    [118th Congress Public Law 42]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

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    Public Law 118-42
    118th Congress

                                     An Act

    Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September
    30, 2024, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Mar. 9, 2024 -  [H.R. 4366]>>

        Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
    United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Consolidated
    Appropriations Act, 2024.>>
    SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

        This Act may be cited as the ``Consolidated Appropriations Act,
    2024''.
    SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    Sec. 1. Short title.
    Sec. 2. Table of contents.
    Sec. 3. References.
    Sec. 4. Explanatory statement.
    Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations.
    Sec. 6. Availability of funds.

        DIVISION A--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED
                        AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024

    Title I--Department of Defense
    Title II--Department of Veterans Affairs
    Title III--Related Agencies
    Title IV--General Provisions

           DIVISION B--AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG
          ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024

    Title I--Agricultural Programs
    Title II--Farm Production and Conservation Programs
    Title III--Rural Development Programs
    Title IV--Domestic Food Programs
    Title V--Foreign Assistance and Related Programs
    Title VI--Related Agencies and Food and Drug Administration
    Title VII--General Provisions

          DIVISION C--COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES
                            APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024

    Title I--Department of Commerce
    Title II--Department of Justice
    Title III--Science
    Title IV--Related Agencies
    Title V--General Provisions

         DIVISION D--ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES
                            APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024

    Title I--Corps of Engineers--Civil
    Title II--Department of the Interior
    Title III--Department of Energy
    Title IV--Independent Agencies
    Title V--General Provisions

        DIVISION E--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED
                        AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024

    Title I--Department of the Interior

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    Title II--Environmental Protection Agency
    Title III--Related Agencies
    Title IV--General Provisions

     DIVISION F--TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED
                        AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024

    Title I--Department of Transportation
    Title II--Department of Housing and Urban Development
    Title III--Related Agencies
    Title IV--General Provisions--This Act

                            DIVISION G--OTHER MATTERS

    Title I--Health and Human Services
    Title II--Amending Compacts of Free Association
    Title III--Extensions and Other Matters
    Title IV--Budgetary Effects

    SEC. 3. <<NOTE: 1 USC 1 note.>> REFERENCES.

        Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ``this
    Act'' contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as
    referring only to the provisions of that division.
    SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.

        The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the Senate
    section of the Congressional Record on or about March 5, 2024, and
    submitted by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate,
    shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and
    implementation of divisions A through F of this Act as if it were a
    joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.
    SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.

        The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any money in
    the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending
    September 30, 2024.
    SEC. 6. <<NOTE: President.>> AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

        Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress as an emergency
    requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget
    and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or
    repurposed, rescinded, or transferred, if applicable) only if the
    President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such
    designations to the Congress.

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       DIVISION A-- <<NOTE: Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and
      Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024.>> MILITARY CONSTRUCTION,
    VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024

                                     TITLE I

                              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

                           Military Construction, Army

        For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of
    temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facilities,
    and real property for the Army as currently authorized by law, including
    personnel in the Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services
    necessary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for construction
    and operation of facilities in support of the functions of the Commander
    in Chief, $2,022,775,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028:
    Provided, <<NOTE: Determination. Notification.>> That, of this amount,
    not to exceed $398,145,000 shall be available for study, planning,
    design, architect and engineer services, and host nation support, as
    authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Army determines that
    additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the
    Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the
    determination and the reasons therefor:  Provided further, That of the
    amount made available under this heading, $522,220,000 shall be for the
    projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table
    under the heading ``Military Construction, Army'' in the explanatory
    statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
    this consolidated Act), in addition to amounts otherwise available for
    such purposes.

                  Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps

        For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of
    temporary or permanent public works, naval installations, facilities,
    and real property for the Navy and Marine Corps as currently authorized
    by law, including personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command
    and other personal services necessary for the purposes of this
    appropriation, $5,531,369,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2028:  Provided, <<NOTE: Determination. Notification.>> That, of this
    amount, not to exceed $711,505,000 shall be available for study,
    planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by
    law, unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that additional
    obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees
    on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and
    the reasons therefor:  Provided further, That of the amount made
    available under this heading, $335,563,000 shall be for the projects and
    activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table under the heading
    ``Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'' in the explanatory
    statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
    this consolidated Act), in addition to amounts otherwise available for
    such purposes.

                        Military Construction, Air Force

        For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of
    temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facilities,
    and real property for the Air Force as currently authorized

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    by law, $2,741,424,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028:
    Provided, <<NOTE: Determination. Notification.>> That, of this amount,
    not to exceed $567,874,000 shall be available for study, planning,
    design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law,
    unless the Secretary of the Air Force determines that additional
    obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees
    on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and
    the reasons therefor:  Provided further, That of the amount made
    available under this heading, $193,610,000 shall be for the projects and
    activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table under the heading
    ``Military Construction, Air Force'' in the explanatory statement
    described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
    consolidated Act), in addition to amounts otherwise available for such
    purposes.

                       Military Construction, Defense-Wide

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of
    temporary or permanent public works, installations, facilities, and real
    property for activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other
    than the military departments), as currently authorized by law,
    $3,161,782,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028:  Provided,
    That such amounts of this appropriation as may be determined by the
    Secretary of Defense may be transferred to such appropriations of the
    Department of Defense available for military construction or family
    housing as the Secretary may designate, to be merged with and to be
    available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the
    appropriation or fund to which transferred:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Determination. Notification.>> That, of the amount, not
    to exceed $347,545,000 shall be available for study, planning, design,
    and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the
    Secretary of Defense determines that additional obligations are
    necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the
    reasons therefor:  Provided further, That of the amount made available
    under this heading, $36,100,000 shall be for the projects and
    activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table under the heading
    ``Military Construction, Defense-Wide'' in the explanatory statement
    described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
    consolidated Act), in addition to amounts otherwise available for such
    purposes.

                   Military Construction, Army National Guard

        For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and
    conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Army
    National Guard, and contributions therefor, as authorized by chapter
    1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction
    Authorization Acts, $620,647,000, to remain available until September
    30, 2028:  Provided, <<NOTE: Determination. Notification.>> That, of the
    amount, not to exceed $79,221,000 shall be available for study,
    planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by
    law, unless the Director of the Army National Guard determines that
    additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the
    Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the
    determination and the reasons therefor:  Provided further, That of the
    amount

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    made available under this heading, $270,461,000 shall be for the
    projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table
    under the heading ``Military Construction, Army National Guard'' in the
    explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
    division A of this consolidated Act), in addition to amounts otherwise
    available for such purposes.

                    Military Construction, Air National Guard

        For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and
    conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Air
    National Guard, and contributions therefor, as authorized by chapter
    1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction
    Authorization Acts, $295,526,000, to remain available until September
    30, 2028:  Provided, <<NOTE: Determination. Notification.>> That, of the
    amount, not to exceed $68,454,000 shall be available for study,
    planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by
    law, unless the Director of the Air National Guard determines that
    additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the
    Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the
    determination and the reasons therefor:  Provided further, That of the
    amount made available under this heading, $123,804,000 shall be for the
    projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table
    under the heading ``Military Construction, Air National Guard'' in the
    explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
    division A of this consolidated Act), in addition to amounts otherwise
    available for such purposes.

                       Military Construction, Army Reserve

        For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and
    conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Army
    Reserve as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code,
    and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $151,076,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2028:
    Provided, <<NOTE: Determination. Notification.>> That, of the amount,
    not to exceed $27,389,000 shall be available for study, planning,
    design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law,
    unless the Chief of the Army Reserve determines that additional
    obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees
    on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and
    the reasons therefor:  Provided further, That of the amount made
    available under this heading, $44,000,000 shall be for the projects and
    activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table under the heading
    ``Military Construction, Army Reserve'' in the explanatory statement
    described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
    consolidated Act), in addition to amounts otherwise available for such
    purposes.

                       Military Construction, Navy Reserve

        For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and
    conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the
    reserve components of the Navy and Marine Corps as authorized by chapter
    1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction
    Authorization Acts, $51,291,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2028:  Provided, <<NOTE: Determination. Notification.>> That, of the
    amount, not to exceed $6,495,000 shall be available for study, planning,
    design,

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    and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the
    Secretary of the Navy determines that additional obligations are
    necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the
    reasons therefor.

                    Military Construction, Air Force Reserve

        For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and
    conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Air
    Force Reserve as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States
    Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $331,572,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2028:
    Provided, <<NOTE: Determination. Notification.>>  That, of the amount,
    not to exceed $14,646,000 shall be available for study, planning,
    design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law,
    unless the Chief of the Air Force Reserve determines that additional
    obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees
    on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and
    the reasons therefor:  Provided further, That of the amount made
    available under this heading, $40,000,000 shall be for the projects and
    activities, and in the amounts, specified in the table under the heading
    ``Military Construction, Air Force Reserve'' in the explanatory
    statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
    this consolidated Act), in addition to amounts otherwise available for
    such purposes.

                       North Atlantic Treaty Organization

                           Security Investment Program

        For the United States share of the cost of the North Atlantic Treaty
    Organization Security Investment Program for the acquisition and
    construction of military facilities and installations (including
    international military headquarters) and for related expenses for the
    collective defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized by
    section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction
    Authorization Acts, $293,434,000, to remain available until expended.

                   Department of Defense Base Closure Account

        For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Closure Account,
    established by section 2906(a) of the Defense Base Closure and
    Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), $489,174,000, to remain
    available until expended.

                        Family Housing Construction, Army

        For expenses of family housing for the Army for construction,
    including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and
    alteration, as authorized by law, $304,895,000, to remain available
    until September 30, 2028.

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                 Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army

        For expenses of family housing for the Army for operation and
    maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construction,
    principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by
    law, $395,485,000.

               Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps

        For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps for
    construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion,
    extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, $277,142,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2028.

         Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps

        For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps for
    operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor
    construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as
    authorized by law, $373,854,000.

                     Family Housing Construction, Air Force

        For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for construction,
    including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and
    alteration, as authorized by law, $237,097,000, to remain available
    until September 30, 2028.

               Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

        For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for operation and
    maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construction,
    principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by
    law, $324,386,000.

             Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

        For expenses of family housing for the activities and agencies of
    the Department of Defense (other than the military departments) for
    operation and maintenance, leasing, and minor construction, as
    authorized by law, $50,785,000.

                              Department of Defense

                         Family Housing Improvement Fund

        For the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund,
    $6,611,000, to remain available until expended, for family housing
    initiatives undertaken pursuant to section 2883 of title 10, United
    States Code, providing alternative means of acquiring and improving
    military family housing and supporting facilities.

                              Department of Defense

                 Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund

        For the Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing
    Improvement Fund, $496,000, to remain available until

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    expended, for unaccompanied housing initiatives undertaken pursuant to
    section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, providing alternative
    means of acquiring and improving military unaccompanied housing and
    supporting facilities.

                            Administrative Provisions

        Sec. 101. <<NOTE: Contracts. Approval.>>  None of the funds made
    available in this title shall be expended for payments under a cost-
    plus-a-fixed-fee contract for construction, where cost estimates exceed
    $25,000, to be performed within the United States, except Alaska,
    without the specific approval in writing of the Secretary of Defense
    setting forth the reasons therefor.

        Sec. 102.  Funds made available in this title for construction shall
    be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles.
        Sec. 103. <<NOTE: Certification.>>  Funds made available in this
    title for construction may be used for advances to the Federal Highway
    Administration, Department of Transportation, for the construction of
    access roads as authorized by section 210 of title 23, United States
    Code, when projects authorized therein are certified as important to the
    national defense by the Secretary of Defense.

        Sec. 104.  None of the funds made available in this title may be
    used to begin construction of new bases in the United States for which
    specific appropriations have not been made.
        Sec. 105. <<NOTE: Determination.>>  None of the funds made available
    in this title shall be used for purchase of land or land easements in
    excess of 100 percent of the value as determined by the Army Corps of
    Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, except: (1) where
    there is a determination of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases
    negotiated by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney
    General; (3) where the estimated value is less than $25,000; or (4) as
    otherwise determined by the Secretary of Defense to be in the public
    interest.

        Sec. 106.  None of the funds made available in this title shall be
    used to: (1) acquire land; (2) provide for site preparation; or (3)
    install utilities for any family housing, except housing for which funds
    have been made available in annual Acts making appropriations for
    military construction.
        Sec. 107. <<NOTE: Notification.>>  None of the funds made available
    in this title for minor construction may be used to transfer or relocate
    any activity from one base or installation to another, without prior
    notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
    Congress.

        Sec. 108. <<NOTE: Steel.>>  None of the funds made available in this
    title may be used for the procurement of steel for any construction
    project or activity for which American steel producers, fabricators, and
    manufacturers have been denied the opportunity to compete for such steel
    procurement.

        Sec. 109.  None of the funds available to the Department of Defense
    for military construction or family housing during the current fiscal
    year may be used to pay real property taxes in any foreign nation.
        Sec. 110. <<NOTE: Notification.>>  None of the funds made available
    in this title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas
    without prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both
    Houses of Congress.

        Sec. 111. <<NOTE: Contracts. Japan.>>  None of the funds made
    available in this title may be obligated for architect and engineer
    contracts estimated by the

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    Government to exceed $500,000 for projects to be accomplished in Japan,
    in any North Atlantic Treaty Organization member country, or in
    countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are awarded
    to United States firms or United States firms in joint venture with host
    nation firms.

        Sec. 112. <<NOTE: Kwajalein Atoll. Contracts.>>  None of the funds
    made available in this title for military construction in the United
    States territories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein
    Atoll, or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, may be used to award
    any contract estimated by the Government to exceed $1,000,000 to a
    foreign contractor:  Provided, That this section shall not be applicable
    to contract awards for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid
    of a United States contractor exceeds the lowest responsive and
    responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater than 20 percent:
    Provided further, That this section shall not apply to contract awards
    for military construction on Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest
    responsive and responsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese contractor.

        Sec. 113. <<NOTE: Notification. Military exercise. Time period.>>
    The Secretary of Defense shall inform the appropriate committees of both
    Houses of Congress, including the Committees on Appropriations, of plans
    and scope of any proposed military exercise involving United States
    personnel 30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts expended for
    construction, either temporary or permanent, are anticipated to exceed
    $100,000.

        Sec. 114.  Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for
    construction in prior years shall be available for construction
    authorized for each such military department by the authorizations
    enacted into law during the current session of Congress.
        Sec. 115.  For military construction or family housing projects that
    are being completed with funds otherwise expired or lapsed for
    obligation, expired or lapsed funds may be used to pay the cost of
    associated supervision, inspection, overhead, engineering and design on
    those projects and on subsequent claims, if any.
        Sec. 116.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds
    made available to a military department or defense agency for the
    construction of military projects may be obligated for a military
    construction project or contract, or for any portion of such a project
    or contract, at any time before the end of the fourth fiscal year after
    the fiscal year for which funds for such project were made available, if
    the funds obligated for such project: (1) are obligated from funds
    available for military construction projects; and (2) do not exceed the
    amount appropriated for such project, plus any amount by which the cost
    of such project is increased pursuant to law.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 117. <<NOTE: Time periods. Notifications. Determination.>>
    Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 14 days for a notification
    provided in an electronic medium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of
    title 10, United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations of
    both Houses of Congress, such additional amounts as may be determined by
    the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to: (1) the Department of
    Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated for
    construction in ``Family Housing'' accounts, to be merged with and to be
    available for the same purposes and for the same period of time as
    amounts appropriated directly to the Fund; or (2) the

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    Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund
    from amounts appropriated for construction of military unaccompanied
    housing in ``Military Construction'' accounts, to be merged with and to
    be available for the same purposes and for the same period of time as
    amounts appropriated directly to the Fund:  Provided, That
    appropriations made available to the Funds shall be available to cover
    the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Congressional Budget Act
    of 1974, of direct loans or loan guarantees issued by the Department of
    Defense pursuant to the provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 169 of
    title 10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means of
    acquiring and improving military family housing, military unaccompanied
    housing, and supporting facilities.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 118.  In addition to any other transfer authority available to
    the Department of Defense, amounts may be transferred from the
    Department of Defense Base Closure Account to the fund established by
    section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development
    Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses associated with the
    Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 42 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A).
    Any amounts transferred shall be merged with and be available for the
    same purposes and for the same time period as the fund to which
    transferred.
        Sec. 119. <<NOTE: 10 USC 2821 note.>>  Notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, funds made available in this title for operation and
    maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive source of funds for
    repair and maintenance of all family housing units, including general or
    flag officer quarters:  Provided, <<NOTE: Time
    periods. Notifications.>>  That not more than $35,000 per unit may be
    spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any general or flag
    officer quarters without 30 days prior notification, or 14 days for a
    notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant to sections 480
    and 2883 of title 10, United States Code, to the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, except that an after-the-fact
    notification shall be submitted if the limitation is exceeded solely due
    to costs associated with environmental remediation that could not be
    reasonably anticipated at the time of the budget submission:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Reports.>>  That the Under Secretary of Defense
    (Comptroller) is to report annually to the Committees on Appropriations
    of both Houses of Congress all operation and maintenance expenditures
    for each individual general or flag officer quarters for the prior
    fiscal year.

        Sec. 120.  Amounts contained in the Ford Island Improvement Account
    established by subsection (h) of section 2814 of title 10, United States
    Code, are appropriated and shall be available until expended for the
    purposes specified in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until
    transferred pursuant to subsection (i)(3) of such section.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 121. <<NOTE: Time period. Determination.>>  During the 5-year
    period after appropriations available in this Act to the Department of
    Defense for military construction and family housing operation and
    maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, upon a
    determination that such appropriations will not be necessary for the
    liquidation of obligations or for making authorized adjustments to such
    appropriations for

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    obligations incurred during the period of availability of such
    appropriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations may be
    transferred into the appropriation ``Foreign Currency Fluctuations,
    Construction, Defense'', to be merged with and to be available for the
    same time period and for the same purposes as the appropriation to which
    transferred.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 122.  Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in an
    account funded under the headings in this title may be transferred among
    projects and activities within the account in accordance with the
    reprogramming guidelines for military construction and family housing
    construction contained in Department of Defense Financial Management
    Regulation 7000.14-R, Volume 3, Chapter 7, of April 2021, as in effect
    on the date of enactment of this Act.
        Sec. 123.  None of the funds made available in this title may be
    obligated or expended for planning and design and construction of
    projects at Arlington National Cemetery.
        Sec. 124.  For an additional amount for the accounts and in the
    amounts specified, to remain available until September 30, 2028:
                ``Military Construction, Army'', $8,214,000;
                ``Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'',
            $182,150,000;
                ``Military Construction, Air Force'', $166,300,000;
                ``Military Construction, Defense-Wide'', $62,400,000;
                ``Military Construction, Army National Guard'', $66,815,000;
                ``Military Construction, Air National Guard'', $5,200,000;
            and
                ``Military Construction, Army Reserve'', $23,000,000:

      Provided, That such funds may only be obligated to carry out
    construction and cost to complete projects identified in the respective
    military department's unfunded priority list for fiscal year 2024
    submitted to Congress:  Provided further, That such projects are subject
    to authorization prior to obligation and expenditure of funds to carry
    out construction:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Deadline. Expenditure
    plan.>>  That not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the
    Secretary of the military department concerned, or their designee, shall
    submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an
    expenditure plan for funds provided under this section.

        Sec. 125. <<NOTE: Allotment. Contracts.>>  All amounts appropriated
    to the ``Department of Defense--Military Construction, Army'',
    ``Department of Defense--Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'',
    ``Department of Defense--Military Construction, Air Force'', and
    ``Department of Defense--Military Construction, Defense-Wide'' accounts
    pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in a National Defense
    Authorization Act specified for fiscal year 2024 in the funding table in
    section 4601 of that Act shall be immediately available and allotted to
    contract for the full scope of authorized projects.

        Sec. 126.  Notwithstanding section 116 of this Act, funds made
    available in this Act or any available unobligated balances from prior
    appropriations Acts may be obligated before October 1, 2025 for fiscal
    year 2017, 2018, and 2019 military construction projects for which
    project authorization has not lapsed or for which

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    authorization is extended for fiscal year 2024 by a National Defense
    Authorization Act:  Provided, That no amounts may be obligated pursuant
    to this section from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an
    emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget
    or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
        Sec. 127. <<NOTE: Definition.>>  For the purposes of this Act, the
    term ``congressional defense committees'' means the Committees on Armed
    Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the
    Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs of the
    Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on
    Military Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

        Sec. 128.  For an additional amount for the accounts and in the
    amounts specified for planning and design and unspecified minor
    construction, for improving military installation resilience, to remain
    available until September 30, 2028:
                ``Military Construction, Army'', $15,000,000;
                ``Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'',
            $7,500,000; and
                ``Military Construction, Air Force'', $7,500,000:

      Provided, <<NOTE: Deadline. Expenditure plan.>>  That not later than
    60 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military
    department concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees
    on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for
    funds provided under this section.

        Sec. 129.  For an additional amount for the accounts and in the
    amounts specified for planning and design and unspecified minor
    construction for construction improvements to Department of Defense
    laboratory facilities, to remain available until September 30, 2028:
                ``Military Construction, Army'', $10,000,000;
                ``Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'',
            $10,000,000; and
                ``Military Construction, Air Force'', $10,000,000:

      Provided, <<NOTE: Deadline. Expenditure plan.>>  That not later than
    60 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military
    department concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees
    on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for
    funds provided under this section.

        Sec. 130.  For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Air
    Force'', $150,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028, for
    expenses incurred as a result of natural disasters:
    Provided, <<NOTE: Deadline. Expenditure plan.>> That not later than 60
    days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air
    Force, or their designee, shall submit to the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds
    provided under this section.

        Sec. 131.  For an additional amount for the accounts and in the
    amounts specified for planning and design for child development centers,
    to remain available until September 30, 2028:
                ``Military Construction, Army'', $15,000,000;
                ``Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'',
            $15,000,000; and
                ``Military Construction, Air Force'', $15,000,000:

      Provided, <<NOTE: Deadline. Expenditure plan.>> That not later than 60
    days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
    military department concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the
    Committees on Appropriations

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    of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under
    this section.

        Sec. 132.  For an additional amount for the accounts and in the
    amounts specified for planning and design, for barracks, to remain
    available until September 30, 2028:
                ``Military Construction, Army'', $15,000,000;
                ``Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'',
            $15,000,000; and
                ``Military Construction, Air Force'', $15,000,000:

      Provided, <<NOTE: Deadline. Expenditure plan.>> That not later than 60
    days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
    military department concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the
    Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure
    plan for funds provided under this section.

        Sec. 133.  For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Air
    Force'', $16,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028, for
    cost increases identified subsequent to the fiscal year 2024 budget
    request for authorized major construction projects:
    Provided, <<NOTE: Deadline. Expenditure plan.>>  That not later than 60
    days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, or
    their designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both
    Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this
    section.

        Sec. 134.  For an additional amount for the accounts and in the
    amounts specified for unspecified minor construction for demolition, to
    remain available until September 30, 2028:
                ``Military Construction, Army'', $15,000,000;
                ``Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'',
            $15,000,000; and
                ``Military Construction, Air Force'', $15,000,000:

      Provided, <<NOTE: Deadline. Expenditure plan.>>  That not later than
    60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
    military department concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the
    Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure
    plan for funds provided under this section:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Approvals.>> That the Secretary of the military
    department concerned may not obligate or expend any funds prior to
    approval by the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress
    of the expenditure plan required by this section.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 135.  Of the proceeds credited to the Department of Defense
    Family Housing Improvement Fund pursuant to subsection (c)(1)(D) of
    section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, pursuant to a Department
    of Navy investment, the Secretary of Defense shall transfer $19,000,000
    to the Secretary of the Navy under paragraph (3) of subsection (d) of
    such section for use by the Secretary of the Navy as provided in
    paragraph (1) of such subsection until expended.
        Sec. 136.  For an additional amount for ``Military Construction,
    Defense-Wide'', $37,100,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2028:  Provided,  That such funds may only be obligated to carry out
    construction projects specified in a National Defense Authorization Act
    for fiscal year 2024 in the funding table in section 4601 of that Act:
    Provided further, <<NOTE: Deadline. Expenditure plan.>> That not later
    than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, or
    their designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations

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    of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under
    this section.

        Sec. 137.  For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Air
    National Guard'', $83,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2028, for planning and design and authorized major construction projects
    at future foreign military training sites:
    Provided, <<NOTE: Deadline. Expenditure plan.>>  That not later than 60
    days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, or
    their designee, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both
    Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this
    section.

        Sec. 138.  <<NOTE: Cuba.>> None of the funds made available by this
    Act may be used to carry out the closure or realignment of the United
    States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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                                    TITLE II

                         DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

                        Veterans Benefits Administration

                            compensation and pensions

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of veterans
    and a pilot program for disability examinations as authorized by section
    107 and chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United
    States Code; pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized
    by chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; and
    burial benefits, the Reinstated Entitlement Program for Survivors,
    emergency and other officers' retirement pay, adjusted-service credits
    and certificates, payment of premiums due on commercial life insurance
    policies guaranteed under the provisions of title IV of the
    Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 541 et seq.) and for
    other benefits as authorized by sections 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and
    chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code,
    $15,072,388,000, which shall be in addition to funds previously
    appropriated under this heading that became available on October 1,
    2023, to remain available until expended; and, in addition,
    $182,310,515,000, which shall become available on October 1, 2024, to
    remain available until expended:
    Provided, <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>> That not to exceed $22,109,000 of the
    amount made available for fiscal year 2025 under this heading shall be
    reimbursed to ``General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits
    Administration'', and ``Information Technology Systems'' for necessary
    expenses in implementing the provisions of chapters 51, 53, and 55 of
    title 38, United States Code, the funding source for which is
    specifically provided as the ``Compensation and Pensions''
    appropriation:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>> That such
    sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall be
    reimbursed to ``Medical Care Collections Fund'' to augment the funding
    of individual medical facilities for nursing home care provided to
    pensioners as authorized.

                              readjustment benefits

        For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits to or on
    behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36,
    39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code,
    $374,852,000, which shall be in addition to funds previously
    appropriated under this heading that became available on October 1,
    2023, to remain available until expended; and, in addition,
    $13,399,805,000, which shall become available on October 1, 2024, to
    remain available until expended:  Provided, That expenses for
    rehabilitation program services and assistance which the Secretary is
    authorized to provide under subsection (a) of section 3104 of title 38,
    United States Code, other than under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11)
    of that subsection, shall be charged to this account.

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                       veterans insurance and indemnities

        For military and naval insurance, national service life insurance,
    servicemen's indemnities, service-disabled veterans insurance, and
    veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized by chapters 19 and 21 of
    title 38, United States Code, $12,701,000, which shall be in addition to
    funds previously appropriated under this heading that became available
    on October 1, 2023, to remain available until expended; and, in
    addition, $135,119,422, which shall become available on October 1, 2024,
    to remain available until expended.

                      veterans housing benefit program fund

        For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as may be
    necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by subchapters I
    through III of chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code:  Provided,
    That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as
    defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
    Provided further, That, during fiscal year 2024, within the resources
    available, not to exceed $500,000 in gross obligations for direct loans
    are authorized for specially adapted housing loans.
        In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and
    guaranteed loan programs, $316,742,419.

                 vocational rehabilitation loans program account

        For the cost of direct loans, $78,337, as authorized by chapter 31
    of title 38, United States Code:  Provided, That such costs, including
    the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of
    the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided further, That funds made
    available under this heading are available to subsidize gross
    obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed
    $2,026,000.
        In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
    direct loan program, $460,698, which may be paid to the appropriation
    for ``General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration''.

              native american veteran housing loan program account

        For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program
    authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 of title 38, United States
    Code, $2,718,546.

          general operating expenses, veterans benefits administration

        For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Benefits
    Administration, not otherwise provided for, including hire of passenger
    motor vehicles, reimbursement of the General Services Administration for
    security guard services, and reimbursement of the Department of Defense
    for the cost of overseas employee mail, $3,899,000,000:
    Provided, <<NOTE: Determination.>> That expenses for services and
    assistance authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of
    section 3104(a) of title 38, United States Code, that the Secretary of
    Veterans Affairs determines are necessary to enable entitled veterans:
    (1)

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    to the maximum extent feasible, to become employable and to obtain and
    maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve maximum independence in
    daily living, shall be charged to this account:  Provided further, That,
    of the funds made available under this heading, not to exceed 10 percent
    shall remain available until September 30, 2025.

                         Veterans Health Administration

                                medical services

                         (including rescission of funds)

        For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized by law,
    inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to beneficiaries of the
    Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans described in section 1705(a)
    of title 38, United States Code, including care and treatment in
    facilities not under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including
    medical supplies and equipment, bioengineering services, food services,
    and salaries and expenses of healthcare employees hired under title 38,
    United States Code, assistance and support services for caregivers as
    authorized by section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, loan
    repayments authorized by section 604 of the Caregivers and Veterans
    Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-163; 124 Stat. 1174;
    38 U.S.C. 7681 note), monthly assistance allowances authorized by
    section 322(d) of title 38, United States Code, grants authorized by
    section 521A of title 38, United States Code, and administrative
    expenses necessary to carry out sections 322(d) and 521A of title 38,
    United States Code, and hospital care and medical services authorized by
    section 1787 of title 38, United States Code; $71,000,000,000, plus
    reimbursements, which shall become available on October 1, 2024, and
    shall remain available until September 30, 2025:  Provided, That, of the
    amount made available on October 1, 2024, under this heading,
    $2,000,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026:
    Provided further, That of the $74,004,000,000 that became available on
    October 1, 2023, previously appropriated under this heading in division
    J of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328),
    $3,034,205,000 is hereby rescinded:  Provided further, That,
    notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans
    Affairs shall establish a priority for the provision of medical
    treatment for veterans who have service-connected disabilities, lower
    income, or have special needs:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding
    any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall give
    priority funding for the provision of basic medical benefits to veterans
    in enrollment priority groups 1 through 6:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Drugs and drug abuse.>>  That, notwithstanding any
    other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may authorize
    the dispensing of prescription drugs from Veterans Health Administration
    facilities to enrolled veterans with privately written prescriptions
    based on requirements established by the Secretary:  Provided further,
    That the implementation of the program described in the previous proviso
    shall incur no additional cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs:
    Provided further, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure
    that sufficient amounts appropriated under this heading for medical
    supplies and equipment are available for the acquisition of prosthetics
    designed specifically

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    for female veterans:  Provided further, That nothing in section 2044(e)
    of title 38, United States Code, may be construed as limiting amounts
    that may be made available under this heading for fiscal years 2024 and
    2025 in this or prior Acts.

                             medical community care

                         (including rescission of funds)

        For necessary expenses for furnishing health care to individuals
    pursuant to chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, at non-
    Department facilities, $20,382,000,000, plus reimbursements, which shall
    become available on October 1, 2024, and shall remain available until
    September 30, 2025:  Provided, That, of the amount made available on
    October 1, 2024, under this heading, $2,000,000,000 shall remain
    available until September 30, 2026:  Provided further, That of the
    $33,000,000,000 that became available on October 1, 2023, previously
    appropriated under this heading in division J of the Consolidated
    Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328), $2,657,977,000 is hereby
    rescinded.

                         medical support and compliance

                         (including rescission of funds)

        For necessary expenses in the administration of the medical,
    hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, supply, and research
    activities, as authorized by law; administrative expenses in support of
    capital policy activities; and administrative and legal expenses of the
    Department for collecting and recovering amounts owed the Department as
    authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, and the
    Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.),
    $11,800,000,000, plus reimbursements, which shall become available on
    October 1, 2024, and shall remain available until September 30, 2025:
    Provided, That, of the amount made available on October 1, 2024, under
    this heading, $350,000,000 shall remain available until September 30,
    2026:  Provided further, That of the $12,300,000,000 that became
    available on October 1, 2023, previously appropriated under this heading
    in division J of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law
    117-328), $1,550,000,000 is hereby rescinded.

                               medical facilities

        For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of
    hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, and other necessary
    facilities of the Veterans Health Administration; for administrative
    expenses in support of planning, design, project management, real
    property acquisition and disposition, construction, and renovation of
    any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department;
    for oversight, engineering, and architectural activities not charged to
    project costs; for repairing, altering, improving, or providing
    facilities in the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of
    the Department, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by the
    hire of temporary employees and purchase of materials; for leases of
    facilities; and for laundry services; $149,485,000, which shall be in
    addition to funds previously appropriated under this heading that became
    available on October 1,

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    2023; and, in addition, $9,400,000,000, plus reimbursements, which shall
    become available on October 1, 2024, and shall remain available until
    September 30, 2025:  Provided, That, of the amount made available on
    October 1, 2024, under this heading, $500,000,000 shall remain available
    until September 30, 2026.

                         medical and prosthetic research

        For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical and
    prosthetic research and development as authorized by chapter 73 of title
    38, United States Code, $943,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain
    available until September 30, 2025:  Provided, That the Secretary of
    Veterans Affairs shall ensure that sufficient amounts appropriated under
    this heading are available for prosthetic research specifically for
    female veterans, and for toxic exposure research.

                        National Cemetery Administration

        For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Administration for
    operations and maintenance, not otherwise provided for, including
    uniforms or allowances therefor; cemeterial expenses as authorized by
    law; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial
    operations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alteration or
    improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction of the National
    Cemetery Administration, $480,000,000, of which not to exceed 10 percent
    shall remain available until September 30, 2025.

                           Departmental Administration

                             general administration

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary operating expenses of the Department of Veterans
    Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including administrative expenses
    in support of Department-wide capital planning, management and policy
    activities, uniforms, or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for
    official reception and representation expenses; hire of passenger motor
    vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services Administration for
    security guard services, $475,000,000, of which not to exceed 10 percent
    shall remain available until September 30, 2025:  Provided, That funds
    provided under this heading may be transferred to ``General Operating
    Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration''.

                            board of veterans appeals

        For necessary operating expenses of the Board of Veterans Appeals,
    $287,000,000, of which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available
    until September 30, 2025.

                         information technology systems

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses for information technology systems and
    telecommunications support, including developmental information

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    systems and operational information systems; for pay and associated
    costs; and for the capital asset acquisition of information technology
    systems, including management and related contractual costs of said
    acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with operations
    authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code,
    $6,401,000,000, plus reimbursements:  Provided, That $1,606,977,000
    shall be for pay and associated costs, of which not to exceed 3 percent
    shall remain available until September 30, 2025:  Provided further, That
    $4,668,373,000 shall be for operations and maintenance, of which not to
    exceed 5 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2025, and of
    which $75,288,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2028, for
    the purpose of facility activations related to projects funded by the
    ``Construction, Major Projects'', ``Construction, Minor Projects'',
    ``Medical Facilities'', ``National Cemetery Administration'', ``General
    Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration'', and ``General
    Administration'' accounts:  Provided further, That $125,650,000 shall be
    for information technology systems development, and shall remain
    available until September 30, 2025:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Approvals.>>  That amounts made available for salaries
    and expenses, operations and maintenance, and information technology
    systems development may be transferred among the three subaccounts after
    the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests from the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the
    transfer and an approval is issued:  Provided further, That amounts made
    available for the ``Information Technology Systems'' account for
    development may be transferred among projects or to newly defined
    projects:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Time period. Approvals.>> That no
    project may be increased or decreased by more than $3,000,000 of cost
    prior to submitting a request to the Committees on Appropriations of
    both Houses of Congress to make the transfer and an approval is issued,
    or absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed:  Provided
    further, That the funds made available under this heading for
    information technology systems development shall be for the projects,
    and in the amounts, specified under this heading in the explanatory
    statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
    this consolidated Act).

    veterans <<NOTE: Reports.>> electronic health record

        For activities related to implementation, preparation, development,
    interface, management, rollout, and maintenance of a Veterans Electronic
    Health Record system, including contractual costs associated with
    operations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code,
    and salaries and expenses of employees hired under titles 5 and 38,
    United States Code, $1,334,142,000, to remain available until September
    30, 2026:  Provided, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit
    to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress quarterly
    reports detailing obligations, expenditures, and deployment
    implementation by facility, including any changes from the deployment
    plan or schedule:  Provided further, That the funds provided in this
    account shall only be available to the Office of the Deputy Secretary,
    to be administered by that Office:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Effective
    date.>> That 25 percent of the funds made available under this heading
    shall not be available until July 1, 2024, and are contingent upon the
    Secretary of Veterans Affairs--

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                (1) providing the Committees on Appropriations of both
            Houses of Congress a report, no later than 60 days after
            enactment of this Act on the status of issues that caused the
            delayed deployment of the new electronic health record to
            additional sites that was announced on April 21, 2023;
                (2) <<NOTE: Outline.>> providing the Committees on
            Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report on the reset
            process as of June 1, 2024, including an outline of the
            measurable operational metrics that will be used to determine
            when it is appropriate to re-start deployments, progress on
            achieving those metrics, progress toward clinical and product
            standardization, and the current performance at all Department
            of Veterans Affairs facilities using the new electronic health
            record on or before September 2023 compared to pre-deployment
            baselines for metrics impacted by the deployment of the new
            electronic health record; and
                (3) <<NOTE: Certification.>>  certifying in writing no later
            than 30 days prior to July 1, 2024, whether the system is
            stable, ready, and optimized for further deployment at VA sites,
            and if not, an estimate of the timeline required to begin
            further deployments.

                           office of inspector general

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, to
    include information technology, in carrying out the provisions of the
    Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $296,000,000, of which
    not to exceed 10 percent shall remain available until September 30,
    2025.

                          construction, major projects

        For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the
    facilities, including parking projects, under the jurisdiction or for
    the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or for any of the
    purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of title
    38, United States Code, not otherwise provided for, including planning,
    architectural and engineering services, construction management
    services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated with
    equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of claims
    analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system construction costs,
    and site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is more than
    the amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States
    Code, or where funds for a project were made available in a previous
    major project appropriation, $961,218,560, of which $453,314,560 shall
    remain available until September 30, 2028, and of which $507,904,000
    shall remain available until expended, of which $110,000,000 shall be
    available for seismic improvement projects and seismic program
    management activities, including for projects that would otherwise be
    funded by the Construction, Minor Projects, Medical Facilities or
    National Cemetery Administration accounts:
    Provided, <<NOTE: Notification. Approval.>> That except for advance
    planning activities, including needs assessments which may or may not
    lead to capital investments, and other capital asset management related
    activities, including portfolio development and management activities,
    and planning, cost estimating, and design for major medical facility
    projects and major medical facility leases and investment strategy
    studies funded through the advance planning fund and the planning

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    and design activities funded through the design fund, staffing expenses,
    and funds provided for the purchase, security, and maintenance of land
    for the National Cemetery Administration and the Veterans Health
    Administration through the land acquisition line item, none of the funds
    made available under this heading shall be used for any project that has
    not been notified to Congress through the budgetary process or that has
    not been approved by the Congress through statute, joint resolution, or
    in the explanatory statement accompanying such Act and presented to the
    President at the time of enrollment:  Provided further, That funds
    provided for the Veterans Health Administration through the land
    acquisition line item shall be only for projects included on the five
    year development plan notified to Congress through the budgetary
    process:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>> That such sums as
    may be necessary shall be available to reimburse the ``General
    Administration'' account for payment of salaries and expenses of all
    Office of Construction and Facilities Management employees to support
    the full range of capital infrastructure services provided, including
    minor construction and leasing services:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Contracts. Deadlines.>> That funds made available under
    this heading for fiscal year 2024, for each approved project shall be
    obligated: (1) by the awarding of a construction documents contract by
    September 30, 2024; and (2) by the awarding of a construction contract
    by September 30, 2025:  Provided further, That <<NOTE: Reports.>>  the
    Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit to the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a written report on any
    approved major construction project for which obligations are not
    incurred within the time limitations established above:  Provided
    further, That notwithstanding the requirements of section 8104(a) of
    title 38, United States Code, amounts made available under this heading
    for seismic improvement projects and seismic program management
    activities shall be available for the completion of both new and
    existing seismic projects of the Department.

                          construction, minor projects

        For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the
    facilities, including parking projects, under the jurisdiction or for
    the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including planning and
    assessments of needs which may lead to capital investments,
    architectural and engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period
    services costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under the
    project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage
    system construction costs, and site acquisition, or for any of the
    purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of title
    38, United States Code, not otherwise provided for, where the estimated
    cost of a project is equal to or less than the amount set forth in
    section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States Code, $692,000,000, of
    which $612,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2028, and
    of which $80,000,000 shall remain available until expended, along with
    unobligated balances of previous ``Construction, Minor Projects''
    appropriations which are hereby made available for any project where the
    estimated cost is equal to or less than the amount set forth in such
    section:  Provided, That funds made available under this heading shall
    be for: (1) repairs to any of the nonmedical facilities under the
    jurisdiction or for the use of the Department

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    which are necessary because of loss or damage caused by any natural
    disaster or catastrophe; and (2) temporary measures necessary to prevent
    or to minimize further loss by such causes.

            grants for construction of state extended care facilities

        For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State nursing
    home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify, or alter
    existing hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary facilities in State
    homes, for furnishing care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131
    through 8137 of title 38, United States Code, $171,000,000, to remain
    available until expended.

                 grants for construction of veterans cemeteries

        For grants to assist States and tribal organizations in
    establishing, expanding, or improving veterans cemeteries as authorized
    by section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, $60,000,000, to remain
    available until expended.

                            Administrative Provisions

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 201.  Any appropriation for fiscal year 2024 for ``Compensation
    and Pensions'', ``Readjustment Benefits'', and ``Veterans Insurance and
    Indemnities'' may be transferred as necessary to any other of the
    mentioned appropriations:  Provided, <<NOTE: Approval. Time
    period.>> That, before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of
    Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of
    both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and such
    Committees issue an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days
    has elapsed.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 202. <<NOTE: Notifications. Approvals.>>  Amounts made
    available for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2024,
    in this or any other Act, under the ``Medical Services'', ``Medical
    Community Care'', ``Medical Support and Compliance'', and ``Medical
    Facilities'' accounts may be transferred among the accounts:  Provided,
    That any transfers among the ``Medical Services'', ``Medical Community
    Care'', and ``Medical Support and Compliance'' accounts of 1 percent or
    less of the total amount appropriated to the account in this or any
    other Act may take place subject to notification from the Secretary of
    Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
    Congress of the amount and purpose of the transfer:  Provided further,
    That any transfers among the ``Medical Services'', ``Medical Community
    Care'', and ``Medical Support and Compliance'' accounts in excess of 1
    percent, or exceeding the cumulative 1 percent for the fiscal year, may
    take place only after the Secretary requests from the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the
    transfer and an approval is issued:  Provided further, That any
    transfers to or from the ``Medical Facilities'' account may take place
    only after the Secretary requests from the Committees on Appropriations
    of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an
    approval is issued.

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        Sec. 203.  Appropriations available in this title for salaries and
    expenses shall be available for services authorized by section 3109 of
    title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles; lease of
    a facility or land or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as
    authorized by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United States Code.
        Sec. 204.  No appropriations in this title (except the
    appropriations for ``Construction, Major Projects'', and ``Construction,
    Minor Projects'') shall be available for the purchase of any site for or
    toward the construction of any new hospital or home.
        Sec. 205. <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>>  No appropriations in this title
    shall be available for hospitalization or examination of any persons
    (except beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or examination
    under the laws providing such benefits to veterans, and persons
    receiving such treatment under sections 7901 through 7904 of title 5,
    United States Code, or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
    Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reimbursement
    of the cost of such hospitalization or examination is made to the
    ``Medical Services'' account at such rates as may be fixed by the
    Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

        Sec. 206. <<NOTE: Time period.>>  Appropriations available in this
    title for ``Compensation and Pensions'', ``Readjustment Benefits'', and
    ``Veterans Insurance and Indemnities'' shall be available for payment of
    prior year accrued obligations required to be recorded by law against
    the corresponding prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal
    year 2023.

        Sec. 207.  Appropriations available in this title shall be available
    to pay prior year obligations of corresponding prior year appropriations
    accounts resulting from sections 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31,
    United States Code, except that if such obligations are from trust fund
    accounts they shall be payable only from ``Compensation and Pensions''.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 208. <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>>  Notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, during fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of Veterans
    Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance Fund under
    section 1920 of title 38, United States Code, the Veterans' Special Life
    Insurance Fund under section 1923 of title 38, United States Code, and
    the United States Government Life Insurance Fund under section 1955 of
    title 38, United States Code, reimburse the ``General Operating
    Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration'' and ``Information
    Technology Systems'' accounts for the cost of administration of the
    insurance programs financed through those accounts:  Provided, That
    reimbursement shall be made only from the surplus earnings accumulated
    in such an insurance program during fiscal year 2024 that are available
    for dividends in that program after claims have been paid and
    actuarially determined reserves have been set aside:  Provided further,
    That if the cost of administration of such an insurance program exceeds
    the amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that program,
    reimbursement shall be made only to the extent of such surplus earnings:
     Provided further, <<NOTE: Determination.>> That the Secretary shall
    determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 2024 which is
    properly allocable to the provision of each such insurance program and
    to the provision of any total disability income insurance included in
    that insurance program.

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        Sec. 209.  Amounts deducted from enhanced-use lease proceeds to
    reimburse an account for expenses incurred by that account during a
    prior fiscal year for providing enhanced-use lease services shall be
    available until expended.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 210.  Funds available in this title or funds for salaries and
    other administrative expenses shall also be available to reimburse the
    Office of Resolution Management, Diversity and Inclusion, the Office of
    Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, and the Alternative
    Dispute Resolution function within the Office of Human Resources and
    Administration for all services provided at rates which will recover
    actual costs but not to exceed $145,408,000 for the Office of Resolution
    Management, Diversity and Inclusion, $6,960,000 for the Office of
    Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, and $7,772,000 for the
    Alternative Dispute Resolution function within the Office of Human
    Resources and Administration:  Provided, <<NOTE: Cost estimates.>> That
    payments may be made in advance for services to be furnished based on
    estimated costs:  Provided further, That amounts received shall be
    credited to the ``General Administration'' and ``Information Technology
    Systems'' accounts for use by the office that provided the service:
    Provided further, That the amounts made available for the Office of
    Resolution Management, Diversity and Inclusion under this section may be
    used for implementation of section 402 of division U of the Consolidated
    Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328) and the amendments made by
    such section 402.

        Sec. 211. <<NOTE: Disclosure. Reimbursement.>>  No funds of the
    Department of Veterans Affairs shall be available for hospital care,
    nursing home care, or medical services provided to any person under
    chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, for a non-service-connected
    disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of such title, unless that
    person has disclosed to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in such form
    as the Secretary may require, current, accurate third-party
    reimbursement information for purposes of section 1729 of such title:
    Provided, That the Secretary may recover, in the same manner as any
    other debt due the United States, the reasonable charges for such care
    or services from any person who does not make such disclosure as
    required:  Provided further, That any amounts so recovered for care or
    services provided in a prior fiscal year may be obligated by the
    Secretary during the fiscal year in which amounts are received.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 212.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, proceeds or
    revenues derived from enhanced-use leasing activities (including
    disposal) may be deposited into the ``Construction, Major Projects'' and
    ``Construction, Minor Projects'' accounts and be used for construction
    (including site acquisition and disposition), alterations, and
    improvements of any medical facility under the jurisdiction or for the
    use of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such sums as realized are in
    addition to the amount provided for in ``Construction, Major Projects''
    and ``Construction, Minor Projects''.
        Sec. 213.  Amounts made available under ``Medical Services'' are
    available--
                (1) for furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and
            equipment; and

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                (2) for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and other
            expenses incidental to funerals and burials for beneficiaries
            receiving care in the Department.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 214.  Such sums as may be deposited into the Medical Care
    Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of title 38, United States
    Code, may be transferred to the ``Medical Services'' and ``Medical
    Community Care'' accounts to remain available until expended for the
    purposes of these accounts.
        Sec. 215. <<NOTE: Contracts. Alaska. Native Americans.>>  The
    Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into agreements with Federally
    Qualified Health Centers in the State of Alaska and Indian Tribes and
    Tribal organizations which are party to the Alaska Native Health Compact
    with the Indian Health Service, to provide healthcare, including
    behavioral health and dental care, to veterans in rural
    Alaska. <<NOTE: Requirements. Compliance.>> The Secretary shall require
    participating veterans and facilities to comply with all appropriate
    rules and regulations, as established by the
    Secretary. <<NOTE: Definition.>> The term ``rural Alaska'' shall mean
    those lands which are not within the boundaries of the municipality of
    Anchorage or the Fairbanks North Star Borough.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 216.  Such sums as may be deposited into the Department of
    Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursuant to section 8118 of title
    38, United States Code, may be transferred to the ``Construction, Major
    Projects'' and ``Construction, Minor Projects'' accounts, to remain
    available until expended for the purposes of these accounts.
        Sec. 217. <<NOTE: Reports.>>  Not later than 30 days after the end
    of each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit
    to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report
    on the financial status of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the
    preceding quarter:  Provided, That, at a minimum, the report shall
    include the direction contained in the paragraph entitled ``Quarterly
    reporting'', under the heading ``General Administration'' in the joint
    explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 114-223.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 218.  Amounts made available under the ``Medical Services'',
    ``Medical Community Care'', ``Medical Support and Compliance'',
    ``Medical Facilities'', ``General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits
    Administration'', ``Board of Veterans Appeals'', ``General
    Administration'', and ``National Cemetery Administration'' accounts for
    fiscal year 2024 may be transferred to or from the ``Information
    Technology Systems'' account:  Provided, That such transfers may not
    result in a more than 10 percent aggregate increase in the total amount
    made available by this Act for the ``Information Technology Systems''
    account:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Approvals.>> That, before a transfer
    may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the
    Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to
    make the transfer and an approval is issued.

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                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 219.  Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of Veterans
    Affairs for fiscal year 2024 for ``Medical Services'', ``Medical
    Community Care'', ``Medical Support and Compliance'', ``Medical
    Facilities'', ``Construction, Minor Projects'', and ``Information
    Technology Systems'', up to $430,532,000, plus reimbursements, may be
    transferred to the Joint Department of Defense--Department of Veterans
    Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704
    of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public
    Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2571) and may be used for operation of the
    facilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as
    described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat.
    4500):  Provided, <<NOTE: Notification.>> That additional funds may be
    transferred from accounts designated in this section to the Joint
    Department of Defense--Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility
    Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of
    Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
    Congress:  Provided further, That section <<NOTE: Repeal. 136 Stat.
    4961.>>  220 of title II of division J of Public Law 117-328 is
    repealed.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 220. <<NOTE: Effective date.>>  Of the amounts appropriated to
    the Department of Veterans Affairs which become available on October 1,
    2024, for ``Medical Services'', ``Medical Community Care'', ``Medical
    Support and Compliance'', and ``Medical Facilities'', up to
    $456,547,000, plus reimbursements, may be transferred to the Joint
    Department of Defense--Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility
    Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat.
    2571) and may be used for operation of the facilities designated as
    combined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the
    Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
    (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4500):
    Provided, <<NOTE: Notification.>> That additional funds may be
    transferred from accounts designated in this section to the Joint
    Department of Defense--Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility
    Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of
    Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
    Congress.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 221.  Such sums as may be deposited into the Medical Care
    Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of title 38, United States
    Code, for healthcare provided at facilities designated as combined
    Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan
    Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public
    Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be available: (1) for transfer
    to the Joint Department of Defense--Department of Veterans Affairs
    Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-
    84; 123 Stat. 2571); and (2) for operations of the facilities designated
    as combined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of
    the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal

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    Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4500):  Provided, That,
    notwithstanding section 1704(b)(3) of the National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2573), amounts
    transferred to the Joint Department of Defense--Department of Veterans
    Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund shall remain available until
    expended.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 222.  Of the amounts available in this title for ``Medical
    Services'', ``Medical Community Care'', ``Medical Support and
    Compliance'', and ``Medical Facilities'', a minimum of $15,000,000 shall
    be transferred to the DOD-VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, as
    authorized by section 8111(d) of title 38, United States Code, to remain
    available until expended, for any purpose authorized by section 8111 of
    title 38, United States Code.
        Sec. 223.  None of the funds available to the Department of Veterans
    Affairs, in this or any other Act, may be used to replace the current
    system by which the Veterans Integrated Service Networks select and
    contract for diabetes monitoring supplies and equipment.
        Sec. 224. <<NOTE: Notifications. Deadlines.>>  The Secretary of
    Veterans Affairs shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both
    Houses of Congress of all bid savings in a major construction project
    that total at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the programmed amount of
    the project, whichever is less:  Provided, That such notification shall
    occur within 14 days of a contract identifying the programmed amount:
    Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 14 days prior to the
    obligation of such bid savings and shall describe the anticipated use of
    such savings.

        Sec. 225. <<NOTE: Approvals.>>  None of the funds made available for
    ``Construction, Major Projects'' may be used for a project in excess of
    the scope specified for that project in the original justification data
    provided to the Congress as part of the request for appropriations
    unless the Secretary of Veterans Affairs receives approval from the
    Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

        Sec. 226. <<NOTE: Reports. Data.>>  Not later than 30 days after the
    end of each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
    submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a
    quarterly report containing performance measures and data from each
    Veterans Benefits Administration Regional Office:  Provided, That, at a
    minimum, the report shall include the direction contained in the section
    entitled ``Disability claims backlog'', under the heading ``General
    Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration'' in the joint
    explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 114-223:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Time period.>> That the report shall also include
    information on the number of appeals pending at the Veterans Benefits
    Administration as well as the Board of Veterans Appeals on a quarterly
    basis.

        Sec. 227. <<NOTE: Notification. Deadline.>>  The Secretary of
    Veterans Affairs shall provide written notification to the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 15 days prior to
    organizational changes which result in the transfer of 25 or more full-
    time equivalents from one organizational unit of the Department of
    Veterans Affairs to another.

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        Sec. 228. <<NOTE: Time period. Notification.>>  The Secretary of
    Veterans Affairs shall provide on a quarterly basis to the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress notification of any single
    national outreach and awareness marketing campaign in which obligations
    exceed $1,000,000.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 229. <<NOTE: Determinations.>>  The Secretary of Veterans
    Affairs, upon determination that such action is necessary to address
    needs of the Veterans Health Administration, may transfer to the
    ``Medical Services'' account any discretionary appropriations made
    available for fiscal year 2024 in this title (except appropriations made
    to the ``General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration''
    account) or any discretionary unobligated balances within the Department
    of Veterans Affairs, including those appropriated for fiscal year 2024,
    that were provided in advance by appropriations Acts:  Provided, That
    transfers <<NOTE: Approval.>> shall be made only with the approval of
    the Office of Management and Budget:  Provided further, That the
    transfer authority provided in this section is in addition to any other
    transfer authority provided by law:  Provided further, That no amounts
    may be transferred from amounts that were designated by Congress as an
    emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget
    or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:
    Provided further, That such authority to transfer may not be used unless
    for higher priority items, based on emergent healthcare requirements,
    than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the
    item for which funds are requested has been denied by Congress:
    Provided further, That, upon determination that all or part of the funds
    transferred from an appropriation are not necessary, such amounts may be
    transferred back to that appropriation and shall be available for the
    same purposes as originally appropriated:
    Provided <<NOTE: Approvals.>>  further, That before a transfer may take
    place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the
    Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to
    make the transfer and receive approval of that request.

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 230.  Amounts made available for the Department of Veterans
    Affairs for fiscal year 2024, under the ``Board of Veterans Appeals''
    and the ``General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration''
    accounts may be transferred between such accounts:  Provided,
    That <<NOTE: Approvals.>> before a transfer may take place, the
    Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the
    transfer and receive approval of that request.

        Sec. 231.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not reprogram funds
    among major construction projects or programs if such instance of
    reprogramming will exceed $7,000,000, unless such reprogramming is
    approved by the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
        Sec. 232. <<NOTE: Suicide hotline.>> (a) The Secretary of Veterans
    Affairs shall ensure that the toll-free suicide hotline under section
    1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code--
                (1) provides to individuals who contact the hotline
            immediate assistance from a trained professional; and

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                (2) adheres to all requirements of the American Association
            of Suicidology.

        (b)(1) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to
    enforce or otherwise carry out any Executive action that prohibits the
    Secretary of Veterans Affairs from appointing an individual to occupy a
    vacant civil service position, or establishing a new civil service
    position, at the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to such a
    position relating to the hotline specified in subsection (a).
        (2) <<NOTE: Definitions.>> In this subsection--
                (A) the term ``civil service'' has the meaning given such
            term in section 2101(1) of title 5, United States Code; and
                (B) the term ``Executive action'' includes--
                        (i) any Executive order, Presidential memorandum, or
                    other action by the President; and
                        (ii) any agency policy, order, or other directive.

        (c)(1) <<NOTE: Study. Time period. Analysis. Data.>> The Secretary
    of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a study on the effectiveness of the
    hotline specified in subsection (a) during the 5-year period beginning
    on January 1, 2016, based on an analysis of national suicide data and
    data collected from such hotline.

        (2) <<NOTE: Determinations.>>  At a minimum, the study required by
    paragraph (1) shall--
                (A) determine the number of veterans who contact the hotline
            specified in subsection (a) and who receive follow up services
            from the hotline or mental health services from the Department
            of Veterans Affairs thereafter;
                (B) determine the number of veterans who contact the hotline
            who are not referred to, or do not continue receiving, mental
            health care who commit suicide; and
                (C) determine the number of veterans described in
            subparagraph (A) who commit or attempt suicide.

        Sec. 233. <<NOTE: Effective date. Time period.>>  Effective during
    the period beginning on October 1, 2018, and ending on January 1, 2025,
    none of the funds made available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs by
    this or any other Act may be obligated or expended in contravention of
    the ``Veterans Health Administration Clinical Preventive Services
    Guidance Statement on the Veterans Health Administration's Screening for
    Breast Cancer Guidance'' published on May 10, 2017, as issued by the
    Veterans Health Administration National Center for Health Promotion and
    Disease Prevention.

        Sec. 234. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
    amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of
    Veterans Affairs for the ``Medical Services'' account may be used to
    provide--
                (1) fertility counseling and treatment using assisted
            reproductive technology to a covered veteran or the spouse of a
            covered veteran; or
                (2) adoption reimbursement to a covered veteran.

        (b) <<NOTE: Definitions.>> In this section:
                (1) The term ``service-connected'' has the meaning given
            such term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
                (2) The term ``covered veteran'' means a veteran, as such
            term is defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code,
            who has a service-connected disability that results in the
            inability of the veteran to procreate without the use of
            fertility treatment.
                (3) The term ``assisted reproductive technology'' means
            benefits relating to reproductive assistance provided to a

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            member of the Armed Forces who incurs a serious injury or
            illness on active duty pursuant to section 1074(c)(4)(A) of
            title 10, United States Code, as described in the memorandum on
            the subject of ``Policy for Assisted Reproductive Services for
            the Benefit of Seriously or Severely Ill/Injured (Category II or
            III) Active Duty Service Members'' issued by the Assistant
            Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on April 3, 2012, and
            the guidance issued to implement such policy, including any
            limitations on the amount of such benefits available to such a
            member except that--
                        (A) the time periods regarding embryo
                    cryopreservation and storage set forth in part III(G)
                    and in part IV(H) of such memorandum shall not apply;
                    and
                        (B) such term includes embryo cryopreservation and
                    storage without limitation on the duration of such
                    cryopreservation and storage.
                (4) The term ``adoption reimbursement'' means reimbursement
            for the adoption-related expenses for an adoption that is
            finalized after the date of the enactment of this Act under the
            same terms as apply under the adoption reimbursement program of
            the Department of Defense, as authorized in Department of
            Defense Instruction 1341.09, including the reimbursement limits
            and requirements set forth in such instruction.

        (c) Amounts made available for the purposes specified in subsection
    (a) of this section are subject to the requirements for funds contained
    in section 508 of division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
    2018 (Public Law 115-141).
        Sec. 235.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this Act or any other Act for the Department of Veterans
    Affairs may be used in a manner that is inconsistent with: (1) section
    842 of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the
    Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies
    Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-115; 119 Stat. 2506); or (2)
    section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code.
        Sec. 236. <<NOTE: Contracts.>>  Section 842 of Public Law 109-115
    shall not apply to conversion of an activity or function of the Veterans
    Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Administration, or National
    Cemetery Administration to contractor performance by a business concern
    that is at least 51 percent owned by one or more Indian Tribes as
    defined in section 5304(e) of title 25, United States Code, or one or
    more Native Hawaiian Organizations as defined in section 637(a)(15) of
    title 15, United States Code.

        Sec. 237. (a) <<NOTE: Discontinuation. Deadline. 38 USC note prec.
    5701.>> The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the
    Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor, shall discontinue
    collecting and using Social Security account numbers to authenticate
    individuals in all information systems of the Department of Veterans
    Affairs for all individuals not later than September 30, 2024.

        (b) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may collect and use a Social
    Security account number to identify an individual, in accordance with
    section 552a of title 5, United States Code, in an information system of
    the Department of Veterans Affairs if and only if the use of such number
    is necessary to:
                (1) obtain or provide information the Secretary requires
            from an information system that is not under the jurisdiction of
            the Secretary;

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                (2) comply with a law, regulation, or court order;
                (3) perform anti-fraud activities; or
                (4) identify a specific individual where no adequate
            substitute is available.

        (c) The matter in subsections (a) and (b) shall supersede section
    237 of division J of Public Law 117-328.
        Sec. 238. <<NOTE: Applicability.>>  For funds provided to the
    Department of Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2024 and 2025 for
    ``Medical Services'', section 239 of division A of Public Law 114-223
    shall apply.

        Sec. 239.  None of the funds appropriated in this or prior
    appropriations Acts or otherwise made available to the Department of
    Veterans Affairs may be used to transfer any amounts from the Filipino
    Veterans Equity Compensation Fund to any other account within the
    Department of Veterans Affairs.
        Sec. 240. <<NOTE: Time periods.>>  Of the funds provided to the
    Department of Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2024 and fiscal
    year 2025 for ``Medical Services'', funds may be used in each year to
    carry out and expand the child care program authorized by section 205 of
    Public Law 111-163, notwithstanding subsection (e) of such section.

        Sec. 241. <<NOTE: Contracts.>>  None of the funds appropriated or
    otherwise made available in this title may be used by the Secretary of
    Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement related to resolving a
    dispute or claim with an individual that would restrict in any way the
    individual from speaking to members of Congress or their staff on any
    topic not otherwise prohibited from disclosure by Federal law or
    required by Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of
    national defense or the conduct of foreign affairs.

        Sec. 242. <<NOTE: Time periods. Applicability.>>  For funds provided
    to the Department of Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2024 and
    2025, section 258 of division A of Public Law 114-223 shall apply.

        Sec. 243. <<NOTE: Records. Compliance.>>  (a) None of the funds
    appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to deny
    an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access to any records,
    documents, or other materials available to the department or agency over
    which that Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector
    General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), or to prevent or impede the access
    of the Inspector General to such records, documents, or other materials,
    under any provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly
    refers to such Inspector General and expressly limits the right of
    access.

        (b) A department or agency covered by this section shall provide its
    Inspector General access to all records, documents, and other materials
    in a timely manner.
        (c) Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance with statutory
    limitations on disclosure relevant to the information provided by the
    establishment over which that Inspector General has responsibilities
    under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
        (d) <<NOTE: Reports.>>  Each Inspector General covered by this
    section shall report to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate
    and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
    within 5 calendar days of any failure by any department or agency
    covered by this section to comply with this requirement.

        Sec. 244.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    in a manner that would increase wait times for veterans who seek care at
    medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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        Sec. 245. <<NOTE: Notifications. Proposal. Deadline.>>  None of the
    funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act to the
    Veterans Health Administration may be used in fiscal year 2024 to
    convert any program which received specific purpose funds in fiscal year
    2023 to a general purpose funded program unless the Secretary of
    Veterans Affairs submits written notification of any such proposal to
    the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30
    days prior to any such action and an approval is issued by the
    Committees.

        Sec. 246. <<NOTE: Time periods. Applicability.>>  For funds provided
    to the Department of Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2024 and
    2025, section 248 of division A of Public Law 114-223 shall apply.

        Sec. 247. <<NOTE: Research and development. Effective
    date. Animals. Approval. 38 USC 303 note.>> (a) None of the funds
    appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to
    conduct research commencing on or after the date of enactment of this
    Act, that uses any canine, feline, or non-human primate unless the
    Secretary of Veterans Affairs approves such research specifically and in
    writing pursuant to subsection (b).

        (b)(1) <<NOTE: Certification.>> The Secretary of Veterans Affairs
    may approve the conduct of research commencing on or after the date of
    enactment of this Act, using canines, felines, or non-human primates if
    the Secretary certifies that--
                (A) the scientific objectives of the research can only be
            met by using such canines, felines, or non-human primates and
            cannot be met using other animal models, in vitro models,
            computational models, human clinical studies, or other research
            alternatives;
                (B) such scientific objectives are necessary to advance
            research benefiting veterans and are directly related to an
            illness or injury that is combat-related as defined by 10 U.S.C.
            1413(e);
                (C) the research is consistent with the revised Department
            of Veterans Affairs canine research policy document dated
            December 15, 2017, including any subsequent revisions to such
            document; and
                (D) ethical considerations regarding minimizing the harm
            experienced by canines, felines, or non-human primates are
            included in evaluating the scientific necessity of the research.

        (2) The Secretary may not delegate the authority under this
    subsection.
        (c) <<NOTE: Reports.>>  If the Secretary approves any new research
    pursuant to subsection (b), not later than 30 days before the
    commencement of such research, the Secretary shall submit to the
    Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives
    a report describing--
                (1) the nature of the research to be conducted using
            canines, felines, or non-human primates;
                (2) the date on which the Secretary approved the research;
                (3) the USDA pain category on the approved use;
                (4) the justification for the determination of the Secretary
            that the scientific objectives of such research could only be
            met using canines, felines, or non-human primates, and methods
            used to make such determination;
                (5) the frequency and duration of such research; and
                (6) the protocols in place to ensure the necessity, safety,
            and efficacy of the research, and animal welfare.

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        (d) <<NOTE: Reports.>>  Not later than 180 days after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, and biannually thereafter, the Secretary
    shall submit to such Committees a report describing--
                (1) any research being conducted by the Department of
            Veterans Affairs using canines, felines, or non-human primates
            as of the date of the submittal of the report;
                (2) the circumstances under which such research was
            conducted using canines, felines, or non-human primates;
                (3) the justification for using canines, felines, or non-
            human primates to conduct such research;
                (4) the protocols in place to ensure the necessity, safety,
            and efficacy of such research; and
                (5) the development and adoption of alternatives to canines,
            felines, or non-human primate research.

        (e) <<NOTE: Deadlines. Inspections.>>  Not later than 180 days after
    the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
    Department of Veterans Affairs must submit to voluntary U.S. Department
    of Agriculture inspections of canine, feline, and non-human primate
    research facilities.

        (f) <<NOTE: Reports.>>  Not later than 180 days after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall
    submit to such Committees a report describing --
                (1) any violations of the Animal Welfare Act, the Public
            Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory
            Animals, or other Department of Veterans Affairs policies
            related to oversight of animal research found during that
            quarter in VA research facilities;
                (2) immediate corrective actions taken; and
                (3) specific actions taken to prevent their recurrence.

        (g) <<NOTE: Plan. Deadline.>> The Department shall implement a plan
    under which the Secretary will eliminate the research conducted using
    canines, felines, or non-human primates by not later than 2 years after
    the date of enactment of this Act.

        Sec. 248. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use amounts
    appropriated or otherwise made available in this title to ensure that
    the ratio of veterans to full-time employment equivalents within any
    program of rehabilitation conducted under chapter 31 of title 38, United
    States Code, does not exceed 125 veterans to one full-time employment
    equivalent.
        (b) <<NOTE: Reports.>> Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report
    on the programs of rehabilitation conducted under chapter 31 of title
    38, United States Code, including--
                (1) <<NOTE: Assessment.>>  an assessment of the veteran-to-
            staff ratio for each such program; and
                (2) <<NOTE: Recommenda- tions.>>  recommendations for such
            action as the Secretary considers necessary to reduce the
            veteran-to-staff ratio for each such program.

        Sec. 249.  Amounts made available for the ``Veterans Health
    Administration, Medical Community Care'' account in this or any other
    Act for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 may be used for expenses that would
    otherwise be payable from the Veterans Choice Fund established by
    section 802 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act, as
    amended (38 U.S.C. 1701 note).
        Sec. 250. <<NOTE: Time periods.>>  Obligations and expenditures
    applicable to the ``Medical Services'' account in fiscal years 2017
    through 2019 for aid to state homes (as authorized by section 1741 of
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    States Code) shall remain in the ``Medical Community Care'' account for
    such fiscal years.

        Sec. 251.  Of the amounts made available for the Department of
    Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2024, in this or any other Act, under
    the ``Veterans Health Administration--Medical Services'', ``Veterans
    Health Administration--Medical Community Care'', ``Veterans Health
    Administration--Medical Support and Compliance'', and ``Veterans Health
    Administration--Medical Facilities'' accounts, $990,446,000 shall be
    made available for gender-specific care and programmatic efforts to
    deliver care for women veterans.
        Sec. 252.  Of the unobligated balances available in fiscal year 2024
    in the ``Recurring Expenses Transformational Fund'' established in
    section 243 of division J of Public Law 114-113, and in addition to any
    funds otherwise made available for such purposes in this, prior, or
    subsequent fiscal years, $646,000,000 shall be available for
    constructing, altering, extending, and improving medical facilities of
    the Veterans Health Administration, including all supporting activities
    and required contingencies, during the period of availability of the
    Fund:  Provided, <<NOTE: Execution plan. Approval. Time period.>> That
    prior to obligation of any of the funds provided in this section, the
    Secretary of Veterans Affairs must provide a plan for the execution of
    the funds appropriated in this section to the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress and such Committees issue an
    approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed.

        Sec. 253. <<NOTE: Reports.>>   Not later than 30 days after the end
    of each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit
    to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a
    quarterly report on the status of section 8006 of the American Rescue
    Plan of 2021 (Public Law 117-2):  Provided, <<NOTE: Update. Expenditure
    plan.>> That, at a minimum, the report shall include an update on
    obligations by program, project or activity and a plan for expending the
    remaining funds.

        Sec. 254. <<NOTE: Expenditure plan.>>   Not later than 30 days after
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds
    made available through the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (Public Law
    118-5) for the Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund for fiscal year 2024:
    Provided,  That the budget resource categories supporting the Veterans
    Health Administration shall be reported by the subcategories ``Medical
    Services'', ``Medical Community Care'', ``Medical Support and
    Compliance'', and ``Medical and Prosthetic Research'':  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Reports. Update.>> That not later than 30 days after
    the end of each fiscal quarter, the Secretary shall submit a quarterly
    report on the status of the funds, including, at a minimum, an update on
    obligations by program, project or activity.

        Sec. 255. <<NOTE: Time period. Determination.>>  Any amounts
    transferred to the Secretary and administered by a corporation referred
    to in section 7364(b) of title 38, United States Code, between October
    1, 2017 and September 30, 2018 for purposes of carrying out an order
    placed with the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to section 1535
    of title 31, United States Code, that are available for obligation
    pursuant to section 7364(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code, are to
    remain available for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred by
    such corporation during the period of performance of such order,
    provided that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines that such
    amounts need to remain available for such liquidation.

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                              (rescission of funds)

        Sec. 256.  Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available
    under the heading ``Departmental Administration--Veterans Electronic
    Health Record'' in division J of the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
    2023 (Public Law 117-328), $460,005,000 is hereby rescinded.
        Sec. 257. <<NOTE: Reports. Analysis. Urban and rural areas.>>  None
    of the funds in this or any other Act may be used to close Department of
    Veterans Affairs hospitals, domiciliaries, or clinics, conduct an
    environmental assessment, or to diminish healthcare services at existing
    Veterans Health Administration medical facilities as part of a planned
    realignment of services until the Secretary provides to the Committees
    on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report including an
    analysis of how any such planned realignment of services will impact
    access to care for veterans living in rural or highly rural areas,
    including travel distances and transportation costs to access a
    Department medical facility and availability of local specialty and
    primary care.

        Sec. 258.  Unobligated balances available under the headings
    ``Construction, Major Projects'' and ``Construction, Minor Projects''
    may be obligated by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for a facility
    pursuant to section 2(e)(1) of the Communities Helping Invest through
    Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2016 (Public Law
    114-294; 38 U.S.C. 8103 note), as amended, to provide additional funds
    or to fund an escalation clause under such section of such Act:
    Provided, That <<NOTE: Obligation request. Approvals. Time
    period.>> before such unobligated balances are obligated pursuant to
    this section, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the
    Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to
    obligate such unobligated balances and such Committees issue an
    approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed:
    Provided further, That the request <<NOTE: Notice.>>  to obligate such
    unobligated balances must provide Congress notice that the entity
    described in section 2(a)(2) of Public Law 114-294, as amended, has
    exhausted available cost containment approaches as set forth in the
    agreement under section 2(c) of such Public Law.

                             (rescissions of funds)

        Sec. 259.  Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available
    under the heading ``Veterans Health Administration'' from prior
    appropriations Acts, including any funds transferred from the Medical
    Care Collections Fund to accounts under such heading, $1,951,750,000 is
    hereby rescinded:  Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from
    amounts that were provided under the heading ``Medical and Prosthetic
    Research'' or amounts that were designated by the Congress as an
    emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget
    or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:
    Provided <<NOTE: Rescission plan. Deadline.>> further, That the
    Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a plan for rescinding amounts
    required by this section no later than 30 days after enactment of this
    Act.

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                             (rescissions of funds)

        Sec. 260.  Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available
    to the Department of Veterans Affairs from prior appropriations Acts,
    the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts in
    the amounts specified:
                ``General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits
            Administration'', $30,000,000;
                ``General Administration'', $5,000,000;
                ``Board of Veterans Appeals'', $15,000,000;
                ``Information Technology Systems'', $15,000,000; and
                ``Construction, Major Projects'', $80,218,560:

      Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were
    designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a
    concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency
    Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                  (including transfer and rescission of funds)

        Sec. 261.  Amounts provided to the Department of Veterans Affairs
    under the heading ``Departmental Administration--Construction, Major
    Projects'' in title II of division F of the Further Consolidated
    Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94) that were transferred to
    the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) pursuant to an interagency
    agreement for the major construction project in Alameda, CA, and that
    remain unobligated at the Corps, shall be immediately transferred back
    to the Department of Veterans Affairs and permanently rescinded, and an
    amount of additional new budget authority equivalent to the amount
    rescinded shall be appropriated, to remain available until September 30,
    2028, for the same purposes and under the same authorities for which
    such amounts were originally provided under such heading in such Act, in
    addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.

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                                    TITLE III

                                RELATED AGENCIES

                      American Battle Monuments Commission

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the American
    Battle Monuments Commission, including the acquisition of land or
    interest in land in foreign countries; purchases and repair of uniforms
    for caretakers of national cemeteries and monuments outside of the
    United States and its territories and possessions; rent of office and
    garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one-for-one replacement
    basis only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $15,000
    for official reception and representation expenses; and insurance of
    official motor vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of
    such countries, $158,630,000, to remain available until expended.

                      foreign currency fluctuations account

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the American
    Battle Monuments Commission, such sums as may be necessary, to remain
    available until expended, for purposes authorized by section 2109 of
    title 36, United States Code.

               United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses for the operation of the United States Court
    of Appeals for Veterans Claims as authorized by sections 7251 through
    7298 of title 38, United States Code, $47,200,000:  Provided, That
    $3,000,000 shall be available for the purpose of providing financial
    assistance as described and in accordance with the process and reporting
    procedures set forth under this heading in Public Law 102-229.

                          Department of Defense--Civil

                            Cemeterial Expenses, Army

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, and improvement
    of Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National
    Cemetery, including the purchase or lease of passenger motor vehicles
    for replacement on a one-for-one basis only, and not to exceed $2,000
    for official reception and representation expenses, $99,880,000, of
    which not to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain available until September
    30, 2026. In addition, such sums as may be necessary for parking
    maintenance, repairs and replacement, to be derived from the ``Lease of
    Department of Defense Real Property for Defense Agencies'' account.

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                                  construction

        For necessary expenses for planning and design and construction at
    Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National
    Cemetery, $88,600,000, to remain available until expended, for planning
    and design and construction associated with the Southern Expansion
    project at Arlington National Cemetery.

                          Armed Forces Retirement Home

                                   trust fund

        For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retirement Home to
    operate and maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home--Washington,
    District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home--Gulfport,
    Mississippi, to be paid from funds available in the Armed Forces
    Retirement Home Trust Fund, $77,000,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2025, of which $8,940,000 shall remain available until
    expended for construction and renovation of the physical plants at the
    Armed Forces Retirement Home--Washington, District of Columbia, and the
    Armed Forces Retirement Home--Gulfport, Mississippi:  Provided, That of
    the amounts made available under this heading from funds available in
    the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $25,000,000 shall be paid
    from the general fund of the Treasury to the Trust Fund.

                            Administrative Provision

        Sec. 301.  Amounts deposited into the special account established
    under 10 U.S.C. 7727 are appropriated and shall be available until
    expended to support activities at the Army National Military Cemeteries.

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                                    TITLE IV

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

        Sec. 401.  No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
    remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
    expressly so provided herein.
        Sec. 402.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    for any program, project, or activity, when it is made known to the
    Federal entity or official to which the funds are made available that
    the program, project, or activity is not in compliance with any Federal
    law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private property
    rights, or unfunded mandates.
        Sec. 403.  All departments and agencies funded under this Act are
    encouraged, within the limits of the existing statutory authorities and
    funding, to expand their use of ``E-Commerce'' technologies and
    procedures in the conduct of their business practices and public service
    activities.
        Sec. 404.  Unless stated otherwise, all reports and notifications
    required by this Act shall be submitted to the Subcommittee on Military
    Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee
    on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Subcommittee
    on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of
    the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
        Sec. 405.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be
    transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
    States Government except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer
    authority provided in, this or any other appropriations Act.
        Sec. 406.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    for a project or program named for an individual serving as a Member,
    Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the United States House of
    Representatives.
        Sec. 407. <<NOTE: Web posting. Public
    information. Reports. Determination.>> (a) Any agency receiving funds
    made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c),
    post on the public Web site of that agency any report required to be
    submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the
    determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national
    interest.

        (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--
                (1) the public posting of the report compromises national
            security; or
                (2) the report contains confidential or proprietary
            information.

        (c) <<NOTE: Time period.>>  The head of the agency posting such
    report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the
    requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days.

        Sec. 408. <<NOTE: Pornography.>> (a) None of the funds made
    available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer
    network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and
    exchanging of pornography.

        (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary
    for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any
    other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or
    adjudication activities.
        Sec. 409.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    by an agency of the executive branch to pay for first-

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    class travel by an employee of the agency in contravention of sections
    301-10.122 through 301-10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
        Sec. 410. <<NOTE: Contracts.>>   None of the funds made available in
    this Act may be used to execute a contract for goods or services,
    including construction services, where the contractor has not complied
    with Executive Order No. 12989.

        Sec. 411.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    in contravention of section 101(e)(8) of title 10, United States Code.
        Sec. 412. <<NOTE: Detainees. Cuba.>> (a) In General.--None of the
    funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of
    Defense in this Act may be used to construct, renovate, or expand any
    facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house
    any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay,
    Cuba, for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or
    under the control of the Department of Defense.

        (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any
    modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
    Bay, Cuba.
        (c) An individual described in this subsection is any individual
    who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station,
    Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who--
                (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the
            Armed Forces of the United States; and
                (2) is--
                        (A) in the custody or under the effective control of
                    the Department of Defense; or
                        (B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval
                    Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

        Sec. 413.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under section 5502 of title 38,
    United States Code, in any case arising out of the administration by the
    Secretary of laws and benefits under such title, to report a person who
    is deemed mentally incapacitated, mentally incompetent, or to be
    experiencing an extended loss of consciousness as a person who has been
    adjudicated as a mental defective under subsection (d)(4) or (g)(4) of
    section 922 of title 18, United States Code, without the order or
    finding of a judge, magistrate, or other judicial authority of competent
    jurisdiction that such person is a danger to himself or herself or
    others.
        This division may be cited as the ``Military Construction, Veterans
    Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024''.

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       DIVISION B-- <<NOTE: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
            Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
     2024.>> AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION,
    AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024

                                     TITLE I

                              AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

                       Processing, Research, and Marketing

                             Office of the Secretary

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, $58,292,000
    of which not to exceed $7,000,000 shall be available for the immediate
    Office of the Secretary; not to exceed $1,896,000 shall be available for
    the Office of Homeland Security; not to exceed $5,190,000 shall be
    available for the Office of Tribal Relations, of which $1,000,000 shall
    be to continue a Tribal Public Health Resource Center at a land grant
    university with existing indigenous public health expertise to expand
    current partnerships and collaborative efforts with indigenous groups,
    including but not limited to, tribal organizations and institutions such
    as tribal colleges, tribal technical colleges, tribal community colleges
    and tribal universities, to improve the delivery of culturally
    appropriate public health services and functions in American Indian
    communities focusing on indigenous food sovereignty; not to exceed
    $7,500,000 shall be available for the Office of Partnerships and Public
    Engagement, of which $1,500,000 shall be for 7 U.S.C. 2279(c)(5); not to
    exceed $25,206,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant
    Secretary for Administration, of which $23,500,000 shall be available
    for Departmental Administration to provide for necessary expenses for
    management support services to offices of the Department and for general
    administration, security, repairs and alterations, and other
    miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and
    necessary for the practical and efficient work of the Department:
    Provided, That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the
    Administration mission area for salaries and expenses are available to
    fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office; not to
    exceed $4,500,000 shall be available for the Office of Assistant
    Secretary for Congressional Relations and Intergovernmental Affairs to
    carry out the programs funded by this Act, including programs involving
    intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive branch; and
    not to exceed $7,000,000 shall be available for the Office of
    Communications:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture is
    authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office
    of the Secretary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary:
    Provided further, That no appropriation for any office shall be
    increased or decreased by more than 5 percent:  Provided further, That
    not to exceed $22,000 of the amount made available under this paragraph
    for the immediate Office of the Secretary shall be available for
    official reception and representation expenses, not otherwise provided
    for, as determined by the Secretary:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>>  That the amount made available under
    this heading for Departmental Administration shall be reimbursed from
    applicable appropriations in this Act for travel expenses incident to
    the holding of hearings as required

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    by 5 U.S.C. 551-558:  Provided further, That funds made available under
    this heading for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional
    Relations and Intergovernmental Affairs shall be transferred to agencies
    of the Department of Agriculture funded by this Act to maintain
    personnel at the agency level:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Time
    period. Notification.>>  That no funds made available under this heading
    for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be
    obligated after 30 days from the date of enactment of this Act, unless
    the Secretary has notified the Committees on Appropriations of both
    Houses of Congress on the allocation of these funds by USDA agency:
    Provided further, That <<NOTE: Time period. Notification.>> during any
    30 day notification period referenced in section 716 of this Act, the
    Secretary of Agriculture shall take no action to begin implementation of
    the action that is subject to section 716 of this Act or make any public
    announcement of such action in any form.

                              Executive Operations

                          office of the chief economist

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Economist,
    $30,500,000, of which $10,000,000 shall be for grants or cooperative
    agreements for policy research under 7 U.S.C. 3155:  Provided, That of
    the amounts made available under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be for
    an interdisciplinary center based at a land grant university focused on
    agricultural policy relevant to the Midwest region which will provide
    private entities, policymakers, and the public with timely insights and
    targeted economic solutions:  Provided further, That of the amounts made
    available under this heading, $500,000 shall be available to carry out
    section 224 of subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture
    Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6924), as amended by section 12504
    of Public Law 115-334.

                         office of hearings and appeals

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Hearings and Appeals,
    $16,703,000.

                      office of budget and program analysis

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program Analysis,
    $14,967,000.

                     Office of the Chief Information Officer

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information
    Officer, $91,000,000, of which not less than $77,428,000 is for
    cybersecurity requirements of the department.

                      Office of the Chief Financial Officer

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer,
    $6,867,000.

               Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
    Civil Rights, $1,466,000:  Provided, That funds made available

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    by this Act to an agency in the Civil Rights mission area for salaries
    and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support
    staff for the Office.

                             Office of Civil Rights

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $37,000,000.

                      Agriculture Buildings and Facilities

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law
    92-313, including authorities pursuant to the 1984 delegation of
    authority from the Administrator of General Services to the Department
    of Agriculture under 40 U.S.C. 121, for programs and activities of the
    Department which are included in this Act, and for alterations and other
    actions needed for the Department and its agencies to consolidate
    unneeded space into configurations suitable for release to the
    Administrator of General Services, and for the operation, maintenance,
    improvement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facilities, and for
    related costs, $22,603,000, to remain available until expended.

                         Hazardous Materials Management

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to comply
    with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
    Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the Solid Waste Disposal Act
    (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), $3,000,000, to remain available until
    expended:  Provided, That appropriations and funds available herein to
    the Department for Hazardous Materials Management may be transferred to
    any agency of the Department for its use in meeting all requirements
    pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal lands.

                   Office of Safety, Security, and Protection

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Safety, Security, and
    Protection, $20,800,000.

                           Office of Inspector General

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, including
    employment pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-
    452; 5 U.S.C. App.), $111,561,000, including such sums as may be
    necessary for contracting and other arrangements with public agencies
    and private persons pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General
    Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-452; 5 U.S.C. App.), and including not to
    exceed $125,000 for certain confidential operational expenses, including
    the payment of informants, to be expended under the direction of the
    Inspector General pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public
    Law 95-452; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 1337 of the Agriculture and Food
    Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-98).

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                          Office of the General Counsel

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel,
    $60,537,000.

                                Office of Ethics

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, $4,500,000.

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

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for
    Research, Education, and Economics, $1,884,000:  Provided, That funds
    made available by this Act to an agency in the Research, Education, and
    Economics mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund
    up to one administrative support staff for the Office:  Provided
    further, That of the amounts made available under this heading, $500,000
    shall be made available for the Office of the Chief Scientist.

                            Economic Research Service

        For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service,
    $90,612,000.

                    National Agricultural Statistics Service

        For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics
    Service, $187,513,000, of which up to $46,850,000 shall be available
    until expended for the Census of Agriculture:
    Provided, <<NOTE: Surveys.>>  That amounts made available for the Census
    of Agriculture may be used to conduct Current Industrial Report surveys
    subject to 7 U.S.C. 2204g(d) and (f).

                          Agricultural Research Service

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research Service and for
    acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal
    cost not to exceed $100,000 and with prior notification and approval of
    the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and for
    land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of equal value or
    shall be equalized by a payment of money to the grantor which shall not
    exceed 25 percent of the total value of the land or interests
    transferred out of Federal ownership, $1,788,063,000:  Provided,
    That <<NOTE: 7 USC 2254.>> appropriations hereunder shall be available
    for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to
    exceed one for replacement only:  Provided further, That <<NOTE: 7 USC
    2254.>> appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C.
    2250 for the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and
    improvements, but unless otherwise provided, the cost of constructing
    any one building shall not exceed $500,000, except for headhouses or
    greenhouses which shall each be limited to $1,800,000, except for 10
    buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed
    $1,100,000 each, and except for four buildings to be constructed at a
    cost not to exceed $5,000,000 each, and the cost of altering any one
    building during

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    the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement
    value of the building or $500,000, whichever is greater:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Contracts.>>  That appropriations hereunder shall be
    available for entering into lease agreements at any Agricultural
    Research Service location for the construction of a research facility by
    a non-Federal entity for use by the Agricultural Research Service and a
    condition of the lease shall be that any facility shall be owned,
    operated, and maintained by the non-Federal entity and shall be removed
    upon the expiration or termination of the lease agreement:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Maryland.>> That the limitations on alterations
    contained in this Act shall not apply to modernization or replacement of
    existing facilities at Beltsville, Maryland:  Provided further, That
    appropriations <<NOTE: Easements.>> hereunder shall be available for
    granting easements at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center:
    Provided further, That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to
    replacement of buildings needed to carry out the Act of April 24, 1948
    (21 U.S.C. 113a):  Provided further, <<NOTE: Easements.>> That
    appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting easements at
    any Agricultural Research Service location for the construction of a
    research facility by a non-Federal entity for use by, and acceptable to,
    the Agricultural Research Service and a condition of the easements shall
    be that upon completion the facility shall be accepted by the Secretary,
    subject to the availability of funds herein, if the Secretary finds that
    acceptance of the facility is in the interest of the United States:
    Provided further, That funds may be received from any State, other
    political subdivision, organization, or individual for the purpose of
    establishing or operating any research facility or research project of
    the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized by law.

                            buildings and facilities

        For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement,
    extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities as
    necessary to carry out the agricultural research programs of the
    Department of Agriculture, where not otherwise provided, $57,164,000, to
    remain available until expended, for the purposes, and in the amounts,
    specified for this account in the table titled ``Community Project
    Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending'' in the explanatory statement
    described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
    consolidated Act).

                   National Institute of Food and Agriculture

                        research and education activities

        For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for cooperative
    forestry and other research, for facilities, and for other expenses,
    $1,075,950,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts,
    specified in the table titled ``National Institute of Food and
    Agriculture, Research and Education Activities'' in the explanatory
    statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
    this consolidated Act):  Provided, That funds for research grants for
    1994 institutions, education grants for 1890 institutions, Hispanic
    serving institutions education grants, capacity building for non-land-
    grant colleges of agriculture, the agriculture and food research
    initiative, veterinary medicine loan repayment,

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    multicultural scholars, graduate fellowship and institution challenge
    grants, grants management systems, tribal colleges education equity
    grants, and scholarships at 1890 institutions shall remain available
    until expended:  Provided further, That each institution eligible to
    receive funds under the Evans-Allen program receives no less than
    $1,000,000:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Grants. Alaska. Hawaii.>> That
    funds for education grants for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving
    institutions be made available to individual eligible institutions or
    consortia of eligible institutions with funds awarded equally to each of
    the States of Alaska and Hawaii:  Provided further, That funds for
    providing grants for food and agricultural sciences for Alaska Native
    and Native Hawaiian-Serving institutions and for Insular Areas shall
    remain available until September 30, 2025:  Provided further, That funds
    for education grants for 1890 institutions shall be made available to
    institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222:
    Provided further, That not more than 5 percent of the amounts made
    available by this or any other Act to carry out the Agriculture and Food
    Research Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 3157 may be retained by the Secretary
    of Agriculture to pay administrative costs incurred by the Secretary in
    carrying out that authority.

                   native american institutions endowment fund

        For the Native American Institutions Endowment Fund authorized by
    Public Law 103-382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), $11,880,000, to remain available
    until expended.

                              extension activities

        For payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam,
    the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the Northern Marianas, and American
    Samoa, $561,700,000 which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts,
    specified in the table titled ``National Institute of Food and
    Agriculture, Extension Activities'' in the explanatory statement
    described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
    consolidated Act):  Provided, That funds for extension services at 1994
    institutions and for facility improvements at 1890 institutions shall
    remain available until expended:  Provided further, That institutions
    eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 for cooperative extension
    receive no less than $1,000,000:  Provided further, That funds for
    cooperative extension under sections 3(b) and (c) of the Smith-Lever Act
    (7 U.S.C. 343(b) and (c)) and section 208(c) of Public Law 93-471 shall
    be available for retirement and employees' compensation costs for
    extension agents.

                              integrated activities

        For the integrated research, education, and extension grants
    programs, including necessary administrative expenses, $41,100,000,
    which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the
    table titled ``National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Integrated
    Activities'' in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
    matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act):  Provided, That
    funds for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative shall remain
    available until September 30, 2025:  Provided further, That
    notwithstanding any other provision of law, indirect costs shall not be
    charged against any Extension

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    Implementation Program Area grant awarded under the Crop Protection/Pest
    Management Program (7 U.S.C. 7626).

       Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for
    Marketing and Regulatory Programs, $1,617,000:  Provided, That funds
    made available by this Act to an agency in the Marketing and Regulatory
    Programs mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up
    to one administrative support staff for the Office.

                   Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

                              salaries and expenses

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
    Service, including up to $30,000 for representation allowances and for
    expenses pursuant to the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085),
    $1,162,026,000, of which up to $14,276,000 shall be for the purposes,
    and in the amounts, specified for this account in the table titled
    ``Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending'' in the
    explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
    division A of this consolidated Act); of which $500,000, to remain
    available until expended, shall be for invasive catfish control; of
    which $250,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available
    for the control of outbreaks of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases
    and for control of pest animals and birds (``contingency fund'') to the
    extent necessary to meet emergency conditions; of which $15,500,000, to
    remain available until expended, shall be used for the cotton pests
    program, including for cost share purposes or for debt retirement for
    active eradication zones; of which $40,000,000, to remain available
    until expended, shall be for Animal Health Technical Services; of which
    $35,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for
    agricultural quarantine and inspection services; of which $3,500,000
    shall be for activities under the authority of the Horse Protection Act
    of 1970, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1831); of which $65,000,000, to remain
    available until expended, shall be used to support avian health; of
    which $4,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for
    information technology infrastructure; of which $215,000,000, to remain
    available until expended, shall be for specialty crop pests, of which
    $8,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, shall be for
    one-time control and management and associated activities directly
    related to the multiple-agency response to citrus greening; of which,
    $12,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for field crop
    and rangeland ecosystem pests; of which $21,000,000, to remain available
    until expended, shall be for zoonotic disease management; of which
    $44,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for emergency
    preparedness and response; of which $59,000,000, to remain available
    until expended, shall be for tree and wood pests; of which $6,000,000,
    to remain available until expended, shall be for the National Veterinary
    Stockpile; of which up to $1,500,000, to remain

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    available until expended, shall be for the scrapie program for
    indemnities; of which $2,500,000, to remain available until expended,
    shall be for the wildlife damage management program for aviation safety:
     Provided, That of amounts available under this heading for wildlife
    services methods development, $1,000,000 shall remain available until
    expended:  Provided further, That of amounts available under this
    heading for the screwworm program, $4,990,000 shall remain available
    until expended; of which $24,527,000, to remain available until
    expended, shall be used to carry out the science program and transition
    activities for the National Bio and Agro-defense Facility located in
    Manhattan, Kansas:  Provided further, That no <<NOTE: Brucellosis
    eradication.>> funds shall be used to formulate or administer a
    brucellosis eradication program for the current fiscal year that does
    not require minimum matching by the States of at least 40 percent:
    Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for the
    purchase, replacement, operation, and maintenance of aircraft:  Provided
    further, That in addition, in emergencies which threaten any segment of
    the agricultural production industry of the United States, the Secretary
    may transfer from other appropriations or funds available to the
    agencies or corporations of the Department such sums as may be deemed
    necessary, to be available only in such emergencies for the arrest and
    eradication of contagious or infectious disease or pests of animals,
    poultry, or plants, and for expenses in accordance with sections 10411
    and 10417 of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8310 and 8316)
    and sections 431 and 442 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7751 and
    7772), and any unexpended balances of funds transferred for such
    emergency purposes in the preceding fiscal year shall be merged with
    such transferred amounts:  Provided further, That appropriations
    hereunder shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the
    repair and alteration of leased buildings and improvements, but unless
    otherwise provided the cost of altering any one building during the
    fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value
    of the building.

        In <<NOTE: Fees. Reimbursement.>> fiscal year 2024, the agency is
    authorized to collect fees to cover the total costs of providing
    technical assistance, goods, or services requested by States, other
    political subdivisions, domestic and international organizations,
    foreign governments, or individuals, provided that such fees are
    structured such that any entity's liability for such fees is reasonably
    based on the technical assistance, goods, or services provided to the
    entity by the agency, and such fees shall be reimbursed to this account,
    to remain available until expended, without further appropriation, for
    providing such assistance, goods, or services.

                            buildings and facilities

        For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance,
    environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase
    of fixed equipment or facilities, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and
    acquisition of land as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2268a, $1,000,000, to
    remain available until expended.

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                         Agricultural Marketing Service

                               marketing services

        For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing Service,
    $222,887,000, of which $6,000,000 shall be available for the purposes of
    section 12306 of Public Law 113-79, and of which $1,000,000 shall be
    available for the purposes of section 779 of division A of Public Law
    117-103:  Provided, That of the amounts made available under this
    heading, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be to
    carry out section 12513 of Public Law 115-334, of which $11,250,000
    shall be for dairy business innovation initiatives established in Public
    Law 116-6 and the Secretary shall take measures to ensure an equal
    distribution of funds between these three regional innovation
    initiatives:  Provided further, That this appropriation shall be
    available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair
    of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building
    during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current
    replacement value of the building.
        Fees <<NOTE: Fees.>> may be collected for the cost of
    standardization activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law
    (31 U.S.C. 9701), except for the cost of activities relating to the
    development or maintenance of grain standards under the United States
    Grain Standards Act, 7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.

                      limitation on administrative expenses

        Not to exceed $62,596,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated
    during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses:
    Provided, <<NOTE: Notification.>> That if crop size is understated and/
    or other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may exceed this
    limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

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

                         (including transfers of funds)

        Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7
    U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for commodity program expenses as
    authorized therein, and other related operating expenses, except for:
    (1) transfers to the Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish
    and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.); (2) transfers
    otherwise provided in this Act; and (3) not more than $21,501,000 for
    formulation and administration of marketing agreements and orders
    pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the
    Agricultural Act of 1961 (Public Law 87-128).

                       payments to states and possessions

        For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and departments
    of markets, and similar agencies for marketing activities under section
    204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)),
    $1,000,000.

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             limitation on inspection and weighing services expenses

        Not to exceed $55,000,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated
    during the current fiscal year for inspection and weighing services:
    Provided, <<NOTE: Notification.>> That if grain export activities
    require additional supervision and oversight, or other uncontrollable
    factors occur, this limitation may be exceeded by up to 10 percent with
    notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
    Congress.

                  Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Food
    Safety, $1,117,000:  Provided, That funds made available by this Act to
    an agency in the Food Safety mission area for salaries and expenses are
    available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office.

                       Food Safety and Inspection Service

        For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by the
    Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and
    the Egg Products Inspection Act, including not to exceed $10,000 for
    representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the
    Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $1,190,009,000; and in
    addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this account from fees collected
    for the cost of laboratory accreditation as authorized by section 1327
    of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
    138f):  Provided, That funds provided for the Public Health Data
    Communication Infrastructure system shall remain available until
    expended:  Provided further, That no <<NOTE: Employment
    positions.>> fewer than 148 full-time equivalent positions shall be
    employed during fiscal year 2024 for purposes dedicated solely to
    inspections and enforcement related to the Humane Methods of Slaughter
    Act (7 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.):  Provided <<NOTE: Continuation.>> further,
    That the Food Safety and Inspection Service shall continue
    implementation of section 11016 of Public Law 110-246 as further
    clarified by the amendments made in section 12106 of Public Law 113-79:
    Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to
    law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and
    improvements, but the cost of altering any one building during the
    fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value
    of the building.

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                                    TITLE II

                    FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

       Office of the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Farm
    Production and Conservation, $1,527,000:  Provided, That funds made
    available by this Act to an agency in the Farm Production and
    Conservation mission area for salaries and expenses are available to
    fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office.

                Farm Production and Conservation Business Center

                              salaries and expenses

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses of the Farm Production and Conservation
    Business Center, $244,183,000, of which $1,000,000 shall be for the
    implementation of section 773 of Public Law 117-328:  Provided, That
    $60,228,000 of amounts appropriated for the current fiscal year pursuant
    to section 1241(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 1985
    (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) shall be transferred to and merged with this
    account.

                               Farm Service Agency

                              salaries and expenses

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, $1,209,307,000,
    of which not less than $15,000,000 shall be for the hiring of new
    employees to fill vacancies and anticipated vacancies at Farm Service
    Agency county offices and farm loan officers and shall be available
    until September 30, 2025:  <<NOTE: Reports. Assessment.>> Provided, That
    the agency shall submit a report by the end of the fourth quarter of
    fiscal year 2024 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
    Congress that identifies for each project/investment that is operational
    (a) current performance against key indicators of customer satisfaction,
    (b) current performance of service level agreements or other technical
    metrics, (c) current performance against a pre-established cost
    baseline, (d) a detailed breakdown of current and planned spending on
    operational enhancements or upgrades, and (e) an assessment of whether
    the investment continues to meet business needs as intended as well as
    alternatives to the investment:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Payments.>>
    That the Secretary is authorized to use the services, facilities, and
    authorities (but not the funds) of the Commodity Credit Corporation to
    make program payments for all programs administered by the Agency:
    Provided further, That other funds made available to the Agency for
    authorized activities may be advanced to and merged with this account:
    Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under this heading,
    $696,594,000 shall be made available to county offices, to remain
    available until expended:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding

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    the preceding proviso, any funds made available to county offices in the
    current fiscal year that the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency
    deems to exceed or not meet the amount needed for the county offices may
    be transferred to or from the Farm Service Agency for necessary
    expenses:  Provided further, That none of the funds available to the
    Farm Service Agency shall be used to close Farm Service Agency county
    offices:  Provided <<NOTE: Notification. Advance approval.>>  further,
    That none of the funds available to the Farm Service Agency shall be
    used to permanently relocate county based employees that would result in
    an office with two or fewer employees without prior notification and
    approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

                             state mediation grants

        For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural Credit Act
    of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101-5106), $6,500,000:  Provided, That
    the Secretary of Agriculture may determine that United States
    territories and Federally recognized Indian tribes are ``States'' for
    the purposes of Subtitle A of such Act.

                   grassroots source water protection program

        For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or groundwater
    protection activities under section 1240O of the Food Security Act of
    1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-2), $7,000,000, to remain available until
    expended.

                             dairy indemnity program

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity payments to
    dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy products under a dairy
    indemnity program, such sums as may be necessary, to remain available
    until expended:  Provided, That such program is carried out by the
    Secretary in the same manner as the dairy indemnity program described in
    the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
    Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-387, 114 Stat.
    1549A-12).

                geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers

        For necessary expenses to carry out direct reimbursement payments to
    geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers under section 1621 of
    the Food Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8792),
    $3,500,000, to remain available until expended.

               agricultural credit insurance fund program account

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and
    guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) and operating (7
    U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, emergency loans (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.),
    Indian tribe land acquisition loans (25 U.S.C. 5136), boll weevil loans
    (7 U.S.C. 1989), guaranteed conservation loans (7 U.S.C. 1924 et seq.),
    relending program (7 U.S.C. 1936c), and Indian

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    highly fractionated land loans (25 U.S.C. 5136) to be available from
    funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows:
    $3,500,000,000 for guaranteed farm ownership loans and $3,100,000,000
    for farm ownership direct loans; $2,118,491,000 for unsubsidized
    guaranteed operating loans and $1,633,000,000 for direct operating
    loans; emergency loans, $37,667,000; Indian tribe land acquisition
    loans, $20,000,000; guaranteed conservation loans, $150,000,000;
    relending program, $61,426,000; Indian highly fractionated land loans,
    $5,000,000; and for boll weevil eradication program loans, $60,000,000:
    Provided, <<NOTE: Pink bollworm.>> That the Secretary shall deem the
    pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the purpose of boll weevil
    eradication program loans.

        For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and grants, including
    the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the
    Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: $3,507,000 for emergency
    loans, to remain available until expended; and $27,598,000 for direct
    farm operating loans, $1,483,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed farm
    operating loans, $19,368,000 for the relending program, $1,577,000 for
    Indian highly fractionated land loans, and $258,000 for boll weevil
    eradication program loans.
        In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
    direct and guaranteed loan programs, $326,053,000:  Provided, That of
    this amount, $305,803,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the
    appropriation for ``Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses''.
        Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural Credit Insurance
    Program Account for farm ownership, operating and conservation direct
    loans and guaranteed loans may be transferred among these programs:
    Provided, <<NOTE: Notification. Time period.>> That the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days
    in advance of any transfer.

                             Risk Management Agency

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agency, $65,637,000:
    Provided, That $1,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading
    in this Act shall be available for compliance and integrity activities
    required under section 516(b)(2)(C) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act of
    1938 (7 U.S.C. 1516(b)(2)(C)), and shall be in addition to amounts
    otherwise provided for such purpose:  Provided further, That not to
    exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception and
    representation expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i).

                     Natural Resources Conservation Service

                             conservation operations

        For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of the Act of
    April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f), including preparation of conservation
    plans and establishment of measures to conserve soil and water
    (including farm irrigation and land drainage and such special measures
    for soil and water management as may be necessary to prevent floods and
    the siltation of reservoirs and to control agricultural related
    pollutants); operation of conservation

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    plant materials centers; classification and mapping of soil;
    dissemination of information; acquisition of lands, water, and interests
    therein for use in the plant materials program by donation, exchange, or
    purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of
    August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 2268a); purchase and erection or alteration or
    improvement of permanent and temporary buildings; and operation and
    maintenance of aircraft, $914,899,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2025, of which $19,144,913 shall be for the purposes, and
    in the amounts, specified for this account in the table titled
    ``Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending'' in the
    explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
    division A of this consolidated Act):  Provided, That appropriations
    hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for construction
    and improvement of buildings and public improvements at plant materials
    centers, except that the cost of alterations and improvements to other
    buildings and other public improvements shall not exceed $250,000:
    Provided further, That when buildings or other structures are erected on
    non-Federal land, that the right to use such land is obtained as
    provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a:  Provided further, That of the total amount
    available under this heading, $7,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses
    to carry out the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Program
    under section 222 of subtitle A of title II of the Department of
    Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6923), as amended by
    section 12302 of Public Law 115-334.

                    watershed and flood prevention operations

        For necessary expenses to carry out preventive measures, including
    but not limited to surveys and investigations, engineering operations,
    works of improvement, and changes in use of land, in accordance with the
    Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001-1005 and
    1007-1009) and in accordance with the provisions of laws relating to the
    activities of the Department, $35,000,000, to remain available until
    expended, of which $20,350,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the
    amounts, specified for this account in the table titled ``Community
    Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending'' in the explanatory
    statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
    this consolidated Act):  Provided, <<NOTE: Applicability.>>  That for
    funds provided by this Act or any other prior Act, the limitation
    regarding the size of the watershed or subwatershed exceeding two
    hundred and fifty thousand acres in which such activities can be
    undertaken shall only apply for activities undertaken for the primary
    purpose of flood prevention (including structural and land treatment
    measures):  Provided further, That of the amounts made available under
    this heading, $14,650,000 shall be allocated to multi-benefit irrigation
    modernization projects and activities that increase fish or wildlife
    habitat, reduce drought impact, improve water quality or instream flow,
    or provide off-channel renewable energy production.

                        watershed rehabilitation program

        Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed Protection and
    Flood Prevention Act, $1,000,000 is provided.

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    <<NOTE: Contracts.>> CORPORATIONS

        The following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized to
    make expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority
    available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law, and
    to make contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year
    limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation
    Control Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth
    in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation or
    agency, except as hereinafter provided.

                     Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund

        For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Federal Crop
    Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516), such sums as may be necessary, to remain
    available until expended.

                        Commodity Credit Corporation Fund

                      reimbursement for net realized losses

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary to
    reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized losses
    sustained, but not previously reimbursed, pursuant to section 2 of the
    Act of August 17, 1961 (15 U.S.C. 713a-11):  Provided, That of the funds
    available to the Commodity Credit Corporation under section 11 of the
    Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i) for the
    conduct of its business with the Foreign Agricultural Service, up to
    $5,000,000 may be transferred to and used by the Foreign Agricultural
    Service for information resource management activities of the Foreign
    Agricultural Service that are not related to Commodity Credit
    Corporation business:  Provided further, That <<NOTE: Notification. Time
    period.>>  the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations
    of the House and Senate in writing 15 days prior to the obligation or
    commitment of any emergency funds from the Commodity Credit Corporation:
     Provided further, <<NOTE: Spend plan. Timeline.>>  That such written
    notification shall include a detailed spend plan for the anticipated
    uses of such funds and an expected timeline for program execution if
    such obligation or commitment exceeds $100,000,000.

                           hazardous waste management

                            (limitation on expenses)

        For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall
    not expend more than $15,000,000 for site investigation and cleanup
    expenses, and operations and maintenance expenses to comply with the
    requirement of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental
    Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9607(g)), and
    section 6001 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6961).

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                                    TITLE III

                           RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

               Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for
    Rural Development, $1,620,000:  Provided, That funds made available by
    this Act to an agency in the Rural Development mission area for salaries
    and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support
    staff for the Office.

                                Rural Development

                              salaries and expenses

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration and
    implementation of Rural Development programs, including activities with
    institutions concerning the development and operation of agricultural
    cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements; $351,087,000:  Provided,
    That of the amount made available under this heading, up to $1,500,000,
    to remain available until September 30, 2025, shall be for the Rural
    Partners Network activities of the Department of Agriculture, and may be
    transferred to other agencies of the Department for such purpose,
    consistent with the missions and authorities of such agencies:  Provided
    further, That of the amount made available under this heading, no less
    than $75,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be used for
    information technology expenses:  Provided further, That notwithstanding
    any other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading may be
    used for advertising and promotional activities that support Rural
    Development programs:  Provided further, That in addition to any other
    funds appropriated for purposes authorized by section 502(i) of the
    Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(i)), any amounts collected under
    such section, as amended by this Act, will immediately be credited to
    this account and will remain available until expended for such purposes.

                              Rural Housing Service

                  rural housing insurance fund program account

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and
    guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the Housing Act of 1949, to
    be available from funds in the rural housing insurance fund, as follows:
    $880,000,000 shall be for section 502 direct loans; $5,000,000 shall be
    for a Single Family Housing Relending demonstration program for Native
    American Tribes; and $25,000,000,000, which shall remain available until
    September 30, 2025 shall be for section 502 unsubsidized guaranteed
    loans; $25,000,000 for section 504 housing repair loans; $60,000,000 for
    section 515 rental housing; $400,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed
    multi-family housing loans; $10,000,000 for credit sales of single
    family housing acquired property; $5,000,000 for section 523 self-

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    help housing land development loans; and $5,000,000 for section 524 site
    development loans.
        For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of
    modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget
    Act of 1974, as follows: section 502 loans, $84,480,000 shall be for
    direct loans; Single Family Housing Relending demonstration program for
    Native American Tribes, $2,288,000; section 504 housing repair loans,
    $4,338,000; section 523 self-help housing land development loans,
    $637,000; section 524 site development loans, $477,000; and repair,
    rehabilitation, and new construction of section 515 rental housing,
    $20,988,000, to remain available until expended:
    Provided, <<NOTE: Fees.>> That to support the loan program level for
    section 538 guaranteed loans made available under this heading the
    Secretary may charge or adjust any fees to cover the projected cost of
    such loan guarantees pursuant to the provisions of the Credit Reform Act
    of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), and the interest on such loans may not
    be subsidized:  Provided further, That applicants in communities that
    have a current rural area waiver under section 541 of the Housing Act of
    1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490q) shall be treated as living in a rural area for
    purposes of section 502 guaranteed loans provided under this heading:
    Provided further, That of the <<NOTE: Deadline.>> amounts available
    under this paragraph for section 502 direct loans, no less than
    $5,000,000 shall be available for direct loans for individuals whose
    homes will be built pursuant to a program funded with a mutual and self-
    help housing grant authorized by section 523 of the Housing Act of 1949
    until June 1, 2024:  Provided further,
    That <<NOTE: Incentives. Determination.>>  the Secretary shall implement
    provisions to provide incentives to nonprofit organizations and public
    housing authorities to facilitate the acquisition of Rural Housing
    Service (RHS) multifamily housing properties by such nonprofit
    organizations and public housing authorities that commit to keep such
    properties in the RHS multifamily housing program for a period of time
    as determined by the Secretary, with such incentives to include, but not
    be limited to, the following: allow such nonprofit entities and public
    housing authorities to earn a Return on Investment on their own
    resources to include proceeds from low income housing tax credit
    syndication, own contributions, grants, and developer loans at favorable
    rates and terms, invested in a deal; and allow reimbursement of
    organizational costs associated with owner's oversight of asset referred
    to as ``Asset Management Fee'' of up to $7,500 per property.

        In addition, for the cost of direct loans and grants, including the
    cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional
    Budget Act of 1974, $34,000,000, to remain available until expended, for
    a demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of the
    sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family rental housing properties to
    restructure existing USDA multi-family housing loans, as the Secretary
    deems appropriate, expressly for the purposes of ensuring the project
    has sufficient resources to preserve the project for the purpose of
    providing safe and affordable housing for low-income residents and farm
    laborers including reducing or eliminating interest; deferring loan
    payments, subordinating, reducing or re-amortizing loan debt; and other
    financial assistance including advances, payments and incentives
    (including the ability of owners to obtain reasonable returns on
    investment) required by the Secretary:  Provided, <<NOTE: Contracts.>>
    That the Secretary shall, as part of the preservation and revitalization
    agreement, obtain a

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    restrictive use agreement consistent with the terms of the
    restructuring.

        In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, as
    authorized by sections 514 and 516 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C.
    1484, 1486), $12,722,000, to remain available until expended, for direct
    farm labor housing loans and domestic farm labor housing grants and
    contracts.
        In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
    direct and guaranteed loan programs, $412,254,000 shall be paid to the
    appropriation for ``Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses''.

    rental <<NOTE: Determinations. Time periods.>>  assistance program

        For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed pursuant to
    the authority under section 521(a)(2) of the Housing Act of 1949 or
    agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or payments for
    eligible households as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing
    Act of 1949, $1,608,000,000, and in addition such sums as may be
    necessary, as authorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt
    incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental assistance
    program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act:  Provided, That amounts made
    available under this heading shall be available for renewal of rental
    assistance agreements for a maximum of 1,000 units where the Secretary
    determines that a maturing loan for a project cannot reasonably be
    restructured with another USDA loan or modification and the project was
    operating with rental assistance under section 521 of the Housing Act of
    1949:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Contracts.>> That the Secretary may
    enter into rental assistance contracts in maturing properties with
    existing rental assistance agreements notwithstanding any provision of
    section 521 of the Housing Act of 1949, for a term of at least 10 years
    but not more than 20 years:  Provided further, That any agreement to
    enter into a rental assistance contract under section 521 of the Housing
    Act of 1949 for a maturing property shall obligate the owner to continue
    to maintain the project as decent, safe, and sanitary housing and to
    operate the development in accordance with the Housing Act of 1949,
    except that rents shall be based on current Fair Market Rents as
    established by the Department of Housing and Urban Development pursuant
    to 24 CFR 888 Subpart A, 42 U.S.C. 1437f and 3535d, to determine the
    maximum initial rent and adjusted annually by the Operating Cost
    Adjustment Factor pursuant to 24 CFR 888 Subpart B, unless the Agency
    determines that the project's budget-based needs require a higher rent,
    in which case the Agency may approve a budget-based rent level:
    Provided further, That rental assistance agreements entered into or
    renewed during the current fiscal year shall be funded for a one year
    period:  Provided further, That upon request by an owner under section
    514 or 515 of the Act, the Secretary may renew the rental assistance
    agreement for a period of 20 years or until the term of such loan has
    expired, subject to annual appropriations:  Provided further, That any
    unexpended balances remaining at the end of such one-year agreements may
    be transferred and used for purposes of any debt reduction, maintenance,
    repair, or rehabilitation of any existing projects; preservation; and
    rental assistance activities authorized under title V of the Act:
    Provided further, That rental assistance provided under agreements

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    entered into prior to fiscal year 2024 for a farm labor multi-family
    housing project financed under section 514 or 516 of the Act may not be
    recaptured for use in another project until such assistance has remained
    unused for a period of twelve consecutive months, if such project has a
    waiting list of tenants seeking such assistance or the project has
    rental assistance eligible tenants who are not receiving such
    assistance:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Applicability.>> That such
    recaptured rental assistance shall, to the extent practicable, be
    applied to another farm labor multi-family housing project financed
    under section 514 or 516 of the Act:  Provided further, That except as
    provided in the eighth proviso under this heading and notwithstanding
    any other provision of the Act, the Secretary may recapture rental
    assistance provided under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year
    2024 for a project that the Secretary determines no longer needs rental
    assistance and use such recaptured funds for current needs.

                          rural housing voucher account

        For the rural housing voucher program as authorized under section
    542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but notwithstanding subsection (b) of
    such section, $48,000,000, to remain available until expended:
    Provided, That the funds made available under this heading shall be
    available for rural housing vouchers to any low-income household
    (including those not receiving rental assistance) residing in a property
    financed with a section 515 loan which has been prepaid or otherwise
    paid off after September 30, 2005:  Provided further, That the amount of
    such voucher shall be the difference between comparable market rent for
    the section 515 unit and the tenant paid rent for such unit:  Provided
    further, That funds made available for such vouchers shall be subject to
    the availability of annual appropriations:
    Provided <<NOTE: Applicability.>> further, That the Secretary shall, to
    the maximum extent practicable, administer such vouchers with current
    regulations and administrative guidance applicable to section 8 housing
    vouchers administered by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and
    Urban Development:  Provided further, That in addition to any other
    available funds, the Secretary may expend not more than $1,000,000
    total, from the program funds made available under this heading, for
    administrative expenses for activities funded under this heading.

                       mutual and self-help housing grants

        For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) of the
    Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), $25,000,000, to remain available
    until expended.

                         rural housing assistance grants

        For grants for very low-income housing repair and rural housing
    preservation made by the Rural Housing Service, as authorized by 42
    U.S.C. 1474, and 1490m, $35,000,000, to remain available until expended.

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                   rural community facilities program account

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and
    guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and described in section
    381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act,
    $2,800,000,000 for direct loans and $650,000,000 for guaranteed loans.
        For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and grants, including
    the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the
    Congressional Budget Act of 1974, for rural community facilities
    programs as authorized by section 306 and described in section
    381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act,
    $18,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That
    $5,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be
    available for a Rural Community Development Initiative:  Provided
    further, That such funds shall be used solely to develop the capacity
    and ability of private, nonprofit community-based housing and community
    development organizations, low-income rural communities, and Federally
    Recognized Native American Tribes to undertake projects to improve
    housing, community facilities, community and economic development
    projects in rural areas:  Provided further, That such funds shall be
    made available to qualified private, nonprofit and public intermediary
    organizations proposing to carry out a program of financial and
    technical assistance:  Provided further, That such intermediary
    organizations shall provide matching funds from other sources, including
    Federal funds for related activities, in an amount not less than funds
    provided:  Provided further, That <<NOTE: Loans. Grants.>>  any
    unobligated balances from prior year appropriations under this heading
    for the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and grants, including
    amounts deobligated or cancelled, may be made available to cover the
    subsidy costs for direct loans and or loan guarantees under this heading
    in this fiscal year:  Provided further, That no amounts may be made
    available pursuant to the preceding proviso from amounts that were
    designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a
    concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency
    Deficit Control Act of 1985, or that were specified in the tables titled
    ``Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending'' in the
    explanatory statements for division A of Public Law 117-103 and division
    A of Public Law 117-328 as described in section 4 in the matter
    preceding each such division A:  Provided further, That $8,000,000 of
    the amount appropriated under this heading shall be available for
    community facilities grants to tribal colleges, as authorized by section
    306(a)(19) of such Act:  Provided further, That sections 381E-H and 381N
    of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to
    the funds made available under this heading:  Provided further, That in
    addition to any other available funds, the Secretary may expend not more
    than $1,000,000 total, from the program funds made available under this
    heading, for administrative expenses for activities funded under this
    heading.

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                       Rural Business--Cooperative Service

                         rural business program account

        For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the rural business
    development programs authorized by section 310B and described in
    subsections (a), (c), (f) and (g) of section 310B of the Consolidated
    Farm and Rural Development Act, $66,615,000, to remain available until
    expended:  Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this heading,
    not to exceed $500,000 shall be made available for one grant to a
    qualified national organization to provide technical assistance for
    rural transportation in order to promote economic development and
    $8,000,000 shall be for grants to the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C.
    2009aa et seq.), the Northern Border Regional Commission (40 U.S.C.
    15101 et seq.), the Southwest Border Regional Commission (40 U.S.C.
    15301 et seq.), and the Appalachian Regional Commission (40 U.S.C. 14101
    et seq.) for any Rural Community Advancement Program purpose as
    described in section 381E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act, of which not more than 5 percent may be used for
    administrative expenses:  Provided further, That of the amount
    appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $100,000 shall be made
    available for one or more qualified state technology council to promote
    private-sector economic development in the bio-sciences:  Provided
    further, That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading
    shall be for business grants to benefit Federally Recognized Native
    American Tribes, including $250,000 for a grant to a qualified national
    organization to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in
    order to promote economic development:  Provided further, That sections
    381E-H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are
    not applicable to funds made available under this heading.

                   intermediary relending program fund account

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by the
    Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 U.S.C. 1936b),
    $10,000,000.
        For the cost of direct loans, $3,035,000, as authorized by the
    Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 U.S.C. 1936b), of which
    $573,000 shall be available through June 30, 2024, for Federally
    Recognized Native American Tribes; and of which $1,147,000 shall be
    available through June 30, 2024, for Mississippi Delta Region counties
    (as determined in accordance with Public Law 100-460):  Provided, That
    such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as
    defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
        In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct
    loan programs, $4,468,000 shall be paid to the appropriation for ``Rural
    Development, Salaries and Expenses''.

                rural economic development loans program account

        For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized under
    section 313B(a) of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose

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    of promoting rural economic development and job creation projects,
    $50,000,000.
        The cost of grants authorized under section 313B(a) of the Rural
    Electrification Act, for the purpose of promoting rural economic
    development and job creation projects shall not exceed $10,000,000.

                      rural cooperative development grants

        For rural cooperative development grants authorized under section
    310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
    1932), $24,600,000, of which $2,800,000 shall be for cooperative
    agreements for the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas
    program:  Provided, That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be for grants
    for cooperative development centers, individual cooperatives, or groups
    of cooperatives that serve socially disadvantaged groups and a majority
    of the boards of directors or governing boards of which are comprised of
    individuals who are members of socially disadvantaged groups; and of
    which $13,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for
    value-added agricultural product market development grants, as
    authorized by section 210A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, of
    which $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for
    Agriculture Innovation Centers authorized pursuant to section 6402 of
    Public Law 107-171.

                   rural microentrepreneur assistance program

        For the principal amount of direct loans as authorized by section
    379E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
    2008s), $20,000,000.
        For the cost of loans and grants, $5,000,000 under the same terms
    and conditions as authorized by section 379E of the Consolidated Farm
    and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008s).

                        rural energy for america program

        For the principal amount of loan guarantees, under the same terms
    and conditions as authorized by section 9007 of the Farm Security and
    Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), $50,000,000.

                        healthy food financing initiative

        For the cost of loans and grants that is consistent with section 243
    of subtitle D of title II of the Department of Agriculture
    Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6953), as added by section 4206 of
    the Agricultural Act of 2014, for necessary expenses of the Secretary to
    support projects that provide access to healthy food in underserved
    areas, to create and preserve quality jobs, and to revitalize low-income
    communities, $500,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided,
    That such costs of loans, including the cost of modifying such loans,
    shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
    1974.

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                             Rural Utilities Service

                 rural water and waste disposal program account

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and
    guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and described in section
    381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as
    follows: $860,000,000 for direct loans; and $50,000,000 for guaranteed
    loans.
        For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and grants, including
    the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the
    Congressional Budget Act of 1974, for rural water, waste water, waste
    disposal, and solid waste management programs authorized by sections
    306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and described in sections
    306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and
    Rural Development Act, $595,972,000, to remain available until expended,
    of which up to $117,484,737 shall be for the purposes, and in the
    amounts, specified for this account in the table titled ``Community
    Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending'' in the explanatory
    statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
    this consolidated Act), of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be
    available for the rural utilities program described in section
    306(a)(2)(B) of such Act:  Provided, That not to exceed $5,000,000 of
    the amount appropriated under this heading shall be available for the
    rural utilities program described in section 306E of such Act:  Provided
    further, That not to exceed $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under
    this heading shall be for grants authorized by section 306A(i)(2) of the
    Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act in addition to funding
    authorized by section 306A(i)(1) of such Act:  Provided further, That
    $65,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for
    loans and grants including water and waste disposal systems grants
    authorized by section 306C(a)(2)(B) and section 306D of the Consolidated
    Farm and Rural Development Act, and Federally Recognized Native American
    Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1) of such Act, and the Department of
    Hawaiian Home Lands (of the State of Hawaii):  Provided further, That
    funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act may be provided to a consortium formed pursuant to
    section 325 of Public Law 105-83:  Provided further, That
    not <<NOTE: Alaska.>> more than 2 percent of the funding provided for
    section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be
    used by the State of Alaska for training and technical assistance
    programs and not more than 2 percent of the funding provided for section
    306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by a
    consortium formed pursuant to section 325 of Public Law 105-83 for
    training and technical assistance programs:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Determination.>> That not to exceed $35,000,000 of the
    amount appropriated under this heading shall be for technical assistance
    grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(14)
    of such Act, unless the Secretary makes a determination of extreme need,
    of which $8,500,000 shall be made available for a grant to a qualified
    nonprofit multi-State regional technical assistance organization, with
    experience in working with small communities on water and waste water
    problems, the principal

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    purpose of such grant shall be to assist rural communities with
    populations of 3,300 or less, in improving the planning, financing,
    development, operation, and management of water and waste water systems,
    and of which not less than $800,000 shall be for a qualified national
    Native American organization to provide technical assistance for rural
    water systems for tribal communities:  Provided further, That not to
    exceed $21,817,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall
    be for contracting with qualified national organizations for a circuit
    rider program to provide technical assistance for rural water systems:
    Provided further, That not to exceed $4,000,000 of the amounts made
    available under this heading shall be for solid waste management grants:
     Provided further, That not to exceed $2,695,000 of the amounts
    appropriated under this heading shall be available as the Secretary
    deems appropriate for water and waste direct one percent loans for
    distressed communities:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Determination.>>
    That if the Secretary determines that any portion of the amount made
    available for one percent loans is not needed for such loans, the
    Secretary may use such amounts for grants authorized by section
    306(a)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act:  Provided
    further, That if any funds made available for the direct loan subsidy
    costs remain unobligated after July 31, 2024, such unobligated balances
    may be used for grant programs funded under this heading:  Provided
    further, That $8,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading
    shall be transferred to, and merged with, the Rural Utilities Service,
    High Energy Cost Grants Account to provide grants authorized under
    section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a):
    Provided further, That sections 381E-H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm
    and Rural Development Act are not applicable to the funds made available
    under this heading.

       rural electrification and telecommunications loans program account

                          (including transfer of funds)

        The principal amount of loans and loan guarantees as authorized by
    sections 4, 305, 306, 313A, and 317 of the Rural Electrification Act of
    1936 (7 U.S.C. 904, 935, 936, 940c-1, and 940g) shall be made as
    follows: guaranteed rural electric loans made pursuant to section 306 of
    that Act, $2,167,000,000; cost of money direct loans made pursuant to
    sections 4, notwithstanding the one-eighth of one percent in 4(c)(2),
    and 317, notwithstanding 317(c), of that Act, $4,333,000,000; guaranteed
    underwriting loans pursuant to section 313A of that Act, $900,000,000;
    and for cost-of-money rural telecommunications loans made pursuant to
    section 305(d)(2) of that Act, $550,000,000:  Provided, That up to
    $2,000,000,000 shall be used for the construction, acquisition, design,
    engineering or improvement of fossil-fueled electric generating plants
    (whether new or existing) that utilize carbon subsurface utilization and
    storage systems.
        For the cost of direct loans as authorized by section 305(d)(2) of
    the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935(d)(2)), including
    the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the
    Congressional Budget Act of 1974, cost of money rural telecommunications
    loans, $5,720,000.

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        In addition, $3,578,000 to remain available until expended, to carry
    out section 6407 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
    (7 U.S.C. 8107a):  Provided, That the energy efficiency measures
    supported by the funding in this paragraph shall contribute in a
    demonstrable way to the reduction of greenhouse gases.
        In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
    direct and guaranteed loan programs, $33,270,000, which shall be paid to
    the appropriation for ``Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses''.

             distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband program

        For grants for telemedicine and distance learning services in rural
    areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., $49,574,000, to remain
    available until expended, of which up to $9,573,570 shall be for the
    purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account in the table
    titled ``Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending''
    in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter
    preceding division A of this consolidated Act):  Provided, That
    $3,000,000 shall be made available for grants authorized by section 379G
    of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Grants.>>  That funding provided under this heading for
    grants under section 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
    Act may only be provided to entities that meet all of the eligibility
    criteria for a consortium as established by this section.

        For the cost to continue a broadband loan and grant pilot program
    established by section 779 of division A of the Consolidated
    Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141) under the Rural
    Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.),
    $100,385,000, to remain available until expended, of which up to
    $10,385,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for
    this account in the table titled ``Community Project Funding/
    Congressionally Directed Spending'' in the explanatory statement
    described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
    consolidated Act):  Provided, <<NOTE: Grants.>> That the Secretary may
    award grants described in section 601(a) of the Rural Electrification
    Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 950bb(a)) for the purposes of carrying
    out such pilot program:  Provided further, That the cost of direct loans
    shall be defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
     Provided further, That at least 90 percent of the households to be
    served by a project receiving a loan or grant under the pilot program
    shall be in a rural area without sufficient access to broadband:
    Provided further, That for purposes of such pilot program, a rural area
    without sufficient access to broadband shall be defined as twenty-five
    megabits per second downstream and three megabits per second upstream:
    Provided further, That to the extent possible, projects receiving funds
    provided under the pilot program must build out service to at least one
    hundred megabits per second downstream, and twenty megabits per second
    upstream:  Provided further, That an entity to which a loan or grant is
    made under the pilot program shall not use the loan or grant to
    overbuild or duplicate broadband service in a service area by any entity
    that has received a broadband loan from the Rural Utilities Service
    unless such service is not provided sufficient access to broadband at
    the minimum service threshold:  Provided further, That not more than
    four percent of the funds made available

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    in this paragraph can be used for administrative costs to carry out the
    pilot program and up to three percent of funds made available in this
    paragraph may be available for technical assistance and pre-development
    planning activities to support the most rural communities:  Provided
    further, That the Rural Utilities Service is directed to expedite
    program delivery methods that would implement this paragraph:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Requirements.>> That for purposes of this paragraph,
    the Secretary shall adhere to the notice, reporting and service area
    assessment requirements set forth in section 701 of the Rural
    Electrification Act (7 U.S.C. 950cc).
        In addition, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, for
    the Community Connect Grant Program authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950bb-3.

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                                    TITLE IV

                             DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS

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

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for
    Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, $1,127,000:  Provided, That
    funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Food, Nutrition and
    Consumer Services mission area for salaries and expenses are available
    to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office.

                           Food and Nutrition Service

                            child nutrition programs

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. Russell National
    School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), except section 21, and the
    Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 17
    and 21; $33,266,226,000, to remain available through September 30, 2025,
    of which such sums as are made available under section 14222(b)(1) of
    the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-246), as
    amended by this Act, shall be merged with and available for the same
    time period and purposes as provided herein:  Provided, That of the
    total amount available, $18,004,000 shall be available to carry out
    section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.):
    Provided further, That of the total amount available, $21,005,000 shall
    be available to carry out studies and evaluations and shall remain
    available until expended:  Provided further, That of the total amount
    available, $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended to carry out
    section 18(g) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
    U.S.C. 1769(g)):  Provided further, That notwithstanding section
    18(g)(3)(C) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
    U.S.C. 1769(g)(3)(c)), the total grant amount provided to a farm to
    school grant recipient in fiscal year 2024 shall not exceed $500,000:
    Provided further, That of the total amount available, $10,000,000 shall
    be available to provide competitive grants to State agencies for
    subgrants to local educational agencies and schools to purchase the
    equipment, with a value of greater than $1,000, needed to serve
    healthier meals, improve food safety, and to help support the
    establishment, maintenance, or expansion of the school breakfast
    program:  Provided further, That of the total amount available,
    $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended to carry out activities
    authorized under subsections (a)(2) and (e)(2) of section 21 of the
    Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769b-1(a)(2)
    and (e)(2)):  Provided further, That section 26(d) of the Richard B.
    Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769g(d)) is amended in the
    first sentence by striking ``2010 through 2024'' and inserting ``2010
    through 2025'':  Provided further, That section 9(h)(3) of the Richard
    B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(3)) is amended
    in the first sentence by striking ``For fiscal year 2023'' and inserting
    ``For fiscal year 2024'':  Provided further, That section 9(h)(4) of the
    Richard

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    B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(4)) is amended
    in the first sentence by striking ``For fiscal year 2023'' and inserting
    ``For fiscal year 2024''.

    special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children
                                      (wic)

        For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental
    nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act
    of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), $7,030,000,000, to remain available through
    September 30, 2025:  Provided, That notwithstanding section 17(h)(10) of
    the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)), not less than
    $90,000,000 shall be used for breastfeeding peer counselors and other
    related activities, and $14,000,000 shall be used for infrastructure:
    Provided further, That the Secretary shall use funds made available
    under this heading to increase the amount of a cash-value voucher for
    women and children participants to an amount recommended by the National
    Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine and adjusted for
    inflation:  Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this
    account shall be available for the purchase of infant formula except in
    accordance with the cost containment and competitive bidding
    requirements specified in section 17 of such Act:  Provided further,
    That none of the funds provided shall be available for activities that
    are not fully reimbursed by other Federal Government departments or
    agencies unless authorized by section 17 of such Act:  Provided further,
    That <<NOTE: Waiver authority.>> upon termination of a federally
    mandated vendor moratorium and subject to terms and conditions
    established by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive the requirement at
    7 CFR 246.12(g)(6) at the request of a State agency.

                    supplemental nutrition assistance program

        For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nutrition Act of
    2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $122,382,521,000, of which $3,000,000,000,
    to remain available through September 30, 2026, shall be placed in
    reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times as may become
    necessary to carry out program operations:  Provided, That funds
    provided herein shall be expended in accordance with section 16 of the
    Food and Nutrition Act of 2008:  Provided further, That of the funds
    made available under this heading, $998,000 may be used to provide
    nutrition education services to State agencies and Federally Recognized
    Tribes participating in the Food Distribution Program on Indian
    Reservations:  Provided further, That of the funds made available under
    this heading, $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025,
    shall be used to carry out section 4003(b) of Public Law 115-334
    relating to demonstration projects for tribal organizations:  Provided
    further, That of the funds made available under this heading, $3,000,000
    shall be used to carry out section 4208 of Public Law 115-334:  Provided
    further, That <<NOTE: Workfare requirements.>> this appropriation shall
    be subject to any work registration or workfare requirements as may be
    required by law:  Provided further, That funds made available for
    Employment and Training under this heading shall remain available
    through September 30, 2025:  Provided further, That funds made available
    under this heading for section 28(d)(1), section 4(b), and section 27(a)
    of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 shall remain available through
    September 30, 2025:  Provided further,

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    That none of the funds made available under this heading may be
    obligated or expended in contravention of section 213A of the
    Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1183A):  Provided further,
    That funds made available <<NOTE: Contracts. Studies. Evaluations.>>
    under this heading may be used to enter into contracts and employ staff
    to conduct studies, evaluations, or to conduct activities related to
    program integrity provided that such activities are authorized by the
    Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.

                          commodity assistance program

        For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance and the
    Commodity Supplemental Food Program as authorized by section 4(a) of the
    Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note);
    the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983; special assistance for the
    nuclear affected islands, as authorized by section 103(f)(2) of the
    Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-188);
    and the Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by section
    17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, $480,070,000, to remain
    available through September 30, 2025:  Provided, That none of these
    funds shall be available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation
    for commodities donated to the program:  Provided further, That
    notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective with funds made
    available in fiscal year 2024 to support the Seniors Farmers' Market
    Nutrition Program, as authorized by section 4402 of the Farm Security
    and Rural Investment Act of 2002, such funds shall remain available
    through September 30, 2025:  Provided further, That of the funds made
    available under section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
    U.S.C. 2036(a)), the Secretary may use up to 20 percent for costs
    associated with the distribution of commodities.

                        nutrition programs administration

        For necessary administrative expenses of the Food and Nutrition
    Service for carrying out any domestic nutrition assistance program,
    $177,348,000:  Provided, That of the funds provided herein, $2,000,000
    shall be used for the purposes of section 4404 of Public Law 107-171, as
    amended by section 4401 of Public Law 110-246.

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                                     TITLE V

                     FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

    Office of the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for
    Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, $932,000:  Provided, That funds
    made available by this Act to any agency in the Trade and Foreign
    Agricultural Affairs mission area for salaries and expenses are
    available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office.

                          office of codex alimentarius

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Codex Alimentarius,
    $4,922,000, including not to exceed $40,000 for official reception and
    representation expenses.

                          Foreign Agricultural Service

                              salaries and expenses

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service,
    including not to exceed $250,000 for representation allowances and for
    expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7
    U.S.C. 1766), $227,330,000, of which no more than 6 percent shall remain
    available until September 30, 2025, for overseas operations to include
    the payment of locally employed staff:
    Provided, <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>> That the Service may utilize advances
    of funds, or reimburse this appropriation for expenditures made on
    behalf of Federal agencies, public and private organizations and
    institutions under agreements executed pursuant to the agricultural food
    production assistance programs (7 U.S.C. 1737) and the foreign
    assistance programs of the United States Agency for International
    Development:  Provided further, That funds made available for middle-
    income country training programs, funds made available for the Borlaug
    International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship program,
    and up to $2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service appropriation
    solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations in international
    currency exchange rates, subject to documentation by the Foreign
    Agricultural Service, shall remain available until expended.

                         food for peace title ii grants

        For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise
    recoverable, and unrecovered prior years' costs, including interest
    thereon, under the Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83-480), for
    commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad under title
    II of said Act, $1,619,107,000, to remain available until expended.

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       mcgovern-dole international food for education and child nutrition
                                 program grants

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 3107
    of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o-
    1), $240,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided,
    That <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>> the Commodity Credit Corporation is
    authorized to provide the services, facilities, and authorities for the
    purpose of implementing such section, subject to reimbursement from
    amounts provided herein:  Provided further, That of the amount made
    available under this heading, not more than 10 percent, but not less
    than $24,000,000, shall remain available until expended to purchase
    agricultural commodities as described in subsection 3107(a)(2) of the
    Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o-1(a)(2)).

      commodity credit corporation export (loans) credit guarantee program
                                     account

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity Credit
    Corporation's Export Guarantee Program, GSM 102 and GSM 103, $6,063,000,
    to cover common overhead expenses as permitted by section 11 of the
    Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity with the
    Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, which shall be paid to the
    appropriation for ``Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and
    Expenses''.

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                                    TITLE VI

                RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

                     Department of Health and Human Services

                          food and drug administration

                              salaries and expenses

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration,
    including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for payment of
    space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law 92-313 for
    programs and activities of the Food and Drug Administration which are
    included in this Act; for rental of special purpose space in the
    District of Columbia or elsewhere; in addition to amounts appropriated
    to the FDA Innovation Account, for carrying out the activities described
    in section 1002(b)(4) of the 21st Century Cures Act (Public Law 114-
    255); for miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement
    activities, authorized and approved by the Secretary and to be accounted
    for solely on the Secretary's certificate, not to exceed $25,000; and
    notwithstanding section 521 of Public Law 107-188; $6,721,782,000:
    Provided, That of the amount provided under this heading, $1,422,104,000
    shall be derived from prescription drug user fees authorized by 21
    U.S.C. 379h, and shall be credited to this account and remain available
    until expended; $362,381,000 shall be derived from medical device user
    fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j, and shall be credited to this account
    and remain available until expended; $613,538,000 shall be derived from
    human generic drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-42, and shall
    be credited to this account and remain available until expended;
    $31,109,000 shall be derived from biosimilar biological product user
    fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-52, and shall be credited to this
    account and remain available until expended; $33,500,000 shall be
    derived from animal drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-12, and
    shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended;
    $25,000,000 shall be derived from generic new animal drug user fees
    authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-21, and shall be credited to this account
    and remain available until expended; $712,000,000 shall be derived from
    tobacco product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 387s, and shall be
    credited to this account and remain available until expended:  Provided
    further, That in addition to and notwithstanding any other provision
    under this heading, amounts collected for prescription drug user fees,
    medical device user fees, human generic drug user fees, biosimilar
    biological product user fees, animal drug user fees, and generic new
    animal drug user fees that exceed the respective fiscal year 2024
    limitations are appropriated and shall be credited to this account and
    remain available until expended:  Provided further, That fees derived
    from prescription drug, medical device, human generic drug, biosimilar
    biological product, animal drug, and generic new animal drug assessments
    for fiscal year 2024, including any such fees collected prior to fiscal
    year 2024 but credited for fiscal year 2024, shall be subject

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    to the fiscal year 2024 limitations:  Provided further, That the
    Secretary may accept payment during fiscal year 2024 of user fees
    specified under this heading and authorized for fiscal year 2025, prior
    to the due date for such fees, and that amounts of such fees assessed
    for fiscal year 2025 for which the Secretary accepts payment in fiscal
    year 2024 shall not be included in amounts under this heading:  Provided
    further, That none of these funds shall be used to develop, establish,
    or operate any program of user fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701:
    Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated: (1)
    $1,185,989,000 shall be for the Center for Food Safety and Applied
    Nutrition and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory
    Affairs, of which no less than $15,000,000 shall be used for inspections
    of foreign seafood manufacturers and field examinations of imported
    seafood; (2) $2,334,704,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Evaluation
    and Research and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory
    Affairs, of which no less than $10,000,000 shall be for pilots to
    increase unannounced foreign inspections and shall remain available
    until expended; (3) $570,632,000 shall be for the Center for Biologics
    Evaluation and Research and for related field activities in the Office
    of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $284,285,000 shall be for the Center for
    Veterinary Medicine and for related field activities in the Office of
    Regulatory Affairs; (5) $770,697,000 shall be for the Center for Devices
    and Radiological Health and for related field activities in the Office
    of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $77,505,000 shall be for the National Center
    for Toxicological Research; (7) $684,324,000 shall be for the Center for
    Tobacco Products and for related field activities in the Office of
    Regulatory Affairs; (8) $215,701,000 shall be for Rent and Related
    activities, of which $55,061,000 is for White Oak Consolidation, other
    than the amounts paid to the General Services Administration for rent;
    (9) $230,423,000 shall be for payments to the General Services
    Administration for rent; and (10) $367,522,000 shall be for other
    activities, including the Office of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs,
    the Office of Food Policy and Response, the Office of Operations, the
    Office of the Chief Scientist, and central services for these offices:
    Provided further, That <<NOTE: Determination.>>  not to exceed $25,000
    of this amount shall be for official reception and representation
    expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Commissioner:
     Provided further, That any transfer of funds pursuant to, and for the
    administration of, section 770(n) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
    Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379dd(n)) shall only be from amounts made
    available under this heading for other activities and shall not exceed
    $2,000,000:  Provided further, That of the amounts that are made
    available under this heading for ``other activities'', and that are not
    derived from user fees, $1,500,000 shall be transferred to and merged
    with the appropriation for ``Department of Health and Human Services--
    Office of Inspector General'' for oversight of the programs and
    operations of the Food and Drug Administration and shall be in addition
    to funds otherwise made available for oversight of the Food and Drug
    Administration:  Provided further, That funds may be <<NOTE: Advance
    approval.>> transferred from one specified activity to another with the
    prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
    Congress.

        In <<NOTE: Fees.>> addition, mammography user fees authorized by 42
    U.S.C. 263b, export certification user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 381,
    priority review user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360n and 360ff,

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    food and feed recall fees, food reinspection fees, and voluntary
    qualified importer program fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-31,
    outsourcing facility fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-62, prescription
    drug wholesale distributor licensing and inspection fees authorized by
    21 U.S.C. 353(e)(3), third-party logistics provider licensing and
    inspection fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360eee-3(c)(1), third-party
    auditor fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 384d(c)(8), medical countermeasure
    priority review voucher user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360bbb-4a, and
    fees relating to over-the-counter monograph drugs authorized by 21
    U.S.C. 379j-72 shall be credited to this account, to remain available
    until expended.

                            buildings and facilities

        For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration,
    demolition, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of or used by
    the Food and Drug Administration, where not otherwise provided,
    $5,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                        fda innovation account, cures act

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes described under
    section 1002(b)(4) of the 21st Century Cures Act, in addition to amounts
    available for such purposes under the heading ``Salaries and Expenses'',
    $50,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That amounts
    appropriated in this paragraph are appropriated pursuant to section
    1002(b)(3) of the 21st Century Cures Act, are to be derived from amounts
    transferred under section 1002(b)(2)(A) of such Act, and may be
    transferred by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to the appropriation
    for ``Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug
    Administration Salaries and Expenses'' solely for the purposes provided
    in such Act:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Determination.>> That upon a
    determination by the Commissioner that funds transferred pursuant to the
    previous proviso are not necessary for the purposes provided, such
    amounts may be transferred back to the account:  Provided further, That
    such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority
    provided by law.

                              INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                      Commodity Futures Trading Commission

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Commodity
    Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including the purchase and hire of
    passenger motor vehicles, and the rental of space (to include multiple
    year leases), in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $365,000,000,
    including not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representation
    expenses, and not to exceed $25,000 for the expenses for consultations
    and meetings hosted by the Commission with foreign governmental and
    other regulatory officials, of which not less than $80,000,000 shall
    remain available until September 30, 2026, and of which not less than
    $4,218,000

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    shall be for expenses of the Office of the Inspector General:  Provided,
    That notwithstanding the limitations in 31 U.S.C. 1553, amounts provided
    under this heading are available for the liquidation of obligations
    equal to current year payments on leases entered into prior to the date
    of enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That for the purpose of
    recording and liquidating any lease obligations that should have been
    recorded and liquidated against accounts closed pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
    1552, and consistent with the preceding proviso, such amounts shall be
    transferred to and recorded in a no-year account in the Treasury, which
    has been established for the sole purpose of recording adjustments for
    and liquidating such unpaid obligations.

                           Farm Credit Administration

                      limitation on administrative expenses

        Not to exceed $94,300,000 (from assessments collected from farm
    credit institutions, including the Federal Agricultural Mortgage
    Corporation) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for
    administrative expenses as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249:  Provided,
    That this limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with
    receiverships:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Notification.>> That the
    agency may exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification
    to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:
    Provided further, That the purposes of section 3.7(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
    Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2128(b)(2)(A)(i)), the Farm Credit
    Administration may exempt, an amount in its sole discretion, from the
    application of the limitation provided in that clause of export loans
    described in the clause guaranteed or insured in a manner other than
    described in subclause (II) of the clause.

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                                    TITLE VII

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

                 (including rescissions and transfers of funds)

        Sec. 701.  The Secretary may use any appropriations made available
    to the Department of Agriculture in this Act to purchase new passenger
    motor vehicles, in addition to specific appropriations for this purpose,
    so long as the total number of vehicles purchased in fiscal year 2024
    does not exceed the number of vehicles owned or leased in fiscal year
    2018:  Provided, <<NOTE: Determination.>> That, prior to purchasing
    additional motor vehicles, the Secretary must determine that such
    vehicles are necessary for transportation safety, to reduce operational
    costs, and for the protection of life, property, and public safety:
    Provided further, <<NOTE: Notification. Approval. Deadline.>> That the
    Secretary may not increase the Department of Agriculture's fleet above
    the 2018 level unless the Secretary notifies in writing, and receives
    approval from, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
    Congress within 30 days of the notification.

        Sec. 702.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the
    Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobligated balances of
    discretionary funds appropriated by this Act or any other available
    unobligated discretionary balances that are remaining available of the
    Department of Agriculture to the Working Capital Fund for the
    acquisition of property, plant and equipment and for the improvement,
    delivery, and implementation of Department financial, and administrative
    information technology services, and other support systems necessary for
    the delivery of financial, administrative, and information technology
    services, including cloud adoption and migration, of primary benefit to
    the agencies of the Department of Agriculture, such transferred funds to
    remain available until expended:  Provided, That none <<NOTE: Advance
    approval.>> of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act
    shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund without the prior
    approval of the agency administrator:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Notification. Advance approval.>> That none of the
    funds transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this section
    shall be available for obligation without written notification to and
    the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
    Congress:  Provided further, That <<NOTE: Notification. Advance
    approval.>> none of the funds appropriated by this Act or made available
    to the Department's Working Capital Fund shall be available for
    obligation or expenditure to make any changes to the Department's
    National Finance Center without written notification to and prior
    approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress
    as required by section 716 of this Act:  Provided further, That
    none <<NOTE: Notification. Advance approval.>> of the funds appropriated
    by this Act or made available to the Department's Working Capital Fund
    shall be available for obligation or expenditure to initiate, plan,
    develop, implement, or make any changes to remove or relocate any
    systems, missions, personnel, or functions of the offices of the Chief
    Financial Officer and the Chief Information Officer, co-located with or
    from the National Finance Center prior to written notification to and
    prior approval of the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of
    Congress and in accordance with the requirements of section 716 of this
    Act:  Provided further, That the National Finance Center Information
    Technology Services Division personnel and data center management
    responsibilities, and control of any

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    functions, missions, and systems for current and future human resources
    management and integrated personnel and payroll systems (PPS) and
    functions provided by the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief
    Information Officer shall remain in the National Finance Center and
    under the management responsibility and administrative control of the
    National Finance Center:  Provided further, That the Secretary of
    Agriculture and the offices of the Chief Financial Officer shall
    actively market to existing and new Departments and other government
    agencies National Finance Center shared services including, but not
    limited to, payroll, financial management, and human capital shared
    services and allow the National Finance Center to perform technology
    upgrades:  Provided further, That of annual income amounts in the
    Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture attributable to
    the amounts in excess of the true costs of the shared services provided
    by the National Finance Center and budgeted for the National Finance
    Center, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 4 percent for the
    replacement or acquisition of capital equipment, including equipment for
    the improvement, delivery, and implementation of financial,
    administrative, and information technology services, and other systems
    of the National Finance Center or to pay any unforeseen, extraordinary
    cost of the National Finance Center:  Provided further, That none
    of <<NOTE: Notification.>>  the amounts reserved shall be available for
    obligation unless the Secretary submits written notification of the
    obligation to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
    Congress:  Provided further, That <<NOTE: Determination.>> the
    limitations on the obligation of funds pending notification to
    Congressional Committees shall not apply to any obligation that, as
    determined by the Secretary, is necessary to respond to a declared state
    of emergency that significantly impacts the operations of the National
    Finance Center; or to evacuate employees of the National Finance Center
    to a safe haven to continue operations of the National Finance Center.

        Sec. 703.  No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
    remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
    expressly so provided herein.
        Sec. 704. <<NOTE: Contracts.>>  No funds appropriated by this Act
    may be used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative
    agreements or similar arrangements between the United States Department
    of Agriculture and nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 percent of the
    total direct cost of the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative
    arrangements is to carry out programs of mutual interest between the two
    parties. This does not preclude appropriate payment of indirect costs on
    grants and contracts with such institutions when such indirect costs are
    computed on a similar basis for all agencies for which appropriations
    are provided in this Act.

        Sec. 705.  Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for the
    cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in the current fiscal
    year shall remain available until expended to disburse obligations made
    in the current fiscal year for the following accounts: the Rural
    Development Loan Fund program account, the Rural Electrification and
    Telecommunication Loans program account, and the Rural Housing Insurance
    Fund program account.
        Sec. 706. <<NOTE: Determination. Approvals.>>  None of the funds
    made available to the Department of Agriculture by this Act may be used
    to acquire new information technology systems or significant upgrades,
    as determined by the Office of the Chief Information Officer, without
    the approval of the Chief Information Officer and the concurrence of the
    Executive

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    Information Technology Investment Review Board:
    <<NOTE: Notification.>>  Provided, That notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this Act may be transferred to the Office of the Chief
    Information Officer without written notification to and the prior
    approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:
     Provided further, That notwithstanding section 11319 of title 40,
    United States Code, none of the funds available to the Department of
    Agriculture for information technology shall be obligated for projects,
    contracts, or other agreements over $25,000 prior to receipt of written
    approval by the Chief Information Officer:  Provided further, That the
    Chief Information Officer may authorize an agency to obligate funds
    without written approval from the Chief Information Officer for
    projects, contracts, or other agreements up to $250,000 based upon the
    performance of an agency measured against the performance plan
    requirements described in the explanatory statement accompanying Public
    Law 113-235.

        Sec. 707.  Funds made available under section 524(b) of the Federal
    Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)) in the current fiscal year shall
    remain available until expended to disburse obligations made in the
    current fiscal year.
        Sec. 708.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any former
    Rural Utilities Service borrower that has repaid or prepaid an insured,
    direct or guaranteed loan under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936,
    or any not-for-profit utility that is eligible to receive an insured or
    direct loan under such Act, shall be eligible for assistance under
    section 313B(a) of such Act in the same manner as a borrower under such
    Act.
        Sec. 709.  Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not
    more than $20,000,000 in unobligated balances from appropriations made
    available for salaries and expenses in this Act for the Farm Service
    Agency shall remain available through September 30, 2025, for
    information technology expenses.
        Sec. 710.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this Act may be used for first-class travel by the
    employees of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections
    301-10.122 through 301-10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
        Sec. 711.  In the case of each program established or amended by the
    Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79) or by a successor to that
    Act, other than by title I or subtitle A of title III of such Act, or
    programs for which indefinite amounts were provided in that Act, that is
    authorized or required to be carried out using funds of the Commodity
    Credit Corporation--
                (1) such funds shall be available for salaries and related
            administrative expenses, including technical assistance,
            associated with the implementation of the program, without
            regard to the limitation on the total amount of allotments and
            fund transfers contained in section 11 of the Commodity Credit
            Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i); and
                (2) the use of such funds for such purpose shall not be
            considered to be a fund transfer or allotment for purposes of
            applying the limitation on the total amount of allotments and
            fund transfers contained in such section.

        Sec. 712.  Of the funds made available by this Act, not more than
    $2,900,000 shall be used to cover necessary expenses of activities
    related to all advisory committees, panels, commissions, and

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    task forces of the Department of Agriculture, except for panels used to
    comply with negotiated rule makings and panels used to evaluate
    competitively awarded grants.
        Sec. 713. <<NOTE: Pornography.>> (a) None of the funds made
    available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer
    network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and
    exchanging of pornography.

        (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary
    for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any
    other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or
    adjudication activities.
        Sec. 714.  Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 14222 of Public
    Law 110-246 (7 U.S.C. 612c-6; in this section referred to as ``section
    14222''), none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by
    this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of
    personnel to carry out a program under section 32 of the Act of August
    24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c; in this section referred to as ``section 32'')
    in excess of $1,574,028,000 (exclusive of carryover appropriations from
    prior fiscal years), as follows: Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement
    Commodities--$485,000,000; State Option Contracts--$5,000,000; Removal
    of Defective Commodities--$1,660,000; Administration of section 32
    Commodity Purchases--$37,178,000:  Provided, <<NOTE: Notification. Time
    period.>> That, of the total funds made available in the matter
    preceding this proviso that remain unobligated on October 1, 2024, such
    unobligated balances shall carryover into fiscal year 2025 and shall
    remain available until expended for any of the purposes of section 32,
    except that any such carryover funds used in accordance with clause (3)
    of section 32 may not exceed $350,000,000 and may not be obligated until
    the Secretary of Agriculture provides written notification of the
    expenditures to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
    Congress at least two weeks in advance:  Provided further, That, with
    the exception of any available carryover funds authorized in any prior
    appropriations Act to be used for the purposes of clause (3) of section
    32, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this
    or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries or expenses of any
    employee of the Department of Agriculture to carry out clause (3) of
    section 32.

        Sec. 715.  None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act
    shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who prepare
    or submit appropriations language as part of the President's budget
    submission to the Congress for programs under the jurisdiction of the
    Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
    Drug Administration, and Related Agencies that assumes revenues or
    reflects a reduction from the previous year due to user fees proposals
    that have not been enacted into law prior to the submission of the
    budget unless such budget submission identifies which additional
    spending reductions should occur in the event the user fees proposals
    are not enacted prior to the date of the convening of a committee of
    conference for the fiscal year 2024 appropriations Act.
        Sec. 716. <<NOTE: Notifications. Approvals. Time period.>>  (a) None
    of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous
    appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain
    available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or
    provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of
    fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available
    for obligation or expenditure through

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    a reprogramming, transfer of funds, or reimbursements as authorized by
    the Economy Act, or in the case of the Department of Agriculture,
    through use of the authority provided by section 702(b) of the
    Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257) or section
    8 of Public Law 89-106 (7 U.S.C. 2263), that--
                (1) creates new programs;
                (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
                (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any
            project or activity for which funds have been denied or
            restricted;
                (4) relocates an office or employees;
                (5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or
                (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities
            presently performed by Federal employees;

    unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human
    Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
    (as the case may be) notifies in writing and receives approval from the
    Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days
    in advance of the reprogramming of such funds or the use of such
    authority.
        (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous
    Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain
    available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or
    provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of
    fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available
    for obligation or expenditure for activities, programs, or projects
    through a reprogramming or use of the authorities referred to in
    subsection (a) involving funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent,
    whichever is less, that--
                (1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities;
                (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program,
            project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as
            approved by Congress; or
                (3) results from any general savings from a reduction in
            personnel which would result in a change in existing programs,
            activities, or projects as approved by Congress;

    unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human
    Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
    (as the case may be) notifies in writing and receives approval from the
    Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days
    in advance of the reprogramming or transfer of such funds or the use of
    such authority.
        (c) The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human
    Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
    shall notify in writing and receive approval from the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress before implementing any
    program or activity not carried out during the previous fiscal year
    unless the program or activity is funded by this Act or specifically
    funded by any other Act.
        (d) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous
    Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain
    available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or
    provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of
    fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available
    for--
                (1) modifying major capital investments funding levels,
            including information technology systems, that involves

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            increasing or decreasing funds in the current fiscal year for
            the individual investment in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent of
            the total cost, whichever is less;
                (2) realigning or reorganizing new, current, or vacant
            positions or agency activities or functions to establish a
            center, office, branch, or similar entity with five or more
            personnel; or
                (3) carrying out activities or functions that were not
            described in the budget request;

    unless the agencies funded by this Act notify, in writing, the
    Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days
    in advance of using the funds for these purposes.
        (e) <<NOTE: Confirmation.>> As described in this section, no funds
    may be used for any activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the
    Secretary of Health and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity
    Futures Trading Commission receives from the Committee on Appropriations
    of both Houses of Congress written or electronic mail confirmation of
    receipt of the notification as required in this section.

        Sec. 717. <<NOTE: Fees.>>  Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the
    Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(5)), the
    Secretary may assess a one-time fee for any guaranteed business and
    industry loan in an amount that does not exceed 3 percent of the
    guaranteed principal portion of the loan.

        Sec. 718.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available to the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug
    Administration, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or the Farm
    Credit Administration shall be used to transmit or otherwise make
    available reports, questions, or responses to questions that are a
    result of information requested for the appropriations hearing process
    to any non-Department of Agriculture, non-Department of Health and Human
    Services, non-Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or non-Farm Credit
    Administration employee.
        Sec. 719. <<NOTE: News stories. Notification.>>  Unless otherwise
    authorized by existing law, none of the funds provided in this Act, may
    be used by an executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news
    story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United States unless
    the story includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the
    prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or
    funded by that executive branch agency.

        Sec. 720. <<NOTE: Time period. Reimbursement.>>  No employee of the
    Department of Agriculture may be detailed or assigned from an agency or
    office funded by this Act or any other Act to any other agency or office
    of the Department for more than 60 days in a fiscal year unless the
    individual's employing agency or office is fully reimbursed by the
    receiving agency or office for the salary and expenses of the employee
    for the period of assignment.

        Sec. 721. <<NOTE: Deadline. Spending plan.>>  Not later than 30 days
    after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture,
    the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, the Chairman of
    the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the Chairman of the Farm
    Credit Administration shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations
    of both Houses of Congress a detailed spending plan by program, project,
    and activity for all the funds made available under this Act including
    appropriated user fees, as defined in the explanatory statement
    described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
    consolidated Act).

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        Sec. 722.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to propose, promulgate, or implement any rule, or take any other action
    with respect to, allowing or requiring information intended for a
    prescribing health care professional, in the case of a drug or
    biological product subject to section 503(b)(1) of the Federal Food,
    Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 353(b)(1)), to be distributed to such
    professional electronically (in lieu of in paper form) unless and until
    a Federal law is enacted to allow or require such distribution.
        Sec. 723. <<NOTE: Determination. Prisons and prisoners.>>  For the
    purposes of determining eligibility or level of program assistance for
    Rural Housing Service programs the Secretary shall not include
    incarcerated prison populations.

        Sec. 724. <<NOTE: Loans.>>  For loans and loan guarantees that do
    not require budget authority and the program level has been established
    in this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may increase the program level
    for such loans and loan guarantees by not more than 25 percent:
    Provided, That <<NOTE: Notification. Time period.>> prior to the
    Secretary implementing such an increase, the Secretary notifies, in
    writing, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at
    least 15 days in advance.

        Sec. 725. <<NOTE: Notification. Advance approval.>>  None of the
    credit card refunds or rebates transferred to the Working Capital Fund
    pursuant to section 729 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
    Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 (7
    U.S.C. 2235a; Public Law 107-76) shall be available for obligation
    without written notification to, and the prior approval of, the
    Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:  Provided, That
    the refunds or rebates so transferred shall be available for obligation
    only for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment, including
    equipment for the improvement, delivery, and implementation of
    Departmental financial management, information technology, and other
    support systems necessary for the delivery of financial, administrative,
    and information technology services, including cloud adoption and
    migration, of primary benefit to the agencies of the Department of
    Agriculture.

        Sec. 726.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to implement, administer, or enforce the ``variety'' requirements of the
    final rule entitled ``Enhancing Retailer Standards in the Supplemental
    Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)'' published by the Department of
    Agriculture in the Federal Register on December 15, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg.
    90675) until the Secretary of Agriculture amends the definition of the
    term ``variety'' as defined in section 278.1(b)(1)(ii)(C) of title 7,
    Code of Federal Regulations, and ``variety'' as applied in the
    definition of the term ``staple food'' as defined in section 271.2 of
    title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, to increase the number of items
    that qualify as acceptable varieties in each staple food category so
    that the total number of such items in each staple food category exceeds
    the number of such items in each staple food category included in the
    final rule as published on December 15, 2016:  Provided,
    That <<NOTE: Applicability. Effective date.>>  until the Secretary
    promulgates such regulatory amendments, the Secretary shall apply the
    requirements regarding acceptable varieties and breadth of stock to
    Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program retailers that were in effect
    on the day before the date of the enactment of the Agricultural Act of
    2014 (Public Law 113-79).

        Sec. 727.  In carrying out subsection (h) of section 502 of the
    Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472), the Secretary of Agriculture

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    shall have the same authority with respect to loans guaranteed under
    such section and eligible lenders for such loans as the Secretary has
    under subsections (h) and (j) of section 538 of such Act (42 U.S.C.
    1490p-2) with respect to loans guaranteed under such section 538 and
    eligible lenders for such loans.
        Sec. 728.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this Act shall be available for the United States
    Department of Agriculture to propose, finalize or implement any
    regulation that would promulgate new user fees pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
    9701 after the date of the enactment of this Act.
        Sec. 729.  Of the unobligated balances from prior year
    appropriations made available for the Broadband Treasury Rate Loan
    program, authorized in section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of
    1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb), $7,000,000 are hereby rescinded:  Provided, That
    no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the
    Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution
    on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
    of 1985.
        Sec. 730.  Notwithstanding any provision of law that regulates the
    calculation and payment of overtime and holiday pay for FSIS inspectors,
    the Secretary may charge establishments subject to the inspection
    requirements of the Poultry Products Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 451 et
    seq., the Federal Meat Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 601 et seq, and the Egg
    Products Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 1031 et seq., for the cost of
    inspection services provided outside of an establishment's approved
    inspection shifts, and for inspection services provided on Federal
    holidays:  Provided, That any sums charged pursuant to this paragraph
    shall be deemed as overtime pay or holiday pay under section 1001(d) of
    the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2, 135 Stat. 242):
    Provided further, That sums received by the Secretary under this
    paragraph shall, in addition to other available funds, remain available
    until expended to the Secretary without further appropriation for the
    purpose of funding all costs associated with FSIS inspections.
        Sec. 731. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall--
                (1) <<NOTE: Audits. Evaluations.>> conduct audits in a
            manner that evaluates the following factors in the country or
            region being audited, as applicable--
                        (A) veterinary control and oversight;
                        (B) disease history and vaccination practices;
                        (C) livestock demographics and traceability;
                        (D) epidemiological separation from potential
                    sources of infection;
                        (E) surveillance practices;
                        (F) diagnostic laboratory capabilities; and
                        (G) emergency preparedness and response; and
                (2) <<NOTE: Public information. Reports.>> promptly make
            publicly available the final reports of any audits or reviews
            conducted pursuant to paragraph (1).

        (b) <<NOTE: Applicability.>>  This section shall be applied in a
    manner consistent with United States obligations under its international
    trade agreements.

        Sec. 732.  Of the unobligated balances from prior year
    appropriations made available for the rural housing voucher program
    authorized by section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, (42 U.S.C. 1471 et
    seq.), as amended, $35,000,000 are hereby rescinded:  Provided, That no
    amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the
    Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution
    on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
    of 1985.

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        Sec. 733.  Of the unobligated balances from prior year
    appropriations made available under the heading ``Rural Cooperative
    Development Grants'' for Agriculture Innovation Centers authorized by
    section 6402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7
    U.S.C. 1632b), as amended, $7,000,000 are hereby rescinded:  Provided,
    That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by
    the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent
    resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
    Control Act of 1985.
        Sec. 734. <<NOTE: Iron and steel products.>> (a)(1) No Federal funds
    made available for this fiscal year for the rural water, waste water,
    waste disposal, and solid waste management programs authorized by
    sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B of the Consolidated Farm
    and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926 et seq.) shall be used for a
    project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a
    public water or wastewater system unless all of the iron and steel
    products used in the project are produced in the United States.

        (2) <<NOTE: Definition.>> In this section, the term ``iron and steel
    products'' means the following products made primarily of iron or steel:
    lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal
    castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves,
    structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction
    materials.

        (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category of cases
    in which the Secretary of Agriculture (in this section referred to as
    the ``Secretary'') or the designee of the Secretary finds that--
                (1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the
            public interest;
                (2) iron and steel products are not produced in the United
            States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities or of a
            satisfactory quality; or
                (3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the
            United States will increase the cost of the overall project by
            more than 25 percent.

        (c) <<NOTE: Waiver request. Public information. Records. Time
    period.>> If the Secretary or the designee receives a request for a
    waiver under this section, the Secretary or the designee shall make
    available to the public on an informal basis a copy of the request and
    information available to the Secretary or the designee concerning the
    request, and shall allow for informal public input on the request for at
    least 15 days prior to making a finding based on the request.
    The <<NOTE: Web posting.>> Secretary or the designee shall make the
    request and accompanying information available by electronic means,
    including on the official public Internet Web site of the Department.

        (d) <<NOTE: Applicability.>> This section shall be applied in a
    manner consistent with United States obligations under international
    agreements.

        (e) The Secretary may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds
    appropriated in this Act for ``Rural Utilities Service--Rural Water and
    Waste Disposal Program Account'' for carrying out the provisions
    described in subsection (a)(1) for management and oversight of the
    requirements of this section.
        (f) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a project for
    which the engineering plans and specifications include use of iron and
    steel products otherwise prohibited by such subsection

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    if the plans and specifications have received required approvals from
    State agencies prior to the date of enactment of this Act.
        (g) <<NOTE: Definition.>> For purposes of this section, the terms
    ``United States'' and ``State'' shall include each of the several
    States, the District of Columbia, and each Federally recognized Indian
    Tribe.

        Sec. 735. <<NOTE: Lobbying.>>  None of the funds appropriated by
    this Act may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence
    congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending
    before Congress, other than to communicate to Members of Congress as
    described in 18 U.S.C. 1913.

        Sec. 736. <<NOTE: Allocations.>>  Of the total amounts made
    available by this Act for direct loans and grants under the following
    headings: ``Rural Housing Service--Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program
    Account''; ``Rural Housing Service--Mutual and Self-Help Housing
    Grants''; ``Rural Housing Service--Rural Housing Assistance Grants'';
    ``Rural Housing Service--Rural Community Facilities Program Account'';
    ``Rural Business-Cooperative Service--Rural Business Program Account'';
    ``Rural Business-Cooperative Service--Rural Economic Development Loans
    Program Account''; ``Rural Business-Cooperative Service--Rural
    Cooperative Development Grants''; ``Rural Business-Cooperative Service--
    Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program''; ``Rural Utilities
    Service--Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account''; ``Rural
    Utilities Service--Rural Electrification and Telecommunications Loans
    Program Account''; and ``Rural Utilities Service--Distance Learning,
    Telemedicine, and Broadband Program'', to the maximum extent feasible,
    at least 10 percent of the funds shall be allocated for assistance in
    persistent poverty counties under this section, including,
    notwithstanding any other provision regarding population limits, any
    county seat of such a persistent poverty county that has a population
    that does not exceed the authorized population limit by more than 10
    percent:  Provided, <<NOTE: Definition.>> That for purposes of this
    section, the term ``persistent poverty counties'' means any county that
    has had 20 percent or more of its population living in poverty over the
    past 30 years, as measured by the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses, and
    2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-year average, or any territory or
    possession of the United States:  Provided further, That
    with <<NOTE: Applicability.>>  respect to specific activities for which
    program levels have been made available by this Act that are not
    supported by budget authority, the requirements of this section shall be
    applied to such program level.

        Sec. 737. <<NOTE: Human embryos.>>  None of the funds made available
    by this Act may be used to notify a sponsor or otherwise acknowledge
    receipt of a submission for an exemption for investigational use of a
    drug or biological product under section 505(i) of the Federal Food,
    Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(i)) or section 351(a)(3) of the
    Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(a)(3)) in research in which a
    human embryo is intentionally created or modified to include a heritable
    genetic modification. Any such submission shall be deemed to have not
    been received by the Secretary, and the exemption may not go into
    effect.

        Sec. 738.  None of the funds made available by this or any other Act
    may be used to enforce the final rule promulgated by the Food and Drug
    Administration entitled ``Standards for the Growing, Harvesting,
    Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption'', and published
    on November 27, 2015, with respect

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    to the regulation of entities that grow, harvest, pack, or hold wine
    grapes, hops, pulse crops, or almonds.
        Sec. 739. <<NOTE: Time periods. School breakfast.>>  For school
    years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025, none of the funds made available by this
    Act may be used to implement or enforce the matter following the first
    comma in the second sentence of footnote (c) of section 220.8(c) of
    title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, with respect to the substitution
    of vegetables for fruits under the school breakfast program established
    under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773).

        Sec. 740.  None of the funds made available by this Act or any other
    Act may be used--
                (1) in contravention of section 7606 of the Agricultural Act
            of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5940), subtitle G of the Agricultural
            Marketing Act of 1946, or section 10114 of the Agriculture
            Improvement Act of 2018; or
                (2) <<NOTE: Hemp and hemp seeds.>>  to prohibit the
            transportation, processing, sale, or use of hemp, or seeds of
            such plant, that is grown or cultivated in accordance with
            section 7606 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 or subtitle G of
            the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, within or outside the
            State in which the hemp is grown or cultivated.

        Sec. 741. <<NOTE: Waiver authority.>>   The Secretary of Agriculture
    may waive the matching funds requirement under section 412(g) of the
    Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7
    U.S.C. 7632(g)).

        Sec. 742. <<NOTE: Reports. Foreign investments. Disclosures. 7 USC
    3501 note.>>  The Secretary, as part of the report on foreign
    landholding required under the Agricultural Foreign Investment
    Disclosure Act (Public Law 95-460), shall report to Congress on foreign
    investments in agricultural land in the United States, including the
    impact foreign ownership has on family farms, rural communities, and the
    domestic food supply:  Provided, <<NOTE: Deadline. Process. Data.>> That
    within 2 years after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
    establish a streamlined process for electronic submission and retention
    of disclosures made under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure
    Act, including an internet database that contains disaggregated data
    from each disclosure submitted:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Publication. Plan. Process. Confidentiality.>> That all
    prior year disclosures of foreign investments in agricultural land in
    the United States are published in the database:  Provided further, That
    the plan includes a process to ensure the protection of personally
    identifiable information and that all disclosures of foreign investments
    in agricultural land on the USDA website be disaggregated by: (1) in any
    case in which such foreign person is an individual, the citizenship of
    such foreign person; and (2) in any case in which such foreign person is
    not an individual or a government, the nature of the legal entity
    holding the interest, the country in which such foreign person is
    created or organized, and the principal place of business of such
    foreign person.

        Sec. 743.  There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000, to remain
    available until expended, for a pilot program for the Secretary to
    provide grants to qualified non-profit organizations and public housing
    authorities to provide technical assistance, including financial and
    legal services, to RHS multi-family housing borrowers to facilitate the
    acquisition of RHS multi-family housing properties in areas where the
    Secretary determines a risk of loss of affordable housing, by non-profit
    housing organizations and public housing

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    authorities as authorized by law that commit to keep such properties in
    the RHS multi-family housing program for a period of time as determined
    by the Secretary.
        Sec. 744.  Of the unobligated balances from prior year
    appropriations made available under the heading ``Rural Housing
    Assistance Grants'' for housing repair grants authorized by section 504
    of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1474), as amended, $28,000,000 are
    hereby rescinded:  Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from
    amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
    pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget
    and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
        Sec. 745. <<NOTE: Compliance. 21 USC 343 note.>>  (a) After the
    effective date of any final rule the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
    publishes in connection with its proposed rule to update these
    requirements (87 Federal Register 59168, issued on September 29, 2022),
    manufacturers may also continue to comply with the previous requirements
    promulgated by the FDA for the implied nutrient content claim
    ``healthy'' through the ``compliance date'' FDA provides in the final
    rule.

        (b) Any food product manufactured and labeled as ``healthy'' during
    the compliance period FDA provides in that final rule shall not be
    directly or indirectly subject to any state-law requirements that are
    not identical to either (i) the Federal requirements for the implied
    nutrition content claim ``healthy'' that were in effect as of the date
    FDA issues the final rule, or (ii) the updated Federal requirements that
    FDA promulgates in the final rule, assuming the updated requirements go
    into effect during the regulatory compliance period.
        Sec. 746. <<NOTE: Determination.>>  Funds made available under title
    II of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) may only be used to
    provide assistance to recipient nations if adequate monitoring and
    controls, as determined by the Administrator, are in place to ensure
    that emergency food aid is received by the intended beneficiaries in
    areas affected by food shortages and not diverted for unauthorized or
    inappropriate purposes.

        Sec. 747. <<NOTE: Contracts. Poultry and poultry
    products. Seafood. China. School lunches.>>  None of the funds made
    available by this Act may be used to procure raw or processed poultry
    products or seafood imported into the United States from the People's
    Republic of China for use in the school lunch program under the Richard
    B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), the Child
    and Adult Care Food Program under section 17 of such Act (42 U.S.C.
    1766), the Summer Food Service Program for Children under section 13 of
    such Act (42 U.S.C. 1761), or the school breakfast program under the
    Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.).

        Sec. 748. <<NOTE: Time period. Requirement. School lunches.>>  For
    school year 2024-2025, only a school food authority that had a negative
    balance in the nonprofit school food service account as of June 30,
    2023, shall be required to establish a price for paid lunches in
    accordance with section 12(p) of the Richard B. Russell National School
    Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(p)).

        Sec. 749. <<NOTE: Grants. Science and technology. Research and
    development.>>  Any funds made available by this or any other Act that
    the Secretary withholds pursuant to section 1668(g)(2) of the Food,
    Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5921(g)(2)),
    as amended, shall be available for grants for biotechnology risk
    assessment research:  Provided, That the Secretary may transfer such
    funds among appropriations of the Department of Agriculture for purposes
    of making such grants.

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        Sec. 750.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds
    available to the Department of Agriculture may be used to move any staff
    office or any agency from the mission area in which it was located on
    August 1, 2018, to any other mission area or office within the
    Department in the absence of the enactment of specific legislation
    affirming such move.
        Sec. 751.  The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Natural
    Resources Conservation Service, may use funds appropriated under this
    Act or any other Act for the Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations
    Program and the Watershed Rehabilitation Program carried out pursuant to
    the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001 et
    seq.), and for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program carried out
    pursuant to section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16
    U.S.C. 2203) to provide technical services for such programs pursuant to
    section 1252(a)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
    3851(a)(1)), notwithstanding subsection (c) of such section.
        Sec. 752. <<NOTE: Determination.>>  In administering the pilot
    program established by section 779 of division A of the Consolidated
    Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141), the Secretary of
    Agriculture may, for purposes of determining entities eligible to
    receive assistance, consider those communities which are ``Areas Rural
    in Character'':  Provided, That not more than 10 percent of the funds
    made available under the heading ``Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and
    Broadband Program'' for the purposes of the pilot program established by
    section 779 of Public Law 115-141 may be used for this purpose.

        Sec. 753.  In addition to amounts otherwise made available by this
    Act and notwithstanding the last sentence of 16 U.S.C. 1310, there is
    appropriated $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, to
    implement non-renewable agreements on eligible lands, including flooded
    agricultural lands, as determined by the Secretary, under the Water Bank
    Act (16 U.S.C. 1301-1311).
        Sec. 754. <<NOTE: Deadline. Fish and fishing.>>  Out of amounts
    appropriated to the Food and Drug Administration under title VI, the
    Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner
    of Food and Drugs, shall, not later than September 30, 2024, and
    following the review required under Executive Order No. 12866 (5 U.S.C.
    601 note; relating to regulatory planning and review), issue advice
    revising the advice provided in the notice of availability entitled
    ``Advice About Eating Fish, From the Environmental Protection Agency and
    Food and Drug Administration; Revised Fish Advice; Availability'' (82
    Fed. Reg. 6571 (January 19, 2017)), in a manner that is consistent with
    nutrition science recognized by the Food and Drug Administration on the
    net effects of seafood consumption.

        Sec. 755.  In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is
    hereby appropriated $3,000,000, to remain available until expended, for
    the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program established pursuant
    to section 1001(b)(4) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public
    Law 117-2) to award grants to processors of invasive, wild-caught
    catfish.
        Sec. 756. <<NOTE: Termination date.>>  The Secretary shall set aside
    for Rural Economic Area Partnership (REAP) Zones, until August 15, 2024,
    an amount of funds made available in title III under the headings of
    Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account, Mutual and Self-Help
    Housing Grants, Rural Housing Assistance Grants, Rural Community
    Facilities Program Account, Rural Business Program Account,

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    Rural Development Loan Fund Program Account, and Rural Water and Waste
    Disposal Program Account, equal to the amount obligated in REAP Zones
    with respect to funds provided under such headings in the most recent
    fiscal year any such funds were obligated under such headings for REAP
    Zones, excluding the funding provided through any Community Project
    Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending.

        Sec. 757. <<NOTE: 12 USC 2128 note.>>  In this fiscal year and each
    fiscal year thereafter, and notwithstanding any other provision of law,
    none of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to
    implement section 3.7(f) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 in a manner
    inconsistent with section 343(a)(13) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act.

        Sec. 758. <<NOTE: 42 USC 1769 note.>>  (a) For an additional amount
    for the Office of the Secretary, $2,000,000, to remain available until
    expended, for the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out no more than 10
    pilot projects, under the terms and conditions determined by the
    Secretary for a period not to exceed 2 years, that award grants to an
    Indian tribe; a tribal organization approved by an Indian tribe; a
    tribal educational agency; a consortium of Indian tribes; or a
    partnership between an Indian tribe and either a State educational
    agency, a local educational agency, a tribal educational agency, or the
    Bureau of Indian Education to operate and implement the school lunch
    program as authorized by the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch
    Act (42 U.S.C. 1769), the summer food service program as established
    under section 13 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act,
    the child and adult care food program as established by section 17 of
    the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, or the school
    breakfast program established by the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
    U.S.C. 1773) in either a Bureau-funded school (as defined in section
    1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021)); a school (as
    defined in section 12(d) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch
    Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 (d)) on or near an Indian reservation; or an early
    child care and education facility:  Provided, That to carry out this
    pilot program each grant awarded shall be no less than $10,000 and no
    more than $100,000 for each school year and shall not increase state
    administrative costs or the amount of benefits provided in any program:
    Provided further, <<NOTE: Definition.>> That the term ``Indian tribe''
    has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
    Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).

        (b) <<NOTE: Reimbursement. School lunch. School breakfast.>>
    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a pilot project grant
    recipient shall be reimbursed for meals served under the school lunch
    program, the summer food service program, and the child and adult care
    food program as if the recipient were a State under the Richard B.
    Russell National School Lunch Act; and under the school breakfast
    program as if the recipient were a State educational agency.

        (c) <<NOTE: Reports.>> Not later than 1 year after the conclusion of
    the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on
    the outcomes of the pilot program.

        Sec. 759. <<NOTE: Listeria monocytogenes.>>  None of the funds
    appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used by the
    Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue or promote any new
    guidelines or regulations applicable to food manufacturers for Listeria
    monocytogenes (Lm) until the FDA considers the available new science in
    developing the Compliance Policy Guide (CPG), Guidance for FDA Staff,
    Sec.

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    55.320 Listeria monocytogenes--regarding Lm in low-risk foods, meaning
    foods that do not support the growth of Lm.

        Sec. 760.  Section 523 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c)
    is amended in subsection (b)(1)(B) by striking ``two years'' and
    inserting ``five years''.
        Sec. 761.  Section 524 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490d)
    is amended in subsection (a)(1) by striking ``two years'' and inserting
    ``five years''.
        Sec. 762.  Section 363 of the Multifamily Mortgage Foreclosure Act
    of 1981 (12 U.S.C. 3702) is amended at paragraph (10) by inserting after
    ``Secretary of Housing Urban Development'' the following: ``and the
    Secretary of Agriculture''.
        Sec. 763.  <<NOTE: Assessment.>> None of the funds appropriated or
    otherwise made available by this Act may be used by the Food and Drug
    Administration to develop, issue, promote or advance any final
    guidelines or new regulations applicable to food manufacturers for long-
    term population-wide sodium reduction actions until an assessment is
    completed on the impact of the short-term sodium reduction targets.

        Sec. 764.  There is hereby appropriated $2,000,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2025, for a Bison Production and Marketing
    Grant Program that the Agricultural Marketing Service shall develop and
    maintain:  Provided, <<NOTE: Determination.>> That this program shall be
    similar, as determined by the Secretary, to the Sheep Production and
    Marketing Grant Program the Department of Agriculture currently
    maintains pursuant to section 209(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act
    of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627a(c)), and shall prioritize grants to national
    non-profits and federally chartered Tribal organizations that have
    expertise in bison production or marketing.

        Sec. 765.  Notwithstanding the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7
    U.S.C. 1622 et seq.) and 9 CFR part 352, the Committee provides an
    additional $700,000 to the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service to
    cover voluntary meat inspection fees for the slaughtering or processing
    of bison/buffalo at Native American owned establishments or
    establishments operating on tribal lands.
        Sec. 766.  Of the unobligated balances from prior year
    appropriations made available for the Rural Water Operation Program
    under the heading ``Natural Resources Conservation Service--Watershed
    and Flood Prevention Operations'', $28,000,000 are hereby rescinded:
    Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were
    designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a
    concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency
    Deficit Control Act of 1985.
        Sec. 767.  <<NOTE: Determination. 5 USC 5547 note.>> If services
    performed by APHIS employees are determined by the Administrator of the
    Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to be in response to an
    animal disease outbreak, any premium pay that is funded, either directly
    or through reimbursement, shall be exempted from the aggregate of basic
    pay and premium pay calculated under section 5547 of title 5, United
    States Code, and any other provision of law limiting the aggregate
    amount of premium pay payable on a biweekly or calendar year basis:
    Provided, <<NOTE: Effective date.>> That this section shall take effect
    as if enacted on January 1, 2023.

        Sec. 768.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel--
                (1) to inspect horses under section 3 of the Federal Meat
            Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603);

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                (2) to inspect horses under section 903 of the Federal
            Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901
            note; Public Law 104-127); or
                (3) to implement or enforce section 352.19 of title 9, Code
            of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).

        Sec. 769.  <<NOTE: Reimbursement. 42 USC 1758 note.>> Any rule-
    making, notice or guidance of or regarding USDA Proposed Rule (Child
    Nutrition Programs: Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020
    Dietary Guidelines for Americans; RIN 0584-AE88) shall allow and provide
    meal reimbursement for (or ``low fat or fat free'') flavored milk in
    National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for grades
    Kindergarten through 12th grade and in Child and Adult Care Food Program
    for participants 6 years of age and older, and for any other program
    complying with the meal pattern requirements covered in such final rule.

        Sec. 770.  <<NOTE: Time periods. 42 USC 1758 note.>> Sodium limits
    in effect for School Year 2023-2024 in child nutrition meal patterns
    shall remain effective through School Year 2026-2027, after which sodium
    limits that may be included in any rulemaking, notice or guidance of or
    regarding USDA Proposed Rule (Child Nutrition Programs: Revisions to
    Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans;
    RIN 0584-AE88), shall not be more restrictive than the Target 2 sodium
    levels published in the final rule entitled ``Nutrition Standards in the
    National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs'' published by the
    Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on January 26, 2012
    (77 Fed. Reg 4087).

        Sec. 771.  There is hereby appropriated $2,000,000, to remain
    available until expended, to carry out section 2103 of Public Law 115-
    334:  Provided, That the Secretary shall prioritize the wetland
    compliance needs of areas with significant numbers of individual
    wetlands, wetland acres, and conservation compliance requests.
        Sec. 772.  There is appropriated $3,000,000 for the emergency and
    transitional pet shelter and housing assistance grant program
    established under section 12502(b) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of
    2018 (34 U.S.C. 20127).
        Sec. 773.  <<NOTE: Alcohol and alcoholic beverages.>> The National
    Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) were tasked with
    providing findings and recommendations on alcohol consumption for the
    purposes of inclusion in the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans as
    required by Section 772 of Division A of the Consolidated Appropriations
    Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328):  Provided, That the Secretary of Health
    and Human Services and the Secretary of Agriculture shall consider the
    findings and recommendations of the NASEM report in the development of
    the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and further, both Secretaries
    shall ensure that the alcohol consumption recommendations in the 2025
    Dietary Guidelines for Americans shall be based on the preponderance of
    scientific and medical knowledge consistent with section 5341 of title 7
    of United States Code.

        Sec. 774.  The first proviso under the heading ``Rural Community
    Facilities Program Account'' in title I of division N of the
    Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 <<NOTE: 136 Stat. 5202.>> (Public
    Law 117-328) is amended by inserting ``or to repair or replace essential
    community facilities damaged by a disaster that occurred in calendar
    year 2023'' after ``calendar year 2022'':  Provided, That amounts
    repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously designated by
    the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent
    resolution on the budget are designated as an emergency

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    requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget
    and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

        Sec. 775.  Of the unobligated balances from prior year
    appropriations made available for the Rural Energy for American program
    authorized by section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act
    of 2002, (7 U.S.C. 8107), $10,000,000 are hereby rescinded:  Provided,
    That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by
    the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent
    resolution on the budget or to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced
    Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
        Sec. 776.  Of the unobligated balances from prior year
    appropriations made available in Section 2304 of the American Rescue
    Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2), $30,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
        Sec. 777.  Of the unobligated balances from prior year
    appropriations made available under Division A, Title IV, under the
    heading ``Nutrition Programs Administration'' for relocation expenses
    and the alteration and repair of buildings and improvement pursuant to 7
    U.S.C. 2250 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law
    115-31), $8,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
        Sec. 778.  Of the unobligated balances available in fiscal year 2024
    in the ``Nonrecurring Expenses Fund'' established in section 742 of
    division A of Public Law 113-235, and in addition to any funds otherwise
    made available for such purposes in this, prior, or subsequent fiscal
    years, the following shall be available during the period of
    availability of the Fund for the specified purposes and in the specified
    amounts--
                (1) for grants for rural community facilities programs as
            authorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of
            the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $505,023,927
            for the purposes, and in the amounts specified in the table
            titled ``Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed
            Spending'' in the explanatory statement described in section 4
            (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act),
            and under the same authorities and conditions as amounts made
            available by this Act in the second paragraph under the heading
            ``Rural Community Facilities Program Account''; and
                (2) for expenses during fiscal year 2024, not otherwise
            recoverable, and unrecovered prior years' costs, including
            interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83-
            480), for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions
            abroad under title II of said Act, $68,476,073, under the same
            authorities and conditions as amounts made available by this Act
            under the heading ``Food for Peace Title II Grants'':

      Provided, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were
    previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
    pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
    1985 are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
    251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
    of 1985.
        Sec. 779.  Section 2250b of title 7, United States Code, is hereby
    amended in the second proviso by striking ``capital acquisition'' and
    after ``infrastructure'' inserting ``and information technology
    services.''

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        Sec. 780.  <<NOTE: Applicability. Time periods. 7 USC 940c-2
    note.>> Section 313B(a) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7
    U.S.C. 940c-2(a)), shall be applied for fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal
    year thereafter until the specified funding has been expended as if the
    following were inserted after the final period: ``In addition, the
    Secretary shall use $9,465,000 of the funds available to carry out this
    section in fiscal year 2024 for an additional amount for the same
    purpose and under the same terms and conditions as the Rural Business
    Development Grants authorized by section 310B of the Consolidated Farm
    and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(c)).''.

        Sec. 781.  <<NOTE: Genetic engineering.>> Notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, the acceptable market name of any engineered animal
    approved prior to the effective date of the National Bioengineered Food
    Disclosure Standard (February 19, 2019) shall include the words
    ``genetically engineered'' prior to the existing acceptable market name.

        Sec. 782.  For an additional amount for the Office of the Secretary,
    $6,000,000, to remain available until expended, to continue the
    Institute for Rural Partnerships as established in section 778 of Public
    Law 117-103:  Provided, <<NOTE: Continuation. Urban and rural
    areas.>> That the Institute for Rural Partnerships shall continue to
    dedicate resources to researching the causes and conditions of
    challenges facing rural areas, and develop community partnerships to
    address such challenges:  Provided further, That administrative or other
    fees shall not exceed one percent:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Coordination. Publication. Reports.>> That such
    partnership shall coordinate and publish an annual report.

        Sec. 783.  There is hereby appropriated $500,000 to carry out the
    duties of the working group established under section 770 of the
    Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
    Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 116-6; 133 Stat.
    89).
        Sec. 784.  Of the unobligated balances from prior year
    appropriations made available for conservation activities under the
    heading ``Natural Resources Conservation Service--Conservation
    Operations'', $30,000,000 are hereby rescinded:  Provided, That no
    amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the
    Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution
    on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
    of 1985.
        Sec. 785.  Of the unobligated balances from prior year
    appropriations made available for the ``National Institute of Food and
    Agriculture--Research and Education Activities'', $37,000,000 are hereby
    rescinded:  Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that
    were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
    a Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and
    Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
        Sec. 786.  There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000, to remain
    available until expended, for section 306E(b) of the Consolidated Farm
    and Rural Development Act to provide subgrants to eligible individuals
    for the construction, refurbishing, and servicing of individually owned
    household decentralized wastewater systems.
        Sec. 787.  <<NOTE: Determination.>> The Secretary of Agriculture
    shall be included as a member of the Committee on Foreign Investment in
    the United States (CFIUS) on a case by case basis pursuant to the
    authorities in section 721(k)(2)(J) of the Defense Production Act of
    1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(k)(2)(J)) with respect to each covered transaction
    (as defined in section 721(a)(4) of the Defense Production Act of 1950

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    (50 U.S.C. 4565(a)(4))) involving agricultural land, agriculture
    biotechnology, or the agriculture industry (including agricultural
    transportation, agricultural storage, and agricultural processing), as
    determined by the CFIUS Chairperson in coordination with the Secretary
    of Agriculture. <<NOTE: Notification. Foreign countries.>> The Secretary
    of Agriculture shall, to the maximum extent practicable, notify the
    Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States of any agricultural
    land transaction that the Secretary of Agriculture has reason to
    believe, based on information from or in cooperation with the
    Intelligence Community, is a covered transaction (A) that may pose a
    risk to the national security of the United States, with particular
    emphasis on covered transactions of an interest in agricultural land by
    foreign governments or entities of concern, as defined in 42 U.S.C.
    19221(a), including the People's Republic of China, the Democratic
    People's Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, and the Islamic
    Republic of Iran; and (B) with respect to which a person is required to
    submit a report to the Secretary of Agriculture under section 2(a) of
    the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C.
    3501(a)):  Provided, That there is hereby appropriated $2,000,000, to
    remain available until expended, in addition to amounts otherwise
    provided for such purpose, to carry out this section.

        Sec. 788.  Of the unobligated balances from prior year
    appropriations made available in the ``Working Capital Fund'',
    $78,000,000 are hereby rescinded:  Provided, That no amounts may be
    rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an
    emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget
    or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
        Sec. 789.  Of the unobligated balances from prior year
    appropriations made available for the ``Community Connect Grant
    Program'', $30,000,000 are hereby rescinded:  Provided, That no amounts
    may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an
    emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget
    or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
        Sec. 790.  Of the unobligated balances from prior year
    appropriations made available under the heading ``Distance Learning,
    Telemedicine, and Broadband Program'', other than amounts made available
    for the Community Connect Grant Program, $18,891,000 are hereby
    rescinded:  Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that
    were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
    a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and
    Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
        Sec. 791.  Of the unobligated balances from prior year
    appropriations made available for veterinary diagnostics under the
    heading ``Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and
    Expenses account'', $5,000,000 are hereby rescinded:  Provided, That no
    amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the
    Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution
    on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
    of 1985.
        Sec. 792.  <<NOTE: Reimbursement. Contracts.>> The agencies and
    offices of the Department of Agriculture may reimburse the Office of the
    General Counsel (OGC), out of the funds provided in this Act, for costs
    incurred by OGC in providing services to such agencies or offices under
    time-limited

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    agreements entered into with such agencies and offices:  Provided, That
    such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority
    provided by law.

        Sec. 793. (a) Section 260 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946
    (7 U.S.C. 1636i) is amended by striking ``2023'' and inserting ``2024''.
        (b) Section 942 of the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 (7
    U.S.C. 1635 note; Public Law 106-78) is amended by striking ``2023'' and
    inserting ``2024''.
        This division may be cited as the ``Agriculture, Rural Development,
    Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
    2024''.

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     DIVISION C-- <<NOTE: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
      Appropriations Act, 2024.>> COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED
    AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024

       TITLE <<NOTE: Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2024.>>  I

    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                       International Trade Administration

                          operations and administration

        For necessary expenses for international trade activities of the
    Department of Commerce provided for by law, to carry out activities
    associated with facilitating, attracting, and retaining business
    investment in the United States, to carry out activities associated with
    title VI of division BB of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
    (Public Law 117-328), and for engaging in trade promotional activities
    abroad, including expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for the
    purpose of promoting exports of United States firms, without regard to
    sections 3702 and 3703 of title 44, United States Code; full medical
    coverage for dependent members of immediate families of employees
    stationed overseas and employees temporarily posted overseas; travel and
    transportation of employees of the International Trade Administration
    between two points abroad, without regard to section 40118 of title 49,
    United States Code; employment of citizens of the United States and
    aliens by contract for services; recognizing contributions to export
    expansion pursuant to Executive Order 10978; rental of space abroad for
    periods not exceeding 10 years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or
    improvement; purchase or construction of temporary demountable
    exhibition structures for use abroad; payment of tort claims, in the
    manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 28,
    United States Code, when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to
    exceed $294,300 for official representation expenses abroad; purchase of
    passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad, not to exceed $45,000
    per vehicle; not to exceed $325,000 for purchase of armored vehicles
    without regard to the general purchase price limitations; obtaining
    insurance on official motor vehicles; and rental of tie lines,
    $623,000,000, of which $85,000,000 shall remain available until
    September 30, 2025:  Provided, That of the amounts made available under
    this heading, $50,000,000 is designated by the Congress as being for an
    emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
    Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:  Provided
    further, That $12,000,000 is to be derived from fees to be retained and
    used by the International Trade Administration, notwithstanding section
    3302 of title 31, United States Code:  Provided further, That, of
    amounts provided under this heading, not less than $16,400,000 shall be
    for China antidumping and countervailing duty enforcement and
    compliance <<NOTE: Applicability. Assessments.>> activities:  Provided
    further, That the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and
    all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange
    Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out
    these activities; and that for the purpose of this Act, contributions
    under the provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act
    of 1961 shall include payment for assessments for services provided as
    part of these activities:  Provided further, That, of amounts provided
    under this heading, up to $3,000,000, to remain

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    available until expended, shall be for the purpose of carrying out a
    pilot fellowship program of the United States Commercial Service under
    which the Secretary of Commerce may make competitive grants to
    appropriate institutions of higher education or students to increase the
    level of knowledge and awareness of, and interest in employment with,
    that Service among minority students:  Provided further,
    That <<NOTE: Grants. Regulations. Requirement.>>  any grants awarded
    under such program shall be made pursuant to regulations to be
    prescribed by the Secretary, which shall require as a condition of the
    initial receipt of grant funds, a commitment by prospective grantees to
    accept full-time employment in the Global Markets unit of the
    International Trade Administration upon the completion of participation
    in the program.

                         Bureau of Industry and Security

                          operations and administration

        For necessary expenses for export administration and national
    security activities of the Department of Commerce, including costs
    associated with the performance of export administration field
    activities both domestically and abroad; full medical coverage for
    dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed overseas;
    employment of citizens of the United States and aliens by contract for
    services abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the
    first paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, when
    such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $13,500 for
    official representation expenses abroad; awards of compensation to
    informers under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (subtitle B of
    title XVII of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2019; Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2208; 50 U.S.C. 4801 et
    seq.), and as authorized by section 1(b) of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40
    Stat. 223; 22 U.S.C. 401(b)); and purchase of passenger motor vehicles
    for official use and motor vehicles for law enforcement use with special
    requirement vehicles eligible for purchase without regard to any price
    limitation otherwise established by law, $191,000,000, of which
    $76,000,000 shall remain available until expended:  Provided, That of
    the amounts made available under this heading for activities under the
    ``revised nonsecurity category'', as defined in section 250(c)(4)(E) of
    the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public
    Law 99-177), as amended, $20,000,000 is designated by the Congress as
    being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i)
    of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:
    Provided further, That <<NOTE: Applicability.>> the provisions of the
    first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual
    Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and
    2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these <<NOTE: Public
    information.>> activities:  Provided further, That payments and
    contributions collected and accepted for materials or services provided
    as part of such activities may be retained for use in covering the cost
    of such activities, and for providing information to the public with
    respect to the export administration and national security activities of
    the Department of Commerce and other export control programs of the
    United States and other governments.

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                       Economic Development Administration

                    economic development assistance programs

        For grants for economic development assistance as provided by the
    Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, for trade adjustment
    assistance, and for grants authorized by sections 27, 28, and 30 of the
    Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722,
    3722a, and 3723), as amended, $400,000,000 to remain available until
    expended, of which $50,000,000 shall be for grants under section 27,
    $41,000,000 shall be for grants under section 28, and $2,500,000 shall
    be for grants under section 30:  Provided, That of the amounts made
    available under this heading, $30,000,000 is designated by the Congress
    as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
    251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
    of 1985:  Provided further, That any deviation from the amounts
    designated for specific activities in the explanatory statement
    described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
    consolidated Act), or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided
    under this heading in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures
    set forth in section 505 of this Act.

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of administering the economic development
    assistance programs as provided for by law, $68,000,000:  Provided, That
    funds provided under this heading may be used to monitor projects
    approved pursuant to title I of the Public Works Employment Act of 1976;
    title II of the Trade Act of 1974; sections 27 through 30 of the
    Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722-
    3723), as amended; and the Community Emergency Drought Relief Act of
    1977.

                      Minority Business Development Agency

                          minority business development

        For necessary expenses of the Minority Business Development Agency
    in fostering, promoting, and developing minority business enterprises,
    as authorized by law, $68,250,000.

                        Economic and Statistical Analysis

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of economic and
    statistical analysis programs of the Department of Commerce,
    $125,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025.

                              Bureau of the Census

                          current surveys and programs

        For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing,
    preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for by law, $328,500,000:
     Provided, That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for
    promotion, outreach, and marketing activities.

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                         periodic censuses and programs

        For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing,
    preparing, and publishing statistics for periodic censuses and programs
    provided for by law, $1,054,000,000, to remain available until September
    30, 2025:  Provided, That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be
    used for promotion, outreach, and marketing activities.

           National Telecommunications and Information Administration

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the National
    Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), $57,000,000,
    to remain available until September 30, 2025:  Provided, That,
    notwithstanding <<NOTE: Fees.>>  31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of
    Commerce shall charge Federal agencies for costs incurred in spectrum
    management, analysis, operations, and related services, and such fees
    shall be retained and used as offsetting collections for costs of such
    spectrum services, to remain available until expended:  Provided
    further, That the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to retain and use
    as offsetting collections all funds transferred, or previously
    transferred, from other Government agencies for all costs incurred in
    telecommunications research, engineering, and related activities by the
    Institute for Telecommunication Sciences of NTIA, in furtherance of its
    assigned functions under this paragraph, and such funds received from
    other Government agencies shall remain available until expended.

         public telecommunications facilities, planning and construction

        For the administration of prior-year grants, recoveries and
    unobligated balances of funds previously appropriated are available for
    the administration of all open grants until their expiration.

                     facilities management and construction

        For necessary expenses for the design, construction, alteration,
    improvement, maintenance, and repair of buildings and facilities managed
    by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, not
    otherwise provided for, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                    United States Patent and Trademark Office

                              salaries and expenses

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and Trademark
    Office (USPTO) provided for by law, including defense of suits
    instituted against the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
    Property and Director of the USPTO, $4,195,799,000, to remain available
    until expended:  Provided, <<NOTE: Reduction.>> That the sum herein
    appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as offsetting

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    collections of fees and surcharges assessed and collected by the USPTO
    under any law are received during fiscal year 2024, so as to result in a
    fiscal year 2024 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0:
    Provided further, <<NOTE: Reduction.>> That during fiscal year 2024,
    should the total amount of such offsetting collections be less than
    $4,195,799,000, this amount shall be reduced accordingly:  Provided
    further, That any amount received in excess of $4,195,799,000 in fiscal
    year 2024 and deposited in the Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund
    shall remain available until expended:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Spending plan.>> That the Director of USPTO shall
    submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
    of Representatives and the Senate for any amounts made available by the
    preceding proviso and such spending plan shall be treated as a
    reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available
    for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures
    set forth in that section:  Provided further, That any amounts
    reprogrammed in accordance with the preceding proviso shall be
    transferred to the United States Patent and Trademark Office ``Salaries
    and Expenses'' account:  Provided further, That the budget of the
    President submitted for fiscal year 2025 under section 1105 of title 31,
    United States Code, shall include within amounts provided under this
    heading for necessary expenses of the USPTO any increases that are
    expected to result from an increase promulgated through rule or
    regulation in offsetting collections of fees and surcharges assessed and
    collected by the USPTO under any law in either fiscal year 2024 or
    fiscal year 2025:  Provided further, That from amounts provided herein,
    not to exceed $13,500 shall be made available in fiscal year 2024 for
    official reception and representation expenses:  Provided further, That
    in fiscal year <<NOTE: Determination.>>  2024 from the amounts made
    available for ``Salaries and Expenses'' for the USPTO, the amounts
    necessary to pay (1) the difference between the percentage of basic pay
    contributed by the USPTO and employees under section 8334(a) of title 5,
    United States Code, and the normal cost percentage (as defined by
    section 8331(17) of that title) as provided by the Office of Personnel
    Management (OPM) for USPTO's specific use, of basic pay, of employees
    subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of that title, and (2) the
    present value of the otherwise unfunded accruing costs, as determined by
    OPM for USPTO's specific use of post-retirement life insurance and post-
    retirement health benefits coverage for all USPTO employees who are
    enrolled in Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal
    Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), shall be transferred to the
    Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the FEGLI Fund, and the
    Employees FEHB Fund, as appropriate, and shall be available for the
    authorized purposes of those accounts:  Provided further, That any
    differences between the present value factors published in OPM's yearly
    300 series benefit letters and the factors that OPM provides for USPTO's
    specific use shall be recognized as an imputed cost on USPTO's financial
    statements, where applicable:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding
    any other provision of law, all fees and surcharges assessed and
    collected by USPTO are available for USPTO only pursuant to section
    42(c) of title 35, United States Code, as amended by section 22 of the
    Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (Public Law 112-29):  Provided further,
    That within the amounts appropriated, $2,450,000 shall be transferred to
    the ``Office of Inspector

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    General'' account for activities associated with carrying out
    investigations and audits related to the USPTO.

                 National Institute of Standards and Technology

                 scientific and technical research and services

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses of the National Institute of Standards and
    Technology (NIST), $1,080,000,000, to remain available until expended,
    of which not to exceed $9,000,000 may be transferred to the ``Working
    Capital Fund'':  Provided, That of the amounts appropriated under this
    heading, $222,841,000 shall be made available for the NIST--STRS
    projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled ``Community
    Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending'' included for this
    division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
    matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act):  Provided
    further, That the amounts made available for the projects referenced in
    the preceding proviso may not be transferred for any other purpose:
    Provided further, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for official
    reception and representation expenses:  Provided further, That NIST may
    provide local transportation for summer undergraduate research
    fellowship program participants.

                         industrial technology services

        For necessary expenses for industrial technology services,
    $212,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $175,000,000
    shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and of
    which $37,000,000 shall be for the Manufacturing USA Program.

                       construction of research facilities

        For construction of new research facilities, including architectural
    and engineering design, and for renovation and maintenance of existing
    facilities, not otherwise provided for the National Institute of
    Standards and Technology, as authorized by sections 13 through 15 of the
    National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278c-
    278e), $168,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That
    of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $80,242,000 shall be
    made available for the NIST--Construction projects, and in the amounts,
    specified in the table titled ``Community Project Funding/
    Congressionally Directed Spending'' included for this division in the
    explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
    division A of this consolidated Act):  Provided further, That up to one
    percent of amounts made available for the projects referenced in the
    preceding proviso may be used for the administrative costs of such
    projects:  Provided further, That <<NOTE: Spending plan.>> the Director
    of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall submit a
    spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and the Senate for any amounts made available by the
    preceding proviso and such spending plan shall be treated as a
    reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available
    for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures
    set forth

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    in that section:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Budget estimates. Time
    periods. 15 USC 1513b note.>> That the Secretary of Commerce shall
    include in the budget justification materials for fiscal year 2025 that
    the Secretary submits to Congress in support of the Department of
    Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget of the President under
    section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) an estimate for each
    National Institute of Standards and Technology construction project
    having a total multi-year program cost of more than $5,000,000, and
    simultaneously the budget justification materials shall include an
    estimate of the budgetary requirements for each such project for each of
    the 5 subsequent fiscal years.

                 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

                      operations, research, and facilities

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for the
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including
    maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and vessels; pilot programs
    for State-led fisheries management, notwithstanding any other provision
    of law; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit organizations
    for the purposes of conducting activities pursuant to cooperative
    agreements; and relocation of facilities, $4,548,485,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2025:  Provided, That fees and donations
    received by the National Ocean Service for the management of national
    marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for the salaries and
    expenses associated with those activities, notwithstanding section 3302
    of title 31, United States Code:  Provided further, That in addition,
    $369,522,000 shall be derived by transfer from the fund entitled
    ``Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to
    American Fisheries'', which shall only be used for fishery activities
    related to the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program; Fisheries Data
    Collections, Surveys, and Assessments; Observers and Training; Fisheries
    Management Programs and Services; and Interjurisdictional Fisheries
    Grants:  Provided further, That not to exceed $71,299,000 shall be for
    payment to the ``Department of Commerce Working Capital Fund'':
    Provided further, That of the $4,946,007,000 provided for in direct
    obligations under this heading, $4,548,485,000 is appropriated from the
    general fund, $369,522,000 is provided by transfer, and $28,000,000 is
    derived from recoveries of prior year obligations:  Provided further,
    That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $139,499,000 shall
    be made available for the NOAA--CZM and NOAA--ORF projects, and in the
    amounts, specified in the table titled ``Community Project Funding/
    Congressionally Directed Spending'' included for this division in the
    explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
    division A of this consolidated Act):  Provided further, That the
    amounts made available for the projects referenced in the preceding
    proviso may not be transferred for any other purpose:  Provided further,
    That any deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities
    in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter
    preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of
    deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in previous
    years, shall be subject to the procedures

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    set forth in section 505 of this Act:  Provided further, That in
    addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under the Retired
    Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plan, and for
    payments for the medical care of retired personnel and their dependents
    under the Dependents' Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), such sums as
    may be necessary.

                    procurement, acquisition and construction

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital assets,
    including alteration and modification costs, of the National Oceanic and
    Atmospheric Administration, $1,719,866,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2026, except that funds provided for acquisition and
    construction of vessels and aircraft, and construction of facilities
    shall remain available until expended:  Provided, That of the amounts
    made available in the matter preceding this proviso, $100,000,000 is
    designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement
    pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
    Deficit Control Act of 1985:  Provided further, That in addition,
    $44,000,000 shall be derived by transfer for the purposes provided under
    this heading from the unobligated balances in the Fund established in
    section 111(a) of division B of Public Law 116-93:  Provided further,
    That no amounts may be transferred pursuant to the preceding proviso
    from amounts made available in section 101(e)(1) of title I of division
    A of Public Law 118-5:  Provided further, That of the $1,776,866,000
    provided for in direct obligations under this heading, $1,719,866,000 is
    appropriated from the general fund, $13,000,000 is provided from
    recoveries of prior year obligations, and $44,000,000 is provided by
    transfer:  Provided further, That any deviation from the amounts
    designated for specific activities in the explanatory statement
    described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
    consolidated Act), or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided
    under this heading in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures
    set forth in section 505 of this Act:  Provided further, That the
    Secretary <<NOTE: Budget estimates. Time periods. 15 USC 1513a note.>>
    of Commerce shall include in budget justification materials for fiscal
    year 2025 that the Secretary submits to Congress in support of the
    Department of Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget of the
    President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) an
    estimate for each National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
    procurement, acquisition or construction project having a total of more
    than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the budget justification shall
    include an estimate of the budgetary requirements for each such project
    for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years.

                         pacific coastal salmon recovery

        For necessary expenses associated with the restoration of Pacific
    salmon populations, $65,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2025:  Provided, <<NOTE: Grants. State listing. Native
    Americans. Conservation. Guidelines.>> That, of the funds provided
    herein, the Secretary of Commerce may issue grants to the States of
    Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, California, and Alaska, and to the
    federally recognized Tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast
    (including Alaska), for projects necessary for conservation of salmon

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    and steelhead populations that are listed as threatened or endangered,
    or that are identified by a State as at-risk to be so listed, for
    maintaining populations necessary for exercise of Tribal treaty fishing
    rights or native subsistence fishing, or for conservation of Pacific
    coastal salmon and steelhead habitat, based on guidelines to be
    developed by the Secretary of Commerce:  Provided further, That all
    funds shall be allocated based on scientific and other merit principles
    and shall not be available for marketing activities:  Provided further,
    That funds disbursed to States shall be subject to a matching
    requirement of funds or documented in-kind contributions of at least 33
    percent of the Federal funds.

                          fisheries disaster assistance

        For necessary expenses of administering the fishery disaster
    assistance programs authorized by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
    Conservation and Management Act (Public Law 94-265) and the
    Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act (title III of Public Law 99-659),
    $300,000.

                          fishermen's contingency fund

        For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public Law 95-372,
    not to exceed $349,000, to be derived from receipts collected pursuant
    to that Act, to remain available until expended.

                        fisheries finance program account

        Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,
    during fiscal year 2024, obligations of direct loans may not exceed
    $24,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota loans and not to exceed
    $150,000,000 for traditional direct loans as authorized by the Merchant
    Marine Act of 1936.

    recreational <<NOTE: Assessment. Fees.>> quota entity fund

        For carrying out the provisions of section 106 of the Driftnet
    Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act (title I of division S of the
    Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328)), the
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may assess and collect
    fees pursuant to such section, which shall be credited to this account,
    to remain available until expended, for the purposes specified in
    subsection (b) of such section, in addition to amounts otherwise
    available for such purposes.

                             Departmental Management

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses for the management of the Department of
    Commerce provided for by law, including not to exceed $4,500 for
    official reception and representation, $94,500,000:  Provided, That no
    employee <<NOTE: Time period. Reimbursement.>> of the Department of
    Commerce may be detailed or assigned from a bureau or office funded by
    this Act or any other Act to offices within the Office of the Secretary
    of the Department of Commerce for more than 180 days in a fiscal year
    unless the individual's employing bureau or office is fully reimbursed
    for the salary and expenses of the employee for the entire period

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    of assignment using funds provided under this heading:  Provided
    further, That amounts made available to the Department of Commerce in
    this or any prior Act may not be transferred pursuant to section 508 of
    this or any prior Act to the account funded under this heading, except
    in the case of extraordinary circumstances that threaten life or
    property.

                          renovation and modernization

        For necessary expenses for the renovation and modernization of the
    Herbert C. Hoover Building, $1,142,000.

                           office of inspector general

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
    carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
    U.S.C. App.), $48,000,000.

                   General Provisions--Department of Commerce

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 101.  During <<NOTE: Payments. Certification.>> the current
    fiscal year, applicable appropriations and funds made available to the
    Department of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the activities
    specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 U.S.C. 1514), to the extent
    and in the manner prescribed by the Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C.
    3324, may be used for advanced payments not otherwise authorized only
    upon the certification of officials designated by the Secretary of
    Commerce that such payments are in the public interest.

        Sec. 102.  During the current fiscal year, appropriations made
    available to the Department of Commerce by this Act for salaries and
    expenses shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles as
    authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized by 5
    U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law
    (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
        Sec. 103.  Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
    available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Commerce in
    this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such
    appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such
    transfers:  Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall
    be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and
    shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in
    compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Notification. Time period.>> That the Secretary of
    Commerce shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days
    in advance of the acquisition or disposal of any capital asset
    (including land, structures, and equipment) not specifically provided
    for in this Act or any other law appropriating funds for the Department
    of Commerce.

        Sec. 104.  The <<NOTE: Incorporation by reference. Applicability. 33
    USC 878a note.>> requirements set forth by section 105 of the Commerce,
    Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public
    Law 112-55), as amended by section 105 of title I of division B of
    Public Law 113-6, are hereby adopted by reference and made applicable
    with respect to fiscal year 2024:  Provided, That the life cycle cost
    for the Joint Polar Satellite System is $11,322,125,000, the life cycle
    cost of the Polar Follow On Program is $6,837,900,000, the life cycle
    cost for the Geostationary

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    Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series Program is $11,700,100,000,
    and the life cycle cost for the Space Weather Follow On Program is
    $692,800,000.

        Sec. 105.  <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>> Notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, the Secretary of Commerce may furnish services
    (including but not limited to utilities, telecommunications, and
    security services) necessary to support the operation, maintenance, and
    improvement of space that persons, firms, or organizations are
    authorized, pursuant to the Public Buildings Cooperative Use Act of 1976
    or other authority, to use or occupy in the Herbert C. Hoover Building,
    Washington, DC, or other buildings, the maintenance, operation, and
    protection of which has been delegated to the Secretary from the
    Administrator of General Services pursuant to the Federal Property and
    Administrative Services Act of 1949 on a reimbursable or non-
    reimbursable basis. Amounts received as reimbursement for services
    provided under this section or the authority under which the use or
    occupancy of the space is authorized, up to $200,000, shall be credited
    to the appropriation or fund which initially bears the costs of such
    services.

        Sec. 106.  <<NOTE: Child pornography.>> Nothing in this title shall
    be construed to prevent a grant recipient from deterring child
    pornography, copyright infringement, or any other unlawful activity over
    its networks.

        Sec. 107.  <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>> The Administrator of the
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use,
    with their consent, with reimbursement and subject to the limits of
    available appropriations, the land, services, equipment, personnel, and
    facilities of any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
    States, or of any State, local government, Indian Tribal government,
    Territory, or possession, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of
    any foreign government or international organization, for purposes
    related to carrying out the responsibilities of any statute administered
    by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

        Sec. 108.  <<NOTE: Records.>> The National Technical Information
    Service shall not charge any customer for a copy of any report or
    document generated by the Legislative Branch unless the Service has
    provided information to the customer on how an electronic copy of such
    report or document may be accessed and downloaded for free online.
    Should a customer <<NOTE: Fee.>> still require the Service to provide a
    printed or digital copy of the report or document, the charge shall be
    limited to recovering the Service's cost of processing, reproducing, and
    delivering such report or document.

        Sec. 109.  To <<NOTE: Grants. Contracts.>>  carry out the
    responsibilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
    (NOAA), the Administrator of NOAA is authorized to: (1) enter into
    grants and cooperative agreements with; (2) use on a non-reimbursable
    basis land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities provided by;
    and (3) receive and expend funds made available on a consensual basis
    from: a Federal agency, State or subdivision thereof, local government,
    Tribal government, Territory, or possession or any subdivisions thereof:
     Provided, That funds received for permitting and related regulatory
    activities pursuant to this section shall be deposited under the heading
    ``National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--Operations, Research,
    and Facilities'' and shall remain available until September 30, 2025,
    for such purposes:  Provided further, That all funds within this section
    and their corresponding uses are subject to section 505 of this Act.

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        Sec. 110.  Amounts provided by this Act or by any prior
    appropriations Act that remain available for obligation, for necessary
    expenses of the programs of the Economics and Statistics Administration
    of the Department of Commerce, including amounts provided for programs
    of the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of the Census, shall
    be available for expenses of cooperative agreements with appropriate
    entities, including any Federal, State, or local governmental unit, or
    institution of higher education, to aid and promote statistical,
    research, and methodology activities which further the purposes for
    which such amounts have been made available.
        Sec. 111.  <<NOTE: Waiver authority.>> The Secretary of Commerce, or
    the designee of the Secretary, may waive up to 50 percent of the cost
    sharing requirements under section 315, of the Coastal Zone Management
    Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1461) as necessary at the request of the grant
    applicant, for amounts made available under this Act under the heading
    ``Procurement, Acquisition and Construction'' under the heading
    ``National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration''.

        Sec. 112. <<NOTE: Notification. Deadline.>>   Any unobligated
    balances of expired discretionary funds transferred to the Department of
    Commerce Nonrecurring Expenses Fund, as authorized by section 111 of
    title I of division B of Public Law 116-93, may be obligated only after
    the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
    Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of the planned use of
    funds.

        Sec. 113.  The Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
    is authorized to designate one or more Cooperative Aviation Centers for
    the purposes of recruiting aviators for the NOAA commissioned officer
    corps from institutions that provide a four-year baccalaureate program
    of professional flight and piloting instruction that is accredited by
    the Aviation Accreditation Board International:  Provided, That
    Cooperative Aviation Centers shall be located in a geographic area that
    experiences a wide variation in climate-related activity, such as
    frequent high winds, convective activity (including tornadoes), periods
    of low visibility, heat, and snow and ice episodes, to provide
    opportunities for pilots to demonstrate skill in all weather conditions
    compatible with future encounters during their service in the
    commissioned officer corps of the Administration.
        Sec. <<NOTE: Payments. Alaska.>>  114.  The Administrator of the
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may accept payments from
    a non-Federal party during fiscal year 2024 for the purpose of altering
    or replacing fencing, and related activities, for the Administration's
    port facility in Ketchikan, Alaska. Amounts accepted under this section
    may be credited to the appropriation account otherwise available for
    such purpose and shall remain available until expended.

        Sec. 115.  The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
    Administration, in consultation with the employees of the National
    Weather Service and non-governmental experts in personnel management,
    may establish an alternative or fixed rate for relocation allowance,
    including permanent change of station allowance, notwithstanding the
    provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5724 and the regulations prescribed under 5
    U.S.C. 5738.
        This title may be cited as the ``Department of Commerce
    Appropriations Act, 2024''.

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    TITLE II <<NOTE: Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2024.>>

                              DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

               Justice Operations, Management, and Accountability

                              salaries and expenses

        For expenses necessary for the operations, management, and
    accountability of the Department of Justice, $142,000,000, of which
    $4,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025, and of which
    not to exceed $4,000,000 for security and construction of Department of
    Justice facilities shall remain available until expended:
    Provided, <<NOTE: 28 USC 509 note.>>  That any reference to the
    Department of Justice's ``General Administration'' appropriations
    heading (including references that include its subheadings) which
    appears in any rule, regulation, provision, law, or other official
    document, shall hereafter be deemed a reference to the Department of
    Justice's ``Justice Operations, Management, and Accountability''
    appropriations heading.

                     justice information sharing technology

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses for information sharing technology, including
    planning, development, deployment and departmental direction,
    $30,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That the
    Attorney General may transfer up to $40,000,000 to this account, from
    funds available to the Department of Justice for information technology,
    to remain available until expended, for enterprise-wide information
    technology initiatives:  Provided further, That the transfer authority
    in the preceding proviso is in addition to any other transfer authority
    contained in this Act:  Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to
    the first proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505
    of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure
    except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

                     Executive Office for Immigration Review

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For expenses necessary for the administration of immigration-related
    activities of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, $844,000,000,
    of which $4,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the Executive
    Office for Immigration Review fees deposited in the ``Immigration
    Examinations Fee'' account, and of which not less than $28,000,000 shall
    be available for services and activities provided by the Legal
    Orientation Program:  Provided, That not to exceed $50,000,000 of the
    total amount made available under this heading shall remain available
    until September 30, 2028, for build-out and modifications of courtroom
    space.

                           Office of Inspector General

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General,
    $139,000,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen

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    emergencies of a confidential character:  Provided, That not to exceed
    $4,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025.

                         United States Parole Commission

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the United States Parole Commission as
    authorized, $14,000,000:  Provided, <<NOTE: Term extension.>>  That,
    notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the expiration of a
    term of office of a Commissioner, the Commissioner may continue to act
    until a successor has been appointed.

                                Legal Activities

                 salaries and expenses, general legal activities

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the Department of
    Justice, not otherwise provided for, including not to exceed $20,000 for
    expenses of collecting evidence, to be expended under the direction of,
    and to be accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney
    General; the administration of pardon and clemency petitions; and rent
    of private or Government-owned space in the District of Columbia,
    $1,090,000,000, of which not to exceed $50,000,000 for litigation
    support contracts and information technology projects, including
    cybersecurity and hardening of critical networks, shall remain available
    until expended:  Provided, That of the amount provided for INTERPOL
    Washington dues payments, not to exceed $900,000 shall remain available
    until expended:  Provided further, That of the total amount
    appropriated, not to exceed $8,900 shall be available to INTERPOL
    Washington for official reception and representation expenses:  Provided
    further, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $8,900
    shall be available to the Criminal Division for official reception and
    representation expenses:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Determination.>>
    That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by
    the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional
    funding for litigation activities of the Civil Division, the Attorney
    General may transfer such amounts to ``Salaries and Expenses, General
    Legal Activities'' from available appropriations for the current fiscal
    year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to
    such circumstances:  Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the
    preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505
    of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure
    except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:
    Provided further, That of the amount appropriated, such sums as may be
    necessary shall be available to the Civil Rights Division for salaries
    and expenses associated with the election monitoring program under
    section 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10305) and to
    reimburse the Office of Personnel Management for such salaries and
    expenses:  Provided further, That of the amounts provided under this
    heading for the election monitoring program, $3,390,000 shall remain
    available until expended:  Provided further, That any funds provided
    under this heading in prior year appropriations Acts that remain
    available to the Civil

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    Rights Division for salaries and expenses associated with the election
    monitoring program under section 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52
    U.S.C. 10305) may also be used to carry out any authorized purposes of
    the Civil Rights Division:  Provided further, That amounts repurposed by
    the preceding proviso may not be used to increase the number of
    permanent positions.

        In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the Department of
    Justice associated with processing cases under the National Childhood
    Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, $22,700,000, to be appropriated from the
    Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund and to remain available until
    expended.

                    salaries and expenses, antitrust division

        For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and kindred
    laws, $233,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to
    exceed $5,000 shall be available for official reception and
    representation expenses:  Provided, <<NOTE: Fees.>>  That
    notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $233,000,000
    to be derived from fees collected for premerger notification filings
    under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15
    U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year of collection, shall be retained and
    used for necessary expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain
    available until expended:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Reduction.>>  That
    the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as
    such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2024, so as
    to result in a final fiscal year 2024 appropriation from the general
    fund estimated at $0:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding section
    605 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary,
    and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990 (15 U.S.C. 18a note), none
    of the funds credited to this account as offsetting collections during
    the current fiscal year shall become available for obligation in any
    fiscal year except as provided in the preceding two provisos or as
    provided in a subsequent appropriations Act.

                 salaries and expenses, united states attorneys

        For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States
    Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooperative agreements,
    $2,611,000,000:  Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, not to
    exceed $19,600 shall be available for official reception and
    representation expenses:  Provided further, That not to exceed
    $40,000,000 shall remain available until expended:  Provided further,
    That <<NOTE: Human trafficking.>>  each United States Attorney shall
    establish or participate in a task force on human trafficking.

                        united states trustee system fund

        For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee Program, as
    authorized, $245,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided,
    That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, deposits of
    discretionary offsetting collections to the United States Trustee System
    Fund and amounts herein appropriated shall be available in such amounts
    as may be necessary to pay refunds due depositors:  Provided further,
    That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, fees deposited into
    the Fund as discretionary offsetting collections pursuant to section
    589a of title 28, United States Code (as limited by section 589a(f)(2)
    of title 28, United States Code), shall be

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    retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation and shall
    remain available until expended:  Provided further, That to the extent
    that fees deposited into the Fund as discretionary offsetting
    collections in fiscal year 2024, net of amounts necessary to pay refunds
    due depositors, exceed $245,000,000, those excess amounts shall be
    available in future fiscal years only to the extent provided in advance
    in appropriations Acts:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Reduction.>>  That
    the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced (1)
    as such fees are received during fiscal year 2024, net of amounts
    necessary to pay refunds due depositors, (estimated at $230,000,000) and
    (2) to the extent that any remaining general fund appropriations can be
    derived from amounts deposited in the Fund as discretionary offsetting
    collections in previous fiscal years that are not otherwise
    appropriated, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2024 appropriation
    from the general fund estimated at $15,000,000.

           salaries and expenses, foreign claims settlement commission

        For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the Foreign
    Claims Settlement Commission, including services as authorized by
    section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $2,504,000.

                         fees and expenses of witnesses

        For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of contracts for
    the procurement and supervision of expert witnesses, for private counsel
    expenses, including advances, and for expenses of foreign counsel,
    $270,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed
    $16,000,000 is for construction of buildings for protected witness
    safesites; not to exceed $3,000,000 is for the purchase and maintenance
    of armored and other vehicles for witness security caravans; and not to
    exceed $35,000,000 is for the purchase, installation, maintenance, and
    upgrade of secure telecommunications equipment and a secure automated
    information network to store and retrieve the identities and locations
    of protected witnesses:  Provided, That amounts made available under
    this heading may not be transferred pursuant to section 205 of this Act.

               salaries and expenses, community relations service

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service,
    $24,000,000:  Provided, <<NOTE: Determination.>>  That notwithstanding
    section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General
    that emergent circumstances require additional funding for conflict
    resolution and violence prevention activities of the Community Relations
    Service, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to the Community
    Relations Service, from available appropriations for the current fiscal
    year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to
    such circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the
    preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505
    of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure
    except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

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                             assets forfeiture fund

        For expenses authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), and (G) of
    section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code, $20,514,000, to be
    derived from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund.

                         United States Marshals Service

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals Service,
    $1,692,000,000, of which not to exceed $20,000 shall be available for
    official reception and representation expenses, and not to exceed
    $25,000,000 shall remain available until expended:  Provided, That of
    the amounts made available under this heading, $163,000,000 is
    designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement
    pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
    Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                                  construction

        For construction in space that is controlled, occupied, or utilized
    by the United States Marshals Service for prisoner holding and related
    support, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                           federal prisoner detention

        For necessary expenses related to United States prisoners in the
    custody of the United States Marshals Service as authorized by section
    4013 of title 18, United States Code, $2,100,000,000, to remain
    available until expended:  Provided, That of the amounts made available
    under this heading, $250,000,000 is designated by the Congress as being
    for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
    Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:  Provided
    further, That not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be considered ``funds
    appropriated for State and local law enforcement assistance'' pursuant
    to section 4013(b) of title 18, United States Code:  Provided further,
    That the United States Marshals Service shall be responsible for
    managing the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System.

                           National Security Division

                              salaries and expenses

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the National
    Security Division, $128,000,000, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 for
    information technology systems shall remain available until expended:
    Provided, <<NOTE: Determination.>>  That notwithstanding section 205 of
    this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent
    circumstances require additional funding for the activities of the
    National Security Division, the Attorney General may transfer such
    amounts to this heading from available appropriations for the current
    fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to
    respond to such circumstances:  Provided further,

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    That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as
    a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available
    for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures
    set forth in that section.

                           Interagency Law Enforcement

                  organized crime drug enforcement task forces

        For necessary expenses for the identification, investigation, and
    prosecution of individuals associated with the most significant drug
    trafficking organizations, transnational organized crime, and money
    laundering organizations not otherwise provided for, to include inter-
    governmental agreements with State and local law enforcement agencies
    engaged in the investigation and prosecution of individuals involved in
    transnational organized crime and drug trafficking, $547,000,000, of
    which $50,000,000 shall remain available until expended:
    Provided, <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>>  That any amounts obligated from
    appropriations under this heading may be used under authorities
    available to the organizations reimbursed from this appropriation.

                         Federal Bureau of Investigation

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for
    detection, investigation, and prosecution of crimes against the United
    States, $10,643,713,000, of which not to exceed $216,900,000 shall
    remain available until expended:  Provided, That not to exceed $279,000
    shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.

                                  construction

        For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equipment, furniture,
    and information technology requirements, related to construction or
    acquisition of buildings, facilities, and sites by purchase, or as
    otherwise authorized by law; conversion, modification, and extension of
    federally owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects;
    and operation and maintenance of secure work environment facilities and
    secure networking capabilities; $30,000,000, to remain available until
    expended.

                         Drug Enforcement Administration

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Administration,
    including not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a
    confidential character pursuant to section 530C of title 28, United
    States Code; and expenses for conducting drug education and training
    programs, including travel and related expenses for participants in such
    programs and the distribution of items of token value that promote the
    goals of such programs, $2,567,000,000, of which not to exceed
    $75,000,000 shall remain available until expended and not to exceed
    $90,000 shall be available for official reception and representation
    expenses:  Provided, That of the amounts made available under this
    heading,

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    $328,000,000 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
    requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget
    and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:  Provided further, That,
    notwithstanding section 3672 of Public Law 106-310, up to $10,000,000
    may be used to reimburse States, units of local government, Indian
    Tribal Governments, other public entities, and multi-jurisdictional or
    regional consortia thereof for expenses incurred to clean up and safely
    dispose of substances associated with clandestine methamphetamine
    laboratories, conversion and extraction operations, tableting
    operations, or laboratories and processing operations for fentanyl and
    fentanyl-related substances which may present a danger to public health
    or the environment.

               Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
    and Explosives, for training of State and local law enforcement agencies
    with or without reimbursement, including training in connection with the
    training and acquisition of canines for explosives and fire accelerants
    detection; and for provision of laboratory assistance to State and local
    law enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, $1,625,000,000,
    of which not to exceed $35,650 shall be for official reception and
    representation expenses, not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for
    the payment of attorneys' fees as provided by section 924(d)(2) of title
    18, United States Code, and not to exceed $25,000,000 shall remain
    available until expended:  Provided, That none of the funds appropriated
    herein shall be available to investigate or act upon applications for
    relief from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of title
    18, United States Code:  Provided further, That such funds shall be
    available to investigate and act upon applications filed by corporations
    for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of
    title 18, United States Code:  Provided further, That no funds made
    available by this or any other Act may be used to transfer the
    functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
    Firearms and Explosives to other agencies or Departments.

                              Federal Prison System

                              salaries and expenses

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System for the
    administration, operation, and maintenance of Federal penal and
    correctional institutions, and for the provision of technical assistance
    and advice on corrections related issues to foreign governments,
    $8,392,588,000:  Provided, That not less than $409,483,000 shall be for
    the programs and activities authorized by the First Step Act of 2018
    (Public Law 115-391), of which not less than 2 percent shall be
    transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Research,
    Evaluation and Statistics'' for the National Institute of Justice to
    carry out evaluations of programs and activities related to the First
    Step Act of 2018:  Provided further, <<NOTE: 42 USC 250a.>>  That the
    Attorney

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    General may transfer to the Department of Health and Human Services such
    amounts as may be necessary for direct expenditures by that Department
    for medical relief for inmates of Federal penal and correctional
    institutions:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Contracts. Determination.>>
    That the Director of the Federal Prison System, where necessary, may
    enter into contracts with a fiscal agent or fiscal intermediary claims
    processor to determine the amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of
    the Federal Prison System, furnish health services to individuals
    committed to the custody of the Federal Prison System:  Provided
    further, That not to exceed $5,400 shall be available for official
    reception and representation expenses:  Provided further, That not to
    exceed $50,000,000 shall remain available until expended for necessary
    operations:  Provided further, That, of the amounts provided for
    contract confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available
    until expended to make payments in advance for grants, contracts and
    reimbursable agreements, and other expenses:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Donations.>>  That the Director of the Federal Prison
    System may accept donated property and services relating to the
    operation of the prison card program from a not-for-profit entity which
    has operated such program in the past, notwithstanding the fact that
    such not-for-profit entity furnishes services under contracts to the
    Federal Prison System relating to the operation of pre-release services,
    halfway houses, or other custodial facilities:  Provided further, That
    amounts made available under this heading for programs and activities
    related to the First Step Act may not be transferred, or otherwise made
    available, to or for administration by the Department of Labor.

                            buildings and facilities

        For planning, acquisition of sites, and construction of new
    facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and remodeling, and
    equipping of such facilities for penal and correctional use, including
    all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account;
    and constructing, remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and
    facilities at existing penal and correctional institutions, including
    all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account,
    $179,762,000, to remain available until expended, of which $30,000,000
    shall be available only for costs related to construction of new
    facilities:  Provided, That labor of United States prisoners may be used
    for work performed under this appropriation.

    federal <<NOTE: Contracts.>>  prison industries, incorporated

        The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby authorized to
    make such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing
    authority available, and in accord with the law, and to make such
    contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as
    provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be
    necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the budget for the
    current fiscal year for such corporation.

       limitation on administrative expenses, federal prison industries,
                                  incorporated

        Not to exceed $2,700,000 of the funds of the Federal Prison
    Industries, Incorporated, shall be available for its administrative

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    expenses, and for services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5,
    United States Code, to be computed on an accrual basis to be determined
    in accordance with the corporation's current prescribed accounting
    system, and such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment of
    claims, and expenditures which such accounting system requires to be
    capitalized or charged to cost of commodities acquired or produced,
    including selling and shipping expenses, and expenses in connection with
    acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, improvement,
    protection, or disposition of facilities and other property belonging to
    the corporation or in which it has an interest.

                   State and Local Law Enforcement Activities

                        Office on Violence Against Women

           violence against women prevention and prosecution programs

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance
    for the prevention and prosecution of violence against women, as
    authorized by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34
    U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) (``the 1968 Act''); title II of the Civil Rights
    Act of 1968 (commonly known as the ``Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968'')
    (Public Law 90-284) (``the Indian Civil Rights Act''); the Violent Crime
    Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) (``the 1994
    Act''); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647)
    (``the 1990 Act''); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end
    the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-21); the
    Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11101
    et seq.) (``the 1974 Act''); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence
    Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386) (``the 2000 Act''); the
    Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-405) (``the 2004 Act''); the
    Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of
    2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005 Act''); the Violence Against Women
    Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013 Act''); the
    Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-22)
    (``the 2015 Act''); the Abolish Human Trafficking Act (Public Law 115-
    392); and the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022
    (division W of Public Law 117-103) (``the 2022 Act''); and for related
    victims services, $713,000,000, to remain available until expended, of
    which $80,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from amounts available
    for obligation in this Act from the Fund established by section 1402 of
    chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98-473 (34 U.S.C. 20101),
    notwithstanding section 1402(d) of such Act of 1984, and merged with the
    amounts otherwise made available under this heading:  Provided, That
    except as otherwise provided by law, not to exceed 5 percent of funds
    made available under this heading may be used for expenses related to
    evaluation, training, and technical assistance:  Provided further, That
    of the amount provided--
                (1) $255,000,000 is for grants to combat violence against
            women, as authorized by part T of the 1968 Act, and any
            applicable increases for the amount of such grants, as
            authorized by section 5903 of the James M. Inhofe National
            Defense

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            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023:
            Provided, <<NOTE: Applicability. Grants.>>  That $10,000,000
            shall be for any such increases under such section 5903, which
            shall apply to fiscal year 2024 grants funded by amounts
            provided in this paragraph;
                (2) $50,000,000 is for transitional housing assistance
            grants for victims of domestic violence, dating violence,
            stalking, or sexual assault as authorized by section 40299 of
            the 1994 Act;
                (3) $2,500,000 is for the National Institute of Justice and
            the Bureau of Justice Statistics for research, evaluation, and
            statistics of violence against women and related issues
            addressed by grant programs of the Office on Violence Against
            Women, which shall be transferred to ``Research, Evaluation and
            Statistics'' for administration by the Office of Justice
            Programs;
                (4) $17,000,000 is for a grant program to provide services
            to advocate for and respond to youth victims of domestic
            violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;
            assistance to children and youth exposed to such violence; and
            assistance to middle and high school students through education
            and other services related to such violence, of which $3,500,000
            is to engage men and youth in preventing domestic violence,
            dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking:  Provided, That
            unobligated balances available for the programs authorized by
            sections 41201, 41204, 41303, and 41305 of the 1994 Act, prior
            to its amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be available for this
            program:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Grants.>>  That 10 percent
            of the total amount available for this grant program shall be
            available for grants under the program authorized by section
            2015 of the 1968 Act:  Provided
            further, <<NOTE: Applicability.>>  That the definitions and
            grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to
            this program;
                (5) $60,500,000 is for grants to improve the criminal
            justice response as authorized by part U of title I of the 1968
            Act, of which up to $4,000,000 is for a homicide reduction
            initiative; up to $4,000,000 is for a domestic violence
            lethality reduction initiative; and up to $8,000,000 is for an
            initiative to promote effective policing and prosecution
            responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,
            and stalking, including evaluation of the effectiveness of
            funded interventions (``Policing and Prosecution Initiative'');
                (6) $78,500,000 is for sexual assault victims assistance, as
            authorized by section 41601 of the 1994 Act;
                (7) $50,000,000 is for rural domestic violence and child
            abuse enforcement assistance grants, as authorized by section
            40295 of the 1994 Act;
                (8) $25,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent crimes
            against women on campus, as authorized by section 304 of the
            2005 Act, of which $12,500,000 is for grants to Historically
            Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions,
            and Tribal colleges and universities;
                (9) $55,000,000 is for legal assistance for victims, as
            authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act;
                (10) $9,000,000 is for enhanced training and services to end
            violence against and abuse of women in later life, as authorized
            by section 40801 of the 1994 Act;
                (11) $22,000,000 is for grants to support families in the
            justice system, as authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act:

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             Provided, That unobligated balances available for the programs
            authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act and section 41002 of
            the 1994 Act, prior to their amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be
            available for this program;
                (12) $12,000,000 is for education and training to end
            violence against and abuse of women with disabilities, as
            authorized by section 1402 of the 2000 Act;
                (13) $1,000,000 is for the National Resource Center on
            Workplace Responses to assist victims of domestic violence, as
            authorized by section 41501 of the 1994 Act;
                (14) $1,000,000 is for analysis and research on violence
            against Indian women, including as authorized by section 904 of
            the 2005 Act:  Provided, That such funds may be transferred to
            ``Research, Evaluation and Statistics'' for administration by
            the Office of Justice Programs;
                (15) $500,000 is for a national clearinghouse that provides
            training and technical assistance on issues relating to sexual
            assault of American Indian and Alaska Native women;
                (16) $11,000,000 is for programs to assist Tribal
            Governments in exercising special Tribal criminal jurisdiction,
            as authorized by section 204 of the Indian Civil Rights Act:
            Provided, <<NOTE: Applicability.>>  That the grant conditions in
            section 40002(b) of the 1994 Act shall apply to grants made;
                (17) $1,500,000 is for the purposes authorized under the
            2015 Act;
                (18) $15,000,000 is for a grant program as authorized by
            section 41801 of the 1994 Act:
            Provided, <<NOTE: Applicability.>>  That the definitions and
            grant conditions in section 109 of the 2022 Act shall apply to
            this program;
                (19) $11,000,000 is for culturally specific services for
            victims, as authorized by section 121 of the 2005 Act;
                (20) $3,000,000 is for an initiative to support cross-
            designation of tribal prosecutors as Tribal Special Assistant
            United States Attorneys:  Provided, <<NOTE: Applicability.>>
            That the definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of
            the 1994 Act shall apply to this initiative;
                (21) $1,000,000 is for an initiative to support victims of
            domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
            stalking, including through the provision of technical
            assistance, as authorized by section 206 of the 2022 Act:
            Provided, <<NOTE: Applicability.>>  That the definitions and
            grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to
            this initiative;
                (22) $2,000,000 is for a National Deaf Services Line to
            provide remote services to Deaf victims of domestic violence,
            dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking:
            <<NOTE: Applicability.>>  Provided, That the definitions and
            grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to
            this service line;
                (23) $5,000,000 is for grants for outreach and services to
            underserved populations, as authorized by section 120 of the
            2005 Act;
                (24) $4,000,000 is for an initiative to provide financial
            assistance to victims, including evaluation of the effectiveness
            of funded projects:  Provided, <<NOTE: Applicability.>>  That
            the definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the
            1994 Act shall apply to this initiative;

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                (25) $5,000,000 is for trauma-informed, victim-centered
            training for law enforcement, and related research and
            evaluation activities, as authorized by section 41701 of the
            1994 Act;
                (26) $10,000,000 is for grants to support access to sexual
            assault nurse examinations, as authorized by section 304 of
            title III of the 2004 Act:
            Provided, <<NOTE: Applicability.>> That the grant conditions in
            section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this program; and
                (27) $5,500,000 is for local law enforcement grants for
            prevention, enforcement, and prosecution of cybercrimes against
            individuals, as authorized by section 1401 of the 2022 Act, and
            for a National Resource Center on Cybercrimes Against
            Individuals, as authorized by section 1402 of the 2022 Act:
            Provided, That the <<NOTE: Applicability.>> grant conditions in
            section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this paragraph.

                           Office of Justice Programs

                       research, evaluation and statistics

        For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance
    authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
    of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the Violent Crime Control and Law
    Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) (``the 1994 Act''); the
    Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (``the 1974
    Act''); the Missing Children's Assistance Act (34 U.S.C. 11291 et seq.);
    the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of
    Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-21) (``the PROTECT Act'');
    the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-405); the Violence
    Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005
    (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005 Act''); the Victims of Child Abuse Act
    of 1990 (Public Law 101-647); the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law
    110-199); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-473); the Adam
    Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248)
    (``the Adam Walsh Act''); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public
    Law 110-401); subtitle C of title II of the Homeland Security Act of
    2002 (Public Law 107-296) (``the 2002 Act''); the Prison Rape
    Elimination Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-79) (``PREA''); the NICS
    Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-180); the Violence
    Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013
    Act''); the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public Law
    114-198); the First Step Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-391); and other
    programs, $65,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which--
                (1) $35,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics programs
            and other activities as authorized by part C of title I of the
            1968 Act; and
                (2) $30,000,000 is for research, development, and evaluation
            programs, and other activities as authorized by part B of title
            I of the 1968 Act and subtitle C of title II of the 2002 Act,
            and for activities authorized by or consistent with the First
            Step Act of 2018, of which $1,500,000 is for research on
            multidisciplinary teams, and not less than $1,500,000 is for
            Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal
            Justice Purposes grants.

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                   state and local law enforcement assistance

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance
    authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
    (Public Law 103-322) (``the 1994 Act''); the Omnibus Crime Control and
    Safe Streets Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-351) (``the 1968 Act''); the
    Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-405); the Victims of Child
    Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647) (``the 1990 Act''); the
    Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law
    109-164) (``the TVPRA of 2005''); the Violence Against Women and
    Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162)
    (``the 2005 Act''); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of
    2006 (Public Law 109-248) (``the Adam Walsh Act''); the Victims of
    Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386)
    (``the Victims of Trafficking Act''); the NICS Improvement Amendments
    Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-180); subtitle C of title II of the Homeland
    Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) (``the 2002 Act''); the Prison
    Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-79) (``PREA''); the Second
    Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-199); the Prioritizing Resources and
    Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-403);
    the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-473); the Mentally Ill
    Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement
    Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-416); the Violence Against Women
    Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013 Act''); the
    Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-198)
    (``CARA''); the Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Public Law
    114-324); Kevin and Avonte's Law (division Q of Public Law 115-141)
    (``Kevin and Avonte's Law''); the Keep Young Athletes Safe Act of 2018
    (title III of division S of Public Law 115-141) (``the Keep Young
    Athletes Safe Act''); the STOP School Violence Act of 2018 (title V of
    division S of Public Law 115-141) (``the STOP School Violence Act'');
    the Fix NICS Act of 2018 (title VI of division S of Public Law 115-141);
    the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018
    (Public Law 115-185); the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act
    (Public Law 115-271); the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2018
    (Public Law 115-391); the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate
    Crimes Prevention Act (Public Law 111-84); the Ashanti Alert Act of 2018
    (Public Law 115-401); the Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act
    of 2019 (Public Law 116-277); the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act (34 U.S.C.
    30507); the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022
    (division W of Public Law 117-103) (``the 2022 Act''); and other
    programs, $2,475,061,000, to remain available until expended as
    follows--
                (1) $924,061,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice
            Assistance Grant program as authorized by subpart 1 of part E of
            title I of the 1968 Act (except that section 1001(c), and the
            special rules for Puerto Rico under section 505(g), of title I
            of the 1968 Act shall not apply for purposes of this Act), of
            which, notwithstanding such subpart 1--
                        (A) $13,000,000 is for an Officer Robert Wilson III
                    memorial initiative on Preventing Violence Against Law

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                    Enforcement and Ensuring Officer Resilience and
                    Survivability (VALOR);
                        (B) $3,000,000 is for the operation, maintenance,
                    and expansion of the National Missing and Unidentified
                    Persons System;
                        (C) $10,000,000 is for a grant program for State and
                    local law enforcement to provide officer training on
                    responding to individuals with mental illness or
                    disabilities, including for purposes described in the
                    Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022
                    (Public Law 117-325);
                        (D) $3,000,000 is for a student loan repayment
                    assistance program pursuant to section 952 of Public Law
                    110-315;
                        (E) $15,500,000 is for prison rape prevention and
                    prosecution grants to States and units of local
                    government, and other programs, as authorized by PREA;
                        (F) $3,000,000 is for the Missing Americans Alert
                    Program (title XXIV of the 1994 Act), as amended by
                    Kevin and Avonte's Law;
                        (G) $19,000,000 is for grants authorized under the
                    Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Authorization Act of
                    2018 (Public Law 115-185);
                        (H) $12,000,000 is for the Capital Litigation
                    Improvement Grant Program, as authorized by section 426
                    of Public Law 108-405, and for grants for wrongful
                    conviction review;
                        (I) $3,000,000 is for the program specified in
                    paragraph (1)(I) under the heading ``State and Local Law
                    Enforcement Assistance'' in division B of Public Law
                    117-328;
                        (J) $1,000,000 is for the purposes of the Ashanti
                    Alert Communications Network as authorized under the
                    Ashanti Alert Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-401);
                        (K) $3,500,000 is for a grant program to replicate
                    and support family-based alternative sentencing
                    programs;
                        (L) $1,000,000 is for a grant program to support
                    child advocacy training in post-secondary education;
                        (M) $7,000,000 is for a rural violent crime
                    initiative, including assistance for law enforcement;
                        (N) $5,000,000 is for grants authorized under the
                    Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2019
                    (Public Law 116-277);
                        (O) $1,500,000 is for grants to accredited
                    institutions of higher education to support forensic
                    ballistics programs;
                        (P) $3,000,000 is for the purposes authorized under
                    section 1506 of the 2022 Act;
                        (Q) $125,000,000 is for grants for law enforcement
                    activities associated with the presidential nominating
                    conventions in addition to amounts provided for such
                    purposes in section 222 of this Act; and
                        (R) $350,028,000 is for discretionary grants to
                    improve the functioning of the criminal justice system,
                    to prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and to assist
                    victims of crime (other than compensation), which shall
                    be made available for the OJP--Byrne projects, and in
                    the amounts, specified in the table titled ``Community
                    Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending''
                    included for this division in the explanatory statement
                    described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division
                    A of this consolidated

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                    Act):  Provided, That such amounts may not be
                    transferred for any other purpose;
                (2) $234,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien Assistance
            Program, as authorized by section 241(I)(5) of the Immigration
            and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(I)(5)):  Provided, That no
            jurisdiction shall request compensation for any cost greater
            than the actual cost for Federal immigration and other detainees
            housed in State and local detention facilities;
                (3) $88,000,000 for victim services programs for victims of
            trafficking, as authorized by section 107(b)(2) of the Victims
            of Trafficking Act, by the TVPRA of 2005, or programs authorized
            under Public Law 113-4;
                (4) $12,000,000 for a grant program to prevent and address
            economic, high technology, white collar, and Internet crime,
            including as authorized by section 401 of Public Law 110-403, of
            which not less than $2,500,000 is for intellectual property
            enforcement grants including as authorized by section 401, and
            $2,000,000 is for grants to develop databases on Internet of
            Things device capabilities and to build and execute training
            modules for law enforcement;
                (5) $19,000,000 for sex offender management assistance, as
            authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, and related activities;
                (6) $30,000,000 for the Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest
            Partnership Grant Program, as authorized by section 2501 of
            title I of the 1968 Act:  Provided, That $1,500,000 shall be
            transferred directly to the National Institute of Standards and
            Technology's Office of Law Enforcement Standards for research,
            testing, and evaluation programs;
                (7) $1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender Public Website;
                (8) $88,000,000 for grants to States to upgrade criminal and
            mental health records for the National Instant Criminal
            Background Check System, of which no less than $25,000,000 shall
            be for grants made under the authorities of the NICS Improvement
            Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-180) and Fix NICS Act of
            2018;
                (9) $34,000,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences
            Improvement Grants under part BB of title I of the 1968 Act;
                (10) $153,000,000 for DNA-related and forensic programs and
            activities, of which--
                        (A) $120,000,000 is for the purposes authorized
                    under section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination
                    Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-546) (the Debbie Smith DNA
                    Backlog Grant Program):  Provided, That up to 4 percent
                    of funds made available under this paragraph may be used
                    for the purposes described in the DNA Training and
                    Education for Law Enforcement, Correctional Personnel,
                    and Court Officers program (Public Law 108-405, section
                    303);
                        (B) $15,000,000 for other local, State, and Federal
                    forensic activities;
                        (C) $14,000,000 is for the purposes described in the
                    Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Grant
                    Program (Public Law 108-405, section 412); and

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                        (D) $4,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Forensic Exam
                    Program grants, including as authorized by section 304
                    of Public Law 108-405;
                (11) $51,500,000 for community-based grant programs to
            improve the response to sexual assault and apply enhanced
            approaches and techniques to reduce violent crime, including
            assistance for investigation and prosecution of related cold
            cases;
                (12) $14,000,000 for the court-appointed special advocate
            program, as authorized by section 217 of the 1990 Act;
                (13) $50,000,000 for assistance to Indian Tribes;
                (14) $117,000,000 for offender reentry programs and
            research, as authorized by the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public
            Law 110-199) and by the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of
            2018 (Public Law 115-391), without regard to the time
            limitations specified at section 6(1) of such Act, of which not
            to exceed--
                        (A) $8,000,000 is for a program to improve State,
                    local, and Tribal probation or parole supervision
                    efforts and strategies;
                        (B) $5,000,000 is for children of incarcerated
                    parents demonstration programs to enhance and maintain
                    parental and family relationships for incarcerated
                    parents as a reentry or recidivism reduction strategy;
                        (C) $5,000,000 is for additional replication sites
                    employing the Project HOPE Opportunity Probation with
                    Enforcement model implementing swift and certain
                    sanctions in probation, of which no less than $500,000
                    shall be used for a project that provides training,
                    technical assistance, and best practices; and
                        (D) $10,000,000 is for a grant program for crisis
                    stabilization and community reentry, as authorized by
                    the Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Act of
                    2020 (Public Law 116-281):
              Provided, That up to $7,500,000 of funds made available in
            this paragraph may be used for performance-based awards for Pay
            for Success projects, of which up to $5,000,000 shall be for Pay
            for Success programs implementing the Permanent Supportive
            Housing Model and reentry housing;
                (15) $420,000,000 for comprehensive opioid use reduction
            activities, including as authorized by CARA, and for the
            following programs, which shall address opioid, stimulant, and
            substance use disorders consistent with underlying program
            authorities, of which--
                        (A) $89,000,000 is for Drug Courts, as authorized by
                    section 1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act;
                        (B) $40,000,000 is for mental health courts and
                    adult and juvenile collaboration program grants, as
                    authorized by parts V and HH of title I of the 1968 Act,
                    and the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime
                    Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008
                    (Public Law 110-416);
                        (C) $35,000,000 is for grants for Residential
                    Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners, as
                    authorized by part S of title I of the 1968 Act;
                        (D) $32,000,000 is for a veterans treatment courts
                    program;

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                        (E) $35,000,000 is for a program to monitor
                    prescription drugs and scheduled listed chemical
                    products; and
                        (F) $189,000,000 is for a comprehensive opioid,
                    stimulant, and substance use disorder program;
                (16) $2,500,000 for a competitive grant program authorized
            by the Keep Young Athletes Safe Act;
                (17) $82,000,000 for grants to be administered by the Bureau
            of Justice Assistance for purposes authorized under the STOP
            School Violence Act;
                (18) $3,000,000 for grants to State and local law
            enforcement agencies for the expenses associated with the
            investigation and prosecution of criminal offenses involving
            civil rights, as authorized by the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil
            Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-325);
                (19) $17,000,000 for grants to State, local, and Tribal law
            enforcement agencies to conduct educational outreach and
            training on hate crimes and to investigate and prosecute hate
            crimes, as authorized by section 4704 of the Matthew Shepard and
            James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (Public Law 111-84);
                (20) $9,000,000 for grants specified in paragraph (20) under
            the heading ``State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance'' in
            division B of Public Law 117-328;
                (21) $9,000,000 for programs authorized under the Jabara-
            Heyer NO HATE Act (34 U.S.C. 30507);
                (22) $114,000,000 for initiatives to improve police-
            community relations, of which $32,000,000 is for a competitive
            matching grant program for purchases of body-worn cameras for
            State, local, and Tribal law enforcement; $32,000,000 is for a
            justice reinvestment initiative, for activities related to
            criminal justice reform and recidivism reduction; and
            $50,000,000 is for a community violence intervention and
            prevention initiative; and
                (23) $3,000,000 is for emergency law enforcement assistance
            for events occurring during or after fiscal year 2024, as
            authorized by section 609M of the Justice Assistance Act of 1984
            (34 U.S.C. 50101):

      Provided, That, if a unit of local government uses any of the funds
    made available under this heading to increase the number of law
    enforcement officers, the unit of local government will achieve a net
    gain in the number of law enforcement officers who perform non-
    administrative public sector safety service:  Provided further, That in
    the spending plan submitted pursuant to section 528 of this Act, the
    Office of Justice Programs shall specifically and explicitly identify
    all changes in the administration of competitive grant programs for
    fiscal year 2024, including changes to applicant eligibility, priority
    areas or weightings, and the application review process:  Provided
    further, That of the amounts made available under this heading, the
    amount specified in paragraph (1)(Q) is designated by the Congress as an
    emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
    Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                            juvenile justice programs

        For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance
    authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

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    Act of 1974 (``the 1974 Act''); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
    Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the Violence Against Women and
    Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162)
    (``the 2005 Act''); the Missing Children's Assistance Act (34 U.S.C.
    11291 et seq.); the PROTECT Act (Public Law 108-21); the Victims of
    Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647) (``the 1990 Act''); the
    Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248)
    (``the Adam Walsh Act''); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public
    Law 110-401); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013
    (Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013 Act''); the Justice for All
    Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-324); the Missing Children's
    Assistance Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-267); the Juvenile Justice Reform
    Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-385); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984
    (chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98-473) (``the 1984 Act''); the
    Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-198);
    and other juvenile justice programs, $375,000,000, to remain available
    until expended as follows--
                (1) $65,000,000 for programs authorized by section 221 of
            the 1974 Act, and for training and technical assistance to
            assist small, nonprofit organizations with the Federal grants
            process:  Provided, That of the amounts provided under this
            paragraph, $500,000 shall be for a competitive demonstration
            grant program to support emergency planning among State, local,
            and Tribal juvenile justice residential facilities;
                (2) $104,000,000 for youth mentoring grants;
                (3) $55,000,000 for delinquency prevention, of which,
            pursuant to sections 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act--
                        (A) $4,000,000 shall be for grants to prevent
                    trafficking of girls;
                        (B) $16,000,000 shall be for the Tribal Youth
                    Program;
                        (C) $4,500,000 shall be for competitive grants
                    focusing on girls in the juvenile justice system;
                        (D) $10,500,000 shall be for an initiative relating
                    to youth affected by opioids, stimulants, and substance
                    use disorder; and
                        (E) $9,000,000 shall be for an initiative relating
                    to children exposed to violence;
                (4) $41,000,000 for programs authorized by the Victims of
            Child Abuse Act of 1990;
                (5) $103,000,000 for missing and exploited children
            programs, including as authorized by sections 404(b) and 405(a)
            of the 1974 Act (except that section 102(b)(4)(B) of the PROTECT
            Our Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-401) shall not apply
            for purposes of this Act);
                (6) $4,500,000 for child abuse training programs for
            judicial personnel and practitioners, as authorized by section
            222 of the 1990 Act; and
                (7) $2,500,000 for a program to improve juvenile indigent
            defense:

      Provided, That not more than 10 percent of each amount may be used for
    research, evaluation, and statistics activities designed to benefit the
    programs or activities authorized:  Provided further, That not more than
    2 percent of the amounts designated under paragraphs (1) through (3) and
    (6) may be used for training and technical assistance:  Provided
    further, That the two preceding provisos shall not apply to grants and
    projects administered pursuant

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    to sections 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act and to missing and exploited
    children programs.

                         public safety officer benefits

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For payments and expenses authorized under section 1001(a)(4) of
    title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, such
    sums as are necessary (including amounts for administrative costs), to
    remain available until expended; and $34,800,000 for payments authorized
    by section 1201(b) of such Act and for educational assistance authorized
    by section 1218 of such Act, to remain available until expended:
    Provided, <<NOTE: Determination.>>  That notwithstanding section 205 of
    this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent
    circumstances require additional funding for such disability and
    education payments, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to
    ``Public Safety Officer Benefits'' from available appropriations for the
    Department of Justice as may be necessary to respond to such
    circumstances:  Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the
    preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505
    of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure
    except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

                      Community Oriented Policing Services

                  community oriented policing services programs

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law
    Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322); the Omnibus Crime Control
    and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the Violence Against
    Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law
    109-162) (``the 2005 Act''); the American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of
    2017 (Public Law 115-37); the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness
    Act (Public Law 115-113) (``the LEMHW Act''); the SUPPORT for Patients
    and Communities Act (Public Law 115-271); the Supporting and Treating
    Officers In Crisis Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-32) (``the STOIC Act'');
    and the Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022 (Public Law
    117-325), $664,516,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided,
    That any balances made available through prior year deobligations shall
    only be available in accordance with section 505 of this Act:  Provided
    further, That of the amount provided under this heading--
                (1) $256,168,839 is for grants under section 1701 of title I
            of the 1968 Act (34 U.S.C. 10381) for the hiring and rehiring of
            additional career law enforcement officers under part Q of such
            title notwithstanding subsection (i) of such section:  Provided,
            That, notwithstanding section 1704(c) of such title (34 U.S.C.
            10384(c)), funding for hiring or rehiring a career law
            enforcement officer may not exceed $125,000 unless the Director
            of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services grants a
            waiver from this limitation:  Provided further, That of the
            amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $34,000,000

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            is for improving Tribal law enforcement, including hiring,
            equipment, training, anti-methamphetamine activities, and anti-
            opioid activities:  Provided further, That of the amounts
            appropriated under this paragraph, $44,000,000 is for regional
            information sharing activities, as authorized by part M of title
            I of the 1968 Act, which shall be transferred to and merged with
            ``Research, Evaluation, and Statistics'' for administration by
            the Office of Justice Programs:  Provided further, That of the
            amounts appropriated under this paragraph, no less than
            $4,000,000 is to support the Tribal Access Program:  Provided
            further, That of the amounts appropriated under this paragraph,
            $10,000,000 is for training, peer mentoring, mental health
            program activities, and other support services as authorized
            under the LEMHW Act and the STOIC Act:  Provided further, That
            of the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $7,500,000 is
            for the collaborative reform model of technical assistance in
            furtherance of section 1701 of title I of the 1968 Act (34
            U.S.C. 10381);
                (2) $12,000,000 is for activities authorized by the POLICE
            Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-199);
                (3) $16,000,000 is for competitive grants to State law
            enforcement agencies in States with high seizures of precursor
            chemicals, finished methamphetamine, laboratories, and
            laboratory dump seizures:
            Provided, <<NOTE: Investigations. Drugs and drug abuse.>>  That
            funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be utilized for
            investigative purposes to locate or investigate illicit
            activities, including precursor diversion, laboratories, or
            methamphetamine traffickers;
                (4) $35,000,000 is for competitive grants to statewide law
            enforcement agencies in States with high rates of primary
            treatment admissions for heroin and other opioids:  Provided,
            That <<NOTE: Investigations. Drugs and drug abuse.>>  these
            funds shall be utilized for investigative purposes to locate or
            investigate illicit activities, including activities related to
            the distribution of heroin or unlawful distribution of
            prescription opioids, or unlawful heroin and prescription opioid
            traffickers through statewide collaboration;
                (5) $53,000,000 is for competitive grants to be administered
            by the Community Oriented Policing Services Office for purposes
            authorized under the STOP School Violence Act (title V of
            division S of Public Law 115-141);
                (6) $25,000,000 is for community policing development
            activities in furtherance of section 1701 of title I of the 1968
            Act (34 U.S.C. 10381);
                (7) $247,347,161 is for a law enforcement technologies and
            interoperable communications program, and related law
            enforcement and public safety equipment, which shall be made
            available for the COPS Tech projects, and in the amounts,
            specified in the table titled ``Community Project Funding/
            Congressionally Directed Spending'' included for this division
            in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
            matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act):
            Provided, That such amounts may not be transferred for any other
            purpose:   Provided further, That grants funded by such amounts
            shall not be subject to section 1703 of title I of the 1968 Act
            (34 U.S.C. 10383); and
                (8) $20,000,000 is for activities authorized by the Law
            Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-
            325).

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                    General Provisions--Department of Justice

                         (including transfers of funds)

        Sec. 201.  In addition to amounts otherwise made available in this
    title for official reception and representation expenses, a total of not
    to exceed $50,000 from funds appropriated to the Department of Justice
    in this title shall be available to the Attorney General for official
    reception and representation expenses.
        Sec. 202. <<NOTE: Abortion.>>   None of the funds appropriated by
    this title shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the
    life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to
    term, or in the case of rape or incest:  Provided, That should this
    prohibition be declared unconstitutional by a court of competent
    jurisdiction, this section shall be null and void.

        Sec. 203. <<NOTE: Abortion.>>   None of the funds appropriated under
    this title shall be used to require any person to perform, or facilitate
    in any way the performance of, any abortion.

        Sec. 204. <<NOTE: Prisons and prisoners. Abortion.>>   Nothing in
    the preceding section shall remove the obligation of the Director of the
    Bureau of Prisons to provide escort services necessary for a female
    inmate to receive such service outside the Federal facility:  Provided,
    That nothing in this section in any way diminishes the effect of section
    203 intended to address the philosophical beliefs of individual
    employees of the Bureau of Prisons.

        Sec. 205.  Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
    available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice in
    this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such
    appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be
    increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers:  Provided, That
    any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a
    reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be
    available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set
    forth in that section:  Provided further, That this section shall not
    apply to the following--
                (1) paragraph 1(R) under the heading ``State and Local Law
            Enforcement Assistance''; and
                (2) paragraph (7) under the heading ``Community Oriented
            Policing Services Programs''.

        Sec. 206. <<NOTE: Prisons and prisoners.>>  None of the funds made
    available under this title may be used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons
    or the United States Marshals Service for the purpose of transporting an
    individual who is a prisoner pursuant to conviction for crime under
    State or Federal law and is classified as a maximum or high security
    prisoner, other than to a prison or other facility certified by the
    Federal Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure for housing such a
    prisoner.

        Sec. 207. <<NOTE: Prisons and prisoners.>>  (a) None of the funds
    appropriated by this Act may be used by Federal prisons to purchase
    cable television services, or to rent or purchase audiovisual or
    electronic media or equipment used primarily for recreational purposes.

        (b) Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental, maintenance, or
    purchase of audiovisual or electronic media or equipment for inmate
    training, religious, or educational programs.
        Sec. 208. <<NOTE: Certification.>>   None of the funds made
    available under this title shall be obligated or expended for any new or
    enhanced information technology program having total estimated
    development costs in

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    excess of $100,000,000, unless the Deputy Attorney General and the
    investment review board certify to the Committees on Appropriations of
    the House of Representatives and the Senate that the information
    technology program has appropriate program management controls and
    contractor oversight mechanisms in place, and that the program is
    compatible with the enterprise architecture of the Department of
    Justice.

        Sec. 209. <<NOTE: Applicability.>>   The notification thresholds and
    procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act shall apply to
    deviations from the amounts designated for specific activities in this
    Act and in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
    matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), and to any use of
    deobligated balances of funds provided under this title in previous
    years.

        Sec. 210.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to
    plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, or approve a public-private
    competition under the Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 or
    any successor administrative regulation, directive, or policy for work
    performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of Federal Prison
    Industries, Incorporated.
        Sec. 211.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds
    shall be available for the salary, benefits, or expenses of any United
    States Attorney assigned dual or additional responsibilities by the
    Attorney General or his designee that exempt that United States Attorney
    from the residency requirements of section 545 of title 28, United
    States Code.
        Sec. 212.  At the discretion of the Attorney General, and in
    addition to any amounts that otherwise may be available (or authorized
    to be made available) by law, with respect to funds appropriated by this
    title under the headings ``Research, Evaluation and Statistics'',
    ``State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance'', and ``Juvenile Justice
    Programs''--
                (1) up to 2 percent of funds made available to the Office of
            Justice Programs for grant or reimbursement programs may be used
            by such Office to provide training and technical assistance; and
                (2) up to 2 percent of funds made available for grant or
            reimbursement programs under such headings, except for amounts
            appropriated specifically for research, evaluation, or
            statistical programs administered by the National Institute of
            Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, shall be
            transferred to and merged with funds provided to the National
            Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, to be
            used by them for research, evaluation, or statistical purposes,
            without regard to the authorizations for such grant or
            reimbursement programs.

        This section shall not apply to paragraph 1(R) under the heading
    ``State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance''.
        Sec. 213. <<NOTE: Determination. Time period. Waiver authority.>>
    Upon request by a grantee for whom the Attorney General has determined
    there is a fiscal hardship, the Attorney General may, with respect to
    funds appropriated in this or any other Act making appropriations for
    fiscal years 2021 through 2024 for the following programs, waive the
    following requirements:
                (1) For the adult and juvenile offender State and local
            reentry demonstration projects under part FF of title I of the
            Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.
            10631 et seq.), the requirements under section 2976(g)(1) of
            such part (34 U.S.C. 10631(g)(1)).

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                (2) For grants to protect inmates and safeguard communities
            as authorized by section 6 of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of
            2003 (34 U.S.C. 30305(c)(3)), the requirements of section
            6(c)(3) of such Act.

        Sec. 214.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, section
    20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime Control and Law
    Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12109(a)) shall not apply to amounts
    made available by this or any other Act.
        Sec. 215. <<NOTE: Firearms.>>   None of the funds made available
    under this Act, other than for the national instant criminal background
    check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence
    Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 40901), may be used by a Federal law
    enforcement officer to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to
    an individual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or suspects
    that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel, unless law enforcement
    personnel of the United States continuously monitor or control the
    firearm at all times.

        Sec. 216. (a) None of the income retained in the Department of
    Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public Law 102-140
    (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall be available for obligation
    during fiscal year 2024, except up to $12,000,000 may be obligated for
    implementation of a unified Department of Justice financial management
    system.
        (b) Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated balances
    transferred to the capital account of the Department of Justice Working
    Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public Law 102-140 (105 Stat. 784;
    28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall be available for obligation in fiscal year
    2024, and any use, obligation, transfer, or allocation of such funds
    shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this
    Act.
        (c) Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess unobligated balances
    available under section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, United States Code,
    shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2024, and any use,
    obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds shall be treated as a
    reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act.
        Sec. 217.  Discretionary funds that are made available in this Act
    for the Office of Justice Programs may be used to participate in
    Performance Partnership Pilots authorized under such authorities as have
    been enacted for Performance Partnership Pilots in appropriations acts
    in prior fiscal years and the current fiscal year.
        Sec. <<NOTE: Time period. Reports.>>  218.  The Attorney General
    shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and the Senate quarterly reports on the Crime Victims
    Fund, the Working Capital Fund, the Three Percent Fund, and the Asset
    Forfeiture Fund. Such quarterly reports shall contain at least the same
    level of information and detail for each Fund as was provided to the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
    Senate in fiscal year 2023.

        Sec. 219.  <<NOTE: Live tissue. Determination.>> None of the funds
    made available under this Act may be used to conduct, contract for, or
    otherwise support, live tissue training, unless the Attorney General
    issues a written, non-delegable determination that such training is
    medically necessary and cannot be replicated by alternatives.

        Sec. 220.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    by the Department of Justice to target or investigate

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    parents who peacefully protest at school board meetings and are not
    suspected of engaging in unlawful activity.
        Sec. 221.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to investigate or prosecute religious institutions on the basis of their
    religious beliefs.
        Sec. 222.  Of the unobligated balances from amounts in the fund
    established by section 9006(a) of title 26, United States Code,
    $25,000,000 shall be paid to the ``Office of Justice Programs--State and
    Local Law Enforcement Assistance'' appropriation, to remain available
    until expended, for an additional amount for grants for law enforcement
    activities associated with the presidential nominating conventions,
    under the same authorities and conditions as amounts made available in
    paragraph (1)(Q) under the heading ``Office of Justice Programs--State
    and Local Law Enforcement Assistance'' in this Act.
        This title may be cited as the ``Department of Justice
    Appropriations Act, 2024''.

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    TITLE III <<NOTE: Science Appropriations Act, 2024.>>

                                     SCIENCE

                     Office of Science and Technology Policy

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and Technology
    Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the National Science and
    Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C.
    6601 et seq.), hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as
    authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, not to exceed
    $2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, and rental of
    conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $7,965,000.

                             National Space Council

        For necessary expenses of the National Space Council, in carrying
    out the purposes of title V of Public Law 100-685 and Executive Order
    No. 13803, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized
    by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, not to exceed $2,250 for
    official reception and representation expenses, $1,965,000:  Provided,
    That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the National Space
    Council may accept personnel support from Federal agencies, departments,
    and offices, and such Federal agencies, departments, and offices may
    detail staff without reimbursement to the National Space Council for
    purposes provided herein.

                  National Aeronautics and Space Administration

                                     science

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
    and support of science research and development activities, including
    research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance
    and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft
    control, and communications activities; program management; personnel
    and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as
    authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code;
    travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
    purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and
    administrative aircraft, $7,334,200,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2025.

                                   aeronautics

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
    and support of aeronautics research and development activities,
    including research, development, operations, support, and services;
    maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight,
    spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management;
    personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor,
    as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code;
    travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
    purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and
    administrative aircraft, $935,000,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2025.

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                                space technology

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
    and support of space technology research and development activities,
    including research, development, operations, support, and services;
    maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight,
    spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management;
    personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor,
    as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code;
    travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
    purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and
    administrative aircraft, $1,100,000,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2025.

                                   exploration

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
    and support of exploration research and development activities,
    including research, development, operations, support, and services;
    maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight,
    spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management;
    personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor,
    as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code;
    travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
    purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and
    administrative aircraft, $7,666,200,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2025:  Provided, That of the amounts made available under
    this heading, $450,000,000 is designated by the Congress as being for an
    emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
    Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Time period. Budget profile.>>  That the National
    Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide to the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate,
    concurrent with the annual budget submission, a 5-year budget profile
    for an integrated system that includes the Space Launch System, the
    Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, and associated ground systems that
    will ensure a crewed launch as early as possible.

                                space operations

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
    and support of space operations research and development activities,
    including research, development, operations, support and services; space
    flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities, including
    operations, production, and services; maintenance and repair, facility
    planning and design; program management; personnel and related costs,
    including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections
    5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase
    and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter,
    maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft,
    $4,220,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025.

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          science, technology, engineering, and mathematics engagement

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
    and support of aerospace and aeronautical education research and
    development activities, including research, development, operations,
    support, and services; program management; personnel and related costs,
    including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections
    5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase
    and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter,
    maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft,
    $143,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, of which
    $26,000,000 shall be for the Established Program to Stimulate
    Competitive Research and $58,000,000 shall be for the National Space
    Grant College and Fellowship Program.

                      safety, security and mission services

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
    and support of science, aeronautics, space technology, exploration,
    space operations and education research and development activities,
    including research, development, operations, support, and services;
    maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight,
    spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management;
    personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor,
    as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code;
    travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to
    exceed $63,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and
    purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and
    administrative aircraft, $3,129,000,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2025:  Provided, That if available balances in the
    ``Science, Space, and Technology Education Trust Fund'' are not
    sufficient to provide for the grant disbursements required under the
    third and fourth provisos under such heading in the Department of
    Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appropriations Act,
    1989 (Public Law 100-404) as amended by the Departments of Veterans
    Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies
    Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103-327), up to $1,000,000 shall be
    available from amounts made available under this heading to make such
    grant disbursements:  Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated
    under this heading, $56,673,000 shall be made available for the SSMS
    projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled ``Community
    Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending'' included for this
    division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
    matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act):  Provided
    further, That the amounts made available for the projects referenced in
    the preceding proviso may not be transferred for any other purpose.

            construction and environmental compliance and restoration

        For necessary expenses for construction of facilities including
    repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modification of facilities,
    construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities,
    facility planning and design, and restoration, and acquisition or

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    condemnation of real property, as authorized by law, and environmental
    compliance and restoration, $300,000,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2029:  Provided, That of the amounts made available under
    this heading, $250,000,000 is designated by the Congress as being for an
    emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
    Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:
    Provided <<NOTE: Contracts. Time period. 51 USC 20145 note.>>  further,
    That proceeds from leases deposited into this account shall be available
    for a period of 5 years to the extent and in amounts as provided in
    annual appropriations Acts:  Provided further, That such proceeds
    referred to in the preceding proviso shall be available for obligation
    for fiscal year 2024 in an amount not to exceed $30,000,000:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Budget request. Estimates. 51 USC 30103 note.>>  That
    each annual budget request shall include an annual estimate of gross
    receipts and collections and proposed use of all funds collected
    pursuant to section 20145 of title 51, United States Code.

                           office of inspector general

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
    carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $47,600,000, of which
    $500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025.

                            administrative provisions

                         (including transfers of funds)

        Funds <<NOTE: 51 USC 20144 note.>>  for any announced prize
    otherwise authorized shall remain available, without fiscal year
    limitation, until a prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn.

        Not to exceed 10 percent of any appropriation made available for the
    current fiscal year for the National Aeronautics and Space
    Administration in this Act may be transferred between such
    appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise
    specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 20 percent by any
    such transfers. Any funds transferred to ``Construction and
    Environmental Compliance and Restoration'' for construction activities
    shall not increase that account by more than 20 percent. Balances so
    transferred shall be merged with and available for the same purposes and
    the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred. Any
    transfer pursuant to this provision shall be treated as a reprogramming
    of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for
    obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that
    section.
        Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation provided for the
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration under previous
    appropriations Acts that remains available for obligation or expenditure
    in fiscal year 2024 may be transferred between such appropriations, but
    no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall
    be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Any transfer
    pursuant to this provision shall retain its original availability and
    shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this
    Act and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with
    the procedures set forth in that section.
        The <<NOTE: Spending plan.>>  spending plan required by this Act
    shall be provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    at the theme, program, project, and activity level. The spending plan,
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    as any subsequent change of an amount established in that spending plan
    that meets the notification requirements of section 505 of this Act,
    shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and
    shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in
    compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

        Not more than 20 percent or $50,000,000, whichever is less, of the
    amounts made available in the current-year Construction and
    Environmental Compliance and Restoration (CECR) appropriation may be
    applied to CECR projects funded under previous years' CECR
    appropriations. Use of current-year funds under this provision shall be
    treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and
    shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the
    procedures set forth in that section.
        Of the amounts made available in this Act under the heading
    ``Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Engagement'' (``STEM
    Engagement''), up to $5,000,000 shall be available to jointly fund, with
    an additional amount of up to $1,000,000 each from amounts made
    available in this Act under the headings ``Science'', ``Aeronautics'',
    ``Space Technology'', ``Exploration'', and ``Space Operations'',
    projects and activities for engaging students in STEM and increasing
    STEM research capacities of universities, including Minority Serving
    Institutions.
        Not to exceed $32,600,000 made available for the current fiscal year
    in this Act within ``Safety, Security and Mission Services'' may be
    transferred to the Working Capital Fund of the National Aeronautics and
    Space Administration. Balances so transferred shall be available until
    expended only for activities described in section 30102(b)(3) of title
    51, United States Code, as amended by this Act, and shall remain
    available until expended. Any transfer pursuant to this provision shall
    be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and
    shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the
    procedures set forth in that section.
        Funds <<NOTE: Time periods.>>  previously made available in the
    Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31) under the
    heading ``National Aeronautics and Space Administration--Space
    Operations'' that were available for obligation through fiscal year 2018
    are to remain available through fiscal year 2027 for the liquidation of
    valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2017 and 2018.

        Funds <<NOTE: Time periods.>>  previously made available in the
    Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141) under the
    heading ``National Aeronautics and Space Administration--Space
    Operations'' that were available for obligation through fiscal year 2019
    are to remain available through fiscal year 2027 for the liquidation of
    valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2018 and 2019.

                           National Science Foundation

                         research and related activities

        For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science
    Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), and Public Law 86-209
    (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.); services as authorized by section 3109 of
    title 5, United States Code; maintenance and operation of aircraft and
    purchase of flight services for research support; acquisition of
    aircraft; and authorized travel; $7,176,500,000, to

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    remain available until September 30, 2025:  Provided, That of the
    amounts appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $680,000,000
    shall remain available until expended for polar research and operations
    support, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for operational
    and science support and logistical and other related activities for the
    United States Antarctic program:  Provided further, That of the amounts
    in the preceding proviso, not less than $109,310,000 shall be for U.S.
    Antarctic Logistical Support:  Provided further, That receipts for
    scientific support services and materials furnished by the National
    Research Centers and other National Science Foundation supported
    research facilities may be credited to this appropriation.

              major research equipment and facilities construction

        For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construction,
    commissioning, and upgrading of major research equipment, facilities,
    and other such capital assets pursuant to the National Science
    Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), including authorized
    travel, $234,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided,
    That of the amounts made available under this heading, $234,000,000 is
    designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement
    pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
    Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                                 stem education

        For necessary expenses in carrying out science, mathematics, and
    engineering education and human resources programs and activities
    pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861
    et seq.), including services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5,
    United States Code, authorized travel, and rental of conference rooms in
    the District of Columbia, $1,172,000,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2025.

                     agency operations and award management

        For agency operations and award management necessary in carrying out
    the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.);
    services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire
    of passenger motor vehicles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as
    authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code;
    rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; and
    reimbursement of the Department of Homeland Security for security guard
    services; $448,000,000:  Provided, That not to exceed $8,280 is for
    official reception and representation expenses:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Contracts.>>  That contracts may be entered into under
    this heading in fiscal year 2024 for maintenance and operation of
    facilities and for other services to be provided during the next fiscal
    year.

                      office of the national science board

        For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, authorized
    travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms
    in the District of Columbia, and the employment of experts and
    consultants under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code)

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    involved in carrying out section 4 of the National Science Foundation
    Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86-209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et
    seq.), $5,090,000:  Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be
    available for official reception and representation expenses.

                           office of inspector general

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General as
    authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, $24,410,000, of which
    $1,300,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025.

                            administrative provisions

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the
    current fiscal year for the National Science Foundation in this Act may
    be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation
    shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Any
    transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming
    of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for
    obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that
    section.
        The <<NOTE: Notification. Time period.>>  Director of the National
    Science Foundation (NSF) shall notify the Committees on Appropriations
    of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 30 days in
    advance of any planned divestment through transfer, decommissioning,
    termination, or deconstruction of any NSF-owned facilities or any NSF
    capital assets (including land, structures, and equipment) valued
    greater than $2,500,000.

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                                    TITLE IV

                                RELATED AGENCIES

                           Commission on Civil Rights

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights, including
    hire of passenger motor vehicles, $14,350,000:  Provided, That none of
    the funds appropriated in this paragraph may be used to employ any
    individuals under Schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the
    Code of Federal Regulations exclusive of one special assistant for each
    Commissioner:  Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in
    this paragraph shall be used to reimburse Commissioners for more than 75
    billable days, with the exception of the chairperson, who is permitted
    125 billable days:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Donations.>>  That the
    Chair may accept and use any gift or donation to carry out the work of
    the Commission:  Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated
    in this paragraph shall be used for any activity or expense that is not
    explicitly authorized by section 3 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of
    1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975a):  Provided further, That notwithstanding the
    preceding proviso, $2,000,000 shall be used to separately fund the
    Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys.

                     Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity
    Commission as authorized by title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
    the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Equal Pay Act of
    1963, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, section 501 of the
    Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Genetic
    Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 (Public Law 110-233),
    the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-325), and the Lilly
    Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-2), including services as
    authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of
    passenger motor vehicles as authorized by section 1343(b) of title 31,
    United States Code; nonmonetary awards to private citizens; and up to
    $31,500,000 for payments to State and local enforcement agencies for
    authorized services to the Commission, $455,000,000:  Provided, That the
    Commission is authorized to make available for official reception and
    representation expenses not to exceed $2,250 from available funds:
    Provided further, <<NOTE: Workforce proposals. Notifications.>>  That
    the Commission may take no action to implement any workforce
    repositioning, restructuring, or reorganization until such time as the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
    Senate have been notified of such proposals, in accordance with the
    reprogramming requirements of section 505 of this Act:
    Provided <<NOTE: Donations.>>  further, That the Chair may accept and
    use any gift or donation to carry out the work of the Commission.

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                         International Trade Commission

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the International Trade Commission,
    including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by
    section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and not to exceed $2,250
    for official reception and representation expenses, $122,000,000, to
    remain available until expended.

                           Legal Services Corporation

                    payment to the legal services corporation

        For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry out the
    purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974, $560,000,000, of
    which $516,100,000 is for basic field programs and required independent
    audits; $5,700,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, of which such
    amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct additional audits of
    recipients; $26,200,000 is for management and grants oversight;
    $5,000,000 is for client self-help and information technology;
    $5,000,000 is for a Pro Bono Innovation Fund; and $2,000,000 is for loan
    repayment assistance:  Provided, That the Legal Services Corporation may
    continue to provide locality pay to officers and employees at a rate no
    greater than that provided by the Federal Government to Washington, DC-
    based employees as authorized by section 5304 of title 5, United States
    Code, notwithstanding section 1005(d) of the Legal Services Corporation
    Act (42 U.S.C. 2996d(d)):  Provided further, <<NOTE: Applicability.>>
    That the authorities provided in section 205 of this Act shall be
    applicable to the Legal Services Corporation:  Provided further, That,
    for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the Legal Services
    Corporation shall be considered an agency of the United States
    Government.

              administrative provision--legal services corporation

        None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services
    Corporation shall be expended for any purpose prohibited or limited by,
    or contrary to any of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504,
    505, and 506 of Public Law 105-119, and all funds appropriated in this
    Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same terms
    and conditions set forth in such sections, except that all references in
    sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead
    to 2023 and 2024, respectively:  Provided, That for the purposes of
    applications of such sections 501 and 502, any requirement relating to
    the proportion of attorneys serving on the governing body of an entity
    providing legal assistance shall be deemed to be satisfied if at least
    33 percent of such governing body is composed of attorneys otherwise
    meeting the criteria established by section 1007(c) of the Legal
    Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996f(c)), and section 502(2)(b)(ii)
    of Public Law 104-134 shall not apply.

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                            Marine Mammal Commission

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission as authorized
    by title II of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361
    et seq.), $4,500,000.

                Office of the United States Trade Representative

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States Trade
    Representative, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and the
    employment of experts and consultants as authorized by section 3109 of
    title 5, United States Code, $59,000,000, of which $1,000,000 shall
    remain available until expended:  Provided, That of the total amount
    made available under this heading, not to exceed $124,000 shall be
    available for official reception and representation expenses.

                          trade enforcement trust fund

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For activities of the United States Trade Representative authorized
    by section 611 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of
    2015 (19 U.S.C. 4405), including transfers, $15,000,000, to be derived
    from the Trade Enforcement Trust Fund:  Provided, That any transfer
    pursuant to subsection (d)(1) of such section shall be treated as a
    reprogramming under section 505 of this Act.

                             State Justice Institute

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, as authorized
    by the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10701 et seq.)
    $7,640,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until September 30,
    2025:  Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be available for
    official reception and representation expenses:  Provided further, That,
    for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the State Justice Institute
    shall be considered an agency of the United States Government.

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                                     TITLE V

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

                 (including transfers and rescissions of funds)

        Sec. 501. <<NOTE: Propaganda.>>   No part of any appropriation
    contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes
    not authorized by the Congress.

        Sec. 502.  No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
    remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
    expressly so provided herein.
        Sec. 503. <<NOTE: Contracts.>>   The expenditure of any
    appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through
    procurement contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States
    Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a
    matter of public record and available for public inspection, except
    where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive
    order issued pursuant to existing law.

        Sec. 504.  If any provision of this Act or the application of such
    provision to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the
    remainder of the Act and the application of each provision to persons or
    circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid shall not
    be affected thereby.
        Sec. 505. <<NOTE: Contracts. Notification. Time period.>>   None of
    the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous
    appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain
    available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2024, or provided
    from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the
    collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall
    be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of
    funds that: (1) creates or initiates a new program, project, or
    activity; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases
    funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which
    funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or
    employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices, programs, or activities;
    (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently
    performed by Federal employees; (7) augments existing programs,
    projects, or activities in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever
    is less, or reduces by 10 percent funding for any program, project, or
    activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or (8) results from any
    general savings, including savings from a reduction in personnel, which
    would result in a change in existing programs, projects, or activities
    as approved by Congress; unless the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of
    funds.

        Sec. <<NOTE: Determination.>>  506. (a) If it has been finally
    determined by a court or Federal agency that any person intentionally
    affixed a label bearing a ``Made in America'' inscription, or any
    inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to
    the United States that is not made in the United States, the person
    shall be ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract made with
    funds made available in this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension,
    and ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409
    of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.

        (b)(1) To the extent practicable, with respect to authorized
    purchases of promotional items, funds made available by this Act

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    shall be used to purchase items that are manufactured, produced, or
    assembled in the United States, its territories or possessions.
        (2) <<NOTE: Definition.>>  The term ``promotional items'' has the
    meaning given the term in OMB Circular A-87, Attachment B, Item
    (1)(f)(3).

        Sec. 507. <<NOTE: Time period. Reports.>>  (a) The Departments of
    Commerce and Justice, the National Science Foundation, and the National
    Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide to the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a
    quarterly report on the status of balances of appropriations at the
    account level. For unobligated, uncommitted balances and unobligated,
    committed balances the quarterly reports shall separately identify the
    amounts attributable to each source year of appropriation from which the
    balances were derived. For balances that are obligated, but unexpended,
    the quarterly reports shall separately identify amounts by the year of
    obligation.

        (b) The report described in subsection (a) shall be submitted within
    30 days of the end of each quarter.
        (c) If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any aspect of a
    reporting requirement described in subsection (a) due to a limitation of
    a current accounting system, the department or agency shall fulfill such
    aspect to the maximum extent practicable under such accounting system
    and shall identify and describe in each quarterly report the extent to
    which such aspect is not fulfilled.
        Sec. 508.  Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded under
    this Act resulting from, or to prevent, personnel actions taken in
    response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be absorbed
    within the total budgetary resources available to such department or
    agency:  Provided, That the authority to transfer funds between
    appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this section is
    provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in this Act:
    Provided further, That use of funds to carry out this section shall be
    treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and
    shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in
    compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Applicability.>>  That for the Department of Commerce,
    this section shall also apply to actions taken for the care and
    protection of loan collateral or grant property.

        Sec. 509. <<NOTE: Tobacco and tobacco products.>>   None of the
    funds provided by this Act shall be available to promote the sale or
    export of tobacco or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or
    removal by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of
    tobacco or tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not
    applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the same type.

        Sec. <<NOTE: 34 USC 20101 note.>>  510.  Notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, amounts deposited or available in the Fund established
    by section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98-473 (34
    U.S.C. 20101) in any fiscal year in excess of $1,353,000,000 shall not
    be available for obligation until the following fiscal year:  Provided,
    That notwithstanding section 1402(d) of such Act, of the amounts
    available from the Fund for obligation: (1) $10,000,000 shall be
    transferred to the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General and
    remain available until expended for oversight and auditing purposes
    associated with this section; and (2) 5 percent shall be available to
    the Office for Victims of Crime for grants, consistent with the
    requirements of the Victims of Crime Act, to Indian Tribes to improve
    services for victims of crime.

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        Sec. 511. <<NOTE: Discrimination.>>   None of the funds made
    available to the Department of Justice in this Act may be used to
    discriminate against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of
    students who participate in programs for which financial assistance is
    provided from those funds, or of the parents or legal guardians of such
    students.

        Sec. 512.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be
    transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
    States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer
    authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.
        Sec. 513. <<NOTE: Audits. Reports.>>  (a) The Inspectors General of
    the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the National
    Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation,
    and the Legal Services Corporation shall conduct audits, pursuant to the
    Inspector General Act (5 U.S.C. App.), of grants or contracts for which
    funds are appropriated by this Act, and shall submit reports to Congress
    on the progress of such audits, which may include preliminary findings
    and a description of areas of particular interest, within 180 days after
    initiating such an audit and every 180 days thereafter until any such
    audit is completed.

        (b) <<NOTE: Deadline. Public information. Web posting.>>  Within 60
    days after the date on which an audit described in subsection (a) by an
    Inspector General is completed, the Secretary, Attorney General,
    Administrator, Director, or President, as appropriate, shall make the
    results of the audit available to the public on the Internet website
    maintained by the Department, Administration, Foundation, or
    Corporation, respectively. <<NOTE: Confidential information.>>  The
    results shall be made available in redacted form to exclude--
                (1) any matter described in section 552(b) of title 5,
            United States Code; and
                (2) <<NOTE: Privacy.>>  sensitive personal information for
            any individual, the public access to which could be used to
            commit identity theft or for other inappropriate or unlawful
            purposes.

        (c) <<NOTE: Certification.>>  Any person awarded a grant or contract
    funded by amounts appropriated by this Act shall submit a statement to
    the Secretary of Commerce, the Attorney General, the Administrator,
    Director, or President, as appropriate, certifying that no funds derived
    from the grant or contract will be made available through a subcontract
    or in any other manner to another person who has a financial interest in
    the person awarded the grant or contract.

        (d) <<NOTE: Effective date. Determination. Applicability.>>  The
    provisions of the preceding subsections of this section shall take
    effect 30 days after the date on which the Director of the Office of
    Management and Budget, in consultation with the Director of the Office
    of Government Ethics, determines that a uniform set of rules and
    requirements, substantially similar to the requirements in such
    subsections, consistently apply under the executive branch ethics
    program to all Federal departments, agencies, and entities.

        Sec. 514. <<NOTE: Reviews.>>  (a) None of the funds appropriated or
    otherwise made available under this Act may be used by the Departments
    of Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space
    Administration, or the National Science Foundation to acquire a high-
    impact or moderate-impact information system, as defined for security
    categorization in the National Institute of Standards and Technology's
    (NIST) Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 199,
    ``Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information and
    Information Systems'' unless the agency has--

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                (1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the information
            systems against criteria developed by NIST and the Federal
            Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to inform acquisition decisions
            for high-impact and moderate-impact information systems within
            the Federal Government;
                (2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the presumptive
            awardee against available and relevant threat information
            provided by the FBI and other appropriate agencies; and
                (3) <<NOTE: Assessments. Cyber threats. Foreign
            countries.>>  in consultation with the FBI or other appropriate
            Federal entity, conducted an assessment of any risk of cyber-
            espionage or sabotage associated with the acquisition of such
            system, including any risk associated with such system being
            produced, manufactured, or assembled by one or more entities
            identified by the United States Government as posing a cyber
            threat, including but not limited to, those that may be owned,
            directed, or subsidized by the People's Republic of China, the
            Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of
            Korea, or the Russian Federation.

        (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under
    this Act may be used to acquire a high-impact or moderate-impact
    information system reviewed and assessed under subsection (a) unless the
    head of the assessing entity described in subsection (a) has--
                (1) <<NOTE: Mitigation strategy.>>  developed, in
            consultation with NIST, the FBI, and supply chain risk
            management experts, a mitigation strategy for any identified
            risks;
                (2) <<NOTE: Determination.>>  determined, in consultation
            with NIST and the FBI, that the acquisition of such system is in
            the national interest of the United States; and
                (3) <<NOTE: Reports.>>  reported that determination to the
            Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
            the Senate and the agency Inspector General.

        Sec. 515. <<NOTE: Torture.>>   None of the funds made available in
    this Act shall be used in any way whatsoever to support or justify the
    use of torture by any official or contract employee of the United States
    Government.

        Sec. 516.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    to include in any new bilateral or multilateral trade agreement the text
    of--
                (1) paragraph 2 of article 16.7 of the United States-
            Singapore Free Trade Agreement;
                (2) paragraph 4 of article 17.9 of the United States-
            Australia Free Trade Agreement; or
                (3) paragraph 4 of article 15.9 of the United States-Morocco
            Free Trade Agreement.

        Sec. 517. <<NOTE: National security letter.>>   None of the funds
    made available in this Act may be used to authorize or issue a national
    security letter in contravention of any of the following laws
    authorizing the Federal Bureau of Investigation to issue national
    security letters: The Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978; The
    Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986; The Fair Credit Reporting
    Act; The National Security Act of 1947; USA PATRIOT Act; USA FREEDOM Act
    of 2015; and the laws amended by these Acts.

        Sec. 518. <<NOTE: Notifications.>>   If at any time during any
    quarter, the program manager of a project within the jurisdiction of the
    Departments of Commerce or Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space
    Administration, or the National Science Foundation totaling more

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    than $75,000,000 has reasonable cause to believe that the total program
    cost has increased by 10 percent or more, the program manager shall
    immediately inform the respective Secretary, Administrator, or
    Director. <<NOTE: Deadline. Determination. Statement. Cost estimate.>>
    The Secretary, Administrator, or Director shall notify the House and
    Senate Committees on Appropriations within 30 days in writing of such
    increase, and shall include in such notice: the date on which such
    determination was made; a statement of the reasons for such increases;
    the action taken and proposed to be taken to control future cost growth
    of the project; changes made in the performance or schedule milestones
    and the degree to which such changes have contributed to the increase in
    total program costs or procurement costs; new estimates of the total
    project or procurement costs; and a statement validating that the
    project's management structure is adequate to control total project or
    procurement costs.

        Sec. 519.  Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the
    transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence or intelligence related
    activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for
    purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
    3094) during fiscal year 2024 until the enactment of the Intelligence
    Authorization Act for fiscal year 2024.
        Sec. <<NOTE: Contracts. Grants. Taxes. Time periods.>>  520.  None
    of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be
    used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to
    award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor
    or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or
    grant that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the contractor or
    grantee has filed all Federal tax returns required during the three
    years preceding the certification, has not been convicted of a criminal
    offense under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has not, more than
    90 days prior to certification, been notified of any unpaid Federal tax
    assessment for which the liability remains unsatisfied, unless the
    assessment is the subject of an installment agreement or offer in
    compromise that has been approved by the Internal Revenue Service and is
    not in default, or the assessment is the subject of a non-frivolous
    administrative or judicial proceeding.

                                  (rescissions)

        Sec. 521. <<NOTE: Deadline.>>  (a) Of the unobligated balances
    available to the Department of Commerce, the following funds are hereby
    permanently rescinded, not later than September 30, 2024, from the
    following accounts in the specified amounts--
                (1) ``Economic Development Administration--Economic
            Development Assistance Programs'', $35,000,000, only from prior
            year appropriations;
                (2) ``Census Working Capital Fund'', $10,000,000;
                (3) ``National Institute of Standards and Technology--
            Working Capital Fund'', $10,000,000;
                (4) ``Nonrecurring Expenses Fund'', $12,440,000,000, only
            from amounts appropriated by section 101(e) of the Fiscal
            Responsibility Act of 2023 (Public Law 118-5); and
                (5) ``Departmental Management--Working Capital Fund'',
            $10,000,000.

        (b) Of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations
    available to the Department of Justice, the following funds are

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    hereby permanently rescinded, not later than September 30, 2024, from
    the following accounts in the specified amounts--
                (1) ``Federal Bureau of Investigation--Salaries and
            Expenses'', $367,700,000;
                (2) ``Federal Prison System--Buildings and Facilities'',
            $19,000,000;
                (3) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities--Office on
            Violence Against Women--Violence Against Women Prevention and
            Prosecution Programs'', $5,000,000;
                (4) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities--Office of
            Justice Programs'', $120,000,000; and
                (5) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities--Community
            Oriented Policing Services'', $15,000,000.

        (c) Of the unobligated balances available to the Department of
    Justice, the following funds are hereby permanently rescinded, not later
    than September 30, 2024, from the following accounts in the specified
    amounts--
                (1) ``Working Capital Fund'', $131,572,000; and
                (2) ``Legal Activities--Assets Forfeiture Fund'',
            $500,000,000.

        (d) <<NOTE: Reports.>>  The Departments of Commerce and Justice
    shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and the Senate a report no later than September 1, 2024,
    specifying the amount of each rescission made pursuant to subsections
    (a), (b), and (c).

        (e) The amounts rescinded in subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall not
    be from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency or
    disaster relief requirement pursuant to the concurrent resolution on the
    budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
        (f) The amounts rescinded pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) shall
    not be from--
                (1) amounts provided under subparagraph (Q) of paragraph (1)
            under the heading ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities--
            Office of Justice Programs--State and Local Law Enforcement
            Assistance'' in title II of division B of Public Law 117-103 or
            Public Law 117-328; or
                (2) amounts provided under paragraph (7) under the heading
            ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities--Community Oriented
            Policing Services--Community Oriented Policing Services
            Programs'' in title II of division B of Public Law 117-103 or
            Public Law 117-328.

        Sec. 522.  <<NOTE: Airline travel.>>  None of the funds made
    available in this Act may be used to purchase first class or premium
    airline travel in contravention of sections 301-10.122 through 301-
    10.124 of title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

        Sec. 523.  <<NOTE: Conference attendees.>>  None of the funds made
    available in this Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the
    attendance of more than 50 employees from a Federal department or
    agency, who are stationed in the United States, at any single conference
    occurring outside the United States unless--
                (1) such conference is a law enforcement training or
            operational conference for law enforcement personnel and the
            majority of Federal employees in attendance are law enforcement
            personnel stationed outside the United States; or
                (2) <<NOTE: Determination. Notification. Deadline.>>  such
            conference is a scientific conference and the department or
            agency head determines that such attendance is in

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            the national interest and notifies the Committees on
            Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
            within at least 15 days of that determination and the basis for
            that determination.

        Sec. 524. <<NOTE: Performance plan. Reports.>>   The Director of the
    Office of Management and Budget shall instruct any department, agency,
    or instrumentality of the United States receiving funds appropriated
    under this Act to track undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts
    and include in its annual performance plan and performance and
    accountability reports the following:
                (1) Details on future action the department, agency, or
            instrumentality will take to resolve undisbursed balances in
            expired grant accounts.
                (2) The method that the department, agency, or
            instrumentality uses to track undisbursed balances in expired
            grant accounts.
                (3) Identification of undisbursed balances in expired grant
            accounts that may be returned to the Treasury of the United
            States.
                (4) <<NOTE: Time period.>> In the preceding 3 fiscal years,
            details on the total number of expired grant accounts with
            undisbursed balances (on the first day of each fiscal year) for
            the department, agency, or instrumentality and the total
            finances that have not been obligated to a specific project
            remaining in the accounts.

        Sec. 525. <<NOTE: Light bulbs.>>  To the extent practicable, funds
    made available in this Act should be used to purchase light bulbs that
    are ``Energy Star'' qualified or have the ``Federal Energy Management
    Program'' designation.

        Sec. 526. <<NOTE: China.>>  (a) None of the funds made available by
    this Act may be used for the National Aeronautics and Space
    Administration (NASA), the Office of Science and Technology Policy
    (OSTP), or the National Space Council (NSC) to develop, design, plan,
    promulgate, implement, or execute a bilateral policy, program, order, or
    contract of any kind to participate, collaborate, or coordinate
    bilaterally in any way with China or any Chinese-owned company unless
    such activities are specifically authorized by a law enacted after the
    date of enactment of this Act.

        (b) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to
    effectuate the hosting of official Chinese visitors at facilities
    belonging to or utilized by NASA.
        (c) <<NOTE: Certification.>>  The limitations described in
    subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to activities which NASA, OSTP,
    or NSC, after consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
    have certified--
                (1) pose no risk of resulting in the transfer of technology,
            data, or other information with national security or economic
            security implications to China or a Chinese-owned company; and
                (2) <<NOTE: Determination.>>  will not involve knowing
            interactions with officials who have been determined by the
            United States to have direct involvement with violations of
            human rights.

        (d) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> Any certification made under subsection (c)
    shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and the Senate, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
    no later than 30 days prior to the activity in question and shall
    include a description of the purpose of the activity, its agenda, its
    major participants, and its location and timing.

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        Sec. 527. <<NOTE: Pornography.>>  (a) None of the funds made
    available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer
    network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and
    exchanging of pornography.

        (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary
    for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any
    other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution,
    adjudication, or other law enforcement- or victim assistance-related
    activity.
        Sec. 528.  <<NOTE: Spending plans. Deadline.>>  The Departments of
    Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
    the National Science Foundation, the Commission on Civil Rights, the
    Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the International Trade
    Commission, the Legal Services Corporation, the Marine Mammal
    Commission, the Offices of Science and Technology Policy and the United
    States Trade Representative, the National Space Council, and the State
    Justice Institute shall submit spending plans, signed by the respective
    department or agency head, to the Committees on Appropriations of the
    House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 45 days after the
    date of enactment of this Act.

        Sec. 529. <<NOTE: Contracts.>>   Notwithstanding any other provision
    of this Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available
    by this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for contractor
    performance that has been judged to be below satisfactory performance or
    for performance that does not meet the basic requirements of a contract.

        Sec. 530.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    in contravention of section 7606 (``Legitimacy of Industrial Hemp
    Research'') of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79) by the
    Department of Justice or the Drug Enforcement Administration.
        Sec. 531. <<NOTE: State listing. District of
    Columbia. Territories. Medical marijuana.>>  None of the funds made
    available under this Act to the Department of Justice may be used, with
    respect to any of the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas,
    California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii,
    Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland,
    Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana,
    Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina,
    North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South
    Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia,
    Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, or with respect to
    the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
    Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, or Puerto Rico, to
    prevent any of them from implementing their own laws that authorize the
    use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana.

        Sec. 532. <<NOTE: Reports. China.>>  The Department of Commerce, the
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National Science
    Foundation shall provide a quarterly report to the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on any
    official travel to China by any employee of such Department or agency,
    including the purpose of such travel.

        Sec. 533.  Of the amounts made available by this Act, not less than
    10 percent of each total amount provided, respectively, for Public Works
    grants authorized by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of
    1965 and grants authorized by section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler
    Technology Innovation Act of 1980

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    (15 U.S.C. 3722) shall be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty
    counties:  Provided, <<NOTE: Definition.>>  That for purposes of this
    section, the term ``persistent poverty counties'' means any county that
    has had 20 percent or more of its population living in poverty over the
    past 30 years, as measured by the 1993 Small Area Income and Poverty
    Estimates, the 2000 decennial census, and the most recent Small Area
    Income and Poverty Estimates, or any Territory or possession of the
    United States.

        Sec. 534. <<NOTE: Exports and imports. Canada. Firearms.>> (a)
    Notwithstanding any other provision of law or treaty, none of the funds
    appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act or any other Act
    may be expended or obligated by a department, agency, or instrumentality
    of the United States to pay administrative expenses or to compensate an
    officer or employee of the United States in connection with requiring an
    export license for the export to Canada of components, parts,
    accessories or attachments for firearms listed in Category I, section
    121.1 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations (International
    Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR), part 121, as it existed on April
    1, 2005) with a total value not exceeding $500 wholesale in any
    transaction, provided that the conditions of subsection (b) of this
    section are met by the exporting party for such articles.

        (b) The foregoing exemption from obtaining an export license--
                (1) does not exempt an exporter from filing any Shipper's
            Export Declaration or notification letter required by law, or
            from being otherwise eligible under the laws of the United
            States to possess, ship, transport, or export the articles
            enumerated in subsection (a); and
                (2) does not permit the export without a license of--
                        (A) fully automatic firearms and components and
                    parts for such firearms, other than for end use by the
                    Federal Government, or a Provincial or Municipal
                    Government of Canada;
                        (B) barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames) or
                    complete breech mechanisms for any firearm listed in
                    Category I, other than for end use by the Federal
                    Government, or a Provincial or Municipal Government of
                    Canada; or
                        (C) articles for export from Canada to another
                    foreign destination.

        (c) In accordance with this section, the District Directors of
    Customs and postmasters shall permit the permanent or temporary export
    without a license of any unclassified articles specified in subsection
    (a) to Canada for end use in Canada or return to the United States, or
    temporary import of Canadian-origin items from Canada for end use in the
    United States or return to Canada for a Canadian citizen.
        (d) <<NOTE: President. Determination. Federal Register,
    publication.>> The President may require export licenses under this
    section on a temporary basis if the President determines, upon
    publication first in the Federal Register, that the Government of Canada
    has implemented or maintained inadequate import controls for the
    articles specified in subsection (a), such that a significant diversion
    of such articles has and continues to take place for use in
    international terrorism or in the escalation of a conflict in another
    nation. The President <<NOTE: Termination.>> shall terminate the
    requirements of a license when reasons for the temporary requirements
    have ceased.

        Sec. 535. <<NOTE: Firearms. Ammunition.>>   Notwithstanding any
    other provision of law, no department, agency, or instrumentality of the
    United States receiving appropriated funds under this Act or any other
    Act shall

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    obligate or expend in any way such funds to pay administrative expenses
    or the compensation of any officer or employee of the United States to
    deny any application submitted pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2778(b)(1)(B) and
    qualified pursuant to 27 CFR section 478.112 or .113, for a permit to
    import United States origin ``curios or relics'' firearms, parts, or
    ammunition.

        Sec. 536. <<NOTE: Exports and imports. Firearms.>>   None of the
    funds made available by this Act may be used to pay the salaries or
    expenses of personnel to deny, or fail to act on, an application for the
    importation of any model of shotgun if--
                (1) all other requirements of law with respect to the
            proposed importation are met; and
                (2) no application for the importation of such model of
            shotgun, in the same configuration, had been denied by the
            Attorney General prior to January 1, 2011, on the basis that the
            shotgun was not particularly suitable for or readily adaptable
            to sporting purposes.

        Sec. 537.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be
    obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the
    Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty.
        Sec. 538. <<NOTE: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Detainees.>>   None of the
    funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act
    may be used to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release
    to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid
    Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who--
                (1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed
            Forces of the United States; and
                (2) <<NOTE: Cuba.>>  is or was held on or after June 24,
            2009, at the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
            by the Department of Defense.

        Sec. 539. <<NOTE: Detainees. Cuba.>>  (a) None of the funds
    appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be
    used to construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United States,
    its territories, or possessions to house any individual described in
    subsection (c) for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the
    custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense.

        (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any
    modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
    Bay, Cuba.
        (c) An individual described in this subsection is any individual
    who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station,
    Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who--
                (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the
            Armed Forces of the United States; and
                (2) is--
                        (A) in the custody or under the effective control of
                    the Department of Defense; or
                        (B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval
                    Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

        Sec. 540. (a) The remaining unobligated balances of funds as of
    September 30, 2024, from amounts made available to ``Office of the
    United States Trade Representative--Salaries and Expenses'' in section
    540(a) of division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
    (Public Law 117-328) are hereby rescinded, and an amount of additional
    new budget authority equivalent to the amount rescinded pursuant to this
    subsection is hereby appropriated on September 30, 2024, for an
    additional amount for fiscal year 2024,

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    to remain available until September 30, 2026, and shall be available for
    the same purposes, in addition to other funds as may be available for
    such purposes, and under the same authorities for which the funds were
    provided in Public Law 116-113, except that all references to ``2023''
    under such heading in Public Law 116-113 shall be deemed to refer
    instead to ``2026''.
        (b) The remaining unobligated balances of funds as of September 30,
    2024, from amounts made available to ``Office of the United States Trade
    Representative--Trade Enforcement Trust Fund'' in section 540(b) of
    division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-
    328) are hereby rescinded, and an amount of additional new budget
    authority equivalent to the amount rescinded pursuant to this subsection
    is hereby appropriated on September 30, 2024, for an additional amount
    for fiscal year 2024, to remain available until September 30, 2026, and
    shall be available for the same purposes, in addition to other funds as
    may be available for such purposes, and under the same authorities for
    which the funds were provided in Public Law 116-113, except that the
    reference to ``2023'' under such heading in Public Law 116-113 shall be
    deemed to refer instead to ``2026''.
        (c) The amounts rescinded pursuant to this section that were
    previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
    pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the
    concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section
    1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of
    Representatives on June 8, 2022, are designated by the Congress as an
    emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
    Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
        (d) Each amount provided by this section is designated by the
    Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
    251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
    of 1985.
        Sec. 541.  Funds made available to the Department of Commerce and
    the Department of Justice in this Act and any remaining unobligated
    balances of funds made available to the Department of Commerce and the
    Department of Justice in prior year Acts, other than amounts designated
    by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to a
    concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency
    Deficit Control Act of 1985 or from amounts made available under the
    heading ``Department of Justice--Legal Activities--Fees and Expenses of
    Witnesses'', shall be available to provide payments pursuant to section
    901(i)(2) of title IX of division J of the Further Consolidated
    Appropriations Act, 2020 (22 U.S.C. 2680b(i)(2)):  Provided, That
    payments made pursuant to the matter preceding this proviso may not
    exceed $5,000,000 for the Department of Commerce and $10,000,000 for the
    Department of Justice.
        Sec. 542.  Notwithstanding title II of division J of the
    Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58), up to 0.7
    percent of amounts made available to the National Telecommunications and
    Information Administration by such Act shall be available for salaries
    and expenses, administration, and oversight of programs administered by
    such Administration that received appropriations by such Act, in
    addition to amounts previously made available for such purpose:
    Provided, That all such amounts shall be available across such programs
    and shall be available for salaries

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    and expenses, administration, and oversight of the Connecting Minority
    Communities Pilot Program (as authorized by section 902 of division N of
    Public Law 116-260) and of the Broadband Connectivity Infrastructure
    Program (as authorized by section 905(d) of division N of Public Law
    116-260), regardless of the heading under which such amounts were
    appropriated:  Provided further, That such amounts may be transferred
    between the appropriate accounts to carry out this section, in addition
    to authorities included elsewhere in such Act:  Provided further, That
    this section shall not reduce the total allocation for any State under
    Program Notices of Available Amounts dated June 30,
    2023: <<NOTE: Notifications. Time period.>>  Provided further, That
    amounts transferred pursuant to this section may be obligated only after
    the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
    Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of the planned use of
    funds:  Provided further, That amounts repurposed or transferred
    pursuant to this section that were previously designated by the Congress
    as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the
    Budget are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
    4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent
    resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to legislation
    establishing fiscal year 2024 budget enforcement in the House of
    Representatives.

        Sec. 543.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to move the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
    Canine Training Center or the ATF National Canine Division from Front
    Royal, Virginia, to another location.
        Sec. 544. (a) Section 507(d) of title 11, United States Code, is
    amended by inserting ``excluding subparagraph (F)'' after ``(a)(8)''.
        (b)(1) <<NOTE: Effective date. 11 USC 507 note.>>  Except as
    provided in paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a) shall
    take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

        (2) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall not apply with
    respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code
    before the date of the enactment of this Act.
        Sec. 545.  Section 107(b)(2)(C) of the Trafficking Victims
    Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2)(C)) is amended by striking
    ``total costs of the projects described in the application submitted''
    and inserting in its place ``total project cost. In general, this
    project match requirement may be satisfied by contributions or
    expenditures committed to improve victim support services that promote
    victim recovery and reintegration into society, provided that these
    contributions and expenditures are consistent with applicable grant
    requirements and approved project scope''.
        Sec. 546. <<NOTE: Deadlines. Allocations.>>  (a)(1)(A) Within 45
    days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall allocate
    amounts made available from the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce
    Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Fund for fiscal year 2024 pursuant to
    paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 102(a) of the CHIPS Act of 2022
    (division A of Public Law 117-167), including the transfer authority in
    such paragraphs of that section of that Act, to the accounts specified,
    in the amounts specified, and for the projects and activities specified,
    in the table titled ``Department of Commerce Allocation of National
    Institute of Standards and Technology Funds: CHIPS Act Fiscal Year
    2024'' in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
    matter preceding division A of this

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    consolidated Act), and pursuant to the direction included in the
    classified annex accompanying this Act.

        (B) Not <<NOTE: Allocation.>> later than October 15, 2024, and
    notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary of
    Commerce shall allocate from the amounts made available from the
    Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for
    America Fund for fiscal year 2025 pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of
    section 102(a) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (division A of Public Law 117-
    167), including the transfer authority in such paragraphs of that
    section of that Act, to the account specified, in the amount specified,
    and for the project and activity specified, in the table titled
    ``Department of Commerce Allocation of National Institute of Standards
    and Technology Funds: CHIPS Act Fiscal Year 2025'' in the explanatory
    statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
    this consolidated Act), and pursuant to the direction included in the
    classified annex accompanying this Act.

        (C) Not <<NOTE: Allocation.>> later than October 15, 2025, and
    notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary of
    Commerce shall allocate from the amounts made available from the
    Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for
    America Fund for fiscal year 2026 pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of
    section 102(a) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (division A of Public Law 117-
    167), including the transfer authority in such paragraphs of that
    section of that Act, to the accounts specified, in the amounts not to
    exceed that specified, and for the projects and activities specified, in
    the table titled ``Department of Commerce Allocation of National
    Institute of Standards and Technology Funds: CHIPS Act Fiscal Year
    2026'' in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
    matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), and pursuant to
    the direction included in the classified annex accompanying this Act.

        (2) Within <<NOTE: Allocation.>>  45 days of enactment of this Act,
    the Director of the National Science Foundation shall allocate amounts
    made available from the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce
    Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Workforce and Education Fund for
    fiscal year 2024 pursuant to section 102(d)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 2022
    (division A of Public Law 117-167), to the account specified, in the
    amounts specified, and for the projects and activities specified in the
    table titled ``National Science Foundation Allocation of Funds: CHIPS
    Act Fiscal Year 2024'' in the explanatory statement described in section
    4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).

        (b) Neither the President nor his designee may allocate any amounts
    that are made available for any fiscal year under section 102(a)(2)(A)
    of the CHIPS Act of 2022 or under section 102(d)(2) of such Act if there
    is in effect an Act making or continuing appropriations for part of a
    fiscal year for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and
    Related Agencies:  Provided, That in any fiscal year, the matter
    preceding this proviso shall not apply to the allocation, apportionment,
    or allotment of amounts for continuing administration of programs
    allocated funds from the CHIPS for America Fund, which may be allocated
    only in amounts that are no more than the allocation for such purposes
    in subsection (a) of this section.
        (c) <<NOTE: Notification. Reallocations.>>  Subject to prior
    consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House

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    of Representatives and the Senate, and subject to the terms and
    conditions in section 505 of this Act--
                (1) the Secretary of Commerce may reallocate funds allocated
            to Industrial Technology Services for section 9906 of Public Law
            116-283 by subsection (a)(1) of this section; and
                (2) the Director of the National Science Foundation may
            reallocate funds allocated to the CHIPS for America Workforce
            and Education Fund by subsection (a)(2) of this section.

        (d) <<NOTE: Proposed allocations.>>  Concurrent with the annual
    budget submission of the President for fiscal year 2025, the Secretary
    of Commerce and the Director of the National Science Foundation, as
    appropriate, shall each submit to the Committees on Appropriations of
    the House of Representatives and the Senate proposed allocations by
    account and by program, project, or activity, with detailed
    justifications, for amounts made available under section 102(a)(2) and
    section 102(d)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 for fiscal year 2025.

        (e) <<NOTE: Time period. Reports.>> The Department of Commerce and
    the National Science Foundation, as appropriate, shall each provide the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate
    quarterly reports on the status of balances of projects and activities
    funded by the CHIPS for America Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to
    subsection (a)(1) of this section, and section 543(a)(1) of division B
    of Public Law 117-328, the status of balances of projects and activities
    funded by the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund for amounts
    allocated pursuant to section 543 (a)(2) of division B of Public Law
    117-328, and the status of balances of projects and activities funded by
    the CHIPS for America Workforce and Education Fund for amounts allocated
    pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section and section 543(a)(3) of
    division B of Public Law 117-328, including all uncommitted, committed,
    and unobligated funds.

        This division may be cited as the ``Commerce, Justice, Science, and
    Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024''.

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     DIVISION D-- <<NOTE: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
      Appropriations Act, 2024.>> ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED
    AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024

                                     TITLE I

                            CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL

                             DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                            Corps of Engineers--Civil

        The following appropriations shall be expended under the direction
    of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of the Chief of
    Engineers for authorized civil functions of the Department of the Army
    pertaining to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore
    protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related efforts.

                                 investigations

                         (including rescission of funds)

        For expenses necessary where authorized by law for the collection
    and study of basic information pertaining to river and harbor, flood and
    storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration,
    and related needs; for surveys and detailed studies, and plans and
    specifications of proposed river and harbor, flood and storm damage
    reduction, shore protection, and aquatic ecosystem restoration projects,
    and related efforts prior to construction; for restudy of authorized
    projects; and for miscellaneous investigations, and, when authorized by
    law, surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications of
    projects prior to construction, $142,990,000, to remain available until
    expended:  Provided, That the Secretary shall not deviate from the work
    plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:  Provided further, That of
    the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available under
    this heading, $11,413,000 is rescinded:  Provided further, That no
    amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the
    Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution
    on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
    of 1985.

                                  construction

                         (including rescission of funds)

        For expenses necessary for the construction of river and harbor,
    flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem
    restoration, and related projects authorized by law; for conducting
    detailed studies, and plans and specifications, of such projects
    (including those involving participation by States, local governments,
    or private groups) authorized or made eligible for selection by law (but
    such detailed studies, and plans and specifications, shall not
    constitute a commitment of the Government to construction);
    $1,854,688,000, to remain available until expended; of which
    $114,775,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund,
    shall be to cover the Federal share of construction

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    costs for facilities under the Dredged Material Disposal Facilities
    program; and of which such sums as are necessary to cover 35 percent of
    the costs of construction, replacement, rehabilitation, and expansion of
    inland waterways projects shall be derived from the Inland Waterways
    Trust Fund, except as otherwise specifically provided for in law:
    Provided, That of the unobligated balances from prior year
    appropriations available under this heading, $9,678,000 is rescinded:
    Provided further, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that
    were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
    a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and
    Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:  Provided further, That of the
    unobligated balances from amounts made available under this heading in
    division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law
    117-58) for which spend plan allocations have not been announced as of
    the date of enactment of this Act, $1,434,500,000 shall be used,
    regardless of project purpose and in addition to amounts otherwise made
    available for such purposes, for projects specified in the table titled
    ``Corps of Engineers--Construction'' in the explanatory statement
    described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
    consolidated Act), and, when combined with the amounts made available in
    the matter preceding the first proviso under this heading, shall not in
    total exceed the amount for any project as specified in such table:
    Provided further, That projects receiving funds pursuant to the
    preceding proviso shall be subject to the terms and conditions of
    division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law
    117-58):  Provided further, That <<NOTE: Work plan.>> not later than 60
    days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit
    directly to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress
    a work plan that includes the amount that each project specified in the
    table titled ``Corps of Engineers--Construction'' in the explanatory
    statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
    this consolidated Act) will receive from amounts made available in the
    matter preceding the first proviso under this heading and from amounts
    repurposed pursuant to the third proviso under this heading:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Work plan.>> That the Secretary shall not deviate from
    the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:  Provided further, That
    amounts repurposed under this heading that were previously designated by
    the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent
    resolution on the budget are designated as an emergency requirement
    pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the
    concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to
    legislation establishing fiscal year 2024 budget enforcement in the
    House of Representatives.

                        mississippi river and tributaries

                         (including rescission of funds)

        For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction projects and
    related efforts in the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape
    Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized by law, $368,037,000, to remain
    available until expended, of which $6,057,000, to be derived from the
    Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, shall be to cover the

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    Federal share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for inland
    harbors:  Provided, <<NOTE: Work plan.>> That the Secretary shall not
    deviate from the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the
    Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:  Provided
    further, That of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations
    available under this heading, $1,110,000 is rescinded:  Provided
    further, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were
    designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a
    concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency
    Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                            operation and maintenance

                         (including rescission of funds)

        For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, and care of
    existing river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, aquatic
    ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by law; providing
    security for infrastructure owned or operated by the Corps, including
    administrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining harbor channels
    provided by a State, municipality, or other public agency that serve
    essential navigation needs of general commerce, where authorized by law;
    surveying and charting northern and northwestern lakes and connecting
    waters; clearing and straightening channels; and removing obstructions
    to navigation, $5,552,816,000, to remain available until expended, of
    which $2,650,168,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust
    Fund, shall be to cover the Federal share of eligible operations and
    maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, and for inland
    harbors; of which such sums as become available from the special account
    for the Corps of Engineers established by the Land and Water
    Conservation Fund Act of 1965 shall be derived from that account for
    resource protection, research, interpretation, and maintenance
    activities related to resource protection in the areas at which outdoor
    recreation is available; of which such sums as become available from
    fees collected under section 217 of Public Law 104-303 shall be used to
    cover the cost of operation and maintenance of the dredged material
    disposal facilities for which such fees have been collected; and of
    which $58,000,000, to be derived from the general fund of the Treasury,
    shall be to carry out subsection (c) of section 2106 of the Water
    Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2238c) and shall
    be designated as being for such purpose pursuant to paragraph (2) of
    section 14003 of division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
    Security Act (Public Law 116-136):  Provided, That 1 percent of the
    total amount of funds provided for each of the programs, projects, or
    activities funded under this heading shall not be allocated to a field
    operating activity prior to the beginning of the fourth quarter of the
    fiscal year and shall be available for use by the Chief of Engineers to
    fund such emergency activities as the Chief of Engineers determines to
    be necessary and appropriate, and that the Chief of Engineers shall
    allocate during the fourth quarter any remaining funds which have not
    been used for emergency activities proportionally in accordance with the
    amounts provided for the programs, projects, or activities:  Provided
    further, That the <<NOTE: Work plan.>> Secretary shall not deviate from
    the work plan,

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    once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of
    both Houses of Congress:  Provided further, That of the unobligated
    balances from prior year appropriations available under this heading,
    $30,000 is rescinded:  Provided further, That no amounts may be
    rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an
    emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget
    or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                               regulatory program

        For expenses necessary for administration of laws pertaining to
    regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, $221,000,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2025.

                 formerly utilized sites remedial action program

        For expenses necessary to clean up contamination from sites in the
    United States resulting from work performed as part of the Nation's
    early atomic energy program, $300,000,000, to remain available until
    expended.

                      flood control and coastal emergencies

        For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurricane, and other
    natural disasters and support emergency operations, repairs, and other
    activities in response to such disasters as authorized by law,
    $35,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                                    expenses

        For expenses necessary for the supervision and general
    administration of the civil works program in the headquarters of the
    Corps of Engineers and the offices of the Division Engineers; and for
    costs of management and operation of the Humphreys Engineer Center
    Support Activity, the Institute for Water Resources, the United States
    Army Engineer Research and Development Center, and the United States
    Army Corps of Engineers Finance Center allocable to the civil works
    program, $216,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, of
    which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official reception and
    representation purposes and only during the current fiscal year:
    Provided, That no part of any other appropriation provided in this title
    shall be available to fund the civil works activities of the Office of
    the Chief of Engineers or the civil works executive direction and
    management activities of the division offices:  Provided further, That
    any Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies appropriation may be used to
    fund the supervision and general administration of emergency operations,
    repairs, and other activities in response to any flood, hurricane, or
    other natural disaster.

          office of the assistant secretary of the army for civil works

        For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil
    Works as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 7016(b)(3), $5,000,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2025: <<NOTE: Reports. Work plan.>>
    Provided, That not more than 75 percent of such amount may be obligated
    or expended until

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    the Assistant Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations of
    both Houses of Congress the report required under section 101(d) of this
    Act and a work plan that allocates at least 95 percent of the additional
    funding provided under each heading in the explanatory statement
    described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
    consolidated Act), to specific programs, projects, or activities:
    Provided further, <<NOTE: Recommenda- tions.>> That not more than 90
    percent of such amounts made available under this heading shall be
    available for obligation until the Assistant Secretary provides in
    writing to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress
    recommendations for the appropriate level of design during feasibility
    studies, the appropriate level of preconstruction engineering and design
    required before a construction new start, and how cost estimate
    classifications may best be adjusted for changing environments.

           water infrastructure finance and innovation program account

        For the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guaranteed loans,
    as authorized by the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of
    2014, $2,200,000, to remain available until expended, for safety
    projects to maintain, upgrade, and repair dams identified in the
    National Inventory of Dams with a primary owner type of state, local
    government, public utility, or private:  Provided, That no project may
    be funded with amounts provided under this heading for a dam that is
    identified as jointly owned in the National Inventory of Dams and where
    one of those joint owners is the Federal Government:  Provided further,
    That amounts made available under this heading in this Act shall also be
    available for projects to construct, maintain, upgrade, and repair
    levees and ancillary features with a primary owner type of state,
    municipal, county, private, or other non-Federal
    entity: <<NOTE: Certification.>>  Provided further, That no project may
    be funded with amounts provided under this heading for a levee unless
    the Secretary has certified in advance, in writing, that the levee is
    not owned, in whole or in part, by the Federal Government:  Provided
    further, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans,
    shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
    1974:  Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize
    gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, including
    capitalized interest, and total loan principal, including capitalized
    interest, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed
    $440,000,000:  Provided further, That the use of direct loans or loan
    guarantee authority under this heading for direct loans or commitments
    to guarantee loans for any project shall be in accordance with the
    criteria published in the Federal Register on June 30, 2020 (85 FR
    39189) pursuant to the fourth proviso under the heading ``Water
    Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account'' in division D of
    the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94):
    Provided further, <<NOTE: Certification.>> That none of the direct loans
    or loan guarantee authority made available under this heading shall be
    available for any project unless the Secretary and the Director of the
    Office of Management and Budget have certified in advance in writing
    that the direct loan or loan guarantee, as applicable, and the project
    comply with the criteria referenced in the previous proviso:  Provided
    further, That any references to the Environmental

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    Protection Agency (EPA) or the Administrator in the criteria referenced
    in the previous two provisos shall be deemed to be references to the
    Army Corps of Engineers or the Secretary of the Army, respectively, for
    purposes of the direct loans or loan guarantee authority made available
    under this heading:  Provided further, That for the purposes of carrying
    out the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Director of the
    Congressional Budget Office may request, and the Secretary shall
    promptly provide, documentation and information relating to a project
    identified in a Letter of Interest submitted to the Secretary pursuant
    to a Notice of Funding Availability for applications for credit
    assistance under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act
    Program, including with respect to a project that was initiated or
    completed before the date of enactment of this Act.

        In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant to sections
    5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of
    2014 shall be deposited in this account, to remain available until
    expended.
        In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and
    guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding section 5033 of the Water
    Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, $5,000,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2025.

                  GENERAL PROVISIONS--CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL

                         (including transfers of funds)

        Sec. 101. (a) None of the funds provided in title I of this Act, or
    provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities
    funded in title I of this Act that remain available for obligation or
    expenditure in fiscal year 2024, shall be available for obligation or
    expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that:
                (1) creates or initiates a new program, project, or
            activity;
                (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
                (3) <<NOTE: Advance approval.>>  increases funds or
            personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds
            have been denied or restricted by this Act, unless prior
            approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of
            both Houses of Congress;
                (4) <<NOTE: Advance approval.>>  proposes to use funds
            directed for a specific activity for a different purpose, unless
            prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations
            of both Houses of Congress;
                (5) <<NOTE: Advance approval.>>  augments or reduces
            existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of the
            amounts contained in paragraphs (6) through (10), unless prior
            approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of
            both Houses of Congress;
                (6) Investigations.--For a base level over $100,000,
            reprogramming of 25 percent of the base amount up to a limit of
            $150,000 per project, study or activity is allowed:  Provided,
            That for a base level less than $100,000, the reprogramming
            limit is $25,000:  Provided further, That up to $25,000 may be
            reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not
            receive an appropriation for existing obligations and
            concomitant administrative expenses;
                (7) Construction.--For a base level over $2,000,000,
            reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit of
            $3,000,000 per project, study or activity is allowed:  Provided,

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            That for a base level less than $2,000,000, the reprogramming
            limit is $300,000:  Provided further, That up to $3,000,000 may
            be reprogrammed for settled contractor claims, changed
            conditions, or real estate deficiency judgments:  Provided
            further, That up to $300,000 may be reprogrammed into any
            continuing study or activity that did not receive an
            appropriation for existing obligations and concomitant
            administrative expenses;
                (8) Operation and maintenance.--Unlimited reprogramming
            authority is granted for the Corps to be able to respond to
            emergencies:  Provided, <<NOTE: Notification.>> That the Chief
            of Engineers shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of
            both Houses of Congress of these emergency actions as soon
            thereafter as practicable:  Provided further, That for a base
            level over $1,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the base
            amount up to a limit of $5,000,000 per project, study, or
            activity is allowed:  Provided further, That for a base level
            less than $1,000,000, the reprogramming limit is $150,000:
            Provided further, That $150,000 may be reprogrammed into any
            continuing study or activity that did not receive an
            appropriation;
                (9) <<NOTE: Applicability.>> Mississippi river and
            tributaries.--The reprogramming guidelines in paragraphs (6),
            (7), and (8) shall apply to the Investigations, Construction,
            and Operation and Maintenance portions of the Mississippi River
            and Tributaries Account, respectively; and
                (10) Formerly utilized sites remedial action program.--
            Reprogramming of up to 15 percent of the base of the receiving
            project is permitted.

        (b) De Minimus Reprogrammings.--In no case should a reprogramming
    for less than $50,000 be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations
    of both Houses of Congress.
        (c) Continuing Authorities Program.--Subsection (a)(1) shall not
    apply to any project or activity funded under the continuing authorities
    program.
        (d) <<NOTE: Reports.>>  Not later than 60 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
    Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress to establish the
    baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for
    the current fiscal year which shall include:
                (1) A table for each appropriation with a separate column to
            display the President's budget request, adjustments made by
            Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if applicable,
            and the fiscal year enacted level;
                (2) A delineation in the table for each appropriation both
            by object class and program, project and activity as detailed in
            the budget appendix for the respective appropriations; and
                (3) An identification of items of special congressional
            interest.

        Sec. 102. <<NOTE: Allocation.>>   The Secretary shall allocate funds
    made available in this Act solely in accordance with the provisions of
    this Act and in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
    matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).

        Sec. 103. <<NOTE: Contracts.>>  None of the funds made available in
    this title may be used to award or modify any contract that commits
    funds beyond the amounts appropriated for that program, project, or
    activity that remain unobligated, except that such amounts may include
    any funds that have been made available through reprogramming pursuant
    to section 101.

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        Sec. 104.  The Secretary of the Army may transfer to the Fish and
    Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service may accept and
    expend, up to $8,200,000 of funds provided in this title under the
    heading ``Operation and Maintenance'' to mitigate for fisheries lost due
    to Corps of Engineers projects.
        Sec. 105.  None of the funds in this Act shall be used for an open
    lake placement alternative for dredged material, after evaluating the
    least costly, environmentally acceptable manner for the disposal or
    management of dredged material originating from Lake Erie or tributaries
    thereto, unless it is approved under a State water quality certification
    pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
    U.S.C. 1341):  Provided, That until an open lake placement alternative
    for dredged material is approved under a State water quality
    certification, the Corps of Engineers shall continue upland placement of
    such dredged material consistent with the requirements of section 101 of
    the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211).
        Sec. 106. <<NOTE: Kentucky.>>  None of the funds made available by
    this Act may be used to carry out any water supply reallocation study
    under the Wolf Creek Dam, Lake Cumberland, Kentucky, project authorized
    under the Act of July 24, 1946 (60 Stat. 636, ch. 595).

        Sec. 107.  Additional funding provided in this Act shall be
    allocated only to projects determined to be eligible by the Chief of
    Engineers.
        Sec. 108.  None of the funds made available by this Act or any prior
    Act may be used to alter the eligibility requirements for assistance
    under section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n) in effect
    on November 14, 2022, without express authorization by Congress.
        Sec. 109. <<NOTE: Spend plan. Allocation.>>  Notwithstanding any
    other requirement, the remaining unobligated balances from amounts made
    available under the heading ``Corps of Engineers--Civil--Construction''
    in division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law
    117-58) for which spend plan allocations have not been announced as of
    the date of enactment of this Act (other than such balances otherwise
    repurposed by the third proviso under such heading in this title) may be
    made available for projects, in addition to amounts otherwise made
    available for such purposes and regardless of project purpose, that have
    previously received funds under the heading ``Construction'' in title IV
    of division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123)
    subject to the terms and conditions of such title IV of division B as
    applicable and as specifically modified by section 111 of this Act, or
    in chapter 4 of title X of the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
    (division A of Public Law 113-2) subject to the terms and conditions of
    such chapter 4 of title X as applicable and as specifically modified by
    section 111 of this Act, and for which non-Federal interests have
    entered into binding agreements with the Secretary as of the date of
    enactment of this Act:  Provided, That amounts repurposed pursuant to
    this section that were previously designated by the Congress as an
    emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget
    are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
    4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent
    resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to legislation
    establishing fiscal year 2024 budget enforcement in the House of
    Representatives.

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        Sec. 110.  The remaining unobligated balances from amounts provided
    under the heading ``Construction'' in title IV of the Disaster Relief
    Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (division B of Public Law 117-43)
    for which spend plan allocations were announced prior to the date of
    enactment of this Act shall be reallocated to the same project,
    including modifications thereto, and in addition to amounts otherwise
    made available for such purpose, that has previously received funds
    under such heading in title IV of division B of the Bipartisan Budget
    Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123), subject to the terms and conditions of
    such title IV of division B of Public Law 115-123 as applicable and as
    specifically modified by section 111 of this Act:  Provided, That
    amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously
    designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a
    concurrent resolution on the budget are designated by the Congress as an
    emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
    Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
        Sec. 111.  Studies or projects receiving funds under the following
    headings in the following Acts as of the date of enactment of this Act
    are not required to be completed with such funds and may receive funds
    from this Act or future Acts, and any additional funds for such studies
    and projects shall be subject to the same terms and conditions
    applicable to the following headings in the following Acts--
                (1) ``Investigations'' or ``Construction'' in title IV of
            division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-
            123);
                (2) ``Corps of Engineers--Civil--Construction'' in chapter 4
            of title X of the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
            (division A of Public Law 113-2); and
                (3) ``Corps of Engineers--Civil--Investigations'' in title
            III of division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
            (Public Law 117-58).

        Sec. 112. <<NOTE: Studies. Contracts.>>  Of the unobligated balances
    from prior year appropriations made available to ``Corps of Engineers--
    Civil'', the following funds shall be transferred from the following
    accounts and programs in the specified amounts to ``Corps of Engineers--
    Civil--Investigations'' and, in addition to amounts otherwise made
    available for such purposes, shall be used for studies that have
    previously received funds provided under the heading ``Investigations''
    in title IV of division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public
    Law 115-123) or under such heading in title III of division J of the
    Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58) and for which
    non-Federal interests have entered into feasibility cost sharing
    agreements with the Secretary as of the date of enactment of this Act--
                (1) $371,293.38 from the unobligated balances under the
            heading ``Construction'' in chapter 3 of title I of division B
            of Public Law 109-148;
                (2) $562,613.89 from the unobligated balances under the
            heading ``Operation and Maintenance'' in chapter 3 of title I of
            division B of Public Law 109-148 that were provided for the
            Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet channel;
                (3) $38,873.32 from the unobligated balances under the
            heading ``Construction'' in chapter 3 of title II of Public Law
            109-234 that were provided for the Lake Pontchartrain and
            Vicinity project, the North Padre Island, Texas project, the

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            Sacramento, California, Area project, and the Hawaii Water
            Systems Technical Assistance Program;
                (4) $95.55 from the combined unobligated balances under the
            ``Construction'' headings in chapter 3 of title IV and chapter 3
            of title V of Public Law 110-28;
                (5) $83,734.13 from the unobligated balances under the
            heading ``Construction'' in chapter 3 of title III of Public Law
            110-252, including amounts that were provided for the Lake
            Pontchartrain and Vicinity project, the West Bank and Vicinity
            project, and the Southeast Louisiana Urban Drainage project;
                (6) $2,122.56 from the unobligated balances under the
            heading ``Operation and Maintenance'' in chapter 3 of title III
            of Public Law 110-252;
                (7) $10.72 from the unobligated balances under the heading
            ``Mississippi River and Tributaries'' in chapter 3 of title III
            of Public Law 110-252;
                (8) $274,678.03 from the unobligated balances under the
            heading ``Construction'' in chapter 3 of title I of division B
            of Public Law 110-329 that were provided for the Lake
            Pontchartrain and Vicinity project, the West Bank and Vicinity
            project, and the Southeast Louisiana Urban Drainage project;
                (9) $267,434.81 from the unobligated balances under the
            heading ``Operation and Maintenance'' in chapter 3 of title I of
            division B of Public Law 110-329;
                (10) $0.02 from the unobligated balances under the heading
            ``Operation and Maintenance'' in title IV of Public Law 111-32;
                (11) $246,869.24 from the unobligated balances under the
            heading ``Operation and Maintenance'' in chapter 4 of title I of
            Public Law 111-212; and
                (12) $2,643,142.04 from the unobligated balances under the
            heading ``Operation and Maintenance'' in title I of Public Law
            112-77:

      Provided, That studies receiving funding pursuant to this section
    shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the heading
    ``Investigations'' in title IV of division B of the Bipartisan Budget
    Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123) or such heading in title III of
    division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law
    117-58), as applicable and as specifically modified by section 111 of
    this Act:  Provided further, That amounts repurposed or transferred
    pursuant to this section that were previously designated by the Congress
    as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the
    budget or as being for disaster relief pursuant to the Balanced Budget
    and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress
    as being an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of
    the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or as
    being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of such Act,
    respectively.

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                                    TITLE II

                           DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                              Central Utah Project

                     central utah project completion account

        For carrying out activities authorized by the Central Utah Project
    Completion Act, $23,000,000, to remain available until expended, of
    which $4,650,000 shall be deposited into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation
    and Conservation Account for use by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and
    Conservation Commission:  Provided, That of the amount provided under
    this heading, $1,750,000 shall be available until September 30, 2025,
    for expenses necessary in carrying out related responsibilities of the
    Secretary of the Interior:  Provided further, That for fiscal year 2024,
    of the amount made available to the Commission under this Act or any
    other Act, the Commission may use an amount not to exceed $1,990,000 for
    administrative expenses.

                              Bureau of Reclamation

        The following appropriations shall be expended to execute authorized
    functions of the Bureau of Reclamation:

                           water and related resources

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For management, development, and restoration of water and related
    natural resources and for related activities, including the operation,
    maintenance, and rehabilitation of reclamation and other facilities,
    participation in fulfilling related Federal responsibilities to Native
    Americans, and related grants to, and cooperative and other agreements
    with, State and local governments, federally recognized Indian Tribes,
    and others, $1,751,698,000, to remain available until expended, of which
    $1,051,000 shall be available for transfer to the Upper Colorado River
    Basin Fund and $7,584,000 shall be available for transfer to the Lower
    Colorado River Basin Development Fund; of which such amounts as may be
    necessary may be advanced to the Colorado River Dam Fund:  Provided,
    That $500,000 shall be available for transfer into the Aging
    Infrastructure Account established by section 9603(d)(1) of the Omnibus
    Public Land Management Act of 2009, as amended (43 U.S.C. 510b(d)(1)):
    Provided further, That such transfers, except for the transfer
    authorized by the preceding proviso, may be increased or decreased
    within the overall appropriation under this heading:  Provided further,
    That of the total appropriated, the amount for program activities that
    can be financed by the Reclamation Fund, the Water Storage Enhancement
    Receipts account established by section 4011(e) of Public Law 114-322,
    or the Bureau of Reclamation special fee account established by 16
    U.S.C. 6806 shall be derived from that Fund or account:  Provided
    further, That funds contributed under 43 U.S.C. 395 are available until
    expended for the purposes for which the funds were contributed:
    Provided further, That funds advanced under 43 U.S.C. 397a shall be
    credited to this account and are available until expended for the same
    purposes as the

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    sums appropriated under this heading:  Provided further, That of the
    amounts made available under this heading, $5,500,000 shall be deposited
    in the San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund established by section 110 of
    title I of division B of appendix D of Public Law 106-554:  Provided
    further, That of the amounts provided herein, funds may be used for
    high-priority projects which shall be carried out by the Youth
    Conservation Corps, as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1706:  Provided further,
    That within available funds, $250,000 shall be for grants and financial
    assistance for educational activities:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Time
    periods.>>  That in accordance with section 4007 of Public Law 114-322
    and as recommended by the Secretary in a letter dated July 25, 2023,
    funding provided for such purpose in fiscal year 2023 and prior fiscal
    years shall be made available to the Sites Reservoir Project.

      central valley project restoration <<NOTE: Assessment. Contracts.>>
    fund

        For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habitat restoration,
    improvement, and acquisition provisions of the Central Valley Project
    Improvement Act, such sums as may be collected in fiscal year 2024 in
    the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund pursuant to sections
    3407(d), 3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of Public Law 102-575, to remain
    available until expended:  Provided, That the Bureau of Reclamation is
    directed to assess and collect the full amount of the additional
    mitigation and restoration payments authorized by section 3407(d) of
    Public Law 102-575:  Provided further, That none of the funds made
    available under this heading may be used for the acquisition or leasing
    of water for in-stream purposes if the water is already committed to in-
    stream purposes by a court adopted decree or order.

                        california bay-delta restoration

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For carrying out activities authorized by the Water Supply,
    Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, consistent with plans to
    be approved by the Secretary of the Interior, $33,000,000, to remain
    available until expended, of which such amounts as may be necessary to
    carry out such activities may be transferred to appropriate accounts of
    other participating Federal agencies to carry out authorized purposes:
    Provided, That funds appropriated herein may be used for the Federal
    share of the costs of CALFED Program management:  Provided further, That
    CALFED implementation shall be carried out in a balanced manner with
    clear performance measures demonstrating concurrent progress in
    achieving the goals and objectives of the Program.

                            policy and administration

        For expenses necessary for policy, administration, and related
    functions in the Office of the Commissioner, the Denver office, and
    offices in the six regions of the Bureau of Reclamation, to remain
    available until September 30, 2025, $66,794,000, to be derived from the
    Reclamation Fund and be nonreimbursable as provided in 43 U.S.C. 377, of
    which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official reception and
    representation expenses:  Provided, That no part of any other
    appropriation in this Act shall be available

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    for activities or functions budgeted as policy and administration
    expenses.

                            administrative provision

        Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall be available for
    purchase and replacement of not to exceed 30 motor vehicles, which are
    for replacement only.

                 GENERAL PROVISIONS--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

        Sec. 201. <<NOTE: Advance approvals.>> (a) None of the funds
    provided in title II of this Act for Water and Related Resources, or
    provided by previous or subsequent appropriations Acts to the agencies
    or entities funded in title II of this Act for Water and Related
    Resources that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal
    year 2024, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a
    reprogramming of funds that--
                (1) initiates or creates a new program, project, or
            activity;
                (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
                (3) increases funds for any program, project, or activity
            for which funds have been denied or restricted by this Act,
            unless prior approval is received from the Committees on
            Appropriations of both Houses of Congress;
                (4) restarts or resumes any program, project or activity for
            which funds are not provided in this Act, unless prior approval
            is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
            of Congress;
                (5) transfers funds in excess of the following limits,
            unless prior approval is received from the Committees on
            Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:
                        (A) 15 percent for any program, project or activity
                    for which $2,000,000 or more is available at the
                    beginning of the fiscal year; or
                        (B) $400,000 for any program, project or activity
                    for which less than $2,000,000 is available at the
                    beginning of the fiscal year;
                (6) transfers more than $500,000 from either the Facilities
            Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation category or the
            Resources Management and Development category to any program,
            project, or activity in the other category, unless prior
            approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of
            both Houses of Congress; or
                (7) transfers, where necessary to discharge legal
            obligations of the Bureau of Reclamation, more than $5,000,000
            to provide adequate funds for settled contractor claims,
            increased contractor earnings due to accelerated rates of
            operations, and real estate deficiency judgments, unless prior
            approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of
            both Houses of Congress.

        (b) Subsection (a)(5) shall not apply to any transfer of funds
    within the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation
    category.
        (c) <<NOTE: Definition.>>  For purposes of this section, the term
    ``transfer'' means any movement of funds into or out of a program,
    project, or activity.

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        (d) Except as provided in subsections (a) and (b), the amounts made
    available in this title under the heading ``Bureau of Reclamation--Water
    and Related Resources'' shall be expended for the programs, projects,
    and activities specified in the ``Final Bill'' columns in the ``Water
    and Related Resources'' table included under the heading ``Title II--
    Department of the Interior'' in the explanatory statement described in
    section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
        (e) <<NOTE: Reports.>> The Bureau of Reclamation shall submit
    reports on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of both
    Houses of Congress detailing all the funds reprogrammed between
    programs, projects, activities, or categories of funding. The first
    quarterly report shall be submitted not later than 60 days after the
    date of enactment of this Act.

        Sec. 202. <<NOTE: Determination. California. Plan.>> (a) None of the
    funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used
    to determine the final point of discharge for the interceptor drain for
    the San Luis Unit until development by the Secretary of the Interior and
    the State of California of a plan, which shall conform to the water
    quality standards of the State of California as approved by the
    Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to minimize any
    detrimental effect of the San Luis drainage waters.

        (b) <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>> The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir
    Cleanup Program and the costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program
    shall be classified by the Secretary of the Interior as reimbursable or
    nonreimbursable and collected until fully repaid pursuant to the
    ``Cleanup Program--Alternative Repayment Plan'' and the ``SJVDP--
    Alternative Repayment Plan'' described in the report entitled
    ``Repayment Report, Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and San Joaquin
    Valley Drainage Program, February 1995'', prepared by the Department of
    the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation. Any future obligations of funds by
    the United States relating to, or providing for, drainage service or
    drainage studies for the San Luis Unit shall be fully reimbursable by
    San Luis Unit beneficiaries of such service or studies pursuant to
    Federal reclamation law.

        Sec. 203.  Section 9504(e) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act
    of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10364(e)) is amended by striking ``$820,000,000'' and
    inserting ``$920,000,000''.
        Sec. 204. <<NOTE: Applicability.>> (a) Title I of Public Law 108-361
    (the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act) (118 Stat. 1681), as amended by
    section 204 of division D of Public Law 117-103, <<NOTE: 136 Stat.
    4631.>>  shall be applied by substituting ``2024'' for ``2022'' each
    place it appears.

        (b) Section 103(f)(4)(A) of Public Law 108-361 (the Calfed Bay-Delta
    Authorization Act) is <<NOTE: 118 Stat. 1696.>>  amended by striking
    ``$25,000,000'' and inserting ``$30,000,000''.

        Sec. 205. <<NOTE: Applicability. 136 Stat. 4631.>>  Section
    9106(g)(2) of Public Law 111-11 (Omnibus Public Land Management Act of
    2009) shall be applied by substituting ``2024'' for ``2022''.

        Sec. 206. <<NOTE: Applicability. 43 USC 2214 note.>>  (a) Section
    104(c) of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991
    (43 U.S.C. 2214(c)) shall be applied by substituting ``2024'' for
    ``2022''.

        (b) <<NOTE: Applicability. 43 USC 2241 note.>>  Section 301 of the
    Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2241)
    shall be applied by substituting ``2024'' for ``2022'' and by
    substituting ``$130,000,000'' for ``$120,000,000''.

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        Sec. 207. <<NOTE: Applicability. 42 USC 10363 note.>>  Section
    9503(f) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C.
    10363(f)) shall be applied by substituting ``2024'' for ``2023''.

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                                    TITLE III

                              DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

                                 ENERGY PROGRAMS

                     Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

        For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase,
    construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other
    expenses necessary for energy efficiency and renewable energy activities
    in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization
    Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation
    of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility
    acquisition, construction, or expansion, $3,460,000,000, to remain
    available until expended:  Provided, That of such amount, $223,000,000
    shall be available until September 30, 2025, for program direction.

             Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response

        For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase,
    construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other
    expenses necessary for energy sector cybersecurity, energy security, and
    emergency response activities in carrying out the purposes of the
    Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.),
    including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any
    facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or
    expansion, $200,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided,
    That of such amount, $28,000,000 shall be available until September 30,
    2025, for program direction.

                                   Electricity

        For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase,
    construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other
    expenses necessary for electricity activities in carrying out the
    purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et
    seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or
    any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or
    expansion, $280,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided,
    That of such amount, $19,000,000 shall be available until September 30,
    2025, for program direction:  Provided further, That funds under this
    heading allocated for the purposes of section 9 of the Small Business
    Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 638), including for Small Business Innovation
    Research and Small Business Technology Transfer activities, or for the
    purposes of section 1001 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as amended
    (42 U.S.C. 16391(a)), for Technology Commercialization Fund activities,
    may be reprogrammed without being subject to the restrictions in section
    301 of this Act.

                                 Grid Deployment

        For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase,
    construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other
    expenses necessary for grid deployment in carrying out the purposes of
    the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C.

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    7191 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real
    property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition,
    construction, or expansion, $60,000,000, to remain available until
    expended:  Provided, That of such amount, $6,000,000 shall be available
    until September 30, 2025, for program direction.

                                 Nuclear Energy

        For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase,
    construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other
    expenses necessary for nuclear energy activities in carrying out the
    purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et
    seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or
    any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or
    expansion, $1,685,000,000, to remain available until expended:
    Provided, That of such amount, $90,000,000 shall be available until
    September 30, 2025, for program direction:  Provided further, That for
    the purpose of section 954(a)(6) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as
    amended, the only amount available shall be from the amount specified as
    including that purpose in the ``Final Bill'' column in the ``Department
    of Energy'' table included under the heading ``Title III--Department of
    Energy'' in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
    matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).

                       Fossil Energy and Carbon Management

        For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out fossil
    energy and carbon management research and development activities, under
    the authority of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C.
    7101 et seq.), including the acquisition of interest, including
    defeasible and equitable interests in any real property or any facility
    or for plant or facility acquisition or expansion, and for conducting
    inquiries, technological investigations and research concerning the
    extraction, processing, use, and disposal of mineral substances without
    objectionable social and environmental costs (30 U.S.C. 3, 1602, and
    1603), $865,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That
    of such amount $70,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2025,
    for program direction.

                                 Energy Projects

        For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out
    community project funding activities, under the authority of the
    Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.),
    $83,724,000, to remain available until expended, for projects specified
    in the table that appears under the heading ``Congressionally Directed
    Spending for Energy Projects'' in the explanatory statement described in
    section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).

                     Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves

        For Department of Energy expenses necessary to carry out naval
    petroleum and oil shale reserve activities, $13,010,000, to remain
    available until expended:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, unobligated funds remaining from prior

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    years shall be available for all naval petroleum and oil shale reserve
    activities.

                           Strategic Petroleum Reserve

        For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Strategic Petroleum
    Reserve facility development and operations and program management
    activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.
    6201 et seq.), $213,390,000, to remain available until expended.

                              SPR Petroleum Account

        For the acquisition, transportation, and injection of petroleum
    products, and for other necessary expenses pursuant to the Energy Policy
    and Conservation Act of 1975, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.),
    sections 403 and 404 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C.
    6241, 6239 note), section 32204 of the Fixing America's Surface
    Transportation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241 note), and section 30204 of the
    Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 6241 note), $100,000, to remain
    available until expended.

                       Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve

        For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Northeast Home
    Heating Oil Reserve storage, operation, and management activities
    pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et
    seq.), $7,150,000, to remain available until expended.

                        Energy Information Administration

        For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out the
    activities of the Energy Information Administration, $135,000,000, to
    remain available until expended.

                        Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup

        For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase,
    construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other
    expenses necessary for non-defense environmental cleanup activities in
    carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act
    (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of
    any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition,
    construction, or expansion, $342,000,000, to remain available until
    expended:  Provided, That in addition, fees collected pursuant to
    subsection (b)(1) of section 6939f of title 42, United States Code, and
    deposited under this heading in fiscal year 2024 pursuant to section 309
    of title III of division C of Public Law 116-94 are appropriated, to
    remain available until expended, for mercury storage costs.

           Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund

        For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out uranium
    enrichment facility decontamination and decommissioning, remedial
    actions, and other activities of title II of the Atomic Energy Act of
    1954, and title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992,
    $855,000,000, to be derived from the Uranium Enrichment

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    Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, to remain available until
    expended, of which $0 shall be available in accordance with title X,
    subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.

                                     Science

        For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase,
    construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other
    expenses necessary for science activities in carrying out the purposes
    of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.),
    including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any
    facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or
    expansion, and purchase of not more than 35 passenger motor vehicles,
    $8,240,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That of
    such amount, $226,831,000 shall be available until September 30, 2025,
    for program direction.

                             Nuclear Waste Disposal

        For Department of Energy expenses necessary for nuclear waste
    disposal activities to carry out the purposes of the Nuclear Waste
    Policy Act of 1982, Public Law 97-425, as amended, $12,040,000, to
    remain available until expended, which shall be derived from the Nuclear
    Waste Fund.

                             Technology Transitions

        For Department of Energy expenses necessary for carrying out the
    activities of technology transitions, $20,000,000, to remain available
    until expended:  Provided, That of such amount, $11,500,000 shall be
    available until September 30, 2025, for program direction.

                           Clean Energy Demonstrations

        For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase,
    construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other
    expenses necessary for clean energy demonstrations in carrying out the
    purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et
    seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or
    any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or
    expansion, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided,
    That of such amount, $27,500,000 shall be available until September 30,
    2025, for program direction.

                    Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy

        For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out the
    activities authorized by section 5012 of the America COMPETES Act
    (Public Law 110-69), $460,000,000, to remain available until expended:
    Provided, That of such amount, $40,000,000 shall be available until
    September 30, 2025, for program direction.

              Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program

        Such sums as are derived from amounts received from borrowers
    pursuant to section 1702(b) of the Energy Policy Act of

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    2005 under this heading in prior Acts, shall be collected in accordance
    with section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided,
    That for necessary administrative expenses of the Title 17 Innovative
    Technology Loan Guarantee Program, as authorized, $70,000,000 is
    appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2025:  Provided
    further, That up to $70,000,000 of fees collected in fiscal year 2024
    pursuant to section 1702(h) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 shall be
    credited as offsetting collections under this heading and used for
    necessary administrative expenses in this appropriation and shall remain
    available until September 30, 2025:  Provided further, That to the
    extent that fees collected in fiscal year 2024 exceed $70,000,000, those
    excess amounts shall be credited as offsetting collections under this
    heading and available in future fiscal years only to the extent provided
    in advance in appropriations Acts:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Reduction.>>  That the sum herein appropriated from the
    general fund shall be reduced (1) as such fees are received during
    fiscal year 2024 (estimated at $70,000,000) and (2) to the extent that
    any remaining general fund appropriations can be derived from fees
    collected in previous fiscal years that are not otherwise appropriated,
    so as to result in a final fiscal year 2024 appropriation from the
    general fund estimated at $0:  Provided further, That the Department of
    Energy shall not subordinate any loan obligation to other financing in
    violation of section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 or
    subordinate any Guaranteed Obligation to any loan or other debt
    obligations in violation of section 609.8 of title 10, Code of Federal
    Regulations.

             Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program

        For Department of Energy administrative expenses necessary in
    carrying out the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan
    Program, $13,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025.

                      Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program

        For Department of Energy administrative expenses necessary in
    carrying out the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program, $6,300,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2025.

                        Indian Energy Policy and Programs

        For necessary expenses for Indian Energy activities in carrying out
    the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C.
    7101 et seq.), $70,000,000, to remain available until expended:
    Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this heading,
    $14,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2025, for program
    direction.

                           Departmental Administration

        For salaries and expenses of the Department of Energy necessary for
    departmental administration in carrying out the purposes of the
    Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.),
    $387,078,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, including
    the hire of passenger motor vehicles and official reception and
    representation expenses not to exceed $30,000, plus

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    such additional amounts as necessary to cover increases in the estimated
    amount of cost of work for others notwithstanding the provisions of the
    Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. 1511 et seq.):  Provided, That such
    increases in cost of work are offset by revenue increases of the same or
    greater amount:  Provided further, That moneys received by the
    Department for miscellaneous revenues estimated to total $100,578,000 in
    fiscal year 2024 may be retained and used for operating expenses within
    this account, as authorized by section 201 of Public Law 95-238,
    notwithstanding the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Reduction.>> That the sum herein appropriated shall be
    reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to
    result in a final fiscal year 2024 appropriation from the general fund
    estimated at not more than $286,500,000.

                         Office of the Inspector General

        For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector General in
    carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
    $86,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025.

                        ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

                    NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

                               Weapons Activities

        For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase,
    construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other
    incidental expenses necessary for atomic energy defense weapons
    activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy
    Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or
    condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or
    facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $19,108,000,000, to
    remain available until expended:  Provided, That of such amount,
    $118,056,000 shall be available until September 30, 2025, for program
    direction.

                        Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation

        For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase,
    construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other
    incidental expenses necessary for defense nuclear nonproliferation
    activities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy
    Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or
    condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or
    facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $2,581,000,000, to
    remain available until expended.

                                 Naval Reactors

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For Department of Energy expenses necessary for naval reactors
    activities to carry out the Department of Energy Organization Act (42
    U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition (by purchase,
    condemnation, construction, or otherwise) of real property, plant, and
    capital equipment, facilities, and facility expansion, $1,946,000,000,
    to remain available until expended, of which,

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    $92,800,000 shall be transferred to ``Department of Energy--Energy
    Programs--Nuclear Energy'', for the Advanced Test Reactor:  Provided,
    That of such amount made available under this heading, $61,540,000 shall
    be available until September 30, 2025, for program direction.

                          Federal Salaries and Expenses

        For expenses necessary for Federal Salaries and Expenses in the
    National Nuclear Security Administration, $500,000,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2025, including official reception and
    representation expenses not to exceed $17,000.

                   ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

                          Defense Environmental Cleanup

        For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase,
    construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other
    expenses necessary for atomic energy defense environmental cleanup
    activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy
    Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or
    condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or
    facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $7,285,000,000, to
    remain available until expended:  Provided, That of such amount,
    $326,893,000 shall be available until September 30, 2025, for program
    direction.

         Defense Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For an additional amount for atomic energy defense environmental
    cleanup activities for Department of Energy contributions for uranium
    enrichment decontamination and decommissioning activities, $285,000,000,
    to be deposited into the Defense Environmental Cleanup account, which
    shall be transferred to the ``Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and
    Decommissioning Fund''.

                            Other Defense Activities

        For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase,
    construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other
    expenses, necessary for atomic energy defense, other defense activities,
    and classified activities, in carrying out the purposes of the
    Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.),
    including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any
    facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or
    expansion, $1,080,000,000, to remain available until expended:
    Provided, That of such amount, $381,593,000 shall be available until
    September 30, 2025, for program direction.

                         POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS

                      Bonneville Power Administration Fund

        Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund,
    established pursuant to Public Law 93-454, are approved for official

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    reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $5,000:
     Provided, That during fiscal year 2024, no new direct loan obligations
    may be made.

          Operation and Maintenance, Southeastern Power Administration

        For expenses necessary for operation and maintenance of power
    transmission facilities and for marketing electric power and energy,
    including transmission wheeling and ancillary services, pursuant to
    section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied
    to the southeastern power area, $8,449,000, including official reception
    and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, to remain
    available until expended:  Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302
    and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944, up to $8,449,000
    collected by the Southeastern Power Administration from the sale of
    power and related services shall be credited to this account as
    discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended
    for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Southeastern
    Power Administration:  Provided further, That <<NOTE: Reduction.>> the
    sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as
    collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a
    final fiscal year 2024 appropriation estimated at not more than $0:
    Provided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $71,850,000
    collected by the Southeastern Power Administration pursuant to the Flood
    Control Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses
    shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain
    available until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power
    and wheeling expenditures:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Definition.>> That
    for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures
    that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred
    (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses).

          Operation and Maintenance, Southwestern Power Administration

        For <<NOTE: Applicability.>> expenses necessary for operation and
    maintenance of power transmission facilities and for marketing electric
    power and energy, for construction and acquisition of transmission
    lines, substations and appurtenant facilities, and for administrative
    expenses, including official reception and representation expenses in an
    amount not to exceed $1,500 in carrying out section 5 of the Flood
    Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the Southwestern
    Power Administration, $52,326,000, to remain available until expended:
    Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood
    Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), up to $40,886,000 collected by the
    Southwestern Power Administration from the sale of power and related
    services shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting
    collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole purpose of
    funding the annual expenses of the Southwestern Power Administration:
    Provided further, That <<NOTE: Reduction.>> the sum herein appropriated
    for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during
    the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2024
    appropriation estimated at not more than $11,440,000:  Provided further,
    That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $80,000,000 collected by the
    Southwestern Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act

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    of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be
    credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available
    until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power and
    wheeling expenditures:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Definition.>> That for
    purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that
    are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred
    (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses).

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

        For carrying out the functions authorized by title III, section
    302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7152), and other
    related activities including conservation and renewable resources
    programs as authorized, $313,289,000, including official reception and
    representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, to remain
    available until expended, of which $313,289,000 shall be derived from
    the Department of the Interior Reclamation Fund:  Provided, That
    notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, section 5 of the Flood Control Act of
    1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), and section 1 of the Interior Department
    Appropriation Act, 1939 (43 U.S.C. 392a), up to $213,417,000 collected
    by the Western Area Power Administration from the sale of power and
    related services shall be credited to this account as discretionary
    offsetting collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole
    purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Western Area Power
    Administration:  Provided further, That <<NOTE: Reduction.>>  the sum
    herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections
    are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal
    year 2024 appropriation estimated at not more than $99,872,000, of which
    $99,872,000 is derived from the Reclamation Fund:  Provided further,
    That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $475,000,000 collected by the
    Western Area Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of
    1944 and the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to recover purchase power
    and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting
    collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of
    making purchase power and wheeling expenditures:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Definition.>> That for purposes of this appropriation,
    annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the
    same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and wheeling
    expenses).

                Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund

        For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for the
    hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad Dams, $3,425,000, to
    remain available until expended, and to be derived from the Falcon and
    Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund of the Western Area Power
    Administration, as provided in section 2 of the Act of June 18, 1954 (68
    Stat. 255):  Provided, That notwithstanding the provisions of that Act
    and of 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $3,197,000 collected by the Western Area
    Power Administration from the sale of power and related services from
    the Falcon and Amistad Dams shall be credited to this account as
    discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended
    for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the hydroelectric
    facilities of these Dams and associated Western Area Power
    Administration activities:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Reduction.>> That
    the sum herein

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    appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are
    received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year
    2024 appropriation estimated at not more than $228,000:  Provided
    further, That <<NOTE: Definition.>>  for purposes of this appropriation,
    annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the
    same year that they are incurred:  Provided further, That for fiscal
    year 2024, the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration
    may accept up to $1,872,000 in funds contributed by United States power
    customers of the Falcon and Amistad Dams for deposit into the Falcon and
    Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund, and such funds shall be
    available for the purpose for which contributed in like manner as if
    said sums had been specifically appropriated for such purpose:  Provided
    further, That any such funds shall be available without further
    appropriation and without fiscal year limitation for use by the
    Commissioner of the United States Section of the International Boundary
    and Water Commission for the sole purpose of operating, maintaining,
    repairing, rehabilitating, replacing, or upgrading the hydroelectric
    facilities at these Dams in accordance with agreements reached between
    the Administrator, Commissioner, and the power customers.

                      Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

                              salaries and expenses

        For expenses necessary for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
    to carry out the provisions of the Department of Energy Organization Act
    (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
    3109, official reception and representation expenses not to exceed
    $3,000, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $520,000,000, to
    remain available until expended:  Provided, That
    notwithstanding <<NOTE: 42 USC 7171 note.>>  any other provision of law,
    not to exceed $520,000,000 of revenues from fees and annual charges, and
    other services and collections in fiscal year 2024 shall be retained and
    used for expenses necessary in this account, and shall remain available
    until expended:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Reduction. 42 USC 7171
    note.>> That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be
    reduced as revenues are received during fiscal year 2024 so as to result
    in a final fiscal year 2024 appropriation from the general fund
    estimated at not more than $0.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

                         (including transfers of funds)

        Sec. 301. (a) No appropriation, funds, or authority made available
    by this title for the Department of Energy shall be used to initiate or
    resume any program, project, or activity or to prepare or initiate
    Requests For Proposals or similar arrangements (including Requests for
    Quotations, Requests for Information, and Funding Opportunity
    Announcements) for a program, project, or activity if the program,
    project, or activity has not been funded by Congress.
        (b)(1) <<NOTE: Notification. Time period.>>  Unless the Secretary of
    Energy notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
    Congress at least 3 full business days in advance, none of the funds
    made available in this title may be used to--

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                (A) make a grant allocation or discretionary grant award
            totaling $1,000,000 or more;
                (B) <<NOTE: Contracts.>>  make a discretionary contract
            award or Other Transaction Agreement totaling $1,000,000 or
            more, including a contract covered by the Federal Acquisition
            Regulation;
                (C) provide nonoperational funding through a competition
            restricted only to Department of Energy National Laboratories
            totaling $1,000,000 or more;
                (D) provide nonoperational funding directly to a Department
            of Energy National Laboratory totaling $25,000,000 or more;
                (E) issue a letter of intent to make an allocation, award,
            or Agreement in excess of the limits in subparagraph (A), (B),
            (C), or (D); or
                (F) announce publicly the intention to make an allocation,
            award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in subparagraph (A),
            (B), (C), or (D).

        (2) <<NOTE: Time period. Reports.>> The Secretary of Energy shall
    submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress
    within 15 days of the conclusion of each quarter a report detailing each
    grant allocation or discretionary grant award totaling less than
    $1,000,000 provided during the previous quarter.

        (3) The notification required by paragraph (1) and the report
    required by paragraph (2) shall include the recipient of the award, the
    amount of the award, the fiscal year for which the funds for the award
    were appropriated, the account and program, project, or activity from
    which the funds are being drawn, the title of the award, and a brief
    description of the activity for which the award is made.
        (c) <<NOTE: Contracts. Grants.>>  The Department of Energy may not,
    with respect to any program, project, or activity that uses budget
    authority made available in this title under the heading ``Department of
    Energy--Energy Programs'', enter into a multiyear contract, award a
    multiyear grant, or enter into a multiyear cooperative agreement
    unless--
                (1) the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement is funded
            for the full period of performance as anticipated at the time of
            award; or
                (2) <<NOTE: Notification. Time period.>> the contract,
            grant, or cooperative agreement includes a clause conditioning
            the Federal Government's obligation on the availability of
            future year budget authority and the Secretary notifies the
            Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least
            3 days in advance.

        (d) Except as provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g), the amounts
    made available by this title shall be expended as authorized by law for
    the programs, projects, and activities specified in the ``Final Bill''
    column in the ``Department of Energy'' table included under the heading
    ``Title III--Department of Energy'' in the explanatory statement
    described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
    consolidated Act).
        (e) <<NOTE: Notification. Advance approval. Time period.>>  The
    amounts made available by this title may be reprogrammed for any
    program, project, or activity, and the Department shall notify, and
    obtain the prior approval of, the Committees on Appropriations of both
    Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior to the use of any proposed
    reprogramming that would cause any program, project, or activity funding
    level to increase or decrease by more than $5,000,000 or 10 percent,
    whichever is less, during the time period covered by this Act.

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        (f) None of the funds provided in this title shall be available for
    obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that--
                (1) creates, initiates, or eliminates a program, project, or
            activity;
                (2) increases funds or personnel for any program, project,
            or activity for which funds are denied or restricted by this
            Act; or
                (3) reduces funds that are directed to be used for a
            specific program, project, or activity by this Act.

        (g)(1) <<NOTE: Waiver authority.>> The Secretary of Energy may waive
    any requirement or restriction in this section that applies to the use
    of funds made available for the Department of Energy if compliance with
    such requirement or restriction would pose a substantial risk to human
    health, the environment, welfare, or national security.

        (2) <<NOTE: Notification. Deadline.>> The Secretary of Energy shall
    notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of
    any waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, but not later
    than 3 days after the date of the activity to which a requirement or
    restriction would otherwise have applied. Such notice shall include an
    explanation of the substantial risk under paragraph (1) that permitted
    such waiver.

        (h) The unexpended balances of prior appropriations provided for
    activities in this Act may be available to the same appropriation
    accounts for such activities established pursuant to this title.
    Available balances may be merged with funds in the applicable
    established accounts and thereafter may be accounted for as one fund for
    the same time period as originally enacted.
        Sec. 302. <<NOTE: Oversight. Compliance.>>  None of the funds made
    available in this title shall be used for the construction of facilities
    classified as high-hazard nuclear facilities under 10 CFR Part 830
    unless independent oversight is conducted by the Office of Enterprise
    Assessments to ensure the project is in compliance with nuclear safety
    requirements.

        Sec. 303. <<NOTE: Cost estimate.>>   None of the funds made
    available in this title may be used to approve critical decision-2 or
    critical decision-3 under Department of Energy Order 413.3B, or any
    successive departmental guidance, for construction projects where the
    total project cost exceeds $100,000,000, until a separate independent
    cost estimate has been developed for the project for that critical
    decision.

        Sec. 304.  None of the funds made available in this title may be
    used to support a grant allocation award, discretionary grant award, or
    cooperative agreement that exceeds $100,000,000 in Federal funding
    unless the project is carried out through internal independent project
    management procedures.
        Sec. 305.  No funds shall be transferred directly from ``Department
    of Energy--Power Marketing Administration--Colorado River Basins Power
    Marketing Fund, Western Area Power Administration'' to the general fund
    of the Treasury in the current fiscal year.
        Sec. 306. <<NOTE: Time period. Certification.>>  Only $35,000,000 of
    the amounts made available in this Act under the heading ``Weapons
    Activities'' for W80-4 Alteration-SLCM, as specified in the ``Final
    Bill'' column in the ``Department of Energy'' table included under the
    heading ``Title III--Department of Energy'' in the explanatory statement
    described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
    consolidated Act), shall be available for obligation until 15 days after
    the date on which the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security

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    Administration certifies in writing to the Committees on Appropriations
    of both Houses of Congress that the Administrator is in compliance with
    the requirements of subsection (c) and subsection (d) of section 1642 of
    the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law
    117-263).

        Sec. 307. <<NOTE: Deadline.>> (a) Of the unobligated balances of
    amounts made available to the Department of Energy under each heading in
    title III of division J of Public Law 117-58, an amount equal to the
    amount transferred from each such heading as of September 30, 2023,
    pursuant to section 303 of Public Law 117-58 shall be transferred not
    later than 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act to the Office
    of the Inspector General of the Department of Energy to oversee the
    funds made available to the Department of Energy in Public Law 117-58:
    Provided, That any amounts so transferred that were previously
    designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a
    concurrent resolution on the Budget are designated as an emergency
    requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th
    Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022,
    and to legislation establishing fiscal year 2024 budget enforcement in
    the House of Representatives.

        (b) As of the date of enactment of this Act, of the amounts made
    available to the Department of Energy under each of sections 50121,
    50141, 50142, 50143, 50144, 50145, 50151, 50152, 50153, and 50161 of
    Public Law 117-169, two-tenths of one percent of such amounts shall be
    transferred to the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of
    Energy to oversee the funds made available to the Department of Energy
    in Public Law 117-169:  Provided, That amounts so transferred shall be
    derived from the unobligated balances of amounts under each such
    section.
        (c) <<NOTE: 135 Stat. 1380.>> Section 303 of Public Law 117-58 is
    amended by striking ``through 2026'' and inserting ``and 2023, and two-
    tenths of such amounts made available in each of fiscal years 2024
    through 2026'':  Provided, That amounts repurposed pursuant to the
    amendments made by this subsection that were previously designated by
    the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent
    resolution on the Budget are designated as an emergency requirement
    pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the
    concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to
    legislation establishing fiscal year 2024 budget enforcement in the
    House of Representatives.

        Sec. 308. <<NOTE: 42 USC 6241 note.>>  (a) Notwithstanding sections
    161 and 167 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241,
    6247), the Secretary of Energy shall draw down and sell one million
    barrels of refined petroleum product from the Strategic Petroleum
    Reserve during fiscal year 2024.

        (b) All proceeds from such sale shall be deposited into the general
    fund of the Treasury during fiscal year 2024.
        (c) <<NOTE: Closing.>>  Upon the completion of such sale, the
    Secretary shall carry out the closure of the Northeast Gasoline Supply
    Reserve.

        (d)(1) The Secretary of Energy may not establish any new regional
    petroleum product reserve unless funding for the proposed regional
    petroleum product reserve is explicitly requested in advance in an
    annual budget submitted by the President pursuant to section 1105 of
    title 31, United States Code, and approved by the Congress in an
    appropriations Act.
        (2) <<NOTE: Notification.>>  The budget request or notification
    shall include--

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                (A) the justification for the new reserve;
                (B) <<NOTE: Cost estimate.>> a cost estimate for the
            establishment, operation, and maintenance of the reserve,
            including funding sources;
                (C) a detailed plan for operation of the reserve, including
            the conditions upon which the products may be released;
                (D) the location of the reserve; and
                (E) <<NOTE: Estimate. Inventory.>> the estimate of the total
            inventory of the reserve.

        Sec. 309. <<NOTE: Petroleum products. China.>>   None of the funds
    made available by this Act may be used to draw down and sell petroleum
    products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (1) to any entity that is
    under the ownership, control, or influence of the Chinese Communist
    Party; or (2) except on condition that such petroleum products will not
    be exported to the People's Republic of China.

        Sec. 310. <<NOTE: Requirement.>>  (a) None of the funds made
    available by this Act may be used by the Secretary of Energy to award
    any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or loan of $10,000,000 or
    greater to an entity of concern as defined in section 10114 of division
    B of Public Law 117-167.

        (b) The Secretary shall implement the requirements under subsection
    (a) using a risk-based approach and analytical tools to aggregate, link,
    analyze, and maintain information reported by an entity seeking or
    receiving such funds made available by this Act.
        (c) <<NOTE: Applicability.>> This section shall be applied in a
    manner consistent with the obligations of the United States under
    applicable international agreements.

        (d) The Secretary shall have the authority to require the submission
    to the agency, by an entity seeking or receiving such funds made
    available by this Act, documentation necessary to implement the
    requirements under subsection (a).
        (e) Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as
    the ``Paperwork Reduction Act''), shall not apply to the implementation
    of the requirements under this section.
        (f) <<NOTE: Coordination.>>  The Secretary and other Federal
    agencies shall coordinate to share relevant information necessary to
    implement the requirements under subsection (a).

        Sec. 311. (a) Of the unobligated amounts available under the heading
    ``Department of Energy--Energy Programs--Nuclear Energy'' in division J
    of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58) for
    fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 the following shall be
    available, in addition to amounts otherwise made available for these
    purposes:
                (1)(A) $500,000,000 for not more than two competitive awards
            for commercial utility deployment projects for a grid scale
            Generation 3+ small modular reactor design pursuant to section
            959A of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, of which $200,000,000
            shall be available in fiscal year 2024 and $300,000,000 shall be
            available in fiscal year 2025; and
                (B) up to $300,000,000 for the not more than two awards made
            under subparagraph (A) shall be available in fiscal year 2026.
                (2) $100,000,000 for one or more competitive awards to
            support design, licensing, supplier development, and site
            preparation of a grid-scale Generation 3+ reactor design under
            the Advanced Small Modular Reactor RD&D program.
                (3)(A) $50,000,000 for university and college-based nuclear
            reactor safety training as authorized by law, including section

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            31 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, section 4 of the Nuclear
            Safety, Research, Demonstration, and Development Act of 1980,
            and section 10745 of the Research and Development, Competition,
            and Innovation Act (division B of Public Law 117-167); and
                (B) up to $50,000,000 for the training under subparagraph
            (A) shall be available in fiscal year 2025.

        (b)  Provided further, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this
    section that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency
    requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the Budget are
    designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of
    S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the
    budget for fiscal year 2022, and to legislation establishing fiscal year
    2024 budget enforcement in the House of Representatives.
        Sec. 312. <<NOTE: 42 USC 16281 note.>> (a) Of the unobligated
    balances from amounts previously appropriated under the heading
    ``Department of Energy--Energy Programs--Nuclear Energy'' in division J
    of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58) that
    were made available for fiscal years 2022, 2023, and 2024, up to
    $2,720,000,000 shall be available, in addition to amounts otherwise
    available, for necessary expenses to carry out the Nuclear Fuel Security
    Act of 2023 (section 3131 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31)):  Provided, That if insufficient
    unobligated balances are available from such fiscal year 2022, 2023, and
    2024 amounts to fund a total amount for such purpose of up to
    $2,720,000,000, then up to $800,000,000 from amounts previously
    appropriated under the heading ``Department of Energy--Energy Programs--
    Nuclear Energy'' in division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
    Act (Public Law 117-58) that are made available for fiscal year 2025 may
    be made available, in addition to amounts otherwise available, for such
    purpose to meet such total amount:  Provided further, That amounts
    repurposed pursuant to this section may be transferred to ``Department
    of Energy--Energy Programs--American Energy Independence Fund'' in
    either fiscal year 2024 or fiscal year 2025:  Provided further, That the
    Secretary <<NOTE: Contracts.>> of Energy may use the amounts repurposed,
    transferred, or otherwise made available pursuant to this section to
    enter into and perform such contracts, leases, cooperative agreements,
    or other similar transactions with public agencies and private
    organizations and persons, as authorized by section 646(a) of the
    Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7256(a)), for such
    periods of time and subject to such terms and conditions as the
    Secretary deems appropriate, without regard to section 161(u) of the
    Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2201(u)):  Provided further, That
    notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, receipts from the sale or transfer of
    LEU and HALEU or from any other transaction in connection with the
    amounts repurposed, transferred, or otherwise made available pursuant to
    this section shall hereafter be credited to the ``American Energy
    Independence Fund'' as discretionary offsetting collections and shall be
    available, for the same purposes as funds repurposed or transferred
    pursuant to this section, to the extent and in the amounts provided in
    advance in appropriations Acts:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Receipts.>> That receipts may hereafter be collected
    from transactions entered into pursuant to section 2001(a)(2)(F)(iii) of
    the Energy Act of 2020 (42 U.S.C. 16281(a)(2)(F)(iii)) and,
    notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, receipts

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    from any transaction entered into pursuant to section 2001(a)(2)(F)(ii)
    and (iii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 16281(a)(2)(F)(ii) and (iii)) shall
    hereafter be credited to the ``American Energy Independence Fund'' as
    discretionary offsetting collections and shall be available, for the
    same purposes as funds repurposed or transferred pursuant to this
    section, to the extent and in the amounts provided in advance in
    appropriations Acts:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Energy may
    use funds repurposed, transferred, or otherwise made available pursuant
    to this section for a commitment only if the full extent of the
    anticipated costs stemming from that commitment is recorded as an
    obligation at the time that the commitment is made and only to the
    extent that up-front obligation is recorded in full at that time:
    Provided further, That amounts repurposed or transferred pursuant to
    this section that were previously designated by the Congress as an
    emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the Budget
    are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
    4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent
    resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to legislation
    establishing fiscal year 2024 budget enforcement in the House of
    Representatives.

        (b) Amounts may not be repurposed or transferred pursuant to this
    section until a law is enacted or administrative action is taken to
    prohibit or limit importation of LEU and HALEU from the Russian
    Federation or by a Russian entity into the United States.
        (c) The Nuclear Fuel Security Act of 2023 (section 3131 of the
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-
    31)) is <<NOTE: 42 USC 16282.>>  amended--
                (1) in subsections (f)(1)(B)(i) and (h)(4)(B)(i) to read as
            follows--
                              ``(i) may not make commitments under this
                          subsection (including cooperative agreements (used
                          in accordance with section 6305 of title 31,
                          United States Code), purchase agreements,
                          guarantees, leases, service contracts, or any
                          other type of commitment) for the purchase or
                          other acquisition of HALEU or LEU unless funds are
                          specifically provided for those purposes in
                          advance in appropriations Acts enacted after the
                          date of enactment of this Act; and''.
                (2) in subjection (j) to read as follows--

        ``(j) Reasonable Compensation.--In carrying out activities under
    this section, the Secretary shall ensure that any LEU and HALEU made
    available by the Secretary under 1 or more of the Programs is subject to
    reasonable compensation, taking into account the fair market value of
    the LEU or HALEU and the purposes of this section.''.
        Sec. 313. <<NOTE: Time period. Determinations.>> (a) Subject to
    subsection (b), none of the funds made available to the Department of
    Energy in this or any other Act, including prior Acts and Acts other
    than appropriations Acts, may be used to pay the salaries and expenses
    of any contractor detailed to a Congressional Committee or Member Office
    or to the Executive Branch for longer than a 24-month period, to perform
    a scope of work, or participate in any matter, with the intent to
    influence decisions or determinations regarding a Department of Energy
    National Laboratory, or participate in any matter that may have

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    a direct and predictable effect on the contractor's employer or personal
    financial interest:  Provided, That <<NOTE: Contracts. Effective
    date.>> with respect to contractors detailed to a Congressional
    Committee or Member Office or to the Executive Branch as of the date of
    enactment of this Act, the initial 24-month period described in this
    subsection shall be deemed to have begun on the later of the date on
    which such contractor was detailed or the date that is 12 months before
    the date of enactment of this Act.

        (b) For <<NOTE: Definition.>> the purposes of this section, the term
    ``contractor'' is defined to mean any contracted employee of a
    Department of Energy National Laboratory, as defined by section 2 (3) of
    the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801).

        Sec. 314. (a) The fifty-first proviso under the heading ``Energy
    Efficiency and Renewable Energy'' in title III of division J of Public
    Law 117-58 is <<NOTE: 135 Stat. 1371.>> amended by striking ``three
    percent'' each place it appears and inserting ``five percent''.

        (b) The eighth proviso under the heading ``Cybersecurity, Energy
    Security, and Emergency Response'' in title III of division J of Public
    Law 117-58 is <<NOTE: 135 Stat. 1371.>> amended by striking ``three
    percent'' each place it appears and inserting ``five percent''.

        (c) The tenth proviso under the heading ``Electricity'' in title III
    of division J of Public Law 117-58 <<NOTE: 135 Stat. 1373.>> is amended
    by striking ``three percent'' each place it appears and inserting ``five
    percent''.

        (d) The twenty-second proviso under the heading ``Fossil Energy and
    Carbon Management'' in title III of division J of Public Law 117-58
    is <<NOTE: 135 Stat. 1375.>> amended by striking ``three percent'' each
    place it appears and inserting ``five percent''.

        (e) The twenty-sixth proviso under the heading ``Office of Clean
    Energy Demonstrations'' in title III of division J of Public Law 117-58
    is <<NOTE: 135 Stat. 1379.>> amended by striking ``three percent'' each
    place it appears and inserting ``five percent''.

        (f) Amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously
    designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a
    concurrent resolution on the Budget are designated as an emergency
    requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th
    Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022,
    and to legislation establishing fiscal year 2024 budget enforcement in
    the House of Representatives.

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                                    TITLE IV

                              INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                         Appalachian Regional Commission

        For expenses necessary to carry out the programs authorized by the
    Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, as amended, and for
    expenses necessary for the Federal Co-Chairman and the Alternate on the
    Appalachian Regional Commission, for payment of the Federal share of the
    administrative expenses of the Commission, including services as
    authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and hire of passenger motor vehicles,
    $200,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                     Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

                              salaries and expenses

        For expenses necessary for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety
    Board in carrying out activities authorized by the Atomic Energy Act of
    1954, as amended by Public Law 100-456, section 1441, $42,000,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2025, of which not to exceed $1,000
    shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.

                            Delta Regional Authority

                              salaries and expenses

        For expenses necessary for the Delta Regional Authority and to carry
    out its activities, as authorized by the Delta Regional Authority Act of
    2000, notwithstanding sections 382F(d), 382M, and 382N of said Act,
    $31,100,000, to remain available until expended.

                                Denali Commission

        For expenses necessary for the Denali Commission including the
    purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment
    as necessary and other expenses, $17,000,000, to remain available until
    expended, notwithstanding the limitations contained in section 306(g) of
    the Denali Commission Act of 1998:  Provided, That notwithstanding the
    limitations contained in section 307(c) of the Denali Commission Act of
    1998, as amended, funds shall be available for construction projects for
    which the Denali Commission is the sole or primary funding source in an
    amount not to exceed 90 percent of total project cost for distressed
    communities, as defined by such section and by section 701 of appendix
    D, title VII, Public Law 106-113 (113 Stat. 1501A-280), and for Indian
    Tribes, as defined by section 5304(e) of title 25, United States Code,
    and in an amount not to exceed 50 percent for non-distressed
    communities:  Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision
    of law regarding payment of a non-Federal share in connection with a
    grant-in-aid program, amounts under this heading shall be available for
    the payment of such a non-Federal share for any project for which the
    Denali Commission is not the sole

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    or primary funding source, provided that such project is consistent with
    the purposes of the Commission.

                       Northern Border Regional Commission

        For expenses necessary for the Northern Border Regional Commission
    in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V of title 40, United
    States Code, $41,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided,
    That such amounts shall be available for administrative expenses,
    notwithstanding section 15751(b) of title 40, United States Code.

                     Southeast Crescent Regional Commission

        For expenses necessary for the Southeast Crescent Regional
    Commission in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V of title
    40, United States Code, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                      Southwest Border Regional Commission

        For expenses necessary for the Southwest Border Regional Commission
    in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V of title 40, United
    States Code, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                              Great Lakes Authority

        For expenses necessary for the Great Lakes Authority in carrying out
    activities authorized by subtitle V of title 40, United States Code,
    $5,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                          Nuclear Regulatory Commission

                              salaries and expenses

        For expenses necessary for the Commission in carrying out the
    purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 and the Atomic Energy
    Act of 1954, $928,317,580, including official representation expenses
    not to exceed $30,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided,
    That of the amount appropriated herein, not more than $10,350,720 may be
    made available for salaries, travel, and other support costs for the
    Office of the Commission, to remain available until September 30, 2025:
    Provided further, That revenues from licensing fees, inspection
    services, and other services and collections estimated at $794,341,580
    in fiscal year 2024 shall be retained and used for necessary salaries
    and expenses in this account, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, and shall
    remain available until expended:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Reduction.>> That the sum herein appropriated shall be
    reduced by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 2024 so as
    to result in a final fiscal year 2024 appropriation estimated at not
    more than $133,976,000.

                           office of inspector general

        For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General in
    carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
    $15,769,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025:  Provided,
    That revenues from licensing fees, inspection services,

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    and other services and collections estimated at $12,655,000 in fiscal
    year 2024 shall be retained and be available until September 30, 2025,
    for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding
    section 3302 of title 31, United States Code:  Provided further,
    That <<NOTE: Reduction.>> the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced
    by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 2024 so as to
    result in a final fiscal year 2024 appropriation estimated at not more
    than $3,114,000:  Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated
    under this heading, $1,520,000 shall be for Inspector General services
    for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.

                      Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board

                              salaries and expenses

        For expenses necessary for the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board,
    as authorized by Public Law 100-203, section 5051, $4,064,000, to be
    derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund, to remain available until September
    30, 2025.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

        Sec. 401. <<NOTE: Compliance.>>  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission
    shall comply with the July 5, 2011, version of Chapter VI of its
    Internal Commission Procedures when responding to Congressional requests
    for information, consistent with Department of Justice guidance for all
    Federal agencies.

        Sec. 402. <<NOTE: Notification. Time period.>> (a) The amounts made
    available by this title for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may be
    reprogrammed for any program, project, or activity, and the Commission
    shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress
    at least 30 days prior to the use of any proposed reprogramming that
    would cause any program funding level to increase or decrease by more
    than $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, during the time period
    covered by this Act.

        (b)(1) <<NOTE: Waiver authority.>>  The Nuclear Regulatory
    Commission may waive the notification requirement in subsection (a) if
    compliance with such requirement would pose a substantial risk to human
    health, the environment, welfare, or national security.

        (2) <<NOTE: Notification. Deadline.>> The Nuclear Regulatory
    Commission shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
    of Congress of any waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as practicable,
    but not later than 3 days after the date of the activity to which a
    requirement or restriction would otherwise have
    applied. <<NOTE: Reports.>> Such notice shall include an explanation of
    the substantial risk under paragraph (1) that permitted such waiver and
    shall provide a detailed report to the Committees of such waiver and
    changes to funding levels to programs, projects, or activities.

        (c) Except as provided in subsections (a), (b), and (d), the amounts
    made available by this title for ``Nuclear Regulatory Commission--
    Salaries and Expenses'' shall be expended as directed in the explanatory
    statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
    this consolidated Act).
        (d) None of the funds provided for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
    shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming
    of funds that increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or
    activity for which funds are denied or restricted by this Act.

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        (e) <<NOTE: Reports.>> The Commission shall provide a monthly report
    to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, which
    includes the following for each program, project, or activity, including
    any prior year appropriations--
                (1) total budget authority;
                (2) total unobligated balances; and
                (3) total unliquidated obligations.

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                                     TITLE V

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 501. <<NOTE: Lobbying.>>  None of the funds appropriated by
    this Act may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence
    congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending
    before Congress, other than to communicate to Members of Congress as
    described in 18 U.S.C. 1913.

        Sec. 502. (a) None of the funds made available in title III of this
    Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of
    the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by or
    transfer authority provided in this Act or any other appropriations Act
    for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in the explanatory
    statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
    this consolidated Act), or any authority whereby a department, agency,
    or instrumentality of the United States Government may provide goods or
    services to another department, agency, or instrumentality.
        (b) None of the funds made available for any department, agency, or
    instrumentality of the United States Government may be transferred to
    accounts funded in title III of this Act, except pursuant to a transfer
    made by or transfer authority provided in this Act or any other
    appropriations Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in
    the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter
    preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any authority whereby
    a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government
    may provide goods or services to another department, agency, or
    instrumentality.
        (c) <<NOTE: Time period. Reports.>> The head of any relevant
    department or agency funded in this Act utilizing any transfer authority
    shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
    Congress a semiannual report detailing the transfer authorities, except
    for any authority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of
    the United States Government may provide goods or services to another
    department, agency, or instrumentality, used in the previous 6 months
    and in the year-to-date. This report shall include the amounts
    transferred and the purposes for which they were transferred, and shall
    not replace or modify existing notification requirements for each
    authority.

        Sec. 503. <<NOTE: Pornography.>> (a) None of the funds made
    available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer
    network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and
    exchanging of pornography.

        (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary
    for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any
    other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or
    adjudication activities.
        Sec. 504. <<NOTE: Russia. China. Time period. Notification.>>  None
    of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be
    used to admit any non-US citizen from Russia or China to any nuclear
    weapons production facility, as such term is defined in section 4002 of
    the Atomic Energy Defense Act, other than areas accessible to the
    general public, unless 30 days prior to facility admittance, the
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    Energy provides notification to the Committees on Appropriations and
    Armed Services of both Houses of Congress.

        This division may be cited as the ``Energy and Water Development and
    Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024''.

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       DIVISION E-- <<NOTE: Department of the Interior, Environment, and
    Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024.>> DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
    ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024

                                     TITLE I

                           DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                            Bureau of Land Management

                        management of lands and resources

        For necessary expenses for protection, use, improvement,
    development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification, acquisition
    of easements and other interests in lands, and performance of other
    functions, including maintenance of facilities, as authorized by law, in
    the management of lands and their resources under the jurisdiction of
    the Bureau of Land Management, including the general administration of
    the Bureau, and assessment of mineral potential of public lands pursuant
    to section 1010(a) of Public Law 96-487 (16 U.S.C. 3150(a)),
    $1,294,916,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025; of which
    $55,000,000 for annual maintenance and deferred maintenance programs and
    $141,972,000 for the wild horse and burro program, as authorized by
    Public Law 92-195 (16 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), shall remain available until
    expended:  Provided, <<NOTE: Drilling permits.>> That amounts in the fee
    account of the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund may be used for
    any bureau-related expenses associated with the processing of oil and
    gas applications for permits to drill and related use of authorizations:
     Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this
    heading, up to $1,000,000 may be made available for the purposes
    described in section 122(e)(1)(A) of division G of Public Law 115-31 (43
    U.S.C. 1748c(e)(1)(A)):  Provided further, That of the amounts made
    available under this heading, not to exceed $15,000 may be for official
    reception and representation expenses:  Provided further, That of the
    amounts made available under this heading, $150,000 is for projects
    specified for Land Management Priorities in the table titled ``Interior
    and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/
    Congressionally Directed Spending Items'' included for this division in
    the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter
    preceding division A of this consolidated Act).

        In <<NOTE: Reduction.>> addition, $39,696,000 is for Mining Law
    Administration program operations, including the cost of administering
    the mining claim fee program, to remain available until expended, to be
    reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this
    appropriation from mining claim maintenance fees and location fees that
    are hereby authorized for fiscal year 2024, so as to result in a final
    appropriation estimated at not more than $1,294,916,000, and $2,000,000,
    to remain available until expended, from communication site rental fees
    established by the Bureau for the cost of administering communication
    site activities.

                        oregon and california grant lands

        For expenses necessary for management, protection, and development
    of resources and for construction, operation, and maintenance of access
    roads, reforestation, and other improvements

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    on the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands, on other
    Federal lands in the Oregon and California land-grant counties of
    Oregon, and on adjacent rights-of-way; and acquisition of lands or
    interests therein, including existing connecting roads on or adjacent to
    such grant lands; $115,521,000, to remain available until expended:
    Provided, <<NOTE: Transfer authority.>> That 25 percent of the aggregate
    of all receipts during the current fiscal year from the revested Oregon
    and California Railroad grant lands is hereby made a charge against the
    Oregon and California land-grant fund and shall be transferred to the
    General Fund in the Treasury in accordance with the second paragraph of
    subsection (b) of title II of the Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C.
    2605).

                               range improvements

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

                   service charges, deposits, and forfeitures

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

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                            miscellaneous trust funds

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

                            administrative provisions

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

                     United States Fish and Wildlife Service

                               resource management

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and Wildlife
    Service, as authorized by law, and for scientific and economic studies,
    general administration, and for the performance of other authorized
    functions related to such resources, $1,520,273,000, to remain available
    until September 30, 2025, of which not to exceed $15,000 may be for
    official reception and representation expenses:  Provided, That not to
    exceed $22,000,000 shall be used for implementing subsections (a), (b),
    (c), and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
    U.S.C. 1533) (except for processing petitions, developing and issuing
    proposed and final regulations, and taking any other steps to implement
    actions described in subsection (c)(2)(A), (c)(2)(B)(i), or
    (c)(2)(B)(ii) of such section):  Provided further, That of the amount
    appropriated under this heading, $44,920,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2026, shall be for projects specified for Stewardship
    Priorities in the table titled ``Interior and Environment Incorporation
    of Community

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    Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items'' included
    for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4
    (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act):  Provided
    further, That amounts in the preceding proviso may be transferred to the
    appropriate program, project, or activity under this heading and shall
    continue to only be available for the purposes and in such amounts as
    such funds were originally appropriated.

                                  construction

        For construction, improvement, acquisition, or removal of buildings
    and other facilities required in the conservation, management,
    investigation, protection, and utilization of fish and wildlife
    resources, and the acquisition of lands and interests therein;
    $19,280,000, to remain available until expended.

                cooperative endangered species conservation fund

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

                          national wildlife refuge fund

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

                    north american wetlands conservation fund

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

                     neotropical migratory bird conservation

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

                     multinational species conservation fund

        For expenses necessary to carry out the African Elephant
    Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.), the Asian Elephant
    Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4261 et seq.), the Rhinoceros and
    Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Great Ape
    Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), and the Marine Turtle
    Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), $20,500,000, to
    remain available until expended.

                        state and tribal wildlife grants

        For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the District of
    Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the
    Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Indian tribes under the
    provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and the Fish and
    Wildlife Coordination Act, for the development and implementation of
    programs for the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including
    species that are not hunted or fished,

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    $72,384,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That of the
    amount provided herein, $6,100,000 is for a competitive grant program
    for Indian tribes not subject to the remaining provisions of this
    appropriation:  Provided further, That $7,284,000 is for a competitive
    grant program to implement approved plans for States, territories, and
    other jurisdictions and at the discretion of affected States, the
    regional Associations of fish and wildlife agencies, not subject to the
    remaining provisions of this appropriation:  Provided further,
    That <<NOTE: Apportionment.>> the Secretary shall, after deducting
    $13,384,000 and administrative expenses, apportion the amount provided
    herein in the following manner: (1) to the District of Columbia and to
    the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, each a sum equal to not more than one-
    half of 1 percent thereof; and (2) to Guam, American Samoa, the United
    States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
    Islands, each a sum equal to not more than one-fourth of 1 percent
    thereof:  Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior shall
    apportion the remaining amount in the following manner: (1) one-third of
    which is based on the ratio to which the land area of such State bears
    to the total land area of all such States; and (2) two-thirds of which
    is based on the ratio to which the population of such State bears to the
    total population of all such States:  Provided further, That
    the <<NOTE: Apportionment.>> amounts apportioned under this paragraph
    shall be adjusted equitably so that no State shall be apportioned a sum
    which is less than 1 percent of the amount available for apportionment
    under this paragraph for any fiscal year or more than 5 percent of such
    amount:  Provided further, That the Federal share of planning grants
    shall not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of such projects and the
    Federal share of implementation grants shall not exceed 65 percent of
    the total costs of such projects:  Provided further, That the non-
    Federal share of such projects may not be derived from Federal grant
    programs:  Provided further, That any amount <<NOTE: Apportionment.>>
    apportioned in 2024 to any State, territory, or other jurisdiction that
    remains unobligated as of September 30, 2025, shall be reapportioned,
    together with funds appropriated in 2026, in the manner provided herein.

                            administrative provisions

        The United <<NOTE: Contracts. Grants.>> States Fish and Wildlife
    Service may carry out the operations of Service programs by direct
    expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable
    agreements with public and private entities. Appropriations and funds
    available to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall be
    available for repair of damage to public roads within and adjacent to
    reservation areas caused by operations of the Service; options for the
    purchase of land at not to exceed one dollar for each option; facilities
    incident to such public recreational uses on conservation areas as are
    consistent with their primary purpose; and the maintenance and
    improvement of aquaria, buildings, and other facilities under the
    jurisdiction of the Service and to which the United States has title,
    and which are used pursuant to law in connection with management, and
    investigation of fish and wildlife resources:  Provided,
    That <<NOTE: Contracts. Determination.>> notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501,
    the Service may, under cooperative cost sharing and partnership
    arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services from
    cooperators in connection with jointly produced publications for which
    the cooperators share

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    at least one-half the cost of printing either in cash or services and
    the Service determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted
    quality standards:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Donations.>> That the
    Service may accept donated aircraft as replacements for existing
    aircraft:  Provided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, all
    fees collected for non-toxic shot review and approval shall be deposited
    under the heading ``United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Resource
    Management'' and shall be available to the Secretary, without further
    appropriation, to be used for expenses of processing of such non-toxic
    shot type or coating applications and revising regulations as necessary,
    and shall remain available until expended.

                              National Park Service

                      operation of the national park system

        For expenses necessary for the management, operation, and
    maintenance of areas and facilities administered by the National Park
    Service and for the general administration of the National Park Service,
    $2,888,424,000, of which $11,661,000 for planning and interagency
    coordination in support of Everglades restoration and $110,980,000 for
    maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation projects for constructed assets
    and $188,184,000 for cyclic maintenance projects for constructed assets
    and cultural resources and $10,000,000 for uses authorized by section
    101122 of title 54, United States Code shall remain available until
    September 30, 2025, and not to exceed $15,000 may be for official
    reception and representative expenses:  Provided, That funds
    appropriated under this heading in this Act are available for the
    purposes of section 5 of Public Law 95-348:  Provided further, That
    notwithstanding section 9 of the 400 Years of African-American History
    Commission Act (36 U.S.C. note prec. 101; Public Law 115-102),
    $3,300,000 of the funds provided under this heading shall be made
    available for the purposes specified by that Act:  Provided further,
    That sections 7(b) and 8 of that Act shall be <<NOTE: 36 USC note prec.
    101.>> amended by striking ``July 1, 2024'' and inserting ``July 1,
    2025''.

        In addition, for purposes described in section 2404 of Public Law
    116-9, an amount equal to the amount deposited in this fiscal year into
    the National Park Medical Services Fund established pursuant to such
    section of such Act, to remain available until expended, shall be
    derived from such Fund.

                      national recreation and preservation

        For expenses necessary to carry out recreation programs, natural
    programs, cultural programs, heritage partnership programs,
    environmental compliance and review, international park affairs, and
    grant administration, not otherwise provided for, $91,233,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2025, of which $1,640,000 shall be for
    projects specified for Statutory and Contractual Aid in the table titled
    ``Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding
    Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items'' included for this
    division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
    matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).

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                           historic preservation fund

        For expenses necessary in carrying out the National Historic
    Preservation Act (division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States
    Code), $188,666,000, to be derived from the Historic Preservation Fund
    and to remain available until September 30, 2025, of which $25,500,000
    shall be for Save America's Treasures grants for preservation of
    nationally significant sites, structures and artifacts as authorized by
    section 7303 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (54
    U.S.C. 3089): <<NOTE: Grants.>>  Provided, That an individual Save
    America's Treasures grant shall be matched by non-Federal funds:
    Provided further, That individual projects shall only be eligible for
    one grant:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Approval.>> That all projects to
    be funded shall be approved by the Secretary of the Interior in
    consultation with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:
    Provided further, That <<NOTE: Determination.>> of the funds provided
    for the Historic Preservation Fund, $1,250,000 is for competitive grants
    for the survey and nomination of properties to the National Register of
    Historic Places and as National Historic Landmarks associated with
    communities currently under-represented, as determined by the Secretary;
    $24,000,000 is for competitive grants to preserve the sites and stories
    of the African American Civil Rights movement; $5,000,000 is for
    competitive grants to preserve sites related to the struggle of all
    people to achieve equal rights in America; $11,000,000 is for grants to
    Historically Black Colleges and Universities; $12,500,000 is for
    competitive grants for the restoration of historic properties of
    national, State, and local significance listed on or eligible for
    inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places, to be made
    without imposing the usage or direct grant restrictions of section
    101(e)(3) (54 U.S.C. 302904) of the National Historic Preservation Act;
    $7,000,000 is for a competitive grant program to honor the
    semiquincentennial anniversary of the United States by restoring and
    preserving sites and structures listed on the National Register of
    Historic Places that commemorate the founding of the nation; and
    $19,766,000 is for projects specified for the Historic Preservation Fund
    in the table titled ``Interior and Environment Incorporation of
    Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending
    Items'' included for this division in the explanatory statement
    described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
    consolidated Act):  Provided further, That such competitive grants shall
    be made without imposing the matching requirements in section
    302902(b)(3) of title 54, United States Code to States and Indian tribes
    as defined in chapter 3003 of such title, Native Hawaiian organizations,
    local governments, including Certified Local Governments, and non-profit
    organizations.

                                  construction

        For construction, improvements, repair, or replacement of physical
    facilities, and related equipment, and compliance and planning for
    programs and areas administered by the National Park Service,
    $172,255,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That
    notwithstanding any other provision of law, for any project initially
    funded in fiscal year 2024 with a future phase indicated in the National
    Park Service 5-Year Line Item Construction Plan, a single procurement
    may be issued which includes the full scope of the project:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Contracts.>> That the solicitation and contract shall

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    contain the clause availability of funds found at 48 CFR 52.232-18:
    Provided further, That National Park Service Donations, Park Concessions
    Franchise Fees, and Recreation Fees may be made available for the cost
    of adjustments and changes within the original scope of effort for
    projects funded by the National Park Service Construction appropriation:
     Provided further, <<NOTE: Consultation.>> That the Secretary of the
    Interior shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations, in
    accordance with current reprogramming thresholds, prior to making any
    charges authorized by this section.

                              centennial challenge

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

                            administrative provisions

                  (including transfer and rescissions of funds)

        In <<NOTE: Fees.>> addition to other uses set forth in section
    101917(c)(2) of title 54, United States Code, franchise fees credited to
    a sub-account shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary,
    without further appropriation, for use at any unit within the National
    Park System to extinguish or reduce liability for Possessory Interest or
    leasehold surrender interest. Such funds may only be used for this
    purpose to the extent that the benefitting unit anticipated franchise
    fee receipts over the term of the contract at that unit exceed the
    amount of funds used to extinguish or reduce liability. Franchise fees
    at the benefitting unit shall be credited to the sub-account of the
    originating unit over a period not to exceed the term of a single
    contract at the benefitting unit, in the amount of funds so expended to
    extinguish or reduce liability.

        For the costs of administration of the Land and Water Conservation
    Fund grants authorized by section 105(a)(2)(B) of the Gulf of Mexico
    Energy Security Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-432), the National Park
    Service may retain up to 3 percent of the amounts which are authorized
    to be disbursed under such section, such retained amounts to remain
    available until expended.
        National Park Service funds may be transferred to the Federal
    Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation, for
    purposes authorized under 23 U.S.C. 203. Transfers may include a
    reasonable amount for FHWA administrative support costs.
        Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available for fiscal
    year 2021 or prior fiscal years under the heading ``National Park
    Service--Construction'', $18,500,000 is permanently rescinded:
    Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were
    designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a
    concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency
    Deficit Control Act of 1985.
        Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available under the
    heading ``National Park Service--Construction'' in division G of the
    Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law

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    117-328), $9,000,000 is permanently rescinded from amounts made
    available for equipment replacement under such heading, as specified in
    the explanatory statement described in section 4 of the matter preceding
    division A of such Act.

                         United States Geological Survey

                      surveys, investigations, and research

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For expenses necessary for the United States Geological Survey to
    perform surveys, investigations, and research covering topography,
    geology, hydrology, biology, and the mineral and water resources of the
    United States, its territories and possessions, and other areas as
    authorized by 43 U.S.C. 31, 1332, and 1340; classify lands as to their
    mineral and water resources; give engineering supervision to power
    permittees and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensees;
    administer the minerals exploration program (30 U.S.C. 641); conduct
    inquiries into the economic conditions affecting mining and materials
    processing industries (30 U.S.C. 3, 21a, and 1603; 50 U.S.C. 98g(a)(1))
    and related purposes as authorized by law; and to publish and
    disseminate data relative to the foregoing activities; $1,455,434,000,
    to remain available until September 30, 2025; of which $95,334,000 shall
    remain available until expended for satellite operations; and of which
    $74,840,000 shall be available until expended for deferred maintenance
    and capital improvement projects that exceed $100,000 in cost:
    Provided, That none of the funds provided for the ecosystem research
    activity shall be used to conduct new surveys on private property,
    unless specifically authorized in writing by the property owner:
    Provided further, That no part <<NOTE: 43 USC 50.>> of this
    appropriation shall be used to pay more than one-half the cost of
    topographic mapping or water resources data collection and
    investigations carried on in cooperation with States and municipalities:
     Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under this heading,
    $5,237,000 shall be for projects specified for Special Initiatives in
    the table titled ``Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community
    Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items'' included
    for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4
    (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act):  Provided
    further, That amounts in the preceding proviso may be transferred to the
    appropriate program, project, or activity under this heading and shall
    continue to only be available for the purposes and in such amounts as
    such funds were originally appropriated:  Provided further, That of the
    amount appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $15,000 may be for
    official reception and representation expenses.

                            administrative provisions

        From within the amount appropriated for activities of the United
    States Geological Survey such sums as are necessary shall be available
    for contracting for the furnishing of topographic maps and for the
    making of geophysical or other specialized surveys when it is
    administratively determined that such procedures are in the public
    interest; construction and maintenance of necessary buildings and
    appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for gauging

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    stations, observation wells, and seismic equipment; expenses of the
    United States National Committee for Geological Sciences; and payment of
    compensation and expenses of persons employed by the Survey duly
    appointed to represent the United States in the negotiation and
    administration of interstate compacts:  Provided, That activities funded
    by appropriations herein made may be accomplished through the use of
    contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements (including noncompetitive
    cooperative agreements with tribes) as defined in section 6302 of title
    31, United States Code:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Contracts.>> That the
    United States Geological Survey may enter into contracts or cooperative
    agreements directly with individuals or indirectly with institutions or
    nonprofit organizations, without regard to 41 U.S.C. 6101, for the
    temporary or intermittent services of students or recent graduates, who
    shall be considered employees for the purpose of chapters 57 and 81 of
    title 5, United States Code, relating to compensation for travel and
    work injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, relating
    to tort claims, but shall not be considered to be Federal employees for
    any other purposes.

                        Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

                             ocean energy management

        For expenses necessary for granting and administering leases,
    easements, rights-of-way, and agreements for use for oil and gas, other
    minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental
    Shelf and approving operations related thereto, as authorized by law;
    for environmental studies, as authorized by law; for implementing other
    laws and to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial
    delegation; and for matching grants or cooperative agreements,
    $211,162,000, of which $155,162,000 is to remain available until
    September 30, 2025, and of which $56,000,000 is to remain available
    until expended: <<NOTE: Reduction.>>  Provided, That this total
    appropriation shall be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary of
    the Interior and credited to this appropriation from additions to
    receipts resulting from increases to lease rental rates in effect on
    August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by
    the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management pursuant to the Outer Continental
    Shelf Lands Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and
    miscellaneous administrative activities:  Provided further,
    That <<NOTE: Reduction.>> the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced
    as such collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to result
    in a final fiscal year 2024 appropriation estimated at not more than
    $155,162,000:  Provided further, That not to exceed $3,000 shall be
    available for reasonable expenses related to promoting volunteer beach
    and marine cleanup activities:  Provided further, That not to exceed
    $5,000 shall be available for official reception and representation
    expenses.

                 Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

                  offshore safety and environmental enforcement

        For expenses necessary for the regulation of operations related to
    leases, easements, rights-of-way, and agreements for use for oil and
    gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes on the Outer
    Continental Shelf, as authorized by law; for enforcing

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    and implementing laws and regulations as authorized by law and to the
    extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for
    matching grants or cooperative agreements, $167,330,000, of which
    $136,450,000, including not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and
    representation expenses, is to remain available until September 30,
    2025, and of which $30,880,000 is to remain available until expended,
    including $2,880,000 for offshore decommissioning activities:
    Provided, <<NOTE: Reduction.>> That this total appropriation shall be
    reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary of the Interior and
    credited to this appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from
    increases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and from
    cost recovery fees from activities conducted by the Bureau of Safety and
    Environmental Enforcement pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands
    Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous
    administrative activities:  Provided further, That
    the <<NOTE: Reduction.>> sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as
    such collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to result in
    a final fiscal year 2024 appropriation estimated at not more than
    $139,330,000.

        For an additional amount, $38,000,000, to remain available until
    expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and
    credited to this appropriation, which shall be derived from non-
    refundable inspection fees collected in fiscal year 2024, as provided in
    this Act:  Provided, That for fiscal year 2024, not less than 50 percent
    of the inspection fees expended by the Bureau of Safety and
    Environmental Enforcement will be used to fund personnel and mission-
    related costs to expand capacity and expedite the orderly development,
    subject to environmental safeguards, of the Outer Continental Shelf
    pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et
    seq.), including the review of applications for permits to drill.

                               oil spill research

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

              Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

                            regulation and technology

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Surface
    Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95-87,
    $116,186,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, of which
    $62,400,000 shall be available for State and tribal regulatory grants,
    and of which not to exceed $5,000 may be for official reception and
    representation expenses:  Provided, <<NOTE: 30 USC 1211 note.>> That
    appropriations for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
    Enforcement may provide for the travel and per diem expenses of State
    and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
    Enforcement sponsored training.

        In addition, for costs to review, administer, and enforce permits
    issued by the Office pursuant to section 507 of Public Law 95-87 (30
    U.S.C. 1257), $40,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided,
    That <<NOTE: 30 USC 1257 note.>> fees assessed and collected by the
    Office pursuant

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    to such section 507 shall be credited to this account as discretionary
    offsetting collections, to remain available until expended:  Provided
    further, That the <<NOTE: Reduction.>> sum herein appropriated from the
    general fund shall be reduced as collections are received during the
    fiscal year, so as to result in a fiscal year 2024 appropriation
    estimated at not more than $116,186,000.

                         abandoned mine reclamation fund

        For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the Surface Mining
    Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95-87, $32,546,000, to
    be derived from receipts of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and to
    remain available until expended:  Provided, That <<NOTE: Debt
    collection. Contracts.>> pursuant to Public Law 97-365, the Department
    of the Interior is authorized to use up to 20 percent from the recovery
    of the delinquent debt owed to the United States Government to pay for
    contracts to collect these debts:  Provided further, That funds made
    available under title IV of Public Law 95-87 may be used for any
    required non-Federal share of the cost of projects funded by the Federal
    Government for the purpose of environmental restoration related to
    treatment or abatement of acid mine drainage from abandoned mines:
    Provided further, That such projects must be consistent with the
    purposes and priorities of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation
    Act:  Provided further, That amounts provided under this heading may be
    used for the travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel
    attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored
    training:  Provided further, That of the amounts provided under this
    heading, not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for official reception
    and representation expenses.

        In addition, $130,000,000, to remain available until expended, for
    payments to States and federally recognized Indian tribes for
    reclamation of abandoned mine lands and other related activities in
    accordance with the terms and conditions described in the explanatory
    statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
    this consolidated Act):  Provided, That such additional amount shall be
    used for economic and community development in conjunction with the
    priorities described in section 403(a) of the Surface Mining Control and
    Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)):  Provided further, That of
    such additional amount, $86,000,000 shall be distributed in equal
    amounts to the three Appalachian States with the greatest amount of
    unfunded needs to meet the priorities described in paragraphs (1) and
    (2) of such section, $33,000,000 shall be distributed in equal amounts
    to the three Appalachian States with the subsequent greatest amount of
    unfunded needs to meet such priorities, and $11,000,000 shall be for
    grants to federally recognized Indian tribes, without regard to their
    status as certified or uncertified under the Surface Mining Control and
    Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)), for reclamation of
    abandoned mine lands and other related activities in accordance with the
    terms and conditions described in the explanatory statement described in
    section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act)
    and shall be used for economic and community development in conjunction
    with the priorities in section 403(a) of the Surface Mining Control and
    Reclamation Act of 1977:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Payments. State and
    local governments. Native Americans. Deadline.>> That such payments
    shall be made to States and federally recognized Indian tribes not later

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    than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act:  Provided
    further, That if payments <<NOTE: Payments. Reduction.>> have not been
    made by the date specified in the preceding proviso, the amount
    appropriated for salaries and expenses under the heading ``Office of
    Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement'' shall be reduced by
    $100,000 per day until such payments have been made.

                                 Indian Affairs

                            Bureau of Indian Affairs

                          operation of indian programs

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian programs, as
    authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of November 2, 1921 (25
    U.S.C. 13) and the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
    Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), $1,898,550,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2025, except as otherwise provided herein;
    of which not to exceed $15,000 may be for official reception and
    representation expenses; of which not to exceed $78,494,000 shall be for
    welfare assistance payments:  Provided, That in cases of designated
    Federal disasters, the Secretary of the Interior may exceed such cap for
    welfare payments from the amounts provided herein, to provide for
    disaster relief to Indian communities affected by the disaster:
    Provided further, That federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal
    organizations of federally recognized Indian tribes may use their tribal
    priority allocations for unmet welfare assistance costs:  Provided
    further, That not to exceed $69,995,000 shall remain available until
    expended for housing improvement, road maintenance, land acquisition,
    attorney fees, litigation support, land records improvement, hearings
    and appeals, and the Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program:  Provided further,
    That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $841,000 shall be
    for projects specified for Special Initiatives (CDS) in the table titled
    ``Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding
    Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items'' included for this
    division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
    matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act):  Provided
    further, That any forestry funds allocated to a federally recognized
    tribe which remain unobligated as of September 30, 2025, may be
    transferred during fiscal year 2026 to an Indian forest land assistance
    account established for the benefit of the holder of the funds within
    the holder's trust fund account:  Provided further,
    That <<NOTE: Expiration date.>>  any such unobligated balances not so
    transferred shall expire on September 30, 2026:  Provided further, That
    in order to enhance the safety of Bureau field employees, the Bureau may
    use funds to purchase uniforms or other identifying articles of clothing
    for personnel:  Provided further, That not to exceed $7,096,000 of funds
    made available under this heading may, as needed, be transferred to
    ``Office of the Secretary--Departmental Operations'' for trust, probate,
    and administrative functions:  Provided further, That the Bureau of
    Indian Affairs may accept transfers of funds from United States Customs
    and Border Protection to supplement any other funding available for
    reconstruction or repair of roads owned by the Bureau of Indian Affairs

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    as identified on the National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory,
    23 U.S.C. 202(b)(1).

                            indian land consolidation

        For the acquisition of fractional interests to further land
    consolidation as authorized under the Indian Land Consolidation Act
    Amendments of 2000 (Public Law 106-462), and the American Indian Probate
    Reform Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-374), $4,000,000, to remain available
    until expended:  Provided, That any provision of the Indian Land
    Consolidation Act Amendments of 2000 (Public Law 106-462) that requires
    or otherwise relates to application of a lien shall not apply to the
    acquisitions funded herein.

                             contract support costs

        For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract support
    costs associated with Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
    Act agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of
    Indian Education for fiscal year 2024, such sums as may be necessary,
    which shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2025:
    Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amounts
    made available under this heading shall be available for transfer to
    another budget account.

                           payments for tribal leases

        For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for leases pursuant
    to section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
    Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5324(l)) for fiscal year 2024, such sums as
    may be necessary, which shall be available for obligation through
    September 30, 2025:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision
    of law, no amounts made available under this heading shall be available
    for transfer to another budget account.

                                  construction

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of irrigation
    and power systems, buildings, utilities, and other facilities, including
    architectural and engineering services by contract; acquisition of
    lands, and interests in lands; and preparation of lands for farming, and
    for construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pursuant to
    Public Law 87-483; $133,780,000, to remain available until expended:
    Provided, That such amounts as may be available for the construction of
    the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project may be transferred to the Bureau of
    Reclamation:  Provided further, That any funds provided for the Safety
    of Dams program pursuant to the Act of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13),
    shall be made available on a nonreimbursable basis:  Provided further,
    That this appropriation <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>>  may be reimbursed from
    the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration appropriation for the
    appropriate share of construction costs for space expansion needed in
    agency offices to meet trust reform implementation:  Provided further,
    That of the funds made available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall
    be derived from the Indian Irrigation Fund established by section

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    3211 of the WIIN Act (Public Law 114-322; 130 Stat. 1749):  Provided
    further, That amounts provided under this heading are made available for
    the modernization of Federal field communication capabilities, in
    addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purpose.

     indian land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to
                                     indians

        For payments and necessary administrative expenses for
    implementation of Indian land and water claim settlements pursuant to
    Public Laws 99-264, and 101-618, and for implementation of other land
    and water rights settlements, $976,000, to remain available until
    expended.

                     indian guaranteed loan program account

        For the cost of guaranteed loans and insured loans, $13,329,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2025, of which $2,125,000 is for
    administrative expenses, as authorized by the Indian Financing Act of
    1974:  Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such
    loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget
    Act of 1974:  Provided further, That these funds are available to
    subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed or
    insured, not to exceed $185,707,188.

                           Bureau of Indian Education

                     operation of indian education programs

        For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian education
    programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of November 2,
    1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), the Indian Self-Determination and Education
    Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Education
    Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2001-2019), and the Tribally Controlled
    Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), $1,131,617,000 to remain
    available until September 30, 2025, except as otherwise provided herein:
     Provided, That federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal
    organizations of federally recognized Indian tribes may use their tribal
    priority allocations for unmet welfare assistance costs:  Provided
    further, That not to exceed $833,592,000 for school operations costs of
    Bureau-funded schools and other education programs shall become
    available on July 1, 2024, and shall remain available until September
    30, 2025:  Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of
    law, including but not limited to the Indian Self-Determination Act of
    1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) and section 1128 of the Education
    Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2008), not to exceed $95,822,000 within
    and only from such amounts made available for school operations shall be
    available for administrative cost grants associated with grants approved
    prior to July 1, 2024:  Provided further, That in order to enhance the
    safety of Bureau field employees, the Bureau may use funds to purchase
    uniforms or other identifying articles of clothing for personnel.

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                             education construction

        For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of buildings,
    utilities, and other facilities necessary for the operation of Indian
    education programs, including architectural and engineering services by
    contract; acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; $234,725,000, to
    remain available until expended:  Provided, That in
    order <<NOTE: Deadline.>> to ensure timely completion of construction
    projects, the Secretary of the Interior may assume control of a project
    and all funds related to the project, if, not later than 18 months after
    the date of the enactment of this Act, any Public Law 100-297 (25 U.S.C.
    2501, et seq.) grantee receiving funds appropriated in this Act or in
    any prior Act, has not completed the planning and design phase of the
    project and commenced construction.

                            administrative provisions

        The <<NOTE: Contracts. Grants.>> Bureau of Indian Affairs and the
    Bureau of Indian Education may carry out the operation of Indian
    programs by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements,
    compacts, and grants, either directly or in cooperation with States and
    other organizations.

        Notwithstanding <<NOTE: Contracts.>>  Public Law 87-279 (25 U.S.C.
    15), the Bureau of Indian Affairs may contract for services in support
    of the management, operation, and maintenance of the Power Division of
    the San Carlos Irrigation Project.

        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to
    the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bureau of Indian Education for
    central office oversight and Executive Direction and Administrative
    Services (except Executive Direction and Administrative Services funding
    for Tribal Priority Allocations, regional offices, and facilities
    operations and maintenance) shall be available for contracts, grants,
    compacts, or cooperative agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or
    the Bureau of Indian Education under the provisions of the Indian Self-
    Determination Act or the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 (Public Law
    103-413).
        In the event any tribe returns appropriations made available by this
    Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bureau of Indian Education,
    this action shall not diminish the Federal Government's trust
    responsibility to that tribe, or the government-to-government
    relationship between the United States and that tribe, or that tribe's
    ability to access future appropriations.
        Notwithstanding <<NOTE: Alaska.>>  any other provision of law, no
    funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education, other than the
    amounts provided herein for assistance to public schools under 25 U.S.C.
    452 et seq., shall be available to support the operation of any
    elementary or secondary school in the State of Alaska.

        No funds <<NOTE: Waiver authority. Determination.>> available to the
    Bureau of Indian Education shall be used to support expanded grades for
    any school or dormitory beyond the grade structure in place or approved
    by the Secretary of the Interior at each school in the Bureau of Indian
    Education school system as of October 1, 1995, except that the Secretary
    of the Interior may waive this prohibition to support expansion of up to
    one additional grade when the Secretary determines such waiver is needed
    to support accomplishment of the mission of the Bureau of Indian
    Education, or more than one grade to expand the elementary grade
    structure for Bureau-funded schools with

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    a K-2 grade structure on October 1, 1996. Appropriations made available
    in this or any prior Act for schools funded by the Bureau shall be
    available, in accordance with the Bureau's funding formula, only to the
    schools in the Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996, and to any
    school or school program that was reinstated in fiscal year
    2012. <<NOTE: Charter schools. Reimbursement.>> Funds made available
    under this Act may not be used to establish a charter school at a
    Bureau-funded school (as that term is defined in section 1141 of the
    Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021)), except that a charter
    school that is in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act and
    that has operated at a Bureau-funded school before September 1, 1999,
    may continue to operate during that period, but only if the charter
    school pays to the Bureau a pro rata share of funds to reimburse the
    Bureau for the use of the real and personal property (including buses
    and vans), the funds of the charter school are kept separate and apart
    from Bureau funds, and the Bureau does not assume any obligation for
    charter school programs of the State in which the school is located if
    the charter school loses such funding. Employees of Bureau-funded
    schools sharing a campus with a charter school and performing functions
    related to the charter school's operation and employees of a charter
    school shall not be treated as Federal employees for purposes of chapter
    171 of title 28, United States Code.

        Notwithstanding <<NOTE: Continuation.>> any other provision of law,
    including section 113 of title I of appendix C of Public Law 106-113, if
    in fiscal year 2003 or 2004 a grantee received indirect and
    administrative costs pursuant to a distribution formula based on section
    5(f) of Public Law 101-301, the Secretary shall continue to distribute
    indirect and administrative cost funds to such grantee using the section
    5(f) distribution formula.

        Funds <<NOTE: Waiver authority. Compliance.>> available under this
    Act may not be used to establish satellite locations of schools in the
    Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996, except that the Secretary
    may waive this prohibition in order for an Indian tribe to provide
    language and cultural immersion educational programs for non-public
    schools located within the jurisdictional area of the tribal government
    which exclusively serve tribal members, do not include grades beyond
    those currently served at the existing Bureau-funded school, provide an
    educational environment with educator presence and academic facilities
    comparable to the Bureau-funded school, comply with all applicable
    Tribal, Federal, or State health and safety standards, and the Americans
    with Disabilities Act, and demonstrate the benefits of establishing
    operations at a satellite location in lieu of incurring extraordinary
    costs, such as for transportation or other impacts to students such as
    those caused by busing students extended distances:  Provided, That no
    funds available under this Act may be used to fund operations,
    maintenance, rehabilitation, construction, or other facilities-related
    costs for such assets that are not owned by the Bureau:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Definition.>> That the term ``satellite school'' means
    a school location physically separated from the existing Bureau school
    by more than 50 miles but that forms part of the existing school in all
    other respects.

        Funds made available for Tribal Priority Allocations within
    Operation of Indian Programs and Operation of Indian Education Programs
    may be used to execute requested adjustments in tribal priority
    allocations initiated by an Indian tribe.

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                      Bureau of Trust Funds Administration

                             federal trust programs

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For the operation of trust programs for Indians by direct
    expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants,
    $100,009,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed
    $17,152,000 from this or any other Act, may be available for settlement
    support:  Provided, That funds for trust management improvements and
    litigation support may, as needed, be transferred to or merged with the
    Bureau of Indian Affairs, ``Operation of Indian Programs'' and Bureau of
    Indian Education, ``Operation of Indian Education Programs'' accounts;
    the Office of the Solicitor, ``Salaries and Expenses'' account; and the
    Office of the Secretary, ``Departmental Operations'' account:  Provided
    further, That funds made available through contracts or grants obligated
    during fiscal year 2024, as authorized by the Indian Self-Determination
    Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), shall remain available until
    expended by the contractor or grantee:  Provided <<NOTE: Time
    period.>> further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
    Secretary shall not be required to provide a quarterly statement of
    performance for any Indian trust account that has not had activity for
    at least 15 months and has a balance of $15 or less:  Provided further,
    That the Secretary shall issue an annual account statement and maintain
    a record of any such accounts and shall permit the balance in each such
    account to be withdrawn upon the express written request of the account
    holder:  Provided further, That not to exceed $100,000 is available for
    the Secretary to make payments to correct administrative errors of
    either disbursements from or deposits to Individual Indian Money or
    Tribal accounts after September 30, 2002:  Provided further, That
    erroneous payments that are recovered shall be credited to and remain
    available in this account for this purpose:  Provided further, That the
    Secretary shall not be required to reconcile Special Deposit Accounts
    with a balance of less than $500 unless the Bureau of Trust Funds
    Administration receives proof of ownership from a Special Deposit
    Accounts claimant:  Provided further, That <<NOTE: Time
    period.>> notwithstanding section 102 of the American Indian Trust Fund
    Management Reform Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-412) or any other
    provision of law, the Secretary may aggregate the trust accounts of
    individuals whose whereabouts are unknown for a continuous period of at
    least 5 years and shall not be required to generate periodic statements
    of performance for the individual accounts:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Records. Determination.>> That with respect to the
    preceding proviso, the Secretary shall continue to maintain sufficient
    records to determine the balance of the individual accounts, including
    any accrued interest and income, and such funds shall remain available
    to the individual account holders.

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                              Departmental Offices

                             Office of the Secretary

                             departmental operations

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses for management of the Department of the
    Interior and for grants and cooperative agreements, as authorized by
    law, $147,418,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025; of
    which not to exceed $15,000 may be for official reception and
    representation expenses; of which up to $1,000,000 shall be available
    for workers compensation payments and unemployment compensation payments
    associated with the orderly closure of the United States Bureau of
    Mines; and of which $14,295,000 for Indian land, mineral, and resource
    valuation activities shall remain available until expended:  Provided,
    That funds for Indian land, mineral, and resource valuation activities
    may, as needed, be transferred to and merged with the Bureau of Indian
    Affairs ``Operation of Indian Programs'' and Bureau of Indian Education
    ``Operation of Indian Education Programs'' accounts and the Bureau of
    Trust Funds Administration ``Federal Trust Programs'' account:  Provided
    further, That funds made available through contracts or grants obligated
    during fiscal year 2024, as authorized by the Indian Self-Determination
    Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), shall remain available until
    expended by the contractor or grantee:  Provided further, That funds
    provided under this heading in this Act may be transferred to and merged
    with ``United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Resource Management''
    only to implement the functional transfer of the Office of Subsistence
    Management to the Office of the Secretary and maintain uninterrupted
    execution of ongoing subsistence management activities.

                            administrative provisions

        For fiscal year 2024, up to $400,000 of the payments authorized by
    chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, may be retained for
    administrative expenses of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program:
    Provided, That the amounts provided under this Act specifically for the
    Payments in Lieu of Taxes program are the only amounts available for
    payments authorized under chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code:
    Provided further, <<NOTE: 31 USC 6903 note.>> That in the event the sums
    appropriated for any fiscal year for payments pursuant to this chapter
    are insufficient to make the full payments authorized by that chapter to
    all units of local government, then the payment to each local government
    shall be made proportionally:  Provided further, That the Secretary may
    make adjustments to payment to individual units of local government to
    correct for prior overpayments or underpayments:  Provided further, That
    no payment shall be made pursuant to that chapter to otherwise eligible
    units of local government if the computed amount of the payment is less
    than $100.

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                                 Insular Affairs

                            assistance to territories

        For expenses necessary for assistance to territories under the
    jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and other jurisdictions
    identified in section 104(e) of Public Law 108-188, $120,107,000, of
    which: (1) $109,890,000 shall remain available until expended for
    territorial assistance, including general technical assistance,
    maintenance assistance, disaster assistance, coral reef initiative and
    natural resources activities, and brown tree snake control and research;
    grants to the judiciary in American Samoa for compensation and expenses,
    as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1661(c)); grants to the Government of
    American Samoa, in addition to current local revenues, for construction
    and support of governmental functions; grants to the Government of the
    Virgin Islands, as authorized by law; grants to the Government of Guam,
    as authorized by law; and grants to the Government of the Northern
    Mariana Islands, as authorized by law (Public Law 94-241; 90 Stat. 272);
    and (2) $10,217,000 shall be available until September 30, 2025, for
    salaries and expenses of the Office of Insular Affairs:
    Provided, <<NOTE: Audits. 48 USC 1469b.>> That all financial
    transactions of the territorial and local governments herein provided
    for, including such transactions of all agencies or instrumentalities
    established or used by such governments, may be audited by the
    Government Accountability Office, at its discretion, in accordance with
    chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code:  Provided further, That
    Northern Mariana Islands Covenant grant funding shall be provided
    according to those terms of the Agreement of the Special Representatives
    on Future United States Financial Assistance for the Northern Mariana
    Islands approved by Public Law 104-134:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Determination.>>  That the funds for the program of
    operations and maintenance improvement are appropriated to
    institutionalize routine operations and maintenance improvement of
    capital infrastructure with territorial participation and cost sharing
    to be determined by the Secretary based on the grantee's commitment to
    timely maintenance of its capital assets:  Provided further, That any
    appropriation for disaster assistance under this heading in this Act or
    previous appropriations Acts may be used as non-Federal matching funds
    for the purpose of hazard mitigation grants provided pursuant to section
    404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
    Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c).

                           compact of free association

        For grants and necessary expenses, $3,463,000, to remain available
    until expended, as provided for in sections 221(a)(2) and 233 of the
    Compact of Free Association for the Republic of Palau; and section
    221(a)(2) of the Compacts of Free Association for the Government of the
    Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia,
    as authorized by Public Law 99-658 and Public Law 108-188.

                            Administrative Provisions

                          (including transfer of funds)

        At the <<NOTE: Guam. Loans.>>  request of the Governor of Guam, the
    Secretary may transfer discretionary funds or mandatory funds provided
    under

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

                             Office of the Solicitor

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, $97,950,000,
    to remain available until September 30, 2025.

                           Office of Inspector General

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General,
    $67,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025.

                            Department-Wide Programs

                            wildland fire management

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire suppression
    operations, fire science and research, emergency rehabilitation, fuels
    management activities, and rural fire assistance by the Department of
    the Interior, $1,113,471,000, to remain available until expended, of
    which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be for the renovation or
    construction of fire facilities:  Provided, That such funds are also
    available for repayment of advances to other appropriation accounts from
    which funds were previously transferred for such purposes:  Provided
    further, That of the funds provided $214,450,000 is for fuels management
    activities:  Provided further, That of the funds provided $10,000,000 is
    for burned area rehabilitation:  Provided further, That persons hired
    pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1469 may be furnished subsistence and lodging
    without cost from funds available from this appropriation:  Provided
    further, That notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 1856d, sums received by a bureau
    or office of the Department of the Interior for fire protection rendered
    pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1856 et seq., protection of United States
    property, may be credited to the appropriation from which funds were
    expended to provide that protection, and are available without

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    fiscal year limitation:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Contracts. Grants.>> That using the amounts designated
    under this title of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter
    into procurement contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements, for fuels
    management activities, and for training and monitoring associated with
    such fuels management activities on Federal land, or on adjacent non-
    Federal land for activities that benefit resources on Federal land:
    Provided further, That the costs of implementing any cooperative
    agreement between the Federal Government and any non-Federal entity may
    be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties:  Provided
    further, That notwithstanding requirements of the Competition in
    Contracting Act, the Secretary, for purposes of fuels management
    activities, may obtain maximum practicable competition among: (1) local
    private, nonprofit, or cooperative entities; (2) Youth Conservation
    Corps crews, Public Lands Corps (Public Law 109-154), or related
    partnerships with State, local, or nonprofit youth groups; (3) small or
    micro-businesses; or (4) other entities that will hire or train locally
    a significant percentage, defined as 50 percent or more, of the project
    workforce to complete such contracts: <<NOTE: Guidance.>>   Provided
    further, That in implementing this section, the Secretary shall develop
    written guidance to field units to ensure accountability and consistent
    application of the authorities provided
    herein: <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>>   Provided further, That funds
    appropriated under this heading may be used to reimburse the United
    States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries
    Service for the costs of carrying out their responsibilities under the
    Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to consult and
    conference, as required by section 7 of such Act, in connection with
    wildland fire management activities:  Provided further, That the
    Secretary <<NOTE: Contracts. Real property. State and local
    governments.>>  of the Interior may use wildland fire appropriations to
    enter into leases of real property with local governments, at or below
    fair market value, to construct capitalized improvements for fire
    facilities on such leased properties, including but not limited to fire
    guard stations, retardant stations, and other initial attack and fire
    support facilities, and to make advance payments for any such lease or
    for construction activity associated with the lease:  Provided further,
    That the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may
    authorize the transfer of funds appropriated for wildland fire
    management, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000 between the
    Departments when such transfers would facilitate and expedite wildland
    fire management programs and projects:  Provided further, That funds
    provided for wildfire suppression shall be available for support of
    Federal emergency response actions:  Provided further, That funds
    appropriated under this heading shall be available for assistance to or
    through the Department of State in connection with forest and rangeland
    research, technical information, and assistance in foreign countries,
    and, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall be available
    to support forestry, wildland fire management, and related natural
    resource activities outside the United States and its territories and
    possessions, including technical assistance, education and training, and
    cooperation with United States and international organizations:
    Provided further, That funds made available under this heading in this
    Act and unobligated balances made available under this heading in prior
    Acts, other than amounts designated by the Congress as being for an
    emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget
    or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of

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    1985, shall be available, in addition to any other funds made available
    for such purpose, to continue uninterrupted the Federal wildland
    firefighter base salary increases provided under section 40803(d)(4)(B)
    of Public Law 117-58:  Provided further, That of the funds provided
    under this heading, $383,657,000 shall be available for wildfire
    suppression operations, and is provided to meet the terms of section
    251(b)(2)(F)(ii)(I) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
    Act of 1985.

                  wildfire suppression operations reserve fund

                         (including transfers of funds)

        In addition to the amounts provided under the heading ``Department
    of the Interior--Department-Wide Programs--Wildland Fire Management''
    for wildfire suppression operations, $350,000,000, to remain available
    until transferred, is additional new budget authority as specified for
    purposes of section 251(b)(2)(F) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
    Deficit Control Act of 1985:  Provided, That such amounts may be
    transferred to and merged with amounts made available under the headings
    ``Department of Agriculture--Forest Service--Wildland Fire Management''
    and ``Department of the Interior--Department-Wide Programs--Wildland
    Fire Management'' for wildfire suppression operations in the fiscal year
    in which such amounts are
    transferred: <<NOTE: Notification. Deadline.>>   Provided further, That
    amounts may be transferred to the ``Wildland Fire Management'' accounts
    in the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior only
    upon the notification of the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations that all wildfire suppression operations funds
    appropriated under that heading in this and prior appropriations Acts to
    the agency to which the funds will be transferred will be obligated
    within 30 days:  Provided further, That the transfer authority provided
    under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority
    provided by law:  Provided further, That, in
    determining <<NOTE: Determination. Deadline.>>  whether all wildfire
    suppression operations funds appropriated under the heading ``Wildland
    Fire Management'' in this and prior appropriations Acts to either the
    Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior will be
    obligated within 30 days pursuant to the preceding proviso, any funds
    transferred or permitted to be transferred pursuant to any other
    transfer authority provided by law shall be excluded.

                        central hazardous materials fund

        For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior and any of
    its component offices and bureaus for the response action, including
    associated activities, performed pursuant to the Comprehensive
    Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601
    et seq.), $9,661,000, to remain available until expended.

                     energy community revitalization program

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior to
    inventory, assess, decommission, reclaim, respond to hazardous substance
    releases, remediate lands pursuant to section 40704 of Public

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    Law 117-58 (30 U.S.C. 1245), and carry out the purposes of section 349
    of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15907), as amended,
    $4,800,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That such
    amount shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for such
    purposes:  Provided further, That amounts appropriated under this
    heading are available for program management and oversight of these
    activities: <<NOTE: Grants.>>   Provided further, That the Secretary may
    transfer the funds provided under this heading in this Act to any other
    account in the Department to carry out such purposes, and may expend
    such funds directly, or through grants:  Provided further, That these
    amounts are not available to fulfill Comprehensive Environmental
    Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.)
    obligations agreed to in settlement or imposed by a court, whether for
    payment of funds or for work to be performed.

               natural resource damage assessment and restoration

                     natural resource damage assessment fund

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

                              working capital fund

        For the operation and maintenance of a departmental financial and
    business management system, data management, information technology
    improvements of general benefit to the Department, cybersecurity, and
    the consolidation of facilities and operations throughout the
    Department, $107,710,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided,
    That <<NOTE: Advance approval.>> none of the funds appropriated in this
    Act or any other Act may be used to establish reserves in the Working
    Capital Fund account other than for accrued annual leave and
    depreciation of equipment without prior approval of the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:  Provided
    further, That the Secretary of the Interior may assess reasonable
    charges to State, local, and tribal government employees for training
    services provided by the National Indian Program Training Center, other
    than training related to Public Law 93-638:  Provided further, That
    the <<NOTE: Contracts. State and local governments. Tribal
    governments.>>  Secretary may lease or otherwise provide space and
    related facilities, equipment, or professional services of the National
    Indian Program Training Center to State, local and tribal government
    employees or persons or organizations engaged in cultural, educational,
    or recreational activities (as defined in section 3306(a) of title 40,
    United States Code) at the prevailing rate for similar space,
    facilities, equipment, or services in the vicinity of the National
    Indian Program Training Center:  Provided further, That all funds
    received pursuant to the two preceding provisos shall be credited to
    this account, shall be available until expended, and shall be used by
    the Secretary for necessary expenses of the National Indian Program
    Training Center:  Provided further, That
    the <<NOTE: Grants. Contracts.>>  Secretary may enter into grants

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    and cooperative agreements to support the Office of Natural Resource
    Revenue's collection and disbursement of royalties, fees, and other
    mineral revenue proceeds, as authorized by law.

                            administrative provision

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

                       office of natural resources revenue

        For necessary expenses for management of the collection and
    disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, and
    for grants and cooperative agreements, as authorized by law,
    $167,937,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025; of which
    $69,751,000 shall remain available until expended for the purpose of
    mineral revenue management activities:  Provided, That notwithstanding
    any other provision of law, $15,000 shall be available for refunds of
    overpayments in connection with certain Indian leases in which the
    Secretary of the Interior concurred with the claimed refund due, to pay
    amounts owed to Indian allottees or tribes, or to correct prior
    unrecoverable erroneous payments.

                 General Provisions, Department of the Interior

                         (including transfers of funds)

                   emergency transfer authority--intra-bureau

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

                  emergency transfer authority--department-wide

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

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

                             authorized use of funds

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

                authorized use of funds, indian trust management

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

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                redistribution of funds, bureau of indian affairs

        Sec. 105.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary
    of the Interior is authorized to redistribute any Tribal Priority
    Allocation funds, including tribal base funds, to alleviate tribal
    funding inequities by transferring funds to address identified, unmet
    needs, dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate
    distribution methodologies. No tribe shall receive a reduction in Tribal
    Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 percent in fiscal year 2024.
    Under circumstances of dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or
    inaccurate distribution methodologies, the 10 percent limitation does
    not apply.

                      Ellis, Governors, and Liberty Islands

        Sec. 106. <<NOTE: New York. New Jersey. Contracts.>> Notwithstanding
    any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized
    to acquire lands, waters, or interests therein, including the use of all
    or part of any pier, dock, or landing within the State of New York and
    the State of New Jersey, for the purpose of operating and maintaining
    facilities in the support of transportation and accommodation of
    visitors to Ellis, Governors, and Liberty Islands, and of other program
    and administrative activities, by donation or with appropriated funds,
    including franchise fees (and other monetary consideration), or by
    exchange; and the Secretary is authorized to negotiate and enter into
    leases, subleases, concession contracts, or other agreements for the use
    of such facilities on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may
    determine reasonable.

                     outer continental shelf inspection fees

        Sec. 107. (a) In fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of the Interior
    shall collect a nonrefundable inspection fee, which shall be deposited
    in the ``Offshore Safety and Environmental Enforcement'' account, from
    the designated operator for facilities subject to inspection under 43
    U.S.C. 1348(c).
        (b) Annual fees shall be collected for facilities that are above the
    waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and are in place at the start of the
    fiscal year. Fees for fiscal year 2024 shall be--
                (1) $10,500 for facilities with no wells, but with
            processing equipment or gathering lines;
                (2) $17,000 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, with any
            combination of active or inactive wells; and
                (3) $31,500 for facilities with more than 10 wells, with any
            combination of active or inactive wells.

        (c) Fees for drilling rigs shall be assessed for all inspections
    completed in fiscal year 2024. Fees for fiscal year 2024 shall be--
                (1) $30,500 per inspection for rigs operating in water
            depths of 500 feet or more; and
                (2) $16,700 per inspection for rigs operating in water
            depths of less than 500 feet.

        (d) Fees for inspection of well operations conducted via non-rig
    units as outlined in title 30 CFR 250 subparts D, E, F, and Q shall be
    assessed for all inspections completed in fiscal year 2024. Fees for
    fiscal year 2024 shall be--
                (1) $13,260 per inspection for non-rig units operating in
            water depths of 2,500 feet or more;

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                (2) $11,530 per inspection for non-rig units operating in
            water depths between 500 and 2,499 feet; and
                (3) $4,470 per inspection for non-rig units operating in
            water depths of less than 500 feet.

        (e) <<NOTE: Time period. Deadlines.>> The Secretary shall bill
    designated operators under subsection (b) quarterly, with payment
    required within 30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill designated
    operators under subsection (c) within 30 days of the end of the month in
    which the inspection occurred, with payment required within 30 days of
    billing. The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection
    (d) with payment required by the end of the following quarter.

      contracts and agreements for wild horse and burro holding facilities

        Sec. 108. <<NOTE: 16 USC 1336 note.>> Notwithstanding any other
    provision of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into
    multiyear cooperative agreements with nonprofit organizations and other
    appropriate entities, and may enter into multiyear contracts in
    accordance with the provisions of section 3903 of title 41, United
    States Code (except that the 5-year term restriction in subsection (a)
    shall not apply), for the long-term care and maintenance of excess wild
    free roaming horses and burros by such organizations or entities on
    private land. Such cooperative <<NOTE: Time period.>>  agreements and
    contracts may not exceed 10 years, subject to renewal at the discretion
    of the Secretary.

                            mass marking of salmonids

        Sec. 109.  The United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall, in
    carrying out its responsibilities to protect threatened and endangered
    species of salmon, implement a system of mass marking of salmonid
    stocks, intended for harvest, that are released from federally operated
    or federally financed hatcheries including but not limited to fish
    releases of coho, chinook, and steelhead species. Marked fish must have
    a visible mark that can be readily identified by commercial and
    recreational fishers.

                  contracts and agreements with indian affairs

        Sec. 110.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal
    year 2024, in carrying out work involving cooperation with State, local,
    and tribal governments or any political subdivision thereof, Indian
    Affairs may record obligations against accounts receivable from any such
    entities, except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year
    shall not exceed total budgetary resources available at the end of the
    fiscal year.

             department of the interior experienced services program

        Sec. 111. (a) <<NOTE: Grants. Contracts.>> Notwithstanding any other
    provision of law relating to Federal grants and cooperative agreements,
    the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make grants to, or enter
    into cooperative agreements with, private nonprofit organizations
    designated by the Secretary of Labor under title V of the Older
    Americans Act of 1965 to utilize the talents of older Americans in
    programs authorized by other provisions of law administered by the
    Secretary and consistent with such provisions of law.

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        (b) Prior to awarding any grant or agreement under subsection (a),
    the Secretary shall ensure that the agreement would not--
                (1) result in the displacement of individuals currently
            employed by the Department, including partial displacement
            through reduction of non-overtime hours, wages, or employment
            benefits;
                (2) result in the use of an individual under the Department
            of the Interior Experienced Services Program for a job or
            function in a case in which a Federal employee is in a layoff
            status from the same or substantially equivalent job within the
            Department; or
                (3) affect existing contracts for services.

                               obligation of funds

        Sec. 112. <<NOTE: Deadline.>> Amounts appropriated by this Act to
    the Department of the Interior shall be available for obligation and
    expenditure not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this
    Act.

                             separation of accounts

        Sec. 113.  The Secretary of the Interior, in order to implement an
    orderly transition to separate accounts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
    and the Bureau of Indian Education, may transfer funds among and between
    the successor offices and bureaus affected by the reorganization only in
    conformance with the reprogramming guidelines described in this Act.

                        payments in lieu of taxes (pilt)

        Sec. 114. <<NOTE: Applicability. 31 USC 6906 note.>> Section 6906 of
    title 31, United States Code, shall be applied by substituting ``fiscal
    year 2024'' for ``fiscal year 2019''.

             disclosure of departure or alternate procedure approval

        Sec. 115. (a) <<NOTE: Web posting. Public
    information. Deadline.>> Subject to subsection (b), in any case in which
    the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement or the Bureau of
    Ocean Energy Management prescribes or approves any departure or use of
    alternate procedure or equipment, in regards to a plan or permit, under
    30 CFR 585.103; 30 CFR 550.141; 30 CFR 550.142; 30 CFR 250.141; or 30
    CFR 250.142, the head of such bureau shall post a description of such
    departure or alternate procedure or equipment use approval on such
    bureau's publicly available website not more than 15 business days after
    such issuance.

        (b) The head of each bureau may exclude confidential business
    information.

                               long bridge project

        Sec. 116. (a) <<NOTE: Virginia. District of Columbia.>>
    Authorization of Conveyance.--On request by the State of Virginia or the
    District of Columbia for the purpose of the construction of rail and
    other infrastructure relating to the Long Bridge Project, the Secretary
    of the Interior may convey to the State or the District of Columbia, as
    applicable, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and
    to any portion of the approximately 4.4 acres of National Park Service
    land depicted as ``Permanent Impact to NPS Land'' on the Map dated

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    May 15, 2020, that is identified by the State or the District of
    Columbia.

        (b) Terms and Conditions.--Such conveyance of the National Park
    Service land under subsection (a) shall be subject to any terms and
    conditions that the Secretary may require. If such conveyed land is no
    longer being used for the purposes specified in this section, the lands
    or interests therein shall revert to the National Park Service after
    they have been restored or remediated to the satisfaction of the
    Secretary.
        (c) Corrections.--The Secretary and the State or the District of
    Columbia, as applicable, by mutual agreement, may--
                (1) make minor boundary adjustments to the National Park
            Service land to be conveyed to the State or the District of
            Columbia under subsection (a); and
                (2) correct any minor errors in the Map referred to in
            subsection (a).

        (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
                (1) Long bridge project.--The term ``Long Bridge Project''
            means the rail project, as identified by the Federal Railroad
            Administration, from Rosslyn (RO) Interlocking in Arlington,
            Virginia, to L'Enfant (LE) Interlocking in Washington, DC, which
            includes a bicycle and pedestrian bridge.
                (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
            of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National
            Park Service.
                (3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Virginia.

                             interagency motor pool

        Sec. 117.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law or Federal
    regulation, federally recognized Indian tribes or authorized tribal
    organizations that receive Tribally-Controlled School Grants pursuant to
    Public Law 100-297 may obtain interagency motor vehicles and related
    services for performance of any activities carried out under such grants
    to the same extent as if they were contracting under the Indian Self-
    Determination and Education Assistance Act.

                             appraiser pay authority

        Sec. 118.  For fiscal year 2024, funds made available in this or any
    other Act or otherwise made available to the Department of the Interior
    for the Appraisal and Valuation Services Office may be used by the
    Secretary of the Interior to establish higher minimum rates of basic pay
    for employees of the Department of the Interior in the Appraiser (GS-
    1171) job series at grades 11 through 15 carrying out appraisals of real
    property and appraisal reviews conducted in support of the Department's
    realty programs at rates no greater than 15 percent above the minimum
    rates of basic pay normally scheduled, and such higher rates shall be
    consistent with subsections (e) through (h) of section 5305 of title 5,
    United States Code.

                                   sage-grouse

        Sec. 119.  None of the funds made available by this or any other Act
    may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to write or issue pursuant
    to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533)--

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                (1) a proposed rule for greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus
            urophasianus);
                (2) a proposed rule for the Columbia basin distinct
            population segment of greater sage-grouse.

                            state conservation grants

        Sec. 120.  For expenses necessary to carry out section 200305 of
    title 54, United States Code, the National Park Service may retain up to
    7 percent of the State Conservation Grants program to provide to States,
    the District of Columbia, and insular areas, as matching grants to
    support state program administrative costs.

                     retention of concession franchise fees

        Sec. 121.  Section 101917(c) of title 54, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
                ``(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.''.

                       historic preservation fund deposits

        Sec. 122. <<NOTE: Applicability. 54 USC 303102 note.>> Section
    303102 of title 54, United States Code, shall be applied by substituting
    ``fiscal year 2024'' for ``fiscal year 2023''.

                             decommissioning account

        Sec. 123. <<NOTE: 43 USC 1338a.>>   The matter under the amended
    heading ``Royalty and Offshore Minerals Management'' for the Minerals
    Management Service in Public Law 101-512 (104 Stat. 1926, as amended)
    (43 U.S.C. 1338a) is further amended by striking the fifth and sixth
    provisos in their entirety and inserting the following: ``Provided
    further, That notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States
    Code, any moneys hereafter received as a result of the forfeiture of a
    bond or other security by an Outer Continental Shelf permittee, lessee,
    or right-of-way holder that does not fulfill the requirements of its
    permit, lease, or right-of-way or does not comply with the regulations
    of the Secretary, or as a bankruptcy distribution or settlement
    associated with such failure or noncompliance, shall be credited to a
    separate account established in the Treasury for decommissioning
    activities and shall be available to the Bureau of Ocean Energy
    Management without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation to
    cover the cost to the United States 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 <<NOTE: Allocation.>>  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

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    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.''.

                           nonrecurring expenses fund

        Sec. 124. <<NOTE: 43 USC 1474g.>> There is hereby established in the
    Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the ``Department of
    the Interior Nonrecurring Expenses Fund'' (the Fund):  Provided, That
    unobligated balances of expired discretionary funds appropriated for
    this or any succeeding fiscal year from the General Fund of the Treasury
    to the Department of the Interior by this or any other Act may be
    transferred (not later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the
    last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the purposes for
    which appropriated) into the Fund:  Provided further, That amounts
    deposited in the Fund shall be available until expended, and in addition
    to such other funds as may be available for such purposes, for
    information and business technology system modernization and facilities
    infrastructure improvements and associated administrative expenses,
    including nonrecurring maintenance, necessary for the operation of the
    Department or its bureaus, subject to approval by the Office of
    Management and Budget:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Notification. Advance
    approvals.>> That amounts in the Fund may not be obligated without
    written notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate in
    conformance with the reprogramming guidelines described in this Act.

                    ebey's landing national historic reserve

        Sec. 125.  Section 508(f) of Public Law <<NOTE: 54 USC 320101
    note.>>  95-625 (92 stat. 3509) is amended by striking ``not to exceed
    $5,000,000'' and inserting ``$18,000,000''.

                  interior authority for operating efficiencies

        Sec. 126. (a) In fiscal years 2024 and 2025, the Secretary of the
    Interior may authorize and execute agreements to achieve operating
    efficiencies among and between two or more component bureaus and offices
    through the following activities:
                (1) co-locating in offices and facilities leased or owned by
            any such component and sharing related utilities and equipment;
                (2) detailing or assigning staff on a non-reimbursable basis
            for up to 5 business days; and
                (3) sharing staff and equipment necessary to meet mission
            requirements.

        (b) The authority provided by subsection (a) is to support areas of
    mission alignment between and among component bureaus and offices or
    where geographic proximity allows for efficiencies.
        (c) <<NOTE: Contracts.>> Bureaus and offices entering into
    agreements authorized under subsections (a)(1) and (a)(3) shall bear
    costs for such agreements in a manner that reflects their approximate
    benefit and share of total costs, which may or may not include indirect
    costs.

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        (d) <<NOTE: Reimbursements.>> In furtherance of the requirement in
    subsection (c), the Secretary of the Interior may make transfers of
    funds in advance or on a reimbursable basis.

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        Editorial note: The text above is the only information printed on
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                                    TITLE II

                         ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

                             Science and Technology

        For science and technology, including research and development
    activities, which shall include research and development activities
    under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
    Liability Act of 1980; necessary expenses for personnel and related
    costs and travel expenses; procurement of laboratory equipment and
    supplies; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; and other
    operating expenses in support of research and development, $758,103,000,
    to remain available until September 30, 2025:  Provided, That of the
    funds included under this heading, $19,530,000 shall be for Research:
    National Priorities as specified in the explanatory statement described
    in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated
    Act), of which $2,030,000 shall be for projects specified for Science
    and Technology in the table titled ``Interior and Environment
    Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally
    Directed Spending Items'' included for this division in the explanatory
    statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
    this consolidated Act).

                      Environmental Programs and Management

        For environmental programs and management, including necessary
    expenses not otherwise provided for, for personnel and related costs and
    travel expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance,
    and operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library memberships in
    societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at
    a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members;
    administrative costs of the brownfields program under the Small Business
    Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002;
    implementation of a coal combustion residual permit program under
    section 2301 of the Water and Waste Act of 2016; and not to exceed
    $40,000 for official reception and representation expenses,
    $3,178,028,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025:  Provided
    further, That of the funds included under this heading--
                (1) $30,700,000 shall be for Environmental Protection:
            National Priorities as specified in the explanatory statement
            described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
            this consolidated Act);
                (2) $681,726,000 shall be for Geographic Programs as
            specified in the explanatory statement described in section 4
            (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act);
            and
                (3) $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall
            be for grants, including grants that may be awarded on a non-
            competitive basis, interagency agreements, and associated
            program support costs to establish and implement a program to
            assist Alaska Native Regional Corporations, Alaskan Native
            Village Corporations, federally-recognized tribes in Alaska,
            Alaska Native Non-Profit Organizations and Alaska Native
            Nonprofit Associations, and intertribal consortia comprised of

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            Alaskan tribal entities to address contamination on lands
            conveyed under or pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims
            Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) that were or are
            contaminated at the time of conveyance and are on an inventory
            of such lands developed and maintained by the Environmental
            Protection Agency:  Provided, <<NOTE: Grants. Contracts.>> That
            grants awarded using funds made available in this paragraph may
            be used by a recipient to supplement other funds provided by the
            Environmental Protection Agency through individual media or
            multi-media grants or cooperative agreements:  Provided further,
            That of the amounts made available in this paragraph, in
            addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, the
            Environmental Protection Agency may reserve up to $2,000,000 for
            salaries, expenses, and administration of the program and for
            grants related to such program that address contamination on
            lands conveyed under or pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims
            Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) that were or are
            contaminated at the time of conveyance and are on the EPA
            inventory of such lands.

    In addition, $9,000,000, to remain available until expended, for
    necessary expenses of activities described in section 26(b)(1) of the
    Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2625(b)(1)):  Provided, That
    fees collected pursuant to that section of that Act and deposited in the
    ``TSCA Service Fee Fund'' as discretionary offsetting receipts in fiscal
    year 2024 shall be retained and used for necessary salaries and expenses
    in this appropriation and shall remain available until expended:
    Provided further, <<NOTE: Reduction.>> That the sum herein appropriated
    in this paragraph from the general fund for fiscal year 2024 shall be
    reduced by the amount of discretionary offsetting receipts received
    during fiscal year 2024, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2024
    appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0:
    Provided further, That to the extent that amounts realized from such
    receipts exceed $9,000,000, those amounts in excess of $9,000,000 shall
    be deposited in the ``TSCA Service Fee Fund'' as discretionary
    offsetting receipts in fiscal year 2024, shall be retained and used for
    necessary salaries and expenses in this account, and shall remain
    available until expended:  Provided further, That of
    the <<NOTE: Allocation.>> funds included in the first paragraph under
    this heading, the Chemical Risk Review and Reduction program project
    shall be allocated for this fiscal year, excluding the amount of any
    fees appropriated, not less than the amount of appropriations for that
    program project for fiscal year 2014.

                           Office of Inspector General

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
    carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
    $43,250,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025:  Provided,
    That the Office of Inspector General shall be subject to the terms,
    conditions, and requirements specified under this heading in Senate
    Report 118-83.

                            Buildings and Facilities

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

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                          Hazardous Substance Superfund

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive Environmental
    Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including
    sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611), and
    hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, $537,700,000, to remain
    available until expended, consisting of such sums as are available in
    the Trust Fund on September 30, 2023, and not otherwise appropriated
    from the Trust Fund, as authorized by section 517(a) of the Superfund
    Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) and up to $537,700,000
    as a payment from general revenues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund
    for purposes as authorized by section 517(b) of
    SARA: <<NOTE: Allocations.>>   Provided, That funds appropriated under
    this heading may be allocated to other Federal agencies in accordance
    with section 111(a) of CERCLA:  Provided further, That of the funds
    appropriated under this heading, $11,328,000 shall be paid to the
    ``Office of Inspector General'' appropriation to remain available until
    September 30, 2025, and $30,343,000 shall be paid to the ``Science and
    Technology'' appropriation to remain available until September 30, 2025.

               Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program

        For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground storage tank
    cleanup activities authorized by subtitle I of the Solid Waste Disposal
    Act, $89,214,000, to remain available until expended, of which
    $64,723,000 shall be for carrying out leaking underground storage tank
    cleanup activities authorized by section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste
    Disposal Act; and $24,491,000 shall be for carrying out the other
    provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act specified in section 9508(c)
    of the Internal Revenue Code:  Provided, That the Administrator is
    authorized to use appropriations made available under this heading to
    implement section 9013 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide
    financial assistance to federally recognized Indian tribes for the
    development and implementation of programs to manage underground storage
    tanks.

                            Inland Oil Spill Programs

        For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental Protection
    Agency's responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, including
    hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, $20,711,000, to be derived
    from the Oil Spill Liability trust fund, to remain available until
    expended.

                       State and Tribal Assistance Grants

                         (including rescission of funds)

        For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, including
    capitalization grants for State revolving funds and performance
    partnership grants, $4,418,938,000, to remain available until expended,
    of which--
                (1) $1,638,861,000 shall be for making capitalization grants
            for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title VI of the
            Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and of which

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            $1,126,101,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for the
            Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the
            Safe Drinking Water Act:  Provided, That $787,652,267 of the
            funds made available for capitalization grants for the Clean
            Water State Revolving Funds and $631,659,905 of the funds made
            available for capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State
            Revolving Funds shall be for the construction of drinking water,
            wastewater, and storm water infrastructure and for water quality
            protection in accordance with the terms and conditions specified
            for such grants in the explanatory statement described in
            section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
            consolidated Act) for projects specified for ``STAG--Drinking
            Water State Revolving Fund'' and ``STAG--Clean Water State
            Revolving Fund'' in the table titled ``Interior and Environment
            Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally
            Directed Spending Items'' included for this division in the
            explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter
            preceding division A of this consolidated Act), and, for
            purposes of these grants, each grantee shall contribute not less
            than 20 percent of the cost of the project unless the grantee is
            approved for a waiver by the Agency:  Provided further, That
            $13,300,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading for
            capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds
            and for capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State
            Revolving Funds, in addition to amounts otherwise available for
            such purposes, may be used by the Administrator for salaries,
            expenses, and administration for Community Project Funding
            Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items:  Provided
            further, That the amounts in the preceding proviso under this
            heading shall not be available for obligation until the report,
            as specified under this heading in the explanatory statement
            described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
            this consolidated Act) is received by the Committees on
            Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
            Provided further, That for fiscal year 2024, to the extent there
            are sufficient eligible project applications and projects are
            consistent with State Intended Use Plans, not less than 10
            percent of the funds made available under this title to each
            State for Clean Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants
            shall be used by the State for projects to address green
            infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or
            other environmentally innovative activities:  Provided further,
            That for fiscal year 2024, funds made available under this title
            to each State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
            capitalization grants may, at the discretion of each State, be
            used for projects to address green infrastructure, water or
            energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally
            innovative activities:  Provided further, That the Administrator
            is authorized to use up to $1,500,000 of funds made available
            for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under this heading
            under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
            U.S.C. 1381) to conduct the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey:
            Provided further, That notwithstanding section 603(d)(7) of the
            Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the limitation on the
            amounts in a State water pollution control revolving fund that
            may be used by a State to administer the fund shall not apply to
            amounts included as principal in loans made

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            by such fund in fiscal year 2024 and prior years where such
            amounts represent costs of administering the fund to the extent
            that such amounts are or were deemed reasonable by the
            Administrator, accounted for separately from other assets in the
            fund, and used for eligible purposes of the fund, including
            administration:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Territories. District
            of Columbia.>> That for fiscal year 2024, notwithstanding the
            provisions of subsections (g)(1), (h), and (l) of section 201 of
            the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, grants made under title
            II of such Act for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the
            Northern Marianas, the United States Virgin Islands, and the
            District of Columbia may also be made for the purpose of
            providing assistance: (1) solely for facility plans, design
            activities, or plans, specifications, and estimates for any
            proposed project for the construction of treatment works; and
            (2) for the construction, repair, or replacement of privately
            owned treatment works serving one or more principal residences
            or small commercial establishments:  Provided further, That for
            fiscal year 2024, notwithstanding the provisions of such
            subsections (g)(1), (h), and (l) of section 201 and section
            518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, funds
            reserved by the Administrator for grants under section 518(c) of
            the Federal Water Pollution Control Act may also be used to
            provide assistance: (1) solely for facility plans, design
            activities, or plans, specifications, and estimates for any
            proposed project for the construction of treatment works; and
            (2) for the construction, repair, or replacement of privately
            owned treatment works serving one or more principal residences
            or small commercial establishments:  Provided further, That for
            fiscal year 2024, notwithstanding any provision of the Federal
            Water Pollution Control Act and regulations issued pursuant
            thereof, up to a total of $2,000,000 of the funds reserved by
            the Administrator for grants under section 518(c) of such Act
            may also be used for grants for training, technical assistance,
            and educational programs relating to the operation and
            management of the treatment works specified in section 518(c) of
            such Act: <<NOTE: Oklahoma. Determination.>>   Provided further,
            That for fiscal year 2024, funds reserved under section 518(c)
            of such Act shall be available for grants only to Indian tribes,
            as defined in section 518(h) of such Act and former Indian
            reservations in Oklahoma (as determined by the Secretary of the
            Interior) and Native Villages as defined in Public Law 92-203:
            Provided further, That for fiscal year 2024, notwithstanding the
            limitation on amounts in section 518(c) of the Federal Water
            Pollution Control Act, up to a total of 2 percent of the funds
            appropriated, or $30,000,000, whichever is greater, and
            notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section 1452(i) of
            the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to a total of 2 percent of the
            funds appropriated, or $20,000,000, whichever is greater, for
            State Revolving Funds under such Acts may be reserved by the
            Administrator for grants under section 518(c) and section
            1452(i) of such Acts:  Provided further, That
            for <<NOTE: Territories.>>  fiscal year 2024, notwithstanding
            the amounts specified in section 205(c) of the Federal Water
            Pollution Control Act, up to 1.5 percent of the aggregate funds
            appropriated for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program
            under the Act less any sums reserved under section 518(c) of the
            Act, may be reserved by the Administrator for grants made under
            title II of the Federal Water Pollution

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            Control Act for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the
            Northern Marianas, and United States Virgin Islands:  Provided
            further, That for fiscal year 2024, notwithstanding the
            limitations on amounts specified in section 1452(j) of the Safe
            Drinking Water Act, up to 1.5 percent of the funds appropriated
            for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs under the
            Safe Drinking Water Act may be reserved by the Administrator for
            grants made under section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water
            Act: <<NOTE: Determination.>>   Provided further, That 10
            percent of the funds made available under this title to each
            State for Clean Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants
            and 14 percent of the funds made available under this title to
            each State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
            capitalization grants shall be used by the State to provide
            additional subsidy to eligible recipients in the form of
            forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans, or grants (or
            any combination of these), and shall be so used by the State
            only where such funds are provided as initial financing for an
            eligible recipient or to buy, refinance, or restructure the debt
            obligations of eligible recipients only where such debt was
            incurred on or after the date of enactment of this Act, or where
            such debt was incurred prior to the date of enactment of this
            Act if the State, with concurrence from the Administrator,
            determines that such funds could be used to help address a
            threat to public health from heightened exposure to lead in
            drinking water or if a Federal or State emergency declaration
            has been issued due to a threat to public health from heightened
            exposure to lead in a municipal drinking water supply before the
            date of enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That in a
            State in which such an emergency declaration has been issued,
            the State may use more than 14 percent of the funds made
            available under this title to the State for Drinking Water State
            Revolving Fund capitalization grants to provide additional
            subsidy to eligible recipients:  Provided further, That
            notwithstanding section 1452(o) of the Safe Drinking Water Act
            (42 U.S.C. 300j-12(o)), the Administrator shall reserve up to
            $12,000,000 of the amounts made available for fiscal year 2024
            for making capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State
            Revolving Funds to pay the costs of monitoring for unregulated
            contaminants under section 1445(a)(2)(C) of such Act:  Provided
            further, That of the unobligated balances available in the
            ``State and Tribal Assistance Grants'' account appropriated
            prior to fiscal year 2012 for ``special project grants'' or
            ``special needs infrastructure grants,'' or for the
            administration, management, and oversight of such grants,
            $1,500,000 are permanently rescinded:  Provided further, That no
            amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by
            the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a
            concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and
            Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:  Provided further, That
            the funds made available under this heading for Community
            Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending grants in this
            or prior appropriations Acts are not subject to compliance with
            Federal procurement requirements for competition and methods of
            procurement applicable to Federal financial assistance, if a
            Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending
            recipient has procured services or products through contracts

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            entered into prior to the date of enactment of this legislation
            that complied with state and/or local laws governing
            competition;
                (2) $35,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineering,
            planning, design, construction and related activities in
            connection with the construction of high priority water and
            wastewater facilities in the area of the United States-Mexico
            Border, after consultation with the appropriate border
            commission:  Provided, That no funds provided by this
            appropriations Act to address the water, wastewater and other
            critical infrastructure needs of the colonias in the United
            States along the United States-Mexico border shall be made
            available to a county or municipal government unless that
            government has established an enforceable local ordinance, or
            other zoning rule, which prevents in that jurisdiction the
            development or construction of any additional colonia areas, or
            the development within an existing colonia the construction of
            any new home, business, or other structure which lacks water,
            wastewater, or other necessary infrastructure;
                (3) $39,000,000 shall be for grants to the State of Alaska
            to address drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs of
            rural and Alaska Native Villages: <<NOTE: Alaska.>>   Provided,
            That of these funds: (A) the State of Alaska shall provide a
            match of 25 percent; (B) no more than 5 percent of the funds may
            be used for administrative and overhead expenses; and (C) the
            State of Alaska shall make awards consistent with the Statewide
            priority list established in conjunction with the Agency and the
            U.S. Department of Agriculture for all water, sewer, waste
            disposal, and similar projects carried out by the State of
            Alaska that are funded under section 221 of the Federal Water
            Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) or the Consolidated Farm
            and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.) which shall
            allocate not less than 25 percent of the funds provided for
            projects in regional hub communities;
                (4) $98,000,000 shall be to carry out section 104(k) of the
            Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
            Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including grants, interagency
            agreements, and associated program support costs:  Provided,
            That at least <<NOTE: Allocations.>>  10 percent shall be
            allocated for assistance in persistent poverty
            counties: <<NOTE: Definition.>>   Provided further, That for
            purposes of this section, the term ``persistent poverty
            counties'' means any county that has had 20 percent or more of
            its population living in poverty over the past 30 years, as
            measured by the 1993 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates,
            the 2000 decennial census, and the most recent Small Area Income
            and Poverty Estimates, or any territory or possession of the
            United States;
                (5) $90,000,000 shall be for grants under title VII,
            subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005;
                (6) $67,800,000 shall be for targeted airshed grants in
            accordance with the terms and conditions in the explanatory
            statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
            division A of this consolidated Act);
                (7) $28,500,000 shall be for grants under subsections (a)
            through (j) of section 1459A of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42
            U.S.C. 300j-19a):  Provided, That for fiscal year 2024, funds

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            provided under subsections (a) through (j) of such section of
            such Act may be used--
                        (A) by a State to provide assistance to benefit one
                    or more owners of drinking water wells that are not
                    public water systems or connected to a public water
                    system for necessary and appropriate activities related
                    to a contaminant pursuant to subsection (j) of such
                    section of such Act; and
                        (B) to support a community described in subsection
                    (c)(2) of such section of such Act;
                (8) $28,000,000 shall be for grants under section 1464(d) of
            the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-24(d));
                (9) $22,000,000 shall be for grants under section 1459B of
            the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-19b);
                (10) $6,500,000 shall be for grants under section 1459A(l)
            of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-19a(l));
                (11) $25,500,000 shall be for grants under section 104(b)(8)
            of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
            1254(b)(8));
                (12) $41,000,000 shall be for grants under section 221 of
            the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301);
                (13) $5,400,000 shall be for grants under section 4304(b) of
            the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-
            270);
                (14) $5,000,000 shall be for carrying out section 302(a) of
            the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (33 U.S.C. 4282(a)), of which not more
            than 2 percent shall be for administrative costs to carry out
            such section:
            Provided, <<NOTE: Oklahoma. Determination. Alaska.>> That
            notwithstanding section 302(a) of such Act, the Administrator
            may also provide grants pursuant to such authority to
            intertribal consortia consistent with the requirements in 40 CFR
            35.504(a), to former Indian reservations in Oklahoma (as
            determined by the Secretary of the Interior), and Alaska Native
            Villages as defined in Public Law 92-203;
                (15) $7,000,000 shall be for grants under section 103(b)(3)
            of the Clean Air Act for wildfire smoke preparedness grants in
            accordance with the terms and conditions in the explanatory
            statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
            division A of this consolidated Act):  Provided, That not more
            than 3 percent shall be for administrative costs to carry out
            such section;
                (16) $38,693,000 shall be for State and Tribal Assistance
            Grants to be allocated in the amounts specified for those
            projects and for the purposes delineated in the table titled
            ``Interior and Environment Incorporation of Community Project
            Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items'' included
            for this division in the explanatory statement described in
            section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
            consolidated Act) for remediation, construction, and related
            environmental management activities in accordance with the terms
            and conditions specified for such grants in the explanatory
            statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
            division A of this consolidated Act);
                (17) $2,250,000 shall be for grants under section 1459F of
            the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-19g);
                (18) $4,000,000 shall be for carrying out section 2001 of
            the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (Public Law

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            115-270, 42 U.S.C. 300j-3c note): <<NOTE: Contracts.>>
            Provided, That the Administrator may award grants to and enter
            into contracts with tribes, intertribal consortia, public or
            private agencies, institutions, organizations, and individuals,
            without regard to section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31 and
            section 6101 of title 41, United States Code, and enter into
            interagency agreements as appropriate;
                (19) $2,000,000 shall be for grants under section 50217(b)
            of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (33 U.S.C.
            1302f(b); Public Law 117-58);
                (20) $3,500,000 shall be for grants under section 124 of the
            Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1276); and
                (21) $1,106,333,000 shall be for grants, including
            associated program support costs, to States, federally
            recognized tribes, interstate agencies, tribal consortia, and
            air pollution control agencies for multi-media or single media
            pollution prevention, control and abatement, and related
            activities, including activities pursuant to the provisions set
            forth under this heading in Public Law 104-134, and for making
            grants under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for particulate
            matter monitoring and data collection activities subject to
            terms and conditions specified by the Administrator, and under
            section 2301 of the Water and Waste Act of 2016 to assist States
            in developing and implementing programs for control of coal
            combustion residuals, of which: $46,250,000 shall be for
            carrying out section 128 of CERCLA; $9,500,000 shall be for
            Environmental Information Exchange Network grants, including
            associated program support costs; $1,475,000 shall be for grants
            to States under section 2007(f)(2) of the Solid Waste Disposal
            Act, which shall be in addition to funds appropriated under the
            heading ``Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program''
            to carry out the provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act
            specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code other
            than section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act;
            $18,512,000 of the funds available for grants under section 106
            of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act shall be for State
            participation in national- and State-level statistical surveys
            of water resources and enhancements to State monitoring
            programs.

      Water <<NOTE: Loans.>> Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program
    Account

        For the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guaranteed loans,
    as authorized by the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of
    2014, $64,634,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That
    such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as
    defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
    Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize gross
    obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, including
    capitalized interest, and total loan principal, including capitalized
    interest, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed
    $12,500,000,000:  Provided further, That of the funds made available
    under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be used solely for the cost of
    direct loans and for the cost of guaranteed loans for projects described
    in section 5026(9) of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation
    Act of 2014 to State infrastructure financing

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    authorities, as authorized by section 5033(e) of such Act:  Provided
    further, That the <<NOTE: Criteria.>>  use of direct loans or loan
    guarantee authority under this heading for direct loans or commitments
    to guarantee loans for any project shall be in accordance with the
    criteria published in the Federal Register on June 30, 2020 (85 FR
    39189) pursuant to the fourth proviso under the heading ``Water
    Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account'' in division D of
    the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94):
    Provided further, <<NOTE: Certification. Compliance.>> That none of the
    direct loans or loan guarantee authority made available under this
    heading shall be available for any project unless the Administrator and
    the Director of the Office of Management and Budget have certified in
    advance in writing that the direct loan or loan guarantee, as
    applicable, and the project comply with the criteria referenced in the
    previous proviso:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Records.>> That, for the
    purposes of carrying out the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the
    Director of the Congressional Budget Office may request, and the
    Administrator shall promptly provide, documentation and information
    relating to a project identified in a Letter of Interest submitted to
    the Administrator pursuant to a Notice of Funding Availability for
    applications for credit assistance under the Water Infrastructure
    Finance and Innovation Act Program, including with respect to a project
    that was initiated or completed before the date of enactment of this
    Act.

        In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant to sections
    5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of
    2014 shall be deposited in this account, to remain available until
    expended.
        In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and
    guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding section 5033 of the Water
    Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, $7,640,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2025.

           Administrative Provisions--Environmental Protection Agency

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For <<NOTE: Contracts. Native Americans.>> fiscal year 2024,
    notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 6303(1) and 6305(1), the Administrator of the
    Environmental Protection Agency, in carrying out the Agency's function
    to implement directly Federal environmental programs required or
    authorized by law in the absence of an acceptable tribal program, may
    award cooperative agreements to federally recognized Indian tribes or
    Intertribal consortia, if authorized by their member tribes, to assist
    the Administrator in implementing Federal environmental programs for
    Indian tribes required or authorized by law, except that no such
    cooperative agreements may be awarded from funds designated for State
    financial assistance agreements.

        The Administrator <<NOTE: Fees.>>  of the Environmental Protection
    Agency is authorized to collect and obligate pesticide registration
    service fees in accordance with section 33 of the Federal Insecticide,
    Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136w-8), to remain available
    until expended.

        Notwithstanding <<NOTE: Fees.>> section 33(d)(2) of the Federal
    Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136w-
    8(d)(2)), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may

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    assess fees under section 33 of FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136w-8) for fiscal year
    2024.

        The <<NOTE: Fees.>> Administrator of the Environmental Protection
    Agency is authorized to collect and obligate fees in accordance with
    section 3024 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6939g) for
    fiscal year 2024, to remain available until expended.

        The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to $368,000,000 of
    the funds appropriated for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative under
    the heading ``Environmental Programs and Management'' to the head of any
    Federal department or agency, with the concurrence of such head, to
    carry out activities that would support the Great Lakes Restoration
    Initiative and Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement programs, projects,
    or activities; to enter into an interagency agreement with the head of
    such Federal department or agency to carry out these activities; and to
    make grants to governmental entities, nonprofit organizations,
    institutions, and individuals for planning, research, monitoring,
    outreach, and implementation in furtherance of the Great Lakes
    Restoration Initiative and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
        The Science and Technology, Environmental Programs and Management,
    Office of Inspector General, Hazardous Substance Superfund, and Leaking
    Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program Accounts, are available for
    the construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of
    facilities, provided that the cost does not exceed $300,000 per project.
        For <<NOTE: Grants. Native Americans.>> fiscal year 2024, and
    notwithstanding section 518(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control
    Act (33 U.S.C. 1377(f)), the Administrator is authorized to use the
    amounts appropriated for any fiscal year under section 319 of the Act to
    make grants to Indian tribes pursuant to sections 319(h) and 518(e) of
    that Act.

        The <<NOTE: Grants.>> Administrator is authorized to use the amounts
    appropriated under the heading ``Environmental Programs and Management''
    for fiscal year 2024 to provide grants to implement the Southeast New
    England Watershed Restoration Program.

        Notwithstanding the limitations on amounts in section 320(i)(2)(B)
    of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, not less than $2,500,000 of
    the funds made available under this title for the National Estuary
    Program shall be for making competitive awards described in section
    320(g)(4).
        For <<NOTE: Contracts.>> fiscal year 2024, the Office of Chemical
    Safety and Pollution Prevention and the Office of Water may, using funds
    appropriated under the headings ``Environmental Programs and
    Management'' and ``Science and Technology'', contract directly with
    individuals or indirectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations,
    without regard to 41 U.S.C. 5, for the temporary or intermittent
    personal services of students or recent graduates, who shall be
    considered employees for the purposes of chapters 57 and 81 of title 5,
    United States Code, relating to compensation for travel and work
    injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, relating to
    tort claims, but shall not be considered to be Federal employees for any
    other purpose:  Provided, That amounts used for this purpose by the
    Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention and the Office of
    Water collectively may not exceed $2,000,000.

        The <<NOTE: Records. Time
    periods. Certification. Plan. Reports.>> Environmental Protection agency
    shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and Senate with copies of any available Department of
    Treasury quarterly certification of trust fund receipts collected from
    section 13601

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    of Public Law 117-169 and section 80201 of Public Law 117-58, an annual
    operating plan for such receipts showing amounts allocated by program
    area and program project, and quarterly reports for such receipts of
    obligated balances by program area and program project.

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        Editorial note: The text above is the only information printed on
    this page of the signed law.

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                                    TITLE III

                                RELATED AGENCIES

                            DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

       office of the under secretary for natural resources and environment

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

                                 Forest Service

                            forest service operations

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided
    for, $1,150,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2027:
    Provided, That a portion of the funds made available under this heading
    shall be for the base salary and expenses of employees in the Chief's
    Office, the Work Environment and Performance Office, the Business
    Operations Deputy Area, and the Chief Financial Officer's Office to
    carry out administrative and general management support functions:
    Provided further, That funds provided under this heading shall be
    available for the costs of facility maintenance, repairs, and leases for
    buildings and sites where these administrative, general management and
    other Forest Service support functions take place; the costs of all
    utility and telecommunication expenses of the Forest Service, as well as
    business services; and, for information technology, including
    cybersecurity requirements:  Provided further, That funds provided under
    this heading may be used for necessary expenses to carry out
    administrative and general management support functions of the Forest
    Service not otherwise provided for and necessary for its operation.

                          forest and rangeland research

        For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research as
    authorized by law, $300,000,000, to remain available through September
    30, 2027:  Provided, That of the funds provided, $31,500,000 is for the
    forest inventory and analysis program:  Provided further, That all
    authorities for the use of funds, including the use of contracts,
    grants, and cooperative agreements, available to execute the Forest and
    Rangeland Research appropriation, are also available in the utilization
    of these funds for Fire Science Research.

                       state, private, and tribal forestry

        For necessary expenses of cooperating with and providing technical
    and financial assistance to States, territories, possessions, tribes,
    and others, and for forest health management, including

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    for invasive plants, and conducting an international program and trade
    compliance activities as authorized, $303,306,000, to remain available
    through September 30, 2027, as authorized by law, of which $19,806,000
    shall be for projects specified for Forest Resource Information and
    Analysis in the table titled ``Interior and Environment Incorporation of
    Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending
    Items'' included for this division in the explanatory statement
    described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
    consolidated Act).

                             national forest system

        For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided
    for, for management, protection, improvement, and utilization of the
    National Forest System, and for hazardous fuels management on or
    adjacent to such lands, $1,863,557,000, to remain available through
    September 30, 2027:  Provided, That of the funds provided, $31,000,000
    shall be deposited in the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration
    Fund for ecological restoration treatments as authorized by 16 U.S.C.
    7303(f): <<NOTE: Applicability.>>   Provided further, That for the funds
    provided in the preceding proviso, section 4003(d)(3)(A) of the Omnibus
    Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303(d)(3)(A)) shall be
    applied by substituting ``20'' for ``10'' and section 4003(d)(3)(B) of
    the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303(d)(3)(B))
    shall be applied by substituting ``4'' for ``2'':  Provided further,
    That of the funds provided, $39,000,000 shall be for forest products:
    Provided further, That of the funds provided, $175,450,000 shall be for
    hazardous fuels management activities, of which not to exceed
    $30,000,000 may be used to make grants, using any authorities available
    to the Forest Service under the ``State, Private, and Tribal Forestry''
    appropriation, for the purpose of creating incentives for increased use
    of biomass from National Forest System lands: <<NOTE: Determination.>>
    Provided further, That $20,000,000 may be used by the Secretary of
    Agriculture to enter into procurement contracts or cooperative
    agreements or to issue grants for hazardous fuels management activities,
    and for training or monitoring associated with such hazardous fuels
    management activities on Federal land, or on non-Federal land if the
    Secretary determines such activities benefit resources on Federal land:
    Provided further, That funds made available to implement the Community
    Forest Restoration Act, Public Law 106-393, title VI, shall be available
    for use on non-Federal lands in accordance with authorities made
    available to the Forest Service under the ``State, Private, and Tribal
    Forestry'' appropriation: <<NOTE: Fee. Advance approval. 43 USC 1751
    note.>>   Provided further, That notwithstanding section 33 of the
    Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1012), the Secretary of
    Agriculture, in calculating a fee for grazing on a National Grassland,
    may provide a credit of up to 50 percent of the calculated fee to a
    Grazing Association or direct permittee for a conservation practice
    approved by the Secretary in advance of the fiscal year in which the
    cost of the conservation practice is incurred, and that the amount
    credited shall remain available to the Grazing Association or the direct
    permittee, as appropriate, in the fiscal year in which the credit is
    made and each fiscal year thereafter for use on the project for
    conservation practices approved by the Secretary:  Provided further,
    That funds appropriated to this account shall be available for the base
    salary and expenses of employees that carry out the functions funded by
    the

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    ``Capital Improvement and Maintenance'' account, the ``Range Betterment
    Fund'' account, and the ``Management of National Forest Lands for
    Subsistence Uses'' account.

                       capital improvement and maintenance

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided
    for, $156,130,000, to remain available through September 30, 2027, for
    construction, capital improvement, maintenance, and acquisition of
    buildings and other facilities and infrastructure; for construction,
    reconstruction, and decommissioning of roads that are no longer needed,
    including unauthorized roads that are not part of the transportation
    system; and for maintenance of forest roads and trails by the Forest
    Service as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 532-538 and 23 U.S.C. 101 and 205:
    Provided, That $6,000,000 shall be for activities authorized by 16
    U.S.C. 538(a):  Provided further, That $5,130,000 shall be for projects
    specified for Construction Projects in the table titled ``Interior and
    Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/
    Congressionally Directed Spending Items'' included for this division in
    the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter
    preceding division A of this consolidated Act):  Provided further, That
    funds becoming available in fiscal year 2024 under the Act of March 4,
    1913 (16 U.S.C. 501) shall be transferred to the General Fund of the
    Treasury and shall not be available for transfer or obligation for any
    other purpose unless the funds are appropriated.

             acquisition of lands for national forests special acts

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

                 acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges

        For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived from funds
    deposited by State, county, or municipal governments, public school
    districts, or other public school authorities, and for authorized
    expenditures from funds deposited by non-Federal parties pursuant to
    Land Sale and Exchange Acts, pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967 (16
    U.S.C. 484a), to remain available through September 30, 2027, (16 U.S.C.
    516-617a, 555a; Public Law 96-586; Public Law 76-589, Public Law 76-591;
    and Public Law 78-310).

                              range betterment fund

        For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, protection, and
    improvement, 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior fiscal
    year, as fees for grazing domestic livestock on lands in National
    Forests in the 16 Western States, pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of
    Public Law 94-579, to remain available through September 30, 2027, of
    which not to exceed 6 percent shall be available

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    for administrative expenses associated with on-the-ground range
    rehabilitation, protection, and improvements.

         gifts, donations and bequests for forest and rangeland research

        For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b), $45,000, to remain
    available through September 30, 2027, to be derived from the fund
    established pursuant to the above Act.

            management of national forest lands for subsistence uses

        For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to manage Federal lands
    in Alaska for subsistence uses under title VIII of the Alaska National
    Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.), $1,099,000, to
    remain available through September 30, 2027.

                            wildland fire management

                         (including transfers of funds)

        For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression activities on
    National Forest System lands, for emergency wildland fire suppression on
    or adjacent to such lands or other lands under fire protection
    agreement, and for emergency rehabilitation of burned-over National
    Forest System lands and water, $2,312,654,000, to remain available until
    expended:  Provided, That such funds, including unobligated balances
    under this heading, are available for repayment of advances from other
    appropriations accounts previously transferred for such purposes:
    Provided further, That any unobligated funds appropriated in a previous
    fiscal year for hazardous fuels management may be transferred to the
    ``National Forest System'' account: <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>>   Provided
    further, That such funds shall be available to reimburse State and other
    cooperating entities for services provided in response to wildfire and
    other emergencies or disasters to the extent such reimbursements by the
    Forest Service for non-fire emergencies are fully repaid by the
    responsible emergency management agency:  Provided further, That funds
    provided shall be available for support to Federal emergency response:
    Provided further, That the costs of implementing any cooperative
    agreement between the Federal Government and any non-Federal entity may
    be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties:  Provided
    further, That funds made available under this heading in this Act and
    unobligated balances made available under this heading in prior Acts,
    other than amounts designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
    requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the
    Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, shall be
    available, in addition to any other funds made available for such
    purpose, to continue uninterrupted the Federal wildland firefighter base
    salary increases provided under section 40803(d)(4)(B) of Public Law
    117-58:  Provided further, That of the funds provided under this
    heading, $1,011,000,000 shall be available for wildfire suppression
    operations, and is provided to meet the terms of section
    251(b)(2)(F)(ii)(I) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
    Act of 1985.

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                  wildfire suppression operations reserve fund

                         (including transfers of funds)

        In addition to the amounts provided under the heading ``Department
    of Agriculture--Forest Service--Wildland Fire Management'' for wildfire
    suppression operations, $2,300,000,000, to remain available until
    transferred, is additional new budget authority as specified for
    purposes of section 251(b)(2)(F) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
    Deficit Control Act of 1985:  Provided, That such amounts may be
    transferred to and merged with amounts made available under the headings
    ``Department of the Interior--Department-Wide Programs--Wildland Fire
    Management'' and ``Department of Agriculture--Forest Service--Wildland
    Fire Management'' for wildfire suppression operations in the fiscal year
    in which such amounts are transferred:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Notifications. Deadline.>> That amounts may be
    transferred to the ``Wildland Fire Management'' accounts in the
    Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture only upon
    the notification of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
    that all wildfire suppression operations funds appropriated under that
    heading in this and prior appropriations Acts to the agency to which the
    funds will be transferred will be obligated within 30 days:  Provided
    further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in
    addition to any other transfer authority provided by
    law: <<NOTE: Determination. Deadline.>>   Provided further, That, in
    determining whether all wildfire suppression operations funds
    appropriated under the heading ``Wildland Fire Management'' in this and
    prior appropriations Acts to either the Department of Agriculture or the
    Department of the Interior will be obligated within 30 days pursuant to
    the preceding proviso, any funds transferred or permitted to be
    transferred pursuant to any other transfer authority provided by law
    shall be excluded.

                       communications site administration

                          (including transfer of funds)

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

                    administrative provisions--forest service

                         (including transfers of funds)

        Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal year
    shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger motor vehicles;
    acquisition of passenger motor vehicles from excess sources, and hire of
    such vehicles; purchase, lease, operation, maintenance, and acquisition
    of aircraft to maintain the operable fleet for use in Forest Service
    wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs;
    notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft being
    replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value

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    used to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft; (2)
    services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2225, and not to exceed $100,000 for
    employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) purchase, erection, and alteration
    of buildings and other public improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250); (4)
    acquisition of land, waters, and interests therein pursuant to 7 U.S.C.
    428a; (5) for expenses pursuant to the Volunteers in the National Forest
    Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) the cost of
    uniforms as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; and (7) for debt
    collection contracts in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3718(c).
        Funds made available to the Forest Service in this Act may be
    transferred between accounts affected by the Forest Service budget
    restructure outlined in section 435 of division D of the Further
    Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94):  Provided,
    That any transfer of funds pursuant to this paragraph shall not increase
    or decrease the funds appropriated to any account in this fiscal year by
    more than ten percent:  Provided further, That such transfer authority
    is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.
        Any <<NOTE: Notifications. Deadline.>> appropriations or funds
    available to the Forest Service may be transferred to the Wildland Fire
    Management appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency
    rehabilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters under its
    jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe burning conditions
    upon the Secretary of Agriculture's notification of the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations that all fire suppression funds
    appropriated under the heading ``Wildland Fire Management'' will be
    obligated within 30 days:  Provided, That all funds used pursuant to
    this paragraph must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation which
    must be requested as promptly as possible.

        Not more than $50,000,000 of funds appropriated to the Forest
    Service shall be available for expenditure or transfer to the Department
    of the Interior for wildland fire management, hazardous fuels
    management, and State fire assistance when such transfers would
    facilitate and expedite wildland fire management programs and projects.
        Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Forest Service
    may transfer unobligated balances of discretionary funds appropriated to
    the Forest Service by this Act to or within the National Forest System
    Account, or reprogram funds to be used for the purposes of hazardous
    fuels management and urgent rehabilitation of burned-over National
    Forest System lands and water:  Provided, That such transferred funds
    shall remain available through September 30,
    2027: <<NOTE: Notifications. Advance approvals. Contracts. Intergovern-
    mental relations.>>  Provided further, That none of the funds
    transferred pursuant to this paragraph shall be available for obligation
    without written notification to and the prior approval of the Committees
    on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

    Contracts.
    Intergovern
    -
    mental
    relations.

        Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for
    assistance to or through the Agency for International Development in
    connection with forest and rangeland research, technical information,
    and assistance in foreign countries, and shall be available to support
    forestry and related natural resource activities outside the United
    States and its territories and possessions, including technical
    assistance, education and training, and cooperation with United States
    government, private sector, and international organizations:  Provided,
    That the Forest Service, acting for the International Program, may sign
    direct funding agreements

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    with foreign governments and institutions as well as other domestic
    agencies (including the U.S. Agency for International Development, the
    Department of State, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation), United
    States private sector firms, institutions and organizations to provide
    technical assistance and training programs on forestry and rangeland
    management:  Provided further, That to maximize effectiveness of
    domestic and international research and cooperation, the International
    Program may utilize all authorities related to forestry, research, and
    cooperative assistance regardless of program designations.
        Funds <<NOTE: Contracts.>> appropriated to the Forest Service shall
    be available to enter into a cooperative agreement with the section
    509(a)(3) Supporting Organization, ``Forest Service International
    Foundation'' to assist the Foundation in meeting administrative,
    project, and other expenses, and may provide for the Foundation's use of
    Forest Service personnel and facilities.

        Funds <<NOTE: Wild horses and burros.>> appropriated to the Forest
    Service shall be available for expenditure or transfer to the Department
    of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, for removal, preparation,
    and adoption of excess wild horses and burros from National Forest
    System lands, and for the performance of cadastral surveys to designate
    the boundaries of such lands.

        None <<NOTE: 16 USC 556i.>>  of the funds made available to the
    Forest Service in this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal
    year shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of section 702(b)
    of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257),
    section 442 of Public Law 106-224 (7 U.S.C. 7772), or section 10417(b)
    of Public Law 107-171 (7 U.S.C. 8316(b)).

        Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the Forest Service
    shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund of the Department of
    Agriculture and not more than $14,500,000 of funds available to the
    Forest Service shall be transferred to the Department of Agriculture for
    Department Reimbursable Programs, commonly referred to as Greenbook
    charges: <<NOTE: Contracts.>>   Provided, That nothing in this paragraph
    shall prohibit or limit the use of reimbursable agreements requested by
    the Forest Service in order to obtain information technology services,
    including telecommunications and system modifications or enhancements,
    from the Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture.

        Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $5,000,000 shall
    be available for priority projects within the scope of the approved
    budget, which shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps and
    shall be carried out under the authority of the Public Lands Corps Act
    of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.).
        Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 is available to
    the Chief of the Forest Service for official reception and
    representation expenses.
        Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public Law 101-593, of the
    funds available to the Forest Service, up to $3,000,000 may be advanced
    in a lump sum to the National Forest Foundation to aid conservation
    partnership projects in support of the Forest Service mission, without
    regard to when the Foundation incurs expenses, for projects on or
    benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest Service
    programs:  Provided, That of the Federal funds made available to the
    Foundation, no more than $300,000 shall be available for administrative
    expenses:  Provided further, That the Foundation shall obtain, by the
    end of the period

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    of Federal financial assistance, private contributions to match funds
    made available by the Forest Service on at least a one-for-one basis:
    Provided further, That the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a
    Federal or a non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate that
    the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching funds.
        Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98-244, up to $3,000,000
    of the funds available to the Forest Service may be advanced to the
    National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in a lump sum to aid cost-share
    conservation projects, without regard to when expenses are incurred, on
    or benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest Service
    programs:  Provided, That such funds shall be matched on at least a one-
    for-one basis by the Foundation or its sub-recipients:  Provided
    further, That the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal or
    non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate that the recipient
    has obtained the non-Federal matching funds.
        Any <<NOTE: Grants. Contracts.>> amounts made available to the
    Forest Service in this fiscal year, including available collections, may
    be used by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the
    Forest Service, to enter into Federal financial assistance grants and
    cooperative agreements to support forest or grassland collaboratives in
    the accomplishment of activities benefitting both the public and the
    National Forest System, Federal lands and adjacent non-Federal lands.
    Eligible activities are those that will improve or enhance Federal
    investments, resources, or lands, including for collaborative and
    collaboration-based activities, including but not limited to
    facilitation, planning, and implementing projects, technical assistance,
    administrative functions, operational support, participant costs, and
    other capacity support needs, as identified by the Forest Service.
    Eligible recipients <<NOTE: Native Americans. State and local
    governments. Nonprofits. Determination.>>  are Indian tribal entities
    (defined at 25 U.S.C. 5304(e)), state government, local governments,
    private and nonprofit entities, for-profit organizations, and
    educational institutions. The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through
    the Chief of the Forest Service, may enter into such cooperative
    agreements notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31 when the Secretary
    determines that the public interest will be benefited and that there
    exists a mutual interest other than monetary considerations.
    Transactions subject to Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations shall
    be publicly advertised and require competition when required by such
    Title 2. For those transactions not subject to Title 2 of the Code of
    Federal Regulations, the agency may require public advertising and
    competition when deemed appropriate. <<NOTE: Definition.>> The term
    ``forest and grassland collaboratives'' means groups of individuals or
    entities with diverse interests participating in a cooperative process
    to share knowledge, ideas, and resources about the protection,
    restoration, or enhancement of natural and other resources on Federal
    and adjacent non-Federal lands, the improvement or maintenance of public
    access to Federal lands, or the reduction of risk to such lands caused
    by natural disasters.

        The 19th unnumbered paragraph under the heading ``Administrative
    Provisions, Forest Service'' in title III of Public Law 109-54, as
    amended, <<NOTE: 119 Stat. 538.>>  shall be further amended by striking
    ``For each fiscal year through 2009'' and inserting ``For this fiscal
    year and each fiscal year thereafter'' and adding at the end the
    following new sentence: ``Congress hereby ratifies and approves payments

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    by the Forest Service made in accordance with this paragraph to agency
    employees stationed in Puerto Rico after August 2, 2005.''.

        Funds <<NOTE: Urban and rural areas.>>  appropriated to the Forest
    Service shall be available for interactions with and providing technical
    assistance to rural communities and natural resource-based businesses
    for sustainable rural development purposes.

        Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for
    payments to counties within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic
    Area, pursuant to section 14(c)(1) and (2), and section 16(a)(2) of
    Public Law 99-663.
        Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may be used to meet the
    non-Federal share requirement in section 502(c) of the Older Americans
    Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)).
        The Forest Service shall not assess funds for the purpose of
    performing fire, administrative, and other facilities maintenance and
    decommissioning.
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of any appropriations or
    funds available to the Forest Service, not to exceed $500,000 may be
    used to reimburse the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), Department of
    Agriculture, for travel and related expenses incurred as a result of OGC
    assistance or participation requested by the Forest Service at meetings,
    training sessions, management reviews, land purchase negotiations, and
    similar matters unrelated to civil litigation:  Provided, That future
    budget justifications for both the Forest Service and the Department of
    Agriculture should clearly display the sums previously transferred and
    the sums requested for transfer.
        An eligible individual who is employed in any project funded under
    title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.) and
    administered by the Forest Service shall be considered to be a Federal
    employee for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code.
        The Forest Service may employ or contract with an individual who is
    enrolled in a training program at a longstanding Civilian Conservation
    Center (as defined in section 147(d) of the Workforce Innovation and
    Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3197(d))) at regular rates of pay for
    necessary hours of work on National Forest System lands.
        Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available to pay,
    from a single account, the base salary and expenses of employees who
    carry out functions funded by other accounts for Enterprise Program,
    Geospatial Technology and Applications Center, remnant Natural Resource
    Manager, Job Corps, and National Technology and Development Program.

                     DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                              Indian Health Service

                             indian health services

        For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of August 5, 1954 (68
    Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act,
    the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and titles II and III of the
    Public Health Service Act with respect to the Indian Health Service,
    $56,061,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, except as
    otherwise provided herein, which shall

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    be in addition to funds previously appropriated under this heading that
    became available on October 1, 2023; in addition, $264,702,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2025, for the Electronic Health
    Record System and the Indian Healthcare Improvement Fund, of which
    $74,138,000 is for the Indian Health Care Improvement Fund and may be
    used, as needed, to carry out activities typically funded under the
    Indian Health Facilities account; and, in addition, $4,684,029,000,
    which shall become available on October 1, 2024, and remain available
    through September 30, 2026, except as otherwise provided herein;
    together with payments received during the fiscal year pursuant to
    sections 231(b) and 233 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
    238(b) and 238b), for services furnished by the Indian Health Service:
    Provided, That funds made available to tribes and tribal organizations
    through contracts, grant agreements, or any other agreements or compacts
    authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
    of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450), shall be deemed to be obligated at the time of
    the grant or contract award and thereafter shall remain available to the
    tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limitation:  Provided
    further, That from the amounts that become available on October 1, 2024,
    $2,500,000 shall be available for grants or contracts with public or
    private institutions to provide alcohol or drug treatment services to
    Indians, including alcohol detoxification services:  Provided further,
    That from the amounts that become available on October 1, 2024,
    $996,755,000 shall remain available until expended for Purchased/
    Referred Care:  Provided further, That of the total amount specified in
    the preceding proviso for Purchased/Referred Care, $54,000,000 shall be
    for the Indian Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund:  Provided further,
    That from the amounts that become available on October 1, 2024, up to
    $51,000,000 shall remain available until expended for implementation of
    the loan repayment program under section 108 of the Indian Health Care
    Improvement Act:  Provided further, That from the amounts that become
    available on October 1, 2024, $58,000,000, to remain available until
    expended, shall be for costs related to or resulting from accreditation
    emergencies, including supplementing activities funded under the heading
    ``Indian Health Facilities'', of which up to $4,000,000 may be used to
    supplement amounts otherwise available for Purchased/Referred Care:
    Provided further, That the amounts collected by the Federal Government
    as authorized by sections 104 and 108 of the Indian Health Care
    Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a) during the preceding fiscal
    year for breach of contracts shall be deposited in the Fund authorized
    by section 108A of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a-1) and shall remain
    available until expended and, notwithstanding section 108A(c) of that
    Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a-1(c)), funds shall be available to make new awards
    under the loan repayment and scholarship programs under sections 104 and
    108 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a):  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Allocations.>> That the amounts made available within
    this account for the Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention Program, for
    Opioid Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Services, for the Domestic
    Violence Prevention Program, for the Zero Suicide Initiative, for the
    housing subsidy authority for civilian employees, for Aftercare Pilot
    Programs at Youth Regional Treatment Centers, for transformation and
    modernization costs of the Indian Health Service Electronic Health
    Record system, for national quality and oversight activities, to improve
    collections from public and private

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    insurance at Indian Health Service and tribally operated facilities, for
    an initiative to treat or reduce the transmission of HIV and HCV, for a
    maternal health initiative, for the Telebehaviorial Health Center of
    Excellence, for Alzheimer's activities, for Village Built Clinics, for a
    produce prescription pilot, and for accreditation emergencies shall be
    allocated at the discretion of the Director of the Indian Health Service
    and shall remain available until expended:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Contracts. Grants. Time period. Records.>> That funds
    provided in this Act may be used for annual contracts and grants that
    fall within 2 fiscal years, provided the total obligation is recorded in
    the year the funds are appropriated:  Provided further, That the amounts
    collected by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the
    authority of title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25
    U.S.C. 1613) shall remain available until expended for the purpose of
    achieving compliance with the applicable conditions and requirements of
    titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act, except for those
    related to the planning, design, or construction of new facilities:
    Provided further, That funding contained herein for scholarship programs
    under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) shall
    remain available until expended:  Provided further,
    That <<NOTE: Reports.>> amounts received by tribes and tribal
    organizations under title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act
    shall be reported and accounted for and available to the receiving
    tribes and tribal organizations until expended:  Provided further, That
    the Bureau of Indian Affairs may collect from the Indian Health Service,
    and from tribes and tribal organizations operating health facilities
    pursuant to Public Law 93-638, such individually identifiable health
    information relating to disabled children as may be necessary for the
    purpose of carrying out its functions under the Individuals with
    Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.):  Provided further,
    That none of the funds provided that become available on October 1,
    2024, may be used for implementation of the Electronic Health Record
    System or the Indian Health Care Improvement Fund:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Consultation. Time period.>> That none of the funds
    appropriated by this Act, or any other Act, to the Indian Health Service
    for the Electronic Health Record system shall be available for
    obligation or expenditure for the selection or implementation of a new
    Information Technology infrastructure system, unless the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are
    consulted 90 days in advance of such obligation.

                             contract support costs

        For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract support
    costs associated with Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
    Act agreements with the Indian Health Service for fiscal year 2024, such
    sums as may be necessary:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, no amounts made available under this heading shall be
    available for transfer to another budget account:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Applicability.>> That amounts obligated but not
    expended by a tribe or tribal organization for contract support costs
    for such agreements for the current fiscal year shall be applied to
    contract support costs due for such agreements for subsequent fiscal
    years.

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                           payments for tribal leases

        For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for leases pursuant
    to section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
    Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5324(l)) for fiscal year 2024, such sums as
    may be necessary, which shall be available for obligation through
    September 30, 2025:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision
    of law, no amounts made available under this heading shall be available
    for transfer to another budget account.

                            indian health facilities

        For construction, repair, maintenance, demolition, improvement, and
    equipment of health and related auxiliary facilities, including quarters
    for personnel; preparation of plans, specifications, and drawings;
    acquisition of sites, purchase and erection of modular buildings, and
    purchases of trailers; and for provision of domestic and community
    sanitation facilities for Indians, as authorized by section 7 of the Act
    of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2004a), the Indian Self-Determination Act,
    and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and for expenses necessary
    to carry out such Acts and titles II and III of the Public Health
    Service Act with respect to environmental health and facilities support
    activities of the Indian Health Service, $5,364,000, to remain available
    until expended, which shall be in addition to funds previously
    appropriated under this heading that became available on October 1,
    2023; in addition, $306,329,000, to remain available until expended, for
    Sanitation Facilities Construction and Health Care Facilities
    Construction; and, in addition, $506,854,000, which shall become
    available on October 1, 2024, and remain available until expended:
    Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
    appropriated for the planning, design, construction, renovation, or
    expansion of health facilities for the benefit of an Indian tribe or
    tribes may be used to purchase land on which such facilities will be
    located:  Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 may be used for
    fiscal year 2025 by the Indian Health Service to purchase TRANSAM
    equipment from the Department of Defense for distribution to the Indian
    Health Service and tribal facilities:  Provided further, That none of
    the funds provided that become available on October 1, 2024, may be used
    for Health Care Facilities Construction or for Sanitation Facilities
    Construction:  Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under
    this heading for fiscal year 2024 for Sanitation Facilities
    Construction, $17,023,000 shall be for projects specified for Sanitation
    Facilities Construction (CDS) in the table titled ``Interior and
    Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/
    Congressionally Directed Spending Items'' included for this division in
    the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter
    preceding division A of this consolidated Act):  Provided further, That
    none of the funds appropriated to the Indian Health Service may be used
    for sanitation facilities construction for new homes funded with grants
    by the housing programs of the United States Department of Housing and
    Urban Development.

                administrative provisions--indian health service

        Appropriations provided in this Act to the Indian Health Service
    shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109

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    at rates not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate
    payable for senior-level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of
    passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of medical equipment;
    purchase of reprints; purchase, renovation, and erection of modular
    buildings and renovation of existing facilities; payments for telephone
    service in private residences in the field, when authorized under
    regulations approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
    uniforms, or allowances therefor as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902;
    and for expenses of attendance at meetings that relate to the functions
    or activities of the Indian Health Service:  Provided, That in
    accordance with the provisions of the Indian Health Care Improvement
    Act, non-Indian patients may be extended health care at all tribally
    administered or Indian Health Service facilities, subject to charges,
    and the proceeds along with funds recovered under the Federal Medical
    Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651-2653) shall be credited to the account
    of the facility providing the service and shall be available without
    fiscal year limitation:  Provided further, That notwithstanding any
    other law or regulation, funds transferred from the Department of
    Housing and Urban Development to the Indian Health Service shall be
    administered under Public Law 86-121, the Indian Sanitation Facilities
    Act and Public Law 93-638:  Provided further, That funds appropriated to
    the Indian Health Service in this Act, except those used for
    administrative and program direction purposes, shall not be subject to
    limitations directed at curtailing Federal travel and transportation:
    Provided further, <<NOTE: Assessments.>> That none of the funds made
    available to the Indian Health Service in this Act shall be used for any
    assessments or charges by the Department of Health and Human Services
    unless such assessments or charges are identified in the budget
    justification and provided in this Act, or approved by the House and
    Senate Committees on Appropriations through the reprogramming process:
    Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
    previously or herein made available to a tribe or tribal organization
    through a contract, grant, or agreement authorized by title I or title V
    of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975
    (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), may be deobligated and reobligated to a self-
    determination contract under title I, or a self-governance agreement
    under title V of such Act and thereafter shall remain available to the
    tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limitation:  Provided
    further, That none <<NOTE: Regulations. Budget request.>>  of the funds
    made available to the Indian Health Service in this Act shall be used to
    implement the final rule published in the Federal Register on September
    16, 1987, by the Department of Health and Human Services, relating to
    the eligibility for the health care services of the Indian Health
    Service until the Indian Health Service has submitted a budget request
    reflecting the increased costs associated with the proposed final rule,
    and such request has been included in an appropriations Act and enacted
    into law: <<NOTE: Reimbursements.>>   Provided further, That with
    respect to functions transferred by the Indian Health Service to tribes
    or tribal organizations, the Indian Health Service is authorized to
    provide goods and services to those entities on a reimbursable basis,
    including payments in advance with subsequent adjustment, and the
    reimbursements received therefrom, along with the funds received from
    those entities pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination Act, may be
    credited to the same or subsequent appropriation account from which the
    funds were originally derived,

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    with such amounts to remain available until expended:  Provided further,
    That reimbursements <<NOTE: Reimbursements.>>  for training, technical
    assistance, or services provided by the Indian Health Service will
    contain total costs, including direct, administrative, and overhead
    costs associated with the provision of goods, services, or technical
    assistance:  Provided further, That the Indian Health Service may
    provide to civilian medical personnel serving in hospitals operated by
    the Indian Health Service housing allowances equivalent to those that
    would be provided to members of the Commissioned Corps of the United
    States Public Health Service serving in similar positions at such
    hospitals:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Notification.>> That the
    appropriation structure for the Indian Health Service may not be altered
    without advance notification to the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations.

                          National Institutes of Health

               national institute of environmental health sciences

        For necessary expenses for the National Institute of Environmental
    Health Sciences in carrying out activities set forth in section 311(a)
    of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
    Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9660(a)) and section 126(g) of the Superfund
    Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, $79,714,000.

                Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

                toxic substances and environmental public health

        For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Substances and
    Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out activities set forth in
    sections 104(i) and 111(c)(4) of the Comprehensive Environmental
    Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) and section
    3019 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $81,619,000:  Provided, That
    notwithstanding <<NOTE: Studies. Evaluations.>>  any other provision of
    law, in lieu of performing a health assessment under section 104(i)(6)
    of CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR may conduct other appropriate
    health studies, evaluations, or activities, including, without
    limitation, biomedical testing, clinical evaluations, medical
    monitoring, and referral to accredited healthcare providers:  Provided
    further, That in performing any such health assessment or health study,
    evaluation, or activity, the Administrator of ATSDR shall not be bound
    by the deadlines in section 104(i)(6)(A) of CERCLA:  Provided further,
    That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be
    available for ATSDR to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles
    pursuant to section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 2024, and
    existing profiles may be updated as necessary.

                             OTHER RELATED AGENCIES

                        Executive Office of the President

      council on environmental quality and office of environmental quality

        For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to the Council
    on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality pursuant to
    the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969,

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    the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorganization
    Plan No. 1 of 1977, and not to exceed $750 for official reception and
    representation <<NOTE: Appointment.>> expenses, $4,629,000:  Provided,
    That notwithstanding section 202 of the National Environmental Policy
    Act of 1970, the Council shall consist of one member, appointed by the
    President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, serving as
    chairman and exercising all powers, functions, and duties of the
    Council.

                 Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant to
    section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including hire of passenger
    vehicles, uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
    5901-5902, and for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates for
    individuals not to exceed the per diem equivalent to the maximum rate
    payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376, $14,400,000:
    Provided, <<NOTE: Career positions.>>  That the Chemical Safety and
    Hazard Investigation Board (Board) shall have not more than three career
    Senior Executive Service positions: <<NOTE: 5 USC 415 note.>>   Provided
    further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the individual
    appointed to the position of Inspector General of the Environmental
    Protection Agency (EPA) shall, by virtue of such appointment, also hold
    the position of Inspector General of the Board: <<NOTE: 5 USC 415
    note.>>   Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of
    law, the Inspector General of the Board shall utilize personnel of the
    Office of Inspector General of EPA in performing the duties of the
    Inspector General of the Board, and shall not appoint any individuals to
    positions within the Board.

                   Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian
    Relocation as authorized by Public Law 93-531, $5,024,000, to remain
    available until expended, which shall be derived from unobligated
    balances from prior year appropriations available under this heading:
    Provided, That funds provided in this or any other appropriations Act
    are to be used to relocate eligible individuals and groups including
    evictees from District 6, Hopi-partitioned lands residents, those in
    significantly substandard housing, and all others certified as eligible
    and not included in the preceding categories:  Provided further, That
    none of the funds contained in this or any other Act may be used by the
    Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation to evict any single Navajo
    or Navajo family who, as of November 30, 1985, was physically domiciled
    on the lands partitioned to the Hopi Tribe unless a new or replacement
    home is provided for such household:  Provided further, That no
    relocatee will be provided with more than one new or replacement home:
    Provided further, That the Office shall relocate any certified eligible
    relocatees who have selected and received an approved homesite on the
    Navajo reservation or selected a replacement residence off the Navajo
    reservation or on the land acquired pursuant to section 11 of Public Law
    93-531 (88 Stat. 1716).

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        Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts
                                   Development

                            payment to the institute

        For payment to the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native
    Culture and Arts Development, as authorized by part A of title XV of
    Public Law 99-498 (20 U.S.C. 4411 et seq.), $13,482,000, which shall
    become available on July 1, 2024, and shall remain available until
    September 30, 2025.

                             Smithsonian Institution

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, as authorized
    by law, including research in the fields of art, science, and history;
    development, preservation, and documentation of the National
    Collections; presentation of public exhibits and performances;
    collection, preparation, dissemination, and exchange of information and
    publications; conduct of education, training, and museum assistance
    programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, lease agreements of no
    more than 30 years, and protection of buildings, facilities, and
    approaches; not to exceed $100,000 for services as authorized by 5
    U.S.C. 3109; and purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for
    employees, $892,855,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025,
    except as otherwise provided herein; of which not to exceed $28,000,000
    for the instrumentation program, collections acquisition, exhibition
    reinstallation, Smithsonian American Women's History Museum, National
    Museum of the American Latino, and the repatriation of skeletal remains
    program shall remain available until expended; and including such funds
    as may be necessary to support American overseas research
    centers: <<NOTE: Advance payments.>>   Provided, That funds appropriated
    herein are available for advance payments to independent contractors
    performing research services or participating in official Smithsonian
    presentations:  Provided further, <<NOTE: District of Columbia.>> That
    the Smithsonian Institution may expend Federal appropriations designated
    in this Act for lease or rent payments, as rent payable to the
    Smithsonian Institution, and such rent payments may be deposited into
    the general trust funds of the Institution to be available as trust
    funds for expenses associated with the purchase of a portion of the
    building at 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, to the extent that
    federally supported activities will be housed there:  Provided further,
    That the use of such amounts in the general trust funds of the
    Institution for such purpose shall not be construed as Federal debt
    service for, a Federal guarantee of, a transfer of risk to, or an
    obligation of the Federal Government: <<NOTE: District of Columbia.>>
    Provided further, That no appropriated funds may be used directly to
    service debt which is incurred to finance the costs of acquiring a
    portion of the building at 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, or
    of planning, designing, and constructing improvements to such building:
    Provided further, That any <<NOTE: Contracts. Effective date. Time
    period. Reports.>>  agreement entered into by the Smithsonian
    Institution for the sale of its ownership interest, or any portion
    thereof, in such building so acquired may not take effect until the
    expiration of a 30 day period which begins on the date on which the
    Secretary of the Smithsonian submits to the Committees on Appropriations
    of the House of Representatives and Senate, the Committees on

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    House Administration and Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
    of Representatives, and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the
    Senate a report, as outlined in the explanatory statement described in
    section 4 of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public
    Law 116-94; 133 Stat. 2536) on the intended sale.

                               facilities capital

        For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and alteration of
    facilities owned or occupied by the Smithsonian Institution, by contract
    or otherwise, as authorized by section 2 of the Act of August 22, 1949
    (63 Stat. 623), and for construction, including necessary personnel,
    $197,645,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed
    $10,000 shall be for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.

                             National Gallery of Art

                              salaries and expenses

        For the upkeep and operations of the National Gallery of Art, the
    protection and care of the works of art therein, and administrative
    expenses incident thereto, as authorized by the Act of March 24, 1937
    (50 Stat. 51), as amended by the public resolution of April 13, 1939
    (Public Resolution 9, 76th Congress), including services as authorized
    by 5 U.S.C. 3109; payment in advance when authorized by the treasurer of
    the Gallery for membership in library, museum, and art associations or
    societies whose publications or services are available to members only,
    or to members at a price lower than to the general public; purchase,
    repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards, and uniforms, or allowances
    therefor, for other employees as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902);
    purchase or rental of devices and services for protecting buildings and
    contents thereof, and maintenance, alteration, improvement, and repair
    of buildings, approaches, and grounds; and purchase of services for
    restoration and repair of works of art for the National Gallery of Art
    by contracts made, without advertising, with individuals, firms, or
    organizations at such rates or prices and under such terms and
    conditions as the Gallery may deem proper, $174,760,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2025, of which not to exceed $3,875,000
    for the special exhibition program shall remain available until
    expended.

                 repair, restoration and renovation of buildings

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses of repair, restoration, and renovation of
    buildings, grounds and facilities owned or occupied by the National
    Gallery of Art, by contract or otherwise, for operating lease agreements
    of no more than 10 years, that address space needs created by the
    ongoing renovations in the Master Facilities Plan, as authorized,
    $34,480,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That of this
    amount, $24,574,000 shall be available for design and construction of an
    off-site art storage facility in partnership with the Smithsonian
    Institution and may be transferred to the Smithsonian Institution for
    such purposes:

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     Provided further, That <<NOTE: Contracts.>> contracts awarded for
    environmental systems, protection systems, and exterior repair or
    renovation of buildings of the National Gallery of Art may be negotiated
    with selected contractors and awarded on the basis of contractor
    qualifications as well as price.

                 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

                           operations and maintenance

        For necessary expenses for the operation, maintenance, and security
    of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, including rent of
    temporary office space in the District of Columbia during renovations of
    such Center, $32,293,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025.

                         capital repair and restoration

        For necessary expenses for capital repair and restoration of the
    existing features of the building and site of the John F. Kennedy Center
    for the Performing Arts, $12,633,000, to remain available until
    expended.

                Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

                              salaries and expenses

        For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Woodrow
    Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 1356) including hire of passenger
    vehicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $15,000,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2025.

               National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

                         National Endowment for the Arts

                            grants and administration

        For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the
    Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $207,000,000 shall be available to
    the National Endowment for the Arts for the support of projects and
    productions in the arts, including arts education and public outreach
    activities, through assistance to organizations and individuals pursuant
    to section 5 of the Act, for program support, and for administering the
    functions of the Act, to remain available until expended.

                      National Endowment for the Humanities

                            grants and administration

        For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the
    Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $207,000,000, to remain available
    until expended, of which $192,000,000 shall be available for support of
    activities in the humanities, pursuant to section 7(c) of the Act and
    for administering the functions of the Act; and $15,000,000 shall be
    available to carry out the matching grants program pursuant to section
    10(a)(2) of the Act, including

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    $13,000,000 for the purposes of section 7(h):  Provided, That
    appropriations for carrying out section 10(a)(2) shall be available for
    obligation only in such amounts as may be equal to the total amounts of
    gifts, bequests, devises of money, and other property accepted by the
    chairman or by grantees of the National Endowment for the Humanities
    under the provisions of sections 11(a)(2)(B) and 11(a)(3)(B) during the
    current and preceding fiscal years for which equal amounts have not
    previously been appropriated.

                            Administrative Provisions

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

                             Commission of Fine Arts

                              salaries and expenses

        For expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts under chapter 91 of
    title 40, United States Code, $3,661,000: <<NOTE: Fees.>>   Provided,
    That the Commission is authorized to charge fees to cover the full costs
    of its publications, and such fees shall be credited to this account as
    an offsetting collection, to remain available until expended without
    further appropriation:  Provided further, That the Commission is
    authorized to accept gifts, including objects, papers, artwork, drawings
    and artifacts, that pertain to the history and design of the Nation's
    Capital or the history and activities of the Commission of Fine Arts,
    for the purpose of artistic display, study, or education:  Provided
    further, That one-tenth of one percent of the funds provided under this
    heading may be used for official reception and representation expenses.

                   national capital arts and cultural affairs

        For necessary expenses as authorized by Public Law 99-190 (20 U.S.C.
    956a), $5,000,000:  Provided, <<NOTE: Applicability. 20 USC 956a
    note.>> That the item relating to ``National Capital Arts and Cultural
    Affairs'' in the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
    Appropriations Act, 1986, as enacted into law by section 101(d) of
    Public Law 99-190 (20 U.S.C. 956a), shall be applied in fiscal year 2024
    in the second paragraph by inserting ``, calendar year 2020 excluded''
    before the first period:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Determination. Time
    periods. 20 USC 956a note.>> That in determining an eligible
    organization's annual income for calendar years 2021, 2022, and 2023,
    funds or grants received by the eligible organization from any
    supplemental appropriations made available in 2020 and 2021

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    in connection with the public health emergency declared by the Secretary
    of Health and Human Services on January 31, 2020 (including renewals
    thereof) shall be counted as part of the eligible organization's annual
    income.

                    Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on Historic
    Preservation (Public Law 89-665), $8,585,000.

                      National Capital Planning Commission

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the National Capital Planning Commission
    under chapter 87 of title 40, United States Code, including services as
    authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $8,750,000:  Provided, That one-quarter of
    1 percent of the funds provided under this heading may be used for
    official reception and representational expenses associated with hosting
    international visitors engaged in the planning and physical development
    of world capitals.

                     United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

                            holocaust memorial museum

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

                                 Presidio Trust

        The Presidio Trust is authorized to issue obligations to the
    Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 104(d)(3) of the Omnibus
    Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-333), in
    an amount not to exceed $90,000,000.

                   United States Semiquincentennial Commission

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the United States Semiquincentennial
    Commission to plan and coordinate observances and activities associated
    with the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, as
    authorized by Public Law 116-282, the technical amendments to Public Law
    114-196, $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025.

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                                    TITLE IV

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

                 (including transfers and rescissions of funds)

                           restriction on use of funds

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

                          obligation of appropriations

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

                      disclosure of administrative expenses

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

    mining applications <<NOTE: Patents and trademarks.>>

        Sec. 404. (a) Limitation of Funds.--None of the funds appropriated
    or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or
    expended to accept or process applications for a patent for any mining
    or mill site claim located under the general mining laws.
        (b) Exceptions.-- <<NOTE: Determination. Claims.>> Subsection (a)
    shall not apply if the Secretary of the Interior determines that, for
    the claim concerned: (1) a patent application was filed with the
    Secretary on or before September 30, 1994; and (2) all requirements
    established under sections 2325 and 2326 of the Revised Statutes (30
    U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or lode claims, sections 2329, 2330, 2331,
    and 2333 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 35, 36, and 37) for placer
    claims, and section 2337 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 42) for mill
    site claims, as the case may be, were fully complied with by the
    applicant by that date.

        (c) Report.--On September 30, 2025, the Secretary of the Interior
    shall file with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and
    the Committee on Natural Resources of the House and the Committee on
    Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on actions taken by
    the Department under the plan submitted pursuant to section 314(c) of
    the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
    1997 (Public Law 104-208).

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        (d) Mineral Examinations.--In order to process patent applications
    in a timely and responsible manner, upon the request of a patent
    applicant, the Secretary of the Interior shall allow the applicant to
    fund a qualified third-party contractor to be selected by the Director
    of the Bureau of Land Management to conduct a mineral examination of the
    mining claims or mill sites contained in a patent application as set
    forth in <<NOTE: Payment. Contracts.>>  subsection (b). The Bureau of
    Land Management shall have the sole responsibility to choose and pay the
    third-party contractor in accordance with the standard procedures
    employed by the Bureau of Land Management in the retention of third-
    party contractors.

                  contract support costs, prior year limitation

        Sec. 405. <<NOTE: Continuation.>> Sections 405 and 406 of division F
    of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015
    (Public Law 113-235) shall continue in effect in fiscal year 2024.

               contract support costs, fiscal year 2024 limitation

        Sec. 406.  Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal year 2024 under
    the headings ``Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health
    Service, Contract Support Costs'' and ``Department of the Interior,
    Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Contract
    Support Costs'' are the only amounts available for contract support
    costs arising out of self-determination or self-governance contracts,
    grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements for fiscal year 2024 with
    the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, and the Indian
    Health Service:  Provided, That such amounts provided by this Act are
    not available for payment of claims for contract support costs for prior
    years, or for repayments of payments for settlements or judgments
    awarding contract support costs for prior years.

                             forest management plans

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

                      prohibition within national monuments

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

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    existed on January 20, 2001, except where such activities are allowed
    under the Presidential proclamation establishing such monument.

                              limitation on takings

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

                         prohibition on no-bid contracts

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

                               posting of reports

        Sec. 411. <<NOTE: Public information. Web
    posting. Determination.>> (a) Any agency receiving funds made available
    in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the
    public website of that agency any report required to be submitted by the
    Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of
    the agency that it shall serve the national interest.

        (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--
                (1) the public posting of the report compromises national
            security; or
                (2) the report contains proprietary information.

        (c) The <<NOTE: Time period.>>  head of the agency posting such
    report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the
    requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days.

                national endowment for the arts grant guidelines

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

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

               national endowment for the arts program priorities

        Sec. 413. (a) In providing services or awarding financial assistance
    under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965
    from funds appropriated under this Act, the Chairperson of the National
    Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing
    services or awarding financial assistance for projects, productions,
    workshops, or programs that serve underserved populations.
        (b) <<NOTE: Definitions.>>  In this section:
                (1) The term ``underserved population'' means a population
            of individuals, including urban minorities, who have
            historically been outside the purview of arts and humanities
            programs due to factors such as a high incidence of income below
            the poverty line or to geographic isolation.
                (2) The term ``poverty line'' means the poverty line (as
            defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised
            annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community
            Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a
            family of the size involved.

        (c) In providing services and awarding financial assistance under
    the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 with
    funds appropriated by this Act, the Chairperson of the National
    Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing
    services or awarding financial assistance for projects, productions,
    workshops, or programs that will encourage public knowledge, education,
    understanding, and appreciation of the arts.
        (d) <<NOTE: Grants.>> With funds appropriated by this Act to carry
    out section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act
    of 1965--
                (1) the Chairperson shall establish a grant category for
            projects, productions, workshops, or programs that are of
            national impact or availability or are able to tour several
            States;
                (2) the Chairperson shall not make grants exceeding 15
            percent, in the aggregate, of such funds to any single State,
            excluding grants made under the authority of paragraph (1);
                (3) the <<NOTE: Reports.>>  Chairperson shall report to the
            Congress annually and by State, on grants awarded by the
            Chairperson in each grant category under section 5 of such Act;
            and
                (4) the Chairperson shall encourage the use of grants to
            improve and support community-based music performance and
            education.

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                      status of balances of appropriations

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

                          extension of grazing permits

        Sec. 415.  The terms and conditions of section 325 of Public Law
    108-108 (117 Stat. 1307), regarding grazing permits issued by the Forest
    Service on any lands not subject to administration under section 402 of
    the Federal Lands Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1752), shall
    remain in effect for fiscal year 2024.

                               funding prohibition

        Sec. 416. <<NOTE: Pornography.>> (a) None of the funds made
    available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer
    network unless such network is designed to block access to pornography
    websites.

        (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary
    for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any
    other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or
    adjudication activities.

                    humane transfer and treatment of animals

        Sec. 417. <<NOTE: Wild horses and burros.>> (a) Notwithstanding any
    other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to
    land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, or the Secretary of
    Agriculture, with respect to land administered by the Forest Service
    (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary concerned''), may
    transfer excess wild horses and burros that have been removed from land
    administered by the Secretary concerned to other Federal, State, and
    local government agencies for use as work animals.

        (b) The Secretary concerned may make a transfer under subsection (a)
    immediately on the request of a Federal, State, or local government
    agency.
        (c) An excess wild horse or burro transferred under subsection (a)
    shall lose status as a wild free-roaming horse or burro (as defined in
    section 2 of Public Law 92-195 (commonly known as the ``Wild Free-
    Roaming Horses and Burros Act'') (16 U.S.C. 1332)).
        (d) A Federal, State, or local government agency receiving an excess
    wild horse or burro pursuant to subsection (a) shall not--
                (1) destroy the horse or burro in a manner that results in
            the destruction of the horse or burro into a commercial product;
                (2) sell or otherwise transfer the horse or burro in a
            manner that results in the destruction of the horse or burro for
            processing into a commercial product; or
                (3) euthanize the horse or burro, except on the
            recommendation of a licensed veterinarian in a case of severe
            injury, illness, or advanced age.

        (e) Amounts appropriated by this Act shall not be available for--

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                (1) the destruction of any healthy, unadopted, and wild
            horse or burro under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned
            (including a contractor); or
                (2) the sale of a wild horse or burro that results in the
            destruction of the wild horse or burro for processing into a
            commercial product.

       forest service facility realignment and enhancement authorization
                                    extension

        Sec. 418. <<NOTE: Applicability. 16 USC 580d note.>> Section 503(f)
    of Public Law 109-54 (16 U.S.C. 580d note) shall be applied by
    substituting ``September 30, 2024'' for ``September 30, 2019''.

                         use of american iron and steel

        Sec. 419. (a)(1) None of the funds made available by a State water
    pollution control revolving fund as authorized by section 1452 of the
    Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12) shall be used for a project
    for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public
    water system or treatment works unless all of the iron and steel
    products used in the project are produced in the United States.
        (2) <<NOTE: Definition.>>  In this section, the term ``iron and
    steel'' products means the following products made primarily of iron or
    steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other
    municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and
    restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and
    construction materials.

        (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category of cases
    in which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (in
    this section referred to as the ``Administrator'') finds that--
                (1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the
            public interest;
                (2) iron and steel products are not produced in the United
            States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of
            a satisfactory quality; or
                (3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the
            United States will increase the cost of the overall project by
            more than 25 percent.

        (c) <<NOTE: Waiver. Public information. Records. Time period.>> If
    the Administrator receives a request for a waiver under this section,
    the Administrator shall make available to the public on an informal
    basis a copy of the request and information available to the
    Administrator concerning the request, and shall allow for informal
    public input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making a
    finding based on the request. <<NOTE: Web posting.>>  The Administrator
    shall make the request and accompanying information available by
    electronic means, including on the official public Internet Web site of
    the Environmental Protection Agency.

        (d) <<NOTE: Applicability.>> This section shall be applied in a
    manner consistent with United States obligations under international
    agreements.

        (e) The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds
    appropriated in this Act for the Clean and Drinking Water State
    Revolving Funds for carrying out the provisions described in subsection
    (a)(1) for management and oversight of the requirements of this section.

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

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

                                 recreation fees

        Sec. 421. <<NOTE: Applicability. 16 USC 6809 note.>> Section 810 of
    the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6809) shall be
    applied by substituting ``October 1, 2025'' for ``September 30, 2019''.

                            reprogramming guidelines

        Sec. 422. <<NOTE: Advance approval.>> None of the funds made
    available in this Act, in this and prior fiscal years, may be
    reprogrammed without the advance approval of the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the reprogramming
    procedures contained in the explanatory statement described in section 4
    (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).

                                local contractors

        Sec. 423. <<NOTE: Applicability.>> Section 412 of division E of
    Public Law 112-74 shall be applied by substituting ``fiscal year 2024''
    for ``fiscal year 2019''.

           shasta-trinity marina fee authority authorization extension

        Sec. <<NOTE: Applicability.>>  424.  Section 422 of division F of
    Public Law 110-161 (121 Stat 1844), as amended, shall be applied by
    substituting ``fiscal year 2024'' for ``fiscal year 2019''.

                interpretive association authorization extension

        Sec. 425. <<NOTE: Applicability. 16 USC 565a-1 note.>> Section 426
    of division G of Public Law 113-76 (16 U.S.C. 565a-1 note) shall be
    applied by substituting ``September 30, 2024'' for ``September 30,
    2019''.

        forest botanical products fee collection authorization extension

        Sec. 426. <<NOTE: Applicability. 16 USC 528 note.>> Section 339 of
    the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
    2000 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106-113; 16 U.S.C. 528 note), as
    amended by section 335(6) of Public Law 108-108 and section 432 of
    Public Law 113-76, shall be applied by substituting ``fiscal year 2024''
    for ``fiscal year 2019''.

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                                  chaco canyon

        Sec. 427.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to accept a nomination for oil and gas leasing under 43 CFR 3120.3 et
    seq., or to offer for oil and gas leasing, any Federal lands within the
    withdrawal area identified on the map of the Chaco Culture National
    Historical Park prepared by the Bureau of Land Management and dated
    April 2, 2019, prior to the completion of the cultural resources
    investigation identified in the explanatory statement described in
    section 4 in the matter preceding division A of the Consolidated
    Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).

                                  tribal leases

        Sec. 428. (a) <<NOTE: Effective date.>> Notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, in the case of any lease under section 105(l) of the
    Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
    5324(l)), the initial lease term shall commence no earlier than the date
    of receipt of the lease proposal.

        (b) <<NOTE: Consultation.>> The Secretaries of the Interior and
    Health and Human Services shall, jointly or separately, during fiscal
    year 2024 consult with tribes and tribal organizations through public
    solicitation and other means regarding the requirements for leases under
    section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
    Act (25 U.S.C. 5324(l)) on how to implement a consistent and transparent
    process for the payment of such leases.

                    forest ecosystem health and recovery fund

        Sec. 429. <<NOTE: Applicability.>> The authority provided under the
    heading ``Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund'' in title I of
    Public Law 111-88, as amended by section 117 of division F of Public Law
    113-235, shall be applied by substituting ``fiscal year 2024'' for
    ``fiscal year 2020'' each place it appears.

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

        Sec. 430. (a)(1) <<NOTE: Deadlines. 54 USC 200303 note.>> Within 45
    days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall
    allocate amounts made available from the National Parks and Public Land
    Legacy Restoration Fund for fiscal year 2024 pursuant to subsection (c)
    of section 200402 of title 54, United States Code, and as provided in
    subsection (e) of such section of such title, to the agencies of the
    Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture specified,
    in the amounts specified, for the stations and unit names specified, and
    for the projects and activities specified in the table titled
    ``Allocation of Funds: National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration
    Fund Fiscal Year 2024'' in the explanatory statement described in
    section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).

        (2) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
    Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, as appropriate, shall
    allocate amounts made available for expenditure from the Land and Water
    Conservation Fund for fiscal year 2024 pursuant to subsection (a) of
    section 200303 of title 54, United States Code,

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    to the agencies and accounts specified, in the amounts specified, and
    for the projects and activities specified in the table titled
    ``Allocation of Funds: Land and Water Conservation Fund Fiscal Year
    2024'' in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
    matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
        (b) Except as otherwise provided by subsection (c) of this section,
    neither the President nor his designee may allocate any amounts that are
    made available for any fiscal year under subsection (c) of section
    200402 of title 54, United States Code, or subsection (a) of section
    200303 of title 54, United States Code, other than in amounts and for
    projects and activities that are allocated by subsections (a)(1) and
    (a)(2) of this section:  Provided, That in any fiscal year, the matter
    preceding this proviso shall not apply to the allocation of amounts for
    continuing administration of programs allocated funds from the National
    Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund or the Land and Water
    Conservation Fund, which may be allocated only in amounts that are no
    more than the allocation for such purposes in subsections (a)(1) and
    (a)(2) of this section.
        (c) <<NOTE: Reallocation. Requirements.>> The Secretary of the
    Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may reallocate amounts from
    each agency's ``Contingency Fund'' line in the table titled ``Allocation
    of Funds: National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund Fiscal
    Year 2024'' to any project funded by the National Parks and Public Land
    Legacy Restoration Fund within the same agency, from any fiscal year,
    that experienced a funding deficiency due to unforeseen cost overruns,
    in accordance with the following requirements:
                (1) ``Contingency Fund'' amounts may only be reallocated if
            there is a risk to project completion resulting from unforeseen
            cost overruns;
                (2) ``Contingency Fund'' amounts may only be reallocated for
            cost of adjustments and changes within the original scope of
            effort for projects funded by the National Parks and Public Land
            Legacy Restoration Fund; and
                (3) <<NOTE: Notification.>> The Secretary of the Interior or
            the Secretary of Agriculture must provide written notification
            to the Committees on Appropriations 30 days before taking any
            actions authorized by this subsection if the amount reallocated
            from the ``Contingency Fund'' line for a project is projected to
            be 10 percent or greater than the following, as applicable:
                        (A) The amount allocated to that project in the
                    table titled ``Allocation of Funds: National Parks and
                    Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund Fiscal Year 2024''
                    in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in
                    the matter preceding division A of this consolidated
                    Act); or
                        (B) The initial estimate in the most recent report
                    submitted, prior to enactment of this Act, to the
                    Committees on Appropriations pursuant to section 431(e)
                    of division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
                    2023 (Public Law 117-328).

        (d)(1) <<NOTE: Data sheets.>> Concurrent with the annual budget
    submission of the President for fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of the
    Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall each submit to the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
    Senate project data sheets for the projects in the ``Submission of
    Annual List of Projects to Congress'' required by section 200402(h) of
    title 54, United States Code:  Provided, That the ``Submission of Annual

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    List of Projects to Congress'' must include a ``Contingency Fund'' line
    for each agency within the allocations defined in subsection (e) of
    section 200402 of title 54, United States Code:  Provided further,
    That <<NOTE: Reallocation.>> in the event amounts allocated by this Act
    or any prior Act for the National Parks and Public Land Legacy
    Restoration Fund are no longer needed to complete a specified project,
    such amounts may be reallocated in such submission to that agency's
    ``Contingency Fund'' line:  Provided further, That any proposals to
    change the scope of or terminate a previously approved project must be
    clearly identified in such submission.

        (2)(A) <<NOTE: Lists.>> Concurrent with the annual budget submission
    of the President for fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of the Interior and
    the Secretary of Agriculture shall each submit to the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a list of
    supplementary allocations for Federal land acquisition and Forest Legacy
    Projects at the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
    Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. Forest Service that
    are in addition to the ``Submission of Cost Estimates'' required by
    section 200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States Code, that are
    prioritized and detailed by account, program, and project, and that
    total no less than half the full amount allocated to each account for
    that land management Agency under the allocations submitted under
    section 200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States Code:  Provided, That in
    the event amounts allocated by this Act or any prior Act pursuant to
    subsection (a) of section 200303 of title 54, United States Code are no
    longer needed because a project has been completed or can no longer be
    executed, such amounts must be clearly identified if proposed for
    reallocation in the annual budget submission.

        (B) The Federal land acquisition and Forest Legacy projects in the
    ``Submission of Cost Estimates'' required by section 200303(c)(1) of
    title 54, United States Code, and on the list of supplementary
    allocations required by subparagraph (A) shall be comprised only of
    projects for which a willing seller has been identified and for which an
    appraisal or market research has been initiated.
        (C) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of the President
    for fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
    Agriculture shall each submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the
    House of Representatives and the Senate project data sheets in the same
    format and containing the same level of detailed information that is
    found on such sheets in the Budget Justifications annually submitted by
    the Department of the Interior with the President's Budget for the
    projects in the ``Submission of Cost Estimates'' required by section
    200303(c)(1) of title 54, United States Code, and in the same format and
    containing the same level of detailed information that is found on such
    sheets submitted to the Committees pursuant to section 427 of division D
    of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94)
    for the list of supplementary allocations required by subparagraph (A).
        (e) <<NOTE: Reports.>> The Department of the Interior and the
    Department of Agriculture shall provide the Committees on Appropriations
    of the House of Representatives and Senate quarterly reports on the
    status of balances of projects and activities funded by the National
    Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund for amounts allocated
    pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this section and the status of

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    balances of projects and activities funded by the Land and Water
    Conservation Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of
    this section, including all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated
    funds, and, for amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this
    section, National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund amounts
    reallocated pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.

                       policies relating to biomass energy

        Sec. 431.  To support the key role that forests in the United States
    can play in addressing the energy needs of the United States, the
    Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Administrator
    of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, consistent with their
    missions, jointly--
                (1) ensure that Federal policy relating to forest
            bioenergy--
                        (A) is consistent across all Federal departments and
                    agencies; and
                        (B) recognizes the full benefits of the use of
                    forest biomass for energy, conservation, and responsible
                    forest management; and
                (2) establish clear and simple policies for the use of
            forest biomass as an energy solution, including policies that--
                        (A) reflect the carbon neutrality of forest
                    bioenergy and recognize biomass as a renewable energy
                    source, provided the use of forest biomass for energy
                    production does not cause conversion of forests to non-
                    forest use;
                        (B) encourage private investment throughout the
                    forest biomass supply chain, including in--
                              (i) working forests;
                              (ii) harvesting operations;
                              (iii) forest improvement operations;
                              (iv) forest bioenergy production;
                              (v) wood products manufacturing; or
                              (vi) paper manufacturing;
                        (C) encourage forest management to improve forest
                    health; and
                        (D) recognize State initiatives to produce and use
                    forest biomass.

                            small remote incinerators

        Sec. 432. <<NOTE: Regulations. Alaska.>> None of the funds made
    available in this Act may be used to implement or enforce the regulation
    issued on March 21, 2011 at 40 CFR part 60 subparts CCCC and DDDD with
    respect to units in the State of Alaska that are defined as ``small,
    remote incinerator'' units in those regulations and, until a subsequent
    regulation is issued, the Administrator shall implement the law and
    regulations in effect prior to such date.

                            timber sale requirements

        Sec. 433. <<NOTE: Alaska.>> No timber sale in Alaska's Region 10
    shall be advertised if the indicated rate is deficit (defined as the
    value of the timber is not sufficient to cover all logging and stumpage
    costs and provide a normal profit and risk allowance under the Forest
    Service's appraisal process) when appraised using a residual value
    appraisal. The western red cedar timber from those sales which

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    is surplus to the needs of the domestic processors in Alaska, shall be
    made available to domestic processors in the contiguous 48 United States
    at prevailing domestic prices. All additional western red cedar volume
    not sold to Alaska or contiguous 48 United States domestic processors
    may be exported to foreign markets at the election of the timber sale
    holder. All Alaska yellow cedar may be sold at prevailing export prices
    at the election of the timber sale holder.

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

        Sec. 434.  Funds made available or allocated in this Act to the
    Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture that are
    subject to the allocations and limitations in 54 U.S.C. 200402(e) and
    prohibitions in 54 U.S.C. 200402(f) may be further allocated or
    reallocated to the Federal Highway Administration for transportation
    projects of the covered agencies defined in 54 U.S.C. 200401(2).

                           prohibition on use of funds

        Sec. 435.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the
    funds made available in this Act or any other Act may be used to
    promulgate or implement any regulation requiring the issuance of permits
    under title V of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7661 et seq.) for carbon
    dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane emissions resulting from
    biological processes associated with livestock production.

                      greenhouse gas reporting restrictions

        Sec. 436.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the
    funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to implement
    any provision in a rule, if that provision requires mandatory reporting
    of greenhouse gas emissions from manure management systems.

                               funding prohibition

        Sec. 437.  None of the funds made available by this or any other Act
    may be used to regulate the lead content of ammunition, ammunition
    components, or fishing tackle under the Toxic Substances Control Act (15
    U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) or any other law.

                               firefighter pay cap

        Sec. 438.  Section 1701 of division B of the Extending Government
    Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act (5 U.S.C. 5547 note), as
    amended by Public Law 117-103, <<NOTE: 136 Stat. 1116.>>  is further
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking the last sentence and
            inserting ``Any Services during a given calendar year that
            generate payments payable in the subsequent calendar year shall
            be disregarded in applying this subsection''; and
                (2) in subsections (a), (b), and (c) by inserting ``or
            2024'' after ``or 2023'' each place it appears.

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                              technical correction

        Sec. 439.  In the table entitled ``Interior and Environment
    Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally
    Directed Spending Items'' in the explanatory statement described in
    section 4 in the matter preceding division A of Public Law 117-328 and
    in the table under the heading ``Disclosure of Earmarks and
    Congressionally Directed Spending Items'' in such explanatory statement,
    the project relating to ``Historic Campbell Chapel Restoration Committee
    for the Restoration of Historic Campbell Chapel'' is deemed to be
    amended by striking ``Historic Preservation Fund--Save America's
    Treasures Grants'' and inserting ``Historic Preservation Fund--Historic
    Preservation Fund Grants''.

         alaska native regional health entities authorization extension

        Sec. 440. <<NOTE: Applicability.>> Section 424(a) of title IV of
    division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113-
    76) shall be applied by substituting ``October 1, 2024'' for ``December
    24, 2022''.

                             lava ridge wind project

        Sec. 441. <<NOTE: Analysis. Consultation.>> (a) None of the funds
    made available by this Act may be obligated or expended for the purpose
    of granting, issuing, or renewing a right-of-way under section 501 of
    the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761) for
    the Lava Ridge Wind Project, unless or until the Secretary of the
    Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management, has analyzed, in
    consultation with local elected officials and stakeholders, action
    alternatives designed to reduce impacts to wildlife, cultural resources,
    transportation, hunting, wetlands and the connected surface and ground
    waters. <<NOTE: Deadline.>> The Secretary shall complete such
    consultations, and seek feedback regarding action alternatives, not
    later than September 30, 2024, and no funds made available in this Act
    shall be used for granting, issuing, or renewing a right-of-way under
    section 501 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
    U.S.C. 1761) for the Lava Ridge Wind Project while such consultations
    and efforts are ongoing.

        (b) <<NOTE: Reports. Briefing.>> Prior to granting, issuing, or
    renewing a right-of-way under section 501 of the Federal Land Policy and
    Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761) for the Lava Ridge Wind Project,
    the Secretary shall periodically report to the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations on the status of consultations required
    under subsection (a) and, once such consultations are complete, provide
    a briefing to the Committees on the action alternatives and the feedback
    of local elected officials and stakeholders.

                                   limitation

        Sec. 442. <<NOTE: Claims. Determination.>> If requested by the
    claimant of any mining claim located within the area covered by Public
    Land Order 7921, the Bureau of Land Management shall prioritize
    completion of a validity determination for such
    claim. <<NOTE: Deadline.>> The Bureau of Land Management shall strive to
    complete any such validity determination not later than 3 years of
    receipt of the request.

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                             good neighbor authority

        Sec. 443.  Section 8206 of the Agriculture Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C.
    2113a), as amended by section 8624 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of
    2018 (Public Law 115-334) and the Consolidated Appropriation Act, 2023
    (Public Law 117-328), is further amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(3)(A), by adding before the period:
            ``; or''
                              ``(iii) National Park System land; or
                              ``(iv) National Wildlife Refuge Land'';
                (2) in subsection (a)(4)(B)(i), by striking ``or'' after
            ``National Forest System'' and inserting ``,'';
                (3) in subsection (a)(4)(B)(i), by inserting ``, National
            Park Service, or National Wildlife Refuge'' after ``Bureau of
            Land Management'';
                (4) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(ii), by striking ``2023'' and
            inserting ``2024'';
                (5) in subsection (b)(4) by striking ``land or'' and
            inserting ``,''; and
                (6) in subsection (b)(4) by inserting ``, National Park
            System, or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service'' after ``Bureau of
            Land Management''.

                    forest service nonrecurring expense fund

        Sec. 444. <<NOTE: 16 USC 579f.>> There is hereby established in the
    Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the ``Forest Service
    Nonrecurring Expenses Fund'' (the Fund):  Provided, That unobligated
    balances of expired discretionary funds, and discretionary no-year funds
    at least four years old and deemed by the Chief of the Forest Service no
    longer needed for their intended purpose, appropriated for this or any
    succeeding fiscal year from the general fund of the Treasury to the
    Forest Service by this or any other Act may be transferred into the
    Fund:  Provided further, That amounts deposited in the Fund shall be
    available until expended, and in addition to such other funds as may be
    available, for information technology; administrative expenses such as,
    but not limited to, utility and lease payments; facilities
    infrastructure maintenance, improvements, and construction; and roads
    infrastructure maintenance, subject to approval by the Office of
    Management and Budget:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Notifications. Advance
    approvals.>> That amounts in the Fund may not be obligated without
    written notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate in
    conformance with the reprogramming guidelines described in this Act.

                        world war i centennial commission

        Sec. 445.  In addition to the authority provided by section 6(g) of
    the World War I Centennial Commission Act, as authorized by the World
    War I Centennial Commission Act (Public Law 112-272) and the Carl Levin
    and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291), the World War I Commission may
    accept money, in-kind personnel services, contractual support, or any
    appropriate support from any executive branch agency for activities of
    the Commission.

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                                   rescission

        Sec. 446.  Of the unobligated balances from discretionary amounts
    made available for fiscal year 2020 or prior fiscal years and derived
    from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the following are hereby
    permanently rescinded--
                (1) $89,000,000 from National Park Service grant programs
            with unobligated carryover balances; and
                (2) $5,000,000 from the Bureau of Land Management:

      Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were
    designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a
    concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency
    Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                                   rescission

        Sec. 447.  Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available
    by section 11001 of Public Law 117-2, $350,000,000 are hereby
    permanently rescinded.

                                   rescission

        Sec. 448.  Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available
    for fiscal year 2023 or prior fiscal years under the heading
    ``Department of Health and Human Services--Indian Health Service--Indian
    Health Services'' for costs related to or resulting from accreditation
    emergencies, $90,000,000 are hereby rescinded:  Provided, That no
    amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the
    Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution
    on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
    of 1985.
        This division may be cited as the ``Department of the Interior,
    Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024''.

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        Editorial note: The text above is the only information printed on
    this page of the signed law.

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    DIVISION F-- <<NOTE: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and
    Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024.>> TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND
    URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024

    TITLE <<NOTE: Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2024.>>
    I

                          DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                             Office of the Secretary

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, $191,295,000,
    to remain available until September 30, 2025:  Provided, That of the
    sums appropriated under this heading--
                (1) $3,770,000 shall be available for the immediate Office
            of the Secretary;
                (2) $1,370,000 shall be available for the immediate Office
            of the Deputy Secretary;
                (3) $32,272,000 shall be available for the Office of the
            General Counsel;
                (4) $20,064,000 shall be available for the Office of the
            Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, of which
            $2,000,000 is for the Office for Multimodal Freight
            Infrastructure and Policy:  Provided, That the Secretary must
            obtain reprogramming approval from the House and Senate
            Committees on Appropriations under section 405 of this Act prior
            to executing the authorities of section 118(g)(2)-(3) of title
            49, United States Code;
                (5) $22,724,000 shall be available for the Office of the
            Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs;
                (6) $7,138,000 shall be available for the Office of the
            Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs;
                (7) $43,284,000 shall be available for the Office of the
            Assistant Secretary for Administration;
                (8) $6,244,000 shall be available for the Office of Public
            Affairs and Public Engagement;
                (9) $2,515,000 shall be available for the Office of the
            Executive Secretariat;
                (10) $16,506,000 shall be available for the Office of
            Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response;
                (11) $33,879,000 shall be available for the Office of the
            Chief Information Officer; and
                (12) $1,529,000 shall be available for the Office of Tribal
            Government Affairs:

      Provided further, That <<NOTE: Transfer authority.>> the Secretary of
    Transportation (referred to in this title as the ``Secretary'') is
    authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office
    of the Secretary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary:
    Provided further, That no appropriation for any office shall be
    increased or decreased by more than 7 percent by all such transfers:
    Provided further, That notice <<NOTE: Notice. Funding approval.>>  of
    any change in funding greater than 7 percent shall be submitted for
    approval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Allocation. Determination.>> That not to exceed $70,000
    shall be for allocation within the Department for official reception and
    representation expenses as the Secretary may determine:  Provided
    further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,

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    there may be credited to this appropriation up to $2,500,000 in funds
    received in user fees.

                             research and technology

        For necessary expenses related to the Office of the Assistant
    Secretary for Research and Technology, $49,040,000, of which $22,500,000
    shall remain available until expended:  Provided, That of such amounts
    that are available until expended, $10,000,000 shall be for necessary
    expenses of the Advanced Research Projects Agency--Infrastructure (ARPA-
    I) as authorized by section 119 of title 49, United States Code:
    Provided further, That within the funds made available under the
    preceding proviso, not less than $8,000,000 shall be available for
    research on durability, resiliency, and sustainability of bridges and
    other infrastructure and shall be directed to an accredited university
    of higher education in the northeast United States that has experience
    leading a regional university transportation center and a proven record
    of developing, patenting, deploying, and commercializing innovative
    composite materials and technologies for bridge and other transportation
    applications, as well as conducting research and developing prototypes
    using very large-scale polymer-based additive manufacturing:  Provided
    further, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be
    available until expended, funds received from States, counties,
    municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for
    expenses incurred for training: <<NOTE: Continuation. 49 USC 112
    note.>>   Provided further, That any reference in law, regulation,
    judicial proceedings, or elsewhere to the Research and Innovative
    Technology Administration shall continue to be deemed to be a reference
    to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology of
    the Department of Transportation.

                       national infrastructure investments

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses to carry out a local and regional project
    assistance grant program under section 6702 of title 49, United States
    Code, $345,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That
    section 6702(f)(2) of title 49, United States Code, shall not apply to
    amounts made available under this heading in this Act:  Provided
    further, That of the amounts made available under this heading in this
    Act, not less than 5 percent shall be awarded to projects in
    historically disadvantaged communities or areas of persistent poverty as
    defined under section 6702(a)(1) of title 49, United States
    Code: <<NOTE: Grants.>>   Provided further, That grants awarded under
    this heading in this Act for eligible projects for planning,
    preparation, or design shall not be subject to a minimum grant size:
    Provided further, <<NOTE: Distribution.>> That in distributing amounts
    made available under this heading in this Act, the Secretary shall take
    such measures so as to ensure an equitable geographic distribution of
    funds, an appropriate balance in addressing the needs of urban and rural
    areas, including Tribal areas, and the investment in a variety of
    transportation modes:  Provided further, That for amounts made available
    under this heading in this Act, the Secretary shall give priority to
    projects that require a contribution of Federal funds in order to
    complete an overall financing package:  Provided further, That section
    6702(f)(1) of title 49, United States Code, shall not apply to amounts
    made available under this heading

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    in this Act:  Provided further, That <<NOTE: Allocations. Urban and
    rural areas.>>  of the amounts awarded under this heading in this Act,
    not more than 50 percent shall be allocated for eligible projects
    located in rural areas and not more than 50 percent shall be allocated
    for eligible projects located in urbanized areas:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Determination.>> That for the purpose of determining if
    an award for planning, preparation, or design under this heading in this
    Act is an urban award, the project location is the location of the
    project being planned, prepared, or designed:  Provided further, That
    the Secretary may retain up to 2 percent of the amounts made available
    under this heading in this Act, and may transfer portions of such
    amounts to the Administrators of the Federal Aviation Administration,
    the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration,
    the Federal Railroad Administration and the Maritime Administration to
    fund the award and oversight of grants and credit assistance made under
    the program authorized under section 6702 of title 49, United States
    Code:  Provided further, That for amounts made available under this
    heading in this Act, the Secretary shall consider and award projects
    based solely on the selection criteria as identified under section
    6702(d)(3) and (d)(4) of title 49, United States Code.

          national surface transportation and innovative finance bureau

        For necessary expenses of the National Surface Transportation and
    Innovative Finance Bureau as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 116, $9,558,000, to
    remain available until expended:  Provided, <<NOTE: Fees.>>  That the
    Secretary may collect and spend fees, as authorized by title 23, United
    States Code, to cover the costs of services of expert firms, including
    counsel, in the field of municipal and project finance to assist in the
    underwriting and servicing of Federal credit instruments and all or a
    portion of the costs to the Federal Government of servicing such credit
    instruments:  Provided further, That such fees are available until
    expended to pay for such costs:  Provided further, That such amounts are
    in addition to other amounts made available for such purposes and are
    not subject to any obligation limitation or the limitation on
    administrative expenses under section 608 of title 23, United States
    Code.

                   rural and tribal infrastructure advancement

        For necessary expenses to carry out rural and Tribal infrastructure
    advancement as authorized in section 21205 of Public Law 117-58,
    $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026:  Provided,
    That <<NOTE: Contracts.>> the Secretary may enter into cooperative
    agreements with philanthropic entities, non-profit organizations, other
    Federal agencies, State or local governments and their agencies, Indian
    Tribes, or other technical assistance providers, to provide such
    technical assistance, planning, and capacity building to State, local,
    or Tribal governments, United States territories, metropolitan planning
    organizations, transit agencies, or other political subdivisions of
    State or local governments.

            railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing program

        The <<NOTE: Loans.>> Secretary is authorized to issue direct loans
    and loan guarantees pursuant to chapter 224 of title 49, United States
    Code,

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    and such authority shall exist as long as any such direct loan or loan
    guarantee is outstanding.

                          financial management capital

        For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing the Department of
    Transportation's financial systems and re-engineering business
    processes, $5,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2025.

                           cyber security initiatives

        For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, including
    necessary upgrades to network and information technology infrastructure,
    improvement of identity management and authentication capabilities,
    securing and protecting data, implementation of Federal cyber security
    initiatives, and implementation of enhanced security controls on agency
    computers and mobile devices, $49,000,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2025.

                             office of civil rights

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $18,228,000.

               transportation planning, research, and development

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning,
    research, systems development, development activities, and making
    grants, $24,369,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That
    of such amount, $5,436,000 shall be for necessary expenses of the
    Interagency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center (IIPIC):
    Provided further, That there may be transferred to this appropriation,
    to remain available until expended, amounts transferred from other
    Federal agencies for expenses incurred under this heading for IIPIC
    activities not related to transportation infrastructure:  Provided
    further, That the tools and analysis developed by the IIPIC shall be
    available to other Federal agencies for the permitting and review of
    major infrastructure projects not related to transportation only to the
    extent that other Federal agencies provide funding to the Department in
    accordance with the preceding proviso:  Provided further, That of the
    amounts made available under this heading, $3,443,000 shall be made
    available for the purposes, and in amounts, specified for
    Congressionally Directed Spending in the table entitled ``Community
    Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending'' included in the
    explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
    division A of this consolidated Act).

                              working capital fund

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays of
    the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed $522,165,000, shall be paid from
    appropriations made available to the Department

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    of Transportation:  Provided, That such services shall be provided on a
    competitive basis to entities within the Department of Transportation:
    Provided further, That the limitation in the preceding proviso on
    operating expenses shall not apply to entities external to the
    Department of Transportation or for funds provided in Public Law 117-58:
     Provided further, That no funds made available by this Act to an agency
    of the Department shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund
    without majority approval of the Working Capital Fund Steering Committee
    and approval of the Secretary:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Assessments. Notifications. Approvals.>> That no
    assessments may be levied against any program, budget activity,
    subactivity, or project funded by this Act unless notice of such
    assessments and the basis therefor are presented to the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations and are approved by such Committees.

            small and disadvantaged business utilization and outreach

        For necessary expenses for small and disadvantaged business
    utilization and outreach activities, $5,330,000, to remain available
    until September 30, 2025:  Provided, That notwithstanding section 332 of
    title 49, United States Code, such amounts may be used for business
    opportunities related to any mode of transportation:  Provided further,
    That appropriations made available under this heading shall be available
    for any purpose consistent with prior year appropriations that were made
    available under the heading ``Office of the Secretary--Minority Business
    Resource Center Program''.

                            payments to air carriers

                         (airport and airway trust fund)

        In addition to funds made available from any other source to carry
    out the essential air service program under sections 41731 through 41742
    of title 49, United States Code, $348,554,000, to be derived from the
    Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain available until
    expended: <<NOTE: Determination.>>  Provided, That in determining
    between or among carriers competing to provide service to a community,
    the Secretary may consider the relative subsidy requirements of the
    carriers:  Provided further, That basic essential air service minimum
    requirements shall not include the 15-passenger capacity requirement
    under section 41732(b)(3) of title 49, United States Code:  Provided
    further, That amounts authorized to be distributed for the essential air
    service program under section 41742(b) of title 49, United States Code,
    shall be made available immediately from amounts otherwise provided to
    the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
    Administration: <<NOTE: Reimbursements.>>  Provided further, That the
    Administrator may reimburse such amounts from fees credited to the
    account established under section 45303 of title 49, United States Code:
     Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 41733 of title 49,
    United States Code, for fiscal year 2024, the requirements established
    under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 41731(a)(1) of title 49,
    United States Code, and the subsidy cap established by section 332 of
    the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations
    Act, 2000, shall not apply to maintain eligibility under section 41731
    of title 49, United States Code.

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      administrative provisions--office of the secretary of transportation

                             (including rescissions)

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 101. <<NOTE: Assessments. Contracts.>> None of the funds made
    available by this Act to the Department of Transportation may be
    obligated for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to approve
    assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds appropriated
    to the operating administrations in this Act, except for activities
    underway on the date of enactment of this Act, unless such assessments
    or agreements have completed the normal reprogramming process for
    congressional notification.

        Sec. 102. <<NOTE: Web posting. Public
    information. Requirement. Records.>> The Secretary shall post on the web
    site of the Department of Transportation a schedule of all meetings of
    the Council on Credit and Finance, including the agenda for each
    meeting, and require the Council on Credit and Finance to record the
    decisions and actions of each meeting.

        Sec. 103. <<NOTE: Reimbursements. Transit benefits.>> In addition to
    authority provided by section 327 of title 49, United States Code, the
    Department's Working Capital Fund is authorized to provide partial or
    full payments in advance and accept subsequent reimbursements from all
    Federal agencies from available funds for transit benefit distribution
    services that are necessary to carry out the Federal transit pass
    transportation fringe benefit program under Executive Order No. 13150
    and section 3049 of SAFETEA-LU (5 U.S.C. 7905 note):  Provided, That the
    Department shall maintain a reasonable operating reserve in the Working
    Capital Fund, to be expended in advance to provide uninterrupted transit
    benefits to Government employees:  Provided further, That <<NOTE: Time
    period.>> such reserve shall not exceed 1 month of benefits payable and
    may be used only for the purpose of providing for the continuation of
    transit benefits: <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>>   Provided further, That the
    Working Capital Fund shall be fully reimbursed by each customer agency
    from available funds for the actual cost of the transit benefit.

        Sec. 104.  Receipts collected in the Department's Working Capital
    Fund, as authorized by section 327 of title 49, United States Code, for
    unused transit and van pool benefits, in an amount not to exceed 10
    percent of fiscal year 2024 collections, shall be available until
    expended in the Department's Working Capital Fund to provide contractual
    services in support of section 189 of this Act:  Provided, That
    obligations in fiscal year 2024 of such collections shall not exceed
    $1,000,000.
        Sec. 105. <<NOTE: Retention bonuses. Advance approval.>> None of the
    funds in this title may be obligated or expended for retention or senior
    executive bonuses for an employee of the Department of Transportation
    without the prior written approval of the Assistant Secretary for
    Administration.

        Sec. 106.  In addition to authority provided by section 327 of title
    49, United States Code, the Department's Administrative Working Capital
    Fund is hereby authorized to transfer information technology equipment,
    software, and systems from departmental sources or other entities and
    collect and maintain a reserve at rates which will return full cost of
    transferred assets.
        Sec. 107. <<NOTE: Deadline. Notification.>> None of the funds
    provided in this Act to the Department of Transportation may be used to
    provide credit assistance unless not less than 3 days before any
    application approval to

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    provide credit assistance under sections 603 and 604 of title 23, United
    States Code, the Secretary provides notification in writing to the
    following committees: the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations;
    the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on
    Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on
    Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives:
    Provided, That such notification shall include, but not be limited to,
    the name of the project sponsor; a description of the project; whether
    credit assistance will be provided as a direct loan, loan guarantee, or
    line of credit; and the amount of credit assistance.

        Sec. 108.  Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available
    for ``Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program'' in
    section 109 of division L of Public Law 117-103, $8,948,237.30 is hereby
    permanently rescinded.
        Sec. 109.  The Secretary of Transportation may transfer amounts
    awarded to a federally recognized Tribe under a funding agreement
    entered into under part 29 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations,
    from the Department of Transportation's Operating Administrations to the
    Office of Tribal Government Affairs:  Provided, That any amounts
    retroceded or reassumed under such part may be transferred back to the
    appropriate Operating Administration.
        Sec. 109A. (a) Amounts made available to the Secretary of
    Transportation or the Department of Transportation's operating
    administrations in this Act for the costs of award, administration, or
    oversight of financial assistance under the programs identified in
    subsection (c) may be transferred to the account identified in section
    801 of division J of Public Law 117-58, to remain available until
    expended, for the necessary expenses of award, administration, or
    oversight of any financial assistance programs in the Department of
    Transportation.
        (b) Amounts transferred under the authority in this section are
    available in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purpose.
        (c) The program from which funds made available under this Act may
    be transferred under subsection (a) are--
                (1) the local and regional project assistance program under
            section 6702 of title 49, United States Code; and
                (2) the university transportation centers program under
            section 5505 of title 49, United States Code.

        Sec. 109B.  Of the amounts made available under the heading
    ``National Infrastructure Investments'', up to $35,000,000 shall be
    available--
                (1) First, to fully fund the projects at the amounts for
            which they applied under section 109B of the Consolidated
            Appropriations Act, 2023 (division L of Public Law 117-328) and
            were not fully funded; and
                (2) Second, to fund highway infrastructure projects for
            which the initial grant agreement was executed between January
            14, 2021 and February 14, 2021 for awards made from the national
            infrastructure investments program under title I of division G
            of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 116-
            6): <<NOTE: Determination.>>   Provided, That sponsors of
            projects eligible for funds made available under subsection
            shall provide sufficient written justification describing, at a
            minimum, the

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            current project cost estimate, why the project cannot be
            completed with the obligated grant amount, and any other
            relevant information, as determined by the Secretary:  Provided
            further, That funds made available under this subsection shall
            be allocated to projects eligible to receive funding under this
            section in order of the date the grant agreements were initially
            executed:  Provided further, That the allocation under the
            previous proviso will be for the amounts necessary to cover
            increases to eligible project costs since the grant was
            obligated, based on the information provided:  Provided further,
            That section 200.204 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations,
            shall not apply to amounts made available under this section:
            Provided further, That the amounts made available under this
            section shall not be subject to limitations under section
            6702(c) of title 49, United States Code:  Provided further, That
            the amounts made available under this section shall not be part
            of the Federal share of total project costs under section
            6702(e)(1) of title 49, United States Code:  Provided further,
            That section 6702(f) of title 49, United States Code, shall not
            apply to amounts made available under this section:  Provided
            further, That <<NOTE: Deadline. Requirements.>> the Office of
            the Secretary of Transportation shall provide the amounts
            allocated to projects under this section no later than 120 days
            after the date the sufficient written justifications required
            under this section have been submitted.

        Sec. 109C. <<NOTE: Applicability.>> For amounts provided for this
    fiscal year and prior fiscal years, section 24112(c)(2)(B) of Public Law
    117-58 shall be applied by substituting ``30 percent'' for ``40
    percent''.

        Sec. 109D.  The remaining unobligated balances, as of September 30,
    2024, from amounts made available for the ``Department of
    Transportation--Office of the Secretary--National Infrastructure
    Investments'' in division L of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
    (Public Law 116-260) are hereby permanently rescinded, and an amount of
    additional new budget authority equivalent to the amount rescinded is
    hereby appropriated on September 30, 2024, to remain available until
    September 30, 2027, and shall be available, without additional
    competition, for completing the funding of awards made pursuant to the
    fiscal year 2021 national infrastructure investments program, in
    addition to other funds as may be available for such purposes:
    Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were
    designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a
    concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency
    Deficit Control Act of 1985.
        Sec. 109E. <<NOTE: Applicability.>> For amounts provided for fiscal
    year 2024 under the heading ``National Infrastructure Investments'' in
    title VIII of division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
    (Public Law 117-58) to carry out section 6702 of title 49, United States
    Code, the set aside for historically disadvantaged communities or areas
    of persistent poverty under subsection (f)(2) of such section shall be
    applied by substituting ``5 percent'' for ``1 percent'' in this fiscal
    year:  Provided, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that
    were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
    pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget are designated as an
    emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14
    (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal
    year 2022, and to

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    legislation establishing fiscal year 2024 budget enforcement in the
    House of Representatives.

                         Federal Aviation Administration

                                   operations

                         (airport and airway trust fund)

        For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration, not
    otherwise provided for, including operations and research activities
    related to commercial space transportation, administrative expenses for
    research and development, establishment of air navigation facilities,
    the operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft,
    subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold to the public,
    the lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only,
    $12,729,627,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, of which
    $12,093,150,000 to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund:
    Provided, That of the amounts made available under this heading--
                (1) not less than $1,745,532,000 shall be available for
            aviation safety activities;
                (2) $9,439,068,000 shall be available for air traffic
            organization activities;
                (3) $42,018,000 shall be available for commercial space
            transportation activities;
                (4) $948,211,000 shall be available for finance and
            management activities;
                (5) $67,818,000 shall be available for NextGen and
            operations planning activities;
                (6) $162,155,000 shall be available for security and
            hazardous materials safety activities; and
                (7) $324,825,000 shall be available for staff offices:

      Provided further, <<NOTE: Transfer authority.>> That not to exceed 5
    percent of any budget activity, except for aviation safety budget
    activity, may be transferred to any budget activity under this heading:
    Provided further, That no transfer may increase or decrease any
    appropriation under this heading by more than 5 percent:  Provided
    further, That any transfer in excess of 5 percent shall be treated as a
    reprogramming of funds under section 405 of this Act and shall not be
    available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the
    procedures set forth in that section: <<NOTE: Reports. 49 USC 44506
    note.>>   Provided further, That not later than 60 days after the
    submission of the budget request, the Administrator of the Federal
    Aviation Administration shall transmit to Congress an annual update to
    the report submitted to Congress in December 2004 pursuant to section
    221 of the Vision 100-Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C.
    40101 note):  Provided further, That the <<NOTE: Reduction.>>  amounts
    made available under this heading shall be reduced by $100,000 for each
    day after 60 days after the submission of the budget request that such
    report has not been transmitted to Congress:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Reports. Estimates. 49 USC 44502 note.>> That not later
    than 60 days after the submission of the budget request, the
    Administrator shall transmit to Congress a companion report that
    describes a comprehensive strategy for staffing, hiring, and training
    flight standards and aircraft certification staff in a format similar to
    the one utilized for the controller staffing plan, including stated
    attrition

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    estimates and numerical hiring goals by fiscal year:  Provided further,
    That the <<NOTE: Reduction.>>  amounts made available under this heading
    shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day after the date that is 60 days
    after the submission of the budget request that such report has not been
    submitted to Congress: <<NOTE: Grants. Contracts. Nonprofits. Aviation
    safety.>>   Provided further, That funds may be used to enter into a
    grant agreement with a nonprofit standard-setting organization to assist
    in the development of aviation safety standards:  Provided further, That
    none of the funds made available by this Act shall be available for new
    applicants for the second career training
    program: <<NOTE: Regulations.>>   Provided further, That none of the
    funds made available by this Act shall be available for the Federal
    Aviation Administration to finalize or implement any regulation that
    would promulgate new aviation user fees not specifically authorized by
    law after the date of the enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That
    there may be credited to this appropriation, as offsetting collections,
    funds received from States, counties, municipalities, foreign
    authorities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses
    incurred in the provision of agency services, including receipts for the
    maintenance and operation of air navigation facilities, and for
    issuance, renewal or modification of certificates, including airman,
    aircraft, and repair station certificates, or for tests related thereto,
    or for processing major repair or alteration forms:  Provided further,
    That of the amounts made available under this heading, not less than
    $205,376,000 shall be used to fund direct operations of the current air
    traffic control towers in the contract tower program, including the
    contract tower cost share program, and any airport that is currently
    qualified or that will qualify for the program during the fiscal year:
    Provided further, That none of the funds made available by this Act for
    aeronautical charting and cartography are available for activities
    conducted by, or coordinated through, the Working Capital Fund:
    Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this Act or any other Act may be used to eliminate the
    contract weather observers program at any airport.

                            facilities and equipment

                         (airport and airway trust fund)

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for acquisition,
    establishment, technical support services, improvement by contract or
    purchase, and hire of national airspace systems and experimental
    facilities and equipment, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of
    title 49, United States Code, including initial acquisition of necessary
    sites by lease or grant; engineering and service testing, including
    construction of test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by
    lease or grant; construction and furnishing of quarters and related
    accommodations for officers and employees of the Federal Aviation
    Administration stationed at remote localities where such accommodations
    are not available; and the purchase, lease, or transfer of aircraft from
    funds made available under this heading, including aircraft for aviation
    regulation and certification; to be derived from the Airport and Airway
    Trust Fund, $3,191,250,000, of which $634,739,370 is for personnel and
    related expenses and shall remain available until September 30, 2025,
    $2,496,360,630 shall remain available until September 30, 2026, and
    $60,150,000 is for terminal facilities and shall remain available

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    until September 30, 2028:  Provided, That there may be credited to this
    appropriation funds received from States, counties, municipalities,
    other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in
    the establishment, improvement, and modernization of national airspace
    systems: <<NOTE: Deadline. Investment plan. Time period.>>   Provided
    further, That not later than 60 days after submission of the budget
    request, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to the Congress
    an investment plan for the Federal Aviation Administration which
    includes funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 2025 through
    2029, with total funding for each year of the plan constrained to the
    funding targets for those years as estimated and approved by the Office
    of Management and Budget: <<NOTE: Applicability.>>   Provided further,
    That section 405 of this Act shall apply to amounts made available under
    this heading in title VIII of the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs
    Appropriations Act (division J of Public Law 117-58):  Provided further,
    That the amounts in the table entitled ``Allocation of Funds for FAA
    Facilities and Equipment from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
    Act--Fiscal Year 2024'' in the explanatory statement described in
    section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act)
    shall be the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer
    authorities for the current fiscal year pursuant to paragraph (7) of
    such section 405 for amounts referred to in the preceding
    proviso: <<NOTE: Advance approval. Transfer authority.>>   Provided
    further, That, notwithstanding paragraphs (5) and (6) of such section
    405, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations, not to exceed 10 percent of any funding
    level specified for projects and activities in the table referred to in
    the preceding proviso may be transferred to any other funding level
    specified for projects and activities in such table and no transfer of
    such funding levels may increase or decrease any funding level in such
    table by more than 10 percent:  Provided further, That of the amounts
    made available under this heading for terminal facilities, $15,000,000
    shall be made available for the purposes, and in amounts, specified for
    Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in the table
    entitled ``Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending''
    included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
    matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).

                     research, engineering, and development

                         (airport and airway trust fund)

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for research,
    engineering, and development, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII
    of title 49, United States Code, including construction of experimental
    facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant,
    $280,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and
    to remain available until September 30, 2026:  Provided, That there may
    be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections, funds
    received from States, counties, municipalities, other public
    authorities, and private sources, which shall be available for expenses
    incurred for research, engineering, and development:  Provided further,
    That amounts made available under this heading shall be used in
    accordance with the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
    matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): <<NOTE: Transfer
    authority.>>   Provided further, That not to exceed

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    10 percent of any funding level specified under this heading in the
    explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
    division A of this consolidated Act) may be transferred to any other
    funding level specified under this heading in the explanatory statement
    described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
    consolidated Act):  Provided further, That no transfer may increase or
    decrease any funding level by more than 10 percent:  Provided further,
    That any transfer in excess of 10 percent shall be treated as a
    reprogramming of funds under section 405 of this Act and shall not be
    available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the
    procedures set forth in that section.

                           grants-in-aid for airports

                     (liquidation of contract authorization)

                           (limitation on obligations)

                         (airport and airway trust fund)

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid for
    airport planning and development, and noise compatibility planning and
    programs as authorized under subchapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter
    I of chapter 475 of title 49, United States Code, and under other law
    authorizing such obligations; for procurement, installation, and
    commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices and systems at
    airports of such title; for grants authorized under section 41743 of
    title 49, United States Code; and for inspection activities and
    administration of airport safety programs, including those related to
    airport operating certificates under section 44706 of title 49, United
    States Code, $3,350,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway
    Trust Fund and to remain available until expended:  Provided, That none
    of the amounts made available under this heading shall be available for
    the planning or execution of programs the obligations for which are in
    excess of $3,350,000,000, in fiscal year 2024, notwithstanding section
    47117(g) of title 49, United States Code:  Provided further, That none
    of the amounts made available under this heading shall be available for
    the replacement of baggage conveyor systems, reconfiguration of terminal
    baggage areas, or other airport improvements that are necessary to
    install bulk explosive detection systems:  Provided further, That
    notwithstanding section 47109(a) of title 49, United States Code, the
    Government's share of allowable project costs under paragraph (2) of
    such section for subgrants or paragraph (3) of such section shall be 95
    percent for a project at other than a large or medium hub airport that
    is a successive phase of a multi-phased construction project for which
    the project sponsor received a grant in fiscal year 2011 for the
    construction project:  Provided further, That notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, of amounts limited under this heading, not less than
    $152,148,000 shall be available for administration, $15,000,000 shall be
    available for the airport cooperative research program, $41,801,000
    shall be available for airport technology research, and $10,000,000, to
    remain available until expended, shall be available and transferred to
    ``Office of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses'' to carry out

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    the small community air service development program:  Provided further,
    That in <<NOTE: Request for proposals.>> addition to airports eligible
    under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code, such program may
    include the participation of an airport that serves a community or
    consortium that is not larger than a small hub airport, according to FAA
    hub classifications effective at the time the Office of the Secretary
    issues a request for proposals:  Provided further, That the Secretary
    may provide grants to any commercial service airport, notwithstanding
    the requirement for the airport to be located in an air quality
    nonattainment or maintenance area or to be able to receive emission
    credits in section 47102(3)(K) and 47102(3)(L) of title 49, United
    States Code, for work necessary to construct or modify airport
    facilities to provide low-emission fuel systems, gate electrification,
    other related air quality improvements, acquisition of airport-owned
    vehicles or ground support equipment with low-emission technology,
    provided such vehicles are used exclusively on airport property or to
    transport passengers and employees between the airport and the airport's
    consolidated rental facility or an intermodal surface transportation
    facility adjacent to the airport.

                           grants-in-aid for airports

        For an additional amount for ``Grants-In-Aid for Airports'', to
    enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for projects as
    authorized by subchapter 1 of chapter 471 and subchapter 1 of chapter
    475 of title 49, United States Code, $532,392,074, to remain available
    through September 30, 2026:  Provided, That amounts made available under
    this heading shall be derived from the general fund, and such funds
    shall not be subject to apportionment formulas, special apportionment
    categories, or minimum percentages under chapter 471 of title 49, United
    States Code:  Provided further, That of the sums appropriated under this
    heading--
                (1) $482,392,074 shall be made available for the purposes,
            and in amounts, specified for Community Project Funding/
            Congressionally Directed Spending in the table entitled
            ``Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending''
            included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in
            the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act):
            Provided, That funds made available under this section shall not
            be subject to or considered under section 47115(j)(3)(B) of
            title 49, United States Code;
                (2) up to $50,000,000 shall be made available to the
            Secretary to distribute as discretionary grants to airports; and
                (3) not less than $3,000,000 shall be made available for two
            remaining projects under section 190 of the FAA Reauthorization
            Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-254):  Provided, That,
            notwithstanding subsection (j)(2) of section 190 of the FAA
            Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-254), such grants
            shall be made available for conducting testing activities in
            support of studying the effectiveness of existing federally
            funded sound insulation in residential areas located within the
            65 DNL noise contour of a large-hub airport that will facilitate
            future environmental mitigation projects in these areas:
            Provided further, That, with respect to a project funded under
            the previous proviso, the allowable project cost for such
            project

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            shall be calculated without consideration of any costs that were
            previously paid by the Government:

      Provided further, That <<NOTE: Determination.>>  the Secretary may
    make discretionary grants to primary airports for airport-owned
    infrastructure required for the on-airport distribution or storage of
    sustainable aviation fuels that achieve at least a 50 percent reduction
    in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions, using a methodology determined by
    the Secretary, including, but not limited to, on-airport construction or
    expansion of pipelines, rail lines and spurs, loading and off-loading
    facilities, blending facilities, and storage tanks:  Provided further,
    That the Secretary may make discretionary grants with funds made
    available under this heading to primary or nonprimary airports for the
    acquisition or construction costs related to airport-owned, revenue-
    producing aeronautical fuel farms and fueling systems, including mobile
    systems, that the Secretary determines will promote the use of unleaded
    or sustainable aviation fuels on a non-exclusive basis:  Provided
    further, That the Secretary may make discretionary grants for airport
    development improvements of primary runways, taxiways, and aprons
    necessary at a nonhub, small hub, medium hub, or large hub airport to
    increase operational resilience for the purpose of resuming commercial
    service flight operations following flooding, high water, hurricane,
    storm surge, tidal wave, tornado, tsunami, wind driven water, or winter
    storms:  Provided further, That the amounts made available under this
    heading shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations for the
    Grants-in-Aid for Airports program set forth in any Act:  Provided
    further, That the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
    may retain up to 0.5 percent of the amounts made available under this
    heading to fund the award and oversight by the Administrator of grants
    made under this heading.

           administrative provisions--federal aviation administration

                             (including rescissions)

        Sec. 110.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to compensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years under the federally
    funded research and development center contract between the Federal
    Aviation Administration and the Center for Advanced Aviation Systems
    Development during fiscal year 2024.
        Sec. 111.  None of the funds made available by this Act shall be
    used to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport
    sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Administration without cost
    building construction, maintenance, utilities and expenses, or space in
    airport sponsor-owned buildings for services relating to air traffic
    control, air navigation, or weather reporting:  Provided, That the
    prohibition on the use of funds in this section does not apply to
    negotiations between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve
    agreement on ``below-market'' rates for these items or to grant
    assurances that require airport sponsors to provide land without cost to
    the Federal Aviation Administration for air traffic control facilities.
        Sec. 112. <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>> The Administrator of the Federal
    Aviation Administration may reimburse amounts made available to satisfy
    section 41742(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, from fees credited
    under section 45303 of title 49, United States Code, and any amount
    remaining in such account at the close of any fiscal year may

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    be made available to satisfy section 41742(a)(1) of title 49, United
    States Code, for the subsequent fiscal year.

        Sec. 113.  Amounts collected under section 40113(e) of title 49,
    United States Code, shall be credited to the appropriation current at
    the time of collection, to be merged with and available for the same
    purposes as such appropriation.
        Sec. 114.  None of the funds made available by this Act shall be
    available for paying premium pay under section 5546(a) of title 5,
    United States Code, to any Federal Aviation Administration employee
    unless such employee actually performed work during the time
    corresponding to such premium pay.
        Sec. 115.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be
    obligated or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation
    Administration to purchase a store gift card or gift certificate through
    use of a Government-issued credit card.
        Sec. 116.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the
    funds made available under this Act or any prior Act may be used to
    implement or to continue to implement any limitation on the ability of
    any owner or operator of a private aircraft to obtain, upon a request to
    the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, a blocking of
    that owner's or operator's aircraft registration number, Mode S
    transponder code, flight identification, call sign, or similar
    identifying information from any ground based display to the public that
    would allow the real-time or near real-time flight tracking of that
    aircraft's movements, except data made available to a Government agency,
    for the noncommercial flights of that owner or operator.
        Sec. 117.  None of the funds made available by this Act shall be
    available for salaries and expenses of more than nine political and
    Presidential appointees in the Federal Aviation Administration.
        Sec. 118. <<NOTE: Fees. Reports.>> None of the funds made available
    by this Act may be used to increase fees pursuant to section 44721 of
    title 49, United States Code, until the Federal Aviation Administration
    provides to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a report
    that justifies all fees related to aeronautical navigation products and
    explains how such fees are consistent with Executive Order No. 13642.

        Sec. 119. <<NOTE: Advance notice.>> None of the funds made available
    by this Act may be used to close a regional operations center of the
    Federal Aviation Administration or reduce its services unless the
    Administrator notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
    not less than 90 full business days in advance.

        Sec. 119A. <<NOTE: New Jersey.>> None of the funds made available by
    or limited by this Act may be used to change weight restrictions or
    prior permission rules at Teterboro airport in Teterboro, New Jersey.

        Sec. 119B. <<NOTE: Determination.>> None of the funds made available
    by this Act may be used by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
    Administration to withhold from consideration and approval any new
    application for participation in the contract tower program, or for
    reevaluation of cost-share program participants so long as the Federal
    Aviation Administration has received an application from the airport,
    and so long as the Administrator determines such tower is eligible using
    the factors set forth in Federal Aviation Administration published
    establishment criteria.

        Sec. 119C. <<NOTE: Reprogramming request.>> None of the funds made
    available by this Act may be used to open, close, redesignate as a
    lesser office, or reorganize a regional office, the aeronautical center,
    or the technical

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    center unless the Administrator submits a request for the reprogramming
    of funds under section 405 of this Act.

        Sec. 119D. <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>> The Federal Aviation
    Administration Administrative Services Franchise Fund may be reimbursed
    after performance or paid in advance from funds available to the Federal
    Aviation Administration and other Federal agencies for which the Fund
    performs services.

        Sec. 119E. <<NOTE: Time periods.>> None of the funds appropriated or
    otherwise made available to the FAA may be used to carry out the FAA's
    obligations under section 44502(e) of title 49, United States Code,
    unless the eligible air traffic system or equipment to be transferred to
    the FAA under section 44502(e) of title 49, United States Code, was
    purchased by the transferor airport--
                (1) during the period of time beginning on October 5, 2018
            and ending on December 31, 2021; or
                (2) on or after January 1, 2022 for transferor airports
            located in a non-contiguous States.

        Sec. 119F. <<NOTE: Reimbursement. President.>> Of the funds provided
    under the heading ``Grants-in-aid for Airports'', up to $3,500,000 shall
    be for necessary expenses, including an independent verification regime,
    to provide reimbursement to airport sponsors that do not provide gateway
    operations and providers of general aviation ground support services, or
    other aviation tenants, located at those airports closed during a
    temporary flight restriction (TFR) for any residence of the President
    that is designated or identified to be secured by the United States
    Secret Service, and for direct and incremental financial losses incurred
    while such airports are closed solely due to the actions of the Federal
    Government: <<NOTE: Audit.>>   Provided, That no funds shall be
    obligated or distributed to airport sponsors that do not provide gateway
    operations and providers of general aviation ground support services
    until an independent audit is completed:  Provided further, That losses
    incurred as a result of violations of law, or through fault or
    negligence, of such operators and service providers or of third parties
    (including airports) are not eligible for reimbursements:  Provided
    further, That obligation and expenditure of funds are conditional upon
    full release of the United States Government for all claims for
    financial losses resulting from such actions.

        Sec. 119G.  Of the unobligated balances available to the Federal
    Aviation Administration, the following funds are hereby permanently
    rescinded:
                (1) $1,590,528.89 from funds made available for ``Federal
            Aviation Administration--Facilities and Equipment'', which were
            to remain available until expended, by title I of Public Law
            104-50; and
                (2) $2,878.02 from funds made available for ``Federal
            Aviation Administration--Facilities and Equipment'' by chapter
            10, division B, of Public Law 108-324.

        Sec. 119H.  None of the funds made available in this or any other
    Act shall be used to facilitate the assignment of individuals from a
    private-sector organization to the FAA to serve on a temporary basis.

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                         Federal Highway Administration

                      limitation on administrative expenses

                              (highway trust fund)

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Not to exceed $483,551,671 together with advances and reimbursements
    received by the Federal Highway Administration, shall be obligated for
    necessary expenses for administration and operation of the Federal
    Highway Administration:  Provided, That in addition, $3,248,000 shall be
    transferred to the Appalachian Regional Commission in accordance with
    section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code.

                              federal-aid highways

                           (limitation on obligations)

                              (highway trust fund)

        Funds available <<NOTE: 23 USC 104 note.>>  for the implementation
    or execution of authorized Federal-aid highway and highway safety
    construction programs shall not exceed total obligations of
    $60,095,782,888 for fiscal year 2024:
    Provided, <<NOTE: Applicability.>> That the limitation on obligations
    under this heading shall only apply to contract authority authorized
    from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account),
    unless otherwise specified in law.

                     (liquidation of contract authorization)

                              (highway trust fund)

        For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying out authorized
    Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs,
    $60,834,782,888 shall be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than
    the Mass Transit Account), to remain available until expended.

                         highway infrastructure programs

                          (including transfer of funds)

        There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary $2,224,676,687:
    Provided, That the funds made available under this heading shall be
    derived from the general fund, shall be in addition to any funds
    provided for fiscal year 2024 in this or any other Act for: (1)
    ``Federal-aid Highways'' under chapter 1 of title 23, United States
    Code; (2) the Appalachian development highway system as authorized under
    section 1069(y) of Public Law 102-240; (3) activities eligible under the
    Tribal transportation program under section 202 of title 23, United
    States Code; (4) the Northern Border Regional Commission (40 U.S.C.
    15101 et seq.); or (5) the Denali Commission, and shall not affect the
    distribution or amount of funds provided in any other Act:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Applicability.>> That, except for the funds made
    available under this heading for the Northern Border Regional Commission
    and the Denali Commission, section 11101(e) of Public

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    Law 117-58 shall apply to funds made available under this heading:
    Provided further, That unless otherwise specified, amounts made
    available under this heading shall be available until September 30,
    2027, and shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations for
    Federal-aid highways or highway safety construction programs set forth
    in any Act making annual appropriations:  Provided further, That of the
    sums appropriated under this heading--
                (1) $1,884,176,687 shall be for the purposes, and in the
            amounts, specified for Community Project Funding/Congressionally
            Directed Spending in the table entitled ``Community Project
            Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending'' included in the
            explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter
            preceding division A of this consolidated Act):  Provided, That,
            except as otherwise provided under this heading, the funds made
            available under this paragraph shall be administered as if
            apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code:
            Provided further, That funds made available under this paragraph
            that are used for Tribal projects shall be administered as if
            allocated under chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code,
            except that the set-asides described in subparagraph (C) of
            section 202(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, and
            subsections (a)(6), (c), and (e) of section 202 of such title,
            and section 1123(h)(1) of MAP-21 (as amended by Public Law 117-
            58), shall not apply to such funds;
                (2) <<NOTE: Definition.>> $100,000,000 shall be for
            necessary expenses for construction of the Appalachian
            development highway system, as authorized under section 1069(y)
            of Public Law 102-240:  Provided, That for the purposes of funds
            made available under this paragraph, the term ``Appalachian
            State'' means a State that contains 1 or more counties
            (including any political subdivision located within the area) in
            the Appalachian region as defined in section 14102(a) of title
            40, United States Code:  Provided further, That funds made
            available under this heading for construction of the Appalachian
            development highway system shall remain available until
            expended:  Provided further, That, except as provided in the
            following proviso, funds made available under this heading for
            construction of the Appalachian development highway system shall
            be administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,
            United States Code:  Provided further, That a project carried
            out with funds made available under this heading for
            construction of the Appalachian development highway system shall
            be carried out in the same manner as a project under section
            14501 of title 40, United States Code:  Provided
            further, <<NOTE: Apportionments.>> That subject to the following
            proviso, funds made available under this heading for
            construction of the Appalachian development highway system shall
            be apportioned to Appalachian States according to the
            percentages derived from the 2012 Appalachian development
            highway system cost-to-complete estimate, adopted in Appalachian
            Regional Commission Resolution Number 736, and confirmed as each
            Appalachian State's relative share of the estimated remaining
            need to complete the Appalachian development highway system,
            adjusted to exclude those corridors that such States have no
            current plans to complete, as reported in the 2013 Appalachian
            Development Highway System Completion Report, unless those
            States have modified and assigned a higher priority for
            completion of an Appalachian development highway

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            system corridor, as reported in the 2020 Appalachian Development
            Highway System Future <<NOTE: Apportionments.>>  Outlook:
            Provided further, That the Secretary shall adjust apportionments
            made under the preceding proviso so that no Appalachian State
            shall be apportioned an amount in excess of 30 percent of the
            amount made available for construction of the Appalachian
            development highway system under this
            heading: <<NOTE: Consultation.>>   Provided further, That the
            Secretary shall consult with the Appalachian Regional Commission
            in making adjustments under the preceding two provisos:
            Provided further, That the Federal share of the costs for which
            an expenditure is made for construction of the Appalachian
            development highway system under this heading shall be up to 100
            percent;
                (3) $150,000,000 shall be for activities eligible under the
            Tribal transportation program, as described in section 202 of
            title 23, United States Code:  Provided, That, except as
            otherwise provided under this heading, the funds made available
            under this paragraph shall be administered as if allocated under
            chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code:  Provided further,
            That the set-asides described in subparagraph (C) of section
            202(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, and subsections
            (a)(6), (c), and (e) of section 202 of such title shall not
            apply to funds made available under this paragraph:  Provided
            further, That the set-aside described in section 1123(h)(1) of
            MAP-21 (as amended by Public Law 117-58), shall not apply to
            such funds;
                (4) $5,000,000 shall be transferred to the Northern Border
            Regional Commission (40 U.S.C. 15101 et seq.) to make grants, in
            addition to amounts otherwise made available to the Northern
            Border Regional Commission for such purpose, to carry out pilot
            projects that demonstrate the capabilities of wood-based
            infrastructure projects:  Provided, That a grant made with funds
            made available under this paragraph shall be administered in the
            same manner as a grant made under subtitle V of title 40, United
            States Code;
                (5) $4,500,000 shall be transferred to the Denali Commission
            for activities eligible under section 307(e) of the Denali
            Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 105-
            277):  Provided, That funds made available under this paragraph
            shall not be subject to section 311 of such Act:  Provided
            further, That <<NOTE: Apportionment.>> except as otherwise
            provided under section 307(e) of such Act or this heading, funds
            made available under this paragraph shall be administered as if
            directly appropriated to the Denali Commission and subject to
            applicable provisions of such Act, including the requirement in
            section 307(e) of such Act that the local community provides a
            10 percent non-Federal match in the form of any necessary land
            or planning and design funds:  Provided further, That such funds
            shall be available until expended:  Provided further, That the
            Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure is made with
            funds transferred under this paragraph shall be up to 90
            percent;
                (6) $13,500,000 shall be transferred to the Denali
            Commission to carry out the Denali access system program under
            section 309 of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121
            note; Public Law 105-277):  Provided, That a transfer under this
            paragraph shall not be subject to section 311 of

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            such Act:  Provided further, That except as otherwise provided
            under this heading, funds made available under this paragraph
            shall be administered as if directly appropriated to the Denali
            Commission and subject to applicable provisions of such Act:
            Provided further, That funds made available under this paragraph
            shall not be subject to section 309(j)(2) of such Act:  Provided
            further, That funds made available under this paragraph shall be
            available until expended:  Provided further, That the Federal
            share of the costs for which an expenditure is made with funds
            transferred under this paragraph shall be up to 100 percent;
                (7) $10,000,000 shall be for the regional infrastructure
            accelerator demonstration program authorized under section 1441
            of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 601 note):  Provided, That for funds
            made available under this paragraph, the Federal share of the
            costs shall be, at the option of the recipient, up to 100
            percent:  Provided further, That funds made available under this
            paragraph may be transferred to the Office of the Secretary;
                (8) $7,500,000 shall be for the national scenic byways
            program under section 162 of title 23, United States Code:
            Provided, That, except as otherwise provided under this heading,
            the funds made available under this paragraph shall be
            administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,
            United States Code; and
                (9) $50,000,000, in addition to amounts made available in
            section 126 of this Act, shall be for a competitive highway
            bridge program for States that--
                        (A) have a population density of less than 115
                    individuals per square mile; and
                        (B) have--
                              (i) less than 26 percent of total bridges
                          classified as in good condition; or
                              (ii) greater than or equal to 5.2 percent of
                          total bridges classified as in poor condition:
              Provided, That any such State with more than 14 percent of
            total bridges classified as in poor condition shall receive not
            less than $32,500,000 of the funds made available in this
            paragraph or in section 126 of this Act for grant applications
            for projects eligible under this paragraph:  Provided further,
            That if the <<NOTE: Determination.>>  Secretary determines that
            eligible applications from any such State meeting the criteria
            under the preceding proviso are insufficient to make awards of
            at least $32,500,000, the Secretary shall use the unutilized
            amounts to provide other grants to States eligible under this
            paragraph: Provided further, That the funds made available under
            this paragraph shall be used for highway bridge replacement or
            rehabilitation projects on public roads that demonstrate cost
            savings by bundling multiple highway bridge projects and, except
            as otherwise provided in this heading, shall be administered as
            if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code:
            Provided further, That the requirements of section 144(j)(5) of
            title 23, United States Code, shall not apply to funds made
            available under this paragraph:  Provided
            further, <<NOTE: Calculation.>>  That for purposes of this
            paragraph, the Secretary shall calculate population density
            figures based on the latest available data from the decennial
            census conducted under section 141(a) of title 13, United States

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            Code:  Provided further, That <<NOTE: Calculation.>> for
            purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary shall calculate the
            percentages of bridge counts (including the percentages of
            bridge counts classified as in poor and good condition) based on
            the national bridge inventory as of June 2023.

            administrative provisions--federal highway administration

                             (including rescissions)

        Sec. 120. <<NOTE: 23 USC 104 note.>> (a) For fiscal year 2024, the
    Secretary of Transportation shall--
                (1) not distribute from the obligation limitation for
            Federal-aid highways--
                        (A) amounts authorized for administrative expenses
                    and programs by section 104(a) of title 23, United
                    States Code; and
                        (B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of
                    Transportation Statistics;
                (2) not distribute an amount from the obligation limitation
            for Federal-aid highways that is equal to the unobligated
            balance of amounts--
                        (A) made available from the Highway Trust Fund
                    (other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid
                    highway and highway safety construction programs for
                    previous fiscal years the funds for which are allocated
                    by the Secretary (or apportioned by the Secretary under
                    section 202 or 204 of title 23, United States Code); and
                        (B) for which obligation limitation was provided in
                    a previous fiscal year;
                (3) <<NOTE: Determination.>> determine the proportion that--
                        (A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid
                    highways, less the aggregate of amounts not distributed
                    under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; bears
                    to
                        (B) the total of the sums authorized to be
                    appropriated for the Federal-aid highway and highway
                    safety construction programs (other than sums authorized
                    to be appropriated for provisions of law described in
                    paragraphs (1) through (11) of subsection (b) and sums
                    authorized to be appropriated for section 119 of title
                    23, United States Code, equal to the amount referred to
                    in subsection (b)(12) for such fiscal year), less the
                    aggregate of the amounts not distributed under
                    paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection;
                (4) <<NOTE: Distribution. Applicability.>> distribute the
            obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways, less the
            aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2),
            for each of the programs (other than programs to which paragraph
            (1) applies) that are allocated by the Secretary under
            authorized Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction
            programs, or apportioned by the Secretary under section 202 or
            204 of title 23, United States Code, by multiplying--
                        (A) the proportion determined under paragraph (3);
                    by
                        (B) the amounts authorized to be appropriated for
                    each such program for such fiscal year; and

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                (5) <<NOTE: Distribution.>> distribute the obligation
            limitation for Federal-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts
            not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the amounts
            distributed under paragraph (4), for Federal-aid highway and
            highway safety construction programs that are apportioned by the
            Secretary under title 23, United States Code (other than the
            amounts apportioned for the national highway performance program
            in section 119 of title 23, United States Code, that are exempt
            from the limitation under subsection (b)(12) and the amounts
            apportioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in the
            proportion that--
                        (A) amounts authorized to be appropriated for the
                    programs that are apportioned under title 23, United
                    States Code, to each State for such fiscal year; bears
                    to
                        (B) the total of the amounts authorized to be
                    appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under
                    title 23, United States Code, to all States for such
                    fiscal year.

        (b) Exceptions From Obligation Limitation.--The obligation
    limitation for Federal-aid highways shall not apply to obligations under
    or for--
                (1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code;
                (2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act
            of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 Stat. 2714);
                (3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 (95
            Stat. 1701);
                (4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the Surface
            Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2119);
                (5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the Surface
            Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987
            (101 Stat. 198);
                (6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface
            Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2027);
                (7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code (as in
            effect on June 8, 1998);
                (8) <<NOTE: Time period.>> section 105 of title 23, United
            States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004,
            but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those
            fiscal years);
                (9) Federal-aid highway programs for which obligation
            authority was made available under the Transportation Equity Act
            for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts for
            multiple years or to remain available until expended, but only
            to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or
            been used;
                (10) <<NOTE: Time period.>> section 105 of title 23, United
            States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012,
            but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those
            fiscal years);
                (11) section 1603 of SAFETEA-LU (23 U.S.C. 118 note; 119
            Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds obligated in accordance
            with that section were not subject to a limitation on
            obligations at the time at which the funds were initially made
            available for obligation; and
                (12) <<NOTE: Time period.>> section 119 of title 23, United
            States Code (but, for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2024,
            only in an amount equal to $639,000,000).

        (c) Redistribution of <<NOTE: Effective date.>> Unused Obligation
    Authority.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall, after
    August 1 of such fiscal year--

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                (1) <<NOTE: Revision.>> revise a distribution of the
            obligation limitation made available under subsection (a) if an
            amount distributed cannot be obligated during that fiscal year;
            and
                (2) redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to
            obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed
            during that fiscal year, giving priority to those States having
            large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under sections
            144 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of
            Public Law 112-141) and 104 of title 23, United States Code.

        (d) Applicability of Obligation Limitations to Transportation
    Research Programs.--
                (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
            obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall apply to
            contract authority for transportation research programs carried
            out under--
                        (A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code;
                        (B) title VI of the Fixing America's Surface
                    Transportation Act; and
                        (C) title III of division A of the Infrastructure
                    Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58).
                (2) Exception.--Obligation authority made available under
            paragraph (1) shall--
                        (A) <<NOTE: Time period.>> remain available for a
                    period of 4 fiscal years; and
                        (B) be in addition to the amount of any limitation
                    imposed on obligations for Federal-aid highway and
                    highway safety construction programs for future fiscal
                    years.

        (e) Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds.--
                (1) In general.--Not <<NOTE: Deadline.>>  later than 30 days
            after the date of distribution of obligation limitation under
            subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute to the States any
            funds (excluding funds authorized for the program under section
            202 of title 23, United States Code) that--
                        (A) are authorized to be appropriated for such
                    fiscal year for Federal-aid highway programs; and
                        (B) <<NOTE: Determination.>> the Secretary
                    determines will not be allocated to the States (or will
                    not be apportioned to the States under section 204 of
                    title 23, United States Code), and will not be available
                    for obligation, for such fiscal year because of the
                    imposition of any obligation limitation for such fiscal
                    year.
                (2) Ratio.--Funds shall be distributed under paragraph (1)
            in the same proportion as the distribution of obligation
            authority under subsection (a)(5).
                (3) Availability.--Funds distributed to each State under
            paragraph (1) shall be available for any purpose described in
            section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code.

        Sec. 121. <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>> Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302,
    funds received by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale
    of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to chapter 63
    of title 49, United States Code, may be credited to the Federal-aid
    highways account for the purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for such
    expenses.

        Sec. 122. <<NOTE: Deadline. Waivers. Public information. Notice. 23
    USC 313 note.>> Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, under his or her
    statutory authority, any Buy America requirement for Federal-aid
    highways projects, the Secretary of Transportation shall

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    make an informal public notice and comment opportunity on the intent to
    issue such waiver and the reasons therefor:  Provided, That
    the <<NOTE: Web posting.>> Secretary shall post on a website any waivers
    granted under the Buy America requirements.

        Sec.
    123. <<NOTE: Grants. Deadlines. Notification. Evaluation.>> None of the
    funds made available in this Act may be used to make a grant for a
    project under section 117 of title 23, United States Code, unless the
    Secretary, at least 60 days before making a grant under that section,
    provides written notification to the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations of the proposed grant, including an evaluation and
    justification for the project and the amount of the proposed grant
    award.

        Sec. 124. (a) A State or territory, as defined in section 165 of
    title 23, United States Code, may use for any project eligible under
    section 133(b) of title 23 or section 165 of title 23 and located within
    the boundary of the State or territory any earmarked amount, and any
    associated obligation <<NOTE: Notification. Reports.>>  limitation:
    Provided, That the Department of Transportation for the State or
    territory for which the earmarked amount was originally designated or
    directed notifies the Secretary of its intent to use its authority under
    this section and submits an annual report to the Secretary identifying
    the projects to which the funding would <<NOTE: Time period.>>  be
    applied. Notwithstanding the original period of availability of funds to
    be obligated under this section, such funds and associated obligation
    limitation shall remain available for obligation for a period of 3
    fiscal years after the fiscal year in which the Secretary is notified.
    The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out with funds made
    available under this section shall be the same as associated with the
    earmark.

        (b) <<NOTE: Definition. Time period.>> In this section, the term
    ``earmarked amount'' means--
                (1) congressionally directed spending, as defined in rule
            XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, identified in a prior
            law, report, or joint explanatory statement, which was
            authorized to be appropriated or appropriated more than 10
            fiscal years prior to the current fiscal year, and administered
            by the Federal Highway Administration; or
                (2) a congressional earmark, as defined in rule XXI of the
            Rules of the House of Representatives, identified in a prior
            law, report, or joint explanatory statement, which was
            authorized to be appropriated or appropriated more than 10
            fiscal years prior to the current fiscal year, and administered
            by the Federal Highway Administration.

        (c) <<NOTE: Effective date. Applicability. Certifications.>> The
    authority under subsection (a) may be exercised only for those projects
    or activities that have obligated less than 10 percent of the amount
    made available for obligation as of October 1 of the current fiscal
    year, and shall be applied to projects within the same general
    geographic area within 25 miles for which the funding was designated,
    except that a State or territory may apply such authority to unexpended
    balances of funds from projects or activities the State or territory
    certifies have been closed and for which payments have been made under a
    final voucher.

        (d) <<NOTE: Reports.>> The Secretary shall submit consolidated
    reports of the information provided by the States and territories
    annually to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.

        Sec. 125. (a) Of the unallocated and unobligated balances available
    to the Federal Highway Administration, the following funds are hereby
    permanently rescinded, subject to subsections (b) and (c), from the
    following accounts and programs in the specified amounts:

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                (1) $48,346,377.35 from funds available in the ``Surface
            Transportation Priorities'' account (69 X 0538);
                (2) $1,839,129.40 from funds available in the ``Delta
            Regional Transportation Development Program'' account (69 X
            0551);
                (3) $11,064,579.57 from funds available in the ``Appalachian
            Development Highway System'' account (69 X 0640);
                (4) $9,264.22 from funds available in the ``Highway
            Beautification'' account (69 X 0540);
                (5) $1,375,400 from funds available in the ``State
            Infrastructure Banks'' account (69 X 0549);
                (6) $90,435 from funds available in the ``Railroad-Highway
            Crossings Demonstration Projects'' account (69 X 0557);
                (7) $5,211,248.53 from funds available in the ``Interstate
            Transfer Grants--Highway'' account (69 X 0560);
                (8) $133,231.12 from funds available in the ``Kentucky
            Bridge Project'' account (69 X 0572);
                (9) $2,887.56 from funds available in the ``Highway
            Demonstration Project--Preliminary Engineering'' account (69 X
            0583);
                (10) $149,083.06 from funds available in the ``Highway
            Demonstration Projects'' account (69 X 0598); and
                (11) $68,438.40 from funds available in the ``Miscellaneous
            Highway Projects'' account (69 X 0641).

        (b) No amounts may be rescinded under subsection (a) from any funds
    for which a State exercised its authority under section 125 of division
    L of Public Law 114-113, section 422 of division K of Public Law 115-31,
    section 126 of division L of Public Law 115-141, section 125 of division
    G of Public Law 116-6, section 125 of division H of Public Law 116-94,
    section 124 of division L of Public Law 116-260, section 124 of division
    L of Public Law 117-103, or section 124 of division L of Public Law 117-
    328.
        (c) No amounts may be rescinded under subsection (a) from any
    amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
    pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget
    and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
        Sec. 126. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
    $200,000,000 from the funds described in subsection (b), in addition to
    amounts made available in paragraph (9) under the heading ``Highway
    Infrastructure Programs'', shall be available for a competitive highway
    bridge program for States that--
                (1) have a population density of less than 115 individuals
            per square mile; and
                (2) have--
                        (A) less than 26 percent of total bridges classified
                    as in good condition; or
                        (B) greater than or equal to 5.2 percent of total
                    bridges classified as in poor condition:

      Provided, That any such State with more than 14 percent of total
    bridges classified as in poor condition shall receive not less than
    $32,500,000 of the funds made available under this subsection or in
    paragraph (9) under the heading ``Highway Infrastructure Programs'' for
    grant applications for projects eligible under this
    subsection: <<NOTE: Determination.>>   Provided further, That if the
    Secretary determines that eligible applications from any such State
    meeting the criteria under the preceding proviso are insufficient to
    make awards of at least

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    $32,500,000, the Secretary shall use the unutilized amounts to provide
    other grants to States eligible under this subsection:  Provided
    further, That the funds made available under this subsection shall be
    used for highway bridge replacement or rehabilitation projects on public
    roads that demonstrate cost savings by bundling multiple highway bridge
    projects and, except as otherwise provided in this section, shall be
    administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United
    States Code:  Provided further, That the requirements of section
    144(j)(5) of title 23, United States Code, shall not apply to funds made
    available under this subsection:  Provided further, That for purposes of
    this subsection, the Secretary shall calculate population density
    figures based on the latest available data from the decennial census
    conducted under section 141(a) of title 13, United States
    Code: <<NOTE: Calculation.>>   Provided further, That for purposes of
    this subsection, the Secretary shall calculate the percentages of bridge
    counts (including the percentages of bridge counts classified as in poor
    and good condition) based on the national bridge inventory as of June
    2023: <<NOTE: Applicability.>>   Provided further, That section 11101(e)
    of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58) shall
    apply to funds made available under this subsection.

        (b) Funds described in this subsection are any funds that--
                (1) are unobligated on the date of enactment of this Act;
            and
                (2) were made available for credit assistance under--
                        (A) the transportation infrastructure finance and
                    innovation program under subchapter II of chapter 1 of
                    title 23, United States Code, as in effect prior to
                    August 10, 2005; or
                        (B) the transportation infrastructure finance and
                    innovation program under chapter 6 of title 23, United
                    States Code.

        (c) Funds made available under subsection (a) for a competitive
    highway bridge program for States shall--
                (1) be subject to the obligation limitation for Federal-aid
            highway and highway safety construction programs; and
                (2) unless otherwise specified in this section, remain
            available until September 30, 2027.

        (d) The obligation limitation made available under section 120(a)(2)
    that is associated with funds made available under subsection (a)
    shall--
                (1) remain available until September 30, 2027; and
                (2) be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed
            on obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety
            construction programs for future fiscal years.

                   Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

                  motor carrier safety operations and programs

                     (liquidation of contract authorization)

                           (limitation on obligations)

                              (highway trust fund)

        For payment of obligations incurred in the implementation, execution
    and administration of motor carrier safety operations and programs
    pursuant to section 31110 of title 49, United States

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    Code, as amended by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public
    Law 117-58), $346,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund
    (other than the Mass Transit Account), together with advances and
    reimbursements received by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
    Administration, the sum of which shall remain available until expended:
    Provided, That funds available for implementation, execution, or
    administration of motor carrier safety operations and programs
    authorized under title 49, United States Code, shall not exceed total
    obligations of $411,000,000, for ``Motor Carrier Safety Operations and
    Programs'' for fiscal year 2024, of which $14,073,000, to remain
    available for obligation until September 30, 2026, is for the research
    and technology program, and of which not less than $99,098,000, to
    remain available for obligation until September 30, 2026, is for
    development, modernization, enhancement, and continued operation and
    maintenance of information technology and information management.

                           motor carrier safety grants

                     (liquidation of contract authorization)

                           (limitation on obligations)

                              (highway trust fund)

        For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out sections 31102,
    31103, 31104, and 31313 of title 49, United States Code, $516,300,000,
    to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
    Account) and to remain available until expended:  Provided, That funds
    available for the implementation or execution of motor carrier safety
    programs shall not exceed total obligations of $516,300,000 in fiscal
    year 2024 for ``Motor Carrier Safety Grants'':  Provided further, That
    of the amounts made available under this heading--
                (1) $406,500,000, to remain available for obligation until
            September 30, 2025, shall be for the motor carrier safety
            assistance program;
                (2) $43,500,000, to remain available for obligation until
            September 30, 2025, shall be for the commercial driver's license
            program implementation program;
                (3) $60,000,000, to remain available for obligation until
            September 30, 2025, shall be for the high priority program;
                (4) $1,300,000, to remain available for obligation until
            September 30, 2025, shall be for the commercial motor vehicle
            operators grant program; and
                (5) $5,000,000, to remain available for obligation until
            September 30, 2025, shall be for the commercial motor vehicle
            enforcement training and support grant program.

     administrative provisions--federal motor carrier safety administration

        Sec. 130. <<NOTE: Notice. Mail.>> The Federal Motor Carrier Safety
    Administration shall send notice of section 385.308 of title 49, Code of
    Federal Regulations, violations by certified mail, registered mail, or
    another manner of delivery, which records the receipt of the notice by
    the persons responsible for the violations.

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        Sec. 131.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available to the Department of Transportation by this Act or any other
    Act may be obligated or expended to implement, administer, or enforce
    the requirements of section 31137 of title 49, United States Code, or
    any regulation issued by the Secretary pursuant to such section, with
    respect to the use of electronic logging devices by operators of
    commercial motor vehicles, as defined in section 31132(1) of such title,
    transporting livestock as defined in section 602 of the Emergency
    Livestock Feed Assistance Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 1471) or insects.

                 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

                             operations and research

        For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Secretary,
    with respect to traffic and highway safety, authorized under chapter 301
    and part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, $223,000,000,
    to remain available through September 30, 2025.

                             operations and research

                     (liquidation of contract authorization)

                           (limitation on obligations)

                              (highway trust fund)

        For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions
    of section 403 of title 23, United States Code, including behavioral
    research on automated driving systems and advanced driver assistance
    systems and improving consumer responses to safety recalls, section
    25024 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58),
    and chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, $201,200,000, to be
    derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
    Account) and to remain available until expended:  Provided, That none of
    the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution
    of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2024, are in
    excess of $201,200,000:  Provided further, That of the sums appropriated
    under this heading--
                (1) $194,000,000 shall be for programs authorized under
            section 403 of title 23, United States Code, including
            behavioral research on automated driving systems and advanced
            driver assistance systems and improving consumer responses to
            safety recalls, and section 25024 of the Infrastructure
            Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58); and
                (2) $7,200,000 shall be for the national driver register
            authorized under chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code:

      Provided further, That within the $201,200,000 obligation limitation
    for operations and research, $57,500,000 shall remain available until
    September 30, 2025, and shall be in addition to the amount of any
    limitation imposed on obligations for future years:  Provided further,
    That amounts for behavioral research on automated driving systems and
    advanced driver assistance systems and improving consumer responses to
    safety recalls are in addition to any other funds provided for those
    purposes for fiscal year 2024 in this Act.

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                          highway traffic safety grants

                     (liquidation of contract authorization)

                           (limitation on obligations)

                              (highway trust fund)

        For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out provisions of
    sections 402, 404, and 405 of title 23, United States Code, and grant
    administration expenses under chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code,
    to remain available until expended, $813,300,800, to be derived from the
    Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account):  Provided,
    That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning
    or execution of programs for which the total obligations in fiscal year
    2024 are in excess of $813,300,800 for programs authorized under
    sections 402, 404, and 405 of title 23, United States Code, and grant
    administration expenses under chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code:
     Provided further, That of the sums appropriated under this heading--
                (1) $378,400,000 shall be for highway safety programs under
            section 402 of title 23, United States Code;
                (2) $353,500,000 shall be for national priority safety
            programs under section 405 of title 23, United States Code;
                (3) $40,300,000 shall be for the high visibility enforcement
            program under section 404 of title 23, United States Code; and
                (4) $41,100,800 shall be for grant administrative expenses
            under chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code:

      Provided further, That none of these funds shall be used for
    construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for office
    furnishings and fixtures for State, local or private buildings or
    structures:  Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds
    made available for national priority safety programs under section 405
    of title 23, United States Code, for impaired driving countermeasures
    (as described in subsection (d) of that section) shall be available for
    technical assistance to the States:  Provided further, That with respect
    to the ``Transfers'' provision under section 405(a)(10) of title 23,
    United States Code, any amounts transferred to increase the amounts made
    available under section 402 shall include the obligation authority for
    such amounts:  Provided further, That
    the <<NOTE: Notification. Deadline.>> Administrator shall notify the
    House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of any exercise of the
    authority granted under the preceding proviso or under section
    405(a)(10) of title 23, United States Code, within 5 days.

           administrative provisions--national highway traffic safety
                                 administration

        Sec. 140. The limitations on obligations for the programs of the
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration set in this Act shall not
    apply to obligations for which obligation authority was made available
    in previous public laws but only to the extent that the obligation
    authority has not lapsed or been used.
        Sec. 141.  An additional $130,000 shall be made available to the
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, out of the amount
    limited for section 402 of title 23, United States Code,

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    to pay for travel and related expenses for State management reviews and
    to pay for core competency development training and related expenses for
    highway safety staff.

                         Federal Railroad Administration

                              safety and operations

        For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, not
    otherwise provided for, $267,799,000, of which $25,000,000 shall remain
    available until expended.

                        railroad research and development

        For necessary expenses for railroad research and development,
    $54,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That of the
    amounts provided under this heading, up to $3,000,000 shall be available
    pursuant to section 20108(d) of title 49, United States Code, for the
    construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements at
    the Transportation Technology Center.

             federal-state partnership for intercity passenger rail

        For necessary expenses related to Federal-state partnership for
    intercity passenger rail grants as authorized by section 24911 of title
    49, United States Code, $75,000,000, to remain available until expended:
     Provided, That the Secretary may withhold up to 2 percent of the
    amounts made available under this heading in this Act for the costs of
    award and project management oversight of grants carried out under title
    49, United States Code.

            consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvements

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For necessary expenses related to consolidated rail infrastructure
    and safety improvements grants, as authorized by section 22907 of title
    49, United States Code, $198,957,997, to remain available until
    expended:  Provided, That of the amounts made available under this
    heading in this Act, $98,957,997 shall be made available for the
    purposes, and in amounts, specified for Community Project Funding/
    Congressionally Directed Spending in the table entitled ``Community
    Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending'' included in the
    explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
    division A of this consolidated Act):  Provided further, That
    requirements under subsections (g) and (l) of section 22907 of title 49,
    United States Code, shall not apply to the preceding
    proviso: <<NOTE: Distribution.>>   Provided further, That any remaining
    funds available after the distribution of the Community Project Funding/
    Congressionally Directed Spending described in this paragraph shall be
    available to the Secretary to distribute as discretionary grants under
    this heading:  Provided further, That for amounts made available under
    this heading in this Act, eligible projects under section 22907(c)(8) of
    title 49, United States Code, shall also include railroad systems
    planning (including the preparation of regional intercity passenger rail
    plans and state rail plans) and railroad project development activities
    (including railroad project planning, preliminary engineering, design,
    environmental

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    analysis, feasibility studies, and the development and analysis of
    project alternatives):  Provided further, That section 22905(f) of title
    49, United States Code, shall not apply to amounts made available under
    this heading in this Act for projects that implement or sustain positive
    train control systems otherwise eligible under section 22907(c)(1) of
    title 49, United States Code:  Provided further, That amounts made
    available under this heading in this Act for projects selected for
    commuter rail passenger transportation may be transferred by the
    Secretary, after selection, to the appropriate agencies to be
    administered in accordance with chapter 53 of title 49, United States
    Code:  Provided further, That for amounts made available under this
    heading in this Act, eligible recipients under section 22907(b)(7) of
    title 49, United States Code, shall include any holding company of a
    Class II railroad or Class III railroad (as those terms are defined in
    section 20102 of title 49, United States Code):  Provided further, That
    section 22907(e)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code, shall not apply
    to amounts made available under this heading in this Act:  Provided
    further, That section 22907(e)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code,
    shall not apply to amounts made available under this heading in previous
    fiscal years if such funds are announced in a notice of funding
    opportunity that includes funds made available under this heading in
    this Act:  Provided further, That the preceding proviso shall not apply
    to funds made available under this heading in the Infrastructure
    Investment and Jobs Act (division J of Public Law 117-58):  Provided
    further, That <<NOTE: Time period.>> unobligated balances remaining
    after 6 years from the date of enactment of this Act may be used for any
    eligible project under section 22907(c) of title 49, United States Code:
     Provided further, That the Secretary may withhold up to 2 percent of
    the amounts made available under this heading in this Act for the costs
    of award and project management oversight of grants carried out under
    title 49, United States Code.

    northeast corridor grants to the national railroad passenger corporation

        To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to the
    National Railroad Passenger Corporation for activities associated with
    the Northeast Corridor as authorized by section 22101(a) of the
    Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58),
    $1,141,442,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That the
    Secretary may retain up to one-half of 1 percent of the amounts made
    available under both this heading in this Act and the ``National Network
    Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation'' heading in this
    Act to fund the costs of project management and oversight of activities
    authorized by section 22101(c) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
    Act (Public Law 117-58):  Provided further, That in addition to the
    project management oversight funds authorized under section 22101(c) of
    the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58), the
    Secretary may retain up to an additional $5,000,000 of the amounts made
    available under this heading in this Act to fund expenses associated
    with the Northeast Corridor Commission established under section 24905
    of title 49, United States Code.

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     national network grants to the national railroad passenger corporation

        To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to the
    National Railroad Passenger Corporation for activities associated with
    the National Network as authorized by section 22101(b) of the
    Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (division B of Public Law 117-
    58), $1,286,321,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That
    the Secretary may retain up to an additional $3,000,000 of the funds
    provided under this heading in this Act to fund expenses associated with
    the State-Supported Route Committee established under section 24712 of
    title 49, United States Code:  Provided further, That none of the funds
    provided under this heading in this Act shall be used by Amtrak to give
    notice under subsection (a) or (c) of section 24706 of title 49, United
    States Code, with respect to long-distance routes (as defined in section
    24102 of title 49, United States Code) on which Amtrak is the sole
    operator on a host railroad's line and a positive train control system
    is not required by law or regulation, or, except in an emergency or
    during maintenance or construction outages impacting such routes, to
    otherwise discontinue, reduce the frequency of, suspend, or
    substantially alter the route of rail service on any portion of such
    route operated in fiscal year 2018, including implementation of service
    permitted by section 24305(a)(3)(A) of title 49, United States Code, in
    lieu of rail service:  Provided further, That the National Railroad
    Passenger Corporation may use up to $66,000,000 of the amounts made
    available under this heading in this Act for corridor development
    activities as authorized by section 22101(h) of division B of Public Law
    117-58:  Provided further, That $40,000,000 of the amounts made
    available under this heading in this Act shall be for design and
    construction activities to improve the concourse and related
    infrastructure for the station at the major hub of Amtrak's National
    Network.

           administrative provisions--federal railroad administration

                             (including rescissions)

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 150.  The amounts made available to the Secretary or to the
    Federal Railroad Administration for the costs of award, administration,
    and project management oversight of financial assistance which are
    administered by the Federal Railroad Administration, in this and prior
    Acts, may be transferred to the Federal Railroad Administration's
    ``Financial Assistance Oversight and Technical Assistance'' account for
    the necessary expenses to support the award, administration, project
    management oversight, and technical assistance of financial assistance
    administered by the Federal Railroad Administration, in the same manner
    as appropriated for in this and prior Acts:  Provided, That this section
    shall not apply to amounts that were previously designated by the
    Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution
    on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
    of 1985.
        Sec. 151. <<NOTE: Amtrak. Overtime. Time periods.>> None of the
    funds made available to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation may
    be used to fund any overtime costs in excess of $35,000 for any
    individual employee:  Provided,

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    That the <<NOTE: Waiver authority. Determination.>> President of Amtrak
    may waive the cap set in the preceding proviso for specific employees
    when the President of Amtrak determines such a cap poses a risk to the
    safety and operational efficiency of the system:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Reports. Summary.>> That the President of Amtrak shall
    report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no later
    than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a summary of all
    overtime payments incurred by Amtrak for 2023 and the three prior
    calendar years:  Provided further, That such summary shall include the
    total number of employees that received waivers and the total overtime
    payments Amtrak paid to employees receiving waivers for each month for
    2023 and for the three prior calendar years.

        Sec. 152.  None of the funds made available to the National Railroad
    Passenger Corporation under the headings ``Northeast Corridor Grants to
    the National Railroad Passenger Corporation'' and ``National Network
    Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation'' may be used to
    reduce the total number of Amtrak Police Department uniformed officers
    patrolling on board passenger trains or at stations, facilities or
    rights-of-way below the staffing level on May 1, 2019.
        Sec. 153.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation in contravention of the
    Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2101 et
    seq.).
        Sec. 154.  Of the unobligated balances of funds remaining from--
                (1) ``Northeast Corridor Improvement Program'' account
            totaling $126,348 appropriated by Public Law 114-113 is hereby
            permanently rescinded;
                (2) ``Railroad Safety Grants'' account totaling $81,257.66
            appropriated by Public Law 113-235 is hereby permanently
            rescinded;
                (3) ``Capital Assistance for High Speed Rail Corridors and
            Intercity Passenger Rail Service'' account totaling
            $53,118,096.83 appropriated by Public Law 111-117 is hereby
            permanently rescinded;
                (4) ``Next Generation High-Speed Rail'' account totaling
            $94.94 appropriated by Public Law 108-447 is hereby permanently
            rescinded; and
                (5) ``Grants to the National Railroad Passenger
            Corporation'' account totaling $678.16 appropriated by Public
            Law 108-447 is hereby permanently rescinded.

        Sec. 155.  It is the sense of Congress that--
                (1) long-distance passenger rail routes provide much-needed
            transportation access for 4,700,000 riders in 325 communities in
            40 States and are particularly important in rural areas; and
                (2) long-distance passenger rail routes and services should
            be sustained to ensure connectivity throughout the National
            Network (as defined in section 24102 of title 49, United States
            Code).

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                         Federal Transit Administration

                             transit formula grants

                     (liquidation of contract authorization)

                           (limitation on obligations)

                              (highway trust fund)

        For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal public
    transportation assistance program in this account, and for payment of
    obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5305,
    5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5334, 5335, 5337, 5339,
    and 5340, section 20005(b) of Public Law 112-141, and section 3006(b) of
    Public Law 114-94, $13,990,000,000, to be derived from the Mass Transit
    Account of the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until
    expended:  Provided, That funds available for the implementation or
    execution of programs authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311,
    5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5334, 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, section
    20005(b) of Public Law 112-141, and section 3006(b) of Public Law 114-
    94, shall not exceed total obligations of $13,990,000,000 in fiscal year
    2024.

                          transit infrastructure grants

        For an additional amount for ferry boats grants under section
    5307(h) of title 49, United States Code, Tribal technical assistance
    under section 5311(b)(3)(C) of such title, bus testing facilities under
    section 5318 of such title, accelerating the adoption of zero emission
    buses under section 5312 of such title, Community Project Funding/
    Congressionally Directed Spending for projects and activities eligible
    under chapter 53 of such title, and ferry service for rural communities
    under section 71103 of division G of Public Law 117-58, $252,386,844, to
    remain available until expended:  Provided, That of the sums provided
    under this heading in this Act--
                (1) $20,000,000 shall be available for ferry boat grants as
            authorized under section 5307(h) of such title:  Provided, That
            of the amounts provided under this paragraph, no less than
            $5,000,000 shall be available for low or zero emission ferries
            or ferries using electric battery or fuel cell components and
            the infrastructure to support such ferries;
                (2) $500,000 shall be available for technical assistance and
            resources to Tribes through the national rural transportation
            assistance program authorized under section 5311(b)(3)(C) of
            such title;
                (3) $1,500,000 shall be available for the operation and
            maintenance of the bus testing facilities selected under section
            5318 of such title;
                (4) $206,817,976 shall be available for the purposes, and in
            amounts, specified for Community Project Funding/Congressionally
            Directed Spending in the table entitled ``Community Project
            Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending'' included in the
            explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter
            preceding division A of this consolidated Act):  Provided, That
            unless <<NOTE: Applicability. Approval.>> otherwise specified,
            applicable requirements under chapter 53 of title 49, United
            States Code, shall apply to

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            amounts made available in this paragraph, except that the
            Federal share of the costs for a project in this paragraph shall
            be in an amount equal to 80 percent of the net costs of the
            project, unless the Secretary approves a higher maximum Federal
            share of the net costs of the project consistent with
            administration of similar projects funded under chapter 53 of
            title 49, United States Code;
                (5) $20,000,000 shall be available for ferry service for
            rural communities under section 71103 of division G of Public
            Law 117-58:  Provided, That for amounts made available in this
            paragraph, notwithstanding section 71103(a)(2)(B), eligible
            service shall include passenger ferry service that serves at
            least two rural areas with a single segment over 15 miles
            between the two rural areas and is not otherwise eligible under
            section 5307(h) of title 49, United States Code:  Provided
            further, That entities that provide eligible service pursuant to
            the preceding proviso may use amounts made available in this
            paragraph for public transportation capital projects to support
            any ferry service between two rural areas; and
                (6) $3,568,868 shall be available to support technical
            assistance, research, demonstration, or deployment activities or
            projects to accelerate the adoption of zero emission buses in
            public transit as authorized under section 5312 of title 49,
            United States Code:

      Provided further, That amounts made available under this heading in
    this Act shall be derived from the general fund:  Provided further, That
    amounts made available under this heading in this Act shall not be
    subject to any limitation on obligations for transit programs set forth
    in this or any other Act.

                        technical assistance and training

        For necessary expenses to carry out section 5314 of title 49, United
    States Code, $7,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025:
    Provided, That the assistance provided under this heading does not
    duplicate the activities of section 5311(b) or section 5312 of title 49,
    United States Code:  Provided further, That amounts made available under
    this heading are in addition to any other amounts made available for
    such purposes:  Provided further, That amounts made available under this
    heading shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations set forth
    in this or any other Act.

                            capital investment grants

        For necessary expenses to carry out fixed guideway capital
    investment grants under section 5309 of title 49, United States Code,
    and section 3005(b) of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act
    (Public Law 114-94), $2,205,000,000, to remain available until expended:
     Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this heading in this
    Act--
                (1) $2,130,950,000 shall be available for projects
            authorized under section 5309(d) of title 49, United States
            Code; and
                (2) up to $52,000,000 shall be available for projects
            authorized under section 3005(b) of the Fixing America's Surface
            Transportation Act:

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      Provided further, That <<NOTE: Continuation.>> the Secretary shall
    continue to administer the capital investment grants program in
    accordance with the procedural and substantive requirements of section
    5309 of title 49, United States Code, and of section 3005(b) of the
    Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act:  Provided further, That
    projects that receive a grant agreement under the expedited project
    delivery for capital investment grants pilot program under section
    3005(b) of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act shall be
    deemed eligible for funding provided for projects under section 5309 of
    title 49, United States Code, without further evaluation or rating under
    such section:  Provided further, That such funding shall not exceed the
    Federal share under section 3005(b):  Provided further, That for funds
    made available under this heading in division J of Public Law 117-58 the
    second through sixth provisos shall be treated as inapplicable for
    fiscal year 2024:  Provided further, That amounts repurposed pursuant to
    the preceding proviso that were previously designated by the Congress as
    an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the
    budget are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
    4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent
    resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to legislation
    establishing fiscal year 2024 budget enforcement in the House of
    Representatives.

          grants to the washington metropolitan area transit authority

        For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority as
    authorized under section 601 of division B of the Passenger Rail
    Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-432),
    $150,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That the
    Secretary of Transportation shall approve grants for capital and
    preventive maintenance expenditures for the Washington Metropolitan Area
    Transit Authority only after receiving and reviewing a request for each
    specific project:  Provided further, That the <<NOTE: Determination.>>
    Secretary shall determine that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit
    Authority has placed the highest priority on those investments that will
    improve the safety of the system before approving such grants.

            administrative provisions--federal transit administration

                             (including rescission)

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 160.  The limitations on obligations for the programs of the
    Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any authority under 49
    U.S.C. 5338, previously made available for obligation, or to any other
    authority previously made available for obligation.
        Sec. 161. <<NOTE: Deadline.>> Notwithstanding any other provision of
    law, funds appropriated or limited by this Act under the heading
    ``Capital Investment Grants'' of the Federal Transit Administration for
    projects specified in this Act not obligated by September 30, 2027, and
    other recoveries, shall be directed to projects eligible to use the
    funds for the purposes for which they were originally provided.

        Sec. 162.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds
    appropriated before October 1, 2023, under any section of

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    chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that remain available for
    expenditure, may be transferred to and administered under the most
    recent appropriation heading for any such section.
        Sec. 163.  None of the funds made available by this Act or any other
    Act shall be used to adjust apportionments or withhold funds from
    apportionments pursuant to section 9503(e)(4) of the Internal Revenue
    Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9503(e)(4)).
        Sec. 164.  None of the funds made available by this Act or any other
    Act shall be used to impede or hinder project advancement or approval
    for any project seeking a Federal contribution from the capital
    investment grants program of greater than 40 percent of project costs as
    authorized under section 5309 of title 49, United States Code.
        Sec. 165.  Of the unobligated balances made available before October
    1, 2013 for ``Transit Research'' in Treasury Account 69-X-1137, $977,955
    is hereby permanently rescinded.

             Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

        The Great <<NOTE: Contracts.>>  Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway
    Development Corporation is hereby authorized to make such expenditures,
    within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to the
    Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and
    commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by
    section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in
    carrying out the programs set forth in the Corporation's budget for the
    current fiscal year.

                           operations and maintenance

                         (harbor maintenance trust fund)

        For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, maintenance, and
    capital infrastructure activities on portions of the St. Lawrence Seaway
    owned, operated, and maintained by the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway
    Development Corporation, $40,288,000, to be derived from the Harbor
    Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to section 210 of the Water Resources
    Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238):  Provided, That of the amounts
    made available under this heading, not less than $16,300,000 shall be
    for the seaway infrastructure program.

                             Maritime Administration

                            maritime security program

                             (including rescission)

        For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag merchant
    fleet as authorized under chapter 531 of title 46, United States Code,
    to serve the national security needs of the United States, $318,000,000,
    to remain available until expended:  Provided, That of the unobligated
    balances from prior year appropriations available under this heading,
    $17,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded.

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                              cable security fleet

        For the cable security fleet program, as authorized under chapter
    532 of title 46, United States Code, $10,000,000, to remain available
    until expended.

                             tanker security program

                             (including rescission)

        For Tanker Security Fleet payments, as authorized under section
    53406 of title 46, United States Code, $60,000,000, to remain available
    until expended:  Provided, That funds appropriated for the tanker
    security fleet program in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
    (Public Law 117-103) shall be available as authorized under section
    53406 of title 46, United States Code, and for the Secretary to timely
    reimburse each program participant up to $2,500,000 for each of its
    vessels covered by an operating agreement under section 53403 of title
    46, United States Code, for verifiable training and other costs incurred
    to ensure that mariners on such vessels are fully qualified to meet the
    specialized requirements to serve on product tank vessels:  Provided
    further, That of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations
    available under this heading, $21,000,000 are hereby permanently
    rescinded.

                             operations and training

        For necessary expenses of operations and training activities
    authorized by law, $267,775,000:  Provided, That of the sums
    appropriated under this heading--
                (1) $92,729,000 shall remain available until September 30,
            2025, for the operations of the United States Merchant Marine
            Academy;
                (2) $22,000,000 shall remain available until expended for
            facilities maintenance and repair, and equipment, at the United
            States Merchant Marine Academy;
                (3) $70,000,000 shall remain available until expended for
            capital improvements at the United States Merchant Marine
            Academy;
                (4) $7,500,000 shall remain available until September 30,
            2025, for the maritime environmental and technical assistance
            program authorized under section 50307 of title 46, United
            States Code; and
                (5) $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended, for
            the United States marine highway program to make grants for the
            purposes authorized under section 55601 of title 46, United
            States Code:

      Provided further, That <<NOTE: Reports. Sexual assault and
    harassment.>> the Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall
    transmit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations the annual
    report on sexual assault and sexual harassment at the United States
    Merchant Marine Academy as required pursuant to section 3510 of the
    National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017 (46 U.S.C.
    51318):  Provided further, That available balances under this heading
    for the short sea transportation program or America's marine highway
    program (now known as the United States marine highway program) from
    prior year recoveries shall be available to carry out activities
    authorized under section 55601 of title 46, United States Code.

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                        state maritime academy operations

        For necessary expenses of operations, support, and training
    activities for State Maritime Academies, $125,788,000:  Provided, That
    of the sums appropriated under this heading--
                (1) $22,000,000 shall remain available until expended for
            maintenance, repair, and life extension of training ships at the
            State Maritime Academies;
                (2) <<NOTE: Determination.>> $86,588,000 shall remain
            available until expended for the national security multi-mission
            vessel program, including funds for construction, planning,
            administration, and design of school ships and, as determined by
            the Secretary, necessary expenses to design, plan, construct
            infrastructure, and purchase equipment necessary to berth such
            ships, of which up to $8,900,000 may be used for expenses
            related to the oversight and management of school ships to
            include the purchase of equipment and the repair and maintenance
            of training vessels:  Provided, <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>> That
            such funds may be used to reimburse State Maritime Academies for
            costs incurred prior to the date of enactment of this Act;
                (3) $2,400,000 shall remain available until September 30,
            2028, for the student incentive program;
                (4) $8,800,000 shall remain available until expended for
            training ship fuel assistance; and
                (5) $6,000,000 shall remain available until September 30,
            2025, for direct payments for State Maritime Academies.

                          assistance to small shipyards

        To make grants to qualified shipyards as authorized under section
    54101 of title 46, United States Code, $8,750,000, to remain available
    until expended.

                                  ship disposal

                             (including rescission)

        For necessary expenses related to the disposal of obsolete vessels
    in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Maritime Administration,
    $6,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That of the
    unobligated balances from prior year appropriations made available under
    this heading, $3,664,000 are hereby permanently rescinded.

               maritime guaranteed loan (title xi) program account

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For the cost of guaranteed loans, $53,586,000, of which $50,586,000
    shall remain available until expended:  Provided, That such costs,
    including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in
    section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended:
    Provided further, That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be for
    administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, which
    shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for
    ``Maritime Administration--Operations and Training''.

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                     port infrastructure development program

        To make grants to improve port facilities as authorized under
    section 54301 of title 46, United States Code, and section 3501(a)(9) of
    the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2024 (Public Law
    118-31), $120,460,124, to remain available until expended:  Provided,
    That of the sums appropriated under this heading in this Act--
                (1) $50,000,000 shall be for projects for coastal seaports,
            inland river ports, or Great Lakes ports, of which not less than
            $42,000,000 shall be for coastal seaports or Great Lakes ports:
            Provided, That for grants awarded under this paragraph in this
            Act, the minimum grant size shall be $1,000,000; and
                (2) $70,460,124 shall be for the purposes, and in the
            amounts, specified for Community Project Funding included in the
            table entitled ``Community Project Funding/Congressionally
            Directed Spending'' included in the explanatory statement
            described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
            this consolidated Act).

               administrative provisions--maritime administration

        Sec. 170.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in
    addition to any existing authority, the Maritime Administration is
    authorized to furnish utilities and services and make necessary repairs
    in connection with any lease, contract, or occupancy involving
    Government property under control of the Maritime Administration:
    Provided, That payments received therefor shall be credited to the
    appropriation charged with the cost thereof and shall remain available
    until expended:  Provided further, That rental payments under any such
    lease, contract, or occupancy for items other than such utilities,
    services, or repairs shall be deposited into the Treasury as
    miscellaneous receipts.
        Sec. 171.  There is hereby appropriated $12,000,000, to remain
    available until expended, for expenses necessary for the Secretary of
    Transportation to enter into a contract to complete the designs of ten
    sealift vessels for the National Defense Reserve Fleet.

             Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

                              operational expenses

        For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline and Hazardous
    Materials Safety Administration, $31,681,000, of which $4,500,000 shall
    remain available until September 30, 2026.

                           hazardous materials safety

        For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous materials safety
    functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration,
    $74,556,000, of which $12,070,000 shall remain available until September
    30, 2026, of which $1,000,000 shall be made available for carrying out
    section 5107(i) of title 49, United States Code:  Provided, That up to
    $800,000 in fees collected under section 5108(g) of title 49, United
    States Code, shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury as
    offsetting receipts:  Provided further, That there may be credited to
    this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds received from
    States, counties,

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    municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for
    expenses incurred for training, for reports publication and
    dissemination, and for travel expenses incurred in performance of
    hazardous materials exemptions and approvals functions.

                                 pipeline safety

                             (pipeline safety fund)

                        (oil spill liability trust fund)

        For expenses necessary to carry out a pipeline safety program, as
    authorized by section 60107 of title 49, United States Code, and to
    discharge the pipeline program responsibilities of the Oil Pollution Act
    of 1990 (Public Law 101-380), $218,186,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2026, of which $30,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil
    Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which $180,786,000 shall be derived from
    the Pipeline Safety Fund; of which $400,000 shall be derived from the
    fees collected under section 60303 of title 49, United States Code, and
    deposited in the Liquefied Natural Gas Siting Account for compliance
    reviews of liquefied natural gas facilities; and of which $7,000,000
    shall be derived from fees collected under section 60302 of title 49,
    United States Code, and deposited in the Underground Natural Gas Storage
    Facility Safety Account for the purpose of carrying out section 60141 of
    title 49, United States Code:  Provided, That not less than $1,058,000
    of the amounts made available under this heading shall be for the one-
    call state grant program:  Provided further, That
    any <<NOTE: Requirements. Notifications. Deadline.>>  amounts made
    available under this heading in this Act or in prior Acts for research
    contracts, grants, cooperative agreements or research other transactions
    agreements (OTAs) shall require written notification to the House and
    Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business days
    before such research contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or
    research OTAs are announced by the Department of Transportation:
    Provided further, That the <<NOTE: Reports.>>  Secretary shall transmit
    to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations the report on
    pipeline safety testing enhancement as required pursuant to section 105
    of the Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety
    Act of 2020 (division R of Public Law 116-260):  Provided further, That
    the <<NOTE: Research plan. Approvals.>>  Secretary may obligate amounts
    made available under this heading to engineer, erect, alter, and repair
    buildings or make any other public improvements for research facilities
    at the Transportation Technology Center after the Secretary submits an
    updated research plan and the report in the preceding proviso to the
    House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and after such plan and
    report in the preceding proviso are approved by the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations.

                          emergency preparedness grants

                           (limitation on obligations)

                          (emergency preparedness fund)

        For expenses necessary to carry out the Emergency Preparedness
    Grants program, not more than $46,825,000 shall remain available until
    September 30, 2026, from amounts made available

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    by section 5116(h) and subsections (b) and (c) of section 5128 of title
    49, United States Code:  Provided, That notwithstanding section
    5116(h)(4) of title 49, United States Code, not more than 4 percent of
    the amounts made available from this account shall be available to pay
    the administrative costs of carrying out sections 5116, 5107(e), and
    5108(g)(2) of title 49, United States Code:  Provided further, That
    notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c) of section 5128 of title 49,
    United States Code, and the limitation on obligations provided under
    this heading, prior year recoveries recognized in the current year shall
    be available to develop and deliver hazardous materials emergency
    response training for emergency responders, including response
    activities for the transportation of crude oil, ethanol, flammable
    liquids, and other hazardous commodities by rail, consistent with
    National Fire Protection Association standards, and to make such
    training available through an electronic format:  Provided further, That
    the prior year recoveries made available under this heading shall also
    be available to carry out sections 5116(a)(1)(C), 5116(h), 5116(i),
    5116(j), and 5107(e) of title 49, United States Code.

                           Office of Inspector General

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General to carry
    out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
    $116,452,000:  Provided, That the Inspector General shall have all
    necessary authority, in carrying out the duties specified in the
    Inspector General Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), to investigate
    allegations of fraud, including false statements to the government (18
    U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity that is subject to regulation by
    the Department of Transportation.

                General Provisions--Department of Transportation

        Sec. 180. (a) During the current fiscal year, applicable
    appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall be available
    for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor
    vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liability insurance for motor
    vehicles operating in foreign countries on official department business;
    and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and
    5902 of title 5, United States Code.
        (b) During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations to the
    Department and its operating administrations shall be available for the
    purchase, maintenance, operation, and deployment of unmanned aircraft
    systems that advance the missions of the Department of Transportation or
    an operating administration of the Department of Transportation.
        (c) Any unmanned aircraft system purchased, procured, or contracted
    for by the Department prior to the date of enactment of this Act shall
    be deemed authorized by Congress as if this provision was in effect when
    the system was purchased, procured, or contracted for.
        Sec. 181.  Appropriations contained in this Act for the Department
    of Transportation shall be available for services as authorized by
    section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for
    individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for
    an Executive Level IV.

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        Sec. 182. (a) No recipient of amounts made available by this Act
    shall disseminate personal information (as defined in section 2725(3) of
    title 18, United States Code) obtained by a State department of motor
    vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle record as defined in section
    2725(1) of title 18, United States Code, except as provided in section
    2721 of title 18, United States Code, for a use permitted under section
    2721 of title 18, United States Code.
        (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall not withhold
    amounts made available by this Act for any grantee if a State is in
    noncompliance with this provision.
        Sec. 183.  None of the funds made available by this Act shall be
    available for salaries and expenses of more than 125 political and
    Presidential appointees in the Department of Transportation:  Provided,
    That none of the personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on
    temporary detail outside the Department of Transportation.
        Sec. 184.  Funds received by the Federal Highway Administration and
    Federal Railroad Administration from States, counties, municipalities,
    other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for
    training may be credited respectively to the Federal Highway
    Administration's ``Federal-Aid Highways'' account and to the Federal
    Railroad Administration's ``Safety and Operations'' account, except for
    State rail safety inspectors participating in training pursuant to
    section 20105 of title 49, United States Code.
        Sec.
    185. <<NOTE: Loans. Contracts. Grants. Notifications. Deadline.>> None
    of the funds made available by this Act or in title VIII of division J
    of Public Law 117-58 to the Department of Transportation may be used to
    make a loan, loan guarantee, line of credit, letter of intent, federally
    funded cooperative agreement, full funding grant agreement, or
    discretionary grant unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the
    House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full
    business days before any project competitively selected to receive any
    discretionary grant award, letter of intent, loan commitment, loan
    guarantee commitment, line of credit commitment, federally funded
    cooperative agreement, or full funding grant agreement is announced by
    the Department or its operating administrations: <<NOTE: List.>>
    Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation shall provide the House
    and Senate Committees on Appropriations with a comprehensive list of all
    such loans, loan guarantees, lines of credit, letters of intent,
    federally funded cooperative agreements, full funding grant agreements,
    and discretionary grants prior to the notification required under the
    preceding proviso: <<NOTE: Notifications.>>  Provided further, That the
    Secretary gives concurrent notification to the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations for any ``quick release'' of funds from the
    emergency relief program:  Provided further, That no notification shall
    involve funds that are not available for obligation.

        Sec. 186.  Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor fees, and
    other funds received by the Department of Transportation from travel
    management centers, charge card programs, the subleasing of building
    space, and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropriations of
    the Department of Transportation and allocated to organizational units
    of the Department of Transportation using fair and equitable criteria
    and such funds shall be available until expended.

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        Sec. 187. <<NOTE: Reprogramming notice. Approvals.>> Notwithstanding
    any other provision of law, if any funds provided by or limited by this
    Act are subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to be
    provided to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations,
    transmission of such reprogramming notice shall be provided solely to
    the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, and such
    reprogramming action shall be approved or denied solely by the House and
    Senate Committees on Appropriations: <<NOTE: Deadline.>>  Provided, That
    the Secretary of Transportation may provide notice to other
    congressional committees of the action of the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations on such reprogramming but not sooner than
    30 days after the date on which the reprogramming action has been
    approved or denied by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.

        Sec. 188.  Funds appropriated by this Act to the operating
    administrations may be obligated for the Office of the Secretary for the
    costs related to assessments or reimbursable agreements only when such
    amounts are for the costs of goods and services that are purchased to
    provide a direct benefit to the applicable operating administration or
    administrations.
        Sec. 189.  The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to carry
    out a program that establishes uniform standards for developing and
    supporting agency transit pass and transit benefits authorized under
    section 7905 of title 5, United States Code, including distribution of
    transit benefits by various paper and electronic media.
        Sec. 190. <<NOTE: Contracts. Certification.>> The Department of
    Transportation may use funds provided by this Act, or any other Act, to
    assist a contract under title 49 or 23 of the United States Code
    utilizing geographic, economic, or any other hiring preference not
    otherwise authorized by law, or to amend a rule, regulation, policy or
    other measure that forbids a recipient of a Federal Highway
    Administration or Federal Transit Administration grant from imposing
    such hiring preference on a contract or construction project with which
    the Department of Transportation is assisting, only if the grant
    recipient certifies the following:
                (1) that except with respect to apprentices or trainees, a
            pool of readily available but unemployed individuals possessing
            the knowledge, skill, and ability to perform the work that the
            contract requires resides in the jurisdiction;
                (2) that the grant recipient will include appropriate
            provisions in its bid document ensuring that the contractor does
            not displace any of its existing employees in order to satisfy
            such hiring preference; and
                (3) that any increase in the cost of labor, training, or
            delays resulting from the use of such hiring preference does not
            delay or displace any transportation project in the applicable
            statewide transportation improvement program or transportation
            improvement program.

        Sec. 191. <<NOTE: Coordination. Contracts. Updates.>> The Secretary
    of Transportation shall coordinate with the Secretary of Homeland
    Security to ensure that best practices for Industrial Control Systems
    Procurement are up-to-date and shall ensure that systems procured with
    funds provided under this title were procured using such practices.

        Sec. 192.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    in contravention of the American Security Drone Act of

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    2023 (subtitle B of title XVIII of division A of Public Law 118-31).
        This title may be cited as the ``Department of Transportation
    Appropriations Act, 2024''.

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    TITLE <<NOTE: Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations
    Act, 2024.>>  II

                   DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                          Management and Administration

                                executive offices

        For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Offices, which
    shall be comprised of the offices of the Secretary, Deputy Secretary,
    Adjudicatory Services, Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations,
    Public Affairs, Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and the
    Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, $19,400,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2025:  Provided, That not to exceed
    $25,000 of the amount made available under this heading shall be
    available to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (referred to
    in this title as ``the Secretary'') for official reception and
    representation expenses as the Secretary may determine.

                         administrative support offices

        For necessary salaries and expenses for Administrative Support
    Offices, $686,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025:
    Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this heading--
                (1) $91,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the
            Chief Financial Officer;
                (2) $129,700,000 shall be available for the Office of the
            General Counsel, of which not less than $21,700,000 shall be for
            the Departmental Enforcement Center;
                (3) $239,000,000 shall be available for the Office of
            Administration;
                (4) $52,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the
            Chief Human Capital Officer;
                (5) $32,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the
            Chief Procurement Officer;
                (6) $68,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Field
            Policy and Management;
                (7) $4,700,000 shall be available for the Office of
            Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; and
                (8) $70,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the
            Chief Information Officer:

      Provided further, That funds made available under this heading may be
    used for necessary administrative and non-administrative expenses of the
    Department, not otherwise provided for, including purchase of uniforms,
    or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title
    5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as
    authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code:  Provided
    further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
    appropriated under this heading may be used for advertising and
    promotional activities that directly support program activities funded
    in this title.

                                 program offices

        For necessary salaries and expenses for Program Offices,
    $1,097,164,130, to remain available until September 30, 2025:  Provided,
    That of the sums appropriated under this heading--

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                (1) $286,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Public
            and Indian Housing;
                (2) $168,514,130 shall be available for the Office of
            Community Planning and Development;
                (3) $487,550,000 shall be available for the Office of
            Housing;
                (4) $41,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Policy
            Development and Research;
                (5) $102,900,000 shall be available for the Office of Fair
            Housing and Equal Opportunity; and
                (6) $11,200,000 shall be available for the Office of Lead
            Hazard Control and Healthy Homes.

                              working capital fund

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For the working capital fund for the Department of Housing and Urban
    Development (referred to in this paragraph as the ``Fund''), pursuant,
    in part, to section 7(f) of the Department of Housing and Urban
    Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(f)), amounts transferred, including
    reimbursements pursuant to section 7(f), to the Fund under this heading
    shall be available only for Federal shared services used by offices and
    agencies of the Department, and for any such portion of any office or
    agency's printing, records management, space renovation, furniture, or
    supply services the Secretary has determined shall be provided through
    the Fund, and the operational expenses of the Fund:  Provided, That
    amounts within the Fund shall not be available to provide services not
    specifically authorized under this heading: <<NOTE: Determination.>>
    Provided further, That upon a determination by the Secretary that any
    other service (or portion thereof) authorized under this heading shall
    be provided through the Fund, amounts made available in this title for
    salaries and expenses under the headings ``Executive Offices'',
    ``Administrative Support Offices'', ``Program Offices'', and
    ``Government National Mortgage Association'', for such services shall be
    transferred to the Fund, to remain available until expended:  Provided
    further, That the <<NOTE: Advance notice.>> Secretary shall notify the
    House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of its plans for executing
    such transfers at least 15 days in advance of such transfers.

                            Public and Indian Housing

    tenant-based <<NOTE: Vouchers.>>  rental assistance

        For activities and assistance for the provision of tenant-based
    rental assistance authorized under the United States Housing Act of
    1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (in this title ``the Act''),
    not otherwise provided for, $28,386,831,000, to remain available until
    expended, which shall be available on October 1, 2023 (in addition to
    the $4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading that shall
    be available on October 1, 2023), of which $6,000,000,000 is designated
    by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to
    section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
    Control Act of 1985, and $4,000,000,000, to remain available until
    expended, which shall be available on October 1, 2024:  Provided, That
    of the sums appropriated under this heading--

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                (1) $28,490,955,000 shall be available for renewals of
            expiring section 8 tenant-based annual contributions contracts
            (including renewals of enhanced vouchers under any provision of
            law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act)
            and including renewal of other special purpose incremental
            vouchers:  Provided, <<NOTE: Notice. Federal Register,
            publication.>> That notwithstanding any other provision of law,
            from amounts provided under this paragraph and any carryover,
            the Secretary for the calendar year 2024 funding cycle shall
            provide renewal funding for each public housing agency based on
            validated voucher management system (VMS) leasing and cost data
            for the prior calendar year and by applying an inflation factor
            as established by the Secretary, by notice published in the
            Federal Register, and by making any necessary adjustments for
            the costs associated with the first-time renewal of vouchers
            under this paragraph including tenant protection and Choice
            Neighborhoods vouchers:  Provided further, That none of the
            funds provided under this paragraph may be used to fund a total
            number of unit months under lease which exceeds a public housing
            agency's authorized level of units under contract, except for
            public housing agencies participating in the Moving to Work
            (MTW) demonstration, which are instead governed in accordance
            with the requirements of the MTW demonstration program or their
            MTW agreements, if any:  Provided further, That the Secretary
            shall, to the extent necessary to stay within the amount
            specified under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified
            under this paragraph), prorate each public housing agency's
            allocation otherwise established pursuant to this paragraph:
            Provided further, That except <<NOTE: Notification. Deadline.>>
            as provided in the following provisos, the entire amount
            specified under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified
            under this paragraph) shall be obligated to the public housing
            agencies based on the allocation and pro rata method described
            above, and the Secretary shall notify public housing agencies of
            their annual budget by the latter of 60 days after enactment of
            this Act or March 1, 2024:  Provided further, That the
            Secretary <<NOTE: Extension. Notification. Time period.>> may
            extend the notification period only after the House and Senate
            Committees on Appropriations are notified at least 10 business
            days in advance of the extension:  Provided further, That public
            housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall be
            funded in accordance with the requirements of the MTW
            demonstration program or their MTW agreements, if any, and shall
            be subject to the same pro rata adjustments under the preceding
            provisos:  Provided further, That <<NOTE: Determination.>> the
            Secretary may offset public housing agencies' calendar year 2024
            allocations based on the excess amounts of public housing
            agencies' net restricted assets accounts, including HUD-held
            programmatic reserves (in accordance with VMS data in calendar
            year 2023 that is verifiable and complete), as determined by the
            Secretary:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Determination.>> That
            public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration
            shall also be subject to the offset, as determined by the
            Secretary, excluding amounts subject to the single fund budget
            authority provisions of their MTW agreements, from the agencies'
            calendar year 2024 MTW funding allocation:  Provided
            further, <<NOTE: Determination.>> That the Secretary shall use
            any offset referred to in the preceding two provisos throughout
            the calendar year to prevent the termination of rental

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            assistance for families as the result of insufficient funding,
            as determined by the Secretary, and to avoid or reduce the
            proration of renewal funding allocations:  Provided further,
            That up to $200,000,000 shall be available only:
                        (A) for adjustments in the allocations for public
                    housing agencies, after application for an adjustment by
                    a public housing agency that experienced a significant
                    increase, as determined by the Secretary, in renewal
                    costs of vouchers resulting from unforeseen
                    circumstances or from portability under section 8(r) of
                    the Act;
                        (B) <<NOTE: Time period.>> for vouchers that were
                    not in use during the previous 12-month period in order
                    to be available to meet a commitment pursuant to section
                    8(o)(13) of the Act, or an adjustment for a funding
                    obligation not yet expended in the previous calendar
                    year for a MTW-eligible activity to develop affordable
                    housing for an agency added to the MTW demonstration
                    under the expansion authority provided in section 239 of
                    the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and
                    Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (division L of
                    Public Law 114-113);
                        (C) for adjustments for costs associated with HUD-
                    Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) vouchers;
                        (D) <<NOTE: Determination.>> for public housing
                    agencies that despite taking reasonable cost savings
                    measures, as determined by the Secretary, would
                    otherwise be required to terminate rental assistance for
                    families as a result of insufficient funding;
                        (E) for adjustments in the allocations for public
                    housing agencies that--
                              (i) are leasing a lower-than-average
                          percentage of their authorized vouchers,
                              (ii) have low amounts of budget authority in
                          their net restricted assets accounts and HUD-held
                          programmatic reserves, relative to other agencies,
                          and
                              (iii) are not participating in the Moving to
                          Work demonstration, to enable such agencies to
                          lease more vouchers;
                        (F) for withheld payments in accordance with section
                    8(o)(8)(A)(ii) of the Act for months in the previous
                    calendar year that were subsequently paid by the public
                    housing agency after the agency's actual costs were
                    validated; and
                        (G) for public housing agencies that have
                    experienced increased costs or loss of units in an area
                    for which the President declared a disaster under title
                    IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
                    Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.):
              Provided further, <<NOTE: Allocation. Determination.>> That
            the Secretary shall allocate amounts under the preceding proviso
            based on need, as determined by the Secretary;
                (2) $337,000,000 shall be available for section 8 rental
            assistance for relocation and replacement of housing units that
            are demolished or disposed of pursuant to section 18 of the Act,
            conversion of section 23 projects to assistance under section 8,
            relocation of witnesses (including victims of violent crimes) in
            connection with efforts to combat crime in public and assisted
            housing pursuant to a request from a law enforcement or
            prosecution agency, enhanced vouchers under any provision

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            of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of the
            Act, Choice Neighborhood vouchers, mandatory and voluntary
            conversions, and tenant protection assistance including
            replacement and relocation assistance or for project-based
            assistance to prevent the displacement of unassisted elderly
            tenants currently residing in section 202 properties financed
            between 1959 and 1974 that are refinanced pursuant to Public Law
            106-569, as amended, or under the authority as provided under
            this Act:  Provided, That when a public housing development is
            submitted for demolition or disposition under section 18 of the
            Act, the Secretary may provide section 8 rental assistance when
            the units pose an imminent health and safety risk to residents:
            Provided further, That the Secretary may provide section 8
            rental assistance from amounts made available under this
            paragraph for units assisted under a project-based subsidy
            contract funded under the ``Project-Based Rental Assistance''
            heading under this title where the owner has received a Notice
            of Default and the units pose an imminent health and safety risk
            to residents:  Provided further, That of the amounts made
            available under this paragraph, no less than $5,000,000 may be
            available to provide tenant protection assistance, not otherwise
            provided under this paragraph, to residents residing in low
            vacancy areas and who may have to pay rents greater than 30
            percent of household income, as the result of: (A) the maturity
            of a HUD-insured, HUD-held or section 202 loan that requires the
            permission of the Secretary prior to loan prepayment; (B) the
            expiration of a rental assistance contract for which the tenants
            are not eligible for enhanced voucher or tenant protection
            assistance under existing law; or (C) the expiration of
            affordability restrictions accompanying a mortgage or
            preservation program administered by the Secretary:  Provided
            further, That such tenant protection assistance made available
            under the preceding proviso may be provided under the authority
            of section 8(t) or section 8(o)(13) of the Act:  Provided
            further, <<NOTE: Notice.>> That any tenant protection voucher
            made available from amounts under this paragraph shall not be
            reissued by any public housing agency, except the replacement
            vouchers as defined by the Secretary by notice, when the initial
            family that received any such voucher no longer receives such
            voucher, and the authority for any public housing agency to
            issue any such voucher shall cease to exist:  Provided further,
            That <<NOTE: Time period.>> the Secretary may only provide
            replacement vouchers for units that were occupied within the
            previous 24 months that cease to be available as assisted
            housing, subject only to the availability of funds;
                (3) $2,770,935,000 shall be available for administrative and
            other expenses of public housing agencies in administering the
            section 8 tenant-based rental assistance program, of which up to
            $30,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary to allocate to
            public housing agencies that need additional funds to administer
            their section 8 programs, including fees associated with section
            8 tenant protection rental assistance, the administration of
            disaster related vouchers, HUD-VASH vouchers, and other special
            purpose incremental vouchers:  Provided, That no less than
            $2,740,935,000 of the amount provided in this paragraph shall be
            allocated to public housing agencies for the calendar year 2024
            funding cycle based on section 8(q) of the Act (and

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            related appropriation Act provisions) as in effect immediately
            before the enactment of the Quality Housing and Work
            Responsibility Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-276):  Provided
            further, That if the amounts made available under this paragraph
            are insufficient to pay the amounts determined under the
            preceding proviso, the Secretary may decrease the amounts
            allocated to agencies by a uniform percentage applicable to all
            agencies receiving funding under this paragraph or may, to the
            extent necessary to provide full payment of amounts determined
            under the preceding proviso, utilize unobligated balances,
            including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds
            appropriated under this heading from prior fiscal years,
            excluding special purpose vouchers, notwithstanding the purposes
            for which such amounts were appropriated:  Provided further,
            That all public housing agencies participating in the MTW
            demonstration shall be funded in accordance with the
            requirements of the MTW demonstration program or their MTW
            agreements, if any, and shall be subject to the same uniform
            percentage decrease as under the preceding proviso:  Provided
            further, That amounts provided under this paragraph shall be
            only for activities related to the provision of tenant-based
            rental assistance authorized under section 8, including related
            development activities;
                (4) $742,941,000 shall be available for the renewal of
            tenant-based assistance contracts under section 811 of the
            Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C.
            8013), including necessary administrative expenses:  Provided,
            That administrative and other expenses of public housing
            agencies in administering the special purpose vouchers in this
            paragraph shall be funded under the same terms and be subject to
            the same pro rata reduction as the percent decrease for
            administrative and other expenses to public housing agencies
            under paragraph (3) of this heading:  Provided further, That up
            to $10,000,000 shall be available only--
                        (A) for adjustments in the allocation for public
                    housing agencies, after applications for an adjustment
                    by a public housing agency that experienced a
                    significant increase, as determined by the Secretary, in
                    Mainstream renewal costs resulting from unforeseen
                    circumstances; and
                        (B) for public housing agencies that despite taking
                    reasonable cost savings measures, as determined by the
                    Secretary, would otherwise be required to terminate the
                    rental assistance for Mainstream families as a result of
                    insufficient funding:
              Provided further, <<NOTE: Allocation. Determination.>> That
            the Secretary shall allocate amounts under the preceding proviso
            based on need, as determined by the Secretary:  Provided
            further, That upon turnover, section 811 special purpose
            vouchers funded under this heading in this or prior Acts, or
            under any other heading in prior Acts, shall be provided to non-
            elderly persons with disabilities;
                (5) of the amounts provided under paragraph (1), up to
            $7,500,000 shall be available for rental assistance and
            associated administrative fees for Tribal HUD-VASH to serve
            Native American veterans that are homeless or at-risk of
            homelessness living on or near a reservation or other Indian
            areas:  Provided, That such <<NOTE: Grants.>> amount shall be
            made available for renewal grants to recipients that received
            assistance under prior Acts under

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            the Tribal HUD-VASH program:  Provided
            further, <<NOTE: Criteria. Data.>> That the Secretary shall be
            authorized to specify criteria for renewal grants, including
            data on the utilization of assistance reported by grant
            recipients:  Provided further, That such assistance shall be
            administered in accordance with program requirements under the
            Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of
            1996 and modeled after the HUD-VASH program:  Provided
            further, <<NOTE: Waiver authority. Requirements.>> That the
            Secretary shall be authorized to waive, or specify alternative
            requirements for any provision of any statute or regulation that
            the Secretary administers in connection with the use of funds
            made available under this paragraph (except for requirements
            related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and
            the environment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any such
            waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for the
            effective delivery and administration of such assistance:
            Provided further, <<NOTE: Reports. Data.>> That grant recipients
            shall report to the Secretary on utilization of such rental
            assistance and other program data, as prescribed by the
            Secretary:  Provided
            further, <<NOTE: Reallocation. Determination.>> That the
            Secretary may reallocate, as determined by the Secretary,
            amounts returned or recaptured from awards under the Tribal HUD-
            VASH program under prior Acts to existing recipients under the
            Tribal HUD-VASH program;
                (6) $15,000,000 shall be available for incremental rental
            voucher assistance for use through a supported housing program
            administered in conjunction with the Department of Veterans
            Affairs as authorized under section 8(o)(19) of the United
            States Housing Act of 1937:  Provided, That the Secretary of
            Housing and Urban Development shall make such funding available,
            notwithstanding section 203 (competition provision) of this
            title, to public housing agencies that partner with eligible VA
            Medical Centers or other entities as designated by the Secretary
            of the Department of Veterans Affairs, based on geographical
            need for such assistance as identified by the Secretary of the
            Department of Veterans Affairs, public housing agency
            administrative performance, and other factors as specified by
            the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in consultation
            with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs:
            Provided further, <<NOTE: Waiver authority. Requirements.>> That
            the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may waive, or
            specify alternative requirements for (in consultation with the
            Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs), any provision
            of any statute or regulation that the Secretary of Housing and
            Urban Development administers in connection with the use of
            funds made available under this paragraph (except for
            requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor
            standards, and the environment), upon a finding by the Secretary
            that any such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary
            for the effective delivery and administration of such voucher
            assistance:  Provided further,
            That <<NOTE: Continuation. Veterans.>> assistance made available
            under this paragraph shall continue to remain available for
            homeless veterans upon turn-over:  Provided further, That of the
            total amount made available under this paragraph, up to
            $10,000,000 may be for additional fees established by and
            allocated pursuant to a method determined by the Secretary for
            administrative and other expenses (including those eligible
            activities defined by notice to facilitate leasing, such as
            security deposit assistance and costs related

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            to the retention and support of participating owners) of public
            housing agencies in administering HUD-VASH vouchers;
                (7) $30,000,000 shall be available for the family
            unification program as authorized under section 8(x) of the Act:
             Provided, That the <<NOTE: Continuations.>> amounts made
            available under this paragraph are provided as follows:
                        (A) $5,000,000 shall be available for new
                    incremental voucher assistance, which shall continue to
                    remain available for family unification upon turnover;
                    and
                        (B) $25,000,000 shall be available for new
                    incremental voucher assistance to assist eligible youth
                    as defined by such section 8(x)(2)(B) of the Act, which
                    shall continue to remain available for such eligible
                    youth upon turnover:  Provided, That such amounts shall
                    be available on a noncompetitive basis to public housing
                    agencies that partner with public child welfare agencies
                    to identify such eligible youth, that request such
                    assistance to timely assist such eligible youth, and
                    that meet any other criteria as specified by the
                    Secretary:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Review.>> That the
                    Secretary shall review utilization of such assistance
                    and assistance originating from appropriations made
                    available for youth under this heading in any prior Act
                    that the Secretary made available on a noncompetitive
                    basis, at an interval to be determined by the Secretary,
                    and unutilized voucher assistance that is no longer
                    needed based on such review shall be recaptured by the
                    Secretary and reallocated pursuant to the preceding
                    proviso:
              Provided
            further, <<NOTE: Determination. Notification. Reallocation.>> Tha
            t any public housing agency administering new incremental
            voucher assistance originating from appropriations made
            available for the family unification program under this heading
            in this or any prior Act that the Secretary made available on a
            competitive basis that determines it no longer has an identified
            need for such assistance upon turnover shall notify the
            Secretary, and the Secretary shall recapture such assistance
            from the agency and reallocate it to any other public housing
            agency or agencies based on need for voucher assistance in
            connection with such specified program or eligible youth, as
            applicable; and
                (8) the Secretary shall separately track all special purpose
            vouchers funded under this heading.

                            housing certificate fund

                             (including rescissions)

        Unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining
    from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban
    Development under this heading, the heading ``Annual Contributions for
    Assisted Housing'' and the heading ``Project-Based Rental Assistance'',
    for fiscal year 2024 and prior years may be used for renewal of or
    amendments to section 8 project-based contracts and for performance-
    based contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for which
    such funds were appropriated:  Provided, That any obligated balances of
    contract authority from fiscal year 1974 and prior fiscal years that
    have been terminated shall be rescinded:  Provided further, That amounts
    heretofore recaptured, or recaptured during the current fiscal year,
    from section

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    8 project-based contracts from source years fiscal year 1975 through
    fiscal year 1987 are hereby rescinded, and an amount of additional new
    budget authority, equivalent to the amount rescinded is hereby
    appropriated, to remain available until expended, for the purposes set
    forth under this heading, in addition to amounts otherwise available.

                               public housing fund

        For 2024 payments to public housing agencies for the operation and
    management of public housing, as authorized by section 9(e) of the
    United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)) (the ``Act''),
    and to carry out capital and management activities for public housing
    agencies, as authorized under section 9(d) of the Act (42 U.S.C.
    1437g(d)), $8,810,784,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027:
     Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this heading--
                (1) $5,475,784,000 shall be available for the Secretary to
            allocate pursuant to the Operating Fund formula at part 990 of
            title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, for 2024 payments;
                (2) $25,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary to
            allocate pursuant to a need-based application process
            notwithstanding section 203 of this title and not subject to
            such Operating Fund formula to public housing agencies that
            experience, or are at risk of, financial shortfalls, as
            determined by the Secretary:
            Provided, <<NOTE: Distribution.>> That after all such shortfall
            needs are met, the Secretary may distribute any remaining funds
            to all public housing agencies on a pro-rata basis pursuant to
            such Operating Fund formula;
                (3) $3,200,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary to
            allocate pursuant to the Capital Fund formula at section 905.400
            of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations:  Provided, That for
            funds provided under this paragraph, the limitation in section
            9(g)(1) of the Act shall be 25 percent:  Provided
            further, <<NOTE: Waiver authority.>> That the Secretary may
            waive the limitation in the preceding proviso to allow public
            housing agencies to fund activities authorized under section
            9(e)(1)(C) of the Act:  Provided
            further, <<NOTE: Notification. Deadline.>> That the Secretary
            shall notify public housing agencies requesting waivers under
            the preceding proviso if the request is approved or denied
            within 14 days of submitting the request:  Provided
            further, <<NOTE: Bonus awards.>> That from the funds made
            available under this paragraph, the Secretary shall provide
            bonus awards in fiscal year 2024 to public housing agencies that
            are designated high performers:  Provided
            further, <<NOTE: Notification. Deadline.>> That the Department
            shall notify public housing agencies of their formula allocation
            within 60 days of enactment of this Act;
                (4) $30,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary to make
            grants, notwithstanding section 203 of this title, to public
            housing agencies for emergency capital needs, including safety
            and security measures necessary to address crime and drug-
            related activity, as well as needs resulting from unforeseen or
            unpreventable emergencies and natural disasters excluding
            Presidentially declared emergencies and natural disasters under
            the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act (42
            U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) occurring in fiscal year 2024:  Provided,
            That of the amount made available under this paragraph, not less
            than $10,000,000 shall be for safety and security

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            measures:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Effective
            date. Allocation.>> That in addition to the amount in the
            preceding proviso for such safety and security measures, any
            amounts that remain available, after all applications received
            on or before September 30, 2025, for emergency capital needs
            have been processed, shall be allocated to public housing
            agencies for such safety and security measures;
                (5) $65,000,000 shall be available for competitive grants to
            public housing agencies to evaluate and reduce residential
            health hazards in public housing, including lead-based paint (by
            carrying out the activities of risk assessments, abatement, and
            interim controls, as those terms are defined in section 1004 of
            the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992
            (42 U.S.C. 4851b)), carbon monoxide, mold, radon, and fire
            safety:  Provided, That not less than $25,000,000 of the amounts
            provided under this paragraph shall be awarded for evaluating
            and reducing lead-based paint hazards, except that if such
            amount is undersubscribed any remaining amounts may be awarded
            to qualified applicants for other purposes under this paragraph:
             Provided further, That for purposes of environmental review, a
            grant under this paragraph shall be considered funds for
            projects or activities under title I of the Act for purposes of
            section 26 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437x) and shall be subject to
            the regulations implementing such section; and
                (6) $15,000,000 shall be available to support the costs of
            administrative and judicial receiverships and for competitive
            grants to PHAs in receivership, designated troubled or
            substandard, or otherwise at risk, as determined by the
            Secretary, for costs associated with public housing asset
            improvement, in addition to other amounts for that purpose
            provided under any heading under this title:

      Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law or
    regulation, during fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of Housing and Urban
    Development may not delegate to any Department official other than the
    Deputy Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
    Housing any authority under paragraph (2) of section 9(j) of the Act
    regarding the extension of the time periods under such section:
    Provided further, <<NOTE: Definition.>> That for purposes of such
    section 9(j), the term ``obligate'' means, with respect to amounts, that
    the amounts are subject to a binding agreement that will result in
    outlays, immediately or in the future.

                assisted housing inspections and risk assessments

        For the Department's inspection and assessment programs, including
    travel, training, and program support contracts, $50,000,000 to remain
    available until September 30, 2025:  Provided, That unobligated
    balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds
    appropriated under the heading ``Public Housing Fund'' to support
    ongoing public housing financial and physical assessment activities
    shall be available for the purposes authorized under this heading in
    addition to the purposes for which such funds originally were
    appropriated.

                         choice neighborhoods initiative

        For competitive grants under the choice neighborhoods initiative
    (subject to section 24 of the United States Housing Act of

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    1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v) (the ``Act'') unless otherwise specified under
    this heading), for transformation, rehabilitation, and replacement
    housing needs of both public and HUD-assisted housing and to transform
    neighborhoods of poverty into functioning, sustainable, mixed-income
    neighborhoods with appropriate services, schools, public assets,
    transportation, and access to jobs, $75,000,000, to remain available
    until September 30, 2028:  Provided, That grant funds may be used for
    resident and community services, community development, and affordable
    housing needs in the community, and for conversion of vacant or
    foreclosed properties to affordable housing:  Provided further, That the
    use of amounts made available under this heading shall not be deemed to
    be for public housing, notwithstanding section 3(b)(1) of the Act:
    Provided further, <<NOTE: Determination. Time period.>> That grantees
    shall commit to an additional period of affordability determined by the
    Secretary of not fewer than 20 years:  Provided further, That grantees
    shall provide a match in State, local, other Federal, or private funds:
    Provided further, That grantees may include local governments, Tribal
    entities, public housing agencies, and nonprofit organizations:
    Provided further, That for-profit developers may apply jointly with a
    public entity:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Regulations.>> That for
    purposes of environmental review, a grantee shall be treated as a public
    housing agency under section 26 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437x), and grants
    made with amounts available under this heading shall be subject to the
    regulations issued by the Secretary to implement such section:  Provided
    further, That of the amounts made available under this heading, not less
    than $37,500,000 shall be awarded to public housing agencies:  Provided
    further, That such grantees shall create partnerships with other local
    organizations, including assisted housing owners, service agencies, and
    resident organizations:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Consultation. Coordination.>> That the Secretary shall
    consult with the Secretaries of Education, Labor, Transportation, Health
    and Human Services, Agriculture, and Commerce, the Attorney General, and
    the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate
    and leverage other appropriate Federal resources:  Provided further,
    That not more than $10,000,000 of the amounts made available under this
    heading may be provided as grants to undertake comprehensive local
    planning with input from residents and the community:  Provided further,
    That none of the funds made available under this heading may be
    obligated for main street housing grants under section 24(n) of the Act
    (42 U.S.C. 1437v(n)):  Provided further, That unobligated balances,
    including recaptures, remaining from amounts made available under the
    heading ``Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing (HOPE
    VI)'' in fiscal year 2011 and prior fiscal years may be used for
    purposes under this heading, notwithstanding the purposes for which such
    amounts were appropriated:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Grants. Deadline. Determination.>> That the Secretary
    shall make grant awards not later than 1 year after the date of
    enactment of this Act in such amounts that the Secretary determines:
    Provided further, That notwithstanding section 24(o) of the Act (42
    U.S.C. 1437v(o)), the Secretary may, until September 30, 2024, obligate
    any available unobligated balances made available under this heading in
    this or any prior Act.

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                            self-sufficiency programs

        For activities and assistance related to self-sufficiency programs,
    to remain available until September 30, 2027, $195,500,000:  Provided,
    That of the sums appropriated under this heading--
                (1) $140,500,000 shall be available for the family self-
            sufficiency program to support family self-sufficiency
            coordinators under section 23 of the United States Housing Act
            of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437u), to promote the development of local
            strategies to coordinate the use of assistance under sections 8
            and 9 of such Act with public and private resources, and enable
            eligible families to achieve economic independence and self-
            sufficiency;
                (2) $40,000,000 shall be available for the resident
            opportunity and self-sufficiency program to provide for
            supportive services, service coordinators, and congregate
            services as authorized by section 34 of the United States
            Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437z-6) and the Native American
            Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C.
            4101 et seq.):  Provided, That amounts made available under this
            paragraph may be used to renew resident opportunity and self-
            sufficiency program grants to allow the public housing agency,
            or a new owner, to continue to serve (or restart service to)
            residents of a project with assistance converted from public
            housing to project-based rental assistance under section 8 of
            the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) or
            assistance under section 8(o)(13) of such Act under the heading
            ``Rental Assistance Demonstration'' in the Department of Housing
            and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-
            55), as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437f note); and
                (3) $15,000,000 shall be available for a jobs-plus
            initiative, modeled after the jobs-plus demonstration:
            Provided, <<NOTE: Grants.>> That funding provided under this
            paragraph shall be available for competitive grants to
            partnerships between public housing authorities, local workforce
            investment boards established under section 107 of the Workforce
            Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (29 U.S.C. 3122), and
            other agencies and organizations that provide support to help
            public housing residents obtain employment and increase
            earnings:  Provided further, That applicants must demonstrate
            the ability to provide services to residents, partner with
            workforce investment boards, and leverage service dollars:
            Provided further, <<NOTE: Waivers. Requirements.>> That the
            Secretary may allow public housing agencies to request
            exemptions from rent and income limitation requirements under
            sections 3 and 6 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
            U.S.C. 1437a, 1437d), as necessary to implement the jobs-plus
            program, on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may
            approve upon a finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or
            alternative requirements are necessary for the effective
            implementation of the jobs-plus initiative as a voluntary
            program for residents:  Provided
            further, <<NOTE: Notice. Federal Register,
            publication. Waivers. Deadline.>> That the Secretary shall
            publish by notice in the Federal Register any waivers or
            alternative requirements pursuant to the preceding proviso no
            later than 10 days before the effective date of such notice.

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                            native american programs

        For activities and assistance authorized under title I of the Native
    American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (in this
    heading ``NAHASDA'') (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), title I of the Housing
    and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) with
    respect to Indian tribes, and related training and technical assistance,
    $1,344,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028:  Provided,
    That of the sums appropriated under this heading--
                (1) $1,111,000,000 shall be available for the Native
            American housing block grants program, as authorized under title
            I of NAHASDA:
            Provided, <<NOTE: Determination. Applicability.>> That,
            notwithstanding NAHASDA, to determine the amount of the
            allocation under title I of such Act for each Indian tribe, the
            Secretary shall apply the formula under section 302 of such Act
            with the need component based on single-race census data and
            with the need component based on multi-race census data, and the
            amount of the allocation for each Indian tribe shall be the
            greater of the two resulting allocation amounts:  Provided
            further, <<NOTE: Notification. Deadline.>> That the Secretary
            shall notify grantees of their formula allocation not later than
            60 days after the date of enactment of this Act;
                (2) $150,000,000 shall be available for competitive grants
            under the Native American housing block grants program, as
            authorized under title I of NAHASDA:  Provided, That the
            Secretary shall obligate such amount for competitive grants to
            eligible recipients authorized under NAHASDA that apply for
            funds:  Provided further, That in awarding amounts made
            available in this paragraph, the Secretary shall consider need
            and administrative capacity, and shall give priority to projects
            that will spur construction and rehabilitation of housing:
            Provided further, That any amounts transferred for the necessary
            costs of administering and overseeing the obligation and
            expenditure of such additional amounts in prior Acts may also be
            used for the necessary costs of administering and overseeing
            such additional amount;
                (3) $1,000,000 shall be available for the cost of guaranteed
            notes and other obligations, as authorized by title VI of
            NAHASDA:  Provided, That such costs, including the cost of
            modifying such notes and other obligations, shall be as defined
            in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C.
            661a):  Provided further, That amounts made available in this
            and prior Acts for the cost of such guaranteed notes and other
            obligations that are unobligated, including recaptures and
            carryover, may be available to subsidize the total principal
            amount of any notes and other obligations, any part of which is
            to be guaranteed, not to exceed $50,000,000, to remain available
            until September 30, 2025;
                (4) $75,000,000 shall be available for grants to Indian
            tribes for carrying out the Indian community development block
            grant program under title I of the Housing and Community
            Development Act of 1974, notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of
            such Act, of which, notwithstanding any other provision of law
            (including section 203 of this Act), not more than $5,000,000
            may be used for emergencies that constitute imminent threats to
            health and safety:  Provided, That not to exceed 20 percent of
            any grant made with amounts made

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            available in this paragraph shall be expended for planning and
            management development and administration; and
                (5) $7,000,000, in addition to amounts otherwise available
            for such purpose, shall be available for providing training and
            technical assistance to Indian tribes, Indian housing
            authorities, and tribally designated housing entities, to
            support the inspection of Indian housing units, for contract
            expertise, and for training and technical assistance related to
            amounts made available under this heading and other headings in
            this Act for the needs of Native American families and Indian
            country:  Provided, That of the amounts made available in this
            paragraph, not less than $2,000,000 shall be for a national
            organization as authorized under section 703 of NAHASDA (25
            U.S.C. 4212):  Provided further, <<NOTE: Determination.>> That
            amounts made available in this paragraph may be used,
            contracted, or competed as determined by the Secretary:
            Provided further, <<NOTE: Contracts.>> That notwithstanding
            chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code (commonly known as
            the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreements Act of 1977), the
            amounts made available in this paragraph may be used by the
            Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with public and
            private organizations, agencies, institutions, and other
            technical assistance providers to support the administration of
            negotiated rulemaking under section 106 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C.
            4116), the administration of the allocation formula under
            section 302 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4152), and the administration
            of performance tracking and reporting under section 407 of
            NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4167).

               indian housing loan guarantee fund program account

        For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 184 of
    the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-13a),
    $1,500,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That such
    costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined
    in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a):
    Provided further, That amounts made available in this and prior Acts for
    the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 184 of the
    Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-13a),
    that are unobligated, including recaptures and carryover, may be
    available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be
    guaranteed, not to exceed $1,800,000,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2025.

                       native hawaiian housing block grant

        For the Native Hawaiian housing block grant program, as authorized
    under title VIII of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
    Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4221 et seq.), $22,300,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2028:  Provided, That
    notwithstanding section 812(b) of such Act, the Department of Hawaiian
    Home Lands may not invest grant amounts made available under this
    heading in investment securities and other obligations:  Provided
    further, That amounts made available under this heading in this and
    prior fiscal years may be used to provide rental assistance to eligible
    Native Hawaiian families both on and off the Hawaiian Home Lands,
    notwithstanding any other provision of law:  Provided further, That up
    to $1,000,000

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    of the amounts made available under this heading may be for training and
    technical assistance related to amounts made available under this
    heading and other headings in this Act for the needs of Native Hawaiians
    and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.

           native hawaiian housing loan guarantee fund program account

        New commitments to guarantee loans, as authorized by section 184A of
    the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-13b),
    any part of which is to be guaranteed, shall not exceed $28,000,000 in
    total loan principal, to remain available until September 30, 2025:
    Provided, That the Secretary may enter into commitments to guarantee
    loans used for refinancing.

                       Community Planning and Development

                   housing opportunities for persons with aids

         <<NOTE: Contracts.>> For carrying out the housing opportunities for
    persons with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity
    Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), $505,000,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2027:  Provided, That the Secretary shall renew or replace
    all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing that initially
    were funded under section 854(c)(5) of such Act from funds made
    available under this heading in fiscal year 2010 and prior fiscal years
    that meet all program requirements before awarding funds for new
    contracts under such section:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Notice.>> That
    the process for submitting amendments and approving replacement
    contracts shall be established by the Secretary in a notice:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Notification. Deadline.>> That the Department shall
    notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment
    of this Act.

                           community development fund

        For assistance to States and units of general local government, and
    other entities, for economic and community development activities, and
    other purposes, $6,720,054,336, to remain available until September 30,
    2027:  Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this heading--
                (1) $3,300,000,000 shall be available for carrying out the
            community development block grant program under title I of the
            Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (42
            U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) (in this heading ``the Act''):  Provided,
            That <<NOTE: Grants.>> not to exceed 20 percent of any grant
            made with funds made available under this paragraph shall be
            expended for planning and management development and
            administration:  Provided further, That a metropolitan city,
            urban county, unit of general local government, or insular area
            that directly or indirectly receives funds under this paragraph
            may not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer all or any portion of
            such funds to another such entity in exchange for any other
            funds, credits, or non-Federal considerations, but shall use
            such funds for activities eligible under title I of the Act:
            Provided further, That <<NOTE: Evaluation.>> notwithstanding
            section

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            105(e)(1) of the Act, no funds made available under this
            paragraph may be provided to a for-profit entity for an economic
            development project under section 105(a)(17) unless such project
            has been evaluated and selected in accordance with guidelines
            required under subsection (e)(2) of section 105;
                (2) $100,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary to
            award grants on a competitive basis to State and local
            governments, metropolitan planning organizations, and
            multijurisdictional entities for additional activities under
            title I of the Act for the identification and removal of
            barriers to affordable housing production and preservation:
            Provided, That eligible uses of such grants include activities
            to further develop, evaluate, and implement housing policy
            plans, improve housing strategies, and facilitate affordable
            housing production and preservation:  Provided further, That the
            Secretary shall prioritize applicants that are able to (A)
            demonstrate progress and a commitment to overcoming local
            barriers to facilitate the increase in affordable housing
            production and preservation, primarily by having enacted
            improved laws and regulations that the Secretary reasonably
            expects to preserve or produce new housing units; and (B)
            demonstrate an acute need for housing affordable to households
            with incomes below 100 percent of the area median income:
            Provided further, That <<NOTE: Reports.>> grantees shall report
            to the Secretary regularly on their activities and outcomes:
            Provided further, That the <<NOTE: Analysis.>> Secretary shall
            analyze observable housing production, preservation, and cost
            trends in the participating jurisdictions or geographic areas:
            Provided further, That funds allocated for such grants shall not
            adversely affect the amount of any formula assistance received
            by a jurisdiction under paragraph (1) of this heading:  Provided
            further, That in <<NOTE: Waiver
            authority. Requirements.>> administering such amounts the
            Secretary may waive or specify alternative requirements for any
            provision of such title I except for requirements related to
            fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, the
            environment, and requirements that activities benefit persons of
            low- and moderate-income, upon a finding that any such waivers
            or alternative requirements are necessary to expedite or
            facilitate the use of such amounts;
                (3) $30,000,000 shall be available for activities authorized
            under section 8071 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities
            Act (Public Law 115-271):  Provided, That funds allocated
            pursuant to this paragraph shall not adversely affect the amount
            of any formula assistance received by a State under paragraph
            (1) of this heading:  Provided
            further, <<NOTE: Allocation.>> That the Secretary shall allocate
            the funds for such activities based on the notice establishing
            the funding formula published in 84 FR 16027 (April 17, 2019)
            except that the formula shall use age-adjusted rates of drug
            overdose deaths for 2021 based on data from the Centers for
            Disease Control and Prevention; and
                (4) $3,290,054,336 shall be available for grants for the
            Economic Development Initiative (EDI) for the purposes, and in
            amounts, specified for Community Project Funding/Congressionally
            Directed Spending in the table entitled ``Community Project
            Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending'' included in the
            explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter
            preceding division A of this consolidated Act):  Provided,

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            That eligible expenses of such grants in this and prior Acts may
            include administrative, planning, operations and maintenance,
            and other costs:  Provided
            further, <<NOTE: Grants. Reimbursement.>> That such grants for
            the EDI shall be available for reimbursement of otherwise
            eligible expenses incurred on or after the date of enactment of
            this Act and prior to the date of grant execution:  Provided
            further, That none of the amounts made available under this
            paragraph for grants for the EDI shall be used for reimbursement
            of expenses incurred prior to the date of enactment of this Act:
             Provided further, <<NOTE: Grants. Reimbursement.>> That grants
            for the EDI authorized under this heading in the Department of
            Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public
            Law 117-103) shall also be available hereafter for reimbursement
            of otherwise eligible expenses (including those eligible
            expenses identified in the first proviso of this paragraph)
            incurred on or after the date of enactment of such Act and prior
            to the date of grant execution, and shall hereafter not be
            subject to the second proviso under such heading in such Act:

      Provided further, <<NOTE: Notification. Deadline.>> That for amounts
    made available under paragraphs (1) and (3), the Secretary shall notify
    grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this
    Act.

              community development loan guarantees program account

        Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2
    U.S.C. 661a), during fiscal year 2024, commitments to guarantee loans
    under section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
    (42 U.S.C. 5308), any part of which is guaranteed, shall not exceed a
    total principal amount of $400,000,000, notwithstanding any aggregate
    limitation on outstanding obligations guaranteed in subsection (k) of
    such section 108:  Provided, <<NOTE: Fees.>> That the Secretary shall
    collect fees from borrowers, notwithstanding subsection (m) of such
    section 108, to result in a credit subsidy cost of zero for guaranteeing
    such loans, and any such fees shall be collected in accordance with
    section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided
    further, That such commitment authority funded by fees may be used to
    guarantee, or make commitments to guarantee, notes or other obligations
    issued by any State on behalf of non-entitlement communities in the
    State in accordance with the requirements of such section 108:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Distribution.>> That any State receiving such a
    guarantee or commitment under the preceding proviso shall distribute all
    funds subject to such guarantee to the units of general local government
    in non-entitlement areas that received the commitment.

    home <<NOTE: Time periods.>> investment partnerships program

        For the HOME investment partnerships program, as authorized under
    title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as
    amended (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.), $1,250,000,000, to remain available
    until September 30, 2027:  Provided, That notwithstanding section 231(b)
    of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12771(b)), all unobligated balances remaining
    from amounts recaptured pursuant to such section that remain available
    until expended shall be combined with amounts made available under this
    heading and allocated in accordance with the formula under section
    217(b)(1)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12747(b)(1)(A)):  Provided further,
    That <<NOTE: Notification. Deadline.>> the Department shall notify
    grantees of their formula allocations within 60

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    days after enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That section 218(g)
    of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12748(g)) shall not apply with respect to the
    right of a jurisdiction to draw funds from its HOME Investment Trust
    Fund that otherwise expired or would expire in any calendar year from
    2018 through 2026 under that section:  Provided further, That section
    231(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12771(b)) shall not apply to any
    uninvested funds that otherwise were deducted or would be deducted from
    the line of credit in the participating jurisdiction's HOME Investment
    Trust Fund in any calendar year from 2018 through 2026 under that
    section.

       preservation and reinvestment initiative for community enhancement

        For competitive grants to preserve and revitalize manufactured
    housing and eligible manufactured housing communities (including pre-
    1976 mobile homes) under title I of the Housing and Community
    Development Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.),
    $10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028:  Provided,
    That recipients <<NOTE: State and local governments. Native
    Americans.>> of grants provided with amounts made available under this
    heading shall be States, units of general local government, resident-
    owned manufactured housing communities, cooperatives, nonprofit entities
    including consortia of nonprofit entities, community development
    financial institutions, Indian Tribes (as such term is defined in
    section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
    Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4103)), or other entities
    approved by the Secretary:  Provided further, That <<NOTE: Native
    Americans.>> the Secretary shall reserve an amount for Indian Tribes
    within such competition:  Provided further, That the Secretary may
    approve entities for selection that partner with one or several
    residents of such eligible communities or that propose to implement a
    grant program that would assist residents of such eligible communities:
    Provided further, That eligible uses of such grants may include
    infrastructure, planning, resident and community services (including
    relocation assistance and eviction prevention), resiliency activities,
    and providing other assistance to residents or owners of manufactured
    homes, which may include providing assistance for manufactured housing
    land and site acquisition:  Provided further, That,
    except <<NOTE: Determination.>> as determined by the Secretary,
    participation in this program shall not encumber the future transfer of
    title or use of property by the residents, owners, or communities:
    Provided further, That when selecting recipients, the Secretary shall
    prioritize applications that primarily benefit low- or moderately low-
    income residents and preserve long-term housing affordability for
    residents of manufactured housing or a manufactured housing community:
    Provided further, That eligible manufactured housing communities may
    include those that are--
                (1) owned by the residents of the manufactured housing
            community through a resident-controlled entity, as defined by
            the Secretary; or
                (2) <<NOTE: Determination.>> determined by the Secretary to
            be subject to binding agreements that will preserve the
            community and maintain affordability on a long-term basis:

      Provided further, That resiliency activities means the reconstruction,
    repair, or replacement of manufactured housing and manufactured housing
    communities to protect the health and safety of manufactured housing
    residents and to address weatherization and

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    energy efficiency needs, except that for pre-1976 mobile homes, funds
    made available under this heading may be used only for replacement:
    Provided further, <<NOTE: Waiver authority. Requirements.>> That the
    Secretary may waive or specify alternative requirements for any
    provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in
    connection with the use of amounts made available under this heading
    (except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination,
    labor standards, and the environment), upon a finding that such waiver
    or alternative requirement is necessary to facilitate the use of such
    amounts.

            self-help and assisted homeownership opportunity program

        For the self-help and assisted homeownership opportunity program, as
    authorized under section 11 of the Housing Opportunity Program Extension
    Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 12805 note), and for related activities and
    assistance, $60,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026:
    Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this heading--
                (1) $12,000,000 shall be available for the self-help
            homeownership opportunity program as authorized under such
            section 11;
                (2) $42,000,000 shall be available for the second, third,
            and fourth capacity building entities specified in section 4(a)
            of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note), of
            which not less than $5,000,000 shall be for rural capacity
            building activities:  Provided, <<NOTE: Contracts.>> That for
            purposes of awarding grants from amounts made available in this
            paragraph, the Secretary may enter into multiyear agreements, as
            appropriate, subject to the availability of annual
            appropriations; and
                (3) $6,000,000 shall be available for capacity building by
            national rural housing organizations having experience assessing
            national rural conditions and providing financing, training,
            technical assistance, information, and research to local
            nonprofit organizations, local governments, and Indian Tribes
            serving high need rural communities.

                           homeless assistance grants

        For assistance under title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
    Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.), and for related activities and
    assistance, $4,051,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2026:  Provided, That of the sums appropriated under this heading--
                (1) $290,000,000 shall be available for the emergency
            solutions grants program authorized under subtitle B of such
            title IV (42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.):
            Provided, <<NOTE: Notification. Deadline.>> That the Department
            shall notify grantees of their formula allocation from amounts
            allocated (which may represent initial or final amounts
            allocated) for the emergency solutions grant program not later
            than 60 days after enactment of this Act;
                (2) $3,544,000,000 shall be available for the continuum of
            care program authorized under subtitle C of such title IV (42
            U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) and the rural housing stability assistance
            programs authorized under subtitle D of such title IV (42 U.S.C.
            11408):  Provided, That the Secretary shall prioritize funding
            under the continuum of care program to continuums of care that
            have demonstrated a capacity to reallocate funding

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            from lower performing projects to higher performing projects:
            Provided further, That the Secretary may make reasonable
            adjustments to renewal amounts to enable renewal projects to
            operate at substantially the same levels, including cost-of-
            living adjustments for supportive services from the prior grant:
             Provided further, <<NOTE: Incentives.>> That the Secretary
            shall provide incentives to create projects that coordinate with
            housing providers and healthcare organizations to provide
            permanent supportive housing and rapid re-housing services:
            Provided further, <<NOTE: Notice.>> That the Secretary may
            establish by notice an alternative maximum amount for
            administrative costs related to the requirements described in
            sections 402(f)(1) and 402(f)(2) of subtitle A of such title IV
            of no more than 5 percent or $50,000, whichever is greater,
            notwithstanding the 3 percent limitation in section 423(a)(10)
            of such subtitle C:  Provided further, That of the amounts made
            available for the continuum of care program under this
            paragraph, $52,000,000 shall be for grants for new rapid re-
            housing projects and supportive service projects providing
            coordinated entry, and for eligible activities that the
            Secretary determines to be critical in order to assist survivors
            of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
            stalking, except that the Secretary may make additional grants
            for such projects and purposes from amounts made available for
            such continuum of care program:  Provided further, That amounts
            made available for the continuum of care program under this
            paragraph and any remaining unobligated balances under this
            heading in prior Acts may be used to competitively or non-
            competitively renew or replace grants for youth homeless
            demonstration projects under the continuum of care program,
            notwithstanding any conflict with the requirements of the
            continuum of care program;
                (3) $10,000,000 shall be available for the national homeless
            data analysis project:
            Provided, <<NOTE: Contracts. Determination.>> That
            notwithstanding the provisions of the Federal Grant and
            Cooperative Agreements Act of 1977 (31 U.S.C. 6301-6308), the
            amounts made available under this paragraph and any remaining
            unobligated balances under this heading for such purposes in
            prior Acts may be used by the Secretary to enter into
            cooperative agreements with such entities as may be determined
            by the Secretary, including public and private organizations,
            agencies, and institutions;
                (4) $107,000,000 shall be available to implement projects to
            demonstrate how a comprehensive approach to serving homeless
            youth, age 24 and under, in up to 25 communities with a priority
            for communities with substantial rural populations in up to
            eight locations, can dramatically reduce youth homelessness:
            Provided, That of the amount made available under this
            paragraph, not less than $25,000,000 shall be for youth
            homelessness system improvement grants to support communities,
            including but not limited to the communities assisted under the
            matter preceding this proviso, in establishing and implementing
            a response system for youth homelessness, or for improving their
            existing system:  Provided further, That of the amount made
            available under this paragraph, up to $10,000,000 shall be to
            provide technical assistance to communities, including but not
            limited to the communities assisted in the preceding proviso and
            the matter preceding such proviso,

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            on improving system responses to youth homelessness, and
            collection, analysis, use, and reporting of data and performance
            measures under the comprehensive approaches to serve homeless
            youth, in addition to and in coordination with other technical
            assistance funds provided under this title:  Provided further,
            That the Secretary may use up to 10 percent of the amount made
            available under the preceding proviso to build the capacity of
            current technical assistance providers or to train new technical
            assistance providers with verifiable prior experience with
            systems and programs for youth experiencing homelessness; and
                (5) $100,000,000 shall be available for one-time awards
            under the continuum of care program for new construction,
            acquisition, or rehabilitation of new permanent supportive
            housing, of which not more than 20 percent of such awards may be
            used for other continuum of care eligible activities associated
            with such projects and not more than 10 percent of such awards
            may be used for project administration:  Provided,
            That <<NOTE: Determination.>> these amounts shall be awarded on
            a competitive basis, based on need and other factors to be
            determined by the Secretary, including incentives to establish
            projects that coordinate with housing providers, healthcare
            organizations and social service providers:  Provided further,
            That not less than $35,000,000 shall be awarded to applicants
            for projects within States with populations less than 2,500,000,
            except that if such amount is undersubscribed any remaining
            amounts may be awarded to qualified applicants for projects in
            any State:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Grants.>> That the grants
            for ongoing costs associated with such projects shall be
            eligible for renewal under the continuum of care program subject
            to the same terms and conditions as other renewal applicants:

      Provided further, <<NOTE: Children, youth, and families.>> That youth
    aged 24 and under seeking assistance under this heading shall not be
    required to provide third party documentation to establish their
    eligibility under subsection (a) or (b) of section 103 of the McKinney-
    Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302) to receive services:
    Provided further, That unaccompanied youth aged 24 and under or families
    headed by youth aged 24 and under who are living in unsafe situations
    may be served by youth-serving providers funded under this heading:
    Provided further, That persons eligible under section 103(a)(5) of the
    McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act may be served by any project
    funded under this heading to provide both transitional housing and rapid
    re-housing:  Provided further, That for all matching funds requirements
    applicable to funds made available under this heading for this fiscal
    year and prior fiscal years, a grantee may use (or could have used) as a
    source of match funds other funds administered by the Secretary and
    other Federal agencies unless there is (or was) a specific statutory
    prohibition on any such use of any such funds:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Determination.>> That none of the funds made available
    under this heading shall be available to provide funding for new
    projects, except for projects created through reallocation, unless the
    Secretary determines that the continuum of care has demonstrated that
    projects are evaluated and ranked based on the degree to which they
    improve the continuum of care's system performance:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Time periods.>> That any unobligated amounts remaining
    from funds made available under this heading in fiscal year 2012 and
    prior years for project-based rental

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    assistance for rehabilitation projects with 10-year grant terms may be
    used for purposes under this heading, notwithstanding the purposes for
    which such funds were appropriated:  Provided further, That unobligated
    balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds
    transferred to or appropriated under this heading in fiscal year 2019 or
    prior years, except for rental assistance amounts that were recaptured
    and made available until expended, shall be available for the current
    purposes authorized under this heading in addition to the purposes for
    which such funds originally were appropriated.

                                Housing Programs

    project-based <<NOTE: Contracts.>>  rental assistance

        For activities and assistance for the provision of project-based
    subsidy contracts under the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
    1437 et seq.) (``the Act''), not otherwise provided for,
    $15,610,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available
    on October 1, 2023 (in addition to the $400,000,000 previously
    appropriated under this heading that became available October 1, 2023),
    of which $2,000,000,000 is designated by the Congress as being for an
    emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
    Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and
    $400,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available on
    October 1, 2024:  Provided, That the amounts made available under this
    heading shall be available for expiring or terminating section 8
    project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate
    rehabilitation contracts), for amendments to section 8 project-based
    subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation
    contracts), for contracts entered into pursuant to section 441 of the
    McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11401), for renewal of
    section 8 contracts for units in projects that are subject to approved
    plans of action under the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act
    of 1987 or the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident
    Homeownership Act of 1990, and for administrative and other expenses
    associated with project-based activities and assistance funded under
    this heading:  Provided further, That of the total amounts provided
    under this heading, not to exceed $468,000,000 shall be available for
    performance-based contract administrators for section 8 project-based
    assistance, for carrying out 42 U.S.C. 1437(f):  Provided further, That
    the Secretary may also use such amounts in the preceding proviso for
    performance-based contract administrators for the administration of:
    interest reduction payments pursuant to section 236(a) of the National
    Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1(a)); rent supplement payments pursuant to
    section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C.
    1701s); section 236(f)(2) rental assistance payments (12 U.S.C. 1715z-
    1(f)(2)); project rental assistance contracts for the elderly under
    section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q); project
    rental assistance contracts for supportive housing for persons with
    disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
    Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)); project assistance
    contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959 (Public
    Law 86-372; 73 Stat. 667); and loans under section 202 of the Housing
    Act of 1959 (Public Law 86-372; 73 Stat. 667):  Provided

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    further, That amounts recaptured under this heading, the heading
    ``Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing'', or the heading ``Housing
    Certificate Fund'', may be used for renewals of or amendments to section
    8 project-based contracts or for performance-based contract
    administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were
    appropriated:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Determination. Remittance.>> That, notwithstanding any
    other provision of law, upon the request of the Secretary, project funds
    that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a
    section 8 project-based housing assistance payments contract that
    authorizes the Department or a housing finance agency to require that
    surplus project funds be deposited in an interest-bearing residual
    receipts account and that are in excess of an amount to be determined by
    the Secretary, shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this
    account, to be available until expended:  Provided further, That amounts
    deposited pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be available in
    addition to the amount otherwise provided by this heading for uses
    authorized under this heading.

                             housing for the elderly

        For capital advances, including amendments to capital advance
    contracts, for housing for the elderly, as authorized by section 202 of
    the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q), for project rental assistance
    for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of such Act, including
    amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring
    contracts for such assistance for up to a 5-year term, for senior
    preservation rental assistance contracts, including renewals, as
    authorized by section 811(e) of the American Homeownership and Economic
    Opportunity Act of 2000 (12 U.S.C. 1701q note), and for supportive
    services associated with the housing, $913,000,000 to remain available
    until September 30, 2027:  Provided, That of the amount made available
    under this heading, up to $112,000,000 shall be for service coordinators
    and the continuation of existing congregate service grants for residents
    of assisted housing projects:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Deadline.>> That any funding for existing service
    coordinators under the preceding proviso shall be provided within 120
    days of enactment of this Act:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Waiver
    authority. Time period.>> That the Secretary may waive the provisions of
    section 202 governing the terms and conditions of project rental
    assistance, except that the initial contract term for such assistance
    shall not exceed 5 years in duration:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Determination. Remittance.>> That upon request of the
    Secretary, project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for
    any project subject to a section 202 project rental assistance contract,
    and that upon termination of such contract are in excess of an amount to
    be determined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the Department and
    deposited in this account, to remain available until September 30, 2027:
     Provided further, That amounts deposited in this account pursuant to
    the preceding proviso shall be available, in addition to the amounts
    otherwise provided by this heading, for the purposes authorized under
    this heading:  Provided further, That unobligated balances, including
    recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds transferred to or
    appropriated under this heading shall be available for the current
    purposes authorized under this heading in addition to the purposes for
    which such funds originally were appropriated.

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                      housing for persons with disabilities

        For capital advances, including amendments to capital advance
    contracts, for supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as
    authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable
    Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), for project rental assistance for
    supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2)
    of such Act, for project assistance contracts pursuant to subsection (h)
    of section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as added by section 205(a) of
    the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 (Public Law 95-
    557: 92 Stat. 2090), including amendments to contracts for such
    assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for up
    to a 5-year term, for project rental assistance to State housing finance
    agencies and other appropriate entities as authorized under section
    811(b)(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, and
    for supportive services associated with the housing for persons with
    disabilities as authorized by section 811(b)(1) of such Act,
    $208,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027:  Provided,
    That, upon <<NOTE: Determination. Remittance.>> the request of the
    Secretary, project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for
    any project subject to a section 811 project rental assistance contract,
    and that upon termination of such contract are in excess of an amount to
    be determined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the Department and
    deposited in this account, to remain available until September 30, 2027:
     Provided further, That amounts deposited in this account pursuant to
    the preceding proviso shall be available in addition to the amounts
    otherwise provided by this heading for the purposes authorized under
    this heading:  Provided further, That unobligated balances, including
    recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds transferred to or
    appropriated under this heading shall be used for the current purposes
    authorized under this heading in addition to the purposes for which such
    funds originally were appropriated.

                          housing counseling assistance

        For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding loans, as
    authorized under section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of
    1968, as amended, $57,500,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2025, including up to $4,500,000 for administrative contract services:
    Provided, That funds shall be used for providing counseling and advice
    to tenants and homeowners, both current and prospective, with respect to
    property maintenance, financial management or literacy, and such other
    matters as may be appropriate to assist them in improving their housing
    conditions, meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling the
    responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership; for program
    administration; and for housing counselor training:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Contracts.>> That for purposes of awarding grants from
    amounts provided under this heading, the Secretary may enter into
    multiyear agreements, as appropriate, subject to the availability of
    annual appropriations.

                 payment to manufactured housing fees trust fund

        For necessary expenses as authorized by the National Manufactured
    Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et
    seq.), up to $14,000,000, to remain available until

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    expended, of which $14,000,000 shall be derived from the Manufactured
    Housing Fees Trust Fund (established under section 620(e) of such Act
    (42 U.S.C. 5419(e)):  Provided, That not to exceed the total amount
    appropriated under this heading shall be available from the general fund
    of the Treasury to the extent necessary to incur obligations and make
    expenditures pending the receipt of collections to the Fund pursuant to
    section 620 of such Act:  Provided further, That the amount made
    available under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced as
    such collections are received during fiscal year 2024 so as to result in
    a final fiscal year 2024 appropriation from the general fund estimated
    at zero, and fees pursuant to such section 620 shall be modified as
    necessary to ensure such a final fiscal year 2024 appropriation:
    Provided further, That for the dispute resolution and installation
    programs, the Secretary may assess and collect fees from any program
    participant:  Provided further, That such collections shall be deposited
    into the Trust Fund, and the Secretary, as provided herein, may use such
    collections, as well as fees collected under section 620 of such Act,
    for necessary expenses of such Act:  Provided further, That,
    notwithstanding the requirements of section 620 of such Act, the
    Secretary may carry out responsibilities of the Secretary under such Act
    through the use of approved service providers that are paid directly by
    the recipients of their services.

                         Federal Housing Administration

                    mutual mortgage insurance program account

        New commitments to guarantee single family loans insured under the
    Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund shall not exceed $400,000,000,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2025:  Provided, That during fiscal
    year 2024, obligations to make direct loans to carry out the purposes of
    section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed
    $1,000,000:  Provided further, That the foregoing amount in the
    preceding proviso shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental
    entities in connection with sales of single family real properties owned
    by the Secretary and formerly insured under the Mutual Mortgage
    Insurance Fund:  Provided further, That for administrative contract
    expenses of the Federal Housing Administration, $150,000,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2025:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Effective
    date.>> That to the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed
    $200,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2024, an additional $1,400 for
    administrative contract expenses shall be available for each $1,000,000
    in additional guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata amount
    for any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made
    available by this proviso exceed $30,000,000:  Provided further, That
    notwithstanding the limitation in the first sentence of section 255(g)
    of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-20(g)), during fiscal year
    2024 the Secretary may insure and enter into new commitments to insure
    mortgages under section 255 of the National Housing Act only to the
    extent that the net credit subsidy cost for such insurance does not
    exceed zero.

                    general and special risk program account

        New commitments to guarantee loans insured under the General and
    Special Risk Insurance Funds, as authorized by sections

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    238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-3 and 1735c),
    shall not exceed $35,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of
    which is to be guaranteed, to remain available until September 30, 2025:
     Provided, That during fiscal year 2024, gross obligations for the
    principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by sections 204(g),
    207(l), 238, and 519(a) of the National Housing Act, shall not exceed
    $1,000,000, which shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental
    entities in connection with the sale of single family real properties
    owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under such Act.

                    Government National Mortgage Association

     guarantees of mortgage-backed securities loan guarantee program account

        New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the purposes of
    section 306 of the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)),
    shall not exceed $550,000,000,000, to remain available until September
    30, 2025:  Provided, That $54,000,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2025, shall be for necessary salaries and expenses of the
    Government National Mortgage Association:  Provided further, That to the
    extent that guaranteed loan commitments exceed $155,000,000,000 on or
    before April 1, 2024, an additional $100 for necessary salaries and
    expenses shall be available until expended for each $1,000,000 in
    additional guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for
    any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available
    by this proviso exceed $3,000,000:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Fees.>> That receipts from Commitment and Multiclass
    fees collected pursuant to title III of the National Housing Act (12
    U.S.C. 1716 et seq.) shall be credited as offsetting collections to this
    account.

                         Policy Development and Research

                             research and technology

        For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs of
    research and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not
    otherwise provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing and
    Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z-1 et seq.), including
    carrying out the functions of the Secretary of Housing and Urban
    Development under section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of
    1968, and for technical assistance, $119,000,000, to remain available
    until September 30, 2025:  Provided, <<NOTE: Contracts.>> That with
    respect to amounts made available under this heading, notwithstanding
    section 203 of this title, the Secretary may enter into cooperative
    agreements with philanthropic entities, other Federal agencies, State or
    local governments and their agencies, Indian Tribes, tribally designated
    housing entities, or colleges or universities for research projects:
    Provided further, That <<NOTE: Matching contribution.>> with respect to
    the preceding proviso, such partners to the cooperative agreements shall
    contribute at least a 50 percent match toward the cost of the project:
    Provided further, <<NOTE: Compliance.>> That for non-competitive
    agreements entered into in accordance with the preceding two provisos,
    the Secretary shall comply with section 2(b) of the Federal Funding
    Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-282; 31
    U.S.C. note) in lieu of compliance with section 102(a)(4)(C)

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    of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989
    (42 U.S.C. 3545(a)(4)(C)) with respect to documentation of award
    decisions:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Plan. Allocation. Time
    period.>> That prior to obligation of technical assistance funding, the
    Secretary shall submit a plan to the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations on how the Secretary will allocate funding for this
    activity at least 30 days prior to obligation:  Provided further, That
    none of the funds provided under this heading may be available for the
    doctoral dissertation research grant program:  Provided further, That an
    additional $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026,
    shall be for competitive grants to nonprofit or governmental entities to
    provide legal assistance (including assistance related to pretrial
    activities, trial activities, post-trial activities and alternative
    dispute resolution) at no cost to eligible low-income tenants at risk of
    or subject to eviction:  Provided further, That in awarding grants under
    the preceding proviso, the Secretary shall give preference to applicants
    that include a marketing strategy for residents of areas with high rates
    of eviction, have experience providing no-cost legal assistance to low-
    income individuals, including those with limited English proficiency or
    disabilities, and have sufficient capacity to administer such
    assistance:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Urban and rural areas.>>  That
    the Secretary shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that the
    proportion of eligible tenants living in rural areas who will receive
    legal assistance with grant funds made available under this heading is
    not less than the overall proportion of eligible tenants who live in
    rural areas.

                       Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

                             fair housing activities

        For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise provided
    for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42
    U.S.C. 3601 et seq.), and section 561 of the Housing and Community
    Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616a), $86,355,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2025:  Provided, That
    notwithstanding <<NOTE: Fees.>> section 3302 of title 31, United States
    Code, the Secretary may assess and collect fees to cover the costs of
    the Fair Housing Training Academy, and may use such funds to develop
    online courses and provide such training:  Provided further,
    That <<NOTE: Lobbying.>> none of the funds made available under this
    heading may be used to lobby the executive or legislative branches of
    the Federal Government in connection with a specific contract, grant, or
    loan:  Provided further, That of the funds made available under this
    heading, $1,355,000 may be available to the Secretary for the creation
    and promotion of translated materials and other programs that support
    the assistance of persons with limited English proficiency in utilizing
    the services provided by the Department of Housing and Urban
    Development.

                 Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

                              lead hazard reduction

                          (including transfer of funds)

        For the lead hazard reduction program, as authorized by section 1011
    of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act

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    of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4852), the healthy homes initiative, pursuant to
    sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970
    (12 U.S.C. 1701z-1 and 1701z-2), and for related activities and
    assistance, $345,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026:
    Provided, That the amounts made available under this heading are
    provided as follows:
                (1) $200,000,000 shall be for the award of grants pursuant
            to such section 1011, of which not less than $105,000,000 shall
            be provided to areas with the highest lead-based paint abatement
            need;
                (2) $140,000,000 shall be for the healthy homes initiative,
            pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban
            Development Act of 1970, which shall include research, studies,
            testing, and demonstration efforts, including education and
            outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and other
            housing-related diseases and hazards, and mitigating housing-
            related health and safety hazards in housing of low-income
            families, of which--
                        (A) $5,000,000 shall be for the implementation of
                    projects in communities that are served by both the
                    healthy homes initiative and the Department of Energy
                    weatherization programs to demonstrate whether the
                    coordination of healthy homes remediation activities
                    with weatherization activities achieves cost savings and
                    better outcomes in improving the safety and quality of
                    homes; and
                        (B) $30,000,000 shall be for grants to experienced
                    non-profit organizations, States, local governments, or
                    public housing agencies for safety and functional home
                    modification repairs and renovations to meet the needs
                    of low-income seniors to enable them to remain in their
                    primary residence, of which no less than $10,000,000
                    shall be available to meet such needs in communities
                    with substantial rural populations;
                (3) $3,000,000 shall be for the award of grants and
            contracts for research pursuant to sections 1051 and 1052 of the
            Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42
            U.S.C. 4854, 4854a);
                (4) up to $2,000,000 in total of the amounts made available
            under paragraphs (2) and (3) may be transferred to the heading
            ``Research and Technology'' for the purposes of conducting
            research and studies and for use in accordance with the provisos
            under that heading for non-competitive agreements; and
                (5) $2,000,000 shall be for grants for a radon testing and
            mitigation safety demonstration program (the radon
            demonstration) in public housing:  Provided, That the testing
            method, mitigation method, or action level used under the radon
            demonstration shall be as specified by applicable State or local
            law, if such law is more protective of human health or the
            environment than the method or level specified by the Secretary:

      Provided further, That for purposes of environmental review, pursuant
    to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
    seq.) and other provisions of law that further the purposes of such Act,
    a grant under the healthy homes initiative, or the lead technical
    studies program, or other demonstrations or programs under this heading
    or under prior appropriations Acts for such purposes under this heading,
    or under the heading ``Housing for

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    the Elderly'' under prior Appropriations Acts, shall be considered to be
    funds for a special project for purposes of section 305(c) of the
    Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994:  Provided
    further, That each <<NOTE: Certification. Notice.>>  applicant for a
    grant or cooperative agreement under this heading shall certify adequate
    capacity that is acceptable to the Secretary to carry out the proposed
    use of funds pursuant to a notice of funding opportunity:  Provided
    further, That amounts made available under this heading, in this or
    prior appropriations Acts, still remaining available, may be used for
    any purpose under this heading notwithstanding the purpose for which
    such amounts were appropriated if a program competition is
    undersubscribed and there are other program competitions under this
    heading that are oversubscribed:  Provided further, That $49,400,000 of
    the amounts made available under this heading in this Act from amounts
    specified in paragraph (2) shall be derived from unobligated balances
    from prior year appropriations available under this heading, which shall
    continue to be available for the same time period as originally
    appropriated.

                           Information Technology Fund

        For Department-wide and program-specific information technology
    systems and infrastructure, $383,050,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2026, of which up to $23,950,000 shall be for development,
    modernization, and enhancement projects, including planning for such
    projects:  Provided, <<NOTE: Deadline. Briefing.>> That not later than
    30 days after the end of each quarter, the Secretary shall brief the
    House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on all information
    technology modernization efforts as required in the explanatory
    statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
    this consolidated Act).

                           Office of Inspector General

        For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector
    General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
    $152,924,000:  Provided, That the Inspector General shall have
    independent authority over all personnel issues within this office.

         General Provisions--Department of Housing and Urban Development

                             (including rescissions)

                          (including transfer of funds)

        Sec. 201. <<NOTE: Remittance.>>  Fifty percent of the amounts of
    budget authority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts
    associated with such budget authority, that are recaptured from projects
    described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless
    Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) shall be
    rescinded or in the case of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and
    such amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or
    remitted to the Treasury shall be used by State housing finance agencies
    or local governments or local housing agencies with projects approved by
    the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for which settlement
    occurred after January 1, 1992,

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    in accordance with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence,
    the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget authority or cash
    recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury to provide
    project owners with incentives to refinance their project at a lower
    interest rate.

        Sec. 202.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to investigate or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise
    lawful activity engaged in by one or more persons, including the filing
    or maintaining of a nonfrivolous legal action, that is engaged in solely
    for the purpose of achieving or preventing action by a Government
    official or entity, or a court of competent jurisdiction.
        Sec. 203.  Except as explicitly provided in law, any grant,
    cooperative agreement or other assistance made pursuant to title II of
    this Act shall be made on a competitive basis and in accordance with
    section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform
    Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545).
        Sec. 204.  Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
    subject to the Government Corporation Control Act or section 402 of the
    Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, without regard to the
    limitations on administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract
    or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for services and
    facilities of the Federal National Mortgage Association, Government
    National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,
    Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member thereof,
    Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank within the meaning of the
    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811-
    1).
        Sec. 205.  Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or through a
    reprogramming of funds, no part of any appropriation for the Department
    of Housing and Urban Development shall be available for any program,
    project or activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget
    estimates submitted to Congress.
        Sec. 206.  Corporations and agencies of the Department of Housing
    and Urban Development which are subject to the Government Corporation
    Control Act are hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the
    limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such
    corporation or agency and in accordance with law, and to make such
    contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as
    provided by section 104 of such Act as may be necessary in carrying out
    the programs set forth in the budget for 2024 for such corporation or
    agency except as hereinafter provided:  Provided, That collections of
    these corporations and agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage
    purchase commitments only to the extent expressly provided for in this
    Act (unless such loans are in support of other forms of assistance
    provided for in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that this
    proviso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty operations
    of these corporations, or where loans or mortgage purchases are
    necessary to protect the financial interest of the United States
    Government.
        Sec. 207. <<NOTE: Reports. Budget.>>  The Secretary shall provide
    quarterly reports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
    regarding all uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured and excess funds in
    each program and activity within the jurisdiction of the Department and
    shall submit additional, updated budget information to these Committees
    upon request.

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        Sec. 208.  None of the funds made available by this title may be
    used for an audit of the Government National Mortgage Association that
    makes applicable requirements under the Federal Credit Reform Act of
    1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.).
        Sec. 209. <<NOTE: Time period.>>  (a) Notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, subject to the conditions listed under this section,
    for fiscal years 2024 and 2025, the Secretary of Housing and Urban
    Development may authorize the transfer of some or all project-based
    assistance, debt held or insured by the Secretary and statutorily
    required low-income and very low-income use restrictions if any,
    associated with one or more multifamily housing project or projects to
    another multifamily housing project or projects.

        (b) Phased Transfers.--Transfers of project-based assistance under
    this section may be done in phases to accommodate the financing and
    other requirements related to rehabilitating or constructing the project
    or projects to which the assistance is transferred, to ensure that such
    project or projects meet the standards under subsection (c).
        (c) The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is subject to the
    following conditions:
                (1) Number and bedroom size of units.--
                        (A) For occupied units in the transferring project:
                    The number of low-income and very low-income units and
                    the configuration (i.e., bedroom size) provided by the
                    transferring project shall be no less than when
                    transferred to the receiving project or projects and the
                    net dollar amount of Federal assistance provided to the
                    transferring project shall remain the same in the
                    receiving project or projects.
                        (B) <<NOTE: Determination.>> For unoccupied units in
                    the transferring project: The Secretary may authorize a
                    reduction in the number of dwelling units in the
                    receiving project or projects to allow for a
                    reconfiguration of bedroom sizes to meet current market
                    demands, as determined by the Secretary and provided
                    there is no increase in the project-based assistance
                    budget authority.
                (2) <<NOTE: Determination.>>  The transferring project
            shall, as determined by the Secretary, be either physically
            obsolete or economically nonviable, or be reasonably expected to
            become economically nonviable when complying with State or
            Federal requirements for community integration and reduced
            concentration of individuals with disabilities.
                (3) <<NOTE: Standards.>> The receiving project or projects
            shall meet or exceed applicable physical standards established
            by the Secretary.
                (4) <<NOTE: Notification. Consultation. Certification.>>
            The owner or mortgagor of the transferring project shall notify
            and consult with the tenants residing in the transferring
            project and provide a certification of approval by all
            appropriate local governmental officials.
                (5) The tenants of the transferring project who remain
            eligible for assistance to be provided by the receiving project
            or projects shall not be required to vacate their units in the
            transferring project or projects until new units in the
            receiving project are available for occupancy.
                (6) <<NOTE: Determination.>> The Secretary determines that
            this transfer is in the best interest of the tenants.
                (7) <<NOTE: Waiver authority. Determination.>> If either the
            transferring project or the receiving project or projects meets
            the condition specified in subsection (d)(2)(A), any lien on the
            receiving project resulting from additional

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            financing obtained by the owner shall be subordinate to any FHA-
            insured mortgage lien transferred to, or placed on, such project
            by the Secretary, except that the Secretary may waive this
            requirement upon determination that such a waiver is necessary
            to facilitate the financing of acquisition, construction, and/or
            rehabilitation of the receiving project or projects.
                (8) <<NOTE: Records.>> If the transferring project meets the
            requirements of subsection (d)(2), the owner or mortgagor of the
            receiving project or projects shall execute and record either a
            continuation of the existing use agreement or a new use
            agreement for the project where, in either case, any use
            restrictions in such agreement are of no lesser duration than
            the existing use restrictions.
                (9) The transfer does not increase the cost (as defined in
            section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C.
            661a)) of any FHA-insured mortgage, except to the extent that
            appropriations are provided in advance for the amount of any
            such increased cost.

        (d) <<NOTE: Definitions.>> For purposes of this section--
                (1) the terms ``low-income'' and ``very low-income'' shall
            have the meanings provided by the statute and/or regulations
            governing the program under which the project is insured or
            assisted;
                (2) the term ``multifamily housing project'' means housing
            that meets one of the following conditions--
                        (A) housing that is subject to a mortgage insured
                    under the National Housing Act;
                        (B) housing that has project-based assistance
                    attached to the structure including projects undergoing
                    mark to market debt restructuring under the Multifamily
                    Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Housing Act;
                        (C) housing that is assisted under section 202 of
                    the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q);
                        (D) housing that is assisted under section 202 of
                    the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q), as such
                    section existed before the enactment of the Cranston-
                    Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act;
                        (E) housing that is assisted under section 811 of
                    the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act
                    (42 U.S.C. 8013); or
                        (F) housing or vacant land that is subject to a use
                    agreement;
                (3) the term ``project-based assistance'' means--
                        (A) assistance provided under section 8(b) of the
                    United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(b));
                        (B) assistance for housing constructed or
                    substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assistance
                    provided under section 8(b)(2) of such Act (as such
                    section existed immediately before October 1, 1983);
                        (C) rent supplement payments under section 101 of
                    the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C.
                    1701s);
                        (D) interest reduction payments under section 236
                    and/or additional assistance payments under section
                    236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-
                    1);
                        (E) assistance payments made under section 202(c)(2)
                    of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(c)(2)); and

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                        (F) assistance payments made under section 811(d)(2)
                    of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act
                    (42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2));
                (4) the term ``receiving project or projects'' means the
            multifamily housing project or projects to which some or all of
            the project-based assistance, debt, and statutorily required
            low-income and very low-income use restrictions are to be
            transferred;
                (5) the term ``transferring project'' means the multifamily
            housing project which is transferring some or all of the
            project-based assistance, debt, and the statutorily required
            low-income and very low-income use restrictions to the receiving
            project or projects; and
                (6) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Housing
            and Urban Development.

        (e) <<NOTE: Evaluation.>> Research Report.--The Secretary shall
    conduct an evaluation of the transfer authority under this section,
    including the effect of such transfers on the operational efficiency,
    contract rents, physical and financial conditions, and long-term
    preservation of the affected properties.

        Sec. 210. (a) No assistance shall be provided under section 8 of the
    United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) to any individual
    who--
                (1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of higher
            education (as defined under section 102 of the Higher Education
            Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002));
                (2) is under 24 years of age;
                (3) is not a veteran;
                (4) is unmarried;
                (5) does not have a dependent child;
                (6) is not a person with disabilities, as such term is
            defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United States Housing Act
            of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(3)(E)) and was not receiving
            assistance under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005;
                (7) is not a youth who left foster care at age 14 or older
            and is at risk of becoming homeless; and
                (8) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has parents
            who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, to receive
            assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of
            1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f).

        (b) <<NOTE: Determination.>> For purposes of determining the
    eligibility of a person to receive assistance under section 8 of the
    United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), any financial
    assistance (in excess of amounts received for tuition and any other
    required fees and charges) that an individual receives under the Higher
    Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), from private sources, or
    from an institution of higher education (as defined under section 102 of
    the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)), shall be considered
    income to that individual, except for a person over the age of 23 with
    dependent children.

        Sec. 211. <<NOTE: Allocation. Eligibility.>>  The funds made
    available for Native Alaskans under paragraph (1) under the heading
    ``Native American Programs'' in title II of this Act shall be allocated
    to the same Native Alaskan housing block grant recipients that received
    funds in fiscal year 2005, and only such recipients shall be eligible to
    apply for funds made available under paragraph (2) of such heading.

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        Sec. 212.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal
    year 2024, in managing and disposing of any multifamily property that is
    owned or has a mortgage held by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
    Development, and during the process of foreclosure on any property with
    a contract for rental assistance payments under section 8 of the United
    States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) or any other Federal
    programs, the Secretary shall maintain any rental assistance payments
    under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and other
    programs that are attached to any dwelling units in the
    property. <<NOTE: Determination. Contracts.>> To the extent the
    Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants and the local
    government that such a multifamily property owned or having a mortgage
    held by the Secretary is not feasible for continued rental assistance
    payments under such section 8 or other programs, based on consideration
    of (1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the property and all
    available Federal, State, and local resources, including rent
    adjustments under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform
    and Affordability Act of 1997 (in this section ``MAHRAA'') (42 U.S.C.
    1437f note), and (2) environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in
    a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may, in consultation with the
    tenants of that property, contract for project-based rental assistance
    payments with an owner or owners of other existing housing properties,
    or provide other rental
    assistance. <<NOTE: Contracts. Notification. Notice.>> The Secretary
    shall also take appropriate steps to ensure that project-based contracts
    remain in effect prior to foreclosure, subject to the exercise of
    contractual abatement remedies to assist relocation of tenants for
    imminent major threats to health and safety after written notice to and
    informed consent of the affected tenants and use of other available
    remedies, such as partial abatements or receivership. After disposition
    of any multifamily property described in this section, the contract and
    allowable rent levels on such properties shall be subject to the
    requirements under section 524 of MAHRAA.

        Sec. 213.  Public housing agencies that own and operate 400 or fewer
    public housing units may elect to be exempt from any asset management
    requirement imposed by the Secretary in connection with the operating
    fund rule:  Provided, That an agency seeking a discontinuance of a
    reduction of subsidy under the operating fund formula shall not be
    exempt from asset management requirements.
        Sec. 214. <<NOTE: 42 USC 1437g note.>>  With respect to the use of
    amounts provided in this Act and in future Acts for the operation,
    capital improvement, and management of public housing as authorized by
    sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
    U.S.C. 1437g(d), (e)), the Secretary shall not impose any requirement or
    guideline relating to asset management that restricts or limits in any
    way the use of capital funds for central office costs pursuant to
    paragraph (1) or (2) of section 9(g) of the United States Housing Act of
    1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1), (2)):  Provided, That a public housing
    agency may not use capital funds authorized under section 9(d) for
    activities that are eligible under section 9(e) for assistance with
    amounts from the operating fund in excess of the amounts permitted under
    paragraph (1) or (2) of section 9(g).

        Sec. 215. <<NOTE: Determination.>>  No official or employee of the
    Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be designated as an
    allotment holder unless the Office of the Chief Financial Officer has
    determined that such allotment holder has implemented an adequate system

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    of funds control and has received training in funds control procedures
    and directives. The Chief Financial Officer shall ensure that there is a
    trained allotment holder for each HUD appropriation under the accounts
    ``Executive Offices'', ``Administrative Support Offices'', ``Program
    Offices'', ``Government National Mortgage Association--Guarantees of
    Mortgage-Backed Securities Loan Guarantee Program Account'', and
    ``Office of Inspector General'' within the Department of Housing and
    Urban Development.

        Sec. 216. <<NOTE: Notification. Public information. Federal
    Register, publication. Notices. 42 USC 3545a note.>>  The Secretary
    shall, for fiscal year 2024, notify the public through the Federal
    Register and other means, as determined appropriate, of the issuance of
    a notice of the availability of assistance or notice of funding
    opportunity (NOFO) for any program or discretionary fund administered by
    the Secretary that is to be competitively awarded. <<NOTE: Web
    posting. Determination.>> Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
    for fiscal year 2024, the Secretary may make the NOFO available only on
    the Internet at the appropriate Government website or through other
    electronic media, as determined by the Secretary.

        Sec. 217.  Payment of attorney fees in program-related litigation
    shall be paid from the individual program office and Office of General
    Counsel salaries and expenses appropriations.
        Sec. 218.  The Secretary is authorized to transfer up to 10 percent
    or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of funds appropriated for any office
    under the headings ``Administrative Support Offices'' or ``Program
    Offices'' to any other such office under such headings:  Provided,
    That <<NOTE: Advance approval.>> no appropriation for any such office
    under such headings shall be increased or decreased by more than 10
    percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, without prior written approval
    of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further,
    That <<NOTE: Notification. Deadline.>> the Secretary shall provide
    notification to such Committees 3 business days in advance of any such
    transfers under this section up to 10 percent or $5,000,000, whichever
    is less.

        Sec. 219. (a) <<NOTE: Determination.>> Any entity receiving housing
    assistance payments shall maintain decent, safe, and sanitary
    conditions, as determined by the Secretary, and comply with any
    standards under applicable State or local laws, rules, ordinances, or
    regulations relating to the physical condition of any property covered
    under a housing assistance payment contract.

        (b) The Secretary shall take action under subsection (c) when a
    multifamily housing project with a contract under section 8 of the
    United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) or a contract for
    similar project-based assistance--
                (1) receives a failing score under the Uniform Physical
            Condition Standards (UPCS) or successor standard; or
                (2) <<NOTE: Certification. Deadlines.>> fails to certify in
            writing to the Secretary within 3 days that all Exigent Health
            and Safety deficiencies, or those deficiencies requiring
            correction within 24 hours, identified by the inspector at the
            project have been corrected.

         <<NOTE: Requirements. Applicability.>> Such requirements shall
    apply to insured and noninsured projects with assistance attached to the
    units under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
    U.S.C. 1437f), but shall not apply to such units assisted under section
    8(o)(13) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)) or to public housing units
    assisted with capital or operating funds under section 9 of the United
    States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g).

        (c)(1) <<NOTE: Deadline. Notice. Timetable. Determination.>> Within
    15 days of the issuance of the Real Estate Assessment Center (``REAC'')
    inspection, the Secretary shall provide the

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    owner with a Notice of Default with a specified timetable, determined by
    the Secretary, for correcting all <<NOTE: Records.>> deficiencies. The
    Secretary shall provide a copy of the Notice of Default to the tenants,
    the local government, any mortgagees, and any contract administrator. If
    the owner's appeal results in a passing score, the Secretary may
    withdraw the Notice of Default.

        (2) At the end of the time period for correcting all deficiencies
    specified in the Notice of Default, if the owner fails to fully correct
    such deficiencies, the Secretary may--
                (A) <<NOTE: Requirement.>> require immediate replacement of
            project management with a management agent approved by the
            Secretary;
                (B) <<NOTE: Penalties.>> impose civil money penalties, which
            shall be used solely for the purpose of supporting safe and
            sanitary conditions at applicable properties, as designated by
            the Secretary, with priority given to the tenants of the
            property affected by the penalty;
                (C) <<NOTE: Abatement. Determination.>>  abate the section 8
            contract, including partial abatement, as determined by the
            Secretary, until all deficiencies have been corrected;
                (D) pursue transfer of the project to an owner, approved by
            the Secretary under established procedures, who will be
            obligated to promptly make all required repairs and to accept
            renewal of the assistance contract if such renewal is offered;
                (E) transfer the existing section 8 contract to another
            project or projects and owner or owners;
                (F) pursue exclusionary sanctions, including suspensions or
            debarments from Federal programs;
                (G) seek judicial appointment of a receiver to manage the
            property and cure all project deficiencies or seek a judicial
            order of specific performance requiring the owner to cure all
            project deficiencies;
                (H) work with the owner, lender, or other related party to
            stabilize the property in an attempt to preserve the property
            through compliance, transfer of ownership, or an infusion of
            capital provided by a third-party that requires time to
            effectuate; or
                (I) take any other regulatory or contractual remedies
            available as deemed necessary and appropriate by the Secretary.

        (d) <<NOTE: Contracts. Notification.>> The Secretary shall take
    appropriate steps to ensure that project-based contracts remain in
    effect, subject to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to
    assist relocation of tenants for major threats to health and safety
    after written notice to the affected
    tenants. <<NOTE: Determination.>> To the extent the Secretary
    determines, in consultation with the tenants and the local government,
    that the property is not feasible for continued rental assistance
    payments under such section 8 or other programs, based on consideration
    of--
                (1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the property
            and all available Federal, State, and local resources, including
            rent adjustments under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted
            Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (``MAHRAA''); and
                (2) environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in a
            cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may contract for project-
            based rental assistance payments with an owner or owners of
            other existing housing properties, or provide other rental
            assistance.

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        (e) <<NOTE: Reports. Time period.>>  The Secretary shall report
    semi-annually on all properties covered by this section that are
    assessed through the Real Estate Assessment Center and have failing
    physical inspection scores or have received an unsatisfactory management
    and occupancy review within the past 36 months. The report shall
    include--
                (1) identification of the enforcement actions being taken to
            address such conditions, including imposition of civil money
            penalties and termination of subsidies, and identification of
            properties that have such conditions multiple times;
                (2) identification of actions that the Department of Housing
            and Urban Development is taking to protect tenants of such
            identified properties; and
                (3) <<NOTE: Recommenda- tions.>> any administrative or
            legislative recommendations to further improve the living
            conditions at properties covered under a housing assistance
            payment contract.

        The first report shall be submitted to the Senate and House
    Committees on Appropriations not later than 30 days after the enactment
    of this Act, and the second report shall be submitted within 180 days of
    the transmittal of the first report.
        Sec. 220.  None of the funds made available by this Act, or any
    other Act, for purposes authorized under section 8 (only with respect to
    the tenant-based rental assistance program) and section 9 of the United
    States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.), may be used by any
    public housing agency for any amount of salary, including bonuses, for
    the chief executive officer of which, or any other official or employee
    of which, that exceeds the annual rate of basic pay payable for a
    position at level IV of the Executive Schedule at any time during any
    public housing agency fiscal year 2024.
        Sec. 221. <<NOTE: Grants. Notification. Deadline.>>  None of the
    funds made available by this Act and provided to the Department of
    Housing and Urban Development may be used to make a grant award unless
    the Secretary notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
    not less than 3 full business days before any project, State, locality,
    housing authority, Tribe, nonprofit organization, or other entity
    selected to receive a grant award is announced by the Department or its
    offices:  Provided, That such notification shall list each grant award
    by State and congressional district.

        Sec. 222.  None of the funds made available in this Act shall be
    used by the Federal Housing Administration, the Government National
    Mortgage Association, or the Department of Housing and Urban Development
    to insure, securitize, or establish a Federal guarantee of any mortgage
    or mortgage backed security that refinances or otherwise replaces a
    mortgage that has been subject to eminent domain condemnation or
    seizure, by a State, municipality, or any other political subdivision of
    a State.
        Sec. 223.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    to terminate the status of a unit of general local government as a
    metropolitan city (as defined in section 102 of the Housing and
    Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302)) with respect to
    grants under section 106 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5306).
        Sec. 224.  Amounts made available by this Act that are appropriated,
    allocated, advanced on a reimbursable basis, or transferred to the
    Office of Policy Development and Research of the Department of Housing
    and Urban Development and functions thereof, for research, evaluation,
    or statistical purposes, and that are unexpended at the time of
    completion of a contract, grant, or cooperative

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    agreement, may be deobligated and shall immediately become available and
    may be reobligated in that fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal year for
    the research, evaluation, or statistical purposes for which the amounts
    are made available to that Office subject to reprogramming requirements
    in section 405 of this Act.
        Sec. 225.  None of the funds provided in this Act or any other Act
    may be used for awards, including performance, special act, or spot, for
    any employee of the Department of Housing and Urban Development subject
    to administrative discipline (including suspension from work), in this
    fiscal year, but this prohibition shall not be effective prior to the
    effective date of any such administrative discipline or after any final
    decision over-turning such discipline.
        Sec. 226. <<NOTE: Time period.>>  With respect to grant amounts
    awarded under the heading ``Homeless Assistance Grants'' for fiscal
    years 2015 through 2024 for the continuum of care (CoC) program as
    authorized under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
    Assistance Act, costs paid by program income of grant recipients may
    count toward meeting the recipient's matching requirements, provided the
    costs are eligible CoC costs that supplement the recipient's CoC
    program.

        Sec. 227. <<NOTE: Grants.>> (a) From amounts made available under
    this title under the heading ``Homeless Assistance Grants'', the
    Secretary may award 1-year transition grants to recipients of funds for
    activities under subtitle C of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance
    Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) to transition from one continuum of care
    program component to another.

        (b) <<NOTE: Requirements. Determination.>> In order to be eligible
    to receive a transition grant, the funding recipient must have the
    consent of the continuum of care and meet standards determined by the
    Secretary.

        Sec. 228.  The promise zone designations and promise zone
    designation agreements entered into pursuant to such designations, made
    by the Secretary in prior fiscal years, shall remain in effect in
    accordance with the terms and conditions of such agreements.
        Sec. 229.  Any public housing agency designated as a Moving to Work
    agency pursuant to section 239 of division L of Public Law 114-113 (42
    U.S.C. 1437f note; 129 Stat. 2897) may, upon such designation, use funds
    (except for special purpose funding, including special purpose vouchers)
    previously allocated to any such public housing agency under section 8
    or 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, including any reserve
    funds held by the public housing agency or funds held by the Department
    of Housing and Urban Development, pursuant to the authority for use of
    section 8 or 9 funding provided under such section and section 204 of
    title II of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
    Development and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public
    Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 1321-28), notwithstanding the purposes for which
    such funds were appropriated.
        Sec. 230.  None of the amounts made available by this Act may be
    used to prohibit any public housing agency under receivership or the
    direction of a Federal monitor from applying for, receiving, or using
    funds made available under the heading ``Public Housing Fund'' for
    competitive grants to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards in
    this Act or that remain available and not awarded from prior Acts, or be
    used to prohibit a public housing agency from using such funds to carry
    out any required work pursuant to a settlement agreement, consent
    decree, voluntary

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    agreement, or similar document for a violation of the lead safe housing
    or lead disclosure rules.
        Sec. 231.  The language under the heading ``Rental Assistance
    Demonstration'' in the Department of Housing and Urban Development
    Appropriations Act, 2012 (title II of division C of Public Law 112-55),
    as most recently amended by Public Law <<NOTE: 42 USC 1437f note.>>
    117-103, is further amended--
                (1) in the initial undesignated matter, by striking ``and
            `Public Housing Operating Fund' '' and inserting ``, `Public
            Housing Operating Fund', and `Public Housing Fund' '';
                (2) in the second proviso, by striking ``2024'' and
            inserting ``2029'';
                (3) <<NOTE: Contracts.>> after the fourth proviso, by
            inserting the following new provisos: ``Provided
            further, <<NOTE: Requirements.>>  That at properties with
            assistance under section 9 of the Act requesting to partially
            convert such assistance, and where an event under section 18 of
            the Act occurs that results in the eligibility for tenant
            protection vouchers under section 8(o) of the Act, the Secretary
            may convert the tenant protection voucher assistance to
            assistance under a project-based subsidy contract under section
            8 of the Act, which shall be eligible for renewal under section
            524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability
            Act of 1997, or assistance under section 8(o)(13) of the Act, so
            long as the property meets any additional requirements
            established by the Secretary to facilitate conversion: Provided
            further, That to facilitate the conversion of assistance under
            the previous proviso, the Secretary may transfer an amount equal
            to the total amount that would have been allocated for tenant
            protection voucher assistance for properties that have requested
            such conversions from amounts made available for tenant
            protection voucher assistance under the heading `Tenant-Based
            Rental Assistance' to the heading `Project-Based Rental
            Assistance': Provided further, That at properties with
            assistance previously converted hereunder to assistance under
            the heading `Project-Based Rental Assistance,' which are also
            separately assisted under section 8(o)(13) of the Act, the
            Secretary may, with the consent of the public housing agency and
            owner, terminate such project-based subsidy contracts and
            immediately enter into one new project-based subsidy contract
            under section 8 of the Act, which shall be eligible for renewal
            under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and
            Affordability Act of 1997, subject to the requirement that any
            residents assisted under section 8(o)(13) of the Act at the time
            of such termination of such project-based subsidy contract shall
            retain all rights accrued under section 8(o)(13)(E) of the Act
            under the new project-based subsidy contract and section
            8(o)(13)(F)(iv) of the Act shall not apply: Provided further,
            That to carry out the previous proviso, the Secretary may
            transfer from the heading `Tenant-Based Rental Assistance' to
            the heading `Project-Based Rental Assistance' an amount equal to
            the amounts associated with such terminating contract under
            section 8(o)(13) of the Act:'';
                (4) in the fourteenth proviso, as reordered above, by--
                        (A) inserting `` `Public Housing Fund', `Self-
                    Sufficiency Programs', `Family Self-Sufficiency' ''
                    following `` `Public Housing Operating Fund',''; and

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                        (B) inserting ``or the ongoing availability of
                    services for residents'' after ``effective conversion of
                    assistance under the demonstration'';
                (5) after the twenty-fourth proviso, as reordered above, by
            inserting the following proviso: ``Provided
            further, <<NOTE: Contracts. Requirements.>> That owners of
            properties with a senior preservation rental assistance contract
            under section 811 of the American Homeownership and Economic
            Opportunity Act of 2000 (12 U.S.C. 1701q note), shall be
            eligible, subject to requirements established by the Secretary
            as necessary to facilitate the conversion of assistance while
            maintaining the affordability period and the designation of the
            property as serving elderly families, and tenant consultation
            procedures, for conversion of assistance available for such
            assistance contracts to assistance under a long-term project-
            based subsidy contract under section 8 of the Act:'';
                (6) in the twenty-ninth proviso, as reordered above, by
            inserting ``, section 811 of the American Homeownership and
            Economic Opportunity Act of 2000,'' after ``Housing Act of
            1959''; and
                (7) in the thirty-fourth proviso, as reordered above, by
            striking ``any section 202 project rental assistance contract or
            section 811 project rental assistance contract conversions'' and
            inserting ``the conversion of assistance from section 202(c)(2)
            of the Housing Act of 1959, section 811 of the American
            Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000, or section
            811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
            Act''.

        Sec. 232. <<NOTE: Determination. Allocation.>>  For fiscal year
    2024, if the Secretary determines or has determined, for any prior
    formula grant allocation administered by the Secretary through the
    Offices of Public and Indian Housing, Community Planning and
    Development, or Housing, that a recipient received an allocation greater
    than the amount such recipient should have received for a formula
    allocation cycle pursuant to applicable statutes and regulations, the
    Secretary may adjust for any such funding error in the next applicable
    formula allocation cycle by (a) offsetting each such recipient's formula
    allocation (if eligible for a formula allocation in the next applicable
    formula allocation cycle) by the amount of any such funding error, and
    (b) reallocating any available balances that are attributable to the
    offset to the recipient or recipients that would have been allocated
    additional funds in the formula allocation cycle in which any such error
    occurred (if such recipient or recipients are eligible for a formula
    allocation in the next applicable formula allocation cycle) in an amount
    proportionate to such recipient's eligibility under the next applicable
    formula allocation cycle:  Provided, <<NOTE: Records. Reallocations.>>
    That all offsets and reallocations from such available balances shall be
    recorded against funds available for the next applicable formula
    allocation cycle:  Provided further, <<NOTE: Definition.>>  That the
    term ``next applicable formula allocation cycle'' means the first
    formula allocation cycle for a program that is reasonably available for
    correction following such a Secretarial determination:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Determination.>>  That if, upon request by a recipient
    and giving consideration to all Federal resources available to the
    recipient for the same grant purposes, the Secretary determines that the
    offset in the next applicable formula allocation cycle would critically
    impair the recipient's ability to accomplish the purpose of the formula
    grant, the Secretary

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    may adjust for the funding error across two or more formula allocation
    cycles.

        Sec. 233.  The Secretary may transfer from amounts made available
    for salaries and expenses under this title (excluding amounts made
    available under the heading ``Office of Inspector General'') to the
    heading ``Information Technology Fund'' for information technology
    needs, including for additional development, modernization, and
    enhancement, to remain available until September 30, 2026:  Provided,
    That the total amount of such transfers shall not exceed $5,000,000:
    Provided further, That this transfer authority shall not be used to fund
    information technology projects or activities that have known out-year
    development, modernization, or enhancement costs in excess of $500,000:
    Provided further, <<NOTE: Notification. Deadline.>>  That the Secretary
    shall provide notification to the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations no fewer than 3 business days in advance of any such
    transfer.

        Sec. 234. <<NOTE: Compliance. Requirements. Notice. Public
    comment. Contracts.>>  The Secretary shall comply with all process
    requirements, including public notice and comment, when seeking to
    revise any annual contributions contract.

        Sec. 235. <<NOTE: 42 USC 3539a.>>   There is hereby established in
    the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the ``Department
    of Housing and Urban Development Nonrecurring Expenses Fund'' (the
    Fund):  Provided, That unobligated balances of expired discretionary
    funds appropriated for this or any succeeding fiscal year from the
    General Fund of the Treasury to the Department of Housing and Urban
    Development by this or any other Act may be transferred (not later than
    the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which
    such funds are available for the purposes for which they were
    appropriated) into the Fund:  Provided further, That amounts deposited
    in the Fund shall be available until expended, in addition to such other
    funds as may be available for such purposes, for capital needs of the
    Department, including facilities infrastructure and information
    technology infrastructure, subject to approval by the Office of
    Management and Budget:  Provided further,
    That <<NOTE: Notification. Time period.>> amounts in the Fund may be
    obligated only after the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
    are notified at least 15 days in advance of the planned use of funds.

        Sec. 236. (a) Of the unobligated balances from amounts made
    available under the heading ``Lead Hazard Reduction'' in title II of
    division L of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-
    103), $65,000,000 is hereby permanently rescinded from the amounts
    specified in paragraph (1) under such heading (excluding amounts for
    areas with the highest lead-based paint abatement needs).
        (b) Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available under
    the heading ``Public Housing Fund'' in title II of division L of the
    Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328), $20,000,000
    is hereby permanently rescinded from the amounts specified in paragraph
    (7) under such heading.
        (c) Any unobligated balances (including any unobligated balances of
    contract authority) included under Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbols
    86 X 0129, 86 X 0148, 86 X 0197, 86 X 0314, 86 X 0315, 86 X 0324, 86 X
    0402, 86 X 4058 and 86 X 8093 are hereby permanently rescinded.
        (d) Any unobligated balances from amounts made available under the
    heading ``Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program'' for
    the program authorized under section 1079

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    of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291) are hereby
    permanently rescinded.
        Sec. 237.  None of the funds made available to the Department of
    Housing and Urban Development in this or prior Acts may be used to issue
    a solicitation or accept bids on any solicitation that is substantially
    equivalent to the draft solicitation entitled ``Housing Assistance
    Payments (HAP) Contract Support Services (HAPSS)'' posted to www.Sam.gov
    on July 27, 2022.
        Sec. 238. <<NOTE: Determination.>>  None of the amounts made
    available in this Act may be used to consider family self-sufficiency
    performance measures or performance scores in determining funding awards
    for programs receiving family self-sufficiency program coordinator
    funding provided in this Act.

        Sec. 239. <<NOTE: Time periods.>>  (a) Funds previously made
    available in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-
    31) for the ``Choice Neighborhoods Initiative'' that were available for
    obligation through fiscal year 2019 are to remain available through
    fiscal year 2025 for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in
    fiscal years 2017 through 2019.

        (b) Funds previously made available in the Consolidated
    Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141) for the ``Choice
    Neighborhoods Initiative'' that were available for obligation through
    fiscal year 2020 are to remain available through fiscal year 2026 for
    the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2018
    through 2020.
        (c) Funds previously made available in the Consolidated
    Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 116-6) for the ``Choice
    Neighborhoods Initiative'' that were available for obligation through
    fiscal year 2021 are to remain available through fiscal year 2027 for
    the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2019
    through 2021.
        (d) Funds previously made available in the Further Consolidated
    Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94) for the ``Choice
    Neighborhoods Initiative'' that were available for obligation through
    fiscal year 2022 are to remain available through fiscal year 2028 for
    the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2020
    through 2022.
        (e) Funds previously made available in the Consolidated
    Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) for the ``Choice
    Neighborhoods Initiative'' that were available for obligation through
    fiscal year 2023 are to remain available through fiscal year 2029 for
    the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2021
    through 2023.
        (f) Funds previously made available in the Consolidated
    Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141) for ``Lead Hazard
    Reduction'' that were available for obligation through fiscal year 2019
    are to remain available through fiscal year 2026 for the liquidation of
    valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2018 through 2019.
        Sec. 240.  Of the amounts made available for the Office of Policy
    Development and Research under the heading ``Program Offices'', up to
    $3,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, may be
    transferred to the heading ``Information Technology Fund'' to be
    available for the needs of the Chief Data Officer, in addition to
    amounts otherwise available, including for additional development,
    modernization, and enhancement:
    Provided, <<NOTE: Notification. Deadline.>>  That the

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    Secretary shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
    no fewer than 3 business days in advance of any such transfer.

        Sec. 241.  Section 239 of division L of the Consolidated
    Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113) <<NOTE: 42 USC 1437f
    note.>>  is amended by striking ``2028'' and inserting ``2038''.

        Sec. 242. <<NOTE: Time
    periods. Notification. Procedures. Requirements. Allocation.>>   For
    fiscal years 2024 and 2025, the Secretary may issue a 2-year
    notification of funding opportunity, including any alternative
    procedures or requirements as may be necessary to allocate future
    appropriations in the second year, for the award of amounts made
    available for the continuum of care program under subtitle C of title IV
    of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.),
    notwithstanding any conflict with the requirements of the continuum of
    care program.

        Sec. 243. <<NOTE: Waiver authority. Requirements.>>   The Secretary
    may, upon a finding that a waiver or alternative requirement is
    necessary for the effective delivery and administration of funds made
    available for new incremental voucher assistance or renewals for the
    mainstream program and the family unification program (including the
    foster youth to independence program) in this and prior Acts, waive or
    specify alternative requirements, other than requirements related to
    tenant rights and protections, rent setting, fair housing,
    nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment, for--
                (1) section 8(o)(6)(A) of the United States Housing Act of
            1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(6)(A)) and regulatory provisions
            related to the administration of waiting lists, local
            preferences, and the initial term and extensions of tenant-based
            vouchers; and
                (2) section 8(x)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937
            (42 U.S.C. 1437f(x)(2)) regarding the timing of referral of
            youth leaving foster care.

        This title may be cited as the ``Department of Housing and Urban
    Development Appropriations Act, 2024''.

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                                    TITLE III

                                RELATED AGENCIES

                                  Access Board

                              salaries and expenses

        For expenses necessary for the Access Board, as authorized by
    section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 792),
    $9,955,000:  Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
    there may be credited to this appropriation funds received for
    publications and training expenses.

                           Federal Maritime Commission

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission as
    authorized by section 46107 of title 46, United States Code, including
    services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code;
    hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by section 1343(b) of
    title 31, United States Code; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as
    authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code,
    $40,000,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until September
    30, 2025:  Provided, That not to exceed $3,500 shall be for official
    reception and representation expenses.

                     National Railroad Passenger Corporation

                           Office of Inspector General

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General for the
    National Railroad Passenger Corporation to carry out the provisions of
    the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 3), $29,240,000:
    Provided, That the Inspector General shall have all necessary authority,
    in carrying out the duties specified in such Act, to investigate
    allegations of fraud, including false statements to the Government under
    section 1001 of title 18, United States Code, by any person or entity
    that is subject to regulation by the National Railroad Passenger
    Corporation:  Provided further, That the <<NOTE: Contracts.>>  Inspector
    General may enter into contracts and other arrangements for audits,
    studies, analyses, and other services with public agencies and with
    private persons, subject to the applicable laws and regulations that
    govern the obtaining of such services within the National Railroad
    Passenger Corporation:  Provided further, That the Inspector General may
    select, appoint, and employ such officers and employees as may be
    necessary for carrying out the functions, powers, and duties of the
    Office of Inspector General, subject to the applicable laws and
    regulations that govern such selections, appointments, and employment
    within the National Railroad Passenger Corporation:  Provided
    further, <<NOTE: Budget request.>> That concurrent with the President's
    budget request for fiscal year 2025, the Inspector General shall submit
    to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a budget request
    for fiscal year 2025 in similar

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    format and substance to budget requests submitted by executive agencies
    of the Federal Government.

                      National Transportation Safety Board

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the National Transportation Safety Board,
    including hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; services as
    authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates
    for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate
    for a GS-15; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections
    5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code, $140,000,000, of which not
    to exceed $1,000 may be used for official reception and representation
    expenses.

                      Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

              payment to the neighborhood reinvestment corporation

        For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for use in
    neighborhood reinvestment activities, as authorized by the Neighborhood
    Reinvestment Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 8101-8107), $158,000,000.

                          Surface Transportation Board

                              salaries and expenses

        For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation Board,
    including services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States
    Code, $47,452,000:  Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision
    of law, not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees established by the Surface
    Transportation Board shall be credited to this appropriation as
    offsetting collections and used for necessary and authorized expenses
    under this heading:  Provided further, That the amounts made available
    under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-
    for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are received during
    fiscal year 2024, to result in a final appropriation from the general
    fund estimated at not more than $46,202,000.

                United States Interagency Council on Homelessness

                               operating expenses

        For necessary expenses, including payment of salaries, authorized
    travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference
    rooms, and the employment of experts and consultants under section 3109
    of title 5, United States Code, of the United States Interagency Council
    on Homelessness in carrying out the functions pursuant to title II of
    the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended, $4,300,000.

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                                    TITLE IV

                          GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

        Sec. 401.  None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the
    planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or
    otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or
    adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.
        Sec. 402.  None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain
    available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be
    transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided
    herein.
        Sec. 403. <<NOTE: Contracts.>>  The expenditure of any appropriation
    under this Act for any consulting service through a procurement contract
    pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be
    limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of
    public record and available for public inspection, except where
    otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive Order
    issued pursuant to existing law.

        Sec. 404. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
    obligated or expended for any employee training that--
                (1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills,
            and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official
            duties;
                (2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of
            emotional response or psychological stress in some participants;
                (3) does not require prior employee notification of the
            content and methods to be used in the training and written end
            of course evaluation;
                (4) contains any methods or content associated with
            religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ``new age''
            belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity
            Commission Notice N-915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or
                (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants'
            personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace.

        (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise
    preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the
    performance of official duties.
        Sec. 405.  Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of the
    funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts to
    the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain available for
    obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2024, or provided from any
    accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees and available
    to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or
    expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that--
                (1) creates a new program;
                (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
                (3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project,
            or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by
            the Congress;
                (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity
            by either the House or Senate Committees on Appropriations for a
            different purpose;
                (5) augments existing programs, projects, or activities in
            excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less;

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                (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by
            $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or
                (7) <<NOTE: Advance approval.>> creates, reorganizes, or
            restructures a branch, division, office, bureau, board,
            commission, agency, administration, or department different from
            the budget justifications submitted to the Committees on
            Appropriations or the table accompanying the explanatory
            statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
            division A of this consolidated Act), whichever is more
            detailed, unless prior approval is received from the House and
            Senate Committees on Appropriations:

      Provided, <<NOTE: Reports.>> That not later than 60 days after the
    date of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall
    submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and of
    the House of Representatives to establish the baseline for application
    of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year:
    Provided further, That the report shall include--
                        (A) a table for each appropriation with a separate
                    column to display the prior year enacted level, the
                    President's budget request, adjustments made by
                    Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if
                    appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level;
                        (B) <<NOTE: Applicability.>> a delineation in the
                    table for each appropriation and its respective prior
                    year enacted level by object class and program, project,
                    and activity as detailed in this Act, the table
                    accompanying the explanatory statement described in
                    section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
                    consolidated Act), accompanying reports of the House and
                    Senate Committees on Appropriations, or in the budget
                    appendix for the respective appropriations, whichever is
                    more detailed, and shall apply to all items for which a
                    dollar amount is specified and to all programs for which
                    new budget (obligational) authority is provided, as well
                    as to discretionary grants and discretionary grant
                    allocations; and
                        (C) an identification of items of special
                    congressional interest.

        Sec. 406.  Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to
    exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end
    of fiscal year 2024 from appropriations made available for salaries and
    expenses for fiscal year 2024 in this Act, shall remain available
    through September 30, 2025, for each such account for the purposes
    authorized:  Provided, <<NOTE: Advance approval. Expenditure
    requests.>> That a request shall be submitted to the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations for approval prior to the expenditure of
    such funds:  Provided further, That these <<NOTE: Compliance.>> requests
    shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines under section
    405 of this Act.

        Sec. 407. <<NOTE: Eminent domain.>>  No funds in this Act may be
    used to support any Federal, State, or local projects that seek to use
    the power of eminent domain, unless eminent domain is employed only for
    a public use:  Provided, That for purposes of this section, public use
    shall not be construed to include economic development that primarily
    benefits private entities:  Provided further, That any use of funds for
    mass transit, railroad, airport, seaport or highway projects, as well as
    utility projects which benefit or serve the general public (including
    energy-related, communication-related, water-related and wastewater-
    related infrastructure), other structures designated for use by the
    general public or which have other

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    common-carrier or public-utility functions that serve the general public
    and are subject to regulation and oversight by the government, and
    projects for the removal of an immediate threat to public health and
    safety or brownfields as defined in the Small Business Liability Relief
    and Brownfields Revitalization Act (Public Law 107-118) shall be
    considered a public use for purposes of eminent domain.

        Sec. 408.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be
    transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
    States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer
    authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.
        Sec. 409. <<NOTE: Compliance.>>   No funds appropriated pursuant to
    this Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in
    expending the assistance the entity will comply with sections 2 through
    4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 8301-8305, popularly known as
    the ``Buy American Act'').

        Sec. 410.  No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under
    this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that has been
    convicted of violating the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 8301-8305).
        Sec. 411.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
    for first-class airline accommodations in contravention of sections 301-
    10.122 and 301-10.123 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
        Sec. 412. <<NOTE: Conference attendees. Reports. Time period.>>
    None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to send or
    otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees of a single
    agency or department of the United States Government, who are stationed
    in the United States, at any single international conference unless the
    relevant Secretary reports to the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations at least 5 days in advance that such attendance is
    important to the national interest:  Provided,
    That <<NOTE: Definition.>> for purposes of this section the term
    ``international conference'' shall mean a conference occurring outside
    of the United States attended by representatives of the United States
    Government and of foreign governments, international organizations, or
    nongovernmental organizations.

        Sec. 413.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available under this Act may be used by the Surface Transportation Board
    to charge or collect any filing fee for rate or practice complaints
    filed with the Board in an amount in excess of the amount authorized for
    district court civil suit filing fees under section 1914 of title 28,
    United States Code.
        Sec. 414. <<NOTE: Pornography.>> (a) None of the funds made
    available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer
    network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and
    exchanging of pornography.

        (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary
    for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any
    other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or
    adjudication activities.
        Sec. 415. <<NOTE: Records.>>  (a) None of the funds made available
    in this Act may be used to deny an Inspector General funded under this
    Act timely access to any records, documents, or other materials
    available to the department or agency over which that Inspector General
    has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of

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    1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), or to prevent or impede that Inspector General's
    access to such records, documents, or other materials, under any
    provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly refers to the
    Inspector General and expressly limits the Inspector General's right of
    access.

        (b) A department or agency covered by this section shall provide its
    Inspector General with access to all such records, documents, and other
    materials in a timely manner.
        (c) <<NOTE: Compliance.>> Each Inspector General shall ensure
    compliance with statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the
    information provided by the establishment over which that Inspector
    General has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
    U.S.C. App.).

        (d) <<NOTE: Reports. Compliance.>>  Each Inspector General covered
    by this section shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the
    House of Representatives and the Senate within 5 calendar days any
    failures to comply with this requirement.

        Sec. 416. <<NOTE: Contracts. Determination.>>  None of the funds
    appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to pay
    award or incentive fees for contractors whose performance has been
    judged to be below satisfactory, behind schedule, over budget, or has
    failed to meet the basic requirements of a contract, unless the Agency
    determines that any such deviations are due to unforeseeable events,
    government-driven scope changes, or are not significant within the
    overall scope of the project and/or program unless such awards or
    incentive fees are consistent with 16.401(e)(2) of the Federal
    Acquisition Regulations.

        Sec. 417. <<NOTE: Deadline. Time period. Certification.>>  No part
    of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to pay the
    salary for any person filling a position, other than a temporary
    position, formerly held by an employee who has left to enter the Armed
    Forces of the United States and has satisfactorily completed his or her
    period of active military or naval service, and has within 90 days after
    his or her release from such service or from hospitalization continuing
    after discharge for a period of not more than 1 year, made application
    for restoration to his or her former position and has been certified by
    the Office of Personnel Management as still qualified to perform the
    duties of his or her former position and has not been restored thereto.

        Sec. 418. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act may be
    used to approve a new foreign air carrier permit under sections 41301
    through 41305 of title 49, United States Code, or exemption application
    under section 40109 of that title of an air carrier already holding an
    air operators certificate issued by a country that is party to the U.S.-
    E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement where such approval would
    contravene United States law or Article 17 bis of the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-
    Norway Air Transport Agreement.
        (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict or otherwise
    preclude the Secretary of Transportation from granting a foreign air
    carrier permit or an exemption to such an air carrier where such
    authorization is consistent with the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air
    Transport Agreement and United States law.
        Sec. 419. (a) In the table of projects in the explanatory statement
    referenced in section 417 of the Transportation, Housing and Urban
    Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (division L
    of Public Law 117-103)--
                (1) the item relating to ``Midland Center for the Arts only
            for structural improvements'' is deemed to be amended by

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            striking recipient ``City of Midland'' and inserting ``Midland
            Center for the Arts'';
                (2) the item relating to ``Barren County Fiscal Court--
            Chapatcha Industrial Park Development'' is deemed to be amended
            by striking project ``Barren County Fiscal Court--Chapatcha
            Industrial Park Development'' and inserting ``Barren County
            Fiscal Court--Chapatcha Industrial Park or South Cooper
            Industrial Park Development'';
                (3) the item relating to ``Pasco County Board of County
            Commissioners--Rural Northwest Pasco Community Park Site
            Acquisition'' is deemed to be amended by striking ``Northwest''
            and inserting ``Northeast'';
                (4) the item relating to ``Wood County Development
            Authority--Site Readiness & Redevelopment Downtown Parkersburg''
            is deemed to be amended by striking ``Wood County Development
            Authority--Site Readiness & Redevelopment Downtown Parkersburg''
            and inserting ``Redevelopment of Downtown Parkersburg'';
                (5) the item relating to ``Rosemary's Way Penacook
            Affordable Housing'' is deemed to be amended by striking
            recipient ``CATCH Neighborhood Housing'' and inserting ``Concord
            Area Trust for Community Housing'';
                (6) the item relating to ``Lead Safe Home Fund'' is deemed
            to be amended by striking recipient ``Lead Safe Cleveland
            Coalition'' and inserting ``Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation'';
                (7) the item relating to ``Boys & Girls Club in Miami
            Gardens'' is deemed to be amended by striking ``Club in Miami
            Gardens'' and inserting ``Clubs within the Miami-Dade area'';
                (8) the item relating to ``Acquisition of new commercial
            space'' is deemed to be amended by striking ``Acquisition of new
            commercial space'' and inserting ``Renovation of community
            center'';
                (9) the item relating to ``North Commons Regional Vision''
            is deemed to be amended by striking recipient ``Minneapolis Park
            and Recreation Board'' and inserting ``City of Minneapolis'';
                (10) the item relating to ``Electric school bus and
            associated electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure'' is
            deemed to be amended by striking recipient ``Falls Church City
            Public Schools'' and inserting ``City of Falls Church'';
                (11) the item relating to ``A PLACE 4 ALICE facility
            improvement'' is deemed to be amended by striking ``A PLACE 4
            ALICE facility improvement'' and inserting ``Affordable Housing
            and Community Facilities''; and

        (b) In the table of projects entitled ``Community Project Funding/
    Congressionally Directed Spending'' in the explanatory statement for
    division L of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-
    328) described in section 4 in the matter preceding division A of such
    Act--
                (1) the item relating to ``River Road Homes Affordable
            Housing Infrastructure'' is deemed to be amended by striking
            recipient ``Town of Canaan'' and inserting ``Falls Village
            Housing Trust Inc.'';
                (2) the item relating to ``The Star Community Family Life
            Center'' is deemed to be amended by striking recipient ``The
            Star Community Family Life Center'' and inserting ``MSBC Five
            Star Program, Inc.'';

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                (3) the item relating to ``Early Learning Childcare Center
            Construction'' (recipient ``The Caring Place'') is deemed to be
            amended by striking ``Early Learning Childcare Center
            Construction'' and inserting ``CARE Center construction'';
                (4) the item relating to ``Upper Bucks Rail Trail'' is
            deemed to be amended by striking recipient ``Appalachian
            Mountain Club'' and inserting ``The County of Bucks'';
                (5) the item relating to ``YMCA & Albion College Initiative
            of the Washington Gardner Center Building Renovation and
            Expansion'' is deemed to be amended by striking ``YMCA & Albion
            College Initiative of the Washington Gardner Center Building
            Renovation and Expansion'' and inserting ``Site improvements'';
                (6) the item relating to ``Wood County Industrial Site
            Readiness and Redevelopment'' is deemed to be amended by
            striking ``Wood County Industrial Site Readiness &
            Redevelopment'' and inserting ``Redevelopment of Downtown
            Parkersburg'';
                (7) the item relating to ``B-360 Educational Campus'' is
            deemed to be amended by striking ``I Am Mentality, Inc.'' and
            inserting ``B-360 Baltimore, Inc.'';
                (8) the item relating to ``Riverbrook Regional YMCA'' is
            deemed to be amended by striking recipient ``Riverbrook Regional
            Young Men's Christian Association, Inc.'' and inserting ``City
            of Norwalk'';
                (9) the item relating to ``Miami Veterans Housing Project''
            is deemed to be amended by striking recipient ``United Way
            Miami'' and inserting ``CRC Leadership, Inc.'';
                (10) the item relating to ``Supportive Living, Community Day
            Services, and Housing Site Project for Adults with Intellectual
            and Developmental Disabilities'' is deemed to be amended by
            striking ``, Community Day Services, and Housing'';
                (11) the item relating to ``Public Library Addition'' is
            deemed to be amended by striking ``Addition'' and inserting
            ``Renovation'';
                (12) the item relating to ``Renovation of Snelling Motel to
            Affordable Housing for Veterans'' is deemed to be amended by
            striking ``Snelling Motel to'' and inserting ``Hotel for'';
                (13) the item relating to ``Indigenous Farm Hub'' is deemed
            to be amended by striking recipient ``Tides Center'' and
            inserting ``Native American Community Academy Inspired Schools
            Network (NISN)'';
                (14) the item relating to ``El Centro de la Raza--Pattison's
            West Community Campus Property Acquisition'' is deemed to be
            amended by striking ``El Centro de la Raza--Pattison's West
            Community Campus Property Acquisition'' and inserting
            ``Pattison's West Community Campus'';
                (15) the item relating to ``Road Raising & Flood Resiliency
            for Amity Harbor and American Venice Project'' is deemed to be
            amended by striking ``Road Raising & Flood Resiliency for Amity
            Harbor and American Venice Project'' and inserting ``Town of
            Babylon Federal Aid Roadway Improvement Project'';
                (16) the item relating to ``Dayton International Airport
            (DAY)--Northeast Logistics Access Project'' is amended by
            striking ``Dayton International Airport (DAY)--Northeast
            Logistics Access Project'' and inserting ``Infrastructure
            capital improvements, including street, wastewater and sewer
            line improvements'';

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                (17) the item relating to ``Help Me Grow Skagit Family
            Resource Center Expansion'' is deemed to be amended by striking
            recipient ``Children's Council of Skagit County'' and inserting
            ``Children's Museum of Skagit County''; and
                (18) the item relating to ``Permanent Supportive Housing
            Properties Acquisition'' is deemed to be amended by striking
            ``Permanent Supportive Housing Properties Acquisition'' and
            inserting ``Permanent Supportive Housing Acquisition,
            Development and Rehabilitation''.

        Sec. 420.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in contravention of
    section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
    Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155).
        Sec. 421.  None of the funds made available by this Act to the
    Department of Transportation may be used in contravention of section
    306108 of title 54, United States Code.
        Sec. 422.  None of the funds made available by this or any other Act
    may be used to require the use of inward facing cameras or require a
    motor carrier to register an apprenticeship program with the Department
    of Labor as a condition for participation in the safe driver
    apprenticeship pilot program.
        Sec. 423.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to direct a grantee
    to undertake specific changes to existing zoning laws as part of
    carrying out the final rule entitled ``Affirmatively Furthering Fair
    Housing'' (80 Fed. Reg. 42272 (July 16, 2015)) or the notice entitled
    ``Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Assessment Tool'' (79 Fed. Reg.
    57949 (September 26, 2014)).
        Sec. 424.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
    in contravention of existing Federal law regarding non-citizen
    eligibility and ineligibility for occupancy in federally assisted
    housing or for participation in and assistance under Federal housing
    programs, including section 214 of the Housing and Community Development
    Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a) and title IV of the Personal
    Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.
    1601 et seq.).
        Sec. 425. <<NOTE: Permits.>>  Section 127 of title 23, United States
    Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following:
                ``(x) Certain agricultural vehicles in the state of
            mississippi.--
                ``(1) In general.--The State of Mississippi may allow, by
            special permit, the operation of a covered agricultural vehicle
            on the Interstate System in the State of Mississippi if such
            vehicle does not exceed--
                        ``(A) a gross vehicle weight of 88,000 pounds; and
                        ``(B) 110 percent of the maximum weight on any axle
                    or axle group described in subsection (a)(2), including
                    any enforcement tolerance.
                ``(2) Covered agricultural vehicle defined.--In this
            subsection, the term `covered agricultural vehicle' means a
            vehicle that is transporting unprocessed agricultural crops used
            for food, feed or fiber, or raw or unfinished forest products,
            including logs, pulpwood, biomass or wood chips.
                ``(y) Operation of Certain Vehicles in West Virginia.--
                        ``(1) In general.--The State of West Virginia may
                    allow, by special permit, the operation of a vehicle
                    that is transporting materials and equipment on the
                    Interstate

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                    System in the State of West Virginia if such vehicle
                    does not exceed 110 percent of the maximum weight on any
                    axle or axle group described in subsection (a)(2),
                    including any enforcement tolerance, provided the
                    remaining gross vehicle weight requirements of
                    subsection (a) are met.
                        ``(2) Definition.--In this subsection, the term
                    `materials and equipment' means materials and equipment
                    that are used on a project eligible under this
                    chapter.''.

        Sec. 426. <<NOTE: Mask mandate.>>   None of the funds appropriated
    or made available by this division for the Department of Transportation
    for fiscal year 2024 may be used to enforce a mask mandate in response
    to the COVID-19 virus.

        This division may be cited as the ``Transportation, Housing and
    Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024''.

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                            DIVISION G--OTHER MATTERS

    TITLE I <<NOTE: Time periods.>> --HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                       Subtitle A--Public Health Extenders

    SEC. 101. EXTENSION FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, NATIONAL HEALTH
                            SERVICE CORPS, AND TEACHING HEALTH CENTERS
                            THAT OPERATE GME PROGRAMS.

        (a) Extension for Community Health Centers.--Section 10503(b)(1)(F)
    of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b-
    2(b)(1)(F)) is amended by striking ``and $536,986,301 for the period
    beginning on January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024'' and
    inserting ``$536,986,301 for the period beginning on January 20, 2024,
    and ending on March 8, 2024, and $3,592,328,767 for the period beginning
    on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2024''.
        (b) Extension for the National Health Service Corps.--Section
    10503(b)(2)(I) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42
    U.S.C. 254b-2(b)(2)(I)) is amended by striking ``and $41,616,438 for the
    period beginning on January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024'' and
    inserting ``$41,616,438 for the period beginning on January 20, 2024,
    and ending on March 8, 2024, and $297,013,699 for the period beginning
    on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2024''.
        (c) Teaching Health Centers That Operate Graduate Medical Education
    Programs.--
                (1) In general.--Section 340H(g)(1) of the Public Health
            Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h(g)(1)) is amended by striking ``and
            $16,982,192 for the period beginning on January 20, 2024, and
            ending on March 8, 2024'' and inserting ``$16,982,192 for the
            period beginning on January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8,
            2024, and $164,136,986 for the period beginning on October 1,
            2023, and ending on December 31, 2024''.
                (2) Addition to capped amounts.--Section 340H(b)(2) of the
            Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h(b)(2)) is amended by
            adding at the end the following:
                        ``(C) Addition.--Notwithstanding any provision of
                    this section, for the period beginning on October 1,
                    2023, and ending on December 31, 2024, the Secretary may
                    use any amounts made available in any fiscal year to
                    carry out this section (including amounts recouped under
                    subsection (f)) to make payments described in paragraphs
                    (1)(A) and (1)(B), in addition to the total amount of
                    funds appropriated under subsection (g).''.
                (3) Report to congress.--For the period beginning on October
            1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2024, the Secretary of
            Health and Human Services shall submit to the Committee on
            Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the
            Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the
            Senate a report specifying--
                        (A) the total amount of funds recouped under
                    subsection (f) of section 340H of the Public Health
                    Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h);

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                        (B) the rationale for the funds being recouped; and
                        (C) the total amount of funds recouped under
                    subsection (f) of such section 340H that were used
                    pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(C) of such section 340H to
                    adjust total payment amounts above the total amounts
                    appropriated under subsection (g) of such section 340H,
                    as amended by paragraph (3).

        (d) Application of Provisions.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to the
    amendments made by this section shall be subject to the requirements
    contained in Public Law 117-328 for funds for programs authorized under
    sections 330 through 340 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
    254b et seq.).
        (e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3014(h)(4) of title 18, United
    States Code, is amended by striking ``and section 101(d) of the Further
    Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024''
    and inserting ``section 101(d) of the Further Additional Continuing
    Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024, and section 101(d) of the
    Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024''.
    SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL DIABETES PROGRAMS.

        (a) Extension of Special Diabetes Programs for Type I Diabetes.--
    Section 330B(b)(2)(E) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c-
    2(b)(2)(E)) is amended by striking ``and $20,136,986 for the period
    beginning on January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024'' and
    inserting ``$20,136,986 for the period beginning on January 20, 2024,
    and ending on March 8, 2024, and $130,000,000 for the period beginning
    on March 9, 2024, and ending on December 31, 2024''.
        (b) Extending Funding for Special Diabetes Programs for Indians.--
    Section 330C(c)(2)(E) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c-
    3(c)(2)(E)) is amended by striking ``and $20,136,986 for the period
    beginning on January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024'' and
    inserting ``$20,136,986 for the period beginning on January 20, 2024,
    and ending on March 8, 2024, and $130,000,000 for the period beginning
    on March 9, 2024, and ending on December 31, 2024''.
    SEC. 103. NATIONAL HEALTH SECURITY EXTENSIONS.

        (a) Section 319(e)(8) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
    247d(e)(8)) is amended by striking ``March 8, 2024'' and inserting
    ``December 31, 2024''.
        (b) Section 319L(e)(1)(D) of the Public Health Service Act (42
    U.S.C. 247d-7e(e)(1)(D)) is amended by striking ``March 8, 2024'' and
    inserting ``December 31, 2024''.
        (c) Section 319L-1(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
    247d-7f(b)) is amended by striking ``March 8, 2024'' and inserting
    ``December 31, 2024''.
        (d)(1) Section 2811A(g) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
    300hh-10b(g)) is amended by striking ``March 8, 2024'' and inserting
    ``December 31, 2024''.
        (2) Section 2811B(g)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
    300hh-10c(g)(1)) is amended by striking ``March 8, 2024'' and inserting
    ``December 31, 2024''.
        (3) Section 2811C(g)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
    300hh-10d(g)(1)) is amended by striking ``March 8, 2024'' and inserting
    ``December 31, 2024''.

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        (e) Section 2812(c)(4)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (42
    U.S.C. 300hh-11(c)(4)(B)) is amended by striking ``March 8, 2024'' and
    inserting ``December 31, 2024''.

                              Subtitle B--Medicaid

    SEC. 201. REQUIREMENT FOR STATE MEDICAID PLANS TO PROVIDE COVERAGE
                            FOR MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT.

        (a) In General.--Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
    1396d) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(29), by striking ``for the period
            beginning October 1, 2020, and ending September 30, 2025,'' and
            inserting ``beginning on October 1, 2020,''; and
                (2) <<NOTE: Certification.>> in subsection (ee)(2), by
            striking ``for the period specified in such paragraph, if before
            the beginning of such period the State certifies to the
            satisfaction of the Secretary'' and inserting ``if such State
            certifies, not less than every 5 years and to the satisfaction
            of the Secretary,''.

        (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1006(b)(4)(A) of the Substance
    Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for
    Patients and Communities Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a note) is amended by
    striking ``, and before October 1, 2025''.
    SEC. 202. COLLECTION AND REPORTING OF COMPREHENSIVE DATA FOR
                            SPECIFIED POPULATIONS ENROLLED IN MEDICAID
                            AND CHIP.

        Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) is
    amended by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``SEC. 1948. <<NOTE: 42 USC 1396w-8.>>  COLLECTION AND REPORTING
                              OF COMPREHENSIVE DATA FOR SPECIFIED
                              POPULATIONS.

        ``(a) Recurring Analysis and Publication of Health Care Data Related
    to Treatment for Substance Use Disorder or a Mental Health Condition.--
                ``(1) <<NOTE: Public information. Web posting.>>  In
            general.--The Secretary, on an annual basis, shall link,
            analyze, and publish on a publicly available website data
            reported by States through the Transformed Medicaid Statistical
            Information System (T-MSIS) (or a successor system) relating to
            substance use disorder and mental health services provided to
            individuals enrolled under a State plan under this title or a
            State child health plan under title XXI (or under a waiver of
            such plans) who have been diagnosed with a substance use
            disorder or mental health condition, including an analysis that
            is disaggregated by age. <<NOTE: Privacy.>>  Such enrollee
            information shall be de-identified of any personally identifying
            information, shall adhere to privacy standards established by
            the Department of Health and Human Services, and shall be
            aggregated to protect the privacy of enrollees, as necessary.
                ``(2) <<NOTE: District of Columbia. Territories.>>
            Requirements.--The analysis required under paragraph (1) shall
            include, at a minimum, the following data for each State
            (including, to the extent available, for the District of
            Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam,
            the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa):
                        ``(A) The number and percentage of individuals
                    enrolled under the State plan under this title or the
                    State child health plan under title XXI (or under a
                    waiver of such plans) in each of the major enrollment
                    categories (as

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                    defined in a public letter from the Medicaid and CHIP
                    Payment and Access Commission to the Secretary) who have
                    been diagnosed with--
                              ``(i) a substance use disorder;
                              ``(ii) a mental health condition; or
                              ``(iii) a co-occurring substance use disorder
                          and mental health condition.
                        ``(B) <<NOTE: List.>> With respect to individuals
                    enrolled under the State plan under this title or the
                    State child health plan under title XXI (or under a
                    waiver of such plans) who have received a diagnosis
                    described in subparagraph (A), a list of the substance
                    use disorder and mental health treatment services,
                    including, to the extent such data are available,
                    specific adult and pediatric services by each major type
                    of service, such as counseling, intensive home-based
                    services, intensive care coordination, crisis services
                    tailored to children and youth, peer support services,
                    family-to-family support, inpatient hospitalization,
                    medication-assisted treatment, residential treatment,
                    and other appropriate services as identified by the
                    Secretary, for which beneficiaries in each State
                    received at least 1 service under the State plan under
                    this title or the State child health plan under title
                    XXI (or under a waiver of such plans).
                        ``(C) With respect to each diagnosis described in
                    subparagraph (A), the number and percentage of
                    individuals enrolled under the State plan under this
                    title or the State child health plan under title XXI (or
                    under a waiver of such plans) who have such diagnosis
                    and received services for such diagnosis under such plan
                    or waiver by each major type of treatment service listed
                    under subparagraph (B) within each major setting type,
                    such as outpatient, inpatient, residential, and other
                    home-based and community-based settings.
                        ``(D) The number of services provided under the
                    State plan under this title or the State child health
                    plan under title XXI (or under a waiver of such plans)
                    per individual enrolled under such plan or waiver who
                    has a diagnosis described in subparagraph (A) for each
                    such diagnosis and each major type of treatment service
                    listed under subparagraph (B).
                        ``(E) The number and percentage of individuals
                    enrolled under the State plan under this title or the
                    State child health plan under title XXI (or under a
                    waiver of such plans) by major enrollment category, who
                    have a diagnosis described in subparagraph (A) and
                    received substance use disorder or mental health
                    treatment through--
                              ``(i) a Medicaid managed care entity (as
                          defined in section 1932(a)(1)(B)), including the
                          number of such individuals who received such
                          assistance through a prepaid inpatient health plan
                          (as defined by the Secretary) or a prepaid
                          ambulatory health plan (as defined by the
                          Secretary);
                              ``(ii) a fee-for-service payment model; or
                              ``(iii) an alternative payment model, to the
                          extent available.

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                        ``(F) The number and percentage of individuals
                    enrolled under the State plan under this title or the
                    State child health plan under title XXI (or under a
                    waiver of such plans) who have a diagnosis described in
                    subparagraph (A) and received services for a mental
                    health condition or a substance use disorder in an
                    outpatient or community-based or home-based setting
                    after receiving mental health or substance use disorder
                    services in an inpatient or residential setting, and the
                    number of mental health or substance use disorder
                    services received by such individuals in the outpatient
                    or community-based or home-based setting.
                        ``(G) The number and percentage of inpatient
                    admissions in which services for a mental health
                    condition or substance use disorder were provided to an
                    individual enrolled under the State plan under this
                    title or the State child health plan under title XXI (or
                    under a waiver of such plans) that occurred within 30
                    days after discharge from a hospital or residential
                    facility in which services for a mental health condition
                    or substance use disorder previously were provided to
                    such individual, disaggregated by each diagnosis
                    described in subparagraph (A) and type of facility, to
                    the extent such information is available.
                        ``(H) The number of emergency department visits by
                    an individual enrolled under the State plan under this
                    title or the State child health plan under title XXI (or
                    under a waiver of such plans) who has a diagnosis
                    described in subparagraph (A) within 7 days of such
                    individual being discharged from an inpatient stay at a
                    hospital during which services for a mental health
                    condition or substance use disorder were provided, or
                    from a mental health facility, an independent
                    psychiatric wing of an acute care hospital, an
                    intermediate care facility for individuals with
                    intellectual disabilities, or a residential treatment
                    facility, disaggregated by each diagnosis described in
                    subparagraph (A) and type of facility, to the extent
                    such information is available.
                        ``(I) <<NOTE: Assessments.>> The number and
                    percentage of individuals who are enrolled under the
                    State plan under this title or the State child health
                    plan under title XXI (or under a waiver of such plans)
                    and received an assessment for a mental health
                    condition.
                        ``(J) <<NOTE: Assessments.>>  The number and
                    percentage of individuals who are enrolled under the
                    State plan under this title or the State child health
                    plan under title XXI (or under a waiver of such plans)
                    and received an assessment for a substance use disorder.
                        ``(K) <<NOTE: Assessments.>> The number of mental
                    health services provided to individuals enrolled under
                    the State plan under this title or the State child
                    health plan under title XXI (or under a waiver of such
                    plans) who received an assessment described in
                    subparagraph (I) in the 30 days post-assessment.
                        ``(L) <<NOTE: Assessments.>> The number of substance
                    use disorder treatment services provided to individuals
                    enrolled under the State plan under this title or the
                    State child health plan under title XXI (or under a
                    waiver of such plans) who received

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                    an assessment described in subparagraph (J) in the 30
                    days post-assessment.
                        ``(M) Prescription National Drug Code codes, fill
                    dates, and number of days supply of any covered
                    outpatient drug (as defined in section 1927(k)(2)) that
                    was dispensed to an individual enrolled under the State
                    plan under this title or the State child health plan
                    under title XXI (or under a waiver of such plans) with
                    an episode described in subparagraph (G) or (H) during
                    any period that occurs after the individual's discharge
                    date defined in subparagraph (G) or (H) (as applicable),
                    and before the admission date applicable under
                    subparagraph (G) or the date of the emergency department
                    visit applicable under subparagraph (H) that were--
                              ``(i) to treat a mental health condition; or
                              ``(ii) to treat a substance use disorder.

        ``(b) <<NOTE: Deadlines.>>  Publication.--
                ``(1) <<NOTE: Public information. Analysis.>>  In general.--
            Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this
            section, the Secretary shall make publicly available the first
            analysis required by subsection (a).
                ``(2) Annual updates.--The Secretary shall issue an updated
            version of the analysis required under subsection (a) not later
            than January 1 of each calendar year.
                ``(3) Use of t-msis data.--The analysis required under
            subsection (a) and updates required under paragraph (4) shall--
                        ``(A) use data and definitions from the T-MSIS data
                    set that is no more than 12 months old on the date that
                    the analysis or update is published; and
                        ``(B) as appropriate, include a description with
                    respect to each State of the quality and completeness of
                    the data and caveats describing the limitations of the
                    data reported to the Secretary by the State that is
                    sufficient to communicate the appropriate uses for the
                    information.
                ``(4) Revised publication.--Beginning not later than 3 years
            after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary
            annually shall publish a revised publication of the analysis
            required by subsection (a) that allows for a research-ready and
            publicly accessible interface of the publication and is
            developed after consultation with stakeholders on the usability
            of the data contained in the publication.
                ``(5) Making t-msis data on substance use disorders and
            mental health conditions available to researchers.--
                        ``(A) Requirement to publish system of records
                    notice.--
                              ``(i) <<NOTE: Federal Register,
                          publication.>> In general.--Subject to
                          subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall publish in
                          the Federal Register a system of records notice
                          for the data specified in clause (ii) for the
                          Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information
                          System, in accordance with section 552a(e)(4) of
                          title 5, United States Code. The notice shall
                          outline policies that protect the security and
                          privacy of the data that, at a minimum, meet the
                          security and privacy policies of SORN 09-70-0541
                          for the Medicaid Statistical Information System.
                              ``(ii) <<NOTE: District of
                          Columbia. Territories.>> Required data.--The data
                          covered by the systems of records notice required
                          under clause (i) shall be sufficient for
                          researchers and States to analyze

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                          the prevalence of conditions described in
                          subsection (a)(2)(A) in the Medicaid and
                          Children's Health Insurance Program beneficiary
                          population and the treatment of such conditions
                          under Medicaid across all States (including the
                          District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United
                          States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana
                          Islands, and American Samoa), forms of treatment,
                          and treatment settings.
                              ``(iii) Initiation of data-sharing
                          activities.--Not later than January 1, 2025, the
                          Secretary shall initiate the data-sharing
                          activities outlined in the notice required under
                          clause (i).
                        ``(B) Satisfaction of requirement through existing
                    system of records notice. <<NOTE: Determination.>> --The
                    Secretary shall not be required to publish a new system
                    of records notice as required under subparagraph (A) if,
                    not later than January 1, 2025, the Secretary determines
                    that the system of records notice published by the
                    Secretary in the Federal Register on February 6, 2019
                    (84 Fed. Reg. 2230), satisfies the requirements
                    described in subparagraph (A).''.
    SEC. 203. MONITORING PRESCRIBING OF ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATIONS.

        (a) In General.--Section 1902(oo)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act
    (42 U.S.C. 1396a(oo)(1)(B)) is amended--
                (1) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``by
            children'';
                (2) by striking ``children enrolled'' and inserting
            ``children generally, children in foster care specifically,
            individuals over the age of 18 receiving home and community-
            based services (as defined in section 9817(a)(2)(B) of Public
            Law 117-2), and individuals over the age of 18 residing in
            institutional care settings (including nursing facilities,
            intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual
            disabilities, institutions for mental diseases, inpatient
            psychiatric hospitals, and other such institutional care
            settings) enrolled''; and
                (3) by striking ``not more than the age of 18 years''
            through the period at the end and inserting ``subject to the
            program, including information with respect to each such
            category of children and individuals over the age of 18.''.

        (b) <<NOTE: 42 USC 1396a note.>> Effective Date.--The amendments
    made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 24 months
    after the date of enactment of this Act.
    SEC. 204. EXTENSION OF STATE OPTION TO PROVIDE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
                            FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS IN INSTITUTIONS
                            FOR MENTAL DISEASES.

        (a) Making Permanent State Plan Amendment Option To Provide Medical
    Assistance for Certain Individuals Who Are Patients in Certain
    Institutions for Mental <<NOTE: Effective date.>> Diseases.--Section
    1915(l)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396n(l)(1)) is amended
    by striking ``With respect to calendar quarters beginning during the
    period beginning October 1, 2019, and ending September 30, 2023,'' and
    inserting ``With respect to calendar quarters beginning on or after
    October 1, 2019,''.

        (b) Maintenance of Effort Revision.--Section 1915(l)(3) of the
    Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396n(l)(3)) is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (A)--

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                        (A) by striking ``other than under this title from
                    non-Federal funds'' and all that follows through
                    ``subparagraph (B))'' and inserting ``from non-Federal
                    funds for items and services (including services
                    described in subparagraph (B))''; and
                        (B) by striking ``such items and services'' and all
                    that follows through the period and inserting ``such
                    items and services for, at the option of the State--
                              ``(i) fiscal year 2018; or
                              ``(ii) the most recently ended fiscal year as
                          of the date the State submits a State plan
                          amendment to the Secretary to provide such medical
                          assistance in accordance with this subsection.'';
                (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``subparagraph
            (A)(ii)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A)''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                        ``(D) Application of maintenance of effort
                    requirements to certain states.-- <<NOTE: Effective
                    date.>> In the case of a State with a State plan
                    amendment in effect on September 30, 2023, for the 1-
                    year period beginning on the date of enactment of this
                    subparagraph, the provisions of subparagraph (A) shall
                    be applied as if the amendments to such subparagraph
                    made by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 had
                    never been made.''.

        (c) Additional Requirements.--
                (1) In general.--
                        (A) General requirements.--Section 1915(l)(4) of the
                    Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396n(l)(4)) is amended--
                              (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``through
                          (D)'' and inserting ``through (F)'';
                              (ii) <<NOTE: Criteria.>>  in subparagraph
                          (B)--
                                        (I) by striking ``Prior to approval
                                    of a State plan amendment under this
                                    subsection, the State shall notify the
                                    Secretary of how the State will ensure''
                                    and inserting ``The State shall have in
                                    place evidence-based, substance use
                                    disorder-specific individual placement
                                    criteria and utilization management
                                    approaches to ensure placement of
                                    eligible individuals in an appropriate
                                    level of care, including criteria and
                                    approaches to ensure''; and
                                        (II) <<NOTE: Notification.>> by
                                    adding at the end the following
                                    sentence: ``The State shall notify the
                                    Secretary at such time and in such form
                                    and manner as the Secretary shall
                                    require of such criteria and utilization
                                    management approaches.''; and
                              (iii) by adding at the end the following new
                          subparagraph:
                        ``(E) <<NOTE: Compliance.>> Review process.--The
                    State shall, using nationally recognized substance use
                    disorder-specific program standards, have in place a
                    process to review the compliance of eligible
                    institutions for mental diseases with such program
                    standards specified by the State.''.
                        (B) <<NOTE: 42 USC 1396n note.>>  Effective date.--
                    The amendments made by subparagraph (A) shall apply with
                    respect to States providing medical assistance for items
                    and services pursuant to a State plan amendment under
                    section 1915(l) of the

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                    Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396n(l)) in calendar
                    quarters beginning on or after October 1, 2025.
                (2) One-time assessment.--Section 1915(l)(4) of the Social
            Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396n(l)(4)), as amended by paragraph
            (1), is further amended by adding at the end the following new
            subparagraph:
                        ``(F) <<NOTE: Deadlines.>> Assessment.--
                              ``(i) In general.--The State shall, not later
                          than 12 months after the approval of a State plan
                          amendment described in this subsection (or, in the
                          case of a State that has such an amendment
                          approved as of September 30, 2023, not later than
                          12 months after the date of enactment of this
                          subparagraph), commence an assessment of--
                                        ``(I) the availability of treatment
                                    for individuals enrolled under a State
                                    plan under this title (or waiver of such
                                    plan) in each level of care described in
                                    subparagraph (C), including how such
                                    availability varies by region of the
                                    State; and
                                        ``(II) the availability of
                                    medication-assisted treatment and
                                    medically supervised withdrawal
                                    management services for such
                                    individuals, including how such
                                    availability varies by region of the
                                    State.
                              ``(ii) Required completion.--The State shall
                          complete an assessment described in clause (i) not
                          later than 12 months after the date the State
                          commences such assessment.''.
                (3) Clarification of levels of care.--Section 1915(l) of the
            Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396n(l)) is amended--
                        (A) in paragraph (4)(C)(ii), by striking ``problems
                    in Dimensions 1, 2, or 3'' each place it appears and
                    inserting ``conditions''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (7), by striking subparagraph (A)
                    and redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) as
                    subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively.

        (d) <<NOTE: Effective dates. 42 USC 1396n note.>>  Application to
    Certain States.--Notwithstanding section 430.20 of title 42, Code of
    Federal Regulations, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may
    approve a request to renew a State plan amendment under section 1915(l)
    of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396n(l)) with an effective date
    of October 1, 2023, if the State making such request--
                (1) had approval for a State plan amendment under such
            section as of September 30, 2023; and
                (2) <<NOTE: Deadline.>>  submits the request to renew such
            amendment not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of
            this Act.
    SEC. 205. PROHIBITION ON TERMINATION OF ENROLLMENT DUE TO
                            INCARCERATION.

        (a) Medicaid.--
                (1) In general.--Section 1902(a)(84)(A) of the Social
            Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(84)(A)), as amended by section
            5122(a)(2) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public
            Law 117-328), <<NOTE: 136 Stat. 5944.>> is further amended--
                        (A) by striking ``under the State plan'' and
                    inserting ``under the State plan (or waiver of such
                    plan)'';

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                        (B) by striking ``who is an eligible juvenile (as
                    defined in subsection (nn)(2))'';
                        (C) by striking ``because the juvenile'' and
                    inserting ``because the individual'';
                        (D) by striking ``during the period the juvenile''
                    and inserting ``during the period the individual'';
                        (E) by inserting ``such an individual who is an
                    eligible juvenile (as defined in subsection (nn)(2))
                    and'' after ``or in the case of''; and
                        (F) by striking ``paragraph (31)'' and inserting
                    ``the last numbered paragraph''.
                (2) <<NOTE: 42 USC 1396a note.>>  Effective date.--The
            amendments made by--
                        (A) subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) shall take
                    effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; and
                        (B) subparagraphs (B) through (F) of paragraph (1)
                    shall take effect on January 1, 2026.

        (b) CHIP.--
                (1) In general.--Section 2102(d)(1)(A) of the Social
            Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397bb(d)(1)(A)) is amended--
                        (A) by inserting ``or pregnancy-related'' after
                    ``child health'';
                        (B) by inserting ``or targeted low-income pregnant
                    woman'' after ``targeted low-income child'';
                        (C) by inserting ``or pregnant woman'' after
                    ``because the child''; and
                        (D) by inserting ``or pregnant woman'' after
                    ``during the period the child''.
                (2) <<NOTE: 42 USC 1397bb note.>> Effective date.--The
            amendments made by paragraph (1) shall apply beginning January
            1, 2026.

        (c) Technical Corrections.--
                (1) Section 1902(nn)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42
            U.S.C. 1395a(a)(nn)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``State plan''
            and inserting ``State plan (or waiver of such plan)''.
                (2) Section 1902(nn)(3) of the Social Security Act (42
            U.S.C. 1396a(nn)(3)), is amended by striking ``paragraph (31)''
            and inserting ``the last numbered paragraph''.
                (3) Section 5122(a)(1) of the Consolidated Appropriations
            Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328) <<NOTE: 42 USC 1396d.>>  is
            amended by striking ``after'' and all that follows through the
            period at the end and inserting ``after `or in the case of an
            eligible juvenile described in section 1902(a)(84)(D) with
            respect to the screenings, diagnostic services, referrals, and
            targeted case management services required under such
            section'.''.
                (4) The fifth sentence of section 1905(a) of the Social
            Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)) is amended by striking
            ``paragraph (30)'' and inserting ``the last numbered
            paragraph''.
    SEC. 206. <<NOTE: 42 USC 1396a note.>> ADDRESSING OPERATIONAL
                            BARRIERS TO PROMOTE CONTINUITY OF CARE FOR
                            MEDICAID AND CHIP BENEFICIARIES FOLLOWING
                            INCARCERATION.

        (a) State Planning Grants.--
                (1) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> In general.--Not later than 12
            months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
            shall award grants to States for the purpose of developing
            operational capabilities to promote continuity of care for
            individuals who are inmates of a public institution and are
            eligible for medical assistance under the State Medicaid program
            or are eligible for child

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            health assistance or pregnancy-related assistance under the
            State CHIP.
                (2) <<NOTE: Compliance.>> Use of funds.--A State may use
            funds awarded under a grant under this subsection for activities
            and expenses related to complying with the requirement described
            in section 1902(a)(84)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
            1396a(a)(84)(A)) that a State shall not terminate eligibility
            for medical assistance, complying with the requirements of
            sections 1902(a)(84)(D) and 2102(d) of the Social Security Act
            (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(84)(D), 1397bb(d)), or adopting the State
            plan options described in the subdivision (A) following the last
            numbered paragraph of section 1905(a) and 2110(b)(7) of the
            Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a), 1397jj(b)(7)), or other
            activities and expenses to promote continuity of care for
            individuals described in paragraph (1). Such activities and
            expenses may include--
                        (A) identifying and addressing operational gaps with
                    respect to complying with such requirements or adopting
                    such options, in collaboration with public institutions,
                    State human services agencies, Medicaid managed care
                    plans, providers, community-based organizations, and
                    other stakeholders;
                        (B) establishing standardized processes and
                    automated systems for activities that may include, but
                    are not limited to--
                              (i) <<NOTE: Determinations.>> determining
                          whether an individual is enrolled in a State
                          Medicaid program or State CHIP at the time such
                          individual becomes an inmate of a public
                          institution;
                              (ii) allowing an individual who is an inmate
                          of a public institution to submit an application
                          to enroll or renew coverage in a State Medicaid
                          program or State CHIP prior to the individual's
                          release from such public institution;
                              (iii) facilitating the delivery of medical
                          assistance under the State Medicaid program or
                          child health assistance or pregnancy-related
                          assistance under the State CHIP to an individual
                          who is eligible for such assistance while the
                          individual is an inmate of a public institution,
                          such as by establishing claims processing and
                          prior authorization request protocols; and
                              (iv) in the case of an eligible individual
                          whose coverage under a State Medicaid program or
                          State CHIP was suspended while the individual was
                          an inmate of a public institution, restoring such
                          coverage upon such individual's release from the
                          public institution;
                        (C) investing in information technology to--
                              (i) enable bi-directional information sharing
                          between public institutions, the State Medicaid
                          and CHIP agencies, and other entities such as
                          managed care plans and providers (in a manner
                          consistent with applicable State and Federal
                          privacy laws), to support care transitions and
                          coordination of treatment (including access to
                          care in the community after release from a public
                          institution); and

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                              (ii) develop indicators to ensure Federal
                          financial participation for medical assistance
                          furnished under a State Medicaid program or child
                          health assistance or pregnancy-related assistance
                          furnished under a State CHIP is available only for
                          medical assistance or child health assistance or
                          pregnancy-related assistance for items and
                          services for which such participation is permitted
                          while an individual is an inmate of a public
                          institution; and
                        (D) establishing oversight and monitoring processes
                    to ensure public institutions and entities with which
                    they contract are compliant with any applicable Medicaid
                    and CHIP requirements.
                (3) Limitations on use of funds.--A State shall not use
            funds from a grant awarded under this subsection to--
                        (A) provide medical assistance under a State
                    Medicaid program or child health assistance or
                    pregnancy-related assistance under a State CHIP to an
                    individual, or otherwise directly administer health care
                    services for an individual; or
                        (B) build prisons, jails, or other carceral
                    facilities, or pay for prison, jail, or other carceral
                    facility-related improvements other than those
                    improvements that are for the direct and primary purpose
                    of meeting the health care needs of individuals who are
                    incarcerated and who are eligible for medical assistance
                    under the State Medicaid program or child health
                    assistance or pregnancy-related assistance under the
                    State CHIP.
                (4) <<NOTE: Determinations.>> Allocation of grant funds.--In
            determining the amount of a grant to award to a State that
            applies for a grant under this subsection, the Secretary shall
            consider the following factors, relative to other States
            applying for grants under this subsection:
                        (A) The number of individuals in the State who were
                    inmates of non-Federal public institutions (such as
                    State prisons, local and county jails, tribal jails, and
                    youth correctional or detention facilities) and were
                    eligible for medical assistance under a State Medicaid
                    program at any time in calendar year 2022.
                        (B) The number of non-Federal public institutions in
                    the State (such as State prisons, local and county
                    jails, tribal jails, and youth correctional or detention
                    facilities).
                        (C) The State's progress in developing,
                    implementing, and operating initiatives to promote
                    continuity of care for individuals who are inmates of a
                    public institution and are eligible for medical
                    assistance under the State Medicaid program or are
                    eligible for child health assistance or pregnancy-
                    related assistance under the State CHIP (with favorable
                    consideration given to States with less progress in
                    promoting continuity of care for such individuals).
                (5) Appropriation.--There is appropriated to the Secretary
            for fiscal year 2024, out of any funds in the Treasury not
            otherwise appropriated, $113,500,000, to remain available until
            expended, for the purposes of awarding and administering grants
            to States under this subsection.

        (b) Guidance to Support State Implementation and Operations.--

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                (1) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> In general.--Not later than 18
            months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
            shall issue detailed guidance to States that addresses common
            implementation and operational challenges States face in
            ensuring access to authorized high-quality, timely, accessible
            care before, during, and after incarceration for individuals who
            are eligible for medical assistance under a State Medicaid
            program or child health assistance or pregnancy-related
            assistance under a State CHIP.
                (2) Content.--
                        (A) Compliance with requirements.--The guidance
                    required under paragraph (1) shall address challenges
                    States face, or are likely to face, in complying with
                    the requirement described in section 1902(a)(84)(A) of
                    the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(84)(A)) that
                    a State shall not terminate eligibility for medical
                    assistance, complying with the requirements of sections
                    1902(a)(84)(D) and 2102(d) of the Social Security Act
                    (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(84)(D), 1397bb(d)), adopting the
                    State plan options described in the subdivision (A)
                    following the last numbered paragraph of section 1905(a)
                    and section 2110(b)(7) of the Social Security Act (42
                    U.S.C. 1396d(a), 1397jj(b)(7)), and carrying out other
                    activities that are approved by the Secretary to promote
                    continuity of care for individuals who are inmates of a
                    public institution and are eligible for medical
                    assistance under the State Medicaid program or are
                    eligible for child health assistance or pregnancy-
                    related assistance under the State CHIP.
                        (B) Best practices and strategies.--The guidance
                    required under paragraph (1) shall include best
                    practices and strategies States can use to address
                    implementation and operational challenges related to the
                    requirements described in subparagraph (A), including
                    those related to the following:
                              (i) Implementing modifications to improve
                          eligibility and enrollment processes, including,
                          but not limited to, completing applications for
                          assistance under the State Medicaid program or the
                          State CHIP on behalf of inmates, transmitting such
                          applications to State Medicaid and CHIP agencies,
                          and screening individuals who are inmates of
                          public institutions for eligibility for medical
                          assistance that is authorized to be furnished to
                          the individual while the individual is such an
                          inmate.
                              (ii) Clarifying the availability of relevant
                          Federal financial participation, including the
                          administrative match under sections 1903 and 2105
                          of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b,
                          1397ee), for activities that directly support
                          efforts to identify and enroll eligible
                          individuals in State Medicaid programs and State
                          CHIPs and that directly support the provision of
                          authorized medical assistance, child health
                          assistance, or pregnancy-related assistance,
                          including, but not limited to, data sharing and
                          exchange, and other necessary functions.
                              (iii) Expeditiously conducting screening for
                          eligibility under State Medicaid programs and
                          State CHIPs for individuals who are inmates of a
                          public institution,

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                          providing application and renewal assistance for
                          those who are not yet enrolled in such programs or
                          whose eligibility needs to be renewed, and
                          coordinating reinstatement of coverage under such
                          programs with managed care enrollment.
                              (iv) Ensuring that an individual who is an
                          inmate of a public institution and is eligible for
                          medical assistance under a State Medicaid program
                          or for child health assistance or pregnancy-
                          related assistance under a State CHIP receives, in
                          a timely fashion, any such assistance for which
                          Federal financial participation is authorized,
                          such as, a supply of medications or prescription
                          refill upon release and the services required
                          under sections 1902(a)(84)(D) and 2102(d) of the
                          Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(84)(D),
                          1397bb(d)).
                              (v) Establishing community-based provider
                          networks, including those comprised of case
                          managers, for purposes of providing continuity of
                          care to individuals who are eligible for medical
                          assistance under a State Medicaid program or child
                          health assistance or pregnancy-related assistance
                          under a State CHIP before, during, and after
                          incarceration.

        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Public institution.--The term ``public institution'' has
            the meaning given that term in section 1902(nn)(3) of the Social
            Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(nn)(3)).
                (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
            of Health and Human Services.
                (3) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given that
            term in section 1101(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
            1301(a)(1)) for purposes of titles XIX and XXI of such Act.
                (4) State chip.--The term ``State CHIP'' means a State child
            health plan for child health assistance under title XXI of the
            Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.), and includes any
            waiver of such a plan.
                (5) State medicaid program.--The term ``State Medicaid
            program'' means a State plan for medical assistance under title
            XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), and
            includes any waiver of such a plan.
    SEC. 207. <<NOTE: 42 USC 1396a note.>> GUIDANCE RELATING TO
                            IMPROVING THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE
                            AND INTEGRATION OF CARE UNDER MEDICAID AND
                            CHIP.

        (a) <<NOTE: Deadline.>>  Guidance.--Not later than 24 months after
    the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human
    Services (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') shall issue
    guidance to States regarding the following:
                (1) Opportunities to increase access to the mental health
            and substance use disorder care providers that participate in
            Medicaid or CHIP, which may include education, training,
            recruitment and retention of such providers, with a focus on
            improving the capacity of this workforce in rural and
            underserved areas by increasing the number, type, and capacity
            of providers. The guidance relating to such opportunities shall
            include the following:

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                        (A) Best practices from States that have used
                    authorities under titles XI, XIX, or XXI of the Social
                    Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq., 1396 et seq.,
                    1397aa et seq.), including initiatives States have
                    implemented under waivers under section 1115 of such Act
                    (42 U.S.C. 1315), for such purposes.
                        (B) Opportunities States can leverage to finance,
                    support, and expand the availability of providers of
                    community-based mental health and substance use disorder
                    services who participate in Medicaid and CHIP across the
                    continuum of care, including through the participation
                    of paraprofessionals with behavioral health expertise,
                    such as clinicians with baccalaureate degrees and peer
                    support specialists and including best practices
                    especially pertinent to pediatric care. The guidance
                    shall include examples of innovative policies states
                    have adopted to expand access to behavioral health
                    services; for example, by establishing more expansive
                    and diverse behavioral health workforce roles such as
                    certified wellness coaches.
                        (C) Best practices related to financing, supporting,
                    and expanding the education and training of providers of
                    mental health and substance use disorder services in
                    order to increase the workforce of such providers who
                    participate in Medicaid and CHIP across the continuum of
                    care, including innovative public-private partnerships
                    and including such practices that are especially
                    pertinent to pediatric care.
                (2) <<NOTE: Strategies.>>  Opportunities to promote the
            integration of mental health or substance use disorder services
            with primary care services. The guidance relating to such
            opportunities shall include the following:
                        (A) <<NOTE: Overview.>> An overview of State options
                    for adopting and expanding value-based payment
                    arrangements and alternative payment models, including
                    accountable care organization-like models and other
                    shared savings programs.
                        (B) A description of opportunities for States to use
                    and align existing authorities and resources to finance
                    the integration of mental health or substance use
                    disorder services with primary care services, including
                    with respect to the use of electronic health records in
                    mental health care settings and in substance use
                    disorder care settings.
                        (C) Strategies to support integration of mental
                    health or substance use disorder services with primary
                    care services through the use of non-clinical
                    professionals and paraprofessionals, including peer
                    support specialists.
                        (D) Examples of specific strategies and models
                    designed to support integration of mental health or
                    substance use disorder services with primary care
                    services for differing age groups, including children
                    and youth and individuals over the age of 65, which may
                    include the collaborative care model or primary care
                    behavioral health model for behavioral health
                    integration.

        (b) Integration of Mental Health or Substance Use Disorder Services
    With <<NOTE: Definition.>> Primary Care Services.--For purposes of

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    subsection (a)(2), the term ``integration of mental health or substance
    use disorder services with primary care services'' means any of the
    following:
                (1) The delivery of mental health or substance use disorder
            services in a setting that is physically located in the same
            practice or building as a primary care setting, or when at least
            1 provider of mental health or substance use disorder services
            is available in a primary care setting via telehealth.
                (2) The use of behavioral health integration models
            primarily intended for pediatric populations with non-severe
            mental health needs that are focused on prevention and early
            detection and intervention methods through a multidisciplinary
            collaborative behavioral health team approach co-managed with
            primary care, to include same-day access to family-focused
            mental health treatment services.
                (3) Having providers of mental health or substance use
            disorder services physically co-located in a primary care
            setting with same-day visit availability.
                (4) Implementing or maintaining enhanced care coordination
            or targeted case management which includes regular interactions
            between and within care teams.
                (5) Providing mental health or substance use disorder
            screening and follow-up assessments, interventions, or services
            within the same practice or facility as a primary care or
            physical service setting.
                (6) The use of assertive community treatment that is
            integrated with or facilitated by a primary care practice.
                (7) Delivery of integrated primary care and mental health
            care or substance use disorder care in the home or in community-
            based settings for individuals who are recipients of Medicaid
            home and community-based services.
    SEC. 208. FUNDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATIONS.

        There is appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services
    for fiscal year 2024, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise
    appropriated, to remain available until expended--
                (1) $5,000,000, for the purpose of carrying out section 203
            and the amendments made by such section, and sections 206, and
            207; and
                (2) $10,000,000 for the recurring collection, analysis, and
            publication of health care data under section 1948 of the Social
            Security Act, as added by section 202.
    SEC. 209. CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC SERVICES
                            UNDER MEDICAID.

        (a) Definition of Medical Assistance.--Section 1905 of the Social
    Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in paragraph (30), by striking ``; and'' and
                    inserting a semicolon;
                        (B) by redesignating paragraph (31) as paragraph
                    (32); and
                        (C) by inserting after paragraph (30) the following
                    new paragraph:
                ``(31) certified community behavioral health clinic
            services, as defined in subsection (jj); and''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

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        ``(jj) Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Services.--
                ``(1) In general.--The term `certified community behavioral
            health services' means any of the following services when
            furnished to an individual as a patient of a certified community
            behavioral health clinic (as defined in paragraph (2)), in a
            manner reflecting person-centered care and which, if not
            available directly through a certified community behavioral
            health clinic, may be provided or referred through formal
            relationships with other providers:
                        ``(A) Crisis mental health services, including 24-
                    hour mobile crisis teams, emergency crisis intervention
                    services, and crisis stabilization.
                        ``(B) Screening, assessment, and diagnosis,
                    including risk assessment.
                        ``(C) Patient-centered treatment planning or similar
                    processes, including risk assessment and crisis
                    planning.
                        ``(D) Outpatient mental health and substance use
                    services.
                        ``(E) Outpatient clinic primary care screening and
                    monitoring of key health indicators and health risk.
                        ``(F) Intensive case management services.
                        ``(G) Psychiatric rehabilitation services.
                        ``(H) Peer support and counselor services and family
                    supports.
                        ``(I) Intensive, community-based mental health care
                    for members of the armed forces and veterans who are
                    eligible for medical assistance, particularly such
                    members and veterans located in rural areas, provided
                    the care is consistent with minimum clinical mental
                    health guidelines promulgated by the Veterans Health
                    Administration, including clinical guidelines contained
                    in the Uniform Mental Health Services Handbook of such
                    Administration.
                ``(2) Certified community behavioral health clinic.--The
            term `certified community behavioral health clinic' means an
            organization that--
                        ``(A) has been certified by a State as meeting the
                    criteria established by the Secretary pursuant to
                    subsection (a) of section 223 of the Protecting Access
                    to Medicare Act as of January 1, 2024, and any
                    subsequent updates to such criteria, regardless of
                    whether the State is carrying out a demonstration
                    program under this title under subsection (d) of such
                    section;
                        ``(B) is engaged in furnishing all of the services
                    described in paragraph (1); and
                        ``(C) agrees, as a condition of the certification
                    described in subparagraph (A), to furnish to the State
                    or Secretary any data required as part of ongoing
                    monitoring of the organization's provision of services,
                    including encounter data, clinical outcomes data,
                    quality data, and such other data as the State or
                    Secretary may require.''.

        (b) <<NOTE: 42 USC 1396d note.>> Effective Date.--The amendments
    made by this section shall apply with respect to medical assistance
    furnished on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

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    SEC. 210. ELIMINATING CERTAIN DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITAL
                            PAYMENT CUTS.

        Section 1923(f)(7)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-
    4(f)(7)(A)), as amended by section 121 of subtitle B of title I of
    division B of the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other
    Extensions Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-35), <<NOTE: Ante, p. 6.>>  is
    amended--
                (1) in clause (i), by striking ``For the period beginning
            March 9, 2024, and ending September 30, 2024, and for each of
            fiscal years 2025'' and inserting ``For the period beginning
            January 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2025, and for each of
            fiscal years 2026''; and
                (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``March 9, 2024, and ending
            September 30, 2024, and for each of fiscal years 2025'' and
            inserting ``January 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2025, and
            for each of fiscal years 2026''.
    SEC. 211. PROMOTING VALUE IN MEDICAID MANAGED CARE.

        Section 1903(m)(9)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
    1396b(m)(9)(A)) is amended by striking ``(and before fiscal year
    2024)''.
    SEC. 212. MEDICAID IMPROVEMENT FUND.

        Section 1941(b)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396w-
    1(b)(3)(A)), as amended by section 122 of subtitle B of title I of
    division B of the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other
    Extensions Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-35), <<NOTE: Ante, p. 6.>>  is
    further amended by striking ``$5,140,428,729'' and inserting ``$0''.

                              Subtitle C--Medicare

    SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR QUALITY MEASURE ENDORSEMENT,
                            INPUT, AND SELECTION.

        Section 1890(d)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
    1395aaa(d)(2)) is amended--
                (1) in the first sentence--
                        (A) by striking ``and $20,000,000'' and inserting
                    ``$20,000,000''; and
                        (B) by inserting the following before the period at
                    the end: ``, and $9,000,000 for the period beginning on
                    October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2024''; and
                (2) in the third sentence, by striking ``and 2023'' and
            inserting ``2023, and 2024 and the period beginning on October
            1, 2024, and ending on December 31, 2024''.
    SEC. 302. EXTENSION OF FUNDING OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE FOR LOW-
                            INCOME PROGRAMS.

        (a) State Health Insurance Assistance Programs.--Subsection
    (a)(1)(B) of section 119 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and
    Providers Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 1395b-3 note), as amended by section
    3306 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-
    148), section 610 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Public
    Law 112-240), section 1110 of the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013
    (Public Law 113-67), section 110 of the Protecting Access to Medicare
    Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-93), section 208 of the Medicare Access and
    CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-10), section 50207 of
    division E of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law

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    115-123), section 1402 of division B of the Continuing Appropriations
    Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-59), section
    1402 of division B of the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020,
    and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-69), section
    103 of division N of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
    (Public Law 116-94), section 3803 of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136),
    section 2203 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other
    Extensions Act (Public Law 116-159), section 1102 of the Further
    Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act (Public
    Law 116-215), and section 103 of division CC of the Consolidated
    Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), is amended--
                (1) in clause (xii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (2) in clause (xiii), by striking the period at the end and
            inserting ``; and''; and
                (3) by inserting after clause (xiii) the following new
            clause:
                              ``(xiv) for the period beginning on October 1,
                          2023, and ending on December 31, 2024,
                          $18,750,000.''.

        (b) Area Agencies on Aging.--Subsection (b)(1)(B) of such section
    119, as so amended, is amended--
                (1) in clause (xii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (2) in clause (xiii), by striking the period at the end and
            inserting ``; and''; and
                (3) by inserting after clause (xiii) the following new
            clause:
                              ``(xiv) for the period beginning on October 1,
                          2023, and ending on December 31, 2024,
                          $18,750,000.''.

        (c) Aging and Disability Resource Centers.--Subsection (c)(1)(B) of
    such section 119, as so amended, is amended--
                (1) in clause (xii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (2) in clause (xiii), by striking the comma at the end and
            inserting ``; and''; and
                (3) by inserting after clause (xiii) the following new
            clause:
                              ``(xiv) for the period beginning on October 1,
                          2023, and ending on December 31, 2024,
                          $6,250,000.''.

        (d) Coordination of Efforts to Inform Older Americans About Benefits
    Available Under Federal and State Programs.--Subsection (d)(2) of such
    section 119, as so amended, is amended--
                (1) in clause (xii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (2) in clause (xiii), by striking the period at the end and
            inserting ``; and''; and
                (3) by inserting after clause (xiii) the following new
            clause:
                              ``(xiv) for the period beginning on October 1,
                          2023, and ending on December 31, 2024,
                          $18,750,000.''.
    SEC. 303. EXTENSION OF THE WORK GEOGRAPHIC INDEX FLOOR UNDER THE
                            MEDICARE PROGRAM.

        Section 1848(e)(1)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
    4(e)(1)(E)) is amended by striking ``March 9, 2024'' and inserting
    ``January 1, 2025''.
    SEC. 304. EXTENDING INCENTIVE PAYMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN
                            ELIGIBLE ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT MODELS.

        (a) In General.--Section 1833(z) of the Social Security Act (42
    U.S.C. 1395l(z)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)(A)--
                        (A) by striking ``with 2025'' and inserting ``with
                    2026''; and

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                        (B) by inserting ``, or, with respect to 2026, 1.88
                    percent'' after ``3.5 percent'';
                (2) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (B)--
                              (i) in the heading, by striking ``2025'' and
                          inserting ``2026''; and
                              (ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), by
                          striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2026'';
                        (B) in subparagraph (C)--
                              (i) in the heading, by striking ``2026'' and
                          inserting ``2027''; and
                              (ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), by
                          striking ``2026'' and inserting ``2027''; and
                        (C) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and 2025''
                    and inserting ``2025, and 2026''; and
                (3) in paragraph (4)(B), by inserting ``, or, with respect
            to 2026, 1.88 percent'' after ``3.5 percent''.

        (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1848(q)(1)(C)(iii) of the Social
    Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(q)(1)(C)(iii)) is amended--
                (1) in subclause (II), by striking ``2025'' and inserting
            ``2026''; and
                (2) in subclause (III), by striking ``2026'' and inserting
            ``2027''.
    SEC. 305. TEMPORARY PAYMENT INCREASE UNDER THE MEDICARE PHYSICIAN
                            FEE SCHEDULE TO ACCOUNT FOR EXCEPTIONAL
                            CIRCUMSTANCES AND ATYPICAL TIMING OF
                            ENACTMENT.

        Section 1848(t)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
    4(t)(1)) is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (2) in subparagraph (D)--
                        (A) by striking ``January 1, 2025'' and inserting
                    ``March 9, 2024''; and
                        (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting
                    ``; and''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                        ``(E) such services furnished on or after March 9,
                    2024, and before January 1, 2025, by 2.93 percent.''.
    SEC. 306. EXTENSION OF INCREASED INPATIENT HOSPITAL PAYMENT
                            ADJUSTMENT FOR CERTAIN LOW-VOLUME
                            HOSPITALS.

        (a) In General.--Section 1886(d)(12) of the Social Security Act (42
    U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(12)) is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i),
            by striking ``in fiscal year 2025 and subsequent fiscal years''
            and inserting ``during the portion of fiscal year 2025 beginning
            on January 1, 2025, and ending on September 30, 2025, and in
            fiscal year 2026 and subsequent fiscal years'';
                (2) in subparagraph (C)(i)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding subclause (I)--
                              (i) by inserting ``or portion of a fiscal
                          year'' after ``for a fiscal year''; and
                              (ii) by inserting ``and the portion of fiscal
                          year 2025 beginning on October 1, 2024, and ending
                          on December 31, 2024'' after ``through 2024'';

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                        (B) in subclause (III), by inserting ``and the
                    portion of fiscal year 2025 beginning on October 1,
                    2024, and ending on December 31, 2024'' after ``through
                    2024''; and
                        (C) in subclause (IV), by striking ``fiscal year
                    2025'' and inserting ``the portion of fiscal year 2025
                    beginning on January 1, 2025, and ending on September
                    30, 2025, and fiscal year 2026''; and
                (3) in subparagraph (D)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting
                    ``or during the portion of fiscal year 2025 beginning on
                    October 1, 2024, and ending on December 31, 2024'' after
                    ``through 2024''; and
                        (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ``and the portion
                    of fiscal year 2025 beginning on October 1, 2024, and
                    ending on December 31, 2024'' after ``through 2024''.

        (b) <<NOTE: 42 USC 1395ww note.>> Implementation.--Notwithstanding
    any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services
    may implement the provisions of, including the amendments made by, this
    section by program instruction or otherwise.
    SEC. 307. EXTENSION OF THE MEDICARE-DEPENDENT HOSPITAL (MDH)
                            PROGRAM.

        (a) In General.--Section 1886(d)(5)(G) of the Social Security Act
    (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G)) is amended--
                (1) in clause (i), by striking ``October 1, 2024'' and
            inserting ``January 1, 2025''; and
                (2) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ``October 1, 2024'' and
            inserting ``January 1, 2025''.

        (b) Conforming Amendments.--
                (1) Extension of target amount.--Section 1886(b)(3)(D) of
            the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(D)) is amended--
                        (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking
                    ``October 1, 2024'' and inserting ``January 1, 2025'';
                    and
                        (B) in clause (iv), by inserting ``and the portion
                    of fiscal year 2025 beginning on October 1, 2024, and
                    ending on December 31, 2024,'' after ``through fiscal
                    year 2024''.
                (2) Permitting hospitals to decline reclassification.--
            Section 13501(e)(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
            1993 (42 U.S.C. 1395ww note) is amended by striking ``or fiscal
            year 2000'' and all that follows through ``the Secretary'' and
            inserting ``fiscal year 2000 through fiscal year 2024, or the
            portion of fiscal year 2025 beginning on October 1, 2024, and
            ending on December 31, 2024, the Secretary''.
    SEC. 308. EXTENSION OF ADJUSTMENT TO CALCULATION OF HOSPICE CAP
                            AMOUNT UNDER MEDICARE.

        Section 1814(i)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
    1395f(i)(2)(B)) is amended--
                (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``2032'' and inserting
            ``2033''; and
                (2) in clause (iii), by striking ``2032'' and inserting
            ``2033''.
    SEC. 309. MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT FUND.

        Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
    1395iii(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``$2,197,795,056'' and inserting
    ``$0''.

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                           Subtitle D--Human Services

    SEC. 401. <<NOTE: 42 USC 601 note.>> EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY
                            ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM.

        Activities authorized by part A of title IV (other than under
    section 403(c) or 418) and section 1108(b) of the Social Security Act
    shall continue through September 30, 2024, in the manner authorized for
    fiscal year 2023, and out of any money in the Treasury of the United
    States not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such
    sums as may be necessary for such purpose.
    SEC. 402. EXTENSION OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAMS.

        Activities authorized by part B of title IV of the Social Security
    Act shall continue through December 31, 2024, in the manner authorized
    for fiscal year 2023, and out of any money in the Treasury of the United
    States not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such
    sums as may be necessary for such purpose.
    SEC. 403. SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION EXTENSION.

        Section 510 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 710), as amended
    by section 142 of subtitle D of title I of division B of the Further
    Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024
    (Public Law 118-35), <<NOTE: Ante, p. 6.>> is further amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                              (i) by striking ``and'' after ``January 19,
                          2024,'';
                              (ii) by inserting ``for the period beginning
                          on March 9, 2024, and ending on September 30,
                          2024, and for the period beginning on October 1,
                          2024, and ending on December 31, 2024,'' after
                          ``March 8, 2024,''; and
                              (iii) by inserting ``or 2025'' after ``for
                          fiscal year 2024''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or 2025'' after
                    ``with respect to fiscal year 2024'' each place it
                    appears; and
                (2) in subsection (f)(1)--
                        (A) by striking ``and'' before ``for the period
                    beginning on January 20, 2024,''; and
                        (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting
                    ``, for the period beginning on March 9, 2024, and
                    ending on September 30, 2024, an amount equal to the pro
                    rata portion of the amount appropriated for the
                    corresponding period for fiscal year 2023, and for the
                    period beginning on October 1, 2024, and ending on
                    December 31, 2024, an amount equal to the pro rata
                    portion of the amount appropriated for the corresponding
                    period for fiscal year 2024.''.
    SEC. 404. PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY EDUCATION EXTENSION.

        Section 513 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 713), as amended
    by section 143 of subtitle D of title I of division B of the Further
    Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024
    (Public Law 118-35), <<NOTE: Ante, pp. 6, 7.>>  is further amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding
                    clause (i)--

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                              (i) by striking ``and'' after ``January 19,
                          2024,''; and
                              (ii) by inserting ``for the period beginning
                          on March 9, 2024, and ending on September 30,
                          2024, and for the period beginning on October 1,
                          2024, and ending on December 31, 2024,'' after
                          ``March 8, 2024,''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (B)(i)--
                              (i) by striking ``and'' after ``January 19,
                          2024,''; and
                              (ii) by striking the period at the end and
                          inserting ``, for the period beginning on March 9,
                          2024, and ending on September 30, 2024, and for
                          the period beginning on October 1, 2024, and
                          ending on December 31, 2024.'';
                (2) in subsection (c)(3), by inserting ``or 2025'' after
            ``fiscal year 2024''; and
                (3) in subsection (f)--
                        (A) by striking ``and'' before ``for the period
                    beginning on January 20, 2024,''; and
                        (B) by striking ``fiscal year 2023.'' and inserting
                    ``fiscal year 2023, for the period beginning on March 9,
                    2024, and ending on September 30, 2024, an amount equal
                    to the pro rata portion of the amount appropriated for
                    the corresponding period for fiscal year 2023, and for
                    the period beginning on October 1, 2024, and ending on
                    December 31, 2024, an amount equal to the pro rata
                    portion of the amount appropriated for the corresponding
                    period for fiscal year 2024.''.
    SEC. 405. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR FAMILY-TO-FAMILY HEALTH
                            INFORMATION CENTERS.

        Section 501(c)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
    701(c)(1)(A)) is amended--
                (1) in clause (vi), by striking ``and'' after the semicolon;
                (2) in clause (vii), by striking the period at the end and
            inserting ``; and''; and
                (3) by inserting after clause (vii), the following new
            clause:
                ``(viii) $1,500,000 for the portion of fiscal year 2025
            before January 1, 2025.''.

         TITLE II <<NOTE: Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of
    2024. Territories.>> --AMENDING COMPACTS OF FREE ASSOCIATION
    SEC. 201. <<NOTE: 48 USC 1901 note.>> SHORT TITLE.

        This title may be cited as the ``Compact of Free Association
    Amendments Act of 2024''.
    SEC. 202. <<NOTE: 48 USC 1981.>> FINDINGS.

        Congress finds the following:
                (1) The United States (in accordance with the Trusteeship
            Agreement for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the
            United Nations Charter, and the objectives of the international
            trusteeship system of the United Nations) fulfilled its
            obligations to promote the development of the people of the
            Trust Territory toward self-government or independence, as
            appropriate, to the particular circumstances of the Trust
            Territory

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            and the people of the Trust Territory and the freely expressed
            wishes of the people concerned.
                (2) The United States, the Federated States of Micronesia,
            and the Republic of the Marshall Islands entered into the
            Compact of Free Association set forth in section 201 of the
            Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1901 note;
            Public Law 99-239) and the United States and the Republic of
            Palau entered into the Compact of Free Association set forth in
            section 201 of Public Law 99-658 (48 U.S.C. 1931 note) to create
            and maintain a close and mutually beneficial relationship.
                (3) The ``Compact of Free Association, as amended, between
            the Government of the United States of America and the
            Government of the Federated States of Micronesia'', the
            ``Compact of Free Association, as amended, between the
            Government of the United States of America and the Government of
            the Republic of the Marshall Islands'', and related agreements
            were signed by the Government of the United States and the
            Governments of the Federated States of Micronesia and the
            Republic of the Marshall Islands and approved, as applicable, by
            section 201 of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of
            2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921 note; Public Law 108-188).
                (4) The ``Agreement between the Government of the United
            States of America and the Government of the Republic of Palau
            Following the Compact of Free Association Section 432 Review'',
            was signed by the Government of the United States and the
            Government of the Republic of Palau on September 3, 2010, and
            amended on September 19, 2018.
                (5) On May 22, 2023, the United States signed the
            ``Agreement between the Government of the United States of
            America and the Government of the Republic of Palau Resulting
            From the 2023 Compact of Free Association Section 432 Review''.
                (6) On May 23, 2023, the United States signed 3 agreements
            related to the U.S.-FSM Compact of Free Association, including
            an Agreement to Amend the Compact, as amended, a new fiscal
            procedures agreement, and a new trust fund agreement and on
            September 28, 2023, the United States signed a Federal Programs
            and Services agreement related to the U.S.-FSM Compact of Free
            Association.
                (7) On October 16, 2023, the United States signed 3
            agreements relating to the U.S.-RMI Compact of Free Association,
            including an Agreement to Amend the Compact, as amended, a new
            fiscal procedures agreement, and a new trust fund agreement.
    SEC. 203. <<NOTE: 48 USC 1982.>>  DEFINITIONS.

        In this title:
                (1) 1986 compact.--The term ``1986 Compact'' means the
            Compact of Free Association between the Government of the United
            States and the Governments of the Marshall Islands and the
            Federated States of Micronesia set forth in section 201 of the
            Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1901 note;
            Public Law 99-239).
                (2) 2003 amended u.s.-fsm compact.--The term ``2003 Amended
            U.S.-FSM Compact'' means the Compact of Free Association
            amending the 1986 Compact entitled the ``Compact of Free
            Association, as amended, between the Government of

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            the United States of America and the Government of the Federated
            States of Micronesia'' set forth in section 201(a) of the
            Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C.
            1921 note; Public Law 108-188).
                (3) 2003 amended u.s.-rmi compact.--The term ``2003 Amended
            U.S.-RMI Compact'' means the Compact of Free Association
            amending the 1986 Compact entitled ``Compact of Free
            Association, as amended, between the Government of the United
            States of America and the Government of the Republic of the
            Marshall Islands'' set forth in section 201(b) of the Compact of
            Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921 note;
            Public Law 108-188).
                (4) 2023 agreement to amend the u.s.-fsm compact.--The term
            ``2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-FSM Compact'' means the
            Agreement between the Government of the United States of America
            and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia to
            Amend the Compact of Free Association, as Amended, done at
            Palikir May 23, 2023.
                (5) 2023 agreement to amend the u.s.-rmi compact.--The term
            ``2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-RMI Compact'' means the
            Agreement between the Government of the United States of America
            and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to
            Amend the Compact of Free Association, as Amended, done at
            Honolulu October 16, 2023.
                (6) 2023 amended u.s.-fsm compact.--The term ``2023 Amended
            U.S.-FSM Compact'' means the 2003 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, as
            amended by the 2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-FSM Compact.
                (7) 2023 amended u.s.-rmi compact.--The term ``2023 Amended
            U.S.-RMI Compact'' means the 2003 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, as
            amended by the 2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-RMI Compact.
                (8) 2023 u.s.-fsm federal programs and services agreement.--
            The term ``2023 U.S.-FSM Federal Programs and Services
            Agreement'' means the 2023 Federal Programs and Services
            Agreement between the Government of the United States of America
            and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, done
            at Washington September 28, 2023.
                (9) 2023 u.s.-fsm fiscal procedures agreement.--The term
            ``2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Procedures Agreement'' means the
            Agreement Concerning Procedures for the Implementation of United
            States Economic Assistance provided in the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM
            Compact between the Government of the United States of America
            and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, done
            at Palikir May 23, 2023.
                (10) 2023 u.s.-fsm trust fund agreement.--The term ``2023
            U.S.-FSM Trust Fund Agreement'' means the Agreement between the
            Government of the United States of America and the Government of
            the Federated States of Micronesia Regarding the Compact Trust
            Fund, done at Palikir May 23, 2023.
                (11) 2023 u.s.-palau compact review agreement.--The term
            ``2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement'' means the Agreement
            between the Government of the United States of America and the
            Government of the Republic of Palau Resulting From the 2023
            Compact of Free Association Section 432 Review, done at Port
            Moresby May 22, 2023.

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                (12) 2023 u.s.-rmi fiscal procedures agreement.--The term
            ``2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures Agreement'' means the
            Agreement Concerning Procedures for the Implementation of United
            States Economic Assistance Provided in the 2023 Amended Compact
            Between the Government of the United States of America and the
            Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, done at
            Honolulu October 16, 2023.
                (13) 2023 u.s.-rmi trust fund agreement.--The term ``2023
            U.S.-RMI Trust Fund Agreement'' means the Agreement between the
            Government of the United States of America and the Government of
            the Republic of the Marshall Islands Regarding the Compact Trust
            Fund, done at Honolulu October 16, 2023.
                (14) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
            ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
                        (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of
                    the Senate;
                        (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
                    Senate;
                        (C) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House
                    of Representatives; and
                        (D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
                    Representatives.
                (15) Freely associated states.--The term ``Freely Associated
            States'' means--
                        (A) the Federated States of Micronesia;
                        (B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; and
                        (C) the Republic of Palau.
                (16) Subsidiary agreement.--The term ``subsidiary
            agreement'' means any of the following:
                        (A) The 2023 U.S.-FSM Federal Programs and Services
                    Agreement.
                        (B) The 2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Procedures Agreement.
                        (C) The 2023 U.S.-FSM Trust Fund Agreement.
                        (D) The 2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures Agreement.
                        (E) The 2023 U.S.-RMI Trust Fund Agreement.
                        (F) Any Federal Programs and Services Agreement in
                    force between the United States and the Republic of the
                    Marshall Islands.
                        (G) Any Federal Programs and Services Agreement in
                    force between the United States and the Republic of
                    Palau.
                        (H) Any other agreement that the United States may
                    from time-to-time enter into with the Government of the
                    Federated States of Micronesia, the Government of the
                    Republic of Palau, or the Government of the Republic of
                    the Marshall Islands, in accordance with--
                              (i) the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact;
                              (ii) the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review
                          Agreement; or
                              (iii) the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact.
                (17) U.S.-palau compact.--The term ``U.S.-Palau Compact''
            means the Compact of Free Association between the United States
            and the Government of Palau set forth in section 201 of Public
            Law 99-658 (48 U.S.C. 1931 note).

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    SEC. 204. <<NOTE: 48 USC 1983.>> APPROVAL OF 2023 AGREEMENT TO
                            AMEND THE U.S.-FSM COMPACT, 2023 AGREEMENT
                            TO AMEND THE U.S.-RMI COMPACT, 2023 U.S.-
                            PALAU COMPACT REVIEW AGREEMENT, AND
                            SUBSIDIARY AGREEMENTS.

        (a) Federated States of Micronesia.--
                (1) <<NOTE: 48 USC 1921 note.>>  Approval.--The 2023
            Agreement to Amend the U.S.-FSM Compact and the 2023 U.S.-FSM
            Trust Fund Agreement, as submitted to Congress on June 15, 2023,
            are approved and incorporated by reference.
                (2) Consent of congress.--Congress consents to--
                        (A) the 2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Procedures Agreement,
                    as submitted to Congress on June 15, 2023; and
                        (B) the 2023 U.S.-FSM Federal Programs and Services
                    Agreement.
                (3) Authority of president.--Notwithstanding section 101(f)
            of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48
            U.S.C. 1921(f)), the President is authorized to bring into force
            and implement the agreements described in paragraphs (1) and
            (2).

        (b) Republic of the Marshall Islands.--
                (1) <<NOTE: 48 USC 1921 note.>> Approval.--The 2023
            Agreement to Amend the U.S.-RMI Compact and the 2023 U.S.-RMI
            Trust Fund Agreement, as submitted to Congress on October 17,
            2023, are approved and incorporated by reference.
                (2) Consent of congress.--Congress consents to the 2023
            U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures Agreement, as submitted to Congress
            on October 17, 2023.
                (3) Authority of president.--Notwithstanding section 101(f)
            of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48
            U.S.C. 1921(f)), the President is authorized to bring into force
            and implement the agreements described in paragraphs (1) and
            (2).

        (c) Republic of Palau.--
                (1) Approval.--The 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement,
            as submitted to Congress on June 15, 2023, is approved.
                (2) Authority of president.--The President is authorized to
            bring into force and implement the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact
            Review Agreement.

        (d) Amendments, Changes, or Termination to Compacts and Certain
    Agreements.--
                (1) In general.--Any amendment to, change to, or termination
            of all or any part of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, 2023
            Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or the U.S.-Palau Compact, by mutual
            agreement or unilateral action of the Government of the United
            States, shall not enter into force until the date on which
            Congress has incorporated the applicable amendment, change, or
            termination into an Act of Congress.
                (2) <<NOTE: Applicability.>> Additional actions and
            agreements.--In addition to the Compacts described in paragraph
            (1), the requirements of that paragraph shall apply to--
                        (A) any action of the Government of the United
                    States under the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, 2023
                    Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or U.S.-Palau Compact,
                    including an action taken pursuant to section 431, 441,
                    or 442 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, 2023
                    Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or U.S.-Palau Compact; and

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                        (B) any amendment to, change to, or termination of--
                              (i) the agreement described in section
                          462(a)(2) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact;
                              (ii) the agreement described in section
                          462(a)(5) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact;
                              (iii) an agreement concluded pursuant to
                          section 265 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact;
                              (iv) an agreement concluded pursuant to
                          section 265 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact;
                              (v) an agreement concluded pursuant to section
                          177 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact;
                              (vi) Articles III and IV of the agreement
                          described in section 462(b)(6) of the 2023 Amended
                          U.S.-FSM Compact;
                              (vii) Articles III, IV, and X of the agreement
                          described in section 462(b)(6) of the 2023 Amended
                          U.S.-RMI Compact;
                              (viii) the agreement described in section
                          462(h) of the U.S.-Palau Compact; and
                              (ix) Articles VI, XV, and XVII of the
                          agreement described in section 462(b)(7) of the
                          2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact and 2023 Amended
                          U.S.-RMI Compact and section 462(i) of the U.S.-
                          Palau Compact.

        (e) Entry Into Force of Future Amendments to Subsidiary
    Agreements.-- <<NOTE: Effective date. President.>> An agreement between
    the United States and the Government of the Federated States of
    Micronesia, the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or
    the Government of the Republic of Palau that would amend, change, or
    terminate any subsidiary agreement or portion of a subsidiary agreement
    (other than an amendment to, change to, or termination of an agreement
    described in subsection (d)) shall not enter into force until the date
    that is 90 days after the date on which the President has transmitted to
    the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
    Representatives--
                (1) the agreement to amend, change, or terminate the
            subsidiary agreement;
                (2) an explanation of the amendment, change, or termination;
                (3) a description of the reasons for the amendment, change,
            or termination; and
                (4) <<NOTE: Statement.>> in the case of an agreement that
            would amend, change, or terminate any agreement described in
            section 462(b)(3) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact or the
            2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, a statement by the Secretary of
            Labor that describes--
                        (A) the necessity of the amendment, change, or
                    termination; and
                        (B) any impacts of the amendment, change, or
                    termination.
    SEC. <<NOTE: 48 USC 1984.>> 205. AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERATED STATES
                            OF MICRONESIA.

        (a) Law Enforcement Assistance.--
                (1) In general.--Pursuant to sections 222 and 224 of the
            2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, the United States shall provide
            nonreimbursable technical and training assistance, as

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            appropriate, including training and equipment for postal
            inspection of illicit drugs and other contraband, to enable the
            Government of the Federated States of Micronesia--
                        (A) to develop and adequately enforce laws of the
                    Federated States of Micronesia; and
                        (B) to cooperate with the United States in the
                    enforcement of criminal laws of the United States.
                (2) Use of appropriated funds.--Funds appropriated pursuant
            to subsection (j) of section 105 of the Compact of Free
            Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921d) (as amended
            by section 209(j)) may be used in accordance with section 102(a)
            of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48
            U.S.C. 1921a(a)).

        (b) United States Appointees to Joint Economic Management
    Committee.--
                (1) In general.--The 3 United States appointees (which are
            composed of the United States chair and 2 other members from the
            Government of the United States) to the Joint Economic
            Management Committee established under section 213 of the 2023
            Amended U.S.-FSM Compact (referred to in this subsection as the
            ``Committee'') shall--
                        (A) be voting members of the Committee; and
                        (B) continue to be officers or employees of the
                    Federal Government.
                (2) Term; appointment.--The 3 United States members of the
            Committee described in paragraph (1) shall be appointed for a
            term of 2 years as follows:
                        (A) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretary of
                    State, in consultation with the Secretary of the
                    Treasury.
                        (B) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretary of
                    the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of the
                    Treasury.
                        (C) 1 member shall be appointed by the Interagency
                    Group on Freely Associated States established under
                    section 208(d)(1).
                (3) <<NOTE: Time period.>> Reappointment.--A United States
            member of the Committee appointed under paragraph (2) may be
            reappointed for not more than 2 additional 2-year terms.
                (4) Qualifications.--Not fewer than 2 United States members
            of the Committee appointed under paragraph (2) shall be
            individuals who--
                        (A) by reason of knowledge, experience, or training,
                    are especially qualified in accounting, auditing, budget
                    analysis, compliance, grant administration, program
                    management, or international economics; and
                        (B) <<NOTE: Time period.>> possess not less than 5
                    years of full-time experience in accounting, auditing,
                    budget analysis, compliance, grant administration,
                    program management, or international economics.
                (5) Notice.--
                        (A) <<NOTE: Deadline. Statement. Attestation.>> In
                    general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
                    appointment of a United States member of the Committee
                    under paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Interior shall
                    notify the appropriate committees of Congress that an
                    individual has been appointed as a voting member of the
                    Committee under that paragraph, including a statement
                    prepared by the Secretary of the Interior attesting

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                    to the qualifications of the member described in
                    paragraph (4), subject to subparagraph (B).
                        (B) Requirement.--For purposes of a statement
                    required under subparagraph (A)--
                              (i) in the case of a member appointed under
                          paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary of the Interior
                          shall compile information on the member provided
                          to the Secretary of the Interior by the Secretary
                          of State on request of the Secretary of the
                          Interior; and
                              (ii) in the case of a member appointed under
                          paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary of the Interior
                          shall compile information on the member provided
                          to the Secretary of the Interior by the
                          Interagency Group on Freely Associated States
                          established under section 208(d)(1) on request of
                          the Secretary of the Interior.
                (6) Reports to congress.--Not later than 90 days after the
            date on which the Committee receives or completes any report
            required under the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, or any related
            subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit
            the report to the appropriate committees of Congress.
                (7) <<NOTE: Deadline.>>  Notice to congress.--Not later than
            90 days after the date on which the Government of the Federated
            States of Micronesia submits to the Committee a report required
            under the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, or any related
            subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit
            to the appropriate committees of Congress--
                        (A) <<NOTE: Attestation.>>  if the report is
                    submitted by the applicable deadline, written notice
                    attesting that the report is complete and accurate; or
                        (B) if the report is not submitted by the applicable
                    deadline, written notice that the report has not been
                    timely submitted.

        (c) United States Appointees to Joint Trust Fund Committee.--
                (1) In general.--The 3 United States voting members (which
            are composed of the United States chair and 2 other members from
            the Government of the United States) to the Joint Trust Fund
            Committee established pursuant to the agreement described in
            section 462(b)(5) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact (referred
            to in this subsection as the ``Committee'') shall continue to be
            officers or employees of the Federal Government.
                (2) Term; appointment.--The 3 United States members of the
            Committee described in paragraph (1) shall be appointed for a
            term not more than 2 years as follows:
                        (A) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretary of
                    State.
                        (B) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretary of
                    the Interior.
                        (C) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretary of
                    the Treasury.
                (3) <<NOTE: Time period.>>  Reappointment.--A United States
            member of the Committee appointed under paragraph (2) may be
            reappointed for not more than 2 additional 2-year terms.

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                (4) Qualifications.--Not fewer than 2 members of the
            Committee appointed under paragraph (2) shall be individuals
            who--
                        (A) by reason of knowledge, experience, or training,
                    are especially qualified in accounting, auditing, budget
                    analysis, compliance, financial investment, grant
                    administration, program management, or international
                    economics; and
                        (B) <<NOTE: Time period.>>  possess not less than 5
                    years of full-time experience in accounting, auditing,
                    budget analysis, compliance, financial investment, grant
                    administration, program management, or international
                    economics.
                (5) Notice.--
                        (A) <<NOTE: Deadline. Statement. Attestation.>>  In
                    general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
                    appointment of a United States member to the Committee
                    under paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Interior shall
                    notify the appropriate committees of Congress that an
                    individual has been appointed as a voting member of the
                    Committee under that paragraph, including a statement
                    attesting to the qualifications of the member described
                    in paragraph (4), subject to subparagraph (B).
                        (B) Requirement.--For purposes of a statement
                    required under subparagraph (A)--
                              (i) in the case of a member appointed under
                          paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary of the Interior
                          shall compile information on the member provided
                          to the Secretary of the Interior by the Secretary
                          of State on request of the Secretary of the
                          Interior; and
                              (ii) in the case of a member appointed under
                          paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary of the Interior
                          shall compile information on the member provided
                          to the Secretary of the Interior by the Secretary
                          of the Treasury on request of the Secretary of the
                          Interior.
                (6) Reports to congress.--Not later than 90 days after the
            date on which the Committee receives or completes any report
            required under the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, or any related
            subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit
            the report to the appropriate committees of Congress.
                (7) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> Notice to congress.--Not later than
            90 days after the date on which the Government of the Federated
            States of Micronesia submits to the Committee a report required
            under the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, or any related
            subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit
            to the appropriate committees of Congress--
                        (A) <<NOTE: Attestation.>>  if the report is
                    submitted by the applicable deadline, written notice
                    attesting that the report is complete and accurate; or
                        (B) if the report is not submitted by the applicable
                    deadline, written notice that the report has not been
                    timely submitted.
    SEC. 206. <<NOTE: 48 USC 1985.>>  AGREEMENTS WITH AND OTHER
                            PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE REPUBLIC OF THE
                            MARSHALL ISLANDS.

        (a) Law Enforcement Assistance.--
                (1) In general.--Pursuant to sections 222 and 224 of the
            2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, the United States shall

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            provide nonreimbursable technical and training assistance, as
            appropriate, including training and equipment for postal
            inspection of illicit drugs and other contraband, to enable the
            Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands--
                        (A) to develop and adequately enforce laws of the
                    Marshall Islands; and
                        (B) to cooperate with the United States in the
                    enforcement of criminal laws of the United States.
                (2) Use of appropriated funds.--Funds appropriated pursuant
            to subsection (j) of section 105 of the Compact of Free
            Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921d) (as amended
            by section 209(j)) may be used in accordance with section 103(a)
            of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48
            U.S.C. 1921b(a)).

        (b) Espousal Provisions.--
                (1) In general.--Congress reaffirms that--
                        (A) section 103(g)(1) of the Compact of Free
                    Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1903(g)(1)) and
                    section 103(e)(1) of the Compact of Free Association
                    Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(e)(1)) provided
                    that ``It is the intention of the Congress of the United
                    States that the provisions of section 177 of the Compact
                    of Free Association and the Agreement between the
                    Government of the United States and the Government of
                    the Marshall Islands for the Implementation of Section
                    177 of the Compact (hereafter in this subsection
                    referred to as the `Section 177 Agreement') constitute a
                    full and final settlement of all claims described in
                    Articles X and XI of the Section 177 Agreement, and that
                    any such claims be terminated and barred except insofar
                    as provided for in the Section 177 Agreement.''; and
                        (B) section 103(g)(2) of the Compact of Free
                    Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1903(g)(2)) and
                    section 103(e)(2) of the Compact of Free Association
                    Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(e)(2)) provided
                    that ``In furtherance of the intention of Congress as
                    stated in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Section
                    177 Agreement is hereby ratified and approved. It is the
                    explicit understanding and intent of Congress that the
                    jurisdictional limitations set forth in Article XII of
                    such Agreement are enacted solely and exclusively to
                    accomplish the objective of Article X of such Agreement
                    and only as a clarification of the effect of Article X,
                    and are not to be construed or implemented separately
                    from Article X.''.
                (2) Effect.--Nothing in the 2023 Agreement to Amend the
            U.S.-RMI Compact affects the application of the provisions of
            law reaffirmed by paragraph (1).

        (c) Certain Section 177 Agreement Provisions.--Congress reaffirms
    that--
                (1) Article IX of the Agreement Between the Government of
            the United States and the Government of the Marshall Islands for
            the Implementation of Section 177 of the Compact of Free
            Association, done at Majuro June 25, 1983, provided that ``If
            loss or damage to property and person of the citizens of the
            Marshall Islands, resulting from the Nuclear Testing Program,
            arises or is discovered after the effective date of this
            Agreement, and such injuries were not and could not

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            reasonably have been identified as of the effective date of this
            Agreement, and if such injuries render the provisions of this
            Agreement manifestly inadequate, the Government of the Marshall
            Islands may request that the Government of the United States
            provide for such injuries by submitting such a request to the
            Congress of the United States for its consideration. It is
            understood that this Article does not commit the Congress of the
            United States to authorize and appropriate funds.''; and
                (2) <<NOTE: Consultation.>> section 3(a) of Article XIII of
            the agreement described in paragraph (1) provided that ``The
            Government of the United States and the Government of the
            Marshall Islands shall consult at the request of either of them
            on matters relating to the provisions of this Agreement.''.

        (d) United States Appointees to Joint Economic Management and
    Financial Accountability Committee.--
                (1) In general.--The 2 United States appointees (which are
            composed of the United States chair and 1 other member from the
            Government of the United States) to the Joint Economic
            Management and Financial Accountability Committee established
            under section 214 of the 2003 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact (referred
            to in this subsection as the ``Committee'') shall--
                        (A) be voting members of the Committee; and
                        (B) continue to be officers or employees of the
                    Federal Government.
                (2) Term; appointment.--The 2 United States members of the
            Committee described in paragraph (1) shall be appointed for a
            term of 2 years as follows:
                        (A) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretary of
                    State, in consultation with the Secretary of the
                    Treasury.
                        (B) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretary of
                    the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of the
                    Treasury.
                (3) <<NOTE: Time period.>> Reappointment.--A United States
            member of the Committee appointed under paragraph (2) may be
            reappointed for not more than 2 additional 2-year terms.
                (4) Qualifications.--At least 1 United States member of the
            Committee appointed under paragraph (2) shall be an individual
            who--
                        (A) by reason of knowledge, experience, or training,
                    is especially qualified in accounting, auditing, budget
                    analysis, compliance, grant administration, program
                    management, or international economics; and
                        (B) <<NOTE: Time period.>> possesses not less than 5
                    years of full-time experience in accounting, auditing,
                    budget analysis, compliance, grant administration,
                    program management, or international economics.
                (5) Notice.--
                        (A) <<NOTE: Deadline. Statement. Attestation.>> In
                    general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
                    appointment of a United States member under paragraph
                    (2), the Secretary of the Interior shall notify the
                    appropriate committees of Congress that an individual
                    has been appointed as a voting member of the Committee
                    under that paragraph, including a statement attesting to
                    the qualifications of the member described in paragraph
                    (4), subject to subparagraph (B).

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                        (B) Requirement.--For purposes of a statement
                    required under subparagraph (A), in the case of a member
                    appointed under paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary of the
                    Interior shall compile information on the member
                    provided to the Secretary of the Interior by the
                    Secretary of State on request of the Secretary of the
                    Interior.
                (6) Reports to congress.--Not later than 90 days after the
            date on which the Committee receives or completes any report
            required under the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or any related
            subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit
            the report to the appropriate committees of Congress.
                (7) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> Notice to congress.--Not later than
            90 days after the date on which the Government of the Republic
            of the Marshall Islands submits to the Committee a report
            required under the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or any related
            subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit
            to the appropriate committees of Congress--
                        (A) <<NOTE: Attestation.>>  if the report is
                    submitted by the applicable deadline, written notice
                    attesting that the report is complete and accurate; or
                        (B) if the report is not submitted by the applicable
                    deadline, written notice that the report has not been
                    timely submitted.

        (e) United States Appointees to Trust Fund Committee.--
                (1) In general.--The 3 United States voting members (which
            are composed of the United States chair and 2 other members from
            the Government of the United States) to the Trust Fund Committee
            established pursuant to the agreement described in section
            462(b)(5) of the 2003 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact (referred to in
            this subsection as the ``Committee'') shall continue to be
            officers or employees of the Federal Government.
                (2) Term; appointment.--The 3 United States members of the
            Committee described in paragraph (1) shall be appointed for a
            term not more than 5 years as follows:
                        (A) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretary of
                    State.
                        (B) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretary of
                    the Interior.
                        (C) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretary of
                    the Treasury.
                (3) <<NOTE: Time period.>> Reappointment.--A United States
            member of the Committee appointed under paragraph (2) may be
            reappointed for not more than 2 additional 2-year terms.
                (4) Qualifications.--Not fewer than 2 members of the
            Committee appointed under paragraph (2) shall be individuals
            who--
                        (A) by reason of knowledge, experience, or training,
                    are especially qualified in accounting, auditing, budget
                    analysis, compliance, financial investment, grant
                    administration, program management, or international
                    economics; and
                        (B) <<NOTE: Time period.>>  possess not less than 5
                    years of full-time experience in accounting, auditing,
                    budget analysis, compliance, financial investment, grant
                    administration, program management, or international
                    economics.

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                (5) Notice.--
                        (A) <<NOTE: Deadline. Statement. Attestation.>> In
                    general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
                    appointment of a United States Member under paragraph
                    (2), the Secretary of the Interior shall notify the
                    appropriate committees of Congress that an individual
                    has been appointed as a voting member of the Committee
                    under that paragraph, including a statement attesting to
                    the qualifications of the appointee described in
                    paragraph (4), subject to subparagraph (B).
                        (B) Requirement.--For purposes of a statement
                    required under subparagraph (A)--
                              (i) in the case of a member appointed under
                          paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary of the Interior
                          shall compile information on the member provided
                          to the Secretary of the Interior by the Secretary
                          of State on request of the Secretary of the
                          Interior; and
                              (ii) in the case of a member appointed under
                          paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary of the Interior
                          shall compile information on the member provided
                          to the Secretary of the Interior by the Secretary
                          of the Treasury on request of the Secretary of the
                          Interior.
                (6) Reports to congress.--Not later than 90 days after the
            date on which the Committee receives or completes any report
            required under the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or any related
            subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit
            the report to the appropriate committees of Congress.
                (7) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> Notice to congress.--Not later than
            90 days after the date on which the Government of the Republic
            of the Marshall Islands submits to the Committee a report
            required under the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or any related
            subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit
            to the appropriate committees of Congress--
                        (A) <<NOTE: Attestation.>> if the report is
                    submitted by the applicable deadline, written notice
                    attesting that the report is complete and accurate; or
                        (B) if the report is not submitted by the applicable
                    deadline, written notice that the report has not been
                    timely submitted.

        (f) Four Atoll Health Care Program.--Congress reaffirms that--
                (1) section 103(j)(1) of the Compact of Free Association Act
            of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1903(j)(1)) and section 103(h)(1) of the
            Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C.
            1921b(h)(1)) provided that services ``provided by the United
            States Public Health Service or any other United States agency
            pursuant to section 1(a) of Article II of the Agreement for the
            Implementation of Section 177 of the Compact (hereafter in this
            subsection referred to as the `Section 177 Agreement') shall be
            only for services to the people of the Atolls of Bikini,
            Enewetak, Rongelap, and Utrik who were affected by the
            consequences of the United States nuclear testing program,
            pursuant to the program described in Public Law 95-134 and
            Public Law 96-205 and their descendants (and any other persons
            identified as having been so affected if such identification
            occurs in the manner described in such public laws). Nothing in
            this subsection shall be construed as prejudicial to the views
            or

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            policies of the Government of the Marshall Islands as to the
            persons affected by the consequences of the United States
            nuclear testing program.'';
                (2) section 103(j)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Act
            of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1903(j)(2)) and section 103(h)(2) of the
            Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C.
            1921b(h)(2)) provided that ``at the end of the first year after
            the effective date of the Compact and at the end of each year
            thereafter, the providing agency or agencies shall return to the
            Government of the Marshall Islands any unexpended funds to be
            returned to the Fund Manager (as described in Article I of the
            Section 177 Agreement) to be covered into the Fund to be
            available for future use.''; and
                (3) <<NOTE: Time period.>>  section 103(j)(3) of the Compact
            of Free Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1903(j)(3)) and
            section 103(h)(3) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments
            Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(h)(3)) provided that ``the Fund
            Manager shall retain the funds returned by the Government of the
            Marshall Islands pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection,
            shall invest and manage such funds, and at the end of 15 years
            after the effective date of the Compact, shall make from the
            total amount so retained and the proceeds thereof annual
            disbursements sufficient to continue to make payments for the
            provision of health services as specified in paragraph (1) of
            this subsection to such extent as may be provided in contracts
            between the Government of the Marshall Islands and appropriate
            United States providers of such health services.''.

        (g) <<NOTE: President.>>  Radiological Health Care Program.--
    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on the request of the
    Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the President
    (through an appropriate department or agency of the United States) shall
    continue to provide special medical care and logistical support for the
    remaining members of the population of Rongelap and Utrik who were
    exposed to radiation resulting from the 1954 United States thermonuclear
    ``Bravo'' test, pursuant to Public Law 95-134 (91 Stat. 1159) and Public
    Law 96-205 (94 Stat. 84).

        (h) <<NOTE: Grants.>> Agricultural and Food Programs.--
                (1) In general.--Congress reaffirms that--
                        (A) <<NOTE: Time
                    period. President. Contracts.>> section 103(h)(2) of the
                    Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C.
                    1903(h)(2)) and section 103(f)(2)(A) of the Compact of
                    Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C.
                    1921b(f)(2)(A)) provided that notwithstanding ``any
                    other provision of law, upon the request of the
                    Government of the Marshall Islands, for the first
                    fifteen years after the effective date of the Compact,
                    the President (either through an appropriate department
                    or agency of the United States or by contract with a
                    United States firm or by a grant to the Government of
                    the Republic of the Marshall Islands which may further
                    contract only with a United States firm or a Republic of
                    the Marshall Islands firm, the owners, officers and
                    majority of the employees of which are citizens of the
                    United States or the Republic of the Marshall Islands)
                    shall provide technical and other assistance without
                    reimbursement, to continue the planting and agricultural
                    maintenance program on Enewetak; without reimbursement,
                    to continue the food programs of the Bikini, Rongelap,
                    Utrik, and Enewetak

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                    people described in section 1(d) of Article II of the
                    Subsidiary Agreement for the Implementation of Section
                    177 of the Compact and for continued waterborne
                    transportation of agricultural products to Enewetak
                    including operations and maintenance of the vessel used
                    for such purposes.'';
                        (B) section 103(h)(2) of the Compact of Free
                    Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1903(h)(2)) and
                    section 103(f)(2)(B) of the Compact of Free Association
                    Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(f)(2)(B))
                    provided that ``The President shall ensure the
                    assistance provided under these programs reflects the
                    changes in the population since the inception of such
                    programs.''; and
                        (C) section 103(h)(3) of the Compact of Free
                    Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1903(h)(3)) and
                    section 103(f)(3) of the Compact of Free Association
                    Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(f)(3)) provided
                    that ``payments under this subsection shall be provided
                    to such extent or in such amounts as are necessary for
                    services and other assistance provided pursuant to this
                    subsection. It is the sense of Congress that after the
                    periods of time specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
                    this subsection, consideration will be given to such
                    additional funding for these programs as may be
                    necessary.''.
                (2) Planting and agricultural maintenance program.--The
            Secretary of the Interior may provide grants to the Government
            of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to carry out a planting
            and agricultural maintenance program on Bikini, Enewetak,
            Rongelap, and Utrik.
                (3) Food programs.--The Secretary of Agriculture may
            provide, without reimbursement, food programs to the people of
            the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
    SEC. 207. <<NOTE: 48 USC 1986.>> AGREEMENTS WITH AND OTHER
                            PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE REPUBLIC OF
                            PALAU.

        (a) Bilateral Economic Consultations.--United States participation
    in the annual economic consultations referred to in Article 8 of the
    2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement shall be by officers or
    employees of the Federal Government.
        (b) Economic Advisory Group.--
                (1) Qualifications.--A member of the Economic Advisory Group
            described in Article 7 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review
            Agreement (referred to in this subsection as the ``Advisory
            Group'') who is appointed by the Secretary of the Interior shall
            be an individual who, by reason of knowledge, experience, or
            training, is especially qualified in private sector business
            development, economic development, or national development.
                (2) Funds.--With respect to the Advisory Group, the
            Secretary of the Interior may use available funds for--
                        (A) the costs of the 2 members of the Advisory Group
                    designated by the United States in accordance with
                    Article 7 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review
                    Agreement;
                        (B) 50 percent of the costs of the 5th member of the
                    Advisory Group designated by the Secretary of the
                    Interior in accordance with the Article described in
                    subparagraph (A); and

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                        (C) the costs of--
                              (i) technical and administrative assistance
                          for the Advisory Group; and
                              (ii) other support necessary for the Advisory
                          Group to accomplish the purpose of the Advisory
                          Group.
                (3) Reports to congress.--Not later than 90 days after the
            date on which the Advisory Group receives or completes any
            report required under the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review
            Agreement, or any related subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of
            the Interior shall submit the report to the appropriate
            committees of Congress.

        (c) Reports to Congress.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date on
            which the Government of the Republic of Palau completes any
            report required under the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review
            Agreement, or any related subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of
            the Interior shall submit the report to the appropriate
            committees of Congress.
                (2) Notice to congress.--Not later than 90 days after the
            date on which the Government of the Republic of Palau submits a
            report required under the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review
            Agreement, or any related subsidiary agreement, the Secretary of
            the Interior shall submit to the appropriate committees of
            Congress--
                        (A) <<NOTE: Attestation.>> if the report is
                    submitted by the applicable deadline, written notice
                    attesting that the report is complete and accurate; or
                        (B) if the report is not submitted by the applicable
                    deadline, written notice that the report has not been
                    timely submitted.
    SEC. 208. <<NOTE: 48 USC 1987.>> OVERSIGHT PROVISIONS.

        (a) Authorities and Duties of the Comptroller General of the United
    States.--
                (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United
            States (including any duly authorized representative of the
            Comptroller General of the United States) shall have the
            authorities necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the
            Comptroller General of the United States under--
                        (A) the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact and related
                    subsidiary agreements, including the authorities and
                    privileges described in section 102(b) of the Compact of
                    Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C.
                    1921a(b));
                        (B) the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact and related
                    subsidiary agreements, including the authorities and
                    privileges described in section 103(k) of the Compact of
                    Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C.
                    1921b(k)); and
                        (C) the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement,
                    related subsidiary agreements, and the authorities
                    described in appendix D of the ``Agreement between the
                    Government of the United States of America and the
                    Government of the Republic of Palau Following the
                    Compact of Free Association Section 432 Review'' signed
                    by the United States and the Republic of Palau on
                    September 3, 2010.

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                (2) <<NOTE: Time period.>> Reports.--Not later than 18
            months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 4
            years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States
            shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report
            with respect to the Freely Associated States, including
            addressing--
                        (A) the topics described in subparagraphs (A)
                    through (E) of section 104(h)(1) of the Compact of Free
                    Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C.
                    1921c(h)(1)), except that for purposes of a report
                    submitted under this paragraph, the report shall address
                    those topics with respect to each of the Freely
                    Associated States; and
                        (B) the effectiveness of administrative oversight by
                    the United States of the Freely Associated States.

        (b) Secretary of the Interior Oversight Authority.--The Secretary of
    the Interior shall have the authority necessary to fulfill the
    responsibilities for monitoring and managing the funds appropriated to
    the Compact of Free Association account of the Department of the
    Interior by section 211(a) to carry out--
                (1) the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact;
                (2) the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact;
                (3) the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement; and
                (4) subsidiary agreements.

        (c) Postmaster General Oversight Authority.--The Postmaster General
    shall have the authority necessary to fulfill the responsibilities for
    monitoring and managing the funds appropriated to the United States
    Postal Service under paragraph (1) of section 211(b) and deposited in
    the Postal Service Fund under paragraph (2)(A) of that section to carry
    out--
                (1) section 221(a)(2) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact;
                (2) section 221(a)(2) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact;
                (3) section 221(a)(2) of the U.S.-Palau Compact; and
                (4) Article 6(a) of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review
            Agreement.

        (d) Interagency Group on Freely Associated States.--
                (1) <<NOTE: President.>> Establishment.--The President, in
            consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the
            Interior, and the Secretary of Defense, shall establish an
            Interagency Group on Freely Associated States (referred to in
            this subsection as the ``Interagency Group'').
                (2) Purpose.--The purposes of the Interagency Group are--
                        (A) to coordinate development and implementation of
                    executive branch policies, programs, services, and other
                    activities in or relating to the Freely Associated
                    States; and
                        (B) to provide policy guidance, recommendations, and
                    oversight to Federal agencies, departments, and
                    instrumentalities with respect to the implementation
                    of--
                              (i) the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact;
                              (ii) the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact; and
                              (iii) the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review
                          Agreement.
                (3) Membership.--The Interagency Group shall consist of--
                        (A) the Secretary of State, who shall serve as co-
                    chair of the Interagency Group;

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                        (B) the Secretary of the Interior, who shall serve
                    as co-chair of the Interagency Group;
                        (C) the Secretary of Defense;
                        (D) the Secretary of the Treasury;
                        (E) the heads of relevant Federal agencies,
                    departments, and instrumentalities carrying out
                    obligations under--
                              (i) sections 131 and 132 of the 2003 Amended
                          U.S.-FSM Compact and subsections (a) and (b) of
                          section 221 and section 261 of the 2023 Amended
                          U.S.-FSM Compact;
                              (ii) sections 131 and 132 of the 2003 Amended
                          U.S.-RMI Compact and subsections (a) and (b) of
                          section 221 and section 261 of the 2023 Amended
                          U.S.-RMI Compact;
                              (iii) sections 131 and 132 and subsections (a)
                          and (b) of section 221 of the U.S.-Palau Compact;
                              (iv) Article 6 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact
                          Review Agreement;
                              (v) any applicable subsidiary agreement; and
                              (vi) section 209; and
                        (F) the head of any other Federal agency,
                    department, or instrumentality that the Secretary of
                    State or the Secretary of the Interior may designate.
                (4) Duties of secretary of state and secretary of the
            interior.--The Secretary of State (or a senior official designee
            of the Secretary of State) and the Secretary of the Interior (or
            a senior official designee of the Secretary of the Interior)
            shall--
                        (A) co-lead and preside at a meeting of the
                    Interagency Group not less frequently than annually;
                        (B) determine, in consultation with the Secretary of
                    Defense, the agenda for meetings of the Interagency
                    Group; and
                        (C) facilitate and coordinate the work of the
                    Interagency Group.
                (5) Duties of the interagency group.--The Interagency Group
            shall--
                        (A) provide advice on the establishment or
                    implementation of policies relating to the Freely
                    Associated States to the President, acting through the
                    Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, in the form of a
                    written report not less frequently than annually;
                        (B) obtain information and advice relating to the
                    Freely Associated States from the Presidents, other
                    elected officials, and members of civil society of the
                    Freely Associated States, including through the members
                    of the Interagency Group (including senior official
                    designees of the members) meeting not less frequently
                    than annually with any Presidents of the Freely
                    Associated States who elect to participate;
                        (C) at the request of the head of any Federal agency
                    (or a senior official designee of the head of a Federal
                    agency) who is a member of the Interagency Group,
                    promptly review and provide advice on a policy or policy
                    implementation action affecting 1 or more of the Freely

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                    Associated States proposed by the Federal agency,
                    department, or instrumentality; and
                        (D) facilitate coordination of relevant policies,
                    programs, initiatives, and activities involving 1 or
                    more of the Freely Associated States, including ensuring
                    coherence and avoiding duplication between programs,
                    initiatives, and activities conducted pursuant to a
                    Compact with a Freely Associated State and non-Compact
                    programs, initiatives, and activities.
                (6) <<NOTE: President.>> Reports.--Not later than 1 year
            after the date of the enactment of this Act and each year
            thereafter in which a Compact of Free Association with a Freely
            Associated State is in effect, the President shall submit to the
            majority leader and minority leader of the Senate, the Speaker
            and minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the
            appropriate committees of Congress a report that describes the
            activities and recommendations of the Interagency Group during
            the applicable year.

        (e) Federal Agency Coordination.--The head of any Federal agency
    providing programs and services to the Federated States of Micronesia,
    the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau shall
    coordinate with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of State
    regarding the provision of the programs and services.
        (f) Foreign Loans or Debt.--Congress reaffirms that--
                (1) the foreign loans or debt of the Government of the
            Federated States of Micronesia, the Government of the Republic
            of the Marshall Islands, or the Government of the Republic of
            Palau shall not constitute an obligation of the United States;
            and
                (2) the full faith and credit of the United States
            Government shall not be pledged for the payment and performance
            of any foreign loan or debt referred to in paragraph (1) without
            specific further authorization.

        (g) <<NOTE: Reports.>> Compact Compilation.--Not later than 180 days
    after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior
    shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress that
    includes a compilation of the Compact of Free Association with the
    Federated State of Micronesia, the Compact of Free Association with the
    Republic of Palau, and the Compact of Free Association with Republic of
    the Marshall Islands.

        (h) Publication; Revision by Office of the Law Revision Counsel.--
                * (1) Publication.--In publishing this title in slip form
            and in the United States Statutes at Large pursuant to section
            112 of title 1, United States Code, the Archivist of the United
            States shall include after the date of approval at the end an
            appendix setting forth the text of--
                        (A) the 2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-FSM
                    Compact; and
                        (B) the 2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-RMI
                    Compact.
                (2) Revision by office of the law revision counsel.--The
            Office of the Law Revision Counsel is directed to revise--
                        (A) the 2003 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact set forth in
                    the note following section 1921 of title 48, United
                    States Code, to reflect the amendments to the 2003
                    Amended

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                    U.S.-FSM Compact made by the 2023 Agreement to Amend the
                    U.S.-FSM Compact; and
                        (B) the 2003 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact set forth in
                    the note following section 1921 of title 48, United
                    States Code, to reflect the amendments to the 2003
                    Amended U.S.-RMI Compact made by the 2023 Agreement to
                    Amend the U.S.-RMI Compact.
    SEC. 209. <<NOTE: 48 USC 1988.>> UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING
                            THE FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES.

        (a) Authorization for Veterans' Services.--
                (1) Definition of freely associated states.--In this
            subsection, the term ``Freely Associated States'' means--
                        (A) the Federated States of Micronesia, during such
                    time as it is a party to the Compact of Free Association
                    set forth in section 201 of the Compact of Free
                    Association Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-239; 48 U.S.C.
                    1901 note);
                        (B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands, during
                    such time as it is a party to the Compact of Free
                    Association set forth in section 201 of the Compact of
                    Free Association Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-239; 48
                    U.S.C. 1901 note); and
                        (C) the Republic of Palau, during such time as it is
                    a party to the Compact of Free Association between the
                    United States and the Government of Palau set forth in
                    section 201 of Joint Resolution entitled ``Joint
                    Resolution to approve the `Compact of Free Association'
                    between the United States and the Government of Palau,
                    and for other purposes'' (Public Law 99-658; 48 U.S.C.
                    1931 note).
                (2) Hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care
            abroad.--Section 1724 of title 38, United States Code, is
            amended--
                        (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsections (b)
                    and (c)'' and inserting ``subsections (b), (c), and
                    (f)''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:

        ``(f)(1)(A) <<NOTE: Contracts.>> The Secretary may furnish hospital
    care and medical services in the Freely Associated States, subject to
    agreements the Secretary shall enter into with the governments of the
    Freely Associated States as described in section 209(a)(4)(A) of the
    Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2024, and subject to
    subparagraph (B), to a veteran who is otherwise eligible to receive
    hospital care and medical services.

        ``(B) The agreements described in subparagraph (A) shall
    incorporate, to the extent practicable, the applicable laws of the
    Freely Associated States and define the care and services that can be
    legally provided by the Secretary in the Freely Associated States.
        ``(2) In furnishing hospital care and medical services under
    paragraph (1), the Secretary may furnish hospital care and medical
    services through--
                ``(A) <<NOTE: Contracts.>>  contracts or other agreements;
                ``(B) <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>> reimbursement; or
                ``(C) the direct provision of care by health care personnel
            of the Department.

        ``(3) In furnishing hospital care and medical services under
    paragraph (1), the Secretary may furnish hospital care and medical
    services for any condition regardless of whether the condition is
    connected to the service of the veteran in the Armed Forces.

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        ``(4)(A) <<NOTE: Determinations.>>  A veteran who has received
    hospital care or medical services in a country pursuant to this
    subsection shall remain eligible, to the extent determined advisable and
    practicable by the Secretary, for hospital care or medical services in
    that country regardless of whether the country continues to qualify as a
    Freely Associated State for purposes of this subsection.

        ``(B) If the Secretary determines it is no longer advisable or
    practicable to allow veterans described in subparagraph (A) to remain
    eligible for hospital care or medical services pursuant to such
    subparagraph, the Secretary shall--
                ``(i) <<NOTE: Notice.>> provide direct notice of that
            determination to such veterans; and
                ``(ii) <<NOTE: Federal Register, publication.>>  publish
            that determination and the reasons for that determination in the
            Federal Register.

        ``(5) <<NOTE: Definitions.>>  In this subsection, the term `Freely
    Associated States' means--
                ``(A) the Federated States of Micronesia, during such time
            as it is a party to the Compact of Free Association set forth in
            section 201 of the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985
            (Public Law 99-239; 48 U.S.C. 1901 note);
                ``(B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands, during such time
            as it is a party to the Compact of Free Association set forth in
            section 201 of the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985
            (Public Law 99-239; 48 U.S.C. 1901 note); and
                ``(C) the Republic of Palau, during such time as it is a
            party to the Compact of Free Association between the United
            States and the Government of Palau set forth in section 201 of
            Joint Resolution entitled `Joint Resolution to approve the
            ``Compact of Free Association'' between the United States and
            the Government of Palau, and for other purposes' (Public Law 99-
            658; 48 U.S.C. 1931 note).''.
                (3) Beneficiary travel.--Section 111 of title 38, United
            States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

        ``(h)(1) <<NOTE: Payments.>> Notwithstanding any other provision of
    law, the Secretary may make payments to or for any person traveling in,
    to, or from the Freely Associated States for receipt of care or services
    authorized to be legally provided by the Secretary in the Freely
    Associated States under section 1724(f)(1) of this title.

        ``(2) A person who has received payment for travel in a country
    pursuant to this subsection shall remain eligible for payment for such
    travel in that country regardless of whether the country continues to
    qualify as a Freely Associated State for purposes of this subsection.
        ``(3) <<NOTE: Regulations.>>  The Secretary shall prescribe
    regulations to carry out this subsection.

        ``(4) <<NOTE: Definitions.>>  In this subsection, the term `Freely
    Associated States' means--
                ``(A) the Federated States of Micronesia, during such time
            as it is a party to the Compact of Free Association set forth in
            section 201 of the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985
            (Public Law 99-239; 48 U.S.C. 1901 note);
                ``(B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands, during such time
            as it is a party to the Compact of Free Association set forth in
            section 201 of the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985
            (Public Law 99-239; 48 U.S.C. 1901 note); and
                ``(C) the Republic of Palau, during such time as it is a
            party to the Compact of Free Association between the United

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            States and the Government of Palau set forth in section 201 of
            Joint Resolution entitled `Joint Resolution to approve the
            ``Compact of Free Association'' between the United States and
            the Government of Palau, and for other purposes' (Public Law 99-
            658; 48 U.S.C. 1931 note).''.
                (4) Legal issues.--
                        (A) Agreements to furnish care and services.--
                              (i) In general.--Before delivering hospital
                          care or medical services under subsection (f) of
                          section 1724 of title 38, United States Code, as
                          added by paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary of
                          Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the
                          Secretary of State, shall enter into agreements
                          with the governments of the Freely Associated
                          States to--
                                        (I) facilitate the furnishing of
                                    health services, including telehealth,
                                    under the laws administered by the
                                    Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
                                    veterans in the Freely Associated
                                    States, such as by addressing--
                                                (aa) licensure,
                                            certification, registration, and
                                            tort issues relating to health
                                            care personnel;
                                                (bb) the scope of health
                                            services the Secretary may
                                            furnish, as well as the means
                                            for furnishing such services;
                                            and
                                                (cc) matters relating to
                                            delivery of pharmaceutical
                                            products and medical surgical
                                            products, including delivery of
                                            such products through the
                                            Consolidated Mail Outpatient
                                            Pharmacy of the Department of
                                            Veterans Affairs, to the Freely
                                            Associated States;
                                        (II) clarify the authority of the
                                    Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay for
                                    tort claims as set forth under
                                    subparagraph (C); and
                                        (III) clarify authority and
                                    responsibility on any other matters
                                    determined relevant by the Secretary of
                                    Veterans Affairs or the governments of
                                    the Freely Associated States.
                              (ii) Scope of agreements.--The agreements
                          described in clause (i) shall incorporate, to the
                          extent practicable, the applicable laws of the
                          Freely Associated States and define the care and
                          services that can be legally provided by the
                          Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the Freely
                          Associated States.
                              (iii) Report to congress.--
                                        (I) In general.--Not later than 90
                                    days after entering into an agreement
                                    described in clause (i), the Secretary
                                    of Veterans Affairs shall submit the
                                    agreement to the appropriate committees
                                    of Congress.
                                        (II) Appropriate committees of
                                    congress defined.--In this clause, the
                                    term ``appropriate committees of
                                    Congress'' means--
                                                (aa) the Committee on Energy
                                            and Natural Resources, the
                                            Committee on Foreign Relations,
                                            and the Committee on Veterans'
                                            Affairs of the Senate; and

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                                                (bb) the Committee on
                                            Natural Resources, the Committee
                                            on Foreign Affairs, and the
                                            Committee on Veterans' Affairs
                                            of the House of Representatives.
                        (B) Licensure of health care professionals providing
                    treatment via telemedicine in the freely associated
                    states.--Section 1730C(a) of title 38, United States
                    Code, is amended by striking ``any State'' and inserting
                    ``any State or any of the Freely Associated States (as
                    defined in section 1724(f) of this title)''.
                        (C) Payment of claims.--The Secretary of Veterans
                    Affairs may pay tort claims, in the manner authorized in
                    the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, United
                    States Code, when such claims arise in the Freely
                    Associated States in connection with furnishing hospital
                    care or medical services or providing medical
                    consultation or medical advice to a veteran under the
                    laws administered by the Secretary, including through a
                    remote or telehealth program.
                (5) <<NOTE: Time period.>> Outreach and assessment of
            options.--During the 1-year period beginning on the date of
            enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall,
            subject to the availability of appropriations--
                        (A) conduct robust outreach to, and engage with,
                    each government of the Freely Associated States;
                        (B) assess options for the delivery of care through
                    the use of authorities provided pursuant to the
                    amendments made by this subsection; and
                        (C) increase staffing as necessary to conduct
                    outreach under subparagraph (A).

        (b) Authorization of Education Programs.--
                (1) <<NOTE: Grants.>>  Eligibility.--For fiscal year 2024
            and each fiscal year thereafter, the Government of the United
            States shall--
                        (A) continue to make available to the Federated
                    States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall
                    Islands, and the Republic of Palau, grants for services
                    to individuals eligible for such services under part B
                    of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20
                    U.S.C. 1411 et seq.) to the extent that those services
                    continue to be available to individuals in the United
                    States;
                        (B) continue to make available to the Federated
                    States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall
                    Islands and make available to the Republic of Palau,
                    competitive grants under the Elementary and Secondary
                    Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), the Carl
                    D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006
                    (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), and part D of the Individuals
                    with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1450 et
                    seq.), to the extent that those grants continue to be
                    available to State and local governments in the United
                    States;
                        (C) continue to make grants available to the
                    Republic of Palau under part A of title I of the
                    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
                    U.S.C. 6311 et seq.), the Adult Education and Family
                    Literacy Act (29 U.S.C. 3271 et seq.), and the Carl D.
                    Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20
                    U.S.C. 2301 et seq.);

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                        (D) continue to make available to eligible
                    institutions of higher education in the Republic of
                    Palau and make available to eligible institutions of
                    higher education in the Federated States of Micronesia
                    and the Republic of the Marshall Islands and to students
                    enrolled in those institutions of higher education, and
                    to students who are citizens of the Federated States of
                    Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and
                    the Republic of Palau and enrolled in institutions of
                    higher education in the United States and territories of
                    the United States, grants under--
                              (i) subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the
                          Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a et
                          seq.);
                              (ii) subpart 3 of part A of title IV of the
                          Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070b et
                          seq.); and
                              (iii) part C of title IV of the Higher
                          Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087-51 et seq.);
                        (E) <<NOTE: Requirement.>> require, as a condition
                    of eligibility for a public institution of higher
                    education in any State (as defined in section 103 of the
                    Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003)) that is
                    not a Freely Associated State to participate in or
                    receive funds under any program under title IV of such
                    Act (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), that the institution
                    charge students who are citizens of the Federated States
                    of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or
                    the Republic of Palau tuition for attendance at a rate
                    that is not greater than the rate charged for residents
                    of the State in which such public institution of higher
                    education is located; and
                        (F) continue to make available, to eligible
                    institutions of higher education, secondary schools, and
                    nonprofit organizations in the Federated States of
                    Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and
                    the Republic of Palau, competitive grants under the
                    Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
                (2) Other formula grants.--Except as provided in paragraph
            (1), the Secretary of Education shall not make a grant under any
            formula grant program administered by the Department of
            Education to the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of
            the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau.
                (3) Grants to the freely associated states under part b of
            the individuals with disabilities education act.--Section
            611(b)(1) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20
            U.S.C. 1411(b)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and
            inserting the following:
                        ``(A) Funds reserved.--From the amount appropriated
                    for any fiscal year under subsection (i), the Secretary
                    shall reserve not more than 1 percent, which shall be
                    used as follows:
                              ``(i) To provide assistance to the outlying
                          areas in accordance with their respective
                          populations of individuals aged 3 through 21.
                              ``(ii)(I) To provide each freely associated
                          State a grant so that no freely associated State
                          receives a lesser share of the total funds
                          reserved for the freely associated State than the
                          freely associated State received of those funds
                          for fiscal year 2023.

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                        ``(II) Each freely associated State shall establish
                    its eligibility under this subparagraph consistent with
                    the requirements for a State under section 612.
                        ``(III) The funds provided to each freely associated
                    State under this part may be used to provide, to each
                    infant or toddler with a disability (as defined in
                    section 632), either a free appropriate public
                    education, consistent with section 612, or early
                    intervention services consistent with part C,
                    notwithstanding the application and eligibility
                    requirements of sections 634(2), 635, and 637.''.
                (4) Technical amendments to the elementary and secondary
            education act of 1965.--The Elementary and Secondary Education
            Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended--
                        (A) by striking subparagraph (A) of section
                    1121(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 6331(b)(1)) and inserting the
                    following:
                        ``(A) first reserve $1,000,000 for the Republic of
                    Palau, subject to such terms and conditions as the
                    Secretary may establish, except that Public Law 95-134,
                    permitting the consolidation of grants, shall not apply;
                    and''; and
                        (B) in section 8101 (20 U.S.C. 7801), by amending
                    paragraph (36) to read as follows:
                ``(36) <<NOTE: Definition.>>  Outlying area.--The term
            `outlying area'--
                        ``(A) means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the
                    Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States
                    Virgin Islands; and
                        ``(B) for the purpose of any discretionary grant
                    program under this Act, includes the Republic of the
                    Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia,
                    and the Republic of Palau, to the extent that any such
                    grant program continues to be available to State and
                    local governments in the United States.''.
                (5) Technical amendment to the compact of free association
            amendments act of 2003.--Section 105(f)(1)(B) of the Compact of
            Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C.
            1921d(f)(1)(B)) is amended by striking clause (ix).
                (6) Head start programs.--
                        (A) Definitions.--Section 637 of the Head Start Act
                    (42 U.S.C. 9832) is amended, in the paragraph defining
                    the term ``State'', by striking the second sentence and
                    inserting ``The term `State' includes the Federated
                    States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall
                    Islands, and the Republic of Palau.''.
                        (B) Allotment of funds.--Section 640(a)(2)(B) of the
                    Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9835(a)(2)(B)) is amended--
                              (i) in clause (iv), by inserting ``the
                          Republic of Palau,'' before ``and the Virgin
                          Islands''; and
                              (ii) by amending clause (v) to read as
                          follows:
                              ``(v) if a base grant has been established
                          through appropriations for the Federated States of
                          Micronesia or the Republic of the Marshall
                          Islands, to provide an amount for that
                          jurisdiction (for Head Start agencies (including
                          Early Head Start agencies) in the jurisdiction)
                          that is equal to the amount provided for base
                          grants for such jurisdiction under this subchapter
                          for the prior fiscal year, by allotting to each
                          agency

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                          described in this clause an amount equal to that
                          agency's base grant for the prior fiscal year;
                          and''.
                (7) Coordination required.--The Secretary of the Interior,
            in coordination with the Secretary of Education and the
            Secretary of Health and Human Services, as applicable, shall, to
            the maximum extent practicable, coordinate with the 3 United
            States appointees to the Joint Economic Management Committee
            described in section 205(b)(1) and the 2 United States
            appointees to the Joint Economic Management and Financial
            Accountability Committee described in section 206(d)(1) to avoid
            duplication of economic assistance for education provided under
            section 261(a)(1) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact or
            section 261(a)(1) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact of
            activities or services provided under--
                        (A) the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.);
                        (B) subpart 3 of part A of title IV of the Higher
                    Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070b et seq.); or
                        (C) part C of title IV of the Higher Education Act
                    of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087-51 et seq.).

        (c) Authorization of Department of Defense Programs.--
                (1) <<NOTE: Reimbursement.>>  Department of defense medical
            facilities.--The Secretary of Defense shall make available, on a
            space available and reimbursable basis, the medical facilities
            of the Department of Defense for use by citizens of the
            Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall
            Islands, and the Republic of Palau, who are properly referred to
            the facilities by government authorities responsible for
            provision of medical services in the Federated States of
            Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic
            of Palau, and the affected jurisdictions (as defined in section
            104(e)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of
            2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921c(e)(2))).
                (2) Participation by secondary schools in the armed services
            vocational aptitude battery student testing program.--It is the
            sense of Congress that the Department of Defense may extend the
            Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) Student
            Testing Program and the ASVAB Career Exploration Program to
            selected secondary schools in the Federated States of
            Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the
            Republic of Palau to the extent such programs are available to
            Department of Defense dependent secondary schools established
            under section 2164 of title 10, United States Code, and located
            outside the United States.

        (d) <<NOTE: Time periods.>>  Judicial Training.--In addition to
    amounts provided under section 261(a)(4) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM
    Compact and the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact and under subsections (a)
    and (b) of Article 1 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement,
    for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2043, the Secretary of the
    Interior shall use the amounts made available to the Secretary of the
    Interior under section 211(c) to train judges and officials of the
    judiciary in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the
    Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau, in cooperation with the
    Pacific Islands Committee of the judicial council of the ninth judicial
    circuit of the United States.

        (e) Eligibility for the Republic of Palau.--
                (1) National health service corps.--The Secretary of Health
            and Human Services shall make the services of the National
            Health Service Corps available to the residents of

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            the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall
            Islands, and the Republic of Palau to the same extent, and for
            the same duration, as services are authorized to be provided to
            persons residing in any other areas within or outside the United
            States.
                (2) Additional programs and services.--The Republic of Palau
            shall be eligible for the programs and services made available
            to the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the
            Marshall Islands under section 108(a) of the Compact of Free
            Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921g(a)).
                (3) Programs and services of certain agencies.--In addition
            to the programs and services set forth in the operative Federal
            Programs and Services Agreement between the United States and
            the Republic of Palau, the programs and services of the
            following agencies shall be made available to the Republic of
            Palau:
                        (A) The Legal Services Corporation.
                        (B) The Public Health Service.
                        (C) The Rural Housing Service.

        (f) Compact Impact Fairness.--
                (1) In general.--Section 402 of the Personal Responsibility
            and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612)
            is amended--
                        (A) in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the end the
                    following:
                        ``(N) Exception for citizens of freely associated
                    states.--With respect to eligibility for benefits for
                    any specified Federal program, paragraph (1) shall not
                    apply to any individual who lawfully resides in the
                    United States in accordance with section 141 of the
                    Compacts of Free Association between the Government of
                    the United States and the Governments of the Federated
                    States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall
                    Islands, and the Republic of Palau.''; and
                        (B) in subsection (b)(2)(G)--
                              (i) in the subparagraph heading, by striking
                          ``medicaid exception for'' and inserting
                          ``exception for''; and
                              (ii) by striking ``the designated Federal
                          program defined in paragraph (3)(C) (relating to
                          the Medicaid program)'' and inserting ``any
                          designated Federal program''.
                (2) Exception to 5-year wait requirement.--Section 403(b)(3)
            of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
            Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613(b)(3)) is amended by
            striking ``, but only with respect to the designated Federal
            program defined in section 402(b)(3)(C)''.
                (3) Definition of qualified alien.--Section 431(b)(8) of the
            Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
            of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641(b)(8)) is amended by striking ``, but
            only with respect to the designated Federal program defined in
            section 402(b)(3)(C) (relating to the Medicaid program)''.

        (g) Consultation With International Financial Institutions.--The
    Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination with the Secretary of the
    Interior and the Secretary of State, shall consult

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    with appropriate officials of the Asian Development Bank and relevant
    international financial institutions (as defined in section 1701(c) of
    the International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r(c))), as
    appropriate, with respect to overall economic conditions in, and the
    activities of other providers of assistance to, the Freely Associated
    States.
        (h) Chief of Mission.--Section 105(b) of the Compact of Free
    Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921d(b)) is amended by
    striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
                ``(5) Pursuant to section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of
            1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927), all United States Government executive
            branch employees in the Federated States of Micronesia, the
            Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau fall
            under the authority of the respective applicable chief of
            mission, except for employees identified as excepted from the
            authority under Federal law or by Presidential directive.''.

        (i) Establishment of a Unit for the Freely Associated States in the
    Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs of the Department of State and
    Increasing Personnel Focused on Oceania.--
                (1) Definition of appropriate congressional committees.--In
            this subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional
            committees'' means the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
            Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
            Representatives.
                (2) Requirements.--The Secretary of State shall--
                        (A) assign additional full-time equivalent personnel
                    to the Office of Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific
                    Island Affairs of the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific
                    Affairs of the Department of State, including to the
                    unit established under subparagraph (B), as the
                    Secretary of State determines to be appropriate, in
                    accordance with paragraph (4)(A); and
                        (B) establish a unit in the Bureau of East Asian and
                    Pacific Affairs of the Department of State to carry out
                    the functions described in paragraph (3).
                (3) Functions of unit.--The unit established under paragraph
            (2)(B) shall be responsible for the following:
                        (A) Managing the bilateral and regional relations
                    with the Freely Associated States.
                        (B) Supporting the Secretary of State in leading
                    negotiations relating to the Compacts of Free
                    Association with the Freely Associated States.
                        (C) Coordinating, in consultation with the
                    Department of the Interior, the Department of Defense,
                    and other interagency partners as appropriate,
                    implementation of the Compacts of Free Association with
                    the Freely Associated States.
                (4) Full-time equivalent employees.--The Secretary of State
            shall--
                        (A) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> not later than 5 years after
                    the date of enactment of this Act, assign to the Office
                    of Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Island Affairs of
                    the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, including
                    to the unit established under paragraph (2)(B), not less
                    than 4 additional full-time equivalent staff, who shall
                    not be dual-hatted, including by considering--

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                              (i) the use of existing flexible hiring
                          authorities, including Domestic Employees
                          Teleworking Overseas (DETOs); and
                              (ii) the realignment of existing personnel,
                          including from the United States Mission in
                          Australia, as appropriate;
                        (B) reduce the number of vacant foreign service
                    positions in the Pacific Island region by establishing
                    an incentive program within the Foreign Service for
                    overseas positions related to the Pacific Island region;
                    and
                        (C) <<NOTE: Reports. Time period.>> report to the
                    appropriate congressional committees on progress toward
                    objectives outlined in this subsection beginning 1 year
                    from the date of the enactment of this Act and annually
                    thereafter for 5 years.

        (j) Technical Assistance.--Section 105 of the Compact of Free
    Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921d) is amended by
    striking subsection (j) and inserting the following:
        ``(j) Technical Assistance.--
                ``(1) In general.--Technical assistance may be provided
            pursuant to section 224 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact,
            section 224 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact, or section 222
            of the U.S.-Palau Compact (as those terms are defined in section
            203 of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2024)
            by Federal agencies and institutions of the Government of the
            United States to the extent the assistance shall be provided to
            States, territories, or units of local government.
                ``(2) Historic preservation.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Any technical assistance
                    authorized under paragraph (1) that is provided by the
                    Forest Service, the Natural Resources Conservation
                    Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
                    the National Marine Fisheries Service, the United States
                    Coast Guard, the Advisory Council on Historic
                    Preservation, the Department of the Interior, or any
                    other Federal agency providing assistance under division
                    A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code, may
                    be provided on a nonreimbursable basis.
                        ``(B) <<NOTE: Applicability.>>  Grants.--During the
                    period in which the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact (as so
                    defined) and the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact (as so
                    defined) are in force, the grant programs under division
                    A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code, shall
                    continue to apply to the Federated States of Micronesia
                    and the Republic of the Marshall Islands in the same
                    manner and to the same extent as those programs applied
                    prior to the approval of the U.S.-FSM Compact and U.S.-
                    RMI Compact.
                ``(3) Additional funds.--Any funds provided pursuant to this
            subsection, subsections (c), (g), (h), (i), (k), (l), and (m),
            section 102(a), and subsections (a), (b), (f), (g), (h), and (j)
            of section 103 shall be in addition to, and not charged against,
            any amounts to be paid to the Federated States of Micronesia or
            the Republic of the Marshall Islands pursuant to--
                        ``(A) the U.S.-FSM Compact;
                        ``(B) the U.S.-RMI Compact; or
                        ``(C) any related subsidiary agreement.''.

        (k) Continuing Trust Territory Authorization.--The authorization
    provided by the Act of June 30, 1954 (68 Stat. 330,

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    chapter 423), shall remain available after the effective date of the
    2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact and the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact with
    respect to the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the
    Marshall Islands for transition purposes, including--
                (1) completion of projects and fulfillment of commitments or
            obligations;
                (2) termination of the Trust Territory Government and
            termination of the High Court;
                (3) health and education as a result of exceptional
            circumstances;
                (4) ex gratia contributions for the populations of Bikini,
            Enewetak, Rongelap, and Utrik; and
                (5) technical assistance and training in financial
            management, program administration, and maintenance of
            infrastructure.

        (l) Technical Amendments.--
                (1) Public health service act definition.--Section 2(f) of
            the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201(f)) is amended by
            striking ``and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands'' and
            inserting ``the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of
            the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau''.
                (2) Compact impact amendments.--Section 104(e) of the
            Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C.
            1921c(e)) is amended--
                        (A) <<NOTE: Time periods.>> in paragraph (4)--
                              (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
                          ``beginning in fiscal year 2003'' and inserting
                          ``during the period of fiscal years 2003 through
                          2023''; and
                              (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``after
                          fiscal year 2003'' and inserting ``for the period
                          of fiscal years 2004 through 2023'';
                        (B) by striking paragraph (5); and
                        (C) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (10) as
                    paragraphs (5) through (9), respectively.
    SEC. <<NOTE: 48 USC 1989.>> 210. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.

        (a) Agencies, Departments, and Instrumentalities.--
                (1) In general.--Appropriations to carry out the
            obligations, services, and programs described in paragraph (2)
            shall be made directly to the Federal agencies, departments, and
            instrumentalities carrying out the obligations, services and
            programs.
                (2) Obligations, services, and programs described.--The
            obligations, services, and programs referred to in paragraphs
            (1) and (3) are the obligations, services, and programs under--
                        (A) sections 131 and 132, paragraphs (1) and (3)
                    through (6) of section 221(a), and section 221(b) of the
                    2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact;
                        (B) sections 131 and 132, paragraphs (1) and (3)
                    through (6) of section 221(a), and section 221(b) of the
                    2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact;
                        (C) sections 131 and 132 and paragraphs (1), (3),
                    and (4) of section 221(a) of the U.S.-Palau Compact;
                        (D) Article 6 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review
                    Agreement; and

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                        (E) section 209.
                (3) Authority.--The heads of the Federal agencies,
            departments, and instrumentalities to which appropriations are
            made available under paragraph (1) as well as the Federal
            Deposit Insurance Corporation shall--
                        (A) have the authority to carry out any activities
                    that are necessary to fulfill the obligations, services,
                    and programs described in paragraph (2); and
                        (B) use available funds to carry out the activities
                    under subparagraph (A).

        (b) Additional Assistance.--Any assistance provided pursuant to
    section 105(j) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003
    (48 U.S.C. 1921d(j)) (as amended by section 209(j)) and sections 205(a),
    206(a), 207(b), and 209 shall be in addition to and not charged against
    any amounts to be paid to the Federated States of Micronesia, the
    Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau pursuant
    to--
                (1) the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact;
                (2) the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact;
                (3) the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement; or
                (4) any related subsidiary agreement.

        (c) Remaining Balances.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
    including section 109 of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act
    of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921h)--
                (1) remaining balances appropriated to carry out sections
            211, 212(b), 215, and 217 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact,
            shall be programmed pursuant to Article IX of the 2023 U.S.-FSM
            Fiscal Procedures Agreement; and
                (2) remaining balances appropriated to carry out sections
            211, 213(b), 216, and 218 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI Compact,
            shall be programmed pursuant to Article XI of the 2023 U.S.-RMI
            Fiscal Procedures Agreement.

        (d) Grants.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
                (1) contributions under the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact,
            the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement, and the 2023
            Amended U.S.-RMI Compact may be provided as grants for purposes
            of implementation of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM Compact, the 2023
            U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement, and the 2023 Amended U.S.-
            RMI Compact under the laws of the United States; and
                (2) funds appropriated pursuant to section 211 may be
            deposited in interest-bearing accounts and any interest earned
            may be retained in and form part of those accounts for use
            consistent with the purpose of the deposit.

        (e) Rule of Construction.--Except as specifically provided, nothing
    in this title or the amendments made by this title amends the following:
                (1) Title I of the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985
            (48 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.).
                (2) Title I of Public Law 99-658 (48 U.S.C. 1931 et seq.).
                (3) Title I of the Compact of Free Association Amendments
            Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.).
                (4) Section 1259C of the National Defense Authorization Act
            for Fiscal Year 2018 (48 U.S.C. 1931 note; Public Law 115-91).

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                (5) The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related
            Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141; 132 Stat.
            635).

        (f) <<NOTE: Grants.>> Clarification Relating to Appropriated
    Funds.--Notwithstanding section 109 of the Compacts of Free Association
    Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921h)--
                (1) funds appropriated by that section and deposited into
            the RMI Compact Trust Fund shall be governed by the 2023 U.S.-
            RMI Trust Fund Agreement on entry into force of the 2023 U.S.-
            RMI Trust Fund Agreement;
                (2) funds appropriated by that section and deposited into
            the FSM Compact Trust Fund shall be governed by the 2023 U.S.-
            FSM Trust Fund Agreement on entry into force of the 2023 U.S.-
            FSM Trust Fund Agreement;
                (3) funds appropriated by that section and made available
            for fiscal year 2024 or any fiscal year thereafter as grants to
            carry out the purposes of section 211(b) of the 2003 U.S.-RMI
            Amended Compact shall be subject to the provisions of the 2023
            U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures Agreement on entry into force of the
            2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures Agreement;
                (4) funds appropriated by that section and made available
            for fiscal year 2024 or any fiscal year thereafter as grants to
            carry out the purposes of section 221 of the 2003 U.S.-RMI
            Amended Compact shall be subject to the provisions of the 2023
            U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures Agreement on entry into force of the
            2023 U.S.-RMI Fiscal Procedures Agreement, except as modified in
            the Federal Programs and Services Agreement in force between the
            United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands; and
                (5) funds appropriated by that section and made available
            for fiscal year 2024 or any fiscal year thereafter as grants to
            carry out the purposes of section 221 of the 2003 U.S.-FSM
            Amended Compact shall be subject to the provisions of the 2023
            U.S.-FSM Fiscal Procedures Agreement on entry into force of the
            2023 U.S.-FSM Fiscal Procedures Agreement, except as modified in
            the 2023 U.S.-FSM Federal Programs and Services Agreement.
    SEC. 211. <<NOTE: Time periods. 48 USC 1990.>>  COMPACT
                            APPROPRIATIONS.

        (a) Funding for Activities of the Secretary of the Interior.--For
    the period of fiscal years 2024 through 2043, there are appropriated to
    the Compact of Free Association account of the Department of the
    Interior, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
    to remain available until expended, the amounts described in and to
    carry out the purposes of--
                (1) sections 261, 265, and 266 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM
            Compact;
                (2) sections 261, 265, and 266 of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI
            Compact; and
                (3) Articles 1, 2, and 3 of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact
            Review Agreement.

        (b) Funding for Activities of the United States Postal Service.--
                (1) Appropriation.--There is appropriated to the United
            States Postal Service, out of any funds in the Treasury not
            otherwise appropriated for each of fiscal years 2024 through
            2043, $31,700,000, to remain available until expended, to carry

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            out the costs of the following provisions that are not otherwise
            funded:
                        (A) Section 221(a)(2) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-FSM
                    Compact.
                        (B) Section 221(a)(2) of the 2023 Amended U.S.-RMI
                    Compact.
                        (C) Section 221(a)(2) of the U.S.-Palau Compact.
                        (D) Article 6(a) of the 2023 U.S.-Palau Compact
                    Review Agreement.
                (2) Deposit.--
                        (A) In general.--The amounts appropriated to the
                    United States Postal Service under paragraph (1) shall
                    be deposited into the Postal Service Fund established
                    under section 2003 of title 39, United States Code, to
                    carry out the provisions described in that paragraph.
                        (B) Requirement.--Any amounts deposited into the
                    Postal Service Fund under subparagraph (A) shall be the
                    fiduciary, fiscal, and audit responsibility of the
                    Postal Service.

        (c) Funding for Judicial Training.--There is appropriated to the
    Secretary of the Interior to carry out section 209(d) out of any funds
    in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $550,000 for each of fiscal
    years 2024 through 2043, to remain available until expended.
        (d) Treatment of Previously Appropriated Amounts.--The total amounts
    made available to the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia
    and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands under
    subsection (a) shall be reduced by amounts made available to the
    Government of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Government of
    the Republic of the Marshall Islands, as applicable, under section
    2101(a) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions
    Act (Public Law 118-15; 137 Stat. 81) (as amended by section 101 of
    division B of the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions
    Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-22; 137 Stat. 114) and section 201 of the
    Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act,
    2024 (Public Law 118-35; 138 Stat. 7)).

                     TITLE III--EXTENSIONS AND OTHER MATTERS

    SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF UNDETECTABLE FIREARMS ACT OF 1988.

        Section 2(f)(2) of the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C.
    922 note; Public Law 100-649) is amended by striking ``35 years after
    the effective date of this Act'' and inserting ``on March 8, 2031''.
    SEC. 302. <<NOTE: United States Parole Commission Additional
                            Extension Act of 2024.>> UNITED STATES
                            PAROLE COMMISSION EXTENSION.

        (a) <<NOTE: 18 USC 1 note.>>  Short Title.--This section may be
    cited as the ``United States Parole Commission Additional Extension Act
    of 2024''.

        (b) <<NOTE: 18 USC 3551 note.>> Amendment of Sentencing Reform Act
    of 1984.--For purposes of section 235(b) of the Sentencing Reform Act of
    1984 (18 U.S.C. 3551 note; Public Law 98-473; 98 Stat. 2032), as such
    section relates to chapter 311 of title 18, United States Code, and the
    United States Parole Commission, each reference in such section to ``36
    years and 129 days'' or ``36-year and 129-day period''

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    shall be deemed a reference to ``36 years and 335 days'' or ``36-year
    and 335-day period'', respectively.
    SEC. 303. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN DIRECT SPENDING REDUCTIONS.

        Section 251A(6)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
    Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a(6)(D)) is amended--
                (1) in clause (i), by striking ``7'' and inserting ``8'';
            and
                (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``5'' and inserting ``4''.

                           TITLE IV--BUDGETARY EFFECTS

    SEC. 401. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

        (a) Statutory PAYGO Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of this
    division shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained
    pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
        (b) Senate PAYGO Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of this division
    shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of
    section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress).
        (c) Classification of Budgetary Effects.--Notwithstanding Rule 3 of
    the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory
    statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report
    105-217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
    Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of this division
    shall not be estimated--
                (1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act;
                (2) for purposes of an allocation to the Committee on
            Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional
            Budget Act of 1974; and
                (3) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the
            Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an
            appropriation Act.

        Approved March 9, 2024.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 4366 (S. 2127):
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    HOUSE REPORTS: No. 118-122 (Comm. on Appropriations).
    SENATE REPORTS: No. 118-43 (Comm. on Appropriations) accompanying S.
    2127.
    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
                                                            Vol. 169 (2023):
                                        July 26, 27, considered and passed
                                            House.
                                        Sept. 14, 18-20, Oct. 25, 26, 31,
                                            Nov. 1, considered and passed
                                            Senate, amended.
                                                            Vol. 170 (2024):
                                        Mar. 6, House concurred in Senate
                                            amendment with an amendment
                                            pursuant to H. Res. 1061. Senate
                                            considered concurring in House
                                            amendment.
                                        Mar. 8. Senate concurred in House
                                            amendment.

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        * ENDNOTE: The following appendices were added pursuant to the
    provisions of section 208(h)(1) of Title II of Division G of this Act
    (138 Stat. 437).

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

                      The table of contents is as follows:

            APPENDIX A--2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-FSM Compact

            APPENDIX B--2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-RMI Compact

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            APPENDIX A--2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-FSM Compact

                     Agreement between the Government of the

                            United States of America

            and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia

              to Amend the Compact of Free Association, as Amended

    The Government of the United States of America and the Government of the
    Federated States of Micronesia (the ``Signatory Governments'') hereby
    agree to amend the Compact of Free Association, as Amended, between the
    Government of the United States of America and the Government of the
    Federated States of Micronesia, done at Palikir on May 14, 2003 (the
    ``Compact, as Amended''), as follows:

    Part 1. Title Two Amendments

    1. Article I of the Compact, as Amended shall be replaced with the
    following:

                                   ``Article I

                                Grant Assistance

    Section 211

        (a) Sector Grants. In order to assist the Government of the
    Federated States of Micronesia in its efforts to promote the economic
    advancement, budgetary self-reliance, and economic self-sufficiency of
    its people, and in recognition of the special relationship that exists
    between the Federated States of Micronesia and the United States, the
    Government of the United States shall provide assistance on a sector
    grant basis beginning in Fiscal Year 2004 in the amounts set forth in
    section 216. Such grants shall be used for assistance in the sectors of
    education, health care, private sector development, the environment,
    public sector capacity building, and public infrastructure, or for other
    sectors as mutually agreed, with priorities in the education and health
    care sectors. For each year such sector grant assistance is made
    available, the proposed division of this amount among these sectors
    shall be certified to the Government of the United States by the
    Government of the Federated States of Micronesia and shall be subject to
    the concurrence of the Government of the United States. In such case,
    the Government of the United States shall disburse the

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    agreed upon amounts and monitor the use of such sector grants in
    accordance with the provisions of this Article and the Agreement
    Concerning Procedures for the Implementation of United States Economic
    Assistance Provided in the Compact of Free Association, as amended,
    Between the Government of the United States of America and the
    Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, done at Palikir on
    February 27, 2004 (``2004 Fiscal Procedures Agreement'').

                (1) Education. United States grant assistance under
            subsection (a) of this section shall be made available in
            accordance with the plan described in subsection (c) of this
            section to support and improve the educational system of the
            Federated States of Micronesia and develop the human, financial,
            and material resources necessary for the Government of the
            Federated States of Micronesia to perform these services.
            Emphasis should be placed on advancing a quality basic education
            system.

                (2) Health. United States grant assistance under subsection
            (a) of this section shall be made available in accordance with
            the plan described in subsection (c) of this section to support
            and improve the delivery of preventive, curative and
            environmental care and develop the human, financial, and
            material resources necessary for the Government of the Federated
            States of Micronesia to perform these services.

                (3) Private Sector Development. United States grant
            assistance under subsection (a) of this section shall be made
            available in accordance with the plan described in subsection
            (c) of this section to support the efforts of the Government of
            the Federated States of Micronesia to attract foreign investment
            and increase indigenous business activity by vitalizing the
            commercial environment, ensuring fair and equitable application
            of the law, promoting adherence to core labor standards, and
            maintaining progress toward privatization of state-owned and
            partially state-owned enterprises, and engaging in other
            reforms.

                (4) Capacity Building in the Public Sector. United States
            grant assistance under subsection (a) of this section shall be
            made available in accordance with the plan described in
            subsection (c) of this section to support the efforts of the
            Government of the Federated States of Micronesia to build
            effective, accountable, and transparent national, state, and
            local government and other public sector institutions and
            systems.

                (5) Environment. United States grant assistance under
            subsection (a) of this section shall be made available in
            accordance with the plan described in subsection (c) of this
            section to increase environmental protection; conserve and
            achieve sustainable use of natural

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            resources; and engage in environmental infrastructure planning,
            design, construction, and operation.

                (6) Public Infrastructure.

                        (i) U.S. annual grant assistance under subsection
                    (a) of this section shall be made available in
                    accordance with a list of specific projects included in
                    the plan described in subsection (c) of this section to
                    assist the Government of the Federated States of
                    Micronesia in its efforts to provide adequate public
                    infrastructure.

                        (ii) Infrastructure and Maintenance Fund. Five
                    percent of the annual public infrastructure grant made
                    available under paragraph (i) of this subsection shall
                    be set aside, with an equal contribution from the
                    Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, as a
                    contribution to an Infrastructure Maintenance Fund
                    (IMF). Administration of the Infrastructure Maintenance
                    Fund shall be governed by the 2004 Fiscal Procedures
                    Agreement through Fiscal Year 2023.

        (b) Humanitarian Assistance - Federated States of Micronesia
    Program. In recognition of the special development needs of the
    Federated States of Micronesia, the Government of the United States
    shall make available to the Government of the Federated States of
    Micronesia, on its request and to be deducted from the grant amount made
    available under subsection (a) of this section and subsection (a) of
    section 261, a Humanitarian Assistance - Federated States of Micronesia
    (``HAFSM'') Program with emphasis on health, education, and
    infrastructure (including transportation), projects. The terms and
    conditions of the HAFSM shall be set forth in the Agreement Regarding
    the Military Use and Operating Rights of the Government of the United
    States in the Federated States of Micronesia Concluded Pursuant to
    Sections 321 and 323 of the Compact of Free Association, as Amended.

        (c) Development Plan. Through Fiscal Year 2023, the Government of
    the Federated States of Micronesia shall prepare and maintain an
    official overall development plan. The plan shall be strategic in
    nature, shall be continuously reviewed and updated through the annual
    budget process, and shall make projections on a multi-year rolling
    basis. Each of the sectors named in subsection (a) of this section, or
    other sectors as mutually agreed, shall be accorded specific treatment
    in the plan. Insofar as grants funds are involved, the plan shall be
    subject to the concurrence of the Government of the United States.

        (d) Disaster Assistance Emergency Fund. Through Fiscal Year 2023, an
    amount of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) shall be provided
    annually, with an equal contribution from the Government of the
    Federated States

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    of Micronesia, as a contribution to a ``Disaster Assistance Emergency
    Fund'' (DAEF). Through Fiscal Year 2023, any funds from the DAEF may be
    used only for assistance and rehabilitation resulting from disasters and
    emergencies. Through Fiscal Year 2023, the funds will be accessed upon
    declaration by the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia,
    with the concurrence of the United States Chief of Mission to the
    Federated States of Micronesia. Through Fiscal Year 2023, the
    administration of the DAEF shall be governed by the 2004 Fiscal
    Procedures Agreement.

    Section 212 - Accountability

        (a) Regulations and policies normally applicable to United States
    financial assistance to its state and local governments, as reflected in
    the 2004 Fiscal Procedures Agreement, shall apply to each sector grant
    described in section 211, except as modified in Article IX of the
    Agreement Concerning Procedures for the Implementation of United States
    Economic Assistance Provided in the 2023 Amended Compact Between the
    Government of the United States of America and the Government of the
    Federated States of Micronesia, done at Palikir on May 23, 2023 (``2023
    Fiscal Procedures Agreement''), and to grants administered under section
    221 made before Fiscal Year 2024, except as modified in the separate
    agreements referred to in section 231 or by United States law. Through
    Fiscal Year 2023, the Government of the United States, after annual
    consultations with the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia,
    may attach reasonable terms and conditions, including annual performance
    indicators that are necessary to ensure effective use of United States
    assistance and reasonable progress toward achieving program objectives.
    Through Fiscal Year 2023, the Government of the United States may seek
    appropriate remedies for noncompliance with the terms and conditions
    attached to the assistance, or for failure to comply with section 234,
    including withholding assistance.

        (b) The Government of the United States shall, for each fiscal year
    of the twenty years during which assistance is to be provided on a
    sector grant basis under section 211, grant the Government of the
    Federated States of Micronesia an amount equal to the lesser of (i) one
    half of the reasonable, properly documented cost incurred during each
    fiscal year to conduct the annual audit required under Article VIII(2)
    of the 2004 Fiscal Procedures Agreement or (ii) $500,000. Such amount
    will not be adjusted for inflation under section 217 or otherwise.

    Section 213 - Joint Economic Management Committee

        The Governments of the United States and the Federated States of
    Micronesia shall establish a Joint Economic Management Committee.
    Through Fiscal Year 2023, the Joint Economic Management Committee shall
    be governed as follows. The Joint Economic Committee shall be composed
    of a U.S. chair, two other members from

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    the Government of the United States, and two members from the Government
    of the Federated States of Micronesia. The Joint Economic Management
    Committee shall meet at least once each year to review the audits and
    reports required under Article I of this Title, evaluate the progress
    made by the Federated States of Micronesia in meeting the objectives
    identified in its plan described in subsection (c) of section 211, with
    particular focus on those parts of the plan dealing with the sectors
    identified in subsection (a) of section 211, identify problems
    encountered, and recommend ways to increase the effectiveness of U.S.
    assistance made available under this Title. The establishment and
    operations of the Joint Economic Management Committee shall be governed
    by the 2004 Fiscal Procedures Agreement.

    Section 214 - Annual Report

        Through Fiscal Year 2023, the Government of the Federated States of
    Micronesia shall report annually to the President of the United States
    on the use of United States sector grant assistance and other assistance
    and progress in meeting mutually agreed program and economic goals.
    Through Fiscal Year 2023, the Joint Economic Management Committee shall
    review and comment on the report and make appropriate recommendations
    based thereon.

    Section 215 - Trust Fund

        (a) The Government of the United States shall contribute annually
    for twenty years in the amounts set forth in section 216 into a trust
    fund (``Trust Fund'') established in accordance with the Agreement
    Between the Government of the United States of America and the
    Government of the Federated States of Micronesia Implementing Section
    215 and Section 216 of the Compact, as Amended Regarding a Trust Fund,
    done at Palikir on May 14, 2003 (``2003 Trust Fund Agreement'').

        (b) The United States contribution into the Trust Fund described in
    subsection (a) of this section is conditioned on the Government of the
    Federated States of Micronesia contributing to the Trust Fund at least
    $30 million, prior to September 30, 2004. Any funds received by the
    Federated States of Micronesia under section 111 (d) of Public Law 99-
    239 (January 14, 1986), or successor provisions, would be contributed to
    the Trust Fund as a Federated States of Micronesia contribution.

        (c) The terms regarding the investment and management of funds and
    use of the income of the Trust Fund shall be set forth in the 2003 Trust
    Fund Agreement and shall apply for the duration of that agreement.
    Through Fiscal Year 2023, funds derived from United States investment
    shall not be subject to Federal or state taxes in the United States or
    the Federated States of Micronesia. The 2003 Trust Fund Agreement shall
    also provide for annual reports to the Government of the United States
    and to the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia. The 2003
    Trust Fund Agreement shall provide for appropriate distributions

    [[Page 132 STAT. 452A-8]]

    of Trust Fund proceeds to the Federated States of Micronesia and for
    appropriate remedies for the failure of the Federated States of
    Micronesia to use income of the Trust Fund for the annual grant purposes
    set forth in section 211. These remedies may include the return to the
    Government of the United States of the present market value of its
    contributions to the Trust Fund and the present market value of any
    undistributed income on the contributions of the Government of the
    United States.

    Section 216 - Sector Grant Funding and Trust Fund Contributions

        The funds described in sections 211, 212(b), and 215 shall be made
    available as follows:

                                              (In millions of U.S. dollars)
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                            Audit Grant
                    Fiscal year                   Annual Grants Section   Section 212(b)      Trust Fund      Total
                                                           211            (amount up to)      Section 215
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        2004                                     76.2                                 .5               16      92.7
     ..........................................  ......................
        2005                                     76.2                                 .5               16      92.7
     ..........................................  ......................
        2006                                     76.2                                 .5               16      92.7
     ..........................................  ......................
        2007                                     75.4                                 .5              16.8     92.7
     ..........................................  ......................
        2008                                     74.6                                 .5              17.6     92.7
     ..........................................  ......................
        2009                                     73.8                                 .5              18.4     92.7
     ..........................................  ......................
        2010                                     73                                   .5              19.2     92.7
     ..........................................  ......................
        2011                                     72.2                                 .5               20      92.7
     ..........................................  ......................
        2012                                     71.4                                 .5              20.8     92.7
     ..........................................  ......................
        2013                                     70.6                                 .5              21.6     92.7
     ..........................................  ......................
        2014                                     69.8                                 .5              22.4     92.7
     ..........................................  ......................
        2015                                     69                                   .5              23.2     92.7
     ..........................................  ......................
        2016                                     68.2                                 .5               24      92.7
     ..........................................  ......................
        2017                                     67.4                                 .5              24.8     92.7
     ..........................................  ......................
        2018                                     66.6                                 .5              25.6     92.7
     ..........................................  ......................
        2019                                     65.8                                 .5              26.4     92.7
     ..........................................  ......................
        2020                                     65                                   .5              27.2     92.7
     ..........................................  ......................
        2021                                     64.2                                 .5               28      92.7
     ..........................................  ......................
        2022                                     63.4                                 .5              28.8     92.7
     ..........................................  ......................
        2023                                     62.6                                 .5              29.6     92.7
     ..........................................  ......................
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    [[Page 132 STAT. 452A-9]]

    Section 217 - Inflation Adjustment

        Except for the amounts provided for audits under section 212(b), the
    amounts stated in Article I of this Title shall be adjusted for each
    United States Fiscal Year by the percent that equals two-thirds of the
    percent change in the United States Gross Domestic Product Implicit
    Price Deflator, or 5 percent, whichever is less in any one year, using
    the beginning of Fiscal Year 2004 as a base.

    Section 218 - Carry-Over of Unused Funds

        If in any year the funds made available by the Government of the
    United States for that year pursuant to this Article are not completely
    obligated by the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, the
    unobligated balances shall remain available in addition to the funds to
    be provided in subsequent years. Beginning in Fiscal Year 2024, the
    carry-over of funds provided under this Article shall be governed by
    Article IX of the 2023 Fiscal Procedures Agreement.''

    2. Article II of the Compact, as Amended shall be replaced with the
    following:

                                  ``Article II

                         Services and Program Assistance

    Section 221

        (a) Services. The Government of the United States shall make
    available to the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, in
    accordance with and to the extent provided in the Federal Programs and
    Services Agreement referred to in section 231, the services and related
    programs of:

                (1) the United States Weather Service;

                (2) the United States Postal Service;

                (3) the United States Federal Aviation Administration;

                (4) the United States Department of Transportation;

                (5) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and

                (6) the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the
            Department of Homeland Security and the United States Agency for
            International Development.

                    The United States departments and agencies named or
                    having responsibility to provide these services and
                    related

    [[Page 132 STAT. 452A-10]]

                    programs shall have the authority to implement the
                    relevant provisions of the Federal Programs and Services
                    Agreement referred to in section 231.

        (b) Programs.

                (1) With the exception of the services and programs covered
            by subsection (a) of this section, and unless the Congress of
            the United States provides otherwise, the Government of the
            United States shall make available to the Government of the
            Federated States of Micronesia the services and programs that
            were available to the Government of the Federated States of
            Micronesia on June 25, 2004, to the extent that such services
            and programs continue to be available to State and local
            governments of the United States. Sector grants provided under
            this Title shall be considered to be local revenues of the
            Government of the Federated States of Micronesia when used as
            the local share required to obtain Federal programs and
            services.

                (2) Unless provided otherwise by United States law, the
            services and programs described in paragraph (1) of this
            subsection shall be extended in accordance with the terms of the
            Federal Programs and Services Agreement referred to in section
            231.

        (c) The Government of the United States shall have and exercise such
    authority as is necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this
    Title and the separate agreement referred to in section 231, including
    the authority to monitor and administer all service and program
    assistance provided by the Government of the United States to the
    Government of the Federated States of Micronesia.

        (d) Except as provided elsewhere in this Compact, as amended, under
    any separate agreement entered into under this Compact, as amended, or
    otherwise under United States law, all Federal domestic programs
    extended to or operating in the Federated States of Micronesia shall be
    subject to all applicable criteria, standards, reporting requirements,
    auditing procedures, and other rules and regulations applicable to such
    programs and services when operating in the United States.

        (e) The Government of the United States may make available to the
    Government of the Federated States of Micronesia alternate energy
    development projects, studies, and conservation measures to the extent
    provided for the Freely Associated States in the laws of the United
    States.

    Section 222

        The Government of the United States and the Government of the
    Federated States of Micronesia may decide from time to

    [[Page 132 STAT. 452A-11]]

    time to extend to the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia
    additional United States grant assistance, services, and programs, as
    provided under the laws of the United States. Unless inconsistent with
    such laws, or otherwise specifically precluded by the Government of the
    United States at the time such additional grant assistance, services, or
    programs are extended, the Federal Programs and Services Agreement
    referred to in section 231 shall apply to any such assistance, services,
    or programs.

    Section 223

        The Government of the Federated States of Micronesia shall make
    available to the Government of the United States facilities and areas in
    the Federated States of Micronesia as may be necessary for the
    operations of the services and programs provided pursuant to this
    Article and set forth in the Federal Programs and Services Agreement
    referred to in section 231, or as may be mutually agreed thereafter.

    Section 224

        The Government of the Federated States of Micronesia may request,
    from time to time, technical assistance from the Federal agencies and
    institutions of the Government of the United States, which are
    authorized to grant such technical assistance in accordance with United
    States laws. If technical assistance is granted pursuant to such a
    request, the Government of the United States shall provide the technical
    assistance in a manner which gives priority consideration to the
    Federated States of Micronesia over other recipients not a part of the
    United States, its territories or possessions, and equivalent
    consideration to the Federated States of Micronesia with respect to
    other states in Free Association with the United States. Such assistance
    shall be made available on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis to
    the extent provided by United States law.''

    3. Article III of the Compact, as Amended shall be replaced with the
    following:

                                  ``Article III

                            Administrative Provisions

    Section 231

        The specific nature, extent, and contractual arrangements of the
    services and programs provided for in section 221 of this Compact, as
    amended, as well as the legal status of agencies of the Government of
    the United States, their civilian employees and contractors, and the
    dependents of such personnel while present in the Federated States of
    Micronesia, and other arrangements in connection with the assistance,
    services, or programs furnished by the Government of the United States,
    are set forth in a Federal Programs and Services Agreement.

    [[Page 132 STAT. 452A-12]]

    Section 232

        The Government of the United States, in consultation with the
    Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, shall determine and
    implement procedures for audits, as appropriate, of all grants and other
    assistance made under Article I and Article VI of this Title and of all
    funds expended for the services and programs provided under Article II
    of this Title.

    Section 233

        Approval of this Compact, as amended, by the Government of the
    United States, in accordance with its constitutional processes, shall
    constitute a pledge by the Government of the United States that the sums
    and amounts specified as sector grants in section 211 and section 261 of
    this Compact, as amended, shall be appropriated and paid to the
    Government of the Federated States of Micronesia for such period as
    those provisions of this Compact, as amended, remain in force, subject
    to the terms and conditions of this Title and related subsidiary
    agreements.

    Section 234

        The Government of the Federated States of Micronesia pledges to
    cooperate with, permit, and assist if reasonably requested, designated
    and authorized representatives of the Government of the United States
    charged with investigating whether Compact funds, or any other
    assistance authorized under this Compact, as amended, have been, or are
    being, used for purposes other than those set forth in this Compact, as
    amended, or its subsidiary agreements. In carrying out this
    investigative authority, such United States Government representatives
    may request that the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia
    subpoena documents and records and compel testimony in accordance with
    the laws and Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia. Such
    assistance by the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia to
    the Government of the United States shall not be unreasonably withheld.
    The obligation of the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia
    to fulfill its pledge herein is a condition to its receiving payment of
    such funds or other assistance authorized under this Compact, as
    amended. The Government of the United States shall pay any reasonable
    costs for extraordinary services executed by the Government of the
    Federated States of Micronesia in carrying out the provisions of this
    section.

    Section 235

        The provision of any United States assistance under this Compact, as
    amended or any subsidiary agreement to this Compact, as amended, shall
    constitute ``a particular distribution . . . required by the terms or
    special nature of the assistance'' for purposes of Article XII, section
    1(b) of the Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia.

    [[Page 132 STAT. 452A-13]]

    4. A new Article VI shall be added at the end of Title Two of the
    Compact, as Amended and shall read as follows:

                                  ``Article VI

                Continued Economic Assistance and Accountability

    Section 261 - Grants

        (a) Sector Grants. The Government of the United States shall provide
    assistance on a sector grant basis as set forth in section 266, subject
    to the provisions of the 2023 Fiscal Procedures Agreement. These sector
    grants shall be used for assistance in the sectors of education, health
    care, private sector development, the environment, public sector
    capacity building, public infrastructure, and enhanced reporting and
    accountability, or for other sectors as mutually decided. The Government
    of the United States shall monitor the use of such sector grants in
    accordance with the provisions of this Article and the 2023 Fiscal
    Procedures Agreement.

                (1) Education. United States grant assistance under
            subsection (a) of this section shall be made available in
            accordance with the plan described in subsection (c) of this
            section to support and improve the educational system of the
            Federated States of Micronesia and develop the human, financial,
            and material resources necessary for the Government of the
            Federated States of Micronesia to perform these services.
            Emphasis should be placed on advancing a quality basic education
            system.

                (2) Health. United States grant assistance under subsection
            (a) of this section shall be made available in accordance with
            the plan described in subsection (c) of this section to support
            and improve the delivery of preventive, curative, and
            environmental care and to develop the human, financial, and
            material resources necessary for the Government of the Federated
            States of Micronesia to perform these services.

                (3) Private Sector Development. United States grant
            assistance under subsection (a) of this section shall be made
            available in accordance with the plan described in subsection
            (c) of this section to support the efforts of the Government of
            the Federated States of Micronesia to attract foreign investment
            and increase indigenous business activity by vitalizing the
            commercial environment, ensuring fair and equitable application
            of the law, promoting adherence to core labor standards,
            maintaining progress toward privatization of state-owned and
            partially state-owned enterprises, and engaging in other
            reforms.

    [[Page 132 STAT. 452A-14]]

                (4) Capacity Building in the Public Sector. United States
            grant assistance under subsection (a) of this section shall be
            made available in accordance with the plan described in
            subsection (c) of this section to support the efforts of the
            Government of the Federated States of Micronesia to build
            effective, accountable, and transparent national, state, and
            local government and other public sector institutions and
            systems.

                (5) Environment. United States grant assistance under
            subsection (a) of this section shall be made available in
            accordance with the plan described in subsection (c) of this
            section to increase environmental protection; conserve and
            achieve sustainable use of natural resources; address climate
            change; and engage in environmental infrastructure planning,
            design, construction, and operation.

                (6) Public Infrastructure. United States annual grant
            assistance under subsection (a) of this section shall be made
            available in accordance with the plan described in subsection
            (c) of this section and for projects included in the plan
            described in Article V(2) of the 2023 Fiscal Procedures
            Agreement to assist the Government of the Federated States of
            Micronesia in its efforts to provide adequate public
            infrastructure.

                (7) Enhanced Reporting and Accountability. United States
            grant assistance under subsection (a) of this section shall be
            made available in accordance with the plan described in
            subsection (c) of this section to support the efforts of the
            Government of the Federated States of Micronesia to address the
            costs of compliance inherent in implementing its obligations
            with respect to sector grant assistance.

        (b) Infrastructure Maintenance Fund. Beginning in Fiscal Year 2024,
    contributions to and administration of the Infrastructure Maintenance
    Fund shall be governed by the 2023 Fiscal Procedures Agreement.

        (c) Development Plan. Beginning in the Fiscal Year after which the
    2023 Fiscal Procedures Agreement enters into force, the Government of
    the Federated States of Micronesia shall prepare and maintain an
    official overall development plan. The plan shall be strategic in
    nature, shall be continuously reviewed and updated through the annual
    budget process, and shall make projections on a multi-year rolling
    basis. Each of the sectors named in subsection (a) of this section, or
    other sectors as mutually decided, shall be accorded specific treatment
    in the plan. Insofar as sector grant funds are involved, the plan shall
    be subject to the concurrence of the Joint Economic Management
    Committee, as set forth in the 2023 Fiscal Procedures Agreement.

    [[Page 132 STAT. 452A-15]]

        (d) Disaster Assistance Emergency Fund. Beginning in Fiscal Year
    2024, the Government of the United States and the Government of the
    Federated States of Micronesia shall provide amounts to the DAEF to the
    extent provided in the Federal Programs and Services Agreement referred
    to in section 231. Beginning in Fiscal Year 2024, any funds from the
    DAEF may be used only for assistance and rehabilitation resulting from
    disasters and emergencies, or for disaster preparedness activities.
    Beginning in Fiscal Year 2024, the DAEF shall be subject to relevant
    provisions of the 2023 Fiscal Procedures Agreement and the Federal
    Programs and Services Agreement referred to in section 231.

    Section 262 - Accountability

        (a) The 2023 Fiscal Procedures Agreement shall apply to each grant
    described in section 261 and section 266, and to grants administered
    under section 221 made in Fiscal Year 2024 or later, except as modified
    in the separate agreement referred to in section 231 or by United States
    law. Beginning in Fiscal Year 2024, and consistent with the 2023 Fiscal
    Procedures Agreement, the Government of the United States may attach
    reasonable terms and conditions to any United States assistance provided
    under this Article and may seek appropriate remedies for noncompliance
    with such terms and conditions or for failure to comply with section
    234, including the withholding of such assistance.

        (b) The cost of the annual audit required under Article VIII(2) of
    the 2023 Fiscal Procedures Agreement shall be borne by the Government of
    the Federated States of Micronesia and may be paid for from the amounts
    made available for sector grants described in section 261(a).

    Section 263 - Joint Economic Management Committee

        Beginning in Fiscal Year 2024, the Joint Economic Management
    Committee shall be governed by the 2023 Fiscal Procedures Agreement and
    shall be composed of a U.S. chairperson, two other members from the
    Government of the United States, and three members from the Government
    of the Federated States of Micronesia.

    Section 264 - Biennial Report

        Beginning in Fiscal Year 2024 and every two years thereafter until
    two years after all sector grants provided under section 261(a) are
    closed out, the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia shall
    report to the President of the United States on the use of United States
    sector grant assistance and other assistance provided by the Government
    of the United States during the previous two Fiscal Years, and on the
    progress of the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia in
    meeting program and economic goals. The Joint Economic Management
    Committee shall review and comment on the report and make appropriate
    recommendations based thereon.

    [[Page 132 STAT. 452A-16]]

    Section 265 - Trust Fund

        (a) The Government of the United States shall contribute the amounts
    set forth in section 266 to the Trust Fund to be used in the sectors
    described in section 261(a) and in accordance with the Agreement Between
    the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the
    Federated States of Micronesia Regarding the Compact Trust Fund, done at
    Palikir on May 23, 2023 (``2023 Trust Fund Agreement'').

        (b) The 2023 Trust Fund Agreement, and any successor agreements,
    shall govern the Trust Fund and all contributions made pursuant to this
    Title and shall provide for:

                (1) Exemption from federal and state taxes in the United
            States and the Federated States of Micronesia of all funds
            derived from the United States investment;

                (2) Annual reports to the Government of the United States
            and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia;

                (3) Distributions from the Trust Fund to provide an ongoing
            source of support for certain needs of the Federated States of
            Micronesia while protecting the sustainability of the Trust
            Fund;

                (4) Fiscal procedures that are sufficient to provide
            oversight of the Trust Fund, including for expending of and
            accounting for distributions, and to ensure that distributions
            are used for the purposes described in section 261(a);

                (5) A Joint Trust Fund Committee composed of three voting
            members appointed by the Government of the United States, to
            include the chair of the Joint Trust Fund Committee, and three
            voting members appointed by the Government of the Federated
            States of Micronesia; and

                (6) Appropriate remedies for the gross failure of the
            Government of the Federated States of Micronesia to use Trust
            Fund distributions in accordance with the 2023 Trust Fund
            Agreement, to include the return to the Government of the United
            States of the present market value of its contributions to the
            Trust Fund and the present market value of any undistributed
            income derived therefrom.

        (c) If this Compact, as amended, is terminated, the provisions of
    sections 451 through 453 of this Compact, as amended, shall govern
    treatment of any United States contributions to the Trust Fund and any
    undistributed income derived therefrom.

    [[Page 132 STAT. 452A-17]]

    Section 266 - Sector Grant Funding and Trust Fund Contributions

        The funds described in sections 261(a) and 265 shall be made
    available as follows:

                                              (In millions of U.S. dollars)
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                Sector Grants (Section
                    Fiscal year                         261(a))         Trust Fund (Section 265)         Total
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        2024                                    140                                         250                 390

        2025                                    140                                         250                 390

        2026                                    140                                          --                 140

        2027                                    140                                          --                 140

        2028                                    140                                          --                 140

        2029                                    140                                          --                 140

        2030                                    140                                          --                 140

        2031                                    140                                          --                 140

        2032                                    140                                          --                 140

        2033                                    140                                          --                 140

        2034                                    140                                          --                 140

        2035                                    140                                          --                 140

        2036                                    140                                          --                 140

        2037                                    140                                          --                 140

        2038                                    140                                          --                 140

        2039                                    140                                          --                 140

        2040                                    140                                          --                 140

        2041                                    140                                          --                 140

        2042                                    140                                          --                 140

        2043                                    140                                          --                 140

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    Section 267 - Carry-Over of Unused Funds

        All funds made available under this Article shall be available until
    expended. The carry-over of unused funds made available under this
    Article shall be governed by Article IX of the 2023 Fiscal Procedures
    Agreement.''

    [[Page 132 STAT. 452A-18]]

    Part 2. Title Four Amendments

        Article V of Title Four of the Compact, as Amended shall be amended
    as follows:

            a. The word ``twentieth'' shall be replaced with the word
            ``fortieth'';

            b. ``Trust Fund Agreement'' shall be replaced with ``2023 Trust
            Fund Agreement'';

            c. In Sections 451(b), 452(b), and 453(c), ``section 215'' shall
            be replaced with ``section 265''; and

            d. In Sections 451(c), 452(c), and 453(d), ``section 215'' shall
            be replaced with ``section 215 and section 265''.

    Part 3. Final Provisions

    1. This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of the later note
    in an exchange of notes between the Signatory Governments indicating
    that each Signatory Government has completed its internal procedures for
    entry into force.

    2. The Signatory Governments may mutually agree to continue the
    provision of sector grants, trust fund contributions, and federal
    programs and services beyond fiscal year 2043 at similar favorable
    levels and subject to similar favorable terms identified in the
    amendments described in Part 1 of this Agreement, the 2023 Fiscal
    Procedures Agreement, and the 2023 Trust Fund Agreement.

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized by their
    respective governments, have signed this Agreement.

    DONE at Palikir on May 23, 2023.

    FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF                                                 FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF
    THE UNITED STATES                                                     THE FEDERATED STATES
    OF AMERICA:                                                           OF MICRONESIA:

    ALISSA M. BIBB                                                        LEO A. FALCAM JR.

    [[Page 138 STAT. 452A-19]]

            APPENDIX B--2023 Agreement to Amend the U.S.-RMI Compact

                     Agreement between the Government of the

                            United States of America

           and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands

              to Amend the Compact of Free Association, as Amended

    The Government of the United States of America and the Government of the
    Republic of the Marshall Islands (the ``Signatory Governments'') hereby
    agree to amend .the Compact of Free Association, as Amended, between the
    Government of the United States of America and the Government of the
    Republic of the Marshall Islands, done at Majuro on April 30, 2003 (the
    ``Compact, as Amended''), as follows:

    Part 1. Title Two Amendments

    1. Article I of Title Two of the Compact, as Amended shall be replaced
    with the following:

                                   ``Article I

                                Grant Assistance

    Section 211

        (a) Sector Grants. In order to assist the Government of the Republic
    of the Marshall Islands in its efforts to promote the economic
    advancement and budgetary self-reliance of its people, and in
    recognition of the special relationship that exists between the Republic
    of the Marshall Islands and the United States, the Government of the
    United States shall provide assistance on a sector grant basis beginning
    in FY 2004 in the amounts set forth in section 217. Such grants shall be
    used for assistance in education, health care, the environment, public
    sector capacity building, and private sector development, or for other
    areas as mutually agreed, with priorities in the education and health
    care sectors. Consistent with the medium-term budget and investment
    framework described in subsection (f) of this section, the proposed
    division of this amount among the identified areas shall require the
    concurrence of both the Government of the United States and the
    Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, through the Joint
    Economic Management and Financial Accountability Committee described in
    section 214. The Government of the

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    Note: In the title for Appendix B, the word ``RMI'' was added in lieu of
    ``FSM''.

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    [[Page 138 STAT. 452A-20]]

                    United States shall disburse the grant assistance and
                    monitor the use of such grant assistance in accordance
                    with the provisions of this Article and the Agreement
                    Concerning Procedures for the Implementation of United
                    States Economic Assistance Provided in the Compact, as
                    amended, of Free Association Between the Government of
                    the United States of America and the Government of the
                    Republic of the Marshall Islands, done at Majuro on
                    March 23, 2004 (``2004 Fiscal Procedures Agreement'').

                (1) Education. United States grant assistance under
            subsection (a) of this section shall be made available in
            accordance with the strategic framework described in subsection
            (f) of this section to support and improve the educational
            system of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and develop the
            human, financial, and material resources necessary for the
            Republic of the Marshall Islands to perform these services.
            Emphasis should be placed on advancing a quality basic education
            system.

                (2) Health. United States grant assistance under subsection
            (a) of this section shall be made available in accordance with
            the strategic framework described in subsection (f) of this
            section to support and improve the delivery of preventive,
            curative, and environmental care and develop the human,
            financial, and material resources necessary for the Republic of
            the Marshall Islands to perform these services.

                (3) Private Sector Development. United States grant
            assistance shall be made available in accordance with the
            strategic framework described in subsection (f) of this section
            to support the efforts of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
            to attract foreign investment and increase indigenous business
            activity by vitalizing the commercial environment, ensuring fair
            and equitable application of the law, promoting adherence to
            core labor standards, maintaining progress toward privatization
            of state-owned and partially state-owned enterprises, and
            engaging in other reforms.

                (4) Capacity Building in the Public Sector. United States
            grant assistance under subsection (a) of this section shall be
            made available in accordance with the strategic framework
            described in subsection (f) of this section to support the
            efforts of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to build
            effective, accountable, and transparent national and local
            government and other public sector institutions and systems.

                (5) Environment. United States grant assistance under
            subsection (a) of this section shall be made available in
            accordance with the strategic framework described in subsection
            (f) of this section to increase environmental protection;
            establish and manage conservation areas; engage in environmental
            infrastructure planning, design construction, and operation; and
            to involve

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            the citizens of the Republic of the Marshall Islands in the
            process of conserving their country's natural resources.

        (b) Kwajalein Atoll

                (1) Of the total grant assistance made available under
            subsection (a) of this section, the amount specified herein
            shall be allocated annually from FY 2004 through FY 2023 (and
            thereafter in accordance with the Agreement Regarding the
            Military Use and Operating Rights of the Government of the
            United States in the Republic of the Marshall Islands Concluded
            Pursuant to Sections 321 and 323 of the Compact of Free
            Association, as Amended) to advance the objectives and specific
            priorities set forth in subsections (a) and (d) of this section
            and the 2004 Fiscal Procedures Agreement through 2023 (and
            thereafter to advance the objectives and specific priorities set
            forth in subsection (a) of section 261 and the 2023 Fiscal
            Procedures Agreement), to address the special needs of the
            community at Ebeye, Kwajalein Atoll and other Marshallese
            communities within Kwajalein Atoll. This United States grant
            assistance shall be made available, in accordance with the
            medium-term budget and investment framework described in
            subsection (f) of this section through FY 2023, and thereafter
            in subsection (c) of section 261, to support and improve the
            infrastructure and delivery of services and develop the human
            and material resources necessary for the Republic of the
            Marshall Islands to carry out its responsibility to maintain
            such infrastructure and deliver such services. The amount of
            this assistance shall be $3.1 million, with an inflation
            adjustment as provided in section 218, from FY 2004 through FY
            2013 and the FY 2013 level of funding, with an inflation
            adjustment as provided in section 218, shall be increased by $2
            million for FY 2014. The FY 2014 level of funding, with an
            inflation adjustment as provided in section 218, shall be made
            available from FY 2015 through FY 2023 (and thereafter as noted
            above).

                (2) The Government of the United States shall also provide
            to the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, in
            conjunction with section 321(a) of this Compact, as amended, an
            annual payment from FY 2004 through FY 2023 (and thereafter in
            accordance with the Agreement Regarding the Military Use and
            Operating Rights of the Government of the United States in the
            Republic of the Marshall Islands Concluded Pursuant to Sections
            321 and 323 of the Compact of Free Association, as Amended) of
            $1.9 million. This grant assistance shall be subject to the 2004
            Fiscal Procedures Agreement through FY 2023, and thereafter to
            the 2023 Fiscal Procedures Agreement, and shall be adjusted for
            inflation under section 218 and used to address the special
            needs of the community at Ebeye, Kwajalein Atoll and other
            Marshallese communities

    [[Page 138 STAT. 452A-22]]

            within Kwajalein Atoll with emphasis on the Kwajalein
            landowners, as described in the 2004 Fiscal Procedures Agreement
            through FY 2023, and thereafter in the 2023 Fiscal Procedures
            Agreement.

                (3) Of the total grant assistance made available under
            subsection (a) of this section, and in conjunction with section
            321(a) of the Compact, as amended, $200,000, with an inflation
            adjustment as provided in section 218, shall be allocated
            annually from FY 2004 through FY 2023 (and thereafter as
            provided in the Agreement Regarding the Military Use and
            Operating Rights of the Government of the United States in the
            Republic of the Marshall Islands Concluded Pursuant to Sections
            321 and 323 of the Compact of Free Association, as Amended) for
            a grant to support increased participation of the Government of
            the Republic of the Marshall Islands Environmental Protection
            Authority in the annual U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll Environmental
            Standards Survey and to promote a greater Government of the
            Republic of the Marshall Islands capacity for independent
            analysis of the Survey's findings and conclusions.

        (c) Humanitarian Assistance - Republic of the Marshall Islands
    Program. In recognition of the special development needs of the Republic
    of the Marshall Islands, the Government of the United States shall make
    available to the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, on
    the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands' request and to
    be deducted from the grant amount made available under subsection (a) of
    this section and subsection (a) of section 261, a Humanitarian
    Assistance--Republic of the Marshall Islands (``HARMI'') Program with
    emphasis on health, education, and infrastructure (including
    transportation) projects and such other projects as mutually decided.
    The terms and conditions of the HARMI shall be set forth in the
    Agreement Regarding the Military Use and Operating Rights of the
    Government of the United States in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
    Concluded Pursuant to Sections 321 and 323 of the Compact of Free
    Association, as Amended.

        (d) Public Infrastructure

                (1) Unless otherwise agreed, not less than 30 percent and
            not more than 50 percent of U.S. annual grant assistance
            provided under subsection (a) of this section shall be made
            available in accordance with a list of specific projects
            included in the infrastructure improvement and maintenance plan
            prepared by the Government of the Republic of the Marshall
            Islands as part of the strategic framework described in
            subsection (f) of this section.

                (2) Infrastructure Maintenance Fund. Five percent of the
            annual public infrastructure grant made available under
            paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be set

    [[Page 138 STAT. 452A-23]]

            aside, with an equal contribution from the Government of the
            Republic of the Marshall Islands, as a contribution to an
            Infrastructure Maintenance Fund. Administration of the
            Infrastructure Maintenance Fund shall be governed by the 2004
            Fiscal Procedures Agreement through FY 2023.

        (e) Disaster Assistance Emergency Fund. Of the total grant
    assistance made available under subsection (a) of this section, an
    amount of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) shall be provided
    annually, with an equal contribution from the Government of the Republic
    of the Marshall Islands, as a contribution to a Disaster Assistance
    Emergency Fund (``DAEF''). Through FY 2023, any funds from the DAEF may
    be used only for assistance and rehabilitation resulting from disasters
    and emergencies. Through FY 2023, the funds shall be accessed upon
    declaration of a State of Emergency by the Government of the Republic of
    the Marshall Islands, with the concurrence of the United States Chief of
    Mission to the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Through FY 2023, the
    administration of the DAEF shall be governed by the 2004 Fiscal
    Procedures Agreement.

        (f) Budget and Investment Framework. Through FY 2023, the Government
    of the Republic of the Marshall Islands shall prepare and maintain an
    official medium-term budget and investment framework. The framework
    shall be strategic in nature, shall be continuously reviewed and updated
    through the annual budget process, and shall make projections on a
    multi-year rolling basis. Each of the sectors and areas named in
    subsections (a), (b), and (d) of this section, or other sectors and
    areas as mutually agreed, shall be accorded specific treatment in the
    framework. Those portions of the framework that contemplate the use of
    United States grant funds shall require the concurrence of both the
    Government of the United States and the Government of the Republic of
    the Marshall Islands.

    Section 212 - Kwajalein Impact and Use

        The Government of the United States shall provide to the Government
    of the Republic of the Marshall Islands in conjunction with section
    321(a) of the Compact, as amended, and the Agreement Regarding the
    Military Use and Operating Rights of the Government of the United States
    in the Republic of the Marshall Islands Concluded Pursuant to Sections
    321 and 323 of the Compact of Free Association, as Amended, a payment in
    FY 2004 of $15 million, with no adjustment for inflation. In FY 2005 and
    through FY 2013, the annual payment shall be the FY 2004 amount ($15
    million) with an inflation adjustment as provided under section 218. In
    FY 2014, the annual payment shall be $18 million (with no adjustment for
    inflation) or the FY 2013 amount with an inflation adjustment under
    section 218, whichever is greater. For FY 2015 through FY 2023 (and
    thereafter in accordance with the Agreement Regarding the Military Use
    and Operating Rights of the Government of the United States in the
    Republic of the Marshall Islands Concluded Pursuant to Sections 321 and
    323 of the Compact of

    [[Page 138 STAT. 452A-24]]

    Free Association, as Amended) the annual payment shall be the FY 2014
    amount, with an inflation adjustment as provided under section 218.

    Section 213 - Accountability

        (a) Regulations and policies normally applicable to United States
    financial assistance to its state and local governments, as set forth in
    the 2004 Fiscal Procedures Agreement, shall apply to each grant
    described in section 211, except as modified in the Agreement Concerning
    Procedures for the Implementation of United States Economic Assistance
    Provided in the 2023 Amended Compact Between the Government of the
    United States of America and the Government of the Republic of the
    Marshall Islands, done at Honolulu on October 16, 2023 (``2023 Fiscal
    Procedures Agreement''), and to grants administered under section 221
    made before FY 2024, except as modified in the separate agreements
    referred to in section 231 of this Compact, as amended, or by United
    States law. Through FY 2023, as set forth in the 2004 Fiscal Procedures
    Agreement, reasonable terms and conditions, including annual performance
    indicators that are necessary to ensure effective use of United States
    assistance and reasonable progress toward achieving program objectives,
    may be attached. In addition, through FY 2023, the Government of the
    United States may seek appropriate remedies for noncompliance with the
    terms and conditions attached to the assistance, or for failure to
    comply with section 234, including withholding assistance.

        (b) The Government of the United States shall, for each fiscal year
    of the twenty years during which assistance is to be provided on a
    sector grant basis under section 211(a), grant the Government of the
    Republic of the Marshall Islands an amount equal to the lesser of (i)
    one half of the reasonable, properly documented cost incurred during
    such fiscal year to conduct the annual audit required under Article
    VIII(2) of the 2004 Fiscal Procedures Agreement or (ii) $500,000. Such
    amount shall not be adjusted for inflation under section 218 or
    otherwise.

    Section 214 - Joint Economic Management and Financial Accountability
    Committee

        The Governments of the United States and the Republic of the
    Marshall Islands shall establish a Joint Economic Management and
    Financial Accountability Committee. Through FY 2023, the Joint Economic
    Management and Financial Accountability Committee shall be governed as
    follows. The Joint Economic Management and Financial Accountability
    Committee shall be composed of a U.S. chair, two other members from the
    Government of the United States and two members from the Government of
    the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The Joint Economic Management and
    Financial Accountability Committee shall meet at least once each year to
    review the audits and reports required under Article I of this Title and
    the 2004 Fiscal Procedures Agreement, evaluate

    [[Page 138 STAT. 452A-25]]

    the progress made by the Republic of the Marshall Islands in meeting the
    objectives identified in its framework described in subsection (f) of
    section 211, with particular focus on those parts of the framework
    dealing with the sectors and areas identified in subsection (a) of
    section 211, identify problems encountered, and recommend ways to
    increase the effectiveness of U.S. assistance made available under this
    Title. The establishment and operations of the Joint Economic Management
    and Financial Accountability Committee shall be governed by the 2004
    Fiscal Procedures Agreement.

    Section 215 - Annual Report

        Through FY 2023, the Government of the Republic of the Marshall
    Islands shall report annually to the President of the United States on
    the use of United States sector grant assistance and other assistance
    and progress in meeting mutually agreed program and economic goals.
    Through FY 2023, the Joint Economic Management and Financial
    Accountability Committee shall review and comment on the report and make
    appropriate recommendations based thereon.

    Section 216 - Trust Fund

        (a) The Government of the United States shall contribute annually
    for twenty years in the amounts set forth in section 217 into a trust
    fund (``Trust Fund'') established in accordance with the Agreement
    Between the Government of the United States of America and the
    Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands Implementing Section
    216 and Section 217 of the Compact, as Amended, Regarding a Trust Fund,
    done at Majuro on April 30, 2003 (``2003 Trust Fund Agreement'').

        (b) The United States contribution into the Trust Fund described in
    subsection (a) of this section is conditioned on the Government of the
    Republic of the Marshall Islands contributing to the Trust Fund at least
    $25 million, on the effective date of the 2003 Trust Fund Agreement or
    on October 1, 2003, whichever is later, $2.5 million prior to October 1,
    2004, and $2.5 million prior to October 1, 2005. Any funds received by
    the Republic of the Marshall Islands under section 111 (d) of PL 99-239
    (January 14, 1986), or successor provisions, would be contributed to the
    Trust Fund as a Republic of the Marshall Islands' contribution.

        (c) The terms regarding the investment and management of funds and
    use of the income of the Trust Fund shall be governed by the 2003 Trust
    Fund Agreement and shall apply for the duration of that agreement.
    Through FY 2023, funds derived from United States investment shall not
    be subject to federal or state taxes in the United States or any taxes
    in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The 2003 Trust Fund Agreement
    shall also provide for annual reports to the Government of the United
    States and to the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

    [[Page 138 STAT. 452A-26]]

    The 2003 Trust Fund Agreement shall provide for appropriate
    distributions of trust fund proceeds to the Republic of the Marshall
    Islands and for appropriate remedies for the failure of the Republic of
    the Marshall Islands to use income of the Trust Fund for the annual
    grant purposes set forth in section 211. These remedies may include the
    return to the Government of the United States of the present market
    value of its contributions to the Trust Fund and the present market
    value of any undistributed income on the contributions of the Government
    of the United States.

    Section 217 - Annual Grant Funding and Trust Fund Contributions

        The funds described in sections 211, 212, 213(b), and 216 shall be
    made available as follows:

                                              (In millions of U.S. dollars)
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                                                                             Trust Fund       Kwajalein
                     FY                    Annual Grants     Audit Grant       Section     Impact Section    Total
                                            Section 211    Section 213(b)     216(a&c)           212
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    2004                                            35.2              .5             7              15.0       57.7
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    2005                                            34.7              .5             7.5            15.0       57.7
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2006                                            34.2              .5             8              15.0       57.7
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2007                                            33.7              .5             8.5            15.0       57.7
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2008                                            33.2              .5             9              15.0       57.7
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2009                                            32.7              .5             9.5            15.0       57.7
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2010                                            32.2              .5            10              15.0       57.7
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2011                                            31.7              .5            10.5            15.0       57.7
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2012                                            31.2              .5            11              15.0       57.7
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    2013                                            30.7              .5            11.5            15.0       57.7
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    2014                                            32.2              .5            12              18.0       62.7
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    2015                                            31.7              .5            12.5            18.0       62.7
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    2016                                            31.2              .5            13              18.0       62.7
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    2017                                            30.7              .5            13.5            18.0       62.7
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    2018                                            30.2              .5            14              18.0       62.7
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    2019                                            29.7              .5            14.5            18.0       62.7
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    2020                                            29.2              .5            15              18.0       62.7
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    2021                                            28.7              .5            15.5            18.0       62.7
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    2022                                            28.2              .5            16              18.0       62.7
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    2023                                            27.7              .5            16.5            18.0       62.7
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    Section 218 - Inflation Adjustment

        Except as otherwise provided, the amounts stated in Article I of
    this Title shall be adjusted for each United States fiscal year

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    by the percent that equals two-thirds of the percent change in the
    United States Gross Domestic Product Implicit Price Deflator, or 5
    percent, whichever is less in any one year, using the beginning of FY
    2004 as a base.

    Section 219 - Carry-Over of Unused Funds

        If in any year the funds made available by the Government of the
    United States for that year pursuant to this Article are not completely
    obligated by the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the
    unobligated balances shall remain available in addition to the funds to
    be provided in subsequent years. Beginning in FY 2024, the carry-over of
    funds provided under sections 211(a) and 211(d) shall be governed by
    Article XI of the 2023 Fiscal Procedures Agreement.''

    2. Article II of Title Two of the Compact, as Amended shall be replaced
    with the following:

                                  ``Article II

                         Services and Program Assistance

    Section 221

        (a) Services. The Government of the United States shall make
    available to the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, in
    accordance with and to the extent provided in the Federal Programs and
    Services Agreement referred to in section 231, the services and related
    programs of:

                (1) the United States Weather Service;

                (2) the United States Postal Service;

                (3) the United States Federal Aviation Administration;

                (4) the United States Department of Transportation;

                (5) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and

                (6) the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the
            Department of Homeland Security and the United States Agency for
            International Development.

                    The United States Departments and Agencies named or
                    having responsibility to provide these services and
                    related programs shall have the authority to implement
                    the relevant provisions of the Federal Programs and
                    Services Agreement referred to in section 231.

    [[Page 138 STAT. 452A-28]]

        (b) Programs

                (1) Other than the services and programs covered by
            subsection (a) of this section, and to the extent authorized by
            the Congress of the United States, the Government of the United
            States shall make available to the Government of the Republic of
            the Marshall Islands the services and programs that were
            available to the Government of the Republic of the Marshall
            Islands on May 1, 2004, to the extent that such services and
            programs continue to be available to State and local governments
            of the United States.

                (2) Unless provided otherwise by United States law, the
            services and programs described in paragraph (1) of this
            subsection shall be extended in accordance with the terms of the
            Federal Programs and Services Agreement referred to in section
            231.

        (c) The Government of the United States shall have and exercise such
    authority as is necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this
    Title and the Federal Programs and Services Agreement referred to in
    section 231, including the authority to monitor and administer all
    service and program assistance provided by the Government of the United
    States to the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

        (d) Except as provided elsewhere in this Compact, as amended, under
    any separate agreement entered into under this Compact, as amended, or
    otherwise under United States law, all federal domestic programs
    extended to or operating in the Republic of the Marshall Islands shall
    be subject to all applicable criteria, standards, reporting
    requirements, auditing procedures, and other rules and regulations
    applicable to such programs and services when operating in the United
    States.

        (e) The Government of the United States may make available to the
    Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands alternate energy
    development projects, studies, and conservation measures to the extent
    provided for the Freely Associated States in the laws of the United
    States.

    Section 222

        The Government of the United States and the Government of the
    Republic of the Marshall Islands may decide from time to time to extend
    to the Republic of the Marshall Islands additional United States grant
    assistance, services, and programs, as provided under the laws of the
    United States. Unless inconsistent with such laws, or otherwise
    specifically precluded by the Government of the United States at the
    time such additional grant assistance, services, or programs are
    extended, the Federal Programs and Services Agreement referred to in
    section 231 shall apply to any such assistance, services, or programs.

    [[Page 138 STAT. 452A-29]]

    Section 223

        The Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands shall make
    available to the Government of the United States at no cost facilities
    and areas in the Republic of the Marshall Islands as may be necessary
    for the operations of the services and programs provided pursuant to
    this Article and set forth in the Federal Programs and Services
    Agreement referred to in section 231, or as may be mutually agreed
    thereafter.

    Section 224

        The Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands may request,
    from time to time, technical assistance from the federal agencies and
    institutions of the Government of the United States, which are
    authorized to grant such technical assistance in accordance with United
    States laws. If technical assistance is granted pursuant to such a
    request, the Government of the United States shall provide the technical
    assistance in a manner which gives priority consideration to the
    Republic of the Marshall Islands over other recipients not a part of the
    United States, its territories or possessions, and equivalent
    consideration to the Republic of the Marshall Islands with respect to
    other states in Free Association with the United States. Such assistance
    shall be made available on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis to
    the extent provided by United States law.''

    3. Article III of Title Two of the Compact, as Amended shall be replaced
    with the following:

                                  ``Article III

                            Administrative Provisions

    Section 231

        The specific nature, extent, and contractual arrangements of the
    services and programs provided for in section 221 of this Compact, as
    amended, as well as the legal status of agencies of the Government of
    the United States, their civilian employees and contractors, and the
    dependents of such personnel while present in the Republic of the
    Marshall Islands, and other arrangements in connection with the
    assistance, services, or programs furnished by the Government of the
    United States, are set forth in a Federal Programs and Services
    Agreement.

    Section 232

        The Government of the United States, in consultation with the
    Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, shall determine and
    implement procedures for audits, as appropriate, of all grants and other
    assistance provided under Article I and Article VI of this Title and of
    all funds expended for the services and programs provided under Article
    II of this Title.

    [[Page 138 STAT. 452A-30]]

    Section 233

        The Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands pledges to
    cooperate with, permit, and assist if reasonably requested, designated
    and authorized representatives of the Government of the United States
    charged with investigating whether Compact funds, or any other
    assistance authorized under this Compact, as amended, have been, or are
    being, used for purposes other than those set forth in this Compact, as
    amended, or its subsidiary agreements. In carrying out this
    investigative authority, such United States Government representatives
    may request that the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
    subpoena documents and records and compel testimony in accordance with
    the laws and Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Such
    assistance by the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to
    the Government of the United States shall not be unreasonably withheld.
    The obligation of the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
    to fulfill its pledge herein is a condition to its receiving payment of
    such funds or other assistance authorized under this Compact, as
    amended. The Government of the United States shall pay any reasonable
    costs for extraordinary services executed by the Government of the
    Republic of the Marshall Islands in carrying out the provisions of this
    section.''

    4. A new Article VI shall be added at the end of Title Two of the
    Compact, as Amended and shall read as follows:

                                  ``Article VI

                Continued Economic Assistance and Accountability

    Section 261 - Grants

        (a) Sector Grants. The Government of the United States shall provide
    assistance on a sector grant basis as set forth in section 266, subject
    to the provisions of the 2023 Fiscal Procedures Agreement. These sector
    grants shall be used for assistance in the sectors of education, health
    care, private sector development, public sector capacity building, the
    environment, public infrastructure, enhanced reporting and
    accountability, and Enewetak development, or for other sectors as
    mutually decided. The Government of the United States shall monitor the
    use of such sector grants in accordance with the provisions of this
    Article and the 2023 Fiscal Procedures Agreement.

                (1) Education. United States grant assistance under
            subsection (a) of this section shall be made available in
            accordance with the plan described in subsection (c) of this
            section to support and improve the educational system of the
            Republic of the Marshall Islands and develop the human,
            financial, and material resources necessary for the Government
            of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to perform these
            services. Emphasis

    [[Page 138 STAT. 452A-31]]

            should be placed on advancing a quality basic education system.

                (2) Health. United States grant assistance under subsection
            (a) of this section shall be made available in accordance with
            the plan described in subsection (c) of this section to support
            and improve the delivery of preventive, curative, and
            environmental care and to develop the human, financial, and
            material resources necessary for the Government of the Republic
            of the Marshall Islands to perform these services.

                (3) Private Sector Development. United States grant
            assistance under subsection (a) of this section shall be made
            available in accordance with the plan described in subsection
            (c) of this section to support the efforts of the Government of
            the Republic of the Marshall Islands to attract foreign
            investment and increase indigenous business activity by
            vitalizing the commercial environment, ensuring fair and
            equitable application of the law, respecting and promoting
            internationally recognized fundamental rights at work,
            maintaining progress toward privatization of state-owned and
            partially state-owned enterprises, and engaging in other
            reforms.

                (4) Capacity Building in the Public Sector. United States
            grant assistance under subsection (a) of this section shall be
            made available in accordance with the plan described in
            subsection (c) of this section to support the efforts of the
            Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to build
            effective, accountable, and transparent national, state, and
            local government and other public sector institutions and
            systems.

                (5) Environment. United States grant assistance under
            subsection (a) of this section shall be made available in
            accordance with the plan described in subsection (c) of this
            section to increase environmental protection; establish and
            manage conservation areas; engage in environmental
            infrastructure planning, design, construction, and operation;
            and to involve the citizens of the Republic of the Marshall
            Islands in the process of conserving their country's natural
            resources.

                (6) Public Infrastructure. United States annual grant
            assistance under subsection (a) of this section shall be made
            available in accordance with the plan described in subsection
            (c) of this section and for projects included in the plan
            described in Article VII(2) of the 2023 Fiscal Procedures
            Agreement to assist the Government of the Republic of the
            Marshall Islands in its efforts to provide adequate public
            infrastructure.

                (7) Enhanced Reporting and Accountability. United States
            grant assistance under subsection (a) of this section shall be
            made available in accordance with the plan described in
            subsection (c) of this section to support

    [[Page 138 STAT. 452A-32]]

            the efforts of the Government of the Republic of the Marshall
            Islands to address the costs of compliance inherent in
            implementing its obligations with respect to sector grant
            assistance.

                (8) Enewetak Development. United States grant assistance
            under subsection (a) of this section shall be available in
            accordance with the plan described in subsection (c) of this
            section to support measures and activities related to
            development programs for Enewetak, which due to its location and
            lack of arable land would particularly benefit from assistance
            with procurement, storage, transportation, administration, and
            provision of food items.

        (b) Infrastructure Maintenance Fund. Beginning in FY 2024,
    contributions to and administration of the Infrastructure Maintenance
    Fund shall be governed by the 2023 Fiscal Procedures Agreement.

        (c) Budget and Investment Framework. Beginning in the fiscal year
    after which the 2023 Fiscal Procedures Agreement enters into force, the
    Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands shall prepare and
    maintain an official medium-term budget and investment framework. The
    framework shall be strategic in nature, shall be continuously reviewed
    and updated through the annual budget process, and shall make
    projections on a multi-year rolling basis. Each of the sectors named in
    subsection (a) of this section, or other sectors as mutually decided, as
    well as the assistance described in section 211(b) and the funds
    described in section 261(b), section 261(g), section 261(h), and section
    261(i), shall be accorded specific treatment in the plan. Those portions
    of the framework that contemplate the use of United States grant funds
    provided under section 211(b), section 261(a), section 261(b), section
    261(e), section 261(f), section 261(g), section 261(h), and section
    261(i) shall require the concurrence of the Joint Economic Management
    and Financial Accountability Committee, as set forth in the 2023 Fiscal
    Procedures Agreement.

        (d) Disaster Assistance Emergency Fund. Beginning in FY 2024, the
    Government of the United States and the Government of the Republic of
    the Marshall Islands shall provide amounts to the DAEF from the amounts
    made available for Sector Grants as set forth in section 266 and to the
    extent provided in the Federal Programs and Services Agreement.
    Beginning in FY 2024, any funds from the DAEF may be used only for
    assistance and rehabilitation resulting from disasters and emergencies,
    or for disaster preparedness activities. Beginning in FY 2024, the DAEF
    shall be subject to relevant provisions of the 2023 Fiscal Procedures
    Agreement and the Federal Programs and Services Agreement referred to in
    section 231.

        (e) Additional Education Assistance. Beginning in FY 2024, the
    Government of the United States shall make available,

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    subject to the provisions of the 2023 Fiscal Procedures Agreement, $22
    million in grant assistance for additional sector grants for education
    to be used specifically for education and job-training programs.

        (f) Additional Environment Assistance. Beginning in FY 2024, the
    Government of the United States shall make available, subject to the
    provisions of the 2023 Fiscal Procedures Agreement, $30 million in grant
    assistance for additional sector grants for environment, $20 million of
    which must be used for environmental feasibility studies and technical
    assistance and $10 million of which must be used for future
    environmental programs.

        (g) U.S. Supplemental Health Fund and Joint Health Dialogue.

                (1) In FY 2024, the Government of the United States shall
            make available $20 million in grant assistance to deposit into a
            fund (the ``U.S. Supplemental Health Fund'') to support the
            efforts of the Government of the Republic of the Marshall
            Islands to improve health outcomes in the Republic of the
            Marshall Islands. Such assistance may only be used for the
            purpose of implementing programs recommended by a joint health
            dialogue (the ``Joint Health Dialogue'') to be established
            pursuant to and governed by the provisions of the 2023 Fiscal
            Procedures Agreement.

                (2) From FY 2024 through FY 2043, the Government of the
            United States shall make available up to $8 million in annual
            grant assistance to deposit into the U.S. Supplemental Health
            Fund, subject to the provisions of the 2023 Fiscal Procedures
            Agreement. Such assistance may only be used for the purpose of
            implementing health programs mutually decided in writing by the
            Government of the United States and the Government of the
            Republic of the Marshall Islands, which may include programs
            recommended by the Joint Health Dialogue.

                (3) The U.S. Supplemental Health Fund is subject to the
            provisions of the 2023 Fiscal Procedures Agreement.

        (h) Climate Fund and Working Group. In FY 2024, the Government of
    the United States shall make available $20 million in grant assistance
    to deposit into a fund (the ``Climate Fund'') to obtain additional
    assistance to better enable the Republic of the Marshall Islands to cope
    with challenges from climate impacts, including sea-level rise and other
    environmental challenges that could threaten the existence of the
    Republic of the Marshall Islands. The Climate Fund may only be used to
    obtain such additional assistance for climate needs through ways that
    are identified by a joint climate working group (the ``Climate Working
    Group'') to be established pursuant to and governed by the provisions of
    the 2023 Fiscal Procedures Agreement, and that are mutually decided in
    writing by the Government of the

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    United States and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall
    Islands. The Climate Fund is subject to the provisions of the 2023
    Fiscal Procedures Agreement.

        (i) Kwajalein Development Plan Fund. In FY 2024, the Government of
    the United States shall make available $132 million in grant assistance
    to deposit into a fund (the ``Kwajalein Development Plan Fund'') for
    projects described in the plan adopted in March 2022 by the Government
    of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to facilitate resilience and
    healthy communities throughout Kwajalein Atoll, or, subject to the
    mutual written decision of the Signatory Governments, a successor plan.
    The Kwajalein Development Plan Fund shall be subject to the provisions
    of the 2023 Fiscal Procedures Agreement.

        (j) Nuclear Testing Transparency and Museum. Beginning in FY 2024,
    the Government of the United States shall make available to such entity
    or entities as selected by mutual decision of the Government of the
    United States and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall
    Islands, to be available until expended, $10 million in grant assistance
    to improve the accessibility of documents and information previously
    provided to the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
    relating to the United States nuclear testing program, including waste
    disposal, in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. In addition,
    beginning in FY 2024, the Government of the United States shall make
    available to the College of the Marshall Islands or another entity or
    entities as selected by mutual decision of the Government of the United
    States and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, to be
    available until expended, $5 million in grant assistance to support
    efforts by the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands,
    including its National Nuclear Commission, to establish a museum and
    research facility on the United States nuclear testing program. The
    Government of the United States may attach any terms and conditions to
    such assistance.

    Section 262 - Accountability

        (a) The 2023 Fiscal Procedures Agreement shall apply to grant
    assistance described in section 261(a), section 261(b), section 261(d),
    section 261(e), section 261(f), section 261(g), section 261(h), and
    section 261(i); grant assistance provided under section 211(b) made in
    FY 2024 or later; and grant assistance provided under section 221 made
    in FY 2024 or later, except as modified in the Federal Programs and
    Services Agreement or by United States law. Beginning in FY 2024, and
    consistent with the 2023 Fiscal Procedures Agreement, the Government of
    the United States may attach reasonable terms and conditions to any
    United States assistance provided under this Article and may seek
    appropriate remedies for noncompliance with such terms and conditions or
    for failure to comply with section 234, including the withholding of
    such assistance.

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        (b) The cost of the annual audit required under Article X(2) of the
    2023 Fiscal Procedures Agreement shall be borne by the Government of the
    Republic of the Marshall Islands and may be paid for from the amounts
    made available for sector grants described in section 261(a).

    Section 263 - Joint Economic Management and Financial Accountability
    Committee

        Beginning in FY 2024, the Joint Economic Management and Financial
    Accountability Committee shall be governed by the 2023 Fiscal Procedures
    Agreement and shall be composed of a U.S. chairperson, one other member
    from the Government of the United States, and two members from the
    Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

    Section 264 - Biennial Report

        Beginning in FY 2024, and every two years thereafter until two years
    after all grants provided to the Government of the Republic of the
    Marshall Islands under Article I and Article VI of this Title are closed
    out, the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands shall report
    to the President of the United States on the use of such assistance and
    other assistance provided by the Government of the United States during
    the previous two fiscal years, and on the progress of the Government of
    the Republic of the Marshall Islands in meeting program and economic
    goals. The Joint Economic Management and Financial Accountability
    Committee shall review and comment on the report and make appropriate
    recommendations based thereon.

    Section 265 - Trust Fund

        (a) The Government of the United States shall contribute the amounts
    set forth in section 266 to the Trust Fund to be used in accordance with
    the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and
    the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands Regarding the
    Compact Trust Fund, done at Honolulu on October 16, 2023 (``2023 Trust
    Fund Agreement'').

        (b) Upon its entry into force, the 2023 Trust Fund Agreement, or any
    successor agreement, shall govern the Trust Fund and all contributions
    made pursuant to this Title and shall provide for:

                (1) Exemption from federal and state taxes in the United
            States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands of all funds
            derived from the United States investment;

                (2) Annual reports to the Government of the United States
            and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands;

                (3) Distributions from the Trust Fund to provide the
            Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands

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            with sources of revenue to help meet needs of people in the
            Republic of the Marshall Islands;

                (4) Fiscal procedures that are sufficient to provide
            oversight of the Trust Fund, including for expending of and
            accounting for distributions, and to ensure that distributions
            are used for the purposes described in the 2023 Trust Fund
            Agreement;

                (5) A Trust Fund Committee composed of three voting members
            appointed by the Government of the United States, to include the
            chair of the Trust Fund Committee, two voting members appointed
            by the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and
            one voting member appointed by Taiwan; and

                (6) Appropriate remedies for the gross failure of the
            Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to use Trust
            Fund distributions in accordance with the 2023 Trust Fund
            Agreement, to include the return to the Government of the United
            States of the present market value of its contributions to the
            Trust Fund and the present market value of any undistributed
            income derived therefrom.

        (c) If this Compact, as amended, is terminated, the provisions of
    sections 451 through 453 of this Compact, as amended, shall govern the
    treatment of any United States contributions to the Trust Fund and any
    undistributed income derived therefrom.

    Section 266 - Sector Grant Funding and Trust Fund Contributions

        The funds described in sections 261(a) and 265 shall be made
    available as follows:

                                             (In thousands of U.S. dollars)
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Sector Grants       Trust Fund (Section
                            FY                            (Section 261(a))             265)               Total
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2024                                                             50,000                200,000          250,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2025                                                             51,000                200,000          251,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2026                                                             52,020                200,000          252,020
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2027                                                             53,060                100,000          153,060
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2028                                                             54,122                     --           54,122
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2029                                                             55,204                     --           55,204
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2030                                                             56,308                     --           56,308
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2031                                                             57,434                     --           57,434
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2032                                                             58,583                     --           58,583
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2033                                                             59,755                     --           59,755
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2034                                                             60,950                     --           60,950
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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    2035                                                             62,169                     --           62,169
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2036                                                             63,412                     --           63,412
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2037                                                             64,680                     --           64,680
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2038                                                             65,974                     --           65,974
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2039                                                             67,293                     --           67,293
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2040                                                             68,639                     --           68,639
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2041                                                             70,012                     --           70,012
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2042                                                             71,412                     --           71,412
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2043                                                             72,841                     --           72,841
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Section 267 - Carry-Over of Unused Funds

        All funds made available under this Article shall be available until
    expended. The carry-over of unused funds made available under this
    Article shall be governed by Article XI of the 2023 Fiscal Procedures
    Agreement.''

    Part 2. Title Four Amendments

    Article V of Title Four of the Compact, as Amended shall be amended as
    follows:

        a. The word ``twentieth'' shall be replaced with the word
    ``fortieth'';

        b. ``Trust Fund Agreement'' shall be replaced with ``2023 Trust Fund
    Agreement'';

        c. In Sections 451(b), 452(b), and 453(c), ``section 216'' shall be
    replaced with ``section 265''; and

        d. In Sections 451(c), 452(c), and 453(d), ``section 216'' shall be
    replaced with ``section 216 and section 265''.

    Part 3. Final Provisions

    1. This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of the later note
    in an exchange of notes between the Signatory Governments indicating
    that each Signatory Government has completed its internal procedures for
    entry into force.

    2. The Signatory Governments may mutually agree to continue the
    provision of sector grants and federal programs and services beyond
    fiscal year 2043 at the same levels and subject to similar

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    favorable terms identified in the amendments described in Part 1 of this
    Agreement and the Agreement Concerning Procedures for the Implementation
    of United States Economic Assistance Provided in the 2023 Amended
    Compact Between the Government of the United States of America and the
    Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, done at Honolulu on
    October 16, 2023.

    3. Prior to fiscal year 2044 and every 20 years thereafter, the
    Signatory Governments shall conduct joint reviews of the needs of the
    Republic of the Marshall Islands and its progress in meeting development
    objectives.

    4. Nothing in this Agreement affects or otherwise alters the agreement
    referred to in Section 462(a)(1) of the Compact, as Amended.

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized by their
    respective governments, have signed this Agreement.

    DONE at Honolulu, on October 16, 2023, in duplicate, in the English
    language.

    FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF                                                 FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF
    THE UNITED STATES                                                     THE REPUBLIC OF THE
    OF AMERICA:                                                           MARSHALL ISLANDS:

    JOSEPH Y. YUN                                                         JACK ADING