
                                       state revolving fund                        Infrastructure Upgrades.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       MD.............  Town of Hurlock for New Well           405,000  Cardin, Van Hollen
                                       state revolving fund                        Construction.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       ME.............  Boothbay Region Water District       3,878,000  Collins, King
                                       state revolving fund                        for Drinking Water
                                       [SRF].                                      Infrastructure Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       ME.............  City of Brewer for Drinking Water    1,006,000  Collins, King
                                       state revolving fund                        Infrastructure Improvements.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       ME.............  City of Calais for Calais            3,036,000  Collins, King
                                       state revolving fund                        Drinking Water Upgrades.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       ME.............  City of Ellsworth for Water          2,000,000  Collins, King
                                       state revolving fund                        Infrastructure Improvements.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       ME.............  Monmouth Water Association for         500,000  Collins
                                       state revolving fund                        Drinking Water Infrastructure
                                       [SRF].                                      Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       ME.............  Richmond Utilities District for        400,000  Collins, King
                                       state revolving fund                        Drinking Water Infrastructure
                                       [SRF].                                      Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       ME.............  Stonington Water Company for           731,000  Collins, King
                                       state revolving fund                        Drinking Water Infrastructure
                                       [SRF].                                      Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       ME.............  Town of Brunswick for Bay Bridge     1,940,000  Collins, King
                                       state revolving fund                        Community Drinking Water
                                       [SRF].                                      Infrastructure Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       ME.............  Town of Pittsfield for Drinking      1,056,000  Collins, King
                                       state revolving fund                        Water Infrastructure
                                       [SRF].                                      Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       MI.............  City of Dearborn Heights for Lead    2,000,000  Peters
                                       state revolving fund                        Service and Water Meter
                                       [SRF].                                      Replacement.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       MI.............  City of Hamtramck for Lead           2,400,000  Peters
                                       state revolving fund                        Service Line Replacement Project.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       MI.............  City of Romulus for Lead Service     1,200,000  Stabenow
                                       state revolving fund                        Line Removal Program.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       MI.............  Village of Hesperia for PFAS           600,000  Peters
                                       state revolving fund                        Relief.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       MN.............  City of Bloomington for Water        1,000,000  Klobuchar, Smith
                                       state revolving fund                        Supply Project.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       MS.............  City of Moss Point for Potable       3,600,000  Hyde-Smith, Wicker
                                       state revolving fund                        Water System Improvements.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       MS.............  City of Vicksburg for Drinking       6,000,000  Hyde-Smith, Wicker
                                       state revolving fund                        Water Improvements.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       MS.............  Copiah Water Association for         3,772,000  Hyde-Smith, Wicker
                                       state revolving fund                        Potable Water System
                                       [SRF].                                      Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       NE.............  City of Hebron for Well and Water      176,000  Fischer
                                       state revolving fund                        Tower Improvements.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       NE.............  Lewis and Clark Natural Resources   10,000,000  Fischer
                                       state revolving fund                        District for the Cedar Knox
                                       [SRF].                                      Rural Water Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       NE.............  Metropolitan Utilities District      4,000,000  Fischer
                                       state revolving fund                        for Lead Service Line
                                       [SRF].                                      Replacement.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       NE.............  Village of Denton for Public           360,000  Fischer
                                       state revolving fund                        Water System Improvements.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       NE.............  Village of Malcolm for Water            72,000  Fischer
                                       state revolving fund                        Meters Project.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       NE.............  Village of Staplehurst for Water       720,000  Fischer
                                       state revolving fund                        Tower Replacement.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       NH.............  Town of Milford for Nashua Street    1,500,000  Shaheen
                                       state revolving fund                        Water Main Replacement.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       NJ.............  City of Orange Township for Water      600,000  Booker, Menendez
                                       state revolving fund                        Infrastructure Upgrades.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       NM.............  City of Gallup for Water Line        1,000,000  Heinrich
                                       state revolving fund                        Replacements.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       NM.............  City of Santa Rosa for Water and       300,000  Lujan
                                       state revolving fund                        Wastewater Improvements.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       NM.............  Lower Rio Grande Public Water          325,000  Lujan
                                       state revolving fund                        Works Authority for South Valley
                                       [SRF].                                      Regional Water System
                                                                                   Improvements Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       NM.............  Puerto de Luna Mutual Domestic         700,000  Lujan
                                       state revolving fund                        Water Community/Co-op
                                       [SRF].                                      Association for Agua Negra Water
                                                                                   Infrastructure.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       NM.............  Rio Lucio Mutual Domestic Water        850,000  Heinrich
                                       state revolving fund                        Consumer Association for Water
                                       [SRF].                                      Line Replacement.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       NM.............  Village of Questa for Water          1,450,000  Heinrich
                                       state revolving fund                        Infrastructure Upgrades.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       NV.............  City of Carlin for Arthur Spring       602,000  Cortez Masto, Rosen
                                       state revolving fund                        Main Water Line Replacement.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       NV.............  City of West Wendover for 3 Mile       209,000  Cortez Masto, Rosen
                                       state revolving fund                        Reservoir Rehabilitation.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       NY.............  City of Yonkers for Water            1,595,000  Gillibrand, Schumer
                                       state revolving fund                        Monitoring Stations.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       NY.............  Town Of East Fishkill for iPark      2,000,000  Schumer
                                       state revolving fund                        Water District.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       NY.............  Town of Poestenkill for Water        1,000,000  Gillibrand, Schumer
                                       state revolving fund                        Supply Project.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       NY.............  Village of Kiryas Joel for Water     2,000,000  Gillibrand, Schumer
                                       state revolving fund                        Treatment Facility Improvements.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       OH.............  City of Dayton for Upgrades to       4,000,000  Brown
                                       state revolving fund                        the Dayton Water Quality
                                       [SRF].                                      Laboratory.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       OH.............  City of Martins Ferry for Water        684,000  Brown
                                       state revolving fund                        Main Extension Project.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       OH.............  City of Youngstown for Lead          1,200,000  Brown
                                       state revolving fund                        Service Line Replacement Program.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       OH.............  Village of Greenfield for Water        500,000  Brown
                                       state revolving fund                        Storage Tank Rehabilitation.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       OH.............  Village of Hiram for Water           1,381,000  Brown
                                       state revolving fund                        Treatment Facility Upgrade.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       OR.............  City of Astoria for Irving Avenue    1,895,000  Merkley, Wyden
                                       state revolving fund                        Waterline Resiliency Project.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       OR.............  City of Hillsboro for Upper          2,240,000  Merkley, Wyden
                                       state revolving fund                        System Pipeline Mitigation.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       OR.............  City of Mosier for Water               525,000  Merkley, Wyden
                                       state revolving fund                        Infrastructure Improvements.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       OR.............  City of Myrtle Creek for Water       2,380,000  Merkley, Wyden
                                       state revolving fund                        Infrastructure Improvement
                                       [SRF].                                      Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       OR.............  City of Sumpter for Water Main       1,365,000  Merkley, Wyden
                                       state revolving fund                        and Water Meter Replacement.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       OR.............  Morrow County for Drinking Water     1,320,000  Merkley, Wyden
                                       state revolving fund                        Infrastructure Upgrades.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       PA.............  Beaver Falls Municipal Authority     3,661,000  Casey, Fetterman
                                       state revolving fund                        in Partnership with Darlington
                                       [SRF].                                      Township for Public Drinking
                                                                                   Water Infrastructure.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       PA.............  Blairsville Municipal Authority        500,000  Casey
                                       state revolving fund                        for Water Treatment Plant
                                       [SRF].                                      Renovations.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       PA.............  Borough of Oxford for Clean Water      500,000  Casey
                                       state revolving fund                        Infrastructure, Facilities, and
                                       [SRF].                                      Equipment.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       PA.............  Clinton County Government for          500,000  Casey
                                       state revolving fund                        Cottage Lane Water Line.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       PA.............  Cranberry Township for Route 19        500,000  Casey
                                       state revolving fund                        Waterline Replacement Project.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       PA.............  Driftwood Borough for Water            500,000  Casey
                                       state revolving fund                        Infrastructure Upgrade Project.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       PA.............  Indian Creek Valley Water              942,000  Fetterman
                                       state revolving fund                        Authority for Water Line
                                       [SRF].                                      Installation.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       PA.............  Kittanning Suburban Joint Water        500,000  Casey, Fetterman
                                       state revolving fund                        Authority for Adrian Road Water
                                       [SRF].                                      Line Extension.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       PA.............  Millerstown Borough for Secondary      500,000  Casey
                                       state revolving fund                        Water Supply Source Project.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       PA.............  Schuylkill County Municipal            440,000  Casey, Fetterman
                                       state revolving fund                        Authority for Redundant Water
                                       [SRF].                                      Main.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       PA.............  St. Clairsville Area Water             500,000  Fetterman
                                       state revolving fund                        Company for Water Infrastructure
                                       [SRF].                                      Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       PA.............  The Municipal Authority of the         500,000  Casey
                                       state revolving fund                        Borough of Edgeworth for Water
                                       [SRF].                                      Line Replacement.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       PA.............  The Municipal Authority of the         500,000  Casey
                                       state revolving fund                        Township of Washington for Water
                                       [SRF].                                      System Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       PA.............  Tunkhannock Borough Municipal          500,000  Casey, Fetterman
                                       state revolving fund                        Authority for Hill Reservoir
                                       [SRF].                                      Cover and Liner.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       PA.............  Williamsport Municipal Water         1,440,000  Fetterman
                                       state revolving fund                        Authority for Tank Replacement.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       RI.............  Quonochontaug Central Beach Fire     1,000,000  Whitehouse
                                       state revolving fund                        District for Water System
                                       [SRF].                                      Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       RI.............  Town of Smithfield for a Water       1,100,000  Reed, Whitehouse
                                       state revolving fund                        Main Extension.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       SC.............  City of Columbia for Reiverview        575,000  Graham
                                       state revolving fund                        Terrace Water Main Replacement.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       SC.............  City of Florence for Water           5,000,000  Graham
                                       state revolving fund                        Treatment Plant Expansion and
                                       [SRF].                                      Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       SC.............  Startex-Jackson-Wellford Duncan     10,000,000  Graham
                                       state revolving fund                        Water District for Water Storage
                                       [SRF].                                      Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       SC.............  Town of Cheraw for Water             4,440,000  Graham
                                       state revolving fund                        Treatment Plant Construction.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       VA.............  City of Williamsburg for Colonial    1,440,000  Kaine, Warner
                                       state revolving fund                        Parkway Drinking Water Main
                                       [SRF].                                      Replacement.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       VA.............  Stafford County for Lake Mooney      1,360,000  Kaine, Warner
                                       state revolving fund                        Water Treatment Plant Addition.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       VA.............  Town of Cedar Bluff for Drinking       570,000  Kaine, Warner
                                       state revolving fund                        Water and Wastewater Systems
                                       [SRF].                                      Replacement.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       VT.............  Cooperative Development Institute    1,800,000  Sanders
                                       state revolving fund                        for North Avenue Co-op
                                       [SRF].                                      Infrastructure Upgrades.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       VT.............  East Berkshire Fire District 1         600,000  Sanders
                                       state revolving fund                        for Water Source Capacity
                                       [SRF].                                      Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       VT.............  Town of Franklin for Water System      595,000  Sanders
                                       state revolving fund                        Alternate Source Project.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       VT.............  Town of Waterbury for Extension      2,240,000  Welch
                                       state revolving fund                        of Water Line to East Wind
                                       [SRF].                                      Mobile Home Park.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       VT.............  Tri-Town Water District 1 for        1,200,000  Sanders
                                       state revolving fund                        Water System Upgrades.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       WA.............  City of DuPont for PFAS Treatment      545,000  Murray
                                       state revolving fund                        at Water Wells.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       WA.............  City of Mattawa for Water System     5,000,000  Murray
                                       state revolving fund                        Improvements.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       WA.............  Confederated Tribes of the           1,720,000  Cantwell
                                       state revolving fund                        Colville Reservation for
                                       [SRF].                                      Inchelium Community Water System
                                                                                   Upgrade Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       WA.............  Lake Whatcom Water & Sewer             220,000  Cantwell
                                       state revolving fund                        District for Division 7 Water
                                       [SRF].                                      Reservoir Replacement Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       WA.............  Public Utility District No. 1 of       875,000  Cantwell
                                       state revolving fund                        Thurston County for Water
                                       [SRF].                                      Mainline Relocation--Green Cover
                                                                                   Creek Culvert.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       WI.............  City of Elkhorn for Safe Drinking    3,300,000  Baldwin
                                       state revolving fund                        Water.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       WI.............  Village of Rothschild for PFAS       3,300,000  Baldwin
                                       state revolving fund                        Water Treatment.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       WV.............  Cool Ridge Flat Top Public              80,000  Capito, Manchin
                                       state revolving fund                        Service District for Water
                                       [SRF].                                      System Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       WV.............  Frankfort Public Service District      192,000  Manchin
                                       state revolving fund                        for Water Improvement Project.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       WV.............  Mountain Top Public Service            400,000  Capito, Manchin
                                       state revolving fund                        District for Radio-Read Water
                                       [SRF].                                      Metering System Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Drinking water       WV.............  Town of Harpers Ferry for Water        500,000  Capito, Manchin
                                       state revolving fund                        Distribution Improvement Project.
                                       [SRF].
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Other (CDS)........  AK.............  City of Angoon for Landfill and      3,000,000  Murkowski
                                                                                   Waste Management Improvement.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Other (CDS)........  AK.............  City of Bethel for Waterway          5,018,000  Murkowski
                                                                                   Remediation.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Other (CDS)........  AK.............  City of Dillingham for Landfill      4,720,000  Murkowski
                                                                                   Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Other (CDS)........  AK.............  City of Fairbanks for Wastewater     1,500,000  Murkowski
                                                                                   Biosolids Treatment Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Other (CDS)........  AK.............  City of Gustavus for Waste           3,027,000  Murkowski
                                                                                   Management Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Other (CDS)........  AK.............  City of Kake for Remediation of      3,614,000  Murkowski
                                                                                   Contaminated Site.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Other (CDS)........  AK.............  City of Whittier for Remediation     5,000,000  Murkowski
                                                                                   of Contaminated Site.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Other (CDS)........  AK.............  Denali Commission for Barge          6,716,000  Murkowski
                                                                                   Mobile Remediation System in
                                                                                   Rural Alaska.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Other (CDS)........  AK.............  Native Village of Hooper Bay for     1,500,000  Murkowski
                                                                                   Waste Collection and Landfill
                                                                                   Improvements.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Other (CDS)........  AK.............  Ocean Conservancy for Marine         1,700,000  Murkowski
                                                                                   Debris Backhaul Pilot Program in
                                                                                   Rural Alaska.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Other (CDS)........  OH.............  Columbiana County Health District    2,000,000  Brown
                                                                                   for East Palestine Derailment
                                                                                   Response Residential Well
                                                                                   Sampling Project.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Other (CDS)........  OH.............  Ohio River Valley Water                688,000  Brown
                                                                                   Sanitation Commission for Rapid
                                                                                   Response Surveillance & Organics
                                                                                   Detection System Replacement.
Environmental Protection Agency.....  STAG--Other (CDS)........  RI.............  Rhode Island Department of             210,000  Whitehouse
                                                                                   Environmental Management for Air
                                                                                   Monitoring.
Fish and Wildlife Service...........  Resource Management......  AK.............  Alaska Department of Fish and        2,000,000  Murkowski
                                                                                   Game for Alaska Critical Salmon
                                                                                   Stocks: Research and Enhancement.
Fish and Wildlife Service...........  Resource Management......  AK.............  Alaska Department of Fish and        2,000,000  Murkowski
                                                                                   Game for Pacific Salmon Health
                                                                                   Monitoring.
Fish and Wildlife Service...........  Resource Management......  AR.............  Arkansas Game and Fish Commission   11,800,000  Boozman
                                                                                   for Shirey Bay Rainey Brake
                                                                                   Wildlife Management Area.
Fish and Wildlife Service...........  Resource Management......  CT.............  Sea Research Foundation for          2,000,000  Blumenthal, Murphy
                                                                                   Threatened and Endangered
                                                                                   Species Conservation Efforts.
Fish and Wildlife Service...........  Resource Management......  DE.............  Delaware Department of Natural       6,300,000  Carper, Coons
                                                                                   Resources and Environmental
                                                                                   Control for Christina &
                                                                                   Brandywine Rivers Ecosystem
                                                                                   Restoration.
Fish and Wildlife Service...........  Resource Management......  HI.............  Division of Forestry and               700,000  Hirono
                                                                                   Wildlife, State of Hawaii for
                                                                                   Kanaha Pond Wildlife Sanctuary
                                                                                   Predator Proof Fence.
Fish and Wildlife Service...........  Resource Management......  HI.............  Division of Forestry and               165,000  Hirono
                                                                                   Wildlife, State of Hawaii for
                                                                                   Lehua Island Restoration Project.
Fish and Wildlife Service...........  Resource Management......  HI.............  Division of Forestry and             2,500,000  Hirono, Schatz
                                                                                   Wildlife, State of Hawaii for
                                                                                   Mosquito Suppression to Conserve
                                                                                   Native Forest Birds.
Fish and Wildlife Service...........  Resource Management......  HI.............  Division of Forestry and             1,456,000  Hirono, Schatz
                                                                                   Wildlife, State of Hawaii for
                                                                                   Recovery of Rare Plants and
                                                                                   Invertebrates.
Fish and Wildlife Service...........  Resource Management......  HI.............  Maui County for Native Forest and    1,000,000  Schatz
                                                                                   Watershed Restoration.
Fish and Wildlife Service...........  Resource Management......  HI.............  National Tropical Botanical            344,000  Schatz
                                                                                   Garden for At-Risk Fern
                                                                                   Conservation and Restoration.
Fish and Wildlife Service...........  Resource Management......  ME.............  Maine Department of Marine           7,785,000  Collins
                                                                                   Resources for Woodland Dam Fish
                                                                                   Passage Replacement.
Fish and Wildlife Service...........  Resource Management......  NV.............  Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe for        2,865,000  Cortez Masto, Rosen
                                                                                   Numana Dam Fish Screen.
Fish and Wildlife Service...........  Resource Management......  OR.............  Human Access Project for Ross          100,000  Merkley, Wyden
                                                                                   Island Lagoon Mitigation of
                                                                                   Harmful Algal Bloom Ecosystem
                                                                                   Impacts.
Fish and Wildlife Service...........  Resource Management......  OR.............  Rogue River Watershed Council for    1,615,000  Merkley, Wyden
                                                                                   Rogue River Watershed
                                                                                   Restoration and Barrier Removal.
Fish and Wildlife Service...........  Resource Management......  OR.............  Wallowa Lake Irrigation District     2,000,000  Merkley, Wyden
                                                                                   for Fish Passage and Screen
                                                                                   Project.
Fish and Wildlife Service...........  Resource Management......  WI.............  Lac Du Flambeau Tribe for Fish         290,000  Baldwin
                                                                                   Conservation Including At-Risk
                                                                                   Lake Sturgeon.
Forest Service......................  Capital Improvement and    NH.............  U.S. Forest Service for White        1,550,000  Shaheen
                                       Maintenance.                                Mountain National Forest, Saco
                                                                                   Ranger Station.
Forest Service......................  Capital Improvement and    OR.............  U.S. Forest Service for              2,250,000  Merkley, Wyden
                                       Maintenance.                                Timberline Lodge Roof
                                                                                   Replacement Design, Engineering
                                                                                   and Maintenance.
Forest Service......................  Capital Improvement and    OR.............  U.S. Forest Service Region 6 for     1,330,000  Merkley, Wyden
                                       Maintenance.                                Oregon Signature Trails
                                                                                   Investments.
Forest Service......................  State and Private          AK.............  Alaska Division of Forestry and      3,500,000  Murkowski
                                       Forestry.                                   Fire Protection for State Forest
                                                                                   Action Plan.
Forest Service......................  State and Private          AZ.............  Coconino County for Regional         2,000,000  Kelly, Sinema
                                       Forestry.                                   Wildfire Prevention Projects.
Forest Service......................  State and Private          CA.............  County of Butte for Wildfire Risk    3,000,000  Feinstein, Padilla
                                       Forestry.                                   Reduction.
Forest Service......................  State and Private          CA.............  County of Nevada for Critical          750,000  Feinstein
                                       Forestry.                                   Evacuation Route Storm Recovery
                                                                                   Program.
Forest Service......................  State and Private          CA.............  Placer County for Baker Ranch/       1,500,000  Padilla
                                       Forestry.                                   Shirttail Canyon Wildfire
                                                                                   Defense Planning and Analysis.
Forest Service......................  State and Private          CA.............  Resource Conservation District of      584,000  Feinstein
                                       Forestry.                                   Tehama County for Fuels
                                                                                   Reduction and Forest Health
                                                                                   Projects.
Forest Service......................  State and Private          CO.............  Douglas County for Wildfire            800,000  Bennet
                                       Forestry.                                   Mitigation.
Forest Service......................  State and Private          CO.............  Jefferson County for Forest             80,000  Bennet, Hickenlooper
                                       Forestry.                                   Health Youth Corps.
Forest Service......................  State and Private          DE.............  Delaware Center for Horticulture       500,000  Coons
                                       Forestry.                                   to Expand Urban Tree Canopy.
Forest Service......................  State and Private          ME.............  Town of Brooksville for Blue Hill      250,000  Collins, King
                                       Forestry.                                   Peninsula Community Wildfire
                                                                                   Protection Plan.
Forest Service......................  State and Private          NJ.............  Borough of Audubon for Tree             48,000  Booker
                                       Forestry.                                   Planting and Monarch Waystations
                                                                                   Project.
Forest Service......................  State and Private          NM.............  New Mexico State Forestry            1,200,000  Heinrich, Lujan
                                       Forestry.                                   Division for Chama Watershed
                                                                                   Wildfire Mitigation Project.
Forest Service......................  State and Private          NM.............  New Mexico State University for      1,200,000  Heinrich, Lujan
                                       Forestry.                                   New Mexico Reforestation Center
                                                                                   Planting Program.
Forest Service......................  State and Private          NM.............  Santa Clara Pueblo for                 300,000  Lujan
                                       Forestry.                                   Reforestation & Kha'po Watershed
                                                                                   Revitalization.
Forest Service......................  State and Private          OR.............  Curry Soil and Water Conservation      475,000  Merkley, Wyden
                                       Forestry.                                   District for Gorse Removal.
Forest Service......................  State and Private          OR.............  Eugene Water & Electric Board for    1,000,000  Merkley, Wyden
                                       Forestry.                                   McKenzie Valley Fuels Reduction
                                                                                   Project.
Forest Service......................  State and Private          OR.............  University of Oregon for Oregon        610,000  Merkley, Wyden
                                       Forestry.                                   Wildfire Camera Detection
                                                                                   Interoperability.
Forest Service......................  State and Private          SC.............  Greenville Water for Prescribed      1,509,000  Graham
                                       Forestry.                                   Burn Program.
Forest Service......................  State and Private          VT.............  Vermont Woodlands Association for      500,000  Welch
                                       Forestry.                                   Conserving Working Family
                                                                                   Forests.
Indian Health Service...............  Indian Health Facilities.  AK.............  Alaska Native Tribal Health          6,400,000  Murkowski
                                                                                   Consortium for Chefornak
                                                                                   Comprehensive Piped System.
Indian Health Service...............  Indian Health Facilities.  AK.............  Alaska Native Tribal Health          5,600,000  Murkowski
                                                                                   Consortium for Mekoryuk
                                                                                   Comprehensive Piped Water and
                                                                                   Sewer System.
Indian Health Service...............  Indian Health Facilities.  NM.............  Pueblo of Santa Clara for Water        400,000  Heinrich
                                                                                   System Improvements.
Indian Health Service...............  Indian Health Facilities.  NM.............  Pueblo of Taos for Backup Well         900,000  Lujan
                                                                                   and Pumphouse.
Indian Health Service...............  Indian Health Facilities.  NM.............  Pueblo of Tesuque for Wastewater       175,000  Heinrich, Lujan
                                                                                   Treatment Plant Improvements.
Indian Health Service...............  Indian Health Facilities.  NV.............  Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe for       186,000  Cortez Masto, Rosen
                                                                                   Water Tank Replacement.
Indian Health Service...............  Indian Health Facilities.  NV.............  Te-Moak Tribe of Western             2,000,000  Cortez Masto, Rosen
                                                                                   Shoshone--Battle Mountain Band
                                                                                   for Water and Sewer Lines.
Indian Health Service...............  Indian Health Facilities.  NV.............  Walker River Paiute Tribe for        1,362,000  Cortez Masto, Rosen
                                                                                   Water Storage Tank Improvements.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      AK.............  Friends of SS Nenana for SS            500,000  Murkowski
                                       Fund.                                       Nenana Phase I repairs.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      AK.............  Talkeetna Historical Society for       500,000  Murkowski
                                       Fund.                                       Schoolhouse Rehabilitation.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      CO.............  History Colorado for Fort Garland      164,000  Bennet, Hickenlooper
                                       Fund.                                       Geothermal & Weatherization
                                                                                   Project.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      CT.............  Congregational Church of               500,000  Blumenthal, Murphy
                                       Fund.                                       Thompson, Inc. for Renovation
                                                                                   and Adaptive Reuse of Historic
                                                                                   Church Structure.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      CT.............  Connecticut Audubon Society for        500,000  Blumenthal, Murphy
                                       Fund.                                       Energy Efficiency & Climate
                                                                                   Control for its Historic
                                                                                   Building in Old Lyme.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      CT.............  Mark Twain House and Museum for        487,000  Blumenthal, Murphy
                                       Fund.                                       Infrastructure Investments.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      CT.............  Mystic Seaport Museum for              251,000  Blumenthal, Murphy
                                       Fund.                                       Preservation of Nationally
                                                                                   Significant Historic Small
                                                                                   Watercraft Collection.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      DC.............  President Lincoln's Cottage for        320,000  Cardin, Van Hollen
                                       Fund.                                       Old Soldiers Home Renovations.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      GA.............  Macon-Bibb County Urban                310,000  Ossoff
                                       Fund.                                       Development Authority for
                                                                                   Muscogee (Creek) Nation Cultural
                                                                                   Center and Park.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      GA.............  Springer Opera House Arts              460,000  Ossoff
                                       Fund.                                       Association for Springer Opera
                                                                                   House Preservation Project,
                                                                                   African American Civil Rights
                                                                                   Grants.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      MA.............  World Ocean School for Roseway         500,000  Markey, Warren
                                       Fund.                                       Preservation Project.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      MD.............  Accident Drane House Association,      250,000  Van Hollen
                                       Fund.                                       Inc. for a Restoration Project.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      MD.............  City of Crisfield for Main Street      500,000  Cardin, Van Hollen
                                       Fund.                                       Revitalization and Resiliency
                                                                                   Business Incubator.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      MD.............  Preservation Maryland for              500,000  Cardin, Van Hollen
                                       Fund.                                       Historic Ellicott City Jail
                                                                                   Rehabilitation and Reuse.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      MD.............  Project Liberty Ship for               200,000  Cardin, Van Hollen
                                       Fund.                                       Restoration of the S.S. John W.
                                                                                   Brown.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      MD.............  Upton Planning Committee for           500,000  Cardin, Van Hollen
                                       Fund.                                       Renovations of the Parren
                                                                                   Mitchell Event and Cultural
                                                                                   Center.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      ME.............  Bangor Historical Society for          100,000  Collins, King
                                       Fund.                                       Thomas A. Hill House
                                                                                   Rehabilitation.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      ME.............  Freedom Community Historical           327,000  Collins, King
                                       Fund.                                       Society for Keen Hall
                                                                                   Rehabilitation.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      ME.............  Moosehead Marine Museum for            500,000  Collins, King
                                       Fund.                                       Rehabilitation of the Steamboat
                                                                                   Katahdin.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      ME.............  Readfield Union Meeting House          316,000  Collins, King
                                       Fund.                                       Company for Restoration and
                                                                                   Rehabilitation.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      ME.............  Tides Institute & Museum of Art        500,000  Collins, King
                                       Fund.                                       for Masonic Hall Rehabilitation.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      MN.............  Brainerd Historic Water Tower          500,000  Klobuchar, Smith
                                       Fund.                                       Preservation Committee for
                                                                                   Historic Water Tower
                                                                                   Preservation Project.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      MN.............  City of Duluth for Historic            500,000  Klobuchar, Smith
                                       Fund.                                       Aerial Lift Bridge.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      MS.............  Chickasaw Inkana Foundation for        500,000  Hyde-Smith
                                       Fund.                                       Cultural and Historic
                                                                                   Preservation, Interpretation and
                                                                                   Education, Documenting Cultural
                                                                                   Traditions, and Collections
                                                                                   Preservation.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      MS.............  City of Madison for Historic           500,000  Hyde-Smith
                                       Fund.                                       Gymnasium Restoration.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      MS.............  Friends of Lexington Preservation       11,000  Hyde-Smith
                                       Fund.                                       for The Lundy Old Stagecoach Inn
                                                                                   Restoration Project.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      NH.............  Town of Tilton for Tilton Island       500,000  Shaheen
                                       Fund.                                       Park Bridge.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      NM.............  Taos County for Taos County            600,000  Lujan
                                       Fund.                                       Historic Courthouse.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      NV.............  Reno-Sparks Indian Colony for          161,000  Cortez Masto, Rosen
                                       Fund.                                       Cultural Resources/Tribal
                                                                                   Historic Preservation Office
                                                                                   Building Renovation.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      NY.............  Louis Armstrong House Museum for       500,000  Gillibrand, Schumer
                                       Fund.                                       Historic Preservation of a
                                                                                   National Historic Landmark.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      NY.............  National Women's Hall of Fame for      500,000  Gillibrand, Schumer
                                       Fund.                                       Seneca Knitting Mill
                                                                                   Restorations on the National
                                                                                   Register of Historic Places.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      NY.............  The Public Theater for Anspacher       500,000  Gillibrand, Schumer
                                       Fund.                                       Theater Preservation and
                                                                                   Rehabilitation Project.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      OH.............  City of North Olmsted for Old          271,000  Brown
                                       Fund.                                       Town Hall Restoration.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      PA.............  County of Lehigh for Lock Ridge        500,000  Fetterman
                                       Fund.                                       Furnace Repairs.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      PA.............  EBT Foundation, Inc. for East          500,000  Casey
                                       Fund.                                       Broad Top Railroad Fire
                                                                                   Suppression.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      PA.............  Johnstown Area Heritage                500,000  Casey
                                       Fund.                                       Association for Flood Museum
                                                                                   Infrastructure Modernization
                                                                                   Project.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      RI.............  City of Providence for City Hall       500,000  Reed, Whitehouse
                                       Fund.                                       Restoration.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      RI.............  Newport Historical Society for         300,000  Reed
                                       Fund.                                       Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House
                                                                                   Restoration.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      RI.............  Salve Regina University for Ochre      500,000  Reed
                                       Fund.                                       Court.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      RI.............  Tomaquag Museum for Collections        500,000  Reed
                                       Fund.                                       Preservation.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      VA.............  Northeast Neighborhood                 300,000  Kaine, Warner
                                       Fund.                                       Assocation, Inc. for
                                                                                   Preservation of the Historic
                                                                                   Dallard-Newman House.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      VT.............  Friends of Vergennes Opera House       500,000  Sanders
                                       Fund.                                       for Vergennes Opera House
                                                                                   Accessibility Upgrades.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      VT.............  Old Church Theater for                 140,000  Sanders
                                       Fund.                                       Restoration of the Old Church
                                                                                   Theater Building.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      VT.............  Rutland Area Art Association for        45,000  Welch
                                       Fund.                                       Chimney Repair at Historic
                                                                                   Chaffee Art Center.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      VT.............  State of Vermont Division of           500,000  Sanders
                                       Fund.                                       Historic Preservation for
                                                                                   Bennington Battle Monument
                                                                                   Restoration Investigation.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      VT.............  Town of Strafford for                  325,000  Welch
                                       Fund.                                       Preservation of Historic Town
                                                                                   Office.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      VT.............  Vermont State Colleges for             300,000  Sanders
                                       Fund.                                       Granger House Museum and
                                                                                   Learning Laboratory Project.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      WV.............  Discovery World on Market for          300,000  Manchin
                                       Fund.                                       Historic Theatre Renovations.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      WV.............  Halltown Memorial Chapel                80,000  Manchin
                                       Fund.                                       Association for Restoration of
                                                                                   Halltown Colored Free School.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      WV.............  Town of Barrackville for               350,000  Manchin
                                       Fund.                                       Restoration & Related
                                                                                   Infrastructure of the Covered
                                                                                   Bridge.
National Park Service...............  Historic Preservation      WV.............  West Virginia State University         398,000  Capito, Manchin
                                       Fund.                                       for Preservation of Historic
                                                                                   Malden Village.
National Park Service...............  National Recreation and    AK.............  Denali Borough for Crabbies            640,000  Murkowski
                                       Preservation.                               Crossing to Denali Park Entrance
                                                                                   Separated Path.
National Park Service...............  National Recreation and    ME.............  Abbe Museum for Tribal Arts and        500,000  Collins, King
                                       Preservation.                               Culture Grant for Rehabilitation
                                                                                   of Site Preserving History and
                                                                                   Culture of Maine's Native People.
National Park Service...............  National Recreation and    WA.............  Bainbridge Island Japanese             500,000  Murray
                                       Preservation.                               American Exclusion Memorial
                                                                                   Association for Bainbridge
                                                                                   Island Japanese American
                                                                                   Exclusion Memorial Visitor
                                                                                   Center, Japanese American
                                                                                   Confinement Site Grants.
U.S. Geological Survey..............  Surveys, Investigations,   AK.............  Ahtna Intertribal Resource             998,000  Murkowski
                                       and Research.                               Commission for Ahtna Critical
                                                                                   Minerals Utilization Project.
U.S. Geological Survey..............  Surveys, Investigations,   AK.............  University of Alaska Fairbanks       3,500,000  Murkowski
                                       and Research.                               for Radiocarbon Dating Equipment.
U.S. Geological Survey..............  Surveys, Investigations,   AK.............  University of Alaska System for        239,000  Murkowski
                                       and Research.                               Investigating Alaska Rock
                                                                                   Glaciers and Downstream Water
                                                                                   Quality.
U.S. Geological Survey..............  Surveys, Investigations,   OR.............  U.S. Geological Survey for Oregon      500,000  Merkley, Wyden
                                       and Research.                               Basin Scale Water Budget
                                                                                   Development.
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  COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL
                                                                        YEAR 2024
                                                                [In thousands of dollars]
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                                                                                                                        Senate Committee recommendation
                                                                                                                            compared with (+ or -)
                             Item                                     2023         Budget estimate      Committee    -----------------------------------
                                                                  appropriation                      recommendation         2023
                                                                                                                        appropriation    Budget estimate
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              TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
                   BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
 
               Management of Lands and Resources
 
Land Resources:
    Rangeland management......................................          112,340           115,152           112,340   ................           -2,812
    Forestry management.......................................           10,814            12,251            10,814   ................           -1,437
    Cultural resources management.............................           20,026            22,101            20,026   ................           -2,075
    Wild horse and burro management...........................          147,888           154,787           147,888   ................           -6,899
    Land management priorities (CDS)..........................            3,500   ................              150            -3,350              +150
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................          294,568           304,291           291,218            -3,350           -13,073
 
Wildlife and Aquatic Habitat Management:
    Wildlife habitat management...............................          148,938           161,983           149,938            +1,000           -12,045
    Threatened and endangered species.........................          (34,000)          (34,756)          (35,000)          (+1,000)            (+244)
    Aquatic habitat management................................           58,247            73,440            59,247            +1,000           -14,193
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................          207,185           235,423           209,185            +2,000           -26,238
 
Recreation Management:
    Wilderness management.....................................           19,216            25,701            19,216   ................           -6,485
    Recreation resources management...........................           55,550            65,375            55,550   ................           -9,825
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................           74,766            91,076            74,766   ................          -16,310
 
Energy and Minerals:
    Oil and Gas:
        Oil and gas management................................          112,873           123,507           114,873            +2,000            -8,634
        Oil and gas inspection and enforcement................           50,402            51,020            50,402   ................             -618
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Subtotal, Oil and gas.............................          163,275           174,527           165,275            +2,000            -9,252
 
        Coal management.......................................           16,609            17,190            16,609   ................             -581
        Other mineral resources...............................           13,466            17,200            13,466   ................           -3,734
        Renewable energy......................................           40,983            72,540            40,983   ................          -31,557
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Subtotal, Energy and Minerals.....................          234,333           281,457           236,333            +2,000           -45,124
 
Realty and Ownership Management:
    Alaska conveyance.........................................           31,654            32,351            31,654   ................             -697
    Cadastral, lands, and realty management...................           58,160            65,201            58,160   ................           -7,041
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................           89,814            97,552            89,814   ................           -7,738
 
Resource Protection and Maintenance:
    Resource management planning..............................           69,029            97,759            69,029   ................          -28,730
    Resource protection and law enforcement...................           28,568            29,302            28,568   ................             -734
    Abandoned minelands and hazardous materials management....           57,166            62,798            57,166   ................           -5,632
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................          154,763           189,859           154,763   ................          -35,096
 
Transportation and Facilities Maintenance:
    Annual maintenance........................................           44,180            45,846            44,180   ................           -1,666
    Deferred maintenance......................................           32,007            39,157            32,007   ................           -7,150
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................           76,187            85,003            76,187   ................           -8,816
 
Workforce and Organizational Support:
    Administrative support....................................           56,305            62,067            56,305   ................           -5,762
    Bureauwide fixed costs....................................           92,515            99,940            92,515   ................           -7,425
    Information technology management.........................           26,934            28,518            26,934   ................           -1,584
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................          175,754           190,525           175,754   ................          -14,771
 
National Conservation Lands...................................           61,599            72,903            63,599            +2,000            -9,304
    National Scenic and Historic Trails.......................          (11,000)          (11,000)          (11,000)  ................  ................
Communication site management.................................            2,000             2,000             2,000   ................  ................
Offsetting collections........................................           -2,000            -2,000            -2,000   ................  ................
Offsetting Collections-Oil and Gas Inspection Fees............  ................          -63,000   ................  ................          +63,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Subtotal, Management of lands and resources...............        1,368,969         1,485,089         1,371,619            +2,650          -113,470
 
Mining Law Administration:
    Administration............................................           39,696            42,696            42,696            +3,000   ................
    Offsetting collections....................................          -71,000           -73,000           -73,000            -2,000   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal, Mining Law Administration...................          -31,304           -30,304           -30,304            +1,000   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Management of Lands and Resources..............        1,337,665         1,454,785         1,341,315            +3,650          -113,470
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
               Oregon and California Grant Lands
 
Western Oregon resources management...........................          106,138           117,957           107,138            +1,000           -10,819
Western Oregon information and resource data systems..........            1,887             1,989             1,887   ................             -102
Western Oregon transportation & facilities maintenance........           11,123            11,560            11,123   ................             -437
Western Oregon construction and acquisition...................              369               387               369   ................              -18
Western Oregon national monument..............................              817               848               817   ................              -31
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Oregon and California Grant Lands..................          120,334           132,741           121,334            +1,000           -11,407
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                      Range Improvements
 
Current appropriations........................................           10,000            10,000            10,000   ................  ................
 
          Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures
 
Service charges, deposits, and forfeitures....................           30,000            30,000            30,000   ................  ................
Offsetting fees...............................................          -30,000           -30,000           -30,000   ................  ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Service Charges, Deposits & Forfeitures............  ................  ................  ................  ................  ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
    Miscellaneous Trust Funds and Permanent Operating Funds
 
Current appropriations........................................           26,000            26,000            26,000   ................  ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    TOTAL, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT..........................        1,493,999         1,623,526         1,498,649            +4,650          -124,877
                                                               =========================================================================================
        (Mandatory)...........................................          (36,000)          (36,000)          (36,000)  ................  ................
        (Discretionary).......................................       (1,457,999)       (1,587,526)       (1,462,649)          (+4,650)        (-124,877)
 
            UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
 
                      Resource Management
 
Ecological Services:
    Listing...................................................           23,398            27,064            23,398   ................           -3,666
    Planning and consultation.................................          120,858           171,374           122,358            +1,500           -49,016
    Conservation and restoration..............................           37,653            52,744            37,653   ................          -15,091
        (National Wetlands Inventory).........................           (3,471)           (7,553)           (3,553)             (+82)          (-4,000)
        (Coastal Barrier Resources Act).......................           (1,390)           (1,928)           (1,428)             (+38)            (-500)
    Recovery..................................................          114,124           133,305           115,324            +1,200           -17,981
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................          296,033           384,487           298,733            +2,700           -85,754
 
Habitat conservation:
    Partners for fish and wildlife............................           60,267            79,717            65,282            +5,015           -14,435
    Coastal programs..........................................           13,957            20,422            14,457              +500            -5,965
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................           74,224           100,139            79,739            +5,515           -20,400
 
National Wildlife Refuge System:
    Wildlife and habitat management...........................          260,529           290,988           258,194            -2,335           -32,794
    Visitor services..........................................           80,859           101,111            80,359              -500           -20,752
    Refuge law enforcement....................................           46,272            52,399            46,272   ................           -6,127
    Conservation planning.....................................            3,684             9,821             3,684   ................           -6,137
    Refuge maintenance........................................          150,211           170,548           150,711              +500           -19,837
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................          541,555           624,867           539,220            -2,335           -85,647
 
Conservation and Enforcement:
    Migratory bird management.................................           53,860            78,499            53,860   ................          -24,639
    ePermitting...............................................  ................           13,500             7,500            +7,500            -6,000
    Law enforcement...........................................           92,099           104,444            92,099   ................          -12,345
    International affairs.....................................           29,079            26,715            20,579            -8,500            -6,136
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................          175,038           223,158           174,038            -1,000           -49,120
 
Fish and Aquatic Conservation:
    National fish hatchery system operations..................           76,356            79,946            76,456              +100            -3,490
    Maintenance and equipment.................................           26,314            49,651            26,314   ................          -23,337
    Aquatic habitat and species conservation..................          138,901           130,187           144,401            +5,500           +14,214
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................          241,571           259,784           247,171            +5,600           -12,613
 
Science Support:
    Science Partnerships (formerly Adaptive science)..........           26,400            39,900            26,900              +500           -13,000
    Service science...........................................            8,972            15,552             9,472              +500            -6,080
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................           35,372            55,452            36,372            +1,000           -19,080
 
General Operations:
    Central office operations.................................           31,077            37,404            31,077   ................           -6,327
    Management and Administration.............................           51,249            74,774            51,249   ................          -23,525
    Servicewide bill paying...................................           46,581            48,727            46,224              -357            -2,503
    National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.....................            7,032             9,042             7,032   ................           -2,010
    National Conservation Training Center.....................           27,015            32,852            27,015   ................           -5,837
    Aviation Management.......................................            3,296             3,372             3,296   ................              -76
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................          166,250           206,171           165,893              -357           -40,278
 
Stewardship Priorities (CDS)..................................           25,641   ................           44,920           +19,279           +44,920
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Subtotal, Resource Management.............................        1,555,684         1,854,058         1,586,086           +30,402          -267,972
 
                   Administrative Provision
 
Damage Recovery Provision.....................................  ................            5,000   ................  ................           -5,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Resource Management................................        1,555,684         1,859,058         1,586,086           +30,402          -272,972
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                         Construction
 
Construction and rehabilitation:
    Line item construction projects...........................           21,656            42,002            21,656   ................          -20,346
    Bridge and dam safety programs............................            2,427             2,427             2,427   ................  ................
    Nationwide engineering service............................            5,821             6,522             5,821   ................             -701
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Construction...................................           29,904            50,951            29,904   ................          -21,047
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
       Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund
 
Grants and Administration:
    Conservation grants.......................................           13,500            12,638            13,500   ................             +862
    HCP assistance grants.....................................            8,362             8,362             8,362   ................  ................
    Administration............................................            2,702             2,702             2,702   ................  ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Cooperative Endangered Species Fund............           24,564            23,702            24,564   ................             +862
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                 National Wildlife Refuge Fund
 
Payments in lieu of taxes.....................................           13,228   ................           13,228   ................          +13,228
 
           North American Wetlands Conservation Fund
 
North American Wetlands Conservation Fund.....................           50,000            50,000            50,150              +150              +150
 
            Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation
 
Migratory bird grants.........................................            5,100             9,910             5,100   ................           -4,810
 
            Multinational Species Conservation Fund
 
African elephant conservation fund............................            4,796             4,996             4,796   ................             -200
Asian elephant conservation fund..............................            3,017             3,217             3,017   ................             -200
Rhinoceros and tiger conservation fund........................            6,388             6,588             6,388   ................             -200
Great ape conservation fund...................................            3,802             4,002             3,802   ................             -200
Marine turtle conservation fund...............................            2,997             3,197             2,997   ................             -200
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Multinational Species Conservation Fund............           21,000            22,000            21,000   ................           -1,000
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
               State and Tribal Wildlife Grants
 
State wildlife grants (formula)...............................           60,000            60,000            60,000   ................  ................
State wildlife grants (competitive)...........................            7,612             7,612             7,612   ................  ................
Tribal wildlife grants........................................            6,200             9,000             6,200   ................           -2,800
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, State and tribal wildlife grants...................           73,812            76,612            73,812   ................           -2,800
                                                               =========================================================================================
    TOTAL, US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE.......................        1,773,292         2,092,233         1,803,844           +30,552          -288,389
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                     NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
 
             Operation of the National Park System
 
Park Management:
    Resource stewardship......................................          419,717           509,637           403,140           -16,577          -106,497
    Visitor services..........................................          308,487           300,264           281,951           -26,536           -18,313
    Park protection...........................................          429,396           457,737           429,582              +186           -28,155
    Facility operations and maintenance.......................          938,677           983,017           945,408            +6,731           -37,609
    Park support..............................................          609,514           697,313           654,711           +45,197           -42,602
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal--Park Management.............................        2,705,791         2,947,968         2,714,792            +9,001          -233,176
 
External administrative costs.................................          217,633           241,789           220,212            +2,579           -21,577
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Subtotal--Operation of the National Park System...........        2,923,424         3,189,757         2,935,004           +11,580          -254,753
 
Medical Services Fund.........................................            2,000             2,000             2,000   ................  ................
Offsetting Collections--Medical Services Fund.................           -2,000            -2,000            -2,000   ................  ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Operation of the National Park System..............        2,923,424         3,189,757         2,935,004           +11,580          -254,753
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
             National Recreation and Preservation
 
Natural programs..............................................           18,579            19,208            18,879              +300              -329
Cultural programs.............................................           39,327            44,187            39,577              +250            -4,610
International park affairs....................................            1,990             2,057             1,990   ................              -67
Environmental and compliance review...........................              465               484               465   ................              -19
Heritage Partnership Programs.................................           29,232            29,281            30,882            +1,650            +1,601
Statutory and Contractual Aid (CDS)...........................            2,919   ................            1,640            -1,279            +1,640
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, National Recreation and Preservation...............           92,512            95,217            93,433              +921            -1,784
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                  Historic Preservation Fund
 
State historic preservation offices...........................           62,150            62,150            62,150   ................  ................
Tribal grants.................................................           23,000            23,000            23,000   ................  ................
Tribal heritage grants........................................  ................            2,500   ................  ................           -2,500
Competitive grants............................................           30,250            30,250            30,250   ................  ................
Save America's Treasures grants...............................           26,500            26,500            26,500   ................  ................
Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grants.....................           12,500            12,500            12,500   ................  ................
Grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities........           11,000            11,000            11,000   ................  ................
Semiquincentennial Sites......................................           10,000            10,000            10,000   ................  ................
Historic Preservation Fund Projects (CDS).....................           29,115   ................           19,766            -9,349           +19,766
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Historic Preservation Fund.........................          204,515           177,900           195,166            -9,349           +17,266
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                         Construction
 
General Program:
    Line item construction and maintenance....................          126,700           128,700           126,700   ................           -2,000
    Emergency and unscheduled.................................            3,848   ................            3,848   ................           +3,848
    Housing...................................................            7,886   ................           13,039            +5,153           +13,039
    Dam safety................................................            1,247   ................            1,247   ................           +1,247
    Equipment replacement.....................................           32,968   ................           20,874           -12,094           +20,874
    Special programs..........................................  ................           76,918   ................  ................          -76,918
    Planning, construction....................................           15,183            15,183            15,183   ................  ................
    Construction program management...........................           34,891            37,159            34,891   ................           -2,268
    General management plans..................................           17,080            28,665            17,080   ................          -11,585
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Construction...................................          239,803           286,625           232,862            -6,941           -53,763
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
             Land Acquisition and State Assistance
 
Centennial Challenge..........................................           15,000            15,000            15,000   ................  ................
 
                   Administrative Provisions
 
Administrative provision (rescission).........................  ................  ................           -5,000            -5,000            -5,000
Administrative provision (rescission).........................  ................  ................           -5,500            -5,500            -5,500
Administrative provision (rescission).........................  ................  ................           -4,000            -4,000            -4,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Subtotal--Administrative provisions.......................  ................  ................          -14,500           -14,500           -14,500
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    TOTAL, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE..............................        3,475,254         3,764,499         3,456,965           -18,289          -307,534
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
 
             Surveys, Investigations, and Research
 
Ecosystems:
    Environmental Health:
        Contaminant biology...................................           12,528            12,970            12,628              +100              -342
        Toxic substances hydrology............................           17,929            18,471            17,929   ................             -542
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Subtotal..........................................           30,457            31,441            30,557              +100              -884
 
    Species Management Research...............................           63,904            77,378            63,904   ................          -13,474
    Land Management Research..................................           54,806            79,552            54,806   ................          -24,746
    Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research..........           46,622            49,399            47,422              +800            -1,977
 
    Climate Adaptation Science Centers and Land Change
     Science:
        National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science                 63,115            87,343            63,115   ................          -24,228
         Centers..............................................
        Land Change Science...................................           20,066            40,618            20,066   ................          -20,552
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Subtotal..........................................           83,181           127,961            83,181   ................          -44,780
 
    Cooperative research units................................           28,206            29,257            29,257            +1,051   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Total, Ecosystems.................................          307,176           394,988           309,127            +1,951           -85,861
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
Energy and Mineral Resources:
    Mineral resources.........................................           70,855            93,360            72,255            +1,400           -21,105
    Energy resources..........................................           33,365            57,391            33,365   ................          -24,026
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Energy and Mineral Resources...................          104,220           150,751           105,620            +1,400           -45,131
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
Natural Hazards:
    Earthquake hazards........................................           92,651           102,292            93,401              +750            -8,891
    Volcano hazards...........................................           37,500            35,835            37,500   ................           +1,665
    Landslide hazards.........................................           14,432            11,764            14,782              +350            +3,018
    Global seismographic network..............................            7,273             7,373             7,273   ................             -100
    Geomagnetism..............................................            5,251             5,870             5,251   ................             -619
    Coastal/Marine hazards and resources......................           43,149            63,029            43,149   ................          -19,880
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Natural Hazards................................          200,256           226,163           201,356            +1,100           -24,807
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
Water Resources:
    Water Availability and Use Science Program................           74,296            74,702            74,296   ................             -406
    Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program............          114,558           120,307           117,844            +3,286            -2,463
    National Water Quality Program............................          100,080           103,344           100,080   ................           -3,264
    Water Resources Research Act Program......................           15,500            15,000            16,000              +500            +1,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Water Resources................................          304,434           313,353           308,220            +3,786            -5,133
                                                               =========================================================================================
Special Initiatives (CDS).....................................            2,130   ................            5,237            +3,107            +5,237
 
Core Science Systems:
    National Land Imaging.....................................          115,921           143,707           127,921           +12,000           -15,786
        (Satellite Operations)................................          (92,184)         (110,252)         (104,184)         (+12,000)          (-6,068)
        (Satellite Operations)................................  ................          (24,599)  ................  ................         (-24,599)
        (Satellite Operations)................................  ................           (8,856)  ................  ................          (-8,856)
    Science, synthesis, analysis, and research................           30,480            85,062            30,480   ................          -54,582
    National cooperative geologic mapping.....................           44,556            42,324            44,556   ................           +2,232
    National Geospatial Program...............................           93,650            97,518            88,580            -5,070            -8,938
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Core Science Systems...........................          284,607           368,611           291,537            +6,930           -77,074
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
Science Support:
    Administration and Management.............................           82,179            99,388            82,179   ................          -17,209
    Information Services......................................           24,125            34,784            24,125   ................          -10,659
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Science Support................................          106,304           134,172           106,304   ................          -27,868
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
Facilities:
    Rental payments and operations & maintenance..............          113,211           118,414           113,211   ................           -5,203
    Deferred maintenance and capital improvement..............           74,840            79,057            74,840   ................           -4,217
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Facilities.....................................          188,051           197,471           188,051   ................           -9,420
                                                               =========================================================================================
        Total, Surveys, Investigations, and Research..........        1,497,178         1,785,509         1,515,452           +18,274          -270,057
                                                               =========================================================================================
        TOTAL, UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY................        1,497,178         1,785,509         1,515,452           +18,274          -270,057
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
               BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT
 
                    Ocean Energy Management
 
Renewable energy..............................................           42,818            64,467            42,818   ................          -21,649
Conventional energy...........................................           61,487            72,302            61,487   ................          -10,815
Environmental assessment......................................           82,373            92,755            82,373   ................          -10,382
Marine Minerals...............................................           14,383            16,371            14,383   ................           -1,988
Executive direction...........................................           18,899            22,315            18,899   ................           -3,416
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Subtotal..................................................          219,960           268,210           219,960   ................          -48,250
 
Offsetting rental receipts....................................          -35,000           -56,000           -53,000           -18,000            +3,000
Cost recovery fees............................................           -2,000   ................           -3,000            -1,000            -3,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Subtotal, offsetting collections..........................          -37,000           -56,000           -56,000           -19,000   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    TOTAL, BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT..................          182,960           212,210           163,960           -19,000           -48,250
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
        BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT
 
         Offshore Safety and Environmental Enforcement
 
Environmental enforcement.....................................            5,858             7,358             5,858   ................           -1,500
Operations, safety and regulation.............................          166,943           178,486           166,943   ................          -11,543
Administrative operations.....................................           19,292            19,221            19,292   ................              +71
Executive direction...........................................           18,793            20,443            18,793   ................           -1,650
Offshore decommissioning......................................            3,000            30,000             3,000   ................          -27,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Subtotal..................................................          213,886           255,508           213,886   ................          -41,622
 
Offsetting rental receipts....................................          -14,000           -23,000           -23,000            -9,000   ................
Inspection fees...............................................          -38,000           -44,000           -38,000   ................           +6,000
Cost recovery fees............................................           -5,000            -5,000            -5,000   ................  ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Subtotal, offsetting collections..........................          -57,000           -72,000           -66,000            -9,000            +6,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Offshore Safety and Environmental Enforcement......          156,886           183,508           147,886            -9,000           -35,622
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                      Oil Spill Research
 
Oil spill research............................................           15,099            15,099            15,099   ................  ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    TOTAL, BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT.....          171,985           198,607           162,985            -9,000           -35,622
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
     OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT
 
                   Regulation and Technology
 
Environmental protection......................................           88,900            90,597            88,900   ................           -1,697
(State and Tribal regulatory grants)..........................          (65,000)          (65,000)          (65,000)  ................  ................
Permit fees...................................................               40                40                40   ................  ................
Offsetting collections........................................              -40               -40               -40   ................  ................
Technology development and transfer...........................           16,061            16,820            16,061   ................             -759
Financial management..........................................              535               563               535   ................              -28
Executive direction...........................................           15,530            19,321            15,530   ................           -3,791
Civil penalties (indefinite)..................................              100               100               100   ................  ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Subtotal..................................................          121,126           127,401           121,126   ................           -6,275
 
Civil penalties (offsetting collections)......................             -100              -100              -100   ................  ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Regulation and Technology..........................          121,026           127,301           121,026   ................           -6,275
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund
 
Environmental restoration.....................................           17,088            20,446            17,088   ................           -3,358
Technology development and transfer...........................            4,266             4,436             4,266   ................             -170
Financial management..........................................            6,079             6,392             6,079   ................             -313
Executive direction...........................................            6,471             8,281             6,471   ................           -1,810
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Subtotal..................................................           33,904            39,555            33,904   ................           -5,651
 
State grants..................................................          135,000           135,000           135,000   ................  ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Subtotal..................................................          168,904           174,555           168,904   ................           -5,651
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund....................          168,904           174,555           168,904   ................           -5,651
                                                               =========================================================================================
    TOTAL, OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND                     289,930           301,856           289,930   ................          -11,926
     ENFORCEMENT..............................................
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                        INDIAN AFFAIRS
 
                   Bureau of Indian Affairs
 
                 Operation of Indian Programs
 
Tribal Government:
    Aid to tribal government..................................           29,037            30,163            28,923              -114            -1,240
    Consolidated tribal government program....................           82,467            86,176            83,415              +948            -2,761
    Self governance compacts..................................          200,398           240,797           230,008           +29,610           -10,789
    New tribes................................................              480   ................  ................             -480   ................
    Small tribes supplement...................................            7,002            23,002             8,002            +1,000           -15,000
    Road maintenance..........................................           39,190            51,278            39,190   ................          -12,088
    Tribal government program oversight.......................           10,414            12,965            10,555              +141            -2,410
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................          368,988           444,381           400,093           +31,105           -44,288
 
Human Services:
    Social services...........................................           54,934            79,506            54,954               +20           -24,552
    Welfare assistance........................................           78,494            78,494            78,494   ................  ................
    Indian child welfare act..................................           17,848            25,843            17,903               +55            -7,940
    Housing improvement program...............................           12,219            17,960            12,939              +720            -5,021
    Human services tribal design..............................              218               222               218   ................               -4
    Human services program oversight..........................            3,272             3,394             3,272   ................             -122
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................          166,985           205,419           167,780              +795           -37,639
 
Trust--Natural Resources Management:
    Natural resources, general................................           16,903            17,441            14,985            -1,918            -2,456
    Irrigation operations and maintenance.....................           15,269            25,462            15,269   ................          -10,193
    Rights protection implementation..........................           49,200            49,542            51,042            +1,842            +1,500
    Tribal management/development program.....................           18,544            18,658            19,158              +614              +500
    Endangered species........................................            6,243             6,265             6,243   ................              -22
    Tribal Climate Resilience.................................           34,991            48,040            34,991   ................          -13,049
    Integrated resource information program...................            3,077             5,199             3,077   ................           -2,122
    Agriculture and range.....................................           39,438            42,045            41,438            +2,000              -607
    Forestry..................................................           66,017            68,566            66,106               +89            -2,460
    Water resources...........................................           18,426            19,625            18,411               -15            -1,214
    Fish, wildlife and parks..................................           23,699            24,935            23,751               +52            -1,184
    Energy and Mineral........................................           33,011            47,652            33,011   ................          -14,641
    Resource management program oversight.....................            8,301            12,427             8,301   ................           -4,126
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................          333,119           385,857           335,783            +2,664           -50,074
 
Trust--Real Estate Services...................................          159,003           201,230           168,153            +9,150           -33,077
 
Public Safety and Justice:
    Law enforcement:
        Criminal investigations and police services...........          274,152           316,338           279,652            +5,500           -36,686
        Detention/corrections.................................          136,324           154,598           140,879            +4,555           -13,719
        Inspections/internal affairs..........................            3,751             3,897             3,751   ................             -146
        Law enforcement special initiatives...................           25,094            25,454            26,094            +1,000              +640
        Indian police academy.................................            5,163             5,339             5,163   ................             -176
        Tribal justice support................................           34,836            36,721            35,836            +1,000              -885
            VAWA..............................................           (3,000)  ................           (3,000)  ................          (+3,000)
            PL 280 courts.....................................          (21,000)  ................          (22,000)          (+1,000)         (+22,000)
        Law enforcement program management....................            7,391             8,883             7,391   ................           -1,492
        Facilities operations and maintenance.................           19,579            21,908            19,579   ................           -2,329
        Tribal courts.........................................           71,770            66,966            48,101           -23,669           -18,865
        Fire protection.......................................            1,665             1,680             1,613               -52               -67
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Subtotal..........................................          579,725           641,784           568,059           -11,666           -73,725
 
Community and economic development............................           31,172            77,589            31,095               -77           -46,494
Executive direction and administrative services...............          263,766           301,377           262,744            -1,022           -38,633
Special Initiatives (CDS).....................................            4,240   ................              841            -3,399              +841
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Operation of Indian Programs.......................        1,906,998         2,257,637         1,934,548           +27,550          -323,089
                                                               =========================================================================================
Indian Land Consolidation.....................................            8,000            30,500             8,000   ................          -22,500
 
                    Contract Support Costs
 
Contract support costs........................................          323,000   ................          337,000           +14,000          +337,000
    Mandatory (legislative proposal)..........................  ................          337,000   ................  ................         -337,000
Indian self-determination fund................................            5,000   ................            5,000   ................           +5,000
    Mandatory (legislative proposal)..........................  ................            5,000   ................  ................           -5,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Contract Support Costs.........................          328,000           342,000           342,000           +14,000   ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
            (Mandatory).......................................  ................         (342,000)  ................  ................        (-342,000)
            (Discretionary)...................................         (328,000)  ................         (342,000)         (+14,000)        (+342,000)
 
                  Payments for Tribal Leases
 
Tribal Sec 105(l) leases......................................           30,000   ................           64,000           +34,000           +64,000
    Mandatory (legislative proposal)..........................  ................           64,000   ................  ................          -64,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total.................................................           30,000            64,000            64,000           +34,000   ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                         Construction
 
Public safety and justice.....................................           51,561            75,311            53,061            +1,500           -22,250
Resources management..........................................           75,213            90,351            75,213   ................          -15,138
Other Program construction....................................           26,535            34,152            26,535   ................           -7,617
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Construction.......................................          153,309           199,814           154,809            +1,500           -45,005
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
   Indian Land and Water Claim Settlements and Miscellaneous
                      Payments to Indians
 
Water Settlements:
    Unallocated...............................................              825               976               976              +151   ................
 
            Indian Guaranteed Loan Program Account
 
Indian guaranteed loan program account........................           13,884            15,461            14,884            +1,000              -577
 
                     LWCF Land Acquisition
 
LWCF Land Acquisition.........................................  ................           12,000   ................  ................          -12,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Bureau of Indian Affairs...........................        2,441,016         2,922,388         2,519,217           +78,201          -403,171
                                                               =========================================================================================
        (Mandatory)...........................................  ................         (406,000)  ................  ................        (-406,000)
        (Discretionary).......................................       (2,441,016)       (2,516,388)       (2,519,217)         (+78,201)          (+2,829)
 
                  Bureau of Indian Education
 
            Operation of Indian Education Programs
 
Elementary and secondary programs (forward funded):
    ISEP formula funds........................................          481,636           508,657           485,244            +3,608           -23,413
    ISEP program adjustments..................................            6,539             7,300             7,039              +500              -261
    Education program enhancements............................           21,025            22,131            21,525              +500              -606
    Tribal education departments..............................            5,889             5,889             5,889   ................  ................
    Student transportation....................................           70,007            74,086            70,507              +500            -3,579
    Early child and family development........................           25,267            26,091            25,267   ................             -824
    Tribal grant support costs................................           95,822            98,695            95,822   ................           -2,873
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................          706,185           742,849           711,293            +5,108           -31,556
 
Post secondary programs (forward funded):
    Haskill & SIPI............................................           30,325            34,870            30,325   ................           -4,545
    Tribal colleges and universities..........................           87,926            87,926            87,926   ................  ................
    Tribal technical colleges.................................            9,156            10,665             9,156   ................           -1,509
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................          127,407           133,461           127,407   ................           -6,054
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal, forward funded education....................          833,592           876,310           838,700            +5,108           -37,610
 
Elementary and secondary programs:
    Facilities operations.....................................           80,888            83,518            80,888   ................           -2,630
    Facilities maintenance....................................           73,544            76,543            73,544   ................           -2,999
    Juvenile detention center education.......................              555   ................  ................             -555   ................
    Johnson O'Malley assistance grants........................           21,570            22,630            20,539            -1,031            -2,091
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................          176,557           182,691           174,971            -1,586            -7,720
 
Post secondary programs:
    Tribal colleges and universities supplements..............            1,220             1,220             1,220   ................  ................
    Scholarships & adult education............................           43,549            43,445            43,206              -343              -239
    Special higher education scholarships.....................            4,992             4,992             4,992   ................  ................
    Science post graduate scholarship fund....................            6,450             6,450             6,450   ................  ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................           56,211            56,107            55,868              -343              -239
 
Education management:
    Education program management..............................           39,291            45,569            39,285                -6            -6,284
    Education IT..............................................           27,901            33,712            27,901   ................           -5,811
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................           67,192            79,281            67,186                -6           -12,095
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Operation of Indian Education Programs.........        1,133,552         1,194,389         1,136,725            +3,173           -57,664
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                    Education Construction
 
Replacement/School Construction...............................          116,504           252,504           117,943            +1,439          -134,561
Replacement Facility Construction.............................           23,935            23,935            23,935   ................  ................
Replacement/New Employee Housing..............................            1,500             4,000             1,500   ................           -2,500
Employee Housing Repair.......................................           13,595            13,595            13,595   ................  ................
Facilities Improvement and Repair.............................           96,353           106,178            96,853              +500            -9,325
Tribal Colleges FIR...........................................           16,000            16,000            16,500              +500              +500
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Education Construction.............................          267,887           416,212           270,326            +2,439          -145,886
                                                               =========================================================================================
    Total, Bureau of Indian Education.........................        1,401,439         1,610,601         1,407,051            +5,612          -203,550
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
             Bureau of Trust Funds Administration
 
Federal Trust Programs:
    Program operations, support, and improvements.............  ................          107,349   ................  ................         -107,349
    Executive direction.......................................  ................            1,749   ................  ................           -1,749
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Bureau of Trust Funds Administration...........  ................          109,098   ................  ................         -109,098
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
        Office of Special Trustee for American Indians
 
Federal Trust Programs:
    Program operations, support, and improvements.............          109,752   ................          102,656            -7,096          +102,656
    Executive direction.......................................            1,520   ................            1,520   ................           +1,520
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Office of Special Trustee for American Indians.          111,272   ................          104,176            -7,096          +104,176
                                                               =========================================================================================
        TOTAL, INDIAN AFFAIRS.................................        3,953,727         4,642,087         4,030,444           +76,717          -611,643
                                                               =========================================================================================
            (Mandatory).......................................  ................         (406,000)  ................  ................        (-406,000)
            (Discretionary)...................................       (3,953,727)       (4,236,087)       (4,030,444)         (+76,717)        (-205,643)
 
                     DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES
 
                    Office of the Secretary
 
Leadership and administration.................................          110,969           131,908           117,363            +6,394           -14,545
Management services...........................................           24,915            26,900            24,915   ................           -1,985
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Office of the Secretary............................          135,884           158,808           142,278            +6,394           -16,530
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                        Insular Affairs
 
                   Assistance to Territories
 
Territorial Assistance:
Office of Insular Affairs.....................................           10,217            10,756            10,217   ................             -539
Technical assistance..........................................           22,300            23,300            22,300   ................           -1,000
Maintenance assistance fund...................................            4,375             4,375             4,375   ................  ................
Brown tree snake..............................................            3,500             3,500             3,500   ................  ................
Coral reef initiative and Natural Resources...................            2,625             3,525             2,625   ................             -900
Energizing Insular Communities................................           15,500            15,500            15,500   ................  ................
Compact impact................................................            6,000   ................  ................           -6,000   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Subtotal, Territorial Assistance..........................           64,517            60,956            58,517            -6,000            -2,439
 
American Samoa operations grants..............................           28,120            28,120            28,120   ................  ................
Northern Marianas covenant grants.............................           27,720            27,720            27,720   ................  ................
Capital improvement grants....................................  ................            4,000   ................  ................           -4,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Assistance to Territories..........................          120,357           120,796           114,357            -6,000            -6,439
                                                               =========================================================================================
        (Mandatory)...........................................          (27,720)          (27,720)          (27,720)  ................  ................
        (Discretionary).......................................          (92,637)          (93,076)          (86,637)          (-6,000)          (-6,439)
 
                  Compact of Free Association
 
Compact of Free Association--Federal services.................            7,813               813             2,813            -5,000            +2,000
Enewetak support..............................................              650               650               650   ................  ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Compact of Free Association........................            8,463             1,463             3,463            -5,000            +2,000
                                                               =========================================================================================
    Total, Insular Affairs....................................          128,820           122,259           117,820           -11,000            -4,439
                                                               =========================================================================================
        (Mandatory)...........................................          (27,720)          (27,720)          (27,720)  ................  ................
        (Discretionary).......................................         (101,100)          (94,539)          (90,100)         (-11,000)          (-4,439)
 
                    Office of the Solicitor
 
Legal services................................................           70,528            76,946            67,428            -3,100            -9,518
General administration........................................            6,199             9,889             6,199   ................           -3,690
Ethics........................................................           20,504            21,081            20,504   ................             -577
FOIA Office...................................................            3,819             3,982             3,819   ................             -163
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Office of the Solicitor............................          101,050           111,898            97,950            -3,100           -13,948
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                  Office of Inspector General
 
Audits, evaluations, and investigations.......................           67,000            83,970            67,000   ................          -16,970
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Office of Inspector General........................           67,000            83,970            67,000   ................          -16,970
                                                               =========================================================================================
    TOTAL, DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES...............................          432,754           476,935           425,048            -7,706           -51,887
                                                               =========================================================================================
        (Mandatory)...........................................          (27,720)          (27,720)          (27,720)  ................  ................
        (Discretionary).......................................         (405,034)         (449,215)         (397,328)          (-7,706)         (-51,887)
 
                   DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS
 
                   Wildland Fire Management
 
Fire Operations:
    Preparedness..............................................          381,816           592,487   ................         -381,816          -592,487
        Preparedness (Emergency)..............................  ................  ................          448,159          +448,159          +448,159
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Subtotal, Preparedness............................          381,816           592,487           448,159           +66,343          -144,328
 
    Fire suppression..........................................  ................          383,657   ................  ................         -383,657
        Fire suppression (Emergency)..........................  ................  ................          383,657          +383,657          +383,657
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Subtotal, Fire suppression........................  ................          383,657           383,657          +383,657   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Subtotal, Fire operations.........................          381,816           976,144           831,816          +450,000          -144,328
 
Other Operations:
    Fuels Management..........................................          247,000           293,272           247,000   ................          -46,272
    Burned area rehabilitation................................           20,470            20,470            20,470   ................  ................
    Fire facilities...........................................           10,000            32,000            12,500            +2,500           -19,500
    Joint fire science........................................            4,500             4,000             4,500   ................             +500
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal, Other operations............................          281,970           349,742           284,470            +2,500           -65,272
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Wildland fire management.......................          663,786         1,325,886         1,116,286          +452,500          -209,600
                                                               =========================================================================================
Wildfire Suppression Operations Reserve Fund..................          340,000           350,000           350,000           +10,000   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Wildland Fire Management with cap adjustment.......        1,003,786         1,675,886         1,466,286          +462,500          -209,600
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
               Central Hazardous Materials Fund
 
Central hazardous materials fund..............................           10,064            10,116            10,064   ................              -52
 
            Energy Community Revitalization Program
 
State Grants (Hard Rock and Orphan Wells).....................            1,700            13,500             1,700   ................          -11,800
Tribal Grants (Hard Rock and Orphan Wells)....................              400             5,500               400   ................           -5,100
Federal Program (Hard Rock and Orphan Wells)..................            2,100             8,500             2,100   ................           -6,400
Program Management............................................              800             2,500               800   ................           -1,700
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Energy Community Revitalization Program............            5,000            30,000             5,000   ................          -25,000
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
            Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund
 
Damage assessments............................................            2,000             2,000             2,000   ................  ................
Program management............................................            2,288             3,005             2,288   ................             -717
Restoration support...........................................            2,847               905             2,847   ................           +1,942
Oil Spill Preparedness........................................              902             2,478               902   ................           -1,576
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund............            8,037             8,388             8,037   ................             -351
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                     Working Capital Fund
 
Working Capital Fund..........................................          112,198           142,897           112,198   ................          -30,699
 
              Office of Natural Resources Revenue
 
Natural Resources Revenue.....................................          174,934           185,403           174,934   ................          -10,469
 
                   Payment in Lieu of Taxes
 
Payments to local governments in lieu of taxes................  ................          535,000   ................  ................         -535,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    TOTAL, DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS...........................        1,314,019         2,587,690         1,776,519          +462,500          -811,171
                                                               =========================================================================================
        Appropriations........................................         (974,019)       (2,237,690)         (594,703)        (-379,316)      (-1,642,987)
        Disaster Relief cap adjustment........................         (340,000)         (350,000)         (350,000)         (+10,000)  ................
 
                General Provisions--This Title
 
Payments to local governments in lieu of taxes (PILT).........          515,000   ................          515,000   ................         +515,000
Decommissioning account.......................................  ................            1,000             1,000            +1,000   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    TOTAL, TITLE I, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR................       15,100,098        17,686,152        15,639,796          +539,698        -2,046,356
                                                               =========================================================================================
        Appropriations........................................      (14,959,198)      (17,634,252)      (14,701,580)        (-257,618)      (-2,932,672)
        Rescissions...........................................  ................  ................         (-14,500)         (-14,500)         (-14,500)
        Fire Suppression Cap Adjustment.......................         (340,000)         (350,000)         (350,000)         (+10,000)  ................
        Offsetting Collections................................        (-199,100)        (-298,100)        (-229,100)         (-30,000)         (+69,000)
    (Mandatory)...............................................          (63,720)         (469,720)          (63,720)  ................        (-406,000)
    (Discretionary without cap adjustment)....................      (14,696,378)      (16,866,432)      (15,226,076)        (+529,698)      (-1,640,356)
 
           TITLE II--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
 
                    Science and Technology
 
Clean Air.....................................................          144,551           220,990           147,551            +3,000           -73,439
    (Atmospheric Protection)..................................           (8,750)  ................           (8,750)  ................          (+8,750)
Enforcement...................................................           15,532            18,657            15,532   ................           -3,125
Homeland security.............................................           36,824            74,245            36,824   ................          -37,421
Indoor air and Radiation......................................            5,756             7,391             5,756   ................           -1,635
IT / Data management / Security...............................            3,197             3,313             3,197   ................             -116
Operations and administration.................................           67,500            72,043            67,500   ................           -4,543
Pesticide licensing...........................................            6,153             7,372             6,153   ................           -1,219
Research: Air and Energy......................................          100,448           137,835           101,448            +1,000           -36,387
Research: Chemical Safety for Sustainability..................          132,468           148,820           132,468   ................          -16,352
(Research: Computational toxicology)..........................          (21,606)  ................          (21,606)  ................         (+21,606)
(Research: Endocrine disruptors)..............................          (16,353)  ................          (16,353)  ................         (+16,353)
Research: National priorities.................................           30,751   ................           19,530           -11,221           +19,530
(Research: National priorities (CDS)).........................          (13,251)  ................           (2,030)         (-11,221)          (+2,030)
Research: Safe and sustainable water resources................          116,141           123,555           116,141   ................           -7,414
Research: Sustainable and healthy communities.................          137,857           146,642           137,857   ................           -8,785
Ensure Safe Water.............................................            5,098             6,975             5,098   ................           -1,877
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Science and Technology.............................          802,276           967,838           795,055            -7,221          -172,783
                                                               =========================================================================================
    (by transfer from Hazardous Substance Superfund)..........          (31,607)          (31,928)          (31,607)  ................            (-321)
 
             Environmental Programs and Management
 
Brownfields...................................................           26,189            38,626            26,189   ................          -12,437
Clean Air.....................................................          311,797           694,683           312,797            +1,000          -381,886
    (Atmospheric Protection)..................................         (101,000)         (170,512)         (101,000)  ................         (-69,512)
Compliance....................................................          112,730           162,105           112,730   ................          -49,375
Enforcement...................................................          391,416           334,832           391,416   ................          +56,584
    (Environmental justice)...................................         (102,159)  ................         (102,159)  ................        (+102,159)
Environmental justice.........................................  ................          369,106   ................  ................         -369,106
Environmental protection: National priorities.................           30,700   ................           32,700            +2,000           +32,700
 
Geographic programs:
    Great Lakes Restoration Initiative........................          368,000           368,154           373,000            +5,000            +4,846
    Chesapeake Bay............................................           92,000            92,094            93,000            +1,000              +906
    San Francisco Bay.........................................           54,500            54,505            54,500   ................               -5
    Puget Sound...............................................           54,000            54,022            57,000            +3,000            +2,978
    Long Island Sound.........................................           40,002            40,005            40,502              +500              +497
    Gulf of Mexico............................................           25,524            25,558            27,000            +1,476            +1,442
    South Florida.............................................            8,500             8,503             9,000              +500              +497
    Lake Champlain............................................           25,000            25,000            25,000   ................  ................
    Lake Pontchartrain........................................            2,200             2,200             2,400              +200              +200
    Southern New England Estuaries............................            7,000             7,078             7,200              +200              +122
    Columbia River Basin......................................            3,000   ................            3,500              +500            +3,500
    Other geographic activities...............................            2,000             4,934             2,000   ................           -2,934
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................          681,726           682,053           694,102           +12,376           +12,049
 
Homeland security.............................................           10,803            12,232            10,803   ................           -1,429
Indoor air and radiation......................................           28,695            67,283            28,695   ................          -38,588
Information exchange / Outreach...............................          136,536           189,556           136,536   ................          -53,020
    (Children and other sensitive populations: Agency                    (6,362)           (6,500)           (6,362)  ................            (-138)
     coordination)............................................
    (Environmental education).................................           (9,500)          (23,972)           (9,500)  ................         (-14,472)
International programs........................................           15,826            38,285            16,826            +1,000           -21,459
IT / Data management / Security...............................          100,963           129,757           100,963   ................          -28,794
Legal/science/regulatory/economic review......................          132,732           238,122           132,732   ................         -105,390
Operations and administration.................................          489,129           557,589           489,129   ................          -68,460
Pesticide licensing...........................................          120,277           150,781           122,277            +2,000           -28,504
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).................          126,722           144,971           126,722   ................          -18,249
Alaska Contaminated Lands.....................................           20,000            20,000            30,000           +10,000           +10,000
Toxics risk review and prevention.............................          117,782           181,837           119,782            +2,000           -62,055
    (Endocrine disruptors)....................................           (7,614)           (7,680)           (7,614)  ................             (-66)
Underground storage tanks (LUST / UST)........................           12,021            14,451            12,021   ................           -2,430
 
Ensure Clean Water:
    National estuary program / Coastal waterways..............           40,000            32,514            42,000            +2,000            +9,486
    Wetlands..................................................           21,754            26,671            21,754   ................           -4,917
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................           61,754            59,185            63,754            +2,000            +4,569
 
Ensure Safe Water.............................................          123,853           144,964           125,853            +2,000           -19,111
Ensure Clean Water............................................          234,679           280,593           235,700            +1,021           -44,893
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Environmental Programs and Management..............        3,286,330         4,511,011         3,321,727           +35,397        -1,189,284
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
        Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund
 
E-Manifest System Fund........................................            8,000             8,000             8,000   ................  ................
Offsetting Collections........................................           -8,000            -8,000            -8,000   ................  ................
 
                  Office of Inspector General
 
Audits, evaluations, and investigations.......................           44,030            64,526            44,030   ................          -20,496
(by transfer from Hazardous Substance Superfund)..............          (11,800)          (13,847)          (11,800)  ................          (-2,047)
 
                   Buildings and Facilities
 
Homeland security: Protection of EPA personnel and                        6,676             6,676             6,676   ................  ................
 infrastructure...............................................
Operations and administration.................................           42,076           105,009            42,076   ................          -62,933
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Buildings and Facilities...........................           48,752           111,685            48,752   ................          -62,933
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                 Hazardous Substance Superfund
 
Audits, evaluations, and investigations.......................           11,800            13,847            11,800   ................           -2,047
Compliance....................................................            1,017             1,032             1,017   ................              -15
Enforcement...................................................          194,654            20,658            53,642          -141,012           +32,984
(Environmental Justice).......................................           (5,876)  ................           (5,876)  ................          (+5,876)
Environmental justice.........................................  ................            5,888   ................  ................           -5,888
Homeland security.............................................           35,690            58,014            35,690   ................          -22,324
Indoor air and radiation......................................            2,472             3,010             2,472   ................             -538
Information exchange / Outreach...............................            1,328             1,328             1,328   ................  ................
IT /data management/security..................................           20,826            25,586            20,826   ................           -4,760
Legal/science/regulatory/economic review......................            1,390             1,357             1,390   ................              +33
Operations and administration.................................          135,640           148,857           135,640   ................          -13,217
Research: Chemical safety and sustainability..................           12,961            13,065            12,961   ................             -104
Research: Sustainable and healthy communities.................           16,937            17,364            16,937   ................             -427
 
Superfund cleanup:
    Superfund: Emergency response and removal.................          195,000   ................          161,209           -33,791          +161,209
    Superfund: Emergency preparedness.........................            8,056             8,445             8,056   ................             -389
    Superfund: Federal facilities.............................           26,189            37,405            26,189   ................          -11,216
    Superfund: Remedial.......................................          618,740   ................          511,519          -107,221          +511,519
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................          847,985            45,850           706,973          -141,012          +661,123
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Hazardous Substance Superfund..................        1,282,700           355,856         1,000,676          -282,024          +644,820
                                                               =========================================================================================
        (transfer out to Inspector General)...................         (-11,800)         (-13,847)         (-11,800)  ................          (+2,047)
        (transfer out to Science and Technology)..............         (-31,607)         (-31,928)         (-31,607)  ................            (+321)
 
      Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund [LUST]
 
Enforcement...................................................              661               682               661   ................              -21
Operations and administration.................................            1,392             1,332             1,332               -60   ................
Research: Sustainable communities.............................              341               351               341   ................              -10
Underground storage tanks (LUST / UST)........................           90,811           106,374            90,811   ................          -15,563
(LUST/UST)....................................................           (9,991)          (14,665)           (9,991)  ................          (-4,674)
(LUST cooperative agreements).................................          (55,040)          (65,040)          (55,040)  ................         (-10,000)
(Energy Policy Act grants)....................................          (25,780)          (26,669)          (25,780)  ................            (-889)
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund........           93,205           108,739            93,145               -60           -15,594
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                   Inland Oil Spill Program
 
Compliance....................................................              649             2,152               649   ................           -1,503
Enforcement...................................................            2,565             2,665             2,565   ................             -100
Oil...........................................................           17,501            21,412            17,501   ................           -3,911
Operations and administration.................................              682               641               641               -41   ................
Research: Sustainable communities.............................              675               681               675   ................               -6
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Inland Oil Spill Program...........................           22,072            27,551            22,031               -41            -5,520
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
           State and Tribal Assistance Grants [STAG]
 
Infrastructure Assistance Grants:
Clean water state revolving fund [SRF]........................        1,638,861         1,638,874         1,638,861   ................              -13
(Clean Water CDS).............................................         (863,109)  ................         (345,125)        (-517,984)        (+345,125)
Drinking water state revolving fund [SRF].....................        1,126,101         1,126,105         1,126,101   ................               -4
(Drinking Water CDS)..........................................         (609,256)  ................         (243,639)        (-365,617)        (+243,639)
Mexico border.................................................           36,386            36,386            37,386            +1,000            +1,000
Alaska Native villages........................................           39,686            40,000            41,000            +1,314            +1,000
Brownfields projects..........................................          100,000           130,982           101,000            +1,000           -29,982
Diesel emissions grants.......................................          100,000           150,000           100,000   ................          -50,000
Targeted airshed grants.......................................           69,927            69,927            69,927   ................  ................
Small and Disadvantaged Communities...........................           30,158            80,005            30,158   ................          -49,847
Lead testing in schools.......................................           30,500            36,500            30,500   ................           -6,000
Reducing Lead in Drinking Water...............................           25,011           182,004            25,011   ................         -156,993
Drinking Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability...            7,000            25,000             7,000   ................          -18,000
Technical Assistance for Wastewater Treatment Works...........           27,000            18,000            28,000            +1,000           +10,000
Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Grants....................           50,000           280,011            50,000   ................         -230,011
Water Infrastructure Workforce Investment.....................            6,000            17,711             6,000   ................          -11,711
Technical Assistance and Grants for Emergencies (SDWA)........  ................           35,022   ................  ................          -35,022
Technical Assistance and Grants for Emergencies, small systems  ................           15,000   ................  ................          -15,000
Source Water Petition Program.................................  ................            5,000   ................  ................           -5,000
Voluntary Connections to Public Water Systems.................  ................           20,004   ................  ................          -20,004
Underserved Communities Grants to meet SDWA requirements......  ................           50,030   ................  ................          -50,030
Small System Water Loss Identification and Prevention.........  ................           50,019   ................  ................          -50,019
Advanced Drinking Water Technologies..........................  ................           10,000   ................  ................          -10,000
Clean Water Act Research, Investigations, Training, and         ................           75,033   ................  ................          -75,033
 Information..................................................
Wastewater Efficiency Grant Pilot Program.....................  ................           20,004   ................  ................          -20,004
Clean Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability        ................           25,011   ................  ................          -25,011
 Program......................................................
Small and Medium Publicly Owned Treatment Works Circuit Rider   ................           10,000   ................  ................          -10,000
 Program......................................................
Grants for Low and Moderate Income Household Decentralized      ................           50,022   ................  ................          -50,022
 Wastewater Systems...........................................
Connection of Publicly Owned Treatment Works..................  ................           40,020   ................  ................          -40,020
Water Data Sharing Pilot Program..............................  ................           15,000   ................  ................          -15,000
Stormwater Control Infrastructure Project Grants..............  ................           10,000   ................  ................          -10,000
Alternative Water Sources Grants Pilot Porgram................  ................           25,009   ................  ................          -25,009
Water Cybersecurity...........................................  ................           25,000   ................  ................          -25,000
Recycling Infrastructure......................................            6,500            10,000             6,500   ................           -3,500
Wildfire smoke preparedness...................................            7,000             7,000             9,000            +2,000            +2,000
STAG--Other (CDS).............................................           16,973   ................           38,693           +21,720           +38,693
Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infras Resilience and             5,000            50,022             5,000   ................          -45,022
 Sustainability...............................................
Indian Reservation Drinking Water Programs....................            4,000            50,017             5,000            +1,000           -45,017
Stormwater Infrastructure Technology..........................            3,000             5,000             3,000   ................           -2,000
Enhanced Aquifer Use and Recharge.............................            4,000             5,000             4,000   ................           -1,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Subtotal, Infrastructure assistance grants................        3,333,103         4,438,718         3,362,137           +29,034        -1,076,581
 
Categorical grants:
Beaches protection............................................           10,619             9,811            10,619   ................             +808
Brownfields...................................................           47,195            46,954            47,195   ................             +241
Environmental information.....................................           10,836            15,000            10,836   ................           -4,164
Resource Recovery and Hazardous Waste Grants..................          105,000           108,247           105,000   ................           -3,247
Lead..........................................................           16,326            24,639            16,326   ................           -8,313
Nonpoint source (Sec 319).....................................          182,000           188,999           182,000   ................           -6,999
Pesticides enforcement........................................           25,580            25,580            25,580   ................  ................
Pesticides program implementation.............................           14,027            14,027            14,027   ................  ................
Pollution control (Sec 106)...................................          237,000           279,440           237,000   ................          -42,440
    (Water quality monitoring)................................          (18,512)  ................          (18,512)  ................         (+18,512)
    (Sec 106--other activities)...............................  ................         (252,925)  ................  ................        (-252,925)
Pollution prevention..........................................            4,973             5,775             4,973   ................             -802
Public water system supervision...............................          121,500           132,566           121,500   ................          -11,066
Radon.........................................................           10,995            12,487            10,995   ................           -1,492
State and local air quality management........................          249,038           400,198           249,038   ................         -151,160
Toxic substances compliance...................................            5,010             6,877             5,010   ................           -1,867
Tribal air quality management.................................           16,415            23,126            16,415   ................           -6,711
Tribal general assistance program.............................           74,750            85,009            74,750   ................          -10,259
Underground injection control (UIC)...........................           13,164            11,387            13,164   ................           +1,777
Underground storage tanks.....................................            1,505             1,505             1,505   ................  ................
Wetlands program development..................................           14,692            15,079            14,692   ................             -387
Multipurpose grants...........................................  ................           10,200   ................  ................          -10,200
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Subtotal, Categorical grants..............................        1,160,625         1,416,906         1,160,625   ................         -256,281
 
    Recission.................................................          -13,300   ................           -1,500           +11,800            -1,500
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, State and Tribal Assistance Grants.................        4,480,428         5,855,624         4,521,262           +40,834        -1,334,362
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
      Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program
 
Administrative Expenses.......................................            7,640             8,544             7,640   ................             -904
Direct Loan Subsidy...........................................           68,000            71,899            68,000   ................           -3,899
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program           75,640            80,443            75,640   ................           -4,803
                                                               =========================================================================================
    TOTAL, TITLE II, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY..........       10,135,433        12,083,273         9,922,318          -213,115        -2,160,955
                                                               =========================================================================================
        Appropriations........................................      (10,156,733)      (12,091,273)       (9,931,818)        (-224,915)      (-2,159,455)
        Rescissions...........................................         (-13,300)  ................          (-1,500)         (+11,800)          (-1,500)
        Offsetting Collections................................          (-8,000)          (-8,000)          (-8,000)  ................  ................
    (By transfer).............................................          (43,407)          (45,775)          (43,407)  ................          (-2,368)
    (Transfer out)............................................         (-43,407)         (-45,775)         (-43,407)  ................          (+2,368)
 
                  TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES
 
                   DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
Under Secretary for Natural Resources and the Environment.....            1,000             1,411             1,000   ................             -411
 
                        FOREST SERVICE
 
                   Forest Service Operations
 
Facilities Maintenance and Leases.............................          169,900           245,900           169,900   ................          -76,000
Information Technology and Centralized Processing.............          450,000           502,149           450,000   ................          -52,149
Organizational Services.......................................          143,438           163,757           143,438   ................          -20,319
Salaries and expenses.........................................          389,406           404,693           389,406   ................          -15,287
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Forest Service Operations..........................        1,152,744         1,316,499         1,152,744   ................         -163,755
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                 Forest and Rangeland Research
 
Forest inventory and analysis.................................           32,197            30,197            32,197   ................           +2,000
Joint fire science............................................            4,500   ................            4,500   ................           +4,500
Research and development programs.............................           55,000            80,000            55,000   ................          -25,000
Salaries and expenses.........................................          215,576           238,885           215,576   ................          -23,309
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Forest and rangeland research......................          307,273           349,082           307,273   ................          -41,809
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                  State and Private Forestry
 
Landscape scale restoration...................................           17,000            14,000            17,000   ................           +3,000
 
Forest Health Management:
    Federal lands forest health management....................           17,000            20,000            17,000   ................           -3,000
    Cooperative lands forest health management................           33,000            35,000            33,000   ................           -2,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................           50,000            55,000            50,000   ................           -5,000
 
Cooperative Fire Assistance:
    State fire capacity grants................................           76,000            76,000            76,000   ................  ................
    Volunteer fire capacity grants............................           21,000            21,000            21,000   ................  ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................           97,000            97,000            97,000   ................  ................
 
Cooperative Forestry:
    Forest stewardship (Working Forest Lands).................           12,500            14,000            12,500   ................           -1,500
    Community forest and open space conservation..............            6,000             7,000             6,000   ................           -1,000
    Urban and community forestry..............................           40,000            42,000            40,000   ................           -2,000
    Forest resource information and analysis (CDS)............           30,167   ................           19,806           -10,361           +19,806
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................           88,667            63,000            78,306           -10,361           +15,306
 
International Programs and Trade Compliance...................           20,000            22,000            20,000   ................           -2,000
Salaries and expenses.........................................           65,091            76,669            65,091   ................          -11,578
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, State and Private Forestry.........................          337,758           327,669           327,397           -10,361              -272
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                    National Forest System
 
Land management planning, assessment and monitoring...........           17,000            22,000            17,000   ................           -5,000
Recreation, heritage and wilderness...........................           55,000            94,367            56,000            +1,000           -38,367
Grazing management............................................            6,300             7,800             6,300   ................           -1,500
Hazardous Fuels...............................................          207,000   ................          207,000   ................         +207,000
Forest products...............................................           40,000            41,600            41,000            +1,000              -600
Vegetation and watershed management...........................           32,000            50,500            33,000            +1,000           -17,500
Wildlife and fish habitat management..........................           24,000            29,000            25,000            +1,000            -4,000
Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund...............           32,000            80,000            32,000   ................          -48,000
Minerals and geology management...............................           14,500            45,000            14,500   ................          -30,500
Landownership management (Land Use Authorization and Access)..            8,000            21,500             8,000   ................          -13,500
Law enforcement operations....................................           19,505            24,005            19,505   ................           -4,500
Burned Area Rehabilitation....................................  ................           56,000   ................  ................          -56,000
Salaries and expenses.........................................        1,519,083         1,754,508         1,519,083   ................         -235,425
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, National Forest System.............................        1,974,388         2,226,280         1,978,388            +4,000          -247,892
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
              Capital Improvement and Maintenance
 
Facilities....................................................           54,000           125,000            56,500            +2,500           -68,500
Roads.........................................................           73,000            71,000            74,000            +1,000            +3,000
Trails........................................................           20,000            24,000            20,000   ................           -4,000
Legacy Roads and Trails.......................................            6,000            15,000             6,000   ................           -9,000
Construction Projects (CDS)...................................            5,048   ................            5,130               +82            +5,130
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Subtotal, Capital improvement and maintenance.............          158,048           235,000           161,630            +3,582           -73,370
 
Deferral of road and trail fund payment.......................          -16,000   ................          -16,000   ................          -16,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Capital improvement and maintenance................          142,048           235,000           145,630            +3,582           -89,370
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                       Land Acquisition
 
Acquisition of land for national forests, special acts........              664               664               664   ................  ................
Acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges...............              150               150               150   ................  ................
Range betterment fund.........................................            1,719             1,719             1,719   ................  ................
Gifts, donations and bequests for forest and rangeland                       45                45                45   ................  ................
 research.....................................................
Management of national forest lands for subsistence uses......            1,099             1,099             1,099   ................  ................
 
                   Wildland Fire Management
 
Fire operations:
    Wildland fire preparedness................................           32,000           208,000   ................          -32,000          -208,000
        Wildland fire preparedness (Emergency)................  ................  ................          199,000          +199,000          +199,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Subtotal, Wildland fire preparedness..............           32,000           208,000           199,000          +167,000            -9,000
 
    Wildland fire suppression operations......................  ................        1,011,000   ................  ................       -1,011,000
        Wildland fire suppression operations (Emergency)......  ................  ................        1,011,000        +1,011,000        +1,011,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Subtotal, Wildland fire suppression operations....  ................        1,011,000         1,011,000        +1,011,000   ................
 
    Hazardous Fuels Reduction.................................  ................          322,988   ................  ................         -322,988
    FireGuard.................................................  ................            6,000   ................  ................           -6,000
    Salaries and expenses.....................................          913,956         1,422,632           760,772          -153,184          -661,860
        Salaries and expenses (Emergency).....................  ................  ................          153,184          +153,184          +153,184
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Subtotal, Salaries and expenses...................          913,956         1,422,632           913,956   ................         -508,676
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Total, all wildland fire accounts.................          945,956         2,970,620         2,123,956        +1,178,000          -846,664
                                                               =========================================================================================
Wildfire Suppression Operations Reserve Fund..................        2,210,000         2,300,000         2,300,000           +90,000   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Wildland Fire Management with cap adjustment.......        3,155,956         5,270,620         4,423,956        +1,268,000          -846,664
                                                               =========================================================================================
Communications Site Administration............................  ................            2,000             2,000            +2,000   ................
Offsetting Collections........................................           -4,000            -2,000   ................           +4,000            +2,000
Forest Service Spending of Fees...............................            4,000             2,000   ................           -4,000            -2,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Forest Service without Wildland Fire Management....        3,917,888         4,458,207         3,915,109            -2,779          -543,098
                                                               =========================================================================================
    TOTAL, FOREST SERVICE.....................................        7,073,844         9,730,827         8,341,065        +1,267,221        -1,389,762
                                                               =========================================================================================
        Forest Service without cap adjustment.................       (4,863,844)       (7,430,827)       (6,041,065)      (+1,177,221)      (-1,389,762)
        Forest Service Suppression Cap Adjustment.............       (2,210,000)       (2,300,000)       (2,300,000)         (+90,000)  ................
 
            DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
                     INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE
 
                    Indian Health Services
 
Budget Year Appropriations:
    Clinical Services:
        Hospital and health clinics...........................        2,503,025         3,553,742         2,578,585           +75,560          -975,157
        Electronic Health Record System.......................          217,564           913,186           217,564   ................         -695,622
        Dental health.........................................          248,098           319,029           254,729            +6,631           -64,300
        Mental health.........................................          127,171           163,992           130,155            +2,984           -33,837
        Alcohol and substance abuse...........................          266,440           308,701           266,843              +403           -41,858
        Purchased/referred care...............................          996,755         1,178,097           997,755            +1,000          -180,342
        Indian Health Care Improvement Fund...................           74,138   ................           74,138   ................          +74,138
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Subtotal..........................................        4,433,191         6,436,747         4,519,769           +86,578        -1,916,978
 
    Preventive Health:
        Public health nursing.................................          110,782           132,359           111,626              +844           -20,733
        Health education......................................           24,350            28,106            24,746              +396            -3,360
        Community health representatives......................           65,212            74,556            65,212   ................           -9,344
        Immunization (Alaska).................................            2,183             2,509             2,183   ................             -326
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Subtotal..........................................          202,527           237,530           203,767            +1,240           -33,763
 
    Other services:
        Urban Indian health...................................           90,419           115,156            92,419            +2,000           -22,737
        Indian health professions.............................           80,568            94,324            82,568            +2,000           -11,756
        Tribal management grant program.......................            2,986             4,487             2,986   ................           -1,501
        Direct operations.....................................          103,805           118,475           103,805   ................          -14,670
        Self-governance.......................................            6,174             6,226             6,174   ................              -52
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Subtotal..........................................          283,952           338,668           287,952            +4,000           -50,716
 
Rescission....................................................          -29,388   ................  ................          +29,388   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Indian Health Services total resources available           4,890,282         7,012,945         5,011,488          +121,206        -2,001,457
     for this fiscal year.....................................
                                                               =========================================================================================
    (less Indian Health Service prior year appropriation from   ................       (4,627,968)       (4,627,968)      (+4,627,968)  ................
     advance).................................................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Indian Health Facilities newly appropriated in this        4,890,282         2,384,977           383,520        -4,506,762        -2,001,457
     bill and available for this fiscal year..................
                                                               =========================================================================================
        (Indian Health Services new budget authority for        ................  ................          (91,818)         (+91,818)         (+91,818)
         accounts provided advances in prior year)............
        (Indian Health Services new budget authority for               (291,702)         (913,186)         (291,702)  ................        (-621,484)
         accounts not provided advances in prior year)........
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    (Total, Indian Health Services budget year appropriations   ................       (4,627,968)       (4,719,786)      (+4,719,786)         (+91,818)
     designated for advance)..................................
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
Advance Appropriation:
Clinical Services:
    Hospital and health clinics (advance appropriation).......        2,503,025   ................        2,578,585           +75,560        +2,578,585
    Dental health (advance appropriation).....................          248,098   ................          254,729            +6,631          +254,729
    Mental health (advance appropriation).....................          127,171   ................          130,155            +2,984          +130,155
    Alcohol and substance abuse (advance appropriation).......          266,440   ................          266,843              +403          +266,843
    Purchased/referred care (advance appropriation)...........          996,755   ................          997,755            +1,000          +997,755
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................        4,141,489   ................        4,228,067           +86,578        +4,228,067
 
Preventive Health:
    Public health nursing (advance appropriation).............          110,782   ................          111,626              +844          +111,626
    Health Education (advance appropriation)..................           24,350   ................           24,746              +396           +24,746
    Community health representatives (advance appropriation)..           65,212   ................           65,212   ................          +65,212
    Immunization (Alaska) (advance appropriation).............            2,183   ................            2,183   ................           +2,183
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................          202,527   ................          203,767            +1,240          +203,767
 
Other services:
    Urban Indian health (advance appropriation)...............           90,419   ................           92,419            +2,000           +92,419
    Indian health professions (advance appropriation).........           80,568   ................           82,568            +2,000           +82,568
    Tribal management grant program (advance appropriation)...            2,986   ................            2,986   ................           +2,986
    Direct operations (advance appropriation).................          103,805   ................          103,805   ................         +103,805
    Self-governance (advance appropriation)...................            6,174   ................            6,174   ................           +6,174
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................          283,952   ................          287,952            +4,000          +287,952
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, advance appropriations.........................        4,627,968   ................        4,719,786           +91,818        +4,719,786
                                                               =========================================================================================
        less prior year appropriations........................  ................       -4,627,968        -4,627,968        -4,627,968   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal, Indian Health Services new appropriations in        9,518,250         2,384,977         5,103,306        -4,414,944        +2,718,329
         this bill............................................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Indian Health Services new appropriations in           9,518,250         2,384,977         5,103,306        -4,414,944        +2,718,329
         this bill............................................
                                                               =========================================================================================
        Total, Indian Health Services total resources                (4,890,282)       (7,012,945)       (5,011,488)        (+121,206)      (-2,001,457)
         available this fiscal year...........................
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                    Contract Support Costs
 
Contract support..............................................          969,000   ................        1,051,000           +82,000        +1,051,000
    Mandatory (legislative proposal)..........................  ................        1,051,000   ................  ................       -1,051,000
 
                  Payments for Tribal Leases
 
Tribal Sec 105(l) leases......................................          111,000   ................          149,000           +38,000          +149,000
    Mandatory (legislative proposal)..........................  ................          149,000   ................  ................         -149,000
 
                   Indian Health Facilities
 
Budget Year Appropriations:
    Maintenance and improvement...............................          170,595           187,528           170,595   ................          -16,933
    Sanitation facilities construction........................          196,167           201,021           196,167   ................           -4,854
    (Sanitation Facilities Construction (CDS))................          (15,192)  ................          (17,023)          (+1,831)         (+17,023)
    Health care facilities construction.......................          260,896           260,899           260,896   ................               -3
    Facilities and environmental health support...............          298,297           371,530           305,133            +6,836           -66,397
    Equipment.................................................           32,598            45,077            32,598   ................          -12,479
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Indian Health Facilities total resources                 958,553         1,066,055           965,389            +6,836          -100,666
         available for this fiscal year.......................
                                                               =========================================================================================
        (less Indian Health Facilities prior year               ................         (501,490)         (501,490)        (+501,490)  ................
         appropriation from advance)..........................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Indian Health Facilities newly appropriated in           958,553           564,565           463,899          -494,654          -100,666
         this bill and available for this fiscal year.........
                                                               =========================================================================================
            (Indian Health Facilities new budget authority for  ................  ................           (6,836)          (+6,836)          (+6,836)
             accounts provided advances in prior year)........
            (Indian Health Facilities new budget authority for         (457,063)         (461,920)         (457,063)  ................          (-4,857)
             accounts not provided advances in prior year)....
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        (Total, Indian Health Facilities budget year                   (501,490)         (604,135)         (508,326)          (+6,836)         (-95,809)
         appropriations designated for advance)...............
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
Advance Appropriation:
Maintenance and improvement (advance appropriation)...........          170,595   ................          170,595   ................         +170,595
Facilities and environmental health support (advance                    298,297   ................          305,133            +6,836          +305,133
 appropriation)...............................................
Equipment (advance appropriation).............................           32,598   ................           32,598   ................          +32,598
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, advance appropriations.............................          501,490   ................          508,326            +6,836          +508,326
                                                               =========================================================================================
    Less prior year advance appropriations....................  ................         -501,490          -501,490          -501,490   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Indian Health Facilities new appropriations in this        1,460,043           564,565           972,225          -487,818          +407,660
     bill.....................................................
                                                               =========================================================================================
    Total, Indian Health Facilities total resources available          (958,553)       (1,066,055)         (965,389)          (+6,836)        (-100,666)
     this fiscal year.........................................
                                                               =========================================================================================
    TOTAL, INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE..............................       12,058,293         4,149,542         7,275,531        -4,782,762        +3,125,989
                                                               =========================================================================================
        (Appropriations new)..................................       (6,958,223)       (4,149,542)       (2,047,419)      (-4,910,804)      (-2,102,123)
        (Advance appropriations)..............................       (5,129,458)  ................       (5,228,112)         (+98,654)      (+5,228,112)
        (Recissions)..........................................         (-29,388)  ................  ................         (+29,388)  ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    (Indian Health Service total resources available for this        (6,928,835)       (8,079,000)       (7,176,877)        (+248,042)        (-902,123)
     fiscal year).............................................
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
 
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences...........           83,035            83,035            83,035   ................  ................
 
       AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY
 
Toxic substances and environmental public health..............           85,020            86,020            85,020   ................           -1,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    TOTAL, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES............       12,226,348         4,318,597         7,443,586        -4,782,762        +3,124,989
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                    OTHER RELATED AGENCIES
 
               EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
 
Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental              4,676             4,825             5,176              +500              +351
 Quality......................................................
 
        CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD
 
Salaries and expenses.........................................           14,400            17,400            14,400   ................           -3,000
 
          OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION
 
Salaries and expenses.........................................            3,060             5,024             5,024            +1,964   ................
Derived from unobligated balances.............................           -3,060   ................           -5,024            -1,964            -5,024
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total, Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation............  ................            5,024   ................  ................           -5,024
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
  INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND
                       ARTS DEVELOPMENT
 
Payment to the Institute......................................           13,482            13,982            13,482   ................             -500
 
                    SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
 
                     Salaries and Expenses
 
Museum and Research Institutes:
National Air and Space Museum.................................           22,380            23,405            22,380   ................           -1,025
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.........................           26,412            27,844            26,412   ................           -1,432
Major scientific instrumentation..............................            4,118             4,731             4,118   ................             -613
Universe Center...............................................              184               184               184   ................  ................
National Museum of Natural History............................           55,239            58,925            55,239   ................           -3,686
National Zoological Park......................................           35,388            38,279            35,388   ................           -2,891
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.....................            4,934             5,430             4,934   ................             -496
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.......................           16,176            17,850            16,176   ................           -1,674
Biodiversity Center...........................................            1,563             3,563             1,563   ................           -2,000
Arthur M Sackler Gallery/Freer Gallery of Art.................            6,918             7,209             6,918   ................             -291
Asian Pacific American Center.................................            2,560             2,615             2,560   ................              -55
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.....................            3,938             4,532             3,938   ................             -594
    Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum.....................            5,587             6,227             5,587   ................             -640
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.........................            5,559             5,842             5,559   ................             -283
National Museum of African Art................................            5,439             5,659             5,439   ................             -220
World Cultures Center.........................................            1,292             1,292             1,292   ................  ................
Anacostia Community Museum....................................            2,949             3,434             2,949   ................             -485
Archives of American Art......................................            2,097             2,180             2,097   ................              -83
National Museum of African American History and Culture.......           35,767            36,886            35,767   ................           -1,119
National Museum of American History...........................           28,382            29,709            28,382   ................           -1,327
National Museum of the American Indian........................           36,762            38,126            36,762   ................           -1,364
National Museum of the American Latino........................           10,392            14,635            12,392            +2,000            -2,243
National Portrait Gallery.....................................            7,473             7,830             7,473   ................             -357
National Postal Museum........................................            2,160             2,343             2,160   ................             -183
Smithsonian American Art Museum...............................           11,711            12,701            11,711   ................             -990
Smithsonian American Women's History Museum...................            9,568            13,778            11,568            +2,000            -2,210
American Experience Center....................................              600               600               600   ................  ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Subtotal, Museums and Research Institutes.................          345,548           375,809           349,548            +4,000           -26,261
 
Mission enabling:
 
Program support and outreach:
Outreach......................................................           10,225            11,369            10,225   ................           -1,144
Communications................................................            3,075             3,195             3,075   ................             -120
Institution-wide programs.....................................           20,084            24,084            20,084   ................           -4,000
Office of Exhibits Central....................................            3,627             3,806             3,627   ................             -179
Museum Support Center.........................................            2,044             2,116             2,044   ................              -72
Museum Conservation Institute.................................            3,770             3,951             3,770   ................             -181
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives............................           16,835            18,088            16,835   ................           -1,253
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Subtotal, Program support and outreach....................           59,660            66,609            59,660   ................           -6,949
 
Office of Chief Information Officer...........................           65,895            69,466            65,895   ................           -3,571
Administration................................................           39,418            49,281            39,418   ................           -9,863
Inspector General.............................................            4,426             5,507             4,426   ................           -1,081
 
Facilities services:
Facilities maintenance........................................          119,258           130,954           119,258   ................          -11,696
    Facilities operations, security and support...............          258,650           278,374           258,650   ................          -19,724
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal, Facilities services.........................          377,908           409,328           377,908   ................          -31,420
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal, Mission enabling............................          547,307           600,191           547,307   ................          -52,884
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Salaries and expenses..........................          892,855           976,000           896,855            +4,000           -79,145
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                      Facilities Capital
 
Revitalization................................................          179,400           183,200           119,645           -59,755           -63,555
Facilities planning and design................................           36,245            44,800            41,000            +4,755            -3,800
Construction..................................................           36,000            37,000            37,000            +1,000   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Facilities Capital.................................          251,645           265,000           197,645           -54,000           -67,355
                                                               =========================================================================================
    TOTAL, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION............................        1,144,500         1,241,000         1,094,500           -50,000          -146,500
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                    NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
 
                     Salaries and Expenses
 
Care and utilization of art collections.......................           56,950            58,460            56,950   ................           -1,510
Operation and maintenance of buildings and grounds............           37,212            39,799            37,212   ................           -2,587
Protection of buildings, grounds and contents.................           35,619            38,633            35,619   ................           -3,014
General administration........................................           40,459            46,628            41,979            +1,520            -4,649
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Salaries and Expenses..............................          170,240           183,520           171,760            +1,520           -11,760
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
        Repair, Restoration and Renovation of Buildings
 
Base program..................................................           39,000            37,480            37,480            -1,520   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    TOTAL, NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART............................          209,240           221,000           209,240   ................          -11,760
                                                               =========================================================================================
JOHN F KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS.................  ................  ................  ................  ................  ................
Operations and maintenance....................................           27,640            29,380            30,089            +2,449              +709
Capital repair and restoration................................           17,740            18,650            15,291            -2,449            -3,359
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    TOTAL, JOHN F KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS......           45,380            48,030            45,380   ................           -2,650
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
       WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS
 
Salaries and expenses.........................................           15,000            16,100            15,000   ................           -1,100
 
      NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
 
                National Endowment for the Arts
 
                   Grants and Administration
 
Grants:
    Direct grants.............................................           86,870            87,820            86,870   ................             -950
    Challenge America grants..................................           10,600            11,000            10,600   ................             -400
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................           97,470            98,820            97,470   ................           -1,350
 
State partnerships:
    State and regional........................................           51,139            51,848            51,139   ................             -709
    Underserved set-aside.....................................           13,841            14,032            13,841   ................             -191
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal..............................................           64,980            65,880            64,980   ................             -900
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal, Grants......................................          162,450           164,700           162,450   ................           -2,250
 
Program support...............................................            2,500             2,750             2,500   ................             -250
Administration................................................           42,050            43,550            42,050   ................           -1,500
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Arts...............................................          207,000           211,000           207,000   ................           -4,000
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
             National Endowment for the Humanities
 
                   Grants and Administration
 
Grants:
    Special Initiatives.......................................            7,000             6,950             7,000   ................              +50
    Federal/State partnership.................................           65,000            66,000            65,000   ................           -1,000
    Preservation and access...................................           22,500            22,000            22,500   ................             +500
    Public programs...........................................           15,800            15,400            15,800   ................             +400
    Research programs.........................................           17,500            17,500            17,500   ................  ................
    Education programs........................................           15,400            14,800            15,400   ................             +600
    Program development.......................................            2,800             2,500             2,800   ................             +300
    Digital humanities initiatives............................            6,250             6,050             6,250   ................             +200
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal, Grants......................................          152,250           151,200           152,250   ................           +1,050
 
Matching Grants:
    Treasury funds............................................            3,000             3,000             3,000   ................  ................
    Challenge grants..........................................           15,750            14,800            15,750   ................             +950
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal, Matching grants.............................           18,750            17,800            18,750   ................             +950
 
Administration................................................           36,000            42,000            36,000   ................           -6,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Humanities.........................................          207,000           211,000           207,000   ................           -4,000
                                                               =========================================================================================
    TOTAL, NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES.          414,000           422,000           414,000   ................           -8,000
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                    COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS
 
Salaries and expenses.........................................            3,661             4,284             3,661   ................             -623
 
          NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
 
Grants........................................................            5,000             5,000             5,000   ................  ................
 
           ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION
 
Salaries and expenses.........................................            8,585             9,494             8,585   ................             -909
 
             NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION
 
Salaries and expenses.........................................            8,750             9,490             8,750   ................             -740
 
            UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM
 
Holocaust Memorial Museum.....................................           65,231            67,000            65,231   ................           -1,769
 
                        PRESIDIO TRUST
 
Operations....................................................           90,000            45,000            45,000           -45,000   ................
 
               WORLD WAR I CENTENNIAL COMMISSION
 
Salaries and expenses.........................................            1,000             3,000   ................           -1,000            -3,000
 
          UNITED STATES SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL COMMISSION
 
Salaries and expenses.........................................           15,000            30,000            15,000   ................          -15,000
 
  ALYCE SPOTTED BEAR AND WALTER SOBOLEFF COMMISSION ON NATIVE
                           CHILDREN
 
Salaries and expenses.........................................              550   ................  ................             -550   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    TOTAL, TITLE III, RELATED AGENCIES........................       21,359,647        16,213,464        17,748,056        -3,611,591        +1,534,592
                                                               =========================================================================================
        Appropriations........................................      (16,263,577)      (16,215,464)      (11,156,760)      (-5,106,817)      (-5,058,704)
        Rescissions...........................................         (-29,388)  ................  ................         (+29,388)  ................
        Advance appropriations................................       (5,129,458)  ................       (5,228,112)         (+98,654)      (+5,228,112)
        Offsetting collections................................          (-4,000)          (-2,000)  ................          (+4,000)          (+2,000)
    (Discretionary without cap adjustment)....................      (19,149,647)      (12,713,464)      (15,448,056)      (-3,701,591)      (+2,734,592)
    (Fire Suppression Cap Adjustment).........................       (2,210,000)       (2,300,000)       (2,300,000)         (+90,000)  ................
 
                 TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Section 447...................................................  ................  ................         -100,000          -100,000          -100,000
Section 448...................................................  ................  ................         -350,000          -350,000          -350,000
Section 443 of Division G of Public Law 117-328...............         -604,000   ................  ................         +604,000   ................
Section 443 of Division G of Public Law 117-328 (emergency)...          604,000         2,357,000   ................         -604,000        -2,357,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    TOTAL, TITLE IV, GENERAL PROVISIONS.......................  ................        2,357,000          -450,000          -450,000        -2,807,000
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                     OTHER APPROPRIATIONS
 
THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (Public Law 117-58)
 
                   DVISION J--APPROPRIATIONS
 
                  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
          United States Fish and Resource Management
 
Resource Management:
    Appropriations available from prior year advances                    91,000            91,000            91,000   ................  ................
     (emergency)..............................................
 
                United States Geological Survey
 
Surveys, Investigations, and Research (Sec 40201 and 41003):
    Appropriations available from prior year advances                    69,000            69,000            69,000   ................  ................
     (emergency)..............................................
 
                   Bureau of Indian Affairs
 
Operation of Indian Programs:
    Appropriations available from prior year advances                    43,200            43,200            43,200   ................  ................
     (emergency)..............................................
 
Construction:
    Appropriations available from prior year advances                    50,000            50,000            50,000   ................  ................
     (emergency)..............................................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Bureau of Indian Affairs.......................           93,200            93,200            93,200   ................  ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                     Departmental Offices
 
                    Office of the Secretary
 
Departmental Operations:
Appropriations available from prior year advances (emergency).          142,000           142,000           142,000   ................  ................
 
                   Department-Wide Programs
 
Wildland Fire Management:
    Appropriations available from prior year advances                   262,600           262,600           262,600   ................  ................
     (emergency)..............................................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Department of the Interior.....................          657,800           657,800           657,800   ................  ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                Environmental Protection Agency
 
Environmental Programs and Management:
    Appropriations available from prior year advances                   386,800           386,800           386,800   ................  ................
     (emergency)..............................................
 
Hazardous Substance Superfund:
    Appropriations available from prior year advances.........          604,000   ................  ................         -604,000   ................
    Appropriations available from prior year advances           ................  ................          604,000          +604,000          +604,000
     (emergency)..............................................
 
State and Tribal Assistance Grants:
    Appropriations available from prior year advances                10,819,000        11,221,000        10,819,000   ................         -402,000
     (emergency)..............................................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Environmental Protection Agency................       11,809,800        11,607,800        11,809,800   ................         +202,000
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                   DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
                        Forest Service
 
Forest and Rangeland Research:
    Appropriations available from prior year advances                     2,000             2,000             2,000   ................  ................
     (emergency)..............................................
 
State and Private Forestry:
    Appropriations available from prior year advances                   305,360           305,360           305,360   ................  ................
     (emergency)..............................................
 
National Forest System:
    Appropriations available from prior year advances                   529,800           529,800           529,800   ................  ................
     (emergency)..............................................
 
Capital Improvement and Maintenance:
    Appropriations available from prior year advances                    72,000            72,000            72,000   ................  ................
     (emergency)..............................................
 
Wildland Fire Management:
    Appropriations available from prior year advances                    36,000            36,000            36,000   ................  ................
     (emergency)..............................................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Department of Agriculture......................          945,160           945,160           945,160   ................  ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
            DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
                     Indian Health Service
 
Indian Health Facilities:
    Appropriations available from prior year advances                   700,000           700,000           700,000   ................  ................
     (emergency)..............................................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Department of Health and Human Services........          700,000           700,000           700,000   ................  ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
less prior year appropriations................................         -604,000   ................  ................         +604,000   ................
less prior year appropriations (emergency)....................      -13,508,760       -13,910,760       -14,112,760          -604,000          -202,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.............  ................  ................  ................  ................  ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
 DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023P(Public
                   Law 117-328, Division N)
 
                  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
            United States Fish and Wildlife Service
 
Construction (emergency)......................................          247,000   ................  ................         -247,000   ................
 
                     National Park Service
 
Construction (emergency)......................................        1,500,000   ................  ................       -1,500,000   ................
 
                United States Geological Survey
 
Surveys, Investigations, and Research (emergency).............           41,040   ................  ................          -41,040   ................
 
                        Indian Affairs
 
                   Bureau of Indian Affairs
 
Operation of Indian Programs (emergency)......................           44,500   ................  ................          -44,500   ................
Construction (emergency)......................................            2,500   ................  ................           -2,500   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Bureau of Indian Affairs...........................           47,000   ................  ................          -47,000   ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                  Bureau of Indian Education
 
Education Construction (emergency)............................           90,465   ................  ................          -90,465   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Indian Affairs.....................................          137,465   ................  ................         -137,465   ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                   Department-Wide Programs
 
Wildland Fire Management:
    Preparedness (emergency)..................................           45,343   ................  ................          -45,343   ................
    Fire Suppression Operations (emergency)...................          458,657   ................  ................         -458,657   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Wildland Fire Management.......................          504,000   ................  ................         -504,000   ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
        Total, Department of the Interior.....................        2,429,505   ................  ................       -2,429,505   ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                Environmental Protection Agency
 
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program                       1,000   ................  ................           -1,000   ................
 (emergency)..................................................
 
State and Tribal Assistance Grants:
    Clean Water State Revolving Fund (emergency)..............          665,210   ................  ................         -665,210   ................
    Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (emergency)...........        1,002,000   ................  ................       -1,002,000   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, State and Tribal Assistance Grants.............        1,667,210   ................  ................       -1,667,210   ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
        Total, Environmental Protection Agency................        1,668,210   ................  ................       -1,668,210   ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                   DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
                        Forest Service
 
Forest and Rangeland Research (emergency).....................            2,000   ................  ................           -2,000   ................
State and Private Forestry (emergency)........................          148,000   ................  ................         -148,000   ................
National Forest System (emergency)............................          210,000   ................  ................         -210,000   ................
Capital Improvement and Maintenance (emergency)...............          150,000   ................  ................         -150,000   ................
Wildland Fire Management (emergency)..........................        1,546,000   ................  ................       -1,546,000   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total Forest Service......................................        2,056,000   ................  ................       -2,056,000   ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
    Total, Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act,           6,153,715   ................  ................       -6,153,715   ................
     2023.....................................................
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    TOTAL, OTHER APPROPRIATIONS...............................        6,153,715   ................  ................       -6,153,715   ................
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GRAND TOTAL...................................................       52,748,893        48,339,889        42,860,170        -9,888,723        -5,479,719
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    Appropriations............................................      (38,565,508)      (48,268,957)      (38,118,126)        (-447,382)     (-10,150,831)
    Rescissions...............................................         (-42,688)  ................        (-466,000)        (-423,312)        (-466,000)
    Advance appropriations....................................       (5,129,458)  ................       (5,228,112)         (+98,654)      (+5,228,112)
    Emergency appropriations..................................       (6,757,715)       (2,357,000)       (2,195,000)      (-4,562,715)        (-162,000)
    Offsetting Collections....................................        (-211,100)        (-308,100)        (-237,100)         (-26,000)         (+71,000)
    Fire suppression cap adjustment...........................       (2,550,000)       (2,650,000)       (2,650,000)        (+100,000)  ................
(By transfer).................................................          (43,407)          (45,775)          (43,407)  ................          (-2,368)
(Transfer out)................................................         (-43,407)         (-45,775)         (-43,407)  ................          (+2,368)
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