H. Res. 1061 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

March 6, 2024. 

Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution the 

House shall be considered to have taken from the Speaker’s 

table the bill, H.R. 4366, with the Senate amendment thereto, and to have concurred in the Senate amendment with the 

following amendment: 

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment, insert the following: 

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 
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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 

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 
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SEC. 3. 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. 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—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, 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 
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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, 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. 
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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 by law, $2,741,424,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028: Provided, 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 depart-
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ments), 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, 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 administra-
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tion 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, 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 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: 
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Provided, 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, 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 
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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, That, of the amount, not to exceed $6,495,000 

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. 
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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, 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 in-
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stallations (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. 

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 
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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 mili-
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tary 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 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. 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. 
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SEC. 102. Funds made available in this title for construction shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles. 

SEC. 103. 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. 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 prepa-
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ration; 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. 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. 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. 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. None of the funds made available in this title 

may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts estimated by the Government to exceed $500,000 for projects to 

be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlantic Treaty Or-
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ganization 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. 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. 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. 
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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. 
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 117. 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 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 
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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. 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, 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 
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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, 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. 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 obligations incurred during the period of availability of such appropriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations may be transferred 

into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Con-
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struction, 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; 
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‘‘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, 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. 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 
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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 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. 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 un-
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specified 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, 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, 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. 
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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, 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, 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. 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; 
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‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’, 

$15,000,000; and 

‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, $15,000,000: 

Provided, 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, 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: 
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Provided, 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, 

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, That not later than 30 days after enactment of this 
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Act, the Secretary of Defense, 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. 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, 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. 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, Guanta ́namo 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, That not to exceed $22,109,000 of the amount made 
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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, 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 
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(1), (2), (5), and (11) of that subsection, shall be charged to 

this account. 

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. 
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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 over-
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seas employee mail, $3,899,000,000: Provided, 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) 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 
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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 serviceconnected 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 
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in enrollment priority groups 1 through 6: Provided further, 

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 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, 
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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 Appro-
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priations 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, 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. 
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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. 
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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 systems and operational information systems; for pay and associated costs; and for the capital asset 
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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, 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 
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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, 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 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 obliga-
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tions, 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, 

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— 

(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) 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 
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impacted by the deployment of the new electronic health 

record; and 

(3) 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 
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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, 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 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 
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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, 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, 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 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 
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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: 
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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 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 trans-
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ferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appropriations: Provided, 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. 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 
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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. 

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. 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 
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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. 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. 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 
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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, 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. 

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 
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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, 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. 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 Af-
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fairs, 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— 
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(1) for furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, 

and equipment; and 

(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. 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. The Secretary shall require participating veterans 

and facilities to comply with all appropriate rules and regulations, as established by the Secretary. 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. 
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(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. 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 
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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, 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. 

(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, That additional funds may be transferred from accounts designated in this section to the Joint Department of 

Defense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 
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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 220 of title II of division J of Public Law 117–328 is 

repealed. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 220. 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, 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. 
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(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 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 
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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. 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. 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 jus-
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tification 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. 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, 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. 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. 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. 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 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 
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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 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 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 pro-
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grams 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. (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 

(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) 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. 
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(c)(1) 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) 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. 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 
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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) 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 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 
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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 
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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. 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) 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. 
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(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; 

(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. 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. 
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SEC. 240. 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. 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. 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. (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 In-
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spector 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) 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. 

SEC. 245. 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 pro-
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gram 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. 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. (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) 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; 
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(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) 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; 
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(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. 

(d) 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 nonhuman 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. 
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(e) 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) 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) 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 
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not exceed 125 veterans to one full-time employment equivalent. 

(b) 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) an assessment of the veteran-to-staff ratio for 

each such program; and 

(2) 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. 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 title 38, United 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 
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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, 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. Not later than 30 days after the end of each 

fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 
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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, 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. 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, 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. 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 
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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. 

(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. 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. 
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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 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 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 ac-
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counts 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 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. 

(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 re-
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quirement 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. 
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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. 
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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 ‘‘ECommerce’’ 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. 
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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. (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) 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. 
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SEC. 408. (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-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. 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. (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 
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Naval Station, Guanta ́namo 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, 

Guanta ́namo 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, Guanta ́namo 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, Guanta ́namo 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 
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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—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 Partner-
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ships 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 
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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, 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 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, 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 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. 
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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 
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$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 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 
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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 
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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). 

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. 
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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, 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 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 appropriations hereunder shall be available pursu-
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ant 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 the fiscal year shall 

not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the 

building or $500,000, whichever is greater: Provided further, 

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 nonFederal 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, 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 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 
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needed to carry out the Act of April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 

113a): Provided further, 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). 
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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, 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, 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 pro-
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viding 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 in-
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stitutions 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 Implementation Program Area grant awarded under the Crop Protection/ 

Pest Management Program (7 U.S.C. 7626). 
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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 
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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 
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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 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 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 Depart-
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ment 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 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, 
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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. 

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 
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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 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, 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 
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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. 

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, 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. 
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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 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 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 dur-
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ing 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. 
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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: 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, 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 
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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 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 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. 
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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. 
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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 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, 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: 
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$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, 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 
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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 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’’ 
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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 
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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, 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. 

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 
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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 the Secretary shall notify the 
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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, 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 
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$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 hous-
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ing loans; $10,000,000 for credit sales of single family housing acquired property; $5,000,000 for section 523 self-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, 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 
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the 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 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 re-
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main 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, 

That the Secretary shall, as part of the preservation and revitalization agreement, obtain a 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’’. 
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RENTAL 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, 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, 
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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 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 
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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, 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 fur-
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ther, 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 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 fi-
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nancial 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 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: 
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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. 

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: Pro-
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vided 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, 
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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 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 
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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 
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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. 

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 
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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, 
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That not 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, 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 multiState regional technical assistance organization, with experience in working with small communities on water and waste 

water problems, the principal 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 quali-
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fied 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, 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. 
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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-ofmoney 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, That funding provided under this 

heading for grants under section 379G of the Consolidated 

Farm and Rural Development Act may only be provided to 
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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, 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 ex-
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tent 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 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, 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. 
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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 
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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 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 
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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 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 
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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 

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, 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 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. 
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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. 
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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, That the Service 

may utilize advances of funds, or reimburse this appropria-
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tion 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. 

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 avail-
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able until expended: Provided, That 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 
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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 
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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 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; 
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(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 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 
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(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 

transferred from one specified activity to another with the 

prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both 

Houses of Congress. 

In 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, 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 
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countermeasure priority review voucher user fees authorized 

by 21 U.S.C. 360bbb–4a, and fees relating to over-thecounter 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 pur-
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poses provided in such Act: Provided further, 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 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: 
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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, 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, 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, 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 
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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 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, 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 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 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, per-
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sonnel, 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 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 
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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 

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 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. No funds appropriated by this Act may be 

used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative 

agreements or similar arrangements between the United 
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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. 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 Information Technology Investment Review Board: 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 
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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 
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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 
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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 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. (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 
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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, 

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 em-
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ployee 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. (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 a reprogramming, transfer 

of funds, or reimbursements as authorized by the Economy 

Act, or in the case of the Department of Agriculture, through 
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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 
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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 
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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 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 
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least 30 days in advance of using the funds for these purposes. 

(e) 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. 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 nonDepartment of Agriculture, non-Department of Health and 

Human Services, non-Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or non-Farm Credit Administration employee. 
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SEC. 719. 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. 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. 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 
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statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 

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. 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. 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 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. 
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SEC. 725. 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, 
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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 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 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 
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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 
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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) 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) promptly make publicly available the final reports of any audits or reviews conducted pursuant to 

paragraph (1). 

(b) 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 
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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. 

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. (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. 
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(2) In this section, the term ‘‘iron and steel products’’ 

means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: 

lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other 

municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and 

restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction materials. 

(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category of cases in which the 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) 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 Secretary or the 
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designee shall make the request and accompanying information available by electronic means, including on the official 

public Internet Web site of the Department. 

(d) 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 if the plans and specifications have received 

required approvals from State agencies prior to the date of 

enactment of this Act. 

(g) 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. 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 mat-
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ters pending before Congress, other than to communicate to 

Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 1913. 

SEC. 736. 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 BusinessCooperative 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 
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limit by more than 10 percent: Provided, 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 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. 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 ‘‘Stand-
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ards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of 

Produce for Human Consumption’’, and published on November 27, 2015, with respect to the regulation of entities that 

grow, harvest, pack, or hold wine grapes, hops, pulse crops, 

or almonds. 

SEC. 739. 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) 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. 
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SEC. 741. 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. 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, 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,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 
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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 multifamily 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 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. 
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SEC. 745. (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. 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. 
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SEC. 747. 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. 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. 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. 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 
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‘‘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. 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. 
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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, wildcaught catfish. 

SEC. 756. 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, 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. 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 
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1971 in a manner inconsistent with section 343(a)(13) of the 

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. 

SEC. 758. (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 
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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, 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) 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) 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. 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. 55.320 Listeria 
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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. 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, That 

this program shall be similar, as determined by the Secretary, 
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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 nonprofits 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. 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 dis-
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ease 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, 

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); 

(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. 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 
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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. 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 
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grant program established under section 12502(b) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (34 U.S.C. 20127). 

SEC. 773. 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 (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 emer-
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gency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the 

budget 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. 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. 
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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 condi-
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tions 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.’’ 

SEC. 780. 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)).’’. 
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SEC. 781. 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, 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, 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 Serv-
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ice—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. 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 
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to each covered transaction (as defined in section 721(a)(4) 

of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (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. 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 
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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 
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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. 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 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’’. 
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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—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, 

AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024 

TITLE 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 
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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 activities: Provided further, That the provisions of 
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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 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 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. 
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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 
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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 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: 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. 

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, 
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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. 
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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. 

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, 
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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 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. 
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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, That the sum herein appropriated from the general 

fund shall be reduced as offsetting 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 

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$0: Provided further, 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, 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 fur-
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ther, 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 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 
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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 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 
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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 
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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 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 in that section: Provided further, 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. 
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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 
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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 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 De-
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pendents’ 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 
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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 

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, That, of the funds 

provided herein, the Secretary of Commerce may issue grants 

to the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Cali-
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fornia, and Alaska, and to the federally recognized Tribes of 

the Columbia River and Pacific Coast (including Alaska), for 

projects necessary for conservation of salmon 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 
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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 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 of the Department 

of Commerce may be detailed or assigned from a bureau or 
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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 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 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, 
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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, 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 pro-
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vided for in this Act or any other law appropriating funds for 

the Department of Commerce. 

SEC. 104. The 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 

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. 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 
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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. 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. 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. 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 
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electronic copy of such report or document may be accessed 

and downloaded for free online. Should a customer 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 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. 

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 
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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. 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. 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. 
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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. 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 em-
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ployees 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 

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, 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 re-
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main 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 emergencies of a confidential character: Provided, 
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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, 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 
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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, 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 
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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 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, 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 Im-
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provements 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, 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 each United 

States Attorney shall establish or participate in a task force 

on human trafficking. 
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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 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, 

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 

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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 avail-
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able 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, 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. 

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. 
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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 
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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, 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, 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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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, 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. 
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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, $328,000,000 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
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ment 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 at-
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torneys’ 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 trans-
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ferred 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, That 

the Attorney 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, 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, 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 
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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. 
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FEDERAL 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 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. 
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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 
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(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 Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2023: Provided, That $10,000,000 shall be for any 

such increases under such section 5903, which shall 
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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 avail-
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able for this program: Provided further, 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, 

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, 
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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: 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 Statis-
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tics’’ 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, 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, 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, That the 
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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, 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: 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, That the definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 

Act shall apply to this initiative; 

(25) $5,000,000 is for trauma-informed, victim-centered training for law enforcement, and related research 
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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, 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 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 Ex-
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ploitation 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 
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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. 

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– 
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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 
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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 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 
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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; 
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(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; 

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(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 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 
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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 
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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 in-
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carcerated 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 performancebased 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— 
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(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; 

(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; 
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(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 policecommunity relations, of which $32,000,000 is for a competitive matching grant program for purchases of bodyworn cameras for State, local, and Tribal law enforcement; $32,000,000 is for a justice reinvestment initia-
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tive, 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. 
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JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS

For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 

assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 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— 
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(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; 
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(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 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 
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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, 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 
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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 is for improving Tribal law enforcement, including hiring, equipment, training, anti- 
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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, That 
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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 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 
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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). 

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. 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 
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court of competent jurisdiction, this section shall be null and 

void. 

SEC. 203. 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. 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 
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(2) paragraph (7) under the heading ‘‘Community 

Oriented Policing Services Programs’’. 

SEC. 206. 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. (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. 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 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 Rep-
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resentatives 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. 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. 
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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’’. 
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SEC. 213. 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)). 

(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. 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 
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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 alloca-
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tion 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. 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. 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 inves-
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tigate 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 

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. 
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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 oper-
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ation of mission and administrative aircraft, $935,000,000, 

to remain available until September 30, 2025. 

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 
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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, 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 author-
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ized 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. 

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 
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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 DevelopmentIndependent 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 ti-
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tled ‘‘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 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 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 avail-
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able for obligation for fiscal year 2024 in an amount not to 

exceed $30,000,000: Provided further, 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 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 
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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 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, as well 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 
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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. 
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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 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 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. 
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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 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. 
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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 
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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, 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) 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, 
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$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 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. 

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Science Appropriations 

Act, 2024’’. 
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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, 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. 
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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, 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 reprogram-
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ming requirements of section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That the Chair may accept and use any gift or donation 

to carry out the work of the Commission. 

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 
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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, 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 attor-
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neys 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. 

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 En-
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forcement 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. 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. 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. 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 ex-
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penditure 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. 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 
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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 shall be used to purchase items that are manufactured, produced, or assembled in the United States, its territories or possessions. 

(2) The term ‘‘promotional items’’ has the meaning 

given the term in OMB Circular A–87, Attachment B, Item 

(1)(f)(3). 

SEC. 507. (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 
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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, That for the 

Department of Commerce, this section shall also apply to ac-
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tions taken for the care and protection of loan collateral or 

grant property. 

SEC. 509. 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. 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. 

SEC. 511. 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 
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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. (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) 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 
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Corporation, respectively. 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) 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) 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) 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. 
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SEC. 514. (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— 

(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) 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 
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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) developed, in consultation with NIST, the FBI, 

and supply chain risk management experts, a mitigation 

strategy for any identified risks; 

(2) 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) reported that determination to the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate and the agency Inspector General. 

SEC. 515. 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. 
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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. 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. 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 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 
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the respective Secretary, Administrator, or Director. 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. 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 
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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. (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 
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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 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— 
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(1) ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’, $131,572,000; and 

(2) ‘‘Legal Activities—Assets Forfeiture Fund’’, 

$500,000,000. 

(d) 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 
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division B of Public Law 117–103 or Public Law 117– 

328. 

SEC. 522. 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. 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) such conference is a scientific conference and 

the department or agency head determines that such attendance is in 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. The Director of the Office of Management 

and Budget shall instruct any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving funds appropriated 
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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) 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. 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. (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 
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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) 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 Chineseowned company; and 

(2) 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) 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 
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in question and shall include a description of the purpose of 

the activity, its agenda, its major participants, and its location and timing. 

SEC. 527. (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. 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. 
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SEC. 529. 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. 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 pre-
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vent any of them from implementing their own laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of 

medical marijuana. 

SEC. 532. 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 (15 U.S.C. 3722) shall be allocated 

for assistance in persistent poverty counties: Provided, 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. 
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SEC. 534. (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 
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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) 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 Presi-
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dent shall terminate the requirements of a license when reasons for the temporary requirements have ceased. 

SEC. 535. 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 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. 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 
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Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification 

for the Treaty. 

SEC. 538. 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) 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. (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— 
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(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, 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 
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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. 
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(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, ad-
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ministration, 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 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: 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 require-
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ment 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) 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 
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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. (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 consolidated Act), and pursuant to the direction included 

in the classified annex accompanying this Act. 

(B) Not 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 
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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 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 
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this consolidated Act), and pursuant to the direction included 

in the classified annex accompanying this Act. 

(2) Within 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 
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that are no more than the allocation for such purposes in 

subsection (a) of this section. 

(c) Subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 

notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations 

of the House 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) 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) The Department of Commerce and the National 

Science Foundation, as appropriate, shall each provide the 
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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—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, 
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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 
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Trust Fund, shall be to cover the Federal share of construction 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 
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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 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, 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 
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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 Federal share of eligible 

operation and maintenance costs for inland harbors: 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, $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 dam-
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age 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 
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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 

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, $30,000 is rescinded: Provided further, 

That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were 

designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
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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 
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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: 

Provided, That not more than 75 percent of such amount 

may be obligated or expended until 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 pre-
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ceding division A of this consolidated Act), to specific programs, projects, or activities: Provided further, 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 
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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: 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, 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 
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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 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. 
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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) 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) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity for a different purpose, unless prior approval is re-
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ceived from the Committees on Appropriations of both 

Houses of Congress; 

(5) 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, 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 
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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, 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) 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. 
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(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) 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. 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 
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4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 

Act). 

SEC. 103. 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. 

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 con-
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sistent with the requirements of section 101 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211). 

SEC. 106. 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. 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, 
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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. 

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, in-
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cluding 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); 
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(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. 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 
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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 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; 
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(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 
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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 rec-
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lamation 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 
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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 

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, 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 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 
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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. 
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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 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. (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— 
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(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 
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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) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘transfer’’ 

means any movement of funds into or out of a program, 

project, or activity. 

(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). 
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(e) 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. (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) 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 
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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. (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, 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 amended by striking 

‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 

SEC. 205. 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. (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) Section 301 of the Reclamation States Emergency 

Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2241) shall be applied 
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by substituting ‘‘2024’’ for ‘‘2022’’ and by substituting 

‘‘$130,000,000’’ for ‘‘$120,000,000’’. 

SEC. 207. 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 expan-
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sion, $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. 
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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. 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 
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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 
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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 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 Trans-
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portation 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 
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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 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, 
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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 
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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 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 
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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, 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. 
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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 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 re-
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ceived 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, 

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 
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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, $92,800,000 shall be transferred to 

‘‘Department of Energy—Energy Programs—Nuclear Energy’’, for the Advanced Test Reactor: Provided, That of such 
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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. 
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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. 
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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 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 the 

sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced 
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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, 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 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 
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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 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 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, 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. 
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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 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 
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until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power 

and wheeling expenditures: Provided further, 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, That 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 
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fiscal year 2024 appropriation estimated at not more than 

$228,000: Provided further, That 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.), 
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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 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, 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) Unless the Secretary of Energy notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at 
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least 3 full business days in advance, none of the funds made 

available in this title may be used to— 

(A) make a grant allocation or discretionary grant 

award totaling $1,000,000 or more; 

(B) 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) 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. 
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(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) 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) 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 
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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) 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. 

(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. 
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(g)(1) 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) 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. 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 Enter-
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prise Assessments to ensure the project is in compliance with 

nuclear safety requirements. 

SEC. 303. None of the funds made available in this title 

may be used to approve critical decision-2 or critical decision3 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. 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 explana-
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tory 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 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. (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 
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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) Section 303 of Public Law 117–58 is amended by 

striking ‘‘through 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘and 2023, and twotenths 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. 
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SEC. 308. (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) 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) The budget request or notification shall include— 

(A) the justification for the new reserve; 

(B) 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; 
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(D) the location of the reserve; and 

(E) the estimate of the total inventory of the reserve. 

SEC. 309. 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. (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) 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 
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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) 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 
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(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 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. 
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SEC. 312. (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 of Energy 

may use the amounts repurposed, transferred, or otherwise 
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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, 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 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 
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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. 
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(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 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. (a) Subject to subsection (b), none of the 

funds made available to the Department of Energy in this or 
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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 a direct and predictable effect on the contractor’s employer or personal financial interest: Provided, That 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 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 amended by striking ‘‘three 

percent’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘five percent’’. 
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(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 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 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 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 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 
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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 
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the sole 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. 
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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, 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 
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fees, inspection services, 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 

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. 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. 
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SEC. 402. (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) 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) 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. 

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 Regu-
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latory 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. 

(e) 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. 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 
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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) 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-todate. 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. (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. 
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SEC. 504. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

made available by this Act may be used to admit any nonUS 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 Department of 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—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, 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 
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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 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 
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rental fees established by the Bureau for the cost of administering communication site activities. 

OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS

For expenses necessary for management, protection, and 

development of resources and for construction, operation, and 

maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and other improvements on the revested Oregon and California Railroad 

grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Oregon and California land-grant counties of Oregon, and on adjacent rightsof-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, 

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 
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during the prior fiscal year under sections 3 and 15 of the 

Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 315b, 315m) and the amount 

designated for range improvements from grazing fees and 

mineral leasing receipts from Bankhead-Jones lands transferred to the Department of the Interior pursuant to law, but 

not less than $10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $600,000 shall be available for administrative expenses. 

SERVICE CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND FORFEITURES

For administrative expenses and other costs related to 

processing application documents and other authorizations 

for use and disposal of public lands and resources, for costs 

of providing copies of official public land documents, for monitoring construction, operation, and termination of facilities 

in conjunction with use authorizations, and for rehabilitation 

of damaged property, such amounts as may be collected 

under Public Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), and 

under section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185), 

to remain available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any provision to the contrary of section 305(a) of 

Public Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 1735(a)), any moneys that 

have been or will be received pursuant to that section, whether as a result of forfeiture, compromise, or settlement, if not 

appropriate for refund pursuant to section 305(c) of that Act 

(43 U.S.C. 1735(c)), shall be available and may be expended 
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under the authority of this Act by the Secretary of the Interior to improve, protect, or rehabilitate any public lands administered through the Bureau of Land Management which 

have been damaged by the action of a resource developer, 

purchaser, permittee, or any unauthorized person, without regard to whether all moneys collected from each such action 

are used on the exact lands damaged which led to the action: 

Provided further, That any such moneys that are in excess of 

amounts needed to repair damage to the exact land for which 

funds were collected may be used to repair other damaged 

public lands. 

MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS

In addition to amounts authorized to be expended under 

existing laws, there is hereby appropriated such amounts as 

may be contributed under section 307 of Public Law 94–579 

(43 U.S.C. 1737), and such amounts as may be advanced for 

administrative costs, surveys, appraisals, and costs of making 

conveyances of omitted lands under section 211(b) of that 

Act (43 U.S.C. 1721(b)), to remain available until expended. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

The Bureau of Land Management may carry out the operations funded under this Act by direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and reimbursable 

agreements with public and private entities, including with 

States. Appropriations for the Bureau shall be available for 
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purchase, erection, and dismantlement of temporary structures, and alteration and maintenance of necessary buildings 

and appurtenant facilities to which the United States has 

title; up to $100,000 for payments, at the discretion of the 

Secretary, for information or evidence concerning violations 

of laws administered by the Bureau; miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement activities authorized or approved by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the 

Secretary’s certificate, not to exceed $10,000: Provided, That 

notwithstanding Public Law 90–620 (44 U.S.C. 501), the 

Bureau may, under cooperative cost-sharing and partnership 

arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services 

from cooperators in connection with jointly produced publications for which the cooperators share the cost of printing either in cash or in services, and the Bureau determines the 

cooperator is capable of meeting accepted quality standards: 

Provided further, That projects to be funded pursuant to a 

written commitment by a State government to provide an 

identified amount of money in support of the project may be 

carried out by the Bureau on a reimbursable basis. 

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and 

Wildlife Service, as authorized by law, and for scientific and 
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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 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. 
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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. 
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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, $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 

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wildlife agencies, not subject to the remaining provisions of 

this appropriation: Provided further, That 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 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, 
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That the non-Federal share of such projects may not be derived from Federal grant programs: Provided further, That 

any amount 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 States Fish and Wildlife Service may carry 

out the operations of Service programs by direct expenditure, 

contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable 

agreements with public and private entities. Appropriations 

and funds available to the United States Fish and Wildlife 

Service shall be available for repair of damage to public roads 

within and adjacent to reservation areas caused by operations 

of the Service; options for the purchase of land at not to exceed one dollar for each option; facilities incident to such 

public recreational uses on conservation areas as are consistent with their primary purpose; and the maintenance and 

improvement of aquaria, buildings, and other facilities under 

the jurisdiction of the Service and to which the United States 

has title, and which are used pursuant to law in connection 

with management, and investigation of fish and wildlife resources: Provided, That notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501, the 

Service may, under cooperative cost sharing and partnership 

arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services 
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from cooperators in connection with jointly produced publications for which the cooperators share at least one-half the 

cost of printing either in cash or services and the Service determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted quality standards: Provided further, That the Service may accept 

donated aircraft as replacements for existing aircraft: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, all fees 

collected for 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 
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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 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 
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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). 

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): Provided, That an individual Save 

America’s Treasures grant shall be matched by non-Federal 

funds: Provided further, That individual projects shall only be 

eligible for one grant: Provided further, That all projects to 

be funded shall be approved by the Secretary of the Interior 

in consultation with the House and Senate Committees on 

Appropriations: Provided further, That of the funds provided 

for the Historic Preservation Fund, $1,250,000 is for competitive grants for the survey and nomination of properties to 
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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 competi-
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tive 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, That the solicitation and contract 

shall contain the clause availability of funds found at 48 CFR 

52.232–18: Provided further, That National Park Service Donations, Park Concessions Franchise Fees, and Recreation 

Fees may be made available for the cost of adjustments and 

changes within the original scope of effort for projects funded 

by the National Park Service Construction appropriation: 

Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations, in accordance 
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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 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- 
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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—Construc-
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tion’’ in division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2023 (Public Law 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; 
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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 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. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

From within the amount appropriated for activities of 

the United States Geological Survey such sums as are necessary shall be available for contracting for the furnishing of 

topographic maps and for the making of geophysical or other 

specialized surveys when it is administratively determined 

that such procedures are in the public interest; construction 

and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for gauging stations, observation 

wells, and seismic equipment; expenses of the United States 

National Committee for Geological Sciences; and payment of 

compensation and expenses of persons employed by the Survey duly appointed to represent the United States in the negotiation and administration of interstate compacts: Provided, 

That activities funded by appropriations herein made may be 

accomplished through the use of contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements (including noncompetitive cooperative agreements with tribes) as defined in section 6302 of title 31, 

United States Code: Provided further, That the United States 

Geological Survey may enter into contracts or cooperative 

agreements directly with individuals or indirectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without regard to 41 U.S.C. 

6101, for the temporary or intermittent services of students 

or recent graduates, who shall be considered employees for 

the purpose of chapters 57 and 81 of title 5, United States 
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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: 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 
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further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as 

such collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to 

result in a final fiscal year 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 marinerelated purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf, as authorized by law; for enforcing and implementing laws and regulations as authorized by law and to the extent provided by 

Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching 

grants or cooperative agreements, $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, That this total 

appropriation shall be reduced by amounts collected by the 

Secretary of the Interior and credited to this appropriation 
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from additions to receipts resulting from increases to lease 

rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by the Bureau of Safety 

and Environmental Enforcement pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including studies, assessments, 

analysis, and miscellaneous administrative activities: Provided 

further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as 

such collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to 

result in a final fiscal year 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. 
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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, That appropriations for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement may provide for 

the travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 

Enforcement sponsored training. 

In addition, for costs to review, administer, and enforce 

permits issued by the Office pursuant to section 507 of Public Law 95–87 (30 U.S.C. 1257), $40,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That fees assessed and collected by the Office pursuant to such section 507 shall be 
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credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, 

to remain available until expended: Provided further, That the 

sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year, so as 

to result in a fiscal year 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 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 
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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 
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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, That such 

payments shall be made to States and federally recognized 

Indian tribes not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided further, That if payments have 

not been made by the date specified in the preceding proviso, 

the amount appropriated for salaries and expenses under the 

heading ‘‘Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement’’ shall be reduced by $100,000 per day until such payments have been made. 

INDIAN AFFAIRS

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13) and the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 

5301 et seq.), $1,898,550,000, to remain available until Sep-
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tember 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 trans-
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ferred 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 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 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 
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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. 
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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 may be reimbursed from the 

Bureau of Trust Funds Administration appropriation for the 

appropriate share of construction costs for space expansion 

needed in agency offices to meet trust reform implementation: Provided further, That of the funds made available 

under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be derived from the Indian Irrigation Fund established by section 3211 of the 

WIIN Act (Public Law 114–322; 130 Stat. 1749): Provided 

further, That amounts provided under this heading are made 

available for the modernization of Federal field communica-
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tion 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 SelfDetermination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 
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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. 

EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION

For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance 

of buildings, utilities, and other facilities necessary for the 
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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 to ensure timely 

completion of construction projects, the Secretary of the Interior may assume control of a project and all funds related to 

the project, if, not later than 18 months after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, any Public Law 100–297 (25 U.S.C. 

2501, et seq.) grantee receiving funds appropriated in this 

Act or in any prior Act, has not completed the planning and 

design phase of the project and commenced construction. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian 

Education may carry out the operation of Indian programs 

by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, 

compacts, and grants, either directly or in cooperation with 

States and other organizations. 

Notwithstanding Public Law 87–279 (25 U.S.C. 15), the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs may contract for services in support 

of the management, operation, and maintenance of the Power 

Division of the San Carlos Irrigation Project. 

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 

available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bureau of 

Indian Education for central office oversight and Executive 

Direction and Administrative Services (except Executive Di-
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rection and Administrative Services funding for Tribal Priority Allocations, regional offices, and facilities operations 

and maintenance) shall be available for contracts, grants, 

compacts, or cooperative agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bureau of Indian Education under the 

provisions of the Indian Self-Determination Act or the Tribal 

Self-Governance Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–413). 

In the event any tribe returns appropriations made available by this Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bureau of Indian Education, this action shall not diminish the 

Federal Government’s trust responsibility to that tribe, or the 

government-to-government relationship between the United 

States and that tribe, or that tribe’s ability to access future 

appropriations. 

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 

available to the Bureau of Indian Education, other than the 

amounts provided herein for assistance to public schools 

under 25 U.S.C. 452 et seq., shall be available to support the 

operation of any elementary or secondary school in the State 

of Alaska. 

No funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education 

shall be used to support expanded grades for any school or 

dormitory beyond the grade structure in place or approved by 

the Secretary of the Interior at each school in the Bureau of 

Indian Education school system as of October 1, 1995, except 
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that the Secretary of the Interior may waive this prohibition 

to support expansion of up to one additional grade when the 

Secretary determines such waiver is needed to support accomplishment of the mission of the Bureau of Indian Education, 

or more than one grade to expand the elementary grade 

structure for Bureau-funded schools with a K–2 grade structure on October 1, 1996. Appropriations made available in 

this or any prior Act for schools funded by the Bureau shall 

be available, in accordance with the Bureau’s funding formula, only to the schools in the Bureau school system as of 

September 1, 1996, and to any school or school program that 

was reinstated in fiscal year 2012. Funds made available 

under this Act may not be used to establish a charter school 

at a Bureau-funded school (as that term is defined in section 

1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 

2021)), except that a charter school that is in existence on 

the date of the enactment of this Act and that has operated 

at a Bureau-funded school before September 1, 1999, may 

continue to operate during that period, but only if the charter 

school pays to the Bureau a pro rata share of funds to reimburse the Bureau for the use of the real and personal property (including buses and vans), the funds of the charter 

school are kept separate and apart from Bureau funds, and 

the Bureau does not assume any obligation for charter school 

programs of the State in which the school is located if the 
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charter school loses such funding. Employees of Bureau-funded schools sharing a campus with a charter school and performing functions related to the charter school’s operation 

and employees of a charter school shall not be treated as 

Federal employees for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, 

United States Code. 

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including 

section 113 of title I of appendix C of Public Law 106–113, 

if in fiscal year 2003 or 2004 a grantee received indirect and 

administrative costs pursuant to a distribution formula based 

on section 5(f) of Public Law 101–301, the Secretary shall 

continue to distribute indirect and administrative cost funds 

to such grantee using the section 5(f) distribution formula. 

Funds available under this Act may not be used to establish satellite locations of schools in the Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996, except that the Secretary may 

waive this prohibition in order for an Indian tribe to provide 

language and cultural immersion educational programs for 

non-public schools located within the jurisdictional area of the 

tribal government which exclusively serve tribal members, do 

not include grades beyond those currently served at the existing Bureau-funded school, provide an educational environment with educator presence and academic facilities comparable to the Bureau-funded school, comply with all applicable Tribal, Federal, or State health and safety standards, and 
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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 facilitiesrelated costs for such assets that are not owned by the Bureau: Provided further, That the term ‘‘satellite school’’ 

means a school location physically separated from the existing 

Bureau school by more than 50 miles but that forms part of 

the existing school in all other respects. 

Funds made available for Tribal Priority Allocations 

within Operation of Indian Programs and Operation of Indian Education Programs may be used to execute requested 

adjustments in tribal priority allocations initiated by an Indian tribe. 

BUREAU OF TRUST FUNDS ADMINISTRATION

FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For the operation of trust programs for Indians by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants, $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, 
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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 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 
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and remain available in this account for this purpose: Provided further, That the Secretary shall not be required to reconcile Special Deposit Accounts with a balance of less than 

$500 unless the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration receives proof of ownership from a Special Deposit Accounts 

claimant: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 102 

of the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act 

of 1994 (Public Law 103–412) or any other provision of law, 

the Secretary may aggregate the trust accounts of individuals 

whose whereabouts are unknown for a continuous period of 

at least 5 years and shall not be required to generate periodic 

statements of performance for the individual accounts: Provided further, That with respect to the preceding proviso, the 

Secretary shall continue to maintain sufficient records to determine the balance of the individual accounts, including any 

accrued interest and income, and such funds shall remain 

available to the individual account holders. 

DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS

(INCLUDING 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 
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$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. 
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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, That in the event the sums appropriated for 

any fiscal year for payments pursuant to this chapter are insufficient to make the full payments authorized by that chapter to all units of local government, then the payment to each 

local government shall be made proportionally: Provided further, That the Secretary may make adjustments to payment 

to individual units of local government to correct for prior 

overpayments or underpayments: Provided further, That no 

payment shall be made pursuant to that chapter to otherwise 

eligible units of local government if the computed amount of 

the payment is less than $100. 

INSULAR AFFAIRS

ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES

For expenses necessary for assistance to territories 

under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and 

other jurisdictions identified in section 104(e) of Public Law 

108–188, $120,107,000, of which: (1) $109,890,000 shall re-
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main 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, 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: Pro-
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vided further, That the funds for the program of operations 

and maintenance improvement are appropriated to institutionalize routine operations and maintenance improvement of 

capital infrastructure with territorial participation and cost 

sharing to be determined by the Secretary based on the 

grantee’s commitment to timely maintenance of its capital assets: Provided further, That any appropriation for disaster assistance under this heading in this Act or previous appropriations Acts may be used as non–Federal matching funds for 

the purpose of hazard mitigation grants provided pursuant to 

section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c). 

COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION

For grants and necessary expenses, $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 request of the Governor of Guam, the Secretary 

may transfer discretionary funds or mandatory funds pro-
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vided under section 104(e) of Public Law 108–188 and Public Law 104–134, that are allocated for Guam, to the Secretary of Agriculture for the subsidy cost of direct or guaranteed loans, plus not to exceed three percent of the amount 

of the subsidy transferred for the cost of loan administration, 

for the purposes authorized by the Rural Electrification Act 

of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and 

Rural Development Act for construction and repair projects 

in Guam, and such funds shall remain available until expended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of 

modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of 

the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 

such loans or loan guarantees may be made without regard 

to the population of the area, credit elsewhere requirements, 

and restrictions on the types of eligible entities under the 

Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of 

the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: Provided 

further, That any funds transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available 

to make or guarantee loans under such authorities. 

OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, 

$97,950,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025. 
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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 
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fire protection rendered pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1856 et seq., 

protection of United States property, may be credited to the 

appropriation from which funds were expended to provide 

that protection, and are available without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That using the amounts designated 

under this title of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may 

enter into procurement contracts, grants, or cooperative 

agreements, for fuels management activities, and for training 

and monitoring associated with such fuels management activities on Federal land, or on adjacent non-Federal land for activities that benefit resources on Federal land: Provided further, That the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement between the Federal Government and any non-Federal 

entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected 

parties: Provided further, That notwithstanding requirements 

of the Competition in Contracting Act, the Secretary, for purposes of fuels management activities, may obtain maximum 

practicable competition among: (1) local private, nonprofit, or 

cooperative entities; (2) Youth Conservation Corps crews, 

Public Lands Corps (Public Law 109–154), or related partnerships with State, local, or nonprofit youth groups; (3) 

small or micro-businesses; or (4) other entities that will hire 

or train locally a significant percentage, defined as 50 percent 

or more, of the project workforce to complete such contracts: 

Provided further, That in implementing this section, the Sec-
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retary shall develop written guidance to field units to ensure 

accountability and consistent application of the authorities 

provided herein: Provided further, That funds appropriated 

under this heading may be used to reimburse the United 

States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine 

Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying out their responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to consult and conference, as required 

by section 7 of such Act, in connection with wildland fire 

management activities: Provided further, That the Secretary 

of the Interior may use wildland fire appropriations to enter 

into leases of real property with local governments, at or 

below fair market value, to construct capitalized improvements for fire facilities on such leased properties, including 

but not limited to fire guard stations, retardant stations, and 

other initial attack and fire support facilities, and to make 

advance payments for any such lease or for construction activity associated with the lease: Provided further, That the 

Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture 

may authorize the transfer of funds appropriated for wildland 

fire management, in an aggregate amount not to exceed 

$50,000,000 between the Departments when such transfers 

would facilitate and expedite wildland fire management programs and projects: Provided further, That funds provided for 

wildfire suppression shall be available for support of Federal 
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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 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. 
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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: 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 deter-
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mining 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 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 
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purposes: Provided further, That amounts appropriated under 

this heading are available for program management and oversight of these activities: Provided further, That the Secretary 

may transfer the funds provided under this heading in this 

Act to any other account in the Department to carry out such 

purposes, and may expend such funds directly, or through 

grants: Provided further, That these amounts are not available to fulfill Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) obligations agreed to in settlement or imposed by a court, whether 

for payment of funds or for work to be performed. 

NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND

RESTORATION

NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FUND

To conduct natural resource damage assessment, restoration activities, and onshore oil spill preparedness by the 

Department of the Interior necessary to carry out the provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), the 

Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et 

seq.), the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), 

and 54 U.S.C. 100721 et seq., $7,715,000, to remain available until expended. 
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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 none of the funds appropriated in this Act or any other 

Act may be used to establish reserves in the Working Capital 

Fund account other than for accrued annual leave and depreciation of equipment without prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior may assess reasonable charges to State, local, and tribal 

government employees for training services provided by the 

National Indian Program Training Center, other than training related to Public Law 93–638: Provided further, That the 

Secretary may lease or otherwise provide space and related 

facilities, equipment, or professional services of the National 

Indian Program Training Center to State, local and tribal 

government employees or persons or organizations engaged in 

cultural, educational, or recreational activities (as defined in 

section 3306(a) of title 40, United States Code) at the prevailing rate for similar space, facilities, equipment, or services 

in the vicinity of the National Indian Program Training Cen-
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ter: Provided further, That all funds received pursuant to the 

two preceding provisos shall be credited to this account, shall 

be available until expended, and shall be used by the Secretary for necessary expenses of the National Indian Program 

Training Center: Provided further, That the Secretary may 

enter into grants and cooperative agreements to support the 

Office of Natural Resource Revenue’s collection and disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, 

as authorized by law. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

There is hereby authorized for acquisition from available 

resources within the Working Capital Fund, aircraft which 

may be obtained by donation, purchase, or through available 

excess surplus property: Provided, That existing aircraft 

being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or tradein 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 
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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 
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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 substances into the environment; for the prevention, suppression, and control of actual or potential grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, pursuant to the authority in section 417(b) of Public Law 106–224 (7 U.S.C. 7717(b)); for 

emergency reclamation projects under section 410 of Public 

Law 95–87; and shall transfer, from any no year funds available to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, such funds as may be necessary to permit assumption of regulatory authority in the event a primacy State is 

not carrying out the regulatory provisions of the Surface 

Mining Act: Provided, That appropriations made in this title 

for wildland fire operations shall be available for the payment 

of obligations incurred during the preceding fiscal year, and 

for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for destruction 

of vehicles, aircraft, or other equipment in connection with 
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their use for wildland fire operations, with such reimbursement to be credited to appropriations currently available at 

the time of receipt thereof: Provided further, That for 

wildland fire operations, no funds shall be made available 

under this authority until the Secretary determines that 

funds appropriated for ‘‘wildland fire suppression’’ shall be 

exhausted within 30 days: Provided further, That all funds 

used pursuant to this section must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation, which must be requested as promptly as possible: Provided further, That such replenishment 

funds shall be used to reimburse, on a pro rata basis, accounts from which emergency funds were transferred. 

AUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS

SEC. 103. Appropriations made to the Department of 

the Interior in this title shall be available for services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, when 

authorized by the Secretary of the Interior, in total amount 

not to exceed $500,000; purchase and replacement of motor 

vehicles, including specially equipped law enforcement vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of reprints; payment for telephone service in private residences in the field, when authorized under regulations approved by the Secretary; and the 

payment of dues, when authorized by the Secretary, for library membership in societies or associations which issue 
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publications to members only or at a price to members lower 

than to subscribers who are not members. 

AUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS, INDIAN TRUST MANAGEMENT

SEC. 104. Appropriations made in this Act under the 

headings Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian 

Education, and Bureau of Trust Funds Administration and 

any unobligated balances from prior appropriations Acts 

made under the same headings shall be available for expenditure or transfer for Indian trust management and reform activities. Total funding for settlement support activities shall 

not exceed amounts specifically designated in this Act for 

such purpose. The Secretary shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 60 days of the expenditure or transfer of any funds under this section, including the amount expended or transferred and how the funds 

will be used. 

REDISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS, BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redistribute any 

Tribal Priority Allocation funds, including tribal base funds, 

to alleviate tribal funding inequities by transferring funds to 

address identified, unmet needs, dual enrollment, overlapping 

service areas or inaccurate distribution methodologies. No 

tribe shall receive a reduction in Tribal Priority Allocation 

funds of more than 10 percent in fiscal year 2024. Under cir-
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cumstances of dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or 

inaccurate distribution methodologies, the 10 percent limitation does not apply. 

ELLIS, GOVERNORS, AND LIBERTY ISLANDS

SEC. 106. 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). 
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(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; 

(2) $11,530 per inspection for non-rig units operating in water depths between 500 and 2,499 feet; and 
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(3) $4,470 per inspection for non-rig units operating in water depths of less than 500 feet. 

(e) The Secretary shall bill designated operators under 

subsection (b) quarterly, with payment required within 30 

days of billing. The Secretary shall bill designated operators 

under subsection (c) within 30 days of the end of the month 

in which the inspection occurred, with payment required within 30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection (d) with payment required by the end 

of the following quarter. 

CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS FOR WILD HORSE AND BURRO

HOLDING FACILITIES

SEC. 108. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 

Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into multiyear 

cooperative agreements with nonprofit organizations and 

other appropriate entities, and may enter into multiyear contracts in accordance with the provisions of section 3903 of 

title 41, United States Code (except that the 5-year term restriction in subsection (a) shall not apply), for the long-term 

care and maintenance of excess wild free roaming horses and 

burros by such organizations or entities on private land. Such 

cooperative agreements and contracts may not exceed 10 

years, subject to renewal at the discretion of the Secretary. 
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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) Notwithstanding any other provision of 

law relating to Federal grants and cooperative agreements, 

the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make grants to, 

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organizations designated by the Secretary of Labor under 

title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 to utilize the talents of older Americans in programs authorized by other provisions of law administered by the Secretary and consistent 

with such provisions of law. 

(b) Prior to awarding any grant or agreement under 

subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the agreement 

would not— 

(1) result in the displacement of individuals currently employed by the Department, including partial 

displacement through reduction of non-overtime hours, 

wages, or employment benefits; 

(2) result in the use of an individual under the Department of the Interior Experienced Services Program 

for a job or function in a case in which a Federal employee is in a layoff status from the same or substantially equivalent job within the Department; or 

(3) affect existing contracts for services. 

OBLIGATION OF FUNDS

SEC. 112. 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. 
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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. 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) 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. 
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LONG BRIDGE PROJECT

SEC. 116. (a) 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 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 
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(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. 
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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)— 

(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. 
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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. Section 303102 of title 54, United States 

Code, shall be applied by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2024’’ for 

‘‘fiscal year 2023’’. 
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DECOMMISSIONING ACCOUNT

SEC. 123. 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 amounts deposited 

into the decommissioning account may be allocated to the 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement for such 
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costs: Provided further, That any moneys received for such 

costs currently held in the Ocean Energy Management account shall be transferred to the decommissioning account: 

Provided further, That any portion of the moneys so credited 

shall be returned to the bankruptcy estate, permittee, lessee, 

or right-of-way holder to the extent that the money is in excess of the amount expended in performing the work necessitated by the action or inaction which led to their receipt or, 

if the bond or security was forfeited for failure to pay the 

civil penalty, in excess of the civil penalty imposed.’’. 

NONRECURRING EXPENSES FUND

SEC. 124. 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 im-
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provements 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, 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 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 
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(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) Bureaus and offices entering into agreements authorized under subsections (a)(1) and (a)(3) shall bear costs for 

such agreements in a manner that reflects their approximate 

benefit and share of total costs, which may or may not include indirect costs. 

(d) In furtherance of the requirement in subsection (c), 

the Secretary of the Interior may make transfers of funds in 

advance or on a reimbursable basis. 
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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 
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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 es-
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tablish 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 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, 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 
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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, 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 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 
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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. 

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 
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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: 

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 
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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 $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 
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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 
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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 
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State Revolving Funds under this heading under title VI 

of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 

1381) to conduct the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey: 

Provided further, That notwithstanding section 603(d)(7) 

of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the limitation on the amounts in a State water pollution control 

revolving fund that may be used by a State to administer the fund shall not apply to amounts included as 

principal in loans made by such fund in fiscal year 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, 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 
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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: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2024, funds reserved 

under section 518(c) of such Act shall be available for 
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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 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 Control Act for American Samoa, Guam, the 

Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, and United 

States Virgin Islands: Provided further, That for fiscal 
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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: 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 
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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 con-
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current 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 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 StatesMexico border shall be made available to a county or 

municipal government unless that government has established an enforceable local ordinance, or other zoning 
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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: 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, 
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Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including grants, interagency agreements, and associated 

program support costs: Provided, That at least 10 percent shall be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties: Provided further, That for purposes of this 

section, the term ‘‘persistent poverty counties’’ means 

any county that has had 20 percent or more of its population living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1993 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, the 2000 decennial census, and the most recent 

Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, or any territory or possession of the United States; 

(5) $90,000,000 shall be for grants under title VII, 

subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; 

(6) $67,800,000 shall be for targeted airshed grants 

in accordance with the terms and conditions in the 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 provided under subsections (a) through (j) of such section of such Act may 

be used— 
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(A) by a State to provide assistance to benefit 

one or more owners of drinking water wells that are 

not public water systems or connected to a public 

water system for necessary and appropriate activities related to a contaminant pursuant to subsection 

(j) of such section of such Act; and 

(B) to support a community described in subsection (c)(2) of such section of such Act; 

(8) $28,000,000 shall be for grants under section 

1464(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 

300j–24(d)); 

(9) $22,000,000 shall be for grants under section 

1459B of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 

300j–19b); 

(10) $6,500,000 shall be for grants under section 

1459A(l) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 

300j–19a(l)); 

(11) $25,500,000 shall be for grants under section 

104(b)(8) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

(33 U.S.C. 1254(b)(8)); 

(12) $41,000,000 shall be for grants under section 

221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

U.S.C. 1301); 
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(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, 

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 
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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 115–270, 42 U.S.C. 300j–3c note): Provided, That the Administrator may award grants to and 

enter into contracts with tribes, intertribal consortia, 

public or private agencies, institutions, organizations, 

and individuals, without regard to section 3324(a) and 

(b) of title 31 and section 6101 of title 41, United 

States Code, and enter into interagency agreements as 

appropriate; 

(19) $2,000,000 shall be for grants under section 

50217(b) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 

(33 U.S.C. 1302f(b); Public Law 117–58); 
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(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 
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Disposal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal 

Revenue Code other than section 9003(h) of the Solid 

Waste Disposal Act; $18,512,000 of the funds available 

for grants under section 106 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act shall be for State participation in 

national- and State-level statistical surveys of water resources and enhancements to State monitoring programs. 

WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION

PROGRAM ACCOUNT

For the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, $64,634,000, to remain 

available until expended: Provided, That such costs, including 

the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 

further, That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, including 

capitalized interest, and total loan principal, including capitalized interest, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not 

to exceed $12,500,000,000: Provided further, That of the 

funds made available under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be 

used solely for the cost of direct loans and for the cost of 

guaranteed loans for projects described in section 5026(9) of 

the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 
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2014 to State infrastructure financing authorities, as authorized by section 5033(e) of such Act: Provided further, That 

the use of direct loans or loan guarantee authority under this 

heading for direct loans or commitments to guarantee loans 

for any project shall be in accordance with the criteria published in the Federal Register on June 30, 2020 (85 FR 

39189) pursuant to the fourth proviso under the heading 

‘‘Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account’’ in division D of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94): Provided further, That 

none of the direct loans or loan guarantee authority made 

available under this heading shall be available for any project 

unless the Administrator and the Director of the Office of 

Management and Budget have certified in advance in writing 

that the direct loan or loan guarantee, as applicable, and the 

project comply with the criteria referenced in the previous 

proviso: Provided further, That, for the purposes of carrying 

out the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Director of 

the Congressional Budget Office may request, and the Administrator shall promptly provide, documentation and information relating to a project identified in a Letter of Interest 

submitted to the Administrator pursuant to a Notice of 

Funding Availability for applications for credit assistance 

under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act 
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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 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 co-
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operative agreements may be awarded from funds designated 

for State financial assistance agreements. 

The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

Agency is authorized to collect and obligate pesticide registration service fees in accordance with section 33 of the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136w– 

8), to remain available until expended. 

Notwithstanding section 33(d)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 

136w–8(d)(2)), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may assess fees under section 33 of FIFRA 

(7 U.S.C. 136w–8) for fiscal year 2024. 

The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

Agency is authorized to collect and obligate fees in accordance with section 3024 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 

U.S.C. 6939g) for fiscal year 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 
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agreement with the head of such Federal department or 

agency to carry out these activities; and to make grants to 

governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, institutions, 

and individuals for planning, research, monitoring, outreach, 

and implementation in furtherance of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. 

The Science and Technology, Environmental Programs 

and Management, Office of Inspector General, Hazardous 

Substance Superfund, and Leaking Underground Storage 

Tank Trust Fund Program Accounts, are available for the 

construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation 

of facilities, provided that the cost does not exceed $300,000 

per project. 

For fiscal year 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 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. 
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Notwithstanding the limitations on amounts in section 

320(i)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, not 

less than $2,500,000 of the funds made available under this 

title for the National Estuary Program shall be for making 

competitive awards described in section 320(g)(4). 

For fiscal year 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 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 col-
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lected from section 13601 of Public Law 117–169 and section 80201 of Public Law 117–58, an annual operating plan 

for such receipts showing amounts allocated by program area 

and program project, and quarterly reports for such receipts 

of obligated balances by program area and program project. 
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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 
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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 for invasive plants, and conducting an international program and trade compliance activities as author-
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ized, $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): 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 
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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: Provided further, That $20,000,000 may be used 

by the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into procurement 

contracts or cooperative agreements or to issue grants for 

hazardous fuels management activities, and for training or 

monitoring associated with such hazardous fuels management 

activities on Federal land, or on non-Federal land if the Secretary determines such activities benefit resources on Federal 

land: Provided further, That funds made available to implement the Community Forest Restoration Act, Public Law 

106–393, title VI, shall be available for use on non-Federal 

lands in accordance with authorities made available to the 

Forest Service under the ‘‘State, Private, and Tribal Forestry’’ appropriation: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

section 33 of the Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 

U.S.C. 1012), the Secretary of Agriculture, in calculating a 

fee for grazing on a National Grassland, may provide a credit 

of up to 50 percent of the calculated fee to a Grazing Association or direct permittee for a conservation practice ap-
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proved by the Secretary in advance of the fiscal year in which 

the cost of the conservation practice is incurred, and that the 

amount credited shall remain available to the Grazing Association or the direct permittee, as appropriate, in the fiscal 

year in which the credit is made and each fiscal year thereafter for use on the project for conservation practices approved by the Secretary: Provided further, That funds appropriated to this account shall be available for the base salary 

and expenses of employees that carry out the functions funded by the ‘‘Capital Improvement and Maintenance’’ account, 

the ‘‘Range Betterment Fund’’ account, and the ‘‘Management of National Forest Lands for Subsistence Uses’’ account. 

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for, $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 
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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 
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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 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 
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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: 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, 
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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. 

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 sec-
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tion 251(b)(2)(F) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, That such amounts 

may be transferred to and merged with amounts made available under the headings ‘‘Department of the Interior—Department-Wide Programs—Wildland Fire Management’’ and 

‘‘Department of Agriculture—Forest Service—Wildland Fire 

Management’’ for wildfire suppression operations in the fiscal 

year in which such amounts are transferred: Provided further, 

That amounts may be transferred to the ‘‘Wildland Fire 

Management’’ accounts in the Department of the Interior or 

the Department of Agriculture only upon the notification of 

the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that all 

wildfire suppression operations funds appropriated under that 

heading in this and prior appropriations Acts to the agency 

to which the funds will be transferred will be obligated within 

30 days: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer 

authority provided by law: Provided further, That, in determining whether all wildfire suppression operations funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ 

in this and prior appropriations Acts to either the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior will be 

obligated within 30 days pursuant to the preceding proviso, 

any funds transferred or permitted to be transferred pursu-
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ant to any other transfer authority provided by law shall be 

excluded. 

COMMUNICATIONS SITE ADMINISTRATION

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Amounts collected in this fiscal year pursuant to section 

8705(f)(2) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 

(Public Law 115–334), shall be deposited in the special account established by section 8705(f)(1) of such Act, shall be 

available to cover the costs described in subsection (c)(3) of 

such section of such Act, and shall remain available until expended: Provided, That such amounts shall be transferred to 

the ‘‘National Forest System’’ account. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FOREST SERVICE

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal year shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger 

motor vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor vehicles from 

excess sources, and hire of such vehicles; purchase, lease, operation, maintenance, and acquisition of aircraft to maintain 

the operable fleet for use in Forest Service wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs; notwithstanding 

other provisions of law, existing aircraft being replaced may 

be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value used to offset 

the purchase price for the replacement aircraft; (2) services 

pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2225, and not to exceed $100,000 for 
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employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) purchase, erection, and 

alteration of buildings and other public improvements (7 

U.S.C. 2250); (4) acquisition of land, waters, and interests 

therein pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 428a; (5) for expenses pursuant 

to the Volunteers in the National Forest Act of 1972 (16 

U.S.C. 558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) the cost of uniforms 

as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; and (7) for debt collection contracts in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3718(c). 

Funds made available to the Forest Service in this Act 

may be transferred between accounts affected by the Forest 

Service budget restructure outlined in section 435 of division 

D of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 

(Public Law 116–94): Provided, That any transfer of funds 

pursuant to this paragraph shall not increase or decrease the 

funds appropriated to any account in this fiscal year by more 

than ten percent: Provided further, That such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided 

by law. 

Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest 

Service may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Management 

appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency rehabilitation 

of burned-over or damaged lands or waters under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe burning conditions 

upon the Secretary of Agriculture’s notification of the House 

and Senate Committees on Appropriations that all fire sup-
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pression 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: 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. 
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Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for assistance to or through the Agency for International 

Development in connection with forest and rangeland research, technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, and shall be available to support forestry and related 

natural resource activities outside the United States and its 

territories and possessions, including technical assistance, 

education and training, and cooperation with United States 

government, private sector, and international organizations: 

Provided, That the Forest Service, acting for the International Program, may sign direct funding agreements with 

foreign governments and institutions as well as other domestic agencies (including the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Department of State, and the Millennium 

Challenge Corporation), United States private sector firms, 

institutions and organizations to provide technical assistance 

and training programs on forestry and rangeland management: Provided further, That to maximize effectiveness of domestic and international research and cooperation, the International Program may utilize all authorities related to forestry, research, and cooperative assistance regardless of program designations. 

Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available to enter into a cooperative agreement with the section 

509(a)(3) Supporting Organization, ‘‘Forest Service Inter-
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national 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 appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for expenditure or transfer to the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, for removal, preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros from National Forest System lands, and for the performance of cadastral surveys to designate the boundaries of such lands. 

None of the funds made available to the Forest Service 

in this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal year 

shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of section 

702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 

(7 U.S.C. 2257), section 442 of Public Law 106–224 (7 

U.S.C. 7772), or section 10417(b) of Public Law 107–171 (7 

U.S.C. 8316(b)). 

Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the 

Forest Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital 

Fund of the Department of Agriculture and not more than 

$14,500,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall be 

transferred to the Department of Agriculture for Department 

Reimbursable Programs, commonly referred to as Greenbook 

charges: Provided, That nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit or limit the use of reimbursable agreements requested 
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by the Forest Service in order to obtain information technology services, including telecommunications and system 

modifications or enhancements, from the Working Capital 

Fund of the Department of Agriculture. 

Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to 

$5,000,000 shall be available for priority projects within the 

scope of the approved budget, which shall be carried out by 

the Youth Conservation Corps and shall be carried out under 

the authority of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 

U.S.C. 1721 et seq.). 

Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 is 

available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official reception and representation expenses. 

Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public Law 

101–593, of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to 

$3,000,000 may be advanced in a lump sum to the National 

Forest Foundation to aid conservation partnership projects in 

support of the Forest Service mission, without regard to 

when the Foundation incurs expenses, for projects on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest 

Service programs: Provided, That of the Federal funds made 

available to the Foundation, no more than $300,000 shall be 

available for administrative expenses: Provided further, That 

the Foundation shall obtain, by the end of the period of Federal financial assistance, private contributions to match funds 
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made available by the Forest Service on at least a one-forone basis: Provided further, That the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal or a non-Federal recipient for 

a project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained the 

non-Federal matching funds. 

Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98–244, up 

to $3,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest Service 

may be advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in a lump sum to aid cost-share conservation projects, 

without regard to when expenses are incurred, on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest Service programs: Provided, That such funds shall be matched on 

at least a one-for-one basis by the Foundation or its sub-recipients: Provided further, That the Foundation may transfer 

Federal funds to a Federal or non-Federal recipient for a 

project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained the 

non-Federal matching funds. 

Any amounts made available to the Forest Service in 

this fiscal year, including available collections, may be used 

by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of 

the Forest Service, to enter into Federal financial assistance 

grants and cooperative agreements to support forest or grassland collaboratives in the accomplishment of activities benefitting both the public and the National Forest System, Federal 

lands and adjacent non-Federal lands. Eligible activities are 
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those that will improve or enhance Federal investments, resources, or lands, including for collaborative and collaboration-based activities, including but not limited to facilitation, 

planning, and implementing projects, technical assistance, administrative functions, operational support, participant costs, 

and other capacity support needs, as identified by the Forest 

Service. Eligible recipients are Indian tribal entities (defined 

at 25 U.S.C. 5304(e)), state government, local governments, 

private and nonprofit entities, for-profit organizations, and 

educational institutions. The Secretary of Agriculture, acting 

through the Chief of the Forest Service, may enter into such 

cooperative agreements notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31 

when the Secretary determines that the public interest will be 

benefited and that there exists a mutual interest other than 

monetary considerations. Transactions subject to Title 2 of 

the Code of Federal Regulations shall be publicly advertised 

and require competition when required by such Title 2. For 

those transactions not subject to Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the agency may require public advertising 

and competition when deemed appropriate. The term ‘‘forest 

and grassland collaboratives’’ means groups of individuals or 

entities with diverse interests participating in a cooperative 

process to share knowledge, ideas, and resources about the 

protection, restoration, or enhancement of natural and other 

resources on Federal and adjacent non-Federal lands, the im-
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provement 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, 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 by the Forest Service 

made in accordance with this paragraph to agency employees 

stationed in Puerto Rico after August 2, 2005.’’. 

Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for interactions with and providing technical assistance 

to rural communities and natural resource-based businesses 

for sustainable rural development purposes. 

Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for payments to counties within the Columbia River 

Gorge National Scenic Area, pursuant to section 14(c)(1) and 

(2), and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99–663. 

Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may be 

used to meet the non-Federal share requirement in section 

502(c) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 

3056(c)(2)). 
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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 
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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 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 
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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 
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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, 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 
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Domestic Violence Prevention Program, for the Zero Suicide 

Initiative, for the housing subsidy authority for civilian employees, for Aftercare Pilot Programs at Youth Regional 

Treatment Centers, for transformation and modernization 

costs of the Indian Health Service Electronic Health Record 

system, for national quality and oversight activities, to improve collections from public and private insurance at Indian 

Health Service and tribally operated facilities, for an initiative to treat or reduce the transmission of HIV and HCV, for 

a maternal health initiative, for the Telebehaviorial Health 

Center of Excellence, for Alzheimer’s activities, for Village 

Built Clinics, for a produce prescription pilot, and for accreditation emergencies shall be allocated at the discretion of the 

Director of the Indian Health Service and shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That funds provided in 

this Act may be used for annual contracts and grants that 

fall within 2 fiscal years, provided the total obligation is recorded in the year the funds are appropriated: Provided further, That the amounts collected by the Secretary of Health 

and Human Services under the authority of title IV of the 

Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) shall 

remain available until expended for the purpose of achieving 

compliance with the applicable conditions and requirements of 

titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act, except for 

those related to the planning, design, or construction of new 
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facilities: Provided further, That funding contained herein for 

scholarship programs under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That amounts received by tribes 

and tribal organizations under title IV of the Indian Health 

Care Improvement Act shall be reported and accounted for 

and available to the receiving tribes and tribal organizations 

until expended: Provided further, That the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs may collect from the Indian Health Service, and from 

tribes and tribal organizations operating health facilities pursuant to Public Law 93–638, such individually identifiable 

health information relating to disabled children as may be 

necessary for the purpose of carrying out its functions under 

the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 

1400 et seq.): Provided further, That none of the funds provided that become available on October 1, 2024, may be used 

for implementation of the Electronic Health Record System 

or the Indian Health Care Improvement Fund: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act, or any 

other Act, to the Indian Health Service for the Electronic 

Health Record system shall be available for obligation or expenditure for the selection or implementation of a new Information Technology infrastructure system, unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
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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, 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. 

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. 
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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 facili-
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ties 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 at rates not to exceed the per diem rate equiva-
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lent 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 
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program direction purposes, shall not be subject to limitations directed at curtailing Federal travel and transportation: 

Provided further, That none of the funds made available to 

the Indian Health Service in this Act shall be used for any 

assessments or charges by the Department of Health and 

Human Services unless such assessments or charges are identified in the budget justification and provided in this Act, or 

approved by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations through the reprogramming process: Provided further, 

That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds previously or herein made available to a tribe or tribal organization through a contract, grant, or agreement authorized by 

title I or title V of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 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 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 as-
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sociated with the proposed final rule, and such request has 

been included in an appropriations Act and enacted into law: 

Provided further, That with respect to functions transferred 

by the Indian Health Service to tribes or tribal organizations, 

the Indian Health Service is authorized to provide goods and 

services to those entities on a reimbursable basis, including 

payments in advance with subsequent adjustment, and the reimbursements received therefrom, along with the funds received from those entities pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination Act, may be credited to the same or subsequent appropriation account from which the funds were originally derived, with such amounts to remain available until expended: 

Provided further, That reimbursements for training, technical 

assistance, or services provided by the Indian Health Service 

will contain total costs, including direct, administrative, and 

overhead costs associated with the provision of goods, services, or technical assistance: Provided further, That the Indian Health Service may provide to civilian medical personnel 

serving in hospitals operated by the Indian Health Service 

housing allowances equivalent to those that would be provided 

to members of the Commissioned Corps of the United States 

Public Health Service serving in similar positions at such 

hospitals: Provided further, That the appropriation structure 

for the Indian Health Service may not be altered without ad-
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vance 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 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: 
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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, the Environmental Quality Improvement Act 

of 1970, and Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977, and not to 

exceed $750 for official reception and representation expenses, $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. 
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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, That the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation 

Board (Board) shall have not more than three career Senior 

Executive Service positions: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the individual appointed 

to the position of Inspector General of the Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) shall, by virtue of such appointment, also hold the position of Inspector General of the 

Board: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Inspector General of the Board shall utilize 

personnel of the Office of Inspector General of EPA in performing the duties of the Inspector General of the Board, and 

shall not appoint any individuals to positions within the 

Board. 
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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 in-
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strumentation program, collections acquisition, exhibition reinstallation, Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, National Museum of the American Latino, and the repatriation of skeletal remains program shall remain available 

until expended; and including such funds as may be necessary 

to support American overseas research centers: Provided, 

That funds appropriated herein are available for advance 

payments to independent contractors performing research 

services or participating in official Smithsonian presentations: 

Provided further, That the Smithsonian Institution may expend Federal appropriations designated in this Act for lease 

or rent payments, as rent payable to the Smithsonian Institution, and such rent payments may be deposited into the general trust funds of the Institution to be available as trust 

funds for expenses associated with the purchase of a portion 

of the building at 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, 

DC, to the extent that federally supported activities will be 

housed there: Provided further, That the use of such amounts 

in the general trust funds of the Institution for such purpose 

shall not be construed as Federal debt service for, a Federal 

guarantee of, a transfer of risk to, or an obligation of the 

Federal Government: Provided further, That no appropriated 

funds may be used directly to service debt which is incurred 

to finance the costs of acquiring a portion of the building at 

600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, or of planning, 
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designing, and constructing improvements to such building: 

Provided further, That any agreement entered into by the 

Smithsonian Institution for the sale of its ownership interest, 

or any portion thereof, in such building so acquired may not 

take effect until the expiration of a 30 day period which begins on the date on which the Secretary of the Smithsonian 

submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and Senate, the Committees on House Administration and Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

House of Representatives, and the Committee on Rules and 

Administration of the Senate a report, as outlined in the explanatory statement described in section 4 of the Further 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94; 

133 Stat. 2536) on the intended sale. 

FACILITIES CAPITAL

For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and alteration of facilities owned or occupied by the Smithsonian 

Institution, by contract or otherwise, as authorized by section 

2 of the Act of August 22, 1949 (63 Stat. 623), and for construction, including necessary personnel, $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. 
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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, 
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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: Provided further, That contracts awarded for environmental systems, protection systems, and exterior repair or renovation of buildings of the 

National Gallery of Art may be negotiated with selected contractors and awarded on the basis of contractor qualifications 

as well as price. 

JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

For necessary expenses for the operation, maintenance, 

and security of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, including rent of temporary office space in the 
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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 
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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 $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 
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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: 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 
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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, 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, 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 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. 
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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 
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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. 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 
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the Senate. Changes to such estimates shall be presented to 

the Committees on Appropriations for approval. 

MINING APPLICATIONS

SEC. 404. (a) LIMITATION OF FUNDS.—None of the 

funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to 

this Act shall be obligated or expended to accept or process 

applications for a patent for any mining or mill site claim located under the general mining laws. 

(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if the 

Secretary of the Interior determines that, for the claim concerned: (1) a patent application was filed with the Secretary 

on or before September 30, 1994; and (2) all requirements 

established under sections 2325 and 2326 of the Revised 

Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or lode claims, sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Revised Statutes 

(30 U.S.C. 35, 36, and 37) for placer claims, and section 

2337 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 42) for mill site 

claims, as the case may be, were fully complied with by the 

applicant by that date. 

(c) REPORT.—On September 30, 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 
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314(c) of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104–208). 

(d) MINERAL EXAMINATIONS.—In order to process patent applications in a timely and responsible manner, upon the 

request of a patent applicant, the Secretary of the Interior 

shall allow the applicant to fund a qualified third-party contractor to be selected by the Director of the Bureau of Land 

Management to conduct a mineral examination of the mining 

claims or mill sites contained in a patent application as set 

forth in subsection (b). The Bureau of Land Management 

shall have the sole responsibility to choose and pay the thirdparty contractor in accordance with the standard procedures 

employed by the Bureau of Land Management in the retention of third-party contractors. 

CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS, PRIOR YEAR LIMITATION

SEC. 405. Sections 405 and 406 of division F of the 

Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 

2015 (Public Law 113–235) shall continue in effect in fiscal 

year 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’’ 
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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. The Secretary of Agriculture shall not be considered to be in violation of section 6(f)(5)(A) of the Forest 

and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 

(16 U.S.C. 1604(f)(5)(A)) solely because more than 15 years 

have passed without revision of the plan for a unit of the National Forest System. Nothing in this section exempts the 

Secretary from any other requirement of the Forest and 

Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act (16 U.S.C. 

1600 et seq.) or any other law: Provided, That if the Secretary is not acting expeditiously and in good faith, within 

the funding available, to revise a plan for a unit of the National Forest System, this section shall be void with respect 

to such plan and a court of proper jurisdiction may order 

completion of the plan on an accelerated basis. 
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PROHIBITION WITHIN NATIONAL MONUMENTS

SEC. 408. No funds provided in this Act may be expended to conduct preleasing, leasing and related activities 

under either the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) 

or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 

et seq.) within the boundaries of a National Monument established pursuant to the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431 

et seq.) as such boundary existed on January 20, 2001, except where such activities are allowed under the Presidential 

proclamation establishing such monument. 

LIMITATION ON TAKINGS

SEC. 409. Unless otherwise provided herein, no funds 

appropriated in this Act for the acquisition of lands or interests in lands may be expended for the filing of declarations 

of taking or complaints in condemnation without the approval 

of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That this provision shall not apply to funds appropriated to implement the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989, or to funds appropriated for 

Federal assistance to the State of Florida to acquire lands 

for Everglades restoration purposes. 

PROHIBITION ON NO-BID CONTRACTS

SEC. 410. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

made available by this Act to executive branch agencies may 

be used to enter into any Federal contract unless such con-
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tract 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 SelfDetermination and Education Assistance Act (Public 

Law 93–638, 25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) or by any other 

Federal laws that specifically authorize a contract within 

an Indian tribe as defined in section 4(e) of that Act (25 

U.S.C. 5304(e)); or 

(3) such contract was awarded prior to the date of 

enactment of this Act. 

POSTING OF REPORTS

SEC. 411. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available 

in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on 

the public website of that agency any report required to be 

submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the 

determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve 

the national interest. 

(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 
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(1) the public posting of the report compromises national security; or 

(2) the report contains proprietary information. 

(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do 

so only after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less 

than 45 days. 

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS GRANT GUIDELINES

SEC. 412. Of the funds provided to the National Endowment for the Arts— 

(1) The Chairperson shall only award a grant to an 

individual if such grant is awarded to such individual for 

a literature fellowship, National Heritage Fellowship, or 

American Jazz Masters Fellowship. 

(2) The Chairperson shall establish procedures to 

ensure that no funding provided through a grant, except 

a grant made to a State or local arts agency, or regional 

group, may be used to make a grant to any other organization or individual to conduct activity independent of 

the direct grant recipient. Nothing in this subsection 

shall prohibit payments made in exchange for goods and 

services. 

(3) No grant shall be used for seasonal support to 

a group, unless the application is specific to the contents 

of the season, including identified programs or projects. 
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NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS PROGRAM PRIORITIES

SEC. 413. (a) In providing services or awarding financial 

assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and 

the Humanities Act of 1965 from funds appropriated under 

this Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the 

Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing services 

or awarding financial assistance for projects, productions, 

workshops, or programs that serve underserved populations. 

(b) In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘underserved population’’ means a 

population of individuals, including urban minorities, 

who have historically been outside the purview of arts 

and humanities programs due to factors such as a high 

incidence of income below the poverty line or to geographic isolation. 

(2) The term ‘‘poverty line’’ means the poverty line 

(as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, 

and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) 

of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 

9902(2))) applicable to a family of the size involved. 

(c) In providing services and awarding financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 with funds appropriated by this Act, 

the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts 

shall ensure that priority is given to providing services or 
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awarding financial assistance for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that will encourage public knowledge, 

education, understanding, and appreciation of the arts. 

(d) With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 

section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965— 

(1) the Chairperson shall establish a grant category 

for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that 

are of national impact or availability or are able to tour 

several States; 

(2) the Chairperson shall not make grants exceeding 15 percent, in the aggregate, of such funds to any 

single State, excluding grants made under the authority 

of paragraph (1); 

(3) the Chairperson shall report to the Congress annually and by State, on grants awarded by the Chairperson in each grant category under section 5 of such 

Act; and 

(4) the Chairperson shall encourage the use of 

grants to improve and support community-based music 

performance and education. 

STATUS OF BALANCES OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 414. The Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the Indian 

Health Service shall provide the Committees on Appropria-
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tions 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. (a) None of the funds made available in this 

Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network 

unless such network is designed to block access to pornography websites. 

(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds 

necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 

HUMANE TRANSFER AND TREATMENT OF ANIMALS

SEC. 417. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of 

law, the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, or the Secretary 

of Agriculture, with respect to land administered by the For-
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est 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. 
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(e) Amounts appropriated by this Act shall not be available for— 

(1) the destruction of any healthy, unadopted, and 

wild horse or burro under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned (including a contractor); or 

(2) the sale of a wild horse or burro that results in 

the destruction of the wild horse or burro for processing 

into a commercial product. 

FOREST SERVICE FACILITY REALIGNMENT AND

ENHANCEMENT AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION

SEC. 418. Section 503(f) of Public Law 109–54 (16 

U.S.C. 580d note) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 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) 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 
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restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction materials. 

(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category of cases in which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (in this section referred to as the 

‘‘Administrator’’) finds that— 

(1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent 

with the public interest; 

(2) iron and steel products are not produced in the 

United States in sufficient and reasonably available 

quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or 

(3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in 

the United States will increase the cost of the overall 

project by more than 25 percent. 

(c) If the Administrator receives a request for a waiver 

under this section, the Administrator shall make available to 

the public on an informal basis a copy of the request and information available to the Administrator concerning the request, and shall allow for informal public input on the request 

for at least 15 days prior to making a finding based on the 

request. The Administrator shall make the request and accompanying information available by electronic means, including on the official public Internet Web site of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
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(d) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent 

with United States obligations under international agreements. 

(e) The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent of 

the funds appropriated in this Act for the Clean and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds for carrying out the provisions described in subsection (a)(1) for management and 

oversight of the requirements of this section. 

LOCAL COOPERATOR TRAINING AGREEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF EXCESS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR

WILDFIRES

SEC. 420. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to 

enter into grants and cooperative agreements with volunteer 

fire departments, rural fire departments, rangeland fire protection associations, and similar organizations to provide for 

wildland fire training and equipment, including supplies and 

communication devices. Notwithstanding section 121(c) of 

title 40, United States Code, or section 521 of title 40, 

United States Code, the Secretary is further authorized to 

transfer title to excess Department of the Interior firefighting 

equipment no longer needed to carry out the functions of the 

Department’s wildland fire management program to such organizations. 
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RECREATION FEES

SEC. 421. Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recreation 

Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6809) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘October 1, 2025’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 

REPROGRAMMING GUIDELINES

SEC. 422. None of the funds made available in this Act, 

in this and prior fiscal years, may be reprogrammed without 

the advance approval of the House and Senate Committees 

on Appropriations in accordance with the reprogramming 

procedures contained in the explanatory statement described 

in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 

LOCAL CONTRACTORS

SEC. 423. 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. 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. 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’’. 
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FOREST BOTANICAL PRODUCTS FEE COLLECTION

AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION

SEC. 426. Section 339 of the Department of the Interior 

and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (as enacted 

into law by Public Law 106–113; 16 U.S.C. 528 note), as 

amended by section 335(6) of Public Law 108–108 and section 432 of Public Law 113–76, shall be applied by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2024’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’. 

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) 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 
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U.S.C. 5324(l)), the initial lease term shall commence no earlier than the date of receipt of the lease proposal. 

(b) The Secretaries of the Interior and Health and 

Human Services shall, jointly or separately, during fiscal year 

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. 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) 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 
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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, 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, 
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United States Code, other than in amounts and for projects 

and activities that are allocated by subsections (a)(1) and 

(a)(2) of this section: Provided, That in any fiscal year, the 

matter preceding this proviso shall not apply to the allocation 

of amounts for continuing administration of programs allocated funds from the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund or the Land and Water Conservation 

Fund, which may be allocated only in amounts that are no 

more than the allocation for such purposes in subsections 

(a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section. 

(c) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 

Agriculture may reallocate amounts from each agency’s 

‘‘Contingency Fund’’ line in the table titled ‘‘Allocation of 

Funds: National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration 

Fund Fiscal Year 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 Na-
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tional Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund; 

and 

(3) The Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary 

of Agriculture must provide written notification to the 

Committees on Appropriations 30 days before taking any 

actions authorized by this subsection if the amount reallocated from the ‘‘Contingency Fund’’ line for a 

project is projected to be 10 percent or greater than the 

following, as applicable: 

(A) The amount allocated to that project in the 

table titled ‘‘Allocation of Funds: National Parks 

and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund Fiscal 

Year 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) 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 
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the ‘‘Submission of Annual List of Projects to Congress’’ required by section 200402(h) of title 54, United States Code: 

Provided, That the ‘‘Submission of Annual List of Projects 

to Congress’’ must include a ‘‘Contingency Fund’’ line for 

each agency within the allocations defined in subsection (e) 

of section 200402 of title 54, United States Code: Provided 

further, That in the event amounts allocated by this Act or 

any prior Act for the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund are no longer needed to complete a 

specified project, such amounts may be reallocated in such 

submission to that agency’s ‘‘Contingency Fund’’ line: Provided further, That any proposals to change the scope of or 

terminate a previously approved project must be clearly identified in such submission. 

(2)(A) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of 

the President for fiscal year 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, 
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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 Presi-
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dent’s Budget for the projects in the ‘‘Submission of Cost Estimates’’ required by section 200303(c)(1) of title 54, United 

States Code, and in the same format and containing the same 

level of detailed information that is found on such sheets submitted to the Committees pursuant to section 427 of division 

D of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 

(Public Law 116–94) for the list of supplementary allocations 

required by subparagraph (A). 

(e) The Department of the Interior and the Department 

of Agriculture shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate quarterly 

reports on the status of balances of projects and activities 

funded by the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to subsection 

(a)(1) of this section and the status of balances of projects 

and activities funded by the Land and Water Conservation 

Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of 

this section, including all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds, and, for amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this section, National Parks and Public 

Land Legacy Restoration Fund amounts reallocated pursuant 

to subsection (c) of this section. 

POLICIES RELATING TO BIOMASS ENERGY

SEC. 431. To support the key role that forests in the 

United States can play in addressing the energy needs of the 
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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 
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(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. 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. 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 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 vol-
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ume 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. 
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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, 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. 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. (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 
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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. 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) 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. 
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LIMITATION

SEC. 442. 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. The Bureau of Land Management shall strive to complete any such 

validity determination not later than 3 years of receipt of the 

request. 

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’’; 
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(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. 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, That amounts in 

the Fund may not be obligated without written notification 

to and the prior approval of the Committees on Appropria-
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tions 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. 

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 

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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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DIVISION F—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING 

AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 

2024 

TITLE 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 
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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 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 of any change in 
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funding greater than 7 percent shall be submitted for approval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 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, 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 
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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: 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: Provided further, That grants awarded 
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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, 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 in this Act: Provided further, That 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, 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 
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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, 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 
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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 the Secretary may enter 

into cooperative agreements with philanthropic entities, nonprofit 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 Secretary is authorized to issue direct loans and 

loan guarantees pursuant to chapter 224 of title 49, United 

States Code, 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-en-
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gineering 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 head-
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ing 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 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 
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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, 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’’. 
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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: 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: 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 
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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. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

OF TRANSPORTATION

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 101. 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. 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. 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 pay-
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ments 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 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: 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. 
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SEC. 105. 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. 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 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 
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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. 
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(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): 

Provided, That sponsors of projects eligible for funds 

made available under subsection shall provide sufficient 
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written justification describing, at a minimum, the 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 the Office of the Secretary of Transportation shall provide the amounts allocated to projects 
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under this section no later than 120 days after the date 

the sufficient written justifications required under this 

section have been submitted. 

SEC. 109C. 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. 
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SEC. 109E. 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 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 
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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, 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 
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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: 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 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, 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 estimates and numerical hiring goals 

by fiscal year: Provided further, That the 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: Provided further, That funds may be used 
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to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standardsetting 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: 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 fur-
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ther, 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 
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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 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: 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: 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 
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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: 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, includ-
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ing 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): Provided further, 

That not to exceed 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. 
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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 
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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 the small community air service development program: Provided further, That in 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 
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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 lowemission 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: 
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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 facili-
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tate 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 shall be calculated without consideration of any costs that were previously paid by the 

Government: 

Provided further, That 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 air-
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port 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 staffyears 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, mainte-
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nance, utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsorowned 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. 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 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 
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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. None of the funds made available by this Act 

may be used to increase fees pursuant to section 44721 of 
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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. 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. 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. 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. 
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SEC. 119C. 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 center unless the Administrator submits a request 

for the reprogramming of funds under section 405 of this 

Act. 

SEC. 119D. 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. 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. 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 re-
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gime, 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: 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 Equip-
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ment’’, 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. 

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. 
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FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

Funds available 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, 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’’ 
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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, 

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 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 
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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) $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: 
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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, 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 
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highway system corridor, as reported in the 2020 Appalachian Development Highway System Future 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: 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 setasides 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 para-
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graph: 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 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 
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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 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 
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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: 
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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 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, 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 Code: 
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Provided further, That 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. (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 appor-
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tioned 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) 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) distribute the obligation limitation for Federalaid 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 
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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 

(5) distribute the obligation limitation for Federalaid 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 
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(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); 
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(8) 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) 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) 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 UNUSED OBLIGATION AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall, 

after August 1 of such fiscal year— 
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(1) 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) remain available for a period of 4 fiscal 

years; and 
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(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 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) 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 pur-
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pose described in section 133(b) of title 23, United 

States Code. 

SEC. 121. 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. 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 make an informal public notice and comment opportunity on the intent to issue such waiver and the reasons 

therefor: Provided, That the Secretary shall post on a website 

any waivers granted under the Buy America requirements. 

SEC. 123. 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 
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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 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 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) 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 
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(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) 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) 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 ‘‘RailroadHighway 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); 
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(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— 
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(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: 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 $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) 
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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: 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: 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 
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(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 op-
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erations and programs pursuant to section 31110 of title 49, 

United States 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 
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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. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER

SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

SEC. 130. 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. 

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. 
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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 
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(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. 

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 
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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 
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‘‘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 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, 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. 
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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. 
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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: 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 re-
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gional intercity passenger rail plans and state rail plans) and 

railroad project development activities (including railroad 

project planning, preliminary engineering, design, environmental 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 pre-
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vious 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 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 
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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. 

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 
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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. 
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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. 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, That the President of Amtrak may waive 

the cap set in the preceding proviso for specific employees 
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when the President of Amtrak determines such a cap poses 

a risk to the safety and operational efficiency of the system: 

Provided further, 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.). 
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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 
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the National Network (as defined in section 24102 of 

title 49, United States Code). 

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 tech-
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nical 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; 
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(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 

otherwise specified, applicable requirements under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, shall apply to 

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 fur-
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ther, 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 avail-
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able 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: 

Provided further, That 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 fund-
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ing 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 re-
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quest for each specific project: Provided further, That the 

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. 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 chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that remain available for expenditure, may be transferred to and ad-
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ministered 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 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 
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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. 
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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 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 
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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. 

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) $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 
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equipment and the repair and maintenance of training 

vessels: Provided, 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. 
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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’’. 

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 
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(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. 
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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, 

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. 
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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 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 
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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 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 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 
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made available 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 
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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 
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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. 

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. 
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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. 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: 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 
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of intent, federally funded cooperative agreements, full funding grant agreements, and discretionary grants prior to the 

notification required under the preceding proviso: 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. 

SEC. 187. 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: Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation 
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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. 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 
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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. 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 
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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 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 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 FaithBased 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; 
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(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 
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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— 

(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 
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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: 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 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 RENTAL ASSISTANCE

For activities and assistance for the provision of tenantbased rental assistance authorized under the United States 
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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— 

(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, 

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 
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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 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 
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this Act or March 1, 2024: Provided further, That the 

Secretary 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 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, 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, That the Secretary shall use any offset referred 

to in the preceding two provisos throughout the calendar 

year to prevent the termination of rental assistance for 
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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) 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); 
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(C) for adjustments for costs associated with 

HUD–Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD– 

VASH) vouchers; 

(D) 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 
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(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, 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 

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 
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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 ex-
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isting 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, 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 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 
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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 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 dem-
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onstration 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 tenantbased 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 
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(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, 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 

amount shall be made available for renewal grants to recipients that received assistance under prior Acts under 

the Tribal HUD–VASH program: Provided further, 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 
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with program requirements under the Native American 

Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 

and modeled after the HUD–VASH program: Provided 

further, 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, 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, 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: 
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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, 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 assistance made available under this para-
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graph 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 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 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 
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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, 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, That 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 
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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 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. 
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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, 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; 
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(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, 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, 

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, 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, 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 
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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 measures: Provided further, 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 re-
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maining 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, That for purposes of such section 9(j), the term 

‘‘obligate’’ means, with respect to amounts, that the amounts 
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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 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 
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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, 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, 

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, That the Secretary shall consult 

with the Secretaries of Education, Labor, Transportation, 
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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, 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 
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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, 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, 

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 
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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, 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. 

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, 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 
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of such Act with the need component based on singlerace 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, 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 
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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 available in 

this paragraph shall be expended for planning and management development and administration; and 
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(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, That 

amounts made available in this paragraph may be used, 

contracted, or competed as determined by the Secretary: 

Provided further, 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 
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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 
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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 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. 
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COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS

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, 

That the process for submitting amendments and approving 

replacement contracts shall be established by the Secretary in 

a notice: Provided further, 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 
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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 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 notwithstanding section 105(e)(1) of the Act, no funds made 

available under this paragraph may be provided to a forprofit 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 
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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 grantees 

shall report to the Secretary regularly on their activities 

and outcomes: Provided further, That the 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 administering such amounts the Secretary may waive or 

specify alternative requirements for any provision of 
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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, 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 state-
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ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That eligible 

expenses of such grants in this and prior Acts may include administrative, planning, operations and maintenance, and other costs: Provided further, 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, 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, That for amounts made available under 

paragraphs (1) and (3), the Secretary shall notify grantees 
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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, 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, That any State receiving 

such a guarantee or commitment under the preceding proviso 

shall distribute all funds subject to such guarantee to the 
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units of general local government in non-entitlement areas 

that received the commitment. 

HOME 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 

the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocations within 60 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 
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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 

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 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 
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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 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) 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 
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and safety of manufactured housing residents and to address 

weatherization and energy efficiency needs, except that for 

pre-1976 mobile homes, funds made available under this 

heading may be used only for replacement: Provided further, 

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; 
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(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, 

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.): Pro-
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vided, 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 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, 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, That the Secretary 

may establish by notice an alternative maximum amount 

for administrative costs related to the requirements de-
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scribed 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, That notwithstanding the provisions of the Federal Grant and Coop-
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erative 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 pre-
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ceding proviso and the matter preceding such proviso, 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 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 
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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, 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, 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 youthserving 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 
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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, 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, That any unobligated 

amounts remaining from funds made available under this 

heading in fiscal year 2012 and prior years for project-based 

rental 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. 
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HOUSING PROGRAMS

PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

For activities and assistance for the provision of projectbased 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 
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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 further, That amounts recaptured under 

this heading, the heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted 
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Housing’’, or the heading ‘‘Housing Certificate Fund’’, may 

be used for renewals of or amendments to section 8 projectbased contracts or for performance-based contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for which such 

amounts were appropriated: Provided further, 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 
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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, That 

any funding for existing service coordinators under the preceding proviso shall be provided within 120 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 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, 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 addi-
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tion 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. 

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 CranstonGonzalez 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 sec-
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tion 811(b)(1) of such Act, $208,000,000, to remain available 

until September 30, 2027: Provided, That, upon 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, 
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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, 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 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 
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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 
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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, 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 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 

U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 1735c), shall not exceed 
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$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 
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shall funds made available by this proviso exceed $3,000,000: 

Provided further, 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, 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 

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, That 
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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) 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, 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-in-
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come individuals, including those with limited English proficiency or disabilities, and have sufficient capacity to administer such assistance: Provided further, 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 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 

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 Sec-
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retary 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 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 ef-
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forts, including education and outreach concerning leadbased 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 
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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 the Elderly’’ 

under prior Appropriations Acts, shall be considered to be 
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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 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: 
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Provided, 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. 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 agen-
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cies 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, 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 administra-
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tive 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 
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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. 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. 

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. (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 Sec-
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retary 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) For unoccupied units in the transferring 

project: The Secretary may authorize a reduction in 

the number of dwelling units in the receiving 
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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) 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) The receiving project or projects shall meet or 

exceed applicable physical standards established by the 

Secretary. 

(4) 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. 
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(6) The Secretary determines that this transfer is 

in the best interest of the tenants. 

(7) 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 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) 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) For purposes of this section— 
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(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; 
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(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 

(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 
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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) 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; 
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(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) 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. 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 
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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. 

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. 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 
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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. 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. 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 
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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. 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 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. 
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SEC. 216. 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. 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 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 the 

Secretary shall provide notification to such Committees 3 
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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) 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) 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. 

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. 
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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) Within 15 days of the issuance of the Real Estate 

Assessment Center (‘‘REAC’’) inspection, the Secretary shall 

provide the owner with a Notice of Default with a specified 

timetable, determined by the Secretary, for correcting all 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) require immediate replacement of project management with a management agent approved by the Secretary; 

(B) 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; 
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(C) 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. 
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(d) 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. 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. 

(e) 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— 
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(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) 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 
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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. 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 
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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 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. With respect to grant amounts awarded under 

the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’ for fiscal years 
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2015 through 2024 for the continuum of care (CoC) program 

as authorized under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinneyVento 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. (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) 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 spe-
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cial 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 agreement, or 

similar document for a violation of the lead safe housing or 

lead disclosure rules. 
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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 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) after the fourth proviso, by inserting the following new provisos: ‘‘Provided further, 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 
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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 ‘ProjectBased 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: Pro-
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vided 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’, ‘SelfSufficiency Programs’, ‘Family Self-Sufficiency’ ’’ 

following ‘‘ ‘Public Housing Operating Fund’,’’; and 

(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, 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 
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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. 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 
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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, That all offsets and reallocations from 

such available balances shall be recorded against funds available for the next applicable formula allocation cycle: Provided 

further, 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, 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 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 (ex-
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cluding 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, 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. The Secretary shall comply with all process 

requirements, including public notice and comment, when 

seeking to revise any annual contributions contract. 

SEC. 235. 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 
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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 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. 
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(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 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. 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. 
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SEC. 239. (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. 
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(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, That the Secretary shall 

notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 

no fewer than 3 business days in advance of any such transfer. 
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SEC. 241. Section 239 of division L of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113) is amended 

by striking ‘‘2028’’ and inserting ‘‘2038’’. 

SEC. 242. 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. 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, 
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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. 
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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 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, That concurrent with the Presi-
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dent’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 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. 
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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. 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; 
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(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; 
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(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; 

(6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities 

by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or 

(7) 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, 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 
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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) 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. 
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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, 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 

requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming 

guidelines under section 405 of this Act. 

SEC. 407. 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 energyrelated, communication-related, water-related and wastewater-related infrastructure), other structures designated for 

use by the general public or which have other common-carrier 

or public-utility functions that serve the general public and 

are subject to regulation and oversight by the government, 
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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. 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. None of the funds made available in this Act 

may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of 
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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 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. (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. 
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SEC. 415. (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 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) 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) 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. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

made available by this Act may be used to pay award or in-
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centive 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. 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 
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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 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— 
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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’’; 
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(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 
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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.’’; 

(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 
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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’’; 
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(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’’; 

(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 
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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 
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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. 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 
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‘‘(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 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.’’. 
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SEC. 426. 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—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 
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$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).’’. 
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(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); 

(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.). 
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(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 
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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’’. 

(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’’. 
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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) 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’’. 
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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. 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) 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. 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 
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Services, and shall be aggregated to protect the privacy 

of enrollees, as necessary. 

‘‘(2) 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 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) 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 dis-
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order 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. 
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‘‘(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 sub-
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paragraph (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) 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) 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 
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(or under a waiver of such plans) and received an 

assessment for a substance use disorder. 

‘‘(K) 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) 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 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 
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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) PUBLICATION.— 

‘‘(1) 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 
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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) 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- 
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70-0541 for the Medicaid Statistical Information System. 

‘‘(ii) REQUIRED DATA.—The data covered 

by the systems of records notice required under 

clause (i) shall be sufficient for researchers and 

States to analyze 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.—The Secretary shall not be required to publish a new system of records notice as required 

under subparagraph (A) if, not later than January 
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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 
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such category of children and individuals over the age of 

18.’’. 

(b) 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 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)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘other than under this title 

from non-Federal funds’’ and all that follows 

through ‘‘subparagraph (B))’’ and inserting ‘‘from 
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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.—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.’’. 
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(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) 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 disorderspecific 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) 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 
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(iii) by adding at the end the following 

new subparagraph: 

‘‘(E) REVIEW PROCESS.—The State shall, 

using nationally recognized substance use disorderspecific 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) 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 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) 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, 
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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 medicationassisted 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 
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(B) in paragraph (7), by striking subparagraph 

(A) and redesignating subparagraphs (B) through 

(D) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively. 

(d) 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) 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), is further 

amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘under the State plan’’ and inserting ‘‘under the State plan (or waiver of such 

plan)’’; 

(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) 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.— 
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(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) 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) is amended 

by striking ‘‘after’’ and all that follows through the pe-
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riod 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. ADDRESSING OPERATIONAL BARRIERS TO PROMOTE 

CONTINUITY OF CARE FOR MEDICAID AND CHIP 

BENEFICIARIES FOLLOWING INCARCERATION. 

(a) STATE PLANNING GRANTS.— 

(1) 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 health assistance 

or pregnancy-related assistance under the State CHIP. 

(2) 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 
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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) 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; 
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(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 
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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 

(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 
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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) 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 
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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.— 

(1) 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 in-
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dividuals 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. 
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(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 
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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, 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)). 
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(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 as-
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sistance 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. GUIDANCE RELATING TO IMPROVING THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE AND INTEGRATION 

OF CARE UNDER MEDICAID AND CHIP. 

(a) 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: 

(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 
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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 
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such practices that are especially pertinent to pediatric care. 

(2) 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) 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 
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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 PRIMARY CARE SERVICES.—For purposes of 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 sameday access to family-focused mental health treatment 

services. 
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(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— 
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(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: 

‘‘(jj) CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

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‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(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 
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‘‘(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) 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. 

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), 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 
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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), 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 
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(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 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 
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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.’’. 
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(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.’’. 
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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 

(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 
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(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 
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(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) 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— 
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(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’’. 
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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’’. 

Subtitle D—Human Services 

SEC. 401. 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 
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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), 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)— 
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(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), is further 

amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 

(A) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘January 19, 

2024,’’; and 

(ii) by inserting ‘‘for the period beginning 

on March 9, 2024, and ending on September 
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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 
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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—AMENDING COMPACTS 

OF FREE ASSOCIATION 

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2024’’. 

SEC. 202. 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 
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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 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 Re-
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public 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. 
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(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. 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 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 Com-
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pact 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. 
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(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. 
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(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. 

(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— 
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(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. 
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(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. 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) 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) APPROVAL.—The 2023 Agreement to Amend 

the U.S.-RMI Compact and the 2023 U.S.-RMI Trust 
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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 
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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) 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 

(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; 
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(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.—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 agree-
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ment 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) 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. 205. AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA. 

(a) LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.— 
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(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 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 
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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) 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, au-
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diting, budget analysis, compliance, grant administration, program management, or international economics; and 

(B) 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) 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 

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 
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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) 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) if the report is submitted by the applicable 

deadline, written notice attesting that the report is 

complete and accurate; or 
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(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. 
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(3) 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) 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) 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 de-
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scribed 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) 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 
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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) 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. 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 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. 
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(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 
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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 
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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 

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) 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.— 
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(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) 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— 
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(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) 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) 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). 

(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 In-
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terior 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) 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) 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 
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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) 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, au-
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diting, budget analysis, compliance, financial investment, grant administration, program management, 

or international economics; and 

(B) 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) 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 
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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) 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) if the report is submitted by the applicable 

deadline, written notice attesting that the report is 

complete and accurate; or 
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(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 policies of the Government of the Marshall Is-
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lands 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) 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 
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(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) 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) AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD PROGRAMS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Congress reaffirms that— 

(A) 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 depart-
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ment 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 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 pro-
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grams 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. 
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SEC. 207. 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 
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of the Interior in accordance with the Article described in subparagraph (A); and 

(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 
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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) 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. 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)); 
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(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. 

(2) 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 
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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; 
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(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) 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; 
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(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; 

(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; 
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(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. 
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(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 Associated States proposed 

by the Federal agency, department, or instrumentality; and 
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(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) 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. 
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(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) 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 
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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 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. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING THE FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION FOR VETERANS’ SERVICES.— 
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(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— 
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(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) 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) contracts or other agreements; 

‘‘(B) reimbursement; or 

‘‘(C) the direct provision of care by health care personnel of the Department. 
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‘‘(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. 

‘‘(4)(A) 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) provide direct notice of that determination to 

such veterans; and 

‘‘(ii) publish that determination and the reasons for 

that determination in the Federal Register. 

‘‘(5) 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 
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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) 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. 
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‘‘(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) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry 

out this subsection. 

‘‘(4) 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 
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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 
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(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.— 
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(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 

(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 
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‘‘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) 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.— 
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(1) 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 
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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.); 

(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.); 
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(E) 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 Fed-
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erated 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. 

‘‘(II) Each freely associated State shall establish its eligibility under this subparagraph consistent with the requirements for a State under section 612. 
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‘‘(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) OUTLYING AREA.—The term ‘outlying 

area’— 
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‘‘(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.’’. 
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(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 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 
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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) 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 au-
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thorities 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) 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 
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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 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 
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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)— 
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(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 with appropriate officials of the Asian 

Development Bank and relevant international financial institutions (as defined in section 1701(c) of the International Fi-
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nancial 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. 
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(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 appro-
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priate, implementation of the Compacts of Free Association with the Freely Associated States. 

(4) FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES.—The 

Secretary of State shall— 

(A) 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— 

(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) report to the appropriate congressional 

committees on progress toward objectives outlined 
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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 Coun-
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cil 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) 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 
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‘‘(C) any related subsidiary agreement.’’. 

(k) CONTINUING TRUST TERRITORY AUTHORIZATION.— 

The authorization provided by the Act of June 30, 1954 (68 

Stat. 330, 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 
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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) 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. 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. 
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(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 

(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 
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(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 
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(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.). 
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(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). 

(5) The Department of the Interior, Environment, 

and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public 

Law 115–141; 132 Stat. 635). 

(f) 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; 
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(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 
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in the 2023 U.S.-FSM Federal Programs and Services 

Agreement. 

SEC. 211. 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 out the costs of the following provisions that are not otherwise funded: 
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(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. 
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(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’’. 
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SEC. 302. UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION EXTENSION. 

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

‘‘United States Parole Commission Additional Extension Act 

of 2024’’. 

(b) 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’’ 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 
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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. 

Attest: 

Clerk.